Learnt a Breathing Technique

Baiyun Temple.

"Greetings, Master Mingzhang!"

"Greetings, Young Master Lu." Although Master Mingzhang was greeting Lu Zheng, his eyes were fixed on the bag in Lu Zheng's hands.

Master, let's talk in private."

"Follow me."

Master Mingzhang led Lu Zheng to his room.

"Young Master Lu, you are so capable. You actually killed the corpse ghost." Master Mingzhang praised.

"Master, you can tell?"

"There's a faint ghostly aura in the bag. You're not a cultivator, so you can't sense it. But to me, it's like a bright lamp in the dark night."

"Just as you said, the corpse ghost has been executed." Lu Zheng nodded and told Master Mingzhang about yesterday's encounter.

Of course, the net gun and the sword were replaced by a net and a long knife.

"Young master, you're not flustered in the face of danger, I'm impressed." Master Mingzhang nodded with a smile. His eyes were bright and he seemed to be deep in thought.

The ghost was strong and swift as the wind. Although Lu Zheng had tricked it, his determination and physical fitness must be extraordinary.

"However, I seem to have made a mess, so I came to ask for your help again."

"Oh?"

Master Mingzhang was curious about his arrival. He thought that Lu Zheng wanted to brag about killing the ghost, but it seemed like that was not the case.

"Master, please take a look."

Lu Zheng did not hide anything. He took out the leather, the book, and the bronze plate and lined them up in front of Master Mingzhang.

Master Mingzhang first saw the bronze plate.

"Lord Yelan?"

Lu Zheng's heart skipped a beat as he thought to himself, "as expected."

"I didn't expect the corpse ghost to be a subordinate of Lord Yelan." Master Mingzhang raised his eyebrows.

"Lord Yelan ..."

"He's a small ghost king from the netherworld in Tonglin County." Master Mingzhang said.

Lu Zheng blinked. That's it?

"It even details a ghost cultivation and skin painting technique? This ghost's status isn't low. Could she be Lord Yelan's favored concubine?"

Master Mingzhang chuckled, "from what you said, it knew all kinds of painted skins. It seems that she was indeed Lord Yelan's favorite concubine."

Lu Zheng was on the verge of tears. There would be a strong grudge against him.

Master Mingzhang saw Lu Zheng's expression and consoled him, "don't worry. With the City God of Tonglin County in the way, Lord Yelan won't be able to reach the living world. Don't worry."

"Please enlighten me, master!" Lu Zheng took the opportunity to ask, "even if Lord Yelan can't come, what if there are other ghosts? Now that I've offended Lord Yelan, you have to at least teach me something, right? What if ..."

"Don't worry, just leave the bronze plate with me. Lord Yelan won't be able to find you." Master Mingzhang waved his hand.

Lu Zheng nodded his head repeatedly. He hoped that's true.

"Also, you said that this Soul Cleansing technique is a ghost cultivation technique, which means that humans can't cultivate it?"

Master Mingzhang laughed. "This scripture talks about how to use the ghost Qi to temper one's spirit. Why? Do you want to cultivate it?"

Lu Zheng waved his hands."I wouldn't dare!"

"And this book on skin painting..." Master Mingzhang picked up the leather and rubbed it. "It's really human skin."

Lu Zheng's mouth twitched.

"Painting a skin to create a beast, it's evil." Master Mingzhang shook his head. "It's not something the Taoists should cultivate."

"Young master, do you wish to cultivate?" Master Mingzhang asked Lu Zheng after a moment of silence.

"After much thought, yes!"

Master Mingzhang nodded. "These scriptures and techniques are wrong. It's not good for you to keep them, so I'll take them."

Lu Zheng completely agreed. He had already taken a picture of the contents anyway.

"You killed the corpse ghost and obtained these. Of course, I couldn't just take them for free."

Master Mingzhang paused for a moment. "Young master, if you are sincere in your cultivation, I know a breathing technique. If you practice it often, you will be able to sense Qi and improve your cultivation."

Lu Zheng's eyes lit up."That's great! Thank you, master!"

"Other than the breathing method, are there any other methods to subdue demons?"

Master Mingzhang rolled his eyes, "No."

Without waiting for Lu Zheng's reply, Master Mingzhang took out a thin scripture from the small cabinet beside him.

"I'll read them to you. "

...

Half a day later, Lu Zheng couldn't help but sigh. Cultivation indeed required a master to show him the way.

Master Mingzhang explained the techniques in the scripture to Lu Zheng word by word, explaining the various terms and meanings in the book.

Then, he pointed at his body and hands, telling him how to breathe, how to empty his mind, and how to sense Qi.

At the same time, Master Mingzhang sent his Qi into Lu Zheng's body to let him feel the flow.

For four hours, Master Mingzhang explained all the details of the breathing technique to Lu Zheng in simple terms.

Although Lu Zheng was not able to sense Qi in such a short time, he had learned how to do it.

"Do you remember it?"

"Yes."

"Alright, I'll give this scripture to you. Go back and study it carefully and cultivate it seriously. In time, you'll improve."

"Thank you, master!"

Lu Zheng took the scripture and finally saw the name on the cover.

Quiet Breathing Technique.

"Master, can you tell me more about the City God and Lord Yelan?"

"Uh ..."

"I'm a cultivator now, so it should be fine to know these things, right?"

Master Mingzhang said helplessly. "What kind of cultivator are you now..."

Forget it. He had accepted Lu Zheng's gift and even taught him a breathing technique. Lu Zheng had already entered the path of cultivation. It was fine to talk about these things.

"The world is beyond you and me. In fact, I don't even know the depth of it. There's nothing much to say to you. I'll just tell you a little bit about cultivation in the great Jing dynasty and Tonglin County."

"Sure!"

Lu Zheng nodded his head. He could finally see the tip of the iceberg of the world of cultivation.

"There are many cultivators in the world. Baiyun Temple is a branch of Taoism. There are also Buddhist cultivators, sword cultivators, martial arts, and so on. They are all considered orthodox."

"Other than that, there are also many demons and ghosts. However, in Tonglin County, there's only Lord Yelan, who's hiding in the netherworld, and a few other demons scattered around."

"As everyone knows, in this world, in addition to the Yang realm that we live in, there are the blessed lands and the dark lands of the netherworld."

Lu Zheng: What do you mean by "'everyone"?

"You don't need to understand the specifics. Just treat them as another world, but it's not as vast as our Yang realm. Moreover, these lands are attached to the Yang realm."

Lu Zheng raised his eyebrows. This world has a sub-world?

"A blessed land full of spiritual energy is a paradise for cultivators. A land filled with dark energy is the netherworld, the home of ghosts."

"Logically speaking, a person's death is like the extinguishing of a lamp. The soul returns to heaven and earth, its origin."

"However... with the existence of the netherworld, came the existence of ghosts."