The Lord of the Laws of Heaven

Chapter 208 The road ahead
My uncle opened the cabinet directly and found a rolled-up paper inside.

The paper scroll was just placed there casually, but when my uncle opened it, what appeared was a black and white ink painting.

But in the painting, there are two flying cranes, which seem to be about to leap into the sky against the backdrop of clouds revealed by the white space.

The wing feathers are clearly visible, naturally bringing a sense of vitality, as if they are about to fly directly out of the painting.

There is an unimaginable divine will within the painting, a kind of free and easy, unrestrained fairy spirit.

Xiao Jun's paintings are both realistic and freehand. The crane embodies Xiao Jun's true meaning of freedom. Humans are naturally free, and human thought is the greatest freedom in the universe. This is the natural divine will of humanity.

This is Xiao Jun's painting, which integrates the true meaning into the painting. It is exactly the same as the Qi-refining technique in which Xiao Jun broke down the various true meanings between heaven and earth into hexagrams and refined them into Qi. Now, he uses painting to carry Xiao Jun's true meaning, and uses painting to convey Xiao Jun's thoughts.

"Nice painting, nice painting!" The uncle nodded and looked at it, then said to Xiao Jun, "It's really lifelike. I think your painting skills are so good that if you practice hard for a few more years, even Qian Daozi, who is known as the Saint of Painting, will be surpassed by you."

"That's ridiculous."

For Xiao Jun, painting techniques are nothing more than the control of brush and ink. Xiao Jun's thinking is subtle, and every subtle change in brush and ink is incorporated into Xiao Jun's mind, so he has an unparalleled solid foundation from the start.

After a little copying, Xiao Jun immediately understood the so-called painting techniques. After a little copying and practicing of those calligraphy and paintings, Xiao Jun was able to quickly reach the pinnacle of painting skills in a state of endless inspiration.

But having painting skills is of little use; one also needs to express the true meaning of one's own feelings.

Although Xiao Jun did not recall much knowledge, some of his instincts were enough for him to deduce some principles about consciousness. Relying on the changes in visual consciousness, mental consciousness, and physical consciousness, the paintings had changes in length, thickness, straightness, and curvature, and interweaving of colors... These changes served as basic variables, and the true meaning derived from the paintings revealed the true meaning in his heart.

When one achieves harmony between mind and qi, and qi and body, and directly condenses the true meaning of one's own perceptions into one's paintings, one naturally reaches a state of mind that connects to the spirit, the spirit being the mind of each individual. Xiao Jun's paintings not only perfectly embody his own thoughts, but also communicate with the minds of others.

The amount of information carried by paintings and graphics is far greater than that of text. The so-called text itself was extracted by the ancients from the patterns and colors of feathers of birds and beasts between heaven and earth. It can be called patterns and colors. The true meaning of heaven and earth is integrated into the patterns and colors of mountains, rivers, birds, beasts, insects and fish.

The words that humans have extracted from the universe are abstract patterns that are interwoven with each other to form chapters and sentences, describing the mysteries hidden between heaven and earth and revealing the truth.

This is what the so-called splendid writings of the philosophers are all about. Through their writings, the philosophers revealed the deep mysteries of heaven and earth, allowing people to explore the principles of heaven and earth in depth.

When Xiao Jun read books, he used the beautiful humanistic articles as a stepping stone to leap into the patterns and colors engraved with the truth between heaven and earth.

"This isn't just empty praise; I'm sincere. I think your painting is absolutely no worse than the work of a so-called painting saint. Even though it's only black and white ink, the crane exudes an air of ethereal beauty, as if it were coming alive. Just one glance at it leaves you feeling incomparably refreshed! It's truly wondrous."

"Why not just call it "The Crane Picture"? " The uncle couldn't stop praising it, and then said this to Xiao Jun.

"Okay." Xiao Jun nodded.

After saying this, my uncle carefully rolled up the crane painting that Xiao Jun had casually drawn. Then he turned to Xiao Jun and asked, "Is this the only painting you've done? Are there any others?"

"No, painting also needs inspiration."

Next, Xiao Jun exchanged some ideas with his uncle. Sometimes they would choose to discuss the meaning of reading. His uncle ran a bookstore and was a lover of books and readers. He also had the title of scholar.

Having failed the imperial examinations many times, he became disheartened and started a bookstore outside.

During the conversation between Xiao Jun and his uncle, they discussed the meaning of the classics. In addition to the Four Books and Five Classics for the imperial examinations, there were also books by various philosophers. Xiao Jun's special true spirit made him naturally able to remember everything he saw. Moreover, Xiao Jun's mind was in harmony with the classics, and he read the principles in them. Naturally, the righteous spirit representing pure yang emerged in his chest.

This righteous energy nourished his mind and body, and made Xiao Jun's intellect more agile. As they exchanged ideas, his uncle sighed in admiration. Finally, his uncle said to Xiao Jun, "I'll be going on a long journey soon. You can study here with peace of mind. There's plenty of rice and water in the jars, and there's also plenty of firewood. Study hard and strive to become a juren by the year after next."

Becoming a Juren means becoming a master, truly joining the class of scholar-officials, and being able to directly exempt from taxes. This is what is called "gentry do not pay taxes". As long as you are a Juren, there will be people who are willing to sell themselves to you. In just a few years, you can build a huge family business!

Even the original family would directly rise from a gentry clan to become a local tyrant. This is the reward of studying.

The entire Daqian emphasizes literature over military affairs. Studying and cultivating literature is much easier than practicing martial arts, and the rewards are also extremely huge.

But Xiao Jun himself knew that while Daqian claimed to value literature over martial arts, it actually still valued martial arts. The aristocratic families, even the royal family, had all trained in martial arts since childhood. The Daqian emperor was ruthless in his attacks on scholars, but when faced with a powerful warrior, he was incredibly gentle and tolerant.

Facing the people brandishing guns and sticks is a great rebellion, it is treason!

Therefore, Xiao Jun also wanted to practice martial arts very much, because only by practicing martial arts could he stand firm in this world.

Of course, he would not express his thoughts out loud. He simply nodded to his uncle and said, "Of course, I need to do my best, study hard, and become a juren."

The uncle nodded with satisfaction, carefully protected the scroll of "Crane Picture" painted by Xiao Jun, and left the room where Xiao Jun was. He planned to frame the painting well. A good frame is enough to increase the value of a painting.

One of Xiao Jun's paintings, "Deer Singing", was sold for ten taels of silver. You should know that in this world, one tael of silver is equivalent to 1000 coins, and one coin can buy a big pancake, which is enough to support an ordinary family of three for three months.

Ten taels of silver is already a considerable share!
Looking at his uncle closing the door as he left, Xiao Jun stood up and propped up the window. The righteous energy of Qianyang in Xiao Jun's body nourished his body, and the cold wind only brought him clarity, not any feeling of coldness.

I continued to read and study. The tone of my reading was ups and downs, and my voice felt like a string of pearls.

For Xiao Jun, having a photographic memory is nothing special. He just cultivates his sentiments and comprehends the true meaning through reading. He savors the most basic and profound principles and enjoys the pleasure of reading.

And a trace of thought also appeared inside Xiao Jun's mind.

"Just now, I have already merged my thoughts into the star map of the universe. Now, I may be able to analyze the infinite mysteries of the physical body and deduce my own martial arts skills. Although my wisdom algorithm has been optimized to the extreme in the past, my soul is also slowly growing."

'But the thinking speed is still very slow!'

Of course, Xiao Jun thought that his thinking efficiency was slow, but that was just his own opinion. Compared with ordinary people, Xiao Jun's thinking speed was still extremely fast.

The data nebula within the star map of the heavens, the infinite computing power and knowledge base within it, although somewhat different in different worlds, can still serve as its own nourishment.

"In this world, martial arts must be learned. Even when practicing Taoism, martial arts are essential. This is because the process of the soul leaving the body consumes the soul's energy and blood. If a person does not practice martial arts, and the soul becomes too powerful, the energy and blood will be exhausted and die. This is called extreme wisdom will lead to harm."

All sects, whether or not they explore the art of immortality, must have a set of martial arts to hone the body. Otherwise, the weak soul will only become a ghost and will never reach the realm of Yangshen Tianxian.

"But what I created myself also needs the martial arts and Taoism of this world as a foundation and reference. Moreover, the strong in this world can easily peek into the past and the future. This world also has good fortune."

Xiao Jun was thinking about the future path.

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