Strange Stories

Chapter 552: The Second True Person of Fuqiu Temple

"A letter from the senior brother." Lin Jue said to the junior sister who was refining the elixir while holding the letter paper, "It said that he went down the mountain and took four more disciples."

"Four?"

The junior sister was a little surprised.

"Yes, four, but they are still the same four." Lin Jue said, "Cheng Qi, Ji Quan, Zhuang Jinwei, and Yuan Ziqiao."

"Yuan Zique..."

While Junior Sister was refining the elixir, she understood it after a little thought.

In the illusion deduced by the old man, the senior brother went down the mountain this time, which was what every generation of Fuqiu Temple master had to do, and also to collect alchemy materials. He originally brought three disciples back, and the last one, Yuan Zique, was an orphan who was accepted several years later. Apparently, he judged that accepting this disciple in advance would not have a negative impact, and might even be beneficial, so he found her in advance.

"The eldest brother also said in the letter that the world is becoming more and more peaceful. It is becoming more and more difficult to collect gold and silver by exorcising demons without cheating people." Lin Jue said, but he said to several disciples in the quiet room, "Let's see what methods you will come up with in the future."

"Uh-huh……"

"Ok?"

Lin Jue's expression changed: "Leave some for me!"

"Master Buddha! We are not eating well!"

"You haven't eaten enough? Your voice has changed!" Lin Jue said, "There's such a loud noise outside, but you don't even go to check it out. You just keep eating!"

"Master, please don't lie to us..."

"Listen for yourselves."

"..."

The mouths of several people, which were moving like rabbits, suddenly stopped and became quiet.

Listening carefully, I could hear some noise outside.

"Why don't you go out and take a look!"

"Yes……"

When they went out to take a look, they realized that it was their master and uncle who were refining elixirs here, which caused strange phenomena in heaven and earth. There were clouds of light in broad daylight, which attracted the people of the capital to come out to see and marvel.

"What an auspicious sign..."

“Isn’t this a sign of prosperity?”

“It’s just like a scene from a book…”

There were also some older people who gathered in front of the courtyard, some of them were trying to look over the wall into the courtyard, some were standing far away and kneeling down towards the courtyard.

This scene not only surprised Ziyun, Xu Yi and Pumei, but also shocked the more ignorant Xianzhu.

Some people looked up at the rosy glow in the sky, while others looked down at the people around them.

Xu Yi faintly heard an elder say:
"You young buds don't know this, but a scene like this happened once more than 20 years ago, and it was even more shocking than this!"

Another elder replied:

"Is it the time when Master Lin was here?"

"yes……"

"Is it Master Lin this time?"

The other two people and the rabbit were all immersed in the wonders of heaven and earth caused by their master and the astonishment of the pilgrims. Only Xu Yi frowned:
"not good!"

Since Master and his uncle had experienced such a scene before, and even caused a more shocking phenomenon in the world, it was said that it was the end of the dynasty and the world was in chaos, so the scene should have been much bigger than it is now. How could Master not know what caused the commotion outside? Why did he have to wait for others to come out and see?

Ding ding ding! Run back quickly!
as predicted--

The several portions of seafood sent by the emperor have been eaten.

The colorful cat was gnawing on the last prawn, the fox was tearing the last octopus apart, the uncle was holding the pot and drinking the soup with his head tilted high, while the master was already wiping his mouth naturally.

"oops!"

Xu Yi slapped his thigh.

……

The same morning glow and evening glow, the roar of dragons and the cry of phoenixes, were interpreted as different omens in different periods of time.

In the last years of the dynasty, the world was in turmoil, and everyone said that this was Master Lin using the dragon energy of the court to make elixirs. Now that the new dynasty has been established, it has swept away the chronic diseases of the previous dynasty. The army has been victorious in the battles on the northern border, and the emperor has also made concessions to the people and cracked down on corruption. In just over 20 years, there are signs of a great prosperity in the world, which is naturally interpreted as a sign of auspiciousness and prosperity.

Xu Yi and others followed the instructions of their master or uncle, and watched carefully and studied thoroughly in the quiet room.

The quiet room is sometimes hot and sometimes cold, with different auras and wonders.

A few months ago, the dragon and the phoenix fought each other, and their fate was so great that the alchemy furnace rumbled as if it was about to explode, frightening them so much that they retreated again and again.

However, after being subdued by the alchemist's merits, the dragon and the phoenix soon stopped fighting and instead began to dance in harmony, even carrying all the spiritual charm of the alchemy furnace, slowly merging into one.

When the elixir is ready, the dragon roars leisurely and the phoenix sings loudly.

It seemed that a dragon and a phoenix flew out from the cauldron, rose from the tiled roof of the courtyard, soared into the air, and danced together to ascend to the sky.

Several people were shocked and quickly comprehended the spiritual charm of the moment.

It was getting increasingly noisy outside.

Lin Jue was no longer in the quiet room.

Xu Yi and others couldn't help but go out to check.

I saw that there were still soldiers guarding the courtyard, and there was a lot of noise outside the courtyard. It should be the people from the capital city who came to visit again. They were kneeling and praying across the courtyard wall. I think this can at least give them some peace of mind, right?

But besides this, there are other figures in the sky.

Some immortals came to watch out of curiosity and discussed:

"Several decades ago, Master Lin also made the elixir here, right? Why is there not as much activity now as back then?"

"How can it be that long, it's only been 20 to 30 years, maybe? Or 10 years?" "Haha, fellow Daoist can't remember the years!"

"Ugh……"

"Why are you sighing, fellow Taoist?"

"I am sighing. The phenomena of heaven and earth are similar, the spiritual charm is similar, but the movement is not as good as before. This shows that another golden elixir formula has fallen into the mortal world."

"So that's how it is! That makes sense, that makes sense! Now that I think about it, there are probably almost no golden elixirs left in the 'sky', right?"

"Most likely..."

Another immortal said to the people below:
"I've never heard of anyone achieving enlightenment. Should we go down and pay them a visit?"

"Lets see……"

"There are too many people down there..."

Most of these immortals are quite polite.

However, there were also the Nine Heavens Gods who came with their heavenly soldiers and generals to watch, and there was also the City God of the Capital who came with his civil and military officials to watch:

"Who is refining the elixir down there? How could he cause such a big commotion in the capital?"

"Huh? Did the Emperor allow it?"

"It seems to be the master with pure five qi in Fengshan. She often goes down the mountain to exorcise demons, punish evil and promote good, and help the world."

"It turns out it's her..."

"Wait! The one below is..."

Following the direction of these gazes, I saw a Taoist in Taoist robes sitting in the middle of the yard with a fox. The Taoist robe was wide-sleeved, and the hem of the robe was neatly spread out on the ground like a flower. The fox sat upright with a serious face, like a god leaping out of an ancient mural.

No matter what purpose those priests, gods, heavenly soldiers and generals had in coming here, they would not dare to come when they saw the Taoist priest.

After a while, the nine gods left one after another.

Only then did an immortal come down to say hello.

Some of them were known to Xu Yi and others. They were immortals who sometimes came to Fengshan to visit their own masters.

At this time, I looked back——

In the quiet room behind him, mist and haze had dissipated, emitting golden light, revealing a deep and mysterious spiritual charm. The golden elixir was ready, half mist and half jade, and was held in the hands of his uncle.

The uncle seemed to pause for a moment and gain some understanding.

Then, without any hesitation and without distraction, he raised his head and swallowed the golden pill.

Several disciples and nephews did not hesitate and returned to the quiet room to guard their master and uncle. Only that figure was left in the yard to deal with the immortals who came to watch the fun and say hello.

In the blink of an eye, a day has passed.

In the quiet room, the mist and haze have not dissipated, and the golden light has not faded.

The junior sister sat cross-legged in the quiet room, with her eyes closed and concentrating.

In the blink of an eye, several days have passed.

The junior sister is still in seclusion in the quiet room.

Lin Jue sometimes stayed by her side, and sometimes strolled in the yard, looking very leisurely.

This is different from what I had before.

This is the tenth of the Four Directions Five Elements Golden Pills. It no longer has the effect of making people become immortals instantly. It’s just that the junior sister herself has a high level of cultivation and is very close to achieving enlightenment. With this golden pill in her stomach, coupled with her own seclusion and perception, practice and luck, she will be able to achieve enlightenment.

Slowly, the golden light and haze in the quiet room dissipated and entered her body.

Until a hundred days later——

Pumei and Ziyun were hanging clothes in the outer yard when they suddenly felt something was wrong. They looked up and saw a colorful cloud suddenly appear in the sky. Then they turned around and saw golden light behind them.

The two looked at each other and immediately ran towards the courtyard.

As soon as he passed the cave entrance, he stopped and raised his hands to cover his eyes.

The golden light in the quiet room is dazzling!

After an unknown amount of time, the golden light slowly dimmed.

Ziyun only saw two masters in the quiet room.

One stood calmly with a restrained look on his face, while the other sat cross-legged in front of the alchemy furnace, motionless.

"what……"

Just as she was stunned, she saw the standing master turn around and blew a breath at the person on the ground.

Whoosh!
The master on the ground suddenly turned into countless dust particles and disappeared completely when the wind blew away. No one knew where he went.

The master then smiled and gave his first congratulations:
"Congratulations, Junior Sister. You have transcended the mundane world and achieved enlightenment. From now on, you will be immortal and free from illness and trouble except for disasters."

Upon seeing this, several disciples and nephews hurried over to congratulate him.

The younger sister looked calm and just said to Lin Jue: "This way I can finally help my brother."

“Haha!” Lin Jue smiled and did not refute. He just bowed to her and said, “Junior sister, you are the Five Elements Fighting Immortal. From now on, I will rely on you to protect me!”

"I'm still a little short of the heat."

The junior sister did not agree easily, but said so.

This shows that she is indeed serious.

The second immortal was born in Fuqiu Temple of Yishan.

(End of this chapter)