Chapter 24 Major Cultivation Systems
When Eunuch Hai led Zhao Duan through the courtyard and the house and entered the second courtyard.
He then realized that this building complex had not just one entrance, but many houses connected front to back.
"I only have a vague understanding of cultivation," Zhao Duan followed closely and said:
"How about you first give us a brief introduction to the royal inheritance?"
Eunuch Hai smiled and said:
"That's quite direct, little one. But to explain this clearly, I need to first clarify the similarities and differences between the two most common paths of cultivation in the world: sorcerers and warriors. What do you know about this?"
Zhao Duan said ashamedly:
"I've barely made it to the Mortal Realm of a Warrior. I know that Mortal Realm is the entry-level realm for warriors, divided into three levels: low, middle, and high. As for the Warlock, I'm completely unfamiliar with it."
"..." Eunuch Hai sighed:
"You say you only have a limited understanding, but that's not modesty at all."
Zhao Duan smiled awkwardly.
"Haha, I don't blame you. It's really hard for ordinary people to know these things," Eunuch Hai said.
"The Mortal Realm is indeed the beginning of the Martial Realm. As for the Warlock System, it is divided into the same levels as the Warrior Realm, with a total of five levels."
Two systems share the same set of classification criteria?
Zhao Duan asked curiously:
"So both warriors and sorcerers have five realms? What are they?"
Hai Gong Gong Road:
"Mortal body, divine chapter, world, heavenly being, immortal being...
As for warriors below the level of mortals, they can only be said to be proficient in martial arts and are not considered to be of the highest rank. Meanwhile, sorcerers are all mortals from the beginning, so there is no question of whether they can be considered to be of the highest rank or not."
"The martial arts tradition emphasizes breathing in and out a breath of Yang Qi, nurturing it in the Dantian, and refining it into 'Qi'. Then, they refine their body, supplemented by medicinal baths and pills, to condense the Qi, break through bottlenecks, and advance through each level...
It focuses on a simple and unpretentious approach, and therefore is the mainstream among practitioners."
It’s a universal method, but upgrading it requires krypton gold, which is very expensive... Zhao Duan concluded silently.
Eunuch Hai smiled and said:
"There are far fewer sorcerers. They focus on using visualization to command the gods."
"Drive the gods?" Zhao Duan was stunned.
Eunuch Hai nodded and said:
"Between heaven and earth, there are gods. Condensed from the thoughts of the people, they are not living beings, nor do they possess intelligence; they are more like 'concepts'. Unseen by mortals, they wander between heaven and earth, possessing a myriad of magic...
A so-called sorcerer is someone with extremely strong inspiration who uses secret techniques to communicate with the gods and acquire techniques. When they reach a high level of cultivation, they can command the gods they worship to perform extraordinary deeds.
Zhao Duan was dazed for a moment and said:
"A few days ago, I saw the statue of the deity shattered in the temple in the southern suburbs..."
Eunuch Hai nodded:
"Yes, that's a typical sorcerer's method. Using secret techniques to summon the 'Earth God' from the statue and drive it into action... Oh, as you said, saving people from a thousand miles away... This is something only a sorcerer in the 'worldly' realm could accomplish."
Zhao Duan asked curiously:
"So, the earth gods worshipped by the common people really exist?"
Eunuch Hai nodded:
"Of course, but there's no such thing as the Heaven and Hell as fabricated by mortals. Well, you can think of the Earth God as a special kind of 'ghost' wandering the human world, and a sorcerer is a Taoist priest who exorcises ghosts..."
If you had said that earlier, I would have understood... Zhao Duan asked curiously:
"Then how many gods like the Earth God can be controlled?"
Eunuch Hai smiled and said:
"That's a lot. Let's count... the five main gods of earth, rain, fire, wind, and thunder; the Great Mother Goddess; Medicine Buddha; Samsara Buddha; the zodiac gods; the four seasons gods... Agriculture, Travel, Joy, Wealth, Heavenly Way, the World Honored One... the Laba Festival of death and plague... If you add all the strange and bizarre lesser gods, there are hundreds of them."
Zhao Duan was shocked: "So many?"
Eunuch Hai nodded:
“Such as the Southern Border, the Western Regions, the Thousand Islands of the East Sea, the Mubei Forest Sea… There are more gods in remote places outside the territory of Dayu, but they are too far away from you, so there is no need to know.
You just need to know that my Dayu Dynasty has unified the world, and there are countless righteous gods that can be commanded in the Tianshi Mansion, and the Shenlong Temple is no exception.
These two major forces also possess the most skills in commanding the gods."
"True God?" Zhao Duan keenly noticed the key point:
"So there are good and evil gods too?"
Eunuch Hai praised:
"That's natural. Most gods are harmless, and sorcerers only borrow their power when communicating with them. However, there are a few special gods. After long-term contact with sorcerers, their personalities will be affected, becoming violent, lewd, cruel, or even insane.
This type of person is the evil god that our Great Yu Dynasty is suppressing, and their followers are the evil sorcerers."
After a pause, Eunuch Hai reminded:
"If you encounter an evil sorcerer in the future, be careful and do not treat him as a human being. Such people have committed countless evil deeds and are punishable by all."
Zhao Duan said seriously, "Kid, remember this."
Seeing his seriousness, Eunuch Hai couldn't help but laugh and said:
"Don't be nervous. Evil sorcerers are secretive and few in number, so it's not easy to encounter them."
Zhao Duan breathed a sigh of relief: "Please continue."
Hai Gong Gong Road:
"The sorcerer's inheritance may command multiple gods, or just one, and so on. Their realm and strength depend on the strength of the god and the depth of their communication...
"There are two known most powerful sorcerers in the world today. Both are in the capital. You must know them. They are Zhang Yanyi, the old Heavenly Master of this generation of the Heavenly Master Mansion, and Master Xuanyin, the first abbot of the Shenlong Temple."
It’s them... Zhao Duan was familiar with these two names, the empress had mentioned them before.
He asked curiously, "What realm are these two at? Are they human immortals?"
Eunuch Hai shook his head and said:
"Of the five realms, the human immortal exists only in legend. Throughout history, there have been only a handful of people who have reached the human immortal realm, and all of them are questionable. The strongest cultivators today are only those who have reached the 'Heavenly Realm', a total of four people, also known as the 'Four Heavenly Beings'."
Four Celestial Realm cultivators... two sorcerers... Zhao Duan asked curiously:
"What about the other two? Are they warriors?"
Eunuch Hai nodded and shook his head, saying:
"One of them is a warrior at the Celestial Realm. He lives on the East Coast, next to Qingcheng, on the top of Qingshan Mountain. It is said that he is striving to become a Human Immortal and has not emerged from seclusion for many years... As for the last one, take a guess?"
Zhao Duan was startled, and a guess suddenly came to his mind:
“Could it be…”
Eunuch Hai smiled and said:
"Indeed, the fourth Celestial Being is our Queen, and she is also the youngest Celestial Being warrior since ancient times."
It's her! Xu Zhenguan!
Although Zhao Duan had some guesses, he still couldn't hide his astonishment.
He knew that the Empress had reached a very high level of cultivation, but he had never expected that she was one of the four strongest people in the world today.
No wonder he could defeat thousands of troops alone and suppress the Xuanmen coup.
It’s no wonder that although she is the queen, her temperament is always extraordinary and not like that of an ordinary person.
"However," Eunuch Hai added:
"Your Majesty's Heavenly Man Realm is not perfect yet. You have barely made it by borrowing the dragon energy of the throne.
Of course, with your Majesty's talent, I think you will be able to reach the state of perfection in the near future."
Uh, an imperfect celestial realm...what's missing?
If there is a lack of harmony between yin and yang, I can do my bit to help... Zhao Duan used complaining to ease his emotions.
I immediately realized the key:
"You said that His Majesty is the youngest person to reach the Celestial Realm. Could it be that he has inherited the royal family's legacy?"
The old eunuch with white hair and wearing a bright red dragon robe nodded and said with a smile:
"So, now you should know how lucky you are, right?
The royal secrets of our Great Yu Dynasty were created by the founding Emperor Taizu, who drew on the strengths of various schools of thought and, with his extraordinary talent, integrated the systems of sorcerers and warriors into one, creating a long-standing tradition.
It is also the top-level inheritance with the fastest advancement and the highest ceiling among the orthodox cultivation methods in the world today."
Having said this, the old eunuch stopped.
Zhao Duan then came to his senses and realized that while the two were talking, they had already passed through several doors and arrived deep into the martial arts hall.
This is still a courtyard, but in the courtyard stands a pavilion shaped like an ancient tower.
The building has five floors in total, and is full of traces of time, with red-painted wooden pillars mottled and dull.
There were even weeds growing between the tiles around, as if few people had cleaned them.
Zhao Duan stood at the bottom of the five-story pavilion with his head raised. He felt inexplicably calm and all his distracting thoughts were soothed.
"Come, you can enter the first floor and observe the murals left by Emperor Taizu."
The old eunuch in a dragon robe walked forward with his hands behind his back and entered the first floor.
"Mural?" Zhao Duan withdrew his gaze from the spire and followed.
"The inheritance created by Taizu is called 'God of War'... Haha, although there are hundreds of gods in this world, there is only no 'God of War'. Therefore, the meaning of this inheritance is that warriors should attribute the great power of heaven and earth to themselves, and every move they make should be magnificent, transforming their flesh into immortal gods on land." Eunuch Hai said.
What a boldness... Letting a warrior refine himself into a god... Zhao Duan was surprised.
Hai Gong Gong Road:
"Unfortunately, the Taizu's inheritance is special and cannot be recorded on paper, so he personally carved five murals, each containing five realms. Since you are a mortal warrior, you are just right to comprehend this first one, which is also the beginning of the royal inheritance. The first painting is "Martial God Picture"!"
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P.S.: Introducing the power system. This kind of chapter is particularly tiring to write and cannot be omitted, but it is easy to read boring. . Headache
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