Moreover, if it weren't for the elixir of peace that Yan Hongji sent to him in the previous life, the assassination attempt on the emperor would have been difficult to succeed. So it can be considered as a favor, and it is only right for me to repay it in this way. Although the other party in this life doesn't know it at all... Xi Heng looked around at the three apprentices, and after a moment he spoke to them: "Those who practice martial arts must be diligent and persistent." "You three came here hoping to become warriors and change your fate, so you must pay a sufficient price." "If you want to change your life through martial arts, you must dedicate your life to martial arts." Xi Heng devoted his entire life to martial arts in his previous life, and only then did he master the qi and blood. These are her experiences, and teaching is naturally about imparting these experiences. "Do you have this awareness?"
Xi Heng pretended to be serious, hoping to strengthen Yan Hongji's confidence with this statement. "Of course." The first to respond was Li Anxue. Xi Heng didn't pay much attention to her. He just nodded casually and looked at the other two. Lin Ying nodded slightly, remaining as silent as ever. Finally, his attention was focused on Yan Hongji. "A lifetime?" She showed obvious hesitation when she heard these two words. "If you don't even have this determination, you'd better go home." Xi Heng used the method of provoking. "I just want to learn it first... to see if I have talent in this area." She hesitated and said. "You didn't." Xi Heng told the truth: "If you continue to practice martial arts with this attitude, you will be left dejected and sad when you watch her become a martial artist in three months." "Moreover, in two years, my illness will become more serious and I will be looking for medicine everywhere waiting to die, regretting why I didn't make up my mind to practice martial arts today." "This is your future." She said it bluntly without fear that her words might hurt others. "..." Yan Hongji was silent for a long time, then looked up at Xi Heng and asked, "Senior Sister, did you recognize me before?" Senior sister? Xi Heng was stunned for a moment, and only after a moment did he realize that the other party was calling him. She groaned twice to steady herself like a strict teacher, and explained, "I just noticed the symptoms in you." Yan Hongji hummed, her voice quieter than a mosquito. "Dedicating my whole life... Senior Sister, please let me think about it carefully in the next few days." Her soft voice, accompanied by her beautiful face and flickering eyes, can make people subconsciously feel pity for her. "Okay." Xi Heng said, "But remember, if you don't even have this determination, you won't be able to achieve anything in martial arts. It's better to go home early."
"I've got that in mind." Yan Hongji bowed to him steadily and steadily, like a young lady from an aristocratic family. "Martial artists can just clasp their fists together." Xi Heng reminded them, then waved his hand and said to everyone, "Practice." Several people danced with long swords, and Xi Heng supervised the three people practicing their moves, giving them some pointers from time to time, demonstrating sword moves and picking out some wrong movements for them to correct. The morning exercise ended quickly, and a girl's voice was heard in the sword training ground, asking everyone to go to the canteen. Xi Heng also wanted to go there, but saw the senior sister approaching first. Hong Miao closed the distance, patted Xi Heng on the shoulder, and praised: "I didn't expect you have a talent for teaching." "It's just speaking out what's on my mind. It's not serious teaching." Xi Heng shook his head. She didn't want her senior sister to think she was very capable and give her a lot of work. "I think it's a good idea. Why don't you let the new recruits try it out?" Hong Miao asked with interest. "Three is already a lot, and I still need to practice martial arts." Xi Heng immediately declined and changed the subject: "Regarding the mental methods in the secret manual, I have many questions that I don't understand and need to ask Senior Sister..." …… Chapter 17: Evil Methods to Shorten Life Three days later, relying on Hong Miao's explanation, Xi Heng understood and memorized the text descriptions of the first three levels of the Hongxian Sword Technique, and finally began to practice external moves and internal skills according to the mental method. After warming up with morning exercises in the daytime, Xi Heng sits in the practice room with burning incense, constantly circulating the Qi and blood in his body, slowly circulating it through the meridians in his body, warming his Dantian, strengthening his Qi and blood and exercising his control over it. In the afternoon, Xi Heng stopped his internal breathing and returned to the sword training ground to continue supervising the sword training of his three apprentices. Among them, Lin Ying, who has the best talent, has already mastered the basic moves of the Red Line Sword. Although the sword moves she performed were still relatively slow and only appeared on the surface without any substance, at least on the surface, she had practiced well. As for the other two, they would occasionally freeze while practicing swordplay, or lose their positions in the middle of the movements, and would become confused while dancing. “I still need to practice.” Xi Heng gave them some simple instructions, then stepped aside and began to practice the first move of the first level of the Red Line Sword - Cold Blade Drinking Blood. This is a quick, accurate and ruthless stab that can barely release the qi and blood into a thin red line, increasing the killing distance of the sword blade by about ten centimeters. During combat, enemies will have difficulty discerning her actual attack range, and will therefore become extra cautious in their actions. The Red Line Sword Technique, which is based on fierceness, is least afraid of the enemy taking a defensive posture. By taking the initiative, it can easily take the enemy's life in the sword dance like a rainstorm. However, this move consumes a lot of energy and blood, so you need to pause and take a short rest after practicing each of the five swords. "Senior Sister." A voice came from the side. Xi Heng closed his eyes and swung the sword in his hand, feeling the breath flowing in his chest. It was not until another senior sister's voice came from the side that Xi Heng realized that the word "senior sister" was actually calling him.
Looking back, it was Yan Hongji, whose gentle beauty was totally inconsistent with her knight's attire, who was slowly approaching. "What's the matter?" "I want to ask you something." There was confusion in her eyes, and she asked Xi Heng: "In the past two days... I have realized that my talent is not as good as that of other senior sisters. Most of them are more persistent and hardworking than me, but even so, they are still unable to get into the game, and it is obvious that there is little hope." "If I just practice like this, it seems impossible to achieve anything. But if I can make up my mind for a lifetime like you said, will I have a chance to become a warrior?" She desperately wanted the answer to this question. Xi Heng replied: "Nothing is difficult in this world if one sets his mind to it." "..." Yan Hongji turned her head, hesitating and wandering around in confusion, and finally uttered a weak voice: "But I can't seem to do it." "Then go." Xi Heng didn't care. In this life, she only wanted to try the simplest and most direct method. If the other party couldn't bear it, she would try another method if there were some chances in the next few lives. "Sister, do you think it's possible for me to enter the martial arts world if I just maintain my current attitude?" She asked again, pursing her lips. Xi Heng waved his hand: "God will not reward hard work like you if you are so hesitant." "Really..." The other party lowered his head. "Yes." Xi Heng said, then turned around and prepared to continue practicing his red line swordsmanship. Yan Hongji took a deep breath, took off a jade bracelet from her wrist and handed it to Xi Heng. "Hmm?" Xi Heng stopped. "I want to make a bet with my senior sister," she said, "On whether I can get into shape in this June." "How to bet?" Xi Heng became slightly interested. "If you fail, this jade bracelet worth three hundred taels will be yours." The other party's tone gradually became serious: "If you succeed, you must return the bracelet to me." Xi Heng took the jade bracelet and asked suspiciously: "Can such a simple bet make you make up your mind?" "Our family has been in business for generations, and we will not do anything that will lose money." Yan Hongji reluctantly withdrew his hand. "Then I'll add three hundred taels too. I can't be the only one profiting from the gambling." Xi Heng casually took out three hundred-tael silver notes from his arms. Seeing Xi Heng taking out a large amount of money so naturally, Yan Hongji couldn't help but ask: "...Senior Sister is also a child of a rich family?" "You can't guess my identity." Xi Heng said casually. “…I?”
"Ah, I let it slip." Xi Heng smiled and waved his hands, not knowing whether he said it on purpose: "Please, Junior Sister, just pretend you didn't hear it." Yan Hongji hesitated for a moment, then nodded nervously. …… On the fourth day of hospitalization, the arrow mark drawn with blood on the back of Xiheng's hand, which was originally indelible, gradually faded. When the feeling faded to a certain stage, the girl felt something in her heart. She returned to her bedroom, picked up a wet towel and wiped it, and the mark on the back of her hand disappeared immediately. That lingering sense of strange energy also quickly disappeared. Xi Heng raised his hands again and pinched his fingers to try to stimulate the blood arrow. "Fuck!" Now that the mark is gone, there will naturally be no fluctuations. Xi Heng relaxed and wiped the back of his hands again. "The stored spells seem to only last for five days... still okay." With this Sea of Blood technique, one can sacrifice a large amount of blood and flesh before meeting the enemy, to give oneself some enhancements and magic reserves, and create unexpected effects during the war. Although the lethality of most spells is only slightly higher than that of ordinary hidden weapons, and requires a huge amount of flesh and blood sacrifice, and the carving rituals are also quite troublesome, but at least the spells do not take up any weight, and only require some simple red patterns to be painted on the surface of the skin. Xi Heng dried his hands, threw the wet towel aside, and found the red book titled Blood Sea Method and continued to read and study it. "Blood Claw Technique...Dyeing Sword Technique...Bone Shocking Transformation...Disintegration Technique..." "Each consumes more than the other. Even if you open a slaughterhouse, you can't afford it, right?" "Or is there some free flesh and blood that I can pick up? We can't just go robbing graves... The flesh and blood we get from tomb robbing isn't enough." Xi Heng shook his head: "I am a righteous person." As she was thinking, she put the magic skills in her hand aside. She simply did not have the resources to cast many of the spells on it. She would wait for an opportunity before doing so. Then, he continued to look through his own Red Line Sword Technique. …… Time flies by and January goes by in a hurry. In the days that followed, Xi Heng did morning exercises to warm up and eat every day. He also supervised and instructed the training progress of several of his fellow sisters. Then he went to sit cross-legged in the training room with fragrant fire, controlling the circulation of Qi and blood, strengthening Qi and blood, and nourishing Dantian. During this period of time, she did not deliberately take pills or medicines to nourish the spleen and liver, but her body did not show any symptoms of physical weakness. It seems that the circulation of qi and blood after entering the state of strength also has some benefits on the lungs and internal organs in the body. At least, it can bring long-term health to Xiheng. "I'm cured..." Xi Heng let out a long sigh. He did this in the morning, practiced the Red Line Sword Technique in the afternoon, and took time to guide several junior sisters in their training. At night, he washed up and went to sleep.
As for the three apprentices Xi Heng brought with him during his sword practice, their progress and attainments in swordsmanship were not much different from their previous life. Lin Ying, who had the highest talent, mastered the basic moves first and went to the other side to practice more complex sword moves. Not to be outdone, the other two also caught up with Lin Ying within a few days. What is different from the previous life is that Yan Hongji has now surpassed Li Anxue in the progress of learning sword. Although he is only one or two days faster, it is indeed a significant improvement over the previous life. It seems that the fate of others is not unchangeable.