I went back to Nanting County to find Master and asked him to teach me the Fifth Two-Folded Mind Method. But he told me that the sixth and seventh heart methods beyond that were lost had been lost!

This makes me can't help but scold the king of Yama who caused the so-called "Hades book burning" catastrophe back then. When he did this, it was like adding a tightening spell to the exercises of various sects and sects, forcibly lowering the ceiling that other Yin Gong cultivators could reach. As a result, King Yama became the only Yin cultivator who could break through to the seventh level of Yin Gong.

"What about the exercises of other sects? Can you only practice to the fifth level? ”

"Not necessarily, some sects and families with the highest loyalty to the prefecture are allowed to keep up to the sixth level of exercise. For example, the Zuoqiu family where Zuoqiu Maoming is located. ”

Oh, I guess that's why nepotism is deeply entrenched in the Yin Army. Because the Yin cultivation that can be cultivated to the sixth level can only appear in a few families or sects, the position of the upper echelons of the underworld is basically monopolized by them.

Perhaps, I can consider secretly learning the exercises of other sects in the future?

But for now, this thought can only be thought about, at least until I have the ability to break through the sixth level of cultivation.

However, Master's attitude towards the matter of Hades burning books did not seem to be as angry as mine, and instead said: "Actually, the 'Hades Book Burning' has always been mixed in the Yin cultivation world, and it is difficult to judge whether it is right or wrong, after all, after this catastrophe, the underworld has been peaceful for nearly a thousand years. From a small point of view, we are the victims of the ghost dining door, but from the big picture, we have also benefited more or less! ”

"What kind of logic is this? Should you thank him for being bullied? "I can't accept Master's view.

"Although the Ghost Dining Sect has lost the last two mantras of the Liangyi Heart Method, the development of the entire sect has been well promoted." Master patiently explained, "From that time on, the Ghost Dining Sect gradually seized all the power of the Imperial Dining Room of the Underworld, and turned the position of the head of the Imperial Dining Room into the exclusive position of the highest culinary disciple in the Sect. ”

"Compared to what happened to other Yin Cultivation sects after the 'Hades Book Burning', the Ghost Dining Sect should indeed be considered to be very well mixed. Moreover, there are fewer wars in the underworld, and there are fewer innocent people and demons. I have to say, this is also a positive result! ”

I still shook my head, not quite agreeing with Master's view. In my opinion, the reason why the Yin Cultivation Sect that is now remaining in the Yang Realm is weak and bullied by Dao Cultivators, including the frequent invading of Yin Cities in various parts of the Netherworld by ghost armies, as well as the political corruption and class solidification of the underworld, and the root causes of all kinds of problems can almost all be traced back to the serious fault line of the advanced Yin Cultivation Exercises.

It is precisely because the overall cultivation is low and the level is uneven that it has led to the stubborn disease of the various Yin cultivation sects not wanting to make progress, being short-sighted, and competing for small profits in front of them!

However, these things that Master said are all "historical allusions" from more than 1,000 years ago, and even if I am dissatisfied, I really can't change this sad situation. Fortunately, Master then gave me a little real comfort:

"You don't have to be too discouraged. What is lacking in the Liangyi Heart Method is only the last two aspects of the Yin Exercises, and the Yang Exercises that are necessary for stir-frying Yin meals have been completely retained. I can teach you this as well, and you can ponder it yourself in the future. ”

This is pretty much the same, without the exercises, I can still forcibly break through to the sixth level by eating yin food!

But I was still not satisfied, so I deliberately said to Master: "Master, it's not enough to just let me go back and ponder by myself, you have to teach me a few more recipes for Yin food, otherwise I'm afraid it won't work to continue drinking Huangquan soup in the next step." To tell you the truth, hehe, I had the opportunity to taste the real imperial food made by the Imperial Dining Room of the Underground Mansion a few days ago! ”

When the master heard this, he was stunned and asked me, "How did you have the opportunity to eat the imperial meal?" And who did it? ”

So, I told Master about the last time I received a reward from the King of Yama and was able to go to the Yama Hall to attend the court banquet. In particular, I also described Liao Keng's cooking skills to him with vinegar, deliberately praising how delicious the dishes at the banquet were and how significant the effect was.

When Master heard what I said, he began to sneer. He straightened his face and said to me: "You kid don't come to use the agitation method on me!" Liao Keng's cooking skills are a few catties and taels, don't I know yet? ”

"Are you saying that your cooking skills are better than Liao Keng?"

"Nonsense! Or would he have to do it behind my back? Master said with his eyes narrowed.

"Then even he can fry so many kinds of yin dishes, why don't you want to teach me?" I complained unconvinced.

When the master saw me say that he still seemed to be complaining about his secrets, he had to patiently explain: "It's not that I refuse to teach you, but the Yin meal recipe that is currently suitable for you and within the scope of your financial resources is Huangquan soup." Even if I'm willing to teach you those imperial dishes, can you find so many good ingredients? The more advanced the Yin meal, the more advanced the ingredients, and the more advanced the ingredients, the more expensive they are. ”

What Master said actually made sense, but after all, I was still a little unhappy in my heart, and muttered, "This ...... Isn't there a better solution? ”

"You should be content too!" Seeing that I still didn't listen to persuasion, Master unceremoniously reprimanded: "Relying on Yin Meal, you are now almost a small realm a year, and a big realm every three years. Others practice Yin Gong, who doesn't rely on decades or hundreds of years of hard work to get there? Where in the world is there such a good thing, where can there always be a shortcut? Don't be too greedy! ”

I was speechless by his criticism, so I had to accept it when I saw it, and first begged him to teach me the fifth exercise of the Yin chapter of the Liangyi Heart Method and the third three mantras of the Yang chapter. I'll save that for later!

The more Yin Gong is cultivated to an advanced level, the more difficult it is to comprehend, and the mantra becomes more and more obscure. Fortunately, Master had also reached the fifth level of cultivation before his vitality was seriously injured, and he was able to guide me hand-in-hand according to his own experience. Even so, it took me about ten days to get the new mantra into practice.

In addition to cultivation, I usually talk to Master about things in the underworld by the way. Since I am a master and apprentice, I don't need to hide it from him, so I told him about the misunderstanding between the Difu and the Maoshan Dao Association when they were chasing and suppressing the ghost army in the ghost city of Huangfen Mountain half a year ago, and the fatal conflict broke out.

"Originally, I thought that if the prefecture dealt with this matter, the contradiction between the two would slowly subside. But when I passed by the provincial capital this time, I learned that the two major sects of the Maoshan Dao Society, the Jade Hairpin Gate and the Xuanqing Gate, were squeezing the living space of the Yin Cultivation Sect in a planned and tacit understanding. I'm afraid that this battle between Yin cultivation and Taoist cultivation will become more and more intense! ”

Master's expression was extremely serious, and he said to me, "If you hadn't told me these inside stories, I would have been wondering! Nanting hasn't been peaceful lately! ”

"Nanting has also been affected by this?" I was surprised.

"Hmm." Master nodded, "It is said that the Maoshan Dao Association specially moved a small Daomen from Yazhou City to Nanting, and also funded them to take root and develop in Nanting. Last month, they have opened up the relationship and started to build a Taoist temple on the Lion Ridge in the north of the city, saying that they will develop it into a small scenic spot. ”

"These guys are too much! Even a small county town like Nanting has to come over to grab business, and it is obvious that it will not leave a way for us to live! I scolded angrily.

The master sighed: "The Taoist sect has money, people, and backstage in the yang world, but we don't even have a decent sect here. I'm afraid that it will be difficult for me and Lao Tan to get along in Nanting in the future, and the ghost market of mass graves can only be dismissed in the future! ”

Hearing this, I couldn't help but worry, "Master, if that's the case, what are you going to do in the future?" ”

Master was expelled from the underworld and could not continue to stay in the underworld, so he had to hide in the small remote county town of Yang. If he can't even stay here, I really don't know where else he can go?

However, Master's expression did not look overly worried. He said, "I'll talk about it later, you can worry about your own business first!" Are you really going to keep working in the Yin Army? ”

This seemingly simple question turned me upside down. I've had this question in my mind before, but today is the first time I've thought about it.

After thinking about it for a long time, I replied to Master with a wry smile, "Actually, I myself am a little confused. I was determined to go to the underworld and break into the underworld, but this goal has already been achieved, and now that I have reached the netherworld, it can be said that it is more smooth than I expected. But if you want to take a step up from Yin General to Yin Shuai, it will be even more difficult. ”

"Besides, I don't really want to stay in the underworld all the time. Whether it is the Yin army or other ministries and departments in the underworld, there are things like conformism, corruption, and collusion of power everywhere. Sometimes I just can't get used to it, but I always feel powerless. Alas! ”

The master also sighed: "I naturally understand the situation in the underworld. You grew up with me, and I know your character best. You're definitely not the kind of person who likes to intrigue and play with power, I'm afraid if it weren't for the fact that your little friend is still in the underworld, I guess you would have made up your mind to leave, right?

"Master, you really know me too well!" I sighed.

Liu Han is indeed the only motivation for me to continue to stay in the Difu Yin Army. She was just trying to escape the persecution of Yin Fa and others in Zuoqiu City, and she didn't have to stay in the Yin Army. Maybe I can try to talk to her and see if there is any other way out.

"It's okay, you can do it if you want to do it in the underworld, and if you don't want to do it, go back to Zuoqiu City. Or go to other Yin City, but don't go back to the Yang World. Master finally sighed heavily and said, "In the future, I'm afraid it will be difficult for the yang world to accommodate us yin cultivators anymore!" ”