Mang Shusheng's Ink Painting Practice

Chapter 152: Removed from the Demonic Realm

After Zhao Yifu's return, Fenglin County was quickly restoring order. The refugees were gathered by local militiamen from various villages, and then dispersed and distributed to various towns according to his wishes.

Some who had done bad things were sent to the wasteland near the Prison Mountain in the south of the county town to farm.

The land was polluted and had not yet fully recovered, so it could only be considered working in the fields, which was a form of punishment.

But as time goes by, these lands will get better and better, so if they can accept the current situation, their descendants will not suffer with them.

As for the guards... they will be temporarily mobilized from the local militia.

Zhao Yifu is now observing the surrounding situation and has gathered a team of a thousand people from various families in the name of suppressing bandits.

Of course, compared with Zhou Su's Yongyi Camp, it is just a mob, but it is more than enough to deal with the local chaos.

But Zhao Yifu was not happy, because the originally comfortable environment now felt full of dangers.

How could he lie down peacefully?

Looking around, he found that only by training the thousand militiamen properly could he increase their sense of security.

So he thought about it, figured out a few simple exercises, and then asked Wu Zhong to lead the exercises.

These movements actually follow the same principles as the highly effective movements he used in his previous life to teach people how to lose weight. They simply maximize the training of key muscles and improve human body functions.

Do your best and leave the rest to fate.

He himself told his "netizens" in advance and then went into seclusion.

I have to recover my Golden Core cultivation first, otherwise what if I encounter a powerful being again? If I have a Golden Core, I can also release it myself and rush forward...

In other words, Zhao Yifu's martial arts body can withstand his training.

It was only after he opened up the Holy Martial Arts Body that he discovered a special attribute of this physique: recovery ability!

A normal golden elixir is the fruit of all the energy and spirit of the cultivator. Not to mention self-dissolution, even a slight vibration will make the cultivator very uncomfortable.

However, after Zhao Yifu's martial arts holy body provided a large amount of essence and true energy to form a pill, it recovered on its own over time!
So from a physical point of view, there is no problem for him to form a pill again.

From a spiritual perspective, his soul was not consumed but became stronger than before... In other words, he could form a golden elixir that was stronger and had a better foundation than before.

Even without the need to improve these basic attributes, Zhao Yifu seemed to be more at ease in forming the elixir this time because of his previous experience.

But it also seems to bring some different feelings.

When his spirit once again flowed into the golden elixir in his dantian, he seemed to have crashed into a galaxy!

The stars were shining brightly, and he felt like he owned the whole world.

He seemed to have suddenly realized the true meaning of power, and then came out of seclusion and became the most outstanding monk in the world.

Amidst the praise of countless relatives and friends and the anger of his enemies, the time finally came for him to ascend.

He looked up at the sky and felt that the Jade Emperor in Heaven was no more than that, so what about the Buddha in the West?

Then he will ascend.

He didn't fly.

He muttered to himself, "I'm just forming a pill. There's no need to create such an invincible scene for me, right?"

After he muttered, the whole scene shattered at once, and his soul returned to a dark space of consciousness.

The golden elixir has been formed, just as he expected without any deviation.

"see you later."

Zhao Yifu suddenly heard a voice ringing in his consciousness space.

He looked over blankly, and saw a pair of demonic eyes quietly disappearing into the void.

Eye of Demon!

He remembered that he was being watched by the demon.

Whenever you are about to break through, you can see Mara...

Zhao Yifu pondered the strength of the inner demon's temptation just now... He suddenly wanted to play a trick.

Then the golden elixir dissolved itself!

The newly formed golden elixir immediately returned to the three basic essences of the human body: essence, energy and spirit.

Zhao Yifu naturally consumed some energy in the process, but the amazing thing was... he immediately put all the scattered essences into practice according to the Shouren method, and immediately transformed the power that was originally going to be dispersed into protective energy that was integrated into his entire body.

The essence of his body that would have been consumed by unlocking the golden elixir was completely retained, and after a short rest, he unlocked the Shouren method again...

Wow, all the body essence has flowed back to his dantian, and he can form a pill again!
It just so happened that he discovered a new problem when he was forming the pill, so he continued to make adjustments this time.

He found that this kind of structural adjustment and trial and error was much more important than things like the purity of true qi.

In his previous life, he always liked to compare the human body to a sophisticated machine, so now he was adding a brand new high-level energy core into this sophisticated machine.

It is definitely impossible to achieve the desired result in one step. It will take multiple debugging sessions to reach the optimal state, right?

According to his understanding, he is now in the process of 'debugging'.

Once again forming a pill, his 'spirit, energy and spirit' converged together once again, and he seemed to see the starry sky once again...

But this time he found that he had failed to form the elixir!
He failed to form the elixir and lost control, which damaged his dantian and made him a cripple.

From then on, he fell from being a highly respected genius to becoming an ordinary person.

His family was also targeted because they offended some people in the court, and their property was confiscated and they were exiled.

He lost his strength and was helpless, and ended up dying in depression...

"Cough cough."

Just as he was about to close his eyes and breathe his last, he spoke again: "I've already achieved the Saint Body of Martial Arts. Even if there's a minor problem, how could it be impossible for me to never recover?"

"Could you please be more detailed when writing this kind of plot next time? It's so obvious that it's unclear."

The scene vanished like a bubble again.

This time, Zhao Yifu looked up and saw the pair of 'Eyes of Demon'... pure, and seemed to be full of desire, in short, 'pure desire'.

Zhao Yifu felt rather embarrassed to be stared at by such 'pure lust' eyes, so he made small talk: "Do you have anything to say?"

The eyes disappeared immediately.

Zhao Yifu curled his lips, walked out of the secluded room, stretched, and then asked for something to eat and drink to replenish his body.

He still felt that his golden elixir was not perfect enough, so he would try again later.

After replenishing his nutrition, he immediately began to retreat again.

He once again released the golden elixir in his dantian... However, something horrifying happened. The moment he released the golden elixir this time, he felt the world become clear and his mind became clear. His consciousness returned to his conscious space, and the pair of evil eyes on his head finally disappeared!

In other words, until just now he had actually been under the gaze of Mara and influenced by his inner demon!

Feel the state of your body again...

The golden elixir was indeed unleashed, and the chaotic true energy generated was also flowing in his body.

He didn't care about anything else and quickly condensed the true energy into the Shouren Method.

He breathed a sigh of relief when the Shouren Method began to work in his body.

At the same time, when I think back to my previous state, I feel like there is a veil covering my head.

I didn’t feel it at the time, but now when I think back on it I just feel extremely scared.

It turned out that Mara's methods were not something that a mere cultivator like him could resist.

If it weren't for the temporary disorder of his essence, energy and spirit caused by his own golden elixir, he probably wouldn't have noticed it this time.

This situation made him feel very nervous. If he formed a golden elixir, the demon would take advantage of the situation and create a demon in his heart. Then he could only dissolve the golden elixir himself to escape from the magic. Wouldn't he never be able to form a golden elixir?

He admitted that he had previously underestimated the magic of Mara. This magical power that went straight to the heart of the people was hard to guard against.

But fortunately he is an optimistic person.

If someone else encountered this situation, they would probably be frowning and feel that there was no hope of forming a pill in this lifetime.

But what Zhao Yifu saw was: It turns out that the Self-Relief Golden Elixir can break the magic of Demon Luo!

Then there is fun to be had...

Zhao Yifu came from a family of warriors. Although he was well-educated, he had a reckless nature in his bones.

Although I can ask the ancestor for help, I can't always trouble him for everything, right? It's not like he doesn't have a solution.

So he rested for a while and started to form the elixir again.

When it comes to forming a pill, he can be said to have mastered it through practice.

The three treasures of essence, energy and spirit gathered together again. At the moment when the pill was successfully formed, his mind went blank for a moment in a roar.

Then the elixir was completed.

However, this time, he completely failed to experience the various insights gained after forming the golden elixir. Instead, he simply dissolved the golden elixir. Sure enough, the next moment, he felt the haze dissipate and regain clarity.

And the pair of hidden demonic eyes above his head... seemed to be cursing?

Zhao Yifu skillfully gathered the scattered Three Treasures using the Shouren method, while seeming to be lost in thought.

It seems that the reason why he was easily attacked by the inner demon caused by Mara when he was forming the pill was because the shock generated by the compatibility of the three treasures made him lose consciousness for a moment.

This moment of distraction is both a moment of enlightenment and the time when the mind's defenses are at their most vulnerable, so the demon outside takes advantage of the opportunity to sneak in.

On the other hand, when the golden elixir disperses, it has another impact, which can kill the external demons.

So how can we avoid being taken advantage of by external demons when we are forming the elixir?

Zhao Yifu has found a solution to a problem that seems unsolvable to others.

That is to try a few more times so that the entire process of forming the elixir can be extremely clear to you and will not be shaken in the slightest.

If you remain stable and motionless, the demons outside will naturally be unable to invade.

Thinking of this, Zhao Yifu began to act like a nobody.

Just as he had continuously formed and unformed the Shouren Method in the past, he now began to continuously form and unform the Golden Elixir.

In this process, in addition to studying the process of forming the elixir, he was also studying how Mara caused him to develop inner demons.

Or maybe that's how the inner demon works.

That is to follow his ideas and create an illusion that completely conforms to his inner desires.

This illusion is so real that it seems like the real world, but it is essentially an illusion.

The first time he discovered Moluo's tricks was because he found that although he seemed to be invincible and about to become an immortal, he had no insights from the cultivation process and seemed to be still in the Golden Core stage.

It was by grasping this flaw that he was able to break through... In fact, this was also the first time that Moro did not take him seriously.

As for the second time, he thought he had seen through it at first, but in fact he fell into the illusion of 'thinking he had seen through it'.

Under normal circumstances, he would definitely sink into the second illusion, and then he would really develop inner demons that would haunt him endlessly.

But the problem is that the demon Luo never expected that there would be someone in this world who happily shattered his own golden elixir after "seeing through the inner demon"!
What kind of brain circuit can produce such a thing?
Anyway, Moro doesn't understand.

Then he just watched Zhao Yifu "jumping in and out" in front of him. Every time he wanted to catch this "little flea" and kill it with one blow, his great magic power was broken by the other party before he could even use it.

It's very annoying.

But He couldn't turn a blind eye, because every cultivator who crossed the realm was trying to escape from His devilish kingdom. He could respond or ignore it, but there was no doubt that every time a cultivator broke through the realm, it would attract His attention.

In fact, there were several times later when he stopped trying to confuse Zhao Yi Fu. He just wanted this kid to form his elixir quickly and not bother him anymore.

But unexpectedly, Zhao Yifu kept jumping in and out in front of him, making him more and more annoyed.

Finally, after Zhao Yifu had been playing for a month, when he was about to form his golden elixir again, he felt a pair of devilish eyes filled with anger appear in the sky within his consciousness space, and said coldly: "Now that the golden elixir is formed, why not continue to practice?"

He felt that his hint had been obvious enough.

As a result, when Zhao Yifu saw the devil's eye, he quickly and efficiently released his golden elixir, letting the three treasures wash over his body and disintegrate the devil's eye.

"Oh, don't try to trick me."

Zhao Yifu is a stubborn person. He doesn't think that the mighty Mo Luo will surrender to him. It must be a trick of the other party.

The truth is, can you believe the words of a big devil who specializes in tempting people to fall?

Can't believe it at all.

So Zhao Yi Fu continued to polish the golden elixir at his own pace.

It is imperative to be clear and aware when forming the elixir.

It was this persistence that made Mo Luo miserable. He had never thought that there would be such a weird human being in this world... He even thought that it would be great if he could directly give his insights to Zhao Yi Fu.

From the eternal perspective of Mara, Zhao Yifu's existence is like a light bulb with poor contact at home. Normally, you don't pay any attention to it, but now he flashes from time to time, which is very annoying.

Look, Zhao Yifu is shining again.

The annoyed Moro exploded directly. He had plenty of ways to deal with such a small character, so he gave him what he thought was a normal "punishment".

"Get out! There is no place for you in my demon kingdom!"

The next moment, Zhao Yifu, who appeared before his eyes, was driven out.

Since he's an eyesore, why not just kick him out? He's just a minor character anyway.

then……

At that moment, Zhao Yifu felt that his consciousness was clearer than ever before, and the worldly desires were no longer... Oh, he didn't care much about it in the first place.

It's not that he has no desires anymore, but that he will no longer be obsessed with desires.

Well, he wasn't that obsessed to begin with, it's just that from now on he won't be affected by the external demons anymore.

To be honest, he felt that this was dispensable.

However, at this moment, the summoning picture from his sleeve flew out again.

The ancestor appeared on the picture of summoning gods, staring at Zhao Yifu with such seriousness that the whole page of paper seemed to be stuck to Zhao Yifu's face.

Zhao Yifu pushed the summoning picture away with some disdain, then said, "Ancestor, why are you doing this?"

The Grandmaster looked at Zhao Yifu in amazement and said, "You kid, you actually escaped from that demon kingdom of Mara like this. Do you know what this means?"

Zhao Yifu shook his head.

However, at this moment, Emperor Wenheng appeared in the corner of the screen and said, "This means you won't have to go through the same 'thousand-year love tribulation' as your ancestor!"

The Patriarch's defense was instantly broken. He looked at his 'neighbor' and said viciously, "Demon Fu, it looks like you want to fight me today?"

Emperor Wenheng sneered, "Why not?"

However, the expected fierce battle did not occur. Instead, the Patriarch regained his composure and said calmly, "Even before the Buddha achieved enlightenment under the Bodhi tree, he had to endure the harassment of the Sixth Heaven Demon King."

"In fact, all beings who attempt to transcend the six desires will be harassed by it, and gradually it has become a test of their practice."

Regarding this matter, Zhao Yifu seemed to have unexpectedly achieved "overtaking on a curve".

Others who practice cultivation are harassed by their inner demons, but he practices cultivation to harass the demon king. As a result, the demon king could not bear it and drove him out of the demon kingdom.

Zhao Yifu asked thoughtfully, "Does that mean I can become a Buddha?"

The master cursed directly: "Bullshit!"

"What kind of Buddha can you become by practicing Taoism with me?"

"Of course, I don't mean to disrespect my Buddha, but you are too disrespectful to me as a preacher, aren't you?"

"At best, you've eliminated the inner demon that hinders your cultivation. Furthermore, your Dao heart will be more stable and less likely to make mistakes."

These two points are both soft improvements, but only those who truly practice Taoism know the value of these two points... In short, Zhao Yifu can travel freely in the future, and he doesn't have to worry about capsizing no matter how fierce the waves are.

However, Zhao Yifu still had some concerns. He said, "Grandmaster, since I was kicked out of the Demon Kingdom by Mo Luo, can't He pull me back in at any time?"

The master said, "Don't worry. Once you leave the Demonic Kingdom, it actually means you have severed your connection with Mara. Unless you lose control and are pulled back by him, you will never again be possessed by demons."

"Also, you can feel free to go out of your body without any worries. I know you must be very curious about this."

"Why is it so costly when the Yin Spirit leaves the body? It's because it needs to expend its Yuan Shen to resist all kinds of bizarre and magical illusions."

"Now that you've escaped from the Demonic Kingdom, your Yuan Shen can actually come and go freely without any hindrance. However, you still need to be careful since your Yang Shen hasn't yet formed."

Zhao Yifu was very happy to hear this, and felt that there was something new to play with.

However, after the Grandmaster had given all the instructions, Zhao Yifu still stared at the summoning picture curiously, his eyes moving back and forth between the Grandmaster and Emperor Wenheng, as if he was waiting for something.

Emperor Wenheng said quite frankly: "This kid is still waiting to see you and me fight."

The Grandmaster immediately said angrily, "How could we lose our manners in front of you youngsters?"

Emperor Wenheng added, "Our true bodies have already been fighting in Heaven. It's a pity you can't see it yet... Perhaps when you become a Yang Spirit, you can leave your body and come to Heaven to take a look."

The ancestor immediately retorted, "What nonsense! You yourself have lost your original physical body and Dharma body. Don't make my disciple lose his Dharma body as well."

"One day in heaven equals three years on earth. Do you want this kid's body to just sit there and die?"

Then the Grandmaster said to Zhao Yifu, "You can certainly ascend to heaven with your Yang Spirit, but since you have the opportunity to become a Saint in your physical body, don't give it up easily. After all, the Martial Dao Saint Body is a rare treasure."

Zhao Yifu was deeply touched after hearing this. It turned out that his martial arts holy body had triggered the prerequisite for the sanctification of the physical body?
If the ancestor had not reminded him, if Emperor Wenheng had not opened the shackles of the secret storehouse of his body for him, he would probably have had to abandon his physical body and ascend to the heavens.

Thanks to the master, he finally came out of seclusion after forty days.

Well, to form a pill in seclusion for forty days in one go is a relatively fast speed in the entire cultivation world, and it is also a very normal phenomenon.

But who could have imagined that Zhao Yifu spent forty days to repeatedly form the elixir hundreds of times!
Only after annoyed the great demon king, Mara, and expelled his mental projection from the demon realm, was the Dan formation completed.

The two emperors did not show it in front of Zhao Yifu, but in fact they were very surprised by the feat of this young man.

I have to admit that this is a guy who always brings surprises to people.

(End of this chapter)