The mountain road was rugged and difficult, and it took the two of them more than an hour to reach the mountainous field. This mountainous field is cultivated along the mountain, with layers rising up the mountain. It is very spectacular. At the foot of the mountain is a small village with more than 20 or 30 households, with mud walls and black tiles scattered sparsely.
Taoist priest Yunfei pointed to the villages at the foot of the mountain and said that it was the farmers in the villages at the foot of the mountain who were responsible for cultivating the mountain fields.
Jining nodded and continued to admire the mountain scenery. Soon after, they walked into a mountain col, which was surrounded by a lush forest. There were three thatched houses with mud walls in a clearing beside the forest. It seemed that this should be the residence of the Taoist priest guarding Yamada. The relatively larger thatched house in the middle should be the living quarters, and the other two should be the kitchen and storage room.
There is a large water pool dozens of meters away from the edge of the thatched house, and a mountain stream flows into the water pool. Looking down the open space, there is a large vegetable garden surrounded by bamboo fences, where fruits and vegetables grow full of vitality.
Taoist priest Yun Fei pointed to a few thatched huts and said that this was where he lived. He was afraid that Jining would regret seeing the poor conditions here, so he continued: "The mountains here are bright and the water is beautiful. It is an excellent place for young people like you to cultivate themselves. In addition, If there are not many daily things, you can also leave for a while.”
Then there was another round of extravagant bragging, describing the job of looking after the medicinal fields and vegetable fields as the best job in the Taoist temple.
After Jining looked around, he asked what the main tasks were to manage the mountain fields. Taoist priest Yunfei said that actually managing the mountain fields was very simple. There was basically no need to manage the mountain fields. As long as the farmers paid the land rent at the time of harvest every year. Okay, you don’t need to worry about this part at all, because the land rent in Taoist temples is very low, and farmers are very grateful to Taoist temples. Every year after harvesting, farmers will prepare the land rent and help transport it to Taoist temples. We only need to register and make a list.
The most important thing is that there are many wild animals on the mountainside, and farmers come here every year to ask for a few beast-repelling charms. However, Master Yushan seems to know this, and every year he hands over a few beast-repelling talismans to the deacon, and we can just go and get them.
In addition, the most important things here are the medicinal fields and vegetable gardens. Among them, the medicinal field behind the water pool is not big, but the medicinal herbs grown in it are taken very seriously by Master Yushan, who occasionally comes to take a look.
The farmers at the foot of the mountain, Lao Chen, are responsible for sowing fruits and vegetables in the medicinal fields and vegetable gardens, because most of the fruits and vegetables in Guanli are provided by the vegetable gardens below, and some rogue gangsters outside Yidu sometimes come here to steal, and Shanxia Farmers are afraid of these rogues, so they need to be watched by watchers.
After hearing this, Jining already knew the general work he was responsible for.
Then he followed Taoist Master Yunfei into the thatched house and saw that it had been tidied up. Taoist priest Yunfei's frequently used items have been packed and placed aside. Maybe he knows that Jining lacks bedding and other daily items, so he still keeps these.
It seems that after the handover with Jining is completed, he is ready to leave with his bag, so Taoist priest Yunfei seems to be in a good mood.
After explaining everything, he took Jining to Lao Chen's house in the village at the foot of the mountain and explained to Lao Chen the situation that Jining was responsible for.
Lao Chen's ancestors have been honest farmers living here for generations. Although in the past, he could support his family's life by renting Taoist farmland, but Lao Chen has three sons and does not want his children and grandchildren to repeat his life.
Therefore, Lao Chen asked his son to send his grandson to Yidu Academy to study. However, the academy was under pressure from high tuition fees, so Lao Chen and his family were responsible for planting the medicine fields and vegetable gardens of the Taoist temple.
Jining followed Taoist Yunfei into Lao Chen's house at the foot of the mountain. The yard was kept clean, and it seemed that he was a well-to-do family. At this time, an old farmer of medium height came out of the house. Although his face was full of grooves, he was in good spirits. When he saw it was Taoist Priest Yunfei, he quickly bowed and said, "Taoist Priest Yunfei's visit really makes this humble house shine!"
Jining was a little surprised that this old farmer said such elegant words. It seemed that he was a little different from ordinary farmers.
Taoist priest Yunfei may have wanted to leave in a hurry, but without any politeness, he told Lao Chen about the future responsibility of Yamada Vegetable Garden to Jining, and Lao Chen bowed to Jining again.
Lao Chen warmly welcomed them into the house to drink tea, and asked his mother-in-law to prepare a vegetarian meal for them to eat, but Taoist Yunfei and Jining both refused.
After chatting for a while, the two of them returned to the thatched house. Taoist Yunfei explained other things before picking up the package and leaving.
After Taoist Priest Yunfei left, Jining also tidied up the thatched cottage. However, he didn't have any belongings and only took a few changes of clothes with him when he fled, so it was very simple.
Jining tidied up his apartment, felt thirsty, and saw that the teapot on the table was empty, so he went to the kitchen to boil a pot of water. After resting for a while, I continued to tidy up inside and outside, and it was already noon when I was busy.
After eating something casually, Jining looked around the thatched house and found no one there, so he walked into the thatched house and closed the door. He sat down at the wooden table, reached out and took out the yellowed and worn booklet from his inner pocket.
Jining was a little lucky that although Xuan Tianling was taken away, the booklet he valued most was still there. Although he didn't know its efficacy, he had been influenced by it since he was a child and saw the master and Mr. Yu's persistence in pursuing immortality. Therefore, the pursuit of immortality has become a primitive pursuit engraved in the hearts of Jining's Taoists.
Jining guessed that one of the Master's Secrets of Immortality might not be the original one, and maybe the Secret of Immortality he had now could help him go further.
Jining's hands trembled slightly as he read the booklet. The first page of the Secret of Immortality contained instructions on how to practice, which were very different from what he had seen before.
This Immortality Secret is a little thicker than the one the master left for him. It contains many ancient texts. Jining has followed the master since he was a child. Although he has read countless Taoist books, he is not familiar with the words written in this Immortality Secret. The content is still unclear.
Jining carefully looked at the luck pattern of the Taoist sitting cross-legged in the longevity formula, and found that the Taoist's body was densely marked with the eight extraordinary meridians of the human body. In addition to the eight extraordinary meridians, there were also a few vague meridians that were not in the master's longevity formula. context.
On the side of the painting are the cultivation formulas for the first to tenth levels of the Immortality Art, which explain the method of practicing and operating the Immortality Art, absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and refining it. The book also notes that those who practice this technique must have spiritual roots, otherwise this technique cannot be practiced. Jining guessed that the vague context is spiritual roots.
In addition, this book of longevity secrets vaguely mentions that this technique needs to be practiced in a place with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. Use the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to directly cultivate the innate true energy; with various sects in the rivers and lakes, you must first practice the true energy, and then use it to practice the innate true energy. It is completely different to return to innate Qi from the day after tomorrow, so as to cultivate the innate Qi. And it is said that this technique is so miraculous that after practicing this technique, one will be immortal and live as long as the pines in Nanshan Mountain, so it is called "The Secret of Immortality".
The book also vaguely mentions that with the advancement of cultivation, many incredible magical spells will be developed, but there is no specific explanation.
Turning to the back, there are some strange pictures and ancient texts that have never been seen before. Jining looked at the picture and tried to figure it out, but still couldn't understand it and had to give up.
Looking at the Secret of Immortality, Jining was a little bit dumbfounded. He didn't know whether he had spiritual roots. If he didn't have spiritual roots, all the things he had done were in vain. But there was no other way, so Jining began to practice according to the absorption method explained by the Taoist sitting cross-legged.
The sky is slightly white, and Jining is already meditating and practicing the longevity formula. After the breath and breathing energy is refined according to the operation method of the formula, a weekly cycle will then circulate the refined energy to the Dantian.
This is the tenth great celestial cycle he has run today. But the dantian was still empty, and no refining energy remained in the dantian. However, Jining did not give up and continued to practice according to the formula.
After more than two hours, Jining stopped practicing and walked out of his residence. Seeing the smoke rising from the villages below, farmers are already preparing breakfast. He found that his practice according to this Immortality Art was no different from the Immortality Art he practiced on his own.
I sighed in my heart, not knowing whether it was because I had no spiritual roots or because this world lacked the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.
Time flies. Jining has lived in the thatched house for more than half a year. Managing the medicinal fields is very easy. He only needs to collect the mature medicinal materials and send them back to Guanli. There is basically no need to do other things by yourself. Lao Chen has already done things such as organizing the vegetable garden and delivering vegetables to the Taoist temple.
Lao Chen would often send some chickens, ducks, eggs, rice and vegetables over, but Jining would not give him any silver. Jining vaguely knew that this was an unspoken rule left in the past. If he didn't accept it, it might make Lao Chen feel uneasy, so Jining gave up.
During this period, Li Ming came to Jining twice, saying that he was inspecting the vegetable garden on behalf of Dian Zuotang. The two were already familiar with each other so everything went smoothly. For Jining, who used to live alone, life here is much better than in the original Taoist temple, so he is very used to it.
It just made Jining feel a little depressed. Jining practiced according to this longevity formula, but the practice for more than half a year was still the same as before, and he didn't feel any difference from the previous practice.
Jining felt depressed after finishing his meditation practice and took a quick shower.
Seeing that the weather was fine today and I had nothing else to do, I walked towards the back of the mountain. Although Jining has been here for more than half a year, he has been practicing the exercises persistently and has not traveled anywhere yet. I was feeling depressed today so I was ready to go for a walk.
Jining slowly walked along the mountain path towards the highest peak of the back mountain. It was early summer and all the trees were full of life. Because it was a remote mountainous area, few people had been there. Jining felt very comfortable stepping on the thick piles of fallen leaves.
Perhaps because he was in a good mood, Jining kept walking towards the depths of the mountain. Although there was no progress in the cultivation of the longevity secret, he still felt as light as a swallow after practicing.
