Refining Qi starts from repairing the panel.

Chapter 281 Visit and Contact

There are many mountains and hills in the southeast of Qingyun Realm. The highest mountain in Qingyun Realm, Qingtian Peak, is the location of Yuxuan Palace.

The Qingtian Peak is more than 27,540 feet high. The whole mountain is shaped like a sharp sword reaching into the sky. The top of the mountain is covered with snow all year round and is extremely cold.

For most of the Qi cultivators, the gates to their caves are basically located at high places. The Yuxuan Palace is the same, located at the top of a mountain. This place is closest to the sun and the moon, and has many benefits for cultivation.

Although the height of these peaks is very small compared to the span of the universe, the essence of the sun and the moon at high altitudes has not been contaminated by turbid air and will ultimately be purer.

When Chu Zheng arrived here, it was noon. The sun was high in the sky, and the entire Qingtian Peak was stained with a layer of faint light, exuding a refreshing air that was refreshing and pleasant.

Surrounded by spiritual springs between the mountains, there is surging spiritual mist condensed from the essence of heaven and earth, creating a scene of a holy land of immortals.

Chu Zheng took a casual glance and saw many rare birds and auspicious beasts among the ancient forests on the top of the mountain. He thought they were all attracted by the aura of the Qi cultivator.

Not to mention the auspicious beasts in the forest, even Chu Zheng himself felt that his mind was much clearer. He temporarily forgot his worries and felt refreshed.

After looking around for a while, Chu Zheng did not climb directly to the top of the mountain, but landed at the foot of the mountain and slowly climbed towards the top.

When you visit someone's home without permission, you should always be polite.

Chu Zheng was not in a hurry and climbed the mountain slowly. When he was near the top of the mountain, light snow fell from the sky.

Walking against the wind and snow all the way to the top of the mountain, Chu Zheng saw more than a dozen blue brick and tile houses in front of him. There were no pavilions or palaces. The tiles were covered with ice and snow, shrouded in a layer of frost.

There was no trace of any magic array around; everything was as original as it could be in the world, simple and pure.

In fact, the lives of most Qi cultivators are very poor. Since they have few disciples, apart from their own practice expenses, they seldom spend extra time collecting and storing resources for practice. Normally, the essence of the sun and the moon is enough for their practice.

Although your cultivation level will not increase very quickly in this way, the growth of your calamity energy will not be exaggerated either, and it will be easier to handle.

The reason why Chu Zheng’s calamity has been difficult to deal with is because his cultivation has improved too quickly. In twenty years, he has walked a path that others would take hundreds or even thousands of years to walk. How could it be smooth sailing and everything go well?

Chu Zheng glanced at the blue brick and tile house, bowed, and spoke slowly:
"I am the Qi-refining master Chu Zheng, and I have come to visit you fellow practitioners. I hope you will be willing to see me."

squeak--

There was a movement from the tile-roofed house in the middle. The slightly old wooden door slowly opened and a middle-aged Taoist walked out.

He was about forty years old, wearing a blue-gray Taoist robe and a Taoist bun. He had a square face and a vertical mark between his eyebrows, which looked like a third eye. He wore a pair of thick-soled black cloth shoes.

[Kuang Yuanshan (Level 0): A Qi-refining practitioner at the Hedao realm, Taoist name Xu Jingzi, who has practiced alchemy and talisman techniques, has gone through seventy-four tribulations. He had a tribulation not long ago, and his Qi and blood have not recovered. He has injuries on his body, which can be repaired (3/).]

Kuang Yuanshan is not the strongest person in Yuxuan Palace. There is a celestial being hidden here, and Chu Zheng can sense it.

However, considering Chu Zheng's current level of cultivation, he is not yet qualified to have such a person personally go out to greet him.

Except for Kuang Yuanshan, there was no sound coming from the rest of the blue brick and tile houses. It was dead silent.

Obviously, based on the current situation, Yuxuan Palace is not very welcoming to Chu Zheng's arrival.

Chu Zheng was not surprised by this. Most Qi cultivators did not like trouble unless it was necessary.

I think the reason why Kuang Yuanshan came forward was because he had just experienced the calamity not long ago and would not cause more trouble because of the calamity.

Kuang Yuanshan looked at Chu Zheng, his eyes calm as water. After clasping his fists in return, he got straight to the point:
"Thank you for your courtesy, fellow Taoist. What brings you here today?"

"I apologize for disturbing you so much."

Chu Zheng did not intend to beat around the bush and said bluntly:
"I am not from an orthodox Taoist sect, and I have never had a famous teacher to guide me. I happened to get a fragment of a manuscript from my predecessors, and I have been struggling alone until now. I have many doubts, and I would like to ask you Taoist friends for advice."

Before coming to Yuxuan Palace, he had already sealed off his immortal magic power and suppressed his Qi, revealing only his cultivation at the initial stage of Return to Void Realm, in order to make these Qi cultivators less repulsive.

"A guest is a guest. Come in and talk, fellow Taoist."

Kuang Yuanshan said nothing more and raised his hand to signal.

Chu Zheng thanked him and followed Kuang Yuanshan into the tile-roofed house.

The room was as warm as spring. It was not very spacious, several meters long and wide, with several small rooms separated by it. The air was filled with the fragrance of medicine, mixed with the aura of various spiritual medicines.

The wooden door of the inner room was not closed tightly, revealing a corner of the alchemy furnace with a spiritual fire burning underneath.

Kuang Yuanshan was refining an elixir, and judging from the pervasive medicinal fragrance, it should be a healing elixir that could strengthen the body and replenish the body.

"Sorry for disturbing you, fellow Taoist." Chu Zheng apologized.

Kuang Yuanshan didn't care and waved his hand: "It's not a bother. There aren't many people coming here on weekdays. With your presence, I can kill some time."

Before he finished speaking, he led Chu Zheng into a side room. Judging from the layout, it should be a tea room.

A black and white crane curled up on the ground, dozing with its eyes closed.

Kuang Yuanshan walked forward and opened the window. The snow and wind blew into the room with the breeze. Then, he turned around to make tea, and then turned around and kicked Xianhe awake:

"Go, pick a couple of Lingyuan precious leaves. I want to entertain the guests."

The crane stood up shakily, flapped its wings and flew out of the window. After a while, it turned around with a few green branches and leaves in its mouth.

Kuang Yuanshan took the branch, plucked off the green leaves, and put them into the boiling tea. After a while, he poured two cups of spiritual tea and said casually:

"This tea must be picked freshly to taste its best. Thank you for waiting for so long, fellow Taoist."

After saying that, he pushed a cup of spiritual tea in front of Chu Zheng, and hot mist turned into clouds.

Chu Zheng took it, took a sip, and when the tea went down his throat, he did not feel the abundant spiritual energy, but his mind involuntarily relaxed and felt much more relieved in an instant.

For a moment, Chu Zheng's eyes lit up slightly, and he couldn't help but praise:
"Good tea."

After a round of greetings, Chu Zheng immediately began to ask Kuang Yuanshan about some news about the Qi Refiner. For example, the most critical calamity of the Qi Refiner.

Kuang Yuanshan did not hide anything, but started talking directly about the situation in Yuxuan Palace.

When a Qi cultivator goes into the mortal world to experience tribulations, there will be many impacts, which may easily bring disaster to their master's sect. Many Qi cultivators in Yuxuan Palace will not choose to experience tribulations in their hometown, but will go to other realms through various methods.

Although this method is troublesome, the risk is relatively small. If you are not careful, you may die outside the realm due to the calamity, and the impact on your master and old friends will be minimal.

This is also a last resort, because the impact of disasters is too complex and changeable, and it is easy to get out of control.

Apart from Nie Longhu, Kuang Yuanshan was the first Qi-cultivator Chu Zheng came into contact with. After some contact with him, he found that he was not much different from what he had imagined.

During the conversation, Kuang Yuanshan never took the initiative to inquire about his news. Most of the Qi cultivators who could cultivate to this level were not very curious. It was not that they did not want to know, but simply did not want to create unnecessary trouble.

A strong curiosity means that it is easy to get into trouble. For a Qi cultivator, this means that it is easy to suffer unexpected disasters.

Not to mention that they were curious about Chu Zheng's secrets, they were actually not very welcome to Chu Zheng's sudden visit today.

The reason why Kuang Yuanshan was asked to come out to receive the guests was probably because he didn't want people to bear grudges and create enmity for no reason due to some etiquette reasons.

After listening to Kuang Yuanshan's talk about his experience in experiencing tribulations, Chu Zheng couldn't help but wonder, "Daoyou, have you ever used the method of incarnation to experience tribulations?"

"Incarnation to experience the tribulation?"

Kuang Yuanshan was stunned for a moment, then shook his head: "That kind of method can only be achieved by those who are above the Golden Immortal. It is not easy to enter the mountain gate of such a person. Even if you can learn from him, it is very difficult."

Chu Zheng couldn't help but be surprised when he heard this. He had never thought that the method of incarnation and experiencing tribulations would have such a high threshold. Only those who were disciples of the Golden Immortal Sect could obtain it.

When he had contacted Nie Longhu before, Nie Longhu had not mentioned this matter to him.

Gathering his thoughts, Chu Zheng asked tentatively, "Daoyou, have you ever heard of the Northern Spiritual Golden Immortal?"

"Of course, he is one of the top masters under the tutelage of the Great Purity Primordial Daoist Lord. He ranks sixth among the Nine Sons of the Great Purity and lives in the Great Purity Heaven all year round. Even the people in the main lineage of my Yuxuan Palace rarely see him."

Speaking of the Golden Immortal of the North Spirit, Kuang Yuanshan's eyes showed some envy. Daojun was already the pinnacle of the entire Taoist sect. All in all, there were only three of them who were truly mythical existences whose names would be passed down through the ages, second only to Daozu.

If one could become a disciple of such a person, even if one fails in the tribulation and dies, the Golden Immortal still has the means to recall the remaining soul, so that one would have a chance to start over.

Chu Zheng suppressed his surprise. The status of Beiling Jinxian and Taiqing Hunyuan Daoist Lord were somewhat beyond his expectations. They were almost the pinnacle of the myriad worlds. Nie Longhu's background was quite strong.

Fortunately, I didn't have direct contact with him, otherwise I would have no idea what the situation is now.

Chu Zheng suddenly thought of a person who left him no trace. After a little hesitation, he asked:
"Fellow Daoist Kuang, how much do you know about Daozu?"

Kuang Yuanshan poured a cup of tea and shook his head slowly:
"Fellow Daoist, you are joking. With my humble cultivation, how dare I mention the word 'understanding' to Daozu? I have only heard some legends about him."

When mentioning Daozu, his eyes lit up involuntarily for a moment.

How terrifying it is to monopolize 25% of the luck in the universe. In the current universe, the two paths of immortality and martial arts each only occupy 20% of the luck in the universe. One person is suppressing one path alone. At this level, it is impossible to guess what his specific strength is.

More importantly, the Taoist is a Qi cultivator, which represents the pinnacle that a Qi cultivator can reach. How can it not make people yearn for it.

"I know very little about the legends about the Taoist ancestor, so I hope fellow Taoists will be willing to tell me about it." Chu Zheng's eyes lit up slightly, and he couldn't help but feel a little curious.

He had heard the word "Daozu" countless times. It seemed that no matter where he was, there were people who knew Daozu and knew the weight of these two words. No one dared to underestimate them.

"All I know are the few bits and pieces of information that were passed down at that time."

Kuang Yuanshan narrowed his eyes slightly, as if he was lost in memories, and murmured:
"The Taoist Ancestor was a figure from the ancient times. At that time, the universe was in chaos. There was a Taoist war going on. Many Taoist sects fought each other for the destiny of heaven, and countless people lost their clans and species."

"The strongest forces at that time were also the immortal and martial arts sects. The ancient immortal ancestor was still alive, and the immortal sect occupied half of the universe. The martial arts sect was slightly inferior, but it also occupied more than 30% of the destiny. The destiny occupied by all the remaining sects added up to less than 20%. An all-out war would be like hitting a rock with an egg."

"In the chaos of the battle, Daozu suddenly appeared and fought a great battle with Xianzu, severely injuring him. He was then jointly killed by Xianzu and Wudao."

"The Dao Ancestor was alone and weak, so someone helped him to open the gate of time and space, and found helpers from the future. The flesh and blood of that battle filled one star field after another. In the end, the ancestor of the ancient immortals fell, and three martial arts ancestors were killed. The destiny of heaven was able to collapse and reorganize."

"The ancient history before this battle was completely buried, and no information was passed down. The only clear thing is that Daozu did not die. When he reappeared hundreds of millions of years later, he already had 30% of the destiny in his hands."

"After that, it was about the division of destiny. Many alien creatures and some Taoist sects took the opportunity to counterattack and got some shares. This is the future of the universe. Then the Taoist Ancestor took action and gave up half of his destiny to carve up a piece of starry sky. It is a secluded place called the Chaos Sea. The strongest cannot enter, and it has become a place for the weak to reproduce and thrive."

"It is said that when the Chaos Sea was split open, a fragment of the space-time law of the universe fell into it, so the speed of time there is quite different from that of the universe."

At this point, Kuang Yuanshan couldn't help but sigh: "It's been a long time since we heard from Daozu. Perhaps he was entangled in a great calamity and now we don't know where he is."

The catastrophe of the Qi cultivator is truly too deadly.

Chu Zheng had heard something about the great war at the end of the ancient times, but he didn't know much.

But there is not much point in pursuing the truth now.

Coming back to his senses, Chu Zheng's eyes flickered slightly, and he asked, "Daoyou, have you ever heard of the name of Zhengchu Daojun?"

"Zhengchu Daojun?"

Kuang Yuanshan was stunned for a moment, then after thinking carefully for a moment, he shook his head and said:

"Within the Dao Sect, there are no more than ten Dao Lords, including all the sects. This person's name is definitely not one of them."

"Is it possible that it was someone from the past? Just forgotten?" Chu Zheng asked, feeling a little uneasy. The temple in the tomb had always made him feel uneasy.

If it is said that Zhengchu Daojun had ever appeared, then there must be some unknown connection between Zhengchu Daojun, him and Daozu.

"Being revered as the Taoist Lord, he must have entered the realm of eternal mythology. So his legends should be everywhere, and it is impossible for him to be forgotten."

Kuang Yuanshan thought for a while, and said with some uncertainty: "Unless this so-called Taoist Lord is not from the Taoist sect, or is a figure who existed before the ancient times."

(End of this chapter)