Chapter 28: The Difficulty of Martial Arts [Seeking monthly tickets and follow-up reading]
"You will stay in the An Mansion for the next few days and work hard to pass the first level of the martial arts master, stabilize your qi and blood, and refine your ape muscles."
Manager An handed the [Diagram of the Diamond Demon Ape] to Qiu Zhen and said with a smile:
"Come, I will teach you the method of visualization."
Qiu Zhen cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Chief Steward An."
"You are the young master's disciple, so I will naturally teach you with all my heart."
Ankang nodded slightly, perhaps thinking of something, and asked:
"By the way, how many spiritual herbs have you taken in the past month?"
"I ate almost three spiritual herbs worth one spiritual pattern!"
“Three plants?!”
Ankang looked a little strange:
"Could it be true, young master, that you have a destiny and good luck, no wonder you have mastered the skill so quickly."
Qiu Zhen smiled shyly but said nothing.
"You are lucky, this is a good thing, but you should not blindly take too much spiritual herbs and precious medicines."
Ankang said with deep heart:
"Medicine is poisonous to some extent. Taking too much precious medicine will secretly damage your body. Have you felt a sense of stagnation in your body when you were standing in a posture recently?"
Qiu Zhen put away his smile.
He really felt that way.
He had the skill of introspection, and he felt the "stagnation" immediately after swallowing the "precious licorice medicine".
The books in the An family's collection in the courtyard were just ordinary medical books, and there was not much description of the realm of martial arts. He did not see any relevant descriptions and thought it was because his martial arts skills had improved too quickly recently.
I never expected that it was caused by taking precious medicine.
"This stagnant feeling is the turbid qi of the precious medicine. If it accumulates too much, it will turn into turbid poison. Not only will it damage your blood and vitality, and your martial arts foundation, it may even kill you."
"Manager An, can you detoxify it?"
"As far as I know, there is no good way to resolve it. You can only rely on yourself to slowly detoxify. If there is a way, then the children of the aristocratic families would all be fifth-level martial artists, and all of them would be able to challenge the innate martial artist."
Ankang said this in a bad mood, but after he finished speaking, he immediately comforted her:
"You don't have to worry too much. You don't eat much right now, so there won't be any serious consequences for now. You can continue to take the spiritual herbs and pills in the future, but you can't take them too frequently. It depends on the turbidity of the herbs in your body. You should take at least two or three months apart. However, if you take the spiritual herbs and pills for a long time, it will take longer and longer to detoxify."
"I see!"
Qiu Zhen felt very regretful.
I originally thought that I had "spiritual eyes" and a way to find treasures. I also discovered a blessed land. With the blessing of resources, practicing martial arts and life skills would be a piece of cake. I didn't expect that there would be restrictions in this regard.
However, he was soon relieved.
Just as Manager An said, without such restrictions, the children of noble families would all rise to prominence and there would be no need for peasants.
"Thank you, Manager An, for your guidance."
Qiu Zhen sincerely thanks:
"With your guidance, I have avoided many detours."
Ankang smiled:
"You have a good eye and are very good at choosing. You have chosen me as your disciple without taking any detours."
Just now, he and Shopkeeper Liu did not speak, both of them were waiting for Qiu Zhen to look at them for help.
But Qiu Zhen's reaction was unexpected.
Unlike ordinary teenagers who were confused and hesitant, he looked determined and directly chose the "second way".
Qiu Zhen smiled shyly and was just about to flatter Master An.
Before he could speak, Ankang spoke first:
"Actually, I am also a congenital martial artist. If you encounter any problems in martial arts training in the future, you can come to me and treat me as your master. I don't have any apprentices, and I have a lot of free time on weekdays. Feel free to come, it won't be a problem."
Qiu Zhen was stunned.
Wow, Manager An is actually a congenital martial artist.
No wonder he was not interested in the position of deacon of Medicine King Valley. With his status as an innate martial artist, he was fully qualified for the position of helmsman.
Moreover, Ankang's words were very sincere and not just false compliments.
Manager An seemed to take good care of him.
Ankang saw Qiu Zhen was stunned and chuckled:
"Back then, when I was a servant in the An family, I was also an apprentice in pharmacy."
Three days later. In a remote bedroom in the An family residence.
Qiu Zhen, who was practicing standing meditation, moved suddenly. His muscles flexed and he suddenly became extremely powerful.
This is exactly the [Vajra Demon Ape Fist].
After Manager An taught him the martial arts techniques and the fist visualization diagram, he, who had his primordial spirit and Dharma body, practiced them that night and easily comprehended the [Vajra Demon Ape Fist] and stabilized the Qi and blood in his body.
In just one day, he broke through the first level of martial arts and possessed a terrifying strength of 1,200 kilograms.
In order not to expose the magic of his "primordial spirit and dharma body", he did not take the lead and followed the crowd, staying in the An family for three days.
At this moment, Qiu Zhen, whose martial arts skills had improved, did not look very excited, but rather a little worried.
The reason is simple. As his qi and blood increase, it becomes increasingly difficult to accumulate qi and blood in the future.
"The second level of Medicine King Five Animal Play is expected to be completed in 1010 days."
Qiu Zhen muttered to himself.
It takes about three years of effort and is much more difficult than the first level.
He couldn't take magical herbs and precious medicines without restraint. With his weak constitution, the path of martial arts and vital energy was extremely difficult for him.
If one practices according to the rules, it will probably take at least ten to twenty years.
No wonder Master An has high requirements for the physique of his disciples. If one does not have natural talent, it is quite difficult to achieve great success in martial arts.
On that day, Qiu Zhen informed Manager An and left An's house, carrying a ten-stone heavy bow with an iron frame.
The sun sets and the sky becomes a little dark.
Qiu Zhen did not go to Qingmu Pharmacy to find Manager Liu to get back his wild boar king trophy.
The stuff is there and can't run away, so he doesn't worry about someone stealing his stuff.
So he went straight back to Xiangyang Courtyard.
"Brother Zhen, you are finally back."
Pushing the door open, two heads, one big and one small, soon appeared against the wall.
It was Li Xing'er and Li Dazhuang.
"Where have you been? You made us worried."
"I stayed in the city for a few days and forgot to tell you."
Qiu Zhen saw the two children and said with a smile:
"Where's Uncle Li? He hasn't come back yet so late?"
"No, my father and his fellow villagers went to a distant lake to fish and will be back later."
"Like this~"
While Qiu Zhen was chatting and laughing, he took out an oil-paper package from the package behind him and handed it to Li Xing'er and Li Dazhuang. He sent the two children away and went straight to the kitchen to light a fire and cook. His spiritual spirit called Bai Zhu to come to Xiangyang Courtyard.
Just now, Manager An specially invited him to have dinner. Thinking that Bai Zhu could not forget the barbecue and fried meat he made, he hurried back.
About half an hour later.
It had been a while since Qiu Zhen had prepared the meal when a strong wind blew in from the backyard.
Atractylodes macrocephala arrived late.
"Bai Shu, why are you so slow today?"
Qiu Zhen glanced at Bai Zhu who was rushing to the door, and was surprised. Bai Zhu usually liked to eat rice and meat the most, so it didn't make sense for him to be so slow.
"Ouch~~"
Bai Zhu gave an excited cry.
"Ghosts? You encountered ghosts? Groups of ghosts?"
Qiu Zhen looked stunned. When did Bai Zhu become able to see ghosts?
Just as he was surprised, Bai Zhu started howling and waving his fox claws.
“There is also Buddha’s light.”
Qiu Zhen was stunned when he heard this, and then his face showed excitement.
Bai Zhu encountered a cultivator fighting with him!
(End of this chapter)
