Bearing the blue sky

The key to the strategy of "driving away wolves to devour tigers" lies in "driving away" and also in "wolves".

It must be a wolf that can "swallow a tiger," and it must be able to "drive" that wolf.

"And there's Scholar Yu..."

Zhu Ge suddenly thought of Yu Xiucai and couldn't help but sigh.

Before leaving, a casual glance revealed that white hairs had already appeared at the roots of Yu Xiucai's hair.

Yu Xiucai was only a little older than him, but he had premature gray hair, which was obviously the result of overdrawing his lifespan.

Fortunately, the original goal has been achieved this time, and Zhu Ge got the answer she wanted, so there is no need to waste Yu Xiucai's life anymore.

However, upon seeing Yu Xiucai's black hair turn white, Zhu Ge couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness.

He and Yu Xiucai wanted to unravel the mystery of the gods, but they could only do so by sacrificing their own lifespans through repeated offerings.

And what about all the other mortals in the world?

They didn't even have the chance to trade their lives for their own.

Like the other people in Jianshan Village, they knew nothing, but because the Master had left, they became God's food.

Ordinary people often experience sorrow, because the lives of ordinary people are difficult.

Zhu Ge left with a heavy heart, but then quickly dismissed these superfluous emotions.

Worry, sadness, pain, anger, resentment...

These are all remedies for venting emotions, but also poisons for reason and calmness.

He is no longer the carefree, well-protected netizen he was in his previous life, who could freely vent his emotions online.

Now, as an ordinary person whose life hangs in the balance, I must remain calm and rational at all times, suppressing all my emotions.

All of the brain's attention should be focused on the question of "how to survive".

"If we can't use the wolf to devour the tiger, then we'll resort to the old method: burn the entire Jianshan Village to the ground at once, while also protecting Scholar Yu..."

Zhu Ge walked along, glancing left and right.

The original owner had a very clear understanding of the layout of Jianshan Village.

Legend has it that this place was once a mountain peak with a very sharp top, which looked like a pointed mountain from a distance, hence the name Jianshan (Sharp Mountain).

Later, a powerful being cut off the top of the pointed mountain, turning it into a platform where people settled.

Then, terraced fields were cultivated down from the platform, and the mountain became Jianshan Village.

It would be very difficult to burn down Jianshan Village in one go.

Because now there are no trees on the platform where Jianshan Village is located; it is completely filled with houses.

Most of the houses were built with mud, and only the load-bearing parts were made of wood, which was not easy to ignite.

But besides setting it on fire, Zhu Ge couldn't think of any other way to destroy the entire Jianshan Village.

His goal was not to destroy Jianshan Village, but to destroy the hidden shrine within it.

Most importantly, after destroying Jianshan Village, Yu Xiucai still needs to live.

The reason why Jianshan Village has not been invaded by demons, ghosts, monsters and gods from the Second Realm is because of the "Confucian" character left by the scholar on Yu Xiucai's chest.

If Scholar Yu dies, I don't know how to activate that "Confucian" blessing song.

He estimated that as soon as he destroyed those two gods, he would be swallowed whole by some passing being.

Therefore, we should either drive the wolf to devour the tiger, and then let them both suffer heavy losses.

Either kill the wolves and tigers together.

But no matter what, we need to keep Yu Xiucai alive.

"This is really difficult..."

"My fists are still too small..."

Zhu Ge was in great pain. Her body was already suffering from the loss of lifespan, and she had a splitting headache.

At this moment, with worries swirling around him, he felt even more depressed.

"I really want to wear a Kunpeng..."

It has to be said that such extreme calmness can be addictive.

However, wearing the Kunpeng consumes too much energy, and he can't possibly wear it all the time.

Thinking of this, Zhu Ge suddenly had an idea.

"Oh, right, lifespan!"

Regardless of the type of cultivation—whether it's Confucianism, Taoism, martial arts, or immortality—it can all increase lifespan!

Now that he's solved the shrine's deadlock, why doesn't he think about how to increase his lifespan?

For example, practicing Confucianism and Taoism, or martial arts!

However, the master had tested it back then, and found that no one in the village was suitable to practice Confucianism or Taoism.

Zhu Ge's constitution is also not suitable.

Fortunately, he now has a martial arts manual given to him by Scholar Yu!

"Practicing martial arts can increase lifespan. With an increased lifespan, one can use the Kunpeng more often."

"Besides, I'm so weak right now, so it would be good to strengthen my body through martial arts, which would also give me more protection in getting through this crisis."

He immediately stopped and casually stood under the eaves of a nearby house, taking out a book he kept close to his body from his pocket.

The Great Sun Glass Body!

Judging from the name, this thing is no ordinary thing!

Moreover, Yu Xiucai said that he and his husband obtained this item by chance, and kept it because the name sounded impressive.

They just haven't practiced it yet, probably because the practice methods are too difficult and have a high barrier to entry.

Before it was released, the inheritance of cultivation techniques was kept on the shelf by major powers, and only the most outstanding talents under their tutelage could learn them after going through layers of selection and screening.

Now, this seemingly powerful technique was accidentally obtained by the teacher and Yu Xiucai in the mountains.

"Yuan-level cultivation technique? Yuan? What level is that? Never mind, I'll just practice it."

"Having another survival skill is always good..."

Zhu Ge, please read this book slowly.

"The heavens are high and the earth is vast, the mountains are thick and the marshes are shallow; this is all due to change. It exhausts the great thunderous sound of Xun, and crosses the waxing and waning of Kan and Li..."

The word "Lapis Lazuli" in the Great Sun Lapis Lazuli Body sounds very fragile and easily broken.

But in reality, it is an extremely powerful technique, visibly powerful!

Although Zhu Ge didn't know what "Yuan-level" meant, he could at least tell from the content how good the book was.

The full name should be "The Great Sun Five-Colored Lapis Lazuli Body"!

Five colors, or five elements.

Use these five elements to refine your body, and eventually even use the Great Sun to refine your body directly.

In fact, according to the envisioned conception in this exercise, it should be more than five colors; it should be eight colors.

Sun, Moon, Mountain, Marsh, Thunder, Fire, Water, Wind.

These correspond to these eight things.

However, nowadays, the creator of the cultivation method only thought of the five body-refining methods of wind, water, fire, thunder, and marsh, and did not think of the cultivation of sun, moon, and mountain.

Because this is a cultivation method that no one has ever practiced before, not even the creator of the method!

The rest is entirely based on imagination!

The founder found the body-refining process too painful, so he stopped. It was that simple.

The concept and operational logic of this exercise are not difficult to understand.

It is not only not difficult to understand, but also very easy to understand.

The method of cultivating this technique is to temper the body using those eight elements.

For example, you could hone your body by exposing it to strong winds until it glows.

After the first color is perfected, the second color, "water," is refined, and the cycle continues.

However, the "whole body" here is not the whole body in a narrow sense, but in a broad sense.

Internal organs, blood vessels, blood, brain, bone marrow, and so on, all need to be tempered and forged in the corresponding elements.

Zhu Ge even vaguely sensed...

Although the creator of this practice did not have microscopic concepts such as cells and atoms, he believed that every bit of flesh and blood should be refined.

This technique requires the "whole body" to be tempered.

For example, the first refinement of his style is like cutting his heart into pieces, into molecules or atoms, and then letting it be blown around in the wind.

That's precisely where the difficulty of this technique lies.

But that's also where its strength lies.

Others train their muscles and skin externally, and cultivate their inner energy.

This involves externally training the muscles, bones, and skin, and internally training the five internal organs, which then generates blood and qi.

When you fight someone, if both sides' fists, knees, etc. are shattered, they will no longer have any offensive power.

But what about the people who practiced this technique?

That would be different.

They can use their liver as a weapon, or even tie their intestines to their kidneys and use them as a meteor hammer.

Because the hardness of these organs and viscera is already like that of bones.

This is the power of the "Great Sun Five-Colored Glazed Body"!

Temper the body to generate vitality!

And the most indispensable thing to mastering this technique is...

"...Only when the soul is born and stands outside the universe of flesh and blood, and is not bound by the five elements, can it absorb life force without harming the precious body."

Seeing this, Zhu Ge couldn't help but admire the wisdom of the person who created this cultivation method.

Out-of-body experience!

Once the soul is separated, the body can be left to endure wind and rain.

It sounds easy, but the founder also mentioned many difficulties.

For example, the time spent training your body.

If life force is separated from the physical body for too long, it will eventually become a non-living thing like grass, trees, soil, and rocks. Therefore, each cultivation session should not be too long.

Moreover, everyone's physical strength and ability to endure pain are different.

Even when the soul leaves the body, one can still feel pain.

The ability to endure pain is also a factor in whether one can successfully cultivate this technique, even with the same rigorous training methods.

If someone is afraid of pain even when getting injections, it would be very difficult to endure the feeling of being pricked all over their body, including their eyeballs, genitals, fingernails, tongue, teeth, and gums.

And you can't faint from the pain!

Otherwise, if the tempering process goes on for too long, by the time they wake up, the people who were perfectly fine will probably have turned into fleshy statues and wandering ghosts.

In general, the conditions for practicing cultivation techniques are numerous and extremely demanding.

But the results were amazing.

"No wonder Scholar Yu thought I could cultivate this technique; it's because I can astral projection, isn't it?"

"Let's find a less windy spot later and try it!"

Martial arts!

Once he has honed the first wisp of blood energy, he will step into the first realm of martial arts!

At that time, he will have a chance to protect himself!