Chapter 227: Breath-Restraining Technique
Qingyang counted all the things and frowned when he saw the two bodies on the ground. It was too disgusting to leave this thing in the Drunken Immortal Gourd. If he left it outside, he was worried that someone would find him. After hesitating for a while, Qingyang found a very remote mine cave, transported the two bodies out and buried them deeply.
Returning to the Drunken Immortal Gourd space, Qingyang couldn't help but think of the four seeds he had planted. It had been almost half a year and there was no effect. He didn't know whether they were dead or the conditions were insufficient. Since the effect of the jade spirit marrow is so good, why not use some of them to see if these four seeds can be revived and see what kind of seeds they are.
Qingyang did it as soon as he said it. He found a hammer, smashed a corner from the jade spirit marrow, crushed it and sprinkled it in a bottle filled with water. Then Qingyang dug out all the four seeds and soaked them in the bottle. At first, the effect was not very obvious, but as time went on, the diluted jade spirit marrow in the bottle became less and less, while the four seeds became a little bigger.
Is it effective? Does the jade spirit marrow really work? Qingyang was delighted and quickly added some more jade spirit marrow powder to the bottle. After a few attempts, a small half of the jade spirit marrow was used up, and the four seeds also completely changed their appearance.
The seeds were originally black and looked like inconspicuous stones, but now they have turned brown and light brown, and each seed is full of spirituality and life breath, giving Qingyang an illusion that as long as they are planted now, they will sprout in a few days.
Qingyang's knowledge is different from the past. Just from the spirituality revealed above, it can be seen that these four seeds are rare good things. Fortunately, when they were obtained in the secret place, the seeds lost their spirituality and were not discovered by the immortal masters of Lingxi Valley.
Qingyang put away the remaining half of the jade spirit marrow, and then buried the four seeds in the original place again, and poured the remaining water in the bottle. For this little thing, he wasted half of his jade spirit marrow. The price he paid was not small. He wanted to see what good things these four seeds could grow in the future.
After planting the seeds, Qingyang didn't care about them anymore. Instead, he found a place to meditate and practice to restore his true energy and physical strength. He spent another seven days in the space of the Drunken Immortal Gourd before the aftereffect of the Blood Burning Technique completely passed. Fortunately, he didn't suffer any injuries in this battle. After seven days, Qingyang's physical strength and true energy had basically recovered.
During this period, Qingyang also tried to practice the Concentration Technique and Breathing Technique taught to him by the One-horned Ghost King. The Breathing Technique is very simple. It only took two days to learn it. As long as Qingyang is willing, he can adjust his cultivation level up or down at will without worrying about being seen through.
It is easy to conceal the cultivation level at a low level, because he has experienced that level, and generally there will not be too many problems. It is more difficult to improve the cultivation level at a high level, especially in the Qi Refining Stage, which Qingyang has never experienced. Just pushing up the momentum may not be able to deceive high-level cultivators.
However, Qingyang did not expect that he could disguise himself as a Qi-refining cultivator. There were mostly cultivators at the eighth and ninth levels of the Kaimai Realm in the depths of Yuling Mountain. It was not safe for him to walk alone at the sixth level of the Kaimai Realm. As long as he could deceive these cultivators and prevent them from coveting him, it would be fine. Qingyang had used the Blood Burning Technique before and had some insights into the eighth and ninth levels of the Kaimai Realm, so it was not a big problem.
As for the Concentration Technique, it was not so easy to practice. Every time at the critical moment, he had a splitting headache, which was almost the same as when he took the Kaimai Pill and opened the shackles of the Yuanshen. However, Qingyang knew that this might be a necessary process, because the mind was more difficult to improve than the cultivation level. Only by enduring hardships can one surpass others in the mind.
However, the Concentration Technique is not like the Breath Retention Technique, which can be learned. This thing requires diligent practice in daily life and can only achieve results through accumulation over time. The results cannot be seen in a short period of time.
After another seven or eight days of delay, there are only ten days left before the Knock on the Immortals Conference ends. There is not much food left in the Drunken Immortal Gourd, so we must hurry back as soon as possible. There are still more than a thousand miles from Qianku Cave to Yuling City, and it will take a lot of time to travel. If you miss the Knock on the Immortals Conference, even if you have the Knock on the Immortals Order, you still have to wait until the next time.
Fortunately, when Qingyang was cleaning up the relics of the Netherworld Master last time, he found a simple map from the pile of debris. It marked the location of Qingyang's current location and the location of the mine where the Netherworld Master and the casual cultivators fought. The distance between them is not far. If you go faster on the road, you should be able to get back to Yuling City before the Knock on the Immortals Conference ends.
Qingyang simply packed up, memorized the route on the map, changed into a new set of clothes, and made his skin color a little darker, turning into the image of a middle-aged man who has experienced the frost and frost. After adjusting his cultivation with the Breath-Retaining Technique, he became a man in his thirties at the eighth level of the Kaimai Realm. He made a simple disguise, and it was difficult to see the flaws without careful observation.
Everything was ready, Qingyang flashed out of the Drunken Immortal Gourd, and then followed the route on the map, carefully walking towards the pit where the casual cultivators fought for the Jade Spirit Marrow. There was no danger on the way, and after spending most of the day, Qingyang finally arrived at the pit.
There was no one in the empty pit, and the corpses on the ground seemed to have been collected by people. Only a huge grave was left in the center of the pit. Apart from that, the whole pit was quiet, and no one could be seen. Only from some dried bloodstains and traces of battle could one vaguely see how tragic the battle was at that time.
Of the four or five hundred cultivators in Yuling City, only more than one hundred were left in the end, and nearly 70% of them died here. Qingyang saw four of their eleven-member team fighting in the appetite melee. If He Lanfeng, who was later killed by the Netherworld Immortal, was counted, the loss was nearly 50%.
Such a huge loss and such a crazy battle, in the final analysis, was to snatch that piece of jade spirit marrow, to exchange that piece of jade spirit marrow for a chance to worship in the immortal gate. It can be seen how attractive the immortal gate is to ordinary casual cultivators, and at the same time, it can also be seen how bad the cultivation conditions of the lower-level casual cultivators are.
Now this farce has finally come to an end. Not only did no one get the jade spirit marrow, but most of the independent cultivators lost their lives and were buried in this pit. In the end, the only one who benefited was Qingyang. He not only got the jade spirit marrow, but also found a knocking immortal order from the relics of the netherworld master. He can be said to be the biggest winner of this incident.