Qiu Zu: From an apprentice in a medicine shop to an immortal ancestor

Chapter 109: Mountain God Seal: The Unruly Heart and Horse Training Method

The apprenticeship gift is always presented by the disciple to the master.

Giving large sums of money and gifts to masters is mostly done by martial arts schools and various business ventures. It is considered a "teaching" business and is not a true master-disciple relationship.

Generally speaking, when one becomes an apprentice, one pays six gifts and a tuition fee, and does not ask for any luxurious treasures. It is just a process and a ceremony of becoming an apprentice.

An Jishi and Nan Zhiyi are considered role models among the masters.

Apprentices must give six gifts and tuition fees according to the rules, and after accepting a disciple, they will bestow treasures on him.

It has always been like this in the past.

No matter whether it was the second senior brother Tong Yuncong or the third senior sister Yu Lanyin, they had all received rewards from the master and the mistress in the past, so they did not feel jealous at all, but only curious.

"This treasure must be quite suitable for your junior brother."

Nan Zhiyi smiled slightly and clapped his hands.

Soon, a maid came from outside the house and brought in an exquisite wooden lacquer box with intricate patterns.

"Snapped!"

After a crisp sound, the lacquered wooden box opened by itself.

There was no golden glow or spiritual aura as imagined.

In the box, there lies an ancient copper seal quietly. The seal is two inches and four points in size, with an image of a crouching tiger on the top. Mysterious thunder and cloud patterns are engraved around the seal.

At first glance, there is nothing surprising.

An Huayu has always been straightforward and says whatever he wants, even if his parents confront him:

"Mother, why did you give Junior Junior Brother an ordinary seal? It's too much. Second Senior Brother gave him the calligraphy of the Sword Master, Third Senior Sister gave him the thousand-year-old medicine of the Three Spirit Wheels, and now it's Junior Junior Brother's turn, and you gave him this thing?"

"What do you know!"

An Jishi cursed angrily:
"If you can't recognize gold and jade, you have no knowledge."

Except for An Huayu, all the people present were innate martial artists with sharp six senses. They soon felt a mysterious power of ancient and wildness from this ancient copper seal, which was so captivating that people dared not look directly at it.

At first glance, you can tell that this thing is extraordinary and not an ordinary thing.

Second Senior Brother Tong Yuncong traveled around the world to hone his sword skills. He had a lot of experience. When he saw the ancient bronze seal, he vaguely guessed something:
"Master's Wife, could this bronze seal be the legendary mountain god's seal?"

"Yes, Yun Cong is very knowledgeable."

Nan Zhiyi smiled at Wen Wan:
"Xiao Zhen, you are suspected to have a great destiny, which is vaguely related to the [Mountain God Destiny]. This copper seal is a genuine mountain god seal, a relic of the gods. It was accidentally obtained by my Nan family in the past, but it has never been used, and it has been covered in dust. Now, I meet you, and you may meet a wise master."

Mountain God Seal!

Qiu Zhen was secretly a little surprised, and four words emerged in his mind - "precious treasure of the earth".

He was well-read and knowledgeable, and he understood what this thing was.

When talking about the seal of the mountain god, we have to mention "Shinto".

In the ancient world of immortal cultivation, the way to immortality and the way to the gods ran parallel. If a cultivator could not achieve immortality and attain the fruit of Taoism, he could accumulate merits and virtues and devote himself to the "way of the gods" based on his achievements.

They can ascend to heaven and be granted titles as immortal officials and generals;

You can enter the underworld and be granted the title of underworld god and ghost messenger;

The next step is to stay in the human world, and be conferred titles on the city god, mountain god, water god and other local gods, and enjoy the incense and worship of the human world.

Unfortunately, with the great changes in the world of immortal cultivation, the disappearance of heaven, the immortal path changed drastically, and the divine path also declined.

Although the Great Zhou Dynasty had established its rule over the world and the good fortune of the world was gathered, it was still far inferior to the era of the ancient Human Emperor.

"Royal power does not extend to the countryside." At present, the Great Zhou Dynasty can only appoint "City Gods" and has lost absolute control over the mountains, rivers and lakes outside the city.

The Great Zhou Dynasty no longer had the "right to confer titles", so the "mountain gods" and "water gods" once conferred by the ancient dynasties and the heavenly court became the absolute orthodoxy.

These [Seals of the Mountain God] and [Seals of the Water God] that were lost in various places became treasures for "Conferred Gods".

However, not everyone can use treasures like the Mountain God Seal and the Water God Seal. Only those with a good destiny can properly accept the "imperial decree" and be deified in one fell swoop, leaving behind the obscene gods worshipped in wild temples and becoming "official" gods of the earth, and be strongly wooed by the Great Zhou Dynasty.

If you don't have life, it's useless to get treasures like [Mountain God Seal].

This is also the reason why this mountain god seal has been gathering dust in the Nan family.

Taking it out and giving it to someone who is suspected to have the "Mountain God Fate" or someone you are close to can help you establish a good relationship with him/her and it can be considered as making the best use of the item.

Qiu Zhen vaguely guessed the intentions of his master's wife Nan Zhiyi and the Nan family behind her, but he did not reject it in his heart.

This is a win-win choice.

If you help me today, I will succeed in the future, and you can take care of the Nan Family or repay a favor. That will be a matter of course.

He still dared to accept this cause and effect.

However, his family knows his own business, and his destiny is just a pretext he made up to conceal his identity.

You can deceive outsiders, but you can't delude yourself.

"Master's wife, this is too precious. I..."

Qiu Zhen wanted to decline politely, but An Jishi, who had been silent, smiled and said:
"Given by elders, you cannot refuse. Your master's wife gave it to you, so just accept it without thinking too much."

After saying this, An Jishi added:
"You may not necessarily have the fate of a mountain god. Even if you do, it may not be compatible with this seal. All possibilities are normal. You can accept this seal without any thoughts. Just keep it by your side and use it when it is useful."

"If one day you know your own destiny, this mountain god seal will be useless to you. You can return it to your mistress. We are a family, so there is no need to be so formal or overthink it!"

"Look at what you said. I am not such a stingy person."

Nan Zhiyi glared at An Jishi in reproach, and then said to Qiu Zhen:

"This treasure is no different from scrap copper and rotten iron to someone without destiny. Just accept it without any hesitation."

"This"

Qiu Zhen heard his master and mistress say this, and he knew it was not good to refuse. Just as his master An Jishi said, if he really didn't need it, he could just return it to his mistress in the future, which was not a big deal.

"Thank you, Master!"

Qiu Zhen did not hesitate to take out the antique bronze seal from the lacquered wooden box in the maid's hand and held it in his palm.

The next moment, a ball of light burst out from his hand.

"This"

Everyone in the room took a deep breath and burst into surprise.

According to legend, divine objects are hidden by themselves, but will shine brightly when they meet a wise master.

Could it be
For a moment, everyone in the room looked at Qiu Zhen and the ancient bronze seal in his hand.

"Junior brother, you really have a predestined relationship? Have you recognized your master?"

"Ahem, no."

Qiu Zhen smiled awkwardly: "I was a little excited, the True Yang Qi was wandering, it was not related to the Mountain God Seal."

Everyone: "."

That night, in Qiuzhen Valley.

"Bah, a small copper seal, you don't recognize the gold and jade, and you don't even recognize your master. If you don't recognize your master today, you will be out of reach in the future."

"Yes, yes, yes, you are enjoying the good life following the young master. You are so ungrateful for a small copper seal!"

Baizhu and Xiaozaozi gathered around the ancient bronze seal, criticizing, cursing, and chattering non-stop.

"hehe!"

Qiu Zhen smiled and didn't care.

Facts have proved that he indeed did not have the "Mountain God Fate", and the [Mountain God Seal] did not behave abnormally in his hands.

After he came back, he studied it carefully and tried all kinds of methods, including dripping blood, the power of consciousness, the power of the soul, but there was no reaction.

From all aspects, he has no "destiny", is not a destiny man, and has no chance of obtaining the Mountain God Seal.

He was not disappointed about this, as it was not beyond his expectations.

The Mountain God Seal fell into his hands and was useless.

However, he has a blessed land, which is a good place to nurture the "Mountain God Seal", so he will not treat it badly.

I will find a chance to return it to Master's Wife Nan Zhiyi in the future. This sacred object is full of spirituality and has been properly kept.

Compared with the illusory fate of the mountain god and the theory of destiny, Qiu Zhen is more concerned about his own cultivation.

While thinking, Qiu Zhen thought of something, and with a thought, a murderous aura surged from his body.

Soon, a demon ape general covered in black hair appeared beside him.

This is exactly the method he created, [Summoning Divine Generals] to refine the "Divine Generals".

It is condensed from the anger, hostility, and evil spirits in his heart, and is the product of his "monkey heart".

The purpose of cultivating immortals is to strip away all the yin and transform into pure yang, and this divine general is the most yin and evil thing after "stripping away all the yin". It is a method he created through painstaking efforts and countless deductions.

He called this method "the method of training a general with a wild and unruly mind."

In the practice of Taoism, a wandering mind is not a good thing.

My mind is restless and my thoughts are running wild.

Once "a restless mind" appears, it means that there is a problem in the practice of sexual cultivation, and the mind is restless and difficult to suppress.

If one is not careful, one will go astray.

Before this, Qiu Zhen had worked hard to "create a god", going around in circles and trying countless ways, but to no avail.

Later, he did the opposite and used his own "wild mind" to train his generals and suppress the evil spirit, taking the path of "planting golden lotus in fire".

The route is very adventurous.

Fortunately, he succeeded.

Using "wild thoughts" to refine generals and smelt the evil spirit is more amazing than the serious [Method of Summoning Divine Generals], and is also more powerful than smelting the evil spirit through martial arts.

During the day, his master An Jishi asked him if he had melted the evil spirits from the five directions of east, west, south, north and center to condense the "demon ape", and he answered yes.

Actually, it is not so. Using [The Method of Training Generals with a Wild Mind] to melt away the evil spirit, all the evil spirits in the world can be swallowed up. It is the most evil and sinister method in the world.

After mastering the [Heart-wrenching General Training Method], his entire body was filled with murderous energy, and it was no exaggeration to say that he was an evil star sent to the mortal world.

From now on, with this evil aura on his body, who would dare to say that he is a cultivator who practices Taoism in secret or a demon?

"Once you have mastered this method, you can practice peacefully for decades afterwards."

Qiu was really happy.

It takes at least 10 to 20 years, and at most several decades, to reach the realm of a congenital martial artist. Many congenital martial artists are unable to achieve perfection in their lifetime.

With his progress in cultivation, it is likely that within a few decades, he will be able to enter the realm of "refining qi into spirit" and become a genuine "old monster of the immortal way" in the eyes of outsiders.

By then, the world will be big and he can do whatever he wants without being so cautious as he is now.

"This Dharma"

Qiu Zhen couldn't help but think of Fairy Yunrou and Monk Zhenkong, and picked up [Miro Palace].

Coincidentally, when his spiritual consciousness penetrated into the [Miro Palace] and he was thinking in his mind, a spiritual consciousness transmission came from the [Miro Palace].

"Qingwei, Zhenkong, I have returned from the mountains and have found the immortal fate. I have gained a lot. It is a pity that you two don't follow me into the mountains to find the immortal fate."

(End of this chapter)