[Comprehensive] Traveling through Liaozhai with a hundred ghosts

With the great prosperity of the human race, the aura between the heaven and the earth began to thin out gradually, not to mention that the cultivation speed of the monks is getting slower and slower, and there are fewer and fewer animals, plants and trees that can activate spiritual intelligence and become refined.

And for hundreds of years, there are very few monks who can practice alchemy in the world, and it has been 100 years since the last monk who formed a golden alchemy.

Although Yan Chixia expressed envy and hatred for Xu Hang's cultivation speed, she had to say that being able to see the birth of a Golden Core cultivator was a great encouragement to today's human cultivators. possibility.So after receiving the letter, Yan Chixia quickly returned to Laoshan and reported the news to Master.

When the alchemy is formed, it will attract the surrounding aura, so it is basically impossible to hide it from the monks.It is rare to be able to see the situation of forming alchemy. At that time, many monks who have been stuck in the late stage of foundation establishment and have not been able to break through will be attracted to come, hoping to get an opportunity for epiphany.In order to avoid unnecessary misunderstanding, Yan Chixia consulted Xu Hang at the suggestion of her master, hoping that he would allow monks to watch from a certain distance.

Xu Hang thought for a while, and felt that even if onlookers were prohibited, there would definitely be monks sneaking in regardless of the obstruction, so it would be better to set up an area open and aboveboard for people to watch.

On the sixth day after Xu Hang retreated, a large amount of spiritual energy began to gather here, and the clouds in the sky began to entangle and have a tendency to swirl.The monks present all began to concentrate their attention, including Yan Chixia, who were 500 meters away from Chaya Cave, and looked up one after another.

This is the beginning of alchemy.

The speed of alchemy varies from person to person, generally the fast ones can pass the test within a week, and the slow ones can take several years to succeed.However, generally speaking, after the vision is completely released, those who have not been able to successfully form the core for more than three months, the longer the time, the lower the chance of success.

At this time, Yu Zaoqian sits at the entrance of the cave and protects Xu Hang.When he saw the clouds hovering in the sky, he knew the alchemy had started.

Even though he had already witnessed Xu Hang's formation of a golden elixir with his own eyes, this time the other party was just doing it again, with the previous experience, the success rate was basically ninety-nine percent, but Yu Zaoqian would still be nervous and worried.

In the cave, Xu Hang sat in the spirit-gathering formation, and he had already entered into a mysterious state of meditation, and all the movements around him could no longer affect him.

The aura around him was first absorbed into his body, and then all gathered in his dantian along with the operation of the exercises.But the capacity of the dantian is limited. When the aura fills it up, the influx of aura obviously doesn't have enough space to accommodate it. In this case, the aura already inside has to be squeezed.

As the aura continued to compress in the dantian, it gradually began to condense into a small light spot with substance.

Above the sky outside, the phenomenon of alchemy completely appeared. The monks who were watching not far away saw the golden light and the purple-red clouds. Some people couldn't help but excitedly said: "It's a top-grade alchemy cloud!"

Everyone was very excited, and the appearance of a good vision meant that the success rate of alchemy was very high this time, but the teachers and fathers of some ages in various Taoist temples were much calmer. Top-rank Danyun, but even so, there are not a few people who fail, so it is not certain that it will be a successful result until the moment when it is completely successful in the end.

Xu Hang is now in a strange state, all his past flashed through his mind like a movie, and then he found himself on a white ice field.Xu Hang stood here expressionlessly, and after a while, he seemed to hear a voice whispering beside his ear.

"On the road of cultivation, there are obstacles and long roads. It is necessary to know that everything in the world is fleeting, and all living beings are under the eyes. Putting aside emotions and desires, and looking at the past and future objectively, not to be moved by external objects, not to be disturbed by external objects, is great wisdom. "

Xu Hang agreed instantly, but quickly shook his head to get rid of this thought from his mind.

No, this is just a way suitable for his practice, not the way he wants to pursue.

But what is the Tao he wants to pursue... Xu Hang fell into a momentary daze.Then he began to think about the things in his memory that he cared about, and soon, what appeared was the picture of him and Yuzao traveling all over the world, unfettered, unfettered, walking according to his heart but seeking freedom.

Freedom, freedom... These two key words suddenly caught in his mind.

By this time another week had passed outside.

The many monks who were waiting eagerly at the beginning have now calmed down. They are no longer as eager to see the moment of exit as they were at the beginning. Many monks began to meditate nearby.

After Xu Hang thought of those two points, there was only a small spot of light in his dantian before, and the surrounding aura began to compress rapidly. With that small spot of light as the center, the aura was rapidly swirling, forming a vortex in the dantian.The aura in the cave is being consumed rapidly, but fortunately there are still spirit stones and heavenly nectar around, so there is no need to worry about the consumption of aura.

At this time, the scene in Xu Hang's Sea of ​​Consciousness had changed. As the golden core was gradually forming, there was a bit of spring in the vast ice field.

Yuzao outside seemed to have sensed it. At this time, nearly a month had passed since Xu Hang entered the retreat.

In Yuzao's previous memory, it took Xu Hang less than half a month to form the alchemy last time, but this time it took so long, he became a little worried, fearing that something went wrong.

The ice sheets in Xu Hang's sea of ​​knowledge are melting rapidly, in exchange for a piece of warm spring and a vibrant grassland, trees gradually grow to form a forest, animals come and go to bring vitality, birds chirping on the branches bring excitement, finally Xu Hang Seeing a falcon soaring towards the sky without restraint, a sentence suddenly appeared in my mind-the sky is big and the earth is big, let me be free.

Xu Hang suddenly opened his eyes, and gradually came back to his senses. He checked his body, and saw a round bead emitting a faint golden light already floating in his dantian.

But at this moment outside, the pill cloud over Chaya Mountain suddenly disappeared, and the monks present all began to get nervous, some younger ones couldn't help worrying: "Is this a failure?"

Then not long after the voice fell, golden light sprinkled from the clouds again, but it was different from the previous golden light, the golden light sprinkled this time made people feel unobstructed after being illuminated, and the limbs and tendons seemed to be soaked in warm water in the feeling.

As for the illuminated areas in the mountains and forests, dead trees are reviving and vegetation sprouting.

Those Taoist temple masters and sect elders finally showed their excited expressions at this moment, and sighed: "After a hundred years, there is finally someone who has made a golden pill! It's really gratifying!"

Affected by the golden light of merit and virtue sprinkled by Xu Hang's success in forming alchemy, many of the onlookers also fell into a state of epiphany, and some monks who had been stuck in the bottleneck for a long time now also got an opportunity.

For the rest of the people, although many people thought of congratulating Xu Hang on the way to win over them in the cave, Jindan monks are very rare in today's age when spiritual energy is scarce. You can create a sect, or just find a sect and ask to join, and he will be regarded as an elder.The seniority among the monks is divided according to the level of cultivation, not the order of initiation, so Xu Hang's status can be said to have become lofty in an instant. Those people intend to establish a relationship with Xu Hang, but Xu Hang has not come out for a long time, and they dare not come directly At the entrance of the cave.

Those people waited at the same spot for a long time, but they didn't see Xu Hang coming here, because some monks prefer to live in seclusion and not deal with outsiders, and Xu Hang was probably like this, so they had to leave by chance.

Yan Chixia was also very happy to see that Xu Hang had succeeded in forming the alchemy, so she became a little worried after he didn't come out for a long time.

The old Taoist was very calm, and said: "He probably doesn't want to be surrounded by a group of people after he comes out, and he wants to wait until the monks around him have dispersed before coming out."

After saying this, Yan Chixia understood Xu Hang's character very well, and then followed the old Taoist priest back to Laoshan.

As for Xu Hang, who was missed by the monks outside, when he came out of the cave, the first thing he saw was Yuzao waiting for him at the entrance of the cave.

Seeing Xu Hang come out safely, Yu Zaoqian's previous worries were finally completely dispelled at this moment, and then he carefully looked at his partner whom he hadn't seen for more than a month.

After the golden core, Xu Hang's mental outlook has changed greatly compared to before. Although there is still no expression on his face, it does not make people feel cold and hard to get close to, and the dark eyes in the past are now faint. Exuding warmth.

Yu Zaoqian remembered Xu Hang's appearance after the first alchemy in the past. Every time Xu Hang advanced, he would become more indifferent and less human, but after the alchemy came out this time, the situation was reversed.But Yuzao didn't think there was anything bad about it before, and even saw Xu Hang's current state, her head relaxed slightly, feeling a sense of joy.

"Congratulations on leaving the customs." Yuzao said with a slight smile.

"En." Xu Hang nodded.

Although they didn't say much between each other, they understood each other's thoughts.

After Yuzao looked him up and down, he said, "You have changed a lot compared to before."

Xu Hang responded, and then said: "I have completely embarked on another path this time, but I have never tried it before, so the state is still a little unstable now, and I probably need to practice for a few more days to stabilize the golden core. live."

Yu Zaoqian heard that his original state had not stabilized, and immediately said: "In this case, why don't you go out after you become unstable."

Xu Hang came over and said with a slight smile: "Because I want to see you first, the golden core has already been formed, and I'm not in a hurry. In comparison, I think you've been waiting outside for so long to protect me. Compared with practicing, it is more important to see you and let you really feel at ease."

After hearing what he said, Yu Zaoqian was not overly happy, but looked at him suspiciously, and said, "How did you become so eloquent? Was there really no accident when you formed the alchemy? I remember you said that you had a heart Demon Tribulation, you haven't completely overcome the inner demons, have you?"

"..." Xu Hang was silent for a few seconds, and then said, "I don't need to go through the heart demon tribulation at the golden core stage. I really successfully passed the level. If you think I have changed too much, it is probably because I am no longer Continue on this road ruthlessly."

Yu Zaoqian only had a superficial understanding of the cultivation methods of human beings here in China, and he didn't know much about the various ways. In his opinion, they were probably similar to various schools. Hearing what he said, he asked: "Then what do you do now? What was it repaired?"

Xu Hang thought for a while: "I think it should be Xiaoyao Dao."

Then Xu Hang took some time to explain to Yuzaoqian the change of his state of mind at that time, and seeing that he had no problem, Yuzaoqian urged him to quickly practice to stabilize the realm.

Before Xu Hang was about to go back into the cave, he suddenly turned his head to Yuzao and said, "The golden core has been formed, now there is no need to worry about monks coming to interfere, do you want to come in with me?"

This sounds reasonable and there is nothing wrong with it, but for Yu Zaoqian, who has always been smart and capable of doing things, he instinctively felt a little strange, and said suspiciously: "Huh? It's really rare to ask me to come in and watch you practice next to you." thing."

Xu Hang didn't hide anything, and said directly: "Didn't I promise you that after the golden core, I would double cultivate with you? Now it just happens to be the right time."

Before Tamamo: "..."

Although there is a feeling that happiness comes too fast, but now I find that Xu Hang seems to have become... not as casual as before to make him embarrassed. The intimate contact that was finally achieved until now filled Tamamo-mae again.

After placing the restraint again, Xu Hang began to meditate on the ground, and motioned to Yu Zaoqian to do the same meditation posture with him face to face.

Yuzao was stunned before: "...Don't you want to double cultivation?"

Xu Hang nodded and said, "Yes, both martial arts and martial arts."

Before Tamamo: "..."

Xu Hang actually knew that the double cultivation that Yuzaoqian wanted was the kind of physical contact, but he just pretended to understand it as another kind. When he saw Yuzaoqian, he was in a bad mood for a moment, so he smiled and said: "For the first time, you have mastered the exercises first. Come down and develop it further.”

Yu Zaoqian realized that Xu Hang did it on purpose, and said angrily, "You've really learned badly now!"