The author of the book "The Book of the Dead"

Chapter 68 Ancient Immortals and Gods, I Also Touch Gold

"The soul is aging, and all laws are backfiring."

This is the fate of practicing Taoism in the Dharma-Ending Age.

One thing that made him luckier than Liu An was that he was a corpse-transmigrating immortal and could transform himself into a corpse instantly when he got old.

Moreover, the jade silkworm can directly transform internal force into true qi and maintain true qi. It is not like Liu An, who only uses internal force to strengthen his body and use his body to resist. After all, he has no method to transform internal force.

As for internal strength, it can be replenished with elixirs.

"The aging of the soul seems to be inevitable, a bit like... [deduction of the upper limit?]"

Inside the cave, light and shadow flickered.

Liang Yue looked solemn.

Aging is inevitable, the only way is to slow it down. Maybe there will be other ways to solve it in the future. Time is long and there are plenty of opportunities.

The eternal lamp was on, and Liang Yue continued to move deeper.

Another stone carving was found.

"Three thousand feet underground is the real remains of Dayu. Unfortunately, it is beyond human reach."

"Three thousand feet underground..."

Liang Yue smiled bitterly.

Indeed, current human resources cannot dig three thousand feet underground.

"The second level of Corpse Reincarnation is to control objects by leaving the body. Maybe in the future I can break through and leave the body to investigate."

It seems that the secrets of the world are not just on the surface. There are countless secrets worth exploring in this vast world.

The last stone carving depicts a set of martial arts: Liuyang Gong.

"The fundamental Dharma is the most wonderful and profound way."

“It’s actually a Qigong technique.”

Liang Yue’s method of refining true qi is very simple. He uses jade silkworms to absorb internal energy and convert it into true qi.

A closer look reveals that the Liuyang Gong is the original form of the six secret techniques of the Heavenly Master.

The three yang meridians of the hand, the three yang meridians of the foot are called the six yang.

As your proficiency in cultivation increases, the upper limit of your true Qi will naturally increase.

After mastering the basic skills, the way you cast spells will also change.

"No wonder I feel like there is no improvement after learning so many spells. It turns out there is no fundamental method." Liang Yue wrote down the method.

“That’ll be something to study later.”

Liang Yue extinguished the eternal lamp and strode out.

The thin figure disappeared into the darkness, and his footsteps were firm and echoing.

This exploration has yielded a lot, not in terms of material things, but in terms of ideas.

Put away your frivolous and impatient heart and understand that practicing Taoism is difficult.

Before leaving, Liang Yue looked back at the golden mask.

"The storage bag can't hold this thing, and no one can enter the Lushan Ruins, so it's better to leave it here."

……

Outside the cave.

Zhang Wenzhi couldn't come back to his senses for a long time.

"Is this the immortal that Master once talked about?"

At this time, four men in black rushed in.

"kill him!!"

Zhang Wenzhi's old body seemed to be injected with vitality. Since his wish was fulfilled, he seemed to have gained strength.

Just like new buds sprouting from an old tree.

When Liang Yue came out, he saw three bodies lying on the ground and a man being strangled by Zhang Wenzhi.

"Wait a minute, senior. Where is Sun Ding?" Liang Yue asked the surviving tomb raider.

"The prince is not in Chaisang, and I don't know where he is. Don't kill me!"

Sun Ding did not participate in the tomb robbery. Come to think of it, one party is in the open and the other party is in the dark. This is the only way to conceal their tracks. The Sun family has become much more cunning recently.

"Why are you here to steal gold? Are you looking for ancient elixirs or treasures? Tell me the truth, and I will spare your life."

The man was still a little hesitant, but when he felt the increasing force on his neck, he quickly said, "We are responsible for looting treasures as military supplies. I don't know about the rest..."

Liang Yue signaled with his eyes, and Zhang Wenzhi broke the man's neck in one move.

"Shanbo, are you really a god?" Zhang Wenzhi dropped the corpse and looked over with excitement.

Liang Yue shook his head and laughed, saying: "There is no such thing as a god, they are just people seeking the truth in the mortal world. By the way, the key is fake, it can't open any mechanism, senior, you are free."

"I am free?" Zhang Wenzhi was in a trance, his body swaying.

I don’t know whether I should be happy or sad in my heart. A meal of gratitude is the result of sixty years of perseverance.

How could it succeed so easily?
"God... Shanbo, what's inside? Is it the elixir of immortality?"

Liang Yue walked out of the cave and heard a voice from afar.

"It's just the last words of a person who was frustrated in his search for the truth."

He has his own way to immortality, and it will not be like this in the future.

"Where are you going?" Zhang Wenzhi's voice came from afar, "Are you going to ascend?"

"Go home! Haha..."

After reorganizing his determination to achieve the great Dao, Liang Yue's state of mind seemed to have changed a lot.

At the entrance of the cave, Zhang Wenzhi was in a daze for a long time.

The mission was over, the promise to the teacher was fulfilled, and since going up the mountain at the age of eight, Zhang Wenzhi has never left the mountain.

Where else could he go? Or just stay alone on the mountain?

It is said that there is war and famine at the foot of the mountain, and no one knows where there is peace.

The sun sets and there is a long shadow ahead.

Zhang Wenzhi looked at the figure in front of him, and gradually he realized that if he pursued the path to immortality, there would be a peaceful land ahead.

He moved earth and rocks to seal the entrance of the cave, and then bowed three times and kowtowed nine times.

"Master, I will not come here again."

He packed up his belongings and burned down the Qinglian Temple.

"Shanbo, wait a minute!!"

Zhang Wenzhi, carrying his bag, ran quickly towards Liang Yue's back.

Liang Yue walked quite fast.

Looking at the old man running towards him, he smiled and said, "Let me make it clear first, I don't have a way to achieve immortality, so why don't you go travel around."

"Haha, the path to immortality is hard to find. I have nowhere else to go. Why don't I go to Liuzhuang and live in seclusion here in the future? Let's see how far you can go."

"Okay, but I have one condition."

"What conditions?"

"Teach the children of Liuzhuang martial arts." Zhang Wenzhi is not Shiquanzi, he always has to do some work.

"it is good."

When he got to the bottom of the mountain, he took out two chopsticks, which turned into a black horse.

"What a magical power." Zhang Wenzhi exclaimed.

"Mount."

Since Zhang Wenzhi knew that he could perform magic, it wouldn't hurt to demonstrate it again.

If it weren't for him, I wouldn't know Liu An's last words.

Perhaps one day in the future you will find that something is wrong and you will have no way to deal with it, and the consequences will be disastrous.

Two men and two horses rushed all the way to Kuaiji.

The sun sets in the west, and the hermit is at the end of the world. The night never stops, and he travels until the night ends and the dawn comes.

The dawn came from the front, and I saw fertile fields, scattered villages, and happy people.

"Is there such a peaceful place in the world?"

"This is Changle Town. In the future, the entire Kuaiji and Three Wu will become like this."

Jiangnan is a fertile land and there should be no war.

There were troops training next to the farmland, and some of them were transferred to various places.

Once the strategy is decided, the capture of cities and territories, as well as political schemes and intrigues can be left to the eldest and second brothers.

The eldest brother has turned the three counties of Kuaiji, Dongyang and Yongjia into his core base.

He left the tasks of wearing armor and holding swords to them while he stayed in the rear to make elixirs and cultivate immortality. Anyway, he didn't need worldly power.

The course of history changes quietly, with occasional tweaks.

The gate of the fortress opened.

Everyone bowed one after another.

When we arrived at the garden, we saw a young man standing there in armor with a serious expression.

Liu Jue has a ponytail and looks heroic. She is holding Xiao Heyun.

"Master!" Tan Daoji saluted solemnly.

"Master!" Xiao Heyun parroted.

Liang Yue stepped forward and rubbed his daughter's little face, then said to Zhang Wenzhi: "Senior, you and Dao Ji go down to wash up, change clothes, and then go up the back mountain later."

Covered in blood, it looked scary.

"it is good."

Liang Yue came to the back mountain.

The thatched huts on the mountain still exist, and the ripe persimmons have been picked and eaten.

Liang Yue sat alone at the stone table, again alone. Yingtai had occasionally been there before, but Yingtai was seven months pregnant and usually rested in the house.

Wow!
A breeze rustles through the bamboo leaves.

Liang Yue looked towards the roof and saw a middle-aged man with flowing white robe and white hair standing on it.

"Lord Kangle? You don't like going through the main entrance recently. Why do you always stand on high ground?"

Xie Xuan jumped down and said:
"From now on, call me Xie Xuan, or Brother Xuan. Since you have entered the Dao, you are a person from the outside world."

"So Taoists usually stand in high places?"

"It's lonely at the top." A smile appeared on Xie Xuan's lips. This was the aura of a god.

"By the way, Shanbo, I will live in this wooden house from now on."

"Ahem, the wooden house is given to Senior Zhang Wen."

As he was speaking, Zhang Wenzhi went up the mountain under the guidance of Tan Daoji.

"Who robbed my house?"

Judging from the techniques he practices, Zhang Wenzhi seems to be a person with a bad temper.

The two masters made eye contact and a storm arose.

"Okay, okay, stop it."

Liang Yue looked down the mountain and pointed at the pavilion by the lake.

"I'll build a garden in the future, and we'll all live there."

Zhang Wenzhi looked down and said, "It's close to the mountains and the water, not bad."

Xie Xuan also accepted this result.

The next day, the manor began to expand on the original basis.

In the Penglai Dan Room, it was late at night and everyone was asleep.

Liang Yue sat cross-legged with his eyes closed and practiced his Qi.

After taking a golden crystal pill, the jade silkworm absorbed the internal energy and the internal energy turned into true energy.

The true Qi circulates through the six Yang meridians.

In the Dantian Purple Palace, the true Qi is as dense as star clusters. Under the operation of divine thoughts, the star clusters move like the flow of the Milky Way.

The speed of Qi circulation is much faster than before.

It is indeed the right method. I will be able to cast spells and make pills even faster in the future. It feels like the chef has changed the pot to a better one.

Keep practicing until early morning.

In the early morning, the rising sun shines through the screen window.

Liang Yue came to the courtyard and called Zhang Wenzhi and Xie Xuan on the way.

"Daoji, call everyone."

Soon, all the young children of the Changle School arrived, including Xu Jingming.

"This is Senior Zhang Wen. I believe everyone knows him. He is Xie Lingyun's grandfather, Xie Xuan. From now on, you two will teach you martial arts."

"Hello, senior."

Everyone said in unison.

Looking at this group of young kids, Zhang Wenzhi smiled and thought of his own childhood.

They are much happier than me.

"Come up one by one..."

Zhang Wenzhi checked each one of them and felt a little surprised. This Xiao Zhoutian Chunyang Gong should not be underestimated and it could be used to perform most of the martial arts.

Zhu Yingtai was still asleep, and Liang Yue was lying beside her, drinking tea leisurely.

The tomb-raiding captain of the Sun family reminded himself.

From the previous Peach Blossom Spring of the Huanlong clan to the current Dayu Lushan ruins, there are many relics in the world that have not yet been excavated.

Although it is difficult to practice Taoism in the Dharma-Ending Age, there really were immortals and gods in ancient times, and they may have left behind caves and blessed places.

Perhaps there are more magical treasures, secret places more suitable for guarding corpses, elixirs for prolonging life, corpses of gods and immortals... The Dharma Ending Age is a crisis, but also a great opportunity.

He was unwilling to travel across mountains and rivers and travel around the world; in addition to his elder and second brothers dealing with the aristocratic families to obtain clues, the Changle Sect also had to take the initiative to search, and even go to the homes of aristocratic families to steal.

"I'll rely on you from now on." Liang Yue said with a smile.

Sometimes, your natural enemy can be yourself.

Hate tomb raiders, become a tomb raider.

……

(Brothers, the flu has a fever and it will come again at noon.)
(End of this chapter)