Cultivating Immortality: Starting from Ferrying Passengers

Chapter 6 Meditation Practice
"Do you think Fang Jingxuan lied?"

There were few pedestrians on the wide street. Huo Cang asked Wei Tong softly, as if chatting.

"I don't think so. Fang Jingxuan has a clean background. I knew his master when he was alive. This guy's previous life trajectory was very simple and his circle of friends was clean. It doesn't seem like he was developed into an accomplice by the Green Demon Sect cultivators.

But his personality used to be a bit timid, and now he has changed so much, it is still a bit suspicious."

Wei Tong's expression became more serious, while Huo Cang shook his head and said:

"That was because he had his master's protection before. Now his master is dead, and he's being bullied again. If his personality becomes less tactful, he won't be able to survive. After all, people always change at critical moments."

Huo Cang's words convinced Wei Tong, and Huo Cang said:

"Baishan has always been a chaotic place, and the cultivators are not willing to do anything unless it's profitable. Propriety, righteousness, and integrity are all jokes in such a place. It's the perfect place for demonic cultivators to lurk.

The reason I came out this time was, first, to gather intelligence and find out the demon cultivators’ accomplices; second, to go out and gain experience and hone my cultivation; third, to try to find some good talents for the family, and also to find some rare and exotic spirit beasts to contribute to the development of the family zoo.

Now, giving Fang Jingxuan some experience in taming beasts can be considered as a good relationship."

Wei Tong's expression became relaxed at this moment, and he asked:
"Then how long do you plan to stay here? And when can I return to the sect? Counting the days, I've been lurking for three years, almost ten years."

"Hehe, you're an outer disciple and you're still complaining. Don't worry, when you're ready to build your foundation, it's only natural that you'll acquire this skill and exchange it for a foundation-building pill. Then you won't have to dwell in this quagmire anymore."

"You're just painting a rosy picture for me. It's time to let you, the core disciples, experience the feeling of lurking."

The two chatted and laughed as they walked away along the street, while in the distance, several bells rang, informing all the monks in Hongyefang City: It was midnight and it was time for curfew.

Listening to the distant bells, Fang Jingxuan sat quietly in his little house.

He was reviewing his actions in his mind, trying to figure out if there were any flaws. Although Lingyu's words were highly credible because there was no evidence to prove them, he still had to be extra careful.

Wei Tong and Huo Cang were not cultivators from Baishan, and this place was not in the wilderness; it was an orderly place after all.

In addition, the degree of Tuoyuan's mutation was not terrible, and it was very similar to the reaction after eating a spiritual fish. Wei Tong and Huo Cang were not determined to get to the bottom of the matter, so they resolved the matter satisfactorily.

However, this incident also reminded Fang Jingxuan that Tuoyuan's growth rate cannot continue to be too fast.

Otherwise, if you attract the curiosity of other monks, it may not be so easy to get away with it.

Alas, without a backer, any deviation from the norm could lead to fatal disaster.

The difficulty of being a solo cultivator is reflected in all aspects, otherwise everyone would yearn to be organized.

In fact, Fang Jingxuan also thought about using his innate talent to apply for the position of guest official in a cultivation family. However, this would mean that he would lose his freedom for life and become like a beast of burden.

Moreover, with such a golden finger, Fang Jingxuan was confident that he could achieve great success, so the idea of ​​getting a regular job and living a stable life just flashed through his mind and disappeared without a trace.

The current difficulties will be nothing more than a minor hardship when we look back in the future.

After reviewing all of this, Fang Jingxuan was not in a hurry to accept the knowledge and information in the jade slip given by Huo Cang.

Don't worry, it's okay to wait, it's safer this way.

After putting the jade slip into the storage bag, Fang Jingxuan began to meditate and practice.

"The Three-Turning Wheel Meridian Sutra" is a mixture of the three elements of gold, water and wood. The required environment for practice should preferably be a place that meets these three points.

However, Fang Jingxuan didn't have that kind of conditions, so he could only make do. Fang Jingxuan first took out an inch-high emerald green cypress from his storage bag, and then took out a cicada shell and placed it in front of him.

These two are Fang Jingxuan's fellow objects, namely the lower-grade [Jadeite Green Cypress] and the golden cicada's remains which are not even lower-grade.

[Jadeite Green Cypress] is made entirely of green jade. It is not a magic tool, but a special item for fellow practitioners. Therefore, the price is not high. It can be bought with one hundred and fifty low-grade spirit stones.

The higher the grade of the fellow practitioner, the better the effect of cultivation. However, Fang Jingxuan currently has no money. A first-level mid-grade fellow practitioner item costs at least 500 low-grade spirit stones, which he cannot afford.

This piece of golden cicada's remains is the remains of a [Three-winged Golden Cicada]. It can only be regarded as a spiritual material, mainly used for alchemy, and its price is worth sixty low-grade spirit stones.

If it is a spiritual material that is related to alchemy, the price will be very high. Unfortunately, the golden cicada remains that Fang Jingxuan needs are the key to refining a certain kind of elixir, so he can't even afford a first-grade low-grade remains now.

Alas, it’s still because he has no money. Fang Jingxuan has only been soliciting customers for three months, and all he can save every month is only about twenty or thirty low-grade spirit stones.

If you want to exchange for a first-grade lower-grade relic fellow ginseng, you have to save up for at least a year.

Before this, Fang Jingxuan also wanted to redeem the magic weapon left by his master. This was the memory left to him by his cheap master. Although his master allowed him to dispose of it as he pleased before his death,
Thinking of this, Fang Jingxuan didn't want to think about it anymore. He silently practiced his skills and began to cultivate with the two fellow practitioners in front of him.

A night passed quietly, Fang Jingxuan ended his practice and opened his eyes.

[Real name: Fang Jingxuan]

[Age: twenty-three]

[Cultivation: Qi Refining Level 2 (259/300)]

[Birthdate: [Thousand Spirits Cypress], [Phaseless Cicada Shell]]

【Exercise Method: Brief】

[Innate magical power: Omitted]

【Companion Beast: Tuyuan】

Congratulations! My cultivation progress has actually increased a bit, from the original 258 to the current 259. That's really not easy.

After all, not every time you meditate and practice, your cultivation progress will increase a little. Fang Jingxuan has calculated that it takes at least three times, or even four or five times, to make a little progress.

One session of Qi training would take up an entire night and require 300 points of progress. If all went well, it would take nearly three years to break through to the third level of Qi Refining.

And this was only achieved if Fang Jingxuan worked hard, was not distracted by trivial matters, and was able to ensure time for practice.

If you continue at this pace, there are still 41 progress points left. You will be able to break through to the third level of Qi Refining in half a year at the latest, or four months at the fastest.

Thinking of this, Fang Jingxuan felt a little excited. The third level of Qi Refining was quite impressive among casual cultivators.

He stood up and carefully put away the spiritual objects brought by his fellow practitioners. Fang Jingxuan first took out the spiritual rice to cook, and then went out to the shantytown outside to buy some cheap ingredients.

Walking out of the room, Fang Jingxuan said to Tuo Yuan:

"Watch the house. I'm going to buy you some monster flesh and blood to replenish your body. I'm sorry I treated you badly last night."

After hearing this, Tuo Yuan forced a human smile on his face full of fangs and watched Fang Jingxuan leave with eager eyes.

(End of this chapter)