Chapter 13 Two Hundred Feet "It's so cold!" Behind the door was a downward passage. The moment it opened, gusts of bone-chilling cold wind blew. Zhao Wumian shuddered with fear. The yin energy in this imperial prison was so thick. It was probably not just because of the underground. It was probably also because of Taotie. Before it reached a hundred feet, the evil spirit was not felt yet, but the attached yin energy alone was already so serious. They really are worthy of being called the Four Evils! "The ninth level of the Imperial Prison is only for gluttons." Yun Qi was as calm as ever, and took the lead: "The opening of Lu Zu's "Purple Mansion Yuanzong" says: The martial arts of the world are based on training qi. The great and upright qi is originally given by heaven, but ordinary people are not good at cultivating it, and instead use their nature to destroy qi. The troubles of martial artists are violent, arrogant, cruel, and treacherous. Violence disturbs the spirit and makes qi chaotic, arrogance separates the truth and makes qi float, cruelty loses kindness and loses qi, and treacherousness makes the heart cruel and the breath short. These four things are all knives and saws that cut off qi. Abandon your four natures, return to the gentle goodness, control your violence and cruelty, cultivate your righteous qi, and practice accordingly, and you can achieve a small success. As it is said, the energy cultivated by warriors, if they do not practice evil skills, is all "positive energy" regardless of yin and yang or the five elements, which is naturally in conflict with the evil energy of the beasts. In order to prevent the evil energy from leaking out, the eight-layer prison is built above the beast cave to capture the most treacherous and evil warriors to suppress and neutralize the evil. Otherwise, if the evil energy leaks out, there will be many more crazy people around the Zhenfu Division!" Zhao Wumian was secretly shocked: "This beast is so dangerous, why do we continue to raise it..."
Yun Qi said: "Everything in the world has two sides. The evil spirit of the Taotie is so strong that ordinary people cannot touch it, but its blood is a rare and precious medicine that can improve your strength. In the past, Yuan Ting raised this beast just to take its blood for practicing martial arts, but the dosage must be determined with great care. If you take too much, the evil spirit will enter your brain and make you bloodthirsty. If you take too little, it will not be enough to exert its medicinal properties. If it weren't for the fact that the Yuan court had studied the beast-raising method for a hundred years and the pill formula had matured, this glutton would have died long ago. Moreover, His Majesty's subordinates are not limited to good or evil, and there are also those who practice evil skills. Such warriors are nourished by evil spirits and progress very quickly. They can quickly break through the realm and then join the army and guard the border. Why do you think General Lan Yu and others can reach the fourth realm of cultivation at the age of thirty?" Zhao Wumian nodded: "I understand." As the two were talking, they arrived at the ninth-level beast cave. Standing at the entrance and looking inside, it was pitch black and bottomless. Zhao Wumian began to feel visibly unwell. Gusts of cold wind passed through my body, just like a comb combing my body. It didn't hurt very much, but it was very uncomfortable. Zhao Wumian remained calm and collected, not showing any emotion. Yun Qi nodded secretly: "This is the outermost layer of evil spirit, two hundred feet away from Taotie. The deeper you go, the greater the impact. When you are a hundred feet away, the evil spirit will further erupt, and you will uncontrollably have murderous thoughts in your heart! After that, with every step you take, the murderous thoughts will increase. You must guard your mind and curb this crazy thought, only then will you have the possibility of being inoculated by Taotie. Now, it depends on how far you can go. In the past, General Mu walked 149 feet from here, and his killing intent reached its peak. He knew he could not go any further. You have to walk at least this far to be eligible for vaccination. Otherwise, you cannot suppress the Taotie with your courage alone. If you try rashly, you are just gambling on the "one in ten thousand" chance, and you are courting death!" Zhao Wumian nodded seriously: "I understand!" "let's go." Yun Qi signaled, and this time Zhao Wumian took the lead, striding forward against the cold wind. There was no pressure at all in the first few dozen feet, but when they were about a hundred feet away, two people appeared in front of them. They were both wearing gorgeous brocade clothes, wearing gold and jade belts, and were both about seventeen or eighteen years old. One of them had a delicate face, dark skin, and was wearing a black robe, and was doing boxing; the other one had a handsome face, with cinnabar on his forehead, and was practicing qigong. Those who can practice boxing and qigong in a beast cave with strong evil spirit are obviously extraordinary. Yun Qi kept walking and whispered, "This is a rare opportunity. Watch his inner strength carefully." Zhao Wumian immediately gathered his energy in his eyes, performed the "Observe Words and Expressions" technique, and looked at the man sitting on the ground with his eyes closed. With a single glance, he could clearly see the route of his martial arts technique. Qi flows through the three yin meridians, the three burners are damaged, five inhalations and three exhalations, food qi turns away evil… This seems like an evil skill...
The Tao Te Ching says: All things carry Yin and embrace Yang, and the rushing Qi makes them harmonious. The human body is the same, with Yin and Yang Qi, which transform the five internal organs and five elements. Therefore, normal Yin and cold exercises are not considered evil exercises. The definition of evil exercises is "going against the grain", training Yin and Yang Qi in reverse, turning living Qi into corpse Qi, and turning positive Qi into evil Qi! Just like the person in front of me. Zhao Wumian's heart moved. Footsteps sounded, and the young man who was boxing over there looked over, a little surprised, and saluted with a smile: "Eunuch Yun?" The meditating boy opened his eyes, stood up, and bowed. Yun Qi dodged and said with a smile: "Two young marquises, please don't be too polite. Our family can't afford it." Then he introduced Zhao Wumian: "This is the young marquis Zhou Ji, the son of Jiangxia Marquis Zhou Dexing. He learned from Shaolin Lingjue Master and mastered Shaolin's unique martial arts "Kasaya Subduing Demons" at the age of seventeen. A tiger father will have a dog son! This is the young marquis Fei Ling, the son of Pingliang Marquis Fei Ju. He is also a young talent. His family is the extraordinary people I just talked about, who can nourish their bodies with evil spirits!" It is indeed an evil skill! Yun Qi's tone was full of praise, but he had inadvertently exposed their true colors. Zhao Wumian pondered in his heart, was this asking him to use the "Great Formless Sutra" to simulate that evil skill of training qi and striking acupoints? This technique absorbs the energy of heaven and earth through breathing, and transforms it into the most evil evil energy. In such a place with dense evil energy, it can turn the evil energy into its own true energy without any refining. It is indeed twice the result with half the effort, and the progress is very fast. It is a way. He said respectfully: "Zhao Wumian, a captain of Jinyi in the Zhenfu Division, greets the two young marquises." "So it's you." When the boxing teenager Zhou Ji heard the name, his eyes immediately lit up. He came closer and looked him up and down: "You are the one who killed Hu Weiyong at the execution ground? I heard that you are not affected by the Mantra, is that true?" Zhao Wumian smiled: "It's just a rumor." "I think so too." Zhou Ji stroked his chin and said, "But you must have some skills to let Eunuch Yun deliver it in personally. Eunuch Yun, did he come in to practice as well?" Yun Qi nodded: "I guess so. It depends on how far he can go." Ok? Fei Ling raised his head suddenly: "He wants to refine the blood of Taotie?" Zhou Ji was also shocked: "This is simply courting death! After so many years, only General Mu succeeded, and even His Royal Highness the King of Yan did not choose Taotie... So many people try every year, and all become food for Taotie... I have been preparing for it for ten years, training my body, chanting scriptures and cultivating my mind, but in the end I didn't even reach half of General Mu's 49 feet... So I had to settle for the second best and choose the evil-eating [Pixiu]. Can this person do it?" Yun Qi smiled and said, "Try it, it's harmless." "This is not 'no harm'." Zhou Ji looked at Zhao Wumian and said seriously, "From here on, the next 100 meters will be more difficult each step. The evil spirit will penetrate your body. You are only in the first realm and cannot use the external energy to protect your body. Your vitality will be damaged. If you are not careful, you will go crazy! This is not a good attempt... It's better not to try it. I'm doing this for your own good!" So do we need to use evil skills to ward off evil and recuperate? Zhao Wumian understood: "Thank you for your concern, young marquis. I can't come here for nothing." He clasped his fists and bowed, then strode forward and crossed the hundred-foot dividing line. moment! The wind was howling, and an even stronger cold wind blew, sweeping across the body like a knife! It felt like I had been stabbed countless times inside and out! Although there was no blood, the heart-wrenching feeling was unforgettable! Zhao Wumian was in a trance, and the physical pain was secondary. At that moment, the world in front of his eyes spun, and he seemed to be in an ancient battlefield. What he saw was blood flowing and corpses everywhere! What he heard was the shouts of countless soldiers, and the cries and screams of countless wronged souls on the battlefield. Various sounds came one after another, shaking the heavens and the earth! Influenced by this situation, a feeling of violence arises spontaneously! He seemed to have become one of those soldiers, personally experiencing the situation and feeling the same. Seeing countless enemies with hideous faces rushing towards him made him eager to swing his sword and kill them all! (End of this chapter)
