Sitting and forgetting longevity

Chapter 1967 The Lord of Suffering Comes to the Door
As the master, Liu Qinghuan could sense the location of the spirit beast through the guidance of the contract, and at this moment, that audacious monkey should have already left Taiming Realm.

"Not too stupid, he didn't get caught..."

After instructing Yueyan to bring Huitian back, Liu Qinghuan decided not to continue her seclusion and got up to leave the quiet room.

As soon as I stepped outside, I saw Ji Yue sitting in the main hall of the Qingmu Palace, leisurely drinking tea.

"Second Senior Brother?" Liu Qinghuan was somewhat surprised, then smiled bitterly and said, "It seems that Senior Brother also knows about the big trouble my mischievous monkey has caused."

Ji Yue smiled faintly: "It's normal for monkeys to be a little mischievous."

After speaking, he looked Liu Qinghuan over for a while and said, "Junior Brother has been in seclusion for so long this time, and your cultivation has become much more profound."

Liu Qinghuan sat down on the chair next to him and sighed, "If my cultivation doesn't improve after using so many pills, I'll have suffered a huge loss!"

"I see." Ji Yue showed his disapproval: "Cultivation achieved solely through elixirs is like a rootless duckweed, somewhat superficial. It is not as solid as one's own day and night cultivation, which makes the foundation as firm as a rock."

"Thank you for reminding me, Senior Brother." Liu Qinghuan said with emotion, "How could I not know this? In the past, when I was cultivating, pills mostly only played an auxiliary role."

"But if I continue cultivating as before after reaching the seventh level of Mahayana, I fear my lifespan will be exhausted before I can reach the eighth level."

As Ji Yue said, cultivators cannot improve their cultivation level by continuously taking pills. Pills are ultimately external things, and the path of cultivation is not about advancing in rank simply by reaching a certain threshold of spiritual power.

The refinement of mindset, mental techniques, and spiritual essence constitutes internal cultivation. Elixirs, magical treasures, and the like are all external aids.

The correct method of cultivation is to cultivate one's inner self as the foundation, supplemented by external methods, and supplemented by certain opportunities from heaven and earth.

Making good use of external aids can rapidly improve one's cultivation. However, relying solely on external aids will only lead to a weak foundation, making one vulnerable when faced with heavenly tribulations.

"Don't worry, senior brother. Although I used a lot of pills this time, my foundation is extremely solid, so it won't be a big problem," Liu Qinghuan said.

Ji Yue nodded and said, "You know what you're doing, so I'll just say one more thing."

By the way, I came here first because of your spirit pet. Since you've already sent someone to look for it, let's wait until it returns before we talk about anything else.

Furthermore, now that you've emerged from seclusion, you'll be attending the Nine Heavens Summit Sect Conference a month from now!

"Oh?" Liu Qinghuan asked, "The Nine Heavens Summit actually invited our Wenshi Sect this time?"

Ji Yue raised an eyebrow and said, "What? My Wen Shi Sect has sent out a Daoist master. Who dares to look down on him?"

Furthermore, considering its sect's foundation, lineage, financial resources, number of Mahayana cultivators, and the strength of its disciples at all levels, it can be considered a mid-sized major sect, qualified to participate in the sect assembly!

Liu Qinghuan surrendered: "Senior brother is right! I'm fine with going, but I don't know much about this sect conference. What are we supposed to do?"

Ji Yue took out a very exquisite invitation: "Let me see. There are about fifty sects from Qingming and Jiuyou participating this time, all of which are top-notch sects in their respective fields."

This conference is being held in the Canglan Realm… Canglan Realm?

“A medium-sized interface,” Liu Qinghuan said. “I went there to repair the spatial rift.”

"Oh." Ji Yue looked at the invitation again: "There are some other arrangements for the conference. The first is the sect treasure hunt, where fifty disciples will be sent into the secret realm and ranked according to the total value of the treasures they find."

"Treasure hunting?" Liu Qinghuan became interested. "What kind of treasures are they?"

"The ultimate treasure, oh, it's actually a Chaos Treasure!" Ji Yue exclaimed in surprise.

"interesting."

"In addition, there are the sect competition, the Nine Heavens Dao Discussion, and the Mahayana Dao Initiation Ceremony, which will last for more than a month." "There are also Dao Initiations?" Liu Qinghuan asked.

"It's up to you," Ji Yue said, shoving the invitation into his hand. "Here you go! The Nine Heavens Summit Sect Conference, which only happens once every three thousand years, is not to be missed. Nian En has already selected more than a hundred disciples to attend. You just need to lead them there."

"Alright." Liu Qinghuan thought about it and realized that after being in seclusion for so long, it was indeed time to go out and see some friends, and also to find out what had happened in the cultivation world over the years.

However, before that, something came knocking: Yueyan brought the little stone monkey back, but along with him came several Buddhist cultivators from the Taiming Realm.

Liu Qinghuan: ...

As he walked towards the Nine Treasures Hall, he asked Yue Yan beside him, "What happened?"

Yue said, "When I arrived, Huitian had already been surrounded by those Buddhist cultivators, who were preparing to take him back to Taiming Realm. I had no choice but to step forward and plead for him. At first, they refused to let Huitian go, so I had no choice but to reveal your name, Master."

Liu Qinghuan frowned and asked, "Huitian didn't return the Buddha statue to its owner?"

"No." Yue Qian said with a wry smile, "It refused to return it even if it died. Those Buddhist cultivators had no choice but to discuss it and said they wanted to see their master. They are waiting at the Jiuzang Hall now."

Liu Qinghuan felt awkward, like a child who had gotten into trouble and was now being confronted by the perpetrator. What could he do?

All I can do is offer compensation and an apology, and then go back and give the child a good beating.

Did they say what kind of compensation they wanted?

"I didn't say," Yueyan said, covering her face.

Liu Qinghuan was speechless. He stepped into the hall and immediately saw the little stone monkey squatting on the table, baring its teeth at the Buddhist monks sitting below.

Upon seeing Liu Qinghuan, Huitian immediately jumped over and began to complain.

Liu Qinghuan glanced at it lightly, and Huitian immediately fell silent.

"I'll deal with you later." He turned and greeted the Buddhist monks: "My little pet is naughty, and I'm sorry to have troubled you masters to make this trip!"

There were three Buddhist monks who came, the leader of whom was an old monk who had reached the Bodhisattva level. No wonder he was able to capture the little stone monkey.

"This humble monk, Zhiming, greets the Venerable Taiwei Jizun."

Zhiming? It seems he's another fellow disciple of the same generation as Yuanming and Huiming.

Liu Qinghuan smiled bitterly to herself: It seems I can't fool them today.

"Master Zhiming, I wonder how many Buddha statues this monkey of mine has stolen, and how I can make up for the losses to your temple?"

"Amitabha." Zhiming's attitude was very calm: "I dare not say anything about making amends. Fellow Daoist and my senior brother have a close relationship and have many interactions with my realm. However, those Buddha statues are also very important to us."

He looked at Huitian and said, “However, this little pet of yours has a connection with the Buddha. It is unwilling to return the Buddha statue, so we will not force it. We only ask that you grant us one request.”

Liu Qinghuan's heart skipped a beat: "What is it?"

"It's a long story," Zhiming said. "This matter is still related to the Thousand Buddha Temple in my realm. The Thousand Buddha Temple needs at least a thousand Buddha statues to suppress the demons from all directions below the temple."

But now that my fellow Daoist has stolen dozens of them, given time, the demons will surely break the seal and emerge.

Therefore, if you, fellow Daoist, can help deliver those demons from suffering, this matter can be considered closed.

(End of this chapter)