With magical powers, I can quietly meditate on sutras for hundreds of years and become an immortal.

Chapter 2 Sunflower Xiangyang Scripture
  The palace is empty and the curtains are fluttering.

The draft blew through the hall, making Li Zhen, who was standing in the middle of the hall with his head lowered, shiver.

I thought that this palace was gloomy and gloomy. Apart from being a bit bigger, it was not even as comfortable as the cement box I had in my previous life.

Your Majesty, do you want to entertain guests in a place like this?
  That's all.

While joking, the inexplicable nervous atmosphere in my heart gradually dissipated.

Shortly after he arrived, two more middle-aged Taoists came in one after the other.

The man in front had a gloomy face, a hooked nose and angular eyes.

When he saw Li Zhen, he didn't have a good expression. He just snorted coldly and stood aside without paying attention to him.

On the other hand, the Taoist with a ruddy complexion and a round face who came in behind smiled kindly at him.

With the memory of his previous life, it was not difficult for Li Zhen to recognize who these two people were.

The former is Ge Xin, who claims to be a descendant of Ge Hong and is proficient in alchemy, and the latter is Tian You, who is good at astrology.

These two people, together with their predecessor, Taoist Qingsong, were known as the three giants among the Huainan King's three thousand guests.

In the past, they were also responsible for the compilation project of Taoist masterpieces requested by King Huainan.

Now that Taoist Qingsong has passed away, the three giants have become two giants.

Ge Xin usually felt that his abilities were very high, and even Taoist Qingsong didn't take them seriously.

It is not difficult to understand why he has such an attitude towards the little Li Zhen now.

However, it was Tian You's kindness that surprised Li Zhen.

In his memory, Taoist Tian lived in seclusion and had no friendship with his predecessor or even Taoist Qingsong.

Although he didn't know what he was thinking, he didn't reach out to hit the smiling man.

Li Zhen also smiled kindly in return, and bowed to him with his hands holding the Tai Chi Yin and Yang seals.

After that, the three of them stood aside and waited quietly.

Obviously, there is no idea of ​​​​exchanging their respective results.

When the three people came together, the palace steward went to invite King Huainan.

And this time, until the sky was getting dark, Li Zhen stood with his legs sore and couldn't help cursing secretly in his heart.

Then I heard a rush of footsteps.

Then the curtain shook, and a tall figure appeared among the figures.

He didn't look up directly, lest he be accused of being disrespectful.

Li Zhen kept looking at the figure among them with his peripheral vision.

The loose Taoist robe, with his chest exposed, gave him the appearance of a dissolute Taoist.

On the contrary, he has a good appearance, with sharp eyebrows and starry eyes, and an air of nobility.

But at this time, the Huainan King's face was abnormally flushed, and his whole body seemed to be extremely excited.

"Is this the case?"

Seeing that this person was already seated at the top, Li Zhen quietly looked away, and a guess emerged in his mind.

These days, taking Wu Shi San Na is not called chronic suicide, but a noble and elegant thing among literati and poets to relax themselves and pursue spiritual sublimation.

The King of Huainan was not liked by the emperor, and he felt depressed for a long time, so it was natural for him to take medicine to soothe his spirit.

What's more important is that with Ge Xin in front of him, King Huainan can save the effort to buy these five stone powder.

You can practice at home, and the quality may be better than outside.

But the better the quality of this thing, the faster it will die!

He glanced calmly at Ge Xin, who was not far away, and saw that he didn't take it seriously.

Even the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, and Li Zhen suddenly knew something.

He secretly thought that this old boy would be unlucky sooner or later, so he didn't need to dislike him. He would definitely stay away from him in the future to avoid suffering disaster.

Just as his mind was spinning, a spirited voice echoed in the empty hall:

"I'll wait for the progress in these days and tell you one by one."

Hearing this, Li Zhen noticed a substantive gaze glancing at him.

Suddenly, I had the illusion that I was walking on the street without any clothes and being watched by people.

"I actually forgot"

"There are martial arts in this world, and King Huainan is one of the best. He has become a first-class strongman in martial arts."

"It's just five stones scattered, it's really nothing to him." A speechless thought flashed through his mind. Li Zhen saw Ge Xin step forward from the corner of his eye, lifted a box from his sleeve, opened it, and said loudly said:
  "Back to your lord, Pindao has recently recovered a recipe from ancient books, and it's called: Renyuan Great Pill."

"After taking it, even ordinary people who have never practiced martial arts can achieve the first-class level of Qi cultivation in the world."

"Oh!"

Hearing this, King Huainan, who was already a master of martial arts, immediately became interested.

With a wave of his hand, he said:
  "Bring it up."

The attendant at the palace immediately took the box from Ge Xin's hand and was about to check it carefully when King Huainan took it over impatiently.

He looked at it several times in his hand, put it under his nose and smelled it, and his eyes suddenly lit up.

"Maybe refining in large quantities?"

Ge Xin had been waiting for this question for a long time, and immediately raised his chest and said proudly:
  "As long as the prince can guarantee the supply of some rare medicinal materials, then I can guarantee it myself."

"Good, good, good!"

King Huainan slapped the table and laughed, with a happy face:

"Daozhang Ge has made great contributions, and I will definitely reward him generously. I wonder what progress you two will make!"

His eyes turned and fell on the remaining Li Zhen and Tian You.

Ge Xin on the side also raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at the two of them, with a bit of arrogance in his eyes.

"Your Majesty, I have planted a few sunflowers in the courtyard this year. I had nothing to do, but I noticed their characteristics of growing towards the sun. Suddenly I realized something, and got a "Sunflower Sunflower Sutra" specially dedicated to the king. superior."

"Not bad."

King Huainan briefly browsed the martial arts and internal skills presented by Tian You and said with satisfaction.

Next, all eyes on the field fell silently on Li Zhen.

Even Tian You, who had been quite kind to him before, now looked at him with a hint of curiosity on his face.

Feeling the pressure brought by the first two people, Li Zhen was a little unsure whether the "Six Qi Breathing Method" could allow him to pass smoothly.

But the matter has come to this, and there is no way out.

I had no choice but to bite the bullet and face the different looks of the three people on the field. I took a step forward and said:

"Your Majesty, I am ignorant and have gained nothing. I only found an article on health-preserving breathing methods when I was sorting out my master's belongings a few days ago."

Long silence.

"scoff~"

Ge Xin broke the silence with a slight sarcastic laugh.

"Alas, Taoist Master Qingsong passed away at the wrong time."

It seemed that Li Zhen's words brought back Huainan King's memories and old feelings.

"Forget it, in that case, you can continue the old Taoist priest's unfinished business in the library from now on."

"Thank you for your forgiveness, Your Majesty."

Li Zhen bowed and thanked him, feeling secretly happy.

"Go."

King Huainan waved his hand.

From the beginning to the end, he never glanced at the paper full of words placed on his desk.

"These two old guys who don't have any good things in their stomachs!"

After leaving the palace, Li Zhen couldn't help but curse in his heart.

Look at what they brought out today. Does it have anything to do with compiling Taoism?

The elixir that destroys a young person's talent does not sound like a fun martial art at first sight.

As a simple man, he really thought that he was doing the work of compiling books, but little did he know.
  "Fortunately among misfortunes, I am not directly involved now, but if it happens in the future, I may not be able to escape death."

"But on the bright side, King Huainan is very disappointed in me after today. I think that in the next period of time, I can develop with peace of mind and quietly accumulate strength."

"Overall, it's a mixed blessing."

After coming to such a conclusion, Li Zhen no longer thought too much.

The future is too far away, so start with the present.

Just like the relics of Taoist Qingsong that he mentioned before with an idea.

(End of this chapter)