Two days later.

"According to the general's instructions, those living dead have been moved to the back mountain, pressed down with iron soldiers, and buried in the soil."

In the newly built main tent of the rest of Dingxi, Chen Yuan was sitting cross-legged and adjusting his breath. Zhang Que suddenly came in and reported the situation: "In addition, the magistrate sent people over and invited the general to the city. They said they had arranged a singing and dancing dinner to welcome you and wash away the dust."

When he talked about it later, he couldn't help but curl his lips and said: "This king is arrogant in the past and respectful in the later. He avoided seeing you at first, but now the general is so powerful, and he invites you to the banquet in a panic. You really have to follow the wind! General, you have to do it!"

go?"

"I won't go." Chen Yuan shook his head. He was not interested in the customs and customs of Jincheng, not to mention that he had important things to do at the moment.

"As expected, I don't want to come."

In the main hall of the city lord's palace, Wang Jie felt uneasy when he heard the reports from his subordinates. He said to Liu Yisheng: "I deliberately distanced myself earlier, which showed bad consequences and was self-defeating."

"If there is a city government, he should be invited to come. This shows that no matter how powerful General Chen is, he is still young and energetic, and he will inevitably have the spirit of a boy." Liu Yisheng was not surprised, "This is not a bad thing, but it is convenient to get close. Choose a day, student

Go visit me in person and feel out the temperament of this young general."

"You must be careful!" Wang Jiezhen warned, "Don't start any conflicts. As for how to isolate him..."

"It doesn't necessarily have to be a vacuum," Liu Yisheng suddenly said: "If you can win over, Master Bai and others will be wary, and the master can use the technique of checks and balances. In this way, your influence in Longxi will also increase, and you may not be able to compete for that position.

.”

Wang Ji's heart skipped a beat, and then he waved his hands and said that he didn't expect this. Finally, he changed the subject and mentioned another thing: "This time Chen Tang was so frightened that he couldn't get out of bed, and he often fell into coma.

Someone has already come to resign. You mean, the city lord’s palace recommends General Zhenwu..."

"We can't get involved in this matter." Liu Yisheng's face was gloomy, "The students just got the news, probably Chen Mian is going to take over."

"The Chen family moves very quickly, so we can clear the way..."

Just as he was talking, someone suddenly came over to report that many wealthy families in the city had sent people out of the city to send greetings to General Zhenwu.

Wang Hui frowned.

Liu Yisheng sighed and said: "The aristocratic family is the best at climbing high and stepping down. Now that we know General Chen's abilities, how can we still hold back? Besides, the news that we plan to entertain Chen Shiji must have spread, and there is no way.

Then blame others based on your position.”

"That's right, let's let them go for now."

The next three days were uneventful.

Relying on Chen Yuan's prestige in the army, the remaining soldiers in Dingxi benefited from it, changed their garrison, and their living conditions improved a bit.

Chen Tang did not show up, and there was less trouble. The Jincheng soldiers and the Dingxi army became more harmonious because of Chen Yuan.

On the other side, big families in the city sent greeting cards one after another and wanted to visit Chen Yuan, but they were all rejected. Chen Yuan did not intend to waste time and energy on the interpersonal communication of greetings and send-offs.

However, even if they were rejected, the big families were still happy to do it and sent people to send property and supplies, so that the Dingxi Army, which had suffered a great disaster, gradually recovered its strength.

"Today, the Li family, the Liu family, and the Sima family sent a lot of military supplies. General, are you really missing me?" Zhang Que asked Chen Yuan while holding the list, with hesitation in his tone, "Li Dingmo also came to see me."

"No, let's talk about it later." Chen Yuan objected and took out a list filled with words, "Pick up the medicine according to the list. Some of them may not have the same name, but I have written down the characteristics and effects clearly. Follow the list.

Catch, yes, collect some more books on Mongolian studies and military exercises and send them over."

After being stunned for a moment, Zhang Que took the prescription and nodded. He admired this young general more and more in his heart. Among the children of the aristocratic families who came to the northwest for gold, who didn't spend their days drinking, drinking, listening to music, and this one was really good. He almost grew up in the military camp.

Now, when I'm not meditating and adjusting my breathing, I'm reading and practicing calligraphy. Oh, I also find time to study the living dead.

"General, you have to take care of yourself."

What kind of body should I pay attention to? I am a dead person!

Chen Yuan was confused, waved his hand and dismissed Zhang Que, then lowered his head and fiddled with a brocade bag.

This was left as an offering to the deserted man who was killed by him in front of the battle. It looks like a small lump, but it actually contains the universe.

"This brocade bag has another dimension. It's about one foot square. It's not big, but it's more convenient. Moreover, even in the cave world, objects like the universe bag and storage ring are very rare. The deserted man is not very skilled in offering sacrifices.

Why, it’s really surprising that there is such a thing.”

The kit was an unexpected gain. At that time, Chen Yuan had the idea of ​​​​not leaving the thief... and searching for loot. Unexpectedly, the man was empty and cleaner than the mountain god. He was disappointed. When he got up and left, he found something not far away.

I found this kit, which was obviously dropped by the deserted man.

There were a lot of gold and silver in the kit, but what Chen Yuan really valued was a sacrificed Gu bowl and a notebook.

Holding the thin book and looking at the four words "Practice Insights" on the cover, Chen Yuan was silent.

In the past two days, he spent most of his time studying this notebook. During this period, he also cooperated with the elementary school textbook to learn to memorize Daning characters.

The author of this booklet is not the evil cultivator Xie Tuyin who was beaten to death, but a Taoist priest named "Lin Youzhi". There are traces of dried blood on the cover and sides, so how did this notebook come to Xie Tuyin?

The picture printed on the hand is worth considering.

Taoist Lin did not introduce himself too much. He only mentioned at the beginning that he was a disciple of a hermit sect. He traveled in the northwest, recorded mountains and rivers, saw thousands of gas phases, and gained many insights in practice. So he recorded his experiences and observations.

in this notebook.

Chen Yuan mainly looked at the cultivation part. It didn't contain much content, but it was concise and to the point. It clearly explained the ninth level of martial arts, Xiantian and the Grand Master, and also talked about the secrets of Taoism.

According to the information he obtained from "Practice Insights", the goal of the ninth level of qi and blood in this world is to open the essence stored in the lower abdomen, which can indeed correspond to the foundation building of self-refining.

Therefore, Chen Yuan's focus is mainly on the part after the ninth level, that is...

"Once you enter the Xiantian, your essence will be as good as the sky."

According to the book, it is extremely difficult for a warrior to gain a foothold in the innate world. Even the ninth-level warriors who have experienced thunder tribulations are only one in a hundred who can truly grasp the mysteries of essence, break the shackles, and gain a foothold in the innate world.

But even if you set foot in Xiantian, there are still differences from the refining monks in the Dongxu Realm——

"In the cave world, the refining monks need to condense the five internal organs and the twelve orifices. The innate warriors here nourish the five internal organs and condense the nine orifices. Without three orifices, even if the refining is complete, they will not have the power of the ten images. Most of them only have seven.

In the pattern of the eight elephants and the eight elephants, the power is even lower due to the impurity of the technique, but in general, the innate warrior can correspond to the refining monk."

After the innate warrior, there is the "innate great master".

Chen Yuan also heard others mention the Grand Master more than once.

In the part of the book, Taoist Lin uses a lot of words such as "said", "heard", "rumored", etc., which is not as detailed as the description of the innate part. It can be seen that the author himself is not a great master, but just summarizes what he hears.

But for Chen Yuan, this is enough.

"It says that the Grand Master unites nature and man, can move mountains and rivers with Qi, and has a long life. This is similar to the situation where Qi Transformation monks open the Dantian Qi reservoir, evolve the Qi sea, and refine the true Qi internally. Moreover, Qi Transformation monks have spiritual awareness.

Induction can release true energy to the outside and leverage the external energy, thereby greatly increasing the power of the spell, and it can also correspond to the movement of mountains and rivers by the energy."

The Grand Master is the Qi Transformation monk corresponding to the Dongxu Realm.

The innate warrior and the great master together are the complete refining of Qi.

As for whether there are subtle differences, the answer cannot be found in "Practice Insights".

However, what really surprised Chen Yuan was that Lin Youzhi wrote after this: "The great master is not the end of martial arts. In the heyday of practice three or four hundred years ago, there was a more advanced realm. Once the shackles were broken, one could transcend.

The physical body has all kinds of incredible powers, it can even break through the void and soar into the sky!"

"Break the void and soar into the sky?"

Chen Yuan's eyes changed slightly.

What realm do you want to ascend to like me?

"I have gone through refining myself to build a foundation, refining essence to transform into qi, refining qi into gods, refining gods to return to emptiness, and accumulated it for hundreds of years before I thought about refining emptiness and joining the Tao. But according to what this note says, people in this world cannot break through the refining process.

After refining Qi, is there a way to ascend? What ascends? Where does it ascend? Has it merged with the Tao?"

He just wanted to pursue Hedao's ascension, and he was reduced to ashes. This led to the current story, which was more or less... breaking the defense.

"In the cave world, Qi refining monks collect the five qi, replenish their life grid, condense and accumulate true energy, and finally achieve the leak-free golden elixir. Then the elixir qi reaches the top, opens the Baihui Divine Treasure, opens the Niwan Palace, and begins to transform into gods.

"

"A cultivator who transforms into gods can only develop spiritual thoughts after comprehending the hidden treasures of the gods and condensing consciousness. He also has the roots of the divine soul, can cast spells, and can wander outside the world. The ultimate goal is to spread all phenomena with spiritual thoughts.

Refining the aura of one’s destiny.”

"But whether it's refining qi or transforming into a god, how can the entire realm of refining qi and transforming into a god have anything to do with breaking the void and ascending in the daytime?"

Ever since he escaped from the bottom of the valley, Chen Yuan has noticed that there are a lot of strange things in this world, but it was not until this moment that he noticed any traces of chiseling.

However, after all, Lin Youzhi just heard it from hearsay. After mentioning it, there was no further explanation. Even if Chen Yuan wanted to figure it out, he was unable to do anything. He could only turn his attention to the second half of the note——

This part involves Taoism and a kind of "Ancient Literary Views".

Chen Yuan has always wondered why the old Taoist masters and disciples of Qing Ling, Qiu Jingzhi, Zhiguang Monk, and even many demons were able to use their spiritual thoughts, manifest human forms, drive talismans, and Taoist magic without refining their energy to become gods.

But the answers in the book disappointed him.

"There are no weird changes, special rituals, or the derivation of gods..."

According to Lin Youzhi, the so-called Taoist techniques can only be performed by those with spiritual veins, and spiritual veins are predestined. Those with spiritual veins are born with them and can breed spiritual thoughts. Those without veins will be ignorant for their entire lives and have no chance of becoming immortals.

As for the article on contemplation, the content was sparse and ordinary. It was nothing more than reading the article, concentrating thoughts, visualizing the scenes in the article, and condensing the consciousness, which was of little use to Chen Yuan.

He read "Practice Insights" again, closed his eyes and meditated.

"Shen Nian Taoism has actually become a numerology theory. It is present at birth. It can be enhanced with age and through visualization. However, it has no system. It is like a plug-in that is outside the martial arts system. It is a minority.

People have talents, but there is no way to advance, which is similar to the secret of protecting the Tao."
To be continued...