This is what an immortal should be like

Chapter 91: Gradual Teaching

By reading several volumes on the underworld compiled by Xi Miao, Zhuang Lin roughly understood the situation in the world of the dead over there.

Generally speaking, the Five Ghost Emperors and the Lord of Mount Tai are the core, managing many matters of the underworld.

After death, some people will go to Mount Tai on their own initiative in a daze, while more will wander in the world of the living.

Therefore, on fixed days every month, soldiers and horses sent by ghost emperors from all sides would go to various places to capture ghosts. They would catch all the ghosts they could see, and then form a large team to take them away, just like what Zhuang Lin had encountered before.

However, most of these arrests only focus on the process and not the results, and even the process is not perfect. Sometimes not even half of the ghost team will be there by the time they reach Mount Tai.

At the same time, there are some ghost dens of all sizes in the world, some of which are very powerful. Sometimes even the generals under the Five Ghost Emperors cannot take away the ghosts from those places, and they even maintain a delicate relationship with these places.

Many of the evil spirits and ghosts in the world can be avoided if they understand the thoughts and principles of the underworld generals.

Therefore, the situation on the Netherworld side alone seemed extremely complicated to Zhuang Lin, and he frowned frequently.

One of the bamboo slips was probably written by Xi Miao's master, as the handwriting is noticeably heavier, unlike Xi Miao's delicate style. The master's summary is this: Over time, the filth of the human world and the netherworld have contaminated each other, and the world has become turbid due to overwhelming evil karma.
Several volumes of books on the underworld have unknowingly accumulated on the table. After reading the bamboo slips in my hand, there is no other information. Although it seems like a lot, it can only give outsiders a general understanding.

Zhuang Lin put down the book, feeling somewhat uncomfortable.

After a long while, Zhuang Lin finally laid out a blank scroll and wrote something: The netherworld was out of balance, and yin and yang were out of balance.
Afterwards, Zhuang Lin specifically searched for content related to the path to immortality, which was also the part he was more concerned about.

In fact, after parting with Xi Miao, Zhuang Lin had found a lot of this part to read on the road, so he knew that this part had the richest content and many surprises.

Although Xi Miao is a demon cultivator, his cultivation path is not limited to that of ordinary demons relying on their innate physique and some inherited demon techniques. Instead, he has also dabbled in studying some methods of immortals, Buddhas, and even various Taoists. Therefore, this part of the content also contains some techniques and methods that Zhuang Lin is very interested in.

But the situation tonight is similar to the previous times on the road. It is mainly a rough glance and the sorting stage.

Comprehension has to be put aside for later. For example, the articles in the "big belly pocket" also need a relatively stable environment for comprehension, and it may not be achieved overnight.

These skills and methods are basically very complete, which is exactly what Zhuang Lin needs. He can use them directly after learning them, or use them as a reference to supplement his own understanding.

For example, among the five elements, Zhuang Lin now has a unique understanding and experience of wood, earth, and water, while he has improved his insights into gold and fire by using the contents of these classics.

Of course, there are also things like the way to disillusionment of desire, which should be mainly written by Xi Miao. The writing is very elegant, and the content is extremely broad and profound.

Especially in terms of hallucination and enchantment, the content is not limited to the magic of immortals, but also involves the magic of demons and demons.

Xi Miao not only wrote in detail, but also did not hesitate to harm himself and exposed some of the talents and innate wonders that came with his life.

Because Xi Miao wrote so deeply and with so much care, Zhuang Lin, who had originally planned to just glance over it and classify it for a closer look later, also unknowingly began to read it in detail.

As Xi Miao said in her book, love and desire entanglements may seem trivial, and she herself even felt disgusted with them and thought they were not worthy of public display.

But as Xi Miao grew older and gained more experience, especially after meeting a master of this art, his opinion changed drastically. It was not that he liked it, but he truly felt that this thing was extremely dangerous.

"Those skilled in charm have studied this art in depth, and we should never underestimate it. True masters may not be afraid of charm, but if a disciple encounters it and does not understand its secrets, he will fall into it and become unable to extricate himself, toying with it, taking whatever he wants, and being manipulated by others."

Zhuang Lin murmured a passage and read it out loud, actually agreeing with it in his heart.

Let alone anything else, think about the stories of male and female Aquaman that you have heard before, and you can see how many bootlickers they control!

After reading this part carefully, Zhuang Lin thought about it in detail and even took in the mentality of the Master and the inheritance of the immortal way.

Regarding this part of the content, how to appropriately teach disciples or students is another difficult problem.

To be honest, Xi Miao's writing was very detailed, but in Zhuang Lin's opinion, a small part of the content was, to put it bluntly, basically an alternative analytical version of a "pornographic book", especially with the poetic meaning it incorporated, making it unreadable for anyone with less concentration.
This isn't about the physiological structure of a health class.
Forget it, I won’t worry about it for now, I’ll watch something else to brainwash myself!
Zhuang Lin searched for a while and found a scroll that had no special marks but contained some key contents. It mainly described the main schools and representative sects of the so-called immortal way today.

This book is full of variety and contains some things that destroy people's worldviews. Xi Miao basically wrote down what he knew, including some recognized or possible flaws.

Wanquan Dao, Samsara Dao, Zhenyi Dao, Soul Devouring Dao, Jiexian Dao, Seed Demon Dao, Mingxiu Dao
These kinds of Taoism do not refer to a sect, but a large category. Within the large category there are various small schools, and many of them are even very vaguely divided, which makes Zhuang Lin feel a little confused.

However, there are some that Zhuang Lin would pay attention to just by taking a quick glance at the general introduction.

For example, the Zhenyi Dao, the so-called Zhenyi, means the only true teaching. It compares itself to the ancient cultivators of Taoism and is the orthodox way of immortality. It is very idealistic but a little crazy, and is between the two extremes of being close and far away.

Xi Miao and her master seemed to have had conflicts on the true path, or perhaps the different times led to different understandings.

The mysterious "master" had originally written in his annotation before Zhenyi Dao that it "can be regarded as a branch of the Demonic Dao", but Xi Miao crossed it out but retained the recognizable text and rewrote it at the end: "It must be a unique path, time will prove me right!" So gradually, Zhuang Lin also discovered some interesting content in these classics, which was the scene of Xi Miao and her master "bickering in the air".

Why do we say it is through the air? Because most of those books were revised by Xi Miao himself after his master passed away.

Even after some of the facts were verified, Xi Miao would flip through some books and add, "See, I told you so!"

To a certain extent, this also made Xi Miao's image in Zhuang Lin's mind more vivid.

At the same time, Zhuang Lin also felt to a certain extent from the artistic conception revealed in the pen tips that Xi Miao cherished the relationship between master and disciple.

Although Xi Miao said before that she had no reservations about Zhuang Lin, it didn't mean that Zhuang Lin had to believe everything she said. However, as he read more and more books, Zhuang Lin got to know Xi Miao's personality better. The so-called trust needs to be based on sufficient understanding.

Zhuang Lin would naturally trust someone who was deeply in love with him more, at least he would not do that to a heartless person.

“Ooooooh—”

The rooster crowed, and it was definitely that big rooster again, absolutely on time and absolutely loud.
The light of the rising sun shone in from the east. Zhuang Lin narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at the light slanting in through the window. Unconsciously, a whole night had passed, and it felt like he hadn't seen much.

It’s like when you suddenly discover a classic novel that you haven’t seen in a long time while at work, and you stay up late to read it. You still feel unsatisfied, but you have to get up and do your work.

Zhuang Lin put down the scroll in his hand, walked outside the house to face the rising sun in the east, waved his left hand and brought up a layer of fine water droplets like mist, and gently patted it on his face, giving him a cool feeling as if water waves were caressing him.

Things like washing and taking a bath are dispensable to Zhuang Lin now, but when it is convenient, he will continue this habit so that he can feel more alive.

"Crack~"

Zhuang Lin clapped his hands lightly, smiled, and strode towards the threshing ground in the center of the valley.

In the past, many people in Yinxian Valley did not have the habit of getting up early, but this is not the case now.

When Zhuang Lin arrived at the threshing ground, more than half of the people in the valley were there. Almost all the young people were there, most of the children from the school were there, and there were also quite a few elderly people. Even Mr. Qiao, the old blacksmith, was boxing shirtless early in the morning. His muscles made several young people nearby feel ashamed.
"The Master is here!" "Mr. Zi'an is here!"

"Good morning, Master!"

"Mr. Zi'an, are you here to teach us?"

"Mr. Zi'an, please tell me more about the principles of martial arts!"

People all greeted Zhuang Lin. Many people stopped what they were doing or hurriedly finished their exercises. Some martial arts enthusiasts like Fu Zeyang even walked over directly. Liu Hongyu on the side showed anticipation.

Zhuang Lin didn't waste any words and nodded in agreement.

"I've benefited a lot from this trip, and I've learned the essence of martial arts. Practicing it can gain extraordinary strength, strengthen the body, refine the mind, invigorate the spirit, and even help activate one's spirituality."

People in Hidden Immortal Valley now understand the word spirituality very well. It is the foundation of the path to immortality!
So at this moment, everyone widened their eyes, probably understanding in their hearts that Master Zhuang was about to bring out the main event!

Sure enough, Zhuang Lin smiled slightly at the end of his words, twisting his body and assuming a special posture.

This posture involves slightly bending the waist, extending the legs forward and bending them backward, with the left fist extended and the back clawed. Just with this posture, a heavy and sharp feeling comes over Zhuang Lin.

For someone like Fu Zeyang who has studied martial arts for many years and has been influenced by the past, at this moment he seemed to vaguely hear the roar of a cow, and his mind was so shocked that he subconsciously took a few steps back.

"Today, I will teach you the 'Huo Ben Shaking the Mountain True Scripture'!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the true meaning of martial arts that Zhuang Lin had been brewing was released, and in an instant it was as if two ancient monsters roared.

"Moo——" "Roar——"

In the grain drying field of Yinxian Valley, almost everyone's face turned pale, and many people were stumbling backwards.
The rooster, which had been proudly grooming its feathers on the hill, was now startled and trembling, its feathers ruffling as it looked towards the center of Hidden Immortal Valley as if it were facing a formidable enemy.
If it was Zhuang Lin who spent a lot of time personally adjusting the martial arts path of Lu Jing, Yang Tianlei and others, then the martial artists in Yinxian Valley were essentially different from these four people.

Even if the warriors in Yinxian Valley have not yet entered the valley, they have actually learned a great deal about martial arts theories in the information age. After entering the valley, they have gained and understood things at different stages, and later on, they were influenced by Zhuang Lin at an early stage.

In addition, with Zhuang Lin here, this martial arts manual will definitely be easy to learn for the warriors in Yinxian Valley.

Even though there are many people practicing martial arts to strengthen their bodies in Yinxian Valley now, I believe that those who come later will be able to learn quickly. After all, this is a real paradise!

(End of this chapter)