This is what an immortal should be like

Chapter 279 The Mindset of Stargazing

By the time Liu Hongyu left the Divine Craft Workshop, the news had already spread, and unsurprisingly, the Bureau of Extraordinary Investigations had begun selecting outstanding warriors to try it out.

On his way out of the Divine Craft Workshop, Liu Hongyu could see soldiers in heavy training armor marching in formation toward the workshop.

These people all knew Liu Hongyu, and the officers would almost always stop and salute him as they passed by.

Although Liu Hongyu himself didn't say anything, the Great Yan Investigation Bureau paid great attention to these details in order to subtly make cultivators feel respected, while also implying a closer relationship.

Liu Hongyu wasn't bothered by this kind of thing, since these people knew how to distinguish between important and unimportant situations.

Hidden Immortal Valley has expanded considerably in the past few years, and it can accommodate many more people than before.

However, Hidden Immortal Valley is, after all, a tranquil place for immortals. Although Hidden Immortal Valley itself did not say anything, the Bureau of Extraordinary Investigations and the Great Yan level were very discreet. Therefore, they always controlled the number of people entering and leaving Hidden Immortal Valley and forced people to respect the local culture of Hidden Immortal Valley. This also helped to create an atmosphere that allowed people going to ancient times to better integrate into the environment.

Of course, whenever someone enters Hidden Immortal Valley for the first time, they become a source of entertainment for the residents of Hidden Immortal Valley, as well as the senior members of the Bureau of Investigation and the military. Watching them react with surprise and excitement is always quite amusing.

A faint glow emanates from a mountain peak near the distant observatory.

For ordinary people, Hidden Immortal Valley is always surrounded by immortal light, which may be difficult to see. However, it is much more obvious to Liu Hongyu, who knows that it is the radiance of the Mysterious Heaven Instrument.

Sure enough, when Liu Hongyu landed on the mountain, he saw Xi Miao and a large group of people surrounding the Xuan Tian Yi, including classmates and some researchers from the Bureau of Extraordinary Investigations.

The Xuan Tian Yi can exert its greatest effect under the abundant spiritual energy of Yin Xian Valley. Moreover, being located in a spacetime rift, it can deduce both the modern era and the ancient era.

Although it is not as efficient as applying it separately to ancient and modern locations, it has the advantage of being able to take both sides into account.

After Liu Hongyu landed near the mountain peak, it was obvious without asking that he was once again deducing the Five Sacred Mountains, of course, the modern Five Sacred Mountains.

Since the last modern-day derivation, special development work on the Five Sacred Mountains has already begun at the modern level.

The efficiency demonstrated by the ability to concentrate power has always been one of the strengths of the Great Yan Dynasty. This was something that not only Xi Miao was initially shocked by, but even Liu Hongyu, who was considered a modern person, was astonished.

Now, everyone gathered around the Xuan Tian Yi, except for Xi Miao who was making deductions, was busy. Each of them was holding something and recording various changing indicators in a certain direction.

After landing, Liu Hongyu simply waited quietly. Among these people, a group would accompany him today and leave Hidden Immortal Valley together.

In fact, Liu Hongyu should have stayed at home and waited until it was almost time to go out, but he happened to run into the breakthrough of the Divine Craft Workshop, so he went to see what was going on. He also wanted to take the opportunity to observe Senior Xi Miao's use of the Mysterious Heaven Instrument.

In the entire Hidden Immortal Valley, there are only three people who can use the Mysterious Heaven Instrument to calculate celestial secrets.

The strongest one is Xi Miao, and the other is Zhuang Lin, who is currently in seclusion. Liu Hongyu and Wuming are each considered half of the strongest.

The Xuan Tian Yi rotated, emitting a buzzing sound. Eventually, its radiance gradually weakened, and the strange phenomena on it gradually dissipated, leaving only the brilliance of the Xuan Tian Yi itself.

Xi Miao let out a long breath and looked around.

"Have you written it all down?"

"Yes, senior, I've noted it all down!"

"Ok!"

Xi Miao nodded and looked at Liu Hongyu, who had already arrived.

"It's good that you're here, so I don't have to come looking for you. I'll tell you what to do, and you'll need to take notes of the key points. When we get out, you'll need to give them pointers on how to handle this meridian convergence!"

"Yes, I understand!"

Without wasting any words, Xi Miao began to explain the deductions made this time, and Liu Hongyu listened quietly like a student.

The others around also pricked up their ears, but it was clear that the lecture was quite profound, and the students of the academy could only understand part of it. Many of them even felt a little dizzy after listening to it.

The work of cutting off and converging the veins is a key plan at the top, namely the "Buzhou Mountain Plan".

After finishing her speech, Xi Miao nodded to everyone, then took off on the wind and flew away.

Recently, Xi Miao has been trying to reduce the time she spends in Hidden Immortal Valley. She only comes here when she has something to do, and spends most of her time in Little Sacred Mountain.

The Ullambana Festival has not yet arrived, but Xi Miao knows that the Second Heavenly Sound Bodhisattva may start his journey ahead of time, since he has a relatively large number of temples that receive offerings.

Once they arrive in the Luoyang area, logically they would inevitably visit Little Sacred Mountain, not to mention the matter of Foguang Temple. Xi Miao had already made preparations; even if she temporarily left, she would have Hei Ze guard Little Sacred Mountain to prevent the Second Phase Heavenly Sound Bodhisattva from arriving empty-handed.

When Yu Feng returned, Xi Miao habitually bypassed the place where Dong Feng was and looked at the small house on the mountaintop from afar, where Zhuang Lin was in seclusion.

Xi Miao rubbed her forehead. Today's deductions were more tiring than any other time except the first time. She hadn't shown it in front of the younger generation, but now, looking at Dongfeng, she couldn't hide her exhaustion.

Of course, Zhuang Lin's control is now far greater than before, and he knows that the artistic conception can easily cause outsiders to fall into illusion, so there are no longer the strange phenomena around Dongfeng.

Of course, Xi Miao's perception was different from that of outsiders. She could see an invisible vortex above the East Peak, with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth pouring down like a funnel, rushing straight towards the East Peak.

Being in the air near the East Peak, and having just finished deducing the secrets of heaven with the help of the Xuan Tian Yi, Xi Miao felt as if she could even smell the aura on Zhuang Lin's body.

Or rather, it was a unique aura emanating from Zhuang Lin, an aura of enlightenment born from the harmony of heaven and earth.

This feeling has become increasingly strong in recent years. Unlike all the accomplished cultivators Xi Miao has ever seen, it seems to have reached a height that transcends the mortal world, a height that even the Buddhas cannot reach.

This atmosphere also brought some peace to Xi Miao's heart.

"Sir, you'd better get through customs quickly."

After muttering something to herself, Xi Miao turned and left on the other side of Hidden Immortal Valley.

For some reason, everyone was busy, working non-stop, but Zhuang Lin was in seclusion, so everyone felt a little uncertain. Even Xi Miao felt a little nervous while waiting.

Inside the small house atop the East Peak, Zhuang Lin sat cross-legged with his eyes closed. He appeared perfectly normal, but his mind was in turmoil.

The creation of the world when the primordial spirit was formed seemed to be reenacted, only this time there was no panic or haste, but rather a methodical and progressive process.
The primordial energy of heaven and earth in Hidden Immortal Valley flowed in like a reversed Milky Way, continuously merging into Zhuang Lin's body.

The so-called Five Qi Gathering at the Origin differs from the understanding of the True Dao. In Zhuang Lin's case, the five colors are complete within the five internal organs, the five mountains are in harmony, and there is even a sacred beast roaring!

Furthermore, when Xi Miao used the Xuan Tian Yi to deduce the secrets of heaven, Zhuang Lin seemed to be able to sense that wisp of energy as well, and was even involved in it. He also used the power of the Xuan Tian Yi to subtly continue to explore the secrets of heaven during his cultivation, and even reflected it onto the Five-Colored Divine Mountain.

Zhuang Lin felt as if his primordial spirit had returned to the Five-Colored Divine Peak Secret Realm, where he saw more things and saw them more clearly.

However, this was not because Zhuang Lin actually went there again. Rather, based on what he had seen last time and what Master Mo Ke had said, he used the power of the Xuan Tian Yi to jointly deduce another Five-Colored Divine Peak Secret Realm in his Mind World.

To some extent, this is why Xi Miao is much more tired this time than before, but she is unaware of it.

In this secret realm, although there are demon kings and heavenly kings, Zhuang Lin has more freedom to do as he pleases and is able to explore certain places.

Even though Zhuang Lin longed for it, he could never get close to the Five Finger Mountain because he could not see things he had never seen before. The "seeing" here naturally refers to things that even Master Mo Ke had never seen.

That palm-shaped, five-colored giant mountain was so powerful that even the Five Directions Protectors could not get close to it, and the Shamen Heavenly King could not approach it for long. It was filled with terrifying and malevolent energy.

The demon kings in the Five-Colored Divine Mountain Secret Realm dared not approach, and would even tremble with fear if they got too close.
In the secret realm of mental deduction, the place gradually began to collapse because the Xuan Tian Yi stopped.

Zhuang Lin looked at the Five Elements Mountain from afar and vaguely saw the Buddhist mantras shimmering with golden light on the mountaintop. His eyes narrowed slightly.

This is the world I have envisioned; even if it collapses, I can still control its order!

With a thought, Zhuang Lin guided the secret realm to collapse, but it started from the place of the true words.

A flash of golden light appeared, as if a stream of light had risen, and the six-syllable mantra scroll rose with the wind.

At this moment, Zhuang Lin was still deducing. As the true words flew up, the deductions and expectations in his mind naturally occurred in his mind as well.

The Five Elements Mountain cracked instantly, followed by a deafening roar.

"Boom——"

Before the world of the mind could collapse, the Five Elements Mountain exploded first.

"Hahahaha! I, Old Sun, am out!"

A joyful shout came from afar, and the figure's emotions were just like those in the movies and TV dramas Zhuang Lin remembered, or rather, they were a reflection of his own feelings.

Wow
Everything vanished, and Zhuang Lin returned to normal cultivation, but a slight smile appeared on his lips. Even if it was just to see you once, it was all worth it!

To some extent, besides his original purpose, Zhuang Lin's behavior can also be considered a kind of idol worship mentality, and there are really not many stars worth idolizing these days!
(End of this chapter)