Chapter 11 Hibernation All in all. After figuring out why he had mastered the Five Animal Exercises but the progress of the "50-day foundation-building" was only %, another question in Tao Tie's mind was answered. After mastering the bird tricks, Tao Tie's lungs have been substantially improved, his endurance has been greatly enhanced, his skin has become as tough as tree bark, and the breath that comes out of his nose when he whistles is extremely masculine, with a bit of magical power that can disperse the water grass and ropes spit out by water ghosts, having an effect similar to when a rooster crows and the world becomes bright, all evil spirits are scared away. The bird's lungs, skin and nose, the deer's kidneys, bones and ears, the tiger's liver, tendons and eyes, the monkey's heart, veins and tongue, and the bear's spleen, flesh and lips correspond one to one in the five elements. Logically speaking, if one has mastered the deer, tiger, monkey and bear tricks one should also be able to develop supernatural powers in the kidneys, bones, ears, liver, tendons, eyes, heart, veins, tongue, spleen, flesh and lips. In fact it doesn't. It is precisely because Tao Tie only mastered the "Five Animal Exercises" in theory, but did not actually complete the "100-day foundation building" of plugging leaks, unblocking Qi channels, and clearing away diseased areas. If the essence, energy and spirit are not fully replenished, they will naturally be insufficient to support the kidneys, bones, ears, liver, tendons, eyes, heart, veins, tongue, spleen, flesh and lips to produce miracles one after another. With the physical fitness foundation that Tao Tie inherited from his original body, it was only enough to make the lungs, skin and nose corresponding to the bird play produce some magical effects. If Tao Tie wants to make his kidneys, bones, ears, liver, tendons, eyes, heart, veins, tongue, spleen, flesh and lips produce some magical effects, he must first regulate his body and lay a solid foundation.
This is what is called background. It is better to act than to talk. Tao Tie did not stay in his single dormitory, but went out to find food. The half roasted chicken that he had eaten earlier was completely consumed in the process of practicing the Five Animal Exercises five times, which led to the deer exercise, tiger exercise, ape exercise, and bear exercise. My stomach is growling again. Fortunately, the canteen serving regular students at the missionary school is still open and still provides lunch. Tao Tie spent sixty coins, which was his original five or six days' food expenses, to prepare a medicinal meal. He found a place to sit down and ate slowly. Confucianism, martial arts, Taoism, Buddhism, witchcraft, no matter which path of practice you choose, they all emphasize the four words of nurturing, training, fighting and killing. There is a reason why the word “raise” comes first. Humans have three treasures: essence, energy and spirit, which need to be constantly nurtured to strengthen the foundation and replenish the vital energy. The original person worked as a porter at the dock at a young age, carrying bags to earn money, so his health was naturally weak. If Tao Tie wants to complete the 100-day foundation-building, plug leaks, keep Qi channels unblocked, and clear Qi of lesions, the first thing he needs to do is to nourish his essence, that is, nourish his body. Medicinal food is the most suitable way for Tao Tie to nourish his body at the moment. Aside from being a little more expensive, there are no downsides. Soon, the medicinal meal was finished. After practicing the Five Animal Exercises, Tao Tie's digestion and absorption abilities have actually been significantly improved. Not long after the highly nourishing medicinal food is consumed, strands of heat flow through the entire body, inside and out, plugging leaks, repairing meridians, and clearing away lesions. Such a significant change made Tao Tie want to eat another portion of medicinal food to speed up the progress of "100-day foundation building". However, the weak cannot be replenished, and cultivation requires a gradual approach. Tao Tie suppressed his wandering thoughts and walked out of the cafeteria with firm steps.
The missionary college has teaching and courses, but there are no classes. All formal students are taught in a free-range manner. Students can choose the courses they are interested in and can choose which teacher to attend. Easy admission and easy graduation, no academic requirements. So after paying tuition and accommodation fees and becoming a formal student of the missionary college, Tao Tie received no specific arrangements except a single dormitory and two sets of uniforms. As long as he did not violate the regulations of the missionary college, Tao Tie could do whatever he wanted. It’s okay even if I just stay in the dormitory and sleep soundly every day. But Tao Tie would definitely not do that. After leaving the cafeteria, Tao Tie immediately went to the library of the missionary academy to look for books related to the "Five Animal Exercises" and the Hundred Days of Foundation Building. He was looking for methods that could be practiced after completing the Hundred Days of Foundation Building with the Five Animal Exercises and entering the Tao. Well…… The original body was illiterate. Theoretically speaking, Tao Tie should also be illiterate. However, the writing of the Dayong Dynasty in this world is very similar to that of the previous life, similar to small seal script. It just so happened that Tao Tie was a college student majoring in Chinese language and literature in his previous life, who had a hard time finding a suitable job after graduation. He had done some research on various fonts, including oracle bone inscriptions, bronze inscriptions, large seal script, small seal script, official script, regular script, and cursive script. With the help of reference books on textual interpretation, Tao Tie was still able to understand many books in the library. The Five Animal Exercises were widely circulated in the Dayong Dynasty. Even though it was rare to hear of an example of using the Five Animal Exercises to complete a hundred-day foundation-building exercise, there were many works studying the Five Animal Exercises. Even more. The reason may be that the Five Animal Exercises can strengthen the body and retain the hope of completing the 100-day foundation-building, but the possibility is not great. Therefore, it is more preferred by various forces in the Dayong Dynasty in order to fulfill the mandatory regulations of the Dynasty? Tao Tie hid in the library of the missionary institute and read in peace, without any wind or rain. However, there were some twists and turns at the dock. I don’t know what the manager Li Zeyuan was thinking. He almost forgot about Tao Tie in the morning, but remembered him in the afternoon and asked his men to find Tao Tie for questioning. Tao Tie was in the missionary institute at the time, so his subordinates naturally couldn't find him. They could only ask around and finally found Uncle Hui, who was the person Tao Tie was most familiar with. Facing the inquiries from the Shahe Gang members, Uncle Hui did not hide anything and told them everything he knew. "What? That kid is hiding in the missionary school?" After listening to his subordinate's retelling, Li Zeyuan let out a cry of surprise and then paced around in the duty room. He had originally thought that the boy was quite clever and might be able to be recruited as his subordinate, but he did not expect to get such news. "Forget it! That's it." After pacing for a few circles, Li Zeyuan waved his hand and decided not to think about him anymore. I didn't even think about whether that guy might be holding a grudge against me. After all, what future can a porter who has not completed the 100-day foundation-building and has not entered the Taoist practice have, even if he enters the missionary academy and becomes a formal student? Li Zeyuan believed from the bottom of his heart that it was impossible for him to face revenge from that boy. In other words, Li Zeyuan believed from the bottom of his heart that he only rewarded Tao Tie with fifteen taels of silver as a favor, and had no hatred towards him for forcing him to be bait! "Brother Zeyuan..."
At this moment, the voice of the pretty maid Xiuxiu came from outside the door. Li Zeyuan, who had just sat down, jumped up when he heard the voice, turned around and looked outside the door, exclaimed happily, and then complained: "Xiu Xiu, you didn't even say hello before you came, so that I could clean the room and entertain you well." While complaining, Li Zeyuan walked forward with a smile on his face. I completely forgot about the curse "bitch" I had used in the morning. I was also wondering, as the eldest lady's personal maid, why did Xiuxiu come to this small pier so frequently in the past few days? Could it be that she likes me? (End of this chapter)