Clouds and mountain tops

"Brother, why does your child have to join the army?" Bailiqi asked puzzledly.

"The imperial court is unable to recruit people to join the army, so only people like us from poor families have to join the army. We have no choice." Miao Qingtian replied.

"If our children don't join the army, the imperial court will come to our house to arrest them and send them directly to the army. None of us can stop them."

"Besides, joining the army can also earn some money to support the family. So, after thinking it over, everyone decided it was okay. That's it."

"But in some places, the risk of joining the army is too great. For example, the place where we are now, the soldiers around me have been replaced one after another. There are too many people."

"We had dinner together today, but I may not see him tomorrow at noon. I can't believe this is true, but it is true because his body is lying there. From now on, he will never greet me or joke with me again!"

"Yesterday he used his warm hands to help me wipe the rice grains from the corners of my mouth, but today his hands are as cold as ice!"

"How I wish he were still alive, standing in front of me, playing with me! Over the past twenty years, I have experienced so many separations and deaths like this. I can't even remember how many times!"

"Some soldiers are too young, only in their teens, and have never even touched a woman's hand or tasted a woman. They left like this. How unfortunate they are."

"How miserable his parents must be! Who can bear the feeling of seeing a young person die before them?" Miao Qingtian said with some sadness.

"Brother, you don't have to be sad. You must take care of yourself. Your family can't do without you." Bailiqi comforted.

"Brother, what is your level of cultivation?" Bailiqi asked.

"I am at the ninth level of the peak of the Yellow Realm. My aptitude is not very good, but I like martial arts and practice whenever I have nothing to do. So after all these years, I have made some progress." Miao Qingtian replied.

"That's not bad. What kind of internal energy are you practicing?" Bailiqi asked.

"I practice the Five Elements Kung Fu, which is very popular here." Miao Qingtian replied naturally.

"Many people say that the Five Elements Kung Fu is rubbish, so why do you still practice it?" Baili Qi asked with some confusion.

"But people here have always been practicing the Five Elements Kung Fu, and no one has ever said that the Five Elements Kung Fu is a rubbish method." Miao Qingtian replied with some surprise.

"Has anyone on your side successfully practiced the Five Elements Kung Fu?" Baili Qi said.

"I have never heard of anyone succeeding in cultivation. This Five Elements Kung Fu is too difficult to cultivate. It is true. It feels like I can never finish the cultivation and reach the end. It is true."

"This technique is very useful. It can be practiced in the Huang Realm, Xuan Realm, Di Realm, and Tian Realm. Isn't that great? There's no need to switch back and forth." Miao Qingtian replied.

"Has anyone here cultivated this technique to the highest level?" Bailiqi asked.

"I don't know about that. I come into contact with very few people and cannot come into contact with people at a higher level." Miao Qingtian replied.

"What about General Yao here? What's his level of cultivation?" Baili Qi asked.

"I don't know about that either. General Yao has just arrived here not long ago. I heard that he was demoted. I heard that his martial arts skills are not bad, but I don't know what level he is at." Miao Qingtian replied.

"Brother Miao, let me ask you one more question, have the lakes formed by your several skills been integrated?" Baili Qi asked.

"No, there is a problem with mine, so I can't integrate it for the time being." Miao Qingtian replied.

"What's the problem?" Bailiqi asked with some confusion.

"About ten years ago, I went home. At that time, the Bodhi tree in my home had borne fruit. I picked some and put them on my body. When I came back, I unexpectedly found that these Bodhi fruits had run into the lake of 'wood' attribute formed by my practice."

"It doesn't matter if I go to the lake. The most important thing is that these Bodhi fruits sucked all the water out of my lake. At that time, I was a little angry. Because the lake water that I cultivated with great difficulty was sucked out by them, and I have to spend a lot of energy to cultivate again. It's a waste of my time. But I like these Bodhi fruits very much."

"When I'm at home, I like to sit under the Bodhi tree to rest or practice. It's a bit strange, but being under the Bodhi tree always makes me feel particularly clear-headed, and my progress in practice is also very fast."

"So when the Bodhi tree bears fruit, I like to pick some and keep them on my body. When I have nothing to do, I take them out and smell them. It makes me feel refreshed," said Miao Qingtian.

"Is it so magical? Can I take a look?" Bailiqi asked.

Miao Qingtian took out a handful of Bodhi fruits and gave ten to Bailiqi. The fruits were very big, each one was as big as a pea, red and round.

"The ones I gave you were the ones I picked recently, but they have never been put into the lake formed by my cultivation. Those that have been put into the lake will have some wonderful changes and be magical. I am reluctant to give them to you, you have to understand me." Miao Qingtian said.

"What magical changes have taken place?" Bailiqi asked.

"There are a few changes. One is that it's become brighter. Two, it's become slightly heavier. Three, it makes me feel more at ease, which is a magical power."

"It can keep me clear-headed at all times and not make me confused. Fourthly, when I put it into the formed lake again, although there is no water in the lake, it feels like it is full of water." Miao Qingtian replied.

"That is to say, the water has been absorbed by it, but it seems to have returned." Miao Qingtian continued.

"When I have spent all my energy to cultivate the water in the lake with the attribute of 'wood' back, these Bodhi fruits will sneak into the lake again without anyone noticing and start to suck up the water crazily. Soon, all the water in the lake will be sucked up by them again."

"But later, I realized that it might be a good thing that the lake water was sucked up by it. So I just let it be," said Miao Qingtian.

"What's going on?" Bailiqi asked.

"That's because, after the lake water was sucked up by it, the lake water I cultivated again was more, and it was more powerful when used against the enemy."

"And I can let those Bodhi fruits enter the lake at any time. When the Bodhi fruits enter the lake, it seems that the lake water has become several lakes."

"In other words, the lake water that was sucked away before seems to have always been there, but it is stored in the Bodhi fruit. You may not believe this when I tell you, but it is true. It is very magical." Miao Qingtian explained.