Chapter 81 Zhongnan Mountain
People in the Mirror Realm will never be able to understand the shock of seeing a monk in the Dharma-ending Age.
There are monks in the mirror world. Some mortals still have the opportunity to see monks flying once or twice in their lifetime, and they are shocked in their hearts, but it is not as exaggerated as this era.
In this era, even the slightest disturbance by a magician can arouse large-scale admiration.
Most scholars keep a distance from ghosts and gods, and it is even more untrue if they have not seen them with their own eyes.
How can I not be surprised now that I really see gods descending to earth?
It’s like a myth appears in reality, like the Yellow Emperor ascending to heaven with his dragon. Is this a new holy dynasty?
The immortal came closer and closer, and everyone could vaguely see the true appearance of the immortal.
Long-term vision, not dirty or pure, the so-called true immortal tranquility, at a glance, even a wild man who does not understand words will feel extraordinary.
Taoist songs vaguely echoed in the air.
"Human life is like morning dew, and life span is not like stone and gold; the alchemy book has broken through thousands of volumes, and you can go to Yujing freely."
The immortal descended to the altar of heaven, gathered the clouds, and the dragon disappeared.
"The gods and kings live together in heaven and earth, and the sun and moon shine together! Hundreds of millions of years!"
Everyone kowtowed.
This was the last miracle in the Hanchang era. Since then, Xu Xuan seemed to have never appeared. The new generation was half-convinced, and only the older generation deeply missed this period.
"Pingshen!" Li Jianxing motioned for everyone to stand up.
Xu Xuan looked around, and the whole scene was so quiet that you could hear a needle drop.
"In honor of Haotian God, the true king Xu Xuan acts on his behalf, and decrees Xu Yong to be the emperor of China. This will never be easy! I admire this!"
"Long live my emperor! Long live!"
As soon as Xu Xuan said this, everyone bowed to the emperor, which showed the prestige of the gods.
After that, Xu Xuan left in the cloud.
Returning to Taiyi Temple, he closed the door and looked unpredictable. In the dark room, he seemed a little uncertain.
As one's cultivation improves, he shows more and more extraordinary power, but at the same time, it also represents the alienation and fear of others, even relatives.
After all, no one dares to deal with a person holding a deadly weapon.
This fear of alienation is not subjective. Some people have known each other for a long time and know their character. Generally, they are not afraid, but are in awe.
It is a kind of physiological instinctive fear, just like the expression of ordinary people when encountering wild beasts.
"Let's go back to Yuelu Mountain tomorrow." Xu Xuan thought to himself.
Thinking of this, he changed his mind again. Maybe he could go to Zhongnan Mountain to have a look. The Zhongnan Mountain area is very large. The Taiyi people have been searching for it for thousands of years. They even took root in the area. After generations of searching, they found nothing.
Maybe it's because they don't have "conditions", and only people with true energy can sense similar things.
This thing may be hidden a few feet underground, or disguised as something else. Xu Xuan has true energy and spiritual consciousness that can sense it, so he may be able to find that place.
Next, Xu Xuan left the capital alone in a donkey cart and headed to the far northwest.
Zhongnan Mountain is not an ordinary mountain, but a section of the Qinling Mountains, starting from Chencang in the west and ending at Lantian in the east. The ancients often said that the Zhongnan shortcut is not that easy to walk.
The donkey cart moved forward.
The Taiyi audience only knew that the Celestial Master had disappeared. As for where he disappeared, no one knew. Of course, they were not worried about the Celestial Master's safety.
In today's world, no one can deal with him.
Day after day, walking and stopping, from spring to winter, through the mountains of Songshan Mountain, there was food in the storage bag. Occasionally, I met hungry people and gave them some food, leaving a lot of reputation.
Xu Xuan was dressed in thin clothes, sitting on the front of a donkey cart, driving in the wind and snow. His ability to not be afraid of the cold made passers-by look at him side by side, thinking that this little Taoist priest seemed to have real skills.
The further you go to the northwest, the worse the environment becomes. The bare mountains and endless snowfields make people feel desperate.
"Is the Little Ice Age almost over?"
The winters in previous years were extremely cold, and there were countless disasters in various places. It even started snowing in Guangdong. In recent years, the weather has improved a lot, but the temperature is still unbearable for people.
If it weren't for the thousand pounds of rice from another world, more people might have died.
After that, the weather improved, and many people thought that the heavenly master had great power and changed the bad climate.
Xu Xuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry about this. How could he have such ability? He was not strong enough to resist the weather.
With nothing to do, I returned to the carriage to escape the wind and snow, and turned out a mirror to study it.
Name: Xu Xuan
Lifespan: 45/190
Realm: one level of Qi training, pure body
Kung Fu: Golden Guan Jade Lock Quiet Technique (Dacheng 28%)
Spells: Shapeshifting (98% entry level), Flying Cloud Curse (89% entry level), Summoning Wind (56% entry level), Alchemy (63% entry level), Golden Light Spell (38% entry level)………….
Getting started with all three new spells may be relatively simple, but the proficiency level increases extremely quickly.
Xu Xuan didn't care much about these spells, as they were not fundamental.
"There are still three hundred and fifty spirit stones, as well as a medium-grade spirit stone worth a hundred low-grade spirit stones. Based on the calculation of twenty stones a year, it can probably be used for more than twenty years."
More than twenty years is not enough, more spiritual stones are needed.
Hong Yi won't wake up for a while, and he will probably sleep in the Mirror Realm for dozens or hundreds of years... judging from the current progress.
"Wait another five years, and someone will be replaced before I wake up in five years." Xu Xuan thought to himself.
In fact, it should have been changed a long time ago. At the level of foundation building, I basically can't fool myself.
And the most important thing is that as Hong Yi's cultivation improves, he seems to be supporting Hong Yi.
In fact, Xu Xuan's goal is very simple, that is, to exchange scarce materials between the two worlds, such as his lack of spiritual stones and the main materials for alchemy.
Every time, the other party is forced to change, and sometimes you have to see if the other party wants to change. Even if you are greedy for other people's things, there is no way to restrict it.
This makes him look too passive, and Hong Yi seems to be the one who really got the golden finger.
"You must choose one that is easy to control. I don't need a high-level master to serve me now."
Just like that, Xu Xuan had a plan in mind.
In fact, he had this idea for a long time, but with the elixir-forming method of Dinxia Gong, he mainly wanted to make a fortune before leaving, but now he couldn't do it.
Xu Xuan took out a blank book and wrote precautions on it.
The strength does not need to be too high, or even no strength at all. I can directly help him grow insects and use them to control them.
Interior scene: Pill bugs are not considered living creatures. They rely on flesh and blood to survive. They are similar to living bodies. Their essence is dead, similar to the hair on the human body. Blood is not an independent living body. So it can be teleported there.
Insects in that world can absorb spiritual energy and become stronger. Hong Yi has experienced this before. Normally, a strong person who breeds twelve insects will reach the peak of his human body within three months. If the insect absorbs enough spiritual energy within three years, he will have the ability to nourish the energy in the early stage. combat effectiveness.
After another ten years of absorption, any one or two of the twelve insects will undergo a qualitative change based on the individual's qualifications and can release spells.
After another thirty years of absorption, all twelve insects will release spells and possess the combat power in the later stage of Qi nourishment.
This is the power that people without cultivation qualifications can possess.
Of course, this is an ideal situation. Many people's bugs may only live for 20 to 30 years, or 40 years longer.
At this level, you can also collect spiritual stones for yourself, and you don't have to worry about the other party losing control.
Moreover, the lifespan of the bugs can also limit the situation where some masters cannot lose their tails.
After all, the flow rate is ten to one. Just a few years later, these guys have become stronger again.
It's not enough to just control others. You still need to have an incentive system, such as what status you have reached, what rewards you have, what privileges you have and what you can redeem.
If they want to move up and get more resources, they can only collect things for themselves.
"That's it. I've decided to observe the Taiyin refining method for a few more years, and then make another choice."
Don't be afraid that others won't be able to pick it up, or if you break it again, you will always refresh it.
The old man withdrew from the world, and the mysterious organization came next.
Xu Xuan took away the mirror and closed his eyes to rest.
The spiritual stones were put away for the time being. The carriage was bumpy and the concentration was not enough. It was easy to absorb incompletely and waste the spiritual energy in vain.
Xu Xuan was very concerned about spiritual energy, and he always wanted to find a way to extract some of it.
Ahead is the city. Get off the bus at the city gate and lead the donkey into the city.
His appearance and clothes changed again, this time he was a middle-aged old farmer with a dusty life.
"Where are you from? Where is your home?"
""I'm from Linfen, my home is..." Xu Xuan spoke the local dialect fluently.
The guard simply registered them, took a look at their attire, and then let them into the city.
The new dynasty was not as strict on population movement as the previous dynasties, business was far ahead of the previous dynasties, and people could move freely.
In the past, because of the need to collect poll taxes and perform corvee labor, the population control was very strict. There were roads leading to other places. It was impossible for ordinary farmers to go to far places casually.
Nowadays, people are divided into acres, and corvee labor is replaced by paying people or paying grain to hire people. There is not that much control over population movement.
After entering the city, Xu Xuan lived the same basic necessities of life as a normal person. He did not stick to the ordinary and experienced the world of mortals with a mortal mentality.
This trip has cultivated a calm mind of cultivating Taoism. You cannot enjoy this environment full of struggle and hostility in the mirror world. As long as you step into the mirror world to cultivate immortality, you will be like a knight stepping into the rivers and lakes. You can't help yourself and engage in intrigues.
There are only two possibilities, to eliminate the path of life and death and to work hard.
This kind of cultivation of immortality is not the indifferent, carefree and unrestrained way in mythology.
From the Li family to Hong Yi, everyone who has not experienced swords and swords will end badly.
Sometimes in this kind of world, cultivating immortality in peace and quiet can be considered a blessing.
We stayed overnight and walked all the way. It was snowing heavily and the donkey cart had a hard time walking. Sometimes we had to feed the donkeys some Qinglong powder to replenish their strength. Soon, we arrived at the Zhongnan Mountain area.