I became an immortal in the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 199 "Yunmeng Qi Derivation" +1
Li Xuan was wandering among the mountains and forests, riding the wind and roaming the world.

What a pleasure!

Looking around, it was only two or three zhang above the ground, which was not considered high, but the wind between heaven and earth swept past him. He had a view of mountains and rivers, with the first hints of green in the early spring. It was truly delightful!

I indulged in it for a long time.

Li Xuancai snapped out of his blissful reverie and remembered his business.

I should go find the immortal.

He only has seven days. If he doesn't return within seven days, he will either attain immortality and join the ranks of the immortals, or he will die.

This method of astral projection can only be used once every ten years, given Li Xuan's current level of cultivation.

We must hurry; there is no time to lose.

He changed his mind and simply followed the divination he had received, proceeding along the path.

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……

Jiang She sat cross-legged on the ground and stroked the cat that was eating a steamed bun.

Li Bai and Danqiu Zi were reading Taoist scriptures nearby. The old deer mountain god watched them recite the scriptures with a smile, stroking his beard from time to time and pointing out a few words about the older versions he had read before.

"You're wrong!"

The old deer god shook his head as he listened to the two recite, "Great purity appears as disgrace, great generosity has no corners, great talent matures late, great sound is silent, great form is formless..."

He then spoke up to correct him.

"Back then, we read it as 'Great talents are spared from becoming successful,' but some people read it as 'Man Cheng,' which actually means the same thing."

Li Bai and Yuan Danqiu both raised their heads at the same time.

"Free of charge?"

A single word can make a huge difference, a tiny difference that can lead to vastly different outcomes.

The old deer mountain god smiled leisurely and said:

"The most perfect Tao is naturally formed, so why should it be artificially created or deliberately sculpted?"

The cat ignored them as it ate its meat, focusing on the meat filling in the steamed buns.

Jiang She, who had been listening quietly to their discussion, suddenly looked up and said something.

"We have guests."

Upon hearing this, the mountain god concentrated and sensed for a moment, but found nothing. Two quarters of an hour later, he finally sensed a faint, almost imperceptible aura approaching, like a ghost. He was astonished.

Li Bai looked up and gazed around, searching for a long time, but couldn't find the guest.

He and Yuan Danqiu looked at each other in bewilderment.

Half an hour later, Li Bai saw a swaying figure gradually approaching, ethereal and indistinct, wearing a long robe with wide sleeves, handsome in appearance, dressed like an ancient sorcerer.

He pointed it out to Yuan Danqiu.

He then pulled him and the mountain god aside and whispered with a smile, "I have an idea..."

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……

Li Xuan followed the guidance of the divination.

They drifted along until they reached the outskirts of Yanzhou City. This was an open space beside the official road, with lush mountains and forests not far away.

There were four people sitting nearby.

A man in blue robes lowered his head and followed the cat to share the steamed buns.

Two young men in their twenties or thirties sat not far away, engrossed in reading Taoist scriptures. An elderly man stood by, calmly offering guidance.

"The most square thing in the world is actually without edges or corners; the loudest sound is actually silent; the most magnificent sight is actually formless and traceless. Therefore, the most perfect Tao is also perfectly natural and consistent from beginning to end..."

Therefore, it is said that great talents are not required to achieve greatness.

Li Xuan listened intently.

He had read the Taoist scriptures, which all said "great talents mature late," but he didn't know there was such a saying.

Upon closer reflection, however, I suddenly felt enlightened, as if it subtly echoed the previous sentences, forming a coherent whole, as if it were always meant to be this way.

Li Xuan sized up the old man.

The other person was dressed in a long robe with wide sleeves, and his hair and beard were all white. He looked to be at least eighty or ninety years old, but he spoke as if he knew everything about the place and recounted it in detail, as if he had experienced it himself.

Such a person is no ordinary person.

Li Xuan was about to step forward to pay his respects when a thought suddenly struck him: he wanted to cast another divination.

Alas?
It turned out to be "inauspicious".

How could this be?

He felt strange; when he tried to perform divination again, his mind couldn't take it, and he was too tired to keep going.

Looking around, there were no other unusual phenomena.

Just as he was hesitating whether to go elsewhere to search, the black cat that had been burying its head in its food suddenly raised its head and glanced in his direction.

Those eyes were clear and bright, as if they understood human nature.

Cat demon?

Li Xuan stopped, hesitated for a moment, then stepped forward. Reaching Jiang She, he bowed respectfully. "Your Excellency... can you see me?"

Jiang She nodded slightly.

Li Xuan was surprised by the man's calmness, and asked again, "Are there any immortals here?"

"Puch-"

not far away.

Li Yuan and his companion, who were engrossed in reading Taoist scriptures, couldn't help but laugh. The old deer mountain god, who was explaining things to them, also smiled and stroked his beard as he looked over.

Li Xuan's heart skipped a beat.

Seeing them like this, he looked at the man in blue again. The steamed buns were finished, and the black cat beside him was licking its paws and wiping its face.

The ground was dusty, and the people around them were surrounded by dirt and gravel, except for the man in blue, whose surroundings were very clean.

It is spotless.

Clean and spotless.

Just as he told his disciple, he achieved perfect enlightenment and remained untainted by worldly dust.

Is he an immortal?
He immediately composed himself, looked intently at the man in blue, and respectfully asked, "I am Li Xuan, and I have come here in search of immortals, following the divination to reach this place."

"I wonder... if I could ask the immortal to impart the Dharma?"

Jiang She chuckled. How could someone ask for the transmission of laws after only one meeting?

He said, "But there is no way to pass it on."

Li Xuan, however, was not giving up. He had cultivated for many years before he learned the Yin Spirit Astral Projection technique, which could only be used once every ten years. If he missed this opportunity, he didn't know when he would be able to seek immortality again.

"May I... accompany you for a while?"

Jiang She didn't care much about this.

"what ever."

Li Xuan breathed a sigh of relief and sat down to observe the group.

He saw two young men talking nearby, glancing at him every now and then, and then he remembered the laughter from before.

It's hard not to imagine that these two could see him too!
He stepped forward and asked about immortals. Li Bai was quite frank and told him that he had met his master in the thirteenth year of the Kaiyuan era and traveled with him. Li Xuan was filled with envy.

Where are you all headed?

"Yuezhou."

"The scenery of Yuezhou is beautiful." Li Xuan had never been to Yuezhou, but he also started talking about what he had heard about Yuezhou before, determined to get the conversation going.

He asked with a smile:
"My name is Li Xuan, from Bazhou. May I ask where you gentlemen are from and how you are addressed?"

"My name is Li Bai, courtesy name Taibai, a native of Longxi."

Li Bai then relayed these words to Yuan Danqiu.

Yuan Danqiu then said to the stone next to Li Xuan, "I am Yuan Danqiu, courtesy name Xiazi, a Taoist priest."

Li Xuancai realized that this person couldn't see him, so he silently moved closer to the rock.

This action did not escape Li Bai's notice.

The three chatted for a while and became a little more familiar with each other. Li Bai then asked him a question.

"Are you having an out-of-body experience?"

Li Xuan was surprised.

"Even Taibai knew this technique?"

Li Bai smiled and glanced at Yuan Danqiu. "We also once traveled the world with you, but... it seems quite different from your situation now."

Naturally different.

Li Xuan thought to himself, "This is a Daoist technique that I learned from the book 'Yunmeng Yanqi,' which is exquisite and profound."

He was also somewhat smug.

laughed.

"I learned this Taoist method from an ancient book, and after practicing it for many years, I have achieved some minor success."

"Now I sit opposite you, and we are taking a spiritual journey through the mountains and rivers of Yanzhou, but in reality, my physical body is hundreds of miles away. I live deep in the mountains, undisturbed, and my disciple takes care of me."

"This is what it means to travel the world in spirit."

Li Bai listened with great interest.

"I wonder what kind of ancient book it is?"

Li Xuan was generous with his sharing and subconsciously reached for the ancient book in his robes before realizing that he was in the state of a Yin spirit and had nothing of value.

He simply gave a verbal explanation.

"It's an ancient book I came across by chance, called 'Yunmeng Yanqi,' which records many Taoist techniques, subtle and profound..."

He was talking.

Suddenly, Li Bai and the old man both looked up.

Look at him.

【Ask for monthly ticket】

(End of this chapter)