Chapter 171
Entering the Yin Realm, All Nine Acupoints Open Simultaneously!
Chapter 171 Entering the Underworld, All Nine Apertures Open! (Two-in-One)
After leaving Zhong Cai's house, Chen Miao did not stay in Shannan City again, and this time he was not unable to leave Shannan City as he had been before.
When we got back to the funeral home, it was lunchtime.
When he appeared in the cafeteria, everyone who saw him was somewhat surprised to see the curator, whom they hadn't seen for a long time.
After exchanging greetings, Chen Miao took the food and sat down at Luo Zhiyong's table.
"The cost of your eulogy will be reimbursed at the end of the month when you receive your salary."
Luo Zhiyong smiled.
"That's a good feeling."
Before returning, Chen Miao had already called Shi Manman and told her that everything was fine at the funeral home.
Chen Miao was initially worried about Luo Zhiyong, since he had only been there a short time before leaving, and he hadn't even written many of the promised eulogies.
This is tantamount to Chen Miao breaking his promise to Luo Zhiyong.
But to Chen Miao's surprise, he saw Luo Zhiyong asking for a manuscript in the "Funeral Services" classmate group.
In order not to damage the reputation of Tianmen Funeral Home, Luo Zhiyong actually paid his classmate to write a eulogy!
This moved Chen Miao, but also left him feeling both amused and exasperated.
He genuinely didn't know that Luo Zhiyong was so insecure about his ability to write eulogies.
Although handing over guests' information to others is somewhat unethical, how could Chen Miao possibly criticize Luo Zhiyong for it?
After learning about this, he called the finance department and asked the customer to give him a discount when settling the bill.
As for those who had already paid their bills, there was nothing Chen Miao could do.
You can't exactly call someone and say, "Next time, you get a 20% discount," can you?
I'm afraid I'll get beaten to death.
"Well, this situation shouldn't happen again... Well, if it does, and you really can't write it, remember to give the customers a discount. I'll give you 20% off."
Speaking of the 20% discount, Chen Miao suddenly thought of his cheap apprentice, whom he hadn't seen in the cafeteria.
"Okay, I understand. If you don't have time to write eulogies in the future, I'll find someone else to do it."
"By the way, who did you contact this time?"
Chen Miao was actually quite curious. Luo Zhiyong was practically invisible in the class, and it seemed that apart from having some contact with him, he didn't have much contact with anyone else.
"Yang Jiuhua".
"Him? Didn't he become a live streamer?"
Chen Miao asked in surprise.
"You can do both, right? You can be a live streamer at night and still have time during the day. And among your classmates, I remember you, Yang Jiuhua, and Wang Feiyang were the only ones who passed the certification exam on the first try, right?"
Chen Miao thought about it and realized it was true.
"Alright, let's continue to use him from now on. Let him be our eulogy consultant."
After finishing his meal, Chen Miao returned to his office.
The office desks and other surfaces were not dusty after Chen Miao left; in fact, water droplets still clung to the potted plants.
Just then, Shi slowly knocked on the door and came in.
"Director, these are some notes I took about things that happened in the museum after you left."
Shi slowly placed her laptop on Chen Miao's desk, poured Chen Miao a glass of water, and then left, aiming not to disturb him.
Chen Miao flipped through Shi Manman's notebook, and looking at the contents, he sighed again.
Shi Manman and Luo Zhiyong's actions made him feel the cohesion of the funeral home. Compared to the turbulent times when he first took over, the funeral home is much better now!
After putting down his notebook, Chen Miao was thinking about something.
Should we let Shi gradually come into contact with the true essence of the corpse-stitching technique?
Chen Miao couldn't find a single fault with Shi Manman's performance during this period.
If this continued, Chen Miao started to feel a little embarrassed.
Does this mean we really have to follow the old ways, keeping our apprentices by our side for ten years, running around doing everything for them, before finally teaching them their true skills?
Chen Miao doesn't need to be cared for in his old age until his death.
Besides, if one were to truly learn from the older generation, the art of sewing corpses probably wouldn't be taught to women.
After all, women bleed every month, so it's not appropriate to have blood on the body when sewing up a corpse.
After careful consideration, Chen Miao decided to teach!
After the insemination is complete, I will slowly tell you the true details of the corpse-stitching technique.
Thinking of this, Chen Miao recalled the coffin-like corpses he had encountered in Fengmen Village.
"How about we start with the Corpse Cult?"
It's difficult to find a corpse with malevolent energy, but as for a coffin-covered corpse, any corpse will do.
Moreover, using coffins with corpses attached makes the effect more direct.
After all, the fact that a method of preservation can be achieved without any other means of preservation is enough to prove the uniqueness of the corpse-sewing technique.
Having made up his mind, Chen Miao began to deal with the matters that had accumulated in the museum during this period.
Time can take care of some things, but when it comes to making decisions, it's still up to him.
After a flurry of activity, Chen Miao was busy until the afternoon, during which he made at least ten phone calls.
In the end, the food was delivered slowly.
Chen Miao found enjoyment in this busy work, at least it was better than being idle in Fengmen Village.
After finishing his meal, Chen Miao prepared to go for a walk from the south gate, but when he passed the cold storage, Li Fu stopped him.
"Curator, where's Xiaobai?"
"Xiao Bai's master has returned and taken Xiao Bai away."
Seeing the disappointment on Li Fu's face, Chen Miao thought about how the old man had interacted with Xiao Bai before.
"I'll bring Xiaobai to the museum to play in a while."
Upon hearing this, Li Fu's face broke into a smile again.
Even though Chen Miao didn't say when he would bring it, just the prospect of it made Li Fu happy.
Watching Li Fu's departing figure, Chen Miao suddenly wondered if he would be like Li Fu when he got old, longing for his children and grandchildren to come.
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At 8 p.m., after everything at the funeral home was finished, Chen Miao prepared to enter the underworld.
After taking a bath, Chen Miao activated his Ice Heart state.
Once he calmed down, he activated the Yin-absorbing technique!
After advancing to the Yin Gathering stage, the range of the Yin Gathering Talisman was also increased to the same level as that of the ordinary Yin Gathering Talisman.
Not only is the range the same, but the process of absorbing yin energy will not end when the yin energy within the range disappears.
Instead, like the Yin-gathering talisman, it continues to gather Yin after the Yin energy outside the range is squeezed into the range.
Soon, a wisp of yin energy appeared in Chen Miao's palm. This wisp of yin energy was very thin, far less concentrated than when Chen Miao drew the talisman.
After all, it was going to be inserted into her body, and if it was too concentrated, Chen Miao was afraid something would happen to her.
Sensing the suction force emanating from several points on his body, Chen Miao first targeted three acupoints: the crown of his head, the Yin Cave of his heart, and the perineum.
But according to Zhong Cai, these three acupoints are stronger than the other six. Chen Miao, naturally, couldn't resist trying to see if he could open these three acupoints!
Besides these three, Chen Miao's second choice was the eyes, under the tongue, and the spine.
Finally, the hands, feet, and navel are done.
Chen Miao actually thought highly of the eyes, after all, having a pair of yin-yang eyes could allow him to avoid danger in advance.
However, since "The Notes on Becoming a God in the Mundane World" is also a means of avoiding danger, and even stronger than the Yin-Yang Eyes, Chen Miao ranked the priority of the Eyes in the second tier.
After hesitating for a moment, Chen Miao pressed his hand down, guiding the yin energy towards the location of his perineum, a vital point for life and death.
Compared to the heart and the Heavenly Spirit, Chen Miao felt that even if something went wrong here, it wouldn't matter much.
At worst, I can find a young apprentice to support me in my old age, just like Zhong Cai did.
Thinking this, Chen Miao discovered that the wisp of yin energy in his hand was being absorbed by the perineum.
A slight chill ran through Chen Miao, and he didn't dare to be careless.
He used his Yin-absorbing ability to manipulate the Yin energy, guiding it towards his perineum. After it began, Chen Miao discovered that things seemed somewhat different from what he had imagined.
He did feel the yin energy seeping into his perineum, but he did not feel the obstruction that Zhong Cai had mentioned.
They didn't encounter it until the yin energy was completely consumed during the infiltration process.
"Is it because there is too little yin energy?"
Immediately, Chen Miao continued to gather Yin energy, this time doubling the amount from before.
When the perineum absorbed the yin energy again, Chen Miao began another round of penetration.
But soon, the yin energy disappeared again.
There were still no obstacles, and no discomfort. It was just that the Yin energy was insufficient, and the penetration was not successful.
Chen Miao gathered Yin energy again, this time directly gathering the concentration of Yin energy he had used to draw the talisman earlier.
He had also seen what had just happened; the yin energy was being consumed very quickly, in less than half a minute.
Such a short time shouldn't have any impact on your health.
This time, when the Yin energy was half consumed, Chen Miao finally felt the obstacle.
This actually relieved Chen Miao.
He hadn't noticed it before; he always thought he was mistaken.
So, Chen Miao began to try to overcome this obstacle!
But just as he concentrated and was about to give it his all, the obstacle disappeared!
Not only did the obstacle disappear, but the remaining yin energy also rushed in all at once.
After a moment of stunned silence, Chen Miao suddenly felt the urge to urinate.
The urge to urinate was so strong that Chen Miao didn't care about anything else and went straight to the bedroom toilet.
After using the toilet, Chen Miao touched his perineum, which was cool to the touch but otherwise empty.
"Did I... succeed?"
Chen Miao came to this conclusion.
But is this right?
Aside from the urge to urinate, are there any other symptoms?
According to Zhong Cai, the Huiyin acupoint can make a person's entire body vulnerable, and even a strong person with a broken heart can continue to live!
Why is there no reaction at all?
"Then we can only use the method of gathering yin to test whether it has succeeded."
Chen Miao immediately stopped the Yin absorption.
As the Yin energy gathered around him dispersed in all directions, Chen Miao attempted to connect with his life and death acupoints.
Communication is easier said than done.
After trying for a while without making any progress, Chen Miao suddenly thought of something and closed his eyes.
As the sensation spread, Chen Miao tried again to communicate with the Huiyin acupoint.
This time, he succeeded.
In Chen Miao's original perception, the body was a three-dimensional human figure outlined by lines, and there was nothing else besides the lines.
But this time it was suddenly different.
A pale blue ball of light appeared at the location of his perineum, about the size of a little fingernail.
Needless to say, this extra ball of light must have appeared after successfully entering the Yin realm!
"It seems that it really succeeded, otherwise it wouldn't have been able to change my senses."
Immediately, Chen Miao established a connection with the light cluster using his senses.
Immediately afterwards, a wisp of light blue silk thread, following Chen Miao's consciousness, passed through his body and arrived at his right hand.
At that moment, Chen Miao saw pale blue particles converging towards his palm from all directions. As these particles gathered, Chen Miao's hand felt cool.
Slowly opening his eyes, Chen Miao looked at his right hand.
Even without the added benefit of closed-eye perception, he still had an inexplicable connection with that thread and the perineum acupoint.
With a thought in mind, Chen Miao withdrew the wisp of Yin energy in his right hand, while simultaneously manipulating another wisp of Yin energy within his acupoint to extend to his left hand.
The yin energy quickly converged towards the left hand.
He then tested it several more times, which helped him become familiar with the situation.
The ability to manipulate yin energy after entering yin is similar to the effect of gathering yin or absorbing yin.
There are also different places.
One is the range. After entering Yin, the range of Yin gathering is only about ten meters in radius, similar to the initial range of Yin gathering of Chen Miao. However, this range should increase as Yin is nourished.
Another difference is that when Chen Miao is in the Yin Absorption state, he does not consume any Yin energy when he gathers it.
However, controlling Yin energy after entering Yin realm consumes energy!
After entering the Yin realm, if you want to control Yin energy, you need to mobilize the Yin energy within your orifices to attract the Yin energy in the surrounding environment. During this process, the Yin energy within your orifices will be continuously consumed.
Nourishing Yin means cultivating a breath of Yin energy within the orifices.
The total amount of this yin energy remains constant.
However, the yin energy within the orifice will gradually be refined and its quality will improve as the time for nourishing yin increases.
With higher quality, the same amount of yin energy can accomplish more.
However, it is important to note that the yin energy within the orifice should not be completely depleted; a little should be retained.
With this initial yin energy present, subsequent replenishment of yin energy will ensure that the replenished yin energy is transformed into yin energy of the same quality as before.
In Master Zhongcai's words, the remaining trace of yin energy acts like yeast!
If you encounter a situation where you have no choice but to exhaust the yin energy within your orifices, there won't be a major problem.
You don't need to start all over again, but you do need to start nourishing Yin anew.
In other words, the quality of Yin energy will start from scratch!
Fortunately, when nourishing Yin, the orifices are also strengthened as the quality of Yin energy improves.
So even if it's rebuilt, it will be faster than before, but it's still a troublesome thing.
After understanding the situation, Chen Miao immediately used up all the Yin energy in his acupoint. After all, he was just starting out, and whether he had to start over or not was none of their business.
"If the orifice is filled, it should be able to sustain the gathering of yin for a minute."
Chen Miao thought to himself.
He then focused his attention on the Heavenly Spirit Yin Aperture.
Having learned from the previous experience with the perineum, Chen Miao was much more skilled this time.
Originally, Chen Miao was just following Zhong Cai's advice and planned to try all nine orifices to see if he could open more.
He had also thought that he might have a talent for opening multiple orifices, but it was just a thought.
However, he discovered that the Yin energy he had gathered using the Yin-gathering technique had soon broken through the barrier and was completely absorbed by the Heavenly Spirit Yin Aperture.
He was completely stunned.
"It worked again?"
Chen Miao didn't believe it, and then closed his eyes.
I can sense that the ball of light under my arm is gone, but there's one above my head!
Chen Miao was somewhat dazed when an idea suddenly popped into his mind.
Immediately, he exhausted all the Yin energy in his Heavenly Spirit Yin Aperture and began the next one.
A minute passed, and Chen Miao's heart suddenly skipped a beat.
The abyss of the heart has been opened!
Chen Miao didn't stop, trying one thing after another.
Open your eyes, eyes with yin and yang powers!
The Yin-Yin point on the spine, open!
Open the sublingual frenulum!
Open the Yin Well point on the navel!
Little finger ghost vein, open!
Open the Yongquan acupoint on the soles of your feet!
In just ten minutes, all nine orifices were opened!
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(End of this chapter)