I created an extraordinary era

Chapter 145 Hello, Taoist Priest!
"What? Someone's lost again? Any tourist information?"

"No, I only know that he was last seen in this area. I didn't even see his appearance, only the clothes he was wearing."

After a while, in a monitoring room, the staff member just now explained the situation in detail.

"Why here? Was there anyone else nearby at that time?"

"No, according to the tourist who told me, there was a person who was lost nearby at the time."

"That's not bad. There are surveillance cameras in front and behind where he is. Since we know what he's wearing, it should be easy to identify him. Let's check it out."

Afterwards, the staff began to urgently check the surveillance video at that time.

ten minutes later.

Everyone looked at the empty scene on the screen in confusion.

That’s right, the surveillance footage during that period didn’t show anyone entering or leaving.

If you want to get to the location just pointed out, you must pass through this surveillance camera, which was also installed by the scenic spot to prevent people from accidentally getting lost.

Because there was a precedent, there was not only surveillance but also signboards.

Normally, it is impossible for tourists to appear in that place.

So the leader would be a little surprised to hear that someone was missing there.

But now after checking the surveillance, I found that no one entered or left here during that period of time.

"What's going on? Didn't they say someone got lost there?"

The leader frowned and looked at the staff who came to report.

"That's exactly what the tourist said. Could it be that he's dazzled?"

The staff were also a little dumbfounded after seeing this, but when they thought about the girl's expression at that time, she didn't seem to be lying.

"Well, let's go there and take a look first."

In this case, the tourist who came to report it either made a mistake.

If there really was someone nearby and he wasn't on the surveillance camera, it only means that person deliberately avoided the surveillance camera.

The leader was not sure at the moment. He actually believed that the tourist was dazzled.

It stands to reason that there are very few people with bad intentions who would go to Taoist temples and Buddhist temples to cause trouble.

Although few people believe in the existence of ghosts and gods nowadays, people still have some awe towards them, otherwise there wouldn't be so many people burning incense and praying.

Unless you are really desperate, you would not go to such a place to steal things.

"By the way, can you guys check if anyone wearing the same clothing as before appears in the surveillance footage?"

After hearing this, the people who were watching the surveillance were a little confused.

With so many tourists, when can we find the right time to go?

It would be easy if he had a similar appearance, but how could he find him based on just the few clothes he described?

What's more, this person couldn't even be found in the nearest surveillance, so the chances of finding him somewhere else are even smaller.

"Tell the Taoist priests on the mountain to keep an eye out for anyone in the temple."

"it is good!"

After the arrangements were made, several people began to take action.

But many people sighed. They were about to get off work, but this happened.

"Do you think it could be something like that?"

After the leader left, someone in the monitoring room whispered to his colleague.

"No way, this is a Taoist temple. Even if there is one, it can't be here."

"It's hard to say, sometimes that thing just happens to appear here."

"real or fake?"

When my colleague heard this, he touched his arm unconsciously. He didn't see anything on the surveillance camera, so it might be possible.

"Haha, I was just kidding. How could something like that even exist? It's almost time to get off work, and I was just telling you a joke because I was worried you'd get sleepy!"

"..."

My colleague's face froze and he almost wanted to hit someone.

You're telling jokes like this so late at night.

……

On the mountain, near a Taoist temple.

Xia Yuan appeared at the door like a ghost. Looking at the Taoist temple with a heavy historical atmosphere, he felt a little emotional.

Although it has now become a tourist destination and is full of modern atmosphere, one can still feel its solemnity.

The person who created the Taoist practice out of thin air once practiced here.

"If source energy exists, surely that person would have created a method that could truly pursue the transcendental!"

It’s a pity that after a lifetime of painstaking contemplation, one can only helplessly turn into a handful of earth in the end.

Humans on Earth are not without talent. They can also lead the times, but they lack one most important condition.

After all, I was born at the wrong time.

Xia Yuan sighed and stopped thinking about it. He went straight in and started looking through the books.

This place is not open to the public, so ordinary people should not even think about coming here.

He selected some books he had never read before and quickly flipped through them.

With his current spiritual strength, he can remember these words with just one glance, so his reading efficiency is also very fast.

Most of these books talk about the history of Taoism or the exposition of its ideas, and there are also many scriptures.

Xia Yuan was not very interested in this, he only wanted to find those related to cultivation.

After a moment, he put down the last book.

Although there are many books here, most of them can be seen by the outside world, and even those that cannot be seen have nothing to do with cultivation.

It can be said that there are almost no books on how to practice specifically.

He couldn't help feeling a little disappointed, as he had expected to see something different.

It can be seen from the collection of books here that what later generations seek is not a specific method of cultivation, but more of a kind of enlightenment.

The method of cultivation remains the same as it has been for thousands of years.

It's almost the difference between cultivating the mind and cultivating the body.

The ancients cultivated both themselves and their minds.

Nowadays, people focus more on cultivating their minds, while cultivating their bodies is becoming less and less important.

In fact, it is normal to think about it. According to the ancients, self-cultivation was certainly for the purpose of longevity, but more importantly, it was for self-protection.

In that era, most of the time was not peaceful, and even prosperous times were not necessarily safe, so self-cultivation became necessary.

But it is different now. The world has been at peace for a long time.

Even today, not many people in Taoism believe that they can really become immortals or achieve immortality through practice. At most, they can only strengthen their bodies.

In this way, the necessity of self-cultivation is greatly reduced.

Ultimately, this is an inevitable development of the times.

The more you understand, the more you realize that humans are incapable of cultivation.

In the long run, as science becomes more and more advanced, there will be fewer and fewer people who believe in these things.

Since there was nothing he wanted to see here, Xia Yuan prepared to go to the next place.

He then spent an hour visiting almost all the places he had visited during the day.

Well, it cannot be said that he gained nothing at all. There were indeed some annotations on inner alchemy that could inspire him.

I can only say that it was not a wasted trip.

I have to say, after reading it, I really discovered that the awakening method has certain similarities with the cultivation methods recorded in some ancient books.

For example, the differences in the methods of human body cultivation are actually not that big.

It also relies on "Qi" to achieve the transformation of the human body, and ultimately achieve the reversal of the innate, which is considered the entry point.

But what they want is to use "Qi" directly to act on the human body, which is converted into source energy in reality.

But it was obviously impossible to do this at the beginning. If there really was source energy, it would be fatal.

However, there are some ideas that can be borrowed. He is unlikely to be able to improve the awakening method, but he does have some clues on how to deduce the first stage of the Transcendental Cultivation Technique.

As for the subsequent cultivation methods, there is nothing to learn from.

After all, in the absence of source energy, the ancients could only deduce step by step according to the cultivation path determined in the first step.

Although they had guessed about the nature of source energy, they were not clear about some of its characteristics.

The most important point is that it does not take into account that ordinary people cannot withstand the power of source energy.

Therefore, the cultivation method deduced by the ancients started with the human body's ability to carry and absorb source energy.

Naturally, we can only continue to deduce based on this.

Little do people know that carrying the source energy is the most difficult step, which requires creating a place in the human body that can accommodate the source energy.

So based on this, everything that follows in these cultivation methods is basically meaningless.

It’s not that they are not smart enough, it’s just that the environment they are in doesn’t give them the opportunity to practice.

If there is any chance, Xia Yuan believes that the ancients can deduce the martial arts techniques before awakening.

In fact, they are just one step away from success.

This kick is also a natural barrier.

"There's only one spot left, let's go check it out!"

Since I'm here now, I don't mind spending a little more time.

The last place is also the residence of Taoists, Tianshiyuan.

……

Inside the Tianshi Temple, a young Taoist priest was reporting what had just happened.

"Are you sure you saw it wrong? Is there a thief?"

The drowsy old Taoist suddenly woke up.

"Master, you're overthinking it. Who in their right mind would come here to steal things? Besides, there's nothing worth stealing in our Taoist temple, right?"

"Who says there aren't any? What if someone covets the classics I annotated?"

"..."

"Alright, alright, go take a look outside. There might be some sneaky people around here."

The young Taoist rolled his eyes and said, "No one would want that thing even if you gave it to them."

But he had no choice; he still had to listen to his master.

"Brother Li, why are you calling us out so late?"

"Patrol, looking for thieves."

"???"

The other two young Taoist priests who were dragged along on patrol had puzzled expressions on their faces.

Are you kidding me? There are thieves visiting Taoist temples?
Besides, this is a scenic spot. Except for a few places, there are surveillance cameras everywhere. How could there be a thief?

The two young Taoist priests next to them were unaware of what had happened, so Li Tianyi, who was called senior brother, had no choice but to explain it again.

"Excuse my bluntness, Senior Brother Li, but I think you might have woken the abbot."

Another young Taoist priest next to him nodded at the same time.

"..."

Li Tianyi's face froze. Thinking of his master's personality, he suddenly realized that it was a bit like what the two said.

But I can't show it at this moment.

"Nonsense, how could my master be that kind of person? Go, go, go on patrol, and stop making things up behind our commander's back."

"Forget it this time, but if you say anything nonsense next time, I will tell Master."

After saying that, he walked straight outside, leaving behind the two little Taoist priests who were laughing behind him.

"Brother, don't walk so fast, wait for us."

Of course, they dared to say this because Li Tianyi has a more easy-going personality.

The two of them had already figured out his character, and Senior Brother Li wouldn't say anything even if they joked around.

"Really? You're disturbing my meditation."

Only after his disciple left did the old Taoist priest sigh. He was about to fall asleep, but all of a sudden he was awake.

Since I was awake, I decided not to go back to sleep, so I started walking around the yard.

He didn't really think there was a thief. Just like his apprentice said, how could there be a thief in this place? He just wanted to find an excuse to vent his anger after waking up.

"Hmph, after practicing so many ways, you still don't have any vision or strength. It seems that you didn't beat me enough when you were young."

As he was muttering, the old Taoist walked to the door of the library.

Although this place is called the Library, there are actually not many books. Most of them are just notes of the abbots of past dynasties. There is nothing too precious. The real Taoist classics are kept elsewhere.

Of course, most of the books and essays here are annotated by him.

Looking at this, he suddenly remembered what he had just said to his apprentice.

Although it's nonsense, but since I'm here, I might as well go in and take a look.

With a creak, the wooden door was slowly pushed open.

He was about to go in as usual, but suddenly he noticed that there seemed to be a shadow inside the door.

Since there was no light inside the door and no light from outside could come in, it was a bit dark and I could only see a little vaguely.

The old Taoist's heart skipped a beat. Could there really be a thief?

Thinking of this, he skillfully turned on the lights in the house.

I saw a person with his back to me, his head down, as if he was looking at something, and he seemed to be unaware of my arrival.

After seeing that there really was someone there, he calmed down.

After practicing Taoism for so many years, I am not too panicked when faced with such a situation.

As the dean, he not only cultivates his mind, but also cultivates his body.

Although he is nearly 70 years old, he is still capable of easily dealing with an ordinary person.

Moreover, this person did not look like a thief. Since he came in, he neither hid nor spoke, and was completely immersed in the book in his hands.

What kind of thief would behave like this?

Could it be that he was right, and this person was just coveting the classics that he had annotated, as if these were the only things here.

He couldn't help but even revealed a smile on his face, so he didn't do anything excessive at the first moment.

But some things still need to be clarified.

After all, this person appeared here quietly, and his behavior was not simple.

"Sir, what brings you here so late at night?"

"If you want to read my Taoist classics, you can just go outside and read them openly. Why do you have to be so sneaky?"

Um, wait, why doesn’t this person turn on the light when reading?

Just as he continued to ask, the man opposite closed the book and slowly turned around.

The moment he saw this face, the dean's heart skipped a beat and his breathing stopped for half a second.

It's not because of how handsome this guy is.

But it was that aura that was incompatible with everything around it.

At this moment, the image of this person was deeply engraved in my mind.

He was sure that such a person could not exist in the world.

He couldn't explain why he had this feeling, it was simply his intuition based on years of practice.

This person standing here is like a banished immortal from heaven, and everything in the world pales in comparison.

"Hello, Chief Taoist!"

"It's presumptuous of you to barge in and inspect here without permission."

The young man smiled and bowed slightly.

This is respect for the accomplished ones!

(End of this chapter)