In the bedroom of Fengyang Villa, Xia Fan was sitting on the heated floor, recounting his return journey in the last half month.
Ning Wanjun took off her shoes, socks and fur robe, and lay on her side opposite Xia Fan, eating Qiuyue's freshly washed dates while listening to his stories. Especially after hearing that they took huge risks to rescue Qing Jian and then rode a giant dragon to break through all the obstacles in the Privy Council, even the last bit of dissatisfaction in their eyes disappeared without a trace.
"But what kind of magic is that? Could it be that you have learned a new alchemy based on the Thunder Technique?" When she heard the rise, the princess couldn't help but sit up straight.
"Actually, it's just the simultaneous use of multiple earthquake thunder techniques, but I didn't expect that its momentum would be so amazing, and it could even trigger strange phenomena in the world." Xia Fan said calmly.
"Hmm... This should be a new discovery." Ning Wanjun pondered for a moment, "Lightning wood is too expensive and no one will throw it like a stone. What's more, even for common medicinal preparations, alchemy requires more precision and meticulousness. , strive to exert its maximum effect in one use, I am afraid you are the first to do this."
"It's just that its shortcomings are also obvious." Xia Fan smiled, "It can use up all the energy in one cast, and it can't choose the target independently like the flowing light spell. It's okay to deal with ordinary soldiers, if it's an agile alchemist , the effect it can achieve is very limited.”
"This flaw is nothing." Ning Wanjun said disapprovingly, "If it can play a decisive role on the battlefield, the army can design tactics around this technique. If you were in the frontier army at that time, you would definitely become a frontier army The core character here.”
At this point, she shook her head and laughed, "But even so, it is still an overuse of your ability. Unfortunately, I am not a Zhen type. I have basically read all the books you wrote, but until now I can only Just operating the audio device."
Ning Wanjun paused and changed the topic, "Since Qingjian is willing to leave Shangyuan with you, where is this person now?"
"Aunt Yan got off the boat early after entering Shenzhou territory." Li answered. After talking along the way, she had already accepted that the other party was her mother's friend. "She said that she wanted to walk the last part of the journey by herself. past."
"Why?" Ning Wanjun asked in confusion, "It's freezing outside, and she was injured. Shouldn't she come to Jinxia City to take a good rest?"
"That's what I tried to persuade her to do, but she insisted on doing so."
"It probably takes time to regroup." Xia Fan understands Yan Qing's approach. She has stayed in the Gyeonggi Privy Council for more than 20 years and has been fighting for the goal of the merger of the six countries for half her life. Now she suddenly left. She was in a familiar environment, and the place she was about to go to was Jinxia City, which was destined not to be accommodated by the Privy Council. It was normal for her to hesitate.
And according to what Yan Qing said at the time, if he had followed them all the way to Jinxia, Xia Fan would have arranged everything next - including shelter, food, clothing and other necessary things. She doesn't want to be supported, and her perspective on Jinxia City will be affected. Since she wanted to have a good visit, she should approach the city as an ordinary person.
"So that's it." Ning Wanjun showed a slightly pityful look, "I thought Jinxia would have one more Qingjian. Are you sure she will come here in the end?"
"If what she sees along the way will not disappoint her." Xia Fan is fully confident in this, "What's more, Yan Qing also made a magic weapon for Li before bidding farewell. As long as Li needs her help, She will rush to Li's side as soon as possible."
Of course, that's not what the other party actually said.
To Xia Fan, it was clear that Yan Qing was warning him.
For example, if Li is treated unfairly or feels that Xia Fan's temperament has changed drastically, he can crush the magic weapon, and then Yan Qing will take Li Yuan away.
Ning Wanjun lay down on her side again while holding a date, and at the same time she exposed a small section of her feet from the quilt, "I didn't expect that the collapse of Yongguo, the reorganization of the Seven Stars, and the overseas envoys were all related to the Gate of Heaven, and that the news could still be blocked after a hundred years. It’s so tight, it seems like this door is really something special. Do you think it’s necessary for us to look for clues about it too?”
"There is never too much information," Xia Fan pretended not to see it, "but it is not worth investing energy in. And I have always had doubts about the door mentioned by the Privy Council. In their description, this The door is almost omnipotent. If you can see it, you can realize all your wishes. And King Yong has actually come into contact with the door - even if it is a black door, it should bring some special changes. But the result is that King Yong is Death, the dynasty will fall.”
"What do you think they're hiding?"
"I'm more inclined to think that they themselves know little about the Gate. What we know so far is that the clues to the Gate of Heaven are not only found in the six countries, but there are also many rumors overseas, but they are called by different names. This has proven that as long as one senses Qi Anyone may be exposed to it.”
Xia Fan analyzed, "Since this thing exists, it must be of great significance, but it is not to the point where it can easily turn the world around. Instead of putting all your hopes on the gate of heaven, it is better to focus on the present and do what you can do. .”
"You are quite rational." Ning Wanjun glanced at him with interest, "But I can also understand how King Yong wants to see the door again at all costs."
"Why?"
"When he reaches that stage, he has neither power nor strength, and there is only one thing he wants." The princess curled up her cardamom-like toes, "'Eternal life.' And this can be regarded as the ultimate pursuit of the emperor, and it can never be achieved by conventional means. "
"Instead of relying on the door to live forever, it is better to rely on yourself." Xia Fan curled his lips.
"Wait a minute," Ning Wanjun was stunned for a moment, "Don't tell me that you still know the method of immortality."
"I do understand a little bit. Let's put it this way, it's not as difficult as the world thinks." He replied straightforwardly. The reason why people age is because oxidation is constantly eroding the cells and tissues in the body. This is a dilemma that life makes during its evolution. Anaerobism is durable, but it has limited access to energy; aerobic is fragile, but its energy conversion efficiency is greatly improved. In the end, the latter relies on its energy advantage to become more complex and larger. , standing at the top of the biological chain.
But this does not mean that aerobic organisms cannot live forever. As long as those damaged cells can be replaced in time, people can live forever. It's just that this function is blocked by a series of factors, so that most body cells will stop activity after dividing fifty or sixty times, and the appearance is irreversible aging.
As for those cells that have gained unlimited ability to divide because they are out of control, they are called cancer.
In other words, maintaining the constant renewal of the body does not go against any natural principles or laws. In some cases, it can even be achieved without the help of external forces. What really limits it is life itself—an immutable individual means rigidity. In order to maintain the evolution and vitality of the group, life adds a lock to itself.
It is by no means an easy task to open this lock with pure technical means, but it is different with magic. At least in principle, it is much more intuitive than the Qian magic to bring life to life or the immortal magic to dragon scales. The Fang family's living dead have essentially unlocked this lock of renewal.
In the past, Xia Fan had always heard that all kinds of Taoist methods were just for immortality, but compared to those magical spells that allowed people to fly into the sky and escape from the earth, immortality seemed simple and unpretentious.