Sword from the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 50: Ordinary Acupoints and Qi Acupoints (Thanks to the monthly tickets of the book friends!)
The Ru River is surging and warm.

The city wall of Shangcai stretches across Lugang like a crouching tiger, and green ivy climbs up the wall near the outskirts.

The east city gate is called Cangmen, and is less than three meters high.

Looking up, one can see soldiers with guns walking back and forth between the battlements, naturally to guard against rebels.

Zhou Yi and Dugu Feng passed through the east gate and saw a square pavilion with a pointed top at the entrance of the city.

Many scholars gathered under the pavilion, some complaining, some sighing, others pointing out the world and talking about everything, which was quite strange.

Zhou Yi looked around and couldn't help but slow down his pace.

There is a stele in the Yinjian Pavilion, but I don’t know what is written on it.

There was a down-and-out scholar in a moon-white gown standing in front of the stele, blocking Zhou Yi's view.

The man turned around and glanced at Zhou Yi.

He is a middle-aged Confucian scholar.

After taking a look, the middle-aged man continued to look at the stone tablet, occasionally covering his chest and coughing softly.

Zhou Yi originally planned to go forward and take a look.

Dugu Feng glanced sideways and looked away in an instant:

"Last night you said that Old Monster Ding was the emperor in his dream. It was just an illusion. Most of these people are in the same boat."

"Li Si was from Shangcai, and that's the stone carving about him."

She was from a high-class family, and she loved reading ancient books, so she had profound knowledge:

"This man is a commoner from Shangcai, a commoner in the alleys. The emperor, unaware of his humble status, has promoted him to this position. Among the ministers of today, there is no one higher than me. This can be said to be the highest level of wealth and honor."

Zhou Yi understood what she meant.

"Li Si said he was just an ordinary citizen in the streets, but the emperor didn't know he was ordinary, and he accidentally promoted him to a high position."

This is the limit of most readers' dreams.

"Shangcai common people, alleys and alleys of the poor"

Zhou Yi repeated these eight words and felt a little touched.

Dugu Feng, who was standing by, observed this and said, "Rumors are circulating that the Taiping Heavenly Master has started a rebellion and destroyed the Yingyang Prefecture Army. It looks like he's about to change his stance from Great Sage Master to King and Emperor."

"Um"

She glanced at Zhou Yi's profile and said, "But I think you're more interested in martial arts, right?"

"Yes or no."

"Oh?" Dugu Feng listened to what he said.

Zhou Yi said sternly, "Because I haven't thought about it that much. Right now, I'm considering finding a place similar to Fuzi Mountain to rebuild the Taoist temple. It would be best if people like Yuwen Chengdu don't come to bother me anymore."

"Otherwise. For the sake of peace."

"It is possible for a person who practices Taoism to become an emperor."

The girl's eyes were fixed on Zhou Yi's face.

Is this considered bragging?

However, I always have a strange feeling, as if the big words he said can come true.

Well, it must be because he has such a strong background.

Dugu Fengtan pursed her lips, her long eyelashes fluttering in the spring breeze, stirring the tears in her eyes, she was lost in thought.

Suddenly he thought of something and smiled.

This was so dangerous and moving that even the young Taoist priest didn't dare to look directly at it.

"I see."

The girl and Zhou Yi walked towards the ancient road below the city. "This is also the reason why you went to Nanyang. There was once a Mr. Wolong in Nanyang, and you wanted to become a Wolong Tianshi."

"And then wait for the destined person who will come to visit you three times, right?"

Zhou Yi agreed politely:
"How about this, you come to Wollongong three times and ask me to come out of seclusion. I will accompany you to see your grandmother and learn her secret teachings."

"No," Dugu Feng said with a smile, "My family doesn't need Mr. Wolong."

"You should practice your martial arts first. It will be more fun if we go find Emperor Ding together."

Speaking of martial arts, Zhou Yi thought of the secret manual on his body.

The two of them quickly entered the city and came to Caijiang Pavilion, the largest inn in Shangcai, and asked for a private room on the second floor.

This meal was hosted by Emperor Ding and was extremely luxurious.

They ordered fish from Taihu Lake, lamb from DTZ, the latest vegetables, and the best spring wine from Shangcai. The "Jingchu Sui Shi Ji" records that pepper and cypress wine, a type of spring wine, was drunk on New Year's Day.

It is now late spring, and the sacrificial rites have long passed. The wine is richer and the lingering fragrance of the ancient Cai State can be tasted more clearly.

"This 'Overlord Fire Gang' is a horizontal training method, a type of external training Gang, suitable for those who practice external skills, but it requires a large amount of medicinal herbs and is quite expensive."

Dugu Feng held the secret manual in his hand and recalled for a moment, "Ding Jiuzhong has practiced both internal and external skills. He has already mastered this martial art to an extremely high level."

Zhou Yi weighed the gold in his hand and said, "No wonder he has so little wealth."

We agreed to give it half to each of us, so it would be a shame to split the secret book in half.

Zhou Yi suggested, "Wait until I copy down this method."

"No need."

Dugu Feng said calmly, "My family has many martial arts that practice external energy, and this one is not lacking."

As expected of a noble family, they even look down on the emperor's martial arts.

Zhou Yi was somewhat convinced, so he took out the sheepskin that recorded Jingyun Shenyou, and said, "Then we have to copy this, right?"

Dugu Feng took the parchment scroll and just glanced over it.

At this moment, she carefully examined the meridian routes above and frowned slightly:
"This Qinggong is extremely powerful and has a very high threshold. It is completely different from my family's Biluo Hongchen. Apart from my grandmother, it would probably be difficult for anyone else to practice it. For me, it is not of much use either."

Ok?
Zhou Yi was very confused:

"This Jingyun Shenyou is just a method of practicing the Foot Shaoyin Kidney Meridian. What's so special about it?"

It would have been fine if he hadn't asked, but once he did, he immediately caught Dugu Feng's attention.

She looked Zhou Yi up and down: "Are you serious?"

"What do you mean by serious or not?" Zhou Yi said calmly, "Isn't practicing the Twelve Meridians just normal?"

"That's right," Dugu Feng nodded, but did not continue with Zhou Yi's words.

Because she keenly sensed that something was wrong with Zhou Yi.

So he casually asked, "You are practicing the Foot Shaoyin Kidney Meridian, right?"

"Exactly."

"Is the acupoint where the Qi is released the Yongquan?"

Zhou Yi hesitated.

What does the acupoint for the release of Qi mean?
Just when he hesitated for a moment, the girl showed a look of surprise, and then said jokingly:
"I thought the rumors were all fake, but I didn't expect the little Taoist priest really had the Taiping Hongbao. Take it out and let everyone take a look."

Zhou Yi raised his hands and said, "Search, and whatever treasures you find will be yours."

Dugu Feng restrained his expression:
"With the speed you ran last night, ordinary Qi can't do that. You're training the Foot Shaoyin Kidney Meridian, so it only makes sense to release Qi from ordinary acupoints."

"It can be seen from your reaction that I'm afraid you haven't even opened up your Qi orifices."

Dugu Feng had already seen through Zhou Yi's true intentions. After pondering for a moment, he asked a chilling question: "What is a Qi acupoint?"

After hearing this, Dugu Feng remained silent for a long time.

She asked back, "First, tell me how you practice internal Qi."

Zhou Yi frowned slightly: "Start practicing Qi from the Yongquan and Rangu points of the Foot Shaoyin Kidney Meridian."

The girl was startled when she heard this: "Really?"

"What's wrong?" Zhou Yiyin felt something was wrong.

Dugu Feng felt dizzy and confused. A person who didn't know the true qi should have gone astray. How did he cultivate such a pure skill?
He immediately suppressed his doubts and patiently explained to Zhou Yi:
"What is a Qi acupoint?"

"Only when the true qi impacts the acupuncture points can they become qi points. Otherwise, they are just ordinary acupuncture points."

"The Qi acupoints have two major functions: one is to refine the spirit within the acupoints, and the other is to release the Qi."

"After the Qi is released and the True Qi surges, it is possible to strike out with a splitting palm force and a sword to cut out the sword energy."

When Zhou Yi heard this, he suddenly felt sober.

I couldn't help but ask, "Then what's so special about me practicing Qi from the Foot Shaoyin Kidney Meridian?"

Dugu Feng paced in the private room:
"You and my grandmother are on the same path."

“But my grandmother also followed the rules at first.”

"When she was sixty years old and had achieved great power and comprehended the cloak staff technique, becoming a martial arts master, she changed her training method to yours."

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