The Lord of the Laws of Heaven

Chapter 207 Painting
Xiao Jun was born into this world into an ordinary clan.

It can only be regarded as a gentry clan in a town. Although it is just an ordinary gentry clan, they still know the value of reading.

Everyone in the clan will study in the private school run by the clan. Even if they are not required to be very smart, they still need to be able to read and do math. Just this little bit of culture is enough to create a gap between them and ordinary peasants.

Xiao Jun's birth status was actually not high, he could only be considered a small branch of the clan.

This kind of clan society can be said to be extremely terrifying, with clan power. The so-called clan power is essentially the power of a small society. The status of the head family in the clan is enough to make the decision of life and death on some matters, and is in charge of the power of life and death!

Xiao Jun's parents paid money to enroll him in a private school, and only then did they come into contact with the texts of this world.

Since the algorithm of the mind was deciphered, the mind's thoughts could be easily divided. The huge thoughts were hidden in the extremely deep heart, and the external personality was a blank sheet of paper.

This stems from the particularity of this world, because the so-called reincarnation in this world is not a surprising thing. If one practices spiritual Taoism and reaches the realm of ghost immortal, one can take over the body of a baby and be reincarnated.

In order to have an extra layer of insurance, Xiao Jun naturally hid his vast thoughts in the depths of his mind.

In order to prevent himself from being considered a reincarnated ghost immortal, although Xiao Jun was born from a stream of innate Qi in his parents' womb, it was part of the cycle of reincarnation between heaven and earth, and not some trick of taking over another's body.

However, he still needed to prevent being mistaken. The cultivation environment in this world was actually very harsh. It was not uncommon for practitioners to capture and refine the souls of others. Xiao Jun didn't know much about this world.

If this attracted the Taoist practitioners from this world, it would be very troublesome. So Xiao Jun made the following arrangements.

Although his personality is as blank as a blank sheet of paper, he is also operating within the vast algorithm of thinking in his heart. Moreover, even this blank personality is not directly severed by Xiao Jun.

The external blank personality knows its own origins, but it does not recall them, nor does it fabricate a lot of knowledge out of thin air.

But even though he has a blank personality, Xiao Jun's mind is smart and pure. His spirit and soul are naturally controlled and purified by him, and he can secretly comprehend various vital energies. He can still remember everything he sees and read ten lines at a glance.

Nature is called a reading seed. When learning the knowledge of this world, it is secretly relying on powerful mental algorithms to analyze and verify, and there are endless flashes of inspiration in its thinking.

After passing tests and some trials, Xiao Jun continued his studies and became a scholar at the age of fourteen.

Such qualifications naturally attracted the attention of many people, including Xiao Jun's uncle.

Xiao Jun's uncle once worked hard in other places. When he came to Yujing City, he made friends with some scholars. After working hard, he opened a small shop in Yujing City.

This shop is not big and it does some book business.

Seeing Xiao Jun's potential, he brought him to Yujing City for development. Not only did he have better teaching resources, but he also had many classmates from well-off families.

Relying on these resources, Xiao Jun obtained the classics of various ancient philosophers in this world, and pondered and comprehended the principles that belong to scholars.

Although he would not recall information that did not exist in this world, Xiao Jun's powerful mental algorithm enabled him to comprehend his own principles from the principles of these scholars.

The understanding of these scriptures all becomes one's own nourishment.

While reading, Xiao Jun was constantly inspired, understanding the principles of a scholar, his mind and heart at one, and his selfless immersion in the profound truths. At that time, he naturally comprehended the secrets of righteousness and deciphered the legal principles contained therein through wisdom.

These legal principles also became the nourishment for Xiao Jun's spiritual algorithm, giving Xiao Jun great inspiration and insights. While reading, he cultivated his own righteousness!

This righteous energy wasn't mysterious, but Xiao Jun's spirit was nourished by it, naturally growing stronger and sharper. With the help of this righteous energy, Xiao Jun's body was immune to all diseases and cold and heat.

This uncle of mine had indeed helped Xiao Jun a lot, and besides the basic Four Books and Five Classics, his bookshop also sold a lot of miscellaneous books. These miscellaneous books also became Xiao Jun's tools for peeking into a corner of the world.

Although my uncle owned a bookstore and didn't make a huge amount of money, he did buy a nice courtyard on the outskirts of Yujing City. This was where my uncle usually lived, but later Xiao Jun also moved in and had a side room for reading and writing.

"Jun'er, do you have any other paintings?" His uncle used tongs to stir the charcoal fire to raise the temperature a little, and said to Xiao Jun, "Your paintings are good. Many people like your paintings. One of them, 'Deer Singing', was sold directly for a high price of ten taels of silver!"

After saying this, Xiao Jun's uncle warmed up and continued to speak to Xiao Jun: "The guest is a Taoist priest who claims to be from the Fangxian Dao. I offered five taels of silver, but the Taoist priest insisted on offering ten taels."

After saying that, the uncle took out a bag from his bosom and handed it to Xiao Jun: "These are the proceeds from selling your paintings. There are more than thirty taels in it. This is your reward."

"No need, uncle. I just did those paintings for fun." Xiao Jun declined.

Although Xiao Jun cannot practice cultivation in this world, he is still trying to comprehend the vital energy and qi of this world. Xiao Jun does not recall the knowledge of qigong practitioners, but Xiao Jun observes the myriad weather conditions and needs to deduce and rely on them.

So I developed a superficial hobby of my own, which is painting.

The painting is like the heaven and earth, the brush is like the principles, and the ink is the vitality, presenting all things in the world.

In his paintings, Xiao Jun deduces his own understanding, comprehends the true meaning of heaven and earth, and derives mysteries from his paintings. When he paints, Xiao Jun also comprehends, deduces, and cultivates divine will.

Once, Xiao Jun saw a stag in the snow, its spirit brimming with energy. The deer's call was so loud, and Xiao Jun observed it at a glance, sensing its true meaning and aura. He deduced it in his mind and drew it directly on paper. On that paper, Xiao Jun developed his own understanding of spirit and soul.

Moreover, those paintings could actually be sold for money. My uncle hung them directly in the bookstore. Although the bookstore was not well-known, the paintings still attracted many people. Not only did it make my uncle's bookstore more famous, but it also made my uncle very happy.

"No need. Uncle will not embezzle your things."

After several refusals, Xiao Jun directly put away the bag of money worth more than 30 taels from selling the painting.

"Also, that Taoist priest wants you to paint him. I'm afraid it will interfere with your studies, so I want to ask for your opinion." My uncle said, "What do you think?"

"If I had a reference, I could draw it, but I'd have to ask the Taoist priest for extra money!" Xiao Jun laughed.

"Okay, I'll tell you when I meet that Taoist priest." My uncle nodded happily, "Hey, do you have any more paintings?"

"Inside that cabinet, those are all the paintings I made in my free time."

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