Chapter 114 Lan Fenghuang congratulates the Saint on her wedding!
It is precisely based on this innate true qi that Chu Yuan added these three meridians to practice.

The Shaoyin Heart Meridian runs through the upper limbs and belongs to the heart.

The Shaoyin Kidney Meridian runs throughout the body. Practicing it will increase kidney yang and strengthen the kidneys. People with strong kidneys can live longer.

The Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian is the meridian where Yang Qi is initially born. The gallbladder is one of the six internal organs, the home of the essence of the body, and is responsible for the digestion of food.

According to the explanation in Taoist scriptures, the innate nature is the fetal essence formed by the essence and blood of the parents, and is the origin of human life.

It is in contrast to the acquired food and drink and daily care after birth.

The root of the innate is in the kidney, so the kidney governs the innate.

Taoism believes that the original energy formed during the natural gestation process of human beings is called "innate vital energy."

This innate vitality determines a person's total life span and affects his or her growth, development and health.

Generally speaking, the innate qi is constant.

It will only decay slowly over time.

The day when the innate qi is exhausted is the day when a person dies and returns to heaven.

Innateness is different from acquiredness. It cannot be cultivated using ordinary methods and is also very difficult to cultivate.

But there are always exceptions, except for the methods of cultivation recorded in Taoist scriptures to return to the innate nature from the acquired nature.

In martial arts, there are, for example, the "Xiantian Gong" created by Wang Chongyang, and the "Jiuxiao Gangqi" created by Chu Yuan himself.

However, compared to Wang Chongyang's special practice of the innate "Xiantian Gong", Chu Yuan's "Nine Heavens Gangqi" only slightly touches on it.

"The three new meridians, especially the Shaoyin Kidney Meridian, are mainly for the purpose of continuing to cultivate this innate true qi, and also to see if we can break the limit of the growth of the internal strength in the body."

Chu Yuan was thinking in his heart.

When he mastered the "Nine Heavens Gangqi", the innate true qi formed by his whole body's internal strength finally resided in Chu Yuan's crimson palace for a long time. It had no sense of existence and sometimes its existence would be ignored.

Later, Chu Yuan also tried to cultivate this innate true qi.

But no matter how the internal force in the Dantian Qi Sea grows, the innate true qi located in the Jiang Palace will always be unshakable and will not be affected in any way.

So Chu Yuan was trying to find a way to break this process.

Now the internal force in the Dantian Qi Sea has been cultivated to the limit. If you want to break this situation, it may depend on whether you can cultivate this innate Qi.

The innate vital energy is fixed from the moment a person is born into this world. It determines the total amount of life a person has throughout his lifetime and even affects his lifespan.

Chu Yuan didn’t know whether the “innate true qi” he cultivated was the same thing as the “innate vital energy”.

If so, if he could cultivate "innate true qi".

At the same time, it also means that practicing "Nine Heavens Gangqi" is to practice oneself and prolong one's life.

This is the true secret to longevity!
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It's the end of the year.

At Ren Woxing's urging, Chu Yuan and Ren Yingying decided to get married on the 26th day of the twelfth lunar month.

According to the rules, the Qingcheng Sect gave Ren Yingying a betrothal gift and invited many guests.

But they are all our own people!

Including Master Jin Guang and Taoist Master Song Wen from the Emei Sect who live not far from the Qingcheng Sect, as well as Chu Yuan’s parents, brothers and sisters, and Qu Yang, Liu Zhengfeng and others who live in seclusion in the mountains!

On the day of their wedding, Ren Yingying's subordinates or those in the Demon Cult who respected her status as the Saint Lady came to Qingcheng Mountain one after another to congratulate the Saint Lady on her marriage.

"Zu Qianqiu and Huanghe Patriarch bring valuable gifts to congratulate Saint Aunt and Qingcheng Sword Immortal on their wedding!"

"The Six Immortals of Taogu have brought valuable gifts to congratulate Saint Aunt and Qingcheng Sword Immortal on their wedding!"

"Luoyang Green Bamboo Old Man brings gifts to congratulate Saint Aunt and Qingcheng Sword Immortal on their wedding!"

"Ping Yizhi, the famous doctor who kills people, brings gifts to congratulate Saint Aunt and Qingcheng Sword Immortal on their wedding!"

Because these people looked and dressed too strangely, they were incompatible with the Taoist style of the Qingcheng Sect.

Therefore, the Qingcheng disciples guarding in front of the Qingcheng Sect's archway did not dare to let them in rashly, and could only ask Chu Yuan and Yu Canghai for instructions.

"Junior brother, what do you think?"

Chu Yuan was wearing a red wedding dress and was discussing the details of the wedding with Yu Canghai in Yuanyun Pavilion. After hearing the report from the Qingcheng Sect disciples, he said to Chu Yuan.

"Yingying, now that these men of yours have come, you will be the one to arrange their placement yourself..."

Chu Yuan turned around and said to Ren Yingying who was sitting next to him.

Except for the Six Immortals of Taogu, the others are all Ren Yingying's subordinates.

Chu Yuan and Ren Yingying had a Taoist wedding, and the bride did not need to wear a veil.

Chu Yuan knew that Ren Yingying often showed her shyness as a girl in front of him.

But that was only in front of me.

To be able to command so many people from the Demon Sect and make them obey your orders, it is impossible to suppress these people without some martial arts and means.

Many people in the world call Ren Yingying a witch, and in fact she is indeed so.

Ren Yingying was not an ordinary girl with a delicate personality, but a demon woman who would draw her sword and kill people if she disagreed with someone.

"it is good!"

Ren Yingying, wearing a red wedding dress and golden hair accessories, nodded and agreed.

"Don't worry, Brother. Leave this matter to Yingying. She will handle it."

Chu Yuan said to his senior brother Yu Canghai.

"These people are Miss Yingying's subordinates. With her in charge, there will be no mistakes."

Yu Canghai nodded.

"The Five Immortal Sect's Lan Fenghuang brings gifts to congratulate Saint Aunt and Qingcheng Sword Immortal on their wedding."

Just as Ren Yingying stood up and was about to walk out the door to deal with this matter, suddenly a somewhat soul-stirring female voice came from outside, which made Ren Yingying stop.

"Lan Fenghuang? Yingying, isn't she your good sister? Why did you stop?"

Chu Yuan was a little curious when he saw this scene.

"Nothing... I'll go out and settle them down right away."

Ren Yingying looked a little unnatural, then turned and left.

Chu Yuan and Yu Canghai were the only ones left in the room.

Not long after, Bixu, Cuixia, Chu Yuan's master, as well as the red-robed Taoist priests, all came in one after another.

Because it is a Taoist wedding, the steps are different from ordinary weddings.

According to Taoist rules, when a Taoist priest gets married, the elders need to burn incense and worship the ancestors first.

Then the bride and groom will worship the heaven and earth and then worship the ancestors together.

In the past, the Qingcheng Sect only had the founder of the Songfeng Temple lineage.

But since the merger, the ancestors that everyone worships are all placed in one large hall.

In this way, the founder of Qingcheng Sect.

It can even be traced back to the time of Zhang Tianshi in the Western Han Dynasty.

If we count the founder of Jianfu Palace, Ning Fengzi, the Five Mountains Father-in-law, it can even be traced back to the time of Emperor Huangdi. It is said that even Emperor Huangdi once asked Ning Fengzi questions.

Therefore, when Chu Yuan got married, he had to worship a lot of ancestors.

The elders who led Chu Yuan and Ren Yingying to worship the ancestors this time were led by these old Taoist priests in red and purple robes.

Many veteran Taoists from other sects also wanted to participate, but they didn't need that many people.

"My dear Chu, I have already calculated for you a few days ago. Three quarters of an hour is the auspicious time today. When it is three quarters of an hour, we will start the wedding ceremony."

Bixu said to Chu Yuan.

"Let's follow Master's arrangement together."

Chu Yuan nodded.

It seemed that Ren Yingying had been gone for a long time and had not come back.

Besides, it was still early before reaching Yuzhong, at least an hour, so Chu Yuan said goodbye and walked out of Yuanyun Pavilion.

Then he saw a group of women wearing Miao clothes and a group of strange-looking and dressed people, surrounding the two women and walking towards them.

One of the women was the stunningly beautiful Ren Yingying, who was wearing a red suit.

Another person was wearing the costume of the Miao people in southern Xinjiang. She had slightly yellow skin, extremely large eyes as black as lacquer, and bare feet. She looked to be a stunning woman in her early twenties.

The woman was wearing a blue shirt and trousers printed with white flowers, and an embroidered apron from chest to knees, which was bright and magnificent. She had a pair of huge gold earrings as big as the mouth of a wine glass hanging from her ears, and a colorful belt tied around her waist.

The woman had a pleasant voice, but looked very unhappy. She was pulled and coaxed by Ren Yingying and walked into the Qingcheng Sect.

"Yingying, what are you doing?"

Chu Yuan stood in front of Yuanyun Pavilion and said as he looked at Ren Yingying and the Miao girl who were struggling with each other.

He had a guess in his mind that this person should be Ren Yingying's good sister, Lan Fenghuang, the leader of the Five Poisons Sect.

"Oh, so this is the world-famous 'Qingcheng Sword Immortal'!"

As soon as she saw Chu Yuan, Lan Fenghuang's eyes suddenly lit up. She broke free from Ren Yingying's pull and strode towards Chu Yuan.

When Ren Yingying saw Chu Yuan appear at this time, she looked a little annoyed.

Chu Yuan observed Ren Yingying's expression and felt a little confused. Doesn't Yingying want him to be here?
When she reached Chu Yuan, Lan Fenghuang stopped and looked him up and down.
"He has sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, a handsome appearance, and an extraordinary temperament. He is so handsome, and his martial arts are among the best in the world. He just defeated the top masters of both the black and white worlds. No wonder he attracted my sister..." "A few months ago, my sister wrote to me and said that she would help me find a marriage and introduce a good husband to me. It is said that he is the famous "Qingcheng Sword Immortal" who I admire very much. I was very grateful to my sister in my heart, thinking that she was thinking so much about me."

"Who would have thought that after exchanging a few letters with me, my sister would suddenly stop replying to my letters."

"I thought she was busy, so I didn't think much about it. Who knew I would later learn about the news that you were going to get married."

"I heard about your upcoming marriage from other members of the God's Religion. It seems that my good sister is reluctant to let go of the good husband that was originally intended for me and is keeping him for herself."

Lan Fenghuang looked back and forth between Chu Yuan and Ren Yingying in a teasing tone.

Ren Yingying was immediately filled with anger, furious and annoyed when Lan Fenghuang revealed her worries in front of so many subordinates.

At that time, she wanted to arrange the marriage between Chu Yuan and Lan Fenghuang, so as to help her good sisters get married and win over Chu Yuan.

Who knew that after a trip to Jiangnan, her heart unknowingly fell on Chu Yuan.

The actions of introducing Chu Yuan to her good sisters naturally stopped.

It was fine before, but now that I understand my feelings, how can I really push away the person I like?
In order to avoid misunderstandings from her good sisters, she didn't even tell Lan Fenghuang that she was going to marry Chu Yuan.

I had planned to tell Lan Fenghuang about this matter after we got married and explain it to her.

Who would have thought that Lan Fenghuang actually learned about her marriage from him in advance and even came to attend her wedding.

"I don't know where Lan Fenghuang got the information from. If I knew who was the one who told the story, I would tear him into pieces."

Ren Yingying said angrily in her heart.

"Is what Lan Fenghuang said true?"

"Did the Saint really steal Lan Fenghuang's man?"

"Look at the Saint Lady's expression. I think it's almost certain..."

"In that case, it is really the Saint Lady who did something unkind."

"That's right. The man that was originally going to be given to Lan Fenghuang, the Saint Lady kept him for herself!"

"That is to say, today's bride should have been Lan Fenghuang."

"Hush, don't let the Saint Lady hear this, otherwise, we'll all be done for."

Upon hearing the news, Ren Yingying's subordinates started to talk about it.

Especially the Six Immortals of Taogu, who speak the loudest.

"Shut up, everyone."

Ren Yingying shouted angrily.

You guys are not just trying to stop me from hearing it, you are almost saying it right in front of me.

She felt extremely embarrassed at the moment and would not be able to face anyone in the future.

In other words, Lan Fenghuang is her good sister, otherwise she would have definitely wanted to kill her.

"Lan Fenghuang, we haven't seen each other for a long time. Come on, let's go somewhere so that we can have a good chat with each other."

After the embarrassment, the problem still had to be solved. Ren Yingying pulled Lan Fenghuang and wanted to leave.

After leaving here, the matter was easier for the two sisters to resolve without so many onlookers.

"I'm not going. Let's talk about whatever we want to talk about here."

However, Lan Fenghuang ruthlessly rejected Ren Yingying and shook off her arm.

"Go ahead and steal my man. You are my good sister. I am not as stingy as you. The key point is that you are about to get married, but you didn't even give me any news. I have been kept in the dark..."

Lan Fenghuang said to Ren Yingying in a sarcastic tone.

"..."

Ren Yingying was so angry at Lan Fenghuang's sarcastic words that her face turned pale and blue.

The reason why she didn't give Lan Fenghuang any news was because she was afraid of the current situation happening.

But I didn't expect that I couldn't avoid it after all.

"At that time, I wanted to say that it was a marriage between the two of you, but then something unexpected happened..."

Ren Yingying could only force an explanation.

"What kind of incident made you decide to be the bride?"

Lan Fenghuang asked Ren Yingying.

Ren Yingying was once again so angry at her good sister that her face turned blue, but she couldn't say anything.

Chu Yuan was standing nearby, and when he saw Ren Yingying, whose face turned blue with anger at Lan Fenghuang's sarcastic words, he suddenly felt amused.

He felt that the relationship between these two people was just a fake sisterhood.

Before, Ren Yingying really wanted to tell me that this was a marriage between me and Lan Fenghuang.

However, Ren Yingying felt that it was not an idea to introduce a good husband to her for the sake of her sisters, but an attempt to win her over and make her stand on their side so that they could successfully rescue her father Ren Woxing.

If Lan Fenghuang knew about this, she would probably feel that it would be better without Ren Yingying as her good sister.

"If you want it, just say it. You're just a man, so I'll let you go."

Seeing her good sister’s face turning blue due to her anger, Lan Fenghuang’s depression gradually disappeared and a smile appeared on her face again.

She walked to Chu Yuan with a smile, circled around him, and then looked at him and said, "You are so handsome and have such great martial arts skills, but you have become my sister's husband. It seems that we are not destined to be together. This time I am here to celebrate your marriage."

Chu Yuan smiled and said, "Welcome, Master Lan, I've heard Yingying mention you many times before."

The Five Poison Sect is a small sect under the Sun and Moon Sect.

But it was a villain sect in another story more than a hundred years in the future, at the end of the Ming Dynasty.

In that story, the status and power of the Five Poison Sect was just like that of the Sun and Moon Sect, which is now known as the Demon Sect. It was terrifying and full of oppression.

"How did she mention me?"

Lan Fenghuang said with interest.

"Yingying said that Sect Leader Lan is her good sister. She is beautiful and has a sweet voice. She is a top-notch beauty in the world."

"When I first met Yingying, she did tell me about a marriage. I didn't expect it would be with Patriarch Lan. But compared to Patriarch Lan, whom I have never met, I still like Yingying more, so I decided to marry Yingying."

Chu Yuan said.

No matter what Ren Yingying's previous intentions were, she couldn't be embarrassed in front of her good sisters and subordinates today. After all, she would be his wife in the future, so Chu Yuan came to her rescue.

"Are you here to help my sister?"

Hearing Chu Yuan's words, Lan Fenghuang teased Chu Yuan.

"Alright, Yingying and I have ended our relationship now. You can get married as soon as possible."

Lan Fenghuang said.

She wasn't here to cause trouble today.

However, some of her good sister Ren Yingying's actions made her feel unhappy. She felt that her good sister had kept it a secret for the sake of a man, so she did this when they met, just to vent her anger.

Ren Yingying was standing nearby, and when she saw Chu Yuan helping her out in time, she felt touched and delighted.

Lan Fenghuang's words also made Ren Yingying feel a little guilty.

The anger and humiliation that Lan Fenghuang had shown in front of her subordinates just now gradually faded away.

Chu Yuan and Ren Yingying left arm in arm.

Soon the auspicious time arrived.

First, the elders of the Qingcheng Sect came forward and went to the Patriarch Hall to pay homage to the predecessors of the Qingcheng Sect.

Later, a senior named Bixu presided over the opening ceremony outside the hall, using the altar to sweep away the foul atmosphere, purify the evil spirits, and pray for good luck for the two.

After doing all this, Chu Yuan and Ren Yingying lit incense, and under the witness of the sect's elders, they knelt on mats facing outside the door to worship heaven and earth.

After worshipping heaven and earth, worship the ancestor towards the tablet of the ancestor.

Then, two old Taoist priests, Bixu and Cuixia, personally put a crown on Chu Yuan and a hairpin on Ren Yingying.

Chu Yuan and Ren Yingying exchanged gifts and bowed to each other. Chu Yuan presented Ren Yingying with a pair of mutton-fat jade beads that he had blessed, while Ren Yingying presented Chu Yuan with the short sword she always carried with her.

Then it was Chu Yuan and Ren Yingying's turn, drinking from the wedding cup in front of everyone.

After Chu Yuan and Ren Yingying's parents and master went to the hall to burn incense, worship the gods and take their seats, Chu Yuan and Ren Yingying kowtowed three times to their parents and master and offered tea.

After doing all this, Taoist Cuixia finally prayed for Chu Yuan and Ren Yingying on the altar and reported to the heavens.

After Ren Yingying and Chu Yuan once again paid their respects to the ancestors and the old Taoist priests who presided over their wedding, the ceremony was completed.

This whole set of rituals took at least two hours.

Generally speaking, there is not much difference between Taoist marriage and ordinary people's marriage.

There are just some additional steps in the process of worshiping the ancestors and praying to the gods of heaven and earth.

Then there was a banquet to entertain the guests.

However, all the guests this time were from our own family, and the fellow disciples of Qingcheng Sect helped to entertain the guests.

Therefore, Chu Yuan and Ren Yingying don’t have to worry too much about entertaining guests.

It was late at night soon.

It was time for Chu Yuan and Ren Yingying to enter the bridal chamber.

(End of this chapter)