An ancient street near the Forbidden City, outside a courtyard.
Qin Changsheng got out of the taxi and carefully checked the house number to make sure it was correct.
"This is the headquarters of Longfeng Guild Hall?"
He looked around and felt a little strange.
This street is mostly composed of courtyards like this, which looks very quiet. There are soldiers standing guard at both ends of the street. Inside the street, there is also a soldier with loaded ammunition standing guard at regular intervals.
They don't care about the passing pedestrians and vehicles, but everyone who comes here will intuitively feel that this place is extraordinary.
As for the courtyard house in front of me, there isn't even a plaque at the door, so it looks like a private residence.
But in this place, there is a private residence, but it seems very unusual.
Qin Changsheng didn't think much, walked to the gate, pushed open the half-covered door, and walked in.
When you walk in from the gate, you are greeted by a small garden with flowers of various varieties and colors vying for beauty.
At this time, there was a tall middle-aged man in the small garden, holding a watering can to water and wash the flowers.
The middle-aged man has long black hair that reaches his waist and is simply tied up with a hemp rope. He is wearing a cyan robe and a pair of black cloth shoes.
He was dressed simply, which complemented the ancient style of the courtyard and seemed to be a perfect match.
Moreover, when Qin Changsheng saw this person, for a moment, he even had the illusion that he clearly saw this person, but he was not there.
It was as if he had become one with this small world, that small garden, and this piece of nature, without distinguishing each other.
Qin Changsheng raised his eyebrows slightly, feeling a little surprised in his heart... This person's realm is a bit high!
He is a cultivator, so he naturally understands this middle-aged state. This state is not a state of cultivation, but a state of the heart.
In other words, it is a state of Tao.
This is a tall man.
Qin Changsheng made an evaluation of the other party in his heart almost instantly.
"Your Excellency, are you Zhenren Ye?"
Qin Changsheng's mind was spinning, he stopped, stood on the steps inside the door, cupped his hands and asked.
The middle-aged man turned to look at Qin Changsheng, showing a gentle smile: "I am Ye Yu, and you are Qin Changsheng from Jiangzhou, right?"
"This is Qin Changsheng." Qin Changsheng nodded and replied.
Ye Yu put down the kettle, looked at Qin Changsheng carefully, and said with a smile: "What a hero born out of a boy! I didn't expect that the Qin family's long-lost method of cultivating immortals would reappear in you."
Qin Changsheng's eyes flashed slightly and asked: "Why did Master Ye say this?"
"Come in, sit down and talk."
Ye Yu chuckled, waved to Qin Changsheng, and led Qin Changsheng to a pavilion behind the garden to sit down.
"Here comes someone."
Ye Yu called softly from behind.
Soon, a young man wearing a white sportswear came out. He looked at Qin Changsheng curiously and said to Ye Yu, "Headmaster, what are your orders?"
"Go make a pot of tea."
Ye Yu ordered the visitor.
The man responded and left.
Ye Yu looked at Qin Changsheng and said: "You don't want to be outside. After all, I am the deputy owner of the Longfeng Guild Hall. In the past two years when the owner was absent, I have been acting as the owner. Master Xuantong from Jinling submitted the recommendation.
After writing the letter, I simply did a little research on you, which can be regarded as a background check."
Qin Changsheng asked calmly: "Then what did Master Ye find out?"
Ye Yu smiled and said: "Actually, it's not much. Your past before going to jail was very simple. But after going to jail, you suddenly became very different. You can be called a god of medicine and martial arts. I didn't understand what you had at first.
By chance, after I later learned about your relationship with the Qin family in the capital, it was no surprise."
"It wasn't until my daughter Ye Lingshuang came back this time and told me some of your Taoist techniques that I basically concluded that you are a cultivator."
Speaking of this, he asked curiously: "As far as I know, the path of cultivation is divided into three parts: converting essence into Qi, refining Qi into Qi, refining Qi into spirit, refining spirit into emptiness, returning emptiness into Tao, and becoming a true immortal.
Of these six realms, what realm are you in now?"
Qin Changsheng said truthfully: "Refining the essence and turning it into Qi."
"Refining energy to transform Qi, it's amazing. It's been less than four years since you started cultivating in prison. From this point of view, you are very hopeful that one day you can cultivate to the point where you can refine Qi and transform into spirit."
Ye Yu nodded thoughtfully and said: "Actually, our Wudang Sect also has the inheritance of Taoism and the path of cultivation. However, except for the founder of the sect, Zhang Zhenren, no one has been able to walk on the path of cultivation for hundreds of years.
No matter how far you are, at most you can only cultivate both Taoism and Wushu, and know a little bit about Liangyi and Bagua."
Qin Changsheng asked: "What state is Master Ye in now?"
Ye Yu smiled and said, "Ashamedly, I have been practicing hard for decades and have not made any progress in my cultivation. I have only made some achievements in martial arts, and now I can reach the sixth level."
Qin Changsheng was surprised. Master Xuantong had previously said that Ye Yu was only at the fifth-level Grand Master realm, but he had never thought that the other party had already cultivated to the sixth-level realm.
In this way, the other party has already surpassed the so-called Qijue!
"What is the sixth level realm?"
Qin Changsheng didn't know much about the following realms of martial arts, so he took this opportunity to ask for advice.
Ye Yu said: "The sixth-grade realm is also called the Martial Emperor Realm by the world, but it is just a title."
First-grade martial artist, second-grade martial artist, third-grade great martial artist, fourth-grade grandmaster, fifth-grade grand master, and sixth-grade martial emperor.
Qin Changsheng, who is the first six ranks, knows this.
Qin Changsheng nodded and asked: "What about the following realms? What are their titles?"
Ye Yu replied: "The seventh-level realm is Martial Master, which means martial arts venerable. The eighth-level realm is Martial Saint, which means martial arts saint. The ninth-level realm is Martial God, which means martial arts myth."
After a pause, Ye Yu continued: "It is said that the God of War can prove the Tao in the physical body, shatter the void, and soar into the sky. In a sense, it is the same as a cultivator's status as a true immortal."
"But this only exists in legends. Since ancient times, the strongest warriors that can be verified have only cultivated to the eighth-level martial arts realm. This includes the founder of our Wudang sect, Zhang Zhenren, and the Shang and Zhou dynasties.
Jiang Shang, Guan Yu during the Three Kingdoms period, and Yue Fei during the Southern Song Dynasty were all martial sages."
Qin Changsheng said in surprise: "Jiang Ziya, Second Master Guan, General Yue, and Zhang Sanfeng are all true martial saints? Isn't that the honorific title given by future generations?"
"Of course not." Ye Yu said with a smile: "They are all people of that dynasty who had great martial arts skills and were brave and good at fighting. How can they be just in vain? How could they achieve such achievements without super strong martial arts and military talents?"
Qin Changsheng nodded thoughtfully.
At this time, the young man in white sportswear came back and brought a pot of steaming tea.
He poured a cup of tea for Qin Changsheng and Ye Yu each, stretched out his hand to bow in greeting, and then respectfully stepped back and left.
Qin Changsheng took a sip of tea, looked around the small courtyard, and asked: "Zhenren Ye, is this the headquarters of the Dragon and Phoenix Guild Hall? Why does it feel like there is no one there?"
"No, why do you think this is the headquarters of Longfeng Guild Hall?"
Ye Yu laughed dumbly and said: "This is my residence in the capital."
"Huh? Oh, I'm sorry."
Qin Changsheng smiled awkwardly.
Ye Yu said: "But the headquarters of Longfeng Guild Hall is not far from here. I will take you there to have a look later."
"Okay." Qin Changsheng nodded.
Ye Yu's face became slightly solemn, and he got down to business and asked, "Can you take the ghost of Queen Canglan with you?"
Qin Changsheng took out a pen and said: "Inside."
Ye Yu nodded, "You put it away and go to the Longfeng Guild Hall to release her later. I want to have a few words with her."
The two drank a few sips of tea and chatted for a while, then packed up and left the yard, heading to the Dragon and Phoenix Guild Hall.
After the two left, the young man in white sportswear put away the tea set, took out his mobile phone and made a call.