There's something wrong with me

Chapter 198 A Heavenly Dao Talisman Swallowed into the Stomach!

What brings you here?

Zhang Feng didn't want to just kick her out.

Judging from the dust all over her fish scales, you can tell she had a tough journey and didn't even have time to clean herself.

but.

Just as Zhang Feng was examining her fish scales, she hurriedly used water-based spiritual energy to cleanse herself, and seemed a little embarrassed.

First, she felt like she was covered in mud, which Zhang Feng probably found disgusting.

Secondly, she felt embarrassed to 'take a bath' in front of a strange man, even though they were different species.

Zhang Feng didn't think that much about it, nor did he have the mind to ponder it.

But after seeing that she was still insisting on taking a bath despite her depleted spiritual energy.

Zhang Feng found her quite amusing, so he used magic to take some soil from the ground and instantly burned it into a basin.

The next second, the surrounding water gathered and formed a reasonably decent 'water tank'.

It's about the same shape as a washbasin.

'Come in.'

Zhang Feng placed the water vat on the ground.

She seemed a little awkward, gesturing with her fins back and forth.

She was deeply moved, and even felt that the Taoist priest wanted to give her a 'warm home'.

It is a 'token of love'.

This scene made her realize what romance in human emotions is.

As more and more people gathered around to watch, she, though a fish, knew what it meant for a woman to be modest.

Zhang Feng, however, did not understand fish language at all, nor did he know that she could misinterpret it like this. Instead, he used his spiritual energy to pick her up and put her in the basin. Amid the exclamations of the villagers, he soared dozens of meters into the air and headed straight towards the distant mountains and forests.

The little carp was staring blankly at Zhang Feng from the basin.

About a minute.

It is twenty miles away from the village.

Zhang Feng arrived at a small lake.

"I have already cleared out the monsters in the vicinity, so you can cultivate here."

Deep beneath the lake, there is a secret manual of spiritual techniques that I carved, which teaches spiritual array formations.

I wish you success in your cultivation soon.

This secret manual was originally intended by Zhang Feng to be passed on to "those destined to know," just like the underwater Buddha.

But now that there's a spirited little fish, she's in luck.

Do it all.

Zhang Feng walked straight away.

I've raised monsters before, plus there's a lot of neuroscience and other things related to the virtual world.

Therefore, there is no need to waste any more energy raising demons.

In Zhang Feng's plan, the effort and the reward were disproportionate.

……

A year has passed in the blink of an eye.

Nothing has changed in the outside world.

But every morning, a group of people sit cross-legged in the village.

And they were ahead of them again.

Zhang Feng sat cross-legged on a large blue stone, gazing at the rising sun, breathing in and out spiritual energy as if absorbing the 'rising sun purple energy'.

In reality, Zhang Feng had not reached such a level of 'spirit' and could not directly absorb the essence of the sun and moon.

In particular, there is no 'purple aura' in this world.

As for what purple aura is, Zhang Feng can't say for sure right now, but he definitely thinks it's a higher-level spiritual aura.

Since we can't see it now, it must be even higher.

The answer was found using a simple process of elimination.

And in the course of this year.

Zhang Feng would practice his skills, meditate, teach others, and daydream in a way that ensured his strength steadily improved each day.

This is how you relax your inner demons.

Simply put, it means they stop learning and organizing the knowledge they gained from the original superconducting world.

The process of dismantling, analyzing, thoroughly understanding, and integrating the techniques requires far more thought and effort than normal cultivation.

I currently practice with nearly ten different systems, and my inner demons only increase by 0.01% daily.

However, if we break down knowledge, it's 0.1% per day.

If you encounter a major calculation, such as your previous flight and spiritual talisman.

Those large-scale architectural problems can reach 0.5% per day.

However, as long as you don't study, your daily inner demons are decreasing at a rate of 0.02%.

From a normal perspective, it would take about 10,000 days, or roughly 30 years, to endure this.

Then the inner demons will naturally decrease to 0%.

There's no need to deliberately seek enlightenment.

This is the 'visualization and enlightenment effect' that Zhang Feng realized after multiple sudden enlightenments.

It's a complete "copy" of the 'natural feeling' of sudden enlightenment and inner demons.

This allows me to have small moments of enlightenment every day and to constantly reduce my inner demons.

However, this kind of replication is not a natural feeling, so it is definitely not as effective as the natural relaxation.

This is unavoidable.

Zhang Feng believed that this natural law should be considered a special kind of targeted therapy.

This also means that it is targeted, precise, and effective.

However, Zhang Feng also knew that he still didn't know enough, otherwise he should have been able to analyze such a simple inner demon insight.

As long as it can be parsed.

I basically entered a state free from inner demons.

Zhang Feng was confident because he could apply it to real-world situations, which proved that this insight could be analyzed and was based on a relatively basic set of rules.

Ultimately, although it is a natural realization brought about by external forces, it is in the end that the change occurs within oneself.

Then there is a reason to follow.

It's like taking poison will harm your body, but if you make yourself look like you've been harmed by the poison, you can simulate the effects of the poison.

If something acts on itself, then there must be a solution.

Aside from text and text-based items, it was a completely 'peripheral' architecture.

Although it ultimately affects oneself, it cannot be simulated.

Zhang Feng felt that this was probably to prevent him from 'cheating'.

……

Another year has passed in the blink of an eye.

The news that Zhang Feng was a follower of the religion in the village has been leaked by someone.

This caused the nearest village to also hear the news.

They are twenty miles away from here.

But this is not a problem when faced with a high-ranking mage who has followers.

However, after learning of this news, Zhang Feng made a special trip to this village and used a technique similar to evil energy to block out his memories of this place.

Because the village isn't very powerful yet, and I'm not a master myself.

Therefore, this kind of early exposure lacks sophistication.

They're all just small fry, not worth mentioning.

Also on this day.

Zhang Feng also knew how the news had leaked.

Coincidentally.

Actually, it was someone from his own village who went hunting in the mountains. He had some martial arts skills and had also learned spiritual energy tempering, which allowed him to nimbly hunt down a large wild boar.

The villagers weren't actually surprised by the man's skills; instead, they wanted to buy the wild boar. So, a few of them came to their village to discuss the price.

However, upon arriving there, they saw that the villagers were all sitting cross-legged in meditation, resembling a reclusive sect of cultivators.

Finally, they caught one of the departing people and asked him, and learned that there was a great sorcerer in the village.

The person who said it was just saying it casually while thinking about the problem on their way home.

He regretted it as soon as he said it.

He remembered that Master Zhang forbade him to say it.

But by the time he realized what was happening, the people from the other village had already gone back.

Everything was a coincidence.

It just so happened that he let it slip while he was thinking about the problem.

In addition, Zhang Feng spent those few days wandering in the mountains, which allowed the news to spread.

then.

I'll briefly tell the villagers again that they shouldn't go out unless absolutely necessary.

The village has a large area of ​​land, enough to grow spiritual herbs for daily sustenance.

There are many spiritual herbs in this world, and they are easy to grow.

As a planting expert, Zhang Feng was also proficient in spiritual energy, soil science, and climatology, so transplanting these spiritual herbs was relatively simple for him.

It's not a complicated disassembly and optimization.

We'll discuss the analysis later.

……

Another year.

The transplanted plant was successful.

Zhang Feng also felt that the village could become a place for secluded living.

Because they have their own guidance, and because they live in this world and are nurtured by spiritual energy, their cultivation is naturally faster.

When they reach the Qi Refining stage, they can achieve the ancient Qi Refining practitioners' "Qi Absorption".

This means that one can maintain their physical functions without eating grains.

Before entering, one can rely on spiritual herbs to maintain life.

……

Ten years of complete seclusion allowed Zhang Feng to gain a deeper and deeper understanding of cultivation in this world.

Furthermore, with everyone else serving as 'cultivation specimens,' Zhang Feng was able to refine his skills and push his Foundation Establishment realm to an extremely high level.

Just like today.

Thirty-two years since I came into this world.

Although Zhang Feng's cultivation level was still at the peak of Foundation Establishment, his physique had reached [571].

And it achieved flight under this physical condition, reaching a speed of 323 meters per second.

As Zhang Feng went further up, he felt it would become a bit difficult.

Because the faster the speed, the greater the resistance.

Let alone his own weight of 1,000 pounds, with such mass and cohesion, if he were to reach the speed of sound...

Even if you don't use any techniques, you can just rely on speed and your body.

It has the effect of a small missile, enough to destroy a solid building or military target.

To be more specific, the impact kinetic energy is equivalent to about 15 kilograms of explosives.

It can generate a shockwave that reaches 100 meters when it hits a concrete surface, shattering surrounding glass and overturning some objects.

It was like a regular train, snapped in half by the impact.

It can penetrate even a normal reinforced concrete building in one go.

Back then, even without magic, they were walking missiles.

The question is how to break free from the 'shackles' of the speed of sound.

Zhang Feng felt that with his current level of knowledge, he probably couldn't reach that level.

We can only look at the data of the Golden Core cultivator to see if it can break through this shackle.

Then, the principle of sound speed is derived in reverse.

……

It was also at the end of the seventh year that Zhang Feng was working on sonic speed and the Golden Elixir.

Forty years old.

Because Zhang Feng did not use any magic to repair himself, wrinkles have become visibly appearing on his face.

The long hours of training and instruction, although they don't increase inner demon value, are still very mentally taxing.

Zhang Feng felt that these were the marks of growth, proof of his efforts in this world.

Even the villagers weren't surprised to see that Zhang Feng looked slightly old.

In this world, even if a Golden Core cultivator has a lifespan of four or five hundred years, they will still grow old.

Because when they achieved the Golden Elixir, most of them were already 100 to 180 years old with white hair.

And then, in the process of breaking through the upper limit of lifespan with the Golden Elixir.

Their appearance is generally restored to about 60-100%.

Of course, if one wants to appear younger, one can use magic to modify their 'appearance', but cultivators of the same level can tell at a glance.

This also explains why many cultivators have natural appearances.

is also like this.

In the villagers' eyes, the Grand Master was a Foundation Establishment cultivator and only forty years old, so he was still very young.

"Grand Master" is a general term, usually used to address highly accomplished people, much like the word "senior".

Zhang Feng also knew about this matter and was aware that the strength of those people who were previously referred to as "Grand Masters" varied greatly.

Another year has passed.

Zhang Feng noticed he had gray hair; gray hair at forty-one years old proved he had worked even harder.

While keeping the inner demons decreasing, one can still maintain one's own cultivation.

This is a very mentally taxing process in itself.

Because it is necessary to constantly maintain the framework of understanding 'reducing inner demons'.

But on this day.

While Zhang Feng was analyzing the spiritual herbs inside the house, a Foundation Establishment villager came to report that an old friend had arrived and brought news of a secret treasure in the distant mountains.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Feng activated his 1200-meter spiritual sense and walked out the door.

An old friend has already arrived at my doorstep.

She was a young girl dressed in a light blue gauze dress.

Her features were exquisite, her clothes fluttered in the wind, her slender fingers brushed the strands of hair over her shoulders, and her skin was fair and smooth.

To a normal person, this girl would be absolutely beautiful, so beautiful that she doesn't seem real.

Zhang Feng knew she wasn't a real person, and he looked at her bare, white feet, scanning them with his spiritual sense to see through the illusion.

It is a small carp struggling to maintain its illusory form.

"Brother Zhang..." When she saw Zhang Feng looking over, she spoke in human language, her words as melodious as the echo of clear water.

At the same time, the girl in the illusion lowered her head, her face slightly flushed.

That is, the little carp blushed and lowered its head.

The girl is her physical form, so naturally her actions are in sync with hers.

If she were human, she really would look like this.

Because in the fish's aesthetic sense, she also has the appearance of a fairy.

Zhang Feng was also looking at her true form at her feet. Perhaps due to her successful cultivation, her fish body was long and slender, with orderly and exquisite scales, as if it were carved from beautiful jade.

When Little Carp saw Zhang Feng staring at her, although a woman dresses up for the one she loves, she still said shyly, "Brother Zhang...you...you...why are you staring at my feet..."

"Remember to wear shoes." Zhang Feng was speechless. "I was looking at your true form just now, don't talk nonsense."

Looking at it today, I see that his cultivation level hasn't declined.

And it can even transform into human form, not bad.

"Thank you for the compliment, Brother Zhang!" Little Carp was very happy and immediately tried to take Zhang Feng's arm.

Zhang Feng instantly took several steps back.

Upon seeing this, the little carp suddenly pouted angrily, and then, as if remembering something, she suddenly ran away.

It hadn't even been ten seconds.

She then brought over an earthenware pot that seemed completely out of place with her style, and said shyly:

"Brother Zhang, I've always kept the token of love you gave me..."

Zhang Feng was so shocked that he almost lost control of his inner demons. What love token? He was just enjoying his secluded life as a master, how did it suddenly turn into a romance movie before he could even finish a few sentences?

To be honest, Zhang Feng really didn't like chatting with quirky and clever girls.

Especially since the other party is truly a 'strange and eccentric' individual, whose speech and behavior are quite unpredictable.

Zhang Feng didn't take it seriously at all, not believing that a fish would remember him for over twenty years.

“It’s just a basin,” Zhang Feng also denied directly. “I just wanted you to rest because I saw you were too tired.”

"So... Brother Zhang, do you like my outfit today?"

When the little carp saw Zhang Feng deny the token, it wasn't angry. Instead, it spun around in place, its clothes swaying in the wind.

This scene, resembling a fairy dancing gracefully, left several villagers in the distance speechless.

But remembering that the other party was a monster, they lowered their heads in fear.

But... monsters aren't out of the question either.

The premise is that the other person likes you; otherwise, you'd be a ghost before you even die under the peony.

"Let's go find the treasure." Seeing the little carp causing havoc in the village, Zhang Feng grabbed her and left.

Her clothes were formed from spiritual energy; they had a physical form and were very sturdy.

Zhang Feng carried her for several miles through the air, and with the blessing of his spiritual energy, she was not damaged in the slightest.

"Brother Zhang, you're amazing..." Little Carp was completely relaxed as Zhang Feng lifted her up, her bright eyes looking down at the woods below.

"If you speak again, I'll silence you." Zhang Feng just wanted to find the treasure quickly and didn't want to talk to her much. Otherwise, with her curious nature, she probably wouldn't finish talking for three or four days.

then.

A minute later, we arrived at the treasure location she had mentioned.

Zhang Feng didn't know what to say.

Because this is a simple ancient wedding ceremony.

This was something Little Carp secretly learned from a nearby village and built himself.

There were no guests present at the moment, only the little carp shyly clutching the hem of her clothes, occasionally stealing glances at Zhang Feng.
"Brother Zhang, you said that after I've achieved success in my cultivation, I can come to find you..."

I... I have now taken human form, we...

Let's...get married!

"When did I say any of that? You..."

Zhang Feng wanted to say something, but seeing her innocent and coquettish look, ready to throw a tantrum at any moment, he suddenly laughed.

This laugh was a laugh born of utter speechlessness.

This was the first time Zhang Feng had ever met such a 'person'.

But it was precisely this smile, this relaxed smile, that caused the last inner demon to vanish in an instant.

Zhang Feng suddenly felt the spiritual energy of heaven and earth rushing towards him.

In an instant, the liquid spiritual energy roamed through his limbs and bones, then gathered in his heart, forming a round object invisible to the naked eye.

As spiritual energy continuously merged into it, the sphere slowly solidified, as if materializing from the intangible spiritual energy.

It can easily travel through the internal organs, but finally stops in the center of the chest cavity, connecting the upper, middle and lower dantian into a line.

The spiritual energy in the upper dantian then commands the three parts, stimulating the spiritual energy in the lower dantian.

The spiritual energy then spread throughout the body as the golden core operated.

The next second, in an invisible and uncontrollable natural change, the telomeres of DNA genes that control human lifespan gradually grow.

Its shortening is one of the signs of aging.

As telomeres shorten, cells gradually lose their ability to divide and enter an inevitable state of decay.

But at this moment, within the rules of the Golden Core's techniques, within the microscopic changes unique to the Golden Core.

Telomeres are being significantly modified and are gradually extending, forcibly rewriting the lifespan logic of genes.

Zhang Feng suddenly realized that the Golden Elixir was more of a 'state of being' than a 'realm'.

Rather, one might say that one is a vessel, while the Golden Core is a special 'rule talisman' inscribed on one's body.

this moment.

And so it was under the surprised, mouth-covering gaze of the koi girl.

The wrinkles on Zhang Feng's face disappeared at a visible speed, his white hair fell out naturally, and his black hair grew like ink, replacing the white hair.

In an instant, Zhang Fengming did not make any movement or repair himself, but he was naturally reborn and became young again.

Return to the peak of physical function and youth.

After the natural order, return to the innate state.

(End of this chapter)