Tomb Robber: I, Chen Yulou, am dedicated to cultivating immortality!

Wait until you have a pleasant chat.

Just like when you are half drunk.

Partridge Whistle suddenly remembered that when he broke through the realm of cultivation at Zulong Peak in Kunlun Mountain, he felt something in his heart and noticed a slight change.

But the path of cultivation is endless.

Even if you hold a lamp, it is difficult to illuminate the eternal night.

It was by chance that they found the remains of Taoist Qingchi under the Dan Well in Pingshan, otherwise... they would have had difficulty pushing the door open and entering today.

Unfortunately.

The Xuan Dao's Qi-transforming foundation-building technique is ultimately just a fragment.

After the foundation building stage, the inheritance will be cut off.

But Gui Yuan Zhenren is different. He has a thousand-year-old Medicine King Temple and a complete set of Taoist methods. Even though it is difficult for him to practice to a high level, he is much stronger than them.

See brother asked.

The old foreigner, who had not spoken a word but had been sitting next to him listening to the sermon, suddenly became nervous and subconsciously raised his head, not daring to breathe too loudly.

Afraid of missing even a word.

"realm?"

Taoist Gui Yuan raised his eyebrows.

He glanced at Chen Yulou with interest.

Although I didn't say a word, it was better than speaking.

But the latter seemed not to notice.

The moment he looked over.

He picked up the teacup in front of him and took a sip.

Although they are all wild teas, the mountain tea leaves from the top of Yunwu Mountain are nourished by spiritual energy and can almost be called spiritual objects.

Plus, it’s brewed with spring water from the Yunchi Pond.

The taste is much better than the one cooked by Mingya Laodao.

So even though most of the tea he had drunk was tribute from famous mountains, the difference was instantly apparent when compared with this unknown wild mountain tea.

As for Guiyuan’s thoughts.

Of course he knows.

It just feels a little weird.

After all, his cultivation was far superior to that of his fellow apprentice brothers, so why didn't they even know the most basic things?

only……

Where was he deliberately avoiding?

It's simply because he is also a half-baked person.

After all, the realms between cultivating Taoism and cultivating immortals are really very different.

Except for the Qi Refining Stage.

Every step after that is different.

He had never been exposed to monasticism, so naturally he didn't dare to talk nonsense.

"Didn't Taoist Wuyazi mention it?"

Taoist Guiyuan withdrew his gaze and smiled meaningfully.

"This……"

Partridge Whistle's heart tightened.

After all these twists and turns, how come I'm back to the 'Master'?

He took a breath calmly.

He said with a stiff upper lip, "I was young at that time, and the master only taught me the Dao and supervised my practice, and didn't say much about other things."

"I see."

Guiyuan nodded.

I don’t know whether he believed it or had already seen through it but just didn’t choose to expose it.

"As for realm, in fact, there was no specific definition at the beginning."

"It's just that as more and more people practice cultivation and the schools become more diverse, there are also distinctions between high and low."

"But... no matter whether it is the five major schools of accumulating merit, the alchemy cauldron, talismans, classics or divination, they are nothing more than the distinction between guiding and subduing qi and internal and external golden elixirs."

"And this Qi-taking and Golden Elixir is nothing more than drawing Qi to temper the body and build the foundation of the Dao, condensing the Golden Elixir, and nourishing the Yuanying when the elixir is completed. The Yuanying leaves the body and is also called the Yang Shen."

Taoist Guiyuan spoke slowly.

Everyone was intoxicated by what they heard.

The same is true for Taoist Mingya.

Although he had lived in the mountains for many years and had met many Taoists and hermits, he knew nothing about spiritual practice.

If I hadn’t followed Chen Yulou and the others today.

I think there is absolutely no chance to hear such secrets.

Qi refining, foundation building, golden elixir, Nascent Soul... Yang Shen?
Different from Mingya who just listened for fun, Chen Yulou, Queqiao Shao and the old foreigner were able to keenly extract the essence of Gui Yuan Lao Zhenren's words.

Partridge Whistle's eyes were burning.

This path was almost 70% to 80% correct as he had previously speculated.

Condense the golden elixir and transform into Nascent Soul.

The old foreigner had obviously thought of this as well. His face was full of excitement and even his breathing became heavy.

Even if it's just a fragment.

But at least the road ahead has become much clearer.

Just complete the skills.

It is also possible to condense the elixir and transform into an infant.

As for Chen Yulou, he seemed to be thinking about something. The first four steps were exactly what he thought, except for the fifth step. Shouldn't it be about transformation into a spirit or transcending tribulation?

"Old Master, what does this Yang Shen mean?"

He hesitated.

He still couldn't help it, put down the teacup, looked at Taoist Guiyuan and asked.

Upon hearing this, the brothers of Partridge Whistle immediately held their breath and pricked up their ears, fearing that they would miss it.

"The Yang Spirit is the essence of the Nascent Soul. It has left its physical body and roams the heavens and earth. It is not affected by cold winds, frost, snow, or rain, nor is it attacked by the scorching sun or moon."

"Wherever he passed, demons bowed their heads and ghosts retreated."

"This is called the Yang God."

Taoist Gui Yuan stroked his long beard and smiled faintly.

There is an indescribable depth in those eyes which are not turbid.

"The Nascent Soul has left the body and is called the Yang Spirit?!"

I heard his explanation.

Chen Yulou only felt that countless thoughts emerged in his mind.

Just like a fleeting glimpse.

"The ancient rumors say that there are immortals who travel across the void, flying swords and riding cranes. Is that a Yang God?"

“I don’t know the path above Yang Shen, but immortals… how could they be Yang Shen? They must cultivate Yang Shen externally and refine their physical bodies internally, combine the two into one, survive the thunder tribulation, and refine the void into the true, only then can they achieve the Dao.”

Gui Yuan shook his head.

A rare look of longing appeared on that old face.

"The immortal is the one who has united all the ways. He is immortal and indestructible."

"The difference between Yangshen and immortals... is huge!"

"This……"

Listen to every word the old master says.

The group's pupils suddenly dilated and they felt as if thunder had struck their ears. In an instant, their minds went blank and a buzzing sound continued in their ears.

"That……"

Partridge Whistle tried hard to suppress the shock in his heart.

I subconsciously glanced outside the mountain.

"I heard that there are more than a hundred Taoist temples on Changbai Peak, with hundreds of Taoists on the list. Are there any great monks who have cultivated to the level of Yang God?"

As soon as this question was raised.

Even Gui Yuan was a little stunned.

For a moment, he couldn't even tell whether Partridge Whistle was asking seriously or jokingly.

That is the Yang God.

The Nascent Soul leaves the body and travels throughout the universe.

The description in the book of traveling to Beihai in the morning and Cangwu in the evening is actually describing this state.

After all, throughout history, how many people have cultivated to become immortals?
but……

When I think of the people in front of me, who are so young, only twenty years old, and have already entered the foundation-building stage or even the golden elixir stage, it seems reasonable to have such curiosity.

But, this question is really heartbreaking.

As an old Taoist who had lived for hundreds of years, he had just built the foundation of Taoism. Not to mention becoming a Yang God, even condensing a golden elixir was something he dared not hope to achieve in this lifetime.

As for the Infant Transformation and the Yang God, they dared not even think about it.

It is said that the waves behind push the waves ahead.

Compared with these people in front of me, my life has indeed been lived in vain.

He thought in silence for a long time.

Taoist Gui Yuan then gave a bitter smile.

"Yang Shen..."

"Let alone Taibai Peak, I don't think I can find many in the whole world."

Feeling the disappointment and helplessness in his words, Partridge Whistle realized belatedly that he seemed to have said something wrong.

Age of the End of Law.

Practice hard to attain enlightenment.

Even if there is a complete inheritance of Taoism, so what?

Without opportunity, every step forward will be extremely difficult.

Do you really think everyone is Chen Yulou?

Breaking through a realm is like drinking water?
After thinking about it carefully, he suddenly realized that perhaps he had spent too long with him and neglected the meaning of the words "cultivation is like ascending to heaven".

"You don't have to feel sorry."

It seemed to see through his thoughts.

Master Gui Yuan looked at it casually and waved his hand.

"Practicing cultivation is to go against the will of heaven. If it were that simple, wouldn't all the living beings in the world be immortals?"

Listen to his jokes.

Partridge Whistle finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"By the way, old immortal, it is said that there is another immortal named Zhao Hulu in Chunyang Palace, who is the direct descendant of the Sword Immortal Sect. I wonder...how far he has come?"

The atmosphere seemed a bit solemn.

Chen Yulou quickly changed the subject.

"According to the gourd?"

"He is extremely talented, born with a sword spirit, and a pure mind. He is single-mindedly devoted to the way of the sword. He has gone much further than us old guys."

Gui Yuan said with a smile.

Among all the old guys on the mountain, Zhaohu is the youngest.

All in all, he is only about fifty years old now.

But he has already practiced to the point where his sword intent is pure.

It corresponds to the realm of the late stage of foundation building.

As for the golden elixir...

He lived to be over a hundred years old, and was only mentioned in ancient books and word of mouth.

wrong.

The Fellow Daoist Chen in front of us is very likely to have reached that step.

Hearing the praise in his words, Chen Yulou had a rough guess in his mind that he should be not far from the golden elixir, but definitely not there.

Otherwise, given Taoist Gui Yuan’s character, he would definitely explain it.

As for the old shopkeepers who lived in seclusion in the Iron Armor Temple and the Jade Emperor Temple, he simply mentioned them as old guys, and they were probably not much different from him.

There were hundreds of Taoists all over the mountain, but not even one golden elixir could be found.

What's more, it is located in a blessed place.

It would be a lie to say I'm not disappointed.

But Chen Yulou also understood that if he had not practiced the Qingmu Changsheng Gong and seized countless opportunities, it would be difficult for him to even begin to build a foundation in his lifetime.

"There is one more thing. Please help me solve it."

Chatted for a while more.

Chen Yulou suddenly remembered that the original purpose of going up the mountain was not to visit the immortal.

"Fellow Daoist Chen, please speak frankly. If I know anything, I will tell you everything I know."

Seeing how serious he was, Gui Yuan nodded subconsciously.

"Before I went up the mountain, I heard that Master Yin Xi, the Master of Wenshi, had built a grass hut in Taiyi Mountain to practice in seclusion. I wonder..."

Chen Yulou didn’t waste any time either.

Ask your own questions.

"The Caolou View."

Although he only said half of the words, Gui Yuan had a sharp eye and guessed his thoughts immediately.

“Nature exists.”

“Although the thatched cottage no longer exists, its ruins can still be found. It is at the top of the mountain, next to the Baxiantai where Jiang Ziya was deified.”

thump—

Almost immediately he nodded in confirmation.

There was a sudden thump in Chen Yulou's chest.

Since Caolou Temple is not fictitious, it means that... the inheritance of the Hidden Immortal Sect is very likely still there.

"Old Immortal, are there any descendants of the Hidden Immortal Sect on the mountain?"

Take a deep breath.

Their eyes met, and for a moment, the atmosphere almost froze.

Seeing this, Taoist Gui Yuan raised his eyebrows slightly, and his eyes swept back and forth between the few people, as if he had thought of something.

These people can build a foundation or even achieve golden elixir when they are in their twenties or thirties.

Could it be the Taoist lineage of the Hidden Immortal Sect?

As soon as this thought came to his mind, even Gui Yuan Lao Zhenren, whose heart was as gentle as water, could not help but be filled with surprise for a moment.

It’s really because the Hidden Immortal Sect is too famous.

The Taoist founder himself taught them all, such as Master Wenshi, Ma Yizi, Laozu Chen Tuan, Master Huolong, Zhang Sanfeng... every one of them is very famous.

If that is true.

This seems to explain why they hesitated and were unwilling to reveal anything when asked about the mountain sect's inheritance.

"Old Master?"

He seemed to be in a trance.

For a long time, he remained silent.

Several people couldn't help but look at each other, unable to hide their anxiety.

Mainly, it’s a matter of great importance.

If the Hidden Immortal Sect's tradition still existed, they would have a chance to complete their skills.

"Oh... I'm old and distracted."

Taoist Gui Yuan, who was startled out of his wits, waved his hand and smiled apologetically.

"To be honest with you fellow Taoists, I have only heard of the old Taoist of the Hidden Immortal Sect, but have never seen him."

"This……"

Even if you are mentally prepared.

But after hearing this, Partridge Whistle and the old foreigner could not suppress the huge sense of loss in their hearts.

I finally found a chance.

You should know that although the Hidden Immortal Sect was taught by the Taoist founder himself, most Taoists believe that the Hidden Immortal Sect was founded by Taoist Master Wenshi in the Caolou Temple in Zhongnan Mountain.

Perfect your practice.

At this point, the Taoist tradition is complete.

What if even the Taoist tradition of Mount Zhongnan was cut off?

They really didn't know where to find the successor of the Hidden Immortal Sect.

"Thank you for the reminder, old master."

"I understand."

Although Chen Yulou also hinted at something, it was better to get the news than to be a headless fly, searching around the mountains and fields randomly.

You should thank me when you should.

"No, I can only sigh that I can't help you."

"Old Master, please don't say that. If it weren't for the real master, how could we find it?"

Gui Yuan nodded, then looked at them deeply, and pondered for a moment, "Let me ask you a question, what are you looking for the successor of the Hidden Immortal Sect?"

Listen to him ask.

Chen Yulou, who had guessed it long ago, replied immediately.

"Nothing else."

"We speculated that Senior Wuyazi might be from the Hidden Immortal Sect, so we went around looking for famous mountains and rivers to try to find the Taoist tradition."

really!

Hear the words.

Gui Yuan’s eyes flashed.

Just now he guessed that Wuyazi was related to the Hidden Immortal Sect.

After all, a person who can teach such outstanding disciples should never be an unknown person.

The Hidden Immortal Sect retreated from the world and practiced in seclusion. Apart from those few people, the names of the disciples and successors of this sect were almost never heard of.

If he was born in the Hidden Immortal Sect.

Everything makes sense.

"There is one more thing I want to ask the old master."

Chen Yulou changed the subject at the right time.

If possible, he really didn't want to hide it from this old immortal.

The origin of this martial art is really not authentic.

Gui Yuan Zhenren has a pure aura. If people knew that they were excavators and tomb robbers and that their skills were acquired from ancient tombs, they would not know how to deal with it.

"Just say it straight."

Zhenren Guiyuan did not notice the change in his expression.

Still immersed in the shock of the Hidden Immortal Sect.

after all……

After Zhang Sanfeng.

Hundreds of years have passed, and it seems that there has been no successor to the Hidden Immortal Sect in the world.

This lineage seems to have been cut off.

Now, a Taoist who is suspected to be from the Hidden Immortal Sect has appeared, how could he not be shocked.

It’s a pity that Caolou Temple has been destroyed for thousands of years.

The orthodoxy no longer exists.

Otherwise... no matter what, he would go and take a look today.

"I heard that Mount Taibai is ranked as the eleventh cave heaven in the world, named Xuande. Does this cave heaven refer to a specific cave, or something else?"

"I really can't figure this out, please give me some advice."

Chen Yulou sat up straight, leaned forward slightly, and looked as if asking for advice.

It's not just him.

The same was true for Partridge Whistle and the old foreigner who had already come to their senses.

As for Kunlun and Yang Fang, they said nothing after entering the back hall. It was not because they couldn't, but because they didn't dare.

You have to know that different trades are like different mountains.

To them.

The practice of Taoism is completely confusing.

If they say something wrong, it will ruin the plans of Manager Chen and Leader Yang.

So with the idea of ​​watching and listening more, the two of them remained silent. Anyway, it wouldn't be a bad thing to join in the fun and listen.

Another person who held the same idea was Taoist Mingya.

Although he is the abbot of the Three Saints Temple.

However, the San Sheng Temple has no Taoist heritage, so they can only be called Taoists, not Taoists.

The difference of one word can make a world of difference.

The only thing that makes him better than Kunlun and Yang Fang is his vision.

After all, he had stayed in the mountains for decades, and even though he had never been exposed to spiritual practice, he had at least seen countless great Taoist masters. He had also heard a lot of them sitting around the fire and brewing tea and discussing Taoism.

However, after listening for so long, he understood about 60% to 70% of it.

These people who went up the mountain were not ordinary people at all.

But...a great monk who can be compared with Guiyuan Zhenren.

The Taoist tradition has a great origin.

Otherwise, Master Gui Yuan would not be so shocked.

"The so-called cave heaven has two meanings."

"First, as Daoist Chen said, it is the immortal mountain cave residence, including the famous mountains, hidden caves, waterfalls and hidden springs, and the mysterious Taoist principles in the world, all of which can be called the cave heaven."

Master Gui Yuan thought for a moment before speaking.

"As for the second point, it is a place where the gods are sent by heaven to rule."

"According to ancient books such as Daojijing and Tiandigongfutu, Taoists regard the universe and the earth as one, with thirty-six heavens, and the places between them that connect to each other are cave heavens."

"And the cave paradise is actually more than just these two, but includes cave paradise, blessed land, Jingzhi, water palace, sacred mountain, and overseas fairy island."

"To be specific, there are the Ten Great Cave Heavens, the Thirty-six Small Cave Heavens, the Seventy-two Blessed Lands, the Eighteen Water Palaces, the Five Sea Towns, the Twenty-four Governing Places, the Thirty-six Jinglu, the Ten Continents, the Three Islands, and the Endless Void."

He is worthy of being a centenarian.

Countless experiences.

At this moment, he was talking freely in front of everyone, citing various classics and ancient books at will.

Just a few casual words were enough to silence everyone.

Especially Yang Fang and his companions, they were simply dumbfounded at this moment. When they were climbing the mountain before, they had already been astonished when they heard Manager Chen talk about the ten major caves and thirty-six minor caves.

Now, after hearing about Master Gui Yuan, I finally realized that there are always people better than you.

"Taibai Mountain does correspond to Xuande Cave Heaven."

"but……"

It seemed that he had guessed what Chen Yulou wanted to ask.

Master Guiyuan shook his head.

"My realm is too low to see through the secrets of the world. Perhaps... I need to achieve the Golden Elixir at least before I can see a clue."

Speaking of which.

He remembered something again.

continued to add.

"However, there was a rumor on the mountain that a Taoist priest accidentally entered a great void, where there were vast mountains, palaces, and string music, and it looked like the place where immortals lived."

"If it's true, I think that place should be Xuande Cave Heaven!"

Hear those last words.

Chen Yulou's eyes suddenly lit up.

It becomes as clear as water, with brilliant light.

"Old Immortal, do you know where that Taoist accidentally entered the cave?"

I've become accustomed to his way of asking questions.

After thinking for a moment, he spoke.

"There are many rumors, but they are nothing more than these few."

"Dou Mu Feng, Yu Huang Chi, Wan Nian Ice Cave and... Baxiantai." (End of this chapter)