Being appointed as the retinue mage did not have much impact on Zhong Yan's daily life, and he returned to peace and order.
But the benefits of following a mage are unquestionable.
Such as the mage token.
With it, you can go out a lot more conveniently. At least when you face the Yan State monks and family officials who are looking for trouble, you can take it out to avoid some embarrassment. This is a status symbol of "backing the royal family".
Another example is personal connections. Most of the monks in the city have further friendships, so that they can easily obtain lucrative missions through connections.
Cultivation, dual cultivation, making talismans, studying the 'Great Void Technique', spending time with his children... As for all the mundane things, Zhong Yan left them all to his wives and concubines, and only occasionally listened to reports.
Time flies, and four months have passed in the blink of an eye.
In the training room, Zhong Yan stood up suddenly, his light shining brightly, and there was some surprise and suspicion in his heart, "Is it done?"
He hurriedly opened the stone door, walked to the courtyard and stood still, running the exercises to mobilize the vitality in his body. While silently reciting the mantra in his heart, he flipped his hands to perform the kneading formula. After completing the gesture, he raised his palms and pressed forward.
The great monument bearer of the void!
Buzz~
An illusory big handprint took shape instantly in mid-air, with spiritual energy surging around it, and its power was terrifying.
Zhong Yan's expression changed drastically and he waved his palm down.
Boom~
The small rockery, which was more than one person tall and surrounded by three people, was blown up, with rocks flying and dust flying.
At the same time, Zhong Yan staggered, his body went limp and he knelt down on one knee. He sat down with his butt, his mind groggy.
"Fuck!"
"Niubi~"
Zhong Yan looked at the gravel all over the yard. Although his face was as pale as paper, his eyes were full of excitement and excitement.
This power is comparable to the second-level 'Explosion Talisman'. If it hits the target, it can kill the fifth level of Qi Refining and seriously injure the sixth level of Qi Refining!
"master!"
Hearing the noise, Jiang Huan, who was practicing martial arts in the yard next to him, rushed over immediately. His expression changed drastically, he rushed forward and knelt down, but he didn't dare to help him casually. He asked in a tearful voice, "Master, what's wrong with you?"
"Nothing." Zhong Yan shook his head, smiled at her, sat cross-legged with difficulty, took out a handful of pills from his storage bag and swallowed it.
Just out of strength.
Just one move, maybe not even a complete move, drained 99% of the energy from his body.
If he hadn't reacted quickly and struck out in time, he would have been drained of vitality and passed out. He might even have had his vitality and blood drained out, turning him into a mummy.
Moreover, the sea of consciousness and the spiritual consciousness were also greatly depleted, causing dizziness and brain swelling. However, the 'Void Monument Holder' did not place any requirements on the spiritual consciousness. Apparently, he felt that compared to the vitality, the spiritual consciousness needed was insignificant.
"Husband!"
After a while, Qiuxiang rushed through the arched door and saw her husband sitting on the ground, his face frighteningly pale. She panicked, tears welled up unconsciously, and she threw herself in front of her, at a loss what to do, "Husband, you..."
Zhong Yan was extremely weak, so he took a breath and said, "It's okay, it's just that I've lost strength from practicing, so they can help me in without making a fuss."
At the arched doorway, the newly married concubine and her maid also arrived, watching from a distance and not daring to come forward.
Qiuxiang nodded repeatedly, wiped away her tears, and turned around and shouted: "Go back and do your own thing. No one can enter the backyard without permission!"
Then, she and Xiaohuan helped Zhong Yan towards the training room.
Both of them clearly saw that the master's legs were shaking and they could not stand at all. For a moment, they were so nervous that they were extremely scared.
After sitting down on the stone bed, Qiuxiang gently ran her palms along her husband's back and said to Xiaohuan, who was pouring tea: "Xiaohuan, go and inform the first lady and the second lady to come back!"
"yes!"
Zhong Yan shook his head slightly, "No, it's a small problem, Xiaohuan, go get some food and ask for meat."
"Okay! I'll go now, slave!"
Qiuxiang's face was full of worry, with pitiful tears, "Husband, you are really fine, don't lie to Xiang'er?"
Zhong Yan grinned, "Do you think my husband is okay?"
"That's good, you scared me to death!"
She could see that her husband, apart from his pale face, looked really relaxed, and there was even some surprise in his eyes, but she was afraid he was just pretending.
Not long after.
Xiaohuan returned with two food boxes. There were many people in the house now, with wives and concubines, and many children. There was always food ready in the kitchen.
"Master, the Fourth Madam wants to see you, please wait outside."
"She's just having fun with her big belly. Let her go back and have a good rest. I'll be fine."
"Yes, sir."
After swallowing the Qi-Building Pill and the Blood-Building Pill to regain his strength, Zhong Yan took the wet handkerchief and wiped his hands, then grabbed a meat hoof and ate it in large chunks.
"Husband, please slow down."
Qiuxiang laid out plates of meat, and her heart finally dropped. She looked at Xiaohuan who ran over again, and smiled at each other. If she could eat, it meant that she was really fine.
"Well, it tastes good." Zhong Yan praised, his mouth full of oil.
"You haven't had dinner with everyone for a long time, so naturally you find it very delicious."
In order to save time in cultivation, Zhong Yan has basically been taking Bigu Pill to satisfy his hunger in the past few months. He casually asked: "Have Ping'er and Dao'er gone out?"
Qiuxiang nodded, "Yes, the eldest sister is at the martial arts school, and the second sister is taking people to the 'Liva Village' to look at the fields..."
Qiuxiang and Jiang Huan served the master to eat and drink, and couldn't help but curiously observe the training room.
It was the first time for both of them to come in. It was just a room of more than 20 square meters. Apart from a stone bed, stone table, stone bench and simple living utensils, there was nothing else... But in the corner of the couch with a blanket, I saw A lot of women's underwear arrived.
Jiang Huan hesitated for a moment, then went to arrange it with a red face.
After a stick of incense.
Zhong Yan, who had eaten and drank enough, pushed the two of them away and began to look inside his body - except for the loss of vitality, there were no other sequelae.
When he thought of the previous scene of the rockery exploding, his eyes shone brightly.
But soon, Zhong Yan suppressed his joy.
Although the power of the Void Monument Hand is great, it cannot be used easily. Otherwise, if the opponent is not killed or maimed, he will become a lamb to be slaughtered and will no longer be able to fight back.
"It seems that the vitality in my body is not enough to support normal activation."
"Perhaps the situation will be better after breaking through to the fifth level of Qi Refining."
"Next, we have to focus on improving our realm, and we have to find ways to increase the power of our spiritual consciousness."
Before practicing the Void Monument Hand, he first practiced 'Void Concealment'.
Because it is very convenient to do many things with this method, it is more practical than the 'Void Monument Hand' that mainly kills.
Two months ago, he felt that he had understood the essence of 'Concealment in the Void'. There was no problem with the formulas and gestures, but he couldn't use them.
After some pondering, I speculated that besides the lack of vitality, the bigger problem should be the 'spiritual consciousness'.
His spiritual consciousness is too weak, and 'Void Concealment' has clear requirements for spiritual consciousness.
Divine consciousness is the foundation and top priority of a monk's practice. Almost all matters related to practice are inseparable from spiritual consciousness.
For example, in spiritual perception, many situations are more real than what you see with your eyes. Even if the other person is wearing a mask, you can tell the difference through his breath.
Another example is inner vision, which is to monitor changes in one's physical condition at all times through spiritual consciousness, which is particularly important for spiritual practice.
Divine consciousness also affects the speed of cultivation, combat response, spell casting, comprehension of skills, thinking ability, etc.
In addition, formations, alchemy, restrictions, etc. have strict and rigid requirements for spiritual consciousness. Without spiritual consciousness, it is difficult to even cross the threshold.
Zhong Yan's inability to completely depict the formation pattern was due to his weakness in spiritual consciousness.
As we all know, the spiritual consciousness of monks below the stage of transformation into gods is generally relatively weak, and the gap between individuals is not large.
Except for some people who are born with powerful souls and inherently stronger spiritual consciousness, usually many monks have high realms and strong spiritual consciousness.
Only by breaking through to the stage of divine transformation can the monk's spiritual consciousness be greatly improved.
This is also the reason why the monks who transform into gods are called the "powerful gods". The huge gap in spiritual consciousness allows the monks in the god-transformation stage to initially break away from the mundane world and transform mortals into gods.
It is worth mentioning that the cultivation realm of monks in Xianwu Continent from low to high is divided into: Qi refining, foundation building, golden elixir, Nascent Soul, god transformation, void refining, Hedao, Mahayana, overcoming tribulation...
But it is very difficult to improve your spiritual consciousness.
There are special techniques for cultivating spiritual consciousness, but they are not available to ordinary cultivators, even many sects do not have them.
The elixirs and elixirs used to cultivate spiritual consciousness are also extremely rare and ridiculously expensive.
In addition to the difficulty of finding the skills and the precious resources, few low-level monks would 'waste' their time on cultivating their spiritual consciousness.
Without it, the price/performance ratio is extremely low.
Even if there are exquisite spiritual consciousness techniques and a large number of spiritual materials and precious medicines that can activate the divine consciousness, cultivating the spiritual consciousness below the stage of transformation will have little effect.
For example, if it takes three years to gain additional spiritual consciousness during the Qi Refining Stage, if it is practiced again at the Divine Transformation Realm, not to mention the cost of resources, it may be worth three years of work in one day.
But in fact, who can afford this time?
For most monks, they are always being chased by longevity. If they don't quickly improve their realm and increase their longevity, how can they waste energy on their spiritual consciousness?
But then again.
There is no doubt that one point higher in spiritual consciousness can lead to three points, four points or more in strength.
Prodigies in large sects and heroes from cultivating families, with good qualifications and conditions, will naturally accumulate spiritual consciousness before ordinary people.
Therefore, it is often rumored in the cultivation world that a certain prodigy leaps to the next level and kills the enemy. In addition to strong vitality, stronger spiritual consciousness is also a key factor, even if their spiritual consciousness is only slightly stronger than others.
For ordinary monks like Zhong Yan, the growth of spiritual consciousness basically relies on the natural improvement brought about by realm breakthroughs.
A monk at the first level of Qi Refining has a perception range of five feet, and each time he advances to a higher level, the range increases by three feet.
After breaking through to foundation building, the ability can reach a hundred feet at a time, and then increase by five feet as the realm improves.
Because individual monks are surprised, there are slight differences between different people.
"Divine consciousness is difficult, but you have to plan in advance..."
The Huoyun Sect has a technique for cultivating immortal consciousness, and Zhong Yan once heard Huo Donglai talk about it.
But even Huo Donglai didn't have a chance to practice, so it was impossible for him to achieve it.
As for buying, Yangquanfang City cannot sell the Divine Consciousness Cultivation Technique, which is more expensive than the Dual Cultivation Technique.
"I can't say, I have to find the right opportunity to get a side job."
After muttering, Zhong Yan adjusted his state, swallowed a Qi Condensing Pill and started refining it.
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