Chapter 9 Quenching the Skin
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In the grass shed, Tie Xuan **** sat upright in the wooden barrel, and the red air flow was inhaled along his skin.
Qi flowed into his body, and Tie Xuan's immature little face seemed to suddenly emit a red light like red blood. Immediately afterwards, this red light went down his face, and suddenly dyed the young man's exposed skin blood-red, looking from a distance, like a bloody person.
As if sensing the drastic changes in his body, the young man's calm little face immediately became a little hideous, and the blue tendons on his forehead bulged, like a dragon.
"Well, it's going to break through, it's a day earlier than I expected. Mo Zaiti, who was sitting not far away, saw the changes in Tie Xuan's body in the barrel, smiled slightly at the corner of his mouth, and immediately guessed the reason, and immediately got up and walked over.
When his body felt more and more hot, although Tie Xuan, who was the person concerned, knew in his heart that this was the prelude to a breakthrough, he didn't know whether it was the tension or the strong medicinal properties of the liquid, he felt that his reason seemed to be gradually being invaded and swallowed by something.
"No, it was chosen to break out at this time. Tie Xuan secretly said in his heart, although he was anxious, there was no trace of waves on his face.
Although the medicinal bath benefited Tie Xuan a lot and even reached the verge of a breakthrough in just a few days, in fact, it also has a big drawback, that is, it will erode people's minds over time.
Because the main material of the medicinal bath is the blood of the fierce beast, and once its blood is heated, it will become extremely hot, which is nothing in the first place, as long as Tie Xuan can endure the high temperature. It's just that when Tie Xuan is surrounded by scorching heat and has to absorb the evaporated gas for skin refining, at this time, the evaporated blood gas (equivalent to ingesting a small amount of fierce beast essence blood) will inevitably carry some shattered fierce beast memories, to put it bluntly, it is some simple illusion, and this will affect the mind of a martial artist.
Although several herbs were added to the medicinal bath to neutralize the blood of the fierce beast, firstly, in order to maximize its use to achieve the purpose of quenching the skin, and secondly, for economic reasons, the herbs added in it were only some big roads, and the medicinal properties were really limited, and this was why Tie Xuan felt uncomfortable when he took the medicinal bath for the first time.
But fortunately, although this disadvantage is not small, Master Mo still has a solution, and he also told Tie Xuan that if he can persevere, it will not only hone his will, but also be very beneficial for his future.
Tie Xuan tried his best to suppress the anxiety in his heart, those visions were useless even if he closed his eyes, and slowly, a killing intent gradually became rich in the grass shed as his breathing intensified.
At this time, Tie Xuan seemed to be on an empty land, and suddenly a large number of fierce beasts appeared around, these fierce beasts opened their teeth and danced their claws, raised their heads to the sky and roared in unison, and then rushed towards him in unison, it seemed that they would not stop without tearing him to pieces.
And Tie Xuan, although he knew that what was in front of him was just an illusion, but the breath of those fierce beasts and the vicious eyes still made his body tremble, and his heart shook, feeling that he would die in the next moment.
"Poof", suddenly Tie Xuan closed his eyes and spit out a mouthful of blood, obviously he couldn't bear the overwhelming beasts in his mind, and his heart shook at the same time as the damage to his body, because at this moment he was impacting the quenching realm, unless he immediately withdrew from the promotion, otherwise his body would inevitably suffer a greater backlash.
Tie Xuan obviously felt his predicament, of course he knew the risk of wanting to advance at this time, but he just wanted him to give up, but his heart was full of unwillingness, and even the scene when he woke up after being injured that day came to his mind.
"Hey, where is this, why am I here?" Tie Xuan looked around blankly, struggling to stand up, but there was a sudden pain in his chest, and he had to lie back down.
"You're awake. A faint voice came, and following the voice, an old man in gray was sitting not far away, holding a book in his hand, and he happened to look at him at this moment.
Looking at each other, Tie Xuan, who was about to speak, suddenly fell silent, and when he saw the old man for the first time, he knew that he should be injured, so he began to think about his somewhat fragmented memories in his mind.
At this moment, the old man suddenly spoke, "If you want to become a martial artist, you can't be afraid of death, if you want to become a martial artist, you should know better than others what the meaning of life is." I only know that people who blindly rush forward, that is not a warrior... ”
"What is that martial artist?" Before the old man could finish speaking, Tie Xuan suddenly asked, his eyes flashing with a strange light. It was only when he opened his mouth that he suddenly realized that he seemed to be uttering a voice that he couldn't help but make, not the question he wanted to say after thinking about it.
"The sword is forged to kill the enemy and drink blood, and if you want to become a martial artist, then you have to ask yourself first, why do you want to become a martial artist?" the old man said slowly, looking at Tie Xuan with slightly cloudy eyes, his face was always soft and calm.
"The sword is forged, the enemy is killed, and the blood is drunk, I want to become a warrior, and why do I want to become a warrior? At this moment, Tie Xuan was at a loss, and he suddenly realized that he never seemed to have thought about such a question.
It's just that this should be a simple question, but why does he feel a little indescribable, faintly, he feels that he seems to have understood a lot, but when he thinks about it seriously, it seems that he has not gained anything.
Recalling the scenes of the past, Tie Xuan, who is now bathed in medicinal baths, seems to have realized why he wants to become a martial artist, for the sake of his grandmother, in order for him to be able to get out of the mountains, he must become a martial artist.
With a firm belief in moving forward, Tie Xuan gritted his teeth and kept telling himself in his heart that he must survive.
It's just that Tie Xuan is still young in the end, although he has more than enough heart but not enough strength, just when he can't bear it, a familiar scripture seems to fall into his ears from far and near like a timely rain, this scripture is like a morning bell and a dusk drum ringing in his mind, as time passes, his mind is unconsciously immersed in it.
"When contemplating the bodhisattva of self-reliance, when he walks in the deep prajnaparamita, he sees that the five aggregates are empty, and he overcomes all suffering. Relics, color is not different from emptiness, emptiness is not different color, color is emptiness, emptiness is color, by the desire to know, the same is true... ”
His breathing gradually stabilized, but the momentum on his body became stronger and stronger, and as the blood-colored steam became more and more intense, this momentum gradually reached its peak.
"Buzz!"
When Tie Xuan closed his eyes, blood suddenly rippled, and then he felt a pain and itch appear from the skin all over his body.
The sudden itching pain, even though Tie Xuan had already been mentally prepared, his face still couldn't help but show joy. It's just that he still has a little apprehension in his heart, but when he opens his eyes and sees that his body begins to shed small pieces of dander, this apprehension is instantly replaced by great joy.
When the warrior's own skin begins to fall off dandruff, then its new skin is like wood and stone, and there will be a feeling of hardness to the touch, whether it is strength or resistance to blows, this is the quenching skin.
"I'm promoted, I'm promoted, I'm promoted. When Tie Xuan finally confirmed his situation, the whole person suddenly jumped up from the barrel, dancing like a madman and shouting at Mo Zaiti.
"Hahaha, I know, I know. Seeing Tie Xuan's inexplicable excitement, Mo Zaiti put his hands behind his back and touched his three-inch-long mustache and smiled heartily.
"Whew... ”
Tie Xuan really couldn't suppress the excitement in his heart, so he directly **** his upper body and rushed out of the grass shed to practice his fists and feet, of course, because he didn't know martial arts, his fists and feet looked out of order, and they were completely indiscriminate.
After a long time, his mood gradually calmed down, and only one heart was beating strongly.
"Finished venting?" I don't know when, Mo Zaiti was already standing beside him, looking at him with a smile on his face.
"Uh, Master Mo, I... Tie Xuan scratched his head shyly, his expression a little twisted, and then he realized that he seemed to have overreacted just now.
"Hehe, it's nothing, Xiao Xuan. Mo Zaiti smiled mildly and waved his hand, indicating that he understood the other party's unfinished words. "It's just" The words changed, and Mo mentioned it again, "As a martial artist, no matter what the situation, you must stay calm, do you understand?"
"I know, not next time. Tie Xuan nodded slightly, he could see it very clearly, although Master Mo still had a gentle smile on his face this time, he could see from the other party's eyes that Master Mo was very serious and solemn when he said this.
It's just that Tie Xuan's heart is very puzzled, how did he break through just now, and the conversation in the previous paragraph, is all this an illusion in his mind, but that old man is obviously the Mo Master in front of him.
"Well, by the way, since you have broken through to the Quenching Realm, then it is time to go to the Martial Arts Pavilion to choose martial arts, do you have any thoughts in your heart now?" Mo Zaiti saw the confusion in Tie Xuan's eyes, but he would not solve his doubts about this for the time being, so he asked with a smile to divert Tie Xuan's attention.
"Well, I haven't thought about this yet, but there are only a few martial arts, so I don't have to worry about anything. Sure enough, Tie Xuan, who heard this, was no longer entangled, but replied very honestly, and he didn't play any tricks in front of Master Mo, and he was even more blunt about the lack of martial arts in the village.
"Hehe, that's right, it's just a few books over and over again, and there are only two martial arts for you to learn now, so there's really no choice. Hearing Tie Xuan's words, Mo Zaiti also seemed to remember the basic martial arts that were empty in the Martial Arts Pavilion, and suddenly smiled slightly.
"Oh, by the way, Master Mo, can you teach me the scriptures that have calmed my heart these days, I think I will recite them if I am upset in the future. Tie Xuan looked at Mo Zaiti with a sincere face, and said shyly, his voice getting lower and lower the more he spoke.
Although he is young, he also knows how valuable this passage can make people feel calm under the influence of many years in the village, he couldn't think of it before, but now he feels that Master Mo seems to be extraordinarily unusual to himself, so he has the courage to say what he thinks.
"Yes. Mo Zaiti didn't speak, just looked at Tie Xuan with sharp eyes, and snorted in a very nasal voice.
"I'm sorry, Master Mo, I, I... Looking at Master Mo's expression that a volcano was about to erupt, Tie Xuan suddenly stopped talking, lowered his head, and panicked in his heart.
"Hahaha, idiot, if I don't give it to you, who will I teach it? After about a stick of incense, Mo Zaiti suddenly laughed heartily, with a thick sly look in his eyes.
"Uh... Tie Xuan looked at Master Mo's changing face a little stunned, at this moment, he didn't understand that Master Mo was playing with himself just now, but he never thought that Master Mo would play him at such an age.
"Alas, it seems that Grandmother is right, and she is really an old untrustworthy old man. Sighing helplessly, Tie Xuan muttered in a low voice, but there was a knowing smile on the corner of his mouth.
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