The copy of the universe from the journey to the west

Chapter 117: Senior Brother’s Last Wish, Junior Brother Carries It Out (asking for monthly ticket)
"Can I learn some health-preserving exercises from you?"

Lu Chen asked: "I can also pay tuition."

The old man smiled and waved his hand: "No tuition fee, there are a lot of these things, and many old people in the village know them. Well, you just need to buy a book... How about this, you come with me."

As he spoke, he walked to the side, and Lu Chen followed curiously.

Not long after, the two came to a side room. The old man opened the door and Lu Chen was waiting outside.

In just a dozen seconds, the old man came out with a brand new book with an ancient binding style in his hand. He handed it to Lu Chen: "You don't need to pay tuition. There are many such books in the temple. Just buy this one. The uniform price is fifteen yuan."

"..."

Lu Chen was in a daze for a moment. The "Bear Sutra and Bird Stretching Technique" that was kept secret in the Journey to the West world could be obtained in the real world for only fifteen dollars?

Lu Chen looked at the booklet in the old man's hand: "This contains the Bear Sutra and Bird Stretch... um, the Health-preserving Exercise?"

"That's right, honestly, I actually practiced by following this."

The old man nodded and said, "Don't think it's expensive. Although there are electronic versions of health-preserving exercises on the Internet, they are not authentic. Our health-preserving exercises are passed down from our ancestors. It is said that they were passed down by Bian Que himself. They are authentic, not pirated ones on the Internet."

I really don’t think it’s expensive!
Without any hesitation, Lu Chen took out fifteen yuan in change and handed it to the old man. Then he took the booklet, flipped through it, and found that it was indeed full of bear and bird stretching movements.

Even the breathing and how to circulate the energy in the body are clearly marked.

It is also stated that the main purpose of using this method is to connect heaven and earth and absorb the "Qi of heaven and earth".

This is exactly the same as the special effects that Senior Brother Zhinan told him about.

"..."

At this moment, Lu Chen was somewhat doubtful about his life.

This...isn't it a little too easy?
"what happened?"

The old man looked at Lu Chen in a daze and asked curiously: "Are there any more doubts?"

"No...no more." Lu Chen spoke incoherently.

Some people still can't believe this reality.

The old man nodded and said with a smile: "Don't you want to go and burn some incense? It only costs twenty yuan to burn incense, and you can get the blessing of the great doctor Bian Que and be immune to all diseases!"

Lu Chen nodded: "I'll go right away." As he said that, Lu Chen walked towards the main hall.

It's so easy to get it, I always feel a little embarrassed, so why not spend more here?

The old man followed Lu Chen to the main hall. He seemed to be in a good mood and was chatting with Lu Chen.

The old man said his surname was Jiao and he was a descendant of Jiao Village, one of the two villages of Jiao and Lang.

Just because he was old and had nothing to do, he was arranged by the village to guard the temple here. There were two other elderly people in the temple who were younger than him.

"Don't look at my young age, I'm actually 72 years old."

The old man was quite proud when he talked about this: "This is the result of my diligent practice of health-preserving exercises. You bought the right health-preserving exercises. Young people nowadays want to practice powerful martial arts or something like that, but what's the use? Those who are competitive may die earlier. If you can't maintain your health, everything else is in vain. It is the right thing to do to be healthy and live longer."

Lu Chen pretended to be surprised, but he actually knew that the old man's actual age should be older: "You are this old?"

The old man said with a smile: "When I was young, there were other elderly people in the village who lived for more than a hundred years. Many of them looked younger than me, so our village was called the Longevity Village."

Then he shook his head and said, "It's just not possible now. Young people don't want to practice health-preserving exercises. In addition, the social pressure is too great. People in their twenties look more than 30 years old. Their bodies are not as good as mine. It's only after the arrival of the Zhutian Dungeon that Kung Fu is taken seriously. It's a pity that young people have gone out to practice Kung Fu, and no one practices health-preserving exercises. Only old people like us can practice them. We can't practice those martial arts kung fu, so we can only practice health-preserving exercises to live longer."

There was a hint of hissing in the old man's words.

Lu Chen listened to the old man's chattering and nodded slightly.

This is also the truth. Before the arrival of the copy of the heavens, everyone thought that the martial arts of Daxia were fake. The so-called kung fu was actually a killing skill. The so-called health-preserving skills required years of practice to see the effect. In an age where material desires are rampant and people are very busy, young people naturally look down on this so-called kung fu, and have no time to work hard on it.

The old man has experienced a lot. Although he has never traveled far in his life, he is very open-minded.

This mentality may be the reason why he was able to practice the "Bear Stretching Bird Stretching Technique" to some extent.

Lu Chen asked curiously: "When I came to Shentou Village, I first went to a Qinjia Town next to Quancheng. That Qinjia Town is also known as the hometown of Bian Que. I heard that there is also a Bian Que tomb there."

The old man laughed when he heard this and said, "In fact, many people don't know that Bian Que is just a nickname. There are actually many people. Although they all have the surname Qin and are from the same family, they are all Bian Ques of different generations. I also know about the Bian Que Temple in Quancheng. The old people all say that it was the Qin family where the first generation of the Qin family came from. We are also the first generation of Bian Que left here, but the ones behind are not the first generation of Bian Que. I heard from my grandfather that the Bian Que who built our tomb and temple was named Qin Yueren. Oh, it seems that there is another person with a Taoist name, called... Zhinan?"

Lu Chen stopped suddenly and stared at the old man.

The old man was still wondering what the Taoist name of the visitor was, and didn't notice that Lu Chen stopped.

"Is it a guide, or what? Look at my memory. Alas, I'm getting old." The old man shook his head.

compass……

"Is it called... Zhinan?"

Lu Chen's voice trembled slightly.

"Intelligence?"

The old man was stunned for a moment, then he suddenly realized and clapped his hands, "Right, right, right! My grandfather said, it is Zhinan! It's just that the name sounds a bit like Buddhism, so no one tells others about it. After all, our ancestors lived before the Qin Dynasty, and Buddhism was introduced later. If we tell others about it, no one will believe it... Hey, hey, hey, young man, why are you looking at me like that!"

When the old man looked at Lu Chen, he was frightened by Lu Chen's straight gaze.

Lu Chen came back to his senses and said apologetically: "Sorry, sir, I was just thinking about something."

As he spoke, Lu Chen combined his three steps into two and walked quickly towards the main hall.

"Hey! Young man, don't walk so fast, wait for me..."

Lu Chen was in no mood to pay attention to the old man's shouting. At this moment, he had already quickly walked to the main hall.

Qin Mian and his companion had just finished burning incense and praying, and were walking towards the gate.

But suddenly, Lu Chen's figure came towards them, almost turning into a phantom, bypassing the two of them and appearing in front of the hall.

Qin Mian and Qin Yue were startled and turned back to look at Lu Chen, their faces looked as if they had seen a ghost.

How could a human be so fast?

Lu Chen ignored the two men and the other people in the hall who were also frightened by his ghostly figure.

His eyes were just fixed on the clay sculpture of Bian Que.

His appearance is almost the same as that of Bian Que on the Internet, and he has almost no similarities with Brother Zhinan.

But Lu Chen was eager to know whether this Bian Que was Senior Brother Zhinan!
He looked up at the clay statue. Not far from him was a table with an old man sitting beside him, selling incense.

Lu Chen walked straight over, put down the money, lit it, and inserted three incense sticks into the incense burner.

At this time, Mr. Jiao walked into the gate.

Looking at the strangely quiet scene in the room, Uncle Jiao was a little confused, and walked up to Lu Chen and said, "The young man is just in good shape, he walked so fast...Have you even lit the incense?"

Lu Chen turned around and smiled: "By the way, uncle, do you know where the tomb of Bian Que is here?"

"It's on Magpie Mountain."

The old man said casually: "There is a sign outside, just follow the sign, it's easy to find."

"Thank you."

Lu Chen turned and walked outside. He didn't care whether the tomb was real or not. He also didn't want to worry about whether the head of Bian Que of this generation would still be there after so many years. If he didn't go and take a look, he would always feel uneasy.

When passing by the door, he smiled and nodded at Qin Mian and Qin Yue who were staring at him in a daze at the door.

"and many more!"

Suddenly, Qin Mian called Lu Chen and said excitedly: "Brother Lu, you...you are the Chosen One?"

Lu Chen nodded.

His mentality was unbalanced just now, and even if he didn't say it, others could guess the speed.

"Will you... accept a disciple?"

Qin Mian's face flushed and he asked excitedly.

"Sorry, I don't accept apprentices."

Then he thought of something and took out the "Health-preserving Exercises": "When you have nothing to do, study the things of our ancestors. Sometimes you may find surprises. They are sold in this village."

After all, they are from the Qin family. Even the descendants of Bian Que do not learn the "Health-preserving Skills", but people of other surnames persist in inheriting and practicing them. It is quite helpless to say. "The things of our ancestors..."

Qin Mian was stunned. When he looked up again, he saw Lu Chen's figure flash in the distance. After another step, he appeared outside the temple gate and disappeared in an instant.

After Lu Chen left, Qin Yue, who had been silent, walked over to Boss Jiao, who was also shocked and said, "Old man, did you give that man the booklet?"

The old man nodded subconsciously: "Health-preserving exercise, 15 yuan, no cheating for everyone."

"I want two."

Qin Yue scanned the code to pay.

After Qin Mian and Qin Yue left, the old man thought for a while, took out a keypad phone, and dialed a phone number in an unfamiliar manner.

"Hello, Xiaofeng, I'm your grandpa. A chosen one just came to our village..."

……

Not to mention that the old man surnamed Jiao called his grandson to tip him off.

Just talking about Lu Chen, he has already arrived at Pengque Mountain following the signboards on both sides of the road.

Bian Que's tomb is not at the top of the mountain, but at the foot of the mountain. It has obviously been renovated by later generations and has become very grand. The tombstone reads "Tomb of Bian Que, King of Shen Ying".

There were some withered flowers and sacrificial items placed in front of the tomb.

Lu Chen bowed and slowly bowed to the tombstone: "I'm sorry, sage, I'm sorry for offending you."

Then, divine thoughts surged toward the grave.

But after a while, Lu Chen felt a little disappointed and a little relieved.

"There's nothing...it's a fake grave."

There is no "god's head" or even a coffin in Bian Que's tomb, let alone a "god's head". However, the possibility that it has dissolved away more than 2,000 years ago cannot be ruled out.

"I am just too concerned."

Lu Chen shook his head, calmed down a little, and looked at the endless Pengque Mountain.

"Pengque Mountain, Nine Immortals Cave."

Lu Chen hummed softly, and without hesitation, he walked up the mountain.

Pengque Mountain, also known as Prince Rock, has different origins and there are many different opinions.

However, the most popular origin is that the prince of Guo, a vassal state of the Zhou Dynasty, and the legendary doctor Bian Que lived on this mountain and collected herbs.

The name of Taizi Rock, "Taiz" came from this and has been passed down to this day.

Others say that after Bian Que was killed, it was his eldest disciple, the Prince of Guo, who arranged for someone to retrieve his head.

However, the latter statement is not practical.

The State of Guo was destroyed around 700 BC, and Bian Que was assassinated by Li Xi, the imperial physician of the Qin State, around 300 BC.

The timeline doesn't match.

Lu Chen had no intention of tracing the origin. He came up the mountain just to appreciate the scenery and look for traces left by Bian Que.

There are valleys, steep mountains, strange peaks and rocks, and abysses and cliffs.

There is Taizi Cave on the hillside of Taizi Rock, where stands a stele with records of the former glory.

There used to be a Prince's Tower with a cave behind it. It is said that the Prince of Guo once lived here and collected herbs with Bian Que.

Today, the Prince's Tower no longer exists, but a cave is still carved into the mountain wall, 2 meters deep. Looking east from the railing, you can see lush pines and cypresses, white clouds emerging from the mountains, and the red sun rising into the sky. The peaks are thousands of feet high, the rocks are hundreds of layers high, the grass and trees are lush, and the pines and cypresses are flourishing.

Lu Chen stood at the entrance of the cave, looking into the distance, his mind quietly fading away. Suddenly, his eyebrows raised.

The divine mind indicated that a discovery had been made.

Lu Chen looked around, and when others were not paying attention, he took off into the sky like a big bird, flew up along the cliff, and after a while, he came to a place where only one person could stay.

Lu Chen carefully cleared the weeds and rocks on it, and after a while, a line of ancient characters appeared before his eyes.

Although thousands of years have passed over the years, one can still vaguely discern the characters embedded in the rock.

"The people of Zhao...buried the head of my teacher...Qin Nan here. I am an unfilial disciple, and the people of Qin are vicious. Moving the tomb is a disservice to my teacher. I don't know when I will return. If anyone finds this place later, they should know that the people of Zhao...buried the heads of Bian Que and Qin Zhinan of three generations here. If it is no longer the Qin era, anyone who is interested can take the head of my teacher and bury it on the top of Lotus Peak. This is my teacher's last wish. The people of Zhao...thank you!"

Lu Chen looked at the words he could recognize again and again.

The man from Zhao may not have used enough force when carving the name, or perhaps out of shame, but due to wind and rain, no trace of it has been left now. Only the other characters, which are three-quarters deep into the stone, can still be vaguely seen.

Looking at those invisible fonts, Lu Chen felt agitated and uneasy, and couldn't calm down for a long time.

"Qin Zhinan... that's really Senior Brother Zhinan's name."

Lu Chen looked towards a hole nearby with some trembling.

Then, he reached in and indeed touched a skull.

This skull has already turned jade and has the characteristics of "jade bones".

It is obviously a sign of successful practice.

"Whether you are Brother Zhinan's head or not, since we have seen it, it is fate."

The history of the Journey to the West world is not the same as that of the real world, but it is always "Qin Zhi Nan".

Lu Chen carefully put the jade skull into his coat and headed back up the mountain.

The main peak of Taizi Rock is called Lotus Peak. It stands tall and straight, piercing the sky, proudly crowned among the peaks. Even in the hot summer, you can still feel a cool breeze here.

Lu Chen stood on the Lotus Peak, with a steep cliff behind him and a hundred-foot abyss. It was majestic and the terrain was dangerous.

The clothes rustled in the wind blowing from the cliffs.

Several tourists dressed as tourists reminded Lu Chen to be careful and that it was dangerous because of the wind at high altitudes. Lu Chen smiled and turned back to thank them, but he did not move.

The tourist who reminded him shook his head and said nothing more.

When most of the tourists had left, Lu Chen chose a place that was impossible for ordinary people to get to, used his Qi to create a hole, and then placed the skull in it.

"My senior brother's last wish has been fulfilled today."

Lu Chen murmured to himself.

"If I were you, I would never hide such a treasure."

At this moment, an inopportune voice sounded in front.

Lu Chen ignored it and continued to put the skull in his hand down.

"Hey! I'm talking to you. Are you deaf?" A young man in a long robe with short hair shouted at Lu Chen in dissatisfaction.

He stepped on the ground, and his body floated up and landed next to Lu Chen: "Hey, I'm talking to you. Are you deaf?"

Lu Chen buried the dirt, then looked up at the young man, his eyes calm and collected: "Six of the eight extraordinary meridians in the body are open, a first-rate warrior... well, now it's called the first level, right?"

The terms third-rate, second-rate, and first-rate are too general, so the Martial Arts Department simply divides them into these categories. Those who have not reached the acquired realm are all first-rate warriors.

After all, unless you reach the acquired realm, whether you are third-rate, second-rate, or first-rate, in a head-on fight, sometimes the weak will defeat the strong because of the differences in the practiced skills, means, weapons, and so on.

You can only know who is stronger after a fight.

The acquired realm is different. The martial arts that can break through to the acquired realm can be called top-level martial arts in the general martial arts world.

In order to break through the acquired realm, the first thing is to have thirty years of internal strength.

For an ordinary person who has cultivated internal strength for thirty years, this is already a watershed.

"That's right, ten clearances, top-notch, Sword Emperor, Jiao Feng!"

Jiao Feng raised his chin slightly, not in arrogance, but in a proud attitude.

He led the way in front, and Lu Chen followed curiously.

　Asking for a monthly ticket!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)