Cultivation of Immortality: This is what unorthodox methods are like.

At first, Qian Xiuyue simply wanted the gourd spirit and the sunflower spirit to reproduce in the most primitive way.

As a result, nothing was gained.

Just when she was about to give up, Wang Quan's words opened a new door of thought for her:

"grafting!"

"Ordinary people graft pear trees onto apple trees!"

"You can certainly graft sunflowers onto gourd vines."

Then, Qian Xiuyue understood!

She started by grafting common gourd vines and sunflowers to practice.

Once I've achieved some success, I'll practice with the fairies.

These spirits initially resisted with tears and sobs.

After all, the sunflower spirit didn't want to grow vines.

However, after Qian Xiuyue lashed out a few times, the group of spirits obediently selected some of the old, weak, sick, and disabled from their tribe for grafting and modification.

Wang Quan then came over to comfort them, saying, "This is actually a great evolution!"

"Even if you fail, your contributions will be recorded in evolutionary history!"

"If you succeed, you will be the first group of lone warriors on the path of evolution!"

The group of spirits didn't understand, but they obeyed.

After all, Lord Sahua has spoken, and if they resist again, their fate will likely be grim.

Thanks to the efforts of Qian Xiuyue and Wang Quan, they have accumulated more and more experience in grafting the sunflower spirit and the gourd spirit.

On this day, Qian Xiuyue led a group of Daoist companions to complete a graft using top-quality gourd vine spirit and sunflower spirit.

Then cast healing spells to promote wound healing.

Wang Quan activated illusion magic, causing the consciousnesses of the gourd vine spirit and the sunflower spirit to merge, and even to tamper with their memories.

Among them, the idea of ​​using the magic weapon prototype designed by the group from the Backing Mountain Sect was also used: to put the consciousness of the two spirits into an illusion, so that their consciousness would continue to sink and eventually merge into one.

Finally, the king himself went on stage to perform the ritual.

On the first day, he offered sacrifices to Heaven and Earth.

The next day, they worshipped the sun, moon, and stars.

On the third day, we worship the twenty-four solar terms of the four seasons.

The worship lasted for three days and nights, burning enough sandalwood to fill three warehouses.

Incense smoke wafted, enveloping the mountain peak where Qianxiu Yue was located.

On the fourth day, the cigarette smoke dissipated.

On the manure hill, a grafted gourd vine appeared.

This gourd vine has thick roots and stems, covered with sunflower discs. Sunlight streams through the discs and into each small gourd.

The king summoned the sunlight to fall, and even more sunlight fell into the gourd.

A little while later, the small gourds grew larger and larger, and then, with a snap, the huge gourd vine broke in half.

"Sir, my back is broken!"

Wang Quan comforted him, "Wait, I'll replace it with a section of grapevine!"

"Ugh!"

Grafting grapevines embodies the integration of legal principles and consciousness.

We once again offer sacrifices to heaven and earth, the sun, moon, stars, and the changing seasons.

Three days later:

A new grafted organism has emerged.

The grapevines are laden with gourds; and the sunflowers' large faces serve as leaves.

Wang Quan and others drew the sunlight down.

The large face absorbs sunlight, which is then poured into the gourd.

The little gourds kept growing bigger and bigger, turning golden.

After absorbing a hundred rays of refined sunlight, it fell off the gourd vine on its own.

Qian Xiuyue and the others quickly opened the gourd, and seeing rays of sunlight streaming out, they cheered, "We succeeded!"

Wang Quan shook his head: "It's not a success yet!"

"Let's see if we can reproduce using seeds!"

"Um!"

Seeds were dropped onto the ground: various spells such as [Spring Breeze Sprouting], [Summer Growth], and [Autumn Maturation] were cast in turn.

Qian Xiuyue also gathered spiritual energy to water the seed, and finally managed to bring it to life.

After all that trouble, the newborn offspring either died young or were just ordinary plants, with no chance of becoming spirits or monsters.

Despite their failure to reproduce, Wang Quan, Qian Xiuyue, and others did not lose heart. Instead, they continued their research and attempted more grafting techniques.

The black bird flies and the rabbit runs:

January....

February....

March.....

With the increasing variety of plant types that can be grafted, the chances of success are also growing.

However, Wang Quan was not in the mood to study this matter at this time.

"I will be in seclusion these days to focus on studying the Taoist scriptures!"

Qian Xiuyue's heart skipped a beat: "What stage has your Taoist practice reached?"

"Nineteen thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine volumes!" Wang Quan replied casually.

Qian Xiuyue was stunned: "So fast?"

Wang Quan shook his head: "Not happy!"

"I feel it's still too slow!"

The last few volumes of Taoist scriptures took him seven or eight days to complete.

The 20,000th volume had trapped him for three or four days.

These past few days, Ying Jiaren has stopped answering questions and has instead released her Yin spirit and true form to assist him in his cultivation.

However, progress was still unsatisfactory.

Yesterday, Ying Jiaren gritted her teeth and said that she would help him cultivate day and night; she would only leave seclusion after he had finished 20,000 volumes of Taoist scriptures.

At this moment, Qian Xiuyue sighed, "I've only studied a little over nine thousand volumes of Taoist scriptures!"

"I wonder when I'll reach ten thousand volumes!"

Wang Quan didn't respond, but instead told her about the future grafting direction and ideas, and waited for her to try it little by little.

After everything was settled, he took to the air, transforming into seventy-two beams of earthly evil spirit light, and headed straight for the lower courtyard.

House of Commons:

Ying Jiaren had arranged everything in advance: sandalwood, secret medicine, essential oils, and maids to entertain.

"I've been preparing my training materials for a month!"

Ying Jiaren said seriously, "This time, either we'll leave seclusion when we run out of resources, or you can leave after you've mastered the 20,000th volume of the Daoist scripture!"

There is no third option!

Wang Quan took a deep breath: "Absolutely!"

The last volume of the Taoist scriptures is too difficult.

He had doubted more than once whether the meaning of the 20,000th volume of Daoist scripture that those cultivators without the [First-Rank Daoist Seal] had learned was the same as what he had learned.

Change clothes and take a shower!

Apply essential oils and secret remedies!

Light the sandalwood incense!

Everything is ready!

Wang Quan released the Yang spirit, while Ying Jiaren released the Yin spirit.

Then—cultivate the art of "Yu Meiren" (虞美人).

The two's [Yu Meiren] is now filled with beauty energy, reaching its limit in power. When activated, it amplifies wisdom even more.

One day...

Ten days...

The 20th...

The maids who entertained the guests came and went in batches; and the sandalwood incense burned in countless shoals.

Wang Quan forgot everything; all his wisdom and energy were devoted to the last volume of the Taoist scriptures, and he even stopped studying them himself.

Day 21 of seclusion:

Just as the purple aura was about to appear, the inner landscape of the royal power trembled slightly, and then its area instantly doubled in size.

At the same time, the information for 【First-Rank Daoist Seal】 has changed.

In an instant, four categories of information flashed through his mind: Foundation Establishment, Magic Treasures, Fundamental Laws, and Spells.

And this information is hidden in the ancient Taoist texts.

He once thought he had exhausted the meaning of these Taoist texts.

However, after mastering the 20,000th volume of Daoist texts, he discovered that these texts contained even more important information.

"Indeed, the Taoist scriptures are everything!"

"Only by mastering a certain number of Taoist scriptures can one decipher the hidden meaning."

"But the hidden information is the most important information for cultivators."

"Heh...screening cultivators through scrolls of Daoist scriptures?"

"Luckily, I got the [First-Rank Dao Seal] and passed the first round of selection."

"Otherwise, I would never have even encountered the subsequent selection process!"

In addition to the four fundamental pieces of information, there is one more piece of information.

That information amazed him.