Chapter 51: Preparing for War (2)
I extracted the content about "immortal seedlings" bit by bit from the records of the history of the major Xiuzhen sects in the library.
- "Immortal Miao" is the name of a child with a super-outstanding spiritual root, and the cultivators find them from the world, bring them back to the Ancient Cave Immortal Mountain for cultivation, and inherit the Taoism in the sect.
The purpose of cultivating truth is to attain immortality, and no one has been immortal so far, so it is necessary to pass on the knowledge that has been accumulated from generation to generation.
The Xiuzhen civilization is the same as the civilization of the previous generation, in the continuous progress, in the five hundred years of the martial arts era, there are more than 1,000 people in the Jindan realm, and there are only 100 people in the Yuan Baby, and so far in the five hundred years of the Xiuzhen era, there are as many as 10,000 people in the Jindan realm alone.
It's not that the qualifications of people in ancient times were weaker than in modern times, it's just that the Taoism of those days was not perfect, and many talented people sacrificed their lives through trial and error. The accumulation of countless cultivators in the previous generation has allowed contemporary aspiring Taoists to bypass many detours.
Generally speaking, the appearance of immortal seedlings is generally a random thing, and in terms of probability, there is one person for every 10,000 people who has an excellent spiritual root, at least the qualifications to cultivate to the Jindan realm.
However, there are still a few general rules for the dispersal of fairy seedlings:
1. More seedlings can be produced in densely populated places than in sparsely populated places.
Second, a place with abundant spiritual energy can produce more immortal seedlings than a place with thin spiritual energy.
Third, the family of the cultivator's bloodline can have a slightly more chance of producing immortal seedlings than ordinary people.
Part of the reason cultivators walk in the mundane world is to seek out the seedlings, and they haunt the red dust more often than people in the mundane think. It's just that ordinary people are mortal with the naked eye, and those who are also cultivators deliberately disguise themselves in a low-key manner, and the two types of people always pass by.
When a cultivator openly appears in front of the worldly people with a flying sword on his back, it usually means that the demon has begun to wreak havoc in the local area or that some natural treasure has been born.
- This is much more than I originally imagined the number of immortal seedlings, even the peerless celebrity of the imperial capital is one in a thousand.
However, there is one important difference:
A one-in-a-million immortal seedling may not be able to become a cultivator with a small success in the end.
Spiritual roots are a necessary condition, not a sufficient condition.
No cultivator can see the growth of a child's mind in the future
If a cultivator wants to achieve something small -- to reach the Jindan realm -- he will have to go through even more difficult cultivation.
From ignorant children to before their minds mature, even if the immortals learned a few rare spells with their intelligence and practiced the martial arts of driving away tigers with their bare hands, they may not be able to exercise the persistence of seeking the Tao, which is the so-called "Dao Heart".
Too many children with excellent spiritual roots were defeated by their own heart barriers before they broke through to the Jindan realm, and stopped in front of a huge chasm.
And my situation is a little different from those fairy seedlings.
- Immortal seedlings don't actually have innate spells,
It's just that the growth rate of their spiritual roots surpasses that of ordinary people.
P.S. It should be noted that everyone's qi is not the same thing, and the characteristics of different people are different, just like palmistry, face, and bone physiognomy are different from each other. The fundamental reason for the ever-changing qi is that the seemingly unambiguous qi is actually a mixture of five different tones of qi, and each tonal has a different qi ratio.
These are the five gases of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth.
The five spiritual roots of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth are the embryos of the five qi.
If the spiritual root is strong, the cultivator will grow fast, and if the spiritual root is weak, the cultivator will grow slowly.
There are also cases of people who are not immortal seedlings cultivating to the extremely deep realm, and no one can deny that there is such a thing as a miracle - it is a pity that the Xiuzhen sect is not Guangci Yuan, and cultivators obviously tend to spend their time, energy, and resources on immortal seedlings with better spiritual roots.
ββAnd I seem to be better than Xianmiao......
In the past few days, I have worked diligently since I was studying, and I finally found a record in a certain Taoist book excitedly:
Those who do not practice have no afterlife, their physical bodies turn into dust, and their vitality returns to heaven and earth. However, cultivators who have cultivated a small amount of truth can cultivate an afterlife! The cultivators of the Jindan Realm and the Yuanying Realm have the hope of being reincarnated once, and they can also retain a few basic spells from their previous lives, which is a blessing that comes from cultivating successfully.
It's just that the Yuan Infant Realm can remember the memories of the previous life, and the Jindan Realm always has a mystery in the womb.
- Isn't that my case?!
Then I'm simply a person who can't be summed up by fairy seedlings,
I'm not a big or small spirit child! I was a golden pill in my previous life!
"Giggles. β
I couldn't help but laugh,
It's just proud.
The Taoist book says that the four major schools of cultivation have their own specializations: the Sword Sect is good at flying swords, Kunlun is good at magic weapons, the magic of the Star Sect is unparalleled in the world, and the runes of the Dragon and Tiger Sect are incomparable.
- Maybe I'm probably from the Star Sect?
But it's hard to say, after all, the three spells of thunder, fire and wind are the basic spells that any small sect can do, and they don't necessarily need the true inheritance of the big sect. It's a bit far-fetched to guess that I have something to do with the Star Sect.
- But, but if I had been a Jindan cultivator in my previous life, maybe I would have been the head of a third-rate sect back then, right?
"Giggles. Giggles. β
Originally, I wanted to be humble and low-key, but I couldn't restrain myself, and the more I thought about it, the more mysterious it became, and my face probably shone brightly.
"Why are you so proud?"
Murong Zhi asked strangely, she was disturbed by my abnormal reaction.
"Nothing, the weather was so nice today. β
I secretly stuffed the book behind me into the bookshelf and hid it seamlessly.
"Uh? So you're aiming for this one. You're still thinking about the fairy seedlings. β
Murong Zhi glanced at the bookshelf.
"How can you tell!"
"Because I remember the arrangement of each book, the original position of the book was on the next shelf, and you misplaced it in a hurry. And you are prone to burst with confidence, you must have read this book and felt that you might be a golden pill in your previous life, so you became proud. β
All-in!
I think she also read the content of this book.
"So what?"
I stuck out my tongue.
"Since the weather is very good today, will you come with me to the town for a walk? She said.
"However, didn't Wang Qitai make an appointment with us: Don't show up in Shunshui Town if you have nothing to do?"
"We put on the human skin masks of Passerby A and Passerby B, and no one in the town would have the impression that we had been here. There is something to say to you, it is inconvenient in the tower. β
Murong Zhi's expression was stern, I saw that she was serious, and I thought that it was not the first time that I had not obeyed orders-I had secretly left the small black house without Wang Qinian before--now the elders in the town trusted us, and they didn't follow us, so let's go.
Wang Xiangfu was still in retreat to regain his former combat strength, and I left a note. While the sky was still bright, he and Murong Zhi put on human skin masks and walked out of the stone tower.
......
We took the opposite route from the stone tower to the town and then to the caves when we first came to the island.
The two of us are in the middle of a bustling town.
-- In addition to transforming the courtyard of the Central Plains into a village without walls, the people and customs in the town are really the same as those in the Central Plains.
Although there are as many as 100,000 townspeople, they are originally people from the Dock Fort, and they are extremely sensitive to the living. Fortunately, the masks of passers-by A and B were originally made people automatically ignore us, and I not only maintained my absoluteness, but also learned from Murong Zhi's appearance and secretly simulated the qi of passing by with Xiao Wuxianggong.
-- It's like a beast hiding in a human forest.
The public land in the middle of the town has been busy building large machinery lately, and the sound of banging and thudging can sometimes be heard in the wind to the stone towers.
Murong Zhi and I were in the crowd and watching.
-- I saw that the wooden cattle and horses in Shunshui Town were all gathered, and one or two ships at sea were dragged to land, and the machinery was disassembled from beginning to end, and the movements inside were dismantled to the ground. Dozens of groups of craftsmen were grinding large parts, and I couldn't tell what they looked like.
I asked a townsman curiously.
After Elder Wang Qinian died, the spineless elders in the town were about to make peace with the natives. The indigenous chiefs extorted the sincerity of the peace talks, and they were surprised by the machinery of the Central Plains, and the elders organized our craftsmen to make them a large wooden ox that walked autonomously. β
"Is the finished belly hollow?"
Murong Zhi asked.
"It's the size of a big ship's cabin!"
- What kind of ruse is this?
I knew in my heart that Wang Xiangfu and they would never surrender, but I couldn't guess what the purpose of making the wooden cow was.
"Examples of warfare in the ancient art of war. β
Murong Zhi snorted simply, pulled my sleeve and walked out of the crowd,
All that was left was the townsman muttering, "Why did I talk to myself just now?"
I put this matter behind me, and my mind returned to Murong Zhi,
My head was shaking, but my hands were on her side.
Although I expected a lot of hardships, although I was more nervous than when I met Aung San Baohuo.
But that moment happened as usual
- She trembled imperceptibly, and my hand naturally took her hand together.
-- This incident is not very substantive, but it has far-reaching significance, and it has opened up all kinds of possibilities for development between me and her in the future.
Murong Zhi lowered her head and didn't look at me, and I couldn't tell if her face was red or white.
I only heard her say in a reluctantly stiff tone,
"Even if you were a Jindan in your previous life, it is meaningless now. Don't you read the words below that book?--Although I was a cultivator in my previous life, I had to start from scratch every time I was reincarnated, and things like spiritual roots were given by my parents in this life. The only advantage you have over the other seedlings is three spells - alas. β
She finally looked me in the face, but there was no shyness on her face - or rather, she waited until she was not shy before she dared to look at me.
"What a pity?"
"If you were taken to cultivate the truth when you were young, then knowing three spells from birth is a very high starting point. It's a pity that you're almost sixteen years old now, and the other immortals have already learned more clever spells at this age. So, your only advantage is gone. β
"This ...... This ......"
The confidence I had accumulated from the library was blown away,
"However, if I really went to Xianshan to cultivate the truth before, then I wouldn't have seen you in this life. In that case, it's better to do it like this. β
"What's so good?!"
She was not satisfied, but I read the strange joy in her eyes.
We came to the cave where we used to land on the island.
The cave is very hidden, although it has only been more than two months, and it will take a lot of time to find the entrance again.
The cave was neatly cleaned up, and it was the same as when I left the cave.
-- Now it's just the two of us.
Murong Zhi suddenly let go of her hand with me, took a deep breath, and said,
"I have an idea, don't be surprised. β
- What are her insidious thoughts?
"I'm going to defect to the natives now and sell all the plots in Shunshui Town to Aung San Baoyan, what do you think?"