Early the next morning, Zhao Lin ordered mao and went to the fish and bird market near Dongcheng Pier.
Most of the birds by the river are sparrows, which are troublesome to catch, so buying them here saves trouble.
"Old man, why don't you sell turtles instead of birds?"
Zhao Lin wandered into a stall selling birds and unexpectedly discovered that the stall owner was the old man who had sold him the turtle.
The old man said "Ouch" and said with a smile: "It turns out he is a regular customer."
"Do you remember me?"
"Haha, I have a bad memory, but it's hard to forget Mr. Catcher in his official uniform."
Zhao Lin thought about it and asked, "Why did you sell birds instead?"
The old man sighed and said, "Isn't it getting cold? Turtles lie down in the winter and cannot survive, so I went to the suburban county to collect some birds to sell."
Zhao Lin glanced at the stall and saw more than a dozen birdcages placed high and low.
There were parrots, mynas, canaries, orioles and some unnamed birds in the cage, chirping non-stop.
"What, the catcher wants to buy a bird?"
Seeing that Zhao Lin kept staring at the bird, the old man asked.
"Well, help me pick a few."
"Okay, do you want someone who looks pretty or someone who whistles nicely?"
Zhao Lin thought for a while and said: "It doesn't matter, just be stronger."
"Strong?"
The old man thought that maybe Zhao Lin was worried that he would not be able to feed him, so he made this request. According to his wishes, he chose four birds with bright fur and lively jumps.
"Parrot, skylark, starling, oriole, total twenty-one cents. I'll give you a zero, twenty cents! Come back next time."
"Will you still sell birds next time I come here?"
"Haha, the catcher is really good at joking, but he can't tell for sure."
Zhao Linti slipped four bird cages to the river and placed them side by side on the river embankment.
"Who comes first?"
When the birds first arrived in a strange environment, they were more acquainted with life, and some even shivered. Only the parrot kept making a very noisy "quack, quack, quack" sound.
Zhao Lin glanced at it and said to himself: "It's just you!"
After a while, the spirit of the parrot slowly rose.
Zhao Lin took a deep breath and looked at the spirit beast picture in his mind.
Sure enough, it moved again!
Zhao Lin frowned and stared blankly at the spirit dissipating in the air. After thinking for a long time, he suddenly reached out to the myna's cage...
The spirit rises, and the spirit beast picture flickers and shakes.
"hiss……"
Zhao Lin was no longer calm now. Such signs showed that he could indeed absorb the souls of birds.
But why not before?
Is there some kind of change in the spirit animal map, or is it due to my own fault?
He looked at the remaining larks and orioles, hesitated for a long time, and finally shook his head.
Don’t act rashly until you understand the reason!
Although the turtle's soul could be absorbed last time, the price would be that the rest of the soul would either be shut down or damaged, which was definitely unacceptable.
Zhao Lin stood up and left the river embankment, leaving behind a patch of bird feathers.
…
After noon, Zhao Lin returned to Liuhemen carrying two birdcages.
The apprentices in the front yard looked over curiously, wondering why Zhao Lin brought birds to the door every day. Was it to please his master?
Zhao Lin naturally didn't know what everyone was thinking and went directly to the backyard study.
Zhu Huaishan knew that he would come back at this time, and was already waiting in the study. He heard a knock on the door and asked him to come in.
"Why are you still carrying the bird?" Zhu Huaishan frowned.
Zhao Lin wanted to find inspiration by observing the behavior of birds, but he couldn't explain this reason to his master, so he made up an excuse: "This disciple has been alone underground for a long time, and has become a little irritable, so he just brought two birds to relieve his boredom. Master, don't worry, I won't be bored for a long time." It will affect your practice.”
Zhu Huaishan nodded slightly, reluctantly accepted the reason, and took out a key to him.
"This is the key to the study. You can take it first. If I'm not around for anything in the future, you can come in and practice by yourself. Remember to close the secret room door."
"Yes, Master."
Zhao Lin took the key, pushed open the bookcase on the wall, walked into the secret room, and closed the secret room door with his backhand.
"Which acupuncture point will you hit today?"
Zhao Lin recovered his energy to restore his cultivation, then looked inside at the six Yang meridians in his body, thinking to himself.
The six Yang meridians refer to the Shaoyang meridian of the hand, the Taiyang meridian of the hand, the Yangming meridian of the hand, the Shaoyang meridian of the foot, the Taiyang meridian of the foot and the Yangming meridian of the foot.
These six meridians originate from the hands and feet, hence their name, and the related acupoints are spread throughout the body.
“The Taiyang meridian of the hand has the least number of acupoints, so let’s start with this meridian!”
Zhao Lin quickly made a decision, activated the Return to the Sea Technique, and drove his energy towards the Taiyang Meridian in his hands.
The Taiyang Meridian of the hand starts from the Shaoze point on the fingers, goes up along the arm, passes through the shoulder blades of the back, and finally reaches the Tinggong point on the ear.
There are a total of nineteen acupoints in the entire meridian. When Zhao Lin took the Runze Dan to open up the sea of qi, he had already broken through ten of them. This time it was the Tianzong acupoint under the shoulder blade.
There is not much skill in attacking the acupoints, it just depends on perseverance and patience.
It is necessary to apply continuous pressure to the acupoints to induce induction, but not to use too much force to damage the meridians. The control of force is quite a test of the mind.
A dull sound resounded in Zhao Lin's body, and the energy hit the Tianzong point like a surging wave.
At the beginning, he carefully controlled the force, and after a few times, he gradually increased the intensity.
The reason why he dared to do this was because the spirit beast map absorbed the souls of Xiong Zan and Golden Leopard, making his meridians much wider and stronger than other warriors, so he didn't have to worry about causing damage to the meridians.
In about the time of a stick of incense, the area around the Tianzong point became hot, and a tearing pain came from the center.
However, compared to the torture caused by absorbing soul every time, this pain was nothing to Zhao Lin. He gritted his teeth and endured it, and the pain gradually became numb.
Don't give up on attacking the acupoints halfway, otherwise the recovery will be as good as before after one night, and the previous efforts will be in vain.
After about an hour, the Tianzong point finally became loose.
"It's about to break."
Zhao Lin's eyes flashed with excitement, he accelerated his impact speed and charged forward with all his strength.
Within half a cup of tea, my body was shaken, and the Tianzong point suddenly opened, and the energy rushed in, quickly filling the acupoint, and the energy reached the surface of the skin.
The solar meridian of the hand extends forward a little further.
Zhao Lin breathed a sigh of relief, calmed down, and tried to control the energy on the surface of his skin, but soon gave up.
These energies can only vibrate within a one-inch radius around the acupoint and cannot escape from this area.
Only when one reaches the first level of Qi realm and the six Yang meridians are interconnected can one truly control these energies and let them form a layer of armor on the surface of the skin.
In the same way, energy covering the fist can also increase attack power.
"Only by entering the first level of the Qi Realm can you control these energies as you wish and add a layer of protection to yourself."
Zhao Lin was thinking this in his mind, and suddenly he was startled, feeling as if he had caught something, and murmured to himself: "When the Qi realm is heavy, the energy can flow on the surface of the skin."
"Control the flow of energy, the flow of energy...I understand!"
A look of surprise flashed in Zhao Lin's eyes. If he hadn't been worried that the master would hear it outside, he would have wanted to laugh loudly.
"I see. The reason why I couldn't absorb the souls of birds before was because I didn't have such ability."
"But it's different now, because I have entered the Qi realm!"
"Controlling the flow of energy on the body surface creates airflow. If a person is in the air, it can have an effect similar to gliding. If the energy reaches the second or third level of the Qi realm, the energy can be further released, and it can even be like a jet plane. Really Fly!"
Thinking of this, his heart suddenly became enlightened!
