"Wow, Jin... Ninth Young Master, why is the river here so strange, half clear and half turbid?"
Qin Huaiyu, who left Chang'an for the first time, seemed particularly excited. Even though he was two years older than Li Zhi and half a head taller, he looked more like a child than Li Zhi.
"Hey, a little brat who has never seen the world, doesn't he even know this?"
Li Zhi sat on the horse and said nothing. He was also shocked by the scene in front of him, but his mind was still thinking about the scene three days ago.
The eldest grandson Pingting on the side interrupted. She was actually fourteen years old, just three or four months older than Qin Huaiyu, but she had much more experience than Qin Huaiyu.
This is less than a hundred miles northeast of Chang'an City, where the Jing River and the Wei River meet.
The Weihe River is the largest tributary of the Yellow River, and the Jinghe River is the largest tributary of the Weihe River. The two intersect here. The Jinghe River has clear water, while the Weihe River has turbid water.
When the water from the Jing River flows into the Wei River, it is clear and not muddy, forming a strange scene of "clear Jing and Wei" in front of you.
Three days ago, Li Zhi, who was only twelve years old, became the special envoy for the disaster relief in Henan Province on the unanimous recommendation of several big shots from the DPRK and China in the "Lizheng Palace".
Several big bosses had spoken, and it was hard for Li Shimin to refute, not to mention that he also intended to let his son go out for some training. Especially recently, there was always an atmosphere of uneasiness in Chang'an City.
Li Zhi didn't have the right to refute. Fortunately, he didn't have to do anything specific during this trip, he just needed to use his status as a prince.
To be more precise, even if it is just to make King Jin look pompous and drive an empty vehicle, it can play a role in calming the people's hearts.
The most important thing in disaster relief is the reasonable distribution of food and post-disaster reconstruction.
All these tedious matters were naturally completed by the temporary Datang official group led by Wei Zheng, "Henan Road Disaster Relief Guanfeng Envoy", which was the name of Wei Zheng's eastward trip.
When Li Zhi left, the eldest grandson Pingting naturally had to go with him. After Qin Qiong knew about this, he directly sent his second son Qin Huaiyu over.
Therefore, a trio of Li Zhi, Changsun Pingting and Qin Huaiyu was formed. Li Zhi was twelve years old, and the two were only fourteen years old.
Li Zhi didn't like to follow the large group of people, so he made an agreement with Wei Zheng to meet up in Luoyang, and then quietly left the group with only his eldest grandson Pingting and Qin Huaiyu.
The eldest grandson Pingting was dressed in a smart outfit, with a goose-yellow cloak and a soft sword hidden around her waist.
Qin Huaiyu is also an energetic young man, but his face looks very much like Qin Qiong's before. His face looks like light gold, and what he carries on his back is Qin Qiong's pair of "tile-faced golden maces".
Since Qin Qiong broke through the "Martial Arts and Gods", he no longer uses any weapons, so these "tile-faced golden maces" were naturally passed on to Qin Huaiyu.
Whether it was because of Li Zhi's reminder or because he really awakened some memories, he now pays more attention to the practice of his thirty-six-step "Qin Family Boxing".
The three of them were not in a hurry, and since the scenery at the intersection of Jingwei and Jingwei was so unique, they simply set up tents by the river early to form a mini camp.
Qin Huaiyu, who was born in a general family, was naturally not troubled by such trivial matters. Li Zhi and eldest grandson Pingting were also helping.
Everything was ready, and it was just past midnight. Being by the river was not so hot, and it felt a little cooler inexplicably.
"Ninth Young Master, please stay here for a little while. I'll go to the mountain over there to see if I can catch some game and come back -"
Qin Huaiyu carried the "tile-faced golden mace" on his back and a pair of bows and arrows in his hands, and walked towards the short mountain not far away.
"Ninth Young Master, that brat went hunting, and I also went to catch some fish in the Jing River. I can't let him underestimate me."
Li Zhi couldn't help but feel a little funny. These two people were usually good friends. One was well-educated and the other had a strict upbringing. Why did they start fighting each other when they met?
Li Zhi ignored them and sat alone in the small tent in the middle, taking out the "Song of Righteousness" to study.
That day, I got two rare volumes in a row, one of which was the "Song of Righteousness" in my hand. According to Li Shimin, this was the stepping stone to the realm of "literacy, Taoism and spirituality".
The other one was the "Emperor's Qi Watching Technique" given to him by Yuan Tiangang. Unfortunately, Li Zhi now only has this volume of "Songs of Righteousness" in his hands.
The book "The Emperor's Qi Watching Technique" made Li Zhi very depressed. When Li Zhi returned to his residence that night, he first took out the "Emperor's Qi Watching Technique" to look at it.
Who would have thought that when he fully opened the "Emperor's Qi-Looking Technique", suddenly a white light flashed in front of his eyes, and the "Emperor's Qi-Looking Technique" disappeared.
When Li Zhi reacted, he found that the book actually appeared in his Dantian, beating happily around the pocket gun that had been immersed in it for many years.
A faint golden light emitted from the pocket gun, and he flipped through the "Emperor's Qi Reading Technique" with a bang, and then the thin book disappeared again.
But in Li Zhi's mind, there was a large piece of boring text, which was the content of "The Emperor's Qi-Looking Technique".
But, the content seems to have increased a lot?
When he just got the "Emperor's Qi Watching Technique", Li Zhi once flipped through it. The book itself was very thin, but only the first half of the volume had text. The opening chapter contained the three words "Qi Watching Technique".
Now, after it, there are two more articles. One article actually introduces many realms beyond "tongshen". The title of the last article surprised Li Zhi even more - "Golden Eyes to Break the Illusion"?
Li Zhi originally thought that in this Tang Dynasty world, those with the highest level of cultivation were nothing more than "tongshen".
Regardless of whether they are civil or military, those who can reach the "realm of spiritual communication" are all leaders in the world.
However, the theoretical lifespan of a person in the realm of "tongshen" is only three hundred years, and there is also the possibility of dying unexpectedly.
And what realm is there beyond "connecting with the gods"?
Not to mention that Li Zhi didn't know, even a king like Li Shimin had no way of knowing.
Qin Qiong, who has already reached the level of "martial arts and spirituality", now has no direction in cultivation and can only explore on his own as time goes by.
However, this booklet gives a detailed introduction. Starting from the innate realm, it is considered to enter the "Qi training period", and it can barely be regarded as a Qi refiner.
Absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, enter the body and turn it into Yuanli. The lifespan can reach one hundred and fifty years. The Dantian is in the shape of Qi, and it has begun to have spiritual consciousness. It cannot be separated from grains.
Breaking through to the realm of "tongshen" is another term called "foundation building" success.
Dantian is in a liquid state, which can prevent grains, double spiritual consciousness, and extend lifespan to more than 300 years.
After that, there will be the Golden elixir stage, Nascent Soul stage, God transformation stage, Tribulation stage, etc. Only after surviving the heavenly tribulation can one truly become a legendary immortal, called a "celestial immortal".
If you fail to overcome the tribulation, you will be wiped out in ashes, your body and soul will disappear. The best ending is just to become a loose immortal. Unless there is another chance encounter, you can only gradually die with the passage of time.
Tianxian is the lowest level among all immortals. There are also realms such as True Immortal, Xuanxian, Jinxian, Taiyi, Daluo, and Hunyuan.
These contents directly confused Li Zhi.
Ordinarily, these are not unfamiliar things to him. In the era of information explosion in his previous life, there were so many novels about cultivation and immortality. How could he not have heard of these?
However, talk about it and make trouble after making trouble, can these still be true?
Li Zhi is an extremely principled person. Since he couldn't understand these things for a moment, he chose wisely - ignore them.
If these are all fake, there is no point in thinking about it.
If all this is true, he is only in the innate realm, just enough to reach the "qi training" mentioned here.
That's still a thousand miles away, so why should he do such "high and far-reaching" things?
It was the third article, "The Golden Eyes that Break the Illusion," that surprised Li Zhi.
Is this thing really fake?
"The golden eye that breaks the illusion", Li Zhi's only knowledge is the innate magical power of Sun Wukong in myths and legends.
However, he violated the taboo of the big guys in the three realms and was transformed into a defective product in Taishang Laojun's Bagua Furnace - "Fire Eyes and Golden Eyes".
When he wanted to see what the article "The Golden Eyes of Destruction" was about, our lovely Li Zhi passed out gorgeously again.
"Hey, you are such a ignorant boy. With your humble skills, how dare you touch the 'Golden Eyes of Deception'?"
"Although the 'Breaking Golden Eyes' is not too advanced, it is a rare and practical magical power. That's all. You deserve my bad luck, so I'll help you one more time -"
Or is it that old voice that seems to have regained some vitality after sleeping for so long?
In this way, when Li Zhi woke up again the next day, he found that his eyes were strange.
When you meet everyone, you can see a cloud of gas hovering above their heads. Some are large or small, some are clear or turbid, some are real or some are empty, and there are various colors.
"Is this the 'Broken Golden Eyes'? Don't you think it's that powerful?"
Li Zhi muttered quietly, but unfortunately, no one came to answer him.
If Li Zhi took a look inside his dantian now, he would find that the strange pocket gun fell into sleep again, as if a battery had run out of energy.
…
"The heaven and earth have righteousness, and are mixed and endowed with manifolds.
Below are the rivers and mountains, and above are the sun and stars. "
…
“It is the majestic Qi that will last forever.
When it penetrates the sun and moon, life and death will be settled. "
…
"The days of philosophers are far away, and punishments are long ago.
The wind eaves display books for reading, and the ancient roads illuminate their colors. "
There is no method of cultivation, but there is such a "Song of Righteousness". Every time Li Zhi reads it, his whole soul seems to be cleansed. It is an indescribable feeling.
Li Zhi can now be regarded as a master of both civil and military arts. Especially after reaching the innate realm, he found that his Dantian had changed.
Li Zhi didn't know what other people's Dantian looked like, but now his own Dantian was divided into three.
The weird pocket gun hung high there, firmly occupying the largest position in the middle. There were two small air masses slightly lower, one on the left and one on the right, one black and one white.
If according to the booklet, the Dantian in the innate state is in the state of Qi, then does this black and white correspond to the innate state of civil and military forces?
Li Zhi tried to mobilize the two air masses in his Dantian. Sure enough, when he performed the "Qin Family Fist", the black air mass on the right side was excited and ran over and over along the meridians in the body.
When he was making characters and writing strokes, the white air mass on the left side was getting bigger and smaller, nourishing the acupuncture points all over his body.
However, when Li Zhi performed the "Five Animals Play" again, the black and white spirits were lazy but indifferent.
It seems that the influx of energy is all affected by that weird pocket gun?
Li Zhi recited the "Song of Righteousness" silently over and over again, and that mysterious and mysterious feeling came again. The white air mass in his Dantian became even more excited, and its volume continued to expand.
It's a pity that it can only occupy such a small corner of the position, and it can only continue to compress itself aggrievedly. Gradually, is it about to liquefy?
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"Ninth Young Master", I'm back, look what I hit? Enough for us to have a good meal——
"Hey, it's just a yellow sheep and two pheasants. It's not a rare thing. Let's see what I caught."
These are the voices of Qin Huaiyu and Changsun Pingting. The two of them have returned from hunting and are competing for credit outside the tent.
Li Zhi smiled bitterly, and he couldn't blame them. If he was given another quarter of an hour, would he be able to feel the liquefaction of Wen Qi?
"Miss Pingting and brother Huaiyu, you two have worked hard. The pheasant slave doesn't want to eat ready-made food for free. Why don't you prepare these prey and hand them over to the pheasant slave?"
Perhaps it was the reason why cultivation was possible in this world. After reaching Xiantian, Li Zhi could feel a different kind of gas entering his body every time he inhaled and exhaled.
This gas does not normally travel through the lungs and enter the respiratory system, but travels through the meridians throughout the body, and finally enters the Dantian and slowly settles down.
This should be the legendary "spiritual energy", right?
Unfortunately, in Chang'an City, Li Zhi felt that such "spiritual energy" was still too little, and he might not be able to accumulate the thickness of a hair in a whole day.
Arriving at the confluence of the Jing River and the Wei River, Li Zhi could clearly feel that the density of spiritual energy in the air had greatly increased. This was the real reason why he was willing to stay here.
Moreover, Li Zhi just glanced at Qin Huaiyu's harvest today. The yellow sheep and two pheasants had a faint aura on them.
It seems that in this world without artificial pollution, even wild creatures can absorb spiritual energy from nature. If roasted and eaten, it will probably kill all game meat in future generations.
"Ninth Young Master, how can I let you do it? If you really have a magic trick, just tell me and I will do it."
Qin Huaiyu didn't dare to let Li Zhi cook him food. Before going out, Qin Qiong told him that he could not guarantee his safety by following His Highness the King of Jin all the way. After all, Li Zhi's kung fu was much higher than Qin Huaiyu's.
Asking Qin Huaiyu to follow him is like being a servant. Of course, the shrewd Qin Qiong may not have the idea of letting his youngest son go out for some experience.
Naturally, Li Zhi couldn't compete with Qin Huaiyu, so he had to tell him how to make "beggar's chicken". Naturally, the yellow sheep was washed, skinned, and grilled directly over the fire.
"Ninth Young Master, aren't you curious about what I caught?"
Seeing that Qin Huaiyu was already busy with work and neither of them seemed to notice her, Changsun Pingting was a little annoyed.
"Haha, let us open our eyes and see what good things Miss Pingting has brought -"
Of course, Li Zhi couldn't refute Changsun Pingting's face. After all, she was from a girl's family. At first, the two of them just thought that the little girl was playing around, so they didn't take it seriously.
Since she repeatedly asked to show the "fruits of her labor", Li Zhi simply granted her permission.
A dark-colored bag used for marching was carried in Changsun Pingting's hand. What was still moving in the bag must be fish and shrimp caught from the Jing River?
Seeing that she had successfully attracted the attention of these two people, Changsun Pingting poured out the contents of her pocket.
Suddenly, four big fish appeared on the beach, each weighing at least five kilograms.
"Okay, sister Pingting is really brave enough to catch such a big fish? I'm going to set up a military pot, and we'll make fish soup for a while."
They were separated from the large army. From the beginning, Qin Huaiyu was smart and brought an extra horse specifically to carry the luggage and daily utensils of the three of them.
A smaller military cauldron was actually put on the horse by this boy, and now it really comes in handy.
Li Zhi did not speak, but stared closely at one of the carps. That carp was the smallest of the four fish, but it was a rare golden color.
What's more important is that now Li Zhi has the "Golden Eyes to Break the Illusion", although his own level is still too low to exert one ten thousandth of the power of the "Golden Eyes to Break the Illusion".
But he saw this golden carp, wrapped in a layer of red gas, looming.
And there seems to be a hint of begging in those red fish eyes?
Is it crying?
