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

Chapter 184 The Immortal Scroll is Complete! The Boy Who Holds the Scroll
Qiu Zu?

Qiu Zhen laughed dumbly after hearing Fairy Yunrou's words. There was no joy or excitement on his face. His eyes were leisurely.

“Opening up the Heart Master lineage is like trying to fish in troubled waters. If you are not careful, your soul will be shattered, your body will die, and all your achievements in becoming an immortal will be nothing but illusions. By then, there will be no such thing as a founding master. You will be nothing more than a drop in the ocean, a small wave stirred up by a mighty river.”

"Just like this [Miluo Palace], it must have been very grand and magnificent back then, a feat that created the world."

"That's true."

Fairy Yunrou and Monk Zhenkong nodded slightly. The excitement they had just received soon dissipated, and their faces became more solemn.

Just as Qingwei said.

Although no one knows what happened in the ancient world of immortal cultivation, even mysterious forces like the [Miro Palace] have disappeared in the long river of history.

It is conceivable that the water behind is much deeper than they imagined.

[The Heart Master Meridian] has only just been born, it is not yet fully grown and has a long way to go.

"Haha~"

Qiu Zhen and the other man had never experienced the pressure of the "Giant Palm that Covers the Sky" and did not know the consequences of touching the taboo, so he poured some cold water on them and told them not to get carried away.

After all, they are two of the "Three Mountains Talisman".

However, seeing that the two looked serious, he smiled and comforted them:
"Then again, although our Heart Lord lineage is small, it has great potential. If we hit the nail on the head, we must create a bigger momentum than the [Miro Palace] in the future."

Fairy Yunrou and Monk Zhenkong, please smile.

They do have this ambition.

Fairy Yunrou bowed and said, "Please rest assured, Master Qiu, my group will not fall behind."

Monk Zhenkong clasped his hands together and said: "I will follow Master Qiu's instructions and pass on the wonderful Dharma with all my heart. I will proceed step by step and with confidence."

The two of them talked to each other, calling him "Qiu Zu" one by one, in a very professional manner.

Seeing the two of them joking, Qiu Zhen was helpless and simply did not respond.

Of course, after all the excitement and joking, everyone calmed down, got down to earth, and focused on the present.

The heart meridian is still very weak at the moment.

Especially the "heart master".

In the eyes of the Heart Master cultivators, the Heart Master is at least an old monster with great magical powers.

But the two of them knew that no matter how old and weird the immortal cultivator was, Qingwei was not much stronger than them.

Suddenly, Fairy Yunrou thought of something and asked curiously:

"Qingwei, how is your practice of [Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady's Ear Reporting Method] going?"

"It's a small gain."

Qiu Zhen was quite emotional:

"Yun Rou, you are truly blessed, and you have mastered one immortal technique after another."

"The [Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady's Ear Reporting Technique] is profound and mysterious. I have only just begun to learn it and it is extremely effective. If I practice it to a high level, I can count with my fingers and know everything in the world. It is truly mysterious."

Fairy Yunrou was shocked.

She also learned this magic, but unfortunately it didn't work.

The same magic technique can lead to such different results when practiced.

People are more mad than people.

Of course, Fairy Yunrou understood Qiu Zhen's comprehension. Although she was surprised, she did not say much. Instead, she was concerned about the Liang family's affairs and asked:
"Qingwei, have you found Liang Yin?"

Qiu Zhen nodded: "I will put her in a safe place for now."

Fairy Yunrou and Monk Zhenkong looked at each other. They had expected this and were not surprised.

At this point, the two did not try to persuade him further.

Fairy Yunrou considered for a while and said:
"Qingwei, you asked someone to go to the Liang family to propose marriage that day. I'm sure the Demon Suppression Division will know about it soon. You should be careful about the Demon Suppression Division's secret investigation these days."

"I know."

Qiu Zhen nodded: "I have been in seclusion these days, and I think Wei Tanzhi would not dare to come and cause trouble."

"Great kindness."

Upon hearing this, Fairy Yunrou and Monk Zhenkong nodded in unison and said no more.

After all, Liang Yin was just a concubine of the Liang family, not a core member of the Liang family. Although being involved in it would be a bit troublesome, it was not a big deal in general.

After the subsequent fight for [Dragon Lord's Red Book] came to a conclusion and the storm was over, Liang Yin would no longer attract attention. By then, it would not be a problem for Qiu Zhen's elder brother Qiu Qing to marry Liang Yin openly and legally.

Given Qiu Zhen's talent in martial arts, the imperial court would surely not be aggressive.

"Amitabha! May all lovers in the world finally get married."

Monk Zhenkong chanted a Buddhist name and said with a smile:

"Qingwei, the most important thing right now is the inheritance of the heart meridian. Yu Chanzi and all the fellow heart meridian Taoists must be very worried."

"Hahaha~"

A hearty laugh was heard from the Miro Palace.
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Soon, they arrived at the territory of Changle Prefecture.

There are teachers in academies who are eloquent, citing classics and teaching;
A wealthy businessman was haggling with someone.
There was a monk meditating under a bodhi tree and gaining enlightenment;

A Taoist priest was making alchemy by blowing air and starting a fire in front of an alchemy furnace.
At this moment, people from all over Changle Prefecture all heard something in the depths of their hearts and raised their heads and looked sideways.

[The way of heaven is overturned, the way of immortals is broken, and we cultivators have no way to seek the truth and no way to ask for the truth. I have subdued my mind and opened up a lineage of the heart master, and widely spread the talisman method. I vow that those who seek the truth and ask for the truth will overcome the sea of ​​suffering together and transcend the turbid world. From now on, anyone who offers ten evil thoughts will be granted a ball of spiritual essence.]

"The mind is the master of the law, and the mind master passes down the law again."

"It turns out that the essence of spiritual energy comes from the demon from outside the domain. The Heart Master is really powerful. Even the great immortal cultivators of ancient times could not refine the essence of spiritual energy, but he can do it."

"Thank you for your mercy, Heart Ancestor!"

In various parts of Changle Prefecture, the Heart Master lineage cultivators were completely shocked when they heard the news.

In a manor somewhere, Yu Chanzi, who was meditating in seclusion, suddenly opened his eyes, holding the [Miro Palace] in his hands, with a scorching gaze.

"The monkey in the heart slays the devil and refines the devil into medicine. The real person has great skills and magical powers!"

Yu Chanzi was inexplicably shocked.

However, compared to others who were excited about the "essence of spiritual energy", his current focus was on the Heart Ancestor's ability to eliminate demons.

His current state of [Controlling Qi and Wandering the Spirit] is perfect. What he lacks is not the fruits of hard training, nor is it that his understanding of the Tao is insufficient. Instead, the demon in his body is rioting, and he cannot suppress the demon in the foundation-building artifact. He dares not act rashly.

"The Heart Master's lineage has finally been passed down in an orderly manner. I wonder if the Heavenly Grade Talisman can help me suppress the demon, break through in one fell swoop, and enter the legendary realm of [Refining Qi into Spirit]."

Yu Chanzi was so excited that he didn't say anything. He kept his heart ancestor in mind, bowed down in worship, and devoted himself to practicing the [Mind Monkey Dafa].
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"Finally it's done."

In the Valley of Ruins, Qiu Zhen stretched lazily and put the [Miro Palace] jade talisman in his hand back into the [Jade Dragon Seal] storage space.

Then, he looked at Bai Shu who was standing beside him and asked:
"Bai Shu, have the grades of the Heart Meridian cultivator's talismans been sorted?"

"It's divided."

Baizhu was confident. He dipped his hands in water and gestured repeatedly on the jujube tree stump, saying:
"There are currently three heavenly talismans, one for Fairy Yunrou, Monk Zhenkong, and Yuchanzi. The spiritual essence is divided into 30% and 70%. The other nine are human quality talismans, divided into 90% and 10%. Finally, Fairy Yunrou and Monk Zhenkong will be given special treatment, with a 60% and 40% share. All of them are recorded on the small date tree stump. In the future, just follow the rules."

"Great kindness."

Qiu Zhen nodded, feeling very satisfied.

The organizational framework of the heart meridian has been initially established.

As Yu Chanzi was the person with the highest level of cultivation in the Heart Lord lineage and one of the founders of the "Three Mountains Talismans", he was also given preferential treatment and was awarded the highest level of "Tianpin Talismans" at the beginning.

Of course, there are differences in closeness.

In terms of the distribution ratio of "Spiritual Essence", Yu Chanzi was not given any further preferential treatment, it was still "70% to 30%".

In fact, it is not that much effort for him to use Yuanshen Jinhua to "temper" the essence of spiritual energy. It can also sharpen and cultivate Yuanshen, which is killing two birds with one stone.

But, things are different now.

In the past, he had only done minor things to refine the "spiritual essence" without delaying anything. But now, the situation was different.

Previously, the monks of the Heart Master lineage practiced the [Monkey Heart Method] for two main purposes.

The first is to pretend to be a "martial arts master" so that he can practice both sex and life openly;

Secondly, it summons and mixes the evil spirits to drive out evil spirits and prevent the invasion of foreign demons.

In other words, currently the cultivators of the Heart Master lineage have learned the [Heart Monkey General Method], which is mostly of a "defensive" nature. Normally, no one will actively summon the [Heart Monkey General] to exorcise demons. Only when one oneself is infected with the evil spirit, will one be able to refine the general and slay the demons.

This is also the reason why the size of the Heart Master lineage has greatly increased, but the "Essence of Spiritual Energy" has not exploded in growth.

Now, with the reward of "spiritual essence" as motivation, the cultivators of the Heart Master lineage will surely take the initiative, and even try every possible means to exorcise evil spirits and search for "spiritual essence" and "spiritual crystals" everywhere.

It can be predicted that the "essence of spiritual energy" will continue to flow in more and more in the future.

Afterwards, it will more or less affect his practice and cost him a lot of effort.

It is also because of this that Qiu Zhen is very stingy with the distribution ratio of "Spiritual Essence".

Except for Fairy Yunrou and Monk Zhenkong, there will be no exceptions.

"We've made a fortune, sir. With so many people working for us, there's no need to worry about a lack of spiritual essence!"

Baizhu is different from the silly little jujube. He is quick-witted. After knowing his master's actions, he immediately sensed the possible changes that might happen next, and his eyes narrowed with a smile:

"Young Master. Hehehe."

"Don't worry, you won't be left without any help."

Qiu Zhen smiled and gave a reassurance.

Speaking of which, Baizhu and Xiaozaozi are currently only at the "Innate True Qi Realm" and can't seem to keep up with his pace.

The little jujube is fine, as it is a sacred tree that wards off evil spirits, and it is also a treasure that carries the [Heart Seal]. In addition, its personality is dull and simple, so it will not have any wild thoughts and will just go with the flow.

Atractylodes is different.

It is active in thinking and has a lot of ideas.

Over the past six months, as Qiu Zhen's cultivation progressed by leaps and bounds, Bai Zhu's fundamental strength became obviously anxious. He couldn't keep up with his cultivation, so he began to learn how to prepare medicinal materials, how to make pills, how to be a housekeeper, and how to hunt for treasures. He was so busy that he was like a little model worker.

Everything he did, in the final analysis, was actually to demonstrate his value. He didn't want to be left behind and wanted to keep up with Qiu Zhen's steps.

Before this, Qiu Zhen himself also lacked spiritual essence.

Whenever he gained some spiritual essence, the first thing he would consider was to improve himself, and he would not be able to take care of Atractylodes macrocephala and jujube for the time being.

But right now, his cultivation level was improving too fast and he couldn't break through for the time being. He also had the expectation of a steady flow of spiritual energy and essence, so he naturally wouldn't be stingy.

Improving Atractylodes macrocephala and jujube also improves his strength.

Qiu Zhen couldn't help but recall the day when Bai Shu resolutely knelt down and sought the truth in front of the cave. He smiled:
"Bai Shu, I appoint you as my [Man in Charge of the Scriptures], specifically in charge of the [Heart Seal] Scriptures. In the future, you will assist me in handling matters such as requests from the Heart Master's lineage cultivators to summon generals, offer spiritual essence, and ask for spiritual essence. In the future, the spiritual essence will be divided between you and Xiao Zaozi, one tenth each."

"Thank you, sir!"

Bai Zhu was overjoyed and kowtowed repeatedly.

"Ah~"

Little Zaozi realized it slowly and still has no idea what happened, but when he saw that the boss Baizhu knelt down to thank him, he kowtowed without thinking much.

"Fool!"

Seeing Xiao Zaozi's dull look, Qiu Zhen shook his head repeatedly.

The world is as diverse as this.

Some people have to search hard and go through untold hardships to achieve success, while some people, ignorant and ignorant, are born with it and everything goes smoothly.
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Before I knew it, three days had passed.

In the past few days, Qiu Zhen has been keeping a low profile, not getting involved in the outside world, and has no interest in the [Dragon King's Alchemy Book]. He has been going back and forth between the "Truth Seeking Valley" and the "Palace Ruins Valley" all day long to practice in seclusion, and is contented.

Just as Qiu Zhen expected, with the stimulation of the "essence of spiritual energy", all the cultivators of the Heart Master lineage were like people with their blood pumped up, and the "essence of spiritual energy" continued to pour in from all directions.

In just three days, after deducting the spiritual energy essence as a reward, he still earned a net profit of forty spiritual energy essences.

Equivalent to the harvest of the previous month.

Obviously, it was because all the cultivators of the Heart Master lineage took the initiative to attack and exorcise evil spirits everywhere that they achieved such fruitful results.

Of course, this is just such a rich harvest at the beginning, and there will definitely be a decline in the future.

However, in general, bestowing the "essence of spiritual energy" and mobilizing the enthusiasm of the heart master to exorcise evil spirits is undoubtedly a way to make the pie bigger.

It is not only beneficial to Qiu Zhen's own practice, but also strengthens the heart master lineage, achieving a win-win situation.

Of course, the happiest person was Bai Zhu. For three consecutive days, he had spiritual essence to eat every day. His cultivation level kept rising, which made Bai Zhu see the hope of becoming a great demon.

Valley of Ruins.

A gust of wind blew, and Bai Shu appeared in front of Qiu Zhen:
"Sir, I'm back."

"Ok!"

Qiu Zhen nodded slightly:

"Is there any movement in Qiujia Village?"

"No, it's very quiet. Xiao Zaozi and I take turns patrolling. In the past few days, we haven't seen outsiders snooping into our village."

"Ah."

Qiu Zhen nodded slightly and ordered:

"You and Xiao Zaozi have worked hard these past few days. It just so happens that I have finished my study of the method, so I can go see Big Brother and Sister Yin'er."

"it is good."

Bai Zhu nodded. With the spiritual essence he took every day, his cultivation level improved noticeably. This made him very interested in cultivation, even addicted to it.

As he spoke, Qiu Zhen's mind moved, his figure shook, and he disappeared.

In a flash, he appeared in the "Truth-Seeking Valley".

Qiu Zhen took a quick look with his spiritual sense and saw that his elder brother Qiu Qing and Liang Yin were practicing martial arts.

It was said to be a sparring match, but in fact Liang Yin was asking for instructions from his elder brother Qiu Qing, and he beat Qiu Qing so hard that he was covered in mud and looked very embarrassed.

Qiu Qing was not annoyed, but enjoyed it instead, with a smile on his face.

Qiu Qing had seen such a cheerful elder brother more often than in the past ten years.

"With love, everything is different. Even a piece of wood can bloom."

When Qiu Zhen saw this scene, a faint smile appeared on his face.

In the past few days, the eldest brother Qiu Qing has been moving like an ant, bringing bedding and various daily necessities from home. He seems to have treated the valley as his own world, as if he was decorating his wedding room.

Perhaps it was because the weather had been calm these past few days, the two of them completely put aside their worries, and the smiles on their faces grew day by day, and they felt very relaxed.

"Brother, you are out!"

Qiu Qing, who was sparring, saw Qiu Zhen coming out of the house from afar, smiled and waved, saying with emotion:

"This valley is really a great place, like a paradise. The most dangerous place is the safest place. I believe no one would have guessed that Yin'er would hide in our Qiujia Village."

Just when Qiu Zhen was about to respond to his eldest brother, he heard a voice in his ears and his expression changed slightly.

The sound of ear reporting.

After mastering the [Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady Ear Reporting Method], he has gained insight into his surroundings, especially as he is connected to the earth veins of the "Seeking Truth Valley", he has a strong control over his surroundings.

"Little brother, what's wrong?"

Qiu Qing and Liang Yin saw Qiu Zhen's expression change slightly, and they were a little surprised:

"What happened?"

Qiu Zhen looked at his elder brother with a calm expression:
"Someone has sneaked into the valley."

(End of this chapter)