Chapter 288 Golden Elixir Ceremony: Congratulations From All Directions
Half a month later, the sky was clear, white clouds were floating, and the breeze was blowing, which was a pleasant scene.
After Shi Xuan finished his morning class, he was sitting in his cave drinking tea, feeling calm and relaxed. Opposite him was Ming Qingyue, who was looking at him with a smile and chatting casually. She came to Shi Xuan's cave early in the morning and sent the first congratulations for Shi Xuan's Golden Elixir Ceremony today.
"Qingyue, you said you are going to break through to the second level of the Soul Stage?" Shi Xuan asked while taking a sip of tea. He was a little surprised that Ming Qingyue could find the opportunity to combine soul and spirit not long after coming out of retreat.
Ming Qingyue's cultivation breakthrough is in sight, and she is in a very good mood. She said with a smile on her face: "I have been in seclusion for sixty years. Although it is to eliminate the sequelae of stimulating blood, I have also persisted in cultivation. I have reached a bottleneck long ago. Until that day when I saw you, Shi Xuan, showing the breath of creation, I suddenly realized something. I have been thinking about it over and over again in the past few days, and finally touched the threshold of soul and spirit fusion."
After saying this, she said with a little pout: "If I continue to stay where I am, and wait until your disciple achieves the top-grade golden elixir, it will be embarrassing." Of course, these are just jokes. Ming Qingyue knows her own business. She is a half-dragon bloodline. The cultivation starts very fast, but the further she goes, the more difficult it becomes. She often has to be troubled by the bloodline, especially when it comes to achieving the primordial spirit.
This is also a disadvantage of having a lifespan several times that of cultivators of the same level. However, Ming Qingyue's Taoism is firm and pure. She only recognizes the path of the primordial spirit, and she is not in a hurry or slow. Once she crosses this obstacle, she will be no different from other cultivators in the future.
Speaking of Chu Wan'er, she rushed in, followed by Qingchen's monkey. Chu Wan'er blushed and said, "Master, why hasn't the sect sent someone to invite you over? The Golden Elixir Ceremony is about to begin!" The man and the monkey went in and out, very excited, just to see the sect come to invite Shi Xuan, the protagonist of today.
Shi Xuan smiled and said, "It's still early, why are you in such a hurry, girl? We have to wait until all the guests are seated before fellow disciples come to invite me as a master."
In these days, the cultivators sent by major sects to participate in Shi Xuan's Golden Elixir Ceremony, the heads and elders of other small and medium sects, the masters of the Golden Elixir of the scattered cultivators, and the masters of the soul have gradually moved into Kaiyang Peak, including the King of Samsara of the Netherworld Sect, Qiao Mubai of the Luofu Sect, Dongmingzi of the Yingzhou Sect, Lou Yizhi of the Guanghan Sect, Song Wenyao of the Tianhuo Sect, Xu Yu of the Medicine King Sect, Gao Huo of the Blood Demon Sect, Cheng Buyou of the Loose Cultivator Alliance, and so on.
Unlike Shen Xianyun's last Golden Elixir Ceremony, this time, the major sects and well-known forces came either with the Grand Master of the Top-grade Golden Elixir or the highest-level cultivators in their own forces. This is because Shi Xuan has achieved the Top-grade Golden Elixir, and there is hope for his soul in the future. Whether it is an enemy or a friend, whether it is to spy on or to make a good relationship, they must pay attention to him.
However, according to the rules of the Golden Elixir Ceremony, these cultivators will not visit Shi Xuan before the Golden Elixir Ceremony.
Chu Wan'er pouted her mouth: "But the disciple is waiting so anxiously." As if she had achieved the Golden Elixir. However, since she came to Penglai Sect with Shi Xuan and got along with the disciples of Yigan Penglai Sect, she gradually lost some of her innocence. After all, she used to be alone in the empty mountains or play with children. Only now did she feel that her mind had grown. Especially so, it will probably take another thirty or forty years for her to temper her mind and accumulate deep accumulation, and then she will have the opportunity to impact the Top-grade Golden Elixir.
As soon as she finished speaking, Ao Gu's voice was heard outside the door, as if a guest was coming. Chu Wan'er immediately went out to greet him happily, and the monkey Qingchen followed behind happily.
Unfortunately, what disappointed Chu Wan'er was that it was still not the person sent by Penglai to invite Shi Xuan, but another cultivator who came to congratulate him, and he was an acquaintance of Shi Xuan.
For the elders and disciples of Penglai Sect, except for those who have duties in the Golden Elixir Ceremony, only the Golden Elixir Grandmaster who congratulated on behalf of the sect could appear at the Golden Elixir Ceremony. Therefore, all the cultivators who were familiar with Shi Xuan came to congratulate them these days. For example, Ming Qingyue chose to be the first to come this morning.
"Sister Dielan, is it you?" Ming Qingyue's eyes lit up. In the cave, there are usually formations to suppress the consciousness, so Ming Qingyue didn't notice it until Zhou Dielan came in.
Zhou Dielan was dressed in a plain white robe, and her face was the same as before, like a timid little flower. Seeing Ming Qingyue, she was also surprised and surprised, but she still smiled and said to Shi Xuan: "Dielan came to congratulate Brother Shi on his achievement of the top-grade golden elixir." These years, she was stuck in the perfect stage of Qi Induction, so she was not very willing to return to the sect. Since Shi Xuan went out to look for the golden elixir opportunity, he has been busy since he returned, so he has not seen her for several years.
Shi Xuan laughed and said: "Dielan, you can come here to say congratulations, I am satisfied."
After congratulating, Ming Qingyue pulled Zhou Dielan to chat excitedly. She hadn't seen this good friend for a decade. After talking for a few words, she said with some regret: "It's a pity that Ruoshui is not here, otherwise we can be considered to be gathered together."
Zhou Dielan heard this and sighed: "Sister Yu's cultivation has made great progress. She is probably in the process of combining soul and spirit. Unlike me..." It aroused her depressed thoughts.
Shi Xuan shook his head and smiled, "I remember when I met Qingyue in Chao Xi Fang, she taught me the principle of not rushing or taking my time, and it has benefited me a lot to this day."
After the beginning, he repeated Ming Qingyue's words verbatim. In fact, Shi Xuan had told Zhou Dielan and Yu Ruoshui these truths intermittently over the years, but this time, Zhou Dielan felt the most deeply. There was no other reason. Some truths were difficult to understand and remember without personal experience.
Seeing Zhou Dielan in deep thought, Shi Xuan took out a fragrant yellow fruit and handed it to her: "Dielan, you have long hoped to advance to the soul stage, but you are worried that your life span is not enough and you cannot break through. This fruit is produced by a ten-thousand-year-old tree demon. It can increase your life span by sixty years. After you take it, you should be able to relax. Maybe you can break through in three to five years. I would like to congratulate you in advance."
In fact, Zhou Dielan's problem is not what Shi Xuan said. At first, her character was not good enough. Later, the longer she was stuck at this step, the less confidence she had. Shi Xuan deliberately led the reason to the worry about insufficient life span, hoping that Zhou Dielan would think that her character had a loophole here. Once she took the fruit, she would be able to regain her confidence. If so, with her accumulation, she could break through the soul stage at a glance.
This is exactly the importance of "companion" in the world of cultivation. Without a like-minded friend and a mentor who can guide you step by step, if you practice alone, once you go the wrong way and have problems in your practice, there will be no one to remind you and help you, and you may be doomed. Of course, there are people who practice alone and finally achieve the Great Dao, but that is just an exception, which is beyond the reach of ordinary people.
Zhou Dielan held the fruit, crying and laughing. She didn't expect that she would get such a precious thing when she came to congratulate Shi Xuan. Her heart was filled with gratitude, and it was blocked in her throat for a while.
At this time, Shi Xuan felt that Xie Fangwei had come to the outside of the cave, so he stood up and signaled Ming Qingyue to continue to persuade Zhou Dielan. Ming Qingyue nodded knowingly.
Shi Xuan brought the excited Chu Wan'er and the monkey Qingchen to the outside of the cave. Xie Fangwei smiled and bowed, saying, "Please invite Junior Brother Shi to the Golden Elixir Ceremony." According to convention, Lingxing was supposed to preside over the ceremony, but considering that Lingxing was Shi Xuan's elder, it would be inappropriate for him to congratulate on behalf of the sect, so Xie Fangwei was chosen instead.
"Thank you for showing me the way, Senior Brother." Shi Xuan also responded with a smile. He turned his head and saw the monkey stretching out its furry hands, seemingly bowing in thanks. He immediately got a bad taste and called out, "Qingchen."
The monkey looked at Shi Xuan with confused eyes, and then heard his master say with a smile, "Change your name to Qingsuo from now on."
The monkey immediately bared his teeth and firmly opposed.
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Xie Fangwei was in front, Shi Xuan was behind, and the two of them flew to the top of Tianshu Peak on a white cloud. Outside the Jietian Palace, there were already disciples wearing formal outer sect robes, lined up in two rows, but the Penglai Sect's rituals have always been superficial, so there were no exotic flowers and plants, fairy birds and auspicious beasts.
Shi Xuan and Xie Fangwei landed on the middle road and walked towards the Jietian Palace. The disciples on both sides bowed and said at the same time: "Disciples congratulate Uncle Shi for achieving the top-grade golden elixir."
More than a hundred disciples congratulated in unison, and the sound shook the sky.
As soon as the congratulations stopped, nine long and clear bells sounded slowly, spreading over hundreds of miles, indicating that someone in the sect had achieved the golden elixir.
After entering the Jietian Hall, there were still disciples lined up in two rows, but these were all inner disciples, a total of eighteen. When they saw Shi Xuan coming in, they immediately bowed and said, "Disciples congratulate Uncle Shi on achieving the highest grade golden elixir."
Shi Xuan nodded in response. As soon as he walked past these eighteen disciples, the situation in the hall was clearly seen. Just like the Luofu Sect's time, there were two or three hundred green bamboo tables lined up in two rows. The only difference was that the first seat on the left hand was occupied by the King of Samsara. This purple-haired and handsome young man had achieved the highest grade golden elixir for more than seventy years and was the number one master on the Tianji List. It was said that he would advance to the Yin God once the Cangmang Dharma Assembly was completed four years later.
As Shi Xuan walked to the aisle in the middle of the table, Xie Fangwei took the lead and bowed: "Congratulations to Junior Brother Shi for achieving a top-grade golden elixir."
As soon as he finished speaking, the golden elixir masters and masters of the soul stage stood up one after another, including the King of Samsara with six colors in his eyes, Qiao Mubai in white clothes and ribbons, the unrestrained Dong Mingzi, Xu Yu in a plain skirt, the cold Lou Yizhi, Song Wenyao in a vermilion Taoist robe, Gao Huo with blood-red hair, and the smiling, chubby Cheng Buyou, all bowed and said: "Congratulations to Daoist Fellow Shi (Senior) for achieving a top-grade golden elixir."
The voices of these golden elixir masters and masters of the soul echoed in the hall, and the sound was lingering and solemn.
This is the embodiment of the status and strength of the top-grade golden elixir master.
Shi Xuan smiled and accepted the congratulations of the golden elixir masters and masters of the soul stage, and slowly walked to the top of the hall, where there was a purple jade chair, and then turned around and said in return: "Shi Xuan thanks all Daoists. Please take a seat."