Chapter 3: Immortal Cultivation Secrets

The next morning, before dawn, Yu Zecheng got up very early, woke up his ten-year-old brother, took him to the roof of his house, and began to inhale and meditate facing the direction of the rising sun, practicing his own Tiger Roaring to the Sky Art.

This skill requires getting up early every day, waiting for the arrival of the first ray of sunlight, absorbing pure yang energy, and practicing.

Tiger Roaring to the Sky Art is said to be taught by the leader of the Tiger Gang by an immortal. Tiger Gang disciples can practice it at the age of six. It is easy to learn and practice. As long as you work hard, absorb the morning sun energy every day, and persevere, for ordinary people, who are not stupid to the point of being idiots, or have no talent at all, you can reach the state of great success before the age of sixteen.

In fact, some geniuses can achieve great success in three years, and ordinary disciples can achieve great success in six years. Moreover, this skill can be accelerated. After four years of practice, if the elders help and pass on the skills, they will reach the state of great success at the age of ten, and then they can practice the other five internal skills of the Tiger Gang.

Yu Zecheng has been practicing for eight years now, but he just can't succeed. His younger brother Yu Zegong has only practiced for four years and has already caught up with him. If he wants to stand out in the Tiger Gang, martial arts is the first priority, but he has been unable to practice to the great success level. If he is surpassed by his younger brother, what face will he have as an older brother? Yu Zecheng can't help but feel anxious.

Even if the Tiger Roaring Sky Art reaches the great success level, the amount of true qi cultivated is not that much. Compared with the internal skills passed down by other families, it is countless times worse in terms of true qi and combat. It can only play the role of strengthening the body and prolonging life.

The only advantage is that this internal skill is extremely stable and will never go astray. Moreover, if this is practiced to the great success, the other five internal skills of the Tiger Gang: Black Tiger Power, Golden Tiger Skill, White Tiger Qi, Purple Tiger Art, and Blue Tiger Sutra will be learned at once and will make rapid progress, because these internal skills are evolved on the basis of this Tiger Roaring Sky Art. Now many disciples of the Tiger Gang are not practicing this internal skill, but directly practicing the other five unique skills.

At this time, the morning sun rose in the distance, Yu Zecheng slapped his sleepy brother to wake him up, and then circulated his true qi to absorb the first ray of sunlight.

In an instant, the sun rose above the horizon, and the first ray of sunlight shone on Yu Zecheng's body. Immediately, his whole body was shocked, and he circulated his true qi to the limit to absorb the power of the morning sun.

Yu Zecheng inhaled and exhaled, and the exhaled air was like a layer of white mist. This is the characteristic of the Tiger Roaring Sky Art, which uses the power of the rising sun to wash away the waste gas in the body.

After Yu Zecheng finished practicing, there was still no sign of a breakthrough in his true qi, and he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. But there was no way.

Linhai City is located at the southern end of Tang State, backed by the Ten Thousand Mountains in the east and facing the Bohai Sea in the west. It is a major transportation town with people coming and going and constant business, and it is naturally extremely prosperous.

Countless merchants from various countries in Luzhou came by boat from Bohai Sea and docked at Linhai Wharf, or went to the inland of Gunzhou to do business, or bought local specialties produced in the Shiwan Mountains. Their first stop was Linhai City.

The mountain tribe, wood tribe, and stone tribe in the Shiwan Mountains would send caravans to Linhai City from time to time to buy salt, ironware, tea and other daily necessities, and sell mountain specialties. As a transit station, Linhai City was naturally prosperous.

The strategy of the Chen family, the royal family of Tang State, to rule Tang State was the family model, relying on other aristocratic families attached to the Chen family to serve them. This result was the final result of countless struggles in the six hundred years since the founding of Tang State. At the beginning, the fourth generation of emperors once conducted large-scale imperial examinations and promoted civilians in order to break this hereditary family model of governing the country, but in the end it was left unresolved.

For example, in a city like Linhai City, there is a saying that there are six major aristocratic families. Among them, the ruler of Linhai City, the **** Chen family branch, completely controlled the Linhai Wharf and was a unique one.

The Tie family mainly manufactures weapons. They have made weapons and war tools for the Chen family for generations. They control many iron and coal mines in the southern part of Tang State.

The ancestors of the Shi family were originally natives of the Shi clan in the Shiwan Mountains. They were horse slaves of the founding emperor of Tang State. Now they have become one of the aristocratic families in Linhai City. At the same time, they are also one of the branches of Chishuimen. Only their caravans can enter the depths of the Shiwan Mountains. This time, Ma Laohei was able to invite masters like Bai Hexi and Bai Shaomenzhu, all thanks to his wife Shi Sanmei.

The Li family owns the largest shipyard in the seven countries of Gunzhou. Even merchants from countries such as Luzhou and Yanzhou will come here to order ships. They operate sea transportation and are also one of the four seas banks throughout the southern region. It can be said that they have countless money.

The Yu family controls the trade channel between Mu and Tang. They also have their own chamber of commerce in Mu. If other caravans want to trade between the two countries, they must pay them a transit fee. Relying on this, the Yu family is also considered rich.

Now Ma Laohei has eliminated the Wild Wolf Gang and unified the underworld forces in Linhai City. Brothels, restaurants, hotels, and boats are all within their sphere of influence. They are also qualified to join this group.

These families actually intermarry with each other, just like Ma Laohei's wife is Shi Sanmei of the Shi family, Cui Renxiong's daughter married into the Tie family, and Wang Xuesen is a branch of the Chen family. Yu Zecheng's father is the eldest disciple of the Yu family. Because he fell in love with his mother, the family opposed it and finally drove him out of the house and broke out, and he had no contact with his family.

But none of this mattered to Yu Zecheng, he was just a small chef. After the training, Yu Zecheng began to wander the streets, ready to buy two good books to read.

Although Yu Zecheng gave all the bounty yesterday to his mother, his current job made him not short of money. He was the only one who could make this soup, and whether the ingredients delivered were up to standard was just a matter of his words, so naturally someone would honor him.

Yu Zecheng checked the copper coins he had saved these days, a total of 1,123 big coins. By the way, his mother's hairpin seemed to be broken, so he had to buy her a new one, and also bring a few sugar figures for his younger brothers and sisters. The rest of the money would be used to buy books, a book was only 150 copper coins, and this money was enough. Must buy a few good books, to enjoy a good time.

Yu Zecheng walked to the front door and just passed by Xu's Restaurant. Thinking of what his mother said yesterday, Yu Zecheng deliberately took a closer look at the restaurant. He happened to see a girl from the Xu family secretly looking at him. Seeing Yu Zecheng looking over here, the girl immediately blushed and ran back to the store shyly.

Yu Zecheng watched the girl run away. It seemed that she knew who she was. She was indeed fair and tender, and had some beauty. Yu Zecheng could not help but feel moved.

Walking on the street, Yu Zecheng first bought a new copper hairpin for his mother, spending 100 copper coins. It was his mother's favorite style. The seller insisted on 120 copper coins. Yu Zecheng bargained with him, and finally the boss was speechless and sold it to Yu Zecheng for 100 copper coins.

Yu Zecheng liked this kind of bargaining very much. Teacher Zhu Li said that this was actually a kind of war, a confrontation. Using words and actions to influence the enemy's mind and beliefs, and persuading the enemy to change his position, was more exciting than a battle with swords.

He spent another 20 copper coins to buy some candies for his younger brothers and sisters. Then he bought some essential items for the family. At this time, Yu Zecheng still had 880 copper coins left. He was thinking about whether to buy himself a candy man to eat and reward himself. After all, he was only fourteen years old. At this time, shouts of "Sale, sale, big sale of books" were heard from afar.

Big sale of books? Yu Zecheng walked over quickly. The shouts came from a wealthy mansion. Seeing this mansion, Yu Zecheng immediately quickened his pace. There must be cheap things inside.

This family is surnamed Li, and is a wealthy family in Linhai City. The head of the family was originally the Shangshu of Tang State. Later, he retired and returned to his hometown to live here. He died of illness a few days ago. It is said that when the funeral was held, all the major families sold their faces, and even the **** personally participated in the funeral.

When the old man died, his son, Mr. Li, who inherited his family business, became a famous prodigal son in the city. He was a frequent visitor to Bicui Tower, who was a whore and gambler. Now that no one cared, he naturally did whatever he wanted.

Sure enough, the door of the Li family was filled with various utensils, from large chairs to small porcelain. This prodigal son began to sell off what he thought was waste in his home. Among them, the most sold were various books that his father and even several generations had saved.

Seeing the piles of books placed randomly, Yu Zecheng's eyes suddenly widened. This prodigal son really didn't feel sorry for his father's land.

Yu Zecheng rushed over and joined the ranks of buyers, and began to look for his favorite books in this pile of books. Those Analects, Mozi, poems, and essays, Yu Zecheng swept through them. His favorite was various travel notes, in which he could appreciate the scenery and folk customs of various places.

Yu Zecheng picked and chose, and finally selected three books. One was "Xian Qin Textual Research", which recorded the past of the legendary Xian Qin Empire in the recent ancient times. One was "Miao Xiang Chronicles", which recorded the customs and habits of the distant Miao Xiang region. One was "Compendium of Materia Medica", which recorded various rare spiritual herbs and useful medicinal materials.

Yu Zecheng had to continue to choose, and then he found that there were several books under the buttocks of the prodigal son Li Daguanren. These books were not made of paper or leather, and it was unknown what material they were made of, exuding a strange brilliance.

Looking back, that brilliance completely disappeared. Yu Zecheng walked over unconsciously, handed over the three books he had chosen, and asked:

"How much do these three books cost?"

Li Daguanren glanced at it and said:

"Twenty copper coins per book."

Normally, a book is either engraved and printed on copperplate, or copied by hand. Engraving and printing on copperplate is to pass on one's own books to future generations. Engraving or renting copperplates, hiring professional workers to typeset and print, using fine paper, and the cost of books is extremely high, and a book will cost about 200 copper coins.

If someone is asked to copy a book, some talented people such as scholars will be invited, so that the text is beautiful and there will be no typos, and the name of the scholar will be signed. If the scholar passes the imperial examination and becomes a celebrity, the book will also increase in value and have an appreciation value. Of course, the writing fee and food money are not small, and a book will cost at least 150 copper coins.

The books here are only 20 copper coins each, this is really a big sale, Yu Zecheng nodded and said:

"Okay, I'll buy it. By the way, what's the book under your butt, brother? Can I take a look?"

Li Daguanren said:

"You little brat, go away. Is this the place you came to? This is a secret book, passed down by our ancestors. This is the cultivation method of immortals. If you practice it, you can become an immortal. These are all top-quality books that are worth a lot of money."

After that, he took out the book and handed it to Yu Zecheng. There were three books in total, one was called "Supreme Heavenly Dao Blood Gang Jue", one was called "Invisible Dark Destruction of Divine Consciousness Transformation Technique", and the other was called "Dutian Slashing Soul Forging Chi Theory".

Yu Zecheng looked at the three books and suddenly felt a chill all over his body. He thought of countless legends in the martial arts world. Could this be the legendary immortal cultivation secret book?

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