Chapter 68 Chapter 68 Resurrection of Spiritual Energy (positive...
Xiang Yu still had great faith in the Imperial Master's credibility, so he waited until Zhu Dan finished refining the Body Tempering Pill and took back the alchemy furnace before asking expectantly, "How are you going to send me to the Imperial College and guarantee that I'll stay there?"
Zhu Dan shook the porcelain bottle in her hand, which contained the Body Tempering Pill she had just refined. "Aren't you curious?"
Others will be more or less curious about the effects of the pills refined with their own luck.
After all, this was refined by the national master, so to some extent it can be called an elixir.
This elixir is related to me, it would be strange if I wasn't curious.
Xiang Yu shook his head firmly and said, "I'm not curious. I'm just curious about when I can go to the Imperial College to see Xiaohua."
When Zhu Dan heard this, he coughed twice vigorously.
Xiang Yu was no fool. He suddenly looked at Zhu Dan and saw a flash of panic on her face. He couldn't help but feel scared: "You are not lying to me, are you?"
"Don't worry, I still have some credibility. Since I promised you, I will definitely do it." But it is not certain whether you can see Xiaohua in the Imperial College, Zhu Dan thought.
She fished in her pocket and took out a letter: "Here, this is what you wanted."
Xiang Yu took it and saw the words "Recommendation Letter" on the envelope. There was also a seal next to it with the words "National Master", which revealed her identity.
Xiang Yu had a lot of brains, but not much. Seeing that he had indeed received the letter of recommendation, he felt relieved. He didn't notice Zhu Dan's hesitation and just asked curiously, "Could it be that the Imperial College has recently reformed and doesn't have so many exams anymore?"
"Of course there will be an exam, but you're admitted as a special talent student, so your special talents will be tested. As for your cultural background, it will be somewhat discounted."
"Specially talented student?" Xiang Yu didn't understand what this meant for a moment.
"The Imperial College recently opened a special channel to recruit specialized talents. People like you, with good physical fitness and the strength to lift a tripod, are students with sports specialties. Your future training direction may be to become a general or an athlete."
Xiang Yu knew this general, but—"What is an athlete?"
Zhu Dan smiled proudly, "The Great Qin has been unified, and even the Xiongnu have been nearly conquered. We won't have to worry about war for at least the next fifty years. So, it's time to raise another form of military deterrence: sports."
"That is, sports competitions, to showcase the strength of the Qin people and flex our muscles in another peaceful way."
Of course, there are more than just sports-oriented students. There are also students with special talents in fine arts, music, and dance, which is the field of art.
Don’t think that this aspect is unimportant. Even in times of war, people will have spiritual pursuits.
Although it is unlikely that the West will suddenly experience a cultural renaissance and surpass us, Zhu Dan still does not want Daqin to have any shortcomings.
You can develop comprehensively, so why should you lack one thing?
When people talk about the Qin Dynasty, they think of a group of barbarians with extremely powerful fighting abilities. How is that possible?!
Our reeds are lush and white dew turns to frost, and we share the same clothes with you, so why should we say we have no clothes? Both are very beautiful.
In the previous five years, Zhu Dan devoted himself to infrastructure construction and improving the lives of the people. Five years passed in a flash, and the goal of ensuring that the people would have enough food and drink was initially achieved.
This is mainly due to the fact that the Baishe and Peixian areas are strong enough. New seeds such as cotton have been domesticated very well, and the yield is increasing year by year.
Now that you're full, it's time to introduce some spiritual entertainment.
Otherwise, it is not a good thing whether you cause trouble everywhere after eating, or you suppress yourself too much and have an extremely poor spiritual world.
Last month, Zhu Dan went to conduct some research and found that opera troupes had become popular among the villagers. However, due to the lack of official intervention and the formation of a formal market, some troubles had arisen.
She immediately thought of novels, which is also a good way to encourage people to actively promote literacy.
Similar book rental shops can be set up between villages.
Zhu Dan knew so many novel themes, but she only knew the themes and it was not easy for her to copy them directly. Fortunately, in the past five years, Daqin had established a news department, published several newspapers, and trained many writers.
After Zhu Dan had an idea, he gave them the outline and subject matter and asked them to write.
In addition to novels, dramas, and dance, there will be opportunities for artistic performances in the future.
Now that Daqin is becoming increasingly prosperous, Zhu Dan can finally free up his hands to develop in many areas.
Of course, there was no need to tell Xiang Yu all this. Zhu Dan gave a brief introduction to the daily life and examination subjects of the students, reassuring Xiang Yu, and then waved his hand to send him away.
Xiang Yu didn't care about the effect of the body-tempering pill, but Zhu Dan did.
As soon as Xiang Yu left, she called the white snake out and said, "Come on, try eating it."
Zhu Dan now understands sustainable development. After all, this is the first time that he is drawing luck to make pills for Xiang Yu. In order to prevent him from rejecting this in the future, Zhu Dan did not draw much, and in the end he only got one pill.
Anyway, she was very sure that the efficacy of this pill was within the tolerance of the white snake, so she simply did not test it in the simulation room and just watched it on the scene.
The white snake swallowed it obediently. Zhu Dan asked him, "Xiaobai, how do you feel? How does it taste?"
The white snake was a little confused. Zhu Dan had fed him the Body Tempering Pill before, but this was the first time he asked about the taste of the pill.
As if knowing what he was thinking, Zhu Dan said, "Those previous body-hardening pills didn't use the luck of famous people, so of course they're different from this one."
The white snake swung its tail, looking like the pain of a party being tortured by party A until it became bald.
He tried his best to describe the taste using the words he knew: "It seems a little sweet? A little spicy..."
As a small snake that has only eaten very little human food, his knowledge is really not very broad.
"It's a bit spicy. Why is the pill spicy?" This time it was Zhu Dan's turn to be confused, but she soon understood what the White Snake meant. The contract connecting her with the White Snake conveyed his feelings to Zhu Dan.
"Stupid snake! This isn't spicy at all, it's painful!"
It’s all my fault for teaching him that spiciness is a kind of pain. Now he can’t tell the difference and mistakes all pain for spiciness.
Zhu Dan stared at the white snake, his consciousness firmly locked on him, observing the white snake's changes: "Come on, this is how you demons transform, just bear with it."
Zhu Dan cheered him on, and this was all he could do now.
The white snake kept hissing in pain, and Zhu Dan's heart began to tighten.
As expected, it was a body-tempering pill refined with Xiang Yu's luck. Its efficacy was extremely strong. After only two or three minutes, Zhu Dan saw slight tears on the white snake's tail. Upon closer inspection, he discovered that the snake skin was beginning to fall off.
As the snake skin fell off, bright red blood could be seen oozing out.
Zhu Dan frowned. This change was not seen when he took the Body Tempering Pill before!
She was shocked. Could it be that the white snake could not withstand the effects of the medicine?
This transformation reminded her of when she was promoted from the Qi training stage to the foundation building stage. It was not her second promotion after coming to Daqin, but in the world of cultivation. It was truly a complete transformation, and she felt as if all the flesh and blood in her body had undergone a reorganization.
She survived, but those who didn't would either die or damage their foundation, and would remain in the Qi training stage forever.
Zhu Dan was in a very heavy mood. There was no shortcut to this transformation and he had to get through it on his own.
But after all, he was connected to him by a contract, so Zhu Dan tried to lose his spiritual energy to him.
Success!
Zhu Dan couldn't help but show joy on his face. The spiritual energy could not erase the white snake's pain, nor could it change the process of this transformation, but the spiritual energy could repair his torn body and allow him to recover faster.
This method is feasible. Zhu Dan continued to inject spiritual energy into the white snake. At first, he was cautious and only injected a few strands. Later, when he found out that his body could accept it, he gradually increased the amount.
Zhu Dan was a little amazed: "Xiaobai, your absorption of spiritual energy is simply like a bottomless pit. Now I can't call you Xiaobai anymore, I should call you Dabai."
The White Snake was in so much pain that it couldn't hear Zhu Dan's complaints, but even though Zhu Dan complained, he didn't hold back when supplying him with spiritual energy. It wasn't an exaggeration to say that he had a bottomless pit.
Five years had passed, enough time for Zhu Dan to recreate many things that were useful to the country and the people, and enough time for her miracles to spread throughout the entire Daqin.
The spiritual energy that is contributing to her now is not just the small amount from Xianyang and Lantian County, but the entire Daqin. It is such a huge source of spiritual energy, but Zhu Dan actually feels that it is a little not enough.
The situation she is facing now is the problem of water flowing in and out of the swimming pool. Every second, countless spiritual energy flows in from the outside world, but the spiritual energy she transmits to Xiaobai is not enough. Zhu Dan has begun to use the spiritual energy stored in the alchemy furnace.
Seeing the thick spiritual liquid in the alchemy furnace, which was almost condensed into a solid state, gradually thinning out layer by layer, Zhu Dan's face finally changed: "Dabai, Super Bai, you are not going to drain me away with this promotion, are you?"
She is not the kind of good woman who would sacrifice herself for others, let alone the White Snake who has only been with her for five years. Even if Brother Zheng asked her to sacrifice herself to fulfill his wish, Zhu Dan would not do it.
Just when Zhu Dan saw that his spiritual energy was running out and was about to withdraw, the little dragon of luck that was originally perched on the alchemy cauldron suddenly moved.
It did not directly transmit the luck to the White Snake, but it was as if there was an extremely thin silk thread running through heaven and earth.
Somehow, Zhu Dan entered a peculiar perspective, as if he was high above the sky, looking down with indifference at all life on the planet.
She blinked, unable to hide the surprise on her face.
Is this the perspective of Heaven?! She actually resonated with Heaven at this moment.
The next second, a huge amount of luck fell on the white snake. The originally weak white snake seemed to have been injected with a shot of cardiac stimulant and quickly became stronger. Zhu Dan suddenly saw two small bumps appearing on his forehead.
He grew horns and turned from a white snake into a dragon!
Zhu Dan opened his mouth wide, feeling a little unbelievable, but suddenly his expression changed and he looked up at the sky.
The originally clear sky was quickly filled with dark clouds, and lightning flashed in the clouds. Zhu Dan blurted out, "Is this a thunder tribulation?"
Almost subconsciously, she took a few steps back and withdrew her consciousness.
It’s not that she suddenly became afraid of death. No, she was indeed afraid of death. At this time, she avoided the white snake as if it were a plague just out of a very simple idea: one can only overcome the thunder tribulation by oneself, and outsiders cannot interfere.
Once you intervene, it will not be a good thing for either the person who is undergoing the thunder tribulation or the person who is involved.
Zhu Dan retreated further, and while doing so he was wondering, how did it get to the point where he had to endure a thunder tribulation?
You must know that this is the Dharma Ending Age!
"Could it be that I injected too much spiritual energy at once, which accelerated the growth of the white snake? Originally, with the concentration of spiritual energy in this world, it was not enough for it to reach the level of a dragon?"
But something was not right. The white snake underwent such a transformation not only because of the spiritual energy, but also because the body-tempering pill he ate provided a possibility. However, without the spiritual energy, his transformation would most likely fail.
The spiritual energy plays a role in repair, but the reason why it can transform from a snake into a dragon is because of the body-tempering pill and the potential it has.
Zhu Dan thought of the White Snake's identity again. As the son of the White Emperor, it was enough for him to transform into a dragon. Maybe he could even transform into a dragon in the future.
Then the Body Tempering Pill... Zhu Dan frowned and thought. The pills she could refine were certainly of her own level, but they were also in line with the ceiling of this world.
She was unable to refine elixirs that were too high in level beyond this world.
In other words, this world allows the white snake to transform into a dragon!
Unbelievable, Zhu Dan thought, and his heart beat faster at the same time, thinking of the spiritual energy he had felt in recent years, which was getting stronger and stronger year by year.
Because she didn't have much, she didn't think much about it, but now it seems that this is a sign.
A bold idea popped into my mind: "Is it true that the spiritual energy in this world is about to be revived?"
Zhu Dan had a complicated expression and took several steps back.
The first bolt of lightning had struck down, hitting the white snake directly. To be more specific, it was aimed at the two small bumps on his forehead.
The thunder tribulation was violent and merciless. From this perspective, it seemed as if the laws of nature would not allow him to transform into a dragon.
But as an old ghost who has returned to cultivation, Zhu Dan's understanding of the way of heaven is much deeper than that of ordinary people.
She knew very well that the thunder tribulation was both a punishment and a reward. Heaven had given the White Snake a glimmer of hope, and whether he could survive it depended on himself.
There are so many snakes in the world, and not everyone can smoothly transform into a dragon.
The thunderstorm lasted for a very long time. Zhu Dan looked at the sky and felt as if it was about to split open. The lightning that was thicker than a human head fell down like it was free.
This level of transformation is not like an ordinary snake turning into a dragon, but the connected contract tells Zhu Dan that the white snake is not dead, he is still alive.
This is of course impossible because Zhu Dan has fed the white snake a lot of body-tempering pills over the years. Zhu Dan clearly felt that the little dragon of luck that was originally entrenched in the alchemy furnace has left the furnace and attached itself to the white snake.
It was as if the one who was truly undergoing the tribulation was not the white snake, but this little dragon of luck.
The white snake is just a detour. The lucky little dragon borrowed his shell to declare war on a certain existence!
Zhu Dan was in mixed emotions: This was a desperate struggle by the world's destiny. If this calamity could succeed, then naturally it would benefit everyone, and spiritual energy would officially revive.
But if we fail, the little spiritual energy left between heaven and earth will disappear, and this world will degenerate into a completely mortal world. From then on, technology will be the only way forward.
A strange feeling arose in Zhu Dan's heart. She was standing at a very clever time node in the Qin Dynasty.
The Qin Dynasty was the focal point of slave society and feudal society. It was the first dynasty to open the feudal era, and its short life coincided with this node.
Before the Qin Dynasty, there were constant legends about gods and ghosts. After the Qin Dynasty, humans believed more that man could conquer nature.
There is no doubt that there was no such choice in Zhu Dan’s first life, and the Qin Dynasty naturally took the path of technology.
But because of her arrival, she used the human race's luck instead of spiritual energy to refine pills, allowing the spiritual energy to return to Daqin in a different way. The pills brought by the luck changed the lives of the people of Daqin, and the people gave back more luck to the world...
The luck began to flow, and it actually replaced the role of spiritual energy in the dark, allowing the spiritual energy of this world to revive.
The spiritual energy at this time does not refer to the spiritual energy of the cultivation world, but the spiritual energy evolved from human popularity.
Zhu Dan couldn't help but wonder, what would happen after the Qin Dynasty?
She did not consider the possibility that the White Snake or the Lucky Little Dragon would fail to overcome the tribulation - she had already witnessed it in history books.
What Zhu Dan was thinking was, if they successfully overcame the tribulation and the spiritual energy revived, what would the world become like?
Zhu Dan couldn't help but think of the world of cultivation where she lived in her second life. Her back immediately broke out in sweat and she felt a chill from her scalp to her feet.
The rigid class structure of feudal society is difficult to overturn, but ultimately, you and I are all mortal. That's why Chen Sheng and Wu Guang said, "Are kings, princes, generals, and ministers truly of the same species?" But in the world of cultivation, how can a mortal overthrow the rule of an immortal?
Zhu Dan felt terrified just thinking about such a dark future.
Yes, in the world of cultivation, one must cultivate one’s mind, and face various tests such as the inner demon tribulation, but when one is armed with a sharp weapon and has a murderous intent, being powerful in itself is a kind of terror, like a flag with bared fangs and claws.
Zhu Dan felt that he had to think of a way to make it work even in the world of cultivation, even if the kings, princes, generals and ministers were of different species.
The thunder continued to strike one after another, almost forming a dense electric net, and anyone trapped in it would be captured.
Zhu Dan watched and pondered. Finally, the sky brightened, the dark clouds dispersed, and an extremely pure and clear energy emerged, falling on the flowers, plants, and trees, melting into the soil...
Crackling, crackling, it was as if something that imprisoned the heaven and earth was shattered, and Zhu Dan only felt that the sky was higher and wider.
Qiyun Xiaolong has overcome this calamity, and the death calamity of the Heavenly Dao has also been overcome. The spiritual energy is really about to revive.
A determined smile slowly appeared on Zhu Dan's face. She had thought of a solution.
She decided to refine one last pill to end her mortal life.
This pill is called Pingdeng Pill.
She wants to make all living beings equal, so that everyone in the world has spiritual roots and can cultivate immortality.
In this way, everyone has a strong foundation and is qualified to enter.
Just as wisdom was once only open to the nobility, later everyone has the qualification to learn, as long as he wants, as long as he is willing.
Maybe some people are more talented and can go further, but most people in the world have similar talents. What matters is hard work and opportunity.
She couldn't achieve absolute fairness, but she could make everything relatively fair. At least compared to the world of cultivation, Daqin wouldn't have such a hopeless difference between immortals and mortals.
The revival of spiritual energy is unstoppable. Zhu Dan had already been dragged down by the way of heaven when she traveled to this world. So this equality pill is the only thing she can do for the people in this world.
It was also her karma. Now that the karma was resolved, maybe she could find a way to return to the afterlife.
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