Volume 2: Yun Ji Cang Hai Chapter 493: Leisure
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The hall was full of people, including the first and second generation disciples of the two schools and three courtyards of Xuanyuan Temple, as well as the gentry and people from the nearby market town, one or two hundred people gathered together. In the admiring eyes of the crowd, Lin Yi held incense and bowed three times to the tall statue, and then took over a sacrificial text and read it in a clear voice——
"Spring is born in the cold valley, the new sun is in the winter solstice, the snow is auspicious, and the year is auspicious... Remember my ancestors, the Taoism is promoted, the Xuanyuan lineage, and it will last for a thousand years...!"
Every word of the sacrificial text was gently uttered by Lin Yi, slowly passed by everyone's ears, and then drifted away in the wind and snow.
That night, within a radius of 500 miles of Xuanyuan Temple, a clear, upright and peaceful voice echoed between heaven and earth for a long time! Among thousands of households, people worshiped in the snowy night and prayed for the protection of the gods!
"...Enjoy the feast!" After the last two words were read out, the sacrificial text flew up in Lin Yi's hand, and then turned into a ball of fire and disappeared into the night sky.
"Knock down to my Taoist temple ancestors..." After Lin Yi led everyone to kneel down to the statue in the main hall, Daoheng shouted again: "Knock down to my Xuanyuan Temple Lin Zushi..."
Tianfu knelt down in front of him, followed by a dark crowd... Lin Cui'er and Mu Qing'er on the side also bowed down to show respect!
On the stone steps in front of the main hall, in the flying snowflakes, Lin Yi stood with his hands behind his back, looking at all this indifferently. He slowly raised his head, and his eyes merged with the night. In the depth, sparks flickered...
On the night of the winter solstice, Lin Yi took Tianfu back to Xiaotian'ao and drank with Mu Qing'er until dawn! From then on, he did not allow the descendants of the Lin family to accompany him, and the backyard gradually became a forbidden area for the family. The only people who came and went were his apprentices and sisters, and occasionally Mu Qing'er who fell from the sky.
Tianfu and Cui'er are already octogenarians in the mortal world. Although they have innate cultivation, the years are like a knife. The two are getting older day by day, and their life span is not much. Lin Yi can only give them elixirs to strengthen their foundation and help them regulate their qi and meridians, which is nothing more than a means to prolong their life!
Considering Mu Qing'er's current condition, Lin Yi shared his experience in building the foundation with her. He searched his Qiankun ring and found a few bottles of related elixirs to give as gifts.
One day, in the quiet room, Lin Yi and Tianfu talked about the difference between innate and Qi training.
The innate realm and the art of Qi training in the mortal world are similar, with only a fine line of difference, but it is extremely difficult to break through the gap between immortals and mortals. In addition to one's own shackles, the perception of the great truth is even more difficult to pursue. The sudden enlightenment of Zhenyuanzi at the moment of life and death can only be obtained occasionally and cannot be conveyed in words.
Tianfu and Cui'er were born by chance. Lin Yi opened up the gate of the mountain forcibly, which enabled them to cultivate and live a long life. It was just wishful thinking for them to cultivate the art of longevity.
Even so, Lin Yi could explain a few things to them. For example, when a climber is unable to reach the top, someone comes to describe the infinite scenery of the dangerous peak in person, which is a great comfort to the lost. Therefore, Tianfu and Lin Cui'er felt more enlightened and relieved. Perhaps, this was the former's intention.
While the master and the apprentice were talking, the door of the quiet room was opened, and Mu Qing'er came again. Tianfu hurriedly got up to greet the master.
The quiet room was covered with straw mats, on which were several futons and a square wooden table. Of course, there were also a row of wine jars against the wall.
"Tianfu, don't be polite! I'm taking advantage of your master!" Mu Qing'er waved her hand casually, and sat on the ground next to Lin Yi. Tianfu sat down and laughed, "What do you mean, Master?" The main character just smiled and listened to the two of them talking.
Grabbing the wine pot on the wooden table and filling a glass of wine for himself, the cold wine in the jade cup began to emit misty hot steam. Mu Qing'er took a sip, her manners were free and unrestrained but elegant. She said, "According to your master's cultivation, he has long been my predecessor. However, I know that he is a humble person and always gives in to me..."
"My master's cultivation is higher than Master's...?" In Tianfu's eyes, Mu Qing'er is the same as his master.
Glancing at Lin Yi, who seemed to be smiling, Mu Qing'er snorted, "He is more than higher than me..." Lin Yi interrupted her and suddenly asked meaningfully, "Why don't you practice in seclusion..."
After Mu Qing'er left last time, Lin Yiben thought she was going to practice in seclusion and try to build a foundation. But after just a few days, this expert from the Tianlong Sect came here again unwillingly, clearly with a knot in his heart.
"If it were someone else, with your foundation-building experience and complementary elixirs, he would probably go into seclusion immediately to try to build his foundation! But I..." She was nearly a hundred years old, but she actually showed a little girl's demeanor, rolled her eyes at Lin Yi, and then Mu Qing'er said: "You also know that my life span is not much. If I fail to build my foundation, I'm afraid I will never be able to come out of seclusion again. This wine... But I can't drink it!"
The purpose of cultivating immortals is to live forever! Ninety-nine percent of people have this idea, even Lin Yi is the same. How can you avoid seeking immortality! There are exceptions to everything, and Mu Qing'er is completely different from others. The way of cultivation is more of an interest for her.
Being spontaneous and self-centered, cowardly but fluent, this is also a rare state of mind! Lin Yi pondered for a while and said, "The life span of Qi training and martial arts is almost the same! If you don't give it a try, your current cultivation level will be wasted!" He then suddenly realized and asked, "Is it because you don't have the foundation-building pill?"
Having her thoughts revealed, Mu Qing'er said as a matter of course, "If you could have successfully built your foundation without the help of the pill, why not give it a try today?"
Even if it was an excuse, it was so justified and not without its own reason. This is Mu Qing'er! Lin Yi shook his head secretly, closed his eyes and pondered for a moment, then opened his eyes and said: "I have a lot of herbs on me, fortunately I can gather them all to refine the foundation-building pill..."
"You also know how to refine pills?" Mu Qing'er was surprised. If there is a foundation-building pill, maybe I can really succeed in building a foundation before my lifespan is exhausted! Who would have thought that Lin Yi said: "I know very little..."
"It doesn't matter..." Mu Qing'er grabbed the wine pot again, and her expression turned lost.
I have never had the time to study and practice alchemy, and the few times I tried were not outstanding. Looking at Mu Qing'er's lonely look, Lin Yi was a little helpless and said: "Forget it! I'll try it, you can do it..." Suddenly, a yellow light flashed on his body, and he disappeared in front of the two in an instant.
"What kind of escape method is this?" Mu Qing'er exclaimed in surprise, and then complained to the stunned Tianfu: "Your master is such a person who cherishes his own things..."
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Using the earth escape technique, Lin Yi sank 30 feet underground, dug out a secret room about 10 feet in size, and then sat cross-legged. With a wave of his hand, a pill furnace and dozens of medicinal herbs appeared in front of him.
At the beginning, after Ruoshui saved Lin Yi, he gave him a pill furnace and his personal alchemy notes before parting. The medicinal herbs were looted from the Zheng family's warehouse, and according to the pill recipe, he accidentally gathered all the medicinal herbs for alchemy. However, even though everything was ready, he had never refined a foundation-building pill. And the few times he tried, he only refined a few pills of fasting, which he was ashamed to mention to others.
He made a hand gesture, and a purple pill furnace with an ancient shape was suspended in front of Lin Yi. This furnace has three legs and two ears, and is only about a foot in size. However, as the magic formula is activated, it flashes with blazing light all over its body, as if it is being roasted by flames.
The three legs are not for decoration, but are embedded with magic arrays, which use the power of gold, wood, and fire to bless the furnace body; the two ears are water and earth magic arrays, which are used to balance yin and yang.
With a flick of his finger, a ray of true fire suddenly sank into the furnace and disappeared. Immediately, the purple furnace body glowed with flames, and the scorching heat rushed towards him. Lin Yi looked at the herbs placed in front of him and smiled bitterly. He only had five chances to try his hand...
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Ten days later, Mu Qing'er was talking to Tianfu, and Lin Yi emerged from the ground with a pill in his hand.
Every profession has its own specialty. When he really started to refine pills, Lin Yi realized how difficult it was. After refining two pills in succession, he had to concentrate on studying Mr. Ruoshui's notes again. Even so, he worked non-stop for ten days before he managed to refine a foundation-building pill. And looking at its quality, it was really distressing.
Thinking back to the time when Lin Yi was building his foundation, he used three foundation-building pills, and now this only pill seemed a little too tight for him. But Mu Qing'er didn't care about that, she asked for the 'earth escape technique' and left excitedly.
Refining the pill was quite mentally exhausting, and Lin Yi was a little tired. When he was about to take a break, Lin Cui'er, who hadn't shown up for a few days, came and told him about the danger in Xiaotian'ao...
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