Lu Mingfei Development Program

Chapter 468: Jade Record

"Below is as above, and above is as below, so that Taiyi's miracle can be accomplished." Lu Mingfei said softly.

This Taiyi is not the great god Donghuang Taiyi of Chu, nor is it a chosen child, but the one. Ancient Western philosophers believed that all things evolved from Taiyi.

This sentence comes from the Emerald Record. Legend has it that it was brought out by Alexander the Great from the tomb of Pharaoh Hermes. Pharaoh Hermes, together with his father Thoth and eldest son Thoth, became a trinity god.

This deity expressed his knowledge in thirteen sentences engraved on an emerald tablet, hence the name Emerald Tablet.

The Emerald Record is almost one of the earliest alchemical books known to mankind. However, on the day when the Library of Alexandria was destroyed, this stone tablet, which was believed by later generations to be able to transform gods, was also lost.

There are many versions of the Jade Record in later generations. Newton, a famous scientist and theologian, once commented on it, believing that the "Taiyi" refers to the spirit.

As for "Below is as above, and above is as below", it roughly refers to the transition of the spirit between two states, or in the end they become indistinguishable from each other.

This version of the annotations was the most widely circulated and was recognized by many people. The reason why he was so clear about it was that he was also a member of the secret party, knew the origin of the "Emerald Record", and knew the true content recorded on it.

Isaac Newton lived for eighty years, the first forty of which he spent on scientific research, and the last forty years on theology. It is not surprising that such a person would be a member of the secret party. The power of religion in the secular world frightened the secret party, and at the same time they also understood that this was a force that could be used.

The Dragon Blood Family in the West has produced more than one Pope, and more than one secret party elder has served as the Vatican's Royal Guard.

But now that the dragon blood has faded and the power of the Holy See has declined, they are no longer the same as before.

The half-human and half-dragon secret party naturally highly praised the Emerald Record, the enlightenment work of alchemy. Its status in the half-blood society is like the status of the Bible in the secular society.

Because according to Isaac Newton's analysis, the thirteen sentences on the stone tablet are actually the process of man's journey towards "God". The Trinity God Hermes was the first practitioner.

At the same time, this is also the "road to deification" for hybrids to evolve into dragons.

Lu Mingfei closed the book, picked up another translation in another language, and read it patiently. Yesterday, he suddenly had an idea and wanted to see how humans understood alchemy, so he told Chu Yuzhen about it.

After taking a look at him, the latter said softly, "Wait." Then he received these books - various translations and annotated versions of The Emerald Jade Record, including ancient books that had long been lost, and annotated versions by great philosophers.

During this time, Xia Mi ran out from the Roman Nibelungen to play with her. After discovering that Lu Mingfei would be staying here for the next few days, she also opened a Nibelungen passage here.

Then she found the philosophy book that Lu Mingfei was reading, and said with some disdain that with his level of evolution, it was completely unnecessary for him to read these books. This was indeed a good alchemy secret book, but for beings like the kings, it was not even a bedtime reading, let alone a being like him.

After all, some things come naturally to dragons and are difficult to teach to races that don't understand.

Humans have wisdom second only to dragons, but they are not born with extraordinary powers like dragons. Therefore, they observe the activities of dragons and summarize what they see as "alchemy".

This "alchemy" is different from the alchemy of dragons. It is more inclined to the transformation of the spiritual level and is close to the inner alchemy of Taoism. The alchemy of dragons, which was also inherited by the later hybrids, is the true creation and destruction.

Is the Jade Record useless? Not entirely, after all, the secret party has developed a forbidden method such as blood burst. However, so far, apart from the mythical parts, there is really no credible legend of a human turning into a dragon.

Lu Mingfei replied to Xia Mi that he really didn't need these books, he was just curious about what alchemy was like in the eyes of humans. This might help him better understand the existence of Omega.

They were like mirrors, completely opposite to dragons, yet so similar. The bodies protected by those iron armors were extremely fragile, like the core of a dragon, and touching them would lead to death.

What is their spirit like? Is it connected to a certain "One" as humans understand alchemy?

"I am called the Triple Great Hermes because I possess the wisdom of three parts of the world..." The girl's voice sounded in Lu Mingfei's ears, "What is this all about?"

Lu Mingfei looked sideways and saw that Su Xiaoqiang's profile was still beautiful, but this girl, who should have been full of brightness, seemed a little listless because of the cold wave that had hit a few days ago.

The most obvious change is the somewhat bloated winter clothes. The winter uniforms of Shilan Middle School are not thin enough, but the sudden cold snap made her wear a coat over the uniform. This made her look a lot rounder, a little chubby, like a penguin that swam from the North Pole and landed on the wrong shore.

Winter is probably the season that girls dislike the most. They can’t wear short skirts that show off their long legs, and the slim short-sleeved T-shirts that highlight their proud assets can only gather dust in the closet.

Su Xiaoqiang is no exception. She has worked hard to put together several sets of winter clothes that can show off her youthful and beautiful figure even in winter.

Then suddenly, a cold wave that is rare in decades came, and her previous winter clothes became too "thin", so she could only choose temperature between style and warmth.

In fact, if you stay in a heated room, it doesn’t matter if you dress nicely, but when you are with your boyfriend, you will inevitably have to go out and play.

This made Su Xiaoqiang feel very conflicted. Although Lu Mingfei looked like a portable heater, what if he wore too little and was accused of being immature? She didn't want to be considered an immature girl.

"What are you thinking about?" Lu Mingfei tapped Su Xiaoqiang's white forehead.

The latter looked at him unhappily and said in a somewhat reproachful tone: "It has nothing to do with you, it's all because of this lousy weather!"

She had a reason to be resentful of the weather. She didn't know what he was busy with during this period. He was distracted when he was eating with her during lunch break, and he was nowhere to be seen during the weekends. He only came to class in the morning on Monday and left in a hurry in the afternoon.

Then today, he actually said that he had some spare time and could come and accompany her.

This surprised Su Xiaoqiang, and he immediately started thinking about where to go after school. Then he sadly discovered that it was not easy to go out these days because of the weather. The rain that had been falling since yesterday made things worse, making his mood, which was already unhappy because of the bad weather, even more uncomfortable. It was said that this annoying rain was caused by a typhoon at sea, but what kind of typhoon would come in this winter!

The freezing caused by the cold wave has already caused a lot of obstacles to travel, and there is also a typhoon lurking outside. Su Xiaoqiang feels that this winter is definitely the most unlucky winter for him.

Helplessly, she had to borrow the bed in the infirmary again, using the excuse that it was cold and she didn't sleep well last night, and let someone coax her to sleep.

However, the person who liked to deliberately make her unhappy to make her happy was actually very serious at this time. The serious look on his face when he was flipping through the book actually made her heart beat faster, and she couldn't bear to disturb him.

Saying things like making someone happy by making them unhappy sounds like a morbid expression, but Su Xiaoqiang had to admit that she was really happy when this guy became annoying.

She also wanted to see what book Lu Mingfei was reading so that she could have some common topics with him and talk about anything. It would be better than just watching him read like now.

But the words in those books made her feel dizzy, and she felt that she, who was always good at speaking, couldn't find a way to start a conversation. After finally seeing some words that she could understand, she was confused by the weird content.

"Are you bored?" No matter how much Lu Mingfei was interested in Omega's spirit, he knew that it was wrong to abandon the girl at this time.

He put the coat that Su Xiaoqiang had taken off on the outside of the quilt. The coldness of this cold wave was beyond everyone's expectations. Having experienced the severe cold in New York, Luo Na also exclaimed when she sent him to school this morning... Although she still looked like she was not afraid of the cold.

In short, it's very abnormal.

"Then let me tell you a joke." Lu Mingfei thought for a moment, and said to Su Xiaoqiang with some curiosity, "There was a polar bear and a penguin playing together. The polar bear plucked out all its hair and said it was cold. The penguin also tried to pluck out all its hair. What do you think it said?"

"...It's really cold. Can your jokes be a little more original?" Su Xiaoqiang suddenly didn't know what to say.

"Why a penguin?" Su Xiaoqiang asked in confusion. She knew that someone's chat avatar was a pretty cute polar bear cub.

Lu Mingfei said nothing and just looked at her silently.

Su Xiaoqiang paused for a moment and looked at the black coat that covered her body. The coat was indeed too big, so when she put it on, her hands were tucked into the sleeves, and it was difficult to move them. In addition, the lining of the coat was white, so she liked to wear it open...

If this isn't a penguin, then what is it?
She was angry and wanted to laugh. This was the feeling Su Xiaoqiang had just described. She covered her head with the quilt and said angrily and laughingly, "Don't talk to me before I fall asleep!"

She absolutely could not laugh. If she was amused by such a tasteless joke, how would she, a little angel, keep her dignity?
Su Xiaoqiang remembered something and added, "Also, you are not allowed to leave before I fall asleep!"

After waiting for a while, there was no answer. It seemed that the person who should answer had left. Su Xiaoqiang was startled, and he lifted the quilt and looked outside. He found someone sitting upright by the bed, still flipping through those mysterious books.

She asked angrily: "Can't you answer it?"

"Didn't you say you didn't let me talk to you?" Lu Mingfei looked at her strangely.

Su Xiaoqiang couldn't help laughing after all, and then covered his face with regret. Su Xiaoqiang, Su Xiaoqiang, what's wrong with your sense of humor? Can such an old routine make you laugh?

Su Xiaoqiang finally fell asleep. This time Lu Mingfei did not use physical hypnosis. He just tried to explain the contents of "Emerald Jade Record" to her. Then he looked down and saw that the little goddess was sleeping soundly.

Worried that his subconscious mumbling while reading would disturb her, Lu Mingfei decided to find another place to read.

……

Most of the club activities at Shilan Middle School are held in the afternoon, and the club activity rooms are generally not open during lunch breaks. However, as the president of the literature club, Chen Wenwen obviously has the right to enter the club at any time.

There were only two people in the huge activity room. It was silent except for the occasional sound of turning pages and the heater working.

Lu Mingfei was still flipping through the "Emerald Jade Record". Chen Wenwen sat opposite her. Her little face seemed to be a little red because of the heating. Her hands were half-tucked into her sleeves, tightly grasping the cuffs.

Spread out on the table in front of her was Duras's "The Lover". It was obvious that she cherished the book very much, as there was a protective film on almost every page.

She seemed to have a special liking for this book. On the first day of high school, she sat by the window and flipped through the book. The sunlight shone on her skirt and skin, which was so white that it seemed transparent. The boys remembered it for who knows how long.

Just like a thousand different Hamlets appear when a thousand people read Hamlet, Chen Wenwen also believes that if a book is read a thousand times, there will definitely be a thousand different reading experiences.

This really sounds like something a literary girl would say, and she actually did so. "The Lover" is a book she plans to read a thousand times.

Although a thousand times is a bit exaggerated, the number of words in this book is not that long, and it is more than enough to read it once a day. In three years of high school, the plan of reading a thousand times is indeed achievable. The only difficulty may be patience, but the last thing a literary girl lacks is patience for reading.

Lu Mingfei hadn’t paid much attention to Chen Wenwen’s Thousand Times Plan before, but after “certain things” happened, he always read the book by her side.

"Recently, I rewatched Titanic," Chen Wenwen said softly, her voice barely audible. "I read the reviews and saw many people scolding the heroine, saying that she forgot her husband and children, and was reminiscing about her first love at the last moment of her life."

Lu Mingfei looked up at her and said, "How you watch the movie and how you feel about it are yours. Why do you care about what other people say?"

"But I'm a little unwilling." Chen Wenwen said, then suddenly paused, her face red as if bleeding, "...She shouldn't be misunderstood like this."

(End of this chapter)