The clan meeting ended and the Fang family members began to leave in an orderly manner.
Except for Fang Letian who ran the fastest, the elders from each family came to the high platform of the Sixth Family to build relationships and establish friendships before leaving.
Fang Lezhong dealt with them one by one, neither agreeing nor refusing anything, and he was an excellent Tai Chi player.
The last person to come over was Fang Leshan, the elder of the second branch who had spoken up several times in support of the sixth branch.
Fang Leshan also brought a woman who looked to be around thirty years old.
"Thank you very much, brother."
Fang Lezhong smiled and bowed slightly.
"We are all family, it would be awkward to say that."
Fang Leshan laughed out loud.
He came here to show his attitude, and Fang Lezhong's "thank you" has already made this attitude clear.
"Brother Xianzong is truly a man of outstanding talent, a rare talent among men."
The woman also smiled and cupped her fists towards Xu Chong, "Chunqiu Hall should be used by outstanding tribesmen like you."
“I am so ashamed…”
Xu Chong responded modestly.
Fang Xianzong told him about some people who needed attention, including the leader of the Xian generation...that is, Fang Xinyue in front of him.
Although the Fang family is not as patriarchal as the people in Daqing, they are also influenced by etiquette and do not name their girls according to their generation name.
In Fang Xianzong's words, Fang Xinyue is the darling of the entire Xian generation, and will almost certainly be included in the clan elders' council in the future.
Extremely dangerous.
"You and Xinyue are of the same generation, so you can have more interactions in the future."
Fang Leshan winked at Fang Xianzong, "Don't look at Xinyue who is only at the sixth level of Body Cleansing. She is the only one in your generation who has mastered the art of side skills."
Side technique?
Xu Chong looked over in surprise.
"I was lucky enough to learn it in Chunqiu Hall this time."
Fang Xinyue smiled and nodded, saying: "If Brother Xianzong is interested in side arts, you can come to the second room to find me."
"Thank you very much."
Xu Chong bowed and watched Fang Leshan and Fang Xinyue leave.
He knew that this was the second house's way of expressing its stance and showing goodwill.
After all, supernatural powers can only be passed on to one person at a time, and the consumption of lifespan determines that a person cannot pass them on to others endlessly.
Among the twelve branches of the Fang family, the order in which they obtain supernatural powers must be based on first come first served.
It is not surprising that the second wife has such an attitude.
However, it was just a side skill and could not arouse Xu Chong's interest.
For him, realm is more important now.
Just as he was thinking about it, Fang Lezhong noticed his indifference.
"Xian Zong, although you are very likely to cultivate a magical power, you must not underestimate any side skills because of this."
Fang Lezhong's expression became serious, and he said seriously: "Let's look at the number one master in Daqing, Dou Tianyuan. If he didn't have One Hand Breaking the Sky, and only relied on the Nine Transformations of the Golden Body, he might not even be able to get the first place, let alone the top 100."
"Is that Sky-Breaking One-Hand thing so powerful?"
Xu Chong's face was full of desire and envy.
"It is no exaggeration to say that the only thing in the world that can check and balance One-Hand Breaking Heaven is the Imperial Prison."
Fang Lezhong said helplessly, "But this imperial prison is still in the hands of Dou Tianyuan."
Xu Chong's heart was slightly moved, "Can Dou Tianyuan not be restricted by the imperial prison rules?"
"How is that possible?"
Fang Lezhong shook his head. "Take the forbidden coffin that our Fang family spent a thousand years to build. Even if Dou Tianyuan knows the location of the Spring and Autumn Tomb, he can't break into the Spring and Autumn Tomb with one hand... unless he can carry the body of the Imperial Prison with him."
Carry it with you...
Xu Chong was slightly stunned.
He sensed some important information from this sentence.
The Imperial Prison, the Heaven of Eternal Life, the Heaven of Auspiciousness, the Spring and Autumn Tombs, and the Hundred Herb Garden.
These are the five caves he has known about so far.
According to Lin Kuang, before Changshengtian collapsed, its body was a lotus, and Baicao Garden was a grass crown.
The main body of the imperial prison is a pond, and the auspicious sky is a huabiao.
The Spring and Autumn Tomb could not be seen clearly, but the size of the coffin indicated that the main body of the Spring and Autumn Tomb was not huge.
Is there any explanation here?
Xu Chong thought about it and decided to ask directly: "Uncle, is there any explanation about the size of the main body of the cave?"
"Um?"
Fang Lezhong was stunned, and after pondering for a while, he shook his head, "I haven't really paid attention to this. I'm afraid I'll have to go to the library to find it."
The library...
Xu Chong's mind raced and he soon came up with a plan.
Only the clan leader and elders are qualified to enter the Fang family's library.
But he is different. When the time comes, he can display the power of the seed level and ask to enter the library to take a look in the name of assisting in the cultivation of supernatural powers.
For the sake of supernatural powers, the Fang family has already broken the rules once, so it shouldn't be a big deal if they break the rules again.
"Okay, take out the blood talisman."
Fang Lezhong raised his hand and took out his blood talisman first.
Xu Chong followed what he saw at that time, took out the blood talisman and handed it over respectfully.
The two jade talismans touched each other.
Fang Lezhong withdrew his hand and said, "The Spring and Autumn Hall has a hundred times the life span, which will seriously damage your life span. In order to prevent you from being immersed in it, I will only give you ten years at a time. Just come out and find me for a supplement before the expiration."
"Thank you so much, uncle. Xianzong will never dare to hope for such a great success."
Xu Chong clasped his fists and bowed.
"Hey, we are one family and we don't have different opinions."
Fang Lezhong was very satisfied with this attitude. After thinking for a while, he said, "You should go to the second house and ask Fang Xinyue for that side skill."
"Uh... why?"
Xu Chong was stunned. "Isn't it that Xianzong should break through the path of cultivation as quickly as possible?"
"Having said that , you have to think about yourself as well."
Fang Lezhong put his hands behind his back and walked down the stage while saying, "I believe you can break through to the ninth level of the Body Cleansing without any hindrance, but after all, your past aptitude is shown here, so it won't be easy for you to cultivate the Dao."
"Plus, after you cultivate the Dao, you will also have to use up your lifespan to impart magical powers... I can only protect you and keep this number within five times."
“You do the math, from the ninth level of meridian opening, to the ninth level of body cleansing, to cultivating the Dao, to cultivating magical powers, and then to imparting magical powers.”
“How many years will this take?”
"Don't forget, the 100 times of age in Chunqiu Hall will actually have an effect on your lifespan."
Fang Lezhong paused and sighed, "If I remember correctly, you have only been born for ten years according to the outside world... Don't let your family be complete by the time you're old."
"Can Fang Xinyue's side skills increase one's lifespan?"
Xu Chong recalled Fang Xinyue's face, who was only about thirty years old, and asked.
"It can't be considered as extending lifespan, it should be said that it greatly delays the aging of the human body. If you want to truly extend your lifespan, you need the cooperation of many other aspects."
Fang Lezhong explained, "The martial arts are kept true, the secret martial arts are true, and the side arts are true. They are inherited from the lineage of the Duke Rong of Daqing."
Duke Rong?
Isn't this the side technique of Lv Zhong...
No wonder the whole family is so resilient, it turns out it’s been passed down from generation to generation.
Xu Chong thought to himself what a coincidence.
"The reason why the Second Branch can have the power it has today is largely because it obtained this side technique, which it used to gain support from the clan. This is a bit like how our Sixth Branch has obtained this magical power now."
"This side technique is very difficult to practice, and only a few people in the clan have mastered it so far."
"But as long as you can master the secret martial arts, you can reduce the cost of many magical powers."
As they were talking, the two of them had already reached the exit stairs.
Fang Lezhong glanced at Xu Chong and said meaningfully: "You have to remember one thing, when facing the outside world, we are the Fang family first, but when there are no external enemies, we are the Sixth House first."
After saying this, Fang Lezhong climbed up the stairs.
"Xianzong understands."
Xu Chong saluted, his eyes flickering.
Pang Shu is really... He really hits the pillow as soon as he feels sleepy.
He had previously thought that after making some money from Chunqiutang, he would kill Fang Xianzong and then change his identity to continue making money.
After all, Fang Xianzong's false appearance cannot keep up with the aging process. It's okay in the short term, but it will definitely arouse the suspicion of the Fang family over time.
Not needed now.
This side technique of delaying aging has a perfect explanation whether you practice it or not.
Having made up his mind, Xu Chong walked out of the tomb and headed towards the second room.
It seemed that Xu Chong's arrival had been anticipated and the second house had made adequate preparations.
A grand banquet was held in the spacious underground palace.
During the banquet, members of the six clans took turns toasting, flattering and chatting.
Finally, nearly twenty still-living "tools" with good looks and graceful figures were sent to Xu Chong for his enjoyment.
Xu Chong suppressed his evil thoughts and refused to accept. After asking Fang Xinyue for advice on cultivation methods and tips, he hurriedly left and entered Chunqiu Hall.
Seen from the outside, Chunqiu Hall is the most majestic and luxurious tomb in the entire Chunqiu Tombs.
But only when he actually entered it did Xu Chong realize how cramped it was.
Even the stairs leading down are only one person wide.
Not to mention going down to the bottom, there are three narrow stone chambers arranged in a triangular shape, which are half the size of the stone chamber in the ground-level training hall.
Xu Chong took a quick look, then walked into the still empty stone chamber and closed the stone door.
"Sure enough, each side technique has a unique idea."
After sitting cross-legged, Xu Chong thought of the information he got from Fang Xinyue and couldn't help but be shocked.
Because this idea seems not right no matter how you look at it.
For example, the development trajectory of Wind-Breaking Hands - Picking Stars - Breaking the Sky with One Hand is hard not to associate with cheating in a casino - pickpocketing from a distance - burglary.
However, Shadow Steps and Light Greed are related to stalkers and voyeurs, and it will not be better until the light is split and transformed into shadows.
As for keeping the truth, settling the truth, and truly being true, this style of Kung Fu mainly uses breathing to mobilize strength. The further you go in the later stages, the more afraid of death you seem to be...
When it comes to maintaining authenticity in martial arts, the focus is on saving energy.
Although both use the same tremendous force, Shouzhen only needs to consume 50% of the strength, energy, and everything else that the Zhefeng Hand consumes.
When you reach Ding Zhen, as long as there is still strength left in your body, you can actively operate Ding Zhen and increase the speed of strength recovery.
With the continuously decreasing mana cost, no matter how intense or long the battle is , you will always have enough energy to escape...
If it's true, in addition to retaining the effects of guarding the truth and settling the truth, two additional abilities are added.
The first is rejuvenation.
After mastering Huan Zhen, the body will experience rejuvenation. The higher the level of Huan Zhen, the more severe the rejuvenation will be.
For example, Fang Xinyue, who has reached the second level of cultivation, looks about thirty years old, but the actual years she has experienced are close to forty.
Moreover, even if she cannot continue to improve, her face will always remain like this.
It can be said to be the ultimate in locking in freshness.
However, what really concerned Xu Chong was Huan Zheng's second ability - transforming his body so that it could absorb nutrients from the surrounding environment!
This contains oxygen, water, energy...
In other words, it is really, almost complete fasting.
Don't underestimate this.
Although Xu Chong's current ability allows him to go without food or water for more than half a year and still be alive and well, that is entirely achieved by consuming the strength in his body.
If you don't get external supplements for a long time, you will die.
But Huanzhen completely avoids this.
No matter being buried underground or sinking into the deep sea... as long as there is still strength and the strength can still be operated, you can rely on Huan Zhen to survive until the end of your life.
"Moreover, this is a fundamental transformation of the physical body. Even the forbidden rules of the Imperial Prison cannot hinder this."
"However, if there is a realm of the Immortal God, this seems to be redundant?"
Xu Chong seemed to be thinking about something. "First, just practice Shouzhen and let this skill appear on the panel. After breaking through the Immortal God, I will see the actual situation and then decide whether to upgrade it or not."
Having made up his mind, Xu Chong didn't think any more and immediately started practicing according to Shou Zhen's breathing techniques.
Half a day later.
Shouzhen was stuck at the highest level of transcendence and was unable to move on to the levels of secret martial arts.
However, Xu Chong didn't care and started to strengthen his body instead.
Just like that, the boring and tedious daily training began.
…
…
In the capital city, there is a secret underground palace.
Du Qianchuan and Lou Youzhi met here.
"I used a Taoist artifact to cover up this place. No matter what you say, no one else will know except me."
Lou Youzhi picked up the teacup and took a sip slowly.
"The court, or your majesty..."
Du Qianchuan's eyes were bloodshot and his voice was hoarse, "Can you predict natural disasters?"
"It seems that you have found something."
Lou Youzhi put down the teacup expressionlessly.
"The province with the most official vacancies and the longest duration of vacancies will be where the next natural disaster strikes."
Du Qianchuan nodded slowly and said in a deep voice: "I can only analyze this from the records of natural disasters in the past few months from the Imperial Observatory and the records of official appointments and transfers from the Ministry of Literature... You should have known this a long time ago, why didn't you tell me directly?"
"If I tell you, will you believe it?"
Lou Youzhi said indifferently.
“…”
Du Qianchuan choked and said, "Even if the imperial court can predict natural disasters, what does it have to do with the Chen family's unjust case?"
"You can know more, but there is one thing I must remind you."
Lou Youzhi looked at Du Qianchuan deeply. "The more you know, the greater the danger. It is very likely that one day you will suddenly die, assassinated by the so-called rebels... no matter you are in the government office or in your own house."
Du Qianchuan's eyes darkened, and his expression became somewhat ferocious, "Ever since that day when I stepped into the Bloody Court, I have never thought about living!"
"In that case."
Lou Youzhi nodded, "At the court meeting the day after tomorrow, the Ministry of Personnel will write a letter to impeach you for laziness and dereliction of duty, and then you will be demoted to the Ministry of Revenue."
Terumasho?
Du Qianchuan's heart moved slightly.
Zhaomosuo is an office set up in the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of Justice, the Censorate, the provincial governments, the Censorate and all government offices. Its main function is to manage and review all kinds of documents and files.
So, some documents of the Ministry of Revenue can be linked to the idea of ​​"predicting natural disasters"?
Du Qianchuan wanted to ask again, but Lou Youzhi had already picked up the teacup for the second time.
Just like last time, it was clear that I was asked to check it out.
"If I die suddenly... never mind, I'll just die."
Du Qianchuan shook his head midway through his words, then stood up and walked out.
Lou Youzhi watched Du Qianchuan leave quietly and added something in his heart.
"You will only die in Tianji Palace, and... you will not be worthless."