There's something wrong with me

Chapter 137: Mastering Immortal Arts in Twenty-Five Years!
They left the mountain peak.

Zhang Feng quickly calmed himself down, discarded useless thoughts, and prepared for 'spiritual cultivation'.

They walked another ten miles or so.

In the evening, find a small river next to the village.

Under the strange gazes of the two anglers nearby.

Zhang Feng ignored them, and, still dressed, jumped into the river with a 'plop'.

Wow!

At the same time, the whole body resonates.

Zhang Feng is cleaning debris and dust off his body and clothes.

This time, I'm specifically looking to 'cultivate my mind'.

Zhang Feng was quite traditional, having read too many Taoist and Buddhist books and ancient texts.

Therefore, before doing important or important things, they like to 'take a bath and burn incense'.

Whether it was the earliest Hong Kong world, participating in the Dragon Head Society, or killing flying knives.

It's still the recent revenge world, before preparing to kill Yu Shen and Ling Guanzhu.

Zhang Feng liked to take a bath to refresh himself, then have a good night's sleep, and finally, if possible, change into a new set of clothes.

After finishing these tasks, Zhang Feng didn't know why, but he just felt very energetic.

Perhaps it's just psychological suggestion.

But this hint is also quite nice; it gives off an indescribable sense of 'refreshment'.

Gululu—

Zhang Feng pondered for a moment, then slowly sank into the river, gathering the turbid air from his limbs and bones before exhaling it slowly.

This turbid energy includes the body's 'old internal strength, old vital energy, and old blood energy'.

All the air is expelled in order to welcome a 'new beginning'.

However, to the two fishermen, Zhang Feng jumped into the river and sank straight down.

"Is he contemplating suicide?"

"That person just jumped into the river like that?"

The two anglers were completely bewildered and didn't even realize what was happening.

But a moment later, they hurriedly threw away the pole and tried to jump into the river to rescue the person.

In such a life-or-death situation, they subconsciously ignored the fact that the 'bubbly air' in the water had been expelled for more than a minute.

A normal person cannot exhale that long underwater.

But before they could jump.

After Zhang Feng finished bathing, he surfaced again as they breathed a sigh of relief.

"you……"

"Swim back quickly..."

After they breathed a sigh of relief, they wanted to call Zhang Feng back.

But the next second, they were surprised to see Zhang Feng stand up from the water, and the water on his body and clothes shook off like mist, drifting away in all directions.

Especially in this misty, cloud-shrouded landscape.

They even saw this 'person' walking towards them 'on water'.

"He...he is the River God..."

"A god...a god..."

The two were stunned, and the next second they wanted to worship the deity.

Zhang Feng, relying solely on his physical strength, flashed in front of them and helped them up.
"Gentlemen, I'll buy your fish."

Zhang Feng took out three nearly soaked ten-yuan bills from his pocket, and used his palm to shake out the moisture. In just two or three seconds, the bills were dry.

These days, ten dollars is a lot of money, enough to buy them six fish and a basket.

The rest of the money was what they considered as money to 'save themselves'.

Furthermore, I am currently feeling completely drained and need a lot of nourishment.

The 'new energy' that followed was what Zhang Feng envisioned as a complete refreshment.

'The water on the money has all disappeared... This is truly magical...'

'It was the river god who saved the fish...'

The two were completely dumbfounded when they saw the "immortal buying fish," feeling that everything they had seen that day was too bizarre.

……

After paying, Zhang Feng picked up their fish baskets and left.

On the way, they hunted a few more plump rabbits and a deer.

Using his superb grilling skills, a whole set of barbecue is ready before it even gets dark.

It took another half a day to finish eating, until my belly was round and full.

Zhang Feng also relaxed his mind, and at the same time, the three kinds of energy in his body began to gradually grow.

……

the next morning.

Zhang Feng woke up naturally, and without thinking much about anything else, he embarked on his journey across nine provinces.

Perhaps it will be something completely new.

Zhang Feng felt refreshed and was visualizing 'spiritual power'.

This spiritual power originates from the mind.

This refers to the "upper dantian" or "niwan palace" in Taoism, located between the eyebrows.

It is said that the Shangyuan Palace is located in the Niwan Palace, and its deity is the Red Child, whose name is Yuanxian and also known as Diqing.

Zhang Feng was well-versed in Taoist texts and deeply understood their meanings.

In addition, the main storyline includes a "travel across nine provinces" mission, which is like cultivating one's mind.

The phrases "无衍" and "动而为之，则命久长也" in the entry both come from "管子、白心", which are prose works by Guan Zhong, the teacher of sages.

So, when combined, it is clearly a character for 'heart' and also a character for 'god'.

This "god" refers to the spirit, the primordial spirit, the mind.

Furthermore, Zhang Feng read the Lingshan Immortal's cultivation method several times, which included the concept of "dividing into multiple spiritual thoughts".

Therefore, if one's primordial spirit is abundant and one's mental state is long, then one will live a long life.

This method of cultivation is the path to longevity.

However, the Great Immortal of Lingshan is even more powerful, having cultivated a split personality.

This is a negative example.

Zhang Feng took this as a warning.

Furthermore, Zhang Feng suddenly made a discovery.

'Like the initial internal organ resonance of the guest, and this time the Lingshan Immortal's spiritual cultivation.'

It seems like all the examples I've seen are negative, highlighting the drawbacks of practicing without cultivating the mind.

Zhang Feng pondered, feeling that the words were quite apt.

Then Zhang Feng carefully recalled the 'guests sitting on the opposite side'.

Although he is the villain in the world of detectives, the guests at his table are still on the righteous path, killing only evil people.

As for this Lingshan Immortal, it's hard to say what kind of path he follows.

However, if the "Inner Strength Guest" from the world of the train captain were here, he would probably kill him without even asking questions.

……

Difficult to repair.

Six months later, in the mountains on the outskirts of another province.

Zhang Feng came up with this answer.

Although at this moment, spiritual energy has already been generated within the body, and the spiritual thoughts in the mind have also split into two.

However, 'spiritual thought' requires constant visualization and continuous attention to it through visualization.

Before you know it, these two spiritual thoughts have become stuck in the Niwan Palace and won't move.

This is not a good thing.

If you keep 'watching' them, they can command spiritual energy to strengthen various parts of their bodies.

Furthermore, it can be combined with resonance and internal energy to strengthen the body.

This is a good thing, a very good thing.

Especially nowadays.

Zhang Feng also knew that 'the air in this world contains spiritual energy'.

It is a special substance that floats in the air, a food unique to one's own spiritual power.

However, when absorbing spiritual energy, one also needs to circulate one's own spiritual power.

It can be said that as long as one absorbs spiritual energy, one needs to circulate spiritual power. To circulate this spiritual power, one needs to use spiritual thought to guide it, and spiritual thought requires visualization to focus on it.

In conclusion, visualization can currently only serve spiritual purposes.

As a result, other training methods must be put on hold.

just.

Zhang Feng thought about it again and again, but felt that this was not right.

I felt that this was because I was not familiar with the subject and lacked sufficient knowledge.

If you have a lot of experience and become proficient, then you won't have these kinds of problems.

Everything can be kept simple.

Techniques like the Eight Steps to Catch the Cicada have all been categorized as a type of martial art.

……

Another three years have passed.

Inside a pitch-black cave.

Zhang Feng found a 'trick' to combining them.

That means you shouldn't visualize anymore; just treat your own spiritual thoughts as a 'new visualization'.

If one can do these things, and has multiple spiritual thoughts of their own.

That would allow one spiritual thought to direct spiritual power, one spiritual thought to cultivate internal strength, one spiritual thought to cultivate resonance, one spiritual thought to transform internal energy, and one spiritual thought to be used for daily communication with people.

The final thought of the spirit serves as a blessing.

For example, in this world, if you want to focus on internal energy, then the last bit of spiritual thought should be added to your internal energy.

"One mind, six tasks" should be possible.

Of course, it's definitely not as effective as focusing wholeheartedly.

After all, whether it's Taoist or Buddhist teachings, or conventional health books, the goal is for people to achieve 'unity of mind and spirit'.

But today, after thinking about this matter, Zhang Feng also understood why the Lingshan Immortal's secret manual said, "The more spiritual thoughts one has, the stronger one's thinking and memory become."

Because if you were to separate multiple spiritual thoughts, it would be equivalent to creating several 'weakened versions of yourself'.

For example, if one's own memory is 1, then after cultivating the Six Paths of Spiritual Sense, each path may have a level of original memory and calculation ability of 0.183.

Afterwards, when studying something, organize all your thoughts into one place, and that will be a memory level of 1.1.

As for computing power, Zhang Feng felt it was related to his memory and his own memory bank.

The better one's memory, the more one learns, the more knowledge one has in one's memory bank, and the higher one's computing power.

Once the brainstorming session begins, we can largely achieve 'instant analysis'.

It's like a diluted version of 'Jade Pool Dew'.

I thought about it for about five minutes.

However, if you have a strong enough memory and can learn more, then you can compress time indefinitely.

This is even more powerful than the supercomputer in the big data center.

At least let it try to dissolve the Jade Pool Dew; even if it turns into smoke, it still won't dissolve it.

Because this belongs to 'human creativity'.

Since computers were created by humans, they cannot, in principle, surpass human capabilities.

At the very least, Zhang Feng felt it couldn't surpass his own.

……

Another year.

On a small hilltop.

Zhang Feng sat upright in front of the cliff, refining his cultivation with 'three spiritual thoughts'.

Before I knew it, I had been sitting all day.

"call……"

That night, Zhang Feng suddenly opened his eyes and immediately felt a sharp hunger.

He picked up a few pieces of dried meat that were tightly wrapped up and chewed them in large bites.

After his hunger subsided, Zhang Feng became thoughtful, glancing again at the rising moon.

'Now I can use three things at once, corresponding to internal energy, spiritual energy, and resonance respectively.'

But it's easy to practice until you reach a state of "meditation" and "selflessness".

Sometimes I only realize I'm hungry when all my organs are sending me warning signals.

This state is incorrect.

……

Another year.

Zhang Feng, dressed in rags, was still on this mountain.

Just like that, I watched the sunset and the moonrise.

After staring blankly for a long time, Zhang Feng finally realized that he had suddenly lost focus while practicing.

'No, I'm about to have a mental breakdown. I'm trying to do three things at once, although it has increased my overall cultivation speed by 10%.'

But now I am practicing all three at the same time, or I am practicing them together in a way that explores the path ahead, while simultaneously contemplating the three cultivation issues.

This requires far too much knowledge and analytical thinking; it's simply beyond the capabilities of a normal person.

Even if I can manage it now, doing it for a long time might lead to a mental breakdown.

I think...

It's probably because they're not familiar with it yet.

……

Two more years passed.

Zhang Fengling has four paths of cultivation. Besides one that focuses on cultivating spiritual power, the other three are used to catch up on some training methods he missed before.

Anyway, it's all about patching things up, trying not to miss any training methods and not to overlook any knowledge.

As for spiritual power, it is not necessary to focus on it.

Because as long as one keeps using spiritual thoughts, it is cultivating spiritual power.

The more you use your spiritual power, the more you can divide it, and the more spiritual energy you will have.

Of course, you can also focus on cultivating spiritual power.

But spiritual energy is like water in a pool; it doesn't matter if it's full or not, as long as there's a little bit.

Spiritual thought, however, is a pool, and its cultivation is limited to its upper limit.

Zhang Feng is currently expanding the water tank.

Because it not only affects the amount of spiritual energy stored, but also one's memory and thinking.

If it is cultivated to a high level, it can also influence the cultivation methods of the other disciplines.

Zhang Feng always believed that no matter what you practice, you can "learn by analogy".

Once that key point is found, everything will improve as a whole.

For example, what if there were some kind of spell like 'water ball technique' now?

Zhang Feng felt that as long as he mastered it, he would definitely be able to analyze and master other water-based techniques of the same level, such as the 'Water Sword Technique' and the 'Water Snake Technique', within minutes.

In Zhang Feng's mind, it was essentially water, only its form had changed.

Zhang Feng was very familiar with the ever-changing nature of things.

……

The ninth year of my travels.

Zhang Feng, whose temples were turning gray, changed to another mountain to cultivate and swallowed several fasting pills today.

After finishing his meal, Zhang Feng sat down on the ground and then looked at the small bottle in his hand.

This feeling is reminiscent of the carefree existence of someone who has retreated to the mountains to cultivate immortality.

However, this fasting pill is not a medicine for cultivating immortality.

On the contrary, it is the kind found in the world of Huajin.

These were the first seven years of Zhang Fenglai's life in this world, during which he spent every day planting medicinal herbs.

In his spare time, he naturally analyzed some of the medicinal properties of this world and created the Bigu Pill and the Huajin Medicine Formula.

Otherwise, if these are not available...

Zhang Feng felt that his current physical condition was 1-2 points lower.

However, in the early stages, it might be 10 to 15 points less.

Drugs typically have a strong initial effect, rapidly boosting physical constitution and allowing one to quickly develop effective combat power.

Now, without ultra-high-grade medicine...

So it's mostly the various training methods that are working their magic, honing their bodies.

Of course, this also makes medication even more necessary, because those are 'high-energy foods' for me.

Especially through the research of the first seven years.

Zhang Feng also gained a deeper understanding of the 'connection' between drugs and combat power.

Through farming and some testing, I've also come up with some ideas. I feel that real-world farming methods can be slightly improved.

This is all based on practical experience; after all, we've only been growing the herbs for a little over two years.

This world has been cultivated for another seven years by combining the experience and achievements of planting experts from all over the world.

That's what I was thinking about.

Zhang Feng has new plans.

"It's been nine years since I left, and I don't know how things are back in the village."

Furthermore, the village cannot only focus on the basic task of autumn harvest.

Ideally, villagers should start training their children in medicinal herb knowledge from a young age.

Then, putting it into practice in the fields might bring me new knowledge in the future.

Zhang Feng pondered, deciding to go back.

But then I thought that Pingping would definitely do this for the sake of her fellow villagers.

So I'm not going back.

Anyway, my task notifications haven't stopped mentioning the autumn harvest.

'Let's keep practicing. And during the training, we can also travel to different provinces to see what's above the Transformation Realm, and whether there are any new prescriptions or new knowledge about medicinal herbs.'

For me, that's a matter of strength.

This is also a major step forward for my real-world base.

As Zhang Feng pondered this, he suddenly realized that he had been far from human habitation for many years.

It seems like it's almost 90 now.

Let's wait a few more years then.

My current physical condition is [180].

Let's round it up to 200 before going back.

After finalizing his plans, Zhang Feng saw that it was getting late and stopped thinking about it, so he lay down in the woods and went to sleep.

Zhang Feng's long-term life in the wild has brought him closer to nature.

But it was precisely when I thought of nature that I thought of the training methods.

Zhang Feng suddenly got up, deciding not to sleep anymore, and went to check out Daling Mountain first.

……

No fruit.

Zhang Feng walked nearly a thousand miles to Daling Mountain, and after searching for half a year, he still couldn't find the rat hole.

It seems that the construction of the Lingshan Great Immortal Temple has not yet begun.

Yes, time is different in every world.

Now that he has come into contact with this spiritual energy cultivation method, he knows that living to be over 180 years old is not a problem.

It won't be easy to catch him in such a short time.

……

'He now possesses martial arts skills and internal energy.'

After searching the mountain to no avail, Zhang Feng sat under a large tree and pondered.

'Given his physical condition at the time, it was probably around 100-110, but with the blessing of spiritual energy, his lightness skill far surpassed mine.'

Now that he has acquired martial arts skills and internal energy, if he achieves mastery, his level should be around 130-140.

It's just unknown whether he will continue to focus on spiritual power and cultivate something like riding the wind.

If you only focus on "how to escape" and nothing else, even if I saw him these past few years, I probably wouldn't be able to catch him.

I thought to myself.

A fruit ripened and suddenly fell from the tree.

Zhang Feng reached out and grabbed it, bringing it to his mouth.

Although the trip was fruitless, there is still fruit under the tree.

Click—

Zhang Feng ate the fruit as he walked into the distance.

As Zhang Feng ate, he glanced at the fruit but remained silent.
"Damn it, this fruit is poisonous. I was distracted by thinking and practicing my skills and didn't look carefully, but luckily I have internal energy and spiritual power to protect me."

Since I came into this world, I have been practicing various martial arts, and my physical structure is already different from that of ordinary people.

Its venom could kill a cow, but it wouldn't harm me at all.

Zhang Feng thought to himself, then continued eating.

……

In the blink of an eye, nearly nineteen years have passed.

Thirty-five years since I came into this world.

05 years.

The outer perimeter of Daqingshan Mountain in Jilin Province.

Zhang Feng cut off his long hair, which he had kept for more than ten years, and put on a large shirt and wide trousers that he had bought from the village.

Their attire is similar to that of workers in state-owned factories from a few years ago.

As for the hat, it naturally wore out after decades of weathering, so I simply threw it away.

Anyway, it can be 'recreated' in the real world.

Now, Zhang Feng doesn't wear a hat, and his physique has reached [200].

Ling Nian also achieved the 'Six' Paths he desired.

Zhang Feng felt that the number 'seven' was becoming difficult to control, so he is currently deepening these six paths.

This is equivalent to expanding and stabilizing the water tank.

now.

Zhang Feng walked to the edge of the forest and looked at the dirt road ahead. There were no cars or people around.

Seeing that no one was around, Zhang Feng was also thinking about his spiritual thoughts.

Currently, my spiritual thought is around 0.19, and the combined value of the six thoughts is 1.15.

My memory has improved by 15% compared to before.

This is equivalent to a 15% increase in my learning speed.

If used for cultivation, it can also increase cultivation speed and the speed of deducing the future path by 15%.

Zhang Feng was in high spirits, feeling that he had gained a lot from more than 20 years of cultivation in the mountains.

There are no cars nearby, and it would be quite a distance to walk into the nearby city.

After thinking it over, Zhang Feng decided not to wait any longer and just continued walking.

But along the way, we saw a clear stream.

Zhang Feng, however, turned a corner and prepared to drink some water first.

We arrived at the stream.

They were just about to cup the river water in their hands.

Zhang Feng suddenly looked at the soil on the ground.

"Having cultivated spiritual energy for over twenty years, I have never used it for anything external, except for my own personal purposes."

Thinking about it.

Zhang Feng gathered his spiritual thoughts together and then placed his palm on the soil below.

There is a half-meter gap between them.

Gradually, the soil was lifted up by an invisible force of air, filling about half a bowl.

Under the influence of spiritual energy, the soil slowly changed, and the shape of a bowl became vaguely visible.

As Zhang Feng's thoughts wandered, he imagined the shape of the earthenware bowl while also recalling the immortals in Journey to the West, and couldn't help but mutter to himself...
'Change!'

A fleeting thought.

This pile of loose soil was suddenly scorched by intense spiritual energy, causing subtle changes in its composition, which transformed it into a sturdy earthen bowl that wasn't particularly attractive.

(End of this chapter)