You have mastered the art of thunder and you tell me that it is in a strange world?

Chapter 12 Trick
Inside the courtyard of the Bai Lao Hui, Zhao Santong, like a good student, explained the world's methods to Zuo Chen:
"There are all kinds of strange and bizarre methods in the world, some are strong and ruthless, and some are just mediocre. Once, a young nobleman from Daliang spent a lot of money to learn a useless trick while playing outside. In a rage, he ordered his heavy cavalry to ride on iron horses to chop off the heads of those beggars, and then he made a list of all the methods.

"The clan leaderboard divides the world's tricks into five categories. They are the fancy tricks that the sons of noble families were tricked into learning. These are the tricks at the bottom of the clan leaderboard. They are flashy but impractical. Only peddlers and beggars can use them. Some opera troupes also practice these tricks. They can only be used for cheating and cannot enter the theater.

"The second is the skills. Ordinary people can learn this kind of skills by waking up at the sound of the cock-crow and sleeping at the sunset every day, and spending several years of hard work. For example, the wood-cutting knife and folk songs commonly used by the Chai family are some of the skills.

"The third one is what I am going to teach you today. At this level, it is no longer just a trick, but a real method that can be put on the stage, called a magic trick. If ordinary people don't work hard for more than ten years, or use unique drugs, they will never be able to learn it in their lifetime.

"The next level is the skills that only the noble families and big shots can learn. They are called the doorways. They are things that can only be learned after entering the door. Jianghu people cannot learn them.

“Finally, there is another method that is called supernatural power. There are probably less than one person in the entire martial arts world who can use this thing, and most of them are just rumors in the martial arts world without any actual basis.

"As for whether a wandering gangster is powerful or not, it naturally depends on what methods he has mastered and how powerful these methods are."

After listening to Zhao San's explanation, Zuo Chen finally had a general understanding of the ability classification in Daliang.

It sounds like it has nothing to do with cultivation.

Zuo Chen was thinking in his heart.

"The two tricks I'm going to teach you today are Turtle Breath and Water Bones. The former allows you to hold your breath underwater for a long time. If you practice it to perfection, you can even stay motionless in the water for seven days, holding back the breath from all seven orifices, and you can look like a dead body.

"And this water muscle can make you swim like a fish in the water, with a light and delicate body, swaying like a dragon. After you have perfected it, even if you strike someone on the shore, you can make the opponent feel cold and his internal organs upset."

After boasting about the effects of his two magic tricks, Zhao San began to explain the detailed principles to Zuo Chen.

Although he was reluctant, Zhao San did not hide his shortcomings.

He had to listen to the president's request. Moreover, these two were going to give something to the river god tomorrow, so it wouldn't hurt to tell them a couple of magic tricks.

And Zuo Chen is also studying seriously.

When he heard the tortoise breathing method, he not only adjusted his breathing according to Zhao San's actions, but also transferred his own spiritual energy to his lungs.

Then he discovered that he seemed to be able to breathe air through his skin, and that he could also use corresponding methods to ensure that his skin was dry and his clothes did not get wet when he entered the water.

It really works!

If Zuo Chen were to study this breathing method himself, it would probably take him a year or two to find the pattern.

Now that he had someone to teach him, he was able to practice with his own spiritual energy like a fish in water.

It seems that his guess was correct.

As long as he adjusts these skills learned from the martial arts sects and gangs well, they will be very effective for him as a cultivator.

After listening to the turtle breathing trick, Zuo Chen went to listen to Zhao San talk about water muscles and bones. However, his excitement gradually cooled down during Zhao San's story.

This water bone is more evil than Zuo Chen imagined.

Water bones and muscles are different from turtle breathing, a technique that relies entirely on breathing adjustments. To practice this method, you need to prepare some external objects.

The most important of these is the water where the corpses were soaked in the Chenjiang River.

Practitioners need to put their bodies into water, add some special medicinal herbs, and soak and temper them for a few years, so that their water tendons and bones can be trained.

The body cultivated in this way will be as pale as a corpse sunk in the river, with wrinkles on the skin of the hands and feet, shaped like frog claws. After entering the water, they will be like swimming fish. Not only will their water ability increase greatly, but their bodies will be soaked in corpse poison. A slap in the face can make ordinary people seriously ill.

For the Bai Lao Society, this is indeed a good method, but for Zuo Chen, this method is likely to affect the purity of his spiritual energy.

And it's disgusting.

After explaining the contents of these magic tricks, Zhao San felt thirsty. He picked up a pot of tea in the yard, drank it slowly, and then stared at Zuo Chen. "I have told you the two magic tricks I know. You can study the rest by yourself."

After saying this, Zhao San left in a hurry without waiting for Zuo Chen to speak.

He explained these two methods as if it was to complete a task, and he didn't want to care how much Zuo Chen could learn later.

After Zhao San left, Zuo Chen began to recall what Zhao San had said about the current situation in Daliang.

The entire territory of Daliang sounds like it has nothing to do with the stuff like refining Qi, building a foundation, and forming an Nascent Soul. Instead, it sounds like it has a lot of spooky auras. If he were to travel in Daliang in the future and look for other means, he would probably have to be careful in selecting them so as not to learn any unconventional and evil skills.

Similarly, Zuo Chen did not dare to underestimate Daliang's strength.

But he still clearly remembered that the old Taoist priest on the mountain had his head chopped off by magic!
The old Taoist priest left behind Taoist scriptures, which means that he himself was at least a monk.

In other words, there must be a powerful being in Daliang who is capable of killing cultivators!
When he first came down the mountain, he thought that the place was full of large sects of cultivation, and that he, a little guy in the Foundation Establishment Stage, would most likely be cannon fodder among cannon fodders, so he did not try to hide his abilities.

Now...

Zuo Chen thought that he should hide his identity as a cultivator for a while and try for two or three days.

No problem!

Caiyi followed him and saw some of his abilities...

Zuo Chen turned his head and looked at Caiyi. Caiyi was still looking at the guest rooms prepared in the compound. After feeling Zuo Chen's gaze, Caiyi shuddered subconsciously.

She immediately gave Zuo Chen a flattering smile:

"Master Zuo, is there anything you need me to do? Silver or treasures? I may not be able to take them out for the time being... Please, please don't stare at me like that, I'm not delicious..."

The corner of Zuo Chen's mouth twitched slightly.

She has seen my abilities, so I think she wouldn't dare to go out and talk nonsense. When the time comes, I can test her character and teach her some Taoist skills.

"It's late, let's get some rest first."

Zuo Chen said, then went straight into the room.

Caiyi also breathed a sigh of relief and muttered to herself:

"What happened to Taoist Zuo just now? His eyes looked so scary."

……

The next morning, an octagonal table was set up in the courtyard. The table was filled with chicken, duck, fish, and even mutton soup to entertain Zuo Chen and Cai Yi. Naturally, the two of them were not polite and ate with big mouthfuls to satisfy their stomachs.

Before he had even taken two bites of the meal, a man suddenly walked in from the gate of the compound:

"Old Xu! What did you mean by asking me to go to the ghost village last time? Did you want to kill me?"

A bald man walked in from the door with a knife on his waist.

After he came in cursing, he saw Zuo Chen and Cai Yi who were eating, and his eyes widened.

"Master? Why are you here?"

(End of this chapter)