Seeing Zhuang Zizai getting angry, Gu Tianhai was immediately frightened: "I don't dare, I have not forgotten the rules of the sect."
"Since I haven't forgotten, why did I commit such a mistake?" Zhuang Zizai asked in a deep voice.
"Yes... it was the disciple's negligence..." Gu Tianhai said tremblingly: "Ma Xiaoyao picked three elixirs in the barren mountain, one of which was ginseng, and he made a great contribution, so the disciple brought him into the sect...
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"Is this your explanation?" Zhuang Zizai snorted coldly: "You clearly did something wrong and didn't regret it, but you kept trying to excuse yourself. When did you become so irresponsible?" There is something in this.
It's heavy.
"Plop!"
Gu Tianhai bent his knees and knelt on the ground: "It's the disciple's fault. Please forgive me, master."
Zhuang Zizai stared at Gu Tianhai for a moment, and then said: "It's just this once, it won't be the same next time! Get up."
"Thank you, Master, for your kindness of not punishing me." After Gu Tianhai kowtowed three times, he got up from the ground. A gust of wind blew by, and Gu Tianhai felt a chill on his back. Unexpectedly, a layer of cold sweat broke out on his back, and his body was covered with cold sweat.
The clothes were all wet.
"Tianhai, I value you very much, and I hope you won't let me down." Zhuang Zizai struck lightly.
"Disciple will definitely work hard." Gu Tianhai nodded vigorously.
"Go and call Ma Xiaoyao. I want to see him in person." After listening to Gu Tianhai's description, Zhuang Zizai became interested in Ma Xiaoyao and planned to see it in person.
"Yes, disciple, go now." Gu Tianhai responded, then turned and left the hall.
After Gu Tianhai left, Zhuang Zizai couldn't help but sigh softly, and said in a voice that only he could hear: "Gu Tianhai has excellent cultivation talent. If he cultivates it well, he will definitely achieve something in the future, but his character is a bit...
He is arrogant and arrogant, and if he is not properly guided, he will definitely suffer big losses in the future."
As expected of a Xuan-level master, he could see Gu Tianhai's shortcomings at a glance.
About an hour after the incense was burned, Gu Tianhai came back, followed by a person, Ma Xiaoyao.
"Master, he is Ma Xiaoyao." Gu Tianhai turned around and glanced at Ma Xiaoyao: "Why are you still standing there? Why don't you salute quickly? This is the elder of our sect."
Ma Xiaoyao clasped his hands and saluted Zhuang Zizai, who was sitting on the chair: "Disciple Ma Xiaoyao, I would like to pay my respects to Elder Zhuang." His movements were easy and natural, without any trace of nervousness.
Zhuang Zizai looked Ma Xiaoyao up and down: "Are you Ma Xiaoyao?"
"Yes." Ma Xiaoyao nodded.
"Nuo, hold this stone, and then send Qi into the stone." Zhuang Zizai flicked his sleeves, and a white stone appeared on the table, which was exactly the same as the stone in the test pavilion.
Ma Xiaoyao walked over, stretched out his hand to hold the stone, and then slowly pumped Qi into it.
"Whoa!"
The white stone suddenly emitted five colors of light, gold, green, white, red, and gray.
Zhuang Zizai narrowed his eyes: "There are really five attributes of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. In all my years of living, this is the first time I have seen someone with the attributes of the five elements. It's rare, it's rare. Okay, you can put down the stone."
"Yes." Ma Xiaoyao put the stone down, and then automatically stepped aside. The elder Zhuang in front of him gave him an unfathomable feeling. He was a master! A master who could easily kill Ma Xiaoyao!
So far, Zhuang Zizai is the most powerful person Ma Xiaoyao has ever seen.
"Come here and let me check." Zhuang Zizai waved to Ma Xiaoyao: "It's incredible that a person with the Five Elements attributes can break through the bottleneck and enter the innate realm in such a short period of time."
Ma Xiaoyao knew that he couldn't refuse, so he simply walked over. Whether it was a blessing or a curse depended on his luck.
Zhuang Zizai stretched out his hand to hold Ma Xiaoyao's arm, then closed his eyes and sensed it carefully... After a long time, Zhuang Zizai let go of his hand and opened his eyes: "It's strange, your body is very strange..."
Ma Xiaoyao's heart skipped a beat, and his nerves suddenly became tense: "Elder Zhuang, I...what's wrong with my body?"
Seeing Ma Xiaoyao's nervous look, Zhuang Zizai immediately laughed: "You have very weak bones, but your body is very strong, very, very strong. If I guessed correctly, you should have practiced some kind of physical exercise."
Martial arts, right?"
"Elder Zhuang has a keen eye. This disciple has indeed practiced physical training martial arts." Ma Xiaoyao said with admiration.
"The fact that you can practice body-building martial arts to this extent shows that you work very hard at ordinary times, but..." At this point, Zhuang Zizai paused: "It's just that your bones are so bad that you are not suitable for cultivating immortals at all.
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Ma Xiaoyao shook his head: "This disciple knows that he has very poor foundation and it is difficult to cultivate immortality, but he still wants to give it a try."
"Courage is commendable, but..." Zhuang Zizi pondered for a moment, and then said: "To measure whether a person's bones are good or bad, the main thing is to look at the speed of his cultivation. If the cultivation speed is fast, the bones will be good. If the cultivation speed is slow, the bones will be good.
, the root bones are a little worse... Because human life is limited, so we must seize the time to practice, break through our own shackles and achieve supreme cultivation before the end of our life. As our cultivation improves, our life span will also increase.
Increase... I say this, can you understand?"
Ma Xiaoyao nodded: "Disciple understands."
"Now that I understand, let me continue." Zhuang Zizai nodded slightly: "For example, a person has a single attribute. He only needs to absorb a cup of vitality to advance, and his cultivation speed is super fast.
This kind of person is called a peerless genius. If someone has two attributes, he needs to absorb "a teapot" of vitality to advance, and his cultivation speed is not slow. If someone has three attributes, he needs to absorb "a jar of wine"
'Vital energy can only be advanced, and the cultivation speed is average. If a person has four attributes, then he needs to absorb a bucket of vitality to advance. The cultivation speed will be very slow. If a person has five attributes..." said
Here, he raised his head and glanced at Ma Xiaoyao: "Then he needs to absorb the vitality of 'One Water Vat' to advance. That's the difference."
Ma Xiaoyao took a breath: "Elder Zhuang's explanation is very thorough, and the disciples have been taught." At this point, Ma Xiaoyao couldn't help but add another sentence: "The ancients said: As long as you work hard, you can grind an iron rod into something.
Needle! I very much agree with this sentence. I know it is very difficult to cultivate immortality with my own talent, but I will work hard, harder than everyone else, and I have confidence in myself!"
Zhuang Zizi shook his head: "Some things are useless just by trying hard, because there is a condition that you can't overcome."
"What conditions?" Ma Xiaoyao asked.
"That's your lifespan." Zhuang Zizi's expression was very serious: "Although you were lucky enough to enter the innate realm, your lifespan is only more than three hundred years. For ordinary people, more than three hundred years is a long time, but for us cultivators,
For humans, it is simply not enough... Do you know how long it took me to cultivate to my current state?"
"How long?" Ma Xiaoyao asked subconsciously.
Zhuang Zizai stretched out three fingers: "Almost three hundred years, I have a dual-attribute root bone, and my cultivation speed is much faster than yours, but it also took me nearly three hundred years to reach my current level of cultivation, and what about you? You
It is a five-attribute root bone, and its cultivation speed is several times slower than mine. If you want to break through the bottleneck with a life span of more than three hundred years, it is simply impossible."
Ma Xiaoyao was silent.
"This is the greatest tragedy of poor foundation." Zhuang Zizai said slowly: "Although you have a heart that refuses to admit defeat, it is impossible to achieve success on the path of cultivating immortals."
Just relying on hard work won't work because you don't have enough time to practice.
Ma Xiaoyao was silent for a moment, then raised his head and asked, "May I ask what cultivation level Elder Zhuang has now?"
"Ninth level of Xuan level."
"How long did it take for Elder Zhuang to advance to the yellow level?"
"It probably took more than a hundred years, right?"
"More than a hundred years?" Ma Xiaoyao's eyes lit up: "Elder Zhuang has dual attributes, and I have five attributes. My cultivation speed should be more than twice as slow as yours... It took you more than a hundred years to enter the Huang level realm, and
I should have a chance to enter the yellow realm in three hundred years, right?"
"This is wrong." Zhuang Zizi shook his head: "There are three attributes different between you and me, and the difference in cultivation speed is at least three times, or even more. When I broke through the bottleneck and entered the Huang level realm, it cost about the same.
In one hundred and fifty years, if you want to enter the Huang-level realm, it will take at least four hundred and fifty years, but can you live for four hundred and fifty years?"
"Four hundred and fifty years?" Ma Xiaoyao's face twitched fiercely.
"You're feeling depressed, aren't you?" Zhuang Zizi sighed softly: "If you want to be more open-minded and don't get into trouble, it's actually a miracle that you can enter the innate realm... Let me tell you, you'd better go down the mountain.
If you go to the secular world and enjoy the glory and wealth, your life will not be in vain."
Ma Xiaoyao shook his head slowly but firmly: "I won't go down the mountain. I want to cultivate immortality. Even if I have nothing in the end, I won't regret it."
"You are quite stubborn." Zhuang Zi smiled: "Okay, I respect your choice..." At this point, Zhuang Zi paused: "You can stay at Ziyun Peak from now on. If you are practicing
Whenever you encounter something you don't understand, just ask Tianhai, his cultivation talent is much higher than yours."
"Thank you, Elder Zhuang." Ma Xiaoyao hurriedly saluted and thanked him.
Zhuang Zizai waved his hand: "Tianhai, take him out and arrange a place for him wherever you like."
"Yes." Gu Tianhai responded, and then led Ma Xiaoyao out of the hall.
Looking at Ma Xiaoyao's leaving figure, Zhuang Zizai had a hint of memory in his eyes...
"Tap tap tap..."
After a while, Gu Tianhai came back: "Master, I have arranged for him."
"Yeah." Zhuang Zizai nodded: "Are you weird? Why should I leave Ma Xiaoyao at Ziyun Peak?"
