Refining Taoism and ascending to immortality

Ye Chen stayed for a while and then stood up to say goodbye.

Zhou Qing stood in front of the pavilion. It was noon outside, and the sun was high in the sky. The bright sun fell from time to time. When it reached the water, there was a boom, and it instantly turned into a bright light, filling the waves.

There was not a trace of darkness everywhere, and there was an indescribable freshness that made people feel happy.

Good times and a bright future.

Zhou Qing thought about the conversation he had with Ye Chen just now. Although the other party didn't know anything about it, the person behind the other party allowed him to send good news, so he had to remember him as a favor.

"Gongdeyuan."

Zhou Qing turned his eyes and ordered the maids around him to prepare the chariot before he went out.

It wasn't long, I just heard a clear sound of jade chimes in the sky above Denglong Qi Mansion, and then the startling rainbow unfolded, and further up, the white air was like a lotus, holding up a cloud chariot, and Zhou Qing was sitting under the canopy umbrella. , after identifying the direction, walked towards Gongdeyuan.

There was nothing to say on the way, and we arrived at the main entrance of Gongdeyuan smoothly.

He was sitting on the cloud chariot, and saw from time to time a startling rainbow and flying cranes outside. The bright light of the cloud chariot was hanging upside down like a horse, condensing and not dissipating. Faintly, spiritual texts fell everywhere, spreading freely, and the fragrance filled the air wherever they went.

Many people, wearing cassocks or wearing long swords, walked on the mountain roads and steps, with calm postures and clear faces.

There is a feeling of hustle and bustle and traffic.

"So lively?" Zhou Qing couldn't help but look at it for a few times, then got off the cloud carriage, went inside, dragged a little Taoist boy over, and asked, "Is Elder Zhou Kuan Zhou in the courtyard?"

"Elder Zhou?" When the little Taoist boy heard this, he was startled at first, and then looked at Zhou Qing. He saw that the young man in front of him was dressed in rich clothes, his eyes were like paint, deep and calm, and he had a smile on his face. He naturally had a kind of calmness, and he had a family. The style of a disciple.

"Could it be that he is a member of Elder Zhou's clan?" The little Taoist boy made a guess, and he quickly said diligently: "Elder Zhou is in Ziyan Pavilion, please come with me."

The two of them walked in tandem, passed the front hall, and then went back around the Hongqiao.

In front of me, I saw large tracts of purple auspicious smoke emerging from the Danjing. Then the wind blew, like the sound of a flute, curling around the railings and fluttering against the small window with hollow patterns, making a rustling sound.

Three or five fist-sized little white cranes were running around with their chubby little wings raised, making childish cries. But some were running too fast, and accidentally fell to the ground, rolling into a little white and fat ball.

The little Taoist boy who was leading the way saw Zhou Qing looking at the fat little crane that rolled around at his feet with great interest. He was unwilling to get up and was still rolling around. He couldn't help but touched his nose and said, "Elder Zhou specially asked the little crane to raise it." The little crane is said to be energetic."

"Indeed."

Zhou Qing nodded, thoughtfully.

At this time, the door of Ziyan Pavilion just opened, and a middle-aged man walked out of it. He was wearing a moon-white long sleeved coat with a crane pattern embroidered on it. It was not the kind of big crane standing in the pines and drinking springs, but the ancient crane. The strange little crane is all round and vivid, making his eyes even clearer.

"Elder Zhou." The little Taoist boy recognized the person and stepped forward quickly, then pointed at Zhou Qing and said, "Someone is looking for you."

"Oh." Zhou Kuan glanced at the small seal tied around Zhou Qing's waist. The sparse streams of light were falling down, big and small, constantly changing. There was a kind of endless growth. He recognized Ren Luo at once. As for his identity as a direct descendant of the Chuanzhou family, he changed his mind and said with a smile: "Is it Zhou Qing?"

"I've met Elder Zhou."

Zhou Qing took a step forward and saluted.

"Talk inside."

Zhou Kuan, the elder of Gongdeyuan, did not go out. He called Zhou Qing into the pavilion and talked to him cheerfully.

Zhou Qing also smiled and exchanged greetings.

While he was talking, he caught a glimpse from the corner of his eye that Zhou Kuan, who was sitting opposite him, was indeed in a good mood, and his whole body was filled with a kind of vitality, which made him marvel.

He knew that although Zhou Kuan had completed his elixir transformation, he had already lost hope of further progress due to the misfortune he had suffered outside.

The Luochuan Zhou family placed him in the Gongde Courtyard, mainly to do things for the family, and also to allow him to accumulate merits in the clan, so that when the time came to reincarnate, it would be convenient for the clan to send someone to pick him up.

There are such people in all major aristocratic families, and they are usually despairing. Even when doing things, he is still in a sluggish mood, "being a monk every day and clocking the clock every day". It is really rare to find someone as energetic as Zhou Kuan in front of him.

Everyone has their own life. Zhou Qing keeps it in his heart as an experience and an accumulation.

After talking for a while, Zhou Qing got down to business and asked about the Gongde Courtyard.

"Well," Zhou Kuan is indeed a kind-hearted elder who always answers all questions. He is holding a tea cup, the water vapor is rising, and the haze is misty. He speaks slowly, "The tasks in the courtyard have been going by very quickly recently. , everyone is very active, so the flow of people is indeed higher than before. ”

Speaking of this, Zhou Kuan glanced at Zhou Qing and said: "The deadline for the competition for true inheritance in the sect is just around the corner. For disciples who are interested in true inheritance, it is more cost-effective to brush up their merits."

Zhou Qing listened and nodded. This situation will happen before the deadline of every sect.

"Elder Zhou." Zhou Qing also drank a cup of tea, thought for a while, and asked something, "I wonder if any of the qi-refining disciples in the sect have achieved gong?"

"A Qi-refining disciple gets merit?" Even though Zhou Kuan, a cultivator of the third level of Danhua, was very deep in Qi cultivation, he was still stunned when he heard this. He looked at Zhou Qing and organized his words slowly, saying, "It's not that there are no Qi-refining disciples who get merit, but it's very rare. Anyway, I haven't met one since I came to the Merit Court."

"It's very difficult to get merit in our sect. Not to mention Qi-refining disciples, even Jindan disciples get merit, which depends on luck and chance."

"Is that so." Zhou Qing's heart moved. He didn't say it, but he knew in his heart that the matter he reported on Tongbaizhou would at least get a merit.

Zhou Kuan was worried that his younger generation would be too ambitious and delay the work at hand, so he described the merit of the Merit Court in as much detail as possible, saying, "In the Merit Court, anyone who gets merit will be posted publicly."

Posting a notice publicly, on the one hand, is because the merit is really important, and the public announcement process can be supervised. On the other hand, it is a disguised form of boasting. If you can get merit, you can set an example for your fellow disciples to watch and learn from.

"Put up a notice."

Zhou Qing knew what was going on, his eyes were bright.

After sitting in the pavilion for half an hour, Zhou Qing said goodbye and left.

Zhou Kuan did not stay for long, and sent him directly to the door. This younger generation of his clan has reached the sprint period of competing for the true disciple, and time is very precious. Anyway, he did his best to entertain him.

After Zhou Qing left, there was a deep space above his head, and the spiritual energy from all around poured into it, slowly sank, and then turned into water color, expanding more and more, and a cold air spread out, making the surroundings covered with a thick layer of frost.

As he walked, he thought about the content of the conversation with Zhou Kuan, the elder of the Merit Academy. The more he thought about it, the more he understood the affairs of the Merit Academy.

As a direct descendant of the Luochuan Zhou family, he had a convenience when walking in the sect, that is, the Zhou family has been passed down for thousands of years, and has deployed personnel in various major institutions of the Zhenyi Sect. Even though there is no powerful person in Luochuan Zhou Clan in an institution like Gongdeyuan, the presence of an elder like Zhou Kuan can ensure that they are well-informed and not blocked.

Zhou Qing took a few more steps and saw a man and a woman passing by from one side and heading into the main hall.

"It seems to be..."

Zhou Qing had an impression. Although he had never dealt with them, he was not unfamiliar with them as competitors for the promotion to the true teachings.

Deep in the Gongdeyuan, there is a main hall.

The ground is paved with carefully polished jade, smooth as a mirror, and transparent. You can faintly see that under the floor tiles, wisps of earth energy are rising up, condensing like a blooming lotus, and the sky is blue. Just one look, it is indescribably precious. Further in, where the lotus gathers, there are pillars one after another. Each pillar is of different lengths and different lusters, but without exception, from top to bottom, they are all engraved with fine and dense seal characters. As soon as you get close, you can hear the sound of recitation, one after another.

In the hall, many inner disciples of Zhenyi Sect came, circling the golden pillars and looking around. However, their targets were mostly the shorter golden pillars in the hall.

After all, the tasks they completed were not too difficult, and the merits awarded after completing the tasks were mainly small merits.

Small merits were presented on the short pillars in the hall.

The next moment, everyone in the hall heard a loud noise, and then a golden list was hung on the highest pillar in the hall, and then the spirit surged, turning into thousands of exquisite birds with red beaks and red feathers. They kept chirping, pecking at the left and right sides with their long beaks, and slowly opened.

When the golden list was opened, there were only a few words on it, but each word was shining brightly, looking like a star hanging in the air, with six corners hanging, and precious.

"This is, this is, this is the upper merit?"

With such a big commotion, the people in the hall would definitely not miss it, and someone shouted out immediately, with excitement in his voice.

In Zhenyi Sect, the review of merits is very strict. Upper merits are rare.

It is very rare to see it with your own eyes.

"God of merit."

Li Bixiao had just checked the tasks he had completed and got a small merit. At this moment, he noticed the movement, suddenly raised his head and looked over.

In his eyes, the golden list on the treasure pillar was completely opened, and thousands of red birds on both sides pecked at it and kept flapping their wings. An indescribable mysterious sound sounded. Just listening to it, people felt that there was a kind of blue sky, vast and far-reaching. Large patches of blue clouds covered the golden list, spreading up and down.

Only when the sect has achieved great merit can there be such a big movement and such a green atmosphere.

"Hmm?" Li Bixiao looked at it, his expression becoming more and more serious. He stared at the top of the pillar with the golden list and spoke with a question in his voice, saying, "Did a disciple in the Qi Refining Realm get the upper merit?"

"Yes." Xiao Xin came over. She was wearing a palace skirt, her black hair hung down behind her, and a gem was tied on it. The dizzy gem color spread out, making her feel like she was stepping on flowers and in a dream, beautiful and magnificent. She said in an affirmative tone: "Look at the top of the pillar, there is a stream of true energy across the sky, it must be a fellow disciple in the Qi Refining Realm who got the upper merit."

She often came to the Merit Courtyard, so she knew that the pillars in the hall looked messy, but in fact they had their own rules. On the golden pillar representing the Yuanying Zhenren, a Gangyun was clear and bright, on the pillar of the Danhua cultivator, Dansha rolled like a polished stone, and on the pillar of the Qi Refining Realm, the true energy crossed, spotless.

"The cultivators at the Qi Refining Realm were awarded the highest merit in the Merit Academy."

Li Bixiao and Xiao Xin looked at each other, and both could see each other's shock. How many years had it not happened?

"It hasn't happened in how many years."

For some reason, as soon as this thought came to Li Bixiao's mind, he felt his scalp tingling, and had a bad premonition. He pushed aside the onlookers and rushed to the pillar that was shining brightly.

The pillar looked very high, supporting the sky, crystal clear, and the waves inside were turbulent, like an underwater world. At some point, a group of koi emerged from the inside, swimming from bottom to top, flapping their fins, with golden colors, dazzling. In the mouth of each koi, there was a gem, and there were seal characters inside the beads, which connected together and converged into the opened gold list.

The gold list looked brighter and brighter, with a few words in the middle, constantly rotating, showing the merit.

"Zhou Qing, merit, two."

Li Bixiao stood below and read the five words on the opened gold list. He was startled at first, and then his eyes widened. The sword energy above the top door turned into a dark white, reflecting the shock on his face.

He really didn't expect that the fellow Qi-refining disciple who got the upper merit was actually Zhou Qing, and he got two upper merits!

"How is it possible?"

Xiao Xin followed closely and also saw the contents of the golden list. She pushed forward with all her strength, and even the pearls tied to her black hair fell to the ground with a jingling sound.

She didn't have time to care about this. She let her black hair fall like a waterfall and stared at the treasure pillar without blinking.

According to what she knew, the name on the golden list announced the upper merit, and the reason for getting the upper merit would be announced on the golden pillar. She wanted to take a good look at how Zhou Qing, a cultivator in the Qi-refining realm, who was competing with herself for the true teaching, got the upper merit.

"This,"

But Xiao Xin found that on the golden pillar, there were only koi holding pearls, swimming around, and there was nothing she wanted to see.

Seeing this abnormal scene, Xiao Xin was not happy, but felt cold in her heart. She knew that the rules of the Merit Hall were strict, and when it came to merit, they were even more strict and there would be no mistakes.

At the same time, the people who surrounded them were also staring at the treasure pillar, and they were also curious about the empty content on the treasure pillar.

What earth-shaking things did Zhou Qing do to achieve merit, why didn't he mention it at all?

If he didn't mention it, how could everyone supervise and ensure fairness and justice?

Everyone held their breath and concentrated, watching, looking, and staring, until finally, a ray of light suddenly emerged from the bottom of the treasure pillar, and then upwards, thousands of seal characters rose up, like stars in the sky, rising slowly, and when they reached the top, they suddenly retracted and turned into a lotus shape, with a big seal on it, square and majestic.

As soon as the big seal came out, the whole hall fell silent.

Only the golden list on the treasure pillar remained, and the words inside became more and more green.

The seal of the head of the hall!

Once this seal is issued, it is equivalent to the head of the Merit Academy personally endorsing the merits listed on the gold list!

July is a bit busy, so the update time has been changed to 10 pm.