Chapter 4: The Scheme Succeeds and Gets Chonglou "To do good to others' evil is evil..." "If people are good, treat them with kindness; if people are evil, benevolence and righteousness cannot be used..." Where is this, why am I here! Who is discussing the truth... …… In the chaos, Lu Ying was at a loss as to where to go, with no way forward and no way to retreat. "The way under your feet is to trample and level it; the way of concentrating your mind is to explore and seek. If you hesitate and do not move forward, there is no way to speak..." As soon as these words came out, it was like an epiphany. Yes, isn’t the purpose of becoming a disciple and practicing cultivation to seek the truth? The path to the truth requires constant searching! …… Three days had passed since he started recovering from his injuries, but Lu Ying still hadn't woken up, and his complexion had gradually turned pale.
Everyone thought that this person would not live long, but Lingxiang seemed to be indifferent and continued to wander around the mountains every day. Even Taoist Xunfeng was calm. Apart from coming to visit from time to time, he was focused on handling the sect's affairs, as if he no longer cared about it. At noon that day, Taoist Xunfeng and Lingxiang came to visit Lu Ying at the same time. "What a coincidence, you really calculated the time well." "You little girl, stop teasing me. You're so outspoken. Be careful or you'll get beaten up." Taoist Xunfeng scolded with a smile, "The Supreme Sect remembers your kindness. The day when the headmaster comes out of seclusion is not far away. How can we miss you then?" "No, no, no, okay." Lingxiang has become very familiar with Xunfeng in the past two days. The old and the young would joke with each other from time to time. "But today is a critical day for Lu Ying. I believe someone needs to give him a push so that he can overcome that hurdle." As he said this, he extended his hand to invite Master Xunfeng into the house. At this time, there seemed to be an invisible energy around Lu Ying, but it was intermittent and refused to be released. Seeing this, Lingxiang made hand gestures and whispered something in his ear. I saw the energy suddenly become strong and pour out, and then it returned to calm after a moment. He actually broke through the shackles and reached the foundation-building stage! Lu Ying opened his eyes slightly, and felt that his body and mind were open, his meridians were unobstructed, and there seemed to be another self in his dantian, but it was too illusory and not very real. "Good! Great!" Taoist Xunfeng couldn't help but stroke his beard and laugh. Since the founding of the sect, no one has made any progress since the master's eldest disciple reached the stage of foundation building. Now that another disciple has made a breakthrough, I think the master will definitely come out of seclusion early. As expected, that night the head of the Tai Shang Sect, Zhenren Lieyang, came out of the confinement room and summoned several elders to discuss the matter of accepting disciples. On the second day, Lingxiang had just finished her morning rest when a Taoist boy came to invite her. As soon as he stepped into the meeting hall, he saw an old man standing with his hands behind his back, and Taoist Xunfeng was beside him. The two seemed to be discussing something. After Lingxiang came forward and performed the Taoist ceremony to introduce herself, the old man turned around. I saw that his hair was as white as snow, his eyebrows were long like a beard, his eyes were like deep pools, and his pupils were like stars. How could he have such a Taoist and immortal temperament that he was so extraordinary? The old man was stunned when he saw her, but he looked back to normal in a snap. "Girl, this is our sect's headmaster, True Man Lieyang."
Upon hearing this, Lingxiang bowed again and said, "Greetings, Immortal." Immortal Lieyang was impressed to see that although she was young, she was well-mannered and calm. Then the three of them discussed the purpose of Lingxiang's trip. She still used two top-grade marrow cleansing pills as chips to ask for the Nine-Leaf Tower. The two real people saw that she did not ask for repayment and did not have any other requests, so they admired her even more and naturally agreed. Lu Ying is currently the direct disciple of Zhenren Lieyang. Upon hearing that Lingxiang is leaving tomorrow, he specially asked for leave and went to express his gratitude. "Brother Dao has a very high level of understanding and a promising future. In fact, with or without me, he will eventually break through. Besides, I am just doing my duty, so there is really no need to be so polite." "I don't deserve to be called your Taoist brother, young lady. I, Yu, not only saved my life, but also enlightened you. If you don't mind, you can just call me by my name." Lu Ying said as he bowed to Lingxiang. "Hurry up, stop doing this," Lingxiang quickly helped him up and said, "You are a few years older than me. If you don't mind, we can call each other brother and sister." In terms of how long Lu Ying has been practicing Taoism, he is far inferior to Lingxiang. In terms of cultivation, Lingxiang is also stronger than him. He does not think he is qualified to be called brother and sister, but after spending a few days together, he realizes that she has a straightforward personality and is never delicate. If she says so, she is sincere. "That's a great bargain for me. If I need your help in the future, I will do my best!" "Then please don't be polite, Senior Brother. I just have something to say. I hope you will think about it carefully." "But it doesn't matter." "Brother, it is good to be kind and benevolent, but if you let the tiger hide in the forest, the fate of the weak rabbit in the forest will still be worrying. I hope you will act with discretion and do not fail to find the Dharma, which will cause trouble in the future." Lu Ying pondered for a while and came up with an idea in his mind. "There is one more thing. Please, senior brother, give this item to Master Xunfeng and ask him to take care of it for many days. This is my token of gratitude." As he said this, he handed the brocade box in his hand to Lu Ying. "What does Junior Sister Lingxiang mean? Why don't you send it off in person to Uncle Yu?" "This is a private gift between me and the real person. It is inconvenient to let others know. I hope you can help me. I will go down the mountain and leave later. Saying goodbye is troublesome and not what I want. This is just right." Lu Ying was still hesitant, but seeing Lingxiang insisted, he had no choice but to agree. As soon as Lu Ying left the guest house, he went straight to the meeting room. Immortal Xunfeng and Immortal Lieyang were discussing matters there. He presented the brocade box and relayed Lingxiang's words. Xunfeng opened the brocade box and smelled a faint orchid fragrance. It turned out to be an unknown elixir. There was also a note in the box: "Senior Xunfeng, although you are a bit stingy and mercenary, we are like-minded. This is the Spirit Gathering Pill I developed. After taking this pill and circulating the Qi in the body, you can absorb the surrounding spiritual energy into your body. The spiritual energy of the Supreme Sect will surely make you more effective. I hope you can break through the shackles soon." "This kid, oh..." Taoist Xunfeng was at a loss whether to laugh or cry, and handed the note to Taoist Lieyang. “Hahahaha… Junior Brother, it seems like it’s time for you to practice in seclusion, hahahaha…” “I’ll have to trouble Master Brother for some time with all the matters in the sect,” Xunfeng Zhenren took the note again, shook his head and said with a smile: “This little girl! Hahahaha…” From then on Taoist Xunfeng was even more delighted with Lingxiang. After Lu Ying left, Lingxiang got up and went down the mountain. She had no possessions, so she could come and go freely without disturbing anyone. Even the Taoist servants guarding the gate did not notice that such a person had left the mountain. However, outside the meeting hall on the mountain, True Man Lieyang seemed to be able to see everything below the mountain. He stared at the mountain gate from afar with a strange expression on his face. Ever since Lingxiang left the mountain gate, a man has been following her stealthily. His whereabouts were so secretive that one would not be able to detect him unless one paid close attention. But Lingxiang seemed to be completely unaware of this. She just wandered around the street for a long time, bought some interesting little items, and then left the city, heading leisurely towards the suburbs. This is inspired by the (End of this chapter)
