55: Travel and exchange maps to understand the five elements

Since he couldn't find any first-tier monsters in Lehan City and its surroundings, he decided to try a different map.

With ten days left until school started, Bai Xuan had enough time to travel.

Of course, traveling alone was too boring, so Bai Xuan immediately called his Good Brother.

During the day, they could eat, drink, play, and enjoy the scenery.

At night, they could go hunting.

Anyway, as his strength improved and his life transformed, Bai Xuan's need for sleep became less and less.

Two hours of sleep a day was enough to keep him energetic.

The remaining time could be fully used for hunting.

Moreover, Bai Xuan's hunting efficiency was extremely high now, and clearing out small fry didn't take much time at all.

As for hunting powerful monsters...

Enhanced monsters were too rare and unlikely to gather in groups.

Furthermore, Bai Xuan speculated that powerful monsters had territorial awareness.

Therefore, the number of first-tier monsters in each area should be limited.

In this situation,

one-on-one battles often didn't take much time to conclude.

It was precisely because of this that

Bai Xuan could travel and hunt at the same time.

After thinking all this through, Bai Xuan pulled out his phone.

[Bai Xuan: Good Brother, want to go traveling?]

[Jiang Yuxi: ?]

[Jiang Yuxi: Didn't you say you were going to spend this entire summer working out and practicing martial arts?]

[Jiang Yuxi: Why are you suddenly asking me to go traveling with you?]

[Bai Xuan: I've learned everything I needed to learn, and my body has reached a bottleneck, making further progress difficult.]

[Bai Xuan: In this situation, I thought about going out for a change of scenery.]

[Jiang Yuxi: I see.]

[Jiang Yuxi: That works too.]

[Jiang Yuxi: So, where do you want to go?]

[Bai Xuan: I'm not sure. Do you have any places in mind?]

[Jiang Yuxi: Hmm... Feixian Valley, Shenyu Mountain, and Youhuang Ridge. I think all three places are good.]

[Bai Xuan: Wait while I check some information and see where to go.]

In the age of the internet, there were simply too many travel guides online.

Bai Xuan's search immediately brought up a ton of results.

Feixian Valley, just by its name, you could tell what kind of scenic spot it was.

A valley shrouded in clouds and mist, with green mountains and clear waters, full of ethereal beauty.

Coupled with the development and construction by relevant departments, rows of ancient and elegant buildings covered the valley, and when lit up at night, they were as beautiful as a fairyland.

Moreover, there were many staff members in this scenic area wearing Hanfu, which also attracted many tourists to wear Hanfu to visit, take photos, and film.

The promotional videos featured many ancient-costumed beauties and handsome men, giving people the feeling of traveling through a world of immortal heroes, with fairies everywhere.

The entrance ticket was also affordable, only 140 yuan.

And the prices within the scenic area were reasonable; there was no phenomenon of a bottle of water costing ten yuan.

Shenyu Mountain, with an elevation of 1,888 meters, was full of strange rocks and peculiar peaks, resembling a divine bird spreading its wings, very magnificent. The clouds and mist were thick, and when the wind blew, the sea of clouds surged, like a fairyland.

Legend has it that a divine being ascended to immortality here, so there are also many Taoist temples on the mountain.

Since there were Taoist temples, there were naturally Taoist priests practicing on the mountain, and among the many Taoist priests, there were even two somewhat famous internet celebrities.

The entrance fee was 220 yuan, which was also acceptable.

"Taoist temples, Taoist priests..."

To develop the Five Elements Spirit Body, Bai Xuan planned to read several books on Five Elements metaphysics and Taoist classics.

If he went to Shenyu Mountain, would he have a chance to talk to Taoist priests about metaphysical Taoist scriptures?

What if he could get some inspiration? Wouldn't that be an unexpected surprise?

Thinking of this, Bai Xuan was already somewhat moved.

However, he didn't immediately make up his mind and continued to look up information on Youhuang Ridge.

Youhuang Ridge, a very beautiful mountain range, with mountains, water, waterfalls, and very beautiful classical architectural complexes, as well as a pagoda with a very distinctive architectural style.

In the evening, there were also performances such as fireworks, iron flower displays, opera, and song and dance.

The entrance fee was 170 yuan, which Bai Xuan thought was quite cost-effective.

Of course,

After reading the basic information of these three places, Bai Xuan had already made a decision.

[Bai Xuan: Let's go to Shenyu Mountain.]

[Jiang Yuxi: Okay.]

[Bai Xuan: We'll leave tomorrow. I'll buy the train tickets and entrance tickets.]

[Jiang Yuxi: Okok.]

After buying the train tickets and entrance tickets, Bai Xuan sent two screenshots to Jiang Yuxi.

After receiving the reply, Bai Xuan went to pack his luggage.

ID card, a change of clothes, towel, toothbrush, plus a charger and power bank, and a bottle of Transcendent Blood—all set.

After finishing all this, Bai Xuan found several books on Five Elements metaphysics and Taoist classics on his phone.

"The Great Meaning of the Five Elements", "The Essence of the Five Elements", "The Yellow Court Classic", "The Yin Fu Classic", "The Classic of the Supreme Transformation of the Dao", "The Primordial Heavenly Book"...

They were all e-books and could all be downloaded for free.

After downloading a bunch,

"Let's start with this book, 'The Great Meaning of the Five Elements'."

"The Great Meaning of the Five Elements" is a classic that integrates the theories of Yin and Yang and the Five Elements. The entire book takes the Five Elements as its Outline, connecting the three realms of heaven, earth, and humanity.

The ontology discusses the generation, overcoming, prosperity, decline, and nature of the Five Elements, revealing their connotation as the fundamental laws of the universe.

It precisely correlates the Five Elements with over a thousand elements such as heavenly stems and earthly branches, hours, directions, constellations, musical temperaments, five viscera, and virtues, constructing a vast symbol system.

And it uses the Five Elements to deduce dynastic changes, disaster prophecies, and the auspiciousness and inauspiciousness of fate, laying the theoretical foundation for numerology after the Tang and Song dynasties.

Its value lies in being the first systematic integration of Five Elements thought from the pre-Qin to Han and Wei dynasties, earning it the title of "the pivot of numerology encyclopedias."

"This kind of book is also quite interesting."

"Some of its views also align with scientific perspectives."

"For example, the principle of mutual generation and overcoming of the Five Elements conforms to the dynamic balance mechanism of nature. Mutual generation is a positive feedback regulation mechanism, and mutual overcoming is a negative feedback regulation mechanism."

"There is also the correspondence between the Five Elements and the five viscera, which is the correspondence between the Five Elements and the five viscera in the Five Elements Spirit Body, and some of its views are similar to "human anatomy"."

"The five viscera, although five different organs, can also influence each other, and some phenomena of their mutual influence conform to the principle of mutual generation and overcoming of the Five Elements."

"So... since the five viscera can form a complete five-viscera system, can Five Elements Spiritual Energy also construct a Five Elements Spiritual Energy System?"

"Spirit energy, dantian, meridians, acupoints..."

"I thought of a lot of content from novels."

"In reality, there are also many Taoist Qigong and Taoist visualization methods related to the Five Elements... Why not give it a try?"

"If it has reference value, perhaps I can create a cultivation method for Five Elements Spiritual Energy based on the Five Elements Spirit Body?"

Bai Xuan read and pondered.

Although he couldn't do it now, Bai Xuan knew very well that in his future, anything was possible.

Just like that, time passed quickly.

Bai Xuan only went to sleep after finishing "The Great Meaning of the Five Elements."

Two hours later, Bai Xuan opened his eyes, feeling refreshed.

Then he clicked on the e-book titled "The Essence of the Five Elements."

He read a book, ate takeout, and drank some Transcendent Blood.

When the time came, he took his luggage, hailed a taxi, and headed to the high-speed rail station.