This is how immortals are cultivated

Now, the copy of Changyin Mountain has been opened, the imminent life-and-death crisis has been resolved, and he has firmly embarked on the path of cultivation. Fang Suichu naturally has more free time to understand this ghost world where he will temporarily settle down.

Moreover, this matter is not troublesome because there is such an information channel around us.

Li Qingming has a wide range of knowledge, not only about strange things, but also about some information about the world such as geography, customs and laws.

In a world whose civilization is primarily based on ancient feudalism, the circulation of information and learning channels are pitifully limited. This kind of knowledge also means that Li Qingming had received a good education.

Although he didn't know why the other party had fallen into such a situation, everyone had their own secrets. If Li Qingming didn't say it actively, he didn't intend to ask.

These are all off-topic. In short, Fang Suichu learned some more detailed information from Li Qingming.

It’s like the panoramic view of human civilization in this world.

First of all, the world is very big. If the ancient China in one's own world is replaced with the geography of this world, even the ancient Chinese feudal dynasty during its largest period of territory was just a larger country in the world.

Yes, the human civilization background of this world is similar to that of the Warring States Period. Seven kingdoms stand side by side, and there are barbarians on all sides.

The seven countries belong to the same civilization circle, and their languages ​​and scripts are similar, but there may be differences in accents.

They were currently in a country called Wu, which had been established for 800 years and ranked among the bottom three in terms of national strength among the seven kingdoms.

The seven countries all implemented the state system in their administrative divisions.

Many state supervisory districts were set up outside the capital, and the number of counties under the jurisdiction of each state varied.

Even the highest official title of a state is "state governor".

They are now in Shuzhou.

After leaving Changyin Mountain, the three found the road and quickly found a nearby village along the road.

Because this world is weird and very prone to weirdness, even the smallest settlements like villages are very regular in their divisions.

The village will attach itself to a certain fixed pattern of weirdness, and exchange the conditions for settlement by satisfying the laws of the weirdness's existence.

This is also the reason why there are so many wild grass-headed gods in this world.

Coincidentally, the place where the village sought refuge was none other than Changyin Temple on Changyin Mountain.

In other words, Changyin Temple is the biggest "weird" place within a radius of 300 miles.

After Changyin Temple arrived at Changyin Mountain, they cleared out all the wild monsters within a radius of 300 miles and demarcated the territory.

Therefore, after Fang Suichu brought Li Qingming and Wu Yuanshuo into the village, they were immediately greeted with a warm welcome by Changyin Temple. Although it was warm, neither Fang Suichu nor Li Qingming was used to it, as they both sensed the fear behind it.

Reverence comes from fear.

"This world is truly hopeless." Fang Suichu sighed after entering the village. Although he had expressed this sentiment on the first day of his journey to this world, when he read his memories, his feelings were even more profound after he actually came into contact with the ordinary people of this world.

"But then again, is Chang Yinzi's old man really that prestigious?"

According to the density of weird distribution in this world, the number of "weird" phenomena should be quite large. There should be a lot of weird things within a radius of 300 miles.

When Fang Suichu asked this question, he was immediately given a cold look by Li Qingming.

"Most of those in the wild are just 'spirits,' which are generally weaker than guided spirits... Those that are passed down through word of mouth are actually real 'ghosts and gods.' If we're not careful, an entire county could be ruined."

"According to what you said, the abbot of Changyin Temple is already trying to break through the Lingmi realm... You should know that a cultivator who has reached the Lingmi realm is already capable of protecting a large county."

"He's even considered a pillar of support in the state capital."

"Is that so..." Fang Suichu nodded.

If Chang Yinzi is used as the measuring standard, Fang Suichu can also judge the general strength of the weirdness through Li Qingming's words.

But in the final analysis, even the most minor strange phenomena and curses can be fatal to ordinary people. After all, ordinary people have no way to deal with strange things.

This is like using a gun to shoot a shadow. The shadow is not even a concrete substance in the real dimension, so how can you deal with it?

"Speaking of which, how's the breathing technique I taught you going?"

When going down the mountain, Fang Suichu gave the breathing technique he had learned to the two women and asked them to try it out.

"The 'sense of Qi' you mentioned hasn't appeared yet. But..."

Li Qingming paused:

"After practicing your breathing technique, I did feel something inexplicable emerging within my body, but I couldn't grasp it..."

Since the breathing technique taught by Fang Suichu had nothing to do with ghosts, Li Qingming started practicing it.

She didn't have much hope at first, but after practicing, she actually found something wrong.

The origin of the practice of the Guidao is that people want to fight against Gui and want to obtain the extraordinary nature and power of Gui.

But it seems that there really is another way to fight against monsters even without relying on or utilizing monsters.

Wu Yuanshuo also practiced, and like Li Qingming, she felt something about to burst forth. However, Wu Yuanshuo did not understand the significance of this extraordinary path beyond the treacherous path as Li Qingming did.

This is...something that could change the world.

When Li Qingming answered, Fang Suichu's eyes were shining. Fang Suichu noticed it, but did not think too much about it. He just felt that Li Qingming had a feeling of "seeing me after entering the Tao is like looking at the sun and the moon from a well".

"Don't worry... just take your time with this."

"After all, not everyone has my talent."

Speaking of this, Fang Suichu couldn't help but show off.

He coughed lightly, put his hands behind his back, looked up and said:

"Your cultivation is still shallow, and seeing me is like looking at the sun and the moon from a well."

"When you have achieved a deeper level of cultivation in the future... the next time you see me, it will be like an ant seeing the sky."

But when he raised his head and said these words, he received no response.

When Fang Suichu lowered his head again, he saw Wu Yuanshuo looking at him with admiration, and the other one... his eyes were full of "care".

Fang Suichu coughed, then shouted "Sword come", then turned and left.

Looking at Fang Suichu's departing figure, Li Qingming sighed helplessly and turned to look at Wu Yuanshuo beside him:

"Xiao Shuo, your brother Suichu is getting more and more crazy."

"But Brother Suichu is still Brother Suichu." Wu Yuanshuo said softly.

"That's right..." Li Qingming nodded, his expression becoming much softer.

The Fang Suichu who, though foolish, had still protected them in Gui City, was now a little crazy, going up the mountain alone to face Changyin Temple. Although his personality had changed a little, he was still their Fang Suichu.

Chapter 19 Escort Team

On the deserted road, there were chaotic hooves and flying dust. A carriage with about thirty or forty people on it was galloping on the road.

The knights, all muscular and strong men in uniform, rode tall and powerful horses. Although the horses moved at high speed, the team maintained a specific formation, surrounding the two carriages and the carts loaded with goods in an inner circle.

At the front of the caravan was a lone rider. He was a much larger man than the others, with a full beard and a stern, imposing demeanor. Even his chestnut horse was sturdier than the others in the caravan.

The man was carrying a large triangular flag on his back. The flag fluttered in the strong wind. On it was a black background with red characters, with the words "Tongxiang" written in large letters.

"Hurry up...it's getting dark soon, we have to find a good place to camp."

The sturdy man spoke loudly, his voice was loud and full of energy, like thunder, even covering up the noisy sound of horses' hooves.

The man was obviously a leader in the team. With his shouting, the speed of the entire convoy increased by half a point.

As the sun gradually set, the sunlight inevitably took on a hint of dusk, and the team finally found a suitable place to camp for the night.

It was a gentle slope in the woods, offering an open view and sheltered from the wind. A stream a hundred meters away provided easy access to water, making it a perfect place to camp.

After the campsite was chosen, the knights dismounted and began to get busy. Some led their horses to the river to drink water and feed them grass, while others set up tents and dug drainage ditches. Some started a fire and cooked.

The man who was leading the group took off the big flag he was carrying on his back, carried it to the center of the camp, and solemnly stuck it into the ground.

Then the man made a gesture in front of the big flag, closed his eyes, and muttered something. After doing this several times, the strong man opened his eyes and breathed a sigh of relief.

The fleet's cargo carts were already parked around the camp, forming a simple formation. However, a single horse-drawn carriage, carrying people, was parked in the middle. Its doors and windows were covered with black curtains.

After the strong man raised the flag, he came to the carriage and whispered through the curtains:

"Madam, dinner will be brought to you later. The journey has been bumpy and unbearable, but fortunately, it's only a day's journey to Lincang County, where we can rest for a while."

"Hmm." A nasal sound came from the car, followed by a clear female voice:

"Thank you for your hard work, Zhu Biaotou."

"It's not hard, it's not hard. This is just my job."

The man called Zhu Biaotou kept shaking his head and waving his hands, with a flattering tone in his attitude.

Seeing that the woman in the carriage stopped talking, Zhu Biaotou tactfully retreated and majestically supervised his men setting up camp.

As the sun completely set, a bonfire with a blazing flame rose in the center of the camp, and the people in the caravan also completely settled down.

Some people needed to keep watch and so went to sleep first, while most people sat quietly on the ground, stretching their bodies and relaxing after a day of riding. From time to time, someone told a dirty joke, which caused the whole room to laugh.

Zhu Biaotou did not participate, nor did he stop it. He just quietly observed the darkness around him.

As time went by, the noise gradually died down. After a busy day, who would have the energy to make a fuss at night? The lively atmosphere was actually everyone's subconscious way of dispelling their subconscious fear of darkness.

In such a quiet atmosphere, the only sound that could be heard was the crackling of bonfire firewood, but suddenly the sound of horse hooves was heard.

The sound of horse hooves did not come from the horses tied up in the caravan, but from the other side.

The convoy was maintained by a group of well-trained escorts. When they heard that the sound of the horses' hooves was not from their own horses, the relaxed atmosphere disappeared instantly. Without the reminder from the escort leader Zhu, most of them reached out and grabbed the weapons around them, and at the same time secretly woke up the brothers who had fallen asleep while keeping watch.

Zhu Escort Leader had already stood up. He first glanced at the carriage beside him, then strode to the large flag of the Tongxiang Escort Agency planted in the center of the camp. He grasped the flagpole with one hand and said loudly:

"I wonder which friend this is?"

The loud voice echoed in the darkness, even causing an echo.

After a while, a voice finally rang out: "Just a traveler."

Finally, a figure appeared within the range illuminated by the campfire.

There was a man, two women, and a tired old pack horse.

The man and two women were all very young, the oldest being no more than eighteen.

The leading young man was handsome, dressed in a dark blue Taoist robe. The other two women, one large and one small, wore simple civilian clothing, but their aura could not be concealed.

Don't judge a book by its cover...

This is the first thing all escorts must learn when they enter the industry.

When escorting convoys, bodyguards often leave towns and villages and enter the wilderness. At the same time, they will come into contact with all kinds of things. If they just rely on inertial thinking to deal with the various things encountered during the escort, such bodyguards will not be able to work in this industry for long.

Therefore, even though there was a young man and two women who posed no threat, the escort team did not relax at all. Instead, they became more cautious.

The young man claimed to be a traveler, but one must understand that in this world, wild beasts roamed the wilderness outside of towns and even spirits. Most people simply didn't dare leave the towns and villages. Those who dared to wander the wild were either escorts or caravans, like them, seeking wealth at the risk of their lives, or truly powerful masters.

Judging from their appearance and demeanor, these three are clearly not the former, but if they are the latter...

Zhu Biaotou secretly glanced at the big flag beside him, but the flag was still standing straight without any reaction.

They are not monsters, ghosts, or spiritual masters...

The young man was wearing a dark blue Taoist robe, a type of robe typically worn by cultivators. However, Zhu Biaotou didn't see any of the symbols of high-ranking families in Shuzhou that he needed to be aware of.

Just when Zhu Biaotou was unsure about the other party, the three people stopped next to the escort team's camp, in an open space only more than ten meters away from the escort camp.

The other party's old packhorse was tied to a tree, and then the other party picked up some dead wood and branches and started a fire, obviously wanting to spend the night there.

"Boss Zhu, look at this..."

The deputy in the escort team came to the side of escort leader Zhu and asked.

Unless two groups of people are very familiar with each other, they will not camp together in the wild. Moreover, this thing also pays attention to the first-come-first-served rule.

In the deputy's opinion, those three people were indeed acting somewhat unruly.

Of course, what is more important is that the deputy also noticed that something was wrong with these three people.

Now these three people are only a step away from their camp, and the deputy is afraid that something might happen.

"Go! Go! Go...."

If night has not yet fallen and the sun has not yet set, in such an uncertain situation, Zhu Biaotou, who always adheres to the principle of caution, will not hesitate to give up this gentle slope and go to him to leave the camp.

But it was already late at night, and if such a large group suddenly moved camp, it would inevitably cause trouble. The only plan now was to hope that the two groups, who had little contact with each other, could spend the night in peace.

"Just keep a close eye on it."

"If something really happens, my Tongxiang Escort Agency's reputation is well-deserved, and I, Zhu Chang, am no pushover."