The copy of the universe from the journey to the west

Chapter 186: Cultivation does not count years, the world is full of things! (asking for monthly tickets)

I thought the two inner elixirs were different.

As a result, after some investigation, it was discovered that they were a family!

Lu Chen was speechless.

However, after being speechless, I was very excited.

The two inner pills, each with its own merits, help each other, it is simply a gift from heaven!
How can this not be exciting?

Practice self-cultivation, cultivate yourself and attain truth.

Therefore, when Lu Chen saw that he had two inner elixirs, the first thing he did was not to check whether his strength had improved, but to see what effect the inner elixir would have on his future practice.

Fake Inner Alchemy Practitioners: Look at the strength of the spell and the amount of mana to judge the quality of the Inner Alchemy
For a true inner elixir practitioner: the quality of the inner elixir can be judged by its effect on improving sex and life.

Lu Chen was quite satisfied with the final result.

"The mana produced by the two inner pills is of different nature, so their names should also be different. We can't just keep classifying them according to their colors. That's too unscientific."

After Lu Chen lowered his head and pondered for a moment, he had an idea: "The silver-white mana in the middle dantian can turn pure yin into yang, and it is formed by calcining yang fire. It is called pure yang pill, and its dan qi can be called pure yang qi. The gray mana in the lower dantian can enhance the strength of the physical body. Its qi is chaotic and is formed by the gathering of many forces. Its pill can be called Hunyuan Pill, and its dan qi can be called Hunyuan Qi."

"Pure Yang Pill, Hun Yuan Pill... Yeah, good names."

Lu Chen nodded.

Your ability to name yourself isn't that useless, is it?

"But there is only one thing. It seems that the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is running out, and my schedule is even tighter..."

Lu Chen calculated it himself: "The Yin God needs the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to grow. In the process of catching the Kan and filling the Li, it also needs the spiritual energy of heaven and earth as nourishment. The Pure Yang Pill needs the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and the Hunyuan Pill also needs it... Now four areas need the spiritual energy of heaven and earth?"

Lu Chen looked at the areas in his body that were crying out for food and couldn't help but feel a little overwhelmed.

Now, his free time will be greatly compressed.

After thinking carefully for a moment, Lu Chen arranged the order: "Catching Kan and filling Li is a necessary step. This cannot save time. In the world of Journey to the West, even high-level gods like Fu Shou Lu Sanxing need to catch Kan and fill Li. Moreover, for the Yang Zhong Zhenhuo to appear, there must be enough Yang Qi. Otherwise, the progress of the Pure Yang Pill will be immediately suspended, so this must be the first sequence."

"Capturing Kan and filling Li is related to the Pure Yang Pill, so the second one must be the Pure Yang Pill. At present, the Pure Yang Qi can be used to make the Pure Yang Yuan Shen, so this step cannot be omitted and must be ranked second."

"When the pure Yang Qi purifies the Yang God, not much spiritual energy is consumed, but the Yin God needs the morning glow purple Qi to grow. Moreover, the purple palace soul in the upper Dantian is also my foundation. This step cannot be omitted and ranks third."

"Finally, it's the Hunyuan Pill..."

After Lu Chen arranged the sequence, he practiced again. Finally, he paused his practice after finding the best time ratio structure.

"I don't know how long I've been practicing, it's time to take a break."

Only by combining work and rest can you practice for a longer period of time.

I opened my eyes, stood up, opened the door, and what I saw were white snowflakes.

Looking further into the distance, it was already white outside.

"It's snowing."

Lu Chen was a little dazed. He remembered that when he started his retreat, it was just August.

But now, in the blink of an eye, it has turned into winter.

Lu Chen's mind moved and he knew what time it was today.

"It's December now, and a retreat lasts nearly four months."

Lu Chen also couldn't help but admire how quickly time passed for cultivators.

However, he had already anticipated that inner alchemy practitioners would face three tribulations, and each time they survived, their lifespan would be increased by 500 years.

If Lu Chen were to calculate based on the maximum calamity he could overcome once every 500 years, then he would have to have a lifespan of at least 1,500 years.

He is only in seclusion for four months now. If we reduce the time ratio according to that of ordinary people, his four months of seclusion is just equivalent to one day of sleep for ordinary people. It is really nothing.

Some ordinary people can even sleep for two or three days.

"what!"

In the yard, Xiao, who was sweeping the snow in a fur coat, saw Lu Chen. She screamed in fright, and the broom in her hand fell to the ground. Then she stared at Lu Chen in a daze.

A green light flashed, and the face of the person who heard Xiao's exclamation came rushing over.

"What's wrong...uh? Master?"

Ren Liansong also saw Lu Chen. After being stunned for a moment, he instantly became excited and trotted to Lu Chen: "Master! Are you out of confinement?"

"Isn't this nonsense? I am not coming out of seclusion, could it be that I am going to the toilet?" Lu Chen scolded with a smile.

"Oh, yes, yes, look at my brain!"

Ren Liansong patted his forehead and then bowed: "Congratulations, Master, on your mastery of magic!"

"Okay, okay, these things are not popular here."

Lu Chen looked at the man in the cloak with a half-smile and said, "By the way, are you afraid of the cold too?"

Human-faced Song and Xiao were both ghosts, but now, one of them was wearing a fur coat and the other was wearing a cloak, just like normal people.

"Of course not."

Ren Liansong couldn't help but said awkwardly: "Master, we also have to face those people from the outside world, so this is a necessary disguise."

"Are the maids in the front yard also in disguise?" Lu Chen put his hands behind his back, slowly walked out of the house, and reached out to catch a snowflake.

"This..." Ren Liansong didn't know how to answer.

At this time, Xiao came over and knelt on the ground: "Master, please forgive me. Those girls are children from poor families. The weather is cold. If no one takes them in, they may not survive this winter. I took the initiative to take them all into the yard."

Lu Chen looked at Xiao without saying a word, and the air around them seemed to freeze.

It's really frozen.

All the snowflakes in the yard were suspended in mid-air, neither floating nor falling, as if time was completely frozen at that moment.

Seeing this, Ren Liansong also knelt down hurriedly: "Master, Xiao told me about this matter, and I thought it was a good deed, so I accepted them all. Master, if you want to punish me, then punish me, I am the one who is in charge of this matter."

Lu Chen grinned: "Haha, it's a good example of a wife singing and a husband following."

Xiao's pale face became even paler, even whiter than snow.

But Ren Liansong shuddered all over and kowtowed hurriedly: "Master, everything I said is true, I hope you can understand it."

Lu Chen looked at the two of them and said, "Hearing is believing, seeing is believing. If you really want to save people, then it's fine. If not, then I will enforce the family rules."

After these words were spoken, Xiao didn't show any reaction, but his face was shaking even more violently.

His soul was cast under a spell by Lu Chen, although he could not sense how strong Lu Chen was now.

But the trembling feeling deep in the soul was not fake.

It was just a few words, but it made people feel as if the world was about to turn upside down.

Lu Chen ignored him and began to release his spiritual thoughts outward.

Soon, he felt something was wrong: "The number of monsters has increased again? It seems that they are coexisting peacefully with humans. What's going on? Is there someone in charge?"

"Yes, sir. There are more than 300 powerful monsters entrenched in Xunyang City alone, and there are still some outside the city."

The man with the human face replied respectfully, "Not long after you went into seclusion, Wang Lingqi and Huiyuan, the head of the Discipline Institute of Donglin Temple, fought a duel in Xunyang City. After Huiyuan was defeated, the army of Longquan Temple approached. If the government had not intervened, Xunyang City would probably no longer exist."

"However, the noise from the fight between the two sides was too loud, which frightened some monsters. Some of them sneaked away, while others, who thought they were highly skilled in Taoism and were not afraid of human cultivators, gathered in greater and greater numbers, resulting in a confrontation between humans and monsters."

"Before the Donglin Temple Water and Land Assembly, Huibao went down the mountain and visited the crocodile king in the river and the snake queen outside the city. He reached an agreement with these monsters that the monsters and humans would not invade each other. This maintained a certain degree of peace in the city."

"Humans and demons do not infringe on each other?"

Lu Chen frowned, "Now in Xunyang City, monsters are rampant, resentment is rampant, and many wronged ghosts have appeared. Is this a situation where humans and monsters do not invade each other?" This is obviously the result of countless lives being lost in vain.

"Well, that's just what I said. The nature of the demon race is that the strong prey on the weak. How can two demon kings alone completely restrain these demons?"

Ren Liansong couldn't help but smile bitterly and said, "Many monsters don't kill innocent people openly, but they have devoured countless humans in private. The monks of Donglin Temple and the Taoist priests of Tianshi Dao seem to be blind, and the government doesn't care about it. That's why it has become like this. As long as people don't report it and the government doesn't investigate, everything will be peaceful."

"Didn't they say that King Jiangxia Liu Yigong went to Donglin Temple? He doesn't care?" Lu Chen asked with a frown.

The human-faced man shook his head. "Lushan is separated from Xunyang by a large river. King Jiangxia never came to Xunyang. Instead, King Jiangxia's general Liu Yuanjing took over the post of Xunyang County Lieutenant after the previous County Lieutenant was dismissed for dereliction of duty. He was a martial arts expert at the peak of his innate power. He couldn't stand the monsters harming people, so he killed three monsters. However, he was almost killed by a big monster. Because he was a warrior with strong vitality, he was watched by many monsters. Now he has gone into hiding and no one knows where he is. The monsters in the city are no longer under control. That contract is just a contract."

After listening to Ren Liansong's brief introduction, Lu Chen already had a clear understanding of the current situation in Xunyang City.

Monsters were rampant, and practitioners retreated.

In fact, it’s not just here in Xunyang.

The whole Jingzhou is not in a good condition!
There are only more than 300 monsters in Xunyang City.

In the southern city of Yuzhang, there are more than five hundred monsters!
The number of monsters in other cities in Jingzhou is roughly the same.

Even a few have at least one or two hundred.

The entire Jingzhou seemed to have turned into a paradise for monsters. Countless monsters swarmed in, or occupied outside the city, acting arrogantly and devouring passers-by, or hiding inside the city, fighting with human practitioners.

The three cities north of Lushan are relatively better.

Because it is located in the hub area of ​​the Yangtze River and the center of water transport, and not far to the north is the border line, for the safety of water transport, the imperial court also puts pressure on many practitioners.

But this is not the case in inland areas or some unimportant areas.

The imperial court does not have such great prestige that can make all forces bow their heads and serve the court!
The same is true, the current situation is very chaotic.

Once the situation becomes chaotic, people will naturally suffer and some poor people will lose their families and become homeless.

The four maids in the front yard of Lu's house were taken into Lu's house by Ren Liansong and Xiao under such circumstances.

"You guys have to take full responsibility for the people you recruit."

Lu Chen said to the two people...two ghosts.

After saying that, Lu Chen couldn't help but shake his head.

We've all heard of ghosts harming people, but this is the first time I've seen a ghost saving someone.

The world is so chaotic that all kinds of weird things are going to happen.

Ren Liansong and Xiao looked at each other, and then they understood.

This means that the master agreed to let them take in those poor people to live in his mansion.

The man with the human face immediately bowed down and said, "Thank you very much for not killing me, sir!"

Lu Chen was speechless: "You saved people, not killed innocent people. Why would I kill you? Get up, stop acting like a little girl. I feel sick just looking at you."

Lu Chen asked the two to stand up, and then asked: "You two don't need food and clothing, but the four maids do. Is it stressful to support so many people during this period of time?"

As Lu Chen spoke, he also observed the expressions of the two people.

Ren Liansong was also a smart guy, so he immediately understood what it meant. This was actually a question about where the two men got the money to support these four women.

Then he explained, "Master, you were away for a while, so in order not to arouse other people's suspicion, I took the initiative to open a clinic. Sometimes I also help people exorcise demons, so the income and expenditure are relatively balanced."

As he spoke, his tone became less than adequate.

Lu Chen couldn't help but laugh, "You're using my name?"

"Yes, it is."

Ren Liansong was a little hesitant, but he also explained: "When you were in seclusion, it happened that Wang Lingqi of Shangqing Sect and Hui Yong of Donglin Temple were fighting. The whole city was under lockdown and the government investigated many times. I was just in case."

"That's nothing."

Lu Chen nodded. There was nothing to say. As long as no one used his name to kill or burn people, or did anything outrageous, Lu Chen didn't think it was a big deal.

After all, four months is indeed a long time, and Ren Liansong has done some things for me, so I just did it. This makes it seem more natural and it is not easy for outsiders to get suspicious.

He was able to retreat peacefully for four months without being disturbed by outsiders, and Ren Liansong’s action made a great contribution.

"I have been in seclusion for the past four months. How much news have you received?" Lu Chen asked immediately.

The man with the human face immediately reported the recent news.

The news about Sun Haoran and Xu Lingqi remained the same as usual. They were investigating the cave and exorcising demons. As the chaos in Jingzhou emerged, they also allowed people from other prefectures to enter Jingzhou. Now they are all the leaders of a faction. As the leader of the Lingbao sect, Xu Lingqi personally went to Jingzhou, where the demon disaster was the most serious, which greatly increased the reputation of the Lingbao sect.

Daosheng holds a very high position in the White Lotus Society, and with his return and Buddhabhadra's 'retreat', he has now begun to serve as a high-ranking member of the White Lotus Society, and his prestige in the Donglin Temple is growing.

It's just that he has too many dark histories, and Donglin Temple may also be a little afraid that other temples may have opinions about Daosheng, so Daosheng has been unable to gain a core position in Donglin Temple.

However, he had almost completed the exploration of the area around Huxi Bridge.

Now all that’s left is to explore it in person. In his latest letter, Daosheng is already ready to go to Huxi to find out what’s going on.

In addition, there is news about Yin Tong from the Louguan School in Zhongnan Mountain.

"Ma Jian finally survived."

Lu Chen sighed.

Yes, Ma Jian and Ma Fu Yue died after all.

Just over a month after Lu Chen had been in seclusion, Yin Tong's paper crane flew over, bringing the news that Ma Jian had passed away.

From the words between the lines of the letter, Yin Tong could see the sadness that could not be concealed.

However, Yin Tong had no intention of wronging Lu Chen.

He also heard about what was happening in Jingzhou, and the level of chaos there was even worse than in the war-torn Chang'an!

So in the letter, Yin Tong also invited Lu Chen to go to Zhongnan Mountain to let Lu Chen avoid the chaos in Jingzhou.

He also said that he had opened the bridge between heaven and earth and became a magician. Moreover, in recent times, because the power of Kou Qianzhi's Northern Tianshi Sect has increased greatly, it seems that the Northern Wei court has also become wary of the Northern Tianshi Sect.

No one knew how the news of Kou Qianzhi's defeat in the battle at Mount Zhongnan spread, but the reputation of the Louguan School at Mount Zhongnan soared. In recent times, the Northern Wei court often sent people to Mount Zhongnan to pay him a visit and invite him to come out of the mountain.

He also asked Lu Chen for his opinion, whether he should accept the mission from the Northern Wei court?

Now that Ma Jian is dead, his soul has entered the Yin-Yang Realm. He does not appear there on weekdays. Even if he does, he will not chat with Yin Tong for long. At most he will say a few words and let Yin Tong make his own decision.

He has no backbone in his heart.

"The Louguan faction is about to gain momentum."

Although Yin Tong wanted to ask Lu Chen's opinion in his heart.

However, Lu Chen could still tell from the letter that Yin Tong was actually somewhat moved.

If he didn't want to be involved with the court, he probably wouldn't even mention this matter in the letter.

The fact that he opened his mouth meant that he was already in a state of indecision.

According to real-life Taoist records, the Louguan Sect did indeed recruit many foreign Taoists starting from Yin Tong's generation, and grew stronger step by step.

According to the above text in the letter, Yin Tong invited him to Zhongnan Mountain, so how could Lu Chen not understand the meaning?
Yin Tong felt that he couldn't handle the responsibility alone, so he wanted to pull Lu Chen along.

Of course, Lu Chen would not go.

Not to mention that the Louguan Sect really started to rise after Kou Qianzhi's death and the decline of the Northern Tianshi Dao. If it wanted to truly rise, it would be completely impossible without thirty or forty years.

Just say that he has now been recognized by Shaoyang Cave Heaven.

He must be crazy to think of going to the Louguan Sect in Zhongnan Mountain to become a "Taoist priest who cuts through thorns and brambles".

(End of this chapter)