Chapter 16: Refining the Moon

Under the moonlight, a middle-aged man in a yellow shirt was walking along the mountain road. The middle-aged man followed the guidance of the little beast in his arms and walked out of the forest. I walked for another hour and a half and came to the present mountain. Along the way, you can occasionally simply base the traces of the fight and the corpse of the warrior, it should be someone who had a dispute here and fought a lot, of course, it is not excluded that someone got the opportunity to get a treasure here and was killed by others. Most of the corpses were loose cultivators or warriors dressed in the robes of small forces that the men did not recognize. He followed the instructions of the little beast all the way, but did not find anything, and every time he stopped or went in the wrong direction, the little beast would burrow its head out of its arms and "squeak" a few times, expressing its dissatisfaction with it. The middle-aged man had no choice but to follow the reminder of the little beast to enter the mountain.

The middle-aged man walked around in the mountains for nearly an hour, and there was no road under his feet, but he had to step on dead branches, push away shrubs, and even need to climb with bare hands in some places. Just when the middle-aged man was a little angry and was about to give up, the little beast in his arms suddenly jumped out, jumped in front of it a few times excitedly, and then got into a vine. The middle-aged man was surprised to open the vines, revealing a pitch-black cave inside. The cave was as high as two people, three or four zhang wide, but I don't know how deep. The middle-aged man took out a fluorescent stone from his mustard seed, held it in his hand, and walked into the hole.

The cave is very dry. There are no growing plants, and the walls of the cave on both sides are as smooth as mirrors, which can clearly reflect the human figure, which should have been specially polished by stonemasons. The floor is paved with bluestone slabs three feet square, and the stone slabs are tightly seamed. After following the little beast around the cave a few times, it suddenly opened up in front of him, it was a stone room. In the center of the stone chamber is a circular pool, in which a silvery white liquid ripples, like a pool of moonlight. The silvery-white light in the pool shimmered, illuminating the entire stone chamber as if it were day. But although the light is bright, it is not dazzling, but it makes people feel a little quiet and cold.

There are several frescoes on the walls of the stone chamber. One is a fairy dressed in white, running away from the wind and the moon, a picture of a laurel tree is fragrant, a middle-aged man is swinging an axe to cut down a tree, a picture of a palace is lined up, a woman is drunk and dancing, and a courtyard is deep, and a rabbit is lonely and looks up. Middle-aged and vaguely recognizable, these murals are closely related to the legends about the Moon Palace and the cold that circulate in the world. But the middle painting is a bit out of place. The picture scroll is divided into two parts, one of which is a middle-aged man pointing to the moon with wine, but not drinking with the moon, but waving his hand, a round of bright moon from the sky straight to the world, the man drank wine in one hand, and the long sleeves in the other hand fluttered into the whole round of moon into the sleeve, its chic and merry fairy style made the middle-aged blood in the stone room swell. The other seems to depict a war, only to see that when the gate of heaven was opened, countless heavenly immortals returned to the gate of heaven to enter the world. A man of the human world, leading countless warriors to fight with immortals outside the gate of heaven. The leading man officially accepted the bright moon into his sleeves, only to see that he had silver hair like the moon, and he also drank wine in one hand, and fluttered sleeves in the other hand, and a bright moon rose from behind the man, and the man pointed to the gate of heaven, and a round of bright moon rose from the ground and hit the gate of heaven. A land immortal, drunk and romantic, asked the heavenly immortal with a bright moon.

It took a long time for the middle-aged to withdraw his eyes and thoughts from the mural. He took a deep breath and calmed the turmoil in his heart. He looked at the pond in front of him, as if he was asking the little beast standing on the side, and seemed to be saying to himself, "Is this pool the moon?" Legend has it that in ancient times, there were many worlds, and they were connected to each other, and the sun, moon and stars in each world were different. There was once a great warrior from other worlds who shot down nine rounds of sunshine in the sky with a divine arrow, and each round of sunrise was actually a golden crow. There have also been great supernatural powers, who went to other worlds to collect the essence of the sun and the moon into their arms, or brought back to the world where the warrior was, or directly refined. Therefore, there have always been rumors that there are martial arts powers that can refine the sun essence and moon spirit into Qiankun things corresponding to the yin and yang attributes, or directly refine and integrate them into the small world in their own bodies. And the essence of the sun and the moon is also regarded as the best of yin and yang. It's just that this kind of rumor is too ethereal, the sun and the moon are hanging high, and everyone in the world looks up as ants, and no one really wants to refine the sun and moon in the past. Therefore, the middle-aged self-talk just now has an unconcealable excitement and fanaticism, and more of it is like the disbelief in a dream.

The man walked slowly to the edge of the pool, crouched down, and put a hand into the pool. The things in the pool are as warm as jade, cool as frost and snow, and the man feels that he is enchanted with a superb silk brocade. He tried to pick up the liquid in the pool with his hands, but he didn't want to take the contents of the pool like clotted fat, but he actually brought a silver glow.

The man looked at the little beast and asked, "Do you want to drink this or do you want to drink it?" The little beast seemed to understand the man's inquiry this time, and it pointed at the middle-aged man with its paws, and then pointed at the waterhole. The man will want to let himself jump into the pool.

The man entered the pool in wide clothes, the pool was not deep, and the man sat in the pool with just one head exposed. It's just a silver glow in the pool, so from the shore, it is impossible to distinguish the depth. The man felt a chill all over his body, as if he was slowly recovering from the injuries he had suffered from the previous fight. The man was a little puzzled, although he could recover from his injuries by soaking here, and he would indeed feel refreshed, but if it was just like this, it was obviously a tyrannical thing, if the moon spirit in this pool was really the moon described on the picture scroll, then could he really refine it.

When a martial artist breaks through to the middle martial realm, he often chooses a practice that is nocturnal with his own avenue, and when he runs the exercise, he can absorb the vitality of heaven and earth, and after the vitality enters the body, he can follow the meridians and merge into the dantian through the acupuncture points opened up everywhere, and the cycle repeats. The man had also practiced a technique to absorb the vitality of heaven and earth before, and at this time, he was silently reciting the valve trick in his heart, trying to absorb the moon spirit in the pool by communicating the inner world and the outer heaven and earth. But as soon as he ran the exercises, the man felt a burning stinging pain in the meridians in his body. The man gritted his teeth and insisted, trying to move his whole body, but he was sweating profusely in pain, and he was weak and did not see the slightest change in the pool water.

It seemed to have discovered the man's actions, and the little beast on the shore was a little anxiously squeaking and dancing around, as if to tell something, and the man didn't pay attention to it for a long time, and shook his head at the little beast vigorously. The little beast seemed to think that the person in front of him was too stupid, and he had lost the interest in "teaching" him, so he lay on the ground motionless in frustration, and did not respond at all despite the man's call.

The man sat in the pool with his eyes closed and pondered, and suddenly it occurred to him that if he really wanted to refine this pool, he should treat the water of the whole pool as one thing. It should be refined by the same method as refining the world. Generally speaking, if refining a Qiankun object, it will take three to seven days for the martial artist, and the martial artist generally needs to adjust his state to the best several days in advance, and someone needs to protect the Dharma when refining to ensure that the refining is foolproof. But the man only experienced a life-and-death struggle a few hours ago, and now there is only the little beast in front of him, counting on it to protect the Dharma for himself, it is better to directly ask God to come, and more importantly, the martial artist needs the support of a large amount of Tianli Yuan Qi when refining Qiankun things, not to mention that the man's meridians are damaged and cannot use the Yuan Qi, just in this world, the three-legged toad may not be found, but the two-legged mud embryo realm abounds here, how can it be possible to use the Yuan Qi.

The man thought about it again and again, and finally decided to take a gamble. If you fail, you are already in the current situation, and what can be worse is nothing more than death.

The man closed his eyes, adjusted his internal breath, and began to try to refine the pool water with the method of refining the world.

In the past seven days, the liquid in the pool has slowly entered the man's body, and the water level has gradually decreased. When the last trace of silver was absorbed into the man's body, his eyes slowly opened. The moment he opened his eyes, there seemed to be a bright moon flashing in the man's eyes, and the man's eyes were as bright as moonlight.

At this moment, the meridians in his body, which had already become scorched and withered due to internal injuries, were as good as ever and became more crystalline. Although the vine-like hidden disease in the meridians is still visible, it seems to be silent, not as active as before, and will actively absorb the vitality of heaven and earth, I don't know if it is due to the suppression of this heaven and earth or the refining of the moon spirit.

What surprised the man even more was that in addition to the two acupuncture points that had been opened up and had not been destroyed, including the acupuncture points that had been half destroyed in the heart mouth, the man actually opened up ten more acupuncture points in this refining. In addition, in the previous two places, nine acupuncture points had already been opened up in the mud embryo realm. If this thing spreads, I'm afraid that even those old guys who are in charge of big forces will drop their jaws. What is also surprising is that the man's bones have become as warm as the meridians at this moment, as if they have been carved by jade, and there is a moon flowing between the meridians and bones. At this time, in the man's dantian, the internal world that had been ruined by the use of a broken liver and intestines and the attack of hidden diseases was unexpectedly renewed. There is a waterhole in the world, the pool is still and waveless, and the silver is as white as the moonlight. The bright moon hangs in the world, the moon in the sky and the moon in the pond reflect each other, the moon is like mutton fat, such as autumn frost.

The man jumped out of the pool, the joy on his face could not be concealed, he never thought that he would enter the dense forest by mistake, and by chance he met the little beast in front of him, and the little beast in front of him brought him to this deep cave in the mountains. And the moon spirit entered the body, and the meridians that he was burned by internal injuries like scorched dead vines were actually rejuvenated, washed by the moonlight, and the hidden diseases that were born in the meridians were not eradicated, but they seemed to be suppressed by the moon spirit. The desolate and regressive cultivation actually re-entered the Bone Realm, and the breakthrough was completed in one go without condensation, and he did not feel the sharp pain in the meridians when he broke through in the past. The most unexpected thing is that twelve acupuncture points have been opened in the refining process, and if you can open up twenty-four more points before stepping into the middle martial realm, then you can envy countless martial artists and geniuses to advance to the middle martial realm. The so-called "perfection" means that a martial artist can open up twelve acupuncture points in each realm, and if he can enter a great realm with the newly added thirty-six acupuncture points, he is regarded as "perfect". In the entire martial arts world, it is not easy to open up twelve acupuncture points in each small realm, and the higher the cultivation realm, the more difficult it is to open up the acupoints. And if you enter the martial realm with perfection, or even break through the shackles of the Xuan realm, if there are really martial artists who dare to think like this, they will only be regarded by others as an idiot who was kicked by a donkey in his brain when he was a child or injured his brain when he was cultivating.

Now, the man has entered the Ying Bone Realm with twelve acupuncture points opened, although there is no guarantee that he will be able to return to the Zhongwu Realm with the word "perfect", but at least the number of acupoints in his body now is more than that of nine out of nine Mengyuan realm martial artists. It also gave the man a glimmer of hope to impact the ethereal word "perfect". Thinking of this, the man's mouth cracked to the base of his ear. The little beast looked at the naked man in front of him, and his little green eyes gave out a little disdain and suspicion.

Soon, the man's sanity was like a basin of cold water, dousing the flame of ecstasy in his heart. He took a few deep breaths, trying to calm his agitated mind. There was a flash of dark clouds on his face, although he had gained a lot here, although the heavenly diseases in the meridians seemed to be silent, but it was like a volcano buried in the body, although it was dormant at this time, no one knew when and where it would suddenly erupt again. If you can't eradicate this problem, your heart will always be shrouded in such a haze. The man said to himself in his heart, "The boat will naturally go straight to the bridge", and then he took out a new wide black robe from the mustard seed and put it on his body, covering himself tightly from head to toe, leaving only a somewhat vague withered yellow face hidden in the darkness, and it would be impossible to identify this person's appearance if he did not approach and investigate. The man took out some more water and food, and sat down on the edge of the empty pool. He had not advanced in water and rice for seven days of cultivation, and he had not noticed the previous excitement and his great opportunity this time, and now the Five Organs Temple had begun to fight in his body and shout his dissatisfaction with his master. When the little beast saw the jerky in the man's hand, he stepped forward curiously and sniffed it, but turned his head and walked away with some disgust. Seeing this, the man couldn't help but be dumbfounded, he thought that since he knew this little beast, he hadn't seen the other party eat and drink, could it be that this little guy was born without foraging for food like other birds and beasts, or did it take advantage of the period when he was refining the moon spirit, it had already foraged outside to eat and be full? The man thought about it and didn't delve into it. Suddenly, he said, "Little guy, are you going to follow me in the future?" I'll give you a name, seeing that you have a dark body and a silky coat, why don't you call you tofu." ”

The little beast seemed to understand the man's words, and stared at the man's "squeak" a few times.

"You think the name tofu is apt, don't you?" said the man, smugly, as if he was extremely satisfied with his ability to come up with a name. He beckoned to the little beast and said, "Tofu, come!" The little beast scurried to the man's palm like lightning and sank into the black robe.

The man stood up, glanced around at the murals in the stone room, bowed deeply to the painting scroll of the immortal Lanyue and the bright moon asking the heavens in the middle, bowed respectfully three times, and then turned around and walked out of the cave.

The man followed the beast's instructions and walked in the other direction of the mountain. He was now more and more curious about the identity and origin of the little beast, it seemed that the little beast knew the whole tomb well, and it seemed that the little beast was born with a keen sense and could easily find the location of various opportunities and treasures. He was even more looking forward to what kind of opportunities the little beast would take him here.

Think about yourself more than ten days ago, or because of the use of a song of liver and intestines that caused the meridians to be broken and the hidden disease backlash and the cultivation was completely destroyed, or the ants that countless people inside and outside the mountain villa could easily ambush and kill, or the grasshopper who had to fight to the death with injuries in a battle with the Xia Wu Realm. And at this moment, thinking of this, the man suddenly felt a mighty breath fill his chest. He looked up at the three bright moons in the sky. There is a bright moon in the sky, and there is also a bright moon in my heart, and the three moons in the sky are not as good as one in my heart.