Chapter 15: Practice
In the mountains and forests, Yang Ji was exercising the "Tiger and Leopard Thunder Sound" taught to him by Lu Ling.
The bowstring was pulled apart, almost perfectly, Yang Ji aimed ahead, his fingers loosened, and at the same time, his chest vibrated and he exhaled:
"Humph!"
"Hah!"
......
The rumbling sound was like a thunderclap shaking the mountains and forests, and the surrounding woods were rattling, and large leaves were falling down as if it were raining leaves.
"During this period of non-stop shooting, the muscles and muscles of my whole body have been significantly tightened, and they have become more tenacious and powerful. ”
Yang Ji slowly retracted his bow, his thumb moved, and a clear tendon immediately protruded on his arm, like a bowstring in his hand, full of liliang.
Drawing a bow and shooting an arrow itself cannot increase liliang, but it can strengthen the tendons and conduct liliang from other parts of Yang Ji's body to the two arms.
This is the effect of Yang Ji's continuous drawing of the bow and practicing arrows during this time, and it is also six stages of breathing, and Yang Ji's fist is definitely more painful than others.
"The muscles and veins in the human body are like bowstrings with a big bow, which collapse to the extreme, and then release strength, which is 'strength'. Only when you know how to exert your strength can you give full play to your greatest liliang, which should also be the foundation of a martial artist......"
Yang Ji looked at the bowstring in his hand and the protruding veins on his arm, and nodded secretly.
Learning is endless, during the period of drawing a bow and archery, Yang Ji has been secretly figuring out the truth. In Yang Ji's view, only by understanding the truth can he be sure that the road he takes is not bent or confused, and can he get twice the result with half the effort when learning martial arts.
Pulling up the bow, Yang Ji pulled the bowstring to the limit again, and then exhaled and spoke:
"Humph!"
"Hah!"
......
The mountains and forests shook, and Yang Ji could clearly feel that when he exhaled and opened his voice, something in the surrounding woods entered his body, and then turned into a cool and cool feeling, spreading all the way to his chest and lungs.
After practicing Lu Ling's "Tiger and Leopard Thunder Sound" for eight or nine days, Yang Ji's feeling is now becoming more and more obvious.
"This should be the legendary 'grass and tree essence' in the martial arts, the grass and trees in the mountains are luxuriant, after the death of these plants and trees, the essence is spread to the mountains and forests, accumulated for thousands of years, and slowly forms the grass and tree essence. Lu Ling's 'Tiger and Leopard Thunder Sound' should be to breathe through the humming of the lungs, ingesting the essence of plants and trees permeated in the surrounding mountains and forests into the body, and strengthening the cultivator's liliang. ”
While practicing, Yang Ji secretly pondered in his heart:
"'Tiger and Leopard Thunder Yin' has this kind of power, and it's no wonder that there is no one in the ordinary clan. It's just a pity that my realm is too weak, otherwise I would definitely be able to feel what the 'Grass and Tree Essence' is. ”
Yang Ji knew in his heart that his consciousness was too weak, and the feeling would be vague, and he would only have that cool feeling.
Pulling out the bow, Yang Ji once again practiced "Tiger and Leopard Thunder Sound" while shooting arrows. He released an empty arrow, with strings in his hand but no arrows.
Arrows are too expensive, and when practicing "Tiger and Leopard Thunder Sound", there is often only one chance to shoot arrows in one place, and the thunderous humming often startles away all the other animals around them.
Therefore, Yang Ji simply only released empty arrows, so that the number of times he practiced archery would be more frequent.
"All the money from selling furs was given to Uncle Liang, and I am not short of money now. The top priority at the moment is to get a good grasp of training and to improve one's strength as much as possible before next year's imperial examination. ”
Yang Ji said secretly in his heart.
The so-called "diligence can make up for clumsiness", Yang Ji deeply understands that the gap between himself and the children of other clans is too big, and he has not made an inch of progress in cultivation for more than eight years, and he does not have as many practice resources as them, if he wants to stand out in the imperial examination and become a blockbuster, he must make more efforts than others.
Hunting and shooting in the mountains, Yang Ji pulls his bow and shoots four or five hundred times a day, and recently it has risen to eight or nine hundred, close to a thousand times, and there are more than ten broken iron and wood bows!
Although most of the time the arrows are empty, Yang Ji's attitude when shooting arrows is the same, and there is no difference between his mentality and when he has arrows.
Turning over the palm, you can see that Yang Ji's ten fingers and the edge of the palm have rubbed out a thick layer of cocoons. Eight or nine days can grind such a thick cocoon, Yang Ji's efforts can be imagined.
During this time, Yang Ji obviously felt that his strength had improved a lot, his lung strength was stronger, his breathing was longer, and he faintly felt like he was close to breaking through.
Collapse!
One arrow, two arrows, three arrows......
Yang Ji's demeanor was focused, and he kept opening his bow and releasing arrows, and every arrow was pulled to the limit. When your arms are sore and your physical strength is exhausted, you can take a break, eat some dried rabbit meat, and then stand up and continue practicing.
Time passed slowly, and Yang Ji took almost half an hour to get back to the ground in the deep mountains, shoot a real arrow, and catch a prey. Although he didn't go hunting in particular, gradually, Yang Ji also had several prey on his shoulders.
Five hours later, Yang Ji went to visit the crown snake again.
Smack!
A bloody fox marten made an arc in the air and landed in front of a large rock. Under the rocks of more than 2,000 catties, the crown snake suddenly straightened up, buried his head, ignored Yang Ji on the side, and immediately devoured the fresh fox marten.
The mink's blood was still hot, and it was evident that it had only recently died.
Every time Yang Ji hunts, he always leaves Zuihou, the freshest prey, for the crown snake.
"The injury seems to be much better. ”
Yang Ji took a closer look and found that the crown snake was obviously much more energetic, and it was no longer as sluggish as it was a few days ago. Perhaps it was the fresh prey that Yang Ji left for it every time it had an effect, and the injuries of the crown snake were showing signs of improvement.
It's just that on its waist and abdomen, the "arrow" that Lu Ling left for it has still not been removed.
Yang Ji didn't pretend to be smart enough to help it pull out the arrow, and during this time, although the crown snake was not as wary and hostile to him as before, it was obviously still a long way from being "friendly".
If you get bitten when you pull out the arrow, it will really be a lot of regret.
"Little snake, little snake, you and I are in an average situation, and we can be regarded as sympathy. It's a pity that I have limited liliang, so I can only send you some food, I'm afraid I won't be able to help you. ”
Yang Ji shook his head and sighed, talking to himself, revealing a trace of pity.
These were the first words he had spoken in all this time!
During this time, he tried several times, trying to push the big rock of more than 2,000 catties, but he didn't move. With his current liliang, he can't help this big rock at all.
Standing up, Yang Ji pulled up the bowstring again, and silently practiced his arrows next to the crown snake.
He didn't notice that just as he finished speaking, the "Crown King Snake", which was burying its head in devouring its prey, suddenly paused, and stared at Yang Ji with two dark eyes, as if he understood his words, and his eyes slowly softened a lot.
This change was only a moment, and then the crown snake lowered its head and continued to bite and devour the bloody fox marten.
A man and a snake are near this big rock, one devouring prey, the other practicing archery, not disturbing each other, and having nothing to do with each other.
A quarter of an hour later, when the crown snake finished eating the fox mink, Yang Ji also put away his bow and arrows.
"It's getting late, and it's time for me to go home. ”
Yang Ji looked at the sky and left the depression. After ejaculating all day, Yang Ji not only did not feel tired, but his chest was cool and energetic, and he seemed to have touched an invisible barrier.
"Whoosh!"
Suddenly, the grass shook in front of him, and a rabbit shot out and ran for its life in the distance.
Yang Ji's eyes jumped, he didn't think about it, he exhaled, pulled his bow and strode to shoot arrows:
"Humph!"
"Hah!"
......
The sound of the mountains and forests was like a thunderclap in the flats. The rabbit frightens in the distance seemed to be frightened by the thunder sound of the tiger and leopard, and they were stunned like that.
"Collapse!"
At the moment when the long arrow was shot, a strange feeling came to his heart, time seemed to slow down at this moment, and in the dark, Yang Ji felt as if he had broken through an invisible barrier, and the 84,000 pores of his body were dilated, all of them were transparent, and a refreshing and cool feeling permeated his whole body.
"Squeak!—"
There was a scream, and the rabbit fell to the ground with an arrow in his head. Yang Ji heard the voice, his consciousness possessed, and he came back to his senses, and at the same time heard a rustling sound under his feet.
Under the two soles of the feet that straddled back and forth, the dead leaves and sand trembled, and there was a subtle squeaking sound, and for a moment, it seemed that many insects under the ground seemed to be frightened and fled from around Yang Ji.
"Mosquitoes don't fall!"
Yang Ji let out a low sigh of excitement, with a look of surprise in his eyes.
"Seven stages of breathing, flies and mosquitoes do not fall", reaching this layer of qi sense is greatly enhanced, and it has a deterrent effect on tiny creatures. In summer, mosquitoes do not dare to suck blood, and when walking in the wild, insects and pigs dodge and dare not approach.
Yang Ji used Lu Lingjiao's "Tiger and Leopard Thunder Sound" to exercise hard step by step, and finally broke through the realm at this time and reached the realm of "breathing seven stages, flies and mosquitoes do not fall".
"Seven breaths, seven breaths! I've finally reached ......."
Yang Ji's eyes were bright, and he finally couldn't help but let out a loud daxiao:
"Haha......"
The entire mountain forest was full of Yang Ji's excited daxiao voice, and it took a long time to stop.
The first six of the ten stages of breathing are all the realms of foreshadowing and foundation, and only after reaching the sevenfold level will the obvious effect be shown - "Seven stages of breathing: flies and mosquitoes do not fall"; Breathe eight segments and spit into frost";" Nine breaths, as fast as a fox"; Breathe ten sections, fly like an ape"!
Although Yang Ji has not made an inch of progress in his cultivation in the past eight years, the foundation of the "breathing technique" training is extremely solid, and at this time, with the help of Lu Lingjiao's "Tiger and Leopard Thunder Sound" and hard training, he finally broke through in one fell swoop and reached the realm of the seventh stage of breathing.
The excitement of the breakthrough was indescribable, and at this moment, Yang Ji only felt that all the hard work in the past, as well as the ten cocoons in his hands, were worth it.
In the dark, Lu Ling's instructions before leaving echoed in his mind again:
“...... After you reach the seventh stage of breathing, you can learn this pile method (Shenlong Refining Pile Method), which can help you exercise your bones and improve your strength. ”
"A tiger and leopard thunder sound's exercise is already so powerful, and that "Divine Dragon Refining Marrow Pile Method" is only afraid that it is even more powerful......"
Yang Ji's heart was pounding, and he seemed to see a "broad road" in front of him, and there were a lot of expectations in his heart.
In the past eight years, Yang Ji has been in a difficult situation for too long, and now he has come to the bitter end, and he has found such a "way out", and the excitement in his heart can be imagined.
"The year is cold, and then I know that the pines and cypresses will wither!"
In a trance, Yang Ji remembered a sentence he had read in the scriptures, and sighed endlessly in his heart: "After so many years of hard work, I finally ushered in this day." ”
In the midst of the lightning and fire, many thoughts passed through Yang Ji's mind, but slowly, his heart also calmed down.
"There is still a long way to go, and although I have made a breakthrough, it is far from the time to fight against the eldest lady, so I must be cautious. As for the matter of practicing the "Divine Dragon Refining Pile Method", there is no need to worry, first practice the Tiger and Leopard Thunder Yin for two more days, and then consider the matter of the Pile Refining Method when the foundation is solid. ”
Yang Ji nodded, picked up the hunted rabbit, and left the mountain forest briskly.
"Whew!"
As soon as he walked out of the mountains and forests, suddenly the strong wind was howling, and before Yang Ji could react, he heard a burst of shouting and cheering in his ears, hideous and excited:
"Fuck, it's finally here!"
"It's so bad that Lao Tzu's feet are paralyzed, kill him!"
"Let's go together!"
"Don't let him run!"
......
One by one, the figures were full of hideousness, like a hungry tiger pounced on food, from behind the grass, stones, and wooden stakes that were a little messy, and they were all murderous.