Is this witchcraft?

Chapter 30 Is this witchcraft?

Alphonse squatted down and placed one hand on Tessie's dantian. "Next, you need to carefully feel the flow of energy I'm introducing into your body, which is called true qi. You need to memorize the route of true qi. Once you are familiar with it and have true qi, I will teach you the next step."

"Real Qi?" Tessie asked, somewhat puzzled.

In the language of this other world, true qi is indeed explained as real qi.

But the form of address doesn't matter much.

"You can think of it as a power that is different from battle aura and magic."

"Will this method really make me stronger?"

"It will definitely make you stronger." Alphonse nodded affirmatively. "Close your eyes and focus on feeling."

Tessy obediently closed his eyes. He already knew that Alphonse had no special intentions towards him, and he no longer cared about Alphonse's hand on his lower abdomen.

Alphonse slowly channeled his true energy into Taixi's dantian, following the introductory techniques of the Blood Fiend Demon Art, and completed several cycles before withdrawing his true energy.

My own internal energy is still too weak; just guiding its circulation has already left me drenched in sweat.

"Did you remember?"

"I've got it." Tess opened her eyes, looked at the tired Alphonse, and asked curiously, "Are you a wizard?"

This was a power he had never felt before.

Yet it truly circled around his body several times.

He was very familiar with the methods of cultivating battle qi, and he also knew that magicians absorbed external magical elements through meditation to cultivate their own magical power.

This, however, is a completely different kind of power.

The bizarre ritual, coupled with the airflow that he had never imagined could circulate inside the body, left Tessie with only one explanation.

That is, Alphonse is a wizard.

Legend has it that wizards can draw upon the power of nature and use all sorts of strange magic. Some say that wizards gained their magical abilities through a deal with the devil.

In the tribe of Bozak in the Forest Kingdom, there are sorcerers who serve as priests of the tribe.

He was captured by slave-hunting caravans in the territory of Bozzac.

"I'm not a wizard, I should be called a martial artist." Alphonse smiled. There is no such thing as a martial artist in this world. Forcibly combining the words together makes him a scholar who uses martial arts, which sounds too strange.

"I've been to the Kingdom of Izmer, where martial artists also use aura." Tessie didn't believe Alphonse's words at all.

He must be a wizard!

"That's because they don't know how to use true qi. It's hard to explain to you clearly, so think about it however you like." Alphonse was exhausted and just wanted to quickly teach the method to Tessie. He continued, "Next, you should concentrate on meditation. There is true qi in the spot where I just placed my hand on your abdomen. It can circulate according to your thoughts along the route I just described. When you have true qi and can circulate it skillfully, then come and tell me."

In Alphonse's view, with the aid of the rare treasure, the Spirit Refining Incense, the speed of gathering Qi can be increased, and generating true Qi is not a difficult thing.

"Oh," Taisi responded, then asked, "So besides practicing this method, what else do I need to do every day?"

"From now on, you'll practice those movements with me every morning. Once you have some true qi, I'll teach you some new movements and how to circulate it. After that, you can start cultivating. If I have any other things I need you to do, I'll let you know in advance. If you still feel too free, you can help out in the kitchen when you have time. Aren't you a cook? It'll be a good opportunity for me to see your skills," Alphonse said.

After hearing Alphonse's words, Tessie became even more certain that the exercises she practiced in the morning were also a kind of wizard's ritual. Although they would make her tired, they were nothing like normal training methods.

"Actually, I don't like cooking ordinary food. I prefer to study all kinds of monsters and use them as ingredients. Can I wander around your territory?" Tessie asked in a muffled voice.

Alphonse was taken aback; Tessie really did have some strange hobbies.

It's good to let him get some exercise; we can't force him to stay in the castle and bury himself in cultivation.

Once he masters the Blood Fiend Demon Art, he will be unable to resist practicing it without being ordered to do so.

"Can."

Alphonse readily agreed and gave Tethys a general description of the territory encompassed by Coldwind Territory.

It doesn't matter if he runs away. After all, he is a warrior with the strength of a second-tier battle qi. Ordinary people can't hurt him. Moreover, he is restricted by the slave contract, so he can't run far. He will eventually come back.

After giving his instructions, Alphonse returned to his room, lit the incense for refining the spirit, and began to meditate and regulate his breathing, gradually expanding his meridians.

In the evening, Mia helped Mrs. Mary to bed and then returned to her bedroom.

Unable to resist his restless thoughts, he struck a pose, just like the one he had spied on during the day.

She clearly saw that Alphonse and Tessie would hold each position for about three minutes.

She also followed the schedule meticulously.

These movements were effortless for her, and she didn't even feel the slightest bit tired.

It took quite a while to repeat those eight or nine movements twice.

I still can't feel even the slightest improvement.

"It's completely useless!" Mia was very annoyed, feeling that she had been deceived.

But he couldn't blame Alphonse, since he had learned it by stealing it.

Does it need to be at a specific time?

Or are there other tricks?

Or perhaps it takes a period of time to see results?

Mia thought about it for a moment and felt that Alphonse wasn't lying, since he was practicing himself.

But can such simple movements really enhance talent?

After a day of cultivation, just as Alphonse had predicted, with the aid of the rare and precious Refining Incense, he successfully opened up his second meridian, the Hand Yangming Large Intestine Meridian.

A person has twelve meridians in total, six yin and six yang. The Innate Formless Divine Skill takes a different approach, first training the meridians in the hands, but it still follows a sequence, from Shaoyang, Yangming, and then Taiyang.

After connecting the Hand Taiyang Small Intestine Meridian, you can proceed to the next step: training the meridians in the legs and feet, starting from the Lesser Yang and ending at the Greater Yang.

I could clearly feel that my true energy had increased again, changing from wisps to a trickle.

The feeling of gradually filling up one's true energy is truly wonderful.

However, my heart fire has also become a bit too strong.

This is a normal phenomenon. How can one's heart fire not be strong when one focuses on cultivating the Yang meridians? This state can only be alleviated when one enters the second level of the Innate Formless Divine Skill and switches to cultivating the Yin meridians.

The next morning, Alphonse, as usual, led Tessie in practicing the "Yi Jin Duan Gu Pian" (a martial arts technique).

Taixi had already gathered a trace of true energy, but he couldn't yet circulate it skillfully, so there was no rush to teach him the next step of the technique.

Alphonse simply added three more moves to what he did yesterday.

He practiced until he was physically exhausted and could no longer continue, then returned to his room to continue his meditation.

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