In the Xiayang Palace, Qin Zhao had just finished handling government affairs when he heard a message from the inner palace guards.

Han Guiren, a top contemporary figure in Legalism, has entered Beijing with Zifei.

He was accompanied by dozens of disciples of the Donghai County Legalists.

Qin Zhao was overjoyed when he heard the news and hurriedly went to the Chang'an Palace.

At this time, there were only Han Gui and Zifei in the hall, and the other Legalist disciples were waiting in the side hall.

When he saw Han Guiren, he was taken aback.

I saw that the old man in front of him had white hair, his face was full of wrinkles, and he was skinny.

It doesn't look very good, and it even gives people a feeling of sunset.

There is no posture of a top powerhouse at all.

"Grass people Han Guiren to meet Your Majesty!" The old man did not hold his identity and was contemptuous, and bowed respectfully.

"Mr. Han doesn't have to be polite." Qin Zhao didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly stretched out his hand to help.

This is a real big guy, not to mention cultivation, even in today's Great Xia, his influence is one of the best.

It can be said that at least one-third of the people in the core power circle of Great Xia are more or less related to the old man in front of him.

As a result, he was shocked in his heart when he touched it, it was really skin and bones, it was like touching a skeleton frame!

"Old gentleman, please sit down, come on, serve tea to Han Lao!"

"Your Majesty is old."

After he sat down, Qin Zhao asked with concern, "What has the old gentleman been worried about lately?" It doesn't look very good. ”

"It's nothing to worry about, but because of His Majesty's actions, I am happy for the people of the world." Han Guiren smiled and said softly.

"I've heard about the restructuring of the court, it's really clever! I originally thought that Emperor Taizu's county system was already a pioneering achievement, but I didn't expect another Holy Emperor to come to Great Xia. ”

Then he sighed lightly, "It's a pity that the old man's health is too poor, otherwise I would like to contribute to Daxia." ”

Qin Zhao's expression moved when he heard this, and he said tentatively: "But I have heard Zifei say that the Legalist school specializes in cultivating the divine soul, which can attract the aura of heaven and earth to cleanse itself, and with your cultivation, there is no problem with the body." ”

"It used to be so." Han Guiren admitted calmly, "But a few years ago, I had a special state of being in harmony with heaven and earth. Since then, I have felt that my body has become weaker and weaker, and I can even clearly feel that my limit is approaching. ”

"How can it be like this......" Qin Zhao was slightly stunned, this is completely different from what he imagined!

Even the Qi Flower Consummation can sit on a thousand-year lifespan, and a higher level of Divine Flower Consummation can't live for a hundred years?!

What is the reasoning behind this?

Wait, is it ......

His mind turned sharply and he looked at the old man with decaying flesh and bones, "Mr. Han, have you ever heard of the three flowers of 'essence, qi, and spirit'?" ”

After thinking for a while, Han Guiren smiled bitterly: "The old man is only a shallow learner, and he has never heard of Sanhua. We only know that 'essence' is the foundation of man, 'qi' is the root of man, and 'god' is the lord of man. The three coexist in symbiosis and are indispensable to each other. ”

"So how far has the old gentleman been now?"

"Within the four fields, the slightest is revealed; A hundred miles away, nothing is checked. ”

"Do you perceive a hundred miles...... Qin Zhao said secretly in his heart, "Sure enough, it is much worse than the Human Emperor Heavenly Palace." However, among the rest of the human races in the Canglan Realm, there is no one who can stand out. ”

You must know that the Human Emperor Heavenly Palace can perceive thousands of miles just by cultivating the Purple Terrace.

Thinking of this, he nodded, "Exactly. The old gentleman's spiritual cultivation was too high, which caused the spirit and spirit to be unable to balance, and Sanhua had only one of them. The inability of the physical body to carry such a powerful divine soul will lead to the rapid decay of the physical body. Of course, this is just a guess on my part. ”

Although he said that it was speculation, he thought in his heart that this should be the case.

Why does "Xuanyuan One Qi True Yang Formula" require that the essence flower be cultivated first, and then the qi flower refined? That's what it is.

I'm afraid that if the order were reversed, the result would be completely different.

Then he secretly rejoiced in his heart, fortunately, the soul refining method "Human Emperor Heavenly Palace" that he practiced was improved with the help of the qi of all the people, not based on his own essence, otherwise I am afraid that he would have drained himself long ago.

"Is that so?" Han Guiren's expression changed slightly.

After all, he is not a mortal, although he has never cultivated, he only cultivates knowledge and passively improves his divine soul.

But at this time, after Qin Zhao mentioned it slightly, he immediately reacted.

"Balance...... Balance...... Interesting......" Thinking about it, Han Guiren suddenly laughed.

"Why is the old gentleman laughing?" Seeing his reaction, Qin Zhao was a little confused for a while.

"Hehe, I just found it funny." Han Guiren said softly, "In the past, we scholars rarely did anything to practice, and we thought that as long as we read enough books, we could understand the essence of heaven and earth, so why do we need to do more? ”

Qin Zhao's face froze when he heard this.

Zifei hurriedly reminded in a low voice on the side: "Teacher! ”

Han Guiren suddenly explained:

"I used to look down on those cultivators, thinking that they were just evil ways.

"Our human race has no benefits of minions and teeth, nor is it strong enough to survive in the world. Although the strength was insufficient, the alien races under the military array did not dare to attack. I lamented that those cultivators were just reckless and took the wrong path. ”

After that, he sighed, "I didn't expect that I was biased and too idealistic." There are all kinds of ways in the world, and there is something to be desired. is like this spirit and spirit three flowers, if you only get one of them, it is not beautiful. ”

"You don't have to say that, old man, I actually agree with you." Qin Zhao shook his head instead, "Cultivation is naturally useful, but it also depends on whether the path is right or not." What good is it if it's for the sake of a moment's will? ”

So saying, he stood up and paced through the temple:

"The cultivation method that has been circulated in the Canglan Realm is nothing more than strengthening the physical body. When it comes to the innate level, in addition to being strong in combat, it does not make oneself healthier, and one's life span will not increase by half a point. If you really go to the battlefield, you can only be tied up by the military spirit, and it is useless for yourself.

"In the end, it is only a temporary heroism in the folk rivers and lakes, seeking a short period of leisure, and it is useless for the people.

"Besides, if you only know how to practice, but not the art of war, if you don't know the battle formation, you can't lead the army, it's useless in the country."

He turned around and looked at Han Guiren, "And in this life, the old gentleman has cultivated many pillars of the country, and in the future, he will serve the country and the people for a thousand years, how can he be compared to ordinary martial artists!" ”

Saying that, he bowed slightly to Han Guiren, "Mr. deserves this gift!" ”

Of course, there are some problems with Qin Zhao's remarks, but who made him the emperor, he will naturally speak from his own standpoint.

If he wasn't in the position of the emperor of people, I'm afraid he would also pursue cultivation, where would he care about so many messy things.

But people are like that, their mouths follow their buttocks, and they say what they say when they sit.

He knew this, but he didn't think there was anything wrong with it. In any case, the idea alone is obviously more than a cut higher.

Han Guiren, who was originally sitting there listening carefully, was immediately frightened when he saw this scene, where had he ever encountered such a battle. No matter how high a person's expectations are, he is a reader after all, but he teaches more students and understands more things.

So he knelt on the spot, looking moved and deeply moved.

And Zifei, who was standing aside to serve tea, had already begun to wipe his eyes at this time.

“……”

After the two of them sat down again, Han Guiren said in a deep voice: "It's a shame to say that the old man has been studying the doctrine of legalism all his life, and by the way, he has been a teacher, and he has never done anything for the people of the world, but he never thought that he could be treated like this by His Majesty." ”

"Don't say this, old gentleman, don't say that you have taught countless talents in your life, even if it is only Zifei, I have to thank you."

As he spoke, he took out a scroll of brocade silk from his arms, which was "Xuanyuan One Qi True Yang Formula" and handed it to Han Guiren.

"This is the ancient cultivation method that I once obtained by chance, and it is different from the refining and refining qi method that has been handed down in the world, if you can cultivate to perfection, you can reach a thousand years of life. Even if it is only cultivated to perfection, it has the effect of prolonging life. ”

"This ......," Han Guiren's expression was a little hesitant, "This thing is too precious." ”

To be honest, Qianzai Shouyuan was really a little hard to believe, but he knew that Qin Zhao had no reason to deceive him, after all, he didn't have a few years to live now, and it was useless to deceive him.

Qin Zhao secretly observed and found that Han Guiren's demeanor did not seem to be fake, and he nodded secretly in his heart.

This shows that Zifei did not rush to hand over this method to the teacher without permission in advance, and at the same time, he did not come to inquire about the matter without knowing the seriousness.

Although he didn't want to use this to test the cadres, Zi Fei could always keep this secret, and Qin Zhao was still very satisfied in his heart.

Loyalty and filial piety have been difficult to complete since ancient times. Zifei can do this step, which is already commendable.

"It's okay, the old gentleman can try to cultivate first." Qin Zhao immediately waved his hand, signaling that the old man didn't need to care.

Then he added with a worried face: "It's just that with your old physical state, I'm afraid it's difficult to succeed." ”

"Life and death have a fate, I have lived enough, and I have no regrets in this life." Han Guiren is very calm.

When he saw this, he didn't talk about it anymore.

"By the way, Mr. Han, I don't know what you think of today's Great Xia?"

After talking about the "Divine Flower Consummation" that he was most concerned about, Qin Zhao turned to ask about another matter.