I seek immortality by chance

Chapter 376: Please have mercy on me, Master, and help me reach the Golden Elixir realm!
Time flies, and forty years have passed in a flash.

The majestic Jiuyi, an ancient sacred mountain, has remained unchanged through the ages.

The mountains are like waves, the landscape is picturesque, and in the spiritual mist, rays of light are rushing by. Every disciple has a vibrant look on his face, and they feel relaxed and comfortable, full of yearning for the future.

"Every generation has its own talents, and the old are replaced by the new!"

In front of a towering palace on Wangyue Mountain, a Taoist with weathered eyes but a youthful face was gazing into the distance, watching the endless comings and goings of the escaping lights outside the mountain gate formation, and could not help but sigh.

"Brother Ma Wu is not practicing in the temple, how can you have time to be sad here?"

As soon as the Taoist finished speaking, a beam of light descended from outside the hall, revealing a woman with a pretty face and a slim figure.

"Junior Sister Youling?"

Ma Wu looked at the person who came, slightly surprised, and asked, "Junior sister, how come you have time to come to my Bingdou Hall today?"

As Gu Yuan became the head of the Jiuyi Mountain branch, he became extremely powerful, and the status of the several foundation-building masters who had followed him in the past also rose.

Ma Wu is in charge of the Bingdou Hall as the hall master, in charge of killing and fighting. Fu Youling is the hall master of the Danding Hall, in charge of refining elixirs in the other courtyard.

The rest of the people also have their own positions, with great authority and abundant resources. In addition, as old people in the residence, they live a prosperous life in the villa.

However, although the power is great, it is only a passing cloud, and it cannot become a golden elixir in just four hundred years.

"No one comes to visit you for no reason. Junior sister, I came here today to ask for a favor."

Fu Youling bowed and said with a smile.

Although she is not young, she has had a smooth life over the years, so she still retains some of her girlish nature. In addition, she has been friends with Ma for five hundred years, so naturally she has no need to restrain herself.

"You and I have never been so low as to ask for help. Junior sister, just say it!"

Ma Wu shook his head slightly.

Upon hearing this, Fu Youling's smile deepened a little, and she said, "Brother, do you still remember that several decades ago, the head of the academy issued a decree offering a reward for the mature form of the Xingxiao Soul Wood or a method to ripen it?"

"Of course I remember. That was the only time the Dean issued a bounty order. The whole courtyard was in an uproar. Several Jindan uncles even went out in person. It's no exaggeration to say that they searched the mountains and seas. Everyone rushed to get the reward from the Dean, but in the end, they got nothing and had to let it go."

Ma Wu's expression revealed memories.

That time, he finally saw the majesty of the head of Jiuyi Mountain.

The only pity is that this wood is extremely precious and it cannot be found even if one searches for it throughout a hundred thousand miles of mountains and rivers.

"Could it be that Junior Sister has found the trace of this tree?"

Ma Wu's mind suddenly changed and he asked in surprise.

"There are indeed traces of this bounty, but I didn't discover it."

Fu Youling shook her head and then explained, "Brother, you should know about the demonic calamity in Dongshan Territory in recent years, right?"

"Demon Tribulation?"

Speaking of this, Ma Wu's expression suddenly darkened.

Of course he knew about this.

Just eighteen years after the Taoist Academy conquered Mount Jiuyi, several demons appeared in the western border area of ​​Dongshan Domain. They directly destroyed a fourth-level sect and slaughtered countless humans and demons. The mountains and rivers were filled with grief.

This incident caused a huge uproar, and several orthodox Xuanmen sects nearby joined forces to encircle and suppress the evil Taoist fetus.

A melee broke out and the fight was extremely fierce. Not only did two Dao fetuses die, but more than a dozen Jindan cultivators also died, as well as countless low-level cultivators. The mountains and rivers were shattered and the place was in ruins.

To this day, the western border of the East Mountain Region is still in chaos.

"Is this matter related to the devil's calamity?"

Ma Wu asked doubtfully.

"Yes, the demonic calamity has broken out, and its impact is extremely wide. All the forces, big and small, near the western border of Dongshan Territory have been affected. So, in order to continue the family line and avoid the calamity, some families have brought their families to take refuge in the southern border of our Dongshan Territory."

"More than 20,000 miles away from our Jiuyi Mountain, there is a family named Mu who fled here and occupied a second-level sacred mountain."

"However, a powerful dragon cannot defeat a local snake. There is a demon clan hovering near this sacred mountain. They are quite powerful and have been fighting fiercely with the Mu family. Many people have been killed or injured."

"This family is not very powerful, but they have a treasure called [Ancient Wood Liquid]. This wood can ripen spiritual wood and turn decay into magic. It has incredible power."

At this point in the conversation, Ma Wu almost understood what Fu Youling meant.

"Junior sister, are you saying that this family is willing to offer this treasure in exchange for the protection of our Taoist temple?"

Ma Wu asked.

"Yes, that's exactly what I meant."

"The head of the academy has already known about this matter. He will soon issue a decree to order the Military Affairs Hall to set out to eliminate the demon race, lead this family into the mountains, and allocate a sacred mountain for them to practice. The expenses will be paid from the head of the academy's shell field."

Fu Youling smiled.

But Ma Wu was puzzled: "Since the head of the academy already knew about this and issued a decree, it should have been sent directly to our Bingdou Hall. How could Junior Sister know it in advance?"

"This was possible because Junior Brother Yuan Chengfu discovered it while he was out training, and he facilitated it."

"When Junior Brother Yuan was on his way back, he came to my Dan Ding Hall to get the elixir. I learned about it in advance during the conversation, so I came here in a hurry to ask for help from you, Senior Brother!"

Fu Youling said with a smile.

Yuan Chengfu!
But when Ma Wu heard this name, his expression changed and he felt complicated.

Talented people emerge from generation to generation, and a new generation replaces the old.

What he sighed just now was not only about his feeling that the new disciples of the Taoist temple were like the rising sun while he was getting older, but it actually had another meaning.

In recent years, Yuan Chengfu has lived in Qingyu Peak, enjoying the fourth-level spiritual land and serving Gu Yuan. His cultivation has advanced by leaps and bounds, and he has already reached the peak of foundation building. He is still practicing hard, and he is determined to break through the golden elixir.

Golden elixir! Golden elixir!
He also wants to achieve the golden elixir!

These years have seen a surge in Taoist practice.

Bian Chuyao, Feng Yubai, and Su Yongzhen, three true disciples of the same class as Gu Yuan, received strong support from their family and finally saw the light of day, achieved the golden elixir, and lived to be a thousand years old!
Master Jingshan of the Feng family and Master Yanghua of Wuxiang Peak have both advanced to the middle stage of the Golden Core.

The younger generation is even more of a gathering place, and the number of disciples with Taoist bodies is twice as many as before the Taoist Academy.

The disciples who are building their foundation are the most successful generation!
Countless people were crowded at this checkpoint, making it difficult to move forward.

Although the Taoist Academy controls Jiuyi and has greatly increased resources, it is absolutely impossible to make all the foundation-building cultivators achieve golden elixir.

As an old employee of the Qiandi Palace, Ma Wu had a glimmer of hope if he held on to the powerful others. However, Yuan Chengfu suddenly showed up, making the situation even more slim.

If you want to achieve the golden elixir, you either need supreme talent and good fortune, or you need the support of a noble person and the allocation of resources.

Over the years, Ma Wu has long realized that he is not the former.

Then we can only rely on the following method.

But now it seems so difficult!

With a long sigh in his heart, Ma Wu suppressed his inexplicable emotions and asked Fu Youling: "Since the head of the academy is about to issue an order, the Bingdou Hall should accept it. But what does this matter have to do with Junior Sister?"

"To be honest, Senior Brother, I found a Taoist partner a few years ago and plan to get married after the New Year."

Even though she has a lively and cheerful personality, Fu Youling's face still blushed when she talked about this.

"marry?"

Ma Wu was slightly startled.

"Junior sister, don't you want to form a pill?"

Ma Wu asked.

"You can't force yourself to form a pill. I'm not young anymore. Now that I've met someone I like, I might as well get married. There's still time to raise children in the future."

Fu Youling shook her head, suddenly touched her abdomen, and a hint of longing rose in her eyes.

Ma Wu clenched his fists. For a moment, he felt mixed emotions and didn't know how to answer.

After a while, he calmed down and forced a smile: "Marriage is good, there are many noble families in our Taoist temple. Junior sister, if you manage it well, your future prospects will be limitless."

"I dare not ask for too much." "I came to ask for help today because my Taoist partner has not yet broken through the late stage of foundation building and his strength is average. I want him to join the Bingdou Hall and train with me to see if he can get some rewards."

Fu Youling said this and bowed to Ma Wuyingying.

"Since Junior Sister has asked, I will take care of her!"

Ma Wu agreed without much hesitation.

In his current position, these things are just trivial matters.

But when he looked up at the sky, his heart couldn't calm down for a long time.

……

……

"Golden elixir..."

Ma Wu was in a state of unrest, and Yuan Chengfu was also feeling melancholy at this moment.

After forty years of practice, under Gu Yuan's guidance, he has reached the peak of foundation building.

In the past, this was a progress he would never have dared to imagine.

But the deeper he practiced, the less confident he was that he would be able to break through to the Golden Core stage.

In recent years, three people in Qingfeng Taoist Academy have achieved Jindan breakthroughs, plus Master Leiyun, a total of four people have achieved breakthroughs.

He did not miss any of these four golden elixir tribulations and was present to watch them all.

Although they were all successful cases, the means by which the four people overcame the tribulation were beyond his reach, and the more he watched, the more frightened he became.

"The Rainbow Scripture!!"

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but scratch his hair again.

The Tianhong Sutra is indeed the Jiuyi Sect's wonderful and true sutra. If one practices this sutra to a deep level, one can collect "tianhong rays of light" from the dark sky. When this light enters the body, it can constantly change the cultivator's body and transform it into a "tianhong body."

This body controls the light of escape, as fast as a flash of lightning.

Not only that, this body can also be regarded as an acquired Taoist body, which also has a significant bonus to spiritual practice and can help break through the golden elixir.

But... this sutra is extremely difficult to practice. One needs to comprehend its true meaning and understand the changes in the sky and clouds before one can trigger the "rainbow glow".

This step cannot be done by others.

This light is fleeting. Only through your own comprehending it can you gather it into your body. No one else can help you.

He presented the true scripture to Gu Yuan, received his help and earnest teachings, and had already greatly comprehended the mysteries of the scripture.

But it's still not enough.

"Again!"

He took a deep breath, forced himself to calm down, then walked out of the quiet room and sat cross-legged on a stone block in the yard.

It happened to be sunrise at this time, and the rays of light pierced through the sea of ​​clouds, creating a gorgeous scene.

He calmed his mind, silently recited the spell, and circulated the scriptures.

"boom!"

In an instant, a bright light lit up from the sky, and then fell like flowing water and fell into Yuan Chengfu's body.

Yuan Chengfu's entire body suddenly turned into a purple light. Starting from the soles of his feet, purple air filled the air and the mist flowed, like crystal, which was very beautiful.

However, this purple air started from the soles of Yuan Chengfu's feet and only spread to the area above his thighs, and could no longer spread any further.

Upon seeing this, Yuan Chengfu frowned, his breathing became disordered, and he tried his best to exhale more purple air and swallow it into his body.

But above the sky, the rosy glow faded away, replaced by the bright golden sun. The scorching rays baked the earth and patrolled the world.

"boom!"

Golden fire suddenly appeared on Yuan Chengfu's skin, and a layer of flames surged out from the top of his head, burning his hair and face. It was so violent that it seemed to burn him to death.

"what!"

Feeling the pain, Yuan Chengfu immediately opened his eyes and quickly used water magic to extinguish the golden fire on his body.

But after this incident, he suddenly looked embarrassed and lost his composure.

"It still doesn't work..."

Yuan Chengfu smiled bitterly, feeling helpless.

After forty years of being full of confidence, I realized how insignificant I am.

Even with the dedicated teaching of Master Jindan, this hurdle is still difficult to overcome.

"As expected of a golden elixir tribulation..."

Yuan Chengfu sighed in his heart, thought hard for a long time, and finally made up his mind.

He returned to the house, bathed himself, then took out a brand new dark blue Taoist robe, tied his hair with a jade hairpin, tidied his appearance, and then walked out of the bamboo courtyard and headed towards the top of the peak.

On the top of the peak, there are clouds and mist, and spiritual energy is surging, creating a fairy-like scene.

Seeing this scene, Yuan Chengfu became even more determined.

Time flies, seize the day!
Can’t wait!

If successful, you will live for a thousand years, be the master of a peak, and be the master of the world.

My own aptitude and enlightenment are here, so waiting in vain is just in vain!

In the past forty years, he has seen too much.

His mind became clear and his steps became lighter. Soon, he reached the top of the mountain.

In the clouds, lightning was seen surging like an inverted waterfall, covering another ancient cliff.

In front of the cliff, a locust tree exuding an aura of death and decay was swaying its branches weakly, trying its best to absorb the spiritual energy around it.

Seeing the "dead and decayed" aura of the locust tree, Yuan Chengfu became more determined in his choice.

"Senior, I would like to see the dean, please inform him!"

Yuan Chengfu stopped in front of the locust tree and bowed respectfully.

"Wow!"

The leaves of the locust tree shook, and then transformed into an old man with wrinkled face and white hair.

An indescribable aura of decay permeated the old man, only his eyes still gleamed with a little spirit.

"Seeking to see the master?"

"Go in directly. If the master wants to see you, the thunder waterfall will naturally dissipate. If he doesn't want to, you can't move an inch."

The old man shook his arms weakly and spoke hoarsely.

"Thank you, senior!"

"Take care, senior!"

Yuan Chengfu bowed respectfully to the old man, then straightened his robes again, and then strode out and walked directly towards the surging thunder waterfall.

"Shh!"

Without any obstacles, Yuan Chengfu crossed the layers of cliffs and came to a large lake.

Above the lake, a handsome Taoist priest was sitting cross-legged. Beside him, an extremely beautiful woman was meditating with her eyes closed. The man and the woman seemed like a perfect couple from gods.

But Yuan Chengfu didn't dare to look any further, he just bowed his head and said respectfully:

"I, your disciple, have the opportunity to present to you. I beg the head of the academy to have mercy on me and help me enter the realm of the golden elixir!"

(End of this chapter)