Chapter 315: Chapter 191: Yellow Grannie Skill, Nourishing the Holy Embryo, Five Viscera Gods in the Five Viscera Temple, True Martial's Cheating Point (4K)_2
Chapter 315: Chapter 191: Yellow Grannie Skill, Nourishing the Holy Embryo, Five Viscera Gods in the Five Viscera Temple, True Martial's Cheating Point (4K)_2
He then raised an eyebrow, "Hmm? Where's my lunch?"
She looked at the empty dining table, a question mark appearing over her head.
Xue Jing stroked his chin, "Hmm...would you be interested in instant noodles?"
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After cooking a pot of Level 7 Cooking instant noodles for Miao Miao, although she was very dissatisfied at first, vowing to teach that namesake Ning a lesson, the moment she tasted the noodles, the impeccably perfect seven-star instant noodles conquered her taste buds, leaving only the exclamation, "How can you even make instant noodles taste this good!" before she started raving unabashedly.
Xue Jing then took the "Yellow Grannie Skill" and left the house, hailed a taxi, and headed for the Hidden Dragon Dojo.
Upon arrival, he took the elevator, walked straight to the Heart-Nourishing Room, and pushed the door to enter.
Li Qi was half-reclined in a wheelchair, resting with closed eyes. Seeing Xue Jing enter, he spoke:
"What's up, Little Jing."
"Master," greeted Xue Jing respectfully, then stepped forward and handed the ancient, thread-bound book to Li Qi.
"What's this?" Li Qi asked, puzzled, as he took and opened the book.
When he saw the words "Yellow Grannie Skill," his pupils abruptly constricted.
"Yellow Grannie Skill!? Where did you get this?"
"A few days ago, at the Sect Master's birthday feast, I did a favor for an official organization..." Xue Jing recounted the process of capturing the Skin-Peeler and the cause and effect.
"This 'Yellow Grannie Skill' is a reward from a big shot in the official ranks."
After listening, Li Qi slowly caressed the ancient thread-bound book, his aged and cloudy pupils losing focus, seemingly lost in memories.
It took him a long time to come back to his senses, heaving a gentle sigh, his expression complex and inscrutable.
"...I didn't expect that in addition to saving Chan'er, you would have such an experience."
A contemplative look appeared on Li Qi's weathered face.
"The 'Yellow Grannie Skill' isn't something that can be easily obtained. It's a secret of the Taoist Sect's Purple Sun lineage. Which big shot would freely give away such a technique..."
"Forget it, no need to ponder over it if it's unclear."
Li Qi turned the pages of the book, silently reading.
He read quickly, flipping a page every few seconds, and finished the book in about fifteen minutes.
Seeing this, Xue Jing inquired, "Master, what do you think?"
"Is it authentic?"
Li Qi pondered for a while, then nodded.
"It should be authentic, at least I can't find any flaw."
"All the details match exactly what I remember about the Yellow Grannie Skill, not a single discrepancy."
Xue Jing's eyes lit up, "So that means I can practice it?"
Li Qi smiled, "Naturally, you can."
"This is a unique Organ Nourishing technique in the world. At least to my knowledge, there is no Organ Nourishing skill better than the Yellow Grannie Skill."
He paused, then continued, "But the only issue is, Taoist techniques differ greatly from ordinary martial skills, and they generally require a high level of Taoist cultivation, Yellow Grannie Skill included."
"That is to say, you need to study Taoist scriptures...numerous Taoist scriptures."
"Otherwise, many things that are too profound and indescribable in simple and clear language won't be comprehended. You need a certain level of Taoist cultivation to naturally grasp them."
"It's like how Laozi himself isn't clear about how to describe 'Tao,' simply referring to it as 'Tao.' Sometimes, language and text are quite powerless."
Xue Jing nodded, "It makes sense that profound techniques require all sorts of prerequisites. If it's needed, then I'll just have to meet them."
Li Qi smiled with relief, "Very good."
"However, studying the Taoist teachings can be a practice in tranquility and inaction, which can be rather challenging for one's nature. It's actually not very advantageous for a martial artist who needs a determined will to advance. You must be careful not to be influenced by it."
"...Well, perhaps there is no need for too much concern. You have cultivated Hidden Dragon School to such a stage, amassing a powerful presence of Dragon Qi, yet your nature remains free from any dragon's wild arrogance. Such steadfastness is rarely seen in my lifetime; I don't think you'll be easily swayed."
Xue Jing humbly said, "You flatter me, Master... Wouldn't this technique also be useful to you?"
Li Qi nodded, "It would be. The Yellow Grannie Skill is extremely effective in cultivating one's disposition and nurturing one's nature. Perhaps I truly have a chance to restore my broken foundation and spirit."
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"Little Jing, you really are my lucky star,"
he exclaimed.
Xue Jing smiled and said, "Then that's for the best."
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In the cultivation room, Xue Jing was sitting cross-legged, flipping through the "Yellow Grannie Skill" in his hands.
Li Qi had already copied a version to leave in the Heart-Nourishing Room, and the one in his hands was the original.
"Cultivating Taoist Sect martial arts requires a grounding in Taoist Learning to understand some of the most profound and indescribable messages,"
Xue Jing reflected with a thoughtful gaze.
"...But, that's just the requirement for ordinary people."
He opened his panel and glanced at the Extraordinary Skill section where [True Martial] was listed.
"How can the transcendent be the same as the ordinary?"
"Ban, let me see your limit!"
Xue Jing's focus returned to the Yellow Grannie Skill, he turned to the first page and began to read earnestly.
Yellow Grannie, what it refers to, is the 'spleen.'
In the theories of Ancient Medicine and Taoist Sect, the spleen has the function of coordinating the balance of internal organs, capable of leading the Golden Gentleman (lungs) and Wood Mother (liver), serving as a mediator, nurturing the Red Child (kidneys) and Charming Lady (heart).
The Yellow Grannie Skill is based on this theory. Using the spleen as the focal point, one move leads to movement throughout the body, nurturing all internal organs, and ultimately benefiting the entire physical body from the inside out.
"Yellow Grannie acts as the go-between, bringing together the Red Child and the Charming Lady."
Xue Jing read more and more intently, incessantly flipping through the pages, absorbing the theoretical knowledge of the Yellow Grannie Skill.
...not feeling any barrier in understanding at all.
Wherever he looked, he absorbed all the information there; the profound meanings within, laid bare to him in practical knowledge that could be used in reality, not at all abstruse, all being fully received and understood by him.
Indeed, it didn't feel like he was comprehending the knowledge so much as the knowledge itself was actively burrowing into the depths of his Consciousness.
Unconsciously, Xue Jing's understanding of the Yellow Grannie Skill deepened and his body began to circulate Power unintentionally.
Profound and indescribable, the circulation of Power caused a wondrous change within his body.
His spleen began to pulsate slowly yet strongly, as if it had come to life.
As the spleen pulsed, gradually, the rest of his internal organs also started to move in sync with the spleen's rhythm.
Xue Jing's eyes became brighter and brighter.
In his ears, there were faint sounds like the roar of dragons and the cries of tigers.
"The dragon roars, the tiger howls, amid the wind and clouds Yellow Grannie calls. Within the fire, the Charming Lady shyly resides, while down below in the waters the Red Child lies. When Red Child and Charming Lady meet Yellow Grannie, children reunite in harmony."
Xue Jing looked at the few lines of the rhymed formula written in the book, gradually snapping back to reality and closing the book.
Now in his body, the Five Viscera moved slowly like fetuses, as if alive. Under inner vision, Xue Jing could almost feel their Consciousness.
"The ultimate goal of the Yellow Grannie Skill is to transform the Five Viscera into 'Gods,' to bring them to life, incarnating as the Five Viscera Gods."
"For this, one must build the 'Five Viscera Temple' to cultivate and pay homage to them."
"Before they truly become 'Yellow Grannie, Golden Gentleman, Wood Mother, Red Child, Charming Lady,' they are all but fetuses."
"Therefore, the Yellow Grannie Skill has another name—it is known as—Nourishing the Holy Embryo!"
Xue Jing's gaze was luminous, experiencing the changes that came with cultivating the Yellow Grannie Skill.
"The Five Viscera correspond to the Five Major Practices and Five Senses of Skin, Flesh, Tendons, Bones, Blood, hearing, smell, taste, and touch. When the Five Viscera are powerful, they benefit the whole body, strengthening everything about oneself!"
"From the inside out, this technique might be an internal cultivation technique, but its enhancement of one's martial prowess is by no means inferior to External Martial Arts!"
He opened his panel and looked at [True Martial], feeling emotional.
"Worthy of [True Martial], an Extraordinary Skill is indeed extraordinary, it requires no cultivation of Taoist Learning. After all, the Yellow Grannie Skill is martial arts, and so long as it falls within the scope of 'martial arts,' it will naturally be encompassed by True Martial, without any hindrance in understanding."
"What does it mean to 'have an edge'? This is what it means!"
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