Maintaining the state of cultivation, Xu Zhenyun also took out a jade slip, which contained knowledge about the laws and regulations of the Jin Dynasty, and read it with gusto.
Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, an hour and a half passes.
After Xu Zhenyun finished reading the volume, he suddenly thought of the issue of the progress of his practice - after completing the "Qi Filling Spirit Point", for more than two days, the vacuum force in his "Jade Rabbit Point" has been in a state of feeding back the physical body and soul.
I don’t know how far I have progressed in practice.
If calculated on average, it takes forty-two days to achieve the completion of the five "levels". Two days is one-twentieth of the total, which is equivalent to completing one-quarter of the fifth level "confirmation"?
Xu Zhenyun felt itchy and took out the "sextant" without hesitation.
The side effects of this thing, given Xu Zhenyun's talent, were at least something that was considered only after the sixth level, but now he is not afraid at all.
But Xu Zhenyun still remembered Ji Xiaohua's warning, calmed down and lowered his expectations slightly.
After waiting for a while and waiting for his energy to stabilize, Xu Zhenyun looked at the "compass" and was shocked!
Not to mention that the shortest and thickest pointer at the top quickly returned to zero; the second pointer unexpectedly reached the "x" position in the twelve scales, which is equivalent to fifty points in the watch.
In other words, in just two days of "self-cultivation", Xu Zhenyun has "confirmed" the fifth level and completed five-sixths of it! According to this speed, if he tries to break through the eighth level tonight, he will reach the "confirmation" level without any accident...
Isn't this too easy?
Mu Xueqing and Xiang Tianwen concentrated on reading their respective "Yi Jian Shu", occasionally glancing at it.
However, there was no obvious psychological activity about Xu Zhenyun in the Daoxin chessboard.
Suddenly, as Ji Xiaohua swung the bell, a dark "black hole" appeared again in the center of the small world, and the brown bamboo "steamer" appeared again, but there was only one layer.
The first level of "Qi Filling Ling Points" is a stage of rapid accumulation of real power, so the food intake is huge; when it comes to the second level of "Xingzhi Self-Refining", the food required is significantly reduced...
Xu Zhenyun felt relieved that each huge meal of "big meat" was not enjoyment, but torture.
Being able to reduce food intake by more than 80% is undoubtedly good news.
But the real good news is yet to come——
As Ji Xiaohua opened the lid of the box, what appeared inside was not a "big meat cube" on a lotus leaf, but twelve exquisite one-foot-wide large white porcelain plates with a green background.
Mullet and egg soup; braised chicken with mushrooms; steamed pork with rice flour; salt and pepper kidney slices... are all delicacies with delicious color and aroma. Although the food is not as good as the meal at Zhengminglou, it is still quite exquisite.
In addition, there are four empty bowls and chopsticks, a bag of green rice wrapped in lotus leaves weighing about three or four kilograms, and two celadon hand-held pots.
Ji Xiaohua smiled slightly and said: "Having meat as the main food last week is a must for practice. It has to be like this. It cannot be the norm."
"There are nine differences between the way of being out of the world and the way of joining the world. The third difference is the 'sudden and gradual difference', which you already know. But if we talk about the most conspicuous and lasting difference between the two ways of being out of the world and joining the world, or can we say The lowest and most obvious difference is, of course, the first and most obvious difference - the 'difference in food and drink'."
"Practitioners of the way of transcendence, starting from the ninth stage of Taoism, begin to take the 'bigu pill', cut off the desire for whole grains and food; except for the occasional drink of 'spiritual wine', they no longer eat. But our way of joining the world not only does not Taboo, on the contrary, it is part of the practice and can be enjoyed to the fullest.”
Xu Zhenyun's eyes lit up, and he felt that the way of joining the world was really much more advantageous than the way of leaving the world.
Ji Xiaohua continued: "Our public funds are limited, and eating once every three to five days in the Eighth Building is the limit. It is impossible to eat all the time. In order to save money during the rest of the time, our current batch of 16 teachers and students are all in the 'Shi De' Meals are included at Ju', which is good value for money."
"Shi De Ju" is also a high-quality restaurant nearby; although it has not been ranked among the "Eight Buildings", it is still one of the best in the second category. Xu Zhenyun heard Xiang Tianwen mention it a few days ago.
Having said this, Ji Xiaohua paused, raised one of the celadon-held pots in front of Xu Zhenyun, and said with a smile: "Of course, this is an exception."
"This product is not for retail sale; it's just that I have a good relationship with the owner of Zhengming Building, so I persuaded him to sell one pot every day."
Xu Zhenyun was startled, and immediately opened the lid of the pot he was holding. The red soup base and the familiar mellow and fragrant aroma came to his face. It was Zhengminglou's special "Tianxiang Flower and Fruit Tea".
Xu Zhenyun was suddenly moved and smiled sincerely: "Thank you, teacher."
Ji Xiaohua let out a "hmm" sound in her nose and nodded slightly at the same time, unable to hide her contentment despite her reserve.
Xiang Tianwen's eyes moved and then quickly converged, hiding a hint of jealousy very well. But the constant roar of "no fair no fair" from the Dao Heart chessboard had betrayed his thoughts.
For lunch, in fact, except for the signature sauce-braised boneless duck feet of "Shi Deju", which is unique and impressive, the other dishes are still slightly different in taste from the meal at Zhengminglou.
But because it was an "unexpected surprise", it brought a greater sense of satisfaction.
After a full meal and three cups of tea, Xu Zhenyun suddenly felt that such a "cultivation" life was very pleasant!
Great supernatural powers and worldly enjoyment, all at the same time.
Feeling a slight bulge in his lower abdomen, Xu Zhenyun was about to stand up. But Xiang Tianwen quickly stood up and walked quickly towards the small wooden house behind the three rows of bamboo houses.
Xu Zhenyun's figure froze, and he sat down again helplessly.
Although the way of joining the world is very much in line with Xu Zhenyun's wishes in terms of "differences in food and drink", the only flaw is that it has to solve the problem of reincarnation of grains. Even high-level ascetics are not exempt from the secular world and are not so "fairy". , a slight loss of force.
"Can you refine it and force it out of the pores? Forget it, the taste is a bit strong..."
Xu Zhenyun suddenly had an idea and immediately rejected it.
The two cabins behind the bamboo house are a simple toilet.
Xu Zhenyun just wanted to solve the problem, but when he saw Xiang Tianwen's "last come, first served" policy, he temporarily stopped waiting.
The space in the toilet is not large. The two cabins on the left and right have four semi-open compartments. Even if the four people entering the room are of the same gender, they can still solve it together.
But Xu Zhenyun had no intention of going to the toilet with others. During the previous five days of practice, he tried to stay away from others as much as possible.
Mu Xueqing, on the other hand, doesn't have this problem. She has an entire single room to herself.
After a while, Xiang Tianwen came out and smiled and nodded to Xu Zhenyun.
Xu Zhenyun held the "book in a room" and pretended to watch for a while before going to the toilet to solve the problem.
On the way back, Xu Zhenyun immediately felt keenly - Xiang Tianwen's eyes were scanning his lower body intentionally or unintentionally? !
Just when I was suspicious, the voice of "Asking to Heaven" came from the Daoxin chessboard in time:
"Xu Zhenyun was about to go to the toilet just now. When he saw me going, he deliberately paused for a while and pretended to be studying! By the way... in the previous five days of practice, he had never gone to the toilet with anyone else at the same time. experience, I avoid it perfectly every time..."
"Is he really shy? Or does he have some unknown physical defect that makes him feel a little inferior?"
Immediately afterwards, the voice of the statuette "Mu Xueqing" also sounded simultaneously:
"I've discovered it a long time ago. Xu Zhenyun seems to be deliberately avoiding going to the toilet with others? Is he shy by nature or has some other problem? Well... if there is a problem in that area, no matter how outstanding he is, he can only veto it with one vote and cannot act." A reference candidate for Taoist Companion..."
Xu Zhenyun's scalp was numb.
Suddenly, I realized that Xiang Tianwen was just "reckless" or "domineering", but he was actually not stupid at all!
And after this guy became "black", his powers of observation were quite amazing.
He even noticed that he had wanted to get up to go to the toilet and waited for a while.
As for Mu Xueqing's delicate mind, Xu Zhenyun had a hunch; but he really didn't expect that she would include the matter of men going to the toilet into the category of "careful observation"...
I was just used to using the bathroom alone in the past, but I suspected that I had some hidden disease... It seems that next time I will deliberately "get together" with Xiang Tianwen, and compete to see who has low self-esteem!
As for Mu Xueqing, there is currently no good way to "prove"...
Each of them practiced with their own motives for an hour and a half. Ji Xiaohua suddenly clapped softly and said, "Today's practice ends here; it's time for you three to travel to the divine capital."
Xu Zhenyun blurted out: "It's over? It's Shenshi now."
Ji Xiaohua smiled and said: "There is no need to doubt it. In the second stage of the practice of 'walking, stopping and self-refining', three hours a day is enough to develop and train this habit. This has been the case for thousands of years in the Jin Dynasty and other great immortal dynasties in the past. Summarized experience.”
"Not just today; in the next few days, every day before and after Shen Shi, we will go out for a trip to visit the divine capital and learn about the world; watch the fireworks of the world and taste the local customs and people."
The voice of the little golden man on the Daoxin chessboard asked the sky: "Aren't you just giving tutoring lessons to the country bumpkin? What you say is so high-sounding."
Xu Zhenyun suddenly felt that the Daoxin chessboard was not smart enough and did not have the "partial shielding" function. It directly received key information. This useless complaint could be filtered out directly!
I asked myself: "Teacher, where are we going today?"
Ji Xiaohua smiled and said: "Of course it is Tianxin Garden, which is known as 'the charm of the capital of God, and eight buckets here alone'."
"Let's go."
