I use myths to create immortality

Chapter 115: Seeing the Great Yan Ancestor Again; On the Immortality and the Immortal Body

Everyone waited at Wangxiantai until night; they vaguely saw lights on in the Ziji Palace more than ten miles away.

Then the mist rose up and floated into the Zi Ji Palace more than ten miles away.

The Ziji Palace was very vast; the flat area around it alone was dozens of acres wide; it was built in an extremely simple manner, but it had all the facilities needed for a palace, gardens, and lofts.

In front of the palace, there was a Taoist priest on guard. When he saw everyone flying down in front of the palace, he could not help but reprimand them, "Stop, visitors. The ancestors are resting in the palace. Do not disturb them without notification."

"We are here to pay homage to the ancestors. Here is the jade talisman. Please lead the way, fellow Taoist." Xue Lingche took out the jade talisman and walked forward.

Seeing the jade talisman, the man was not surprised, he just bowed and said: "So it's you, the true Taoist brothers; come, take you to meet the ancestors."

"Yes!" Seven or eight young Taoist children came out from the front of the palace building and walked respectfully in front of the crowd.

A boy in yellow clothes also walked up to Ji Yuan and asked, "Master, which ancestor do you want to visit?"

"Ancestor Dayan." Ji Yuan replied and took out the jade talisman given by Linghe Zhenren.

"Please give me the talisman."

After taking the jade talisman and examining it, the boy in yellow bowed and said, "Master, please follow me."

"Okay." Ji Yuan followed Tong'er and walked into Zhongji Palace.

The same went for the rest of the people; they were led into the Ziji Palace by boys and maids.

There are many courtyards and pavilions in the Ziji Palace. After walking through them, we arrived at the gate of a small courtyard in front of the east pavilion.

Before Tong'er could go in to report, the two red-painted doors opened by themselves with a creak.

In the courtyard stood an old man with a gaunt face, five long white beards, and bright eyes. He had a bag slung across his shoulder. He stroked Ji Yuan's beard and smiled, "Good boy, you have forged the foundation of the Tao."

"Since we parted on that day, and after not seeing each other for several years, you are even more charming than before." Ji Yuan's nervousness eased a little, and he smiled.

It was none other than the ancestor of Dayan.

He knew it when Ji Yuan hadn't arrived at his palace yet and was still at Wangxiantai ten miles away.

Now seeing Ji Yuan coming to visit him, the Dayan Patriarch was still a little surprised.

"Please come in." The Great Ancestor did not put on airs. He waved away the boy and let Ji Yuan go in to talk.

Ji Yuan didn't dare to sit down and could only stand in the yard.

Patriarch Dayan sat aside and looked at him for a while.

Then he twirled his beard and asked, "What is the matter with you coming to see me?"

"Ancestor really asks even though you already know the answer." Ji Yuan said with a smile.

The Great Ancestor of Dayan also smiled.

This was indeed a question that was asked despite knowing the answer; Ji Yuan came to him at this time, he must want to take him as his disciple.

"Since you have been ranked among the true disciples and can be regarded as one of the new geniuses, why don't you go meet Shaoqing and the others?"

"When I first met you, I was immediately impressed by your demeanor. I immediately made up my mind to become your disciple, and of course you were my first choice."

"Besides, the ancestor also saved my life; I will take you as my master so that I can repay you in the future."

The Great Yan Patriarch shook his head: "This is not true."

“I feel that Master Shaoqing has many disciples. If I become their disciple, I may not be taken seriously, nor may I be able to inherit the legacy.” Ji Yuan stated the reason directly and frankly.

"Since you think I have no ability, why do you come to worship me?" The expression of the Great Ancestor Dayan became much colder.

"No, I saw your Qingyun Dharma Image before and admired it very much. I want to learn this from you." Ji Yuan did not hide his thoughts.

The mystery of the Tao is beyond imagination.

Although he had no aura at all and sat in front of me like an ordinary old man, his eyes seemed to be able to penetrate people's hearts.

Back to basics.

There was always a strange invisible aura surrounding the Great Ancestor of Yan, making it seem as if he was sitting several feet away from Ji Yuan.

But it was also extremely hazy; as if he was not in this world, or as if he was one with heaven and earth. Infinite mysteries and truths lingered in his eyes.

This is the strongest person Ji Yuan has ever seen, except for Qing Si and Old Ancestor Yin.

All three are great masters of the Tao, but they give people completely different feelings.

Qingsi is like a god or a demon, with a tremendous arrogance and the ability to know everything in a great distance. He is also cruel and overbearing, with a strong sense of oppression, like a monarch who dominates all things.

Patriarch Yin has a reserved murderous intent; he does not reveal any of it; but beneath his dignified and upright appearance, one can vaguely feel that he has an extremely terrifying murderous intent within him, as if he is facing a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood, which makes one shudder.

The ancestor of Dayan is detached from the world; he is pure, ethereal, and friendly.

Ji Yuan likes this feeling very much.

Therefore, when facing the Great Ancestor of Dayan, there is never a sense of oppression like the previous two; on the contrary, it feels very relaxed and open, and inexplicably makes people want to let go of all concealment and falsehood.

"Want to learn my Qingyun Qinglian Dharma Image?"

The coldness on his face disappeared, and the Great Yan Patriarch laughed and said, "You don't know; I am a well-known extremely stingy person."

"If I have any good things, no matter whether it is magic or gold or silver, I would rather take it into the coffin and let it decay with me."

"I can't give that to anyone. Not to mention my magic, even if I gave you a little of my money, I would feel as if I were cutting off my own flesh."

"Besides, I, the ancestor, spent countless efforts and kowtowed countless times before learning the Qingyun Dharma from the ancestor. Why should I pass it on to you?"

Ji Yuan couldn't help but laugh in surprise when he heard this.

This old man is really honest, even if he doesn't say anything else.

To be honest, most Qigong practitioners are greedy and murderous. Greed and stinginess are human nature. However, it was the first time that Ji Yuan had seen such an honest person, and a Taoist ancestor at that.

It also indirectly shows that this Great Yan Patriarch is really humble.

When facing a junior, one can directly talk about his or her own shortcomings.

"But didn't you say before that if you come to Kunwu, you will teach me the Great Evolution Method?"

"Well, that was just a polite remark, but you took it seriously, tut tut." The Great Ancestor of Dayan shook his head.

It means that Ji Yuan is thick-skinned and takes people's polite words seriously.

"So you don't plan to accept a disciple?" Ji Yuan was a little disappointed.

"Yes, of course I will."

The old man changed the subject and said, "I just want to recruit two of the worse ones that no one wants; to work like slaves for me and do odd jobs. It's impossible to teach them real skills."

"As one of the new geniuses, I didn't expect you to come to me."

"What does the ancestor think of me?"

"You have a solid foundation. After swallowing the Immortal Apricot and Wood Mother, you already have a foundation for the Dao. You also have two magical powers and several spiritual treasures. Wow, you are worth more than me and those old ghosts combined."

"If you hadn't come to me eagerly to become my disciple, I wouldn't have dared to attack you. I would have wanted to tear you apart to see how many treasures you have."

When Ji Yuan heard this, he was not surprised but happy.

I really found the right person this time.

It’s not surprising that Patriarch Dayan can see through him; his hundreds of thousands of years of cultivation are not given for nothing.

If you really wanted to rob him, you would have done it long ago.

The key is that this old man is really very frank; he says whatever he thinks. Compared with those so-called superior humans, this kind of person is more suitable to be Ji Yuan's master.

The relationship between a master and his disciples is one of life and death.

This kind of trust will surpass that of parents and fellow practitioners.

In some ways, the apprentice even holds the lifeblood of the master.

After all, once the skills are passed on to disciples, the flaws and taboos of one's own spells and techniques will also be known to the disciples, including how to operate magic weapons and supernatural powers.

Therefore, if you are not careful when accepting disciples.

It is not uncommon for disciples to stab their masters in the back, steal their masters' magic weapons, and sneak down the mountain to cause trouble.

As a result, some masters do not trust their disciples at all, and are unwilling to pass on their knowledge, or hide some key points as a countermeasure.

Over time, the relationship between master and apprentice became strained, and there were many cases where they eventually became enemies.

It is for this reason that Kunwu would allow talented true disciples to meet the ancestors in advance to try to get along with them.

This is also why Ji Yuan doesn't want to become a disciple of a teacher with many disciples and a great reputation.

This is probably because there are few disciples; they are few but excellent, and they can be taught, instructed and protected carefully.

If there are many disciples, the situation will be chaotic and the quality will be mixed. Even if you use your toes to think, you can figure out that it is impossible for the teacher to pass on the true teachings to all of his disciples.

And it won’t work if you don’t have a teacher.

The profound and wonderful skills of Taoism were all mastered by these Taoist ancestors.

No written records were made to avoid leakage.

If you want to achieve profound enlightenment and master the Dao, you have to become a disciple.

These Taoist ancestors also master many secrets and methods of advancement that are not recorded in writing.

From small things like red writing, jade characters, insect scriptures, bird seals and other immortal characters, talismans and magic spells.

From various authentic magic spells, supernatural powers, key points to realms, secrets of the heavens, key points to overcoming the three disasters, key points to practicing Taoism, key points to becoming an immortal, etc., all have been passed down orally from masters to disciples throughout the generations.

This Dayan ancestor was born into the Suo family, one of the top ten families, and happened to be in control of these things.

Ji Yuan has decided to become this master.

So he bowed and said, "Since the ancestor thinks I can do it, I am willing to take you as my master."

"Then you have to think about it carefully; I will not teach you any magical powers." Patriarch Dayan was a little surprised.

This is the first time I've seen such a stubborn guy.

“Then it should be okay for you to pass on to me the true scriptures that will help me achieve the profound and wonderful Dao, right?” Ji Yuan thought about it and decided to ask in advance.

"That's natural. This is the inheritance of Kunwu. I can teach you, but don't even think about the rest." Patriarch Dayan reminded again.

Ji Yuan was pleasantly surprised and knelt down immediately: "Disciple Ji Yuan, I pay my respects to the Master."

Strictly speaking, the Tao is considered to be immortal; the most powerful ones among them are called Daluo Jinxian and Taiyi Jinxian.

However, Ji Yuan was still an ordinary Qi-refining practitioner, so it was neither shameful nor humiliating for him to pay homage to them.

Ji Yuan then kowtowed three times. The Great Yan Patriarch did not stop him and accepted this great gift calmly.

Then he stood up and helped Ji Yuan up, touched his head and said: "I accept your courtesy; your teacher should give you some gifts."

"But I have always been stingy and poor. I don't have much to give you. So don't be picky."

"I dare not, I dare not." Ji Yuan didn't care about these.

He said politely, "It should be given to you by your disciple."

"Okay, bring it here."

Ji Yuan's face darkened, but he still took out a thousand-year-old elixir from the treasure bag.

These were the only few thousand-year-old elixirs left on his body; he was reluctant to use them, and gave the rest to his second soul.

The other things are not enough either.

"Purple Flame Wonderful Flower? Where did you get this thing? Put it away quickly. If you show it to others, someone will steal it from you."

The originally careless Dayan Patriarch was stunned, and quickly took it and put it into his sleeve.

Ji Yuan didn't say anything, but was a little speechless.

But when the Great Yan Patriarch thought about it, a flash of enlightenment suddenly flashed in his eyes: "It turned out that it was you, the kid, who robbed the Tianwu Spirit Realm. No wonder you have so many treasures on you."

Ji Yuan was startled, and said in astonishment: "Ancestor, what are you talking about? I got this elixir by chance..."

"Bah! This elixir has long been extinct in the outside world. Where did you get it? It was clearly obtained from the Tianwu Spiritual Realm. You may be able to hide it from others, but you can't hide it from me." Taoist Dayan sneered.

"It's not a big deal to get it from Tianwu Spirit Realm, right? Is there something else involved?"

"What do you think? Tsk tsk, you don't know how big a thing you have done."

As he spoke, the Great Ancestor of Dayan said to the stone pillar beside him: "Sit down, there is no need to be so restrained in front of your master."

Ji Yuan hesitated for a moment before sitting down.

"The Tianwu Spirit Realm is the forbidden territory of the Xuanjun Sect. I don't know how much effort was put into obtaining the Tianwu Seven Treasures. But you got away with it. Do you think it's a big deal?" "You also beat the powerful Jade Fire Toad of the demon clan and made him flee in fear. The old Jade Fire Toad lost face and has been looking for you all over the world since he got out."

The Great Yan Patriarch exclaimed: "I was wondering why the Patriarch took action to completely erase that secret, it turns out it was because of you."

"Ah?" Ji Yuan really didn't know this.

"I'm telling you, don't reveal the spiritual medicines and treasures from the spiritual realm when you are outside, otherwise the real body of the Jade Fire Toad will come looking for you, and you will be in trouble."

"He lost face at your hands and is looking for you everywhere."

"Also, keep the matter of Tianwu's seven treasures to yourself. Even though you have obtained Tianwu's true blood, don't go around looking for Tianwu's mysterious skills in Kunwu. Don't take out those elixirs, or else it will be obvious to others that you did it."

"Otherwise, Xuan Jun Dao will be the first to settle accounts with you, and then you will be in trouble."

The Great Ancestor of Dayan was not good at fighting, but when it came to predicting the mysteries of heaven, no one could compare to him.

The affairs of Tianwu Lingjing; all the powerful people in the world are paying attention to it, not just him.

But under the mystery of the Tao, we are all ants, not understanding the numbers of the sky and not knowing the ultimate.

But the founder suddenly took action and erased that secret.

Apart from the Patriarch, no one knows the specific things happening in the spiritual realm.

All we know is that someone swept through the Tianwu Spirit Realm and beat the old Green Fire Toad monster so hard that it ran away in fear.

So the powerful people in the world are still guessing who that person is.

Even Dayan was a little confused.

It was not until she saw the spiritual medicine from the spiritual realm in Ji Yuan's hand, and combined it with the precious light of the many treasures on Ji Yuan's body, that she realized it was him who did it.

"Luckily you met me. My life is coming to an end. There is no point in having these things. Otherwise, I will snatch your treasures."

As he spoke, Patriarch Dayan took out a leaf-shaped talisman from his sleeve and handed it to Ji Yuan.

"You are a child who carried gold through a busy city, but no one robbed you. Your luck is incredible. Put this palm leaf talisman in your treasure bag."

"Palm leaf talisman?" Ji Yuan took it and looked at it. The leaf was as crisp as jade, one finger long and two fingers wide, with talismans flashing on it.

Just holding it in my hand, I felt a sense of the energy in my body being restrained, and I couldn't help but feel a little happy.

"This is a good thing. If you hadn't given me a thousand-year-old elixir, I wouldn't have been willing to give it to you."

The palm leaf talisman is one of the 3,600 magic spells of the religion, which can conceal the precious light and conceal the energy.

But this refining method is only known by the Suo family.

As the ancestor of the Suo family, Taoist Dayan would naturally know how to do it.

However, each time of refining, it requires precious materials of high price. Even the branches and leaves of the innate spiritual roots are hard to find, and he only has one.

So I gave it to Ji Yuan.

It is not true to say that Ji Yuan is not coveted by others.

In fact, when all the ancestors returned to Kunwu, including Ancestor Xue, they had already seen the precious light on Ji Yuan's body.

It's just that Patriarch Xue Guangfa, as the ancestor of the Xue family and a top master with first-class Taoist skills, looks down on him and doesn't want to ask.

Several ancestors wanted to question Ji Yuan, but out of concern for Ancestor Xue, they did not take any action.

But he didn't expect that Ji Yuan would come to him and become his disciple.

Just as the Great Ancestor Dayan said; his life is coming to an end, so he does not covet Ji Yuan's treasure.

This miraculous fate is approaching and is irreversible.

At this point, it is like a star about to fall, and the only thing left is death; this is also the greatest difficulty and limitation for immortals and Qi cultivators in this world.

Therefore, the Daluo Jinxian and Taiyi Jinxian in this world are just titles, not realms, let alone immortals.

Only the immortal Hunyuan leader can be immortal, and all time and space are eternal, with birth, existence, and future becoming empty, immortal and indestructible, and can withstand no calamity.

Furthermore, it cannot be reversed.

It's impossible to let go of it.

If you say you can't let go, there is no other way. You might as well rely on your disciples to go see the scenery at the highest point for you.

Happy to have a disciple like Ji Yuan.

Taoist Dayan was very surprised. He was indeed as stingy as he said.

But he still gave the palm leaf talisman to Ji Yuan, as a reward for Ji Yuan's gift of a thousand-year-old elixir.

"Thank you, Master." Ji Yuan was very grateful.

"There are many abilities in the realm of Daomiao. You won't be able to experience them unless you cultivate Daomiao. So you must not be careless just because you have magical instruments." Dayan warned again carefully.

He knew that Ji Yuan had a top-notch magic weapon, the wind bag.

"Master, can you tell me about it?" Ji Yuan was also curious.

In this ancient world, the cultivation system is actually very grand.

But monks rarely divide the realms.

If it were not necessary, no one would even divide it into three realms: Tao Miao, Tong Xuan, and Yi Qi.

Ji Yuan felt that if it was divided into Qi Refining, Foundation Building, and Golden Elixir, the Yi Qi realm alone could be divided into at least more than ten realms.

For example, the first step is fetal movement, which is to develop breath in the body and be able to absorb the energy of heaven and earth. This process takes more than ten years or even dozens of years; the second step is to enter the orifices, where the energy enters all the orifices and penetrates the meridians of the Zhoutian acupoints. This takes many more years.

Many old Taoist children have practiced for decades but have not yet achieved enlightenment because they are stuck at these two steps.

At the third step, one can sense the connection between heaven and man, and know whether it will be sunny or rainy in a distance of dozens of miles. Only then can one be considered to have truly entered the realm of Taoism and cultivated magical powers, able to perform various magic spells.

In the fourth step, you can condense your spirit and soul, write talismans and perform magic, and be able to resist magic attacks from dozens or hundreds of miles away.

Even each step has the stages of initial training, stable proficiency, and perfection; which are equivalent to the early, middle, and late stages.

This was five hundred years ago, when Ji Yuan had cultivated to one-third of the Qi realm, and he could feel the obvious changes.

But no one has divided the realms for this, so the skills and abilities seem very chaotic and vague.

According to the nature of the cultivators in this world, unless there is a major change, they will never differentiate between realms.

"It would take a long time to finish, so you'd better not be too ambitious. I'll tell you in detail later."

"Anyway, you just need to know that for us, if you cast a spell billions of miles away, I can find out if I want to know."

"I can send my thoughts into the sky in an instant, travel through the universe for a moment, and see ghosts and gods torturing evil spirits in the underworld."

"It is also possible to project thoughts into known small and large worlds in an instant, and to transform into an incarnation in those worlds."

"Of course, this is without any obstruction or hindrance from any like-minded or stronger person."

"The precious light on your body; because the treasure bag has the mystery of space, even those who have mastered the profound Taoism cannot see it. Only those who have mastered the profound Taoism can see it; it is like a torch in the dark night, because we can see through the void."

"So; when you carry the palm leaf talisman, the precious light of your treasure bag will be blocked. Then, as long as you don't take out the treasure, there will be no problem." Taoist Dayan explained.

"Are all the mysteries of Tao like you?" Ji Yuan was a little bit unbelievable.

If this is true, wouldn't the Kunwu Patriarch Xue, who has been refining magic weapons in the Sutra Repository, know about it?

Moreover, the second soul, Xuanpinzhu, is also in the realm of Taomiao, but does not have this ability.

"That's not the case. My realm belongs to the higher level among Dao Miao. The Dao Miao at the bottom don't have this ability."

Taoist Dayan’s realm is not low, he is just not famous for fighting.

Generally speaking, the categories of Saint Golden Immortal, first-rate, second-rate, last-rate, and third-rate Taoist masters are all calculated based on fame, strength, and comprehensive factors.

Supreme Saints and Golden Immortals are rare in the heavens; second only to the Leader of Hunyuan Sect, there are not many of them in Xuanwei Sect, and even Patriarch Yin and his companions cannot be considered Supreme Saints and Golden Immortals.

The Golden Immortals and Great Sages have all cultivated bodies that are indestructible to all calamities, which means they have attained first-rate Taoism, among which there are Daluo Immortals and Taiyi Immortals. There are countless such masters in all the heavens and worlds.

First-rate Taoist masters are often extremely powerful, and can crush ordinary Taoist masters in terms of their Taoism, realm, and skills. Most of them can also cultivate an immortal body, which can be regarded as a simplified version of being invincible.

Ancestor Xue and Ancestor Yin are both first-rate Taoists.

Taoist Dayan's realm is second-rate; second only to Patriarch Xue and the others, and he is of the same generation as them.

But in terms of strength, he is at the bottom of the list.

Among them, the attainment of eternal invulnerability means being unable to be killed by matter or physics; transcending the forms and traces of the three vehicles, being truly immortal, being able to move between existence and non-existence, and being able to transform into countless incarnations.

It can be regarded as the ultimate fruit of the Tao under Hunyuan, commonly known as the Half-step Hunyuan Sect Master. In theory, it only lacks a few abilities compared to the real immortal Hunyuan Sect Master, such as eternal immortality in all time and space, infinite incarnations, and the ability to gather time.

The immortal body is what Xuanpinzhu is currently researching. It has a certain ability to resurrect and cannot be easily killed, but it always has flaws.

Just like if the Xuanpin Pearl could master the centipede bee's immortality technique; then to a certain extent, it would be difficult to completely kill him if he was at the same level or a higher level.

As long as there is a centipede bee or a golden silkworm alive, the Xuanpin Pearl can be resurrected again and again.

Even as long as the Xuanpin Pearl is not broken, the second soul will not die, and the Xiantian Pearl is indestructible.

So generally speaking, the mysteries of Tao are not difficult to understand.

But the secret of cultivating immortality is very difficult.

Even immortals would have a headache trying to master the Tao to an unbreakable state.

This is also the reason why Ji Yuan dared to let him snatch Kunwu after he cultivated his second soul.

However, the immortal body is not indestructible after all. Indestructibility means there are no defects.

Immortality is flawed.

But what if the founder of Hunyuan Sect took action, pulled the Xuanpin Pearl out of the centipede bee, and threw it outside the universe?
In a few years, the soul consciousness in the Xuanpin Pearl will be wiped out by the infinite chaotic energy; even if it is not destroyed, it will not be able to find the way back and will eventually decay.

This is called exile to the void. The ancient gods and demons were all incorruptible, but they just disappeared like this.

In the past, Ji Yuan knew a lot about the mysteries of Golden Immortals and Supreme Saints from Taoist scriptures.

But it is ultimately no match for a Taoist master to personally demonstrate his experience.

Taoist Dayan simply gave a brief account.

Ji Yuan called him a pervert; this world's peerless master, apart from the defect of lifespan, really has no flaws.

Also learned a lot of knowledge.

He finally understood why if there was a powerful preacher.

Many monks flocked to it and were willing to offer their most precious things to listen.

Especially some key points are sorted out from the shallow to the deep.

"Okay, it's getting late. You go first. Then you can formally become my disciple and follow me back to Dayan Peak."

"Yes!" Ji Yuan shook his head and was shocked.

The sky is already bright and sunny.

Counting with fingers, he realized that two days and two nights had passed while the master and the disciple were talking and listening.

"Disciple will take his leave first."

After Ji Yuan left, the Great Yan Patriarch could not help but twirl his beard and smile: "I never thought that at this moment, I could still accept a disciple with amazing qualifications, roots, and luck."

"I really like your character. That's great." Taoist Dayan couldn't help but smile.

A few thoughts floated in the void.

"Congratulations, Brother Suo Dao. You have a Qilin child. I am so envious of you."

"Tsk tsk, Fellow Daoist Suo, you have to take good care of your disciple. I see he has several magical treasures on him. Be careful of someone bullying the weak." Patriarch Shaoqing sighed.

Originally, he thought Ji Yuan was walking towards him.

As a result, this kid went to Taoist Dayan.

"You all flatter me. After all, I am just a kid who hasn't overcome the three disasters. Whether he can overcome the three disasters and how far he can go depends on himself." Although he said this, Taoist Dayan still acted very proud.

"As for the spiritual treasure on him, humph, if an ordinary young man with profound knowledge competes with him, it's fine. But if anyone dares to bully the weak, don't blame us for being ruthless."

Upon hearing this, Master Zi Yang smiled and said, "Don't worry. We, the elders of Xuan Wei Dao, are not pushovers. If anyone dares to take it away, we will have a reason to beat him and destroy his entire family."

“Hahahaha…” More than a dozen ancestors in Ziji Palace laughed together.

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There is one more chapter, but it will be updated at 12 o'clock at night.

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