Chapter 147 Chapter 149, Tiger Demon succeeds!
In the small restaurant, Shi Feixuan, who called herself "Qin Chuan", had already left.
Li Shimin cordially invited Ouyang Feng, Shan Meixian and Shan Wanjing to visit Chang'an, and then said goodbye and left.
Xu Ziling stayed until the end. Before leaving, Ouyang Feng suddenly asked him:
"Zi Ling and Kou Zhong went to Luoyang for the Heshi Bi?"
Xu Ziling was slightly startled:
"No. Xiao Zhong and I went to Luoyang to find an opportunity to deal with Li Mi."
Ever since he witnessed the horror of Ouyang Feng killing more than a hundred warriors in a short period of time outside Dongping County City last year, Kou Zhong felt as if a bucket of ice water was poured over his head. The budding ambition to dominate was extinguished in an instant. He made an agreement with Xu Ziling to open a bun shop in Lingnan after taking revenge.
Therefore, their trip to Luoyang was not out of ambition, but simply because Luoyang was the only city that had survived Li Mi's fierce attack and had not fallen.
In the eyes of Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling, Luoyang may be the only city that can stop Li Mi's ambition to become a powerful person, or even completely defeat Li Mi and help them fulfill their wish for revenge.
"I see." Ouyang Feng said, "But the Emperor of Luoyang has already recruited Li Mi. The only ones who are determined to oppose Li Mi are Wang Shichong's forces. Are you and Kou Zhong going to join Wang Shichong?"
Xu Ziling said in a deep voice: "We will help anyone who opposes Li Mi."
Ouyang Feng nodded slightly: "Then I wish you good luck."
After Xu Ziling left, Ouyang Feng and the other three continued their dinner.
"Master Ouyang, don't you think highly of Emperor Taizong?" Dugu Feng absentmindedly picked up the broken golden rice grains with chopsticks and said unwillingly, "Emperor Taizong has a kind and benevolent nature. He will be a good emperor..."
Ouyang Feng said calmly:
"What does it matter if Emperor Taizong is kind and benevolent? Yang Guang has completely destroyed the prestige of the Yang family. Today, almost everyone in the world is extremely disappointed with the Yang family. Even if Yang Guang is dead, few people are willing to see the Yang family continue to sit on the throne. Besides, the emperor must have strong soldiers and horses. How many soldiers do Emperor Taizong and your Dugu clan have? Can you control Wang Shichong? Can you resist Li Mi?"
Dugu Feng's cheeks were slightly puffed, her pink lips were pouted, and she looked depressed, but she was speechless.
……
At night, the moonlight is like water and the breeze is gentle.
On the terrace of the small building in the bamboo forest, Ouyang Feng stood by the railing, admiring the night view of the Luo River not far away, which reflected the light of the stars and the moon and the lights of the night boats.
Shan Wanjing stood beside him, smiling sweetly:
"Sir, is the Heshi Bi really in Jingnian Zen Temple?"
"Maybe. Maybe not yet."
"So is Qin Chuan Ning Daoqi or Shi Feixuan?"
"It should be Shi Feixuan."
"Ah, it's Shi Feixuan?" Shan Wanjing said with a little regret: "Why didn't you tell me earlier, sir? If I had known, I would have challenged her on the spot."
"From what I know, the descendants of Cihang Jingzhai don't seem to be aggressive. Although they are highly skilled in martial arts, they rarely fight unless they have to. Under the circumstances at that time, even if you, Wanjing, challenged Shi Feixuan, I'm afraid she wouldn't fight you for no reason. Even if you drew your sword to force her, she would probably just use Qinggong to walk away. But if we had seized the Shi Bi, Shi Feixuan would definitely take action."
Shan Wanjing held Ouyang Feng's arm, pressed her chest against his forearm, and asked with a smile:
"Since you don't want to dominate the world, why are you so determined to get the Heshi Bi?"
"I just want to borrow the Heshi Bi for cultivation." Ouyang Feng said calmly: "It is not only a royal seal, but also a treasure for cultivation."
As he was speaking, a figure in black came flying through the bamboo forest and suddenly appeared in front of the small building. It leaped lightly like a flying wild goose and landed lightly on the terrace.
It was Shan Meixian.
"Sir, you are right. There is indeed a small copper-cast temple behind Jingnian Zen Temple. But when I went to investigate, the door of the copper temple was wide open, and I did not sense any of the strange power that you described that would affect the circulation of true energy or even the mind."
"Thank you for your hard work, Madam." After listening to Shan Meixian's report, Ouyang Feng nodded slightly: "It seems that the Heshi Bi has not yet been delivered to Jingnian Zen Temple."
Shan Meixian smiled and said, "If you take the Heshi Bi, Master Feixuan, Jingnian Zen Temple, and even Ning Daoqi will probably come to trouble you."
Ouyang Feng said calmly: "I'm just worried that there aren't enough experts."
With his current strength, even in this world of Shuanglong where there are so many masters, it is not easy to find an opponent with whom he can have a satisfying fight.
That was why he was looking forward to Wang Bo's grand banquet so much, and he also had high expectations for Jingnian Zen Temple and Ning Daoqi.
Shan Wanjing suddenly chuckled, "It's just that Li Shimin might blame you, sir. He clearly said he would treat him well, but he turned around and took away the Heshi Bi."
"Li Shimin will not blame me." Ouyang Feng said leisurely: "With Li Shimin's vision and courage, he should know very well that the Heshi Bi itself is worth nothing. What is really important is the support of the forces represented by Cihang Jingzhai."
Shan Meixian looked at Ouyang Feng without blinking and said with a smile:
"And your 'favor' is more important than the Heshi Bi itself."
Even Zhu Yuyan couldn't put on the strong attitude of the "Queen of Yin" in front of Ouyang Feng. In Shan Meixian's opinion, Ouyang Feng's "optimism" was comparable to Ning Daoqi's support.
Even if he didn't help in any way, Li Shimin should be thankful as long as he didn't target him.
……
In the following days, Shan Meixian would go to Jingnian Zen Temple every night and secretly spy on the small bronze temple.
Her cultivation of the "Secret of the Heavenly Demon" has reached the seventeenth level, and her skills are improving day by day. The Yingui School's lightness skills are unique, so as long as she acts cautiously and does not take the initiative to attack, even if Master Liaokong of Jingnian Zen Temple is a long-established Buddhist master, it will be difficult for him to detect her whereabouts.
This night.
Shan Meixian came back from another spying trip. As soon as she entered the yard, she heard the sound of swordsmanship on the training ground, and occasionally the crisp sounds of metal clashing. When she looked over, she saw Shan Wanjing competing with Dugu Feng in swordsmanship, and the scene seemed to be evenly matched.
Dugu Feng is a talented girl who became famous earlier than Shan Wanjing. During this period, she has had good teachers and friends to learn from, and she is also a martial arts fanatic, so her martial arts has improved rapidly, and her swordsmanship is really comparable to Shan Wanjing's. However, Shan Wanjing has a "flying fairy from the sky" and a mysterious spiritual perception of "a spiritual mirror hanging high", so Dugu Feng is slightly inferior to her.
But if Shan Wanjing doesn't use "Fairy from the Sky", it won't be easy for her to defeat Dugu Feng. She'll have to fight for at least a thousand moves.
After watching quietly for a while, Shan Meixian left again and went to the bamboo forest in the backyard to find Ouyang Feng to report the situation.
Arriving at the small building in the bamboo forest, she did not take the stairs but jumped straight onto the terrace. Just as she was about to push the door open, she suddenly sensed a strange atmosphere in the hall. She peeked inside through the crack in the door and was immediately startled.
In the small hall, there was a giant tiger lying down. It looked to be more than ten feet long and was even bigger than the largest buffalo she had ever seen.
Just as she was horrified, she suddenly saw the giant tiger turn its head to look at her and speak in human language: "Come in."
That was clearly Ouyang Feng's voice, but it sounded deeper, richer, more penetrating and intimidating.
Shan Meixian swallowed and pushed the door open.
Just as he stepped into the small hall, he saw the giant tiger suddenly shrink in size, and in the blink of an eye it changed into Ouyang Feng's original appearance, with only a tiger-skin cloak on his body. Ouyang Feng put away the tiger-skin cloak, sat on the low couch, glanced at Shan Meixian, and asked:
"Are you scared?"
"A little bit." Shan Meixian nodded slightly, and then asked with surprise and curiosity: "Sir, what was that just now?"
"A kind of transformation technique."
Ouyang Feng said frankly.
Shan Meixian had witnessed him "falling from the sky and disappearing out of thin air" and had also seen his "magic art of moving things", so there was no need to hide such a small matter as the art of transformation from her.
"Sir, you are truly powerful! I have only heard of this kind of transformation technique in legendary stories, but I never thought I would see it with my own eyes one day."
Shan Meixian's pretty face turned slightly red, and her beautiful eyes were shining with a strange brilliance.
"It's just a minor skill. The skills learned from this technique are more valuable."
Ouyang Feng seemed to be in good spirits.
After pondering over this period of time and combining the findings from previous discussions with Lin Chaoying and Huang Yaoshi, he has understood the last few important key points. "Tiger Demon Bone Refining and Tiger and Leopard Thunder Sound" have already taken shape, and he can begin to practice them and continue to improve them in practice.
Shan Meixian didn't know the truth, and didn't dare to rashly inquire into the secret of his "immortal technique". She just smiled and said:
"It may be just a minor skill to you, sir, but to me, it is an unimaginable magical power."
After a pause, he said again:
"Sir, the door of the bronze palace is still open tonight, and I haven't felt any influence from any strange force. It seems that the Heshi Bi has not yet been delivered to Jingnian Zen Temple."
Ouyang Feng didn't care and said:
"In that case, there is no need to go to Manqingyuan to investigate until Wang Boyan attends the banquet. We can talk about it after the banquet."
"As you command." Shan Meixian bowed. "Wanjing and Feng'er are still competing in the training ground. I will go and take a look at them. I won't disturb you from practicing."
"Thank you, madam. Please go now."
After watching Shan Meixian leave, Ouyang Feng stood up from the couch, walked to the open space in the small hall, took up his stance, and started boxing.
The movements and momentum of this boxing style are just like a tiger leaping and pouncing, agile, swift, fierce and ferocious. And every movement will cause a slight crackling sound of bones in his body, or even a buzzing sound like a vibrating bowstring.
It was the "Tiger Demon Bone Refining Fist" that had already taken shape.
After finishing a round of boxing, even with Ouyang Feng's strong physique, he was sweating all over and his skin was slightly red.
He stood still and sensed carefully for a while. He felt that every tendon in his body was getting warm and every bone felt like being hammered by an iron hammer.
"The effect is good! But there are still some details that are not in place, and the training is not deep enough. In some places, too much is as bad as too little. Practicing for a long time will hurt your body. Some adjustments need to be made."
Ouyang Feng used the "Mirror of All Heaven" to reflect his own condition, and combined it with the previous boxing routine to ponder it for a while, made some adjustments, and started practicing boxing again.
After completing each practice, he would quietly reflect and continue to adjust. He practiced five times in a row, and only stopped when his clothes were soaked with sweat.
With the help of the Tongtian Baojian, Ouyang Feng was extremely efficient in identifying deficiencies, filling gaps and correcting drawbacks.
After five rounds, although the exercise effect has not yet reached its optimal level, all the mistakes that may cause harm to the body have been found and corrected.
Wiping the sweat from his forehead and looking at his wet clothes, Ouyang Feng walked out of the small hall, went to the bathroom downstairs, took off his sweaty clothes, turned on a bamboo mechanism, and the bamboo tube above his head immediately sprinkled cool water.
While taking a comfortable shower.
The bathroom door opened gently, and a beautiful woman in a black dress floated in with the fragrance of the wind. After another rustling sound, her soft and tender body pressed tightly against Ouyang Feng's back, helping him to scrub his back.
Ouyang Feng smiled silently, turned around and kissed the beauty behind him, enjoying himself.
After a moment, the beauty walked around to him, knelt down to serve him for a while, then stood up and leaned in his arms with her back to him, standing on tiptoe, with her round and full buttocks pressed tightly against his lower abdomen.
Tonight, Dugu Feng and Shan Wanjing practiced swordplay until very late. Afterwards, they did not go home but stayed here, sleeping side by side with Shan Wanjing and talking about martial arts and swordplay.
So tonight, Ouyang Feng was the only one lying on his bed.
After midnight, Ouyang Feng lay on the couch, breathing slowly with a strange rhythm. Each breath was very deep and long, and with each breath, a low sound like muffled thunder came from his chest and abdomen.
He was testing the "Tiger Leopard Thunder Sound".
Under the illumination of the "Mirror of All Heaven", one can clearly see that with the low thundering sound brought about by every breath he takes, a magical vibration ripple spreads out from his lungs, slowly vibrating his internal organs, muscles and blood vessels, and finally vibrating his bones and penetrating into his bone marrow.
This breathing method involves the internal organs and bone marrow, and is more dangerous than Toad Kung Fu. If you are not careful, you will hurt yourself.
However, Ouyang Feng has the assistance of the Tongtian Baojian, which allows him to observe his own status at any time and make timely adjustments based on status changes.
He also has many years of experience in practicing Toad Skill, and by carefully exploring, he can avoid hurting himself to the greatest extent possible.
Even if some minor injuries occur occasionally, it is not a big deal. As long as they are discovered in time and repaired in time with the vital energy of longevity, there will be no hidden dangers of injuries that may endanger the future.
Even those who were seriously injured could be saved, and he still has a drop of precious nectar.
After trying carefully and cautiously for more than two hours, the errors and omissions of "Tiger, Leopard and Thunder Sound" were gradually corrected or eliminated, the shortcomings were improved and refined, and the strengthening effect was gradually perfected.
Another hour or so passed, when the sky outside the window was faintly lit, and Ouyang Feng had successfully linked his true Qi. He could use the tiger and leopard thunder sound to shake his internal organs, flesh, blood, and bones, and then guide the Wuji true Qi to circulate spontaneously.
If you don't have the "Tongtian Baojian", it's unknown how long it would take to achieve this step, even if it's measured in "years". And there's no telling how many accidents would happen along the way, leaving hidden injuries that could affect your life, or even vomiting blood and being seriously injured on the spot.
After all, this is an enhanced breathing method that directly shocks the internal organs and even penetrates deep into the bone marrow.
But with the powerful assistance of the "Tongtian Baojian", not counting the previous discussions and research with Lin Chaoying and Huang Yaoshi, as well as the time spent on his own contemplation, it only took more than three hours tonight to evolve the "Tiger Leopard Thunder Sound" from its initial form to the point where it can be actively practiced effectively.
The next step is to continuously improve the "Tiger Leopard Thunder Sound" breathing method and train it into "instinct", until you can spontaneously perform the Tiger Leopard Thunder Sound in your sleep and drive the circulation of true Qi.
And this cannot be achieved in a short period of time.
One night, Tiger Demon Bone Refining and Tiger and Leopard Thunder Sound were successfully created one after another. Ouyang Feng was in a very good mood. He got up from the bed, put on his clothes, went to the terrace, jumped out of the small building, walked into the bamboo forest, took up his stance, and started to perform Tiger Demon Bone Refining Fist again.
(End of this chapter)
