Sword from the Immortal Mountain

Chapter 112: The person is missing

"The Art of Invisibility" is attached to the theory of the Five Elements and has many schools and branches, but its essence is nothing more than "invisibility and escaping into thin air".

It’s just that how to be “invisible” and how to “escape” all depend on the methods of each school and sect.

The methods are different, the levels are different, and the effects are also different.

The focus of the "Invisibility Art" that Chen Jin learned is not on "hiding" but on "hiding": hiding among the five elements and escaping from the five senses.

But the Five Elements is a very large and profound concept, with characteristics that complement and counteract each other. It is not easy to master them all.

Chen Jin then revised the "Invisibility Art" and decided to start with the simple ones. As long as he could "hide from the five senses", he could also achieve the effect of invisibility.

The "five senses" here do not refer to appearance in the ordinary sense, but refer to eyes, nose, tongue, ears, and skin.

They correspond to vision, smell, taste, hearing, and touch respectively.

The Taoist Canon says: All the five sense organs and acupoints are guarded by spirits.

Then, we just need to use some means to make these five senses lose their functions, and the corresponding feelings will also disappear.

This is called: "Lose your mind!"

There is a saying that goes "A single leaf blocks your view of the mountain."

What this means is that when one covers one's eyes with leaves and loses one's vision, the person will think that there is no mountain in front of him.

But in fact, the mountain is there, standing still.

At this time, the "mountain" is invisible to people.

That's the truth.

However, to achieve perfect invisibility, it is not enough to just block the vision, other senses must also be blocked and distorted to be considered a complete success.

Otherwise, the other party would be able to detect something unusual through hearing, smell, etc. and identify it.

Most ordinary people's five senses are dull and easily deceived, but for warriors and sorcerers who have practiced magic, it is not so easy to hide behind their five senses.

Especially for those who have cultivated the blood, qi and Dharma light, their thoughts are extremely sensitive. They no longer rely on their ordinary five senses to see the world, but rather through their Dharma thoughts.

How easy is it to hide in front of such a person?
However, difficult challenges are precisely the pursuit and meaning of spiritual practice.

Being free and detached is never just about being above the mundane world, but also about being above one's fellow travelers.

Chen Jin is a man with strong execution ability. Since he decided to practice the "Invisibility Technique", he started practicing and trying it immediately.

He enjoyed his practice so much that he didn't even go out for lunch, but had it brought in.

Soon it was evening, and Chen Jin felt that he had practiced enough, so he began to practice.

There is no need to look for anyone else as the initial practice object, Wangcai is just the right one.

Wangcai is not an ordinary dog. To some extent, it is a dog demon and much more spiritual than the dog demon in the conventional sense.

As long as you become invisible in front of it, you will officially start learning this technique.

However, successive attempts all ended in failure.

Wangcai's dog nose is so sensitive and his hearing is so good that even if his vision is blocked, he can still detect Chen Jin's presence through his sense of smell and hearing.

Chen Jin was not discouraged by the failure.

Because this is a normal situation.

Although his spirit was powerful, he did not fully utilize it to avoid overload, and only practiced it under normal circumstances.

What's more, the practice objects are different from ordinary ones. It is impossible to conceal the fact that they have just started to rebuild.

Failure is nothing, just keep trying.

……

It was cloudy tonight, hiding the moon.

The huge Boji Lane is brightly lit with lights, showing the wealth and prosperity of the wealthy families.

Inside the Changsheng Temple, the eternal lamps are exceptionally bright.

This Taoist temple is not very big, with a courtyard with one entrance and one exit. There is a horizontal plaque on the main gate with three large golden characters "Changsheng Temple" shining like a golden signboard.

The fact that it can be named "Eternal Life" shows its confidence.

That's right. As a lineage of alchemy, Changsheng Temple is good at external alchemy, masters many alchemy recipes, and can refine a variety of different elixirs.

Among them are several flagship products, such as foundation-building soup, tiger-wolf pills, beauty-preserving pills, and divine ointment...

It can be said that it is popular among both men and women.

The medicine was very effective and the business was very prosperous. The disciples in the temple were treated as honored guests wherever they went. This was how Taoist Master Song was invited to Boji Lane, where he established a branch temple and became a local worshiper.

There are very few people in the Taoist temple, just him as the abbot and a Taoist boy, two people in total.

It’s quieter with fewer people and easier to get work done.

There was a guest in the temple tonight, and it was the head of the second branch of the family, Chen Shicheng.

"During the day, I sent a retainer to attack Chen Jin, but he failed. He had a swordsman as his bodyguard, and his swordsmanship was quite good."

Taoist Song raised his eyebrows: "So?"

Chen Shicheng said: "If he is at the Third Brother's house, my people cannot do anything. This is the clan law."

Taoist Priest Song sneered: "How can there be so many clan rules and regulations?"

Chen Shicheng said loudly: "I emphasize again, no matter what I do, it is to uphold the patriarchal etiquette and in accordance with the rules. People from other houses will also acquiesce to this."

Taoist Song waved his hand and said, "I am not interested in distinguishing right from wrong in your clan's internal affairs. I don't like that scholar because he said that I cheated Master Chen San. This is slander and damages the reputation of Changsheng Temple. People who say such things must be punished so that they can understand the truth that 'out of the mouth comes disaster'."

Chen Shicheng said: "Master, please rest assured. I don't like this boy either. The exam is approaching, he can't stay in the room forever, he will come out sooner or later."

"So best."

Taoist Priest Song nodded.

In fact, he didn't take Chen Jin seriously, he was just a scholar.

What Taoists care about is their own face and the reputation of the Taoist temple.

……

For the next few days, Chen Jin stayed at home and practiced the art of invisibility.

Chen Shizhen and his daughter thought that he was studying hard behind closed doors and making the final preparations for the exam, so they naturally did not disturb him.

Moreover, if you don't go out, your personal safety can be guaranteed and the risk of accidents can be reduced.

Every meal of the day was carefully prepared and then delivered to the villa and handed over to Ye Yanke.

Although they lived in the same villa, Ye Yanke had no idea what Chen Jin was doing.

They said they were reviewing their lessons, but why did they always call Wangcai in?

Do I have to let the dog stay by my side and be responsible for night watch?

What a joke.

Others don’t know the details, but Ye Yanke has witnessed Chen Jin’s magical powers with his own eyes.

If Chen Jin needs bodyguards to protect him, that would be weird.

Ye Yanke was puzzled, but he didn't ask any questions. He understood that Chen Jin had his reasons for doing things.

All he could do was to continue practicing swordsmanship so that he could get closer to Chen Jin.

That day, night fell.

"Wang Wang Wang!"

Ye Yanke was practicing sword in the courtyard when he suddenly heard Wangcai barking wildly in the house.

This cry was different from the previous ones, as if it was filled with confusion, shock, and anxiety.

"problem occurs?"

Ye Yanke was startled, and hurried over, knocked on the door first, and called out: "Sir, are you there?"

Others all called Chen Jin "Young Master", but Ye Yanke had a special relationship with Chen Jin, and was like a half-master to him, so Ye Yanke called him "Sir" to show respect.

But he didn't get any response, so he didn't hesitate, reached out, pushed open the half-open door, and walked in.

There was an oil lamp lit in the room, but the light was dim.

"Wang Wang Wang!"

Wangcai was circling around, sniffing constantly, as if looking for something.

Ye Yanke saw the four treasures of the study and a stack of books spread out on the wooden table.

One of the books was open, and had obviously been read not long ago.

But now, there is no one in the house.

Chen Jin is missing!

(End of this chapter)