Chapter 165: The Lone Brave Man

With the falling rain, the night became even colder.

Most of the restaurants in Shengjing City have closed, and countless students are walking into the rain, either holding umbrellas or wearing spiritual energy.

Then the rain gradually became heavier, knocking down the dead leaves all over the mountain, making a rustling sound all night long, and only stopped slightly at dawn.

So at dawn, all you see is a desolate scene of empty mountains after the rain.

Ji You did not fall asleep after returning to the inner courtyard from Hongding Tower, because sleep is not necessary for cultivators.

At this moment, he was sitting cross-legged in the inner courtyard's monastery, trying the micro-illumination for the fifteenth time, so that the spiritual energy was roaring in the night.

This is his daily compulsory course, but he does not always achieve success.

For example, his fourteenth micro-reflection started before the Autumn Fight and ended on the eve of the Battle of Yecheng Mountain. It took him more than half a month to complete it intermittently.

And this fifteenth time had just begun, and he could already feel that it would take longer...

At three quarters past three in the morning, Ji You opened his eyes. The spiritual energy here was still flowing in his meridians, and his whole body was extremely hot.

"Even if someone in the Rong Dao realm wants to break my defense now, it will probably be difficult."

"This can scare the young master of Lingjian Mountain..."

Ji You clenched his fist with his backhand, feeling that relying solely on his physical strength without relying on the application of Taoism, he felt that he could even develop some of his fellow brothers in the inner courtyard into his clients.

However, there are also disadvantages.

According to the general consensus in the world of immortal cultivation, the purpose of ascension is to get rid of the decaying physical body, forge an immortal body, and achieve eternal life.

In other words, the stronger the body, the harder it will be to get rid of it in the end.

Ji You had no motivation to ascend to the sky, and thought it would be fine, but the recent micro-photography made him feel a kind of limitation.

That's because the flesh is too strong and it limits the divine mind...

He was still trying to break through his spiritual consciousness by "looking higher", but every time he succeeded in achieving micro-illumination, the process of flying would be very heavy.

This shows that his body is too strong, so his spirit cannot leave the body smoothly.

"It seems that the body is indeed a prison for the mind..."

"In the next few days, I will focus on training my spiritual thoughts..."

Ji You murmured to himself, thinking that his cultivation was just like making bread dumplings, if there was too much flour, add water, if there was too much water, add more flour.

As for what it would look like in the end, he wasn't quite sure, but the improvement in combat power would be significant.

He had said this before when he was discussing Taoism with Kuang Cheng that the reason why the world's top immortal cultivators did not respect this world was because they felt they could ascend to heaven and longed for the immortal world, so they had no sense of belonging to Qingyun Tianxia.

As a result, the moral standards of the people below also became distorted, forming a trend that has remained unchanged for thousands of years.

Therefore, many cultivators, even those in the lower three realms, dare not take the initiative to cleanse their bodies, for fear that they will not be able to get rid of their mortal bodies when they ascend to immortality.

But Ji You was not panicked at all and focused on living in the present.

At this time, the morning light was gradually approaching and the sunlight was shining all over the world, but the temperature did not rise much.

The red sun at dusk is as red as a salted egg yolk, hanging in the sky.

Ji You got up from his room, washed up and went out, heading towards a pavilion with gray tiles and red walls halfway up the mountain in the inner courtyard, and walked along a path covered with slightly frosted grass and trees.

This is the Qingfeng Lecture Hall of the Tianshu Academy, where teachers from the inner courtyard will come to give lectures and impart the laws of heaven that they have realized.

Most of these instructors are elders from various major halls.

The instructor who came today came from Buchen Palace. His surname was Ning, and he taught the law of celestial phenomena, which is the so-called wind, rain, thunder and lightning.

This is the main training direction of Buchen Palace, which is to comprehend the laws of celestial phenomena and continuously apply various laws to the body to achieve the mysterious protection of the body.

However, all the disciples in the inner courtyard knew that although some celestial magic techniques could be used to improve one’s realm, they did not improve one’s own combat power.

These rules are called unpopular techniques, and many people are unwilling to delve into them.

Just like among the four symbols of wind, rain, thunder and lightning, thunder and lightning is a common magic practiced by many people.

Because thunder power has a very strong attack power, the [Hun Tian Technique] used by Chu He that day actually mixed in the laws of thunder.

The incorporation of this law made Chu He's strength so strong that it was comparable to half a small mountain...

The reason for this phenomenon is that there is constant secret fighting between aristocratic families and immortal sects. In this kind of fight, combat power is always the key to winning or losing.

Last year on the streets of Shengjing, Ji You, Ban Yangshu, Lu Qingqiu and their group met an old man in black.

What he used was thunder magic, and the reason for this was that thunder magic was too common and his identity could not be detected.

Thinking of this, Ji You couldn't help but frown slightly.

After the incident at Qiling, all disasters were attributed to the Zheng family, but the inexplicable evil species that appeared in Shengjing, as well as the Rong Dao realm, are still unidentified.

"Thunder is the hidden power between the spiritual energy of heaven and earth."

"Mobilized by the power of the law, the collision forms momentum, first accumulating and then releasing, until the thunder force takes shape."

"When Yang Qi gathers in Yin, it must be forced to move forward."

"The soft will penetrate, the hard will break."

The third elder of Buchen Palace was muttering to himself, his hair and beard fluttering. Then he raised one palm forward and muttered something. His thunder magic gathered and purple electric light flashed.

Ji You found a place to sit down, leaned back against the wooden chair, and listened for a long time.

The principles taught in Qingfeng Lecture Hall are based on humanity’s understanding of the Way of Heaven. The significance of teaching is to provide guidance, but how to evolve and apply them specifically still requires enlightenment on the part of the disciples.

It means to know the laws and understand the mysteries, and to evolve them into techniques to integrate the Tao.

The five major halls of Tianshu Academy each have different techniques and exquisite ways of practice. There are also some that can only be accessed by those who have been directly taught.

An hour later, the lecture in the classroom ended and Ji You got up and left.

It's a bit boring...

But this is how cultivation works. According to Wen Zhengxin, all the disciples in the inner courtyard would say when they were sitting in the mountains that only by being patient can one achieve something.

It was too comfortable. Ji You scratched his palm, feeling like his occupational disease was coming back.

I robbed the Rulong Immortal Emperor yesterday, and today I want to find another client.

When he walked to the vicinity of Zizhu Zen Temple, he saw He Lingxiu leading a group of people walking towards the temple. When he saw him, he paused slightly.

Among these people, Ji You actually knew a few of them.

Shi Junhao, Fang Licheng, Leng Yingying, Chai Ze, and Xiao Hanyan are all candidates for direct descendants in the three palaces of Changsheng, Buchen, and Wuyu.

At this time, He Lingxiu also saw him and walked towards here slowly.

Ji You would always stop to admire this senior sister every time he saw her. At this moment, he felt that she seemed to have had some enlightenment in recent days, and her aura was much stronger.

"Junior brother, I heard that you have been back from Fengzhou for many days. I didn't expect that this is the first time we meet."

"Thank you for your concern, Senior Sister. I have been practicing diligently and rarely go out."

He Lingxiu couldn't help but raise her eyebrows after hearing this: "But there was a rumor in the outer courtyard yesterday, saying that a sister with a perky butt had seen you and said that you were very enthusiastic."

Ji You's mouth twitched after hearing this: "Really? That's great..."

Damn Bai Rulong. I was forced to bribe him with money yesterday to ask him not to tell anyone. I didn’t expect that the news would reach so many people’s ears.

"I didn't expect that Junior Brother likes this type. No wonder Lu Qingqiu and Zhao Yunyue are not pleasing to my eyes."

“In fact, theirs is pretty good…”

Ji You had just eaten their meal yesterday and couldn't help but defend them, saying that their buttocks were also very good.

He Lingxiu then chuckled twice, said frankly that he wanted to go and gain enlightenment, and left.

You know, after Qiu Dou, this broad-minded senior sister had always wanted to lure him into the inner courtyard, and had even promised to give him the treatment of a personal disciple. But when they met this time, they only exchanged a few jokes, and didn't say a word about entering the palace.

It seemed as if this had never happened before, and what was even more unusual was that Ji You was not surprised.

"Then Ji You probably won't be able to enter the inner courtyard fairy palace."

"What?"

In the enlightenment field, Fang Jincheng had been in meditation for several hours. When he took a rest, he saw Ji You floating across the clear water lake. He spoke softly, and immediately countless people turned to look at him.

Lu Hanyan also turned her head and looked at him: "Can't enter the Immortal Palace?"

Fang Jincheng raised his lips and said, "Although I don't need him to teach me how to comprehend the Heavenly Book, if he had told us the method of perception honestly last night, I might have been able to let him enter the Hall of Eternal Life as a personal disciple or something. Unfortunately, he didn't know what was good for him."

It was no secret that someone from the Fang family was an elder in the Changsheng Palace, but Fang Jincheng's claim that he could make Ji You his personal disciple was pure lies.

However, when she heard him mention last night's incident about asking Ji You for advice on how to comprehend the Heavenly Book, Lu Hanyan pursed her red lips slightly, remembering the last sentence.

I don’t know and I can’t teach, because it was not him who sensed the Heavenly Book, but the Heavenly Book that sensed him.

So he raised his head and looked at his elder sister.

Lu Qingqiu accompanied his sister here to gain enlightenment today, and he recalled what happened last night.

For thousands of years, the students of Tianshu Academy have been the ones who have been able to sense the Heavenly Book, but there has never been a case of the Heavenly Book sensing the students. She had never sensed it at the beginning, and didn't know what it meant.

But what concerned her was why Fang Jincheng said that Ji You could not enter the Immortal Palace.

Another person who also cares about this matter is Cao Jinsong.

"Why haven't you entered the temple yet?"

In the outer courtyard, in the pavilion of the teaching building, Cao Jinsong looked at Ji You who was wandering over from the inner courtyard, with his brows deeply furrowed.

After returning from Fengzhou, he had been busy encouraging Xiang Fu's disciples and had not met Ji You many times.

Now that they finally met, he couldn't help but express his doubts.

"I'm afraid that this matter of entering the palace will not be accomplished."

"?"

Ji You picked up the teacup and looked at the mountain calmly: "The incident at Yecheng Mountain has caused all the factions in the inner courtyard to be extremely hostile to me. Although they don't say it, I actually know it."

Cao Jinsong frowned deeply: "Just because of this?"

"That's about right. Anyway, in the past few days since I came back, no temple seems to welcome me. I wandered into the Buchen Temple before, but was chased away by the disciples there."

"These noble families are really petty. Those who were sent to Fengzhou were disciples that the noble families did not value, but now they care about them."

"The person is not important. What is important is that the act of hanging my head in public has brought shame upon them. It is said that even several hall masters think that I am a bit too much of a troublemaker."

When Ji You was in the Outer Court, he was targeted by the Office of Management because he blocked Chu He's way. In addition, as a private cultivator in the countryside, he did not fit in with the people around him and was indeed ostracized.

But in fact, some people in the inner courtyard have a good impression of him.

After all, Qingyun has been around for so many years, and there are not many people who can truly be called extremely talented, so it is extremely honorable to have someone as your follower.

Especially when Ji You cut through the sword forest while asking for the way in Lingjian Mountain, even the elders in the inner courtyard envied Cao Jinsong's huge breasts.

But after the incident at Yecheng Mountain, Ji You made countless enemies in the inner courtyard.

Behind the Xianzhuang is the aristocratic family, and behind the aristocratic family is the Xianzong. They are either related by blood or have paid tribute to each other every year. There is an inseparable and complicated relationship between them.

Just like Luo Pingshan of Po Yue Villa, and Elder Luo who is quite prestigious in Zizai Palace.

According to them, killing a few would be fine, but there was no need to kill them all. What they could not accept was chopping off their heads and displaying them in public.

In their eyes, this behavior breaks the rules.

What are the rules?

The rule is that no matter how many undercurrents there are behind the scenes, we must at least be friendly to each other on the surface.

Just like the Chen family and the Shanhai Pavilion did not fight in the end, the Tianshu Academy only went to Lingjian Mountain to ask.

Everyone is trying to save each other's face. After all, you never know who is closest to whom.

Only Ji You, a rural private cultivator who had no connection with any of the major families or immortal villages, dared to kill people and hang their heads, thus breaking the rules.

But for Ji You, beheading was something he had to do.

Fengzhou needs the people to rest and need time to recover, so he can only do his best to prevent those immortal villages from causing trouble in a short period of time.

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Those who practice Taoism are high and mighty, calling themselves immortals, and are clearly distinguished from ordinary people.

But after all, they are just like ordinary people and are afraid of death.

The chain reaction was that after this incident, some people were extremely disgusted with Ji You's reckless style.

Some people who had nothing to do with Fengzhou Xianzhuang also suddenly became alert through the incident at Yecheng Mountain, and realized that Ji You, a rural private cultivator, had always stood differently from them.

Those who are not of my race must have different hearts. This sentence can now be applied to Ji You.

Private cultivation in the countryside is indeed not a category for the children of aristocratic families.

"I don't have any experience in this area..."

Cao Jinsong wanted to give Ji You some advice, but he was powerless.

There were originally few students in Fengzhou, sometimes one or two a year, sometimes none at all, and he had never had the experience of having a disciple enter the inner courtyard.

In fact, if you think about it, it is rare in the world for a countryman to practice privately in the inner courtyard.

“Is it going to be like this from now on?”

"I don't know. Maybe I will be the only disciple in the history of Tianshu Academy who entered the inner courtyard but was not accepted by the five major immortal palaces. It would be very impressive if I told others about it."

Cao Jinsong's mouth trembled slightly: "I should say it or not, you are really optimistic..."

Ji You put the teacup on the table and looked deeply at the sky: "I always think that everything in this world is trivial except life and death."

"And the money?"

Cao Jinsong thought to himself that if life and death were all trivial matters, then money would not be a big deal.

Ji Hanfei's eyes lit up: "How did the instructor know my purpose? It seems that he is already prepared. Then should I just go through the process?"

"Get lost, you traitor!"

"Teacher, have you ever thought that I want to find some money to make some money in the inner courtyard?"

Cao Jinsong couldn't help laughing after hearing this: "I'd rather believe that you use the silver to build a nest for yourself than believe that you would be willing to give away half a tael."

Ji You restrained his smile, said it was really boring, and turned away.

As soon as he left, someone came in from outside the door. It was Liu Jianan, the son of Governor Liu of Fengzhou. He found a jar of good wine in Shengjing City and sent it to Instructor Cao.

The sensitivity of the Heavenly Book does not depend on one's cultivation level. The reason he sent the wine at this time was actually to seek advice on how to comprehend the Heavenly Book.

Cao Jinsong stroked his long beard, closed his eyes slightly, looked at the table, and motioned him to put down the wine.

Liu Jianan immediately understood what he meant, put down the wine in his hand, and took out half a roasted pigeon from his arms.

At this time, Instructor Cao looked in the direction where Ji You left. Look, look, this is the true respect for teachers! There are countless disciples in Tianshu Academy, how can Tian Tianjie Instructor spend money! This is because Ji You left early. If he left a step later, he must show him what a role model is.

Thinking of this, Cao Jinsong was stunned.

No, forget it.

If he had left a step later, the spirit wine and roast pigeon would not have been left behind, and the wine glass and chopsticks might have been taken away...

In the following days, Ji You did not enter the temple. He did not care about it because before entering the Rong Dao realm, he was not so eager to enter the temple for intensive cultivation. However, on the contrary, the rumors from the outside world gradually increased.

The outer courtyard teachers and some outer courtyard disciples who had always paid close attention to Ji You were discussing with each other.

"It seems that Ji You really can't enter the Immortal Palace this time."

"I have never heard of such a thing before, that I can enter the inner courtyard but cannot enter the Immortal Palace..."

"In the past, those who entered the inner courtyard were all children of aristocratic families. He was an accident. In fact, before the incident at Ye Chengshan, I heard that several elders in the inner courtyard admired him."

"Does this count as a momentary act of bravery that ruined his path to immortality? I wonder if he regrets it."

Lu Qingqiu failed to enter the inner courtyard as he wished, and now he has focused his practice on making friends everywhere.

Like her, Lou Siyi, Sun Qiaozhi, and other outer courtyard disciples in the Condensation Realm began to change their mindsets. They no longer practiced hard day and night, but instead focused on the future of their family.

As a result, many inner court disciples received invitations from outer court disciples, banquets were common, and information was exchanged quickly.

The fact that the five major immortal palaces did not accept Ji You's statement was also confirmed.

Hearing this, everyone had different reactions, but they all felt that it was inevitable that he would regret it after seeing the reaction of the inner court.

The greatest immortals serve life and the people.

After the ancient war, the human race had such idealistic people.

But in the end, I was still constrained by all kinds of things in the world.

Without offerings, one cannot cultivate the Dao with peace of mind, cannot expand the tribe, and will be swallowed up and die...

It was precisely because of the turmoil caused by Ji You's delay in entering the palace that the news that Lu Hanyan and other students asked Ji You how to sense the heavenly book, but he evaded the question and lied that he didn't know, began to spread.

Many people who heard about this found it unreasonable, and some even spoke with sarcasm.

Some people say that Ji You was born in the countryside and has had a narrow vision since childhood. He only knows how to make small profits in front of him, but does not know how to plan for the future.

Therefore, in Shengjing, in teahouses and taverns, wherever there were banquets of immortal cultivators, one could hear such talk.

"If I were Ji You, I would have agreed to give up 20% of the tributes from those immortal villas that day, and then joined forces with those immortal villas to strengthen my own strength, and continue to thrive until my family becomes strong."

"Yes, if I were Ji You, I would teach the Heavenly Book Sensing Method that night and make friends with the Lu and Fang families. The Lu family has countless spiritual stones, and the Fang family is a noble family with relatives serving as elders in the inner courtyard. Wouldn't it be a natural thing for the elders to teach me personally?"

"This Ji You is still born with deficiencies, and they are fully exposed at this moment."

"Congenital deficiency? How do you say that?"

"People who come from the countryside all have narrow horizons. They only focus on the petty gains in front of them and don't know how to plan for the future. This is a habit they developed in the countryside. It's no wonder that he doesn't have this kind of ambition."

“Actually, my opinion is different.”

"What does my brother think of him?"

"I think Ji You has been so high-spirited all this time that he has become a little complacent. I'm afraid deep down he feels that he doesn't need to make friends, and that he can support a family on his own in this world of Qingyun."

"But I heard that Ji You is not unwilling to teach the method of sensing the heavenly book."

"Why is that?"

"He said he didn't know how to sense the Heavenly Book, because it was the Heavenly Book that sensed him."

"This guy...hahahaha, he really loves to brag about himself in front of his fellow junior brothers and sisters."

At this time, autumn was deepening, and Ji You was practicing in the inner courtyard's monastery.

According to the principle of adding noodles if there is too much water and adding water if there is too much noodles, he constantly challenged the limits of his mind and purified his body.

In addition to this, he also went to Qingfeng Lecture Hall every day to listen to the teachings on the laws of heaven, and then went to Zizhu Zen Temple to observe the way of heaven.

During this period, Wen Zhengxin and Ban Yangshu both came here.

Pei Ruyi now stays in Fengzhou and often communicates with Wen Zhengxin. Pei Ruyi usually writes about the situation in Jizhai and Qiu Ruqi Ling's progress in the same letter.

According to Senior Sister Pei, Qiu Ru has good talent, but she is just too greedy, which is not a big deal.

When Ban Yangshu came, he told Ji You that he now had a new title in Tianshu Academy, called the Lone Brave Man.

What this means is that, firstly, he refused to choose a Taoist partner for his eternal life, secondly, he killed people without mercy in Fengzhou, and thirdly, he refused to teach the outer courtyard disciples how to sense the heavenly book. It seemed that he wanted to support an aristocratic family by himself, and he was very brave and reckless.

After hearing this, Ji You didn't take it seriously, thinking that handsome men are easily misunderstood, and then went to Zizhu Zen Temple.

There were many disciples in the Zen temple, and when they saw him coming, they all looked at him sideways.

"Have you heard that Ji You told the new junior brothers and sisters yesterday that it was not him who sensed the Heavenly Book, but the Heavenly Book that sensed him."

"Students and the Heavenly Book are meant to be in tune with each other, and we know that, so it's not wrong to say so, but... using this to deceive fellow students who don't know the truth is really a bit too much."

"He has always been so fond of showing off. What with the seven swordsmen and the way of making the world clear and just, I am not surprised at all that he is now confusing right and wrong."

"In fact, he can sense the heavenly book, but it's just luck."

"Why?"

"I once heard from the Palace Master that the night Ji You comprehended the Heavenly Book, the headmaster happened to summon the Heavenly Book, so he found the opportunity."

"Is that so?"

At this time, Ji You had already walked into the bamboo forest, found his own cushion, and sat down cross-legged.

He has always been dismissive of other people's ridicule, and quietly tried to turn them into customers.

However, the later version of the headmaster summoning the heavenly book seemed to be something he had never heard of before.

Ji You was muttering to himself when he saw a sudden flash of light above the clouds. It changed infinitely, whistling continuously, and quickly sank into his forehead.

In an instant, his divine consciousness passed through the cave, continuously dancing in the void, and finally sank into the Mountain of Nothingness.

The mountain was empty, without a single person, only the chaotic laws of nature were constantly evolving.

Ji You sat cross-legged at the foot of the mountain and began to observe the sky with his mind. Then his eyes gradually closed and he began to enter a state of meditation, trying to gain enlightenment.

At this moment, a faint sound of wind was heard in the mist, coming from far away and getting closer. In a moment, a barefoot fairy in a red skirt floated down onto the black cliff.

The hem of her red dress was extremely short, revealing her long and slender legs, which were as smooth as jade and whiter than snow.

The fairy's facial features are extremely delicate, with long and curled eyelashes, lively and deep eyes, and red lips without any makeup.

But the fairy seemed to be very annoyed. She raised her beautiful eyebrows slightly, tapped her pink toes lightly, and floated from the cliff to Ji You's front. Then she raised her foot and measured, as if she wanted to step on him.

But the snowy feet only flashed in front of him for a moment before being gently retracted.

[Don’t disturb my cultivation. I won’t leave midway again.]

Yan Shuyi walked to the black rock next to him and sat down obediently. Then he held his chin and stared at Ji You who was in meditation, blinking his eyes slightly. Unconsciously, pink mist began to rise slowly around him.

(End of this chapter)