Taoist Myth: I am the last true immortal in the world

Chapter 44 The final test
Inner courtyard, three-story red building.

Inside the house, Zheng Wenshu, Wang Laozhi, Cai Rujin and Wang Zaixi stood respectfully in front of the tent.

In front of them sat He Xiangu.

A figure could be vaguely seen lying on its side in the tent.

Suddenly, a middle-aged man's voice came from inside, "Zai Xi, how long did it take you to build the foundation and refine the grain and essence?"

Wang Zai Xi took a step forward, bowed and saluted, and then said: "Reporting to the Patriarch, it took more than two months for the disciple to build the foundation, and to refine the grain into essence for a full year and three months, totaling one year and five months."

That's right, the figure of the middle-aged man inside the curtain is none other than Zhong Liquan.

I heard Zhongliquan ask again: "Rujin, what about you?"

Cai Rujin also stepped forward and bowed in salute, "Master, my disciple took four foundation-building pills. Fortunately, it took exactly one month to build the foundation. It took a year to refine the grain and transform it into essence, totaling one year and one month."

"Thanks to the enlightenment of my mentor, Duke Dong, I, Zhongli Quan, have gained the Tao and created the art of inner alchemy. So far, only a few dozen people have practiced it." Zhongli Quan said slowly: "The one with the most outstanding talent among them is none other than Lu Wei. One month is spent building the foundation, and three months is spent refining grain and turning it into essence. It stayed in the stage of refining essence and turning into energy for a hundred years, and then successfully cultivated the golden elixir and gained the Tao, thus refining the Yang Shen."

He Xiangu, Zheng Wenshu, Wang Laozhi and others listened respectfully to the holy teachings of the Patriarch.

Zhong Liquan said in a calm tone, "Lü Gai is so talented. It took him one month to build the foundation, and three months to refine the grain and essence. Are you really sure that Chen Yun spent more than [-] days building the foundation and didn't refine the grain for one month?" Transformation into perfection?”

Uncle Zheng Wen spoke up: "Teacher, although Chen Yun asked me for a Yin Yang Star Grass and three red snow lychee fruits from Ru Jin, it was true that he had completed the foundation building and grain refining in about two months. ”

Wang Laozhi couldn't help but added: "It is precisely because of his amazing talent that I would like to ask Master to be kind and allow me to accept Chen Yun as my disciple."

"Such a talent, not to mention that I love him, even if he is a teacher, his heart is beating." Zhong Liquan sighed, "I just don't know if his heart is firm in pursuing the Tao."

He Xiangu, who had remained silent, said: "Grandmaster, I once transformed into a woman to test. This Chen Yun is not greedy for money, and is not lustful. He only has power and has not been tested. It seems that his heart towards the Tao is indeed particularly firm."

Zhong Liquan said: "Tell me your feelings of temptation one by one."

He Xiangu didn't dare to hide anything, so she described the situation in detail.

After listening, Zhong Liquan laughed dumbly: "Xiu Gu, your test is full of loopholes. I'm afraid that he has already discovered the clues and cannot make it true."

Xiugu is the nickname of He Xiangu.

Most people definitely can't call it that.

As his master, Zhong Liquan can naturally call him this.

He Xiangu shouted, "Master, can't you? I haven't shown any flaws at all. Isn't it because he is diligently pursuing the truth?"

Zhong Liquan laughed, "Chen Yun is very smart, otherwise he wouldn't be able to create soap or chess. Ordinary people wouldn't be able to spot the clues to your probing methods. However, Chen Yun is so smart, do you think he can't find any flaws?"

Cai Rujin had seen Chen Yun's astonishing wisdom and deeply agreed: "What the founder said makes sense. This Chen Yun is so smart that one doubts his wisdom. I even suspect that he is the reincarnation of a certain immortal family. If it is based on the test that the fairy said before, , it is indeed possible to find flaws.”

He Xiangu curled her lips and said nothing.

She didn't feel that her testing revealed any flaws, and always believed that Chen Yun was resolute.

"Forget it, since this Chen Yun is so talented, he is expected to carry forward my inner alchemy." Zhong Liquan gradually sat up and said: "This last test of power will be done by me personally."

Wang Laozhi smiled bitterly and said: "Master, your test is probably more than just power, right? I think that Senior Brother Lu was tested by you ten times before he passed the test and was able to get started. I'm afraid Chen Yun won't be able to withstand it."

Zhong Liquan said calmly: "My temptation is definitely not limited to power. If he can withstand the test, I will personally teach him the Dharma. If he cannot withstand it... As long as he is not obsessed with power, Lao Zhi, I allow you to do so." Let him in."

Hearing this, Wang Laozhi and Zheng Wenshu were shocked.

They never expected that their mentor would be so serious when he heard about Chen Yun's talent. Not only was he prepared to personally test him, but once he passed the test, he was also ready to accept him as his disciple and teach him the Dafa.

Uncle Zheng Wen was fine.

On the contrary, Wang Laozhi was vaguely looking forward to Chen Yuntong's other tests besides power, because he really liked Chen Yun's amazing talent and wanted to pass on the Taoism.

It's not just Wang Laozhi who doesn't want Chen Yun to pass Zhong Liquan's test.

Cai Rujin and Wang Zaixi also vaguely hoped that Chen Yunchun would fail all the tests, otherwise... well, Chen Yun would climb over them and become their uncle!

If there is anyone here who hopes Chen Yun can pass the test most, it is probably He Xiangu.

Why?

Because if Chen Yun can pass all the tests set by Zhong Liquan, it means that all of He Qiong's previous tests are flawless.

Although He Xiangu and others like her have truly attained Taoism and become immortals, she is very competitive at heart and always feels that she is doing the best. Now that Zhong Liquan says that there are flaws in the test, how can she be convinced?

Even though Zhong Liquan is his ancestor, He Xiangu is not willing to be outdone.Because of this, He Xiangu secretly encouraged Chen Yun and said, "Chen Yun, you have to use your energy to pass all the tests."

……

In the afternoon, in the Talisman Making Hall.

Chen Yun is drawing the talisman with all his heart.

After so many days of Cai Rujin's guidance, Chen Yun did not dare to say anything else. At least there was basically no problem in drawing the talisman.

Of course, it is limited to drawing symbols.

Like how the painted talisman can have magical and extraordinary functions, he still doesn't know how to do it.

What Chen Yun is currently painting is "Invisibility Talisman".

Although this kind of talisman is called an "invisibility talisman", its function is not only as simple as invisibility, but also includes the function of "covering the soul".

In short, once the invisibility talisman is used, both the body and the soul can be hidden from detection.

"This talisman is particularly magical. If I own one, I can use this talisman to escape from enemies who are angry in the future."

Chen Yun was thinking while drawing, should he find an opportunity to ask Cai Rujin to give him an invisibility charm?

Well, he doesn't have many advantages, except that he is thick-skinned.

Thinking about it, Chen Yun returned to his cultivation, "Now that I have finished refining grains and turning into essence, the essence in my body has formed a circulation. As long as I don't consume too much acquired essence, I can basically stabilize the structure. It seems that there is no other method except accumulating and refining the body." It’s time to practice.”

When will I have the opportunity to truly learn the art of refining and transforming qi?

Wang Zixi didn't express anything, it seemed that it was not easy to learn the art of immortality.

Chen Yun was very distressed.

It's just that the secret of immortality is in the hands of others, and there's nothing you can do if you don't teach it to yourself.

Just as he was thinking about it, Cai Rujin walked in from outside with his hands behind his back.

Chen Yun quickly stopped drawing the talisman, stood up and saluted, "Senior Brother Cai."

Cai Rujin nodded expressionlessly and responded, "Do you have any experience in drawing talismans?"

With that said, he walked behind the long desk and sat down.

Chen Yun also sat back in front of the case and said truthfully: "I can draw all the basic talismans."

Cai Rujin said: "Okay, from today on I will teach you what kind of talismans should be made of what materials..."

At this point, he seemed to remember something, "Oh, yes, the hall has run out of yellow paper and ink. Go down the mountain and buy some."

Chen Yun responded: "Here."

Cai Rujin took out a piece of silver and said, "Go to Cao Ji in the west of Xigou City to buy it. His yellow paper is better. As for the ink, buy it from him too. I still need to blend it after buying it."

Chen Yun took the silver and said, "I'll go down the mountain to buy it right now."

"Wait a moment." Cai Rujin took out two more talismans from his sleeves, "I will give you two magical talismans. You can stick them on your calves to save some time."

The Divine Walking Talisman is an upgraded version of the Armored Horse Talisman, which can travel three thousand miles in a day and two thousand four hundred miles in a night.

Of course, the magic walking talisman is similar to the armor and horse talisman. It will automatically burn after being used for a certain distance.

The armor and horse talisman is one thousand eight hundred miles, and the divine walking talisman is five thousand four hundred miles.

Chen Yun didn't expect that he would be able to obtain the magic talisman by running errands down the mountain.

He couldn't help but be overjoyed, took the magic talisman and said, "Thank you, Senior Brother Cai."

Cai Rujin waved his hand, "Nothing, go ahead, go early and come back early."

Chen Yun said nothing more, turned around and went out.

Cai Rujin stared at Chen Yun's back with complicated eyes.

He secretly thought in his heart: "The final test has begun. I don't know if this kid can pass the test personally presented by the Grandmaster. If he cannot pass, he will still be my Junior Brother Chen in the future. But if he really withstands the test, I really want to call him Uncle Chen!"

(End of this chapter)