Outside Hanshui City, Luoshan Yumai.

The mist rises from the majestic mountain gorge, the sun hangs high over the dense forest, a few rays of sunlight shine into the depths of the shade, it is still early, there is still fog on the rugged mountain road, a young man wearing a shabby Taoist robe, with a wooden stick tied in a bun on his head, a delicate face, carrying heavy firewood on his back walks on the mountain road.

Lin Qingdu is 23 years old this year, the first Chinese, since the death of both parents, since graduating from junior high school, was accepted as an apprentice by an old Taoist priest, came to Luoshan Songfeng Temple to become a monk, Songfeng Temple was built from the Ming Dynasty, there is also a time in history when incense is at its peak, the years have passed, to this day, there are only two of him and his master, the master and apprentice guard the broken Taoist temple, chanting and practicing all day long, relying on the meager funds allocated by the Taoist Association every month, barely making a living.

Lin Qingdu thought that this life was the Qingdeng Ancient Temple, this life, but since two years ago, things have not changed anymore, that day he got up in the morning, as usual to the main hall to take the morning class, he saw his master kneeling in front of the statue and crying bitterly, this is the first time he has seen the master who is calm no matter what happens, so out of shape.

Later, I heard from the master that last night, the statue of the god appeared and glowed, and he had practiced Taoist exercises for decades, and he felt the existence of aura for the first time!

At first, Lin Qingdu thought that the master was old, talking nonsense, what kind of aura? It's not all written in ancient books to deceive people! It wasn't until he followed the master's instructions to practice the exercises that he had been practicing for more than ten years, that he immediately felt the existence of the aura in the master's mouth, at first he closed his eyes and concentrated, sat and forgot about it, and breathed according to the exercises, and suddenly a milky white gas broke into his mind, entering the body from the mouth and nose, and the original unresponsive exercises, like a car added gasoline for the first time, began to work instantly, and this breath ran for a small week before disappearing.

He opened his eyes and looked at the master in surprise, an old man and a young man holding hands, bursting into tears.

The master has read an ancient book before, saying that the aura of heaven and earth is like the tide of the ocean, there are ups and downs, when the tide rises, the aura recovers, the Tao is revealed, when the tide falls, the aura is exhausted, and the end of the law comes, according to the ancient books, the aura of heaven and earth during the Qin Dynasty has entered the ebb tide stage, until the Tang Dynasty where the author lived, the aura has been completely exhausted.

The master guessed that now is the time to encounter the rising tide of aura, and now the tide has just risen, and aurais is still very scarce, and as time goes by, there will be more and more auras in the world!

On the occasion of this rare opportunity in a thousand years, the master and apprentice seized the opportunity to practice the exercises, relying on Lin Qingdu's more than ten years of cultivation of the exercises (machine idling) and understanding of the Tao Sutra, accumulated a solid foundation, after starting to cultivate, the cultivation is advancing by leaps and bounds, between two years, after digesting the essence to reach the realm of Qi training, the master is even better, within 100 days to practice Qi to complete, and then go further, step into the foundation building stage, at this time it is already the foundation of the perfection, seeking the opportunity to break through the Yin God.

Since the master built the foundation, the original old body has bloomed with the vitality of life again, the broken teeth have grown new, the wrinkles on the face like tree bark have been reduced by half, the complexion is ruddy, and the voice of speech is also brighter, quite a bit of rejuvenation posture, and he himself is also because of cultivation, the original body that was thin due to long-term malnutrition is also much stronger, and his spirit is rich.

A month ago, several Taoist priests from the Taoist Association came to the door, saying that they were looking for a meeting with the master and going down the mountain with the master.

With the master's letter, the letter said that he still has a lot of mundane things to deal with at the foot of the mountain, and he can't get out yet, let him meditate and cultivate in the mountain, and break through to the foundation building period as soon as possible.

Thinking of that girl, Lin Qingdu couldn't help but feel a mess in his heart, he had been practicing in the mountains for a long time, and the breeze and moon were companions all the year round, he didn't even have a mobile phone, and the women he had come into contact with in his memory were still at the lesbian table in his junior high school.

Lin Qingdu quickened his pace, even though he was carrying heavy firewood on his back, he didn't have any difficulty at all, his steps were like flying, and he walked quickly along the mountain road.

Halfway up the mountain, out of the dense pine forest, the eyes suddenly opened up, and you saw a Taoist temple sitting on a wide platform in the middle of the mountain.

The scale of the Taoist temple is not large, a total of three into the courtyard, the first into the Taoist temple gate, hanging on the wooden plaque, on the book pine wind view, the black font after the erosion of the years, has been blurred, the walls on both sides are crawling with green moss, here weeds grow from the cracks in the roof tiles, the second into the main hall, the vermilion wooden pillar has long faded, the green bricks laid on the ground are also broken, but not dirty, very neat and dry, the third into is three wings, the master and Lin Qingdu live in one room, and one is the kitchen.

Although the Taoist temple is dilapidated, because the things inside are old objects, there is a sense of simplicity, and when people enter it, they can't help but feel calm.

Lin Qingdu walked in with firewood on his back, and when he arrived at the door of the main hall, he saw a girl in Taoist clothes, meditating in front of the idol with her back to the door, her black and silky hair sliding down like a waterfall, revealing her white neck.

When the girl heard the footsteps, she turned around, her bright eyes showed a smile, the corners of her mouth rose slightly, her face was not powdered, and it was as clear and pure as a hibiscus out of water, "Lin Daochang, good morning!" "The voice is clear and tactful.

Lin Qingdu pinched a joke, "Li.... Good morning, girl! I collected firewood in the mountains, and I could burn firewood to keep warm at night when it was cold. ”

"Thank you for your hard work."

"No thanks, I used to go to the mountains to chop firewood, and it wasn't hard, that ...... I'll move the firewood to the back first! ”

Lin Qingdu said two words and blushed again, he lowered his head and walked crampedly to the backyard, scolding himself in his heart for being unproductive.

The girl smiled and watched Lin Qingdu walk to the backyard, frowned, sighed, turned around, and looked at her sequence text.

[Name: Li Fangya]

[Sequence: Lv9 Qi Practitioner (100%)]

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[Promotion Ceremony: 1: Meditation in the deep mountains to the Taoist temple, experience the state of mind of the ancient qi practitioners, and feel the harmony of inaction (not achieved)

Two: Stealing the essence of yin and yang is thought to be fire, and refining the form is returned to Yiqi (not achieved)

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