Chapter 25: Clairvoyance and Hearing, Storm is Coming "who are you?" After muttering, Tan Sheng felt relieved and forced himself out of his state of embarrassment. He asked in a deep voice, "Why are you asking this?" As soon as he finished asking the question, Tan Sheng saw the black slate in Tao Tie's hand. This is a must-have item for the "monster catchers" affiliated with the Demon Slaying Department and the Demon Extermination Department, and it is very easy to identify. Mr. Tan immediately understood in what capacity Tao Tie asked this question. The key point is, how did Tao Tie know that the Hundred Beauties Spring Palace Picture was stolen by him instead of bought or picked up? After he stole the Hundred Beauties Erotic Picture from Qin Shousheng's friend, he didn't tell anyone. Even after his parents passed away, he didn't tell his closest butler, Uncle Fu. This question is terrifying when you think about it carefully! Tao Tie did not answer Tan Sheng's question, but looked at the housekeeper and said calmly: "Your young master has woken up. His body may be weak for a while. He will be fine after some rest and supplementation."
With that, Tao Tie turned around and walked out: "Remember to pay the bill." As soon as he finished speaking, Tao Tie had already left the inner courtyard of the Tan Mansion and walked out. The old shabby doorman had been intimidated by Tao Tie before, and now he didn't even dare to look at Tao Tie directly, let alone stop Tao Tie from leaving. Just like that, Tao Tie left behind the confused Tan Sheng, the troubled housekeeper and the frightened doorman, and left the Tan Mansion and Dongcheng District. Just like when he came here, Tao Tie went straight to the missionary house with a clear purpose. After returning to his single dormitory, Tao Tie immediately reported to the Demon Slaying Division and the Demon Extermination Division through the black stone slate, indicating that he had completed the mission. After thinking about it, Tao Tie did not report directly to the Demon Slaying Department and the Demon Extermination Department on the black stone slab about the fact that the Hundred Beauties Spring Palace Picture absorbed Tan Sheng's "literary energy". Instead, he meditated. After capturing the person in the ear and the person in the pupil, burning the erotic pictures, and breaking the erotic dream "Taixu Illusion Realm", Tao Tie's question was neither nosy nor unintentional. Tao Tie deliberately took advantage of Tan Sheng's confusion to gather information. Because the "Monster Catchers" are affiliated with the Demon Slaying Department and the Demon Extermination Department, in addition to receiving silver rewards, they can also obtain certain merit points for each task they complete. If you are a "monster hunter" just for the monetary reward, you don't need to worry about the number of merit points. But if Tao Tie wants to enter the Demon Slaying Department or the Demon Exorcism Department, he must pay attention to these things. You can get extra points if you have many merit points or make outstanding contributions! The Dayong Dynasty ruled the country with Confucianism and pacified the world with military power. Since it concerns the "literary spirit" of the county's Confucian scholars, the county government, the Demon Slaying Department, and the Demon Exorcism Department will certainly attach great importance to it. If you can report this news in time, or find out the specific situation, you will most likely get a considerable amount of merit points. This will greatly add points to Tao Tie's future entry into the Demon Slaying Department or the Demon Exorcism Department. The problem is, the only information Tao Tie knows now is that after the Hundred Beauties Spring Palace Picture caused Tan Sheng to fall into the erotic dream "Taixu Fantasy Land", Tao Tie continued to absorb Tan Sheng's "literary energy" and that the Hundred Beauties Spring Palace Picture came from Tan Sheng's friend Qin Shousheng.
For Confucian scholars, the word "friend" has a special meaning. Among the Confucian "five relationships" of ruler and subject, father and son, brothers, husband and wife, and friends, friendship is the only one based on relatively equal interpersonal relationships. This is what is meant by friends being close and brothers being happy. Since Qin Shousheng could be called "friend" by Mr. Tan, a student who was already a Confucian scholar at the county literature school, he must be a Confucian scholar at the county literature school. Tao Tie had no idea about Qin Shousheng's specific situation. Where does this person live? Is he rich or noble? Has he reached the ninth rank standard, or even the eighth rank... Tao Tie was completely unaware of these circumstances, and it was not a safe idea to rashly report the news to the Demon Slaying Division and the Monster Extermination Division, as it might make him enemies out of thin air. Therefore, even if Tao Tie coveted the merit points of the Demon Slaying Division and the Demon Extermination Division, he had to think twice before acting. As he was thinking this, the black stone slab began to vibrate. However, it was Tan Sheng who quickly responded to the Demon Slaying Division and the Demon Exorcism Division, confirming that Tao Tie had indeed completed the task. The Demon Slaying Division and the Demon Exorcism Division immediately transferred the compensation that Tao Tie deserved and the extra money into Tao Tie's personal account in the Liuxian County Bank. This account was opened on Tao Tie's behalf by the Missionary Academy after he became a "monster catcher" affiliated with the Demon Slaying Department and the Demon Extermination Department through the Missionary Academy's channels. From now on, Tao Tie will not have to pay real money for all his "consumption" in the missionary institute, whether it is medicinal food or exchanging cultivation secrets in the library, he can just transfer the money directly from his account. Very convenient. It gave Tao Tie the feeling of making payments via mobile phone in his previous life. The reward for this mission is ten taels of silver, and the additional bonus is also ten taels of silver. After the Demon Slaying Division and the Monster Extermination Division took their cut, Tao Tie actually received 19 taels. The economic situation improved instantly. Although it still cannot meet the needs of training personal soldiers and generals, practicing magic, and purchasing magical instruments, it can allow Tao Tie to not worry about not being able to afford medicinal food and delaying his practice progress in the short term. Thinking about the progress of his cultivation, Tao Tie immediately remembered the person in the ear and the person in the pupil who were locked in the Five Ghosts Bag. With a thought, he took the person out of the ear first, incorporated it into the "Taotie Visualization Method", and triggered the information fragments. [Strange Item: The Man in the Ear] [Information fragment 1: If you eat it and combine it with "superb hearing", you can develop the magical power of "clairaudience". ] "Magic?" Tao Tie grasped the key point instantly. What is supernatural power? There are many different explanations for this, including Taoist and Buddhist ones. Simply put, it's very rare and very powerful. There are supernatural powers that are innate, and there are supernatural powers that are acquired through training. Among the acquired supernatural powers, there are those based on "essence", those based on "qi", and those based on "spirit".
The thirty-six Tiangang techniques and the seventy-two Disha techniques, the supernatural powers that can be achieved when practiced to the extreme, are mostly based on "qi" and "shen". The ability to hear the wind is a supernatural power cultivated based on "essence", which allows one to hear the sounds coming from the wind. As for how far away a sound can be heard, it depends on the realm and magic power of the person who possesses the "Wind-Hearing" ability, and secondly, it depends on how well the person has mastered the "Wind-Hearing" ability. After practicing, no matter what the effect was, Tao Tie had gotten a great deal. If the person in the ear is like this, what about the person in the pupil? Tao Tie immediately took out the person in the pupil and triggered the information fragment. [Strange Item: Pupil Language] [Information fragment 1: If you eat it and combine it with "supernormal vision", you can develop the magical power of "clairvoyance" or open the "Dharma Eye".] "Ok?" After reading the information fragments, Tao Tie was confused. Why was there an option to choose between two options? And they are one Tao and one Buddha! If you encounter a person with difficulty in making a choice, wouldn't it be difficult for him? The so-called clairvoyance is the ability to see clearly a thousand miles away or even farther away. It is more effective when used in conjunction with the super hearing. The so-called Dharma Eye is one of the five eyes in Buddhism: “physical eye”, “heavenly eye”, “wisdom eye”, “Dharma eye” and “Buddha eye”. It is the eye that illuminates all Dharmas. Both have their own strengths, one focuses more on "reality" and the other focuses more on "virtuality", there is no difference between good and bad. After careful consideration, Tao Tie decided to abandon the "Dharma Eye" and adopt the "Clairvoyance". It’s not that the “Dharma Eye” is bad, but if it is paired with the “Wind Ear”, the “Clairvoyance” will be more cost-effective. Just do it if you think of it. Tao Tie practiced the "Taotie Visualization Method", visualized Taotie, transformed himself into Taotie, and ate the person in the ear and the person in the pupil one after another. Combining the extraordinary hearing and extraordinary vision achieved through the Five Animal Exercises (perfect, 100% progress), he successfully cultivated the physical supernatural powers of "Clairaudience" and "Clairvoyance" based on "essence". Since then, Tao Tie's eyes and ears have become increasingly sharp. He can see many things that other people cannot see or see clearly, and hear many sounds that other people cannot hear or hear clearly. After mastering the two physical magical powers, Tao Tie felt that the world had changed. It’s like a person with severe myopia wearing glasses with the right degree, and the originally hazy world suddenly becomes clear. No, it's more than that. Tao Tie's situation is more like that of a pilot who already has excellent eyesight. He puts on a pair of combat glasses that can adjust the field of vision and cooperate with radar scanning, allowing him to complete high-precision beyond-visual-range combat! After a preliminary sense of himself, Tao Tie discovered that his vision and hearing now had three basic states that he could switch between at will. In terms of vision, the first is ultra-long-range, that is, being able to see things that are very far away; the second is ultra-clear, that is, being able to see things very clearly; and the third is ultra-micro, that is, being able to see very tiny things. In terms of hearing, the first is ultra-long-range, that is, being able to hear sounds from very far away; the second is high frequency, that is, being able to hear high-frequency sounds; and the third is low frequency, that is, being able to hear low-frequency sounds. All in all, it is not wrong to say that Tao Tie has achieved a qualitative improvement. This is true in the short term and in the long term as well. Tao Tie suddenly thought: "The ears and eyes of the five sense organs, based on the extraordinary hearing and extraordinary vision, can eat people in the ears and pupils to practice supernatural powers. What about the nose, mouth, and tongue? Do they have such a combination?"
By then, you will have the ability to see and hear from afar, to make sounds like thunder, and to have your words come true. Just thinking about it will make you feel very powerful! People are not enough to swallow elephants. Tao Tie suddenly felt an urge in his heart, and he had to get up and take action to search for tasks similar to Tan Sheng's situation, and to look for existences similar to the People in the Ears and the People in the Pupils. Go and acquire more physical magical powers! Greed is like fire, burning Tao Tie's heart of Taoism. "Don't be too greedy! Don't be too greedy!" After daydreaming for a while, Tao Tie used his strong will and perseverance to force himself to focus his thoughts and warned himself thus. Then he calmed down, clarified his mind, and after some effort, he finally suppressed the stimulated and surging greed. "The method of calming the mind and concentrating the spirit is urgent!" Thinking this in his mind, Tao Tie decided to try to take the merit points from the Demon Slaying Division and the Demon Extermination Division while protecting himself. After all, the merit points of the Demon Slaying Division and the Demon Exorcism Division can not only add points for entering the Demon Slaying Division or the Demon Exorcism Division, but can also be used to exchange for some secret books, spells, talismans, and magical instruments. Although these already have channels in the missionary institute, why not have one more channel and one more choice? After leaving the single dormitory, Tao Tie went straight to the library and went up to the third floor. Yes, Tao Tie came to Huang Junshi for instruction again. It's not that he doesn't know how to restrain himself and has no sense of propriety, and he takes advantage of Instructor Huang to make money, but this time things are different from the past. If handled well, Instructor Huang can also benefit from it. "You want to see me if you have something to do?" Huang Junshi, who always held the ancient book and read it carefully, sensed Tao Tie's approach, so he looked away in advance and asked calmly. "Yes, teaching." Tao Tie responded and then recounted in detail the whole story of his first "Monster Catcher" mission, especially the Hundred Beauties Erotic Pictures and the absorption of "literary energy". By the way, Tao Tie also talked about his desire for merit points from the Demon Slaying Department and the Demon Extermination Department, as well as his concerns about reporting the matter. "Well... this matter is indeed very serious and cannot be handled carelessly." After patiently listening to Tao Tie's story, Huang Junshi pondered for a moment. Just as Tao Tie had thought before, this matter concerned the county's literary Confucian scholars, and anyone who developed within the Dayong Dynasty system would certainly take it seriously. Even someone as calm and indifferent as Huang Junshi is no exception. After pondering for a moment, Huang Junshi came up with an idea and told Tao Tie, "Don't worry about this matter. I will take over. The merit points will be assigned to you afterwards, and your presence in this matter will be reduced as much as possible. Just practice with peace of mind." "Thank you for the instruction." Tao Tie bowed sincerely, and his determination to repay his teacher became even stronger if he had the chance in the future. He then left the library and headed towards the clean room for practice that could only be applied for by cultivators of the ninth rank or above. Collecting herbs and practicing cultivation are daily tasks that must be done without any slacking off. On the third floor of the library, Huang Junshi watched Tao Tie leave and immediately took action.
He took out a communication jade pendant that was several levels higher than the black stone slab in Tao Tie's hand, and contacted a senior instructor in charge of external affairs at the missionary academy. On the premise of concealing the real information of Tao Tie and Tan Sheng, he informed the other party of Tao Tie's discoveries, needs and concerns one by one. After getting the other party's promise to protect Tao Tie's income and privacy to the greatest extent possible, Huang Junshi gave the other party the real information of Tao Tie and Tan Sheng to facilitate the other party's subsequent investigation. The Dayong Dynasty respected Confucianism, spread military power throughout the country, and controlled Taoism, Buddhism, and witchcraft. Although the outer Taoist sect of the Missionary Academy is fundamentally different from the traditional inner Taoist sect, it cannot change the essence of the Missionary Academy being subordinate to the Confucian sect. If the Liuxian County Missionary Institute could be one or even several steps ahead of the Liuxian County Literature Department and find out the truth about the unknown existence that used the Hundred Beautiful Erotic Pictures to harm Confucian scholars, the Missionary Institute would be greatly honored, while the county literature department would be humiliated. The perceptions and evaluations within the court will also change. It is unknown whether there will be a major earthquake in the officialdom of Liuxian County by then. As a teacher, Huang Junshi is in the missionary system. His head is determined by his buttocks. No matter how indifferent and calm he is, he cannot take it lightly. Putting down the jade pendant in his hand, Huang Junshi continued to pick up the ancient book and read it carefully. Don’t worry about what kind of storm will happen in Liuxian County next. On the dock. Li Zeyuan, as if a different person, stood outside the duty room, standing in the clear sky one moment and the sudden storm the next, watching the panicked figures of the dock porters who had to finish work early and rush home. A hint of inspiration came from the sculpture of twisted tree roots in his arms, causing Li Zeyuan to focus his gaze on a porter wearing a straw hat and raincoat, who was also running out to the dock. The statue told Li Zeyuan that the person who desecrated it had a close connection with the porter. Boom! Thunder exploded in the sky, and the wind and rain became stronger. This caused the porter to subconsciously speed up his pace. There was a flash of lightning, and the porter's slightly lowered face brightened for a moment. It was none other than Uncle Hui. (End of this chapter)