The mountain road was dark and there were no pedestrians. Xiang Shen was so happy that he went straight to the brightly lit Merit Hall at the top of the mountain.
The "Sutra of Immortality" was indeed very easy as Qin Ji said. Within half an hour of holding it in her hands, she had developed a ray of true energy.
However, its intensity is directly proportional to the difficulty of cultivation. The true energy is extremely weak. If you focus solely on cultivation, it will probably have no effect except to live for decades longer.
Xiang Shu had expected it and was not disappointed. Instead, he was quite happy.
If she were still the original miscellaneous spirit root, practicing the "Sutra of Immortality" would definitely not be easy. From this point of view, my qualifications have indeed improved, and now I am only one orthodox mental method away from the path of cultivation.
While thinking, Xiang Shenren had already reached the entrance of the Gongde Hall. She went in immediately without any hesitation.
There was no one in the Gongde Hall at night. There was only one window open, and the old man in azure robes sitting inside was dozing off.
Xiang Shen knocked on the window. The old man opened his eyes and took a look, then closed them again.
Xiang Shen was not annoyed. He took out two elixir bottles and placed them at the window. He said solemnly: "Elder, I want to exchange for the sect's contribution."
Perhaps Xiang Shen's voice was too serious. The old man opened his eyes again. There was impatience in his eyes, but his movements were not slow. He waved his sleeves and swept away the two bottles of medicine pills in front of the window.
He opened the cork and took a sniff, his impatient expression immediately became intriguing, "Have you ever eaten the elixir in this bottle?"
Xiang Shu's face changed slightly and he didn't answer.
The old man didn't care how she reacted. At this moment, he got interested and simply poured out all the pills, counted them, and said to himself: "Well... there are thirty-nine pills in total. It seems that I have eaten one."
Xiang Shen glanced at the elixir bottle that Shi Shi gave her, "What's wrong with the elixir?"
"The elixir itself is not bad, has mild medicinal properties, and is of high quality, but it is mixed with a poison called Soul Sound Grass."
The old man responded happily: "This Soul Sound Grass is a method used by casual cultivators to control people. It is rare. I was lucky enough to encounter it when I went down the mountain for training in my early years. It only takes a small dose to make people obediently controlled by a unique kind of grass." No matter what the person says, he will do it."
Xiang Shen looked ugly, "How much contribution can I get in exchange for it?"
The old man chuckled and said, "This Soul Sound Grass is rare. If you pay ten for an ordinary spiritual elixir, I will give you fifty for these. I will give you thirty-nine, which is two thousand."
"good!"
Handing the token to Xiang Shen, the old man turned it over and took a look at his name. Then he wrote down his contribution under the token, handed it back and asked with a smile:
"Little girl, I have a way to unlock the Soul Sound Technique in your body. Two thousand contributions is barely enough. Are you willing?"
Xiang Shen suddenly raised his head and looked at the old man, as if surprised and happy, and then showed a tangled expression. After hesitating for a moment, he said: "Can I let the disciples think about it?"
"Can."
The old man nodded cheerfully, but his eyes were always fixed on Xiang Shu.
Xiang Shen's mind raced, and he immediately understood the reason, and asked nervously and urgently: "Disciple... If I want to come looking for you, what title should I give to find the elder?"
The smile on the old man's face suddenly widened, "My surname is Yuan. I am the only standing elder in the entire Inner Sect Gongde Hall with this surname. It is not difficult to find him."
Xiang Shu's face showed a sudden realization, "Disciple understands, then...disciple resigns."
Elder Yuan waved his hand and allowed Xiang Shu to leave. He lay down again and started to shake slowly.
It was a windfall.
He did not lie to Xiang Chu. Soul Sound Grass was indeed rare, but it would not cause the value of the elixir to increase fivefold to fifty.
He did this all for himself.
The monthly salary of the inner sect's standing elder is really pitiful. Recently, because of something serious happened to a true disciple, the monthly salary has been cut by another 30%, and it is really difficult to make ends meet.
Due to the sect rules, he could not force any disciple to trade with him, but Xiang Shu would definitely come to him if he wanted to escape from the control of Soul Sound Technique.
This is because the disciple is voluntary, and he can cleverly bypass the sect rules and let this generous contribution fall into his pocket.
Thinking of this, Elder Yuan couldn't help laughing.
He smelled the Soul Sound Grass, but he didn't know how to remove the Soul Sound Technique. If he really knew how to do it, how could he still be here as an ordinary elder?
The little girl is young and innocent, so she is easy to deceive.
However, Xiang Shen, who Elder Yuan said was simple and easy to deceive, stepped out of the Hall of Merit and Virtue, and immediately went to the Sutra Pavilion to spend all his contributions and returned to the other courtyard before dawn.
Inside the room, Xiang Shu lit the oil lamp on the table, put the "Sutra of Immortality" aside, took out a purple-covered book from his arms, and placed it solemnly in front of him.
"Three Methods of Returning to Truth" is a method for lower-ranking people to cultivate their true heart.
Among the many mental methods in the Sutra Pavilion, this one is better than the "Sutra of Immortality" and falls into the category of orthodox spiritual methods for cultivating the truth. Because it is incomplete, the upper limit is only the foundation building period.
Two thousand contributions is not a small amount, but cultivating the true mind method is surprisingly expensive, so you can only replace this incomplete mind method. Others that are more powerful, or have nothing to do with the pill formation stage, have a five thousand contribution as a base, and even more Not to mention anything else.
But even so, Xiang Shu was already satisfied.
The inner disciple's monthly contribution was only fifty. If she followed the rules, it would take her three years and four months to change to such a method.
Three years is such a long time?
How many changes will happen?
Are you dead or alive?
She couldn't even think about it.
Xiang Wenli probably didn't expect that those elixirs not only failed to control her, but also helped her a lot, right?
Under the flickering candlelight, Xiang Shen's eyes were cold. She could see that Xiang Wenli was a heartless person, but she didn't expect him to be so vicious.
If he hadn't been careful and endured not taking those elixirs, the consequences would have been disastrous.
That day, she deliberately singled out the Wan family to make Xiang Wenli change his mind at the last minute. The gift of the pill must have been impromptu, but he was able to take out the poisonous pill at will.
Combined with the elixir bottles given by Shi Shi, it is not difficult to guess that these elixirs are used by Xiang Wenli to control the elite.
The elder of Merit Hall said that Soul Sound Grass is rare and should be worth a lot of money. Being able to use it on most people so luxuriously proves that Xiang Wenli has easy access to Soul Sound Grass.
So, does Xiang Wenli have other opportunities?
Thinking of this, a faint light flashed in Xiang Chu's eyes, and he regained his clarity.
That’s all.
It's too early to think about these things now, just remember the accounts first and calculate them later.
She quickly cleared away her distracting thoughts, opened the cover and studied "The Three Methods of Reviving Truth".
There are many incomplete mental methods, but Xiang Shu only likes this one.
In addition to being cheap, the true energy cultivated by this method is hidden, difficult to be detected by others, and can be accumulated in the body. Over time, the power is quite impressive. The only disadvantage is that the true energy flows slowly.
Once the true energy is slow, the move will be slow.
However, for the first two advantages, Xiang Shu feels that this shortcoming is bearable.
…
In the blink of an eye, two months have passed.
Except for walking around Dangchen Peak every night in the dead of night, Xiang Shu spends the rest of his time studying mental methods without eating or sleeping, and his cultivation gradually gets on the right track.
Without the help of magic pill, after two months, she finally stepped into the first level of Qi training.
On the day of her breakthrough, her strength increased, her gait was light, and her body suddenly grew taller. Her original robes could no longer be worn.
The news quickly reached Qinji's ears.
Qinji was extremely satisfied with Xiang Shu's performance in the past two months. He just thought that Xiang Shu was eating well and growing faster. He ordered someone to bring some larger robes and ignored him.
Xiang Shu breathed a sigh of relief and continued to breathe in the spiritual energy from the mountain without changing the elixir.
I haven't shown up for two months, and the elder of the Hall of Merit is probably scolding me. It's just that it's not honorable to increase my contribution in disguise. I have been hiding, and it is impossible for the elder to come to me openly.
No one knows whether the elders of the Hall of Merit are anxious, but there is another group of people who are getting angry right now.
"It's been two months and I haven't done anything yet. What are you doing to eat?!"
The young man in the other courtyard was wearing a blue legal uniform and stared at the slave kneeling in front of him with a cold expression.
"Master, calm down!"
The old servant in gray clothes who was kneeling on the ground looked panicked and kowtowed repeatedly, "It's not that I didn't take action. It's just that Xiang Shen has never left the house before. I can't wait for the opportunity!"
"Trash! How dare you talk back?"
The young man was so angry that he picked up the teapot and hit the old servant on the forehead, causing blood to flow immediately.
The old servant remained silent and did not dare to wipe his eyes with blood.
The young man let out his anger, his face became slightly angry, and he said slowly: "If she doesn't go out, won't you find an opportunity to come and attack her?"
The old servant raised his head and widened his eyes, "Master, you want my life! That is the residence of the inner disciples. If the old slave breaks in, he will offend the dignity of the inner disciples and he will die."
"Grey Slave, the older you get, the less courageous you become."
The young man snorted and said in a cold voice: "That senior brother told me personally that Xiang Hongyu had already received a secret order from the sect to follow a true disciple to Lu State, and he would not be able to return for at least half a year. Feel free to take action, and I will make arrangements immediately after you succeed. People will take care of you and allow you to go down the mountain and enjoy your old age in peace. Don't be ignorant of what is good and what is bad."
Hearing the word "go down the mountain", a glimmer of light immediately appeared in Hui Pu's dim eyes, "Master, are you serious about this?"
"Um?"
The young man gave a cold look, and the gray servant suddenly trembled. He didn't dare to ask any more questions, and bent down to kowtow, "Old slave, your order is respected!"
After the gray servant bowed and retreated, the young man fluttered his sleeves and sat down again, unable to hide the hatred in his eyes.
"Xiang Hongyu, this is just the interest. The rest of the debt will wait until you come back... let's calculate it slowly!"
…
"I heard that you and Guan Yuanzhi have enmity?"
Among the white clouds, a spiritual boat can be seen breaking through the clouds.
On the front deck of the spirit boat cabin, a young man with an ordinary appearance stood with his hands behind his hands. He was wearing a black legal uniform that made him look tall and tall, and his cuffs were embroidered with golden flame cloud patterns, which fully showed his noble status.
Xiang Hongyu stood behind him. He was slightly startled when he heard this, and immediately replied respectfully: "Reporting to Senior Brother, this matter is a misunderstanding. Senior Brother Guan..."
Before he finished speaking, the young man in black raised his hand to interrupt: "No need to explain, but I have to remind you that Guan Yuanzhi is narrow-minded and has support. You are a new member of the inner sect and have a weak foundation. Be careful of getting into trouble."
At this point, the young man in black smiled slightly and said, "Before leaving, I also heard that you took your younger sister, who you have been dependent on each other since childhood, into the sect to take care of you, which is very good."
