Uncle Nine: Scattering beans to create soldiers? I'm using plants and trees to create soldiers.

The backyard of the mortuary

As soon as Uncle Nine stepped inside, a refreshing mist of water wafted towards him.

The water vapor is sweet and clear!

Like freshly gushing spring water from a mountain spring, it carries a refreshing coolness that even moistens the nasal passages.

Uncle Nine's expression shifted slightly, and he took a deep breath, feeling as if his internal organs had become moisturized.

Even the fatigue and dryness from the long journey were somewhat reduced.

A strange light flashed in Uncle Nine's eyes.

The aquatic energy in the backyard was much stronger than before he left.

It was even better than some of the best feng shui layouts he had ever seen.

"Could it be that Ah Xuan has learned how to arrange feng shui formations in the past two weeks?"

Uncle Nine muttered to himself, his brows furrowing slightly.

Although his eldest disciple was diligent in his cultivation, setting up a feng shui arrangement was a different skill altogether, requiring a comprehensive foundation in geomancy, qi observation, and array arrangement.

In just half a month, you managed to create this effect from scratch?!

It seems unlikely...

As the thought crossed his mind, Uncle Nine's gaze swept across the courtyard.

quickly,

He saw the statue of the well god enshrined next to the well.

The statue is small, made of white jade, and stands quietly by the well, yet it is surrounded by a layer of pure and gentle water spirit.

That layer of spiritual energy was not ostentatious, but it was extremely rich!

Like the thin mist that permeates the mountains and forests in the morning, it shrouded the entire statue in a hazy mist.

Uncle Nine's heart skipped a beat.

The statue possesses a spiritual power...

That's way too much!

Ordinary folk deities, even if they have received incense offerings for three to five years, only acquire a faint spiritual aura.

If they can barely keep the area safe, that's already pretty good.

But the statue of the Well God in front of us...

The spiritual energy was so rich it was almost tangible, and the spirit was clear and transparent!

even,

It was even more lifelike than the statue of his ancestor that he had worshipped for many years.

Uncle Nine's Adam's apple bobbed slightly as an idea uncontrollably surged into his mind.

Could it be that a divine being resides within this statue?!

But......

The privilege of having a clone reside in a temple is reserved for the main deity of a large temple that has been worshipped for hundreds of years and whose incense is always burning brightly!

The Well God's rank is not high, so even if it contains divine intent, it shouldn't have such spiritual energy.

Could it be... that this statue doesn't contain an ordinary avatar of the Well God?!

Just as Uncle Nine was filled with doubt and uncertainty, a series of footsteps came from the side.

Lin Xuan was carrying a water vat that was half a person tall as he walked out from the corner of the backyard.

The water tank looked quite heavy, and it was still half full of water.

But Lin Xuan carried it with steady steps and calm breathing, without even panting.

As he was moving, Lin Xuan looked up and saw Uncle Nine standing at the gate of the courtyard. He was stunned for a moment, and then a genuine look of surprise and joy appeared on his face.

"Master? You're back?!"

Lin Xuan's greeting was clearly tinged with excitement.

He truly didn't expect Uncle Nine to return at this time.

This morning, he was still thinking to himself, "I wish my master would come back soon."

Although he has resolved the matter in Beiqinghe, the evil cultivators may still have their eyes on him!

With a master in charge, those villains would never dare to act recklessly!

I'm much safer now!

result,

Less than an hour later, Uncle Nine actually stood in the backyard of the mortuary.

The two of them, master and disciple, are truly in sync!

Lin Xuan quickly took a few steps and placed the water vat steadily next to the exotic blood lotus.

He then patted the water off his hands and quickly walked over.

Uncle Nine's gaze, however, unconsciously swept over the side of the water vat.

In the vat next to it, which was more than half full of water, a lotus flower quietly stretched out its branches and leaves.

The lotus leaves are greenish-red, with dark red veins running along the edges, as if they had just been pulled out of blood.

The roots beneath the water's surface faintly glowed with a warm, blood-red luster, and wisps of vital energy flowed between the roots.

This lotus flower...

It's actually a unique spiritual plant!

Uncle Nine's eyes flickered slightly, and his hand unconsciously rubbed against the storage pouch at his waist, thinking of the "materials" he had brought back...

It seems that the quality of many of my "materials" is far inferior to this Blood-Slaying Lotus...

"Yes, your master just got back~~"

Uncle Nine exhaled softly, his gaze returning to Lin Xuan, scrutinizing him from head to toe.

The young man hadn't seen his apprentice for half a month, and it seemed that his eldest apprentice had grown a little taller!

His posture is also more upright than before!

With broad shoulders and a thick back, he stood there like a firmly rooted pine tree.

More importantly, Uncle Nine sensed a restrained yet steady Dao Qi fluctuation emanating from Lin Xuan.

The fluctuation was much stronger than before I left!

Uncle Nine narrowed his eyes and asked, "Ah Xuan, how's your cultivation going lately? Has your strength improved?"

"Replying to Master's words~~" Upon hearing this, Lin Xuan immediately cupped his hands and respectfully replied, "This disciple has not dared to slack off during this period, and today I have been fortunate enough to make a breakthrough. I am now in the mid-stage of the Daoist realm."

"Mid-stage Taoist?"

Uncle Nine raised an eyebrow, a look of surprise on his face.

When he left, Lin Xuan was still consolidating his foundation in the early stages of Taoist practice.

According to his estimate, given Lin Xuan's talent, breaking through to the mid-stage within two or three months would be considered extremely rapid progress.

And it's only been half a month?!

Has it reached the mid-term?

Uncle Nine nodded, a satisfied smile appearing in his eyes.

"Not bad, not bad~~"

"It seems that you have not neglected your cultivation during the two weeks I was away."

As he spoke, Uncle Nine stretched out his hand and said in a natural tone, "Come, let your master see how solid your foundation in Dao Qi is."

Breakthroughs in cultivation are a good thing, but some people are greedy and reckless, relying on elixirs or unorthodox methods to forcibly raise their realm.

On the surface, his cultivation level appeared to have increased, but in reality, his foundation was weak, making further cultivation extremely difficult.

Uncle Nine has seen this kind of thing many times before.

Although he didn't think Lin Xuan would go down such a crooked path, as his master, he still had to check.

Lin Xuan was familiar with this procedure, and upon hearing this, he immediately rolled up his sleeves and extended his right hand.

Uncle Nine placed two fingers together and firmly rested them on Lin Xuan's wrist.

A wisp of gentle yet refined Dao Qi probed into Lin Xuan's meridians along his fingertips.

The Dao Qi flowed flexibly through Lin Xuan's limbs and bones, slowly and steadily probing every part of his body.

As he investigated, Uncle Nine nodded slightly.

"Hmm, the foundation is very solid—"

"The Dao Qi is also well condensed. There are no signs of forced expansion in the meridians. The Dantian Qi Sea is stable, without any signs of being greedy for quick success or being overly ambitious."

"My physical condition has improved a lot, my blood and energy are much better than before, and my bones seem to have grown stronger..."

Uncle Nine became more and more satisfied as he spoke, and his tone became more relaxed.

He manipulated that wisp of Dao Qi, probing through Lin Xuan's internal organs one by one.

The heart and lungs are full of vitality, and the liver and spleen are in harmony and orderly, with no faults whatsoever.

But when that wisp of Dao Qi approached Lin Xuan's kidneys, Uncle Nine's voice suddenly stopped.

His whole body seemed to have been suddenly choked.

His pupils suddenly contracted, and the calm and composed expression on his face froze instantly, replaced by an incredulous astonishment.

Because of his Dao Qi, he clearly sensed the current state of Lin Xuan's kidneys.

Those two kidneys are much stronger than before!

Two wisps of blue Daoist energy swirled around it, so dense they resembled two bottomless, icy pools!

Its luster flows like shimmering water.

That Daoist Qi nourishes the kidneys' original essence every moment, while deep within the kidneys, strands of pure primordial energy are continuously generated.

Vital energy flows through the meridians throughout the body, slowly strengthening the physical body and nourishing the bone marrow.

Under the nourishment of this vital energy, the internal organs, limbs, and bones are constantly being improved day and night.

Uncle Nine was all too familiar with this situation.

This is the incarnation of a spirit, and a perfectly formed one at that!

Suppressing the shock in his heart, Uncle Nine carefully sensed the sensation, and his pupils contracted again.

Deep within Lin Xuan's kidneys, a hazy wisp of spiritual light lingered in each.

The spiritual light was perfectly round and full, clear and transparent, and its energy was as stable as two small suns!

This is a sign that the body and spirit have completely solidified, and the divine will arises spontaneously.

"The spirits of the two kidneys have taken over?"

"And both of their divine bodies have already reached perfection?!"

Uncle Nine was filled with shock and disbelief.

Before he returned, he was thinking that if Lin Xuan could have a body spirit reside in him within half a month, it would already be considered a great improvement and an extraordinary talent!

He even had some materials specially prepared in the Qiankun bag at his waist to assist in the cultivation of the body and spirit, just in case Lin Xuan encountered a bottleneck in this.

Unexpectedly, after only half a month of his absence, Lin Xuan's kidney essence had reached perfection.

What does this mean?

For an ordinary Taoist priest, being able to summon a spirit to reside within two years of cultivation is considered a sign of diligence and hard work.

If one can perfect a body and spirit in three years, one can be considered to have extraordinary talent.

And his eldest disciple achieved perfect enlightenment in just half a month, reaching the level of both Venerable Ones!

Back then, it took Uncle Nine a full eight months to go from invoking the kidney spirit to achieving perfect kidney function.

Even so, his master praised him back then, saying, "He has made rapid progress and is a promising talent."

Compared to Lin Xuanyi now...

Uncle Nine suddenly didn't want to recall it.

After a moment, Uncle Nine took a deep breath, withdrew his finger, and looked intently at Lin Xuan.

His eyes were very complex, showing shock, relief, disbelief, and a hint of bewilderment.

It's like seeing your own child suddenly come home with the highest score in the imperial examination. You're genuinely happy, but also genuinely bewildered.

"Ah Xuan~~"

Uncle Nine's tone became unusually serious.

"How did your kidney spirits suddenly become perfect?"

"I remember when I left half a month ago, you hadn't yet sensed the existence of the Kidney Spirit."

"How did you do that?"

Lin Xuan had no intention of hiding it; it was all the result of the Well God's blessing, and there was nothing shameful about it.

He cupped his hands in greeting and answered truthfully, "Master, I previously thwarted a wicked cultivator's harmful methods and, by chance, saved a well god statue that had been buried inside a woman's corpse."

"After the statue was returned to its place, the Well God, grateful for his disciple's merits, used a divine method to directly infuse the disciple with the essence of the Two Kidneys God's cultivation."

"That's why I was able to achieve perfect kidney essence in such a short time."

"Divinely inspired?"

Uncle Nine's heart skipped a beat again.

Taoist scriptures record that when a cultivator reaches a certain level of spiritual attainment, by chance, they may receive divine favor and be bestowed with divine will and taught the true teachings.

This is divine inspiration.

Those who receive divine guidance are all people with great potential and great fortune.

Uncle Nine believed that he had good aptitude and good fortune. After cultivating for so many years, he had killed countless demons and protected the peace of the people in the area.

Even so, he only experienced divine transmission a handful of times in his entire life.

Each time, it was at a crucial moment of breaking through to a higher realm!

After many days of arduous contemplation, he was finally able to capture a glimpse of divine favor in a moment of sudden inspiration.

Moreover, each divine transmission is extremely precious!

It had a profound impact on his spiritual practice.

But what about Lin Xuan?!

At such a young age, and having only cultivated Taoism for a few years, he has already received divine instruction.

Moreover, a single divine transmission brought his two kidneys to perfect perfection.

What does this tell us?

This indicates that the intensity of that divine will was far greater than the several times he had experienced before.

More importantly, this shows that his eldest disciple's talent and fortune are probably even greater than his own.

Uncle Nine looked at Lin Xuan, who stood respectfully with his hands clasped in front of him, and felt a mix of emotions.

Having such a disciple naturally brings me great joy.

But as the master, having cultivated for most of his life, he seems to be starting to be overtaken by his disciples in some aspects.

This feeling is very subtle.