Chapter 33: The Scholar's Affairs



Gui Potianhuang felt a little guilty, so why didn't he say anything?

The night was quiet, with the occasional chirping of insects and the occasional crackling sound of branches in the blazing fire.

It was quiet for a while.

Zhao Rong's voice was cold. "You've been thinking about this for so long, and this is all you can come up with?"

"It's just a common martial art. What use do I have for you?"

Seeing him speak, Gui suddenly felt relieved again. "Who said it's everywhere? Do you know how powerful "The Art of Ants' Ascension to Heaven" is? The human race rose to prominence and reached the top of Xuanhuang because of this book!"

"'The Art of Ants' Ascending to Heaven' is the earliest human cultivation method that contains the cultivation methods of the first seven realms. In the ancient times, it was not privately owned by any tribe or force of the human race, but was open to everyone. Almost all human cultivators practiced this method. Because of it, the human race gave birth to the first seventh realm cultivator. Because of it, saints emerged one after another, and the human race was born. The human race escaped the quagmire of the ancient times, and the ants ascended to heaven! It is the first cornerstone of the current huge and prosperous Xuanhuang cultivation world. Without it, there would be no prosperity for the human race for tens of thousands of years."

"Although the latter few realms of 'Ant Ascension to Heaven' were gradually eliminated by the world of cultivation in the years that followed, and were replaced by better techniques, and have been lost, its techniques for the Ascension to Heaven realm have been passed down. After being improved and perfected by ancient saints and ancient and modern geniuses, it has become the 'First Foundation Building Method' in the world of cultivation. Even though I have been away for so long, I am still very confident that this method is still the mainstream in this world. If you don't believe me, go ask that Liu Sanbian."

Zhao Rong's complexion looked a little better.

Gui Chengsheng pursued and said, "Okay, don't worry about it. Although many people practice it, it is definitely not bad. It is a first-class foundation-building method. It can be seen from the fact that both geniuses and losers can practice it. This is also the first method I learned back then. Could it be that this method is not worthy of the status of Young Master Zhao?"

"Okay, but why didn't you tell me earlier that it was this? If it's mainstream, I could just go to the mountain and buy a copy. In the end, I waited so long for nothing."

"I was struggling with this before. I was hesitating between the 'Ant Ascension Technique' and another set of techniques. The technique I didn't choose and the sword technique I taught you last time were both obtained by me from a certain outer sect that occupied the starry sky. I thought it was good, so I wrote it down and planned to bring it back to the disciples of my clan. Ha, I didn't expect that you would get it now."

"What kind of skill is that?"

"Well, it's called 'Spring and Autumn Life and Death Decision'. How should I put it? Its cultivation method is a bit strange."

"What's so strange about it."

"Oh, you won't understand if I explain it in detail, but I can describe it to you like this... You have to practice in your sleep. The main idea of ​​this method can be summarized in one sentence: you are in a long sleep before and after death, and being awake in the world is insomnia. A deep sleep is like a small death, and a deep dream is like practice. The reality and illusion are reversed, and the yin and yang are reversed. It is very mysterious. However, I finally chose "The Art of Ants' Ascension to Heaven". After all, you are in the Xuanhuang Realm. If you practice this kind of strange and out-of-realm method when you have just started practicing, it is easy to attract covetousness. You can consider these things when your cultivation is higher."

Zhao Rong nodded and had a brief fantasy in his mind. It would be really great if he could improve his cultivation just by sleeping. But Gui was right. It would be better to be cautious. Although Gui said that one should be aggressive in cultivation and powerful in actions, it does not mean that when one is weak, he should seek death like a child carrying gold through a busy city.

In a nutshell, survive first and then make waves.

The two chatted for a while, and Gui began to pass on the secret formula of "The Ant's Ascension to Heaven" to Zhao Rong.

"Originally, you were asked to go to the mountain to buy this technique yourself. After all, I have been gone for a long time, and the Ascension Technique must have been improved by later generations over the years. However."

Zhao Rong didn't respond because he had a premonition.

Sure enough, Gui felt bored when he saw Zhao Rong remained silent, but he still had to show off what he had to show off.

"But I also modified it casually, so you can just use my version."

Zhao Rong curled his lips, and at this moment, a piece of golden paper appeared on the lake of his heart, with dense black fonts on it and no patterns.

"The Secret of Ants' Ascension to Heaven" is not long. It is a chapter on internal energy and does not involve any moves.

He closed his eyes and memorized it silently, and opened his eyes in less than three minutes.

Zhao Rong discovered very early on that this body had an excellent memory. The reason why Zhao Rong was not good at studying at the beginning was because he could only memorize things by rote and was not flexible, so he was just like everyone else in the Qianjing Imperial College.

"Okay, I've finished memorizing. How do I start now?"

"How do you start?"

"How do I start practicing? You're not going to just give me a set of exercises and let me practice on my own, are you?"

Gui's voice became serious. "Well, you said this, but actually there is no need for me to do anything, you already have a wise master."

Zhao Rong said in a stiff tone. "You are my master, please teach me quickly."

"It's very easy to reach the Heavenly Stage. You need to enter a state of concentration and practice the formula a few times to find the sense of Qi, enter the Qingxu stage, and then circulate the Yuan Qi to break open the two meridians and circulate the small circulation. Then you will reach Zhenyi easily. Finally, you need to polish it a little more and break through the remaining six of the eight extraordinary meridians. When you can circulate the large circulation, you will successfully enter the Fuyao stage. Go ahead, believe in yourself, you will be able to do it if you try a few more times."

Zhao Rong: “…”

Return: “…”

Zhao Rongguang thought it sounded very difficult. He couldn't even enter a state of meditation, let alone the qi and meridians that came later. By the way, what were the eight extraordinary meridians and the twelve regular meridians? He had seen them in an ancient book before. Hmm, he remembered that there seemed to be the Ren and Du meridians.

"So you only know how to practice, but not how to teach others."

Gui seemed to realize that he was a little unreliable. He coughed and said solemnly, "No, you have to explore the path at the foot of the mountain by yourself. I got started right away and didn't have much experience. It's actually not that difficult. Hey, these basic things that are based on feelings are hard to tell you. If you ask me about the nourishment method of the golden elixir or the soul-building techniques of the Nascent Soul, I can tell you a lot of secret methods that are not passed on. I can even teach you some of the Fuyao. But ascending to the sky is purely about building the foundation by sensing the qi and running the Zhoutian. I really don't have much experience to tell you..."

Gui was in a dilemma. What was there to teach about this small first realm? Can't you just push the door and pass it? I was born as the best sword immortal embryo in the world, and my family had high hopes for me. I could sense the innate vitality since my mother's womb, and the qi flowed naturally. The eight extraordinary meridians and twelve regular meridians in my body were connected innately, and I was directly in the perfect stage of the ascension realm. I still remembered that when the elders of the clan passed on the "Ant Ascension Art", I broke through the ascension realm on my first practice. Eh, now that I think about it, it seems that I have only practiced the "Ant Ascension Art" once. Haha, my memory is simply against the sky. I can remember it. Zhao Rong, why don't you thank me quickly...

Zhao Rong finally understood why Gui repeatedly emphasized that it could only provide a little help in the first two realms when he made a great agreement with Gui on the Qingfeng Pavilion ferry.

It is indeed “a little”.

"You mean... Brother Sanbian?"

"Yes, that's right. He should be a wise master. I don't need him to do anything. He can do it."

"It's not good to trouble others like this."

"Oh, I told you that a high-quality warrior is the most suitable person to help those who have just started practicing to hone their skills in the Ascension Realm, because warriors emphasize the sanctification of the body, and they have done a lot of development on the body and understand it best. The Ascension Realm is focused on building a foundation for mortals, so it is best for ordinary people without talent to follow the warrior path in the Ascension Realm."

"If you miss this opportunity, you will miss it forever. Think carefully about whether you should ask him for help or not. Besides, you can write poems for the first level. You can write one for him at most. Although warriors can't use this thing, there are a lot of people in the mountains who need it. In fact, you can also find other warriors to help you refine the Ascension Realm. But there is someone who knows you well, so it's better than taking the risk of looking for someone else."

"Master Zhao, do you want to beg?"

Zhao Rong thought about it and let go of the pure white jade plate with "Beautiful Jade Embellished with Silk Tassels" engraved on it that he had been stroking.

He has been keeping this piece of white jade close to his body recently.

Zhao Rong stood up and stretched, squinting at the dawn in the distance, with a twitch of the corners of his mouth.

"Can a scholar's affairs be asked for?"


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