Donghuang Ziji

Chapter 129: Heart Knot
Seeing many cultivators gathered on the Butian Cliff, Taoist Ruoque pointed at a few of them and introduced them to Chu Tai.

"Fellow Daoist Taining, let me introduce you. This is my disciple Yun Wei."

As he spoke, Taoist Ruoque turned his palm upwards, put his four fingers together, and pointed his thumb slightly to a young man wearing a bright red Taoist robe and with the same white hair as him, and then pointed to another tall and handsome young Taoist next to him.

"This is the current great disciple of Lingbao Sect, Yitai."

The arm shifted slightly and fell on another young man wearing a Bagua robe.

"And this is Renheng, the direct disciple of the head of the Shangqing Sect."

Chu Tai heard this and said with a smile: "Add a disciple from Longhu Mountain, and you will have all three mountains."

Taoist Ruo Que showed a somewhat strange expression and said, "In fact, a few months ago, the Little Heavenly Master of Longhu Mountain was also practicing here, but due to some unexpected circumstances, he left early."

After saying that, Ruoque looked at the rest of the people behind him and introduced to Chu Tai one after another forty people from thirteen sects, including He Guang from Suishan Dao, Bao Yuan from Tianxin Dao, and Hua Yan from Shushan Dao.

Chu Tai wrote them down one by one, and in the crowd he also found the master and disciple Mei Daoren whom he met when he first came to this world. They were the descendants of the Yunqiao School.

What surprised Chu Tai the most was that there were six independent cultivators in the crowd, one of whom was a mortal a few months ago.

As if he saw Chu Tai's surprise, he asked the Taoist priest for explanation.

"This Bu Tian Cliff is a blessed land that emerged from the crack in the sky, born from the great fortune of the three elements of heaven, earth and water. The reason I can occupy this place is that my fellow Taoists saw that my cultivation method is special and can refine the Bu Tian Stone again, so they gave this place to me to practice."

"But since this place was conceived by heaven and earth and was created as fate would have it, I have relied on this place to cultivate, which is already a blessing from heaven. How can I occupy it?"

"It will be opened. The sects that provide the Heaven-Repairing Stones can send two or three people to enter. In other cases, as long as they can pass the iron cableway in Zhenjiang Town, they can enter the mountain to practice."

Taoist Ruoque paused, looked at Chu Tai and said with a smile: "Of course, it is also feasible for you to go up the mountain by yourself like you did, Taoist Taining. If you don't mind the hardship on the mountain, I can let my disciples clear a place for you to live."

Chu Tai smiled when he heard this. At this moment, he was still wearing the Qinghe robe, and Ruo Que was also surrounded by the glow of light. Both of them could slightly feel each other's emotions and vaguely guess some of each other's thoughts, so that they could reach a consensus on many things that were difficult to say openly.

Just like at this moment, Taoist Ruque was still a little worried about Chu Tai's identity, and his desire to learn more about Chu Tai's method of cultivation was naturally conveyed to him.

Coincidentally, the purpose of Chu Tai's trip, in addition to exploring the secret of ascension in this world and finding a way back, is to take this opportunity to further enhance the power of the [Alchemist] fruit fragment and complete the final accumulation.

Therefore, Chu Tai asked, "What about their practice?"

Taoist Ruoque, who also knew through his magical powers that Chu Tai had something to ask for in order to spread his teachings, was delighted. This kind of exchange of truths was most suitable for exploring the fundamentals of cultivation. Knowing Chu Tai's character, he responded with a smile on his face.

"Everyone is willing to listen to my explanation, but I feel that my own cultivation is still insufficient, and I want to find a fellow practitioner to fill in the gaps. If you are willing, Fellow Daoist Taining, I can give you half of the seat on the Bu Tian Cliff preaching platform."

"My dear fellow Daoist, you have said so much. If I don't show some appreciation, I will seem stingy. It just so happens that we are having a great chat. Why not today to explain to these people the wonders of cultivation?"

Hearing this, Taoist Ruoque couldn't help but laugh and looked at his disciple Yun Wei.

"You monkey, you always say that I am in seclusion day and night, and when I come out of seclusion, I only preach to the public, and rarely preach to you alone, so that you, a direct disciple, have to rush to grab a seat. Today, Taoist friend Taining is in the mood to discuss Taoism with me. Why don't you go and make arrangements so that you can occupy a good seat?"

When Taoist Ruoque said this, his voice was not loud, and he flicked his sleeves to raise a breeze to cover up some of the sound, so few people could hear it.

Yun Wei didn't seem to care about this at all. He touched the back of his head and said, "Teacher, this happened so many years ago. Why are you still using this to criticize me?"

"Have you really let it go? If you can't control your heart, how can you control your body? The practice of Guizhen and others cannot escape the word of sincerity. Only by being sincere can you cultivate the Qingheyi. With the Qingheyi, you can practice the Tongtian Method with peace of mind. With the Tongtian Method stable, your little plan can work."

Taoist Ruoque looked at Yun Wei with a calm gaze. Seeing that he did not respond, he could only sigh and let others prepare. Hearing this, everyone showed joy on their faces and stood up and left to prepare the place for the sermon.

After everyone left, Chu Tai asked about a question he had heard when Ruoque introduced everyone.

"Then mortals also rely on themselves to cross the iron ropeway?"

"That's right. That kid is a determined guy. He held onto the iron chain and moved forward little by little. He almost fell into the river several times on the way. At that time, I suspected that he was gambling with his own life and forcing me to save him. I didn't expect that he would persist to the end."

"He crawled over here holding onto the iron chain? This kid's perseverance and physical strength are extraordinary."

Although Chu Tai walked over easily, from the number of independent cultivators here, one can guess how difficult it is for them to walk on the iron chain.

It is so difficult even for those who have achieved success in spiritual practice, let alone ordinary people.

Taoist Ruoque nodded in agreement with Chu Tai's evaluation, and then hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but was too embarrassed to speak.

The fluctuation of emotions was so great that the Qinghe robe on Chu Tai's body shook slightly. After a little perception and thought, Chu Tai understood what the Taoist in front of him was thinking.

"For your disciples?"

"Exactly."

After Chu Tai proposed it, it was much easier for Ruo Que Taoist to explain his request. He first explained it to Chu Tai.

"My disciple may seem heartless, but he is actually the most arrogant. In addition, he is very talented, and under my guidance, he has always been the best among his peers."

"Even Yitai and Renheng, the two direct descendants of Xuanmen, are only slightly better than Yun Wei in some aspects. Overall, Yun Wei is still a step ahead. This situation has invisibly contributed to his arrogance."

"This kind of mentality is not a big deal in other sects, but it is easy to cause trouble in my Guizhen lineage."

"I contacted a few old friends and thought of finding someone of his age to talk to him and let him know how great the world is."

Having said that, Taoist Ruoque gave a bitter smile.

"It just so happened that Master Zhang of Longhu Mountain had a similar idea, so he asked the little master to come to my place for further study. He said it was for further study, but in fact he wanted the two children to polish each other and not be arrogant."

Hearing this, Chu Tai looked a little strange and asked, "So, there is a problem with the polishing now?"

"According to what Tianshi Zhang and I had speculated, my disciple and the young Tianshi are about the same age, and there is no significant difference in their cultivation, so they are perfect for each other to improve each other."

"I never thought that after the young master came down the mountain, he had some kind of adventure, or suddenly realized something, and his cultivation improved by leaps and bounds, catching up with the older generation like us. As a result, my disciple and the young master suffered a miserable defeat in the first match."

"This incident was a big blow to Yun Wei, and it even became a knot in his heart. I talked to him about this matter several times, but he always agreed with it verbally, but he didn't let it go in his heart. As a result, I could only ask him frequently, and he became more and more perfunctory."

When he said the last sentence, Taoist Ruo Que was already worried, and Chu Tai also showed a thoughtful expression, and said with some concern: "According to the cultivation philosophy of Taoist friends, this child's condition is a taboo."

"That's right, but the child won't listen to me right now, so I thought I'd ask Brother Taining to give him some pointers."

Nodding, Chu Tai said, "What do you want me to do, fellow Daoist?"

(End of this chapter)