Chapter 327: People coming and going, monks and mortals
The red sun had just risen from the eastern horizon, and Qi Zicai returned to Qijia Village. On the way down the mountain, he was excited, and the sky was bright, so he walked very fast, saving more than half the time compared to the time he went there.
Seeing his eldest brother Qi Ziyan and several senior brothers doing physical training in the valley of Qijia Village from afar, as well as his father Qi Fu who was supervising them, he walked over happily with a brisk pace.
"Zicai, how is it? Were you fooled?" Qi Ziyan saw his third brother coming back, stopped his physical training moves, and asked with a smile. Qi Fu snorted coldly beside him, as if he was quite dissatisfied with Qi Zicai wasting time doing physical training in the morning.
According to Qi Zicai's usual character, he would have excitedly refuted his elder brother's accusation of him, but now he did not take it as an offense, did not take it to heart, smiled calmly, did not answer his elder brother's question, and directly talked about what the senior said today, but he was secretly muttering in his heart, in the past, my father asked me to be calm and steady, but I could not do it at all, but now I have done it naturally. In the final analysis, it is still because of this matter. I am sure that I am right, and I am not panicked because I have confidence.
Qi Zicai's memory is not as good as that of the cultivators who have reached the state of out-of-body and qi-inducing, so he only remembers a little of what Shi Xuan said, and he said it in a confused way. Even so, Qi Fu, Qi Ziyan and others were also moved by what they heard. It is easy to judge that it is many times better than the Taoist jade slips bought from the shops in the city!
"Third brother, I wronged you. I apologize to you here." Qi Ziyan apologized sincerely. Qi Zicai's ability to talk about these things without holding grudges was equivalent to reminding them again not to miss listening to the senior's preaching. After all, the fewer people who knew about this kind of opportunity, the better. Qi Zicai's actions just showed that he cared about his family.
Originally, the hundreds of cultivators who went to the top of Zhushan Mountain to listen to the preaching today were determined not to spread the matter, but their relatives and friends still had to talk about it, and relatives and friends had relatives and friends. Just like this, one person spread ten, ten spread a hundred, and when Qi Zicai and Qi Fu and others went there the next day, there were already several thousand cultivators on the top of Zhushan Mountain, which was the vast majority of cultivators in Anxi City and nearby.
Shi Xuan came out of the bamboo hut and looked at the dark mass of heads in front of him. Without saying much, he flew onto the big stone and started today's preaching with yesterday's content.
The two stages of body building and qi cultivation are the foundation, so the monks from yesterday and the future still understood and were intoxicated. Of course, there were monks who prepared jade slips early and performed recording magic, and they automatically recorded from the beginning of Shi Xuan's speech.
The number of animals and birds listening to the lecture did not increase much compared to yesterday, but everyone seemed to have a little spirituality, whether squatting or standing, they all looked like real people.
"In the future, I will give lectures every five days, and I will leave half an hour to answer your questions. That's all for today, please come early tomorrow." After Shi Xuan finished speaking, he saw that several monks quickly woke up from their trance and opened their mouths to ask questions, so he said lightly.
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There is a big city a few hundred miles away from Anxi City, called the Four Water City, which is the place where the four rivers of Anxi, Mingxi, Qishui and Jiajiang meet. The waterway is prosperous, and it is much more prosperous than Anxi City.
There is a small house in the west of the city. Zhao Xingfan is sitting cross-legged in meditation, visualizing the strong soul. Since his parents died early, he has devoted himself to practicing Taoism. He is extremely hardworking and is only one step away from leaving the body.
"Huh." Zhao Xingfan slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air and stood up. Although he is only one step away from leaving the body, there is always something missing. It's a pity that he has no money to buy those Taoist books and jade slips. Is he going to sell this house? Or go to the mountains and the bottom of the river and take great risks to catch some monsters?
Dong Dong Dong, someone was knocking on the door outside the small courtyard. Zhao Xingfan was a little confused. He didn't have many relatives and friends. He was concentrating on practicing Taoism in recent years. How could anyone come to visit?
With doubts, Zhao Xingfan left the room, walked to the gate of the courtyard, opened the door, and saw that it was his former neighbor Sun Dong: "Brother Sun, I wonder what you want to teach me?" There were several servants standing behind him.
Sun Dong is a 30-year-old, amiable, fat, wealthy man. He smiled and raised the letter in his hand: "Sun was about to go to the business today and found someone delivering a letter to your former residence. Haha, they didn't know that you had moved here a long time ago. Sun saw that it was on the way, so he delivered it to you, brother Zhao." Zhao Xingfan took the letter and said gratefully: "I only told my relatives and friends in the city about my move here. This letter is probably sent from other places." As he spoke, he glanced at the surface of the envelope and saw the name of Qi Ziyan from Anxi City. He thought to himself that when he went to Anxi City a few years ago, he had a friendship with Qi Ziyan, but he didn't know why he wrote this letter? Sun Dong saw that Zhao Xingfan didn't read the letter, and smiled: "Brother Zhao, you read the letter first. If you want to reply, Sun can help you take it to the business and ask someone to deliver it." Zhao Xingfan thanked Sun Dong for his kindness, tore open the envelope, took out the letter and threw it, and the letter unfolded. At first glance, Zhao Xingfan was in high spirits, his eyes sparkled, and he wished he could grow wings and fly away.
"Haha, it seems like a good thing, brother Zhao." Sun Dong asked casually.
Zhao Xingfan was excited and answered directly: "This is a letter from Taoist friend Qi from Anxi City, saying that at the top of Zhushan Mountain in Anxi City, there is a senior in the realm of supernatural power who is publicly teaching Taoism. Ha, this is Zhao's chance, and there is hope for a breakthrough!"
"Publicly teach Taoism?" Sun Dong frowned. "Let's not talk about whether this is true or not, but as a neighbor for many years, I have watched you grow up, brother Zhao. I have to remind you that practicing Taoism costs a lot. You have sold your mansion and moved back to this ancestral home. You should not continue to practice Taoism. Strengthen your body and enjoy life at ease. This is the right way." Zhao Xingfan retorted: "For Zhao, practicing Taoism is to enjoy life." Sun Dong was disappointed and sneered: "Hehe, enjoy life, although Sun is only strengthening his body, but for so many years, he has been practicing Taoism for a long time. I have heard a lot about business. Once you embark on the path of cultivation, it is extremely dangerous. Monsters and demons will kill you. Even if you survive by chance, you have to run around for a little spiritual herbs and materials, and you have to take risks again. Moreover, fellow practitioners are scheming against each other and often stabbing each other in the back. Isn’t this kind of life tiring? In my opinion, it is not as free and easy as the life of a mortal like me. What’s the point of cultivation? ! "
"How could it be? ! Cultivating the Tao can make you immortal!" Zhao Xingfan couldn't find any other words to refute, so he could only answer this point.
Sun Dong shook his head and said, "Longevity, what's the point of such a painful longevity?! It's better than a life with my parents, children, a virtuous wife, and gold and silver! Brother Zhao, listen to my advice, find a wife, have a baby, and enjoy the joy of family life, which is much better than that nagging cultivation!" Zhao Xingfan was speechless for a moment and could only shake his head and said, "Zhao has made up his mind. I will pack my luggage and go to Anxi City immediately." Sun Dong sighed and said, "When you regret it in the future, you will understand what I said today." ………… On the top of Zhushan Mountain, the moon is bright and the stars are sparse. After several months of preaching, Shi Xuan has talked about the content of Qi induction from body forging and Qi nourishment. Zhang Liu, Wan Chengfeng and more than a dozen Qi induction cultivators gathered together, their expressions were anxious and expectant, and they couldn't wait for Shi Xuan to come out immediately. Wan Chengfeng walked a few steps, but he still couldn't calm down. He had to smile bitterly and said, "I wonder if the senior will talk about the secret method of advancing to supernatural powers by drawing in qi? Or just start from the beginning and talk about the previous content." Zhang Liu was also uneasy: "It's difficult. This is the key to establishing a small sect. The senior shouldn't be so generous. He himself is only in the supernatural realm. Moreover, the most profitable thing for major business houses on the Taoist jade slips is the secret method of drawing in qi to advance to supernatural powers. If the senior teaches it publicly, it will cut off people's financial resources and will inevitably cause disasters. Their backers are all those Jindan masters." This made sense, and the few people who said it kept nodding their heads, but when they thought about their urgent need for the secret method to advance to the supernatural realm, they became dejected again. As they were talking, they saw Shi Xuan walked out of the bamboo hut and climbed onto the big stone, so they sat down cross-legged and waited anxiously. Shi Xuan looked around at the cultivators below. Because they had already started practicing the techniques, they all had some luck, but not much, not much different from the cultivators of the four major sects who had been taught the true methods. However, Shi Xuan felt that if he really finished talking about the two inheritances, he would have some unexpected benefits.
"Today, I will talk about the method of advancing the supernatural power by drawing in the Qi." Shi Xuan spoke slowly.
Zhang Liu, Wan Chengfeng and others widened their eyes, surprised and happy.
The cold wind was biting and penetrated deep into the bone marrow, but on the huge mountaintop, thousands of cultivators and those beasts and birds were silent, not even moving, and listening to Shi Xuan's preaching attentively.
The bright moon set in the west and the sun rose in the east. Shi Xuan stopped preaching and said, "Today is the time to ask questions. If you have any questions, please stand up and ask."
Zhang Liu, Wan Chengfeng and other cultivators in the Qi-drawing realm were just hearing the key points, but they didn't expect Shi Xuan to stop when he said so. They all scratched their ears and cheeks, itching to bear it. But they dared not be disrespectful to the senior. If they were not allowed to listen to the sermon tomorrow, they would regret it.
After Shi Xuan answered questions for half an hour, he saw a foreign cultivator who had been listening for many days stood up.
Zhao Xingfan bowed and said, "Senior, I have a question, but it is not related to cultivation. I don't know if I should ask it or not?"
"Ask it." Shi Xuan nodded.
Zhao Xingfan made a bitter face and repeated Sun Dong's words, then said, "I know what he said is wrong, but I can't find words to refute it, because the path of cultivation is indeed as he said. Please teach me how I should answer."
Shi Xuan said lightly, "Shut up, practice, and ask him again after twenty years."
"Ah." Zhao Xingfan didn't expect Shi Xuan to answer like this, so he could only decide to do it with doubt.