Chongming Xianzong

Chapter 198 Eighth Level of Qi Training
"So Brother Kang Dao and Brother Jiang are here too. Wow, what a fate." A middle-aged monk with a sinister look said with a smile.

"Oh, it's Brother Qi in person. We brothers haven't visited Master Qi for some years, and we don't know if he is in good health."

Kang Dabao recognized the man immediately as Master Qi's second son, Qi Duoluo.

After so many years, his cultivation has not improved at all, and he is still lingering in the middle stage of Qi training. However, his robes are sparkling with precious light, and it is obvious at a glance that they are not ordinary items. It is obvious that Qi Duola is wealthy and not an ordinary cultivator.

Having a weapon refiner is different from having a foundation-building stepmother, and Master Kang is secretly envious.

"Thank you for your concern, Brother Dao. My father is in good health and is visiting friends in Shishan Sect in Puzhou with my mother. My mother has entrusted me with the task of attending Senior Tie Xishui's foundation-building ceremony. I didn't expect to see Brother Kang Dao and Brother Jiang here. It is really a pleasant surprise." Qi Duolo replied with a smile.

Kang Dabao thought that this fellow was indeed the only descendant of Master Qi with spiritual roots. It could be seen that he was just like his father, a sinister villain who fawned on the powerful.

It was with this skill that Master Qi was able to support the female cultivators and achieve his current situation.

When he and Yuan Jin visited him in the past, Qi Duoluo appeared enthusiastic, but in fact he was attracted by the few spirit stones that Kang Dabao and his group brought.

Now that Master Kang has become the legitimate son-in-law of the Fei family, the county magistrate of Pingrong, and the city magistrate of Chongmingfang, he would be much more enthusiastic even without sending Qi Duolo spiritual stones. He does not seem to have the enthusiasm to build a foundation for his descendants.

Kang Dabao was somewhat unhappy about this, but he couldn't show it on his face, so he could only say a few perfunctorily to Qi Duoluo.

Even Kang Dabao, who is always good at dealing with people, is like this, so Jiang Qing is even more reluctant to talk to Qi Duoluo.

After being woken up by Master Kang and barely saying hello, Jiang Qing closed his eyes and began to regulate his breathing again, and turned a deaf ear to Qi Duoluo's intimate words to win over the relationship.

The atmosphere became a little awkward for a moment, but fortunately, Tie Xishui's foundation-building ceremony began soon, which helped Kang Dabao out of the predicament.

After saying goodbye to Qi Duoluo, they each sat down. Tie Xishui appeared on the sky riding a three-legged flying horse, accompanied by twelve first-level white cranes in front, behind, left and right.

As soon as Tiexishui landed on the lotus throne on the high platform, thirty-six strong men around it immediately beat drums and sang, and forty-eight young ladies began to dance, making the small platform very lively.

Afterwards, three more bronze bells rang, and the dozen or so foundation-building masters sitting in front of the position of the head of Kangda performed the equal salute. Tie Xishui on the stage had a solemn expression on his face. He first performed the equal salute as a return of courtesy, and then bowed to express his gratitude for the congratulations from his fellow practitioners.

After Tie Xishui paid his respects, the Foundation Establishment Practitioner took his seat.

Six more bells rang, and Kang Dabao and his group of Qigong practitioners stood up and bowed to thank their predecessors for their preaching.

After Tie Xishui nodded, he reached out and took out a palm leaf Taoist scripture from the mane of the Pegasus beside him, and began to tell the story.

Don’t think that Tie Xishui was just chanting softly on the stage, everyone in the audience could hear his words, and soon the whole place was filled with the sound of Tie Xishui’s chanting, like the gurgling of a clear spring, soaking people’s hearts.

The head of the Kang family immediately lowered his voice and breath, sometimes frowning and sometimes slightly raising the corners of his mouth.

He didn't understand most of it, but he remembered every word Tie Xishui said, hoping to take it home and chew on it.

Most of the Qi-cultivating monks in the field were in the same situation as Kang Dabao, except for a few such as Jiang Qing, who had relaxed brows and looked infatuated.

As soon as Tie Xishui finished speaking, practitioners who had established their foundation began to speak and ask questions.

The former often only needs a few words to make the foundation-building practitioner who is asking the question feel as if he has suddenly realized something. This shows how profound his attainments in this sutra are. Even ordinary people who have been practicing foundation-building for many years cannot compare to him.

This part of the questions was much more advanced than the previous part of Tie Xishui's sermon. Even Jiang Qing, who was sitting next to the head of Kangda, frowned from time to time.

This also made Jiang Qing start to learn from Kang Dabao and memorize all the contents by rote so that he could study them in detail after returning to the sect in the future.

After the debate on foundation building, it was the turn of the Qi training practitioners to ask questions. Master Kang had been a stupid student for two lifetimes, so naturally he could not participate in such things.

Seeing Tie Xishui on the stage looking over at him, Kang Dabao immediately shrank his head, hid his hands in his sleeves, and stroked Xiaoqi's uneven carapace.

Jiang Qing, who was also caught by Tie Xishui, was not as cowardly as his useless senior brother. He immediately picked out a few unclear questions and asked them generously.

Tie Xishui's eyes showed admiration as he answered the questions one by one in a simple and easy-to-understand manner. This made Sect Leader Kang, who was shrinking his head nearby, understand a lot and start to think about something.

With Jiang Qing's good start, the cultivators present also became active. If there were any who asked meaningful questions, Tie Xishui would answer them seriously.

As for those who asked superficial questions, Tie Xishui just shook his head and sighed, then looked at the next monk who asked a question.

This also made Master Kang secretly feel fortunate that he did not stand up and make a fool of himself.

Anyway, I have almost memorized the meaning of this sutra. Even if there are some things I don't understand, I can go back to the sect and gather a few fellow disciples to "discuss" with Jiang Qing. There is no need to make a fool of myself here.

Tie Xishui's sermon lasted until sunset. The cultivators bowed and thanked him before being led by the cultivators of the Tie family to the banquet.

Just by looking at the dishes at the dinner that day, Master Kang could tell that the Tie family had indeed become much wealthier in recent years.

The pot of spiritual wine on each person's table alone is very expensive and is not an ordinary item.

The spiritual power contained in it is enough to replenish even a late-stage cultivator of the seventh level of Qi training like Kang Dabao after drinking it, and its effect is no less than that of ordinary inferior elixirs.

Qi Duoluo deliberately sat next to Kang and Jiang at this moment, and pulled the two of them arm in arm, toasting each other for a long time. He was happy, but Kang Dabao, who was just trying to enjoy the wine, was unhappy.

The head of the Kang family then racked his brains to find an excuse that was not too lame, and hurriedly left with Jiang Qing.

The two were about to go find Tiexishan to say hello first, when they saw a monk with a shiny bald head who stopped them and started talking.

"Friend Kang, long time no see. You've made a lot of progress in your cultivation." Tie Xishui smiled warmly. If you only looked at his appearance, he looked much more friendly than he did a few years ago when he had not yet established his foundation.

"Greetings, senior!" Kang Dabao did not dare to be negligent and bowed to Jiang Qing.

"If you have time, could you please have a chat with me?" Tie Xishui did not shy away and accepted the greeting calmly, still being polite in his words. However, Master Kang had no right to refuse and nodded in agreement.

The two of them left Jiang Qing and went into a quiet room.

Tie Xishui lightly flicked her sleeves, picked up the teapot in front of the two people, and filled the two green-glazed crane teacups on the table. The fragrance of tea immediately filled the entire quiet room, pleasing to the eyes and heart, and penetrating into the lungs.

"This is the famous tea from Gyeonggi Province that Master Bo gave me after I killed Ge Yangfeng in battle last time. It's called 'Xi Lu'. Fellow Daoist Kang, please try it."

After building his foundation, Tie Xishui, the big bald guy, no longer looked as rough as before. Now he actually had some elegance, which made Kang Dabao quite uncomfortable.

"I am very lucky today, thank you very much, senior." Master Kang did not expect Tie Xishui to harm him. If a foundation-building cultivator wanted to control a small Qi-cultivating cultivator like him, there would be countless ways to do so, and there was no need for such a small scene.

This "Xilu" is indeed worthy of being the famous tea from Gyeonggi Province that Kuang Liuting appreciated.

Master Kang took only a small sip and felt the tea flow through his lips, teeth, throat and tongue one by one. A faint fragrance spread throughout his mouth, and a clear and bright energy rushed straight to his head. It seemed that many unclear problems in the Taoist temple before were suddenly cleared up.

"This Tiexishui is so generous. Is he planning to make money from me?"

Kang Dabao was delighted but felt something was wrong. Not to mention that he and Tie Xishui were not close friends, even Tie Xishan, who was on good terms with him, would never be willing to take out this level of spiritual tea to treat him. Even though he kept thinking, "There must be something wrong when things are out of the ordinary."

Sect Leader Kang still had to express his gratitude: "I am a fool. Drinking this level of spiritual tea is just like a cow chewing a peony, a waste of nature's gift. I am deeply grateful for your kindness, senior."

Tie Xishui smiled when he heard this, and said in a big voice: "It's okay, you have a big family, if you like, you can take some back." At this point, Tie Xishui paused and said: "But, there is one thing, I still hope that fellow Taoist can help."

Sect Leader Kang said immediately: "If there is anything that the junior can do to help the seniors, I will certainly do my best to serve you." After saying this, he began to complain in his heart.

"Why are all these foundation-building cultivators looking for me one by one? Is the Taoist so popular in the state court?"

"I heard that fellow Taoist Tie is familiar with fellow Taoist Buse from the state court. I have a letter here that I need fellow Taoist to pass on." Tie Xishui took out a letter sealed by a ban and said so.

"Huh, after I go back, I will go to visit Senior Bushe, but I have a shallow relationship with Senior Bushe, so if I am not able to meet you and fail to live up to your trust, please forgive me."

Master Kang was not trying to shirk responsibility when he said this. He and Bushe really had no other relationship except that the latter had given him a gift last time.

"It's okay, you can just go and deliver it. This Sanlu Qingyun Pill is something I saved up in the past. Unexpectedly, the foundation-building process is faster than I expected, so I can't use it. Since it's just what you need, I'll take it as a reward."

Tie Xishui took out another green jade bottle, flicked his finger, and it fell into Kang Dabao's hand.

Then, without waiting for the reaction of the Great Sect Leader Kang, he said, "There are guests outside. I can't stay too long, so I'll take my leave now. Fellow Daoist Kang, please do as you please."

After Tie Xishui had been gone for a long time, Sect Leader Kang finally suppressed his doubts and picked up the jade bottle containing the Sanlu Qingyun Pill to examine it carefully.

When the bottle cap was opened, a whiff of elixir fragrance emanated. Kang Dabao didn't even need to get close to sniff it carefully before a look of intoxication instantly emerged on his face, which showed how rich and long-lasting the elixir fragrance was.

The Sanlu Qingyun Pill is not an ordinary pill that can be found in the market. Just one pill is enough to enable a cultivator below the ninth level of Qi training to break through a small realm.

What is more crucial is that as long as the cultivator takes qualified elixirs, there will be almost no elixir poison left, and it will have little impact on his future practice.

This feature is extremely valuable in the elixirs used by cultivators in the late stage of Qi training. It can greatly reduce their training time and increase the possibility of building a foundation.

Because of this, Sanlu Qingyun Dan was rarely seen in the markets of Yunjiaozhou. Even in Xuanwei City and Hancheng, the two great immortal cities, only one or two large shops sold it from time to time.

Even so, once they appear in the world, they are often bought by the children of wealthy families. Ordinary cultivators don't even have the chance to buy them, let alone ask for the price.

Tie Xishui is just a newly promoted foundation-building cultivator, so even if he can't use this precious pill, he should give it to his descendants for training. Or he can keep it in his hands and exchange it for food with others of the same level.

How could he be so generous that he would give Kang Dabao such a generous reward just for delivering a letter? !

Master Kang was a little confused, so he had to put the small table in front of him, along with the tea, teapot, teacups and snacks on it, into the storage bag.

With a confused mind, he said goodbye to Tiexi Mountain, which was known for its guests, and returned to Chongming Market.

The market town had just opened, and even though there weren't many cultivators nearby, many forces from Yunjiao State had to come and show their support because of their relationship with the state court. It was a very busy time.

Deng Baichuan and Feng En were busy all day long, and Yuan Jin also worked diligently with the anti-theft station to patrol everywhere.

Robbers, bandits, and evil cultivators all have brains. If no one instructs them and gives them some benefits, few of them would come out at this time to cause trouble for the state court.

Therefore, Yuan Jin didn't have anything to do, and Ye Zhengwen, who had just arrived, had even less to do.

Although he held the title of chief accountant, Deng Baichuan still did not want him to interfere in matters big or small.

All day long he had to accompany the two younger generations, Zhou Xinran and Jin Shilun, in the Chongming Building, helping to buy and sell elixirs and magical instruments, and occasionally taking on a few spiritual mirror deals. The salary of the chief accountant was easy to earn.

Sect Leader Kang had just returned from the foundation-building ceremony in Tiexishui. He had originally planned to go directly back to the sect and take some elixirs in order to achieve a breakthrough.

But when he thought it would be a pity if he forgot all the Taoist scriptures he had just heard, he pulled Jiang Qing back to the market.

He didn't even have time to see Huo Ying at the moment, so he found a time to gather all the disciples in Chongming Market and let Jiang Qing personally tell them what he had learned and thought.

However, the sermon given by the contemporary top swordsman of Chongming Sect left everyone present confused.

Master Kang thought that this third boy was indeed the one who had the real hope of boiling eggs in Chongming Sect so far, and he really had to be different.

So he had no choice but to explain the superficial meanings of the scriptures that he had understood first, and then asked Jiang Qing about the doubts one by one and repeated them to him. Only then did all the disciples understand most of it.

He spoke for five or six hours, and although Kang Dabao was exhausted and sweating, he was quite happy to see that everyone present looked like they had gained a lot.

After this small Taoist meeting ended, Kang Dabao, the city lieutenant, immediately left behind a pile of urgent matters, closed the door of his quiet room, and began another attempt at seclusion.

After fasting and bathing, Master Kangda put on a single piece of clothing, closed his eyes and regulated his breathing. The spiritual power in his dantian flowed through the meridians throughout his body, and the small and large circulations continued to change.

After adjusting his condition to the best, Kang Dabao opened his mouth and swallowed a green pill the size of a soybean into his stomach.

A fragrant aroma of the elixir seeps into the blood, flesh and bone marrow from the mouth, making the mouth salivate and the pill dissolve into liquid.

A stream of indigo liquid immediately transformed into a rich spiritual energy in Kang Dabao's body, nourishing his somewhat dry meridians, making them firm and full.

A wisp of white steam emerged from the head of Master Kang, and black residue gradually precipitated out of the pores all over his body. The expression on his face gradually relaxed, and suddenly there was a loud explosion in the quiet room.

A stream of foul air gushed out of Kang Dabao's mouth, blasting the jade floor in front of him into pieces.

After the sound, a gleam of light appeared in the eyes of Master Kang. At the same time, he felt that the spiritual energy in his body was extremely abundant, and the circulation of the Qi in his body was unprecedentedly comfortable.

The spiritual energy derived from practicing "Qingmu Baoguang Yin" began to nourish the meridians that were damaged when he broke through the realm before, making Kang Dabao feel very comfortable.

This day is July 22, the 427th year of Qianfeng in the David Immortal Dynasty. Master Kang is 39 years old and has reached the eighth level of Qi training. It is not shameless to say that he has a good chance of building a foundation.

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