A master of comedy!

Chapter 119 Love by the Nose

Yu Zhensheng had lived for so long, and this was the first time he had ever heard that the opening of the mind and the breakthrough of the realm were measured in days. For a long time, he was speechless.

"Tell me, what amazing adventures did you have on your trip to Lushan this time?"

He looked at his apprentice with a complicated expression, and his voice even carried a hint of bitterness.

Yes, Yu Zhensheng, a prodigy of the Yin Opera lineage who appears only once every thousand years, and a renowned figure among the Yin Hundred Schools, actually felt a trace of envy and jealousy towards his own disciple.

Such a rapid cultivation speed cannot be explained by talent and aptitude alone. After all, no matter how talented you are, you still need to accumulate your cultivation level slowly.

Unless there's a miraculous encounter.

Zhou then recounted his experiences at Mount Lu.

As Yu Zhensheng listened, he became somewhat numb, and even surprised when he heard that Zhou Sheng had failed to solve the game of immortal chess.

There's actually an extraordinary encounter that you, kid, can't handle?
I immediately felt much better.

“Master, I always feel that I have a connection with that game of chess, but my cultivation level is too low right now. After I have cultivated for a while, I plan to go to Mount Lu to try again.”

Upon hearing his apprentice's words, Yu Zhensheng's hand trembled slightly.

He suddenly had a strong premonition that the chessboard... was probably doomed.

The confident look in his apprentice's eyes when he said this was all too familiar to him. When he was teaching Zhou Sheng opera as a child, Zhou Sheng made many mistakes at first, but he corrected them almost perfectly the next day.

There were even some details that he hadn't thought of.

It was as if a highly skilled teacher was secretly guiding and instructing him. Yu Zhensheng had even secretly observed this back then and found that there were no other experts guiding him; it was truly this kid who corrected himself.

The confidence in the apprentice's eyes when he was learning opera back then is exactly the same as it is now.

"Master, what should we pay attention to when opening the nasal passages?"

The apprentice's words interrupted Yu Zhensheng's thoughts.

"Luckily you didn't take it upon yourself to open your nasal passages in Lushan, otherwise you might not have been able to get through this hurdle."

Unlike the previous stage of opening the ear orifices, Zhou Sheng's cultivation level at that time far exceeded the standard for opening the ear orifices, and was sufficient to suppress all dangers.

Although Zhou Sheng has forty years of cultivation, he is only slightly better than opening the nasal passages and is still a long way from opening the tongue passages.

Rushing into a new realm carries the risk of failure.

And if this hurdle is failed...

"Smelling love with your nose, this step is especially dangerous for you."

"Those who can cultivate themselves to this level are usually middle-aged at the fastest, and even have gray hair at the slowest. Their minds are at peace and their desires have faded considerably."

"But you have had a series of fortuitous encounters, and you actually broke through to a higher realm when you were young and full of vigor, which undoubtedly increases the difficulty."

Upon hearing his master's words, Zhou Sheng's eyes showed a strange look, as if he had guessed something.

"When the nasal passages are opened, one can smell the scents of the ten directions. The most difficult thing to endure is being bewitched by the scents of the five desires, such as smelling the fragrance of the opposite sex and being tempted by love. The Surangama Sutra calls this the 'fragrance demon entering the heart'."

"At that time, you will experience a surge of yang fire and your blood will be surging. If you cannot maintain a pure heart, you will die from the depletion of your yang energy, just as if your essence has been drained by the demon of lust."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Sheng, who had been full of confidence, suddenly became a little nervous.

"But you don't need to worry too much. When you took the elixir last time and your ear orifices were opened, I foresaw that your nasal orifices would soon open as well, so I specially obtained this Qingxuan Emperor's True Incense for you."

As he spoke, Yu Zhensheng walked into the house and took out a peculiar incense stick, about nine inches long and as thick as a thumb, with what appeared to be densely covered with scriptures.

The Azure Mysterious Emperor, also known as the Azure Mysterious Nine Yang Emperor, the Great Emperor of the Eastern Pole Azure Flower, and the Great Heavenly Venerable of Taiyi Salvation from Suffering, is one of the Six Emperors of Taoism and holds an extremely high divine position.

Legend has it that He is extremely compassionate and merciful, saving people from suffering. Whenever someone recites the holy name of the Heavenly Venerable in times of danger, His voice will be heard and He will come to their rescue. In addition, He also guides suffering souls to rebirth in the Pure Land. For those who have accumulated virtue and performed good deeds, and who have attained perfect merit, the Heavenly Venerable Taiyi Jiuku, "riding a celestial chariot of nine lions and scattering auspicious light of a hundred treasures," will guide them to ascend to heaven and become immortals.

"This incense is agarwood, which I obtained from the City God of Xunyang. Before Huang Chao, agarwood could communicate with the gods. Although it no longer has that effect, it can still help people calm their minds and break through the tribulations of desire."

Hearing his master's words, Zhou Sheng was somewhat moved.

First came the healing incense ointment, then the Azure Profound God's True Incense. Master seemed to be letting go and was usually lazy, but in fact he had worried a lot about him.

The City God of Xunyang must have begged my master for so many treasures.

Seeing his master's white hair, Zhou Sheng felt even more guilty.

"Stop talking nonsense, sit down cross-legged quickly, I will light incense for you and protect you."

Yu Zhensheng got goosebumps from his apprentice's gaze. He was most afraid of people saying sentimental things; he couldn't stand it if someone said it himself, and he couldn't stand it if someone else said it.

I wish I could disappear underground.

As the incense stick was lit, a wisp of fragrant mist slowly rose, and a strange, refreshing fragrance immediately filled the entire room.

The fragrance was not overpowering at all; on the contrary, it was elegant and refined, clearing the mind and eliminating all distracting thoughts, as if one could instantly transcend the mundane world.

Zhou Sheng quickly sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and used his magical power to rush into his nasal passages.

Forty years of cultivation is no small feat. He only attempted to break through three times. On the fourth attempt, he heard a loud bang, as if a formidable pass had collapsed, and his nose was suddenly filled with a thud.

The feeling is hard to describe in words; it's as if a nose that has been blocked for years has suddenly been cleared, and every pore in the nasal cavity has become exceptionally clear and sensitive.

Immediately afterwards, countless smells rushed into my nose like a tide.

The earthy smell after the rain, the fragrance of osmanthus blossoms in the old street, the aroma of wine from the cellar, the scent of grass on the hillside, and the smell of cattle and sheep manure...

Zhou Sheng had never realized that there were so many flavors in the world.

At the same time, he smelled the scent of cosmetics.

Amazingly, just by smelling the fragrance, corresponding images appeared in his mind.

The scent of jasmine is like a beautiful young girl, with fair skin and a lively, lovely demeanor; the scent of peony is like a dignified and graceful woman, full-figured and elegant; the scent of chrysanthemum is like a refined and talented lady from a noble family; the scent of rose is like someone whose clothes are half-undone, exuding a myriad of charms…

Countless fragrances rushed into his nostrils, making his breathing gradually become heavy, and his lower abdomen felt as if it were on fire.

Zhou Sheng knew that this was the "deity" hidden in his nose rebelling and trying to interfere with his Dao heart, so it actively sent over the aura of each beauty.

Fortunately, the scent of that sandalwood stick was the strongest, which gradually calmed his restless mind.

If you persist for just a little longer, you will be able to fully open your nasal passages and master this supernatural power.

However, the other party seemed unwilling to be controlled by Zhou Sheng and began to resist desperately, gradually expanding the search area for the fragrance to the entire city, and even affecting the ghost city.

General's Mansion.

The clear, flowing music suddenly stopped, and the ethereal atmosphere dissipated.

Jinse frowned slightly. For some reason, she had suddenly felt inexplicably flustered, as if someone had gently sniffed her hair.

The general slowly opened his crimson eyes and looked at the stunningly beautiful woman opposite him, dressed in snow-white robes like a lotus, elegant and ethereal.

Why did the fairy's music suddenly become disordered?

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(End of this chapter)