Chapter 35: Immortal Foundation

The Kongming Mountain is desolate and barren, with no human habitation and no trace of birds or animals. Only the wind blowing through old trees leaves the ground.

In a cave in the mountains, Gu Qingyuan has been closing his eyes and regulating his breathing for a month.

He let out a long breath, and after a month's work, all three spiritual objects were refined.

Gu Qingyuan considered for a long time and chose three of the five wood-based spiritual objects in his hand, and decided on the hornbeam, ivy, and sycamore.

Now, the light spots transformed by the three spiritual objects are all suspended in the sea of ​​​​qi, moving in a circle around the pill seed.

The first stage of building the foundation of immortality, gathering spiritual energy, has been passed.

Calming his mind, Gu Qingyuan slowly increased his magic power, and three points of green light gradually approached the pill.

As soon as he approached, he felt a huge resistance, and hurriedly rolled up the magic power in his sea of ​​​​qi. Once the magic power was injected, the resistance was greatly reduced.

Three points of spiritual light waved out green energy and slowly injected it into the pill seed. The pill seed spun around, digesting the green energy and expanding at a speed visible to the naked eye.

As the three points of spiritual light gradually disappeared, half of the magic power in the Qi sea was already empty. With the help of the magic power, the three points of spiritual light turned into streams of light and flew into the pill seed together. This was the second level, the divine light.

Click.

It was as if there was a muffled thunder.

There was a crack in the pill, and it had a faint jade color.

Just like a whale swallowing the ocean, the cracked pill seed absorbed the remaining magic power from the Qi Sea, revealing the dry bottom of the Qi Sea. For a moment, a bright green light appeared.

Something seemed to be about to fly out of the pill, but it was stuck halfway.

Gu Qingyuan only felt emptiness in his body and a slight feeling of dizziness, and he knew that this was due to excessive consumption of magic power.

The cracked pill seed was powerless to resist and actually began to absorb the essence and blood. For a moment, Gu Qingyuan walked like a skeleton.

The last stage in building the foundation of immortality is to seize flesh and blood. If you pass it, you will enjoy eternal immortality, but if you fail, you will be killed in a handful of dirt.

When only one tenth of Gu Qingyuan's blood and energy remained, his flesh and blood dried up, and even his bones and marrow lost weight, the pill seed suddenly broke open.

It was like jade shattering, with streaks of light flying everywhere. A bit of green light turned into a small platform, and slowly fell down.

This is the immortal base 'Green Jade Platform'. The Green Jade Platform goes straight down to the bottom of the Qi Sea, and a bright green light emanates from it. It draws in boundless spiritual energy and exhales green jade-colored magic power.

In a flash, the sea of ​​​​qi was filled, and the majestic foundation-building magic power surged. The Qingyun Platform at the bottom rolled over and over, but remained motionless.

The original Shangyuan Yi wood magic power was transferred to Jia wood's positive yang, and when yin and yang were harmonious, Jia wood turned into Yiyuan Yiqing magic power. The Yiqing magic power came out from the sea of ​​​​qi and flowed through the whole body.

As the magic power was exercised, the qi and blood became full and red like blood crystal, the bones emitted a bright white light, the bone marrow turned into chalcedony, the muscles became plump and faintly tinged with gold.

With golden muscles, jade bones, chalcedony and blood crystals, the immortal body is formed.

Gu Qingyuan was like a blown-up balloon, his body quickly filled up like a corpse, white light emanated from his skin, and he had an ethereal demeanor.

"From now on, immortals and mortals will be separated forever, and I will enjoy a lifespan of 500 years." Gu Qingyuan was indescribably happy.

Only when you have built the foundation of immortality can you be called an immortal, and all kinds of miracles will be born from today.

The mind suddenly became clear, and a sense of spiritual awareness was born. With a thought, everything within a radius of several miles became clear.

He opened his mouth and spit out the jade-green Yuan Yiqing magic power. Wherever his mind moved, the magic power roamed, like an arm, a hundred times more flexible than that of the Qi training stage.

Another bit of green divine light spurted out from the immortal base, which was the immortal base nurturing a minor magical power, called "Xiao Jiqing Yuan Divine Light."

This divine light has two effects: one is to cure diseases, the other is to bring prosperity. When it shines on trees, it will make them flourish, and cure diseases and relieve disasters. When a mortal is illuminated by it, he will feel healthy and all diseases will be eliminated. Those who have cultivated this magical power can help manage yin and yang, nourish spiritual plants, and make hundreds of trees sprout wherever it passes by. If they stay in a place for a long time, there will be good weather and a good harvest.

Although it is not good at killing, it has infinite uses. It can prolong life and stimulate the secrets of the immortal body, making the road of cultivation smooth. Gu Qingyuan waved his hand, and the divine light flew out and landed on the stone wall, which was quite powerful.

He retracted the divine light, and it fell into the sea of ​​qi, circling around. After he took three or five breaths, his magic power gradually improved, and his practice went smoothly.

"I never thought that after more than ten years of hard work, I would only now understand the secret of longevity."

Gu Qingyuan counted with his fingers and found that he was almost thirty years old. The young man who was trapped in the valley and killed people bravely was still in front of him. Ten years passed in a flash and the foundation of immortality was established.

He laughed heartily, waved his sleeves, dispelled the image of the stubborn young man, sat down again, and summoned up his magical power.

He had been strong before, and now that his foundation has been built, he needs to refine the golden light in his eyes.

Thinking this in his heart, Gu Qingyuan was connected with golden light and his eyes were shining.

He did not think too much about it, and concentrated on refining the golden light. He used up all his magic power and then restored it again. This went on for three days. Finally, the golden light was condensed. It moved from the bottom of his eyes to his forehead, revealing two entangled cloud patterns.

"This flowing cloud pattern evolved from the Qi-gazing technique, assisted by golden light. It is like opening the eyes of heaven. The heaven and earth are constantly changing, the sun and the moon are constantly rising and setting, and nothing is left unobserved. It has become a minor supernatural power."

Gu Qingyuan said in his heart that now his practice was successful, and the next step was to polish his immortal foundation, seek spiritual veins, incorporate the spiritual veins into his immortal foundation, and open his purple palace.

Thinking of this, Gu Qingyuan stopped sitting there and stood up. With his mind moving, his magic power came out and a cloud slowly rose from under his feet. This was the art of flying clouds.

He stepped on the thick clouds, chuckled, and broke through the hole.

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"Boss, how much is this forehead ornament?" Gu Qingyuan asked, holding the item in his hand.

The cloud-flying technique was indeed swift, and Gu Qingyuan arrived at Yangxi City, a hundred miles away, in an instant.

"Twelve small coins." The shopkeeper was counting the money with the account book and said without raising his head when he heard this.

It was a headband, carefully woven with thread, with a piece of green jade in the middle. Although it did not have much spiritual energy, Gu Qingyuan quite liked the style.

He was about to bargain again when he heard a voice behind him.

"Friend Gu?"

Gu Qingyuan raised his eyes and saw a round face and a small mustache. Who else could it be but Zhang Jingwen?

"Brother Zhang, it is true that mountains and rivers meet each other, and we meet again!"

Zhang Jingwen looked at Gu Qingyuan, who was introverted and reserved in front of him. After only not seeing him for a month, he looked completely different and was like a completely different person.

He sighed in his heart and wanted to make friends: "I didn't expect that after parting in the abbey, we can meet again in Yangxi City. It seems that you and I have some fate. Fellow Daoist, did you get what you wished for?"

Gu Qingyuan nodded slightly, indicating that he had ascended to the immortal stage. Just as he was about to speak, the shopkeeper pressed the abacus and put the beads back into place:

"Master Zhang, was it the wind that blew you to our shop?" He bowed to Gu Qingyuan again and said, "Forgive my poor eyesight and my inability to recognize the immortal. This headband is not a good item. It is just a fine piece. I give it to you as an apology." He smiled.

Zhang Jingwen must be a familiar customer, he laughed and said, "Of course I came here to beg for money, to see what I can get for free."

Gu Qingyuan was unwilling to accept it, so he counted out twelve coins, lined up, and after some greetings, was dragged by Zhang Jingwen to the restaurant to celebrate.

They walked all the way to Wangxianzhai, where they sat down. The food and wine were served, and the atmosphere was lively and lively.

One wanted to make friends, and the other wanted to get some information, but they complemented each other and in the blink of an eye it seemed like they were old friends for more than ten years.

"Brother Taoist, do you know about the three disasters and six calamities?" After three rounds of wine and five dishes, Gu Qingyuan changed the subject and asked.

(End of this chapter)