Cultivation: When you do things to the extreme

Xu Yang (Li Liuxian)

Lifespan: 28/150

Cultivation: Internal training of Zhen Gang, external training of muscles and bones (three levels of internal and external)

Skills: eating, breathing, sleeping, walking, planting, breeding, archery, martial arts training, medical skills...

Literature and Taoism (calligraphy and painting, beautiful poems and calligraphy, exquisite piano playing, novels and short stories, immersive)

Martial Arts: Martial Arts.

Talent: Control electricity.

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The Dharma of this world is based on the three teachings!

Among them, the two sects of Taoism and Buddhism cultivate magic power. There is nothing to say about this. They receive the incense and offerings of faith as a material to fuel the spiritual soul of Taoism, thereby cultivating inner magic power.

Confucianism is slightly different. What they practice is literary spirit. The way to receive the power of the soul is not incense and belief, but fame, fortune, literary talent, but the cultivated literary spirit also has magical effects.

So, among the three religions, which one is stronger and which one is weaker?

The Taoist sect is the strongest, followed by the Buddhist sect, and the Confucian sect is the weakest.

If in the mortal world, the Confucian sect, which has the ascendant channel of fame and is highly overlapping with the aristocratic families, is definitely the strongest.

But this is not the mundane world, the world of gods and ghosts. It is otherworldly, and power is everything. The Taoist sect with the longest inheritance and the deepest foundation is undoubtedly the strongest.

Secondly, there is the Buddhist belief of Tongshou Incense, which has a profound foundation and has been passed down for a long time.

The Confucian sect has the shortest time to establish a religion and the weakest foundation. Although it has literary spirit and practice and has scholars all over the world, it is not as pure as the faith and has strong incense. Therefore, it is the weakest among the three sects and is not as good as Taoism and Buddhism.

Unless one obtains fame and official position, the cultivation of Confucianism, Taoism, grammar and law will be the slowest.

If nothing else, let’s talk about Xu Yang.

In the past ten years, he not only achieved the title of "Jie Yuan", but also became famous all over the world for his calligraphy, poetry, calligraphy and painting, as well as his music and music skills. He even wrote novels and adapted them into operas, which became popular among the people. It became very popular and earned astonishing traffic and wealth.

But so what?

The accumulation of literary spirit is still slow.

Because the three religions have stood together and governed the world for thousands of years, a concept has become deeply ingrained in the minds of the world.

Everything is low-grade, but reading is high-grade!

Calligraphy and painting, poetry, calligraphy and painting are all recreational pleasures on the sidelines.

Novels and operas are even more difficult to reach the level of elegance.

Only the scriptures of saints are the road to success, and one can obtain fame and rise straight to the top.

Therefore, Xu Yang has done so much, but the "literary" benefits he has brought are still not as good as his official career.

In fact, even after gaining official status, the speed of practicing Confucianism and Legalism is extremely slow, and the life-extending effect is extremely poor. Those great Confucians are all old men in their sixties.

This world is like this. Righteous cultivation of the law makes progress slowly, because they can only absorb the faith of all living beings and the power of the soul little by little. There is no time to accumulate, and everything is empty talk.

Unless you take the evil shortcut and devour the flesh, blood and soul of living people.

Among the righteous cultivation methods, Confucianism, Law, Literary and Taoism are the slowest in progress.

If Xu Yang specializes in Confucianism, French, and Taoism, he would have to go to Beijing to take the exam, obtain merit, and then enter the officialdom and endure the strife of the court. Only after twenty or thirty years of ups and downs can he hope to become a great Confucian.

If it was normal, forget it. Anyway, he had enough time and patience, and twenty or thirty years of accumulation would be nothing.

But now is not ordinary times, but the last years of the dynasty, an extraordinary time!

The clouds and waves above the court are treacherous, and there is serious strife in the officialdom. Groups of people are scheming and fighting openly and secretly. Sometimes even the great scholars cannot protect themselves.

If you step in at this time, wouldn't you be looking for trouble for yourself?

Xu Yang doesn't have that hobby. In fact, he has long given up the idea of ​​going to Beijing to take an exam.

Sometimes, people are more terrifying than ghosts. The capital is dangerous, and even more so are demons. If you don't have enough strength, stepping into it will be a recipe for death.

If you don’t go to Beijing, don’t rush for exams, and don’t get fame or official status, how can you cultivate your Confucianism and Legalism?

Just rely on calligraphy, painting, poetry, calligraphy, painting, and novels to spread to the world?

That's all for now.

So entry is slow.

If it was normal, it would be slow. Xu Yang had enough time and patience to accumulate.

But again, these are not normal times.

At the end of the dynasty, the world will be in chaos!

There is strife in the court above, and disputes in the rivers and lakes below.

There are vassal towns all over the country, and there is chaos in all directions.

There are also ghosts, monsters and monsters running rampant.

The situation is changing and there are many crises.

With his current literary reputation and wealth, he doesn't know how much trouble he will cause.

Will those powerful vassals and rebel kings who want to seize the country let such a famous person like him go?

And those monsters, ghosts and monsters, would they let go of such a delicious dish that was rich in literary style and helpful to the Taoist practice?

The powerful powers from all sides were eyeing his wealth and life, eager to divide and eat him.

This is the burden of "famous".

However, such a prestigious reputation is related to Dharma practice and cannot be abandoned.

In desperation, Xu Yang could only find ways to enhance his own strength and cope with various crises.

The method of strengthening is to rely on martial arts.

Although the main body uses the Divine Soul to travel to all realms, the soul is exhausted and very weak, so it is unable to transfer the "ancestor of martial arts" and other characteristics, but he can also practice skills himself, and can more or less break through some of the limitations of heaven and earth.

In addition, he also opened a medical clinic, a private school, and purchased a large number of manor fields for planting and breeding. Although he has not yet been able to cultivate exotic flowers and exotic animals because he does not have advanced skills and characteristics, ordinary grains, rice and meat can be used as food. The resources can also meet the needs of early martial arts practice.

With this, coupled with the help of "Wen Qi", in ten years, he also improved his cultivation to the realm of the three internal and external levels, and used Wen Qi to replace mana, and refined several small thunder and lightning talismans as a life-saving trump card.

But this is not enough, far from it!

When a country is about to perish, there must be monsters.

In today's world, there are more and more demons, ghosts, ghosts and spies, and they are running rampant.

If nothing else, let’s just say that in Jinhua Mansion, there is a mysterious and haunted place within its borders—Lanruo Temple!

Xu Yang didn't know if this was the Lanruo Temple he remembered, and he didn't know if there were Nie Xiaoqian, Ning Caichen, Yan Chixia, or Dryad Grandma in it, but he knew that this place was very dangerous, even to the Taoist masters in Jinhua Mansion. , the point where even Buddhist masters are helpless.

The government was powerless in this regard and could not destroy Lanruo Temple at all. They could only block it outside and prohibit strangers from entering. However, the effect was limited and people still disappeared from time to time.

This shows the terror of Lanruo Temple.

Guobei County is also within the Jinhua Prefecture, not far or near from Nalanruo Temple. As a "literary baby" who is deeply concerned by monsters and monsters, Xu Yang's situation can be said to be very dangerous. There is no guarantee that someone will try to take him. Open meat.

Xu Yang also thought about leaving and avoiding this dangerous place, but after investigation, he found that this was the case all over the world.

There are many demons everywhere, and the three religions are not enough. Although he can avoid this Lanruo Temple by moving, he will still have to face other "Lanruo Temple" when he goes to other places.

There's no point in hiding.

Only by improving your strength can you cope with everything.

Therefore, he studied martial arts and Confucianism, Taoism and grammar while seeking ways to practice Taoism and Buddhism.

However, Taoism and Buddhism are different from Confucianism and have not established an imperial examination system. The way to collect the power of the soul is to rely on incense and faith. In the past, Xu Yang could only be a believer and provide them with faith.

Want to get started with spiritual practice?

Sorry, the origin is unknown, no one has introduced me, so I won’t accept it!

You have to go to school for more than ten or twenty years, starting step by step as a Taoist boy, serving tea and water, serving teachers, working hard and diligently, only in this way can you hope to obtain the complete Dharma.

This caused Xu Yang to hit the wall one after another, and in the end he had no choice but to "take risks" and attack Taoist Taohua.

Otherwise, with his temperament, it is very likely that he will wait until Taohua Taoist is old and dying, or even after the death lamp is extinguished, before he attacks Peach Blossom Mountain.

This is also the reason why Xu Yang is preparing to refine the "Two Generals that Increase Life and Loss Life".

The current situation is unstable and I am in an uneasy situation.

We must improve our strength as soon as possible to cope with the crisis in troubled times.

But the progress of the righteous way is too slow.

Helpless, he could only practice evil techniques and rely on ghost-conquering methods to increase his combat power.

Of course, it’s just a technique, not illegal!

The technique does not differentiate between good and evil, nor is the power good or evil. It only depends on how the practitioner uses it.

As long as he does not practice evil methods that change his nature, even if he practices evil arts, it will not affect his righteous identity, nor will he be restrained by the righteous cultivation methods. Like Taohua Taoists, he has many taboos and will be defeated before fighting.

In my mind, a picture comes into being with my pen!

"Master, this is..."

The butler on the side glanced over, suddenly surprised.

All I saw was that this painting was neither a landscape nor a beautiful woman.

But...evil ghost!

A picture of a hundred ghosts traveling at night!

Among the hundreds of ghosts, the three generals are the most eye-catching.

One has a green face, fangs, and ferocious lips, and a hand-held steel fork is located on the left.

One general has a red face and fierce eyebrows. He is holding an iron rope and is on the right.

There is another general, with a chaotic figure, whose shape is difficult to see in the darkness, sitting firmly in the center.

"A hundred ghosts march at night, increasing or losing two generals!"

Xu Yang drew a little stroke, landed on the center of his eyebrows, and lit two red eyes: "This is the official and the general!"

"This... master's idea is really unimaginable!"

The housekeeper looked at the Hundred Ghosts Picture, and although he was surprised and puzzled, he couldn't say much and could only flatter him lightly.

"ha!"

Xu Yang smiled and put down the brush: "After the ink dries, frame it. I want to give it away."

"yes!"

The butler nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

At this moment...

"gentlemen!"

"Um?"

There was a knock on the door and Xu Yang raised his eyebrows: "Come in."

Immediately, the door opened, and a scholar in green shirt walked into the study: "Sir, I want to see you."

"oh?"

Xu Yang smiled and became interested: "Who is it?"

"this……"

The disciple hesitated for a while, then lowered his head and said, "I don't know, but it looks like... he may not be a human being. I thought he was very special and didn't dare to make a decision on his own, so I came here to ask Sir for advice."

"interesting."

When Xu Yang heard this, he was not surprised. Instead, he chuckled and said, "Please go to the living room."

"yes!"

The disciple responded and exited the study.

"not human?"

The housekeeper frowned and looked at Xu Yang: "Do you want to call someone back?"

"No need!"

Xu Yang shook his head, chuckled and said, "I'm not a bad visitor after paying you such a polite visit. How can I be rude to my host?"

"This is!"

"Let's go!"