In all dynasties and generations, practitioners belong to a special class.
The number of practitioners is very small, but their power is much stronger than ordinary warriors, and they are often the decisive force in battle formations.
Academies everywhere will do their best to select school-age children with good talents and work hard, but even so, only one in ten thousand can eventually become a practitioner.
Take Qitian College as an example. Lin Yi's classmates were either rich or noble. Most of them used good medicine to cleanse their wounds since childhood. Most of them had at least one parent who was a practitioner. But even so, most of them
Most of them still cannot become practitioners at all.
To become a practitioner, you must first develop a "sense of Qi" in the process of meditation. You can clearly grasp the flow of Qi in your breathing and exhalation, and feel the unique energy that can stimulate the human body among the countless vitality between heaven and earth.
The existence of spiritual energy of potential.
But only those who can actively capture and absorb the spiritual energy as quickly as possible through some breathing and breathing methods, and accumulate it in the body according to the cultivation method, reaching a certain concentration, can truly start to change the physical body and make people's body functions change.
Only when you are different from ordinary people can you truly enter the church and become a practitioner.
Condensing into yellow buds refers to this step.
The true energy condensed by the spiritual energy in the body of a practitioner in this realm is still too weak, just like a newly born bud. Moreover, during meditation, the true energy in this realm is wisps, and the color is neither green nor yellow, with the head and tail
It curves and chases endlessly, forming a unique cyclone. The color and shape are also described as new yellow buds.
Shi Xiong hugged Lin Yi for a while, and after they separated, his eyes were still extremely hot, and he lowered his voice and said in Lin Yi's ear, "Do you know that we have hit upon great luck, and even Linghuang, a rare thing that happens once in a thousand years, has
You were hit head-on by us, but you were able to condense the yellow buds so quickly at the beginning of this spiritual wilderness, which really surprised me."
Lin Yi also lowered his voice so that only Shi Qian could hear it clearly: "I had some suspicions before, but I was convinced this morning. Chen Baoyuan came to me this morning and told me this."
Shi Yan's eyes were as wide as copper bells: "She actually went to find you early in the morning, earlier than me, and told you this?"
In fact, he rushed back to Jiankang City overnight to take this opportunity to tell Lin Yi the news. After he found out about Lin Yi's residence, he also went to Lin Yi's shabby courtyard early in the morning, and then he didn't see him.
Lin Yi, waited there until almost noon.
Now when he heard what Lin Yi said, he realized that he and Chen Baoyuan were in front and behind. In this way, Chen Baowuan was just waiting for the sunrise to meet Lin Yi.
"Is it true that she has a deep affection for you and has always had a crush on you?" Shi Yan also spoke unabashedly in front of his friend.
Lin Yi also glared at him unceremoniously, "So what? What is my identity now, what is her identity? Are we not the same as Shufei?"
Shi Yan paused, scratched his head, and looked around, "Xiao Shufei really didn't come."
But he immediately became serious again, still lowering his voice, "According to the exact statistics, everything is the same as at the beginning of the previous spiritual famine eras. The natural thinning of spiritual energy has made it more difficult for new practitioners to change their physiques. Over the years, it has been condensed
The number of new practitioners who have grown yellow buds is only one-tenth of those in previous years, which is exactly the same as the previous spiritual famines. I can be sure that not many of the classmates present have grown yellow buds. Lin Yi, you must not
Give up on yourself.”
Lin Yi couldn't laugh or cry, "Which of your eyes can see that I have given up on myself? I'm just telling the truth about my current situation. Since you even know the exact statistics that people like me can't know, of course you know better than me.
In the era of poverty, the progress of spiritual practice of a helpless person like me would be very slow. The huge difference in status will make those practitioners who are cultivated at the top of the power more like the bright moon in the sky and are unattainable."
Shi Yan also fell silent. He knew more secrets and of course knew that what Lin Yi said was the truth.
"In normal times, you are a treasure, and few people can match your talent." He was silent for a moment, and then began to whisper more to Lin Yi: "But the current situation is probably much more severe than you imagined.
, a large number of elixirs have begun to wither. Since last year, most of the elixirs that can be used for practice have actually been controlled. And because the spiritual energy in our south disappears faster than in the north, we currently only have two ways to go. One is to remove the elixirs.
The medicine is poured on practitioners who are already strong, allowing them to become more top-notch faster. The other way is to be less but more refined. Another way is to occupy some areas with unique geographical conditions and where the spiritual energy has not dissipated. But no matter
Whichever one you choose, there will be consequences."
Lin Yi understood and solemnly said: "War."
Shi Jin also nodded solemnly, "Moreover, it is a war between two dynasties, the Northern Wei Dynasty and our Southern Liang Dynasty, and I am afraid that there is no possibility of peace talks in this war. Either you die or I die, because those Northern Barbarians are not
Fools, they know very well that as long as they can hold on and persist until the end, we will definitely be defeated."
Lin Yi smiled bitterly and said: "It has only been six years of peace."
"There is something you may not realize, but it is closely related to you." Shi Yan looked at Lin Yi with piercing eyes, "It has only been six years since the Holy Emperor took the throne. The throne was originally taken by a mutiny, but it has only been six years since he took the throne.
In view of this spiritual famine, many people will deliberately say that it was his conspiracy to usurp the throne that caused the wrath of heaven and caused natural disasters. Now that people have spread the news in various places, the Holy Emperor is of course particularly taboo about this.
Those who belong to his confidants and have been demoted and exiled by him will be even more wary. So you have to be more careful in your words and deeds. In the past, the emperor's decree was quite generous. You can not be implicated, and at least you can live peacefully in Jiankang.
, but it’s hard to say in the future. No one knows whether the Holy Spirit’s mentality will change during this special period, and whether his decrees will become much more stringent.”
Lin Yi nodded with a heavy heart. He knew that what Shi Qian said was true. Compared with his own situation, he was more worried about his parents who were exiled in the north and raised military horses.
Shi Yan knew him very well, and could vaguely guess what he was thinking from his eyes at this moment. He patted his shoulder and comforted him: "I have actually been asking about your parents for you, so you can rest assured.
Apart from being a little more miserable now, they are fine. And if war breaks out in the future, your father's situation may be better. After all, the Holy Sage is not a foolish king. He knows that war requires people, and your father was not that stupid back then.
The Yuzhong faction, or the kind of dirty officials who only know how to reap benefits and cannot do without the old dynasty. But you yourself... Actually, I came here specially this time to ask you if you are willing to join the army. Although Emperor Wu had an explicit order at that time
The guilty minister will not be able to become a general or hold military power, but if you follow me first, even if you are acting as a servant, of course I cannot treat you badly as a brother."
"Do you still want to explain these words to me?" Lin Yi waved his hand and said with some emotion, "But there is no need to join the army with you. Chen Baoyuan also thought of a way. She actually got a letter of sponsorship for me to join.
Study at Nantianyuan.”
When Shi Xian heard this, he was stunned and his eyes were full of disbelief.
Qitian College was the best college in the previous dynasty, but the teachers and teachers inside were all used by the old emperor. When Emperor Wu of Liang came to the throne, Qitian College was quickly abolished. Now Qitian College is just a collection of books.
Emperor Wu of Liang had previously named the land Liang, so later he also named the country Liang. Nantian Academy was originally the most outstanding college in Liang, but it was moved to Jiankang by Emperor Wu of Liang, and many famous teachers were transferred from various places to teach, and the school quickly
Taking the place of Qitian Academy, the current Nantian Academy is of a higher level than the previous Qitian Academy. Students who can enter Nantian Academy are equivalent to salary practitioners and enjoy higher treatment than some low-level officials.
With Chen Baowan's family background, it shouldn't be difficult for her to enter Nantian Academy, but it would be extremely difficult to get a letter of recommendation for someone like Lin Yi to become a student of Nantian Academy.
According to Shi Qian's knowledge, apart from the regular students recruited by Nantian Academy, there will not be more than five students recommended for admission every year.
"How do you get such a big face? Could it be that you have secretly made a lifelong commitment?" Shi Qian came back to his senses after a moment and couldn't help teasing Lin Yi, "Or maybe you have already done something tolerant?"
"Don't talk nonsense, it's just that she, like you, really wants to help me. If you have the ability to help me get such a sponsorship letter, will you not help me?" Lin Yi smiled and asked: "Do you have any?
News about Lin Yuxuan?"
Shi Yan's face suddenly darkened, he was silent for a moment, and said: "Lin Yi, if you want me to tell the truth, it's better not to ask."
Lin Yi's heart suddenly sank and she said: "The truth."
"She is no longer in this world." Shi Qian took a deep breath and said slowly: "I heard that her life was even worse than yours. Her family tried to please the Huang family of Ningzhou and forced her to marry the eldest son of Huang.
Concubine, but that man was not kind to her. She contracted lung disease and was depressed. She died of illness the year before last."
Lin Yi felt very uncomfortable, as if there was a stone in his chest.
Birth, old age, illness and death are inevitable, but he never thought that it would happen to such a young friend.
Lin Yuxuan's voice and smile were still vaguely in front of his eyes.
He still remembered that once he only occasionally helped Lin Yuxuan lift some heavy objects in the college. Lin Yuxuan kept it in mind and often helped him clean his seat, and always before he and everyone else arrived in class.
Not only for him, but also for all the good things she did to her, she would remember them and do whatever she could to repay them, and she would not think that others would know about the things she did.
She is an extremely kind-hearted girl, but she never thought that not only would she not be able to see her classmates this time, but she would never see her again.
"Which Huang family in Ningzhou?" Lin Yi asked slowly.
Shi Yan was stunned for a moment and said, "It's Huang Taipuqing and the Huang family."
"The account between her family and the Huang family will be recorded first." Lin Yi nodded and said.
His face was calm, but his tone was cold.
"Sure enough, he is still my good brother Lin Yi, unchanged at all." Shi Jin couldn't help laughing, and of course he was not happy in his heart.
"Shi Qian, Lin Yi, what are you talking about so happily?"
At this time, an enthusiastic voice sounded, but Feiyu, who was always smiling, long-sleeved and good at dancing, and several classmates came over with wine glasses to toast. (To be continued)