Donghuang Ziji

Chapter 183: Mountains and Rivers
This man was not a fool. The fact that Chu Tai taught him three interconnected secret techniques so easily was enough to show his level of cultivation.

Chu Tai ignored him and continued to recite an extremely profound and mysterious mental method.

This time, the man seemed very anxious. He just remembered the second part and forgot the first part. He had just figured out one sentence when Chu Tai had finished the last three sentences. I remember he was sweating profusely.

Chu Tai ignored this. In fact, this mental method was not just his idea.

After teaching the man his own "optimized" boat tracker technique, Chu Tai used the man's aura to establish a connection with this land of nature.

Under the guidance of "fate", Chu Tai also slightly felt the changes of the "carp" swimming in this landscape, and naturally deduced such a new skill.

This technique was constructed by Chu Tai based on the Dao Fruit fragments he possessed, [Eighth Grade Geomancer] and [Eighth Grade Wanderer], under the command of [Seventh Grade Alchemist]. It is centered on the true meaning of mountains and rivers that originated in the State of Chu but have changed here.

Therefore, this set of exercises can be regarded as a method of practice under the system of geomancy and feng shui. It emphasizes taking the human body as heaven and earth, regarding the meridians as water veins and earth veins, pursuing "the unity of heaven and man", seeking harmony between qi and mountains and waters, integrating the spirit with all things, and ultimately reaching the wonderful realm of gathering water and hiding wind, walking dragons on flat ground, sharing the brilliance of the sun and the moon, and breathing with all things.

As Chu Tai continued to talk, the remaining "connection" between the man and this landscape became more active, not only allowing Chu Tai to grasp the core of the true meaning of the landscape more clearly, but also allowing the man to gradually keep up with Chu Tai's rhythm.

The aura on his body gradually changed and began to circulate along the water veins, and his cultivation level steadily improved.

It's a pity that although the purpose of this technique is high, its core is only the mountains and rivers of this place, plus a little bit of the [Mountains and Rivers of Chu] method, and the framework is still in its infancy. Even with the mountains and rivers on both sides of the river as a reference, Chu Tai stopped after talking for more than half an hour.

He looked at the changes in the ground veins beside him and said, "This land is willing to treat you well, and I hope you can treat this land well."

After saying that, Chu Tai made hand gestures and used water escape to come to the foot of a cliff on the shore.

This is a node of the energy channels on both sides of the strait, and also a starting point for the trackers to walk out of the towpath.

Chu Tai followed the path and moved forward. With every step he took, his body was as light as a jade carp swimming in the air, and his steps were as gentle as green leaves floating on the water.

But every step on the Qianlu was very heavy, so heavy that every step left a little Qi on the Qianlu Qi meridians and a trace on the mountains and rivers Qi meridians.

These traces put together formed a simplified version of the technique he had previously created.

From then on, as long as someone walked on this path and followed the energy left by Chu Tai, they would be able to get some guidance and gradually cultivate this method.

Of course, Chu Tai's method also borrowed the good fortune of this place and the secret methods hidden among the mountains and rivers. Only when enough trackers act together can it be more likely to induce the qi and successfully practice the method.

Likewise, only when enough trackers act together can they gather their strength and better absorb the vital energy and spiritual power between heaven and earth, offset some of the consumption required to practice this method, and avoid increasing their burden.

The energy of mountains and rivers circulated, and Chu Tai left a legacy for the boat trackers. The fate of the boat trackers was also moving towards Chu Tai. Even if he cast a spell to return it, his connection with the mountains and rivers was further connected.

The concept of "mountains and rivers" originated from the Chu state and was further purified, shedding some traces of the Chu state and expanding towards a broader concept of mountains and rivers.

The power of the law spread, and Chu Tai also felt the changes around him. He saw a young man holding a whisk with tortoise and snake patterns walking towards him from a distance.

There were stars dancing under the boy's feet, black and white air dancing on his whisk, and auspicious auras surrounding him. When Chu Tai saw him, the boy also raised his head and looked at Chu Tai. He swung the whisk, put it on his arm, made a hand gesture, and bent down slightly: "Xiaodao Chunyi, meet the senior!"

Chu Tai, who saw the other party with the help of the [Mountain and River] magic, clearly saw that when the whisk was waved, the black and white colors intertwined, turning into a pattern of a tortoise and a snake. The auspicious energy of blessings and fortune rushed up and turned into a god dressed in a red robe, golden armor and jade belt, with a halo on his head, stepping on the tortoise and snake and looking at him.

"Xuantian God? No, it should be Chiwen Emperor. Is there anyone who practices this kind of method in the world today? Judging from his appearance, he should be mainly practicing the altar system, using the altar to worship the emperor, and then condensing the true qi..."
Chu Tai looked at the young man below with some surprise, but he was a little confused because of the glow on his body.

He then used the escape technique to come in front of the other party and said in return: "I am Taining, a humble Taoist. Nice to meet fellow Taoist Chunyi. You and I are both sixth-rank cultivators, and we are not worthy of the title of senior."

Hearing this, Taoist Chunyi's eyes lit up and he responded with a smile, "Brother Daoist, you are too modest. I can see from afar that your Dharma will covers the surrounding mountains and rivers. Every move you make is blessed by the mountains and rivers. It is obvious that your Dharma will be accomplished and you have a chance to reach the fifth level."

As he spoke, Chunyi said with some envy: "When you break through, you can achieve the Dao fruit of the middle level of earthly immortals and seek the highest level. If you retreat, you can achieve the middle level of scattered immortals. The highest level is within sight. How can a cultivator like me who has just entered the sixth level compare to you?"

Hearing this, Chu Tai also joked: "If I am not mistaken, the method you practice should be the Dharma Altar Meridian. Being able to form a Dharma Altar inside and combine the Qi Meridians outside is already an achievement in the Dharma Altar system. What's more, you have also cultivated some kind of fifth-grade true Qi, which is not something you should have when you first enter the sixth grade."

Hearing this, Taoist Chunyi just smiled, and his opinion of Chu Tai became higher in his heart, but he still explained.

“Daoyou, you have a keen eye. Although the Rengui Supreme Spiritual Auspicious Response True Qi that I cultivated is of the fifth rank, the specific achievement is not the work of me alone. It is due to coincidence…”

As he spoke, Junyi started chatting with Chu Tai about his past.

According to Chunyi's own description, his elders were once independent practitioners, and he himself entered the Tao in his early years by relying on the inheritance left by his elders.

I just don't know if it's because he doesn't fit in with the methods left by his elders, or if Chunyi himself is not good at practicing Qi. His achievements in the first thirty years were very low, and he could only barely cast some small spells.

In comparison, he was much more talented in astrology and divination. In just 30 years, he had improved the family tradition of astrology and divination and became a local celebrity.

"About ninety years ago, when I was stargazing, I suddenly saw red clouds dancing in the sky. The positions of the stars changed, and a completely new change appeared vaguely."

"After I wrote it down, I found that the changes in the star map were somewhat similar to the Qi channels of the exercises, so I tried to practice it. Unexpectedly, I had a good talent for this exercise. After about sixty years, I cultivated to the seventh level and made some progress. Then I tried to break through to the sixth level."

Chunyi said this with some nostalgia: "At that time, I thought I had a shallow foundation and average talent, and I prepared a lot of auxiliary elixirs and magic weapons. I didn't expect that I would succeed in the end, and naturally understand the "Red Text Emperor's Universal Compassion to Save the World Method"."

"Once I understood this method, it started to work on its own, allowing my magic power to circulate inwards and form a magic altar. While offering sacrifices to the Emperor, the Ren and Gui water vapor from my past practice also transformed into the current Ren and Gui Zhiling Ruiying Zhenqi."

After hearing the other party's explanation, Chu Tai was a little surprised and asked, "You naturally understood the 'Emperor Chiwen's Way of Universal Compassion to Save the World'?"

"That's right. What's the problem?"

Junyi looked at Chu Tai with some curiosity, and then his expression became a little worried.

(End of this chapter)