Second True Aura (4k)

Li Shoufu, Subordinate Eighth Rank Record Keeper, had no authority to inspect the contents of the box and had no idea what was inside beforehand.

Now that he saw the two names on the Treasure Box, he naturally understood their meaning! Liang Qu had secured Great Merit in advance! Having Record Keeper for seven or eight years and nearing thirty, Li Shoufu had never heard of anyone who could secure Great Merit in advance, and he himself was equally unsure about making such a suggestion.

The Sacred Emperor's Edict was indeed extraordinary.

The most substantial benefit of an oral decree is only one: in any matter, as long as it is not too excessive, the higher-ups will open the door to convenience.

If it's convenient, it will bring its own benefits.

The invisible barriers to getting things done, promotions, retention, and applications have all disappeared, bringing immense benefits! Liang Qu was then a seventh-rank Dushui Official in charge of water management. He could continue to rise to the sixth-rank Hengshui Envoy and Hengshui Guard.

The story goes that Yang Dongxiong's attempt to use his status as Great Martial Master for protection faced numerous obstacles.

Who would have thought that Liang Qu would prove himself and go to Hua Zhu County to show off his talents, and receive Sacred Emperor's Edict that the bumpy road would be transformed into a wide and smooth highway!

Comparing people is a recipe for disaster; comparing goods is a recipe for discarding them.

An old poplar tree as thick as a water vat can't compare to a sandalwood tree as thick as a bowl!

Li Shoufu was glad that he was on duty the day Liang Qu took office.

Many people would love to serve others, but they don't have the opportunity.

Thud!

Liang Qu closed the box and looked around.

Li Shoufu was quick-witted. He took a bunch of keys from the hanging panel behind him and said, "Sir, why don't you come into the study and take a closer look?"

"A study?" Liang Qu looked up at the back of the Prefectural Office. "My study is finished?"

Officials of the seventh rank and above should have their own study, that is, office.

After the Huang Surname Branch the Ghost Mother Sect was wiped out, many low-ranking officials filled the vacancies, and the Prefectural Office was once again undergoing Great Prosperity construction and expansion.

Li Shoufu counted the days. "The expansion was completed on the fifth of the month. We'll gradually add tables, bookshelves, carpets, and the like inside. We haven't told the adults yet, but it's almost finished."

"Let's go! Whether it's suitable or not is another matter, just take me to see it!"

Liang Qu carried the wooden box and followed Li Shoufu to the door of a room on the east side of the second floor of the Prefectural Office.

Li Shoufu found the corresponding key and opened the square lock.

Upon entering, the walls, bathed in the rich glow of the sunset, cast their reflections.

Liang Qu looked around.

The study has a clear Inner Vision and good natural light. There are two windows on the side facing the Great Marsh, which are both open to allow ventilation and dissipate the smell of paint from the new desk.

Great location, stunning views.

If you move it to the west, it certainly won't get as much natural light.

It was probably arranged by Ran Zhongshi, who was in charge of logistics.

Liang Qu took a few steps to measure the dimensions.

It's quite spacious, over 20 square meters, and carpeted, so you can walk on it without making a sound.

The furnishings are relatively simple: a bookshelf, a desk, Arhat Bed against the wall opposite, and a small Quiet Room of about five square meters behind the desk. The walls of the Quiet Room are partially hollowed out, leaving a closet.

The two spaces combined make Liang Qu's study nearly 30 square meters in size.

"I was planning to inform you after it was fully completed, but since you're here, sir, you might as well take a look and see if there's anything amiss. As for some commonly used furniture, the logistics department can take care of adding it."

"No need, it's enough."

Liang Qu took a look around and felt it was sufficient. He wasn't as dedicated Ran Zhongshi and wouldn't come to the study every day.

The box was placed on the table.

Liang Qu first examined the smaller one, and upon touching it, it wobbled.

There is water inside.

Upon opening the box, a pleasant fragrance wafts out.

As expected, the Treasure Box was filled with clear, fragrant liquid.

A long, green Long Insect, about the size of half a thumb, was submerged in it, motionless, curled up into a ball.

Morning Dew Worm.

Liang Qu recalled that he believed the liquid was mostly dew from some kind of plant, and that it smelled refreshing.

When poked with a finger, the outer shell of the Morning Dew Worm was hard, unlike the insect's body, but its shape and texture were closer to a green pill.

Seeing this, Liang Qu's psychological burden of swallowing the insects was greatly relieved.

Compared to the Morning Dew Worm, the Withered Wind Narcissus appears quite peculiar.

As soon as the box was opened, the setting sun flooded into the dark wooden box, illuminating the pale golden daffodil. At the same time, the entire Withered Wind Narcissus, as if it had been exposed to the desert sun for several days, suddenly withered! The Treasure Plant, which was as long as a forearm, shrank to the size of a palm in the blink of an eye, and turned a scorched brownish-yellow color all over.

Anyone who saw it would think it was a dead plant, so dehydrated it was brittle and brittle! Liang Qu shook the Treasure Box, finding it somewhat amusing.

He wasn't worried about the sudden "withering" of the Withered Wind Narcissus.

This is a normal phenomenon, similar to animals playing dead.

This proves that the Withered Wind Narcissus are fresh and vibrant, and will recover on their own as long as Mizar.

Liang Qu arrived at the dark, Quiet Room.

Withered Wind Narcissus Mizar, the brownish-yellow color on the flowers gradually faded, and the flowers slowly unfolded, transforming in a moment back into beautiful pale yellow daffodils.

no problem.

The Liang Qu was closed.

The acquisition of two heavenly materials and earthly treasures is cause for celebration; now only the last one remains to be found.

"The Azure Dragon Kill Scripture! "Liang Qu untied the rope of the brocade bag, took out "The Azure Dragon Kill Scripture," and opened the cover. A unique divine charm emanated from it.

The Grandmaster's Spirit!

The books Liang Qu received had brand-new pages and were clearly not the originals.

However, the essence of the Grandmaster can be extracted and copied through the essence stone, similar to the rubbing of metal and stone.

Like rubbings of inscriptions on metal and stone, the process of making rubbings of Shenyun inevitably has some impact on the original work, but as long as it is not a large batch of hundreds or thousands of rubbings, it can be completely ignored.

The Da Shun Dynasty was not a stingy court; the Cultivation Method they exchanged retained their essence, and they would certainly replicate them if possible.

Upon seeing Wu Xue, Li Shoufu wisely stepped forward, folded his sleeves, and gazed at the scenery outside the window.

Under the shimmering sunlight, fishing boats come and go, creating a bustling scene.

Further away, the Kui Pavilion stands tall, with a few large trees with faded leaves scattered on the low hills, most of which are still a deep green.

Before we knew it, winter had arrived.

Liang Qu sat down on the wooden chair, quickly flipped through the "Azure Dragon Kill Scripture," and frowned deeply.

"Strangeness."

The so-called second half of the "Azure Dragon Kill Scripture," just like what Si Tianye and Si Shenfu said, is not a spear technique at all; in fact, it has absolutely no relation to it...

Liang Qu pulled out two booklets from his pocket: "Azure Dragon Seven Kill Spear"! Since he knew he was going to receive a reward, he naturally carried the corresponding martial arts manual with him.

I checked and reviewed them one by one.

"Same theme? Grand Purity Dragon Aura?"

a long time.

Seeing that Liang Qu remained motionless, and noticing out of the corner of his eye that he was frowning, Li Shoufu couldn't help but ask him a question.

"Lord Liang, is there something wrong with this?"

"No, no problem."

Liang Qu closed the "Azure Dragon Kill Scripture" and placed it together with the "Azure Dragon Seven Kill Spear" into a brocade bag.

It wasn't a matter of marksmanship, but there was an unexpected reward.

Li Shoufu was unaware of the situation and wisely refrained from asking further questions. After confirming that the reward was correct, he casually took the study key from the iron ring, handed it over along with the box key, and saw Liang Qu out.

Liang Qu, carrying the setting sun on his shoulder, went straight home.

It's getting late, there's no need to disturb my Master, I'll think about it on my own first.

Quiet Room.

The pages rustled.

In the study of River Conservancy Office, Liang Qu had already noticed something amiss.

Besides its martial arts content, the "Azure Dragon Kill Scripture" contains many insights and annotations, and it is precisely in those annotations that it exudes its spiritual charm.

However, two of the annotations are rather unusual.

Instead of being written in the blank spaces above and below, it's on the side, and not horizontally, but in the older, outdated vertical format! Liang Qu remembers clearly that the "Azure Dragon Seven Kill Spear" also had vertical annotations, only three paragraphs! "That's something."

Both martial arts manuals had horizontal annotations, with a few paragraphs deliberately written in vertical columns. Liang Qu didn't think it was a coincidence.

The consensus is that martial arts techniques should be copied verbatim.

Even punctuation and spacing should not be changed; it's best to copy them one-to-one.

Unless the person copying the text is the creator.

Therefore, although the several copies in Liang Qu's possession were not the original texts, they were not much different from the originals.

He flipped through the pages one by one, comparing the two, connecting the first characters and the last characters. Liang Qu tried various methods and finally squeezed out a place name in the "Azure Dragon Kill Scripture" —Flowing Gold Sea.

Similarly, a second place name was discovered in "The Azure Dragon Seven Kill Spear" - Kumu Cliff East Three Miles.

Flowing Gold Sea, Three Li East of Bitterwood Cliff!

A fairly clear address!

"There really is one..."

Liang Qu leaned back in his chair.

I never imagined that the anecdotes hidden in the book would actually happen to me.

Do all big shots like to do this? Liang Qu stroked the paper, thinking of the "Consciousness-Only Theory" in the wood carving.

"The imperial court should be aware of this."

With so many talented and extraordinary people in the imperial court, I don't believe anyone wouldn't notice something amiss.

The vertical annotations, with hidden characters, are too easy to figure out.

The only problem is that the only thing that can be figured out in the Azure Dragon Kill Scripture is the Flowing Gold Sea.

The Flowing Gold Sea is enormous! Absurdly so.

Before the year 60, Flowing Gold Sea was the largest inland lake in the entire Northern Court.

After the Jiazi year, the Da Shun Dynasty was established, and it had an epic battle with the Northern Court, which took place in the Flowing Gold Sea! In that battle, the strategies were complex and the battle was fierce, and several Martial Saint perished.

The final result is cause for celebration: the fertile Flowing Gold Sea, which had always belonged to Northern Court Da Shun!

The territory of the Da Shun Dynasty reached its greatest extent in all previous dynasties!

It's completely not worthwhile to expend enormous human and material resources to search for such a large inland lake just for a True Art.

With that time and manpower, they could have gone into the Flowing Gold Sea to fish for Treasure Fish a few times and gained even greater benefits. So even though Da Shun knew this, he was too lazy to do anything about it.

But Liang Qu is different; he possesses the "Azure Dragon Seven Kill Spear"! The horizontal and vertical axes are now complete!

From Huaiyin Prefecture to the Flowing Gold Sea, the journey would cross most of Da Shun, and a round trip would normally take at least three months.

It's unlikely that Liang Qu will go looking for it himself; three months is too long, but there's someone there by chance!

Senior Brother Yang Xu! In the Flowing Gold Sea, Da Shun defeated Northern Court, but suffered heavy losses and was unable to advance further.

Therefore, Flowing Gold Sea became a frontier area and a place where the Western Army was stationed!

Liang Qu only needed to have his Master write a letter and ask his senior brother Yang Xu to help him find it.

The secrets there are within easy reach!

"The Azure Dragon Seven Kill Spear is derived from the Azure Dragon Kill Scripture, so they share the same theme. The Grandmaster left behind the essence of the Seven Kill Spear may be the creator of the Seven Kill Spear."

Liang Qu guessed that otherwise, a specific location should not appear on two different martial arts manuals.

As expected, he would probably obtain two martial arts techniques of True Art level at once! What a huge profit! Not to mention the Grand Purity Dragon Aura in the Azure Dragon Kill Scripture, which is quite mysterious and Liang Qu is very interested in.

"I'll discuss this with my Master tomorrow."

Liang Qu is not in a hurry.

The correspondence will take at least four months to go back and forth, but a day more or less doesn't matter. The most urgent task is to consume heavenly materials and earthly treasures.

Liang Qu ran to the courtyard, dealt with the Seven-Colored Rainbow Flow, and then retrieved a small box from under the bedroom floor tiles before returning to the Quiet Room.

First swallow the Origin Aperture Great Pill.

The medicine coating broke.

The potent medicinal effects are released gradually.

During the breathing and absorption process, a the Unseen energy arises within the body, which is similar to, yet not quite Profound Spiritual Qi.

The last two Yang Aperture and Central Palace, were almost completely worn away by the rush of Qi! Liang Qu seized the opportunity and devoured the Seven-Colored Rainbow Flow.

[Marsh Essence +1623]

The boiling point is rising, but there's still a gap between it and the true essence.

Withered Wind Narcissus!

Boom! As the Withered Wind Narcissus entered his stomach, a vast heat rose up.

Ze Cauldron posted a valuable message.

Liang Qu didn't have time to check, his internal Qi and Blood surged like a great river, steaming out a high temperature, and the entire Quiet Room erupted with scorching heat.

Countless Qi and Blood rushed towards the last two orifices, the Yang Aperture and the Central Palace! The Yang Aperture, also known as the "Lingtai", belongs to the Yang Qi.

Located between the Baihui and Xinmen acupoints on the top of the head, it is the key to the integration and unification of Qi and strength into "spirit".

When the Yang Aperture orifices are open, the Qi flows smoothly and the strength is unified. Yang Qi rises to the spiritual platform, and the whole body becomes vigorous and powerful!

The Central Palace, also known as the "Niwan Palace".

Located between the "Upper Dantian" and the "Jade Pillow Gate," and situated above the vertical line connecting the Yang Aperture, it is called the "Cross." It is the key to unifying intention and spirit in "emptiness."

Once this aperture is opened, the spirit and intention unite, the True Qi returns to its proper place, the whole body becomes unified and balanced, and a qualitative change is achieved!

The Three Apertures of the Upper Realm are the most difficult to open, but they also provide the greatest boost! Once opened, Liang Qu Galloping Horse will likely be invincible, and even Cheng Chong might become his defeated opponent!

At the same time, the Similar Yet Dissimilar characteristics of the Withered Wind Narcissus converge, further leading to the "Subduing Dragon and Tiger Adamantine Skill".

Golden light gathered in the Dantian.

In an instant, the entire Quiet Room was filled with the sounds of wind and clouds, and golden light crisscrossed everywhere!

A small, golden figure slowly takes shape!

The next morning.

Liang Qu was full of energy and spirits. He rode up Red Mountain and arrived at Yang Residence early. He took out the "Azure Dragon Kill Scripture" and the "Azure Dragon Seven Kill Spear" and told his Master about the cause and effect.

Yang Dongxiong flipped through a few pages and suddenly realized what was happening.

"To be honest, I did seize the Azure Dragon Seven Kill Spear from someone when I was in the army. It's normal that the rest of it is in the Flowing Gold Sea."

The reason why Yang Dongxiong's two sons went to the Western Army was that Yang Dongxiong had served there, leaving behind a lot of connections for the two of them.

Unfortunately, his second son later sacrificed his life, causing Yang Dongxiong to retire. Now, only his eldest son Yang Xu, remains in the army.

Yang Dongxiong didn't use a gun, he used a knife instead, and he didn't pay much attention to the Seven Kill Spear after it was seized.

It was only through the use of spears by his disciples Xu Zishuai and Liang Qu that this martial art was passed down.

Xu Zishuai wasn't focused on learning the gun, but Yang Dongxiong finally took it seriously when he came to Liang Qu, and used his connections to get back four or five skills.

Now that Liang Qu has obtained the "Azure Dragon Kill Scripture," he seeks out Yang Xu to find the first half. After many twists and turns, it can be said that every bite and sip is preordained.

"I will immediately write a letter and send it to the post station, asking your senior brother to help find him. His legion is not too far from Bitter Wood Cliff, as far as I remember."

"Thank you, Master!"

"It's only right to reciprocate. Junior brother gives senior brother the Three Consciousness Method, and senior brother helps junior brother find martial arts. It's only right."

Yang Dongxiong stroked his beard and laughed, but as he laughed, he suddenly paused and grabbed Liang Qu's arm.

"All Nine Apertures are open, the ultimate state?"

Liang Qu chuckled and clasped his hands in a fist salute, "The reward for the flood control I received yesterday allowed me to take the Treasure Plant and break through to the next level overnight. With the addition of the Origin Aperture Great Pill, I opened two more apertures, reaching the Galloping Horse Extreme Realm!"

"Good lad!" Yang Dongxiong leaned back in his chair and exclaimed repeatedly, "Entering the Extreme Realm, the Wolf Smoke won't be far off, will it?"

Such progress in just over a year is something even Yang Dongxiong, Hunting Tiger Great Martial Master, has only heard of but never seen before.

Extremely rare!

With such talent, he didn't think there would be any difficulty in breaking through to a higher realm.

"If nothing unexpected happens, the day my senior brother sends me the Cultivation Method will be the day I break through to the next realm."

"Oh, why?"

"I still have one Morning Dew Worm to swallow, and I need to prepare for the ' Myriad Victory Embracing Oneness the Origin' to enter the Preserving Spirit. Master should know how Preserving Spirit helps in entering the Wolf Smoke."

Furthermore, the journey to the Flowing Gold Sea is long and arduous. Once my senior brother delivers the Cultivation Method, and I master the Grand Purity Dragon Aura within it, it will be time for me to break through!"

"Grand Purity Dragon Aura? I asked you before, didn't you say you had your own True Qi prepared? What, are you planning to switch to a different True Qi technique?"

Yang Dongxiong naturally cared about his disciple. He asked Liang Qu what kind of true energy he planned to condense, and the reply was that he had made his own preparations.

Liang Qu clasped his hands in a fist and said, "This disciple would like to try and see if I can master the Second True Aura in one go!"