When Zhao Jun arrived at Handan, Zhao Kuo personally came out of the city to greet him.
Zhao Kuo has always been the one greeted, but this was the first time he greeted someone else. ,
"This old gentleman is..." Zhao Kuo looked at the old man standing next to Le Yi strangely. If he could describe it in one word, it would be immortal.
White robe, white beard, white hair, rosy and shiny complexion, not a single wrinkle on his face, his eyes as deep as the stars, as if he could see through illusions and point directly to the essence. .net
There is a faint smile on the corner of the mouth, which is very friendly and makes people like him unconsciously.
It would be a pity not to be a liar.
"I am a poor Taoist, I have met King Zhao." The old Taoist nodded slightly, cherishing his words as if they were gold, looking like a master from this world.
This is the method he summed up. The less you say, the more you can attract the other person's curiosity.
As long as the other party is curious, he has the initiative.
A few days ago, this was how he successfully attracted Le Yi's attention and asked Le Yi to take him to Handan.
"The king has prepared a banquet in the palace to welcome the soldiers of our Zhao Kingdom. Since the old gentleman happens to come to our Zhao Kingdom, let's come together." Zhao Kuo stretched out his hand and said.
Although he was a little confused about the old man's identity, there were so many powerful people in the extraordinary realm around him that he didn't have to worry about them being harmful to him.
"The poor Taoist is harassing King Zhao." The old Taoist nodded, still with a faint smile on his face.
"Le Cheng, you lead the soldiers back to the camp first, and then come back to attend the banquet." Zhao Kuo said to Le Cheng.
The palace is so big, so naturally it is impossible for all the soldiers to enter the palace to have a banquet. Therefore, banquets are also prepared in the military camp, but the specifications are not comparable to those in the palace.
However, as a large army returning from an expedition, it has enough food and wine.
Today's banquet was very grand, not only all the important officials of the court attended, but also some highly respected celebrities from the academy were invited.
Zhao Kuo did not hold a banquet in the past few days when he returned to Handan, so he just treated it as a party.
During the banquet, Lao Dao waited for Zhao Kuo to ask him. As a result, Zhao Kuo was chatting with Li Si about the battle of the royal city, and was discussing with Lin Xiangru whether the Qin Congress would continue to attack next year. If it attacked, where would it attack, but he didn't look at him.
"King Zhao, does he know why Pindao traveled thousands of miles to come to Zhao?" Taihua had no choice but to raise his glass and said.
"I don't know." Zhao Kuo shook his head.
"Pindao followed the destiny. Some time ago, Pindao observed the sky at night and found that the Emperor Star fell and a new Emperor Star rose. The destiny above the royal city moved eastward, so he pursued the destiny all the way to Daliang. But when these destiny arrived above Daliang, But it had a tendency to spread to all directions. Sure enough, it didn't take long for Tianming to move north again. After arriving at Handan, it was completely stable and stopped moving."
Taihua raised his head, narrowed his eyes slightly, and looked at the sky at a 45-degree angle. He held the wine glass in his right hand and stroked his beard with his left hand, looking like a master from this world.
"Could it be that the fate that the old immortal mentioned was Jiuding?" Zou Yan said excitedly.
"Yes." Taihua nodded, and then said proudly, "But after coming to Handan, Pindao saw in the king a destiny that is no less than Jiuding."
"Then what?" Zhao Kuo didn't understand what Taihua wanted to say.
Zhao Kuo was dubious about destiny and luck.
But for Taihua, he didn't believe a word of it.
The reason is very simple. Taihua must be seeking something from him.
Since you are still asking for him, it means that he is still a human being, not a legendary god.
Since he is not a god, the so-called destiny is just a lie.
If the old Taoist said he was a god, then Zhao Kuo would tie him up and slice him up for study.
It's just... I don't know what this guy is looking for.
"These are two elixirs refined by the old Taoist himself. After taking them, they can prolong life, and even ascend to the immortal world and live forever. I will give them to the king today to express my feelings." Seeing that Zhao Kuo did not answer, the old Taoist had to take out a gourd from his sleeve. .
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With an awesome look on his face, he didn't dare to neglect, he hurriedly stepped forward, took the treasure gourd respectfully, and sent it to Zhao Kuo.
Zhao Kuo was stunned for a moment, and then cursed in his heart, Shen Ni Ma's elixir and poison pill were just about the same. Since ancient times, no monarch who likes to take this stuff has a long life.
Zhao Kuo finally understood the purpose of this guy coming to him. In a word, he was just to defraud money.
The so-called destiny is just a way to attract your own attention.
The reason why I approached Le Yi first was probably to use Jiuding to package myself.
In fact, there are such people in the palaces of many princes, among them Yan and Qi. They like to raise alchemists to refine elixirs, and also like to go to sea to find fairy mountains.
For many monarchs, even dominating the world is not as attractive as immortality, so they will work hard even if there is a glimmer of hope, no matter how high the price is.
The most classic example is Qin Shihuang in history. This guy was wise and martial all his life. In the end, he was deceived by a group of alchemists. He was trying to make elixirs and find elixirs, and finally died on the road.
The alchemist took advantage of the monarch's desire for immortality, used the name of refining elixirs and searching for fairy mountains to ask for funds. At the same time, he gained the respect of the monarch, climbed to the sky in one step, and enjoyed glory and wealth.
Of course, there are also some people who have brainwashed themselves into thinking that they can really become immortals.
But most of them use it as a means to make money, thereby gaining huge wealth.
There were alchemists in Zhao State before, but they were driven away by Zhao Kuo and never appeared again. I thought they were clean, but I didn't expect that they would be found again today.
"This pill can really make you immortal?" Zhao Kuo sneered. If I believed you, my nine years of compulsory education would have been in vain.
"I dare not deceive the king. Immortality is a lie, but it is true to strengthen the body and prolong life. However, only the blessed can enjoy it, and those who are not blessed will suffer from it. And the king is the blessed person." Taihua Said seriously.
"What about you? Are you a blessed person?" Zhao Kuo asked.
"A poor man is also a blessed person," Taihua said.
"Have you eaten it?" Zhao Kuo asked.
"Natural. Otherwise, poor Taoists would not know that this thing can strengthen the body and prolong life." Taihua exuded a light of confidence, which made Zhao Kuo doubt his own knowledge.
"May I ask, old gentleman, how long will you live this year?" Zhao Kuo leaned over and saluted.
"This old Taoist is sixty-nine years old," Taihua said.
Zhao Kuo nodded. Ninety-six is indeed a long life. If he hadn't taken drugs, he might have lived to be more than a hundred years old. It would be a pity that all the countries would have to pay tribute to him.
"Your Majesty, he is telling the truth." Xu Li approached Zhao Kuo and whispered. He has the gift of being able to tell whether someone is telling the truth or a lie.
"Really ninety-six?" Zhao Kuo asked.
"That's not it. It's true to keep fit and prolong life." Xu Li said.
"This is impossible!"
If this thing could really strengthen the body and prolong life, those drug-addicted monarchs would never die so early.
Unless none of them are blessed?
Or maybe this old man even lied to himself!
Thinking of this, Zhao Kuo suddenly thought of what the old man said: Only the blessed can enjoy it, and the unlucky will suffer from it.
How to define unblessed and blessed?
On the other side, Taihua was enjoying himself. He knew that the current King of Zhao did not like them as alchemists, but because of this, if he could attract his attention, he could get more money, right?
Moreover, Zhao is the richest country in the world. If you support him just a little bit, you will not be able to spend it all in a few lifetimes.
As long as King Zhao doesn't drive him away, he has plenty of time.
To be honest, Zhao Kuo was a little confused after hearing Xu Li's words.
On the one hand, he knew that this thing was poison, and the heavy metals in it seriously exceeded the standard. On the other hand, the existence of spiritual energy made him have some doubts about this thing.
"I would like to thank the old gentleman for the gift." Anyway, Zhao Kuo
I decided to accept it first because I couldn't discredit the old man. He was over ninety years old anyway. If something happened, it would be bad for his reputation.
After the banquet, Zhao Kuo asked Xiangzi to stay and handed two elixirs to Xiangzi and asked him to study them carefully. What is the use of these things? If they are poisonous, just throw them away.
As for Taihua, Zhao Kuo did not drive him away. Anyway, he was just an old man, so he just raised him for nothing.
Driving him away will also affect his reputation.
"I understand." Xiangzi nodded.
He was dismissive of so-called elixirs.
I am a great doctor. From the Yellow Emperor to today, let alone elixirs, most diseases cannot be cured. How can you, a little alchemist, develop elixirs?
The word "I am Xiangzi" is written upside down.
Half a month later, Xiangzi found Zhao Kuo.
"Is there any result?" Zhao Kuo asked.
"Your Majesty, for ordinary people, this substance is not only ineffective in strengthening the body, but is actually poisonous. Taking it for a long time will definitely lead to death. However, according to my test, Gang Yuan realm warriors are immune to this part of the toxin, and at the same time, the toxin can stimulate the body to become deeply active. , slightly improving the strength of Gang Yuan realm warriors." Xiangzi said.
"That's it!" After hearing what Xiangzi said, Zhao Kuo finally understood.
This thing hasn't changed at all, it's still a poison, but Gang Yuan realm warriors are more resistant to poison and can withstand the toxins of the elixir, and then their bodies improve a little bit under the stimulation of the toxins.
The so-called blessedness and unblessing depend on strength.
If you don't have the strength, it's just fate.
According to tests, 90% of people below the Gangyuan realm will be poisoned if they take elixirs. If there is no internal energy, it is infinitely close to 100%.
"Does it have an effect on warriors in the extraordinary realm?" Zhao Kuo asked.
If it can enhance the strength of a transcendent realm warrior, even just a little bit, it will be worth it.
"No. Strictly speaking, the structure of body particles in the extraordinary realm is very different from that of ordinary people. That is, it is transcendent from ordinary people and the world, so it is called the extraordinary realm." Xiangzi explained.
"Transcendence from mortals? Then why is there no qualitative leap in the lifespan of the transcendent realm compared to mortals?" Zhao Kuo was a little surprised.
Ordinary people can live up to about a hundred years old, while the lifespan of the extraordinary realm is only more than a hundred years old. It is difficult to even reach one hundred and fifty years old. Although it is much longer than ordinary people, it is not the same as the "transcendence" mentioned by Xiangzi. There is obviously a huge gap between mortals.
"Your Majesty, we doctors believe that human beings rely on essence, energy and spirit to survive. The so-called essence refers to the material foundation that supports the body and enables the body to carry spiritual power. In a popular sense, it can refer to the physical body, although this is incorrect. .”
"God can understand the soul, or the three souls and seven souls, also called Yuanshen, which are people's original self-wisdom. Qi maintains the balance in the body."
"The Yellow Emperor's Internal Canon records that there are two qi in heaven and earth, yin and yang, and the human body also has yin and yang. The yin and yang meet to maintain the balance of the human body. Once this balance is broken, people will get sick, and then other methods need to be used to replenish qi and maintain the balance. Balance within the body is healing.”
"We believe that only when the essence, energy and spirit are complete can a person survive. If the essence is exhausted, the person will die. If the energy is deficient, the person will be weak, and if the spirit is timid, the person will be exhausted. Once there is a problem with any of the three, you will get sick, have weak energy, and lose your spirit. Depression, loss of life, and even death.”
"Essences and spirits themselves also have lifespans. The one with the shortest lifespan is the upper limit of our lifespan."
"We don't have much research on this, but based on our speculation, the upper limit of physical and mental life span should be between 150 and 200 years old. However, due to hunger, disease, and frostbite from birth, Injuries such as heat and battlefields will reduce people's physical lifespan, resulting in people's physical lifespan often only being left to a few dozen years."
"Insults, accusations, oppression, depression, underappreciation of talents, etc. will reduce the lifespan of people's souls. At the same time, physical torture will also affect the spirit. Problems in any aspect will affect the balance of Qi."
"Therefore, the lifespan of nobles is often longer than that of
People with high civilian status and an optimistic attitude tend to live longer than people with a pessimistic attitude. People who exercise regularly tend to live longer than people who don't like to exercise. "
"Martial arts training is to raise the lowered life limit of the human body again, or even break through the limit. For example, in the transcendent realm, theoretically, the life limit of the transcendent realm body should be about three hundred years, or even higher. But the physical body of a warrior Although the upper limit of life span has been raised, the mental power remains at the same level. At this time, due to the limitation of mental power life span, the life span is often only 120 to 150 years old."
"As for the scribes who practice mental power, although their mental power has been improved and exceeded the upper limit of life span, their physical body is still as fragile as before, and the physical body is the carrier of spiritual power. The huge mental power will oppress the weak physical body, just like a flood hitting a small body. Like a lake."
"If the body is not strong enough and a talent is forcibly born, not only will it not increase the lifespan, but it will reduce the lifespan and make the person weak and sickly. This is why at the same level, the lifespan of civil servants is much lower than that of generals, and is equivalent to the lifespan of ordinary people."
"As for the Qi Refiner path, there are very few of them, because the spiritual energy of the world is so thin now that it is not enough to take this path to the extreme. It is said that in ancient times, there were many Qi Refiners."
"Therefore, if you want to break through the limit of lifespan and reach three hundred or eight hundred years, you can only succeed by cultivating your physical body and spiritual power at the same time, expanding your own aura, and maintaining the balance of yin and yang in the body. This is the only way It's too difficult. No one has ever succeeded. As far as I know, only Peng Zu has lived to be eight hundred years old."
Xiangzi said slowly.
