However, Xi Heng did not have too much hope for Yan Hongji. He just looked at her a few more times from time to time and did not care much. Within a month, Xi Heng had already learned many moves of the first level of the Red Line Sword Technique. Compared to the magical spells in the Blood Sea Method, these sword moves that rely on qi and blood are obviously more practical. The move can be performed by simply mobilizing the qi and blood to cut off the sword. It is not like the evil skills or spells that require pinching fingers and chanting spells, and the destructive power is just as strong. Therefore, Xi Heng put down the evil book, stopped multitasking, and concentrated on practicing the Red Line Sword Technique. Through daily disciplined practice and occasional teaching, Xi Heng gradually mastered all the moves of the first level of the Red Line Sword Technique. He can now circulate his own qi, blood, and strength at will, and coordinate his strength, qi, blood, and body, gradually becoming stable and orderly. Thanks to Senior Sister Hong Miao, Xi Heng has now crossed the threshold of entering the Jin realm and become a formal Ming Jin minor success warrior. After cultivating the second and third levels, you can progress to the great success of Ming Jin. The peak of Ming Jin is what ordinary warriors can achieve, while the An Jin that follows is a realm that only a very small number of geniuses who have both opportunity, hard work and understanding can reach. When talking about this with Senior Sister, Xi Heng asked: "Speaking of which, how did Senior Sister achieve the Dark Power?"
Hong Miao was obviously stunned when she heard this, and then she looked confused: "You know I am Dark Power? Did I tell you before?" "I guessed it." Xi Heng then realized that he had brought the conversation from his previous life into this life, so he lied again. "Oh?" Hong Miao narrowed her eyes at Xi Heng, and after a moment, she seemed not to think much about it and talked about her own experience: "At that time, my master was seriously injured by the enemy's sneak attack. At the critical moment of life and death, I fought against three people alone. I listened to the instructions of my master who fell to the side. During the fight, I understood what the dark force was, and defeated the enemy with it." "It feels like Senior Sister is like the protagonist in a martial arts story." Xi Heng sighed. "Now that you mention it, it is indeed true." Hong Miao shook her head and did not continue the topic. She only said: "You are just beginning to enter the Ming Jin stage. Come back and ask me when you have mastered the Ming Jin." "The method of dark energy is somewhat mysterious. It is difficult to understand before the bright energy is fully developed. Even after it is fully developed, it still requires considerable understanding... Because, if the bright energy is still considered ordinary, the dark energy warrior is already extraordinary." After hearing this, Xi Heng said yes. Soon, she returned to her daily practice. Time flies, the days and months pass by like a shuttle. It has been the third month since Xi Heng was admitted to the hospital, but he is still stuck in the second level of the Red Line Sword Technique. The second level is not like the first level which is just used to lay a solid foundation. It adds many changes - including different uses of Qi and blood, what body movements are needed when connecting sword moves, how Qi and blood should circulate, etc. The circulation of Qi and blood becomes increasingly complicated in the second level of the move. Once it flows through the wrong meridians or acupoints, the entire move will be ruined. Furthermore, due to the limitation of his Qi and blood, Xi Heng could only practice his moves twenty to thirty times a day at most. After that, his strength and Qi and blood would weaken, causing his body to become exhausted and sweaty. Therefore, every time he practiced sword skills, he was careful and precise, and put in all his effort. But even so, progress is still extremely slow. "At this rate, it may take three or four years before I can reach the full potential of Ming Jin." Xi Heng wanted to go faster. Although warriors must go through years of accumulation before they can gradually integrate the power inside and outside the body.
However, during the time Xi Heng was practicing martial arts, he had also heard of some methods that could stimulate the body's latent Qi and blood, which could directly greatly increase one's own Qi and blood. One of them is related to the Red Line Sword Technique. The principle is that the red lines condensed from Qi and blood connect the major acupoints of the extraordinary meridians in the body, break through the threshold, and burst out with power far beyond usual. However, this is just a rumor in the Sword Academy, and no one has actually learned it. Xi Heng also tried to condense red lines with qi and blood in his body, but this was like trying to form lines out of a pool of scattered water with one's hands; it was impossible to maintain. Only when using Qi and blood outside the body to coordinate sword techniques can a red line appear for a brief moment. It's as if a layer of water covered the sword blade before it was slashed out, so it naturally swings into a line when it is swung. However, inside the body, the red line can only last for a moment, and it is impossible to use it to break through the threshold. When I asked the senior sister about this, she said that there are indeed ways to quickly increase blood and qi, but most of them are laborious and harmful to the body, and most of them will damage the foundation, so they cannot be used for cultivation. "It's okay to be mentally and physically exhausted, but is there any way to do it without damaging the foundation?" Xi Heng then asked. "The human body has limited vital energy. The so-called stimulation of potential qi and blood means cutting down one's own vital energy, forcing out qi and blood and overdrawing oneself. This technique is an evil method and should not be used." Hong Miao shook her head. "Is there?" Xi Heng ignored him and continued asking. Hong Miao stared at Xi Heng for a while, then said after a moment of silence: "A method that does not damage the foundation of martial arts training will shorten your life." "Shorten your life?" Xi Heng blinked. She was just trying to ask, but now that she heard the words "shortening one's life", she actually became interested. Xi Heng is not afraid of shortening his lifespan. If his physical lifespan in this life is exhausted, he can load the save file and continue to live a leisurely life in the next life. Moreover, the martial arts realm gained in exchange for the lifespan consumed in this life can be retained into the next life. As long as you use this method of shortening life to increase your Qi and blood, the efficiency of your daily practice will be increased. Efficiency is life, and improving efficiency is prolonging life. So this is not shortening one's life, it is clearly maintaining health! "If you don't want to cut down the current foundation of vitality, you can only forcefully extract the 'lifespan' to force out the qi and blood. Lifespan is the vitality that nourishes you when you are older. The less this vitality is, the shorter your lifespan will be." "Please teach me, senior sister!" After hearing this, Xi Heng clasped his fists and bowed, a rare salute to his senior sister. "Aren't you afraid of death?" The eldest sister's tone became a little cold for the first time. "This... I'm not really afraid." Xi Heng told the truth. "Confused." Hong Miao shook her head: "In life, what could be more important than living well?" "There are always some things that are more important than life itself." Xi Heng objected. "What's the matter?" “……”Xi Heng was silent for a while.
On the surface, it seems that he is hesitant about whether to speak out what is on his mind. In fact, Xi Heng was making up a reason in his mind as quickly as possible. After a moment, the girl's eyes became firm and she said: "I have an enemy who wants to take my life all the time." "Who? If it's easy, I will help you kill him." Hong Miao didn't doubt the answer. After all, when you are in the world, it is inevitable that you will have a few enemies. "The Emperor of Great Zhao, Zhao Qianyuan." Xi Heng spoke a mixture of truth and lies. The tyrant really wanted her life all the time. As long as he found her, he would capture her and use her as material to practice his evil skills. It's just that the emperor doesn't know of her existence at this time. "Ah?" It turns out that the eldest sister can also be surprised: "Really?" "Really." Xi Heng was quite serious. She recalled the time when she and the tyrant died together. "I can't help you with this." Hong Miao even took a step back. She didn't want to die. "You don't need to join hands, Senior Sister. That person probably won't be able to find me for a while." Xi Heng continued, "Because I was being hunted by this person, I wanted to improve my own strength as quickly as possible. Even if I can't kill the enemy, I should at least have some self-protection power... So I asked Senior Sister for the method to quickly improve my Qi and blood." "..."Now it was the eldest sister's turn to look more hesitant. Finally, she spread her hands: "I won't." …… Chapter 18: The Road to Death Senior Sister Hong Miao had clearly explained the principles of this method of overdrawing the body to cultivate blood and energy, but at the last moment, she said, "I don't know how." Of course Xi Heng didn't believe it and asked a few more questions. But gradually, seeing that the other person's expression did not seem to be lying, she had to admit that maybe it was true. The conversation ended in a subtle atmosphere between the two. Xi Heng had no choice but to leave and continue to instruct his apprentices. It is now the end of the third month since they entered the academy. If they still cannot get into shape in the next few days, they will either continue to pay twenty taels of silver or leave the Sword Academy. Just like in the previous life, Lin Ying had already gained strength in the past few days and was no longer under Xi Heng's control. Among the remaining two people, Li Anxue said that she could already sense the energy, but I don’t know whether it is true or not. As for Yan Hongji...she hasn't made any obvious progress from the end of February to the end of March, and Xi Heng, who lacks some teaching experience, doesn't know how to teach her. Maybe talent is something that is destined from the beginning... If it can't be done, it can't be done, no matter how hard you try - this thought also appeared in Xi Heng's mind. But as a senior sister, I can only think about this kind of words in my heart, but I can't really say them out loud.
Xi Heng pretended to trust him and encouraged him, but he had a plan in mind: If it still doesn't work by the end of June, let Yan Hongji try her own breakthrough method. That is to cut out the sword of self-sacrifice to understand a trace of the sword intent of the red line sword, thereby sensing the qi and blood, and breaking through into the strength. However, this approach is a bit troublesome and requires playing the bad guy or hiring an expert to put her in apparent danger, and even then it may not succeed. "Forget it..." Xi Heng shook his head. Why spend so much effort? She still needs to practice sword skills herself. If Yan Hongji can do it, then it's fine. If not, there's nothing we can do. Just give her a little help. There's no need to force her. Xi Heng finished practicing his sword moves and while taking a rest, he quietly watched Yan Hongji practicing sword skills, and sighed silently in his heart. This was probably how I was in the previous life in the eyes of Senior Sister Hong Miao, right? Knowing it won't work, but still doing it. Give a lot to fight for that glimmer of hope. In the end, I succeeded, but can the other party do it? do not know. Xi Heng fetched a bamboo tube of water from the gurgling spring in the courtyard, and after Yan Hongji's sword dance, he moved closer and handed it to her. "how?" "I can feel a slight movement of air, but it seems to be there and not there. It only appears inadvertently when I am dancing with the sword, and then disappears in a flash..." There is a hint of joy in Yan Hongji's eyes, but more of confusion. Xi Heng nodded, recalling what Senior Sister Hong Miao had said to her in her previous life, and repeated it to her: "As long as you can grasp that little feeling, you will be close to mastering the Qi and blood." "Really?" Yan Hongji rarely showed the joy and liveliness that a girl of her age should have. "Yeah." To be honest, Xi Heng didn't know whether it was true or not. I hope it's true. After being encouraged, Xi Heng ran again to stabilize the blood and energy in his body, and then practiced sword moves. …… Yan Hongji paid another twenty taels of silver and decided to stay in the Sword Academy for another three months. He did not leave the academy before the end as he had done before. Li Anxue, another person under Xi Heng's guidance, came again to borrow money and wanted to stay. Seeing that the other party was quite respectful and polite, and not chattering like he did in his previous life, Xi Heng took out twenty taels of silver from his own savings and gave it to him. Li Anxue expressed her gratitude repeatedly and her attitude became even more respectful. Xi Heng didn't pay much attention to this person. He waved his hand and let the other party continue practicing, and then focused on his own martial arts realm.
After a few days, she was still stuck at the second level of the Red Line Sword, and her progress was superficial and increasingly insignificant. "Although Kung Fu is acquired through time, it takes too long..." After a day of practice, Xi Heng didn't feel like he had made any progress. "How can I shorten this time?" Xi Heng couldn't help but think of this idea again. Previously, the senior sister talked about a method that was theoretically feasible, but there was no corresponding secret technique available.