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Chapter 132: Spiritual Addiction, Official Appointment as Bi Ma Weng (Happy New Year!)
Seeing that Yu Que finally showed obvious impatience, the smile on the female general's face became even wider, and even the mask could not hide her mischievous expression.

"This spiritual thirst has another name, called 'spiritual addiction'.

Since you won the first place in the county exam this year and also the first place in the literary exam, I wonder if you have heard of this word?" The other party said.

When Yu Que heard this, a thoughtful look suddenly appeared in his eyes.

He had actually heard of the term "spiritual addiction" in a miscellaneous book called "Rumors from the Ancient Times".

It is rumored that in ancient times, spiritual energy was still there, but it was gradually weakening. At that time, the world was still full of rare and exotic animals, and there were countless monsters and goblins. There were even auspicious beasts with long-lasting blessings. They came into being and could nourish the world and cleanse people's hearts. It was completely different from now. There are only monsters and ferocious beasts left in the world, and they only know how to harm living beings.

The term "spiritual addiction" refers to those species of creatures in ancient times that relied on spiritual energy to survive. When the spiritual energy was completely exhausted or even disappeared, they became extremely unable to adapt to the environment of heaven and earth, and because of their thirst for spiritual energy, they became irritable all day long and their temperaments changed drastically.

Even the auspicious beasts mentioned by the ancients may eat humans and capture their souls for a breath of spiritual energy after their birth.

Such situations are regarded as "spiritual addiction".

Once the attack occurs, if they cannot get satisfaction from the spiritual energy, they will be like people who have been sucking longevity cream for a long time, and have no medicine when they are hungry and thirsty. They will feel itchy bones and flesh, and will do anything to sell their fields and land, sell their children.

Even if they swear and make clear their determination, once the addiction comes back, it’s all bullshit.

Yu Que sorted out his thoughts and said in a deep voice:
"Reporting to the general, the issue of 'spiritual addiction' has only appeared in those demons and monsters in ancient times. According to the book, the demons and monsters who were addicted to spirits have long been eliminated by heaven and earth. This situation has disappeared.

"I have lived in a period of spiritual energy depletion since I was born. I am a human, not a demon, and I am from a poor family, not a noble family. How could I be addicted to spiritual energy?"

The female general laughed: "Who said they were all eliminated? Where did all these ferocious beasts that you mentioned come from?"

This person said with certainty: "Those who were eliminated are those creatures who are unwilling to believe and cannot adapt to the depletion of heaven and earth spiritual energy. The remaining beasts are all still addicted to spiritual energy, otherwise they would not like to eat humans, especially human brains."

“So that’s how it is.” Yu Que suddenly realized.

And when he thought about it carefully, he found that what the woman said was probably not false.

In today's world where spiritual energy is depleted, if there is one thing that possesses the most spiritual energy, it is none other than the human "soul".

According to the immortal scriptures, there was a period of time in the Middle-earth world when, due to the scarcity of spiritual energy, the immortals used human souls to refine "talisman money" instead of collecting incense and making the incense and paper money we have today.

The so-called talisman money is made by extracting a person's soul, refining it into a talisman, and brewing spiritual energy, which is convenient for the immortals to extract and use.

However, this method had too many disadvantages, and after the Dark Ages in Middle-earth, it was banned by people with lofty ideals.

The human brain is where the soul and spirituality reside. It undoubtedly carries a weaker spiritual energy than other flesh and blood in the human body.

"That's right. As a beast, its spiritual addiction has never dissipated. It's just that because it can't be satisfied, it has turned into a chronic hunger and thirst."

The woman continued to explain: "If their spiritual addiction completely dissipates, then they will no longer be ferocious beasts, but ordinary animals."

Yu Qun nodded to indicate that he understood.

He bowed his head and pondered for a few breaths, then clasped his hands and said, "I was originally a mortal, and now I am fortunate enough to open up the Temple of Heaven. According to the general, I have become addicted to spirits, and will be unable to control myself in the future. I am afraid that I will become a vicious beast or something evil?"

The female general nodded immediately, then shook her head and said with a smile:
"Once the Temple of Heaven is opened, your physical body and bones are another matter, but your spirit and soul are already extraordinary. You should be living in the ancient spiritual age. Perhaps this is why there are more and more Dao seeds in the Temple of Heaven as the spiritual energy recovers."

The other party sighed softly: "But it doesn't mean that you are destined to become a vicious beast.

It’s just that your desire for spiritual energy is much greater than that of ordinary immortals. When you encounter spiritual things, you tend to go crazy. And after death, your mind is lost. Without the restraint of the flesh, your spirit will definitely turn evil, and you will definitely go crazy for the spirits and start killing people. There are almost no exceptions!"

"One will definitely become an evil being after death!" Yu Que frowned tightly.

He knew that the higher the level of cultivation of the immortals in this world, the more likely they were to get into trouble and become a disaster.

But because of this, the immortals have come up with various precepts, and the Pure Rules for Alchemists are a representative example.

In this way, even if the more they practice, the easier it is for them to be polluted by ghosts and evil spirits, the immortals are not destined to be evil.

This often happens only to those who are too eager for quick success or those who practice evil methods.

In comparison, the Taoist seeds of the Temple of Heaven mentioned by the female general might go crazy because of the spiritual energy when they are alive, and they will definitely become evil after they die. They are simply hidden seeds of disaster and evil cultivation.

Yu Que's mind was about to sink to the bottom.

However, he still suppressed his thoughts and asked again:
"Then may I ask whether spiritual addiction will hinder my future cultivation?"

When the female general saw that Yu Que came to his senses so quickly and asked this question, her eyes jumped slightly, and she looked at Yu Que with more appreciation.

The woman replied immediately: "It has no impact, but rather a kind of encouragement.

Spiritual addiction comes from your spiritual vision and inspiration. The existence of spiritual addiction means that you are extremely sensitive to the spiritual energy and inspiration between heaven and earth. It can often bring you some opportunities and help you practice. "

These words made Yu Que breathe a sigh of relief.

If he were to be possessed by evil after death, then he would be possessed by evil after death. Anyway, his physical body would be dead by then, and he would not live long.

Whether this matter would delay his cultivation during his lifetime was what Yu Que was most concerned about.

On the other side, the female general was still talking to herself:

"It's a pity that the spiritual addiction only works on spiritual energy and not on incense. It seems that the immortals at that time deliberately prohibited the spirituality from being revealed in incense. In addition, the value of incense is indeed far less than that of spiritual energy.

No matter how sharp your inspiration is, you cannot rely on inspiration to promote your incense cultivation."

Yu Que suddenly came back to his senses and after hearing these words, he felt mixed emotions again.

"The Temple of Heaven is really born at the wrong time, and it is causing trouble."

However, he was immediately excited and thought to himself: "Now is the wrong time, but one day, when the spiritual energy is revived, the various shortcomings of the Temple of Heaven will not be defects, but advantages!"

And if everything goes well, he will just live until the time when spiritual energy revive.

"Thank you, General, for clearing up my doubts." Yu Que quickly bowed to the female general.

"It's okay." The female general teased, "I just don't want a demon to appear in the camp one day. If that happens, it will be wrong to kill you, and it will be wrong not to kill you."

After the teasing, the other party said seriously, finally admonishing:

"Please take good care of your body. You are a descendant of the Heavenly Temple, so you should pay more attention to your body than other immortals.

And in the future, be careful to replace your bloodline, otherwise if you reduce or lose the binding effect of the body on the soul, you will be seeking your own death." Yu Que's expression became stern again.

For the immortals, the physical body is a precious raft for them to cross the world. What the other party said makes sense.

He thought to himself, “It seems that fortunately, the spiritual item I obtained for opening the temple was just a medicinal ingredient, not something that stimulates the blood.

Otherwise, even if I leave the Temple of Heaven, my body may still be in danger, such as the body turning into a demon like the Red Snake. If this is the case, the probability of spiritual addiction in the future will undoubtedly be greater."

Taking note of the other party's warning, Yu Que bowed to the female general again and again.

"Alright, alright." There was silence for a few moments in the tent, and then the female general spoke:
"I will tell you what the old leader has told you, and I will also tell you what he has not told you.

Now that you know the whole story, what kind of officer do you want to be, a noble one or a less noble one?"

When Yu Que heard this, a trace of hesitation flashed across his face, but he did not hesitate for long, and immediately bowed:

"Reporting to the general, I want to live a more noble life, not be bothered by trivial matters, and be more comfortable, but I also want to share the general's worries, slay demons and monsters, and gain military merits."

Although the female general had already told Yu Que the details of the situation of the Tianmiao Daozhong.

But Yu Que remembered clearly that the reason he left home and career and came from afar was to be able to grow in the army, to practice rapidly, and to wait for the stunning success when he passed the imperial examination three years later.

By that time, if he had truly received the teachings, he could go to the county school or go straight to the examination peak to get rid of his depression and rescue Huang Guishan.

And given his physical physique, if he wants to quickly improve his cultivation, military merit is essential!
On the other side, Yu Que had the recommendation of the old leader, and he himself was a celestial being. Moreover, his performance in the tent today made the female general quite satisfied.

Therefore, when the female general heard his request, she did not refuse it outright, nor did she think he was rude, but said to herself:

"The old leader also said in the letter that military ranks and ranks are not important, but you must not put another person above you.

You want to be noble and cultivate peacefully, but you also want to have the opportunity to gain military merit and fight in battle..."

As the other party pondered, his eyes suddenly lit up under the mask and flickered a few times:

"Very good. I do have a military position here that meets your requirements."

Yu Que was overjoyed and immediately bowed: "May I ask, General, what is your military position?"

The woman answered:

"The soldiers and horses of each market in our camp were originally managed by each market, but horses are prone to illness and plague, which can harm each other. Therefore, we set up a horse-breeding shop to manage the horses of the entire camp, just like a pharmacy.

However, on normal days, each military camp is still responsible for its own horses. Only when a horse is sick or has a broken leg and has to be slaughtered, will the Bi Ma Fang be needed to step in. "

As the other party answered, he bent down and unfolded the transfer document on the table.

"The Bi Ma Fang is still lacking a leader. Although you are only a ninth-rank official, you are a Taoist of the Temple of Heaven, and you ranked first in the county exam. You also come with your own official position. You are barely qualified to serve as the Bi Ma Weng.

After all, although the status of this military position is verbally equivalent to that of other military commanders, it is just a sinecure, and the court has only temporarily granted it a ninth-rank official position. If you agree, I will sign and seal it for you."

The female general lowered her head while speaking, so she could not see the strange expression on Yu Que's face.

"So he's a military post as a groom, but why does he have to be called Bi Ma Weng... Is it to avoid horse plague?" Yu Que muttered to himself.

But he did not dare to be picky. As the other party had said, he was barely qualified for the military post of "Bimaweng".

If he had not been a man of honor and had not been favored by the old leader and the female general, this military position, even if it was insignificant, would never have fallen into his hands.

"I accept my order from my humble position!"

Yu Que said quickly, and then said:

"But I'm reporting to the general. I'm only good at refining ghosts and gods, not at raising horses and feeding grass. If I take on the position of Bi Ma Weng, I'll have to do some middle school work. I hope the general will bear with me."

The female general didn't even raise her head.

Seeing that he agreed, the other party wrote on Yu Que's transfer document with great fanfare, took out a seal and knocked it.

"It's okay. Bi Ma Weng is the main position, and he has deputies to assist him. You have two deputies, the deputy supervisor and the bookkeeper, and several strong men.

In addition, there is an old horse monkey in Bi Ma Fang. He is an old man in the army and knows all the horses in each Fang. This person will be enough. You can ask him when the time comes. "

Yu Que was relieved when he heard this and immediately bowed: "Thank you, General!"

After the female general signed and stamped the document, she threw the transfer document in her hand towards Yu Que and shouted:

"Take this document and go down to find my secretary to exchange military positions. When you receive the token and seal, you can take up your post.

If there is nothing else, please leave."

Yu Que quickly took the document, held it in his hands, and bowed to express his gratitude again.

He took a few steps back, and seeing that the female general had no intention of keeping him, he turned around and walked out of the tent.

When he came outside the tent, the cold air immediately entered his mouth and nose, making his mind clear.

Yu Que looked at the soldiers outside who looked like stone statues and walked out.

But after walking out of the general's tent and coming to the huge military camp, he felt a little confused for a moment.

Lu Tiehua went to practice in seclusion, and Yu Que was now in the Huangshan military camp, without any acquaintances. He didn't even know where the general's secretary worked.

He also didn't know whether there were any inns for rest in the military camp.

"Forget it, let's go through the process first, then go to Bi Ma Fang and get to know them better."

Yu Que was certain in his heart and was no longer confused. Instead, he asked around and came to a smaller tent nearby.

After some trivial matters, he received the token of Bima Weng.

Yu Que discovered that there was a horse head carved on one side of the sign and a giant horse monkey carved on the other side, which really fits the allusion of "avoiding horse plague".

(End of this chapter)