After hearing the whole story, Ji Yuan felt scared but couldn't help but make a joke.
"I am the last unlucky person in this Ju'an Pavilion."
The old city god also laughed.
"Hahahahahaha, Mr. Ji, you're joking. It's the evil creature that is unlucky to have met you, sir!"
After saying this, the old city god looked at Ji Yuan who was chewing the bean paste cake, hesitated for a moment, and then asked a question.
"I wonder where Mr. Ji came from and why he came to Ning'an County?"
Here it comes, the questioning of the philosophy of life!
Ji Yuan had thought about this question, but he had no idea how to answer it. Things from his previous life certainly could not be talked about. Ji Yuan himself wanted to know what this beggar's situation was like in this life. As for why he came to Ning'an County, it seemed that there was no other place to go except here for the time being.
Ji Yuan smiled awkwardly, not knowing where to start. Besides, this matter concerned his biggest secret, so he decided not to talk about it.
When the old city god saw that Ji Yuan just smiled and said nothing when he heard this question, he also knew that the other party probably didn't want to talk.
"It's okay. If you don't want to talk about it, then don't say it. Mr. Ji is free and easy, naturally humble and polite. He has done a favor to Ning'an County. This alone is enough."
In Ji Yuan's opinion, the City God invited him here to express his gratitude on one hand, and to probe his background which was dispensable on the other hand.
"By the way, Mr. Ji, do you plan to live permanently in Ning'an County?"
Jiyuan can answer this question.
"If nothing else happens, we will stay in Ning'an County for a while."
After thinking about it, Ji Yuan felt that it would be better for him to be honest. Although he felt that ghosts like the Old City God should be able to see it clearly, he added more after saying this just in case.
"In fact, I am not a great Taoist master. I just happened to injure the evil spirit by chance. I have many things I would like to ask the City God for advice."
"Mr. Ji, you have something to say, please feel free to speak."
The first half of Ji Yuan's words were ignored. The appearance of a person with no power and divine light revealed could not explain anything. Moreover, it was very difficult to injure an evil creature by chance. That was a breeding ground of evil spirits, not just a lonely ghost.
"I wonder if the City God knows anything about the cultivation methods in this world? The kind that cultivates the human body!"
Ji Yuan asked nervously and added, what attracts him most in this world? Isn't it these magical and magnificent things, isn't it the desire to fly into the sky, hide in the ground, and live forever
The old city god frowned and thought seriously.
"Song is just a town god of a small county. The way I practiced to build a golden body with incense and fire is also relying on the will of all living beings. I don't have any need for ordinary Qi training and cultivation methods. It is impossible for me to have any precious cultivation methods. However, there are some mortal martial arts in the underworld under my jurisdiction."
Ji Yuan was immediately disappointed. There was no magic formula.
"But there is no real mystery. I know a little bit about the common methods of guiding and guiding Qi, but these methods are relatively simple. I'm afraid they are useless to you, Mr. Ji?"
How useless it is? It’s better than nothing!
"To be honest, I don't even have this kind of rudimentary spell. If it's convenient for you, Lord City God, can you let me borrow it? Yes, there are also those mortal martial arts, I also want to take a look!"
"I have already done you a great favor. I think you will not refuse this small request, right?"
Although Ji Yuan was blind, he stared at the old city god motionlessly, making the latter feel an inexplicable and strange sense of being in the sight of him.
"Oh, if Mr. Ji wants to take a look, it won't be difficult. I will have someone prepare the books and send them to Ju'an Pavilion."
Now Ji Yuan was happy.
"Okay, okay, thank you, Lord City God!"
This old City God was quite easy to talk to, and part of his biggest concern was solved. Ji Yuan also wanted to ask about other things, things that were difficult to understand in the mortal world.
"Lord City God, as far as you know, what immortal palaces, sects, sacred mountains and swamps are there now? Uh, what qualifications do they require to accept disciples?"
Ji Yuan asked very humbly, but the old city god felt a little strange. Why did Mr. Ji always ask common sense questions
'Is this person really not a master as he claims?'
But no matter what the other party's specific background is, it is a fact that they helped Ning'an County. So what if the question is weird or common sense!
The old city god also relaxed, stroked his beard and thought before answering slowly.
"Ning'an County is a remote and sparsely populated place with few sources of information from the outside world. As far as I know, there is no immortal gate in Desheng Prefecture where Ning'an County is located. The only dominant place in the entire Jizhou is Yuhuai Mountain. It is rumored that there is even a mountain edict hidden in Yuhuai Mountain, which can determine the god status of a mountain. I don't know whether it is true or not. Of course, there must be some small and unorthodox people in Jizhou. As for how they recruit disciples, Song is really unknown. As for the affairs of other states and countries, please forgive Song for being ignorant. There is a legend that says, Yunshen does not know Xianxia Island, and Ruiyi Wushuang Changjian Mountain..."
Ji Yuan was still stunned by what happened to Yu Huaishan just now. An imperial edict? To confer the title of mountain god
"What about that heaven?"
Ji Yuan blurted out this question almost as soon as the old City God paused.
"Heaven? I wonder which immortal palace Mr. Ji is talking about?"
The old city god frowned. It sounded like he was quite important, daring enough to use the sky as a backdrop and the courtyard as a crown.
Ji Yuan immediately realized, there is no heaven here
Originally there was the City God, and when I heard about the Mountain God's appointment, I thought there was a Heavenly Palace. But now it seems there is no such thing. So are the so-called immortals here the same as what mortals think of as immortals
The issue of the old city god still has to be dealt with perfunctorily.
"Oh, nothing. This is a powerful immortal palace that I have heard of before. It can also confer the power on mountain and water spirits. Please don't blame me, old city god..."
"I see. I guess he must be extraordinary!"
Yes, it’s very extraordinary, it’ll scare you to death if I tell you!
After evading the question about the Heavenly Court, Ji Yuan asked many more questions about the spiritual world, which involved demons and monsters. He also indirectly concluded that there was no such thing as a unified hell except for the local city gods and underworld. Even the relationship between them was very weak and vague.
Overall, this information allowed Ji Yuan to understand the world of cultivation and raised more questions, and the old city god only knew very little.
Ji Yuan frowned and thought for a long time. His mind was a little confused, so he simply put these things aside for the time being. Thinking about these things now was like moving bricks while worrying about the country. It would be better to understand some other things first.
After calming down, Ji Yuan spoke again.
"Ji wants to ask you some stupid questions, I hope Lord City God will not laugh at me."
"You can talk as much as you want. Song will tell you everything he knows!"
After so many questions, the old city god is somewhat used to it.
"Ji wants to ask, what country are we in, what dynasty are we in, what is the situation of other countries? How many times have dynasties changed in history?"
This question...
The old city god was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then his expression became inexplicably serious.
It would have been fine if you didn't know anything about the strange mountains and rivers and the immortal palaces for cultivation, but now you're even asking about worldly matters like dynasties and countries
The former is indeed inaccessible to ordinary people, but the latter can be understood by anyone with a little knowledge or even common sense.
Does Ji Yuan have no knowledge? Does he have no common sense? After previous contacts, the old city god knew that Mr. Ji was by no means an uneducated person. He spoke clearly and behaved politely. In addition, he had unique and insightful opinions on many things during casual conversations.
It is impossible to say that such a person has never been to school, it is just that his speaking habits are a little strange sometimes.
Suddenly, the old city god thought of a possibility and his body shook slightly.
Before Song Shichang's death, when he was still a court official, he once read a book of fairy tales. Although it was written by a mortal based on his imagination, the content of the story was interesting and witty, and Song Shichang still remembers it vividly.
There is a story in it that begins with this sentence: I woke up laughing and went to play, not realizing I had been dreaming for a thousand years!
"Lord City God, Lord City God?"
Ji Yuan called out twice. Why did the City God become so dazed? Was it because the question he asked was too stupid
"Ah!? Oh, Mr. Ji, please listen to me!!!"
The old city god didn't even notice that he had subconsciously changed the tone of his speech.