Taoist Master of Fantasy World

Chapter 48 The Five Elements Transform into Mortal (Please read and recommend)

"The five elements transform into mortals, and the immortal way approaches human beings" is the main color of the Sixth Era.

In fact, since the third era, the "Mortal Era", immortal cultivators have gradually realized the invisible support role of mortals in "cultivating the Tao", and have begun to get close to the mortal world.

In the fourth and fifth eras, immortals were also "near-human", and even more radical than they are now.

At that time, in order to explore "the path and fruit of entering the world", we entered into a more radical model of co-governing immortals and mortals, and living together among immortals and mortals. The ascetics mingled with mortals in a public capacity.

At that time, monks relied on their own power to make wind and rain, and even directly used the power of immortals to provide products for ordinary people. Mortal people had endless spiritual grains and spiritual food, which was almost equivalent to reverse "support"; all year round, wind, rain, thunder and lightning , there are also full-time monks to regulate it.

If there is a disease, it is common for practitioners to give them spiritual elixirs and talismanic water.

In that era, there were no demon clans or evil cultivators; the competition between immortal dynasties was the only threat to ordinary people.

To use the discourse system of Xu Zhenyun's previous life, it is a social form with "highly developed productive forces".

However, if this development continues, it does not seem to meet the expectations of the ascetics.

Due to the unequal status between the two parties, mortals' dependence on and worship of monks is increasing day by day. Although there is no danger of cold, exhaustion or hunger, mortals' spiritual power becomes increasingly poor. Once it is confirmed that they are mortals without spiritual roots, they often He enters a state of carpe diem, drunkenness and dreams, and spends his life in a muddle.

The income gained by those who practice Taoism as a "neighbor" in the world is decreasing day by day.

By the Sixth Era, this model was replaced by the system of "the five elements transform into mortals, the immortals are close to humans" and the system of "the immortals and mortals are one, and they are the same as the world".Taoists are also close to the world of mortals, but they mix it with the way of "being the same as the world," achieving a wonderful balance.

At the same time, in accordance with Mr. Chaoyin’s edict, ascetics’ support for ordinary people must be strictly limited to “extraordinary things among ordinary people”, and the power of ascetics must not be abused——

The so-called "extraordinary among ordinary things" refers to items that are refined from the "origin of the five elements" and have miraculous properties because they have a weak spiritual power and are closely related to immortal power; but they can be independently controlled by ordinary people without being controlled by ascetics.

There are many such "extraordinary" things that are used in the world, but most of them are used in some fragmentary situations, such as "sensory black gold" that can use scales as clocks because gravity changes at any time, "Liquid Silver Beads" are similar in nature to mercury, and can turn into spheres on their own to seal rare items.

Although these gadgets are wonderful, they have only a minor impact on society as a whole.

Each of the five elements has a "main force" that has a great influence on the world and almost constructs the shape of the entire society.

The most influential one is Dongzhou Ironwood, the "main force of Wood" among the Five Elements.

The magic of this wood is that within twelve hours after it was cut down, it was extremely soft and easy to process; but after twelve hours, it became extremely hard and tough, neither rotten nor bad, almost equivalent to the wood in the previous life. Special alloys.

Therefore, in Xinyuan Continent, forestry is the largest industry, replacing almost [-]% of stone and metal.Xu Zhenyun's house, courtyard walls, and even almost all the buildings and floors in the divine capital are all made of wood.

They range from tables and chairs to dishes and chopsticks, and even various daily parts.Unless there are special needs or for decoration, ironware, porcelain, or even other types of woodware are used; the rest are all standardized iron and wood materials.

Xu Zhenyun looked down at the divine capital from the Tianhe Five Elements Boat. Almost everything that existed was shaped by iron and wood.

It is no exaggeration to say that the mortal world of Xinyuan Continent is a "world of wood"!
The influence second only to Dongzhou Ironwood is the "main force of the water element" among the five elements - the water of Mirror Moon.

This object constitutes a secret realm that mortals can freely enter and exit without the need for any spells or magic power; thus, the "Eight Divisions of City Gate" system was established.Especially when combined with the contemporary background of the city being trapped by the "Wu Shi Tian Xuan Formation", it is equivalent to expanding the size of a city several times, and the effectiveness is self-evident.

Ranking third is the "main force of the fire element" among the five elements - Youning Lengyan.

This item is mainly used in the production field, and the use process is quite cumbersome, but it is rarely seen in daily life.

This is a peculiar flame. The temperature itself is not high, but it can melt many metals with extremely high melting points. This has greatly lowered the threshold of the metallurgical industry. With the "cold melting method" of cold flame casting, it has become this The mainstream metallurgy of the times.

Compared with the above three elements, the remaining gold and earth elements are still magical and practical in their effects. However, due to the low production and high price, they are currently only popular among ordinary people among the wealthy class.

Among them, the "main force of gold" - Shadow Yuanjin, its function is also very simple, it is used to store things.

However, unlike the storage rings used by monks, the storage rings made from this object do not need to be activated with magic power. After 72 hours of personal warmth and nourishment, the "assimilation" effect is achieved.Afterwards, the user can use the storage ring to store or take out items with any bit of body fluid - usually a little saliva.

It's just that the storage ring refined with "Shadow Yuanjin" is as small as one finger thick and three inches in size; it is impossible to make it into a ring; it is also very rough to make a bracelet.

According to today's customs, it is usually made into a belt, which is equivalent to the metal head part of the belt.

And although this object can store items, the weight of the items in it will not be completely shielded like the monk's storage ring, but it will only reduce the weight by about two-thirds.

At the same time, the stability of this storage space also needs to be improved. If there are strong mana fluctuations around it, there is a risk of collapse.

But this does not prevent this thing from still having extremely high use value.If it weren't for the high price, this product would have been available in thousands of households long ago.

If you are walking on the street and see a person with a ring-shaped bulge on his abdomen, you know that this person is worth a lot of money.

The last type of "Earth Element Main Force" is called "Inspirational Soil".This object is originally a collection of dust, but it is very compact and appears red; it looks similar to ink pad.And it is also usually served in a shallow round box.

The purpose of this thing is to place two or more boxes of "ink pad" in a stable and airtight space, wait for an hour, and this thing will form a wonderful feeling.

Even if they are separated afterwards, even if they are far apart, use a small wooden stick to write on the "ink pad" in one box, and the same writing will appear on the "ink pad" in other boxes that are sensed at the same time.

The scientific name of the finished product is the "Inspirational Compass" mentioned by my eldest sister and brother-in-law today.

The transmission distance of the Inspired Compass is closely related to the size of the object.Taking the most common "ink pad box" with a diameter of three inches as an example, its sensing distance is five hundred miles.

Each "Inspired Compass" can interact with up to twelve other compasses.

Xu Zhenyun said: "Brother-in-law, how much does this thing cost?"

Tang Suiyun and Xu Zhenyun looked at each other and said with some embarrassment: "900 taels."

After swallowing his saliva, Tang Suiyun immediately added: "Now it's 720% off, [-] taels."

Xu Zhenyun blinked.This is not a small amount!
As expected, it is something only wealthy households can afford.

The eldest sister Xu Mengxue explained: "Actually, it is only a small part of the reasons for dealing with such magnetic disturbances today. It is expected that such unfortunate events will not happen often."

"There are mainly two considerations; one is that in the near future, the scale of the ranch operation may be expanded two or three times; the other is that after purchasing this property, everyone will help each other and spend time in the 'Mubu' You can shorten it by another third. You can also find time to run other side businesses."

In fact, what Xu Mengxue did not say is that other large-scale herdsmen in the surrounding area have discussed and deployed this animal. In the future, if they want to expand the scale of breeding and help each other, they must integrate into this circle.In this case, this contact tool is essential.

Xu Zhenyun can naturally figure this out.

Xu Zhenyun thought carefully and said, "I understand."

"I'll tell Uncle."

Tang Suiyun was overjoyed, stood up suddenly, rubbed his hands excitedly and said, "Zhenyun, do you agree?"

Xu Zhenyun smiled and said: "Why don't you agree? My eldest brother-in-law has a long-term vision. This investment is completely worth it."

At present, a huge sum of 720 taels of silver is needed, and it is obvious that the remaining 3000 taels of silver can only be earned by Xu Zhenyun.As long as Xu Zhenyun fully supports it and the money is used for his daughter and son-in-law, the uncle has no reason to disagree.

Even if one of the six yellow-leaf paper was wasted by the three evils of the Xu family, there are still five left; but if the five yellow-leaf paper are used, even if Xu Zhenyun adheres to the "semi-hidden" method and can no longer provide other help, the Xu family's There will still be a huge leap in development.

The expansion of her sister Xu Qingshuang's "Shiweitian" is already in progress, and she plans to propose an acquisition and transfer to the next-door "Wenxin Silk and Satin Store" in the second half of the year.

Currently, Tang Suiyun and Xu Mengxue raise nearly [-] sheep, and they may not be able to increase the number to [-] in the future!
It's just a matter of hiring more people.

After all, Tang Suiyun was speechless and dancing, but he wanted to say something more, but he couldn't.

Xu Zhenyun said with a smile: "Then I will wait and see, brother-in-law, you become the number one sheepherder in our Yuhuafang, no, in the entire Nanyang County!"

Tang Suiyun's face glowed red, he nodded heavily and said loudly: "Okay!"

Xu Qingshuang knocked a chestnut on Xu Zhenyun's head: "What kind of number one shepherd? It's so ugly."

Xu Zhenyun thought for a while and said: "Then...the number one shepherd!"

Xu Mengxue smiled brightly, holding Tang Huaiting in her arms, shaking it, and said: "Zhenyun is the backbone of our family. And he is still...that kind of person. Second sister, don't always be like before, always taking advantage of him."

Xu Zhenyun nodded repeatedly: "Sister, you are absolutely right!"

Xu Qingshuang grabbed Xu Zhenyun's ears and hummed: "Don't use eldest sister as a shield. When it's time to repair, you have to repair it properly."

Xu Zhenyun flexibly avoided it and said with a smile: "Then I will stay away from him in the future."

Xu Mengxue and Tang Suiyun were obviously in a good mood, and chatted enthusiastically about home affairs. In particular, Tang Suiyun rarely started to share many interesting things about the ranch with Xu Zhenyun; they did not disperse until dinner time.

On the way back to the room, Xu Zhenyun was inexplicably moved in his heart, feeling that the experience he had just experienced in the hospital seemed to have some unusual significance.

Both Zhao Weiting and Ji Xiaohua only said that the "third lesson" would be completed after returning home today; but they did not say what the "third lesson" was; but Xu Zhenyun now understood it.

And invisibly, his "third lesson" has been successfully passed.

(End of this chapter)