Confucian and Taoist Cultivation Starting from the Equipment Slot

"Thank you, Master, for bestowing this teaching."

Chen Zhuo bowed to Song Zhiyuan.

He now understood something: the demon materials were just the starting point; the real useful thing was the golden scroll.

"No need for formalities. Your ability to gain insight is due to your exceptional talent and comprehension. Even if ordinary people possess such qualities, they would not be able to comprehend anything."

"Hey, junior brother, what have you figured out? Can I borrow it to take a look?"

Gu Qing'e skipped over, looking at him expectantly.

Chen Zhuo has no problem with it; it's not something important.

He had just handed over the items when his junior sister pulled him away from their master's tent.

"Master, let's head back to our tents!"

Seeing this, Song Zhiyuan could only shake his head helplessly.

The two tents were arranged very close to each other. Before Chen Zhuo could even go back to his own tent to check, his junior sister pulled him into her tent.

"Here, junior brother, this is for you."

As she spoke, Gu Qing'e handed over something that looked like a card.

"What's this?" Chen Zhuo took the card and looked at her with a puzzled expression.

"This is an anonymous points voucher. You can view the points inside by focusing your mind on it."

Gu Qing'e answered naturally.

Chen Zhuo nodded. Anonymous points vouchers meant they could be traded, they could…

Suppressing some strange thoughts, he tried to probe into them with his mind, and the number 404 appeared in his mind.

"How come there are so many?!"

Chen Zhuo exclaimed in surprise the moment he saw the numbers appear.

According to the exchange list provided by the academy, Wen Yu needs 100 points to exchange for one piece, with a maximum of ten pieces per person.

In addition, there are some basic books, elixirs, weapons, and armor, all of which only require tens to hundreds of points.

Just like the medium-quality Qingshan inkstone he obtained before, it can be redeemed for more than 200 points.

You should know that those are high-quality green items.

"Senior sister, this belongs to both of us, right?" Chen Zhuo asked tentatively, somewhat disbelieving that he had accumulated so many points from just one trip out.

"Of course not, this is yours!"

Gu Qing'e held up another card in her hand and waved it, "Senior sister, this one is here!"

"Don't worry, junior brother, this is what you deserve."

"But don't tell your master these next few days. Tell him later. If he finds out I secretly took you deep into the night, he'll scold me again."

Upon hearing his junior sister's words, Chen Zhuo suddenly realized that he had no idea how he could have encountered such a large group of demons so easily. It turned out that they had already ventured deep into the night.

I was wondering before, if the intensity is this high, wouldn't there be huge casualties among the others?

Not everyone acts like him, working with a Sequence Nine: Scholar.

More often than not, a scholar is responsible for a group of people, and it's inevitable that some will be overlooked.

After repeatedly assuring her that she wouldn't say anything out of line, Chen Zhuo left her junior sister's tent.

As for her own "Travels in Mountains and Rivers," the junior sister did not read it; it was probably just an excuse for her.

Chen Zhuo soon returned to his tent.

His tent was no different from Gu Qing'e's; in fact, most of their tents were the same.

A simple bed, a table, and a chair.

There is nothing else.

He took out the card and examined it carefully. The edges were inlaid with gold, the front of which depicted a topographical map of Qingshan County, and the back showed a faintly visible cultural vein.

Officially, it is called a gilded card.

But people just call it a card in private.

The points count inside has been fairly verified by the cultural lineage, and ordinary people simply cannot easily rewrite it.

Those who have the ability to rewrite it naturally look down on such things.

After setting down the gilded card, Chen Zhuo took out "The Amusement Park in the Mountains and Rivers".

Now that he has mastered the literary skills contained in the "Marching Log," he has no practical value for the other effect, so he decisively removed it.

[《The Tale of Mountain and Water Recreation (Blue)》: A cultivation method, reflecting the understanding and insights of the literary and Taoist practitioners gained from observing mountains and rivers.]

[Equipment Effect: Increases cultivation progress by 50%, makes it easier to gain insights from nature, and automatically analyzes the content within.]

[Introduction: This is a classic text recording methods for cultivating oneself through landscape and literary arts.]

Current cultivation progress: Novice (Beginner)

[Current Buffs: Qi Recovery Rate +10%, Qi Quality +10%, Spell Power +10%, Spell Casting Speed ​​+10%, Effect of Landscape-type Spells +10%]

"This is an upgrade in every aspect!"

Although a few new terms appeared, he understood their meanings after just a glance.

The Qi recovery rate is self-explanatory; it's simply the speed at which your Qi recovers!

The quality of the literary energy means that he can release the same literary spell with less literary energy, while the strength of the literary spell affects the power of the spell.

"What exactly do you mean by 'landscape-related literary arts'?"

He only knew that literary arts were divided into seven categories based on their functionality: offense, defense, support, domain, sealing, healing, and special.

It feels like this kind of landscape theme is more of a bias.

If there are landscape-themed literary arts, are there also humanities-themed literary arts? Or something else?

He thought of his senior sister and second senior brother, whose paths were clearly different from his own.

Chen Zhuo shook his head, suppressing these thoughts.

I'll have plenty of time to learn more later; my immediate priority is to comprehend the techniques.

Even with the "automatic content parsing" feature, you still need to do it yourself to get the most out of it.

……

As the long night encroaches, the alternation between day and night becomes less distinct.

Chen Zhuo had no idea how many hours he had spent comprehending the cultivation technique until someone knocked on his tent door.

"May I ask if you are Chen Zhuo, Lord Chen?"

When Chen Zhuo went outside, he saw a servant dressed as a young servant, who was panting heavily with his head down.

"Even ordinary people have come?"

He glanced at the time and realized that ten hours had passed without him noticing.

"That makes sense then," Chen Zhuo thought to himself.

Although the exorcism was organized by the Academy of Literature and the county government, powerful families would also participate, and where there were important figures, there were bound to be servants.

The exorcism of demons during the long night usually lasts from half a month to a month.

The specific situation will depend on the progress of the long night's encroachment. The Academy and the County Government will allow ample time to evacuate everyone back to the county town before the long night fully arrives.

"I am Chen Zhuo. What do you need me for?"

"Lord Chen, Young Master Chen Zheng has sent me to see you. He says he has a very important matter to discuss with you."

The servant spoke urgently, then pulled out a token with the character "Chen" engraved on it.

"This is a token from Young Master Chen to me."

Chen Zhuo took it and examined it carefully; it was a keepsake from his elder brother.

"take me!"

The Chen family's camp was at the other end of the camp, and they arrived at their destination in no time.

Upon seeing Chen Zhuo, Chen Zheng immediately strode forward, dismissed the servants, and said anxiously in a low voice:

"Father is missing!"