For several days in a row, Bailang had a clearer understanding of the context of the new state of "preaching and teaching" among his younger brothers and sisters. He even took the time to copy a copy of "Refining Oneself" from the "Two Introductory Chapters of Xiao Zhoutian" that he practiced based on memory and gave it to Bai Yan, so that Bai Yan could practice it together with "The First Interpretation of Dao Gang".
However, Bai Lang did not give any detailed instructions on his sister's practice. He just let Bai Yan learn on her own, and he would take the time to see the results and make corrections. In this way, the negative effects of [preaching and teaching] on Bai Yan can be minimized. Rather than drag down Bai Yan's own talent in the general direction.
However, Bai Lang soon discovered that martial arts and Qi training fellow practitioners could not bring double improvements to Bai Yan as he imagined, but instead felt like they were dragging each other down.
According to Bai Yan, it was "not enough time."
Twelve hours a day, apart from eating, drinking, sleeping, and half a day studying at Mengxue, there is not much time left. Bai Yan had to practice swordsmanship and martial arts, as well as explore and test the ethereal existence of spiritual energy. Bai Yan couldn't bear it after two days and was so tired. On the contrary, the normal rhythm of life has been shattered into pieces. Not only has there been no double harvest, but it has been more than one can chew.
This made Bailang's previous plan come to nothing.
However, when Bai Yan was given the choice, Bai Yan did not choose to abandon martial arts directly and only follow the path of a qi practitioner. Instead, he focused on martial arts and supplemented by the practice of a qi practitioner.
In Bai Yan's words, the Qi Practitioner's methods were too slow to take effect. Although they would be more powerful later, she still wanted to gain some self-protection power first.
Bai Lang did not interfere with Bai Yan's ideas. In his opinion, Bai Yan's behavior was not wrong.
As for Bai Yuankai, take your time, first get familiar with the sword skills, and then slowly practice the sense of Qi. It's very early.
However, in the past few days, Bailang's attention has shifted more from his younger brothers and sisters to the people next to him. He was somewhat unable to restrain his inner impulse to expand the scope of influence of [preaching and teaching].
Looking at the entire sword hall, all the people in Bai Lang's hands are warriors except himself. This ratio is nothing to say even in the military. Many garrisons don't even have half of the total number of warriors. Of course, the size of the army is not comparable to that of a mere swordsmanship hall.
So for Bailang, he has no shortage of warriors. What he lacks is more than a warrior, a Qi practitioner who can really help him and hold up the scene for him.
According to what Bai Lang heard from the female ghost Ling Yu, the rough way for him to measure whether a person could become a Qi practitioner was to first see if he or she had outstanding talent as a warrior. If even warriors can only be stuck at the seventh or eighth level, there will definitely be no chance. As for the methods for distinguishing talents that Lingyu said were only available in the big qigong sects, he could only think about them, but he had no place to learn them.
Moreover, [preaching and teaching], a method that almost helps people change their lives against the will of heaven, how could Bailang easily take it out and use it on people at will? Choosing the right talent is the first priority.
"Zudao, according to your instructions, the second batch of food has already been on the road. There are still seven people traveling with it, and they have taken away the same seven sets of large crossbows as before.
In this way, the number of large crossbows in our hands has been reduced by almost half. Do you think you can think of ways to make up for it? "
Yang Xiu carefully found Bailang to report the news about sending more manpower to Daomen Village, and at the same time tried to see if Bailang could find a way to replenish some of the sharp weapons that had been distributed. He had tasted the benefits of the crossbow after the last siege in the industrial park. No wonder this thing is a banned weapon. It is so easy to use and so powerful when used in shallow ponds outside the army. So much so that the anxiety I felt at first holding something like this to be beheaded was reduced by most of it.
On the contrary, the more Yang Xiuzai knew about Zuodao's plan, the more indifferent he became to the rules of the City Lord's Mansion or the Hong Dynasty. He still remembers Zuodao saying that in troubled times, this might be a rare opportunity for the swordsmanship hall.
Bailang didn't say what the opportunity was, he only talked about changing the status and situation of the sword hall. But everyone who knows has a calculation in mind and their own expectations. Although there are only signs now.
Bai Lang had no intention of guessing the twists and turns in Yang Xiu's heart. He smiled and said, "Are you not afraid of being executed by the Nine Clans afterwards?"
"My subordinate is not afraid! I know that there is a sword to help cover up, and the city lord's palace can't do anything to me!" At first glance, Yang Xiu's words may seem like flattery, and the technique of doing so is not very clever. But if you know Yang Xiu as a person, you will know that this is not just flattery, but Yang Xiu's true thoughts. He really felt that if Bailang was standing in front of him, even the City Lord's Mansion would be unable to do anything to him.
This confidence comes from Bai Lang's series of moves left and right. Not only did he secure his position as the swordsman despite his junior qualifications, but he also severely cleaned up the Dongcheng sword shop. He defeated powerful enemies in the future, and now he is facing Hong. There were forward-looking arrangements for military disasters in the DPRK. For this kind of person, Yang Xiu could only think of two words: leader.
Yang Xiu is willing to follow a leader who does not regard him as a lackey pawn and trusts him.
Bailang couldn't read minds and didn't know that Yang Xiu had so many thoughts in his heart. He simply liked Yang Xiu's straightforward character and his reliance on Yang Xiu's training and killing methods. Nowadays, the most important combat power of the sword hall is basically in the hands of Yang Xiu, who is well organized both externally and internally. There is no doubt that he is an absolute talent.
"Aren't you afraid? Just talking about it is useless, and asking for help from others is better than asking for yourself. You are now a second-level warrior. Try harder to get to the first-level, so that you have more room for maneuver." Bai Lang already had it in his heart. I planned to, but I still said a word first out of habit.
Yang Xiu was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then sighed: "The sword is just kidding. In the final analysis, first- and second-grade warriors are just warriors. Their methods are limited. They may be able to jump a few times in front of ordinary people, but when they encounter Qi practitioners, they are just warriors." You have to take a break. And as a warrior, you also know that the further you go, the harder it becomes. I think I may not be able to reach the first level within seven or eight years."
Yang Xiu didn't make any false claims. He saw his position clearly. Warriors may be considered strong in the eyes of ordinary people, but they are really not enough in front of Qi practitioners.
Bai Lang smiled and said: "You know what you don't know but you are brave. Yang Hongdao has a lot of attainments in martial arts. Maybe he can also make a difference in Qi training?"
"Zudao, to tell you the truth, my subordinates have also had this thought, but they are not talented enough. Apart from being able to vaguely detect the slightest trace of spiritual energy, they are unable to absorb it into their bodies, let alone breathe it out. You also know that Qi Practitioner requires talent the most, and even if the talent is not even close to it, it won’t be enough. I gave up after trying it a few times."
"Oh? Since I can still sense spiritual energy, maybe it's not impossible to get started."
"Ah? Zu Dao, are you serious about this?!"
(End of chapter)
