Poor Taoist Qiu Chuji

Chapter 366 Passing through a sea of ​​flowers, not a single petal clings to him.

Sure enough, upon seeing Qiu Chuji's appearance, the handsome but unappealing Jia Baoyu had no suspicion and took the initiative to approach him.

For a fleeting moment, Qiu Chuji seized Jia Baoyu's soul, using it as a guide and his thoughts as a bridge, temporarily transferring a portion of his mind into Jia Baoyu's body, thus enabling him to walk among mortals and seek other methods.

After all, compared to the vague and illusory idea of ​​Jia Baoyu breaking free from his original destiny and growing into a great figure, thereby stirring up waves in the mortal world and breaking the blockage of the Heaven-Mending Stone, it seems more reliable to rely on one's own methods and actions.

But he immediately dismissed the idea.

Spiritual practice is a lifelong endeavor, not a momentary struggle. To ruin one's lifelong commitment to spiritual practice for the sake of momentary pleasure is tantamount to putting the cart before the horse.

He wasn't cultivating the demonic path, but he fell into demonic ways for his own selfish reasons, which ruined his cultivation from the root. How foolish he was just to save a little time.

"Good boy! Come closer, let me see you!" After Qiu Chuji suppressed his evil thoughts, he proceeded according to his original plan.

Without the slightest hesitation, Jia Baoyu stepped forward and approached Qiu Chuji.

Qiu Chuji carefully examined Jia Baoyu for a few moments, then said, "Although he lacks some of the handsome features of the time, he still barely fits the lineage of this school!"

Upon hearing this, Jia Baoyu was immediately displeased. He had always considered himself to be exceptionally handsome, so how could he be slandered like this?
He's not exactly the handsome type, but his round face is cute! His round face is pretty! His round face is sweet!

Why is it not working?

"These are some of the founders of this sect! You should pay your respects first!" Qiu Chuji said, then extracted the names of people in his mind who could be described as having 'peerless beauty' and projected their images into the void. Their spiritual charm was faintly visible, adding a touch of etherealness to their appearance, making them seem even more otherworldly.

Among these projected figures were Wu Tianhua, Liu Fang, and others whom I had seen in the previous world. Although their values ​​in that world were a bit eccentric, their appearances were truly striking at first glance.

After all, with the addition of beauty filters, skin smoothing, and other enhancements, it can look fake after a while, but it does look really good at first glance.

Looking at the men and women floating in the void, Jia Baoyu swallowed the words that were about to come out, and could only say in a daze, "This world... this world has so many beauties!"

Compared to them, I am like a stupid donkey or a dumb pig.

His confidence crumbled in an instant, and he began to feel sorry for himself.

Such a temperament made Qiu Chuji sigh inwardly.

Among the men in the world of Dream of the Red Chamber, he would rather teach Xue Pan than Jia Baoyu.

At least Xue Pan still has some ruthlessness; if we can unleash it, he might actually achieve something great.

Jia Baoyu is truly... outwardly beautiful but inwardly rotten; apart from his family background and appearance, he has nothing else to offer.

At this moment, Jia Baoyu asked Qiu Chuji with an urgent expression, "Master! How can I meet these...patriarchs?"

Seeing how easily Jia Baoyu took the bait, Qiu Chuji quietly discarded too many pre-planned ideas and went straight to the point: "When you one day cultivate the Great Dao and attain enlightenment, you will naturally have the opportunity to meet him."

"Cultivation?"

"Do you want to become a monk?" Jia Baoyu hesitated. He verbally admired those hermits and cultivators, but it was just a case of loving dragons in vain. He would never want to live a simple life in a secluded temple amidst green mountains and ancient temples, eating simple meals and working from sunrise to sunset.

"No need! Our lineage of the Flower Garden emphasizes cultivation in the human world. We use worldly energy to cultivate our hearts and minds. Cultivating the mind in the mortal world is also cultivation. Why do we need to retreat to the mountains to escape the world?" Qiu Chuji ultimately couldn't bring himself to say the words "Quanzhen Dao".

At this moment, the words "among the flowers" stirred up a flood of thoughts in Jia Baoyu.

"It seems like we're still seeing each other among the flowers, flying in pairs. Sir... is this lineage of flowers related to the lyrics of the Flower-among-the-Flowers Poems?" Jia Baoyu was not good at serious studies, but he was quite talented at composing poems and writing erotic lyrics. The two words "Flower-among-the-Flowers Poems" suited his temperament perfectly.

Qiu Chuji shook his head: "The name 'Huajian' is derived from the idea of ​​'passing through a sea of ​​flowers without a single petal clinging to one's body.' It means that a cultivator can travel through the mortal world, be moved by thoughts and desires but not corrupt one's virtue, and love and respect others but not provoke them."

Jia Baoyu was immediately disappointed, but not too strongly. Although he had been influenced by the Fairy Realm of Illusion and had become aware of worldly desires, he had not yet truly tasted meat. He did not have any resistance to Qiu Chuji's words, "only have feelings, do not act," and was completely unaware that Qiu Chuji was digging a big pit for him.

"What's the use of this kind of cultivation?" Jia Baoyu has never been very resilient. He always avoids difficulties and goes around obstacles. He had previously seen the many 'patriarchs' that Qiu Chuji had conjured up and felt a longing to see them for himself, so he asked about them. Now that he heard that cultivation requires perseverance, he began to back down.

Qiu Chuji said, "If you attain the lowest grade, your appearance will be greatly transformed, your looks will be first-rate, and you will be elegant and dashing. If you attain the middle grade, your temperament will be unparalleled, your silk stockings will gather dust, and you will exude a unique fragrance, just like a banished immortal. If you attain the highest grade, you will be unparalleled in the mortal world, with no one to rival you. When you walk in the world, no one can stop you from smiling gently. You can easily obtain the country and the beauty, and all things in the world will naturally shine with you."

Qiu Chuji couldn't rely on Jia Baoyu to learn literature and martial arts, so he had to find another way. He combined the martial arts and techniques he knew that cultivated appearance, temperament, spirit, and charm, and made the most of Jia Baoyu's strengths to train him into an unparalleled 'succubus'.

If a person has enough charm to be unforgettable at first sight and then bow down in worship, how can that not be a great achievement?

What skills did Song Jiang possess?
Didn't he also rely on his ability to "bow down" to become the leader of the 108 heroes?
The world is fair; it's just that the level of difficulty differs depending on the person's appearance.

Daniel Wu and Li Yifei are on easy difficulty, but you and I are on hell difficulty.

that is it!

Don't be stubborn. If you were Daniel Wu or Li Yifei, you would be having a great time somewhere right now, instead of reading in peace.

Qiu Chuji's words stirred Jia Baoyu's heart and filled him with longing.

Although he considers himself good-looking, why wouldn't he want to be even better looking?
If he were truly like those immortal beings, he would be willing no matter what!
After glancing once more at the numerous portraits floating in the void, Jia Baoyu had already made his decision.

"Please...teacher, teach me!" Jia Baoyu changed his address realistically, but ultimately did not call him 'Master'.

Qiu Chuji didn't really want to take on such a disciple, as it would be a black mark on his past. So he didn't let Jia Baoyu change his mind. He then calmly reminded him, "I must tell you this first: once you begin your cultivation, there is no turning back. Before you achieve great success, you must not ruin your body or destroy your primordial yang... regardless of gender! Otherwise, although it won't be a complete waste of your previous efforts, you will have entered the evil path and strayed onto the side road, with no possibility of returning to the righteous path in this life."

Jia Baoyu blushed and said, "Teacher, what nonsense you are talking about. How could I... how could I be such a person who doesn't discriminate between meat and vegetables?"

Then he asked, "What should we do if the vital essence is damaged?"

Qiu Chuji said, "Before you reach the Great Perfection, if you have intercourse with a woman, you will become more and more charming and beautiful. The more you intercourse, the closer you will become to a woman, until you shrink into her belly, your skin becomes like solidified cream, and you will have a woman's body, reaching the realm of heaven and man! From then on, there will be no more reversals. Except for the inability to have children, you will be no different from a woman. Even your temperament and emotions will be the same as a woman's, and you will have no trace of manhood."

Qiu Chuji looked at Jia Baoyu with some doubt; this kid might actually be heading down this path.

As for whether martial arts can turn a man into a woman?
can!

can!

Of course you can!

If the Sunflower Manual can accomplish most of the things, with Qiu Chuji's accumulated knowledge and experience, plus a little personal input, is it really that difficult for him to do the same?
Jia Baoyu thought about it for a moment and felt that the consequences... weren't so hard to accept. If one day he really became a girl made of water, it didn't seem so bad.

From then on, when I chatted with my sisters, no one gossiped anymore.

But then he thought that if he really became a girl, he would never be able to taste the rouge on his sisters' lips again, and Jia Baoyu was caught in a dilemma.

He never imagined that if he were to truly transform from a boy into a girl, Grandmother Jia and Lady Wang, who doted on him, would no longer value him so much, and might even regard him as an evil spirit, wanting to get rid of him as soon as possible.

"What if...what if I were with a man...what if I were with a man?" Jia Baoyu pressed, not because he wanted to know, but simply out of curiosity.

Qiu Chuji said, "When the skin darkens, the skin deteriorates, a big beard appears, yellow teeth grow, sores appear on the head, and pus oozes from the feet, the yang energy becomes excessive, and one naturally becomes the most masculine of men, the most ruthless of bandits."

Qiu Chuji could tolerate Jia Baoyu's transformation from male to female, but he couldn't tolerate someone he had taught being a two-way plug.

So he really went all out in this regard.

It is guaranteed that if Jia Baoyu were to violate this rule, he would become miraculously ugly.

Jia Baoyu turned ashen-faced and trembled with fear; this had truly touched a nerve.

He doesn't have a deep understanding of being a man or a woman yet, and he doesn't care that much about it, but if he were to become such an ugly, rough man, just thinking about it makes him feel that it would be better to die.

"Fine! At worst, I'll just stay away from those pretty classmates, servants, and actors in the future, so as not to ruin my cultivation." After weighing the options, Jia Baoyu quickly made a decision.

As for rejection?

He would never refuse!

How could I possibly refuse a chance to become more beautiful?

Qiu Chuji's lips curled into a faint, undisguised smile before he began to teach the incantation, mental techniques, and accompanying cultivation movements.

This cultivation method, which Qiu Chuji named "Flower Heart Method," is actually closer to an internal energy cultivation method. However, its effects on health preservation and combat are extremely limited. It focuses on improving appearance, cultivating temperament, and many subsequent "changes."

This world does not contain manifest primordial energy, but essence can be extracted from food. The Jia family is a wealthy and powerful family, so they would not cut off Jia Baoyu's dietary supplements.

Once he had cultivated to a certain level, Qiu Chuji thought that he would be able to break free from the Heaven-Mending Stone and gain more power, which would allow him to activate the small world to infuse Jia Baoyu with primordial energy and help him cultivate.

Furthermore, this cultivation method incorporates certain secrets of divine cultivation. If someone with an attractive appearance develops positive emotions such as admiration, longing, or yearning for Jia Baoyu, it will also help his cultivation progress.

This wouldn't cross the line too much for those local divine cultivators, and wouldn't prematurely bring about any trouble.

After all, those with outstanding appearances are a minority in this world; the vast majority are just ordinary people. The thoughts and offerings of these people are the main arena for those divine cultivators who cultivate their Yin bodies.

Qiu Chuji laid the foundation for this technique but did not set an upper limit. Theoretically speaking, Jia Baoyu may have had the opportunity to forge a unique path to enlightenment. However, that would require him to truly persevere and not "get on the train" halfway through, which would have distorted his cultivation.

After all, Qiu Chuji's definition of 'charisma' can refer to command ability, affinity, leadership, and so on, and is not just about good looks that inspire people's desire to conquer and dominate.

If a person possesses leadership, charisma, and the ability to command, then as long as they are not too incompetent, they can achieve great things.

This is also the only real way out and opportunity that Qiu Chuji left for Jia Baoyu, hoping that he could step into this place and truly walk onto the right path.

But if he only stops there, Qiu Chuji would not force him to.

The two were merely making a deal. He used Jia Baoyu to "escape his predicament" and completely absorb the blessings within the Heaven-Mending Stone. Jia Baoyu gained unparalleled charm, stunning a period of time, and everyone had a bright future.

Waking from his dream, Jia Baoyu was still somewhat dazed.

His memory of Qiu Chuji had become somewhat hazy, but he remembered the "Flower Heart Method" that Qiu Chuji had taught him very well.

To make a deep impression on Jia Baoyu, Qiu Chuji incorporated many poems and allusions into this mental cultivation manual.

"Should I cultivate?" Jia Baoyu pondered.

I glanced out the window and then gave up on the idea of ​​getting up early for morning exercise.

On the first day, Jia Baoyu did not practice his martial arts. Instead, he drank wine with his sisters and went to bed early.

The next day, Jia Baoyu still did not practice his skills. Instead, he went out to play with some friends and did not return until before sunset. After paying his respects to Grandmother Jia and Lady Wang, he went to sleep.

On the third day, Jia Baoyu was talking to Lin Daiyu when he accidentally made her cry. To comfort her, he taught her the "Flower Heart Technique" and then went to bed early without practicing it himself!

Qiu Chuji, inside the Heaven-Mending Stone, watched Jia Baoyu, who hadn't practiced even the first movement or the first breathing exercise for three consecutive days, and his fists hardened.

That night, he used a large amount of true qi to pull Jia Baoyu's soul into the space of the Heaven-Mending Stone and gave him a proper explanation.

On the fourth day, Jia Baoyu finally remembered to practice it once, and then... he put it down again, and this pause lasted for five or six days.

However, while Jia Baoyu was not working hard, some others were secretly putting in the effort.

After Lin Daiyu learned this method, she initially only tried it superficially. However, after discovering that her health had actually improved as a result, she began to practice diligently.

In just seven or eight days, she entered the sect. At such a young age, she looked increasingly beautiful and pitiful, just like a little fairy who came out of the moon palace.

After Qiu Chuji met Lin Daiyu with Jia Baoyu, he pulled Jia Baoyu into the space of the Heaven-Mending Stone that night and said, "You taught the method I passed on to you to that Miss Lin. Now Miss Lin is becoming more and more beautiful. I'm afraid she will be more than qualified to marry a prince or grandson of the emperor in the future. Compared with you, the difference is becoming more and more obvious."

Jia Baoyu couldn't bear to hear these words, and the next day he was still shaken by them, so he also began to practice some skills.

This time it lasted longer, persisting for almost half a month before I could relax again.

Although he still only worked sporadically, he eventually laid a solid foundation.

When Qiu Chuji created this mental cultivation method, he anticipated that Jia Baoyu would not diligently cultivate. Therefore, this mental cultivation method also has its evil aspects. Once a foundation is laid, it will start to operate on its own and will not stop unless the person dies.

Although the self-rotation of the mind is not as efficient as intentional cultivation, it is more in line with the principle of "following the natural way" set forth by Qiu Chuji.

Just like the Yi Jin Jing of Shaolin Temple, one who practices it with intention will only gain superficial understanding, while one who practices it without intention will gain true understanding!
(End of this chapter)