Chapter 329 Purpose
Su Qingyun was the most favorite disciple of the Tianyi Patriarch, and his realm had reached the middle stage of the Golden Core several decades ago. Other foundation-building cultivators might have thought that he was serious and indifferent, but in Xiao Lin's eyes, he was amiable.
After he became Su Qingyun's disciple, this master not only taught him the superior foundation-building techniques, but also went to ask for advice whenever he had any difficulties in cultivation in the Qingning Palace.
Su Qingyun would explain it to him carefully, which saved Xiao Lin from many detours. The cultivation of the cultivation techniques is not just about practicing in seclusion, but also requires in-depth understanding and thorough comprehension of the mental formulas.
There are also many things to pay attention to when to keep the spiritual consciousness clear, and after what state to enter the state of meditation, these details are generally not explained in the cultivation formulas.
At this time, the importance of the master is reflected. Having a good master can benefit the cultivator not only by avoiding many detours, but also by avoiding the serious consequences of going astray.
As a cultivator cultivates the Tao, the higher the realm, the more obscure the cultivation method becomes, and the more difficult it is to comprehend. Once the cultivator goes astray during the cultivation, the consequences are very serious.
The mildest case directly causes irreversible damage to the internal organs and meridians, and the worst case may even trigger the fire of the inner demon, which instantly burns the soul to ashes.
If a cultivator who has been practicing hard is found sitting in a cave one day, he has already lost his life. This is not a very rare thing. It is very likely that he went astray during the cultivation. His body is fine, but his soul has been destroyed.
So Xiao Lin is grateful to his master Su Qingyun from the bottom of his heart. Although he does not have a strong sense of belonging to Dancao Mountain, he has even planned several times that once the Ancient Xuan Sect invades the Tianlu Mountains, he will just pat his butt and leave. After all, the world is vast and boundless, so why can't he practice anywhere?
But Xiao Lin was also very clear in his heart that he had never thought of betraying Dancao Mountain. If he really left when the Ancient Xuan Sect invaded the Tianlu Mountains, he would be a traitor to Dancao Mountain.
Even if he really left, the so-called traitor would not matter to him, but he would make Master Su Qingyun unable to raise his head in Dancao Mountain from then on.
This was what Xiao Lin did not want to see, and it was also the fundamental reason why he finally agreed to Tianyi Patriarch and followed Lin Xueying to complete the mission.
Now, hearing what Tao Ling said, Xiao Yi Shao actually died, and his soul was scattered in the snow prison with nearly two hundred inner disciples above the foundation-building stage, which really made Xiao Lin a little sad.
He seemed to hear Xiao Yi Shao's voice and smile in his mind again. This outspoken senior brother who did not have much scheming often slacked off in cultivation and had a mentality of playing with the world.
With such a mentality, he might not be able to enter the Golden Core Stage in his lifetime, but living happily for more than two hundred years in his life could be considered perfect.
Unfortunately, the weather is not good. No matter what level you are in, you are still like duckweed in the turmoil of the cultivation world. You may be swept away to an unknown place by the sudden huge waves at any time.
"Not only that, in this battle of Xuelaoguan, two Jindan ancestors from our Dancao Mountain went there, but one died and the other was injured when they came back." Tao Ling sighed and continued.
Hearing this, Xiao Lin's face changed, and he couldn't help but asked hurriedly: "Which two ancestors are dead and the other injured?"
"Don't you know yet?" Hearing Xiao Lin's question, Tao Ling showed a different expression on his face and said.
Xiao Lin suddenly had an ominous premonition in his heart. Tao Ling's words clearly meant something. Could it be his master?
"The fallen Jindan ancestor this time is Hua Luoyun, Uncle Hua, the one injured is your master, Uncle Su Qingyun, Xiao."
"Master is injured, how is the injury?" Xiao Lin asked anxiously, but his heart was relieved. The fallen Hua Luoyun was also one of the thirteen Jindan in Dancao Mountain, and he was also the ancestor of the Hua family, a cultivation family.
Once this Jindan ancestor dies, it goes without saying that the various forces in Dancao Mountain will be reshuffled again. The death of the ancestor of the Hua family is destined to make the Hua family, a cultivation family that has stood in Dancao Mountain for hundreds of years, fall.
Of course, Xiao Lin is more worried about his master Su Qingyun. It is not an ordinary injury that can seriously injure a Jindan cultivator. After returning to the mountain, he has not yet paid a visit to his master.
Now that he knows that his master was injured in the battle with Gu Xuanzong, he, as a disciple, should naturally go to visit him.
"It's just that I'm a little surprised. Although the Ancient Xuan Sect encountered a stubborn resistance from our five major sects at the Snow Prison Pass, as time went on, the Ancient Xuan Sect had already gained the upper hand, and the fall of the Snow Prison Pass was basically a foregone conclusion."
"Once the Ancient Xuan Sect invaded the Tianlu Mountains, the several fairy cities that supported each other would inevitably be eliminated one by one. After all, the Snow Prison Pass, which gathered the elites of the five major sects, was broken, and the remaining forces of the five major sects were nothing more than a pile of loose sand, and would be broken one by one sooner or later."
"But ten days ago, the Ancient Xuan Sect suddenly withdrew, and it seemed to be in a hurry. Even the bodies of many disciples in the sect were burned on the spot, instead of being properly buried and brought back to the Southern Territory like before."
"Maybe the Ancient Xuan Sect encountered some changes?" Xiao Lin naturally knew the reason, but he did not intend to tell Tao Ling about his mission this time.
This mission was originally a top secret. The Black Demon Sect attacked the Ancient Xuan Sect, and this secret must be kept. Otherwise, if it was heard by Jiumo Luo, the Tianlu Mountains would not only face the Ancient Xuan Sect as a strong enemy.
If they really faced the two strong enemies of the Ancient Xuan Sect and the Black Demon Sect at the same time, the five major sects of the Tianlu Mountains would be easily crushed.
"Maybe, it's also fortunate that the Ancient Xuan Sect encountered an accident, otherwise it is unknown whether our five major sects exist now, and most likely after Junior Brother returned to the sect, Senior Sister I have died in the battle." Tao Ling's words were obviously tentative, but seeing that Xiao Lin's face was normal, she felt that the inexplicable retreat of the Ancient Xuan Sect might have nothing to do with the sect mission Xiao Lin received.
"Okay, we've had tea and talked about the sky. Junior Brother Xiao should also tell Senior Sister's real purpose here, right?" Tao Ling saw that Xiao Lin had been drinking tea for a long time and didn't say what he came for. It seemed that he really came to her to reminisce about the past. She couldn't help but ask directly with a smile.
"Uh." Xiao Lin was also thinking about how to start. Seeing Tao Ling asking, he hesitated for a moment before saying, "Junior brother, I came here because I really want to trouble you."
After a pause, seeing that Tao Ling was listening attentively, he continued, "A few years ago, I accidentally got a third-level ancient pill recipe, but I have many questions about some of the spiritual herbs and the refining methods. So Xiao Lin would like to ask you to introduce me to Uncle Wu Daozi and ask for his advice."
"Third-level ancient pill recipe?" Tao Ling was surprised when she heard this. Even she would never see the third-level pill recipe, unless one day her master Wu Daozi was in a good mood and had a whim, maybe he would let her take a look at the legendary third-level pill recipe.
But the probability of this is very small, and for Tao Ling, even if she could see the third-level pill recipe, it would be useless without the spiritual medicine to match it.
Daoist Wu obviously knew this. Although he had asked Tao Ling to help him refine a lot of second-level elixirs for a long time, he even gave Tao Ling part of the work of refining foundation-building elixirs once every thirty years.
He never asked her to help him refine third-level elixirs, but he always hid in the cave on the top of Ziye Peak and refined elixirs behind closed doors. Moreover, when he was refining elixirs, even if the other Jindan ancestors came to the door, they would be blocked outside the door and refused to let them in.
It can be seen how precious this Taoist Wu is to his alchemy skills. However, with the increasing scarcity of third-level spiritual herbs, this Taoist Wu rarely opens the furnace to refine elixirs.
After all, it is useless to have a good recipe without ingredients.
But Daoist Wu is a great alchemist after all, and his wealth is still very rich. Moreover, if the other Jindan ancestors of Dancao Mountain accidentally get a few third-level spiritual herbs, they can only ask this great alchemist for help to refine them into elixirs.
The handling fee would make the Jindan ancestors feel painful for a long time.
Even some disciples in the foundation-building period, if they were lucky enough to pick a third-level spiritual medicine in the Tianlu Mountains, would either sell it outside to exchange for expensive spiritual stones, or ask Wu Daozi to help refine it into a spiritual medicine.
Wu Daozi would accept such requests, but he would take at least half of the refined spiritual medicine, and there was no guarantee of 100% success. If the refining failed, the foundation-building disciple might lose everything.
But whether it was Wu Daozi or the ancestor of the Wang family, their reputation in Dancao Mountain was still very good. For the third-level spiritual medicine, they would charge half of the finished spiritual medicine as the price, and would never deliberately use the failure of refining as an excuse to blackmail other people's spiritual medicine.
This is many times better than that of Elder Lan Xin, but they did so not because they were kind-hearted, but because they wanted to improve their alchemy skills, and they couldn't just rely on meditation.
They also needed a lot of actual alchemy experience, which was even more valuable to them and priceless. In this case, charging half of the finished elixir as a fee was already a great way to earn spiritual stones.
In addition to being interested in various rare spiritual medicines, Wu Daozi was also interested in elixir recipes. In fact, there were only a few third-level elixir recipes handed down in the entire Dancao Mountain, and most of the third-level elixir recipes handed down were developed by some ancient cultivators.
Not to mention that many spiritual medicines have become extinct today, and even if there are spiritual medicines, one or two were obtained by chance. Without the experience of ancient cultivators, these one or two spiritual medicines would not even be enough to pay the tuition fee, and they would be consumed.
Therefore, whether it was Wu Daozi or the ancestor of the Wang family, most of the pill recipes they had were based on some ancient recipes and improved upon so that they could match the elixirs that still existed in the Tianlu Mountains today.