Poor Taoist Qiu Chuji

Chapter 365 Big Face Baby's Personal Grandpa

Flowers bloom and fade, flowers fade and bloom again; seven years have passed in the blink of an eye.

Qiu Chuji also slept for seven years in the jade stone that the mending stone had transformed into.

Over the course of seven years, the creative potential within the Heaven-Mending Stone merged with Qiu Chuji's, gradually becoming one with him. However, it was still far from being able to conceive a human form again and break out of the stone. It was unknown how many more years it would take!

After all, from the time the Monkey King was conceived to the time he was born, he collected the essence of heaven and earth and absorbed the essence of the sun and moon every day, which took him more than 1.7 million years.

Although the Monkey King's existence was created from nothing, arising from spiritual gestation, Qiu Chuji's primordial spirit is already formed, and his physical body has also been honed to a certain level. It shouldn't take that many years, but if he wants to emerge quickly, he probably needs to find a way.

Fortunately, the stone that mended the heavens fell into the mortal world, and was secretly guided by a monk and a Taoist priest to be cleansed by the turbulent world, which helped Qiu Chuji avoid a few years of delay.

On this day, a guest arrived at the Rongguo Mansion. It was Lin Daiyu, who had been sent to her maternal grandmother's house to be raised after her mother's death.

Although the main gate of the mansion was not opened, all the maids and servants, from top to bottom, were mobilized.

The ladies of the Jia family were all seated in Rongxi Hall, waiting for Miss Lin to come and pay her respects.

At this time, Lin Ruhai, Lin Daiyu's biological father, was still alive and held an important official position, so no one in the Jia family dared to underestimate him and they all took him very seriously.

After everyone formally met Lin Daiyu, they sat down together, chatted for a while, and then began a tea party, which was quite lively and eased the initial awkwardness.

The atmosphere was just right when footsteps were heard outside, and a maid came in smiling and said, "Baoyu is here!"

Then the young man with a face as bright as the Mid-Autumn Festival moon and as beautiful as the spring flowers went to change his clothes before entering the main hall to see Lin Daiyu.

“I’ve seen this little sister before,” Baoyu said, staring at Lin Daiyu. The seven-year-old boy was already spouting the same old tricks of a scoundrel.

Grandmother Jia laughed and said, "That's just nonsense. When have you ever seen her?"

Baoyu smiled and said, "Although I have never met her, her face looks familiar to me, and I feel as if we are old acquaintances. Today, let's just consider it a reunion after a long separation, which is not impossible."

Grandmother Jia laughed and said, "Even better, even better. If that's the case, we'll be even more harmonious."

Then Baoyu asked Lin Daiyu if she was studying and if she had a courtesy name. Disregarding etiquette, he took it upon himself to give Lin Daiyu the courtesy name "Pinpin". Although the explanation was acceptable, it was really not a courtesy name that a daughter of an official should have, and it was too frivolous.

"But is there any jade?" Baoyu was about to speak, but no one knew what he meant.

Daiyu then pondered that he was asking me if I had jade because he had it, so she replied, "I don't have that. I suppose that jade is a rare item, how could everyone have it?"

Upon hearing this, Baoyu immediately went into a fit of madness. He took off the jade, smashed it violently, and cursed, "What kind of rare object is this? It doesn't even discriminate between people of different social statuses, and it even claims to be 'spiritually connected' or not! I don't want this worthless thing anymore!"

The crowd was so frightened that they rushed to pick up the jade.

Grandmother Jia hurriedly hugged Baoyu and said, "You naughty child! It's easy for you to get angry and hit or scold people, but why did you have to smash that vital part of your body!"

With tears streaming down his face, Baoyu sobbed, “I have no sisters or cousins ​​at home, and I’m the only one who doesn’t. I said it was boring. Now that such a fairy-like sister has come, I still don’t have one. I know this is not a good thing.”

Everyone rushed forward and, after much coaxing and cajoling, finally calmed him down. This startled Lin Daiyu, who shrank to the side, becoming even more cautious.

Qiu Chuji's original spirit was in a daze, floating in the Heaven-Mending Stone, instinctively absorbing and integrating the creation within the stone. However, he was actually 'awakened' by Baoyu's slam.

Of course, this wasn't because Baoyu used a lot of force, but because he was already in a state between waking up and waking up. Baoyu's fall was just like giving him another push on the edge of a cliff.

When Qiu Chuji woke up, he was still a little dazed. His primordial spirit was locked inside the Heaven-Mending Stone and could not be released. He could only see through the jade stone with his naked eye.

After seeing the scene in the hall clearly, Qiu Chuji made a guess about his own situation.

As mentioned before, although the stones used by Goddess Nuwa to mend the sky were transformed into different worlds and had different legends, origins, and fates, the most famous ones are the one that gave birth to the Monkey King and the one that transformed into the Spirit Jade and descended to the mortal world with the Divine Stone Attendant to experience the riches and mortal life.

Qiu Chuji has now determined the origin of the stone he was integrated into, and he has no regrets about not having gotten the one that gave birth to the Monkey King.

After all, the cause and effect involved in that stone was too great, and he was still small; I was afraid he wouldn't be able to withstand it.

This one is just right. Although it is well-known, it is considered one of the less desirable stones among the many that have been used to mend the heavens. Although there are some schemes involved, as long as the benefits are obtained, the minor concerns are not a big deal.

After all, the real danger comes from being 'weak', not from making enemies.

"Now that I have awakened, I can accelerate the fusion with the creation within the stone."

"I wonder if Yang Jian is still alive, and if he has any way to help me fuse faster and break out of the stone!" With this thought in mind, Qiu Chuji first completely reconstituted his physical body in the space within the stone, and swung his sword and palm in an attempt to break the stubborn stone, but to no avail.

Although this newly formed physical body has not yet fully absorbed the creation within the Heaven-Mending Stone, its foundation is quite different from before. The power and strength that Qiu Chuji can unleash have also greatly increased. In terms of strength, it is probably comparable to some great immortals with shallow foundations. Even so, when he slashed out with his sword, the entire space structure inside the stone remained stable, without any sign of shaking.

Qiu Chuji tried to communicate with the Jade Void Bell again, and this time the Jade Void Bell responded, but the connection between it and Qiu Chuji was blocked by the Heaven-Mending Stone.

In other words, Qiu Chuji could not build a bridge connecting the Heaven-Mending Stone and the Jade Void Bell, allowing people to come and go as they pleased.

At most, it would be like forcibly taking the Heaven-Mending Stone into the small world with the Jade Void Bell, creating an emergency nested doll effect.

This can be seen as leaving Qiu Chuji a way out. If things get difficult, he can give up other possibilities and first escape into a small world, enduring hardship to hone his physical body and spirit until the creation of the Heaven-Mending Stone is exhausted, and then break out of the stone.

In the stillness of the night, the stone used to mend the sky, placed by Jia Baoyu's bedside, emitted a faint, hazy glow.

This was because Qiu Chuji pushed his own true qi to its limit, which allowed the jade to barely break free from its self-obscurity and produce a slight abnormality.

Even if ordinary people with mortal eyes saw it, they would only think of it as the faint light of stars, moon, or candlelight shining on the jade, reflecting a weak glow, and would not have any other associations.

But Yang Jian is no ordinary man. His Heavenly Eye can see into all things in the Three Realms, and there is very little that can escape his sight.

With a flash of white light, Yang Jian appeared at Jia Baoyu's bedside, holding the jade stone in one hand. Through the resonance of his primordial spirit, he slowly communicated with Qiu Chuji via the Heaven-Mending Stone.

"The Heaven-Mending Stone contains the divine power of the Goddess Nuwa. With my abilities, I can only manage five sentences in a short time. Don't say anything more, just listen to me." Yang Jian cut off Qiu Chuji's words as soon as he spoke. "Someone has secretly placed a trap on this stone, linking its fate to this child. It can be considered a different kind of refining. However, if this child soars like a dragon in the sky, the creation within the Heaven-Mending Stone will surge, causing earth-shattering events. If the child is a hidden dragon in the abyss, the divine stone will remain hidden, seizing the spiritual artifact and becoming a different kind of spiritual treasure."

"This time, Brother Dao, you have entered this stone, which can be considered as taking away the opportunity of that monk and the Taoist. However, you have also temporarily linked your own fate with this stone and this child. If he sinks into wealth and honor and is unable to bear the fate, then you will have to stay in the stone for a long time and become the spirit of the stone. If he achieves great things and establishes merits in the human world, then when the mortal world is in turmoil, like waves crashing against the stone, you can take the opportunity to break the stone and emerge, and seize the fate for yourself."

“I observe this world with my Heavenly Eye. Most of the cultivation here is spiritual cultivation. Although there is no primordial energy to reside in the world, if any living being receives sacrifices or good fortune after death, they can open the underworld and build the underworld court, temporarily gaining a thousand years of longevity. This child is already in the middle of this situation, and his life is as precarious as a pile of eggs... Brother Dao, you need to make plans as soon as possible.”

“I have calculated with my divine eye that this child’s life-or-death transformation will be triggered when he turns sixteen. At that time, regardless of the outcome, my duty to protect the Dao with you will be over. Whether you can break out of the stone depends on yourself. The only thing I can do to help you is to keep an eye on that monk and the Daoist to prevent them from starting prematurely.”

After saying five sentences, Yang Jian's voice faded away. From Qiu Chuji's perspective, Yang Jian's face was pale, clearly indicating that saying those five sentences had taken a great toll on him.

Qiu Chuji, separated by jade, clasped his hands in a respectful gesture towards Yang Jian.

Great kindness needs no words of thanks; only when faced with adversity can one truly know its value.

Yang Jian returned Qiu Chuji's greeting and then disappeared from the room.

Qiu Chuji sat cross-legged on the rock, organizing his thoughts.

First of all, although his strength has greatly improved, it cannot be displayed outwardly, so it is as good as nothing.

So, if he wanted to help Jia Baoyu escape his originally hopeless and innocent fate, he first needed to find a way to connect with Jia Baoyu and be willing to follow his arrangements to a certain extent.

Secondly, if he could establish a connection with Jia Baoyu, what should he teach him so that he would have the confidence to break free from his predetermined fate?

Studying books and practicing martial arts are clearly difficult to achieve.

After all, this world has both the underworld and the divine path, but it also imposes many restrictions on mortals. The path of martial arts, even with Qiu Chuji's arrangement, is not completely impossible without primordial qi, but it requires great perseverance and hard work to cultivate. Just think about Jia Baoyu's personality, can he endure this hardship?
Qiu Chuji would be better off relying on his own abilities to break the stone.

Therefore, it is unrealistic to persuade Jia Baoyu to diligently practice martial arts!
Even if you tell them their future fate, it will be the same.

The Fairy Disenchantment had already pointed it out once, but Jia Baoyu only remembered the erotic details and became even more infatuated, completely unaware of the danger and crisis behind it.

Unless Qiu Chuji woke up shortly after Jia Baoyu was born and started nurturing him from the baby's stage.

Unfortunately... what's missed is missed. Seven years have passed, and Jia Baoyu's personality has already taken shape. Without experiencing a major upheaval, it's impossible to change. Even if he did experience a major upheaval, it's unlikely he would change.

Qiu Chuji's power could not be revealed outwardly. It was truly difficult for him, Qiu, to enlighten Jia Baoyu, this stubborn stone, with just his tongue.

After all, who enlightens others with words, and who doesn't use sticks?

I, Master Qiu, wield a long mace in one hand and a miraculous medicine in the other, fighting and healing at the same time. How could I possibly worry that Jia Baoyu wouldn't learn anything?

It's a pity he can't use such a good teaching method.

"This is ten thousand times harder to teach than Yang Kang!" Qiu Chuji sighed.

Yang Kang's problem was not that he was not ambitious, but that he was confused about his identity.

Once he resolves some of his psychological issues, he will be able to run very fast on his own.

Jia Baoyu is a complete waste!
"Could it be that I'm going to train a womanizer?" Qiu Chuji sighed, covering his head.

If we were to say what Jia Baoyu was particularly interested in, it would definitely be how to eat the rouge off the lips of young women.

In theory, using certain methods of harmonious dual cultivation could indeed potentially guide Jia Baoyu onto a unique path of spiritual practice.

But doing so is actually meaningless.

Whether a person is useless or not has something to do with the power they wield, but not so much.

Just like some people who have the money to be lapdogs but don't have the guts to explore 'high-end places', they solve their physical problems first, and then their psychological problems.

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Time flew by, and Jia Baoyu spent his days playing and having fun, only hanging out with his maids and sisters. Although he was a young man, he still had no manly spirit. Qiu Chuji, sitting in the stone, kept shaking his head and sighing, but he was powerless to intervene.

It wasn't until this day, when Jia Baoyu dreamt of a dream world and his soul left his body, that Qiu Chuji seized the opportunity.

Although the shell of the Heaven-Mending Stone was airtight, preventing Qiu Chuji's power from seeping out at all, Qiu Chuji had after all fused with the Heaven-Mending Stone. He couldn't use his own power, but he could still barely manage to shake some of the Heaven-Mending Stone's energy.

Just like before, he used all his energy to make the Heaven-Mending Stone emit a faint light, attracting Yang Jian's attention.

Now that Jia Baoyu's soul has left his body, Qiu Chuji once captured a trace of his soul's essence and tied it to this stone used to mend the sky.

Every night at midnight, at the moment when Yin and Yang energies converge, Qiu Chuji could use this connection to temporarily allow Jia Baoyu's soul to perceive the emotions within the Heaven-Mending Stone and thus have a brief exchange with it.

However, this connection is not very strong. As long as Jia Baoyu subconsciously expresses even the slightest resistance or unwillingness, it will immediately break away, just like a dream transition, leaving no trace.

"Alright! It's good that we can start communicating!"

"I don't expect or ask for more."

Meanwhile, outside, Jia Baoyu slept in Qin Keqing's bed and entered the Fairy Realm of Illusion, where he was enlightened and learned about matters between men and women.

It means that a man has impure thoughts and true 'distractions' in him.

The details are too numerous to mention, but after a day of commotion, Jia Baoyu fell asleep again under the care of maids like Xiren. He felt his mind was drifting, and he thought he was about to enter the Fairy Realm of Illusion again. He was overjoyed, but this time he did not see a luxurious fairy palace, beautiful music and fair ladies, but rather an ancient temple in the green mountains and a white-haired sword immortal.

"Sir... what is this place like?" Jia Baoyu looked at the dashing, handsome white-haired swordsman and couldn't help but feel a sense of admiration. He stepped forward and asked.

Jia Baoyu is a sucker for good looks, regardless of gender. Therefore, in order to keep Jia Baoyu in check, Qiu Chuji had to change his appearance, covering up his serious, rigid, and not-so-handsome square face, and revealing the appearance of his master, Wang Chongyang.

(End of this chapter)