"Oh?" Lu Sheng was overjoyed. He did not expect that he would be able to come into contact with the path of Taoist skills just by trying it out.
He quickly asked, "Where's your master now? Can he teach me Taoist skills as well? "
His question was straightforward. Wu Youzi felt helpless.
The sect he was born in was a remote small sect called the Clear Crane Sect. Legend had it that the Patriarch was born in the Indefinite Cult and learned how to tame cranes.
Later on, he escaped during a riot. Since the skills he learned were mediocre and he did not have the fundamental Taoist skills to nourish his body and prolong his life, he had no choice but to disregard his dignity and descend to the mortal world. He lived a free and unfettered life by relying on high-ranking officials and nobles.
After his death, his two disciples established the Immortal Seeking Sect and the Group Harmony Sect respectively. However, both of them declined.
200 years later, this generation's sect master developed his ability to rear cranes. In addition to that, he obtained a set of breathing and nourishing techniques from an unknown source. Hence, he founded the Clear Crane Sect.
It was called a sect, but in reality, it was not recognized by the true Taoist sects. It was an ordinary miscellaneous Dao that swayed with the wind and rain.
It was under such circumstances that Wu Youzi entered the Clear Crane Sect and learned some basic breathing techniques. He came out to swindle people.
However, he did not expect that even knowing some breathing techniques would allow him to lead a smooth life in the mortal world.
Now, the young prince of the Moon Prince Mansion had summoned him because of this.
When he heard that Lu Sheng wanted to learn Taoist skills, Wu Youzi laughed bitterly.
"You might not know this, Crown Prince, but it'll take at least a few decades for this Taoist skill to go from rudimentary to subtle to effective. Taoist skills, Taoist skills, cultivate the Dao, walk the path of skills, and use skills to polish one's Dao heart. How much time is needed to polish the human heart? You're a wise man, Crown Prince. You should know that it's easier to change mountains and rivers than to change one's nature. "
Wu Youzi's words were clear.
"Cultivating the Dao? Cultivating the Dao? Cultivating the heart?" Lu Sheng repeated thoughtfully.
"Since you're bent on Dao, I won't hold back." Wu Youzi cleared his throat. "Cultivating the Dao requires cultivating the human heart. Usually, this process takes at least 20 years. When the human heart is clear and you're able to sever your ties with the mortal world, only then can you officially come into contact with the Taoist skill."
"The original Daoist technique?"
"That's right, this Daoist art is divided into two parts, the main scripture and the minor scripture. The Righteous Sutra was about establishing oneself and settling one's fate. It pointed directly to the fundamental Righteous Method of the Great Dao. Cultivating it would allow one to live forever. This minor sutra, on the other hand, is an art of killing and avoiding calamity. The purpose of cultivating it is to protect oneself and to escape from karma and calamity. "Although Wu Youzi's cultivation base was nothing to write home about, he explained the gist of it clearly.
"What does the Daoist master cultivate?"
"The White Feather Mantra. I've been cultivating our sect's White Feather Mantra for more than forty years, but my realm is still …" Wu Youzi shook his head helplessly.
"Daoist priest, you are a practical person." Lu Sheng smiled.
Wu Youzi dared not lie. His background had been thoroughly investigated over the past few years. It was fine for him to talk to other people, but if he was exposed to the Moon Prince's Mansion's crown prince, he would be beheaded for a serious crime.
"I don't dare to speak nonsense in front of the Crown Prince."
Lu Sheng gave it some thought and roughly understood. Judging from the mysterious and powerful Daoist sects of this world, it was clear that the sect behind Wu Youzi was suspicious of the sect's strength if he was willing to bow and scrape to a mortal.
"How about this? I'm bent on Dao. Can you contact your sect, Daoist priest?"
"Are you serious, Crown Prince? You must know that cultivating proper sutras without a perfect temperament is equivalent to courting death. "
Wu Youzi was stunned. He had made himself very clear. Entering the sect required one to polish one's temperament for twenty years. If one did not pass the test, there was no point in talking about anything else.
Although the sect he belonged to was extremely weak, they still had something that could be considered a proper Art of Immortality.
According to the rules, if the Crown Prince was truly willing to cultivate Dao, the sect behind him would still need eight to ten years, even if it was impossible for them to polish their temperament for twenty years. After all, this was not a matter of rules. This was a matter of life and death.
"Of course, Daoist priest. If you succeed, I'll reward you with a thousand taels of silver! "Lu Sheng nodded. He had roughly calculated the flow of time in this world last night. It was about a ratio of one to six hundred in the Heavenly Devil World.
In other words, six hundred days here was equivalent to one day in the Heavenly Devil World.
One day was close to two years' time. He could easily lay out his plans here and comprehend the reincarnation heart.
Although he felt that the flow of time here was obviously abnormal, he could not be bothered with that now.
"If that's the case, please wait for my news, Crown Prince." Wu Youzi's breathing quickened as he quickly excused himself.
A thousand taels of silver!
Ten taels of silver could allow a family of three to live a year without worrying about food. A thousand taels of silver … was enough for him to serve the Ning Family arduously for more than two years.
Although Wu Youzi was an abandoned disciple of his sect in name, this was merely to avoid the punishment of Daoist sects.
In fact, even now, he continued to send large amounts of wealth to his sect as an abandoned disciple every year.
The Clear Crane Sect's Daoist skills were lowly. They could not enjoy the wind and dew. Naturally, they could only obtain the various food and drinks they needed by conning mortals.
With the thousand taels of silver, not only would he be able to swiftly complete half of this year's mission, but he would also be able to successfully purchase the young lady he had always wanted to redeem.
Wu Youzi left the prince's mansion hastily. His heart was burning with passion.
In reality, there were many mortals who wanted to come into contact with Daoist skills. However, none of them could persist for more than a few years before they gave up completely and fell into the process of tempering their minds.
As for whether the crown prince intended to cultivate, he was not concerned. It did not matter if he succeeded or not.
What was important was that during the crown prince's cultivation, he could borrow the tiger's might and rake in wealth without restraint. This was the hard truth.
In reality, he had not made himself clear. The Clear Crane Sect he belonged to was literally what it meant.
The sect's main branch was lowly, while its secondary branch was used to rear red-crowned cranes as spirit birds that guarded the sect. It did not have any killing techniques at all.
To put it bluntly, it was a breeding sect that reared red-crowned cranes for its own use. However, what could red-crowned cranes be used for? Without a main branch as its foundation, the red-crowned cranes it reared were only slightly smarter than ordinary red-crowned cranes, and their feathers were slightly more beautiful.
The other sects of Daoist did not even acknowledge the red-crowned cranes reared by the Clear Crane Sect.
'Who cares? In this world, it's a merit to be able to fool one!' Wu Youzi left the prince's mansion and quickly went to a tavern by the roadside.
About an hour later, he walked out slowly and boarded a palanquin, heading back to his mansion.
A few white messenger pigeons flew out of the tavern and vanished into the horizon in the blink of an eye.
…
Lu Sheng received news of Daoist cultivation from Wu Youzi. All he had to do now was wait patiently.
Days passed by.
Every day, he would ask the retainers of the prince's mansion to gather information from the advisors in the mansion's Civil Affairs Office.
The advisors in the prince's mansion's Civil Affairs Office were the core group of people appointed by the Moon Prince to handle confidential information. They knew all kinds of information and information, and their timeliness was the best. If he wanted to understand this world, he had to start with information.
Lu Sheng waited for Wu Youzi's news while he gathered information. He also sent people to look for other opportunities to come into contact with Daoist skills.
However, Daoist skills were not easy to cultivate. After a dozen days, he gained nothing. Apart from the Clear Crane Sect, there were no other channels for him to come into contact with Daoist skills.
After a dozen days, Lu Sheng felt the Yang Essence in his body loosen up. Even his spirit-prompting threads were moving slightly.
He had a better understanding of this world's basic rules. He believed that he would be able to recover his main body's strength in no time.
In order to wait for news from the Clear Crane Sect, Lu Sheng even turned down all of his and Yuan Jikong's invitations to go sightseeing.
However, he did not receive any news from the Clear Crane Sect. Instead, he received news of the Moon Prince's expedition.
The Moon Prince led an army to conquer the Other Tribes in the west. This time, he achieved a great victory. However, compared to his previous easy victories, this expedition was unusually strenuous. If it were not for the full protection of his three great generals, the Moon Prince might not have come out unscathed.
'The empire is on the verge of collapse. It's so difficult to save such a colossus …' Lu Sheng slowly folded the oil paper and tossed it into the brazier to burn.
'Come to think of it, the most capable fighter in the West Cliff Dynasty is the Divine Martial General, Zhu Chengguo. The Moon Prince and the other generals can only be considered second-tier generals. However, according to the intelligence, Zhu Chengguo can't hold on much longer. The west, north, and east are in chaos now. There's endless encirclement and suppression. The taxes are heavy, and the entire bureaucracy only knows how to drink and have fun … '
Lu Sheng knew very well that while his status was noble, he was also tied to this huge dynasty.
Even if he disregarded the karma of his wishes, if the dynasty was overthrown and destroyed, as the only son of one of the great generals of the imperial court, he would surely die.
'I'll try to get in touch with this legendary Taoist skill. If it doesn't work, I'll just walk the pure martial path.' However, Lu Sheng did not know how much Mental Energy he would need to derive and elevate this world's martial path to the immortal level.
While he was thinking about this, a servant suddenly rushed into the mansion.
"Greetings, Crown Prince!"
"Is there a letter?" Lu Sheng had been waiting impatiently for the past few days. He could have cultivated the skill formula he was skilled in, but since it was not the main system, he had no choice but to endure.
"No, it's the rebellion of the Giant Sand Tribe in the southern part of the empire! The traitorous general, Wang Chong, led 200,000 troops. He called himself Great Wu, and declared himself king! " The servant, Mi Gong, was in charge of gathering information from the advisors. When he heard this, Lu Sheng was first stunned. Then, his expression changed slightly.
Although he had not been in this world for long, and although Huang Jing was an ignorant and incompetent nobleman, he still possessed the basic qualities of a nobleman. He knew what the Giant Sand Tribe's rebellion in the south represented.
The Giant Sand Tribe was right next to the empire's granary, the Cloud Capital. The Giant Sand Tribe's rebellion would naturally target the Cloud Capital first.
The entire empire would lose its granary. The consequences were self-evident.
'We're really done for …' Lu Sheng stood up abruptly. From Huang Jing's memories and the information he gathered recently, he roughly deduced that in less than two years, if the West Cliff Empire could not solve the problem of their granary, it would surely lead to the collapse of the empire. The heavens and the earth would shatter.
As a noble son of a prince, as the representative of the original ruling class, the only ending for him was to be overthrown and killed.
There was no other way.
'No wonder … No wonder that Huang Jing died of depression. It gave me an opportunity to take advantage of the situation.' Lu Sheng felt a sense of urgency.
'In such a situation, the Moon Prince and the other generals are putting out fires everywhere. They're running for their lives, and it's difficult to stop them. I must act quickly. Otherwise, even I might not be able to end this well. '
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