"It is said that there are as many warriors as dogs in Chang 'an and Sword Masters are everywhere. But this is an exaggeration. But it is the capital of the empire, the most magnificent place in the world. There are many hidden talents and cultivators. If you go to Chang' an, you will be fine in the Academy. But you should be careful when you are outside the Academy."
"Yes." Ning Que answered and then asked tentatively, "Mr. Lyu, is there anyone in Chang 'an that I need to be wary of … or should I say, someone powerful that I can't afford to offend?"
Lyu Qingchen looked at the lad and sneered, "Who said that he didn't want to know this that night?"
Ning Que smiled and scratched his head.
"It's meaningless to talk about this." Lyu Qingchen shook his head with a smile and said, "You just need to remember that there are many schools of cultivation in the world. Buddhism, Taoism, Diabolism and the Academy are the three sects. Buddhism lives in remote places and Taoism sets up altars everywhere. Don't mention the Devil's Doctrine. Taoism is the Haotian Taoism School I belong to. There are many powerful cultivators and they are respected and worshiped by the royal families of various countries. If you have heard of the West-Hill Divine Kingdom, you should know that it is the headquarters of Haotian Taoism."
"Respected and worshiped by the royal families of various countries? Does the empire treat Haotian Taoism the same way? "Ning Que frowned and asked.
Lyu Qingchen smiled bitterly. As the most powerful country in the world, the Tang Empire was the only secular royal family that dared to disrespect Haotian Taoism. Haotian Taoism could do nothing to the empire. But he was a Tang citizen but in Haotian Taoism, he was in an awkward situation.
"What about the Devil's Doctrine? Are there any powerful cultivators in the Devil's Doctrine? " Ning Que noticed the strange look on the old man's face, so he quickly changed the topic and said with a smile, "Speaking of which, you said that the Great Sword Master used the methods of the Devil's Doctrine at the entrance of the Northern Mountain Road. I really don't understand what is the method of the Devil's Doctrine."
Hearing the words "Devil's Doctrine", Lyu Qingchen became serious and said, "Don't remember this part and don't tell anyone else."
"Yes, sir."
"Whether it is Taoism, Buddhism or the Academy, these decent cultivators all use people to perceive the Qi of Heaven and Earth and live in harmony with each other. More precisely, they can use the Qi of Heaven and Earth."
Lyu Qingchen squinted his eyes, as if he was recalling something. He said slowly, "The Devil's Doctrine is different from the other sects. They absorb the Qi of Heaven and Earth into their bodies by force."
"Is … is there something wrong?" No matter how Ning Que thought about it, he did not find anything wrong with this cultivation method. It seemed to be more direct to understand it literally.
"Don't say such nonsense in the future. If you were in the Academy or Haotian Taoism, if you dared to make such comments about the Devil's Doctrine, you would be expelled from the sect or severely punished. "
Lyu Qingchen warned sternly, "Compared to the nature, the human body is like an ant. The Ocean of Qi and Mountain of Snow in the body can barely contain the Psyche Power. How can the human body withstand the forceful absorption of the Qi of Heaven and Earth? There's only one ending, that is, exploding and dying like the Great Sword Master at the entrance of the Northern Mountain Road. "
"But since the Devil's Doctrine is called a sect …" Ning Que paid attention to his tone and asked respectfully, "I think there are many cultivators in the world. If absorbing the Qi of Heaven and Earth will cause their bodies to explode, how can they inherit?"
"The Devil's Doctrine has a set of evil methods to help them transform their bodies so that they can absorb a little bit of the Qi of Heaven and Earth. However, the process is extremely bloody and cruel. According to the seniors, only two or three of the hundred cultivators in the Devil's Doctrine can survive the initial pain of body explosion."
"It's indeed cruel."
Ning Que said with a frown, but he was thinking that there were very few people in the world who had the potential to cultivate. The Devil's Doctrine's method would only consume a lot of the cultivators. Maybe it was also the reason why the orthodox Buddhism did not allow the existence of the Devil's Doctrine.
Lyu Qingchen guessed what the lad was thinking. He said in a more serious tone, "If the Devil's Doctrine forcibly transforms their bodies, how can they be regarded as normal people?"
"Man is one person in the world, and there is another world beyond man!"
"To absorb the Qi of Heaven and Earth into the body, the Devil's Doctrine wants to transform themselves into a world."
"As for the world, there is only Haotian!"
"So what the Devil's Doctrine thinks and cultivates is really a great evil!"
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One night when they were approaching Chang 'an, Ning Que once again came to the side of the old man's horse carriage. But this time, he came uninvited. The stars in the night sky shone on the campsite, making his figure look especially lofty.
The oil lamp in the carriage was still lit. Lyu Qingchen was reading the notes that Ning Que had written these days. Looking at the small regular script on the white paper and the delicate and beautiful handwriting, he could not understand how the lad could write such beautiful handwriting on the bumpy horse carriage. He could not help but be full of admiration.
Suddenly he frowned and slowly put down the paper in his hand. He looked at the curtain and said, "Come in."
Ning Que walked out of the carriage and sat on the seat he had in the day with his hands on his knees. After a moment of silence, he said, "Mr. Lyu, there's something I don't understand. Since I don't have the potential to cultivate, why do you still teach me so much?"
The lad raised his head and his eyes were unusually bright. He asked in a trembling voice, "Is it because you can see that I'm gifted? That's why you treat me differently?"
Lyu Qingchen looked at him in surprise. After a moment, he hesitantly asked, "What's … your gift?"
So it was Ning Que's turn to be surprised. He looked at the old man with his mouth open and asked awkwardly, "If I knew what gift I have … why would I ask you?"
The old man pointed at his nose with a trembling finger. He really did not know what to say at this moment.
"Mr. Lyu, actually I'm a man with many secrets." It seemed that Ning Que had not given up on convincing a Seethrough sublime being to believe that he was a gifted male protagonist. He rubbed his face nervously and said, "After coming to this … City of Wei, others think that I'm very lazy and sleepy all the time, even when I'm sitting in the horse carriage. But that's not the case. I'm actually meditating when I'm sleepy."
"You don't have to look like that. It's true … You know that there's no entertainment in the border town. I like to write every day because I'm good at it and I feel happy when I write. Other than that, I spend all my time reading the Article on the Response of the Tao. You should also know that the Article on the Response of the Tao is really boring. That's why I often fall asleep while reading. But now that I think about it, I don't think it's real sleep. "
Ning Que looked at the old man and said very sincerely, "Because when I just fell asleep, I often felt that the buildings, people, and everything else around me were far away from me. The whole world became a world with me and you in me. I could even vaguely feel some kind of breathing in a mysterious rhythm …"
Lyu Qingchen's expression gradually became serious. Although it was rare to meditate in one's sleep, it was not completely unknown in the Classics of Haotian Taoism.
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