Chapter 217: Be prepared for danger in times of peace
"If they leave, they leave, but why did they release the evil beast?" Zhao Wuyang was puzzled. They were unfamiliar with Yunmeng Lake, and they finally met a local. Even if it was a spirit beast, at least it could talk, right? It could at least show them the way.
Lingxiang on Long Qi's back naturally understood what Zhao Wuyang was thinking. She smiled and said, "Nine out of ten of the beast's words are lies, and the remaining one or two percent are just random fabrications because of ignorance. If she stays here, not only will she not be able to lead the way for us, but it will only cause more trouble. It's better to let her go."
As soon as he finished speaking, Ah Dao, who was hiding on Lingxiang's back, suddenly poked his head out and said, "So what she said about us never being able to leave Yunmengze was also a lie?"
Lingxiang smiled and reached out to hook Adao's nose: "What do you think, Adao?"
In fact, Lingxiang herself didn't know how to leave this place, but the fairy Tumei had been here before and came out of the water mirror safely, so she thought that she must have encountered some opportunity. However, there was no record of it in her notes, so Lingxiang didn't dare to say the whole thing, but just asked Ah Dao in return.
Ah Dao pinched his chin with one hand, pretending to be serious, and hummed a few times before speaking: "Since she never tells the truth, I think she is deceiving me. I am so lucky that I am still thinking carefully in the cave about how to live here in the future."
Of course, Long Qi was willing to carry Lingxiang on his back, but he didn't expect that Adao would climb on his back with a clear conscience, which made him a little angry.
But there was nothing he could do to keep his temper. Although Ah Dao looked like a child, he had a lot of ideas to say. He said that his legs were too short to run, and that Long Qi was probably too weak to even carry a child, which made Ling Xiang laugh. Long Qi was also so angry that he felt a lump in his chest, unable to move up or down, and felt very uncomfortable.
But he couldn't argue with a little kid, could he? Although he didn't think A Dao was as he looked.
Long Qi was secretly annoyed when Zhao Wuyang spoke again: "Then why don't you go find Brother Liu Xia and Senior Sister Ban Xia?"
Speaking of these two people, Lingxiang was not overly worried, but she understood why Fairy Tumi did not bring Chi Yanzi into the Water Mirror at the beginning - too many people would actually be a troublesome thing.
It was a coincidence that they were able to gather together, but how could there be so many coincidences in the world? The size of Yunmeng Lake had long been recorded in ancient books. The place where they were now was copied from that marshland by Yunzhongjun. If they really wanted to find the two of them, it would not be an easy task for a while.
However, Xin Yi on the side did not seem to be worried. She just said to Zhao Wuyang calmly, "Although Liu Xia is upright, he is not reckless. He knows his limits and will never make mistakes. As for Banxia, she has always been cautious and has a powerful weapon in her hand, so I don't think there will be any danger. So you don't have to worry."
Lingxiang nodded: "That's right, instead of worrying about them, you might as well worry about yourselves."
Worry about yourself? I'm fine now, what is there to worry about?
Seeing Zhao Wuyang's confused look, Lingxiang smiled and said, "It's not easy to come to Yunmengze, with such abundant spiritual energy. Do you want to just leave it like this?"
This made Zhao Wuyang even more confused. Yunmeng Lake was rich in spiritual energy, but so what? Although it was helpful for cultivation, how could one improve his cultivation in a short period of time?
Is there really such a thing as sitting back and enjoying the fruits of others' labor?
Zhao Wuyang looked at Lingxiang in confusion, and seeing that she was just smiling and saying nothing, he was extremely surprised for a moment - could it be that he guessed right?
"Besides," Lingxiang immediately changed the subject, "You don't want to be helpless against Bai Wuchang again, do you?"
Although Long Qi was unhappy after hearing this, he understood that what Ling Xiang said was true. He was also very curious about what method Ling Xiang had to improve his cultivation.
"Don't keep us in suspense. Tell us quickly." Long Qi urged.
……
The four of them stopped at the entrance of the Blackwood Forest, adjacent to which was the swamp that Zhao Wuyang had walked along before.
After listening to Lingxiang's explanation, Xinyi pondered for a moment and said, "When I was a child, my father told me that Taoists have a set of innate Qi, but I didn't expect it to be true." "That's right." Lingxiang nodded and said, "Most martial artists practice acquired Qi, which is the so-called Qi, but there is actually another kind of Qi that is born with us, which Taoists call Qi."
"Angry? Isn't it still angry?" Long Qi scratched his head. He really couldn't hear any difference.
"Of course they are different." Lingxiang explained: "The Qi in the innate Qi is above and below the water. Qi is like a person's spiritual root. It is innate. To be precise, what a person's spiritual root looks like is determined by this so-called innate Qi."
"Qi lies between yin and yang. There is no such thing as yin or yang."
Zhao Wuyang nodded, not quite understanding. He roughly understood what Lingxiang said: "But since Qi is innate, doesn't that mean everyone can practice it?"
Lingxiang nodded and said, "That's true, but not everyone can achieve enlightenment. I think the so-called seeking of the Tao is probably about finding oneself, and this self is probably about exploring the innate Qi."
"Then what can this Qi do?" Long Qi asked.
"If a cultivator can find out a little bit of innate Qi, he can merge it with acquired Qi. When building the foundation and breaking through the realm, it seems that the surroundings are clearer and more distinct for a moment, but not quite real. That is to touch the door of Qi."
Zhao Wuyang had not yet entered the foundation-building stage, so he was not clear about the feeling that Lingxiang described, but he understood a little bit, which was probably the principle of Taoism.
However, Long Qi felt deeply about this.
As soon as he entered the Qi Refining stage, he felt that he was more sensitive to his surroundings. During the period of practicing in Xianyunju, Long Qi broke into the foundation building stage. For a moment, he seemed to feel that the chaotic shape in his Dantian seemed to be another self, but it was not very real.
This is indeed very similar to what Lingxiang said. If this is true, it must be the so-called Qi.
"In fact, I don't really understand the so-called Qi. After all, I myself..."
Lingxiang didn't finish her words, and everyone was surprised to hear her words. But then they thought, she was probably talking about her own cultivation.
At least that's what Long Qi thought. Ever since he met Ling Xiang, she had always been in the third stage of foundation building. Now he was already in the first stage of foundation building, but she was still like this and she didn't practice on weekdays.
Long Qi glanced at Lingxiang, but did not see any frustration on her face. On the contrary, Lingxiang's eyes were bright.
Maybe she is not interested in this.
Thinking of this, Long Qi felt relieved.
Since Lingxiang doesn't care, he naturally won't mind either, but practice is still necessary.
If my cultivation is not enough, how can I protect her?
but……
"If that's the case, why are you telling us about this innate Qi now?"
(End of this chapter)
