Chapter 12
Zhou An just couldn’t figure it out, obviously he was teaching, why was he suddenly talking about the mysterious expert again?
Wasn’t this mysterious master referring to him?
The constables also didn’t understand why the topic had suddenly changed, and were staring at Sheriff Xie with puzzled eyes.
Sheriff Xie put his hand to his mouth and coughed as a way to hide his embarrassment, the scars on his face becoming more and more hideous: “The people in this world are divided into a total of four major categories, and all of the cultivation styles within these four major categories are similar, and are roughly divided into two types.”
“One of them is the mental method, and the other is the technique.”
“And there are two types of cultivation methods, the first is to emphasize heart methods over techniques, and the second is to emphasize techniques over heart methods.”
“The heart method is able to increase one’s strength, and when the heart method is cultivated to the extreme, a slightly inferior technique is able to make up for it.”
“But there is also a flaw.”
Speaking here, Sheriff Xie raised his hand and pointed at one of the constables, telling him to come forward.
The constable walked up with a puzzled face.
“Raise your hand.” Sheriff Xie said.
Although the constable was confused, he honestly raised his hand.
Sheriff Xie grabbed the constable’s wrist, “What do you feel?”
The constable’s face revealed a look of shock and uncertainty as he stuttered, “I feel like there’s a qi that’s turning in my body.”
Sheriff Xie nodded and let go of his hand, “This is what comes from the mind techniques, this flow of qi is collectively known as qi, qi is the root of the mind techniques, it is also the root of the driving techniques, and can increase the power of the techniques.”
The constable asked, “And what is the flaw?”
Sheriff Xie sighed, “In this world, there are all kinds of heart techniques, there are also good and bad ones, can you guarantee that you will get the good ones? The difference between a good and a bad heart method is not half a star, the good ones are mastered in the head.”
When said like this, the crowd understood.
The good heart techniques were all hidden by others.
There was also a gap between the poorer heart techniques that were learned.
Zhou An was also listening, comparing it to his own situation.
Heart Technique?
There weren’t any.
He just never saw one.
The Qi flow in his body did exist, but it was all from his liver life skills.
This airflow should be air.
“Should I belong to the second category here, or the first?” Zhou An thought to himself.
While thinking like this, there was another movement from Sheriff Xie’s side.
“There are many middle-of-the-road mind techniques, so there are just as many people in this category.”
Sheriff Xie slowly said, “Now let’s talk about the second category, which is the category that emphasizes techniques over heart techniques, and there are much fewer in this category.”
“Clang!”
The sound of a sword being drawn rang out, the snowy long knife was drawn by Sheriff Xie, who slashed out with a backhanded slash.
In front of everyone’s eyes, the blade light condensed into a thin line and chopped on the ground, leaving long blade marks.
“Wow!”
The constables clamored, the shock this scene brought them was too strong.
Sheriff Xie retrieved his long sword and wiped the sweat from his forehead, “The second category doesn’t have too many requirements, he uses techniques to supplement his mind techniques, when the techniques are improved, the air of the mind techniques will naturally gain an increase, but this category is particularly difficult.”
“There are those who are intoxicated with techniques and have made no progress for decades, while there are those who had an epiphany and have flown to the top ever since, and although there is no flaw in the heart technique, this is already an extremely high threshold.”
“The slash I slashed out just now, did you guys see it?”
The constables shook their heads, indicating that they didn’t understand it.
They then only saw a flash of blade light, a thin line appeared, and an additional blade mark appeared on the ground.
Sheriff Xie said, “I’ve been practicing blade techniques for more than ten years, and now I’m considered to have stepped into the threshold, I’m from the lineage of techniques, if you guys want to learn, you can only learn blade techniques from me.”
“Whenever you cut a thin line, you have truly stepped into the path and are able to give birth to air.”
“This is also why I said Mysterious Master, that Mysterious Master is likewise a technique-heavy existence.”
The crowd was then enlightened.
Zhou An also pretended to be suddenly enlightened.
But while his face was this expression, his heart was a different thought.
Like.
One could only say it was very similar.
The blade that Sheriff Xie chopped out just now was indeed very similar to the one he used.
But ……
Why is it so laborious?
Just now, after Sheriff Xie chopped out the white line, his face paled a bit visible to the naked eye, and there was even sweat on his forehead, as if he had consumed a lot.
“How come I didn’t feel it?” Zhou An secretly said.
When he fought with that black shadow earlier, he had casually chopped out a dozen slashes.
For him, it was only half of the air that was consumed, not in the state that Sheriff Xie was in.
This feeling is like …… being weak.
Although he felt that it was not good to say this, the fact was right in front of him, Sheriff Xie gave him a weak feeling.
Zhou An pondered.
On the other side, Sheriff Xie sheathed his sword.
“Fellow officers, as you all saw just now, this is a manifestation of skill, although it is difficult, it is strong.”
“If one day, you are able to condense the light of your swords and cut out white lines, at least in this Settlement County, you will be considered the best.”
Sheriff Xie spoke in a loud voice.
When he said this, the constables all got excited, as if it was easy, and responded.
For a while, there was more than a little clamor.
Sheriff Xie also knew that it was normal to behave like this when seeing the other side of this world.
He was like this himself in the beginning.
He did not go to stop, but patiently waited, after a while, the clamor gradually stopped.
The courtyard was once again quiet.
Sheriff Xie revealed a smile.
He usually seldom showed a smile, he always had a serious look, and the constables were afraid to see him, especially because of the scars on his face, which added a bit of brazenness.
Looking at the constables, it was as if he thought of himself when he was young.
“Everyone, I still have something to say.” Sheriff Xie raised his hand and pressed down gently.
The constables all looked at Sheriff Xie with anticipation.
Sheriff Xie continued, “Since it is cultivation, then there must be a grade, and this grade is uniform within the four major categories.”
In the crowd, Zhou An’s eyes lit up slightly.
This was the main event, at least for him.
What he needed was this information.
“Whether it’s cultivating Mind Techniques or Techniques, they all actually rely on air, it’s just that the source of the air is different.”
Sheriff Xie said, “That’s why the criteria for grades are also evaluated according to the qi.”
“As long as you are able to practice the air, you have reached the third-rate grade, and upwards are the second-rate and first-rate.”
“Don’t underestimate third-rate masters either, being able to reach third-rate masters is already considered standing out.”
“As for above first-rate, you guys don’t need to understand, because that’s already considered to be someone who started a sect.”
“Let’s first briefly talk about third-rate experts.”
“As I said just now, air is the standard for evaluation.”
Sheriff Xie plucked off a hair.
“Initially, your Qi is only as thick as a strand of hair, and as you deepen your cultivation, it will reach the thickness of your thumb, and this level is already considered to be top-notch within the Third Stream Masters.”
Zhou An sniffed and carefully felt the Qi flow in his body, his face was odd.