Chapter 25 All roads lead to Rome, but some people are born in Rome
The picture of the God of War... sounds domineering and arrogant... Zhao Duan was excited.
However, when he saw the "screen"-sized stone mural in the center of the first floor of the pavilion, his expression turned dull.
He turned to look at Eunuch Hai suspiciously:
“You said this is called ‘painting’?”
My heart seemed to be saying: Are you kidding me?
I saw only messy sword carvings and pits on the surface of the gray-white stone wall, vaguely outlining the outline of the mountains and rivers.
There is a palm-sized stick figure standing on the mountain, looking at the sea of clouds and the half-round "sun" depicted in simple lines in the distance.
Well, if we want to give a vivid comparison, the quality of the "War God Picture" in front of me is on par with Zhu Zhishan's "Chicken Pecking Rice Picture" in Xingye's "Tang Bohu Spots Autumn Fragrance"...
Eunuch Hai smiled and said:
“You question Taizu’s painting skills?”
"Don't dare!" Zhao Duan saw the big hat being slapped on him and said with shame:
"Emperor Taizu's paintings are unconstrained and eclectic, but I have a poor eye..."
Eunuch Hai waved his hand and said with a smile:
"Young people can't help but be amused. Emperor Taizu's paintings are indeed ugly. Your Majesty has said this many times in private... However, the beauty of the paintings is not about their ugliness. The important thing is the 'meaning' contained in them!"
"Meaning?" Zhao Duan chewed the word.
The old eunuch in the python robe said "En" and shook out a pill wrapped in yellow paper from his sleeve: "This is the 'Nourishment Pill'. You take it, cross your knees on the ground, and wait for the medicine to take effect." With your whole body's Qi and blood activated and your soul strengthened, you can try to feel the 'meaning' in the murals, enter into meditation, and understand the inheritance of the God of War...
Oh, if you have achieved success in practice and have a strong soul, you can realize it just by standing here. But your foundation is too shallow, and it will be easier to use elixirs to assist you. "
You're just beating around the bush and calling me weak... Zhao Duan did as he was told. While waiting cross-legged, he asked curiously:
"What should I do after I enter meditation?"
Eunuch Hai said: "When you first visualize it, you will have the illusion that you have entered the world of the painting, and you will stay in the painting for a short time. You don't need to do anything, just look."
Mysterious... Zhao Duan calmed down and stared at the mural.
After a while, the Dantian became hot, and the Qi and blood throughout the body gradually boiled. This was the effect of the medicine.
My mind becomes clearer, my eyebrows feel bulging, and my six senses are sharp.
He vaguely heard the whistling of the wind, and the carvings on the stone wall in front of him rippled like water waves.
"No matter what you see later, don't be surprised. Remember, what you see in the painting is not real..."
The old eunuch's voice gradually weakened.
In a daze, Zhao Duan seemed to be sinking into the deep sea, and all the calls on the water were annihilated.
The light was also swallowed up by the darkness, and the body felt a strong sense of weightlessness. There was nowhere to hold it, and it continued to sink towards the bottom of the sea.
The state of absolute darkness lasted for about ten heartbeats, and then the darkness was torn apart by a bright ray of rising sun.
The sky and the earth suddenly became bright.
Zhao Duan found that the palace was no longer around him, and Eunuch Hai was no longer around him.
He was standing on the top of a majestic mountain. The endless green mountains in front of him were swallowed up by the sea of clouds. The "whooshing" wind blew him, his hair was fluttering and his clothes were shaking.
Above the sea of clouds, the rising eastern twilight shines on the earth and illuminates the whole world.
"Is this the world in the Martial God's Scroll?"
Zhao Duan was surprised. This world was so real. He subconsciously squinted his eyes to avoid the bright light.
He saw a strong man standing in front of him, in the center of the mountain, with a tall build, black hair shawl, and a strong warrior temperament.
Suddenly, the man began to practice boxing skills, and his movements were very slow.
While breathing, there is a golden, flame-like "morning glow" flowing on the surface of the body, which is extremely mysterious.
Zhao Duan was in a trance, his mind was drawn, and he imitated the opponent's movements almost instinctively.
Imagine wisps of golden glow engulfing yourself.
…
Deep in the martial arts hall. Eunuch Hai closed his eyes and rested since Zhao Duan fell into a deep sleep of meditation.
According to his experience, there would be no change when he first visualized the Martial God Picture. However, he soon opened his eyes.
"Huh?"
Eunuch Hai was surprised to see that Zhao Duan's breathing became deep and long, his exposed skin was red and hot, and his joints made a "crackling" sound.
Immediately, Zhao Duan, who was meditating, groaned, and electric light flashed on his body.
With him as the center, a circle of pale golden ripples spread out, and it disappeared in an instant.
Zhao Duan opened his eyes suddenly and broke away from the scroll. He was surprised to feel the white energy flowing in his meridians:
"I... advanced?"
Eunuch Hai was also slightly surprised and said with a smile: "It seems that the elixir has worked. You were already on the verge of breaking through. With the help of the great elixir, it is not unusual for you to reach the middle level of the mortal world."
Mortal bodies are divided into lower, middle and upper grades. Zhao Duan has been stuck in the lower grade for many years, but now he has been promoted to the middle grade in one fell swoop.
"Is this so..."
Zhao Duan was stunned. Although the other party's guess was logical, he had a vague feeling that the truth was not the case.
Eunuch Hai smiled and asked:
"How was your first visualization? How far away was that mountain?"
Zhao Duan hesitated and said:
"What's the meaning?"
Eunuch Hai explained:
"This picture of the God of War records the scene of Emperor Taizu walking and practicing. Taizu followed the river, walked through the plains, and climbed to the top of the mountain...
The visualizer, entering for the first time, will appear in different locations based on his suitability for this inheritance... The more suitable he is for taking this path, the closer he will be to that mountain...
What you have to do is follow Taizu's footsteps and climb towards that mountain through daily visualization.
Along the way, you will pay attention to understand those traces, and you will gain a lot. When you climb the mountain and come to Taizu, you can obtain his teachings and the methods passed down by Taizu...
Oh, by then, even though you are a martial artist, you will also be able to master ‘martial arts’ that are comparable to magic...
As for which martial arts you can learn and how many martial arts you can learn, there is no fixed number. What each worshiper learns is different... This is similar to the inheritance of a warlock.
The difference is that warlocks get their spells from gods, we get them from scrolls. "
Ah this... Zhao Duan opened his mouth and wanted to say that this was different from what he saw. He tried:
"May I ask, father-in-law, how far was it from that mountain?"
Eunuch Hai smiled proudly: "In the past, our family was already standing at the foot of the mountain when we first meditated. Only in this way did we have the current cultivation level to assist the three emperors."
From the conversation, it seemed that this achievement was extremely good.
Zhao Duan was stunned for a moment and asked:
"What about Your Majesty? How far is it from the top of the mountain?"
Eunuch Hai praised:
"When Your Majesty first stepped in, he was already halfway up the mountain."
Zhao Duan was silent.
If we say that at the age of just over 20 years old, he has already entered the "world" realm, Xu Zhenguan, who is at the pinnacle of cultivation in this world, can only do so.
So what does it mean for someone like him to stand directly on the top of the mountain next to Emperor Taizu as soon as he entered?
Moreover, he vaguely felt that he had just completed a set of punches in the painting, as if... he had acquired some kind of "martial arts".
"Something's wrong!... It makes no sense that a person with a foreign surname is more suitable for this path than a member of the royal family... Could it be that I am the illegitimate son of a certain royal family? Oops, in this case, if I become the empress, wouldn't it be a mess... "
Zhao Duan's mind was a little confused.
All roads lead to Rome. He was born in Rome. What should he do? Quite urgent.
(End of chapter)