To be honest, Meng Xiuyuan has no interest in participating in the warlords' melee in the world.
Heroes vying for the throne and fighting for power in the world are inevitable and common occurrences in troubled times.
In today's world, apart from a few villains like Ren Shaoming and the Four Great Bandits who are bent on taking advantage of the chaos to cause harm to the people and torment one party, the rest are mostly careerists vying for power and profit.
They are all for the sake of becoming emperor, and there is no telling who is right or wrong.
Furthermore, although Meng Xiuyuan had an average history in his previous life, he still remembered Li Shimin's deeds somewhat.
"Since ancient times, there has never been anyone more capable than Li Shimin in the army, and the second best is Zhu Yuanzhang'er."
These words came from a great man whom Meng Xiuyuan respected and admired very much, and Meng Xiuyuan deeply believed in them.
A hero like Li Shimin, who is rare in thousands of years, has the ability to unify the world in a short period of time without anyone else having to worry about it.
As a warrior, it is enough for Meng Xiuyuan to help with a little help like he did last time.
But the matter in front of him made Meng Xiuyuan sound a little strange, and he couldn't help but ask Yun Yuzhen further:
"Leader Yun, can you tell me in detail what is going on with Cihang Jingzhai and He's Bi?"
Meng Xiuyuan could see that Yun Yuzhen obviously knew many of the details.
When Yun Yuzhen heard this, she did not answer immediately. Instead, she smiled sweetly and joked to Meng Xiuyuan:
"Mr. Meng, Yuzhen traveled thousands of miles to deliver the letter. There is no merit but hard work.
Should we just stand on the bow of the boat and talk?"
Meng Xiuyuan was slightly stunned when he heard this. Considering Shi Qingxuan in the cabin, he finally nodded and replied:
"It's not that I intentionally neglect Gang Leader Yun, it's just that the boat is too crude to accommodate guests.
Why don't we go aboard the Jukun and talk in detail..."
As soon as Meng Xiuyuan said this, Yun Yuzhen was about to agree happily, but when he didn't want to, he heard Shi Qingxuan's voice suddenly coming from the cabin:
"Mr. Meng, since you have an old friend visiting, why not invite her to sit in the cabin with you.
Qingxuan knows something about Cihang Jingzhai..."
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In the cabin, Shi Qingxuan and Yun Yuzhen exchanged polite greetings with each other, and the atmosphere was a bit strange.
Meng Xiuyuan was unwilling to pay attention to these trivial matters, and immediately said to Yun Yuzhen solemnly:
"Gang Leader Yun, I heard that there seemed to be something in your words just now.
Miss Shi is not someone who would reveal secrets. If you have anything to do, please just tell me."
Yun Yuzhen saw Meng Xiuyuan's expression and did not dare to neglect, and immediately said seriously:
"Mr. Meng, don't blame me for lying. In fact, I have only heard rumors about this matter, so I am not sure.
I'll just say it, and you'll just listen..."
During the speech, Yun Yuzhen's voice hesitated for a moment, and then he said:
"It is said that this Heshi Bi contains some kind of magical power, and it has been kept in Cihang Jingzhai in the past.
Lian Ning Daoqi, the great master, made an agreement to borrow the jade from Cihang Jingzhai for three years in order to study its secrets.
Now that the three-year period has come, Ning Daoqi's intention of returning He's Bi in such a high-profile manner may not be simple.
From my point of view, it is very likely that the two of them deliberately released the news to build momentum for the future chosen by Cihang Jingzhai.
The He's Bi itself is only a small matter, but the choice of the master for the He's Bi is a major event in the world.
The world is in chaos, and all forces are fighting to determine the outcome. At this time, with the combined strength and prestige of Cihang Jingzhai and Ning Daoqi represented by Shi Fei Xuan, as long as they publicly announce that they will give the Heshi Bi to someone, then
But I’m afraid…”
Yun Yuzhen didn't finish what she said, but the meaning was already obvious.
Meng Xiuyuan frowned slightly when he heard this. He felt that this matter sounded a bit unpleasant, and immediately confirmed to Shi Qingxuan:
"Miss Shi, do you think this is really the case?"
Shi Qingxuan nodded and said to Meng Xiuyuan:
"From a logical point of view, everything Gang Leader Yun said makes sense.
Since Dini founded Cihang Jingzhai, Jingzhai has been the supreme representative of the righteous martial arts world, both from the world and from the world.
It is said that he was born because few of Cihang Jingzhai's descendants set foot in the Jianghu world, so they were rarely involved in Jianghu disputes and maintained their aloof attitude.
As for joining the world, it is because in addition to restraining the Yingui sect, the largest sect of the demon sect, and preventing them from coming out to harm the world, if the world is in chaos, Jingzhai will also send the best disciples to try to support those who can.
The Ming Lord who benefits all peoples turns the world from chaos to order.
The power of one person and one faction is limited. Cihang Jingzhai assisted Zuo Mingzhu and always used means more. Taking advantage of opportunities to build momentum and maneuvering horizontally and vertically were common things.
According to my guess, Ning Daoqi, an otherworldly master like him, would not care about the world's disputes. He must have been entrusted by Cihang Jingzhai, so he cooperated in such a scene.
To take it a step further, perhaps Cihang Jingzhai’s condition for agreeing to lend the Heshi Bi to Ning Daoqi was that he would assist Cihang Jingzhai in bringing order to order and save all people…”
Meng Xiuyuan frowned even more when he heard Shi Qingxuan's words. He felt that although the things like Cihang Jingzhai were not serious crimes, they still felt a bit awkward.
After thinking silently for a long time, he opened his mouth and said to Shi Qingxuan:
"Miss Shi, I'm afraid I can't accompany you to Shuzhong to get the "Seal of Immortality" for the time being.
Although Li Shimin and I only met once, we are still friends.
Since he is so anxious to invite me to Luoyang, and also asks Gang Leader Yun to deliver a message thousands of miles away, I should make a trip..."
At this point, Meng Xiuyuan paused for a moment, and flashed in front of his eyes three or four years ago when Master Fei Xuan was chatting with him about the common people in the world on Wudang Mountain, and her face became more and more serious:
"Furthermore, I feel something is wrong with what you are saying.
I also want to see with my own eyes what Cihang Jingzhai is doing..."
Shi Qingxuan seemed to have guessed that Meng Xiuyuan would say this. Although there was a flash of regret in his eyes, he nodded immediately and replied warmly:
"Mr. Meng, there is no need to worry. Since you are in a hurry, just go.
Today, the attention of the servants was drawn to Luoyang and to the master Fei Xuan.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! I am afraid that even people from the Demon Sect will march towards Luoyang in large numbers, thinking of causing trouble.
After all, the two sides are as powerful as fire and water, and the Demon Sect will never allow Cihang Jingzhai to build momentum for its master so smoothly.
In this case, they will no longer care about Qingxuan. On the contrary, Mr. Meng, you should be more careful.
You killed the masters of the Demon Sect along the way, but you offended those bad guys thoroughly. When we meet in Luoyang, and their masters gather together and gain the upper hand, they will definitely want to take the opportunity to get rid of you..."
At this point, Shi Qingxuan suddenly stopped talking and turned to Yun Yuzhen and said bluntly:
"Leader Yun, there are some things I want to discuss with Mr. Meng alone."
Yun Yuzhen was stunned for a moment when she heard this, but she was in a good mood but didn't say anything. She just said hello to Meng Xiuyuan and took the lead back to the Giant Kun.
After hearing that Yun Yuzhen jumped out of the boat, Shi Qingxuan quietly said to Meng Xiuyuan:
"Mr. Meng, you are already a public enemy of the Demon Sect. If you offend Cihang Jingzhai, the leader of the righteous martial arts world, you may not have a foothold in the world.
Therefore, I originally wanted to advise you not to have any conflict with Cihang Jingzhai.
But thinking about it again, Qingxuan is a soft-spoken person, and the young master is a very independent person, so he probably won't listen to my advice.
Qingxuan can only wish you peace..."
At this point, Shi Qingxuan hesitated for a moment, and then continued softly:
"In addition, it is said that the He's Bi, as a rare stone from the heavens, contains a strange power, which greatly hinders the innate master's movement and moves.
Presumably, Shi Feixuan will not carry it with her, but will hide it in a safe place.
In the southern suburbs of Luoyang, there is a "Jing Nian Temple". Although it is not well-known in the martial arts world, it is closely related to Cihang Jingzhai.
If Mr. Meng really wants to find out the whereabouts of He Shibi, he might as well go to the Jing Nian Temple to have a look..."
Meng Xiuyuan was quite surprised when he heard this. He did not expect that Miss Shi, who was not very close to him on weekdays, would take the initiative to tell him these key things at this time.
In a hurry, Meng Xiuyuan didn't have time to think too much, he just raised his hands and saluted Shi Qingxuan seriously, then said goodbye and left.
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After bidding farewell to Shi Qingxuan, Meng Xiuyuan's initial plan was to take the overland route directly north to Luoyang, which would be faster and arrive earlier.
But on second thought, Meng Xiuyuan changed his mind and switched to the water route, taking the Yunyuzhen Giant Kun again and taking the route of the Yangtze River, Grand Canal and Yellow River.
The main reason is still in the book "Tao Heart Seed Demon" in Meng Xiuyuan's arms.
Meng Xiuyuan has benefited greatly from this book, and many of his original concepts have become clear. After studying on the boat for the past few days, Meng Xiuyuan only felt that there were faint signs of a breakthrough in his own cultivation.
During this trip to Luoyang, no matter what, Meng Xiuyuan will compete with many masters.
Anyway, there is still some time before the Dragon Boat Festival, and it is still in time to take the waterway.
To be on the safe side, it would be a better choice to take a boat on the way there, practice some peace of mind and improve your strength.
Therefore, during the subsequent voyage, Meng Xiuyuan concentrated on studying the "Tao Heart Seed Demon **" in his room, and compared it with the "Secret of Immortality" he had practiced.
In this way, just a few days later, Meng Xiuyuan made an important discovery.
That day, when he was reading the third chapter "Establishing Demons" of "Tao Xin Zhong Demon", Xiang Yutian's comment in small regular script caught Meng Xiuyuan's attention:
"If you want to improve your demonic skills, you must disperse the Taoist skills throughout your body so that the demonic seeds can come out and take charge without being restrained by the Xuanmen's authentic innate true energy.
The demon seed is the 'primordial spirit' cultivated by the death energy, and the Taoist heart is the vital 'consciousness spirit'. Only when the consciousness spirit gives way can the principal spirit stand out."
The terms "Yuan Shen" and "Knowing God" suddenly awakened Meng Xiuyuan and made him understand that the key to martial arts in this world is mainly based on the cultivation of these two spirits.
In fact, in his first life at Wudang Mountain, when Meng Xiuyuan read through the Taoist Canon, he had a rough exposure to these two concepts. It was just that he had read them at that time and did not integrate them with martial arts.
Looking back now, Meng Xiuyuan can still remember some of the contents. For example, it is mentioned in the "Jade Purple Gold Qinghua Secret Text Golden Treasure Internal Alchemy Secret" written by Zhang Boduan, the "Zhenren Ziyang" in the Northern Song Dynasty:
"The Husband God has the Yuan Shen, and the Desire God. The Yuan Shen is the spiritual light that comes from innate life; the Desire God is the innate nature of the descendants."
The "God of Desire" in this is actually the "God of Knowledge".
To explain it simply, the so-called "primordial spirit" refers to the innate spirit of the human body. That vague aura contains the subconscious mind and the so-called spiritual awareness of the human body.
The so-called "consciousness of the spirit" refers to the usual consciousness, daily thoughts and feelings, all five sense perception, judgment and analysis, joy, anger, sorrow and joy, all are controlled by the consciousness of the spirit.
The reason why the innate masters in this world have some "understanding" about crises is because in the process of refining Qi and transforming into gods, the soul is nourished and developed, and the spiritual awareness is naturally strengthened.
However, the wonders of the Yuan Shen are far more than that. After practicing, the warrior can understand the world and even reach the so-called "unity of heaven and man", all thanks to the help of this Yuan Shen.
Most of the exercises in this world do not have good guidance and descriptions on the process of refining Qi to transform into gods and cultivating the soul. There is only a general direction, and the specific details can only be understood by the practitioners themselves.
Only the book "Cultivation of Demons in the Dao Heart" in Meng Xiuyuan's hand describes the process in great detail.
As mentioned before, the most outstanding thing about the cultivation of "Tao Xin Demon King" is that he takes the wrong side of the sword and uses whatever means necessary. The same is true for the training of the soul.
Among them, the chapters "Becoming a Demon", "Raising a Demon", "Exhorting a Demon", and "Becoming a Demon" teach people to use a series of extreme methods such as suffering torment, traveling between life and death, and brutal fights with others.
To stimulate the emergence of demon seeds, indirectly nourish the soul and make it grow rapidly.
Although Meng Xiuyuan majored in "The Secret of Immortality Zhong Zheng He", it was not suitable to use these methods to nourish the soul. However, "Tao Heart Seed Demon **" brought great inspiration to Meng Xiuyuan.
By analogy, if you use evil skills to cultivate your soul, you must use the right way to practice Tao skills.
Considering the characteristics of the "Eternal Life Secret" itself, the first priority is to communicate with the nature of heaven and earth, Meng Xiuyuan felt that there would be nothing wrong in starting from the aspect of "understanding nature".
As soon as he thought of it, Meng Xiuyuan immediately found a quiet corner on the deck, sat cross-legged facing the scenery on both sides of the Yangtze River, and meditated on the "Secret of Immortality".
Different from the past, Meng Xiuyuan no longer focused more on the accumulation of longevity energy in his body, but on expanding his mind and spirit as much as possible, trying to feel and understand the world and nature around him.
This process is really not easy. Fortunately, the voyage is still long, and Meng Xiuyuan's "enlightenment state" has plenty of time, so he can explore it bit by bit.
Under Yun Yuzhen's instructions, members of the Jukun Gang would try their best to avoid the corner where Meng Xiuyuan practiced. As long as they were on the deck, no one dared to speak loudly, for fear of disturbing Meng Xiuyuan's practice.
In this way, more than a month passed, and just when the Jukun was about to arrive in Luoyang, there was a change.
Early that morning, the morning sun rose in the east, and little bits of morning light shone on the waves of the river.
As usual, Meng Xiuyuan sat at the stern of the boat and meditated on the "Secret of Immortality" silently, supplemented by the "enlightenment state" to understand the nature of the surrounding environment.
At a certain moment, a ray of light suddenly came in, illuminating Meng Xiuyuan's entire mind and heart.
It seemed like he was sleeping but not sleeping, and there was something in between, and Meng Xiuyuan felt that there was less of a barrier between himself and his surroundings.
Mountains, rivers, green willows, and breeze were like old friends, greeting him.
The profound spirit that Meng Xiuyuan accumulated from silently reciting the "Shangqing Huangting Scenery Sutra" for more than ten years, from this moment on, quickly transformed like a cocoon into a butterfly, gradually baptizing and transforming into a more spiritual state.
The next moment, Meng Xiuyuan woke up from this mysterious and mysterious feeling. Looking at the scenery on both sides of the Yellow River that was no different from the past, he suddenly felt infinite peace and joy in his heart.