The surging true energy was boiling and expanding in Yan Liqiang's body like boiling water.
Under the effect of true Qi, Yan Liqiang felt like a balloon blown up by true Qi. Every cell in his body, inside and out, from the skin to the internal organs, swelled up at this moment and was filled with true Qi. However, this feeling of swelling was not uncomfortable. Instead, he felt a sense of emptiness and relaxation.
At this time, Yan Liqiang followed the practice method behind "The Divine Art of Ten Dragons and Ten Elephants" taught to him by Liu Guiyuan in the Heavenly Dao Divine Realm. He was guiding the true Qi in his body step by step to fill up every inch of his body and circulate it throughout his body.
During this cycle, Yan Liqiang felt that the Qi in his body was blazing like fire, and he felt like he was in the mouth of a volcano. Then, it was cold like ice, and his whole body seemed to be frozen. After nine cycles of this, he felt the coccyx on his spine begin to vibrate, just like electricity. Yan Liqiang gathered his energy and slapped his coccyx with his backhand. After nine consecutive slaps, a small amount of Qi in Yan Liqiang's body swelled up, and it merged with the coccyx and was absorbed by the coccyx. He felt a little better all of a sudden...
The next second, the part of the spine above the coccyx became numb again, so the place where Yan Liqiang tapped moved a little higher. After tapping nine times, another small amount of true energy merged with that part of the spine...
Later, Yan Liqiang's hands never stopped. He kept gathering his Qi and slapping himself, almost slapping every bone in his body. During this continuous slapping, the Qi in his body was constantly integrated into the bones of his whole body. The feeling of Yan Liqiang's whole body swelling like a balloon gradually calmed down...
This beating process lasted for several hours.
"Boom..." With the last slap, the last burst of true energy in the body was integrated into the crown of Yan Liqiang's head. At this moment, Yan Liqiang only felt a flash of golden light in front of his eyes, like the creation of the world. At this moment, the complete and clear perception of the inside of the whole body, from the internal organs to the bones, appeared in Yan Liqiang's consciousness.
With this perception, Yan Liqiang "saw" that the bones in his entire body had become more crystal clear like jade and as hard as stone because they had absorbed the true Qi. The bone marrow in the bones was full of vitality and alive with energy, breeding for powerful vitality and energy.
The sign of the advancement of the Dragon and Tiger Warrior is to gather Qi into the bones. The steps and methods of gathering Qi into the bones are different for each martial art. Gathering Qi into the bones is a means of nourishing and replenishing the essence of bones with the true Qi in Dantian. The strong and solid essence of bones can in turn promote the progress of cultivation, make the body stronger and firmer, allow the important organs of the body to be better protected, and make the whole person's Qi and blood energy more abundant and satisfied. With these, there is the step and foundation to climb to a higher level of cultivation. After passing a level, in the practice, one will change from a scholar to a master, and the practice can basically be regarded as entering the door. The so-called martial arts master is qualified to teach others martial arts and embark on the path of cultivation.
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"We have arrived at Pingxi City. Everyone on board, please pack up your things and prepare to disembark..."
Amid the boatman's shouts, a large boat sailing upstream from Huaiwu County slowly docked at the pier of Pingxi City under the efforts of a group of boatmen and sailors...
The ship shook slightly, and Yan Liqiang, who was sitting cross-legged in the cabin, suddenly opened his eyes. A gleam of light flashed in his eyes. He looked at the sky outside the room. It was already noon of the second day. Just one day had passed since he took the Dragon Tiger Golden Pill yesterday at noon. The Dragon Tiger Golden Pill was indeed worthy of its reputation. After taking one pill, Yan Liqiang advanced from a Dragon Tiger Warrior to a Martial Master.
Looking inward at his dantian again, he saw that a six-tusked giant elephant had condensed in his dantian. Together with the one that Yan Liqiang had condensed before, there were a total of two giant elephants slowly rotating in Yan Liqiang's dantian. An unprecedented sense of powerful strength surged through Yan Liqiang's body, making him feel that he could punch through a piece of iron with just one punch.
The condensation of the six-tusked giant elephant represents a doubling of physical strength compared to before. Ever since the condensation of the first six-tusked giant elephant, Yan Liqiang has been practicing the I Ching Xisui Sutra every day to strengthen and accumulate his physical strength. Coupled with the finishing touch of a comprehensive increase in all aspects of his physical qualities after advancing to a martial artist, Yan Liqiang's body has finally condensed the second six-tusked giant elephant.
Is this the feeling of condensing the power of two elephants? Yan Liqiang raised his right hand and looked at it in front of his eyes.
It was a slender, powerful, and plump hand. Apparently because he had just advanced to the rank of martial artist and had gathered his energy deep into his bones, Yan Liqiang discovered that his palm seemed to have become whiter and more translucent overnight, with a strange beauty, just like the hand of a nobleman. But only Yan Liqiang knew how terrifying the power was in this seemingly beautiful hand.
A giant six-tusked elephant represents that Yan Liqiang has the power of an elephant in his body. At this moment, Yan Liqiang has the power of two elephants in his body, and the power on one of his fingers is extremely terrifying.
"Knock, knock, knock..." A familiar knock on the door came from outside the cabin, and then Hu Haihe's slightly excited voice rang out outside the cabin, "Sir, the boat has arrived in Pingxi City!"
"Oh, I see. I'll pack up and come out soon..." Yan Liqiang responded in the cabin, then he uncrossed his legs, put on his shoes, opened the cabin door and walked out.
Yan Liqiang's room was on the second floor of the ship, so as soon as he opened the door, he saw the familiar Xijiang Wharf. The hustle and bustle of the wharf he heard were all in the familiar hometown dialect. Even in the wind, Yan Liqiang could smell the familiar smell of Pingxi City's water and soil.
Yan Liqiang showed a bright smile on his face and shouted in his heart - Pingxi City, I Yan Liqiang am back!
Hu Haihe was standing outside the door. When he saw Yan Liqiang coming out of the cabin, he was stunned for a moment, "Sir, you..."
"What's wrong? Is there something on my face?" Yan Liqiang touched his face curiously.
"No, I feel like I haven't seen you for just one day, but you seem to have become much more handsome, your eyes are brighter, and... and I feel a little oppressive..."
"Yeah?"
"Qing'er, do you think the young master has become more handsome..." Seeing Yu Qing, who was dressed as a servant, walking towards him, Hu Haihe quickly pulled Yu Qing aside and asked.
Yu Qing just glanced at Yan Liqiang, then lowered her head and said in a low voice, "It seems... it seems so..."
"What do you mean it seems like? It is obviously like this!"
"Alright, alright, hurry up and watch the carriages and horses below, and be careful when you go ashore..."
Yan Liqiang smiled and sent Hu Haihe away. He knew that what Hu Haihe said was right. That was because after gathering Qi into the bones, his temperament and appearance would have some subtle changes. A person's appearance and temperament are things that radiate from the inside out. When the inner things change, the outer things will naturally change as well. Without gathering Qi into the bones, and the whole body being as hard as gold and stone, how can a martial artist have the authority of a teacher!
Yan Liqiang and his companions' carriages and horses were also on the ship. When Yan Liqiang went down, Hu Haihe was pulling his Wuyun Gaixue out of the cargo hold at the bottom of the ship. In the past month, in order to cover up their whereabouts, Yan Liqiang had dyed Wuyun Gaixue's four white hooves black with ink. Yan Liqiang rode Wuyun Gaixue across most of the Han Empire, and no one could recognize its original appearance. So at this moment, Wuyun Gaixue looked like a pure black rhinoceros horse, not as eye-catching as before.
After a while, Yan Liqiang and his companions' changed carriage was pulled out of the cabin. The horses and carriage easily left the deck of the ship along the laid wooden boards and arrived at the Xijiang Wharf. Not far away, more than a thousand meters away, the northern gate of Pingxi City was faintly visible.
The pier was bustling with people coming and going. Everything in front of him was so familiar and kind. Recalling what happened after he left Pingxi City with Sun Bingchen, Yan Liqiang felt like he had just had a big dream. Everything in the Imperial Capital City always felt hard to touch, so unreal, like a dream. The truly amiable and lovely thing was the land and water that had raised me since I was a child...
"Catch the thief, catch the thief..." Yan Liqiang was looking around, and then he suddenly heard a shout on the dock, and the crowd around him suddenly made a noisy sound.
“Get out of the way… Get out of the way…” A gangster on the dock waved a dagger in his hand, holding a package in his arms, and rushed towards Yan Liqiang. A big man roared and chased after him.
“Don’t let him jump into the water. He’s a water snake. We’ll lose our chance to catch him if he jumps into the water…” someone shouted on the dock.
(End of this chapter)