Chapter 204 Sword Pressure
"It's noon now, why don't we go to the city and have a quick meal before returning?"
"No, brother Ji. I haven't been home for a long time. I still have some things to deal with. Let's make an appointment next time."
After the busy farming season in Fengzhou ended, Ji You and Kuang Cheng returned to Shengjing before Qingming Festival.
The spring sun is bright here, and the sunshine is everywhere. The bright spring light makes the glazed roofs in Shengjing City sparkle, prosperous and brilliant, full of vitality. At the same time, a breeze blows through the streets and alleys in this spring day, blowing on your face softly and lingeringly, carrying a faint fragrance of new grass and trees.
As soon as he landed on Yong'an Street, Ji You felt a sense of emptiness in his stomach.
But Scholar Kuang declined Ji You's invitation to dinner and insisted on going back first.
Brother Ji's fairies are not in Shengjing, but my Rui'er is very close to her...
Although Ji You couldn't hear Kuang Cheng's inner voice, he could see the yearning in his eyes: "You are a man who forgets his loyalty for the sake of beauty."
"When Brother Ji went shopping with Fairy Yan when she first came to Shengjing, it seemed like he almost didn't recognize me."
Ji You spat at him and jumped off the carriage, thinking to himself, how can you compare with me? You are a gentleman, and I am just a bandit.
"Next time you go back to Fengzhou, you can bring Miss Wei with you. When you pass by Guiyun County, go to Xiangshui Lake for a walk. Do you know the legend of Xiangshui Lake? It is said that if two people walk around the lake and happen to meet under the thousand-year-old locust tree by the lake, the two people will be inseparable for the rest of their lives."
"Of course I know."
"You little scholar, you know a lot."
Kuang Cheng looked aside unnaturally, thinking that I was not the only one who knew this legend, and now even the demon princess was about to know it...
The two then separated, but Ji You did not go back to Tian Academy directly, but walked towards Changsheng Street.
The peddlers in the city had all changed into short shirts by now, and were pulling their shoulder poles as they walked on the busy streets, brushing shoulders with the waiters from restaurants and teahouses who were soliciting customers on the streets.
Ji You walked to the middle of the long street and then entered the Shengjing Post Station.
I didn’t bring any gifts when I came back from the Snowland last time, but I didn’t forget to bring them this time when I came from Fengzhou.
He prepared some soil from Fengzhou, seeds left over from this spring plowing, and small flower pots fired in local earthen kilns, and divided them into three parts, to be sent to Yan Shuyi and the Yuan siblings respectively.
As long as the seeds are carefully cared for after planting, they should be able to grow wheat ears unique to Fengzhou, which is also a very interesting small bonsai.
Yan Shuyi was quite interested in Fengzhou. When he was hibernating in Tianshuyuan, besides talking to himself, his favorite topic was Fengzhou.
I asked him about the local climate, temperature and seasons, how much snow there is in Fengzhou in winter, and where the Yinma Bridge and Xiangzi Lake are.
Although he repeatedly emphasized that he was just "asking casually," it was obvious that he was seriously considering living in Toyosu.
Yuan Caiwei was the same. Even though she didn't ask, she listened very carefully every time.
So this kind of little thought will be very heartwarming to them.
Awesome, I’m such a warm-hearted guy.
Ji You filled in the mailing address with a slight smile on his face, paid the silver and left.
He had worked in the fields too many times recently, so not only was he covered in dust, but even his boots and clothes were covered in mud.
The disciples of Tianshuyuan along the way looked at him walking on the sacred road, and they looked at each other with strange expressions.
"The rural private cultivator is back."
"He's covered in mud and sand, and looks like a private cultivator in the countryside..."
The three heads of the Administration Office watched him walk up Mount Ni and around the Green Lake with his sleeves fluttering in the wind. The topic of their casual conversation naturally turned to Ji You.
Whether it's farming or the people of Fengzhou, in the eyes of the Immortal Sect, they are the things that are least worth caring about.
Some cultivators cannot even tell the difference between wheat seedlings and leeks, or even which crops grow on trees and which grow in the ground.
However, the Office of Administration has to deal with taxes every year, so naturally they need to be more clear about them.
During this period, Qin Rong also heard a lot of information from the disciples walking outside the courtyard, and roughly estimated the current situation in Fengzhou.
Since Daxia changed the transportation route of the monster caravans, Fengzhou is now the monster's largest material exchange site. The crops in Fengzhou happen to be unavailable in the Snow Region, so the purchase price offered by the monster is also extremely high.
Therefore, Fengzhou's tax revenue this year must be extremely substantial, but other people probably haven't noticed it yet.
Thinking of this, Qin Rong once again remembered his identity as a private cultivator in the countryside.
If he had not achieved perfection in the lower three realms and was allowed to enter the Tianshu Academy as an exception, he might really be farming in the fields with his face to the earth and his back to the sky.
Because of that accident, many things changed.
Chu He, who should have entered the inner courtyard that year, was not able to do so, and Fengzhou now had the only immortal cultivation family.
"Is the matter of Fengzhou over?"
"It's over. Except for farmers who choose to grow special crops, the whole state has entered the slack season." Ji You walked around the Bishui Lake and came to Cao Jinsong's yard to sit down. "The cultivators are really useful. They plow the land quickly, well and straight. The cows and horses all say they are professional."
Cao Jinsong couldn't help but smack his lips: "You are the only one who dares to treat immortal cultivators like cattle and horses."
"We can't treat them as servants, but we should tell them that people should live with some meaning. Even if they ascend to heaven, they will be useless in this world if they just sit and practice Taoism for decades."
Xiang Fu, the daughter of the prefect of Danshui County, and Cong Yi, the daughter of the prefect of Guiyun County, were both in Cao Jinsong's yard. Since Ji You entered the yard, they had been listening quietly beside him, their eyes always fixed on him.
As cultivators from Fengzhou, they knew everything about Fengzhou.
After Ji You arrived in Fengzhou, he checked the stones and imprisoned many people in Danshui County, where Xiang Fu's father was located. It seemed that there were children of noble families among them, and they have not come out yet.
They didn’t like attending banquets hosted by the immortal sect before, as they always felt like marginal figures and couldn’t fit in.
But in recent days, because of Ji You's matter, those disciples from the immortal sects had to listen to them talking at the table.
The one who felt the most deeply was Xiang Fu.
She had been fostered in Luoyue Villa since she was young, and it was normal for her to have developed a closeness to the foreign fairy villa in Fengzhou since childhood.
When Cao Jinsong went to Fengzhou to recruit her into the hospital, she was dissatisfied because Ji You wanted to take away the house of Luoyue Villa, saying that he was shamelessly occupying it, but he still had to make his words sound righteous.
But it was not until she entered Tianshu Academy and truly understood the relationship between the aristocratic families, the immortal manors and the tax collection, and heard many things, and her horizons were no longer limited to a small corner, that she understood what Ji You was doing.
Cao Jinsong had more questions to ask, but he paused and looked at Fu and Cong Yi. The two looked at each other and immediately said goodbye.
He waved his sleeves to close the door, then looked at Ji You: "I thought you would be attacked by the aristocratic family after leaving Tianshuyuan."
Ji You raised his eyes and said, "There were some private cultivators who came here and followed the people who migrated from the border. But in the end, I took them in."
"You are really brave."
"As for Fengzhou's affairs, what use can a broken Tongxuan like me be? If it weren't for Qingyun Xiangui, there would be nothing left of me now."
Cao Jinsong looked at him and said, "There's no need to think so far ahead."
Ji You drank tea and pinched a piece of dessert into his mouth. "It's better to do more than less. Something is better than nothing. Besides, those private cultivators are basically from poor families. They are more reliable than the disciples of Xianzhuang."
Cao Jinsong nodded silently after hearing this, and then he remembered something: "Before the new year, you were afraid that Xianzhuang would cause trouble and that the joint reclamation would not be able to proceed. Now that the issue of spirit stones and elixirs has been resolved, there is no need to rush the matter of Rongdao, and Tiandaohui will be more stable."
When he came back from the Snow Region, Ji You had been thinking about reclamation, and he expected that those immortal villages would not be so cooperative.
How could the outsiders, who had been eating taxes from Fengzhou for so many years and now had the initiative after suffering from poverty last year, be content?
At that time, Ji You held on to the idea of becoming stronger as possible and continued to break through the realms, not even caring much about the rules of the Tiandao Society.
Now that this hurdle has been passed, Cao Jinsong feels that as long as Ji You doesn't run around, he can at least have a moment of peace before the taxes are collected.
He is now an inner court disciple, so even if the Office of Management wants to send him, he needs his consent.
The last time he was asked to go to the Snow Region was for Fengzhou, and this kind of thing shouldn’t happen again.
However, in the opinion of Ji You, a rural private cultivator, if you can become stronger, you should continue to become stronger, but you just need to not be too hard on yourself.
What Lao Cao said is right. At least we can have a moment of peace before the taxes are collected.
It would be enough as long as the people from Lingjian Mountain don't come and stab me to death just because I bit their leader's mouth.
Cao Jinsong glanced at him at this time and asked: "Do you have any idea about the opportunity to establish the path?"
Ji You shook his head: "I haven't tried it seriously yet. There were guests in the yard those days, so I was delayed."
"Women should talk about women, and guests should talk about it in a nice way."
“It’s really a guest.”
Cao Jinsong chuckled: "You always entertain your guests with your mouth? They bite like nails, why haven't I entertained such guests before?"
Ji You's mouth was healed before he left Tianshuyuan, but he had met quite a few people before leaving.
He had also heard people from Tian Academy discussing this matter, saying that it was really exciting for him to have fun.
Cao Jinsong retracted his eye roll at this time: "It is still possible to find an opportunity to settle the Dao. This kind of thing can be done quickly or slowly. It is safer to prepare early. Besides, the process of settling the Dao is the process of eliminating distracting thoughts, which is also good for your clear Dao mind."
"I plan to practice my body first."
"Still practicing the body?"
"If you are a man, you should practice physical training."
After leaving Cao Jinsong's courtyard, Ji You returned to the inner courtyard.
There were a few light rains after the spring, so the room felt extremely humid. He opened the windows for ventilation and then took the quilt out to dry.
Then he cleaned the room, lay down on the bed and had a sound sleep.
Although he looked calm and composed during his time in Fengzhou, his nerves were actually tense.
Especially when taking in so many private practitioners, it would be unacceptable if you don't have some vigilance.
Therefore, every time there was news of private cultivators entering the border, he and Pei Ruyi would take turns to keep watch. Only then could they get a good sleep, and they would sleep until the next day, then get up and start to train their bodies.
As the spiritual fire in his body was ignited, his burning aura gradually filled his chambers.
In fact, this seventeenth time of spiritual light shining had started in Fengzhou, and now it was almost at the point where the spiritual fire was about to break through the surface of his body.
The increase in physical strength will not affect the realm, which is a good thing for the Tiandao Association that competes at the same realm.
To be honest, Ji You still doesn't know the specific rules of the Tiandao Association. He only knows that it is a competition between people of the same realm...
Meanwhile, it rained heavily in Shengjing City for several days.
When the rain subsided a little, Lu Qingqiu's message was sent to the inner courtyard by the Office of Chief Affairs, inviting him to attend a banquet at Hongding Tower.
After obtaining the Juxuan Pill, Lu Hanyan's path of cultivation instantly became much smoother. She had already gathered five rays of spiritual light, and the sixth was about to appear. She far surpassed Puyang Xing, who only had three rays of spiritual light, and was approaching Fang Jincheng, who had only six rays of spiritual light.
Following this trend, Lu Hanyan has a great chance of entering the inner courtyard.
The Lu family of Yunzhou built their family with spiritual stones. They do not have a deep foundation in the Immortal Sect, and actually hope that their children can enter the inner courtyard.
Lu Qingqiu came here for this purpose last year, but when he saw Chu He, he realized that he came at an inopportune time.
But she didn't realize until the end that Chu He's arrival was not a good opportunity, because they both encountered Ji You, who was admitted to the hospital for private practice, and was riding away.
And there is a great possibility that Lu Hanyan will enter the inner courtyard this time, and ultimately she should thank Ji You.
"That person is Ji You."
"Ji You? Who?"
"Cousin, don't you know?"
"I have been in seclusion for a long time. I just came out early recently because of the Tiandao Society. I have never heard of the name Ji You. Besides, has there ever been a family with the surname Ji in the Qingyun world?"
On the second floor of Hongding Building, Fang Jincheng was drinking with his cousin Fang Zhiheng.
His cousin was also a swordsman. He had visited Lingjian Mountain many times to learn swordsmanship. He was very good at swordsmanship. It was said that even Yan Ye, the elder of Tianjian Peak, praised him highly.
However, my cousin is undisciplined and has a dissolute personality, so he has not joined any immortal sect. He once vowed to forge his own sword path.
He came to Shengjing this time because his family asked him to teach Fang Jincheng something.
Lu Qingqiu's refining of the Juxuan Pill really put him under great pressure.
There is no need to rush the matter of realm for the time being, but Fang Jincheng's combat power still has room for improvement. After all, Tongxuan is just the threshold to the inner courtyard, and what Qiu Dou ultimately looks at is combat power.
So Fang Jincheng wanted to learn the swordsmanship from his cousin, which was just like Chu He was forced by Ji You to go home to preach. In addition, a considerable part of the reason for this move was that Ji You also successfully entered the inner courtyard with the swordsmanship.
At this time, Fang Jincheng looked across and told his cousin about how Ji You sold the elixir to Lu Hanyan and why he did not teach him how to sense the heavenly book.
After hearing this, Fang Zhiheng turned around and looked across the hollow screen with coldness and arrogance.
Lu Qingqiu was always generous and always hosted grand banquets, which was why Ji You liked to attend her banquets. However, this time, he often heard Lu Hanyan find reasons to call him Senior Brother Ji.
"Hanyan meets Senior Brother Ji."
"Brother Ji, have a drink. Hanyan will pour you some wine."
"Thank you for the elixir, Brother Ji. Hanyan will definitely not let Brother Ji down."
Lu Hanyan's movements were gentle, her eyes were bright, and she called out the words "Senior Brother Ji" in a very affectionate manner.
It sounded just like the voice of a kitten, and it made Ji You feel a little restless.
In fact, the identity of a senior brother already carries some glory, especially when Lu Hanyan was admitted to the hospital, Ji You was at the peak of his popularity because of defeating Chu He and killing Rong Dao at night, which was enough to make her admire him.
And that Juxuan Pill was clearly bought for her by her elder sister, but in the end she attributed it to Ji You's expectations.
The Lu family has a good bloodline. Lu Hanyan has long legs and a thin waist like Lu Qingqiu, and her facial features are charming. She usually behaves coldly to other people, but when she is close, she is really very attractive.
There were also many male disciples from Tianshu Academy sitting at the table, some of whom also had feelings for the Second Miss Lu.
After all, the second Miss Lu was also one of the most beautiful ladies in the courtyard, noble and aloof, with the temperament of a rich girl.
But they had never heard Miss Lu use such a voice before.
Ji You raised his head and looked at Lu Qingqiu, wondering what's wrong with your sister, while Lu Qingqiu looked at him and thought that sister and sister sometimes really have the same vision.
At this moment, Ji You suddenly felt a gust of wind.
A sharp sword suddenly attacked, instantly blowing over several empty bowls and plates, and making the screen on the left rustle, and then the coldness of the sword hung in front of him.
On the left side and behind, Fang Zhiheng stood proudly, with sword intent surging.
"Inner Court Ji You, I heard that you are also a master of swordsmanship?"
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“…”
In the afternoon at the Wudao Field, the breeze was a little chilly and the sun was gradually setting.
The Lu sisters and their group were the first to return to Tianshuyuan and came to the enlightenment field, while the Fang brothers followed closely.
There are only half a year left until Autumn Fight, but both Lu Hanyan and Fang Jincheng still have a long way to go before they can reach the pinnacle of enlightenment, so they seem to cherish time even more and are sitting cross-legged on the ground.
"A battle of swordsmanship is actually a battle of sword intent. My sword intent is extremely powerful. Many opponents are suppressed to the point where they can't even unsheathe their swords. This is not uncommon."
"Just now he said he didn't bring a sword or something. He must have noticed the difference in sword intentions between him and me. His sword intentions are quite sharp."
Fang Zhiheng looked at Lu Qingqiu at this time and felt happy.
Lu Qingqiu glanced at him and nodded slightly, giving him a polite smile.
Just now at Hongding Tower, this man walked away from the other table and suddenly drew his sword without waiting for them to speak. He had no sense of etiquette at all and really scared them.
However, it must be said that although this person kept muttering, the sword intent that soared into the sky was indeed very strong, and this could not be denied.
The last time Lu Qingqiu saw Ji You's sword, it was only as strong as Fang Zhiheng's today...
"Aren't you coming here at noon? Why are you here now?"
"Someone invited me to dinner, and halfway through the meal I ran into a psychopath."
"Have you been training these days?"
“I’ve been practicing since I was in Fengzhou, and I just finished it last night.
Cao Jinsong had never heard of such a method of training for half a month. He was scared just by hearing it. He thought, are you risking your life by training like this? Last time, he almost failed to achieve Tongxuan.
But Ji You always felt that his body had made a qualitative leap, not only in strength, but also in overall strength.
"Your training method can actually increase your strength?"
"Well, after practicing these few times, the feeling is quite obvious. It should not be an illusion."
Cao Jinsong frowned slightly, revealing an expression of disbelief.
Seeing this, Ji You, who was sitting on the stone bench, put down the teacup, then straightened his back slightly and slowly raised his arms.
The surging spiritual energy began to surge between his hands, causing the corners of his clothes to flutter and make a rustling sound.
Just as Cao Jinsong was watching carefully, a heavy sword energy like a mountain was suddenly released and rushed up into the sky in the teaching courtyard, causing the rain in the courtyard to stop abruptly, the wind stopped suddenly, and visible ripples appeared in the air, with waves making muffled sounds as if unable to bear the weight.
【Dao Sword·Xiao Chongshan】
At this time, Ji You was holding up the sword. His energy suddenly became strong and seemed to be boiling. The huge sword light gradually rose into the sky.
At this time, Lu Qingqiu was staring at his sister's enlightenment. A long sword was unsheathed and swaying in his sight. In his ears, Fang Zhiheng's voice was explaining the inscriptions on the sword, incessantly.
It can be seen that he is indeed proud of his swordsmanship.
Lu Qingqiu was born into a Lingshi family and had excellent communication skills. Even if he felt someone was noisy, he would not show it on his face and would respond politely instead.
At this moment, Fang Zhiheng was explaining how to practice the way of the sword, which made Fang Jincheng, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground, frown slightly.
Lu Hanyan and Puyang Xing were both his rivals. He was afraid that his cousin would talk too much and allow the other party to learn from him.
At this moment, Lu Qingqiu was about to respond to show his admiration, but just as the words came to his lips, his scalp suddenly felt numb, and then, a powerful sword force came roaring in, surging like a tide, and everyone in the enlightenment field suddenly looked up in horror.
Before my eyes, a gigantic Taoist sword roared in the sky, causing the willow leaves by the lake to tremble. The air was squeezed to the sides, shaking like water, and a heavy pressure instantly fell on my shoulders.
"What a strong sword."
"It's Daojian Xiao Chongshan."
"Oh, it's Ji You's sword..."
Hearing the discussions of the disciples around them, there was a sudden ear-piercing sound of trembling swords in the enlightenment field. The Lu sisters, Fang Jincheng and others turned their heads and saw that the sword in Fang Zhiheng's hand was constantly shaking, as if it was completely out of control, and it fell out of his hand with a clang.
[The sword is so powerful that it can suppress the Dao sword and cannot be unsheathed]
Here, countless eyes were looking at the outer courtyard corridor, the administrant's courtyard, and the Purple Bamboo Zen Temple from all directions.
Ji You had entered the Tongxuan upper realm before the new Yuan Dynasty. The aura he exuded at that time was so hot that even the snow around him melted. Some people thought he was strong, but they didn't know how strong he was.
Now seeing this sword flying in the air, one can’t help but be stunned.
(End of this chapter)
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