Ziwei Immortal Path

Chapter 2 Cultivation
After the payment was made, Xu Boyang collected the four spirit stones and quickly turned around and left.

This Qi Gathering Pill is considered hard currency in the ghost market in Dongke Town. Although Xu Boyang doesn't know what it is used for, it is not the first time he has sold it, so he has a relatively good grasp of the price. The price of the Qi Gathering Pill has been rising over the years, from three spirit stones three years ago to four or five now.

After five years of training, Xu Boyang is no longer the naive boy who just came out with his father. He acts cautiously, shipping small quantities and multiple times each time, with no upper limit on the price. He just wants to get rid of it quickly to avoid being targeted.

In just half an hour, he had sold out all the Qi Gathering Pills and Spirit Nourishing Pills, leaving only one Yuan Pei Pill.

There is a strong demand for Yangling Pills, and the price is not expensive, generally fluctuating around two or three spirit stones. However, Peiyuan Pills are not easy to sell, not because of poor quality, but because the price is too expensive. The market price of Peiyuan Pills is around ten spirit stones.

Xu Boyang weighed it up and felt that he had already obtained 26 spirit stones tonight, which was enough. He still had to stay in Dongke Town for two days anyway, and with a large amount of immortal property in his pocket, he did not dare to stay any longer and planned to turn back.

When he lowered his head to examine the spirit stone, a hint of joy appeared in his eyes.

So after leaving the ghost market, he was eager to go home. Unlike before, he didn't have to go around in circles. Instead, he rushed all the way back to the inn.

Fortunately, it was snowing heavily tonight and there was no one on the street. Not long after, Xu Boyang jumped lightly and returned to his residence.

There was a small oil lamp left on the table, the light flickering. There were two couches beside it. Hu Xiaode was lying on the couch with his arms raised and saliva at the corners of his mouth. He had fallen asleep so hard that his parents didn't recognize him.

Seeing this, Xu Boyang frowned, tiptoed over, puffed out his cheeks and blew out the oil lamp.

He hung up his cloak and returned to the couch. He carefully took out the spirit stones from his bag, counted them carefully to make sure they were correct, and then took out two. He carefully wrapped up the remaining twenty-four and put them away.

He rummaged through his bag again, and finally took out a small cloth bag tied with a hemp rope, untied the rope and gently opened it.

Eight spirit stones lay quietly inside.

Including the two coins in his hand, there were exactly ten coins.

The ten spirit stones glowed faintly, reflecting his excited and excited expression.

This is the savings he accumulated bit by bit through two years of hard work.

Xu Boyang quickly composed himself, held the spirit stone in his hands, sat cross-legged, and closed his eyes.

He was in a trance in the darkness and his breathing began to become rapid. When he opened his eyes again, everything around him had changed.

He had arrived in a dark world filled with stars and shrouded in mist.

The surroundings were vast and boundless, with no end in sight. All one could see were palaces in the mist, with their flying eaves and pointed corners, stacked layer upon layer, floating above the starry sky.

When he came here for the first time, Xu Boyang silently counted them. There were a total of eighteen palaces here, but sixteen of them were shrouded in black fog, and only the golden light could be vaguely seen inside. Only the two palaces on the left and right at the bottom were brightly lit.

When he once again looked up at the palace towering into the sky, the familiar feeling came to his heart again. The silent pressure was so captivating that it seemed as if the sky was about to collapse.

Xu Boyang lowered his head silently and walked quickly towards the two palaces at the bottom. When he climbed the cloud steps of the palace on the left, the plaque on the palace was already clearly visible:
【Wealth Palace】

The interior of the palace was empty and shrouded in mist, with only one person standing in front of the palace.

The man had a mustache, wore a black gauze hat, and a red dragon robe, and still looked the same.

Seeing Xu Boyang at this time, he blew his beard and said,

"Xu family boy, you haven't been here for a long time!"

Seeing this, Xu Boyang quickly stepped forward, bowed respectfully, and said, "Greetings, Zhao Lingguan!"

The spiritual officer surnamed Zhao stroked the brocade belt around his waist with both hands, stroked his mustache, and said with a smile,
"What? Have you gathered all the spirit stones?"

"Return to the Spirit Officer, we're all here!"

Xu Boyang presented the spirit stone with both hands.

Zhao Lingguan hooked his index finger, and the ten spirit stones, wrapped in white light, flew up one after another, hovering in the air. He glanced at them and smiled:

"Not bad, not bad! You're quite capable, kid!"

After saying that, he waved his hand, and the spirit stone disappeared out of thin air in an instant. With another wave of his hand, a round black fruit immediately appeared in the air in front of Xu Boyang's eyes.

Xu Boyang opened his eyes and looked. The small fruit was the size of a green date, emitting a mysterious black light. It was hanging in the air and spinning non-stop.

"Spiritual Officer, what is this?"

“It’s moral.”

Zhao Lingguan waved his hand, turned his back, and said no more.

"Let's go! Daoyan Palace is next to it."

When Xu Boyang heard this, he was overjoyed and thanked him loudly:
"Thank you for the reward, Spirit Officer."

"What's the reward? Ten spirit stones in exchange for a bit of morality. The [Wealth Palace] clearly marks the price, and we're honest and fair!"

Zhao Lingguan was obviously a little impatient and waved his hand again with his back turned.

"Get out, get out!"

Xu Boyang was delighted, thanked him again, and left.

Xu Boyang didn't know what this place was called, but now whenever he meditated, it would appear involuntarily.

Of course, this talent was not innate. Two years ago, when Xu Boyang was escorting a caravan, he went hunting in the mountains and accidentally picked up a small object the size of a palm.

The texture is simple, neither gold nor iron, a bit like the compass used for navigation in previous lives, but it is covered with dense symbols and has intricate cloud patterns carved around it.

Xu Boyang played with it for a few times and found that the disk could rotate. He subconsciously turned it a few times, but he didn't expect that the thing would disappear without a trace in a flash.

He was startled when he saw the thing flying away by itself, and then he realized that it was most likely a treasure from the immortals. Worried about getting into trouble, he hurried down the mountain. When he returned, he kept his mouth shut and did not dare to tell anyone.

It was not until he went to bed at night that this mysterious place suddenly appeared in his mind.

At first he thought it was a dream.

Later I found out that it wasn’t.

Later I discovered that as long as I meditated, that place would appear immediately.

Nowadays, it is no longer surprising.

He had been to this place many times, but he couldn't go anywhere. He could only go to the palaces floating in the air. Unfortunately, he could only go to the two at the bottom. There was no road above and it was shrouded in fog.

The two palaces at the bottom are called [Palace of Wealth] and [Palace of Daoyan], and there is only one person in each palace, one is called Zhao Lingguan and the other is called Wang Lingguan.

The two men were dressed exactly the same, except that one wore a red robe and the other wore a black robe.

At first, Xu Boyang didn't know that there was someone inside, and he wandered around the palace aimlessly. Finally, he somersaulted for more than ten miles before he found that he was blasted out.

Of course, these two people didn't seem to be human, because Xu Boyang had come in many times, and they were always dressed like this, always standing there without eating or drinking.

Xu Boyang was convinced that these two people were gods.

When he thought about his chance to become an immortal, he was naturally overjoyed. He shamelessly asked someone to be his disciple, but unfortunately, the other person ignored him.

He wanted to say a few more words, but was suddenly rushed out. Furthermore, the two spiritual officials said similar things.

[Wealth Palace] Zhao Lingguan: "I need spirit stones to find you."

[Daoyan Palace] Wang Lingguan: "Seeking me requires morality."

At first Xu Boyang was puzzled. How could I be immoral? You kick me out at every turn. Are you moral?

Only now did I realize that this little fruit was the real morality.

As for the spirit stones, he knew about them because he worked for the Wang and Ding families and secretly sold some elixirs and spiritual objects. However, he had to exchange them for gold and silver from his employer before taking them back. Moreover, these objects were not common and were too rare. He was not from an aristocratic family, so how could he get them?

Xu Boyang didn't have the guts to secretly embezzle the spirit stones from both families, as it might put his entire family in danger.

Fortunately, Xu Boyang had been paying close attention to the market conditions over the past two years, taking what he had and making up for what he lacked. Every time he sold something, he would bargain hard, and in two years, he managed to save up ten spirit stones from the ghost market.

Xu Boyang took two steps at a time and rushed into Daoyan Palace, where he met the eyes of Wang Lingguan who had raised his head.

Wang Lingguan frowned, raised his hand, and was about to wave his sleeves.

"No, no, no!"

Xu Boyang hurriedly stretched out his hand, and a small black fruit lay in his palm.

"Morals, I have them."

"You are finally doing something decent."

Wang Lingguan waved his hand, and the small black fruit on Xu Boyang's palm disappeared bit by bit, replaced by a transparent jade slip.

"Moral can be exchanged for Taoist internal skills. The number of points depends on the realm."

"You haven't even gotten started yet. This is the most basic Taoist technique, and it's also the cheapest scripture. Take it!"

Xu Boyang was so happy that he was about to say a few more words while clutching the jade slip, but suddenly his eyes blurred, the world turned upside down, and he was flying in the clouds and was blasted out again.

"This Wang guy is talking nonsense!"

Xu Boyang cursed inwardly and opened his eyes. He found himself still sitting motionless in his residence. Next to him, Hu Xiaode groaned, turned sideways, and began to snore.

The spirit stone in his palm was gone, and there was a jade slip instead!

"How to use this thing?"

Xu Boyang was a little puzzled and unconsciously clenched the jade slip.

A green light flashed, and the jade slip gradually disappeared from the palm of his hand. Suddenly, there was a loud buzzing sound in his head!
Eight big golden characters appeared in my mind one by one!

"Commentary on the Scriptures of Tianhao Daoqi"!
Then, a series of small characters and some pictures of human acupuncture points appeared, swaying and rippling like the bright moon in the water.

Xu Boyang held his breath and read attentively. The more he read, the more surprised he was. It seemed that Wang Lingguan was not lying. This was exactly a book about internal skills practiced by immortals!

【Condensation】【Foundation Building】【Huangting】

【Purple Mansion】【Qingxu】【Chixiao】

It is the sixth level of immortal cultivation!
Suppressing his excitement, Xu Boyang began to follow the scriptures, sat up straight, adjusted his breathing, and began to meditate.

Becoming an immortal cultivator has been Xu Boyang’s biggest wish in the past two years.

Life on horseback over the years has allowed him to see a lot, including the rotting meat in the rich houses, frozen bones on the roadside, and many other scenes that ordinary people have never seen.

Sometimes, when leading the horse team through the mountains, there would be a sharp whistling sound in the sky, and Dad Xu Shaoliang's face would change drastically. He would tell the horse team to hide in the mountains and forests, and look up at the sky with a frown in silence.

Xu Boyang naturally also looked up to him.

At first he didn't understand what was passing in the sky, until one day, they encountered a white-winged bird demon more than two meters tall on Huaining Road.

In just two or three hits, one of the guys was pecked to death.

Everyone looked as pale as death, thinking that they were doomed.

A beam of light came from the horizon, and the long sword behind him flew out of its sheath, drew a circle in the air, and cut off the demon's head with just one sword.

The Taoist priest was very young, looking no more than twenty years old. He glanced at everyone, pursed his lips, and then flew away carrying the huge corpse of the bird demon.

But just with such a simple glance, Hu Xiaode wet his pants on the spot.

Although Xu Boyang didn't pee, he was trembling all over.

This is the trembling that cannot be controlled.

This feeling is not fear, but a pressure that the whole body and mind cannot bear.

From then on, Xu Boyang finally knew that there were people in the sky.

People from the immortal family!

They are called monks!

In the past two years, Xu Boyang believed that he had a destiny to become an immortal, and he was determined to save up enough spirit stones to become a cultivator!
After all, only by becoming a monk can you escort the convoy better!

And you don’t have to worry about bird monsters on the road anymore!
As time passed, Xu Boyang's breathing became longer and longer, as if he had entered a clear state. He did not feel sleepy at all, and his body seemed to be getting lighter and lighter. Before he knew it, it was already dawn.

A faint light from the sky came in through the window. Xu Boyang closed his eyes, then opened them. He turned around and saw Hu Xiaode still sleeping soundly. He smiled silently, lay down quietly, and pretended to be fast asleep.

After a night of silent reading, Xu Boyang had a general understanding of it, but this scripture did not seem to be a complete scripture, but a small note on "Tianhao Daoqi Changshuojing".

This short note not only describes the realm of the cultivation system, but also introduces in a simple and easy-to-understand way how the human body cultivates in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

Just as Wang Lingguan said, this commentary on the sutra is the most basic and entry-level method of Taoist cultivation. In order to enable practitioners to correspond to the small realm they are cultivating, it is also equipped with several of the simplest techniques for practitioners to refer to.

"Dust Purification Technique, Breath Containment Technique, Divine Movement Technique, Leaping Technique, Golden Armor Technique..."

Xu Boyang muttered to himself, and his heart became more and more hot.

It was not until today that he realized that the quality of the pills he sold was divided according to the level of cultivation, and he finally understood what the Condensation Stage meant.

What he didn't know was that the pills given to him by the Wang family were all pills to assist in cultivation during the Condensation Stage.

The effect of the Yangling Pill corresponds to the "Jingman Realm", the first of the three small realms corresponding to the Ningyuan Period. After taking it, it has the effect of consolidating essence and nourishing the spirit.

The effect of the Qi Gathering Pill corresponds to the "Qi Sufficient State" in the middle stage of the Condensation Period. After taking it, it can accelerate the absorption of spiritual energy.

The most expensive Peiyuan Pill is for the last realm of the Ningyuan period, the "Shenwang Realm", which has the effect of gathering the spirit and nourishing the essence.

According to the book, there are nine levels in the Condensation Stage, which are divided into "full of essence", "sufficient energy" and "strong spirit". Each small realm has three levels. After completing all nine levels, it will be complete. At that time, when you have gained insights, you can consider building the foundation.

"Reach the first level of the Condensation Stage first!"

(End of this chapter)