Chapter 18: Golden Gate Locking Jade Technique, the first step in cultivation, only then will you know that the road ahead will be difficult!

The sky was dark.

Light a candle.

Returning to his own courtyard, thinking about what he had experienced from morning to night that day, Ji Xia let out a breath and slammed the yamen knife on the table.

Looking at the seal characters embroidered with the words "Black Mountain".

In the evening, Ji Xia drank with Zhong and Zheng, two people whom he had just met today. At this time, he was still drunk.
Finally, I felt a sense of relaxation in my muscles, bones, veins, limbs and bones.

It was as if the burden on my back was suddenly relieved.

A suit of official attire.

The lifelong pursuit of many people.

This evening.

Thinking of those expressions of arrogance at first and respectfulness later, Ji Xia couldn't help but shake his head and chuckle.

His courtyard, which was usually deserted, was almost trampled open tonight.

If you are poor in a busy city, no one will care about you; if you are rich in a remote mountain area, you will have distant relatives. Today I have witnessed this clearly.

"Now, I have jumped from being a hunter in the outer city of Black Mountain to becoming a clerk. It can be said that my status is much higher than before."

"As for boxing, I possess the 'Meteor Chasing the Moon Boxing Classic', which is a 'famous family' level inheritance. Without the destiny to support me, this boxing alone is enough for me to spend the entire 'Wuguan Foundation Building' time to comprehend."

Thinking of this, Ji Xia took out a jade slip from his arms, his eyes full of expectation:
"Golden Gate Locking Jade Art Volume 1, Martial Arts Foundation Building Chapter."

“Although I don’t know why Xie Wutong from the Demon Hunting Division gave me this precious foundation-building secret method.”

"But if there are benefits, why not take it?"

He never forgot it.

The reason why he was able to turn the tide today was not due to Chen Zhenwu's support, nor was it due to Xie Wutong's kindness, nor was it due to the diligence of the two servants Zhong Xu and Zheng Fan.

What he relied on was the boxing skills that he had learned from the 'Book of Reincarnation' and relying on the destiny that 'there is a god in the boxing'!
If he didn't have the Dacheng Fist and the ability to shake the golden bell, how could the dignified head of the yamen even glance at him?
Not to mention the series of events that followed.

But the fist is always the way to protect the way.

Unless he has achieved perfection and reached the mysterious "artistic realm" in the legend.

Otherwise, any warrior wearing the 'Water and Fire Magic Robe' and with a body of steel can stand there, and even if he hits you ten times, you won't be hurt at all!

This is the gap in realm, which is difficult to make up for by skills.

Therefore,
From a hunter to a runner, is he going to stop in the summer?

Do not!
Above the police officers, there are squad leaders, department heads, the mysterious Demon Hunting Department in the inner city, and the 'Great Xiantian' guarding the Black Mountain City!
In terms of cultivation, he has golden flesh and jade veins, mercury blood and silver marrow, and water and fire fairy clothes. For him, a mortal, it is just the beginning!
Practice, practice!
I thought of Song Fanjing and Tan Taiyao in the Book of Samsara, and the giant dragon demon that crisscrossed the 300-li Wo River.
These bizarre and mythical characters seemed like a dream, and were very far away from him, a Black Mountain official.

But, should he be content with being ordinary?

of course not!
so.
"One day,"

"I also want to be like them, take the first step and stand at the level of Great Innateness!"

The alcohol gradually faded away, Ji Xia stood up with a bang, and placed the "Golden Gate Locking Jade Sutra" jade slip between his eyebrows.

Suddenly, lines of text began to take shape, just like ink soaking into rice paper.
The Golden Gate Locking Jade Secret is the foundation-building chapter of martial arts.

It contains "four kinds of refining methods", which correspond to the four steps of the first step of cultivation. If all of them are completed, one can enter the "great innate" and become a saint.

Different from the common and shallow secret methods, the Golden Gate Locking Jade Technique is inherited from a famous family, so it naturally has its own unique features.

The ordinary foundation-building method usually involves polishing the skin, tempering the blood and marrow, and using external training to bring the first step of practice to perfection.

However, the inheritance above the 'famous family' touches upon the energy that only the 'great innate' can get involved in.

For example, the Golden Gate Locking Jade Technique.

In addition to the four methods of grinding the skin, strengthening the tendons, and moving the qi and blood.
The phrase 'raising the golden essence is the golden gate, and clacking the teeth tightly is the jade lock' is the essence that other superficial secret techniques do not have.

"Knock your teeth, concentrate your mind, swallow your saliva and inhale the Qi"

Ji Xia thought for a moment, and then followed the posture described in the jade slip, sitting cross-legged on the bed, holding his breath, clenching his teeth, and practicing a special breathing method for a week.
Sure enough, I felt a faint 'air'.

Then, he just opened his mouth and inhaled, turning it into 'nutrients', like a stream of cool water, swallowing it into his stomach.

This goes back and forth several times.

One stick of incense time.

When Ji Xia opened his eyes and stretched his skin and tendons, he clearly noticed that his skin was covered with a hazy jade color.

"I heard Zhong Xu and Zheng Fan chatting after drinking. The reason why the great practitioners of the 'Great Innate' can show various strange phenomena with their boxing and swordsmanship that have reached the 'artistic realm' with just a few gestures is that."

"It's because they have mastered 'Chi'."

"The last stage of building the foundation of martial arts is to gather Qi through the body. Ordinary martial artists who don't have a sense of Qi will waste ten to eight years at this stage." "But for someone like me, I have already tempered the pure Qi in the 'Golden Muscle and Jade Meridians' step and adapted to it in advance. I think it will be much easier when I reach the stage of gathering Qi."

"This is only a 'famous family' level inheritance, if it is higher."

"can not imagine!"

“No wonder the geniuses of the big sects are making such rapid progress!”

Ji Xia had a look of enlightenment on his face. He stopped practicing for the moment, put on his clothes, walked to the yard, and carried a large water jar into the house.

He took out the recipe for the 'medicinal bath' that was previously made by the 'Danxia Sect' and supplied to the Dazhao government, and sprinkled it directly into the hot water vat.

"Gudong, gudong."

When the medicinal bath spreads, a fragrant smell fills the air.
Ji Xia did not hesitate, took off his clothes, and sat in it. According to the tricks of the exercise, he began to circulate his breathing to absorb the power of the medicine and the "qi" between heaven and earth.

In an instant, the nutrients from the medicinal herbs combined with the warmth of the body made Ji Xia's mouth and nose smell refreshing. It felt like every pore in the body was opening up, and it was extremely comfortable.

Even the scars on the legs gradually faded as the medicinal bath absorbed the essence. At the same time, the jade-like light on the surface of the skin gradually overflowed with golden glow.
At that time, this layer of golden glow completely covers the skin, and at the same time it enters the body and spreads to every tendon.

The first stage of building the foundation of martial arts, 'Golden Muscle and Jade Veins', has been completed.

Half an hour later.

Wow!

Ji Xia stood up from the pitch-black water tank, wiped it clean, and felt the toughness of his skin and bones, secretly estimating:

"If I were to throw a punch right now, it would probably be twice as strong as before, or even more."

"According to the records of 'Golden Gate Locking Jade Secret'"

"I have only completed one third of the first step of the Golden Muscle and Jade Veins."

"If I don't rely on medicinal baths, and only rely on grinding the skin, other tasks would take several months or half a year. Even if I rely on this secret breathing method, it will take more than a month."

"If you want to go faster, you can only use drugs."

"And the medicine needed later on will be even greater."

"Practicing martial arts is indeed the biggest money-wasting hole. No matter how much money you have, it's not enough to burn!"

"How much silver would it cost to buy a set of this medicinal bath?"

Having tasted the sweetness, Ji Xia's heart moved.

Early the next morning, after the Heishan Yamen official rolled in.

He took the opportunity to hint at Zheng Fan's question.

The answer he got made Ji Xia's heart tremble.

The Danxia Sect had a medicine shop in the inner city, named "Danxia Hall".

And the most basic one, the medicinal bath provided to warriors in the Golden Muscle and Jade Veins Realm
One pair costs five taels of silver.

One tael of silver is equivalent to one thousand coins.

For example, in the outer city area, the daily income of ordinary residents, after deducting taxes, is only 30 to 50 coins, or at most 70 to 80 coins.

Even if you calculate it based on 100 coins, it would take nearly two months of saving even without eating or drinking!

In the past, as a hunter, Ji Xia did not always return with a full load, and his income was sometimes good and sometimes not.

Now that I am a government servant, I can get five taels of silver as salary every month, which is already very considerable.

But now look,

seemingly
After practicing martial arts, life became even more difficult?

No wonder every constable has some connection with the local jurisdiction.

The truth is, if you want to make progress, you have to come up with ideas!
Just when Ji Xia was lamenting that "cultivation is not easy".

Time passed quickly, and half a month passed quickly.

And that memory fragment was born with the first "reincarnation", and then it dimmed and came to an abrupt end when it reached Yunluan Mountain.
Finally, it was fully charged again and overflowed with brilliance.

It also means,

Jixia can continue from the last chapter.

Let’s continue with the reincarnation journey named ‘Song Chai Xin’!

Since reality is not easy.

Then take it in reincarnation!

(End of this chapter)