Chapter 4 Guidance
The main hall of Mingwu Hall.
The white jade floor is spotless.
On the wall to the north hangs a painting two feet long and one foot wide, in which the rising sun pierces the dark clouds and reflects the mountains and the river.
Below the painting is a Taishi chair.
There is a row of chairs on the left and right sides of this grand master's chair. There are seven chairs in total from north to south. Apart from this, there is nothing else, and the emptiness makes it even more empty.
Twelve luminous pearls are embedded in the caisson, and the bright and soft pearl light gathers together and overflows the hall.
Chu Qingfeng sat in the Taishi chair due north and looked at Chu Zhiyuan: "How is your father's health?"
"Father is well."
His inner vision can not only see himself, but also the internal organs of others through physical contact, and he has a clear understanding of Chu Minghou's physical condition.
Chu Minghou looked so weak that he could be knocked down by a gust of wind, but there was a surge of vitality in his body.
He couldn't help but glance at the picture on the north wall.
The illusion I just saw was this picture. I seemed to have entered the picture, but the real feeling was very clear and it was not like an illusion.
Does this picture contain the secret of the great master?
Chu Qingfeng nodded: "Minghou is a blessed person. If he had not been born into the royal family, he would not have lived to be one year old."
Chu Zhiyuan raised his eyebrows.
Of course, people in the mansion would not discuss Chu Minghou's physical weakness. He had always been surprised by Chu Minghou's physical condition.
He is obviously weak from birth and the elixirs are ineffective. Where does the vitality in the body come from? If there is such vitality, why not make the body stronger?
"Minghou was weak and difficult to survive when he was born. The imperial brother went into Baichuan Cave alone to look for elixir, and unexpectedly came across a heavenly spirit fruit."
Chu Zhiyuan nodded slowly.
There were four great caves and four secret lands in the Great Jing Dynasty, all of which were guarded by the Grand Master of the Grand Master's Mansion. There were rare and rare fruits in the caves, and strange birds and beasts in the secret lands.
Unexpectedly, my father had actually eaten the spiritual fruit in the cave.
"The Heavenly Spirit Fruit can be encountered but cannot be sought. It appears only once in hundreds of years."
"It can reverse innate destiny. No matter how weak people are, they can live a long life. If nothing happens, you and your sister should have very good qualifications."
Chu Zhiyuan suddenly realized.
No wonder this body has excellent physical aptitudes. It was originally thought that it was inherited from the imperial grandfather Chu Qingquan, but it turned out to be because of the Tianling Fruit.
"Don't waste this God-given opportunity," Chu Qingfeng said slowly: "Practice hard."
"Yes." Chu Zhiyuan nodded seriously.
"There is one more thing. If you want to become a great master, you must remember this. Use foreign objects with caution... elixirs and other elixirs can be used to cut hair and cleanse marrow, but they cannot be used to improve cultivation. Once foreign objects are used Improving your cultivation will eliminate the path to become a great master.”
Chu Zhiyuan was startled.
"The reason why there are so few great masters in this world is, firstly, because there are so many obstacles for great masters, and talent and luck are indispensable. The most important thing is this. All things in the world are yin and yang, and there are pros and cons. The world only sees the wonders of the elixir but does not know its magic. Of course, some people know about the disadvantages of Dan, but they can pretend they don’t.”
"Thank you uncle for your advice!"
Many people in the world like to take shortcuts and are eager for quick success.
A grandmaster is already strong enough in this world. Instead of giving up the shortcut for an illusory grandmaster, who may die halfway, it is better to become a grandmaster as soon as possible.
It should be noted that after the age of sixty, you will never see the door of a grandmaster again, and the possibility of becoming a master is completely eliminated.
Since he has a super sense, he naturally wants to win over the Grand Master.
Then you can't use spiritual pills to improve your cultivation.
"You have deep roots and pure breath. You have never used spiritual pills to improve your cultivation. It is rare."
"Uncle's Dharma Eye really doesn't use the elixir."
He wanted to laugh at himself: It wasn't that he didn't want to use the elixir to improve his cultivation, but that even if he wanted to use it, there was no elixir available and there was no other way.
Before the words came out, I already realized that these words were full of resentment and should not be spoken out.
The elixirs for improving cultivation are not ordinary elixirs. They all come from the imperial court, are controlled by the imperial court, and cannot be bought outside.
The royal palace's support comes from two parts, one is the taxes and special products of the fief, and the other is the salary corresponding to the title issued by the court.
This part of the salary includes elixirs.
The establishment of the prince's palace has its own specifications. It doesn't matter how many guards there are, but there is a quota for the guards, and each guard is given elixirs.
The palace has plenty of money, but it cannot buy good elixirs, and none of the elixirs allocated can improve cultivation.
The only way to get this kind of elixir is to exchange it with the imperial court for meritorious service. Prince Qing's Mansion was sealed and he had no chance to make meritorious deeds, so naturally he couldn't get this kind of elixir.
"In your generation, apart from you, there are also people from the Lao Shi family and Lao Shi San family, and the rest..."
He shook his head.
Indeed, as the emperor brother said, each generation of the Chu family is not as good as the last. If things go on like this, the country and the country will also be handed over to others.
The princes of Chu Minghou's generation are no longer able to live up to expectations and are eager for quick success. The princes of Chu Zhiyuan's generation are increasingly eager for quick success and impatient. Most of them are using spiritual pills to improve their cultivation.
Mingwu Hall has top martial arts and the guidance of a great master, but there is a prohibition: you are not allowed to take elixirs that improve your cultivation, you can only take those that improve your qualifications and bones.
But once you step into Xiantian, you are no longer within the scope of this prohibition.
It can be banned for a while, but it cannot be banned forever. If you have to take shortcuts and take spiritual pills to improve your cultivation, forceful pressure is useless.
"...Uncle, I want to find a footwork to practice first."
"The secrets are in the west hall, and the miscellaneous books are in the east hall. Find what you want to practice by yourself. If you don't understand, ask me. Don't practice blindly. You have guards here, and the one who should work the most is Xiao Ziyang. Jue, Xiao Ziyang Jue is the foundation. Only when you step into Xiantian can you begin to receive missions.”
These princes were eager to receive the mission immediately.
If you accept the mission, you can make meritorious deeds, and if you make meritorious deeds, you can exchange for elixirs to speed up your practice.
The miraculous medicine is not only taken by themselves, but also given to their subordinates to win people's hearts.
We have a palace and a family, so we can't just watch over them all day long.
Even if you don't think about the palace and your family, but just yourself, you still need close protection. Your personal energy is limited and you can't keep your heart strings tight all the time.
If you want to win over powerful guards, you need a magic pill. As long as the imperial court controls the four great caves and the four great secret places, and controls the top spiritual elixirs, it will not have to worry about anyone performing meritorious service in exchange for it. Therefore, even if these princes and princes become grand masters or even grand masters, they still have to serve the imperial court.
"Yes, I will also choose a secret to break the barrier."
"Go ahead."
"Thank you, uncle."
Chu Zhiyuan clasped his fists and solemnly thanked him before exiting the main hall.
Everyone in the martial arts training ground was bathed in golden light, as motionless as twelve stakes, with a faint purple aura between their breaths.
……
As soon as he entered the west hall, he saw rows of bookshelves filling the entire hall.
There are fourteen rows of bookshelves, each row is thirty meters long and three meters high, with a total of five floors.
Every row of bookshelves is full, and the collection of books is staggering.
The refreshing fragrance of books floats in the air.
He stood in the center of the hall, his eyes shining.
The biggest regret since awakening is that most of the books in the palace contain music, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, songs, and miscellaneous travel notes, with few related to martial arts.
In his view, practice is not just about knowing what is happening, but also knowing why it is happening.
Knowing the meaning and mystery of each meridian circulation is completely different from the ignorant transfer of inner energy.
What's more, the practice after the acquired realm requires enlightenment, rather than just moving the inner energy.
The stronger the foundation of martial arts, the broader the road ahead.
These martial arts books in the Mingwu Palace are priceless treasures, and I feel like I am in a treasure mountain now.
Internal skills, mind skills, light skills, footwork, boxing skills, palm skills, knife skills, sword skills, spear skills, stick skills, etc. are placed on different levels according to their subtlety and power.
The top level is the most powerful, or has the greatest potential, and the next levels go down in sequence, until the fifth level at the bottom.
There is also an independent bookshelf, which is the inheritance of the ancient sects: Taiqing Yuan Sect, Jianglong Sect, Yuxu Sword Sect, Leiyin Temple, Daxue Mountain, and Wuya Sect, a total of six major sects.
He slowly closed his eyes, his breathing slowed, and his senses expanded.
All the information within twenty feet rushed into his heart.
This information includes the name, appearance, location, unique smell, and different materials of each secret book.
After a moment, he opened his eyes and came to the independent bookshelf. He casually pulled out a yellowed silk book from the top. On the cover of the thin booklet were four large characters with flying phoenixes: "The end of the world is just around the corner."
This is the miraculous achievement of Wuya Sect.
Then he pulled out an older silk book on the top with the words "Great Avalanche Sword Technique" written on it.
This is the miraculous achievement of the Snow Mountain Sect.
I quickly flipped through the two thin booklets, put them back and took out another one. The small booklet with a gold cover had the five characters "Jade Lock Golden Pass Secret".
……
In the evening, the bang bang bell rang, and the palace door was about to be locked.
Chu Zhiyuan withdrew from the west hall without finishing his thoughts.
The martial arts training ground outside Mingwu Hall was shrouded in twilight and empty.
The princes and princes practice martial arts in the Mingwu Hall in the morning and morning, and in the afternoon they go back to their respective homes to play or participate in other teachings.
You can also stay until night like him.
Chu Zhiyuan left the Mingwu Palace and walked among the empty palaces, feeling inexplicably lonely.
I feel so alone, as if I am the only one left in the world, floating like duckweed, lonely and helpless.
Past life experiences came flooding back.
I wonder if some of my friends are still working, married and have children, and have not yet paid off their mortgages.
Fortunately, my parents have passed away, so I don't have to suffer the pain of a white-haired person giving away a black-haired person.
It's a pity that I can no longer have a drink with my friends, and I can no longer shout and scold the unscrupulous boss while drunk.
In the dream, I didn’t know that I was a guest.
Over the past two years, he has often felt a sense of trance and unreality, which may be the sequelae of reincarnation.
……
After leaving the Nangong Gate, Guo Chi and eight palace guards escorted him back to Prince Qing's Mansion.
As soon as they entered the palace, Feng Xi, the chamberlain, came up to them and said that the prince and princess had been waiting for a long time.
During dinner, Chu Minghou, Bai Ningshuang and Chu Yi asked questions.
He answered one by one, saying that all the princes and princes were friendly, the thirteenth uncle's public relations photos were good, and the atmosphere in Mingwu Hall was very good. They were all practicing seriously, and they all wanted to quickly embark on the innate mission. There was no intention of scheming, and there was no mess.
These words made them relax and smile after they had been hanging around for a day.
Chu Minghou smiled and said: "Let's just say, in the palace, under the eyes of the father, the little guys will not mess around."
Bai Ningshuang snorted and said: "I'm afraid they are not that afraid of the emperor."
These eldest sons and princes have been pampered since childhood, so there is no way to show respect. What's more, they may not be able to realize the difference between their grandfather and the emperor. They only regard them as their grandfathers and not as the emperor.
Chu Yi shook her head in disappointment, earning a sideways glance from Chu Zhiyuan, who then smiled hurriedly.
She originally wanted to watch a good show, to see how her eldest brother dealt with these heirs and princes, killing them in all directions, with great authority, but it turned out that they were so well-behaved, which was really disappointing.
When we returned to Tingtao Courtyard, the lanterns were already on.
The whole courtyard was brightly lit like daylight.
As soon as he changed into a loose green robe, Zou Fang came in to report to Feng Xi for an audience.
(End of chapter)