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Chapter 4671 [Return to the Mountain]

During the period of papermaking, mining and promotion of new crops, Xiang Nan secretly went to Middle-earth.

It was the Shang Dynasty in China at that time, and the Shang king was Wu Ding.

Wu Ding was a very talented king. He led his army to conquer various states and greatly expanded the kingdom's territory.

The territory of the Shang Dynasty was much larger than that of the previous dynasties. It extended from the Bashang grassland in the north to the Han River area in the south, from the Bohai Sea in the east to Longyou in the west. All of it was Shang territory, which was quite remarkable.

The reason why Xiang Nan came to Middle-earth was to learn divination and the five elements of Taoism.

The Shang Dynasty was keen on divination, and they would consult divination for both big and small events. At that time, there were special divination officials, called "Taibo", who mastered three divination techniques: Lianshan, Guizang, and Yijing.

Through the three techniques of divination, one can distinguish the weather of heaven and earth, the rotation of the four seasons, military and national affairs, weddings and funerals, good and bad fortune, and so on.

Xiang Nan was very interested in divination, so he immediately asked Shang Guotaibu for advice and quickly learned the "Three Changes".

The "Three Changes" were originally a state secret of the Shang Dynasty, and only a very few people could master them. But the reason why Taibu taught it to Xiang Nan was mainly because he used mind control.

No matter how skilled Taibu was in divination, he was helpless against a casual immortal like Xiang Nan, and could only tell him everything. However, with Xiang Nan's aptitude, he quickly learned it in less than half a year.

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The five elements of Taoism are divided into gold, wood, water, fire and earth. Once you learn them, you can master the power of the five elements.

It originated in the ancient period of the Three Emperors and had become quite strong by the time it was passed down to the Shang Dynasty.

Xiang Nan originally knew the Five Elements Taoism. After coming to the Middle-earth, he found the hermit alchemists and easily learned their unique skills.

To be honest, the Five Elements Taoism at this time was much stronger than that of later generations.

On the one hand, the inheritance of Taoism is at risk of being lost, especially due to natural disasters, wars, famines, etc., which often lead to the interruption of inheritance;

On the one hand, there is a saying in ancient and modern times, "Teach your apprentices and starve yourself to death". Therefore, when teaching apprentices, everyone likes to keep a few unique skills.

Therefore, the Taoist teachings become stronger as time goes by, and weaker in later generations.

Xiang Nan learned a lot of Five Elements Taoist arts in China, such as the "Xuanjin Sword Qi" of the gold element, the "Xu Tu Sheng Gang" of the earth element, the "Nine Fire Dragons" of the fire element, the "Yi Mu Zhen Jue" of the wood element, the "Hundred Rivers Convergence" of the water element, etc., all of which are very powerful Taoist arts.

For example, after mastering the Xuanjin Sword Qi, not only can one injure others with invisible sword Qi, but one can also fly with Qi without the need for a flying sword, and the speed is even faster than that of a flying sword;

The Xu Earth Shengang can absorb the power of mountains, rivers and the earth to temper itself, making itself possess infinite power like the earth and mountains, and its body as strong as mountains, rivers and the earth.

The Nine Fire Dragons, after being trained, can summon nine fire dragons with incredible power. Wherever they go, everything can be turned into ashes. It is extremely terrifying.

The Yi Wood Secret Technique can control the rooting, sprouting, flowering and fruiting of plants. It can also control flowers, plants and trees to attack enemies, as well as absorb the power of plants and trees to feed back to itself.

Hundreds of rivers converge and he can control the flow of water veins. No matter the rain clouds in the sky, the rivers on the ground, or the water veins underground, they can all be controlled by him.

Therefore, Xiang Nan's strength has been further improved.

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After learning the Taoist arts of the Five Elements, Xiang Nan was able to use them to do good deeds for the people after returning to Egypt.

For example, he used the Yi Mu Zhen Jue to greatly accelerate the growth of crops.

Sweet potatoes, potatoes, peanuts, corn, soybeans, etc., can only be harvested four or five months after sowing. But under Xiang Nan's magic, these crops can be eaten in a week. After they matured, Xiang Nan specially held a banquet in the palace, and the ingredients used were these crops.

For example, candied sweet potato, tomato beef brisket, salt-baked peanuts, braised pork with potatoes, stir-fried pork with peppers, spicy tofu, brown sugar steamed cake, etc.

The guests had never eaten these foods before and they felt they were so delicious, much better than barbecue or wraps, so they couldn't stop eating them.

"How are these dishes? Are they delicious?" Xiang Nan asked with a smile.

"Dear Pharaoh, this is simply the most delicious food. Is this the food you brought down from heaven?"

“Only God can eat such delicious food. We are so lucky to be able to eat it today!”

"This food is sweet and delicious. It's so delicious. Only God is worthy of enjoying such food~"

The guests expressed their gratitude with tears.

These foods not only have novel ingredients, but also unique cooking methods. They are not roasted, fried or boiled, so the taste is particularly magical.

It was nothing they had ever seen or heard of, and the taste was so wonderful that they almost swallowed their tongues.

"These new dishes are made from new crops." Xiang Nan said and clapped his hands. Then the servants brought the crops, including sweet potatoes, potatoes, corn, peppers, soybeans, peanuts, sugarcane and so on.

"I am going to give you these crops." He added, "As you said, these crops are indeed brought back from heaven. They are not only delicious, but also high-yielding. However, God's gift will not fall for nothing. You need to contribute gold in exchange for it."

Although Xiang Nan wanted to promote these high-yield crops, he did not want to give them away for free, because as the saying goes, "If something comes easily, it will be taken for granted."

Even though the Buddha clearly wanted to preach in the Tang Dynasty, he still made Tang Seng and his disciples travel thousands of miles and go through 81 difficulties before he would go.

As expected, seeing that these crops were so expensive, all the princes and ministers became interested in them. So they bought them at high prices and happily took them back to plant.

In order to guide them in planting, Xiang Nan also gave them a roll of paper. The paper contained the planting methods and key points, including how often to water, fertilize, weed, etc.

But when people saw the soft paper, they were all shocked.

These papers were much softer than papyrus, and the words written on them were very clear, which made them envious again.

"This is called 'paper', which was also brought down from heaven. It is very convenient for writing." Xiang Nan said, "If you are interested, you can also buy it."

People weren't very interested in this.

After all, the literacy rate in Egypt was not high at that time, and even the nobles were illiterate. For them, it was better to keep the money than to buy paper.

Xiang Nan didn't mind this. Even if they didn't want the papers, he would still have a use for them.

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Later, with Xiang Nan's promotion, high-yield crops such as sweet potatoes, potatoes, corn, oil crops such as peanuts and soybeans, and condiments such as sugarcane and peppers were soon promoted in Egypt.

In the beginning, only a small number of nobles planted them. Later, when the advantages of high yield and delicious taste of these crops were confirmed, more and more people planted them, and more and more people benefited from them.

For example, sweet potatoes can produce up to 6,000 kilograms per acre of land, while in ancient Egypt, the maximum yield of wheat per acre of land was 100 to 200 kilograms, a difference of dozens of times.

Therefore, sweet potatoes can feed at least ten times the population, which also causes the population to begin to increase slowly.