I use myths to create immortality

Chapter 18: Practice the connection between heaven and man, summon clouds and pray for rain
Dormitory No. 26, Yizi, is where Ji Yuan and Tang Jiwen live.

The creaking sound of the door opening woke up Tang Jiwen who was still sleeping.

He sat up in shock, only to see Ji Yuan walk in: "Where have you been so early in the morning? Why are your clothes torn?"

There was a big hole on Ji Yuan's chest, as if it had been scratched by the sharp claws of some wild beast; there were five shallow scratches by fingernails on his fair skin.

"Just now I couldn't sleep and wanted to go out for a walk, but I was caught by a wild beast in the mountains by accident. Please help me ask for leave from Senior Brother Wang today."

As he spoke, Ji Yuan seemed a little frightened and crawled into bed, covering himself tightly with the quilt.

"I've told you there are a lot of wild animals in the mountains, why don't you be careful?" Tang Jiwen seemed to be thinking about something.

But he didn't say much. He straightened his clothes and robes and walked out of the courtyard.

……

After closing the door, Ji Yuan returned to the couch and took out the brocade box from his arms.

"Is this the blood spirit fat?"

In the brocade box sealed by the talisman, there is an object the size of a glass ball; its color is pure and transparent, like an object of amber.

A trace of mysterious aura emanated from it, lingering around the courtyard and instantly spreading over dozens of miles.

"Not good!" Ji Yuan didn't dare to delay, and without taking any more time to look, he directly grabbed the "Blood Spirit Fat" and swallowed it into his stomach.

This blood spirit fat is not as introverted as the 'Red Fruit'; without the brocade box and the talisman that locks in the spiritual energy, its presence will instantly spread to people within dozens or hundreds of miles.

Ziqi Pavilion; Linghe Zhenren, who was sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed, opened his eyes, looked towards the direction of the servants' yard, and shook his head slightly.

...

“The energy of the Blood Spirit Fat? Is my Shen’er going to refine the Blood Spirit Fat…” Dozens of miles away from the Taoist temple, in a mansion deep in the mountains, a young Taoist had an expectant look on his face.

...

“In the Menial Services Department, someone else is about to cultivate magical powers, but could it be Zhao Shen?…” On the top of the mountain, Taoist Lingxuan stood with his hands behind his back, the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

Although it was only a brief moment, the blood, spirit and fat energy drifted for hundreds of miles, and all people with Taoist skills could sense it.

……

The blood spirit fat enters the abdomen, and along with the operation of the supreme true chapter 'Qi Refining Method', the blood spirit fat turns into wisps of breath, following the meridians and acupoints, and circulates rapidly throughout the body.

"Crack" a crisp sound was heard in the dark.

In an instant, it seemed as if some barrier was broken.

In the dark and mysterious world, Ji Yuan's mind seemed to be connected with the heavens, and many of the scriptures and key points that he had never understood before suddenly became clear to him.

"Hu!" He opened his mouth and took a slight breath. Strands of breath flew into his body from between heaven and earth, entered from the top of his head, passed through the twelve floors, and went straight into his dantian.

……

I don't know how long it took, but it was already pitch black outside.

In the dark room, Ji Yuan opened his eyes, and a divine light flashed in his eyes.

"It turns out that the function of the blood spirit fat is not to directly refine it into magic power, but to enable people to understand the connection between heaven and man, and use it to refine their own magic power."

If ordinary people want to practice magical powers, they have to refine the false into the true, which is equivalent to turning the illusion into reality; this is of course extremely difficult, like ascending to heaven without a ladder.

But Blood Spirit Fat can enable people to overcome this barrier, which is equivalent to a senior using magic power to teach step by step how to absorb the Qi of heaven and earth.

Ji Yuan was more energetic than ever before. He could feel a subtle aura flowing naturally through his body.

Apart from this, there was no improvement in physical strength.

It seems that there is no difference from ordinary people.

There is no such thing as the spiritual consciousness of a so-called "immortal cultivator".

However, there is a kind of ability that seems like the connection between heaven and earth between Qi cultivators.

With only this little bit of magic power, Ji Yuan could already sense whether it was cloudy, sunny, rainy, or flooding within a radius of a thousand miles.

One can even vaguely see various kinds of qi that are invisible to the naked eye.

"No wonder Qingsi can know the insignificant things thousands of miles away; no wonder Qingshe Jun can calculate where Qingsi is from tens of thousands of miles away..."

"Qing Si said that the Immortal Leader has a Dharma Eye that can see the smallest details of the universe; even if a mortal mayfly thinks of the Immortal's name in his heart, the Immortal can know it."

What he relies on should be this ability of "induction into nature".

However, Qing Si's Taoism is countless times higher than Ji Yuan's; and Lord Qing Snake apparently also possesses some skills such as calculating the mysteries of heaven.

Ji Yuan has only begun to cultivate a trace of magical power; he can sense weather and meteorological changes within a radius of hundreds of miles.

Entering the realm of [One Qi], your life span will be increased by hundreds of years.

Although not extraordinary, it is already out of the ordinary.

If you want to be extraordinary, magic power alone is not enough, you still have to practice various spells and supernatural powers.

However, according to Senior Brother Wang Tan, the most precious and scarce things for cultivators in this world are magic and supernatural powers.

There is a world of difference between a monk who masters magic and a monk who does not.

As for the magic instruments and magic treasures, they are extremely rare and once they appear in the world, they will inevitably cause scramble and even war.

That night, Tang Jiwen came back laughing, "Hahaha, Zhao Shen's blood spirit fat was stolen, and he was beaten to a pulp; the whole Taoist temple knows about it."

Tang Jiwen didn't realize that he had mastered the magic power; he said excitedly: "I don't know who did it, it's really beautifully done."

"Eh? I see you are becoming more and more ethereal. Could it be you who did this?"

"Hahaha...don't talk nonsense, I don't know." Ji Yuan shook his head to deny.

……

The next day, at the beginning of the [卯] hour (6 o'clock).

In the spacious hall of Ziqi Pavilion, Linghe Zhenren sat cross-legged on the Dharma platform, preaching the scriptures; hundreds of Taoist children sat cross-legged on cushions below him.

Ji Yuan listened quietly in class as usual.

"The cultivators of immortality... draw on the spirit of heaven and earth, and show their diligence in practicing the wonderful Dao. We expound the Dao, promote the supreme orthodox teachings, apply talismans and water, and eliminate the evil spirits in the world... seize the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, draw on the essence of the sun and the moon, manipulate yin and yang to create the elixir, and press water and fire to condense the fetus..."

Suddenly, the white-haired and youthful Linghe Zhenren at the top stopped preaching, pointed with his whisk and asked, "Ji Yuan!" "Disciple is here."

"I see everyone in the class is drowsy and sleepy. You were like this before. Why are you the only one who is full of energy today, as if you have gained something? What's the reason?"

"Replying to Master, I used to think it was mysterious, like listening to a divine book; but now, I don't know why, but I can understand it in my heart and find it quite interesting..."

"Good." Linghe Zhenren nodded and smiled: "How long have you been in the mountains?"

"Replying to Master, it has been more than a month."

"So, did you gain anything?"

"Recently, I have felt that I have gained a good understanding of the Dharma nature, and my roots have become increasingly solid."

"Well, I see that your foundation is indeed solid, and you have already attained the state of a divine body." Linghe Zhenren nodded in affirmation.

Suddenly, hundreds of Taoist children below gasped and looked at Ji Yuan in disbelief.

One month to acquire magical powers?

What kind of freak is this?

For a moment, everyone was shocked and envious.

But with Linghe Zhenren present, no one dared to speak.

"Everyone, please leave. Ji Yuan, please stay." Master Linghe waved his hand.

"Yes!"

In the Ziqi Pavilion, only Linghe and Ji Yuan, who was serving below him, were left.

"Fellow Daoist, you have cultivated your magical power for more than a month. You are truly gifted. If it were as usual, I would send you to the main altar outside the domain to grant you seniority, magical discs, inheritance, precepts, etc."

"But recently, the demonic atmosphere in the region has been on the rise, and we need people right now. I have to inconvenience you and ask you to stay in the lower house for now." Linghe Zhenren said with a somewhat apologetic smile.

"Since you have entered the great religion, you should serve the religion. If there is any need for a disciple, you can give orders to the Immortal." Ji Yuan bowed quickly to express his opinion.

These days, he studied the complete version of "Lingxuan Guizhi" and naturally learned some geography that he had never known before.

This world is infinitely vast. Except for the immortals, even those with great supernatural powers cannot measure how vast it is by stretching out their Dharma bodies. In the "domain" alone, there are hundreds of countries like the Chen Dynasty.

There are six more domains outside the domain, each of which is hundreds of millions of miles in size. They are the places where humans live when immortals opened up the wilderness to achieve enlightenment.

Outside the six domains, there are infinite wilderness and boundless ocean, where there are many true saints of all races who are similar to immortals; because the ancient wilderness is often connected to some secret realms, caves, small thousand and big thousand realms, which are also like worlds; so it is infinite.

The real headquarters of Xuanwei Sect is located in "Nanshan Region" outside the domain.

'Yuzhong' or 'Chixian Shenzhou' is just a place sandwiched between the six domains. It has a dense population, few monsters and alien races, and not many strong people. It is the location of the Beppu Taoist Temple where various religious forces recruit disciples.

The Xuanwei Sect alone has thousands of branch courtyards, Taoist temples, and palaces under the jurisdiction of various countries and states in the domain, each with an abbot and a great master who has experienced many tribulations, in charge of teaching the Dharma and saving people.

Only the top disciples among the many branch courtyards, including some top disciples in small realms, can ascend to the outside of the realm and go to the main altar to serve under the immortal ancestor.

"No need to be so polite; you are not of the same generation yet; we can just be fellow Taoists for the time being." Linghe Zhenren waved his hand.

"Then I am overstepping my authority." Ji Yuan bowed.

Linghe returned the greeting and said, "I won't leave you to help me for nothing. What Taoist skills do you want to learn?"

What this means is that Ji Yuan's magic must be passed on.

Ji Yuan was delighted, as he had heard from Wang Tan that many Xuanwei sect practitioners might not be able to acquire magic even after practicing for hundreds or thousands of years.

"Do you have the skills to pluck the stars and grab the moon, or turn the seas and mountains upside down?"

"No." Linghe Zhenren shook his head.

"Do you have the technique to carry mountains and cross the seas, or dive into the abyss and shrink the earth?"

"No." The corner of Linghe Zhenren's mouth twitched.

"Okay, what about flying, hiding in the ground, and turning stones into gold?"

"No. If I had these great magical powers, what would I still be doing in this mortal world?"

Linghe Zhenren shook his head and said, "In our sect, we do not pass on these magical powers; however, the Supreme Truth Chapter passed down by our ancestors is all-encompassing. Aren't you extremely gifted? Perhaps you can comprehend these from it."

"There are many geniuses in the sect, and they have comprehended many similar great magical powers; they can be invincible and dominate the world for a time."

"But I, the ancestor, don't have this talent. I have studied the true chapter for thousands of years, but I have only mastered some minor techniques. Do you want it?"

Ji Yuan was helpless. Master Linghe had studied for thousands of years but still couldn't figure it out. What could he figure out?

He said quickly, "As long as the real person teaches me, I will learn it."

"Well, I see that you are neither arrogant nor impatient in your speech and behavior. You are a person who can calm down. I will teach you the [Cloud Summoning Talisman]."

"A talisman to summon clouds and pray for rain?"

"Well, this is one of the 3,600 kinds of 'Great Dao True Talismans' passed down in the [Supreme True Chapter], and it also has infinite mysteries."

"After you have mastered it, you can spit a few mouthfuls of saliva with your magical power, and it will rain heavily for several months, turning the area within a radius of thousands of miles into a flooded land."

"Damn, so powerful! And you still say you don't have any great magical powers!!!" Ji Yuan couldn't help but swear.

"What the hell do you mean?"

"Uh... I just want to express my amazement and say that you are really awesome!!"

"So that's how it is. Holy... Holy... You're pretty powerful too. Your blood and energy are like a dragon, and your every move is like a thousand pounds of force. In just over a month, you've developed magical powers..." Linghe Zhenren murmured to himself.

He thought that this was a new term among young people nowadays.

I couldn't help but feel proud of my ability to accept "new" things.

"Well, since you think it's okay, I'll teach you the [Cloud Summoning and Rain Praying Talisman]."

As he spoke, Linghe Zhenren took out a jade slip, blew a breath, and a whirring white mist wrapped around the jade talisman. After a while, the real talisman was reflected in it.

"You should practice it for ten or eight years first. When the spell is perfected, I have something to assign you to do."

"By the way, you are already an immortal, so you don't need to go to the menial courtyard. Go directly to choose a spacious palace or a separate courtyard; or go to the back mountain to find a hilltop to practice. If you need anything, send someone to summon you."

(End of this chapter)