Starting with a daily divination to build an immortal clan

Chapter 70 Literary Mind
what is this?
Shen Yuan stared curiously at the ball of light, wondering why the white jade tortoise shell would suddenly produce such a thing.

Filled with doubt, his consciousness slowly came into contact with the egg-sized ball of light.

In an instant, the ball of light vanished, and a flood of strange sensations surged into his soul through his consciousness!

Shen Yuan was stunned on the spot!
The ball of light contained a great deal of complex information, which took him a lot of effort to digest.

This is... the complete enlightenment that the stone gained after breaking through its innate limitations!?
After processing the information within the ball of light, Shen Yuan was both astonished and overjoyed!
Unexpectedly, the white jade tortoise shell had this function, directly feeding back the insights of her son's breakthrough to the Innate Realm to her!

He could sense that with these insights, he would be able to break through to the Innate Realm in no time by spending some time absorbing enough power from heaven and earth!

"Husband, what's wrong with you?"

Shen Yuan stood in the threshing ground, lost in thought, a silly grin creeping onto his face, which made Hu Yufen, who was standing beside him, a little worried.

"No...it's okay."

Shen Yuan snapped out of his reverie and smiled, "I'm thinking about what to name Shi Tou's child when it's born."

Hu Yufen couldn't help but laugh after hearing this.

"There are still several months to go. Is it a bit too early to think about it now?"

"It's not early, just think of one for a boy and one for a girl." Shen Yuan adjusted his straw hat and said, "I've thought of a boy's name, shall I tell you?"

Hu Yufen stopped what she was doing and looked at him quietly.

"How about naming the boy... Shen Chongming?"

Hu Yufen thought for a moment and said, "Have you thought of the generational names for your descendants?"

Shen Yuan nodded and said, "He is cultured and virtuous, has lofty aspirations and a peaceful life, admires the wise and resolute, and upholds exemplary conduct."

That's all I can think of for now.

Hu Yufen repeated it, thinking that the meaning of this generation name was quite good, and then smiled and said, "You are the head of the family, so we will listen to you."

"Chongming it is then."

"What if it's a girl?"

Shen Yuan put down the broom in his hand and laughed, "You can think about the girl yourself. I won't worry about that."

"Alright, it's too sunny. Go and rest for a while. I'll take care of the rest."

at dusk.

Some clouds drifted across the sky, and Hu Yufen suggested that they harvest the rice that night, but Shen Yuan refused.

The divination results last night indicated that the next few days would be sunny and calm with no rain.

By the time the couple returned home, it was completely dark.

As soon as I entered, Huang Lingxiu came to greet me.

"Father and Mother, you must be exhausted. Shi Tou has already prepared the meal. You two should wash up and come eat."

"Stone is back?" Shen Yuan put down the tools on his shoulder and looked curiously into the courtyard.

At this moment, Shen Wenxing was carrying food out of the kitchen.

"Father, eat first. I'll tell you some good news after we finish eating!"

Seeing his happy expression, Shen Yuan smiled.

You little rascal, you're keeping me in suspense!

Little did he know that he already knew about his breakthrough to the Innate Realm.

After the family finished their meal together, Shen Wenyan hurriedly left the table.

Watching his retreating figure, Hu Yufen frowned: "That child, his older brother said he had good news to share, but he left without even listening to it."

"These days, there's so much work to do in the fields, and he just stays cooped up in the backyard all day without coming out. It's really getting more and more outrageous!"

“Mother, please don’t blame Anu.” Huang Lingxiu said with a smile, “Anu is under house arrest, and he’s not slacking off in the backyard. He’s been studying with the teacher lately.”

Hu Yufen sighed upon hearing this.

Initially, the idea of ​​having the second son become Lu Zhiyuan's apprentice was that he hoped the son could achieve academic success and pass the imperial examinations.

But after that incident in Lincang, let alone obtaining official rank, now there's no chance to even participate in the imperial examinations.

What should we do next?
After cleaning up the dishes, the family sat in the courtyard to enjoy the cool air.

"Stone, what's the good news you mentioned?" Hu Yufen asked, gently fanning herself with a palm-leaf fan.

Shen Wenxing stood up and looked at Shen Yuan.

"Father, I've broken through to the Innate Realm!"

"Moreover, because my younger brother joined the Immortal Sect, the Immortal Sect and the imperial court also gave him rewards."

As he spoke, he handed the silver note to Hu Yufen and the Qi-Nourishing Pill to Shen Yuan.

"A thousand taels!?" Hu Yufen couldn't help but exclaim in surprise when she saw the face value of the silver note! In all the years that the two of them had been married, the amount of money in their home had never reached a thousand taels.

This thousand taels of silver was a huge sum of money for her.

“Mother, this thousand taels was a reward from the imperial court to Anyang Shengxian Pavilion. I couldn’t keep it all to myself, so I took out more than two hundred taels and gave them to the people below.”

"You'll have to give your son some cash later to make up for this money."

Hu Yufen nodded: "Okay, Mom will go get it for you."

“Father, the immortal originally bestowed five Qi-Nourishing Pills upon me. I ate one, and with the immortal’s help, I was fortunate enough to break through.”

"Here are the remaining four. You can decide what to do with them."

Shen Yuan nodded.

I still have one of the five Qi-Nourishing Pills from last time. With these four, I have five pills left.

The white jade tortoise shell in his sea of ​​consciousness had already fed back the insights he gained when he broke through to the Innate Realm. He planned to find some time to try to break through using the Qi Nourishing Pill.

He left one for his wife and daughter-in-law, and the rest for his future grandson or granddaughter.

If the little one is born with talent, this Qi-Nourishing Pill can lay a better foundation for them.

"The immortal said that in addition to the reward money, His Majesty should also bestow titles and honors. I estimate that the imperial edict should arrive in the next few days."

After receiving the silver from his mother, Shen Wenxing spoke again.

Upon hearing this, Shen Yuan was filled with emotion.

This is truly a case of one person attaining enlightenment and even their chickens and dogs benefiting from it.

The youngest son joined the immortal sect, bringing not only elixirs and silver rewards to the family, but also an imperial honor.

By this point, the Shen family could be considered a powerful clan, not just in Yunzhong County, but at least in the entire Anyang County.

backyard.

Shen Wenyan and Lu Zhiyuan sat facing each other.

Unable to speak or write, Master Lu had grown accustomed to communicating with him by holding a pen in his mouth.

Literature carries the Way, embracing the world.

A mind filled with grand visions, a pen that captures the essence of the universe.

This is something I have recently come to understand, which I call "the spirit of literature."

If you can truly understand this, you will be able to continue the teachings of a master, create new knowledge, and surpass even the sages.

After writing these words, Lu Zhiyuan smiled and quietly looked at Shen Wenyan, who was deep in thought in front of him.

I don't know if it's just my imagination or what.

When Shen Wenyan looked up, he vaguely saw a strange glint in his eyes.

"Master, your eyes..."

Lu Zhiyuan smiled faintly and turned to walk towards the bed.

Shen Wenyan knew he was going to rest, so she didn't ask any more questions. She gently picked up the paper in front of her and turned to walk towards her room.

In the stillness of the night, the candlelight flickered.

Shen Wenyan continued to scrutinize the sixteen large characters in front of him.

Literature carries the Way, embracing the world.

A vast landscape in one's heart, a universe in one's pen.

"Wen Xin..."

What is the "literary mind"?

He had been pondering this for a long time, but still could not understand what "literary heart" meant.

Recalling the fleeting, strange light in Lu Zhiyuan's eyes, Shen Wenyan frowned slightly.

After returning from the capital, Master Lu, who had been subjected to torture, remained depressed for a long time.

After regaining his composure, he noticed an indescribable change in his teacher.

He couldn't quite explain the change, but he felt that the current teacher, compared to the teacher of yesteryear, possessed a more refined and understated elegance, a sense of returning to simplicity.

It seems that Confucius has taken another big step forward in what he calls the "Dao".

A gentle breeze blew by, and the flickering candlelight interrupted his thoughts.

Shen Wenyan got up, shook his head, and carefully put away the paper in front of him, planning to stick it on his bedside the next day and study it every day to understand the "literary mind" that Lu Zhiyuan had mentioned.

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