Chapter 213 Wind, Cloud and Rain: The Three Unpredictable

So where did these masters who had reached the state of unity between man and nature go? This became a puzzle that was difficult to find the answer to.

Gongsun Ce guessed that they might be exploring a way forward outside the world. After all, as more and more people in this world reached the state of unity between man and nature, this world could no longer accommodate so many masters.

Then it is reasonable for these beings who are at the state of unity between man and nature to leave this world and explore a stronger world. According to this calculation, this world can no longer give birth to beings at the state of unity between man and nature, perhaps it is not just because most of the roads ahead have been traveled.

More importantly, it is because of the departure of these people that the world’s origin is insufficient.

In the past, those who had achieved the unity of man and nature were not as numerous as the stars, but at least their number was not small. But now, there are only four people who have reached the state of half-step unity of man and nature.

Based on this calculation, if they just left, they might return one day. Then, what impact will they have on the world?
It is hard to explain clearly, but one thing is certain: the unity of man and nature was God in the past, and this is certain.

However, Gongsun Ce felt that he might be able to get out before they came back.

It is true that it is difficult to raise a real dragon by diving, but Gongsun Ce is a dragon. Can't he just enlarge the pool?
So Gongsun Ce decided to keep some things that could resist the state of unity between man and nature.

At the very least, it can ensure that after he leaves, there will be something here that can resist the wanton behavior of the state of unity between man and nature.

Although there is some double standards, after all, Gongsun Ce does whatever he wants, but Gongsun Ce is happy and it feels good.

In addition to the Demon God of War and the twelve golden men put forward in the plan, Gongsun Ce felt that the most likely person to become the reserve force to resist the state of unity between man and nature was the master of the external sect.

That is, a master who takes a path other than the path of martial arts.

Nanyue, the master of music, was still a little short of his standard, so Gongsun Ce chose to observe Nian Duan from a close distance.

Gongsun Ce once speculated that as a master of medicine, Nian Duan's mastery might mean that she could resist infectious diseases such as plague.

Otherwise, considering Nian Duan's love for Duan Mu Rong, she would not have taken Duan Mu Rong into the area where the plague was spreading.

Times have changed, and the practice of martial arts has evolved from showing off one's skills in front of people and gathering legendary powers to Lao Tzu's use of literary ideas to prove the unity of man and nature, and then to hundreds of years ago, someone used martial arts to prove the unity of man and nature.

The methods of improving martial arts skills have been changing all the time. There are also many masters outside of martial arts. Their direct combat capabilities are not as good as those of martial arts masters, but they each have their own magical qualities.

For example, Huizi and Gongsun Long of the Mingjia School, even if what they said was sophistry, others would still agree with them.

Of course, if Huizi had not done the same thing to Zhuangzi on a whim, the allusion of Zi Fei Yu would probably not have existed.

If it were someone else, even a great master, facing Huizi's words: "You are not a fish, how do you know the joy of fish?"

The other party will just agree and say: "Huizi is right!"

The famous scholar Huizi, whoever he asks is stupid.

The next morning, after Nian Duan got up early and had breakfast, she took Duan Murong to start processing the medicinal materials.

However, Nian Duan got up early, and Gongsun Ce got up even earlier. He did not have breakfast with Nian Duan and the others, but went out to have breakfast alone.

Gongsun Ce had no objection to eating thin porridge for breakfast, but he could not stand eating only thin porridge.

After breakfast, Gongsun Ce sat by the lake outside Jinghu Medical Village and began to fish. At the same time, Gongsun Ce paid attention to Nian Duan in Jinghu Medical Village.

“Cutting, grinding, soaking, calcining, roasting, steaming, stirring…are good techniques really that simple?”

Based on the sounds transmitted by the sickle-weasel, Gongsun Ce could imagine how skillfully Nian Duan handled the medicinal materials. It was as if he was performing a silent dance that was both professional and artistic.

Although Duanmu Rong beside her was also calm and composed in handling the medicinal materials, Gongsun Ce felt that there was a lack of artistic sense.

Various medicinal herbs were placed in front of Nian Duan, some of which were brightly colored, and some of which emitted a faint fragrance.

She gently picked up a ginseng and looked at its texture carefully. Then, with a light wave of the knife in her hand, the ginseng was evenly cut into several slices, each of which was almost the same thickness.

The next step was grinding. Nian Duan took out a stone mortar, put several herbs in it, and began to grind slowly.

Her technique was extremely delicate, as if she was afraid of destroying the spirituality of the medicinal herbs.

As she moved, the herbs gradually turned into fine powder, emitting a faint fragrance.

Soaking, calcining, roasting, steaming... Nianduan seems so focused and devoted in every step.

Gongsun Ce listened with great interest. He had never thought that the processing of medicinal materials could be so wonderful.

However, just as Gongsun Ce was immersed in this wonderful scene, he suddenly discovered something unusual.

He noticed that while Nian Duan was processing the medicinal materials, it seemed that some of the thin power of heaven and earth quietly entered the medicinal materials.

These forces of heaven and earth seemed to be attracted by the medicinal herbs and slowly seeped into them, making the herbs emit a richer scent.

Gongsun Ce touched his chin. He had never thought that the processing of medicinal materials actually involved the power of heaven and earth. Nian Duan’s master’s intention was a bit of a mystery at the moment.

He recalled the traditional Chinese medicine theory he had learned, which did contain some strange regulations regarding the use of medicinal materials.

For example, if the prescription requires the medicinal materials to be cut into pieces, they cannot be sliced ​​or ground into powder.

He always felt that these rules were inexplicable, but now it seemed that they were related to the power of heaven and earth.

Gongsun Ce noticed that Nian Duan always maintained a special rhythm and rhyme when processing medicinal materials.

This rhythm and melody seemed to resonate with the power of heaven and earth, making it easier for the power of heaven and earth to enter the medicinal materials.

Gongsun Ce's mind suddenly became clear, and he understood the true meaning of these strange rules.

These processing techniques are intended to better guide and control the power of heaven and earth into the medicinal materials, thereby stimulating the different effects of the medicinal materials, that is, to stimulate the medicinal aroma.

Traditional Chinese Medicine’s theory of Qi is very interesting. The maintenance of life depends entirely on Qi, which is the nutritional source for all tissue activities.

There are four types of Qi in the human body: Yuan Qi, Zong Qi, Ying Qi, and Wei Qi.

Yuan Qi is the most fundamental and important Qi in the human body. It originates from the kidneys and regulates human physiological activities.

Zong Qi is the Qi that accumulates in the chest by combining the Qi from grains and the fresh Qi from nature. It belongs to the category of acquired Qi and regulates breathing and Qi and blood.

Nutritive Qi runs through the tendons and veins, transforms into blood, and nourishes the entire body.

Wei Qi is distributed outside the tendons and veins, regulating the skin to resist external evil.

On this basis, the pathogenic substances are further extended to include evil qi, dampness, pestilence qi, cold qi, liver qi, water qi, cold, hot, warm, and cool qi.

Gongsun Ce sensed the flow of the power of heaven and earth, and suddenly had some insights.

It was clearly the master's intention released when he was processing medicinal materials with his mind, but it made Gongsun Ce suddenly realize the changes of the three wonders of wind, cloud, rain and indeterminate.

Wind - Processing herbs

Cloud - Herbs boil like water

Rain - Turned into Medicinal Soup

All things transform, wind gathers clouds, clouds condense into rain, this is the mystery of the three wonders of wind, cloud, rain and the indeterminate.

Outside Jinghu Medical Village, on the shore of Jinghu Lake, Gongsun Ce fell into a deep enlightenment.

His thoughts were like flying catkins, wandering freely between heaven and earth.

The surface of the lake is like a mirror, reflecting the blue sky and white clouds. When the breeze blows, ripples appear on the surface of the lake.

Gongsun Ce raised his hand, gathered his true energy and gently patted the surface of the lake.

As he moved, waves suddenly rose on the surface of the lake.

The waves were not surging, but spread out like ripples, breaking the tranquility of the lake.

Gongsun Ce felt the fluctuations brought by the waves, and an inexplicable urge surged in his heart.

He caught a drop of lake water splashed from the waves with his backhand.

This drop of lake water is clear and transparent, like a pure gem.

He blew gently, and the drop of lake water evaporated instantly, turning into a thin wisp of water vapor rising into the air.

Gongsun Ce's consciousness also rose along with the water vapor, penetrated the clouds and came to the sky.

Here, he saw countless water droplets gathering into clouds.

These water droplets come from all directions, they may evaporate from the lake, or rise from the sea, rivers, and streams.

They met, collided, and merged in the air, eventually forming this vast sea of ​​clouds.

Gongsun Ce felt the process of this drop of water merging into the clouds. It was no longer a lonely drop of water, but became a part of the sea of ​​clouds.

It depends on and influences the surrounding water droplets, and together they maintain the stability of this sea of ​​clouds.

As time passed, this sea of ​​clouds began to change.

It became thicker and denser, as if it might rain at any moment.

Gongsun Ce felt an inexplicable pressure, but he also understood that this was the law of nature and was necessary for the growth of all things.

Finally, in this sea of ​​clouds, a heavy rain poured down.

Gongsun Ce's consciousness also fell along with the rain and returned to the ground.

He felt the rain hitting his body, it was so real.

This drop of water did not disappear after hitting the ground, but seeped into the ground and merged into the groundwater.

Gongsun Ce's consciousness also sank along with the drop of water and reached deep underground.

Here, he saw another world, a world full of mystery and unknown, with intricate underground water systems and countless wonderful creatures.

The drop of water continues its journey here, interacting and transforming with the surrounding matter, constantly changing its form and properties.

Gongsun Ce felt the changes of this drop of water in the underground world, and every transformation of it gave him a deeper understanding of life and nature.

He realized that although this drop of water was tiny, it had experienced a long journey from the lake surface to the sky and then to the underworld.

It witnesses the birth and death of life, the power and beauty of nature.

A strong feeling surged in Gongsun Ce's heart.

During this process, Gongsun Ce could feel that his connection with heaven and earth was becoming closer.

Suddenly, an inexplicable force burst out from Gongsun Ce's body, and a strong wind began to gather around him.

This strong wind was different from ordinary storms. It carried the grandmaster's intention of Gongsun Ce and reached the sky.

"The wind sweeps across the ten directions, shaking the mountains and swamps!"

The wind howled, sweeping up the fallen leaves and dust on the ground, and rushed straight into the sky, condensing into a thick dark cloud. The dark cloud quickly spread over Gongsun Ce's head, covering the originally clear sky.

The sunlight was swallowed up by the dark clouds, and the whole world seemed to be shrouded in darkness.

Nian Duan was concentrating on processing the medicinal herbs in her hands. Feeling the changes around her, she looked up at the sky with a hint of surprise in her eyes.

"Rong'er, help collect the herbs."

She put down the herbs in her hand and called Duanmu Rong, and the two began to quickly collect the other herbs that were drying outside to prevent them from getting wet by the coming rain.

"The clouds roll over a hundred miles and the universe shakes!"

Just as Nian Duan was taking back the herbs, the dark clouds gathered by Gongsun Ce began to rain.

However, due to the cold weather, the rain turned into tiny ice beads before falling to the ground, hitting the ground densely.

These ice beads sparkled with crystal light in the air, like countless bright stars.

However, these ice beads miraculously avoided Gongsun Ce before they fell on his head, as if an invisible force was protecting him.

Gongsun Ce closed his eyes tightly, as if he was completely unaware of the changes in the outside world.

He sat cross-legged, suspended in the air, his entire body seeming to merge into one with the heaven and earth.

At this moment, Gongsun Ce suddenly opened his eyes, and a bright light flashed in his eyes.

He suddenly circulated his true Qi, integrating the Confucian master's intention in his body into his true Qi.

This true energy was surging in Gongsun Ce's body like a roaring dragon.

A faint light began to emerge around Gongsun Ce's body, as if a mysterious power was flowing through him.

The next moment, Gongsun Ce's figure flew into the clouds like lightning.

He stood on the clouds, overlooking the entire earth. He suddenly struck out with his palm, and a strong qi emerged from his palm.

"Rain falls and chaos is destroyed!"

This true energy, along with the intention of the great master of Confucianism, turned into countless drops of true energy rain, densely hitting the thick dark clouds.

The rain of true energy was like thousands of arrows, rushing towards the dark clouds with devastating force.

Each drop of true energy rain contained Gongsun Ce's profound cultivation and the meaning of a great master of Confucianism. They penetrated the dark clouds and collided violently with the water vapor in the clouds.

The dark clouds began to dissipate under the impact of the rain of true energy, as if they were torn apart by an invisible force.

As time went by, the dark clouds were gradually dispersed by the rain of true energy.

The sky once again revealed its azure blue color, and the sun shone through the clouds onto the earth.

The ice beads left on the ground sparkled in the sunlight, as if telling of a miracle that had just happened.

Gongsun Ce stood above the clouds, looking at the sky which had become clear again, a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

He knew that he had not only successfully created the three unique skills of Wind, Cloud, Rain and Wuding, but also successfully broke through the bottleneck and reached the realm of the late grandmaster.

He took a deep breath, feeling the abundant Qi flowing through his body, a hint of joy flashed in his eyes.

The late stage of Grand Master is a realm that most people cannot reach even after a lifetime of practice, but now Gongsun Ce has easily reached it.

Gongsun Ce suddenly felt something was unreal. The next moment, Gongsun Ce fell to the ground. But at the moment Gongsun Ce landed, he found that Nian Duan and Duanmu Rong were standing not far away.

"Congratulations, Mr. Gongsun, your cultivation has made great progress."

In response to Nian Duan's somewhat teasing words, Gongsun Ce shrugged.

"Mr. Nian Duan, you are joking. However, I am very curious about one thing, and I wonder if Mr. Nian Duan can give me an answer."

"Excuse me, Mr. Gongsun."

"Is Bian Que a person or a group of people? If he is a person, is he a grandmaster? If he is a group of people, is there a grandmaster?"

There are many mysteries surrounding Bian Que. During the Yellow Emperor period, there was a famous doctor named Bian Que.

Later, there was another Bian Que, said to be named Qin Yueren. The first time he appeared to save people was around 500 BC when he treated a minister of the State of Jin.

The last time he practiced medicine was in 310 BC. Based on this, it can be calculated that Bian Que lived for more than two hundred years. If he was a great master, it is not surprising that he had such a long life.

But if Bian Que is not the grand master, then Bian Que may just be a title.

“According to my medical classics, the ancient Bian Que was actually a great master, and a pure great master of medicine, so he lived a long life.

But the name of Bian Que is indeed a respectable title. If I can break through to become a great master of medicine, I can also be called Bian Que."

Gongsun Ce nodded slightly and put the matter aside for the time being.

Gongsun Ce blinked his right eye at Duanmu Rong, and Duanmu Rong's pretty face suddenly turned red.

Nian Duan stood in front of Duanmu Rong calmly, but did not notice that Gongsun Ce was holding a small lotus leaf bag and handing it to Duanmu Rong with the breeze.

When Nian Duan brought Duan Mu Rong back to the medical village, Duan Mu Rong had already hidden the lotus leaf bag and was not discovered by Nian Duan.

Gongsun Ce smiled as he watched the two men leaving, then began to fish. However, after an attack by ice beads, there were already many large fish with their bellies turned upside down on the surface of the Mirror Lake.

When Gongsun Ce saw these big fish, he put his fishing rod aside, hooked his hand, and these big fish were carried by the wind to the island in the middle of the lake.

Gongsun Ce began to process these big fish. Gongsun Ce controlled the breeze to turn into wind blades and beat all the big fish into fish paste and separated the fish bones.

One part is used to make fish cakes and the other part is used to make fish balls.

In addition to bringing the medicinal herbs to the island in the middle of the lake, the Luowang killer also brought some seasonings as requested by Gongsun Ce.

Chop ginger and green onion and add them to the fish paste, then add some rice wine to the fish paste to remove the fishy smell.

Then separate the fish paste, add eggs and lard to one part to make fish cakes, and add egg white to the other part to make fish balls.

Then steam the fish cake and cook the fish balls directly in the pot.

At noon, Duanmu Rong smelled a fragrance after eating the scallion pancake given to her by Gongsun Ce.

How could Nian Duan not see that Duan Murong was secretly eating the scallion pancake? The smell was not so easy to conceal.

Nian Duan, who also smelled the fragrance at this time, shook his head helplessly.

"Mr. Gongsun Ce's delicacies are out there. Rong'er, why don't we go and ask for some together?"

"Master, this is not good."

Nian Duan smiled and patted Duan Murong's head, his tone full of love and helplessness.

"It's better to open it up than to block it. How could Master not know what you are thinking? But Rong'er, Master is an experienced person. Master... Alas!"

Nian Duan's story was never told, but the name Nian Duan plus Duan Mu Rong's surname seemed to explain something.

The two walked out of the medical village, but found three sets of bamboo bowls and chopsticks prepared in front of Gongsun Ce.

"Yes, Master Nian Duan and Rong Er."

The two of them sat down in front of Gongsun Ce and began to enjoy their simple meal.

At this moment, Jinghu Medical Village is ten miles away.

Song Yu stopped Duanmu Rui, who was a relative of Duanmu Ci, also known as Zigong, and one of the nobles of the Chu State.

Duanmu's surname originated from the Mi surname and he had a certain status in the State of Chu.

"You are no match for Mr. Gongsun. If you return to Yingdu now, you still have a chance of survival. If you approach this place again, you will definitely die."

Duanmu Rui did not take Song Yu's advice to heart.

"I am not here to target Gongsun Tongming, but to kill Nian Duan and his disciple Duan Mu Rong. As a citizen of Chu but leaning towards Qin, I must kill them."

"Alas!" Song Yu sighed, "Nian Duan is a doctor. Doctors are the people of our country. They are kind and save lives. Besides, Nian Duan has no intention of going to Qin.

Why are you targeting Nian Duan so much? You don't know that good doctors with outstanding medical skills are hard to come by, and Nian Duan is the leader of the medical school. If you take action, the disciples of the medical school will inevitably leave the State of Chu. Why bother?"

Compared with other prominent disciplines, medicine does lack a representative force.

Confucianism has Xiaoshengxianzhuang, Mohism has Jigua City, and Taoism has Taiyi Mountain Tianzong.

The situation of doctors is relatively complicated. Doctors are similar to novelists. As long as they write novels, they are considered novelists. Similarly, as long as they know medical skills, they are doctors.

However, a loose structure does not mean that there is no leader among doctors.

The leader of the medical community is Nian Duan. It can be said that as long as Nian Duan raises his hand and calls for action, it would not be difficult to persuade most of the people in Chu State who claim to be doctors to leave Chu State.

Once Nian Duan died in Chu, Chu would not be able to find the murderer, and the doctors would still leave Chu. This is the influence of the chief doctor.

"As long as I act quickly enough after Gongsun Tongming leaves, there will be no evidence to prove that it was me!"

Song Yu felt helpless listening to Duanmu Rui's brainless speech. Duanmu Rui had a handsome appearance, wearing a red dress with some black patterns and a small silk bag on his waist.

This small bag contains counting chips, the predecessor of the abacus, a jade stick used to assist in calculations and also Duanmu Rui's weapon.

With this attire and temperament, Duanmu Rui doesn't look like a master. Instead, he looks more like a scholar, or an official or businessman like Duanmu Ci.

At this moment, even with Song Yu's cultivation, he had the urge to slap Duanmu Rui to wake him up.

The urge to slap a few more times if one slap is not enough.

However, Duanmu Rui seemed to have not noticed the anger in Song Yu's eyes at all, and was still ready to move forward.

Song Yu turned his right hand and struck out, hitting Duanmu Rui on the shoulder. Duanmu Rui seemed not to have expected Song Yu to attack, and he caught Song Yu's slightly angry palm with his left shoulder.

The next moment, Duanmu Rui's figure flew backwards, and after crashing into more than twenty large trees, Duanmu Rui's figure barely stopped.

It can only be said that the grandmaster is really tough. After more than twenty trees that three people had to hug were knocked down by Duanmu Rui, Duanmu Rui patted his clothes, stood up and glared at Song Yu as if nothing had happened.

"How dare you, Song Yu, attack me! Watch out!"

Duanmu Rui and Song Yu had completely different backgrounds. Duanmu Rui himself had a distinguished background and was a grandmaster, so the King of Chu would naturally give him a title.

Song Yu's mentor was Qu Yuan, but Qu Yuan gradually drifted away from Qu Jingzhao and the other two. Therefore, even though Song Yu was a grand master, he did not receive a title, and he even had no official position because of his duties as a grand master.

Therefore, the identities of the two are considered to be a marquis and a commoner.

(End of this chapter)