In the bamboo forest of the back hill, Lu Qing was practicing the first nine moves of the Nourishing Body Boxing.
After more than a month of cultivation, by this time, his Nourishing Body Boxing had become exceedingly skilled, turning into instinct.
When he practiced, between each movement and stance, there was an especially unique charm and artistic conception.
It seemed to brim with vibrant vitality, enchanting the onlooker with pleasure and contentment, refreshing the mind and delighting the spirit.
Even if Old Doctor Chen were here, upon seeing Lu Qing's boxing, he would surely not resist praising him.
Because in the practice of Nourishing Body Boxing, Lu Qing had already developed his unique understanding, and had thoroughly mastered the first nine moves of this boxing technique.
Lu Qing concentrated deeply on practicing the boxing.
At the same time, concentrating and calming his mind, he carefully sensed the flow of the Qi-Blood in his body, searching for that trace of opportunity for breakthrough.
At this moment, the Qi-Blood within Lu Qing's body had surged much more than when he had just stepped into the Qi Blood Realm.
As the Qi-Blood surged through him, each of his movements, though appearing slow, actually contained tremendous power, stirring the air around him and causing fallen leaves to flutter.
Suddenly, a flash of insight struck Lu Qing's mind, and he abruptly grasped that subtle knack of the circulation of Qi-Blood.
In an instant, all his Qi-Blood completely connected, forming one entity, circulating unimpeded.
Lu Qing shook all over, and a sense of realization rose from his heart.
"Qi-Blood like a net, continuous without end, I've finally reached the Minor Success in the Qi Blood Realm."
However, Lu Qing had reached Minor Success in the Qi Blood Realm.
The three realms of the Postnatal Realm are the Qi Blood Realm, the Muscle Bone Realm, and the Internal Organ Realm.
Each is divided into four levels.
Entry level, Minor Success, Great Success, and Perfection.
The sign of Minor Success in the Qi Blood Realm is the complete envelopment of the body by Qi-Blood, like an invisible net, each part interlocking, continuous without end, forming one entity.
Wherever the mind goes, one can burst forth strength at will, without the previous need to first gather the Qi-Blood before unleashing power.
Both endurance and explosive power have greatly improved.
For Lu Qing, the biggest obstacle to breaking through to Minor Success in the Qi Blood Realm was not so much understanding the key to Qi-Blood as a continuous net.
But rather the total amount of Qi and Blood Power in his body.
Having superpower, what he lacked the least was an understanding of boxing.
On the contrary, the insufficiency of Qi and Blood Power inside his body had always been restricting his breakthrough.
Now, with the daily refinement of a blood replenishing and Qi enhancing medicine pill, his Qi and Blood Power had finally grown strong to a tipping point.
The breakthrough to Minor Success was simply the natural course of things.
With a flash of his figure, Lu Qing moved to a thick old bamboo and grasped the War Saber inserted beside it.
With the sound of the saber ringing out, a flash of cold light swept by, and the War Saber was drawn from its sheath.
Lu Qing returned to his original spot, a dignified, murderous aura rising from him, as he started to practice the Four Directions Saber Technique.
As the Sword Light shone, like flowing moonlight, every cut with the saber by Lu Qing was accompanied by the bursting of Qi-Blood, making the saber extraordinarily fast.
The saber blade cutting through the air even caused a fierce wind to rise around him, stirring up countless dry bamboo leaves.
After completing the nine moves of the Four Directions Saber Technique, Lu Qing stopped and stood still.
Feeling there was still strength left in his body, a look of joy appeared on his face.
This Minor Success in the Qi Blood Realm, indeed, was a breakthrough point that did not disappoint him.
Before the breakthrough, if he gave his all, he could only practice up to the seventh move of the Four Directions Saber Technique before he could go no further, as the Qi and Blood Power was insufficient to continue the practice.
But now, after completing a full practice, he still had strength to spare, to burst forth another round was not a problem.
The nine moves linked together, each executed with full power, continuous without end.
According to the records in the "Four Directions Saber," in the attainment of this Saber Technique, he had also reached the state of Minor Success.
Sheathing his sword, Lu Qing prepared to head home.
After achieving Small Success in two cultivation techniques consecutively, he was in an exceptionally good mood.
He decided that once he got back, he would make something delicious to properly celebrate.
As he walked on the way home, Lu Qing also pondered his next training plan.
In terms of Martial Arts Realm, he had already reached the Minor Success of the Qi Blood Realm, and as long as he continued to strengthen his Qi-Blood, achieving Great Success, and even the Perfect Realm, wouldn't be too far off.
However, the medicine pills for replenishing blood and Qi were almost all consumed. It was time to ask his master to help refine another batch.
Although Lu Qing was skilled at harvesting and boiling herbs, he had yet to try his hand at refining medicine pills and had no experience with it.
Otherwise, he could have refined them himself.
After all, he wasn't lacking in ginseng right now.
Recently, when Little Li had moved into his house, Lu Qing had asked about it.
Only then did he learn that, deep in Dashan, Little Li had discovered not just one, but several ginseng plants.
Some were even bigger than the two pieces Little Li had brought him before.
Upon hearing this news, Lu Qing didn't immediately ask Little Li to gather all the ginseng.
Instead, he let them continue growing in the mountains.
He would go to dig them up himself when the time came.
After all, every time Little Li dug up ginseng, there would be some damage, which slightly affected their medicinal properties.
Moreover, he had always wanted to venture into the mountains to see the actual growing environment of those herbs.
Having memorized the Hundred Herbs Scripture, he was familiar with the medicinal properties and appearances of many herbs.
But there was a difference between book knowledge and reality. Rote learning could not make a good doctor; it was essential to integrate knowledge with practice.
Therefore, Lu Qing decided that once his master had finished studying the Green Bag Medical Scripture, he would ask to learn how to refine the blood-nourishing Qi-boosting medicine pills.
With those ginsengs available, Lu Qing wouldn't face any obstacles in his training of the Qi Blood Realm.
It was his fighting skills and Martial Arts, though, that needed more consideration.
He had already cultivated the Four Directions Saber Technique to Small Success; to progress further, the force-application techniques required a body conditioned to the Muscle Bone Realm.
Until he stepped into the Muscle Bone Realm, his training with the Saber Technique had reached its limit, making further progress was difficult.
Therefore, he needed to find one or two more fighting skills to cultivate.
"I'll check with my master tomorrow to see if there is suitable Martial Arts to cultivate," Lu Qing thought to himself.
He remembered his master mentioning that, in addition to the three Muscle Bone Realm Martial Arts originally provided, he also had a collection of ordinary Qi Blood Realm Martial Arts.
Seeing as he had time on his hands, Lu Qing didn't disdain the lower levels of those Martial Arts. After all, he was currently nothing more than a practitioner in the Qi Blood Realm himself.
Having made his decision, Lu Qing quickened his steps.
To celebrate his breakthrough, he planned to make some hearty meat dishes to enjoy a good meal.
Coming down from the back hill and walking to the back of his house, Lu Qing suddenly heard a commotion, with several angry shouts mixed in. It seemed there was some quarrel happening at the front. Enjoy new adventures from empire
What could have happened?
Startled, Lu Qing took the bag wrapped around his War Saber, placed it inside his house through the back window, then walked around the house to the front yard.
Upon arriving at the front, he saw a large crowd gathered, divided into two opposing sides.
On one side, were the villagers of Jiuli Village.
Old Man Zhang was protecting Little Yan behind him, and the younger villagers, like Da An, held tools like hoes and staffs, looking agitated.
On the opposite side stood seven or eight burly men, looking relaxed and at ease.
"Didn't we agree that Lu Ming's debt was already settled? Why have you come again?"
Protecting Little Yan, Old Man Zhang was now furiously rebuking them with a loud voice.