Two hours later.
Lao He, who lost too much blood, finally woke up after everyone's treatment.
After he regained consciousness, his face was still as pale as paper. He looked at his empty left arm without saying a word, and his eyes had lost their energy.
Seeing this, everyone could only comfort him with a few words, and then withdrew, not disturbing his quiet meditation.
The human body is a treasure raft for crossing the world and the foundation of spiritual practice. If it is seriously damaged, it means that the path of spiritual practice is cut off.
Before the Nascent Soul stage, once the body is damaged, there is basically no way to repair it except for some second- and third-level elixirs or heavenly materials and earthly treasures.
"Hey, Fellow Daoist He has damaged the treasure body now. I don't know what to do in the future..."
Zhao He and Zhang Yao discussed for a few words, looking worried.
After leaving Lao He's residence, several people went to visit Fatty Chen again before they dispersed.
the next day.
Zhang Yao was still meditating when Lao He suddenly came to the door with a calm expression, as if he had stepped out of the shadows.
"Fellow Daoist He? What are you..."
Zhang Yao looked a little surprised.
Because Lao He didn't come empty-handed, but with a book.
"Fellow Taoist Qingxu."
Lao He sighed and said:
"I am over seventy years old, and now I have a broken arm. I have no hope of cultivating Taoism. I am ready to go north to defend my country and end my life."
"Didn't you always want to learn alchemy from me?"
"Before I leave, I have nothing to leave you fellow Taoists. I only have what I have learned, and I can barely understand it."
"If fellow Taoists don't mind, I can teach fellow Taoists my alchemy skills. In the future, the refining of Bigu Spirit Pill in Tiandu Mountain will depend on fellow Taoists."
When Zhang Yao heard this, he was immediately moved and bowed:
"Thank you so much, Fellow Daoist He."
Over the years, he has also asked Fatty Chen and Lao He for advice on formations and alchemy methods.
Fatty Chen was quite cheerful and taught him some knowledge about formations and restrictions, but Lao He hesitated and talked about him every time and refused to teach him.
Zhang Yao didn't insist. After asking several times to no avail, he gave up the idea.
He could understand this, after all, the method of refining the elixir could be said to be the capital of a life, and was not comparable to some superficial knowledge of formations and restrictions.
Unexpectedly, after experiencing the disaster of Kirigakure Island, Lao He was disheartened and ready to leave, but he actually offered to teach it to him.
"Fellow Taoist Qingxu."
Lao He handed the classics in his hand to Zhang Yao and said:
"This is my own experience in alchemy. Fellow Taoist, please memorize it first. If you don't understand anything, you can ask me at any time."
"After fellow Taoist masters have mastered it, you can follow me to learn how to refine the elixir."
"good."
Zhang Yao solemnly took the book and said:
"Don't worry, fellow Taoist, I will live up to your trust."
In the coming time:
Lao He soon discovered that Zhang Yao actually had a certain foundation in alchemy, and he quickly learned various techniques and tips for refining elixirs.
Although Zhang Yao's skills are not wood-based or fire-based and have no benefits over alchemy, after all, they are just some basic alchemy skills and have little impact.
A few months later, with Zhang Yao's painstaking study, he had digested everything Lao He had learned throughout his life.
Lao He knows how to refine a total of three kinds of elixirs. In addition to the simplest Bigu Pill, there are also the "Bone and Blood Pill" for rapid healing, and the "Yuanyuan Pill" for improving cultivation.
However, since the materials required for the latter two elixirs are a little more expensive, Lao He has never refined them several times and does not have much experience.
Half a year after the disaster of Kirigakure Island:
"Lao He, take care of yourself all the way!"
Zhang Yao, Fatty Chen, Zhao He, Jiang Rou and his wife bid farewell to Lao He in Tiandu Mountain.
"I wish you all immortality and hope to see you again in the future."
Lao He smiled freely, said goodbye to everyone, turned around and flew away with the magic weapon.
Like Lunan back then, he planned to go to the Wei Kingdom to serve as a royal servant, enjoy the rest of his life, and perhaps marry a wife, have children, and recruit disciples to teach the Dharma.
The royal family of Weiguo is itself a family of immortal cultivators, and has recruited many immortal cultivators to serve as worshippers. I heard that the treatment is quite good.
However, the competition in the Wei Kingdom is fierce, and the royal family can only provide glory and wealth, and cannot allocate many resources for worship, so only some immortal cultivators who have no hope of immortality will make this choice.
"Why……"
Another old friend passed away, making Fatty Chen, Zhao He and Jiang Rou all feel a little unmotivated.
After a few people chatted casually for a while, they dispersed.
…………
Nine years later.
Zhang Yao, Fatty Chen and a new monk bid farewell to Zhao He and Jiang Rou.
Compared to Lao He who was disheartened back then, Zhao He was high-spirited and full of confidence in his speech.
Because he broke through to the middle stage of Qi refining.
In the middle stage of Qi refining, you are eligible to go north to join a certain sect, aristocratic family, or join the market. In exchange for resources, you can greatly speed up your cultivation.
If there is another chance, he may not be able to break through to the foundation-building stage in this life and become a powerful immortal who is envied by everyone.
Even if the hope is slim, there is hope.
"Fellow Taoist, take care of me!"
In the farewell of everyone, Zhao He left Tiandu Mountain with his Taoist companions.
Seven years later.
Fatty Chen also left.
Like Lao He back then, because he was too old, he gave up climbing the immortal path and prepared to go to Weiguo to enjoy wealth.
There were three people seeing him off this time, but Zhang Yao was the one he knew best. After the two said goodbye to each other, Fatty Chen took control of the magic weapon and flew away.
Zhang Yao looked away and sighed in his heart:
"Time flies so fast, I never expected that I would become the oldest monk in Tiandu Mountain."
"I have been stuck in a bottleneck for five or six years. I have practiced more than a dozen spells to perfection. I don't know how to break through to the fourth level of Qi refining..."
…………
Inadvertently, more than ten years have passed.
Nearly forty years have passed since Zhang Yao entered Tiandu Mountain.
"Thank you, Taoist Brother Qingxu!"
Several monks from Tiandu Mountain's spiritual veins came to Zhang Yao's palace to receive the Bigu Spirit Pill, and they all looked a little respectful.
The former Seven Friends of Tiandu have long since drifted away in the wind.
Today, there are five monks in Tiandu Mountain, and Zhang Yao is the absolute backbone. He is not only responsible for maintaining the formation, but also taking care of the spiritual field and refining the Bigu Spirit Pill.
With such a status, coupled with the fact that he is the oldest and most senior, everyone naturally respects him and calls him "Brother Tao" in conversation, which makes him vaguely half a generation above him.
"Fellow Taoists, you're welcome."
After Zhang Yao exchanged greetings with everyone, he sent them away.
"These junior monks are really worse than the last..."
Looking at their leaving figures, Zhang Yao withdrew his gaze and shook his head secretly.
On the surface, he is almost seventy years old, and the young monks in Tiandu Mountain and Kong Qingchuan are all guessing when he is going to leave Lu and go north.
Zhang Yao also knew that he could not stay any longer, otherwise sooner or later he would arouse suspicion and cause some minor troubles.
Twenty years ago, he reached the peak of the third level of Qi Refining, but unfortunately he has been stuck in the bottleneck period for so many years.
He had been mentally prepared for this. After all, Lao He and Fatty Chen had been stuck for 20 to 30 years, unable to make any progress. In the end, they had no choice but to give up pursuing the immortal way.
"Stay another two years!"
Zhang Yao quickly made a decision in his mind.
"Within two years, if I can break through to the fourth level of Qi Refining, I will be able to leave openly and honestly."
"If you can't, then leave Tiandu Mountain temporarily, go to the human world to stay for a few years, and then change your identity and join Kong Qingchuan..."
