Immortal Road.

Chapter 534: Talented and ineffective

"It is September, the third month of autumn. The muddy water has dried up and the cold pond is clear. The mist is thick and the evening mountain is purple."

The three of them were still craning their necks to watch this guy showing off, writing quickly with a big pen without even blinking.

"Don't waste time, hurry up and get on stage, it's your turn from the White Deer Academy!"

Zhong Shenxiu finally recovered and handed his congratulatory seal and gift to the student beside him.

They started reading from top to bottom, including Bailu Academy, Yunchuan Academy, Shangyang Academy and so on.

It was Lin Shan's turn immediately.

After all, Lujiang League ranks just below the top ten academies.

Lin Shan just picked up the pen and completed the last stroke!
knock off!

He put down the wolf hair brush, picked up the He Zhang with both hands, shook it, and blew on it.

Real ink made by condensation is not so easy to blow dry, but it will not overflow between the lines, and the rippling black waves are mysterious.

With a wave of his sleeves, he wrapped up the remaining pot of ink as a gift.

Yang Zhenren next to him took the congratulatory seal and gift, and also gave his own Yang family's gift to the student next to him.

That student was specifically responsible for entertaining this table and stayed behind them the whole time. Naturally, he kept an eye on the legendary Alliance Leader Lin all the time.

After receiving the congratulatory letter respectfully, he was curious about the level of the poem written by this senior on the spot, so he held it in both hands and started reading it on the spot.

It’s okay if you don’t read it, but once you read it, you’ll be shocked!
"Yuzhang is the old county, Hongdu is the new capital. The stars are divided into Yi and Zhen, and the land is connected to Heng and Lu."

"The land is rich in natural resources and has many talented people. The majestic state is shrouded in mist and the brilliant talents are like stars."

"A thousand miles away, a room full of distinguished guests. Soaring dragons and phoenixes, purple lightning and blue frost."

The palace lord Kongshenzi on the high platform was suddenly cheered up!

The teachers from the academy on both sides were also smiling happily!

It was for no other reason than that among all the foreign forces present before, not a single one recognized their new Hongdu Palace, and they all still called it the old Hongdu Academy.

Leader Lin of the Lujiang League directly set this precedent!
As expected, you are our chosen ally. It seems that we can expect great things from your cooperation.

The other forces were also shocked after hearing this. They could naturally smell something from these few short sentences. The Lujiang League was interested in establishing diplomatic relations with the new Hongdu government, and it was more than just an ordinary friendship!

Shang Geng, the master of Shangyang Academy, had a gloomy face and sat alone in silence, no one knew what he was thinking.

The student is still reading:

"The mountains are so green that they reach up to the sky. The pavilions are so red that there is no land below."

"The cranes and ducks are like the winding islands. The laurel palaces and orchid palaces are like the shape of the mountains."

"Everywhere there are houses with bells ringing and food on bronze tripods. Boats and ships fill the river, with green birds and yellow dragons on their bows."

The guests around were all stunned, looking at Alliance Leader Lin in disbelief as he sat down again opposite them with a calm and composed manner.

Switch from scene to scene at will.

The grandeur of the Mekong Delta and the prosperity of the new capital of Hongdu in Qishan can be summarized in just a few simple sentences.

Can you be so good at impromptu composition?
When the gentlemen of Hongdu Xinfu on the stage heard the praise in the article, they nodded proudly, feeling quite proud.

The student read faster and faster, his voice trembled, and his whole body was shaking!
"The clouds have vanished and the rain has stopped, the sky is bright and clear. The setting sun and the lone wild goose fly together, the autumn water and the long sky are the same color?"

"I gaze at the sky and enjoy myself on my free days. The South Sea is deep at the top of the earth, the North Star is far away at the top of the sky."

"The sky is high and the earth is vast, and I feel the infinity of the universe. When the excitement ends and sadness comes, I know that there is a limit to the fullness and emptiness."

Everyone's jaw dropped!
What is this nonsense? !
Why do I feel like there are infinite philosophies contained in it? The rules of the circulation of heaven and earth seem very profound!

Could it be that Master Lin has reached the level of traveling beyond the heavens and exploring the void of the universe?

Wandering in the sky.

It is a realm that only those with great supernatural powers are qualified to touch after they have transformed their primordial spirit and reached the Nascent Soul stage.

Lin Shan was written directly in the article, how could it not scare people?
You are only in the Golden Core Stage, yet you already possess the understanding of traveling to the heavens. We have never seen such a monster, let alone heard of it!

Zhong Shenxiu next to him was dumbfounded. Looking at his good second brother in front of him, who was playing with the wine glass at his lips, watching all kinds of people with a faint smile on his face, he just felt strange!
It's so strange!

Half a century ago, my eldest brother and I teamed up to force them to retreat to Xiaoyi Island.

It disappeared in the blink of an eye. How could it be so unfathomable, giving me a feeling that I couldn't see through it?

As both of them are geniuses in the way of immortality and both of them were once young golden elixirs, Zhong Shenxiu has actually always been secretly comparing himself with Lin Shan.

As the saying goes, like attracts like.

It's so hard to have such an opponent, so of course I have a competitive spirit. I want to learn from him and surpass him.

Now, he suddenly realized that his second brother seemed to have moved ahead of him in some aspects, and even left him far behind, which made him feel indescribably restless!
It was a complex emotion of urgency, panic, suspicion, uneasiness and fear.

The young man in white on the other side had a look of admiration and surprise in his eyes.

The student held the congratulatory seal with his calves shaking as he read with all sorts of thoughts in his mind.

I always feel that I am on the verge of enlightenment, and I even have the urge to take this poem away and find a place in the deep mountains and forests where no one will disturb me to study it carefully.

I want to attain enlightenment!
I feel like the hidden potential within me is awakening!

Why, why does it have to be a situation like this? I can't do anything but follow the rules and continue reading!
Reason told this kid that he was just a small follower in the Hongdu New Mansion, and he should just do his job well and not force any drama. However, the restless genes in his body were inexplicably ignited.

in fact,

This phenomenon exists in the world of cultivation, and is called "pseudo-enlightenment."

The principle is that when a low-level cultivator suddenly hears something that is far beyond his own understanding, he will subconsciously have an illusion of enlightenment and think that he has entered the state of unity between man and nature.

Actually it is not.

This is just an additional image brought about by the illusion, and it is not the opportunity for you to truly touch upon enlightenment!
Opportunity is something that you must truly feel in your heart, so that you can blend into the world, understand the mysterious spiritual light, and create by nature.

It is said that if a cultivator in the Nascent Soul stage wants to make further progress, he needs to improve his "soul compatibility" first, so that he can reach the threshold of the transformation of the primordial spirit. This is exactly what the mysterious man in the bamboo hat suggested to the Black Skull Demon Lord.

And how could this elementary school student from Hongdu New Prefecture, a mere shrimp in the Qi training stage, possibly comprehend the wonders of traveling between heaven and earth?
It's just an illusion and a vague movement.

Everyone bent over, tilted their heads, and leaned forward, expecting what insights and philosophies were hidden in the congratulatory article, to see if it could inspire them in any way. However, they did not expect the next sentence to take a direct turn.

Reminiscing about the past and feeling sad about the present, it seems as if the path to immortality is long and arduous, immortality is out of reach, and generations of ancestors could not see the way forward.

"It is difficult to cross the mountains and rivers, who will pity the lost? We are all strangers in a foreign land when we meet by chance."

"As one grows older, one becomes stronger, and one's heart will not change even when one is old. As one grows poorer, one becomes more resolute, and one's ambition will not fall."

"Although the North Sea is far away, it can be reached by the rising sun. The morning sun has passed, but it is not too late for the evening sun."

At first, I felt that the journey was difficult. Countless cultivators eventually became passers-by in life, and one after another drowned in the road of the Immortal River. Later, it seemed to encourage everyone present not to give up on themselves even when they are old. External things are external things after all. You can't bring them with you when you are born, and you can't take them with you when you die. Cultivation is the foundation, and longevity is eternity.

All the losses in the past may be a kind of tempering, paving the way for future success.

This principle of the fullness and emptiness of heaven and earth is transformed into the understanding of life, which is given to everyone as if an elder is teaching all the younger generations.

Which of the Jindan Zhenren present here is not the elder generation of his own faction?
In the sect and family, they are basically at the top of the hierarchy, so how could there be any teachers in the world to teach them?

After being enlightened like this suddenly, I instantly felt like a junior.

The key target is clearly just a young rookie!

However, there has always been a saying in the world of cultivation.

The master is a teacher.

If you have a high level of cultivation and realm, no matter how old you are, you have to call me senior. This is the rule!
The bigger the fist, the more rules!
Even though Lin Shan had been too pretentious before, he was only in the Jindan stage now. There were many people in the late Jindan stage on the field. Even if they were intimidated just now, they would not recognize him as their master from the bottom of their hearts.

The Lord of the New Hongdu Mansion, Kongshenzi, who was on the stage, sighed, as if he was still savoring the memory.

"Great article, great article!"

"Alliance Master Lin is not only extremely talented, but also has a profound understanding of the realm. We are ashamed of ourselves."

"It's a pity that we have wasted most of our lives, and now we are getting old, but we still can't reach the realm beyond the sky. We have wasted this opportunity to realize the truth in vain."

The gentlemen around also echoed.

"Yeah, yeah, it's a pity."

“I don’t understand, but I always feel it’s powerful.”

"Alliance Leader Lin has so many insights at such a young age. This shows that he has a lot of experience, which is the envy of others."

“Only when you compose poetry on the spot can you know your true ability!”

"Pity!"

Zhong Shenxiu also sighed.

"Second brother, it's a pity that now is the heyday of immortality. Although your literary talent is outstanding, it is of no practical use."

"If this article were to be published in the Confucian and Taoist era, one's cultivation would definitely be greatly enhanced, and one would be able to swallow mountains and rivers, sweep across the eight directions, and become a saint instantly!"

"By then, you will be the greatest scholar of the generation, and your poems and essays will be passed down through the ages and recited by countless future generations."

"It is said that if there are many people who are remembered, their sacred hearts can be imprinted in the void, which is equivalent to another kind of eternal life. Most of the saints in the Confucian and Taoist eras are like this."

Everyone nodded, believing this statement without a doubt.

Otherwise, why is it said that Lu is a Confucian country? Although it is just a cultivator in Confucian clothing, but in the beginning, all major forces came with the determination to explore the era of Confucianism.

It was only later that in order to adapt to the development of the times and ensure their own survival and continuation, they adopted the current approach. However, those old antiques in various academies have not actually given up their research.

Even some forces may have some cross-era research results, but they have not been announced yet!
What does it mean to speak the law and follow the law?
In the era of Confucianism and Taoism, everyone cultivated literary spirit and competed for talent. The birth and death of all things were no match for a burst of blabbering, and the spit was enough to drown a person!
Nowadays, under the rules of the Immortal Era, poetry and songs can only be regarded as hobbies and cannot play a crucial role in times of crisis.

Only the cultivation world of Lu would favor this, believing that you are quick-witted and may be able to draw inferences from one example on the path of cultivation.

And when Lin Shan added his insights, it seemed even better. However, he would not say that this masterpiece was a copy of "Preface to the Pavilion of Prince Teng" from his previous life. He just wanted to show off in front of all the major forces in Lu State and build momentum for the Lujiang League.

Next, I would like to present the gift 'Ningfa Zhenmo'.

Kong Shenzi expressed his gratitude. No academy teacher would not like this kind of gift of the four treasures of the study.

On the contrary, Shang Geng, the master of Shangyang Academy, had a bad look on his face throughout the whole event!
What is Ningfa Zhenmo?
It is an additional secret extracted from the unique water-based skills in the Shangyang Academy's secret "Huang Shen Lu Yuan Gong".

The two elders Jingxuan were defeated by the Lujiang League, and it would have been fine if they had left this thing behind, but unexpectedly, along with the martial arts technique, it also fell into Lin Shan's hands!
Shangyang Academy once sent people to Lujiang League to retrieve the skills and prevent them from leaking out.

As a result, when the envoy arrived at Xianyin Pool, he found that nearly half of the monks in the headquarters of Lujiang League had read the skills in their hands. The skills were available in the League's Sutra Library for free borrowing, and they had already become popular on the streets!
The messenger turned around and left without even asking any questions.

The matter is already done. What’s the point of taking it back?

As for killing all those who knew about it.
They can't do it either.

Therefore, Shangyang Academy also had this reason and hated Lin Shan to the core.

And Lin Shan never saw any Shangyang envoy from beginning to end, and didn't even pay attention to his visit.

When Master Shang Geng saw this kid trying to show his loyalty to Buddha, he felt as uncomfortable as if he had eaten a fly.

After the Lujiang League was finished, Lin Shan stole the show and attracted the whole audience's attention, unparalleled at the time.

The Yang family came on stage next and also changed the name to Hongdu New Mansion, becoming the second person to agree.

Kong Shenzi encouraged him a few words, and naturally knew that the Yang family was a supporter of Lin Shan. He told him that he would always recognize the legitimacy of the Lujiang League and gave the Yang family a pass.

In the future, with this order, you can come to Hongdu New Mansion at any time without notifying the insiders for support, which is equivalent to "visa-free" between the two forces.

After the Yang family was finished, it was the turn of Master Shang Ding’s merchants.

The subsequent congratulatory chapters were all similar, all the same without any special features, and most of them seemed like they were just to get the job done.

"Brother, how many secrets do you hide? Why do I always feel different every time I see you?"

Zhong Shenxiu kept staring at him, as if he wanted to dig out all his hidden cards.

"Third brother, how can I be your second brother? How can I ride on your head if I don't have any real ability?"

Lin Shan's speech is becoming more and more frivolous now. After he has a good relationship with Zhong Shenxiu, he can also joke around casually.

The young man in white clothes next to him also sighed softly, expressing regret.

"Why is this brother sighing?"

Master Yang asked casually.

The young man in white frowned and replied:
"If I had known that Master Lin had the True Ink of Condensation, I would have found a way to exchange it for him. It's a pity that it was given away as a gift."

Lin Shan made a random guess after hearing this.

"Why, fellow Daoist is a master of talisman making?"

"No."

"Then what do you want to do with Condensed True Ink?"

"Spiritual fluid, other than using it, it can be drunk."

The young man in white hadn't reacted yet and was still answering incoherently.

Suddenly, the forest in front of him suddenly surged with clear light, and his phantom eyes opened!
And this person's face was also clearly visible in his eyes, a clear and beautiful face dispelled the mist.

"It's you, Sailor Moon!"

(End of this chapter)