Under One Person, Mountain and Sea Painting Demon

It can be said that for the original Chen Duo, Liao Zhong was the "most familiar stranger". No matter how hard he tried and how he thought about Chen Duo, all he could get in the end was alienation.

You Fang, on the other hand, learned from Liao Zhong's lesson and tried his best to get into Chen Duo's heart from the beginning, and established trust with Chen Duo that "exists only in emotion and outside the rules", so that the two parties can be closely connected.

Facts have proved that You Fang's plan is indeed effective. Although Chen Duo is still taciturn, she can at least understand that today's world is completely different from the past.

Human beings are best at "adapting". If this process of "adapting" can make them happy, that would be great.

In this way, three days passed quickly, and everyone on the tour finally finished their visit to "Luofu South Maoshan", bid farewell to the Taoist priests on the mountain, and embarked on their journey again.

"You Fang, where is your next target?" As she walked down the mountain, Lu Linglong couldn't help but be curious, and then saw You Fang smiling slightly and looking south.

Further south in Guangdong, there is only Hainan. Hong Bin and others, who have traveled with You Fang for several months, naturally understand his intentions.

There is indeed a legendary inheritance on Hainan Island. They all remembered it and then looked at each other with anticipation...

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 216 Saint Thief!

after one day.

"Huh... It's so hot in Hainan, it's comparable to what we have in Sichuan." As soon as they got off the plane, everyone felt a heat wave, accompanied by the smell of the salty sea breeze.

Since Hainan is an independent island, they can only use transportation. After all, not everyone has the ability of Yu Fang to cross by magic.

After leaving the airport, You Fang and his party did not go straight to the topic. After all, most of them were from inland and it was rare for them to come to Hainan.

Therefore, according to the guide found on the Internet, everyone first visited Hainan's special attractions. After being satisfied, they started to get down to business.

In fact, the destination of the tourists in Hainan is the "Jade Toad Palace" located on the "Wenbi Peak", which is also the important place of the "Nan Quanzhen" Taoist sect and the main Taoist temple of the "Quanzhen Jindan Sect". palace.

Its founder Bai Yuchan, the "Qiongshan Taoist", can be said to be the actual founder of "Nan Quanzhen". From this point alone, it can be seen that his status in the Taoist sect is not unimportant.

Of course, these are actually nothing. What really attracts tourists to visit is the inheritance left by the "Qiongshan Taoist", which is what he learned from the legendary "Yin Fu Jing" The great road - "Stealing Immortal"!

"Yin Fu Jing" says:

"Heaven is born to kill, and this is the principle of Tao. All things in heaven and earth are robbed, all things are robbed by man, and all things are robbed by man."

Heaven nourishes all things and kills all things. It is said that those who steal hooks will be punished, and those who steal the country will be princes. And the "stealing immortals" take the vitality of the world in order to seek immortality, so they are also called - saint thieves!

In addition, it is also clearly mentioned in the original work of "Under One Person" that one of the eight magical skills, "Liuku Immortal Thief", was born out of this "Sage Thief" principle and feeds on the vitality of the world in order to seek immortality. opportunity.

And at such a time when "Ruan Feng" and "Barun" have not yet appeared, and the "Liuku Immortal Thief" has not yet appeared, the best way to understand this avenue is the "Jade Toad Palace"!

So, on the morning of the third day after arriving in Hainan, the group headed all the way to "Wenbi Peak". In the rush, it took more than an hour to reach the destination.

Like "Luofu Nan Maoshan", the Taoists in this "Jade Toad Palace" had already known that they had arrived in Hainan, and immediately welcomed everyone in a friendly manner and brought them into the main hall.

As soon as they entered the main hall, You Fang and others immediately noticed the clues. They saw that all the Taoists in the main hall were full of energy and had crystal-clear skin. It was obvious at a glance that their life cultivation was quite strong.

At the same time, unlike Taoists from the "Quan Zhen Longmen Sect" like Fu Chen, these Taoists still have vitality faintly emerging in their bodies. At a glance, it is obvious that they are the manifestation of practicing "Saint Thief"!

You must know that the ordinary "life-cultivation" method uses the innate qi of the five internal organs to generate and nourish the acquired qi, and uses this as a cycle to nourish the body, thereby making progress.

But this "sage stealing" method does the opposite, using the "acquired Qi of the six internal organs" to nourish the person's innate Qi, so that the vitality can be traced back and achieve "immortality"!

The reason why this is so is because from a certain perspective, this "innate energy" can be equated to a person's "life span". Everyone has "innate energy" from birth, and as time goes by, The "innate energy" will gradually disappear.

And until it completely dissipates, no matter how healthy a person's body is or how strong his cultivation level is, he will not be able to escape the fate of death. Even a person as strong as the old heavenly master will not be able to escape the principle of the life cycle before he ascends to immortality.

Of course, unlike the "Liuku Immortal Thief" that Ruan Feng understood, the "Saint Thief" of the "Quanzhen Jindan Sect" is much gentler. It is also a step-by-step "inner elixir method" and will not Turn people into man-eating monsters.

But because of this, the "Saint Thief"'s cultivation and advancement speed is much slower than that of the "Liuku Immortal Thief". After all, this "innate Qi" is not so easy to cultivate, and understanding and opportunity are indispensable. .

But no matter what, judging from the fact that this "saint thief" is also "reverse" and "acting against nature", it is similar to the philosophy of the Trinity Sect. This is one of the important reasons why You Fang must come here. one.

He wanted to see if, after coming into contact with the "Saint Thief", he could find any reference points in it and integrate them into the "Three Levels of Reverse Life" to make his own technique more perfect.

"Taoist Priest, I, the junior You Fang, have come to the precious land for the first time. I specially prepared a small gift. I hope the Taoist Priest will accept it." So, after entering the main hall, You Fang immediately took out the prayer he had prepared and said to the leader. The chief handed it over.

"This junior knows that the Quanzhen Jindan Sect's kung fu is to steal the vitality of the world and seek immortality, so I specially sent this plant full of vitality in the hope that it can be helpful."

What You Fang sent this time was a medicinal plant full of vitality. Because it grew in a place with abundant spiritual energy and absorbed the essence of the sun and moon, its medicinal power was far from ordinary.

In this sect, the "alchemy supplementary method" is already popular, so it is perfect to give such a medicinal plant.

"Okay, okay, you're welcome, Xiaoyou. Please take a seat." Seeing this group of guests being so polite, Taoist Master Bai also had a smile on his face. He quickly ordered people to put the medicinal materials away, and at the same time stretched out his hand to signal.

After everyone sat down, after some pleasantries, the topic finally got to the point. You Fang naturally mentioned the "Stealing Immortal" method and expressed his interest.

"Haha, little friend You, let alone you, there are many pairs of eyes in this world, who have been staring at our 'saint thief'." Seeing You Fang mention it, Taoist Master Bai also responded.

"You must know that the ultimate goal of cultivators in this world is to 'become an immortal', and they also know that there is a method that can lead to immortality and get closer to 'becoming an immortal'. How can these cultivators in this world not be tempted? ?”

"Not to mention anything else, just in the more than one hundred years that I have lived, I have experienced countless 'stealing Dharma', 'stealing teachers' and 'stealing scriptures'. If it weren't for my golden elixir, The faction family is so powerful and has the help of relatives and friends from the Taoist sect, I’m afraid it will be difficult to withstand it.”

"Under such circumstances, it is basically inevitable that this skill will leak out, but until now, no one has seen anyone practicing 'Saint Thief' outside. Do you know... why is this?"

Having said this, Taoist Master Bai looked at You Fang with a smile on his face, as if he didn't care about the situation he just mentioned.

"The reason is that even if ordinary people obtain the skills of the 'Sage Thief', they will not be able to practice them. The most important requirement is that the practitioners should not lose their 'innate energy' when they are young. Or lay the foundation with very little loss so that it can be nurtured!”

"Therefore, those who have obtained the 'Saint Thief' technique, but if they practice it forcefully, they will all be swallowed up by their own defective 'Innate Qi' and the 'Acquired Qi', so that they die instantly."

"And since they come to steal the law, they are not good people and are selfish. Therefore, they will not use it to train children. Naturally, there will be no 'wild' 'saint thieves'."

Having said this, Taoist Master Bai suddenly paused, and then said: "Young friend, I know that the magic you possess is very strange, and you have the ability to embrace all rivers. Although I don't know much about it, I am very familiar with this 'saint thief' of my own." Quite knowledgeable..."

"As a leader of the younger generation of our sect, I welcome you to discuss the Dao with me. But if you want to learn the method of the 'sage thief', please think twice before you act."

"Um……"

You Fang could see that there was no self-respect in Taoist Bai's words. What he expressed was just a reminder that he must have experienced many similar things over the years, and they were all tragic scenes.

"Junior understands that we are here just for communication and have no intention of learning the Dharma. We just hope that we can gain some insights from this 'saint thief' and help ourselves practice."

"Ah That's good."

Taoist priest Bai nodded upon hearing this, showing an expression of satisfaction.

"Actually, it's strange for people to exaggerate. After all, this 'saint thief' is just a practice method that has not yet reached the way of heaven. How can it have the power of 'immortality'? The senior in my Jindan sect with the longest lifespan is only three years old." It’s just a hundred years old, but we can’t escape the cycle of reincarnation and return to normal.”

"Oh?"

Hearing this, You Fang immediately became curious: "Senior, don't people in the world say that this 'saint thief' can nourish the innate energy with the energy of the future and make the innate energy stronger? The innate energy will never be lost, a senior of the Jindan sect How could they pass away?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone became interested. This was indeed contrary to common sense, and they couldn't help but show curiosity.

Seeing that You Fang asked about the key point, Taoist Master Bai couldn't help but smile: "You don't think that raising an innate will be a simple matter in the future, right?"

Then, Taoist Master Bai began to explain:

"As you said, everyone in the world knows that the 'Saint Thief' of our Quanzhen Golden Pill Sect is a retrograde technique that uses 'acquired energy' to nourish 'innate energy', but almost no one knows that it is difficult to achieve this step. How difficult it is..."

"Ordinary cultivators use innate energy to nourish acquired energy. The gap between the two levels is there. It is relatively simple to use innate energy to infect acquired energy. But if it is the other way around, the acquired energy needs to be continuously condensed and purified as much as possible. Only when you reach the level of innate Qi can you integrate it.”

"However, it is extremely difficult to achieve this, especially at the beginning of cultivation. No matter how talented the child is, he or she will basically be unable to complete the true condensation due to insufficient cultivation."

"In this way, once these condensed 'pseudo-innate Qi' are integrated into one's own innate Qi, they will inevitably become a hidden danger in the future, and this hidden danger will become more obvious the higher the cultivation level, and it is completely It’s irreversible.”

"After that, as the cultivation level increases, the requirements of the 'Saint Thief' for the quality of 'Innate Qi' will become greater and greater until it reaches a critical point and then it will begin to dissipate."

"This is why this method cannot lead to immortality. The only thing it can do is to make our cultivators live longer than others."

"I see……"

After hearing this, everyone couldn't help but nodded, and they understood the reason.

None of them expected that this legendary technique that can lead to immortality actually has such an inside story, but it is right to think about it. If this method can really lead to immortality, the Quanzhen Jindan Sect is probably the leader of the Taoist sect!

but……

"Taoist Priest Bai, is it true that no outsider has learned the 'Saint Thief'?" After thinking for a moment, You Fang suddenly spoke and asked directly to Taoist Priest Bai.

"As far as I know, during the Jiashen Rebellion, the name of the 'wonderful skill' that one of the thirty-six thieves, a guy named Ruan Feng, realized seems to have something to do with this 'saint thief' .”

"Are you talking about the 'Liuku Immortal Thief'? Indeed, after learning the list of thirty-six thieves and knowing the name of the 'Eight Wonders', I had doubts that this 'Liuku Immortal Thief' 'Is he the 'saint thief'..."

"But everyone knows that the wonder of the 'Eight Wonders' is that its performance can be said to be the end of the line. On the other hand, the 'Saint Thief' of our Jindan sect is obviously unable to achieve it." As he spoke, Taoist Master Bai Shaked his head.

"Then what if... after someone stole the 'Saint Thief', he actually used it to train the younger generation, and by chance, the younger generation used it as a basis for enlightenment and made up for the shortcomings of the 'Saint Thief' What?" You Fang asked again.

"Um……"

"This is indeed possible and quite reasonable, but neither of us have seen the power of the 'Liuku Immortal Thief', so it's hard to draw a conclusion." Taoist Master Bai nodded and then said softly. .

Of course, he didn't know that Yu Fang had really seen the power of this "Liuku Immortal Thief", but it was only in the comics of his previous life.

Judging from the background, the other people who have understood the "Eight Wonderful Techniques" are all practicing their own way, and what they have realized is an extension of their own kung fu. Ruan Feng is a casual practitioner with no sect and no foundation. How can we understand this heaven-defying method?

Therefore, in his opinion, Ruan Feng was probably who he had guessed, otherwise the origin of his technique would not be explained at all.

And if this is really the case, then maybe I don't need to go to him specifically to get a glimpse of the "Liuku Immortal Thief", but I can directly use this "Saint Thief" as the basis to understand the magic.

"Although this 'Saint Thief' is inferior to the 'Liuku Immortal Thief', its advantage is also obvious, that is, its roots are correct and it completely follows the inner elixir."

"In this case, maybe this 'Saint Thief' can help me gain more, and it can be better combined with the 'Method of Reverse Life', that would be great!"

As soon as he thought of this, You Fang's eyes suddenly lit up, and he suddenly felt that his coming to Hainan was really a very correct choice.

As a result, he continued to communicate with Taoist Master Bai and a group of Taoist priests. During the communication, he also brought up the matter of discussion:

"Senior, I don't know about this competition...how do you plan to arrange it?"

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 217 Free and easy!

"Haha, it's easy to talk about the discussion. Since you have come all the way, I, the Jade Toad Palace, will definitely use our true skills to deal with it and ensure that you can gain something." Taoist Master Bai knew the purpose of You Fang and his party, so he said with a smile.

"Well, you all have been tired from traveling today, and it's getting late now. You can go eat with me first, and then choose your time tomorrow after you have regained your energy."

After everyone heard this, they realized that the sky outside had darkened. They couldn't help feeling that time flew by, and the day slipped by without even feeling anything.

And the long-term communication is indeed very tiring and physically demanding. After Taoist Master Bai mentioned this, everyone suddenly felt hungry in their stomachs, so they got up and followed.

Dinner room...

"You Xiaoyou, I have never heard of such a little girl in your group before. I wonder why she is following you at such a young age?" Taoist priest Bai, who had noticed Chen Duo for a long time, finally asked.

Regarding the "Medicine Fairy Club", because the company acted quickly and blocked the news very quickly, most Jianghu people only knew that the company had arrested people in Guangxi for a while, but they did not know the existence of "gu children".

"Well, her name is Chen Duo. We picked her up on the road. This girl is a bit special and pitiful, so we took her with us." You Fang replied immediately.

"To be honest, this girl is also a strange person. She was abducted by evil people when she was a child. We also dealt with those evil people and rescued her."

"Haha, you guys are really chivalrous and courageous. You travel around the world to help the strong and the weak. You are really like the legendary young knights in ancient times. I admire you." Taoist Master Bai couldn't help but praise after hearing this.

"Nowadays, times are changing, and many of the temperaments of people in the past have also changed with it. There are really fewer and fewer people who are as kind-hearted and not afraid of trouble as you guys are."

"Senior is so complimentary."

As for Chen Duo's question, You Fang didn't want to reveal too much. After all, the identity of "Gu boy" was quite sensitive. If one less person knew about it, he would just call it a picked one.

Of course, this is also because Chen Duo is at the critical moment of reshaping his personality and psychology, and he doesn't want to hide it and make it have different emotions.

Fortunately, Chen Duo is indeed quite well-behaved. Although he understood the meaning of "choice" under the guidance of You Fang and others, and learned to make "choices" on his own, he did not act willfully. Most of them He remained silent all the time.

Although in the eyes of everyone, this is both good and bad, and may slow down the pace of its reshaping, this matter inherently requires a long process. If you are too demanding on every detail, you will fall behind.

At this moment, while everyone was talking, Chen Duo just kept picking up vegetables and eating obediently, looking like a hungry ghost.

It's no wonder that as a Gu Master, she needs more nutrients and energy every day than ordinary people. In addition, it is the time when she is growing taller. After letting go, her food intake will naturally increase.

"Haha, this girl has a really good appetite. Don't be impatient and eat slowly. There are still many in the kitchen." Seeing this, the Taoist priests around them couldn't help laughing, and then ran into the kitchen to bring some more dishes. .

"Thank you."

Upon seeing this, You Fang and his party immediately thanked each other. It was their business to entertain others well, and they must not lose their courtesy.

Also at this time...

"Thank you, thank you..." Seeing Yu Fang thank you, Chen Duo, who was devouring his food, suddenly stopped. After swallowing the food in his mouth, he immediately said thank you.

When everyone saw this scene, they couldn't help but look surprised. In their impression, this seemed to be the first time Chen Duo had expressed "thank you".

"Lao You, it's okay. Let's start teaching etiquette to Xiao Duo'er. This girl learns really fast!" At this time, Hong Bin couldn't help but poked You Fangdao.

"No, I didn't teach her etiquette. It's too early for her to be exposed to such things as 'rules'. Her behavior just now...should have been spontaneous." Unexpectedly, You Fang shook his head. , directly denying Hong Bin’s speculation.

"Ah? You mean...she learned this on her own?" After hearing this, everyone couldn't help but be even more surprised, and then looked in the direction of Chen Duo.

At this time, Chen Duo, after thanking him, picked up the bowl and chopsticks again and started eating. He seemed to have not noticed the eyes of everyone at all, and just ate calmly.