He suddenly realized that something was wrong with him.

How did his hearing get so good?

His room was deep upstairs, not close to the living room downstairs. Even if there were sounds coming from downstairs, they would be quite weak when they reached his room and would not wake him up like this.

Not only that, Jiang Ning now realized that his eyes seemed to see more clearly.

“Could it be…”

Jiang Ning thought of something and quickly closed his eyes to carefully check and feel his body.

After a while.

Jiang Ning opened his eyes, a hint of joy in them.

His inner strength has improved again.

The biggest change that occurred when he was practicing Xiantian Gong before was that the internal force in his body would gradually become more refined. With every additional strand of pure internal force, the corresponding original internal force would be reduced by two strands, just like purification. Although the total amount decreased, the strength did not decrease.

It has been nearly a month since Jiang Ning obtained the Xiantian Gong. He has not been lazy and has been refining his internal strength step by step. According to Jiang Ning’s original plan, it would take about three months for him to completely purify his internal strength, but he now finds that the internal strength that has already been purified has become stronger.

Even though it’s only a few points, it took Jiang Ning seven or eight days to achieve that result, but he accomplished it in just one night yesterday.

This is tremendous progress.

Don’t think this is an exaggeration. Taoist exercises emphasize gradual progress. The early stages are notoriously slow, just like a turtle crawling, not to mention the Taoist supreme exercise, Xiantian Gong. Even with Jiang Ning’s talent, he was helpless when practicing Xiantian Gong, and he couldn’t use any cheating devices. The current practice speed is already very fast, and this is compounded by the fact that Jiang Ning is a virgin, otherwise it would be even slower.

But now one day has already equaled seven or eight days of training in the past. It’s like a turtle suddenly seized with seizure and started running wildly. How could Jiang Ning not be surprised?

There must be something wrong when things are abnormal. Any unusual changes must have a reason. Jiang Ning began to think carefully about what was different between last night and usual times.

No different.

If there is any reason, it is that he usually practices. He was busy killing people last night and had no time to practice. So before going to bed this morning, he took a nap according to the breathing method in the Xiantian Gong.

Thinking of this, Jiang Ning slowly understood.

Xiantian Gong is a Taoist practice, not some evil practice that can make you stronger by killing people. It does not require as high a level of physique and talent as Shaolin martial arts. It emphasizes more on the state of mind. As long as the state of mind is good, practicing it will be twice as effective with half the effort.

This means that something changed in his mood last night or when he was sleeping, which accelerated the progress of his Xiantian Qi practice.

He fell into a deep sleep this morning, sleeping like a dead pig, and it was impossible for him to be in any mood.

That was last night.

Chapter 58: I Like Light

Chapter 58: I Like Light

“last night……”

Jiang Ning began to carefully recall everything that happened last night.

After a while.

Jiang Ning thought about it.

During his operation last night, he saw coffins placed on an open space in the backyard of one of the brothels. When he opened them, they were all female corpses. Some of the corpses were already rotten and maggots were infested, with countless maggots crawling in and out of the rotten flesh. Some of them had just died not long ago, but they all emitted a foul odor.

When Jiang Ning saw this scene, he had only two ideas in his mind: one was to rescue all the women in the brothel, and the other was to kill all those people.

At that moment, a mysterious feeling entered his mind, and he did not come out of that state until he rescued them all and killed all the people.

Jiang Ning could no longer recall the feeling of that state. He only felt it was mysterious and strange. However, no matter how he tried to recall it, he could not adjust his state.

This is the opportunity, it is fleeting.

If Jiang Ning could always maintain that wonderful state, his cultivation progress would probably be rapid, and it wouldn’t take long for him to become a top-notch master, and not a top-notch master like Yu Canghai.

Jiang Ning shook his head. This kind of opportunity is hard to come by. Chance and luck are both essential. Even if he were to see that scene again now, he would not be in that state again.

However, Jiang Ning was not worried about gains and losses. The journey was long, and it was nice to regard this as a small surprise on the road of cultivation.

Jiang Ning got out of bed, walked to the window, opened it, and the fresh air made him feel refreshed.

His room did not face the street. When he opened the window, he could see bamboo forests planted by the inn itself.

Jiang Ning looked into the distance and found that the scene in the distance was much clearer than before.

“Sharp ears and sharp eyes.”

Jiang Ning muttered to himself.

There are five stages in practicing Xiantian Gong. The first stage is to get a glimpse of the basics, and the symbol of this stage is sharp ears and eyes, which means that he has now entered the first stage.

The second stage is a time of small achievements. Once you enter the second stage, you will be immune to all diseases.

It is said that one is immune to all diseases, but in fact, ordinary diseases are no longer effective for those who practice Xiantian Qigong. In modern terms, the body’s immunity is enhanced, and one will no longer be infected by colds and fevers. However, if one encounters an incurable disease, there is nothing that can be done.

The third stage is to enter the hall, the fourth stage is to reach the pinnacle, and the fifth stage is to reach the state of transcendence.

The results of Jiang Ning and Yue Buqun’s analysis of the first three of these five stages are that the corresponding realms are third-rate, second-rate and first-rate respectively. Only when one has mastered the Xiantian Gong can one be considered a first-rate master.

As for the last two stages, Jiang Ning and Yue Buqun could not figure it out. According to Yue Buqun’s experience and speculation, the fourth stage is still considered to be among the top masters, but the strength level is far stronger than the third stage.

However, this is just Yue Buqun’s experience, and he cannot be sure.

As for the fifth stage, transcending the ordinary and becoming a saint, Jiang Ning and Yue Buqun were completely confused.

The description of this stage of the realm in Xiantian Gong is very mysterious and profound. Jiang Ning and Yue Buqun can’t understand it at all. They may understand it only after they study it more deeply in the future.

It was within Jiang Ning’s expectation that he could master the first stage so quickly. After all, his foundation was there. Once his internal strength was completely refined and purified, he would be able to enter the second stage.

After looking at the scenery outside the window, Jiang Ning turned back to his room and planned to change his clothes.

The clothes he was wearing were still in place from last night, and were stained with blood, with a strong smell of blood.

Just as Jiang Ning was about to change his clothes, Linghu Chong’s shouting was heard in the corridor outside the house.

“Little junior brother, little junior brother.”

Bang bang bang!

There was a knock on the door.

“Is Junior Brother asleep?”

Jiang Ning opened the door, and Linghu Chong’s hand was still in the air.

“Eh? Junior brother, you’re still awake?”

Linghu Chong said.

Ignoring his stupid remark, Jiang Ning asked, “Brother, is there anything wrong?”

Linghu Chong said, “A lot of people have come downstairs. The people of Xiangyang Prefecture want to thank us. Master is already downstairs. He asked me to come up and ask the fellow apprentices who are resting if they want to go down. So I came to ask you.”

Jiang Ning shook his head and said, “Senior brothers and sisters, go ahead. I won’t go.”

Linghu Chong was surprised and asked, “Why don’t you go? They want to thank us and express their gratitude. Wouldn’t it be a shame if we don’t go?”

Jiang Ning had already returned to the room, opened the package and took out the clothes. He said, “I didn’t do this for them to thank me, and I don’t need them to thank me.”

Linghu Chong was puzzled: “You don’t want them to thank you? You don’t need them to thank you? Then why are you doing all this?”

Jiang Ning paused, thought for a moment, and said, “In order to let them live, live like human beings.”

Although Linghu Chong was older than Jiang Ning, he did not understand what Jiang Ning meant at the moment.

Since Jiang Ning didn’t want to go down, he didn’t force him. He turned around and woke up the other junior brothers and sisters to go downstairs together.

Jiang Ning walked to the backyard from the inn’s path with the clothes he was going to change. He still smelled of blood, so he went to the bathhouse to take a bath.

When Jiang Ning came to the backyard, he found Du Lanyin feeding edamame with grass.

“Eh? Junior brother, didn’t you go to the lobby?”

Du Lanyin was also surprised when he saw Jiang Ning.

Jiang Ning shook his head and asked, “Senior Sister isn’t going either?”

Du Lanyin smiled and said, “I’m not used to that kind of scene, and I came here because I remembered that the edamame hasn’t been fed yet.”

Maodou was eating grass at this time. He did not resist Du Lanyin’s stroking of his head. When he saw Jiang Ning, he rolled his eyes at him, meaning that everyone knew he was hungry, so feeding him was not as reliable as him as a master.

“That’s right, junior brother.”

Du Lanyin then asked, “Why do you have to do this for them?”

She was referring to Jiang Ning’s plan to give these women a new life.

Before this, the heroes would just walk away after saving the civilians, and what happened afterwards was no longer within their jurisdiction.

But Jiang Ning is different. Not only does he save these women, he also has to make arrangements for what they might encounter in the future.

At the same time, she was also curious why Jiang Ning had such a strong sense of justice.

“Maybe……”

Jiang Ning did not speak immediately after hearing this, but thought for a moment before saying: “I have seen too much darkness, so I prefer light.”

“I can give my life for this.”

Du Lanyin was stunned.

Jiang Ning said goodbye to Du Lanyin, went to the bathhouse to take a bath, washed the blood-stained clothes and hung them on the clothesline, then returned to the room.

At this time, there was no smell of blood on his body, and he looked like an ordinary teenager.

There was nothing to do next, so Jiang Ning sat cross-legged on the bed and began to practice martial arts. He was not called downstairs to eat until the evening.

At this time, the group of people who surrounded the inn also left, and the suffering women also left. I heard from other Huashan disciples that they seemed to have gone to make preparations.

Chapter 59: Starting Again

Chapter 59: Starting Again

After dinner, Jiang Ning returned to his room to continue practicing. Another day passed, and the flower and lantern festival in Xiangyang Prefecture began.

Although such a big incident happened two days ago, the Lantern Festival was still held as usual, and it was even more lively than before. The people of Xiangyang Prefecture were happy from the bottom of their hearts.

Jiang Ning originally wanted to continue practicing, but he could not resist the persuasion and pulling of Lu Dayou and others, and was dragged to participate in this event.

It has to be said that this flower and lantern festival was indeed lively, and Jiang Ning had never seen such a scene.