Palm fairy garden

"Fellow Daoist Guangyuan, I know that Guangyuan Island has a lot of misunderstandings about the imperial court, but it is the consensus of all monks in Daqian to fight against Dayuan demon cultivators."

Ji Mingchang cupped his hands towards Guang Yuanzi, "After all, under the overturned nest, how can there be any eggs?"

These words made Guang Yuanzi's expression slightly changed.

Seeing that Guang Yuanzi's attitude was no longer so tough, Ji Mingchang continued to persuade: "The purpose of the imperial court's raising of military expenses this time is to expand the Shenben army to resist the invasion of Dayuan.

Fellow Daoists have also seen the result of Dayuan's invasion of Lizhou before, and it is difficult to describe it in words.

If we had an army capable of stationing at the border to resist Dayuan's cultivators, why would nearly half of Lizhou's territory fall into the hands of Dayuan? "

Hearing this, Guang Yuanzi said indifferently: "I'm just a casual cultivator, and the territory I occupy is no more than this small fairy island under my feet. If Dayuan can't break through Daqian, what does it matter to me?"

Guang Yuanzi's meaning was very straightforward.

Even if the big job is broken, he just leaves.

"Fellow Daoist Guangyuan, if the Great Qiang can't stop the Great Abyss, where can you flee to? The endless sea? Or a small country that is separated from the Great Qiang and the Great Abyss?"

Ji Mingchang looked at him, "Fellow Daoist, don't forget, the Lord of the Holy Land is about to sit down, how long can he protect the endless sea from wind and rain?

Besides, the endless sea area is adjacent to the forces of monsters and beasts, and the cultivation environment is much harsher than that inland.

I remember that Fellow Daoist Guangyuan came back from the Endless Sea Territory. You should know more about the conditions for practicing in the Endless Sea Territory than I do.

As for those small countries that are separated from the Great Qian and the Great Abyss, once the Great Abyss Bingfeng arrives, they will be turned into fly ash in an instant. "

It has to be said that Ji Mingchang's ability to persuade people is very good.

Even Guang Yuanzi had to admit that in the face of the aggressive Da Yuan, the only way to stop Da Yuan's attack is to unite as one.

Seeing Guang Yuanzi's silence, Ji Mingchang took advantage of the heat and said, "The imperial government's collection of military expenses is mainly aimed at the sect forces of Daqian, and it will never involve casual cultivators like fellow Taoists."

For this sentence, Guang Yuanzi simply scoffed.

Now, in order to fight against the seven major sects, the Dagan court naturally does not collect his tax.

When the Daqian court settles the major sects in the future, it will be the time to raise the butcher's knife to the whole world of casual cultivators.

Unless it is the kind of casual cultivator who lives in no fixed place, as long as it is a casual cultivator who practices steadily in a certain place, he will not be able to escape the fate of being levied an immortal tax.

Even in the end, not only the fairy tax has to be collected, but also corvee has to be done like ordinary people.

After all, compared with ordinary people, monks with powerful hands are far more efficient than ordinary people, whether they are opening roads across mountains or wading through water to build bridges.

It is impossible to say that the imperial court is not tempted by such a naturally strong labor force and productivity.

In fact, from the perspective of the country.

Levying immortal taxes and driving monks to serve in corvée can quickly increase the national power of Daqian.

If this step can be achieved, Guang Yuanzi will not be surprised even if Dagan invades Dagan, not to mention Dagan's counterattack.

But it is too difficult to achieve this step!

Not to mention Dagan, even the Sacred Sect, which overshadows the sky in Dayuan, cannot collect immortal taxes from the monks in Dayuan.

no way.

Cultivators hold powerful power, and when faced with exploitation, they will inevitably resist.

Even if the leader of the Holy Soul Sect possesses the strength of the stage of transforming gods, it is still difficult to suppress the resistance of countless monks in Dayuan.

Although the Dagan court secretly implements the Immortal Tax System, what is clearly written on the golden document is nothing more than raising military expenses from the Dagan sects to resist the invasion of Dayuan.

As for the public collection of fairy taxes, the imperial court dare not dare!
Seeing that Guang Yuanzi remained silent, Ji Mingchang threw out his last trump card and said, "Fellow Daoist Guang Yuan, don't worry about offending the sects by standing on our side.

In fact, some sects have already agreed to the court's collection of military expenses. "

"Ok?"

Hearing this, Guang Yuanzi was startled, and blurted out, "I don't know which sect it is from?"

"Lingbao Mountain!"

It turned out to be Lingbao Mountain.

Guang Yuanzi was in a trance for a while, but he was relieved in an instant.

Indeed, compared to other sects in Daqian, Lingbao Mountain faced the forefront of Dayuan's military front. They agreed to the imperial court's collection of military expenses and expanded the Shenbei army to resist Dayuan, but they were forced to do so.

Thinking of this, Guang Yuanzi nodded: "Okay, I would like to go to Liangzhou, but I don't guarantee that I will be on your side."

Hear this.

Ji Mingchang smiled and said, "Don't worry, Fellow Daoist Guangyuan, we won't let you bear such a great pressure alone."

After the two reached a verbal agreement, Guang Yuanzi personally sent Ji Mingchang out of Guangyuan Island.

Standing high in the sky of Guangyuan Island, Guangyuanzi thought for a moment, and immediately turned into a ray of light and flew back to the main hall of Lingxiao Palace.

Inside the hall.

Mu Qingyan was still ordering the maid to clean up the banquet for him and Wang Xuanjian.

Seeing Guang Yuanzi come back, Mu Qingyan greeted him immediately and said: "Young master."

"I'm going to Liangzhou."

Mu Qingyan was slightly stunned, and immediately said: "Young master, don't worry, I will take good care of Guangyuan Island for you."

heard.

Guang Yuanzi shook his head: "As long as I am here, there is no need to worry about the safety of Guang Yuan Island, besides, this island is under the care of your master, ordinary people dare not come here to play wild.

I plan to take you to Liangzhou together. "

"Let my concubine go to Liangzhou?"

There was a puzzled look on Mu Qingyan's pretty face.

"Dan League!"

Guang Yuanzi spit out two words slowly, Mu Qingyan reacted immediately, nodded and said: "I understand!"

Xianxia Peak is high in the sky.

A flying boat passed through the clouds at high speed, and its direction was Liangzhou.

On the deck of the flying boat.

A disciple of the Xianxia sect in uniform, standing on both sides of the deck, looks dignified.

Inside the airship cabin.

A white-haired old man sat cross-legged with a young monk.

In front of the two of them, there was a chessboard.

"The stinky chess basket, I can't play anymore."

Gongyang Xun threw the sunspots in his hand into the chess box, and shook his head helplessly.

Seeing this, Su Ming on the opposite side showed embarrassment, and then put the white chess pieces back into the chess box.

"Su Ming, do you know why I took you to Liangzhou?"

Hearing this, Su Ming pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said, "I don't know!"

"If you are just a true disciple of the Xianxia Sect, you can practice under the protection of the sect without worrying about the situation in the world.

But as the principal of Yaoyuan Taoist Academy and the actual guardian of the Xianxia faction in Yaoyuan Water Realm, you must understand the world, especially the situation in Dagan! "

When Gongyang Xun said this, he paused, "You should know how many sects Dagan has, right?"

"I know that there are seven Dagan sects, namely Lingbao Mountain, Luanyin Sect, Tianjian Mountain, Yufumen, Wuji Palace, Xuantian Pavilion and my Xianxia Sect."

Hearing this, Gongyang Xun nodded first, then shook his head again, and said, "These are just the seven biggest sects in Daqian, how much do you know about the small sects and immortal families that are attached to these seven sects?"

"This"

Su Ming shook his head, he really didn't know.

Not to mention the small sects and the Xiuxian family attached to the seven major sects.

Even Su Ming may not be able to figure out how many immortal cultivating families there are in the Yaoyuan Water Realm.

The Yaoyuan water environment is only one of the eight land boundaries of Lanzhou's three mountains and five areas.

As for the small sects and Xiuxian families outside Lanzhou, how did Su Ming know.

Gongyang Xun smiled and said: "So, this is the meaning of your trip to Liangzhou with me. As the principal of Yaoyuan Taoist Academy, you need to see a wider world.

After all, this Xianxia faction will eventually be handed over to Wen Ming and you. "

Gongyang Xun's words were very leaky, and he made no secret of his desire to train Su Ming to inherit the position of head of the Taoist monastery.

"In addition to the seven major sects you mentioned, there are two other forces that can stand shoulder to shoulder with the seven major sects, namely the Ji family of Liangzhou and the blood alliance of Danzhou.

"Danzhou, the Danzhou where the headquarters of Danmeng is located?"

"That's right, it's just that the Dan League is not a member of the Blood League."

Gongyang Xun continued to explain, "The blood alliance is an alliance of interests formed by eighteen sects, which jointly occupy the border of Danzhou.

This is also a force that can rival the seven major sects. "

"Only in this big job, there are nine forces of Lingbao Mountain, Luanyin Sect, Tianjian Mountain, Yufumen, Wuji Palace, Xuantian Pavilion, Xianxia Sect, Blood Alliance and Ji Family."

Gongyang Xun said with a disappointed expression, "Although my Xianxia Sect has always claimed to be the number one sect in Dagan, who can say for sure whether it is the number one sect?"

Su Ming vaguely grasped something from Gongyang Xun's words, and asked tentatively, "The master means that the Ji family is very strong?"

"The strength of the Ji family is not strong on the surface, but the hidden power of the Ji family is unfathomable!"

Gongyang Xun said with deep eyes, "On the face of the Ji family, there is only one late Nascent Soul cultivator who has just glimpsed the law, but no one knows how strong the Ji family's hidden power is!"

"Why is this?"

Su Ming frowned, very puzzled.

"The Ji family has a secret technique called the Mysterious Ice Sealing Coffin Technique. This secret technique can freeze the monks who are about to sit down to delay their sitting time. At critical moments, the Ji family can seal these ices up again. The old monster wakes up.

Although frozen monks cannot move, they can only be sealed in a special coffin, and these people will quickly sit down after being awakened, but this does not prevent the Ji family from erupting in a short period of time. strength.

After so many years of accumulation, how strong do you think the hidden strength of the Ji family is? "

Hearing this, Su Ming suddenly took a deep breath.

There is actually such a magical secret technique in this world, which can freeze a person who is about to sit down and wake it up at a critical moment.

Thinking of this, Su Ming couldn't help but said: "The high-ranking monks of other sects are constantly being imprisoned, but the Ji family can freeze these high-ranking monks who have been imprisoned. As time goes by, the background of the Ji family will only become more and more serious." The stronger it is, it's no wonder they want to collect fairy taxes."

Gongyang Xun shook his head and said, "The Ji family collects the immortal tax not just because of this, but because once they collect the immortal tax, they can quickly grow in power."

Seeing the puzzled look on Su Ming's face, Gongyang Xun continued to explain: "The Ji family has been promoting physical training in Liangzhou for nearly a hundred years."

"Promote the method of physical training?"

"Um,"

Gongyang Xun nodded and said, "Different from having spiritual roots to refine spiritual energy, embarking on the road of cultivation, the biggest advantage of physical cultivation compared with the golden elixir road is that you don't need spiritual roots!"

Su Ming, who also practiced body training exercises, knew very well that what Gongyang Xun said was absolutely correct.

Whether it is the "Wrathful Sea Giant Whale Art" that he practiced before, or the "Star Condensation Aperture Sutra" that he practiced now, all of them can be cultivated without spiritual roots.

The only requirement for practicing body-refinement exercises is that the strength of the physical body must meet the standard.

Just like the "Star Condensation Aperture Sutra", if Su Ming hadn't practiced the "Wrathful Sea Giant Whale Art" before, and had cultivated it to the third level, and then his physical body had undergone foundation building and the strengthening of Nascent Soul Essence, he would not have reached it at all. The threshold for practicing the "Star Condensation Aperture Sutra".

But compared with Jindan Dao, there is a huge disadvantage of body training exercises, that is longevity!

No matter how strong the body is, if the soul is weak, even if it holds the power to destroy the world, it will eventually die due to the exhaustion of life energy of the soul.

In addition, there is another huge disadvantage of body training monks, that is, the consumption of resources is very terrifying.

Whether it is Dagan or Dayuan.

The number of mortals is much more than that of monks.

The Ji family promotes body training exercises, which means that ordinary people can also embark on the road of cultivation.

Although a single body training has various disadvantages, it can benefit all mortals, and this advantage alone can cover up all its disadvantages.

But at the same time, the pressure on the resources of the Ji family's body training exercises is unprecedentedly huge.

Because of this, the Ji family has tried to implement the immortal tax system in Dagan many times over the past hundred years, and collect immortal taxes from the heads of the Dagan sect.

Seeing that Su Ming didn't speak, Gongyang Xun said with a smile: "The situation in Daqian, this trip to Liangzhou, you can take a look at it yourself, and the old man will talk to you about the comprehension of cultivating the "Star Concentrating Aperture Sutra"."

Hearing this, Su Ming immediately sat up straight.

Compared with the situation in Daqian, solving the confusion in the cultivation of the "Star Condensation Aperture Sutra" is undoubtedly the most important purpose of Su Ming's trip.

"Also ask the master to give pointers."

Su Ming said respectfully.

Gongyang Xun nodded: "In your opinion, what is spiritual energy? What is the power of stars mentioned in the "Star Condensation Aperture Sutra"?"

Hearing this question, Su Ming was startled!
Yes!

After practicing to this day, whether it is the initial true qi in the dantian, or the subsequent true essence and magic power, they are all obtained from refining the spiritual qi.

But what is aura?
As for the introduction of the power of the stars into the body mentioned in the "Star Condensation Aperture Sutra" to condense miniature stars in the orifice, what does the power of the stars refer to?
One question after another lingered in Su Ming's mind, making him puzzled.

"Su Ming, just take a look."

On the opposite side, Gongyang Xun raised his hand.

Under the observation of spiritual consciousness, I saw a cluster of yellow light condensed in the palm of Gongyang Xun.

Su Ming was very sure that this yellow light cluster was not spiritual energy.

"This is the power of the stars in the five directions,"

Gongyang Xun explained, "Look again."

As he said that, the yellow light ball in the palm of Gongyang Xun slowly transformed into a ball of yellow breath.

Seeing this familiar yellow aura, Su Ming suddenly became alert.

For this yellow aura, he who has the spiritual root of the earth attribute is too clear, it is the aura of the earth attribute!
After this spiritual energy enters the human body, it will be refined and absorbed by the spiritual root, transformed into true essence, and finally stored in the dantian.

"The power of the stars comes from the stars themselves.

The aura is just a power derived from the power of the stars. Similar to the aura, there are also powers such as the sun essence and the moon flower, which are all derived from the power of the stars.

But the amazing thing is that although these powers are all derived from the power of the stars, after evolution, the newly born aura, day essence, and moonlight all have different functions and attributes.

Just like aura, it can help monks set foot on the golden elixir road, while Yuehua is an indispensable power for monster cultivation. "

Gongyang Xun paused, "Now, do you know what the power of the stars in the "Star Concentrating Aperture Sutra" refers to?"

"The disciple is dull, and still doesn't quite understand."

"You are a man of sincerity,"

Gongyang Xun suddenly stroked his beard and laughed, "Actually, I don't know what the essence of the power of the stars is, but what is certain is that it is the source of spiritual energy."

The source of aura. Comes from the stars.

Gradually, Su Ming's understanding of the power of stars deepened.

"Now, the old man will tell you a little bit about how to refine the power of stars in the five directions, so please listen carefully."

Hearing this, Su Ming's expression was more concentrated than ever.

For a long time, the power of the stars condensed in Su Ming's orifice points was all condensed by relying on the powerful body strengthened by the Nascent Soul Essence, and after running the "Star Condensation Aperture Sutra" technique.

As for actively refining the power of the stars in the five directions, Su Ming has never been able to get the hang of it.

Now Gongyang Xun is explaining the experience of refining the power of the stars. For him, it is undoubtedly nectar after a long drought, something he can't ask for.

Time passed little by little during Gongyang Xun's sermon.

Gradually, Su Ming also gained some experience and understanding on how to refine the power of stars.

inside the cabin.

A smaller circle of yellow light gathered in Su Ming's hand.

"Success!"

Su Ming's face was full of joy.

"That's right, the realm of spirit and soul is high enough, no matter what you practice, you can get twice the result with half the effort!"

Gongyang Xun looked at the yellow ball of light in Su Ming's hand and said with emotion.