Chapter 4

"Grandpa Lame’s leg technique is so fast that he can run up into the sky, so who cut off his legs? Grandpa Horse’s fists are so powerful, so who cut off his right arm? And Grandpa Butcher’s blade, who could break through Grandpa Butcher’s blade and cut him in half?"

Qin Mu, seeing the true skills of the Butcher, Grandpa Horse, and the Lame, felt both admiration and confusion. After learning the leg technique from the Lame, he finally managed to digest the power of the Four Spirits' Blood, improving his constitution. However, this time, he was exhausted to the point of wanting to collapse and sleep.

However, this was just the beginning of his hardships.

Almost every day, the old men and women in the village would catch several fierce beasts, refine them into the Four Spirits' Blood, and force him to drink it. After drinking, he would undergo intense training until he was completely exhausted.

In addition to the Lame’s leg technique, Grandpa Horse’s one-armed fist, and the Butcher’s blade, he also had to learn blacksmithing from the Mute, calligraphy and painting from the Deaf, and wind direction from the Blind, even practicing staff techniques with the Blind while blindfolded.

When he was too exhausted, the village chief would call him to practice breathing techniques together. The village chief said that the breathing technique he taught was a special method for training a dominant body, called the Dominant Body Three Dan Technique, which was very powerful.

Although Qin Mu did not notice how powerful this so-called Dominant Body Three Dan Technique was, he found that his fatigue disappeared quickly after practicing breathing techniques with the village chief, and he soon felt refreshed and energetic. Therefore, he thought this technique was quite magical.

"Village Chief, what you taught him is the most common guiding technique, right?" The pharmacist’s eyes flickered, and he whispered after Qin Mu walked away.

"That’s right, it’s the guiding technique."

The village chief did not deny it, saying, "Each of the Four Spirit Bodies has its own technique. The Green Dragon Spirit Body cultivates Green Dragon Qi, the White Tiger Spirit Body cultivates White Tiger Qi, the Vermilion Bird Spirit Body cultivates Vermilion Bird Qi, and the Black Tortoise Spirit Body cultivates Black Tortoise Qi. However, Mu does not have any of these four elemental energies in his body, so he cannot cultivate the techniques of the Four Spirit Bodies. He cannot cultivate any of our techniques. Therefore, I can only teach him the simplest technique, the guiding technique, which can be cultivated by ordinary people and has no elemental attributes."

The pharmacist was puzzled, "But the guiding technique is too simple and common. Cultivating the guiding technique can at most make one a martial artist, with little achievement."

The village chief’s expression was strange, "I originally thought so too, but now I realize that we may have underestimated the lowest-level guiding technique. Mu has been practicing the guiding technique with me since he was young, and now his primordial energy is already very powerful, but this energy has no elemental attributes and cannot exert any power."

The pharmacist’s expression changed, "How powerful is it?"

"If his primordial energy had your Green Dragon elemental energy, his current power would already be at fifty percent of your Spirit Fetus Divine Treasury level."

The pharmacist was startled, exclaiming, "I have already broken through the Heavenly Man Barrier and opened the Heavenly Man Divine Treasury. In recent years, I have developed the Spirit Fetus, Five Stars, Six Directions, and other divine treasuries to their limits! My fifty percent Spirit Fetus Divine Treasury cultivation is already equivalent to the peak level of a martial artist! If he has not even opened the Spirit Fetus Divine Treasury and has already reached the peak level of a martial artist, then if he opens the Spirit Fetus Divine Treasury, his cultivation will be several times that of the Four Spirit Bodies! Is this still the guiding technique?"

The village chief was also very puzzled, "This common guiding technique is indeed somewhat mysterious. Although it is simple, its foundation is incredibly solid, solid to an unimaginable degree. Mu has been cultivating for ten years, which is not a short time. The guiding technique’s progress was slow at first, but recently, I have noticed that Mu’s cultivation is advancing faster and faster, especially after taking the Four Spirits' Blood. The progress is frightening! If the guiding technique were not so common, I would almost think it was some incredible divine technique..."

Both of their expressions were strange.

The pharmacist exhaled a breath, shaking his head, "No matter how deep his cultivation, it is ultimately primordial energy without elemental attributes, which cannot exert any power. What do you think, how far can he cultivate the guiding technique?"

The village chief’s expression became even stranger, "I don’t know."

The pharmacist nodded, understanding his meaning.

The guiding technique is the lowest and most basic cultivation method, often used to lay the foundation for children in their early years. After a child’s bones and muscles are formed around ten years old, they can withstand the impact of spirit blood, and after identifying their Spirit Body, there is no need to continue cultivating the guiding technique.

After breaking through the barrier, there are better techniques, so there is no need to put in hard work on the guiding technique.

Ordinary people who continue to cultivate the guiding technique would not be able to take spirit blood like Qin Mu every day.

Those with the means are noble families, but noble families would not waste a large amount of resources on disciples with ordinary potential. No noble family would capture Four Spirit beasts to provide such extensive nourishment to ordinary people like Qin Mu.

The village chief had never heard of anyone cultivating the guiding technique to its limits, nor had he seen anyone reach Qin Mu’s current level.

Therefore, he did not know how far Qin Mu could cultivate in the future.

What shocked the village chief and the pharmacist was that as Qin Mu’s cultivation deepened, the lowest-level guiding technique revealed extraordinary qualities in him, making his foundation incredibly solid and reliable!

A month later, he could withstand several times more Four Spirits' Blood than before, and his primordial energy was as deep as if he had opened the Spirit Fetus Divine Treasury, or even deeper!

However, although his primordial energy was deep, it had no elemental attributes and could not exert any power, so his cultivation was not apparent.

However, there were benefits. His resistance to attacks was very strong, and his recovery speed was extremely fast. After practicing with the Butcher, he would immediately practice with Grandpa Horse, then blindfold himself to practice staff techniques with the Blind, and then go to the Lame to learn leg techniques, and finally go to the blacksmith to wield a hundred-pound hammer. Despite such high-intensity training, he only needed to practice the so-called "Dominant Body Three Dan Technique" for a short while to feel refreshed and energetic again!

The effect of the "Dominant Body Three Dan Technique" also surprised the village chief, who had the pharmacist secretly check his body to ensure there were no hidden dangers from over-excitement.

After the examination, the pharmacist’s expression was strange, "He is not over-excited, and there are no hidden dangers. His primordial energy is just that strong, and it has already begun to improve his physical constitution."

The village chief was also stunned. Despite his extensive experience, he had never seen a situation like Qin Mu’s, who had cultivated the most common guiding technique to such a level, far exceeding the general perception of the guiding technique.

"Qin Mu, today you will learn to make clothes with Grandma Si, not practice boxing."

Grandma Si called Qin Mu. The hunched old woman carried a small basket with needles and thread, and walked out with small steps. Qin Mu quickly followed, taking the basket from Grandma Si, puzzled, "Grandma, shouldn’t making clothes be done in the village? Why are we going out of the village?"

"Today we will learn to make clothes outside the village, real clothes."

Grandma Si chuckled, "These days, Old Horse, the Lame, and others have taught you many true skills. Grandma cannot be stingy. Today, I will teach you something a tailor truly excels at."

What a tailor truly excels at? Isn’t it still making clothes?

Qin Mu was puzzled and followed Grandma Si out of the village, walking downstream along the river. Despite her hunchback, Grandma Si’s steps were quick, and Qin Mu had to use the leg technique taught by the Lame to run at full speed to keep up with her. After walking for several miles, they reached a hillside where a group of deer were grazing and playing in the forest, about two hundred steps away.

Grandma Si pulled a sewing needle from the thread ball in her basket, flicked it with her finger, and the silver needle disappeared in a flash. Qin Mu saw a deer collapse two hundred steps away, and the other deer were startled and scattered.

Grandma Si approached with small steps, and Qin Mu followed. The deer was still alive but could not move, pinned to the ground by the silver needle in its forehead.

"Mu, pay attention. This needle pins down its Heavenly Soul."

Grandma Si had Qin Mu remember the position of the silver needle in the forehead, then took another needle from the thread ball and pierced it into the deer’s tailbone. "This needle pins down its Earthly Soul."

She took another needle and pierced it into the deer’s navel. "This needle pins down its Life Soul. With the three souls pinned down, there are still seven spirits. The first spirit is called Corpse Dog, located at the top of the head, the Heavenly Spirit."

She took another silver needle and pierced it into the deer’s navel. "The second spirit is called Concealed Arrow, located at the forehead wheel. Note that the Concealed Arrow spirit can be confused with the Heavenly Soul. These two needles are in the same position but one is deeper and the other shallower, so don’t get them mixed up."

"The third spirit, Sparrow Yin, is located at the throat. Feel your own throat; there is a triangular notch where the Sparrow Yin spirit resides. This needle pins down the Sparrow Yin spirit."

"The fourth spirit, Swallow Thief, is located at the heart, the gathering place of the heart orifice, right here."

"The fifth spirit, Non-Poison, is located at the navel. Note that don’t confuse the Life Soul with the Non-Poison spirit."

"The sixth spirit, Remove Filth, is located at the perineum, the place of excretion."

"The seventh spirit, Stinky Lung, is located in the lungs, the place of breathing and renewal."

Grandma Si pinned down the three souls and seven spirits of the deer. "This is the most critical step before making clothes, locking the souls and spirits. Mu, did you understand? If you did, we will start making clothes."

Qin Mu did not understand how this related to making clothes but still carefully remembered the positions. "I remember."

Grandma Si took a pair of scissors from the basket and cut open the deer’s mouth. Soon, she peeled off the entire deer skin. Strangely, the deer did not bleed at all.

"I locked its soul, trapping its blood, essence, and spirit within the deer skin. The deer is dead, but the skin is still alive. However, to truly refine it into clothes, we need some techniques. Mu, pay attention and remember the positions I point to!"

Grandma Si threw the deer skin into the air, and as it fell, the hunched old woman moved her small feet quickly, using her fingers as needles to point at the skin.

Qin Mu focused, and he saw Grandma Si point 316 times before the skin landed, each position different, and each point infused with primordial energy.

When the skin landed, it looked like a live deer standing there, shaking its head and tail, indistinguishable from a real deer!

Qin Mu was stunned, and Grandma Si suddenly chuckled, spreading the deer skin and wrapping Qin Mu in it, laughing, "This is the kind of clothes a tailor should make."

Qin Mu felt the deer skin tightening, as if it were growing on his body, making him want to touch the ground with his hands.

He even felt himself turning into a deer, even sensing a small deer tail!

Grandma Si took a mirror from the basket and placed it in front of him. Qin Mu saw himself in the mirror, truly transformed into a deer!

He tried to speak, but only a deer’s call came out.

"Heavenly Demon Transformation Technique! What a powerful spell! I didn’t expect to encounter remnants of the Heavenly Demons and their offspring teaching such harmful techniques in this desolate and bleak place!"