The next morning, Old Taoist Wu Wang woke up much later than usual as he had been thinking about where to get the Immortal's True Fire the night before. Even so, as he pushed open the door, he muttered to himself, "I wonder if it's possible to collect the fire from the trees that were struck by lightning? This shouldn't be an ordinary fire. "
Innocent Lao Dao didn't know that if the same tree was struck by lightning many times and the fire didn't extinguish, then the fire at its core would be called Lightning Dazzling Fire. Unfortunately, it couldn't be produced in the Last Days.
As soon as he pushed open the door and walked into the courtyard of the temple, Innocent Lao Dao was shocked. The wooden basin he was holding fell to the ground with a thud. There were several men in black lying around the wall in various positions. Two of them died miserably. Their skin was rotten to the bone. Moreover, there were countless small holes half a finger deep on the ground of the courtyard. They were densely packed, as if they were disfigured.
"Bandits? Assassins? " Innocent Lao Dao had been focusing on alchemy all these years without any distractions. Compared to ordinary people, his temperament was well tempered. Thus, he quickly calmed down and guessed their origins. "Could it be that they're here to deal with those two Fellow Daoists? After all, they just came to ask for a place to stay last night, and the men in black came. "
But in the blink of an eye, many doubts arose in his mind. "Lao Dao didn't sleep well last night, but I didn't sense any signs of fighting. The two Fellow Daoists' martial arts must have reached an unfathomable level. Since that's the case, why didn't they hide the corpses? Instead, they left them here for Lao Dao to see and cause trouble in the future."
A thought flashed through his mind. Innocent Lao Dao stepped forward. "Could it be that they're here to deal with Lao Dao? The two Fellow Daoists happened to come and help Lao Dao block the calamity. They even left their corpses to warn Lao Dao. "
But he was just the master of a shabby temple who focused on alchemy. He really couldn't think of anyone who would come to harm him. After hesitating for a moment, he decided to ask them face to face.
He knocked on the door, but no one answered. After knocking a few times, Innocent Lao Dao realized that the door wasn't closed. Thus, he gently pushed it open and found that there was no one inside. There was a pile of white paper on the shabby square table.
"They're gone?" Just as this thought crossed his mind, Daoist Wu Wang heard movement coming from the Pill Room. Shocked, he hurriedly turned around and ran over. That was his lifeblood.
Abruptly pushing open the door of the pill room, she saw the young man named Shi Xuan operating the alchemy furnace. His right hand was controlling the fire, and his left hand was grabbing the herbs and ores beside him. Following an irregular rhythm and the size of the flame, he threw them either fast or slow, giving off a strange sense of beauty.
Old Taoist Wu Wang was dumbfounded by what he saw. This feeling was so natural and untraceable, like an antelope hanging its horn. Compared to his usual alchemy, where he would either be in a flurry or put things together, just by looking at the size of the flame, it was truly incomparable. "Sect Fellow Shi is an alchemy grandmaster?!"
Mo Jingqiu watched from the side with a smile. She found it refreshing. She had entered the Three Cloud Palace at a young age. He didn't have to worry about medicinal soups or pills. Later on, when he learned how to concoct healing pills, he was already at the Qi Gatherer stage. He had to rely on his transcendence energy and restrictions to control the process. He had never had any experience in concocting pills like this, which completely relied on his own control of the flames and the order of the pills.
As the last bit of ore fell into the cauldron, a strange fragrance wafted out from the cauldron. Just smelling it made one feel refreshed and refreshed.
Wu Wang Lao Dao became excited. "Immortal pills! Fellow Daoist Shi is refining immortal pills! " He had concocted pills for so many years, and when the pills were formed, there was a stench, a fragrance, a smoky smell, and an explosion. However, this extraordinary smell had never appeared before. He rubbed his hands excitedly, afraid that he would disturb Shi Xuan and ruin a furnace of immortal pills.
This scene was like a dream.
"Pa, pa, pa!" There were nine continuous soft chimes, and Shi Xuan stopped. He opened the alchemy furnace, and a fragrant aroma assailed his nostrils. Nine pills rolled into his palm one by one. They were vermilion red in color, and their luster swirled around them. There were even wisps of red mist rising from them.
Mo Jingqiu Lao Dao ran over in surprise. "Fellow Daoist Shi, did you refine the immortal pills?"
Shi Xuan shook his head and smiled. "This is not an immortal pill. It will only bring harm and no benefits. It will only make people drunk." Without true fire and mana, how could Shi Xuan concoct a real celestial pill? This pill had its own mysteries and did not involve Dao techniques.
"But …" Mo Jingqiu Lao Dao could not believe that the pills that looked like they were not immortal pills. But he was a self-restrained person and could not say it out loud.
Shi Xuan laughed out loud. "Everything in the world has an extremely beautiful appearance, and there are also extremely poisonous things. Although this pill is called the Immortal Ascension Pill, it plays with people's hearts and causes them to indulge in their desires. It is the opposite of the Great Dao. Fellow Daoist, do not be fooled by its appearance. Oh right, thank you for your furnace and medicinal herbs. I left some things in the room as repayment. I have important matters to attend to and cannot stay for long. I will take my leave now. "
After he finished, ignoring Mo Jingqiu's advice to stay, Shi Xuan and Mo Jingqiu left the pill room in a flash. They retrieved their horses from the corner of the courtyard and left leisurely.
Mo Jingqiu saw that he could not make them stay, so he hurriedly turned around and looked at the furnace to see if there was any residue. He wanted to find some wild animals to test it out. But the inside of the furnace was clean. There was no residue at all. Obviously, there was no excess in the medicinal herbs and ores. Either they were refined into pills or their aura was just right.
"It's a divine skill! No, it's not a skill at all. It's already close to the Dao. " Mo Jingqiu Lao Dao had never seen such a strange result in his life. Even if he knew some powerful Daoists, after refining pills, there would more or less be residue or leftovers. It was not something that could be solved by human strength.
After a moment, Mo Jingqiu Lao Dao remembered the things that Shi Xuan had left in the room. He hurriedly turned around and rushed over. The things left behind by such a person must be extraordinary.
Everything in the room was normal. There was only a stack of white paper on the square table, pressed down by a paperweight. Mo Jingqiu Lao Dao curiously took the paperweight away. He saw the words "Returning Nature Scripture" written on the first piece of paper. The handwriting was indistinct.
Mo Jingqiu Lao Dao was stunned. "Could it be a secret martial art manual that allows me to protect myself when I face the black-robed men who come later?"
Mo Jingqiu thought to himself, but his hands did not slow down. In the blink of an eye, he flipped the first page and started reading.
Once he started reading, Lao Dao forgot about the outside world. He did not wash his face, did not rinse his mouth, and did not eat. He held the stack of white paper in his hands and was immersed in it. From time to time, he would mumble to himself.
"There's actually such a thing in the world?"
"It turns out that the path of cultivation is divided into so many realms. Only when one reaches the Primordial Soul stage can one live forever."
"Every word is like a gem. It's hard to describe."
It was not until noon that Lao Dao's stomach was growling. Mo Jingqiu then regained his senses. "This celestial technique records clearly state the realms. Every realm has a way to break through. It doesn't look like it's fake. Those two …"
He jumped up and rushed out of the room with the Returning Nature Scripture. He looked at the densely packed holes in the courtyard. He saw that the areas surrounded by the holes were empty. They did not look like empty spaces, but rather, the holes deliberately avoided them.
"Immortals! Immortals!" Lao Dao beamed with joy. He held the Returning Nature Scripture and danced with joy. Jianglu, who had sneaked over, was shocked. "Master Master, what's wrong with you?" Could it be that he had really gone mad?
Lao Dao laughed loudly. "The heavens have sensed my sincerity in pursuing the Dao. Finally, Lao Dao has the fate of becoming an immortal!"
He rushed out of the temple and looked into the distance. However, it was covered by trees. It was quiet and secluded. How could he see Shi Xuan and Mo Jingqiu?
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On the road, they walked side by side. Mo Jingqiu glanced at Shi Xuan and said with a smile, "It's just some medicine, but you left behind a true technique. You're really generous."
"I saw that Lao Dao has a good heart in pursuing the Dao. I wanted to prevent him from going astray. People of virtue like me naturally have to do some virtuous things." Shi Xuan answered with a smile. "Moreover, after this time, no matter what, the Primordial Chaos Golden Chalice will be taken away. This Land of Dharma will no longer be the Land of Dharma."
Mo Jingqiu nodded. Suddenly, he remembered something. "Can the technique you left behind be cultivated to the Primordial Spirit Realm? Although these incomplete worlds don't have the previous two heavenly tribulations, it's still possible to form a Primordial Spirit. "
"It's only up to the Golden Core Realm. The latter two realms are also explained, but it's impossible to form a Primordial Spirit by relying on them. Why do you ask about this, Jingqiu? "The technique of Primordial Spirit in Shi Xuan's hands was either the sect's true technique or an external technique. It was inconvenient to teach it to others.
Mo Jingqiu said with a smile, "If the first Primordial Spirit is born in the Extreme Universe Cauldron, perhaps there will be another Daozu who knows about this place."
"What do you mean?" Shi Xuan knew that compared to this sect that had Daozu's inheritance, he was still lacking in terms of knowledge of its secrets. After all, Lady Yu liked to let him discover and dig.
Mo Jingqiu pointed at the ground. "Everything in the Void Universe is derived from the Three Thousand Great Daos. Since that's the case, Shi Xuan, which Great Dao do you think the Hidden Latch of Life and Death is the embodiment of?"
"The Great Dao of Life and Death." Shi Xuan suddenly understood. If he took the initiative to let Daozu discover this place, then it would be a great injustice. Moreover, it was no wonder that life and death were acquired, and when combined, life and death were innate. Because the latter represented the Dao of Transcendence, they couldn't be mentioned in the same breath at all.
Mo Jingqiu nodded. "It's said that the ancient and mysterious door when one steps through the Hidden Latch of Life and Death is half formed by one's mind, and the other half is the appearance of the patterns on the surface of the Book of Life and Death."
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Zhen Xuzi rinsed his mouth with the tea offered by his disciple and spat it into the copper basin beside him. Then, his concubine used a warm handkerchief to help him wipe his face …
When he woke up in the morning, he was extremely comfortable. As the Perfected One who was more favored than the Imperial Tutor, Zhen Xuzi had the right to enjoy so much.
He closed his eyes and sighed. He didn't expect that his luck would still turn for the better even though he was already close to seventy years old. However, if it wasn't for his old age, why would the Emperor believe that his pills could prolong one's life?
"Master, there are two Taoist priests outside offering an Immortal Pill." The eldest disciple, Gu Hongyu, walked in from outside the hall, holding a jade box in his hand. It was smooth and warm, and one could tell at a glance that it was very valuable.
Zhen Xuzi waved his hand and said with some dissatisfaction, "These wandering Taoist priests swindle and swindle people. Ever since I was conferred the title of Perfected One by the Emperor, they've been coming in an endless stream. However, not only are the pills they offer ineffective, they even harm people."
Gu Hongyu's expression was strange. He seemed to be absent-minded, but at the same time, he seemed to be at ease. "Master, this pill is a real Immortal Pill. When I gave it to the testing dog to taste, not only did it not die, but it also behaved strangely. Thus, I gathered my courage and tried it. It's a real Immortal Pill, a real Immortal Pill."
Zhen Xuzi glanced at the guard who had followed him in and saw him nod, indicating that Gu Hongyu had indeed tasted the pill. He couldn't help but feel curious. This eldest disciple had traveled extensively with him and had seen everything. Why was he so infatuated with this pill?
Thus, he opened the jade box and saw half a vermilion pill placed on a piece of black cloth. It was shrouded in mist and had a brilliant glow. It was obvious that it was an extraordinary pill.
Zhen Xuzi picked up the pill and put it into his mouth curiously. It melted in his mouth.
Then, Zhen Xuzi felt as if he was walking on air. All of his worries, disappointment, fear, frustration, and stress disappeared, leaving only extreme comfort. It was as if he was flying in the sky, as if he was sitting in a position that he didn't even dare to think about, as if he was surrounded by countless fairies …
"I've really been a deity for a moment." Zhen Xuzi sniffled and said absent-mindedly.
