Chapter 9: Spiritual Sensing
When Qin Shaochen was a child, he was very dissatisfied with the practice of "Opening Spirit Art". He also argued and argued with his father and expressed his unwillingness to practice it anymore.
But Qin's father may be the most stubborn person in the Qin family on this matter.
There was never an inch of concession on this matter.
He even resorted to coaxing and tricking, both soft and hard, to finally get him to make a promise. No matter what happens in the future, I will continue to practice "Opening Spirit Art" before I reach the age of twenty.
This is also the real reason why he has continued to practice for many years.
Especially after his father passed away, although he didn't have any hope, he took this matter more seriously.
"There are different natures, and the spiritual orifices are used to respond to the differences. They contain the aura of heaven and earth and wash away the accumulated dirt of acquired heaven."
Qin Shaochen read in a low voice and thought in his heart.
"Most of the contents of this spiritual formula are empty and illusory, going around and around, but in the end, there are only two things that can be summarized."
"The first is to sense the spiritual energy in the air, and the second is to sense the spiritual orifices in the body!"
"My father said that the aura in the air must exist. It is like the sound in the air. You can't see it or touch it, but it does exist."
"People can hear sounds because they have a pair of ears that can perceive and capture sounds."
"The spiritual orifice is the ear that captures spiritual energy. So, as long as you find the spiritual orifice, you will find that spiritual energy is everywhere in the air."
Thinking of this, he sighed!
"This metaphor seems to be okay and makes sense in theory, but in practice, it is not very reliable!"
"Oh! It's better not to think so much and just feel it first!"
Looking around the empty surroundings, he slowly closed his eyes.
Start to feel with your heart...the things in the air around you that exist but cannot be seen.
According to the description in "Kai Ling Jue", there are not only auras in the air, but also many types, each with different attributes, which can be roughly divided into five categories: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth.
Depending on the individual's body spirit, the response to spiritual energy is also different.
Some people are more sensitive to fire-based auras, while others are more sensitive to water-based auras. It varies from person to person and each has its own emphasis.
But Qin Shaochen didn't pay any attention to it because he didn't sense anything.
What about the damn aura?
After half a moment passed, he sighed softly and slowly opened his eyes, with a trace of disappointment in his eyes.
That unexpected change did not bring any changes to him this time!
The first step of "Opening Spirit Technique" is over. Just like before, there is no effect.
Qin Shaochen started the second step without stopping.
He turned his attention back to himself.
"The Secret to Opening Spirits" makes it clear that everyone has different spiritual orifices hidden in their bodies because of their different spiritual qualities.
The most well-known are the five spiritual orifices, which correspond to the five spiritual energies of metal, wood, water, fire and earth.
Practicing the "Spirit Opening Technique", the successful manifestation of spiritual opening is being able to sense the location of the spiritual orifice.
However, some people can sense one or two spiritual apertures, while others need more, but generally not more than five.
The book states that the five spiritual orifices are located in the palms of both hands, the top of the head and forehead, and the junction of the chest and abdomen.
He sat cross-legged and stretched and contracted his palms with his mind. As before, there was no reaction on his palms.
Then he used his thoughts to focus on the top of his head, and the force of gravity shrank inwards.
Very inadvertently, he suddenly felt that the scalp on the top of his head seemed to collapse inward.
"Huh? Why did it move? It's an illusion!"
Qin Shaochen was a little suspicious, but without any further hesitation, he immediately regrouped his thoughts and imagined the inhalation again.
Sure enough, I felt like my scalp was indenting again.
"Hey, are you really having some reaction?"
He was startled and confused, hurriedly stretched out his hand to touch the top of his head, and took another deep breath.
This time, he clearly felt that there was something inside his scalp that collapsed inward again.
"Under the scalp, it's the reaction of the meridians!"
Qin Shaochen quickly understood that it felt like his scalp was moving, but in fact it was the meridians below that were changing.
"It's on the left side of Baihui point, very close to the location in the book."
He was surprised and happy. Unexpectedly, there was a change after all.
I didn't dare to think too much, so I calmed down and started practicing again and again.
Every time it rotates, I feel that the top of my head is constantly collapsing inward.
After confirming this feeling and slowly consolidating it, he felt a little relieved.
Then, he activated his thoughts to sense the other two spiritual apertures.
As a result, there was a slight reaction at the junction of the chest and abdomen, but there was no abnormality at the forehead between the eyebrows.
"There were reactions in two places in total!"
Qin Shaochen nodded, very satisfied!
"The book also says that everyone's reaction will be different. At least one or two points may be affected, while at most all five points may be affected!"
"However, it will take a few more days of practice before we can finally determine how many places it will be."
"The Secret to Opening Spirits" does not mention that it is better to have more spiritual orifices, or less!
It is only said that after this pulsating situation occurs, there will be changes. When it finally stabilizes, I am afraid it will take more than ten days.
At the same time, the book also mentioned that feeling the spiritual orifice is only the first step. There is still a long way to go before penetrating the spiritual veins and introducing Qi into the body.
But this little change today made him extremely excited!
After being excited for a long time, he suddenly felt sad again.
"If my father were still here and knew that I finally found the spiritual aperture, I don't know how happy he would be!"
After a short while of feeling sad, he suppressed his emotions, cheered himself up, and began to practice the "Spirit Opening Technique" over and over again.
At this time, he was already full of excitement, and he didn't stop for a moment.
Even when his little sister called him to eat, he was driven out.
In this way, he practiced until nearly midnight, and felt that the two spiritual orifices were clearly contracted inwards as soon as his mind moved, and he felt at ease.
As soon as he stopped, he finally felt a little tired.
He was too lazy to go out to eat, so he lay down and fell asleep soon.
Although he experienced so many strange things, he didn't even have a dream this time, and he slept until dawn.
When he got up early the next morning, he went to the kitchen to eat a full meal, then packed up his climbing tools, said hello to his little sister, and went straight to Tianzi Mountain.
Although it seemed that there would be no thunderstorm today, Qin Shaochen still decided to practice.
After the body changes, the strength increases greatly, and more practice is needed to better control that kind of strength!
In addition, there is another reason why he is eager to go into the mountains.
Yesterday at Zhou's Pharmacy, he accidentally saw a kind of medicinal material on the counter, which looked very familiar.
Then he remembered that he had seen this kind of herb on the cliff wall, and there was more than one.
In Zhou's Pharmacy, the place where the herbs were placed was full of precious medicinal materials.
In other words, that kind of herb may be worth a lot of money!
Of course, it must be picked and taken back.
When he came to the bottom of the cliff, he looked up at the cliff that was high into the sky, and he couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion in his heart!
However, he didn't feel emotional for long!
After a day, he finally came to a conclusion about the weird thing: it is a blessing, not a disaster, and it is a disaster that cannot be avoided!
Putting down the pile of climbing equipment, Qin Shaochen decided to practice with his bare hands at a low place first.
After all, after the strength increased greatly, he had never climbed the cliff. What's the difference, he still needs to experience it.
After grabbing the rock wall and climbing a few steps, he felt that it was too easy. This... was just like walking uphill normally, not much different!
Whether he exerted force on his hands or feet, he could easily complete various movements.
His whole body seemed to be made of paper, without any weight.
He could move on the cliff almost at will.
Originally, he planned to practice at a low place first.
Unexpectedly, because he felt easy, he had climbed to the top of the cliff without realizing it.
He grabbed the protruding part of the rock with one hand and supported his body lightly with one foot. Looking down, the dizzy feeling he had at this height before was gone.
In this case, there was no need to use climbing tools.
He easily climbed to the place where the herbs grew.
Several small grasses were still trembling in the wind. Yesterday's heavy rain did not destroy them.
Qin Shaochen got closer and observed carefully. It was exactly the same as what he saw in the medicine hall.
He was delighted, and controlled his body with one hand, and used the other hand to dig the herbs with his bare hands.
In just a few breaths, he collected all three herbs in his arms.
Although the herbs were in his hands, he had no intention of going down the cliff.
He climbed up and down the cliff and practiced for two hours. He didn't get down the cliff until he felt that his strength was fully circulated in all parts of his body.
He didn't feel tired when he returned to the ground.
This made him secretly happy again.
He was used to hunting in the mountains, and he knew very well that abundant physical energy was sometimes more practical than strength.
"Whether it's my strength or my level of physical strength, it's not something a martial artist can do! I'm afraid... I'm not much worse than a beginner martial artist now!"
Alone, he was excited for a while before gradually calming down.
Then he packed up his things and rushed to the town excitedly.