Chapter 258 Old Friends
Along the way, the flying boat traveled from the western part of the Lu State through the central part, crossing countless mountains, rivers and plains.
Occasionally, you can see below, where the academy is filled with chanting sounds.
The villages are scattered and smoke is curling up.
From time to time, majestic cities would appear, bustling with traffic, and a famous Confucian monk could be vaguely seen wandering in and out of them.
Everyone in the Lujiang League on the boat had no intention of practicing. They were enjoying the beautiful scenery of the mountains and rivers, talking about the monks below. It seemed that they were experiencing the world of mortals to refine their hearts.
When these monks came to the mortal world, some helped solve cases in the government, some fertilized and rained in the fields, some educated mortals in private schools, and some punished evil and hoeed rapes on the roadside.
When cultivating a practice, stretch and apply in a certain way, tighten and loosen at the same time, taking into account both internal and external aspects.
After all, there are only a few geniuses in this world. In every realm on the road to immortality, if you want to break through the barriers, you not only need to accumulate enough strength, but also need the assistance of luck and state of mind.
Your state of mind is related to whether you can successfully break through the bottleneck, break through the realm perfectly, and explore your qualifications and potential to the greatest extent.
This is also an important reason why orthodox monks talk about "merits".
The more "merits" are accumulated, the smoother the state of mind becomes; the more "karma" is accumulated, the more turbid the state of mind becomes.
Doing good deeds all the time will certainly make you feel better than fighting and killing people all the time. This truth is naturally easy to understand.
It's just that Lin Shan has never experienced the world of mortals, so he doesn't need to waste time in the early stage. He can just rely on the enhanced panel to advance all the way.
What's more, he was born as a mortal and grew up in the Lin family of Qinghe County in the southern border of the Song Dynasty. He even had more than 20 years of experience in his previous life. It's not like he has never experienced secular life.
It's just that "merit" is a rather idealistic thing. There is no exact quantification of how many good things you have done and how much merit you have received. No one knows whether their merit is enough.
So when it comes to your state of mind, whether you feel at ease or not is still unknown. Whether you have the confidence to break through the bottleneck depends entirely on the individual.
Therefore, the method of refining one's mind in the world of mortals may be useful, but it may also be a waste of time and may not really yield results.
The state of mind is a very mysterious thing, and it is not impossible to make up for it when you really encounter a problem. After all, it is useless to worry about it now, because there is no way to start.
He had not experienced the "merit" of raising a family, but some people on the ship had.
The ancestor of the Yang family stood on the bow of the boat, overlooking the great river and swamp passing below, and could not help but feel a myriad of emotions and be filled with melancholy.
"I think back then, I was a concubine of the Yang family in Luzhong. I traveled around the world for decades, slaying demons and redressing people's grievances. I longed to be a dashing immortal in the world of mortals."
"Later, when people reach middle age, they have wasted their prime years and are still wandering around in the qi training period. There is no female cultivator to favor them, no family elders to cultivate them, no resources to lean on, and they are in a state of desolation. It is difficult to continue practicing."
“With no choice but to do so, I sold off the property left by my deceased elders and relatives in exchange for the right to study at Yunchuan Academy, where I met four close friends and began the most passionate and generous years of my life. ”
The ancestor of the Yang family turned to look at the sky and thought of long-lasting memories.
"Those four people are Rongjin and his younger brother from the Dai family in the west of Lu, an outer disciple of the Zhenyue sect in the north of Lu, and a wanderer studying in the east of Lu. They became brothers because of their like-mindedness."
"At that time, the five of us were all unknown people with low cultivation and accomplished nothing, but we got together to chat about ancient and modern times, and we were full of scholarly energy and scolded Fang Qiu!"
"Later, I relied on my training in the world of mortals when I was young, accumulated a lot of experience, and broke through the golden elixir stage to take charge of the Yang family."
"Ancestor Rongjin and his clan brothers also broke through the golden elixir and aspired to the Dai family. The other two partners also made great achievements. They became the great elder of the Zhenyue Sect in northern Lu, and the golden elixir stage casual cultivator in eastern Lu. Zen Cave Master”
"It stands to reason that in those days, friends achieved great things one after another, so they should have stayed together throughout their lives and helped each other."
The ancestor of the Yang family shook his head and lamented that fate was inevitable.
"But after gaining strength and power, the Yang family and the Dai family inevitably turned against each other because of their positions. The good brothers back then turned against each other. Even if the other two old friends wanted to reconcile, they were beyond their reach and could only watch us. ”
"It is a pity that a hundred years have passed by. The Dai family has been destroyed, and my two virtuous brothers have also passed away. Their souls have returned to heaven and earth, and they have left this world!"
“It’s true that things in the world are unpredictable and fate has its way with people.”
While the ancestor of the Yang family was reminiscing, he thought of his sadness, covered his face with his sleeves, and shed a few drops of crocodile tears.
Lin Shan and the hundreds of monks behind him looked at each other, speechless as they listened to him talk about hundreds of years of old almanac.
However, the ancestor of the Yang family continued to talk about the key points.
"Although the two virtuous brothers of the Dai family have passed away, Yang still has two virtuous brothers who are still alive and well. Although I have not had time to visit them over the years, we have always exchanged letters, and our affection has not diminished."
"They are the elders of the Zhenyue Sect in the north of Lu and the master of the Xu Zen Cave in the Jindan period of the Ludong that I mentioned before. Both of them are older than me. I am afraid that the deadline is not far away. In order to extend my life Yuan will also participate in the trip to the Cliff Forbidden Land.”
"So, when you arrive in Jiangning City, I will take you to meet my two old friends first. When the time comes, we will have more people and strength, and it will be much safer to act together."
After everyone heard this, they all respectfully said yes and flattered the ancestor of the Yang family, praising him for his broad connections and strategizing.
After Lin Shan heard this, he reacted suddenly.
yes!
The ancestor of the Yang family has lived for so many years, how could he not have a few close friends?
How could he have the confidence to go to the Cliff Forbidden Land if he only brought me a person who was in the early stage of the Golden Elixir and a bunch of others who were in the foundation building and Qi training stages?
You must know that the ancestors of the Yang family are different from Lin Shan. Regardless of their own strength, they are purely in terms of the power behind them.
If the Yang family loses its ancestor, it will definitely fall from the throne of the mining giant, and may even be besieged and divided.
But without Lin Shan and the Black Skull Demon Lord and Master Zhankong guarding the Xun Ancient Sect, the foundation would not be worth anyone else's money.
So from the perspective of "worries about the future", Lin Shan is obviously more free and easy. The ancestor of the Yang family is carrying a lot of things and cannot make any mistakes, so he must pay more attention to safety during this trip.
It would make sense if he had other foreign aid, at least there would be another layer of protection.
And from what he said, they were still friends for hundreds of years, and they were brothers who had become brothers, which was more reliable.
Of course, brothers are brothers, so the two brothers of the Dai family were killed by the ancestor of the Yang family.
But that's because of the position, and it's true that we are a little defensive, but there is nothing wrong with allies relying on each other and temporarily staying together for warmth.
The ancestor of the Yang family was able to attract two foreign aids, which was an unexpected blessing.
Lin Shan raised questions at the right time:
"Leader, I wonder what cultivation levels your two old friends have?"
The ancestor of the Yang family smiled proudly: "Like me, we are both in the late stage of the Golden Elixir!"
"What?!!!"
Lin Shan was shocked.
This time he made up his mind to go to the forbidden area on the cliffs of the Swallowing Star Mountains to search for reed jade stalactites and prepare for his jade liquid refining. It was inevitable that he would get it.
But the difficulty of reality gave him another blow!
Not counting the ancestor of the Yang family who is in the late stage of the golden elixir, his two old brothers who are approaching their end are also in the late stage of the golden elixir?
How many old monsters were directly exploded during a trip to the forbidden area? How fierce will the competition be then?
Lin Shan himself was in the early stage of the Soul Pill. After a battle with Jiuyou Men Qiu, he barely had a sense of his own combat power. He should be stronger than the ordinary Golden Pill in the early stage.
I don’t know if I can compete with him in the middle stage of the golden elixir, but if he encounters a veteran master like the ancestor of the Yang family in the late stage of the golden elixir, he will definitely not be a match.
This is because these types of people have reached the pinnacle in the Golden Core stage. They can basically sweep the world without leaving the Nascent Soul stage. When they were young, they were mostly famous and reputable geniuses.
Everyone has more than one magic weapon in his hand, and he must have some magical powers and spells with him, which are far beyond what ordinary golden elixir stage monks can match.
Otherwise, how can we maintain the status of a giant family and a first-class force?
Lin Shan felt a bit of pressure, not only because the ancestor of the Yang family had foreign aid, but also because they were two old brothers who had known each other for many years, and their relationship might be closer than that of his own ally.
When the time comes when the baby is really separated, can he still have his own share?
But having said that, the ancestor of the Yang family was prepared in advance, so he followed the veteran on this trip. At least when he didn't encounter treasures in the early stage, the safety was greatly increased from the perspective of traveling through dangerous areas.
The monks from the Lujiang League, a group of hundreds of people, all thought the same way. The safer they were, the better if they followed a group of big guys. When the time comes, whether they can eat meat and drink soup depends entirely on their own luck and ability.
On the flying boat, everyone had different thoughts. Lin Shan looked at the scenery below and his thoughts drifted away.
……
In less than half a month, Feizhou traveled through the central part of Lu State and arrived in the northeastern region.
A simple and heavy city appeared in sight.
"Jiangning City".
In the distance, the undulating outline of the Swallowing Star Mountains can be vaguely seen, and a wild and vast aura rushes towards the face, and one can even hear the cry of geese and eagles.
This fairy city was built at the foot of the Swallowing Star Mountains. It was convenient for monks traveling to and from the city. It served as a resting place for supplies before entering the mountains. It was also used to sell various mountain goods and animal carcasses after leaving the mountains. Its main business was consuming supplies, repairing magic weapons, and recycling materials. Waiting for business.
As a mining giant in the cultivation world of Lu State, the Yang family's industrial layout is scattered throughout the country, and there is also an ore recycling store in Jiangning City.
The ancestor of the Yang family took the flying boat and led hundreds of people from Linshan and Lujiang League into the fairy city. After a brief introduction, he took them to the Yang family's industrial attic.
Along the way, the businesses on both sides of the street were basically patronized by monks, and the bustling level was more than double that of Wangyue City.
You can often hear all kinds of bargaining, noisy sounds, and some pungent smell of blood. Those are the remains of monster beasts brought back by the monks who came out of the mountain. They disassembled them and carried various bits and pieces, and negotiated with the vendors to sell them. .
Similarly, consumables such as "Rejuvenation Pill", "Rejuvenation Talisman", "Zhixue Powder" and "Qudu Pill" sold here are also several times more expensive than outside. Doing business here is really huge profit, but the corresponding stall and store rent should be Not cheap either.
The monks in the Lujiang League are relatively diligent and thrifty. They had brought enough consumables to their hometown in Luxi before coming here, so they had no desire to buy them when they arrived here.
Many monks came in and out of the Yang family's ore recovery attic. It seemed that the mining giant's signboard was relatively strong. Many casual cultivators who picked up the ore would come here to appraise it as soon as possible and expected an official price.
Then compare it with the small households in the outside world, and then decide whether to sell it to the Yang family.
After Lin Shan followed him in and took a look, he saw that there were more people in the hall. They were all queuing up to wait for appraisal and recycling. They were very jealous of the transaction volume here and couldn't help but express envy.
"The alliance leader's family has a strong foundation. They are making a fortune every day just in Jiangning City. They are really envious of others!"
The ancestor of the Yang family modestly waved his hand and led Lin Shan and others upstairs.
"Master Lin, there is no need to be envious. Your achievements in the future will not be inferior to mine. You still have a lot of time to lead the Xun Gu Sect to grow. I think you will reach the scale of the Yang family one day."
Lin Shan saw that he didn't seem to be hypocritical, and seemed to really think so. He didn't say anything and just nodded silently.
The ancestor of the Yang family arranged the accommodation for everyone and hurriedly went out to visit friends.
Everyone took a rest to relieve the fatigue of these days of travel. They knew that next, they only needed to wait quietly for the opportunity to enter the mountain.
……
Three days later, the ancestor of the Yang family returned.
He approached Lin Shan and said that he would take him to a place to meet the people who gathered on this trip.
Lin Shan was also looking forward to it, but at the same time he was a little worried. He had just become a real person, and his largest circle of peers was within the Lujiang League. He really didn't know many unfamiliar Jindan real people.
The two walked through several bustling long streets in Jiangning City and stopped at a garden in the north of the city.
"Lotus Garden".
Outside the garden are red bricks, green tiles, carved railings and jade. You can see several towering ancient cypresses and orioles in the garden.
There are three or five foundation-building monks guarding the door, and it seems that ordinary people are not allowed to enter.
However, when they saw the ancestors of the Yang family and Lin Shan coming, and learned that they were masters of the Golden Core stage, they respectfully opened the door and invited the two of them to enter the garden.
There is a winding path under your feet, with a dense bamboo forest, and you can walk for hundreds of steps.
The front suddenly opened up, and there was the sound of light springs, the whisper of pipa, and the sound of people talking and laughing.
What comes into view is a lotus pond of more than ten acres. A circle of lotus leaves stretches out around the pond, flowers bloom on the water, dragonflies dance, and the water ripples.
There are exquisite pavilions and pavilions around the pool. There are nine winding corridors on the pool connecting several small pavilions in the water. There are also dozens of floating stone platforms of different sizes in the pool. .
There are monks gathered in a circle everywhere in the pavilion. Some are chatting and laughing, some are enjoying the lotuses in the garden, and some are leaning on the railing alone, or sitting cross-legged on the stone platform in the pool with their eyes closed and meditating. In fact, they are secretly paying attention to the news from other people's mouths.
There were a large number of monks gathered at the outer pool, but they obviously did not dare to make loud noises for fear of disturbing the experts in the pool and making them unhappy.
Lin Shan relied on his senses to discover that in the Lotus Garden, those outside were all Foundation Stage monks, and those who could enter the lotus pond were all Golden Core Stage monks.
There are hundreds of monks in the Foundation Establishment Stage, wearing different costumes and coming from different sects. They are all interacting with each other by the pool, with cautious expressions on their brows.
The total number of golden elixirs in the pool totaled twenty or thirty people!
As for the specific cultivation level, he did not dare to use his spiritual consciousness to scan it openly. It was considered rude and would be disliked or even disgusted by everyone. He naturally knew this etiquette.
The ancestor of the Yang family whispered softly: "The border area of the Lu State is not small. Just in the Lujiang River Basin, two of us came out of the Lujiang League. The Lujiang River Basin accounts for half of the area of Western Lu. All the Jindan masters who came from Lujiang combined At least four or five.”
"There are naturally Jindan Daoist from other areas who plan to go to the Cliff Forbidden Land. There are twenty or thirty people in total. This meeting here is naturally to exchange information on each other and make final preparations before entering."
"I brought you here, firstly, so that you can get to know the powerful characters from all walks of life, especially the tough ones, so that you can know what to do when you meet them again in the future."
"Secondly, I want to take you to meet two of my old friends, the great elder of Zhenyue Sect in North Lu, and the master of Xu Chan Cave in Jindan Stage of Ludong. We will go together and take care of each other."< br>
Lin Shan nodded: "As it should be, please lead the alliance leader to recommend me."
The ancestor of the Yang family looked around and found two figures smiling and waving at the small building in the pool on the right, so he led Lin Shan onto the corridor and walked forward.
(End of chapter)