Chapter 8: References to Dreams
Late at night, Zhao Qing did not fall asleep, but sat cross-legged at the head of the bed, emptying his spirit, keeping his mind in mind, and carefully visualizing the direction of the meridians of the various roads.
The vast majority of people in the world who have just obtained a peerless martial art will be eager to try to practice it, and even start practicing without carefully observing the taboos.
Zhao Qing is naturally not one of those imprudent and anxious people, and he will not take the liberty of doing things. But after all, she was only fifteen years old, with a lively personality, and she was full of energy, and after being familiar with the key points of the exercises, she naturally made the decision to stay up late to practice today.
According to the first step in the "Heavenly Soldier Refining and Qi Induction Method", "Blood Qi Opening the Pulse", Zhao Qing picked up the Xiao Cao Xiao Sword and gently cut the end of his little finger, and the bright red blood oozed from the Shao Chong acupoint belonging to the Shao Yin Heart Sutra of the Hand.
A wisp of cyan sword qi, that is, the golden qi emitted by the divine soldier itself, penetrated the surface of her skin in small amounts, accumulating in the Shaochong acupoint, producing a pain like a needle prick.
Zhao Qing naturally thought of the six-vein divine sword in the Eight Divisions of the Heavenly Dragon, and one of its veins of sword qi was condensed and shot from the Shaochong acupoint, leaving the body and hurting people, which was the opposite of his current cultivation.
Although the sword qi of the divine soldier is only a thin wisp, it is as sharp as an invisible blade, even if an ordinary martial artist has practiced an iron cloth shirt and other external hard skills, he will definitely resist it;
Not to mention that it has been like a blood-devouring leech, cunningly burrowing into the soft and unguarded body, it seems that it is irresistible, and the fragile flesh and blood body will only be left to be "stirred up and devoured".
But Zhao Qing is one of the exceptions, she has cultivated to the highest level of yin and yang strength, "strength is hidden in the same body" and "essence blood hides yang like steel", every inch of the muscles around the body can emit soft flocculent energy, and every drop of blood can be turned into a tough guard, thus restraining this incoming sword qi.
She completely focused her mind around the sword qi, endured the severe pain and urged the yin and yang energy to shake the muscles, bones and blood, and guided the sword qi to go up along the position of the meridians, Shaochong, Shaofu, Shenmen, Yinxuan, Tongli...... Finally reach the heart.
Accompanied by the sound of breathing, Zhao Qing's eyes were filled with a pale cyan shimmer, as if he had brought the essence of the golden qi.
In this way, after circulating all the meridians and acupuncture points of the whole body, the Jin Xing Qi will temporarily cut off the conduction of the energy inside the meridians, providing an environment for the generation and operation of the true qi in the body, until a delicate balance is reached with the external strength.
Although this is almost no less than enduring a weakened version of Ling Chi's punishment, Zhao Qing is sure to persevere. The pain tolerance of people who practice martial arts is beyond ordinary people.
However, she failed, due to a change that was not recorded in the exercises.
The sword qi that had already settled down suddenly became agitated and rioted when it passed through the Baihui acupoint above his head, and forcibly tore through the restraints of the surrounding strength.
It was like a lone warrior who finally saw his own banner and desperately broke through the army formation besieging him, so that the general who had tried his best to cut the battlefield between the two sides was defeated.
In other words, this is called a reversal of work.
Zhao Qing only felt a pain in her head, and the out-of-control sword qi suddenly rushed into her mind, plunging her into darkness.
In a trance, she saw the simple big characters that she could see when she was about to wake up from her sleep on weekdays, and the wisps of cyan sword qi pierced the colorless void and lit up the dark ancient characters.
I don't know what the reason is, at this moment, Zhao Qing has already understood the meaning of this ancient word.
In fact, the ancient characters are not just one word, but eight strange glyphs from ancient times are squeezed together, and they mean, "Western White Emperor Dreams Citation".
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Where is this? Am I seriously injured?
When he opened his eyes again, Zhao Qing saw the neatly arranged bungalows in the vicinity, the old city wall covered with moss vines on the side, and the two green mountains on the left and right in the distance.
There was no doubt that it was a city, and that it was in an alley near the city walls.
It only took a short moment for Zhao Qing to understand that this was not the Spring and Autumn era, because she had seen the most obvious characteristics of the Qing Dynasty.
Not far away, an old man with a shaved head and braids was carrying a load of melons and fruits, humming a song softly, and walking slowly towards the exit of the alley.
It is said that it should be quite surprising and panicked to suddenly find that he has come to a new dynasty, but Zhao Qing is a little calmer than when he first arrived here.
Because just now, some information naturally appeared in her mind:
The effect of "Western White Emperor Entering a Dream Citation" is to use the pure golden qi as an introduction, and then you can "dream into the heavens", and devote yourself to the manifestation in a dream in a world that is no different from the real and has a cultivator.
The special thing is that the time flow of the "Heavens" is much faster than that of the main world, and can even reach millions of times, and if it is used to do things such as contemplating the Dharma and the truth, the efficiency can be described as extremely high.
It's impossible to stay here forever, though. Once the effectiveness of the introduction is exhausted, or if you die in this world, you will return to the original world.
For example, this time, I can stay in this world for six months.
Some are similar to the Taoist concept of "Zhuang Zhou Dream Butterfly" and Buddhism's concept of "everything has a way, such as a dream bubble".
After a careful examination, Zhao Qing confirmed that he was not carrying the injury, nor did he bring the sword of Cao Zi, and his hands were empty. Presumably, the "dream citation" only manifests one's own spiritual body, and there is nothing external except for the necessary clothing.
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Walking along the alley that seemed to have just rained, with small puddles and muddy remains, Zhao Qing stood on tiptoe and walked towards the street outside.
The city is still relatively dirty, and there are a lot of rotten vegetable leaves, livestock excrement and other things in the dark corners, compared to which the mountains and mausoleums next to the Zhao family are like pure land.
The ditch next to the street exudes a faint smell of fermentation and seepage, but fortunately, a recent spring rain and the fragrance of flowers have covered most of it, and it is bearable.
Compared with the modern urban environment, the ancient urban environment is really very different, and I wear simple straw sandals, so I have to be careful not to get dirty.
When he arrived at the street, Zhao Qing saw a group of people with swords and swords walking together not far away, chatting on the road.
Their pronunciation is quite local, and the tones are different, but they can barely distinguish and understand the content.
After all, the ancients did not speak modern standard Mandarin, but the dialect of that time. Even in the martial arts world with strong personnel circulation, there are some differences.
I only heard the first person say: "Today's 'Wuyun Hand' Wan Zhen Mountain Wan Lao Hero's only son is married, and there is a big feast, you can't miss ......"
Another person immediately sighed: "I heard that Wan Lao Hero is not only famous in the rivers and lakes, but also knows several Jinshi and Juren in the court, which is really amazing." If people in the martial arts of my generation can have such achievements, they will have no regrets even if they die. ”
The third person suddenly interjected: "It's a little too late, which of the eight heroes of the 'North Four Monsters' and 'South Four Stranges' is not far from it?" Where do you need to get to know the people in the government? "This seems to be a righteous man who is disgusted with the current court.
Another person said impatiently: "What are you fighting for?" In other words, do you know which family Wanjia is related to? ”
"We don't know that. Uncle Ma, you are a local, but let's talk about it? A few people at the back of the line asked.
"Yes, when the time comes, I saw the bride who is like a flower and jade but I don't know her name and surname, isn't my 'divine claw' Zeng Lianjiang coming for nothing?"
A somewhat gauntlet old man walking at the front of the group, with his hands on his back, said in a hoarse voice, causing a burst of laughter from all around.
The purple-faced man, who was also at the forefront and carried a long knife at his waist, heaved twice and said, "It turns out that Brother Zeng is fighting this idea, then I, Ma Daming, am going to talk about it." ”
"But the ugly words are in front, the disciples of Wuyunshou Wanjia are all from big families in the city, and they are quite powerful in Jiangling City, although you are my good brothers, but if someone makes trouble at the wedding banquet, I will not help."
"Where, where, how?" "Divine Claw" Zeng Lianjiang waved his hand to the purple-faced man again and again, not like a majestic "Divine Claw", but more like a "dog claw" trying to please his master. It seems that most of his nickname was taken by himself to bluff people.
"We definitely have to give the 'Wansheng Knife' door and Uncle Ma's face." The others did the same.
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