Chapter 22: Nourishing Qi
Metabolism is a fundamental feature of life.
In the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, the life and death of a person depends on qi, which is the material basis for sustaining life activities. Qi, the substance of this life, is constantly in the metabolic process of constantly renewing and replicating itself. This change in the movement of qi and the accompanying energy conversion process is called "gasification". "Taste returns to form, form returns to qi, qi returns to essence, essence naturalization, refined food gas, form food taste, metamorphosis essence, air generates form...... Essence into qi" ("Su Wen β’ Yin and Yang should be like the Great Treatise"), which is a summary of the gasification process. The process of gasification into shape and gas into gas includes the generation, transformation, utilization and excretion of gas, essence, blood, jin, liquid and other substances. "Heaven eats people with five qi, and earth eats people with five flavors" (Su Wen - Six Sections of Dirty Elephants), which means that the human body must constantly absorb the substances necessary for life activities from the surrounding environment. Otherwise, life cannot be sustained. Therefore, it is said: "If a person dies without eating or drinking for seven days, the essence of the water valley = the liquid is exhausted" ("Lingshu β’ The Valley of the Peace").
The internal organs and meridians of the human body and the tissues around the body are involved in this kind of gasification movement at different angles, scopes and depths, and obtain the nutrients and energy needed from them, and discharge useless or harmful metabolites. The movement of gasification of the human body is eternal, exists throughout the life process, and there is no life without gasification. It can be seen that the gasification movement is the basic feature of life, and its essence is the contradictory movement of the transformation of yin and yang within the body.
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"Nourishing Qi?"
As soon as he heard that Black Fengrui was going to teach Qi Cultivation Kung Fu, Qingyi couldn't help but snort: "That's only practiced by middle-aged and elderly people!" β
"Big mistake!" Black Sharp shook his finger: "There is no distinction between high and low knowledge, and of course there is no age limit to cultivating qi." I once said that great gods can make the heart calm and relaxed, in fact, this is the profound expression of qi cultivation. In other words, a person's reflexes and martial arts skills are extremely high, and he can only become a high-end player and is not enough to be called a great god, because a great god is determined by the level of qi cultivation. β
"What? Nourishing qi turned out to be so bullish? I'm going to practice! β
Black Fengrui frowned and scolded: "Practice a hair!" You have a utilitarian mentality to nourish qi, except for failure, it is still failure! 'I want to work hard and grind the iron pestle into a needle', I don't understand such a simple truth? β
Qingyi was no longer angry: "Then what's the use of you telling me?" β
"Doesn't that just make you stronger?! Martial arts have to start with a baby, but you can practice Qi now. I'll teach you this method, but it's not something that can be done in a day or two, so don't expect too much. Perhaps, you won't be able to nourish your anger in this life. β
"Why can't I practice in my life?" Qingyi wondered.
"You have too many distracting thoughts, and your violent tendencies are too heavy, according to Buddhism, the 'six impurities.' It's hard for you to get into a state when you're meditating, that's the reason. β
Qingyi suddenly remembered the sentence "Put down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha on the ground". "I was in a state of mind once," he said. Well, on Halloween, I was bored sitting alone in a chair and tried to calm myself. I thought it was a good one. β
"Really? So try it now? β
Just do it, Qingyi sat down, and imagined that he was in the "Starry Night Gate". He stood in the void, with brilliant stars and a sea of magical runes at his feet, and at the bottom were gray-white waves that could bury everything. The impact suffered in "Qiankun" was too great, so that the impressive Qingyi was able to restore this scene in his mind as it was. He tried his best to "look" into the distance. His gaze continued to stretch forward, and extend, and extend again, but he still did not see the wall of the void. Countless soul fires receded and disappeared in his vision. Slowly, he got tired, and his vision was dark, and there was not a single star. This is the edge of the Starry Night Gate.
He saw a skeleton.
The skull, with its crown of spikes and a cloak in its tow, came steadily and stood in front of him. It said in a hoarse voice: "'I', meet again." β
"yes." Qingyi couldn't think of anything to say for a while, so he answered casually.
"'Me', hate to see me?" The skeleton stepped forward and almost pressed its face to Qingyi's face.
"yes, it's annoying." Qingyi subconsciously turned his face away and stared at the darkness. "Especially your confused speaking habits. Don't call me 'I', that sounds weird. β
"But we are one." Skull Road.
"I don't want to share my body with you." Qingyi said coldly. As soon as he raised his hand and pushed the other party away a few steps, his face improved. "You're just a phantom inside me, not even a second personality."
"'I' am afraid of me?"
The skeleton burst out laughing so hard that it would make the king of all beasts bow down. With a wave of its scepter, its body suddenly became so big, more than ten times larger than before! It lowered its head, and its voice enveloped Qingyi's head with a cold wind: "'I' am really afraid of me, hahaha!" Afraid that I will ruin 'my' life? What does it matter if that boring life is ruined!! β
Qingyi was shaken by the loud laughter, but he still endured the discomfort and did not retreat, shouting: "Shut up! My life is at my own disposal! You filthy and despicable thing don't deserve to be in my heart at all! β
'I'm not worthy?!' It really hurts me to say that, we're one! The skeleton suddenly fell apart and turned into a rain of bones. The dazzling white bones fell from the sky, scratching white ice marks, and fell straight into the abyss at Qingyi's feet. The crown, scepter, and cloak all fell on Qingyi, forcibly crowning him! Despite the disintegration of the body, the skeleton's voice still reverberated in all directions: "Look, 'I' is me, I am 'me'!! βββ
Qingyi opened his eyes suddenly, sweat moistening his eyeballs and eyelashes, making him very uncomfortable. But even more uncomfortable is the abdominal ...... His stomach was stirring like a high-powered drum washing machine. Black Fengrui's face was solemn, he reached out and pinched a few times in Qingyi's midriff, palm, and cervical vertebrae, so that Qingyi's tears came out.
"Sure enough, you're not suitable for qi cultivation, because you can go crazy every minute."
"What? Gone mad? It's the 21st century, and this kind of clichΓ©d term is still being used...... It's not about making martial arts movies. Qingyi covered his stomach with one hand and kept wiping his sweat with the other. He found himself covered in sweat, which must have come from meditation; Now that he was relieved, he felt that the sweat was like small holes, desperately pouring his heat out, making him chill.
Black sharp glared: "It's all at this point, and you're still kidding?!" Let me tell you, you kid will go back to practice by himself if you think your life is long, don't die in the martial arts hall and provoke me with a bunch of strips! β
"You think I'm willing?" Qingyi was also unhappy, and his voice was like gunpowder being warmed up. He didn't want to talk more, but his stomach hurt uncomfortably, so he had to say coldly: "Where is the bathroom?" β
"Downstairs."
Qingyi wanted to walk with his waist straight, but his stomach pulled him down, making him bend over slightly and walk not chic at all. Did you eat the wrong thing at noon today? As soon as he was thinking nonsense, a strong hand grabbed the crook of his arm, but it was black and sharp. Black Fengrui's face was extremely stinky, he didn't say a word, and helped Qingyi down the stairs.
Went into the bathroom and closed the door, Qingyi couldn't hold it anymore, squatted down and vomited (this is the Oriental squatting urinal), and spit out the lunch without any leftovers. He slowly stood up, unscrewed the faucet, and washed his stomach full of acid.
"Hey, you're not going to be unconscious, are you?" With two knocks on the door, a sharp black voice entered the bathroom.
"You're in a coma, your whole family is in a coma." Qingyi wanted to say this loudly, but he was always weak. He couldn't help but hate: I want to exercise!
Opening the door, Qingyi felt that he didn't need to be supported by others (although the black sharp didn't mean to help him), so he went up to the second floor by himself. Black Sharp followed behind him and sneered: "Otaku is otaku, and his body is thinner than paper." β
Qingyi told himself: to endure.
The two sat on the futon, and the black sharp pulled Qingyi's wrist over to take the pulse carefully, and said: "You don't get rid of your heart disease, you have a lot of distracting thoughts, and you always want to go crazy." β
"It's because I'm weaker than the other party that's like this." Qingyi said: "Next time, I will definitely be able to overcome the psychological barrier." β
"Where is the heart demon so easy to kill? Forget it, you won't listen anyway. You can rest here before leaving. Black Sharp stood up and punched to himself.
Qingyi looked at the other party's figure, but he didn't see a single movement in his mind.
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After returning home, Qingyi changed his slippers, put the hamburger packed on the road directly on the computer desk, and turned it on. He waited for the system to work as he untied the plastic bag. The feeling of an empty stomach was not pleasant, which made him and thirsty.
On the forum, Qingyi was surprised to find that the headline post turned out to be "Dead Soul Defeated Again and Again". When he clicked inside, his appetite was half discounted: after a fierce battle, the Corpse Wetlands already had permanent ownership of two cities. Didn't you just lose one city before? Why do you lose another one when you come down at night?! Scowl obviously patted his chest and promised to beat the bald eagle, what is this called? No, be calm.
Qingyi hurriedly went online, and the CG and login interface made him feel annoyed. He repeatedly told himself: yes, I'm calm. After he successfully controlled his emotions, he also happened to appear in the City Lord's Mansion. The Silent Raven was still waiting for him in the house, but this time there were dozens of them, some of them from his subordinates, and some of them from the major guilds.
Skoll reported on the origin of the current situation. First of all, Skoll, Frangi, and Neve guarded the border city A, and the bald eagle sent an army of 100,000 and free first class to attack city A, which was actually a large-scale attack on city B on the same border. After the capture of City B, the army of living beings did not stop and continued to march towards Dolu Davis, and Skoll parachuted into Dolu Davis to command and defeat it. But at the same time, the free first class broke through the gates of City A and inflicted heavy damage on Frankie! As the most senior commander, Nav made a quick decision to abandon the city and retreat to Doludavis. Skoll was furious and swung his troops to attack City B, and he couldn't take the city for a whole night!! After the eight-hour transformation period, the corpse wetlands around the city were transformed into the original grassland.
The presidents were worried. The two guilds that bought City A and City B have great opinions, and they have to lose money in Qingyi; Although the old necromantic guild will not be shaken, they all hope that Qingyi can come forward to fight the bald eagle. Regardless, it's hard for players to trust an NPC and bet their entire wealth on them; Compared to Skaul, Qingyi is a bit more reliable as a player.
Hearing the bad news one after another, Qingyi's already calm soul fire began to tremble again. Don't...... Bald Eagle has not been offline? It can't be, it's been 24 hours since yesterday......
He suddenly remembered that yesterday's generals cast spells and changed the terrain of the Sea of White Bones, and the transformation should have been completed at this time, I don't know what has become? He released the soul force field, first stunned for a moment, and then roared, "Is there a mistake?!" β
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(The theories of Chinese medicine excerpted in this article are not verifiable sciences, but meditation is indeed good for people, I think.) But those of us who are used to living in the city, where can we have the time and mind to meditate)
(The Butcher of Truth is indeed strong.) It's a pity that Mu has time to form a set of Eldrazi card sets, and he has to wait until the Spring Festival of 2013 to play again. In addition, the Silver Golem Karn pits the father, the identification is complete)