Volume 2 Chapter 82: Endless

  "Life's journey, beautiful dreams seem long, wind and frost on the road, wind and frost hit in the face..."

  Chen Jianchen walked into Jiangzhou City with his back straight, humming a low tune, and the soldiers guarding the city gate gave him a glance but did nothing to stop him.

  Recently, although the city held a Dharma conference, the superior required the four gate guards to be vigilant and pay attention to the pass. As a result, for the common people entering the city, such as those pushing carts or carrying packs, the inspection was much stricter than before. However, this example is clearly not suitable for application to a scholar, unless the whole city is in an emergency, otherwise no official soldier would go to search the books of a student.

  Ying Ning and Xiao Yi hid in Chen Jianchen's bookcase.

  The most dangerous place is the safest. Chen Jianchen brought the two demons back to his home in Jiangzhou City, and let the Black Shirt Guard handle everything, no one would suspect him.

  A bookish scholar has always been synonymous with "having no strength to bind a chicken", who would have suspected that a scholar could kill a black shirt guard? That's simply an impossible thing to happen.

  Moreover, the scene had been specially treated by Yin Ning with a special Taoist method. Even if there were powerful cultivators investigating, they could only come to the conclusion that Wu Wenchang and two black-shirted guards were all killed by monsters.

  This is a result that Chen Jianchen would be delighted to see, so the other side will not be able to shift their anger to the surrounding people, randomly find scapegoats and create unwarranted slaughter.

  As for how to report to Minister Wu, that's their headache.

  This matter is of great importance, and they must be telling the truth. With Master Kong in attendance, it can better prove the authenticity of the matter.

  The world has always had monsters!

  This is the prerequisite.

  After this incident, it's likely that the Wusong Cave won't be able to be kept safe anymore. Fortunately, it has already refined the "Kunlun Jade Clearing Mantra", and with this Daoist scripture as a support, the loss isn't too great. On the other hand, Xiao Yi was heavily injured, his head cracked open and bleeding, and his spirit also suffered damage. That Lao Kong's "Demon-subduing Seal" is truly formidable, one touch and it damaged the mouse demon's soul.

  A physical injury will heal in a few days with some rest and medication, but damage to one's spirit is much more troublesome, taking months or even longer to recover.

  Whether it is Buddhism or Taoism, they cultivate the soul and spirit; The difference is that Taoism cultivates directly, while Buddhism first cultivates the body and then cultivates the spirit. Only after the five turns of heart and body can it be considered a small success in cultivating the soul and spirit - "When will I fill up this smelly skin bag and transcend to the other shore?" That's when you cultivate to the highest state of nine-turn golden body, only then can you truly abandon your original smelly skin bag.

  When you cultivate your spirit and soul, there will be many taboos.

  For example, in the Taoist school, the Yin Spirit Realm can only emerge at night when it is quiet and peaceful; after the Golden Elixir is formed, it can appear during the day and drive out objects. When it reaches the Yuan Ying stage, it enters a new realm, where it can possess and seize, and its invasive power becomes extremely strong. When facing an enemy, it doesn't need to use its hands, and the Yuan Ying can emerge directly, invading the opponent's soul and spirit, killing them without being seen; when it reaches the profound realm of Fa Xiang, the soul and spirit can finally take shape, like a real person, and ordinary mortal eyes can see it. As for Human Immortal, that is the highest realm of Taoist cultivation, with infinite wonders and uses, difficult to describe in detail.

  Compared to Taoism, the Buddhist cultivation realm is similar, but with a few more steps in front. It's only when reaching the fifth turn of heart and body that it can match the yin spirit of Taoism. The later stages correspond one by one: the sixth turn of jing body corresponds to golden elixir, the seventh turn of fa body corresponds to yuan ying, the eighth turn of true body corresponds to fa xiang, and the ninth turn of golden body corresponds to human immortal.

  Chen Jianchen's cultivation of the "Three Stances True Scripture" also cultivates a strong and upright energy, which belongs to the category of soul and spirit. However, it is extremely special, whether in terms of the cultivation method or the key points, they are all unique and difficult to find references for.

  Establish words, establish merits, and establish virtues. The boundary division is very simple. However, the specific boundary efficacy can only be practiced by Chen Jianchen after reaching the relevant boundary.

  Now, he is in the initial stage of "establishing words", and has condensed twelve righteous energies. The righteous energy transforms into a sword, which is as thin as a thread and very fine, only in a state of self-protection. In other words, when there is an invasion of evil spirits into his soul, the Haoran Yangwu Sword will appear to protect its master's safety.

  Apart from this, it is still unable to wield the sword to kill the enemy.

  This can't be helped and is a shortcoming, with great limitations, it can also be said that Chen Jianchen's cultivation is not yet complete. I believe that as the amount of righteous energy condensed increases, Haoran Yangwu Sword will gradually grow stronger, and it will exert an even more powerful effect, even directly taking shape, having form and substance, flying sword breaking enemies, killing evil spirits thousands of miles away.

  Only then can it be considered a true "Haoran Yangwu Sword"!

  ……

  Walking back home, Mo Sanniang and Abao were overjoyed - Chen Jichen had said he was going out to study, and they were all worried. After all, the world is unpredictable, and unexpected things happen, Chen Jichen traveling alone, who knows if he would encounter any mishaps? Now that he has returned safe and sound, the two of them were naturally overjoyed.

  Chen Jianchen first returned to the study, put down the bookshelf, and Yin Ning rushed out with a small sense of justice. Looking at the little justice still not awake, Yin Ning was worried.

  The mouse demon was injured while saving her, and she felt extremely guilty about it.

  Chen Jianchen let out a gentle sigh, the development and changes of the entire matter had come too suddenly and violently, even his own emotions were like being blown into disarray by a strong gust of wind, needing to be sorted out. He comforted her saying: "Ying Ning, you don't have to worry too much, Xiao Yi will be fine after resting for a while."

  The infant Ning took out the pen and ink from the book box, spread them out, and wrote word by word: Young master, is it that treacherous everywhere in the world? Or, is it just because I'm a demon...

  Chen Jianchen's heart tightened, as if he had been pricked by a needle, feeling a bit painful and sour. It seemed that this matter had a great impact on Yinniang, even far exceeding the invasion of the wolf demon. He said seriously: "Whether it's a demon or a human, they are all divided into good and evil. Look at me, I've become a scholar who kills people, and there are many things in life that are beyond one's control. But as long as we stick to our hearts and adhere to good thoughts, then we will always be in the same circle."

  After hearing this, Yining was silent for a moment, seemingly having understood. She nodded her head with force and wrote: "Young Master, what tune were you humming on the road? I've never heard it before, but I think it's lovely. Can you write down the lyrics?"

  The Tianyi dynasty, with its elegant and refined literary style, saw many poets and writers compose lyrics that were later set to music and became popular songs. The main channel for this was the pleasure quarters. Those young women, in order to increase their value, would often hire writers at high prices to compose lyrics and melodies, which they would then perform as their own signature tunes. If they performed well, they could gain great fame and increase their social status.

  On the way back to Jiangzhou, Chen Jianshen was inspired and hummed "Nie Xiaoqian", Bao'er Ning heard it and thought it sounded great, so she asked Chen Jianshen to write down the lyrics.

  Chen Jianchen smiled and agreed, took a white paper, concentrated for a moment, and wrote quickly on the paper:

  "Life's journey, beautiful dreams seem long, wind and frost on the road, wind and frost hit in the face, in the red dust, how many directions do beautiful dreams have, searching for the infatuated heart of love, the road follows people vaguely..."

  On the third day, the Buddhist monk team that entered Jiangzhou left and began to return to the capital. However, unlike the grand departure with drums and music, they left in a hurry, seemingly rushing away. But only a few people knew the real reason behind this...

  The end of this volume!