When the Spirit Gathering Array was not set up in Lanting, the three of them practiced on their own, constantly consolidating and improving their foundation-building skills. After the Spirit Gathering Array was set up on the second floor, the four of them gathered together to practice, and in their spare time they exchanged their practice experiences and gained a lot.
For example, Lu Yang knew that Man Gu would not recite "The Words of the Sage" while doing horse stance, and he thought it was disrespectful to the sage, but Man Gu would do horse stance while reciting "The Words of the Sage".
For example, Man Gu knew that Meng Jingzhou often visited brothels during the day in order to train his mental strength, listening to music and doing nothing else, which was admirable.
For example, Meng Jingzhou knew that Lu Yang had food stuck in his teeth, so he used the Ox Hair Sword Qi to pick the food out from between his teeth. This was a completely new way of practicing.
For example, Lan Ting knew that the Central Continent was once refined from stars.
"There is actually such a thing." Lan Ting was stunned. This was a great shock to her, and this news also solved some of her confusion.
"What confusion."
Lan Ting thought about it and felt that this was something that could not be said: "As you know, the name of our Laurel Palace has a double meaning. One is that the palace is full of laurel trees, and the other is that the palace believes that the moon has some special meaning."
The Laurel Palace was built on the top of a snowy mountain to be closer to the moon, which shows the status of the moon in the palace.
"When I joined the Laurel Fairy Palace, I asked my master why the moon has a special meaning. What about the sun and other stars? Can we draw strength from the stars, such as the Big Dipper?"
"Master said that the moon and the sun are one. As for the other stars, she just smiled meaningfully and said nothing."
"But Master always smiles like this when he encounters something he doesn't understand, so I didn't take it seriously."
"Hearing what you said, I think she probably knows the truth about Xingchen."
Lu Yang frowned: "The moon and the sun are one?"
Lan Ting nodded: "I didn't know what this meant at first, but one time after class, two senior sisters said in a conversation, 'After the sun goes out, there will be the moon.'"
"After the sun goes out, there will be the moon?" Lu Yang was surprised. This was a statement he had never heard of before.
Could it be that the stars in the sky are just illusions, and the sun and the moon are real, and are two sides of the same coin
The one that burns during the day is the sun, and the one that goes out at night is the moon
The energy of the sun is so terrifying that there is a saying that the sun is the source of life for all things. To this day, some people use the sun to practice, visualize, or meditate.
If the sun is the moon, where does the energy go after it goes out? What a huge amount of energy it must be!
At night, the sun gathers this power, hides it within the body, and turns into the moon
"Speaking of which, why did the ancient anonymous person refine all the stars in the sky but not the sun?" Lu Yang whispered to himself.
Without the sun, the world would become dark, all living things would wither, and countless lives would die. According to Captain Chu, the ancient anonymous beings viewed human life as worthless, and they probably would not preserve the sun out of mercy.
Meng Jingzhou suddenly asked: "Do you know the Yaoyang Sect?"
"The Yaoyang Sect, one of the four great evil sects?" Lu Yang knew very little about it.
"Yes, Yaoyang Cult believes in the sun. They believe that the sun has some kind of magical power. When the sun revives, all things will die. They advocate self-destruction before the sun revives and go to the paradise."
Meng Jingzhou said: "I have no intention of offending the Immortal Palace. If the sun and the moon are one, then the Yaoyang Sect's view is similar to that of the Immortal Palace. Both believe that the sun and the moon have special existence significance and terrifying power."
Lan Ting shook his head. He didn't think Meng Jingzhou was being offensive. There were also similar views within the Immortal Palace, as well as more radical views.
Meng Jingzhou made a guess: "It is possible that the ancient unknown person is hiding in the sun. The sun has been hanging in the sky since ancient times, and no one doubts it. It is a blind spot in thinking."
Lu Yang put forward another guess: "It is also possible that the sun contains some kind of huge power that even the ancient nameless people are unwilling to touch."
Whatever the possibility, the sun and the moon are not as peaceful as they seem.
"Forget it, don't think about it. It's a rare Spring Festival, let's go out and have fun." Meng Jingzhou gave up thinking and asked everyone to relax.
Instead of thinking about it here, it’s better to go home and ask the elders.
Those people must know more than me.
It was like they knew they had a single spiritual root, but refused to tell me, and even said that if I came to ask the Dao Sect, they would know what my spiritual root was.
As the Spring Festival approaches, the atmosphere becomes more and more tense. All shops have started activities to prepare for a large influx of customers. Barbecue restaurants have also entered the warm-up stage, offering free tofu masks when eating barbecue skewers, which is very popular among children.
Colorful little flags can be seen everywhere on the streets. This is a tradition of Yeongang County and is funded and organized by the government. It is said that they imitate the colors of spring to welcome spring.
I heard that Magistrate Li specifically instructed that the flag-raising process must be quick so as not to disturb people's normal lives, and many people were mobilized for this purpose.
In fact, the speed of raising the flag will not affect people's lives. It is just that County Magistrate Li is putting it on show for the people.
"Once this little flag is put up, it really creates a festive atmosphere." Meng Jingzhou said with a smile. Even a small red flag was put up at the door of the barbecue restaurant.
"Take a look, these are books that are rarely seen in normal times!" The old man with yellow front teeth was hawking on the street, arousing the interest of four people.
“What kind of books are you selling?”
"We have all kinds of martial arts secrets and out-of-print techniques." The old man with yellow teeth said with a smile.
Meng Jingzhou flipped through the pages casually, and suddenly his eyes lit up as he found a martial arts secret book: "Lu Yang, look, this book is definitely suitable for you. If you are willing to practice, I guarantee you will be able to reach the highest level."
Lu Yang took a look at the cover and saw Toad Kung Fu.
"roll!"
Soon Lu Yang also found a martial arts secret book and suggested that Meng Jingzhou practice it: "This martial arts secret book is tailor-made for you. If you are willing to practice, it is not impossible to become a martial arts immortal in the future!"
Meng Jingzhou took a look at the cover and it was the Sunflower Manual.
The two looked at each other, laughed, and kindly bought the secret book for each other.
Man Gu saw the words "If you want to practice this skill, you must castrate yourself first" on the first page of the Sunflower Manual and fell into deep thought: "Can't women practice this martial art?"
Lan Ting did not hear Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou's mutual ridicule. She was concentrating on reading a chapter-by-chapter book.
It tells the story of a famous prostitute who, in order to redeem herself and pursue true love, entrusted her life to a student. However, the student was weak and selfish. Although he truly loved the prostitute, he was embarrassed to marry her. In addition, his friends instigated him and he eventually betrayed the prostitute, leading to the tragedy of the prostitute jumping into the river.
Lan Ting was moved to tears when he saw this, and felt that this famous prostitute was so pitiful.
Lu Yang was so absorbed in watching Lan Ting that he stretched his neck to read as well, and he felt that the story was truly vivid and touching.
He leaned sideways to see the title.
"Brothel Dream"
Lu Yang: “…”
He felt that the title of the book had a particularly awkward feel.
(End of this chapter)