Chapter 115 Library
Chapter 115 Library
Is the old guy so narcissistic?
After flipping through several pages, Li Yuan was speechless and simply skipped all the illustrations. The main text only had two pages.
“The essence of worshipping God is to seek God!”
"All the people, objects, and scenes that scare people can be gods. Worshiping them can strengthen your muscles and bones, prolong your life, cultivate amazing powers, and eventually turn me into a god!"
"Seek God, see God, describe God, honor God, and transform God!"
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There were about a few hundred small characters on the two thin pages. It didn't take long for Li Yuan to read through them several times.
"This old guy thinks he is a god?"
Li Yuan had a strange look on his face, and he felt the horror and weirdness of the worship method more and more.
The entire booklet, which he expounds on, or rather, evokes, can be described in one sentence.
Worship him as a god.
"In the book that Master Wang gave me before, he mentioned that we should regard ourselves as gods and seek the truth from ourselves. But that is obviously a figment of our imagination. This old guy wants people to worship him."
Li Yuan turned the pages, suppressing his discomfort, and looked closely at the portraits. He discovered that these portraits did not seem to be drawn with ink, but more like some kind of blood.
To his surprise, he just glanced at it a few times and actually remembered the old man's features...
"Sit quietly and visualize, and picture his god in your mind. You must know his life, understand his aspirations, and be familiar with his spirit..."
At the end of the booklet, there is the 'Visualization Method', or in other words, it teaches people how to visualize him in their minds.
"What a mess!"
Li Yuan frowned.
"Is this what it means to deceive people? Will anyone believe it?"
wrong!
Li Yuan wanted to throw the booklet aside, but suddenly he realized that the booklet was not for him.
"Zhao Yunsheng!"
Li Yuan's eyes narrowed slightly.
This booklet was left by the old man to Zhao Yunsheng, the young master of the Zhao family who had the same name and surname as him and was feared like a tiger.
The two of them share the same blood and are naturally close, but it's not just the same name...
"What does this old guy want to do? Hypnotize Zhao Yunsheng and make him think he is him?"
Li Yuan suddenly felt that the booklet was a little hot, and he didn't know if he could practice it.
But it seems that among those who practice this method of worshipping gods, there is really no normal person...
"He wouldn't think that if Zhao Yunsheng follows this lesson, he can be 'resurrected' from the latter, right?"
After guessing what the old man was thinking, Li Yuan no longer felt it was weird, but rather a little funny.
How stupid is this?
Not to mention whether Zhao Yunsheng can master this weird thing, even if he does, it can never be a resurrection.
"I'll take another look..."
Li Yuan shook his head in his heart, but flipped through the booklet again.
Finally, I feel that the only truly useful thing in this booklet is the last "Visualization Method" and a few sentences in it.
Seeking God, seeing God, describing God, worshipping God, praying to God, transforming God...
“I really want to give it a try.”
Li Yuan was a little agitated. He glanced at the little mouse in the corner, and the mouse squeaked and scurried under the bed.
"..."
Li Yuan pondered for a long time but still didn't try anything. He didn't dare to touch anything related to the spiritual world.
Don't try to develop supernatural powers, but end up becoming crazy.
But the old man in the black robe used this method to break through to Tongmai...
"What is Master Wang's method?"
During the days since arriving in the city, Li Yuan has collected a lot of books besides practicing martial arts, but he has not found any words related to the God Worshipping Cult.
Even Sha Pingying, who seemed to know how to worship gods, had never heard of any doctrine of worshipping gods...
"There can't be any in the library, right?"
A large sect that dominates a city and has been passed down for thousands of years cannot possibly not know the method of worshiping gods. Li Yuan calmed down and put the things away.
He wouldn't touch this thing until he understood it. In fact, he was even a little afraid of controlling anything related to it.
"call!"
After thinking for a long time, Li Yuan lost his sleep and went to the neighboring courtyard to find Liu Zheng. He gave him the house deed and asked him to accept it on his behalf.
Afterwards, he took Little Mouse and called a carriage back to Shenbing Valley.
On the way, he heard discussions about the downfall of the Zhao family. Some people were amazed, some were shocked, but more people were gloating.
Li Yuan listened to the conversation and mostly sighed as he saw him build a tall building and see it collapse.
"The might of the Divine Weapon Valley."
Through the curtain, Li Yuan also saw many yamen runners patrolling the road, some of them were experts.
"Famous instrument!"
Li Yuan caught a glimpse of a middle-aged man dressed as a constable, with a famous long sword on his waist, striding with the wind.
"Ren Jingfei, one of the six chief constables in the government office, a master of shape-changing... should he have changed into a tiger form?"
After studying martial arts for a long time and practicing more martial arts, Li Yuan's vision has improved a lot. He can also tell something from a person's walking, sitting or lying down.
Unless a person deliberately hides himself, once he changes his appearance, he will inevitably have more distinct features.
"The government office is also quite powerful. The six captains are six shapeshifting masters. Together with the Zhenwu Hall, they are much stronger than the six major families."
Li Yuan lowered the curtain and drove along with the vehicle without attracting any attention. He returned to the island by boat before noon.
The Hammer Soldier Hall was even more deserted than before. Li Yuan walked around without meeting anyone, so he could only go to the library by himself with the badge left by Han Chuijun.
The library is located between the Hammer Weapon Hall and the Sect Hall, adjacent to the Divine Weapon Pavilion, and is the most strictly guarded place on the inner island.
There were more than a dozen armored disciples patrolling up and down the mountain path, and under the old tree in front of the gate, a pair of old men with gray beards were playing chess.
Li Yuan bowed slightly, walked in without interrupting him. Inside the room, a fat old man was dozing off behind a desk. He yawned when he saw someone coming, and said indifferently:
"Which hall are you from? Give me the token!"
"Hammer Soldier Hall, Li Yuan."
Li Yuan handed over the token. The fat old man muttered something and then shuddered:
"Are you Li Yuan?"
The fat old man suddenly woke up, a smile instantly appeared on his face, he took the token, glanced at it and handed it back:
"Dragon-shaped root bones, once you enter the door, you will be able to receive the true teachings. For true disciples, you can browse the outer building at will, as for the inner building, you will have to wait until you receive the true teaching ceremony."
"I'll just take a look first."
Li Yuan took back the token and walked into the outer building where the books were stored.
Of course, you can't enter the library whenever you want. Outer disciples only have one chance a year. Inner disciples who are a little better and more diligent can enter four or five times.
There are no restrictions for true disciples, and they can enter and exit the outer building freely.
The inner building is difficult to enter. True disciples only have three opportunities a year to choose secret books, and they must be accompanied by someone and are not allowed to move around or browse around.
"Knife techniques, sword techniques, spear techniques, staff techniques... footwork, lifting and leaping techniques..."
After entering the door, there is a long corridor with more than 20 symmetrical houses on both sides. There is a plaque hanging in front of each house, making it easy to identify.
Li Yuan pushed open a room at random and saw rows of bookshelves inside. Many disciples were walking around and flipping through books.
"There is no basic map. It seems that everything is in the inner building."
Li Yuan walked slowly through the rooms, occasionally stopping to take a look inside, and occasionally picking up a few books that interested him.
He wanted to learn all kinds of martial arts, so he naturally had to read a lot and choose the martial arts that best suited him, and then borrow the basic map.
Having tasted the sweetness of bone transformation, he naturally would not give up. "The heritage of more than a thousand years is really immeasurable. How many martial arts are there in Gaoliu County? There are more than that on any bookshelf here..."
Li Yuan was a little shocked.
Most of the books in the outer building are lower-level martial arts, and there are also similar miscellaneous books and notes on these bookshelves, not all of which are martial arts secrets.
But even so, the number is astonishing enough.
"White Ape Hammer, Green Snake Spear, Swimming Fish Step...Except for the Tiger Roaring Blade, all the martial arts in Gaoliu County are in the outer building. The Tiger Roaring Blade is probably in the inner building?"
Li Yuan looked around a few rooms quickly, and it was getting dark. He came to his senses and walked quickly towards the 'miscellaneous library'.
"Worship God..."
Li Yuan muttered to himself as he walked past the bookshelves before he caught a glimpse of a related ancient scroll in the 'Miscellaneous News Area'.
This ancient scroll is made of unknown animal skin. If you get closer, you can smell the fragrance.
"The Evil God Cult of the Evil Sect."
There was dust on the book, so Li Yuan dusted it off before finding a chair to sit down and slowly flipping through the pages.
"It is unknown when the Evil God Cult appeared. It flourished before the founding of the Great Yun Nation. It was supported by Taizu and declined because of Taizu..."
"The evil 'God Worship' of the sect has been plaguing the world for more than a thousand years. It has been banned repeatedly but has risen every few decades. Those who secretly learn this method are often kings and elders of the sect..."
"...This method really has the effect of prolonging life. If you practice this method, you can live beyond the limit of three hundred years..."
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This book is obviously quite old, but there are not many records about it, and there is no mention of doctrines.
The author of this book believed that the method of worshipping gods was an evil method. Later people commented on it and refuted it, believing that the method of worshipping gods was the supreme and correct method, and that practicing it could lead to immortality.
“There are quite a few annotators… eh?”
Li Yuan was stunned when he turned to one of the pages. Among the annotators, he saw a familiar name.
"What is good and evil? It's just a bunch of fools who can't get in. Well, I haven't got in either.
——Han Chuijun who has not yet found the correct way to worship God. "
This is the last note, but judging from the handwriting, it must have been written several decades ago.
"Old Han also looked for a way to worship the gods, but I don't know if he found it later. I don't think he found it..."
Li Yuan thought about it.
Given Lao Han's personality, if he finds it and masters it, he will definitely come back to comment and refute the people who came before him.
No, that means it was not found.
"Well... I guess Old Han knows a lot. We can ask him when he comes back."
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Ren Jingfei walked into the Zhao family mansion. The bloodstains on the ground had dried, but there was still a strong smell of blood.
"There are four branches of the Zhao family, 179 people, only a dozen of them are missing, the rest have been turned into meat paste, the person who did it should be Ba Wanli..."
A bailiff came forward to report, his face was pale, as if he had also been greatly frightened.
"The Zhao family has been bullying the market for many years, and they deserve this retribution."
Ren Jingfei's face was cold and calm, and he asked, "Where are the people from Zhenwu Hall?"
"Hall Master Meng has not returned from hunting down Su Wanxiong, and Deputy Hall Master Lin has led people to various locations of the Divine Guard Army, but..."
The bailiff shook his head.
"Pack it up, record it in the book, and submit it to the Palace Master later."
Ren Jingfei looked around, his eyelids twitching slightly, and finally turned around and left. Several groups of yamen runners no longer wanted to stay and left in a hurry.
As the night deepened, the Zhao family mansion was empty and no one was heard.
There was only the cry of night owls and the rustling sound of the breeze blowing through the grass and trees.
Call ~
In the night wind, an old man in a gray robe came to the Zhao family mansion.
The old man had a slender physique, a stern face, white eyebrows and red eyes. He glanced at the Zhao family mansion and his face twitched slightly.
"Good job Han Chuijun!"
With a cold snort, Su Wanxiong turned around, and a series of figures came quickly from the night wind.
"First he was hit by a hammer, then he was hit by an arrow. The man surnamed Zhao is dead."
The swordsman bowed and reported, his hoarse voice filled with shock and anger:
"Captain, the tombstone is missing..."
Su Wanxiong looked indifferent, having already guessed it, and just asked in a cold voice:
"Who did it?"
"Ba Wanli, Qiu Changying, and some inner disciples of the Hammer Weapon Hall, and those old guys from the Divine Weapon Valley did not take action."
"waste!"
Su Wanxiong couldn't suppress his anger: "I've already opened my meridians, but I was beaten to death by two juniors...
Are there no survivors from the Zhao family?"
"Only two survived, and they were so frightened that they spoke incoherently and were speechless."
"It's okay to be crazy, it's just right to be crazy!"
Su Wanxiong suppressed his anger and said, "Jiang Mei, I leave these two to you. You must make them master the God Worshipping Technique as quickly as possible and summon Zhao Yunsheng to come out..."
"Yes, Captain."
A slightly charming voice came from the shadows, and then a charming woman walked out.
"Divine Weapon Valley!"
Su Wanxiong looked far into the east of the city, snorted coldly, and walked away.
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The annihilation of the Zhao family caused quite a stir in the city, with all kinds of discussions and speculations continuing.
But as the Zhao family's assets were divided up, the situation gradually subsided.
Li Yuan didn't pay much attention as he was very busy.
Although Han Chuijun was not there, he traveled 80,000 miles and asked for advice many times, which gave him a deeper understanding of bone modification.
The changes that the root bones bring to one's body are rarely as obvious as Ba Wanli's, and most people only have minor adjustments.
Li Yuan belongs to the majority.
The only change in his body shape was that he had arms and waist like a monkey at first, and then it changed very slightly, but his muscles and bones were obviously changing.
After knowing that the changes in his bones would not conflict with each other, Li Yuan felt relieved and took control of the remaining "Black Tiger Sword Technique" from the fundamental map he got from Gaoliu County.
After that, he practiced martial arts during the day, attended banquets or improved his physique at night, and occasionally went to the library to borrow other martial arts to consolidate his martial arts foundation.
Of course, I would occasionally go to the Military Academy in the outer courtyard to attend classes with Wang Peiyao, Yue Yunjin and others.
With thousands of years of inheritance, the various martial arts systems in Shenbing Valley are extremely rich, and Li Yuan is immersed in it.
The understanding of martial arts goes hand in hand with changing one's bones and cultivating one's strength and tempering the body.
During this period, Li Yuan also attended many banquets.
Finally, it was decided to cooperate with six small families including the Zhou family, and the weapon forging shop was reopened in the provincial capital.
Liu Zheng and Wang Peiyao had average talent in martial arts, but they were quite good at business. Relying on the reputation of Li Yuan's true teachings, they recruited a group of blacksmiths with good skills to manage the business.
In less than half a month, it has become quite decent.
Now that the weapon forging was back on track, Li Yuan, who had spent so much money that it hurt, finally breathed a sigh of relief. Without any income, he couldn't even feel at ease when taking the pills.
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In a blink of an eye, a month has passed.
(End of this chapter)