Ming Dynasty and New Rome and Infinite Magic Machine

Chapter 1489 Spiritual Evil
“Well, that’s amazing.”

Shangluo accompanied Wen Yuan here with the original intention of informing Zhu Xianxun that he would be going to meet the Taoist Patriarch later.

Unexpectedly, the person most closely related to this matter was Zhu Xianxun himself. And Wen Yuan's problem also upgraded from foundation building to a big bomb.

If we can solve Wen Yuan's problem, then we can solve the problem of the spirits as well. The level of medical magic in the Heavenly Court can also take a big step forward.

Shangluo was not the only one who thought so. Zhu Xianxin also thought so, and the look he gave Wen Yuan also became a little strange.

"Why are you all looking at me like that? I...even though I agreed to the experiment, I still need to take a look at the plan."

"Don't worry, we will definitely discuss the plan with you." Zhu Xianxin waved his hand, "But in the end, I still have to confirm: Are you really willing to participate in some dangerous experiments for the sake of your own foundation building?"

Wen Yuan nodded.

"Okay, as long as you are prepared. Although I, Zhu Ye, can ensure your safety, it still depends on you in the end. If you feel that there is no problem, then you can leave the rest to me."

Zhu Xianxun is more accustomed to calling himself Zhu Ye - that's what his acquaintances call him, because he has used this name as his scientific name since he was a child. Although Zhu Xianxun is his full name, he rarely uses this name even at home, and only writes it in the family tree and on a few important occasions.

When he used the name Zhu Ye to guarantee it, he was really talking about himself. This was his greatest sincerity.

This experiment not only concerns Wen Yuan, but also the final solution to the spiritual energy and evil spirit. But before this, the court did not formally recruit any volunteers willing to participate in the experiment, because Zhu Xianxun himself had not yet made up his mind.

But Wen Yuan's matter finally made him make a decision.

It's time to resolve some things.

The problem of evil spirits can be said to be a dark cloud hanging over the heads of Qigong practitioners. Once evil spirits enter the body, it is just like releasing Freon into the ozone layer. There is almost no way to eliminate the impact it causes, and it is difficult to contain it even if you want to.

What’s more troublesome is that no one knows what is hidden beneath this dark cloud - beneath the famous statement that “the edifice of physics has been built, with only two dark clouds floating above it” lies the entire world of modern physics that subverts the entire edifice of classical physics.

Zhu Xianxi was also confused here, because "he didn't know how much he didn't know." At first glance, this might just be a problem of conflict between evil spirit and spiritual energy, but if you look into it carefully, it might be a bottomless pit.

From his perspective, he can glimpse one side of this bottomless pit from his own point of view: if this difficulty can be overcome, then fairy medicine will also start from then on, because this will be the first independent achievement of fairy medicine.

This achievement is almost within reach - as for what will happen after this, he doesn't know. But as a scientific researcher, his job is to understand it all.

If possible, it would be best to post a few articles.

"So, Senior Brother, why do you still want to publish an article? Aren't you the Son of Heaven?"

"Emperor also needs to have academic achievements before he can meet people. I will hold an imperial examination soon, and I will interview all the candidates one by one. If I don't know anything, the questions I ask will make people laugh." After saying that, he glanced at Shangluo:
"Well, do you want to know the test questions? I've already made them."

Shangluo shook his head. "No matter what, the imperial examination cannot be cheated. I still have this principle. As a citizen, it is my right to participate in the imperial examination, right? Although I am very good, as long as I write it myself, I think it is my own ability."

"Well, like the Eight Immortals crossing the sea, each has his own unique ability. But the others are easy to explain. I'm afraid there is one thing you haven't practiced yet."

"what?"

"Wen Yuan should know. I think you can help him in this regard."

“It’s horseback archery.”

"The imperial examination also requires riding and archery?"

"Yes." Wen Yuan nodded and said, "The rules set by Emperor Taizu Gao are that all imperial examinations must test horseback archery. I think that they might have been provoked by the Mongols. But from the historical records, it is clear that the Red Turban Army won the battle by charging with long spears. In short, this is considered a part of the archery ceremony in this dynasty, and all imperial examinations must test horseback archery."

"How many points is that?"

"It doesn't count as a score," Wen Yuan replied. "It doesn't count as an official score, but it counts as an additional score. It has two uses: first, when the total scores are the same, the ranking is based on this additional score. Second, there is a separate ranking for horseback archery, which will directly affect the order of appointment by the Ministry of Personnel."

[Wait. I checked it out. It seems to be extremely important, especially for Juren. Because there are too many Juren. If the scores of riding and archery and weightlifting are not high enough, even if you pass the exam, the Ministry of Personnel will not be able to arrange a job like teaching for decades, let alone a county magistrate. But as long as you can ride and shoot, Juren can almost immediately take up a military post like Bingbeidao. The same goes for Jinshi. After passing the riding and archery test, you can almost immediately be sent out, without waiting in line. This way, you are many years faster than others.]

"It's really a rule full of martial virtues." Shangluo was surprised, "So what would happen if I don't know how to ride and shoot?"

"It's like this." Wen Yuan explained, "If you want to take part in the special examination, after the results are announced, the additional test of horseback archery is a collective test. It will be completed within one day. At that time, everyone will go - the emperor, the cabinet, the six ministries, the east and west wings, because this is a show, it is part of the archery ceremony. At that time, archery on foot and horseback will be demonstrated."

"This is especially important to you." Zhu Xianxi reminded, "I have reserved you the title of Tanhua - as a Tanhua, you cannot fail in riding and archery. Because Tanhua is the face of the court, of course, the face must be both civil and martial, and have to be decent looking."

"Then I really need to practice. By the way, Wen Yuan, why do you seem unhappy when you say these things?"

"How can I be happy? I really don't like this horse riding and archery segment." "Why?" Logically speaking, as a hereditary military household, Wen Yuan should like such a segment full of martial virtues.

"Guess why Ma Shun, the commander of the Jinyiwei during the reign of Emperor Yingzong, was beaten to death - because the civil servants trained in this way were all skilled in archery and horse riding, and were better at swinging broadswords than us soldiers in the guards. They really were beaten to death, and they were not afraid of fighting at all. But the problem is that personal martial arts and leading troops are not the same thing. What's the point of winning me? No matter how good your martial arts are, you can still be knocked down by a single shot. This made many civil servants inexplicably very confident in military affairs, thinking that they could lead troops as long as they could swing broadswords, but in fact, they were just training hard."

This is why there is no such thing as a "military examination" in this dynasty. When everyone can ride and shoot, it is meaningless to compete in riding and shooting in the military examination alone. It is even more meaningless to publicly recruit military candidates like a martial arts competition. On the battlefield, you have to risk your life. The current military officers are all from military academies without exception. There has never been any military examination.

As for horseback archery, this was also the basis for all the martial arts in the Ming Dynasty meetings - everyone in the court had practiced martial arts in the past. And the faster someone was promoted, the better his skills might be. Because the better he was at fighting, the easier it was for him to be arranged in the front during the court meeting, so that if there was any pushing and shoving, he could immediately stand up and help.

Although this kind of thing seems a bit inexplicable from a macro perspective, it is indeed necessary from a tactical point of view. Among those who can enter the Political Affairs Hall, everyone's level is very high, and sometimes the ranking is determined by strange reasons such as "whether you can fight or not".

Of course, those who eventually become cabinet ministers are definitely not good at fighting—the cabinet is not a mafia. But being good at fighting does allow some people to find an irreplaceable niche in their careers.

"Good fellow," Shangluo suddenly thought, "We are about to ascend, right? If this mechanism is inherited..."

"Look." Wen Yuan spread his hands helplessly, "This is what I'm most worried about. In the past, we were able to fight, but we could just swing our swords harder. Now, if we can fight, we might be able to suppress one of them in terms of realm - because the probability of a Qigong practitioner emerging from the Jinyiwei is not particularly high. If we get a group of civil servants who are better at fighting than us now, we'll be in real trouble."

"So, brother, what do you think?"

"I don't care." Zhu Xianxun took a sip of tea. "Since ancient times, people have valued culture over martial arts. I love both of them equally. You see, it is most convenient to speak with fists. If you can't convince the other party with words, use fists to implement your will!"

"Your Majesty," Lu Huaiyang reminded him, "You have mistakenly brought up Wang Lingguan."

"It's the same, it's the same principle anyway. Now that we're all in heaven, let's get along with each other as gods. As long as you can't kill us, you can beat us to death."

[I understand. He wanted to see a river of blood. And he didn't seem to care much about killing a Jinyiwei commander on the road.]

You can't think too much about this question, because if you do, it will be terrifying.

When they were mortals, the difference in martial arts could be predicted by common sense. After becoming celestial beings, fights could turn into battles of magic at any time. And because everyone had cultivated, especially when they had long-range attack methods, they could attack together regardless of the front or back row, and the scale of the battle would directly jump to the level of a small-scale conflict, or even a larger-scale martial arts competition.

When force really makes a difference, it seems that even the imperial court finds it difficult to stop some people from relying on force to achieve their goals.

"Speaking of this." Lu Huaiyang suddenly looked at his hands, "There is one thing I haven't figured out. I seem to have achieved the status of a celestial being - I have indeed achieved it. But the characteristics associated with a celestial being don't seem to appear on me. It seems that the celestial being is no longer valuable now?"

"Is this really the case?" This made Shangluo see a different future - Lu Huaiyang's current behavior seemed to be a sign:
When the spiritual energy of the entire environment began to rise and everyone's cultivation began to improve along with the environment, it seemed that the characteristics that originally appeared on the celestial beings would not be realized so easily.

Including the most iconic white hair of the celestial beings, it did not appear on Lu Huaiyang's body.

"So Captain Lu, you really got promoted?"

He didn't say anything, but just summoned a palm thunder with his backhand. The palm thunder shot up like a flame. This ability to release energy is undoubtedly from the foundation-building stage. Because the energy of the Qi training stage cannot be manifested externally.

Although there is a Qi training version of the Palm Thunder spell, it is obviously completely different from the rising thunder and fire like a gas stove.

"I wonder why this is happening?"

Lu Huaiyang shook his head and put away the fire: "I just suffered a loss. I have obviously reached the foundation building stage, why does it seem incomplete?"

"In fact, there is such a possibility." Zhu Xianxi said, "Perhaps your original opportunity, Lu Qianhu, has not yet reached the foundation-building stage, but was promoted by the environment. The white hair that originally belonged to the celestial being may be the result of high-level spiritual power escaping in the ordinary mortal world. And if the mortal world itself is upgraded, then the difference between spiritual power and the mortal world will not be shown. Then, the power itself will be discounted, which is also possible."

"But my magic power is actually strange. My magic power has not increased."

Although it is just a guess, according to the current situation, the mechanism of ascension has not been explained. Why is it that Shangluo can have celestial white hair, while Lu Huaiyang does not, even though they are both in the foundation-building stage? Can this really be explained by the difference between the spiritual energy of the self and the environment?

From a scientific point of view, this still needs to be observed.

"Why do I feel like there are more and more dark clouds over the building?" Zhu Xianxi pressed his forehead. "Don't wait until we start analyzing it before a bunch of unknowns emerge."

Shangluo replied: “But this is actually a good thing, right?”

"Hmm?" Zhu Xianxun thought for a moment and nodded, "Indeed. If everything is known, then everything can be foreseen at a glance, and there is nothing to look forward to in the future."

As the circle of cognition expands, the unknown propositions become more and more mysterious. And around them, there are the surfaces of these propositions. Perhaps, why apples fall and why balloons float, such questions also need to be answered again in the new world.

"I understand." Wen Yuan raised her hand. "Now, it's time for me to devote myself to science, right? So where do we start?"

"I vaguely feel that this is related to the manifestation of spiritual energy," Zhu Xianxin thought for a while, "We can start the experiment from the source of spiritual energy. However, the projects that are too dangerous will have to wait for a few days. Longlong hasn't come back yet, so it won't be too late to wait until he finds the red leopard and civet cat."

(End of this chapter)