In the evening, the carriage drove out of the fortress and drove about ten miles north. The carriage stopped at an inn.

Huang Lao drove into a closed backyard of the inn, parked the carriage, and a group of five people got out of the carriage one after another.

"This is... Changshun Inn? Xiao Yi, do you know? This is the property of our Changping Marquis Mansion. We have inns in all official roads and major cities in the north! The layout and furnishings of this inn are in the style of our Changping County

." After Qin Wei got out of the car, he immediately reacted when he saw the decorations in the yard, and showed off to Qin Yi with an excited smile.

Qin Yi really didn't know about this. He couldn't help but look around and found that this inn was indeed very stylish.

The first one is Shang Hei.

The floor is black, the walls are black, and even the steps are black.

The second one is cool toned.

Except for black, other colors are also cool-toned, and most of them are monochromatic, with few complex colors.

The third one is simplicity.

The entire style is simple, and the carvings on the furniture and accessories are very simple, with basically no complicated patterns.

Qin Yi understood Qin Wei's excitement very well.

I left my hometown at a young age, only seven or eight years old. Three years have passed in the blink of an eye. How could I not be excited when I suddenly saw the scenery of my hometown?

Qin Yi said with a smile: "We are going to Changping County this time, Wei Ge, you will go home in half a month!"

Qin Wei nodded excitedly.

"It turns out that Changshun Inn is the property of Changping Marquis Mansion. No wonder there are Changping Inns all over the north!" Zhou Boyuan sat in a wheelchair and looked at the surrounding decorations, and sighed: "It is indeed the style of Changping County. I was in Changping ten years ago

I have lived in the county for a while, and the people there are martial, heroic, and upright. Not only the military is prosperous, but the rivers and lakes are also prosperous. Everyone is a good man who can draw a bow when mounting a horse, and drink wine when dismounting."

At the end of the sentence, Zhou Boyuan licked his lips, shook his head and sighed: "Speaking of wine, I'm really a little greedy. I used to have fun without wine."

Qin Xu smiled and said to Huang Lao: "After settling Mr. Zhou, we will buy a table of food and wine for Mr. Zhou. We can't neglect the guests."

"Yes, sir."

"Xiao Yi, Xiao Wei, come with me." Qin Xu called Qin Yi and walked into the living room. Qin Xu gave Qin Yi a formation plate. Qin Yi immediately understood, excited the formation plate, and formed a barrier along the

The wall sealed off the entire room, isolating the inside and outside.

Qin Xu sat down, poured himself a cup, and asked, "How do you feel when you fight an innate-level enemy for the first time today?"

Qin Wei immediately complained to Qin Xu: "Uncle, I made one move, and then I was snatched away by Xiao Yi. Nothing happened to me later, and the battle was over before I even had time to feel it."

After saying that, he glanced at Qin Yi with eyes full of resentment.

Qin Yi thought for a while and said: "I think my methods are still too few. I only use the secret techniques, foundation and fighting style I used when I was a martial arts disciple. Some of them cannot keep up with my current strength. For example, in the world of mind,

The martial arts aura, Yunmeng sword aura, etc. cannot be used to experience their effects in battle, or their effects are very small or single. The usage is too rough, and this is not the innate-level battle I imagined."

Qin Xu raised his eyebrows and asked with a smile: "Oh, what do you imagine a battle at the innate level should be like?"

Qin Yi replied while thinking: "Use the secret method related to mind and spirit to fight at the level of mind and spirit, use the secret method of martial arts aura to fight at the level of martial arts will, use the secret method of innate true energy to fight at the level of innate true energy, especially

It is the innate true energy. I think this should be the most important means of fighting at the innate level, and the innate true energy has the characteristic of being released outside the body..."

Finally, he concluded: "So, I think innate-level combat should no longer be limited to close combat, nor should it be limited to competition of moves, but should be more comprehensive, including both close combat and long-distance combat.

, an all-round confrontation that has both mind and will, speed and power, skills and hard power.”

This is asking for skills from my uncle!

When Qin Wei heard this, he immediately understood. He withdrew his resentful eyes from Qin Yi and looked at Qin Xu expectantly: "Yes, yes, Xiao Yi is right. Uncle, you don't know that at that time, Xiao Yi's mountain forest

When there were more enemies inside, the only method we could think of was the Liangyi Secret Technique. Oh my God, I really can’t imagine how poor Xiao Yi and I’s methods would be if we really fought.

How weak the power is."

Qin Xu said with a smile: "Actually, there are two types of martial arts secrets, one is Kung Fu and the other is Technique."

"The function of gong is to improve your hard power, such as improving mental strength, speed and strength, martial arts will, increasing the quantity or quality of innate true energy, etc."

"The secret method of entering tranquility, the secret method of true energy, and the secret method of self-cultivation are typical gongs."

"The role of technology is to improve your fighting skills and the application of your own hard power."

"Like swordsmanship, it's a typical skill."

"Before the Xiantian realm, there were relatively few methods. The main competition was speed and strength. The main competition was swordsmanship."

"And just as Xiao Yi analyzed just now, when you reach the innate level, you are involved in the four aspects of essence, energy, spirit, and mind. These have been comprehensively improved and can be used in combat. In this way, the way you fight has changed.

It’s so diverse, and the methods revolve around these four aspects, allowing for multi-angle and multi-dimensional competition.”

"However, although there are many things involved, there must be a focus, Jing, Qi, Shen, and Yi. Which one are you going to choose?"

"After you make your choice, I will focus on teaching you the relevant secrets."

Without thinking, Qin Wei raised his hand and said loudly: "Uncle, Qi! Of course it's sword Qi!"

After hearing this, Qin Xu nodded with a smile and said: "This is exactly the direction chosen by most warriors, and we are the main direction of our civil and military schools. This choice is very good."

When Qin Wei heard this, his face fell.

"Ah? So many people choose? Aren't I weak? Why don't I make another choice?"

Qin Xu frowned and said, "Who told you that if you have too many choices, you will be weak? Such ridiculous words?"

Qin Wei shook his head and said: "No one told me, is this common sense? If there are too many people to choose, it means that the masses are weak, doesn't it?"

Qin Xu shook his head dumbfounded and corrected: "It's the opposite, it's completely the opposite. It's precisely because of its obvious advantages that we chose it. There are no fools in this world. If it doesn't have obvious advantages, why is it chosen by so many people?"

What about choice? Moreover, the more people choose it and the deeper they study it, the more powerful it will become, and the more powerful it will be, so more and more people will choose it. This is a positive cycle."

"This, Qi, is the typical example inside."

"In the beginning, when Saint Yuanwu established the martial arts, there were four elements: Jing, Qi, Shen, and Yi. Meaning came first, Shen was the assistant, Qi was the assistant, and Jing was the main one. Qi is the bottom among the four.

Its function is just a medium to connect the three spiritual and spiritual parties.”

"When it comes to the Longwu Sage, although the mind is still first and the spirit is still the main one, the spirit becomes the assistant and the energy becomes the auxiliary. It is strengthened for the first time."

"Since the time when the martial arts saints became Qi-based, Qi has never left the mainstream."

"Whether it is military martial arts, alchemy martial arts, or civil and military arts, Qi is the major direction."

"With thousands of years of development and continuous innovation, the current Qi skills and techniques are the result of the wisdom of countless people. Xiaowei, do you think it is strong or weak?"

Qin Wei's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he nodded repeatedly: "Qiang, Qiang! Uncle, I have chosen Qi as my major."

Qin Xu nodded, turned around and asked Qin Yi: "Xiao Yi, where are you?"

Qin Yi thought for a while and said: "Master, I have no choice yet. I want the four of us to learn together. After trying it, we can make a choice. Is that okay?"

Qin Xu smiled and nodded: "Okay."

Seeing Qin Wei raising his hand and saying: "Uncle, I too..."

Qin Xu turned around and interrupted Qin Wei's words: "The secret methods of Xiaowei, Jing, Shen, and Yi are very difficult. It is difficult for people with ordinary talents and understanding to learn them. Are you sure you want to learn them?"

Qin Wei thought about the secret techniques he had learned since he was a child. Except for the secret technique of Liangyi, none of them had learned it.

The secret method of Liangyi was also learned because he practiced Yang pole and it was the simplest.

He couldn't help but feel discouraged and said: "Forget it, I'll just focus on 'qi'."

Qin Xu then nodded and said: "Xiaowei, I have told you before that everyone has different advantages. You must be good at exploring your own advantages and don't always blindly compare with others. If you use your disadvantages and

Compared with other people's advantages, you will only reap failure. If you spend a lot of time and energy in areas that you are not good at, you will not only waste your best time, you may also waste your advantages. In the end, when your advantages are no longer

Otherwise, you will really achieve nothing."

Qin Wei thought of his previous enlightenment experience and immediately nodded and said: "Uncle, I understand."

Qin Xu also learned his lesson this time and decided that from now on, he would teach the two of them separately and could no longer teach them together like this.

As the two people's cultivation deepens and their realms improve, they have learned the basics. They specialize in different directions and have different advantages. The secret methods they learn will become more and more different, and there is no need to teach them together.

"I will teach you the knowledge and skills about Qi now. When you have a systematic understanding of Qi, you can then learn the related secrets."

"The energy of us warriors is all transformed from vitality."

"This is true whether it is the acquired true energy, the innate true energy, or the spiritual power of the golden elixir realm, etc."

"This is the most basic martial arts theory! All our research and application of qi are based on this theory."

"This vitality mainly includes two aspects. One is the innate vitality, which mainly comes from the inherent energy of the human body. It is the main source of energy for a warrior's early training."

"The other is the vitality of heaven and earth. It mainly comes from outside the body, from between heaven and earth. It is an inherent energy between heaven and earth. It is the main source of energy for our cultivation after the innate realm."

Having said this, Qin Xu turned to Qin Yi and said: "Although you have innate true energy, you are still in the acquired state. It is because you have not opened the bridge between heaven and earth and sense the vitality of heaven and earth. What you are refining now is mainly innate."

vitality."

Then he turned to Qin Wei and said: "You have opened the bridge of heaven and earth, you can sense the vitality of heaven and earth, absorb and refine the vitality of heaven and earth, and you have started to focus on refining the vitality of heaven and earth, so you are a Xiantian realm warrior."

Finally, he said to the two of them: "The difference in refining vitality is the basic standard for us to evaluate the innate realm and the acquired realm."

I see!

The Heaven and Earth Bridge that Zhou Boyuan mentioned turned out to be this.

The most essential difference between innate warriors and acquired warriors turns out to be the absorption and transformation of energy.

Mentioning this, Qin Wei glanced at Qin Yi proudly and said through a message: "Hey, I opened the Heaven and Earth Bridge and can sense and refine the vitality of heaven and earth!"

Qin Yi rolled his eyes after hearing this, and Chuanyin retorted: "What's so great about opening up the Heaven and Earth Bridge and being able to sense the vitality of heaven and earth? Are you not my defeated general?"
To be continued...