Chapter 39

Qin Fengming did not know that if others were to practice this technique as he did, by the time they completed the first level, attempting to run the Grand Circulation would inevitably result in their meridians breaking, rendering them useless, and in severe cases, even causing immediate death. (www..com)

Practicing this technique generally requires guidance from a senior of the sect, who teaches the techniques and ensures that the practitioner continuously runs the Grand Circulation from the very beginning. When the spiritual energy within the body is still very weak, it circulates through the meridians, gradually expanding them as the spiritual energy grows, preventing the meridians from breaking due to excessive spiritual energy.

Qin Fengming was unaware that the so-called internal technique he was practicing was actually the most basic of the Five Elements techniques in the cultivation world. Moreover, what he called internal strength was, in fact, the spiritual energy of the cultivation world.

According to the technique, the spiritual energy in the dantian circulates through the meridians, increasing their smoothness. When the meridians are more open, more energy can be absorbed from the universe and converted into spiritual energy. Running the Grand Circulation is a mandatory part of cultivation. At the same time, running the Grand Circulation also trains the "intent."

The "intent" is the "spiritual sense" of a cultivator, which is their perception. This is very important for cultivators, as the spiritual sense can perceive anything in the surroundings. It allows them to detect an opponent before they appear, giving them time to prepare.

In fact, ordinary people also have a spiritual sense, but it only extends a few meters. Martial arts experts have a much wider range, sometimes up to tens of meters, but this is nothing compared to cultivators.

For example, the young master of the Zhang family was able to quickly detect Qin Fengming through his spiritual sense.

The first time Qin Fengming ran the Grand Circulation according to the nameless incantation, it consumed a lot of his spiritual sense. After one run, he felt his head become heavy. If he were to force another run, it would certainly damage his body. He was aware of this and did not dare to practice again.

With this experience, Qin Fengming became even more diligent and hardworking in his cultivation.

He often "inspected internally," paying close attention to the changes in the five-colored gas in his dantian. Watching the gas increase, he felt extremely pleased.

Time passed, and before he knew it, a year and a half had gone by. For a teenager, such a long time of solitary cultivation would be unbearable if not for a strong will.

During these nearly two years, apart from diligently practicing the nameless incantation, Qin Fengming also undertook two missions.

One was to hunt down a notorious bandit. This bandit had brutally killed an entire wealthy family in Baiyang Town, seventy miles west of Yumen City, leaving no survivors. Such cruelty and bloodthirstiness enraged the entire martial arts community of Yingzhou Prefecture, which issued a martial arts decree to eliminate the bandit.

Qin Fengming, along with his Seventh and Ninth Senior Brothers of the Dark Night Hall, were assigned the task. After pursuing the bandit for over twenty days, they finally intercepted him in the mountains bordering Yingzhou and Taihu Prefectures. After a fierce battle, the three of them managed to kill the bandit.

The other mission was to escort a batch of minerals from the border between Yingzhou and Wuling Prefectures back to the sect.

Near Luyu City, they encountered the "Five Tigers Gang." After a fierce battle, Second Senior Brother injured Duan Xizheng, the third son of the Duan family, causing the Five Tigers Gang to retreat. They successfully returned to the sect.

Although these two missions were not without danger, they provided Qin Fengming with invaluable experience.

In this year, he had already completed the first three levels of the nameless incantation. When he inspected his dantian, he found that the five-colored gas had increased several times compared to a year ago. When he gathered it with his spiritual sense, it was as thick as a chopstick. This change filled him with excitement.

Following the methods described in the booklet, he also learned an "Ice Ball" technique.

He could form several small ice balls from the five-colored "internal strength" within his body and launch them using a secret technique. These balls could create small holes in large trees and freeze the surrounding area, making them incredibly powerful. This skill was something his original master's internal strength could not achieve.

Qin Fengming practiced these techniques in secret and never revealed them to anyone.

One day, after finishing his sword practice, Qin Fengming returned to his room to practice the nameless incantation. However, no matter how he tried to calm his mind, he could not focus, something that had never happened in the past year.

Qin Fengming knew that forcing internal cultivation could lead to a mental breakdown and broken meridians. Seeing this, he had no choice but to give up practicing for the day.

He walked out of his room and looked into the distance, where the mountains stretched endlessly, their peaks overlapping and continuous, with no end in sight.

Suddenly, he felt a surge of excitement. He had been here for several years and had never ventured deep into the mountains.

Being a teenager of only seventeen or eighteen, he was naturally curious and adventurous. His interest in the distant mountains grew. Since he had nothing to do that day, he decided to explore the depths of the mountains.

With this thought, Qin Fengming did not hesitate. He slung his sword over his back and descended from Caihua Peak, following Luoxia Valley into the depths of the mountains.

At first, there was a small path in the valley, but after traveling for several miles, the path disappeared, leaving only thick shrubs and vines, ravines, and cliffs. However, these obstacles were not a problem for Qin Fengming.

He used his lightness technique to leap over small ravines and cliffs. When thorny bushes blocked his way, he used his sword to cut a path. Sometimes, he even used the Biyun Mizon technique to leap from the tops of trees.

After two hours of continuous travel, Qin Fengming had already ventured nearly forty miles into the mountains.

Along the way, he encountered many deer, roe deer, and other forest animals. These animals showed no fear of Qin Fengming, and even when he approached within a few dozen feet, they did not flee.

Clearly, this area was rarely visited by humans, and the animals had lost their natural caution, no longer recognizing danger.

After another hour, Qin Fengming had traveled nearly fifty to sixty miles into the mountains.

His former master, Zhang Li, had once said that after entering the mountains for fifty miles, there would be a mist that sealed the mountains. However, even after traveling so far, he saw no mist, which puzzled him greatly.