Poor Taoist Qiu Chuji

Chapter 40: Emperor Wanshou and the Guiyuan Secret Book

Qiu Qianren lowered his head and looked at his chest. The icy energy between heaven and earth was rapidly spreading into his body along the edge of the sword.

This took away Qiu Qianren's last bit of resistance.

"you···!"

"I···!"

In the end, he didn't leave a complete sentence. He fell from the treetop, spitting out blood foam mixed with ice chips. His body fell heavily into the thick snow and then slowly sank.

Swish!
He swept the sword, shook off the blood and ice chips, and calmly returned it to the sheath.

"The grudges are settled!"

Then Qiu Chuji didn't even look at his feet anymore. He turned around and flew away on the treetops.

In front of the Xiyue Temple, which was less than ten miles away, the fake Qiu Qianren was still hanging in the air until the Hengshan disciple was severely injured in the siege of the Iron Palm Gang. Then he slowly landed from the air and walked towards the seriously injured Hengshan disciple with an arrogant attitude, ready to deal with the opponent properly. He had no idea that his most critical backer had fallen. The more arrogant he was now, the more miserable he would be in a short time.

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Qiu Chuji killed Qiu Qianren with one sword, but he did not feel much inside.

At this moment, he was looking for a secluded and safe place to retreat temporarily.

The monthly ringing of the Yuxu Bell is about to come.

He can actively refuse to enter the Star Path of the Heavens, so as to avoid appearing abnormal when fighting with others or in public.

But if the conditions are right, Qiu Chuji doesn't want to miss any opportunity.

After finding a relatively spacious cave, Qiu Chuji crawled in, then moved some stones to block the entrance of the cave, leaving only some air holes. He also used some branches to prop up a support at the entrance of the cave to prevent the heavy snow from covering the air holes. Then he sat cross-legged deep in the cave and began to wait for the bell to ring.

Bang!
A clear and deep bell sounded, spreading from the soul to the body.

Qiu Chuji once again arrived at the starry sky that stretched across infinite time and space and countless stars.

The Yuxu Bell was still elusive to him, which meant that if he wanted to use the Yuxu Bell to stabilize the earth, fire, water and wind, open up a small world and communicate with the worlds in the heavens, he still had a long way to go.

After a while, there was still no one with the same path appearing on the star path.

Qiu Chuji was a little disappointed.

"Another bye?"

Ever since he met Lai Buyi last time, Qiu Chuji has never met any other fellow travelers in the starry sky.

He also tried to use the method taught by Wang Chongyang as 'bait' to fish in the sea of ​​stars, but it seemed that there was no such 'option' for the time being.

It seems that this is related to the rules of the star paths in the heavens.

Or maybe, those fellow practitioners taught Qiu Chuji not only the methods themselves, but also some more mysterious things behind them.

Suddenly, a figure inexplicably appeared above the starry sky.

The man was wearing a blue-green Taoist robe with dragon patterns, and a golden dragon-scale lotus crown on his head. He was slightly thin and had a long beard.

"I am Qiu Chuji, a Taoist priest. Nice to meet you!" Qiu Chuji stepped forward to greet him, intending to find out more about the man's background first.

The Taoist looked Qiu Chuji up and down, but did not introduce himself. Instead, he smiled and said, "So you are Changchun Zhenren. May I ask if this is the way to immortality? Where should I go?"

Qiu Chuji said: "I don't know whether this place can lead to the immortal world, but being able to enter this place is an opportunity."

"If you don't mind, I have a song of the Great Dao of Quanzhen here that I can pass on to you."

The man in front of him seemed quite cautious, so Qiu Chuji planned to throw a stone to test the waters.

It doesn't matter even if they are caught in vain. Zhutian Xingtu does not force transactions, but Qiu Chuji is a permanent resident, and these people who come by chance are just passers-by.

If you take advantage of him, you will suffer a great loss in the long run.

When Qiu Chuji finished reciting the Quanzhen Dao Song, the man stroked his beard and praised him greatly: "What a great Quanzhen Dao Song. I am very happy. What reward do you want, fellow Taoist?"

I?
He is actually an emperor?
Could it be...

Qiu Chuji was still thinking when he heard the man in front of him finally introduce himself: "I am the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. I lived about three hundred years later than you did." Oh! It's not Emperor Huizong of Song! It's Emperor Jiajing.

Qiu Chuji understood it in his heart, but did not show it on his face.

"So you are the supreme being in the world!" Qiu Chuji did not show any more expression, but continued calmly: "This place was opened for the convenience of communication between Taoist friends from all over the world. If you have anything to teach me, you don't need to care about good or bad, superior or inferior, anything is fine!"

Upon hearing this, Emperor Jiajing smiled and said, "Then why don't I talk to you about the Tao Te Ching?"

When Qiu Chuji heard this, his heart skipped a beat and he felt an inexplicable surprise, but he did not show any expression on his face.

"Can!"

"Forget it. I can't take advantage of my fellow Taoists."

"I have a set of Wudang Taiyi Crane Kung Fu here, I will give it to you!"

After saying that, he began to recite the formulas and teach the movements.

Although Qiu Chuji missed a great opportunity, he did not lose focus. He continued to learn and quickly mastered it.

After the teaching, Emperor Jiajing said to Qiu Chuji: "Fellow Taoist, do you have any secrets of longevity to teach me?"

"Not really. The Quanzhen Dao Song can indeed prolong life. My uncle Zhou Botong, who practiced this skill, turned his white hair black after he turned 80, and became a young man again." Qiu Chuji was telling the 'truth', but it was very one-sided, and at the same time he was misleading Emperor Jiajing, causing him to misjudge his specific age.

In the world where Qiu Chuji lives, Zhou Botong can regain his youth. In addition to his practice of Taoist internal skills, it is also due to his own personality and the nourishing effect of jade bee jelly. It is a multi-pronged approach.

"Even fellow Taoists don't know how to achieve immortality?" Emperor Jiajing sighed, but did not show too much disappointment. Instead, he asked Qiu Chuji, "Then fellow Taoists, do you know what I should do if I want to come here again?"

Qiu Chuji asked back: "Don't you know how you got here?"

"I really don't know!" Jiajing answered flatly.

Qiu Chuji didn't completely believe this, he just shook his head and said, "It's just a coincidence!"

"It seems that fellow Taoist can stay here permanently?" Jiajing inferred this fact from Qiu Chuji's words just now.

Qiu Chuji smiled but did not answer, knowing in his heart that he could not get anything from Emperor Jiajing for the time being.

The other party must have mastered a lot of Taoist secrets and methods, but he was too cautious and kept testing. Seeing that Qiu Chuji did not talk about Taoist classics and only taught a song of Quanzhen Dao, he only offered a health-preserving method in exchange.

After exchanging a few more words, the figure of Emperor Jiajing suddenly disappeared in the starry sky, which showed that his opportunity had 'expired'.

It's time to go fishing again.

Relying on the Taiyi Immortal Crane Power, he explored the heavens and searched for derivatives.

After a moment, Qiu Chuji found the larger ball of light that he should be able to pry open so far, pulled it closer, and finally captured it before his true energy was exhausted.

As the ball of light merged into his body, Qiu Chuji acquired new martial arts.

The Guiyuan secret book comes from the world of the Immortal Crane Needle.

This secret book was created by Tianji Zhenren and Sanyin Shenni, who are both masters of Buddhism and Taoism. It consists of three volumes.

The first volume records the Taoist breathing techniques and the Buddhist meditation methods. The records are extensive, covering the advantages and disadvantages of the internal skills of all schools and sects in the world, both quick to achieve and slow to progress, with no less than dozens of types, divided into thirty-six chapters.

The middle volume records various techniques such as palm techniques, weapons, hidden weapons, healing, acupoint pressing, acupoint shock, grappling, etc.

These include the Five Elements Mysterious Steps, Rice Grain Acupoint Hitting Magical Skills, Sword Controlling Skills, Finger-snapping Magical Skills, Bone-penetrating and Pulse-piercing Techniques, Tiangang Finger, Guiding Yin and Connecting Yang, Flying Through the Air, Taiyin Qigong, Acupoint-brushing and Bone-distorting Techniques, Methods of Injuring Brain Nerves, Chapter on Charm Techniques, and each move is accompanied by a method to crack it.

It can be called an encyclopedia of martial arts and is much more comprehensive than the Nine Yin Scriptures.

The second volume combines the Yi Yuan Gang Qi of Tianji Taoist and the Prajna Zen of Sanyin Shenni into the 'Great Prajna Mysterious Art'. This art is used to cultivate health and improve life, and directly points to the realm before heaven and man, and it has the signs of being able to reveal the secrets of heaven and man.

In addition, there are some unsystematic but tricky and vicious martial arts such as the Reverse Qi Training and the Blood-Sealing Palm.

Obtaining such a systematic and huge martial arts manual undoubtedly pointed the way forward for Qiu Chuji.

(End of this chapter)