Taoist Myth: I am the last true immortal in the world

Chapter 662: The Soul Refining and Returning Soup is about to be prepared

According to myths and legends, Li Tieguai's Taoist temples have two locations.

One of them is Hualin Mountain. There is a place called "Babaidongtian" on the mountain. It is said that this is the place where Li Tieguai ascended to become an immortal.

The other place is Shisun Mountain, which is within the scope of Jiangzhou, not far from where Yangzi lives.

According to legend, Li Tieguai was the Taishang Laojun whom he met at Shisun Mountain and was accepted as his disciple.

In addition, Shisun Mountain is also the place where Li Tieguai invited the Eight Immortals to gather.

After being "given a wake-up call" by Chen Yun, Yang Zi suddenly came to his senses, said goodbye to his wife and children immediately, and went to Shisun Mountain to find his master.

Chen Yun and He Xiangu stayed at Yang Zi's house and did not follow them.

The main reason was that the two knew that Yang Zi had not seen Li Tieguai again for hundreds of years, and the master and disciple must have many private things to talk about. It would be inconvenient to follow him, and they would be suspected of being a "light bulb".

There were only two people left in the living room at this time.

Luhua originally wanted to come and greet them, but was "driven" out by He Xiangu to spend more time with her family.

He Xiangu blinked and said, "Uncle Master, you were able to say that just now, and you even solved such a stubborn knot."

Chen Yun smiled and said, "To be honest, when I was scolding Mr. Yang Zi just now, I was really unsure. I was afraid of making enemies with him and ruining all my efforts."

He Xiangu asked, "How dare you yell at me like that?"

Chen Yun answered seriously, "I have tried to persuade him with both reason and emotion, but Mr. Yangzi still can't get out of the vortex of his own mental knot. It's useless to persuade him any further, so I reflected on what is most important to him, and finally concluded that it is his mother and master. You also know that his mother has passed away a long time ago, and now the only important person is his master. The reason why he has such a deep-rooted mental knot is entirely because of Master Li. As the saying goes, the person who tied the bell must be the one to untie it. He dared not see Master again because of his guilty conscience. I prescribed the right remedy and told him that Master Li was also suffering from inner torture because of this. As the person he cares about the most, he must not want to see Master Li suffer so much, so he is willing to see him, but in fact, the knot in his heart has not been untied yet."

At this point, he paused for a moment and continued, "As I said just now, the person who tied the bell must be the one to untie it, so whether Mr. Yangzi's knot can be untied depends on what Master Li does."

He Xiangu was smart and understood everything immediately. She said thoughtfully, "Your scolding just now actually created an opportunity for Yang Zi and Master Li to meet and communicate. Is that what you meant?"

Chen Yun nodded slightly, "Yes."

It's been hundreds of years since someone got involved, how can you possibly resolve it by just cursing at them?
Chen Yun simply took advantage of Yang Zi's concern for Tieguai Li and got the other party to come to him for a good chat.

In fact, if the master and the apprentice can sit down and have a good chat, there will be basically no problem in resolving their misunderstandings.

Why do you say this?
The reason is very simple.

Just like couples in love, many quarrels are caused by misunderstandings.

The "information gap" between the two parties led to misunderstandings, which led to a huge quarrel.

Although Tieguai Li and Yang Zi are not lovers, there is a misunderstanding of "information gap" between them.

Yang Zi felt guilty for accidentally burning Tieguai Li's body, so he was unwilling to face his master again.

Tieguai Li understood all this, but the problem was that as the person involved, without any external influence, even if he came over and said something like "I don't blame you", Yang Zi would regard it as a white lie and would not think that Tieguai Li really didn't mind.

The situation is different now. Chen Yun created an opportunity for both sides to have a "heart-to-heart talk".

As long as the two of them can have a good chat behind closed doors, the "misunderstanding" will naturally be resolved.

He Xiangu smiled and said, "Uncle Master, I have always believed that you are smart enough to cultivate to such a high level in such a short period of time. After experiencing this incident today, I just realized that you can cultivate to the immortal realm not because of your intelligence, but because you can observe the details and discover the essence of the problem."

Chen Yun joked, "You mean, I'm not smart enough?"

He Xiangu didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "I didn't say that, don't misinterpret my meaning."

Chen Yun laughed out loud.

He Xiangu realized from his laughter that she had been fooled and couldn't help laughing as well.

The two have known each other for decades, so they get along naturally and easily, and occasionally tell jokes.

……

Chen Yun and He Xiangu stayed at Yang's house for half a day, during which time they also had lunch with Yang's family.

Although both of them are immortals and can choose not to eat or drink, it would be unreasonable for them not to eat something since they are being treated so warmly.

Probably around late afternoon.

Yang Zi came back with Tieguai Li.

As soon as Yang Zi came back, his face was beaming as he called his wife, daughter and son, and kowtowed to his master Li Tieguai.

Among the three, except Luhua, who knew Tieguai Li, Yang Zhangshi and Yang Dalang did not know him.

However, they still listened to Yang Zi, the head of the family, and knelt down.

Finally, everyone welcomed Li Tieguai into the living room.

Yang Zi respectfully invited his master to sit on the main seat.

He himself stood on the left side behind the chair.

Yang Zi didn't dare to sit down, and Yang Zhangshi, Luhua and Yang Dalang naturally wouldn't sit down either.

Chen Yun and He Xiangu had no such concerns. They both sat in the guest seats in the left row.

Tieguai Li glanced at Chen Yun and He Xiangu with a smile, but did not immediately take the initiative to thank them. Instead, he said to Yang Zi: "Disciple, are you planning to stay in the mortal world, or take your family to my Shisun Mountain to practice?"

Yang Zi hurriedly said, "It's up to you, Master, to make the decision."

Tieguai Li hummed and said, "I feel very lonely living alone in Shisun Mountain. If you two come and live together, my place will be more lively."

As soon as Chen Yun heard this, he knew that Tieguai Li loved Yang Zi's family so much that he was ready to teach them the art of longevity. Even if he didn't teach them, he would definitely give them the elixir that could prolong their life.

Yang Zi naturally thought of this, and hurriedly pulled Yang Zhangshi, Luhua and Yang Dalang to kneel down and kowtow to express his gratitude.

Tieguai Li asked several people to stand up, and gave Yang Zhangshi, Luhua and Yang Dalang each a bottle of pills. He also took the initiative to explain how to take them and the effects after taking them.

The pills he gave to Yang Zhang and Yang Dalang could prolong life, while the ones he gave to Luhua were for cultivation.

After dealing with these matters, Tieguai Li asked Yang Zhangshi, Luhua and Yang Dalang to leave first, as he had something to discuss with Chen Yun and He Xiangu.

Yang Zhang, Lu Hua and Yang Da Lang performed all the formalities and left. Immediately, Tieguai Li stood up and saluted Chen Yun, saying, "Fellow Daoist Chen, thank you for what you did for my master and I today."

Chen Yun quickly stood up and returned the greeting, "Master Li and my master are close friends. He has always taken good care of me. I dare not accept such a great gift."

Tieguai Li smiled and said, "When I first met your master, I did feel that we had met too late. He and I have similar personalities and cultivation philosophies. However, I am not an elder of your lineage after all, so you don't need to feel inferior."

Chen Yun still said: "I dare not."

After a few polite words, the two sat back down.

Tieguai Li sighed, "I was also surprised that Yangzi came to see me today. I chatted with him for several hours and finally learned that it was all due to Fellow Daoist Chen. It is a blessing for Zhongli Quan to have a disciple like you. Unlike Yangzi, this unfilial disciple, he has not come to see me for hundreds of years."

Yang Zi smiled and said, "Master, just now at Shisun Mountain, you promised not to blame me, why are you scolding me in front of others?"

Tieguai Li glanced at him and said jokingly, "I only said that I don't blame you for destroying my original body, but I didn't say that I don't blame you for not visiting me for hundreds of years."

Seeing the master and disciple talking casually, Chen Yun immediately knew that Tieguai Li and Yang Zi's relationship was that of both teacher and friend. He would never speak so casually to his own master Zhongli Quan.

He Xiangu asked intentionally or unintentionally: "Master Li, can I know how you helped Mr. Yang Zi to resolve his knot?"

Tieguai Li said calmly, "I told Yangzi that if I still had that original body and cared about my appearance, I would never be able to become a god, let alone the current celestial immortal. Appearance was once my obsession. When I completely let go of that handsome body, I finally had an epiphany. Then my mentor gave me the elixir, which made the spirit and this body fit together, so that I could become a god, and then I broke through to the celestial immortal."

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Yang Zi added: "It was because my mentor told me that I helped him to 'attain enlightenment' that I was able to completely let go of the depression in my heart."

Chen Yun was very happy that the master and disciple had reconciled.

He couldn't help but think of his mentor being imprisoned in the Sky Prison, and couldn't help but sigh heavily.

Seeing this, Tieguai Li asked, "Why is Fellow Daoist Chen sighing?"

Chen Yun smiled bitterly and said, "Seeing the harmonious scene between Master Li and Mr. Yangzi, I thought of my mentor. He is still imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison. I miss him very much."

Tieguai Li said: "Regarding this matter, I have also asked my mentor to plead for mercy. He said that everything has its own destiny, and Zhengyangzi will be fine, but I still need you to worry about it."

Chen Yun understood what Tieguai Li meant, and continued, "I am indeed trying to find a way to rescue my master, but I have encountered some minor problems, and I still need Master Li's help."

Tieguai Li laughed and said, "I know what you want to say. No need to say more. I will help you."

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Chen Yun quickly stood up again and saluted, saying, "Thank you, Master Li."

Tieguai Li pressed his hands and said, "Sit down and talk."

Chen Yun sat back in his chair.

Tieguai Li said: "There is no problem in helping you, but I haven't seen Yangzi for hundreds of years, and his family are all mortals. I may need to spend a month or two looking for the spiritual roots of heaven and earth and refine some elixirs for them."

Chen Yun said, "Okay, wait until Master Li is done with his work before you come find me again."

He proposed a strategy of "fake surrender", which would be impossible to implement in less than one or two months.

In other words, by the time Tieguai Li arrived, the Khitan's third southern expedition to destroy the Later Jin Dynasty might have just officially begun.

After chatting for a while, Chen Yun and He Xiangu were about to stand up and say goodbye.

Suddenly, he thought of something and looked at Tieguai Li again and asked, "I heard that Master Li is proficient in refining elixirs?"

He Xiangu smiled and said, "Master Li is respected by the world as the King of Medicine, so he is naturally proficient in refining elixirs."

Tieguai Li nodded and said, "My alchemy method was inherited from my master. I dare not say that I look down on all the heavens and myriad worlds, but at least the level of ordinary sacred alchemy should not be as good as mine. I wonder why Master Chen asked this?"

Chen Yun continued to ask for confirmation: "Since Master Li is so proficient in alchemy, he must be very familiar with all kinds of spiritual roots of heaven and earth?"

Tieguai Li answered truthfully: "Almost all the spiritual roots in the heavens and the myriad worlds, I know more or less about them. In my medicine garden, there are many spiritual roots that are rarely seen by ordinary people. If Master Chen needs them, I can give some to you."

Chen Yun asked Tieguai Li these questions, definitely not to ask him for some magical herbs or something like that.

He wanted to know where the ten missing spiritual roots were that were needed to make the "Qi Refining and Spirit Transformation Soup" to see if there was any chance to get them all together and make the soup.

"I don't dare to ask for the spiritual roots of heaven and earth that Master Li has worked so hard to grow." Chen Yun said truthfully: "It's just that I want to make pills recently, and I need to use some more precious spiritual roots of heaven and earth, but I don't know where to find them for the time being, so I want to ask you."

Tieguai Li said: "Which spiritual roots? Tell me about them."

Chen Yun said: "Red Blood Dendrobium, Chaos Fire Lotus, Eight-petal Fairy Orchid, Nine-liang Ginseng, Ten-thousand-year-old Mysterious Nether Polygonum Multiflorum, Fairy Essence Poria, Void God Ganoderma, Mysterious Qi Pearl Powder, Dragon and Phoenix Fantasy Grass, and Tongtian Four Symbols Fruit."

Yang Zi and He Xiangu saw that the two were talking about serious matters and simply did not interrupt.

Upon hearing this, Tieguai Li smiled and said, "As Daoist Chen said, they are all extremely precious spiritual roots of heaven and earth, which ordinary people really can't find."

Chen Yun looked hopeful and asked, "Master Li, do you know where these spiritual roots of heaven and earth are?"

Tieguai Li said: "There are four or five kinds of spiritual roots in my medicine garden. Come with me back to Shisun Mountain later, and I will pick them for you."

Chen Yun was moved and said, "Master Li gave me such a precious spiritual root of heaven and earth, and I didn't give anything in return. I feel ashamed to receive it. How about I take something in exchange?"

"Haha." Tieguai Li glanced at the person standing behind him and said meaningfully, "You have done a lot today. In my mind, you are more valuable than these four or five spiritual roots of heaven and earth. As for my willingness to lend you a helping hand, it is better to say that I don't want to see Zheng Yangzi suffer in the Heavenly Prison, so you don't have to feel guilty about it. You deserve it."

Chen Yun thanked him several times.

Then, Tieguai Li said, "I have the Nine-liang Ginseng, the Ten-thousand-year-old Mysterious Nether Polygonum Multiflorum, the Immortal Essence Poria, the Dragon and Phoenix Fantasy Grass, and the Eight-petaled Immortal Orchid in my medicine garden. As for the remaining Red Blood Dendrobium, Chaos Fire Lotus, Void God Ganoderma, Mysterious Energy Pearl Powder, and Tongtian Four Symbols Fruit, I have some impressions of them, such as the Red Blood Dendrobium and Chaos Fire Lotus. For the other three, you may need to look up the atlas of the spiritual roots of heaven and earth given by my master. But Master Chen, you can rest assured. The atlas given by my master records all the spiritual roots in the heavens and the myriad worlds. As long as I look through it, I will definitely find it."

Of course Chen Yun believed what Tieguai Li said. After all, his master was Taishang Laojun, one of the Three Pure Ones, and there were only three Daluo realm immortals in this world.

If the spiritual root of heaven and earth cannot be found even in the map given by Laojun, there is basically only one possibility, that is, it does not exist in the heavens and myriad worlds of this world at all.

Although the spiritual roots of heaven and earth that he needed were precious, they were still within the scope of the heavens and myriad worlds.

Therefore, Chen Yun had enough reasons to believe that as long as Tieguai Li returned to Shisun Mountain and looked through the atlas, he would be able to find out where the medicinal materials missing for the "Lian Shen Huan Xu Soup" were.

He never thought that today he just wanted to get a helping hand from Tieguai Li by resolving Yang Zi's emotional knot, but he unexpectedly got five of the ten missing herbs in the "Refining Spirit and Returning Void Soup", and he could also learn from Tieguai Li where the remaining five spiritual roots were.

It’s worth it. This time we spent time to make Tieguai Li and Yang Zi reconcile. It’s really worth it!

(End of this chapter)