In an empty ruin in the inner city of Suzaku, Cao Jin looked around solemnly and said in a deep voice: "If you really want to try it, it's best not to choose here."
Cao Jin didn't hear the response and didn't care. He looked up at Mu Qing who was standing on the broken wall and said, "There are chaotic karma gathering everywhere here. You should be able to sense it."
Mu Qing nodded, looked away at the center of the inner city, and asked, "How do you feel now?"
Cao Jin sighed helplessly, stretched out his palm, and a pale golden air ball suddenly appeared, "The power of luck here is indeed stronger than that in the outer city. After all, the power of luck and karma are very different in nature. Similar, they are deeply connected with cause and effect in the world. But because of this, trying to refine the power of luck here will be extremely vulnerable to the erosion of karma."
"I know you may not care, but if it were me, I would never do such a thing in a place like this."
Mu Qing jumped off the broken wall, his eyes fell on Cao Jin's palm, and he asked curiously: "You have already mastered the method of breathing, but before that, how did you refine the power of luck?"
Cao Jin glanced at the demon-suppressing sword behind Mu Qing and said: "The luck of the Mujin royal family's ancestral temple is the luck of the country. The majestic power of luck can't be described in words. Being in such an environment will actually make People lose some motivation and see themselves more as tools like them."
Mu Qing probably understood what Cao Jin meant and said calmly: "There is indeed a big difference between carrying Qi and refining Qi."
Cao Jin looked down at the power of luck condensed in his palms, and said with complex eyes: "I have read so many ancient secrets over the years, but I only want two."
"The first is a practice method that can truly refine the power of luck, and the second is a method to improve one's own physique to be able to carry more power of luck."
At this moment, Mu Qing saw a hint of loneliness in Cao Jin that he had never experienced before, and Cao Jin's tone gradually became excited: "Just when I had given up, I saw a way out in you. And now I am practicing After practicing the breath-taking method, I am even more sure of one thing.”
Not sure if it was an illusion, Mu Qing saw a hint of fear on Cao Jin's face that could not be concealed, and asked, "What are you sure of?"
Cao Jin gritted his teeth and said: "Taoism has always been withering!"
Mu Qing couldn't react for a moment, and his expression was a little confused.
Cao Jin stretched out his palm to him. The air ball in his palm was deeper than before. He said with a reluctant look on his face: "This is proof! I no longer want to explore how you obtained these opportunities, but I have never forgotten you before. That sentence was spoken lightly.”
Mu Qing frowned slightly: "Is this Qi-eating method a method of exhaling and absorbing Qi?"
"Yes." Cao Jin nodded solemnly, "I have a guess that in the era when spiritual energy was abundant, there were no such subdivided cultivation methods as today. This Qi-eating method may be the most basic cultivation method. But now it has become a rare ritual.”
"The inheritance has been discontinued in the era when the spiritual energy is getting weaker and weaker. I don't know if there are any problems with the inheritance of the ten families. Maybe the fact that you can obtain these inheritances also shows some problems."
Mu Qing was a little silent.
He thought of the speculations related to Meng Zhang. Meng Zhang's existence would probably be no shorter than that of the Ten Families. Facing Cao Jin's gaze, Mu Qing's expression did not change much, "You don't need to test me, this breath-taking Dharma has nothing to do with any of the ten families. As for the question you asked, I think there are people around you who are more interested than me."
Cao Jin smiled coquettishly: "Murong Xing and I are not the same person. Speaking of which, I am quite selfish. I only think that I can live longer in this troubled world."
Mu Qing raised his eyebrows and asked a question that probably had no answer: "Does the person who carries the destiny die as the destiny changes?"
Cao Jin narrowed his eyes slightly and said word by word: "I am not the first person to guard the temple. The one who guarded the temple during the Wuzong period still failed to survive the change of luck. People like us who enjoy the benefits of luck, We often cannot escape the rotation of cause and effect.”
Mu Qing knew in his heart that this was the fundamental reason why Cao Jin never gave up the change even though he had always been a tool. As the saying goes, the emperor and his courtiers were the same, and the changes in the fate of the dynasty were the first to affect people like Cao Jin.
Having already finished speaking, Cao Jin saw Mu Qing's expression of deep contemplation and simply pointed out: "Those who sit on the throne of God will be protected by luck, but they cannot escape the cycle of life and death. If they want to be used as instruments to carry luck, , In fact, people like me are more blessed than others, but none of the emperors of the Mujin Dynasty after Wuzong dared to take this road again."
Mu Qing raised his brows, which really puzzled him, and guessed: "Is it true that going too far is not enough?"
Cao Jin nodded: "That's right. Wu Zong was a man with great spiritual talent. If he were not the emperor, he might have achieved immortality now, but there are no ifs in the world. Wu Zong used his death to prove this to future generations. Such an attempt would only create an endless abyss."
Mu Qing still knew Wu Zong because of Bai Hao, and asked with some confusion: "According to the records, he died because of cultivating the blood demon body?"
"Cultivating the body of the Blood Demon was just a way of breaking the pot. At that time, the dynasty was already in a precarious state, and its survival was in danger. The first thing Wu Zong thought of was to try to carry the power of luck and reverse the disadvantage with the power of one person. "
"Although future generations will be excited and excited about getting a positive result when they look at the results of this process in history, they have overlooked something more important."
Mu Qing frowned slightly, "How much price did Wuzong pay?"
Cao Jin glanced at Mu Qing with admiration and continued: "The history of the Mu Jin royal family calls Wuzong's most legendary and well-known victory an unacceptable sacrifice."
"This was a huge sacrifice. At that time, Wu Zong had become another person in a strict sense, or it could not be called a human being. It would be better to call him a demon."
"And the impact of his rash attempt was far from being exerted on him alone. The fortune of the dynasty fell to the bottom. No matter how hard the temple guardians struggled at that time, it was to no avail. In the end, they could not escape the ending of death. And now People will not remember that after that highly written victory, there was a natural disaster that lasted for decades and affected the entire dynasty. Of course, if the disaster lasted for such a long time, the people naturally had no strength to take care of the hibiscus. Who has changed the emperor?"
The length of time will give the story an indescribable heaviness.
Talking about the past events of the dynasty that have lasted for thousands of years, Cao Jin's face was solemn and gloomy, as if he had become a witness in the story. "Historical books only record that Mu Jin changed four emperors during that period, but if we really want to count them, it is Fourteen.”
"Fourteen..." Mu Qing marveled and said, "The Mujin Dynasty after Wuzong and the Mujin Dynasty before Wuzong are actually two dynasties?"
Cao Jin said: "Among the fourteen emperors, the first ones were all the blood descendants of Wuzong. Later, even the heirs who were closely related by blood could not escape the ending of violent death. In the end, the last emperor, although his surname was still Bai. , but in terms of bloodline, it is already far away from the Wuzong branch."
Mu Qing sighed softly: "So, if the emperor tries to carry the power of destiny, the final result will actually be to cut off his descendants?"
Cao Jin nodded slowly: "That's right. There are also smart people among Wu Zong's descendants who are afraid of resisting the temptation of the throne. But in the end, they just live for a few more years. This kind of influence is imposed on the bloodline and follows. No one can withstand the cause and effect of blood being passed down together. Now if any emperor attempts to achieve the purpose of extending his life through this method, he will definitely die faster."
Mu Qing glanced at Cao Jin with a slightly depressed look, and then he was ready to refine the power of luck. This man told Wu Zong's "glorious deeds", and his intention was very clear.
Seeing Mu Qing's expression, Cao Jin gave a rare smile and explained: "We have said before that carrying and refining are not the same. And you are not a martial artist, so many things cannot be generalized."
The corner of Mu Qing's mouth moved and he asked: "You have now begun to refine the power of luck. Have you noticed any obvious effects?"
Cao Jin said curiously: "Before I saw you, you not only used the method of breathing to refine the power of luck, but also refined karma. Logically speaking, you should know better than me, and this is what I want to ask you. of."
Mu Qing narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Cao Jin, as if he had realized something. A hint of depression flashed between his eyebrows. After a moment of silence, he said: "Apart from the fact that too much refining and absorption will put pressure on the meridians and acupoints, there is no Other influences.”
Cao Jin probably understood what Mu Qing wanted to ask, and felt a sense of absurdity in his heart. He could only hesitate and said: "Whether the power of refining luck will have any impact on future generations, Wu Zong's example is not of much use as a reference." , as for me...you know, I am a eunuch, and I am even less likely to provide you with any useful reference."
Mu Qing's eyebrows jumped, and he simply changed the topic, "I once heard Murong Xing say that the reason why the mountain man from the Gu family came slowly after Bai Hao died was not because of the emperor's contempt. He was Are you practicing?"
Cao Jin's face was a little gloomy: "No one can easily give up the desire for longevity, let alone an emperor who sits at the pinnacle of worldly power? Wu Zong is a clear example of failure, so now the emperor has taken a new path."
Mu Qing thought thoughtfully, "Does he think that the power of luck is a shackles imposed on the body?"
"Yes." Cao Jin raised his head and looked to the north, "The power of destiny in Suzaku City has temporarily dried up. It's like the shackles imposed on him have been loosened by an inch. This inch is enough for him to break through."
Mu Qing frowned and said, "Does he plan to keep doing it over and over again?"
"I don't know." Cao Jin frowned and sighed: "Wuzong walked an unprecedented path, and so did he."
Mu Qing looked at Cao Jin and suddenly said: "For someone like you to decide to stay so quickly, it's not because Murong Yun convinced you."
Cao Jin did not deny, "Yes. He showed a kind of uncertainty that made me very uneasy. In the Jiuzhou Dynasty, with such huge luck, he only saw the shackles imposed on him, and he also pried the shackles. But I never thought that the fate of a country would become chaotic because of this."
"In troubled times, troubled times, it will probably not be long before they are no longer exaggerated rhetoric lamenting the hardship of life."
Mu Qing did not doubt Cao Jin's ability to feel anything through changes in luck, and said with a serious expression: "How far can you see?"
"How far?" Cao Jin was stunned, holding his chest and smiling bitterly: "I dare not look at it at all. Even if it vaguely echoes this vague cause and effect, I feel like I have fallen into a dark abyss."
"You must know that cause and effect exists beyond time. There is probably only one person in this huge Suzaku City who can see cause and effect and get rid of it."
Mu Qing knew who Cao Jin was referring to. He shook his head to suppress the thoughts in his heart. Feeling the mysterious fluctuations in the world around him, he said to Cao Jin: "You are very honest today. If troubled times will come sooner or later, then Suzaku The city will definitely be a safer place for you than other places."
Cao Jin could feel that Mu Qing's words meant something, and there was some expectation in his eyes, "Actually, compared to Wuzong or the emperor, you are the one who surprised me the most. You have been walking a path that is unique to you from the beginning."
Mu Qing did not hide his plan and said: "If the power of luck affects the whole body with one move, then is it a way to separate the luck of Suzaku City from that of the dynasty?"
Cao Jin nodded and said: "Of course it counts, but..."
Cao Jin shook his head as he spoke, and said with a smile: "I still don't think it is a good decision to refine the power of luck here and now, let alone splitting up the luck. It is almost impossible to do it. thing."
"But this is just a judgment based on my personal experience. You are indeed different. I have to tell you in advance that I will probably be very little able to help you, and even applying my previous practice experience will mislead you."
Mu Qing looked up at the sky, reached out and took off the demon-suppressing sword that had been shaking gently and threw it to Cao Jin, "I don't need your experience, you just need to keep an eye on this sword for me, and guide it well when necessary. "
