Starting boy Ma Kongqun

Chapter 35 Cold Spring, Cold Jade

Ma Kongqun inherited Wang Lianhua's collection of books and was involved in various miscellaneous studies. When he felt the unusual cold in the cave, he already had some guesses in his mind.

At this time, the war was over. He asked Hua Fengchun to take charge outside, leading people to clean up the battlefield and collect the bodies of his dead. He took A Fei and Gongsun Duan, who had wrapped the wounds hastily, lit a few more torches, and went deeper into the cave. Explore.

The cave extends diagonally downward in a zigzag manner. It is very wide at the beginning, but becomes lower and narrower at the back. You need to bend down and turn sideways to barely pass, and the colder the deeper you go, the colder it gets.

Fortunately, the internal strength of the three of them was not bad, so they were able to use their skills to resist the cold and move forward.

After passing the narrowest passage, the land suddenly opened up, revealing a space even wider than the outermost cave.

This space is in the shape of an inverted funnel, wide at the bottom and smaller as it goes up. There is actually a very small hole at the top that connects to the outside, with a ray of light slanting down.

In the very center of the cave, there is an irregular oval-shaped pool no more than ten feet in size.

There were curls of white air rising above the water in the pool. From a distance, one could feel the biting chill in the water that was far greater than the ice and snow, but strangely it never condensed into ice.

"Brother, are you exploring this cave just to find this pool of spring water?"

Gongsun Duan asked in confusion when he saw Ma Kongqun staring at the spring water with his eyes shining as if he had found a treasure.

Ma Kongqun had walked to the edge of the pool, raised his palms and placed them on top of the pool water. Feeling the strange cold like thousands of fine needles pricking him, he said with a smile:

"You don't know, Ah Duan, that when I went to the grassland to do business this time, I got a piece of meteorite in Jincheng. When I brought it back to Brother Tie for appraisal, he said that I must find a spring that is extremely dark and cold. , first heat the meteorite with fierce fire, and then soak it in cold spring water. Only by alternating hot and cold can we break through the outer layer of stone that is stronger than diamond, and take out the gold and iron inside to forge the magic weapon. I was originally worried. Where can I find such a spring water? Who would have thought that God would take the initiative to send it to your door!"

Hearing this, not only Gongsun Duan clapped his hands and laughed, but even called him "big brother, great blessings to the sky". A Fei on the side also secretly wondered, thinking that Ma Kongqun was really lucky, and even such a thing as sleeping on the pillow could happen.

Gongsun Duan also came to the edge of the pool and looked in. Because the water was clear, he could see that the water was not very deep, no more than two feet.

Looking left and right, he couldn't see any mystery, so he asked again: "Brother, why do you think this spring water is so cold?"

Ma Kongqun said leisurely: "I have seen a record in ancient books, saying that there was an extremely cold period in ancient times. At that time, the entire world was covered by ice and snow that never melted, and countless creatures became extinct. Later, the world evolved and the ice and snow melted. , the world gradually returned to life. However, there was also a small amount of black ice buried deep in the ground. Not only did it not melt, but it transformed into the quality of jade after tens of thousands of years, with a nature that is yin or cold. If I expected it to be true, underneath the spring water There must be a piece of cold jade hidden in it."

A Fei was a little surprised: "I once heard...I heard someone say that this Ten Thousand Years Cold Jade is a treasure to assist in the cultivation of internal energy. I wonder if it is true?"

Seeing that this cold-faced boy rarely asked questions, Ma Kongqun explained in detail with a smile:
  "This statement is indeed true. It should be noted that practicing internal energy is an act that goes against the will of heaven. The breathing method and blood circulation during exercise are very different from normal times. Ordinary people need to concentrate and meditate to maintain this state. And practicing for too long will cause heart fire. , if you cannot stop the exercise in time and calm down, you will be in trouble. Once the exercise is completed, the skill will be like a boat that stops rowing on the countercurrent, instead of advancing, it will retreat.

"If you can get a piece of ten-thousand-year-old cold jade by your side, the situation will be completely different. Because the cold jade is extremely cold, if you keep it next to you, you need to use your whole body's internal energy to resist the cold. If you do this for many years and months, you will become accustomed to it and you will be able to use your internal energy. Turned into instinct, no matter whether walking, sitting or lying down, the practice will continue. At the same time, the cold air of the cold jade has the miraculous effect of clearing and calming the inner fire. The practitioner can be as brave and vigorous as possible without the risk of going crazy. These two benefits are superimposed, and with the help of Wan Zai Hanyu's one year of practice should be as good as someone else's ten years! "God has given such a treasure, and if you don't take it, you will be blamed for it." After Brother Tie finishes using this cold spring, I must try to dig out the cold jade underneath. In addition to helping one's own practice, it can also be used as a reward for meritorious people in the hall. "

When Gongsun Duan heard that he could also enjoy the benefits of this treasure, he couldn't wait and asked hurriedly: "When will I invite Brother Tie to come here to forge weapons?"

Ma Kongqun sighed and said: "As soon as possible, after all... maybe I will need a handy weapon soon."

The three of them came out of the cave together. Hua Fengchun had already led people to clean up the enemy's corpses - in this deep mountain, it would still take a little distance to drag the corpses out of the valley, and naturally there would be wild animals to help clean them up later.

Ma Kongqun then arranged for some people to stay in the valley to take care of the cave that had seen the light.

Just as he was about to set off to return to the "Ten Thousand Horses Hall", A Fei came forward and said that he was willing to stay in this valley.

Ma Kongqun was worried about the lack of experts here. Hearing this, he was overjoyed at first, and then thought of something, with a happy smile on his face that said, "Young man has a bright future."

Later, Tie Zhan will come here to forge weapons for himself, and Tie Linglong will of course come to help and learn. A Fei takes the initiative to stay, of course because he is worried about Tie Linglong's safety.

A Fei felt uncomfortable all over because of his laughter. He tried his best to keep a cold face that was a little warm, and turned around to find a suitable place to stay.

Because there were enough horses, Ma Kongqun and his party could calmly take the bodies of their dead and wounded out of the mountain.

After leaving Changbai Mountain, they went to the town to buy coffins and carriages, collected the deceased, and marched all the way around the "Ten Thousand Horses Hall".

Naturally, someone asked about what happened on the way. Ma Kongqun didn't mention anything about the demon sect, but said that a group of "ginseng collectors" had evil intentions. Not only did they not want to deliver the goods as promised, they also wanted to kill people and swallow up the money from "Wanmatang". After a firefight, although the "Ten Thousand Horses Hall" completely destroyed the other party, it also suffered a lot of casualties.

Today's Demon Sect is still in the latent stage. Ma Kongqun's statement can make the Demon Sect think that he has not figured out the details of Feixiong's group, and only treats it as an ordinary struggle for fame and fortune, and will not publicly attack "Wanma Hall" because of this. "Get started.

Of course, the demon sect's retaliation will inevitably come, and it will come soon, but as long as the other party does not show off its chariots and horses and attack with absolute superiority, Ma Kongqun thinks that he still has some confidence in dealing with it, and maybe he can take this opportunity. , completely pulling Li Xunhuan and A Fei, two masters who have been coveting for a long time, onto the chariot of "Wanma Hall"...

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