The Whale in the Mountains
Chapter 77 Fan Jin, the Northwest Wolf
Each form of martial skill has its unique route for the circulation of Yuan Qi. If the Yuan Qi simply takes the wrong route, the martial skill will at most fail to be executed.
However, if two streams of Yuan Qi circulate simultaneously and become intertwined, it will inevitably lead to chaos within the martial artist's body. If it cannot be疏导 (shū dǎo - guided and dispersed) in time, it may even cause the martial artist to explode and die.
Chen Xiao discovered that the Yuan Qi routes of each move of the Six Harmony Fist did not interfere with each other, and theoretically, there was a possibility of simultaneous circulation.
Chen Xiao simultaneously activated two streams of Yuan Qi. Although these two streams of Yuan Qi were extremely small, he still dared not be careless, cautiously urging the Yuan Qi to flow slowly.
Simultaneously circulating two streams of Yuan Qi requires an extremely high degree of control over Yuan Qi; otherwise, a slight error would cause the Yuan Qi to deviate from its original route.
Fortunately, Chen Xiao managed it. Under Chen Xiao's urging, the two streams of Yuan Qi did not intertwine. But at this time, Chen Xiao was not relaxed either. He was drenched in sweat, and a burst of cracking-like pain came from his meridians.
Chen Xiao endured the pain, and finally, the two streams of Yuan Qi converged on his fist. In an instant, the yellow light on his fist shone brightly, several times more dazzling and solid than the yellow light of using a single move just now.
"Not good!" A trace of alarm flashed in Chen Xiao's eyes. He did not expect that using two moves at the same time would increase the effect so much. If he released it now, this small room would be gone. If he didn't release it, he would probably be seriously injured by the backflow of Yuan Qi.
In an emergency, Chen Xiao could only punch upwards, minimizing the damage caused.
"Boom..."
A roar sounded, followed by the sound of瓦片 (wǎ piàn - roof tiles) shattering. This punch directly blasted a large hole in the roof from a distance!
"This..." Chen Xiao stared blankly at the large hole in the roof, which was as big as half a room. "This power is comparable to Xuan-grade martial skills!"
Using two fist moves together can be comparable to Xuan-grade martial skills, a whole major grade higher than the original martial skill! What about three moves together? Would it have the power of a Di-grade martial skill? If all six moves are released together, what a terrifying destructive force that would be! Chen Xiao didn't dare to imagine!
However, Chen Xiao was thinking too much. Right now, using two fist moves together was already his limit, and after releasing it, his face was pale, and a sense of weakness came from his body.
"It seems that this move cannot be used frequently, and can only be used as a必杀技 (bì shā jì - guaranteed killing move). If I can't kill the opponent with one move, then I'll be in danger!"
All of this happened in the blink of an eye. As soon as Chen Xiao's room made a strange noise, Old Wang broke into the room. The drunkenness in his eyes was completely gone, and when he saw that there were no strangers in the room, only Chen Xiao staring blankly at the roof with a big hole, he asked in astonishment, "Did you do this?"
Chen Xiao was obviously still immersed in the shock brought to him by the punch just now, and nodded blankly, "Ah, I did it."
"I kindly took you in, but I didn't let you demolish my house!" Old Wang said, blowing his beard and glaring. He was so angry. When he heard the strange noise just now, he thought that the Zuo family had come to retaliate so quickly. As a result, it was Chen Xiao who did it himself, and it seemed that Chen Xiao had no awareness of doing anything wrong.
Seeing Old Wang getting angry, Chen Xiao also came back to his senses, and immediately touched his head and explained, "I was just practicing a set of martial skills, and I didn't control the strength well, so..."
Old Wang was shocked. This kid really had some skills. Breaking such a big hole in the roof from a distance, the power of this martial skill was conceivable to be very unusual.
But no matter what, this was not a place to practice. And when he noticed Chen Xiao's cultivation level, he immediately said in surprise, "You broke through?"
"Yes, thanks to the rich spiritual energy here, I was able to break through. I also want to thank you for taking me in." Chen Xiao spoke very politely. After all, he had made a big hole in someone else's roof, and he still felt a little apologetic.
The look of surprise in Old Wang's eyes became even stronger. When he first saw Chen Xiao, Chen Xiao was only at the first level of Body Refinement, but now he was already at the late stage of the second level of Body Refinement. He had improved so much in half a night. Even if the spiritual energy here was abundant, Chen Xiao's cultivation speed was still too fast.
At this moment, Xiao Liuzi also walked into the room rubbing his sleepy eyes, and asked, "What happened? Huh? Why is the roof broken?"
As soon as Old Wang saw Xiao Liuzi, he stopped bothering to argue with Chen Xiao, and immediately regained the demeanor of an elder, and said to Xiao Liuzi, "This is none of your business, don't ask what you shouldn't ask. Tonight, Chen Xiao will squeeze into a bed with you, and you will repair the roof tomorrow."
"Oh!" Xiao Liuzi said with a helpless oh. He thought to himself that he knew he shouldn't have come over, but when he thought that he could squeeze into a bed with Chen Xiao, he immediately became excited again. In his heart, he had already regarded Chen Xiao as an idol.
Chen Xiao followed Xiao Liuzi to his room to sleep, and felt that he had just fallen asleep when he heard Xiao Liuzi's voice: "Brother Xiao, get up for dinner."
Chen Xiao opened his eyes and sat up, and found that it was already dawn, and Xiao Liuzi was staring at him intently. Chen Xiao quickly pulled up a quilt and said, "What are you doing? I'm not interested in men."
Xiao Liuzi said with a laugh, "Brother Xiao, you're really joking. It's as if I'm interested in men. I'm just here to wake you up for dinner."
Seeing that Chen Xiao was awake, he turned around and walked out while talking, and said again at the door: "But I am quite interested in you, haha."
Chen Xiao felt a chill. What was all this about?
After a simple wash and getting dressed, Chen Xiao went downstairs and found Old Wang and Xiao Liuzi sitting at the dining table waiting for him. There was only simple porridge and side dishes on the table, but it made Chen Xiao's index finger move and his appetite increased greatly.
The presence of a counter, a kitchen, and a dining table made the already cramped space on the first floor seem unusually narrow, but Chen Xiao felt a touch of warmth.
In his previous life, Chen Xiao was an orphan, and after being reborn, he was born into a Chen family that didn't treat him like a human being. At this moment, the three of them were sitting around a table slurping porridge, and Chen Xiao actually had a feeling of home.
The three of them chatted casually, and Chen Xiao learned that Xiao Liuzi was also an orphan, and Old Wang took him in and raised him. Although he was nominally just a小伙计 (xiǎo huǒ jì - shop assistant), Old Wang actually treated him like his own grandson.
"Brother Xiao, you earned so much money, what are you going to do with it?" Among the three, Xiao Liuzi was the least worldly and the most yearning for the outside world.
In addition to strength, money is also a universal language in this world. Although strong people don't care about money, most people in this world are just ordinary people.
"It's not that I earned so much money, it's us. Every penny I earn belongs to Zheng Yi Pavilion. Except for the money I spent on buying pills, you can spend the rest as you like."
It wasn't that Chen Xiao was deliberately trying to please Old Wang, but because Chen Xiao had developed a good impression of these two people and had already regarded them as relatives in his heart.
Chen Xiao then added: "I will also teach Old Wang the art of阵符 (zhèn fú - array talismans). If you are interested, you can also learn from the side. When I leave one day, you can rely on this to ensure you a lifetime of prosperity and success, one after another."
Xiao Liuzi immediately exclaimed excitedly: "Really? I'll learn, I'll learn! Hey, no, Brother Xiao, are you leaving? Where are you going?"
Chen Xiao was a little unable to answer the question.
Old Wang immediately said sternly: "I've told you so many times, don't ask what you shouldn't ask, you really have no memory."
"Oh." Xiao Liuzi immediately lowered his head, his voice full of哀怨 (āi yuàn - plaintiveness).
Old Wang then said: "As the saying goes, there is no banquet in the world that doesn't end, but Chen Xiao, where are you going?"
Damn it! Chen Xiao was speechless. Did this old man forget what he just said to Xiao Liuzi? He didn't let others ask, but he asked himself.