Chapter 9: The Refiner and the Refiner of Qi
"Assemble and assemble!" On the evening of the third day, when Chu Li was listening intently to Lin Hu telling him about the anecdotes of the rivers and lakes, the camp tent was opened, and a soldier stood at the door and shouted to gather inside, regardless of whether the people inside responded, and left in a hurry.
"Let's go, I guess it's almost there. Lin Hu stood up, Chu Li nodded, and the two walked out. Along the way, the flow of people poured like a tidal wave to the center of the camp.
The school field of the middle camp of the Iron and Blood Army is probably the largest place in the entire middle camp, but it is also crowded at the moment. "There are so many people who have survived. Chu Li was surprised, "After all, it is a newcomer to the Iron Blood Army, and it is impossible for the Shenwei Army to leave it alone." Lin Hu seemed to have expected it.
After the assembly, it was still an irregular team, but the temperament was completely different from before, after all, these people in front of them could be regarded as having seen blood.
The crowd was uncharacteristically quiet at the moment.
No one is stupid, everyone knows that they are being used as bait this time, and everyone is looking at the high platform in front of them and thinking of an explanation.
On the high platform, the general of Zhengxi stood proudly.
"If I go to stop the Shadow Legion today, who will dare not go. The general's voice was calm and cold, "With 100,000 people against half of the enemy, more than half of the dead and wounded, where are you and my iron-blooded army?" Turning away, there were some things he didn't bother to explain.
The originally resentful person instantly lowered his head.
This is the most elite iron-blooded army in Great Qin, and their current identity is a soldier, which is enough.
"The general is really good. Lin Hu muttered, "A few words not only resolved the grievances, but also gave him the upper hand." He looked at Chu Li, but his face changed.
Chu Li felt that he was about to suffocate, when he saw the first time he saw the general, it was like being choked by the neck, and the whole person who was oppressed by the endless killing intent couldn't breathe, until the general turned to leave, then he breathed a sigh of relief and sat on the ground.
"Chu Li, what is this?" Lin Hu helped Chu Li up, looking at him with a frightened expression, a little curious.
After hesitating for a moment, Chu Li only said that he was very sensitive to the feeling of killing intent, Lin Hu frowned and didn't say anything.
After the general left, another person came up on the high platform, three strands of long hair floating on his chest, but the top of his head was smooth and peculiar.
"Now that you have come to my Iron Army, then I will not treat you as outsiders. The bald man pointed to himself, "I'm your head coach, but I can't teach you how to survive the battlefield." ”
The new pawns were waiting to continue listening to the following, but they didn't know that the bald topic suddenly changed, "Okay, everyone go back and rest, and gather here tomorrow." After saying that, he turned around and was about to leave, but suddenly remembered something, and continued, "There may be a camp for ten people tonight, or there will be a spot check, and there will be no need to sleep tonight if there are less than ten people." ”
At night, eight more people came out of the tent of Chu Li and the two, and the first one was a proud young man in gorgeous clothes, followed by four guards, pacing into the tent with square steps, as if entering his own backyard.
"Young master, this tent is too buried. The guard at the head frowned, "It's okay, in this barracks, naturally you can't be the same as Fuzhong." As soon as the young man stretched out his hand, he looked leisurely and complacent.
"Young Master is wise!" The four people behind him naturally clapped their horses and praised, and the young man's eyes were slightly closed, with a very useful expression.
Chu Li recognized this person, it was Sun Qihao, the second son of the Metropolitan Governor of Fu'an City, but he didn't expect him to survive.
The five masters and servants ignored Chu Li and the two who came first, and occupied a large and best position in the center.
Then the three of them entered in turn, a young man of the same age as Chu Li, a bearded man, and a white middle-aged man.
The first time we met, we didn't talk much, the ten people each had their own circles, and they didn't talk all night.
When Chu Li was woken up the next morning, the sky was still gray, and the ten people in the account were still asleep except for Lin Hu.
"Let's go. Lin Hu was already fully dressed and carrying his knife.
Chu Li didn't ask much, since he had decided to learn from Lin Hu, he would do whatever the other party said.
Lin Hu took Chu Li to the school field where he gathered yesterday, this is worthy of the elite iron-blooded army of Great Qin, at this time, the school field was full of people before dawn, and the shouts and killings during training were endless.
"Chu Li, ask you again, do you really want to learn the sword technique from me?" Lin Hu asked with a smile.
Chu Li nodded, he is not a fool, looking at Lin Hu like this, what he is best at must be knife skills, and he doesn't learn knife learning from him.
"The sword technique is just a means to exert one's own ability, and the real strength still depends on oneself. Lin Hu said, and suddenly said to Chu Li, "Little Chu Li, you do your best to punch me." ”
Chu Xuan wanted to use his own level to hit the other party with all his strength, maybe it would make Lin Hu a little painful, so he avoided the wound on Lin Hu's body and punched him hard. The punch was exhausted, and he thought that his hand would touch the muscles like a steel plate, but he didn't know that a strong force was coming, and Chu Li was caught off guard and sat on the ground.
When the big man saw that the little guy was ugly, he naturally laughed again.
Chu Li had long been accustomed to the other party's laughter, and hurriedly asked, "Why is this?"
After laughing, Lin Hu took the trouble to explain, he pointed to the people on the school ground, "Most of these soldiers you see on weekdays only practice outside, not inside, we call them body refiners." When a refiner has great achievements, the muscles around his body are punctated, harder than iron, and a fierce fist can crack the iron stone. ”
"And those like us who cultivate both inside and outside are called Qi refiners, and when they have great achievements, they are much more powerful than their body refiners. Lin Hu smiled, and Chu Li hurriedly asked, "What's so powerful?"
"It looks like an ordinary person on the outside, but its strength is not inferior to that of a body refiner. Not only that, when the true qi in the body rotates, the body can be as light as a swallow, and the eaves can walk on the wall. If you practice to a high level, you will prolong your life. I heard that an old gentleman of our Qi Refiner lived for more than two hundred years. Lin Hu was triumphant.
Chu Li exclaimed, "Two hundred years old, isn't that a fairy-like figure?"
Lin Hu nodded, but said again, "The advantage of a Qi refiner is much greater than that of a body refiner, but the difficulty is also much greater. Not to mention the cost of time, refining the body only needs to be strong-willed and persistent, it is an individual, but refining qi requires talent. A few years of hard work with good talent can cross the battlefield, and a lifetime of practice with bad talent will not help. ”
Chu Li touched his chin, fortunately, his luck is generally not so bad, he doesn't expect that kind of a thousand miles a day, at least he can't be wrong with his talent.
"So let's test your talent first. Lin Hu sat on the ground, and Chu Li sat opposite him, closing his eyes.
"First of all, empty your mind, don't think about anything, try to let go of the control of your body, and concentrate all your spirit on the center of your eyebrows, at this point you should no longer feel the presence of your physical body. Then use this spiritual power to feel everything around you, the sound of me talking, the sound of the soldiers walking. ”
"Hear not with your ears, but with your mental power. Then try to paint them out in your mind. After a pause, Lin Hu continued, "Next, use mental power to perceive your body, not to control your body, but to perceive." ”
Lin Hu emphasized several perceptions in a row, "If you have talent, you should feel that there is an inexplicable thing gushing out of your limbs, and the more things that spew out, the better your talent is." And my generation's qi refining is to use special exercises and mantras to control them to swim in the body. ”
Lin Hu closed his eyes and looked intoxicated, "It's a wonderful feeling, that's why I said how addictive cultivation is." ”
After waiting for a long time, Lin Hu opened his eyes, "What's the matter?" Xiao Chuli felt something?"
"I.... I feel a little sleepy. Chu Li smiled a little embarrassed, he didn't know why, as soon as he did what Lin Hu said, a wave of sleepiness struck.
Lin Hu also said that this kid was joking with himself and playing tricks on himself, so a pair of tigers stared at Chu Li, just looking at Chu Li motionlessly.
Chu Li was glared at by this ugly man, and hurriedly said, "Let me try again, this time I will definitely succeed." "Say that, Chu Li closed his eyes.
The time for half a cup of tea passed, and seeing that the time for the gathering was up, Lin Hu wanted to beckon the little guy in front of him to gather, but when he got closer, he found that Chu Li had already been groggy for an unknown amount of time, and the saliva at the corner of his mouth flowed out.
Okay, this is not to say, the big hand like a fan of the big man pressed it mercilessly.
In the crowd, Chu Li rubbed the back of his head, complaining that this reckless man was too ruthless, Lin Hu also believed Chu Li's inexplicable sleepiness at this time, and his two caterpillar-like eyebrows were tightly locked together.
"It's okay, isn't it just that I don't have talent, I'm not still refining my body. Chu Li said, but he was very unhappy in his heart, who didn't want to become a hero of martial arts, such a good opportunity was missed by himself, and the young man was extremely unwilling in his heart.
On the high platform, the head of the sect was touching his long hair, "Did I tell you yesterday that I can't teach you how to survive the battlefield?" ”
Seeing that the new pawns nodded yes one by one, the bald head was very satisfied, "Although I can't teach you how to survive, I can teach you how to kill." With that, he waved his hand to one of the silver-armored soldiers beside him, who had to be ordered to go and prepare, while he himself smiled and looked at the chattering newcomers below.
In a short time, a soldier took the lead, and one after another people in obscene clothes were chained and followed.
"It's a prisoner of war from the Qi State. Seeing Chu Li's curiosity, Lin Hu explained in a low voice.
Rows and rows of prisoners of war were brought out, and then one by one the soldiers took down the rags that were blocked in their mouths, and suddenly the clamor resounded throughout the middle camp, begging for mercy, shouting, and insulting, but all kinds of voices were tangled together, and they sounded like cries of despair.
It was much more desperate than Chu Li had heard at the recruiting office that day.