Beside the Crescent Lake, Qi Yunhe began to teach the first step of sword cultivation, introducing the vitality of heaven and earth, the essence of the sun and the moon into the body, and opening up the "acquired aperture".
The vitality of heaven and earth is divided into five elements, Ruijin, Yimu, Guishui, Lihuo, and Gentu. There are two essences of the sun and the moon. One is the great sun and yang fire, and the other is the essence of the moon. Among them, the great sun and yang fire sharpen wood, fire, and earth, and the moon The essence of Hua is gold, water and soil. Human beings have different roots and bones. Those who are pro-fire should absorb the Qi of Lihuo, and those who are pro-Wood should absorb the Qi of Yi-Wood. The five elements are in harmony and get twice the result with half the effort.
For sword cultivators, the flying sword can be driven by the energy of sharp metal or fire, and it can move and strike far above wood, water, and earth. However, the metal and fire deplete the physical body, making the practice more difficult. If you are not careful, the acupoints and meridians will be affected. If it is damaged, it will damage the fundamentals.
Qi Yunhe passed on to them a thousand-word key point, which came from the Kunlun introductory exercise "Taiyi Foundation Establishment Sutra". It was honest, peaceful and easy to use. He spent half an hour explaining the key point, giving them instructions, and told them to find a place to practice on their own. .
He called Wei Shiqi and Qin Zhen aside alone and gave them a few more instructions.
Qin Zhen's Five Elements Qinhuo, it is best to practice by the Kuji Spring on the top of Tiandu Peak. The Kuji Spring leads to the ground fire, which is of great benefit to her. However, the journey to and from Kuji Spring is long and wild animals are infested. Qin Zhen is young after all. , Qi Yunhe asked Wei Shiqi to accompany her to take care of her.
Wei Shiqi did not refuse.
It was past noon when a team of horses came from the foothills, their camel bells jingling and hooves beating, and they stopped steadily in front of the stone room.
One person led the leading horse and bowed to Qi Yunhe. The porter unloaded the camel's bag and carried the firewood, rice, oil, salt, vegetables, vegetables and bean paste into the woodshed. He put them in neat piles one by one. The camel's bag was still placed on the horse's back and left silently.
Qi Yunhe sighed and said: "They are all outer disciples. If you don't want to be like them, you should spend more time on cultivation."
Yue Zhilan couldn't help but ask: "Since there is no hope of cultivating immortality, why don't you leave."
"Because this is the Immortal Capital, even if you stay in the outer gate to do hard labor, it is better than going down the mountain to be an ordinary person."
"Is there any other benefit?"
"It's okay to tell you - after a disciple of Xiandu has served twenty years of hard labor in the outer sect, if he is willing, he can go down the mountain and become a rich man, marry a wife, have children, and flourish, and Xiandu will keep him safe for twenty years."
"Twenty years for twenty years is very fair." Yue Zhilan was a little moved, and then buried this thought deep in his heart. He was self-aware, and the reason why he could stay in the Immortal Capital was because of that piece of black iron. Qi Yunhe had already told him clearly that acquired turbidity would cut off the path to cultivation, and the best he could do was throw himself into the outer sect.
Qi Yunhe chuckled and said, "Not many can stick to the outer sect for twenty years."
Wei Shiqi interjected, "What if you don't want to?"
"If you don't want to, after serving fifty years of hard labor, there will be another opportunity."
Qi Yunhe was vague and did not elaborate further. Wei Shiqi guessed that the opportunity was not easy to earn, and even if he did earn it, he might not be able to enjoy it.
When the Song brothers first learned the secret, they felt itchy and unbearable, so they found a stone by the Crescent Lake, sat down cross-legged, and meditated in a decent manner.
Qi Yunhe gave a few casual instructions - there is no need to sit upright, sit up and walk, just feel free to feel the existence of the vitality of heaven and earth, and understand the nature of the birth and death of the vitality, and then try to introduce it into the body.
Qin Zhen remembered every word her master said in her heart. She looked at her senior brother and hesitated slightly. Wei Shiqi understood her thoughts and shook his head: "It's too late today. I'll go to Kuji Spring early tomorrow morning. Remember to get there early." Rest, it was a very hard journey.”
"Yes." Qin Zhen responded in a low voice.
Qi Yunhe looked at his disciples and suddenly relaxed, feeling discouraged. He sighed longly, waved his sleeves, and walked down the mountain. The direction he was going was exactly at the back mountain of Xianyun Peak, where the outer gate of the Immortal City was located.
Peace returned to the surroundings. Yue Zhilan went to the woodshed to check the supplies brought by the horse team. There was enough rice, noodles and vegetables to last for several months. The only thing missing was meat. He discussed with Wei Shiqi that in a few days, when the weather would be cooler, he would hunt more big game animals such as wild boar and deer, and make them into bacon and store them in case of emergencies.
Wei Shiqi was noncommittal.
Early the next morning, at dawn, Wei Shiqi woke up Qin Zhen, and the two of them left the stone room and climbed to Tiandu Peak in the cold morning mist.
Qin Zhen took two Yin Deficiency Pills to cleanse her body, and her skills were much more agile than those of ordinary women. However, her legs were short and weak, and it was quite difficult for her to climb mountains and ridges. Wei Shiqi followed her for a while and said, "If you go this way, you won't be able to climb to the top of the mountain at noon."
Qin Zhen bit her lip, feeling extremely distressed and said, "What should we do?"
"If you don't mind, I'll help you."
Help? Is it the back? Is it a piggyback ride? Is it a clip? Is it mentioning? Men and women are not close to each other, they sit on different tables at the age of seven, they can't walk without showing their teeth while smiling... Numerous chaotic thoughts come and go. Qin Zhen looks up at the unattainable Tiandu Peak, thinking of the wisp of ethereal destiny, and gathers all her energy. Courage said: "But it depends on senior brother's arrangement."
Wei Shiqi took half a step forward, stretched out his hand to support her waist, let her sit on his shoulders, and said: "Sit tight!" He used his legs and rushed up the mountain like a galloping horse.
Qin Zhen was startled. She felt the shadow of the tree fly from the corner of her eyes, and the cliff seemed to turn upside down and press down on her head. Her face turned pale and she clutched his clothes tightly. She held her breath for a while before she came back to her senses.
Although Wei Shiqi was fast, his shoulders were always as steady as water. Qin Zhen gradually felt relieved and subconsciously raised her hands to pat her chest, her face slightly red and a little shy.
The sun was rising and clouds filled the sky. In less than an hour, Wei Shiqi climbed up to Xiandu Peak and put Qin Zhen down gently and deftly.
Qin Zhen thanked her senior brother and looked up. Among the jagged white rocks, she could see hot springs gushing out and mist blowing into her face, refreshing her spirits.
Wei Shiqi squatted by the spring, held the spring water in his hands and drank a few sips. It was clear and sweet, far better than the Crescent Lake water at the foot of the mountain. He washed his face by the way, picked a few fist-sized wild fruits nearby, washed them and handed them to his junior sister, saying: "First eat a few fruits to satisfy your hunger. You can practice here while I go and walk around to see if there are any." What game."
Qin Zhen knew that this senior brother only ate meat, so he said politely: "Thank you, senior brother, thank you for your work."
Wei Shiqi turned around and walked into the dense forest. He estimated that he was far away from Kuji Spring and could not hear the sound of the spring. Then he put his thumb and index finger in his mouth and whistled twice.
After a moment, a huge green wolf sprang out from the grass and trees. The golden hair on its back lengthened a little and shone brightly. It growled in a low voice and circled around Wei Shiqi's legs excitedly. Wei Shiqi touched its head and called out: "Qing, you found this place!" As he said this, he also laughed.
Ever since he crossed the Ximin River and entered the vast Kunlun Mountains, Qing Lang followed him from a distance, following his scent, two days behind, taking his time and arriving at the Tiandu Peak. After being separated from his old friend for so long, Wei Shiqi really missed it. He played with the green wolf for a while, pointed at the Kujiquan, and told it with gestures to take care of it, so as not to let the wild beast hurt the little junior sister. Qing Lang rubbed against his leg, yawned, and ran in the direction Wei Shiqi pointed.
