Shushan Earthly Immortal

Chapter 293: The Golden Turtle Carries a Drunk Body, and the Golden Pill Shows Auspiciousness (Happy Dragon Boat Festival, fellow readers. Please vote at the end of the month~)

The land of Qi and Lu, especially the coast of the Yellow Sea, has been quite lively recently.

The huge waves of the Yellow Sea emptied out and approached the shore, and the eye-catching Dragon Palace procession was seen by all the practitioners along the coast. Also seen clearly was the purple-robed Taoist priest who was invited into the Yellow Sea by the Dragon Palace procession.

Everyone was guessing who it was.

When someone finally couldn't hold back any longer and went to visit the mountain where the Taoist priest in purple appeared, they found only a mountain guard holding an umbrella.

When asked about the origins of the Taoist priest in purple, the mountain guard refused to say anything. He only said that his master had gone to the Dragon Palace in the Yellow Sea for a banquet and had no time to entertain guests.

Everyone was shocked. A man who looked like a Jindan cultivator who had at least reached the third level of cultivation called the Taoist priest in purple "Master". How high must his cultivation level be?
It’s no wonder that such a person would be invited to a banquet at the Dragon Palace in the Yellow Sea.

As a result, many cultivators in the land of Qi and Lu knew that the mountain on the south side of the peninsula cape now had an owner, and it also had a name, called Tiecha Mountain. The ban on this mountain was also very powerful. When the clouds and mist came together, they cut off all sights and breath. Therefore, the figure of the purple-robed Taoist became more and more lofty in the hearts of these cultivators.

In the next few days, many monks on the coast of the Yellow Sea kept their eyes on Tiecha Mountain, hoping to see when the Taoist priest in purple would return so they could pay him a visit.

Among them, the independent cultivators were the most eager. They heard that there was only one guardian of the huge Tiecha Mountain. If the powerful mountain master came back, could they go up the mountain to become his disciple and study?
On the third day after the Taoist went to the sea, there was movement on the sea again.

Just when the morning glow was floating on the sea, the sea was a golden red.

"Cuckoo-"

A few melodious and clear calls came from the deep sea, rippling on the shore of the Yellow Sea, and also attracted the attention of many coastal practitioners, who all looked into the sea.

"Wow—"

Suddenly, eight huge white whales leaped out of the sea, causing huge waves. The white whales did not fall after flying out of the sea, but flew in the wind three meters above the sea.

"puff--"

Eight giant whales simultaneously spewed out columns of water that were thirty feet high. Under the illumination of the morning sun, they appeared as a rainbow bridge of neon light.

After the white whale, twenty-four mermaid ladies floated out of the sea, holding glass golden lamps in their hands and stepping on fragrant golden lotuses. The lights and the sparkling sunset glowed together, reflecting a dazzling light on the sea.

After the ladies holding lanterns, there were thirty-six conch ladies, holding conch shells and playing music. It was early morning, and the tide was high. The sea was slightly wavy, and the sound of conch shells and the sound of the tide were in harmony, grand and melodious.

Behind the band, there were four golden turtles carrying a sedan chair with a dragon pattern painted in green lacquer and gold. On the sedan sat a man who seemed drunk, lying on his back, holding a whisk in one hand and resting it on his chest, and holding a wine pot with the other hand hanging outside the sedan, looking very crazy.

The person on the carriage was wearing a purple Taoist robe.

Behind the carriage, seventy-two guards followed, each riding a tall horse with seven-colored scales. The horse had a dragon's body and a tail, and was covered with scales. Its four hooves stepped on the waves, leaving a long trail of water on the sea.

The knight on horseback was wearing a scarlet brocade robe, a golden lacquered armor, a phoenix-wing helmet on his head, black leather boots on his feet, a green ribbon around his waist, and a large dragon-sparrow ring knife on his shoulder.

The ceremonial weapons held by these knights were different. Some were tasseled spears, some were golden axes, and some were dragon flags. The most important thing was the words on the dragon flags.
"Silence", "Avoid".

"Touring under imperial order", "Control of the Yellow Sea".

Insignificant casual cultivators might not know about such a procession, but the disciples of the great sects of Sejong who had lived on the coast of the Yellow Sea for a long time knew at a glance that this was the escort of the guards in front of the Yellow Sea Dragon Palace, which was equivalent to the Dragon King's travel!

This is exactly:
The Dragon Palace bids farewell to the immortal guest with great ceremony.
The golden turtle carries the drunk man back home on the clouds.

If the sun and moon were not hidden in the pot,
How can the waves allow me to fly?
That Taoist priest in purple is such a grand presence!

The ceremonial procession on the sea attracted the attention of the cultivators on the shore. They followed the procession until it reached Tiecha Mountain, where they saw a giant man in red flying out from the misty mountain. He came to the sedan chair, carried the drunken Taoist priest in purple on his back, and flew back into the mountain.

Soon after, the nine peaks were locked by clouds again, and no trace of the immortals could be seen.

Over a month later, people would knock on the mountain to ask for an audience, but no one knew whether it was because the Dragon King's wine was too intoxicating that the mountain master could not wake up for a long time, or because the owner of this place was aloof and quiet. No matter whether the visitor was a solitary cultivator or a disciple of a major sect, the clouds on the mountain never dispersed, and the owner never responded. Only a legend of the immortal who got drunk in the Dragon Palace and the name of the Nine-peaked Iron Cha Mountain on the seashore were left behind.

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And in Tiecha Mountain, Cheng Xinzhan was indeed drunk for ten days before he slowly woke up.

He talked about everything under the sun with Long Jun and drank for three days. Both of them were wine lovers and could drink a lot. They changed many kinds of wine. In the end, Long Jun was the better and got Cheng Xinzhan drunk.

As for how he was helped onto the sedan chair and marched back to Tiecha Mountain in a grand manner, and then was picked up and settled by Wu Qingbo, Cheng Xinzhan knew nothing about it.

After waking up, he smiled bitterly when he heard Wu Qingbo talk about it. As for those who wanted to see him outside the mountain, he naturally did not go to see them. He had already made enough of a splash, so there was no need to show off. What was more important was that since he had survived the catastrophe and was invited to the sea, he had not yet seriously studied the golden elixir and the Dharma image, including the collection and refining of the fire in the stone. There was still a lot to do.

He ordered Wu Qingbo to seal the mountain and lock the clouds, not wanting to see anyone, and then began to meditate in the cave.

The first thing he did was to enter the Huangting and check the golden elixir.

After being refined by the elixir tribulation, the golden elixir that was once as big as a chicken egg is now only the size of a pigeon egg, becoming increasingly brighter and whiter, with a lifelike image of a human body with a bird's head clearly visible on it.

There was still leaden cloud surrounding the golden elixir. Cheng Xinzhan estimated that it would be ninety-eight years before the next elixir washing!

This is a very long interval.

He once again used the strong wind to blow away the lead cloud. What made him feel a little relieved was that the strong wind still had the same effect on the lead cloud that was in the third pill tribulation. The speed at which the lead cloud approached the golden elixir was still about five times faster.

In this way, the time can be shortened to twenty years. During these twenty years, the "Taiyi Secret Method" can be used to induce lightning for cleansing, which can speed up another two or three years.

Moreover, Cheng Xinzhan was looking forward to the fact that there were only three years left until the next Earthly Branch Zi Year, which would be the Wu Zi Year of the 468th year of the Ming Dynasty. If he could collect some more wind and dew by then, he could shorten the interval again.

Moreover, the gains from this pill washing were not small. The golden elixir became stronger and denser. In addition to the credit of the pill washing catastrophe, this was also inseparable from the fact that Cheng Xinzhan would sacrifice the elixir into the clouds and refine it with the "Taiyi Secret Method" every time there were thunderstorms.

The "Taiyi Secret Method" not only shortened the interval between tribulations for Cheng Xinzhan, but more importantly, it improved the quality of his golden elixir and its ability to resist thunder. In addition, his golden elixir was formed by the best of the best, which gave him the confidence to shorten the interval between tribulations. There are many people in the world who are looking for secret methods that can delay the arrival of tribulations, because they know that their golden elixir will not be able to survive the next tribulation.

As for the treasures on his body, his body and his soul, they have all been refined by the thunder and have reached a higher level, so I won't say much about that. Another great benefit of this pill cleansing is that the Dharma image has been clarified and a new magical power has been added.

The matter of opening the orifices and gaining supernatural powers still depends on fate, and is related to Taoism, secret techniques, physical body, and luck. Cheng Xinzhan has opened nearly 200 orifices now, but has only about 20 supernatural powers, including major supernatural powers such as "Mind and Mind Bright Flame" and "Jade Liquid Refining Form".

In fact, unless one is practicing a certain ancestral secret technique, the chance of gaining supernatural powers is extremely low. The number of supernatural powers that Cheng Xinzhan has is already the best among people of the same realm, and this is also due to his practice of the five elements and his knowledge of all dharmas.

Having said that, the Golden Elixir supernatural power is a special one among the many life-hiding supernatural powers, because it does not belong to the category of physical life-hiding. It can only be refined after the Huangting is opened up and the Golden Elixir is formed, and it is closely related to one's own path.

In other words, the magical power of the golden elixir is a unique magical power of your own, rather than the magical power of "reading other's minds" or "super hearing" that flows in your blood and is passed down from your ancestors. In other words, if your final cultivation is high enough and your magical power is vast enough, then you can also engrave this magical power of the golden elixir that belongs to you into your blood, and it will become a magical power that will be passed down to future generations. Any younger generation in the future who opens up acupoints and cultivates this magical power can be said to be your successor.

Just as the passing geese leave traces, the passing wind leaves sounds, so naturally people should also leave something behind in their lifetime. For Cheng Xinzhan, this can be said to be one of his lifelong pursuits.

His golden elixir magical power and the Mingding Dharma Appearance came at the same time, which alarmed the Dragon King of the Yellow Sea. As for the name of the magical power, he gave it one in front of the Dragon King, which was "Jingwei Holding a Stone in the Mouth".

This magical power naturally repels water veins and aquatic creatures. In essence, it is a magical power of "earth overcoming water". It can use its own earth-based magic power or the earth-based spiritual energy between heaven and earth to condense mountains, fill water and suppress monsters. As for how big the mountain can be, that naturally depends on one's own realm and understanding of the magical power.

If the practitioner has already excelled in the cultivation of the earth element among the Five Elements, or has some visualization and comprehension of the sacred mountains and great peaks in the world, or has some earth-attributed spiritual objects or magic weapons in combination, then the power of his supernatural powers will naturally be enhanced.

There is also a key point, the supernatural powers can be used at will, without chanting spells or stepping on the magic circle, which is extremely convenient in fighting.

So in general, Cheng Xinzhan was very satisfied with this magical power, especially in the current situation where the evil dragon was wreaking havoc, this magical power came at the right time.

Thinking of this, Cheng Xinzhan took out the square jade given by Aunt Long Fei.

Seeing such a fine piece of jade, Cheng Xinzhan's first thought was to use it to refine a magic seal, a suppressing magic seal.

He had observed the Heavenly Master's Seal, practiced the "Zhen" mantra, possessed the greatest power in the world, and had the ambition to eliminate demons and stabilize the world. It had long been his idea to refine a seal that could "master the land", "master the soil", and "master the town".

Now that he has refined a magical power of the golden elixir that controls the earth and the town, it is only natural for him to have a magic seal.

It's just that there has been no suitable treasure, so the refining of the seal has been delayed. It's not that Cheng Xinzhan has never encountered good things, but he has requirements for such a seal. Earth element, spiritual communication, and high quality are just the minimum. In addition, it must be a natural seal shape, with little artificial carving and polishing.

It is precisely because of these requirements that Cheng Xinzhan has always found it difficult to find a suitable one.

But now, the square jade given by the Dragon Concubine met his requirements very well. He only needed to make a few cuts to carve out the seal button and the bottom pattern, and the seal would be formed. All he had to do after that was to put it in his acupoint and nourish it with the Dharma.

Thinking of this, Cheng Xinzhan started to work and took out his own carving knife. He only had one carving knife, which he always used very well. It was the knife and pen given to him by Elder Jingsi of Toujian Mountain, called "Kaishan".

He held the seal in his left hand and the knife in his right hand, and began to carve on the seal. The seal was very good and solid, but fortunately his knife was also very good, and he added the magic power of the gold element to the knife, and jade chips flew everywhere, and the seal button quickly took shape.

He did not carve delicate animal buttons, bird buttons or pavilion buttons, but only a very simple and rough altar button. The small altar button is divided into three levels, gradually closing in. With just a few strokes, it reveals the shape of a mountain altar, which looks extremely tall.

As for the inscription, Cheng Xinzhan had already prepared it in his mind, and he wrote it down now. It only had four words:

"The mountains and rivers are safe."

After cleaning up the jade dust, the seal took shape. It did not need to be refined with water or fire, did not need to be engraved with restrictions, and did not need to be imbued with spiritual energy or magic power. This high-quality jade seal was directly taken into the Huangting Palace by Cheng Xinzhan.

So, his mind once again returned to Huangting Palace along with the jade seal.

The jade seal floated to the position below the golden elixir by itself, and lived in harmony with the golden elixir in the Huangting Palace. The golden elixir was on top of the jade seal, just like the spiritual pearl enshrined on the Yinniu Mountain Altar, as if this seal should be here.

Jindan seemed to like this new neighbor very much. He was not stingy and took the initiative to release the evil energy, which fell like a waterfall and poured onto the jade seal.

When Cheng Xinzhan saw this scene, he also smiled knowingly.

He looked at the golden elixir carefully again and found that although the golden elixir was more solid and the Dharma light was purer, the brightness was much dimmer than before the tribulation.

After all, having gone through the fifty-nine thunder tribulation of being burned by heavenly fire, the golden elixir is still a little sluggish. It was the same after the first elixir tribulation, and that time it was even more serious than this time because of the hasty response.

This is a period of weakness that every cultivator who has gone through the golden elixir cleansing tribulation will experience, but because it does not harm the origin, the golden elixir will recover on its own after some time.

However, at this moment, looking at the listless appearance of the golden elixir, Cheng Xinzhan suddenly remembered something. He remembered that when Master Wen handed him the Xuanpin Pearl, he said that this pearl was conceived in the "Xuanyou Pinmu Sha" and was known as the "Golden Mother in the Earth, Wooden Father in the Sha". It can accommodate everything and give birth to things, especially it has miraculous effects on things of gold and wood. It can be used as a second soul, an incarnation outside the body, or it can be placed in the Huangting to repair the broken golden elixir.

Although his golden elixir was not damaged, it was in such a weak state. If he used the black pearl to nourish it, could he recover soon? After all, one less weakness would give him more confidence in the battle.

So, with a thought in his mind, the Xuanpin Pearl sank all the way down from the Yin Palace in his right eye and came to the Huangting Palace.

The Xuanpin Pearl was very spiritual. After arriving at the Huangting, it automatically changed to the same size as the golden elixir, flew to the side of the golden elixir, and circled around the golden elixir. The golden elixir was driven by the Xuanpin Pearl and began to rotate as well.

Then, two beads, one bright white and the other dark green, swirled around each other, just like the two yin and yang fish eyes in the Tai Chi diagram, emitting a mysterious Taoist charm.

This was something Cheng Xinzhan could not have anticipated.

At the same time, Cheng Xinzhan could also clearly feel that the divine light emitted by the golden elixir was obviously increasing, and the golden elixir was recovering rapidly.

It really works!

Cheng Xinzhan was delighted.

However, the next moment, something he had never expected happened:
The calamity cloud, which was already approaching the golden elixir at five times its normal speed, suddenly accelerated further!

(End of this chapter)