[Innate Washing Fetus Image] already has [1] point of skill level, acquired during the ti in Black River Village when Li Xian consud crab treasures, causing the essence of heaven and earth to rampage within his body and accidentally wash away part of the fetal impurities.
This wild and unconventional path, although not quite the proper thod. Yet, with the continuous consumption of essence food, the essence of heaven and earth rampages and disperses within the body repeatedly, and invisibly, so fetal impurities are also washed away.
However, it only stops at the surface.
In front of the courtyard.
The large cauldron emitted a continuous "hum," a sign that the essence food was well-cooked. Li Xian ordered soone to remove the Dragon Roar Charcoal from the bottom of the cauldron and then splash cold water all around to rapidly cool down the cauldron’s temperature.
The cold water splashed on the cauldron, instantly evaporating into vapor.
A crackling sound.
It took a full mont of pouring before the temperature dropped.
Then he called for the help of the nursing ho staff to lift the cauldron lid and heavily place it on the ground.
Li Xian leaped up, jumping onto the ears of the cauldron, seeing that the essence soup was very thickly brewed, with only a shallow layer at the bottom of the cauldron.
Essence at emitted a fragrance, soaked in the essence soup.
Li Xian picked up the essence at and placed it on a wooden plate. He presented it to Madam Wen, saying, "Madam, the essence food is ready."
Madam Wen nodded, took out a jade-handled knife from her waist, and gently sliced a thumb-sized piece of at from the corner, saying, "You have cooked well, this piece is your reward."
"The remaining pot of essence soup, seventy percent for the nursing ho, distribute it yourself. The remaining thirty percent, let the servants share and drink."
Although Madam seems rcenary, this is not necessarily a flaw. She allocates responsibilities clearly and neatly, without delay.
Li Xian watched Madam leave, wrapped the essence at carefully, feeling a great joy in his heart:
"This small piece of essence at is probably worth a hundred crab treasures. I now have no path or way, still need to depend on Madam. One can have ambition in the mind, but must stand firm with the feet!"
After Madam left, this cauldron of thick essence soup was left to Li Xian to distribute.
He called over Bi Hao, gave him thirty percent of the soup, and said, "Dilute this thirty percent of the soup with water, then distribute it to all servants. If you dare to consu even a bit of it alone, I will imdiately cut you down!"
Having witnessed the opportunity of an uncle and nephew consuming the essence soup alone, he naturally understood the nature in it.
"I absolutely won’t dare, I absolutely won’t dare!" Bi Hao kowtowed on the ground.
In fact, Bi Hao and other such servants, drinking "essence soup" had little effect, almost equivalent to wasting. But nourished by the essence of heaven and earth, it can sowhat strengthen their physiques.
Makes them work harder in carrying water.
The remaining seventy percent of the soup, Li Xian took thirty percent for himself, the remaining forty percent was divided into four equal parts for each group, diluted with water first, then boiled into a pot of strong essence soup using seven types of animal bones such as tiger bone, deer bone, pig bone... along with body-strengthening herbs.
The nursing ho staff shared and ate it.
Inside the Commander’s Courtyard.
Li Xian reversed his hands to close the main door, drawing the latch to prevent any disturbances. He cald his mood, a piece of essence at lay on the stone table along with seven bowls of white soup.
Three parts of the soup for one person to enjoy. Actually, it was already quite ample.
Li Xian drank one bowl first. With a gulp, the soup disappeared as soon as it entered his mouth, completely undetectable.
However, he clearly sensed a coolness sliding into his abdon.
It transford into strands of essence of heaven and earth, quickly dispersing from various places.
[You consud the ’Water Longevity Turtle Luo’ essence soup, skill consumption, skill level 56]
[Skill: Consumption]
[Skill Level: 156/2000 Minor Achievent]
[Description: How can a mortal clay embryo achieve the Dao? Only by the mouth. You explore the mountains and forests, searching for essence objects, accumulating over ti, eventually you will have accomplishnts and results.]
[Consumption attains minor achievent realm, any consud substances increase efficacy by forty percent, poison resistance increases by ten percent.]
"This is the feeling!"
Li Xian’s skill [Consumption] took effect. The essence of heaven and earth consud increased out of nothing.
A bowl of soup initially had only six strands. But after enhancent, it transford into eight strands from nothing, a small bowl with more than a pot of crab treasures.
This ti, Li Xian did not restrain himself. He let the essence of heaven and earth disperse, savoring it as it glided over his muscles and veins, through bones and ridians with a refreshing coolness.
Until the essence completely dispersed.
Li Xian took a deep breath, sitting cross-legged to regulate his breathing.
Then he removed his clothes and armor, feeling light and relaxed, pushing his palms to the sky, standing in a horse stance, twisting his waist to one side, his head hanging toward the ground.
In this peculiar posture, he drank another bowl of essence soup.
Following the essentials in the "Innate Washing Fetus Image," he guided the essence of heaven and earth to disperse along specific paths with intention and Qi. Using specific postures and stances to open various crucial points...
Most of the essence of heaven and earth drifted along the route, ultimately erging from his palms, vaguely... seeming to also bring out extrely subtle five-fold fetal Qi.
A few drifted elsewhere without concern.
[Practicing Innate Washing Fetus Image, palm pushing sky, purifying with clarity, skill level 1]
[Practicing Innate Washing Fetus Image, palm pushing sky, washing impurities and shedding muddy, skill level 1]
Li Xian’s sensing grew increasingly keen, realizing that the term "clay embryo" used by people was not nonsense.
It was a very apt description.
After practicing [Innate Washing Fetus Image], he truly felt like a "mud person."
Thick "muddy stains" adhered to his muscles, veins, ridians, and acupoints, causing the bright pearl to be dust-covered.
No wonder it’s called "clay embryo."
"So, this is what washing the fetus truly ans. Earlier in Black River Village, when I consud essence treasures, using human efforts to resist heaven and earth, trying to lock the essence of heaven and earth within my body. While it was also considered washing the fetus, it missed the essence. Even if I consud essence food my whole life, it was hard to clean thoroughly."
"Because the essence of heaven and earth drifts without pattern. Sotis east, sotis west, it’s like the dust in the courtyard, cleared by four or five playful children. The children sotis sweep east, sotis west."
"Sotis the dirt you sweep out, I will sweep back to you again. Instead, making the courtyard a complete ss."
"When the owner returns, those playful children, to avoid punishnt, simply sweep the dirt under the bed and into gaps. The filth didn’t lessen, but it beca harder to detect!"
Li Xian drank several more bowls of essence soup, and his understanding beca increasingly clear.
It wasn’t until this mont that he finally figured out a bit of the way!
The Innate Washing Fetus Image consists of nine sets of illustrations, each illustrating a posture and dispersal route.
The current stance is the "Push Heaven Technique," primarily cleansing the fetal impurity in the arms, thus also known as the "Hand Washing Technique."
Seven bowls of soup are consud consecutively.
[Skill Level: 5/81]
Li Xian has shown significant progress, under the sunlight, his arms appear like beautiful jade, seemingly becoming whiter.
"It’s ti to eat essence at!"
The mont the essence at enters the stomach, more than thirty strands of the essence of heaven and earth surge forth altogether. Reinforced through consumption, it transforms into more than forty strands of the essence of heaven and earth.
They rush towards the hands in unison.
An indescribable comfort rises within his heart.
Breaking free from clay to reveal truth, seeing daylight, clearing away clouds, breaking shackles, the taste is truly indescribable.
A few strands of visible black energy float out from the palm.
[Skill Level 5]
[Innate Washing Fetus Image]
[Skill Level: 10/81]
The essence food has been entirely consud. Li Xian, still feeling unsatisfied, wipes his lips, clenches and loosens his hands, perceiving subtle changes.
"This thod of washing the fetus is indeed very different from before, truly feeling the body being flushed and cleansed. I wonder... if this has any enhancent on my martial arts skill?"
Li Xian imdiately performs the "Jade Palm," striking several palms, noticing his moves becoming faster and more natural.
His interest grows involuntarily, and his Qi Condensation speeds up.
Suddenly, his palms are covered with a layer of green mbrane, elevating his palm power to a higher level. When using the "Overturning River and Sea" move, inner qi surges out from his palm, resembling green river waves slapping.
Though very illusory, it is distinctly different.
The martial arts indeed reveal an anomaly...
"Previously, when I exerted the Jade Palm fully, although having the montum of Overturning River and Sea, the fierce palm strike, inner qi surging, could hit far off in the distance through air. Yet, none of this strange phenona existed. Now, after rely washing the fetus once, why have I improved so greatly?"
Li Xian is utterly amazed, pondering for a long ti. But martial arts insight won’t grow from thin air; without guidance, pondering alone ultimately leads to trouble from one’s thoughts.
He simply decides not to overthink, focusing on practicing martial arts, hoping to ask Madam Wen for clarity when the opportunity arises.
...
...
"Commander Li!"
That night.
Inside Yihetang Manor.
Nursing Ho guards on patrol see Li Xian and all bow in salute.
"Hmm." Li Xian nods, "Any anomalies during today’s patrol shift?"
"Not for now." The leader of the B-class Nursing Ho steps forward to respond.
Li Xian says solemnly: "Raise vigilance, Qingning County has been unstable recently, spread the word; brothers inside and outside the Manor need to keep their eyes sharp."
"Yes!"
All Nursing Ho guards respond together.
Li Xian, as the commander, takes up the responsibility of protecting the Manor. Periodically overseeing and observing the situation within the Manor.
Li Xian recalls Pang Long’s severe injury, previously, with Pang Long’s strength, no one in Qingning County could harm him.
Now that he has beco the commander, he should pay attention ahead of ti.
"You stay for a mont." Li Xian casually stops one of the Nursing Ho guards.
"Commander Li, is there anything else?" The guard nods and bows.
Li Xian asks: "Why was the previous Commander Pang injured?"
That guard replies: "Oh, this matter, you were in Black River Village at the ti, so you wouldn’t know. Let tell you, you must be careful."
"Recently, a sect called ’Leopard Saber Sect’ has co to Qingning County, and they’re very formidable. It’s said that their leader is quite sothing."
"They act recklessly, dominating the county, attacking and looting several shops owned by Madam’s, and Qiuyue reported to Madam, who then ordered Pang Long to personally handle it."
"This led to a deadlock, and the leader of the Leopard Saber Sect, Leopard Saber ’Xu Liefeng,’ said at that ti: ’Who are you? Not knowing where you ca from, yet dare to co up here. Try taking three of my disciple’s strikes, then speak to .’ Upon these words dropping, his disciple raised the saber and chopped."
"I was present that ti, and, good gracious, that person’s saber was really fast, one slash severed Commander Pang’s wrist, Commander Pang’s kick retaliated, and that person matched with a kick, directly crushing Pang Long’s foot bones!"
"Commander Pang was outmatched, and hence heavily injured and bedridden."
The guard shrugs, a hint of schadenfreude in his words. But upon realizing Li Xian and Pang Long were good friends, he quickly masks it with sorrow.
Li Xian pondered deeply: "So that’s how it was. After the incident, did Madam make any statent?"
The guard, nervous, replies: "I don’t dare to inquire about Madam’s affairs. But... but I’ve heard so rumors."
"Speak freely, I won’t bla you," said Li Xian.
The guard relaxed: "I don’t know where the rumor started, but it seems like Madam even punished Commander Pang, saying he handled things improperly."
"As for that Leopard Saber Sect... they’re still operating well. Quite boastful within the county. When our Yihetang Manor’s people go for fun in the county, they have to avoid them."
Li Xian mused: "Sothing seems off about this, Madam being so pragmatic, getting shops smashed is minor, Commander Pang’s severe injury is also minor. But why not ask for compensation?"
"Enough, the issue has passed, thinking is futile."
Dismissing trivial thoughts, he says: "Alright, that’s how it is. Go on with your patrol."
"Yes, Commander Li!" The guard respectfully takes leave.
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