Chapter 912 Breaking and then standing up

"Thus I have heard, Qian and Kun are in the middle. From light to darkness, it is in the void. Born from the heart, the five aggregates are all bright. Nine yin and nine yang, there is no end to confusion. The spirit gathers at the head, and the energy gathers at the feet. East and west are formed by images, and north and south form views. There is nothing to be frightened of inside, and nothing to be afraid of outside. The body and mind know each other, and the body is not confused..."

Before he knew it, Liu Xunyi had been immersed in the Dragon Pond for seven days and seven nights.

During this time, Granny Taohua and Huang Yangming stayed by the pond almost every step of the way. Whenever Liu Xunyi encountered a bottleneck, they would immediately help him. One inside and one outside, they took a two-pronged approach and protected him as he passed more than ten life-and-death barriers.

Under the dual effects of the dragon pond's deadly poison and his powerful internal strength, Liu Xunyi went through a long and painful ordeal.

In the first three days, Liu Xunyi's eyes, ears, mouth, nose, hair, skin, bones, blood, twelve meridians, and internal organs were all destroyed before they were rebuilt. When he was in the most pain, he had mental disorder, blindness, hearing loss, and voice loss... He felt as if his limbs were chopped off, his five internal organs were hollowed out, his seven orifices were blocked, and he was imprisoned by countless iron chains, enduring the nightmare of thousands of insects eating his bones, the pain of sharp arrows piercing his heart, the pain of his internal organs burning, and the wounds of thousands of holes...

That night, he was torn apart but could not struggle, hysterical but could not even utter a single cry. He was in a state of 'neither able to live nor to die'. He lost consciousness several times due to the unbearable pain, but was soon awakened by even more brutal 'torture'.

It goes on and on in an endless cycle, like the Avici Hell or the endless Yinshan Mountain. One is trapped in a mountain of swords and a sea of ​​fire with no way to extricate oneself, and suffers the punishment of purgatory with no place to seek justice.

In just one night, it seemed like a thousand years to Liu Xunyi. In his trance, he had no idea how many times he had woken up and fainted. As dawn approached, he was completely numb after dying again and again, with only a precarious and faint consciousness floating outside his body.

Apart from this, Liu Xunyi could no longer feel anything.

On the fourth day, when he finally survived the physical training and redeemed his precarious life from the hands of the King of Hell, what awaited him was the mutual repulsion and competition among the three forces.

One came from Liu Xunyi himself, one came from Huang Yangming, and the other came from the Zanglongtan.

In terms of the purity and strength of internal strength, Liu Xunyi, who is in his twenties, is far inferior to Huang Yangming, who has practiced hard for more than seventy years.

But when it comes to proficiency, what is given by others is certainly not as good as what you have practiced bit by bit yourself.

Therefore, whether it was Huang Yangming's powerful internal strength or the sinister power of the Zanglongtan, they were both unable to adapt to the local climate in Liu Xunyi's body.

It is like mixing a bowl of water, a bowl of oil and a bowl of sand in a tank. On the surface, the three appear to be integrated, but in fact they are each operating independently and clearly separated. It is impossible for you to be in me and me to be in you.

When Liu Xunyi tried to circulate his internal energy, the two streams of true energy inevitably repelled and conflicted each other. At the same time, a sinister force that was eyeing them took advantage of the situation and fought against them, attempting to usurp their power.

In this case, the one who would suffer would undoubtedly be Liu Xunyi himself. Although the potential contained in his Dantian Qi Sea was inexhaustible, they were independent and difficult to integrate. Not only could he not join forces, but he also suffered from huge internal friction and was worse than before.

Liu Xunyi originally wanted to use his internal skills to forcibly control the internal force passed on to him by Huang Yangming, but he tried seven or eight times in a row and each time ended in failure.

With no other options, Liu Xunyi could only go back to the starting point, patiently follow Huang Yangming's instructions, and wholeheartedly practice the "Qiankun Jiuji Gong" from the beginning.

When ordinary people practice internal skills, they first comprehend and then break through. They go from shallow to deep, and their internal strength increases from little to much, until they finally reach perfection.

Today's Liu Xunyi is completely different. He has unfathomable inner strength, but his understanding of the "Nine Extremes of Qiankun" is as blank as a sheet of paper.

Compared with Huang Yangming, Liu Xunyi's steps in practicing "Qiankun Jiuji Gong" are clearly putting the cart before the horse.

As the saying goes, "Everything is difficult at the beginning." When Liu Xunyi slowly comprehended "Thus have I heard, Qiankun is in the center...", he, who has always been gifted and able to draw inferences from other things, experienced for the first time the complicated feeling of having no clue and failing over and over again.

As everyone knows, Huang Yangming only tried three times to comprehend the first level. According to his original words, "Even if you are a mediocre kid, as long as you have a solid foundation, it won't be too difficult to comprehend the first level. Trying seven or eight times is enough."

However, Liu Xunyi was defeated twenty or thirty times in a row, and there was no sign of improvement. Not only did Grandma Taohua and Huang Yangming look at each other in bewilderment, but Liu Xunyi himself was also very annoyed.

In fact, it’s not that Liu Xunyi is dull, nor that his foundation is weak. It’s just that before he came into contact with the "Qiankun Jiuji Gong", he had already trained himself to become an expert among experts with the help of other martial arts.

On the basis of the solid and stable martial arts accumulated over time, to practice a new internal skill is like coloring on a piece of colored paper that is fully painted. Of course, it is much more difficult and troublesome than painting on a spotless white paper.

Fortunately, hard work pays off. With Huang Yangming's tireless instruction and Liu Xunyi's persistent attempts, his "blockhead" mind finally opened up gradually. He began to learn to abandon his usual ways, temporarily forget what he had learned in the past, throw away all his "self-righteousness", and turn himself into a complete beginner.

Start over, comprehend carefully, consolidate step by step, from the simplest to the most advanced...

Finally, Liu Xunyi broke through the first level of "Qiankun Jiuji Gong" on the fifth day.

From then on, his impressive qualifications and martial arts talent emerged like mushrooms after rain. He spent a whole day and night to comprehend "from zero to one", but only took one day to comprehend "from one to two", less than half a day to comprehend "from two to three", and only two hours to comprehend "from three to four"...

On the sixth day, Liu Xunyi's comprehension of the "Nine Extremes of Heaven and Earth" could almost be described as rapid progress.

In just one day, he broke through from the fourth level to the eighth level, leaving Granny Taohua and Huang Yangming dumbfounded and amazed.

With strong inner strength and a strong body to protect him, it was as if someone had prepared all the raw materials such as firewood, rice, oil, salt, and delicacies from land and sea for Liu Xunyi to squander. He only needed to learn how to be a "skillful wife" through repeated attempts.

Because of this, he was able to save decades of time in "accumulating raw materials" and practice the "Nine Extremes of Heaven and Earth" to a high level of perfection in just a few days.

As everyone knows, the most time-consuming and energy-consuming part of practicing a martial art is not the comprehension itself, but the internal and external cultivation accumulated day after day and year after year, as well as the experience and lessons learned day after day and year after year. For Liu Xunyi today, he has already reached the pinnacle of the latter two, so the former can come naturally.

With the help of "Qiankun Jiuji Gong", Liu Xunyi learned to transform hostility into peace, allowing the two external forces to restrain each other. His own internal force no longer participated in the competition, but took a different approach, guiding and catalyzing the fusion of the three.

Liu Xunyi's method of enlightenment went smoothly until he broke through the last level of "Qiankun Jiuji Gong". Then he hesitated again and could not find the solution after thinking hard for a whole night.

On the seventh day, Liu Xunyi's life was no longer in danger, and he no longer needed Huang Yangming and Granny Taohua to help him. Therefore, after his repeated persuasion, the two old men who had been working hard for many days finally felt relieved and decided to go back to rest, leaving Liu Xunyi alone to continue his meditation.

It is worth mentioning that during the whole seven days, except for the first day when Xunzhen and others went to Zanglongtan to visit, they did not show up on the other days.

It’s not that they don’t want to visit, but Granny Taohua has ordered that no one is allowed to disturb Liu Xunyi while he is practicing.

In the early morning, the exhausted Grandma Taohua and Huang Yangming supported each other and returned to the canyon. Xunzhen, Pan Yuyin and others who had been waiting for a long time quickly surrounded them.

"Master, Senior Huang, Brother Liu..."

"Don't worry, Liu Xunyi is fine." Granny Taohua smiled lovingly at the anxious Pan Yuyin, and said meaningfully, "Girl, now it's your turn to get ready."

"Me?" Pan Yuyin was stunned, as if she didn't understand what Granny Taohua meant. "What did Master want me to prepare?"

"Of course, you are preparing for your wedding night with your sweetheart!" Huang Yangming joked.

"what?"

"Master, I have promised you that the condition for saving Liu Xunyi is to let you spend your wedding night in the Tiger's Lair and Dragon's Pond." Granny Taohua said righteously, "Now that Liu Xunyi has emerged from her cocoon and become a butterfly, it's time to fulfill your promise."

"This..." Pan Yuyin was shy and embarrassed, and stammered, "But Brother Liu just recovered..."

"Don't worry, he has successfully inherited my decades of internal strength. Not only is his injury not a problem, but his power has greatly increased." Huang Yangming said with a smirk, "The current Liu Xunyi... wow, he is simply vigorous and full of vitality. I believe that on the wedding night... he will definitely not let you down. Hehe..."

Leaving behind a frivolous teasing, Huang Yangming no longer paid attention to Pan Yuyin with blushing cheeks and Xunzhen and others with different expressions, and strode towards Mei Zichuan and Baoer.

He missed his wife and children very much after not seeing them for many days.

"Master, that's not what I meant..." Pan Yuyin wanted to explain, but once she said it, she felt that it was inappropriate. Not only could it not ease the embarrassment, but it made things worse. She was in a dilemma and felt extremely entangled.

"Yuyin, are you worried that Liu Xunyi won't keep his promise?"

"No, no, no!" Pan Yuyin shook her head repeatedly like a rattle. "Before, I thought that Brother Liu's injury had not healed yet, so I didn't tell him about this. Since Brother Liu didn't know anything about it, how can I keep my promise?"

"So that's how it is!" Granny Taohua cast a mysterious gaze at the silent Xunzhen and said with a faint smile, "Xunzhen girl, you know the whole story best. It was you who did your best to bring Yuyin and Liu Xunyi together, right?"

"I……"

"What? Do you want to regret it?"

Seeing Xunzhen's hesitation, Granny Taohua's face darkened. At the same time, Mei Zichuan, who was sitting far away, cast an intriguing look at her, the threat was self-evident.

As the saying goes, "When you live under someone's roof, you have to bow your head." Xunzhen is undoubtedly Liu Xunyi's savior, but Granny Taohua and Huang Yangming owe him a greater debt of gratitude. If the two sides quarreled, even if Liu Xunyi mediated, the ending would be unhappy.

Thinking of this, Xunzhen's expression changed, and he said with great righteousness: "Once the words are spoken, how can I go back on my words? Moreover, what does this have to do with me? Why should I regret it?"

"Well said!" Granny Taohua nodded with satisfaction, her old eyes staring straight at Xunzhen, who was calm and composed, and after a moment's hesitation, she slowly spoke, "That day, I will never forget your intelligence, eloquence and eloquence. Now, you strongly support the marriage between Yuyin and Liu Xunyi, which shows that you are very righteous and keep your word. I dare to suggest that you tell Liu Xunyi the whole story and convince him to get married with Yuyin as soon as possible. I wonder...what do you think, Miss Xunzhen?"

"Master!" Seeing Granny Taohua pressing her too hard and Miss Xunzhen looking embarrassed, Pan Yuyin couldn't help but persuade her, "This matter has nothing to do with Miss Xunzhen, please don't make things difficult for her..."

"I'm very happy to do so!" Before Pan Yuyin finished speaking, Xunzhen unexpectedly agreed happily. "That day, I made the promise on behalf of Liu Xunyi. How can Miss Pan say that it has nothing to do with me?"

Having said this, Xunzhen seemed unable to wait for the response from Grandma Taohua and Pan Yuyin, and suddenly turned around and walked towards the direction of the Zanglongtan.

"Miss Xunzhen, you..."

"Double happiness is coming, how can I delay? I will go find him now!"

Xunzhen waved to Pan Yuyin, who was hesitant to speak, without even turning her head. Amid the strange and eccentric looks of the crowd, her steps became faster and faster, and she resolutely disappeared at the end of the mountain stream.

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(End of this chapter)