At night, the upper floors of the Grand Hotel Chichen Itza.
This is the so-called "Princes' Suite". As the "state counselor" of Chichén Itza, of course he can live here. Even the king only lives downstairs.
"Grand Imperial Master? Grand Imperial Master?" the attendant at the door asked, "If you don't need anything, I'll leave first."
"I'm fine here. You can step back." Shangluo waved his hand and waited until the door was closed before he lay down on the couch.
"Good guy, why do I feel the same as when I arrived in Chechi Kingdom? I somehow became a national master?"
[You must really help them restore their country. Let alone the national master, you can be considered their ancestor. 】
"If we just revive their regime, I don't think it's too difficult. How can there be such a coincidence in this world? If we do some divination, can't we find out the case? But is it useful to just investigate the case? There is a more realistic solution The problem is before us.”
Shangluo looked at the ceiling: "The Mayans are very happy growing bananas. They can sell them no matter how much they plant every year. Do you think our bald uncle downstairs can provide them with such a stable life? Can he be like United Do you want to buy bananas unconditionally like Fruit? If not, let the banana harvest fail again, and this time there will be no other United Fruit to take care of it. In order to avoid a humanitarian crisis, it must be reported to the court. Then what?"
He spread his hands: "As long as the report is reported to the court and the court punishes them, the princes of these city-states will still have to get out. The court may build another one, but it may be reverted. Is this really the result they want? ?So, I won’t do anything outside of my duties.”
[Are you not going to take care of it anymore? 】
"No matter how much money they give me, I will be in charge of many things. If I am not in my position, I will not pursue political affairs. I will only do the work that is in line with my salary. And the most important thing now is to build the foundation, and nothing else matters. What a great Mayan master, let So what if I become the king of the Mayans? All the palaces and palaces are made of dirt. Look at how many emperors from the First Emperor to the Jiajing Emperor did anything to cultivate immortality. If I can succeed here, wouldn't I be better than them all?"
[Okay, let’s get down to business.伱, seal. Knot the Beidou Jue. 】
"What is the Beidou Jue?"
[A kind of handprint. You do this first, then that, and then this. 】
Under Apollonia's guidance, Shangluo leaned on the back of his hand, intertwined his fingers, and formed a magnificent "Beidou Jue". There is just a gap between the ring finger and index finger of both hands. This position made his hands very uncomfortable. After holding it for a while, his hands became numb, and he even felt that his hands were no longer under his control.
[Okay, I learn pretty quickly. Remember this feeling and find a pen. 】
Shangluo spread a piece of paper on the table, used a convenient brush to absorb water, and then performed the "Beidou Jue" he had just learned. His hands began to feel numb again and began to lose control.
"What am I going to do after that? Just stay still like this? But I can't do anything. I can't even move my hands. My hands are starting to shake."
【Just shake. Do you know the story of monkeys, typewriters, and Shakespeare? Given enough time, even a monkey can type out the complete works of Shakespeare. Or to put it another way, random input can also produce meaningful content. And the time I choose for you can produce this random result. 】
"Okay, let me believe you."
Shangluo did as he said.
Beidou Duel, hold the pen and close your eyes.
Feel nothing. He only felt that his hands were moving unconsciously due to numbness. And whenever he focused on his hands, they would naturally stop moving.
The writing process is extremely slow. He could feel the tip of the pen holding on to a single word for a long time. After struggling for half an hour, I seem to have just written one line.
[Okay, finished writing. It's so tiring... When you're distracted, that's when I'm fully focused. 】
Shangluo opened his eyes - there were really words on the paper, and meaningful content had indeed been generated.
Realgar, cinnabar, orpiment, alumite, and zengqing. Powder them all, bathe them in a flower pool, and burn them with osmanthus wood.
...
"That's it?" Shangluo looked at the line of words.
[Yeah, that’s it. Is there any problem? This is the foundation-building elixir recipe that I spent all my energy searching for. 】
"No, I have this question, a logical question: Is it possible to get infinity when finite things add up to each other? Sulfur and mercury are both finite things, and they are everywhere on this earth. The same goes for alumite and Zeng Qing . These mortal things are limited, but the road to immortality is infinite. The elixir that can lead to the road to immortality must also share a corner of the avenue - it must share the aura of the Tao. So I think the key lies here."
He pointed to the last few words: "Huachi, what does it mean? If the previous ones are finite things, then Huachi must be a spiritual object with aura. Literally, Huachi should be a kind of spiritual fluid, Where can I get a spiritual liquid like Huachi?"
[Um...just wait a moment. ] Apollonia thought for a while, [This is not an additional price, because I need to help you understand what the Foundation Establishment Pill is. So I'm going to search and see where I can get 'Huachi'. 】
One second passed, one minute passed, five minutes passed.
【numb. ] Apollonia's tone was filled with helplessness, confusion, and loss.
"how?"
【I have no idea. No relevant information could be retrieved at all. But that prescription is definitely useful, and it must not be some random heavy metal. And Huachi is probably indeed a kind of spiritual liquid... Let's review it. What was the original question you asked? 】
"My question is: 'Guide me to the path of cultivating immortality in a fantasy sense, and achieve true immortality through the steps of Qi training, foundation building, golden elixir, Nascent Soul, etc.' This is what I propose to you, Regarding the requirements for the Foundation Establishment Pill."
【That's the problem. 】Apolonia's aggravated voice said, 【What you want is the Foundation Establishment Pill, don't you? The Akashic Records give you useful answers. It must be useful because we need to accurately locate this formula. Well, maybe the key lies within yourself. 】
She paused:
[So...we may have underestimated the realm of Waidan. This entire possible process may be part of alchemy. Even if we locate the elixir accurately, I'm afraid we will have to wait until you have the right time, place, and people to refine it. But now, maybe it is. The Akashic Records do not say anything about time, but they say that time can be controlled by ourselves. 】
