Zhutian: My skills are not serious

Chapter 498: The Abnormal Effect of the Longevity Secret

The next day, a piece of news spread like wildfire in Jinyang City - Li Shimin, the second son of Li Yuan, Duke of Tang, went to Chai Shen, Duke of Julu,'s home in Jinyang to ask Chai Shao for 300,000 taels of silver. When he was rejected, he became furious and smashed a cup on the spot to vent his anger.

As everyone knows, the Chai family has always been close to the Li family. This time the emperor ordered the Li family to pay 300,000 taels of tax silver. Not only did the Chai family not help, they also angered the second son of the Li family. There will be a lot of trouble in Jinyang City in the future.

Some people expressed disbelief, because everyone knew that the young master of the Chai family liked the third young lady of the Li family. An opportunity like this to show favor to the Li family was hard to come by, so how could they refuse it?
Rumors, they must be rumors!

At the same time, in the Tang Guogong Mansion, in Li Shimin's study, after listening to what his brother said, Li Xiuning put his hand on the table and was in a daze for a long time.

"Second brother, did he really say that?"

"Xiuning, can I still lie to you about this?"

"Chai Shao, how did he... become like this?"

Three hundred thousand taels of silver to buy her one night?
She could never have imagined that such words would come out of Chai Shao's mouth.

Li Shimin sat on a chair behind the desk and said solemnly, "Xiuning, Chai Shao is no longer the Chai Shao we know. I must inform my father of this as soon as possible so that he can be on guard early."

"Beware? Second brother, what do you mean by that?"

"He can threaten you to submit to him with 300,000 taels of silver today, but he may stab us in the back in the future. The Chai family... must be on guard. Oh, there is one more thing..."

"what's up?"

"Tell someone to spread the news that Shuanglong has given the Secret of Immortality to Chai Shao."

Li Xiuning looked puzzled and stared at her brother blankly.

"As long as the Art of Immortality is in Jinyang City, Yu Wenzhi and the people from the Demon Sect will not dare to act recklessly."

"Second brother, do you mean to trap Chai Shao in Jinyang City?"

"Yes, there are many evils outside. I think Chai Shao should know where is safe. As long as he is under the protection of the Black Armor Elite Cavalry, the Longevity Secret will not fall into the hands of foreign enemies."

Li Xiuning frowned and thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay, I'll let Hongfu spread the news right away."

"As for Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling, you need to comfort them."

"Kou Zhong and Zi Ling have made great contributions to our Li family this time. Second brother, I would have done this even if you didn't say it."

……

The fragrance of sandalwood is as pure and long-lasting as a dancer, and it smells good both indoors and outdoors.

Chu Pingsheng didn't care what Li Shimin would do. Now his attention was focused on the secret of longevity.

The golden armor was suspended in the air, and strange symbols were flowing in the air, constantly changing and combining to form very strange patterns.

If Li Xiuning, Kou and Xu saw this, they would probably be shocked, because this is exactly what happens when the golden armor is activated.

In their opinion, Chai Shao's Kung Fu was only mediocre. He was OK in fighting a few small fry, but Song Yuzhi could beat him up. Could such a talent activate the golden armor? If Chai Shao could do it, at least half of the people in the world could do it.

Li Shimin told his sister that Chai Shao had "changed". He was right. Chai Shao had indeed changed. Not only his ideas had changed, but he had become a completely different person from body to mind to soul.

Shuanglong was able to activate the Golden Silk Armor because of his special physique, but Chu Pingsheng's physique was even more special. Not to mention the abnormal effect of the [Mahayana Paradise Demon Body], he only had two meridians and the lower dantian had two opposite yin and yang attributes of true qi, which was enough to activate the Golden Silk Armor.

one two three four five six seven……

"It really is seven pictures."

He looked at the ever-changing patterns in the sky and counted them carefully. There were seven pictures in total.

"Shuanglong should practice the sixth and seventh pictures."

Chu Pingsheng was a little conflicted. The "Eternal Life Secret" was written by Guangchengzi, and is known as one of the four great books in the martial arts world, along with "Record of the God of War", "Cihang Sword Canon" and "Demon Strategy". The "Eternal Life Secret" is as its name suggests, and it can indeed keep one's youth and increase one's lifespan with qi. However, there is a drawback: one cannot have children. This is naturally not a good thing for a man who travels through the heavens and looks for fun everywhere. As for the woman he likes, he is still willing to leave the fruits of his love, and always feels that this is the only way to be perfect.

"To be safe, why not... practice the seventh and sixth diagrams first and see how things go."

Thinking of this, he immediately gathered his true energy, sucked the golden armor floating above his head back into his palm, sat cross-legged, and meditated on the images in the sixth and seventh pictures he had just seen. Following the two ancestral lines, one red and one black, he circulated Qi through the two sets of meridians with one mind.

If the seven pictures of Changsheng Jue are regarded as seven kinds of exercises, the sixth and seventh pictures are two completely opposite sets of exercises. One set is to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth from the Baihui point on the top of the head, and return to the Baihui point after running through the meridians for one circle. The other set is to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth from the Yongquan point on the sole of the foot, and return to the Yongquan point after running through the meridians for one circle.

Most martial artists who practice internal skills practice the method of refining essence into qi. However, the Art of Longevity is different. It focuses on absorbing external spiritual energy, supplemented by refining internal essence. When the spiritual energy enters the acupoints, one will feel as if possessed by a demon, and there will be tingling in the meridians, and all kinds of illusions will flash through the mind. Fu Jun'er, the amorous young man Hou Xibai, and even the master of Yijian Fu Cailin, did not dare to take the risk to study it. Therefore, martial artists have always known that the Art of Longevity is a Taoist wonder book, but no one has been able to practice it.

Chu Pingsheng knew the trick. Even if he didn't know, he would not panic, because the three secret books of "Tianyi Daofa", "Badao Zhenqi" and "Wuming Sword Technique" in the world of Joy of Life all strengthen themselves by absorbing the vital energy of heaven and earth - although the vital energy of heaven and earth in the two worlds is not the same thing.

In his opinion, the vitality of heaven and earth in the world of Joy of Life is much more violent. Especially when practicing domineering true qi, the impact of external energy entering the body on the meridians is no different from cutting flesh with a knife for ordinary people. Now it is replaced by the secret of immortality, like a drizzle or a sprinkle of water.

The mental method in the world of Joy of Life utilizes nuclear energy, which is fierce and violent, and cannot be compatible with the true qi of the lower dantian and the middle dantian. The Art of Immortality is different, it is much gentler, and he has newly opened up the upper dantian, so there is naturally no need to use the outer dantian of the Purple Gold Zhanlu Sword.

If someone with the third eye or the Byakugan that can see the flow of chakra in Naruto stood nearby, they would see two streams of air, one red and one blue, flowing in opposite paths in his body. They looked dangerous, but they were distinct and each went its own way. Every time these two streams of air passed through the upper dantian, they would release a wisp of essence, just like red and blue pigments mixed together, forming a magenta air mass. This was completely different from the black and white Yin-Yang fish-shaped true qi mass in the lower dantian.

Chu Pingsheng felt that there was no conflict between the two, most likely because of the Changsheng Jue, but no matter what, it was a good thing.

In this way, he continued to practice pictures six and seven, and the amount of true qi in the upper dantian continued to increase.

He didn't know how much time had passed. As he felt hungry, he slowly finished his practice and prepared to end his retreat and go out to eat. Unexpectedly, he heard two people talking at this time.

"Tuan, the young master has been locking himself in his room for a few days."

"About three days."

"Three days without food or water, no, I have to go in and take a look."

"Jin An, have you forgotten the Master's instructions? Without his order, no one is allowed to disturb the Master's practice."

"Yes, Master, that's what I ordered. But if something goes wrong, and the head of the family blames us, you and I can't bear the responsibility."

"This……"

"Tuan, I don't believe you haven't heard that the Art of Immortality is in the hands of the young master. Taoist Shilong outside Yangzhou City died because he was obsessed with the Art of Immortality."

Chu Pingsheng slowly opened his eyes, and the light filtering through the window paper shone onto his face with a strange expression, casting a faint yellow cast.

The reason why he had a strange expression was that he not only heard the conversation between Tuan and Jinan, but also "saw" two people with sad faces in the east corridor, but the bedroom door was clearly closed and the window was closed.

This can only mean one thing, that is, he has made some progress in the Art of Immortality. After all, he heard the two people talking, which can be explained by his deep internal strength and ability to hear people whispering far away. However, seeing the scene of the two people talking, it can never be the effect brought about by deep internal strength.

Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling, one has super hearing and the other has clairvoyance. But he has both the clairvoyance and super hearing in one.

Come to think of it, it’s been three days already... No wonder I’m hungry.

Chu Pingsheng got off the bed, stretched his stiff neck, unbolted the door, walked into the yard, and tilted his head to look. Sure enough, he saw Tuan and Jinan whispering in the east corridor with blue bricks, black tiles, and painted beams. Perhaps they heard the door open and turned their heads to look over.

"Master, are you out?" Jin An breathed a sigh of relief, his heart falling back into his stomach: "Just now we thought..."

"What do you think? Do you think I went too far in my training and I'm afraid that Dad will blame you?"

The two were stunned when they heard this, and Tuan stammered, "Master...this...the conversation we just had...how did you...know?"

"You two are acting so sneaky, I can tell what you're struggling with just by thinking with my ass."

"Sir, we two are really..."

"Stop talking nonsense and go get me something to eat."

"I'll go tell the kitchen to cook."

Jin An ran away quickly, leaving the straightforward Tu An behind. He scratched his head for a long time, but couldn't help but ask, "Master, you locked yourself in the room for three days. Did you master the secret of immortality? Can it really make you immortal?"

"You can still be infertile."

"Infertility? Wouldn't that mean you're going to become a eunuch? Sir, we can't do that. If the Lord knew you were doing that, he would definitely be very angry."

Chu Pingsheng said unhappily: "Stop talking nonsense, go and inform Caiyue and Shuya to get ready, and help me take a bath and change clothes after dinner."

"Okay, son."

Tuan responded respectfully and went to the backyard to look for someone.

……

Everything is normal in Jinyang City.

Of course, it only appears that everything is normal.

In fact, there were many more unfamiliar faces on the street, but these people were relatively honest. They just stayed in the inn and did not behave abnormally. This was because Li Shimin had stationed a large number of soldiers around the Chai Mansion, and the guards of the Chai family were all masters of martial arts. It was impossible for ordinary masters to steal books under such circumstances.

As for the Li family, thanks to the help of Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling, the 300,000 taels of tax silver that Yang Guang had to pay within the time limit were sent to Jiangdu without a penny missing.

Combining the rumors in the martial arts world, Yu Wenzhi and his son quickly figured out the logic behind it. They realized that it was Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling who used the secret of immortality to exchange for 300,000 taels of silver from Chai Shao, thus solving the Li family's problem.

When the first plan failed, Yu Wenzhi came up with another one. He urged Yang Guang to "reduce the power of the vassal states" to weaken the military strength of the Jinyang Li family. At the same time, he issued an order to Chai Shen, the Duke of Julu County, ordering him to present the secret of longevity to the emperor.

Chu Pingsheng knew nothing about this. He had been staying in his room practicing martial arts these days.

Shuanglong, Yu Wenzhi, Kan Kan, and Shi Feixuan are fine, but he is more or less wary of grandmasters like Evil King Shi Zhixuan, Tiandao Songque, and Sanren Ning Daoqi who may touch the threshold of Shattered Void, so he must hurry up and practice the Art of Immortality to perfection, so that he will be more confident in completing the main task.

(End of this chapter)