Yangzhou!
It was called "Guangling" in ancient times, and was designated as "Jiangdu County" in the Sui Dynasty, also known as "Weiyang". It was not until the eighth year of Wude in later generations that the exclusive name "Yangzhou" was given.
At this moment, the weather in 'Jiangdu County' has just entered early summer, and the refreshing wind is blowing from the canal, which is particularly pleasant.
After nine o'clock, the city gate of Yangzhou City opened, and business travelers, vendors, and farmers from all directions rushed to enter the city.
At this moment, a large boat went down the river and slowly approached the South Gate Pier outside Yangzhou City. Yangzhou City has been an important hub for water and land transportation since ancient times, with ships coming and going incessantly, especially the market near Nanmen Pier which is the most bustling and lively.
"Finally we're here!"
Lin Sumo looked at the tall walls of Yangzhou City from a distance and couldn't help but sigh.
More than ten days ago, Lin Sumo came to the world of the Tang Dynasty, but the randomness of the system's positioning threw Lin Sumo into Chengdu in Sichuan.
From Shuzhong to Yangzhou, a distance of nearly 2,000 kilometers, Lin Sumo transferred to the waterway along the way. He hurriedly and slowly arrived at Yangzhou City before Yu Wenhua and went south to Jiangdu.
It is reported that Yu Wenhuaji has come from Luoyang, the eastern capital, on the "Five-Toothed Ship" built under the supervision of the founding minister Yang Su himself. The fleet can reach Jiangdu County in up to three days.
Although Lin Sumo knew the future plot direction of the Tang Dynasty, and the "Secret of Immortality" could also be obtained from the two dragons in the early stage, but if he could quietly take it from the stone dragon, it might save him a lot of trouble.
Lin Sumo entered the city from the south gate and ordered a steaming plate of vegetable and meat buns from Sister Zhen's food stall. He found a clean seat to sit down and tasted it comfortably.
While eating steamed buns, Lin Sumo looked at Sister-in-law Zhen wantonly and found that she did have some beauty, especially her mature charm, which was really attractive to those childish teenagers.
"Sister-in-law Zhen, eight vegetable and meat buns!"
A tall and thin young man emerged from the crowd, pretending to make a purchase, and said to Sister-in-law Zhen. About ten feet behind the young man, another burly young man was looking around. When his eyes passed over Lin Sumo's table, his eyes couldn't help but light up.
Sister-in-law Zhen looked up at the sound and saw the young man. She couldn't help but glance back nervously, and quickly grabbed eight meat and vegetable buns and stuffed them into the young man's hands.
The young man was about to say thank you and leave, but he didn't want to be grabbed by a fat and greasy hand stretched out from the side, and then a sharp voice said: "You are a bitch who eats inside and outside, you have known how to seduce men all day long, this is it." You won’t let go of the little beggar who has a mother but no father!”
Sister-in-law Zhen was so scared that she trembled when she heard this. She didn't know how to deal with it. She couldn't hold the bun in her hand and rolled to the ground.
When the evil doctor saw this, she became even more furious. She picked up a stick and beat Sister Zhen head and face.
The young man was so anxious when he saw this that he didn't want the vegetable and meat buns in his hands. He quickly reached out to snatch the stick from the evil woman's hand, but he didn't want to be beaten severely by the evil woman because he had been hungry for a few days and was weak. With a few sticks, he fled in embarrassment.
The evil woman didn't seem to be relieved, so she continued to beat Sister-in-law Zhen. But at this moment, a strong wind came and hit the evil woman's wrist. The evil woman screamed and the stick rolled out of her hand.
"Who dares to meddle in my business?" The evil woman screamed and roared.
"If you utter another dirty word, I will smash your mouth full of dog teeth!"
Suddenly, a cold voice sounded, and Lin Sumo came over holding a plate and eating steamed buns with vegetables and meat.
Perhaps because she saw Lin Sumo's extraordinary bearing, or was frightened by Lin Sumo's cold tone, the evil woman was speechless and did not dare to say another word.
"It's really off-putting to think that these vegetable and meat buns may have been made by your hands!"
Lin Sumo shook his head and sighed, then handed the remaining few vegetable and meat buns to the tall and thin boy, turned around and walked towards Yangzhou City.
The tall and thin boy looked at Lin Sumo's retreating figure, holding the plate and was at a loss. At this moment, the sturdy boy came out from nowhere, pulled the tall and thin boy and quickly got into the crowd and disappeared. .
Shilong martial arts field.
Shilong is famous for being the number one master in Yangzhou, the "Shanshanshou".
For more than ten years, the cultivation of "Shanshanshou" Shilong has reached the level of a first-class master, and his reputation is outstanding and long-lasting. Therefore, the "Shilong Martial Arts Field" founded by him has an endless stream of visitors.
Lin Sumo just made some inquiries and found the location of Shilong Martial Arts Field in Yangzhou City.
At this moment, the open space outside the Shilong martial arts field was filled with young people who came to learn from their masters. However, they were blocked by two martial arts disciples at the door.
"My father is the richest man in Yangzhou, Shen Wanwan..."
"I am Yangzhou Chen Shoubei's nephew..."
"I am……"
A group of people were noisy, and they seemed to have different backgrounds. The two martial arts disciples were tired of dealing with it, so they had to say loudly: "Young masters, please calm down. It's not that our martial arts field does not recruit disciples, but there are indeed things that have delayed the recruitment in the past few days. Disciple matters will be put on hold for a few days. Please go back and wait peacefully. When the time comes, our martial arts field will send someone to inform you!"
The two disciples comforted them and finally persuaded these people to go back. However, these two disciples were not happy at all, and the gloom on their faces became even more intense.
"Your Excellency is..."
Seeing Lin Sumo walking and walking over, the two disciples quickly came over to greet him.
"An old friend is visiting, please let me know on my behalf!" Lin Sumo laughed loudly.
"Do you have proof?"
The two disciples looked Lin Sumo up and down, but couldn't make up their minds for a moment.
Lin Sumo smiled and took out a letter from his arms, handed it over, and said: "Give this letter to the Master of the Shilong Pavilion to open personally. The Master of the Shilong Pavilion will know my intention!"
Upon seeing this, the two disciples quickly took the letter and invited Lin Sumo to the tea hall for tea. Later, the two of them did not dare to be good at it, and handed the letter to Shi Tai, the martial arts master.
Shi Tai looked back and forth at the letter in his hand for a long time and asked, "Wang Xi, can you tell who that person is?"
Wang Xi was one of the two disciples. Hearing this, he said: "I don't know, but this person is very popular and his cultivation is unfathomable. It feels like he is facing a master..."
Shi Tai couldn't help being surprised when he heard this. Shi Tai is Shi Long's disciple. He has followed Shi Long for the longest time. Naturally, he knows very well what Shi Long's cultivation is. For more than ten years, although Shi Long has not seen him take action , but Shi Tai believes that even if he faces his master, he cannot defeat him with just one move.
"I will deliver this letter personally!"
Shi Tai made a quick decision and ordered the king to entertain guests well and not to neglect them. He went out from the back door of the martial arts field and hurried to a small village courtyard on the outskirts of Yangzhou.
There was only a piece of white paper in the letter. On the paper, there were only three words written on it, the "Secret of Immortality". The ink was not completely dry yet. However, when Shi Long spread out the white paper, he felt a vigorous and powerful sword intent hitting his face. Come.
Even though Shi Long was a top-notch practitioner, he was almost broken by this sword intent and his mind was shaken. It took him a long time to calm down.
"Where is the person?" Shi Long carefully picked up the letter and turned around to ask.
Shi Tai responded respectfully: "Still waiting in the martial arts field!"
"Invite him here..."
Having said this, Shi Long was suddenly startled and looked up outside the house.
"I hope Brother Shi can forgive me for coming here uninvited!"
As a clear voice came, a figure walked slowly from a distance, seemingly slowly but actually quickly. When the word 'forgiveness' fell, the figure had already reached the door.
"Your distinguished guest is here, Shilong is welcome from afar, please come in!"
Shi Long's face was solemn. From this scene alone, Shi Long knew that the person who came here should have a higher level of cultivation than him, and the other person had come with a clear carriage and horse for the 'Secret of Immortality'. I'm afraid it would be difficult to do well just because of this. .
In the living room, the host and guest were seated. Lin Sumo did not mince words and said directly: "Brother Shi, do you know that Na Yu Wenhuaji has come from Luoyang and will arrive in Jiangdu in three days!"
Shi Long also heard about this matter, so he notified his disciples in the morning to temporarily close the martial arts field and go out to avoid trouble. However, he did not expect that Yu Wenhuaji had not yet arrived, but he had attracted a more powerful enemy.
"Why did Brother Lin teach me?" Shi Long asked in a deep voice.
"Lin also came here for the "Secret of Immortality"!"
Lin Sumo smiled lightly and said, "If Brother Shi is willing to borrow the "Secret of Immortality" to have a look, in three days, if Brother Shi can follow Lin's plan, Lin will save Brother Shi's life!"
Speaking of this, Lin Sumo even threw out a bait and said: "If Lin gains anything from practicing the "Secret of Immortality" in the future, I am willing to share it with Brother Shi!"
It has been three years since Shi Long accidentally obtained the "Secret of Immortality". In the past three years, Shi Long has been studying this Taoist secret and unfathomable book, but he has found nothing. It is like a huge treasure mountain placed in front of him. It can only be seen but not touched.
Hearing this, Shi Long's face was uncertain, but he was constantly weighing the pros and cons in his heart. For a long time, he was finally unable to withstand the upcoming life and death crisis. He only heard Shi Long sigh and said: "Okay, I will follow what Brother Lin said. !”
In the world of the Tang Dynasty, it is assumed that this book was written by Guangchengzi, the teacher of the ancient Yellow Emperor. It was written in oracle bone inscriptions. It was Guangchengzi who understood the "Pictures of the God of War" in the Temple of War. Therefore, it can be said that the "Secret of Immortality" originated from In "The Illustrated Book of the God of War", it is a simplified version of the "Illustrated Book of the God of War".
"The Secret of Immortality" has a total of 7,400 glyphs. There are seven human-shaped patterns in the book. These seven human-shaped patterns are guided by red dots and arrows, which seem to imply the direction of a certain practice. However, , if someone really runs the Qi according to this route, the blood Qi will inevitably surge, and in severe cases, they will become obsessed and the meridians of the whole body will be severed.
"The Secret of Immortality" was created by Guangchengzi and passed down through the hands of the Yellow Emperor. It has passed through the hands of countless people for thousands of years. However, to this day, no one has perfected it. In fact, it is the beginning of the cultivation of "The Secret of Immortality". Absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth through the acupoints all over the body, and directly cultivate the innate true energy in the body.
The various signs that appear during practice are very similar to what happens when a cultivator goes crazy. Therefore, as soon as countless masters start practicing, they dare not continue. And those who force themselves to practice will also be overwhelmed by the true energy in their bodies. Eventually, his meridians were all broken and he died.
Only the Shuanglongs had no foundation in Qi at all, nor any common sense in cultivation. They took the churning of Qi and blood and the random collision of Qi during cultivation as a matter of course, and they accidentally crafted one of these patterns.
On the other hand, although Lin Sumo has a cultivation level that is no less than that of a great master, he follows a cultivation system based on internal martial arts. He cultivates physical strength, and his body is also like a pair of dragons without any trace of truth. Qi exists.
