Chapter 250: Breathing Method, Ezhou, Difficult Road
"Brother, this means that we will not have the chance to take part in the first round of opportunities after the changes in the world?"
The old man with black hair and black beard said unwillingly.
"Yes, this is an opportunity for those little guys. Go and find the outstanding disciples in the sect. It doesn't need to be too many, ten each in the Xiantian realm and the Acquired realm will be enough. I have something to say to them."
The old man with a sage-like demeanor sighed.
"Yes, brother, I'll go right away."
After the old man with black hair and black beard won, he was about to leave, but suddenly, he stopped.
After hesitating for a while, he finally said, "Brother, should we also inform the other families in the secret realm about this matter?"
The old man thought for a moment and said, "Notify them. Otherwise, we don't know how they will make trouble."
After his junior fellow disciple left, the old man with a sage-like demeanor continued to look at the clouds in the distance with a leisurely gaze.
“Our lineage has endured tens of thousands of years in this secret realm, and finally survived another great change in the world, giving us hope of escaping.
I just don't know whether the main sect and other major immortal sects, who boarded the void boat and broke through the boundary, found a way out, and whether there will be a day when they can return again.
I can calculate the changes in the outside world, and the same should be true for the other secret places.
I don’t know which disciples they will send into the world to compete for opportunities…”
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"Xiaoyan, come here. From today on, I will formally teach you how to practice. Whether you can fly in the future depends on whether you practice seriously."
Early in the morning, on a large flat rock, Lu Qing said seriously.
In front of him, Xiaoyan was holding Xiaoli, sitting obediently.
"Well, Xiaoyan will practice very hard!"
Hearing her brother's words, Xiaoyan nodded seriously.
"Then I will teach you a breathing method today. When you have mastered this breathing method and can sense the spiritual energy between heaven and earth, I will teach you other methods of cultivation."
"Okay~"
Xiaoyan looked at Lu Qing with sparkling eyes full of anticipation.
Lu Qing smiled slightly, stretched out a finger and gently touched Xiaoyan's forehead.
He said in a very gentle tone: "Now close your eyes and regulate your breathing as your brother taught you."
As Xiaoyan closed her eyes, a very warm spiritual power gently enveloped her body. At the same time, a gentle voice sounded in her mind, making her involuntarily adjust her breathing slowly according to the voice's instructions.
After a while, he entered a state of emptiness with some strange breathing rhythm.
Lu Qing withdrew his fingers and looked at Xiaoyan who had already entered a state of meditation, with some sigh.
The little fellow's talent for cultivation was indeed excellent. In just a short while, he was able to comprehend the trick and enter a state of meditation.
She is indeed a genius cultivator who has been certified by the supernatural power as possessing a trace of innate Taoist essence and the gift of ice-like skin and jade-like bones.
Seeing that Xiaoyan had completely entered into a state of meditation, Lu Qing sat down cross-legged and waited quietly by the side.
Xiao Li snuggled into his arms and lay there quietly.
Lu Qing gently touched its head, and suddenly remembered something.
"By the way, Xiao Li, I got something yesterday that seems to be of some use to you. Would you like to take a look at it?"
After saying this, Lu Qing's mind moved slightly, and he took out something from the Qiankun Yiqi bag.
It was a white fruit the size of a thumb.
Xiao Li felt a little confused at first, but when he smelled the scent of the fruit, his eyes suddenly widened.
"This fruit is called the Beast Spirit Fruit. It seems to have a significant effect on purifying and promoting the blood of spirit beasts. Do you want it?"
Lu Qing held the white fruit and shook it in front of Xiao Li.
Xiao Li's eyes couldn't help but follow the swaying of the fruit.
After hearing Lu Qing's words, he nodded his head like a chick pecking at rice, and then looked at Lu Qing eagerly.
Its innate miraculous sensory ability told it that this white fruit was of great benefit to it.
"Okay, then it's yours."
Seeing the little guy's eager look, Lu Qing found it somewhat amusing, so he stopped teasing it and handed the fruit over.
Xiao Li's eyes showed surprise. He picked up the white fruit with his two paws and put it into his mouth without thinking and swallowed it.
"Xiao Li, you..."
Seeing this, Lu Qing was stunned at first, then shook his head helplessly.
He didn't expect that the little guy was so impatient and swallowed the fruit so quickly.
Although this beast spirit fruit is extremely beneficial to spirit beasts, it can be eaten and refined directly.
But if he swallowed the whole thing, the little guy would probably fall asleep again.
Sure enough, not long after Xiao Li swallowed the white fruit, its eyelids began to droop, and then it leaned in Lu Qing's arms and fell into a deep sleep.
Well, Lu Qing suddenly became the one taking care of the two little ones.
Holding Xiao Li, Lu Qing waited quietly. About half an hour later, Xiao Yan woke up from her meditation, her eyes bright and energetic.
"Now that you're awake, how do you feel?" Lu Qing asked slowly.
"Brother, Xiaoyan feels very comfortable now, as if she has endless energy!" the little girl said in surprise.
"That's just your illusion, but Xiaoyan is really amazing. The first time you practiced the breathing method, you were able to enter a state of meditation for half an hour. You are even better than your brother when he first started practicing!"
Lu Qing was generous with his praise and praised the little guy highly.
"Really?"
Sure enough, Xiaoyan's eyes lit up all of a sudden.
"Of course. When has my brother ever lied to you?" Lu Qing nodded seriously.
"Hehe." Then the little guy started to giggle.
After she finished laughing, she finally realized something was wrong and looked into Lu Qing's arms: "Brother, what happened to Xiao Li?"
"It's nothing. I gave it some good food and it fell asleep after eating it. No, this is good for it. When Xiaoli wakes up, he will become even stronger." Lu Qing explained.
After hearing this, Xiaoyan felt relieved.
But she still laughed: "Shame on you, Xiaoli. You just went to sleep right after eating. You're even lazier than Xiaoyan."
Lu Qing couldn't help but smile when he heard that.
"Okay, let's go back. We have already wasted quite a bit of time today teaching you the breathing method. After breakfast, we will set off."
I took Xiaoyan and Xiaoli back to the village where I stayed last night. It just so happened that I had rented the house to the family they had rented and had also prepared breakfast.
After Lu Qing and his companions finished their breakfast, they paid a little money to the farmer as a token of their gratitude, then got on the carriage and set off again.
"Ah Qing, you took Xiaoyan out early in the morning. Are you going to teach her how to practice?"
In the carriage, the old doctor looked at Xiaoyan, whose aura had obviously changed, and asked curiously.
"Yes, Grandpa Chen, my brother taught me the breathing method. It's so fun. After Xiaoyan practiced it, she felt strong all over her body. My brother also said that when Xiaoyan practices well, she will know how to fly!"
Xiaoyan was standing aside with a look of boasting on her face.
"Breathing method?" The old doctor looked at Lu Qing in surprise.
“The breathing method is actually the preparatory method of the Breathing Method. Its purpose is to regulate the breath, visualize the whole body, and clear away the dirt in the physical body through the breathing method.
Eventually, you will reach a state where the Qi flows through your entire body, without any dirt or filth, and all your meridians are open." Lu Qing explained.
"The Qi flows through the whole body, without any dirt or impurities, and all the meridians are open..." The old doctor was even more surprised, "Doesn't that mean..."
“Yes, in our martial arts, only after reaching the innate realm, with the blessing of heaven and earth, and cultivating an innate body, can we make the physical body reach the realm of Qi flowing through the whole body and all meridians are open.
After Xiaoyan has perfected the breathing method and opened up the meridians throughout her body, in terms of realm, she has actually entered the innate realm.
However, because she has not experienced the tempering of her body with Qi and blood, theoretically speaking, she will only have an empty realm by then. In a real battle, she may not be able to defeat a warrior in the Muscle and Bone Realm."
"Then Ah Qing, why are you..." The old doctor was a little confused.
"Master, I taught Xiaoyan the breathing method not because I wanted her to improve her combat capability, but because I wanted her to quickly reach the state where the Qi flows through her entire body and all her meridians are open.
Until then, I will continue to teach her Breathiā, which is the most important thing.”
"Breath-eating, Ah Qing, you want to..."
The old doctor suddenly understood Lu Qing's plan.
"Yes, Xiaoyan has excellent talent, and with the changes in the world today, I want her to directly embark on the cultivation path of the ancient Qigong practitioners." Lu Qing nodded.
Although the threshold for practicing martial arts is low, the progress is slow and too hard.
Xiaoyan is gifted with fair skin and bones, and has a trace of innate Taoist connotation. She is born to be an excellent seed for cultivating immortals.
Lu Qing naturally would not let her follow the path of martial arts, but would directly let her practice the path of cultivating immortals.
"Since you have planned it all, Qing, I feel relieved."
Seeing that Lu Qing knew everything, the old doctor naturally stopped asking questions.
He knew that Lu Qing possessed a mysterious immortal cultivation heritage. Since he had already made plans, he must have made the best arrangements.
However, Wei Zian, who was standing next to him, looked confused.
Because he didn't understand what Lu Qing and the old doctor said at all.
He didn't understand any of the words such as breathing method, eating method, and so-called qigong practitioners. He had never heard of them before.
In the end, he could only sigh that the path of cultivation was indeed profound and there were countless mysteries that he did not understand.
The carriage continued to move forward. At noon, it stopped to let the horses have a full rest before continuing on its journey.
However, by the afternoon, the carriage was moving slower and slower, and the ride became very bumpy.
Lu Qing frowned and had to pick up Xiao Li, who was still sleeping, to prevent him from being woken up by the bumpy ride.
"Master, what's wrong? Why is the carriage so bumpy?"
Wei Zian also sensed something unusual and asked.
Then I felt that the carriage suddenly stopped.
"Brother Lu Qing, old doctor, I'm afraid we're in some trouble."
At this time, Magu's voice came from the front of the carriage.
"What's the trouble?"
Lu Qing drew aside the curtain of the carriage and looked out.
Could it be that he was robbed?
But he didn't sense the presence of other people nearby.
However, when Lu Qing saw the situation outside clearly, he couldn't help but be stunned.
Because he found that they were now on a very rugged mountain road. Not only was the ground bumpy, but the road had also become much narrower and could only barely allow carriages to pass through.
At this moment, one of the wheels of the carriage was stuck in a stone pit and could not move.
"Where are we now?"
Lu Qing handed Xiao Li to Xiao Yan, got off the carriage and looked around.
Then they discovered that they were on a small path halfway up a mountain with a cliff next to it, which looked quite dangerous.
The old doctor also got out of the car, looked at the surrounding environment, and understood.
"We are about to enter Ezhou. It is rumored that Ezhou is the most treacherous state in the world. Most of its territory is covered with majestic mountains, which are very difficult to travel."
"Ezhou?"
When Lu Qing heard this, he understood.
In the past two years, he was not only focused on cultivation, but also on collecting information about this world.
I also know something about Ezhou.
I know that this state not only has many mountains but also many rivers. Compared with other states, it can be regarded as a poor and barren place.
"This is really a bit troublesome."
Lu Qing looked at the surrounding environment and felt a little headache.
If it was just a difficult section of the road, with the strength of him and Magu and others, they could easily carry the carriage across this section of the road.
But if the entire state had roads like this, that would obviously be impossible.
Are they going to abandon the car and walk for the rest of the journey?
Lu Qing was in a dilemma.
He didn't mind walking, but Xiaoyan and Master obviously couldn't let them run around like that.
Even Wei Zian might not be able to survive such a long journey.
Moreover, over the past few days, they have developed a deep affection for this carriage that has protected them from the wind and rain.
I don't want to give it up unless I have no other choice.
"If I had known this earlier, I would have taken a longer detour and taken another route."
Lu Qing felt a little regretful.
In fact, he had discussed with his master before whether to take another path.
Because Master had never been to Ezhou when he traveled around the world, and he was not familiar with the road conditions here.
But in that case, we would have to take a much longer detour, a distance as long as an entire state.
At that time, they all wanted to get to Zhongzhou as soon as possible, and finally chose this route.
I thought that even if the road in Ezhou was more difficult to travel, it was better than having to go around another state.
Unexpectedly, the terrain of Ezhou was much more rugged than they had imagined, and it was almost impossible for the carriage to pass through.
"Master, what should we do?" Lu Qing looked at his master.
The old doctor also understood the current situation. He thought for a moment and sighed, "At this moment, there are only two choices. One is to turn around and go back. The other is to abandon this carriage and walk on foot."
But neither of these two methods can be considered good.
Going back would mean they would waste more time, and abandoning the car and moving forward would mean they would have to throw away a lot of things in the car.
Lu Qing could use the Qiankun Yiqi Bag to take away everything.
But he hasn't decided yet whether to expose this ability directly.
And he was not sure whether Xiaoyan could endure such hardship.
Just when Lu Qing was struggling.
Wei Zian sighed, "Then our travels over the past two days have been wasted. I didn't expect the roads in Ezhou to be so difficult to travel. What a pity! It would be great if our carriage could fly."
"What nonsense are you talking about? This is just an ordinary carriage. Do you think it's one of those magical weapons mentioned in the story books that can fly?
You kid, you must have read Xiaoyan and Xiaoli's conversation again."
Ma Gu laughed and scolded.
However, when Lu Qing heard this, he was stunned.
(End of this chapter)
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