Food gives me an entry, I will be invincible if I stay alive

Chapter 172 Reborn, Revisiting Cause and Effect
Cuiwei Ridge, the mountain path shrouded in rain and mist.

The old Taoist priest held up a glass bead.

As the small bead emitted a hazy purple light, the surging purple light seemed to be about to give rise to a clear direction.

But unexpectedly, at this crucial moment, the old Taoist suddenly felt an inexplicable emptiness—

It was as if he had used all his strength to throw a powerful punch, but the punch just missed!

The old Taoist priest staggered forward involuntarily, and the light from the glass bead in his hand faded.

puff!
He couldn't control the surge of blood rising to his head, and spat out a mouthful of blood, feeling as if his internal organs had been struck by a heavy hammer from afar.

It was the work of some unknown force, or perhaps he was going against the will of Heaven and was condemned by it.

It's also possible that he smashed the clay statue of the Holy Venerable and seized the Holy Fire Glazed Bead, which caused the backlash.

No, that's not right!
The old Taoist suddenly realized that he had been tricked by that treacherous villain, the Holy Venerable.

These glass beads...

Suddenly, an immense suction force emanated from the glass bead, sticking to the old Taoist's palm. Furthermore, fine, hair-like purplish-red tendrils were projected from the glass bead.

It forms a dense network from all directions.

They climbed up the old Taoist's arms, crossed his chest and body, and were about to dart straight into his eyes, ears, nose and mouth.

Even more surprisingly, some of the fine threads were stained with the old Taoist's blood, and their power surged instantly, transforming into sharp, thin swords that fiercely stabbed towards the old Taoist.

Under normal circumstances, the old Taoist priest would not be afraid of such an attack.

But right now is precisely the time when he forcibly tried to divine the secrets of heaven and suffered a great backlash.

The old Taoist's expression changed drastically, and he made a decision immediately.

He uttered a low shout: "Heaven and earth stagnate, yin and yang cease, settle!"

As soon as the incantation was uttered, a powerful force, as vast as the waves of a starry sea, surged forth from the old Taoist's body.

The powerful aura connected heaven and earth, causing the entire world to seem to freeze for a moment.

The old Taoist priest raised his hand and pushed, and the Sacred Fire Glazed Bead that had been stuck to his palm immediately flew out like a bullet.

boom!
The glass bead flew in mid-air, then exploded with a bang, turning into ashes.

Meanwhile, the old Taoist priest could no longer hold on.

Blood gushed from his body, and he instantly shrank three feet in size—

No, he didn't shrink. Instead, he went from being an old man with white hair and beard to a child who had shrunk in size and become an eight or nine-year-old child!
This is the old Taoist's second life.

The Great Evolution Reincarnation True Skill allows one to reverse aging and recover from chronic illnesses, giving them a second chance at life, whenever they reach the brink of old age and despair.

The price, however, was the loss of most of his martial arts skills.

Although the foundation remains, it is unknown how much effort it will take to return to its peak.

The old Taoist priest originally did not want to start cultivating the Great Evolution Reincarnation True Technique again at this time, but unexpectedly, things are unpredictable. In the end, he was too impatient and lost his sense of proportion, so he had no choice but to start cultivating it again.

He emerged from his large, tattered Taoist robe, covered in blood, and gazed towards the south.

"Although the secrets of heaven are obscured and we cannot calculate the exact location of the celestial mechanism, it is roughly... in the south, which is almost certain."

"I must head south! Now that I have been reborn, how can I continue to live in ignorance in this world?"

……

In the secluded courtyard, in the small pavilion.

Chen Xu stroked his wine glass, then suddenly frowned slightly.

At that moment, Cui Yunqi was reading his manuscript with great interest when he suddenly noticed that his expression was off. Cui Yunqi exclaimed in surprise, "Brother Chen, are you not satisfied with this kind of poetry and prose?"

What are you dissatisfied with? Are you dissatisfied with "Sympathy for the Peasants", "Flowers Are Not Flowers", or "Palace Poems"?

Of course not. Chen Xu just suddenly felt that some strange gaze seemed to be coming from an unknown place to spy on him!
But that strange gaze ultimately went unanswered.

The calamity of emptiness has already been initiated on its own.

When negative forces or forces related to cause and effect try to target him, they will most likely miss their mark.

This is the illusion of karmic retribution.

Who is watching him from the shadows?

Chen Xu had doubts in his heart, but he remained expressionless on the surface.

In the afternoon, Cui Yunqi and Ning Xing said goodbye and left.

Feng Yuanbo stayed behind. He was usually very busy, and since he had come all this way, he naturally wanted to study and lecture with Chen Xu, and he would not waste any time.

During a break in his lectures, Feng Yuanbai casually remarked, "Xuzhi, the spirit wine you gave me tastes absolutely wonderful, almost as good as the Toad Palace wine I drank at the Deer Cry Banquet years ago."

As he spoke, he sighed, reminiscing about his youthful days. He wondered whether the wine was more delicious because of the taste of the Moon Palace Wine, or because of the high spirits he displayed at the Deer Cry Banquet.

【Like +50】

Interestingly, Feng Yuanbo's casual like still added 50 likes to Chen Xu's score.

In other words, even though Feng Yuanbai did not drink the spirit wine today, he still received 50 likes for reminiscing about and praising the deliciousness of the spirit wine.

When diners reminisce about a particular dish, their "likes" will also be captured by the Food God's Book—

Chen Xu had known this all along.

However, what was known before was mostly about ordinary people and ordinary food. Chen Xu only found out today how a scholar like Feng Yuanbo would behave when savoring spiritual food.

After a moment's thought, he understood the numerical difference.

For example, if Feng Yuanbo is a Jinshi (a successful candidate in the highest imperial examinations) and eats ordinary food, his daily like limit is 300 points.

However, if one consumes spiritual food, the upper limit can increase directly from 300 points to 1600 points.

Drinking the Spirit Wine grants 500 points for each praise, with subsequent praises decreasing in value until reaching the daily limit of 1600 points.

If you don't eat spiritual food, but only praise spiritual food, you get 50 points for each praise, and the daily limit is still 300 points.

Ultimately, for a highly skilled cultivator, providing them with spiritual food daily is still the most cost-effective approach.

Of course, this only applies to Feng Yuanbai. If it were someone else, even if the other party was a master, Chen Xu would not give away spiritual food so easily.

While he was thinking, he suddenly flipped his palm over, and a small gourd containing two ounces of wine appeared in his hand.

The small gourd of wine was handed to Feng Yuanbai.

Feng Yuanbai was startled. Of course he knew what was in the gourd. He could tell it was Drunken Spirit Wine just by smelling the aroma of the wine emanating from it.

Even though Chen Xu had already gifted him the Drunken Spirit Wine, it wasn't an unlimited supply. When Chen Xu gifted him more now, Feng Yuanbai was still astonished:
"Xuzhi, this spirit wine of yours... no, this move of yours, is it a newly learned technique called 'Hidden Universe in the Sleeve'?"

Not long ago, Chen Xu didn't know any "magic" at all, but since he opened up the Sea of ​​Literature, he has been making rapid progress, as if he has mastered many wonderful methods without a teacher.

Feng Yuanbai guessed that this was also an advantage that Chen Xu's exceptional poetic talent brought him.

Otherwise, if it were an ordinary scholar who had achieved academic success and opened up a vast literary world, he would still need to hone his skills repeatedly in the imperial academy if he wanted to learn how to apply literary talent. How could he have the same convenience as Chen Xu?

“However, the ‘Hidden Universe in the Sleeve’ technique is a Taoist magic.” Feng Yuanbai said with admiration, “Xu Zhi, did you obtain this skill from ‘Flowers Are Not Flowers’?”

what?
Can "Flowers Are Not Flowers" achieve a similar effect to "Hidden Universe in a Sleeve"?

Chen Xu was even more surprised than Feng Yuanbo. He suddenly realized that his use of literary style was actually incredibly crude.

He still has much to learn, and Magistrate Feng in front of him is a treasure trove!
(End of this chapter)