The Wheel-Turning Master

Preparing clean water and dry food, Lin Bai went into seclusion to refine pills.

The second furnace produced seven pills, which was acceptable.

Lin Bai was not in a hurry to refine the third furnace, but sat on the stone plate to reflect.

After summarizing the gains and losses, he practiced on the stone plate a hundred times before starting to refine the third furnace.

The mind is free of distractions, and there is no heart of gain and loss. Spiritual power controls fire, and spiritual consciousness extends.

The main ingredient of Gujing Pill is Guhun Grass, which is yin in nature, so it is more important to pay attention to the fire. If it is slightly larger, it will go wrong.

The third furnace produced twelve pills, and the quality was average.

Lin Bai observed carefully for a while, cleaned the furnace, and continued to reflect on the stone plate.

In this way, until the seventh furnace, it was finally successful and 20 pills were obtained.

After refining again, although there were still times when the pills were not high, they were generally stable at 20 pills, and the quality was slightly improved.

All the spiritual materials have been used up, Lin Bai still did not go out, just concentrate on practicing.

Alchemy is only auxiliary, and the realm of cultivation is the foundation.

Now that he has reached the fifth level of Qi training, Lin Bai has obviously noticed that his progress has slowed down a lot during this period of time. The qualifications of the three spiritual orifices are indeed a bit poor, and the sixth level is still a barrier.

In the Qi training period, the fourth, sixth, and seventh levels are usually called the barriers, and it will be difficult to break through.

Of course, nothing is absolute. Some people may not feel the existence of the barriers, but some people are stuck in the third level of Qi training for their entire lives and can never break through the barrier of the fourth level of Qi training.

Just like fellow Taoist Huang Ruhua who went out to fight for her life a few days ago, she was stuck in the third level of Qi training and could not enter the fourth level, so she went out to fight.

And the Gujing Pill refined by Lin Bai is used when breaking through the barriers. It has a miraculous effect on some people, but it has little effect on some people.

To put it bluntly, pills are auxiliary after all, and it mainly depends on the person.

Half a month passed in a blink of an eye, and Lin Bai opened his eyes on the stone plate with a headache.

The progress of cultivation is getting slower and slower, the sea of ​​qi is basically stable, and the spiritual power it contains is also growing slowly.

"Have I also encountered a barrier?" Lin Bai frowned and thought carefully.

When I was in the third level of Qi training before, I didn't feel the existence of the barrier at all, and naturally reached the fourth level of Qi training.

And since entering the Tao, the cultivation can't be said to be a thousand miles a day, at least it is a galloping horse. But now I have come to the fifth level of Qi training. As I practice for a long time, the feeling of stagnation becomes heavier, just like a donkey walking, and the progress is slow.

"Does it mean that I have to rely on Gujing Pills to live in the future?"

But this is not a big deal. Even if it is slow, there is a stone plate, so I can endure it.

Lin Bai pondered for a while and planned to go to Fengming Pavilion to ask Senior Zhu Jianyang for advice.

Just as he was about to leave the stone plate, he saw moon-white light spots appearing on the mist outside the stone plate, which was slightly moist.

"Xiu Xiu, this girl..."

These days, Lin Bai discovered that Xiu Xiu would deduce once every one or two days.

At least once, at most two or three times, very frequently.

"Find a chance to go to Yunxia Sect to see her?"

"Forget it, if I expose myself rashly, it will not be good for her. It's not too late to go until I have the capital to talk to Qu Chengjia."

Opening his eyes, Lin Bai calmed his breath slightly, opened the door of the cave, and walked out.

I didn't meet the girl from the Jiang family, and I don't know what she did. Anyway, since she turned her face away last time, Lin Bai has been in seclusion, and has never talked to her, and she has never come to find Lin Bai either.

On the way, I met several fellow Qigong practitioners who used to live with the C-shaped house. Lin Bai greeted them one by one, trying not to offend anyone. And he even cried poorly, saying that he borrowed money outside, so that he could enter the Earth Fire Cave to refine pills.

Entered the street of the market and came to the Fengming Pavilion of the Zhu family.

"Sister Yuling." Lin Bai was very sweet.

Zhu Yuling smiled and nodded, waved someone to guard the counter, and she went upstairs with Lin Bai.

It was still the same place, Zhu Jianyang was writing with ink.

Lin Bai bowed, then leaned forward to take a look, but saw that the writing was not very good, it was sloppy, and it was not good.

"Maybe it's because my realm is too low." Lin Bai thought secretly.

"I still can't copy it. The shape is not similar, and the spirit is even less similar. It's like a tiger drawing a dog." Zhu Jianyang shook his head at the calligraphy, sighed, and waved his hand to burn it.

So it's really not good?

"Whose calligraphy is Senior Zhu copying?" Lin Bai asked curiously.

"I'm not afraid of you laughing at me," Zhu Jianyang sat down, stroked his beard and smiled, "What I copied was the calligraphy of Senior Yu of Qiaoshan School, who copied someone else's calligraphy. He said that there was a magnificent sword meaning in it."

There is still a gap? Since he is called Senior Yu, he should be in the Jindan realm. Jindan still has to copy other people's calligraphy, Yuanying cultivator?

Lin Bai did not ask any more questions, as the level was too high and he could not get in touch with it.

"Did you get any Gujing Pills?" Zhu Jianyang did not want to talk about calligraphy, but only talked about business.

"I have failed to live up to your expectations." Lin Bai took out the pill bottle from the storage ring and presented it with both hands. "Twenty spiritual materials, only fifteen pills."

Zhu Yuling seemed a little surprised when she heard this, and looked at Lin Bai sideways, and then looked at Zhu Jianyang expectantly.

Zhu Jianyang took it, poured out the Gujing Pills, looked at it, nodded, and said: "You are already quite good at refining this pill for the first time. And the quality of the finished pill is not bad, there is a lot of room for improvement."

He stroked his beard and looked at Lin Bai, encouraging: "In fact, talent is important in refining pills and making talismans, but it is still fed little by little. Only by practicing more can you improve faster." After speaking, he threw the pill bottle to Zhu Yuling.

"Brother Yun is already a very talented person!" Zhu Yuling took the pill bottle with a happy look on her face.

"Sister, if you don't mind me being stupid, it's fine as long as I'm wasting spiritual materials." Lin Bai smiled.

After the three of them chatted for a while, Lin Bai took the opportunity to ask questions about spiritual practice.

"Senior Zhu, I am currently at the fifth level of qi training. However, these days, I feel stagnant in my cultivation, as if I have reached a critical point. What should I do? Senior, please clarify." Lin Bai bowed.

"There is no conclusive answer to the theory of the pass. However, most qi-training monks will encounter obstacles when advancing to the fourth, sixth, and seventh levels. This naturally leads to the theory of the pass."

Zhu Jianyang stroked his beard and smiled, and then said: "The Jingjing Pills you refined have the effect of breaking through barriers. This is related to the great road, so the price is quite high."

"Brother Yun Xian, why don't you try Gujing Wan?" Zhu Yuling said with a smile.

"Sister Yuling, pills are foreign objects after all. I want to try other methods before talking about it. Besides, I haven't reached that point yet." Lin Bai smiled bitterly.

"It's rare for you to have this enlightenment." Zhu Jianyang praised and continued: "Actually, just because most monks will encounter this problem, there are many ways to break through the obstacles."

"Senior, please teach me." Lin Bai was looking forward to it.

"It's mysterious, but it's extremely simple. You might be refining elixirs, making talismans, or refining weapons. When your heart goes well, you may no longer be sluggish." Zhu Jianyang stroked his beard and smiled, "Of course, you can also go out for a walk. ”

Needless to say, Lin Bai has been practicing alchemy recently, and it has indeed improved his mental state, but not his practice.

As for going out for a walk...

"Senior, I have studied hard to make alchemy, but I just don't want to go out and fight for my life." Lin Bai said.

"I'm not telling you to go out and fight for your life." Zhu Jianyang laughed, shook his head and said, "I'm telling you to go and see the beautiful mountains and rivers, broaden your mind; or maybe meet relatives and friends, and relax." At this point, he added something : "Although it is easiest to gain something when you are fighting for your life, that is the last resort."

Lin Bairuo realized something, finally nodded and bowed.

Zhu Jianyang asked Zhu Yuling to prepare another twenty portions of Gujing Pills and gave him a few words of encouragement.

Lin Bai didn't say much thanks, he just kept it in his heart.

After chatting for a few more words, Lin Bai took his leave and Zhu Yuling went downstairs to see her off.

Arriving at the door of the store, Zhu Yuling took out a letter.

"Yu Mao has received the letter you wrote to him. He is very happy to know how you are doing. He is the one who answered this letter." Zhu Yuling said with a smile.

"How is Brother Yumao doing?" Lin Bai took the letter and asked with a smile.

"Everything is fine with him at home." Zhu Yuling smiled.

The two chatted for a few more words, Lin Bai left, and Zhu Yuling returned to the second floor of Fengming Pavilion.

After pouring tea for Zhu Jian Yang, Zhu Yuling walked around behind him and rubbed Zhu Jian Yang's shoulders.

"Uncle," Zhu Yuling kept holding her hand, but her face was a little unhappy, "Why didn't you sign a long-term contract with him just now? At least you have to give him permission."

"What do you mean?" Zhu Jianyang asked with a smile.

"With his talent, he will definitely achieve success in the alchemy path in the future." Zhu Yuling was a little anxious, "If it's just Qi training, if he can build a foundation, wouldn't he have a bright future?"

"You're right." Zhu Jianyang nodded.

Zhu Yuling's face was filled with joy and she said: "He has encountered a bottleneck now, his cultivation is stagnant and slow, and he is at a time of confusion. We just need to take advantage of the situation and speak. He has an easy-going temperament, and his ability to make alchemy is also fed by us little by little. , how could he disagree?"

Zhu Jianyang didn't say anything and only nodded slightly.

"And!" Zhu Yuling was full of ideas. "After signing a long-term contract and being bound, it will be tied to our family. Wouldn't it be a help in the future? If we give him a few more concubines and give birth to offspring, that would be We, the Zhu family, are our own! He can enjoy more benefits, and he is not just a son-in-law, so he doesn’t have to refute his face. Isn’t this the best of both worlds?”

"Actually, you underestimated it a bit." Zhu Jianyang smiled, "His talent in the alchemy path is even higher. He hid his clumsiness before. If I hadn't been in business for almost a hundred years, I would have seen countless People, I really can’t tell.”

Zhu Yuling was not angry when she heard this, but laughed and said: "He is a casual cultivator, so he should be cautious. But with such a talent, shouldn't he be accepted into our family?"

Zhu Jianyang sighed quietly and said: "As a monk, can you still be trapped by a long-term contract with the Foundation Building Family?"

When Zhu Yuling heard the words "Family Building Foundation", she immediately wilted.

"Actually, what you said is right, but you still underestimated it a little. Yu Mao has a relationship of introduction with him, and I also have a relationship of cultivation with him. This is a great favor. With this favor, he will definitely I can't refuse your offer."

Zhu Jianyang took a sip of tea and continued: "But if you don't use this thing, as long as the person is alive, it will always be there. If you use it, it will really be gone, and the person will be gone even if he is alive."

Zhu Yuling frowned and seemed not to understand.

"You are just too greedy. You want to eat everything in your mouth." Zhu Jianyang smiled, "You need to know that even if he succeeds in refining elixirs, we raised him. In the future, if he has friendship and refines elixirs It must be sold by our family. You don’t know how much profit the pill will make. It won’t take long for us to get back everything we paid. This is just a normal business transaction. We will never lower the price, and the favor is still there!”

Zhu Jianyang stroked his beard and smiled: "As long as we don't use this favor, no matter whether he is practicing Qi, building foundation, or higher, when he hears the surname Zhu, he will always think of our family. In the future, you When Yumao's descendants meet him, he can still open his mouth and chase people away, don't you think he looks like the kind of person who is ruthless?"

Zhu Yuling pondered for a long time and said, "People's hearts are always different. Even if he won't turn against us, what if we raise him with great effort and he leaves in the future? Or if he joins another family, and our ancestors are gone, can we still come to ask for help?"

"If that's the case, then we should just pretend that we don't know him." Zhu Jianyang said earnestly, "But in my opinion, he treats me as a senior. It's enough for him to remember our goodness. There's no need to use favors to pressure others, otherwise it will be counterproductive."

"Then..." Zhu Yuling sighed and said, "How should we treat him in the future?"

"Just the same as before." Zhu Jianyang smiled, patted Zhu Yuling's hand gently, and said warmly, "Silly child, don't forget what we thought when we first met him. It was just a good relationship. Why do you think more and more about it now?"