Chapter Three Embark on the Journey
When we arrived at the top of Xianyan Rock, we happened to see Taoist Boishi escorting an old man in his sixties out of the temple. The old man was holding several bundles of herbs in his hand and thanked him repeatedly. He was obviously here to ask for medicine.
Taoist Zhuo Shi still looked that slovenly, but it didn’t make people feel disgusted. Instead, he had a very real and natural feeling. Once when I mentioned Taoist Zhuo Shi to Yuan Bi, Yuan Bi was very impressed. He said that if a person can’t even connect himself
Don’t clean up your body or the place where you live, just when you arrive
The realm of being neither dirty nor pure, neither increasing nor decreasing, having no self-image or human image, is higher than him - I am skeptical about this, because Taoist Boishi has been crazy for more than 20 years before, and maybe he is used to this.
Right? But there is no doubt that Taoist Boishi has a very high level of cultivation in his character.
Master Zhuoshi frowned when he saw me, and then looked at Huang Yilan and still frowned. I cupped my hands and said, "Don't you welcome me, Master? Why do you frown when you see me?"
Taoist Zhuo Shi said: "I haven't seen you for a year. Not only have you not gotten better, but your evil spirit has become even worse. Alas..."
The lack of improvement probably refers to the problem of my short life, and the fierceness is because I have killed many people recently. I said: "Please give me some advice from the Taoist Master."
Taoist Boishi shook his head: "I can't give you any advice, and I can't see your future."
I didn't come here to inquire about my future, so I didn't care. I said sincerely: "I am an unlucky person and should not come to this pure place again, but my fiancée Lin Mei has received a great favor from the Taoist and came here to express her gratitude."
long."
"Haha, no need to say thank you for your hard work. Besides, her adoptive father is my good friend, and she is also my junior, so I should take care of her."
When Lin Mei saw me calling her my fiancée in front of her "elders", she couldn't help but blush with embarrassment, and at the same time her face was filled with happiness.
I said: "I have received many favors from the Taoist priest, but I have nothing to repay. This time I went on a trip and dug up some medicinal materials. I hope the Taoist priest will accept it."
Xiaoxue immediately put out the medicinal materials and placed them in a large area outside the small temple. Taoist Boiled Stone glanced at them in surprise. He lost his composure and rushed over to take a closer look. He shouted: "This, this is the human-shaped Polygonum multiflorum."
!Is this Gastrodia elata? How can it grow so big? This Rehmannia glutinosa plant is probably hundreds of years old..."
These medicines were all found by Jade Rabbit in the depths of the Taihang Mountains. They are all treasures that have been used for a long time and have sufficient efficacy. It is enough to surprise people to see just one kind, let alone so many. Some medicines are not precious because of their age.
But it grows in a fertile land with sufficient spiritual energy.
The earth has special shapes, such as the human-shaped Polygonum multiflorum and the turtle-shaped and crane-shaped Fu Ling. Although you cannot live forever after eating it, the medicinal effect is much better than ordinary ones. Of course, if you have the opportunity to live forever for many years if you have the chance to live forever with this special-shaped medicinal material
, it will become more ideal as it ages.
Taoist Boishi accepted it happily. Even gods are obsessed with it, let alone humans. In modern terms, he is an "alchemy master", so he cannot refuse precious medicinal materials. He asked me how to find it.
There were so many precious medicinal materials, and I smiled without saying a word, because I couldn't possibly transfer the sweet words to him, so why bother letting him think about them too much.
After being overjoyed, the old Taoist looked sad again: "My dear nephew, can you set up the spirit gathering formation?"
"I know the simple ones, but not the complicated ones."
Taoist Boishi glanced at Lin Mei and Huang Yilan, and said in a low voice: "With these precious medicinal materials, I can refine some elixirs, but the spiritual energy here is insufficient, the breath of the world is becoming increasingly turbid, and some of the blessed places have been destroyed by the common people.
Either the smoke barrier gas has been occupied by an expert, and I can't find a place to use it. If I can set up a spirit gathering array, maybe the effect will be better..."
I asked: "How large a spirit gathering array do you need?"
"Of course, the bigger the better. In ancient times, alchemists could only succeed in caves and paradises, where spiritual energy is abundant. If the spiritual energy is insufficient, it will become a defective or waste product. The effect of the resurrecting pill I refined last time was not ideal."
I thought about it and finally shook my head. I only know a simple spirit-gathering formation, which can only collect limited amounts of spiritual energy in a small area nearby to assist in casting spells. However, Taoist Boiled Stone needs a continuous large amount of spiritual energy. This is
Unsatisfactory.
I did not recommend the spiritual energy of the earth veins deep in Yunding Mountain to Master Zhuoshi, because that spiritual energy is not easy to use and is not pure, and the elixir produced may not become an elixir but a poisonous elixir.
Since the Han Dynasty, very few people have become immortals. After the Tang Dynasty, the path to immortality has almost been cut off. A big reason is that the spiritual energy in the world has weakened, the efficiency of practice is low, and high-level elixirs cannot be refined successfully. How can one become an immortal? Especially in modern times when human beings wantonly
Destruction, the environment has been severely damaged and polluted, the earth has almost become a garbage dump, and drinking water and breathing are almost no longer guaranteed, let alone cultivating immortals?
I have discussed this topic with Master a long time ago. The ancient method of alchemy is now ineffective because of insufficient spiritual energy. With enough spiritual energy, only those cinnabar, realgar, loving stone, sulfur, etc. can undergo qualitative changes when they are refined.
It can become an elixir; without enough aura, these materials only carry out simple chemical reactions and are highly poisonous. If a hundred people eat it, ninety or ninety will die, and the remaining one will turn into a madman.
The environment is like this, and my ability is limited, so I can't fulfill Taoist Boishi's dream of refining elixirs. Fortunately, most of the elixirs he refines are plant elixirs. If he fails, the effect will be less or ineffective. Generally, he will not poison people, unlike gold and stone elixirs.
Dangerous.
After not staying long, I took Master's relics and left. Before leaving, Huang Yilan asked Taoist Zhuo Shi whether his relatives were still alive. Taoist Zhuo Shi said that his parents were both alive, but he didn't know where they were. Huang Yilan originally wanted to ask for help.
I feel at ease knowing that my parents are still alive, and I feel much better.
Nothing special happened on the way home. Lin Mei and I had a lot to say, but firstly because of Huang Yilan's presence, and secondly because Xiaoxue was so pervasive and jealous. With these two big light bulbs, we could only understand
It's indescribable. In fact, there is no need to say anything more. With just one look and a smile, we already feel very happy. It doesn't matter how much we suffered in the past. What matters is that we are together now.
After returning home, we immediately started preparing to leave. Our destination was said to be in Zhangjiajie, but in fact it was still far away from Zhangjiajie. To be precise, it was Yuanling County between Zhangjiajie and Jishou, formerly known as Chenzhou. The older generation
People and Taoist monks also used to call it Chenzhou.
Lu Chengshan found out that Cangwu's photo was very similar to my enemy's from registered palace and host information across the country. He had never been there either. Based on his guess, the ethnic minorities in that area were relatively xenophobic, maybe because of their language.
If it doesn't work, it's best to find a guide in advance so as not to cause any trouble.
In order not to attract attention, we had to go as tourists. Feng Feng pretended to be an artist with long hair, Yuan Gong put on a hat to cover his bald head, and then put on regular clothes. The bus route Lu Chengshan planned for us was to take a bus to Yingtan first.
Then take a train to Jishou via Nanchang and Changsha, find a guide and then hit the road.
Another long journey...
I bought a mobile phone and called Lao Lin, and without any suspense I was scolded because I hadn’t called him for a whole year. Lao Lin had been celebrating the New Year in my hometown, and he couldn’t find me and me after asking around.
Lin Mei, no wonder he was angry. Fortunately, he didn't know that I had lost Lin Mei. Otherwise, he might have chased me and slapped me twice.
Later, it was Lin Mei who took over the phone and helped me out. The difference between men and women was clearly reflected at this time. Lao Lin scolded me harshly, but did not scold Lin Mei. After that, I also called Mr. Lin in Fuzhou, and he
Now the business is going smoothly, and I have held several titles such as deputy to the Municipal People's Congress and chairman of a certain chamber of commerce, and I am very proud of my life. He has repeatedly asked me to be his "consultant", but I can only say that I am very busy now and will wait until I have time.
Originally, I was worried that the two small groups would be noisy along the way, but it turned out that I was worried in vain. After the punishment of Xue Liyu and the education of Lu Chengshan, Lu Qingwen and Gao Feng's arrogance greatly reduced, and they were very polite and friendly to us. In fact,
Both of them are very good people, outstanding in appearance and have seen a lot
They are knowledgeable, talk thoughtfully, and are very attractive when they put down their airs. Ling Fengpiao and Ouyang Zhenfei are both children at heart, and hatred comes and goes quickly. Not long after they set off on the road, they were captured by the large amount of snacks they bought.
, and they also euphemistically say that they are responding to Senior Brother’s call to go deep behind enemy lines to gather intelligence...
Yuan Gui, Huang Yilan and Lu Qingwen had no grudges in the first place, and they soon got into a fight with them. I was under great pressure, heavy-hearted, and too lazy to talk. Lin Mei didn't like to be with others, and she had a crush on Lu Qingwen.
Since I had a grudge, I spent most of the time together, chatting occasionally, and it seemed like the two of us were being left out.
When we arrived at the train station, Lu Qingwen rushed to buy tickets and bought soft sleepers for all of us. This move also won the favor of Ling Fengpiao and Ouyang Zhenfei. In the past, the journey to and from Luoyang was longer, so I bought hard-seat tickets.
When I sit down for a while, all the bones in my body fall apart.
, compared with the comfortable soft sleeper "hatchback", there is a huge difference, so my senior brother became Zhou Papi and Huang Laocai - they didn't know that I had good intentions and was cultivating their good qualities of hard work and hard work.
Will I be short of money?
After getting on the bus, I discovered that Lin Mei, Ouyang Zhenfei, and Lu Qingwen were in a private room, and Compass, Huang Yilan, Ling Fengpiao, and Gao Feng were in a private room. Suddenly, I felt like I was living in a girls' dormitory. How could it be such a coincidence?
Could it be that Lu Qingwen deliberately arranged it? It is difficult to distribute among five boys and three girls. It seems that my character is more reliable, so Lu Qingwen secretly arranged it for me in the "girls dormitory".
They all know that I like to be quiet, so after I finished getting ready, we went to the "boys dormitory" to make some noise. Only Lin Mei and I were in the room. We sat at the coffee table, and I told Lin Mei the thrilling stories we had encountered, Xiaoxue
Occasionally interjected a few words. There was a commotion next door for a while, and Ouyang Zhenfei began to read Gao Feng's face, which made Gao Feng dizzy. She was very talented in being a goddess.
Lu Qingwen came back suddenly. I thought she was coming back to get something to eat, but unexpectedly she walked straight up to me: "Brother Xuanming, Xiaofei said that she learned her fortune-telling skills from you, is that true?"
"Yes." I looked at her in shock, not knowing what she meant.
"Then you must be more powerful, please help me look at your face." As she said that, she stretched out her right hand in front of me.
I was stunned there. You don’t need to extend your hand to me for fortune telling. Should I accept it or not? If I don’t extend it, I’d be arrogant. Accept it. This hand is white, thin and moist, and the fingers are as slender as spring onions. I really
Chapter completed!