Yefutidaolu

Chapter 168 Imperial College Selection Qualifications
Gao Jian displayed such astonishing abilities that Shui Cangcang was so surprised that he couldn't close his mouth.

However, Shui Cangcang still has a question in her mind.

There is no doubt that Gao Jian is a warrior.

No matter from the order in which he awakened his mind or his fighting style, one can feel that this person is an out-and-out warrior. He is good at tempering his body and practicing martial arts, which must have been the main themes of his life before.

This is something accumulated from practicing techniques and developing martial arts.

This accumulation represents one thing.

It is difficult for him to learn things from other traditions and sects.

This doesn't even have to do with talent. Geniuses learn things quickly, but they will still only focus on the same school. Taoists study Taoists', shamans study shamans', and warriors study warriors'.

Because, generally speaking, it is very unreasonable to learn multiple schools of thought, as each school has its own ideas and tendencies.

Witches are good at leveraging the power of heaven and earth, and of the people.

Warriors focus on their own bodies, hoping to accomplish everything by themselves.

These are two completely different ideas.

Among the Taoists, there are those who believe in dual cultivation of the furnace and cauldron, and are good at using living creatures to refine things like the Ten Thousand Souls Banner and the Hundred Ghosts Bell, and those who cultivate pure energy and do not get angry. Their ideas are also different.

The same is true for Buddhism. The great monks of Buddhism have their own mantras, calculations, and supernatural powers, and they also have their own requirements and ways of practice.

The techniques and methods of practice that embody these ideas constitute a "sect" or "inheritance".

Even if he switched to using techniques from other schools, it was still difficult to change his mindset. He could not unconsciously and completely reset his combat and cultivation thoughts. Instead, he originally wanted to cultivate pure Qi, but ended up being stained with blood while refining the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, which ruined both sides.

In this way, if you learn multiple schools, the original practice results will not collapse, but they will always be affected, and new skills will be difficult to practice. In the end, you will be broad but not deep, and you will not be able to improve on either side.

Unless this person has several brains or several personalities, and each learns one, they will not affect each other.

However, Gao Jian did not feel that way at all.

It is true that he is a warrior, but the Buddhist techniques seem to be perfect in his hands, without any sluggishness at all.

Although it was the first time he saw this visualization diagram, he was so skilled at it as if he had practiced it for decades.

Just like his swordsmanship...

It’s so strange, Gao Jian seems to be proficient in everything, as if he has practiced it for decades.

He was even able to switch between what he was good at at will when he was so skilled.

Maybe... this ability is the reason why Teacher Feixiang asked me to come?

Shui Cangcang put away his folding fan, put it into his belt, and walked towards Gao Jian's door with a serious mood.

At the same time, Gao Jian also opened the door and looked around with some curiosity.

The Garbha-dhara Mandala guided the power from Kinnara through the underworld and transformed the surroundings into a 'pure land'.

What changes does this pure land bring?

Gao Jian didn't know for a moment.

To be honest... he didn't feel that the Pure Land provided any kind of bonus. He felt that his own strength had not changed at all, nor did he feel that the Pure Land had any oppressive force on the outside world. It just existed like that.

Also, the pressure is great.

For every six seconds that this lasted, Gao Jian's soul would be under more pressure, although he did not need to consume things like blood or stored energy, because the energy needed to maintain the Pure Land came directly from Kinnara.

But in order to maintain the passage in Huangquan, he had to use his mind as a bridge and constantly "visualize" the things contained in the visualization picture.

With his current spirit and mental strength, he can hold on for about three minutes, but it is impossible for him to hold on to the end.

The battle itself also consumes mental energy. The three minutes mentioned here is Gao Jian's 'limit'. Once the three minutes are over, he will feel like he has done a hundred advanced mathematics papers in a row. He will be exhausted, mentally drained, and his brain will be feverish. If he is lucky, he will faint, but if he is unlucky, he will get a serious illness.

Therefore, Gao Jian has to finish within a minute at most. It is not impossible to continue to persist, but it will affect Gao Jian's normal thinking, making his reactions slower and his thinking no longer comprehensive, and his brain frequency will slow down as a whole, otherwise it will burn out.

So Gao Jian opened the door and looked at Shui Cangcang who was jogging over: "Mr. Shui, is this considered a success? What's the use of this thing?"

Shui Cangcang originally had a lot of things he wanted to ask Gao Jian, but when he heard Gao Jian ask this question right at the beginning, he was stunned for a moment.

Then he immediately responded: "Ah? Don't you know what the use is?"

"How do I know what it is used for? It's not written on the visualization diagram, so how do I use it?" Gao Jian asked.

Shui Cangcang didn't understand, but still said: "By inserting the Buddha Kingdom into this world, you can expel the things you don't like. The Buddha Kingdom is a pure land, and the impure will be suppressed and expelled. Can you take a look around and see if there is anything that can be expelled?"

"Expel?" Gao Jian rubbed his temples to relieve the tremendous pressure on his brain.

He looked around and didn't see anything 'unclean'.

"Not really...what exactly do you want to be unclean?" Gao Jian frowned.

But he didn't have time to think about it. In less than a minute, he had already released the Pure Land: "I don't quite understand, maybe I will know it later. But you came to me and shared the visualization diagram with me. I think you need me to open up some joints for you."

"Yes, but Brother Gao, your speed is indeed beyond my expectations. I originally just came to invite you, and was planning to let you stay in the Shui family for a month or so... I didn't expect it to only be a quarter of an hour." Shui Cangcang said with some sigh, and even his eyes carried some emptiness.

In fact, he came this time to show Gao Jian the visualization diagram, and then take Gao Jian back to Shui's courtyard, where the two of them would study it slowly.

Who would have thought that right here, in just a quarter of an hour, Gao Jian had gotten the job done!
He didn't even have any sense of reality, so much so that he now felt intellectually that he "should be surprised", but emotionally he was not ready and could not be surprised.

"Brother Gao, I have to admit that you are impressed. However, since you have seen the visualization diagram and learned what is in it, you can't keep it to yourself, right?" Shui Cangcang said with a serious expression.

"I understand, I understand." Gao Jian nodded.

This is considered an exchange. I have shown you the visualization picture, so you have to say what you see.

"Then get in the sedan?" Shui Cangcang pointed at the sedan and threw a spell into the sky.

"I'm riding a horse." Gao Jian waved his hand and blew a whistle.

The sharp sound of a horse whistle cut through the chill of the setting sun. In the distance, a dragon's neighing was heard, a response to Gao Jian.

After a while, Zoulong ran to Gao Jian and rubbed his head against him.

Shui Cangcang walked into the room and rolled up the visualization picture.

"Let's go." Gao Jian did not delay outside.

Shui Cangcang didn't hesitate to get on the horse. The two of them rode on one horse and headed towards the city.

As for the sedan chair, the Kunlun slaves will carry it back themselves.

The dragon's speed was very fast. In less than two quarters of an hour, they had reached the outer city, and in another quarter of an hour, they reached the inner city.

When they arrived at the Shui family mansion, Shui Cangcang dismounted and pushed the door open directly: "Brother Gao, don't pay attention to the things on the road, just follow me."

"Okay." Gao Jian nodded: "What about my horse?" "Just leave it at the door, someone will take it away and feed it well." Shui Cangcang said.

Gao Jian didn't waste any words, dismounted, and followed Shui Cangcang into the Shui family mansion.

To be honest, this was Gao Jian's first time entering the house of a "aristocratic family" in the true sense.

And the first of them is a top family like the Shui family.

But... Gao Jian unexpectedly discovered that this place was not as gorgeous as he had imagined.

There is nothing like fantastic ideas, embellishments of nature, paradise on earth, jade towers and jade palaces, towering palaces, bright water and trees, solemnity and wildness, each with its own merits, etc.

This is just an ordinary garden.

Although the garden was not an ordinary thing and the surrounding decorations were of high quality, Gao Jian could also feel the formations operating in the house and the various types of energy circulating, all of which indicated that this was a highly automated house.

I'm afraid that in this house, the temperature in every house can be automatically controlled, and all places have automatic water supply, and the water supplied is pure spiritual spring water.

This is already a very high-end configuration, which is equivalent to the entire house being a "magic weapon".

The entire mansion was integrated. Gao Jian even suspected that if an enemy wanted to raid the Shui family mansion, this mansion might be able to stand up and punch the enemy directly...

After all, this thing looks like it can be transformed.

However, after spending so much money, there is no gorgeous decoration. Instead, everything looks half-new and half-old. Is this the aesthetic of a wealthy family?

Along the way, Gao Jian also saw many servants.

They all kept their heads down and remained silent. They neither greeted nor looked up at anyone, nor even bowed. They looked more like puppets than servants.

The whole house, with its half-new and half-old decoration style, was as dull as a prison cell with no air at all.

Fresh atmosphere, not at all.

Not a single bit of air came in. Due to the pressure and atmosphere here, the cold wind outside was unable to enter. Although there was no problem with the air quality here, it seemed unable to dispel the oppressive atmosphere.

It's like being in a small boat, floating on the endless sea. There is clearly empty sea all around, and the sea breeze is blowing constantly, but all you breathe is hot and humid air, which suffocates your heart, making you feel like you are forcing your lungs to pump bellows with every breath.

"You live in a place like this." Gao Jian frowned, looking unhappy.

"Isn't it good? It's warm in winter and cool in summer, and it's like spring all year round. It's also quiet, and it's convenient to get anything you want. You don't need to fetch water or make a fire. You only need to stretch out your hand to replenish various consumptions." Shui Cangcang seemed very comfortable, much more comfortable than outside.

He is obviously an elegant and cheerful nobleman, but the freedom he enjoys outside makes him always frown and even turn blue.

But in this dreary courtyard, he looked relieved and at ease.

After a while, Gao Jian followed the other party and went to Shu Cangcang's yard.

This courtyard is also unremarkable. The furnishings inside are no different from those outside, and there is nothing that can tell that this is Shu Cang Cang's courtyard.

As always, there were no servants and no sound.

"Come, try it here." Shui Cangcang stretched out his hand, inviting Gao Jian to do whatever he wanted here.

Gao Jian did not hide his thoughts and immediately visualized the picture, with the sound of Naropa music playing around him.

The Pure Land is coming.

Perfect reproduction.

Under Shui Cangcang's incredulous eyes, Gao Jian performed the Narofa music with great familiarity, and easily accomplished what Shui Cangcang had tried to do for a long time but failed.

Gao Jian has this ability.

If he says he has understood it, then he has definitely understood it, without any discount. There is no such thing as "lack of experience" causing one to sometimes succeed and sometimes fail.

At the same time, Gao Jian also noticed something was wrong.

There was resistance in the Pure Land.

The gloomy, dull and strange atmosphere of the Shui family that made it almost impossible for Gao Jian to breathe smoothly was dispelled by Jingtu.

This was a feeling that Gao Jian had not felt before.

"Pure Land?" Gao Jian muttered to himself.

He seemed to realize something.

The Pure Land can indeed expel certain things... However, more experiments are needed to confirm it. In any case, inserting Kinnara's Buddhist kingdom into this world cannot be as simple as just emitting a circle of light.

Shui Cangcang, who was standing by, immediately slapped himself in the face and focused his attention on observing how Gao Jian worked and how to make this magic work.

only……

Do not understand.

No... Am I really that bad? Is there such a huge gap in talent between me and Gao Jian? !

Shui Cangcang immediately started trying it in front of Gao Jian.

Gao Jian stopped what he was doing and observed what Shui Cangcang was doing.

Seeing Shui Cangcang relying solely on his own strength to forcibly imitate Kinnara, Gao Jian couldn't help but be secretly shocked.

No, this is... great strength brings about miracles?
If this is possible, then there must be something fishy going on.

Although Shui Cang Cang did not succeed, he did form a territory.

Gao Jian felt that this field was also repelling things.

Wait, what's the difference between this and my own Pure Land? How does this repulsive force work?
Gao Jian seemed to be touched by something.

So, he reminded him, "Mr. Shui, the key is to draw in the power, not to rely solely on your own visualization, because Kinnara is a real thing, and you don't need to imagine a Kinnara yourself."

"Guide? How to guide?" Shui Cangcang looked painful.

"You will need to use the Garbha-dhara mandala. You should visualize the mandala first."

Mandala is the language of the gods, meaning "altar", with the original meaning of a wheel or "gathering". It refers to the gathering place of all saints and all merits.

Shui Cangcang understood quickly, and under Gao Jian's guidance, the two began to practice.

This exercise lasted for two days.

Because, two days later, two messages were sent from the ancient battlefield and the Shui family's old house.

It is the qualification letter for selection into the Imperial College.

Gao Jian and Shui Cang Cang, one each.

(End of this chapter)