Master Xuanku walked into a quaint house built of green rock and stopped, saying: "This is the alchemy room left by the alchemy king of the generation, also called Bishi Residence. I used to make alchemy here as my teacher, but it is now abandoned. You Simply tidy up and live here for cultivation. If within half a year, you still have no true energy, cannot activate the Shenque point, and cannot condense the small world, then let you leave, which means that you have no chance of practicing cultivation or alchemy!"
"Didn't you say you wanted to teach me the art of alchemy? Why did you come back to practicing Qi again and again?" Zhang Xu asked in confusion.
"Alchemy and cultivation complement each other. Improving cultivation can condense the true energy in the body. Refining alchemy requires the support of true energy. The higher the cultivation level, the stronger the ability to use true energy to control fire. If the cultivation level is not enough, refining elixirs The medicine will also be affected. In the early stage, the master will not teach you higher alchemy skills, not because the skills cannot be passed on lightly, but because you yourself are simply incapable of mastering it. When your own true energy reaches the late stage of the secret realm of practicing yuan, Only by refining alchemy will you gradually become more comfortable." Master Xuanku replied.
"In addition, to make alchemy, you need to have strong soul perception, so that you can feel the changes in the medicine cauldron, and it will be easier to refine good elixirs. I see that your soul power is several times stronger than that of ordinary people. This is why I want to guide you. One of the reasons for coming back.”
"Does the master not know that his disciple is the Xuangu Holy Body and cannot cultivate the true energy at all? Even if he cultivates the true energy, he cannot activate the Shenque point, which is as hard as iron." Zhang Xu asked strangely.
Xuan Ku looked back at Zhang Xu and said, "Master, of course I know. If I don't have the heart to cherish you, how can I bring you back."
"Why is that?" Zhang Xu continued to ask.
Master Xuanku replied sternly: "That's because the Xuangu Holy Body is a physique that has never been seen in thousands of years. Once activated, you will have a bright future in the alchemy path. The integration of the Xuangu Holy Body into the alchemy path will be unprecedented. Come. At that time, even if King Dan is nothing, you will step under your feet. If my teacher can bring you out, you will be famous in the heavens. At that time, my teacher will have infinite glory! Guan Jian, you Now the physical strength has reached the late stage of the Secret Realm of Lian Yuan, but I don’t have strong Qi. Next, I will find a way to help you condense it. As long as the Shenque point is activated, all problems will be solved."
Zhang Xu looked puzzled and asked: "Xuangu Holy Body no longer has the power of the world's first holy body in ancient times, and the Shenque acupoint is as hard as black iron, unshakable, and the Shenque acupoint cannot be activated. , the Dantian cannot be opened at all, is there any other way the master can go against the will of heaven?"
"Five hundred years ago, when the ancient Buddha Realm was opened, I found an elixir by chance. That elixir was originally a treasure of the immortal clan. If my physical cultivation is not at the pseudo-sage level, I cannot withstand its power. .The false saint is a powerful being. He can kill a saint with all his strength. You are an ancient holy body, and your physique is different from ordinary people. It should not be a waste of resources when used on you."
"In addition, you don't know something. The potency of that elixir is enough to be worth my three hundred years of practice. I spent such a high price as a teacher to help you activate the Shenque point, which is as hard as black iron. In addition to the above reasons , and more importantly, you will gradually know it later, so there is no need to ask again."
Zhang Xu asked in surprise: "Five hundred years ago? How old is the master now?"
Master Xuanku laughed dryly and said: "Haha, I have spent more than eight hundred years in vain. In the world of cultivation, you can't tell your true age. When your cultivation reaches a certain level, you can control the changes in facial muscles at will."
"I once read an ancient book called "The Yellow Emperor's Internal Classic", which said: 'People in ancient times lived a hundred years in the Spring and Autumn Period...' Is this true?" Zhang Xu humbly asked for advice.
Master Xuanku replied: "Those who know the 'Tao'... can live a hundred years. This is not surprising for cultivators! What cultivators pursue is the road to immortality. Lifespan is linked to cultivation. Compared with ordinary people,
To be long".
"It's just that not everyone can realize Taoism through practice. To become a saint, you are just one of millions of cultivators. Even if you become a saint, if you want to enter the immortal realm, become an immortal, and live forever, you must have great fortune and great luck.
Only great supernatural powers can do it.”
"And you have eaten berries from the forbidden land of Mount Xumi. Those berries can only be grown by the Immortal Source Tree. They have been absorbed in your body for a long time. If you add this Qiankun Meridian Pill, even though you are a Xuan
There is still great hope for the ancient holy body to break through the meridians blocking the Shenque acupoint. Once the meridians are opened, there will be no problem activating the Shenque acupoint, and you can pursue the realm of immortality!" Master Xuanku explained to Zhang Xu step by step.
The two of them walked and talked, and after a while they walked into the house. Xuan Ku said: "Look at what else you need to buy, just ask your three senior brothers to buy everything for you."
"No need, Master, I'm very satisfied with this place." Zhang Xu looked at the environment inside the house and saw that the stone house is divided into two rooms. The east is the alchemy room and the west is the living room. There are beds, tables and chairs inside, but there is no room for a long time.
People live there, and there is dust everywhere indoors.
"In this case, you should take a rest first. Let Ziling take you to see your master tomorrow morning. I will go back to my room to meditate." Master Xuanku ordered again.
As soon as Xuan Ku left, Zi Ling pushed the door open and came in. "Junior brother, please wait a moment. I have sent someone to prepare hot water for you. I have also given instructions to the kitchen to make you something delicious.
It will be delivered shortly."
"Thank you, little senior brother."
"We are about the same age, so just call me Zi Ling. Fan Zheng, you haven't officially started yet, so it won't be too late to call me Zi Ling after you become a disciple."
"Well, I won't be polite and will call you Ziling. Stop standing at the door. Can you come in and sit for a while? Tell me about Danxia Peak and the master." Zhang Xu wanted to know more.
There was something going on within the sect, so we took the initiative to talk about it.
"No problem, Ao, by the way, your name is... I remember, Zhang Xu, what do you want to know?" It is easiest for young people to communicate together. The two of them asked and answered, and within a few moments, they were talking and laughing.
.
Zi Ling is a straightforward young man who tells everything he knows. Zhang Xu has a very good impression of him.
Through conversation, we learned that Danxia Peak was famous in the Luotian world three hundred years ago. However, in an alchemy competition, it was thwarted by someone's dirty tricks. Master Xuanku regarded the most precious alchemy cauldron as the supreme treasure.
The internal force was shattered, and Xuan Ku himself was seriously injured. The injury has not been recovered to this day. His cultivation level dropped from the original half-step of great power to the stage of Divine Yuan Tribulation. Many alchemists have sought refuge elsewhere. Since then, Dan
Xia Peak began to wither, and there were fewer and fewer people. Master Xuanku was originally a dual cultivator of alchemy and Taoism. After being injured, he could only use elixirs to achieve Taoism. For three hundred years, Master Xuanku has been looking for talented people to pass on his mantle.
I had no choice but to accept several disciples, but none of them were satisfactory, so I could only spend the years in sorrow.
After listening, Zhang Xu related what Master Xuanku said to himself, and said secretly: "It seems that Master Xuanku is a person with a lot of stories. He wants to take a gamble on me. He is optimistic about the Xuangu Holy Body."
, hoping to achieve something in the future so that I can avenge him. If you treat me well, I will avenge you. If you want to use me, you have made a wrong calculation."
Zhang Xu also hopes that he can carry forward the Xuangu Holy Body. But there are many secrets in his body, which he will definitely not let Xuanku know. There are many artifacts hidden in the Shenque Cave, and he doesn’t know whether it is a blessing or a curse. He can only
Take one step at a time.
As he was talking, the sound of a dog barking came into his ears.
"Where is the barking of the dog coming from?" Zi Ling asked strangely.
As he finished speaking, he saw a little tiger head peeking out from Zhang Xu's arms. With a "hoo" sound, it flew to Zhang Xu's shoulder. Its fluffy little paws danced wildly, and its two big golden eyes flickered up and down in surprise.
looked at Zi Ling.
"It's so cute. Is this a puppy or a tiger cub?" Zi Ling asked.
Zhang Xu touched the little Qihu's head with his hand and said: "I picked this little beast from the mountains. Because it looks like a tiger and a dog, I named it Qihu. There is nothing special about it. I just keep it as a pet."
Just having fun.”
When Little Qihu heard that he was a pet, he immediately showed an unhappy expression, his ears suddenly stood up, and his throat kept making low purring sounds, as if he was trying to prove how powerful he was.
Seeing this, Zhang Xu quickly covered Qi Hu's mouth with his hand and said, "It seems that you are hungry. There is nothing for you to eat here. There are high mountains and dense forests outside, and there are endless medicinal gardens. You can look everywhere
Look, let’s catch some little beasts to satisfy our hunger!”
Hearing that there was no food, Xiao Qihu looked disappointed, but when he heard the word "medicine garden", before Zhang Xu could finish speaking, he slumped up and when he looked for it, he had disappeared.
Zi Ling briefly explained some of the sect rules and divisions of forces in Tianxuan Holy Land before resigning.