Chapter 2 Target, Himalayas

Wu Kui looked back and saw nothing behind him.

Who is this guy talking about?

Rosen grinned, stretched out both arms, and punched Wu Kui through the air.

Fist of the Fist: Twin Dragons.

Ten rings shot out at the same time, blasting Wu Kui away.

Before Wu Kui could react, Rosen suddenly jumped up, pulled his fists back, and ten rings returned to his arms at the same time.

Rosen aimed at Wu Kui's landing point, and his fists poured out like a storm, and the mother of the Broken Fist did not recognize him.

Countless fist shadows poured down towards Wu Kui.

Rosen’s philosophy is to either not take action or, if he does, he will beat the opponent so badly that even his own mother won’t recognize him.

After several minutes of bombardment, Wu Kui had lost consciousness and was lying on the ground with a bruised face.

"Huh... the fight is over, let's finish." Rosen walked forward and searched Wu Kui's body for a while.

Huh? "Twenty-Four Qi Refining Techniques" Rosen took out a secret book with an ancient binding from Wu Kui.

He touched it again and found only dozens of copper coins. He was a pauper. Confiscate them.

I have two pectoral muscles, which are bigger than mine...If I sell them to a brothel, I guess some male hunks will want them, right?

Forget it. Since they have worked so hard to send me the "Twenty-Four Qi Refining Techniques", I can't repay their kindness with evil.

Rosen put the "Twenty-Four Qigong Secrets" in his arms and found a nearby cave to stay temporarily, while he comprehended the "Twenty-Four Qigong Secrets".

However, the content of "Twenty-Four Qigong Secrets" is obscure and difficult to understand. With the knowledge of Rosen from nine years of compulsory education in his previous life, he only has a vague understanding of the content. After several days, he could not understand a single page.

While he was comprehending the contents of the secret book, he suddenly felt a sound outside the cave. He thought it was a wild beast in the mountains, but when he came out to take a look, he found that the person who came was actually Wu Kui.

"Hey, Brother Wu, what a coincidence."

The wound on Wu Kui's face had not yet healed, and he didn't look very happy when he looked at Rosen.

"Then can you understand the Twenty-Four Qi Refining Techniques?"

Rosen was stunned for a moment. He thought Wu Kui was here to settle accounts with him, but he didn't expect that he was actually concerned about his training progress.

"I am a person who has escaped the nine-year compulsory education. I have been tempered by society. How can a few passages of Taoist scriptures be difficult for me?"

“Oh…” Wu Kui turned and left.

"Eh? Wait...what are you doing here?" Seeing this, Rosen hurriedly called out to Wu Kui.

"I thought you needed some guidance, but since you don't, I'll leave."

"It's not that it's completely unnecessary. We can discuss and verify with each other." Rosen stopped Wu Kui with a licking face. He didn't care whether Wu Kui was sincere or not. Since he was here, it would be bad to let him return empty-handed.

"What don't you understand?"

"I can't understand it starting from this paragraph." Rosen took out the secret book and pointed at the content on it.

“Is this the first page, the first paragraph?”

"Yeah...what's the problem?"

Wu Kui took a deep breath and began to explain the contents of the secret book.

"The human body has 24 Qi, 36 Tian Gang, 72 Di Sha, and 128 Zhou Tian acupoints. The 24 Qi Training Techniques train the 24 Qi. These 24 Qi are just like the 24 solar terms in the four seasons. Although they are all internal Qi, they are also divided into cold and hot. The beginning of spring is the beginning of all Qi, which is continuous and unyielding. Rain is yin, which is soft and continuous... Each practitioner has a different physique, and will cultivate a solar term that suits him best. Each solar term has its own characteristics, with each having its own strengths and weaknesses. There is the hot summer Qi that is as aggressive as fire, the cold Qi that freezes thousands of miles, and the autumnal Qi that has both yin and yang, and both hardness and softness."

"Then can a person cultivate two or even more solar terms?"

"No, this Qi training formula can only be used by everyone to train one solar term. I was born with the strongest and most yang energy, so I trained the Qi of the Summer Solstice. It's not that you choose to practice a certain solar term, but your body will train the solar term that suits you best."

"Does Kunlun have any Qi training methods that match the thirty-six heavenly divisions, seventy-two earthly divisions, and one hundred and twenty-eight Zhoutian acupuncture points?"

Wu Kui paused for a moment, then nodded and said, "Yes, but I can only teach you the Twenty-Four Qi Refining Techniques."

"You and I don't know each other, and I hit you, why do you treat me like this?"

"As a junior, I cannot speak for you about what you said in front of the mountain gate that day, scolding my uncle. But your words are very much in line with my heart."

"So, it was my personality charm that conquered you?"

"If you hadn't attacked me that day, I would still believe that you have charisma."

Over the next period of time, Wu Kui would go down the mountain every now and then to teach Rosen how to practice Qigong.

After a few days, Rosen finally mastered the first solar term, which was the Jingzhe Qi among the twenty-four solar terms.

The energy of Jingzhe corresponds to Jianmu in the Five Elements. When the sky is blue, spring thunder rumbles, all things revive and are full of vitality, so the energy of Jingzhe is most suitable for nourishing oneself.

In the following days, Wu Kui came here every day to guide Rosen. He was a little surprised when he found that Rosen had cultivated the energy of Jingzhe.

Being able to get started in just a few days means that one's talent is already at an upper-middle level.

"This Qi training technique has four levels: entry, Huangting, perfection, and control. Now that you have cultivated the first wisp of Jingzhe Qi, you have already entered the entry level. Then you can practice Qi internally and breathe in and out externally. The internal and external forces will work together to forge Huangting, which is the second level of Huangting. When Huangting is full of pure Qi, the true spirit of the heavenly being will be revealed. This is the third level of perfection. Then you can use your own Qi to perform your own magic. This is the fourth level of control. This requires understanding and even more opportunity."

The first three levels of Qi training are like at the martial arts level, while the fourth level is a direct upgrade to the immortal level.

"Is there any more realm behind the Imperial Technique?"

"I don't know, but with your aptitude, it will probably take you 70 to 80 years to reach perfection. It would be good if you can comprehend the Imperial Technique before you are 100 years old."

Rosen was secretly shocked when he heard this. It takes so long to practice a Qi-refining technique?

"I plan to travel around." Rosen said.

"farewell."

"I want to go to the Far West to explore the exotic customs."

"farewell."

"Before I left, didn't you have anything to give me? For example, natural treasures, magical weapons, or secret manuals?"

"Can you be more direct next time you speak?" Wu Kui looked at Rosen speechlessly: "I dare not give you the manual of martial arts, I don't have any natural treasures, I also want magic skills, but I will give you two words, take care."

"Gan is an action and an attitude." Rosen gave Wu Kui an international friendly gesture, picked up his bag and walked a few steps, then turned back and said, "Don't you have anything to give me?"

"No, hurry up and leave! Don't let my disciples see us."

Rosen looked back every three steps: "Really?"

"roll."

After learning the Twenty-Four Qi Refining Techniques, Rosen's martial arts value increased from 110 to 150. This increase is not too much, but not too little either.

This is just the beginning, and there should be more room for improvement in the future.

And Rosen also discovered that the space point was actually +10.

Rosen still doesn't understand what the space point is used for.

However, after more than ten years of research, nothing has been found, and it is estimated that there will be no results now.

Rosen walked out of the Kunlun Mountains and headed southwest.

The force value of 150 ensures smooth journey. Although there are occasional blindness, Rosen can still turn all obstacles into success.

Kamar-Taj is located in the Himalayas, but it is hidden by magic, and Rosen is not sure whether he can find Kamar-Taj.

He walked and stopped along the way, and occasionally practiced in the wild for a few days.

The energy of Jingzhe has already achieved some success, and a ball of green energy is swirling three inches below the ribs.

This green cyclone is the energy of Jingzhe, and it can be provided as energy to the Ten Rings.

The energy of the ten rings is slowly growing, and the energy fed back to Rosen is also slowly strengthening Rosen's physique.

After a few days, the energy of Jingzhe became stronger and the combat power value increased from 150 to 180.

Now is the initial stage of cultivation, so the improvement is particularly obvious.

After several months of trekking, Rosen saw the great and lofty mountains that were as magnificent as holy mountains and stretched across the skyline.

Rosen looked at the towering mountain, and the magnificent sight made him feel his own insignificance.

There were a few yaks eating on the hay ahead, and there was a hint of smoke in the distance.

It is an ordinary little village in Tibet, quiet and peaceful, with no wars and no flourishing flowers.

Rosen went straight into the small village and knocked on a door. The person who opened the door was a typical Tibetan with dark skin, thin stature, and a face full of vicissitudes.

Although it was difficult to communicate in language, Rosen used his hands to gesture a few times and a few pieces of silver to get a place to stay in a Tibetan's home.

The head of this Tibetan household was an old man in his fifties. Rosen called him Abang and Abang called him Amu.

Abang has a daughter named Maggie.

Maggie is not very pretty. Because of the ultraviolet rays, her skin is a little dark. In addition to the ultraviolet rays, there are two patches of high altitude red on her face, and her hands are rough due to long-term labor.

After nightfall, Abang handed the dry and hard wheat cake to Rosen and pretended to eat it.

Rosen took the wheat cake and had dinner with Abang and Maggie in the cabin.

After dinner, the father and daughter were busy again.

Although Abang and Maggie live a hard life, they have a lot to do.

Although they raised a lot of cattle and sheep, in fact most of them did not belong to them, but to the local noble Dengkuo. Even their lives belonged to Dengkuo.

Rosen went out into the mountains under the cover of night.

The Tibetan area was extremely cold after nightfall. Even though Rosen was wearing a wolfskin and had a ten-ring energy barrier, he still felt the cold.

The energy of Jingzhe has no effect in this climate environment. It is estimated that only the energy of Dashu can resist the cold here.

Rosen pulled at the wolfskin coat wrapped around him.

At this moment, Rosen suddenly saw a figure swaying in front of him.

Rosen immediately quickened his pace and moved forward, but saw no one.

But Rosen was very sure that he was definitely not seeing things, there was definitely someone there!

Suddenly, Rosen felt someone's presence behind him.

Looking back at the road I came from, I vaguely saw a figure a hundred meters away. It was Maggie!

But at this moment, Maggie was surrounded by several snow wolves and the situation was very critical.

Without saying a word, Rosen suddenly flew up, his body wrapped in ten rings of energy, and flew towards Maggie.

More than ten meters away, Rosen pushed his arms forward and two shock waves burst out from his fists.

The two snow wolves were blown away immediately. Although the energy bestowed upon Rosen by the Ten Rings could not transform him completely and make him unable to fight against a hundred alone, he was still able to defeat a few snow wolves without any problem.

Seeing this, the remaining snow wolves saw Rosen flying in the air and seemed to sense danger. The wolf king howled and led all the snow wolves to flee.

Rosen stepped forward and asked, "Maggie, are you okay?"

"#@#%#￥" Maggie was dancing and Rosen couldn't understand what she was saying.

Rosen originally wanted to take Maggie back first, but in the night, that figure flashed past his eyes again.

Rosen's eyes focused, and he was sure that it was definitely not an illusion, so he turned to look at Maggie.

In the darkness, Maggie's eyes were still clear.

"Let's go over there," Rosen said.

Maggie was puzzled and pointed in another direction: "Home is over there."

"I know my home is over there, but I want to go over there." The two of them were talking at cross purposes and no one could understand what the other was saying.

Rosen had no choice but to raise his right arm and clench his fist: "My fist is this big, is yours bigger than mine?"

Maggie lowered her head, looked at her palms, and shook them.

As expected, fists are the universal language, and Rosen was very satisfied with Maggie's awareness of the current situation.

The two walked one after the other into the depths of the snowy mountain.

Suddenly, Rosen felt the ice under his feet loosen. Just as he was about to pull Maggie over, his feet suddenly sank and he lost weight and fell. Maggie also fell instantly.

This sudden fall was unexpected for both Maggie and Rosen. In less than a second, they both fell into the ice cave.

Both of them recovered after a brief shock. At this moment, they saw two light sources in the dark ice cave, one flashing silver light and the other emitting black light.

They were... two books, one had a cover wrapped in gold and silver, and the other one had a cover made of black material.

The two books were held in the arms of an ice sculpture. The muscle tissue of the ice sculpture's corpse had long since decayed, and now it was not even considered organic matter. The style of the clothes could be vaguely seen, and it could be roughly determined that this was a person from the Central Plains, not from this dynasty. However, neither Rosen nor Maggie could tell what era the clothes on the corpse were from.