When Gu Wanchang and Gu Wanhao were talking, Gu Changhuan stood aside honestly, not at all impetuous like an ordinary child.
Gu Wanchang nodded secretly. Qualifications are important for cultivating immortals, but temperament is also key. Gu Changhuan can endure his temper at such a young age, which is really good.
"It's still half a year before the next spirit testing conference. People who cultivate immortality are most afraid of wasting time. During this time, it's better to send Chang Huan to the Sutra Pavilion and be taught by Uncle Twenty-One."
The twenty-first uncle mentioned by Gu Wanchang is the person with the highest level of cultivation among the current generations of the Gu family. His name is Gu Xuanzhan. He currently has nine levels of cultivation and is the Gu family's Dinghai Shenzhen.
"This is a good place." Gu Wanhao nodded. He was the only second-level mid-level alchemist in his family. In addition to practicing every day, he also made alchemy. He often stayed in seclusion for several days. It was obviously impossible to take care of Gu Changhuan personally.
Gu Changhuan wondered whether that grandfather would have a white and long beard like his own grandfather.
"I will take Chang Huan to see Uncle Twenty-one later. I believe he won't mind either," Gu Wanhao said.
Gu Wanchang called Gu Changhuan to him and took out a soul lamp with orange light from his storage bag.
He cut off a strand of Gu Changhuan's hair and lit it on the soul lamp. The light of the soul lamp turned fluorescent blue.
"This is Qingyun's qi training technique. Chang Huan keeps it safe."
Gu Changsheng raised his hands above his head and took the jade slip given by Gu Wanchang
A sentence suddenly came to mind: The immortal caressed my head and tied my hair to grant me immortality.
Gu Wanhao took Gu Changhuan to the Commons Hall to collect some necessities, including a low-level storage bag, an identity jade token, a first-level mid-level spiritual sword, a bottle of Bigu Pill, a bottle of Qi-Nourishing Pill, and
Ten low-level spiritual stones.
Gu Changhuan is holding something, but she hasn't learned how to use the storage bag yet!
"Grandpa..." Gu Changhuan asked Gu Wanhao for help.
Gu Wanhao helped Gu Changhuan put everything into the storage bag and said with a smile, "Huan'er doesn't have to worry. It won't take long for Huan'er to become an immortal cultivator like grandpa."
Gu Wanhao looked at Gu Changhuan, this is where the Gu family will prosper in the future.
With Gu Changhuan here, it is only a matter of time before the Gu family can restore their ancestor's glory.
"Grandpa takes Huan'er to meet the ancestor of our Gu family. The ancestor is one generation higher than grandpa. He is Huan'er's great-grandfather. He is the person with the highest cultivation level in our Gu family. Huan'er must bow well when meeting his great-grandpa.
, Huan'er, do you understand?"
Gu Wanhao told him that Gu Xuanzhan is old and likes his younger generation to be humble and polite, but Gu Changhuan is not a naughty child, he is just a bit weird sometimes.
"Huan'er understands that Huan'er will properly salute Grandpa."
It was already dark at this time, but all the roadside roads on Bifeng Mountain were illuminated by luminous pearls. Gu Changhuan, a person who had not yet practiced spiritual practice, could see the road clearly and would not stumble while walking.
The two came outside Gu Xuanzhan's cave. Although Gu Xuanzhan's cave had sufficient spiritual energy, it was not as good as the patriarch's cave. The patriarch's cave was one of the places with the most abundant spiritual energy in the entire Bifeng Mountain. This does not mean that
Gu Xuanzhan's status is not as good as Gu Wanchang's. On the contrary, Gu Xuanzhan, who is on the ninth floor of the Foundation Establishment Stage, is the Gu family's Dinghai Shenzhen. However, with Gu Xuanzhan's current cultivation level, he can no longer rely on the aura of Bifeng Mountain to get any closer.
Before Gu Wanhao could make the announcement, the formation in the cave was opened.
"The twelfth boy is here, come in and talk about anything." Gu Wanhao ranks twelfth in the Gu family. The twelfth boy Gu Xuanzhan is talking about is naturally Gu Wanhao.
Gu Wanhao stroked his beard to cover up his embarrassment. He was already over a hundred years old, and Uncle Twenty-one still called him "Twelve Boy", and his granddaughter was still here!
Gu Changhuan stood behind Gu Wanhao. Although he lowered his head and said nothing, there was a smile in his eyes.
Gu Xuanzhan was dressed as a Confucian scholar. He looked like an ordinary middle-aged man and had the temperament of an ordinary teacher, but he also had an aura of transcendence.
"Greetings to Uncle Twenty-one." Gu Wanhao did not dare to salute Gu Xuanzhan carelessly. Although Gu Xuanzhan looked like a Confucian scholar, he was the strongest foundation-building master in the Jiuqi Mountains. This ancestor had just entered the foundation-building stage.
In the later stage, he single-handedly killed a late-stage Foundation Establishment monster and two mid-stage Foundation Establishment monsters, and became famous in one battle. Although he was also in the Foundation Establishment stage, his combat prowess was far inferior to that of his clan uncle.
"Chang Huan pays homage to Grandpa." Gu Changhuan saluted the middle-aged Confucian scholar with a respectful expression and did not look sideways.
As soon as Gu Xuanzhan raised his hand, Gu Changhuan felt an unstoppable force supporting her. She couldn't help but be horrified, but her expression did not change, and her demeanor became more respectful.
"There is no need to be polite. This child is your descendant? Yes, he is a good child who is neither arrogant nor impetuous and behaves politely." Gu Xuanzhan praised. It is rare for such a young child to not be afraid of his own momentum. It should be said that it is not that he is not afraid, but
Is able to control one's emotions without showing them.
What a good seedling!
"Grandpa Xie praised me, but Chang Huan is ashamed to deserve it." Gu Changhuan breathed a sigh of relief.
"Uncle Twenty-one has given me the award, but this kid is really good. I came here this time in the hope that Uncle Twenty-one can teach Chang Huan until the next spirit testing conference. I wonder if Uncle Twenty-one has the time?" Gu Wanhao smiled.
Let's talk.
The spirit testing conference that Gu Wanhao is talking about is a conference held by the Gu family every three years in various ordinary towns of the Gu family. All children of the right age are tested for their spiritual roots, so it is called the spirit testing conference. There is still a long time until the next spirit testing conference.
nearly half a year.
Gu Xuanzhan had ignored family affairs for a long time, and naturally he didn't know when the next spirit testing conference would be held. However, he didn't mind such a small thing as taking care of the family's younger generations. He now guarded the family's Scripture Pavilion every day and was very leisurely.
Moreover, this child does not seem to be the naughty or mischievous type. He has done this kind of thing before teaching his juniors, so it is not difficult for him.
For Gu Changhuan, it is a good thing to be able to embark on the path of cultivating immortality under the guidance of Gu Xuanzhan. After all, with a good master, the apprentice can take many detours.
"It doesn't matter. You can send someone to take Chang Huan to the Sutra Pavilion tomorrow, and then send someone to pick him up in the evening."
"Thank you, Grandpa." Gu Changhuan's eyes narrowed as she smiled. She was not stupid, so she naturally understood the benefits of a powerful master to her.
Gu Xuanzhan looked at Gu Changhuan who was smiling happily and found it quite pleasing to the eye. He took out a green cicada jade pendant from his storage bag.
"This is a greeting gift from my great-grandfather to Chang Huan. Chang Huan keeps it. It can help you block a full blow from the middle stage of foundation building."
Gu Changhuan looked at Gu Wanhao
Gu Wanhao pretended to stop him, but even his beard couldn't stop his smile. The beard was trembling. Even a second-level mid-level alchemist couldn't come up with such a good thing.
"Chang Huan, you can't accept it. Uncle Twenty-one, this is too expensive. Chang Huan is still young and won't be able to use such things for the time being."
Gu Xuanzhan gave Gu Wanhao a roll of his eyes and waved his hand indifferently.
"You've been doing these stupid things since you were a kid. If Chang Huan doesn't use it now, won't he use it in the future? Besides, how can I take back what I gave away?!!"
Gu Wanhao's face turned red when Gu Xuanzhan exposed him.
"Chang Huan, why don't you thank Uncle Twenty-one properly? This is a treasure that can save your life in the future!"
Gu Changhuan bowed in salute and raised his hands above his head. "Chang Huan thanked his great grandfather. He will definitely honor his great grandfather in the future, give back to the family, and help my Gu family to last forever." Gu Changhuan said seriously and sincerely every word.
"You're a very sincere child. Your grandfather didn't teach you this. If such a young child has such ambitions, why worry about my family not being happy?"
Gu Xuanzhan said happily that he was getting old and his life was short. Now, apart from making further progress in cultivation, the only thing he was worried about was his family.
Gu Changhuan was still young, so naturally she didn't understand Gu Xuazhan's emotion, but what she just said was true to her heart. When Gu Changhuan was at home, he often heard his parents lament that he could not protect his family or fulfill his filial piety in front of his parents, but as a child, he could only
Hiding in the shadow of the blessings of the fathers and so on. Every time Gu Changhuan hears this, he feels something in his heart.
After bidding farewell to Gu Xuanzhan, Gu Wanhao led Gu Changhuan back to his residence.
"The place where grandpa lives is so beautiful!"
The courtyard where Gu Wanhao lives is just a two-story courtyard with gray walls and blue tiles. There is a peach tree planted in the courtyard, and the peaches on it are slightly pink, making it look particularly attractive.
"Huan'er will live in the east wing from now on. Grandpa will live in the main room. Tomorrow morning grandpa will take you to the Sutra Pavilion. You can study hard with Uncle Twenty-one. If you don't understand anything, just ask. Huan'er
Do you understand?"
"Huan'er understands."
Gu Changhuan was still a child after all. After running for a long time, she yawned profusely when she stopped. She walked to the room, washed herself, lay down on the bed and fell asleep after a while.
Early the next morning, someone from the Gu family took Gu Changhuan to the Scripture Depository Pavilion to meet Gu Xuanzhan. At this time, Gu Xuanzhan was already sitting in the Scripture Depository Pavilion, closing his eyes and concentrating. Gu Changhuan saluted with a smile. When she thought of herself
I can practice cultivation today and become an immortal cultivator, and I can't help but be happy.
"Chang Huan pays homage to Grandpa."
"Here, sit down!" Gu Wanhao waved his arm and a futon was placed on the ground.
Gu Changhuan sat on the futon and took the book given by Gu Xuanzhan. It was a history of the Gu family. Gu Changhuan casually flipped through two pages and found that it contained a detailed record of the history of the Gu family's fortune.
"Can Chang Huan read?"
"My great grandfather, Chang Huan has studied at home for the past two years and has also learned the Thousand-Character Classic. He can understand most of the texts in the history of this clan," Gu Changhuan replied.
Gu Xuanzhan nodded, this would be much more convenient.
Gu Xuanzhan poured himself a glass of wine, took a sip, smacked his lips intoxicated, and said slowly: "We immortal cultivators are divided into the Qi training stage, the foundation building stage, the purple mansion stage, and the gold stage according to our level of cultivation.
There is the Dan stage and the Nascent Soul stage. It is said that there is also the Transformation stage above the Yuanying. Each major realm is divided into three small realms, and each small realm is specifically divided into three levels. For example, the Qi training period, the initial stage of Qi training is
One to three levels, the middle stage of Qi training is four to six levels, and the late stage of Qi training is seven to nine levels."
"However, most immortal cultivators are trapped in the Qi-training stage throughout their lives, and their lifespan is only one hundred and twenty years; if a few talented people have the opportunity to enter the foundation-building stage, they can live for three hundred years; The taller, the longer the life. Our Gu family has been established for 327 years. Our ancestor is a master in the late Zifu period and an alchemist. Therefore, my Gu family has been famous for its elixirs since the establishment of the family. This Alchemy is one of the hundreds of arts of cultivating immortals, and it can be said to be the most profitable one. My Gu family has grown and thrived in the Jiuqi Mountains over the years, and the alchemy inheritance left by our ancestors can be said to be indispensable."
Gu Xuanzhan paused and continued: "Our ancestor of the Gu family was originally a casual cultivator. He is extremely talented. He is already a master of the eighth level of the Purple Demon Mansion at a young age. If nothing unexpected happens, he is very likely to achieve the Golden Elixir. It's a pity. More than 300 years ago, during the Qingzhou Human-Monster War, my ancestor participated in the war and was too popular. He was attacked by several beasts and seriously injured. Although he was able to save his life, his foundation was damaged to the point where his cultivation was unable to survive. However, because of his great military exploits, he was Many rare spiritual objects were given as rewards.
The ancestor was not willing to lose his mantle, and he did not want to join the sect. He found a few like-minded Taoist friends and decided to find a mountain range to start a family together. In the end, they chose the Jiuqi Mountains, which at that time was occupied by the Jiutou Zi Mansion. During the period of monster occupation, the ancestors of the four families worked together to eradicate the nine monsters and divided the territory. My Gu family occupied Bifeng Mountain. The Fang family occupied Yuhua Mountain, the Yu family chose Yanshan, and the Zhang family chose Fengming Mountain. .For many years, the four families of Gu, Fang, Yu, and Zhang in Jiuqi Mountains have supported each other, so they can stand firm in the world of Qingzhou immortality."
"After the ancestors occupied Bifeng Mountain, they married wives and took concubines, and set down the clan rules and the names of their descendants: keeping the righteousness and mystery, evergreen forever, the awe-inspiring rules, and the immortal way forever.
There are twenty generations in total, and one generation lasts for fifty years. If there are monks and mortals who are descendants within three generations, they can be sorted according to the generation after the ancestors."
Speaking of this, Gu Xuanzhan sighed. The family had been established for more than 300 years, but it had actually been going downhill since the death of the ancestor.
"The Gu family continues to this day, and there are more than 200 immortal cultivators and more than one million ordinary people. Most of the immortal cultivators are in the Qi training stage, and there are only four masters in the foundation building stage."
Gu Changhuan listened carefully, and then thought to himself: No wonder there are many brothers and sisters in the family, but he is the only one with spiritual roots. The probability of a mortal having spiritual roots is really low.
"The Gu family holds a spirit testing conference every three years to test whether children of appropriate age have spiritual roots. Children with spiritual roots can come to Bifeng Mountain to practice. If there are children with excellent spiritual roots, they will usually be carefully cultivated for the future. Support the family.”
"Speaking of spiritual roots, they are also divided into three, six or nine levels. The best spiritual roots are those with only one single attribute. If a monk has a single spiritual root, he can achieve success at an extremely fast speed without any obstacles if there is no accident. Golden elixir, so the single spiritual root is also called the Tianlinggen, which means the spiritual root given by God, the darling of heaven, but the Tianlinggen is also unique among monks; it is slightly worse than the Tianlinggen , is the alien spirit root. The alien spirit root cultivation speed is slower than that of the heavenly spirit root, but their strength will be much stronger than the monks of the same level; the third is the double spiritual root. The double spiritual root monks are very important to a family like our Gu family. In other words, it is something that can only be met but not sought.”
When Gu Xuanzhan said this, he felt quite proud for no other reason than that he himself was a dual spiritual root monk.
"Most immortal cultivators actually have three, four, or five spiritual roots. However, the four and five spiritual roots are called false spiritual roots because their spiritual roots are mixed and difficult to cultivate."
"But this is not absolute. In addition to judging the qualifications of an immortal cultivator based on the spiritual root, the width of the spiritual root is also very important. The widest spiritual root is one foot, but the way of heaven is incomplete, how can the spiritual root be perfect? Therefore, cultivating immortals
The widest spiritual root of a person is only nine inches and nine minutes, and the narrowest may be only one minute. Only when the spiritual root is more than one inch wide can you practice normally. If the spiritual root is less than one inch, even if it is a heavenly spiritual root, there will be no family.
Or they were trained by the sect.”
Gu Changhuan thought to himself: In this way, although he has a pseudo-spiritual root, he is lucky to have a wide spiritual root. Each of the five attributes of the spiritual root has nine inches and nine points, and he also has a spiritual body. Overall,
It should be similar to Shuanglinggen, right?
"Chang Huan should have tested his spiritual roots. Can you tell Grandpa what kind of spiritual roots you have? Do you have spiritual roots with that kind of attribute? How wide is your spiritual root?"
After hearing Gu Xuanzhan's words, Gu Changhuan calmed down his thoughts.
"Grandpa, Chang Huan has five spiritual roots. Each spiritual root is nine inches and nine points."
Gu Changhuan answered seriously that in order to keep it confidential, she did not tell Gu Xuanzhan the fact that she had a spirit body.
Gu Xuanzhan exclaimed, "Nine inches and nine points! This is rare! Chang Huan knows that the width of most immortal cultivators' spiritual roots is only four or five inches, and the width of the spiritual roots is not even, with some high and some low. Like you.
I have never heard of my great-great-grandfather having broad and even spiritual roots in his life for more than two hundred years. Although he has five spiritual roots, his future cultivation speed may be faster than that of three spiritual roots."
Gu Changhuan couldn't help but ask, "Grandpa, when can I start practicing?"
A smile flashed in Gu Xuanzhan's eyes. This child has a good heart, and he actually tolerated asking until now, which is rare.
"You are still young now. Even if you start practicing, you can only practice for one hour a day. If you exceed this time, it will put a burden on the meridians. The patriarch should have already given you the Qingyun Qi Training Technique! My Qingyun Qi Training Technique from the Gu family
The technique is suitable for all attributes of spiritual roots, and it is simpler to practice than other Qi training techniques. You first read the technique carefully, and after you are familiar with it, calm down and start meditating. When your mind is clear of distracting thoughts, you can use the technique to attract the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into your body.
, even if you step into the door of the world of immortality."
"Of course, if there is anything you don't understand during cultivation, you should ask questions in time. If you start practicing without knowing a little about the exercises, various accidents are likely to occur during the cultivation process. In the least, the meridians are damaged, and in severe cases, you become obsessed and die on the spot. Do you understand?
"
Gu Xuanzhan said with a serious expression.
"Chang Huan has learned a lesson. Thank you for your guidance, great grandpa." Gu Changhuan kept Gu Xuanzhan's words in mind and secretly told himself not to be reckless when practicing in the future.
"You should first familiarize yourself with the first level of the Qingyun Qi Training Technique. If there is anything you don't understand, remember to ask me immediately."
"Yes." Gu Changhuan took out Qingyun Lianqi Jue from the small cloth bag she was carrying, and read the obscure formulas in the book carefully. She stopped from time to time to figure out the meaning, and gradually became selfless.
Gu Xuanzhan waved his sleeves, put away his wine glass, and began to meditate.
After half an hour, Gu Changhuan stood up and saluted Gu Xuanzhan
"Grandpa, Chang Huan is ready."
Gu Xuanzhan asked Gu Changhuan to share his insights. After finding that Gu Changhuan had a thorough understanding of the exercises, he took out a stick of incense from his storage bag.
There was a quiet room in the Sutra Pavilion. Gu Xuanzhan inserted the incense into the incense burner, and a flame shot out from his fingertips, lighting the incense.
"You can induce penetration right here!"
The incense that Gu Xuanzhan took out was called the Ningshen Zhenling Incense, which can help immortal cultivators to concentrate their minds and calm their Qi faster and draw Qi into the body. It is expensive, and only foundation-building masters in the entire Gu family can take it out and prepare it at will.
Used by people who have gas introduced into their bodies.
After Gu Changhuan started meditating, Gu Xuanzhan closed the quiet room. He returned to his seat and took out a wine glass to drink by himself. But he kept paying attention to Gu Changhuan with his spiritual consciousness.
In the quiet room, Gu Changhuan smelled the scent of Ningshen Zhenling Incense and gradually gave up her distracting thoughts. She gradually felt the existence of the "qi" that Gu Xuanzhan called.
Gu Changhuan can "see" the "qi" that exists between heaven and earth without opening his eyes. They are not purely transparent and colorless, but colorful.
Gu Changhuan circulated the exercises, and the surrounding Qi slowly gathered towards her.
After another half cup of tea, the Qi existing between heaven and earth gradually merged into Gu Changhuan's body, gradually converging into a thin ray of five-color spiritual energy in her Dantian.
Gu Changhuan was overjoyed, she successfully introduced the Qi into her body!
Gu Changhuan quickly calmed down and forced the thin strand of five-color spiritual energy to circulate for two days before ending the practice. At this time, the strand of five-color spiritual energy in her Dantian had become much thicker.
"Grandpa, I succeeded!" Gu Changhuan couldn't help but said with a smile as he ran.
Gu Xuanzhan had naturally known for a long time that Gu Changhuan had successfully introduced Qi into his body, but he was still happy for Gu Changhuan at this time. Although this child's aptitude is not great, his understanding and character are good. If he can be cultivated, he will also be the family's favorite in the future.
arm.
It's just... Can the five spiritual roots with broad spiritual roots draw Qi into the body so fast? This is a bit faster than the speed at which he, with two spiritual roots, can draw Qi into the body. Although he draws Qi into the body,
He did not use any external objects when he was in the body.
Gu Xuan had doubts about his strategy, but Gu Changhuan's spiritual root conditions were so rare that even Gu Xuanzhan didn't know if it was normal for Gu Changhuan to draw Qi into his body so quickly.
No matter how you say it, this is a good thing. If you keep dwelling on this matter, you will inevitably get confused.
"Well, it seems that our Chang Huan is quite talented in cultivation. He successfully introduced Qi into his body in less than an hour. Now Chang Huan is already a cultivator at the first level of Qi training stage!"
Gu Xuanzhan praised.
"I would also like to thank my great-grandfather for his guidance. If it weren't for my great-grandfather, Chang Huan would probably have taken a detour." Gu Changhuan said modestly, but he couldn't help but smile at the corner of his mouth.
"Okay, your grandpa should know about such a good thing. Just go ahead and come back tomorrow." After finishing speaking, Gu Xuanzhan poured himself another glass of wine.
Gu Changhuan bid farewell to Gu Xuanzhan and left the Scripture Depository Pavilion in high spirits.
Gu Xuanzhan took a sip of wine and sighed in his heart: "This child, so young but abiding by etiquette, must have been taught by his elders at home. It's just a cultivator, if he is bound too tightly by these rules and regulations,
How can he have clear thoughts? It doesn’t matter, this child is still young, let’s take a look! If this child’s path is blocked in the future, it will not be too late to point it out.”