I seek immortality by chance

Chapter 9 Planting the Evergreen Picture of Heaven and Earth
  It was night, behind Qingfeng Mountain, on a small island called "Yingke Island", a new guest was welcomed.

Yingke Island is the island where Qingfeng Taoist Temple receives ordinary guests. The island is lush with trees, quiet and peaceful, and exquisite hospitals are scattered here and there, which is quite artistic.

At this moment, Gu Yuan was resting in one of the bamboo courtyards.

This will be his residence for the next half month.

There are handymen cleaning the bamboo courtyard all year round, so it is very neat and tidy. You can move in with your bags.

After a brief inspection, Gu Yuan walked into the quiet room behind the bamboo courtyard.

Sitting cross-legged, concentrating his mind, Gu Yuan took a long breath, and then closed his eyes.

Along with the breath of breathing, a cyan light lit up on his skin, and then he slowly opened his eyes, with a little joy on his face:
  "As expected of a famous sect, even an ordinary island has more aura than the inner cave of the Aoki Sect."

In this world of cultivation, spiritual veins are the most important thing.

Generally speaking, a low-grade spiritual vein of the first level is sufficient for a Qi Refining monk's daily practice, while a high-grade spiritual vein of the first level can improve his cultivation diligently.

Foundation-building monks generally need second-level spiritual veins, and so on.

As for the Qingmu Sect where the predecessor was, only the main peak sect master hall had a second-order low-grade spiritual vein, and the rest of the places only had first-order mid-grade spiritual veins.

Although Yingke Island is just an ordinary island in Qingfeng Taoist Temple and is far inferior to the spiritual veins of Qingfeng Mountain, to Gu Yuan, it is still a geomantic treasure land because the spiritual energy here has reached the level of second-level spiritual veins. .

It is equivalent to him practicing in the main hall of Qingmu Sect.

"Sure enough, the toilets in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou are more valuable than the houses in the county..."

Feeling the huge gap, Gu Yuan couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

No wonder the token in the Demon Star Grotto is half a ray of golden opportunity.

The welfare of this disciple alone has surpassed that of thousands of monks.

Not to mention, Qingfeng Taoist Temple has a profound foundation, like a towering tree, how much protection it can provide.

Thinking of this, Gu Yuan suddenly had an idea.

"Wait a minute, just by entering the gate of Qingfeng Taoist Temple, you will have such welfare resources. What will it be like if you eat the soft rice of Master Jindan?"

As soon as this thought came out, it suddenly grew like a weed and lingered in Gu Yuan's mind.

Because this idea is not without purpose.

With the stone liquid in hand, he could see the "opportunities" and "solutions" to the urgent matters in his heart.

If the eyes were covered with stone liquid, it is impossible to say, what are the chances?

Some things, once you think about them, start to spread crazily.

"No, no, this is too ridiculous, don't think too much about it!"

But Gu Yuan knew that this matter was by no means easy, and overthinking it would only be in vain.

"There's no rush, there's no rush. The most urgent thing is to change your skills first and completely integrate into Qingfeng Taoist Academy."

He took a few long breaths and silently recited the Qingxin Mantra learned from the Qingmu Sect dozens of times before suppressing the distracting thoughts in his heart.

During the day, under the leadership of Qiu Mingshan, he had recorded the roster in Qianjiaoyuan, and selected the one that best suited him among the three true pictures.

"The true picture of the divine light of the toad and moon, visualize the golden toad worshiping the moon and absorbing the essence of the sun and moon, following the path of yin and yang."

"The Five Elements True Wheel Diagram contains the five elements and refines the five internal organs. It is the path of the five elements."

"Although these two true diagrams are both mysterious and unparalleled, what I practiced before was the Qingmu Sect's Ten Thousand Wood Jue. All my magic power belongs to wood. It would be thankless to switch between these two true diagrams."

"I'm already twenty years old, so I can't delay any longer. The best option is to practice cultivating the eternal blueprint of heaven and earth, transform my skills as soon as possible, and then break through the fifth level of Qi training."

Gu Yuan looked at the green jade paper in his arms, which was as thin as cicada wings, and thought to himself.

Cultivation in this world is unique.

There is no theory of the Five Elements Spiritual Roots, only the theory of the Nine Apertures and Tao Body.

Humans are all of the same type, so everyone can practice.

But the difference lies in the talent.

Some people are born with nine orifices, and they breathe out spiritual energy like nine mouths open at the same time. They are very spiritual and can absorb 90% of the spiritual energy. They are first-rate geniuses.

In ancient times, it was precisely because of such geniuses, who were born with nine orifices and hundreds of meridians, that they could take just two breaths and embark on the path of spiritual practice, so that they could discover the mystery of spiritual energy.

The fewer acupuncture points, the lower the talent for cultivation.

The body with eight orifices is very spiritual and can absorb eight points, and so on.

If you want to step into cultivation, you need at least three orifices. Only with three orifices can you strive to embark on the path of cultivation. Any lower level will be extremely difficult.

However, most people in the world don't even have a clue, and are also called the body with hundreds of leaks. This kind of qualification accounts for 99% of the world, which is the so-called mortal.

Gu Yuan has five apertures, so he can become an inner disciple of the Qingmu Sect and enjoy considerable resources.

Qingfeng Taoist Temple recruits disciples into three categories. The first category is the outer courtyard disciples. Generally, their qualifications are below five orifices and their treatment is average.

In addition, the inner court disciples, such as Gu Yuan, generally have qualifications of five or above.

Further up, there are the true disciples. The so-called true disciples are the disciples of the Jindan or Taoist sect, most of whom have seven orifices. Or a special type of Taoist body with a unique method of practice.

The levels of cultivation in this world are divided into nine levels of Qi refining, foundation building, golden elixir, Tao embryo, and heavenly spirit.

As for what will happen after that, there should be other realms, but Gu Yuan doesn't know that at this time.

Is he just a human being now?

What I long for in my heart is to break through the fifth level of Qi refining. In the Qi Refining Realm, there are two levels. The first is the fifth level of Qi Refining.

After reaching the fifth level of Qi refining, you can have spiritual consciousness through cultivation. With spiritual consciousness, your abilities of exploration, fighting, weapon refining, and elixir refining will be greatly improved, which is a big improvement.

The second level is naturally the ninth level of Qi training, where you need to find the "Qi of heaven and earth" and "build the foundation with Qi" to break through the realm of foundation building.

If Gu Yuan wants to gain a foothold in the Taoist academy, he must at least break through the fifth level of Qi training and have a certain ability to protect himself.

Thinking of this, he stopped delaying and directly spread out the cyan jade paper and began to observe it carefully.

This is a copy of the real picture that was stamped by Chuan Gong Hall. It has the charm of the real picture, but it can only be observed for fifteen days and cannot be taken out of the Taoist temple.

After fifteen days, the jade paper will automatically turn into powder.

If you still can't understand the true picture within fifteen days, you can only spend your own money and spiritual stones to go to the Chuan Gong Hall to ask for another rubbing.

It was precisely because of limited time that Gu Yuan went straight to the quiet room as soon as he arrived at the Guest House, wanting to change his method.

The blue jade paper is as thin as a cicada's wings, and its tentacles are warm with a hint of coldness, which makes people feel refreshed and all distracting thoughts seem to be forgotten.

Gu Yuan looked closely and saw an emerald green seed painted on the blue jade paper.

The seeds are no bigger than a grain of rice, green and shining, full of vitality.

And around the seeds, there is a gray mist. The mist is thick and light, as if the soil is pressing down, covering the seeds, making them invisible in the darkness, but there seems to be a "vitality" flowing in the mist. .

Gu Yuan just glanced at it and his mind was drawn into it.

In a daze, he felt that he had turned into that seed, and the aura of the entire world had turned into the "soil" covering his body.

Use your body as a seed, sow it in the aura of heaven and earth, and hope for an eternal life.

This is the true meaning of planting the evergreen picture of heaven and earth.

This method is extremely mysterious and can only be understood but cannot be explained in words, so it is taught in the form of visualization diagrams.

If it is practiced well, the entire body will become a "seed", "sapling" and "towering tree", which can continuously absorb the spiritual energy between heaven and earth.

This is the subtlety of superior magic.

People's qualifications are limited, and the amount of spiritual energy they can absorb is limited, but they can extend the time for absorbing spiritual energy and increase the amount of spiritual energy they can absorb through magical methods.

The Qingmu Sect's Wanmu Jue can only absorb one piece of spiritual energy in one breath. It can plant the evergreen image of heaven and earth, but it can absorb three pieces of spiritual energy. And you only need to sit cross-legged and concentrate your mind, and you can practice day and night without interruption.

As for whether the meridians and acupuncture points of the practitioner can withstand it, it all depends on the talent.

Those with strong talents can practice three times a day, while those who are weak can only practice twice a day. If they do more, they will be "stretched to death."

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Gu Yuan felt like he couldn't breathe.

It was as if he had really turned into that seed.

All the mind was compressed in a space the size of a grain of rice, and the feeling of suffocation came like a tide.

Between heaven and earth, spiritual energy surged endlessly, but there seemed to be a thick wall between Gu Yuan and it, making it impossible for him to absorb it.

He must "break out of the earth" and transform himself into wood in order to absorb this spiritual energy.

Otherwise, you will be suffocated in the seeds.

The process of "breaking out of the ground" is the process of figuring out the magic and turning one's own skills into the skills of the Evergreen Picture of Heaven and Earth.

But the feeling of suffocation came like a tide. In the dark and silent space, not a single sound could be heard, and an inexplicable fear arose in Gu Yuan's heart.

He felt like he was going to die.

He began to struggle subconsciously.

"puff!"

And during this struggle, his mind returned directly to his physical body.

"Failed……"

His breathing became smooth again, and there was nothing strange in his body, but Gu Yuan couldn't help but sigh.

If you cannot endure the darkness and loneliness, you will not be able to understand the aura of the true picture and learn new methods.

Gently rubbing the blue jade paper in his hand, Gu Yuan could clearly feel that the strange charm on the jade paper had dimmed a bit.

"If there are too many failures, I'm afraid that the rubbings will disappear before even the fifteenth day..."

Gu Yuan thought to himself.

In the past few days, relying on Master Jindan's legacy, he had been living smoothly without any setbacks.

But the way to practice ultimately depends on yourself.

Fortunately, his two lifetimes as a human being, plus his experiences in the Demon Star Grotto, had made his temperament extremely tough, and even some of the abundant morality and goodness in his previous life had been cut off.

"Come again!"

He did not speak, but took a long breath, regained his energy, and then clenched the blue jade paper again.

The night was long, but Gu Yuan couldn't stop.

(End of this chapter)