According to the construction speed of the observatory, such a complex structure will not need to be thought of in a short time. It is estimated that it will take at least three or four years.
Qin Bai secretly noted the lines on it, then he ignored the observatory, turned around and stepped into the Taoist temple.
The Taoist temple is called the "Health Palace". You can see many dragon-shaped decorations on the building itself, and the entire Tao Te Ching is engraved on the pillars.
Although no one except Zhao Ji pays attention to this Taoist temple on weekdays, there are quite a few Imperial City Secretaries stationed in it.
However, Qin Bai easily blended in with his Buddhist aura.
He wandered around the Taoist temple. When he entered, the first thing he saw was the statue of the Sanqing Taoist. There were incense and tributes on the stand. I am afraid that there were people worshiping here not long ago.
In today's world where Buddhism is booming, there are actually not many Taoist temples. It was also the first time for Qin Bai to see the statues of Sanqing.
He thought about how he could be considered a Taoist disciple, so he bowed respectfully, and then walked to the back room.
Qin Bai soon discovered that one of the rooms should be Zhao Ji's daily alchemy room.
After opening the door, there is a half-meter-sized bronze cauldron in the center. The peach wood is lit with high fire, causing white smoke to slowly rise from the cauldron.
The Taoist boy, who was in his early ten years, held a fan to keep the flame of refining the medicine alive. He kept nodding his head with half-closed eyes, as if he was about to fall asleep at any moment.
Qin Bai smelled the aroma of medicine emanating from the cauldron, and realized that what he was making was not lead pills. It was indeed an elixir, and it had the effect of strengthening the body.
The quality of the herbs used was excellent, but unfortunately the bronze cauldron was not a magical weapon, so most of the efficacy of the medicine would probably be lost.
Qin Bai couldn't help but shook his head. Zhao Ji's family was so prosperous that he didn't care about the money. It gave him the feeling of using ginseng and deer antlers to refine Bailangen.
Even so, the resources for Qi training are far beyond ordinary, but Zhao Ji's cultivation level is not satisfactory, which shows that his talent is really average.
It was still early and there was no rush. Qin Bai started rummaging around in the alchemy room.
Medicinal materials don't matter to him, the main thing is to see if there are any elixirs that can be used.
Collecting elixir recipes is mainly out of interest. Qin Bai came here on the principle of not cheating, so he would just make copies of them as long as they were useful.
He took out the white paper and copied it openly. The Taoist boy next to him knocked his head on the tripod and woke up.
The Taoist boy was startled, but he did not dare to say anything. He just tremblingly took out the talisman used to contact others, but failed to inject the energy several times.
Qin Bai glanced at Tao Tong, then lowered his head and continued to copy the prescription.
This Taoist temple is quite large, so it would be difficult for me to make mistakes on my own, so I might as well ask the Taoist boy to bring some people over.
Anyway, based on Qin Bai's cultivation level, unless it was Ye Gucheng who came, he would not be his opponent at all.
The atmosphere in the alchemy room was silent. The Taoist boy didn't even dare to breathe, so he had to silently maintain the flame under the bronze cauldron.
Just when Qin Bai finished copying all the prescriptions, the sound of footsteps outside the house was heard.
Qin Bai stretched out and let out a little Buddha light from his fingers, and the Taoist boy's expression became dazed.
He stood up and waited for someone to come in, but as the wooden door of the alchemy room opened, Qin Bai's expression became extremely stiff.
Zhao Ji was standing in front of the door wearing brocade clothes and silk, holding a whisk in his hand, and behind him were several waiters.
"Taoist Priest, long time no see."
Qin Bai sighed, why the less he didn't want to come into contact with someone, the more likely he was to come into contact with them.
He said with a sneer: "Your Majesty, how come you are so elegant?"
Zhao Ji made an invitation gesture, and then quickly walked into the alchemy room. Qin Bai couldn't avoid it, so he followed in.
"How is it? What do you think, Taoist Priest?"
With Qin Bai's thoughts in mind, he pointed at the bronze tripod and said, "There is a missing magic weapon, so most of the medicinal properties have been lost."
"Ha ha ha ha."
Zhao Ji couldn't help but laugh. He didn't show the slightest air of superiority in front of Qin Bai. Instead, he looked like an old friend he hadn't seen for a long time.
"The alchemy of magical weapons must be driven by true energy. Although there are many Taoist officials with profound cultivation in the Daolu Academy of the Capital, it is impossible to let them not practice and concentrate on refining alchemy."
Qin Bai cleared his throat, as if possessed by an insurance salesman: "Has the Emperor considered the product recently launched by our Deyun Society, the 3.0 energy-saving fully automated alchemy furnace?"
Zhao Ji was stunned for a moment, and then laughed dumbly. Hearing that Wei Lianzhang and the other party were good friends, he also asked about it through letters.
He also learned about Qin Bai's weird personality, which seems to be true now.
"Taoist Master Qin wants to give me an alchemy furnace, so I will naturally accept it."
Qin Bai knew that Zhao Ji couldn't hide his little thoughts. Even if Song Weizong had mixed reviews in history, the other party might have been waiting for him for a long time.
He picked it from the points mall and took out a milky white rice cooker after a moment.
There are not many buttons on it, and its main functions are for making elixirs, making soup, and cooking rice.
Originally, Qin Bai was planning to deceive Zhao Ji, but unexpectedly the other party raised his eyebrows and said, "Demon Sealing Wave?"
"Cough cough cough..."
Qin Bai couldn't help but choke on his saliva, and then Zhao Ji took out a familiar plug-in wire from his arms.
"Is this something that the Taoist priest can recognize?"
"..."
Seeing that Qin Bai was silent, Zhao Ji said to himself: "I call this magic weapon the Three Purities Mysterious Treasure Measuring Ruler. What does the Taoist think of it?"
"Uh, how come the emperor has this... Three Purities Mysterious Treasure Measuring Ruler?"
Zhao Ji smiled and asked the guards to go and get a book of calligraphy and paintings. Qin Bai suddenly fell into a state of petrification.
The painting clearly shows a fisherman wearing a raincoat, sitting in front of the lake and blending into the world. Just based on the artistic conception, this painting can be called a masterpiece.
But Qin Bai felt that it was outrageous. The fisherman's action was to put away the fishing rod, and there was a rice cooker hanging on it.
Zhao Ji explained patiently: "I asked everyone from Li Tang to calligraphy and painting. Wei Aiqing described the style of the demon sealing wave."
Qin Bai wiped the sweat from his forehead and said hesitantly: "Then, Your Majesty, you can keep it and try to pass it on to future generations."
"Of course, especially since I am lucky enough to have this magic sealing wave weapon."
While talking, Zhao Ji used the plugged wire to draw on the magic sealing wave. After accidentally finding the slot, the two fit together perfectly.
Qin Bai covered his face with his hands. Regardless of the technology of cultivating immortals, as long as the alchemy furnace has the same structure as a rice cooker, it will not change much even if it takes a thousand years.
"this……"
"Your Majesty, this magic weapon of mine can absorb the spiritual energy of the sun. Just place it under the sun. It will charge for five days and make elixirs for a while."
Qin Bai taught Zhao Ji how even the ancients could master this fool-proof machine easily.
"I see, it's too valuable."
Zhao Ji said this, but he directly motioned to his men to move the rice cooker down, probably to his house.
Qin Bai had a wry smile on his face. Fortunately, the original goal had been achieved, and now Zhao Ji would not have any objections if the health palace was emptied.
The two walked into the room where books are stored in the Taoist temple. Zhao Ji and Qin Bai introduced the furnishings.
There are many paintings and calligraphy in the house by Zhao Ji. He is worthy of being a famous artist emperor in history, and his level is indeed not low.
Although Qin Bai was not very interested in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, he was somewhat involved in it.
As the two chatted happily, Zhao Ji also appreciated each other more.
"Taoist Priest, you have the honor of being a tribute, why don't you stay in the capital and I will give you an official position."
"Forgive me for refusing. For me, only by traveling thousands of miles can I make progress."
Seeing Zhao Ji talking like this, Qin Bai quickly refused in a serious manner.
He doesn't like official career, not to mention that he needs to sign in for tasks from time to time, so it is unrealistic to stay in one place for a long time.
"That's fine."
Although Zhao Ji was a little regretful, he did not force it. He suspected that Qin Bai was hundreds of years old and it was normal not to seek fame and wealth.
The two of them approached the shelf near the corner, on which were dozens of books of different ages.
"Taoist Master, these are all Taoist spells that I have collected. If you are interested, you can take a look."
Zhao Ji believes that Qin Bai is the reincarnation of a true immortal, but it is possible that the memory of the reincarnation does not exist, so he deliberately betrays his face.
Qin Bai nodded, and he came to the shelf unceremoniously and started looking through it.
Although his cultivation has already refined his Qi and transformed him into a god, his knowledge of Taoism skills is still shallow, otherwise he would not be fully equipped with magic skills.
At first Qin Bai still had hope for these books.
If he found the follow-up Qi training techniques among them, he would undoubtedly be in a lot of trouble, but he read several books but found nothing.
These exercises are all incomplete, and most of them were even compiled by Taoist priests from the Daolu Academy in the capital.
Taoist Changsheng's cultivation has not broken through the realm of refining qi and transforming into gods, so it is naturally impossible for them to solve Qin Bai's doubts.
Zhao Ji lit the sandalwood and said, "Taoist Priest, you don't understand why this huge country doesn't even have a complete qi training method?"
Qin Bai looked puzzled on the surface, but actually he had expected it in his heart.
I'm afraid that the world is approaching the end of the Dharma, so immortals and Buddhas no longer exist, but it is unknown what happened.
Zhao Ji unfolded the map on his desk, and the entire Song Dynasty was revealed.
There are signs on the mountains and rivers above, but there is an island in the corner that has been blackened with ink. This place should be located in Qiongya, which is the location of Hainan in later generations.
"It is rumored that hundreds of years ago, due to the battle between the two armies, evil spirits rose to the sky, and the souls of injustice gathered in Qiongya, and some evil soldiers took advantage of it."
Zhao Ji sighed and said, "It may be that the Taoist monks went to suppress the demons, and finally died and the Taoist lineage was severed."
Fortunately, Qiongya is much more stable now, but the chance of encountering monsters is still higher than in ordinary places, so it is sparsely populated.
Qin Bai felt that it couldn't be that simple. The world was extremely deep, and even immortals and Buddhas were involved, so he couldn't intervene.
As the two talked, Zhao Ji did have plans to revitalize the Taoist sect, so he had been collecting Qigong techniques in recent years, but unfortunately he had not gained much.
Qin Bai quickly flipped through the books on the shelf. Although most of the techniques were useless to him, surprisingly, one of them actually yielded some results.
This exercise is called "Five Tibetan Gods". Simply put, it is a method for nourishing the internal organs, but it is slightly evil.
What are the five stored spirits? They are the heart that stores the spirit, the lungs that store the soul, the liver that stores the soul, the spleen that stores the mind, and the kidney that stores the will.
Qin Bai does not intend to practice, but this technique will be of great help to him in visualizing Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's Original Vow Sutra, and it will help him avoid many detours.
He quickly wrote down the contents at a glance, and then put the book back on the shelf.
Then Qin Bai hesitated for a moment, took out two books written by himself from the fish bag and handed them to Zhao Ji.
Each method and each qi training was created by him based on his experience.
Although it is not a magical secret book, and it may not be suitable for ordinary people, it can at least be practiced to refine Qi and transform into gods and energy.
Zhao Ji looked through the treasure and was about to say something, but saw that Qin Bai was already preparing to leave under the cover of night.
"Dare you ask about the number?"
Qin Bai paused and fell into silence for a moment.
"I'm going to leave the capital at a certain date."
After saying that, Qin Bai climbed over the wall and left the palace. He didn't want to get too involved with the government, and he had to go to Miao territory as soon as possible.
Zhao Ji touched the stubble on his chin and couldn't help but mutter to himself: "Is it possible that the secret must not be leaked?"
………
Qin Bai returned to the theater and explained the next matter.
He doesn't plan to return to the capital in the short term. He estimates that after going to Miao territory, the new check-in task will be started soon, and he doesn't know how long it will take.
Qin Bai finally enjoyed a few comfortable days, after all, he was about to plunge into the harsh environment of the dense forests of the Miao border.
The documents for the tributes were delivered personally by Geng Xian. In addition, there were also the ultimatums from the Taoist sects. In this way, traveling through the territory of the Song Dynasty was already smooth.
The only thing that made Qin Bai feel helpless was that on the certificate, the word "ji leak" was clearly written in the column of the Dao number.
He didn't know how Zhao Ji understood it. There must be some misunderstanding, but he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to use Jixie.
Before leaving, Qin Bai invited everyone he knew to come to the theater to get together.
The stage performance is Gu Long's "The Legend of Lu Xiaofeng", and the background of the story is adapted to the Song Dynasty. The characters on the stage have not changed, and they are still the four Crouching Dragons and Phoenix Chuns.
However, compared to Hua Manlou and Lu Xiaofeng, who were watching with gusto, the characters performing on stage undoubtedly had more of an aura of masters.
Among them, the classic sentences have an invisible pretentiousness, and Lu Xiaofeng himself can't help but imitate them.
The complete volume of Gu Long is undoubtedly the icing on the cake for Qin Bai. After all, there are no demons in these adapted scripts, so there will be no trouble in putting them on the stage.
And there are dozens of volumes, enough to last for a long time.
Qin Bai drank all the Coke in the cup, then raised his cup to Geng Yu and others and asked, "Do you have any plans for the future?"
Several people were already drunk, so they started talking about their dreams for the future.
Geng Yu and Zhang Zizhi planned to enter the court as officials after the palace examination. Although Ning Caichen did not pass the imperial examination, he had enough merit as a civil servant.
He is not planning to continue to obtain fame and will become an official, but the starting point will undoubtedly be lower, so he will have to take his time and be down-to-earth.
Qin Bai informed them of his departure from the capital, and several of them had different expressions.
Ning Caichen breathed a sigh of relief, at least there would be no more drama between him and the female ghost. Zhang Zizhi was a little envious of the other party's clear spirit.
Only Geng Yu hesitated to speak. After Qin Bai asked, he spoke: "Brother Qin, do you have any thoughts on marriage..."
"Hahahaha, no need to say more, the world is boundless and the waves are magnificent."
Qin Bai drank the wine gracefully and quickly walked out of the theater towards the city gate.
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