Chapter 24: The Innate Body and the Taotie Spirit
A few days later.
Zhao Wumian continued to read books and practice diligently, and when he had nothing to do, he would abuse the "chess demon" to adjust his mood.
With the support of the terrifying computing power brought by the full level of comprehension, he always has imaginative tricks, and his moves are as fast as an antelope hanging a horn, leaving no trace. Shi Sanjue always feels both pain and joy when playing with him.
Apart from this, the only additional thing was to transfer the case files related to Hu Weiyong to the archives for review, including the correspondence.
There are handles all over here!
If you want to kill the Huaixi nobles and give Zhu Yuanzhang a reasonable reason, you have to look for it here.
Mao Xiang and Jiang Huan were too slow and only caught small fish and shrimps.
Zhao Wumian is ready to help them and bring down the Huaixi Party in one fell swoop!
At the same time, his cultivation level improved day by day with the help of his evil skills and evil spirit. In just three days, he opened up the Chong and Dai meridians, leaving only the most difficult Ren and Du meridians.
The Ren meridian governs blood and is connected to all the Yin meridians, so it is called the "sea of Yin meridians" and the "sea of Yin Qi."
The Du meridian governs qi and is connected to all the yang meridians, so it is called the "sea of yang meridians" and the "sea of yang qi."
The Ren and Du meridians are the main meridians of the human body. If these two meridians are unblocked, then the eight meridians will be unblocked; if the eight meridians are unblocked, then all the meridians will be unblocked, and then the innate body will be completed, connecting the two bridges of heaven and earth, so that the spirit can resonate with heaven and earth.
Only then can one absorb the vital energy of heaven and earth through the human body, transform it into true energy, and practice more quickly.
Only at this time can the power of Yin-Yang magic be demonstrated.
Zhao Wumian spent two days to open the Ren meridian, and another two days to open the Du meridian. On the eighth day, only the last point of the Du meridian was left, which was the "Yingjiao Point" located in the center of the upper teeth.
Achieve your innate ability today!
Zhao Wumian retraced the path to the ninth level of the Imperial Prison's evil spirit, accumulating a lot of evil spirit. He came to the cage of the Taotie beast, sat cross-legged on the ground, and began to practice the evil skill of "Nine Netherworlds" to refine the evil spirit and break through the barrier.
Yun Qi made a special trip today, with his external energy protecting him. His palms were spread out, with a drop of blood essence surrounded by Yin energy floating on their faces - the blood essence of Taotie, just waiting for Zhao Wumian to succeed.
Zhao Wumian didn't let him wait too long.
The first realm was perfected, and the speed of Qi training was much faster than before. In less than a cup of tea, Zhao Wumian had transformed all the evil spirits in his body and accumulated them in the four acupoints of Yintang, Suliao, Shuigou and Duiduan above the gums. It was like a dam upstream, the water level was getting higher and higher, and the momentum was getting stronger and stronger. When it broke through the dam, the true Qi poured out, and naturally it was unstoppable!
The time has come!
Zhao Wumian changed his hand seal and opened the floodgates to release water.
The powerful and majestic true energy rushed down like a surging river, and the already shaky Yinjiao point was opened up in a short moment.
In an instant, all 29 acupoints of the Governor Vessel were opened, and then the yin and yang energies in the Ren and Governor Vessels met at Dantian, and then flowed into the eight extraordinary meridians, the twelve regular meridians, and the 365 major acupoints throughout the body...
With a flick of his fingers, the Nine Netherworld Qi washed through the meridians throughout his body!
The innate body is done!
Zhao Wumian opened his eyes and felt his whole body calm and peaceful, as if he was flying, and felt extremely comfortable. At the same time, his mental strength increased greatly, his five senses doubled, and the whole world seemed to be much clearer.
Not only did the colors become richer, but many subtle details that were usually overlooked also became clear to him. The most mysterious thing was that no matter the sky or the earth, a stone or a bug, they all seemed to be alive and connected to him, and he became a part of them, no longer unrelated to them.
The overall feeling is refreshed!
Zhao Wumian looked at his hands with a look of curiosity: "Is this how a person can communicate with the heaven and earth? It is indeed magical..."
Yun Qi smiled and said, "Build your foundation for a hundred days, then refine your essence into qi, and now you have achieved the innate body. You can be considered to have officially entered the door of martial arts. Carefully feel the Baihui point on the top of your head and the Yongquan point on the bottom of your feet."
Zhao Wumian did as he was told and felt vaguely that something indescribable was flowing into the meridians of his body from these three acupuncture points.
Especially at the top of the head, the feeling is clearer, like a stream of clear and empty air coming down from the void, spreading all over the body, bringing coolness to the whole body.
Zhao Wumian was startled: "Vitality?"
"Yes."
Yun Qi talked eloquently: "When a person is born, he inherits the original qi of heaven and earth, which becomes spirit and form; he receives the qi of Yuanyi, which becomes liquid and essence. The innate qi transforms into the five internal organs and six bowels. Pure yang controls fire and is called heart qi. The lesser yin in yang controls metal and is called lung qi. Pure yin controls water and is called kidney qi. The lesser yang in yin controls wood and is called liver qi. The balanced yin and yang controls earth and is called spleen qi. The five qi gather in the body and give life. If you practice according to the law, you will achieve supernatural powers. This is the essence of qi training! It is the same for both warriors and sorcerers. The difference is that warriors look inward to strengthen themselves, while sorcerers look outward to seek resonance."
Zhao Wumian nodded.
He already knew about this aspect. The Yin-Yang magic "Five Elements Positioning" was to transform the Yin-Yang Qi in the body into the Qi of the five internal organs and the five elements, so as to arrange it into a formation, blend with the five elements of nature, and use it to attack the enemy!
Yun Qi said: "Baihui and Yongquan are what warriors call the 'twin bridges' that connect heaven and earth. Only when you achieve innateness can you understand the mystery. Warriors rely on them to cultivate spirits. Yongquan's effect is a little worse, you should be able to feel it, so warriors almost always choose Baihui when cultivating spirits. This process is also called 'opening the gate of heaven'! Are you ready? Inoculate the blood of the four evil spirits!"
Zhao Wumian had been waiting for this day, and said seriously: "Come on!"
Yun Qi didn't waste any words and hit Zhao Wumian on the Baihui acupoint with his palm.
The extremely cold and yin true energy sent that drop of Taotie's blood into the body. Almost instantly, the extremely real illusion reappeared. Zhao Wumian was in a trance, as if he had fallen into an ancient battlefield or into the netherworld of hell!
The deafening sounds of fighting and crying came again, as if he was haunted by thousands of ghosts, dragging him into the abyss of no return!
"Here we go again..."
Zhao Wumian was indifferent, with the corners of his lips slightly raised: "Don't you have anything new?"
Zhao Wumian ignored all the illusions, held his breath, concentrated his mind, and guided the drop of essence and blood along the Baihui point on the top of his head, upstream along the Du meridian, passing through the Houding, Naohou, Dazhui and other acupoints, all the way to the deep part of Dantian, like a seed, allowing it to take root and merge with the physical body.
moment.
Zhao Wumian trembled all over, his body felt numb, and deep in his heart he felt an uncontrollable desire, the desire to devour!
It was an almost instinctive feeling, and besides that, there was also "hunger"!
It’s like there’s a big hole in my stomach and I want to fill it with food!
Zhao Wumian opened his eyes: "I'm so hungry, I want to eat, is this also a sequelae?"
"..."
Yun Qi witnessed the whole process with his own eyes, his eyes twitching, and for a moment he didn’t know whether to laugh or cry: “This is the first time I’ve met someone who merged so quickly…”
When Mu Ying was vaccinated, his life was hanging by a thread at all times. His personal will was constantly fighting against the murderous thoughts. He was worried every moment during the process of guiding the spirit. If he was not careful, he would be doomed!
This kid is so good. In less than ten breaths, the fusion has been completed.
During the whole process, there was no "confrontation" at all. He didn't seem to feel any killing intent. Even the most instinctive ferocious animal nature of Taotie could not affect him. As for him, the only thing left was "hunger"...
If he hadn't confirmed it repeatedly, he would have thought he had planted the wrong thing...
Those are the four evil ones...
What a high level of concentration this must be!
This kid is really a monster. He can't be explained by common sense.
After these days of contact, Yun Qi has gotten to know him well. Whatever happened to him is not surprising. He helped him up and said gently, "As the saying goes, wild nature is hard to tame. Inoculating blood essence not only sows innate magical powers, but also sows the corresponding beast nature. Even ordinary wild beasts are 'hard to tame', let alone those mountain and sea beasts that are a hundred times more powerful.
Therefore, the biggest enemy of a warrior is the beast nature. Different beasts have different habits from the beast nature. Take the Nine Dragon Sons for example. The eldest son Qiuniu likes happiness, the second son Yazi likes fighting, the third son Chaofeng likes danger, the fourth son Pulao likes singing, and so on. The Chiwen on my body swallows fire and spits waves, while your Taotie symbolizes greed, greed for killing, greed for money, greed for food, greed... Don't you have any other feelings? Feelings other than hunger?"
Yunqi found it a little hard to understand.
Mu Ying is still walking on thin ice, trying hard to restrain his greed...
Zhao Wumian spread out his hands, and with a thought, a terrible suction force suddenly surged out, swallowing the evil spirit into his body and transforming it into true energy. "There is also suction power."
"..."
Yun Qi's expression became even more strange. He looked at him for a long while and could only shake his head: "You kid, you are really speechless... Let's go, I'll take you to dinner. I know you can do it, so Governor Jiang specially prepared some wine and food in the back hall, and I'll tell you the intelligence we have found out."
"Ah."
Zhao Wumian clenched his right fist, the Taotie magical power [Swallowing the Heaven and Eating the Earth] had become an instinct. The next step in the second realm of practice was to strengthen it, nourish the true energy, fill up the Dantian, and pave the way for the blood species to "take root and sprout".
When he reached the second realm, his inner strength increased greatly, and with the addition of supernatural powers and magic, he was finally no longer at the mercy of others.
Going out to look for treasure can also give you more power to protect yourself.
Zhao Wumian followed Yun Qi out of the imperial prison, walked through the corridor, and came to the back hall of the Pacification Office.
Jiang Huan had indeed prepared a table of sumptuous food and wine. Seeing Zhao Wumian's eyes light up as he looked at the Eight Immortals Table, he laughed out loud, "It really worked! When General Mu planted his spirit, His Majesty invited him to the palace for a banquet to celebrate for him. General Mu ate three tables of food and wine by himself. I have also prepared three tables for you. This is the first table. Come and take your seat."
"Thank you, sir."
Zhao Wumian was quite touched by what he heard, and he didn't hesitate to say that he would have to go out and fight hard soon, so he quickly made up for it.
Without saying a word, he went to the table, picked up a fat pork trotter and stuffed it into his mouth.
Yun Qi and Jiang Huan smiled and shook their heads, then went to the table and ate and drank slowly.
"Is Master Mao not here?"
Yun Qi looked around and said, "He has been really hard-working these days. I thought he would come and relax after preparing some good food and wine."
Jiang Huan said, "We are still investigating. Hua Hanchun is also a fourth-level cultivator, with a strong spirit and the best martial arts of the Tianji Palace. Although he is easier to deal with than Hu Weiyong, he is still difficult to deal with. Even Commander Mao's "Nine Palace Soul Transfer Technique" is not effective, and he can only see the general outline. There are many traps in the underground palace. If he relaxes a little, it will be more dangerous for Captain Zhao to get the treasure. He has to be attentive. Recently, there are more and more alien sights in the capital. If Captain Zhao can't bring it back secretly, he can only fight head-on!"
Zhao Wumian expressed his gratitude at the right time and said that he would do his best.
Jiang Huan waved his hand and said, "Eat your food. We know you are gifted. Let us tell you to pick out the important things to remember."
Zhao Wumian nodded.
Jiang Huan said: "After more than half a month of soul searching and mind reading, we have achieved a lot of results. At least the location has been confirmed. It is in Shenxiu Lake in Langya Mountain!"
Yun Qi asked, "Chuzhou? It's quite close."
Jiang Huan nodded: "The Tianshi Mirror is a treasure of the Three Realms, a mid-level divine object of the Earth Rank. It is said to be able to illuminate the demons in people's hearts. It is born with spirituality and flowing precious light. There is no shortage of talented people who can see the qi in the Zhenfu Division. If Hu Weiyong hides this treasure in the capital, we will definitely be able to find it! He dare not hide it in the capital, nor dare to go too far away from the capital. Chuzhou is more than a hundred miles away from the capital, and Langya Mountain is a place where the earth veins converge and the feng shui is excellent. Even if it was destroyed in the war more than ten years ago, the foundation is still there. Hiding the thing there, even masters who are good at seeing the qi will find it difficult to tell where the Tianshi Mirror is. It is the most suitable place!"
Yun Qi said: "That makes sense. But there has always been a sect on Mount Langya. Although it is not very powerful, there are many people and many eyes. How did Hu Weiyong set up traps at the bottom of the lake?"
Jiang Huan laughed and said, "It wasn't laid by him, it was ready-made!"
Yunqi was quite surprised.
Jiang Huan asked: "Eunuch, do you know the former Yuan Huai Wang Tu Temur?"
Yun Qi pondered and couldn't remember it for a moment.
Zhao Wumian said casually: "The eighth emperor of the Yuan Dynasty, he lived in Qiongzhou during the reign of Emperor Yingzong of Yuan, and was recalled during the reign of Emperor Taiding. He was named Prince Huai and lived in Jiankang (Nanjing). The former Prince Huai's Mansion is now the Zhongshu Province Office in the capital. Later, he launched the Tianli Rebellion and commanded three thousand 'self-sacrificing guards' to seize the throne."
Yun Qi suddenly realized: "Is it him? Is the underground palace in Langya Mountain his place for training?"
"Yes."
Jiang Huan said: "Toutemur has been plotting for the throne for a long time. Emperor Taiding himself is an example of usurping the throne. The previous Yuan Dynasty was like this. The barbarians outside the Great Wall rarely passed on the throne normally. Most of them were usurped! In order to raise troops and train soldiers, Toutemur secretly built this underground palace in Langya Mountain when he was still King Huai, and raised the famous 'self-sacrificing guards'."
Zhao Wumian laughed in his heart, don't worry, our Ming Dynasty's Prince of Yan is not bad either.
"The Self-Sacrificing Guards are indeed quite capable."
Yun Qi recalled: "Zanbei Sangbu, the top master of the Sakya sect, was nurtured with the secret method of the Great Snow Mountain. None of them can live past the age of thirty, but they all have the strength of the third realm. Once they form a formation, three thousand people can stop thirty thousand cavalry. In order to support him, the Sakya sect really invested a lot of money."
"Yes."
Jiang Huan continued, "So these people must not be exposed. Exposing them would be equivalent to revealing their evil ambitions. That's why they secretly built underground palaces to hide. But he didn't lose out. Zanbei Sangbu later became the 'Emperor Master' as he wished, and the Sakya Sect also suppressed the Vajra Sect. Speaking of which, the reason why the Master Jin Guang came to the execution ground was not only because of the secret treasure of the Tianji Palace, but also because of the Sakya Sect's method of cultivating the bodyguards.
This forbidden technique regards human life as worthless. Not long after Toghon Temur seized the throne, the Shekhar Guards died suddenly and the truth was exposed. In order to quell the public anger, the Sakya sect had to burn them in public, resulting in the loss of this technique. It is said that there is a copy in the underground palace. If the Vajra Sect is still determined and tries to make the Shekhar Guards reappear, the southwest will be in trouble..."
Yun Qi nodded solemnly, with anger on his face: "How dare Hu Weiyong leave such a map, what does he want to do?!"
Zhao Wumian fanned the flames: "Maybe the masters of Yipintang were trained this way. He must be killed!"
"..."
Jiang Huan glanced at him with a strange look on his face, "Don't worry, the cultivation of the She Shen Wei cannot be separated from the relics. Hu Weiyong doesn't have enough relics, and it's hard for a good cook to cook without rice. Moreover, the Tibetan monks practice the three channels and seven chakras, which is very different from the Central Plains. It's not that easy to practice."
Zhao Wumian gnawed the pork leg silently.
Yunqi breathed a sigh of relief.
Jiang Huan continued, "After Hu Weiyong discovered the underground palace, he teamed up with Hua Hanchun to crack the mechanism and set up additional mechanisms, turning it into a secret hiding place. In case of bad situations, it can also be used to avoid the search and arrest by the Pacification Division. However, we did not expect that the incident happened suddenly, and the emperor issued an order quickly and harshly, so all these arrangements were in vain."
After hearing this, Yun Qi understood the general situation: "How far has the mechanism been cracked now?"
Jiang Huan said, "Less than 30% is left." He then took out a sheepskin scroll and handed it to Zhao Wumian, "Take a look at these first."
Zhao Wumian took it.
Yun Qi warned: "Take the things out, and destroy the atlas. There is no need to keep such a disaster!"
Zhao Wumian looked at the map and nodded: "I understand!"
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(End of this chapter)
