The discussion about the prince came to an end, but the purity Wu Jie expected did not come.
When he went to the palace for the banquet the next night, he was surprised to find that the scale of the banquet was not small, and the people attending the banquet were even more famous!
Among these people, there are senior masters who have been famous for decades, there are new generation experts who have become famous, there are powerful dragons who have come from afar, and there are also local snakes who have been operating in Changning City for generations... All kinds of people gathered together, and suddenly
It seems to be very stylish, very imposing, very "high-end, western style and classy"
But Wu Jie just sighed secretly. If a country wants to prosper, it does need talents from all walks of life. But if the talents from all walks of life are ranked in order of demand, martial arts masters and immortal cultivators will most likely be at the bottom.
Among the ranks of famous people, they are probably just a little better than corrupt officials and the like.
God-blessed Emperor Xiong Er clearly knew that the country was in a bad situation, but he did not try his best to improve it. Instead, he pinned his hopes on these strange people. It was really unwise!
Perhaps as Xiao Buyi said privately, more than thirty years of hard work and constant setbacks have worn away the ambition of the Emperor and smoothed his sharpness and edges. Now he is just a person who can be seen everywhere.
Just a vulgar old man.
In fact, Xiong Er is not very old, only in his early fifties. But he looks very old, with white hair, sagging skin, and his eyes often show a bit of confusion, and he seems to have some signs of Alzheimer's disease.
"No wonder Lushan said it's too late to train princesses now. Judging from your majesty's appearance, even if you can live for another two years, you won't be able to become emperor." Wu Jie sighed secretly in his heart, but his face remained calm, and he didn't try to help.
The meaning of his treatment.
As the emperor of a country, Xiong Er has no fewer resources at his disposal than Wu Jie, and he has the conditions to find all kinds of miraculous elixirs. However, elixirs have always had poor effects on mortals who are blessed with luck. For example, Lin, who is blessed with cultural fortunes,
Lushan, a magical elixir that ordinary people can take to eliminate all kinds of diseases and cause serious illnesses, but he can only lift his spirits slightly, and the difference in effect is driving people crazy.
Although Xiong Er is just a mediocre king, he is still a king who has been in power for more than thirty years and has maintained the stability of the country. He shoulders a strong destiny. With this destiny, even if it is the golden elixir of good fortune, the immortal god...
…Even Qingyang Guan’s secret Life-Sustaining and Returning Heaven Pill will have no significant effect on him.
This is a side effect of luck and a manifestation of the justice and selflessness of heaven and earth.
If Wu Jie does not hesitate to damage his own foundation and uses pure Taoist true rain to nourish him, his situation may be temporarily improved, but what is the point? The shaky longevity fire above his head is worse than
Lin Lushan is not much better, he is also looking like he is about to expire.
But... It is said that anyone who has reached the realm of Tongyou can see the fire of others as long as they concentrate their magic power. At least there are two or three Tongyou monks in this banquet. Did they see anything?
Where's the reputation?
Wu Jie secretly paid attention to the few Tongyou monks, but saw that these people did not seem to care about His Majesty the Emperor, and were eating and drinking alone, as if they were not paying attention to anyone else.
Wu Jie couldn't help but frowned - if they despised the imperial power so much, why did they come to this banquet? Since they are here, they should at least be polite on the surface!
Among ascetics, some people particularly like to stress about "true temperament." They say that only by fully grasping one's true temperament can one achieve success on the path of asceticism. This view is very popular, and even the teachers of Qingyang Temple also hold this view.
But in Wu Jie's view, saying it is one thing, and doing it is another thing. What a person's true temperament is like may not even be clear to him, so how can he fully grasp it?
If we can really fully grasp the true nature, we will probably reach the "clear mind" realm of Huandan monks. In other words, if we have not reached the realm and have not practiced enough, it is better not to pursue the true nature indiscriminately.
Wu Jie felt that monks were also human beings. Before they were able to pursue the realm of enlightenment, they should first be polite and reasonable. This would be more practical.
Can pursuing true temperament improve one's cultivation? He is not sure. But he is certain that a person who is not polite and unreasonable has little chance of living to the level where he needs to pursue true temperament!
There are also some true-tempered characters in Qingyang Temple. For example, the headmaster Zhenshi Zhenren, who often finds a tree and falls asleep, is a representative of true character. But Zhenshizhenren is not unreasonable or rude and vulgar.
As a disciple, he never lies down to talk to others, and rarely utters bad words. When he encounters disagreements with others, he mainly relies on reasoning and persuasion. He never uses his status as the leader to pressure others. Wu Jie feels that this
This is true temperament! Again
For example, Master Xingyu, who is in charge of the kitchen and in charge of everyone's mouths and stomachs in Qingyang Temple, is also a very sincere person. He hides in the house to practice every day and leaves everything in the kitchen to those magic weapons.
But this definitely does not mean that he is unreasonable or rude. In fact, during the sect's grand ceremony, he always arrives early, dresses neatly, speaks politely and reasonably, and is quite a good example of obeying the law.
appearance.
Compared with those masters who achieved Huandan, the "true temperament" of these Tongyou monks was too deliberate. Wu Jie could see that they were deliberately pretending to be arrogant and deliberately using this
To exalt oneself with an arrogant and rude attitude
If this can be considered true temperament, then the words "true temperament" are too worthless!
Except for these three Tongyou monks, the other martial arts masters and immortal cultivators had a pretty good attitude and maintained their respect for His Majesty the Emperor. Although I don’t know what they were thinking in their hearts, at least they did a good job on the scene.
Good, everything is peaceful.
There were also quite a few acquaintances at the banquet, such as Shen Yi, the leader of the Nanhua Sword Sect who had escorted grain and grass to Nanping County with Wu Jie for disaster relief. Shen Yi was already over sixty years old, but his appearance was that he was only about forty, and his eyes were wide.
There was plenty of vitality in it, and the hand holding the wine glass was stable without any unnecessary shaking. This shows that his martial arts has improved compared to before.
Wu Jie remembered that during the Xiong Hao Rebellion, Shen Yi was attacked by Xiang Yuntian, the veteran Xiantian master and the leader of the Flying Shark Gang, and was seriously injured. The Nanhua Sword Sect was almost destroyed. But he was a lucky man, and although his injuries were serious enough to attack any rebel,
He could be killed, but the Xiong Hao Rebellion was quickly put down by Xiong Er, who was still the prince at the time, with the help and support of Wu Jie, Xiao Buyi, Lin Lushan, Dan'er, Zhu Huai, Shi Lei and a large number of loyal soldiers and civilians, and he was able to
Life was saved.
If an ordinary person suffers such a serious injury, even if he does not die, it will definitely damage his foundation and affect his future progress. But Shen Yi broke through and stood up again. Not only did he not leave any sequelae, but he also gained insights between life and death and improved his cultivation. On the first floor, in the past two years, he finally broke through the limit of the innate realm, stepped into the realm of hundreds of refinements, and became a "land god" that can almost be regarded as the highest achievement in martial arts.
The martial arts master is far superior to the Qi refiners of the same level in terms of actual combat. Shen Yi, who is in the realm of hundreds of refinements, is probably more capable in frontal combat than the three Tongyou monks put together! Wu Jie guessed with some malice - -The reason why these three people pretended to be arrogant was because they were taking advantage of the opportunity to be in trouble in front of the emperor and deliberately disgusted Shen Yi...
In addition to Shen Yi, Ning Feng, who presides over the Huntian Prison and works part-time as a national teacher, is also a master that Wu Jie is quite familiar with. However, in front of Wu Jie, Ning Feng always regards himself as a junior. Wu Jie is really embarrassed to deal with this man who is much older than him. The "juniors" talked too much, so they could only nod and say hello.
Being a senior can be quite embarrassing sometimes...
