Chapter 76 Chapter 76, Beauty's Grace Summer of the first year of Tianbao. Li Longji, the Tang Emperor who rebuilt the Tang Dynasty, was wise and powerful, and created the "Kaiyuan Prosperity", and was regarded as a sage monarch by his contemporaries, passed away. Cause of death: Reviewing memorials all night and working too hard for the country led to a stroke. The entire Tang Dynasty was in mourning, and the whole world was in grief. The successor was just as Ouyang Feng expected. Li Longji died peacefully without causing any trouble. The crown prince ascended the throne before his coffin and there were no disturbances in the court or the country. What was a bit of a miscalculation was that during the emperor's funeral, all entertainment activities across the country were banned, which completely dashed Ouyang Feng's idea of touring the prosperous Chang'an in the next few days and experiencing the style of the prosperous Tang Dynasty. Even "Taizhen Taoist" Yang Yuhuan was invited to attend the ceremony to pray for the late emperor. Fortunately, Yang Yuhuan was only afraid of Li Longji. After Li Longji's death, Yang Yuhuan, the most powerful warrior in the Tang Dynasty, lost all her fear and fooled a group of Taoist priests and monks by performing a ritual for a long time. Then she pretended to be ill by using the "turtle breathing skill" and was sent back to Taizhen Palace.
During the funeral period, there were no entertainment activities in the huge Chang'an, and there was not enough time to trace the origin of the magic. Ouyang Feng, who had nowhere to go, had to stay in Taizhen Palace, instructing Yang Yuhuan in martial arts, teaching her the "Yi Jin Duan Gu Pian", and practicing Joyful Zen with her. As for the two talismans and the Dragon Subduing Sound, it was not time to refine and practice them yet. The refining of the "Absorbing Things Talisman" requires forty-nine days of prayers, the "Fetal Breathing Talisman" which is of little use also requires seven days of refining, and the "Dragon-Subduing Dao Sound" needs to be practiced on a rainy day. None of these conditions are available at the moment, so they can only be done after returning to Huashan. After Ouyang Feng killed the king. Yang Yuhuan's sexual desire was burning, and she was constantly aroused every day. She studied the Su Nu Jing, Dong Xuan Zi and other secrets with Ouyang Feng, and put the knowledge therein into practice one by one. Under Yang Yuhuan's guidance, Ouyang Feng also gained a lot of insights into the Joy Zen, and gradually figured out a method of dual cultivation that could benefit both parties. Before I knew it, seven days had passed. This night. After another hearty practice, Yang Yuhuan leaned on Ouyang Feng, her cheek against his chest, listening to his strong heartbeat, and said reluctantly: "The hour is coming." Ouyang Feng nodded slowly: "Yes. I will go back." "When can you come again?" "That day will come." Ouyang Feng gently stroked her slender waist and plump buttocks, and said softly: "Practice well and wait for me to come again." "Yeah." Yang Yuhuan stroked his cheek with her slender fingers and murmured, "Fortunately, even though we are separated, we can still meet in the fantasy every month in the future. It's a pity that I can't be really intimate with you in that fantasy." Ouyang Feng also felt a little regretful. But still comforted: "We will have plenty of time in the future, there is no need to rush." After a pause, he asked her: "The emperor is dead, so you don't need to pretend to be sick anymore. Have you ever thought about how to explain it?" Naturally, Yang Yuhuan had thought about this matter a long time ago. “Calling myself recovered now might arouse suspicion. So for the next year, I will continue to pretend to be sick, but I won’t die. When everyone is used to the fact that I can’t be cured or die from this disease, I will suddenly recover.
"As for the excuse, I will claim that I got the secrets of heaven while practicing Taoism. Every time I fainted, my breathing and pulse almost stopped, and my body became cold, I was actually wandering in the sky and comprehending the mysteries. The day I recover from my illness will be the day I get the Tao. By then, I can also show off some of my martial arts and magic skills to prove that my claim of 'getting the Tao' is true." Ouyang Feng praised: "This is a very good plan." Yang Yuhuan smiled proudly and said, "Of course, I am also very smart." As she spoke, she swayed her slender waist and moved her hips back. Then, her cheeks flushed and she murmured hazily: "While there is still some time..." Ouyang Feng didn't say anything, but just held her flexible waist. ... Original world. In the cave blocked by a huge rock, a ray of moonlight like silver frost flashed by, and Ouyang Feng appeared out of thin air in a cross-legged posture. After meditating for a while, Ouyang Feng stood up, stretched his limbs, came to the entrance of the cave, and moved the big stone away. Outside the cave, Lin Chaoying was sitting on a big rock, bathed in the moonlight, meditating with her eyes closed. Hearing the noise coming from the cave, she turned around suddenly and saw Ouyang Feng. A hint of joy flashed in her eyes and she said sweetly: "Is the retreat over?" Ouyang Feng walked up to her and said: "Didn't I tell you that even if I'm in seclusion, if there's any unusual movement, I can wake up immediately and there's no need for you to protect me?" Lin Chaoying stood up, smoothed her hair, and said softly: "I'm not protecting you on purpose. I'm just meditating at night. It doesn't matter where you are. This place is quiet and perfect for meditation." However, this place is seven or eight miles away from the sect’s headquarters. Seven or eight miles in Huashan is not ordinary. How could Lin Chaoying not come here on purpose? Ouyang Feng looked at her face, which looked even colder and more crystal clear under the moonlight, and asked: "You came here every night for these seven days, right?" Lin Chaoying hummed vaguely and looked away awkwardly. Ouyang Feng stared at her for a while and said: "I have just obtained a new technique that has the miraculous effect of increasing my skills and even improving my innate physique." Although Lin Chaoying didn't want to hear this, she was a martial arts lover after all, so she looked at him curiously: "What did you realize during this retreat?" Ouyang Feng shook his head and said half jokingly and half seriously: "It's a ready-made method. When I was in seclusion, my mind wandered and I accidentally saw a miraculous method called 'Yi Jin Jian Gu Pian'. It has the same origin as the 'Healing Pian' that we practiced together in Xingqing Mansion before." When he mentioned the healing at Xingqing Mansion, Lin Chaoying couldn't help but think of the situation back then. A faint blush appeared on her cheeks, and her eyes turned away unnaturally, not daring to look him in the eye. She pursed her lips and said softly: "Wandering in the sky...why don't you say you are a god?" "Maybe one day, you and I will both become gods." Ouyang Feng's tone became more serious, and he changed the subject: "I want to discuss this Yijinduangu chapter with you." Lin Chaoying did not refuse. The two of them practiced Lingbo Weibu together, studied Xiaoyao Sect's martial arts together, and worked together to create new Huashan martial arts. They have long been inseparable.
Lin Chaoying really liked this Taoist-like friendship. However, if she could go a step further, she would be even happier. Just as she was distracted for a moment, Ouyang Feng called her again and began to talk about the practice of "Yi Jin Duan Gu Pian". Lin Chaoying regained her concentration, listened attentively, and occasionally asked a question. Ouyang Feng also patiently explained and started to perform the routine - the Yi Jin Tang Gu chapter included both static exercises such as sitting in meditation and moving true energy, as well as dynamic exercises similar to the "Five Animal Exercises", which could stimulate potential in all directions and enhance internal strength, muscles and bones. Even with Lin Chaoying's current accumulation of martial arts, he felt that this "Yi Jin Jian Gu Pian" was truly wonderful, and he soon became deeply immersed in it. When she came to her senses, she and Ouyang Feng were already on their way back to the sect's headquarters. And one of her hands was actually held by Ouyang Feng. Realizing that Ouyang Feng's large and warm palm was wrapping around her hand, Lin Chaoying's fingertips trembled slightly and she instinctively wanted to pull her hand away. But Ouyang Feng did not let go. Instead, he increased the strength of his five fingers and held her hand even tighter. Lin Chaoying's breathing was slightly choked, her heartbeat suddenly quickened, and her cheeks seemed to be burning and hot. She glanced at Ouyang Feng secretly and saw that he was looking straight ahead with a focused expression, and it seemed that the only thing in his eyes was the rugged and steep mountain road under his feet. Lin Chaoying clasped the corner of her clothes tightly with her other hand and took a deep breath slowly and gently. When her heartbeat gradually recovered, she pursed her lips tightly, and with her slender fingers, she slightly increased the strength and clasped Ouyang Feng's hand. The two of them walked silently like this until they saw the bamboo and wooden houses of varying heights in the Huashan Sect's headquarters, and then they released their hands at the same time. "I…" Lin Chaoying glanced at Ouyang Feng, wanting to say something, but in the end she only said hurriedly: "It's getting late, go to bed early." After saying this, he ran back to his residence as if escaping. Ouyang Feng stood with his hands behind his back, watching her leave, and suddenly glanced sideways at a large locust tree with lush branches and leaves that had been deliberately preserved nearby. The young man in green was sitting on a thick horizontal branch of the big locust tree, holding a wine gourd in his hand, sipping the wine one sip at a time, with an expression on his face as if he was watching a good show. Lin Chaoying's mind was in a state of confusion just now, and Huang Yaoshi was very skilled in martial arts, so Lin Chaoying did not even notice his existence. Ouyang Feng did discover it, but out of consideration for Lin Chaoying's shame, he did not reveal it while she was still present. At this moment, he looked at Huang Yaoshi on the tree and asked, "What are you doing here?" "Listening to the wind and appreciating the moon, tasting wine and reciting poems. These are the elegant hobbies of literati. Brother Ouyang, you don't understand them." Huang Yaoshi said seriously. He propped up a horizontal branch with his palm, and with his sleeves fluttering, he floated down from the horizontal tree and handed the wine gourd to Ouyang Feng: "Want a sip?" Ouyang Feng shook his head: "I've quit drinking." "Quit drinking?" Huang Yaoshi asked curiously, "Why do you want to quit drinking?" "No reason." Ouyang Feng said, "I just quit." People who practice martial arts need to know how to be moderate, and they must give up one of alcohol and sex. So Ouyang Feng decided to quit drinking.
"What a shame." Huang Yaoshi shook his head with regret, "This is the monkey wine I found with great difficulty." As he spoke, he raised his wine gourd, took a sip, and suddenly raised his eyebrows and smiled: "Brother Ouyang, when will you and Miss Lin have your wedding banquet?" Although Ouyang Feng and Lin Chaoying let go of each other's hands when they were close to the sect's headquarters, Huang Yaoshi saw them holding hands and walking side by side from a distance. Ouyang Feng shook his head, "I don't know what she thinks yet." Huang Yaoshi chuckled, "Although Miss Lin is older than you and me, she is too thin-skinned. If you wait for her to take the initiative, I really don't know how long it will take. So, Brother Ouyang, you must show your domineering power as the 'Dragon King of the Western Extreme' and choose an auspicious day yourself, and notify her to prepare for her marriage." Ouyang Feng couldn't help but smile when he heard what he said: "You know a lot about men and women?" cough! Huang Yaoshi coughed twice and smiled awkwardly: "A bystander sees more clearly. Besides, when I was in Lijiang before, the villagers always asked me to write wedding couplets for their weddings." Ouyang Feng shook his head in amusement and said nothing, but began to seriously think about Huang Yaoshi's suggestion. The next day. Ouyang Feng climbed to the top of Huashan Chaoyang Peak, cut down trees and mined stones, and built an altar on the natural platform at the top of the peak. After spending several days building the altar according to ritual standards, he went down the mountain to the city to buy top-quality white jade and carved it into a talisman two inches long and two inches wide. After making the preliminary preparations, Ouyang Feng lined up the nine carved talismans at the appointed time, placed them on the altar, and began to pray to heaven and earth - each time he prayed, he could refine nine talismans at the same time, as for how many would be successful in the end, it all depended on luck. According to the rituals reflected in the Tongtian Baojian, even if you are lucky, the success rate will not be very high. If you are unlucky, it is not surprising to fail completely. That is why nine pills need to be refined at a time to increase the success rate by quantity. It's a pity that only nine can be refined at a time, otherwise the huge altar could hold hundreds or even thousands of small talismans. The refining ceremony needs to last forty-nine days. It does take a long time, but being able to obtain such a rare item as a storage tool without any Taoist skills is worth it, not to mention praying for forty-nine days, even if it is praying for a whole year. There is no need to pray continuously during these forty-nine days. Pray three times a day at noon, noon and midnight, each time lasting for two quarters of an hour. Therefore, in addition to daily prayers, Ouyang Feng still has plenty of time to practice martial arts. However, in order to prevent the altar from being accidentally damaged, Ouyang Feng did not plan to go down the mountain during the refining period. He found a small cave near the top of the peak, widened and deepened the cave, and lived there to practice. He has recently been focusing on the "Yi Jin Duan Gu Chapter", which has miraculous effects. After only practicing for a dozen days, his skills have greatly improved. Especially the palm power from a distance, not only the attack power and distance increased by more than 20%, but even if five palm strikes were made in one breath, the meridians could withstand it. As for developing potential and improving one's constitution, it requires long-term perseverance and constant practice, and only then can one see the results slowly, like water dripping through a stone. It is not possible to see the results in the short term. During his prayer session. Lin Chaoying would personally bring him food every day, and chat and practice with him. Huang Yaoshi would come up from time to time and discuss martial arts with him.
Considering that Huang Yaoshi has been busier than him as the sect leader recently, not only helping to teach Huashan disciples, but also personally helping to build the sect every day, Ouyang Feng inadvertently revealed the Yi Jin Duan Gu Chapter to him when they were exchanging martial arts one day. Realizing the exquisite and magical nature of this skill, even a proud person like Huang Yaoshi could not help but admire Ouyang Feng's broad-mindedness. Since Lin Chaoying went up the mountain to deliver meals every day, Huang Yaoshi would often go to the top to discuss martial arts, so he would naturally see the altar and sometimes even see him praying. Both of them were deeply puzzled by this. Ouyang Feng had never shown any superstitious beliefs in gods and monsters before, so why did he suddenly become so mysterious now? Ouyang Feng did not explain much to the two people's doubts. Before successfully refining the "Absorption Talisman" and obtaining actual results, any explanation would probably be regarded as delusional nonsense. Lin Chaoying might even worry that he had gotten a stitch in the side during the practice and had damaged his mind. Of course, she had already begun to worry when she first saw Ouyang Feng walking around the altar, performing the Seven Star Steps, reciting obscure prayers, and making various hand seals. Later on, Huang Yaoshi gradually figured out something. He vaguely felt that whenever Ouyang Feng stepped on the Yu Step, chanted prayers, and made hand seals, there would be a subtle change around the altar that was difficult to describe. During the prayer at midnight, if there were stars in the sky, the starlight cast on the nine white jade talismans on the altar would seem to be brighter and more vivid than that from other places. After noticing these unusual details, Huang Yaoshi realized that Ouyang Feng might be doing something extraordinary, and he secretly began to look forward to the outcome of this matter. Time goes by day by day. That night, more than an hour before the midnight prayer, a strong wind suddenly blew on the top of the mountain, lightning and thunder appeared in the sky, and then heavy rain poured down in an instant. Ouyang Feng, wearing a straw raincoat, went to the top of the mountain in the wind and rain. He carefully inspected the altar and confirmed that the storm would not have much impact on the wooden and stone altar. He then returned to the cave where he lived, sat cross-legged at the entrance of the cave, and faced the storm, lightning and thunder outside, while practicing the "Dragon Subduing Dao Sound". A thunderstorm day is a good time to practice this Taoist sound. It has been nearly a month since I returned from the prosperous Tang Dynasty, and I finally waited for the first thunderstorm day. According to the method of "Subduing the Dragon's Dao Sound", Ouyang Feng sat cross-legged in meditation, breathing in and out, and feeling the energy. As I was gradually immersed in it, suddenly, a deafening thunder exploded in the sky. At the moment when the thunder sound pierced his ears, Ouyang Feng's mind seemed to be flashed by lightning, and suddenly it was bright as snow. Inspiration also burst out, and he touched a mysterious energy. Ouyang Feng breathed in and out naturally according to the method, gathering the traces of Qi he touched and returning them to the lung meridian to warm and nourish it. However, this strand of energy is not stable. Once it enters the lungs, it will continue to dissipate on its own. At this time, another thunder rolled, and Ouyang Feng did the same thing, gathering another trace of energy. After doing this several times, the thunder sound energy in the lung meridian finally stabilized and no longer dissipated. In the future, as long as you practice for a long time, it will continue to grow until it can be used. call… Ouyang Feng let out a long breath, opened his eyes and looked outside the cave. Although it was pitch black outside and the wind was strong and the rain was heavy, he felt at ease in his heart. Suddenly, amid the sound of wind and rain, an unusual sound was heard.
Ouyang Feng listened attentively, then stood up suddenly, grabbed a bamboo hat, and walked into the wind and rain. After walking a few feet forward, the unusual noise became clearer. It was the sound of footsteps stepping on the puddles and the sound of raindrops hitting the straw raincoat. "Sister Lin?" Ouyang Feng asked in the direction where the voice came from. It was night time and it was raining heavily. There was no lightning yet. Even with Ouyang Feng's eyesight, it was impossible for him to see anything in the dark rainy night. The most he could do was to identify the location by listening to the sounds. "it's me." Lin Chaoying's voice came from the rain. "Why are you here?" "Suddenly there was a thunderstorm. I was worried about you, so I came up to take a look." While the two were talking, Ouyang Feng had already arrived in front of Lin Chaoying. With the help of a flash of lightning in the distance, he could see her current appearance clearly. Although she was wearing a straw raincoat, the rain and wind tonight made the raincoat better than nothing. The collar was already soaked through and tightly wrapped around her graceful body. She was not wearing a hat, and a few strands of wet hair stuck to her forehead and cheeks, and rain kept seeping out of her hair and trickling down. Ouyang Feng quickly put his hat over her head, put his arm around her shoulders without saying anything, and walked quickly with her towards the cave, frowning and saying: "It's dangerous to go out during a thunderstorm, and you actually dared to climb to the top of Chaoyang Peak. Do you think you can be willful just because you are good at Qinggong? Do you know what the consequences will be if you take a wrong step?" (End of this chapter)