Strange mountains and rivers

Standing on Longjin Bridge and looking at the Vermillion Bird Gate opposite, Long Zixing curled his lips and walked down the bridge leisurely. He sighed. His life was becoming more and more dull.

No one in the teahouse next to him paid any attention to him.

This old scholar came to the teahouse every now and then to drink tea. He was very particular. He wanted to drink good tea and only drank three brews. After three brews, he refused to drink anymore. However, he could sit in the teahouse for a whole day.

Fortunately, this man never paid less for tea, so no one disliked him.

But this man always had a cold face and his words were not pleasant to hear. Later, someone said that he might be a different cultivator, so naturally everyone kept a distance from him.

Since the ban on different cultivators was completely lifted more than two years ago, there were suddenly more different cultivators in Bianjing City.

Ordinary mortals did not have so many feelings at first. They just felt that some of them behaved strangely, spoke bluntly, and showed some strange behaviors from time to time. There were many people, but they still followed the rules. At least they did not affect the lives of many mortals.

But for those who practice Taoism, it was different.

The strong spiritual power is almost several times more powerful than the restraint of ordinary cultivators, and only the truly accomplished alien cultivators can do this.

Those alien cultivators who have just transformed often find it difficult to be restrained all the time, and they will release their spiritual power if they are not careful, which will attract attention.

After a while, some cultivators can't help but feel uncomfortable, and friction and conflict increase. Suddenly, there are many uneasy things in the city of Bianjing.

This situation lasted for a year or two before it improved slightly.

The alien cultivators who gradually got used to the living habits of humans also began to learn to cultivate their temperament and calm down, but there are still some hot guys who just came out of the mountains who will cause trouble and cause fights, which also adds some interesting things to the capital city.

In the past two years, Long Xingxing has also walked around the territory of Dazhao twice, and went to Luoyi, and finally returned to Bianjing City.

He is very clear about his situation. According to the human cultivation, he has already realized the truth, the Purple Mansion Realm, but he is still a long way from the great success, which is what they call the Golden Elixir.

Human cultivation is to enter the Tao (training Qi, building foundation), purple mansion, golden elixir, and alien cultivation is to transform, realize the Tao, and achieve great success.

The transformation of alien cultivation is equivalent to the human cultivation of entering the Tao, but the human entry into the Tao includes training Qi and building foundation, while the transformation of alien cultivation is directly building foundation.

The difference is that the transformation of alien cultivation is often more than three Jiazi, and it also requires special opportunities, such as taking exotic treasures, and such as incense and vows.

It is not clear how long I will wander on the road to great success, maybe ten years, maybe a hundred years.

But Long Xingxing is not panic, because he has vaguely found the way to his great success.

In addition to the ups and downs of his mood, he is more affected by the worldly atmosphere, but he also understands that this is the only way for him to enter the road to great success.

That little friend reminded me that since I have realized the Tao, I should understand what the real Tao is.

The Tao is perception, and when the perception is the deepest and the spiritual perception can be brought to the extreme, that is my own Tao.

What is his own way? It is the desire of the tongue and mouth. It sounds a little incredible, but Long Xingxing is very sure.

Because only when the desire of the tongue and mouth reaches the most beautiful extreme can he produce the kind of perception that is different from other feelings.

In the past two years, he has been wandering in Bianjing City, drinking, tasting tea, the famous dishes of several buildings, the barbecue by the Zhou Bridge, and the cakes outside the Imperial Street. He tried his best to taste them so that his desire of the tongue and mouth could reach the extreme.

It must be admitted that his perception and artistic conception have improved in the past two years. He can feel it, but he also understands that it seems that there is always a little taste missing.

This little difference is compared with the dishes made by that little friend.

In his mind, the two meals of Tongtianbo and Fantai have always left the deepest impression.

This made Long Xingxing realize that the desire of the tongue and mouth is not entirely the feeling of the tongue and mouth, but should include more, including a pleasant tasting environment.

It cannot be said that the food in Bailou, Fanlou and Fenglelou is bad. The barbecue by Zhouqiao is indeed very tasty, but I still feel that something is missing.

Long Xingxing has been to Wolongling once, but he heard that the young man was in seclusion for more than a year. It seems that this trip is very important to him.

So he did not disturb him, and simply returned to Bianjing, the place with the strongest human fireworks, to slowly absorb all of this. He always has to get closer and more adapted to all of this, maybe it will be the most suitable for him.

Long Xingxing chose a house between Puji Water Gate and Nanxun Gate to rent. The house price in Bianjing is not cheap, especially in the area close to Huimin River, where the price is even higher.

But you can see the water by opening the window, and the curling water vapor at night can make him feel like he is wandering in the water when he was a child.

Back in the house, a dragon scale weather vane hanging in front of the window made Long Xingxing couldn't help but exclaimed in surprise.

There was an obvious mark on the dragon scale wind vane, which meant that someone had activated the wind vane within a radius of 100 miles.

This kind of wind vane is similar to a flying bird sign, but a flying bird sign can only simply indicate the meaning, while a wind vane can directly guide the other party with subtle spiritual energy.

Feeling that his mood suddenly improved, Long Xingxing took off the wind vane with interest, touched it with his finger, received the spiritual energy, inhaled it into his body, and with a slight induction, he knew the direction.

A figure disappeared in the night sky like a flying crane in the wind.

Less than an incense stick of time after Chen Huaisheng activated the wind vane, Long Xingxing had already arrived at the door.

"Senior, you came so quickly. Could it be nearby?" Chen Huaisheng felt the other party's aura and opened the window and asked.

Long swung in on his own, stood still, looked Chen Huaisheng up and down, and nodded slightly: "No wonder, after two years of seclusion, I have finally made some progress, but it seems to be far from the so-called Zi Mansion, right?"

Chen Huaisheng extended his hand and asked Long to take his seat. Long was not polite, nodded and sat down on the brocade stool.

"Of course it's still far away. In ten or eight years, I still won't be able to reach the threshold of Zifu." Chen Huaisheng responded with a smile.

"Not necessarily." Long Zizi's tone was very sure. His pupils were like amber, which looked even darker under the candlelight. "I have a feeling that in less than that long, maybe you can cross that threshold. That threshold, for you, It’s not too difficult.”

Chen Huaisheng smiled and shook his head: "Senior, our enlightenment in Dengzi Mansion is slightly different from yours. You may be anywhere, as long as your spiritual enlightenment senses it, you can achieve it in one go. We are different. We need to encounter in a specific secret realm. Only by certain opportunities can one have an epiphany..."

"I know." Long Zixing still shook his head, "Secret realms are no big deal. There are many in Zhao, there are also in Datang, and there are also in Hebei..."

"There are also in Hebei?" Chen Huaisheng was surprised: "How many? Are they all controlled by Yuelu Sect and Tianhe Sect?"

"Not entirely. The number is definitely not as good as that of Great Zhao and Great Tang. Many secret realms were destroyed and annihilated due to the Battle of Beirong and the earlier wave of monster beasts. Are they still there? Or maybe there are some. It’s a secret realm, and you may not have what you want.”

Long himself was not sure: "I know one or two places, but I didn't seem to receive the spiritual power of the secret door when I passed by. I'm afraid I have to dig carefully to know the situation."

Chen Huaisheng waved his hand, "Senior, there's no need for it yet. I told you, I probably won't be able to do it within ten or eight years. Now I'm more concerned about other things."

"Other things? What is more important to you than this?" Long Zizi asked in surprise: "Why else would you have been in seclusion in the mountains for two years?"

"Hey, senior, practice is important, but the practice of us human monks is not just practice. Our physiques are different from yours. You can absorb the essence of heaven and earth directly into your body, but we can't. We can either absorb the essence of the moon and the sun. To refine the sea of ​​pills, you either need to use spiritual grass, spiritual materials, monster meat, or pills refined from these items to transform spiritual power for your own use.”

Chen Huaisheng shook his head, "The former is called morning and evening classes, and the latter is called spiritual tonic. Both are indispensable."

Long reacted on his own, with a teasing expression on his lips: "You mean you came down the mountain this time just for the latter, well, all kinds of spiritual herbs, animal meat, and elixirs?"

Chen Huaisheng was very calm: "Senior, there is nothing to be embarrassed about. Even those Zifu Jindan real people still need these things to nourish their spiritual energy. You directly absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth in the mountains, and we indirectly transform the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. But we are here In terms of enlightenment, we are stronger than you. You have longer lifespans, but in terms of enlightenment and great achievements, you have to rely on the fireworks and human laws of our world. It may be easier for us to break through in terms of spiritual enlightenment, but in terms of advancement and refining, we have to rely on it. It requires constant spiritual nourishment, so everyone has his own strengths and weaknesses, and no one needs to look down on the other.”

Long laughed on his own, "I don't mean to look down on you. Just like what you said last time, don't I also need to find spiritual inspiration in your dishes? I just think it's quite interesting. Well, then you are going to Where to make a living? Yes, it is a living, and spiritual practice is also a kind of life.”

"To be honest, senior, I have set a goal when I come out to make a living this time, but the difficulty is not small, so I am still thinking about how to open my mouth to senior and ask for help." Chen Huaisheng looked at Bijiao Yuanjun bluntly: "This time The target is a fishing ground that is rich in all kinds of spiritual fish, many of which may not even be seen in Bianjing City.”

"Spirit fish?" Long Zi couldn't help but think of crisp-bone red crucian carp and tribute fish bream again, and couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva: "Are you seducing me?"

The crisp-bone red crucian carp made me have endless aftertaste, and the tribute fish bream made me endure the mouth again and again. I carefully hid it privately and only had one meal every three to five days to satisfy my craving.

"It doesn't count, but if seniors can help, the various spiritual fish in the fishery will definitely be able to make many fancy dishes." Chen Huaisheng said with a smile.

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