Chapter 59: Nascent Soul Realm <1>
That day, Qi Zhou was wandering and fled back to Shaozhou. He was busy looking for a person who had achieved great spiritual realm in the army and wanted to help him remove the qi ban on his body. He was less than 40 years old, and he had already entered the Nascent Soul realm. How could an ordinary master unlock it? Even if he had the same cultivation level as Chu Nanfeng, it would take some time to unlock the qi ban on him.
Qi Zhousheng had an elder in the sect who worshipped the Southern Han army. He was eager for quick success and instant benefits by nature. Six years ago, he wanted to rely on his relationship to take a shortcut to join the army. However, if he had not returned to the true realm, it would be difficult to entrust his position. He had only had Guyuan Dacheng's cultivation at that time, so he could only seek a guard position in the prefecture. However, he was handsome and elegant, but he was favored by Zhuo Qinglian, who was a different leader in Shaozhou.
The Southern Han Dynasty emphasized the use of eunuchs. Since Liu Sheng ascended the throne, he believed that people with families would not be loyal to the court. He actually ordered those who passed the exam to castrate themselves, and even women participated in politics. It was common for female officials to take charge of the government in various prefectures. Zhuo Qinglian was originally the personal guard of the female attendant Lu Qiongxian in the court, and was able to re-use her as a deputy to Shaozhou. Because of Lu Qiongxian, his power was greater than that of the governor of the state.
In order to make a fortune, Qi Zhousheng married Zhuo Qinglian, who was six years older than him. At that time, it was normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines, but Zhuo Qinglian could not tolerate the existence of the fragrance. She was afraid of losing favor to the court and was unwilling to have a child. Seeing that Qi Zhousheng thought about the child, she agreed to him to bring the child.
When the Southern Han and the Southern Tang Dynasty were competing for Chu territory, she was ordered to go to the army supervisor and left a letter to Qi Zhousheng to kill Xu Wenxiang. After Qi Zhousheng brought Xu Wenxiang and his daughter, he was hesitant, but he was reluctant to attack Xu Wenxiang. After Xu Wenxiang discovered Zhuo Qinglian, who was accidentally discovered by Xu Wenxiang, fled overnight with her daughter. When Qi Zhousheng was about to attack her, he was rescued by Chu Nanfeng.
Qi Zhousheng's skills were completely lost as ordinary people. Seeing that the military masters who were looking for could not unlock the qi mechanism, he also heard the masters around him infer that if the person who started the attack was not a unique technique, he was even more shocked. He knew that if he wanted to unlock the ban on his body, Chu Nanfeng had to unlock it himself, or to find a person with a cultivation level of Chu Nanfeng. Looking at the people he knew, no one had the cultivation level of Baodan.
I was afraid that Chu Nanfeng might kill him without trust, but if he didn't go, no one could unlock the qi ban on his body and eventually become a useless person. The officialdom was dangerous. If he lost his martial arts skills, he would be unable to convince the public. After several struggles and measurements, he finally gritted his teeth and took Qi Cui to Fairy Lake. He guessed that Xu Wenxiang's character would spare him for his daughter's sake.
After both his parents died, they were taken care of by Xu Wenxiang's mother and married Xu Wenxiang to him. They were very kind. In order to be greedy for wealth, Qi Zhousheng had no face to meet Xu's mother. When he arrived at Xiannv Lake, he sent a maid who had served Xu Wenxiang in Shaozhou to inform him, and he was waiting with Qi Cui and several guards at the lake outside the village.
It was July 16th. After Chu Nanfeng and Ma Xilan worshipped Yi Wuwei, they were also waiting for Qi Zhousheng to come as promised. When he heard the maid's message, Chu Nanfeng looked at Xu Wenxiang and sighed: "He sent Xu Cui, and I will lift his qi ban as promised. Oh... what are your plans?"
He was kind-hearted, but could not tolerate ungrateful people. He thought that after restoring Qi Zhousheng's cultivation and aura as promised, he would then take action to nullify his martial arts. However, he wanted to have a couple with Qi Zhousheng and Xu Wenxiang. If it were not for Xu Wenxiang's intention, he would not be able to punish him, so he asked about this.
Xu Wenxiang's eyes were filled with tears when she heard this, biting her lips and silently. Xu's mother cried and said, "This ungrateful beast should have crippled him. I... woo, woo..." Thinking of Qi Zhousheng's nurturing love, but he was given kindness and revenge, he was also sad and crying.
When Chu Nanfeng saw Xu Wenxiang's expression, he knew that she had no intention of hurting Qi Zhousheng. He sighed secretly, looked at Ma Xilan with a veil, signaled her to comfort Xu's mother, and went to the place where Qi Zhousheng was waiting. But he saw Qi Zhousheng leading Qi Cui to stand next to a carriage, with five people standing next to him, including three followers who had seen at the inn that day.
The old man in black robe who was holding Xu Wenxiang's pulse sect that day, when he saw Chu Nanfeng coming, he looked at a similar-aged old man in green robe next to him, with his face showing fear. Both of them had the cultivation level of the divine mind, but he could see that Chu Nanfeng's cultivation level was unfathomable.
Qi Zhousheng brought him and the other two naturally had a purpose. If Chu Nanfeng was only in the realm of divine thoughts and the technique he used was a unique skill, he could use these two to subdue Chu Nanfeng and force him to untie the restrictions on himself.
At this moment, seeing the two old men looking shocked, Qi Zhousheng knew that his plan might be disappointed, so he quickly let go of Qi Cui's hand, lowered his head and bowed and said, "My younger brother... bring the little girl as promised, I hope the gentleman will give up his hand and let me go..."
When Qi Cui saw Xu Wenxiang coming, she looked at Qi Zhousheng who was talking, then rushed to Xu Wenxiang and smiled and said, "Mom, Dad is here to pick you up and mother-in-law."
Xu Wenxiang felt sad for a moment, and then squatted over and picked up Xu Cui and turned away. Xu Cui didn't know what happened at such a young age, but when she saw her mother picking herself up and leaving with tears, she couldn't help but beat Xu Wenxiang's shoulders with her little hands and shouted to Qi Zhousheng, "Dad...I want Dad, let go of me, wuwu..."
Chu Nanfeng sighed in his heart and looked at Qi Zhousheng coldly, "Don't disturb Wenxiang and his daughter again, otherwise I will destroy your martial arts."
Qi Zhousheng, who was frightened, had not answered yet, and heard Chu Nanfeng snorting coldly, and saw him raise his right hand. Qi Zhousheng felt a heat in his abdomen. After a moment of breathing, the qi in his body was already circulating freely. In surprise, he saw the figure in front of him swaying, and Chu Nanfeng was no longer visible.
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Three days later, in the "Qingxin Temple" in Hengshan, Ma Xilan worshiped his master, Empress Dowager Jinghui, and bid farewell to the nuns in the Nanfeng Temple. At this time, the Chu State had been destroyed by the Southern Tang Dynasty, and the Ma family was moved to Jiangnan. Ma Xilan was discouraged by the brothers who had been crippled with flesh and blood, and had no desire to meet each other. She went to his father Ma Yinling to burn incense and kowtow, and went to Fangzhou with Nanfeng Chu.
The two of them had no worries at this time, traveling all the way, revisiting where they were back then, feeling a lot of emotion in their hearts, and cherishing the time they spent together. They traveled from Chu to Fangzhou for more than a thousand miles, but they walked for five days with their martial arts cultivation.
When they arrived at the "Lingxiu Village", the two did not enter the village directly, but first went to Luo Xiaoyao's mother's grave to burn incense and worship. Ma Xilan and Fan were like sisters, and they were heartbroken that Fan gave birth to Luo Xiaoyao and died after half a year of giving birth to Luo Xiaoyao. Unexpectedly, the second time they came to the grave to worship was seventeen years later.
Chu Nanfeng looked at Ma Xilan who was crying in front of the grave and felt emotion. He knew her affection with Fan, but he did not express any words to comfort him. He was silently accompanying him. However, he felt that someone was coming from behind. When he turned around, he saw an old man in a green robe in a hill and woods more than ten feet away. The old man Chu Nanfeng also recognized that he was Fang Yuan, the elder of the Tongbao Pavilion.
It turned out that there was a lookout on the mountain. When Chu Nanfeng and Ma Xilan arrived, the guards on the mountain also saw it. They knew that the identity of the person who came to worship at the tomb of the Pavilion Master's wife must be not simple, so they reported to Fang Yuan in the courtyard.
Fang Yuan was surprised when he heard the news. For more than ten years, no one except the Pavilion Master Luo Xiaoyao came to worship the Pavilion Master’s wife. When he arrived at the back mountain, he was very surprised when he saw that it was Chu Nanfeng, and hurriedly stepped forward to greet him: "Fang Yuan has met Mr. Chu."
"I have met Chief Fang." Chu Nanfeng smiled slightly and bowed his hand to return the gift.
Fang Yuan turned to Ma Xilan, who had already heard the sound and had silver hair, but when he saw that the woman who was nearly fifty years old and had an elegant and noble temperament seemed familiar, looking at her clear eyes, a beautiful face appeared in Fang Yuan's mind, and he couldn't help but say: "Princess... Are you the princess?"
In his early years, he followed Luo Hanshui to handle the affairs of the Changsha branch office, and he often met Ma Xilan, who was like the wife of the Pavilion Master. At this moment, he never expected that Ma Xilan, who was already killed, would appear in front of him.
Ma Xilan nodded slightly and said sadly: "Although the city is here... it is different. The leader of the country can no longer be called the princess."
Fang Yuan looked at Ma Xilan who had covered her veil again, nodded sadly, wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, and smiled, "Yes, I'm confused when I'm old."
After saying that, he bowed and bowed: "Fang Yuan met Mrs. Chu."
If Ma Xilan had not been plotted against, she would have formed a fairy couple with Chu Nanfeng long ago. Fang Yuanyan said that Mrs. Chu was in line with etiquette.
When Ma Xilan heard the title that had been belated for more than ten years, she felt sweet in her heart and smiled slightly at Fang Yuan: "Why didn't you see Lord Luo? Has he gone to another place?"
"Oh..." Fang Yuan sighed: "This matter is a long story. Mr. Chu and his wife invited a building in the hall, and Rong Fangyuan slowly told him..."
When Chu and Ma saw that they looked solemn, they couldn't help but look at each other. In shock, they followed Fang Yuan to the hall of the manor.
After the two of them took their seats, Fang Yuan told Luo Hanshui that he was injured, and the death of Miao Changning was revealed. Chu Nanfeng did not expect that many changes would happen after he left the academy for three or four months. Even though his calm and steady personality, his face changed frequently when he heard it. He stood up and said, "Where is Brother Luo? Let me go and see..."
Weng Mu, who was guarding Luo Hanshui, was very surprised when he saw Chu Nanfeng coming. He didn't get along with Chu Nanfeng for long, but he was deeply admired Chu Nanfeng who was steady. Under the surprise, he secretly thought that the Pavilion Master was saved.
When Fang Yuan introduced Ma Xilan to Weng Mu, Chu Nanfeng walked to Luo Hanshui who was unconscious, holding Luo Hanshui's pulse gate in his right hand, concentrating his mind and inducing him to explore. He had reached the realm of the Nascent Soul, and the qi mechanism could be sent and received without any sound. In addition, he was familiar with the Wuji technique practiced by Luo Hanshui, and sneaked into Luo Hanshui's body. As the breath flowed in his body, he would not frighten Luo Hanshui's heart and soul.
At this time, Weng Mu saluted Ma Xilan in surprise and joy, but saw Chu Nanfeng closing his eyes and concentrating his mind. Neither Ma said anything, and he was afraid that he would disturb Chu Nanfeng.
After a long time, Chu Nanfeng Fang let go and said slowly: "Brother Luo not only has the soul, but also the two souls of spiritual wisdom that enter into oblivion. He is like an ordinary person who enters a dream and is trapped in a nightmare. He is traction, energy, and essence to break free and rescue... Fortunately, he has the natal fetal consciousness to protect him, and the two consciousnesses of Yingpo guide him, so that the three souls of power, energy, and essence will not be trapped in the dream..."
Weng Mu and Fang Yuan heard Chu Nanfeng’s explanation details, but they were too aware of Miao Changning and couldn’t help but look at each other. Weng Mu said in surprise: “Mr. Chu has entered the house and has arrived at the Nascent Soul realm?”
Chu Nanfeng stood up and smiled slightly, as if he was accused. Weng Mu was overjoyed and looked at Luo Hanshui on the bed, perhaps because he was afraid of disturbing him, and said softly: "How?"
The implication was to ask Chu Nanfeng how he felt after entering the country. Chu Nanfeng knew that he was very yearning for the Nascent Soul Realm. After being a little stunned, he smiled and said, "If you are a dreamer."
"Dreammaker?" Weng Mu grinned and said with a low eyebrows.
"You can be as clear as a dream, and wander freely... Chu's superficial view is only like this." Chu Nanfeng smiled slightly.
Weng Mu nodded as if he had any insight, and then heard Chu Nanfeng ask, "When will Brother Luo eat every day?"
"According to Master Lejue, every day when yin and yang intersect, I recite the Buddhist scriptures with the lion roar for half an hour, and then the same is true at noon and three o'clock. When the chanting scriptures, the master's heart and soul are calm, and then the master's affairs are supplemented with porridge soup."
"Later, when the Master Miaogu came, he gave him twenty "Guiyuan Dan" and ordered him to dissolve water and take it. Once every ten days, the porridge soup was reduced and it was only fed once every three days."
Chu Nanfeng nodded, thinking it was not a place to talk for a long time, so he said, "Elder Weng came to the hall to talk... It should be okay?"
Weng Mu nodded and called the two elders of the divine mind realm guarding in the courtyard into the room for protection. Then he went to the hall with Chu Nanfeng and others. After everyone was sitting down, Chu Nanfeng asked himself, "Where is Xiaoyao?"
Fang Yuan told the story of Luo Xiaoyao and Xiao Muyun and Gu Hengshan going to Jiangning Mansion. Chu Nanfeng did not expect Xiao Muyun would walk with Luo Xiaoyao all the way. He was very pleased when he heard this. He nodded and smiled, "I will have more knowledge when he let his senior brother and sister enter the world. This is so good... Master Wenyi, whom Master Fang and Master Wu, heard of on the way, was fortunate to meet, and he also met Master Mingwu."
He was anxious to visit Luo Hanshui just now, and he never told him what he had encountered Mingwu. Fang and Weng were surprised. After Chu Nanfeng said what happened to him in Wuyue, he sighed: "Everything is fate. Xiaoyao followed Fang's words to Jiangning Prefecture to find Master Wenyi to ask Mingwu whereabouts, and he should have gained something..."
"Do you want Fang to send a message to Jiangning branch to inform the young master... Mr. Chu and Wen Yi, there is no encounter with Ming?"
"Master Wenyi's eyes are like a torch, and he will naturally see that Xiaoyao is my disciple, and Xiaoyao and Mingwuzai also have a relationship with each other in Xizhou. But Zhixiao is my disciple, Mingwu will definitely come with him."
Based on Chu Nanfeng's perception of Mingwu at this time, he concluded that if he met Luo Xiaoyao, he would definitely come to help him. Weng Mu and Fang Yuan's eyes lit up when they heard this, and their faces were full of joy.
Chu Nan finished his words and thoughtlessly. When he learned that the boxing method of hurting Luo Hanshui was called "Hundred Tribulation Fist", he had already recalled that Mu Daocheng once said that Long Congyun, who fought with Yan Zhong, and also thought that Wu Wangbo and Hua Qianxing and the other two had talked about the murder of the Qinglong Mountain Guard. He originally thought that it was done by the Liao people, but now he learned that Yan Zhongchang was also like Luo Hanshui, both of whom were injured by the "Hundred Tribulation Fist". He suddenly realized that this matter was very strange... He was thinking about the identity of the person behind the scenes and his purpose.
Regarding Mu Daocheng's whereabouts, Chu Nanfeng vaguely guessed that he should be looking for Long Congyun. But if he wants to change his body, he will definitely be like Mu Daocheng. He will first look for Long Congyun who knows the "Hundred Tribulation Fist" boxing technique. Although he uses Long Congyun's martial arts cultivation to determine that the person who commits the crime will not be him, but it must also be related to his master.
But Mu Daocheng refused to tell the truth. He thought he was afraid that Wu and Hua and others did not have enough cultivation. They went to Long Congyun to find out the real murderer, and they might be harmed by the people behind the scenes.
Weng Mu and Fang Yuan saw Chu Nanfeng thinking for a long time and knew that he would have something in his heart, and they didn't dare to disturb each other. After a while, they heard Chu Nanfeng ask, "Will my Master Wu go back to the academy?"
Fang Yuan had not informed him of the whereabouts of Wu Wangbo and others. When he heard Chu Nanfeng's question, he hurriedly said: "After learning that Master Miao Gu was killed, Mr. Wu was furious and led the seven elders of this pavilion to Youzhou to find Liu Gongwen..."
"Ah?" Chu Nanfeng was surprised. He had never expected Wu Wang Expo to act like this. He thought about it and said anxiously: "How many days have Master Wu been there?"
Fang Yuanben was very confident about Wu Wangbo, Hua Qianxing and the seven masters in the pavilion going north to kill Liu Gongwen. Seeing Chu Nanfeng's face looked worried, he couldn't help but wonder, "Mr. Wu has been gone for three days, and sent a message to Jiangning, Chengdu, Luoyang, Taiyuan, Chanzhou, and three Baodan Xiaocheng Realm among the five major divisions, and four elders from the Great Spirit Realm of Divine Thoughts went to Youzhou to meet... Oh, and Mr. Hua, and everyone will gather together today and tomorrow."
There are nine branch pavilions in Tongbao Pavilion. In addition to Kaifeng Branch pavilions, there are five people in Baodan Realm. Elder Liang of Liaoyang died. Weng Mu was guarding Luo Hanshui. The other three elders of Baodan Realm all followed Wu, and Hua and the other two went, plus four people who achieved great spiritual enlightenment and gathered the power of nine masters. They were determined to kill Liu Gongwen.
Chu Nanfeng sighed when he heard this, looked at Weng Mu, and pondered: "The guard house of the Liao people... should be even more than the sects in the heyday of the Jianghu Lake. The officials with prominent identities, in addition to the close attendants or guests they have attracted, are responsible for daily travel and safety in the mansion."
"The officials such as the King of the South Court, the Grand Master, the Grand Marshal, the Grand Marshal, and the Left Guard in Youzhou are all equipped with a group of masters to protect them. These masters all live in the Guard Mansion, and can also be said to be gathering martial arts masters in one hall, as well as the Guard Camp... The palace guards detained by the Emperor of Liao were all nearby, and they were still almost in the palace to break into the Guard Mansion."
The reason why Chu Nanfeng knew so much was naturally because Mu Daocheng told him that the personal bodyguard beside Xiao Yanbei was Zhuo Wu, but when he was traveling, the guard house would also be equipped with experts to protect him as appropriate. The Liao people were martial, and those descendants of the Khan tent who wanted to make achievements even made famous the guard house as a place of fame, and there were also martial arts masters who were greedy for wealth in the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun who were greedy for wealth and were involved in it.
"What's more, they have well-trained people, and three people in the divine mind realm can also trap Baodan realm. At that time, I and Elder Weng also fought with them. If Master Wu goes there secretly, he will not be afraid of waiting for an opportunity to surround him when Liu Gongwen goes out, but if he forces him to break through, he may have some mistakes..." Chu Nanfeng frowned.
He and Weng Mu had forcibly broke into the guard mansion, but at that time, Yan Zhongchang was not in the mansion, and many guards followed the King of the South Court, the Grand Tutor and others to the Liao Dynasty to go north to the capital. Just relying on the remaining people in the mansion, they could not attack and kill Liu Gongwen with their own cultivation. Moreover, the accompanying guards returned to the guard mansion at this time.
When Weng Mu heard what Chu Nanfeng said, he remembered the three masters of the Divine Thought Realm around Chu Nanfeng and the group of Khitans who rushed over when he heard the news before leaving. Weng Mu felt his heart beat, and he couldn't help but worry for Wu Wangbo and others.
Chu Nanfeng thought about it, looked at Ma Xilan, and said with a smile: "Luyi, I want to..."
Before Ma Xilan could finish his words, she nodded and said, "Nanfeng, but you can feel at ease to go north to help Master Wu kill Liu Zhe. I will wait in this manor."
She knew Chu Nanfeng and admired each other, so naturally he knew from Chu Nanfeng's tone that his concern was, but her martial arts cultivation is only at the level of return to the truth. Otherwise, Chu Nanfeng would have taken her to kill Liu Gongwen with him.
It is related to Wu Wangbo and Hua Qianxing's safety, not to mention that it is because of his enemy Liu Gongwen. Chu Nanfeng must go. Hearing this, he stood up, walked to Ma Xilan, and held Ma Xilan's jade hand, "If I can meet Liu thief, I will definitely capture him back..."
Ma Xilan shook her head and said softly: "Nanfeng killed this dog thief on my behalf, so as not to be tired from the journey."
Chu Nanfeng smiled and said, "Why can Lu Yi be happy with his enemies even if he takes this thief for five thousand miles?" With a chuckle, he let go of Ma Xilan's jade hand and turned around and left.
After entering the state of Nascent Soul, the lightness of the skill is not comparable to that of the great realm of the elixir. However, as Wen Yi said, "It is a boat walking rather than a body movement, it is a mind forgetting rather than a spirit." When the qi goes, the body will also come.
Chu Nanfeng raised his hand at this time, and his energy could reach ten feet, and his body would come with it. It was like controlling the energy, drifting in with the wind, under the stars and the moon, and nearly seventeen hours later, he also arrived in Youzhou.
Chapter completed!