Choosing to slow down his pace, Lu Yuan's daily schedule plan finally took shape and became like this.
Get up at six o'clock in the morning, practice palm skills for an hour, then have breakfast, and then read a book for an hour.
After lunch, take a short break at noon, and then spend two hours in the afternoon cultivating the mind.
After dinner, practice the mental method for another hour. Then read a book for an hour and go to sleep.
The schedule is still full, and almost all my time has been arranged.
The only difference from before is that the hour that was originally spent practicing mental methods in the morning was replaced by reading.
Well, even if he decided to slow down, Lu Yuan, who was used to being busy, still couldn't stop.
But this sense of fulfillment with a full schedule every day, continuous efforts, and continuous progress is really fascinating.
Hard work and self-discipline are the essence of a person's strength.
It was precisely because of this that Lu Yuan was able to break through to the second-rate level within four years. Achieve what others need twenty years to achieve.
What, is he relying on cheats? Rely on the blood jade centipede?
Yes, the above two were indeed of great help to him, Lu Yuan admitted.
But the talent of immortality allows him to practice several times longer than ordinary people.
But the question is, if you don’t have perseverance, can you really spend your time on the right things, even if you have several times more time?
I am afraid that most people, even if they have unique talents, do not cherish and use them, but waste their precious time on enjoyment.
The word perseverance has stumped many people from ancient times to the present.
As for the blood jade centipede.
If Lu Yuan had not practiced hard for the past four years, he would have been killed by the centipede the first time he saw it again.
There are no counterattacks, adventures, great advancements in skills, etc.
"So, I, Lu Yuan, have made it this far all thanks to my own efforts. The adventures of other plug-ins and so on are just the icing on the cake."
Lu Yuan often couldn't help but think like this when he was practicing late at night.
After practicing, I became more motivated.
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Of course, Lu Yuan doesn't practice and recharge every day. Occasionally, he still relaxes himself.
After Sun Siwen had been in the cram school for more than a month, as the autumn exam period was approaching, he finally announced that the cram school was officially over.
Subsequently, all the candidates who participated in the cram school held a closing reception under the auspices of the county government, and then were escorted to take the exam the next day under the personal protection of the county patrol officers.
For this autumn examination, the county magistrate regarded it as his life-saving achievement.
Not only did the county government donate 300 taels of silver, but they also mobilized the gentry in the city to donate another 300 taels of silver. A total of 600 taels of silver were collected as travel expenses for the twenty-one candidates in the county.
During this period, Sun Siwen, a scholar, was asked to run a cram school. This time, the patrolman was asked to bring ten county officers to escort him, which was extremely considerate.
The purpose of this is to hope that I can get good results this time so that I can continue to stay in office, and at the worst, I will not be demoted.
Now that all preparations have been completed and the candidates are on their way, what their fate will be next depends only on the transformation of these people.
With this, Sun Siwen finally got free time and could take a break after attending classes for a month.
When he was taking a bath, Lu Yuan would also stop his schedule, chat with his friend, drink and have fun, and relax himself.
Time seems to have returned to the time when I was in Yangmei Town.
It's so pleasant to get together with friends, make wine with green plums, and talk about everything.
On this day, while watching fish in the garden, Lu Yuan talked about his troubles these days.
"Brother Lu, you want to find someone to learn Taoism?" Sun Siwen couldn't help but be surprised after hearing this request.
He knew that his good friend had always liked things about gods and gods, but that was limited to listening to rumors about gods and ghosts.
What's going on now?
Could it be that after hearing too many mythical rumors about immortals and gods, I had the desire to seek immortality and become a monk?
When he thought of this, Sun Siwen felt a slight suddenness in his heart and wanted to persuade his friend.
This is not because he does not believe in the existence of immortals and gods.
In fact, after personally experiencing those two mysterious scientific expeditions, Sun Siwen almost believed in the existence of immortals and gods.
It's just that although I believe it, this immortal is not that easy to ask for.
He was afraid that his friend would end up losing all his money after a lot of troubles, wasting half his life, gaining nothing in the end, and ending up in a miserable state.
That would be too heartbreaking.
Fortunately, Lu Yuan's next words dispelled his worries: "Yes. Now that I have improved my martial arts practice, I have gradually encountered a bottleneck, and I feel deeply inadequate.
The content of the mental method of subsequent practice has become increasingly obscure and difficult to understand. It is difficult for me to continue practicing by myself.
So after thinking about it, I wanted to find a teacher who was familiar with Taoism and learn from him. Learning more Taoist knowledge will help me practice martial arts.
Brother Sun has been in Changning for a long time. I wonder if he has ever met such people? "
"That's it." Sun Siwen was stunned after hearing the explanation, and then fell into deep thought.
As a Confucian scholar, he mostly studied Confucian classics, and his daily contacts were mostly literati, and he had little understanding of Buddhism and Taoism.
So when I was asked at this time, I really couldn’t answer for a while.
However, after thinking about it for a long time, Sun Siwen really thought of one person, so he pondered and said: "There is such a person. The county magistrate has a free time in government affairs, so he likes to study Taoism when he has nothing to do. Go and ask God.
I had a casual chat with him before and heard him say that his favorite place was Qingyun Temple in the county. It is said that there is a Taoist Qi Yun in the temple, who is exquisite in Taoism and knows the inner alchemy method. He is a true cultivator.
The two of them often get together to study the path of alchemy.
If you want to learn the Taoist scriptures, it would be right to go to Taoist Qi Yun. "
"Is there such a person in Changning County?" Lu Yuan couldn't help but be surprised after hearing Sun Siwen's description of Taoist Qi Yun.
He knows that there are immortals and gods in this world.
But because there is no way, I have been searching to no avail.
But this Taoist Qi Yun is a master of inner alchemy and true cultivation, which sounds very powerful.
Is it possible that the two of them are legendary immortal cultivators?
For a moment, Lu Yuan became very interested in Qingyun Temple and Taoist Qiyun.
"Brother Lu is interested in it?"
As a good friend, seeing Lu Yuan's expression, how could Sun Siwen not know what he was thinking, so he smiled and said: "That's just right, the Yamen is closed for the past two days, and the county magistrate should also go to Qingyun Temple.
I can make an appointment with him to go to Qingyun Temple together.
The other party is a good friend of Taoist Qi Yun. He has been recommended by him. It is just right to meet this Taoist and see if he is really that amazing? "
Lu Yuan was overjoyed when he heard this and immediately said: "Then I'll leave it to Brother Sun."
Seeing his friend's excited expression, Sun Siwen laughed and said, "You..."
