Immortality begins with monks from the side sect

Chapter 185 Visitors from the Mountains

Aoki Ridge?
Chen Ci glanced at the elixir bottle in his hand and was slightly surprised. Not to mention the origin of this group of monks, these few high-quality Bigu Pills alone cannot be made by ordinary casual cultivators. This bottle of elixir is said to be The meeting gift given to Long Xianzhi was probably actually for him to show it to him.

After pondering for a moment, Chen Ci asked: "What is the situation in Qingquan Village now? Is there any fighting in the village?"

Majiazhai spent a lot of effort on the spiritual spring and the medicinal field, but it was taken away by others after only two years of operation. No wonder the Ma family has not come to discuss the follow-up of Corpse Zhi with Sanyin Guan for a long time. .

Majiazhai is two hundred miles away from Changping County by mountain road. Without the foundation of Qingquan Village, it would take several days for the monks in his family to go back and forth. It is unclear what the attitude of the ancestor of the Ma family towards this matter.

"No, I heard from the sect leader that they came to seek refuge with distant relatives, but only after they arrived did they learn that Qingquan Village had suffered a great disaster and had been occupied by the Ma family."

Long Xianzhi thought for a moment and reported: "The people of Qingmuling captured all the Ma family. The matter of Qingquan Village has nothing to do with the Ma family, so they just expelled them back. Even some medicinal materials grown by the Ma family were returned, but Qingquan Village But it’s impossible to give it to the Ma family again.”

"Oh?"

Chen Ci was slightly moved. Although Qingquan Village is around Changping County, there are nearly a hundred miles of mountain roads to travel, and it is not under the jurisdiction of Changping County. Looking at the way Qingmuling behaves, it makes sense, but it is a fortress. A permanent posture.

My Sanyin Temple must have another neighbor.

"Have you seen the Qingmuling Sect Master's approximate cultivation level?"

Chen Ci seemed to have thought of something and asked slowly.

"Disciple has seen it. In terms of true energy cultivation, it seems to be a little better than the teacher."

Long Xianzhi considered his words and replied carefully.

"I understand, you go down and have a rest."

Chen Ci nodded to express his understanding, then called out to his disciple and said with a smile: "This Bigu Pill is a meeting gift given to you by the sect master, don't leave it behind."

After saying this, Chen Ci gently threw the elixir bottle over. He had used the Qi Observation Method to detect the Bigu Pill. The breath was pure, and it contained only the essence of the Spiritual Valley. There was nothing wrong with it.

"Yes."

Long Xianzhi took the elixir bottle, raised his hand and bowed, then left and went to practice.

"It's weird."

After his registered disciple exited, Chen Ci touched his chin and felt a little strange.

The Liang Kingdom is already remote, and Changping County is on the edge of Xishan Prefecture. How come some monks from Qingmuling suddenly moved here, and the reasons for defecting to distant relatives were just heard, and they were not taken seriously.

If there is Yuan Fang, there must be something fishy in it.

"Forget it, let's wait for a few days to discuss the matter of Zhizhi in Majia Village. Whether these two families are making peace or fighting, it will probably take more than a month to tell the difference."

Chen Ci shook his head. This matter was quite troublesome, but having said that, the Ma family had lost the medicinal field in Qingquanzhai. If the ancestor of the Ma family wanted to have enough grass and plant essence to cleanse the hardware and extend his life, I am afraid that he would have to do it without himself. This Huang Ya Dan is actually a good thing.

Somehow, Chen Ci has become more and more fond of the calm practice life recently, improving elixirs, studying talismans, and then taking time to practice the Golden Scale Magic and the Five Ghost Magic. This kind of step-by-step progress is rare on the road to practice. pleasure.

Master Chen deeply resented any factors that disrupted his spiritual practice plans.

"So I mentioned that the price of the elixir is reasonable, very reasonable."

Chen Ci sighed, presumably the ancestor of the Ma family could understand his mood, well, that should be the case.

Five days later.

Sanyin Temple, backyard.

Medicinal Spell: Getting Started/54/100
Soul-fixing Talisman: Mastery/19/100
Chen Ci withdrew his gaze from the golden finger panel and slowly let out a breath.

There is progress, but the liver is really difficult to treat.

"Cultivation of all kinds of immortal arts is difficult. It really makes sense. A monk's time and energy are limited. As long as he practices some powerful evil weapons and evil spells, he doesn't have much time to improve his cultivation and delve into the immortal arts."

Chen Ci glanced at the sky and called to the breeze outside the courtyard: "Give these two talismans to Yuan Qing and ask him to send them to Du'e Palace."

"Yes, sir."

Xiao Qingfeng took the order, carefully held two soul-fixing charms and went to the side courtyard.

Chen Ci stood up, relaxed his muscles and bones a little, and walked slowly in the courtyard. He didn't know if the Ma family had settled the matter in the medicine field in the past few days. Although he was practicing the method of taking medicine with the ordinary Bigu Pill The price/performance ratio may be higher, but this thing is of no use and I always feel that it lacks power.

"Furthermore, after all, Qi-nourishing Green Zhi Pill is just a low-grade elixir that is used in the Sanyin Qi-eating Method. It's a bit off-beat. I don't have a more advanced elixir at my disposal. I need to make some plans in advance."

Chen Ci thought about it for a moment. Although he still had a trial sister above his head, it was just a matter of fact. The more others invested, the more they would ask for in the future. He had no way to pass on the method, and other elixirs and talismans could not As a last resort, he didn't really want to ask others for help.

Most gifts in this world really come with a price tag.

Suddenly, the sound of footsteps outside the courtyard interrupted Chen Ci's thoughts. Judging from the severity, it should be Qingfeng, his Taoist boy.

"Qingfeng, what's the matter?"

Chen Ci recovered his thoughts and asked.

"Sir, we have guests here. They are three Taoists I don't know."

As soon as Qingfeng handed over the soul-fixing talisman to Geng Yuanqing, someone outside the Sanyin Temple handed over greeting cards and gifts, saying he was visiting Chen Ci. Although he was young, he could tell that he was very popular, so he hurried in to report.

Are there visitors?

Chen Ci glanced at the cyan bow tie in his hand and an elixir bottle with a familiar style. He understood clearly in his heart and took the two objects over. Then he gave instructions: "Welcome them to the main hall and serve them good tea. I'll tell you later." arrive."

"Yes."

Qingfeng bowed and hurried to the front.

Chen Ci opened the greeting note, and sure enough, it said, "Qingmuling Sect Master Gu Ningyuan brings his disciples to worship." He then opened the elixir bottle and saw that there were twelve small returning elixirs inside. Xiao Huan Dan is slightly different, probably due to some adjustments in the recipe and ingredients.

If the high-quality Bigu Pill only involves the essence of spiritual rice and the mastery of the method of taking medicine, then this bottle of Small Return Pill shows that Qingmuling really has the inheritance of the way of pills.

Chen Ci flicked his fingers, pondered for a moment, held the elixir bottle in his palm, put the bone lock heart hammer under the Taoist robe, stroked the five yin evil spirit bags, and then walked to the main hall leisurely.

When Chen Ci entered the main hall, a Taoist priest in a green robe, high crown, wide sleeves and sandals was sitting on the banquet drinking tea. He was about fifty years old. He looked gentle and had a beard on his lips. Two people stood behind him. The disciples are also dressed in green robes, but they are not equipped with hair crowns.

"Fellow Taoist Gu, I hope you'll forgive me for missing your welcome from afar!"

Chen Ci was slightly surprised, but her expression remained unchanged. She raised her hand and saluted with a smile. This Qingmuling Sect Master has an extremely high level of cultivation. He feels that he is two points stronger than the original Geng Lao Tao. I am afraid that he is not far away from Baiqiao Zhenqi. If there is still a Taoist inheritance in his sect, I am afraid that Within ten to twenty years, there will be a real Taoist master in the mountains. Even if it is just a low-grade Taoist, it will be enough to run rampant in Xishan Mansion for two hundred years.

Even the two disciples he brought behind him had cultivation levels of one to twenty.

It seems that the Ma family will definitely suffer this loss.

These thoughts flashed through Chen Ci's mind. When the man surnamed Gu saw Chen Ci coming out, he didn't take any action. He stood up and returned the courtesy politely. He said with a smile: "I have met Daoist Chen, my sect has moved here. It has been a long time ago." It’s time to visit fellow Taoist, but today I came uninvited, but instead I’m bothering fellow Taoist.”

"You're welcome, Fellow Daoist Gu."

The two of them gave each other a lot of face, but Mr. Chen’s face probably came from the Heshan Sect. This is the advantage of being in a great sect. Even if it is a side sect, as long as he does not take the initiative to cause trouble, he will usually You can always get a little more thin noodles.

After drinking tea and chatting for a while and introducing each other, Chen Ci asked with some surprise: "Fellow Taoist Gu, are you from the Tang Dynasty?"

He was still thinking about where this Qingmu Ridge came from, but he didn't expect that it was inherited by monks from other countries, which was even more weird.

Chen Ci didn't even know where Tang was.

"Well, we are originally from Shangzhou in the Tang Dynasty, but the Tang Dynasty has not been very stable in recent years. I am a practitioner of medicine and alchemy in Qingmu Sect, and I don't want to be involved in the fight between fellow practitioners. After some discussion, we simply brought The disciples left the Tang Dynasty and found another mountain gate."

Gu Ningyuan put down the tea cup with a somewhat sad expression: "The Miao family of Qingquan Village was also a member of the Qingmu Sect more than a hundred years ago. When I came to Liang Kingdom, I wanted to visit my distant relatives first, but I found out that the Miao family had been robbed, so I could only Let’s settle down in Qingquanzhai for the time being.”

Regardless of whether what Gu said was true or not, whether he really had the same friendship with Qingquanzhai, after all, the Miao family was already dead, and it was impossible for a dead person to come out and refute a few words.

But some interesting anecdotes about the Tang Dynasty in his mouth aroused Chen Ci's interest.

The Tang State was a large country, and its territory was not as vast as that of the Liang State. It was located approximately northwest of the Liang State, thousands of miles away. Its leader, the Li family, was a Yuanshen Zhen from the Pingyuan sect of the Taoist sect. Your descendants, the whole country, naturally respects the Pingyuan sect.

This teaching method of the Pingyuan Sect pays attention to "the original intention of Taoism, no good and no evil". The disciples of the sect have a slightly eccentric behavior, but do not provoke them, and they are generally too lazy to meddle in other matters. Therefore, in the Tang Dynasty, side sects and miscellaneous cultivators , Sanren monks are much more prosperous than those in the Liang Kingdom. The Qingmuling Sect members originally practiced on Qingmu Mountain in Shangzhou and have inherited the tradition for more than 400 years.

However, in recent years, the Pingyuan sect has started to have disputes with foreign sects. Many of their disciples have been fighting each other, and they have also started fighting with Longhu Mountain for some reason. At this time, monks from all walks of life in the Tang Kingdom either use their own force to worship. Pingyuan sent the outer court to try to find a future, or they felt it was dangerous, so they simply left the Tang Dynasty and found a place to practice elsewhere.

Qingmuling chose the latter.

"Anyway, the cultivation world in the Tang Dynasty is in chaos at this time. Various cultivators from other sects are very brave and fierce. They invite people to help them fight with fists and swords. If they agree, they will easily be robbed. If they don't agree, they will easily offend their colleagues. They simply give up their foundation and leave."

Gu Ningyuan looked a little helpless, glanced at Chen Ci, seemed to have remembered something, and said: "But before I left, I heard some rumors, saying that Longhu Mountain wanted to occupy two water veins in this continent, so Tongping There is a conflict between the Yuan Cult and the real fire. As for whether it is true or false, Xiao Xiu and I are not able to know. "

Although Chen Ci was a little curious, she just smiled in agreement.

According to what the man surnamed Gu said, the two main water veins of Yupingzhou started from the Tang Dynasty and then passed through the sphere of influence of Longhu Mountain.

Just like the Liuyun River, its upper water vein was called the Huanyue River in the Tang Dynasty. It flowed through a large swamp called Luoyu Lake in the middle, and then passed through the Liuyun River in the Liang Kingdom and entered the East China Sea.

Gu Ningyuan talked for a long time, and his mouth was a little dry. He drank all the tea in the cup, and then he coughed slightly and got to the point: "Fellow Taoist Chen, in addition to visiting fellow Taoist, I came here today to pay a special invitation. At the time, Mr. Miao When I left, I also took some utensils with me. I heard from fellow Taoists in the mountains that the disaster in Qingquan Village was all caused by Chen Daoyou. However, there was a large cauldron among them, which may be an old item from my family. Of course, if this thing is to Chen Daoyou If it's not of much use, I'm willing to exchange the properties of the elixir, elixir, and sacred sand for it, is that okay?"

Big tripod?

Chen Ci's heart moved slightly, but she didn't expect that the person named Gu would ask about it, but after thinking about it, she still said truthfully: "There is indeed a big cauldron, but I don't know if it is an old thing from the Taoist family. "

"Can you let me take a look?"

Gu Ningyuan's eyes lit up, but he still explained: "These artifacts are just antiques of a certain age. They are not legal weapons or spiritual objects. Fellow Taoist Chen should have inspected them. If you like them, you can give them to fellow Taoists."

"Fellow Daoist Gu is joking."

Chen Ci simply stood up. The 'Medicine Spring' cauldron was indeed not a valuable object. It was too big to be used for making elixirs and could easily lose its medicinal properties. It was more like a large vat used for medicinal baths. It wouldn't be a big deal if it could be turned into practice materials. Come on, the master of Qingmuling Sect has done enough etiquette when he comes to visit today, so there is no need for him to pretend to be a bad person.

"Fellow Taoist, wait a moment. I will move the cauldron out so that fellow Taoist can take a look."

The alchemy room is a private place, so Chen Ci naturally wouldn't let others look at it, so he simply moved the bronze cauldron out by himself.

"what?"

Gu Ning saw the big bronze cauldron from afar, but he just let out a light sigh, and then stepped forward to look at it carefully inside and out. He also didn't miss the patterns and inscriptions on the cauldron, but in the end he shook his head with some regret: "This cauldron is It's quite old, but it's not an old thing from my family. It was probably found by Miao after he came to Liang State. It's troublesome for Taoist Chen."

"It doesn't matter."

Chen Ci smiled gently: "It's just a small matter."

"This cauldron already has some inspiration. If ordinary people use it to cook food, it can boil the essence and be beneficial to the body."

Gu Ningyuan was slightly apologetic and said to Chen Ci: "If you find a Taoist master, you can refine it into a magic weapon that can remove impurities and turbidity in food. It will not be of much use to your level of cultivation." , but when used as food for disciples, it should have 30% to 50% of the effectiveness of ordinary Bigu Pill, which is quite acceptable."

Chen Ci nodded, thoughtfully: "Thank you, fellow Taoist, for your advice."

The two of them chatted about the customs of Tang and Liang respectively. Seeing that it was getting late, Gu Ningyuan stood up and said regretfully: "Fellow Taoist Chen, there are still some chores in the house, so I won't talk about it for now. I will invite you later when I have free time." A guest at the door."

"Easy to say."

Chen Ci was polite and said: "Fellow Taoist Gu, why don't you stay for a casual meal?"

"Next time, next time."

Gu Ningyuan waved his hands smartly and led the two disciples away. Chen Ci saw them out of the gate and watched them go down the mountain. Then he returned to the main hall and looked up and down at the 'Medicine Spring' bronze tripod.

"Monk of the Tang Dynasty."

Chen Ci pondered for a moment, there should be nothing unusual about this bronze tripod, but the whereabouts of Gu seem to be looking for something. Could it be that there is another chance in Qingquan Village?
But then, he smiled dumbly. His path lies in the two ways of alchemy and five ghosts, and there may or may not be other opportunities. Moreover, Qingquan Village seems to have bad feng shui, which is a bit restraining. None of the three families ended well, so there was no need for him to look into them in detail.

The guy surnamed Gu didn't talk much about the details of Qingmuling and the changes in the mountains. I don't know if there are any other stragglers who have come to the vicinity of Changping County besides this family.

"By the way, the Ma family won't be destroyed, right?"

Chen Ci's face suddenly looked a little strange. Even if these monks from the Tang Kingdom came to Liang Kingdom, they probably wouldn't dare to attack Longhu Mountain. Even the Heshan Sect probably wouldn't dare. There don't seem to be many Lingfeng Dojos to choose from.

"It shouldn't be the case. In fact, ninety-nine percent of the monks in the world are still ahead of Baiqiao. The ancestor of the Ma family can still hold the place with his cultivation."

Whether the Ma family is dead or not has nothing to do with Mr. Chen, but Mr. Chen's corpse mushrooms haven't been picked up yet. If someone destroys them casually, there is no ready-made corpse raising ground that can provide him with enough corpse mushrooms. .

"trouble."

Mr. Chen touched his chin, no, he still had to understand the changes in the mountains. He couldn't be blind next to his bed, so he had to be somewhat prepared.

It happened that he also had an acquaintance in the mountains, and he must know more about the changes within a few hundred miles than Mr. Chen.

(End of this chapter)