Chapter 334 Chen Jinnan, I will teach you the art of slaying dragons

The world of Shushan is not the small world like the one in Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio where yin and yang are not distinguished.

Like the demon world of Water Margin, it is a world of cultivating immortals that has truly paved the way to transcendence and opened the door to ascension.

But there are still some differences between the two worlds.

The concentration of spiritual energy in Water Margin, even if it is replenished, is difficult to catch up with that in Shushan.

Not to mention the treasures created by heaven and earth, and the magical weapons that ancient practitioners spent countless efforts to refine, these are far inferior.

The only thing that can be superior is the soul.

For example, some heroes of Liangshan who are reincarnations of immortal souls, as well as Yue Fei and Niu Gao, are reincarnations of immortals from the upper realm.

In fact, they do not need to spend thousands of years practicing. As long as they survive the calamity of this life, they can return to the upper realm.

But if they really want to practice, their talents are incomparable to ordinary people, and they can crush the practitioners in Shushan who have been reincarnated for thousands of years.

However, in the Water Margin world, where the natural order is supposed to be flawed, due to the operation of Cao Jie's bug, they have another choice.

The divided soul can also achieve enlightenment.

The world of Shushan, Jiangnan and East China Sea.

The night is gorgeous, with thousands of stars covering the sky.

Cao Jie stood on a high peak by the coast with his hands behind his back, overlooking the ebb and flow of the tide, leaving Chen Jinnan with an unfathomable back view.

When he turned around, Chen Jinnan slightly shifted his gaze away and involuntarily felt a sense of humility.

The difference between immortals and mortals is difficult to overcome.

The woman in white who just took him over mountains and rivers was truly an unnatural act.

Thinking of the confusing and fragmentary fairy story, how could Chen Jinnan not know that the man in front of him and the woman were both the legendary "Sword Immortals".

But he didn't understand why the sword immortal, who had never been involved in the worldly affairs, kidnapped him.

"If you have never met Chen Jinnan, it would be useless to call yourself a hero. Chief Commander Chen, nice to meet you!"

Chen Jinnan, the chief leader of the Tiandihui, the chief leader of the Hongmen, and the military advisor of Zheng Chenggong, the King of Guoxingye, finally felt a heroic spirit rising from his chest when he heard Cao Jie speak. The humility and fear just now were swept away. Looking at Cao Jie, he saw that he was a strong young man, but he had a transcendental look.

What a fairy-like figure.

So he raised his voice and said, "I don't deserve it. It's just that the people in the martial arts world are showing me kindness. The compliments I give are false. I don't know why the Immortal Master called me here?"

With his country destroyed and no hope of restoration, the three heroes of Qi and Lu are born to seek immortality, but Chen Jinnan does not envy immortality. His only wish in life is to overthrow the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty to the Central Plains. He cannot bear to see China humiliated by the hands of barbarians and let this great world fall into ruin.

This is Chen Jinnan.

Cao Jie looked at his neither humble nor arrogant demeanor and nodded with satisfaction.

A hero for 32 years, a righteous man for 300 years, he was even greater in history than in Jin Yong's works.

"What is this? The mountains and rivers of the Nine Provinces are inhabited by demons, and the people of the world are disturbed by demons. Chief Chen, how do you think we can turn the tide and rebuild China?"

As Cao Jie spoke, he attracted the starlight.

As long as you work hard, you can grind an iron rod into a needle.

Zuo Qianhu's physical body is not good at giving birth to a spirit, but Cao Jie is becoming more and more advanced in the art of giving birth to a spirit, so he can allow this clone to master some magic skills.

The divine power of the Buddhist King of Moonlight is the power that Cao Jie is most proficient in.

As the power of thought was exerted, the light like snow-white stars and the moon instantly turned into thousands of thin silk threads, spreading around in an instant. Those thousands of thin white threads actually outlined countless three-dimensional patterns in the night sky in a short moment, including stones, trees, peaks, water, cities, and mountains!

Although it is miniature, it is lifelike!

In just a few breaths, the millions of starlight outlined a map of Hangzhou that was more than ten feet in size.

Those miniature sceneries are all exquisitely detailed, even the Leifeng Pagoda on the bank of the West Lake is shown.

"What a picturesque landscape!"

Cao Jie waved his hand, and the painting spread out, getting bigger and bigger, and farther and farther away. The mountains, rivers, lakes, and towns of the entire Kyushu were all displayed under the night sky.

Looking at the vast mountains and rivers, Cao Jie pointed out the vastness and said:

"As cultivators, we are not tainted by the worldly affairs. If we get caught up in them, we will definitely have karma. All the cultivation we have put together over the years will be wasted, and we will be reduced to the mortal world. There will be three disasters and six tribulations, and the heavens will send down thunder and lightning to strike us. If we can't survive, we will turn into ashes. So, you don't have to blame us for watching the world sink when the mountains and rivers are broken into pieces."

"There is a difference between immortals and mortals. Immortals do not enter the mortal world. Chen Jinnan has never expected that immortals would help him..."

Chen Jinnan was really surprised when he saw the immortal's method. It was like a dream. If someone had such strength... Alas! How could these outsiders be contaminated by the karma of the mortal world?

What they are praying for is immortality!

What they seek is immortality!
And what am I asking for?
Although I, Chen Jinnan, have some skills, but in the eyes of these sword immortals, I am probably as weak as an ant!

Cao Jie laughed and said, "Others fear the way of heaven and the thunder tribulation, but I, Cao Jie, am not afraid."

After calming down, Chen Jinnan bowed and asked, "I wonder what the immortal wants me to do? Overthrowing the Qing Dynasty and restoring the Ming Dynasty is the mission of the Tiandihui. Even if the immortal does not help, I, Chen Jinnan, will devote my entire life to destroying the Qing dogs and will never regret it even if I die!"

"Anti-Qing and restoration of Ming? Do you really think the Tiandihui can do it?" Cao Jie looked directly at Chen Jinnan and slowly approached him. "It's just a mirage, and will eventually become a topic of conversation among others. The Qing Dynasty had 12 emperors and lasted for 268 years. This is the way of heaven. Can a mere mortal like you go against it? What can you do to go against heaven?"

Boom!

A muffled thunder sounded above the sky.

"what……"

Chen Jinnan gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice: "How do you know? Don't lie to me..."

"As long as you can master the art of fortune-telling and divination, you will be able to predict the next 500 years and the next 500 years."

"Has the Nine Provinces really been ruled by the Qing dogs for 268 years?" Chen Jinnan was a little distraught, and then his eyes became firm again: "Immortal, can you really go against the will of heaven?" "I am not going to go against the will of heaven. I don't have such a broad mind to dedicate everything to this world, and finally die and turn into ashes. I can reveal the secret to you, as for how to do it, it depends on whether you are willing to do it!"

Cao Jie waved his hand to brush away the Kyushu Starlight Map, looked at Chen Jinnan who was lost in thought, and said: "If you are willing, I will accept you as my disciple and teach you the real martial arts and dragon-slaying skills. But if you really care about the human world, you cannot touch the immortal way, and I will not teach you."

"Why me?" Chen Jinnan raised his eyelids and looked directly into Cao Jie's eyes. He was not afraid at all because he was an immortal.

Cao Jie smiled and said, "Because you are Chen Jinnan! This name is enough."

Chen Jinnan's historical prototype, Chen Yonghua, was not known for his kung fu, nor was he a military general, but rather a scholar.

In later generations, he was invited into the temple and worshipped by thousands of people on the land he had opened up with great effort.

"Master, I dare to ask you a question. This is about overthrowing the Qing Dynasty and restoring the Ming Dynasty..."

"You can fight against the Qing dynasty, but you can't restore the Ming dynasty. The Ming dynasty's luck is gone, and you can't restore it!"

Cao Jie interrupted him and said, "But I can teach you the dragon-slaying technique... Let's not talk about that for now. Today you must know that although I intend to go against the will of heaven and end the Qing Dynasty's two hundred years of national destiny, the entire cultivation world cannot tolerate such a treasonous thing to happen, and they must stop me. Therefore, I can only reveal some secrets to you. I can't help you whether you will do it, how well you do it, and whether you will succeed in the end."

"Master..." Chen Jinnan bowed and said, "If you can really cut off the fate of the Qing Dynasty, I, Chen Jinnan, am willing to become your disciple and serve the people of Kyushu, even if I die nine times without regrets!"

"Okay, if you are interested in this Great Mighty Heavenly Dragon True Art, then spend some time practicing it. If you are not interested, then you don't have to learn it. You have to listen carefully to what I am going to say next. I have already calculated how the human world will function in the next few years."

Cao Jie stood with his hands behind his back, looking into the distance, and said in a deep voice: "The young emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty will be known as the greatest emperor in the history in the future. In the next few years, he will capture Oboi, pacify the Three Feudatories, take Taiwan, and lay the foundation for the Qing Dynasty's 200-year cause. If you don't want the Qing Dynasty to grow stronger, don't let it grow up... How to do this, you decide for yourself."

"Capture Oboi, pacify the Three Feudatories, and take Taiwan..." When talking about taking Taiwan, Chen Jinnan narrowed his eyes with a hint of murderous intent.

He was loyal to Koxinga all his life. Although Zheng Chenggong was dead, he was determined to protect Koxinga's foundation at all costs.

"Disciple understands..." He clenched his fists slightly, then unclenched them.

Seeing that he had calmed down so quickly, Cao Jie nodded in satisfaction and continued, "The laws of nature in this mortal world are so simple that even if you have learned the secrets of nature, you can only make small changes. In the end, they will conform to the general trend. It is impossible for a mere mortal like you to go against the laws of nature. Those Taoists and Buddhists will not let you commit regicide, so you don't have to think about it. But..."

Chen Jinnan immediately held his breath, knowing that what Cao Jie was going to say next must be the most important thing.

"There are great treasures in the Xuanyuan Holy Mausoleum in northern Shaanxi, a Haotian Treasure Mirror and a Jiuyi Cauldron. If you really care about the world, and if the Xuanyuan relics are spiritual, you can try your luck. If you are favored by these two treasures, even the masters of Taoism and Buddhism will not be able to do anything to you, and it will be easy for you to do something against the will of heaven. Remember, what I said must not be passed on to another person. I will send people to protect you secretly, and the immortals cannot hurt you..."

Cao Jie explained the "dragon-slaying technique" again, talking about guerrilla warfare, contradictions, and the people. It was already dawn.

The eastern sky was already turning pale. Cao Jie looked up at the sky. Success or failure would depend on whether he was capable of shouldering this heavy responsibility.

This time, Chen Jinnan was chosen to reveal the secret and seek fortune in the world. Cao Jie's first layout was completed.

"If Chen Jinnan wants to obtain the Holy Spirit Treasure, the mind power of all people is the key... He still needs to transport some equipment and send some brothers to help him!"

As soon as Chen Jinnan opened his eyes, he saw Cao Jie flying away on the wind and disappearing into the clouds in the east, just like an immortal.

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Ever since the Zhang Xianzhong Rebellion in the late Ming Dynasty, nine out of ten houses in Sichuan were deserted, and there was often no human habitation for hundreds of miles. This land of abundance became gloomy and gloomy, like a ghost market.

After the Manchus entered the Central Plains, frontier officials petitioned to move people from nearby provinces such as Hunan, Hubei, Jiangxi, and Shaanxi to Sichuan. Sichuan was also vast and rich in resources, with everything one needed available. The people who moved there seemed to be so happy here that they didn't even want to return to their homeland.

The guests felt at home and the place gradually became densely populated again.

On this day, a small boat was sailing upstream from Wu Gorge.

In addition to the old boatman, there were three other people in the boat. One of them was a father and daughter, each carrying luggage on one shoulder, and they looked very poor. Another one had a very heavy bag, as if it contained iron.

The old man was only fifty years old, but his hair and beard were already completely white. When he looked up at people, his eyes were shining and his face was full of wrinkles. It was obvious at a glance that he was an old man who had experienced a lot of hardships.

The girl was only twelve or thirteen years old, and very beautiful. She leaned against the old man, gently guiding Yanlan and asking about her life, revealing her innocence and admiration.

The last person was about twenty years old. He could be called a warrior or a Confucian scholar, but he did not have a long braid like a rat tail and still looked like a Han Chinese.

Of course, the old man did not shave his hair. In this era where one has to either keep the hair or the head, he is obviously not an ordinary person to maintain such persistence.

Since getting on board, the young man exchanged a few simple greetings with the father and daughter and then sat at the stern, holding a yellowed thread-bound book in his hand and reading it with relish. It took him a long time to turn a page, and he would close his eyes from time to time in deep thought, which made others confused.

The girl was originally a restless person, and the journey was long. She once wanted to talk to the person on the same boat to relieve her boredom, but the young man was absorbed in studying and oblivious to worldly affairs, which made the girl give up the desire to talk. She just looked at the magnificent scenery of the Three Gorges and the misty river, and she did not feel bored.

At this time, evening mist was rising and the sky was dark. A bright moon appeared from the corner of the mountain, radiating its clear light in all directions and reflecting people's hair and eyebrows.

The old man was full of thoughts and even more sad at this moment. He suddenly said loudly: "How can I bear to look back at my homeland under the bright moonlight! Such a beautiful country, when can I return to my homeland?"

His words were sad and tears filled his cheeks.

The girl withdrew her gaze from the river and said, "Daddy, you are sad again. Everything in the world is predetermined. It is useless to be sad. Please take care of yourself."

As he was talking, the boatman came over and said, "Old man, it's getting late. We are just ahead of us, the famous Crow's Mouth. There are villages and towns there. Let's stop at the shore to rest and go ashore to buy some wine and food."

The boatman looked towards the stern again and saw the unshaved young man still reading a book. He interrupted him and said, "Sir, it's getting late. You should go eat some food..."

Cao Jie rolled up the thread-bound book in his hand and put it on his waist, and heard the old man say: "Okay, just go ahead. I'm a little sleepy today, so I won't go ashore."

"There are thousands of bushels of grain in the book, just go ahead!" Cao Jie stood at the stern with his hands behind his back, looking at the turbulent Three Gorges River. He was alone, with the full moon hanging high in the sky, and he had a unique temperament.

"Hehe..." The girl laughed, her smile was charming and charming, and she secretly laughed in her heart: "This scholar has become stupid from reading too much, how can he not eat? At three o'clock in the morning, his stomach rumbled, which means that books are not as delicious as rice."

The boatman didn't say much. When they arrived at the destination, he went ashore.

The moon was as bright as day at this time.

The father and daughter placed the wine and food they brought with them on the bow of the boat.

The old man added a set of bowls and chopsticks, and said towards the stern: "Young man, it's just a simple meal. If you don't mind, please accompany me for a drink..."

Cao Jie looked at Li Ning and his daughter in front of him. He had found out the whereabouts of Li Ning and his daughter a few days ago. They boarded the ship together today, and he didn't know how Emei would react.

After the ancestor Changmei ascended to heaven, the fate of the two heroes and three clouds was determined. The fate of important figures like Li Yingqiong, the daughter of Li Ning, who were related to Emei, was extremely sensitive, and any slight disturbance would attract the investigation of Changmei Zhenren's friends and disciples.

I am a person from outside the world. I don’t know if Emei can sense that I have come to contact her.

(End of this chapter)