I practiced magic in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 2: If you want to practice magic, you must first go crazy

Wang Jing's heart was filled with shock and fear. He was afraid that all his previous plans and arrangements would have to be scrapped and started all over again.

Thinking about how Shi Zimiao had just slapped a man into pieces from a distance, and then thinking about how he was powerless, Wang Jing became more and more sad. However, he then perked up and soon found the highlight.

and many more!

Shi Zimiao seemed to have mentioned just now that the Wang family of Taiyuan has a magical skill called "Nine Refinements of True Yang"?
This name sounds so powerful!

study!
You must study hard!
Wang Jing, who was too lazy to memorize the family rules, suddenly felt a little regretful. If he had known that the Wang family had magical skills, he would have memorized the family rules by heart.

Then he thought again, his name is Jing and his courtesy name is Yuanxu, there is not much else in his name except "日", so it is obvious that he has a connection with "Nine Refinings of True Yang". Perhaps this technique was specially prepared for him.

My heart suddenly felt happy.

"Master Xuanming, I promised you what you asked for..."

"Please be at ease, sir. This is why I came here today. I will first check the qualifications of my nephews."

"Thank you, Master."

Wang Yun then called forward Wang Gai, Wang Jing, Wang Ding, Wang Chen and Wang Ling. Among them, the brothers Wang Chen and Wang Ling were Wang Yun's nephews and were currently being fostered at home. Because they were also from the Wang family of Taiyuan, according to family rules, they were also qualified to practice "Nine Refinements of True Yang".

This skill was left by our ancestor Wang Jian. It is actually not difficult to practice, but the difficult part is how to survive after practicing it.

The essence of "Nine Refinements of True Yang" lies in guiding the fire of Danyu and planting it in the heart.

It is said that this fire was left by the divine bird Phoenix when it sang at Mount Qishan in the past. It is attached to its feathers and can only be controlled by a person with a pure yang body.

If one does not have a pure yang constitution but insists on bearing this fire, once he stops practicing the profound skills, he will be attacked by the divine fire and his three souls and seven spirits will be burned, resulting in death.

However, human energy is limited. How can one concentrate all the time and practice the mysterious skills?

Therefore, if one does not have a pure yang body and yet tries to practice this skill forcefully, even sleeping will become a luxury.

Soon, Shi Zimiao performed his Taoist magic, and his fingertips touched Wang Jing and the other four people one by one. He had no expression on his face until his fingertips finally landed on Wang Ling, then he showed joy: "Congratulations, sir. This boy has an innate pure yang constitution, and is a perfect talent for practicing the "Nine Refinements of True Yang."

When Wang Yun learned that besides himself, there was another person in the Taiyuan Wang family who could practice the Nine Refinements of True Yang, he was overjoyed: "Haha, great, that's great!"

At least one of the five people showed promise, and Wang Yun was very pleased.

But Wang Jing was in a bad mood. I can’t learn the magical skills passed down from my ancestors?
What kind of logic is this?

It can't be!

Wang Jing took a step forward and looked at Shi Zimiao unwillingly: "Master Xuanming, it's not that I don't believe you, but will it be more accurate if I test it again?"

Wang Gai, who was also unwilling to accept this, was completely numb when he saw this. Before his father got angry, he quickly stood up and shouted, "Yuan Xu, don't be rude!"

Shi Zimiao was quite amiable and waved his hand sympathetically: "It's no problem."

After saying that, he tested Wang Jing again, and the result was without any surprises.

Wang Jing once again felt the unpredictability of fate and the cruelty of life. Even after traveling through time, he was still that ordinary, mediocre waste, without any one-in-a-million talent.

What else does he have now besides his handsome face, noble family background, immense wealth, and a beautiful maid?
Life is so unfair!

Wang Jing was extremely indignant.

Fortunately, the sky is endless.

Just when he thought he had no chance of mastering the peerless martial art of True Yang Nine Refinements, Shi Zimiao took out a scripture and handed it to Wang Yun: "This was obtained from the White Horse Temple. It is said to have been brought from the overseas country of Kushan. It is called the Three Body Art, which is similar to the Three Corpses Art of our Taoism. I have lived up to your trust."

Wang Yun took the translated version of the Three Body Technique from Shi Zimiao with excitement. After just a quick glance at it, he was filled with excitement and joy.

Although "Nine Refinements of True Yang" is a unique family skill passed down by the Wang family in Taiyuan, the bloodline in the family is constantly diluted, and the probability of the emergence of a pure yang body is getting lower and lower.

As a result, the only person in the clan who can practice this skill, besides Wang Yun, is Wang Ling!
The Taoist "Three Corpses Method" was the only solution Wang Yun came up with after much thought.

Corpse means the god.

The greatest benefit of mastering the art of beheading the three corpses is that it can separate the mind and thoughts. When the main consciousness is asleep and resting, the divided mind can still maintain the operation of the body and avoid the disaster of being devoured by the divine fire.

It's a pity that the "Three Corpses Method" has great hidden dangers. Most of the practitioners fell into madness and died a violent death. Since Zhuang Zhou founded this method, it has been passed down in the Xuanmen sect for hundreds of years, but now only scattered fragments are left.

Even though Shi Zimiao had been searching for it for many years, he was still unable to complete it. So he found the "Three Body Technique" from the White Horse Temple as an explanation to Wang Yun.

At the same time, Shi Zimiao also reminded Wang Yun, "I hope you will know that the effects of the Three Body Technique and the Three Corpse Technique are similar, and the hidden dangers are also the same. Although it is good to separate the spirit and thoughts, once the mind is lost, it will be difficult for the gods to save it. Confucianism specializes in thinking and is best at refining the spirit. How to choose, I believe you have already thought about it."

Wang Jing listened to the two people's story and felt very complicated: "Three Body Technique? Three Corpse Technique? Why do the symptoms after practicing it sound a bit like schizophrenia?"

At the same time, I was also shocked by the audacity of these practitioners. They actually dared to operate on their own spiritual consciousness?

It's better not to practice any ancestral magical skills.

Otherwise, will I succeed first or go crazy first?
Don’t let the time pass by when you fail to master your magical powers and end up going crazy first. Just thinking about it makes me feel like I’m losing so much.

As a nobody with no ambition, giving up when encountering difficulties is not a difficult choice for Wang Jing. After all, he has long been accustomed to reconciling with his shitty life and accepting his mediocrity.

It seemed that because the situation in Luoyang was unstable, Shi Zimiao came and left in a hurry, without even staying overnight, and rode his cow on his way home.

As for Wang Jing, he had a bitter face since he returned to his room.

Wang Family Courtyard, West Wing.

Diao Chan came over slowly, holding a glass of freshly squeezed sugar cane juice, her skirt fluttering in the wind. "My dear, did you drink a lot of wine at the banquet? Have some mulberry juice, it's the best way to sober up."

As soon as she finished speaking, she saw Wang Jing lying on the bed listlessly, like a half-dead salted fish.

"My dear, why are you so depressed?"

"Ah, I just suddenly realized that I am a waste and I feel a little discouraged."

At this time, Wang Jing was confused about the future.

The problem facing him is that if he fails to make a name for himself, he will lose his head.

But the Three Kingdoms is abnormal. There are countless magical skills and unique skills. The Wang family of Taiyuan has the ancestral "Nine Refinements of True Yang". Don't other aristocratic families and powerful families have it too?
And those famous generals with great reputations, I am afraid that they can easily defeat a thousand men on the battlefield. What can I use to fight against these geniuses?

The more he thought about it, the more his head hurt. Wang Jing soon gave up thinking: "Forget it, I'll just act according to circumstances in the future. I'll live one day at a time. At worst, I can learn from Jia Xu and be a quiet and retired military advisor to Cao Cao. I won't take sides or raise a flag, and I'll live out the rest of my life in peace."

"Yeah, sweet."

After drinking the sugarcane juice handed to him by Diao Chan, Wang Jing felt cheerful again.

Being a social animal for so many years is not without its benefits. At least when it comes to coping with stress, Wang Jing has a lot of experience - lie down where you fall.

Although she didn't know why her husband smiled again, as long as Wang Jing was happy, Diao Chan would be happy too.

It’s a pity that this happiness only lasted for a moment.

"Is Yuanxu here?"

"Jing, meet your uncle."

Wang Jing quickly stood up and saluted Wang Hong.

Wang Hong is tall, and although he is dressed like a scholar, he looks strong and powerful, especially his eyes, which are as sharp as swords and intimidating.

After sitting down, Wang Hong looked embarrassed and hesitated for a long time. Finally, he said, "Yuan Xu, I came to see you tonight because I really have something to ask of you."

"How can we be two different people? Uncle, how dare Jing disobey your orders?"

After all, Wang Hong is the elder, so Wang Jing must do his best to save his face. Anyway, he is a weakling now and cannot do anything really difficult.

You don’t have the ability, you know?

But Wang Hong's next words made Wang Jing dumbfounded.

"I have discussed with Master Zi, and hope that you will practice the Three Body Technique and provide greater assistance to our Taiyuan Wang family." Wang Hong's light words sounded like a bolt from the blue to Wang Jing's ears, instantly satisfying him to the point of being charred on the outside and tender on the inside, with a sizzling sound.

If possible, Wang Jing really wanted to ask angrily "Why?"
But he had to bear the blame a lot when he worked in his previous life. After all, the boss would not make mistakes, so the one who was wrong must be himself.

Otherwise?
Don’t you want the salary anymore?

It is the same now. Wang Jing lives in luxury every day. When he is tired, there is a stunning maid like Diao Chan to massage his waist and back. His life is so comfortable that he has everything he needs.

What does it rely on?
Is it personal effort or is he just talented?

Neither, it’s because of the family’s protection.

As the saying goes, when you live under someone's eaves, you have to bow your head. Raise pigs for a hundred days and kill them for the New Year.

Wang Jing knew that he actually had no choice, so he simply agreed: "Okay, I'll practice."

Wang Hong couldn't handle such a bachelor's behavior.

Originally, he thought that Wang Jing would be resentful, unwilling, or even angry. After all, Shi Zimiao had already made it clear about the risks of practicing the "Three Body Technique".

Wang Hong was fully prepared to give some proper counseling, but Wang Jing agreed too readily, making all his good advice, which he had pondered for a long time, useless.

"Don't you want to ask why you were chosen?"

Wang Jing sighed: "Alas, my eldest brother is the eldest son and is destined to inherit the family business in the future. He will not take this risk. My third brother is still young and cannot take on such a big responsibility. After thinking about it, I think I am the most suitable candidate."

Wang Jing knew this very well, because in any family with three children, the second child is always the most miserable one. He is stuck in the middle, neither up nor down, and is not rewarded with any good things, but is always the first to be blamed when bad things happen.

"Very good. You are so young, yet you are so wise and righteous. You are worthy of being a descendant of the Wang family."

Wang Hong praised Wang Jing highly. Perhaps because he felt a little guilty, in order to help Wang Jing master the Three Body Technique as soon as possible, he waved his hand and said, "From today on, you can use any of the treasures in the treasury."

"Yes, my nephew will definitely live up to your trust."

In the following days, Wang Jing was not polite at all to his family. After reading the translated version of "The Three Body Technique" and the remaining fragments of "The Three Corpses Technique", he directly asked Wang Hong for Huangliang Wine, Mihun Incense, Calming Beads and other rare treasures that could enhance the soul.

Each of these is a treasure that ordinary people can only dream of, and is worth a fortune.

Huangliang wine is brewed from magical rice. Drinking it can enable people to enter the depths of their sea of ​​consciousness and tap into their own potential.

The Soul-Bewitching Incense is made by grinding spirit wood into powder, and then goes through many processes such as sorting, cleaning, drying, grinding, mixing, mixing with mud, waking up the mud, shaping, and drying in the shade. It is then carefully kneaded by a powerful person who has achieved success in spirit refining, and only a small amount of it can be called a treasure for spirit refining.

Just a fingertip-sized piece can make people confused, infatuated, and fall into a world of illusion.

To practice the art of Confucianism's sacred teachings, one needs to question one's heart, and by leveraging the power of magic incense, one can often achieve twice the result with half the effort.

Therefore, the best quality incense was in short supply even for the richest and most prominent families. Without sufficient talent and aptitude, even the eldest son would not be able to get much. But the Wang family opened up the supply to Wang Jing at this time, which showed that they had really invested a lot of money.

In the quiet room, incense is curling and smoke is lingering.

Wang Jing held the jade bowl in his hand and drank the amber yellow wine in one gulp.

Soon, his consciousness began to break away from the control of his physical body and entered a space of consciousness.

Deep in the sea of ​​consciousness, thoughts surged like the tide, and the calming bead was suspended in the air and rotating. The bright light instantly illuminated Wang Jing's true heart and prevented him from getting lost in it.

"The Art of Three Bodies" is indeed a unique Buddhist skill from the Kushan Empire. All the wonderful methods contained therein point directly to the true nature of the mind and can enlighten people's wisdom.

"Shen" means gathering.

The body is formed by the gathering of various dharmas, so the gathering of meritorious dharmas is called incarnation, the gathering of principle dharmas is called dharmakaya, and the gathering of wisdom dharmas is called retribution body, which respectively correspond to the essence, qi, and spirit of the human body.

Once mastered, the body will function on its own, and the body's essence, energy, and spirit will continue to grow stronger without deliberate practice.

If others want to become stronger, they have to practice hard every day and persevere. Only then can they achieve success.

But it's completely different if you have mastered the "Three Body Technique". Even if you stay idle every day, you will become stronger all the time. It's simply unreasonable.

Of course, as powerful as this technique is, it also has fatal flaws.

Even among the Buddhist sects, those who can master the "Three Body Technique" are rare. Most people accidentally go astray during the practice and rarely have a good ending.

At this moment, with thoughts coming one after another, Wang Jing relied on the light of the calming bead to illuminate his heart, and barely managed to keep his mind calm while swimming deep in his sea of ​​consciousness. It was also the first time that he came into contact with the mystery of thought power.

"It turns out that the so-called thinking power is the thoughts of people. When the thoughts turn, the thoughts arise, and the thinking power is born from this."

People have thousands of thoughts and tens of thousands of ideas, so the power of the spirit is boundless and endless.

Once this incredible force is gathered into a tower, even if it is only a trickle at first, it will eventually converge into a mighty river, majestic and unstoppable.

The "Three Body Technique" utilizes this principle to accumulate small thoughts into big thoughts, construct false memories and personalities, and achieve self-enslavement in a sense.

"I enslave myself? This unique skill of the Brahma sect is really weird. No wonder I encounter devilish tests all the time and am in danger of going astray."

The more Wang Jing understood the essence of "Three Body Technique", the more he lamented the evil and madness of this technique.

Artificially construct a completely new personality and memory in your own head, let it suffer the hardships of practicing on your behalf, and then wait to reap the fruits of the Tao. I have to say that this idea of ​​getting something for nothing is a genius conception, and even capitalists would be impressed and call it professional.

There is just a small problem.

No one in this world likes to be taken advantage of for free, even if it's just a fake personality and memory.

So when the subordinate personality becomes more and more powerful as the practice progresses, who will be the knight and who will be the mount?

“Is there any way to avoid this risk?”

Deep in his sea of ​​consciousness, Wang Jing’s mind could not help but fall into deep thought, and he quickly came to a conclusion: “As long as one has an independent personality, it is impossible for him to accept the fate of becoming a tool, unless he is an artificial intelligence…”

"Wait... Artificial Intelligence!"

Wang Jing's heart surged instantly, and a huge wave of emotions arose in the depths of his sea of ​​consciousness, so that his thoughts could not calm down for a long time.

Because he suddenly got a perfect solution!

"To put it bluntly, artificial intelligence is actually a mechanical mind. This mathematical language composed of 0s and 1s has no self-awareness or demands from the beginning of its design. It is simply a subsidiary personality that is perfectly controllable but will never take over the main personality!"

In the quiet room, Wang Jing, who had just awakened from his sea of ​​consciousness, had sparkling eyes.

When he left, the haze in Wang Jing's heart disappeared, and he couldn't help laughing out loud: "If you want to practice magic skills, you must go crazy first. Even if you are not crazy, you can still succeed! Hahahahaha!"

He has found a solution to the hidden danger of "The Three Body Technique". The next thing is to go back to his old ways, cut out his own Dharma body, and then write a special algorithm for it.

As a result, this scene happened to fall into the eyes of the servants in the mansion, and immediately caused a lot of discussion.

"What happened to Jiro?"

"Alas, he has gone insane at such a young age. How pitiful."

"This matter must be reported to the master as soon as possible!"

In just a short while, the news that Wang Jing was suffering from insanity spread throughout the mansion, and the story was so detailed that many people believed it to be true.

Wang Jing knew nothing about this and was so happy that he was snotting.

"Originally I thought that I couldn't practice the magic skills passed down by my ancestors, but I didn't expect that after all the difficulties, there was a new hope. Once I cut out my Dharma body, won't the Nine Refinements of True Yang be easy to master? By then, I can practice the skills automatically for twelve hours a day, and my cultivation level will rise rapidly, right?"

While others are practicing, I am slacking off. While others are struggling, I am invincible. How cool is it!
Just as Wang Jing was imagining the future and feeling extremely happy, Diao Chan came running to him with a worried look on her face. The first words she said were so touching that they made people feel a little uncomfortable.

Diao Chan's eyes were filled with tears, and her tone was even more tearful: "My dear, please elope with me!"

“Elope…Elope!?”

Wang Jing was stunned, having no idea what Diao Chan was doing.

Diao Chan had already picked up a bag in her hand and was helping Wang Jing pack his belongings anxiously. She urged him, "Now that things have come to this, don't hesitate. You have only practiced the Three Body Technique for less than three days and you have already started to go crazy. If you continue practicing, I am afraid that you will soon go insane and die."

(End of this chapter)