TaiHao

The golden crow rises in the east and the purple qi is full. This is a good time for Taoists to breathe out and practice qi. Taixu Dao Sect is naturally no exception. Moreover, Taixu Taoist Sect's basic classic "Taixu Purple Yang Golden Chapter" has a special liking for pure Yang purple energy, and even many derived techniques also prefer this pure Yang purple energy.

As the morning bell rang, the outer sect disciples on Jinquan Peak gathered on Lingxia Rock to collect the pure Yang purple energy. The entire Lingxia Rock was reflected with rays of light and purple energy rising.

Jiang Yuanchen did not follow his fellow disciples from the outer sect to Lingxiayan to meditate and practice Qi. Instead, he lay alone in Cuiyunping and slept. However, he was lying on his side, naturally relaxed, and wisps of the purple energy of the morning sun were being breathed in and absorbed along with his breathing. The Dao is natural. According to the specific sleeping posture of Taoism, even in sleep, one can absorb the spirit of heaven and earth and nourish oneself.

Against the backdrop of the purple aura, his fair skin also showed a light purple halo running around his whole body. Judging from his appearance alone, this handsome young man is only fifteen or sixteen years old, but he has actually spent eighteen years. It's just because of the Taoist art of improving appearance and prolonging life that he looks much younger than his actual age.

Heavenly beings live forever, watching the vicissitudes of heaven and earth, watching the joys and sorrows of the world. Although the young man who had just practiced Qi cultivation did not have that supreme cultivation level, Jiang Yuanchen's refinement of Qi since childhood had also slowed down his growth and aging. This is why those mortals are crazy about the method of immortality and beauty.

The immortal who lives in the mountains is immortal, his muscles are like ice and snow, his body is like a virgin, he eats wind and drinks dew, and he rides on clouds to control his energy. This is the longing that mortals have for those who cultivate immortality.

While Jiang Yuanchen was practicing Qi in his sleep, another butterfly flew to his side, silently staying on the tip of his nose and flapping its wings as if it could not feel his living breath.

Not long after, the sun continued to rise, and the pure Yang purple energy filling the sky and the earth gradually became thinner. The morning class for this day was completely concluded, and the bell on the Lingxia Rock in the distance rang again. After Jiang Yuanchen naturally put away his skills, he woke up in a daze, and the butterfly was also frightened and flew up.

"'Tao follows nature' is easy to say. How can it be so easy to find the opportunity of Tianmen in nature and build the foundation in one step?" Jiang Yuanchen stretched out, leaned on a piece of bluestone and sat up halfway, calculating. own future path.

Taoism practices four realms: refining essence to transform into qi, refining qi to transform into spirit, refining spirit to return to emptiness, and refining emptiness to combine with Tao. Let’s not talk about the last supreme realm. The three realms of refining, qi, and spirit have respectively dealt with the three major levels of foundation building, golden elixir, and soul. But now Jiang Yuanchen is only wallowing in the initial realm of refining.

The big realm of refining essence and transforming qi is divided into six smaller realms: storing essence, nourishing qi, building foundation, heartbeat, jade liquid, and forming elixir.

Hiding essence and nourishing qi is similar to that of acquired warriors in the mortal world. It is just a process of refining one's own essence and cultivating true qi. However, the realm of immortal qi nourishing also exercises the spirit, so it is much stronger than those acquired warriors. But in this realm, you really can't learn many secrets of the Immortal Way. Even the "Yuheng Seal Script" unique to the Immortal Way is only taught after the foundation is established.

Although Jiang Yuanchen climbed up Baiyang Mountain at the age of ten and worshiped Taixu Taoist Sect. After three years of storing essence and five years of cultivating Qi, one can enter the realm of acquired perfection. It is only one step away from laying the foundation for the Tao and entering the ranks of immortals. But how rare is this step? Looking at the many outer disciples of Jinquan Peak today, not many of them have actually succeeded in building the foundation.

The Taixu Taoist Sect claims to be the true Taoist sect of the Taoist sect and is the top immortal sect in the vast land of Shenzhou. He also has quite strict requirements for the admission of his disciples. If you cannot break through the Heavenly Sect and lay down the foundation of immortal roots before entering the foundation building stage before the age of thirty, then it will be difficult to truly become a true disciple.

Only after you build your own foundation at the age of thirty can you enter the Immortal Sect to practice as a candidate for true inheritance. This is the confidence of the Tao Sect's authentic sect. Regardless of whether you are a late bloomer, building the foundation at the age of thirty-one, and then refining the golden elixir at the age of fifty, as long as you do not build the foundation at the age of thirty, it will be difficult to join the ranks of true disciples. Otherwise, no matter how talented you are, it has nothing to do with Taixu Dao Sect. Before your qualifications and cultivation, your character is the most important thing! If one cannot lay the foundation of immortality before the age of thirty with great perseverance and great opportunity, then how can one pass down the Taoism of the Shanmen as a tool to carry the Tao?

As for cultivating innate Qi with the method of foundation building pills, although this method has been circulated in Taixu Taoism, those who build foundation with this method are difficult to be included in the true tradition. Most of them are those who are difficult to establish the foundation after the age of thirty and have no chance to inherit the true inheritance. They are unwilling to continue to work hard on their own and only rely on their past achievements to obtain the foundation building pill and enter the immortal sect. Such monks are just the cornerstones of the sect and the true disciples. Are not the same.

If you practice self-cultivation and build the foundation, then as a candidate for true inheritance, you can pass on the sect's true heritage after the golden elixir. But if you just practice with the Foundation Establishment Pill, regardless of your previous life, you have to taste the bitter fruit brought by the Foundation Establishment Pill. After all, medicine is three-part poison, so things like Foundation Establishment Pills also have sequelae.

"I have been practicing for eight years. Although I cannot compare with the best record of the outer sect, I am still among the best in this generation. It's just..." Jiang Yuanchen was worried.

He was able to achieve the acquired state of perfection in just eight years. Although it is not a once-in-a-century event for the outer sect of Jinquan Peak, he can be said to be the first among this group of outer sect disciples.

The Taixu Taoist Sect opens its gate every ten years, and releases overage disciples every thirty years. After the age of thirty, one cannot independently enter the foundation building stage, either continue to cultivate qi and look for opportunities to build the foundation, or use the foundation building pill to lay the foundation and step into the inner door, or go out and enjoy the glory and wealth in the world.

As one of the strongest immortal sects, Taixu Dao Sect has considerable power in the mortal world. The surrounding countries based on the Baiyang Mountains all have Taixu Taoist temples, and the Taoist priests among them are all from the outer sect of Taixu Taoism. With the influence of the Taixu Taoist Sect, these Taoist priests only need to take good care of the Taoist temples and have a happy life. Even under the influence of Taixu Taoism, the surrounding countries respect Taoism quite a lot. It can almost be said that they are countries supported by Taixu Taoism. They also respect the Taoist priests from Taixu Taoism.

But if someone is unwilling to be mediocre, they can also work hard on their own in the human world. As long as they do not spread the sect's practice to outsiders, Taixu Dao Sect will not care about these outer disciples who are difficult to enter the real immortal sect. Even if someone wants to plot an imperial hegemony, there is nothing wrong as long as they continue to respect the Taixu Taoist Sect. The Chu State in the south of the Baiyang Mountains was founded by a disciple of the Taoist Sect. After being recognized by the Taixu Taoist Sect, his descendants also controlled a country for more than three hundred years.

Jiang Yuanchen had successfully cultivated his qi a month ago, and was just one step away from opening the door to heaven and earth, transforming his natal qi into innateness and entering the realm of foundation building. But it was this step that stuck him, and he no longer felt as smooth as before. The foundation-building realm in the first level of Immortal Sect is well-deserved.

"Although the elder has told me to learn from nature, I have not achieved much after observing it for a month. Why not ask Elder Sikong again?" Jiang Yuanchen made up his mind and got up and went to the top of Jinquan Peak.

Jinquan Peak is named after Jinquan because there is a golden spiritual spring on the top of the peak that collects the essence of the sun and the moon, which serves as the foundation of the bell spirit of this peak. As a place where outer disciples live, this Golden Spring Peak has little spiritual energy, but it is still ranked among the Baiyang Sixteen Peaks, relying on the power of this golden spring.

The spiritual energy in the places below the peak is scarce, but the presence of spiritual springs on the top of the mountain is no worse than the spiritual acupoints in the inner sect. Therefore, several immortal masters sent by the inner sect also set up huts on the top of the mountain to practice.

The Elder Sikong that Jiang Yuanchen was talking about was the most powerful person sent by the Taixu Taoist Sect to the outer sect, and he was a golden elixir monk. The golden elixir practitioner, in the realm of refining qi and transforming into a god, is many times stronger than a beginner like Jiang Yuanchen who has not yet established a foundation.

While walking on the bluestone road in the mountains, he suddenly felt footsteps behind him, and Jiang Yuanchen used his backhand to force the person back with a blast of energy.

"Ouch!" A young man was about to invade behind Jiang Yuanchen. When he saw the energy coming towards him, he quickly flicked his fingers three times to disperse the energy.

"Senior brother's true energy is becoming more and more honest." The boy in orange shirt stuck out his tongue and jumped to Jiang Yuanchen's side.

"If you practice your Qi well, your qualifications won't make you any better than my brother." Jiang Yuanchen patted the young man on the forehead.

This young man's name is Li Wen, and he and Jiang Yuanchen are a group of disciples who entered the outer sect. However, compared to Jiang Yuanchen who worshiped the mountain at the age of ten, Li Wen entered the outer sect at only seven years old. Both of them have been cultivating for eight years. The only difference is that Jiang Yuanchen has entered the Great Perfection state and is waiting for foundation building, while Li Wen is still lingering in the late stage of Qi nourishment.

But the smaller the practice, the better for one’s own Tao foundation. This is common sense in the practice world. Li Wen is only fifteen years old now. If he practices well, his prospects may be higher than Jiang Yuanchen's. It's just that Li Wen has a quick temper and is not as mature and precocious as Jiang Yuanchen. Of course, he is not willing to meditate and practice Qi every day. Even the homework of reading and literacy is just to deal with errands.

Li Wen pouted: "Junior brother, this is a balance between work and rest. Senior brother just pushes himself too hard, so he never finds the opportunity of Tianmen." Li Wen held the back of his head with both hands and yawned lazily.

"You didn't go to the morning class to gather energy today?" Jiang Yuanchen said in a serious tone: "If you don't work hard now, do you want to imitate those senior brothers who usually waste decades here and then be driven down the mountain?"

Among the group of outer disciples who came to the mountain eight years ago, Li Wen and Jiang Yuanchen had the best relationship. In addition, Jiang Yuanchen was at the forefront of all the cultural subjects, so the lecturers arranged for Jiang Yuanchen to take care of this little brother.

Taixu Dao Sect has always liked to accept young disciples, but just imagine how many words these seven, eight or nine-year-old children can read? How much moral truth can you understand? When young people are enlightened and lively and playful, they need to invite lecturers from outside to teach the scriptures.

The reason why the Taixu Taoist Sect focuses on these young people is that they have not yet molded their moral values ​​and worldview. They want to put the stamp of the Taixu Taoist Sect on them from the beginning and cultivate their own Taoist heirs from an early age.

Because they were raised from a young age, of course, they would not be taught any real immortal skills at the beginning. Instead, they would be allowed to test their qualifications with superficial Qi training methods, and they would also be taught some principles of dealing with others. After all, these disciples do not all stay in the Immortal Sect. Sometimes they are appointed by the secular world to go out to perform rituals, host sacrifices and other activities. By then, it will be a joke if every one of them cannot read Chinese characters.

Besides, before qualifications, character is the most important. If you accept a few selfish disciples who blindly harm fellow sects, then the outer sect can immediately eliminate them as soon as they notice, and prevent these people from entering the inner sect and breaking the rules.

Since Taixu Taoist Sect is known as the authentic Taoist sect, it is of course different from the monks of the Demonic Sect. Killing masters, killing disciples, and killing fellow disciples is a major crime that is absolutely not allowed.

A teacher is a person who teaches and resolves doubts. For the Immortal Sect, this master who taught the magic of immortality is undoubtedly a gift of reincarnation, comparable to biological parents, so this kind of human tragedy will never happen in the sect.

There are many dead bones in front of the main road, so the battle for the main road is quite fierce. But if they kill their father, mother, and annihilate their sect in the name of the Dao dispute, then such disciples of the Taixu Dao Sect will not be able to afford it. No matter how talented you are, your sect will train you and then let you kill all the sect? No matter which sect you belong to, if you receive such a disciple, you will be damned for eight lifetimes.

What happened to the Taishang Dao Sect a thousand years ago is right in front of us. If there hadn't been a monk who practiced the ruthless way and wanted to exterminate the seven emotions and six desires and cut off the cause and effect and prove his own way, the entire Taishang Dao Sect would not have ended up being exterminated. , many other Taoist sects suffered heavy losses, and there was even an additional Tian Jue Sect among the Demon Sect.

Therefore, the Taixu Taoist Sect must establish the correct concepts of these disciples in the outer sect from an early age, respecting teachers and Taoism, uniting and loving each other, etc...