Beiyin Great Sage

Name: Zhou Yi

Age: 42

Cultivation: Late stage of Qi refining (98/100)

Skills: Immortality Kung Fu, Yuan Zhen Demonic Ape Transformation, Fire Control Sutra, Three Yuan Breath Condensation, Fire Demon Stick Technique, True Yang Treasure Refining Technique, Angry Buddha Palm...

"Forty-two!"

In the restaurant, Zhou Yi slowly opened his eyes with a complicated expression.

Unknowingly, twenty-six years have passed since I came into this world. During this period, I have experienced many things and have reached this point.

"Director Zhou... Supervisor Zhou." The waiter stood at the top of the stairs and spoke tremblingly:

"My shopkeeper just received a few jars of spiritual wine yesterday, which has the wonderful effect of cleansing the body. I want to show my respect to my supervisor and ask the younger one to bring them over."

As he spoke, he used all his strength to lift the wine jar in his hand.

The invisible pressure made him feel as if he was on pins and needles, with the hairs on his body standing on end, even though he was as far away from Zhou Yi as possible.

He didn't even dare to speak loudly.

"Um."

Zhou Yi reached out and took a picture of the wine jar:

"Go down!"

"yes."

The waiter nodded hurriedly and hurried downstairs as if relieved.

"Ha..." Watching the other party leave and glancing at the empty second floor, Zhou Yi chuckled and slowly opened the wine seal.

The strong aroma of wine hit my nostrils, and I cast a magic spell to check if it was poisonous, then I raised the altar and poured it down my throat.

"Gulu...Gulu..."

“Good wine!”

The wine enters the stomach, and the cool and hot breath surges up side by side. It makes people feel refreshed and relaxed, and they can't help but praise it softly.

"Brother Zhou."

A familiar voice sounded:

"We agreed to get together, but you drank too much!"

"Haha..." Zhou Yi looked back and saw Ling Yunfeng and Xuanshang coming hand in hand. Ling Yunfeng shook his head and sighed, and couldn't help laughing:

"It's Zhou's fault, how about punishing yourself with three cups?"

"I think you want to take the opportunity to drink more." Xuanshang said in a clear voice:

"Drink if you want, no one will stop you."

After several years of getting along, they have become familiar with each other and know each other's personalities very well. Xuan Shang's voice was full of anger, but it was just a joke.

"sit."

Zhou Yi smiled casually and stretched out his hand to signal:

"You two, do you have any news?"

"..." Ling Yunfeng frowned slightly and shook his head helplessly:

"There is no reason to be optimistic. Foundation-building pills are extremely precious no matter where they are. Every time the Qixuan Sect opens a furnace to refine pills, it is decided early."

“It’s extremely difficult for outsiders to do this!”

"Yes." Xuan Shang also looked complicated. He looked at Zhou Yi again and couldn't help but ask:

"Brother Zhou, are you almost at the point of completing your Qi refining?"

Although Shiwandashan's Dharma has entered the wrong path and has made rapid progress compared to the correct path, it has reached perfection in just a few years.

It was still beyond their expectations.

"Absolutely." Zhou Yi did not give a definite answer, but raised one hand with an incomprehensible look:

"During this period, it has become increasingly difficult for me to control the aura on my body. If I can't try to break through, I'm afraid alienation is not far away."

The two of them were speechless.

At this time, Zhou Yi was nearly three meters tall, with lush hair all over his body, his eyes were as red as fire, and there was a dust-like aura lingering around him.

That is the state of overflowing spiritual thoughts, which will only be revealed when the divine soul is strong and unstable.

Perceiving.

Zhou Yi was like a volcano that could erupt at any time. His breath was sometimes low and sometimes restless, making people subconsciously tense up.

You see, there is no one else in such a big restaurant except Zhou Yi. Even the waiter went upstairs to ask questions and almost lost his mind.

Even Ling Yunfeng and the others did not dare to be careless.

The people who are about to be alienated in Batu Caves are all time bombs. No one knows when they will explode.

"Brother Zhou, there's no need to be anxious." Xuanshang lowered his voice, fearing to irritate the other person, and said:

"The Batu Clan has a great cause. In addition to the turmoil in the past few years, I am afraid that you are the only one of our disciples who is qualified to advance to Tao Foundation. If there is a foundation building pill, it must be yours."

"Ha..." Zhou Yi hummed:

"It's a pity that Batu Caves has never had a foundation-building pill, and it will never be equipped with one in the future."

"Um?"

The two of them were stunned, and Xuan Chang couldn't help but ask:

"Why?"

"The true teachings of Batu Cave are based on a special secret method, which does not require foundation-building pills. Others who want to advance need the help of the cave master." Zhou Yi said:

"From now on, all Daoji will be controlled by the cave master."

"With the Foundation Establishment Pill, others can advance on their own without relying on the cave master. This is not a good thing for the cave master of Batu Cave."

"Well..." Ling Yunfeng touched his chin with his hand and shook his head gently:

"Sure enough, Batu Cave is ruled by one person. Both the inner and outer disciples will be alienated. The only exception is the cave master."

"So domineering, how can he survive for hundreds of years?"

This was impossible to achieve outside the mountains, so it was no wonder that he looked puzzled.

"Speaking of which, as the two true disciples of the righteous path, with extraordinary inheritance, they should know better than Zhou about how to build a foundation." Zhou Yi handed over his hand:

"I was about to ask for advice!"

The two looked at each other, and Xuanchang spoke:

"It's easy to say, in fact, the so-called foundation building is to completely integrate a person's energy and spirit into the magic power, build a Tao foundation, and then improve the realm."

"Essence refers to the physical body!"

"Qi refers to cultivation!"

"God, refers to divine consciousness!"

"After the three of them reach a certain level, the Qi refining is complete, and you can try to make a breakthrough."

"Not bad." Ling Yunfeng responded:

"Generally speaking, tempering the body, increasing mana, and strengthening spiritual consciousness cannot go hand in hand, and there is often a gap between them."

"This gap will make it difficult to build the foundation, and may even damage the foundation when breaking through, and the gain will outweigh the loss."

"That's why we have the Foundation Establishment Pill!"

Zhou Yi sat upright and listened attentively.

What the two said was similar to what Yushu said. They both preached that if you want to build a foundation, you must have strong energy and spirit, but the details were richer.

It is worthy of being the true teaching of the righteous way. Not to mention the strength, the theoretical foundation is far more solid than that of a hundred thousand people in the mountains.

"The foundation-building pill can balance the essence, energy and spirit. Even if the body is weak, if the magic power is strong enough, it can still make up for the weaknesses and build the foundation of the Tao."

Xuanchang said:

"Of course, the gap between each other cannot be too big."

"Like an old man who is seventy or eighty years old, no matter how deep his magic power is and how powerful his spiritual consciousness is, his fragile body cannot withstand the dangers of building a foundation."

"Even so, it is unknown whether the foundation can be established."

She sighed softly, and then continued:

"There are many disciples in the Qixuan Sect who are in the late stages of Qi refining and even those who have reached perfection. They refine the Foundation Establishment Pill every year, but there are still very few Taoist monks."

"In ten years, there may not be one!"

Those who can build the foundation are strong no matter where they are.

in……

It also involves some mysterious luck. Sometimes people who are obviously well-established and favored by everyone fail to succeed, while some people who are not favored succeed by luck.

This makes some monks become very superstitious. They kneel and kowtow three times before taking the Foundation Establishment Pill, just for good luck.

"That's not right!"

Zhou Yi frowned and caught the flaw:

"So, unless there is a secret method like Batu Cave, wouldn't it be impossible to become a Taoist foundation without the foundation-building pill? How did the predecessors do it?"

"I've heard of this before." Ling Yunfeng said:

"Forefathers who were able to become Dao Ji were all selected from the best. All of them had extraordinary talents. Their energy and spiritual strength were all very different from ordinary people. They could advance without resorting to the foundation building pill."

"But not to mention that kind of person's talent, the method he practices is not general, and he is deep in the spiritual world, such as the Tai Su Dao..."

"It's impossible for us to do it anyway."

When the words Tai Su Dao were mentioned, his expression changed and the conversation suddenly changed.

"good."

Xuanchang nodded:

"Besides, there were not many Daoji monks in the past. Although there are few now, every force has some to keep the inheritance from being cut off."

"Understood."

Zhou Yi understood and finally had some understanding of foundation building.

But it's not good news.

Foundation Building Pill?

Batu Caves has never used this thing, and it is unlikely to get it from other places, at least not from the people I currently know.

And if you don't take the Foundation Establishment Pill, it will be extremely difficult to forcefully build the Foundation.

As for the danger of alienation that the two of them worry about...

Zhou Yi is not that worried about this. The abnormality he is showing now is intentional, and there is actually no danger of alienation in a short time.

"correct."

Ling Yunfeng spoke again:

"If Brother Zhou really wants to get the Foundation Establishment Pill, you can try it in Huangcheng. That's where Shiwanda Mountain is in contact with the outside world. There are many monks coming and going. The annual auction is even more spectacular. If you have money there, you can buy anything. It can be bought.”

"Including the Foundation Establishment Pill!"

Zhou Yi, the famous leader of Huangcheng, has also heard of it and has a plan in mind. He has accumulated a lot of spiritual stones for this purpose in the past few years. However, the trip will be more than ten thousand miles away. With the cultivation level of a Qi Refiner, once he sets out for ten or eight years, I'm afraid I won't be able to come back, not to mention the danger involved, so I need to think carefully.

"I see."

He nodded and sighed.

Is it possible that I want to follow the path of the ancients?

But even with the golden finger, it is still unknown whether he can cultivate his energy and spirit to the peak before his age reaches the limit.

We can only take one step at a time.

Changing the topic, the three of them started talking about other things.

In the past few years, there have been reports of the monks exploring the real estate. Many Taoist priests have died among them, which has also caused turmoil in Shiwan Mountain.

Like Batu Caves, there are many places where disciples of later generations fight.

Just like Qianman Mountain, it has been very lively recently.

"Da da……"

As he spoke, rapid footsteps came from below.

Yu Huixing went up to the second floor and looked at Zhou Yi:

"Senior brother, the money manager of Fangshi wants to see you."

"oh!"

Zhou Yi raised his eyebrows and a smile appeared on his lips.

"More." Yu Hui spoke again:

"The cave owner has left seclusion and wants you to go back to the mountain to see her."

After saying these words, the expressions of the three people present changed. Ling Yunfeng and Xuan Shang's eyes flashed, and they stood up and said goodbye.

Zizhen said that he had been in seclusion for three years and was only released now. This is a big deal and must be reported to the elders of the sect.

…………

After years of development, Xiaoheishan Fang City has become more and more prosperous. Now it is almost the largest Fang City in the area tens of thousands of miles around.

The positions of the three giants in Fang City have also stabilized.

The Ou family in Wanling Cave!

The Qian family in Qianman Mountain!

Zhou Yi from Batu Caves!

Among them, Zhou Yi is the most unique. He is obviously a loner, but he has mysterious and unpredictable methods. No one who offends him will end well.

In fact, it is the secret support of Qixuanmen.

Coupled with his extraordinary strength and unstable mental state, even the Ou family and the Qian family, who have a Taoist monk background, are unwilling to provoke him.

After all, in the eyes of others, this is a lunatic who is about to be alienated, and it is not worth offending him.

"Qianyuan!"

Sitting on the big tiger-skin chair, Zhou Yi lowered his head and looked at the short, fat, luxuriously dressed fat man in front of him, and couldn't help but grinned:

"What a rare guest!"

"Brother Zhou." Qian Yuan's mouth twitched:

"I came here this time to ask Brother Zhou for help."

"Just kidding." Zhou Yi's face tightened:

"Your Excellency is one of the three managers of Fang City. You have two prosperous markets on your hands, and you have several Qi refining masters under your command."

"How can Zhou help you?"

"Brother Zhou." Qian Yuan looked up, hesitated and said:

"To be honest, my ancestor... died!"

"Huh?" Zhou Yi raised his eyebrows and slowly sat upright:

"Senior Zhou, was he killed?"

Zhou Jia Daoji did not go to explore the real estate. His lifespan should be a hundred years, and the possibility of old age, death, or becoming possessed was not very likely.

"good."

Qian Yuan sighed:

"A few days ago, Jiexiu Ghost Tutuo appeared nearby. Unfortunately, my ancestor was ambushed by him on his way to visit his friends."

"Although he escaped by luck, he died a few days ago without saving him!"

Jiexiu!

Similar to robbers in the mortal world, they do not rely on work to support their families, but rely on robbing homes to earn family property and obtain resources for practice.

but,

It is rare to see calamity cultivators in the Daoji realm. It can only be said that the Qian family is quite unlucky.

"After our ancestor passed away, before his body was even cold, someone started paying attention to our family." Qian Yuan raised his head with a look of sadness and anger:

"Not only did he occupy the Qian family's position in Qianman Mountain, but he also attacked the younger generation. Now he is even eyeing the benefits of Fangshi."

"Qian has no choice but to ask Brother Zhou for help!"

"Ha..." Zhou Yi chuckled.

Qian Yuan described the Qian family as pitiful and desolate, but did not mention how they bullied the market and did evil things based on their status as ancestors.

It’s all the fault of ourselves for ending up in this situation today.

"Brother Qian."

After thinking for a while, he spoke slowly:

"It's not that I don't want to help you, it's just that this is Qianman Mountain's private matter. Zhou is just an outer disciple of Batu Cave, how dare he intervene rashly?"

"Brother Zhou!" Qian Yuan's voice said:

"If you are willing to help, I... I can hand over the body of Zhangliu Tianman from Qianman Mountain. Didn't you always want to acquire such an inheritance?"

"Oh!" Zhou Yi's eyes lit up:

"Complete copy?"

"Brother Zhou, don't be joking." Qian Yuan smiled bitterly:

"Only Daoji monks have the whole book, and they will swear not to spread it outside when they practice. I only have the first half here."

"But in that case, it's still great!"

Zhou Yi was thoughtful and nodded slowly for a long time:

"make a deal!"

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Black Wind Mountain.

Zizhen, who was dressed in a black robe and had black hair like a waterfall, was sitting on a stone chair. There were several people standing in the main hall that had just been restored a few days ago.

Not many people.

After the great chaos a few years ago, there were only two inner disciples left.

There are seven outer disciples who are qualified to come here, including the director of the Third Academy, Fangshi Zhou Yi, and the deacons of the inner and outer halls.

It's funny to say that.

Batu Caves is the overlord of many surrounding forces, but now there are only three or two big cats and kittens left, which looks desolate.

"Don't dwell on the past."

Glancing at the crowd, Zi Zhen spoke slowly:

"Starting from today, Batu Caves will change drastically than before."

Everyone looked up, curious about the big change in her words, but then many people showed panic on their faces, and Zhou Yi had a weird look on his face.