Chapter 155 The most beautiful fireworks in the world
After leaving Huashan, Chen Jue headed westwards, and on the way he also studied the Sleeping Dragon Alchemy Skill that he had learned last night.
Chen Jue found that this technique was extremely quick to practice for him, probably because of the efficiency bonus of [Lü Zu's Enlightenment], plus he already had a physical body of Golden Elixir and could freely enter the state of fetal breathing, so practicing this sleeping technique could almost be said to be twice the result with half the effort.
Apart from that, Old Man Luo’s reminder that he was worried that Chen Jue would not be able to wake up after sleeping was not a big deal for Chen Jue, a Jindan Zhenren.
If an ordinary person who has not yet formed the elixir practices the sleeping elixir skill, he must be careful to avoid going from being a "living dead" to a real dead person. However, Chen Jue has already obtained the elixir and can freely control his consciousness, so there is naturally no such side effect.
However, the Sleeping Pill Technique is not as good as the horizontal training hard skills such as Tiger Roar and Dragon Roar in improving attributes . After upgrading to Lv1, it only leads to a slight increase in physical fitness and health index:
Name: Chen Jue
Age: 27
Health index: 209%
Strength: 3.51
Agility: 2.49
Constitution: 3.88
Intelligence: 1.61 (1.11)
Free attribute points: 0.67
Skills: Slightly... [Sleeping Dragon Pill Technique Lv1 (5/200)] [Wudang Golden Toad Technique Lv0 (9/100)]
Status bonus: Slightly
"This sleeping skill is more effective in restoring and improving the body's energy than the perfect boy's skill."
"The small improvement in attributes can be ignored. After all, it is a sleeping skill that can be practiced while sleeping. If those who love to sleep in knew about this, wouldn't they wake up laughing in their dreams?" Chen Jue took a look at the attribute panel and analyzed with a smile.
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The distance from Huashan to Xidu is only more than 100 kilometers. In addition, Chen Jue is a fast walker with great stamina, so he hardly stops to rest along the way. Only when it is time for dinner will he eat in the small towns along the way to fill his stomach.
By the time we reached the brightly lit Xidu on foot, it was already 9 o'clock in the evening.
As soon as he entered the city, Chen Jue smelled the special mutton smell and spicy aroma of grilled lamb skewers in the air. He bought two skewers of red willow barbecue and a piece of roujiamo on the roadside. Chen Jue searched for a nearby hotel on his mobile phone and stayed there.
Xidu is one of the four ancient capitals of the Flower Kingdom. More than a dozen dynasties have risen and fallen here and eventually disappeared in the long river of history.
The historical and cultural heritage of this city is in no way inferior to that of Beidu where Chen Jue had lived before.
Moreover, Xidu is a city with a variety of ethnic groups living together, rich dietary habits, and delicious snacks everywhere in the streets and alleys. A half-foodie like Chen Jue would feel like a fish in water here.
After a night's sleep and practicing the Zhelong Sleeping Dan Gong, Chen Jue felt refreshed when he woke up the next day. He now has a habit of getting up early, so as soon as he leaves the hotel he can smell the fragrance of breakfast that many people who sleep in cannot smell.
After finding a roadside breakfast shop and sitting down, Chen Jue ordered a bowl of the local specialty臊子面. The臊子 was fresh and fragrant, the sour soup was appetizing, the noodles were not thick, and the soup was not muddy. Chen Jue ate three big bowls in one breath. His appetite was so big that even the owner of the shop was stunned, and said that Chen Jue was blessed to be able to eat.
After breakfast, Chen Jue followed the guide he searched on his phone and navigated to the Big Wild Goose Pagoda for a tour.
When I was in school, I loved playing online games to relax. My favorite one was "Dream Back to the Westward Journey", which had a team-sweeping tower gameplay, which made Chen Jue feel very involved.
After visiting the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, I found a restaurant on the roadside and sat down. I ordered some mutton soup with steamed buns and mutton in a basin to try.
After lunch, we walked to the ruins of the Li Tang Daming Palace and took a look around. It was a pity that it was all ruins. Only the majestic ancient city wall at the entrance could vaguely show a miniature of the prosperous Tang Dynasty.
After visiting this scenic spot, it was already getting dark, so Chen Jue strolled to the most lively Bell and Drum Tower mentioned in the guide.
By the time they arrived, it was already completely dark. When the night lights came on, the Bell and Drum Tower began to become brightly lit and magnificent. Chen Jue followed the crowd into the fragrant Huimin Street.
Compared to the old city ruins seen during the day, Huimin Street is bustling! There are crowds of people everywhere, tourists, local residents, young and old, and families come to play in groups. The air is filled with fragrance and all kinds of delicious food are available.
Chen Jue mixed in the crowd, walking and looking around, bought a bag of fried dough twist, munching on it, and finally sat down in a dim, greasy little shop at a corner.
The shop sells grilled skewers, but compared to those cookie-cutter red willow barbecues, this shop uses thin iron skewers, and the beef and mutton are dipped in sauce before being grilled. Chen Jue ate more than a hundred skewers in one go with Arctic Ocean soda and was very satisfied.
Compared to the roasted frozen zombie meat in his hometown of Vancouver, the fresh meat skewers here in Xidu are definitely better than those in Chen Jue’s hometown.
After strolling around Huimin Street, I returned to the hotel and had a good night's sleep. The next day, I checked out of the room, put on my backpack and walked to the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor in the suburbs of Xidu.
First, I followed the crowd of tourists and squeezed into several excavation pits of the Terracotta Warriors and Horses to look at the figurines of the First Qin Emperor that were made more than 2,000 years ago. Then I went to the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor next door and took a walk around it.
Looking at the pyramid-like Mausoleum of the First Emperor, which was covered with green grass and trees, Chen Jue couldn't help but sigh: "Emperor of all ages! Even he can't escape the fate of passing time and being a passing person."
While strolling along the stone brick road on the imperial mausoleum, Chen Jue's keen ears vaguely heard an echo coming from the ground beneath his feet, which sounded like the movement of qi and blood.
"Is this... the lead-mercury molten gold elixir?"
"No, it seems to be a simple gathering of mercury liquid..." Chen Jue thought about it for a while, and picked up the introduction to the scenic spot that he asked for when entering the imperial mausoleum. He found that according to detection, a large amount of mercury was buried in the imperial mausoleum under his feet.
Mercury is a very important component in Taoist alchemy. As mentioned in the Taoist alchemy classics, "skin and flesh are of lead, blood is of silver and mercury." Silver and mercury are the elements of alchemy that simulate human qi and blood.
Chen Jue's thoughts were scattered, and with the help of his divine sense, he found himself standing on the emperor's tomb, just like standing on a huge lead and mercury pill.
"With the earth as lead and hundreds of tons of mercury gathered together... the person who arranged this imperial mausoleum must have been a senior Taoist master! Was he a pre-Qin sorcerer?"
Chen Jue once again thought of the legend that when the Qishi Emperor was in power, he sent Xu Fu to Penglai in the east to seek the elixir of immortality. He felt that this emperor had really put a lot of effort into the pursuit of immortality, and even the imperial tomb where he was buried was designed according to the elixir of immortality.
Unfortunately, no matter how ambitious he was during his reign, he could not escape the ravages of time, and eventually died in the second generation, which made later generations sigh.
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After spending half a day wandering around the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor, Chen Jue picked up his backpack and left Xidu, starting to walk southwest.
Since leaving Gongshan and then running off to Beidu, Chen Jue has spent the entire month of October on foot. He glanced at the time and found that in a week it would be the wedding day of Zhou Anping, the fourth roommate mentioned by Wang Biao. So Chen Jue quickened his pace and headed towards the foggy city.
Starting from Xidu, Chen Jue traveled more than 700 kilometers from the Central Plains to the rugged Bashu Mountain area. The terrain around him changed and the air humidity increased.
In the early morning, the mountains were covered with clouds and mist, allowing Chen Jue to fully experience what a foggy city is.
By the time we arrived at Hezhou District, which is under the jurisdiction of the Fog City where Zhou Anping settled , it was already November 3rd. The WeChat group in the dormitory had become extremely lively in the past few days, with everyone discussing the upcoming wedding of their roommates.
Several roommates from all over the country booked tickets in advance and brought their families to the wedding.
Chen Jue was faster than them and arrived in Hezhou first. When he reached the location sent by Zhou Anping, Chen Jue discovered that his roommate didn't seem to be having a good time in recent years and had actually set up a snack stand at the back door of a university in Hezhou!
When Chen Jue arrived, it was dinner time. He saw Zhou Anping with a greasy face, and a young girl who was not much different from him was following him. Both of them were wearing aprons and were busy at the snack stand greeting students and making fried chicken clavicles.
The area was full of locals who also made their livings by pushing carts and running food stalls. Looking around, they formed a long line on the sidewalk, just like the garbage street that Chen Jue remembered when he was in college, and it was very lively.
The college students who come and go either pick up packages at the express stations on the street or gather in front of the snack stalls, where there are all kinds of snacks, such as fried rice, fried noodles, fried skewers, malatang, barbecue, and stinky tofu. Most of the students don't have much money and their living expenses are limited. Chen Jue is an experienced person and knows that this is a way to enjoy the most delicious things in the world at a low price.
Otherwise, why is it said that fireworks are the most beautiful thing in the world?
Watching Zhou Anping and his future wife busy seeing off the last student guest, Chen Jue approached with a smile: "Boss Ruanping, give me a serving of chicken collarbone, not spicy, with more cumin, and send it to dormitory 348! "
