Simulation becomes reality, have I ever looked down upon the eternity?

Chapter 488 Hanba Xieyue's immortality technique reads the sage's book!
[“Wait!”]

[Manager Xue paused when he heard this, his hands hanging in the air. The young master Jing in front of him was extremely talented and was the favorite of Old Master Zhou. Even if he bumped into someone, it would make the old master feel distressed for a long time. How could he dare to neglect him in the slightest? ]

[You stand with your hands behind your back, deliberately imitating your father's usual tone of speech, and draw out your voice for half a beat: "Manager Xue, prepare some food for these people and put it on the account of the fifth room."]

【Seeing the steward's hesitation, you said, "Father always taught us that the rich live in luxury, but the poor on the streets are dying of cold. Now is the 220th birthday of my grandfather. If someone dies in front of the mansion, wouldn't it be bad luck?"】

[Manager Xue was startled when he heard this, and quickly responded, "Young Master, you have thought it through. I will do it right away."]

[You nodded slightly, and walked into the vermilion lacquered gate with your cousin. When you turned around the screen wall, you caught a glimpse of the steward asking the servant to bring a porridge bucket, and a glimmer of light finally appeared in the cloudy eyes of the disaster victims.]

【Five or six consecutive days.】

[More and more disaster victims gathered outside the government gate, with haggard faces and skinny bodies.]

[Yesterday, a woman was holding a baby in the stone lion and almost died. The purple face was not much bigger than your newly born cousin.]

[Fortunately, you got the servants in the mansion to bring food, and he was able to be saved.]

[Finally, you couldn't hold back any longer, and stopped your grandfather Zhou Tai during the morning prayer: "Grandfather, Qinghe has been hit by disasters every year, why is it so severe this year?"]

[Your grandfather told you that there are disasters in Yuzhou, the Central Plains, every year. This year is particularly serious. It is because there is a drought demon in the upper reaches of Qinghe, causing a severe drought and no rain.]

[The Hanba is a vicious creature in folk legends. Wherever it passes, the land will be barren for a thousand miles. This creature looks like a dry bone, with white hair all over its body, and two eyes on the top of its head. It hides during the day and comes out at night. It can absorb all the essence of the water veins within a hundred miles. Wherever it occupies, wells dry up and rivers dry up, and all living things are in ruins.]

[It is rare in the spiritual world. Many people who have advanced spiritual practice have not been liberated, and their resentment is very deep. If they are buried in a very dark place, it can form.]

[You think of the classics you read in the library. Among the nine righteous sects, the "Xuantian Demon-Suppressing Talisman" of the Sanzhen Sect and the "Taiyi Sword of the Evil-Slaying" of the Qingxu Hall are both treasures that can restrain demons and evil spirits.]

【Qinghe belongs to the sphere of influence of Fangcun Mountain.】

[You asked curiously, "Grandfather, doesn't the Immortal Master of Fangcun Mountain care?"]

[The Hanba has reached the realm of "Daotai". A Hanba may be a trouble for Qinghe County. Now the three families in Qinghe County have joined forces to take precautions. ]

[But to a behemoth like Fang Cunshan, it is just a tiny evil that can be destroyed in a snap of a finger.]

【Grandfather seemed deeply touched and sighed.】

[“Jing’er, there are some things we can’t control, and we can’t control.”]

[You noticed that when your grandfather said this, his eyes unconsciously glanced towards the ancestral hall - where the golden plaque of "Xuan Zong Protector" bestowed by Fangcun Mountain two hundred years ago was enshrined.]

[This was given to you by the sect when your grandfather was in Fangcun Mountain.]

[Grandfather said in a gentle tone, "You have done a good job in providing disaster relief and saving the people. You should have a compassionate heart while cultivating. We have done our best."]

[“Jing’er, with your talent, it’s only a matter of time before you reach the Daotai realm.”]

[“This world is never short of geniuses, what it lacks is rising geniuses.”]

【“Only by keeping oneself healthy can one live long.”】

[“On the road of spiritual practice, the most important thing is yourself. You must value yourself.”]

[You nodded, but your mind was full of Hanba's cultivation realm, the realm you know now. ]

[Qidong, condense the truth, innate, shape the body, solidify the spirit, and become the Taoist fetus!]

[You are already congenital at the age of four! ]

[You don’t know the realm above this yet. 】

[My grandfather has reached the perfect state of Solid Spirit Realm. This level of cultivation is already a giant in Qinghe County.]

[The Zhou family can stand on equal footing with the Chen family and the Song family, all thanks to my grandfather. The three families have been fighting overtly and covertly for hundreds of years, but have always maintained a delicate balance - all because each family has only one ancestor who has achieved perfection in "Gu Shen" to support the family.]

[Each realm is like a natural chasm, trapping countless cultivators. ]

[Your father is still trapped in the body-shaping realm.]

[Grandfather’s palm gently presses on your shoulder, and suddenly a smile appears on his face: “Jing’er, although we haven’t accepted you into our sect, Master Fangcunshan has allowed me to teach you the Slanting Moon Immortality Technique.”]

[The Slanting Moon Immortality Technique is one of the "Seven Great Heavenly Skills" of Fangcun Mountain. Although it is only a body shaping technique, it is not comparable to other techniques.]

[My grandfather founded the Zhou family, but none of his descendants taught this skill, because of the iron rule of Fangcun Mountain: non-disciples of the sect are not allowed to practice the heavenly skill.]

[Although you don't want to learn, you are angry at Fangcunshan's arrogance. Since he doesn't want to accept you as a disciple, why should he give you the skills? But looking at my grandfather's earnest eyes, my heart softened.]

[For this oral instruction, this old man who once dominated Qinghe County, I don’t know how much face he had to lose to his former master, and how much he had to pay. 】

[The anger finally turned into a sigh, "Grandson, I will live up to grandfather's expectations."]

[Overnight, your grandfather made you swear a blood oath that you would not teach it to others without Fangcun Mountain's permission.]

[This is not a simple oath, "with blood as the guide, and the way of heaven as the witness" - you clearly feel that there are invisible eyes watching this ceremony. ]

[Now that the spiritual tide has revived, the Way of Heaven has revealed itself to the world, transcending all other ways.]

【Grandfather passed on to you the "Slanting Moon Immortality Technique".】

[If it is the Zhou family's inherited martial arts, it still cannot show your talent. ]

[This book of Fangcun Mountain's natural skills finally reveals a glimpse of your natural beauty. ]

[The jade slip of "The Art of Immortality of the Slanting Moon" was cold to the touch, but the moment it touched the skin, dense and obscure seal characters emerged.]

[This profound skill is composed of 36,400 ancient inscriptions, which need to be memorized before one can understand their meaning.]

[It took my grandfather two months to memorize it, but you only took a glance and understood it all.]

[While reading the mantra, Grandfather is still explaining it, the spiritual energy in your body has already taken shape and circulated.]

[There are three floating three stars on the spiritual platform on the forehead. 】

【Grandfather's explanation suddenly stopped. He saw the spiritual energy vortex that automatically condensed around you, and he also saw the three-star spiritual pattern that appeared between your eyebrows - that was the "Three Stars of the Spiritual Platform" phenomenon recorded in the classics of Fangcun Mountain.】

[Back then, he had to memorize this technique for two months before he could even get started, but you were able to get to the root of it in just one breath.]

[When the sky in the east was turning pale, you had already cleared three of the twelve levels of the Body Shaping Chapter of "The Art of Immortality under the Slanting Moon". The spiritual energy in your body surged like a great river, circulating in the eight extraordinary meridians.]

[Grandfather is always calm, but he was also shocked. It took him two years to pass the three levels, but you achieved this in just one night.]

[This blow almost shook his foundation and made him lose his balance. After taking a few deep breaths, he calmed down.]

【Grandfather thought that you were from the Zhou family, so he said, "The Zhou family is the number one family in Qinghe."】

[“The Zhou family has a unicorn child!”]

[When the sound of your grandfather's excited footsteps fades away, your fingertips suddenly emit a moon-like glow.]

[Three stars reappeared at the spiritual platform, but this time they were no longer illusory - three star rays swam out from between your eyebrows like living things, and condensed into a crystal clear light shuttle in your palm.]

[If Grandfather were here, he would be shocked. This will make the three stars of the spirit platform concrete. It is a technique that can only be used at the eighth level of the "Slanting Moon Longevity Technique" - the three stars of the spirit platform lock.] [You are four years old this year, and your cultivation has broken through the innate level and advanced to the shaping level.]

[Such a speed of cultivation is shocking, not to mention Qinghe County, even in the inner sect of Fangcun Mountain. ]

[Grandfather is worried that you have not yet entered the Fangcun Mountain Gate and have aroused jealousy.]

[Let you conceal your cultivation strength. 】

[Grandfather doesn't know that your current state has actually been perfected, and you are only one step away from reaching the "solid spirit" state.]

[In late spring of this year, a special guest came to the Zhou Mansion. ]

[A scholar in a green robe and long beard, who looks like he is only thirty years old, but is actually over 180 years old. His name is Yuan Qiusheng.]

[The man wearing the Confucian robe is a cultivator from the "Zi Yang Academy" of the Nine Sects of the Righteous Path, and his cultivation level is also at the "Shen Gu" realm.]

[Yuan Qiusheng came to visit today because his cultivation has been stuck in the "Soul-Fixing" realm for decades. Seeing that his time limit is approaching, he is preparing to leave Yuzhou in the Central Plains and go to Qingzhou in the East to look for opportunities.]

[If a cultivator in the Solid God Realm does not have a chance to defy fate, he will eventually be unable to escape the two hundred year limit.]

[Although Yuzhou in the Central Earth is the leader of the four continents, the spiritual veins and blessed land are all divided up by the nine major sects. ]

[For cultivators like them who have not been able to break through the Dao fetus, it would be better for them to go to the outer Dao nine streams to fight for a chance of survival. ]

[Of course, there are exceptions, such as the "Slanting Moon Longevity Technique" of Fangcun Mountain and the "Blue Emperor's Feathering Sutra" of West Kunlun, which have the ability to prolong life. ]

[Your grandfather benefited from the longevity effect of the "Slanting Moon Longevity Technique". Although he is over 220 years old, he can still maintain his vitality.]

[But his body shape has also changed from middle-aged to old. If he cannot break through the "solid spirit" realm and advance to the "Daotai" realm, his death will come in ten years at most.]

[If my grandfather dies, the Zhou family, which has lost its top fighting power, will be devoured by the covetous Chen and Song families in an instant.]

[Although the Zhou family has many direct descendants, only your uncle practiced in Fangcun Mountain. No one in the next two generations entered the gate of Fangcun Mountain.]

[Your uncle died in a demon-suppression operation in Fangcun Mountain before you were born.]

[After hearing the news, my grandfather aged by a dozen years overnight.]

[Although the Zhou family is now one of the three clans in Qinghe, it has no one to rely on among the nine major sects - this is the real reason why your grandfather is willing to send you to Fangcun Mountain at all costs.]

[As long as you enter Fangcun Mountain, firstly, this will be worthy of your talent, and secondly, the sect will protect the Zhou family. ]

[Whether Yuan Qiusheng's departure will bring good or bad luck, no one can tell. ]

【He came here specially to say goodbye to his grandfather Zhou Tai.】

[Today, Yuan Qiusheng will meet with Grandfather, and you will accompany Grandfather and serve him.]

[Yuan Qiusheng said, "Brother Zhou, I have decided to go to Qingzhou, East Pole. You don't need to persuade me anymore."]

[Zhou Tai sighed, "Dongji Shenzhou is a place where the nine kinds of heretics run rampant. It's not a good place to be."]

[Yuan Qiusheng stroked his long beard and smiled, "Perhaps this place is destined for me!"]

[Zhou Tai sighed, "Purple Yang Academy is a place of practice, where one learns from the Confucian classics: The Sword Classic, The Book of Changes, The Book of Music, The Book of Rites, The Book of Archery, The Book of Imperial Control, and The Book of History"]

[“Fellow Daoist Yuan, you have already mastered many classics. With your talent, how could you not be able to reach the Daotai realm?”]

[You served beside him and had heard of the name of Yuan Danqiu through your grandfather.]

[Back then, this Mr. Yuan was a great talent who was proficient in all seven classics at Ziyang Academy. He was accepted as a disciple by Ziyang Academy, one of the nine schools of the orthodox path.]

[Unfortunately, fate is unpredictable and destiny plays tricks on us. ]

[He had already glimpsed the path to the great way, and his cultivation had been improving again and again, but after he turned sixty, he regressed instead of improving, and wasted another few decades, and is still trapped in the realm of "solidifying the spirit".]

[This fate made him the object of sympathy and a laughing stock in Ziyang Academy.]

[Yuan Danqiu said bitterly, "The practice of Ziyang Academy is to cultivate the mind, to cultivate a noble heart."]

[“My heart is covered with dust, and my cultivation is trapped here. How can I keep my heart and mind consistent if I don’t even clean the house?”]

【Zhou Tai was silent after hearing this and stopped trying to persuade him.】

[After this, the two of you would discuss the Dao or talk about the past and present, and you would always be by their side.]

[When my grandfather introduced you to this close friend, Yuan Danqiu found that you were just as Zhou Tai said, smart and talented, and he liked you very much.]

[Although you are only four years old and cannot utter any earth-shattering ideas, you can always ask penetrating questions.]

[Those clear eyes seemed to be able to see through the whole story, and Yuan Danqiu often applauded and said: "This boy has a natural wisdom, he will definitely be something extraordinary in the future!"]

[Yuan Danqiu lived a life of seclusion and never married or had children, which was completely different from Zhou Tai who had many children. He was alone, but after spending more than a month with you, he actually developed some affection for you. Because of his close friendship with Zhou Tai, he treated you as his own child.]

[He often holds a scroll and explains the teachings of the saints to you. When he gets emotional, he recites the eight characters, "The way of the great way is to make the world public", which he always chews over and over again, as if this is what he wants all his life.]

[You have a collection of books at home, but you have rarely studied Confucianism. Influenced by him, you have read many of the classics.]

【You mostly listen, but rarely express your own opinions. 】

[This monk who was born in Ziyang Academy was dressed in a clean and simple manner. There was no trace of the arrogance of a cultivator in his conversation. Instead, he sounded like one of those broad-minded scholars who played the zither and discussed the Dao in the bamboo forest.]

[Sometimes you go to the gate of the mansion to distribute porridge, and Yuan Danqiu follows you, becoming more and more satisfied with you.]

[Originally, Yuan Danqiu was only going to stay at the Zhou family for a month, but because of you, he ended up staying for a full six months.]

[You also begin to treat Yuan Danqiu as a disciple. ]

[This year, the number of refugees in Qinghe County has increased. ]

【It was a disaster year, and refugees from Qinghe County came in like a tide. Under the soup kitchen in front of Zhou's house, a long line of hungry people stretched as far as the eye could see.】

[The victims were emaciated, their dry fingers trembling as they held the bowl of porridge, as if they were holding a life-saving elixir.]

[You looked at those sunken eye sockets and asked softly, "Mr. Yuan, are all places in the world like Qinghe County, with starving people everywhere?"]

[Yuan Danqiu hesitated for a while, but finally nodded.]

[“People are divided into different classes. Immortal Masters are the first class, the best among humans.”]

[“The rest of us are just animals in the pen.”

[Looking at this cultivator from Ziyang Academy, you finally understand why his cultivation is declining instead of improving.]

[The principles in the book are not quite the same as the real reality.]

[I have read too many books by sages, but I can’t control what’s happening outside the window. ]

(End of this chapter)