Nothing happened all night.
Although Zhang Wenfeng felt strange that Yue Anyan was not participating in the morning class, he didn't care much.
Women always have inconveniences for a few days. It is a rule that women cannot go into the main hall to worship the ancestors when their menstrual period is red. The same is true for meditating, chanting sutras and doing homework in the hut where they live.
When it was time to have breakfast at dawn, Yue Anyan still didn't appear. Zhang Wenfeng and his second senior brother looked at each other, stood up and walked out in tacit understanding.
The two of them thought of a possibility at the same time and had to go check it out to confirm.
"Hey, why are you two going? The cakes and porridge get cold very quickly after they are served."
The old lame man shouted hurriedly: "Calling the four girls to have a meal, just one of them can go. Why do both of them go?"
"Uncle Lame, wait a moment, we'll be back as soon as we go."
The sound drifted in from the door. The person had already walked away, and the two seemed a little impatient.
The old lame man took a look outside, turned back and touched the donkey on his shoulder, and said, "It's better for you. No matter how far the field is, you can come back on time when it's time for dinner. No one has to worry about it. Come on, Lame Master has prepared something for you today." It’s good food, eat more, and the night vigil will be hard.”
The donkey knows how to please the lame man without a teacher, and he drinks spicy (wine) from the popular ones.
Zhang Wenfeng and his second senior brother stood outside the door of Yue Anyan's hut and listened silently for a moment. Zhang Wenfeng could detect the presence of someone inside, so he couldn't peep in and asked, "Senior sister, do you want to leave a meal for you, or should we eat together now?"
Soon, Yue Anyan's voice came from inside: "Please save me some food."
After a moment of pause, Yue Anyan's voice came again: "Master, I've broken through. Please stabilize my cultivation and I'll come back later." There was a trace of irrepressible joy in the light voice.
"Congratulations to Senior Sister for successfully breaking through the realm and being blessed with infinite blessings!"
"Congratulations to Junior Sister for breaking through the realm, Dao Ancestor is merciful!"
The two people outside the door looked at each other again. It was just as they guessed. Yue Anyan took Qingqi Powder once last night and successfully broke through. The two held fists and congratulated each other. This was a great joy for the Immortal Spirit Temple.
"Join us in joy, may we be blessed with immeasurable blessings!"
Yue Anyan in the room responded.
Zhang Wenfeng and his second senior brother turned around and left as they did not want to disturb him too much.
The second senior brother had some envy on his brows. He originally wanted to recuperate for a few days, and when his mood became more peaceful, he chose to take the medicine at an auspicious time in the evening on the fifteenth day of this month. Unexpectedly, the junior sister refused to wait even one day, took the medicine directly, and did it in one fell swoop. success.
"Second Senior Brother, please don't be impatient. Keep a normal mind and practice your work. You can sharpen your mind even more at this moment."
Zhang Wenfeng glanced at the silent second senior brother next to him and gave a gentle reminder.
"That's all. I'll take the medicine in a few days. I'm not in a hurry. I've been waiting for so many years."
After the second senior brother figured it out, his expression became relaxed.
After leaving the backyard, I saw the donkey munching on a wooden trough on the side of the kitchen house. It was delicious. When I heard the two people come back, they wagged their tails without raising their heads. I don't know what good food they had eaten.
"Uncle Lame, senior sister has made a breakthrough. Please help her keep a breakfast meal warm. She will use it later."
"Ah... what a happy event. Okay, I'll leave a copy for her and tell her that the magpies have been chirping on the branches this morning. It's really good news. Haha, our Taoist temple is going to have good luck."
The old lame man smiled from ear to ear. He suddenly woke up and realized that Zhang Wenxing had not broken through yet. He hurriedly comforted him: "Second brother, don't be anxious. You won't be late for a good meal."
"Don't worry, I can hold on."
After breakfast, the two of them drank tea and chatted in the west hall, while waiting for Yue Anyan to leave seclusion.
At about six o'clock in the morning, Yue Anyan, who had taken a shower and changed into a brand new indigo Taoist robe, finished his breakfast, walked across the threshold, his face was rosy, and he smiled before saying anything, and said: "Excuse me for waiting, the temple master refined the Qing Dynasty." The energy dissipation is really powerful, and it was really a fluke that it helped me break through the key points!" He said and clasped his fists at the viewer to thank him.
People feel refreshed when happy events happen, and when she is happy, her usual calm and cool temperament dilutes a bit.
Zhang Wenfeng stood up and clasped his fists in return, stretched out his hand to indicate that he should sit down, and said: "Senior sister, please stabilize your cultivation first. In a few days, I will go to the city with you to assess your status as an individual."
"I'll practice for a few days first, and I'm not in a hurry to go to the city."
The two of them didn't talk much about the novelty of advancing to the Huaqi Realm, and they had to take into consideration the feelings of their second senior brother.
After the two gourds of spiritual spring water were boiled for tea and finished drinking, the second senior brother got up. The sun outside rose to the treetops. He was going to take away the straw on the gathered bean poles and spread the bean poles to dry.
"Sister, please wait a moment, I want to tell you something."
Zhang Wenfeng stopped Yue Anyan, who was about to follow him out, and motioned to sit down again.
He himself walked to the other side, opened the door with the key, went into the quiet room, closed the door and bolted it.
Yue Anyan sat down and waited. As a Taoist disciple, he had heard more or less that there were secrets in the quiet room, and there were mechanisms that could lead to the secret room.
It is said that in the early years, there was a story about a disciple who came down the mountain secretly returned to the mountain, sneaked into the secret room of the West Hall at night, but triggered the mechanism and died.
In less than a word, Zhang Wenfeng opened the door of the quiet room and walked out.
Yue Anyan stood up and took in both hands a thick book called "Weak Water Tide Survival Pill" and a book called "A Brief Analysis of Yuan Qi's Water Transformation Talisman", and then heard the monk's instructions:
"Senior sister, please take some time to make a copy of these two books. I will store the originals left behind by my master. I will show you the other classics and books after you learn the basic spells."
"Yes, I will read it carefully."
The two exchanged a few words, and Yue Anyan went out holding the book with a hint of excitement in his eyes.
After all, she was not considered a practitioner until she reached the realm of transformation. She was finally able to practice real magic and embarked on the path of seeking immortality.
Zhang Wenfeng also went out later. He came to the back mountain medicine refining cave again, but instead of just refining the second furnace of Qing Qi Powder hastily, he spent some time disassembling the used medicine furnace into several parts, cleaning and removing them carefully. He hung the medicine residue in the medicine cauldron, cleaned the cave, and then returned to the top of the mountain with the unused medicine bag and sword.
Until the problem of unprovoked earthquakes could be clarified, he did not dare to start refining the medicine for the time being.
It would take at least a few days before we could talk again. Since there was nothing else to do, I said hello to the second senior brother who was busy practicing in the main hall. He also told Uncle Lame that he didn't have to cook for him at noon, and led the donkey down the mountain.
No one came to start work in Aishan today, so he went straight to the city with nothing to say.
When I arrived at Daolu Branch, I went to say hello to Wu Qianping as usual.
"Brother Zhang is here. Let's sit down and make a pot of tea. I've finished my chores and I have something to tell you."
"Okay, Master, please hurry up, I'm not in a hurry."
Zhang Wenfeng agreed, then poured the tea leaves, water and charcoal to make the tea himself.
After the tea was ready, Wu Qianping also finished his work and sat down.
"There are two things that I want you to investigate. The old master came back yesterday and left in a hurry this morning. During this period, there were strange things everywhere. We, Xiling County Daolu Branch, can use the manpower of Huaqi monks , seriously not enough.”
"Some strange things happened in Xihe Mountain near Xihezhou Town. The village elders and Li Zheng in the town reported the case to the county government, saying that the nearby villagers went to the mountain to collect medicine and encountered a 'ghost beating the wall'. They were trapped from the sunset until the second day. The sun was high in the morning, so we were able to get out of trouble. Not all at once, but three incidents happened in succession. Now no one dares to go to the sunny slopes of Xihe Mountain near the river, saying that something dirty is causing trouble.
Two Taoist priests from the town's upper reaches and the nearby Qingshui Temple went to investigate and were trapped for one night. Fortunately, there have been no casualties so far. At most, they were mentally depressed and seriously ill. I have dispatched two Taoist priests from the Daolu branch. Go ahead and explore first. "
"Another thing is that there is a dirt mountain not far from Xihe Mountain, called 'Tuji Ridge', which is only more than 40 feet high. There was a shaking and abnormal noise a few nights ago. It was like this for three consecutive nights. I was so scared that I lived in the house. There are more than a dozen families at the foot of the mountain who no longer dare to live there. The village leader invited Taoist priest Qingshuiguan to check the practices, but he couldn't find the reason. I would like to ask you to go and check two things on your behalf. What is the reason?"
"If you see something is wrong and you feel unsure about dealing with it, you can send a message back via carrier pigeon and I will make another trip."
Zhang Wenfeng heard that Tujiling was also shaken, and it continued for several nights. He became interested and took the file from Wu Qianping. He took it in his hand and looked at it carefully. After flipping through the two files, he said:
"Sure, I'll go back and make preparations. I'll make a trip tomorrow to check what's going on?"
Looking at the description in the file, I didn't find anything dangerous, only "ghosts hitting the wall" and loud vibrations.
If it was a ghost causing trouble, he would just catch it and exchange it for merit to help him practice.
When the donkey goes with him, his strength and means greatly increase.
The female ghost in red who pestered You Xiu and Gu Quan that time, but now he and Donkey would not give the other party a chance to make a big move.
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