Lingyuan Immortal

Chapter 21 The Old Friend Comes Down the Mountain
Chen Mu did not stop all the way, and came to Qingzhu Valley in the autumn morning mountain breeze.

After walking a few hundred steps along the green bamboos on both sides of the road, I looked up and happened to see the houses of Du Xiaokui and Xiaoshuang.

Niu Dali arrived earlier than him and was sitting at the round table in front of the house with Du Xiaokui. They were talking about something, but they looked happy.

"I was just telling you about your interesting story when you came." Niu Dali glanced at Chen Mu and laughed loudly.

Chen Mu took two quick steps, chuckled, and asked, "Oh? Then I don't know what interesting things you have."

"Brother Niu was talking about when we were just chosen as immortal seedlings and rode the Liuyun Crane to the mountain gate together. The three of us were extremely terrified, but you, second brother... were like a little adult, very serious, just like the teacher in my family..." Du Xiaokui continued from the side.

After hearing this, Chen Mu shook his head and laughed. At that time, he had read too many books by saints, and his every move unconsciously imitated what was written in the books.

After laughing for a moment, Xiaoshuang, who was almost 28 years old, curved her eyebrows and said, "Now that Second Brother is older, the way he interacts with us is not as old-fashioned as before."

Chen Mu whispered softly, "Now I am the real me...Okay, okay, I came to see you two off, and now I am talking about myself."

Looking at these two people, they have taken off the gray clothes of outer disciples and changed into their own clothes, just as comfortable as the ones they wore when they first entered the sect.

Turning his head to look at the bamboo forest in the distance, he sighed, "In the blink of an eye, it's already been six years since I started..."

Niu Dali was no longer as bold as before. He looked somewhat melancholic and said softly, "Gradually... things and people have changed."

Du Xiaokui, watching the two of them lost in their memories, interrupted with a smile, "My two brothers are truly overly worried. Xiaoshuang and I aren't going back to the mountain gate, and besides, isn't the place we're going to our hometown? If you really miss me, why don't you stop by to see me when you go home to visit your family?"

Niu Dali nodded when he heard this. "That's true. Anyway, since we entered the mountain gate to practice, we haven't been home to visit. Firstly, the practice is difficult, and secondly, we are not allowed to leave the mountain easily when we are in the outer sect. This time you go home, it's also a good opportunity to report to my and Brother Chen's hometown that we are safe."

Chen Mu also nodded and said, "We will find time to go to your place and ask for a drink from the young master of Du's Pharmacy."

It made everyone laugh.

After a moment, Chen Mu took out four or five bottles of Tianling Pills from his arms and said, "Xiao Kui and Xiao Shuang, you two have left the mountain gate. The spiritual energy of heaven and earth is weak, and your cultivation will become more difficult. Here are some Tianling Pills. They will be very beneficial to your cultivation. Take them."

This was something Chen Mu had specifically exchanged for at Tianhe Market in advance.

Du Xiaokui took the pill without pretending to be polite and said with a smile: "Thank you, second brother." Then he turned to Niu Dali and said: "I wonder what big brother gave me?
Niu Dali laughed and said, "There's nothing good here. I'll give each of you twenty spirit stones. Although I have a master to take care of me and I have no shortage of resources, I have saved these spirit stones for a while, so you have to use them well." After saying that, he took out the spirit stones and gave them to them.

"You have enough resources for cultivation in Lishan for now. You must practice with peace of mind and must not be lazy or slack off. In a few years, if you still can't break through to the fourth level of Qi Condensation, your big brother Niu and I will not forgive you two." Chen Mu said seriously.

Du Xiaokui waved his hand after hearing this: "I understand..."

Then, pretending to be nonchalant, he took out two jade slips and said to Chen Mu and the others, "I don't have anything to give you, brothers. These are two spells I copied from that Taoist priest Sun. I hope that in the future, you two brothers can use the spells that Xiao Shuang and I gave you to defeat powerful enemies and ascend to the sky."

"After leaving the mountain, Brother Xiao Kui and I will often pray for you two brothers. We only hope that you two brothers will have a long and prosperous path to immortality from now on..." He said softly with red eyes.

Chen Mu and Niu Dali were both stunned, looked at each other, and turned to look at the red sun and mountains in the distance.

"The Immortal Path...Eternal Prosperity..."

The sorrow of the old friend leaving the mountain, the five years and more spent in Shuiyunjian, all of this now transformed into a stream of memory, mixed with the chill of the autumn wind, blowing towards him, ruffling Chen Mu's long hair, blowing away the dust between the strands, and never returning...

“Gone…”…

After returning to the Crossing the Sea Cliff, he took out the magic jade slip that Du Xiaokui had given him before leaving and looked at it carefully.

Water Magic...high-level magic!
"It's actually a high-level spell! Xiao Kui...even if he copied it from the sect, it would require at least thirty spirit stones. Where did he get so many spirit stones!" Chen Mu frowned, puzzled.

After a moment, his expression changed.

"Yes... I guess they knew they lacked talent and had no hope of becoming inner disciples, so they saved the spirit stones that Big Brother Niu and I usually gave them..."

Chen Mu sighed and looked at the jade slip again.

High-level spells are generally suitable for the late stage of Qi Condensation, and even some Foundation Establishment cultivators are practicing them. They are powerful or have many functions, which shows how difficult they are. However, with the help of Water Lotus, he can barely practice...

"I originally wanted to wait until I reached the sixth level of Qi Condensation before going to the Dharma Transmission Pavilion to learn some spells. But now that I have this high-level spell, I'm not in a hurry to go."

"Is that so... The name is correct, the Water-Bounding Technique... but it still requires practice..."

Chen Mu closed his eyes and fell into deep thought.

Water Magic can add some properties to various water-based spells, such as toxicity, coldness, and even the rare heavy water...

However, in order to cultivate certain characteristics, one needs a matching demon beast inner elixir, or spiritual materials from heaven and earth... Spiritual materials are hard to find, but demon beasts are easy to obtain, so the cultivation method described in the jade slips is to use demon beasts to cultivate...

After swallowing the inner elixir of a monster, one can use this technique to absorb the monster's unique characteristics and make them one's own.

"It's a clever trick... but it requires careful planning."

It took half a month to write the patterns of the Fanshuishu technique on the water lotus, but I put it aside for the time being.

If you want to hunt monsters, there are two places near Shuiyunjian.

To the east is the Kurosawa Mountains, and to the west is the East China Sea.

It takes seven or eight days to cross the Hei Ze Mountains by riding on the Liuyun Crane. It is the only mountain range in Zhao State’s world of immortal cultivation where many monsters gather. It stretches for thousands of miles and is home to countless monsters. It is even rumored that there are big monsters that can rival the cultivators who have established their foundation!
As for the East China Sea, needless to say, it is extremely dangerous and far beyond the reach of a cultivator at the fifth level of Qi Condensation like him.

"To be on the safe side, I'd better improve my realm a little bit before hunting monsters."

"But I don't have many spirit stones left, so I gave the Spirit-Adding Pills 50/20 to Xiao Kui and the others..."

Chen Mu took out the talisman-making tools and began to draw the talisman...

A month later, Chen Mu went to Tianhe Market and exchanged the talisman for spirit stones and pills, which were enough to support his practice for several months.

Then he quickly returned to the Duhai Cliff and immersed himself in the joy of cultivation once again.

(End of this chapter)