“Grandpa Cripple’s leg technique is so fast he can run into the sky, so who cut off his leg? Grandpa Ma’s fist is so incredible, who severed his right arm? And Grandpa Butcher’s knife, who could break through Grandpa Butcher’s knife and slice him at the waist?”
Seeing the genuine abilities of Butcher, Grandpa Ma, and Cripple, Qin Mu felt both full of admiration and bewildered. After finishing his practice of Cripple’s leg technique, he finally managed to digest the power of the four spirits’ blood, and his physique improved. It was just that this time he was tired to death, wanting to just collapse and sleep soundly.
However, this was only the beginning of his suffering.
Almost every day, the grandpas and grannies in the village would catch some fierce beasts to refine into the blood of the four spirits, and force-feed it to him. After being force-fed, he had to undergo crazy training until he was completely exhausted and limp before they would stop.
Besides Cripple’s leg technique, the one-armed Grandpa Ma’s fist, and Butcher’s knife, he also had to learn blacksmithing from Mute, painting and calligraphy from Deaf, listening to the wind to identify positions from Blind, and fighting with sticks blindfolded with Blind.
When he was completely exhausted, he would be called by the Village Chief to practice breathing techniques together. The Village Chief said that the breathing technique he taught was a special martial art for cultivating the Tyrant Body, called the Tyrant Body Three Elixir Art, and it was extremely formidable.
Even though Qin Mu didn’t realize how formidable this so-called Tyrant Body Three Elixir Art was, after practicing breathing with the Village Chief, the exhaustion all over his body eased very quickly. Before long, he was refreshed and energetic again, so he felt this art was very miraculous.
“Village Chief, what you are teaching him seems to be the most ordinary Daoyin Technique, right?” Apothecary’s eyes flickered. Only after Qin Mu had gone far away did he whisper softly.
“That’s right, it is the Daoyin Technique.”
The Village Chief didn’t deny it, and said: “The four great Spirit Bodies each have their own techniques. The Green Dragon Spirit Body cultivates the Green Dragon Qi, the White Tiger Spirit Body cultivates the White Tiger Qi, the Vermillion Bird Spirit Body cultivates the Vermillion Bird Qi, and the Black Tortoise Spirit Body cultivates the Black Tortoise Qi. But inside Mu’er’s body, there is no vital energy of these four attributes, so he cannot practice the techniques of the four great Spirit Bodies. He won’t be able to master any of our techniques. Therefore, I can only teach him the simplest technique, the Daoyin Technique that ordinary people can also practice. Only the Daoyin Technique has no attribute.”
Apothecary asked in astonishment: “But the Daoyin Technique is too simple and ordinary. Practicing the Daoyin Technique will at best only make him a martial artist; there won’t be much achievement.”
The Village Chief’s face looked strange: “At first I thought so too, but now I realize, we might have underestimated this lowest-level Daoyin Technique. Mu’er has been practicing the Daoyin Technique with me since childhood, and now his vital energy is already very strong, it’s just that this vital energy has no attribute, so it cannot unleash any power.”
Apothecary’s expression changed slightly: “How strong?”
“If his vital energy had the attribute of your Green Dragon Qi, Apothecary, the power he possesses now would already be equivalent to fifty percent of the power of your Lingtai Divine Treasure.”
Apothecary was shocked, and exclaimed: “I have broken through the Tianren Wall and opened the Tianren Divine Treasure. Over the years, I have cultivated my Lingtai, Wuyao, Liuhe, and other Divine Treasures to their maximum limits! Fifty percent of my Lingtai Divine Treasure cultivation is already equivalent to the peak level of a martial artist! He hasn’t even opened his Lingtai Divine Treasure, yet his cultivation has reached the peak of a martial artist. If he opens his Lingtai Divine Treasure, wouldn’t his cultivation be several times stronger than the four great Spirit Bodies that open the Lingtai Divine Treasure? Can this still be called the Daoyin Technique?”
The Village Chief was also very puzzled, and said: “This Daoyin Technique that can be found everywhere is indeed a bit mysterious. Although it’s simple, its foundation is extremely strong, unimaginably solid. Mu’er has actually been practicing for eight years. Eight years is not a short time. Although initially the progress of the Daoyin Technique was very slow, lately I’ve noticed that Mu’er’s cultivation is advancing faster and faster, especially in the days after consuming the blood of the four spirits, his progress is truly terrifying! If it weren’t for the fact that the Daoyin Technique is spread everywhere, I would almost think this is an extraordinary divine technique…”
Both of their faces looked strange.
Apothecary let out a breath of turbid air, shook his head and said: “No matter how high the cultivation is, it’s useless, after all, it’s vital energy without attribute, it can’t unleash any power. What level do you think he can reach practicing this Daoyin Technique?”
The Village Chief’s face grew even stranger: “I don’t know either.”
Apothecary nodded, understanding his meaning.
The Daoyin Technique is the lowest and most basic martial art, usually used to build a foundation for children when they are young. After the age of ten, a child’s bones are already formed and capable of withstanding the impact of spirit blood. After confirming what kind of Spirit Body they have, the Daoyin Technique doesn’t need to be practiced anymore.
After breaking the wall, there are much better martial arts, and there is absolutely no need to work hard on the Daoyin Technique.
As for ordinary people, even if they continued to practice the Daoyin Technique, it’s impossible to drink spirit blood every day like Qin Mu.
Those who have this kind of capital are only large and powerful families, but those large families would not waste massive amounts of resources on disciples with the talent of an ordinary person. No large family would continuously catch exotic spirit beasts like the residents of Disabled Elderly Village did, providing immense nutritional supplements to an ordinary person like Qin Mu.
The Village Chief had also never heard of anyone practicing the Daoyin Technique to its absolute limit, nor had he even seen anyone practice it to Qin Mu’s current level of ability.
Therefore, to what extent Qin Mu could cultivate in the future, he also didn’t know.
What surprised the Village Chief and Apothecary was that in his subsequent cultivation, Qin Mu’s cultivation grew deeper and deeper. The lowest-level martial art like the Daoyin Technique surprisingly showed an extraordinary side in him, making his foundation unbelievably strong and solid!
A month later, he was able to withstand several times more blood of the four spirits than before, and his vital energy became so deep it was as if he had opened the Lingtai Divine Treasure, perhaps even stronger!
It was just that although his vital energy was deep, it lacked any attribute and couldn’t project power, so it couldn’t display his cultivation level.
However, there were also advantages; his ability to withstand a beating was very strong, and his recovery speed was also very fast. After exchanging knife blows with Butcher, he would immediately practice fist techniques with Grandpa Ma, then fight blindfolded with sticks with Blind, after that learn leg techniques from Cripple, then go to Mute holding a large hammer weighing over a hundred jin to forge iron. With such high-intensity training, he only needed to do breathing exercises for a short while, practicing the so-called “Tyrant Body Three Elixir Art”, and in the blink of an eye, his eyes would shine again, and his spirit would double again!
The effects of this “Tyrant Body Three Elixir Art” also surprised the Village Chief. This made Apothecary secretly check his body, lest he leave behind hidden issues due to being over-energetic.
After Apothecary examined him, he said with a strange expression: “This is not excessive spirit, nor are there any hidden issues, rather his vital energy is indeed this strong, and has already begun to enhance his physical fitness.”
The Village Chief was also confused. Even though he had once dominated the world and possessed extensive knowledge, he had never seen a situation like Qin Mu’s. He had surprisingly practiced the most ordinary Daoyin Technique to such a degree, completely surpassing common understanding of the Daoyin Technique.
“Qin Mu, today follow Granny to learn how to make clothes, no need to practice fists.”
Granny Si called out to Qin Mu. This hunched granny carried a small basket containing needles and thread, then tiptoed out on her tiny feet. Qin Mu hurriedly followed, taking the basket from Granny Si’s hand, and asked in surprise: “Granny, shouldn’t making clothes be done in the village? Why are we going out?”
“Today we are going out of the village to learn how to make clothes, real clothes.”
Granny Si chuckled: “These past few days, Old Ma and Cripple have taught you a lot of genuine abilities, Granny shouldn’t be stingy either. Today I will teach you the true skills mastered by a tailor.”
The true skills mastered by a tailor? Isn’t that still making clothes?
Qin Mu felt confused. He followed Granny Si out of the village, walking downstream along the riverbank. Although Granny Si was hunched, her pace was very fast. Qin Mu had to use the leg technique taught by Cripple and run with all his might just to keep up with her. The two walked for a dozen miles and arrived at the foot of a mountain. In front of them was a herd of reindeer grazing and playing in the forest, about two hundred paces away from them.
Granny Si pulled an embroidery needle from a spool of thread in her basket, flicked her finger, and the silver needle shot out swiftly and disappeared. Next, Qin Mu saw a reindeer two hundred paces away collapse to the ground; the other reindeer were startled and scattered in panic.
Granny Si stepped forward on her tiny feet, and Qin Mu followed. He saw that although the reindeer had fallen to the ground, it was still alive; it was just pierced by Granny Si’s silver needle right between its eyebrows, rendering it unable to move.
“Mu’er, watch closely. This needle locks its Heaven Soul.”
Granny Si told Qin Mu to remember the position of the silver needle between the eyebrows, then took another embroidery needle from the spool, and pierced it into the reindeer’s tailbone: “This needle locks its Earth Soul.”
She took another embroidery needle and pierced it into the reindeer’s navel: “This needle locks its Life Soul. The three souls have been locked, there are still the seven spirits. The first spirit is named Shigou, Shigou is located at the top of the head, the crown.”
She picked up another silver needle, pierced it into the reindeer’s navel, and said: “The second spirit is named Fushi, the Fushi spirit is located in the brow chakra. Pay attention, the Fushi spirit is easily confused with the Heaven Soul; although the position of these two needles is the same, one is deep and the other is shallow, don’t get them wrong.”
“The third spirit Queyin is located at the Adam’s apple. Try feeling your Adam’s apple, is there a triangular notch? That is where the Queyin spirit hides, this needle will lock the Queyin spirit.”
“The fourth spirit Tunzei is located at the solar plexus, situated where the heart chakra converges, right here.”
“The fifth spirit Feidu is located at the navel, pay attention, do not confuse the Life Soul with the Feidu spirit.”
“The sixth spirit Chuhui is located at the perineum, this is the place for excreting waste.”
“The seventh spirit Choufei is located in the lung chamber, this is the place for breathing and renewing air.”
Granny Si locked the three souls and seven spirits of this reindeer, and said: “This is the most important step before making clothes, which is Soul Locking, locking the three souls and seven spirits. Mu’er, have you understood everything? If you understand, we will start making clothes.”
Qin Mu didn’t understand what all this had to do with making clothes, but he still memorized the positions carefully, and then said: “I have memorized it.”
Granny Si took out a pair of scissors from the basket, then started cutting from the reindeer’s lips. Before long, she had flayed the entire reindeer skin. It was truly strange, even though the reindeer had been skinned, not a single drop of blood flowed out.
“I locked its soul just now, locking all the blood, spirit essence, as well as its soul and spirits inside this reindeer skin. The reindeer is already dead, but the skin is still alive. However, if you want to truly refine it into clothing, a few more techniques are needed. Mu’er, watch closely, remember the points I tap with my fingers!”
Granny Si tossed the reindeer skin upwards. As the reindeer skin fell from the air, the hunched granny’s tiny feet moved with extreme speed, using her fingers as needles, continuously striking the reindeer skin.
Qin Mu concentrated on memorizing it. He saw Granny Si strike three hundred and sixteen times even before the reindeer skin touched the ground. The position of each strike was different, and with every strike, vital energy penetrated into the reindeer skin.
When the reindeer skin landed on the ground, it shockingly looked like a live reindeer standing there, shaking its head and flicking its tail. One absolutely couldn’t tell that it was just a piece of skin!
Qin Mu was stunned. Granny Si suddenly chuckled, unfolded the reindeer skin, and draped it over Qin Mu, wrapping Qin Mu inside the reindeer skin while laughing: “This is the clothing that a tailor should make.”
Qin Mu felt the reindeer skin growing tighter and tighter, as if it was growing on his own body, wrapping him in such a way that he unconsciously placed both his hands on the ground.
He unexpectedly felt that he had transformed into a reindeer, even feeling that he had a short, small deer tail!
Granny Si took out a bright mirror from her basket and placed it in front of him. Qin Mu looked at himself in the mirror; he had actually transformed into a reindeer!
He wanted to speak, but his mouth let out a deer’s neigh instead.
“Heavenly Devil Creation Art! What a great demonic spell! To think that in a wild and remote place like these Great Ruins, one could still encounter the remnants of the Heavenly Devil’s followers and their devil child teaching methods of harming people here!”
