Chapter 352: Eye Consciousness, Nose Consciousness

Liang Qu teaching fist techniques wasn't because he wanted to see two litters of river otters engage in an arms race and fight each other.

The new treasure ship needed crew: helmsmen, sheet-tenders, lookout men, anchor men...

For the construction of the treasure ship, Liang Qu adopted a division of labor, letting everyone play to their strengths.

The beaver family was responsible for cutting and processing the planks, which were then picked up daily by people sent by Liu Quanfu for assembly.

The beaver family in the pond wasn't working, and there were no materials piled up nearby, which meant all the planks had been cut.

That meant Liu Quanfu's progress wouldn't be too slow, so the matter of shipbuilders had to be put on the agenda early.

Therefore, Liang Qu prepared to bring the big river otter under his command, with the price being teaching them the Ape Fist.

If they really couldn't win, he could still let Bu Neng Dong help.

The big river otter pondered deeply.

In the translation Liang Qu had Old Shell give, he didn't use the word "command," only saying that they would lose a portion of their freedom from now on.

After a long while.

The big river otter nodded heavily.

Being beaten every day—this damn life couldn't be lived at all!

Victory or death!

And so, the man and the beast left the pond one after another.

The old giant clam was puzzled, not knowing what the man and the otter were going to do—special training?

But when the big river otter appeared again, the old giant clam was stunned.

In the blink of an eye, the big river otter's physique had actually become much more robust, and its fur was sleek and shiny!

What good things had it eaten?

Was Liang the kid willing to invest such a heavy cost?

In reality, Liang Qu had only performed a completion for the big river otter.

With the Fat Catfish and other beasts as the main force, it was more than enough. Liang Qu didn't intend to invest resources into the big river otter and would let it forage entirely on its own, but the amount of Water Essence needed for completion wasn't much—it was just a small effort.

"From now on, you'll be called Tatta Kai! Get up early tomorrow, and the whole family will learn the Ape Fist from me!"

Tatta Kai nodded solemnly. It gathered the whole family, signaling that from now on, everyone had to cultivate diligently to wash away their shame as soon as possible!

Taking advantage of the river otter family's war mobilization, Liang Qu jumped into the water and dug a large turtle shell out of the pond's silt.

Mysterious Turtle Shell.

It was a gift from the old toad. To achieve the demonstration effect, it had burned quite a few cracks into the shell, which needed to be soaked in water for ten days or half a month to grow back.

Liang Qu had been out for two months, so naturally, it was fine.

He couldn't think of anything to divine for the time being, so he brought it back to the study, placed the shell on the bookshelf, and conveniently took out paper to grind ink and transcribe the "Eye Consciousness Method" and "Nose Consciousness Method."

With the Ear Consciousness Method as a foundation, the "Eye Consciousness Method" and "Nose Consciousness Method" were much easier to understand.

The Eye Consciousness Method, like the Ear Consciousness Method, didn't train eyesight at all, but rather the ability to perceive gazes and extract information from the gazes of others!

Once cultivated to a small success.

"The gazes of others will feel like substance, and malicious intent will feel like needles."

Apart from having a clear grasp of external gazes and reacting to them, Liang Qu could use this method to do the opposite, allowing others to feel the pressure of his gaze.

"Sounds like it's beneficial to the Golden Pupils?"

The Golden Pupils could command all kinds of fish.

If he added Eye Consciousness, there might be some miraculous effects.

Liang Qu took out the Ear Consciousness Method from the drawer and compared it with the Eye Consciousness Method in his hand.

The things heard by the Ear Consciousness Method were relatively objective: birth, aging, sickness, death, withering, prosperity, rise, and fall.

What was seen by the Eye Consciousness Method was relatively subjective: resentment, hatred, anger, sorrow, and grief.

From now on, it probably wouldn't be easy for others to ambush him, quite like "no matter how far away, as long as someone points a gun at me, I can feel it."

As for the Nose Consciousness Method, it was cut from the same cloth as the previous two techniques and shared the same lineage.

It also didn't cultivate the sense of smell, but rather smelled good and bad.

Anything that was detrimental to him would smell foul.

Anything that was beneficial to him would smell good.

Of course, when shielding the technique, smelling anything would be a normal scent.

In the future, it would be difficult for others to poison Liang Qu.

Liang Qu picked up the transcribed paper and laid out the "Ear Consciousness Method," "Eye Consciousness Method," and "Nose Consciousness Method."

He compared the three one by one.

The Ear Consciousness Method didn't cultivate hearing.

The Eye Consciousness Method didn't cultivate eyesight.

The Nose Consciousness Method didn't cultivate the sense of smell.

The Consciousness-Only Method was truly an extremely peculiar technique; all of them took a different path, walking a completely different road.

Relying on these three methods, it would be hard for others to deceive, poison, or ambush him!

Liang Qu's survival ability would be raised infinitely high!

Far away from all conspiracies and tricks.

Master Master Huiyuan, who created the "Consciousness-Only Method," was truly a genius!

However, what kind of environment allowed Master Master Huiyuan to create such a technique?

Liang Qu seemed to be able to feel the immense survival pressure faced when this technique was created.

Surrounded by snakes, watched by tigers and leopards, crises everywhere—a single misstep would lead to the abyss, falling into the Avici Hell.

Liang Qu pondered continuously, and before he knew it, his back was covered in a cold sweat.

"Hoo!"

Liang Qu let out a long breath, collected his thoughts, organized the three techniques, and returned to the west wing to return the original manuscript, conveniently asking the Master some questions about the cultivation of the techniques.

The old monk answered them one by one.

After a long while.

"Patron, do you still have questions? If you don't ask today, I'm afraid there won't be another chance to ask in the next few days."

Liang Qu was startled: "Master, are you leaving?"

Before he knew it, Liang Qu had lived under the same roof as the old monk for half a year.

Hearing that the other party was leaving, he felt a sense of emptiness in his heart.

"This old monk should go to Huazhu County for a look, and conveniently go to the surrounding counties. I expect to return in November."

Liang Qu suddenly understood.

The reasoning was correct. The old monk came to Huaiyin Prefecture to track that evil monk. Now that he saw the Huazhu County levee breach suspected to be the work of the Great Snow Mountain Sect, he definitely had to go and investigate on the spot.

"I have no confusion for the time being. Master, would you like to have a meal before leaving? I can have Mother Zhang prepare some dry rations for you?"

The old monk pondered for a moment and agreed.

Seeing the old monk running around so busily, Liang Qu couldn't help but feel emotional.

That evil monk was truly good at hiding.

The old monk, a Perfected Form Jiang Zongshi, had been searching for half a year and couldn't find a single clue.

Could he have already died in some corner?

The more Liang Qu thought about it, the more possible it seemed.

There were hidden dragons and crouching tigers among the heroes of the world; he could encounter a Jiang Zongshi just by staying at home.

It was possible the evil monk had really been killed by some passing hero.

Taking advantage of the time before evening, Liang Qu went to Pingyang County to report to his master, and conveniently took the black iron bow to the martial arts hall, found Cao Shixiong Hu, and gifted the bow to him.

Hu Qi took the bow and tested its strength, finding that he couldn't even pull it to full draw, his eyes showing surprise: "Liang Shidi, this bow..."

Liang Qu cupped his hands: "Liang Shidi recently changed to a new bow. Rather than letting the old bow sit idle and go to waste, or selling it to others, it's better to gift it to Cao Shixiong."

It was true that Liang Qu had entered Yang Yang Dongxiong's sect, but the only thing Yang Yang Dongxiong truly taught personally was the "Ten Thousand Victories Holding the Origin."

At other times, it was mostly Cao Shixiong Hu and Cao Shixiong Xu who taught on the master's behalf.

Their relationship was quite deep.

"Liang Shidi's progress is rapid; Cao Shixiong is not as good."

Hu Qi was filled with emotion.

A bow that he, a Galloping Horse Second-Aperture martial artist, couldn't pull to full draw was at the very least a good bow used by those in the upper or even ultimate stage of Galloping Horse.

Liang Qu actually found it uncomfortable to use!

Hu Qi still remembered the scene from when he entered the sect last year. In the blink of an eye, Liang Qu had actually surpassed several senior brothers and senior sisters in succession.

If it weren't for Cao Shixiong Xu entering Wolf Smoke some time ago, Hu Qi suspected that Liang Qu's strength could rank fourth among the many fellow disciples!

The many disciples Yang Yang Dongxiong had taken in were all excellent in talent and character, but they just happened to encounter Liang Qu, this strange flower!

Xiang Xiang Zhangsong leaned forward and asked with a smile: "Liang Shidi, why are you showing favoritism? You only give good weapons to Cao Shixiong Hu, but not to your Cao Shixiong Xiang?"

Liang Qu was helpless: "Liang Shidi only has one spear and one bow on his entire body; there really are no extra weapons to gift to Cao Shixiong Xiang. However, Liang Shidi is planning to host a banquet another day. I wonder if Cao Shixiong Xiang is willing to do me the honor?"

"Host a banquet?" Xiang Xiang Zhangsong was curious, "What good news is there? Why did you suddenly think of treating us?"

Liang Qu laughed: "It's nothing major, just that I received an imperial edict from His Majesty, saying I 'built bridges and constructed water channels,' and told me to 'diligently encourage myself.'

Plus, I ranked first in this year's performance assessment and am to be included in the Ministry of Personnel's list of talented people.

It was nothing major, and I didn't intend to host a banquet, but all my colleagues urged me to!" **CHAPTER 353: RIVER WATER QILIN**