Start practicing from Mr. Fox

Chapter 65: Respond with courtesy

"How can you suddenly salute?"

Miss Bai looked at Chen Ji.

"I suddenly figured out some things."

"Ok?"

"The saint reminded me when I was in the academy."

"Oh."

When she heard the saint, Miss Bai's surprise slowly disappeared.

"Don't you think it's strange, Miss Bai?"

"Well, he's a saint after all, so nothing he does would be strange. Even a demon like me can ask a saint for help in catching ghosts. Since you're Mr. Fox, he might even look at you with more respect, thinking you've inherited his aspirations."

"what?"

Chen Ji stood there in a daze.

These words were actually almost the same as what I thought.

He almost thought that the strange story record was written by Miss Bai for him.

"Why are you looking at me like that? Is there something wrong with my face?"

"No, I just feel that Miss Bai's words have enlightened me a lot. I think I should be able to teach Fox better in the future."

"Really? Congratulations, sir."

The white girl smiled, stood up, and walked towards the town.

Without calling the wind or stepping on the clouds, he walked slowly forward like an ordinary person.

Chen Ji walked aside, his steps slow and his thoughts slow.

I still couldn't believe that the talent bestowed by the saint could have such an effect.

Copy it!
It is also an extremely advanced technique, but its greatest use is to assist other techniques.

Can make the original spell faster and bigger.

For example, with the fire control technique, a fire dragon that was originally only ten feet long could reach two feet after using the climbing technique.

The art of opening walls is no longer just a term. One can really open walls, and even mountains if one has more advanced powers.

Of course, the greatest use of the power bestowed by the saints is not this.

What really surprised Chen Ji was that the art of copying could actually be used in teaching!
The sage said that he could teach seventy-two sages and three thousand disciples, and he did have the help of the art of climbing the ladder.

When teaching the same content using Dengchao technique, students can understand it faster.

It can even be said that it has some effect.

So Chen Ji couldn't wait to try it.

If it really has such an effect, Mr. Fox will probably lead the Xiantai Mountain fox tribe to become the source of high-quality students for fox studies this year.

I was so preoccupied that I didn't even pay attention to the scenery along the way.

Only when Miss Bai stopped did Chen Ji realize that he had returned to the pharmacy.

Unfortunately, the fox has fallen asleep.

Chen Ji had no choice but to suppress his urge to lecture and went back to his room to rest, leaving everything for tomorrow.

But I couldn't fall asleep when I lay in bed.

When I think about what I said before, I just feel that it was too naive.

At that time, I only thought that there was a dog at the foot of the mountain, and since I was a human and could speak animal language, I should be able to protect the fox.

I didn't expect that when I went down the mountain, I saw ghosts before I saw dogs.

I can deal with ordinary monsters and ghosts, but when I encounter a plague ghost, it is not enough.

"We still need to improve our strength! It's impossible for the master to be inferior to the disciple..."

Chen Ji sighed, closed his eyes and began to breathe slowly.

But he fell into a deep sleep not long after.

I could faintly hear someone talking again.

"Breathing the five energies to fill the five internal organs is fundamental. By allowing the five internal organs to continuously rotate, one can attempt to merge with the universe."

When he opened his eyes, he found himself back in Xuanshan Dream Temple.

The statue in the temple is still not clear, but the word "Xuan Miao" on the tablet is becoming clearer and clearer.

In the distant courtyard, the three of them were still sitting and discussing.

However, the topic they discussed was the content that Chen Ji found obscure last time.

But this time I heard it much more clearly.

"Master, may I ask how one can breathe when the five elements are mixed?"

"The rotation of the five internal organs can temper the five energies."

"What is the rotation of the five internal organs?"

"There are five elements in nature, and humans also have five elements. Heart fire, kidney water, spleen earth, liver wood, and lung metal."

"The five elements of the internal organs also have their own mutual generation and restraint. They can cleanse the five qi, feed back the pure qi, strengthen the muscles and bones, develop supernatural powers, and even contain the secret of immortality."

asked again.

"How can I achieve immortality?"

He shook his head and sighed.

"Eternal life..."

"Only when the five internal organs are balanced can they become firewood, and the body can be used as a furnace for refining... Only when these are achieved can we talk about immortality."

"Go, go, it's not enough for you to listen to this method!"

Dao seemed to be pointing at something and turned to look in the direction of Chen Ji.

Chen Ji opened his eyes wide to see the Taoist's face clearly.

But all he saw was a golden light, which caused him to feel a sudden pain.

When he opened his eyes, he found that he was not in the temple at all. The roof of the medicine hall was broken and the sunlight fell on his face.

That dazzling light came from here.

Three poles in the sun.

I had a good sleep.

There was no movement in the Strange Stories, but the words in the dream were so clear.

Chen Ji was unable to tell the truth from the false for a moment, and could only mutter to himself and chew on the words over and over again, pondering the meaning of the words in his dream.

"Only when the five internal organs are balanced can they become firewood, and the body is used as a furnace for refining... What exactly is the Taoist master trying to refine?"

At this moment, Chen Ji finally understood the feeling of meeting the Riddler.

But it's mostly just a joke.

Being able to receive teachings from a master in a dream is already better than many practitioners and demons. How dare I complain about the master covering up for me?

It is great to be able to tell him that the time is not right and he is not qualified yet.

Besides, he has not yet reached the stage of balanced five internal organs as Master Meng said, so he is not in a hurry to practice the content of using the body as a furnace.

I just always feel that if cultivation is an exam, even though I don’t have the ability, I still want to see what the final question is.

It’s just human nature.

If you can't do it, it seems that you won't lose anything.

So he adjusted his state of mind, accepted this fate, slowly practiced his breathing method, and continued to absorb the five elements of the world.

But when Fang used his breath, he found something strange.

Originally, the five elements in the human world were not as pure as the five elements in the mountains.

Even when I was recuperating in the academy, I felt that the five elements were mixed.

But after listening to Meng Dao's teachings, my breathing now naturally sinks the five energies into my internal organs.

However, he discovered that his five internal organs had actually been tempered and filtered out those mixed auras, leaving only the pure five elements' qi to roam through his body, feeding back a breath of fresh air. This was indeed much better than simply absorbing the five elements.

Then he remembered that he had not yet tried the climbing technique, so he went to the center of the courtyard, looked around to see if there was anyone or a fox around, and then he exhaled towards the scorching sun.

This time, it wasn't just the five elements; it was also mingled with the pure energy. The exit was only an inch wide, but with a shift in the wind, it had already filled the courtyard, scorching the very air.

Upon closer inspection, the fire dragon's scales and claws are quite realistic, and even have some of the charm of Miss Bai's fox fire like a dragon.

Chen Ji also realized that the fire dragon was indeed more powerful than before, and it was more agile to control.

He slowly inhaled and retracted the fire dragon, and he no longer felt as hungry as he had the day before.

"It's really mysterious!"

The Dengchao method is also wonderful, and the Xuanshan dream method is also wonderful.

Chen Ji's eyes lit up and he was amazed.

At this moment, I heard a noise outside the door.

Turn around and look.

Seeing Taoist Xiyun and Miss Bai walking in from outside the house, he clapped his hands in amazement.

"What a fire! What a technique! Fellow Daoist Chen is indeed a genius in cultivation. He has improved so much even after not seeing him for just one day."

"How did the Taoist priest know that it was a fire method?"

Taoist Xiyun looked at him in surprise.

"Didn't Daoist Chen know?"

"The magic technique activates the five energies. If it is done in a low-key manner, ordinary people may not be able to see it."

"But controlling fire and wind is something that even mortals can notice. And those with great skill can sense the surge of the five energies from a hundred steps away. How could they not know?"

"Fortunately, there is no City God here, otherwise the Sun God would come here to investigate."

"Why?"

"The City God protects the local people and monitors the yin and yang. If there's any unjustifiable misconduct in the city, it's either chaos or evil, so they'll naturally send their men to investigate."

"I was negligent."

Chen Ji suddenly realized it, and he remembered this point again, and decided that he should try it in a deserted place in the future.

Then he curiously asked Taoist Xiyun how he got here.

"We are not like fellow Taoists who can afford to buy houses in the city. We all live in the inn."

"The Sun family's young doctor is seeing patients in front today, so I came over to see him."

As he spoke, he remembered something and reached out to feel around his sleeves.

"Fellow Daoist and Senior Fox opened a medicine shop here, but forgot to send a gift. I don't have anything good on hand, so I only have these few things, all picked up in the mountains, not expensive, just a small token of my appreciation. I hope fellow Daoist doesn't think it's shabby."

After saying that, he took out a dozen dark brown shriveled objects.

"Is this dried apricots?"

Chen Ji looked at the dried fruits that were similar to those he had seen in the market before and asked curiously.

Taoist Xiyun did not answer, but smiled and handed it to him and asked him to guess again.

When Chen Ji held it in his hand, he could feel the warmth emanating from it, and even a slight tingling sensation.

If you use the method of looking at qi, you can also see the hot yang energy in it.

However, not knowing is indeed not knowing.

He shook his head and humbly asked Taoist Xiyun what this thing was.

"It's Tao Xiao."

"Is it really like this?"

Chen Ji showed some curiosity.

He had read about it in books and knew about it, but had never seen it.

The peaches that remain on the branches after winter, and after experiencing wind and frost, turn into peach stems, which are the peach owls.

It is an excellent medicinal material and is often used to ward off evil spirits and avoid epidemics.

But it is quite rare.

Birds, insects, rats and ants have nothing to eat in winter, so they always target wild peaches in the mountains, but very few of them can be dried completely.

And there are also some requirements for picking.

Some need to be removed with a bamboo knife during the New Year to preserve the medicinal properties and the effect of suppressing evil.

Some must be taken down during the Waking of Insects, when spring thunder comes and heavenly thunder suppresses evil spirits, and peach wood also has the meaning of killing ghosts.

It is best to choose one facing southeast, where the yang energy is strongest.

He had also looked for it in the mountains when he was in Xiantai Mountain, but unfortunately he didn't find it.

I didn't expect that Taoist Xiyun would actually give out more than ten of them. He was quite generous and I quickly thanked him.

Taoist Xiyun waved his hand.

"It's a lucky find from the mountains, so why should I thank you? However, my master used to perform magic by the peach tree day and night, so this peach owl is better than ordinary ones."

"That's the old master's treasure, but it's not a good idea to give it to me..."

"Fellow Daoist, you have profound skills and a righteous heart. The Peach Owl is the most appropriate gift for you."

Taoist Xiyun bowed and insisted.

"Is that so? Then I have to thank the old abbot."

"Mercy, mercy, I will definitely bring it to Master."

Taoist Xiyun was speaking slowly when the sounds of gongs and drums and suona music could be heard outside the house.

Chen Ji was still wondering how someone could get married after the plague ghost had just left.

But then Zheng Yuan and a group of servants came in, holding a red cloth tray in their hands and seemed to be carrying something behind them.

"Master Chen, this is the reward you deserve for exorcising the demon. The town supervisor asked me to deliver it to you."

"I've also given you two plaques. Please accept them."

Then he lifted the red cloth.

The one hundred and fifty taels of silver are all official silver in the form of ten taels ingots, which is convenient for use.

Both plaques are made of fine ebony, written with gold ink and extraordinary brushwork.

Together they drive out evil spirits and protect the people; together they save the dying and the wounded.

Chen Ji used the Qi-Observing Technique to look at it, and found that this plaque was not an ordinary object, but was emitting a little golden light.

But when I went forward to check, there was nothing unusual.

So he asked Zheng Yuan about the origin of this plaque.

Zheng Yuan then bowed.

"The Taoist priest got rid of the plague ghost, and Miss Bai saved the tuberculosis patient. The townspeople pooled their money to have this carved."

"How did you do it so quickly?"

Sister Sun has been custom-making a plaque these two days, and Chen Ji also understands the key.

If a plaque does not have the right material, it will take ten days just to process it.

These two plaques were made too quickly.

Zheng Yuan bowed again.

"The Taoist priest would have told me this even if he hadn't asked me. It's truly amazing!"

"These two plaques were originally intended for the academy, but the craftsman had a dream the night before. He dreamed that someone said that Taoist Chen was a virtuous man, and that it was due to the wishes of the entire town, so the plaques should be given to him first."

"After waking up, I went to the academy to ask, and found that all the carpenters in the town had had the same dream, even the academy teacher had dreamed it."

"It just so happened that the wealthy family also went to the town supervisor to explain the matter. When they saw each other, they were all extremely surprised, so they hurriedly made two pieces and sent them over."

Chen Ji was stunned when he heard this.

Then open the Strange Stories.

Sure enough, I saw this sentence written in the previous article.

"Mr. Chen, Mr. Fox, has always been known for his virtue."

Finally confirmed that the saying that saints like Chen is not false.

So he bowed to thank Zheng Yuan, looked towards the academy again, and decided to ask Mr. Su what the saint liked.

The sage likes Chen and gives him a plaque and talent. Chen likes the sage and should return the favor with courtesy!
(End of this chapter)