Ding Yanhong also sent over other parts of "The Fragments of the Unknown Taoist Scripture", three copies in total, and then she also sent other translators' translations for Liu Li to use as a reference.
Liu Li named them in order, opened the fragments and read them carefully.
It's more like an ancient article teaching people how to make desserts.
Fragment 1 records a method of making a dessert called "Yangshu Cake", which uses nine kinds of ingredients. It looks like an extra-large five-nut mooncake without mooncake skin. It also talks about the brewing of "Winter Flower Wine" Method, there are a bunch of ancient terms, I don’t know what they are.
Liu Li judged that this should be the "bait" in Taoist cultivation. It is a bit like a nutritionist preparing food for athletes when they exercise. Cultivation also needs some food assistance.
"Strange...I always feel like something is missing."
Reading the "recipe", Liu Li fell into deep thought.
An idea flashed in his mind.
"By the way, just like any book, there is an introduction at the beginning. Just like the beginning, the Taoist Scriptures should also have an outline or something like that, instead of just starting to introduce the content."
"Otherwise, when others read it, they will think it is just an ordinary cooking book."
"Is this because the client is hiding something? The client didn't give us a general outline? Yes, this is a training book, and the client must be hiding something."
"He should not dare to modify the content of the article, because he must use it for cultivation. If he changes it, he will only cheat himself. But it is normal to delete some of the content that he has understood."
Liu Li continued reading. He only had eight days, which was probably not enough time to make wine and learn how to make desserts.
In addition to teaching people how to cook, Fragment 1 contains a paragraph at the end that particularly concerned Liu Li.
"Use medicine to prolong life, use traditional Chinese medicine to nourish your nature, and use medicine to cure diseases. Use three kinds of medicine, essence, energy and spirit..."
It’s gone here, Liu Li silently opened the remaining volume 2.
Fragment 2 records the incredible alchemy technique of mixing some gold, stones, and vegetation into elixirs. The purpose is to make a kind of elixir called "gold". Swallowing the "gold" can assist practitioners. To achieve "life is like gold and stone".
It seems very metaphysical at this point.
In the description, although "gold" is an elixir, it is not the round elixir in common sense, but like some kind of viscous fluid, such as mercury or blood.
"Alchemy... That won't work either. I don't have time to study alchemy, let alone where can I find alchemy furnaces and other items."
Liu Li continued to look back.
There are also obvious deleted parts in Part 2, such as the paragraphs in Part 1. There should be a connection between Part 2 and Part 2, but there is no link between them.
There is also a short section on alchemy at the end of the second volume.
Alchemy is different from alchemy. In Taoist theory, alchemy refers to the "inner elixir", which is the refining of the elixir inside the body, just like the golden elixir of the powerful golden elixir in online novels, while alchemy refers to the use of external elixirs. Refining "outer elixir" from materials.
This is also the first half of the meditation method "Crossing the Bridge, Dividing Lamps and Building the Foundation" that Liu Li previously translated!
"The scales are ordered to become a golden bridge, and the feathers are transformed into feathers to light up the lamp."
Reading this passage silently, Liu Li suddenly felt the powerful rhythm. Even after a long time and space, he seemed to be able to realize the inner Taoist rhythm of this sentence.
After corresponding with his own "Unknown Taoist Sutra Fragment 3", Liu Li even had a desire to immediately try to cross the bridge and build the foundation with lamps. He held back and continued to watch the last message from Ding Yanhong. copies, which is the remaining volume 4.
Looking at it, Liu Li became excited.
This is a complete set of boxing techniques!
The article states that it is not only a health-preserving technique used to exercise the body, but also a magic-protecting technique and a Tao-protecting technique with practical capabilities.
The book says that if the spirit is stimulated, boxing can turn thunder, rain, fog, frost and snow.
If ordinary Taoist scriptures explained it like this, Liu Li would definitely disdain it, but he knew how powerful the unknown Taoist scriptures were and had tried it himself.
The author is very honest, tells one story and never lies!
And it is clearly stated above that even if you are a non-initiated practitioner, it can have the health-preserving effect of harmonizing yin and yang and improving your roots and bones.
Liu Li immediately started practicing. He was eager to have his own supernatural combat power before meeting with the mysterious client!
In the worst case scenario, use it to defend yourself and save your life!
After practicing for a while, his whole body became hot, so Liu Li simply took off his clothes and continued practicing.
He soon became very tired and stopped as written in the book.
The Unnamed Taoist Sutra requires that when practicing this boxing technique, you should stop and rest if you feel tired.
He broke out in a sweat and hurriedly went to take a bath.
"Why is it not like in the novel that a bunch of black toxins are discharged from the whole body?" Liu Li thought: "Is this boxing technique reliable?"
"It doesn't even have a name in the book. It doesn't seem to be a particularly powerful method."
After practicing the boxing, it was already very late, and Liu Li was also sleepy. He lay on the bed, silently tried the meditation method of "crossing the bridge and dividing the lamp to build the foundation", and gradually fell asleep.
"It's this Taoist temple again..."
In his sleep, Liu Li saw the Taoist temple in the mist again. The Taoist temple was much clearer than when he first dreamed about it. He was in it and could vaguely perceive many details.
"I'm dreaming, is this a lucid dream?"
While he was thinking, Liu Li heard someone singing loudly again.
The sound is sacred and solemn, like the sound of the great road.
"Is the singer in the temple?"
Liu Li looked at the place where the sound came from. Through the blurry fog, he could confirm that he was in the inner courtyard of the Taoist temple at this time, and the singer was in the main room of the Taoist temple.
Out of curiosity, Liu Li approached cautiously.
The fog cleared a little more, and Liu Li walked into the main hall.
There is no fog in the hall, everything is clear.
The most eye-catching ones are the two black stone sculptures.
A statue of an angry ape and a peaceful old man were sitting in front of a game of Go. The ape stood up slightly, holding a stone stick in his hand, full of infinite power. The old man in Taoist robes sat still and calm.
Next to the chessboard where the two statues were playing chess, another thin Taoist man was sitting. He was wearing an old Taoist robe and was watching chess and singing with his back to the entrance of the hall. The singing came from him.
Looking at the two statues, Liu Li felt goosebumps all over his body, especially the statue of the violent ape, which seemed to be lifelike even with the hair on it, as if it would come to life in the next moment and smash him to death with a stone stick.
Liu Li took a few steps closer, thinking about whether to say hello to the man, but he didn't want to ruin the other person's interest in singing.
He looked around curiously. In addition to the statue playing chess in the center of the hall and the Taoist watching chess, there were many things worthy of attention around him.
Hanging on the wall is a rusty Bagua mirror and a rotten wooden sword.
The ancient and mysterious murals on the wall are engraved with some strange beasts in the style of the Classic of Mountains and Seas, as if they are narrating an unknown epic.
Opposite the main entrance of the main hall is the statue of Sanqing, but the light is too dim and it is difficult to see clearly, and it is completely trapped in shadow.
Liu Li listened to the long song and suddenly heard a place he was familiar with. The rhythm of the song was close to the "Fragment 3" he translated!
With the help of the rhythm, he chanted along silently, and simply started practicing along with it.
The sun shone on his face, and Liu Li subconsciously stretched out his hand to block it.
He woke up and slept soundly.
"pain!"
Liu Li was just about to get out of bed, but he felt pain like muscle tearing all over his body.
It seemed like he had been exercising extremely vigorously.
"Is this the effect of that boxing technique? Why is it so exaggerated? It seems that I am not boxing, but fighting with others all night."
Isn’t that a slow exercise posture for the elderly like Tai Chi!
"There is also the dream last night. This is the second time. What is this dream about?"
"The statue of a violent ape and a Taoist playing chess, a thin Taoist watching and singing..."
I can't understand.
Liu Li could only confirm that this must be related to the Unnamed Taoist Scripture!
"Could it be that I understood the Unnamed Taoist Sutra and therefore entered a certain inheritance space?"
Liu Li thought about it based on the many novels he had read about cultivating immortals.
He glanced around and found that his vision had further increased.
It's as if the definition of his room has become higher. The room that used to feel like nothing now feels very dirty and messy. The floor is full of dust and needs to be cleaned.
"My ears are sharp and my eyes are bright. My eyesight has increased, but what about my hearing?" Liu Li closed his eyes.
Only then did he realize that his hearing extended extremely far. Once he concentrated, he could even hear the voices of children in the elementary school next to the community reciting in unison.
"This is a bit exaggerated. I have only practiced for two days."
Liu Li sat up from the bed, feeling another burst of pain. There was no part of his body that was not in pain.
He took out his cell phone and checked to see if there was any message as usual.
Only Guan Feihan sent him a farewell message.
Liu Li thought to himself that he shouldn't sleep for so long, at least he had to see him off.
He was lying on the bed, staring at the ceiling, in a daze.
When the pain finally stopped, a deep desire came from the body.
So hungry.
Liu Li sat up suddenly, ignoring the remaining pain in his body. He just wanted to have a big meal now.