Chapter 613: Half-Saint Zhang Zhiwei, the Last Martial Arts Champion of the Previous Dynasty
Having just experienced this thrilling fight, although Zhang Zhiwei was just a bystander and did not personally fight, it was not without gain.
The opponent came to him through the Qi of his bodyguard general, and Tianpeng Zhenjun also manifested through the true spirit of his bodyguard general and came to him following a trace of Qi. It can be said that his bodyguard general is the connection point between the two.
Therefore, he also watched the whole process, and even felt the fight between the two gods through the bodyguard general.
"If I guess correctly, the one who rescued the Shinto Grand Priest in the end should be the main god of Shintoism, the sun goddess Amaterasu!"
Zhang Zhiwei said to himself. When Tianpeng Zhenjun and Amaterasu fought just now, although he was just watching from a third-person perspective, he was also affected.
Because Tianpeng Zhenjun burned a large number of soul-calling priests with thunder and fire in front of Amaterasu, and their souls were annihilated and their bodies were gone.
As the main god of Shintoism, how could Amaterasu swallow this breath?
She had to treat him the way he treated her, and ignited a little heart fire deep in Zhang Zhiwei's soul in the same way.
This heart fire was deep red, and wanted to burn him to death from the inside out, but Zhang Zhiwei's consciousness sat high on the spiritual platform, not affected by delusions, and naturally not affected by this heart fire.
Amaterasu operated like a tiger, not only did not hurt Zhang Zhiwei at all, but also burned away the distracting thoughts that came and went under his spiritual platform, which was equivalent to helping him practice and making the "God" in his "nature" more condensed.
"Nature and life" is the product of the unity of essence, qi and spirit. "Essence" needs no further explanation. Essence, blood, flesh and blood, and tangible things are the "life" in nature and life, while "qi" and "god" such intangible things are the category of "nature".
And refining qi is just practicing qi, and it has not been attributed to the practice of "nature" because the refinement of spirit is ignored.
For example, when a warrior has not reached the state of entering the Dao through martial arts, he only trains his muscles, bones and skin externally and cultivates his Qi internally, but his training of the spirit is basically equal to nothing, so it cannot be considered as practicing both nature and life.
The practice of "spirit" is a very tedious matter, which requires subduing delusions and purifying oneself.
Delusions are some distracting thoughts that should not exist in a person's soul, such as some bad thoughts born from emotions such as greed, anger, ignorance and hatred.
Once a thought arises, all evil is done. The practice of "spirit" is to subdue and refine these bad thoughts, make oneself pure, and thus strengthen one's soul.
It can be said that the practice of "spirit" and the refinement of delusions are not a temporary achievement, but a lifetime of practice.
In the way of refining delusions, Feng Baobao should be the best in the plot, and among the people Zhang Zhiwei has seen, Wu Gensheng should be the best.
Before this, Zhang Zhiwei felt that Wu Gensheng should be ahead of him on this path, and he was ahead by a lot.
But now, he has a new view. Maybe Wu Gensheng is not walking ahead of him, but standing ahead of him.
As the saying goes, all roads lead to Rome. Some people are born in Rome. Wu Gensheng and Feng Baobao are such people. They are just like Xiantian Yiren. They are strong in this aspect, but lack the ability to cultivate after birth.
They are very strong, but they don't know why they are strong.
Just like Wu Gensheng doesn't understand what his divine spirit is, he doesn't know what his innate extreme "quiet" is.
Under normal circumstances, this kind of ignorance does not have a big impact. After all, it is all one's own power. No matter how big the disadvantages are, can they be bigger than those of the horse fairy, the mask of the god, etc. who pretend to be others?
But if one day, due to certain things, the delusion born is too strong, so strong that it exceeds the limit of their innate "quiet", then the disadvantages will appear.
Their innate ability to make themselves obtain the ultimate "quiet" may collapse at a touch, falling from the clouds into the mud, and even worse than ordinary practitioners.
The reason for this is that all practitioners, whether geniuses or dull, have walked a painful road that ordinary people can't bear, and Xiantian Yiren don't experience these.
It is true that they were born in Rome and they are high above.
But this high position is like a castle in the air, lacking some sense of reality, which makes them like a tourist in this world, a player playing the game of the world, with a kind of confusion, a kind of frivolous arrogance.
Before entering the world, Zhang Zhiwei had a vague such mentality, but after entering the world, especially after the incident in Bincheng, his sense of unreality like a castle in the air disappeared, and he made a soft landing.
The arrogance that Zhang Zhiwei now shows is a manifestation of inward pursuit, abandoning external attention and focusing on himself.
And indifference to the outside world is arrogance in the eyes of outsiders.
But this arrogance is not the same thing as real arrogance, it is the embodiment of "inner sage".
At the same time, without any utilitarianism, he instructs his younger brothers, helps the big guys to realize the truth, builds Tiantong Hall, and benefits all parties with his own influence. This is a manifestation of "outer king".
Inner sage and outer king, the way of saints!
Unconsciously, Zhang Zhiwei was expanding this inward-looking sage way outward.
He did not intentionally change this imperceptible change, and even others did not notice it, because his strength was too strong and his brilliance was too bright, covering up these changes.
Only Zhang Jingqing saw all these changes, which was why he let Zhang Zhiwei be the Heavenly Master of that generation and restricted Zhang Zhiwei less and less. This was a kind of realm improvement.
In fact, Wugensheng is also a madman. This is something he has never denied. He claims to be rootless, carefree, carefree, temperamental, and rootless. He is crazy. He is too crazy.
But it is unclear how much of this madness is seeking from within and how much is seeking from outside.
In other words, he is trying his best to seek from within, but he cannot completely abandon seeking from the outside. He wants them all, so his actions give people a sense of contradiction.
For example, when he first met Xu Xin, his first impression of Xu Xin was that of being powerful and terrifying, but after realizing it, he quickly restrained himself and even became vulgar.
For another example, in the Yinghe Tower incident, he acted humble at the beginning, acted like a grandson and knelt down, but in the end he showed his true self to break the situation.
In the eyes of some people, this may be a kind of open-mindedness, a kind of wit, and a way of playing with the world.
But in Zhang Zhiwei's view, this is actually a sense of unreality like a castle in the air, a contradictory and inconsistent performance.
For example, he had never practiced magic and only focused on the cultivation of his inner "heart", but in the end, he came up with the Eight Wonders.
He wanted to cut meat to feed the eagles like the Buddha and influence all living beings, but in the end, he still had to use the power of the gods.
You think you have put it down, but in fact you haven’t picked it up yet.
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With his realm rising and his heart and body turning into a saint, Zhang Zhiwei felt extremely clear and pushed the door open.
In the lobby, everyone was talking and laughing, it was very lively.
With the head of the Gao family as a middleman, even Zhang Yi, who was quite resistant to Zhang Dashuai at first, changed his mind a lot after communicating with him.
Although Marshal Zhang is not a good person, compared to some warlords, he has a bottom line and is willing to do practical things, which is enough.
In Zhang Yi's view, no matter where he was born, it would be a good thing if he could not completely fall in love with the Japanese pirates.
"The little Heavenly Master has come out. Let's have a banquet and have a drink, everyone!" Dashuai Zhang laughed.
Although Zhang Zhiwei had no intention of communicating too much with Dashuai Zhang, he couldn't say he was disgusted. He nodded and sat down at the wine table.
After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Marshal Zhang sighed and said:
"Last time, Lao Zhang, I asked Little Heavenly Master for advice on what to do next. Little Heavenly Master pointed out the way for me with examples of Qi, Dantian, meridians, and techniques."
"What Little Heavenly Master said back then is still fresh in my mind, Lao Zhang. Qi is the horse, Dantian is the camp, and the meridians are the railways. By sending troops and horses from the barracks, attacking along the road, and arranging the troops in formation, we can use our methods."
"I have Qi Lao Zhang, but my Dantian is broken and my meridians are blocked, so I am a useless person, Lao Zhang."
"But today, thanks to the blessing of the little heavenly master, I, a loser, directly took over part of the railway from the Japanese pirates. This means that the meridians have been restored."
"At the same time, a large number of Japanese pirates withdrew from Fengtian. Although other places are still in their hands, I now have a safe place under my nose, and the shackles I receive are not as big as before."
Zhang Dashuai laughed and said that he was very happy today. Although taking over the railway from Japanese pirates was risky, the benefits were also huge.
In this era, if you want to mobilize troops and generals, you need the railway. In the past, if he wanted to use the South Manchuria Railway, he needed to get approval from the Japanese pirates in advance, and he had to disarm and deliver it in batches.
In this way, it can be said that the Japanese pirates have grabbed him by the throat and can kill him at any time. But now, with part of the railway taken in, he has a lot more room to play.
Even the head of the Gao family was a little surprised to hear that Marshal Zhang wanted to occupy the railway where the Japanese pirates were here. This move undoubtedly touched the bottom line of the Japanese pirates. Could it be that Marshal Zhang wanted to fall out with the Japanese pirates.
Zhang Zhiwei was not surprised. This was not the first time that Marshal Zhang had done this. The Beijing-Fenghuang Railway built in the last years of the previous dynasty was originally controlled by other warlords and Japanese pirates, and he used a series of daring operations to snatch it away. , Now that the Japanese pirates have temporarily retreated and released the railway, if he can endure it and does not seize the opportunity to snatch it back, he will not be Marshal Zhang.
"Then I congratulate Dashuai Zhang!" Zhang Zhiwei sat with a golden sword and said lightly.
Zhang Dashuai laughed and said: "It's not over yet. Last time when the Little Heavenly Master bombed the railway company, it killed Zhang Zheng who was holding the steamship company and was working for Fujita. I will use some tricks to grab it." He joined his shipping company and acquired a number of large-tonnage merchant ships.”
"One of the merchant ships that was converted from a Prussian naval transport ship was modified by me. It was equipped with six cannons, and two aircraft were placed on the deck to make a simple aircraft carrier."
"It's just a pity that the aircraft catapult was not obtained. The aircraft cannot take off directly from the ship. The aircraft must be hoisted into the water by the crane equipped on the ship and take off from the water, which is a bit inconvenient."
"But even so, it is still powerful. Lao Zhang, I named it Zhenhai. The renovation of several other ships is also on the agenda. I also plan to buy a few more to build a fleet."
"At the same time, in order to get rid of the shackles of the Japanese pirates, I have started to build railways. This time I built two railways. I named them Fenghai Railway and Meixi Railway..."
"As long as these two railways and the navy are completed, plus the part of the railway that has just been captured, even if the Japanese pirates want to attack me, they will have to weigh the gains and losses."
"With this combination of punches, I have already seen the hope of completely getting rid of the Japanese pirates' control, and even counterattacking the opponent. The stone hanging in my heart has dropped, but this move is like walking on thin ice. I can..."
Dashuai Zhang stopped talking, looked at Zhang Zhiwei, paused, sighed and said:
"Forget it, I won't ask the Little Heavenly Master these words. Whether it's walking on thin ice, or like the last time I asked someone to tell my fortune, it's hard to count. We are here to fool around. It’s up to you whether you die or not!”
Dashuai Zhang laughed loudly and raised his glass: "You damn bitch, come on, little Heavenly Master, I'll toast you with a toast!"
Zhang Zhiwei picked up the wine glass, clinked it with Zhang Dashuai, and drank it all in one gulp.
Later, when he saw that Marshal Zhang had said so much and was quite sincere, he made a point and said:
"When I first arrived in Bincheng and bombed the railway company, I killed Zhang Zheng and made the steamship company he worked so hard to build make a wedding dress for the marshal."
"Commander, you are working hard to build the railway and build the navy. You have to pay attention. Don't follow in the footsteps of Zhang Zheng and make a wedding dress for the Japanese pirates."
This statement couldn't be more obvious. However, this is just a reminder. Zhang Zhiwei did not use the interior scenes to deduce Dashuai Zhang's current fate.
Zhang Dashuai sighed and said: "You damn bastard, the one who knows me is the Little Heavenly Master. Speaking of which, I have always had this concern, so I asked Shuwen to protect me. With Shuwen's strength, Xiao Tianshi The Heavenly Master must also know that I have always been at ease."
"But the lurking of those ninjas this time made me nervous. Although Shuwen is strong, the tiger still has a chance to take a nap. Because he was worried that something might happen to me, Shuwen asked one of his friends to help me. That's it. Bit!"
Marshal Zhang pointed to the middle-aged man sitting on his right, with a long waist and strong arms.
This person has been sitting there quietly since the beginning of the banquet, with half-closed eyes, neither eating food nor drinking, just like a sculpture.
The head of the Gao family and others criticized him quite a lot, but they didn't say anything when they saw their master Zhang Dashuai. In addition, this man just ignored others and didn't do anything rude himself, so they didn't say anything.
As for Zhang Zhiwei, he didn't pay the slightest attention to this kind of person who was not related to him, let alone testing the opponent's intelligence, and he didn't even look at it.
But Zhang Zhiwei was not aloof. He and Li Shuwen, who was on Zhang Dashuai's left, had a lively conversation. The two exchanged glasses and drank several glasses of wine.
Zhang Dashuai pointed at the man and continued: "The Little Heavenly Master has an unparalleled reputation. Everyone in the world knows about him. Many people want to make friends with him, and this friend of mine is no exception."
"Little Heavenly Master, let me introduce to you. This friend's name is Zhang Sanjia. He has been born with supernatural powers since he was a child. Whether it is boxing, kicking, or spears, swords, and halberds, he is an expert. He is the last martial arts champion in the previous dynasty."
"This friend of mine originally wanted to rely on his talents to serve the country and save the building from collapse, but the court was stupid and refused to use it on the grounds that what he learned had nothing to do with military affairs."
"He was disheartened, so he faked his death and escaped, gave up his status as the number one scholar, and lived in seclusion in Kaizhou. He only came out at the invitation of Brother Shuwen!"
After Dashuai Zhang introduced him, Zhang Sanjia opened his eyes. His eyes were cloudy and lacked any sparkle.
If the first impression given by his body shape is that he is a master, then after seeing his eyes, he will give the impression that he is a farmer with brute strength, or he is a porter, which is not suitable for masters anyway. side.
Zhang Sanjia said with a smile: "It's ridiculous. The previous dynasty is gone. How can there be any champion in martial arts? It's all Chen Guzi's rotten sesame. It's not worth mentioning."
"I have lived in seclusion for many years and am not good at socializing. I apologize for being rude before!" Zhang Sanjia didn't even look at the others. He clasped his hands towards Zhang Zhiwei and said, "Zhang Sanjia, I have met the Little Heavenly Master!"