Cultivating Immortality in Two Realms

Chapter 505 Ren Du

When Fang Qing joined the martial arts school, he knew that practicing martial arts and actual combat were not the same thing.

Even if the disciples in the martial arts school have mastered the techniques perfectly, without combat experience, they'll still get beaten to a pulp if they encounter a few thugs in real combat.

But the burly man in front of him was different!

When faced with a problem, the first reaction is to throw the weapon in hand!

This is the experience that can only be accumulated in life-or-death battles! It cannot be compared to training or the ring.

He is also known as someone who "has a murderous aura"! He is a ruthless character who has actually killed people.

After all, a stab can easily kill someone, while a slash can leave a bloody mess, but the chance of serious injury is actually lower.

Snapped!

With a flick of his finger, Fang Qing unleashed a surge of true qi, sending the dagger flying high into the air.

The burly man grunted, his eyes flashing with ferocity. He clenched his fist, strained his shoulders and back, and his arm seemed boneless as he made another crisp sound!

Fang Qing could tell from his moves that he had trained in a martial arts school and had already passed the stage of integrating the strength of his whole body, entering the Jin level!

This kind of martial artist is already considered a minor expert; he could kill someone with a single, careless punch.

Snapped!

The man with a fierce look threw a punch, only to feel as if he had hit an extremely tough piece of cowhide, which was both slippery and resilient, with no point of contact whatsoever.

Then, a force surged back like a tidal wave, causing him to scream in agony as his arm snapped in a bizarre arc, his body flying backward and collapsing to the ground, where he lay motionless.

"this······"

when!

Beside them, a wooden stick lay on the ground. The other man, seeing his elder brother—who was usually so formidable that three or five strong men couldn't even get close to him—falling to the ground like a dead dog, was terrified and his legs went weak. "Sir," he cried, "please settle things...we've always kept to ourselves. If you want money, then...please take it all..."

He knelt on the ground, untied his own money bag, and poured out the gleaming silver dollars.

"One silver dollar, three silver jiao, plus sixteen copper coins..." Fang Qing sighed, "This is money I saved up from the bottom of my heart..."

"What?"

Before the man could react, a stream of true qi was injected into his body.

Instead of flowing along the acupoints, this true qi ran rampant, causing his entire body's skin to bulge, as if little mice were scurrying around underneath.

"Ahhh!" He wanted to scream, but his speech acupoints were sealed, and he could only writhe on the ground like a worm.

A moment later, Fang Qing released the true qi, and saw that the man was completely soaked, as if he had just been pulled from a river: "Tell me... who else is behind you two? Why are you robbing people here?"

Fang Qing's voice was indifferent: "If even one word is false, I'll let you taste what you just experienced again..."

"I'll say it!"

The man quickly answered, and upon seeing this, Fang Qing kicked out, causing the silent, one-handed man beside him to faint instantly.

"I'll ask him again later. If your answers don't match, hehe..." Fang Qing sneered, saying indifferently, "Speak..." "Yes, yes... I'm Lai San, I've been hanging around the docks with my boss, and I've also gotten some favor with the Black Tiger Gang... Recently, a manager at Qingyin Xiaowan has been colluding with us. They originally wanted to set up a honey trap, but then they thought those big spenders were too difficult to deal with, so they decided to specifically target those with less powerful backgrounds..."

After listening for a few moments, Fang Qing's expression turned somewhat strange: "So, you chose me? Which martial arts school did this guy next to you learn his skills from?"

"My elder brother is skilled in Iron Wire Fist, and he follows a small school called 'Iron Mountain Fist.' It is said that there is an old master of the Transformation Realm in the school, who seems to be related to him..."

"I see." In fact, Fang Qing didn't need to compare and verify; he could tell from the other person's tone that the person was not lying.

He nodded slightly, then suddenly nodded.

A burst of true power from the Jimu wood pierced through the man's heart and spleen; he fell to the ground dead without uttering a sound.

Meanwhile, the man who was skilled in Iron Wire Fist and possessed Ming Jin strength also died silently in his sleep.

"Black Tiger Gang, and Qingyin Xiaozhu... I happen to be short of money lately."

Fang Qing glanced at the red-light district not far away, then his figure flashed away like a gust of wind.

With a weapon in hand, the desire to kill arises spontaneously!

Moreover, even if the Great Zhou martial arts cultivate to the limit of physical potential, one cannot catch a bullet with one's bare hands, because the flesh and blood body has its own limits!

But our own True Martial Arts is different!

Once one cultivates a single breath of true qi, one begins to enter the realm of the extraordinary, with an extremely high potential.

Now, by simply opening up two meridians, they are enough to dominate Shenghai.

"Still no one has noticed? Looks like... we need to make a big deal out of this." Fang Qing looked up at the dock area, a hint of anticipation on his face.

dorm room.

Fang Qing pushed open the door and entered, casually took off his coat, and sat cross-legged on his bed, preparing to use meditation to replace sleep.

"So long? Did you go to see another woman?" On the next bed, Wei Yuan got up sleepily, but when he saw it was Fang Qing, he lay back down.

"No, I was just out practicing..." Fang Qing told the truth. "Do you want to learn? I'll teach you!"

"No, no, I have a bodyguard at home, who is said to be a distant cousin... He has been practicing martial arts since childhood and has decades of experience... Then one time while on a business trip, he encountered bandits and was shot in the back, dying instantly... Afterwards, when they caught the culprit, he was just a local mountain villager, and the gun he used was just an ordinary bird gun..."

Wei Yuan said, "From that day on, I gave up the idea of ​​learning martial arts... Even if I become a doctor, an official, or a soldier in the future... it's better than practicing martial arts."

"Alright, whatever makes you happy." He had only asked casually, and was only doing so because Wei Yuan had a good relationship with his predecessor. As for whether Wei Yuan would regret it in the future, that was none of his business.

The next day.

Fang Qing was holding a fried dough stick and drinking soy milk when Wei Yuan casually grabbed a newspaper and sat down next to him. "Have you heard? Something terrible happened last night!" He glanced at the newspaper and noticed it was printed on the roughest paper, the ink still wet, clearly freshly printed. In the center of the newspaper, in bold, black characters, was written a line of large words: "Fire at Qinghe Wharf last night!"

"I heard..." Wei Yuan lowered his voice, "It wasn't just the fire in the dock area. The leader of the Black Tiger Gang and all his thugs... somehow they all died. There was also a family wiped out in the red-light district... I heard it was very chaotic at the time, and then someone took advantage of the chaos to loot, and the dock area caught fire..."

"oh."

Fang Qing ate his fried dough sticks slowly, then picked up a pan-fried dumpling, as if the matter had nothing to do with him. And indeed, that was the case.

He only killed some people and stole some money last night.

It was only because the Black Tiger Gang was in chaos, and some passersby took advantage of the situation, that the fire was accidentally started...

"The leader of the Black Tiger Gang... I heard he was a great figure with unparalleled strength, and he died so mysteriously." Wei Yuan was still sighing beside him.

Fang Qing took a sip of soy milk, recalling the middle-aged man he had killed the previous night.

Well, from what I remember, the tiger head tattoo on his chest was quite imposing, but his martial arts skills were really mediocre.

Seeing himself strike out with a palm in mid-air was like seeing a ghost...

"Could I be being too cautious? Perhaps there aren't any truly powerful figures in this world? Otherwise... the Tiger Head Gang leader is quite knowledgeable; he wouldn't be so terrified upon seeing my Qi cultivation..."

"Then... let's go big next."

Fang Qing slowly finished his breakfast and prepared to return to his dormitory to practice his skills.

"Fang Qing...you've gone the wrong way. That's not the way to the classroom." Wei Yuan looked up, looking completely bewildered.

"I'm skipping class."

Fang Qing answered very calmly.

There are always some people in this world who seem like academic underachievers and play around a lot... but actually they have the resources and can back them up.

Just like him.

It would be foolish for outsiders to see this without understanding the situation and also follow suit!

Wei Yuan scratched his head, thought for a moment, and then went to class.

in the dormitory.

The doors and windows were tightly shut, but through the curtains, a faint glimmer of water could be seen...

Fang Qing sat cross-legged, his five palms facing the sky.

Within the sea of ​​consciousness, the metal element of [Ji Water] interacts with heaven and earth, constantly transforming spiritual energy and continuously opening up one acupoint after another.

"Since I possess the metal element, I naturally don't need to cultivate diligently..."

"Now, the twelve meridians are almost fully completed..." Fang Qing's heart was as calm as a still well, watching the last acupoint in his body being opened.

The "True Qi of Ji Water" grew stronger, like a dragon, flowing throughout the body, and finally returning to the dantian to lie dormant...

"After opening up the twelve meridians, the next step should be the eight extraordinary meridians..."

"Among these eight meridians, the Ren and Du meridians are the most important and should be placed last... The Ren meridian belongs to water, and the Du meridian belongs to fire... Therefore, reaching this stage is the skill of harmonizing the dragon and tiger, and the balance of water and fire... Once you break through, you will be no longer human, perhaps it can be called embryonic breathing?"

Those who practice fetal breathing return to their innate state, as if in the womb, naturally absorbing internal energy and firmly holding onto the One!

At this stage, martial arts practitioners have transcended the simple practice of Yi Jing and marrow cleansing; they have achieved a state of being extraordinary and refined!

From then on, one could abstain from grains for a long time, had no vital points, and could survive under various extreme conditions.

Catching bullets by hand was an easy task, and the threat posed by those foreign guns and cannons immediately dropped significantly.

"With the metal element in my body, it's easy for me to cultivate one of the eight extraordinary meridians a day... In eight days at most, I will reach the embryonic breathing stage."

As for what happens after that? Once they've cultivated innate magical power, they either directly switch to the path of Qi cultivation, or they open up a unique realm.

Even at his current level of perfected twelve meridians, Fang Qing could instantly erect a three-foot-high aura around his body with a single thought, enough to withstand powerful bows and crossbows. If enhanced by his metal-attribute cultivation, he would possess even more incredible abilities.

"The key is... when true qi is released outward, there is a place to borrow strength in the air. My Jishui Gong is already good at lightness skills. With the help of the qi wall, I can almost fly..."

"This lousy school is going to have big exams and holidays in a few days anyway... I don't need to come back next semester."

Fang Qing had already made up her mind. With a flick of her wrist, and through subtle muscle movements and a portion of her bone-shrinking technique, her face instantly transformed into a completely different one…