Chapter 10: Going Into the Mountains to Practice

With "internal strength", practicing Qinggong will be more effective. He has already mastered the footwork of Liuyun Qingshenshu. Now that his "internal strength" has been slightly improved, he should be able to start practicing Qinggong.

During this year, Xiao Lin did not forget Xiao Shi. A few months ago, he accidentally met Xiao Shi and told him the secret of his mining. Three months ago, Xiao Shi also successfully became an outer disciple of Bailiantang.

Xiao Shi did not choose a Qinggong mental method like Xiao Lin, but chose a palm method [Liuhe Palm Method]. What made Xiao Lin speechless was that Xiao Shi was actually a martial arts genius. He only practiced Bailian Heart Sutra for a short period of three months, and his internal strength had reached a considerable level. With the [Liuhe Palm Method], even the outer disciples of Bailiantang who had practiced for several years were not his opponents.

This made Xiao Lin happy for him, but also a little disappointed. He even wanted to give up Kushui Sutra and practice Bailian Heart Sutra again more than once, but he did not do so in the end.

After all, he had already felt the Qi at that time, and after half a year of practice, the "clear flow" in his body became larger and larger, and the Qi became stronger and stronger. He had communicated with Xiao Shi many times. Practicing the Hundred Refining Heart Sutra can certainly produce a strong Qi feeling, but that kind of Qi feeling is indeed very overbearing. Xiao Shi was extremely painful during the practice, and his meridians seemed to be bursting. Moreover, after each practice, he did not feel refreshed like Xiao Lin, but exhausted.

This completely extinguished Xiao Lin's idea of ​​stopping practicing the Dry Water Sutra and practicing the Hundred Refining Heart Sutra instead. After stopping the idea of ​​practicing the Hundred Refining Heart Sutra, Xiao Lin concentrated on practicing the Dry Water Sutra. Now the first level of the Dry Water Sutra-Clear Heart and Inaction has been practiced, and now he can start practicing the second level of Sitting Yin Condensing Qi.

According to the text in the Dry Water Sutra, the cultivation of each level of the Dry Water Sutra is very difficult, and the cultivation of the second level is several times more difficult than the first level. This made Xiao Lin speechless. The cultivation of the first level took him more than a year, so the second level would probably take at least two or three years. This cultivation speed is too slow. You should know that the general martial arts secrets can be cultivated to the realm of entering the hall within a few years. With full internal strength, a set of martial arts is already unattainable in the eyes of ordinary people.

Xiao Lin, who has cultivated the Dry Water Sutra, has cultivated the first level, but except that he feels a little sharper, he has no other feelings, nor does he find any power of this "internal strength".

Although the footwork of the Liuyun Light Body Art has not yet begun to be practiced, the one-year cultivation period has expired. He has received a message from the Bailian Hall disciple yesterday, asking him to meet the helmsman today.

Standing up, Xiao Lin looked up at the sun that had just risen in the east, took a deep breath, and then walked towards the attic.

There was a living room on the second floor of the attic. When Xiao Lin walked into the living room, he found that there were already five or six people in it. These people were not very old, and the oldest was only about twenty years old. They were all outer disciples of Bailian Hall who were about to go to look for mines, just like himself.

Xiao Lin stood quietly by the side and waited. After a cup of tea, Wu Lian came in from the outside. Sun Fang and Xiao Shi were also with him. Seeing Xiao Shi, Xiao Lin was slightly stunned. Xiao Shi also winked at Xiao Lin, with a little pride in his eyes.

After a while, Xiao Lin understood that Xiao Shi's martial arts talent was famous in the Qingshui Lake Mine of Bailian Hall. In just three months, he practiced the Bailian Heart Sutra to the second level of the realm of great success. It might take less than half a year for him to completely complete the third level of the Bailian Heart Sutra. Xiao Lin once heard Sun Fang say that it would take an average person ten years to practice to the third level of great success.

It was precisely because of Xiao Shi's martial arts talent that he was valued by the helmsman Wu Lian. After all, such a martial arts genius would sooner or later enter the inner sect. Bailiantang was not the only gang in Nanzhou. There was also a super gang - Zhudaomen that was a direct threat to Bailiantang. Like Bailiantang, Zhudaomen's livelihood in Nanzhou was mainly based on forging weapons. This caused friction between the two gangs all year round, and whether it was for territory or mines, the two gangs had direct conflicts.

Especially in the past two years, the competition for mines around Huai County has made the conflict between Bailiantang and Zhudaomen become white-hot. In this case, disciples with martial arts talents beyond ordinary people are naturally favored.

A few days ago, Xiao Lin heard Xiao Shi mention that Wu Lian had promised him that as long as he could practice the third level of Bailian Heart Sutra, he could return to Huai County. At that time, the elders of the inner sect would personally accept him as a disciple and teach him the third level of Bailian Heart Sutra, and he would become an inner sect disciple like Wu Lian.

This made Xiao Lin envious, but he was even more excited because if Xiao Shi could return to Huai County, he would be able to take care of his father and sister, allowing him to concentrate on training and mining in the Tianlu Mountains without any worries.

Wu Lian looked at the few people and smiled.

"Very good, you can stand out from thousands of miners and become the outer disciples of my Bailian Hall. Not only do you have a strong will, but also a careful mind, which is exactly the quality required by the ore-seeking disciples. From today on, you will go to the Tianlu Mountains to find mineral veins independently. This book records several mineral veins that our Bailian Hall urgently needs. As long as you can find a small mineral vein and finally mine it successfully, you can be promoted to an inner disciple and become an existence like me."

Then Wu Lian told everyone about the history of Bailian Hall's rise and the territory currently occupied in Nanzhou. After talking for a full hour, Xiao Lin and the others each received a copy of [Summary of Mineral Veins] and walked out of the attic.

"Xiao Lin, how is your Qinggong practice going?" Not far from the attic, Xiao Shi's voice came from behind.

Xiao Lin turned around and saw Xiao Shi following him. He couldn't help but laugh and said, "I've just started to learn the Dry Water Sutra. How can I have time to practice Qinggong?"

"Hehe, it's okay. Anyway, there are no rigid requirements for you prospecting disciples. After all, finding a vein depends on luck. At most, you can be transferred back to be a guard after a few years, and avoid the hardship of wind and frost."

Xiao Lin nodded. As a prospecting disciple, he has five years to find a vein. If he doesn't find a vein, he will be transferred back to the mine after five years and become a guard. The more than 30 guards of the Qingshui Lake Mine were all prospecting disciples before.

"Have you found Xiang Kun's silver?" Xiao Lin looked at Xiao Shi with a half-smile on his face.

"Hehe, not only Xiang Kun's money, but also Zhu Biao's pig head was looted by me. I now have more than a thousand taels of silver. When I return to Huai County, this silver will be enough for Uncle Xiao and others to use for a long time."

Xiao Lin nodded. He has never forgotten Xiang Kun's money in the past year, but he has not taken action because he has not cultivated anything. Now Xiao Shi's martial arts can rank among the top five in the Qingshui Lake Mine. This kind of thing is naturally easy to get, but he didn't expect Xiao Shi to be even more ruthless. He also looted Zhu Biao, the big tiger. But this is also a very normal thing. Although Zhu Biao is the king among the miners, for the disciples of Bailian Hall, he is just a pig to be slaughtered.

"That Zhu Chong seems to have become a ore-hunting disciple. I heard that he has practiced the Hundred Refining Heart Sutra to the first level. You should be careful." When Xiao Lin met Wu Lian before, he saw Zhu Chong, Zhu Biao's nephew, at a glance. He also became a ore-hunting disciple like himself, but he was not as lucky as Xiao Shi.

"Don't worry, that guy is not at the same level as me, and he can't threaten me." Xiao Shi patted his chest confidently and said.

Xiao Lin's worried expression flashed in his eyes, he nodded, and said nothing more.

The next day, Xiao Lin carried the dagger that had been with him for more than a year and the crossbow on his back and went into the mountains. Even he didn't expect that he would return to Huai County again after entering the mountains for many years.

The Tianlu Mountains are vast and boundless. Even if you go a thousand miles deep, you are just wandering around the periphery of the Tianlu Mountains. In the Tianlu Mountains, there are countless sacred mountains and valleys, and countless sacred flowers and herbs grow there. Naturally, there are countless ferocious beasts. These beasts are as big as cows and extremely ferocious. Not to mention mortals, even martial arts masters who have practiced martial arts will be in danger if they encounter such beasts.

In the endless Tianlu Mountains, in a lush canyon, Xiao Lin held a fat hare in his hand and walked briskly towards a hill not far away. When he came to the hill, he looked up, took a deep breath, and jumped lightly. He jumped three feet high. It turned out that there was a cave on the cliff of this hill, and Xiao Lin had lived here for several months.

It has been nearly a year since he entered the Tianlu Mountains. A month ago, he finally mastered the second level of the Dry Water Sutra, Sitting in Yin and Condensing Qi. After mastering the second level, he was pleasantly surprised to find that his spiritual perception was even more sensitive. The sounds of birds and insects crawling within three feet were clearly audible. This ability also allowed him to survive dangerous situations several times. Ten days ago, if he had not heard a slight wheeze in time, a gray wolf would have almost rushed into the cave where he lived.

Fortunately, he discovered it in time, and after a fierce battle, the gray wolf became his dinner.

In the past year, he has been looking for minerals during the day and practicing at night. It is common for him to encounter ferocious beasts and get into danger. Perhaps it is because of practicing in this extremely tense environment that his Dry Water Sutra can successfully break through to the third level.

Every time he practices the Dry Water Sutra now, he can clearly feel the coolness in his body, as if there is really a stream flowing in his body. The slightly numb and cool feeling makes Xiao Lin like this feeling, which also makes him practice the Dry Water Sutra more diligently.