This is what an immortal should be like

Chapter 24: Heaven and Earth Return
It was already evening, and I didn't know whether the fog in the water had not dissipated or had been regenerated.

The group sailed into the fog, and with the help of their own memories and the marks left by Tao Yuanming, they moved forward after a period of time.

Finally, the fog gradually dissipated, and more peach petals appeared in the water.

"Look over there, that's a peach blossom forest—"

The head of the Li family shouted excitedly, and everyone else on the boat stood up subconsciously.

Although everyone thought that Yinxian Valley was good, few people on the boat had ever thought it was as good as they did now. Even Liu Hongyu thought that Yinxian Valley was better than the outside world. After all, it was the paradise that many people longed for but could not obtain.

"We succeeded!" "We are back safely!"

"We did it!"

Some of them were excited and some were hugging each other to celebrate. They were all very excited, and some were looking at Zhuang Lin with respect.

Everyone knows that without Master Zhuang, they might not be able to come back this time, and even if there is a drama, it will definitely be more tortuous.

Although Zhuang Lin had foreseen this outcome, he took a deep breath of the air of his hometown with a relaxed mind to relieve his physical excitement.

Liu Hongyu on the side scratched his head in confusion, and then he figured it out. Perhaps for the people in the valley, the outside world is a world of floods and beasts.

Liu Hongyu soon put on a bright smile on his face. He also understood that most of the people in the Hidden Immortal Valley actually didn't know that there were really immortals living in seclusion in the valley, but now he has successfully become their apprentice!
This coming and going, even including being reborn in the wrong body in the next life, can be regarded as the tribulation of my, Liu Hongyu's quest for immortality!
"There's someone over there!"

"Yes, I saw it too. Hey—we're back—we're back—"

While the Li brothers were talking, the eldest brother Li had already started shouting over there.

Ever since Zhuang Lin and his companions left on the bamboo raft, there have been people guarding the periphery of the peach blossom forest at all times. The people on the boat saw the few people guarding there at the moment.

Hearing the shouts, several people who were originally sitting in the peach blossom forest stood up and looked towards the waterway. From a distance, they could see a small boat coming towards them. There was someone on the boat, waving his arms back and forth and shouting.

"Is it them?" "It seems so!"

"Hurry, go and inform the people in the valley that Mr. Zi'an and Mr. Tingwen are back!"

"Ohhhh good!"

The people in the peach blossom forest also became excited. Some of them immediately ran back quickly, while the rest of them shouted together in that direction.

"Mr. Zi'an—Mr. Tingwen—" "Brother Li—"

"Did you bring the person back——"

"Brought it back—"

The people on the boat and on the shore responded to each other excitedly.

On the boat, Zhuang Lin and Mr. Mu smiled at each other, then looked at the side and saw Liu Hongyu also smiling. His happiness was definitely slightly different from that of the others.

For Liu Hongyu, apart from his master who came to find him because of the immortal fate, the other people in Yinxian Valley came to find him because they were really worried about his safety. It was impossible for him not to be moved.
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Soon all the residents in the Hidden Immortal Valley were alarmed. After all, the matter of Young Master Liu was the top priority in the valley.

Dozens of people came out of the peach blossom forest, helped to move things, helped to secure the boat, and then gathered a group of people and headed towards the gorge.

After we passed the gorge, many people had already come from the valley on the other side, young and old, coming in groups from far and near.

All the children from the school also came, gathered around Zhuang Lin, and moved with the crowd.

People were excited and curious, and questions kept coming up during the process.

"Mr. Zi'an, what's it like outside?" "Mr. Tingwen, is that medicine you brought back?"

"Brother Li, there are so many people outside. Is this the same Jin Dynasty as Mr. Tao described?"

"Did you encounter any danger when you went out?"

"What are the people like there? Are they aggressive?"

"Have you ever been to a city or something like that?"

"Is it a mess outside?"

"Go first, go first, those who can speak, those who can speak"

These questions were not acted out, but the wording was carefully chosen. Otherwise, people would definitely ask questions like "ancient something".

Some of Zhuang Lin and others would answer a few words, while others were overwhelmed. They felt like they were enjoying the same "protagonist treatment" as Liu Hongyu and Tao Yuanming. Only then did they realize that in this situation, it felt like there were a thousand bees buzzing in their ears.

Needless to say, one or even several Peach Blossom Spring symposiums are definitely indispensable.
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A grand banquet was held in the threshing ground that night. The people in the valley brought out all kinds of fine wine and delicious food to celebrate the return of Zhuang Lin and others.

The people in the valley heard that Young Master Liu was not able to adapt to the outside world and voluntarily returned to the valley. This was also the explanation given by Zhuang Lin and Liu Hongyu, which naturally made everyone happy.

For Liu Hongyu, the environment outside is indeed not as comfortable as the Yinxian Valley. Not to mention, the cooking level of the food is not on the same level.

A bonfire was lit in the big field. Some people were not satisfied with eating and drinking in front of the table, so they spread mats and sat near the bonfire.

Bachelor Tang Bin, holding a wine bowl, vividly described the dangers of the journey to the people around him. As soon as the bowl in his hand was empty, someone would immediately pour wine for him. In his other hand, he could get chicken legs or steaks if he wanted them.

"You don't know, at that time, we didn't dare to enter the port because of the problem of the road permit, so we could only find a remote place to go ashore."

"I heard Brother Li just say that place is called 'Guosuo'?"

“It’s all the same thing!”

"Don't interrupt me, go on!"

"Hey, after we got ashore, we wanted to find a way to get into the city quickly, but we ran into a robber who wanted to kill someone. At first, we thought he was going to kill a girl. We have a conscience, so after discussing it, Mr. Zi'an decided to rescue her."

"Oh, we have to mention the eldest and second brothers of the Li family. Their archery skills are amazing, and eldest brother Fu is even more skilled."

Tang Bin exaggerated the story of how he had been robbed. When the people around heard how they had acted decisively and killed someone, they all exclaimed in surprise.

But the suspense in Tang Bin's story has obviously not been revealed yet, and his voice was lowered at the end.

"At the time, we were in a hurry to rescue people and deal with the last one, but when we went in, guess what happened?"

Tang Bin clearly entered later, but he spoke as if he was the first to react, and others kept urging him.

"What's going on?" "Hurry up and tell me, don't keep me in suspense!"

Tang Bin still felt a little creepy when he recalled it. He took a sip of wine to calm his nerves and looked at the table a little further away. Zhuang Lin and others were also looking over here, seemingly listening. "Gurgle~"

After taking a sip of wine and feeling courageous, Tang Bin continued.

"The woman disappeared, and the bandit was lying dead on the ground. I tell you, his neck looked like it had been ripped open by a wild beast. The skin and flesh were all wrinkled, and it looked like all the blood had been sucked out of him!"

"Hiss" "So weird!"

"What about the woman?"

"Hey, where's that woman? How did that man die?"

"Could it be that woman?"

"if not?"

Tang Bin calmed down.

"There was definitely something wrong with that woman. Even Master Zhuang and Fu Zeyang looked unhappy. They quickly gathered people to take us away, and then tried their best to get into the city before dark."

"At night, we were lying on the bunk bed in the city inn, reminiscing about it, and we figured it out after thinking it over with each other."

"Understand what?"

Tang Bin glanced at the person asking the question.

"What do you understand? It's obvious! We've encountered a monster!"

“Hiss” “Ah?”

"monster."

“It’s true.”

This will make a lot of people around feel scalp tingling.
Not far away, at a table put together, Zhuang Lin and others were also eating and listening to the story over there. Liu Hongyu was sitting next to Zhuang Lin.

"Master, have you really encountered a monster?"

Someone asked this question, and Zhuang Lin thought about it and nodded.

"That should be it. The scene was actually even more bizarre than what Brother Tang described. It felt like something he couldn't express in his story."

Liu Hongyu on the side subconsciously looked at Zhuang Lin. Although he looked calm on the surface, he was a little excited in his heart.

I fantasize that when I become an immortal in the future, I will be able to conquer demons and monsters!

No, no, I need to keep a normal mind. Master said that I should be a good mortal first. I can’t be too ambitious and let Master think that my character is not good!
"Turrulurrulu"

Liu Hongyu shook his head and pouted his lips while grumbling for a while, then he slapped himself on both sides of his face with his hands to wake himself up.

From today on, be a good person, be a good mortal!
The noise also attracted Zhuang Lin and others nearby to subconsciously look at Young Master Liu. Except for Zhuang Lin, everyone else thought that Young Master Liu might be sick again.

Well, maybe Zhuang Lin is thinking the same thing now.

The bustle in the threshing ground continues. There is no curfew here, so the noise can continue.

Zhuang Lin sat cross-legged on the table, one hand supporting his cheek, and slowly closed his eyes.

In Zhuang Lin's mind, time seemed to have been slowed down. As he closed his eyes, ripples began to appear in the depths of his mind, and the inheritance of the Dharma lineage he had inherited during the day gradually emerged again.

Strictly speaking, this is not a complete piece of information, let alone a complete practice method.

But at least, it provided a clear starting point and pointed out the direction for Zhuang Lin, providing a high possibility for him to find his own way.

Although Zhuang Lin is still a mortal at this moment, the impact of the Dharma inheritance has shaped his current state of mind and helped him temporarily ignore the physical stage and reach a crucial step in the state of mind of the immortal way.

It seems that an immortal who breaks through an important level should be in a secluded place, but at this moment Zhuang Lin did the opposite.

Amidst the lively night banquet at the threshing ground in Yinxian Valley, Zhuang Lin's soul felt that the surrounding atmosphere was in a state of joy and activity, but his heart was very calm.

Gradually, Zhuang Lin found himself in a state of quiet rest, yet also a state of enlightenment that seemed to be neither asleep nor awake.

Man is the spirit of heaven and earth, this is not just a casual statement.

The human body has three souls and seven spirits, but among the three souls, only the human soul is always in the body, while the heaven and earth souls wander around.

Therefore, from the perspective of immortality, ordinary people are not actually considered truly complete people.

It is not easy to reach this level. It is only possible after going through training and tempering the state of mind. But this is not the case for Zhuang Lin now.

The key to Zhuang Lin's confidence lies in the moment when his Dharma veins aroused his immortal heart and asked the question.

Asking this question at that moment already made Zhuang Lin feel that the external "heaven and earth" seemed to be resonating with the internal heaven and earth, and it was also a gift brought by the last afterglow of the Dharma lineage!
People today inherit the aspirations of the ancients, and we will surely live up to their expectations when we ascend to heaven!
The flowing thoughts gradually changed from turbulence to calmness, and Zhuang Lin's eyes happened to close at this moment. What was in front of him reflected his inner heart, which also went from calmness to nothingness.

In a trance, the void before his eyes began to ripple again, as if pieces of aurora were rising in Zhuang Lin's heart. For a moment, a magnificent scene of the creation of the world was performed, and he seemed to be standing between heaven and earth.
Heaven and Earth Return!

In the artistic conception, something seems to emerge from the void between heaven and earth, then transforms into black and white energy, and then into two black and white fish, which revolve around a giant, and finally the three merge.
Invisibly, a unique wave rippled from Zhuang Lin's body, instantly spreading throughout the entire Hidden Immortal Valley, and then extending outwards continuously until the ripples calmed down.
At this moment, many people in Yinxian Valley actually had a vague special feeling.

Some are strong, some are subtle, some are like a breeze, and some are like a swaying in the heart, like rocking on a small boat.

Liu Hongyu, who was sitting not far from Zhuang Lin, shuddered.

But in a moment, everything returned to calm. For most people, it was just a momentary illusion.

The lively atmosphere around them suddenly enveloped the hearts of the crowd. Perhaps only Liu Hongyu was a little surprised and doubtful, and then he subconsciously looked at Zhuang Lin who was sitting next to him with his chin in his hand.

"Master"

Zhuang Lin slowly opened his eyes, feeling a faint sense of completeness in his heart. He gently exhaled, then slowly took a deep breath.

As this long breath was taken into the nose and mouth, the spiritual energy in the valley began to flow along with it.

Previously, Zhuang Lin had needed a considerable degree of concentration and perception to achieve the effect, but now it was natural and followed by the breath.
The so-called spiritual energy of heaven and earth inherently contains the characteristics of following spirituality. Of course, it will become active around Zhuang Lin and be attracted to him.

The soul is complete, the spirit and body are complete, and the spirit as the spirit of all things is fully released.

Although he has not yet undergone all kinds of tempering, according to the purest definition of the immortal way, Zhuang Lin can be called a true person!

Zhuang Lin's existence at this moment is also the last moment of the afterglow of that Dharma lineage, which successfully blooms brilliantly!
(End of this chapter)