Yuantian Pidao

Chapter 2: A Small Epiphany
In the early morning, with the curling smoke rising from the cooking stove, Muyu Island gradually became lively. Some people were cursing, some were laughing. Although Muyu Island was a bandit's den, it was not only home to vicious bandits, but also women and children. In some ways, it was not much different from an isolated small village.

At this moment, in the small courtyard, after a whole night of tidying up, Jiang Chen finally walked out of the underground secret room and pushed open the door.

The most difficult problem in killing someone has always been disposing of the body, but the death of his predecessor Jiang Wang was quite strange. Now that he occupies Jiang Wang's body, he doesn't have to worry about disposing of the body at all. In addition, he has obtained Jiang Wang's memory, so he is not afraid of being seen through. After all, this is just a bandit's nest, not a major immortal sect.

“It’s really different.”

Walking out of the room, the dim sky, curling smoke, shouts and laughter kept entering Jiang Chen's mind, making him a little dazed for a moment. To be honest, it was just dawn and the sky was gloomy. There was also a slight cold wind blowing through the hall. It was really not a good sight.

However, it was this kind of scenery that made Jiang Chen lose his mind, because he had not seen such an ordinary scenery for a long time. In the end times, everything was turned upside down, the sky was always dim, the grass and trees withered, life withered, and the air was always filled with an indescribable stench.

And in this strange world, this bandit's lair, he saw the atmosphere of daily life that he had been away from for a long time. Under the influence of this atmosphere, his cold heart began to throb again after a long time.

“It really is a whole new world.”

Walking out slowly into the courtyard and standing under the tall peach tree, Jiang Chen stretched out his hand and touched the trunk of the peach tree. The rough feel and the vigorous vitality told him that all this was true.

At this moment, Jiang Chen's withered heart seemed to be nourished by a clear spring, and gradually it was rejuvenated with new vitality. His mind took the opportunity to merge with the peach tree in front of him, and then slowly stretched out, becoming one with the small world in the courtyard.

It was at this moment that Jiang Chen saw wisps of air. They filled the sky and the earth, each with different properties. Most of them were in a dormant state, and only a very few remained active. The moment he saw these living energies, Jiang Chen had an epiphany in his heart, knowing that this was the spiritual energy that Jiang Wang often mentioned in his memory, and it was also the foundation of cultivation in this world.

"Those who consume spiritual energy will be immortal."

God exists in heaven and earth. Jiang Chen forgets himself in heaven and performs a set of palm techniques almost instinctively.

His body was like catkins, moving with the wind and moving freely. At the beginning, his figure was very slow, and each move was full of method, and you could vaguely see some awkwardness. As time passed, his figure became more and more blurred, as if he had never moved, and as if he was everywhere, occupying this small space in the courtyard.

At the same time, as if attracted by some inexplicable force, the lively spiritual energy of heaven and earth began to spontaneously gather towards Jiang Chen, constantly washing Jiang Chen's body. At this moment, the bottleneck that once trapped Jiang Wang and prevented him from making any progress was quietly opened, as if it did not exist at all.

Time passed, and after an unknown amount of time, Jiang Chen's blurry figure became solid again, and his mind returned to his own body.

"So this is what cultivation is!"

Sensing the changes in himself, Jiang Chen clenched his five fingers into a palm and chopped out casually. The next moment, the palm force came down from the air, and a peach wood branch as thick as a baby's arm suddenly broke and fell to the ground.

Seeing this scene, and then looking at his own palm, Jiang Chen seemed to be thinking about something.

"I can attack from a distance, and exert force ten feet. According to the classification of warriors in this world, I can barely be considered a first-class master. Once I fully temper my torso, I will be a strong first-class warrior. If I further refine my head, I'm afraid that simple warriors will no longer be my opponents."

Comparing with Jiang Wang's memory, Jiang Chen had a rough estimate of the strength of his body. Of course, this only took into account the strength of the immortal way. If the supernatural power was added, his strength should be even stronger.

"Practicing doesn't seem as difficult as I imagined."

Lingyun was still alive. Looking at his torso which had been initially tempered, Jiang Chen smiled.

The essence of spiritual practice is to sense and attract spiritual energy. There are static and dynamic exercises. Among them, static exercises are meditation practice, which focuses on calming the mind and is relatively easy.

As for dynamic exercises, they draw in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth through corresponding body-building methods, and are more efficient in tempering the body than static exercises.

However, it is correspondingly more difficult and requires a long-term calm mind. If one cannot do this, no matter how proficient one is in the body-building method, it will be in vain and will not be as efficient as the static exercise.

For example, Jiang Wang, although he had already mastered the body-building method of willow catkins to a great extent, his main focus was still on static exercises.

"For beings in this world who want to embark on the path of cultivation, the spiritual orifice is the most important stepping stone. Only those with spiritual orifices can sense the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, draw it into the body, and cultivate true qi and magic power. There are nine inches of spiritual orifice. One inch is the lowest, and its sensitivity to the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is the weakest. Nine inches is the highest, and it is a natural psychic. Even without practicing any method, it can breathe in and out the spiritual energy of heaven and earth on its own." "Jiang Wangsheng has a five-inch spiritual orifice. While not excellent, it is not bad either. It has surpassed most people and is an above-average aptitude. The reason why he has been unable to break through is mainly because of his restless mind. Of course, there is another crucial reason, which is that the spiritual energy of heaven and earth here is really thin."

"But I am different from Jiang Wang. Although my spiritual awareness remains, my heart has been tempered by the end of the world. I can't say I am transcendent, but I am much stronger than ordinary people. Most importantly, I also have the blessing of spiritual power. My soul is far superior to that of ordinary people. This is exactly what Jiang Wang wants."

"In fact, being born with a strong soul does help a living being to cultivate."

Thoughts arise and disappear, and Jiang Chen uses Jiang Wang, his only example, as a reference to sort out what he has learned in his mind.

At this moment, Jiang Chen realized something, gathered his thoughts, and turned his gaze towards the courtyard gate.

The next moment, a five-foot-tall, thin boy wearing gray clothes, who looked to be about seventeen or eighteen years old, came to the gate of the courtyard.

"Boss, today's breakfast is here."

Carrying lunch box, the boy knocked on the gate.

Hearing this voice, Jiang Chen knew the identity of the person who came. Shi Tou was a small follower of Jiang Wang. Because of his calm temperament, Jiang Wang valued him and kept him by his side to take care of some daily chores for him.

"come in."

After a brief thought, Jiang Chen waved his sleeves and opened the gate.

At the same time, looking through the gate at Jiang Chen who was still standing in the center of the yard, Shi Tou couldn't help but feel a flash of surprise in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face at all.

"Boss, this is today's breakfast."

With a respectful look, Shitou walked slowly to the peach tree, opened the lunch box naturally, took out a meat dish, a vegetable dish, a soup and a plate of steamed buns, and placed them on the stone table under the peach tree.

Looking at this scene, Jiang Chen's expression remained unchanged, because he knew that this was Jiang Wang's habit. He liked to enjoy breakfast under the peach tree.

After doing all this, Shitou looked at Jiang Chen again. This was the first time he saw Jiang Chen's face clearly since he entered the yard. The face was still the same, but there seemed to be something indescribable, especially those eyes. It seemed that there was something hidden inside. Just a glance made him feel depressed almost instinctively.

"Boss, we've found the white deer you were looking for."

He quickly lowered his eyes and Shitou told him the relevant information one by one.

After listening to this, Jiang Chen raised his brows slightly.

"Have you found it? It's faster than expected. I see. You can go down."

Jiang Chen spoke in a low voice and waved his hand.

Seeing this, Shitou quickly walked out of the courtyard without saying anything. The moment he gently closed the door, he couldn't help but let out a breath.

"The big boss's martial arts skills seem to have improved."

Looking at the yard through the gate, Shi Tou couldn't help but have an inexplicable thought in his mind.

A new book has started, and this time I hope to write a better story and make some progress compared to the previous one.

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