Chapter 9 Going Down the Mountain? No, I Don't Want to
For the next month, Jiang Yi stayed in the bamboo forest courtyard. In addition to daily practice, he spent the rest of his time sorting out the miscellaneous knowledge of refining in his mind and comprehending the fire-related Taoist methods. This knowledge is just a drop in the ocean in the Taoist system, but it is already quite huge for Jiang Yi, who is new to it.

Jiang Yi, sitting on the futon with his five hearts facing the sky, opened his eyes, raised his right index finger, and a red flame instantly appeared: "For the time being, this is all I can do."

The comprehension of fire-related Taoist magic is relatively smooth. There is no specific form of expression. The essence of flame is high temperature and combustion. Other characteristics will be added in the higher stages, such as Samadhi True Fire, Six Ding Divine Fire, Nine Netherworld Fire, Nirvana Fire, and Sun True Fire. But as long as it has not escaped the level of ordinary fire, no matter how crazy, cool and awesome it appears, its essence is the same.

He has now mastered the basic fire-related magic, but it will take him some time to fully master it.

Next, he will practice step by step the knowledge he has sorted out to establish his identity as a weapon refiner. This way, he can get more support from his father and prepare for the second copycat spiritual treasure.

"You little bastard, go home and have dinner!" Jiang Yi heard his father's voice, echoing in his mind like thunder and interrupting his thoughts.

At this moment, Jiang Yi finally felt the passage of time. Has a month already passed? Before, he was immersed in the insights of spiritual practice and had no feeling of this at all. It seemed like a month had passed in the blink of an eye. Especially now that he was able to completely fast, his concept of time became even weaker.

Thinking about those great masters who counted their retreats by the number of Yuanhui, Jiang Yi felt scared. Does cultivation really require the supreme forgetfulness of emotions? Maybe it's just that time has erased too many things.

The life span of a warrior is pretty good. A warrior who has completed the first step of accumulation at the fourth level and has no hidden injuries can easily live past 150. A second level warrior can reach more than 200 years, and even if he has only condensed the rudiments of the true meaning of martial arts, that is, the first level, his life span can exceed 300 years. It is said that the life span of those above the first level will be greatly improved, but I don’t know how much it can be, and I haven’t paid attention to it before.

However, almost all warriors have hidden injuries to varying degrees in their bodies, making it difficult for them to live to the theoretical maximum age.

Jiang Yi shook his head in self-mockery, thinking too much. He had no idea how to become an immortal. If he could have 10% of Taiqing Tianzun's alchemy skills, he wouldn't have to worry about his lifespan.

But my sister hasn't called him to eat in the past month. It seems that his ability to fast has been exposed! Is it Lao Jiang? It can only be him.

He originally thought he had hidden it well, but now it seems... he was so naive.

What he couldn't understand was that Lao Jiang didn't question him about this matter. Could it be that Lao Jiang had already figured it out in his mind? This saved him the trouble of explaining it, as he didn't understand it clearly.

Although I have to face this matter sooner or later, I still feel a little nervous when it really happens.

……

Today's dinner was particularly sumptuous. When Jiang Yi returned home, servants were still delivering various exquisite dishes.

"Boss Jiang, you are really good. You can practice fasting at the fourth level. Humph, you have such a good method but you didn't teach me!" Jiang Miaomiao pouted and turned her head away angrily, but she still secretly glanced at Jiang Yi out of the corner of her eye.

"Oh, my dear sister, if I can teach, I will definitely teach you first. But I don't have the ability to teach you now. I will definitely teach you in the future!" Jiang Yi sat down next to his sister with a smile. She then turned her body to the other side and raised her little head higher.

This was very embarrassing. He was now at the stage where "the Tao could not be taught in words". Otherwise, how could he not teach his family? Compared to warriors, practicing Taoism could save lives more easily. Moreover, compared to warriors, whom he did not understand, he knew the upper limit of practicing Taoism better.

"In the future? I have to wait until I reach the Rongshen realm. Then I can practice fasting without learning your method." "Then consider that big brother owes you a treasure!" It is not so easy to enter the Rongshen realm. Just look at those disciples in the sect who fell from the position of true inheritance and became decadent until death.

True disciples are not lifelong, they can only live to the age of eighty at most. If they still cannot enter the Soul Melting Realm, they will have to make way for the next person. Although this is cruel, it is fair as a sect system.

"Noble Phantasm?"

"It must be gorgeous and invincible. Show it off and you will be the most handsome guy in the whole mountain!"

"Okay, your elder brother's opportunity is a God-given opportunity. You can't learn it just because you want to. The dishes are ready, eat first. These are all carefully cooked with high-quality ingredients. Even if you are fasting, eating more can enhance your qi and blood." Mother Jiang forcibly suppressed Jiang Miaomiao who wanted to continue bargaining.

God-given? What a familiar word!
Their father would tell them about the Three Realms from time to time. Jiang Yi suddenly remembered that there was a time when their father had told them in detail about the "God-given" warriors of the Chongming Realm.

The so-called "God-given" is to be born with some knowledge to a certain extent. There are more than one such person in the Dream God Sect, Wei Chengming from the South Tower Sect Master's line, Gao Yansi from the Sky Wind Hall, and several inheritance elders who have entered the North Tower. Not only in the Chongming Realm, but even in the Sword Realm and the Hell Soul Realm, there are such people, but these three realms do not have the Six Paths of Reincarnation, so naturally there is no afterlife.

The three realms have not yet figured out the principle of "Heaven's Gift", but Jiang Yi himself knows that his situation is completely different from "Heaven's Gift", and he has complete memories of his previous life!

But it’s a good idea for Lao Jiang to think this way. If he were to make up his own excuse, he really wouldn’t be able to do it given his knowledge.

Compared to other wealthy families in the Mengshen Sect, the Jiang family was relatively casual because of their small population and lack of rules. The family sat down, eating and chatting, just like before, as if nothing had changed, and the mother kept nagging.

At the dinner table, Jiang Miaomiao kept winking at Jiang's father. Jiang's father coughed lightly and said, "In five days, the deputy hall master Lan Qushang of Jingtao Hall will lead a team to Jueshui City to celebrate the 800th birthday of Lu Anping, the ancestor of the Lu family. You should go with him."

"Go down the mountain? I won't go." Jiang Yi glanced at his father and refused decisively. He was preparing to practice refining equipment recently and also had to continue to stock up on cultivation points. How could he have the time to attend such a boring occasion as a birthday celebration?

"I don't care whether you want to go or not. I ask you to go with me so that you can take good care of your sister." Father Jiang made the decision in a tone that could not be refused.

Jiang Yi turned his head woodenly and looked at his sister who was smiling even more happily. Her eyes seemed to reflect the sea of ​​stars. It was incredible. This was Erha letting out some wind. Comrade Jiang Mingde was also not firm in his position. How could such a little white flower in a greenhouse be let go of the mountain?
"Okay, then you have to prepare a few more treasures for me."

Jiang Yi understood what his parents meant. On the one hand, they were worried about their precious daughter, and on the other hand, they wanted him to go down the mountain and see the world. His hard work was probably seen by his parents as a loner. Anyway, it was just a birthday celebration, and it wouldn't take much time.

"What do we need so many treasures for? With Vice Palace Master Lan here, Jueshui City will not be in danger."

"That's impossible to say."

"You are the only one who has many things to do!"

(End of this chapter)