Chapter 42 The Peach Blossom Manual
Chapter 42 The Peach Blossom Manual
When Lin Liuyi saw that Ouyang Mingyue had joined the group, he quickly called out to her to ask if she could share the "Peach Blossom Manual" with everyone.
Unfortunately, Ouyang Mingyue was in the council hall, where everyone was discussing her marriage.
"Mingyue, why don't you like the young master of Cangjian Manor?"
“Father, that young master is using such a good place as Hidden Sword Manor to learn swordsmanship properly. His martial arts are not even as good as mine. I don’t want such a useless husband.” Ouyang Mingyue said disdainfully.
“But Mingyue, there aren’t many people in the martial arts world who can beat you, and they’re all old men!” Ouyang Xing was both proud that his daughter was a leading figure of the new generation in the martial arts world and worried about how to find a son-in-law.
"If it's not there, it's not there. I'm not in a hurry anyway." Ouyang Mingyue's current goal is to break through the void with martial arts and seek the Great Dao.
She didn't really crave romantic relationships, since none of the young masters in the martial arts world could beat her!
She, Ouyang Mingyue, is known as "the number one swordsman in the martial arts world!"
"Nonsense, what girl doesn't get married? Forget it, you can go now, I'll look with other people!" Ouyang Xing didn't think so. He had raised his daughter with great care and raised her so well, how could he not find a son-in-law? It's all those young men from the martial arts world's fault for not working hard enough.
After saying goodbye to her father, Ouyang Mingyue went back to her room.
She was just about to practice her knife skills when she discovered that someone in the chat group she had joined before was calling her.
Upon seeing that it was Lin Liuyi who asked the question, she replied, "No problem! It's already been given to you, so it's yours. I, Ouyang Mingyue, never go back on my word!"
"Thank you, heroine!" Ouyang Mingyue's reply was exactly what Lin Liuyi had in mind when he thought of a female knight-errant.
Before the others could even ask what the "Peach Blossom Manual" was, they started asking about the situation on Ouyang Mingyue's side.
After everyone introduced themselves, Ouyang Mingyue became interested. They turned out to be from different worlds, and there was even a fairy who seemed to be from the realm of immortals. It seemed that breaking through the void was real.
She quickly introduced her own world, and with Lin Liuyi's additions, everyone understood that she came from the martial arts world.
"By the way, what is this 'Peach Blossom Manual' that Liu Yi mentioned earlier?" Princess Mingyue had noticed before that Lin Liu Yi seemed to really like this thing.
"Oh, it's just a mental cultivation technique," Ouyang Mingyue said casually.
"Don't listen to what Lady Mingyue says. Girls who practice this mental cultivation method will have a face like a peach blossom. It also contains some skin-nourishing and beauty-enhancing formulas that can make the skin fair and delicate!" Lin Liuyi was finally able to share her excitement.
No one expected that the first person to get excited would be Grandma Liu, "Liu Yi, come and see, can I practice?"
"No, Auntie, you're usually so engrossed in farming and business, I thought you didn't like these things!" Princess Mingyue teased her.
Whenever people in the group asked what she was doing, Grandma Liu was either farming or running her small business. Her level of hard work even made Yang Mingyue feel ashamed.
"Hey, what woman doesn't like to look good?" Old Mrs. Liu didn't care about this teasing.
"This cultivation method doesn't discriminate based on aptitude; anyone can practice it. The more you practice it, the better your appearance will become, but it won't prolong your life. Therefore, most masters in the martial arts world look down on this cultivation method," Ouyang Mingyue explained.
"Is it okay for someone my age?" Grandma Liu asked hopefully.
"Yes, ma'am. This technique can even make you look younger, but it only makes you look younger."
Ouyang Mingyue's words piqued everyone's interest even more.
Princess Mingyue and Liu Mingyue weren't particularly interested. In one world, which was technologically advanced, beauty and skincare were commonplace, and using cell beauty serums could keep one young forever. In the other, the royal family always kept some ancient formulas, and there were people in the palace who were in charge of these things, so she didn't have to worry about it.
But when Ouyang Mingyue said that older people could also maintain a youthful appearance, they became interested.
Others were also eager to try, but perhaps only Long Mingyue was uninterested, since the Rejuvenation Pill in the cultivation world was far more powerful than these.
However, she was interested in some of the skin-nourishing recipes, which claimed that expelling impurities from the body would make the skin fair and delicate, which was somewhat similar to the body-tempering pills in the cultivation world.
With Ouyang Mingyue's consent, Lin Liuyi quickly had the system transmit the "Peach Blossom Manual" to the group so that everyone could view it.
Everyone in the group quickly downloaded their own copy and then got busy with their own experiments.
Princess Mingyue took the skincare formula to the research institute, and this time, no one in the institute dared to underestimate what she brought.
"Princess, what is this?"
"Oh, a friend of mine shared some skincare tips. You guys analyze them, explain the corresponding herbs, and let me know when you're done."
There's no way around it; the plants and animals have changed so much in the interstellar era. How long would it take for her to gather all these things on her own? She'll have to rely on the research institute.
The researchers were somewhat disappointed. It was cosmetics this time; they had expected something miraculous like a rejuvenating elixir. However, they still had to complete the task assigned by the princess.
Long Mingyue also looked at the prescription first, and then tried to make it using herbs from the cultivation world. Unexpectedly, she actually succeeded in refining the pill.
"A body-tempering pill for mortals?" She carefully examined the effects and found that it was still different from a real body-tempering pill, but it would be suitable for mortals or children.
Hehe, she felt she had found a way to make money.
The others started by studying the mental techniques, since collecting all the formulas would take time and money anyway, so they decided to start with the mental techniques first.
Especially those like Yang Mingyue and Old Lady Liu, Li Mingyue, although she didn't say anything in the group, also quietly started paying attention to them.
Liu Mingyue thought she would try it first, and if it didn't work, she had plenty of beauty recipes anyway.
Lin Liuyi was even more determined not to let it go, so she also looked at the mental cultivation method first.
As for Ouyang Mingyue, who gave the mental cultivation method, she believed that appearance was not important. Besides, she was already quite beautiful, so there was no need to enhance her beauty. What she wanted was to reach the pinnacle of martial arts and shatter the void. Everything else was illusory.
Even when facing people from other worlds, she was only slightly excited at first, but then she returned to normal and continued practicing her sword according to her plan.
After practicing for a while, everyone discovered that it actually worked, and they became even more excited.
They all thanked Ouyang Mingyue, saying that if it weren't for her, they wouldn't have known such a wonderful thing existed. Even Long Mingyue chimed in to thank her.
After all, she had sold quite a few "Mortal Body Pills" during this time. A cultivator needs everything: a Dharma partner, wealth, and land. She should be grateful for anything that brings her wealth.
Ouyang Mingyue was somewhat surprised. She hadn't expected that someone who seemed to be a fairy would care about her appearance. Her Dao heart was a little cracked, and she even considered whether she should practice it herself. In the end, she gave up with her strong willpower.
Old Mrs. Liu was the most smug, because after she practiced the mental cultivation technique, her appearance was indeed gradually improving, just as Ouyang Mingyue had said.
"Mother, I feel like there's been something different about you lately?" It was Liu's beloved youngest son who noticed first.
Sure enough, as soon as he finished speaking, everyone looked at Old Lady Liu.
Especially her three daughters-in-law, they all work together every day, but the others haven't been observed closely.
Now that I look at her, my mother-in-law seems to have gotten much fairer.
How come everyone got tanned from being exposed to the sun, but my mother-in-law got fairer?
"Mother? What kind of cosmetics did you use?" the eldest daughter-in-law asked tentatively.
"What cosmetics? I work in the fields with you every day, don't you know?" Old Mrs. Liu was initially pleased by her youngest son's praise, so it seemed that her illusions weren't just her imagination, and that so-called "treasure book" really worked. But then her eldest daughter-in-law asked her if she had used cosmetics. She must be blind.
After hearing what Grandma Liu said, the eldest daughter-in-law thought about it and realized it made sense. However, looking at Grandma Liu's fair face, she couldn't help but wonder if her mother-in-law had secretly used it but was too embarrassed to tell them.
Old Mrs. Liu could tell what her three daughters-in-law were thinking just by looking at their eyes.
"If I say it's useless, then it's useless. Why would I waste my money like that!" After saying that, he patted himself on the back while reminding the others to get to work.
Completely disregarding whether her daughter-in-law was gossiping about her behind her back, she thought this manual was truly wonderful and decided to keep practicing it.
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