Chapter 38: Mu Xin's Dao Lineage (Seeking Recommendation Tickets!!!)

  As soon as Qing Yan returned to Ming Yue Peak, a guest arrived. This person was short and thin, but wore a loose Daoist robe, with bright eyes, a slightly hooked nose, and a smiling face, walking towards Qing Yan.

  He's an acquaintance. Qingyan knew this Taoist priest as Muxin, the Taoist priest of Baiyun Temple at the foot of the mountain. On his first day arriving at Kongtong Mountain, it was Muxin who cleaned up Songfeng Temple to welcome him. Qingyan had a good impression of Muxin, although he had a hawk-like nose that was usually associated with cunning and deep schemes. However, in Qingyan's eyes, this Muxin was a kind and talkative person. Moreover, he was his master's friend and had always been on good terms with the Kongtong Sect. He could never have imagined that this Muxin was actually his master, Guangxian, the leader of the Kongtong Sect.

  Qingyan hastily said, "It's Mu Xindaozhang! How do you have time to come to Songfeng Temple?" In his heart, he was also secretly puzzled. "This Mu Xindaozhang didn't come early or late, how did he just happen to come up as soon as I arrived at Mingyue Peak? It can't be that coincidental!" He hadn't noticed anyone earlier! Indeed a master!

  He didn't know that Guangyin had been guarding him all along, and only hid aside after he completed his cultivation.

  It's wide open! No, now Mu Xin Daozhang wants to have a good chat with Qingyan because there are too many secrets on Qingyan's body, and he wants to resolve his own doubts.

  Mushin laughed and said, "Qingyan fellow Daoist, I've come here several times before, but you were never at Songfeng Temple. You must have been cultivating at Qingfeng Cliff all along. Just now, I heard your clear whistle and knew that you had achieved success in your cultivation and returned to Mingyue Peak, so I rushed over!" He kept calling him "fellow Daoist" with each sentence, completely not treating Qingyan as his own disciple, which was truly puzzling.

  Qingyan also felt uneasy, not because he knew Mu Xin's identity, but because Mu Xin was both his master's friend and a cultivator of the truth, and was much older than himself. He said, "Mu Xin Daozhang, please just call me Qingyan! You are my master's friend and a senior in cultivation, I couldn't bear to be called 'Dao You' by you!"

  Mushin heard this and didn't stand on ceremony, saying "In that case, I'll be presumptuous. Qingyan, your master and I have known each other for many years, and my relationship with Qingxu is also good. Just the other day, Qingxu asked me to make a few Taoist robes for you. The last few times I sent them over, you weren't there, but today we finally met." As he spoke, he handed a package from his hand to Qingyan.

  Qingyan hastily took it with both hands and said "Thank you, Master Dao, please sit down inside!"

  Mushin naturally wouldn't decline, and the two of them walked into Songfeng Temple one after the other. Upon arriving at the temple, before Qingyan could even speak, Mushin said "Qingyan, I'll go to the Sanqing Hall to burn incense first, you try on this robe to see if it fits, if it does, then just change clothes conveniently."

  Qingyan looked at his own Taoist robe and felt it was really not presentable, so he said "Alright, I'll go change my clothes first." Muxin nodded and entered the Sanqing Hall.

  Qingyan returned to his room, first placing the Zixinsword against the wall, then taking off all his clothes and looking at his body. Qingyan felt great astonishment.

  He's now completely indistinguishable from an adult, and is even taller than average. Apart from his height, the most striking thing is that he has broad shoulders, a straight back, long and powerful limbs, solid muscles, and smooth lines all over his body, exuding strength everywhere. Is this really just a thirteen-year-old boy?! Qingyan shook his head, thinking to himself "If my old man saw me now, I'm afraid he wouldn't even recognize me as Little Stone!" Looking at his own skin, it was crystal clear like jade, with a subtle flush of red underneath, and the pores and blood vessels were nowhere to be seen. Even the hair on his legs had disappeared. Qingyan couldn't help but smile wryly at these changes - he was even whiter than most girls! What kind of big man is this?!

  He had been admiring himself for a while, and it was already like this. What else could he do? Sighing, Qingyan opened the package that Mu Hong gave him, inside were four sets of Taoist robes, finely made with exquisite materials, all made from high-quality green cotton and hemp silk, both durable and comfortable. He felt grateful to Qingxu "Big Brother Master is really good to me, even clothes are prepared for me!" Little did he know, this was something his master had someone make for him while he was practicing, having nothing to do with Qingxu at all.

  Qingyan looked at himself, having not taken a bath in over half a year, and yet his body didn't even have any dirt on it. He thought to himself, "Being a cultivator is great! I've even saved water from bathing!" He put on his new Daoist robe, which fit perfectly, and properly fastened his jade hairpin and jade belt. This time he hadn't forgotten to place the Taiji pouch in his bosom. As he faced the mirror to tidy himself up, just as he was about to say something praising himself, he suddenly remembered that this was the Huantian Mirror, a copper mirror that could talk! He hastily covered his mouth.

  Looking at the Taoist priest in the mirror, who was covering his mouth and looked like he wanted to say something but hesitated, with a terrified expression on his face, Qingyan couldn't help but burst out laughing, and the Huatian Mirror also emitted bursts of laughter.

  Qingyan left the room, still hearing the sound of laughter inside. He thought to himself, "Last time Big Brother Zhao didn't say what this Huatian Mirror was all about. I'll ask Master Muxin later, he should know!"

  Upon arriving at the Sanqing Hall, he saw Muxin sitting on a meditation mat. Seeing him come in, he said "Please sit down!" with an air of being the master of this place, and a tone of a master. At the same time, he also took a glance at Qingyan, thinking to himself "Not mentioning others, these three disciples of mine are all extraordinary, with impressive demeanor and appearance!" He then thought of Qinghua, whose whereabouts were unknown, and couldn't help but let out a silent sigh.

  Qingyan didn't think much of it and found a cushion to sit on across from Muxin.

  "How is it? Does the Taoist robe still fit?" Mu Xin said, trying to make conversation.

  "Exactly right, thank you, Taoist priest!"

  He looked at him with a serious expression, his attitude respectful. He thought to himself, "This is no different from meeting Guangxian! I mustn't interact with him as a master, but rather as friends." He couldn't help but admire the cultivation of this leader of the Qingyun sect. His tone immediately changed, and he said to Qingyan in a gentle voice, "Qingyan, I'm only slightly older than you, and besides, I'm not a member of the Qingyun sect either. We don't need to be formal with each other, we're just friends, aren't we? What do you think?"

  Qingyan is not a stubborn person either. Upon hearing this, he said "Alright! If Daozhang thinks it's okay, then I have no problem." His expression relaxed a lot afterwards.

  "Good, Qingyan. I saw your movement when you flew up to Mingyue Peak earlier, and it's clear that your Taiqing Dao power has reached the fifth layer of the Taichu realm. This is truly unbelievable!"

  Qingyan said, "It should be! But what's so unbelievable about that? Daozhang, reaching the fifth layer of Tai Chu Realm is quite special, isn't it?"

  Mu Xin let out a bitter laugh and said, "The first five layers of the Taichu realm are nothing special, what's special is the amount of time you've spent cultivating."

  "Time? I've spent almost three months to reach the fifth level, and sitting for so long is also very tiring!" Yeah, sitting for 90 days is quite exhausting. Besides, it's just over two hundred days faster than Qing Xu said a year would be.

  Mushin couldn't help but look at Qingyan's expression, which seemed very ordinary to him. He didn't know how to explain it to him for a while, and then said, "Qingyan, you probably don't know that when your senior brother Qingxu cultivated the Taiqing Dao power to reach the fifth layer of the Taichu realm, it took him five whole years. You calculate how much faster you are than him!"

  Qingyan calculated in his heart, the difference between three months and five years was quite large, he couldn't help but feel a little surprised, and asked Muxin: "Master, what's going on? Why is there such a big difference?"

  "Mu Xin said, 'Why isn't it the Gathering Spirit Pearl? Even if you're a god, there's no way to cultivate so quickly!' But he said out loud, 'Your cultivation progress is so rapid, there are usually only two possible situations!'"

  "What about those two situations?"

  "These two are actually both things that can be encountered but not sought after. One is when a person consumes some heavenly materials and earthly treasures, such as formed Shouwu, ginseng, Lingzhi and other substances or some inner elixirs and refined blood of strange creatures. Formed Shouwu generally requires a thousand years of weathering, and the inner elixirs and refined blood of those strange creatures are even more precious than life itself! It's truly as difficult to obtain these things as it is to ascend to heaven!" Having said this, Muxin looked at Qingyan and asked "Have you consumed any of these things?"

  Qingyan shook his head and said, "I've never even seen it, let alone eaten it. Does Daozhang have another kind?"

  Mù Xīn nodded and continued, "The second method is slightly easier. It's when a highly skilled cultivator who has reached the level of entering the law through infusion transfers their true energy to you, causing your true energy to surge rapidly. Have you ever encountered such a person?"

  Qingyan shook his head and said, "When I first came, you also saw that I couldn't do anything. Besides, for the past half year, I've been staying at Qingfeng Cliff, who would come to give me a transfer of true energy? Daozhang, unless there's another situation?" But in his heart, he thought, "It seems that Daozhang doesn't know about the Jiling Pearl."

  Mù Xīn of course knew that Qīng Yán hadn't encountered the two situations he had just mentioned, this was just an opening, the key was in what followed. He deliberately hesitated for a long time before slowly saying "There's another situation where you don't meet the conditions, it's impossible for you to achieve!"

  Qing Yan immediately said, "What is Dao Zhang, this kind of thing still needs conditions?"

  "Of course, this situation is very special and requires a high level of personal cultivation!"

  Qingyan was a bit anxious and asked, "Daozhang, speak quickly, I also want to gain some insight."

  "Is this the case, that you possess a treasure that can absorb the spiritual energy between heaven and earth? The speed at which it absorbs spiritual energy is something that even cultivators of the truth cannot match. The thicker the spiritual energy, the more true energy the cultivator can transform. It can greatly increase the speed of cultivating the Taoist way. Your cultivation isn't enough, you're still very far from being able to use this kind of treasure. Do you have such a treasure on your body?" Mu Xin asked casually, seemingly thinking it was unlikely that Qingyan would have such a thing.

  Qing Yan listened and shook his head again, "This one doesn't have it either. Where can I find such a powerful treasure?" His face didn't change at all, and his tone was as calm as the previous two times, just like he really didn't have the Lingzhu in his body.

  Mù Xīn's eyebrows furrowed slightly, relying on his intuition that Qīng Yán wasn't lying. Could it be that he really didn't know there was a Spirit Gathering Pearl inside him? How did that Spirit Gathering Pearl end up inside him? Mù Xīn's head started to ache a bit.

  But little did he know that Mu Xin was being fooled by his own third disciple, Qingyan's lies were so smooth and effortless, with a straight face and no heartbeat, it was definitely the result of diligent practice. The Lingzhu and Zhao Wujin are closely related, inseparable, Zhao Wujin expected someone to ask about Qingyan, after all, Qingyan's cultivation progress is too astonishing. At that time, he told Qingyan that if someone asked, just say "I don't know!" Even if Guangxian asked, it would be the same, even if they discovered the existence of Lingzhu, Qingyan still had to pretend to be completely unaware, regardless of whether they believed him or not. Because Zhao Wujin didn't want others to know his current situation. After repeated practice, Qingyan had already reached the pinnacle of lying.

  Mù xīn didn't get an answer and felt a bit down, looking at Qīng Yán with a honest face, he thought "Forget it! If I don't know then I just won't know! It's not like it's something bad!" Since he couldn't ask anything out, there was no point in staying, so he got up to leave.

  At this time, Qingyan suddenly said, "Daozhang, your cultivation is profound and you have a wide range of knowledge. I'd like to ask you something!"

  Mù Xīn's heart skipped a beat, "Could it be that he remembered something?" Rubbing his own aquiline nose, he said, "My cultivation is deep and I dare not claim to be worthy, but having seen much and knowing widely isn't bad either. Speak! What's the matter!"

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