Becoming a God, Starting as a Water Monkey
Chapter 172

Dragon Tiger Golden Body

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The Old Monk raised his eyebrows and eyes, his chopsticks moving without slowing down an inch.

It seemed more like a polite response, without a trace of surprise.

"The master isn't surprised at all?"

Liang Qu rested his chin on his hand, as if he were just putting on an act for the air. He had expected the Old Monk to show some kind of emotion.

"Chanting Karma is easy to master, but Wind Bone is rare. If you are willing to put in the effort, it is not difficult to understand the Dharma Gate."

After finishing his meal, the Old Monk placed his chopsticks horizontally on the edge of his bowl, aligned with the edge of the table.

"Daoist exercises emphasize the concept of the Dantian. One should breathe deeply into the lower Dantian, then into the middle Dantian, and finally out of the upper Dantian."

Alternatively, one can skip Dantian lower and middle Dantian and go straight to the upper Dantian in one step.

However, Buddhism did not talk about the Dantian Dantian the past; if it did, it would be considered Evil Dao.

Even if we don't talk about it, a person's hand is still a hand, a person's heart is still a heart, and spiritual practice is still spiritual practice.

They will all go through the same process, regardless of the explanation, only the way of understanding them is different.

In my youth, I read extensively in Classics, Histories, Masters, Collections and became a scholar. I was also good friends with Ge Jianhong, Ge Jianhong from Louguan Platform. We would often sit down and discuss Daoist texts, and we would have many debates.

Is the only way of cognition truly correct? Is it truly a perfect match? Since humans have five senses, do we only have five senses?

Knowing different methods to understand the same thing allows for broader application and is highly beneficial; therefore, I also use the concept of the Dantian).

"The master even passed the imperial examination?"

Liang Qu captured the key words.

"Things of the past."

The Old Monk had not said much yet.

Liang Qu fell into deep thought. He hadn't expected that the Old Monk was a talented man in his youth, and that passing the imperial examination was more difficult than practicing martial arts.

Just by counting the days, the Old Monk must have been in the Great Qian Dynasty when he was young, right? Could he have been a Former Dynasty Graduate? The Da Shun Dynasty has been established for more than 60 years. If it were an ordinary person, even if they passed the imperial examination at the age of 20, they would be in their eighties by now, with one foot in their coffin.

Different True Image, long lifespans.

However, Liang Qu didn't pay much attention, Former Dynasty Graduate did not necessarily represent Former Dynasty Remnants.

Da Shun adopted Conciliatory Policy, and as long as there was no conflict of interest, it wouldn't cause any problems.

Officials who are highly respected, loyal to the previous dynasty, and pose a threat to the new dynasty should be eliminated.

In Quiet Room.

Five-Branched Oil Lamp flickered slightly, illuminating the room as bright as day.

This is no exaggeration.

The lamp contained Golden Bright Oil, a high-grade lamp oil formulated by the Ministry of Works.

Unlike ordinary lamp oil, Golden Bright Oil produces a bright white flame, not a dark yellow one. It is brighter and more comfortable, and the temperature is not high, so you won't feel hot after staying in it for a long time.

However, the price is also high.

An ordinary person would spend three or four coins on lamp oil for one night, while Golden Bright Oil would cost ten times that amount.

Five-Branched Oil Lamp consists of five forked lamps, branching out like a tree crown to extend the range of illumination.

This is equivalent to burning lamp oil all night, which would cost about one and a half taels of silver.

Ordinary Eighth-Rank Official simply couldn't afford to burn lamps, and even if they could, they wouldn't be willing to use five-branched lamps.

Fortunately, Liang Qu was wealthy. Including his previous savings, his current total savings amounted to an astonishing 784 taels! If all of it were used for lamp oil, it could last for 500 nights!

Setting aside a few evenings for practice is a piece of cake.

A dozen or so Thin Wooden Boards were unfolded one by one, and Liang Qu hung them on the wall. He sat upright on the futon and looked around, with everything laid out before him.

The Liang Qu Old Monk gave me Cultivation Method last night while traveling by boat, but I resisted the urge to practice them and waited until I got back today.

If something goes wrong in front of the Old Monk, he can't just stand by and watch, can he? A thorough reading of the entire "Dragon Subduing Tiger Taming Vajra Sutra" reveals significant differences from the "Myriad Victory Embracing Oneness".

The "Myriad Victory Embracing Oneness" method cultivates internal strength and endurance, enabling one to maintain internal strength and prevent the loss of vital energy, thus prolonging life, repairing hidden injuries, and enhancing one's essence, energy, and spirit.

When one reaches a high level of mastery, one can even grasp the energy of both sides and anticipate the enemy's moves.

The most peculiar thing is that such a "quiet" Cultivation Method is extremely majestic in combat, like a mighty river, overwhelming and crushing.

The Dragon Subduing Tiger Taming Vajra Sutra is different; its main characteristics are three: powerful energy, Golden Body, and warding off evil.

Strengthening Qi allows the body's Qi and Blood to accumulate and become abundant, improving their quality and accelerating cultivation progress.

The Golden Body is very interesting, and it confirms why the Old Monk said he was extremely suitable for this Cultivation Method.

Ordinary people who practice this method can condense an ordinary Golden Body, strengthen their body both externally and internally, solidify their physique, heal injuries, and become resistant to beatings.

Furthermore, based on this, the Golden Body characteristic is derived— All Evils Cannot Invade! Those with Unrighteous Qi are evil.

Obscurity, poison, evil, miasma, yin, gu... all belong to this category! Martial arts cultivation is about increasing one's "foundation" and weakening external influences.

The Golden Body elevates the "original" level several times in certain aspects, reaching an extremely high level within the same realm!

Reaching this level already constitutes a top-tier body-tempering Dharma Gate.

Those who possess Dragon Tendons Tiger Bones can cultivate Dragon Tiger Golden Body on top of an ordinary Golden Body, achieving the Dragon-Tiger Qi! Dragon Tiger Golden Body: Indestructible, its attacks are accompanied by the roar of a dragon and the howl of a tiger, intimidating ghosts and demons, and vanquishing evil spirits!

Ordinary Golden Body are merely for warding off evil, but Dragon Tiger Golden Body are for exterminating evil! They are a level above ordinary Golden Body!

Of course, everything is relative. Liang Qu's Dragon Tiger Golden Body has been cultivated to an extremely profound level. At his current Blood Barrier Realm, it is nothing more than being poked by a finger by the Perfected Elephant Grandmaster.

At best, it transforms Xuan paper into Thick Xuan Paper.

"Call!"

Liang Qu exhaled a light breath, sat cross-legged, looked at the Qi circulation diagram again, and silently recited the Mnemonic in his mind.

With the foundation of the "Myriad Victory Embracing Oneness" meditation Spirit-Settling, Liang Qu was able to calm his mind and practice the technique in the blink of an eye.

West Wing, the Old Monk was turning his prayer beads slowly.

A gentle breeze rustled through the tender buds of the jujube tree, creating ripples on the water.

The lights flickered.

Amidst rhythmic, repetitive breathing, Liang Qu, like a centipede coiled atop a high mountain, exhales a precious pearl.

He could feel his muscles being stretched, his Qi and Blood and qi surging like boiling water, flowing through his entire body.

A surge of intense heat rose up, shooting from the tailbone all the way to the top of the head.

Before the end of April, it felt like the height of summer, with people sweating profusely and experiencing a stinging sensation all over their bodies.

It's not that there's something wrong with the practice; this is the natural reaction one should have when practicing this skill.

Fifteen minutes later, Liang Qu was exhausted and reached his limit, so he relaxed his strength.

Once the breathing exercises to circulate Qi and Blood were finished, the pain disappeared instantly.

"The fact that the Old Monk did not appear means that there is nothing wrong with the method of cultivation."

Unlike the increasingly energetic path of cultivation in "Myriad Victory Embracing Oneness", this "Dragon Subduing Tiger Taming Vajra Sutra" is quite tiring, and it even feels like a breakthrough.

If someone with a weak constitution were to practice rashly, they might injure themselves.

Liang Qu pondered the differences between the two Cultivation Method.

One cultivates inner strength to become strong externally, while the other cultivates external strength to become strong internally.

The Old Monk was right; one can indeed cultivate at the same time.

It's not easy for ordinary people to obtain even one top-tier Cultivation Method, but I never expected that I would not only easily obtain two, but also be able to cultivate both simultaneously.

He had already entered the Focusing Spirit Realm "Myriad Victory Embracing Oneness," and could circulate the energy within his body on its own, allowing him to operate both techniques simultaneously without having to multitask.

Previously, when practicing the Dragon Subduing Tiger Taming Vajra Sutra and Myriad Victory Embracing Oneness, I probably wouldn't have been able to last even half a quarter of an hour.

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