Chapter 193: Extraordinary People, Doing Extraordinary Things
Chapter 193: Extraordinary People, Doing Extraordinary Things (Subscription Request)
"Gongming, I haven't seen you for a few months. Your kung fu has improved a lot." A deep male voice appeared, followed by a shadow, which came from far away and suddenly appeared dozens of steps away from Xu Qing and his wife.
The man who came had a broad figure and a bold face. It was King Lin.
Suddenly, a water dragon emerged from behind Xu Qing and pounced towards King Lin's face.
King Lin laughed out loud.
Since he became a martial arts master, he has not found an opponent on the East Island, and he is itching to show off his skills. He is lonely and bored. But Xu Gong knows his intentions.
Feng Wu smiled slightly and stepped back hundreds of steps to the side, leaving enough space for the two brothers to spar with each other.
King Lin raised his robe sleeves, which looked like Yan Kong's Flowing Clouds and Flying Sleeves, driving the air flow, and the blood and energy exploded, rumbling like a string of cannons, and each sound was like thunder.
A water dragon shattered into pieces amid the vibration.
But King Lin was not at all proud, because the shattered water dragon suddenly turned into hundreds of water swords, which shot towards King Lin in the air, like hundreds of arrows fired at the same time.
King Lin suddenly opened his mouth, like a giant whale sucking water in the sea.
Xu Qing's face changed slightly.
When King Lin took the breath, his soul and thoughts placed in the water sword were immediately shaken, as if the sword had turned into a huge whirlpool.
The sound of whale's breathing has a special rhythm, which is extremely destructive to the soul.
Xu Qing stomped his foot on the ground, and his mind and spirit returned to normal.
Those water swords dissipated and entered Lin Tianwang's mouth, circulated along with the whale breath, and then he opened his mouth and sprayed out, just like the high-pressure water gun in Xu Qing's previous life, which could even cut through steel.
Xu Qing was horrified and moved. This foundation in martial arts was like magical powers.
The strength of the water sword condensed from his soul could not be compared with the one sprayed by Lin Tianwang, and the opponent was using the martial arts skill of exhaling breath into swords. The potential of this spray was amazing.
Xu Qing didn't take it head-on.
He is now a master of the soul in the possession realm. Fighting in close combat with a master of martial arts is essentially using one's own weakness to attack the enemy's strength.
Xu Qing moved sideways and narrowly avoided the water sword.
To dodge, King Lin used the Bull Demon's hoof-stomping skill, and it was like a dragon turning over, and the earth shook.
Xu Qing felt a deep and powerful force rising from the ground and penetrating his heels. His feet felt slightly numb.
Then Xu Qing used this force to ride the wind and soar into the sky.
It has to be said that the truth is simple.
The Bull Demon's hoof-stomping skill can be practiced by ordinary warriors, but when used by King Lin, it has the flavor of the world's most unique martial arts.
Although the red-haired Yankong's fragrant elephant crossing the river is subtle and mysterious, its threat level is far inferior to Lin Tianwang's Bull Demon Trampling Hoof.
Xu Qing just flew several feet off the ground.
At this distance, if he could rise two or three feet higher, even if King Lin was a martial arts master, he would be helpless.
But Lin Tianwang, the Bull Demon, stomped his hooves and leaped high into the air at an extremely fast speed. He arrived in front of Xu Qing and shouted like thunder.
Xu Qing's mind and thoughts almost froze.
Without even thinking twice, a small yellow dragon emerged from his forehead, and with a dragon roar, it wrapped around King Lin's body.
Although King Lin was a martial arts master who stimulated his blood and qi and frightened away all evil spirits, he was unable to disperse the little dragon in the first place.
He just felt his body sink and his movements slowed down slightly.
He hurriedly slapped the pale yellow dragon with force.
There was no way Xu Qing could be hit by Lin Tianwang. The little yellow dragon entangled Lin Tianwang for a while, and then slipped back to the forehead. This is a long story, but it happened in just a moment.
Xu Qing's pale yellow dragon is his own soul covered in the Purple Emperor Dragon Armor.
When the spirit and soul leave the body, the body will naturally fall down.
The little yellow dragon returned to its position, and the power of its soul was stimulated again.
King Lin fell, stirring up the air current in the air and slapped Xu Qing.
Xu Qing used the force of this slap to fly backwards.
But at this time, King Lin's body was falling rapidly, and with the help of the recoil force of the ground, he shot out like a sharp arrow, as fast as lightning, and caught up with Xu Qing again.
Xu Qing secretly sighed to himself, he is indeed a martial arts master, it is hard to get rid of him once he gets close to him.
Facing King Lin's close approach again, Xu Qing slapped out his palm, and countless flames condensed and turned into a giant palm of scorching fire, which slammed towards King Lin.
This is sunlight condensed with the power of the soul, also known as the true fire of the sun.
The principles of Buddhism's Vairocana Palm and Sun Wheel Seal are similar to this.
However, Xu Qing's spirit has a hint of the masculine and majestic spirit of a sage, and he can withstand more of the sun's true fire.
This flaming palm strike had the power to burn everything and clear the universe.
When King Lin saw this, he did not dodge but laughed out loud.
With this smile, it was as if a god had descended from heaven, looking down upon the world.
Then a powerful punch from the Bull Demon came, like the rising tide in the blue sea.
This is the tidal force that King Lin realized after living in the East China Sea for a long time.
In one punch, the power was superimposed like a tide, and in an instant more than ten layers of terrifying power were stacked up. It was simply not something that Xu Qing's giant flaming palm could resist, and it was extinguished in the blink of an eye.
The punch then landed on Xu Qing without any pretense.
At this moment, Xu Qing raised his other hand and a thick electric light appeared, like an electric snake, thundering in the sky, meeting Lin Tianwang's punch.
boom!
The sleeves of King Lin's robe turned to ashes, revealing his bare arms.
Only the fist area had slight burnt marks.
"Palm thunder!" King Lin was slightly surprised.
After this attack, Xu Qing widened the distance between himself and King Lin.
However, the soul in the possession realm is powerful and has a solid soul consciousness, and it is indeed not easy to be shaken apart by a martial arts master. If it were at the manifestation level, it would have been explained just now.
"When a possessed spirit master is dealing with a martial arts master, he really has to use the kite-flying method, using his Taoist magic to slowly wear down the opponent and look for opportunities."
Xu Qing still has some trump cards like the Three Yin Demon-Slaying Sword that he hasn't used yet, but of course, there's no need to use them.
In addition, the most difficult part for a Spirit Master against a Martial Arts Master is to break through the opponent's defense.
Once a martial arts master is separated from the spirit master, it will be difficult for him to get close to him.
Especially in places where the terrain is more complex, the soul masters have more tricks.
Spiritual masters do rely on the environment and their configuration, but martial arts masters are stable and have a very high lower limit. Especially in terms of charging into battle, they are not comparable to spirit masters who are easily affected by the blood evil of the military formation.
King Lin came back to his senses and smiled at Xu Qing: "Gongming, if you don't get close to me, I will get close to you."
As he spoke, a terrifying fist-like aura suddenly emanated from his body.
It was broad daylight, but to Xu Qing, it was as if he had suddenly fallen into darkness.
The emperor's star is shaking, the mountains and rivers are in turmoil, and the world is in rebellion.
This is the boxing spirit of the martial arts master.
Under the influence of this fist, Xu Qing suddenly felt that his soul was bound by extremely heavy shackles, and his Taoist magic powers could hardly be used.
"it is good."
Xu Qing cheered.
The qi and blood in the body are concentrated and injected into the center of the eyebrows.
I saw a pale yellow and purple dragon flying out from the forehead acupoint.
Flying dragon in the sky!
Under the endless and turbulent fist of King Lin, Xu Qing also showed the demeanor of a master of the spirit. When the mountains and rivers are in turmoil, I will become a dragon and soar into the sky.
At this moment, Xu Qing's soul was like a dragon, as if he broke the golden rope and disconnected the jade lock, dominating the vast earth like a god.
The fist of King Lin Tianwang turned into a giant whale, with mountains roaring and seas roaring. There was also the vast and tragic grandeur of a whale falling and bringing life to all things.
The fist intention and the soul collide.
The surrounding matter was trembling alarmingly, and the bouncing sound in the void continued for a long time before finally stopping.
Xu Qing and Lin Tianwang smiled at each other, each gaining something.
Lin Tianwang said: "Unfortunately, my fist has not yet transformed from a whale into a roc, and it is not agile enough."
His boxing intent is now powerful, but not as agile as the Peng bird. He can defeat ten opponents with one force, but it is difficult to restrain the various changes of the Soul Master.
Xu Qing nodded slightly. He naturally understood what King Lin meant.
In fact, Peng occupies an extremely important position in Middle-earth culture, and in some aspects it even reflects the essence of Middle-earth culture better than the dragon.
For example, Confucius once said, "Isn't it a pleasure to have friends coming from afar?"
Most people would think that Peng means friend, but in fact, Peng is the same as Peng. In the Middle-earth civilization, Peng refers to the divine bird of wisdom and inspiration. The original meaning of this sentence is: Isn’t it worth being happy to have the great Peng bird bring inspiration and open wisdom from afar?
Another quote from the Master: "Isn't it a pleasure to learn and practice what you have learned?"
It has a similar meaning.
The ancient Chinese character for "习" is "習", which means the feathers of a high-flying bird, and also refers to a divine bird like Peng. Therefore, "学而时习之" means "When studying, you often feel the wisdom and enlightenment brought by a divine bird. Isn't it worth being happy?"
Of course, Confucius's preference for using the mythical bird as a metaphor for wisdom and inspiration is actually related to his origins. Confucius was a descendant of the Shang Dynasty.
The mysterious bird of destiny descends and gives birth to Shang.
The Shang people used the Xuanniao as their totem and had a special historical connection and emotion with the divine bird.
This special historical connection and emotion will naturally be reflected in the Master's words and deeds.
Since the Confucianism was promoted as the only doctrine in favor of all other schools of thought, Confucius has in fact become the sage with the greatest influence on later generations. Regardless of whether one has studied or not, one will be influenced by him.
Local tyrants like Lin Tianwang, if you trace back several generations, are actually from humble families of gentry, and humble families of gentry are those who have fallen from the gentry.
Such situations are everywhere in this Middle-earth land.
The probability of ordinary people leaving offspring is actually very low. More often than not, the nobles and aristocrats’ fortunes decline, they become poor, and then slowly become ordinary people.
In fact, we can get some clues from the way people call each other.
Because ordinary people before the Middle Ages had no surnames, the Japanese also inherited this. Their surnames are not truly worthy of mention like the noble surnames of the Middle Ages. They are all taken from their birthplaces or special commemorative events.
Therefore, in today's era, the reason why ordinary people in the Great Yu Dynasty have surnames with a clear origin is that they are actually inherited from their ancestors. The nobility in the Middle Ages fell from the social class, and naturally many of the family-inherited cultures sank to the common people.
Of course, this is only one aspect; another factor is that the trend of private education started by Confucius broke the aristocracy's monopoly on knowledge... and there are also papermaking, printing, etc.
The development of history is like a wheel rolling forward. Anyone who tries to resist this trend will be crushed. No matter how talented a person is, he has to adapt to the times.
This is also one of Xu Qing's great advantages. A person like the Prime Minister has to make mistakes constantly in the process of exploration and sum up experience and lessons. He has already recognized some wrong examples in advance and seen the outline of the general trend.
At this point, it is actually just the basic qualities of those keyboard warriors in previous lives.
Unfortunately, Xu Qing is the only one in the world who has this opportunity.
At least Xu Qing didn't find anyone else with similar experiences.
This is also his most unique advantage at present.
Even so, Xu Qing would not take too big a step. He would just keep moving forward and testing within the existing rules, encountering troubles and solving them.
Xu Qing understood very well that the advancement of civilization is achieved through development, not transformation.
Development is the last word.
Xu Qing then chatted with King Lin for a while, summarizing the experience and losses of the previous fight. At their level, it was not easy to make a small step forward. So they cherished every experience of sparring.
If the master of internal exercises is 80 points, the master of martial arts is 90 points. From 90 points to 100 points, every point of progress requires ten or a hundred times the effort of the master of internal exercises.
Even if you make efforts, there may not be any effect.
As for the Martial Saint, besides being a perfect scorer, he was an existence that even the two of them could not fully understand at the moment.
If you relax at this point, your progress will not only stagnate, but may even regress.
Cultivation is not about achieving enlightenment once and for all.
Because we also have to resist the erosion of time.
Time is the most terrifying force in the world, and no matter how talented a person is, it is difficult to compete with it.
Even if we transcend the limitations of life span, the sea will change into mulberry fields, rivers will change their course, and mountains will be eroded by various forces of nature...
After Xu Qing strengthened himself, he did not feel despair, but was full of excitement.
After going through so many trials and tribulations, he is indeed no longer the ordinary person he was in his previous life.
Knowing oneself correctly is also a sign of seeing one’s nature.
During the conversation between Xu Qing and Lin Tianwang, Feng Wu just watched from the side without intervening, but listened attentively.
Her husband is constantly improving, and she must also keep improving.
Two people moving forward together is better than all the romance and beauty in the world.
Husbands and wives, and partners, should make each other better and make themselves better. Support each other, climb the highest mountain, see the farthest scenery, and then there is each other.
After the exchange, King Lin laughed: "We brothers are discussing the Dao, but we have neglected our sister-in-law."
Feng Wu: "Brother, you think I'm stupid and can't understand your profound knowledge, right?"
Lin Tianwang quickly begged for mercy, "That's not my intention."
Lao Lin looked embarrassed.
Xu Qing smiled for a moment, then said, "This time, besides coming here to see you, big brother, I also brought you a gift."
He took out the Heaven-shaking Bow from his Qiankun bag.
King Lin was envious of Xu Qing's Qiankun Bag, and he had to admit that his good brother was indeed very lucky. He had only heard of such things in myths and legends, such as the man in the pot and the drunken Qiankun Bag. When he was a child, he heard storytellers talk about these things and was always envious.
I envy him more than my best friend who has a wife!
In fact, Xu Qing is also showing off his strength. He has the Qiankun Bag, and his fighting power is similar to yours, Old Lin. In terms of influence, he has more power than you, so Old Lin won't get too proud.
Relationships are dynamic.
King Lin has become a martial arts master. Although he is not the kind of person who would stab his brothers in the back, he still has a normal sense of pride.
This exchange is also to eliminate this tendency.
The position of a person in charge is not gained by words, but by fists.
Do the details well in daily life, so as to avoid estrangement between brothers after achieving great things in the future, and finally you can only ask your good brothers to drink from the golden cup together, and not show mercy to each other!
Or you can ask King Lin to go fishing.
Although King Lin is a rough but meticulous person, he is not as meticulous as Xu Qing. His eyes fell directly on the Heaven-shaking Bow.
"Good bow, good, good..."
For a martial arts master like him, when he sees a special magical weapon, he will naturally feel something in his mind.
As soon as the Heaven-shaking Bow was revealed, King Lin Tian realized that this was the divine bow he needed, no other.
"Brother, this is the sacred object of the Six Arts of the Confucius Mansion, the first of the famous Confucian teachings. Is this great gift worth your kowtow?" Xu Qing said with a smile.
King Lin wanted to kowtow immediately.
Xu Qing hurriedly grabbed King Lin's arms, his old face darkening.
King Lin laughed loudly: "After getting such a great advantage, do you think I dare not kowtow?"
Xu Qing complained in his heart: "Who did you learn this from?"
He then threw the Heaven-shaking Bow to King Lin.
King Lin played with it carefully, and was quite curious about it. Then he said, "Good brother, who do you want me to kill?"
Old Lin is very understanding. With such a big gift, there must be some hard work.
But it's worth doing everything.
Xu Qing then told the story of Princess Dongming.
King Lin gave Feng Wu a strange look, and Feng Wu quickly explained, "I didn't say no."
King Lin couldn't help but patted Xu Qing's shoulder vigorously, "Brother, with your ambition, even if you practice both magic and martial arts, you will definitely be a martial arts master. You are not willing to let down your sister-in-law for such a good thing. I have nothing to worry about."
From this incident, he saw Xu Qing's true character.
In the past, Xu Qing was a man of great intelligence, but he was somewhat cold-blooded in his pursuit of profit.
It’s not that being cold-blooded is bad, but as a partner, wouldn’t you be worried about the fact that everything is profit-driven?
Now that he saw another side of Xu Qing, he not only did not think Xu Qing was stupid, but instead felt that he had a good eye for people.
This is the principle of a real man.
In this way, I feel that Xu Qing and I are of the same mind.
There are too many people in the world who are greedy and despicable, but in order to restore the country and reorganize the world, in addition to having the wisdom to see through the affairs of the world, one must also be an extraordinary person to do extraordinary things.
King Lin claims to be an extraordinary person, but he is indeed lacking in wisdom.
In the past, he thought that he could dominate the world if he and Xu Qing separated, but now he has higher ambitions.
If I could accomplish great things with Xu Gongming and pass them down to future generations, wouldn't it be much better than building a small country overseas?
From this moment on, Xu Qing truly felt that he and King Lin had become close friends. This feeling had never been experienced by anyone else.
However, Xu Qing still told the truth, "Brother, if I can't use this Heaven Shaking Bow now, I will use it myself. If you are not as good as me in martial arts one day, you must return it to me."
Only true brothers will put pressure on each other.
The emotion that Lin Tianwang had just felt disappeared in an instant, and his face turned dark.
He immediately felt a lot of pressure. With this kid's training speed, how many years can he continue to play with this bow?
Lin Tianwang pretended not to hear and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, I just caught a large sea clam. It has the effect of nourishing yin and blood, and prolonging youth. After you take it, your complexion will definitely be better."
For a moment, Feng Wu chuckled.
The air is filled with happy laughter.
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In the vast East China Sea, a huge warship sailed against the wind and waves. In the dark cabin, there were cannons. The muzzles were dark and deep, and there was an inexplicable terrifying pressure.
"Master Gu, if Xu Qing disagrees, we will use cannons to bombard Dongdao, let him see our military strength, and force him to agree." Princess Izumo is very eager for Xu Qing's bloodline.
And she thinks this is the best way to bind the two parties together.
She offered such generous conditions. If the other party refused, she could only use the worst possible means to force the other party to agree.
The ship was equipped with the purple thunder cannon newly developed by Fang Xiandao, which was also Master Gu's trump card.
Last time, the two suffered a great loss at the hands of Xu Qing.
Although we are seeking cooperation this time, we have to assume that there is a possibility that the negotiations may fail.
Therefore, it is necessary to bring a powerful trump card with you.
You have martial arts and Taoism, and I have strong ships and powerful guns.
Taoist Gu even believed in his heart that it was time to let the world realize that Fang Xian Dao would usher in a new era!
On the other hand, Gu Daoren is a person who is very interested in returning to the Middle Earth in Fang Xian Dao. After all, studying firearms is nothing more than the development of mechanical arts, which belongs to the heterodox path.
What’s more, the fundamental source of the way of life and death is still in Middle-earth.
Essentially, he still yearns for and pursues immortality. Even if he cannot achieve immortality, if he can obtain the secret inheritance of the senior masters in Middle-earth, advance his soul to the realm of possession, succeed in becoming a ghost immortal in his lifetime, and live another life, it will be a great gain!
In fact, overseas or outside the Western Regions, as well as in the legendary Buddhist country of India, there are endless sorcery and magical powers, but the principles are no better than those in China.
Middle-earth's research on the ways of life and death surpasses anywhere else outside of Middle-earth.
Overseas, Fang Xian Dao has not made much progress in its research on the way of life and sex, or even the external alchemy, and it has concentrated its resources on the development of firearms, but has encountered a serious bottleneck.
Their original understanding of the Tao was no longer sufficient to promote the further development of firearms.
They also need new theories to support the continued development of their firearms heterodoxy.
In this regard, Westerners are said to have made new breakthroughs.
There are also saints with extraordinary wisdom over there.
Therefore, the knowledgeable people of Fang Xian Dao have gone to the West to seek the truth. But there are also people like Gu Daoren who think that the knowledge in China is profound and extensive, so there is no need to seek it outside.
This is also the divergence of the path-seeking route within Fangxiandao.
The relationship between the two sides is now in dire straits.
After all, since ancient times, heretics have been more hateful than pagans.
This is true throughout history, both in China and abroad.
(End of this chapter)