Ji Yuan looked around and saw no suitable place, so he simply accelerated a few steps forward, then leaped up, flew onto a lush tree like a butterfly, and then landed on the tree as lightly as a fallen leaf.
Sitting down on one of the thick branches of the tree, Ji Yuan, puzzled, reached out again to take the chess piece and took a closer look at the chess piece that appeared because of Yin Zhaoxian.
Ji Yuan now has three chess pieces in total, one black piece that is half real and half virtual, one black piece that is completely virtual, and the last one is the colorless piece belonging to Yin Zhaoxian, but it suddenly becomes more solid.
Especially the strange feeling just now, Ji Yuan seemed to be able to feel his friend's thoughts. Although he did not have any profound Taoist magic or strange divine light, he had his own restrained aura.
For Yin Zhaoxian himself, this might be the result of his spiritual enlightenment, but it was more directly reflected in the underworld of the Ning'an County City God, and Ji Yuan felt it more directly.
If I have to describe it, it is the stimulation of the noble spirit that is nurtured in Confucian scholars.
Then the color change of the chess piece might have something to do with Ji Yuan, but its solidification was definitely due to Yin Zhaoxian himself, especially after the feeling just now, he was more certain of this.
Ji Yuan had a clearer grasp of the feeling of his own chess pieces, but he did not think deeply about these things now. Instead, he looked at the chess pieces and smiled.
"I am so lucky to have such a friend!"
After he finished muttering this to himself, Ji Yuan realized belatedly that his tone was so flowery. It really was a habit that became second nature.
At this time, because of his good friend Yin Zhaoxian, Ji Yuan, who was watching the game, also understood the situation and simply decided not to leave and started practicing on a two-meter-high tree trunk.
The training methods and techniques in this world are very different from the best-selling novels that Ji Yuan read in his previous life.
The biggest difference between the so-called basic Qi training techniques and the advanced Qi training techniques is nothing more than the application of the five elements into yin and yang, and the effect of refining magic power. There is no such subdivision as several levels of small training and several levels of large training.
The true progress in cultivation to the realm of immortality is a mysterious state, even difficult to explain. Some people make rapid progress in their practice after an epiphany, while others waste years and still make no progress.
Some practitioners believe that one should use force to overcome cleverness, while others think that it is important to touch the heart. However, what most people do most often is to practice various magic skills while honing their magic power and lighting up the acupoints day after day through slow work.
Sometimes the breakthrough in cultivation comes naturally, and sometimes it is inexplicable. Each immortal palace and famous family also has its own set of explanations and rules.
It is more difficult for plants, animals, spirits, monsters, and demons to practice. It is much more difficult for them to accumulate spiritual power than for those who practice immortal arts. It is also an extremely harsh test for them to transform into a human body. They often have no way out and suffer the pain of refining their soul and flesh. Many of them survive by accumulating spiritual power fiercely. Compared with the so-called orthodox immortal way, some parts of it are more similar to the practice of mortal martial arts.
Moreover, it is very difficult for demons and monsters to get rid of the habits they had before they awakened their spiritual intelligence. Although most of them have pure minds, they are more likely to become extremely cruel and plagued by evil karma. This is because when demons feel that they can achieve many goals by harming other creatures, especially intelligent creatures, to nourish themselves, just like getting deeper and deeper into drug addiction, killing or eating is no longer in the nature of wolves eating meat or sheep eating grass. It harms people as well as themselves, and even worse, it makes people and even other demons hate and fear them.
On the contrary, the realm of martial arts in the mortal world is really quite similar to the impression that Ji Yuan had in his previous life. Opening up the meridians and gathering the true energy all have specific breakthroughs and standards in order to break the shackles of the body.
As for Ji Yuan, don't think too much about it. Why should a person who doesn't even have a million think about making a small profit of 100 million? As long as you are happy, that's the best way to become an immortal.
Just because he doesn't think too much doesn't mean that Ji Yuan isn't ambitious. On the contrary, now he knows very well how important the "freedom and ease" that he longs for in his heart is.
At this moment, the three chess pieces seemed to be pressed on an imaginary chessboard in front of Ji Yuan, forming a V-shape. As his thought changed, ethereal spiritual energy slowly gathered.
Guiding the Qi of heaven and earth to create, taking spiritual energy into the body, the alchemy furnace in the artistic conception is burning with true fire, and the world within the body is even more starry. From time to time, streams of light fall into the alchemy furnace, and the acre of Dantian is filled with surging Qi.
Before I knew it, fog had already formed on the official road. The sun set at night and the moon rose in the morning...
. . .
Three carriages were moving slowly on the official road. The drivers did not sit on the carriages to drive the horses, but got off the carriages and led the horses forward, because the foggy weather was not suitable for galloping.
In the front carriage, a young man in white was sitting and reading a book. Because the carriage was moving very slowly, it was not bumpy. The servant beside him was leaning against the wall of the carriage, staring blankly in boredom.
"Why is this car so slow..."
After complaining, the servant opened the curtain of the carriage and shouted to the coachman in front.
"Driver, can't you go faster? We have been going so slow for a short time since we passed Qingshui County!"
The driver looked back at him and forced a smile.
"What are you talking about, little brother? Do you think I don't want to go faster? But look at this fog. Even though it doesn't seem like there's anything wrong now, it will get thicker and thicker as we go forward. We can only go faster after we get out of this fog!"
The servant stuck his head out to look around. Through the fog, he could see about ten feet away, which was not too far to see clearly, so he was a little skeptical.
"Is that so? You guys don't want to make more money, do you?"
The commission for hiring these carriages is paid on a daily basis. After all, the young master may want to stop and play or take a detour at any time, and the coachman will suffer a loss if he pays by distance.
However, the coachman was obviously unhappy when he heard the servant's complaint, but he did not dare to lose his temper and had to explain patiently.
"Brother, you heard what happened in Qingshui County. The sky has been cloudy for quite a while and the fog hasn't dispersed. It's not so bad now, but it's even thicker at night. Pedestrians and merchants have to be very careful on their way. If you're in a hurry, you'll easily get lost!"
"Alright, alright, hurry up!"
"Hey hey...naturally!"
The other party looked unhappy, but the driver could only smile.
"Okay, Wei Tong, don't make it difficult for the driver. The weather is not up to him. Just be quiet."
"Oh...I understand, sir!"
It was quiet here. In the middle carriage, someone was chatting with the driver in the front. It was a maid in the carriage, and her tone and attitude were much nicer than that of the servant in the middle carriage.
"Old man, is this kind of fog common in Qingshui County?"
The driver, who was over fifty years old, looked back. The maid from this wealthy family was different from the girl from the peasant family. She was pretty and lively, but still not as strong as his granddaughter. He looked behind the curtain inside the carriage and saw that the young lady seemed to be facing outside and listening carefully.
"Although I'm not from Qingshui County, I often run this route. I've seen fog here before, but this is the first time I've seen fog lasting for more than ten days without even dissipating during the day."
The driver seemed to have thought of something, and continued, "I heard that when the fog in Qingshui County lasted for a few days, some old people thought it was caused by some evil spirit, but the merchants passing by were fine. Many people also said that passing through the thickest part of the fog would make people feel refreshed and comfortable inside and out, so..."
The driver kept the question in suspense.
"So what?"
The maid's voice was a little louder, and since the three carriages were so close, the people in the carriages in the front and back were actually hearing it.
"Hahaha, so some old people also said that there are immortals practicing magic here, and anyone who passes through the mist is a blessed person!"
"That old man, what nonsense are you talking about? Aren't immortals cultivating in immortal caves and high mountains? How can they cultivate in this remote place?"
The servant Wei Tong in front expressed a different opinion again.
The old driver was also a little unhappy and explained.
"I've often heard that immortals play around in the human world, and some of them transform into mortals. And I, an old man, can't say for sure that there are immortals..."
After being interrupted by Wei Tongyi, the old coachman lost interest in talking further, and the three carriages moved forward slowly.
About a quarter of an hour later, the fog became thicker. The middle-aged coachman in front looked back at the curtain of the carriage and saw the servant sticking his head out to look at him. He opened his mouth but didn't say anything. Anyway, it was now proved that he was not lying.
The coachmen and passengers of the three carriages took a deep breath at this moment, feeling their energy channels flowing freely. Not only did the unhappiness from the quarrel just now disappear without a trace, but even the fatigue from the journey was alleviated a lot.
“It’s really so magical…”
The young man in the front carriage and the people in the carriage behind were all muttering to themselves in surprise.