Chapter 22 So You Are Such a Man
After a short period of anger and helplessness, Chengxing still accepted his fate, otherwise what else could he do, the Neidan ran away by itself, and he couldn't catch up. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
However, Chengxing still sighed heavily in his heart.
The first trophy in his life that he grabbed desperately flew away in front of him, and he thought of the true meaning of the law of deficiency, but he didn't expect that it was also reflected in himself.
is still the same sentence, no one is perfect, no gold is perfect, and there is no perfection in the world.
Chengxing still can't understand that sometimes loss doesn't just mean real loss, but now he can understand more that the loss of Neidan is indeed the truth of the operation of all things, and sure enough, no one can escape.
There was no too much complaining and discouragement, and I just left, and I didn't have much nostalgia anyway. In fact, this Neidan basically has no effect on him now.
However, a seventeen-year-old boy can have such a heart, in the eyes of others, it is also shocking.
This is just a small episode in the practice, and of course it cannot stir up any waves in the life of the stars.
Going back to the past few days of the Immortal Jade Sword Sect, in addition to continuing to cultivate the Earth Spiritual Qi day and night in the Spirit Bamboo Peak, Chengxing returned to the Alchemy Pavilion, because after experiencing the last incident, he understood that even if you didn't provoke others, you could still put yourself in danger.
The number of people in the Immortal Jade Sword Sect is huge, and the sect with so many people is naturally a behemoth, and its operation is inseparable from the cooperation of hundreds or even thousands of people.
Judging from that incident, there is a high possibility that the enemy is within the Immortal Jade Sword Sect.
Feeling the arrival of the crisis, and at the same time lamenting his own insignificance, Chengxing is very good with the old man and the yellow dog these days, outside of cultivation, as long as there is nothing to do, Chengxing must chat with the old man, beat the old man's back, pinch his legs, and bring a cup of tea and water.
Naturally, in the eyes of the old man, Chengxing's performance really surprised him, the so-called nothing to be courteous is either a traitor or a thief, the old man naturally thinks so, does this kid Chengxing have a request for the old man?
But after asking Chengxing, Chengxing shook his head, and just continued to gently help the old man pinch his legs, revealing a mouthful of white teeth: "No, I just feel that I have been old with you for so long, you are like my grandfather, and you have taken good care of me in the past few years, I know it in my heart, forgive me for being ignorant before, that's all I can do for you." ā
The old man held a teacup in his hand, the initial surprise disappeared, seeing Chengxing's sincere and honest eyes, and hearing the last sentence, he also understood that nominally the two were in a master-apprentice relationship, but in fact, Chengxing had never intended to do alchemy, thinking of the scene when the teenager was just here, now five or six years have passed, and the boy has grown up, but the child is always a child, even so, he can still guess the purpose of Chengxing's doing.
People are not plants and trees, who can be ruthless.
Regardless of the outside world, it is inconceivable for a lonely and helpless teenager to go through the twists and turns of cultivation alone, but all the masters, all the senior brothers and sisters, no matter how good the relationship is, which one is better than his relatives?
When Chengxing came in, he learned that this was a poor orphan, nothing more, but after all these years of getting along, he saw something different about this disciple, he was kind and down-to-earth, although he was weak, he didn't seem to like to talk, and he always looked honest, but as long as he heard about the experience of this young man entering the sect, I believe everyone would say: This young man is so persistent.
Yes, the old man saw the shining point on Chengxing's body and thought that he was a talent that could be created, even if his qualifications were mediocre?
It's a pity that the two are destined to have no fate, and he can also see that this disciple still has a stubbornness, and the decision he makes will not be changed so easily, but it's okay like this, even if he can't be a master and apprentice in the real sense, and he has no mantle heir, it is not bad to be able to gain a sincere family affection in this indifferent sect.
After a long time, the old man smiled silently, took a sip of tea, and looked at the cranes flying freely in the distance.
The old man was right, and it was precisely because of what happened before that he changed some of his original views and opinions.
He was a kind person, and naturally he didn't want to harm others, but others wanted to harm him.
He doesn't want to think about whether it's right or wrong, whether it's right or wrong, it's unforgivable to hurt others to make himself happy.
If he still can't understand anything after the last incident, and still blindly follows his kind words, then sooner or later, something similar will happen again, but I'm afraid he won't be so lucky then.
It is precisely because he understands that he will cherish the time with the old man and the yellow dog, at least, he can feel the warmth of his relatives here.
If it was a stern and stubborn bad old man, I'm afraid Chengxing wouldn't have stayed in the Alchemy Pavilion for so long.
So, behind the cruel reality, who says there is no hope and warmth?
As long as you can hold on to it, hold on to it.
With the yellow dog, this dog who can speak, cook, and even alchemy can no longer treat him as a beast. Although it is not clear why such a spiritual dog brother has not turned into a human form, Chengxing does not mean to despise the other party at all, but really treats him as a brother, and usually refers to him as a dog brother.
In fact, knowing that the yellow dog can talk and cook, there are not a few in the Xianyu Sword Sect, however, no one can see him as a real dog, this idea is actually contradictory, obviously people are the body of a dog, but the reality is that people are doing the same things as people, and some people will think, what is the identity of this yellow dog? This is also one of the ten mysteries of the Xianyu Sword Sect in the past hundred years.
In the past few days, Chengxing's cultivation of the earth's aura has reached a critical moment, and it is about to break through the third layer of the earth's aura, which is unprecedented for anyone, but for Chengxing, this matter is as if once the layer of window paper is pierced, everything is logical.
Risking the world's disapproval, he first cultivated the Earth Aura, but once he cultivated, what he didn't expect was that the speed was much faster than the cultivation of the Heavenly Aura, which made him extremely surprised.
Chengxing is busy cultivating, and of course there are some things that he may not be able to take care of.
On this day, the above master sent a commission to refine a furnace for building a foundation and successfully consolidating the cultivation of Gong Yuandan, and it seemed that he was still in a hurry, and asked to refine it within three days.
Originally, with the old man's Dan Dao level and alchemy techniques, it basically could be completed in less than three days, but Gong Yuandan was too simple, and he could refine it with his eyes closed.
While handing over the reward for this entrusted alchemy, there were thousands of spirit stones, and the old man confidently agreed.
Spirit stone is a good thing, this can be said to be an indispensable cultivation resource for cultivators in the future, in this world, it is too common for monks to use spirit stones to assist in cultivation and promotion, spirit stones contain the aura between heaven and earth, but they are also divided into grades, the best spirit stone aura is extremely pure, it is best for cultivation, but the best spirit stone is too precious, not anyone can have it, except for some big sects, or the cultivation family, the average monk only uses ordinary spirit stones to assist in cultivation, of course, the effect is naturally not better than the best spirit stones.
Chengxing's current cultivation is too low, and it is really a waste to use spirit stones to assist in cultivation, but when he saw those thousands of spirit stones, his eyes still lit up, because spirit stones are not only spirit stones, in the cultivation realm, spirit stones are also the currency traded by monks.
Ordinary people use gold and silver as currency, and the cultivation realm uses spirit stones.
If you take the spirit stone to exchange for ordinary gold and silver, people will treat you as an idiot, but if you take gold and silver to exchange for spirit stone, everyone can change it, the reason is that the spirit stone is only limited to the cultivation realm, but gold and silver are good things for all souls, whether it is in the mundane or in the cultivation realm, this is inseparable from human nature, and there is basically no resistance to the temptation of gold and silver.
However, there is also a rule in the cultivation realm that you must not interfere with mundane things, otherwise it will cause chaos in the world, and you will attack it en masse.
Seeing that he was dressed in washed white clothes, Chengxing smashed his mouth, and he really wanted to buy a new dress.
But then something happened that caused him to fall.
I don't know if the old man's memory has become worse and worse recently, or what is the reason, the old man who was full of confidence and said that he could refine the pill with his eyes closed, unexpectedly found that the immortal grass that refined Gong Yuandan lacked three flavors.
All of a sudden, not only the old man, but even Chengxing's face turned green.
What is this called, why didn't you say it earlier when the fairy grass is gone?
But when he saw the questioning eyes of the old man and the yellow dog, Chengxing slapped his head and suddenly realized: "Look at my memory, it's me who is wrong, it's me who is wrong, I am derelict in my duty, and I ask the master to punish me." ā
Of course, the old man would not really punish Chengxing, but he still had an angry expression on his face, and said, "What are you doing in a daze, why don't you go and collect medicine quickly." ā
Chengxing stuck out his tongue and readily agreed.
However, at present, Chengxing's cultivation has reached the critical peak stage, and he is about to break through the third layer of earth aura, and it is really not suitable to go to the back mountain to pick immortal grass at such a critical moment.
However, after all, this matter was caused by his own negligence, because he was usually in charge of collecting medicines, but he was busy cultivating these days and didn't notice it.
Chengxing couldn't help but think: "I really can't leave now, otherwise it will cause damage to my cultivation, I have to think of a way, how can I do both?"
In fact, Chengxing is reluctant to go to the back mountain to collect medicine these days, mainly because it is too far, and he is also discussing with Yellow Dog in rotation these days.
Chengxing thought about it for a while, and after a while, a plan appeared in his mind, a method that would not affect his cultivation, and at the same time be able to collect the required immortal grass.
Time is of the essence and there is no room for delay.
A day later, the old man came out to bask in the sun, and saw Chengxing lying on his bamboo chair, drowsy.
When he arrived, the old man's beard stood up, and he walked to the edge of the bamboo chair and grabbed Chengxing's ear.
"Okay, didn't you say that you were collecting medicine, why are you sleeping here, are you talking about farting before?"
"Master, you speak gently, how bad it is for others to hear, you can rest assured, the disciple is just tired from practicing for a day and night, and by the way, he will lie down on your old chair. ā
The old man was also curious when he heard this, and said in his heart, you are still lazy, if you don't go to collect medicine, how can you have time to cultivate for a day and night? Suppressing his anger, he blew his beard and glared: "Then you hurry up and collect medicine now, although the old man is incomparable to the Dan Dao, but he has not yet reached the realm of alchemy out of thin air, and it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, so you can't bear to watch our two drink the northwest wind, don't forget that it is a few thousand spirit stones, didn't you kid want to buy a piece of clothing for a long time?"
Chengxing got up from the chair with a dashing movement when he heard this, looking at the old man's anxious face, to be honest, Chengxing couldn't help but want to laugh, resisted the urge to laugh, and comforted: "Master, it's not been a year or two for our father and son to get along, when did the disciple lie to you." ā
The old man said, "You're lying to me now." ā
Chengxing almost fell, helped the old man to sit on the bamboo chair, and comforted: "Master, don't worry, the herbs will come before evening." ā
When the old man heard this, he resisted the urge to slap this disciple to death, and scolded: "Are you stupid to me or are you stupid yourself?
Chengxing hurriedly comforted the old man and said, "Don't worry, Master, if you listen to me, you will wait until the evening, if you don't come in the evening, the disciple will be willing to obey the master." ā
The old man was also full of curiosity when he heard this, and it didn't look like he was lying when he looked at Chengxing's self-confidence, and he stroked his gray beard and said: "This is what you said, the old man will wait until evening, if the evening is not like what you said, see how I punish you, I will punish you for washing clothes for a year." ā
Chengxing also nodded after hearing this, and said in his heart that the clothes of a year are so simple, and the clothes of himself and the old man can be counted with both hands, so he promised: "Okay, a word is a certainty." ā
The old man looked treacherous and said, "This is what you said, when the time comes, you will have to wash your clothes for a year, and I forgot to tell you that they are the clothes of all the people in the entire sect." ā
"I'll go, Master, why are you talking so panting, isn't it good to finish talking at once, wash clothes for a year, or the entire sect, you have to exhaust the disciples to death." ā
Chengxing's protest was obviously ineffective, and this scene would only happen in a conversation with the old man.
Time passed little by little, and finally, it was evening.
When the yellow dog walked towards the two of them with a basket in his mouth, the old man was also full of surprise.
"This is your good way, okay, you actually bought Ah Huang and asked Ah Huang to pick the medicine for you?" The old man said after understanding Chengxing's approach at this time, but seeing Chengxing's calm face, he felt that things were not as simple as they seemed, no, this kid must be greasy, the back mountain is far away from the Alchemy Pavilion, Ah Huang can't fly, if Ah Huang goes back and forth at such a long distance, Ah Huang will definitely not be in time, not to mention that he has to find three different fairy grasses in different locations in the back mountain?
The old man thought of the suspicion and couldn't help asking, "How did you do it, Ah Huang can't be so fast." ā
Chengxing looked calm at this time, took the basket from the yellow dog's mouth, saw the three kinds of Gong Yuandan's fairy grass in the basket, smiled at the corner of his mouth, and said, "Here's how it is......"
In this way, the whole thing will be told by the stars.
It turned out that Chengxing, who knew that he didn't have enough time, thought of a way, that is, to use others to help him collect immortal medicine.
There is no such thing as a free lunch, and of course, in order for someone to do things for you, you must first pay enough for it, which is the price.
After thinking about this matter, Chengxing finally decided on a plan, which was to use the elixir.
As we all know, there are many disciples in the Immortal Jade Sword Sect, and there are not a few who need pills, as long as you post the task of exchanging pills for fairy grass, someone will naturally come to the door.
Chengxing didn't know how to refine the pill when he came, and it was impossible for him to use the old man's private goods, so the source of the pill used as a reward fell on the yellow dog.
The first problem to be solved is how to get the yellow dog to work for you.
As long as the source of the elixir is solved, all problems will be solved.
It turned out that this was indeed the case, no, in the evening, the three disciples who needed the pill handed over the collected pill to the basket, and then the yellow dog took it back.
The old man listened to it, and he couldn't help nodding, he was able to think of such the best of both worlds in such a short period of time, not only without delaying cultivation, but also being able to pick fairy grass, to be honest, it is indeed amazing, it's not that others can't think of this method, but the biggest problem is how Chengxing persuaded the Yellow Dog to alchemy, you know, without his own orders, the Yellow Dog will not easily refine the pill, then it has to come up with a sufficient amount of remuneration to impress the Yellow Dog.
In fact, Chengxing successfully bought the yellow dog with just one plate, and he couldn't help but sigh leisurely, the dog is still a dog.
The old man glanced at the yellow dog, then at Chengxing, and exclaimed: "Not bad, not bad, in order not to delay your cultivation, you can come up with such a good way, and know how to use the resources at hand to let others help you do things, you kid has grown up over the years." ā
But the next sentence of Chengxing made the corners of the old man's mouth twitch.
Chengxing exhaled a breath and said slowly: "I'm just handing over some things I don't want to do to others, what I have to do, I have to work hard to double it, alas, it's too troublesome to collect medicine, and the road is so far, Master, I don't want to go." ā
The old man stared at Chengxing for a while, and suddenly realized, and at the same time understood why this kid didn't want to do alchemy, originally thought that he had integrity and had his own ideas, but now it seems that everything is wrong, this person decided like this because he was completely troublesome. At this time, the old man had the feeling that I would have lit the moon in my heart, but the bright moon shone on the ditch, and it took a long time to say a sentence: "It turns out that you are such a person." ā
"Master. ā
"Don't call me Master, I don't have a lazy pig disciple like you. ā