People in America started by developing the Yellow Turban Army.

[Ding! Do you wish to receive the "Taiping Essentials, Human-shaped Scroll, Body Cultivation Method"—a method for using talismans to guide Qi and refine the body?]

"yes!"

If Chen Ping'an hesitated for even half a second, it would be a disrespect to the cultivation method.

The release of information from the method of using talismans to guide qi and cultivate the body may cause physical reactions. The system will adjust the information integration process according to the body's adaptability.

To avoid any accidents, please lie down or sit down.

What are you waiting for?

After giving Hathaway a quick instruction, Chen Ping'an went upstairs and lay down on the bed.

Then he spoke, his voice trembling with anticipation.

"System, all set!"

[Ding! The memory of the method of cultivating oneself by guiding qi with talismans has begun to integrate...]

When I was young, I loved reading and had a modest fortune. My favorite thing to do was to drive an oxcart to the river to fish.

If they catch one or two carp, they are overjoyed; if they don't, they are not discouraged.

He simply enjoyed fishing, and he also liked to gather firewood by the river after catching fresh fish and have his servants cook it into soup.

One day, the fish soup was boiling white, but suddenly an old Taoist priest appeared, holding out a square of white jade in his palm:

"Young man, have you ever heard of the tofu that the King of Huainan used to refine elixirs? Tofu stewed with fish is the ultimate delicacy. Would you dare to try it?"

Sure enough, the soup was rich and flavorful.

The Taoist priest left satisfied, leaving behind three scrolls of bamboo books, which he said were predestined.

From then on, the young people studied, practiced martial arts, and drew talismans, using the talismans to draw qi to refine their bodies and spirits, and to connect with heaven and earth!

At the highest depths, a single talisman can summon wind and rain...

"Knock knock knock..."

The knocking woke Chen Ping'an. When he opened his eyes, he ignored the knocking and quickly took out several talismans, a brush, and cinnabar from his storage space.

The moment the brush touched the paper, his spirit and energy also settled down, and he drew a talisman made from grains.

Chen Ping'an could clearly feel that when he started writing, his spirit and energy flowed with the brush.

As I finished writing, the energy and spirit seemed to circulate across the talisman paper and return to my body, and it felt different.

His spirit and energy had become more agile, yet he remained composed, and what he brought back into his body was a wisp of indescribable energy.

This must be the spiritual energy of heaven and earth that I attracted when I drew talismans with a brush, as I remember it.

However, compared to the spiritual energy of heaven and earth in the memories I had merged with, the spiritual energy I had just introduced into my body seemed rather coarse, very coarse!

"Knock knock knock!"

"Boss, something urgent!"

Hathaway's voice came from outside the door. Chen Ping'an took a deep breath, suppressing his frustration at being interrupted in his exploration of Buddhism and Taoism, and went to open the door.

"What's wrong?"

Hathaway paused for a moment; the girl could clearly see the displeasure on her boss's face.

What's wrong?

A moment of doubt flashed through my mind, but I quickly put it aside because the matter at hand was much bigger.

"Boss, do you remember that among the homeless people who came this time, besides the majority being men, there were also a few women?"

Just now, a woman named Sophia Brown, after being successfully accepted, came to the counter and asked me if I could give her some holy water.

Her husband collapsed from exhaustion on the way here. If she can't bring back water or food, he'll die by the roadside!

The saying "Husbands and wives are birds of the same forest" is even more apt in America.

Unexpectedly, a couple was spotted among the homeless.

Moreover, even after managing to survive, the wife still worried about her husband who had collapsed by the roadside.

Sofia looks to be in her 40s, though she could also be in her 30s, since Europeans and Americans tend to look older.

She had the gaunt figure typical of homeless people, sunken eyes, chapped lips, and a sunburnt face, and was now anxiously looking down the stairs.

Meeting that expectant gaze, Chen Ping'an paused slightly, a strange sadness welling up inside him.

In this day and age, how could this state of being starved for a long time be so common in a large group of people?

Lin Zhiyong once told him that there are millions of such homeless people in the United States.

Every day, homeless people die of hunger, cold, and disease; every day, people become homeless!

This is the world's largest country!

Do they really not treat ordinary people like human beings?

This conclusion made him somewhat irritated. In the East, no one ever thought that how to get enough to eat was something to worry about in the 21st century!

Seeing him come down, the anxious woman quickly stepped forward and pleaded, "Father, I would like to ask for some holy water to take to my husband."

He was actually only a dozen kilometers away from here, and he was very determined, but we had been wandering for too long and our bodies couldn't take it anymore.

It's not that I lack sincerity!

This woman seems to know something about Eastern culture; she even knows how to use words like "sincerity" and "honesty," which are very effective communication terms in Eastern religions.

This isn't a high request; being willing to ask for help to save her husband is commendable in itself.

So Chen Ping'an agreed: "Okay, Hathaway, get her a mineral water bottle and fill it with holy water."

Hathaway got to work quickly, taking out an empty mineral water bottle and refilling it from the tap on the stainless steel bucket.

After handing the mineral water bottle filled with talisman water to Sophia, he looked at the thin woman with some pity and couldn't help but ask, "Boss, I have a driver's license. Can I drive your car to take her to her husband?"

She had just walked 60 kilometers from downtown Los Angeles; if she walked back like this, she might collapse from exhaustion before she could even rescue her husband!

After all, she is only 18 years old and has not yet experienced too much of the harsh realities of society, nor has she developed the "give up" mentality required by American homeless people.

Before Hathaway spoke, Chen Ping'an had a sudden flash of inspiration, as if he had thought of something, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.

After she suddenly interrupted, Chen Ping'an finally remembered a problem he had been pondering—a big problem!

It's about 60 or 70 kilometers from downtown Los Angeles to my peaceful little town!

Someone must have walked a distance and gone back.

But some people will definitely persevere and finish the journey, while others will perish along the way.

For example, Sofia's husband.

Sofia's husband has a wife who cares about him and wants to go back to save him.

What about the others?

Who would care, who would think of going back to save them?

Without it, these people, who had traveled hundreds of miles and spent a long time wandering the streets because of Chen Ping'an's words, and whose bodies had been completely drained, could easily have died on the roadside.

This is exactly what happened: I didn't kill Bo Ren, but Bo Ren died because of me!

Upon realizing this, Chen Ping'an gasped and quickly pulled out his phone to call Lin Zhiyong.

"Come back quickly, we need to rescue them!"

Lin Zhiyong was currently arranging for the homeless people to be divided into groups with Hanks Gan, and explaining to him how to record work points.

Suddenly, he heard a call from Chen Ping'an saying he was going to rescue someone, and he sounded very anxious. He quickly told Hanks Gan and then ran back as fast as he could.

"Who are you saving? What happened?"

After Chen Ping'an explained it this way, Lin Zhiyong's expression instantly turned serious.

If a homeless person dies on this "pilgrimage" because Chen Ping'an's religious sect is recruiting people, even if the journey is only sixty or seventy kilometers long.

That kind of reputation doesn't sound good either!

Although in the United States, there is no obvious distinction between orthodox sects and cults, even cults are openly registered in the United States.

Even Satanism is one of the largest denominations in the United States.

But a damaged reputation has a huge impact!

Easterners value reputation above all else; cherishing one's image is in their nature.

"Quickly, quickly, load these buckets of holy water onto the vehicle, we're going to rescue people along the way."

There should be dozens of people, bringing all the mineral water bottles and empty bottles.

Hathaway, get in the truck bed and fill these empty bottles with holy water along the way.

Realizing the seriousness of the situation, Lin Zhiyong quickly and decisively carried a bucket of talisman water outside and put it in his pickup truck.

Chen Ping'an reached out and carried two buckets out. The water weighed about 60 or 70 pounds, and with the stainless steel buckets, each bucket weighed nearly 100 pounds!

Hathaway hurriedly gathered all the empty water bottles from the counter and rushed out, climbing into the truck bed as fast as she could.

Sofia hurriedly climbed up as well!

Lin Zhiyong, who had originally intended to turn back, became excited when he saw Chen Ping'an carrying two buckets of water by himself. Sure enough, people who have started cultivating immortality are different.

Moreover, after the two of them put all the buckets into the truck bed, Lin Zhiyong was surprised to find that Chen Ping'an was actually taller than him!

After getting in the car, starting the engine, and speeding off, Lin Zhiyong couldn't help but ask, "Peace of mind!"

Is it possible to undergo secondary development while cultivating immortality?

I feel that you've not only become stronger, but your body has also grown taller and stronger.

Now he's taller than me!

"You're at least a centimeter or two taller. You used to be a centimeter or two shorter than me!"

Chen Ping'an didn't know!

He only knew that his eyesight had improved; it turned out that he had actually become a little nearsighted in high school while preparing for the college entrance exam.

But not many people are nearsighted; they can wear glasses or not, and their nearsightedness is around 100-200 degrees.

But after arriving in Ping'an Town, the day his fortunes connected with the earth's energy, his body was slowly changed.

Their eyes can see farther; it is said that an eagle's eye can see a mouse on the ground from 2 meters in the air.

Chen Ping'an now seems to be able to see rabbits, coyotes, and foxes a kilometer or two away, and see them clearly.

His body is gradually becoming stronger, and just as Lin Zhiyong said, he has actually grown taller little by little over these days.

But all of this changed without him even realizing it. If Lin Zhiyong hadn't been so familiar with him and known how tall he used to be, he wouldn't have suddenly realized that his old classmate had grown taller than him when they stood together.

Others usually don't notice his subtle changes.

Now that Lin Zhiyong has discovered it, Chen Ping'an naturally won't deny it, so he nodded: "Yes, I have started cultivating now, so it's normal for my body to have some changes."

After driving around a corner, Lin Zhiyong finally confirmed with Chen Ping'an that he had indeed begun cultivating, and excitedly asked, "When can you teach me?"

"Putting everything else aside, I also want to grow taller. 1.78 meters is considered relatively tall among people from Fujian, but in America, we are only considered below average."

It's really frustrating to get blocked all the time on the street basketball court!

"I just need to grow another 5 centimeters, to be 183 cm, and that will be perfect!"

Chen Ping'an couldn't guarantee this: "We've only just begun. According to the information in the cultivation method, we haven't found any factors that can make people grow taller."

I'm the exception!

As for when I can teach you, I'll go back and teach you calligraphy after this matter is settled today.

My cultivation method requires drawing talismans, and to draw talismans, one must first know how to write calligraphy. If you don't know how to wield a brush, you can't draw talismans.

Just be mentally prepared!

Using talismans to guide qi, refine the body, and cultivate the spirit. Currently, there is no method for cultivating the spirit, only a method for cultivating the body.

However, Chen Ping'an did not intend to keep his skills to himself; of course, he could only give away the body training techniques.

The method of using talismans to guide qi and refine the body is obviously a rudimentary approach. Having your own systematic approach is the greatest reliance.

With the system on him, he didn't believe he would stop at this mere body training method.

So why bother cherishing your own worthless things?

Moreover, this is Lin Zhiyong, his old classmate and brother of several years. One tree cannot make a forest, so he can still teach him some basic techniques.

Upon hearing that he could learn cultivation techniques after rescuing people this time, Lin Zhiyong almost floored the accelerator.

However, they were out helping homeless people on the roadside, so they couldn't drive too fast in their car to avoid not seeing if anyone had fallen down on the side of the road.

Otherwise, Lin Zhiyong might have received several tickets today, even on suburban roads where there are police officers on duty.

They're just waiting for you to speed or cross the line so they can generate revenue!

Soon, Chen Ping'an saw the first person lying on the roadside and quickly told Lin Zhiyong to stop the car.

Hathaway, who was in the truck bed, jumped down with a mineral water bottle filled with talisman water and followed Chen Ping'an to take a look.

Sofia also got out of the car and came over to help; it was clear that she was indeed a sensible person.

A white man with messy hair and beard, who looked to be in his thirties, was thin and dressed in shabby clothes, a physical characteristic of someone who had been homeless for a year or two.

At this moment, his eyes were closed, but you could still see a slight rise and fall in his chest.

It must have been a strong sense of unwillingness that caused his eyeballs to tremble slightly under his eyelids.

Thankfully, he didn't die; he just overexerted himself due to hunger and thirst.

"I'll help him up, and you feed him holy water!"

Chen Ping'an lifted the homeless man's head and shoulders with one hand, and with the other hand, he pinched open his chin, signaling Hathaway to pour the talisman water into his mouth.

"Let me do it!"

Sofia took the water bottle from Hathaway's hand: "Homeless people are too dirty, I'll do this kind of work!"

Although she was thin, she moved very nimbly, unscrewing the bottle cap to pour water, but not in a rush, but rather feeding her carefully.

This way, the homeless person who faints won't choke when being fed water.

After drinking the talisman water, the homeless man who had fainted looked much better, and his eyes moved faster, but he still did not wake up immediately.

Without hesitation, Chen Ping'an picked up the homeless man and placed him in the back seat of the pickup truck.

Along the way, they provided assistance to those in need, including those who had fainted due to hypoglycemia caused by prolonged hunger or strenuous exercise, and others who had simply fallen asleep from exhaustion.

However, unless it's too serious, they won't be lifted onto the vehicle; one vehicle can't hold that many people.

Each person received a bottle of mineral water containing talismanic water to fill their stomach and restore their strength.

When they arrived at Sofia's husband's place, he was slumped against the roadside. The moment he saw Sofia, he smiled, a very happy smile.

"I knew you'd bring people to rescue me!"

Watching the couple embrace so deeply, Chen Ping'an was suddenly touched for some reason.

It turns out that not all couples abandon each other when disaster strikes!

[Ding! Congratulations, host! You have encountered the most virtuous person in the world, who never abandons you, and have obtained a document detailing the true reasons for the abandonment of the peaceful town (very important).]