Two days later.
"According to the general's instructions, the living dead have been moved to the back mountain, pressed down with iron soldiers, and buried in the soil."
In the newly built main tent of the rest of Dingxi, Chen Yuan was sitting cross-legged and adjusting his breath. Zhang Que suddenly came in and reported the situation: "In addition, the magistrate sent people over and invited the general to the city. They said they had arranged a singing and dancing dinner to welcome you and wash away the dust."
When he talked about it later, he couldn't help but curl his lips and said: "This king is arrogant in the past and respectful in the later. He avoided seeing you at first, but now the general is so powerful, and he invites you to the banquet in a panic. You really have to follow the wind! General, you have to go?"
"I won't go." Chen Yuan shook his head. He was not interested in Jincheng's customs, not to mention that he had important things to do at the moment.
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"As expected, I don't want to come."
In the main hall of the city lord's palace, Wang Jie felt uneasy when he heard the reports from his subordinates. He said to Liu Yisheng: "I deliberately distanced myself earlier, which showed bad consequences and was self-defeating."
"If there is a city government, he should be invited to come. This shows that no matter how powerful General Chen is, he is still young and energetic, and he will inevitably have the spirit of a boy." Liu Yisheng was not surprised. "This is not a bad thing, but it is convenient to get closer. Choose a day, student Go visit me in person and feel the temperament of this young general."
"You must be careful!" Wang Jiezhen warned, "Don't start a conflict. As for how to isolate him..."
"It doesn't necessarily have to be a vacuum," Liu Yisheng suddenly said: "If you can win over, Master Bai and others will be wary, and the master can use the technique of checks and balances. In this way, your influence in Longxi will also increase, and you may not be able to compete for that position. .”
Wang Jie's heart skipped a beat, and then he waved his hands and said that he didn't expect this. Finally, he changed the subject and mentioned another thing: "This time Chen Tang was scared to death. I heard that he couldn't get out of bed, and he often fell into coma. Someone has already come to resign. You mean, the city lord’s palace recommends General Zhenwu..."
"We can't get involved in this matter." Liu Yisheng's face was gloomy. "The students just got the news. It is probably that Chen Mian is going to take over."
"The Chen family moves very quickly, so we can clear the way..."
As he was talking, someone suddenly came over to report that many wealthy families and households in the city had sent people out of the city to send greetings to General Zhenwu.
Wang Hui frowned.
Liu Yisheng sighed and said: "The aristocratic family is the best at climbing high and stepping down. Now that we know General Chen's ability, how can we still hold back? Besides, the news that we plan to entertain Chen Shiji must have spread, and there is no Then blame others based on your position.”
"That's right, let's let them go for now."
The next three days were uneventful.
Relying on Chen Yuan's prestige in the army, the remaining soldiers in Dingxi benefited from it, changed their garrison, and their living conditions improved a bit.
Chen Tang did not show up, and there was less difficulty. The Jincheng soldiers and the Dingxi army became more harmonious because of Chen Yuan.
On the other side, big families in the city sent greeting cards one after another and wanted to visit Chen Yuan, but they were all rejected. Chen Yuan did not intend to waste time and energy on the interpersonal communication of greetings and send-offs.
However, even if they were rejected, the big families were still happy to do it and sent people to send property and supplies, so that the Dingxi Army, which had suffered a great disaster, gradually recovered its strength.
"Today, the Li family, the Liu family, and the Sima family have sent a lot of military supplies. General, are you really missing me?" Zhang Que asked Chen Yuan while holding the list, with hesitation in his tone, "Li Dingmo has also come to pay his respects."
"No, let's talk about it later." Chen Yuan objected and took out a list filled with words, "Pick up the medicine according to the list. Some of them may not have the same name, but I have clearly written down the characteristics and effects. Follow the list. Catch, that’s right, collect some more books on Meng Xue and military exercises and send them over.”
After being stunned for a moment, Zhang Que took the prescription and nodded in agreement. I admired this young general more and more in my heart. Among the children of the gilded aristocratic family who came to the Northwest in the past, who didn’t spend their days drinking, drinking, and listening to music? This one is better. He has almost grown up in the military camp. He is either meditating, adjusting his breath, or reading and practicing calligraphy. Oh, He also found time to study the living dead.
"General, you have to take care of yourself."
What should I pay attention to about my body? I'm a dead man!
Chen Yuan was confused, waved his hand, dismissed Zhang Que, and then lowered his head to fiddle with a brocade bag.
This was left as a tribute to the deserted man he killed before the battle. It looked like a small lump, but it actually contained a universe.
"This brocade bag has another dimension. It's about one foot square. It's not big, but it's convenient. Moreover, even in the cave world, objects like universe bags and storage rings are very rare. The desolate man is not very skilled in offering sacrifices. Why, it’s really surprising that there is such a thing.”
The kit was an unexpected gain. At that time, Chen Yuan had the idea of not leaving the thief... and searching for loot. Unexpectedly, the man was empty and cleaner than the mountain god. He was disappointed. When he got up to leave, he found something not far away. After finding this kit, it was obviously dropped by the deserted man.
There were a lot of gold and silver in the kit, but what Chen Yuan really valued was a sacrificed Gu bowl and a notebook.
Holding the thin book and looking at the four words "Practice Insights" on the cover, Chen Yuan was silent.
In the past two days, he spent most of his time studying this notebook. During this period, he also cooperated with the elementary school textbook to learn to memorize Daning characters.
The author of this booklet is not the evil cultivator Xie Tuyin who was beaten to death, but a Taoist priest named "Lin Youzhi". There are traces of dried blood on the cover and sides, so how did this notebook come to Xie Tuyin? The picture printed on the hand is worth considering.
Taoist Lin did not introduce himself too much. He only mentioned at the beginning that he was a disciple of a hermit sect. He traveled in the northwest, recorded mountains and rivers, saw thousands of gas phases, and gained many insights in practice. So he recorded his experiences and observations. in this notebook.
Chen Yuan mainly read the cultivation part, which was not much in content, but concise and to the point. It clearly explained the ninth level of martial arts, Xiantian and Grand Master, and also talked about the secrets of Taoism.
According to the information he obtained from "Practice Insights", the goal of the ninth level of qi and blood in this world is to open the essence stored in the lower abdomen, which can indeed correspond to the foundation building of self-refining.
Therefore, Chen Yuan's focus is mainly on the part after the ninth level, that is...
"Once you enter the Xiantian, your essence is as good as the sky."
According to the book, it is extremely difficult for a warrior to gain access to the innate world. Even the ninth-level warriors who have experienced thunder tribulations are only one in a hundred who can truly grasp the mysteries of essence, break the shackles, and gain access to the innate world.
But even if you set foot in Xiantian, there are still differences from the refining monks in the Dongxu Realm——
"In the cave world, the refining monks have to condense the five internal organs and the twelve orifices. The innate warriors here nourish the five internal organs and condense the nine orifices. Without three orifices, even if the refining is complete, they will not have the power of the ten images. Most of them only have seven. In the pattern of Xiang and Baxiang, even due to the impure techniques, the strength is even lower, but generally speaking, innate warriors can correspond to refinement cultivators."
After the innate warrior, there is the "innate great master".
Chen Yuan also heard others mention the Grand Master more than once.
In the part of the book, Taoist Lin uses a lot of words such as "supposedly", "heard", "rumored", etc., which is not as detailed as the description of the innate part. It can be seen that the author himself is not a great master, but just summarizes what he has heard.
But for Chen Yuan, this is enough.
"It says here that the Grand Master unites nature and man, can move mountains and rivers with Qi, and has a long life. This is similar to the situation where the Qi Transformation monk opens the Dantian Qi reservoir, evolves the Qi sea, and refines the true Qi internally. Moreover, the Qi Transformation monk has spiritual awareness. Induction can release true energy to the outside and leverage external energy, thereby greatly increasing the power of the spell, and it can also move mountains and rivers in response to the energy."
The Grand Master is the Qi Transformation monk corresponding to the Dongxu Realm.
The innate warrior and the grand master together are the complete refining of Qi.
As for whether there are subtle differences, the answer cannot be found in "Practice Insights".
However, what really surprised Chen Yuan was that Lin Youzhi wrote after this: "The great master is not the end of martial arts. In the heyday of practice three to four hundred years ago, there was a more advanced realm. Once the shackles were broken, one could transcend. The physical body has all kinds of incredible powers, it can even break through the void and soar into the sky!"
"Break the void and soar into the sky?"
Chen Yuan's eyes changed slightly.
What realm do you want to ascend to like me?
"I have gone through refining myself to build a foundation, refining essence to transform into qi, refining qi to transform into gods, and refining gods to return to emptiness. After hundreds of years of cultivation, I thought about refining emptiness and joining the Tao. But according to what this note says, people in this world cannot break through refining." After refining Qi, is there a way to ascend? What ascends? Where does it ascend? Has it merged with the Tao?"
He just wanted to pursue Hedao's ascension, and he was reduced to ashes. That's why he has the current story, which is somewhat... broken.
"In the cave world, Qi refining monks gather the five qi, replenish their life, condense and accumulate true energy, and finally achieve the leak-proof golden elixir. Then the elixir qi reaches the top, opens the Baihui Divine Treasure, opens the Niwan Palace, and begins to transform into gods. "
"A cultivator who transforms into gods can only develop spiritual thoughts after comprehending the hidden treasures of the gods and condensing his consciousness. He also has the roots of the divine soul, can cast spells, and can travel outside the world. The ultimate goal is for the spiritual thoughts to spread all things. Refining the aura of one’s destiny.”
"But whether it's refining qi or transforming into a god, how can the entire realm of refining qi and transforming into a god have anything to do with breaking the void and ascending in the daytime?"
Ever since he escaped from the bottom of the valley, Chen Yuan has noticed that there are a lot of strange things in this world, but it was not until this moment that he noticed any traces of chiseling.
However, after all, Lin Youzhi just heard it from hearsay. After mentioning it, there was no further explanation. Even if Chen Yuan wanted to figure it out, he was unable to do anything and could only turn his attention to the second half of the note——
This part involves Taoism and a kind of "Ancient Literary Concept".
Chen Yuan has always wondered why the old Taoist masters and disciples of Qingling, Qiu Jingzhi, Zhiguang Monk, and even many monsters were able to use their spiritual thoughts, manifest human forms, and drive talismans and Taoist magic without refining their energy to become gods.
But the answers in the book disappointed him.
"There are no weird changes, special rituals, or the derivation of gods..."
According to Lin Youzhi, the so-called Taoist techniques can only be performed by those with spiritual veins, and spiritual veins are predestined. Those with spiritual veins are born with them and can breed spiritual thoughts. Those without pulses will be ignorant for life and have no chance of becoming immortals.
As for the observation article, the content was sparse and ordinary. It was just about concentrating thoughts by reading the article, visualizing the scenes in the article, and condensing the consciousness of the spirit. It was of little use to Chen Yuan.
He read "Practice Insights" again and closed his eyes in deep thought.
"Shen Nian Taoism has actually become a numerology theory. It is present at birth. It can be enhanced with age and through visualization. However, it has no system. It is like a plug-in that is outside the martial arts system. It is a minority. People have talents, but there is no way to advance, which is similar to the secret of protecting the Tao."
The answer disappointed Chen Yuan, but it also meant that the upper limit of humane cultivation in this world did not seem to be high. Even the great master could only refine the Qi and achieve perfection.
"But the specifics can only be confirmed after I confirm it. And it is wrong to say that the upper limit is low. It is not clear what the situation of Shinto is. This note only states that the three counties of Longxi, Qinchuan and Beidi belong to the Xiyue Divine Court. Not much to say. The Lushou Mountain God is quite strange. Is it an exception or a common phenomenon?"
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The fact that Chen Yuan asked Zhang Que to go to the city to get medicine was also reported to the case of the City Lord's Mansion, and even the prescription was clear.
Looking at the prescription, Liu Yisheng frowned.
"Have you found anything?" Wang Hui asked from the side.
Liu Yisheng pondered: "The names of some medicines are different from what the world knows, but their effects are clear. I don't know if they have other meanings."
"Some kind of secret code?" Wang Jie became nervous, "Is he communicating with others about the music?"
Liu Yisheng stared at the prescription and made a decision.
"Prepare the medicinal materials he needs, and the student will visit him tomorrow!"
The next day.
"Liu Tongpan, wait a moment, I will inform the general."
After being led by Zhang Que to a tent and sitting down, Liu Yisheng recalled what he had seen along the way in the camp.
"The camp is chaotic, there is no structure, and everyone is doing their own thing..."
"This young general has been living in seclusion for three days in a row. He has hardly left the camp. At most he went to the back mountain to play with the living dead. I can probably grasp his temperament."
"It should be that he is not good at military training and is not keen on military affairs. Instead, he likes rare things. He is just like the heroes from the famous families in the capital. It is just that his martial arts cultivation is too high and he may have Taoist talents, which hides these..."
After thinking about it, he sat upright and confident.
