I am immortal with scientific thinking

Chapter 172

"Shuangmu is a forest, the sun, the moon and the stars, not only have the attributes of the five elements, but also contain the astrology of the week, it is really a good name." The middle-aged man seemed to admire.

"Oh?" Lin Chen asked with interest, with a smile on his face, "From your tone, it seems that you have studied for a few years?"

"Where is there. It's just that I worked as a guard in a rich family a few years ago, so I have more experience." The middle-aged man shook his head and smiled bitterly, and then continued to ask, "Where is Mr. Lin's house?"

"Come down from the mountain and come to this world for a while." Speaking of this, Lin Chen seemed to think of something, and sighed softly, "It's been... three years since I came here."

"It turned out to be a strange hermit." Speaking of this, the middle-aged man's face was solemn.

These days, there are no hermits who can wear silk brocade robes, precious wooden crowns, and auspicious cloud-woven boots under the circumstances of bandits, refugees, soldiers, and various natural and man-made disasters.

Lin Chen smiled, did not speak, and the scene fell into silence again.

In desperation, the middle-aged man could only try to stir up the topic again, hoping to find out more about Lin Chen's details through side-splitting.

In the words of Jianghu, it is to ask for his details.

"Young master is reading the books of sages, but you want to get fame?" Having said this, the middle-aged man shook his head, "But in this world, if it has nothing to do with Yinliang, I'm afraid, I can't be an official..."

"I know what your Excellency means, but I don't study to be an official." Lin Chen flipped through the pages and smiled, and said, "The most important thing I want to do is to find out through historical facts, what is it that the common people and countless people with lofty ideals want to pursue?"

Speaking of these, Lin Chen couldn't help but feel a little lost.

It has been three years since he came out of Qingyun Sect and arrived at Daqian Dynasty.

Originally, Lin Chen did not know how much preparation he had made in order to spread inner alchemy martial arts and explore the road of golden alchemy.

But he never expected that he got stuck at the first step before he had time to start using it.

At first, he thought that the spread of inner alchemy martial arts was a very simple matter, but the difficulty was how to collect data and launch the unprecedented final result.

But what Lin Chen didn't expect was that the most critical problem was that almost no one was willing to practice the exercises he gave.

In the beginning, the target of his dissemination was the vast number of low-level people.

But they can't even eat enough, let alone pursuing longevity, and now they can't even survive, so how could they practice the exercises given by Lin Chen.

In desperation, Lin Chen could only use means to find a way to open up a piece of fertile land, recruit refugees, and then spread the inner alchemy martial arts.

But when the rice fields were ripe, before they could be harvested, and the grain was distributed, bandits, soldiers, petty officials, landlords, and even officials came to rob them.

Using illusions, souls and other means to send them away, I thought it was time to start.

But the people who have food want to live and work in peace and contentment, marry wives and have children, and live a good life.

As for the inner alchemy taught by Lin Chen, it is not only unreasonable, but also used by those who are interested in climbing to a higher position, approaching Lin Chen, and gaining power, without thinking about practicing and innovating at all.

Since this is not possible, Lin Chen can only choose those children from rich families who have a certain guarantee of survival, or the second generation of officials to spread the word.

But it doesn't work either.

Most of them only care about luxury and wealth, enjoying the glory and wealth all day long, so how could they practice martial arts bitterly.

Among them, there are special ones, who either belong to the famous sect, or have their own inheritance, so naturally they are unwilling to practice such unknown skills.

Even if there are people who are desperate, those who dare to fight and practice inner alchemy are only a few people.

Moreover, they are all covered by hatred, and their talents are not good enough. It is better to rely on Lin Chen's experiment in Qingyun Sect than to rely on them.

As for the method of appearing holy in front of people, shocking everyone, and then spreading the Tao, Lin Chen also tried it in the frontier.

But if you don’t try, you won’t know. After trying, you will find that there are no fools in this world.

In that kind of storybook, the protagonist reveals his fairy tales, and everyone accepts their heads and worships, and it is almost impossible to happen here.

Most people in ancient dynasties were superstitious, but they only believed in immortal gods that were beneficial to them.

After Lin Chen showed his fairy traces in a county in the frontier, the temple he settled in was full of incense within a few days.

But a few days later, after discovering that Lin Chen couldn't bring him any benefits, the number of incense holders dropped by [-]%. It can be said that it is extremely realistic.

Fully understand that sentence, [If you don't bring benefits to me, who will believe you? 】The words are played to the extreme.

As for what he spread, the so-called inner alchemy that can cultivate immortality, it has attracted the attention of many landlords and officials behind the scenes.

But they don't want to, and they don't trust this arduous cultivation method.

Because they are used to being rich and enjoying themselves, how could they bear this kind of penance for decades.

What they want more is an elixir that can be made quickly, or a means that can easily become a true immortal.

And even if you practice, it's either for health preservation or for strength and status, let alone improvement and creation.

Of course, there are also some people who cultivate and achieve certain results.

But once some results are produced, they will be immediately blocked and monopolized by the big government families to absorb the benefits, and at the same time cut off those bad signs to avoid affecting their power status.

After some practice, Lin Chen finally understood one thing.

That is, a dynasty where the middle and upper classes only care about pleasure, fight for power and profit, and are corrupt, while the bottom is in dire straits, riddled with holes, and the people are in dire straits. What kind of innovation can he expect from it, and what kind of avenue can it blaze?
And Lin Chen's inner alchemy, if he wanted to come out, he didn't rely on the corrupt government and the landlord class who enslaved the common people, but the vast number of common people and countless people with lofty ideals.

Only with a large enough base, and in the hands of a truly talented person, can inner alchemy flourish and become a class of its own.

But for the common people, they can't even eat enough, and they can't live a life. How can they have the mood to pursue longevity and practice inner alchemy.

And for those outstanding people through the ages, what can be used to induce them to practice inner alchemy?
Power, interests, status, or longevity?
But are these really things they are willing to sacrifice their lives to pursue?
So Lin Chen gradually figured it out, but became more and more confused.

If he wants to truly spread the Dao, he must tie the inner alchemy with what the people of the world and people with lofty ideals want to pursue in this life.

Only in this way can the Dao be promoted in the world and truly walk out of a great way.

In other words, it is his inner alchemy that can give them the hope of realizing their pursuit.

In this way, they will give up their lives and forget their own lives, just to use inner alchemy to realize their lifelong pursuit.

But now the question is, since the ages, what is the thing that all living beings in the world, sages, sages, and people with lofty ideals are determined to pursue unswervingly, even at the cost of their lives?
Longevity?

Don't be kidding, people can't even live, and they don't want children. Who still wants to live forever?

right?

This is possible, but would a real hero be attracted by power?
Or in other words, can people who are obsessed with power walk out of a way to reach the sky?

A name left in history?

But to be honest, would a person who doesn't even care about life and death care about his status after death?

Belief?dream?
I can't even eat enough to eat, talk about shitty dreams...

Just when Lin Chen thought about his past experiences and was a little lost, the middle-aged man opposite him suddenly became respectful when he heard these words.

"Mr. is a hermit in the mountains, and he has read a lot of scriptures. He can worry about the world. It is really a blessing for the people to have this ambition."

Ok?
Lin Chen was awakened by these words, smiled slightly, and said: "Your Excellency praised me, I just..."

But before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by an indignant voice:
"Hmph! It's just verbal talk. A young man from a wealthy family like him only occasionally shows kindness and utters a few words. How could he possibly understand our pain? Afterwards, he will do whatever he wants!"

"Xiao Wu, don't be rude to sir!" The middle-aged man's expression suddenly changed, and he scolded.

When Lin Chen heard this, instead of being angry, he shook his head and laughed: "Hahaha, you are young, but you live a clear life. You are right, I am a little emotional, but I can't empathize with you. You are indeed such a hypocritical rich man!"

Then, Lin Chen changed the subject and said with interest: "But boy, I would like to ask you, what is it that you want to pursue?"

"What else can I have? I just want to have enough food and live a good life." With the slightly angry face of the middle-aged man, the young man who was replaced as Xiao Wu said with a full face of dissatisfaction.

"Then you are full of food, do you want to live a good life? Live a good life, do you not want to marry Meijiao Niang? After getting married and having children, do you want land again? After the land, do you want to become an official again? And officials..."

Lin Chen shook his head and said, "So the desire of the human heart is infinite after all."

After saying this, Xiao Wu's face turned red with anger, and he yelled: "I just want to live a good life, so what's wrong? I offended you?! Besides, I won't steal or rob. With my own efforts, what's wrong with what I have obtained in a fair way! Even if we lose, we will admit it!"

"It's just like you landlords. You don't do anything, but you can earn so much. It's not just by squeezing others! We just want to use our own efforts to get the life we ​​want, not... um!"

Before he could finish speaking, the middle-aged man on the side covered his mouth with his hand.

But the ordinary Lin Chen couldn't help but fall into deep thought after hearing these words.

The memory of the previous life is still there, but the emotions are already blurred, but what this little guy said made Lin Chen a little dazed.

'With our hard work, we can live a good life, even if our skills are not as good as others, we don't blame anyone, instead of being squeezed out of the value of our labor, so what most of us want to pursue is actually...fairness? ! '

"I'm sorry, sir, my kid speaks childishly, and speaks without thinking. If there is any offense, please forgive me." The middle-aged man looked at Lin Chen nervously, and secretly planned to do something.

After all, the other party looked like an ordinary person, and if he offended the other party, it might cause accidents.

But what he didn't expect was that Lin Chen just shook his head and said: "Your Excellency, don't be so nervous, this kid is right, and I won't blame him. Besides, I'm not the kind of person who will kill others' right to speak when they tell the truth..."

Afterwards, Lin Chen seemed to think of something again, and said with emotion: "But having said that, the life of these years has indeed made me a little arrogant, and I define it casually..."

Before Lin Chen could finish speaking, he also stopped talking.

Of course, no one covered his mouth, but at this moment, amidst the rustling rain outside the temple, there was a sudden, messy sound of horseshoes.

It seems... someone else is coming.

Lin Chen cast a glance at the middle-aged man and the others, and saw that the latter seemed to be indifferent on the surface, but in his induction, the bodies of all the others tensed up at this moment.

Hands, subconsciously, stretched into the sleeves and clothes.

"It turns out that it wasn't an accidental stay..." Lin Chen's eyes moved, and this thought flashed through his mind.

The noise outside the door is getting louder, more people are shouting, and the sound is getting closer.

The next moment, the door opened, and the cool wind outside mixed with raindrops floated in.

(End of this chapter)