Chapter 100: Retreat (Happy New Year. Happy New Year)

——Sorry, I'm a little late. I thought I wouldn't have time to go online at night, so I wrote the second chapter and uploaded it. There was another chapter before that. In addition, I wish you all a happy new year~

Shi Xuan suppressed his doubts, and after he had completely figured out the Broken Jade Art, he collected all the questions and went directly to Mo Yuan's cave. He saw Mo Yuan sitting and drinking tea. He knew that the master was waiting for him to ask questions, and he was slightly moved. You know, Mo Yuan is a crazy cultivator.

"Master, I have read the Broken Jade Art, and I have some questions for you." Shi Xuan didn't waste time and asked directly.

Mo Yuan put down his teacup and said lightly: "Ask."

After Shi Xuan finished asking questions about the Broken Jade Art, he pretended to ask casually: "Master, how can my Taoist art that can be practiced in the Out-of-Body Stage not have stages? Just by nurturing and tempering, it can increase some power, and this power is probably much weaker than the second stage in theory." Anyway, Mo Yuan already knew that he had such a Taoist art, so Shi Xuan asked boldly.

Mo Yuan was also very puzzled, and he rarely showed a thoughtful expression. He asked carefully again, and then walked into the cave study room, flipping through the Taoist jade slips he had collected, and came out after a while.

"Master, have you found the reason?" Shi Xuan asked cautiously.

Mo Yuan nodded: "I thought the Taoist book was nonsense, but it turned out to be true. It records that in ancient times, a powerful cultivator in the Yu Yu world learned a secret method from somewhere. Later, in order to allow some younger generations to practice Taoism in the out-of-body period and enhance their self-protection ability, he combined this secret method and created the method of splitting Taoism. A very demanding Taoism can be split into several Taoism according to its laws and rules, thereby reducing the requirements for practice."

Mo Yuan thought for a moment before saying: "After these split Taoisms are successfully practiced, they cannot continue to be practiced, It is said that to enhance the grade, one can only learn several split Taoist arts from the same Taoist art, and then through some opportunity, combine them at a certain stage to become a complete Taoist art, and then continue to practice. What makes people admire this method the most is that this complete Taoist art is likely to have four or five levels once it is successfully combined, which greatly saves practice time. It is really a wonderful way to seize the fortune of heaven and earth. "

"I see." Shi Xuan suddenly realized that it was no wonder that Qing Yunzi wanted him to complete the practice of the five Taoist arts before the Jindan stage, saying that it would be of great benefit after the Jindan stage.

"Your Taoist art should also be this kind of split Taoist art. Judging from the situation, you have more than one." Mo Yuan looked at Shi Xuan with a smile.

Shi Xuan had to answer honestly: "Master, I do have five gates, but there is no record of how to split and combine them. Instead, it says that there are great benefits after reaching the Jindan stage."

Mo Yuan took a sip of tea: "It seems that they are split according to the five elements. In this case, according to the records in that Taoist book, after the original Taoist technique is synthesized, the five gates will be the fifth level. The five elements will be combined into one and then upgraded to the sixth level. It saves nearly two hundred years of work. You are worthy of being a great senior. Even outside our Yu Yu world, only the 27 worlds with the Golden Immortal Taoist Ancestor may have this secret method."

Shi Xuan smiled flatteringly: "Master, I don't know if you want to learn it. I got the Qianyang Green Lantern, but I haven't returned the gift yet?" According to some ancient rituals, when worshiping a master, the disciple should give gifts first, and then the master should return the gift. Shi Xuan was confused at the time and had nothing, and there was no saying of disciples giving gifts in Penglai Sect, so he ignored it.

"What's the use of learning this for me? According to you, I should take advantage of the opportunity of the golden elixir when the wind and clouds are surging and the dragon and tiger meet to combine the Taoist skills in one fell swoop. Sure enough, only at this time can we seize the wonders of heaven and earth." Although Mo Yuan looked cold and cold, he yearned for and respected the Taoist elders.

After sighing, Mo Yuan said lightly: "I accepted you as my disciple because I saw that you are a talent that can be cultivated, and you are quite similar to my persistence in the path of cultivation when I was young. I am not greedy for any benefits from you. If you can achieve a high-quality golden elixir, it will be the best reward for me."

Shi Xuan stood up, bowed respectfully, and said: "Disciple will remember it."

"Okay, you go down. After a few days, you will see off Master Ming and you should go into seclusion." For a cultivator who has just broken through the Qi Induction Stage, the most needed thing is to go into seclusion. It takes five or six years to combine all the internal energy in the body with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and transform it into true energy. It takes at most two or three years.

"Yes." Shi Xuan bowed and left.

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Yingke Island outside Penglai Island.

Zhou Dielan was hugging Ming Qingyue and crying softly, and Yu Ruoshui's eyes were red. Today Ming Qingyue was going to travel around the world to sharpen his heart. After this separation, I don't know how many years it will take for them to meet again. The ones who sharpened their hearts the shortest in the sect were some playboys, who came back in two or three years, or simply acted arrogantly in the Sandao Sea. The one who sharpened his heart the longest was the twelfth-generation disciple Jiang Yehe, who returned to the sect a full hundred years later. At that time, he had already achieved a high-grade golden elixir.

"Okay, okay, I'm not not coming back, don't cry." Ming Qingyue looked at Shi Xuan helplessly.

Shi Xuan signaled Yu Ruoshui to persuade Zhou Dielan, and then stepped forward and said: "Qingyue, this time you are going from the North Sea, through the North Pole, through the Storm Sea, then to the South Barbarians, and finally through the Storm Sea, returning from overseas countries and the Fire Islands. There are many difficulties and obstacles along the way, especially in the North Sea. You must be careful."

"Shi Xuan, why are you so long-winded? I know." Ming Qingyue knew that he meant well, but his kindness was too strong, which made Ming Qingyue, who had never experienced the sorrow of parting, feel embarrassed and a little shy.

Shi Xuan smiled bitterly: "It's because the Blood Shadow Divine Art of the Blood Demon Sect is cruel and fierce. I'm afraid that you will be turned into an empty skin if someone pounces on you."

"Bah, Shi Xuan, you can't be such a jinx." Yu Ruoshui saw that Shi Xuan's words were not a good omen, so she stopped him immediately.

Ming Qingyue raised her chin slightly and said proudly: "As long as I don't meet their great masters in the Soul Stage, I am not afraid."

"I'm just afraid that you are too strong, so I remind you." Shi Xuan said softly. Ming Qingyue has a strong personality. She has been spoiled since she was a child. No one dared to bully her. After entering the sect, she was immediately accepted as a disciple by the Golden Core Grandmaster. Everyone respected her. She had little experience in the world, so it was inevitable that she would be careless.

Ming Qingyue blushed when she saw Shi Xuan speaking so seriously: "I will pay attention. Besides, I still have the fifth-level Taoist self-defense bracelet given by my master, and the concentric jade pendant for transmitting messages within the sect. If there is any dangerous situation, fellow disciples within thousands of miles will know it. After you have achieved a minor success in a few years, you will also go out. If I haven't come back yet, remember my instructions today, be careful, be careful, and be careful again." At the end, Ming Qingyue instead reminded Shi Xuan.

Shi Xuan smiled slightly, which made Ming Qingyue blush, and stomped her feet suddenly: "You are a person who doesn't know good people. I still have to go home, and I'm leaving now."

Then Ming Qingyue hugged and said goodbye to Yu Ruoshui and Zhou Dielan one by one, set up the green light of the sea ruler, and flew into the sky. Before disappearing in the sky, she seemed to turn her head and look at this side again.

After that, Shi Xuan, Yu Ruoshui, and Zhou Dielan returned to Xinyue Peak via the Rainbow Bridge. Shi Xuan told the two girls that he was about to go into seclusion.

"Sister Ming just left, and Brother Shi is about to go into seclusion, leaving only Sister Yu and I to practice." Zhou Dielan sighed.

"I am in a stage of seclusion during the Qi Induction Period, and you two can also have such a day in the future as long as you stick to your current path of practice. Hehe, I am your role model." Shi Xuan knew that if he told them about the observation and test of the sect's selection of inheritance disciples, it would make them think about it and show their timidity. They would also think about it and make mistakes easily when practicing, so he just gave them a hint in a joking way.

Yu Ruoshui smiled and nodded: "We have seen with our own eyes how you, Shi Xuan, have come to where you are now step by step. With such a good example, how can you not learn? Moreover, in the past five years, although I only took one pill a day, I was better than other disciples in terms of soul control and the clarity of my perception of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. I am confident that I can break through to the Qi-inducing stage in about twenty years without the Supreme Induction Pill."

Shi Xuan understood that Yu Ruoshui did not have her own supreme method, so it would naturally take more time to accumulate before she could break through. Therefore, she smiled and encouraged her: "I don't think it will take twenty years, maybe fourteen or fifteen years. Zhou Dielan, I hope you can break through within twenty years."

"Thank you for your good words." Yu Ruoshui smiled.

Zhou Dielan also smiled shyly and said: "I won't let you down, Brother Shi."

After saying goodbye to the two women, Shi Xuan returned to the cave to rest for a night and prepare for the subsequent retreat.

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The next day, Shi Xuan came to Mo Yuan's cave: "Master, I am ready, where should I go for retreat?" Because there are retreat caves in the back mountains of Tianji Peak and Tianshu Peak, Shi Xuan had to ask the master's opinion first.

Mo Yuan said coldly: "Just go to the back mountain of Tianji Peak. Anyway, you can't be greedy and rush to condense the true qi in the Qi Induction Stage. Also, retreat is actually a kind of mind training. Ordinary people always think about how boring and sad it is to stay in such a cave for a few years, without anyone to talk to or communicate with. But cultivators have to cultivate their minds, change the way of thinking about problems, and make retreat a normal thing. Otherwise, even if you get immortality by a great opportunity, you will go crazy because immortality is too boring in the end."

"Thank you, Master, for your guidance." After Shi Xuan said goodbye to Mo Yuan, he came to the back mountain of Tianji Peak and asked for a cave with sufficient spiritual energy. After entering, he sealed it with a formation.

When you reach the Qi Induction Stage, you can practice fasting. The body's needs are supplemented by the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, so you can start a long-term real retreat practice.

Shi Xuan adjusted his mood and entered into meditation, controlling the green true qi in his body to flow around in his body's meridians, constantly tempering his skin, muscles, meridians, blood vessels, internal organs, etc. Only after being tempered by the true qi can the body resist more spiritual energy from heaven and earth, and can it condense and contain more true qi.