Evolution from scratch with added points.

"Master, this...what is this?"

Chen Jue looked at the scrolling prompts that popped up on the panel and seemed a little surprised.

Because since activating this attribute panel in his sight, Chen Jue has never triggered similar attribute growth when observing this kind of physical substance.

Even if you travel to an island country and are exposed to low doses of nuclear radiation, the warning is triggered by eating nuclear-contaminated seafood.

If there is a substance in this world that can stimulate the growth of his attributes once he gets close to it, then why would he insist on exercising?
Isn't it enough to just come into contact with these magical substances every day?

"Xinjue disciple, you can really see the mystery here!"

Seeing his puzzled and astonished expression, Taoist Master Zheng was also somewhat relieved, and then he patiently explained with a look of yearning: "You ask what this thing is? Laozi described this thing in the Tao Te Ching as: mysterious and profound, the door to all wonders."

"Master Changchun described this object in The Great Elixir: Two stars formed a seven-treasure palace, and a channel flowed into the nectar! Monks call it a relic, and Taoists call it a mysterious pearl!"

"The original text in the Great Elixir Direction also describes this scene: After returning the elixir, refining the body, and achieving Ji Ji, one will be in a state of tranquility for 100 days, observing the four images around and within, and the five qi will be in a state of confusion; after 200 days, golden flowers will be seen in the eyes, a round light will appear on the body, green qi will come out of the top of the head, and purple mist will fill the room; after 300 days, the spirit will be able to know the past and the future, the true qi will be able to dry the external mercury, the body will be light enough to walk on wind and smoke, and the bones will be strong enough to be equal to heaven and earth."

"You are now at the stage of building foundation for 200 days, which is much faster than others. You can see golden flowers falling from your eyes, and you can see the halo of the predecessors’ bodies."

Taoist Master Shi Zheng became more and more excited as he spoke, and finally he took Chen Jue's hand and walked to the portrait of the founder of Changchun in the room, pointing at the circular halo behind Patriarch Qiu that was emitting fine colorful light.

"My master's realm is not high. I built my foundation for 100 days in my early years. Because of some past events, my foundation was destroyed. I can no longer see the Seven Treasures Hall and the Mysterious Pearl Light. I can only rely on the fragments of experience left by my predecessors and this portrait to figure it out."

"Except for the old Taoist priest, no one in Quanzhen can achieve the 100-day foundation building in this era."

"Before I am buried, I have accepted a disciple like you who is extremely talented. It is truly the blessing of our ancestors to our Longmen Sect! It has enabled our Quanzhen Longmen lineage to prosper again!"

After saying this, Taoist Master Shi Zheng pulled Chen Jue to kneel on the ground, kowtowed several times to the portrait, and then put the ring that glowed with colorful light in Chen Jue's eyes on Chen Jue's index finger.

"Relics? Mysterious beads?"

"Is this..."

At this moment, Chen Jue finally understood the origin of this ring that looked like mutton-fat jade.

It is not made of any ore, but is naturally formed by the mysterious beads formed by the Taoist masters.

Moreover, the planned size is just right to fit on his thick fingers, and the location where this mysterious pearl is produced can only be formed in one place in the human body!

"This is a piece of spinal pearl from the immortal body of our ancestor Chongyang. It is also an important token that has been passed down for 800 years in our Longmen Dark Sect."

"From now on, when you wear this token, you will be the leader of my secret sect."

"The ancestor said: This kind of extraordinary thing can only be enjoyed by people who have obtained the elixir and the Tao. It would be a waste to keep it with an old Taoist like me, so you can take it!" The old Taoist Master Zheng held Chen Jue's hand tightly and repeatedly reminded him to cherish this thing.

After all, it is a token of the sect leader, and it was left on Qiu Chuji's immortal body. The preciousness of this ring is many times more valuable than the jade plate engraved with the word "Longmen".

What's more, as soon as Chen Jue touched the black pearl ring, the panel was triggered. The importance he attached to this thing must be countless times higher than that of the heads of the dark sects in history who had not yet completed the foundation building.

However, after handing the black pearl ring to Chen Jue, the old Taoist master felt relieved, as if he had fulfilled the wish of the previous generation.

He closed his eyes and muttered a few words: "Master, I will never let down the trust of the ancestors!"

After saying these words in his heart, the old Taoist Master Shi Zheng's originally hunched figure seemed to become lighter, and his complexion improved significantly. He pulled Chen Jue, who was thinking hard, towards the open-air tea room on the third floor outside the house.

When passing by the backyard, Taoist Master Shi Zheng also called over several of Chen Jue's fellow uncles and uncles, as well as the brothers from the dark sect.

The originally spacious tea room on the third floor seemed a little cramped after being surrounded by so many people.

However, after noticing the ring on Chen Jue's left hand, these fellow teachers all showed excited expressions!

“Master, I feel like this… could it be that the elixir is ready?” asked an old Taoist who also had a white beard.

Taoist Master Shi Zheng smiled and nodded, and replied with a look of satisfaction: "Even the master's ring from our ancestor has been passed down, so it must have been accomplished."

"Moreover, Xin Jue's talent is higher than mine back then, and his realm is further than mine. He is only a hundred days away from reaching the level of the ancestors."

As soon as these words were spoken, the blood of the many teachers and leaders sitting around started to boil and their faces turned red.

Because the Quanzhen Longmen lineage has been passed down to this day, after going through six dynasties and eight hundred years, only a handful of people have been able to successfully build a foundation.

In the present age, apart from Master Zheng, who had an extremely good talent and entered the 100-day foundation-building stage, there was no one else in the rest of the sect who had any connection with this realm. So the atmosphere in the tea room changed, and everyone's eyes were on Chen Jue.

It was a look mixed with curiosity, desire and envy.

There is no distinction between first and last in learning the truth. On the path of cultivation, whoever is ahead is the so-called teacher.

Seeing the enthusiastic and knowledge-seeking eyes of his teachers, Chen Jue smiled awkwardly, not knowing where to start talking about his own heaven-defying cultivation level that he had achieved with the help of plug-ins.

Seeing that he hadn't spoken for a long time, Master Zheng patiently lit the fire and poured tea for everyone. Then he started talking: "Xinjue, since you can see the round light on the black pearl, why don't you tell all the teachers what the scene is like?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Jue pondered for a moment. Knowing that this was an experience sharing and teaching session for the internal cultivation of Longmen, he used simple and easy-to-understand words to describe what he saw and felt.

"Whether it is the mysterious and profound, the mysterious door described in the Tao Te Ching, or the Great Elixir Direction by the founder of Changchun: Two stars are cast into the Seven Treasures Palace, and a channel flows into the nectar. These are all descriptions left by ancient people using the language and writing habits of the time."

"Translated word for word, it simply means that I used my eyes after building my foundation to see the strange noises here."

"'Gate', 'Seven Treasures Hall' or 'Channel', these are all metaphors, describing the same thing, which is the most important cavity and sinus in the human body's bones, as well as the mysterious pearls that form in these parts after practicing."

"Buddhist monks call it sarira. We often hear: sarira emptiness is color, color is emptiness, which is the monks' practice sayings that also describe this kind of vision."

"In fact, in my opinion, it would be easier for people to understand if these experiences of previous generations were translated into modern vernacular."

"After the elixir is completed and the foundation is established, our eyesight will change, and our body's external perception will exceed that of ordinary people. We will be able to observe the special magnetic field energy emitted by the black pearl or the relic with our naked eyes."

"Just like the saints and ancestors in the past, when they were portrayed, they all had a halo on their backs. This is because a mysterious pearl or a relic was formed in their spine, and this special magnetic field energy penetrated their bodies."

"As for how to form the mysterious pearl or the sarira, from the perspective of modern science, it is through the use of blood to continuously wash the bones, and the use of vowel sound to wash the marrow to strengthen the bone's blood production ability. After a long period of stimulation, the texture of the bones will undergo a transformation, and the blood production from the bone marrow will affect the organs of the whole body, achieving the so-called "land immortal, abandoning the shell and transcending the ordinary" and "immortality" in "The Great Elixir Direction"."

"Of course, reaching this state does not mean immortality, but it means eternal youth. When you die, you can still be as healthy and energetic as a young person."

As soon as Chen Jue said this, all the senior brothers and uncles present looked at the Taoist Master Zheng.

Because part of the state that Chen Jue described in plain language has already been fulfilled in the Taoist Master Zheng.

A man over 100 years old is as healthy as a middle-aged man in his 50s. He can eat, drink, run and jump. Except for his a little older appearance, there is nothing wrong with his body.

Of course, there was also a senior brother who was confused about the "Heart of the Tao" and asked: "Xinjue, you mentioned the mysterious pearls and relics, but those of us who have not attained the Tao cannot see them. We can only listen to your experience and that of our predecessors. Some people on the Internet have even worked out the process of sintering relics."

"What do you think of it?"

Chen Jue laughed when he heard it. "It's only been a short time since I came into contact with Xuanzhu and sarira. Even the Xuanzhu in my body hasn't condensed yet, so I can't tell the authenticity yet. But as for what Senior Brother said about using modern technology such as cremation to sinter sarira, I know it's true."

"Because in my opinion, the transformation of human bones or organs into black beads/relics is most likely because the blood moving through the bones brings heat, which in the long run stimulates changes in a certain bone node."

"That is to say, temperature and heat are important variables in the formation of mysterious beads or relics!"

"In the past, when monks and Taoists were cremated, the burning temperature was not high enough and the fire was not strong enough, so it was common to find relics left after the bodies were burned."

"But in modern cremation, the temperature is high enough that ordinary people will only have ashes when they are burned in the furnace. This is the best evidence."

"So with this calculation, modern technology can control the combustion temperature at any time. With continuous experiments, there will be no problem in burning out substances similar to black beads/sariras."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present changed color.

Since even Chen Jue, an enlightened disciple, believes that relics and black beads can be artificially manufactured, then what is the point for this group of people to pursue spiritual practice?
Just verify it directly with modern science.

After spending so much effort and passing it down through hundreds of years and dozens of generations, in the end it was all in vain?

Seeing that everyone was doubting their lives and their faith in Taoism was about to be broken, Chen Jue quickly spoke up to pull everyone back to their senses: "Masters, our Taoist practice focuses on transcending the world in body and spirit, and cannot be limited to the pursuit of the Mysterious Pearl/Relics, which would be a dead end."

"And I think there is a difference between the relics/mysterious beads that are artificially fired and the relics that we obtain through practice."

"Just like the fossil fuels studied in modern science, such as coal, oil and natural gas, there are many types, and they were all formed by complex changes in the remains of ancient organisms buried deep underground in the past."

"The formation of mysterious pearls/sariras in our bodies is also a series of complex changes similar to the formation of fossil fuels. It's just that our daily practice has accelerated the material changes that originally took billions of years."

"There may be other variables involved, such as our spirit, thinking, and spiritual energy playing a key role."

"When I complete the last step of building the foundation, I will study it carefully and share it with you teachers at that time!" (End of this chapter)