Seeing Lan Huaying's coercion, Li Shuidao simply took the initiative and said: "Uncle, Huaying and I have reached a deal. If you can let me see the Immortal Toad Pond, I will agree to marry Huaying and become a Taoist couple."
Lan Zhiyuan looked at Li Shuidao with a kind smile on his face. He said calmly: "I cannot agree to this condition."
Li Shuidao frowned, a little disappointed in his eyes.
Lan Zhiyuan saw his disappointment and explained with a smile: "My child, your cultivation level is still shallow. The Immortal Toad Pond Picture is a secret treasure that has been passed down for thousands of years. It contains endless mysteries. You can't understand it with your current strength." The essence of it. If you force yourself to read it, I am afraid it will hinder your practice."
Li Shuidao was silent for a moment, and he carefully considered whether to reveal his cultivation...
Lan Zhiyuan didn't know what Li Shuidao was thinking at this time. He continued: "Son, haste makes waste in the journey of cultivation. You must not encourage the growth. I have reached the peak of the second level of cultivation seventy years ago. Just now. I am looking at the picture of a thousand-legged centipede here. I look at that picture every day, but I have never been able to transform the spirit into the scene and open up the void."
He shook his head with emotion, "This requires opportunity... But there is no absolute in anything. Cultivation certainly requires understanding and opportunity, but as long as the cultivation resources are strong enough, we can also cross this gap!"
"Just like stepping from the first level to the second level, you need to rely on enlightenment. If you can't do it, you can take a yin-yang spiritual pill, and you can forcefully break the level. There is also this kind of pill to cross from the second level to the third level. The name of this pill For the Immortal Aperture Pill." Lan Zhiyuan's words revealed his desire for the Immortal Aperture Pill, which is a precious elixir that can force people to achieve enlightenment and overcome obstacles in practice. However, this kind of elixir is too precious, and even Lan Zhiyuan, who is a direct bloodline, has difficulty in obtaining it.
Lan Huaying said guiltily at the side: "Father...it's all my fault for my daughter's incompetence. She always fails to satisfy the family when completing the family's tasks. Otherwise, my father wouldn't have waited until now and hasn't taken the Immortal Ability Pill. This time, my daughter asked my wife to If the Yin Leng Sword enters my family, my father will surely be able to obtain this elixir."
Lan Zhiyuan glared at his daughter and thought to himself: No wonder others say that you are too honest and not a hero who can do big things.
"I am an old man who is half dead. It doesn't matter whether he is promoted or not." Lan Zhiyuan said in a deliberately nonchalant tone.
Li Shuidao: "..."
It is because you are half buried in the earth that you are crazy about advancing. After advancing to the third level, your longevity will increase by another two to three hundred years. With a life span of five hundred years, you will no longer be old but young at that time.
"Uncle, what is the alchemy formula of the Immortal Awareness Pill?" Li Shuidao asked respectfully with expectation shining in his eyes.
Lan Zhiyuan's slightly aged eyes narrowed slightly and fell into silence for a while. I couldn't help but sigh: "I have been waiting for the Immortal Ability Pill for seventy years, how could I not look for the recipe for this elixir? But after you understand the recipe, you will only become more desperate..."
Speaking of this, Lan Zhiyuan's eyes flashed with a deep light, and he said: "If you want to refine the Immortal Aperture Pill, you need four treasures. They are the Deep Sea Spirit Pearl, the Purple Jade of the Earth Abyss, the Tianji Meteorite and the Pangu Beard."
Lan Zhiyuan pondered for a moment and continued: "The deep-sea pearl is the essence of the sea. Only deep-sea jade clams that have absorbed the essence of the sun and moon for more than a thousand years can breed this treasure. Deep-sea jade clams live in the deep sea. If you want to get it, It must dive into the depths of the sea, which is extremely rare..."
"This item has a price but no market. It is almost impossible to buy it with spiritual stones. It can only be exchanged for treasures of the same level."
"The Purple Jade from the Underground Abyss is produced in the underground abyss and contains the essence of the earth. Although this object is extremely precious, fortunately, our sect has an abyss of ten thousand poisons. This object happens to be produced in the abyss, and our sect has never used it. The Purple Jade from the Earthly Abyss will only be sold in exchange for treasures of the same level."
As he spoke, Lan Zhiyuan took out a piece of jade that shone with purple light from his storage bag and said, "Look, this is Diyuan Purple Jade. I happen to have a piece in my hand. If you agree to marry my daughter, Taoist couple, this can be used as a betrothal gift."
After Lan Zhiyuan finished speaking, he put away the Diyuan Purple Jade, and then continued: "The Tianji meteorite is a strange meteorite that fell from the nine heavens, and contains rich heavenly essence. This kind of meteorite is sold at auction. Occasionally, if someone doesn't know the goods and treats it as an ordinary fourth-level spiritual material, they can get it for 20,000 to 30,000 spirit stones, but if someone knows the goods, it is very likely that they will be fired for more than 100,000 spirit stones."
Li Shuidao nodded silently, thinking secretly...
Lan Zhiyuan continued: "As for Pangu Xu, this is a kind of spiritual grass that only grows in the Immortal Path Secret Realm. The Immortal Path Secret Realm only opens once every hundred years. Therefore, Pangu Xu is also extremely rare."
"The deep sea spirit beads contain the power of the ocean as vast as stars; the abyss purple jade contains the essence of the earth; the Tianji meteorite contains the essence of the nine heavens... The process of refining the Immortal Aperture Pill is to These three kinds of essences gather together to form chaos, and then use Pangu's beard as a guide to start the method of alchemy..."
"The monks who take this elixir will feel like they have experienced the process of Pangu's creation of the world. A new world will be opened up from chaos in their bodies. This new world is the virtual realm of the monks."
When Li Shuidao heard this, he nodded frequently. With his alchemy skills, he could feel that the elixir formula was definitely real, but the materials for alchemy were indeed too rare.
Li Shuidao bowed deeply and said: "Thank you uncle for your guidance. I also have a request to see the Immortal Toad and the Deep Pond Picture, and I ask my uncle to agree."
Lan Zhiyuan sighed and said softly: "My child, don't you understand? The Immortal Toad Pond Picture is just a trick for you, and it won't do any good. In the future, if you reach the level of cultivation, you can look at it as you like."
Li Shuidao had a serious look on his face and said firmly: "If you don't let me see the Immortal Toad Pond Picture, I will not become a Taoist couple with your daughter."
"If you let me watch, I will agree to marry you. If you don't agree, I will learn the sword technique Snake King and will not accept any benefits from your Lan family." His tone was firm and left no room for doubt.
"When will you get married?" Lan Zhiyuan suddenly raised his head and looked at Li Shuidao,
"After reading it, it depends on the arrangement." Li Shuidao replied calmly.
On the one hand, it is the future of the son-in-law, and on the other hand, it is his own path.
Lan Zhiyuan struggled a little, but finally faced his true heart and chose his own path.
As long as Li Shuidao can marry into his lineage, his chances of receiving the "Immortal Ability Pill" rewarded by his family will greatly increase.
"Li Xiaoyou...come with me." Lan Zhiyuan said with a loving smile.
Li Shuidao also smiled.
To be honest, he was lucky... If Lan Huaying's father hadn't been the "steward" of Wudao Building, he would not have had the opportunity to understand this picture.
An old man and a young man, one behind the other, walked unhurriedly into a side hall.
This side hall is located in Wudao Building. There is a word "kan" written on this side hall.
Lan Zhiyuan fired a spell and gently pushed open the wooden door.
Lan Zhiyuan led Li Shuidao into a side hall, where the atmosphere seemed quite peaceful. In the center of the side hall, a painting covered with red cloth hangs on the wall, like a mysterious door, hiding endless mysteries.
"My friend, please sit down." Lan Zhiyuan pointed to the position above the futon and said gently.
Li Shuidao nodded slightly and walked lightly to the designated location. He sat cross-legged and straightened his body.
Lan Zhiyuan lit a stick of Ningshen incense. The fragrance of Ningshen incense was so ethereal that it shocked people's spirits after smelling it.
Then he turned around and walked to the scroll. Gently uncovering the red cloth, a picture scroll suddenly appeared in front of Li Shuidao's eyes.
It is a picture of a green deep pool.
In the scroll, a quiet pool is like a mirror, with lotus leaves in the fields. A toad is lying on the lotus leaf, preparing to swallow a golden-winged mosquito.
In this quiet pool, a tense atmosphere of life and death filled the air. In addition, there is a bright moonlight above the scroll, like the brightest star in the night sky, quietly shining on the deep pool.
"My friend, this picture is called 'Immortal Toad Pond Picture', and it is one of the Five Poison Pictures of my family." Lan Zhiyuan pointed at the scroll and said slowly, "The seemingly calm pond in the scroll is actually an undercurrent. It is surging and full of all kinds of crises. You need to carefully understand the changes and artistic conception in order to understand its secrets."
Li Shuidao's heart trembled. He calmed down and sank his consciousness into the painting, carefully observing every detail.
He stared at the toad on the lotus leaf, his eyes flashing with sharp light. He felt the murderous aura emanating from the toad, as if he was in a life-and-death fight. Looking at the golden-winged mosquito again, although it was tiny, it was not afraid at all, as if it was waiting for an opportunity to counterattack.
wrong!
Don't look at the details, focus on the details, and don't take in the big picture. When looking at a picture, you must first look at the general outline and the artistic conception.
Li Shuidao narrowed his eyes slightly, and the "Immortal Toad Pond Picture" actually became blurry in his eyes. All the details disappeared, leaving only a faint outline.
He took a deep breath and immersed himself in the painting.
A cup of spiritual incense was completely burned out...
"Shui'er... don't look at it. The incense has burned out and looking at it will have no effect." Lan Zhiyuan reminded from the side.
Li Shuidao came back from the painting and looked quite disappointed when he saw Lan Zhiyuan's appearance.
"Uncle, it's a pity that I couldn't understand it from the painting." Li Shuidao sighed softly.
Hearing this, Lan Zhiyuan smiled lightly and said, "Shui'er, observing paintings and enlightening the Tao is one of thousands. It's normal to fail to make a breakthrough. You don't need to blame yourself too much. Moreover, you have another way. The only way to break through this barrier is to take the Immortal Ability Pill."
Speaking of the Immortal Ability Pill, Lan Zhiyuan's eyes lit up slightly, and he said with a slightly excited look: "If you take the Immortal Ability Pill, then the virtual realm will inherently contain the power of heaven and earth. Compared with the virtual realm that is achieved by self-enlightenment, it will be more powerful." It's powerful, but this elixir is so rare, it's so incredible that even the direct descendants of my Lan family have to wait in line..." (End of Chapter)
