274: Chapter 271 The Art of Qimen Can Also Be Used in Combat

"Little brother, I still don't know your name."

"I am Li Changsheng, I have no title, and I am not a member of the Xuanmen," Li Changsheng said repeatedly, fearing that this Daoist priest would invite him to practice Alchemy and pursue Immortal Ascension together.

"Li Changsheng, a good name." Zhou Sheng nodded.

"Daoist Priest, do you often practice Alchemy and take Medicinal Pill here?" Li Changsheng asked suspiciously.

"That is natural. This poor Daoist... never lets the Medicinal Pill leave his hand."

As he spoke, Zhou Sheng flipped his wrist and pulled out a pill as crimson as blood from his sleeve.

"Lay Practitioner Li, take a look. The only good thing about this place is that they can get any Materials. I used the highest quality Materials, so this is a superior Golden Core."

Zhou Sheng's face showed a look of triumph, and he laughed proudly: "Look at this quality, and the warm, smooth feel in the hand.

Ancient books say, extract silver from lead. Mercury is compared to the Yang Dragon, and silver is compared to the Yin Tiger. Therefore, it is also known as the Dragon Tiger Golden Core!

And this Golden Core of mine is the best of them all!

The Zhonglü Chuandao Ji states that three years brings Minor Achievement, and taking it can eliminate a hundred diseases. Six years brings Medium Achievement, and taking it can naturally prolong life. Nine years brings Major Achievement, and taking it allows for free ascension. A strong man can stretch his arms and travel thousands of miles. Although one cannot return to Penglai, one will not die in the calamities of the human world.

My Medicinal Pill uses the professional temperature control equipment here. As soon as it is produced, it is a top-grade Golden Core of Major Achievement. Taking it allows for free ascension; a strong man can stretch his arms and travel thousands of miles. With one Golden Core ingested, this poor Daoist is one step closer to Immortal Ascension!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Sheng covered his face with one hand and fed the Medicinal Pill into his mouth with the other.

Good heavens, Li Changsheng couldn't help but exclaim.

He suspected that if conditions permitted, this gentleman might even burn incense to pray, invoke water, sprinkle for purification, and cleanse impurities.

Such a strong sense of ritual.

Li Changsheng opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but ultimately couldn't bring himself to speak.

This gentleman was probably already seeing gods and Buddhas everywhere from taking the drugs. If he tried to dissuade him, the guy would likely berate him for hindering his path to the Immortal Realm.

This stuff causes heavy metal poisoning, and combined with the fact that this gentleman dislikes moving and enjoys meditating on all sorts of nonsense, seeing hallucinations is inevitable.

Seeing him so obsessed, he probably talks to Immortals and gods quite often.

Of course, many Medicinal Pills are purely concocted from Chinese medicine, but it was obvious that the Medicinal Pill in front of him had an unnatural sheen, clearly refined from heavy metals.

Without a doubt, it was an ancient-style external Medicinal Pill with one hundred percent purity.

"Master Chen, is Daoist Zhou always like this?"

Seeing Zhou Sheng leaning back, sitting slumped with dull eyes staring upwards, Li Changsheng had no choice but to ask Chen Youcai who was nearby.

After all, Zhou Sheng was completely unconscious now, drooling from his mouth with a look of enjoyment on his face; he had clearly entered a state where his body was in the human world, but his soul was wandering the Immortal Realm.

"Pretty much. He does this once every day. He calls it 'wandering above and below, commanding all spirits.' In short, it's just gibberish. Sometimes he says he has achieved success, seen Ancestor Lü, or seen his Ancestral Master."

"I reckon today he's either visiting his Ancestral Master or some other Immortal."

Chen Youcai sighed and shook his head, "Actually, he does have some ability. During the last fighting tournament, he defended three matches and earned some money, but he immediately turned around and asked the company to help buy Alchemy Materials."

"He said since he can't get out, he plans to become an Immortal here. I think he just wants to drug himself to death here, let the company handle the burial, and not have to worry about funeral arrangements. How easy."

"Hmm? You said he defended three matches in the tournament?"

Li Changsheng keenly caught the keyword.

"I suppose so." Chen Youcai nodded, "Everyone saw he looked frail, so the ones who went up against him were all low-level fighters. He took down one Taekwondo practitioner, one Jiu-Jitsu practitioner, and one Muay Thai fighter."

"Didn't you say he doesn't know any martial arts? And looking like this..."

Li Changsheng looked at Zhou Sheng. Although this Daoist priest also practiced Internal Alchemy, this Internal Alchemy wasn't even enough to extend his life, and Internal Alchemy didn't help much with improving physical fitness.

"It's strange to say, although Daoist Zhou has never been exposed to martial arts, he can always predict the opponent's attack route in advance. His movements are extremely standard, though his strikes are powerless."

"Yet, every time he manages to dodge the opponent's killing blow and strike their vital points. He says this is... this is..."

Chen Youcai stroked his chin, recalling slightly.

"Right, he calls it 'Innate leads the Celestial Cycle; covering the changes of the Celestial Cycle, I become the King.'"

"To be honest, I don't really understand it. It sounds like Feng Shui, Bagua, or Qimen divination stuff. The way I hear it, he means: I am the direction, I am the fortune and misfortune!"

"However, he also said that even if his brain is sharp, he can calculate their future attack habits and striking habits in every match by watching their performance during the tournament."

"I personally think it should be something related to probability, but this Daoist Zhou just makes it sound mysterious."

Chen Youcai shook his head, looking quite disapproving of such crooked paths.

Hearing this, Li Changsheng also nodded. It wasn't that he thought this was a crooked path, but rather that he felt it was a different line of thinking.

The so-called 'Innate leads the Celestial Cycle; covering the changes of the Celestial Cycle, I become the King.' These Feng Shui, Bagua, and Qimen divination things sound quite intimidating.

But upon careful examination, viewed through modern materialist dialectics, this is a very profound form of mathematics and probability.

It is not hard to see why those ancient masters of Qimen Dunjia were mostly proficient in mathematics.

Doesn't the I Ching also require calculation? It's the same principle. If you can calculate, accuracy is one thing, but at least you can derive a rough probability.

As for whether the probability is correct, there are too many influencing factors.

"Let's go. Master Li, you're going to eat too, right? Let's leave him alone for now. The company values him quite a bit. When it's his meal time, his dedicated consultant will carry him away."

Chen Youcai's choice of words was quite particular, and Li Changsheng nodded.

This Zhou Sheng had given him a preliminary exposure to another way of thinking regarding martial combat. Although the other party's method of external Alchemy was somewhat misleading, it didn't prevent him from being a talent.

Arriving at the dining area, Li Changsheng finally realized how good the treatment here was.

If the pig-butchering scam in that small country to the south of the Xia Kingdom was Hell, then this place was the Heaven within that scam.

But upon careful thought, Li Changsheng felt relieved. They were all high-end research targets here, so of course, they needed to be well-fed.

Compared to the dining area at Durant's club, this place was even more high-end and grand. Looking around, it was divided into specialty cuisines from many countries.

Moreover, each area had signs, and when dining here, a nutritionist would plate meals specifically suited to you, accurate to the gram, based on each person's individual needs.

Furthermore, the dining area was private for everyone; there were individual booths with plenty of space, which seemed to be for the sake of making people eat more scientifically.

It emphasized not talking while eating, and at the same time, soft music would be played around to soothe the brain.

"As expected of a research institution; just this dining area is built according to the standards of the world's top gourmet laboratories."

Eating the exclusive gourmet food on his tray, Li Changsheng couldn't help but sigh.