Chapter 66 of 100
Chapter 66
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Wei Shizhe waited for three days, but still did not see Sun Ergou appear. With nothing to do, he had the idea of climbing up the cliff to peek into the cave, but he quickly dismissed the thought. Since the map marked that there were powerful beasts nearby, it was best not to provoke trouble needlessly. Everything could wait until Sun Ergou arrived.
He stayed far away from the cave and focused on cultivating the Howling Moon Technique. After ten days of effort, he finally opened the last acupoint, the "Yaoyangguan." From the "Dazhui" to the "Yaoyangguan," the twelve acupoints of the Governor Vessel were now fully connected. The flow of primordial energy surged back and forth, completing a full cycle before gradually subsiding.
When he opened his eyes, the moon was already high in the sky, its clear light illuminating the surroundings as bright as daylight.
The Governor Vessel runs from the Yintang to the Changqiang, with a total of twenty-eight acupoints. Wei Shizhe had also considered whether to open the remaining sixteen acupoints, but the acupoints above the "Dazhui" were located in the head, and those below the "Yaoyangguan" were in the lower body. The intense method of striking trees seemed unsuitable. Greed can lead to disaster, and since the animal skin fragment noted twelve acupoints, it was best not to be overly clever.
However, what exactly did it mean to condense the Dao embryo with the Howling Moon Technique?
Wei Shizhe suddenly remembered a phrase his master Xun Ye had mentioned: "The primordial energy from the acquired acupoints is guided into the dantian, condensing into a drop of mysterious essence, which is then nurtured and strengthened, forming the Dao embryo." In the end, the Dao embryo is formed from primordial energy. The more acquired acupoints a person opens, the more robust the primordial energy becomes, and the better the quality of the Dao embryo. The last figure on the animal skin fragment showed over a dozen large black dots in the abdomen, which likely referred to the primordial energy in the acupoints...
He had a sudden insight and realized a possibility. The four figures on the animal skin fragment were hinting that the process of condensing the Dao embryo with the Howling Moon Technique involved two steps: First, gather the primordial energy from eleven acupoints into the remaining one, allowing it to hold twelve times the original amount of energy. Repeat this process twelve times for each acquired acupoint. Second, guide all the primordial energy from the acupoints into the dantian to condense the Dao embryo.
Compared to the "Taiyi Foundation Scripture," the Howling Moon Technique included an additional step of compressing the primordial energy. No wonder cultivating the Howling Moon Technique was so painful; it required strengthening the meridians from the start. If the meridians were not strong enough, how could they withstand the impact of twelve times the primordial energy!
Just as he was deep in thought, he heard a series of light footsteps. A voice whispered, "Brother Shizhe, Brother Shizhe, are you there?"
Wei Shizhe looked in the direction of the voice and saw Sun Ergou tiptoeing over, as if afraid of disturbing something. He stood up and called out, "Little Brother Sun, over here!"
Sun Ergou breathed a sigh of relief, ran a few steps on his short legs, then slowed down and moved slowly to Wei Shizhe's side. "Be careful, there's a big creature nearby!"
Wei Shizhe was curious and asked, "What kind of big creature?"
"Master said there's a white snake spirit living in the cave on that cliff. It has several thousand years of cultivation, but it is gentle and rarely comes out to harm people. As long as you don't disturb its sleep, it's quite safe here."
"White snake spirit? Is there also a green snake spirit with less cultivation?"
"Green snake? I haven't heard of that."
Wei Shizhe stopped joking with him, though the joke only made him laugh. "Little Brother Sun, you brought me here, don't tell me you want to take action against the white snake spirit?"
Sun Ergou rubbed his hands and chuckled, "Several thousand years of cultivation, I wouldn't dare even if I had the heart of a wolf and the courage of a leopard. But the white snake spirit is a heavy sleeper and rarely wakes up. I have a soul-soothing incense stick. If I light it and blow the smoke into the cave, it will sleep for three hours, even thunder won't wake it. Then..."
Wei Shizhe was startled, "You really plan to take action?"
"How could I? I just want to sneak in and steal a couple of things..."
"Steal what?"
"Snake eggs."
Wei Shizhe had only heard of collecting snake venom, snake skin, and snake gallbladder. What use were snake eggs? Just as he was about to ask more, he suddenly sensed an inexplicable tremor, as if someone was secretly watching him, making his blood boil. "No way!" he firmly refused, "Separating a mother from her offspring is a cruel act, it goes against the natural order, we can't do it!"
Sun Ergou was taken aback and tried to defend himself, "It's a snake spirit, not a human..."
"Whether human or spirit, the principles are the same. Little Brother Sun, don't try to persuade me, I will never do such a heinous act!"
"Fine, if you won't do it, then I won't..."
"Since we don't share the same path, Little Brother Sun, that's all I have to say. You should leave!"
Sun Ergou looked at him with a hurt expression. Wei Shizhe would not be swayed, glaring and placing his hand on his sword bag, he sternly said, "Aren't you leaving?"
Sun Ergou didn't understand why he was so agitated, as if ready to draw his iron staff. He was also a bit afraid. In a real fight, his python bone whip might not be a match for the madman's staff. He wilted and walked away dejectedly, not daring to look back.
"Scoundrel!" Wei Shizhe angrily cursed and turned to leave.
Suddenly, a faint sigh came from behind, "You don't need to put on such a show. I have no intention of harming you."
Wei Shizhe felt as if struck by lightning, slowly stopping and turning around. He saw a woman in white standing not far behind him, her hair like a cloud, her features delicate, quietly looking at him.
"You... you are..."
"Among the humans I've met, you are quite quick-witted, but in front of me, no lie can be hidden."
Wei Shizhe laughed bitterly, "How should I address you? White Snake? Or Bai Suzhen?"
The woman shook her head, "I am not Bai Suzhen, though that name is beautiful. I don't even have the surname Bai. You can call me Xiao Bai."
"Alright, Xiao Bai... Miss."
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