Chapter 10: Going astray
Being alone in silence is quite comfortable, but having one more person makes it a bit awkward.
Ji You raised his bloody hand and scratched the side of his face.
"You...what happened to you?"
"I stayed in seclusion for two days without eating anything. At noon, I fought with the guard commander of Fengxian Villa. I spent a lot of energy, so I realized this magical skill of coughing up blood while hungry..."
You have such a tough mouth.
The corners of Kuang Cheng's mouth twitched and he said: "This world is full of people who have difficulty eating. Some people faint from hunger and some even die of starvation. But I have never heard of anyone being so hungry that he vomits blood."
Ji You thought for a moment: "Maybe only immortal cultivators like me can do it?"
Kuang Cheng remained silent, staring closely at the blood spatter on his clothes.
Ji You recalled that day when he was holding a scroll in his hand and asked him to find Fang Ruoyao. He suppressed his smile and said, "Well, two days are not enough. I rushed too fast and went astray. Now I am suffering from the backlash of the immortal way."< br>
The true spirit is inherent in the human body, and the first step in cultivation is to sense the true spirit in one's body and allow it to communicate with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, which is called spiritual enlightenment.
After that, he continued to condense his true spirit, strengthen his body, and warm his limbs and bones until the spiritual light shone in his body.
These two realms are actually entirely about penance and are roughly the same for everyone.
When reaching the Ning Hua realm, it is necessary to introduce the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into the body to condense it, and then merge it into the spiritual spring to make it grow continuously.
Finally, the spiritual spring that gathers the true spirit will be condensed into a spiritual essence, which is the so-called perfection of the lower three realms.
It is said that it had another name before the ancient times, called Jiedan.
But then, for some unknown reason, that path to immortality was suddenly abandoned by the human race, and I don’t know where to start, but someone modified the way of cultivation for the third and fifth realms.
When orthodox cultivators go through this step, they usually have an immortal at home guarding them. If there is any danger, they can stop immediately.
But Ji You didn't.
Not only did he not have an immortal to protect him, he also had no way to find any classics about cultivating immortals.
Daxia's strict prohibition on civilians cultivating immortals was not a lie. The relevant immortal books and Taoist scriptures were very strictly controlled. Even if there were a few fragments circulated among the people, no one would dare to read them.
But there happened to be no such content in his fairy book.
It’s not a dramatic coincidence like missing pages, but there is none, there is no perfection in the lower three realms.
Therefore, Ji You could only study on his own.
At first, when he introduced the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, it was smooth, but when he condensed the spiritual energy, he felt a strong sense of disobedience.
This sense of dissonance made him almost immersed in the mystery of the avenue and unable to wake up. When he returned with his spiritual thoughts, he discovered that his spiritual spring had not condensed into spiritual essence, but had directly burst...
The true spirit in his body and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth were all dispersed in his body at the moment when the embankment burst. They were everywhere, mixed together, and it was difficult to separate them.
But then he discovered that he had all the means available to those who had reached the lower three realms, such as telepathy between gods and humans, external control with spiritual energy, etc.
Ji You thought he was a blessing in disguise and had achieved a different kind of perfection, but it wasn't until he fought Commander Bao of Fengxian Villa that he realized he was wrong.
The backlash is only late, but it will never be absent.
One night of perfection is truly an arrogant wishful thinking.
Kuang Cheng looked at his solemn expression and couldn't help but said: "Will he die?"
"No, it's just a bit of heart-burning pain. It only takes a few days to practice. However, I don't know if there is still a chance to go to the fifth realm."
"Why would you rather do this than ask Fang Ruoyao to try?"
Ji You coughed up a few more wisps of blood before he said: "Be thorough, Fang Ruoyao doesn't have enough power. Even if she is willing to help, she may not be useful after she leaves. I want people to know that I have perfected the lower three realms. I am destined to enter the upper five realms, and I will fight back.”
Kuang Cheng could not help but shake his head when he heard the coldness in his words: "This move is really too risky."
"The spiritual energy in Qiu Ru's body was brought in by me."
"I've already guessed it..."
Ji You took a deep breath: "There are also Haiwa who is herding sheep, Niu Niu from Liu Qiaofu's family, and the broken boy picked up by Da Zui's family..." Kuang Cheng was startled when he heard the sound, and raised his head to look at him in disbelief.
He remembered that these children were either sick or barely alive, but then they recovered inexplicably. Only then did he realize that it was him.
"I'm actually not a kind person. Some of them are just random things. Look, this is an immortal."
Ji You couldn't help but frown when he mentioned the word "immortal": "But people from Tianshuyuan can't stay in Yuyang forever. Those in Fengxian Villa will have a second time if they don't have a first time, and then a third time and a fourth time." …”
After hearing this, Kuang Cheng pursed his lips: "Indeed, since the news of your perfection in the lower three realms came out, Fengxian Villa has become more disciplined. Mr. Fang even confiscated the offerings from the Qiu family."
"So it works?"
Ji You showed his red and white teeth and said, "Then if I can get married to all the big families in the county, and only need a little gift money, wouldn't I be able to prosper where I am?"
Kuang Cheng: "?"
Ji You was still able to think wildly, which proved that he was indeed not in fear of his life.
It’s just that he doesn’t know what impact the bursting of the spiritual spring will have on his future practice. After all, he has not condensed the spiritual essence, so how should he practice next?
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Although Kuang Cheng was well-read in poetry and books, he didn't know anything about cultivating immortals. He could only help him up and bring him water to rinse his mouth.
After resting for a while, Ji You felt much better and couldn't help but tell him, "I'll be fine if I run for a few more weeks. Don't tell others about this. Qiu Ru's survival is the best outcome. ”
"Isn't it the best outcome for you to enter Tianshuyuan?"
"I never thought about going to Tianshuyuan. This fact is an accident."
Kuang Cheng was surprised when he heard this: "Do you just want to hide among the people and practice secretly? What's the point of this?"
Ji You shook his head: "You insulted a man's ambition. Although I don't want to be an orthodox immortal cultivator, I have plans for my life. If nothing happened to the Qiu family, I would have gone up the mountain to become a gangster next year." br>
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"There is a bandit den to the west of Yuyang County. There are some private cultivators in there who are nice to talk to. I heard that if cultivators who have reached the lower three realms are willing to go up the mountain, they can at least apply for a hall master. At that time, I will take Lao Qiu's family in. When you go to the mountain, you can enjoy spicy food.”
Kuang Cheng never thought that he actually planned to do this. After hearing this, he couldn't help but frown: "You can obviously be an orthodox cultivator, but you want to go to the mountains to do private cultivation. Why do you understand?"
Ji You coughed twice and didn't know where to start. After thinking for a long time, he said: "I didn't know that I could succeed in cultivation at first. Another reason is that I didn't want to eat human blood as an offering."
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"What is human blood offering?"
"The immortal cultivators never do anything, but they swallow up most of the world's resources and spiritual veins, leaving the people with no food to eat and the people of the world living in poverty. Although I have no ability, I can always choose not to be the straw that breaks the fate of all people. ”
Ji You said and raised his head: "However, it is said that Tianshuyuan eats the least offerings among the seven immortal sects and does not use living people to make medicine. It can be considered a blessing among misfortunes."
Kuang Cheng was stunned for a moment, then raised the scroll in his hand: "But the book says that only the disciples who have entered the upper five realms and been selected into the inner courtyard are qualified to receive the worship of all people."
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Ji You was stunned for a moment, then his eyes widened: "You mean, I've already entered Tianshu Academy, and I still have to work-study?"
At that time, he was only concerned about being a bandit and did not take a closer look at the content of being an orthodox immortal cultivator. At this time, he was completely stupid.
"Didn't you say you don't want to eat human blood as an offering? This is not a good thing for you." Kuang Cheng looked at him doubtfully.
"I become a bandit to rob immortals and help the poor, and I can still get a share!"
Daxia pays tribute to the major Immortal Sects every year, but the specific distribution is an internal matter of each major Immortal Sect.
Taking Tianshu Academy as an example, the offerings they receive are mainly distributed among the disciples and academic affairs of the inner courtyard. Regardless of whether they are in the upper realm of Chu Hua or the perfection of the lower three realms, they are still disciples of the outer academy after all, so they cannot occupy the share of the offerings.
Just when Ji You was doubting his life, Kuang Cheng spoke again: "Actually, I am going to Shengjing in two days."
Ji You came back to his senses: "What are you doing in Shengjing?"
"Imperial examination."
(End of chapter)