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

Chapter 225 If the wind rises, the dragon will appear

On the mountain peak, the little hedgehog hurriedly took out a book.

Chen Xu brushed his palm across the edge of the small red clay stove while performing the Eight Methods of Spiritual Fireworks to control the heat and activate the medicinal properties of the emerald needle grass in the earthenware jar.

The sun was setting, and the small village below the cliff, burned by fire, was silent.

The dense forest on the east side stretches out in lush greenery, and the wind rustles through the pines, creating a sound like waves of blue.

Occasionally, birds chirped and insects hummed faintly.

Wei Yuan pulled out a pile of books and placed them on a large rock beside him. His heart pounding, he called out expectantly to Chen Xu:
"Fellow Daoist Chen, look at all these books of mine. Now that my cultivation has broken through, I can take out a couple more books from the book box."

Come and take a look, is there anything you'd like to see?

Chen Xu controlled the fire with one hand, making a hand seal, which gradually lowered the red flames in the furnace, turning it from a strong fire to a gentle fire.

He took out a lid and put it on the earthenware jar.

If the emerald needle grass in this jar is simmered over a low flame for another 15 minutes, its medicinal properties will be fully extracted.

This soup is highly effective in treating both internal and external injuries.

Chen Xu got up and walked to the little hedgehog's side, where he casually sat down on the ground.

The rock beneath the little hedgehog was just over a foot high, so Chen Xu could sit on the ground and talk to it directly without having to bend over excessively.

The setting sun stretched his shadow long, part of which enveloped Wei Yuan.

The little hedgehog looked up at him and suddenly felt that even this shadow made the little demon feel very at ease.

Wei Yuan's heart swelled with excitement, and he hurriedly pushed out two new books, saying as if presenting a treasure: "Fellow Daoist Chen, look! These are the new books I took out, and they are different from the previous ones."

My teacher placed a restriction on my book box, so whenever I advance in my cultivation, I can take out a new book.

"From now on, I'll let you read all my new books, okay?"

Its tone was cheerful.

Although he said he was going to give the book to Chen Xu, which was a kind of sacrifice, it was clear that for the little hedgehog at that moment, giving brought it more joy than receiving.

With a smile in his eyes, Chen Xu took the two new books.

Although they are called new books, both of them actually show signs of having been read and have a vintage feel to them.

Perhaps this was a book that a great Confucian scholar read many years ago, and later passed on to Wei Yuan, this little demon disciple.

Although the great Confucian scholar is nowhere to be found, judging from everything he left for Wei Yuan, it was a testament to his deep affection and sincere intentions.

Of the two new books, one is "Suwen" and the other is surprisingly "Shanhai Zhiguai Lu".

When Chen Xu saw the "Suwen", he did not have a particularly obvious reaction, but when he saw the "Shanhai Zhiguai Lu", he was suddenly startled.

The book wasn't opened, only the cover was visible—

On the cover, a sea of ​​clouds stretches out, cliffs rise majestically, and amidst the turbulent waves, one can vaguely make out a scale or claw.

The brushstrokes in the painting are freehand and unrestrained, carrying a sense of boundless exuberance and unbridled joy.

Chen Xu couldn't even see the whole thing in the sea at a glance, but just seeing a scale or a claw was enough to give off an indescribable aura.

Like boundless mountains and seas, vast and limitless.

Chen Xu felt an immense shock, and at that moment, the word "dragon" immediately popped into his mind!

Although the cover only depicted one claw of a dragon, the thought that popped into Chen Xu's mind upon seeing it was crystal clear.

The dragon is seen from the head but not the tail.

Dragons move like clouds, divine dragons emerge from the sea, dragons soar into the azure sky.

Every posture is elegant and wondrous, like a long, surging river, like the unfathomable heaven and earth.

Chen Xu even felt an immediate urge; he felt that if he looked at the dragon a few more times, he might be able to comprehend some of its mysteries.

What kind of supernatural phenomenon is it?
It is like a dragon soaring into the sea and wandering in the blue sky;
It is the vastness of mountains and seas, the brilliance of the starry sky; it is the revolving of the sun and moon, the eternal flow of the river…

The moment Chen Xu saw this mountain and sea dragon, countless flashes of inspiration struck him like shooting stars.

If one were to truly describe Chen Xu's feelings at this moment...

That is to say that at this moment, inspiration is bursting forth like a volcanic eruption.

However, all these moments of inspiration were far too fleeting.

When the mountain wind blew again and the pine trees turned back, Chen Xu looked again and found that all the strange phenomena just now were nothing more than a mirage.

What did he see?
He seemed not to see anything.

On the cover of "The Record of Strange Things in the Mountains and Seas", the sea of ​​clouds and perilous cliffs are still there, and every scale and claw is still vividly depicted in ink.

However, the various magical powers that Chen Xu had just experienced had inexplicably disappeared.

Chen Xu was stunned for a moment, then saw the towering peaks and cliffs before him, the setting sun hanging low, and the clouds like a sea.

Suddenly, she let out a soft sigh, feeling inexplicably lost.

Seeing that his expression suddenly changed strangely just from taking the book, the little hedgehog couldn't help but ask him, "Fellow Daoist Chen, is there something wrong with this book?"

Chen Xu held the book "Tales of Mountains and Seas" in his hand, about to answer Wei Yuan's question, when suddenly a thought struck him.

Just as the strange phenomenon before his eyes disappeared and he was feeling melancholy, the Heavenly Book of the Food Cauldron beside him silently opened.

Chen Xu was so engrossed in the strange sensations he had experienced earlier that he hadn't noticed the unusual prompts from the Food Cauldron Heavenly Book.

But upon closer inspection, he saw several remarkable lines of text:
[Level 2 Wind Call (756/1000)]

[Secondary Water Diversion Project (239/1000)]

[Level 1 Spirit Master (99/100)]

Just a quarter of an hour ago, his Windcalling experience was [Level 2 (532/1000)].

The water diversion is [Level 2 (135/1000)].

As for the Spirit Control Technique, Chen Xu had been diligently practicing it, but due to its profound mystery, his progress had been slow.

Before this, the Spirit Control Technique was only at Level 1 (69/100).

As a result, just by looking at the dragon on the cover of "Tales of Mountains and Seas", his three spells all naturally made leaps and bounds of progress.

Could this be enlightenment?
No, Chen Xu believes that this does not actually qualify as an epiphany.

Because at this moment, he did not actually experience any profound enlightenment or clarity. In fact, he felt that his inspiration had not fully burst forth, resulting in a strange feeling that was blocked in his heart, leaving him feeling uncomfortable and stuck.

This is... something that has been realized, yet not fully realized.

Fortunately, Chen Xu is good at self-regulation.

He knew that the book "Tales of Mountains and Seas" that the little hedgehog had just taken out was like a fleeting opportunity.

Opportunities are something that can only be encountered by chance, not sought.

The fact that Chen Xufang was able to gain so much in just one glance was already a tremendous achievement.

If he becomes too attached and greedy, only thinking about what he has not yet obtained and not appreciating what he has gained, he may be in danger of becoming possessed by demons.

Chen Xu silently stroked the book cover in his hand for a moment. Now, recalling what had just happened, the wonderful insights he had just experienced were hard to recreate.

However, there has been a significant improvement in the experience of the three spells, which is undeniable.

He repeatedly pondered the experience he had just gained, and gradually a breeze seemed to rise around him.

On the opposite rock, the little hedgehog stared at him with wide eyes, looking at him with a peculiar gaze.

(End of this chapter)