When Luming County received the news, the war had already begun.
As the easternmost city, Qingping Mansion naturally became a bridgehead. An army of 100,000, together with dozens of Immortal Ascension stage masters and hundreds of monks of all ranks, captured the border county of Dongyuan Kingdom overnight, and then drove straight into the two prefectures.
At the same time, Qiyuan Kingdom used a hundred flying boats to forcibly cross the Tongtian River, and also ignited the flames of war in the north.
By the time Dongyuan Kingdom reacted, the land of the four prefectures had already been lost!
conspiracy! Three years ago, when the Qiyuan Kingdom sent someone to propose marriage, it was a big conspiracy from the beginning. One of the conditions reached by the leaders of the two countries was that the two countries join hands to carve up Dongyuan!
When the news came, Lu Ming panicked. Although he was far away from the front line, he was shrouded in the cloud of war. The Chen family was considered good, because Chen Jing played an important role in Qingping Mansion, raising and transporting food and grass for the army, and he was like a core figure in logistics.
Chen Yan also wrote a special letter to reassure her mother.
Compared with ordinary people, the big and small temples have overturned the sky, especially those half-aged teenagers. I came to practice Taoism, but a military order made me go to the front line to fight to the death
Many people fled overnight, but they were all arrested and punished as deserters and executed on the spot!
The Luming Temple was similar, Guo Kejing personally killed Xiao Shishi and Xiao Shiba, which barely shocked people's hearts. Everyone was confused and restless, living in fear, not only looking forward to the early arrival of the army to give themselves a relief; but also hoping that it will never come, so that they don't have to go to the battlefield to die.
night, backyard.
Gu Yu stepped on the wet steam, walked quickly to a room, and knocked on the door with his hand.
"Come in!"
"Squeak!"
He pushed the door open, saluted and said, "Teacher, are you looking for me?"
"Well, sit down."
Xun Yu put down the scroll in his hand, seeing that the other party was as indifferent and clear as ever, without impurities, he couldn't help laughing and said, "I wanted to comfort you, but seeing you like this makes me feel relieved. I came here for no other reason, you have already inscribed fifty words." Runes?"
"Yes, fifty-three in total."
"Now that all the resources are open, those who haven't learned should hurry up."
"It's better to be precise than to be too many. These fifty-three ways are carefully selected by the disciples, and they are enough."
Xun Yu didn't force it, and said, "Okay, I wanted to teach you the method of concentration after the spring exam this year, but now the situation... Forget it, just watch!"
She took out two scrolls and unfolded them with a brush.
One is a raging flame, and there is a golden lotus flower in the flame. Let it burn and heat, and I will bloom leisurely.
The other one is a dark sea, a big stone-like tortoise is lying in the water, surrounded by turbulent waves, but the body is still standing still, watching Er Sangtian change.
The styles of the two paintings are very abstract, with extremely rough brush and ink lines and random colors, but upon closer inspection, one can taste a hint of mystery.
"This is Fu?" Gu Yu asked.
"That's right, these two are talismans, which are specially used for preaching. There are two kinds of divine will contained in them. If you think about it, it is a way to attack concentration."
Xun Yu nodded and explained: "One is yang, and the emphasis is on blazing; the other is yin, and the emphasis is on depth. You are all practicing water movement, how about the second one?"
"Thanks for teaching me!"
"good!"
Xun Yu suddenly reached out and pointed, as if grabbing a charm from the picture, and put it into the opponent's mind, "You have accumulated enough, but it is not easy to hit the level. Don't rush for success, go!"
"yes!"
No matter what Xun Yu's purpose is, he really has nothing to say to himself, and he is also sincerely grateful. After exiting the room, Gu Yu left "don't rush for success" behind his head, and couldn't wait to run to the bottom of the waterfall, and began to practice advanced thoughts.
In the dead of night, the surrounding fields are dark.
Ordinary people can't even see the waterfall, they can only see a white shadow shaking, accompanied by rumbling thunder. After three years of tempering, Gu Yu was no longer a rookie before, and soon entered the state of thinking.
This time was different from before, a little spiritual light jumped out from the sea of consciousness, saying that his spirit was completely engulfed. His consciousness dimmed, and then he found that the surroundings were pitch black, with thick water vapor, and the sound of waves bursting in his ears.
I actually turned into that big turtle, lying in the vast and boundless sea, being impacted by the turbid waves in every possible way.
For a moment, he was unstable, as if he was about to be swept away by the waves.
"Tsk!"
As a level 80 old monster, I have seen a lot of various situations, and after a little thought, I understood the correct method. Immediately, he forgot himself and was alone, guarding the immortal altar tightly, and gradually calmed down even his consciousness.
Before I knew it, the impact around me was much smaller, and the sound of the waves gradually disappeared.
In a daze, he didn't know whether he was a human or a turtle, where he came from, and where he was going. And his soul slowly floated up, as if connected with the heaven and the earth, and in an instant, his consciousness became clear again.
Gu Yu didn't know if he opened his eyes, but he did see it.
There was a vast sea in front of him, and the sky was so overcast that there was no light at all. Dark waves came from all directions, rolling and roaring under their feet, but no noise could be heard.
He seemed to have sunk into the darkness, into the sea and merged into one, all emotions left him, and it seemed that only this sea and this deep soul remained in the world.
It has always existed, for hundreds of years, for thousands of years...
I don't know how long it took, Gu Yu opened his eyes, the sky was already bright, and he felt refreshed, and there was a sense of emptiness and reality in his body, and there was something pulsating.
"Concentration state, that's how it is!"
To put it more bluntly, during the gas gathering period, only true energy can be used, but during the concentration period, the soul can be transferred. And this thought is not only a way to break through, but also a way to practice in the future.
He looked at the time, about half a day had passed.
"It's much simpler than imagined. I don't know when the army will come. It seems that we really have to hurry up."
Gu Yu closed his eyes and continued to practice. After a while, a deep aura emanated from his body, and even his physical body flickered, mysteriously and inexplicably.
…
Two days later, early in the morning.
A black torrent came from the north, bypassed the county seat, and went straight to Luming Temple. Guo Kejing received the news early and led everyone to wait in front of the door.
Not long after, a group of cavalry passed by, followed by two groups of heavy armored infantry, and then they reached the central army. These are ordinary people, but when gathered together, wearing armor and holding a blade, they are naturally murderous.
"Guo Daochang!"
A few horses came running over, the leader was leopard-eyed and short-bearded, not angry but majestic. This person is called Xue Tuo, who used to practice Taoism in a temple, and later joined the army. He is a master in the stage of awakening, a second-rank general, and the commander of this army. His attitude was quite arrogant, and he immediately called out to greet him.
"It's the poor man, I've heard General Xue's name for a long time, it's really..."
"Okay, the army is moving in a hurry, so this kind of flattery will be avoided. I just want to ask you, I have informed you a few days ago, are you ready?"
"Well… "
Guo Kejing's face turned red and turned pale, he didn't dare to attack, he could only say: "General, we are all ready and ready to go at any time."
"Okay! Xia Yan!"
He called out a name, and an army chief came over and said: "There are fifteen people in Luming Temple, here is the list, Daoist Guo please cooperate with the inspection."
"There are two villains who ran away cowardly, and I have captured them and reported them!" Guo Kejing hurriedly said.
"Is there such a thing?"
Xue Tuo glanced at Xia Yan, the other party nodded, and then began to roll the name: "Guo Kejing, the cultivation level of the Concentration Stage, the seventh-rank Taoist official!"
"Xun Yu, you have cultivated in the Concentration Stage, and you are a ninth-rank Taoist official!"
"Long Yunfeng, at the stage of concentrating on cultivation, no official position for the time being..."
"Um?"
Xue Tuo frowned, and said in front of everyone: "What kind of dilapidated place is this? I don't even know about my own family affairs. If these people are stuffed into the army, they may not survive a day!"
"Hey, what the hell are you…"
After hearing this, Long Yunfeng was about to rush forward, but was held down by Xun Yusheng.
"xxx, cultivation base during the gas harvesting period."
"xxx, cultivation base during the gas harvesting period."
"xxx, cultivation base during the gas harvesting period."
Xia Yan called the roll one by one, and the audience responded accordingly, and then it was the seventh turn.
"Chen Yu, the gas harvesting period has been cultivated for three years..."
"Chen Yu? Is Chen Yu here?"
After shouting for a long time, there was no answer, Xue Tuo's expression sank, and he asked, "What about the others? Did they run away?"
"Report, report general, brother is practicing in the back mountain!" Lu Xiaolian said tremblingly.
"Cultivation? Don't practice sooner, don't practice later, wait until this time to practice? I think it's like running away from battle, it should be..."
"General!"
Guo Kejing's face turned green, and he hurriedly said: "Then Chen Yu will never escape, I will capture him right now."
"Hmph! You two go too, I want to see who it is!"
Xue Tuo waved his hand, and two monks in the Concentration stage came out and followed Guo Kejing to the back mountain.
…
Green hills, flying waterfalls.
Gu Yu sat for several days as soon as he sat down, thinking about the picture of the black turtle watching the sea.
Xuangui observes the sea, paying attention to a depth, which complements the water. Coupled with his fairy-level experience and state of mind, it's almost flat, without hindrance.
At this moment, he is still thinking about it, looking like a turtle to see the sea.
He only felt that his spirit became more and more pure, more firm and stable. After an unknown amount of time, he found that the sea surface gradually became flat, with turbid waves lurking quietly, and finally became a vast expanse, smooth as a mirror.
For a moment, Gu Yu realized something, and tried to mobilize his soul.
All this time, he had stood still like a black turtle, but now he trembled slightly and took a step forward. This step, as if some shackles were broken, shook from the inside to the outside, and the spiritual consciousness was connected with the energy of heaven and earth, which was unprecedentedly clear and transparent.
And this thoroughness feeds back on the meridian of flesh and blood, every muscle and every inch of skin is jumping with joy.
Gu Yu's mind moved, and his consciousness was pulled infinitely from the sea, as if a picture was getting farther and farther away from him, and finally opened his eyes, and he was still under the waterfall.
Nothing has changed, but looking at it now, it seems that the senses are reborn, the soul is cleansed, and there is a sense of freshness everywhere.
"The zhenqi has increased several times, the flesh and bones have become much tougher, and the soul is like a finger, and it can be used freely..."
He roughly felt it, and sighed: "Having ideas can promote internal and external improvement, and benefit the whole body. No wonder it can become the foundation of this world."
"I don't know what's going on in the view, I should go back, but before that..."
Gu Yu stood up, looking at the waterfall that accompanied him for three years, his eyes were inexplicable. Just as he was about to move, he suddenly felt three breaths flying from a distance, arriving in an instant.
In the next second, Guo Kejing's distraught face appeared in front of him.
"Chen Yu, you are so courageous!"