Douluo Continent: A Thousand Miles of Cultivation

But Bai Chenxiang is different. How could a teenage girl remember any Qi circulation routes when she encounters such a thing?

She forgot about it in the blink of an eye, and when she asked Qian Shui again, this cheap teacher actually said it was good and told her to keep it up?

There was no other way, so Bai Chenxiang could only trouble her senior sister Qian Shuishui.

"You and I are formed from the primordial energy of heaven and earth, and develop in the mother's womb. The innate energy circulates through the eight extraordinary meridians to conceive us."

As she spoke, Qian Shuishui, who looked somewhat like a senior sister, described the meridians from her chest down to her lower and upper limbs: "Ren meridian in the front chest, Du meridian in the back, Yang Qiao meridian and Yin Qiao meridian in the lower limbs, Yang Wei meridian and Yin Wei meridian in the upper limbs, Dai meridian in the waist, and Chong meridian in the body."

After birth, the path of innate soul power circulation is mostly passive, in order to nurture the martial soul, but it only nurtures the martial soul and does nothing for the human body itself.

If you had actively circulated your Qi earlier, keeping the Ren and Du meridians, which were connected before birth, open, you wouldn't be at this level now.

No wonder your teacher made you switch to this cultivation method; your martial spirit talent isn't high.

"Hmm..." Qian Shuishui doesn't understand the concept of social etiquette, and she almost cried because of her junior sister who is older than her.

Sometimes that's just how it is; you might not think it's anything special, but others might think it's very important.

However, the young apprentice didn't even care about his junior sister's discomfort and continued to explain, "The human body is called 'essence,' and the innate essence is stored in the kidneys. Strengthening the body is to nurture the essence. The circulation of the microcosmic orbit cultivates the soul power, which is 'qi.' These two are what the teacher often refers to as the dual cultivation of 'life and nature'—the cultivation of the nature."

The cultivation of life force is more central, focusing on understanding oneself, others, and all things. There is no single, definitive method for cultivation.

The most direct method is to cultivate spiritual power, and then use that spiritual power to cultivate 'divinity'. The teacher said that his level of understanding in this area was insufficient, and he didn't have a deep enough grasp of it.

"Shui Shui, can I learn this?" Oscar, who had been listening for a long time, raised his hand to ask.

“Yes, but you need to completely abolish your original soul power cultivation and start from scratch, just like Junior Sister did.”

Chapter 277 The Unified Preface and the Shadow

"Where's my pear wood mahjong table??"

It was almost noon when Qian Renxue finally woke up. Because of the heavy snow and lack of sunshine, she felt that she was recovering very slowly.

After getting dressed, she went to the recreation room, only to find it in complete disarray.

The ferocious beasts sat cross-legged on the ground playing cards, but her pear wood card table was gone, with only wisps of wood proving its presence.

Such exquisite furniture could not possibly have been bought by Qian Shui, who is almost like a ferocious beast and can sit on the ground playing cards. The personal items in the Crown Prince's residence are all from the Little Angel's personal collection!

Seeing that Qian Renxue, who had transformed into Ning Huahua, looked unfriendly, and without making a careful judgment, all the ferocious beasts present thought that Qian Shui was about to lose her temper, and they all pointed at Tianmeng, who was still playing cards.

Hyotei didn't hesitate to sell Tenmu, "He ate it..."

"Eat?!" Qian Renxue and her friends were stunned.

Tianmeng scratched her hooded head, embarrassed, and said, "I'm a silkworm, what's wrong with eating a wooden table..."

"Free food and drinks for free!" The little angel's forehead veins were bulging. What kind of people did Qian Shui bring back?!

She stomped her foot and stormed out of the recreation room. She didn't care; during the holidays, only relaxation and Qian Shui's robust physique could cheer her up.

Qian Shui must take responsibility for this!

Passing through the corridor, we saw Qian Shuishui and Bai Chenxiang practicing in various poses, as well as Ji Jiaojiao practicing target shooting with Mu Hongchen while holding a crossbow.

The crossbow bolt that missed its target damaged the wall of the Crown Prince's residence, which made the little angel's mouth twitch again.

An ominous premonition welled up in her heart. Qian Shui, who was on guard duty, was nowhere to be seen; only the shadowy figures remained in the council hall.

"The current imperial military strength may be able to destroy the Star Luo Empire, but this is by no means a quick victory in the short term. We should proceed slowly and methodically."

Although the Spirit Hall has been destroyed, without their obstruction, war between the two empires is imminent.

The timing was also excellent, as our conflict with the Spirit Hall was brought to the forefront, which made the Star Luo Empire lower its guard.

This is our chance! Get all the armaments ready, then launch a thunderous attack!

Qian Renxue, disguised as Ning Huahua, pushed open the door and entered, only to find a group of people from the Heaven Dou Royal Academy gathered in the council hall, in front of the Douluo Continent map behind the Crown Prince's seat.

To Qian Renxue's surprise, it was Ning Rongrong who was pointing at the map and talking eloquently.

What exactly did Qian Shui do during the time she was gone? The little witch, who was perfectly fine, tied her hair up in a high ponytail, looking so confident and somewhat dashing, that she looked almost exactly like Qian Shui herself when she took off her helmet and was still dressed as a guard.

Did these two siblings take the right medicine? Why don't we call Ning Fengzhi over too, and just have them acknowledge their kinship? That way, it'll save our little angel from having an itchy nose and a racing heart.

However, while Qian Renxue was struggling with whether she was bisexual, she didn't realize that she was Ning Huahua at that moment.

"You've met her before? Your Highness, the Crown Princess!"

None of them were weaklings, and when they saw Ning Huahua push open the door to the council hall, they all turned around and bowed to her.

Although somewhat startled, the veteran actor quickly got into character and said with a serious face, "Continue."

The crowd responded, "Yes!"

"Xiao Rongrong, your ideas and tactics are too conservative." It was Chen Sha who raised the objection. With her years of experience leading teams, she was considered to be the person with the best tactical vision in the Spirit Hall faction, apart from Qian Shui himself.

Looking around, Qian Renxue roughly understood that these people were playing a war game.

"Didn't you consider advancing from here?"

Chen Sha took the baton from Ning Rongrong, but simply placed it in the center of the Douluo Continent map.

This long staff stretched across the central part of the entire Douluo Continent, starting from the territory of the Heaven Dou Empire, passing through the Spirit City, then crossing the entire Star Dou Great Forest, and piercing straight into the heart of the Star Luo Empire, reaching Star Luo City!

The plan was good, but it was originally an impossible marching route.

Leaving aside whether the Spirit Hall would allow passage through Jialing Pass, just crossing the Star Dou Great Forest, facing an almost endless sea of ​​spirit beasts, would be a challenge even for a Title Douluo leading a team, let alone a large-scale march.

However, as the number of ferocious beasts in one's own camp increases, the feasibility of this possibility also increases.

“To be honest, I’ve thought about it. I asked them about the soul beasts.” As she spoke, Ning Rongrong pointed to the entertainment room where the murderers were. “They said the soul beasts weren’t a big problem.”

However, the key issue still lies with the Spirit Hall…

At this point, Ning Rongrong looked at Ning Huahua.

The little angel's heart skipped a beat. Had she been discovered? Impossible! Absolutely impossible!

But why did Ning Rongrong look at her whenever the Spirit Hall was mentioned? After thinking for a long time, she looked at Qian Shui and then remembered her son. Ning Rongrong meant the conflict between Ning Huahua and the Spirit Hall.

Sure enough, she looked at Qian Shui again.

"Don't look at me! Xiaoxue insisted on taking my nephew, causing the Spirit Hall to lose the support and morality of the people. They owe the Heaven Dou Empire a debt. Otherwise, why would they have no reaction to the disbandment of the Spirit Branch Hall?"

"Brother Shui, what I mean is, could you talk to Qian Renxue and your teacher?"

Ning Rongrong's expression was unfriendly, and when her name was mentioned again, the little angel began to feel uneasy. She had a feeling that this girl had recently practiced something; why was she so intimidating?

"Uh... um... look, if I go back, will I be able to come out again?" Qian Shui pointed to her face, looking quite embarrassed.

"Okay..." In general, Ning Rongrong herself didn't want Qian Shui to go to his fiancée.

She wasn't drunk last night; she heard him say "I love Xiaoxue so much" very clearly. Plus, Qianshui herself just said that even if she went back, she might not be able to come out again, so she stopped worrying about it.

After all, Qian Shui is in Tian Dou City, which is Ning Rongrong's opportunity. In short, that Qian Renxue is definitely not good enough for her Shui-gege to be such a kind-hearted person!

However, the beautiful and kind-hearted Qian Shui herself did not think so; these people had almost figured out his plan.

Unifying the Douluo Continent is not difficult; the difficulty lies in how to unify it and in finding a pretext for starting the war.

This is why, although the entire Heaven Dou Empire was already in a state of war, its target was the Spirit Hall rather than the Star Luo Empire.

Just like this war game, it is actually a test, a warning, to let these people prepare themselves mentally.

For example, Ning Rongrong, during the period when Qian Renxue was away, Qian Shui, under the identity of Ning Huahua, had her participate in almost all military and political decisions. Therefore, this girl actually knew that the ultimate goal was to destroy the Star Luo Empire and unify the Douluo Continent.

“Rongrong, I need to correct you on one point. Our military strength is not only capable of destroying the Star Luo Empire, but we also have an absolute advantage!” Xue Qinghe said imposingly from the side.

To everyone else, the Crown Prince and Qian Shui stood on opposite sides of the large map, facing each other.

Qian Shui, this extraordinary and powerful individual, is willing to serve as Xue Qinghe's protector?

Such beings, even chatting with them, though unbelievable, made them vaguely remember that whether it was Xue Qinghe, Ning Huahua, or Qian Shui himself, they were actually just young people in their twenties, like most of the young people present.

But it was this group of people that made none of them doubt that Xue Qinghe was the most powerful and cunning man on the entire continent.

Amidst the wind and snow outside, the Second and Third Princes, who controlled the entire imperial army, did not even enter Tiandou City during the New Year festival.

This was solely due to an order from the man in front of him.

Even so, those above the gold rank within the Heavenly Dou Imperial Palace dared not utter a single word, finding it hard to believe why he had made the promise of granting land and titles.

...

"Father, this situation is resolved!"

"Hahaha! Good! Beng'er! Good!"

While playing chess against an avalanche, a snowy night accidentally scattered a chess piece on the board.

"Beng'er, go and entertain your guests."

"It's Father!"

The avalanche turned away, no longer smiling at the elderly father, but instead displaying a sinister expression.

After just one night, the rabble outside the palace has become so cowardly? If they want to run away, they can run away; why bother themselves by coming to the palace hall?

Avalanche dislikes his own strategic mindset, because these qualities were even bestowed upon him by Xue Qinghe.

That man, or that woman, they were terrifying.

They almost never hold anything back; they are willing to teach you anything, even the art of rulership.

Just like when he was slapped, if Xue Beng didn't know their true identities, he would have thought it was genuine, that his older brother was angry and upset about his lack of ambition and absurdity.

But his lack of ambition and absurdity will eventually disappear and pass. Even when facing a demon that crawled out of hell, he will be able to control it!

The chosen one? We should really thank Xue Qinghe, or perhaps Qian Shui, for not teaching him to worship God from a young age, but instead instilling a questioning way of thinking in his mind.

In a picture book novel, perhaps Xue Beng would be the ultimate villain?

An avalanche created by a powerful adversary, which has almost controlled all the dark aspects of the Heaven Dou Empire, would choose to lie in wait in the shadows even without a chosen one, seizing any opportunity to tarnish the righteous and glorious figures on the surface!

Instead of being like that fool Tang San, who was fooled by himself and the evil spirits in hell, and even enjoyed it, thinking that he was as pure as a white lotus flower, able to emerge from the mud unsullied.

So what if I'm completely black, even if I become a clown in their eyes? They are too strong, but it is precisely because of such a strong light that the shadows have a chance to exist!

Wait for them to succeed, wait for them to celebrate, wait for them to leave! This world will eventually return to his avalanche's hands!

Just as Xue Qinghe taught him, so too did the dragon slayer meet his end!

"Brothers Tang San, Brother Mu Bai, what's going on?" After walking into the side hall, Xue Beng sat down and asked about the situation.