Chapter 180: First acquaintance with the Earth Qi Refiner
On Saturday afternoon, Ning Chen emerged from a remote alley in Jiujiang City. He felt the half-empty zhenqi in his body, as well as traces of the stone balls in the sea of consciousness, slowly releasing the spiritual energy. Ning Chen felt like crying for a moment.
tears.
"I'll let you wander. I would have taken the plane if I had known about it. I didn't expect that Earth Escape would consume so much Qi. Fortunately, the earth is relatively safe. Let's replenish it slowly." Ning Chen felt a little helpless.
Walking out of the alley, a few hundred meters away was the hotel where Huang Degong was staying. Ning Chen called Huang Degong out with a phone call, and the two took a taxi and drove directly to the community where Zhao Xinmin was located.
The taxi soon arrived at a relatively new community. Ning Chen saw two guards standing at the gate, and outside the gate, an old man wearing a white old man's shirt was looking forward to it.
"It's Mr. Zhao." Before he got out of the car, Huang Degong saw Zhao Xinmin waiting at the gate of the community.
And Ning Chen knew the identity of the old man early on. The old man had a vague aura fluctuation on his body. Although it was very shallow, it was similar to the monks on the first and second levels of Qi Refining in Bilan Continent, but
After all, he has entered the door and is very different from the ordinary people around him.
"Mr. Huang." Zhao Xinmin saw Huang Degong get out of the car and greeted him enthusiastically.
"Who is this?" Seeing Ning Chen getting out of the car right after Huang Degong, Zhao Xinmin was suddenly startled, and then subconsciously continued to look at the car, as if he was still waiting for the real owner to get out of the car.
"Mr. Zhao, this is Ning Chen, Mr. Ning, Master Ning." Huang Degong introduced hurriedly, "Mr. Ning, this is Mr. Zhao Xinmin. Mr. Zhao can tell at a glance that your Ning Talisman is unusual."
"Hiss." Zhao Xinmin took a breath of air. Although he was not sure about the level of the talisman, he was also sure that the level of the person who drew the talisman must be higher than his own. He thought he was at least a middle-aged man in his fifties.
Man, who knew he was a young man?
Could it be that the talisman was really drawn by the young man in front of me, or was it his elder?
Regardless of whether it is him or not, that talisman must be related to him!
Zhao Xinmin's eyes flickered, and he couldn't tell what was different about Ning Chen. He was only at the first level of Qi refining, let alone the sea of consciousness. Even if his senses were sharper than ordinary people, they were still limited, so he couldn't feel the breath of other monks at all, let alone Ning Chen.
Chen's aura is restrained, and his cultivation is much higher than him.
Zhao Xinmin did not dare to underestimate Ning Chen. He was a Qi practitioner. Just like the art circle and the technical circle, there is no priority in learning. The master is the teacher. If someone is better than you, you have to accept it!
"Hello, Mr. Zhao." Ning Chen smiled and stretched out his hand.
"Hello, hello!" Zhao Xinmin hurriedly stretched out his hands to shake hands with Ning Chen, imitating the etiquette of a junior. The guard at the door was stunned for a while.
Zhao Xinmin has moved in since the community was built. Although he had retired at that time, leaders at all levels in Jiujiang City would come to express their condolences during holidays.
Therefore, everyone also knows that this is a former high-ranking city official who has worked in Jiujiang all his life and has many disciples and former officials. Even if the provincial leaders come, he will not be so enthusiastic.
And what is the situation in front of us? Is the young man in front of me a third generation from Beidu? He can actually make the old man lower his profile like this. But whose third generation would travel by taxi?
"Mr. Ning please, Mr. Huang please."
"Mr. Zhao, you're welcome."
Zhao Xinmin extended his hand and led the two of them into the community, leaving the two doormen looking at each other in confusion.
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Several people entered Zhao Xinmin's house. The person who opened the door was Mr. Zhao's wife, who politely led them into the study. Perhaps Zhao Xinmin gave them instructions in advance. After Mrs. Zhao served them a pot of tea, she exited the study and took them with her.
opened the door.
"I didn't expect Mr. Zhao to be a Qi practitioner." Seeing that Zhao Xinmin didn't seem to know how to speak, Ning Chen took the lead in breaking the silence.
"Don't take it seriously, don't take it seriously. After decades of practice, I have a little sense of Qi. Only then can I feel that the talisman you drew for Mr. Huang is different. Otherwise, I will still be blind." Zhao Xinmin waved his hands repeatedly.
Huang Degong swallowed his saliva. Although he guessed that Zhao Xinmin was not as good as Ning Chen after seeing Zhao Xinmin's performance yesterday, after all, his age was there. He thought that even if Zhao Xinmin was worse than Ning Chen, it would be limited. But according to what he meant,
Seems like it’s still far behind?
The two chatted casually, and Ning Chen smiled and joked, "Mr. Zhao, you are a government official. I heard what Lao Huang said at the time, but I really didn't associate you with a Qi practitioner."
"Haha, why can't Qi refiners be officials? You must know that many things can only be solved by Qi refiners. If there are many things that modern science cannot explain, and Qi refinement is difficult to achieve, I am worried about causing misunderstandings to the public.
, maybe many Qi practitioners can become academicians now."
"Are there many Qi refiners in China?" Ning Chen asked curiously.
Zhao Xinmin hesitated for a moment and said, "Actually, what I know is limited. Qi practitioners are very traditional. Even in modern times, there is not much communication. Most of them are small circles. I am in a government department and know
slightly more.
Also, cultivation of qi depends on both talent and hard work. You may not see results even if you practice for decades, and if you do get results, they are usually of little use, so now fewer and fewer people can practice qi with peace of mind.
.
But after all, it is something passed down by the ancestors. There are many old people, so the inheritance is still there, and it is really useful from time to time. Some young people can persevere after seeing the role played by the old people.
Therefore, our current Qi practitioners in China should be more or less, just like giant pandas, they are out of danger of extinction, but they are also a dangerous species."
"Your metaphor..." Ning Chen was speechless, and then asked with some confusion, "And what is the function you are talking about?"
"You don't know?" Zhao Xinmin asked.
"I really don't know, please clarify." Ning Chen asked.
Zhao Xinmin looked at Ning Chen curiously and said, "There are supernatural abilities or supernatural phenomena that cannot be explained by science, such as the head-lowering technique in Southeast Asia and the Shinto technique in Japan. If they take action in China, they will naturally need our Chinese Qi Practitioners to come.
solve."
"Head-lowering technique? Shinto technique?" Ning Chen became even more curious, "Do these things really exist?"
"We Qi Practitioners are all real, so of course others are real!" Zhao Xinmin was confused. Is the young man in front of him a Qi Refinement Practitioner? Someone who can draw the Ning Shen Talisman, even those in the cultivation circle
You don’t even know common sense. Could it be that he is just an ordinary person who came to him with Huang Degong to make excuses?
"Haha." Ning Chen also noticed Zhao Xinmin's doubts and touched his nose in embarrassment, "I used to just practice hard and didn't know the outside world."
"Your master has never told you?" Zhao Xinmin asked, "By the way, I haven't asked Mr. Ning about his discipleship. Sometimes there are many strange rules in the cultivation circle, and I don't know if it is convenient to ask. I studied under Lushan Taoism.
The first lineage is regarded as the true lineage, but it only specializes in swordsmanship."
"I..." Ning Chen was embarrassed. What should I say? Would there be any problem if he said that he practiced alone? It would also be difficult for people to believe it.
Zhao Xinmin nodded understandingly and changed the subject, "It's okay. If it's inconvenient, forget it. I just didn't expect that Mr. Ning, you have never been in contact with the outside world. It seems that there are many hidden Qi practitioners in China.