Zi Yang

  By dusk, the crowd who had been waiting for a whole day could no longer sit still. After some discussion, they decided to send Baili Kuangfeng to the main hall of the Taoist temple to look for Guyangzi and Qingyangzi. Before long, Baili Kuangfeng returned to the East Hall with his head hung low in dejection.

  "What did the two Taoist priests say?" asked Ye Xiangyang.

  "They say that Xuan Yuanzi has already attained a semi-divine body, and his actions are different from those of ordinary people. He does as he pleases, without any fixed rules." Ba Li Kuangfeng lit up the lamps in the hall.

  "What shall we do now?" Liu Shaoqing looked at Baili Kuangfeng and Ye Xiaoyao, both of whom were older and usually made the decisions.

  "It's so late already, they probably won't come, let's go back." said Bai Li Kuang Feng.

  "There's nothing to do even if I go back, let's wait a bit longer." Ye Xiao Yao said with a shake of his head.

  As soon as this was said, all eyes focused on Mo Xun. Where there are people, there are leaders and followers. Baili Kuangfeng and Ye Xiaoyao can be considered the leaders of the crowd, and others have become accustomed to listening to their opinions. Only Mo Xun is an exception. He doesn't like being a leader or blindly following others. He has his own thoughts, so every time Ye Xiaoyao and Baili Kuangfeng have different opinions, they will ask for his opinion.

  "Xuanyangzi said that the leader of Xuanyuan would come today, but didn't specify the time. It's just past 4 pm now, and there are still three hours until midnight, let's wait a bit longer." Mo Xun thought for a moment before speaking up.

  Everyone nodded in agreement upon hearing this. Baili Kui Feng lit up the other lanterns inside the hall and sat back down on his cushion.

  After a stick of incense, footsteps were heard at the door. Everyone turned their heads and found that it was not Xuan Yuan Zhang Jiao who came, but a little Taoist boy who delivered food.

  "Everyone, it's time for dinner." The young Taoist disciple stood outside the door and bowed to the crowd.

  "Clear wind, is there anyone living in the Western Temple?" Mo asked as he stood up.

  "No, those several elegant rooms have been empty all along." The little Daoist boy replied.

  Don't ask, I slightly felt puzzled when hearing the words. The language habit of "several rooms" usually refers to a small number of rooms. If it exceeds five rooms, using "several rooms" to describe it is not quite fitting. After feeling puzzled, I casually asked, "How many rooms have you prepared?"

  "There are four rooms in total for cleaning and decorating." Little Daotong replied.

  "We're not hungry, trouble you to take the porridge back." Ye Xiao Yao said with a wave of his hand.

  It was not the first time that everyone had gone without eating, so when the little Taoist heard this, he didn't think much of it and bowed again before turning around and leaving.

  "We should learn six skills, so there should be six masters to teach us. Xuan Yangzi has his own place and won't live in the Western Hall, so the remaining five people should have five rooms. Why did Mount Wuliang only prepare four?" Mo Wen furrowed her brow and looked around at everyone.

  Everyone frowned upon hearing this, and among the six people, there was no fool who would ask such a foolish question as "whether it was because Mount Wutai had not had time to sweep out another room", because the preparation of the rooms was carried out simultaneously, and if they were done in sequence, it would be impolite.

  "It's possible that one of the sect leaders is not far from here...... No, even if they are very close, I should still prepare a room." Liu Shaoying negated his own inference.

  "Perhaps this abbot doesn't need a room." said A Jiu who was sitting on the westernmost side.

  Everyone heard the words and turned their heads to look at her. Ah Jiu looked back at the crowd, "Xuanyangzi once said that the method of practicing Qi is the foundation of cultivating Tao, it's crucial. Xuan Yuan palm teaching who came to teach us the method of practicing Qi must have had a profound understanding of the method of practicing Qi, so I suspect he has already enlightened the great way and can come and go freely, no longer needing a room."

  "Haha, Little Fox's guess is not bad." As soon as Ajiu finished speaking, laughter came from the platform in front of them. Everyone looked up hastily and saw an old Taoist with a strange appearance on the platform. He was about eighty years old, robust, with piercing eyes, a lion-like mouth and a bear-like nose. He wore a golden double-dragon robe, thick-soled boots, and had a large backpack behind him. In his left hand he grasped a wine jug, and in his right hand he held a black ceramic wine bowl. What was even stranger about this person was that he was bald, with scars on his head, looking neither like a monk nor a Taoist, but rather something in between.

  "Have met Xuan Yuan Dao Chang." Liu Shaoqing was the first to bow and pay his respects.

  The others did not see the courtesy, but looked at each other, this person wore a Taoist high-achieving Taoist robe, and must be a senior of the Taoist school. Appearing here should be Xuan Yuan Zhang Jiao, whom everyone had been waiting for all day. However, this person was bald, with scars on his head, clearly a monk. What if they mistook the person and made a mistake in courtesy? They would have no face to see people in the future.

  "Boundless Heaven Venerable, I dare ask which sect's senior is this?" Mo Xie bowed his head and asked.

  "This humble abode is where the Ancestral Master's divine decree has come to impart the Qigong teachings to you all." The old Taoist drained the white wine from his bowl, put down the wine jug, placed the wine bowl on top of it, and then took off the backpack behind him.

  "We've seen Daozhang." As soon as everyone heard this, they immediately bowed and paid their respects.

  "Never mind, never mind. I still have a duty to fulfill and can't slack off. Come on, come on, who's first?" Xuan Yuanzi raised his hand and rolled up his sleeves.

  Everyone was shocked and confused, unable to understand what Xuan Yuanzi was trying to do.

  "In the early stages of cultivating Qi, gathering spiritual energy is extremely slow. Without a decade or two, it's hard to open up the meridians. As the saying goes, 'A gentleman has no capital, it's hard to seek profit.' You all don't have any spiritual energy in your bodies, so I'll give you some, just consider it as the capital for seeking profit. This way, making money will be much faster." Xuan Yuanzi said, stretching out his hand and pointing at Bai Li Kuang Feng, "You come first."

  Everyone was even more surprised, Xuan Yuanzi arrived a day late and wanted to start transmitting his skills in a hurry after he came. This style made everyone very unaccustomed. Moreover, this person not only looked strange but also spoke very crudely, and it was difficult for people to associate him with the Taoist sect's high-ranking masters.

  A hundred miles of fierce wind, bold and daring, hesitated for a moment before striding forward to stand in front of Xuan Yuanzi, standing upright three steps away.

  "What's the point of being so far away?" Xuan Yuanzi raised his right hand and pulled Baili Kuangfeng in front of him, then covered Baili Kuangfeng's forehead with his right hand. "Bear it for a bit."

  "Ah~" As soon as Xuan Yuanzi's voice fell, Baili Kuangfeng suddenly opened his eyes and let out a mournful cry. This mournful cry seemed to come from the depths of hell, tearing hearts and lungs apart, making people's hair stand on end. In the dead of night, it echoed within the temple, sending chills down everyone's spines. The crowd had not yet recovered from their previous shock, and upon hearing the mournful cry, they were instantly terrified out of their wits.

  At the critical moment, Liu Shaoying turned around and ran away. Mo Wen and Liu Song were frightened and stunned. Ye Xiao and Ajiu Qiansui rushed forward without regard for their own lives to try and rescue Baili Kuangfeng, but they couldn't get close to Xuan Yuanzi. When they were five steps away from him, they were repelled by an invisible wall of energy and fell back one zhang (about 3 meters) away.

  "Master Buddha is helping you clear your meridians, what are you yelling about?" Xuan Yuanzi was annoyed by Baili Kuangfeng's shout and scolded him with a frown.

  "He's a monk, quickly grab something to hit him." Mo didn't react until now, and with a swift motion, he grabbed a candlestick and threw it at the monk. Others also picked up objects around them and threw them with all their might, but everything they threw was blocked by an invisible wall and couldn't get close to the monk's body.

  Just as everyone was searching for objects to throw and rescue, Gu Yangzi's voice came from outside the hall, "How dare you, stop at once."

  Everyone heard the words and was greatly settled in their hearts, hastily turning their heads to look back, only to see Gu Yangzi flash into the temple from outside, with a face full of anger and an unpleasant expression. However, his angry gaze was not at the crazy monk, but at the crowd holding various objects in their hands, "How can you be so rude to your elders who teach you?"

  Everyone was stunned for a moment, turned their heads to look at the monk, Gu Yangzi's shout stopped the crowd, no doubt indicating that this person was Xuan Yuanzi, the master of Ling Tian Temple. But at this time, Baili Kuangfeng had already rolled his eyes under his hands and couldn't even call out, this kind of transmission was indeed shocking to hear.

  "Wuguan Mountain's ancient Yangzi has met Xuan Yuan Zhenren." Ancient Yangzi hastily bowed his head to pay respects to Xuan Yuan.

  "Alright, one of them just ran out, go and bring him back. After a stick of incense, I still have to rush back to the Ling Tian Temple, can't delay." Xuan Yuanzi waved his hand at Gu Yangzi.

  "Haven't you put down the candle holder yet!" Gu Yangzi looked around at everyone.

  Everyone heard the words and hastily put down the objects in their hands. At this moment, Qingyangzi suddenly rushed in from outside the door, holding Liu Shaoying who had run out shouting earlier.

  "I've seen the real thing." Qingyangzi put down Liu Shaoying's Zhuanxuanyuzi and paid his respects.

  "Alright, bowing is done, you all go back and rest." Xuan Yuanzi waved his hand at Qing Yangzi.

  Qingyangzi heard the words and turned his head to look at Guyangzi, who slightly turned his head. The former understood, and the two turned around and left the hall, but they didn't leave, instead waiting far away outside the hall.

  "The Lingtian Temple's Qigong method adopts the extraordinary meridians of the Eight Extraordinary Vessels, specifically the Ren and Du vessels. There are seven main acupoints, starting from the Qi Hai, ascending through the Zhong Ting, directly rushing to the Bai Hui, then pulling back to the Yu Zhen, descending to the Da Zhui, passing through the Tong Ming Men, reaching the ***, and returning again to the Qi Hai." Every time Xuan Yuanzi mentions a location, Baili Kuangfeng lets out a pained cry, it's clear that he is guiding the spiritual energy within Baili Kuangfeng's body to unblock his meridians.

  "Alright, next one." Xuan Yuanzi threw down the trembling and convulsing Baili Kuangfeng, and then beckoned with his hand.

  Yè xiāo yáo yī tīng bù yóu dé dǎ le gè jī líng, qiáng rěn wèi yì mài bù shàng qián.

  English Translation:

  At night, he felt a sudden chill and took a step forward with great trepidation.

  "Ah~"

  "Don't shout anymore, this is the unique cultivation method of Lingtian Temple, which surpasses your ten years of bitter practice. If it weren't for the ancestral master's divine decree, Buddha wouldn't bother with you." Xuanzi's self-appellations are extremely chaotic, using terms like "poor way", "Buddha", "this seat", and "I" indiscriminately.

  "Remember these seven acupoints, as long as the main point is not wrong, the practice of Qi will not go astray, and other meridians do not need to be concerned." Xuan Yuanzi Chong said. However, his words were spoken to Ye Xiao Yao, but it's likely that Ye Xiao Yao couldn't hear them, because at this time he was wailing in agony.

  "Next." A moment later, Xuan Yuanzi threw down Ye Xiao.

  Don't ask about the situation, the two souls were greatly shocked, the hundred-mile wind and night roaming were extremely hard to bear. Both of them suffered greatly and let out miserable cries, it can be imagined how painful it was to unblock the meridians.

  "Can't even bear this bit of pain, what's the point of cultivating Tao or Dharma?" Xuan Yuanzi saw that Mo Wen had not come forward and reached out to grab him, then immediately reached out to grab his forehead.

  "Ah..."