The Weird Way of Immortality: My Taoism Progress in One Day a Year

Chapter 5: House God Ceremony

"Master Taishan, I am planning to hold a prefecture god ceremony in Hengjiang Prefecture in three days, and I am here to invite you to participate."

"Fu Shen Festival?"

Father Li's expression remained unchanged as he pondered in his mind.

There are local gods in various parts of the country who guard the area. The so-called God of Prefecture Sacrifice is a ceremony led by the government, with local big families providing money and manpower to hold a meeting and invite people from all over the country to gather and worship the God of Prefecture.

They will also invite wizards from all walks of life to exorcise evil spirits, catch ghosts, and eliminate disasters and solve problems.

This not only requires a large amount of money, but also power to have enough appeal.

Song Xing nodded and explained, "That's right. Our Hengjiang Prefecture suffered from the Black Sun disaster, and hundreds of people died in it. Only by holding a prefecture god sacrifice can we calm the people. Moreover, after the disaster, many cases of demons and ghosts harming people appeared, and we also need a magician to slay the demons and exorcise the ghosts."

The prefectural god sacrifice is led by the government, but it would be difficult to carry out without the support of the big families.

Since the founding of Daliang, temples of local gods have been built in various places to protect the peace of the area, so there are few demons and ghosts.

Many people have even come to regard ghosts and monsters as interesting gossip.

Therefore, on normal days, the major families would naturally not waste money in vain. But now that the Black Sun disaster has just passed, the God of the Palace seems to have problems and is unable to protect the people of Hengjiang Palace.

This has led to cases of demons and ghosts harming people in Hengjiang Prefecture, and some local big families have already agreed.

As one of the big families in Hengjiang Prefecture, many people are watching the attitude of the Li Mansion. As long as the Li Mansion supports it, other families will also follow suit.

"That's fine. Now my Hengjiang Prefecture really needs to hold a prefecture god ceremony."

Father Li nodded slightly.

Not to mention that Song Xing is his son-in-law, given the current situation in Hengjiang Prefecture, it is indeed necessary to offer a grand sacrifice to the prefectural god.

"How much money do you need? Just send someone to withdraw it from the account."

"Thank you, Master Taishan."

A hint of excitement appeared on Song Xing's face, and when Li's father nodded, the matter was settled.

Just now.

Li Yan's eyes moved slightly, and he suddenly asked, "Brother-in-law, you just said that you would invite many magicians to participate in the Palace God Festival?"

Song Xing looked at Li Yan in surprise, nodded and said, "Yes, every time there is a house god sacrifice, many magicians will come to participate and exorcise evil spirits and slay demons."

As he spoke, he took out a folded yellow talisman paper from his sleeve and handed it to Li Yan.

"This is a talisman given to me by a wizard I met by chance a few years ago. It is said to be able to ward off evil spirits. My brother-in-law, you have just recovered from an old illness, but you still need to be careful. I will give this talisman to you, and pray for your safety."

"If you have time, you can go and see the Palace God Festival in three days."

"Thank you, brother-in-law. I will definitely not be absent."

Li Yan looked at the ray of life energy contained in the yellow talisman paper, his heart moved, and he reached out to take it.

There is no doubt that this talisman paper was indeed made by a cultivator, and the life energy contained in it cannot deceive anyone.

The life-preserving method the old Taoist gave him only taught him to cultivate vital energy, but there was no way to use it.

He is now like a person who has internal strength but does not know any special moves.

If he wants to know how to use his life energy, he needs to find it himself.

The Palace God Ceremony was his best chance to come into contact with practitioners, so he naturally didn't want to miss it.

As long as he learns how to use life energy from other practitioners, he will be able to deal with danger in the future.

Li Yan has the memory of facing the Black Sun disaster head-on, and he knows how terrible this world is.

Only by improving his strength as quickly as possible can he feel a little safe.

"After three days, my fate should be gone!"

Li Yan thought in his heart.

He followed the Taoist's instructions and has not left the house. Today is already the eighth day.

Maybe he had avoided the fatal disaster, but there was no way to be sure.

Moreover, when Li Yanxiu released eight life energies to light up his first soul, he also felt that significant changes had taken place in his body.

Although he did not use the method of life energy, his strength was so great that even the ordinary guards of the Li family could not match him. This also gave him some confidence when he went out.

When Zhao Xueyan, the second mother beside Li's father, heard that Li Yan was going to participate in the palace god sacrifice three days later, her eyes flashed slightly and a kind smile appeared on her face.

After a few more pleasantries, Song Xing stood up and said goodbye.

He also had to invite other families to participate in the Palace God Ceremony and make preparations before the Palace God Ceremony.

Mr. Li did not try to persuade him to stay and agreed to meet again in three days.

After saying goodbye to his second sister, Li Yan returned to his room to practice.

Although he had little knowledge of cultivation and could only work hard to cultivate his life energy, he knew very well that life energy was the foundation of cultivation. Naturally, the more he cultivated, the better. He wished he could spend all twelve hours a day on cultivation.

However, judging from the feeling he had gained from practicing for the past few days, practicing for four hours a day and refining one life energy was already the limit.

If you continue to practice, the speed of refining life energy will be greatly reduced, to one tenth.

Moreover, you will become very tired mentally, which is not worth the effort.

"The road ahead is long and arduous. If we continue like this, I don't know how long it will take to light up the seven souls."

Li Yan couldn't help but let out a sigh.

Cultivation was too difficult, and he could only cultivate one life energy after trying his best all day.

It will take a long time to light up the seven souls, and I don’t know how other practitioners practice.

……

“Hahaha! I, the Taoist priest, have finally mastered the forty-third life energy, lit up the fourth soul, and entered the realm of a high-level magician!”

In a dilapidated Taoist temple on a mountain, the old Taoist looked ecstatic and excited.

The elixir he made was very effective.

These days he bought medicine, made pills, took medicine and refined his qi, and his Taoism progressed by leaps and bounds compared to before.

Although this elixir cannot directly increase life energy, it can speed up the refining of life energy.

After taking the medicine, you can achieve the same results in one day as you would have achieved in ten days.

It is much better than those inferior life energy pills circulating in the market.

He had originally estimated that it would take another one or two months to cultivate the 43rd life energy, but with the help of the elixir, he completed it in just a few days.

One low-grade Life Qi Pill can increase one's cultivation level by one day, but because it takes time to refine, it is only 30% to 40% faster than practicing on one's own.

However, the elixir he refined could speed up the process of refining vital energy tenfold.

The effect is comparable to that of a mid-grade Life Energy Pill.

It is said that a medium-grade Life Qi Pill can increase one's cultivation level by ten days, and it contains very few impurities, making it very easy to refine.

It’s just because it’s expensive, and I’ve only heard of it.

The old Taoist himself has good aptitude. In a year, without taking any elixirs, he can condense nearly a life energy.

This is already a top-notch qualification.

Only in this way can one, while being a casual cultivator, cultivate to the perfection of the three spirits and reach the level of a superior magician.

However, due to the limitation of his lifespan, the Four Souls Realm is his limit.

But now with the help of elixirs, it is like a tiger with wings.

He also has the capital to peek into higher realms.

"It's a pity that the herbs are too expensive. It seems that I, an old Taoist priest, should go to the Hengjiang Prefecture's divine sacrifice this time and kill a few demons to earn some silver."

As a high-level wizard, the old Taoist is very confident at this moment.

As long as he doesn't encounter a big monster that is more than five hundred years old, he dares to challenge it.

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(End of this chapter)