Immortal Life: Starting with Daily Last Words

Chapter 102 Sigh, I'm the one who let her down.

Ten days later, Yu Daoxuan returned to the sect from his home.

After returning to Qingyuan Sect, he went to Qidonglou Cave to pay respects to his master and mistress.

However, Master's wife, Yin Xiuxiu, always stayed behind at Xuanxin Cave for quiet cultivation, and proper etiquette could not be disregarded.

He walked to the outside of Xuanxin Cave and was about to speak when he saw the cave door open by itself and slowly close to both sides.

A gentle voice came from inside the cave; it was Master Qi Donglou.

"Dao Xuan, come in."

Yu Daoxuan was slightly taken aback, not expecting his master to be in the cave. He felt a surge of unexpected joy.

He quickly straightened his robes and stepped into the cave.

The main hall of the cave dwelling was elegant and tranquil, filled with spiritual energy. Qi Donglou and Yin Xiuxiu sat at the head of the table.

Yu Daoxuan stepped forward, bowed, and then presented the gifts he had prepared.

What was offered to Master Qi Donglou was a jar of Qingyang Spirit Wine.

This wine is a high-grade spiritual wine produced by Zuixianlou. It is mellow and long-lasting, and can not only increase magical power, but also relieve mental fatigue.

What was given to Master's wife, Yin Xiuxiu, was a bottle of Snow Soul Flower Dew.

Snow Soul Flower Dew is a precious product for nourishing the skin and complexion, and it is most suitable for female cultivators.

He bought both of these items at the Haiyue Island Market.

"Master, Master's wife, this is a small token of my appreciation."

Qi Donglou's face warmed: "Daoxuan, you are so thoughtful. You are away from home all year round, yet you still think of me and your master's wife."

Yin Xiuxiu's features softened further, and a faint smile appeared on her lips: "Snow Soul Flower Dew is most suitable for female cultivators like me to nourish our appearance. Dao Xuan has really put his heart into it."

The two had cultivated for over a hundred years and had seen countless spiritual objects, but they were not attached to the value of treasures.

What is truly gratifying is that Yu Daoxuan acted appropriately and was grateful and courteous.

Qi Donglou carefully put away the gift, then looked up at his disciple, his eyes filled with even more admiration.

"When Junior Brother Cao returned earlier, he said that you had broken through to the ninth level of Qi Refining, which surprised me somewhat. I didn't expect it to be true, which is quite unexpected."

"I owe my current level of cultivation to my master and mistress's meticulous guidance."

Yu Daoxuan said modestly.

He knew that revealing his cultivation level would surely astonish people, so he revealed the matter of the Heaven-Mending Pill in advance.

Qi Donglou knew that every cultivator had their own secrets, so he didn't delve into the details.

He changed the subject and asked about cultivation: "During your time stationed on Xiexing Island, you made many outstanding contributions and accumulated a lot of merit for the sect."

Now you are only one step away from Foundation Establishment. With the merits you have accumulated, do you intend to exchange them for Foundation Establishment Pills, or for a drop of two-hundred-year-old Cangming Secret Water?

Upon hearing this, Yu Daoxuan's heart stirred, knowing that Qi Donglou's words had a deeper meaning, and he did not respond rashly.

He respectfully cupped his hands and said, "Please enlighten me, Master."

Qi Donglou slowly revealed the key: "The two-hundred-year-old Cangming Secret Water may not seem to help you break through to the next realm as directly as the Foundation Establishment Pill, but its effects are actually more profound."

"Besides enhancing magical power and strengthening the foundation, it also has the miraculous effects of improving aptitude and resolving erysipelas."

"You must have consumed many elixirs during your cultivation journey, resulting in an excessive accumulation of elixir toxins in your body, which will affect your breakthrough of the Foundation Establishment bottleneck."

"If you exchange for the Azure Sea Secret Water, calmly hone your magical power, and cleanse your body of toxins, your chances of successfully establishing your foundation will be greater. As for the Foundation Establishment Pill, you don't need to worry about it; I will take care of it for you."

His earnest teachings, every word sincere, were all for the sake of his spiritual path.

Upon hearing this, Yu Daoxuan felt a sudden sense of relief and unexpected joy.

Unexpectedly, the 200-year-old Cangming Secret Water also has the effect of cleansing and refining one's bones and resolving erysipelas.

He had no intention of using the Foundation Establishment Pill to break through to the next realm. The cleansing and detoxifying effects of the Cangming Secret Water perfectly aligned with his cultivation goal of refining his foundation, so he immediately agreed.

Qi Donglou was even more gratified to see that he could resist the temptation of the Foundation Establishment Pill.

"Two-hundred-year-old Cangming Secret Water is quite rare, and the sect doesn't have much in stock. You should go to the Hall of Merit and apply for an exchange as soon as possible."

"Disciple understands."

Yu Daoxuan dared not disturb the two's cultivation any longer, so he prepared to take his leave.

But Qi Donglou said again, "Daoxuan, please wait a moment. I will have your master's wife summon your sixth junior brother to see you."

After saying that, Yin Xiuxiu went out of the cave to call the other party.

"Sixth Junior Brother!?"

Yu Daoxuan was slightly surprised that Qi Donglou had taken on another disciple.

After Qi Donglou explained the situation, I finally understood what had happened.

It turns out that the sixth junior brother was named Jiao Ping, and was a descendant of one of Qi Donglou's close friends.

That friend suddenly passed away and sought out Qi Donglou before he left, asking him to take care of him.

Therefore, Qi Donglou accepted him as his sixth disciple.

However, this boy's spiritual root is even worse than Yu Daoxuan's; it is a low-grade spiritual root.

After hearing his sixth junior brother's information, Yu Daoxuan took out Shangguan Hong's jade box from his storage room and handed it to Qi Donglou.

Upon hearing that the person who delivered the box was a beautiful woman in a red dress from the Zhennan Prince's Mansion, Qi Donglou immediately looked up and sighed, "Alas, I have wronged her!"

"I wonder who Donglou has wronged?"

Suddenly, Yin Xiuxiu's cold voice came from the cave entrance, startling Qi Donglou, who immediately put the jade box into his storage bag.

At this moment, Yin Xiuxiu had already entered the cave.

Behind him followed a thin, sallow-faced boy in a gray robe, who was about twelve or thirteen years old.

Qi Donglou noticed that after Yin Xiuxiu entered the cave, she kept staring at him with hostility.

He immediately changed the subject, saying to the gray-robed youth, "Ping'er, this is your fifth senior brother, Yu Daoxuan. Come and pay your respects."

The gray-robed youth, Jiao Ping, looked timid. Seeing Yu Daoxuan looking at him with a smile, he finally mustered up his courage and said, "Jiao Ping greets Fifth Senior Brother."

"Sixth Junior Brother, there's no need for such formalities. I'm new here, and I haven't prepared any gifts. This Tranquil Jade has the effect of calming the mind and focusing the spirit; please accept it!"

Yu Daoxuan smiled and nodded, then took out a cyan jade pendant from his storage bag and gave it to Jiao Ping.

This jade pendant was obtained from Ding Zhen's storage bag, so it's no longer of any use to him.

Jiao Ping seemed to rarely feel the kindness of others towards him, and couldn't help but glance at Qi Donglou in surprise.

Seeing that the other party wanted him to accept it, he cupped his hands in thanks and said, "Thank you, Fifth Senior Brother."

After meeting Jiao Ping, Yu Daoxuan bid farewell to his master and mistress and headed straight for the Hall of Merit.

Scanning the merit exchange list in the hall, I saw that the exchange price of two hundred-year-old Cangming Secret Water was even more expensive than that of Foundation Establishment Pill, requiring a full 30,000 merits.

But he understood perfectly.

Spiritual objects that can cleanse and refine one's character and remove poison are already rare in the world. Although the Cangming Secret Water is not as extraordinary as the Heaven-Mending Pill, it can still improve one's aptitude to a certain extent and bring endless benefits.

During his time stationed on Xiexing Island, he made many contributions.

For example, capturing Li Jiheng, the son of the deputy hall master of the Asura Hall, rescuing Lü Yaoyin, and annihilating the Cai family of Yiping, etc.

With each achievement accumulated, his merit points totaled over 32,000, just enough to redeem.

When the Good Deedsman heard that he wanted to exchange for two hundred years of Cangming Secret Water, he could not hide his surprise and said with emotion, "This kind of spiritual liquid is extremely rare. Our Good Deeds Hall has no stock. We need to apply to the sect leader."

"I wonder when we'll get a result?"

Yu Daoxuan asked.

"If the sect leader is not busy, he can approve it within three days."

"I'm sorry to trouble you, Deacon."

Yu Daoxuan nodded slightly, then used the remaining two thousand merit points to exchange for a meridian-protecting pill before returning to his cave.

When taken during a breakthrough to the Foundation Establishment stage, the Meridian Protection Pill can temporarily protect a cultivator's meridians from damage.

Although its effects are not as good as Foundation Establishment Pills in increasing the success rate of Foundation Establishment, its price is much lower. The normal market price is more than two thousand spirit stones, while it only costs two thousand merit points in the sect.

Upon returning to his cave, he received seven or eight letters, and several communication talismans from fellow disciples and friends were also found on the array's restrictions.

He first activated the communication talisman, which mostly contained messages from fellow disciples and friends who had gone out on missions or had already returned.

However, many of the letters were already outdated, so he didn't reply to them all.

After that, he opened several letters from the Prince of Zhennan's residence.

The letter was from Princess Shangguan Ling.

The recipient only knew that he was a cultivator from the Qingyuan Sect, so the letter could only be sent to the Qingyuan Sect.

The letter contained a lot of information, but the two most important pieces of information were:

First, she had already found out who was behind the plot against her.

Secondly, she has already begun her secluded cultivation to build her foundation, hoping that Yu Daoxuan can also achieve this goal quickly, otherwise he will have to call her "senior" when they meet in the future.

Upon reading the end of the letter, Yu Daoxuan smiled slightly and replied with congratulations to this senior.

After replying to the letter, he then sent out several communication talismans to inform his sect friends of his return to the sect.

He then closed the mountain gate, activated the protective array, and sat cross-legged on the bed to meditate and cultivate.

He did not rush to achieve success after collecting all the foundation-building treasures.

In the time that followed, I lived a regular and fulfilling life.

While meditating and cultivating, he continuously strengthened his foundation, making the magical power in his dantian increasingly profound and harmonious. At the same time, he drew talismans to hone his character and make his control over his magical power more refined and subtle.

Three days later, he received a message from Steward Shan Gong and went to Shan Gong Hall.

The other party has already spoken to the sect leader, Feng Jingting, and the latter has agreed.

Now that only Patriarch Yuzhen remains in the sect at the Purple Mansion level, as the other party's grand-disciple, no one in the sect would deliberately make things difficult for him.

He took a well-sealed bottle of Cangming Secret Water from the steward. It felt slightly heavy in his hand, and a chill emanated from the bottle.

The secret water in the bottle is clear and transparent, with a light blue color. It sits quietly in the bottle, yet it has its own misty spiritual energy flowing around it.

Back in his cave, Yu Daoxuan sat cross-legged on the bed and raised his hand to uncork the bottle.

A pure and yin aura of water spread out, causing the temperature in the quiet room to drop sharply. He tilted his head back and swallowed a large drop of Cangming Secret Water.

The secret water was icy cold as it entered the throat, instantly transforming into thousands of pure, cold currents. The boundless, icy spiritual energy spread through the meridians and bones like a bursting river, cleansing the entire body's blood and flesh.

Unlike the domineering impact of elixirs, the medicinal power of the Cangming Secret Water, though icy cold, is like a continuous stream of water, constantly refining the foundation of the physical body.

The stagnant toxins within the body were slowly dissolved by this pure, watery energy.

Not long after, Yu Daoxuan opened his eyes and experienced the transformation of his body.

In addition to resolving the poison, it was discovered that the magical power in the dantian also became increasingly pure and refined under the nourishment of the secret water.

Most importantly, his aptitude improved slightly, and he absorbed spiritual energy from heaven and earth at a rate 10% faster than before. Several days passed in the blink of an eye.

Having completely absorbed the spiritual power of the Cangming Secret Water, Yu Daoxuan's foundation became increasingly solid and stable.

It seems that there is no longer a need to spend time slowly honing one's magical power; one can directly attempt to reach the Foundation Establishment stage.

Upon leaving the cave, he was not in a hurry to establish his foundation, but instead prepared to meet with his old friend.

He received a message from Xu Runshan this morning, informing him that Xu had completed a mission and returned to the sect.

After a long separation, old friends are reunited.

Yu Daoxuan was naturally pleased and set off for the outer sect's Star Sun Peak.

Outside Xu Runshan's cave, the grass was lush and the breeze was gentle.

On the lawn, two children, about six or seven years old, were chasing and playing, their laughter filling the air.

A beam of light landed on the ground, and the playful children immediately stopped and stared at it with their big, dark eyes.

The two little ones looked him over curiously and asked in their clear voices, "Who are you? Are you here to see my daddy?"

Yu Daoxuan smiled gently and replied softly, "I am your Uncle-Master Yu, and I have come to see your father."

These twins were Xu Runshan's second and third children born later in life.

The chubby-faced little boy is nicknamed Tiger, and the well-behaved and adorable little girl beside him is called Flower.

When Yu Daoxuan descended the mountain, the two were only one or two years old.

"So it's Uncle Yu. Uncle, please wait a moment while I go and call Father out."

Tiger was lively and active, and immediately took off running towards the cave with his short legs.

Hua Hua, who was standing nearby, stepped forward, gently tugged at Yu Daoxuan's sleeve with her little hand, and looked up with her bright eyes, asking, "Uncle Yu, can you catch little rabbits?"

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Seeing this, Yu Daoxuan teased mischievously, "The little rabbit is so cute, why do you want to catch it?"

Hua Hua licked her pink lips and said, "Rabbits are cute, but they taste even better."

His innocent, gluttonous look is so endearing that it's hard not to smile.

As they were talking, Xu Runshan and his wife emerged from the cave.

After several years apart, Xu Runshan's features remained simple and honest. The moment he saw Yu Daoxuan, he grinned and strode forward.

That night, the cave was brightly lit.

The two men sat facing each other, drinking wine and reminiscing.

As the cups swirl and swirl, memories of youthful days when one first enters the sect as a potential immortal are vividly reminisced.