Chapter 70 Apocalypse and Alchemy
After traveling south along the Lihua River for several days, they abandoned their boats and changed their horses, turning to the west.
After more than ten days of turbulence, the sky was blue.
When Lin Bai and Pei Ning saw the boundless sea, they felt refreshed and full of fighting spirit.
Since I started to practice, I have become more and more aware of the nourishment of heaven and earth and the endless wonderful transformation.
The beauty of spiritual practice is truly addictive.
On the other hand, Song Qing and Zhang Han looked much uglier. Although they didn't skimp on food or drink on the way, the two wise old men couldn't bear it after all the hard work of traveling and traveling.
The two of them saw the vastness of the sea, and tried their best to look into the endless places. They were speechless, and they didn't know whether they were missing their hometown or had some ulterior motives.
Especially Song Qing, who had messy white hair and used one arm to build a pergola, with tears reflecting in his cloudy eyes.
Lin Bai and Pei Ning were cautious and did not rush to set off. Instead, they went to inquire with the fishermen on the beach.
After asking, I found out that some local fishermen got lost when they went to sea, and they had indeed seen small islands thousands of miles away. The fishermen call it Gravel Island. It is a group of small islands, with more than a dozen large and small. The largest one is only a few hundred feet in diameter.
The location of this gravel island is exactly in a triangle with Jinli Island and Qingyangpai Mountain, so it is quite safe. Because if the monks from Golden Turtle Island came, they would definitely go directly to the Qingyang Sect and not pass through the gravel island.
"Don't you just ask Xunxian? Listen to my advice and go home and hug your wife! People like you never hear a sound once they enter the sea. Most of them are capsized by the waves and feed the fish maws. Nearly ten years ago, a group of people bought a boat. Not long after they entered the sea, they encountered wind and waves, and many of the boat boards floated back. I heard that there was a couple among them who had just given birth to a baby. "< br>
An old fisherman in his fifties or sixties, with a face full of vicissitudes of life, told Lin Bai and Pei Ning about life lessons.
"Are all those who went to sea dead?" Lin Bai asked.
"How can they still be alive in the vast sea? Even if they can settle on the gravel island, there is no water to drink there. How many days can they survive eating fish every day?" The old fisherman shook his head and sighed while adding grass shreds to his dry tobacco bag.
Lin Bai and Peining looked at each other and said nothing.
"Looking at the clothes you two are wearing, you must be a young couple from a rich family, right?" The old fisherman kept sighing, "At least you have a child before you go, you have to leave your roots behind, right?"
As he spoke, he pointed to Song Zhang next to him, and continued: "Is it possible that these two old gentlemen are also going? Their hair is whiter than the belly of a fish, and the folds on their faces can hide several kilograms of sand. When the boat bumps, I'm afraid they..." At this point, the old fisherman looked at Lin Bai and asked, "Why are the two old gentlemen staring at me? It's like I owe them eight hundred taels of silver! What did we say wrong?" >
"They are both mentally ill, don't worry, we won't go to sea." Lin Bai smiled, explained casually, gave him another ingot of silver, and sent him away.
In the next two days, Lin Bai and Pei Ning were not in a hurry to set off, but instead shopped on the shore.
There are all kinds of food and drinks, as well as clothes, tables and chairs, and even pen and ink.
Song and Zhang's storage rings, plus Qi Zhen's, total three. Lin Bai wore two and Pei Ning took one. This storage ring holds a wonderful thing, it can hold a lot of things, but it cannot put living things in it.
After getting ready to go to sea, Lin Bai felt guilty when he saw that Song and Zhang were both miserable.
Lin Bai had a background in weaving straw sandals. He was a kind-hearted man and was very particular about his work. Thinking that these two old gentlemen could not practice cultivation, how could they still stay on the island and not go crazy?
So they bought more than a dozen fishing rods and some books for them to relieve their boredom.
Of course, the books are not romance books, nor are they random stories about strange things, but the words of saints, specifically teaching people great principles such as establishing a moral character.
Upon seeing this, Song and Zhang immediately complained and begged. They had already figured out the behavior of Lin Bai and Pei Ning, and knew that Pei Ning should never be provoked, but Lin Bai had a good temper and could listen to complaints.
Lin Bai listened to the two of them talking for a long time and almost softened his heart. But when he thought of their characters, he hardened his heart and declined politely. "I'm doing this for your own good."
After packing up, the four of them set off into the sea.
This time I didn’t specifically buy a seagoing ship. There was a flying boat in the Song and Qing Dynasties, called the Purple Bamboo Boat.
Lin Bai heard Zhang Han say that this thing is not cheap, and he really can't afford it if he doesn't have any financial resources. Since the Qi Practitioner cannot wield a sword, he uses this thing instead.
The purple bamboo boat is as big as a common boat, more than one foot long, and can carry three or four people.
Usage is also simple, just put the spirit stone into the mechanism. You can also use your own spiritual power, but ordinary Qi training monks cannot last long. If it is to build a foundation, then there is no need to use this thing.
Song Qing took the trouble to explain to Lin Bai how to use it, for fear that something would happen.
The escape speed of the purple bamboo boat is not very fast, about two hundred miles per hour.
And he didn't dare to fly too low for fear of being jumped out by some evil beast in the sea. After wandering around and walking day and night for two days, we finally arrived at Gravel Island.
The gravel island is really like a pile of gravel. There is a small island with a radius of 100 feet in the middle. The highest point is not more than ten feet high. There are many seabirds and turtles on it.
Surrounding the main island, there are more than a dozen small islands scattered around. The smallest one can hold a person standing, while the larger one is only a few feet in diameter.
The aura here is a bit richer than in Tianlang Mountain, but it's just average. Moreover, the aura contains water, and it is dispersed tightly, barely usable.
Both Lin Bai and Pei Ning have very stable temperaments. These days, they have listened to Song and Zhang telling many stories about the outside world. They know that there is a kind place there, as well as people who are murderous, so they want to cultivate here. Let's go again.
He and Pei Ning carefully looked around and found no poisonous insects, so they practiced with peace of mind.
After all, Lin Bai was kind and couldn't bear to see Song and Zhang exposed to the wind and the sun, so he cut off a lot of rocks and asked them to build their own houses.
The two of them were assigned to a small island a hundred feet apart, and they were given food and told some principles of frugality. Then he took out books to relieve their boredom, and Lin Bai closed his eyes and practiced.
A month passed in a hurry, and Lin Bai finally reached the third level of Qi training.
Because he and Pei Ning lived on the same island, the two of them shared the spiritual energy of this place equally, so Lin Bai slowed down the speed of the mist absorbing the spiritual energy.
Pei Ning has not yet reached the second level of Qi training. Although she has good qualifications, the spiritual energy here is a bit thin after all.
According to what Song and Zhang said, usually those who have built a foundation in five or six years can be called geniuses, which is the hope of Jindan. But if you continue to build foundations after you are over forty, it will be difficult in the future.
As for those who are over sixty years old, their Qi and blood will decline, making it extremely difficult to build the foundation.
Lin Bai was not very fast, but because of the stone plate, it seemed faster.
However, Lin Bai also noticed that the spiritual energy here was gradually becoming thinner. And the spiritual energy he needs is more and more.
If I try to go up in the future, I'm afraid it will be slower and slower.
"The road to the future is still on the other side of the sea..."
Lin Bai opened his eyes and slowly circulated his spiritual energy, feeling extremely calm.
In the past, the main focus of martial arts training was "quietness", but now Ruyi Jingxin Jue and Shuixiang Wenxin Jue also have a calming effect. Anyway, it is difficult to create waves in the heart. After the third level of qi training, he didn't improve much. Lin Bai tried a few Song Qingjiao's techniques, but they were not lethal. It was okay to coax Xiu Xiu.
Summoning Song and Zhang together, they hurried forward and handed over their hands, congratulating Lin Bai for entering the country again.
It's just that their expressions were very bitter, and their already old faces seemed to have aged by more than ten years.
"The wind and sun are blowing every day, and I eat dry food and dried meat. I catch fish occasionally, but I don't know how to cook...it's hard!" Zhang Han's beard and hair are messy, like a fisherman.
Song Qing also sighed repeatedly and said: "Brother Lin, you two are practicing here, why do you need to bring me two burdens? Why don't you find a place to live, put the two of us on the shore, and be watched over by someone."< br>
"That's right!" Zhang Han immediately helped, sat next to Lin Bai, and said earnestly, "When the time comes, find me a concubine to warm my bed. I have nothing else to ask for."
"..." Lin Bai was stunned for a moment, then shook his head, "I brought you two with me so that I can take care of you nearby. How can I leave?"
Song and Zhang kept begging again, but Lin Bai was so hard-hearted that he just refused.
Seeing that Lin Bai couldn't move, Song Qing stopped thinking and asked, "Brother Lin, are you planning to cultivate here until you build the foundation and then leave?"
"Of course." Lin Bai smiled, "You two said that there are so many monks in the outside world. If I didn't even build a foundation, I wouldn't dare to go far away."
"No, no, you are wrong." Song Qing shook his head immediately.
"It really doesn't work." Zhang Han followed suit.
Lin Bai saw that they didn't look like they were acting, so he drove Zhang Han away and came to question Song Qing alone.
Over the past few days, Lin Bai has also seen that although Song and Zhang both built foundations and Zhang Han was older, Zhang Han was far inferior to Song Qing in terms of knowledge.
"Brother Song, please clear up the confusion." Lin Bai asked for advice.
Song Qing didn't hesitate, opened his blistered mouth, and started talking.
"First of all, the spiritual energy is too thin. After you two reach the middle stage of Qi training, you will need more spiritual energy. This place cannot support your practice at all."
"Secondly, if you want to build a foundation, you need to fill your body with spiritual energy. If it is too thin, you will not be able to attract the spiritual energy at all. Even if it is attracted, if the spiritual energy is insufficient, the foundation building will inevitably fail."
Song Qing talked about it for a long time, and Lin Bai was convinced, so he asked him again how to build the foundation.
"The guidance in the mind before building the foundation is the so-called opportunity to build the foundation. With this revelation, the foundation can be built in one fell swoop." Song Qing seemed to be nostalgic for the past in his words.
Lin Bai didn't dare to believe it completely, so he asked Zhang Han again.
However, Zhang Han and Song Qing said the same thing.
According to them, when the Qi refining period is about to be completed, there will be a feeling in the heart that guides a certain direction. This is the apocalypse.
Apocalyptic mystery is profound, it may be to experience something or see a certain scenery; it may also be to eat a meal and sleep, or it may be to face a fight.
In short, there are many tricks, everyone is different, and it is unpredictable.
If the apocalypse is successfully passed, the feeling will arise in the heart again, and this is the best time to build the foundation.
There is only one apocalypse. If after the apocalypse comes, but do not seize the opportunity of the apocalypse, then the foundation building will naturally fail.
Of course, the road to foundation building does not end here. You can also find another place, forcibly attract the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to fill your body, and then build the foundation in one fell swoop.
However, this method is much more dangerous, and only two out of ten people can succeed. And if you are not careful, you may die or your origin may be damaged.
Lin Bai thought alone for a while, then came to find Song Qing again and asked: "What does the elixir theory say?"
Song Qing frowned for a long time and asked: "Brother Lin, what is your relationship with the Wood Demon Master?"
He had asked Lin Bai many times before, but Lin Bai didn't know anything. He learned a lot about spiritual practice from Song Zhang, so how could he reply to him?
That's why Lin Bai always smiled and said nothing, pretending to be serious.
"You don't need to know." Lin Bai said with a smile.
"You and Nuxia Pei know nothing about cultivation. You don't even know the foundation-building apocalypse, but you know about the alchemy theory." Song Qing sighed and asked: "Is the foundation-building monk in Jiuyin Mountain about to form an elixir?"
Lin Bai smiled and said nothing.
Song Qing stared at Lin Bai and asked: "Actually, you don't know who the Wood Demon Master is, right? That talisman was given to you by the man from Jiuyin Mountain, and he didn't even tell you how to trigger it or what effect it had. Otherwise, you and Pei Ning would not be willing to fight to the death that day.”
This man's brain really worked. Lin Bai stepped forward and put his arm around Song Qing's shoulders, saying, "My brother is really wise."
Song Qing took the opportunity to ask: "How did you meet the man from Jiuyin Mountain? What is the purpose of that man coming here?"
Lin Bai smiled and said: "She came here to play, and happened to hear my name as a runner, so she tried my abilities. Seeing that I did have some skills, she gossiped with me. But later she thought I was stupid. , the qualifications are not good either, just leave me alone”
"If she doesn't want to care about you, how can she give you a talisman to protect yourself? Do you think the talisman is just something sold on the street?" Song Qing shook his head after hearing this, obviously not believing it. "That is the natal talisman of the Wood Demon Master. It is different from ordinary talismans. It requires the use of the natal energy, a lot of energy and blood, and even a life span to make it."
"Don't worry about these details." Lin Bai smiled and patted him on the shoulder, asking: "What exactly is alchemy?"
"Alchemy..." Song Qing still shook his head and said: "Before coming here, Master once told me to let me see more of the world, whether it's suffering in the world or the running rivers, to prepare for the Alchemy Theory. In fact, I haven't yet Touching the edge of the alchemy..."
When he said this, he kept sighing and continued: "Master said that the alchemy theory is also mysterious and mysterious. It cannot be explained clearly, but it is extremely important and is related to the path of the great road. If the alchemy theory is made to suit itself, then Yuanying has hope; if the alchemy theory is If you do it recklessly, you may not be able to survive the Jindan Thunder Tribulation, let alone the Nascent Soul.”
Lin Bai thought silently for a while, and then asked: "Since the foundation needs to be enlightened, the golden elixir must be prepared... what about the Nascent Soul?"
"You, you, you..." Song Qing stayed for a while, with wrinkles on his face, "Do you still want to prove the Nascent Soul?"
"What's wrong?" Lin Bai said with a smile.
"Lin Zhuan...Brother," Song Qing shook his head, with a disdainful smile on his old face, "I know you are smart and decisive in dealing with problems, and you have perseverance, but Nascent Soul is not just these things. There are difficulties and dangers. , beyond what you and I can imagine.”
"Then what can I do?" Lin Bai spread his hands and smiled bitterly, "I was lying low and childish, wishing I could give my master a hundred rings, just asking her to keep Xiuxiu by my side. But there is nothing I can do, she won't listen. If you want to kill me with ordinary words, let alone being unreasonable, I can only go up and hope that the master will listen to my words in the future."
Song Qing was silent, only sighing quietly.
Lin Bai didn't say anything and looked at the waves in the distance.
(End of chapter)