Yuantian Pidao

Chapter 99: Wood Listening Technique

On Muyu Island, the morning sun shines down, giving the ice and snow that have not yet melted a layer of warmth. The wind is cold and the snow is heavy, but the entire Qingyuan County has entered winter overnight.

Dong, dong, dong. With the ringing of the morning bell, the Taiping Sect disciples began to practice morning exercises. The entire Muyu Island suddenly became lively. Some chores disciples were organized to start cleaning the roads and clearing the snow. Although yesterday was the first snow in Qinghe County, it was exceptionally heavy.

At the same time, on the west slope where the spiritual fields are concentrated, Hongyu was also leading a group of people to check the condition of the spiritual fields.

"Old Huang, do you think this snow will affect the spiritual rice harvest?"

After pushing aside the snow and looking at the mire seedlings underneath, Hongyu asked Lao Huang a question.

Hearing this, Old Huang, or Huang Shi, who was squatting by the field, did not answer Hongyu's question immediately. Instead, he stretched out his rough palm and gently stroked the rice seedlings, which were about a foot tall, as if sensing something.

After a moment, he regained his composure.

"Sir, judging by the rice seedling's reaction so far, the heavy snow hasn't had a big impact on it. After all, compared to ordinary rice seeds, these spiritual rices are at least annuals and need to experience the full four seasons. They are naturally tough. However, if this continues, it's hard to say."

With a frown on his face, Lao Huang expressed his thoughts.

Ordinary rice had been harvested in December, but spiritual rice was an exception. However, spiritual rice was really tough, and even the strong snow and wind yesterday could not crush it.

Hearing what Lao Huang said, Hongyu felt relieved.

Old Huang was given a Qinglin deer demon skin and mastered the small cloud rain technique and the listening wood technique. He can sense the status of the spiritual rice to a certain extent by listening. Since he said there is no big problem, then there should not be any big problem.

"Please work hard to clear the snow to prevent it from snowing further. We can't let these spiritual rice plants be crushed by the snow."

Glancing at everyone, Hongyu gave the order.

Hearing this, everyone bowed in agreement, and Old Huang immediately started to work. He was agile and accurately swept the snow without damaging the spiritual rice. He did not look like an old farmer at all.

Although he was only a small manager and the order Hongyu just issued did not actually include him, he was very happy to do this. If these spiritual rice were really crushed by the snow, he would probably be heartbroken.

Seeing Lao Huang doing this, Hongyu's eyes moved.

Old Huang was born in a farming family. Before he met Jiang Chen, he was just an ordinary person who worked hard in the fields to make a living. The reason why he was appreciated by Jiang Chen was not only because he was good at growing vegetables, but also because he was down-to-earth, extremely serious about farming, and never slacked off.

It was precisely because of this that he was given elixirs and martial arts techniques, forcibly trained to become a third-rate warrior, and obtained a Qinglin deer demon skin.

"Even seemingly ordinary people can have their own extraordinary qualities. I'm afraid I can't compare to Old Huang when it comes to farming right now."

Shaking her head, Hongyu couldn't help but shake her head when she thought of Lao Huang's performance during this period.

The Taiping Sect inherited the An family's legacy, which contained a lot of farming experience. She had also devoted herself to these things, but all she could do was mechanically apply them. It would take years of experience to apply them perfectly. After Old Huang obtained the Qinglin Deer Demon skin, he was also allowed to delve into this part of the inheritance.

He seemed born to this craft, learning many things quickly and grasping them instantly. Even among the three people who had obtained the Qinglin Deer Demon skin, his performance was the most exceptional. While everyone who had obtained the Qinglin Deer Demon skin had mastered the Wood Listening Technique, the other two's performance was patchy, and the information they obtained was often vague. Only he was the most consistent.

"It's a pity that Old Huang doesn't have spiritual acuity and is too old. Otherwise, he might really have a future."

Shaking her head, Hongyu also started to do it herself.

The Taiping Sect currently grows two kinds of spiritual rice, Bailu rice and Hongyan rice. One is harvested in spring and the other in summer. Now, there must be no problems.

While the entire Taiping Sect was busy with the heavy snow, Jiang Chen was still immersed in his own practice.

In Qingxin Cottage, in a quiet room built with materials provided by the An family, Jiang Chen continued to refine the essence of the tiger-striped catfish.

"open!"

At a certain moment, when the accumulation was enough, Jiang Chen looked inward, locked onto a star, and slashed out with the sword again. As the sword light fell, the invisible barrier was cut open, the originally dim star was suddenly lit up, and a new acupoint was opened.

At the same time, under the influence of the essence provided by the tiger-striped catfish, a large amount of formless true qi was generated, filling the newly opened acupoint in an instant.

"I've finally completed the thirty acupoints. This means I'm not far from the minor success of Qi training. However, the training process does get slower as you progress through the Qi training stages. It only took me one day to open the first ten acupoints, and two months for the next ten. Even though it still takes two months now, the resources consumed are incomparable to before."

"Without the Taiping Sect's support, and without a treasure like the Dragon Fishing Rod, my cultivation speed would have been greatly slowed down."

Jiang Chen's thoughts kept churning as he silently circulated his true energy to calm the restlessness caused by the breakthrough.

Practicing cultivation is never an easy task. Although the small success of Qi training is just around the corner, Jiang Chen is not sure when he can take this step, let alone the great success and perfection of Qi training.

"The key to Qigong practice is to open the 108 orifices. Every 36 orifices form a small cycle, from visible to invisible, from easy to difficult. Every time a small cycle is formed, the difficulty of moving forward doubles. After all, one move affects the whole body."

"Once all 108 orifices are opened, and the three small cycles merge into one, achieving the Great Circulation, Qi training will be complete. However, I don't know how many people have been stumped by this step."

Shaking his head, Jiang Chen collected his thoughts.

His cultivation speed was really fast. He had completed the journey that others would take ten years or even dozens of years to complete in just half a year. However, there was no need to be impatient. Take the Corpse Taoist for example. He had been honing his skills in the Qi training realm for more than forty years and had only opened eighteen acupoints. To say that he opened one acupoint every two years was a compliment.

"With my current strength, I should have no problem dealing with the turtle and snake monsters. It's time to go to the Monster Mountain that the Black and White Old Men mentioned. There might be some mystery behind the place that attracted the two monsters to stay there."

Walking out of the quiet room, Jiang Chen saw that it was freezing cold and he had the idea of ​​going out. The sky and the earth were all white, and he thought it would be a different kind of scenery to travel with the wind.

Acting according to his heart, Jiang Chen called Wang Yuan and gave him a few brief instructions. Then he rode the wind and left Muyu Island.

As he slashed Luo Qiao with his sword, the power of Taiping Sect reached its peak in Qinghe County. Everyone fell silent and there was no more noise. There was nothing to worry about for the time being.

(End of this chapter)