The "General Principles of the Shock Gate" contains methods for cultivating Qi, and human breathing techniques are not difficult for cats.
The key issue is that the spiritual energy in this world is so thin! With such slow breathing techniques, it would be impossible to cleanse the body and marrow in less than ten or eight years!
The cat can't wait that long!
She ran to the study, found the "General Outline of the Gate of Shock" in a small hidden compartment, and read it carefully from beginning to end.
This time, her attention was focused on something else!
——Eight Gates!
Since ancient times, among the various schools and sects of the martial arts world, the Eight Gates have always been the most prominent! The Eight Gates are: Shock Gate, Exhaustion Gate, Floating Gate, Book Gate, Wind Gate, Fire Gate, Nobility Gate, and Essential Gate.
These eight categories are found in all trades and are ubiquitous.
With the Shock Gate at its head, each of the Eight Gates possesses a secret skill that is not passed down to outsiders, which has enabled the Eight Gates to be passed down for a long time and to maintain their lineage.
Outsiders might find it mysterious and hard to explain, but Maomao already knows that each of the eight sects possesses a unique cultivation method, just like the "General Outline of the Shocking Sect"!
And this "General Outline of the Shock Gate" is naturally a treasure of the Shock Gate!
So, the Jiu family are actually descendants of the Jingmen?!
However, during the war, many things seemed to have happened. The Eight Gates were scattered and no longer as closely connected as before. As a result, the Gate of Shock, which was the head of the Eight Gates, has now completely declined!
Moreover, it seems that the Jingmen only has a few remaining members from the Jiu family.
Cat has never met the old man of the Jiu family, nor has she met the legendary younger sister. Between Jiu Yebai and Jiu Yunchi, Jiu Yebai seems to know nothing about the Jingmen, but Jiu Yunchi definitely knows, since the "Jingmen General Outline" is hidden in his study.
Moreover, many of the trinkets in Jiuyun Pond are tricks used by the Jingmen (a martial arts sect)...
Could it be that only Jiu Yunchi is the successor of the Jingmen?
The Gate of Shock governs the changes of the Heavenly Dao; the Gate of Fatigue governs healing the sick and saving lives; the Gate of Drifting governs wandering and seeking the Dao; the Gate of Records governs researching the past and present; the Gate of Wind governs mountains and rivers and geography; the Gate of Fire governs the way of self-cultivation; the Gate of Nobility governs strategic maneuvering; and the Gate of Essentials governs the way of the fallen.
These eight categories have always been intricately defined, but... if placed in modern China, I really can't imagine whether they would still exist.
Even if there are still some, it's understandable that some, like the Jingmen sect, have gradually declined.
Take this gate, for example. In the past, the path of destitution was for beggars, and there were organizations like the Beggars' Guild with strict rules. There was truly a "way" to follow. But if it were today... even a fool would know that it no longer exists.
The other seven disciplines, though no longer the professions openly discussed today, have been preserved to varying degrees. It's just unknown whether they are still the categories mentioned in the "General Outline of the Shocking Sect".
Other cats may not know, but the Ye family seems to be one of the most skilled in the field of fatigue. Doctor Ye's acupuncture technique is very similar to the unique acupuncture technique in the field of fatigue—the Small Rejuvenation Needle.
If the Ye family is indeed related to the Eight Gates, then is the Mu family, which is closely related to them, also related to the Eight Gates?
What about Ah Jin? Is he an ordinary person?
Cat thought about a lot of things, and finally shook her head. If the Eight Gates still existed, they would all want to find each other and bring the Eight Gates together!
Because she was certain that the seal in the latter part of the "General Outline of the Gate of Shock" was sealed together with the Eight Gates Secret Techniques!
During the war years ago, something happened and the most crucial part of the Eight Gates Secret Technique was sealed. The way to break the seal is to know all eight gates at the same time. In other words, only by gathering all eight gates can we know how to break the seal!
"If the Eight Gates still exist, wouldn't they be anxious?" Cat pondered, stroking his chin.
These eight secret techniques are related to cultivation; isn't this what humanity has always dreamed of?
Has no one approached the Jiu family?
Actually, Maomao had already discovered these things when she first saw the "General Outline of the Shock Gate". However, at that time she was not interested in the Eight Gates. Later, she figured out the cultivation method of the Shock Gate on her own and drew the talismans, so she forgot about this part even more.
But now, she needs spiritual power! If anyone still cultivates, the Eight Gates is probably the only way.
She wanted to rush over and ask A-Jin if the Mu family played any role in the Eight Gates... But A-Jin clearly didn't trust her. If A-Jin didn't know anything about the Eight Gates, wouldn't he think she was talking nonsense?
If Ah Jin is involved in these matters, the Eight Gates inheritance is an extremely secretive affair. If she were to reveal it rashly, it would only arouse suspicion...
After much thought, Cat finally decided that she couldn't go directly to Ah Jin about this! After all, she couldn't let something like this ruin her image in Ah Jin's eyes!
Although, so far, she hasn't made a good impression on Ah Jin... Not only that, it seems like every meeting is terrible...
Thinking of this, the cat deflated like a punctured balloon and immediately became listless.
After a while, the cat suddenly moved again. She picked a lot of fairy peaches from her space. Although she was already full, these fairy peaches had spiritual power! And it was very strong. Even if she got tired of eating them, she still had to eat them!
Her divine sense wandered in her own life space. Although people couldn't enter, she could still use her divine sense to do some small things, such as planting the saplings she had bought one after another in the ground.
Suddenly, she noticed a patch of lush greenery!
He paused for a moment, then scanned the area with his divine sense, and was immediately pleased! It was food!
Although she mostly bought fruit tree saplings, she also bought some vegetable seeds, which she sowed in the field that very day! After so many days of neglect, they've grown so well!
The cat immediately closed its eyes, concentrated its mind, and picked out a lot of ripe vegetables from the garden!
A bumper harvest!
Vegetables have a short growth cycle and require even less water, so even if the cat doesn't enter the space to irrigate them, these vegetables can still grow very well relying on the environment inside the space itself!
Cat immediately called Chen Doudou and asked her to prepare dinner. Although it was still early, she had plenty of ingredients today!
More than half an hour later.
Chen Doudou stared in astonishment at the large dining table piled high with all sorts of vegetables, so much so that there wasn't enough room to put them all, and many more were left on the floor. She remained stunned for quite a while!
Essentially, she's a cook, and a cooking fanatic at that! Don't let her seemingly naive college student appearance fool you; her eyes light up when she talks about food, especially vegetarian food!
So, with her naturally discerning eye for ingredients, she fell in love with these vegetables at first sight!
"These vegetables are so fresh! They smell wonderful and are obviously all-natural, yet there aren't any bugs on them. These cucumbers, loofahs, eggplants, tomatoes, broccoli, cabbages... My goodness, boss! Where did you buy them?"
While marveling at it, Chen Doudou picked up a cucumber with dew still clinging to it. She hadn't even washed it, took a bite, stared at the cucumber in disbelief for a second, and then... wolfed down the rest!
"I've never eaten such delicious cucumbers before!"
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