Chapter 231

Not knowing how much time had passed, Zhang Xiaohua felt that the Yuan Qi of Heaven and Earth in her body had stabilized. That extremely pure and abundant Yuan Qi entered her meridians and converged into the Zhen Qi in her meridians. After a cycle of refinement, it was stored in her middle dantian. Zhang Xiaohua carefully discovered that the Zhen Qi in her middle dantian was much richer than before. The quantity was about the same as before, but the quality was a lot worse.

At this time, Zhang Xiaohua habitually released her perception. This release was not a big deal, but it still gave Zhang Xiaohua a fright. That perception was like an eye, able to see everything around her. It was not like before when she could only sense the Yuan Qi of Heaven and Earth. Zhang Xiaohua's heart moved. She thought of the records in the "Carefree Heart Sutra". Wasn't this the "Divine Sense" mentioned in the Heart Sutra? This was a remarkable ability that could be achieved when the Heart Sutra was cultivated to the sixth level or above. How could she know it now?

Zhang Xiaohua very interestingly tried out the remarkable ability she had just learned. This Divine Sense was like Zhang Xiaohua had grown an extra pair of eyes. She could see up and down, left and right, front and back. Moreover, this Divine Sense was not just like a pair of eyes, it was more like Zhang Xiaohua had grown an extra antenna. That Divine Sense wrapped around the crops in the field. Zhang Xiaohua could really feel the heaviness of the crops. Zhang Xiaohua wanted to use her Divine Sense to break off the fruits on the crops. Unfortunately, after trying, she could not do so. Presumably, it was because she had just learned it and was not yet mature.

Zhang Xiaohua's Divine Sense had just been cultivated and could not cover far. It could only cover an area of about five feet. However, this small distance already made Zhang Xiaohua very happy. It was like she had gotten a new toy. She played with it endlessly until she was tired. Then she felt it withdraw like the ebbing tide.

As soon as Zhang Xiaohua's Divine Sense approached her, she realized that she was not sitting on the huge Primordial Stone alone. Her second brother, Zhang Xiaohu, was also standing beside her anxiously. Her surroundings were not as bare as when she first arrived. There was already a rough thatched hut built around her. Now she was sitting cross-legged in this small thatched hut.

Zhang Xiaohua was astonished. He opened his eyes and was about to stand up when he suddenly discovered that the world in his eyes was somewhat different from the past. It was as if a veil had been lifted. Looking outside through the gaps in the straw hut, the entire world was clearly layered. Even the straw beside him could see the spirit within. Zhang Xiaohua could not help but understand. His Heart Sutra had entered the second layer. This was the benefit brought about by the advancement of his cultivation method.

Thinking up to this point, Zhang Xiaohua could not help but feel a trace of anticipation in his heart. If there were such changes after just cultivating the first level of the cultivation technique, what kind of changes would it be if he cultivated all eighteen levels of the cultivation technique?

Moreover, another question that had been in her heart for a long time floated up. The cultivation method and results of the [Carefree Heart Sutra] were clearly different from what He Tianshu had taught her. Was her inner strength cultivation method really an inner strength cultivation method?

But if this [Carefree Heart Sutra] was not an inner strength cultivation method, then what kind of martial arts was it?

Zhang Xiaohua could not help but frown.

Zhang Xiaohua slowly walked out of the little straw hut.

Zhang Xiaohu, who was standing at the side, was so anxious that he did not dare to walk. Just as he was worrying, he suddenly heard the sound of footsteps. Lifting his head, he saw Zhang Xiaohua coming out of the straw hut. His face immediately looked relieved. Quickly walking over, he looked at Zhang Xiaohua from head to toe and asked, "Xiaohua, are you alright?"

Zhang Xiaohua was puzzled and said, "What could happen to me? Second brother, are you alright?"

Zhang Xiaohu smiled and said, "Of course I'm fine. What could happen to me?"

Zhang Xiaohua turned around and pointed at the straw hut and said, "If you're fine, why did you build a straw hut? I'm just going to sit here for a while. Is there a need for this?"

"Just sit here for a while???"

Zhang Xiaohu acted as if he had heard the funniest joke in the world. He pointed at Zhang Xiaohua's nose and said, "Xiaohua, Xiaohua, do you know that you've already sat here for nine days and nine nights!"

"Nine days and nine nights!?"

Zhang Xiaohua was also dumbfounded. She repeatedly asked, "Second brother, how is this possible? How is this possible? I feel like it's only been a while."

Zhang Xiaohu's face was filled with envy as he said, "You're being suspected. It's just nine days and nine nights. How could you have such an achievement by practicing the 《Spirit of the Bull》?

I heard from my master that some internal experts would practice in seclusion for several days. You've only just started, so how could you practice in seclusion for such a long time? "

Zhang Xiaohua thought about it and still chose to remain silent. It wasn't that she didn't trust her second brother, but Zhang Xiaohu was still a disciple of the Misty School. If she told him the truth, it would inevitably put him in a difficult position. Since that was the case, a white lie was the best solution.

Zhang Xiaohu saw that Zhang Xiaohua didn't speak and thought that he was still immersed in the progress of his internal strength. He asked again, "Xiaohua, what level is your internal strength at now?"

Zhang Xiaohua said, "How would I know? I don't have a master to guide me. I'm just practicing blindly, so I'm not very clear."

Zhang Xiaohu hurriedly said, "It's okay, Xiaohua. When we return to the Misty School, I'll help you ask my master. He'll definitely tell me."

Zhang Xiaohua heard and quickly said, "Second brother, please don't. I'd rather practice on my own. If I have any questions, I'll ask you. If I don't ask, don't look for Hero Wen, okay?"

Zhang Xiaohu saw this and could only nod.

Zhang Xiaohua hurriedly changed the topic and asked, "Second brother, what's the matter with this straw shed?"

Speaking of the straw shed, Zhang Xiaohu laughed and said, "You're still talking about it. That day, didn't you rush to fetch water? We waited for a long time but you didn't come back. Big brother came to look for you and saw you threw the bucket beside the well. He thought you fell into the well and was scared to death. He didn't have time to report it and took something to fish for you in the well. Naturally, he didn't get anything out of the well. So big brother ran back like a madman and didn't dare to tell mother and secretly pulled me out. So big brother made a rope and tied one end to his body and the other end to mine. You know, big brother has always been better at swimming than me. He rushed down the well and I couldn't do anything about it. But he stayed at the bottom of the well for a long time and still didn't find any trace of you. At this time, mother, father and sister-in-law also felt that something was wrong and rushed over. You don't know how mother cried at that time and father didn't know how to comfort her."

"Fortunately, sister-in-law was smart and felt that you wouldn't fall into the well so easily. So we looked around. Big brother found you on the edge of the field, but you were sitting there motionlessly and seemed to still be breathing. Seeing your smiling face, big brother didn't dare to touch you and called me over.

I saw you meditating in the medicine hall's guest room during the Martial Arts Exhibition, so I told them that you were cultivating your internal strength and that it was a critical moment and couldn't be disturbed. So I persuaded them to go back. Mother and father naturally didn't want to go back, so I could only say that if they disturbed you, your life would be in danger. So they went back.

Big brother and I kept watch from afar, but soon it was night time and you still hadn't woken up. Mother was afraid that you would freeze, and she was also afraid that the villagers would come and disturb your cultivation. We couldn't explain it to them, so we built you a straw hut. Ai, this straw hut was hard to build. Big brother and I built it from afar, then we quietly carried it over and covered you. Hehe, it was just like covering a bird in the snow when we were young. "

When Zhang Xiaohua heard this, she thought of the danger of Qi deviation when she had just returned to the Guozhuang House. She couldn't help but feel a lingering fear. Fortunately, there was an expert like her second brother. If there wasn't, she might have suffered Qi deviation again. She didn't know if she would be lucky enough to escape safely this time.

Thinking of this, Zhang Xiaohua said with an apologetic face, "Second brother, it's all my fault for being greedy for cultivation. I've brought you a lot of trouble."

Zhang Xiaohu laughed and said, "What trouble? It's just that Big brother and I have been watching over you for a day and a night. It's just like watching melons in the past. It's no big deal.

However, you should hurry back home. You don't know how worried mother and father are. No matter what I say, they don't believe me. Only when they see that you're fine can they be at ease. "

Zhang Xiaohua said, "Okay, let's go back together."

The two brothers returned to the village together. The familiar villagers asked from time to time, "Xiaohua, where have you been these days?

I heard that you came back, but why didn't I see your shadow? "

Zhang Xiaohu answered first, "Xiaohua went to Lu Town. There are still some things to do."

When the villagers saw that Zhang Xiaohua actually had something to do in Lu Town, their eyes immediately filled with awe and no longer asked any more questions.

When the two of them returned to the Zhang family's small courtyard, the whole family sat in the central room with worried faces. When they saw Zhang Xiaohua and Zhang Xiaohu come back, their faces all changed and they were very happy. Zhang Xiaohu said first, "Look, Xiaohua is back. She didn't lose a single hair. I was right, she was just practicing internal strength. You don't have to worry."

Zhang Xiaohua looked at her mother's extremely worried eyes and said, "Mother, it's really just practicing. It's just that I accidentally used too much time. Look, I'm really fine."

Before Guo Sufei could say anything, tears flowed out first. She wiped her tears and said, "It's not that I don't want you to practice martial arts diligently, but the next time you want to practice martial arts, tell me in advance so that I won't worry, okay?"

Zhang Xiaohua said with heartache, "Mother, I know. It won't happen again. The next time I practice martial arts, I will definitely tell you in advance."

Zhang Cai also bit his pipe and couldn't help but say, "It's good that you're fine. Next time, you must be careful. Tell me in advance so that I won't worry about others."

Zhang Xiaohua said carefully, "I know, Father. I will."

Mr. Liu was also at the side. He sighed and didn't say anything.

Liu Qian asked, "Xiaohua, you've been sitting for nine days and nine nights. Are you hungry?"

Hearing this, Zhang Xiaohua's stomach made a rumbling sound. Zhang Xiaohua blushed and said, "Sister-in-law, now that you mention it, I'm really hungry."

Liu Qian smiled and said, "Then hurry into the house. Drink some water first. I'll bring you food right away."

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