Longevity begins with alchemy master

Chapter 826 Where to find the true meaning of the law? Seeking the truth even if you are determined to die (asking for monthly votes)
"Master Taiyue, how about selling this to me?"

Luo Chen's sudden words quieted the lively atmosphere in the hall that was filled with discussions about the Dihu Pill.

Deng Taiyue was stunned at first, then a look of joy appeared on his face.

"If Danzong wants to buy it, of course we can!"

"I came first!"

Mr. Yao's angry words followed.

Deng Taiyue frowned slightly, "Mr. Yao, you didn't bring me anything that satisfied me. Do you want to use the pie in the sky to exchange for the treasures I worked so hard to mine from the Misty Marsh?"

Mr. Yao's face flushed.

It would be fine if everyone knew that he wanted to get something for nothing. Why did he have to say it so bluntly?
Deng Taiyue was really going too far by giving him face in front of so many people.

However, he didn't know that Deng Taiyue was already very annoyed with him.

Mr. Yao clenched his fists and said unwillingly, "Luo Chen didn't even put forward any conditions. Are you willing to sell him without even looking at the price?"

Deng Taiyue hesitated slightly and looked at the handsome young man.

Luo Chen smiled slightly, and a jade bottle appeared in his hand.

"There are three fourth-tier Purple Poison-Proofing Pills in here. They are quite effective in preventing poisons that can cause harm to the soul. Although they are not very valuable, they can at least meet your previous request, Master Taiyue, right?"

Then, he turned his hand and a storage bag appeared.

"Of course, our sect is not one to take advantage of others. We still have some spirit stones here that can be used to replenish them."

"Master Taiyue, what do you think?"

This behavior is full of sincerity and impeccable.

Not only did he reluctantly meet the other party's previous request, he was also willing to provide an extra batch of spirit stones as a supplement.

Compared with Mr. Yao, the difference is obvious!

Especially the phrase "taking advantage of others", when it was uttered, it caused many people to secretly glance at Mr. Yao.

Who can't understand the hidden meaning behind such a low-level trick of making indirect accusations?

The old man was so angry that he blew his beard and glared!

But this time he didn't say anything, because anything he said would be inferior. He just stared at Deng Taiyue with a pair of turbid eyes.

Deng Taiyue looked a little hesitant.

Three fourth-level pills can defend against soul poison, which sounds pretty good.

But this is slightly different from what he really wants.

But after meeting Luo Chen's sincere eyes, he nodded heavily.

"Okay, that's it!"

"But forget about those spirit stones."

Luo Chen raised an eyebrow, "Oh?"

Deng Taiyue asked tentatively: "I don't lack spiritual stones for the time being, but I would like to have a private chat with the Dan Sect. I wonder if I have the honor to do so?"

That's it!

Luo Chen smiled.

Although he has been in seclusion these years, his reputation has become more and more famous.

And because he was in seclusion and did not see outsiders, it was extremely difficult for many people to see him, let alone ask him to do something.

Deng Taiyue wants to take advantage of this transaction to establish a relationship with him!
He nodded slightly and uttered a word: "Yes!"

Snapped!
There was a sound of chairs being slapped in the hall.

Amid the astonished gazes of the crowd, Mr. Yao stood up, glared at Luo Chen and Deng Taiyue fiercely, then left Shouyang Mountain without saying a word.

No one spoke a word in this extremely inappropriate scene.

But there was an intriguing look on everyone's face.

After all, neither of the two alchemists fully met Deng Taiyue's requirements, but Deng Taiyue abandoned Mr. Yao, with whom he had always been on good terms, and chose Danzong Luo Chen.

Everyone knows exactly what this means.

That is, in Deng Taiyue's heart, Luo Chen's importance is far greater than that of Mr. Yao!

Their abilities in alchemy were also temporarily ranked higher and lower.

As one of the parties involved, Deng Taiyue sighed slightly at this moment, but did not make any move to retain him.

Hundreds of years!

Mr. Yao had disappointed him again and again. Moreover, he was quite old and focused more on the sect's inheritance, and paid less and less attention to his own matter.

He will not continue to hang himself on this dead tree.

And Danzong, this thriving tree with lush branches, may be worthy of his reliance.

……

The transaction process in the Shouyang Mountain Hall did not stop because Mr. Yao left in anger.

Under the promotion of Elder Lu, the process continued in an orderly manner.

Luo Chen would also take action from time to time, using spirit stones to purchase some of the materials he needed.

Thanks to the corpse of the Frost Eagle Demon King, Luo Chen obtained a huge amount of spirit stones after Luo Tianbao Pavilion processed and sold it.

This filled his previously dry wallet again.

However, purchasing materials with spirit stones is not quite appropriate in this exchange gathering where barter is practiced.

After all, most of these long-established Nascent Soul Realm masters are not short of spirit stones, especially in the current situation, they would rather exchange for resources that can increase their own strength.

But Luo Chen has the reputation of "Dan Zong" and many people are willing to give him face in small matters.

Time passes slowly.

Because there were many real people present, each of them was wealthy and had many resources that were useless to them, the resource exchange process lasted a full day and night.

At dawn the next day, the disciples of Dongyang Sect presented fine wine and cakes, and the lively transaction gradually came to an end.

Because of this link, the relationship between most people has become relatively closer.

Elder Lu struck while the iron was hot and announced the start of the session for exchanging cultivation experiences.

When there are too many people involved in this kind of thing, it's easy for people to talk too much, so we divided them into rounds and each person asked a question, one by one.

Elder Lu gave the first opportunity to ask questions directly to Luo Chen.

No one questioned it!

Luo Chen was not polite either. After pondering for a moment, he spoke slowly.

"This sect has heard that the great path we seek is the true meaning of the law."

"However, the true meaning is hard to find, and only those with great power can capture it. For those who are in the Nascent Soul stage, unless they are peerless geniuses, few people can comprehend it at this level."

"I don't seek enlightenment, I am just curious about one thing. If I understand the true meaning of the law, how should I continue to practice it?"

The atmosphere in the field suddenly became silent.

When Luo Chen put forward the four words "true meaning of the law", many people became interested.

I originally thought Luo Chen wanted to ask how to comprehend the true meaning of the laws, which is also what many people want to know.

However, Luo Chen suddenly changed the subject, skipped this step, and directly asked how to continue practicing after understanding the true meaning?

This question...

Everyone looked at each other, not knowing how to answer.

Seeing the silence, Jiuling Yuanjun, who had a good relationship with Luo Chen, sighed and said, "This method is the secret of cultivation. Perhaps only the Mingyuan Sect, a holy place that has produced great masters, has records of it!"

Elder Fu also shook his head, "Dan Zong, your question makes it difficult for us to start."

Do you want to ask the blind for advice?
Luo Chen glanced across the room, a look of disappointment appearing on his face.

But when he saw the hesitant look of Elder Lu beside him, his heart suddenly moved.

The Dongyang Sect has a very close relationship with the Mingyuan Sect. There are even rumors that the Dongyang Sect's Grand Elder is practicing in the Mingyuan Holy Land. Perhaps they know something about it?
Luo Chen's gaze lingered for a long time, and the others followed his gaze and looked at Elder Lu.

Elder Lu smiled bitterly.

If he still hides his incompetence on the stage he has built, wouldn't he be shooting himself in the foot?
Sighing, Elder Lu said softly: "Day after day, year after year, stick to your path, and you will eventually achieve perfection."

Luo Chen's eyes lit up, and he then asked, "All kinds of laws and countless truths are applicable?"

Elder Lu spread his hands helplessly, "I don't know! I just happened to hear the Supreme Elder mention it once. And he once said that the laws are equal, but the true meanings are divided into high and low. Like the sentence just now, it is only aimed at the lowest and most basic true meanings of the laws. If it is a more profound true meaning of the laws, perhaps the method of practice will be different." Luo Chen's bright eyes gradually dimmed, and the whole person fell into deep thought.

The laws are equal, without superiority or inferiority, which corresponds to the core idea that heaven and earth are unkind and treat all things as straw dogs, that is, all beings are equal, including the laws of the Tao.

But for cultivators, these things are just means to pursue immortality, so they can naturally distinguish which means are useful and which are not.

This is how true meanings are divided into high and low.

If his true meaning of withering and flourishing is considered as the law of wood.

The true meaning of wood that Fu Qinglan comprehended is also considered the law of wood.

How mature is it?

The true meaning of wood should be the lowest, because this is the most basic true meaning of the law.

Therefore, if Fu Qinglan wants to practice the true meaning of wood, he only needs to persist day after day, year after year, and he will have the opportunity to achieve the true meaning.

But is this method useful for the true meaning of Kuruo?

Discussions and exchanges on the field are still ongoing.

Luo Chen was multitasking, thinking and listening to the questions they raised at the same time.

Occasionally, I will participate and give my own opinions.

"There are nine realms below the True Immortal. The lower three realms are for refining Qi, the middle three realms are for refining the spirit, and the upper three realms are for refining the law. Fellow Taoists, we are at the beginning of the middle three realms, but the path of refining the spirit is full of dangers and often falls into the maze of inner demons. If we become obsessed and worried, what should we do?"

"We should seek to let our thoughts flow freely and not get stuck on external things. Only in this way can we feel refreshed!"

"Magic power is the foundation of our magical powers. When combined with external objects, it will have unpredictable power. But when I try to combine magic power with external objects, I always feel a sense of disharmony. Please teach me!"

"Yuan Jun, why don't you elaborate on it?"

"The path of transformation is to achieve the primordial spirit. The so-called primordial spirit is the fusion of the primordial infant and the soul. I am very curious about one thing. After achieving the primordial spirit, should this primordial spirit reside in the purple mansion or sink into the sea of ​​consciousness?"

"This matter has been heard by this Heavenly Master. Even a cunning rabbit has three burrows, and the Yuanshen should also be unpredictable. Therefore, the Purple Mansion and the Sea of ​​Consciousness are all the destinations. When facing the enemy, the enemy cannot determine the weak points, so it can achieve immortality and immortality."

"I heard that there is an evil creature in the demon army that feeds on our Nascent Soul. Huang Sha Zhenren of the Five Elements Divine Sect and Chen Yu Fairy of the Taihu Palace both died at the hands of that evil creature. Even the leader of the Tyrant Blade Sect seems to have fallen in the same way. I want to ask, what exactly is that evil creature?"

……

One question after another was uttered by real people.

The scope covered is varied, ranging from confusion about the future, to one’s own shortcomings, to confusion about the current situation…

When the circle was completed, it was late at night again.

Many people's questions did not receive a positive answer.

But as everyone communicated with each other, they came to a seemingly plausible answer.

The subsequent communication is not limited to one question per person. Everyone can ask questions at their own leisure, or specifically seek out someone to ask questions.

Luo Chen had some free time and was invited to meet in a side hall.

It was Deng Taiyue who had been arranged earlier!

"Dan Zong!"

"Master Taiyue!"

After they greeted each other, their unfamiliar relationship seemed to become closer.

Finding a chair and sitting down, Luo Chen smiled and asked, "Fellow Daoist, why do you want to see me so much? Is it because of the Di Hu Dan?"

Deng Taiyue was excited. "That's right. The Dan Sect also knows about the Dihu Pill. Could it be that they have also done research on it?"

Facing the other party's expectant eyes, Luo Chen shook his head.

"Sorry, this is the first time I've heard of it today. It was Elder Lu who introduced it to me."

Deng Taiyue couldn't believe it. "You are a famous Dan Zong, how could you not recognize him..."

Luo Chen said slowly: "I would like to let you know that before our sect formed its infant, we had been traveling in the North Sea. We really have no knowledge of this pseudo fifth-level divine pill from the East Wilderness."

Deng Taiyue opened his mouth, and an uncontrollable look of disappointment appeared on his face.

Luo Chen asked curiously, "I see that you are at a pretty good level, at least at the sixth level of the Nascent Soul! Why are you so concerned about this Di Hu Pill if you don't want to break through to the seventh level of the Nascent Soul and achieve the realm of a great cultivator?"

Deng Taiyue sighed and told his family's secret.

"To be honest, I have been gifted since I was young. I have an earth-type spiritual root, and I am highly regarded by the elders of Taishan Sect, so my cultivation speed is very fast. Until the Nascent Soul stage, I never encountered a bottleneck."

“But after reaching the Nascent Soul stage, the speed of cultivation has completely slowed down.”

Luo Chen nodded slightly, "It's probably because the Purple Palace barrier is too thin!"

“Yes.” Deng Taiyue also nodded: “The disadvantages of the natural spiritual roots begin to appear in the Nascent Soul stage. The purple palace barrier is too thin, so it is easy for the heaven and earth to assimilate the Nascent Soul, so we, the natural spiritual root cultivators, can’t practice as quickly as before.”

"But what does this have to do with the Dihu Pill?" Luo Chen was curious.

Deng Taiyue hesitated for a moment, but still told Luo Chen the answer.

"After becoming the leader of Taishan Sect, I found out from the sect's scriptures that if I could comprehend the true meaning of the law in advance, I might be able to speed up my cultivation."

Luo Chen raised his eyebrows and asked in surprise: "Is there such a saying?"

Deng Taiyue was extremely serious. "Indeed, there is such a saying. The most basic laws recorded in the classics are related to the vital energy of heaven and earth. If we can understand a little bit, our speed of refining qi will naturally be greatly increased by the infusion of the vital energy of heaven and earth."

At this point, he smiled.

"The method of cultivating the true meaning that Elder Lu mentioned earlier, when put into practice, corresponds exactly to the description in our sect's classics. Of course, he also has some reservations. Using the true meaning to communicate with the vital energy of heaven and earth is a method of transforming the spirit. There are great risks involved, and it is far from as simple as he said."

Deng Taiyue did not say what the risks were, perhaps he himself did not know.

Luo Chen came to his senses. No wonder those geniuses of Tianyuan Dao Sect who had just entered the Nascent Soul stage fought so hard in the Mirage Dragon Cave Heaven, and their families behind them were also helping in various ways.

Once you comprehend the true meaning of the basic laws, you can speed up your cultivation. This is undoubtedly the greatest temptation for Nascent Soul cultivators!

"After Deng entered the middle stage of Nascent Soul, his cultivation speed slowed down again. I couldn't stand it anymore, so I started looking for shortcuts."

"To comprehend the true meaning of the law is what I have always dreamed of!"

"I'm not bragging, Deng. I'm not bad at understanding. Once I took the risk of releasing my Nascent Soul and cultivated in a spiritual land. I actually found a little feeling. But unfortunately..."

"I haven't felt that way since then. That's why I came up with the idea of ​​Daigodan."

Beside him, Deng Taiyue was still narrating in detail.

Luo Chen suddenly interrupted him, "Then why don't you continue to seek the help of Mr. Yao, he was once as famous as the Alchemy Emperor of the Medicine King Sect, I think his alchemy skills are not bad."

In response, Deng Taiyue showed indignation on his face.

"This person is too perfunctory. In a hundred years, his research progress has not made an inch. Instead, he forced me to go deep into the Million Mountains to search for various spiritual medicines for him, using the excuse of experimenting with the Dihu Pill. But in my opinion, he is more of treating those exotic flowers and herbs as the foundation of Qidong Mountain."

For some reason, Luo Chen felt a little hot in his ears when he heard these words.

He seems to have done something similar?
After coughing lightly, Luo Chen asked again: "Then why did you come to look for me again?"

Deng Taiyue's face became serious. "Before coming here, I also inquired about your life story. The title of Danzong represents your ability to refine pills, but your style of doing things is quite gentlemanly."

"I think Mr. Yao is not trustworthy. The gentlemanly Dan Zong is more trustworthy!"

Now that things have come to this, what else is there to say?

Luo Chen waved his hand modestly, "I am not as good as you say, and I only know a little bit about alchemy. But if you really trust me, you can let me study the remaining recipe. As for when there will be results, I can't guarantee it."

After getting the promise, Deng Taiyue finally breathed a sigh of relief, even though the other party left a lot of leeway in his words.

He solemnly took out a large pile of things from his storage bag.

Animal skins, ancient books, bamboo slips, even jade slips and stone slabs.

While Luo Chen was confused, he introduced: "These are all the various residual recipes of the Di Hu Dan that were scattered in the East Wilderness. I spent a lot of effort to collect them. According to what Mr. Yao said, they are only 50% to 60% complete."

"In addition, this jade slip records the names of some medicinal materials that Mr. Yao asked me to collect in order to study the Dihu Pill. I'm not sure if it will be useful, but you can take it for reference."

Luo Chen nodded and carefully counted the remaining prescriptions.

While counting, he casually asked:
"Although these are all burned versions, they look very old, and they can be considered the original incomplete prescription. Didn't you give them to Mr. Yao at the beginning?"

"I gave him the engraved copy that I copied myself. I kept the original copy and didn't give it to him."

"Oh, then why are you willing to give it to our sect this time?"

"If I fail again this time, I, Deng, will have no one to turn to in the vast Eastern Wasteland. If that's the case, what's the point of keeping these things? By then, I will no longer seek shortcuts through external objects, completely abandon all fantasies, enter the forbidden area of ​​Taishan Sect, and shut myself up in a deathly retreat!"

Luo Chen raised his head, and what came into his sight was a face with a resolute look and iron eyes.

Is this considered a seeker?

Luo Chen pursed his lips, counted all the things and put them away carefully.

"I'll do my best!"

(End of this chapter)