Strange Stories

Chapter 550: Junior Sister Refining Alchemy
There is no calendar in the mountains, only the coming and going of spring and autumn. The maple mountains turn red, then are covered with frost and snow, and then turn green again. This has happened three times.

"call……"

Lin Jue in the attic then opened his eyes and let out a long breath, which contained endless mysteries.

The fox standing nearby immediately opened his eyes and looked at him.

Lin Jue was still sitting cross-legged in deep thought.

His insights from the old man's "A Glance for a Thousand Years" about the three spells of "Breaking and Resuming", "Dispersing and Gathering" and "Taking Life and Giving Longevity" are almost all real. With a little testing, recalling and consolidation, they can become his true insights on these three spells, saving at least 80% to 90% of the time.

But "immortality" is different.

Lin Jue first comprehended these three spells, and then comprehended "immortality" at a later time. In the illusion, the later time went, the less clear and real it became, the more blurred the memory became, and the more hazy the experience became.

This may be the reason.

It may also be that the supreme magical power of "immortality" involves different principles and truths of the great Dao, which is difficult to deduce even with the old man's "one glance for ten thousand years", so it is inherently vague.

Therefore, only about half of the understanding of "immortality" is truly applicable to the outside world, and a large part of it is Lin Jue's own thinking.

Moreover, in the illusion, Lin Jue did not truly and completely understand it.

However, in the illusion, I don’t know whether it was because the perception became more and more blurred as time went on, or because the avenue in the illusion was incomplete and different from the outside world, Lin Jue himself could not realize that his perception was wrong at the time. Only after returning to the outside world and clearly feeling the true avenue could he confirm it.

Generally speaking, it can save about 30% to 40% of time.

By this calculation, it has been a hundred years.

"I really should thank the old man..."

Lin Jue was muttering to himself as a white fox approached him, occupying most of his attention with its beautiful head and curious eyes.

He hugged her and started rubbing her.

So what about a hundred years later?
Although immortality is a magical power that can be used in combat, it is only for defense and not attack. If Lord Fuchi really comes, can one compete with him with just a different kind of immortality?

I'm afraid it can be invincible at best.

Lin Jue was stroking the fox while thinking deeply.

When he got tired of stroking it, he turned it over and put it on his lap. On a whim, he took out the ancient book and opened it on its belly.

"Wow..."

The last three pages of the ancient book were blank, emitting golden light, waiting for him to write.

This is the result after returning from a trip to Yuanqiu Wonderland.

This means that during his visit to Yuanqiu Fairyland, Old Man Tianweng used three kinds of magical powers that were sensed in the ancient book, but it was obvious that no one could write them down. Even Lin Jue couldn't be sure which three kinds of magical powers he had seen.

"Wow..."

Lin Jue turned the page and began to record the complete “dispersion and reunion” for it.

Three days later, he stood up and looked down.

As expected, the stupid female rabbit was still down there.

"How can I be afraid of you..."

Lin Jue looked into the distance and muttered to himself.

……

In Fengshan Pavilion, the junior sister came to visit again. Xu Yi, Pu Mei and Zi Yun also sat down in order. Wan Gong and others all looked like they were when they were young, without missing a single one.

A rabbit knelt trembling in the middle.

"You must know that the reason I accepted you as my disciple was not because you knelt there for three years, but because you listened to my preaching and really took it to heart. You are repaying my kindness by keeping the fruits of your labor. From now on, you must also uphold this character and conduct..."

Lin Jue said so.

However, both he and the sister next to him had a trance in their eyes.

Such words are so familiar.

Lin Jue looked down at the face of the rabbit demon: "You don't have a name, right?"

The rabbit demon didn't say anything, just kept shaking his head.

"I see your lips are bright red and moist, as if you are holding a red pill in your mouth. How about naming you 'Xian Zhu'? You happen to be a female rabbit, so this name fits you very well."

The rabbit demon still didn't say anything, but just kept nodding.

Lin Jue looked around and saw the scene, which was almost the same as in the illusion.

"You could transform?"

"Canopy..."

The rabbit then transformed into a girl of about seventeen or eighteen years old, not very tall, with a round face and big eyes, and quite pretty. She still stood there obediently with her neck shrunk, not daring to look around or speak.

"Call Master."

"Master..."

The sound of holding Zhu is very thin.

So he had a third disciple. I vaguely remember that in the illusion, this third disciple looked stupid but was actually the most talented one. However, he was a demon after all. Before he became a real person, he was careless when he went out, and the Nine Heavens Gods found a reason to lock him up. As for whether he was locked up or not, the rest was too vague, and the old man skipped a lot of content, so I can't remember it.

"Your talent lies in the five elements, so I will teach you the five elements spiritual methods and pass on the five elements magic." Lin Jue said, and then looked around, "When I teach you magic, all of you can come and listen if you want to, but remember that you can't digest too much if you bite off more than you can chew."

From this sentence on, it is very different from the illusion.

Whether it was Xu Yi, Pu Mei, Wan Xinrong, Taoist Priest Tao and others, they were all very surprised when they heard this.

Even a weak voice was heard from the main hall at the end:

"Uncle Master! Can I come and listen?"

Lin Jue glanced around and saw Ziyun raising his hand. He didn't know who he learned this habit from, but he didn't look very smart.

"of course."

Lin Jue nodded calmly.

Soon, most of the people dispersed, leaving only the rabbit demon, who was still lying there, perhaps because he was too excited or trembling with fear.

The fox had experienced an illusion and had been accompanying the rabbit demon in another way for many years. She had called her Senior Sister Fuyao many times, so she felt pity for her and went over to comfort her.

The rabbit became even more frightened and started trembling.

"Don't be afraid! From now on, you can call me Senior Sister Fuyao, and I will teach you great magical powers, which can be broken and continued! This is the most suitable for monsters to learn!"

"Senior Sister Fuyao..."

"good!"

"She can't speak very well yet. The few words she knows were learned in the mountains from Xu Yi, Pu Mei, Wan Gong and others. Since you are her senior sister, you will be the one to teach her how to speak and read." Lin Jue said.

"Senior sister will!"

Although Xianzhu had awakened and transformed, it was purely because of the influence of his immortal aura and his preaching. In fact, her cultivation was still shallow. Lin Jue let her live in the wooden house at the foot of the mountain where Pumei had lived before. He taught her the tasks of chopping wood and fetching water, which were previously mostly done by Pumei and Xu Yi, so that she could feel at ease. At the same time, he taught her spiritual magic. When she became more capable, she could build a pavilion on the cliff and live in it by herself.

Most of them are not much different from the illusion.

It’s similar to what happened to Xu Yi and Pu Mei back then.

But Lin Jue is much more relaxed.

Because Xu Yi and Pu Mei have grown up and matured, they can take care of the younger disciples for him, just like when he and his younger sister first went to Mount Yi, most of the things were done by the eldest brother with them, and Lin Jue's magic was taught by several senior brothers in turn. Therefore, Lin Jue can also throw most of the trivial matters to the two older disciples and let them take on the responsibilities of a master.

Another difference is that -

Although Lin Jue in the illusion knew that Xian Zhu's talent was inclined towards the five elements, he chose to teach Yin Yang Spiritual Method to Xian Zhu because he himself practiced Yin Yang Spiritual Method and most of the monsters were transformed by absorbing and exhaling the essence of the sun and the moon, which was also suitable for Yin Yang Spiritual Method. He was also afraid of the Purple Emperor's proposal and was afraid that Xian Zhu would cause a big mess in the future, so most of the magic he taught her was the magic of changing and wonderful.

Now it is said that the five elements spiritual methods and five elements magic spells are most suitable for her and she is also good at fighting.

At the same time, he was preaching in the attic. Wan Xinrong, Taoist Master Tao and others never missed such an opportunity and always came to sit down and listen.

That's even better! Another bunch of labor!

Although Xian Zhu was gifted with a strong comprehension, she had just recently begun to awaken to knowledge. She found it difficult to understand what Lin Jue said, and she did not know many words. She usually had to ask Lin Jue for advice. Now, she could ask Wan Gong and others who were in the same class, and could even directly read their notes.

The human world at the foot of the mountain gradually stabilized.

Talented men from the south of the Yangtze River began to go to Beijing to take the imperial examinations. It was said that the man in red saw their test papers, nodded repeatedly, and praised them as beautiful essays. I don't know whether it is true or not, and who made it up.

After some time, Dazu began to invade the border.

They are basically the same as Lao Tianweng's deduction.

The materials for Junior Sister's golden elixir have also been completely collected.

The brother and sister came to the capital again.

"Squeak..."

The junior sister pushed open the door of the house.

The scene that came into view was clean but not desolate. Except for a few more fallen leaves on the ground and the water in the lake being a little turbid and a little deserted, it was almost the same as I remembered.

As for the old servant of Master Fan, he was supposed to guard here, but he was too old and he was not an immortal or a Taoist priest, so Lord Luo gave him some money and sent him back to his hometown to retire.

"I'm still refining the elixir here."

The junior sister holds a sword in one hand and a whisk in the other.

The disciple behind him had a blank expression on his face, hunched over, carrying a large alchemy furnace on his back, and looked up at his master and uncle in front of him.

"Junior sister, you haven't practiced it before, why do you say 'still'?"

"Brother has practiced it before."

"It seems that I can no longer trick you."

"Brother, please protect me and keep an eye on me. My attainments in alchemy are still shallow, so I still need your guidance on the steps."

"no problem."

Lin Jue smiled and agreed.

(End of this chapter)