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

Chapter 198: Differences between Immortals and Martial Artists
"The Ten Thousand Immortals Festival will begin in three days."

Qiu Zhen's mind returned, holding the [Miro Palace] jade token, and his consciousness sank into it.

As expected, Yu Chanzi informed him a month ago and asked him if he wanted to participate in the "Gathering of Ten Thousand Immortals" and sent him telepathic messages several times.

However, he was so absorbed in his spiritual practice that he paid no attention to it.

"Fellow Daoist Yu Chanzi, I have just come out of retreat. I wonder if the invitation period for the Ten Thousand Immortals Festival has passed? Is there any way to remedy this?"

The divine consciousness sank into the [Miro Palace], and soon, a mournful voice came faintly from the jade talisman.

"Brother Qingwei, you finally replied."

"If it were someone else, they would have missed it. There are only three days left before the grand event begins. The alliance will no longer send out invitations. However, you are one of our Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance's own and I know you well. I will vouch for you and it won't be a problem for you to be specially invited to join the alliance."

"That's good."

Qiu Zhen secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Only then did he remember that he was a member of the Sanxian Hall of Changle Prefecture, directly under the command of "Yu Chanzi", and was also considered half a member of the Wanxian League.

"Fellow Daoist Qingwei, I wonder if Xinzu is willing to attend the event and preach? If he is willing to go, just let me know, no invitation is needed."

"I have asked for instructions, but Master is keen on meditation and has little interest in the outside world."

"Sure enough."

Yu Chanzi was not surprised:
"In that case, Senior Brother Qingwei, let's meet with Fairy Yunrou and the monk tomorrow."

"it is good!"

Qiu Zhen took the [Miro Palace] jade talisman and left the valley without thinking much.

It was the first time he left the valley after half a year.

As soon as he returned to the Qiu residence, he alarmed the entire Qiu family.

The valley and the outside of the valley are clearly separated by only a mountain, but it seems as if they are separated by thousands of mountains and rivers.

He was clearly at the doorstep. His appearance caused the eldest brother Qiu Zhen to exclaim in surprise, and he immediately ran around to tell others and informed Qiu's father and mother.

That scene was as if he was a wanderer returning home.

This is the "gap" between monks and ordinary people.

Right now Qiu Zhen is only at the "refining essence into qi" stage, and any period of seclusion would last for a year or so.

When he becomes a Yuanshen old monster in the future and breaks through the realm, he will often go into seclusion for several years.

It is even common to seclude oneself for ten or eight years.

Immortal cultivators have long lifespans, and eight or ten years pass by in a flash, but for mortals, they can only have a few decades.

There is no greater difference between immortals and mortals than this.

Qiu Zhen knows that time is merciless and the days he spends with his family will become fewer and fewer, so he cherishes them more and more.

At noon that day, the Qiu family set up a very sumptuous meal and the family gathered together.

During the meal, Qiu Zhen remembered something and looked at his elder brother and Liang Yin casually.

Maybe it's because of the [Bone Restoring and Marrow Cleansing Pill], as well as the endless supply of precious medicines, elixirs, and ferocious beast meat, big brother Qiu Qing's progress in martial arts training is encouraging. Now he has become a second-level martial artist, with strong energy and blood, and I'm afraid he's not far from becoming a third-level martial artist.

However, on the contrary, my sister-in-law Liang Yin's progress in martial arts training was obviously not right.

She was originally a third-level martial artist. Half a year later, although she broke through to become a fourth-level martial artist, her energy and blood did not grow stronger. Instead, they weakened, which was very abnormal.

Qiu Zhen was puzzled. He glanced over with his wise eyes, counted with his fingers, and heard the voice of divine advice in his ears.

"Great joy! Great joy!"

Immediately, Qiu Zhen's face showed joy:
"Dad, Mom, and Big Brother, congratulations!"

Qiu's father, Qiu's mother, and Qiu Qing were all confused when they heard this:
"Xiao Zhen, where does your happiness come from?"

"My sister-in-law is pregnant."

"what!"

Qiu's father, Qiu's mother, and Qiu Qing were all stunned, then overjoyed, and all looked at Liang Yin:

"Are you really happy?"

"I'm afraid so."

Liang Yin smiled shyly:
"I wasn't sure, so I didn't say anything for fear of getting disappointed. Now that Erlang has said it, I'm afraid it must be true."

"Hahahahaha!"

The eldest brother Qiu Qing laughed out loud and jumped three feet high like a child. He wanted to hug Liang Yin to celebrate on the spot, which made Liang Yin scold him repeatedly.

Mr. Qiu even gave the clumsy Qiu Qing a slap on the head.

"If you let Yin'er get bumped into anything, I'll beat you to death."

"Hey hey hey!"

For a moment, there was laughter in the house.

When Qiu Zhen came out of seclusion, not only the Qiu family was shocked, but also the old patriarch Qiu and a group of elders also rushed over after hearing the news, making it quite lively.

Speaking of which, Qiujia Village has really been on the right track in the past two years.

In addition to Qiu Qing, there are two other young and strong people in the Qiu family who have become acquired martial arts masters, and their momentum is extremely strong.

The originally conservative members of each family became more radical than each other. They tightened their belts to train their children in martial arts, and the martial spirit in the whole village reached an unprecedented high.

In the afternoon, Qiu Zhen taught the tribesmen to practice martial arts in the training ground.

During this period, many members of the Qiu family who had mastered martial arts were discovered.

If this momentum continues, even without him in charge, with a large number of martial artists, Qiujia Village will be able to gain a firm foothold and develop steadily.

This made Qiu Zhen quite pleased and he gave personal guidance.

It's late afternoon.

Qiu Zhen then moved to Qingmu Cheng'an Mansion to pay a visit to his master and mistress and ask for advice on spiritual practice.

Tong Yuncong, Yu Lanyin and An Huayu came happily when they heard that their junior brother Qiu Zhen had come out of seclusion.

After dinner, everyone gathered in the courtyard.

They talked about their spiritual practice and life and had a great time.

During the meal, Tong Yuncong looked at Qiu Zhen again and again, very surprised:
"Junior brother, have you completed your Xiantian Zhen Gang?"

Qiu Zhen nodded, agreeing with his second senior brother's guess.

He possesses a primordial spirit and a Dharma body, which he commands and controls with his heart. He now shows himself in the realm of innate true energy to others without any concealment.

"This"

Second Senior Brother Tong Yuncong was stunned.

He encountered a small bottleneck, his skills improved slowly, and he was still a long way from the late stage of "Xiantian Zhengang Realm".

Unexpectedly, his junior fellow apprentice had completed his cultivation before him.

"Second Senior Brother, I won. I said that within two years you would be caught up by Junior Junior Brother. I was right. It's been less than two years. In just one year, you have been left far behind."

An Huayu was heartless. He laughed loudly and looked at his second senior brother with a joking expression.

Tong Yuncong gave a bitter smile, feeling helpless.

"Yun Cong, don't think too much."

The usually strict An Jishi looked calm, and was not at all surprised by Qiu Zhen's rapid progress:

"Your junior brother has great fortune, which cannot be judged by common sense. You should go your own way and don't compare yourself with your junior brother."

Tong Yuncong nodded slightly: "Master, I know."

"Great kindness."

An Jishi nodded slightly, then his expression became gentle, and his gaze towards his little disciple became even softer:
"Xiao Zhen, you have a calm and steady temperament. You have been in seclusion for half a year and now you have strong skills and no vanity at all. You are a completely different person from half a year ago."

Qiu Zhen smiled.

In fact, he brought his cultivation to the great perfection of "refining essence into qi" in one breath, but his cultivation was still a little superficial, but he was suppressing it at the moment, which gave people the illusion of being solid.

"Master, you taught me well. Not only have I reached the perfect Xiantian Zhen Gang realm, but I can also sense the inner spiritual light."

"Inner scene aura?"

An Jishi became interested:
"How many did you sense?"

Qiu Zhen pondered for a while and picked a conservative number:

"About ten kinds!" "What!"

Nan Zhiyi, the master's wife who had been silent, could no longer sit still:
"I have practiced hard for more than ten years, but I have only mastered five or six inner scenes."

"Hahahaha~"

An Jishi laughed loudly:
"Xiao Zhen, you haven't even officially entered the Inner Scenery, but you already have a myriad of auras in your body. You are indeed a good candidate for cultivating the [Inner Scenery]."

Qiu Zhen originally came to ask the master for advice on cultivation. Upon hearing this, he asked:
"Master, how do we practice [Single Inner Vision] and how do we practice [Multiple Inner Vision]? What's the difference?"

“There’s a huge difference between the two.”

An Jishi smiled:

"You have read a lot of books, so you must have some understanding. However, what the outside world says is mostly wrong. I don't know what the real [Inner View] is."

Qiu Zhen became interested:

"Master, please teach me!"

"People in the world think that the [Unique Inner Scene] only cultivates one inner scene, and cultivating several inner scenes is the [Multiple Inner Scenes]. In fact, it is not true. Take the famous [Sun and Moon in the Sky] for example. It is composed of two kidneys and two gods, which are two inner scenes. People in the world call it the [Multiple Inner Scenes], but in fact, it is still the [Unique Inner Scene] in essence."

"Things like [Growing Golden Lotus in Fire], [Withered Tree Revives Spring], and [Five Elements Return to One], they are all [Unique Inner Scenes]."

An Jishi talks freely:

"Any inner scene that is derived from the [Inner God] alone is actually a [Single Inner Scene]. The real [Multiple Inner Scenes] is to use one's own divine thoughts to fuse all the gods within the body, command the gods within the body, and derive an inner scene that belongs to oneself, whether it is a sword, a Dharma seal vase, a golden body of a Buddha or Bodhisattva, or the true form of a divine beast, and so on. The more gods one fuses within the body, the stronger the inner scene will be."

"The ancient saints all achieved enlightenment in this way!"

That's it!

Qiu Zhen was greatly enlightened, and soon he drew inferences from his experience and asked:
"Master, this is similar to the way of the primordial spirit. The primordial spirit is the king and also the one who governs all the gods within the body."

"You are really smart. You understand everything at once."

An Jishi secretly praised him, "This young man is teachable." However, he shook his head.

"It's just that there are differences between immortals and warriors."

"The purpose of cultivating the Tao is to awaken the primordial spirit and to promote the primordial spirit to the throne and become the emperor. Therefore, the strong who have "refined qi and transformed it into a spirit" are called primordial spirit monsters. On the contrary, the people who practice martial arts condense their inner scenes in order to establish a territory and call themselves the king."

Qiu Zhen was shocked, it was just as he expected.

The state of [Refining Qi into Spirit] has become a watershed.

Xianwu further parted ways from then on.

Martial arts use yin to suppress yang and cultivate the body and spirit. It is a barbaric growing "warlord" that is extremely powerful and unstoppable for a while, but it has no foundation and therefore cannot last long.

The immortal way uses yang to control yin, cultivates the primordial spirit, and focuses on the spirit and soul. If you cultivate the whole body to be pure yang, you will be immortal.
"Master, martial arts originated from immortality. Could it be that immortality and martial arts have completely parted ways now?"

"Not bad!"

An Jishi talks freely:

"When a cultivator reaches the [Inner Scenery Realm], the key point of the method is to refine the spirit."

"Master."

The two of them asked and answered each other, both of them spoke fluently and incessantly.

For a moment, there were only two voices in the main room.

Nan Zhiyi, Tong Yuncong, Yu Lanyin and An Huayu left one after another.

"Brother Tong, Sister Yu, the city is very lively tonight, do you want to go for a walk together?"

"No, I'm going to practice."

Tong Yuncong said nothing and walked towards his yard with the sword in his hand.

He was not a jealous person, but he set extremely high standards for himself. The breakthrough of his junior fellow apprentice greatly stimulated him.

"I'm going to practice too."

Yu Lanyin also left quickly.

She and her junior brother broke through the innate realm together. They were far ahead of everyone else, but she was just wasting time there. She was so anxious and uneasy that she didn't dare to have fun.

An Huayu was stunned when he saw his senior brothers and sisters leaving in a hurry.

Immediately, he thought of something and looked at his mother:

"Mom, are you going?"

Nan Zhiyi: "Mom also wants to practice."

An Huayu: "(°ー°〃)"
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As the lights come on, the city of Aoki is bustling with fireworks from thousands of homes.

A ray of golden light rose up from the Demon Suppression Bureau of Changle Prefecture and cut through the night sky.

I don’t know how much time passed.

The golden light flew into the mountains and came to a remote and uninhabited place.

"call out!"

The golden light fell to the ground, and Wei Tanzhi showed up. He looked around with his tiger eyes and clasped his hands:

"I have arrived at the agreed place as ordered. Senior, please show yourself to see me!"

The dense forest in the mountains is extremely quiet.

Wei Tanzhi frowned slightly and was about to call for the second time.

Just at this moment, an old voice was heard from the forest.

"He is quite honest. He doesn't have a group of martial arts masters following him."

As soon as the words fell, a black light flashed in the dense forest.

Then, an old man wearing a yellow Bagua Taoist robe appeared and looked at Wei Tanzhi quietly:
"Are you the commander of the Demon Suppression Division of Changle Prefecture? Can you make decisions for the court? Why didn't Xu Guangmou come in person?"

"General Xu was afraid that Senior Dan Yuanzi would misunderstand, so he specifically ordered me to handle this matter on behalf of the court."

Wei Tanzhi saw that Dan Yuanzi was still doubtful, and explained:

"The boy is the direct descendant of the Wei family in the capital."

"It turns out to be the kid from the Wei family in the capital."

Dan Yuanzi's expression eased slightly:
"Can the memorial be submitted?"

"It's natural!"

Wei Tanzhi nodded slightly, and after thinking it over, he looked solemn:

"Senior Dan Yuanzi, are you serious?"

"Humph!"

Dan Yuanzi sneered:
"I am not afraid of the imperial court, nor am I afraid of being encircled and suppressed by fellow practitioners. The world is so vast, and with my magical powers, no one can catch me even if I hide on purpose!"

"You are right, Senior. I have seen your abilities in the past six months. I am completely at a loss as to what to do."

Wei Tanzhi quickly held it up and said:

"Senior Dan Yuanzi, the emperor said that as long as you are willing to make elixirs, the court will give you whatever you want!"

"The official is very happy."

Dan Yuanzi nodded with satisfaction.

With his supernatural powers, he is not afraid of trouble from the outside world. No matter what, he has a way to protect himself.

Of course, it is easy to save your life, but hiding everywhere is not conducive to refining the elixir.

Especially the elixirs in Long Jundan's book, the quantity required was too huge for him to collect by himself.

Without a place to settle down and an endless supply of natural treasures, it would be useless for him to obtain the [Dragon King's Book of Elixir].

This is the real reason why he decided to seek the skin of a tiger after careful consideration.

Of course, Dan Yuanzi did not agree easily. He pondered for a moment and said:
"It's not impossible for me to help the imperial court refine the elixir. It just depends on whether the imperial court is sincere!"

"Sincerity is natural."

Wei Tanzhi was delighted and said,
"I don't know what you need, Senior Dan Yuanzi, please feel free to tell me!"

Dan Yuanzi couldn't help but think of the immortal vine roots that he had cultivated for many years. He gritted his teeth in hatred and said word by word:

"I have no other needs. I want to destroy the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance, but I don't know if the imperial court has the ability to do so."

(End of this chapter)