Chapter 188 Dan Fire
As soon as the pill entered my mouth, I felt a warm current flowing into my stomach.

The eight extraordinary meridians seem to have a stream of clear water slowly moving, constantly repairing the meridians that were originally somewhat obscure and difficult to navigate.

Some of the hidden injuries he had suffered before were also recovering quietly.

Li Daoxuan felt refreshed all over, as if the heavy burden he had been carrying for many days was lifted off. He tried to circulate the Dan Qi in his body meridians, and it was like a cleared canal, flowing freely.

Feeling this way, he was overjoyed. He quickly opened his eyes, knelt on the mat and bowed to Xu Fu.

"Thank you, Master, for the medicine!"

"Get up." Xu Fu stroked his beard and smiled. He looked him up and down with his bright eyes. Then he nodded and pointed at the furnace and said, "Use the same method as before to get the elixir and get a ball of fire from the furnace."

"Yes, Master." Li Daoxuan obeyed Xu Fu's words and walked to the blazing furnace.

He looked at the fire in the cauldron, circulated the Dan Qi on his palm, then slowly stretched out his hand and pinched a wisp of the fire in the furnace in his palm.

I just felt the warm current in my abdomen flowing along the meridians and gathering in my palms, constantly offsetting the heat from the burning fire, keeping the fire in a state of being about to go out.

Open your palm again, and a wisp of flame will float.

He brought the flame to Xu Fu and said to him, "Master, I have brought a ray of fire."

"Not bad." Xu Fu looked at the fire in Li Daoxuan's hand and a gratified smile appeared on his face.

He waved his dustpan and moved the flame to his palm, and then the flame ignited and turned into a blazing white flame.

"Look, this is martial fire."

Martial fire? Li Daoxuan stared at the flame in Xu Fu's hand, trying to see the difference between this flame and ordinary flames. However, he saw that this ray of martial fire was extremely fierce. He just moved a little closer, and the hair on his forehead was burned and emitted a burnt smell. He was startled and quickly stepped back.

"Fool, don't get too close." Xu Fu smiled when he saw this, "Martial Fire is a fierce and yang fire, the fire is fierce and boiling like hot oil. If you are not careful, you will easily be injured by this martial fire."

"Master, how does this martial fire compare to the Samadhi True Fire?" Li Daoxuan was very curious after hearing what Xu Fu said.

After all, the two fires, civil and martial, did not sound as powerful as the Samadhi Fire. However, he often heard stories about the Samadhi Fire in mythological stories, such as the Red Boy in Journey to the West, who used the Samadhi Fire to burn the Monkey King.

Although he was fortunate enough to see the Samadhi True Fire once in Longling, it was only displayed once that day, so Li Daoxuan did not quite understand the mystery behind it.

Now that he had met an expert in using fire, he would not let go of the doubts in his heart. He asked the questions that had been hidden in his heart and waited for Xu Fu's answer.

"If we talk about mysteries, the civil and martial fires are not as good as the Samadhi Fire, but if we look at it from a daily perspective, the use of the civil and martial fires is better than the Samadhi Fire." Sure enough, after hearing Jiang Wen's words, Xu Fu stroked his beard and chuckled, "Whether it is alchemy or decocting medicine, whether it is for the kitchen or for burning, it is all taken from the civil and martial fires. The Samadhi Fire is also called the Yuan Fire, which is the true fire of the Yuan Shen, Yuan Qi, and Yuan Jing. It rises from the heart, kidneys, and Dantian, and gathers the truth of a person, which is called the Samadhi Fire. This fire is often invisible and formless, hidden in the three flowers, and cannot be extinguished by water or burned by oil. It can be regarded as a top-quality fire for alchemy and refining."

"If you want to learn the art of refining weapons in the future, this Samadhi True Fire will be just right for you. But if you want to use it for ordinary purposes, you still need to learn the two fires, civil and military."

"So that's how it is. Disciple understands." After hearing what Xu Fu said, Li Daoxuan understood the difference between the two fires of civil and martial arts and the Samadhi True Fire.

Originally I thought that Samadhi True Fire was more advanced than the two fires of civil and martial arts, but now it seems that this is not the case. The two really have their own merits.

"So Master, should I start by learning the two kinds of fire, civil and martial?" Li Daoxuan asked curiously.

"Of course." Xu Fu nodded and pointed to the pile of firewood in the corner. "Let's go chop a hundred pieces of firewood first to make a fire." "Aren't the civil and military fires divine fires? Li Daoxuan didn't know why he had to chop firewood. Could it be that this divine fire was also produced by firewood?
But since Xu Fu said so, he, as his apprentice, had to listen. He walked to the corner without saying a word, picked up the axe and started chopping wood.

This axe is heavy, probably dozens of pounds. It feels obviously heavier in the hand than an ordinary axe when swinging it. It is not easy to control, and it requires some skill no matter how you chop it.

Li Daoxuan was not used to it at first, and was always dragged along by the axe when chopping wood. However, he quickly adjusted himself, held his breath, and then began to chop wood rhythmically.

bang——

bang bang——

bang bang bang --

The sound of chopping wood continued, and Li Daoxuan was seen chopping wood with sweat pouring down his face.

The firewood he chopped at the beginning was not neat, and the edge of the axe was always a little off, so the chopped pieces were big and small, which made Xu Fu disgusted and had to ask him to chop it again.

After mastering the corresponding techniques, Li Daoxuan's movements became much easier. Each of his strikes could hit the desired area, even if it was just a piece of firewood as thick as his forearm, he could quickly and accurately split it in two, with almost no difference between the left and right sides.

The longer he chopped wood, the more natural the way he used his strength became. Intentionally or unintentionally, he used the sword skills taught by Yan Chixia and integrated them into the axe.

The firewood was chopped very quickly, and Li Daoxuan soon finished chopping hundreds of pieces of firewood. Just when he was hesitating about what to do next, he heard Xu Fu's voice calling him.

"Disciple, come here." Xu Fu's voice reached his ears. Li Daoxuan put down his axe and walked over immediately. "Have you finished chopping the firewood?"

"Master, the firewood has been chopped." Li Daoxuan responded quickly.

"That's good, you bring these firewood here." Xu Fu said again.

Li Daoxuan touched his head, seeming to be more certain of the doubts in his heart.

He quickly moved the firewood to the stove.

When all the firewood was brought in, Xu Fu pointed at the tripod and said, "Put this firewood into the alchemy furnace so that it can generate both civil and military fires."

Li Daoxuan did not ask how to produce the civil and martial fires, but he still honestly stuffed the firewood he had brought into the furnace.

"The so-called civil and military fires exist everywhere in the world." Xu Fu said slowly. "When you add the first piece of firewood, the strong fire is produced. When all the open fires are extinguished and only the dark fire remains, it is the gentle fire."

"If you want to learn how to control the two fires of civil and martial arts, you should start from the most basic method of absorbing qi to make elixirs. Just use ten pieces of firewood, and I will guide you to produce the two fires of civil and martial arts." Xu Fu said.

Li Daoxuan naturally did as Xu Fu said and stuffed a few pieces of firewood into the alchemy furnace. When the flames in the furnace grew larger, Xu Fu began to teach Li Daoxuan the techniques of cultivating the two fires, civil and martial.

"Fu means a slow fire, a fire in the shade," Xu Fu taught leisurely, while Li Daoxuan continued to add firewood.

When the fire in the furnace was burning fiercely, Xu Fu called Li Daoxuan: "Watch how this strong fire turns into a gentle fire. When you understand the method of the two fires, you can start to practice this fire."

"Yes, Master." Li Daoxuan bowed.

(End of this chapter)