Mang Shusheng's Ink Painting Practice

Chapter 161: Boundless Universe
The benefits of making friends with Zhao Yifu have been fully demonstrated.

The Taoist Master Bai Na had only met him by chance and traveled with him for a while, but after the Taoist Master Bai Na died, he actually pulled him out of the underworld and forcibly made him the City God.

This operating capability is simply maxed out.

If he was able to obtain the 'Order of the Underworld Messenger' due to the protection of the two ancestors, then elevating the Taoist Master Bai Na to the status of a god was entirely due to his own operational ability.

After all, he could actually produce the imperial edict from Emperor Da Xu!

What a fucking reality this is.

After the Taoist monk Bai Na became the City God, the incense became very popular just the next day.

Why?

It turned out that the people in the city had been tormented by these wandering ghosts and had nightmares every night for a long time. This was also the reason why the City God Temple that Zhao Yifu had come up with was able to be built so quickly.

If they were just trying it out the night before, after a good night's sleep they felt that the City God could really bless people.

So from that day on, the City God Temple became very popular.

Although the Taoist monk Bai Na is not very smart, he can still mechanically perform his duties according to the job of the City God, which is a good job for him.

Zhao Yifu felt relieved upon seeing this, as he felt a huge weight had finally been lifted from his heart.

He himself was also the spirit that traveled out at night to guide the wandering ghosts from Yugzhou and even Jingshan.

However, this time, with the appointment of the Taoist Master Bai Na as the City God, he would no longer waste his yang and spiritual energy to open the passage to the underworld by himself. Instead, he would bring those dead souls to the City God Bai Na and have him send them to the underworld to be done with.

Zhao Yifu's soul went out to travel, which was equivalent to doing the work of guiding.

Originally, he could just wander around after his spirit left his body, and when he saw wandering ghosts, he would greet them and lead them to the Bai Na City God.

This behavior unknowingly made his Yin Spirit appear more golden every time it left his body.

Merit and virtue, "merit" means "action" and "virtue" means "result".

Zhao Yifu seemed to have found the trick, which was not to do anything deliberately, because no matter how much deliberate "work" you did, it would still be "immoral".

Only by letting your thoughts take their natural course can you be happy with the results and gain great freedom and pleasure.

Time passes quickly in this situation.

After Zhao Yifu had the Yin Shen traveling around, it became easier for him to control his own territory. The Yin Shen would fly around at night and he would know everything that was going on.

Even the Yellow Book of Fish Scales was updated and sent to the capital by post.

When Lu Zhan, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue, received Zhao Yifu's brand new edition of the Fish Scale Yellow Book, he felt his scalp tingling.

Others would take years or even decades to complete a single edition of the Fish Scale Yellow Book, but what about Zhao Yifu? Wow, is he planning to update the edition every year?
How can other officials resist this?

But no matter what, even if Zhao Yifu only completed one edition of the Fish Scale Yellow Book during his term, it would be a real political achievement, not to mention that this was an updated edition without increasing the budget... It was obvious that he would have to update another edition in the third year.

In terms of local political achievements, he has really achieved the best.

In desperation, Lu Zhan could only leave his body and come to Moshan.

"Brother Zhengfang, you have to help me this time..."

……

"Look at me 'slash under the moon'!"

"Hilarious! What's that thing you're slashing under the moon? Look at my 'Yang Piercing the Sun'!"

"What a filthy swordsmanship! Then what do you think of my 'Thousand Troops Breaking' move?"

"No big deal, just trying to build up momentum as usual. Watch me counter it with 'Shattered Mountains and Rivers'!"

"What a great move! 'Shattered Mountains and Rivers', but I have this 'Glacier Dream' to counter it, and make your shattering come to nothing."

"What a joke! I also have 'Inverted Stars', I guarantee you'll lose your way..."

Zhao Yifu was basking in the sun in the yard, with a picture of summoning gods spread out on the table in front of him.

Three incense sticks were lit, and the two big men in the picture were arguing fiercely with each other.

That’s right, at this time they were “gentlemen who used words instead of fists” and were just talking and gesturing.

However, Zhao Yifu was a little confused. How could they determine the winner by just talking and gestures?
How come it seems like as soon as one person tells out the name of a move and makes a few comments about it, the other one already seems to know what that move is?

Zhao Yifu couldn't help but ask, "Two ancestors, can you really tell the winner like this?"

The two people in the painting stopped at once and looked at each other. Patriarch Fuyou said first, "Do you want to help us decide the winner?"

This is not right!
I always feel that it has some weird and suggestive tone.

Zhao Yifu quickly removed the nearly burned-out incense sticks and replaced them with new ones, saying, "Please continue, my disciple is talking nonsense."

The two bosses seemed very disappointed, and even the pace of their conversation slowed down.

Zhao Yifu thought to himself that he knew these two old men were very bad. They just wanted to tempt him to learn some nonsense. He was thinking about the Great Way of Yangshen, and they were just trying to distract him.

Just when he was thinking about whether to roll up the summoning picture to give himself some peace and quiet, a long laugh suddenly came from outside the door.

"Hahahahaha..."

Zhao Yifu recognized him as soon as he heard it, and a look of surprise flashed across his face.

He casually rolled up the two chattering bosses and threw them into his sleeves, then ran out quickly and said, "Master, is my master here?"

He pushed open the door of the county government office and saw the middle-aged Taoist priest with an immortal look stop laughing and turn around to look at him lovingly.

Upon seeing this, Zhao Yifu immediately stepped forward and bowed deeply: "Master, why did you come here in person?"

Liang Zhongzhi couldn't help but stroke his beard and smiled, "The Three-Valley Exchange Conference will be held in April or May. I think this is a rare opportunity, so why not take you on a tour of the world."

Zhao Yifu was quite fascinated by what he heard. He said, "Okay, Master. I'll make some arrangements and then go with you."

As he spoke, he said to Li Liang who was passing by, "Brother Hanshan, please take care of the county's affairs. I'll be away for a while and probably won't be back for the New Year."

Li Liang waved his hand nonchalantly and said, "Have fun, young master."

Then he shouted to the yard behind him: "Uncle Wu, pack up, let's go out."

Liang Zhongzhi: “!”

He was confused and always felt that something was wrong.

Wasn't his apprentice the county magistrate? How could this county magistrate leave so casually?
In particular, he only arrived in the morning, but in the afternoon he got on the donkey cart with a confused look on his face and staggered out the door.

Not only was Zhao Yi Fu decisive, but the servant also packed up his belongings very quickly, as if he was ready to go on a trip at any time.

Liang Zhongzhi didn't come to his senses until he had been swaying on the shaking donkey cart for a long time.

"Jun Xin, we are going to gain experience along the way. Did you bring too much?"

Zhao Yifu and Liang Zhongzhi sat staggering together in the carriage, surrounded by cats... oh, and a miniature black bear.

This is Xiong San. He understood why cats are so beloved, so after finally refining his horizontal bone, he didn't choose to transform into a human form, but instead shrunk his body...

As expected, Zhao Yifu preferred the chubby and furry ones, and the smaller version of Xiong San immediately replaced Hua Da Niu as Zhao Yifu's second favorite to be kneaded. Outside the carriage, Wu Zhong and Li Nuer sat side by side. The carefree Li Nuer and the older, more stable Wu Zhong looked like a father and daughter together.

Zhao Yifu stroked Xiong San with one hand and Hua Da Nv with the other, while Yi Yi rubbed her head on his shoulder.

He said, "But Master, I have so many pets with me, I have to bring them all, right?"

"Otherwise, I'm afraid something might happen if I leave them alone."

Liang Zhongzhi was speechless.

Normal people take their pets when traveling because they are afraid that the pets will starve to death without anyone to take care of them.

Zhao Yifu took his pets out because he was worried that they would cause trouble if no one was taking care of them... After all, every one of his little animals was a monster.

"Ahh~"

Liang Zhongzhi sneezed. He was a modest gentleman, but he really couldn't stand the furry environment, especially the crowded feeling.

Then he moved his hands in front of him, seemingly casually but actually with great force, completing a set of hand gestures. Then he pointed toward the floor of the carriage in front of him and said, "The mustard seed is immeasurable, the universe is boundless. Huh!"

The next moment, Zhao Yifu felt a magical change in the surrounding space.

He was still sitting here, and the carriage still looked like a carriage, but the space around him suddenly became more spacious...

He stood up in surprise.

He can actually stand upright in this carriage!

Looking around again, I found that the space here had almost doubled in size.

Liang Zhongzhi watched him jumping up and down with a smile, then asked, "Do you want to learn?"

Zhao Yifu immediately sat down and nodded repeatedly, saying, "I do!"

That expression was full of curiosity.

Liang Zhongzhi then said with a smile: "This technique is called 'Boundless Heaven and Earth Technique', but the two Heaven and Earth sleeves of your Haoran robe are made of this principle."

"This 'Boundless Universe Art' has three stages. Once you master the first stage, you can perform spells like my master to expand a space... Even at this first stage, as long as you have sufficient cultivation and patience, you can attempt to expand the mustard seed space to an infinite size."

Zhao Yifu nodded repeatedly after hearing this, his eyes full of "want to learn".

This was different from the two masters coaxing him to learn swordsmanship. Liang Zhongzhi, who understood Zhao Yifu's personality, obviously knew better how to stimulate this guy's motivation to learn.

Zhao Yifu couldn't wait to ask, "Master, what about the second and third stages?"

Liang Zhongzhi looked at his impatient expression and said lovingly, "Why are you so impatient? How can you act like a gentleman like this?"

"Okay, I won't keep you in suspense."

"The second stage of this 'Boundless Universe Technique' is actually a sealing technique that can seal off a space, hence the name 'Universe Sealing Technique'."

"This second stage shouldn't be difficult for you, after all, you already have a foundation in sealing techniques."

"The most difficult is the third stage, also known as the 'Qian Kun Creation Technique', which is the ability to directly open up an independent space."

Zhao Yifu listened thoughtfully and said, "If we consider the 'Sealing Technique of Heaven and Earth' as ​​a technique for stabilizing space... and then look at these three stages in reverse..."

Liang Zhongzhi also continued: "That's right, open up space, stabilize space, and expand space."

"This 'Boundless Universe Technique' is actually a spell used by ancient cultivators to open up their own cave dwellings."

After saying that, he began to explain to Zhao Yifu in detail the essence of this wonderful method.

Why does this spell have three stages and three names, but the first stage is named after the 'Boundless Universe Technique'?

This is because as long as one cultivates to the first stage, one can already meet the needs of ancient Qi-refining practitioners for building cave dwellings.

Zhao Yifu was very serious about this magic. He memorized every word his master said and every movement he made, and then tried it out carefully.

It was natural that he would fail at the beginning, but he was not discouraged at all. He reflected and summarized over and over again, and then tried again.

To be honest, this 'Boundless Universe Art' is definitely a high-end spell that can only be practiced in the Golden Core Stage.

Not to mention the exquisite control of true energy, it also has very high requirements for spiritual consciousness.

Fortunately, Zhao Yifu was able to meet all the standards.

As it gradually darkened outside, Zhao Yifu finally succeeded in performing his "Infinite Universe Technique" for the first time!
"The mustard seed is immeasurable, the universe is boundless, huh!"

He kept pointing, and actually managed to expand the space in the carriage by about one tenth.

It was certainly far inferior to his master's ability to double the space with ease, but for Zhao Yifu it was already a remarkable success.

More importantly, he discovered that this spell could be released in a stacked manner.

In other words, he could continuously use the "Infinite Universe Technique" on the same space, thus making that space extremely vast.

Liang Zhongzhi smiled and said, "Now you know where those legendary secret caves and heavens came from, right?"

Just when Zhao Yifu was excitedly preparing to try again, Wu Zhong's voice came from outside: "Master, it's getting dark. Should we stay overnight?"

Zhao Yifu finally came back to his senses and said, "I was so confused today that I actually forgot about this."

"Master, look..."

He wanted to ask Liang Zhongzhi if they needed to stay overnight, after all, they could also travel overnight.

Liang Zhongzhi said, "Just stay the night. We have plenty of time anyway."

As he said this, he lifted the door curtain and walked out of the carriage.

Zhao Yifu also followed out.

They looked around and found that this place was close to the river and far away from the woods, which seemed to be a good place to camp.

However, Zhao Yifu and Liang Zhongzhi both frowned, and they actually tapped their right thumbs and knuckles at the same time.

Liang Zhongzhi looked at the sky and said, "There will be a heavy rain in the middle of the night."

Zhao Yifu said, "The river here is shallow and the beach is flat. I'm afraid the water level will rise quite a bit."

Wu Zhong said with some embarrassment, "I was careless. It would be terrible if the water flooded our camp in the middle of the night. I will find another place to stay."

Unexpectedly, Liang Zhongzhi waved his hand and said, "No need to look for it deliberately. I think that big tree on the shore over there is good. We can stay there for the night."

Wu Zhong looked at the big tree rooted on the river bank in confusion.

Although the tree is big, how can they spend the night? Should they all climb up the tree?
Unexpectedly, Liang Zhong pointed to a hole on the tree trunk and said, "Let's stay in this hole tonight."

Zhao Yifu was stunned for a moment, then understood instantly.

Wu Zhong was bewildered. He obviously had no idea what the master and disciple were up to.

However, seeing the excitement on Zhao Yifu's face, he smiled kindly and didn't ask even though he didn't understand.

He was very happy to see Liang Zhongzhi coming, because only in front of this great scholar Liang would his young master show such a pure smile.

(End of this chapter)