Chapter 16: Refining Bones and Strengthening Life (I)
Qi Jingzhi said goodbye to Meng Fuzi, bought some salt on the street, and trotted all the way out of the city.
He has gained a lot of knowledge today, and his desire for cultivation has become more and more intense, and he is bent on rushing back as soon as possible, and then entering Lu Yunzi's remnants to find exercises.
When passing through the mountain pass outside the village, his heart moved, and he climbed the low slope where Chen Er was buried and looked down, and saw that the place where the body was buried was the same as yesterday, and if he didn't explore it carefully, he could hardly see anything unusual.
Qi Jingzhi looked around again, and saw that there was no one near the left, so he went to the bottom of the slope to find a thick meadow and lay in, and then took out the spiritual mask from his arms.
He stared at the pale cyan mask with facial features that were somewhat similar to his own for a while, especially the two intersecting black knife marks, as if to remind him of the danger of last night.
"These two knife marks are a little ugly, but with them, I'm not afraid of being easily recognized."
Qi Jingzhi had this thought in his heart, and slowly put on the mask, only to feel that his face was tight, and the two did not fit in any place. If it weren't for the slightly cold touch, he would have barely noticed the mask, and the pain that had penetrated deep into his bone marrow last night would have never been seen again.
"Before I was born...... Practice...... Exercises......"
Taking advantage of the fact that the light and shadow in front of him were still changing, Qi Jingzhi preemptively recited a few words that he had thought of a long time ago.
I don't know which of the words played a role, far more than last night's long wait, Qi Jingzhi's eyes finally lit up, and an extremely vague tall figure appeared in front of him.
Perhaps because the time was too far apart, Lu Yunzi didn't seem to be able to remember the appearance of the other party, and only a rough outline remained.
This figure was obviously talking, but no sound came out, but Lu Yunzi's heart sounded: "Haha! Master is finally willing to pass on the Immortal Feather Sutra to me! Even if it's just a fragment, it's enough to make me run amok! This method has always been passed down orally, not in writing, and I must memorize it to the death, and I can't miss even a word......"
Lu Yunzi thought like this, and his body was already bowing respectfully to the figure opposite: "Master's great grace, although the disciple will not forget!" ”
It straightened up, and listened carefully to the vague figure for a moment, and the joy in its heart became more and more intense: "It turns out that the real cultivation scriptures are different from martial arts, and the first great realm is called bone refining and strong life!" What Master has obtained is the Immortal Feather Sutra's Magnificent Life Scroll, which can help me continue the martial arts and lay the foundation of the Dao! ”
"The Zhuangsheng Realm is subdivided into two steps: external refining and internal refining? External refining is to boil muscles and bones, first of all, to eat meat? Well, this step is similar to martial arts, as the so-called poor and rich martial arts, if you want to practice martial arts, a good body is fundamental, this must be well fed, meat is naturally essential......"
In the process of listening to the master's teachings on the scriptures, the thoughts in Lu Yunzi's heart came up one after another, no matter which one of them was of great value to Qi Jingzhi.
"Internal refining is to nourish the heart and bones? What is the heart bone? ”
"If things are uneven, they will sing? This heart bone turned out to be the spirit in Takefu's chest? Can it be heroic, ambitious, backbone, or evil? Ha! No matter what kind of gas it is, how can young people not be angry? Yes, Master was already quite old when he got this scripture, so it's no wonder he didn't practice any great names! ”
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After a long time, Qi Jingzhi raised his hand and took off the spiritual mask, while he was happy, his heart was heavy.
"Lu Yunzi should have been in his twenties when he died, which is considered an untimely death, but he lived as a spirit for another one or two hundred years. After such a long time, it has forgotten even the appearance of the teacher, but it still remembers the fragment, which is really ......"
Thinking of this, Qi Jingzhi faintly felt something, but he didn't know how to describe it.
He was just a fifteen-year-old boy, and it was really incomprehensible to such a thing, even if he possessed Lu Yunzi's remnants, he still couldn't empathize.
Thinking about it carefully, what Lu Yunzi forgot was not just a mentor? It has even abandoned its own appearance and even the humanity it once had, and has completely turned into a faceless demon that feeds on people.
Thinking of this, the young man's heart was a little irritable, and he walked back to his small courtyard with slightly heavy steps.
He pushed open the courtyard door, and when he raised his eyes, he saw that Qi Laohan was sitting on a stone bench in the courtyard, with two bowls of white rice and four dishes on the stone table in front of him, a plate of scrambled eggs with leeks, a plate of fried bacon with garlic sprouts, a plate of fried small miscellaneous fish, and a pot of stewed pheasants with wild mushrooms.
The food looks like it's only been out of the pot for a long time, and it's steaming hot, fragrant and mouth-watering.
Qi Jing was stunned, and then a smile bloomed on his face, and he asked in a brisk tone: "Grandpa, what kind of good day is today, why is it so rich?" Fortunately, I didn't come back too late, and if it was cold, it would be a sin. ”
His steps also became brisk, he jumped to the table and sat down, reached out and grabbed the dishes and chopsticks, and did not forget to talk about what he saw and heard when he entered the city today.
"Grandpa, I opened my eyes today! Lu Ao, the second young proprietor of the Lu family, must have seen it, he actually had a pair of horns on his head, and he was picked up by the Jinyun envoy of the Wuyun Inspection Department of the Ducheng Demon Academy, and he will probably be a master who can catch monsters in the future. ”
"That Jinyun envoy looks like an iron tower, and his eyes are red, as if he is about to breathe fire, and the people on the street dare not make a sound."
Old Man Qi didn't show an interested look as the young man thought, but instead snorted and asked in a muffled voice, "Demon Suppression Academy's Wuyun Inspection Division?" Since that messenger is so good, he thinks he can get rid of the tiger spirit in Nangang? ”
Qi Jingzhi did not doubt that he had him, nodded, and said in an affirmative tone: "Master Meng said that the Wuyun Inspection Division is dedicated to dealing with demons and evils, and since the Jinyun envoy has come to our county, he will not sit idly by and watch the tiger spirit harm people." By the way, Meng Fuzi heard about Grandpa, and he had already visited the history a few days ago, and he exempted our family from fighting tigers. ”
"This time I owe a lot of kindness!"
When Qi Laohan heard this, his tone was full of emotion: "Master Meng has great ability, this matter may be nothing to him, but our grandfather and grandson can't not know the severity." Even if he doesn't need us, he can't be ungrateful at all times. In the future, when you enter the city, remember to send more game, which can be regarded as a piece of heart for the people in the mountains. ”
"Grandpa, don't worry, my grandson remembers!"
Qi Jingzhi solemnly agreed, and then changed the conversation and said: "Grandpa, Master Meng knew that I didn't want to study and become an official, so he found a martial art for me, saying that it can strengthen my body, and I can have a better chance of surviving when I encounter a fierce beast in the mountains." ”
This is the rhetoric that the young man thought of on the way home, the spirit mask and the small bronze mirror are too shocking, there is really no need to say it to make Grandpa worry.
"Master Meng is really kind-hearted! You baby is really good! Martial arts exercises are rare, and they are not much stronger than the crop controls that Grandpa taught you. When the border was fought in those years, there was also a inheritance of exercises in the army, which could only be learned by risking one's life and making great contributions. ”
Qi Laohan was immediately a little excited, compared to being exempted from the errand service, his grandson could learn the ability to settle down and make him feel more happy.
He picked up the chopsticks, picked up a piece of bacon and put it in his grandson's bowl, and instructed: "People who practice martial arts are all big-bellied men, you can eat more." ”
Qi Jingzhi responded with a smile, and when Qi Laohan began to eat, he also held the bowl and took a big bite of rice.
He muttered while eating: "Master Meng also said that you need to eat more meat when practicing martial arts, and our family can often eat it, but there are not many." In the future, when I go into the mountain, I will go farther, dig a few more pits, and if I come back late, Grandpa will eat by himself first, so I don't have to wait for me. ”
Hearing this, Qi Laohan looked up at his grandson, and there was some worry in his eyes.
It's just that when he saw that the young man was eating sweetly, he didn't speak, but just hummed in his nose, picked up a chicken leg and put it in his grandson's bowl.
Qi Jingzhi raised his head, his mouth was stuffed with rice, and he showed a bright smile towards the old man Qi.
He also sandwiched a chicken leg and put it in the other party's bowl, and said vaguely: "Grandpa, you eat it too!" ”
Old Man Qi nodded with a smile.
For the grandparents and grandchildren who depend on each other and earn food in the mountains, it is a blessing to be able to eat, and there is really no need to ask for more.