Lu Cheng took a longan-sized "Snake Pill" and felt that the strength of his muscles had increased and his tendons seemed to be slightly lengthened.
As the saying goes, "An inch longer in tendons prolongs life by ten years." This explains the importance of soft tendons. Only by allowing the tendons to stretch and contract freely can we achieve "bone straightening and supple tendons" and a flexible and healthy body.
As ordinary people age, the flexibility of tendons will slowly "slide". The elderly people's stooped back and stiff legs and feet are actually manifestations of impaired tendon flexibility, which is called "tendon contraction" in traditional Chinese medicine.
People who practice martial arts pay attention to "stretching the muscles and pulling out the bones." The theory of muscles and bones is an important part of Neijiaquan practice.
Everyone knows about muscles and bones exercises, but where are the muscles?
The so-called "tendons" are actually the connecting parts between bones, including ligaments, periosteum, soft tissues between joints, and a collection of various fluids or energy transmission channels.
"Tennis" has two characteristics. The first one is toughness and tensile force. Tension is generated when two bones support each other outwards. This tension allows our bones to pull, pull and bind each other under the action of gravity.
, allowing the muscles and bones of the human body to form a frame, which is why we call boxing a frame. Practicing fists and kicks is also called "pan frame".
The second type is elasticity, which can produce elasticity through stretching. This elasticity is what we call "jin". "jin" is a unique expression of strength in martial arts. The strength and "jin" of the human skeleton can be achieved by practicing muscles and bones.
to achieve the goal of practicing superior martial arts.
Traditional Chinese medicine says that the abdomen is yin, the back is yang, the inner side of the thighs and arms is yin, and the outer side is yang, yin is concave and yang is convex.
Use the gravity of the earth and the body's own weight to make the negative side as concave as possible and the positive side as convex as possible. Relax the muscles without exerting force, and use the toughness of the tendons to pull the bones. From being unable to pull to being able to pull, to being able to pull.
In the end, it is possible to both pull and bounce. The process is long and arduous, and there are many detours to take. This is the reason why there are so many martial arts practitioners who succeed.
Practicing martial arts is very hard, but if you have a "stretching pill", eating one pill is equivalent to the effect of practicing "stretching" for a year. How much do you think such a pill is worth?
The value of the elixir depends not only on its effect, but also on the purchasing power of the people. There are too many rich people these days!
Therefore, Lu Cheng handed the elixir to Chen Fengmei and asked her to price it "millions" without hesitation!
Anyway, the elixirs of "Xianshentang" are very expensive. Except for the drugs to treat cancer, the rest are more than one million, and I don't care about another "strengthening pill".
That night, Lu Cheng lay on the jade bed, his mind wandering to another world.
Open your eyes, this is the 28th day after the cold dew.
The night is deep and the lights are on in the room.
Lu Cheng saw Qingmei flipping through the animal skin book at the table, so he got up from the wooden bed and said, "You have mastered "The Great Witch Chant"? Are there any questions?"
Qingmei said happily: "Brother, I have mastered everything you taught me. I only have to learn the spells."
Lu Cheng said: "Spells are not easy to learn, so I will teach you slowly in the future. You are a fox tribe, so you cannot go to the Witch God Temple to take the 'Great Witch Gold Medal' test. Starting today, I will teach you the "Lingjiu Palace First Ascension Spirit Witch Sutra". This
There are said to be four volumes of the classic, but I only got the first volume. The rest of the content can only be obtained after I advance to become a spiritual witch."
"It's good to learn a little bit. Thank you brother."
Lu Cheng has mastered many runes, which are beyond the scope of the "Spirit Witch Sutra". However, he is not a spirit wizard yet. Even if he breaks through and becomes a spirit wizard, he will not be able to take the "Ling Wu Jade Pavilion" test in the short term because of the exam.
The content covers many aspects, including drawing talismans in the air, refining witchcraft medicine, spiritual witch-level spells, and even leading human beings to sacrifice to heaven.
Qingmei studied the runes for a while, and then said: "Brother, I went to see Li Ju two days ago, and she said she got another dragon bone. This time the dragon bone is of a higher level and can live for at least 1,000 years! In addition, she also got
To two 800-year-old tiger bones.
Just like last time, she wanted 30 Dragon and Tiger Pills, which would be used to offset the basic price of dragon and tiger bones.
She is willing to exchange the extra Dragon and Tiger Pills for demon pills. Each dragon and tiger pill can be exchanged for 5 demon pills."
Lu Cheng said: "The longer the spirit bone is, the higher the difficulty of refining it, and the better the effect of the elixir. Although there are still 30 pills, one like this is equivalent to the original two.
You tell her, I can agree to her request. But I don’t want to refine too many Dragon Tiger Pills.
You ask her if it is possible to get the leaves and fruits of the ten sacred trees? They include the leaves of the Jianmu tree, the Ruomu tree, the Myrtle tree, the Emperor's tree, the Shatang tree, the Immortal tree, the Langgan tree, and the fruits of the Emperor Xiu tree. If I can get these things, I can refine the 'Spirit Witch Pill', which will be of great benefit to your and my cultivation."
Qingmei smiled and said: "I remember, brother, last time I took some 'Lingwu Pill', and it opened the heavenly orifice and gave birth to spiritual consciousness. This pill is so magical."
After dawn, Lu Cheng went to Wu Bao to meet his master Wu Luo. Unexpectedly, Wu Luo was drinking tea with Wu Sheng.
The tradition of drinking tea has a long history. It is said that the earliest tea tree was discovered by Shennong.
Lu Cheng stepped forward and said, "Greetings, sir, and master."
Wu Sheng is over three hundred years old, with a head full of black hair, a face as red as copper, bright eyes, and three obvious wrinkles on his forehead.
He glanced at Lu Cheng and said: "Wu Kuang, I was interested in your qualifications and brought you here from what clan... I didn't expect you to advance so quickly. It seems that you have reached the fifth level of innateness?
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Lu Cheng wears a sky-shielding talisman. After activation, it can cover part of his skill. Therefore, in Wu Sheng's eyes, it is the fifth level of innate power.
Lu Cheng bowed and said: "Yes, sir."
Wu Sheng narrowed his eyes and asked, "Why did you enter the country so quickly?"
Lu Cheng said: "Lord Qizhen, I was lucky enough to dig up some Sang Shenzi and get three Shenglong Pills from you. Afterwards, I ate all three Shenglong Pills, so my skill skyrocketed." p>
"Eh? Didn't I tell you that you can eat one pill a year?"
"I was impatient and couldn't hold myself back, so I took the risk and ate it."
"You're lucky, you didn't encounter any danger."
"I was in danger, my whole body was on fire, and I almost died."
"Then how did you get through it?"
"Because I took in a fox girl who knew a spiritual warrior named 'Liju'. She asked Liju for a 'Yin-Building Pill' and saved my life."
Wu Sheng's eyes flashed and he said: "Does your maid know Li Ju? By the way, Li Ju is also a fox girl. This person is not simple! She was a seventh-level spiritual warrior a few years ago. In the past two years, her skills have increased inexplicably.
I was promoted three levels all of a sudden and became a tenth level spiritual warrior! I don’t know what happened.”
Lu Cheng looked blank and said nothing.
He thought in his heart: "It seems that Wu Luo didn't tell the story about Longhu Dan, otherwise Wu Sheng wouldn't have said it like this."
Wu Sheng said: "Wu Kuang, since you have passed the 'Grand Medal of Great Witchcraft', you belong to the backbone of my Witch Castle. If you have any questions about practice in the future, you can ask me."
Lu Cheng bowed and said: "Yes, thank you sir."
At this time, Wu Luo stood up and said: "Wu Kuang, come with me, there are some things I need you to do."
Lu Cheng followed her to the west corner of the Witch Fort.
Wu Luo closed the door and said with a solemn expression: "Too much talk will lead to mistakes, talk less and do more!"
"Yes, Master."
"Next, I have to prepare to take the 'Lingsha Jade Card' test. There are some things I need your help with."
"Master, what do you need me to do?"
"It is not easy to test the Spiritual Witch Jade Card. I went to the Witch God Temple to ask, and the answer I got was that the test includes spiritual bones, spiritual consciousness, runes, talismans, spells, witchcraft medicine, sacrificial chants, etc. Some of the content I
You need to go to the Witch Temple to study, but learning anything costs jade coins. What I lack most now are jade coins! I remember that you are from the Pai Yi tribe? Right? Do you Lai Yi tribe have jade mines? Can you?
Can you get me some jade coins? I'll lend them to you. When I pass the exam, I'll give them back to you three times or five times!"
"Master, how many jade coins do you need?"
Wu Luo said: "I've done the math, and I'm still short of fifty thousand jade coins. I don't expect you to get so many, just ten or twenty thousand jade coins."
Lu Cheng said: "The Yi tribe is too far away. Moreover, the output of jade mines in the tribe is very small. Master, are there any jade mines around the feudal city?"
"Yes, but they are all mines with owners."
"I heard that wherever there are spiritual veins, there are jade mines. Is that right?"
"That's true, but the slightly larger spiritual veins have all been occupied by others. A city has even been built nearby, so new spiritual wizards like me can't get their turn. It stands to reason that there are still micro-spiritual veins, and you can use 'Gather'
The spirit talisman condenses the micro-spiritual veins into a ball to form a 'spirit-gathering bead'. Burying ten micro-spirit-gathering beads in the ground can generate a small spiritual vein, and then slowly generate jade. But this method is too slow!
Moreover, the 'Spirit Gathering Talisman' is also very expensive. It is a high-end spiritual talisman and I can't draw it yet."
Lu Cheng pondered for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "Master, maybe I can help you borrow 50,000 jade coins."
Wu Luo asked suspiciously: "Who are you borrowing from?"
Lu Cheng said: "My maid is a noblewoman from the Qingqiu Kingdom. The reason why she left her home and career to follow me was to hire a human celestial witch to help them repair the country's national defense formation. The leader of the Fox clan took a fancy to me.
She said that I had some help from heaven and had a chance to become a witch, so I asked her daughter to follow me. I didn’t know what the future would bring, so I didn’t dare to agree to their request.
In order to help you, I can promise them to borrow 50,000 jade coins from the Fox Clan, but I also ask Master to help me with all your strength in the future."
Wu Luo nodded vigorously: "I will try my best to help you. If you don't believe it, I can swear."
For her, as long as she can get jade coins, that's fine! With jade coins, she can learn witchcraft, take the Lingsha Jade Card, and quickly improve her skills. Only then can she get rid of the witch's oath and completely get rid of the shackles of the witch. Lu Cheng said: "I have 7,000 jade coins at home. I will give them to you later, and the remaining jade coins will be sent over slowly."
Wu Luo was overjoyed: "That's great!"
"Master, do you think there are spirit-gathering beads in the Witch Temple?"
"Yes, but it's too expensive. It costs 30,000 jade coins to buy a miniature spirit-gathering bead, and 10 of them can form a vein. Moreover, the output of jade is very low, which is not enough. Don't make this plan! Wait.
After I passed the test of the 'Lingwu Jade Card' and got the new volume of the 'Lingjiu Palace Talisman Collection', I can draw the 'Spirit Gathering Talisman' myself, and I can also teach you how to draw it! When the time comes, you can go to the wilderness to find it yourself.