Simultaneous Transmigration: My Strength Comes Entirely from My Own

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After sending away Xiao Guang, the maid behind Yin Tianxue, to fetch some things for him, Luke suddenly grabbed Yin Tianxue's pulse and spoke.

Yin Tianxue's heart trembled. She felt a surge of powerful true energy overflow from Luke's hand and flow into her meridians, suppressing the true energy in her body with an almost overwhelming force. Her symptoms of being half yin and half yang also improved considerably.

"When did you find out?"

Yin Tianxue looked at Luke with a complicated expression.

Luke said, "I knew from the beginning, but I didn't know that the martial arts you practiced would have such serious side effects, and that you can't stop. Although your second uncle has secrets, I assure you that he will never harm the Yin family, and he is definitely of the Yin family bloodline."

Yin Tianxue was so wary of Yin Zhong because she felt that Yin Zhong was not a member of the Yin family and had some ulterior motives. She was afraid that Yin Zhong would seize the five-hundred-year-old foundation of Yujian Manor.

In fact, Yin Zhong treated the Yin family quite well, after all, they were his direct descendants.

In the original novel, Yin Zhong revealed his identity. After learning Yin Zhong's identity, Yin Hao refused Yin Zhong's request for Yin Tianxue to marry Tong Bo. Although Yin Zhong was furious and attacked, he only beat Yin Hao into a state of apparent death and did not actually take Yin Hao's life.

Do you think Yin Zhong might not have realized that Yin Hao was faking his death?

Don't be ridiculous. How could an old monster who has lived for five hundred years and experienced countless things not be able to tell whether a person is truly dead or faking it?

It can only be said that Yin Zhong did this on purpose. With Yin Hao gone, Yujian Manor would be under his control, and no one could interfere with his plans.

"Sister, I'll teach you a set of techniques that should alleviate your symptoms."

Yin Tianxue still had doubts and was about to ask when Luke interrupted her.

In fact, Yin Tianxue's current state is not only due to her aptitude. At most, insufficient aptitude would only backfire on her body, but her inability to control her urge to go on a killing spree stems from her own lack of mental fortitude.

Some time ago, Luke met with his past self from the Under One Person world again and obtained his new memories. From Luke's memories, he obtained some things that could alleviate Yin Tianxue's symptoms.

In the world of Under One Person, cultivators from all sects have records of having restless minds.

Those who cultivate themselves compare the heart and lungs to a monkey, which governs the mind and is considered Yang; the liver and kidneys are compared to a pig, which governs the seven emotions and six desires and is considered Yin; the spleen and stomach belong to the Earth element and are the body that harmonizes Yin and Yang, hence the name "Sha Wujing" (a character from Journey to the West).

The primordial spirit is called the Three Treasures. It is usually in a daze and hidden in the deepest part of the soul. If it is allowed to run wild, it will surely suffer calamity.

For example, Sun Wukong belongs to pure Yang and is associated with the heart fire, while Zhu Bajie belongs to pure Yin and is associated with the kidney water. The two are incompatible due to their Yin and Yang natures, so they have always been at odds.

The concept of "restless mind" also tells people not to be too obsessed with illusory things, otherwise they will suffer calamity.

The formidable power and rapid progress of Chi You's demonic arts had already made Yin Tianxue lose control. Just like Sun Wukong, who wreaked havoc in the Heavenly Palace, eating the peaches of immortality and stealing the golden elixir, Sun Wukong was originally of the Lesser Yang constitution, while the peaches of immortality were peaches, which were of the Yang nature. This made Sun Wukong of the Pure Yang constitution, restless and uneasy, which is why he dared to steal the golden elixir and wreak havoc in the Heavenly Palace.

Because the Monkey King usurped the throne and stole the secrets of heaven, the Heavenly Court was thrown into chaos. In traditional medicine, the Heavenly Court is a general term for the acupoints on the forehead, where the six Yang meridians converge, hence the saying "the six spirits are without a master."

At this moment, two powerful figures stepped forward: Guanyin Bodhisattva of the South China Sea and Laozi, the Supreme Lord of Morality.

Guanyin, also known as Guanyin Hall, corresponds to the space between the eyebrows and the area between the eyebrows, as well as the method of introspection. Introspection is a common practice in many spiritual cultivation methods, referring to looking inward into the body. In the future, whenever any of the five internal organs (heart fire, kidney water, spleen earth) cause trouble, Guanyin will be needed to mediate.

The Supreme Lord Lao refers to the primordial Qi, the source of Qi. Of course, this source of Qi is not one of the eight extraordinary skills that Zhang Huaiyi comprehended, but rather refers to the origin of all true Qi. Whenever the Qi circulates through the body to the top of the head, the Supreme Lord Lao will come to collect the primordial spirit.

Guanyin has the ability to recognize the internal heat, so she recommended Erlang Shen.

Firstly, Erlang Shen represents another source of fire within the body. Wukong is the heart fire born from the innate Qi, while Erlang is the small intestine fire nurtured by the five grains after birth.

Because the innate nature comes first, followed by the acquired nature, it is called Erlang.

Yang Jian is the same as Sun Wukong. He is deficient in Yang, so he is Shao Yang. Therefore, his fire energy cannot rise greatly (Great Sage), and he can only rise slightly (Small Sage).

Chapter Twelve: Martial Arts Chronicle: Alleviating Yin Tianxue's Symptoms of Qi Deviation

The so-called Guanjiang Estuary, the place where the incense of the lower realm is received, is a compound Chinese term meaning the small intestine (Guanjiang) in the abdomen (lower realm) receives the foul water of the body.

Don't find it disgusting. The life force and nutrients in your body are all absorbed from this stinking water. Under its command are hundreds of grass god (dross), leading the Meishan brothers (the six internal organs of the lower realm) to extract the core. As for the method, it is very similar to the opening of the Ren meridian in martial arts, but this time it is reversed.

Before this, Flower Fruit Mountain had been completely surrounded by the Nine Luminaries. The so-called Nine Luminaries are metal, wood, water, fire, earth, sun, moon, Ketu, and Rahu, which strictly correspond to the Zhou Tian exercise. They took away the Qi of the five elements. Of course, apart from the heart fire of the original family, it is impossible to move it through the Zhou Tian. First, the wooden fork under Guanyin's seat (referring to the middle dantian) clashed with Wukong's staff. The liver wood urges each other, and the fire burns the wood. The middle dantian moves backward to the upper dantian. Finally, two openings, You and Wu, were left in the net of heaven and earth, and the lower dantian (abdomen) moves upward to the middle dantian.

Erlang Shen arrived, and the process of Erlang Shen peeling off the elixir involved six changes, each of which corresponded to a line in the hexagram of peeling.

The so-called "peeling the elixir" means that the energy that Wukong had accumulated before was settled once and returned to the primordial Qi. So in the end, it will be returned to Laozi. After six peelings of the elixir, all the Yin energy was finally stripped away.

Helpless, Wukong had no choice but to flee to Guanjiang Estuary, where the true and false Small Intestine Fire appeared. The Small Intestine Fire and Heart Fire are both internal fires, with the same origin but different destinations. Therefore, Sun Wukong became Erlang Shen's maternal grandfather.

Meanwhile, Guanyin and Laozi in the heavens were arguing over a chance to use underhanded tactics.

The reason for this is that the Vase Breathing technique in Tantric Buddhism and the Taicang Cauldron (stomach) in Taoism can both help to calm the mind and return it to the primordial Qi.

However, the Great Sage's inner fire is currently located in the small intestine at the mouth of the Guanjiang River. In fact, besides these two paths, he has another destination, which is the Po Gate (anus).

If it leaks out from here, it will be impossible to return to the primordial Qi. Fortunately, there is still the Earth Palace Dog Tightening Point, which bites the inside of the calf and holds the Po Gate, preventing the fire Qi from leaking out.

To avoid any misunderstanding, let me clarify: what I'm referring to here is the true qi of the heart fire, not the qi of grains from the small intestine fire.

At this point, Wukong returned to the primordial Qi, but because his primordial spirit was solid, his fiery energy could not be integrated into the primordial Qi.

That's why he was tempered in the Eight Trigrams Furnace for forty-nine days, which gave him an indestructible body and fiery eyes. In the end, he was suppressed under the Five Elements Mountain by the Buddha and endured five hundred years of wind and rain, and eighty-one tribulations. Finally, he subdued his restless mind and achieved enlightenment.

The existence of Journey to the West in this world made it much easier for Luke to explain this mental cultivation method to Yin Tianxue.

Although this world mainly cultivates true qi, the principle is the same whether it is qi or true qi.

Yin Tianxue's condition was caused by the rapid progress of her demonic cultivation, which led to an imbalance in her body, resulting in a state of being half yin and half yang, and she was even unable to control herself.

The method Luke taught her could only alleviate her symptoms, but it also freed her from the control of murderous intent.

Who taught you this skill?

Feeling the benefits this technique brought her, Yin Tianxue suppressed her shock and asked a question.

Luke shook his head and said, "Does this kind of thing need to be taught? Just read more Buddhist and Taoist classics and you'll understand. So people should read more books; it will always be useful. Isn't this proving useful now?"

"Nonsense!"

Yin Tianxue gently punched her younger brother, who had previously seemed somewhat unfamiliar to her, with her small fist, but felt completely relieved.

Everyone has their own secrets, so there's no need to delve into them. Perhaps this technique really was created by him?

Regardless of how the other party found out about Yin Zhong, Yin Tianxue felt that she should just listen to them for the time being. Of course, she still needed to be on guard. Even though Luke was her brother, given Yin Tianxue's personality, how could she let her guard down just because of Luke's words?

Even if Yin Zhong had no ill intentions towards the Yin family, and it was indeed his second uncle, one should not have the heart to harm others, but one must be wary of others.

Yin Tianxue had clearly misunderstood. The reason she suspected that Yin Zhong was not of the Yin family bloodline was not only because Duo Fang had dug up the underground city, but also because, as far as she knew, Yin Zhong had come to her door after his grandparents had passed away and his father had inherited the position of manor lord. He provided absolute evidence to prove his identity, which is why he became the Second Master Yin of Yujian Manor.

However, considering that the other party had an underground city beneath the Imperial Sword Manor, Yin Tianxue couldn't help but suspect that Yin Zhong was an imposter with ulterior motives.

But since Luke said that Yin Zhong was of the Yin family bloodline, Yin Tianxue believed him for the time being. After all, although Luke was lazy, he was still much more reliable than her unreliable older brother.

However, Luke's statement about Yin Zhong's Yin family bloodline refers to Yin Zhong being the ancestor of the Yin family, not that the other party is Yin Zhong's younger brother.

Of course, Yin Tianxue was unaware of this misunderstanding, and Luke didn't want to explain.

After Luke left, Yin Tianxue sat there and circulated her true energy through a full cycle according to the mental technique Luke had described. Sure enough, she felt much more comfortable.

An elderly woman, around forty or fifty years old, suddenly appeared behind Yin Tianxue. After Yin Tianxue finished practicing her exercises, she suddenly spoke.

“Your younger brother just found me.”

This old woman is Long Yan. When Luke left, he specifically glanced at where she was hiding, and Long Yan spotted her.

This was obviously Luke's doing, and Long Yan knew that Luke had intentionally let her discover it.

Yin Tianxue smiled slightly and said, "Since Luke knows that I know martial arts, it's not surprising that he also knows of your existence. My younger brother has kept quite a few things from me!"

Long Yan asked with some concern, "Do you think what your younger brother said is true or false?"

Long Yan didn't actually know whether Yin Zhong had wiped out the Long family. Her initial suspicion was actually that of Yin Hao, since the most suspicious people at the time were from the Imperial Sword Manor. Other forces couldn't possibly have the ability to destroy the Long family.

But when she met Yin Hao, she realized she had guessed wrong.

Although Long Ze died, it cannot be said that he was weak. His Dragon God Skill had been cultivated to an extremely high level. Apart from Long Teng, he was also outstanding among the successors of the Long family.

Back then, Yin Hao clearly didn't have the strength to kill Long Ze single-handedly. Even if he brought a large number of Iron Guards to surround him, Long Ze would still be able to fight his way out.

Therefore, Long Yan turned her attention to Yin Zhong, who had higher martial arts skills, and encountered Yin Tianxue, who had secretly learned Yin Zhong's martial arts, during the investigation.

Chapter Thirteen: Martial Arts Chronicle: One Sword Shakes Yin Hao

Yin Tianxue smiled slightly and said, "The investigation into Second Uncle can be put on hold for now. Anyway, so many years have passed, a little more time won't make a difference. Since my brother can say this, it means he already has a plan in mind. Or rather, whatever secrets my Second Uncle may have, my brother already knows the general idea, but he's not confident yet. Perhaps he will be more confident after he comes back. Let's wait and see for a while!"

Long Yan nodded, agreeing with Yin Tianxue's point of view, and then spoke.

"Was the mental cultivation technique he taught you really effective?"

Yin Tianxue nodded and said, "It really works. Although it can't cure me, I'm not in as much pain now. This is the first time in so many years."

As she spoke, Yin Tianxue's eyes reddened slightly, and there were even glimmers of tears in them.

After secretly learning Yin Zhong's martial arts when she was nine years old, she was fine at first, but soon she suffered from the torment of this technique. Now she finally has a way to relieve the pain, which is like being reborn. How could she not be excited?

Long Yan pulled Yin Tianxue into her arms and gently comforted her, "Tianxue, everything will be alright, everything will be alright."

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"Young Master, I'll see you off here. The Master is still waiting for you up ahead."

Tie Feng drove the carriage to a place thirty miles away from Yujian Manor and said respectfully.

Luke's lips twitched, and he pointed at Tie Feng, saying with dissatisfaction, "You, Tie Feng, are you even a brother anymore? I told you not to tell my uncle, but you still told her. You traitor."

Tie Feng said helplessly, "Young Master, I didn't want to either, but since the Master has asked, I can't not answer!"

If Tie Feng hadn't kept his identity in mind, he would have rolled his eyes. Why should I be caught in the middle when you two, uncle and nephew, are fighting?

Luke ignored his explanation and reached for his waist.

"I don't care, it's all your fault anyway. The little bit of silver you have is mine. Consider it your apology to me."

In reality, how could Luke possibly get angry at Ironwind over such a trivial matter?

Tie Feng was a loyal man. In the original story, he died under the Netherworld Sword while protecting Yin Tianqi. Luke already had a good impression of him, and after so many years of getting along, the two had long been good friends and brothers.

Although Yin Tianxue gave him a lot of silver notes, the denominations were too large, and ordinary inns and restaurants simply couldn't make change. So he used Tie Feng's bag of loose silver first.

Watching Luke's energetic back, Tie Feng weakly stretched out his hand, wanting to cry but having no tears.

This is his secret stash of money that he hid from his wife!

That's right, Tie Feng is already married, has a one-year-old child, and is henpecked. His wife controls the family finances, and Luke has taken away what he has left of his dignity.

Even now, Tie Feng still doesn't know how Luke discovered and silently took the money pouch he had hidden deep inside his armor and sewn into his inner belt.

Zhao Yun peeked out from the carriage, looking thoughtfully at Luke's back.

It seems that Luke's status in the Imperial Sword Manor is higher than he imagined. Not only does he have an iron guard escorting him on his travels, but even the manor lord of the Imperial Sword Manor came to see him off. If he plans carefully, it seems that he could even become the manor lord of the Imperial Sword Manor.

Luke had no idea what Zhao Yun was thinking. At this moment, he had already seen Yin Hao's figure and said with a grin.