Chapter 15: Dual Cultivation of Martial Arts
After the admission ceremony, everyone dispersed.
Some familiar students formed groups and planned to visit Baiyutai, Wudaochang, Bishui Lake and other places first, so as to familiarize themselves with the place where they would live in the future.
Ji You also left the Baiyu Terrace and returned to a small courtyard beside the Bishui Lake.
The yard is not big, with white walls and black tiles. There is a short osmanthus tree in the middle, and under the tree are a stone table and a stone bench. In the back is a room made of black bricks. It looks square. After entering, there are tables, chairs and benches placed against the wall, and a four-corner stove in the corner. In the inner room is an empty bed frame and a long table.
This is the academy specially prepared by Tianshu Academy for those who have reached the perfection of the lower three realms before the age of twenty. It is a private courtyard and there is no need for them to squeeze into the men's dormitory with a bunch of people.
Cao Jinsong had just gone to the Office of Administration to report, and when he arrived at Baiyu Terrace he learned that the ceremony had already ended, so he hurried to Ji You's yard.
"Have you received the post? How many? Have you decided which one to go to? Take it out and I'll give you some reference."
Ji You, who was cleaning, said expressionlessly: "I got a lonely one."
Cao Jinsong was stunned when he heard the voice, wondering which Beijing noble family Mo Mo belonged to, and that it even had a double surname.
But soon, the smile on his face gradually disappeared, and he understood what was going on with this loneliness.
Are all these noble families in the capital blind? How can they not see such a big boy?
But if you calm down and think about it, you can understand it.
In previous years, if there were people who had successfully entered the academy before the age of twenty and had achieved the level of the lower three realms, they would indeed be vying for worship by royal relatives and high-ranking officials in the capital.
But Ji You, a rural private cultivator, is an exception because he does not have a noble family background.
To reach the fifth realm after completing the lower three realms, unless one can sense the heavenly book, it will cost countless elixirs, magic medicines and magic stones to succeed, which is like spending a lot of money.
These noble families in Beijing have always liked to add icing on the cake, but no one is willing to help in times of need.
If you really spend all your wealth on offerings, but fail to break through, or find it difficult to make progress after breaking through, that would be a huge loss.
The lower three realms and the upper five realms, one is self-cultivation and the other is practice, they are two completely different realms.
If it were Cao Jinsong, if he had not seen him break through two realms in one day in Yuyang County, he might not have the confidence to make such a gamble.
However, Ji You was not depressed because he had never thought about being worshipped.
He had seen with his own eyes in Yuyang County that the offerings were all stained with blood.
But how to live?
Ji You put his hands on his waist and thought to himself, if I go up the mountain to be a bandit, at least I can rob immortals to help the poor. Who can I rob now? Is there anyone who can let me rob?
Cao Jinsong suddenly stood up at this time: "Young man, don't be discouraged. You must know that when the time comes, things will work out. Let me take you to familiarize yourself with the environment of the academy first, and tell you about the inheritance of Tianshuyuan."
"Please treat me to dinner and lend me two taels of silver to buy school supplies."
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Ji You looked at him and said, "You know I come from a poor family. If I starve to death, it will be embarrassing for you to teach me."
Cao Jinsong's eyelids twitched, and he thought to himself that although this boy was extraordinary, it seemed like I had invited in a fake father.
Ji You didn't give him a chance to refuse and pushed him out the door. The two of them followed the route and walked through the Enlightenment Field, White Jade Platform, Clear Water Lake and Sword Testing Forest.
He had been to Baiyu Terrace today. It was the place for gathering disciples and holding ceremonies.
The Enlightenment Field is the largest building in the outer courtyard. It is paved with spiritual stones and is circular in shape. It is located in the most open place in the world and is used to comprehend the Way of Heaven.
The Bishui Lake is a scenic lake, but it is said that there is a magical power left by the head master in the lake, which can gather spiritual energy from all directions for the disciples in the enlightenment field to use.
As for the Sword Testing Forest, it is a bamboo forest, deep and quiet, with many broken stone tablets in it, simple and desolate, it is a place for practicing martial arts.
However, the Sword Testing Forest has been abandoned for a long time and is usually deserted. There is only one instructor, and he is idle all day long.
Ji You followed Cao Jinsong to the entrance of the Sword Testing Forest and looked at the crooked plaque on the gate, wondering: "Why is martial arts not taken seriously?"
"Because the martial arts are not helpful in improving one's realm, they are considered a minor path that wastes time."
Cao Jinsong stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the plaque on the door: "You will know once you enter the upper fifth realm. A cultivator who is one level higher than you can make you fall with just a wave of his hand. How can martial arts compare to that?"
After hearing this, Ji You understood a little.
In the same realm, those who have mastered martial arts may have extraordinary combat power, but no matter how skilled they are, they cannot reach the level of crossing the border and defeating the enemy.
The worst thing is that it takes a lot of time to hone your martial arts skills.
Therefore, most immortal cultivators do not practice martial arts, but only practice Taoism, using the laws of nature, competing with each other in terms of vast spiritual energy, and suppressing others with their realm.
For example, even if your martial arts skills have reached the highest level, if your opponent is at a higher level than you, he can make you somersault with just a wave of his hand.
Ji You thought for a long time before speaking: "Is there no exception?"
"There are exceptions...
Cao Jinsong stroked his long beard and said, "Some soldiers in the army have been through the battlefield for a long time. They have been cleansed by the spirit of killing and can enter the Tao through martial arts. Ye Sheng, the Great Xia general, has achieved perfection in the upper five realms in this way."
"Use martial arts to enter the Tao..."
Ji You muttered these four words and turned to look at the deep sword testing forest.
Maybe, he should give it a try.
There is something wrong with his spiritual spring now, and he doesn't know if he can break into the upper five realms in the conventional way. It is risky to practice Taoism purely.
Secondly, he learned Taoism very quickly and had enough time to practice martial arts.
On the way here, Pei Ruyi used her own experience to inspire them, saying that the basic training time for disciples of Tianshu Academy was six hours, and she practiced for nine hours every day, so she became the chief of the outer courtyard.
She also told Fang Ruoyao that talent is not that important, and sometimes human power can overcome nature, which made Fang Ruoyao very excited.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
At that time, Ji You was silent for a long time and did not dare to say that he had already completed the lower three realms by practicing for only two hours a day.
As for the third, and most important point.
If they really cannot break through after the explosion of the spiritual spring and are kicked out of Tianshuyuan, Qiu Ru and the other children will be in danger.
Fengxian Villa has been arresting people to make elixirs for a long time. Without the identity of a disciple of Tianshuyuan, there will be no protection at all.
By then he would become a bandit and enter the Taoist path through banditry. He would need martial arts skills to rely on himself. After all, the stronger he could be, the better.
While Ji You was thinking about this, he took Instructor Cao to Xianshanfang for dinner. After the meal, he extorted two taels of silver from him, took a walk around Shengjing City, and bought some things he needed.
Shengjing is extremely prosperous. It is not like Yuyang County where you can walk through a few streets. Every alley is more populated than Ji's Archway Street.
Passing by Chunhua Tower, you can even see some women who are unwilling to dress properly, waving their embroidered handkerchiefs towards the people below.
Any men passing by, those who were dressed luxuriously, were allowed in to play with him.
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"People are really yellow-hearted."
Ji You admired for a long time, even though one of the girls threw an embroidered handkerchief in front of her face in the wind and was unmoved by the fragrant smell of powder.
Poverty makes me noble.
He returned to Tianshuyuan with the things, and on the way he met the two highly regarded geniuses in the outer courtyard, Chu He and Lu Qingqiu.
The two of them were going to a banquet at Prince Chong's Mansion. When they saw Ji You, who had reached the perfection of the lower three realms before he was twenty like them, walking towards them, they simply ignored him.
Everyone in the academy said that this year's inner-court dispute involved three people, but to them there were actually only two.
This rural private cultivator who can't afford medicinal pills or spiritual stones is just an interlude to add interest.
Afterwards, the two arrived at Prince Chong's Mansion and saw that the main hall was already filled with delicious food.
In order to entertain them, King Chong even invited two inner court disciples.
According to him, these two inner court disciples were both supported by him, and he could give them guidance in cultivation in the future, just like a scholarly tycoon.
"Next year's inner courtyard quota should be decided between Mr. Chu and Miss Lu, right?"
Chu He bowed and said at the table: "Your Majesty, the one who can enter the inner court next year must be me."
Hearing this, Lu Qingqiu sneered, "Brother Chu, the wind is too strong, don't let your tongue get caught."
"Since I dare to say this, it is because I am confident. If Miss Lu has any objections, why not try the Enlightenment Field?"
Listening to the two people's sharp confrontation, the inner court student Ban Yangshu couldn't help but be stunned: "Your Highness, Prince Chong, I heard that the outer court also accepted a person who has reached the perfection of the lower three realms before the age of twenty this year? Is it just a rumor?"
King Chong raised his wine glass and said, "He is a rural private cultivator with no family background and has never met any immortal cultivators. He probably doesn't know that spiritual medicine is needed to reach the fifth level."
"No wonder King Chong didn't choose him..."
"Come, come, come, the king has an order that everyone present tonight must not leave until they are drunk!"
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