After hearing this, Chan Yinsha smiled and said, "Did you make up a whole set of lies to fool me?"
Lin Yi shook his head and said seriously, "Cultivation and seeking the Dao are like drinking water; only the person drinking knows whether it is hot or cold. Everyone has their own unique state of mind and will, and coupled with the differences in their environment and status, the methods of refining the spirit are also different. It can be said that there is no most brilliant method of refining the spirit, only the most suitable method."
"Looking at the various schools of Taoism, the methods of refining the spirit are by no means limited to the common meditation and contemplation. Other activities such as composing poems and painting, playing the zither and flute, splashing ink and playing chess, chanting scriptures and singing Zen, traveling and enjoying nature, observing the wind and gazing at the moon, farming and fishing, washing clothes and cooking, etc., can all be one of the external manifestations of refining the spirit."
“Silver Gauze, you are born into royalty, so you should know the principle that if the water is too clear, there will be no fish. The more sacred, solemn, and inviolable a place appears, the thicker and more foul the filth underneath is. Light and darkness in this world are always inseparable and inseparable.”
"However, now that you have begun the process of refining your mind and spirit, you are consciously or unconsciously acting in accordance with your true nature and pursuing a clear and fulfilling state of mind and thoughts. That is why you have been unable to let go of your thoughts for a long time because you did something against your true nature while handling government affairs."
A glint of light flashed in Zen Silver Gauze's bright eyes, and she murmured, "My true nature, my true self, my thoughts are clear, and I feel at ease..."
Lin Yi said with a smile, "If it weren't for that, why would you, Yin Sha, be so bothered by a mere one or two administrative matters that weren't handled perfectly?"
After a moment of contemplation, Chan Yinsha let out a long sigh, her weariness vanishing, and she shone like a pearl cleansed of dust, radiant and full of energy, saying, "Hearing your words is better than reading ten years' worth of books."
Lin Yi joked, "How do you plan to repay me?"
Chan Yinsha blushed, her lips parted slightly, and she was about to speak when she suddenly received an urgent Taoist message marked as extremely urgent.
"What happened?" Lin Yi asked.
A cold glint flashed in Chan Yinsha's eyes as she said, "Yunmeng, the Black Wolf King."
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At the mouth of a plain on the edge of the wilderness, the Wugui Dao once built a simple port. After Chan Yinsha and Lin Yi usurped the port, they expanded it to facilitate the passage of merchants.
At this time, many large ships were anchored in the harbor. The flags fluttering in the wind on these ships were inscribed with the Yunmeng script.
This is a powerful fleet from the Yunmeng Empire on the eastern grasslands of the Great Qian Dynasty.
A deafening cry echoed from the port, mixed with a tremendous sense of resentment and the stench of blood, spreading in all directions.
Numerous Yunmeng soldiers escorted one dark-skinned native after another, gathering them towards the central ships. Clearly, this Yunmeng army had been plundering natives and enslaving them along the way.
Some of the dark-skinned natives struggled to resist, but were immediately cut down by the fully armed and well-equipped Yunmeng warriors, who then severed their heads and hung them up to intimidate the others.
These dark-skinned natives of the sea live in the tropics year-round. They have dark skin, white teeth, and strong, muscular physiques. Even men who don't know martial arts can hunt wild animals with their bare hands.
These natives, used as slaves for hard labor, farming, mining, and so on, would be excellent sources of labor. Therefore, every year, armies, pirates, and merchants from many countries would come to the islands near the wilderness to plunder the natives and sell them as slaves.
Among them, the Yunmeng army was the most formidable, sending out large fleets to sea every year to wage war in all directions, sweeping across the seas like locusts. They were the most vicious and ruthless pirates, a truly terrifying force.
The large ships of Yunmeng Kingdom are generally of the style of the eight-hundred-person large ships. There are more than three hundred giant ships. Even if we exclude the supplies, food, fresh water, equipment, medicine and other things they carry, they can still carry fifty or sixty thousand people!
An army of fifty to sixty thousand men setting sail and traversing thousands of miles of ocean—this is undoubtedly a massive military operation.
Lin Yi and Chan Yinsha appeared high in the sky. Both of them used magic to conceal their presence and observed the situation below.
The merchant ships that were originally anchored near the port have now become spoils of war for the Yunmeng Fleet.
Some shrewd merchants escaped to shore beforehand, losing their possessions but at least their lives. Those who were a step too slow, or those who clung to hope and couldn't bear to give up, were either lucky enough to become prisoners or unlucky enough to have their bodies sunk into the sea.
On the sea, more than three hundred large ships were arranged in a mysterious square formation, surrounding a flagship in the center.
The flagship was entirely black, as if cast from steel, and at first glance it looked like an ancient tortoise emerging from the water, its size beyond estimation.
The deck walls on both sides were over ten feet high, like city walls. This large ship was basically a castle on the water. Even fierce weapons like thunder and fire cannons might not be able to break through it.
Zen Yinsha pointed to the main fleet of the Yunmeng Fleet and said, "I have long heard that the Yunmeng Kingdom has a national warship known as the 'Meng God.' It was built with the full strength of the country, gathering skilled craftsmen and generals, and took two hundred years to complete. This must be the one."
"I have fought several fierce battles at sea with Bi Shihua, the Black Wolf King who was reincarnated in the Yunmeng Kingdom, and the outcome was evenly matched. It seems that this time he is determined to get rid of me."
"Silver Gauze, what are you planning to do?" Lin Yi asked with interest. During his journey through the wilderness, he had successively condensed the Void Seal and the Dao One Seal. Although they were only in their initial stages, they were by no means to be underestimated.
The Yunmeng fleet appeared to be coming with great force, but in Lin Yi's eyes, it was nothing more than a bunch of worthless idiots, easily defeated.
"I plan to completely destroy the fleet below, lure out the Black Wolf King, and then fight him in one fell swoop to eliminate any future troubles!"
Zen Yinsha's words carried the boundless domineering and confident aura of an unparalleled demon king.
Lin Yi gave a thumbs up and said, "Okay! Go ahead and do it!"
Before she finished speaking, Chan Yinsha's soul had already left her body, and she began to cast spells from a height of a hundred feet in the sky.
A strong wind swept across the sea, and the waves immediately surged. Then, sea mines materialized and began to roll continuously.
Chan Yinsha and Lin Yi cultivated their souls together, and she also used the power of all living beings to refine her spirit. At this time, her thoughts were strong and her spirit was refined, and she had already reached the point where she could overcome the first tribulation of lightning.
Now, with all their might, over a thousand mines surged up from the sea, indiscriminately bombarding more than three hundred large ships.
Its overwhelming power was like a violent storm, darkening the sky and leaving only a world of water.
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Chapter 199 The Pride of Zen Silver Gauze
The experts in the Yunmeng fleet had keen senses and immediately noticed the changes in the external environment, sending out countless thoughts.
Lin Yi sensed it clearly. The moment the thought of Zen Silver Gauze was uttered, dozens of powerful thoughts immediately noticed it and simultaneously probed towards the sky.
Unfortunately, these thoughts, once they took flight, vanished without a trace, disappearing into the sea like a clay ox sinking into the ocean.
The sea was turbulent with waves and raging waves, and the biting cold seemed to penetrate to the very marrow of one's bones.
Originally, the army below was gathered together, their energy connected, their blood and yang energy were strong, and their killing intent was strong. Ordinary Taoist masters could not even leave their bodies.
However, Zen Yinsha's soul already possessed a trace of pure Yang nature, giving her sufficient resistance to the army's blood energy and baleful aura.