Chapter 1 Baiyun Temple
"Li Yu, wake up..."
"Li Yu, Li Yu..."
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The hollow and ethereal voices seemed to come from nothingness, echoing in his ears continuously. Li Yu's eyelids felt as heavy as a thousand pounds, and he couldn't open them no matter what. However, these voices lingered in his ears so clearly.
No, how can a dead person hear sounds?
Is he still alive?
An idea emerged in Li Yu's mind, but he quickly rejected it.
This is impossible.
He was an expert in firearms, and the bullet went through his heart. There was no chance of him surviving. Modern medicine cannot do that.
However, he had no fear of death.
He was in the advanced stage of cancer and didn't have long to live.
After graduating from the police academy, he took the initiative to go undercover in a criminal group for five years. With his outstanding abilities, he gained the trust of the group leader and successfully rose from a peripheral personnel to the position of second-in-command.
With Li Yu's cooperation, the military finally succeeded in wiping out the largest criminal group in the country.
Although the mission was completed, Li Yu was not very happy.
The position of second-in-command was not obtained out of thin air. During his five years undercover, he did many things that he should not have done for the ultimate mission, so much so that many times even he himself could not tell whether he was a good guy or a bad guy.
Later, he was diagnosed with advanced cancer. Although he had been actively receiving treatment, he always rushed to the front every time he performed dangerous tasks. Until when he was arresting a dangerous gunman, in order to save the hostages, Li Yu used himself as bait, was shot in the chest, and died heroically...
This was a memory in his mind, and another memory told him that he was a disciple of Chen Guo Baiyun Temple. He entered here two years ago and embarked on the path of cultivation. He has not yet succeeded in gathering Qi. He was still practicing in bed yesterday, and when he woke up, he became like this now...
Two completely different memories were constantly intertwined in his mind. The complex emotional impact made Li Yu have a splitting headache, and a tear fell uncontrollably from the corner of his eye.
Before Li Yu could recall more, his body was suddenly shaken by someone, and a young voice whispered in his ear: "Hey, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but you're a real man. It's just that you failed to gather your Qi. What's there to cry about? At worst, you can just not go to Kunlun and come down the mountain with me. When my father dies, I'll inherit the throne and make you a prince. You'll enjoy endless wealth and glory for the rest of your life, and you'll be free and happy..."
The sound in his ears was too noisy and made him annoyed, so Li Yu opened his eyes with difficulty.
What comes into view is a young face.
The young man was dressed in ancient costume. He had sharp eyebrows and bright eyes. He was handsome and there was a hint of heroism between his brows. But Li Yu did not recognize him, which made him a little confused.
As the young man chattered, some memories that did not belong to him suddenly flooded into Li Yu's mind.
Refining Qi to build a foundation, Golden Elixir Yuanying..., Kunlun Shu Mountain, Emei Qingcheng, breaking through the void and merging with the Tao, overcoming the tribulation and ascending...
The overwhelming and unfamiliar information exploded in his mind. Li Yu only felt his head buzzing, his eyes went dark, and he lost consciousness again...
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Three days later.
Chen State, Baiyun Temple.
The morning breeze is caressing and the sun is rising.
Wisps of smoke were rising inside the Taoist temple. As the national temple of the Chen State, Baiyun Temple had always been very popular. The sun had just risen, and some people nearby who had woken up early had already come to the Taoist temple to burn incense and pray for blessings.
Li Yu leaned against a cypress tree behind the pavilion, staring at the rising sun in a trance.
For the past three days, he has been thinking about a question.
Is he dead or not?
After thinking for a long time, he finally came up with an answer.
He was dead, but not completely dead.
The undercover agent Li Yu from another world has died, but his soul has possessed another person from this world. Both of them are named Li Yu, and they look the same. Except for a shallow birthmark on his chest, even his size is familiar to Li Yu...
It can be said that except that Li Yu in this world has longer hair, there is almost no difference between the two people in appearance.
Of course, it is limited to appearance.
Li Yu stretched out his hand and attracted some mysterious power from the void. The next moment, a little fire suddenly appeared above his palm, and then quickly condensed into a fireball. With the appearance of the fireball, the grass under him slowly withered .
Looking at the fireball in his hand, Li Yu's heart was filled with emotions.
Although it was just a small fireball spell, it was a real spell, a special effect that he had only seen in movies and TV shows before.
During these three days, Li Yu digested a lot of memories. He has realized that these are two completely different worlds. This world has no cars or planes, no rockets or spaceships, but it has a mysterious power that cannot be explained by science.
With the help of this power, being able to call the wind and rain, go to heaven and earth, move mountains and fill the sea is not just a fantasy, but can really be achieved. Not only that, the original owner of this body was a cultivator, but his cultivation level was pitifully low, and he had just stepped into the door of cultivation.
The remaining memories told him that three days ago, the original owner of this body tried to break through the realm by force but failed and died. At the same time, Li Yu from another world also died for some reason, and his soul inexplicably came to this body.
There are too many memories in his mind that do not belong to him. It will take a long time to completely digest them. In the past three days, Li Yu has only integrated a part of them, including this little spell to create a fireball out of thin air.
Li Yu tossed the little fireball back and forth in his hands and had a lot of fun playing with it.
As time passed, the fireball in Li Yu's hand quickly shrank, and after flickering stubbornly for a few times, it was finally completely annihilated.
At the same time, Li Yu seemed to be hollowed out and leaned weakly against the tree behind him.
The strength of this body is really pitifully low. A lowest-level fireball technique can hollow out his body in a short while. But in Li Yu's memory, some top powerful beings can turn a city into a sea of fire with just a wave of their hands.
"Li Yu, what are you doing here? I've been looking for you for a long time..."
A familiar voice came from behind, and a young man walked over quickly, handed Li Yu a steamed bun, sat down beside him casually, hooked his shoulder, and said: "Don't be too sad, more than 90% of cultivators can't build a foundation in their lifetime, and being a mortal can also be very happy. Just wait for me to inherit my father's throne and make you a king..."
The young man next to Li Yu is called Jiang Li, and he is his best friend in Baiyun Temple. There are more than a hundred disciples in Baiyun Temple, but Jiang Li is the only one who has the best relationship with him. Jiang Li is the prince of a small country, which sounds very powerful, but in the entire Baiyun Temple, there are at least eight or ten princes of small countries like him.
The place where they are is the Taoist territory. All countries here, no matter how big or small, have to rely on the major sects in order to survive.
The reasons why Li Yu and Jiang Li have a good relationship are, firstly, they are both handsome, and secondly, they are both green.
The two have been practicing in Baiyun Temple for more than a year. Among the nearly one hundred disciples in Baiyun Temple, some have successfully gathered Qi. Li Yu and Jiang Li are currently in the stage of guiding Qi into their bodies.
If they are unable to successfully gather Qi after three months, they will have to leave Baiyun Temple and make a living on their own.
When Jiang Li came down the mountain, he still had the throne to inherit, but Li Yu could only become a casual cultivator. Without the support of a sect, the achievements of a casual cultivator would be very limited, and he might just be in the Qi Refining Stage for his entire life.
Behind Baiyun Temple is Kunlun, one of the ten major sects of Eastern Taoism. If one can enter Kunlun, at least there will be no problem in building the foundation, and the lifespan can be increased to more than two hundred years.
Jiang Li's comfort made Li Yu feel warm, but his dream was not to become a free and easy prince.
In his previous life, he sacrificed himself for the greater good.
In this life, he wants to live only for himself.
In such a mysterious and strange world, a real man should be in the blue sea in the morning and in the blue sky in the evening, go to heaven and earth, and slay demons and monsters. This is every man’s most romantic dream.
Li Yu patted Jiang Li's shoulder, stood up and left.
Jiang Li saw his determination, sighed softly, and said: "Forget it, I won't persuade you anymore. Anyway, I will keep the position of prince for you, you can do it whenever you want..."
As Li Yu's figure gradually disappeared, he followed up with another sentence: "Hey, remember not to leave the Taoist temple alone these few days. I heard from Elder Sun that a demon demon has appeared at the foot of the mountain recently..."
Li Yu waved his hands behind him, indicating that he understood.
In his mind, he gradually digested the memories of Li Yu, a disciple of Baiyun Temple, and had a preliminary understanding of this world. In addition to the Eastern Dao Sect, there are also the Western Buddhist Kingdom, the Southern Border Demon Court, the Northern Demon Sect, and the Central Dynasty. It is said that there are other lands on the vast ocean...
Although the major forces each dominate one side, they are not immune to each other. In order to compete for cultivation resources and some other interests, there are often frictions. The Taoist sect and the Demonic sect both think that they are the orthodox immortals, and there has been deep resentment over thousands of years.
But these have nothing to do with Li Yu.
The most important thing for him now is to gather Qi successfully. Only in this way can he have a chance to be selected by Kunlun Sect and go further on the path of cultivation.
After returning to his residence, Li Yu took off his shoes, went to the bed, and according to the guidance of the memory in his mind, he sat cross-legged in meditation with his five hearts facing the sky, guiding the spiritual energy in the surrounding void to gather into his body.
This is the first step in practice, to draw the Qi into the body.
When he can gather the spiritual energy in the void into the meridians of his body without dissipating it, he has officially entered the Qi Refining Stage and truly embarked on the path of cultivating immortals.
However, the spiritual energy guided by Li Yu could only exist in his body for a short while and dissipated after a while.
He tried a few more times, but still failed.
Li Yu opened his eyes, sighed, and murmured, "It would be great if there was a Qi Gathering Pill..."
Qi Gathering Pills are pills that increase the probability of a practitioner gathering Qi successfully. However, all pills need to be refined with spiritual herbs, which are very expensive and can only be exchanged for spiritual coins. One pill costs five hundred spiritual coins. Li Yu doesn't even have fifty spiritual coins on him, so naturally, he can't even think about taking the pill.
He had a deep memory of the Qi Gathering Pill, because the original owner of this body had always longed to possess a Qi Gathering Pill.
Li Yu was not discouraged. The five years he spent undercover had made him extremely tough and he would never give up easily no matter what he did.
Without thinking about it anymore, he continued to draw in the Qi, over and over again, without getting tired of it.
Time passed in a flash, the sky gradually darkened, and the entire Baiyun Temple was shrouded in night.
During this period, Jiang Li came twice. Seeing that Li Yu was practicing, he did not disturb him. After leaving food, he helped him light the candles in the room, then closed the door and left.
Li Yu was still meditating with his eyes closed on the bed. At a certain moment, there was a slight sound from the door again.
Then there was a long silence.
Li Yu noticed something unusual, opened his eyes and looked towards the center of the room.
There was a figure sitting at the table in the room, drinking tea by himself.
Li Yu's expression was slightly stunned. The person who came was not Jiang Li.
She was a young woman, wearing a black dress with a slender waist. She was very beautiful, with delicate eyebrows, phoenix eyes, and skin as white as snow. However, her expression was quite cold, and she looked at Li Yu expressionlessly.
