Liu Yu originally wanted to worship Zhang Wuxin as his teacher after reaching the fourth level of Qi training. When his grandfather took him to Huang Shengzong with the Huang Menling, Zhang Wuxin personally received him and said on the spot that he would accept Liu Yu as his disciple in the future.
This made his grandfather very happy. You must know that Zhang Wuxin is a monk in the late stage of foundation building, and he has reached the Great Perfection stage and is approaching the golden elixir stage. His status in the Huang Sheng Sect is not ordinary, and he is already a core member of the Huang Sheng Sect. With such a backer, it is obvious that after Liu Yu becomes a disciple, he will have sufficient resources for cultivation, and his path to immortality will be extremely smooth.
It's just that there are unforeseen circumstances, and it may be that the Liu family's good luck has come to an end. In the sixth year after Liu Yu joined the Huang Sheng Sect, Zhang Wuxin died unexpectedly during a sect mission. It was a sensational event at that time, and the disciples in the sect had different opinions, which directly touched several retreat elders in the sect and investigated it personally.
The specific results of the investigation were not announced in the end, and as time went by, it slowly faded away. Every time he thought about this, Liu Yu felt an inexplicable sense of loss. He put the small green cloth bag containing the seeds of golden edge grass into the storage bag hanging in the belly, and carried the "Wind Control Technique" like a gust of wind. , speeding towards the top of the mountain.
"Wind Control" is a second-grade auxiliary spell. As its name suggests, after being cast, one's own speed increases significantly, as fast as the rushing wind. Most disciples with low cultivation level can practice it. It is very practical whether they are rushing on the road or escaping from danger.
Most of the foundation-building cultivators of the Huang Sheng Sect live at the top of the main peak, where the spiritual energy is so dense that it has turned into a mist. The further you go to the top of the mountain, the higher the concentration of spiritual energy becomes.
There are rumors that there is a spiritual spring of heaven and earth at the top of Huangsheng Mountain, but I don’t know whether it is true or not. However, the top of the mountain is listed as a restricted area for the sect and ordinary disciples are not allowed to enter. This shows that the rumors are extremely credible.
Liu Yu read an ancient book, which recorded that the spiritual springs of heaven and earth were still naturally generated and were rare treasures. According to legend, the spiritual energy from the spring mouth gushes out like running water and continues continuously. The water of Lingquan has endless magical uses. After cultivators drink it, their cultivation will be greatly improved. Lingquan is divided into nine levels. The higher the level, the more magical the water of Lingquan is.
The specific efficacy is not recorded in the book, and Liu Yu is also unknown. But whenever a spiritual spring of heaven and earth is discovered, a bloody storm will occur in the world of cultivation, and countless cultivators will die in the fight.
Tang Hao felt a little surprised when he looked at the handsome disciple with his head lowered and standing upright, wearing a blue and white Taoist robe.
He knew the situation of this apprentice very clearly. His name was Liu Yu and his qualifications were mediocre. With no background, he was a casual cultivator and was lucky enough to enter the sect through connections. This was the reason why he accepted him as his disciple. Unexpectedly, after two years, his cultivation level has reached another level, reaching the fifth level of Qi training. The speed of cultivation is not too slow.
Tang Hao asked himself that he had indeed neglected his duties as a master, because he did not give him any resources to cultivate immortality. I just occasionally helped him answer the doubts he encountered during practice, and briefly gave him instructions on what to pay attention to during practice.
Tang Hao didn't want to do this and tarnish his name, but he also had unspeakable difficulties.
Tang Hao himself has the spiritual roots of wood and fire, and has excellent aptitude for cultivating immortals. Although he was born in a cultivating family, the family is very small. After practicing for fifty-eight years, he has achieved the initial stage of foundation building and is already the person with the highest cultivation level in the family. The hardships are not known to outsiders.
Now the dual cultivation partner is still stuck in the Dzogchen of Qi training, which is the tenth level of Qi training. A few years ago, taking the Foundation Establishment Pill to attack the bottleneck unfortunately failed, causing damage to the body's meridians. I used a variety of rare medicinal materials to maintain my cultivation, and I have been recovering. I have a girl who is currently at the fifth level of qi training and has three lines of miscellaneous spiritual roots. The amount of spiritual stones required for daily practice is not a small amount.
In addition, he was in the early stages of advancing to foundation building and needed elixirs to consolidate his realm. All of this resulted in Tang Hao's own lack of resources for cultivating immortals, and he had to think of some ways to overcome these difficulties.
It turns out that the Huang Sheng Sect has a sect rule: a foundation-building cultivator in the sect will accept a disciple, and after one year of careful teaching, a certain reward will be given based on the disciple's cultivation.
When the disciple's cultivation is at least the fourth level of Qi training, he will be rewarded with fifty contribution points a year. The fifth level of Qi training is 60 points, and the seventh level of Qi training is 80 points. The higher the disciple's cultivation level, the higher the reward. The highest level is a disciple of the tenth level of qi training. The master can receive a reward of 400 contribution points every year, which is very generous.
This sect rule is to promote the inheritance of the sect and encourage the foundation-building monks in the sect to carefully teach the Qi training disciples, so that the sect will not be inactive and ensure the long-term prosperity and strength of the sect.
Tang Hao currently has thirteen disciples, and the total number of disciples is among the best among his peers in the sect. However, the cultivation levels of the disciples below are not high, and the highest level is only at the eighth level of Qi training.
Because Tang Hao's purpose in recruiting disciples was just for the sect's annual rewards, he only accepted people with mediocre qualifications and no background. The teaching method adopted is also to ignore it and let nature take its course.
This gave Tang Hao a very bad reputation within the clan, and he was often ridiculed by his peers. Although Tang Hao was upset, he had no choice but to do it for the sake of his wife and daughter. For rumors, you can only pretend to be deaf and dumb and ignore them.
"Yes, I have reached the fifth level of Qi training. It can be seen that I have not slackened in practice these days. I am very pleased to be my teacher." Tang Hao said kindly.
"Thank you, Master, for your compliments. I am really lucky to have made some progress in my cultivation. I also want to thank Master for your careful teaching." Liu Yu raised her head, bowed her hands and bowed upward.
"How did you complete the sect's mission this time? Do you need help from me?" Tang Hao said after a moment. He knew in his heart that what Liu Yu said was just polite words and did not mean it.
"Thank you Master for your concern. The task was completed smoothly. However, the disciple has just made a breakthrough and there are still some unclear points in his practice. I would like to ask Master to clarify my doubts." Liu Yu said more respectfully.
Next, Liu Yu asked Tang Hao for advice on all the unclear and unclear points he encountered in practice, and Tang Hao patiently answered them one by one and pointed out matters that should be paid attention to in future practice. A few hours later, Liu Yu walked out of Tang Hao's cave with a smile on her face and satisfaction.
Liu Yu didn't expect that this cheap master suddenly became talkative for some reason. In the past, I used to be indifferent and impatient when asking questions. After a little preaching, I would chase people away. Liu Yu was mentally prepared to run a few more times. Privately, his fellow apprentices talked a lot, most of them were dissatisfied and said some treacherous things.
My master was very fair and unbiased towards them. He was always indifferent to them and never rewarded them with anything. I saw other disciples of the same sect getting some medicinal materials and even spiritual stones from their master. Although it was not much, it still made the brothers feel dissatisfied and complained a lot. Liu Yu himself was the same, and he complained secretly a lot.
Liu Yu couldn't figure out why Tang Hao suddenly changed his temper and became reasonable. I picked up my magic power and ran down the mountain, hoping to return to my residence halfway up the mountain as soon as possible. The unknown aspects of my practice had suddenly become clear to me. I couldn't wait to use my magic power to practice and feel it. I think my practice speed would be slightly accelerated.
In fact, in the past few years, Tang Hao's dual cultivation partner, Liu Yu's master wife, failed to build a foundation and injured her meridians. The condition has been very unstable. Tang Hao was in an extremely depressed mood and had an irritable temper. The purpose of accepting disciples is just to get more contribution points. There is no good words to say to Liu Yu and other fellow apprentices.
Just a few months ago, Liu Yu's mistress finally recovered. Tang Hao breathed a sigh of relief. Although spiritual stones were still in short supply, he was no longer so anxious and his mood naturally became relaxed.
Tang Hao has a disciple named Yan Yixing, who is at the seventh level of qi training, has spiritual roots of wood and water, and has good qualifications. He is the only good seedling among Tang Hao's disciples.
A month ago, he actually changed his apprenticeship to a mid-stage Foundation-building monk from the same sect, which was a cruel insult to Tang Hao's face. He became a joke in the sect and even looked down upon his peers.
Huang Shengzong does have a rule: if a disciple is dissatisfied with his current master, he can take another senior from the same sect as his master. Tang Hao thought of all the things he did to his disciples on weekdays, and was afraid that if another disciple would take another person as his teacher, he would become a laughing stock again. Therefore, his attitude towards his disciples became more kind, which made Liu Yu, who was used to it, feel uncomfortable.
Liu Yu's residence is in Yangyuanyuan at the foot of the main peak of Huangsheng Mountain. When Huang Shengzong reaches the fourth level of Qi training, he moves from Chuyuan Hall to Yangyuanyuan and truly becomes a disciple of Huangshengzong.
Live in a house arranged by the sect until your cultivation reaches the tenth level of Qi training. After taking the foundation building pill, you can enter the foundation building stage. After successfully advancing to become a foundation-building monk, you can find an empty cave at the top of the main peak, or build your own cave to continue practicing.
From the top of the mountain to Yangyuan Yuan, even though Liu Yu used the "Wind Control Technique" on the way and was traveling very fast, it still took more than half an hour to arrive. This shows how towering Huangsheng Mountain is.
Liu Yu came to his house. There was a house sign hanging beside the bamboo door, which was engraved with: Mu Yuan Qing No. 18, where Mu Yuan refers to Mu Yuan Yuan. Yangyuanyuan is just a general name. It is composed of five major campuses: Jinyuanyuan, Muyuanyuan, Shuiyuanyuan, Huoyuanyuan, and Tuyuanyuan.
Huang Zongsheng arranged his residence according to the Qi-training disciples' major skills. The disciples who majored in wood-attribute skills all lived in Muyuanyuan, which was built at the foot of the main peak of Huangsheng Mountain.
It is composed of more than two thousand green bamboo houses arranged in an orderly manner. Each green bamboo house is simple and spotless, and is elegant and upright, which corresponds to the Taoist meaning of following nature. Countless green-leaf pine trees are planted around the room. The green-leaf pine trees look like spring all year round and grow lushly all year round. The trunk is as thick as an adult's arms, and the tree body is as straight as an upright spear.
From the air, it looks like a sea of green, very beautiful. Not only is it pleasing to the eye, but it can also protect against wind and rain. The most mysterious thing is that the green leaf pine will naturally emit a large amount of pure wood spirit energy at the beginning of the month, which is very beneficial to monks who major in wood attribute skills.
It was not easy to form this green-leaf pine forest. At first, only a dozen green-leaf pine trees were found here. In order to promote the rapid reproduction of green leaf pine, Huang Shengzong expanded the number to a certain scale. They did not hesitate to use a variety of extremely resource-consuming methods, such as using a very cherished black rock true water to improve the original soil quality so as to be more suitable for the growth of green leaf pine.
If converted into spiritual stones, this method alone cost nearly hundreds of thousands of spiritual stones. These patches of green-leaf pine gave Muyuan Yuan’s wood spiritual energy an extraordinarily rich flavor, and also showed the powerful foundation of the Huang Sheng Sect.
The conditions of Huang Shengzong's other four Yangyuan Yuans are similar. They are all built in special areas and have particularly strong aura of a single attribute. For example, Huoyuanyuan is built on the top of Yantian Peak, a side peak of Huangsheng Mountain. Yantian Peak itself is a volcano, and the peak is a crater, so the fire spirit is naturally extremely active.
Mu Yuanqing is No. 18. The meaning of the word "qing" refers to the code name of the row of connected houses where Liu Yu's room is located. Muyuanyuan is composed of rows of bamboo houses, with more than a hundred in total. Each row is composed of twenty small bamboo houses connected together, and each row has its own code name.
No. 18 means Liu Yu's room, which is the eighteenth in the row of bamboo houses codenamed "Qing". These clearly marked house numbers were set up by the sect to make it easier to manage the disciples within the sect.
The room Liu Yu lives in is very simple and elegant. There are only a few pieces of wooden furniture in the large space. There is a long red sandalwood table by the window and two pearwood chairs on both sides. In addition, there is only a green bamboo table left in the room. woven bed. There is an exquisite futon placed on the bamboo bed. The futon is carefully woven with wicker, vanilla and cotton.
After entering the house, Liu Yu first lit the incense burner on the wooden table. There were ordinary herbs in the incense burner. After that, he sat cross-legged on the futon, closed his eyes lightly, relaxed his whole body, and purified his mind and spirit. After a while, the room was filled with a light fragrance. After calming down, Liu Yu slowly started to use his skills to absorb the spiritual energy between heaven and earth. The spiritual energy is inhaled into the body through the nose and introduced into the Dantian during exercise.
It started over and over again, and several hours passed quickly. After Tang Hao's detailed guidance, the spiritual energy absorption was indeed much smoother.
The technique that Liu Yu practices is called "Huangmu Peiyuan Gong". It is a lower-level technique with the wood attribute Xuanpin. The technique is divided into ten levels, corresponding to the tenth level of the Qi training period.
I have just reached the fifth level of cultivation not long ago, which can be said to be a small success, but for the entire path of cultivating immortality, I have just started. But there is no need to be discouraged. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. As long as you keep moving forward, you will always achieve what you want.
