Shennong Sequence

Chapter 118: Turning a Pot of Poison into Spiritual Food, Nine Conditions for Advancing to Sequence 8 Farming Master
"You greedy little fox, the blood of this thing is poisonous, and the meat is probably equally poisonous, so you can't eat it.

But when we eat in the evening, I'll let you eat the chicken and leave one for your mother, how about that?"

"Okay, leave one for mom too." The little fox nodded.

Zhao Yun then asked: "By the way, where did you meet this poisonous snake?"

The little fox said slowly:
"I saw a field mouse on the hillside, so I poked it a few times and let it run away. Suddenly, a poisonous snake jumped out and killed the field mouse.

Later, it saw me again and slid towards me. I saw that the situation was not good, so I hurried to find you. "

Zhao Yun flicked the little fox's forehead and said, "You are quite clever. You even knew how to lure the poisonous snake to me."

The little fox held his head and said, "Hehe, I know you are good at archery. If you are far away, you can kill the snake with one arrow. So I ran faster and left the poisonous snake far behind. Otherwise, I would have run a long way to find that old man Sun."

Zhao Yun looked back and found Master Sun's location.

I saw Master Sun standing at the highest point of the grass slope, looking at the situation in the entire grassland.

When Zhao Yun looked at Master Sun, Master Sun also looked back at Zhao Yun and nodded, indicating that he was also concerned about the little fox's condition.

However, if Zhao Yun could kill the poisonous snake and have a better relationship with the little fox, he would naturally not have to take action.

In addition, Butcher Liu was arranged to go out hunting to find food for this afternoon.

Tang Zhou was sent to a distant forest to look for some wood to use as firewood for roasting the prey hunted by Liu the Butcher.

So Zhao Yun picked up the headless snake body and walked to the top of the grass slope with the little fox.

"Master, when I came here at noon, I specifically asked the kitchen to roast four pheasants and two hares, which is roughly enough for us to eat.

As for the body of this venomous snake, I think it contains a lot of spirituality, but it is poisonous. How do you think we can eat it?"

"Yes, yes, Old Man Sun, look at this snake. How can we make it delicious?" The little fox continued Zhao Yun's words, looking at the snake body that scared her, and said.

Sun Zhengxuan looked at the snake's body and said:

"This snake is called the Earth Adder. Not only does it have poison sacs and fangs, but its blood and flesh also contain a strong venom."

"If it's simply roasted, eating it is like eating a mouthful of poison."

"It also needs to be combined with special herbs and boiled for five hours before the poison in the snake can be completely removed."

"At that time, the snake soup that turned the poison into spiritual food was at its most delicious!"

Sun Zhengxuan said that when the scene cannot be done,
The little fox looked disappointed. "Well, we don't have the conditions in the wild, so you can take it back and eat it..."

Then, Zhao Yun held the little fox in his arms, rubbed its back fur, and stroked it continuously, which made the little fox feel comfortable and let out a faint purr from the heart like a cat.

After Zhao Yun calmed down the little fox's sudden loss, he took advantage of the absence of outsiders and asked:
"Master, now those barbarians in our Yanshan County have been almost wiped out."

"However, the uproar over this eradication has spread to all parts of the continent, and it is very powerful."

"Li Sinong reminded me before that behind fame, there are also many barbarian plans that are broken and many people are about to be beheaded, but there are also some who successfully escape. This is a big crisis for me!"

"Now, I heard that the barbarians in the north have begun to try to use small cavalry units to plunder the south..."

"I wonder if this war will be a case of much ado about nothing? After all, many of the barbarians' plans have been destroyed. Even if they force their way through, they will suffer heavy losses..."

"Also, I need to keep a low profile... But in a few days, the King of You, who is in charge of the three armies, and the old general Dong Can will come with the imperial decree of reward..."

"At that time, I might be walking on the cusp of the storm... I have no idea what to do."

Zhao Yun saw an opportunity to become famous overnight, but also saw a crisis.

It could be a crisis from the barbarians, or the revenge of some families who suffered heavy losses due to cooperation with the barbarians, or the counterattack of some people who escaped the encirclement, or some unknown stakeholders, and so on.

After all, this investigation involves an entire continent, and involves too many things...

For Zhao Yun, these are all potential crises that may erupt.

Also, in the ordinary world, there are so many attacks, poisonings, threats with the lives of relatives and friends, etc.

So in a world of cultivating immortals, there aren't too many ways to get someone...

In addition, Zhao Yun had some support behind him, and the fact that he crushed the barbarians' intentions was an achievement that made him famous in one battle.

But behind Zhao Yun was air.

Very empty.

"Give me three to five hundred years, and I can become an immortal, but now I am just starting out, so I can only obey orders!"

Zhao Yun felt a little worried.

He even worried that one day he would be killed by a powerful barbarian who would use thundering means to kill him!
Sun Zhengxuan also became serious:
"You are already famous, kid. In a few days, when King You and his men bring the imperial edict, your reputation will reach its peak and you won't be able to hide from it."

"And with this reputation, the louder your voice is, the more it will be a slap in the face for the barbarians."

"Without giving it too much thought, I know that you will definitely be targeted by the barbarians and certain people hiding deeper inside!"

"So after you receive the reward, you can stay in the garrison with peace of mind, concentrate on studying the magic, and work hard to improve your strength... After the winter barbarians retreat, I will find someone to send you to the academy in the capital to study, and you will be able to completely escape the vortex on the border."

Sun Zhengxuan had already thought of a way out for Zhao Yun.

So when Zhao Yun was worried, he told him about these arrangements.

When Zhao Yun heard Master Sun's affirmative words about ambush and targeting, the last glimmer of hope in his heart disappeared.

He also began to wonder whether the reward given by the Great Zhou was enough to make up for this unintentional incident and its consequences?

If the reward is enough, then so be it.

If the reward is not good enough to make up for this invisible crisis, then he will no longer have much affection for the Great Zhou.

After all, he was reincarnated with memories of his previous life, so he naturally had no sense of identity with the Great Zhou, and only regarded it as his birthplace and place of study. Or, if he did something unfair, when he became powerful, he might shout out words like "Are kings, princes, generals, and ministers of different species?" and then lead a rebellion!

Master Sun continued:

"Also, you don't have to worry too much about this matter. Staying in the guardhouse can avoid most dangers.

If there is any minister in the court who is willing to say a word or two for you, then this time the reward will definitely include something to solve the crisis hidden behind your fame. "

Zhao Yun thought for a moment and said, "Master, do you know anyone in the court?"

Sun Zhengxuan glared at Zhao Yun and said, "So, I said 'if', not that someone will definitely speak up for me."

Zhao Yun was helpless.

Let me ask you, who would speak up for someone they don’t know and have no connection with?
Of course, Zhao Yun could also hope that Emperor Mu would be generous enough, or that there were truly upright people in the court, or that the Minister of Agriculture would say a few words for him because he was a farmer.

Afterwards, Zhao Yun asked about cultivation:
"Master, yesterday and today, I planted blood crystal wheat in the blood field. The number of crops, planting methods, spiritual seeds, fields and other conditions were all the same, but there was a discrepancy in the amount of power I digested."

"For example, yesterday I was able to refine 13 Dao of Mana from the Daoist power I digested while farming; today I was able to refine only 6 and a half Dao of Mana from the Daoist power I digested while farming."

"Why is there a difference of half between the two?"

Sun Zhengxuan thought carefully and said:
"If you read the books I gave you, you should know that the problems encountered by each sequence practitioner may be the same, but the solutions are not exactly the same."

“We can only look for possible solutions to the problem from the answers of our predecessors, and then experiment ourselves to see if it is suitable for us.”

"If the solution to the problem is not suitable for you, you need to make some modifications..."

"So, regarding your question about the power of the digestive system, my answer is: it's just like taking medicine. If you take too much, you will develop resistance."

"Then, if you plant the same kind of spiritual creature on the same field, the effect of digesting the power of the Tao will gradually weaken. If you plant a different kind of spiritual seed on the same field, you may get a different harvest."

After hearing this, Zhao Yun felt that his master's explanation seemed to make sense.

However, Zhao Yun originally thought that there might be some kind of power accumulated in the blood field, which was consumed a lot when he first planted blood crystal wheat, which caused a large amount of digestive power to be consumed.

And when I planted the blood crystal wheat for the second time this morning, the power accumulated in the blood field was less, so the power of the Taoism that could be digested was naturally less...

There were two seemingly reasonable explanations for Zhao Yun's question between the master and the apprentice.

All I can say is that in sequential practice, if you ask a question to a thousand people, there will be a thousand ways of answering it.

As for the new sequence method, it has not been developed for a long time. Although the big guys have gone a long way, there is still no grand unified theory on many issues.

"Master, I have another question for you. When a Sequence 9 cultivator is promoted to a Sequence 8 cultivator, the first requirement is to completely digest the Taoist power in the dantian and transform it all into mana under his control.

The second requirement, as I have also heard you say, is that you need to practice both spells to perfection.

What are the requirements after that?”

Sun Zhengxuan did not directly explain the requirements for sequence advancement, but instead expanded the knowledge divergently, first explaining the practice logic behind these requirements:
"The biggest difference between our new method and the old method is that the old method requires practice and understanding before one can find the opportunity to advance to the next level."

"And the new method requires completing the conditions for advancement to the next realm one by one, which means completing the steps of the rituals one by one!"

"That is, completing what you call a condition is to invisibly complete a part of the ritual for advancement to the next level."

"When all the conditions are met, they will be the preliminary steps for the promotion ceremony. In other words, we can start preparing for the ritual of promotion to the next level."

"So, the two conditions you just mentioned are the prerequisites for gradually advancing to the Sequence 8 Ikuta Division."

Zhao Yun suddenly understood something.

"Master, that means that every promotion condition in the sequence training is part of the ceremony for promotion to the next level?

Or is every step in the sequence part of a ritual? Are we performing rituals all the time without even realizing it ourselves?

Sun Zhengxuan nodded, "That's what I meant. That's why I said it would be hard for you to learn the old law after you learn the new law."

But Zhao Yun had more questions in his mind.

It is just like a sacrifice, there will be sacrificial items and an object of sacrifice.

And according to what was just said, there are so many New Law Sequence practitioners in this world, and they are performing rituals all the time...

So who is the object of the ritual?

What kind of creature can bear the huge rituals and ceremonies around the world at all times?
Zhao Yun swallowed his saliva, feeling that what he was thinking seemed to be beyond the scope!
Or maybe I have paranoia?
Sun Zhengxuan continued to explain to Zhao Yun, "Si Nong's Sequence Nine, the requirements for advancing to Sequence Eight, in addition to the two you mentioned, there are seven more. I will explain them to you in detail from beginning to end."

"First, you need to digest all the Dao power in your Dantian, so that at least 1000 complete manas are stored in your Dantian. And there is no upper limit on the amount of mana you can accumulate, until you reach the limit state of 9 complete manas at Sequence 2000."

"Secondly, you need to learn the four basic principles of the three major factions of our farming family: the right time, the right place, and the right people. You must complete the study and reach the minor success stage."

"Third, practice two of the four basic methods to perfection."

"Fourth, use any of the two techniques of perfection as the foundation, integrate the four basic techniques you have learned, and start a new chapter to create a new technique of your own."

"Fifth, still based on the four basic techniques, we will fuse them together to create a complex high-level technique."

“Sixth, you need to do it yourself. You can use your own magic, but you cannot use the hands of others to cultivate a thousand acres of spiritual fields.

In addition, this spiritual field can be replaced by an ordinary upper field, but the effect of the ritual will be weakened and the potential for cultivation will be cut off. "

"Seventh, in every acre of spiritual field that is reclaimed, one kind of high-yield spiritual creature needs to be planted. In other words, one thousand different kinds of high-yield spiritual creatures need to be planted."

"Eighth, eat half of the 1,000 spiritual products, extract the spirituality and vitality contained in them, and then comprehend the meanings of 'every grain of rice planted is the result of hard work', 'a grain of millet planted in spring will yield ten thousand grains in autumn', and 'food is the first necessity of the people'."

"Ninth, collect the materials for the Daotong Pill that can be promoted to Sequence 8, and find someone to refine it or refine it yourself into the corresponding Daotong Pill. Note that the remaining half of the spiritual objects produced by the thousand acres of spiritual fields need to be used as spiritual firewood for refining Daotong Pills..."

"These are the nine conditions that need to be met before advancing to Sequence Eight."

(End of this chapter)