The Great Way to Truth, Starting from Jiazi Laodao

Chapter 110: If you don't read books, your descendants will be stupid, and the eldest sister practices Qigong
He holds a rosewood cane, his silver hair is tied up with a silver hairpin, he wears a headband on his forehead, and he wears dark blue clothes. His outfit is simple and elegant, and his temperament is gentle and kind.

This person is Xuanming’s eldest sister: Xuan Du.

The word "elder sister" not only stirred up waves in Xuanming's heart, but Xuandu was also excited: "Little brother!"

Although they exchanged letters every year, the siblings had not seen each other for a long time. Holding each other's hands, they walked into the house together. Xu Fusheng stopped the rest of the family members and did not let them go forward to greet him immediately, leaving space and time for his mother and uncle.

Xuan Du (Xuan Ming) was satisfied with his son's (nephew's) consideration. After the host and guest were seated, Xuan Ming personally made tea, and the brother and sister chatted while drinking tea.

They talked about the past, their cultivation, and the future of Floating Cloud Mountain. They talked about everything as if they had endless things to say. An hour later, when dinner was ready and Xu Fusheng came to invite them personally, Xuanming and Xuandu finally ended the conversation with a sense of unfulfilled desire.

At the sumptuous dinner, the younger generation of the Xu family formally paid a visit to Xuanming. He gave them gifts one by one. After dinner in the company of the elders of the Xu family, Xuanming chatted with his eldest sister for another half an hour before returning to the guest house to rest.

The next morning, the morning glow dyed the clouds. After collecting the purple air of the morning sun, Xuanming went to Songheyuan where his eldest sister lived. Soon his nephew came with his wife and children. Xuanming did not wait until the birthday banquet to give gifts. There was no need to be too formal with his family. After having breakfast together, he took out the inscription by the great scholar.

Xu Fusheng and his wife and children were immediately surprised. They thought that their uncle (old uncle) must be extraordinary, and most of them were Taoist things. They didn't expect that he would give them a handwritten book by a great scholar, and it was a calligraphy work by a great scholar in the Saint Embryo Realm. This was a treasure that could be passed down from generation to generation.

With this treasure, the Xu family will not only have the hope of giving birth to a great scholar, but also the possibility of passing it down from generation to generation.

"Thank you, uncle. The Xu family will always remember this great kindness, and our descendants will never forget it."

Xu Fusheng and his wife and children made a solemn promise. He took the scroll with both hands and spread out one of the pages on the clean table. The four big characters "Farming and studying to pass on the family tradition" immediately caught his eye. The brushstrokes were vigorous and the handwriting was elegant.

Xu Fusheng's children were not well-educated and only felt a sense of momentum; in Xu Fusheng's eyes, there were vast fertile fields and abundant harvests. He saw scholars working in the fields and farmers walking into the study and reading the articles of sages.

A scholar must not be lazy, nor be ignorant of the five grains. If he has land but does not cultivate it, his granary will be empty; if he has books but does not read them, his descendants will be stupid.

He was immersed in the artistic conception created by these four characters and could not wake up for a while. Xuan Du stood up and wanted to salute Xuan Ming, but he was held back by Xuan Ming: "Eldest sister, please forgive me. Fusheng is my nephew. It is my duty to give him a chance."

Xuan Du didn't act pretentiously and didn't hesitate. The brother and sister chatted and played chess while waiting for their son (nephew) to wake up.

The others left tactfully, as they felt relieved with their grandmother and uncle around.

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Two hours later, Xu Fusheng woke up with a smile on his face, obviously having benefited a lot.

"Nephew thanks uncle for his help."

Accepting the gift calmly, Xuanming reminded him: "The handwriting of a great scholar is just an external object. Heaven moves vigorously, and a gentleman should constantly strive for self-improvement. If you want to become a great scholar and the Xu family wants to pass on for hundreds of generations, you must rely on yourself in the end. Otherwise, no matter how mysterious the handwriting of a great scholar is, it will only be waste paper."

"My nephew will remember my uncle's teachings and will strictly teach his children and grandchildren, so as not to disappoint my mother's hopes and my uncle's efforts."

Xu Fusheng made a solemn promise, Xuan Du and Xuan Ming nodded, gave each of them a few words of advice, and then let him leave.

After he left, Xuanming took something out of his sleeve and handed it to him. Xuan Du was surprised. He took the box and opened it. There was a jade bottle inside. He opened it again and poured out the pill. A pill fell into his palm. It was as big as a soybean, snow-white in color, and fragrant.

"This is... Huangya Dan?!"

She was overjoyed but uncertain. Although she had never seen this pill, Xuan Du had heard of it and it felt somewhat similar.

Xuanming nodded: "It is this pill. I asked Junior Brother Xuanyin to exchange it for a spiritual object from Tiandiyuan."

Seeing that Xuan Du had put it away properly and wanted to push the wooden box back, Xuan Ming held it down with his hand and explained, “The handwritten letter from the great scholar was a gift to the Xu family, and this Huangya Pill is my gift to my eldest sister.

In the past, my elder sister raised me with great difficulty. Now, I have achieved something in my cultivation and I should repay my elder sister. If my elder sister refuses to accept me, it would mean that we will be estranged from each other, and I will have no choice but to leave, so as not to be disliked here.

As for the Huangya Pill, I lost it when I left the house, so whoever wants to take it can take it."

Gently patting the back of Xuanming's hand, looking at his childish younger brother, Xuandu said angrily and amusedly, "You are making trouble!"

But she did not refuse and put the item away properly. "Since my elder sister has recovered from her old injuries and illnesses, I will protect her tomorrow. If she can achieve immortality before the birthday banquet, it will be a double blessing, and my gift will not be in vain."

Xuanming suggested, Xuandu thought about it for a moment and agreed, and the brother and sister chatted for another half an hour. Xuanming was mainly imparting his experience of breaking through the realm. After he had reminded them of the key points, he left.

In Songhe Courtyard, Xuan Du took the wooden box in her own hands and walked into the Xu's ancestral hall alone. She placed the Huangya Dan on the altar. She wiped the three spirit tablets with her sleeves. These were her husband and son who had died early. She put the spirit tablets back to their original places, lit the incense, and bowed four times. Xuan Du said to herself: "I am going to challenge the Qi training realm again."

She muttered to herself, her thoughts drifting away with her words, and memories of the past coming back to her again.

When traveling in Fengyang County in her early years, Xuan Du met her husband by chance. At that time, both of them were in their prime. Later, their feelings deepened. She begged her father to agree to the marriage and married him to Cangyue County.

After marriage, the couple worked together to prosper the Xu family and gave birth to three sons. However, the good times did not last long.

Thirty years ago, she touched the threshold of Qi training and wanted to break through and advance, but the news leaked and she encountered a disaster. As a result, her husband died and her two sons also died.

Afterwards, although she killed her enemies and eliminated the rivals of the Xu family, she was also seriously injured. Not only did she fail to break through, but she also suffered from old illnesses. The Xu family was also seriously injured and could only barely support the Xu family.

It was not until a few years ago when the news came that her younger brother had achieved the status of a real person that Xu finally had a real backer. In the past few years, he not only sent her the Yin-Yang Foundation Building Chapter and his insights, but also many magical medicines. Only then could she slowly recuperate, heal her old injuries, and see the threshold of Qi training again.

Thinking of this, Xuan Du felt a mixture of relief, pride, sadness, joy... and finally all of them turned into the heroic spirit of an old horse still in the stable with a thousand miles to go.

"If you and your son know about this, please bless me to successfully break through the realm. This time, I can only succeed, not fail."

After chattering for half an hour, Xuan Du left with the wooden box, drank a cup of nourishing soup, and went to bed early to recuperate.

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After collecting the purple energy of the morning sun, Xuanming stepped into Songheyuan again. Today he will protect his elder sister.

As the old feudal lord, the eldest sister's residence is the best in the Xu family. It is planted with evergreen pines and cypresses, the environment is quiet and the geographical location is superior. Xuanming stood in the courtyard, waved his sleeves and threw out eight jade talismans, which fell according to the eight trigrams. The power of the runes flowed with each other, forming a spirit gathering formation.

In an instant, inspiration surged, and the concentration of spiritual energy in Songheyuan slowly increased, the vegetation became more lush, and the lotus became more elegant.

When everything was ready, Xuan Du ordered his servants to leave the yard, nodded to his youngest brother, and went into the quiet room alone.

A table was placed at the entrance of Songheyuan, and Xuanming sat cross-legged in front of it. On the table were a pot of ice wine, a plate of peanuts and a Taoist scripture. He read the scripture to gain enlightenment, tasted the wine when he was tired, and continued to read the scripture to gain enlightenment when he had rested enough.

This time, Xuanming brought hundreds of volumes of Taoist scriptures, enough for him to read for a year or so. After he finished reading the scriptures, his Taoist journey would come to a temporary end.

Xu Fusheng and several elders of the Xu family also wanted to stay in front of Songhe Courtyard. After all, their mother's (the old patriarch's) breakthrough was related to the prosperity of the Xu family and whether the family could make further progress. However, they were all sent away by Xuanming. When he spoke, no one dared to disobey and left obediently.

The sun rises and the moon sets, the morning glow and the evening glow appear. When Xuanming finished reading two volumes of Taoist scriptures and sipped three pots of spiritual wine, a powerful aura finally emanated from Songhe Courtyard and filled the entire Xu's mansion.

Putting down the wine glass and putting away the Taoist scriptures, Xuanming bowed towards the quiet room and said, "Congratulations, elder sister, for getting what you wished for and becoming a real person."

Xu Fusheng and the elders of the Xu clan came hurriedly and heard these words. They were immediately overjoyed and rushed to speak:
"Congratulations, mother, for successfully breaking through the realm."

"Congratulations to the Patriarch for his successful promotion."

Xuan Du did not show up as he was busy consolidating his realm.

Xuanming left and returned to the guest house. After a comfortable night's sleep, he walked out of Xu's mansion and began to walk the streets every day, changing his identities and deeply experiencing the people of Yuequan County and the fireworks of the world.

He once dressed up as a sloppy beggar to beg from passers-by, pretended to be blind to seek help from the clinic, and dressed up as a prostitute in a brothel, stunning everyone with a pipa piece. He once performed juggling in the market and made a living by performing on the street. He sold good things to see who could get a bargain. He also bought spring breeze paintings and tonic medicines to cheat the rich and unkind people. He worked as a porter to carry flowers on the bridge, and he also played the suona for a centenarian.

He switched between noble and humble, between good and bad, between black and white, experienced the warmth and coldness of human nature, tasted joy, anger, sorrow and happiness, and gradually a Moon Spring City was reflected in his heart.

Eight days later, the Xu family decorated the house with lights and was in a festive mood. The house was wide open, and servants were running around in a busy and orderly manner. Today was the birthday of the old lady of the Xu family, Xuanming's eldest sister.

(End of this chapter)