Yefutidaolu

Chapter 262 New Year's Eve Has Arrived
Often, a clever idea can save a lot of effort.

It's like an assembly line where products need to be flipped. In some places, you need to hire someone to stay there at all times and manually flip them.

In other places, a wire has been designed to automatically flip all products over.

The cost savings are enormous.

What's truly remarkable is this kind of clever little touch.

True Qi flows downwards to fill the hidden gate, the spirit is at peace in the Qi cave, it communicates with the heavens above, transcends the earth's gate, and crosses the heavenly gate.

It turns out that by simply channeling one's vital energy into the Youguan point above the Qihai point, one can open the connection between the Shenguan and Jingguan points, connecting the 'Shenqi' and greatly enhancing the ability to control vital energy.

For example, in the Crimson Palace, there is a god named Yuan Dan. His true energy, the color of sunlight, enters from the Niwan point and spreads down to the Dazhui point at the top of the neck. This can quickly enhance the blood and energy of the seminal gate, which is called "drawing sunlight upwards to nourish my body".

All these kinds of tips and tricks, which could be called "hidden gems," were all collected by Gao Jian.

He devoured the books, not seeking to grasp the true essence of these techniques, nor expecting to learn them. He simply wanted to learn more similar tricks and techniques that could be easily applied within the human body.

That's why he flipped through books at an astonishing speed, changing one every half hour or so.

But even so, he only read about ten books a day, and Gao Jian was still immersed in this atmosphere until the sun set.

The progress he made in one day was greater than anything he had figured out on his own until now.

He now understood why so many people spent so much time in the library and rarely came out throughout the year.

Moreover, he had only read a dozen or so books.

How many books were there in the Imperial Academy?
Anyway, the unit must be calculated in 'ten thousand', and each book is at this level, or even higher.

What immense wealth this is! And the Divine Dynasty allows them to use such immense wealth as they please, as long as you can pass the Imperial Academy entrance exam.

Indeed, this is the most valuable aspect of the Imperial Academy.

You should calm down and continue learning.

There was no curfew at the Imperial Academy; you could study for as long as you wanted.

Therefore, Gao Jian stayed until he was dizzy and exhausted before raising his head.

Reading Shen Yun is truly exhausting, and it was quite stressful for Gao Jian. When he looked up, he felt drowsy and as if he might fall asleep at any moment.

Nevertheless, he was overjoyed!

Simply put, the gains were enormous!

As the mind gives rise to all sorts of phenomena, a myriad of things arise and can be used at will. Only when the mind is in turmoil can it gradually become clear.

Many doubts are now resolved.

All the previous designs that caused internal friction have been modified. Gao Jian now has many ideas. He just needs to find a place to go into seclusion and then revise his energy circulation route. Without changing the intention of the technique, he can optimize the entire circulation cycle!
However, these things are not to be done now.

Optimization is useless now. Gao Jian felt that the current situation was far from reaching its limit. There were still many, many books in the Imperial Academy, and he had only been here for a short time!

Go back and get some rest. Then come back later. Once you've accumulated enough experience, try to optimize it again and strive to achieve a complete transformation of your cultivation method in one go!
Thinking this, Gao Jian rubbed his temples and chose to stand up.

How long has it been?
Gao Jian wasn't quite sure; after the first day, he stopped keeping track of the time.

But it probably won't be too long, after all, his soul has its limits. He was actually quite tired on the first day, but he was just suppressed by excitement.

He shook his head and walked out of the private room.

Feeling quite tired, he couldn't help but yawn loudly, wanting to leave the library, grab something to eat, relax, and then go back to sleep and rest.

However, as he stepped out of the room, Takashi suddenly froze.

no……

What about people?

He looked around and saw that the once bustling Imperial Academy was now deserted, with only a few book spirits on duty wandering around, organizing books and moving new ones.

Moreover, when these book demons saw Gao Jian, they also showed expressions of surprise, as if they found it somewhat unbelievable.

Gao Jian then stepped forward and initiated a conversation, saying, "Everyone, where did everyone go? I just finished reading my book and came out. Did something happen?"

“My lord, you…don’t know? Oh, you really are oblivious to what’s going on around you. Today is New Year’s Eve. Everyone has gone home. The entire Divine Dynasty is resting today, preparing for the year-end celebrations and sacrifices.” The book demons immediately said.

Upon hearing this, Gao Jian blinked.

"By the way, what about the rat and the dragon that came with me?" Takami asked, changing the subject.

"Well... we're not too sure, but there are only a few people in the Scripture Pavilion right now. If you go home, sir, you might just see them. The capital is bustling today, with celebrations everywhere. There are even more spectacular sights to see at the Temple of Heaven. If you miss it, you'll have to wait until next year," the book demons said.

Gao Jian nodded slightly to indicate that he understood, thanked him again, and then turned and left.

He went outside and looked into the distance, discovering that the atmosphere of the Divine Dynasty was indeed quite different today.

The city was covered in snow, and the roof tiles were covered in silver, standing tall and short, like piles of jade.

The Imperial Academy is located at a very high altitude, so you can stand here and look down. The capital city is a flying, three-dimensional city. From here, you can see many floating islands. The islands are white. At this time of day, as dusk falls and people cook their evening meals, smoke rises from thousands of households. Residents build firewood and burn it, the firelight illuminating the sky. Drums are beaten, gongs are sounded, and cannons are set off to start fires.

Standing here, one can see countless rays of red light, with numerous households burning firecrackers, setting off firewood for sacrifices, and setting off fireworks to create a great commotion. Thus, the entire capital city can be seen with flames and clouds of fire filling the sky. The alleys branch out and the streets turn, with lights serving as boundaries. The deafening noise reverberates far and wide, and the stars in the sky are scattered above and below. Such a spectacle makes Gao Jianyou stand high in the sky, looking down at the hustle and bustle, and he can't help but marvel.

Takami is very familiar with these things. All of these things are done to 'drive away the Night Beast,' which is why today's name is 'New Year's Eve.'

Starting today, the Grand Ceremony at the Temple of Heaven will begin. The rituals performed by the residents of various parts of Taiwei Enclosure are all part of the Grand Ceremony at the Temple of Heaven.

However, the Divine Dynasty used a very clever method to control everyone's sacrificial rituals, which was 'custom'.

Yes, as the year draws to a close, everyone has a whole host of customs to perform. These customs have become a kind of culture, a ritual that everyone must do, and even looks forward to. Every family subconsciously follows these customs during the New Year; this is called "passing the New Year's hurdle." Thinking about these things, Gao Jian left the Imperial Academy and rode the wind to another place from the Wenchang Palace.

Taiweiyuan was a place where the wealthy and powerful resided, so you could see many festive items displayed on the streets there.

While they were said to be for festival celebrations, they were actually part of the grand sacrificial rites at the Temple of Heaven.

On the street, many people held candied fruits and delicacies in their hands, and the containers were also jade cups and precious vessels, pearls and flowers. Children played with rhinoceros and elephant toys. All kinds of toys were available, and they were all very small and exquisite, with different names and different craftsmanship.

Every household had a new calendar, various door gods of all sizes, peach wood charms, Zhong Kui, lions, tiger heads, as well as gold and colorful embroidered flowers, spring couplets and banners, etc. The market was very prosperous. At night, candles were lit in basins, red light reflected in the sky, and the sounds of firecrackers and drums were heard, probably intending to make noise all night long.

There are also some acrobatic troupes, all led by cultivators, each with cultivation levels of the second or third realm, performing various lantern illusions on the streets.

But then they saw two teams on each side, one team of elephant lanterns and the other of tiger lanterns; one team of rhinoceroses and the other of lions, all made of lights, lifelike and dazzling.

There were also black bears, white rhinoceroses, red leopards, and yellow bears, and hundreds of other strange creatures, being pulled along by people as they ran at breakneck speed, smoke billowing from their noses and fire spitting from their mouths, like thunder and lightning, causing the earth to collapse and mountains to crumble. On one side, hundreds of beasts, and on the other side, dragons, converged and with a snap, they transformed into beaded curtains and towers of flame, grapes, bees and butterflies, thunder chariots and lightning whips, and so on. Then, with another burst of sound, they scattered, and ten thousand lamps lit up at once.

As you can see, the cost of such a single item is equivalent to the wealth of ten average families. And this kind of scene happens constantly in the Taiwei Enclosure. There are similar landscapes everywhere, and everyone has to hire such craftsmen to decorate themselves.

Moreover, many poor people also arrived at Taiwei Yuan at this time. They came to ask for rewards. It can be seen that many wealthy families rewarded the poor in their villages with money and rice. People who could not afford to celebrate the New Year could receive a reward today, whether it was wine and meat, cloth, or money and grain. In any case, according to the rules, they would not let you leave empty-handed.

Therefore, everyone was all smiles and happy.

Suddenly, all the corpses and flesh and blood in Tomb Three yesterday seemed to have disappeared, and the capital city became magnificent, beautiful, and joyful again.

Firecrackers herald the arrival of spring with their clamor, and at night, the sounds of flutes and drums rise from every doorway.

This world is so beautiful.

Every household has all sorts of things in front of their doors, nothing is missing, all are beautiful celebratory items.

Many children and teenagers are playing and staying up all night, a custom known as "keeping watch over the year." Each family is carrying out its own unique customs, such as drinking Tusu wine.

Gao Jian walked in the middle of Taiwei Enclosure, marveling at everything before him.

However, in a daze, he seemed to sense... a certain 'qi' was being born in this jubilant atmosphere.

Looking up, one sees that the sky of today's divine dynasty has indeed changed color.

Looking up at the sky, Gao Jian didn't initially notice anything special; it was just that the sky's color had changed, perhaps as if it were shrouded in a layer of evening mist. At first glance, it seemed like only the weather was different.

But after looking at it a couple more times, Gao Jian stopped breathing.

But above the blue sky, a layer of 'faint light' was visible.

Like a protective shield?
Anyway, whatever it is, this thing blocks the way between heaven and earth!

This protective shield was so enormous that, for a moment, even looking far into the distance, one could not see its end.

He immediately realized that this protective shield was a measure to resist 'Xi'.

If this is the case, then it's normal that there's no end in sight; this thing will probably cover the entire Divine Dynasty!

Under the blue sky.

The clouds rolled incessantly, like the ocean turned upside down in the sky.

Takashi witnessed before him an unprecedented, towering and enormous wall, taller than anything he had ever seen before.

Measured from the ground, spanning tens of thousands of miles in height, its area is equivalent to the entire Divine Dynasty. If calculated this way, the area of ​​this thing is estimated to be more than 1.5 times the size of the Divine Dynasty!

Magnificent and beautiful, it is breathtaking.

It's hard to imagine that the Divine Dynasty could create such a magnificent "architecture".

An incredible feat.

But the cultivators of the Divine Dynasty did just that.

Even the evening beast would be blocked by this suspended wall!
The combined power of the cultivators made this high wall obscure the sky and cover the heavens, enough to make the stars in the sky retreat!
So magnificent.

Its beauty is beyond description; it's a sight that can only be truly seen from the heavens.

If you look at it up close, you can't even appreciate its grandeur. The farther away you are, the more you can feel this immense sense of oppression, as if the entire sky is under your control!
Gao Jian looked at it carefully for a while.

At first glance, it might appear to be smooth and transparent, but upon closer inspection, it becomes clear that it is not smooth at all.

This thing has a transparent wall covered with patterns, grooves, and protrusions.

Numerous formations, runes, mechanisms, and even energy lines operate within it.

Vast expanses of man-made traces, densely packed with various marks, form many complex and incomprehensible strange patterns. All of these are arranged in the blue sky. These patterns divide this enormous wonder, making one dizzy, as if there were an upside-down city.

However... this is indeed a city built in the sky by the Divine Dynasty.

The expert has already discovered that this is not a thin barrier, but a fortress!
The fortress that blocks the calamity and prevents the endless destruction brought by the Night Beast!

After looking around, Gao Jian frowned.

His comprehension was very high, and his understanding of the divine essence was also quite remarkable, so... at this moment, he could vaguely see many threads hanging down from the blue sky barrier.

Countless threads fell, looking like rain, but they would disappear as soon as you blinked.

“Shen Yun…” Gao Jian murmured to himself as he looked at those things.

From these silk threads, one can almost see the beings of the divine capital.

Where the silk threads hang down, almost everyone is being entangled by them and pulled toward them. They are celebrating New Year's Eve and welcoming the New Year, completely unaware of the silk threads that are getting tighter and tighter around them!
Has the Grand Sacrifice at the Temple of Heaven already begun?!

(End of this chapter)