Refining Taoism and ascending to immortality

Zhenyi Sect, inside the mountain gate.

It was noon, and the sun shone through the gaps between the leaves of the trees on both sides of the mountain road, sprinkled on the bluestone road, and fell on the steps, forming spots of light, golden and swaying.

After a while, a clear crane cry was heard in the air, and a moment later, the cloud light opened, and a line of light hung in the middle, reaching the ground.

A beautiful woman walked out from inside, she glanced at the steps covered with broken gold, and walked up.

The skylight shone down, and on the ivory gem hanging on the black hair gathered behind the woman, thousands of broken rays of light were looming and colliding with each other, as if she was covered with a veil, making her in a hazy state, unable to see clearly and understand clearly.

However, even such a hazy state could not hide the woman's pair of knife-like eyes, and the long eyebrows above her eyes, which were almost connected to a line.

The woman walked over the last step and just saw the high palace with flying eaves in front of her, she saw a man coming out from inside. He was dressed in white, with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes. The true energy on the top of his head was like fire. The slightest movement gave people a sense of burning power.

The young man in white also saw Xiao Xin, whose eyebrows were connected in a line. He stopped, stood still, smiled, and said, "Junior Sister Xiao."

"Senior Brother Li." Xiao Xin's eyes moved to the young man in white, lingered on the true energy on his top of his head for a while, nodded slightly, and said, "Congratulations to Senior Brother Li for his promotion."

She had an extraordinary vision and could see at once that the true energy on the top of Li Wen's head opposite her looked fierce and unstoppable, but warm and bright inside, which was really a combination of hardness and softness, and the rotation of yin and yang.

There was no doubt that the other party had successfully promoted and entered the fourth small realm of Qi Refining, Yin and Yang.

Li Wen said to Xiao Xin in front of him without any condescending attitude, "You are too polite, Junior Sister Xiao."

This fellow disciple in front of him has recently completed many tasks in the sect, and can be said to be dazzling on the merit list of the Qi Refining level of the Merit Academy.

Such a high-spirited attitude has made her valued by many senior members of the sect, and her momentum in the competition for the true transmission in the sect is getting more and more amazing.

With such momentum, the other party has a great chance of being promoted to the true transmission.

Xiao Xin said a few more words, and after Li Wen left, she tidied her dress and entered the main hall of the Merit Academy.

Under the guidance of the boy, Xiao Xin passed the front hall, then passed through the middle door, and entered the inner hall. As soon as he got inside, large patches of golden light rushed over, dyeing the whole person golden. Looking closely, he saw that in the inner hall, there were copper pillars erected one by one, each of which was covered with golden patterns, rustling.

In the center of the copper pillar, there was a raised platform with a jade table on it. Behind the jade table, on a wooden couch, sat a middle-aged man. He was full of Dansha aura, like a dragon or a tiger, with clouds and smoke rising from his body.

Seeing the middle-aged man, Xiao Xin stepped forward and saluted, saying, "Meet Elder Du."

"Xiao Xin is here." Elder Du had a strong aura. While he was speaking, sparks fell around him, reflecting the golden wheel, which was changing from big to small, but his face was gentle and natural. He spoke slowly and said, "Is the mission completed?"

"Yes." Xiao Xin agreed, took out the talisman from himself, handed it over, and asked Elder Du, who was sitting behind the jade table, to verify it.

Elder Du took the task talisman brought by the boy, turned his eyes, took in the contents inside, and then pointed his finger, which turned into a stream of light and fell on a copper pillar that was not very long on the ground.

The next moment, there was a "boom" sound, like thunder. In a moment, a flame rose from the copper pillar and wrapped it. After a while, symbols emerged from the talisman, merged into the invisible flame, and finally disappeared.

"Okay." Elder Du retracted his gaze, clapped his hands, and said, "After verification, it will be hung in the hall."

The Merit Academy is very strict in reviewing the completion of the tasks in the sect. It would rather slow down the speed to ensure accuracy and fairness.

So far, the Merit Academy's review of the tasks and the upper, great, and small merits given to the disciples who completed the tasks have been accepted by everyone, and no one can question it.

Xiao Xin nodded. She has come to the Merit Academy many times and knows the process inside. She turned her beautiful eyes and thought about the rewards she might get.

In the Merit Academy, there are small merits, great merits and upper merits. Eighteen small merits accumulate into one great merit, and nine great merits accumulate into one upper merit.

Upper merits are very precious. In the Zhenyi Sect, in principle, if you accumulate a certain amount of merit, you are eligible to exchange for one of the five qi and four methods of the sect's true teachings.

However, although merit is precious, it is also surprisingly difficult to obtain. Generally speaking, cultivators at the Qi Refining level are limited by their own backgrounds and cannot make merit.

Xiao Xin did not expect to get a merit for completing the sect's mission this time. In her opinion, it is very rare to be counted as a great merit. Fifteen or sixteen small merits are also acceptable.

Anyway, a little adds up to a lot, and the more the better.

The gem hanging on Xiao Xin's black hair swayed, and the cold light rose, making her eyes more and more blurred and unclear.

Compared with serving in the major institutions of the sect and handling affairs, she still prefers to do the tasks issued by the sect in the Merit Courtyard.

Because when doing tasks, you can go by yourself with a sword, decisively and straightforwardly. Even if you need to cooperate with others and form a team, you can be the main person and act according to your own will. But if you work in the sect, you have to face all kinds of complicated things.

However, if you want to be a true disciple, you have to work in the sect.

Thinking of this, a figure appeared in Xiao Xin's eyes. He was tall and slender, dressed in green, always with a gentle smile on his face, and spoke slowly, like a gentleman like jade.

It was Lin Li, one of the rivals competing for the true inheritance. I heard that serving in the sect was highly praised by some of the higher-ups.

"True inheritance." The train of Xiao Xin's skirt moved, and the fine lines spread out, like a flower in full bloom, delicate and tender, with its own stamens and fragrant fragrance.

As time passes and the deadline approaches, competition becomes more intense. At the same time, the gap began to widen. Those who had the opportunity to impact the true inheritance have already rushed forward and made their mark. The one at the back was pulled apart a little, and the main one was running with him.

"Zhou Qing." Suddenly, Xiao Xin thought of a name, and her eyes sparkled.

She thought of this fellow sect, not only because they were both members of the true sect with a true order, not only because he had risen very quickly, but also because the other party was stuck in the line of competition for true inheritance.

Behind him, the gap has widened, and there is basically no hope of being a true successor in this term. In front of him, those who are entering the sprint stage are gaining momentum and are qualified to compete for the real pass.

He is the dividing point, one behind the other, heaven and earth.

Inside the mountain gate, climb the Dragon Qi Mansion.

At the beginning of the day after the rain, the clear white clouds seemed to have been washed by water, without a trace of variegated color. They hung behind the island, and large tracts of frosty white were beautiful.

After three or five breaths, I heard the sound of flying in the mid-air, and then streams of deep and cold air flew in, seeming to cover up the white clouds in the sky. Qing appeared, and above the top door, a talisman was slowly disappearing.

As soon as he arrived, a rainbow bridge naturally opened up in the Qi Mansion. At his feet, he stepped up and came to the floating mountain in the center of the Qi Mansion.

Huang Yue had heard the commotion and led the people to wait. Behind her was a sparse bamboo, and the clear green extended to the ground. When the wind blew, it rustled, and it reflected a gloomy shadow on her face in the front.

Zhou Qing took a look and knew that the other party had worked hard during this period of time. Even though he was an alchemy monk himself, he was exhausted.

However, there was no room for relaxation in the matter of attacking the true inheritance. He could only keep it in mind and report back later.

The group of people arrived inside and took their seats.

The window in the room was open, and there was an incense burner on the jade table. Under the incense burner was a jade box, and on the jade box were rows of jade slips. After Huang Yue sat down, she took a slight breath, then took a jade slip and handed it over. , said: "The sect is competing for the list of true disciples in this session."

Zhou Qing took it and opened it to look at it. It was full of names and seats.

Such a list is not only very similar, but also updated regularly, which is of great reference value. So he looked at it very seriously and couldn't take his eyes off it.

Huang Yue was clever. She saw Zhou Qing's eyes moved to the end of the jade slip, and knew that he had finished reading it, so she whispered: "Now, the situation of competition for the true inheritance has gradually become clearer. Everyone on the jade slip has There is a chance to become a true successor. There is no chance. I just ran with him and didn't write it on the jade slip. "

After a pause, Huang Yue saw that Zhou Qing was still staring at the jade slip. She turned her eyes and said, "Young Master Qing, you are last in line, mainly because you have not been in the sect for a while..."

Speaking of this, Huang Yue was a little hesitant.

"I know it well." Zhou Qing put down the jade slip and didn't care.

Other sects competing for the True Inheritance either work in the sect's institutions, show their ability in big and small matters, make connections, and make progress step by step; or they become meritorious figures in the sect, and from time to time they are named on the gold list of the Gongdeyuan, their reputation is growing, and they attract the attention of senior officials; or Participated in the Dharma ceremony in the door and became a blockbuster.

Anyway, you chase after me, improve your realm, show your skills, accumulate merits, increase your reputation, and continue to perform, and the storm is everywhere.

Under such a situation, she was still able to stay on the list of competing true successors. It has to be said that Huang Yue made full use of the support of the Luochuan Zhou family behind her and tried her best to barely maintain it.

Seeing that Zhou Qing was not angry because he was at the bottom, Huang Yue let out a sigh of relief. She had indeed gone all out.

"The merits of the sect." Zhou Qing's eyes flashed, thinking of his movements in the Jinghe River, becoming the river god of Shiwanwan, meeting the Jinghe River Bodhisattva, and meeting the disciples of Wanmo Sect and Taixiao Sect, one by one, One by one, arranged and combined.

Zhenyi Sect attaches great importance to Tongbaizhou. Even if the Jinghe incident is reported now, it can accumulate a lot of merit.

It's no exaggeration to say that it's a good thing and it's a sure thing.

"I have my own arrangements regarding merit." Zhou Qing thought for a while, made a decision, and said, "Recently, I mainly want to look at other things."

He paused and then said: "Later, I will break through the soul concentration level as soon as possible."

"That couldn't be better." Upon hearing this, Huang Yue's eyes lit up, shining with brilliance.

If Zhou Qing can successfully advance to the first level of soul condensation, there will be many benefits.

First, Zhou Qing practiced Taoism later than other disciples of the Zhenyi Sect who competed for the True Inheritance. And once you can catch up with others in terms of realm cultivation, you will gain extra points in the eyes of the higher-ups in the sect. After all, this shows a superior talent.

Secondly, she knew deeply that in the realm of Qi refining, concentration was very important. Once this level is passed, the monks will make great progress in all aspects. In the fierce competition for the true disciple among the sects, Zhou Qing is sure that the stronger he is, the easier it will be to do things.

Thirdly, behind Zhou Qing is the huge Zhou family in Luochuan. The more outstanding Zhou Qing is, the greater the family support will be.

In any case, as long as Zhou Qing is successfully promoted, there will be no harm at all, which makes Huang Yue feel at least 30% more confident in helping Zhou Qing to be promoted to the true successor.

Zhou Qing said a few more words and returned to the quiet room.

Indoors, water-like inspirations are pouring in from all directions, like sparkling waves, deep and peaceful. Then, water droplets jumped out, flying around, colliding with each other, and the sound of chirping, glowing with wisps of jade color, echoed everywhere.

It is a kind of strange phenomenon formed by the extreme richness and purity of the water spirit.

Speaking of it, Denglong Qifu is a first-class Qifu. In terms of the prosperity of water spirit, it is not inferior to the Zhen Palace.

After Zhou Qing took over, especially after he stood out from the Luochuan Zhou family, the clan specially sent people to Denglong Qifu to sort out the earth's energy and arrange the formation, so that the core area of ​​Denglong Qifu can control the water spirit in all directions.

In addition, Zhou Qing also brought back several rare treasures from the Luochuan Zhou family, which were specially used to assist in cultivation and were also placed in the quiet room. Such rare treasures do not involve a wide range of areas, but they can play a first-class role in a small range.

In terms of the essence of water spirit, let alone Luanshiwan Water Mansion, I am afraid that Jinghe Water Mansion cannot compare with this quiet room.

However, Luanshiwan and Jinghe have a large water area and a continuous flow of water spirit. In terms of quantity, they are not comparable to Denglong Qifu, that is another story.

Zhou Qing took a few glances, sat down on the cloud couch, and began to practice the skills to adjust his state.

"A little slow." Zhou Qing looked at the Zhoutian acupoints in his Sanluo Dao body. The dragon-transforming true qi inside was deep and deep, and the bottom could not be seen. Going further, it was quiet and cold. Compared with the dragon-transforming true qi cultivated when he just entered the Qi Refining Realm, the current dragon-transforming true qi was very different.

After all, as his realm and cultivation level improved, the dragon-transforming true qi would be improved. More importantly, when the spiritual acupoints in the Dao body were opened, there were formulas in the "Yuanhuang Hualongtu" to refine the dragon-transforming true qi through the opened spiritual acupoints.

Especially when the Zhoutian acupoints were opened, the 365 spiritual acupoints were constantly swallowing and exhaling the dragon-transforming true qi, and every Zhoutian operation would take the dragon-transforming true qi to a higher level.

As the true skill of the Biyou Palace, and even one of the few Qi Refining Realm skills in the world, the "Yuanhuang Hualongtu" even surpassed the mysterious skills of the upper Xuanmen such as the Zhenyi Sect, which was naturally mysterious and amazing.

In terms of the quality and quantity of Qi, almost no one in the same realm can compare with Zhou Qing now.

"It's just that after using it, the recovery is slow." Zhou Qing raised his eyebrows, he thought about it, and simply used the sweet rain in the Creation Green Pool to adjust his body to the best state at the fastest speed.

Then he silently recited the skills of the "Yuanhuang Hualongtu" to attack the soul-condensing level, calmed his mind, and officially prepared to break through.