Chapter 165: To Cultivate in the Mountains

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Ding Mingde's expression changed drastically, he was shocked and surprised. He didn't expect that the uncle he just thought of would appear in front of him. After coming to his senses, he hurriedly said to the two beautiful maids: "You can leave first, this is my honored guest."

Although the two beautiful maids were curious, they also knew how to advance and retreat. Seeing the serious expression of their master, they hurriedly stepped out of the corridor.

Seeing the two maids leave, Ding Mingde let out a long sigh, stepped into the door, closed the door tightly, and then knelt down suddenly: "My nephew, I didn't know that my uncle was here, I didn't welcome him." I was a little worried and a little happy. I was worried that my uncle was not satisfied with my practice, and whether he would take me back to the mountains to practice Taoism. I was happy that I only had the first part of the "Return to the True Sutra" back then. If I want to continue practicing, there is no way to go, so I thought about integrating the most familiar Confucian knowledge into Taoism.

Shi Xuan said, "I came here just to ask you a question. After asking, I will leave immediately."

Ding Mingde's heart skipped a beat, and he did not dare to stand up. He continued to ask respectfully, "Master, please tell me, Mingde dare not hide anything."

"Are you willing to go back to the mountains with me to practice Taoism?" Shi Xuan asked lightly.

Ding Mingde's head was buzzing. He really came to take him back to the mountains. What was there? Wood? Wild beasts? Simple meals? Or can he only eat vegetarian food? Just when he was about to say that he had a wife and children, he saw his master uncle smiling and said, "Of course, I am not unkind. I heard that you have a wife and children. You can take them to the mountains together to participate in the Tao. Just answer me, are you willing or not?!"

Ding Mingde remembered that he had to use the best celadon every time he drank tea, and used bowls carved from precious white jade when he ate. There didn't seem to be many dishes on the table, but they were all made from the best ingredients from all over the world. Except for the emperor, only he could enjoy them.

My Taoist robe looks normal, but it was woven by ten women workers with the most precious silk. When I go out, I don't need to step on the ground. I just need to sit in a sedan chair with eight men and order dozens or hundreds of servants.

When I return home, I have a beautiful wife and concubines to entertain me. Although I am not too obsessed with women, when I am in the mood, there are so many maids and servants of different ages. She is willing to climb into my bed.

The most noble, powerful and richest person in the world, the emperor who is known as the dragon among men, has to treat me with teacher's etiquette and be extremely respectful. Not to mention the officials and nobles of all sizes, every word and every word of mine can make them think deeply and respect. As for businessmen and ordinary scholars, they don't even have the qualifications to see me!

Thinking back to when he was preaching just now, he glanced at everyone and saw that they all held their heads high, fearing that they would be disrespectful. Ding Mingde knew that he had the answer, so he kowtowed nine times and said, "My disciple is still tainted by the worldly affairs, so it is inconvenient for me to follow my uncle back to the mountain to practice Taoism."

Shi Xuan nodded: "In that case, I won't force you, but I can't give you the second half of the "Return to the True Sutra." As soon as he finished speaking, Shi Xuan turned into a beam of light and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Ding Mingde got up after a while, feeling relieved as if a big stone had been put down in his heart. Although he couldn't get the second half of the "Return to the True Sutra", he no longer had to worry about losing his wealth and being forced to practice Taoism in the mountains. However, after not seeing him for twenty years, he thought that his cultivation had caught up with his uncle, but when he saw him today, his uncle became even more unfathomable.

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After leaving Jingshen Temple, Shi Xuan did not return to the Chen family, but left Shendu directly, preparing to go to the deep valley where he had agreed with Chu Yuyan, and ask Chu Wan'er if she was willing to go overseas to practice Taoism.

Shi Xuan did not regret that Ding Mingde was fascinated by external things, and this could also serve as a reference for his future practice. After this period of time of worldly experience, Shi Xuan only felt that his true qi became more and more agile, and he was not far from the perfection of Qi. Of course, he must leave the Middle Earth before trying to break through, otherwise he would be moved to where the Shenxiao Palace would move him.

Many pedestrians saw that on the official road from Shendu to Luojing, there was a young Taoist with fluttering clothes and a peaceful face. Every step he took seemed to be the same size as if measured with a ruler. In just a few steps, he disappeared in front of them.

This made those pedestrians feel cold on their backs. Thinking of the nearby tomb holy land Mangshan, they were even more afraid to hurry up and stay away from this place.

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In a deep mountain valley near Luojing, there is a small wooden house. A girl in white clothes is sitting in a daze under a tree in front of the house. She is petite and looks young. She looks about eleven or twelve years old.

Suddenly, there is a sound of footsteps. The girl looks back vigilantly and sees the familiar young Taoist standing in the distance with a smile.

Shi Xuan didn't expect that Chu Wan'er would only grow up to four or five years old in twenty years, so he was a little surprised. The girl on the opposite side pouted and said, "Master is a liar."

"Master has only been free to come back recently." Shi Xuan explained lightly. Chu Wan'er's eyebrows curved and smiled and said, "No explanation, Master, you are late anyway. However, Master came to pick up Wan'er, Wan'er is very happy."

Seeing that Chu Wan'er really didn't care about this, Shi Xuan smiled and asked, "It's been twenty years, Wan'er, why have you only grown up so little?"

Chu Wan'er took Shi Xuan back to the wooden house and sat down. Just then she supported her chin with her hand and said, "That's a pill that my mother went to Luojing to see the dragon sixteen years ago. It's said to be able to preserve one's appearance and prolong life. Then mother When I gave it to Wan'er, I told her to wait until Wan'er reaches eighteen before taking it, and she will stay young forever."

Then Chu Wan'er said with a smile: "But Wan'er thought at that time that if Wan'er looked like an adult, Master, you would probably not recognize Wan'er when you came back, so a few days later, he secretly ate it while my mother was not paying attention. "

Shi Xuan sweated slightly: "Wouldn't that affect the effect of the exercise?" Shi Xuan had never taken this type of elixir, and he didn't know much about it.

Chu Wan'er raised her head slightly and thought: "It won't affect anything, just some changes in appearance and body."

"It's okay. Where is your mother?" Shi Xuan thought he would see Chu Yuyan.

A trace of sadness flashed in Chu Wan'er's eyes: "Mother and Wan'er's bad guy father died together thirteen years ago. It's a pity that Wan'er's cultivation was still shallow at that time and couldn't help mother."

Shi Xuan comforted him a few words, and saw that Chu Wan'er was talking and acting as if he was only fifteen or sixteen years old, so he asked: "Wan'er, have you stayed here to practice all these years?" This kind of situation is usually only for long-term practice. It will only happen with less outside contact.

Chu Wan'er nodded proudly: "Yes, my mother said at first not to have contact with those people in the holy sect to avoid any bad influence. After my mother passed away, Wan'er always kept it in mind."

After a pause, she glanced at Shi Xuan quietly. Seeing Shi Xuan looking at her without saying a word, Chu Wan'er just said shyly: "Wan'er confessed that after my mother passed away, Wan'er sometimes got bored staying on the mountain and would go down. Trick them a bit, or find some kids to talk to and have fun with.”

At Chu Wan'er's age, practicing alone in the mountains for many years, it is easy for her to have some psychological barriers, but to see her adjust herself and still be alive and kicking is really a gift. Of course, half of the reason for this is that Chu Yuyan made good arrangements to keep Chu Wan'er away from the big dye vat of the Demon Sect and adapted to Qing Xiu since she was a child.

Originally, Shi Xuan, among the four disciples, was a little worried about Chu Wan'er because she was too young, had an unstable temperament, and was easily contaminated by the outside world. She was also the daughter of the Demon Queen, and she was in a demon sect, so there was an absolute possibility of her going bad. More than half. But what I didn't expect was that Chu Yuyan valued her daughter so much, letting her live in the mountains and supervising her practice at all times. Therefore, sometimes people are affected by the environment, especially some close relatives.

"Haha, Wan'er, don't you think it's hard to practice?" Shi Xuan didn't realize that Chu Wan'er was lying about what he said before, so he continued to ask.

Chu Wan'er glanced at Shi Xuan strangely: "Master, practicing is so interesting, how can it be painful! It's just that when I'm not practicing, Wan'er feels a little bored, and there's no one on the mountain to talk to Wan'er, so I can only go down the mountain to find those who Children, or bullying wild beasts in the nearby mountains and forests.”

Afterwards, Shi Xuan asked about Chu Wan'er's cultivation progress. She was already at the peak of her out-of-body experience. Due to the difficult questions she had faced back then, she had no way to go any further, so Shi Xuan corrected the previous mistakes and answered at the same time. Some questions from Chu Wan'er.

"Wan'er, master asked you something, and you have to answer solemnly." Shi Xuan finally said his purpose.

Chu Wan'er also looked like a young adult pretending to be serious, and nodded heavily: "Master, just ask."

Shi Xuan changed the words that Taoist Master Piequanzi said back then, and said them in a different way, and then asked: "Wan'er, are you willing to go overseas to practice as a teacher?"

Chu Wan'er said without thinking at all: "Of course I do. Wan'er wants to see the sea, Wan'er wants to catch monsters, and Wan'er wants to fly into the sky and escape from the earth." Therefore, it is not unreasonable for practitioners to like to train disciples from an early age. , but as we get older, this innocent heart will eventually disappear. What kind of character we can have by then depends entirely on tempering.

Seeing this, Shi Xuan also smiled and said: "There is only half a year left for the Penglai sect's ten-year recruitment ceremony. With Wan'er, your talent, realm, and character should not be a big problem, plus your master is here. There is no need to worry. I will take you back to Longguan and then teleport to Tide Square."

Chu Wan'er looked at Shi Xuan and pouted, "What about you, master?"

Shi Xuan smiled and patted her head: "As a teacher, I will continue to travel. I hope that when I return to the sect, Wan'er, you will have reached the stage of entraining Qi. But Wan'er, you have to remember that you cannot rely on taking pills to gain energy. The steps must be taken step by step to lay a solid foundation, and the way of practice must be slow and slow.”

Chu Wan'er didn't dare to laugh when she saw the master's solemn words. She held her head high and said confidently: "Wan'er must remember it. Master, when you come back, you will definitely see that Wan'er has entered the air-entraining stage!" After a moment of pause, , then asked stupidly: "But master, you will return to the sect in a few years. If it is only one or two years, Wan'er will find it a bit difficult..."