After a simple meal, the three of them sat cross-legged and began to meditate, concentrating on cultivating Qi.
Ye Yun cultivated the sword Qi in the Weapon Forging Manual. When the sword Qi was cultivated to the highest level, one would become a sword immortal. This sword immortal sect was the most mysterious since ancient times and formed its own sect. The Taoist classics of the past generations only mentioned it casually and did not explain it in detail. It was said that after becoming a sword immortal, one would be shrouded in sword Qi and would be extremely domineering. One could take a person's life with a stretch of his hand and even kill someone from a thousand miles away. He could also fly with his sword between heaven and earth. One could only see the dragon's head but not its tail. Ye Yun had been cultivating the mental cultivation method in the Weapon Forging Manual for more than ten years. His sword Qi had been cultivated to the level of three feet. No one could get close to him within three feet. After being possessed by the spiritual object in the Golden Ring Sword, Ye Yun's cultivation had increased greatly. In addition, the Snowthread Sword in his hand was a peerless divine weapon. Now, Ye Yun's strength could be said to have soared. He was no longer the same as before.
Ye Kong cultivated the Ethereal Sword Technique and innate vitality. When Ye Yun became the head of the Ye family, Ye Kong did not want to live under his father's halo, so he left home alone to wander the world and find experts in order to learn amazing swordsmanship. He did not like other weapons since he was young, but he liked swords. Every time he went to the Weapon Pavilion with his father, Ye Kong, he would stop at the Sword Pavilion and would not leave.
After Ye Kong went out to wander, he found many so-called "experts", but without exception, all of them were unworthy of their reputation. One day, he visited Mount Longhu in Jiangxi. Mount Longhu was the place where Zhang Daoling, the founder of the Taoist Sect, refined pills. According to the Records of Mount Longhu, "The original name of the mountain was Yunjin Mountain. The first Taoist master refined the Nine Heavens Divine Pill here.
He had been out for some time, but he had not found an expert. He was very depressed and drowned his sorrows in alcohol every night until dawn. If he still couldn't find an expert after coming to Mount Longhu this time, he planned to return home and give up on this idea. He would never look for an expert again. On this day, Ye Kong saw that the weather was fine, so he went to the peak of Mount Longhu early in the morning. He saw strange peaks and precipitous cliffs, light clouds and gentle winds, towering ancient trees, and gurgling streams. What a Daoist ancestral court! He immediately felt as if the stuffiness in his chest had been swept away, and he was in a good mood. He played for an entire day in high spirits, and it wasn't until the sun set that he started walking down the mountain.
However, when he reached the foot of the mountain, he was suddenly blocked by a beggar. That beggar's clothes were in tatters. He had a stick in his left hand and a bowl in his right. He begged Ye Kong to give him something to eat. Ye Kong saw that the beggar was in poverty and felt compassion for him. He took out a piece of gold leaf and put it in the beggar's bowl. He wanted to leave, but the beggar was different from other beggars. He only asked for food and did not ask for money. He had seen many beggars, but this was the first time he had seen a beggar who didn't want money. Ye Kong had a kind nature. Seeing that this beggar was not greedy for money, he invited him to the famous Drunken Immortal Restaurant in Jiangxi to drink together. That beggar was not polite and started to eat and drink. After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food. Ye Kong remembered that he was looking for an expert to learn from, so he asked the beggar where there was an expert on Mount Longhu. That beggar laughed and told him that he was an expert. If he wanted to learn from him, he would have to treat him to meals in this restaurant for three months. Ye Kong saw that this person was crazy and spoke without thinking, so he did not make things difficult for him. He took out ten pieces of gold leaf and gave them to the restaurant's manager. He also told the manager to serve this beggar well for three months and not to treat him badly. After explaining everything, Ye Kong turned and left. However, just as he was about to go down the stairs, he suddenly felt an invisible wall in front of him blocking his way. Ye Kong was not an ordinary person, so he tried to force his way through. However, no matter how hard he tried, he was still fiercely bounced back. Ye Kong finally understood that he had met an expert, and that expert was that beggar. He hurried back to the table and found that the beggar was still drinking. He was using his chopsticks to knock on the cup and singing,
"One Ye Kong heard the sorrow of eternity,
His words will not stop until he is shocked to death.
Even if I break through the Nine Heavens Realm,
I still need to visit the Drunken Immortal Restaurant. "
"It really is him!" Ye Kong was secretly happy. Ever since he left home a year ago, he had traveled all over the mountains and rivers, but he had not met a real expert. All of them were good-for-nothings. Now, he had searched high and low for him, only to find him by chance. He did not expect that he would actually meet an expert.
Ye Kong didn't dare to be negligent and couldn't care less. He walked in front of the beggar in a few steps. His knees went soft and he prepared to kneel down and pay his respects. However, the moment his knees went soft, the beggar raised his index finger slightly, and an invisible force held onto his knees, making him unable to kneel. He looked at the beggar who was still eating and drinking, ignoring him. When Ye Kong saw this, he could only stand to the side with his hands by his side.
This scene stunned the manager of the Drunken Immortal Restaurant. He had seen fools before, but he had never seen such a fool. Treating a beggar to a meal was already foolish enough, but he still wanted to stand to the side and wait on him. The manager shook his head. This world was really chaotic. There were all kinds of birds in the forest. After the beggar was full, he wiped his mouth and let out a loud burp. He picked his teeth and told Ye Kong to buy two roast geese and two jars of good wine tomorrow and wait for him at the back of Mount Longhu. After he finished speaking, he staggered out of the Drunken Immortal Restaurant. Ye Kong wanted to chase after him, but his legs felt like they were filled with lead. He could not move at all. After about the time it took to drink a cup of tea, Ye Kong's legs slowly recovered.
Although his legs were numb, Ye Kong was still overjoyed. This person's cultivation was profound, and he was definitely not an ordinary person. Since the beggar told him to find him at the back of Mount Longhu tomorrow, there was hope for him to become his disciple. Thinking of this, Ye Kong ordered three roast geese and four jars of good wine from the manager of the Drunken Immortal Restaurant. He told the manager to pick them up the next morning. When the manager saw Ye Kong's generosity, he did not dare to be negligent. He quickly promised Ye Kong that he would pick them up at dawn tomorrow. After arranging everything, Ye Kong returned to the inn and fell asleep.
The next day, before dawn, Ye Kong arrived at the Drunken Immortal Inn early in the morning. The shopkeeper placed three freshly cooked roast geese and four jugs of aged wine into two food boxes before handing them over to Ye Kong without taking a single cent. It was not that the manager was generous, but that Ye Kong had already paid him ten gold leaves. That was not a small sum and was almost equivalent to his monthly income. With such a god of wealth taking care of business, he could not wait to curry favor with him. How could he take more money?
When Ye Kong saw the manager's submissive attitude towards him, he understood the manager's intentions. He took out a banknote worth one thousand taels of silver from his pocket and handed it to the shopkeeper. He also told the shopkeeper that in the future, he should not stop the beggar from coming to the Drunken Immortal Restaurant. He was to give him whatever he wanted to eat and treat him like an honored guest. Otherwise, Ye Kong took the shopkeeper's copper abacus and used a bit of strength. With a few cracking sounds, the pure copper abacus was twisted and deformed, and the calculating plate fell everywhere. The manager had never seen such a large amount of silver and such strength. He was so scared that his face was drained of blood. He trembled like a sieve and could not say a word. He could only nod his head like a chicken pecking at rice.
Ye Kong nodded and smiled. He picked up the two food boxes and left. It was not that he was threatening the manager, but the manager was a greedy person. A greedy person would not have any credibility. He did not want this matter to be spread around by the manager, so he used both kindness and authority. This was the best way to deal with this kind of person.
After arriving at the back of Mount Longhu, Ye Kong was dumbfounded.
This Mount Longhu was too big and had several peaks. The beggar only told him to wait at the back of the mountain, but did not tell Ye Kong which one!
Ye Kong suddenly realized that not only did he not ask which one, he did not even ask for the time. If the beggar came at night, wouldn't he have to search for the whole day? Thinking of this, Ye Kong secretly scolded himself for being the world's biggest idiot. In his joy, he actually forgot to ask for the specific time and location. Now, with so many peaks, he could only search one by one. Moreover, if he was not careful, he might have to search for the whole day. Ye Kong was helpless. He secretly cursed his bad luck as he carried the two food boxes and ran back and forth between the peaks.
After running for the whole morning, Ye Kong still did not see the beggar. Instead, he attracted a lot of curious people. Those people were discussing in private that this person was either crazy or stupid. If he was not crazy or stupid, who would carry food boxes and wander around the mountain? One person said, "This person must be seeking immortality. Look at his light footwork, he must be a martial artist." Another person said, "You are talking nonsense. Who would seek immortality with food boxes from the Drunken Immortal Restaurant? It must be a couple quarreling and his wife hiding in anger. He is looking for his wife … "
Ye Kong was unmoved after hearing this. He was sweating all over and his mouth was dry. He did not have the mood or strength to explain to these people. Even if the delicacies were right in front of him, he did not eat them. If he ate all of them, wouldn't he be breaking his promise to others? After resting for a while, Ye Kong once again carried the food box and ran crazily up and down the mountain slopes.
The sun had already set. Ye Kong dragged his legs that were swollen like buckets and was still looking for the beggar. He was only able to stand because of his willpower. He endured the pain all over his body and slowly climbed to the main peak of Mount Longhu. He used all of his strength to shout out two words. After shouting, his hands loosened and the food boxes fell to the ground. Ye Kong's vision turned black and he lost consciousness.
When Ye Kong woke up again, it was already the next morning. He found himself lying under a dilapidated stone bridge. The beggar was leisurely eating roast goose and drinking wine.
Seeing Ye Kong wake up, the beggar threw half of the roast goose to Ye Kong and said with a smile, "Good boy, you are really a man of your word. Based on your sincerity and the 'master' you shouted before you fainted, I will accept you as my disciple."
Ye Kong was overjoyed. He ignored the pain all over his body and staggered to the front of the beggar. He respectfully knelt on the ground and kowtowed a few times.
After that, Ye Kong followed the beggar and learned from him for two whole years. That beggar came and went without a trace, his whereabouts elusive. Ye Kong knew that his master was a strange person, so he didn't dare to ask too much. He obediently followed his master and learned from him. The beggar was a Qi cultivator. The difference between him and Ye Kong's sword aura was that he cultivated innate vital energy. Although it belonged to the same sect as sword aura, it was unique. The cultivation of sword aura focused on the unity of man and sword. Although one could become a sword immortal, it was cultivating one's life and not one's nature. On the other hand, innate vital energy focused on the unity of man and nature and the cultivation of life. Although both were Qi cultivators, they belonged to different sects. When innate vital energy was cultivated to the extreme, one could directly turn one's body into a saint and even ascend to heaven. That beggar saw that Ye Kong was talented, intelligent, and honest, so he imparted the Qi Refining breathing technique to him. He told Ye Kong that the spirit was one's nature, and the breath was one's life. The human body was clear, and the heart was disturbed. The human heart was calm, and the desire was to lead. If one could look at the heart from the inside, the heart would not be the heart. If one looked at the shape, the shape would not be the shape. If one looked at the object from a distance, the object would not be the object. Since the three were comprehended, they could only see emptiness. Observing emptiness is emptiness, emptiness is emptiness, emptiness is emptiness, emptiness is emptiness, emptiness is emptiness, emptiness is emptiness, emptiness is emptiness, emptiness is emptiness, emptiness is emptiness, emptiness is emptiness, emptiness is emptiness, tranquility is everlasting. After Ye Kong heard this, he knew that this was a Qi cultivation method and memorized it in his heart.
When the beggar saw that Ye Kong liked swordsmanship, he imparted the seventy-two stances of the Ethereal Sword Technique to him. The Ethereal Sword Art emphasized the word ethereal. This sword art was simple and ordinary in the beginning, even like a child's acrobatics. But after mastering it, its might was astonishing, not inferior to that of a sword immortal. Ye Kong once saw his master use the bamboo cane to practice the Ethereal Sword Art. In the beginning, he only saw a green shadow, as if he was waving hundreds of bamboo canes at the same time. Later on, he could not even see the shadow, only a ball of green light floating back and forth. In the end, the beggar leaped over thirty feet into the air and threw the bamboo cane in his hand to the opposite mountain. Suddenly, a green light flew to the top of the mountain like a meteor. The sound of metal cracking could be heard, and countless broken stones fell from the top of the mountain like a rain of stones. Ye Kong was shocked. When he came back to his senses and looked at the beggar again, he found that he was already sitting on the ground and drinking wine as if he had not moved at all. What was even more unbelievable was that the bamboo cane had returned to the beggar's hand.
It had been two years since Ye Kong fully mastered the Ethereal Sword Art, and his innate Yuan Qi had also reached a certain level. After bidding farewell to his master and returning to his ancestral home, Ye Kong practiced even more diligently. Now, he had mastered both the Ethereal Sword Art and the innate Yuan Qi. Although he could not be said to be invincible, it was still rare in the world.
At this moment, Ye Fan was also meditating cross-legged. He opened all thirty-six thousand pores on his body, absorbing the Heaven and Earth Ling Qi and circulating it. Ever since his Brother Kim taught him the art, the Ling Qi in his body was circulating and flowing through his limbs and bones. Like a rolling snowball, it became more and more abundant. He faintly felt that ever since the Ling Qi entered his meridians, his body became lighter and lighter, his bones became stronger and stronger, and his senses became sharper and sharper. He could even see the antennae of an ant thirty feet away from him.
This immortal art was indeed worthy of its reputation. It was as different as heaven and earth compared to those secret arts in the world. Ye Fan sat cross-legged and looked inside himself. He found that the Ling Qi in his sea of Qi was now as big as an almond. It was sparkling and translucent, and it was constantly circulating. He was very satisfied with this speed. After all, it had only been three days since he obtained the Ling Qi.
The three of them practiced their own arts. Naturally, their reactions were different. Four hours later, Ye Yun's body was faintly suffused with white light, like smoke and fog. Ye Kong's body was enveloped by a layer of transparent glass-like air cover, rising and falling. Ye Fan's body was flashing with golden light, rising and falling. The Ling Qi in the air entered Ye Fan's pores. As the saying goes, the eight immortals each show their magical powers. The three of them sat cross-legged and adjusted their Qi, each displaying their abilities.
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