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Chapter 57 Viewing the Ceremony
Early in the morning, Feng Xue had breakfast, practiced a set of body-building exercises, and then walked out of the house. He glanced at the small Western-style building behind him that looked as if it had just experienced a major earthquake, and began to stand in a posture.

His nutritional status was already better than that of ordinary people of this era, and the combination of taking medicine and exercising was enough to support the practice of static stance.

It is called static stance, but it is actually the so-called horse stance, with some differences in details. Generally speaking, it is to adjust the body's balance and coordination by standing for a long time, and it is also a training of concentration.

The key is to feel the movement of Qi and blood with the stillness of the body.

When you can clearly feel the flow of Qi and blood while standing, you can start practicing dynamic stance. It is no longer a passive feeling, but an active control of Qi and blood.

At this time, Feng Xue didn't even know what Qi and blood were, and was worried about confusing it with magic power and vital energy. So he didn't rush for success, but instead took up his stance and remained calm as recorded in the book.

Although his physique was average, Feng Xue's concentration was indeed first-rate. After standing for a few minutes, he faintly entered a state of emptiness, which was somewhat similar to the state of meditation of Xuan Xiu, but with a restless feeling as if his body was hot.

According to the records in the book, he adjusted his posture to ensure a steady and balanced heat flow. Feng Xue stood for half an hour without noticing.

When I came back to my senses, my waist and legs were numb and my head was hot. It was a very cold day, but I was sweating all over.

Feng Xue was not surprised by this. He staggered back to the room and called Liu Yunxi to help him take a shower (referring to turning it into a shower head).

After all this hassle, by the time Feng Xue had put on his clothes again, it was already past eight o'clock. He packed up his belongings and prepared to go out.

After all, if the rented house is in this state, you have to tell the real estate agent. Whether you rent another house or buy this one and renovate it, you will need the real estate agent's assistance.

But before he could walk far, he suddenly heard a loud cry:
"Mr. Feng...Mr. Feng! Wait a minute!"

"???" Feng Xue subconsciously reached out to touch Liu Yunxi, who had turned back into a ring. At the same time, he looked in the direction of the voice, only to see the soldier who had come to find him yesterday running towards him in a panic.

"What's the matter?" Feng Xue calmed down and asked cautiously. However, the soldier said in a much more humble and flattering tone than before:

"Mr. Feng! The County Magistrate invites you to attend today's talisman placement ceremony. Also, yesterday, you made a significant contribution in exorcising demons and evil spirits, and the County Magistrate has already prepared a reward..."

"Ah, this..." Feng Xue couldn't help but feel speechless, but having said that, it wouldn't be appropriate for him not to go. He was also quite curious about what the talisman was, so he nodded and said:

"Lead the way."

……

Following the soldiers all the way, we arrived at the county government office... and the City God Temple next to it.

"Wow, the City God Temple is placed right next to the county government office... Well, it's indeed quite common." Feng Xue recalled the world before he traveled through time, and it seemed that there was indeed no problem.

Who knows, in this culture, the City God might use the county government office to interrogate ghosts in the middle of the night?
While Feng Xue was lost in thought, he heard a greeting. When he looked up, he saw several Xuan cultivators bowing to him respectfully.

Seeing this, Feng Xue, although he didn't recognize many of them, could only imitate their behavior and bow to greet them. After passing the archway and entering the inner alley, Feng Xue finally saw someone familiar.

At this moment, Master Yijing was staring at the young Taoist priest whom he had met last night. If you look closely, you can see that both of them had a look of fatigue on their faces that could not be concealed even with their high level of cultivation.

"Goodness! Does this talisman need a master to consecrate it? Did the county magistrate call me here just to help consecrate it? I don't know how!"

Feng Xue looked at the two masters who looked so tired, and this thought immediately came to his mind, but then he relaxed.

Are you kidding? He hasn’t entered the Tao yet!

No matter how awesome others think he is, he is a real expert! If anyone wants him to work hard, he will just say one sentence -

He ran out of mana last night! Xuan Xiu's mana is precious, and anyone who dares to let him use it will be killing him!

With this understanding, Feng Xue immediately stopped panicking and even felt like appreciating the layout of the City God Temple.

At this time, Master Yijing and Taoist Chen, who were nervously waiting for the arrival of Sishi, also noticed Feng Xue. Master Yijing was fine, but Taoist Chen's face changed because he clearly saw the white snake ring on Feng Xue's hand!

"He's actually reached the realm of transforming at will! This great demon probably didn't take shortcuts by begging for mercy, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to cultivate the art of transformation to such a high level! He actually managed to injure a thousand-year-old great demon! That demon cultivator must be a giant of the ancient demon path, hoping to borrow the body of a zombie to practice the Yin Sha Zhu Yuan method. Fortunately, he only found an ordinary zombie... No way! After that, we have to clear out the surrounding Feng Shui evil spirits so that he can practice magic far away! Who knows, we might even have to ask the ancestor to come up!"

Taoist Chen felt almost overwhelmed by the pressure. Master Yijing, who had been dragged by the stinky Taoist priest to practice magic all night, was now a little confused. Unlike the Taoist practitioners who sought immortality, the orthodox Buddhist practice was about transcendence. If there was no hope in this life, they would seek the afterlife. Although they lived longer than ordinary people, it was just an ordinary longevity. At such an old age, he had been running around for several days in a row and stayed up all night. It was obvious that he could not bear it. When he was exposed to the warm winter sun this morning, he immediately felt sleepy.

Fortunately, the hands of the wall clock and the sundial moved synchronously and finally pointed to the Si hour. Seeing that the auspicious time had arrived, Master Yijing forced himself to cheer up and looked towards the main hall of the City God Temple.

Under the gaze of the crowd, the temple priest of the City God Temple and the county magistrate walked out together, each holding a wooden tray in their hands.

In the county magistrate's tray was his seal of the county magistrate, representing the officially recognized head of the county, while in the temple keeper's plate was a tablet with the words "Lucheng County City God Protecting the People's Shrine" written in gold paint.

No explanation was needed. All the Xuan practitioners present stopped their actions at this moment and saluted the tablet. Only three shamans wearing colorful clothes and Nuo masks performed a strange dance.

As the dance continued, Feng Xue saw over his shoulder a large amount of colorful wishes floating up from all over the temple, forming a rainbow-like bridge, extending from the huge incense burner in the center of the temple. After a moment, a phantom emitting golden light fell on the tablet. With the sunlight shining and mixed with the wishes, a golden phantom seemed to condense above the lobby of the main hall of the City God Temple.

"Dingle bell~!"

A clear and pleasant bell sounded in the ears, as if it could cleanse the soul. The sound did not seem to exist in reality, but sounded directly in the heart. Between the ups and downs, it made people feel a wonderful sense of security, as if as long as they were in the area protected by the bell sound, they would not be harmed by any evil spirits.

The bell rang seven times in succession, and Taoist Chen's expression finally relaxed. With the temple priest's call for a ceremony, the golden shadow on the tablet disappeared again along the bridge of wishes, and the cultivators who were originally a little nervous also suddenly became relaxed.

"Is this the end?" Although Feng Xue roughly understood what happened, he still felt it was a little unreal.

Just as he was about to leave the City God Temple like the other Xuan cultivators, the county magistrate's voice suddenly came from behind him -

"Mr. Feng, please wait!"

　Regarding the protagonist's money, the same thing applies: we cannot use modern consumption concepts to look at other eras and other worlds.

　　For example, it is well known that the price of silver is low in modern times, but this is due to factors such as craftsmanship, the influx of foreign silver, etc.

　　Similarly, the value of gold is different at different times.

　　For example, the price of gold in the book is roughly 1 wen per gram (the bank only gave 2000 wen). Although 1500 wen is equivalent to 1 yuan in modern times when it comes to buying food, considering that food prices were over ten times higher in this era (even more so in years of disaster, which are still considered good years in the book), the price of gold was as high as 1 yuan per gram.

　　In the early days of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the price of gold was only 3000 yuan per gram (it continued to rise in the middle and late stages due to the war).

　　This is not a bug, but a problem of application. Before it was applied in the field of science and technology, the role of gold was merely decoration and general equivalent.

　　After it was applied, except for the explosion of mining technology and the discovery of gold mines, its price always continued to rise, especially during wartime.

　　In this world, there are mysterious cultivators. As a symbol of money and wealth, gold has more practical uses under the vow system, and practicality means that the price will go up.

　　Next, let's look at the protagonist's money. First, he brought over a dozen watches. As we've mentioned before, even a conservative estimate of 70 or 80 guan (700 to 800 silver dollars) per watch would put his total at over a thousand guan. In addition, he also had a bag of gold beans. Considering he knew he was traveling through time, he certainly wouldn't have brought too little. Even considering the weight, he'd definitely have brought at least a pound or two, which would be over a thousand guan.

　　Don’t ask where the gold comes from, the answer is from playing mahjong.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)