Holy body, start with the Five Animal Exercises

14: Long nightQin Jiang was a little surprised, not expecting the Old Doctor to see through him so directly.

”I have indeed mastered the third layer.”

The Old Doctor smiled upon hearing this, ”Stay here tonight. There is still a secret method for the Five Animals Play that requires bathing in a medicinal bath at dawn to achieve complete Perfection.”

Qin Jiang pondered for a moment and agreed.

In the evening, in a guest room in the backyard, candlelight flickered, casting shadows on the wall.

At the table, Qin Jiang wrote furiously, compiling the ”Longevity Five Qi Skill,” intending to give it to the Old Doctor tomorrow.

He put down his pen late into the night, twisted his neck, and stretched his body slightly.

He got up and walked to the window, where a lone moon hung high, casting its bright white light.

The night was exceptionally beautiful tonight, even quieter than usual.

He walked to the table and blew out the candle. He still had to learn Iron Arm Fist tomorrow, so he needed to rest quickly.

The next day, Qin Jiang sat up from his bed, his eyes slightly closed, still a little tired.

Even after sleeping through the night, he still felt some weariness from the intense battle with the two fox demons yesterday.

He put on his cloth clothes and followed his memory towards the door, intending to go out and wash his face.

”Creak ~”

The door opened, but it wasn’t daytime; it was still night.

Inhale—!

Qin Jiang took a deep breath, instantly becoming sober.

He looked up, the moonlight was still there.

Immediately, he was certain that there was nothing wrong with him, because the position of the moon had not changed at all since before he went to sleep.

Ever since he mastered the Longevity Five Qi Skill, his Physical Body had developed some inexplicable connection with heaven and earth, and his control over the subtle parts of his body could almost be said to have reached a Peak.

Unless deliberately controlled, there would never be a situation where he woke up before dawn.

Quickly getting dressed, he returned to the room, picked up his Black Water Blade, and directly leaped onto the roof.

Looking around, the vast Black Mountain City had no light at all. In the past, torches would be lit at various city gates.

Not only that, he listened carefully, and could hear no human voices, let alone insects or wind. Black Mountain City seemed to have become an empty city overnight!

His heart tightened slightly, and he walked slowly and carefully towards another rooftop.

After walking over several rooftops, his vision was drawn to a glimmer of light. It was a room on the second floor with candlelight, and a blurry figure was projected onto the window.

He approached quietly, and before he could even make a small hole in the window, a voice came from inside the room.

”Who’s out there?”

The Old Doctor’s voice came out.

Hearing it was the Old Doctor, Qin Jiang’s mood relaxed slightly. He gently pushed open the window and entered the room. The Old Doctor was sitting at the table, flipping through medical books.

”It’s so late, why aren’t you asleep yet?”

Qin Jiang raised an eyebrow slightly, ”You mean, it’s night now?”

The Old Doctor nodded upon hearing this, glanced out the window, ”The Taiyin hangs high, if it’s not night, could it be day?”

Qin Jiang glanced out the window, then nodded in realization, ”Oh ~ yes, I must have been confused from sleep.”

As he spoke, he walked over and sat beside the Old Doctor, his hand resting on the hilt of his Black Water Blade.

”By the way, Old Doctor, do you still remember when you gave me the five animals pill and said you would sell it to me for two taels of silver?”

The Old Doctor looked puzzled, ”Two taels of silver? Am I really senile? I clearly remember saying it would be a hundred coppers at the time.”

”Then why isn’t it deducted today?” Qin Jiang asked.

The Old Doctor immediately laughed, ”What? You have to give it to me?”

Hearing this, Qin Jiang relaxed, smiled contentedly, and drew his Black Water Blade, ”Tell me, who exactly are you?”

The Old Doctor was startled, then tilted his head slightly, revealing a strange smile, and his eyes became hollow.

”I’m very curious, how did you find out?”

’The Old Doctor’ didn’t open his mouth, but a voice still came out, like the mixed and overlapping voices of dozens of men and women.

Qin Jiang didn’t answer and directly slashed at him with his blade.

’The Old Doctor’s’ figure flickered, instantly appearing outside the window. Qin Jiang quickly gave chase, but just as he leaped out the window, ’the Old Doctor’ had already vanished.

A commotion came from below. He looked down and saw that, at some point, the downstairs was packed with people, all looking up, their eyes hollow, staring straight at him.

Before he could react, the next moment, everyone rushed towards him as if they had gone mad.

They pushed and shoved, creating a staircase-like effect, and in just half a breath, they had surged up!

Qin Jiang’s eyes narrowed, and he immediately raised his blade and began to cut them down, causing a large amount of blood to splatter.

The human tide came in waves, like the ocean.

Besides the courtyard, the streets outside the courtyard were also full of people, almost filling every gap, with no end in sight.

Swish, swish, swish!

Blade light flickered in the night, appearing and disappearing like an island in the waves.

After an unknown amount of time, Qin Jiang’s strength was almost exhausted, but looking around, the human tide still stretched endlessly.

At the point of exhaustion, an inexplicable rage rose in his heart, making him swing his blade with all his might. The immense force carried by the blade directly cut the human tide in front of him in half at the waist.

Could it be that he was going to die again?!

As he swung his blade in a circle, a glimmer of light shone into his eyes from the side. He looked with the corner of his eye and saw a half-burned candle stand.

’Young Master, the long night is endless, and the firelight is dim.’

Suddenly, Xian’er’s words from when she dissipated echoed in his mind.

He forced a breath, powerfully pushed off with his feet, directly crashed through the surging crowd, and rushed into the room where the Old Doctor had been earlier.

He grabbed the candle stand and threw it directly onto the bed, and immediately, a great fire blazed.

The fierce fire burned the room, but he couldn’t feel any heat. Even more strangely, this fire didn’t burn everything like an ordinary flame, but rather spread everywhere with a liquid-like texture.

There were no traces of burning where it passed; instead, it looked more like it was being melted and corroded.

An ominous premonition arose in his heart. He sensed something was wrong and leaped straight out the window.

A layer of pink light fell, and the previous human tide had disappeared.

He looked up at the sky, and that bright moon had actually turned pink. A charming female figure appeared in the moon, with flowing ribbons, like a Fairy.

Looking at the dancing figure, Qin Jiang’s eyes became dazed.

Swish!

The blade light cut his arm, and he instantly sobered up, no longer looking directly, but observing the pink moon in the sky with his peripheral vision.

Mmm ~ Mmm ~

A seductive sound came from below. He looked over, and the previous human tide had reappeared, all doing indescribable things.

He looked back, the fire in the room was blazing, but it couldn’t burn out of the room.

Xian’er’s voice echoed in his mind, ’The long night is endless, and the firelight is dim.’ He was certain that he had fallen into an illusion.

He looked around, sensing carefully. Aside from the absence of that feeling of being connected to heaven and earth, there was nothing unusual.

What a powerful illusion!

Tap, tap, tap.

Crisp footsteps sounded, unhurried, even a little careless.

An invisible pressure weighed on his shoulders, making him unable to move.

’The Old Doctor’ came floating through the air, and with each step, his body gradually grew taller, transforming into a young woman.

Her bare feet were like jade, her fingernails painted pink, glowing faintly.

She wore a pink silk dress, with an exquisite face, like a Body Integration of Xian’er and Yu’er, simultaneously displaying the contradictory temperaments of allure and modesty.

”Young Master, there is much suffering in the present world. Why not stay here and eternally enjoy the illusion of extreme bliss?”