At this moment, Zhang Daoling said humbly, "Mr. Changping, you are so complimentary. I only relied on Your Majesty's heavenly virtue to successfully refine this elixir."
The two had a good business exchange in front of the emperor...
The emperor was in a good mood, probably as a result of swallowing the elixir. He waved his hand and said to Zhang Daoling, "Master, I want to meditate and cultivate. You take Sheng'er to the alchemy room of Renshou Palace to get this medicine and give Sheng'er a few boxes... "
Mu Sheng and Zhang Daoling bowed their hands and said long live before leaving.
Mu Sheng came out of the Tianji Hall with a grimace on his face. The baby was feeling miserable, but he didn't know who to complain to...
Along the way, Zhang Daoling saw a strange look on Lord Chang Ping's face and said, "Does Lord Chang Ping think that I am coaxing Your Majesty to practice this so-called art of immortality?"
Mu Sheng said quickly, "Don't dare! Don't dare! The Imperial Master is so deeply trusted by His Majesty, how can I have any doubts? The Imperial Master must have such great power that is unknown to the outside world, so that the Father is so loved, and the Father is so wise." Shenwu, blessed by God, will probably not be deceived by evil spirits and heretics."
Zhang Daoling laughed loudly after hearing this and said, "Mr. Changping, you are so polite. Mr. Changping is right. In fact, there is no so-called magic of immortality in this world. Anyone who dares to say this must be a demagogue and a poor Taoist." If you see such a deceptive magician, you will kill him, and you will never let such a scourge bring harm to the world."
Mu Sheng was a little surprised when he heard this! He actually said that? For a moment, he didn't know how to reply, so he could only say, "Then, why is the Imperial Master here? More than ten years ago, His Majesty posted a list of people asking for the magic of immortality. Suddenly, strange people and strange things from all over the world came to the capital to hope. They were able to be reused by His Majesty, but in the end it was discovered that they were all liars who deceived His Majesty. These charlatans were buried alive by His Majesty's orders. You are the only one who has been reused by His Majesty. I think the Imperial Preceptor must have some special qualities. ?”
Zhang Daoling stroked his beard and said, "Well! You can also say that, Mr. Changping, I heard that you are a disciple of the Yuzhen Sect and a Taoist. You are also an expert. I won't hide it from you. I am in my sixties." When I was 20 years old, I was just a poor fisherman who made a living by fishing. I didn’t even know martial arts, so I was no longer practicing Taoism. But now I have reached the level of Heavenly Master. I also told Your Majesty that there is indeed no immortality in this world. The art of extending life.”
Seeing Mu Sheng's frown, Zhang Daoling continued to explain, "What the poor Taoist taught your Majesty is just the secret of how to prolong his life. If your Majesty is lucky and blessed by God, he may become a monk like me, thus greatly extending his life." As for his lifespan, I cannot guarantee that your Majesty will become a monk without fail. I am only trying to achieve the miracle that happened to me in your Majesty again. Your Majesty is also very aware of the pros and cons, but your Majesty still chose this path. As a minister, you can only do your best."
Mu Sheng had no choice but to nod in agreement after hearing this.
Zhang Daoling said: "Hey! Having said that, birth, old age, sickness and death are normal in the human world, and the reincarnation and death of all things are also in line with the law of heaven. Compared with this vast universe, even monks like us are just a speck of dust, and no one can act against heaven. , I hope Your Majesty can create a miracle!"
Mu Sheng was extremely shocked when he heard this! Ordinary people can actually become monks? How can this be? It seems that this old man should have two brushes.
Mu Sheng suddenly said, "Master, you must have had some adventures, right? Otherwise, it would be hard for me to believe that ordinary people could become monks. This is incredible."
Zhang Daoling smiled and said, "I couldn't believe that I could be where I am today, but the fact is that fate is unfortunate and fortune plays tricks on people! Chang Pingjun, you are right. Pindao does have some adventures. I still feel like this when I think about it. It’s unbelievable, just follow me to the alchemy furnace of Renshou Palace, let me take a look and you will understand.”
The two of them walked hand in hand through the large and small palace gates. Along the way, rows of guards patrolled back and forth. It was obvious that the security level of Renshou Palace was quite high.
Mu Sheng came to the alchemy room of Renshou Palace with curiosity. He looked up and saw that the alchemy room was a hexagonal building with a large door. The hall was actually divided into three floors: upper, middle and lower. People came and went in and out of the alchemy room. The alchemist was carrying a small box with him, followed by two guards.
When the alchemist enters the door, he first searches himself and checks the identity card before entering. The guards follow the alchemist and watch him put the small box into the corresponding compartment, lock the small door, and then hand the key to the imperial guard. Once the work is completed, the alchemist goes out. You have to check your identity sign with the soldiers at the door before you can get out.
Mu Sheng was secretly stunned when he saw this. This was simply the level of protection for bank vaults in later generations.
Seeing this situation, Zhang Daoling said, "Mr. Changping, this is the elixir room. It is very difficult to refine each Guixu pill. It is necessary to add the overbearing medicinal properties of Heguixu grass among various precious medicinal materials before your majesty can take it. We The reason why the elixir room is so closely guarded is that the cost of refining this elixir is too high and the elixir yield rate is low. One elixir is worth at least ten thousand gold, so we have to be careful..."
Mu Sheng couldn't help but nodded when he heard the words. After leaving the alchemy room, Zhang Daoling took him to the legendary planting area of Guixu grass. The two of them passed through palace gates one after another to get here.
Mu Sheng originally thought that there must be a large medicinal field or something when they arrived here, but when they arrived at the foot of the mountain behind Tai Chi Palace, he felt baffled when he saw the building in front of him.
I saw a two-story hall built against the mountain. The second half of the hall was completely embedded into the mountain. The guards here were even tighter, guarded by two rows of elite Guards soldiers in heavy armor. Seeing the two people arriving, the guard general After asking Zhang Daoling for a while, he came over to greet Mu Sheng and waved them through.
The four soldiers at the entrance of the main hall stepped forward and pushed open the huge palace door. When they got closer, Mu Sheng realized that the palace door was actually made of wrought iron. In fact, even the main hall was made of iron. Didn't even notice it.
Mu Sheng was astonished in his heart, no one else could be so generous with this, until the huge palace door, which seemed to weigh more than ten thousand kilograms, was pushed open, and he was surprised to find that behind the door was a huge natural cave with no bottom!
The cave the two entered looked like the abyss of an ancient beast from a distance, swallowing up the two small figures.
Walking in, it was not that you couldn't see your fingers, but every fifty steps or so there were braziers lighting up the road ahead. The two of them walked for about half an hour before the front became full of people and brightly lit.
It wasn't until Mu Sheng came to the inside of the cave that he realized that it was vaster than he imagined.
Inside the cave, several main caves extend past. This seems to be the meeting point of the caves. Many temporary buildings have been built on wooden scaffolding inside the mountain. Under the cave is a strange fluorescent plant, and this man wearing a robe walks back and forth among the plants. The mysterious man probably had dozens of people going back and forth picking plants.
Mu Sheng turned to Zhang Daoling and said, "National Master, is this Guixucao?"
Zhang Daoling shook his head and said with a smile, "This is not Guixu grass, but the food of Guixu grass..."
Mu Sheng was surprised and said, "Food? Plants eat plants?"
Zhang Daoling smiled mysteriously and said, "Mr. Changping, come with me. You will know later."
With strong curiosity, he followed Zhang Daoling up the simple stairs built with scaffolding.
The two came to a wooden house. One of the mysterious men took off his burqa and walked up to Zhang Daoling and spoke a bunch of language that Mu Sheng could not understand at all.
This mysterious man took off his burqa. Their dark skin color was very different from that of the Central Plains people. They had high noses and deep eyes. Their hair was braided. Their faces were smeared with a strange oil paint. They wore a turban on their heads. There is also a totem eye drawn on it, which looks like a three-eyed monster from a distance.
Mu Sheng thought to himself, so this is the Sanmu tribe? He guessed that the turban on his head might be the totem of their tribe!
At this time, Zhang Daoling called Mu Sheng over. The weird mysterious man must be familiar with Zhang Daoling. He glanced at him and kept talking to Zhang Daoling until another man in a burqa called him over.
Mu Sheng vaguely felt that almost all the three-eyed people in the cave were monks and had spiritual power fluctuations on their bodies.
The two walked into the small wooden house. There were a row of huge jars painted with strange symbols. The inside of the house looked like a wine cellar.
Zhang Daoling stepped forward and opened the lid of one of the jars. Mu Sheng stepped forward curiously and saw that the inside was densely packed with milky white insects slowly squirming. There were a bunch of strange plants growing outside underneath, which made him see My scalp felt numb for a while.
Zhang Daoling pointed at these insects and said, "This is Guixu grass."
Mu Sheng said with a look of disbelief, "Master, this is obviously a bug, how can it be grass?"
Zhang Daoling closed the lid and said, "Mr. Changping, this is Guixucao. To be precise, Guixucao is a kind of Cordyceps. Guixucao likes shade and can only survive in this kind of cave. The reason why I built the Tai Chi Palace in There is also a natural cave here, which is convenient for refining elixirs, but I didn’t expect that His Majesty would have to move here, so Tai Chi Palace was expanded to its current size.”
"This Gui Xu grass grows up by eating this plant when it is young. After it lays eggs as an adult, it will burrow into the ground on its own. After three years, it will turn into an umbrella-shaped strange grass, which is Gui Xu grass. Take this grass It has the miraculous effect of saving lives and healing the wounded, and there is a certain probability of transforming people into a physique that can be cultivated.”
"When Pindao went fishing at sea, there was a storm and the boat was capsized by the wind and waves. I lay on the wooden board and drifted on the sea for more than ten days and was dying. Later, I met the Sanmu tribe and they used Guixu grass to save me. Later I found it was amazing that I could still practice cultivation. I stayed on that island for more than ten years and learned their language. Their chief also accepted me as his disciple."
"I practiced Taoism with the chief of the clan, and after so many years I became friends with the Sanmu clan. Later, I felt homesick and returned to the Central Plains. Only then did I realize that the Central Plains had changed. I never expected that the Great Jin Dynasty would Having united the world, the nations have been destroyed and settled.”
"You also know what happened later. The mysterious men in robes you see now are the Three-Eyed Clan. Only they can cultivate Guixu grass. This grass has magical effects. There are many monks in their country, but because of this, they We were invaded by the neighboring country, and our country was ruined and our family was destroyed. Our people fled in all directions and became homeless.”
"Some monks from the Sanmu tribe who knew how to cultivate this grass fled to a small island in the East China Sea to take refuge. I was rescued by them when I went fishing. Later, His Majesty issued an imperial list, and I was ordered to go to sea to collect these remaining Sanmu. The Mu people were resettled in the Central Plains, and by the way, they helped His Majesty refine the Guixu Pill..."
