38: Chapter 38: Learned the Introductory Technique

Xia Shaoxin had been sitting in front of the wordless stone tablet for a full hour.

He had rolled over a dozen pills, but had only consumed eight of them, and had already read to the very last line.

He had been studying this stone tablet for over ten days, barely managing to memorize some of the characters, but was unable to comprehend their meaning.

He could only recite the parts he remembered every day; the moment he tried to think about them slightly, an overwhelming wave of fatigue would surge over him, and he would fall asleep immediately.

Having finished reading it today, he didn't seek a deep understanding, only wanting to swallow it whole and forcefully memorize it first.

When he finished reading the last character, he let out a sigh of relief, intending to eat another pill and review the entire Cultivation Technique from the beginning.

Suddenly, it was as if a lamp had been lit inside his confused mind, and a gentle breeze had blown through, causing that fatigue to vanish without a trace.

Those fragmented pieces of knowledge, those seemingly meaningless characters, suddenly connected into a coherent text.

He had actually learned the Yangyan Circulation Technique!

It was as if it had always existed in his memory, and only today had he suddenly retrieved it.

He suddenly realized that it was just like learning a prescription; one second he understood nothing, and the next second, he had mastered everything.

Looking at the stone tablet now, it was just a bare, unfinished slab of stone.

" Does this mean I've finished learning it? "

He couldn't quite believe it; having been tormented by this stone tablet for too long, he had developed a significant psychological trauma.

Before, it had been like a fierce demon, but now it had turned into a kind and benevolent face.

Sitting in front of the stone tablet, having mastered the entire text, he felt incomparably refreshed.

So, the Yangyan Circulation Technique was about stimulating the masculine energy within the body, sensing the external Spiritual Qi, absorbing it into the Dantian, and refining it into one's own True Qi.

The first step was called " Sensing " .

A Disciple who could pass the Formation detection test using the sky sound bell possessed great potential for sensing.

Through the Cultivation Technique, this potential could be turned into actual ability.

The human body has hundreds of Acupoints. When the body's level of sensing Spiritual Qi reaches a very high degree, one can use the Cultivation Technique to enable one or several of these Acupoints to gain the ability to absorb Spiritual Qi.

This stage was called " Guiding Qi into the Body " .

At this point, one needed to strive to make the Spiritual Qi circulate through the meridians.

If the Spiritual Qi could successfully complete one full cycle through the meridians and finally converge into the Dantian, this stage was called " Circulation " .

Reaching this step did not yet count as being a Qi Refiner. Many Outer Sect Disciples could only reach this step, and as they aged, this ability would disappear.

The hundreds of Acupoints were both entrances and exits for Spiritual Qi.

If the guiding force was not strong, the Spiritual Qi would dissipate at any time, and even if it converged into the Dantian, not a single strand could be stored.

The Cultivation Technique was used to solve these problems.

After circulating the cycle and guiding the Spiritual Qi into the Dantian, one needed to begin refining it.

When the remaining Spiritual Qi was refined into a strand of True Qi within the Dantian, nourishing it, one could be considered to have successfully stepped into the Qi Refining Realm.

Xia Shaoxin's mind had been a mess before, but after learning it, everything became clear.

He couldn't wait to start practicing the Cultivation Technique.

Everything went very smoothly; according to the requirements of the Cultivation Technique, he could perform all the movements.

Before long, his body began to heat up, and he was overjoyed, as this was the effect of the Yangyan Circulation Technique.

Gradually, he felt waves of heat surging around him.

His heart grew even more joyful, as this indicated that he had passed the " Sensing " stage.

A few Acupoints on his body felt a little numb, as if bitten by mosquitoes, but the feeling didn't last long, and the numbness disappeared.

This was the Acupoints sensing the existence of Spiritual Qi, wanting to open up and welcome the Spiritual Qi to enter.

Unfortunately, he didn't manage to absorb the Spiritual Qi.

If the Spiritual Qi did not enter, he could not execute the Cultivation Technique and remained in the " Sensing " state.

He tried for a long time but failed; he was drenched in sweat, felt dizzy, and stopped his so-called " Cultivation " .

He closed his eyes and lay down on the ground.

His body was extremely exhausted, even more tired than after a full day of chores.

Although he hadn't succeeded, he had finally embarked on the correct path.

He was very satisfied and sat slumped in front of the stone tablet.

" Ha, so you really are slacking off here! "

Suddenly, Nangong Yi's voice came from behind him.

He opened his eyes and saw four angry faces.

" After you finished your business for Senior Brother Liang Ruoran, why didn't you report to Nanxiang Courtyard? " Nangong Yi asked sternly.

" Damn it, I'm exhausted every day and barely have any chances to Cultivate, yet you slack off the moment you get a chance? " The person who followed up with the questioning was none other than the man who had been thrown into the tree by Senior Brother Liang Ruoran.

They had gotten to know each other through conflict.

While at Tengyun Peak, Xia Shaoxin inexplicably remembered that this person's name was Cai Ke.

He had been at the Chiyan Sect for over ten days and had never spoken to him, nor even made eye contact, just ignoring him directly.

The grudge of being thrown into the tree by Senior Brother Liang Ruoran was immediately counted against Xia Shaoxin.

" By the time I finished my business, it was already noon, and you had nothing to do either, so I came here to learn the Introductory Cultivation Method. Is that not allowed? " Xia Shaoxin didn't want to be in the wrong, so he explained first.

Nangong Yi didn't buy it and lunged forward, trying to grab Xia Shaoxin.

Xia Shaoxin had dealt with Poisonous Insects since he was a child, so his reflexes were incredibly sharp; how could he let him succeed?

He immediately dodged on the ground, stood up quickly, crossed his arms in front of his chest, and shouted angrily: " What do you want? "

Nangong Yi shouted loudly: " You are a servant under my command, and you refuse to follow instructions. We are going to take you to see the Deacon! "

He swung a punch over.

Xia Shaoxin calmly stepped back.

Cai Ke kicked out, and Xia Shaoxin had no choice but to retreat into the woods.

He was not someone who could just endure it; he immediately stuffed a strength pill into his mouth and fought head-on with Nangong Yi and the other three.

" You are just a servant who paid to get in, while I am an official Outer Sect Disciple. Can't I control you? "

" If you dare to fight me, I will definitely have the Deacon expel you from the mountain! "

The four of them had been absorbing Spiritual Qi for a long time, so their physical fitness was better than ordinary people.

Xia Shaoxin threw a few punches, then suddenly calmed down, remembering that he was indeed under Nangong Yi's management.

As the saying goes, one doesn't fear the county magistrate, only the immediate supervisor.

Doing private errands for Senior Brother Liang Ruoran, the Deacon usually wouldn't say anything.

But Nangong Yi did have an advantage in status regarding the servants. With just a few words, if he spoke to the Deacon, since he was a newcomer, the Deacon would definitely side with him.

He thought to himself: If I want to successfully reach the Qi Refining Realm, I need to eat the jade bamboo spirit leaf, and it will be a few days before they are distributed. It's better not to have any conflicts right now.

As long as I sacrifice one jade bamboo spirit leaf and have the Introductory Cultivation Method, finding a place to Cultivate by myself wouldn't be too bad.

If it blows up too big and I injure them, and the Chiyan Sect kicks me out, it would really not be worth the loss.

I am destined to be a famous figure in the Immortal Realm of the Yue Kingdom in the future; it's not worth wasting my great potential on these nobodies who are destined to remain nameless.

He immediately took out a few silver notes.

" Brothers, can we make peace? "

" Take this small gift and share it among yourselves. "

The silver notes fluttered in the air.

He thought very simply, but forgot that these guys were not poor.

Relying on the fact that there were four of them, Nangong Yi was determined to capture Xia Shaoxin and take him to see the Deacon.

Seeing that they wouldn't back down, Xia Shaoxin didn't hold back either; he couldn't afford to be at a disadvantage anyway.

Nangong Yi and Cai Ke seemed to have some friction between them, but as for the other two, Xia Shaoxin really didn't know what reason they had to attack him.

Perhaps it was just that they looked down on him and wanted to bully him.

Relying on the effect of the strength pill, he fought four against one, beating the four of them until they were covered in bumps.

Until a sudden angry shout came from behind the main hall: " What are you doing? "

The voice was none other than Deacon Wang Xinhao.

Everyone stopped at the same time. Nangong Yi smiled brightly and whispered to Xia Shaoxin: " You are dead meat. "

He trotted all the way to report to Deacon Wang.