Chapter 20: Passing on the Fire of Heaven and Earth
For several days in a row, Zhi Shouzhen cast spells on Bai Jian's puppet at midnight until the work was completed on the ninth day. During the rest of the time, he stayed in Wenyuan Pavilion in the mansion and studied with concentration.
The walls of Wenyuan Pavilion are filled with books, and there are many volumes of classics and history. From the most ancient oracle bones, shells, and rock inscriptions of the wild people, to the most profound and obscure jade slips, gold tubes, and leather scrolls of the Immortal Mansion, they are all available.<
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In just a few days, Zhi Shou became familiar with many of the customs and landforms of the Eight Wastelands, as well as the secrets of the people of various ethnic groups.
The eight wilderness realms are divided into wild wilderness, cloud wilderness, extreme wilderness, flaming wilderness, swamp wilderness, desert wilderness, spiritual wilderness and natural wilderness. The wilderness is densely covered with jungles and mountains, and is home to wild and untamed tribes such as Ma Hua. The land of cloud wilderness is fertile.
It is rich in products and is considered to be the most prosperous area in the Eight Wildernesses. It is dominated by the four human kingdoms and has frequent business contacts with all ethnic groups in the Eight Wildernesses.
The Extreme Wasteland is located at the southernmost point of the Eight Wastelands, outside the Endless Sea. The climate is always cold, with continuous ice and snow, and a small number of strange long-haired indigenous people live there. The Hot Wasteland is just the opposite. It is hot and dry, with numerous volcanoes, and most of the surface is steaming, with strips of gold
Rivers of red magma flow vertically and horizontally.
The sky is filled with wind and sand, and it is covered by endless deserts and wastelands, scattered with scattered oases. It is said that there are many ancient ruins and intricate and huge underground palaces hidden underground. After years of rainy season, the desert is covered with swamps and wetlands, and the poisonous miasma and mist linger, and the fierce
The beasts and insects are overgrown. Tianhuang is known as the first of the Eight Wildernesses. Qiong Lin Yao Mountain, with water and sky of the same color, shrouded in clouds and smoke, is as beautiful as a fairyland. It is known as the realm of the sky. The Yu Clan is high and proud of the world, ruling a large number of vassal races such as the Wu Clan.
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Among the Eight Wastelands, Linghuang is almost isolated from the world, and recorded information is relatively sparse. There are continuous wars, evil demons emerge in endlessly, and they fight against the human race led by Buddhism every year, and blood flows like rivers.
In the endless sea surrounding Bahuang, there are the most mysterious Shizhous and Three Islands. The Shizhous and Three Islands are hidden in the dense clouds and mist on the sea. They drift with the ocean currents, their positions are unpredictable, and they contain countless treasures and secrets.
In addition, the collection of books in the Hou Mansion also involves a large number of immortal ruins, palace secrets, and anecdotes from unofficial history... For example, there is a strange book, rolled in silk, called "The Curiosities of Heaven and Earth", written by an unknown person, and the content is quite
Absurd. The book mentions the beginning of the universe and the secrets of the birth and death of heaven and earth, pointing out that heaven and earth are similar to living beings, having both will and life span, and need to go through the four kalpas of formation, residence, destruction, and emptiness until final destruction.
Anonymous also claimed that what makes up the heaven, earth and living beings is not pure and turbid air, but a mysterious factor called "fire". Fire is the blood of heaven and earth, which contains mysterious spiritual power, and all living things are just their hosts.
.Once the host dies, the fire will transfer itself and parasitize the new host.
As long as the heaven and the earth are immortal, fire will live forever. They help generations of hosts pass on wisdom and evolve continuously. This is the origin of cultivation. All Taoist sects, demonic sects, Buddhist sects, and witchcraft sects in the world, including the Yu clan, demons, etc.,
Driven by the fire, they all create skills and practice, teach the Dharma and teach the Tao. The fire is therefore continuously passed down and evolved, and eventually feeds back to the heaven and the earth, causing the will of the world to become clearer and clearer, thus giving rise to spiritual wisdom and the hope of escape, success, and living.
Bad, empty destiny.
There are hundreds of volumes of classics like this, all of which are whimsical and breathtaking.
Zhi Shouzhen pulled out an ancient Wei Sword Sutra from the bookshelf, sat on the honey jade futon, and read it slowly. The golden beast cauldron beside him was curling up with smoke, the fragrance of Rui Nao, and the mysterious and distant Tao.
The rhyme makes Zhi Shou's true and secular thoughts disappear, and the breath in the body adjusts itself, maintaining a delicate balance of yin and yang.
30% of Wenyuan Pavilion's collection is books on cultivation, involving various schools of martial arts and martial arts. Among them are many swordsmanship classics, including about a thousand volumes including fragments of scales and half claws. I have been hunting for days.
Studying the sword canon added many wonderful ideas, and my swordsmanship improved unknowingly, and Chaoche's state of mind was completely stabilized.
"Choke--" The jade chime in the room rang loudly. Zhi Shouzhen put down his sword scripture and walked out of the library. Wang Yifu and three others were waiting outside.
"Your Majesty, these are the teachers I have invited for you. This one is Pei Yimin and Pei Fuzi, a great scholar from the state of Chu."
The man in front of him had a gray beard and a solemn expression. He wore dark clothes with a string of ancient jade pendants tied around his waist. Zhi Shouzhen saluted respectfully: "Yuan'an paid homage to the Master. The Master once said: 'My desire can be damaged, but it cannot be extinguished.
"Yes." Yuan An took it for granted." He had just read this man's famous work "Chong You Lun" the day before yesterday, and the talk about "existence and non-existence" in it was quite enlightening to his swordsmanship.
Pei Yimin nodded slightly: "Your Majesty, you have your heart. But you must also remember that when a gentleman walks, he should lead the way, look down at the corridors and temples, girdle his clothes and look at the villa." His voice was full of vitality, as bright as striking jade.
Gold, which lasts for a long time, makes people feel refreshed and refreshed. Today's Confucianism is in decline, but the inherited Qing Qi is still powerful and magical, warding off evil spirits.
"Your Majesty, this is -" Wang Yifu was about to introduce him when the man glanced at Zhi Huazhen indifferently: "No need to be polite, just call me Lao Ma. I will teach you swordsmanship after I have received the reward, just like doing business.
.Other than that, you and I have nothing to do with each other."
Wang Yifu smiled bitterly: "Mr. Ma is a swordsman from the Que clan of the Yu clan. He once created his own——"
The voice was interrupted again by Lao Ma: "I'm just a homeless man, what's there to brag about?"
The Que family has always been a soldier in the Yu clan, and has a rather low status. Zhikarizhen still bowed, and his eyes fell on the last person: a dangerous crown, wide sleeves, and an outstanding figure, it was the long-lost prince Qiao.
The two people's eyes met and naturally looked away.
"This is Prince Qiao, the most famous alchemist in the Eight Wildernesses all over the world, and he is also a good friend of the Marquis..."
"Mr.'s name has long been known to my ears. Yuan An was surprised and happy to be able to be taught by him." Zhikarizhen smiled slightly and leaned forward to salute. Wang Ziqiao took up the post of teacher, just to monitor himself. It's good like this, we will see each other day and night, no matter what
Worry about not being able to find the key point of the other party.
Prince Qiao stepped forward to support him, and said with a half-smile: "The name of White Horseman has become famous all over Kyoto. I hope that in the future, teachers and students will get along well and create a good story."
The two looked at each other and smiled, with an unpredictable light flashing in their eyes.
After Pei Yimin and the others left, Zhi Shouzhen thanked Wang Yifu again. Both Pei Yimin and Wang Ziqiao were famous, and the swordsmen of the Yu tribe were even more famous for their aloofness and disdain to associate with other races. To invite them, Wang Yifu must have spent a whole life.
A lot of effort.
"It is my duty to assist the prince." Wang Yifu sighed, "The most difficult thing now is to join the Taoist sect and become a pre-registered disciple. Nine days ago, I personally went to the Chongxuan Office to apply for the Taoist sect.
The documents have been submitted, but unfortunately there has been no news so far." The Chongxuan Department is a Taoist temple established by the Taoist sect in Jiankang. It is responsible for all Taoist and secular affairs in the Jin Dynasty. It is equivalent to the Taoist sect's agent in the secular world and has extremely high authority. p>
Zhikarizhen asked: "Is it influenced by my mother's family background?"
Wang Yifu hesitated for a moment and said: "The Taoist sect has very strict requirements on family background when reviewing pre-registered disciples, and ordinary third- and fourth-grade families are not allowed to see it. Originally, we could still use the connections and resources of the Marquis to come up with ideas, but
..."
Zhikarizhen pondered: "Did the Bolingyuan clan interfere with this?"
"Your Majesty is really smart." Wang Yifu smiled bitterly, "Not only that, I also received news that the Pan family of Lanling and the Xie family of Yanwu also secretly took action, and even the Bai family of Cangwu, the Lu family of Huating, and the Zhou family of Liangzhou
Waiting for six or seven sects to unite, they are determined not to let the prince enter the Taoist sect. In the past few days, the Taoist officials of the Chongxuan Department have been cold-faced, and they are not even willing to let me in."
Zhi Shou Zhen smiled: "If I am rejected by the Taoist sect, I will definitely become Jiankang's laughing stock."
Wang Yifu nodded and said in a deep voice: "So I plan to go back to my hometown and ask for help from the Langya Wang family."
Zhikarizhen looked at the sky with surging clouds and sighed softly: "Wang Changshi wants it, can't they not think of it?"
In a luxurious building by the Qinhuai River, Pan Bi, the patriarch of the Pan family, walked down slowly. Pan Anren, who was waiting outside, quickly greeted him and asked eagerly: "Dad, have you reached an agreement with the Wang family?"
Pan Bi said calmly: "I gave up the position of county captain in that precious land in Jingzhou. How could that old fox Wang Lan not agree?"
Pan Anren was happy and surprised: "Dad, Jingzhou has always been our territory, but now that the Wang family has stepped in, I'm afraid it will cause trouble in the future."
"Is a mere county lieutenant position worth Pan's long-lasting reputation?" Pan Bi glanced at him indifferently, "Although you are incompetent, your surname is Pan, how can you let someone play with you? Release it.
Go ahead, I want this matter to be known all over the city, and let’s see who else dares to make trouble on my Lanling Pan family!”
"My child obeys your orders." Pan Anren turned around and walked away quickly, with a ferocious smile on his face. Yuan An, I will play with you to death this time!