The central main building of Cui's house has rooms for Mrs. Cui and her children in the front and back, corridors on the left and right, and a pure land hollowed out in the middle.
The red house-protecting array light gathers here, where the array eye is located.
It is about one and a half feet square, rich in spiritual energy, and surrounded by a purple bamboo forest.
There is an artificial spring in the bamboo forest.
It is Cui Zhai's forbidden area: the marrow-washing spring.
Marrow cleansing is a method to improve the core and physical constitution of a cultivator.
It is also a double-edged sword.
For cultivators with high talents, marrow cleansing can be the icing on the cake and increase the speed of cultivation, but it cannot increase the upper limit of talents.
For those who are highly talented but have passed the golden age of spiritual practice, it is enough to completely transform themselves.
However, if the marrow cleanser is not talented enough or suffers from deep depression, it may lead to the root cause of the disease and bring hidden dangers to the practice.
In the evening, under the locust tree.
The sunset is like blood, like purgatory.
Xiao Yue painfully explained to Chen Yanjun the pros and cons of marrow cleansing.
"Young master, you have to think carefully about the pros and cons, act within your capabilities, and don't be impulsive."
In Chen Yanjun's way of looking at mountains, Xiao Yue is like the gatekeeper of hell.
Chen Yanjun was not sure for a moment.
After all, he doesn't need to cleanse his marrow, he can still take off just by working hard.
But if the marrow is washed, will it be faster if I add more?
Right now, his Qi Nourishing Technique practice is adding points at a slower and slower rate.
And it was the first time that his wife suggested marrow cleansing to him...
"Have Qingchuan and Qiuzao had their marrow cleansed?"
Chen Yanjun asked Xiaoyue.
Xiaoyue said:
"The young lady had her marrow cleansed at the age of twelve and was admitted to the first rank immediately. In just seven years, she was promoted to the seventh rank."
"Where's Qingchuan?"
"Because of the experience I had when I was young, the young master has not dared to step into the marrow washing spring."
Chen Yanjun asked curiously:
"What's wrong, sir?"
Xiaoyue said:
"When I was young, my spiritual talent was as good as that of a young master...it was not obvious."
"In order to taste the spiritual power of various kinds of weeds, the master used the native method of preparing medicine in his hometown in Luoyang to cleanse the marrow and forcibly attack the ninth grade."
"Entering the stage is to successfully enter the stage, but the root cause of the disease has been left, and it has not been cured for life. It has gone to the west before it is full of doubts."
"The young master is afraid of making the same mistake as the old master. He still dare not step into the marrow washing spring. He would rather be a mortal."
Chen Yanjun nodded slightly. He originally thought that Qiu Zhuo's father was because of that reason...
It can be seen that before meeting Mrs. Cui, Qiuzhuo's father was not in good health.
Could it be said that Mrs. Cui prefers weak scholars?
"Where's Madam?"
Xiaoyue looked back warily, then approached Chen Yanjun and whispered:
"Shh...this is a secret!"
Having said that, he turned around and shook out the secret.
"Madam has always been in reverse marrow cleansing. She doesn't want her cultivation to become too high, so that she will see her relatives leave with her own eyes, and be alone in old age..."
Can it also reverse marrow cleansing and suppress cultivation?
Chen Yanjun was dumbfounded.
It seems that in addition to her extraordinary appearance, her temperament is also very understandable.
Xiaoyue turned her head and glanced, then continued in a low voice:
"Actually, the madam's talent is no worse than that of the young lady——"
Halfway through his words, his tongue suddenly became knotted.
He opened his mouth, but no sound came out.
This is the method used by beast masters to silence the spirit beasts from screaming.
Chen Yanjun glanced at it from a distance.
The lady was walking over with her hands behind her back, her proud and graceful figure under the setting sun was like a goddess draped in holy light.
Chen Yanjun felt that the second level of Qi Nourishing Technique would not last long, and he would either return to the first level or advance to the third level, otherwise he would go crazy sooner or later.
"Does marrow cleansing help Qi nourishing techniques?"
Chen Yanjun asked his wife curiously.
Cui Yourong raised his head and held his face, not looking down at Chen Yanjun's sweaty body.
"The main purpose of marrow cleansing is to improve the root bones and physical constitution. During the process of marrow cleansing, some people have broken through to the second level of Qi Nourishing Technique and appeared in the state of appearance."
"However, the third level of Qi Nourishing Technique is a state that extraordinary people can reach. It requires many years of life experience. Senior Han Ping is the only one who can enter the third level with a fifth-grade cultivation level or below."
"Young Master has been looking around for a long time and his spirit is tense. He will be exhausted for a long time. Cleansing the marrow will not help him to relieve his mental stress. It is up to the Master to decide whether to cleanse the marrow."
Chen Yanjun thought for a while and asked again:
"If that's the case, why is Madam so anxious to have Chen cleanse her marrow?"
Cui Yourong then glanced at Chen Yanjun, his beautiful eyes were slightly worried, and he shook his head and sighed.
"Three days later, the second son of the Military Supervisor Zhang Jiancheng's family will come to the house to propose marriage. If Qiu Zhuo refuses, the Zhang family will most likely blame you... The young master may be in danger."
"Madam is interested."
Chen Yanjun made a salute.
"Thanks to the care of Madam and the Cui family, Chen persisted until today and was in danger. I only have kindness towards Qiu Zhuo and have no intention of being a man or woman. No matter what choice Qiu Zhuo makes, I will support her."
On the side, Xiao Yue suddenly asked:
"So, Master, you don't want to cleanse your marrow?"
"Of course I need to wash my marrow."
Right now, Chen Yanjun is in urgent need of the strength to protect himself, and his Qi nourishing technique has encountered a bottleneck, so he can only try marrow cleansing.
Taking a lesson from her ex-husband, Cui Yourong looked worried.
"Master, aren't you afraid of exposing yourself to illness?"
"I'm afraid...but I won't get the root of the disease."
Chen Yanjun understands that the bones with equal distribution of the five elements are like a stubborn stone. Not only is it difficult to practice, it is also difficult to become obsessed with evil spirits, or to cause any spiritual problems in the Dantian.
With Chen Yanjun's words, Cui Yourong felt relieved.
"Young master, it's fine as long as you know what's going on."
"The fetal breath has been dispersed, the blood spirit formation, and the marrow cleansing medicine have been prepared. Young Master, follow Xiao Yue to the marrow cleansing spring."
Chen Yanjun bowed his hands.
"It's Mrs. Lao and Xiaoyue."
…
At night.
Chen Yanjun followed Xiaoyue to the main house.
From the front hall, pass through the secret door of the corridor, and walk into the dense purple bamboo forest.
The bamboo forest is not big, and some herbs that like shade are planted there. The moonlight shines and the breeze blows, bringing with it a delicate fragrance.
Going deep into the winding bamboo forest path, pushing aside the mist of birds and the bamboo branches blocking their faces, the two of them came to the edge of the pool.
The pool is smaller, half a foot square, shrouded in thick mist, surrounded by rugged black rocks, shadowy grass and dense purple bamboo.
There is also a white cherry tree on the edge. The cherry blossoms fall like snow and disappear into the pond.
When Chen Yanjun arrived at his destination, he did not want to offend Xiaoyue to bathe him, so he said:
"Xiaoyue, I can wash the marrow myself."
However, Xiaoyue did not feel aggrieved at all.
"Young master, you can't do that!"
"This is marrow cleansing. A little carelessness can be life-threatening. Someone must be watching."
"It stands to reason that Madam should take care of her, but she has been a widow for many years and it is difficult to control her, so I have to do it. Madam will be watching from the room."
Chen Yanjun frowned suddenly, as if he heard some words he shouldn't have heard, and he didn't want to say anything at the moment.
"Thank you, Xiaoyue."
Because it was night and the fog was very heavy, Xiao Yue shamelessly helped Chen Yanjun undress and take off his belt.
She was quick with her hands and feet. She first wiped off sweat from Chen Yanjun and washed herself by the pool.
Then give Chen Yanjun some fetal breathing powder.
Chen Yanjun had a bitter taste in his mouth, and soon he felt warmth in his lower abdomen, his breath was steaming, and it quickly became hot, and his breath and exhalation were filled with hot breath, like a fire dragon.
Xiao Yue's hand on Chen Yanjun was so hot that she shrank back.
"How do you feel, Master? If you feel any discomfort, you can stop at any time, but you cannot repeat the marrow cleansing within three years."
Chen Yanjun saw that the mountain was not a mountain, as if he had seen a fiery purgatory.
What's annoying is that there are no dots on the panel.
It is not difficult to understand that the Taixi San only caused his Qi and blood to become disordered and enter a state of exploding Qi. Naturally, his physique or cultivation level would not be improved.
"continue."
The second step is to activate the blood spirit formation.
Xiaoyue is not a cultivator, but she can use a piece of talisman to activate the formation that has been set up.
In an instant, blood rose from the pool, covering the bamboo forest and Chen Yanjun.
Chen Yanjun's eyes were blood red, staring at the red cherry blossoms, as if he saw twelve red moons rising into the sky.
Xiao Yue said worriedly:
"Sir, you don't look very good. Your eyes are bloodshot."
After all, he is a time traveler who has experienced the death of two people. When Chen Yanjun saw hell, his heart felt extremely calm.
"It means the formation is effective, continue."
Xiaoyue said:
"The marrow washing powder has been integrated into the pool. You can take a bath and wash your marrow."
"Um."
Chen Yanjun slowly waded into the pool.
The water in the pool is as transparent as ruby and exudes a faint medicinal fragrance.
Among the talc at the bottom of the water, several extremely fine hot springs surge upwards. They are warm, smooth and clear, giving you a cooling sensation like melting ice and snow, washing your body and skin.
In an instant, people and water, water and fog, fog and flowers, flowers and moonlight are perfectly integrated.
At the same time, the power of the marrow cleansing medicine slowly entered Chen Yanjun's limbs and bones.
Sudden!
puff--
Chen Yanjun spit out a mouthful of hot blood and almost fainted.
"Master!"
The bamboo branches swayed and the grace trembled. Cui Yourong appeared at the edge of the pool and leaned over to take Chen Yanjun's pulse.
"The effect of the Master's marrow cleansing is acceptable, but under normal circumstances, the first person to have the marrow cleansed will definitely fall into a coma. Why can the Master stay awake?"
Chen Yanjun's bones were like ants, and the energy and blood were pouring into his brain. He had no choice but to grit his teeth and hold on to stay awake.
He speculated that this might be related to the way the souls and bodies of the time travelers merged.
It is equivalent to two souls in one body, except that the soul of the original owner has died.
"Sometimes, once a person is in a coma, he may not be himself when he wakes up. I like to hold my destiny in my own hands. Even if it is hell, I have to witness it with my own eyes."
Without saying a word, Cui Yourong and Xiao Yue exited the bamboo forest and stood on the corridor, looking at each other through the bamboos.
Xiaoyue said:
"Why did the madam lie to the young master? The effect of marrow cleansing is obviously very poor..."
Cui Yourong shook his head and sighed, also wondering:
"Young Master's physique has clearly improved, his movements are powerful, and he looks good during the day. His understanding must not be bad... Why is this happening?"
Xiaoyue was also very disappointed and couldn't help but sigh.
“Is the talent gap really unbridgeable?”
If talents were to be improved so easily, everyone in the Tang Dynasty would already be like a dragon.
Cui Yourong stood with his hands behind his hands, staring at the bamboo forest.
"In any case, Young Master's skills are worse than Qingchuan's. It's not easy to persist to this point. Let's take another look."
bamboo forest.
In the marrow-washing spring.
Chen Yanjun guessed that the marrow-cleansing medicine improved his bones and physique, and what was added should be cultivation rather than physical skills.
He gritted his teeth to stay awake, even though his blood was steaming, his joints were crackling, and his belly was churning.
He continued to vomit blood, and the vomited blood slowly turned from red to black, and soon dyed the entire spring water black.
Chen Yan's eyes were as bright as the blood moon. He gritted his teeth and held on, feeling that his body was falling into the abyss and was no longer his own.
However, he did not give up. He wanted to witness the disasters of hell with his own eyes, and he wanted to practice in hell...
He's obsessed.
Give me more!
midnight.
Sudden!
【Mortal +1,91/100!】
Chen Yanjun suddenly woke up.
Suddenly, the bamboo forest rustled, and he heard the breathing and rhythm of all things.
I could also clearly hear my own breath circulating in my blood.
This is……
Run all day!
It is as if everything in the world has returned to its original appearance, with every detail now showing its true colors.
He got it.
If a practitioner's talent is high enough and his will is firm enough, it is possible to cultivate Qi directly in the illusion of demonic energy and enter the third realm in one fell swoop.
This is exactly the purpose of the existence of the second realm!
Senior Han Ping, you are wrong.
The so-called experience is just a crooked path of failure.
The truly strong ones climb up the mountain head-on and reach the sky in one step!
Ordinary people are constantly trying and making mistakes, relying on experience.
"And I...have a problem!"
Chen Yanjun's heart opened up, and his own Five Fingers Mountain appeared in front of his eyes again.
You can't even see the top!
He felt that he no longer had to look at the mountains...
In the cloister.
Xiaoyue was leaning against the corridor pillar and had already fallen asleep.
Under the bright moon, a pair of beautiful eyes stared closely at the bamboo forest, suddenly showing a look of surprise.