Time passed quickly. Twenty days passed in the blink of an eye. Auspicious Light City entered the seventh month. More and more flowers bloomed on the roadsides and in the flowerbeds, using bright and strong colors to enrich the entire city.
Zhang Yu stood in the corridor of the Official Office, looking at Auspicious Light City outside the glass window. The colorful scene below made one feel relaxed and happy, but under this kind of scenery, there was a thick murderous intent.
He learned through the channels of the Xuanfu that the Tianping Sect had not made any movements in the past month. This was completely different from the situation where they would do something every dozen days or so in the past.
This meant that they were about to make a big move. Right now, they were just brewing and lying dormant. When they moved, it would be unprecedentedly fierce.
People constantly passed by on the corridor, but when they saw him, they would all stop and bow before continuing to walk.
Now, everyone in the office knew that this young examiner was greatly trusted and valued by Manager Jiang.
Manager Ji of the Official Office was old and lacking energy, so he did not manage much. Almost all of the daily affairs were handed over to Manager Jiang to handle.
Who knew when Manager Ji would retire, Manager Jiang would naturally take over as the head of the department. In that case, the person he trusted was obviously worth fawning over.
The door of the discussion hall was pushed open, and Jiang Dingyi came out with a slightly tired expression. He raised his hands in greeting to his colleagues in the corridor, and then said apologetically to Zhang Yu, "Zhang Canzhi, I've made you wait for a long time."
Zhang Yu said, "No matter."
The two of them returned to the Hall of Affairs together. After sitting down, Jiang Dingyi tossed a book in his hand onto the table and exhaled, saying, "Chaoming City is almost as united as an iron board now. It's extremely difficult to transfer a few people away. They've been making all sorts of excuses."
When Zhang Yu heard this name, he knew that Jiang Dingyi had received a troublesome matter this time.
Chaoming City was located at Swallow Beak Bay to the southwest of the protectorate. It was one of the cities that had prospered because of trade. It was also the largest city in the protectorate other than Auspicious Light City. The early residents who gathered here were mostly the first batch of natives who had been naturalized in the protectorate.
Because most of the lower-level officials were locals, it had been very difficult for the laws of the protectorate to reach them, and this problem had never been solved.
After being in the yamen for so long, he was no longer ignorant of the situation here. It seemed that Jiang Dingyi's recent actions had affected the interests of many people, so his subordinates simply pushed this difficult problem to him.
He did not express any opinion on this matter. He would not ask too much about the specific matters of the yamen.
After venting his frustrations for a while, Jiang Dingyi quickly restrained his emotions and returned to his original state. He raised his head to look at Zhang Yu and said, "It has already been decided. The manager's health is not good, so on the tenth day of the seventh month, I need to represent the manager in the city to preach the rules and regulations of the officials to the people. I also need to collect reports from all sides. At that time, I will definitely have to go."
Zhang Yu also looked at him and said, "It's time."
Jiang Dingyi nodded. "I understand." He stood up and clasped his hands. "Then, I'll leave everything to Zhang Canzhi."
Zhang Yu raised his hand and bowed. His gaze turned and looked at the almanac on the table.
There were still five days!
In a dilapidated temple under Auspicious Light City, there was a simple altar made of stone. On the surface, there was a simple scale drawn with the blood of an unknown animal. On top of it, there was a human-shaped object wrapped in a thick cloth.
Two people wearing white masks were whispering to each other.
One of them, who was slightly taller, said, "Is there a need to do this?
The other person said, "I've investigated. That Zhang Canzhi who follows Jiang Dingyi should be someone from Xuanfu. There is a Xuanxiu protecting him. It's not safe to rely on the people below."
He looked at the altar in front of him. "But I think the God of Balance will definitely like his abundant life force."
The slightly taller person was somewhat hesitant. "But, if it doesn't succeed …"
The God of Balance was very popular with the believers. It didn't even need you to be a believer. As long as you held the correct ceremony, you could summon him.
Moreover, the person holding the ceremony didn't need to provide the sacrifice to summon him. He would go and get it himself.
But there was one thing. If it didn't succeed, then the person who summoned him would have to pay the corresponding price.
So he was still a bit worried.
"Are you questioning a God?" The other person sneered. "That's not an ordinary God. It's an ancient God of the Blood Sun Ancient Kingdom. It's an existence that can continue to exist after the war sixty years ago!"
The slightly taller person was still a bit worried. He said, "If the God personally descends, I won't be worried. But this time …"
The other person interrupted him. "There's nothing to be worried about! That Zhang Canzhi joined Xuanfu less than half a year ago. A God's incarnation is enough to deal with him. "He didn't want to be long-winded." Let's get ready to start! "
He took out a thick book made of bark and then opened it on a stone pier. Rows of blood-red characters that seemed to be jumping appeared.
The slightly taller person was slightly nervous. "There won't be any problems, right?"
The other person said confidently, "Don't worry. It's not the first time I've done something like this. Moreover, this time I found a suitable person to translate it accurately for me, so I can understand the God's will more deeply. I think it will be smoother than the previous two times."
He wasn't wrong at all. As a series of obscure words came out of his mouth, the ceremony that used to take several summers or even half a day reacted quickly this time.
First, the sound of a heartbeat sounded in the surroundings. Then, the mark of the balance seemed to come alive. The originally slanted pattern gradually straightened out. Then, above the altar, a hand stretched out and lifted the thick cloth that was wrapped around it. Then, a strong man with a bald head sat up. A trace of blue light flashed in his eyes, but it suddenly disappeared.
The two masked people immediately knelt down and didn't dare to look up. They said in a trembling voice, "The great God of the Balance, praise you."
The man stood up and looked down at the two of them as if he was looking at two insects. He said in an extremely loud voice that seemed to come from the clouds, "Speak, lowly creatures. What are you going to place on the other side of the balance?"
After Zhang Yu finished his conversation with Jiang Dingyi, he came out from the Criminal and Justice Department and returned to his residence in the learning palace. Miao Danjun jumped down from the high basket, raised his head and meowed at Zhang Yu with his tail raised high.
He didn't stay in the office all the time this month. He came back every three to five days. However, after such a long time, the little leopard cat didn't seem to have grown much.
He thought that it was because of the pills he had taken and the fact that he lived in the academy.
If the way for spiritual creatures to obtain food was stable and the environment was not too threatening, then the growth period would be relatively longer. This was beneficial for the future.
After teasing Miaodan Lord for a while, he returned to his study and sat down cross-legged on the couch.
In a few days, he might have to fight with the disciples of the Balance Sect. No matter how strong or weak his opponents were, he had to be fully prepared.
Now that he had accumulated enough Divine Essence to view the ten seals, he could officially start to view the "True Fetus" seal.
He took a few Primary Replenishment Pills and sat in meditation for more than a summer. He adjusted his body and mind to the best state, then called out the Great Dao Seal in his mind. Then, he looked at the six small seals in the outermost circle.
At this moment, he didn't hesitate and started to view the six seals one by one.
As his Divine Essence was gradually drawn out, the six seals lit up one by one. Every time he finished viewing one, he felt that he had gained another ability.
For example, after the small seal on the mouth seal was viewed, his body spontaneously grasped a kind of exhaling ability. This could expel all kinds of turbidity in his breath and blood, including all kinds of external poisons that would harm his body.
The nose seal and the mouth seal complemented each other. They could draw in clear air and spread it throughout the body. Every time it passed, the body would feel as if it had been cleansed and become lighter.
The remaining seals were the same. They could be used separately, but they could also be used together.
He could feel that those who cultivated this seal, even if they did not successfully view the "True Fetus" seal in the end, could still obtain many benefits with the ability provided by these small seals.
However, to ordinary people, Divine Essence was incomparably precious. Every bit was used to search for the profound principles. How could they be willing to take so many unnecessary detours?
No matter how strong the ability brought by these small seals was, as long as they could not find the profound principles, they would not be able to break through the limits of the body and have no fate with the Great Dao.
Throughout the entire process of viewing, he also discovered that not only was his Divine Essence constantly being expended, even his Heart Light was constantly being consumed. This undoubtedly meant that this place would drive Heart Force, allowing him to advance in the direction of divinity.
Even though this could not help him break through the limits of his body, it was obvious that even if it could not raise him vertically, it broadened his foundation horizontally.
At this moment, as the light above the six seals lit up one after another, it could be seen that they formed a circle with each other, and then they all faded away, as if they had disappeared. At the outermost edge of the seal, a seal with red characters carved on it appeared.
Zhang Yu understood that this was the true "True Fetus Seal". At this moment, he still had enough Divine Essence left to view four seals, so he took a slight breath and poured his consciousness into it.
In an instant, he felt his mind tremble slightly, and many principles poured into his mind.
However, those principles were really too many. Usually, the Divine Essence that was enough to view a seal would be exhausted very quickly, but it did not stop.
At this moment, he had a feeling that if he stopped now, he would forget all the things he had received before, and he would have to start all over again. Perhaps the next time might be even more difficult. And at present, his Divine Essence was still sufficient, so he continued without wavering.
Very soon, the Divine Essence that was enough to view a seal was exhausted, but he still did not stop, and continued to view with determination.
Just as the Divine Essence that was enough to view three seals was exhausted in succession, the light on the seal seemed to have accumulated to the limit, and finally condensed. Then, it released a ray of light that was like the scorching sun, and enveloped him in it.
The brilliance lasted for a while, and finally receded, leaving only a seal seal with the words "True Fetus" written on it floating above the seal of the Great Dao.
Zhang Yu opened his eyes. He could feel that there was a Qi Fetus condensed in his body, and a stream of qi was breathing in and out through his mouth and nose, and communicating with heaven and earth.
He could not help sighing emotionally. "Breathing in and out is a True Fetus, and the human body turns into a Heaven and Earth Fetus. Reversing Yin and Yang, life and death, and movement and stillness change in this!"
Once this seal was formed, it was no longer the daily accumulation. As long as one's breathing could keep up during battle, and knew how to use it reasonably, then it would not easily exhaust the body's Divine Essence, and would instead provide him with endless assistance.
Of course, encountering a fierce battle where life and death were at stake, he definitely could not care so much. When it was necessary to use it, he still had to use it. Only by surviving first would he have the qualifications to talk about other things.
At this time, there was still Divine Essence left to view a seal, and he did not plan to keep it, preparing to use it up in one go.
And the remaining two seals were respectively the "Firm and Firm" on the Body Seal, and the "Cicada's Movement" on the Will Seal.
The "Firm and Firm Seal" could strengthen the body's defensive ability in an instant, while the "Cicada's Movement Seal" after danger arrived, even if he did not react, the body would automatically dodge first.
Which one was more beneficial to him to view?
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