"Tao" is the general outline, which talks about some ultimate principles of heaven and earth as well as some basic content.

The fundamental method of cultivation is "Qi Training", and the so-called Qi Training is to refine the primordial energy of heaven and earth.

Refine the vital energy of heaven and earth into your own true energy, and then combine it with the internal energy in your own body to form the power of Tao.

"Talismans" and "Inviting Gods" belong to Taoism, that is, the ability to cast magic spells with Taoist power.

Therefore, the first step in this cultivation is naturally to start refining Qi.

Ye Ning didn't know how other people were practicing.

But for him, this step was a natural process and was completed almost instantly.

There was no other way. He had just looked at the Tao for a while before and the power of Tao was born in his body. Then it would naturally be easier to practice Qi.

What's more, he has the special power of star power in his body. Although the power of most cards cannot be used now, the star power in his body is real.

After the method of "Practicing Qi" had circulated in his body several times, Ye Ning temporarily broke away from the practice.

According to the book "Qigong", this practice is not about seeking quick results. The continuation of the power of Tao requires gradual progress and cannot be rushed.

So after he felt that there seemed to be some obstacles in the growth of the Taoist power in his body, he stopped immediately.

Then Ye Ning turned his gaze towards the "Talisman" and the "Inviting Gods".

"Talisman" talks about outlining the corresponding talisman with special materials according to special patterns, and then integrating one's own Taoist power into it to activate the magic within.

It can be considered a way of practicing Taoism.

The disadvantage is that the power of Taoism will change with different materials, but the advantage is naturally that it can be prepared in advance, consumes little energy when used, and is fast.

At the end of "Talisman", it is mentioned that when the proficiency of "Talisman" reaches a certain level, then you can try to use a special technique - Void Talisman.

That is to say, draw talismans in the void to activate the talisman. This method of use can be independent of materials and only use one's own Taoist power to exert the power of the talisman.

Looking at the "Talisman" in his hand, Ye Ning had a special feeling.

In fact, this "Talisman" is very similar to the card master, but the talisman itself is not as complicated as the card, and the only materials required are paper and ink.

As for the Void Talisman, it seems very similar to the ability of copying.

Thinking of this, Ye Ning found a talisman that looked the simplest in the "Talisman", and then drew it on the book several times with his fingers. Then he looked straight ahead and began to draw directly in the air according to his understanding of copying and combined with some introductions to the void talisman in the "Talisman".

As a special symbol flashed in the air, a breeze suddenly appeared in the house, then circled around Ye Ning's body, and then spread out in a spiral.

Ye Ning looked at his clothes and shoes.

The little bit of dust that was left after walking outside had completely disappeared, and his clothes looked as if they had just been washed.

Purifying clothes mantra!

This is the talisman that Ye Ning just tried to draw.

Success every time!
And it is the so-called advanced technique.

Wow, although I don’t know what’s going on with the others, Ye Ning now probably has some understanding of his own talent in cultivation.

It seems that in this world my talent should be among the top ones, and even my comprehension is first-rate.

After all, no matter how similar the copy was to the Void Talisman, they were actually two different things in essence. However, Ye Ning just pushed it randomly and actually succeeded.

Tsk tsk, if that damn old man were still alive, he would probably say that my son Ye Ning has the qualities to be a divine master, right?
On the other hand, Nie Xiaoqian was just a ghost after all. She had seen Ye Ning's father use talismans by basically just drawing them with his fingers, so she didn't know what they meant.

Seeing that Ye Ning succeeded by just reading a book and drawing a picture, she was happy but had no other feelings.

"Husband, you are amazing. You have learned it after just watching for a while."

Although her real age is only a few years older than Ye Ning, her innate ghost body is not very different from that of humans. Even when she was just born, she had intelligence far beyond that of ordinary human babies, and unlike human babies, her memories of birth would not be gradually forgotten as she grows older.

So she could almost be said to have watched Ye Ning grow up, and naturally knew some of the character of her young husband.

Anyway, just praise it and it’s done!
Hearing Nie Xiaoqian's praise, Ye Ning chuckled.

The memories of the past are just some information to Ye Ning, but to Nie Xiaoqian they are real things that happened.

But even if it is false information, everything is actually derived from Ye Ning himself.

In other words, what happened in the past was actually what Ye Ning would do based on his own personality.

"His" personality is basically the same as Ye Ning's.

At least they are exactly the same in that they like to hear others praise him.

Of course, the fact is that most normal people like to hear nice things.

Especially the nice words coming from a beautiful girl.

A beautiful ghost girl is of course also a beautiful girl.

Thinking of this, a white light flashed in Ye Ning's eyes, and he suddenly raised his hand and touched Nie Xiaoqian.

Seeing Ye Ning's hand reaching out, Nie Xiaoqian's originally cold face suddenly turned red, and she subconsciously wanted to hide.

But when she thought that Ye Ning was her destined husband, she suppressed her shyness and stayed beside Ye Ning without moving.

Ye Ning only felt his arm getting cold, and then he passed through Nie Xiaoqian's body.

彳庍口巴.

Even with the power of Tao, he still couldn't touch Nie Xiaoqian. It seemed that the so-called awakening did not refer to his power.

Seeing that Ye Ning seemed a little disappointed, Nie Xiaoqian slid to Ye Ning's side and said, "My dear husband, don't be anxious. Xiaoqian is your wife. When you complete your awakening, we can be like normal couples..."

When she spoke of the latter part, Nie Xiaoqian's face turned slightly red.

To be honest, the female ghost's blushing face was a beautiful sight in Ye Ning's eyes.

Even though he didn't hear clearly the two words Nie Xiaoqian said vaguely, he naturally knew what they meant.

However, this little ghost girl seemed to have some misunderstandings.

Is Ye Ning such an impatient person?
How can it be!

He just wanted to try out whether the so-called awakening was the power of Tao.

All living beings experience thousands of lifetimes in calamity, but in reality it is just a moment.

Ye Ning knew this from the beginning, so he was not in a hurry at all.

He didn't spend much time on the training of Card Master. Now in this calamity of all living beings, time has become completely meaningless to him. He just has time to study his own strength.

Of course, he would not neglect the practice in this current world. After all, the abilities of card masters were severely restricted here, and practice was the foundation of his survival.

Spring passes and autumn comes.

Since Ye Ning started practicing, time passed quickly, and a year passed in the blink of an eye. He worked in the government office during the day, and returned home at night to reflect on the mistakes he made in his practice as a card master and then practice the method of "Qi Training".

On this day, he went to the yamen as usual, but this time he was stopped by someone before he reached the backyard.

This is a captain of the police in the capital city’s government office, his name is Wang Defa.

"Xiao Ye, go change your clothes quickly and go out with Uncle Wang."

Ye Ning was stunned by Wang Defa’s words.

He worked in the yamen, but this was not a yamen runner or an official. He had no official status and was not a clerk. He just did some record-keeping work in the yamen, which was considered a civil servant.

What the hell is going on now as he suddenly plays a military role?
Seeing Ye Ning standing there in a daze, Wang Defa raised his head to look at the sky, and seemed a little anxious: "Xiao Ye, hurry up. I noticed that you seemed to have a sense of energy in your body some time ago. I think you are also a cultivator. It's nothing, but recently something happened in a place 20 miles away from the capital, which caused our government to be short-staffed. We need some manpower at the moment. I have no choice but to trouble Xiao Ye to accompany me on this trip. But don't worry, I will report to the master truthfully after this time. You will be paid half a month's salary for this business trip."

Wang Defa seemed really anxious.

Ye Ning didn't hesitate and nodded in agreement.

Everyone in and outside the yamen was very nice to him, especially the chief constables, because they had the closest connections with the market and often received many gifts from the people. As people from the yamen, they often took the gifts back and distributed them within the yamen.

Everyone knew Ye Ning's family situation, so they would often give him more vegetables, meat, and the like.

This is not just something in memory, it has remained the same for the past year.

So let alone the issue of half a month's salary, even if Ye Ning was not there, he would agree to Wang Defa's request.

"Uncle Wang, I'm going to change my clothes first."

"Okay, hurry up and come back."

This was not the first time that Ye Ning had temporarily guest-starred as a detective.

But most of the time it was only needed in some special circumstances, and he was not asked to handle any business trip cases. The previous few times were basically when someone returned triumphantly from the front line and the people of the capital lined the streets to welcome him, he was responsible for maintaining law and order and not letting the people get too close.

At that time, the main reason was that it really required too much manpower.

And now...

While thinking about this, Ye Ning turned to the nearby constable's room. It was empty at the moment. Normally, there would be one or two people on duty inside, but now there was no one. Just as Wang Defa said, it seemed to be very busy now.

Ye Ning walked into the room, pushed open the door at the back, entered the inner room, then took out a clean set of clothes from the uniform cabinet at the back and put them on with ease, then picked up a machete from the one hanging on the wall.

Then he quickly returned to Wang Defa.

"Uncle Wang, I got it done."

Seeing Ye Ning putting on his clothes and picking up his weapon, Wang Defa's eyes flashed with admiration: "You are really handsome, wearing this leather suit and you look so righteous. If I gave you a belt and a crown, you would look more like a head of police than Uncle Wang and me."

"Uncle Wang, please don't mock me. I am just a commoner. I can't get an official position, nor can I be registered as a civil servant."

Wang Defa naturally knew this was the truth. In fact, everyone in the yamen knew Ye Ning's background.

When Ye Ning's father was still alive, he saved people in the yamen many times, and Wang Defa was saved more than once.

Although he was in the capital, Wang Defa was just a military man after all. He could handle some demons, but he was not very good at dealing with ghosts.

The reason why Ye Ning was called upon this time was, firstly, because they were indeed short of manpower, and secondly, the matter this time was not simple and might be related to those dirty things.

He had sensed the scent of energy on Ye Ning more than half a year ago. He was not a martial artist, nor did he practice any literati's methods of righteous energy, so the energy most likely came from his family.

Now that more than half a year has passed, it is certainly impossible to reach the level of Master Ye Tian, ​​but he can definitely provide more information so that he won't be a martial artist who is only durable and useless.

Once enough information is collected, the government office can report it to the higher authorities and ask for specialized action.

"Xiaoye, can you ride a horse?"

Wang Defa took Ye Ning from the side door of the yamen to the back door, asking as they walked.

Listening to Wang Defa's question, Ye Ning nodded: "Yes."

Ye Ning has never learned to ride a horse in this world or on Blue Star. He did ride a camel some time ago, but riding a camel and riding a horse are two different levels of difficulty.

But he had learned it in his previous life. Although he was not very good at riding, at least he knew how to do it.

Seeing Ye Ning talking, Wang Defa did not ask how he learned it. He just nodded and took Ye Ning to the stable of the yamen.

At this moment, there were only four horses left in the stable.

To be honest, this is rare.

The capital's government office was responsible for the internal affairs of the entire capital and was much larger than the government offices in ordinary places.

They usually have dozens of horses on hand.

And now there are only four horses left in the stable, which is enough to prove that the current situation is indeed special.

Wang Defa took a look at the four horses, then selected one, touched it a little, fed it some grass, and then led it out.

"Xiao Ye, we usually call this big guy Plum Blossom, because there is a white mark on each of its four hooves, just like it stepped on four plum blossoms. Lucky for you, although it is in its prime, it is one of the most gentle horses in our yamen. Although I don't know how good you are at riding, a gentler horse is better after all."

As he said that, Wang Defa handed the Meihua horse's reins to Ye Ning.

Looking at the plum blossoms in front of him, Ye Ning gently touched its mane, and then fed it some grass like Wang Defa did.

Watching it eating grass quietly, it was just as Wang Defa said, this big guy was indeed very gentle.

After all, Ye Ning had seen the so-called wild horse in his previous life.

Forget about holding the reins, they won't eat even if you feed them, and always complain about the horse's legs.

"Okay, remember to be gentle later. Even though it's urgent, there's no need to rush. Get familiar with the plum blossoms first and then we can speed up."

Listening to Wang Defa's words, Ye Ning nodded to show that he understood.

Then he lightly kicked his feet and jumped up onto Meihua. He put his feet directly on the pedals and gently pulled the reins. Meihua raised her horse's hooves slightly, and then followed Wang Defa and walked forward.

"By the way, Uncle Wang, where are we going this time and what are we going to do specifically?"

"Oh, the place we are going to is a temple. It seems that there is something uneasy there. Many people have disappeared there. Also, Lao Zhu took some people there yesterday, but they haven't come back yet."

temple?

Ye Ning was a little confused. How could the temple be associated with unrest?

"Uncle Wang, what kind of temple is this?"

"It's actually an abandoned temple. According to people from the nearby village, the monks in the temple seemed to have had a fight with each other over something, and then some of them took the Buddha statue and left."

Abandoned temple.

"Oh, by the way, the name of that temple seems to be Lanruo Temple."

Ye Ning: Huh? (End of this chapter)