Dongxuan Spiritual Realm

Chapter 55 Pei Lingyu

It took Yang Qisheng most of the day to get the five elements of evil spirits back to their respective positions, where they would complement and restrain each other, and be placed steadily in the alchemy furnace, where they would continue to evolve in a cycle.

This is the initial framework of the Five Elements Divine Fire Furnace.

He let out a long breath. At this moment, he must not get angry, greedy, or afraid. He must always keep a calm mind.

Fortunately, he was the only one in Yanghui Palace, and it was sealed off by a formation outside, so he could meditate here in peace without worrying about being disturbed.

The combined refining of the five elements is indeed very dangerous, and the difficulty increases exponentially. No wonder they only refine one or two lines. Every additional line will become many times more dangerous. I have just started, and it will only be more difficult later!
But Yang Qisheng has no regrets. In his two lives, no matter what he does, he must do his best and excel in this industry!
When cultivating immortality, he also aimed to become the most powerful Great Celestial Venerable. Seeking the highest will yield the middle, seeking the middle will yield the lowest. Being human requires vitality, and cultivating immortality requires infinite vitality. A day of dejection and depression will not lead to immortality.

Thinking of this, his heart was filled with anger, and he felt that there was infinite potential in his body and mind, and the sky was high and the earth was vast.

This is another benefit from the Eastern Wood Evil.

Evil spirits have both advantages and disadvantages. The purpose of spiritual practice is to use their advantages and avoid their disadvantages.

He had already understood the principle from the texts in the scriptures and the explanations of his master. Now he put it into practice and gradually matured. He suppressed the harm of the five elements' evil spirits and used the benefits of the five elements' evil spirits. He continuously drew the evil spirits from the surroundings and transformed them into his dantian, building up the alchemy furnace bit by bit.

After more than a hundred days, the Five Elements Divine Fire Furnace had completely taken shape in his abdomen.

This furnace could only be seen by him when he looked inside. It was in the shape of an alchemy furnace, all yellow with five portals on it, flashing with five-colored lights of green, red, yellow, white and black. A five-colored flame burned in the furnace. Although it was not very strong, the core was a ball of incandescence, which made people happy just by looking at it.

Condense the evil spirit in the elixir furnace, and then use the furnace to refine the evil spirit.

He continued to collect the five elements of evil energy from the surroundings and put them into the furnace, tempering it with both civil and military fire, refining it into a tamed and usable pure state.

From then on, his Dan Qi carried evil spirit, and whenever he emitted the Five Elements Sword Qi, a layer of sword evil would be attached to the outside.

If he successfully took this first step and stood firmly, he would have officially entered the realm of Anlu Liansha.

The next step is to continuously collect and refine the evil spirits, making the alchemy furnace more solid and sturdy, and accumulating more of the five elements of evil energy in the furnace.

Theoretically speaking, he could gather the energy and establish the cauldron now, but his foundation was unstable, and it would be almost impossible for him to successfully cultivate the inner elixir in the future.

Usually one has to accumulate evil energy for at least three years, and it has to be refined to a certain level before one can begin the next stage of practice.

Yang Qisheng's combined practice of the five elements means that he needs to practice for at least fifteen years before he can completely master this step and have the opportunity to cultivate a first-grade golden elixir in the future!
He practiced in seclusion in the palace every day, and the elixir furnace in his abdomen became more and more condensed, and the elixir fire became more and more pure and vigorous. Not only did he not feel bored, but he felt very happy.

During this process, he could truly feel that the quality of his life was improving, even constantly sublimating, and the whole world was becoming more and more real, exquisite, and colorful.

He had a feeling that he loved his body and mind more and more, and loved the world more and more.

That day, he was repeatedly practicing the Five Elements Sword Evil in the furnace when suddenly a sound came from outside.

It was Liu Hanzhang who was using his sect's secret method to transmit his own voice and images.

When he was concentrating on practicing, he was protected by the restrictions of the formation. The sound and image could only hang in the air outside the hall and wait. When he was free or slightly distracted, the image would come through the door and appear in front of him.

"Junior Brother Yang, Uncle Dayou asked me to come and see if you have successfully installed the furnace."

Yang Qisheng had a particularly good impression of this Senior Brother Liu. He quickly stood up and went to greet him outside the palace gate: "Thank you for your concern, Senior Brother. I have successfully installed the furnace!"

Liu Hanzhang's face revealed an expression of unconcealed surprise. He looked him up and down several times, and exclaimed in admiration, "Junior Brother Yang is truly gifted! He actually succeeded in setting up the furnace on his first try."

Yang Qisheng invited him to the palace for a talk, and from him he learned that Dayou Zhenren had two disciples who were also practicing the Five Elements Combined Refining. One of them started earlier and repeated it five times before he succeeded in setting up the furnace.

There is another person who officially joined the sect this year, a few months earlier than Yang Qisheng. Not long ago, he failed in setting up the furnace and went crazy. He was obsessed and talking nonsense, sometimes happy and sometimes angry. He even released a sword to cut off the arm of a senior brother.

Dayou Zhenren forcibly locked him in a cave.

"In order to cure him, Second Uncle went all the way to Fanghu Mountain in the East China Sea to seek out Danxu Zhenren and obtain the Primal Chaos Pill." Liu Hanzhang couldn't help but sigh and shake his head as he said this. "Luckily, I had the foresight to practice only the Sharp Light Sword Technique. Otherwise, I might not be as good as him."

Yang Qisheng couldn't help but say, "Even if one cultivates only one sword evil, even if it is pure, it will be almost impossible to cultivate it into a first-grade golden elixir, right?"

"How can everyone in the world cultivate a first-grade golden elixir? Even Uncle Dayou and Uncle Mingyi are only third-grade. There are nine grades of elixir, and one, two, and three are all top-grade. I will be satisfied as long as I can cultivate a third-grade golden elixir." Yang Qisheng felt that Liu Hanzhang had good roots and aptitude, and he could definitely cultivate two or even three lines. It was too conservative to cultivate only one line.

But it was their choice, so he couldn't say anything more.

"Before Uncle Dayou left, he asked me to calculate a date to come to you. First, to see if you've successfully set up the furnace. If not, I advise you not to be discouraged. Once you've recovered, you can set up the furnace again. You can also give up the five elements and practice only one or two. If you've also gone astray, it's a good opportunity for him to bring back medicine and treat you as well."

Yang Qisheng couldn't help but smile: "Master Dayou is a very nice person."

He felt that the elders of Taiyi Palace were often rather permissive towards their disciples. There were no precepts or rules. When encountering problems, they let the disciples make choices. Success was better, but failure was also okay. They would try their best to cover for them. If they really couldn't, that was the result of personal choice.

In this world, no road can always be smooth. There are many bumps and storms, and everyone has to face and solve them on their own.

He thinks this is good.

"Master Dayou has another instruction. During the years you've been in seclusion setting up the furnace, the hundred-year period has passed. The Universal Grand Ceremony is completely ineffective. The demon corpse in the general's tomb will definitely come out to cause trouble. We must completely eliminate it. Master Dayou said that if you succeed in setting up the furnace, we will take you with us."

"Okay!" It's not good to practice in seclusion in the palace all the time, as it will breed negative emotions. You have to go out for a walk occasionally, accumulate external skills, cultivate the five virtues within, and subdue the five evil spirits.

Yang Qisheng first sent Liu Hanzhang away and packed up his things. In fact, there was nothing much to pack. He just went to the hot spring behind the palace to take a bath, changed into clean clothes, put the Taiyi talisman around his neck, hung the Taiyi Qiankun bag around his waist, and then came out feeling refreshed.

When they arrived at the agreed Four Elephants Pavilion, besides Liu Hanzhang, there was also an old acquaintance - Xue Yan.

After many days, Xue Yan was thinner than that day, and his chin was pointed.

Seeing Yang Qisheng, Xue Yan showed an embarrassed expression on his face.

He originally looked down upon Yang Qisheng, a disciple of the "Lower Five Sects", but ended up falling into the devil's den himself, and it was Yang Qisheng who risked his life to rescue him.

The most embarrassing thing was that he was put in a jar at the time and was cursed by the blood corpse. His whole body was stiff and numb, and he didn't even know that he was incontinent.

Whenever I recall the scene when I stiffened my neck and argued with Yang Qisheng about the Blood Corpse Reversal Technique, I feel so ashamed and angry that I wish I could just die!
Ever since he recovered from his injury, everyone tacitly agreed not to mention this matter in front of him, so he felt better. But now that he saw Yang Qisheng, the real culprit, he really wanted to turn around and leave.

But he also knew that it was Yang Qisheng who saved him. Otherwise, when Huo Yaoguang came back to ask for help, Liu Hanzhang would have rescued him in the middle of the night. Even if he had not been sucked dry by the horse demon and dried into bacon, his bones would have been destroyed. Not to mention cultivating immortality, he would not even be able to die a normal death. No matter how much elixir he used, he would have been able to linger on with injuries and would have died before the age of thirty.

Yang Qisheng not only saved his life, but also saved his hope of continuing his cultivation.

So despite being embarrassed, he still came over, blushing, and bowed to Yang Qisheng: "Thank you, Junior Brother Yang, for saving me last time. I will repay you in the future, no matter what!"

His bow was beyond Yang Qisheng's expectations.

He thought that a proud and arrogant person like Xue Yan would never bow to a disciple like him who was only one of the "lower five sects".

The saying "a little bit of rice is a favor, a peck of rice is a grudge" is not just a casual saying. He has encountered this many times in the world.

He thought Xue Yan must really want him to die and disappear forever so that he would never have to uncover that unspeakable scar again.

"Brother Xue, there's no need to be like this." Yang Qisheng hurriedly helped him up. "We are all brothers from the same sect. We should take care of each other."

Xue Yan stood up awkwardly, thinking about how dangerous the situation was that day. If Yang Qisheng was trapped in a jar by the horse demon, he would never have the courage to rush in to save him.

Thinking of this, his face turned even redder. He wanted to say something, but he really didn't know how to start, so he could only remain silent.

Liu Hanzhang noticed everyone's embarrassment and was about to change the subject when suddenly two sword lights flew in from a distance and landed in the pavilion, revealing two people.

Yang Qisheng also knew one of them. It was Pei Qifeng who brought him to Yanghui Palace that day. The other one was a handsome young man with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes. His face was serious and he exuded a cold and unyielding aura.

Liu Hanzhang introduced to everyone that this young man was also the disciple of Master Dayu, Pei Qifeng’s master and uncle, Pei Lingyu!
It was obvious that this guy was difficult to talk to, and Yang Qisheng didn't want to make things awkward for himself, so he just called him "Senior Brother Pei" and that was the end of the matter.

However, Pei Lingyu was not going to let him go: "My master has been cultivating the Ten Thousand Swords Gourd for over three hundred years. He was going to give it to us brothers, but he gave it to you instead."

(End of this chapter)