Chapter 122 The foundation of Qi training! Book of life and death, judge's pen! The backyard of Linjiangsi. The young girl from the Zhou family had already boiled some water, brought it over respectfully, and then left. Lin Yan swallowed a pill of Da Zeng Yuan Dan, entered the bathtub, and felt the effects of the medicinal bath. He began to practice with the Vajra Strong Soul Magical Skill. "Master, I just tried this Three Sources of Qi Gathering and Five Elements Refining Record, it's really powerful." The little white ape emerged from his palm and praised, "It can actually allow people to refine the strange energy in the world and use it for their own benefit." "This is an ancient method." Lin Yan looked calm and said slowly, "Use the strange energy of the world, refine it, and use it as true energy... But it can't completely eliminate the impact, and the hidden dangers are not small." "That's true. According to this technique, you can even capture me alive and use my inherited bloodline as the source of your true energy." The little white ape said with a click of the tongue: "But the structure of the human body is different after all. In the end, it is inevitable that I will be affected by the bloodline inherited from my ancestors. Sooner or later, I will be half human and half demon." Lin Yan closed his eyes slightly, recalling the martial arts techniques he had read before. The most important point of this Qi Refining Realm technique is to "refine essence into Qi."

The essence and blood of the Jing Lian realm are transformed into one's own true Qi. This step is harder than climbing to the sky! For example, the city lieutenant Wang Yuan has not been able to successfully "refine essence into Qi" for many years and has been unable to advance to the Qi Refining Stage. When he was old, he planned a slaughterhouse case all for the sake of the "Qi Gathering Orb"! This Qi-gathering gem contains a special energy, and can also absorb the energy of the world to help him complete the level of refining essence into Qi. However, this move falls into the inferior level and is the most "inferior" level of Qi Refining. Because the true Qi in his body was not entirely cultivated by himself, it is not pure enough! "Generally speaking, after refining the essence into qi, one must go into seclusion, gather the nine true qi, store them in the ancestral orifice between the eyebrows, and calm the body and mind!" Lin Yan whispered: "Only by reaching this step can we be considered to be able to barely stabilize ourselves... From now on, we can absorb the strange energy from the outside world and refine it into ourselves!" He frowned and said, "But human power is limited. Even if a person at the peak of the Refining Essence Realm refines all of his 'essence', he may not be able to gather enough nine true qi!" "Master, how many true qi should one have in the Qi Refining Realm?" "There are 362 known acupuncture points in the human body, belonging to the 14 meridians, including the 12 main meridians and the Ren and Du meridians." Lin Yan said: "Normally, each acupuncture point can store at most nine energies, which is the maximum number!" “So the limit of the Qi Refining Realm is more than three thousand Qi?” asked the white ape. "Normally, that's true." Lin Yan said slowly, "But it's said that there are more advanced methods that can cultivate 'extraordinary acupoints outside the meridians'. Depending on the different methods, the acupoints that can be cultivated are also different." "How many can there be at most?" the white ape asked involuntarily. "From what I know so far, the highest limit of the Qi Refining Realm should be to have 720 acupoints throughout the body, with nine streams of true qi stored in each acupoint." Lin Yan looked solemn and said, "But the Three Sources of Qi and Five Elements Refining Record just now has a sentence at the end... Throughout the ages, no one has been able to cultivate to the extreme, and there is no technique that can cover all the acupuncture points for cultivation!" The white ape seemed to understand, nodded slightly, and said: "But the master said before that the limit of the human body, the nine true qi, has not yet been perfected, so... except for the ancestral orifice between the eyebrows, the true qi of the other acupoints must absorb the qi from the outside world for refining?" "That should be the case, but I haven't entered the Qi Refining Realm yet, so this is just a guess." Lin Yan pondered and said, "In this world, there are endless demons and evil spirits. When absorbing the energy from the outside world, it is inevitable that the 'strange energy' will be affected! I guess... this is the real reason why people in the Qi Refining Realm cannot get rid of the 'hidden danger'!" "The influence of strange energy gradually invades, causing one to lose his mind and become possessed?"

The little white ape thought for a moment and said, "For example, if you kill someone, you refine the 'murderous aura' into true energy. Once you lose control, you will only think about 'killing' and no other thoughts?" "That's pretty much it." Lin Yan nodded and let out a breath. The little white ape couldn't help but tremble and said, "Then the master is doomed. You have been thinking about killing people all day long. In nine out of ten cases, you will lose control in the future..." "If I lose control, I'll kill you first!" Lin Yan snorted and slowly stood up. His current cultivation level has already approached the end of the Essence Refining Realm. If he can accumulate another two or three hundred evil spirits, he can try to advance to the Qi Refining Realm. Lin Yan was somewhat worried about this upper realm which was not yet fully clear and was full of hidden dangers. Although he thought that he had learned a lot from the Three Sources of Qi and the Five Elements Refining Treasure Record. But he actually couldn't confirm whether his current understanding of the Qi Refining Realm was completely correct! Therefore, he still felt a little confused and a little worried. So he felt even more depressed. The depression added to the anger. The anger caused the murderous intent in his heart to boil over and over again. He grasped the Zhaoye sword. He reached out and stroked the blade, and whispered, "Zhao Ye, today you have been reborn, you should celebrate!" This knife was remade last night! Today, for the first time, I saw blood! "go!" Lin Yan sheathed his knife and said coldly, "I'll take you to kill someone!" - And in the lobby of Linjiangsi. Yang Zhubu looked at the white paper on the table, then looked at the ink-stained brush in his hand. He hesitated for a long time, even as he seemed not to notice the ink from the tip of his pen suddenly dripping and spreading on the paper. In his heart, he couldn't help but think of the treasure in the underworld in the ancient legends. Life and death book! Judge pen! A stroke of the pen is put down and written on it. A name is a life. "Given Master Wu's temper, whoever's name I write down will die tonight." "Isn't what I, Yang, have in front of me the Book of Life and Death, and what I hold in my hand the Judge's Pen?"

Yang Zhubu felt his mouth was dry, but he was still hesitant to put pen to paper. Faintly, beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. Suddenly a breeze blew, and I felt cold all over and my back shivered. He was shocked to find that his shirt was soaked with sweat. "After all, I underestimated Master Wu's temperament." Yang Zhubu laughed at himself and thought, "Like dust? Go along with the crowd? Fifth Master is destined not to be a person of this kind..." He no longer hesitated and started writing immediately. After a while, the list was drawn up. When he put down his pen, he found someone standing next to him and was startled. He quickly stood up and saw that it was the commander-in-chief of Wuchang, and saluted him immediately. “Are there fewer people?” Lin Yan picked up the list and said calmly. "Only the leader is remembered, but there are too many people sharing the burden." Yang Zhubu whispered, "Among the forces involved, perhaps even their doormen and servants can get a share of the profits." "It seems to be a big deal, otherwise you wouldn't have remembered it so much as the doorman and the servant." "These are materials for expanding the city. The quantity is indeed huge." Yang Zhubu whispered, "Generally speaking, if 30% of the funds can be allocated to Linjiangfang, it is considered good." "30%? Not 70%?" "Seventy percent of it belongs to someone else." "..." "This time, the expansion of the city involves the survival of the human race, so they have restrained themselves a bit. Moreover, the amount of materials is actually too huge. Even if they are greedy, they can't take more." Yang Zhubu said: "So, 30% is their current limit! If there are more, they won't be able to handle it!" "Can you cover 30% of it?" Lin Yan suddenly laughed. "Because Ryusei is in the Castle Guard House." Yang Zhubu whispered, "The person in charge of collecting materials in the City Guard House took 10% of it." "Then, the people who checked the materials and transported the materials took 10% of the money." "When we got to the Outer South Yamen, they also deducted about 10%." He paused and said, "This is already considered to be extremely restrained on their part." "Where is Linjiangsi?" Lin Yan suddenly asked.

"..." Yang Zhubu was silent for a moment, then said, "If Liang Hu was here, he would probably eat half of it! This is because General Han refused to accept it..." "You mean, Zhou Kui will accept it from the Outer Southwest Division?" Lin Yan raised his eyebrows. "Zhou Kui took about 20%, and half was given to the flag bearer of the outermost district in the southwest area of ​​the outer city." Yang Zhubu whispered, "He took 10% for himself, and the rest was distributed to the Outer Southwest Division and the flag bearers of other districts." "Has it always been like this in the past?" Lin Yan said slowly. "In fact, different situations are relatively complicated." Yang Zhubu said softly: "This kind of thing is not common, but it happens occasionally... As for the expansion of the city, it involves too much, and the amount of materials is too huge, which is unusual." "So, as long as we take just half of it, a great man at the 'Refining Essence Realm' won't have to worry about money in cultivation for the next ten or even twenty years?" Lin Yan asked. "Not really." Yang Zhubu thought for a moment and said, "Probably thirty years of worry-free life." "No wonder Liang Hu, who hasn't even reached the peak of the inner strength, insisted on occupying this Linjiangfang." Lin Yan said with a smile: "The materials here, converted into silver, medicinal baths, pills, rare items and other things for cultivation, are enough for him to advance to the Refining Essence Realm." "Actually..." Yang Zhubu whispered, "If he has excellent talent and can succeed in one try, the remaining materials may be able to create two more people in the Jinglian realm! If Liang Hu fails in his first attempt, he still has two chances!" "Is this the reason why Linjiangfang has attracted so much attention from all sides recently?" Lin Yan's mind was already clear. "In fact, the entire Gaoliu City, the outer city area, and the outermost district have been like this recently. It has attracted much attention from all parties, and they are trying to place their people among them." Yang Zhubu said. "Where is the head of Linjiangfang?" Lin Yan asked. "He probably got the 10% share of the profits from the Southern Yamen. For him, it was an enormous fortune," said Yang Zhubu. "The Sky Monitoring Division claims to monitor the entire city. They are so unscrupulous. Is it because the Sky Monitoring Division branches in the outer cities are inevitably involved?" Lin Yan suddenly thought of what the commander said last night. Those people under the command of the Heavenly Supervisor are not saints who are completely selfless! They cannot completely resist the threats and inducements from all sides! With such a huge benefit, there is no need to worry about silver, medicinal baths, pills and other resources for cultivation in the next few decades. The realm of martial arts that one might not be able to reach even if one practices hard throughout one's life has now become a smooth road! How many people in this world can resist it? "Not every one of the outer city's celestial supervisors will go along with the corrupt officials." Yang Zhubu whispered: "General Han would never get involved... But such loyal and righteous people are a minority after all, and they cannot resist the general trend." After a pause, Yang Zhubu continued, "For example, if General Han investigates this matter thoroughly, perhaps... the expansion of the city will be a distant prospect." "Are you trying to persuade me to put the overall situation first and keep things peaceful?" Lin Yan laughed and said, "They are probably not stupid people. They all know that the expansion of the city involves the danger of Gaoliu City..." "They can't bear to part with the meat they have got!" "They think that the piece of meat they cut off is not worth mentioning for the entire Gaoliu City!" "Their actions will not cause the behemoth 'Takayanagi Castle' to 'die'!" "But a thousand-mile dam can be destroyed by an ant hole. Don't they really understand in their hearts?" Exhaling, Lin Yan slowly said: "The overall situation is more important. The danger of Gaoliu City and the expansion of the new city of the human race are the biggest issues!" He put the list away, put it in his arms, and said, "Master Yang, you are good in every way. In fact, your nature is not bad, but you have too many concerns. You choose to be humble and give in to them, hoping that things can be accomplished smoothly..."

"But in recent days, you have been working under me, so you should know my style." "You have to change this in the future!" - Gaoliu outer city, the south area, the first block, Anle Tower! This is the most prosperous restaurant in the entire southern area of ​​the outer city. At this moment, some high-ranking officials from the Outer South Yamen and the head of Linjiangfang gathered on the top floor. "The list of materials has been sent over. What is Linjiang Division's reaction?" “So far, there has been no response.” "It's as expected. He's so young, but he already has such abilities! Not to mention that Lord Lu bestowed upon him the Ten Thousand Years of Sky Blue, just the fact that he was at the peak of Inner Strength before..." "If I rely solely on my own practice, even if I have extraordinary talent, I can't achieve such progress..." "Xu Dingye, the Little Divine Sect, also became a disciple of the Great General Li Divine Sect, and only then was he able to obtain sufficient cultivation resources, thus making rapid progress in cultivation." "This new general flag envoy now has to face the challenge of the small divine sect. He is in urgent need of treasures to improve his own abilities." "How could he possibly hold back under such circumstances?" "I have said it before, Brother Li is too cautious. What else can we do? If we don't take Wuchang, we will not be at peace." "Now it seems that he intends to accept it, so he will be our friend from now on." "Come on! Let's get drunk and make a fortune together! From now on, everyone's cultivation will surely advance by leaps and bounds, and make greater contributions to the stability of the human race!" "I am already old, and it is difficult for me to make rapid progress in my cultivation. But my descendants will surely enjoy wealth and honor in the future." Another old man smiled and said, "From now on, I will have to rely on you!" "Of course, we are all gathered here because we are all from the same path!" The middle-aged man in fancy clothes laughed and said, "We should have invited Wu Chang to a banquet tonight. He has entered the Refining Essence Realm and was promoted to the General Flag Envoy. Regardless of his cultivation level or status, he is now qualified to drink with us!" "Forget about it tonight. Let's hold a banquet tomorrow night and invite him to come to the banquet so that we can form an alliance together!" "Come, drink!" The man in fancy clothes raised his glass and laughed. Soon, a calm voice was heard coming from outside the building. "No need for tomorrow night. I have come here uninvited tonight. Please forgive me!" "..." The atmosphere in the field suddenly became quiet. All eyes were turned towards the railing outside the building. I saw a man jumping onto the top floor of Anle Building. He pushed open the window, jumped in, then turned around and slowly closed the window.

He walked straight past the crowd, closed the door and bolted it. (End of this chapter)