"If you neglect the Tao and focus on the Dharma, and spend all your time studying spells, your progress in Taoism will be slow, and it will be difficult to achieve the golden elixir path."
"You and I, as foundation builders, even if we reach the pinnacle of cultivation, we will only live for a hundred years. We dare not waste even a moment."
"Furthermore, although the eighth- and ninth-grade spells seem to be very powerful now, their future achievements will be limited. When Taoism improves in the future, the power of these spells will not be able to meet our needs, and this part of the energy will be wasted."
Xu Rui nodded slowly.
"So Taoist friends have been studying Shen Da with great concentration?"
"That's right. Shen Da Zhen Jue is one of the Seven Great Immortals of Maoshan. It is rated as the sixth grade and medium, which is enough for me to study hard for a lifetime." Simu said with a smile.
"Is this the case in the spiritual world?"
"As far as I know, among the various sects, with the exception of a very few geniuses, most of them have intensively studied an immortal dharma, and then supplemented it with simple talismans to practice and benefit the world."
Xu Rui pondered for a moment, raised his hands, and said solemnly.
"Thank you, Brother Dao, for telling me."
Although this is not top-secret news, it is not a good word for casual practitioners who do not have a master.
Simu can tell him this, obviously he really regards him as a friend.
"Fellow Taoist, there is no need to be polite. You and I share weal and woe and treat each other as good friends and confidants. Small things are not worth mentioning."
"This is related to the path, and life is related. It is no small matter."
"Haha, fellow Taoist, as long as you don't mind me telling you what to do."
Xu Rui smiled, remembering the unfinished business of yesterday.
"Do you know about the Red Lantern Club?"
"I know. There is a cult composed of many demon cultivators and human scum. It mainly operates in the southeastern provinces. The leader of the sect, 'Red Lantern Master', has a mysterious whereabouts and is rumored to have golden elixir level strength. I, Maoshan, have joined forces with Nanhua Zen Temple and Long
He escaped from several encirclement and suppression campaigns in Hushan."
Xu Rui nodded clearly.
"Master Red Lantern, a strong man of the golden elixir. The upper limit of cultivation in this world is indeed much higher than that of 'Nu Qing Xiangxi'."
"How do fellow Taoists know about the Red Lantern Club? Are they also a little dirty with them?"
He took out the gold medal from his bag and handed it over.
"This is what I got from that goat demon."
"Yang Chaofeng, Silver Medal Demon Envoy of the Red Lantern Club?"
The four eyes on his face were slightly solemn.
"I didn't expect that a hundred years later, the evil gang of Red Lantern Club would come out again."
Looking at Xu Rui, he cupped his fists and groaned.
"This time I caused trouble for fellow Taoist."
"Brother Taoist, what are you talking about? It is Xu's long-cherished wish in his life to conquer demons. Even if he has no Taoist friends, I will not let him go if he encounters the evildoers of the Red Lantern Society."
"Fellow Taoist's chivalrous demeanor is truly admirable. However, this time the red lantern society reappears in the practice world, I'm afraid it will cause a lot of trouble. I want to inform the sect of this as soon as possible, so I will leave first."
"By the way, can you share this gold medal with me?"
"Brother Taoist, you can take it away."
"Thank you."
Simu stood up to say goodbye, and Xu Rui sent him outside the door.
After coming back, he sat cross-legged on the floor with his eyes open in thought.
The Red Lantern Society was able to survive the encirclement and suppression of the three major sects of Maoshan, Nanhua Zen Temple and Longhushan, which is obviously very powerful.
If you provoke such a force, you must be very careful when walking in this spiritual world.
Fortunately, there is still a tall man, so for a while, giants like the Red Light Master will not notice him.
On the contrary, the first words of Simu are worth thinking about.
Specializing in one or two spells is indeed more conducive to improving your cultivation.
But after all, he is not Four Eyes and will not stay here forever.
In the end, you will return to reality, and as the spiritual energy in reality continues to revive, you will travel to higher levels of the spiritual world.
There is no such thing as the end of Dharma.
More importantly, he also has a golden finger.
As his qualifications continue to improve, his efficiency in absorbing spiritual energy into mana has also been continuously improving.
When acquired nature becomes innate, his cultivation speed will be dozens of times faster than now.
Therefore, even if he practices a few more techniques, he is sure to advance to the golden elixir within twenty or thirty years.
If there are several big opportunities, the time will be even shorter.
There will be absolutely no stupid things that lead to the destruction of one's own path by underestimating the Tao and overstating the Law.
However, Taoist Priest Four Eyes' words were not useless to him.
Practicing too many low-level spells is indeed useless for the future and is a waste of energy.
I originally planned to learn more about the new 'wind tornado' I got from the sheep demon, but now it seems I have to forget about it.
There is also the Eagle Eye Technique, its greatest function is to see far and enable night vision.
But after using the Puppet Technique to control 'Haitongqing', with shared vision, he can see further than the Eagle Eye Technique.
There is only one night vision left, which is somewhat useful.
But it’s somewhat tasteless.
Moreover, with his current level of eagle eye skills, his night vision ability is sufficient.
"Let's let it go for now."
…
After this incident, Xu Rui became more and more aware of the gap between himself and the direct descendants of major sects such as Simu and Yixiu.
It's not just the difference in vision and knowledge, but the all-round difference in other aspects except for the fact that the cultivation level is pretty good.
There was nothing he could do about it, as his cultivation time was too short.
It has only been two years since I joined Xiling.
It is a blessing to be able to achieve the level of cultivation that I have now.
I understand, but the gap still needs to be bridged.
So from now on, he shamelessly stayed here and went to see Four Eyes and Ikkyu for advice from time to time.
These two were indeed kind-hearted elders. They always answered his questions without hesitation. As long as they did not involve sect secrets, they never hesitated to teach.
Xu Rui is also like a piece of sea, quickly absorbing nutrients, making his foundation richer.
Three months have passed in the blink of an eye.
"Thank you, Master, for your advice."
"Fellow Daoist Xu is polite. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask this poor monk at any time."
Xu Rui thanked him and turned around to leave.
Looking at the retreating figure, Qingqing smiled and said, "Senior Xu has been here three times in the morning."
Ikkyu smiled and nodded.
"This person's future path is limitless."
Not only are they highly qualified, but they also work diligently. If you don’t understand something, feel free to ask.
Looking back on when I was young, there was no other person who was so kind to me.
"It's a pity that this boy has no chance of being a Buddhist with me."
He had tested the other party more than once and wanted to introduce him to Nanhua Zen Temple, but Xu Rui was vague about him.
As time went by, I stopped forcing myself.
Go back to the room on the left, and as soon as you enter the door, you see Si Mu offering incense to the Patriarch.
Stop and don't bother me in the past.
After the four-eyed prayer was completed, he respectfully inserted three sticks of incense into the incense burner, then stepped forward, took out a tael of gold from the bag of magic and handed it over.
"Brother Dao, this is my accommodation fee for next month."
"Hey, how can this be so embarrassing?"
Even though he said this, Taoist Master Four Eyes still took it quickly.
He is so obsessed with money, no wonder he can save a box of gold to buy the master's house next door.