Unknowingly, Jining had been walking in the deep mountains and old forests for two or three hours. Due to the high trees and dense forests, Jining felt that he had lost his way when entering this deep mountains and old forests for the first time. He could only climb up to a higher place and look far away to confirm his direction. .
So I found the highest mountain nearby and climbed to the top of this rocky cliff. When we climbed to the top of the mountain, we saw only continuous mountains, but we still roughly confirmed the direction. I don't dare to go any further, I plan to stop and rest for a while before going back.
After resting for a while, Jining stood up and looked around the cliff to confirm his position before preparing to go back. Jining, who practiced the art of breathing and breathing, had excellent eyesight. Suddenly he saw a tall tree with fruit under the cliff on the south side of the mountain.
Jining is a little strange. It's early summer now. According to the climate of Lu State, there are very few fruit trees at this time.
Feeling a little curious, I looked around and found a way down to the bottom of the cliff. Before Jining climbed to the bottom, he saw a towering fruit tree with lush branches and leaves. The tree was sparsely covered with fruits the size of an adult's fist. This fruit Jining had never seen before did not look like peaches or plums or pear fruits. Most of the fruits It's still green, but I can see a few yellow and red fruits in the tall canopy.
Jining guessed that these fruits should already be ripe, so he picked these fruits regardless of the others.
Jining looked at the fruits wrapped in Taoist robes and counted five fruits he had picked. Then he picked up a fruit and wiped it, then took a bite. The pulp was a little bitter at first in his mouth, and then it gave off a rich fragrance.
In the rich fragrance, Jining actually felt a different kind of breath, and felt a bit of cool breath. As the qi lines of practicing the longevity art gathered in the Dantian, Jining was a little surprised when he felt this breath. He knew that this breath was very special. , I have never felt it before, and this breath is particularly kind and makes my Dantian feel warm.
He ate all the spiritual fruit in a few mouthfuls and was about to sit down and practice. Suddenly the roar of a bear came to my ears.
Hearing the roar of the bear, Jining turned around and saw a bear covered in black fur rushing towards him. Its tall body directly broke several bowl-sized trees that were blocking it.
Seeing all this, Jining was frightened and knew that he was no match for the black bear.
Fortunately, the black bear was still some distance away from him. Jining hurriedly used Qinggong to quickly climb up the cliff, and then ran towards the outside of the mountain. He could only use his dexterity to run in one direction outside the mountain. After running for more than an hour, he finally heard that Jining didn't stop until the black bear roared.
Jining wiped the sweat from his forehead, took a deep breath, and slowly calmed down. Looking at the fruit wrapped in his arms, Jining had a smile on his face. Then he determined the direction and headed back to his residence.
It was already past noon when we returned to the thatched cottage. Jining didn't eat when he went out in the morning, so he was already thirsty and hungry.
However, Jining was in a particularly good mood at this time and was even a little excited. He secretly felt that these fruits were different, so Jining carefully put away the fruits.
Then he sat down and drank some water, then took out the leftover steamed buns from last night and gnawed them.
Jining could still really feel the cool air generated by eating the fruit just now, but now Jining felt a little impetuous, so he went to the pool to cleanse his body, and then he went into the house and sat down to practice the formula.
When Jining opened his eyes, he found that the sky was already dark. Jining was a little excited. It had been almost two years since he received the Secret of Immortality from his master, but he had never felt that the Secret of Immortality was special. However, today's fruit made him discover how special the Secret of Immortality was.
Now Jining felt that the cool air in his Dantian had stabilized. Jining knew where the spiritual power was, so he slowly lifted the spiritual power in his Dantian into the palm of his hand. Jining could really feel the coolness in the palm of his hand.
Jining was a little excited and ate another spiritual fruit, then meditated and breathed out. Jining felt that the spiritual energy in his Dantian suddenly became clear, and his Dantian seemed to make a "puff" sound. Then Jining felt that his hearing suddenly became much more sensitive. Jining guessed that he should have entered the first level of the Immortality Art.
Jining sighed softly and stood up and walked out of the residence, feeling excited in his heart. He looked at the stars in the sky with tears in his eyes and whispered softly in his heart, "Master, I will complete the road to immortality that you have not yet completed!"
Jining is carefully registering the records of farm rent submitted by farmers at the foot of the mountain. The corners of the room are filled with various vegetables and fruits. It was already late autumn, and all the grains grown in the fields had been harvested. This year's harvest was very good, which made the farmers down the mountain very happy. They all sent some fruits and vegetables to Jining, but Jining was so kind that he accepted them.
Calculating the time, Jining has lived in the thatched house for almost a year. And the few spiritual fruits that I accidentally obtained in the mountains more than three months ago have now entered the second level of the Immortality Technique.
If someone who knew Jining before saw Jining again, they would think it was another person if they didn't identify him carefully. Although he still has the same ordinary face, he has an indescribable temperament about him, and his eyes also look different from ordinary people, making people feel that he can see through everything in the world.
Because of the opportunity to get a few fruits, and after more than three months of practice, Jining felt that he had broken through another bottleneck.
The energy in the Dantian is getting stronger and stronger, and the control of the spiritual power in the Dantian is more skillful than before, but they still cannot let the spiritual power leave the body. These fruits are like medicinal primers, and Jining feels the breath from the fruits.
In the process of meditating and breathing in the future, I can also feel this special breath in this world. This breath is very similar to the breath I got after eating the spiritual fruit, but this breath is very weak, and this breath turns out to be It was revealed on the jade pendant Mr. Yu gave him.
Jining guessed that it was the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. If Jining had not felt this breath before, he would not be able to feel this special breath.
To Jining's surprise, he discovered that the jade pendant given to him by Mr. Yu could actually attract the spiritual energy from the surrounding world, but the collected spiritual energy was too little to have any effect on his cultivation.
Through the five spiritual fruits, Jining vaguely felt that he should be at the second level of Qi training now. However, after reaching the second level, Jining felt that it was difficult to advance even if the spiritual energy in this world entered the body. Like a mud cow entering the sea, it disappeared without a trace.
Later, he also sneaked into the cliff of Back Mountain to pick a few spiritual fruits, but what surprised Jining was that the fruit tree seemed to have fallen branches and leaves. Jining guessed that the black bear saw the ripe fruits being picked. After leaving, he became furious and destroyed the fruit tree completely. Jining was filled with sadness! But without the spiritual fruit, Jining had no choice but to return to the thatched cottage dejectedly.
After Jining registered the account book, other things were almost packed. Now that he has nothing to do here, he thought that the other Taoist priests living here would usually pack up and go back to the Taoist temple.
Jining found that he had not been back here for almost a year, so he also planned to go back to the Taoist temple.
It turned out that Jining had never returned to Chaotianguan since he came to the thatched cottage. He planned to take advantage of the time to check the account books to get his monthly salary. Although it was not much, it was better than nothing, so Jining took the account books from above. We went back to the mountain road we walked together with Taoist Master Yun Fei.
Jining discovered that after practicing the second level of the Immortality Art, he felt as light as a swallow, and his sense of hearing and vision was extremely sensitive. He could hear sounds that ordinary people could not hear. In addition, he found that his memory was much better than before. Now he has many Just looking at something seems to be imprinted in my mind.
Within an hour, I arrived at Chaotian Temple in Jining, and then under the guidance of someone, I went to the Kutang to check the account books with the Kutang. Later, when I asked about my salary, it was also the Kutang who received it, so I also received the salary by the way.
However, the monthly salary still exceeded Jining's estimate. Jining was responsible for the management of the mountains and fields in the back mountain and was considered a steward, so he had a monthly salary of five taels of silver.
When checking the account books, Jining met Li Ming. Li Ming was still as strong as ever, but he was still as cautious as before. But something seemed to be on his mind today. If Jining hadn't greeted him, Li Ming would have almost not recognized Jining. But maybe there was something urgent, so I exchanged a few words with Jining and left in a hurry.
Chaotian Temple is a famous Taoist temple in the Lu State, and is known as the Taoist Temple that protects the country. Jining guessed that there should be many Taoist classics here, and maybe he could find some books he needed. Jining saw that he had nothing to do in the Taoist temple, so he was going to try his luck in the Sutra Hall to see if he could find books that were useful for cultivation.
There are not many people in Chaotian Temple's Sutra Book Hall. It seems that ordinary Taoists don't like this place. Jining saw no one around and walked into the scripture hall without caring. When the steward saw Jining's face, he stopped Jining and asked him to check his identity card.
Jining handed the sign he had just received his salary to the manager of the bookkeeping department. After checking it, the manager let Jining in without saying anything.
The Sutra Book Hall of Chaotian Temple is quite large. Various scriptures are divided into categories. According to Taoism, scriptures, elixirs, talismans and other miscellaneous items are placed on various bookshelves in an orderly manner. Jining murmurs in his heart that Chaotian Temple’s Sutra Book Hall is really as legendary as One Hundred Thousand Scriptures, compared to my original Taoist temple, it is really a world of difference.
Jining browsed the past and found that although there were many books, they were all types of books handed down from ordinary Taoism. There were basically no books on cultivation that I was looking for. Occasionally, when Jining opened one or two of them, he felt that they were just imagined by the Taoist Priest himself.
Only now did Jining realize that the classics of cultivation were so precious. It was God's blessing that he could accidentally obtain this book of longevity. Suddenly I felt that all the hardships I had endured were worth it.
