Chapter 257: Body Refining is Irreversible
"The holy land of the sages is full of spiritual energy and the laws of nature are clear. Even if one has poor aptitude, he will definitely break through after entering. Who would have thought that he would come out the same way he entered."
Zizhu Zen Forest Tea Pavilion in the inner courtyard.
Shi Junhao, He Lingxiu, Yu Shiliu, Gu Zetao and others gathered here.
Tianshu Academy was not empty. There were often disciples walking around in the outer courtyard, so the news of Ji You's return was quickly noticed by people. It then spread like wildfire and also spread to the outer courtyard and reached the ears of many people.
The aftermath of Ji You, a rural private cultivator, getting to the top of the Tiandao Association list is still underway, and another wave of controversy has arisen at this time.
He Lingxiu picked up the teacup and said, "Ji You's talent has always been excellent. There must be something that limits him, otherwise it wouldn't be like this."
Xiao Hanyan couldn't help but look up after hearing this: "You mean body training?"
"Yes, Qingyun Tianxia has already concluded that when an immortal leaves his soul and forms an immortal body, his body cannot be too strong, otherwise the connection between heaven and man will be restricted. He had already spent a lot of effort to go from the middle realm to the upper realm of Tongxuan. This time when he entered the holy land, I am afraid that the connection between heaven and man will be gone."
"Doesn't this mean that the path to immortality is cut off?"
The path to cultivating immortals relies on the connection between heaven and man, which enables one to gain insight into the laws of all things and condense them into one's own body.
Once the connection between heaven and man is lost, it means that the path to immortality has come to an end.
There are many disciples in Tianshu Academy. Their cultivation speed in the lower three realms is not slow, but because their talent for enlightenment is not high, they are constantly blocked from the communication between heaven and man. They encounter difficulties at every step and eventually become like everyone else.
But what made everyone silent was not the conclusion that everyone knew. In fact, Ji You obviously did not fall into this category.
His talent is extremely strong because he has locked himself up through body training.
Yu Shiliu couldn't help but turn her head and look at Gu Zetao and Wang Gaocen.
In the six months since the end of the Tiandao Society, the scenes of being defeated kept repeating in their minds, causing them to talk less.
However, they often go to the library to read some books on body training.
In fact, even if they didn't say it, they could understand each other. The fact that Ji You swept across the entire territory shocked them so much that they unconsciously had ideas about it.
However, they are still only at the level of understanding and have not really started to try.
Now, after hearing the discussion among his senior brothers and sisters, he instantly gave up that idea.
"Is there a way to eliminate the restriction that the physical body places on the divine mind?"
Several elders in the Elders' Pavilion also heard the news of Ji You's return. They were standing in the pavilion and discussing with each other.
Elder Fang smiled upon hearing this: "Body refining is an irreversible process, so it is naturally impossible to eliminate it. It is not like no one has walked this path thousands of years ago, otherwise there would not be so many body refining books left behind. The decline of this path is enough to explain the problem."
Elder Ge couldn't help but frowned slightly: "What on earth is Ji You doing?"
"It's just the limitation of my background."
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Elder Fang picked up the teacup on the table and scraped off the foam with the cup lid: "He relied on his talent to get here, but compared to the children of aristocratic families, no one taught him what to do in the future."
The elders in the Elders' Pavilion immediately understood what he meant after hearing this.
With a talent like Ji You, if he were placed in a noble family, he would definitely be cultivated as a seed.
The elders in the family would definitely use their experience to make a detailed practice plan for him, telling him what to do and what elixir to take at each level, with accuracy to the millimeter.
I will never go down the wrong path of body training.
But Ji You was born in the countryside and had no ancestors in his family. Perhaps he had acquired this bad habit of body training before he entered the hospital.
This indeed enhanced his fighting power and allowed him to win the Tiandao Association in one fell swoop, but the drawbacks were also clearly revealed.
Elder Fang couldn't help but fall into silence when he said this.
Being able to reach the upper realm of Tongxuan despite physical limitations made him realize how strong Ji You's original talent was.
If this kind of person had not practiced body cultivation, he might not have been able to get the top spot in the Tiandao Conference, but there is still a possibility for him to enter the top ten. After entering the holy land of sages and coming out, his potential may really be limitless.
At this moment, the words "trapping oneself in a cocoon" emerged in their minds.
Cao Jinsong, Ban Yangshu, Wen Zhengxin and the Lu sisters, who were sitting in the yard, also had mixed feelings.
After returning from the Tiandao Society, they enjoyed a period of glory because of Ji You.
Cao Jinsong went from being an unknown teacher to a popular figure in the Outer Court. The Director's Office even gave him Ding Ang's courtyard so that he could live in a bigger house.
In fact, he didn't really want to move to a new yard. After all, a nest of gold or silver is not as good as a doghouse.
But as the top instructor of Tiandao Society, the Directorate did not want him to live too shabby.
As for the second young lady of the Lu family, after entering the inner courtyard, she chose the Zizai Hall and was in the same hall as He Lingxiu. Although it was not as good as personal instruction, she could still learn some basic techniques in the hall.
As for Wen Zhengxin and Ban Yangshu, they also practiced Taoism in the courtyard all day long and did not have too many worries.
In other words, the sudden appearance of strange phenomena in the world and the appearance of evil species recently stirred their hearts, and during this period they went back to Fengzhou with Kuang Cheng.
But just as Mu Jing said to Ji You, Fengzhou is now the stationed place of the Zhenbei Army. Although evil species have appeared, they have not caused any trouble.
But when Ji You came back, the tranquility seemed to be suddenly broken.
The news that Ji You failed to break through began to circulate half a month ago. At that time, Cao Jinsong sneered at it, but he never thought that this was actually true.
In the huge courtyard, everyone looked at Ji You who was sitting down, and their eyes gradually froze.
It was Cao Jinsong who spoke first.
"Evil disciple, what exactly did you do in the Holy Land of the Ancients?"
"Practice."
Cao Jinsong couldn't help but twitch his lips: "After more than half a year, why are you still in the Tongxuan realm?"
Ji You rolled up his sleeves at this time: "It is true that I am practicing, but I am training my body."
"You went to the holy land of the ancient sages to practice body training?"
"A good man should have a good body."
Cao Jinsong stared at him for a long time, and his eyes suddenly became serious: "Don't make jokes, is your induction limited by your body? I told you before that physical training is not the right way."
Ji You had anticipated that he would be questioned like this, and he could not help but speak up when he heard it: "I have never thought about becoming an immortal, so combat power is the most important thing to me. The path of body refining is the easiest for me, and it is also the fastest way to improve combat power."
Cao Jinsong frowned: "Where does this theory come from? Have you been deceived by someone?"
"This is my own conclusion. Instructor, do you know that there are different levels of physical training?"
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"When I started to cultivate my body, it was indeed largely out of helplessness, but later I realized that this path might not be impossible to take."
As Ji You spoke, he clenched his fists slightly, and then a spirit began to emanate from his body.
Facing the burning sensation, everyone held their breath and found that their hair stood up instantly, as if they were facing a huge beast.
Bang! With a muffled sound, all five people in the field reached out to hold onto the stone table, feeling the surging pressure in front of them, with a hint of disbelief in their eyes.
Ji You had already released his spirit to Cao Jinsong once when he was in the stage of integration. Although Instructor Cao was under a lot of pressure at that time, he still managed to remain calm.
But this time, that spirit made him feel difficult to resist.
After a long time, the burning aura in the field was gradually withdrawn, and the five people on the opposite side instantly felt a lot more relaxed.
Cao Jinsong's eyes were full of disbelief.
Because compared to the last time, he could feel that the evil disciple's current momentum had truly far surpassed all current realms.
When he first returned to Tianshu Academy, he was arrogant and dared to point fingers at the elders in the Elders' Pavilion. During that time, some elders were secretly angry, but the pressure they released was not as suffocating as this one.
Cao Jinsong calmed down and took back the spiritual energy he had used to resist: "Is there really a realm for physical training, and can there be continuous breakthroughs?"
"For now, that's it."
"What realm are you in now?"
Ji You clenched his fist and said, "I'll find an elder to beat him up in a few days and we'll know everything."
Ban Yangshu glanced at Ji You at this time and said, "Junior brother, are you going to give up practicing Taoism? Are you only going to take this path?"
"I never gave up, I just had to make some sacrifices."
"But it is true that a strong body can limit the connection between heaven and man. Can you still feel the way of heaven now?"
After Ji You heard Ban Yangshu's words, a surge of golden light gradually appeared in his eyes. In a short moment, his eyes were like cast in golden water, and his swaying spiritual thoughts were like jumping flames that would never go out.
The connection between heaven and man requires understanding, but its support is divine consciousness.
Theoretically speaking, no matter how strong the body is, as long as the spiritual power is always superior, the connection with the way of heaven will not be completely blocked.
In addition to training his body in the holy land of sages, Ji You has been training his mind with sword-wielding skills.
He did decide to continue with the body training, but he did not completely give up on the practice of enlightenment.
At this moment, Ji You found a white hand reaching out and pinching his biceps.
Ji You turned around and found that Senior Sister Wen's eyes were staring straight at her, as if she was testing her hardness.
Otherwise, everyone says that the young master of Lingjian Mountain is amazing. He can actually withstand such a strong person...
Wen Zhengxin couldn't help but think of the time before the Tiandao meeting when his parents, who were always following the trend, had arranged a marriage for him. He thought to himself that if it had worked out, he would have been killed...
Ji You didn’t know that Wen Zhengxin was a treacherous person, otherwise he would definitely tell his senior sister. The tsundere ghost didn’t dare to try it yet.
Lu Qingqiu's thoughts were similar to Wen Zhengxin's, so much so that on the way back he gritted his teeth and looked at me with tears in his eyes.
I thought to myself that if I really had the chance in the future, I would be smashed to pieces...
The second young lady of the Lu family, Lu Hanyan, was also a little worried.
I thought to myself that no matter if I got married or my sister got married, I would be knocked out anyway...
As their hearts were in turmoil, the two sisters' minds were filled with restricted images, and they didn't know how they managed to walk back to the yard.
After a long time, Lu Qingqiu came back to his senses and looked at his sister with rosy cheeks. He found that his sister also seemed to be hesitant to speak, and he immediately knew that she was doing the same thing as he was thinking.
Then, a letter on the table attracted their attention.
The letter came from Yunzhou and was written by their father. The content was roughly asking about their cultivation and the situation in the inner courtyard.
In addition to these, the situation in Yunzhou was also briefly discussed.
There are also evil species in Yunzhou, but fortunately there is the Spirit Stone Chamber of Commerce, which is able to deal with them quickly, and has sent people to encircle and suppress the evil species near the spiritual mines.
They are also investigating the source of this batch of evil seeds, but there is still no news so far, so they ask Lu Qingqiu to keep an eye out for some information in Tianshu Academy.
However, what caught Lu Qingqiu's attention the most was that his father mentioned several young talents in the letter.
Some were from Qingzhou, and some were from Youzhou. They said she was from aristocratic families and had good cultivation. They also hinted that she was of marriageable age.
Seeing this scene, Lu Qingqiu frowned slightly.
When her younger sister Qiu Dou was fighting, her father had hinted to her secretly, probably intending for her to find a way to marry Ji You.
But at this moment, her father suddenly changed his mind and told her about some other people. It was probably because the fact that Ji You came out of the Holy Land of Sages but had not yet broken through was known.
When the Elders' Pavilion gave in because of Ji You and allowed Sister Xu to enter the Heavenly Academy, they were considering that Ji You, who came out of the holy land of sages, would be immeasurable. This point is almost unanimous in the world.
At this time, probably everyone felt that Ji You, who had not yet achieved a breakthrough in the Holy Land of Sages, should have reached the end of his path of cultivation.
Qingyun Tianxia is realistic and cruel, and this never comes as a surprise.
Meanwhile, Chunhua Lane.
Ji You left Cao Jinsong's yard, went down along the Nishan Sacred Road, and came to Kuang Cheng's residence.
Kuang Cheng was delighted to see Ji You again after not seeing him for a long time: "Brother Ji is back?"
Ji You walked in refreshed and said, "Where's my fat nephew? Bring him out for uncle to see."
"Brother Ji is really reckless..."
"I've been away for at least seven or eight months. Don't tell me you and Wei Rui haven't done anything serious?"
Kuang Cheng turned and went into his dormitory, took out two account books and placed them on the table.
"After the autumn harvest, I discussed with several officials in Fengzhou and established the Wuyou Trading Company. We used the remaining grain to help many people in the other eight states and recruited some people to go to Fengzhou. The ranch that Brother Ji mentioned earlier has been built, and the large markets in several counties have also been merged together and are under the unified jurisdiction of the government."
Ji You took the account book and looked through it.
Good job, all the work is done.
He knew that Kuang Cheng was always serious about such matters, so it was right to leave it to him.
The only regret was that he didn't have the courage to continue living with Wei Rui.
Unlike him, he had already consulted the high and mighty Master Jian of Lingjian Mountain about the matter of having a baby.
Kuang Cheng sat down at this time: "It is said outside that you, Brother Ji, have not broken through. What's going on?"
Ji You looked up when he heard the voice and answered in a simple way: "My path is a little different from theirs. My realm has indeed not improved, but my body is better."
Kuang Cheng felt relieved after hearing this: "Then I'm relieved, as long as I'm healthy."
After spring, the barbarian army appeared again outside the Shiwan Mountains.
Kuang Cheng was worried that the war would be restarted, so he went to inquire and learned that the barbarian king also had a daughter, but she was older and more robust.
But he believed in Ji You. He always felt that his brother Ji's charm could attract people of all ages.
Endure some humiliation and "bear some burden" for the people, and you won't be afraid of anything.
Ji You put down the account book in his hand at this time: "I heard from your colleagues that after I entered the Holy Land of the Sages, many things happened in Qingyun World."
He has always been concerned about things like strange natural phenomena and the appearance of evil spirits, but some of the rumors are true and some are false, making it difficult for him to distinguish them.
The reason he came to find Kuang Cheng this time was because as an official of the Sixian Bureau, the information he knew should be the most authentic.
In fact, Kuang Cheng had been waiting for him because of this matter. After hearing him mention it, he took out a map from the small brown cabinet and placed it in front of Ji You.
This is a complete map of Kyushu that can be purchased in shops, but many remote areas are marked on it, all of which are places where evil spirits have been found to have appeared.
Kuang Cheng looked at Ji You at this time: "I think this matter is very strange."
Ji You looked at the map and thought for a long time before speaking: "You mean the evil species suddenly appeared but we can't find its source?"
"Brother Ji has also noticed that this incident is somewhat similar to the one in Qiling."
"It doesn't seem like a natural disaster, but a man-made one."
Kuang Cheng nodded solemnly: "Everything in this world has cause and effect. I think someone must have done something to cause so many evil species to appear in Qingyun World, just like the monster of the Zheng family. It's a pity that Dou Yuankong is mentally ill and can't speak, otherwise there might be clues to follow."
Ji You had also had close contact with the evil species that appeared this time, and knew that if he investigated along the lines of these ghost things, he would definitely not find anything.
The only clue at present is actually Dou Yuankong who was rescued.
In fact, Ji You thought about going to see Dou Yuankong on the way back, but after thinking about it, he decided not to.
Dou Yuankong left Beijing because of him. Although it was all his own fault, now that he has been messed up like this, I think no one in the Dou family would want to see him.
Ji You raised his head: "Mental disorder should be a problem with the soul. Do you think the Dan Sect has a cure?"
After hearing this, Kuang Cheng shook his head very decisively: "In fact, the Dan Sect once sent an alchemist here, but after treating him for a long time, he still looked like a ghost."
"The Dou family was able to hire an alchemist?"
"It was the other six major immortal sects who jointly invited him. They probably knew that this matter was not simple and wanted to find out something from Dou Yuankong."
Kuang Cheng pointed to the direction of Sanli County on the map and said, "But there is one thing that is very strange. Dou Yuankong is a son of an official family. He cannot carry anything. It makes no sense for him to go to such a remote place as Sanli County. I always thought that he did not go there on his own initiative."
Ji You raised his eyes after hearing this: "This is indeed a clue. Can the Immortal Supervisor send someone to investigate?"
"All the people in our Immortal Supervisory Department have been sent to eliminate the evil species, so they have no time to take care of it. However, the seven major immortal sects have sent people, and the date should be up soon. I wonder if they can find out anything."
After the Qiling incident, there was peace for two years, but Ji You always suspected that the failure of the Zheng family ancestor to ascend to heaven was not the end of the matter.
Because he and Yuan Chen had been to the central fairy mountain in the ruins, and the traces they found also showed that the ancestor of the Zheng family was not the only one there.
If so, there must be a reason why these people have been dormant for two years.
There is an old saying in the world that goes, "The flowers are the same year after year, and the people are the same year after year."
There is not much difference between this year, last year and previous years. The only difference is that the Tiandao Conference was held and the holy land of the sages was opened.
Ji You couldn't help but think of the strange vision in the holy land of the sages, and his brows frowned slightly.
The sign of troubled times that was circulated in Qingyun Tianxia before might be referring to this.
To be honest, many cultivators died in Qiling at that time, so the tax revenue for the next year was reduced. If you really think about it this way, it is not a bad thing.
But the problem is that if the nest is destroyed, no eggs will be left intact.
(End of this chapter)
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