"That being the case, wouldn’t this damage the court’s dignity?" Governor Zhang hesitated.
As soon as these words were spoken, the members of the Cabinet nodded repeatedly.
It would greatly damage the court’s dignity.
Even if Chen Shi was an Evil Spirit of disastrous level, the court could not easily compromise!
If word got out, where would the court’s dignity lie?
Zhang Fuzheng glanced at Governor Zhang, "In that case, shall Governor Zhang raise troops to crusade against the Evil Spirit Chen Shi?"
Governor Zhang laughed heartily, and said seriously, "Prime Minister, you jest! Scholar Chen has sealed hundreds of Demons within himself to prevent these demons from causing calamity in the world, benefiting the Great Ming’s mountains and rivers and the multitude of creatures in West Bull New Continent. How can he be an Evil Spirit? His merits should be rewarded! Prime Minister, I have no objections to your words!"
As soon as he spoke, the members of the Cabinet laughed one after another, "Governor Zhang speaks well! Very well spoken! Rewarding based on merit is indeed what the court should do!"
Once their discussion was concluded, they discussed the distribution of positions like the governor, Inspector, and General within the Gongzhou Government which had been overturned.
As these related to the interests of the Thirteen Families, they couldn’t help but argue heatedly, their faces flushed with agitation.
Zhang Fuzheng sighed internally, finding the role of Prime Minister challenging, and admired Yan Xianzhi, the former Prime Minister, thinking, "He was so versatile, managing to arrange the Thirteen Families perfectly; indeed a talented person. When I can’t hold on, I must ask him to come back."
Though reluctant, he knew the disturbances Creation Little Five was causing in the Western Capital were growing, and the pressure he faced was increasing.
Creation Little Five, unlike Yindu in the past, did not embark on a massacre upon reaching the Western Capital, turning heaven and earth upside down.
Instead, he acted more like a demon god, treating the Western Capital as his own Demon Domain, gradually ramping up pressure, driving the people of the Western Capital mad, forcing the Thirteen Families to turn on each other in desperation, until they couldn’t handle it and divulged the information he wanted to know.
He was even more difficult to deal with than Yindu from the past.
Zhang Fuzheng coughed and asked, "Back then, who exactly ended up with the Innate Dao Embryo?"
The Cabinet was silent as a graveyard, all the members looking at each other, none daring to speak.
Zhang Fuzheng snickered and looked around the room.
He strongly suspected that the Innate Dao Embryo was within the Thirteen Families!
Gongzhou City, Red Mountain Hall.
The Cold Mountain Wanderer taught Chen Shi and Tianqing the techniques of Heart Refinement, taking them to a flowerbed and said, "First, separate a thread of your spirit and place it upon a butterfly, let the butterfly carry your spirit in flight, seeing what the butterfly sees. Keep your spirit intact while following the butterfly’s flight for a day. Once you can control the direction of the butterfly’s flight, it’s considered a minor accomplishment."
Chen Shi and Tianqing practiced according to his instructions, each separating a thread of their spirits and tying it to a butterfly in the flowerbed.
The butterflies collected nectar in the flowerbed, and once satiated, they fluttered gracefully upwards.
Following the fluttering of the butterflies, their spirits also followed, fluctuating up and down, carried afar.
The butterfly flapped its wings, flying out from the flowerbed, along the walls of the street, gradually going higher, over the wall and rooftops, reaching the sky. ƒгeewёbnovel.com
The wind came, and the butterfly danced in the breeze, flying towards the outside of the city.
As the butterfly moved further away, the test on their spirits became stronger, requiring them to maintain their spirit without dispersion, while also needing to retain clear vision of the surroundings.
By the time the two butterflies flew out of the city, Chen Shi and Tianqing felt that maintaining their spirits was extremely difficult, let alone controlling the direction of the butterflies.
They continued to persevere, only to see lush green grass and babbling streams outside the city, frogs squatting in the grass emitting croaking sounds, bees lingering in the flowers, and cats crouching intriguedly looking around.
Some simple yet real things, which they hadn’t noticed before, were now perceived because their spirits were tied to the butterflies.
Chen Shi felt his spirit immerse deeply, no longer thinking about how long he could persevere, letting the butterfly carry his spirit in flight, observing the beauty of the human world.
The butterfly carried his spirit further away, gradually darkening the sky. The butterfly perched under a leaf, slowly drifting into dreams.
Chen Shi withdrew that thread of his spirit, opened his eyes, stood up, and felt his spirit unparalleled in strength.
"Why did my spirit, following the butterfly’s flight, not only remain unharmed but also became stronger?" He wondered greatly.
The Cold Mountain Wanderer smiled and said, "Cultivation, cultivation, what we call cultivation, involves not only ’cultivating’ but also ’refining.’ Many Cultivators focus primarily on cultivation, thinking by just sitting there, meditating, running through Cultivation Techniques a few times, enhancing their cultivation level, they are remarkable. But those who truly develop skills are the ones who ’refine.’ By imagining yourself as a butterfly, experiencing a day of its life, your spirit dances along, which refines your spirit. A completely selfless day of refining your spirit naturally enhances your power."
Chen Shi suddenly realized.
The next day, he came to the flowerbed again, still tying his spirit to a butterfly, but this time he attempted to control the flight direction of the butterfly with himself taking the lead.
Gradually, he forgot his own existence, feeling as if he was a butterfly, drinking dew, lingering among the flowers, frolicking with other butterflies.
By the time nighttime arrived, Chen Shi withdrew his spirit.
On the third day, his spirit was attached to a sparrow, flying with the sparrow.
He thought himself a sparrow, joining a gang of sparrows, participating in vicious fights between them.
On the fourth day, Chen Shi tied his spirit to an Eagle, soaring in the sky, overlooking the earth.
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