Those years of farming in the mountains

Chapter 347
On the land covered with a layer of green grass, the Taoist sat on the edge, his legs hanging in the air, and looked into the distance.From time to time, the breeze blows head-on, enveloping clouds and mist in the cold, with an ethereal atmosphere that is rare in the mountains.

Behind him, the wooden house is located, and the fields are full of greenery.

A bronze mirror is hung on a high place. When the silver and blue colors stir and weave, countless lights and shadows rippling and scattered, as colorful as stars, fainted from the air, and scattered to the surroundings.

Faintly turned into a huge barrier, protecting it.

The angle of view is raised and lowered, and only when you look down can you see the whole picture of the Taoist body - it is a huge mountain, floating out of thin air, smashing through the soft white clouds and flying all the way to the distance.

It is about a thousand feet above the ground, but under the sea of ​​clouds, a small city slowly emerges from a distance, hiding in the mountains, and through the eyes, you can even see groups of pedestrians walking like ants, weaving like streams.

……

In Shiya County, Chen Yu came again, but this time he was just passing by, visiting Daoist Jiang of Xiahaiyun Temple. He clapped the package in his hand, which was bulging and contained the scriptures and books related to the five internal organs sent by the other party when he went up the mountain last time.

One is to visit, and the other is to return books, and inquire about some news along the way. After all, you have to travel around the world, and it is impossible to float in the sky forever.

This trip down the mountain was not only related to practice, but he also talked about tasting delicacies from all over the world.

Although it is said that bigu has already been accomplished and there is no need to fill one's stomach through meals, but his practice does not seek to satisfy people's desires, and the satisfaction of appetite will not hinder it.

As for the word-of-mouth saying that people who eat five grains defile themselves, he doesn't know whether it is true or not. Maybe there is a kind of practice that pays attention to diet, but Chen Yu is obviously not one of them.

Relying on the transformed viscera, not to mention miscellaneous grains and coarse food, even a mouthful of soil can squeeze out two taels of nutrition, and the remaining impurities and sediment are very small, and they all pass through the pores during breathing and exhalation Excreted out of the body, no residue.

Thinking about food, it's a pity that the predecessor's head knew very little about this aspect, and it was empty.I don't know the special delicacies of each place at all, so it's best to learn a little bit from Jiang Qin'an first.

Stepping to the outside of the Taoist temple, a servant boy in blue and gray linen clothes welcomes and sees him off at the gate.

The Haiyun Temple is different from the Yunhe Temple. The incense here is much more prosperous, and there are lay Buddhists who offer incense and silver along the way from the east of the city.

Here, Taoist sects are not fooling around with incense, they have divisions and requirements.Such as these ordinary worships by ordinary people, generally the temple will provide long-made joss sticks that conform to the rules, and then match them with wooden plates, and present their [virtue and hope]—that is, money—in the prayers and blessings of Taoists. .

The specifications here have nothing to do with the amount of gold and silver donated, at least within the territory of Xizhou, they are all regulated in this way, and it is the same for a penny, and so is a thousand pieces of gold.

Unless the person offering the offering is an official, or is in the state of fasting and offering sacrifices, they will all be treated the same.

Of course, most of these practices can only be seen in the Guanyu that has been passed down, such as Yunhe Guan, which has deviated from the orthodox mountain and field small temples, are rarely followed.

Chen Yu himself would not pay too much attention to regulations when offering incense, but it would not be too much if he didn't care, after all, the Jingjing incense he used was a serious and extraordinary thing.

After entering the door, a mellow scent of incense came to the face, and the smell was quite refreshing.He didn't hang around, he just told the servant boy why he came.

"Brother Jiang?"

The little Taoist priest who doesn't know which generation of disciples heard the words shook his head. After knowing that the man in front of him had socialized with his senior brother, there was a bit more seriousness on his vigorous face, but he couldn't imitate it well. , appearing immature as if pretending to be reserved.

"Senior Brother, he has already gone to another state with Senior Brother Yue. At this moment, he is probably out of the boundary of Yunzhou, and it is thousands of miles away from here."

Did you leave? When Chen Yu heard the words, seeing the other party's upright posture, he smiled back and gave the package to the little Taoist priest with a smile on his face. A few months ago, I borrowed from Pindao, and it was related to the five viscera and internal organs, and most of them were about the meridians of medicine, and I asked my fellow daoist to store it for a period of time, and if fellow daoist Jiang returned, I would say that Yunheguan Chen Yu had returned the scroll, so I'm sorry."

"It's okay, it's okay, this...cough cough, I know what fellow daoist said, and I will definitely convey it when the time comes."

After handing over the burden, Chen Yu went down to the hall under the guidance of the little Taoist priest to offer incense. The green smoke curled up calmly and elegantly, and the whispering and light chant voices in the Huitong hall gradually wiped away the dust and delusions in people's hearts, and he couldn't help feeling a little lost .

Quickly returning to his thoughts, he bid farewell to the Taoist leader, did not stay here for a long time, turned and left.

Looking at the free and easy back, he touched his forehead with the crooked square crown, and stood still for a while with his bundle in his arms.

I'm familiar with Senior Brother Jiang...he must be a very powerful Daoist priest too.

Curious in his heart, he wrote down the words Yunhe Guan, the little Taoist couldn't bear it, and trotted all the way to ask the elders of the master.

What happened afterward had nothing to do with Chen Yu. After returning the books, he failed to find out about the famous and outstanding delicacies in several nearby counties. After thinking about it, he walked to the old place and planned to sit in a teahouse.

Coincidentally, in such a place where the three teachings and nine streams gather, there will be a lot of news.

……

Half a day later, a blue light rose from a corner invisible to others, and soared up to the clouds.

After falling back into the floating field, Chen Yu unleashed the illusion technique after his feet became solid again, but saw the spirit text flying and disintegrating into brilliance, submerging into the surrounding formations.

At the waist, there are two more kits than when he entered the city.

He untied one of the bright yellow ones embroidered with peonies, lifted one corner upside down and opened it, and after shaking it twice, four or five small oil-skinned paper seals floated out.

The core is bulging, but when opened it is a pile of seeds.

"Seven sons of Ling, Aso, Dang Chenqing, meat turtle..."

These were purchased in the city before, and each of them was very fresh. In addition, Chen Yu specially selected them, so the vitality under his eyes is clear at a glance.

There is no dead species of stillborn, all of them are full.

The four types of medicines in hand also have their own characteristics, and their effects are very distinct.Compared with harvesting and planting whenever there is time in Qingtai Mountain, Chen Yu is now more willing to change the planting method than to rummage in the mountains and forests to find some unplanted grass plants and transplant them whenever there is spare time in the medicine field.

"There is only one-third of the floating field at the foot, which is smaller than the medicine field behind the courtyard. The space is limited, so it needs to be used well."

It is definitely not advisable to plant and cultivate indiscriminately. He divided the herbs according to their medicinal effects.

And so on, instead of the previous method of seeing one by one and planting one by one with the direction of medicinal power, we strive to cultivate spiritual plants that meet expectations.

It's just that there is a problem here. Sometimes the alienation of the plants after the idea is put in does not completely follow the existing path, but a new effect is inserted halfway through.

He also has considerations about this point, and will make some attempts at that time. If he can properly guide the direction of mutation, it will undoubtedly have a great impact on the entire cultivation process.

"There is a trade-off. Fortunately, due to space problems, the difficulties and encounters in planting have long been expected."

Yuanlinggen, Lingshi radish, mangosteen, etc. have taken up a lot of positions in advance, and there are actually very few places that can really be used to cultivate new plants.

Chen Yu brought back four kinds of medicine. In fact, he wanted immature seedlings more, so that the cultivation time would be greatly shortened, instead of starting from the spiritual seed stage.

But after searching all over Shiya County, there are very few plants, either the species are not suitable, or they are dry and have no activity at all-even the spiritual liquid will not come back.

Helpless, had to choose among the seeds.

Walking on the field, he was thinking about how to make plans for this field floating in the sky, but now it does look a little messy.On the other side, what I heard in the pharmacy about bringing back medicinal herbs came to my mind.

Lingqizi is a kind of flower, and the planting conditions are not difficult. When it grows up, it will have four petals dotted with white spots, which are plain white and pleasant.

The usefulness is that it can stop bleeding and remove stasis, and it has a good effect of promoting muscle regeneration and healing when it is used externally.This is somewhat similar to the flat fish peach blossom he cultivated, but the peach tree has been cultivated from seed for too long, and the spirit peach fruit tree behind the yard has not yet bloomed and bore fruit.

For ordinary peach blossoms to mutate, firstly, it consumes too much inspiration, and secondly, it is always inconvenient. It takes half a year to have a batch of harvest, and they die when they grow up.

So even though Shengji Peach Blossom Powder is not bad, but in view of the above reasons, he still firstly selected herbs that can heal wounds and cultivate them.

"There has been no success on Qingtai Mountain. I hope that Fukongtian will be able to transfer luck."

For the next half a day, he stayed in the field to plan, and took an area for several kinds of medicines. On the side was mangosteen, green and swaying, reflecting long and slender shadows.

Because there is no deliberate push, the floating field does not float fast, but at a moderate speed, the sunset glow is golden, and rows of waves are dragged between the sea of ​​clouds.

After traveling for about a hundred miles, the sky suddenly changed, gusts of wind whizzed past, and there was a loud bang in the sky.Rain fell soon, and the formation was flickering, pouring rainwater to the sides, and the inside was not wet at all.

He glanced at the sky outside, it was dark and gloomy, he guessed that he had reached a thundercloud area, he thought about it, and raised the floating field again.

The magic circle was strengthened, and at the same time, mana and spirit were infused into the magic mirror. It was not until the entire giant like an empty island broke free from the violent wind and thunderclouds and went to the top before it stabilized.

"It seems that the weather has a lot of influence on the operation of the floating field. I thought that the formation method could resist one or two, but the strength seems to be a bit insufficient. I slightly underestimated the natural power of the sky and the earth."

Chen Yu thought about superimposing two sets of formations, one to restrain the wind force, and the other to bear the impact, so it might be safer.

Thoughts floated in his mind, and he would definitely not be able to come up with a solution for a while. Most of the talismans brought from the mountain had already been buried in the fields, and had long since become part of the formation.

"If you want to increase your protection, counting on the remaining dozen talisman cards in your hand is far from enough, you have to find a place to replenish."

Fortunately, the talisman is easy to make, and it can be made of wood or bamboo.

Just spend some mana to accumulate one or two.

Moving on, although Jiang Qin'an was not able to see him, he had a general understanding of the current situation at the foot of the mountain after staying in the teahouse for nearly two hours.

In the Shiya area, because the local factions gathered together to "suppress bandits and demons", the three floors inside and outside were swayed, and the banditry was much less.

In addition, the arrival of the blessed land led to the intrusion of a large number of foreign warriors. After a long period of chaos, many evildoers lost their lives in a daze because they collided with the strongmen from other places.

Then there was the news that Chen Yu made the Daojun immortals to eliminate harm for the people earlier, and Shiya territory was unexpectedly peaceful for a while.

This point is not obvious to the Lifu men who roam the taverns, but those businessmen who have traveled all over the country have a deep understanding, and they often mention it and feel emotion while sitting in the teahouse.

He was not very interested in this, and mainly asked some people who had a lot of knowledge, such as whether there were any supernatural legends in various places, or special plants, or even some delicacies that could not be tasted in other places.

The latter is the point.

Remote places also have the temperament of remote places. After spending a few bowls of tea and drinks, I collected a lot of information.

Most of them are limited to the western state, and few people know what is going on outside the state.

"Outside states are fighting fiercely, and now even those wild and evil people with muddled heads are rushing to the surrounding remote state capitals, lest they can't avoid it, and the commercial roads will be cut off. If they stop, it will last for ten days this month..."

Some vendors sighed, Shiya area is particularly rich in products, and there are a lot of medicines and mountain products. In previous years, there was already a lot of people and traffic at this time, and there were countless traders, and they were even exported to Central Plains, Jiangnan and other places.Unlike today, there are only three or two big cats and kittens left, and they can only run errands around a few nearby counties.

If you go a little farther, you may be attacked by bandits and strongmen, or you may be attacked by rioters. It's even more unlucky. The goods here just entered the city, and the county magistrate accompanied several big families to seize them in less than half a minute.

reason?What else is needed, the skin is torn clean!

It’s okay to say that the merchants didn’t think about going around and resisting, but it’s a pity that the weather is collapsing, and Daliang can’t survive every day. These things are fine at first, but then they gradually become too busy to take care of themselves.

Each family sweeps the snow in front of their own doors, and don't care about the frost on the roofs of others.

"..."

Sitting on the wooden pier, Chen Yu looked at the wind and clouds on both sides, and the pitch black rushing under the floating field. Amidst the thunder and lightning, it looked like a silver snake leaping, and the momentum was not small.

He thought about it for a while, and it seemed that those people's sorrows and complaints were still drifting in front of his eyes. After thinking about it, he decided to go to the next county to visit Uncle Liu.

The situation has been turbulent recently, and there are not many letters. Only a month ago, I heard that the old man's bones are getting worse. When he encounters cold rain and wind, his whole body will be numb and painful, and his shoulders and knees will become weak and limp.

This trip took a look. In the past, he was short of money and did not cultivate many usable spiritual plant medicines, but now it was different. When Chen Yu left the Taoist temple, he deliberately brought a few pairs of prepared medicine powder.

In terms of combination techniques, it may not be as sophisticated as the old doctor, but it is better because the medicinal power has been warmed by mana and refined by extraction. After several rounds, the medicinal essence is incomparable. Even the weakest body can absorb it effectively, and the effect is gentle and does not hurt. body.

"Take care of your body and spend your old age peacefully."

Chen Yu can't do too many things, I just hope that this uncle will not suffer from illness like other warriors in their later years, and enjoy a few years of family happiness in the master's house in peace and security.

(End of this chapter)