Chapter 18: The Eternal Path of Immortality
“…”
Being praised in public, Zhou Zixuan's pretty face turned red, but Li Yu remained calm.
Elder Sun shut everyone up with one sentence, not caring about their feelings at all, and said: "Beauty has always been an advantage, and the same is true in the world of immortal cultivation. If you want to blame someone, blame your parents..."
For some reason, after saying this, Elder Sun suddenly fell into a long silence.
No one dared to interrupt and waited quietly for what would happen next.
After a long while, Elder Sun continued, "Let me tell you a story."
He looked into the air and spoke slowly, "Two hundred and thirty years ago, in this Baiyun Temple, there were twenty young disciples who were being selected by the sect. That year, among those who were selecting disciples, there was a female deacon who was over two hundred years old. She took a fancy to the two most beautiful ones among them and wanted to become a dual cultivation partner with one of them..."
The disciples had not expected to hear gossip from over two hundred years ago, and they all held their breath and listened attentively.
Elder Sun's eyes wandered as he continued, "One of them, who had better talent, rejected her directly, while the other agreed..."
Upon hearing this, all the disciples could not help but speak up.
"She's a deacon who's over 200 years old. She's my great-grandmother's great-grandmother's great-grandmother. How dare she open her mouth..."
"The chosen disciple is no more than 20 years old. How could I possibly agree to her? Even if I were her, I would refuse!"
"I really despise the guy who agreed!"
"Bah, how shameless!"
"nausea!"
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Elder Sun pulled the corners of his mouth, revealing a bit of pride on his wrinkled face, and said, "Yes, he was only nineteen or twenty years old at that time, and he successfully gathered Qi on the first day of his practice. Of course he was arrogant. He thought he was a child of destiny and could sit on the golden elixir and look forward to the Nascent Soul in this life. How could he possibly agree to that two-hundred-year-old woman?"
“This is what a cultivator is like!”
"That's right, a cultivator must be proud!"
"What happened next? What happened next..."
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Some female disciples who liked to listen to gossip could not help but urge him. After a moment of silence, Elder Sun said in a hoarse voice: "Later, the one who thought he was a favored child of heaven was more than 200 years old and was about to die. His cultivation was only in the late stage of foundation building..."
They didn't expect this to be the outcome. The disciples thought that the arrogant young man had already formed a golden elixir and became the sect's golden elixir elder.
Someone couldn't help but ask: "What about the shameless one?"
“That shameless guy, that shameless guy, he outlasted his Taoist partner in just a few years and inherited her legacy. He established his foundation at the age of thirty and reached the golden elixir at the age of two hundred. Now he holds an important position in the sect, hahahaha…”
“…”
No one expected this sudden turn of events.
A dozen people stood there in shock, silent and stunned.
"Ha ha ha ha……"
Elder Sun suddenly burst into laughter, his throat making a sound like a broken bellows, and tears even came out of his cloudy old eyes. He grabbed the back of the chair fiercely, veins popping out of his hands, stared at the disciples fiercely, and asked, "Tell me, is this funny?"
At this moment, a terrifying aura emanated from him.
How could these
Li Yu is the strongest, and under this pressure, his body remains upright.
Zhou Zixuan’s face was pale. She held Li Yu’s arm and forced herself to stand still.
Fortunately, this momentum came and went quickly. When everyone looked up again, Elder Sun had recovered from his crazy look, as if nothing had happened just now.
After everyone finally got up, he slowly said, "So, being good-looking is an advantage even in the world of immortal cultivation. Look, didn't the golden elixir elder in the sect form a golden elixir and live 250 years longer out of thin air just because he was good-looking?"
Everyone's eyes couldn't help but look at Li Yu and Zhou Zixuan. The two of them stood there arm in arm, looking like a pair of golden boy and jade girl.
To be honest, if they were foundation-building elders, they would also want to enjoy themselves before they died...
The group of young disciples had never even set foot in the gate of Kunlun Sect, so they naturally did not dare to talk about the Jindan Elder. However, after hearing this story, some of their thoughts changed.
Most of them have prominent status in the secular world. Why do they give up worldly wealth, fame, and status and come to this remote place to practice Taoism?
Isn’t it just for immortality?
Compared to having a lifespan of 500 years, what's wrong with having a 200-year-old Taoist companion at the age of 20?
When they had just started to gather their Qi, they had a Taoist companion in the Foundation Establishment Stage. How many years of struggle could this save them?
A woman who is two hundred years older than her husband will have a golden elixir. The golden elixir elder in the sect is an example.
Zhou Zixuan sneered and whispered to Li Yu: "What's the point of immortality if you have to be with someone you don't like? The longer you live, the more tormented you will be. Li Yu, if it were you, would you agree?"
Li Yu shrugged and said, "It depends on the situation..."
Zhou Zixuan widened her eyes and asked, "What are you looking at?"
Li Yu smiled and said, "If that female deacon is as young and beautiful as Senior Sister Zhou, and has such a good figure, I may consider it..."
Zhou Zixuan blushed, twisted his waist lightly, and said shyly: "Hate you, you're killing me, is there such a young and beautiful Foundation Establishment Stage girl..."
Elder Sun, who was lying on the rocking chair , laughed and said, "Of course there are. In a large sect, building a foundation at the age of 20 cannot even be called a genius. Although it is rare to reach the golden elixir at the age of 20, it is not uncommon..."
Upon hearing this, all the disciples were stunned and their worldviews were severely shattered.
At the age of twenty, they are still worried about gathering Qi. Most of them are still at the first acupoint of the first level of Qi Refining. Others at the same age as them have already achieved Golden Elixir?
To them, this is no different from a myth.
Elder Sun was unusually talkative today. He was very satisfied with the inexperienced expressions of the crowd, and said leisurely, "Don't make a fuss. Those people are different from you. They were brought to the sect to be trained since they were born. Not only did they have the careful teachings of the elders in the Golden Core and Nascent Soul realms, but they also consumed countless natural treasures, elixirs and elixirs. They are truly the pride of heaven. You have no intersection with them in this life..."
Although Li Yu was also shocked by Elder Sun's words, he quickly regained his composure.
He thought of the witch.
Li Yu was good at observing people's words and expressions. Although they had only had a brief contact, judging from her words and actions, the witch was not very old.
Elder Sun's cultivation is at the late stage of foundation building. With him in charge of Baiyun Temple, the evil woman can come and go freely without being discovered by Elder Sun. Her strength must be above that of Elder Sun.
Speaking of which, he does have some connections with those gifted people.
Not a good intersection though.
Elder Sun, who has always been taciturn, spoke a lot today, which was unusual. Every word he said repeatedly refreshed everyone's three views and cognition, so much so that after he finished speaking, many people stood there in a daze, and they didn't know where their thoughts had flown to.
After an unknown amount of time, Elder Sun stood up with the help of a chair, looked at everyone for the last time, and said slowly: "I will give you one last word. The most important thing in the path of cultivating immortals is to have a firm heart towards the Tao. Remember, dignity and integrity are all false; fame and fortune are all dust; beauty will eventually turn into dry bones..., there are thousands of great ways, but only the immortal way is eternal!"
There was silence all around, with only an old voice echoing.
"There are thousands of great ways, but only the immortal way is eternal!"
At this moment, the young disciples present could not fully understand the meaning of this sentence.
However, dozens or hundreds of years later, when they are about to die and lying on their beds, looking back on their lives, no matter how rich and famous they were, how much fame they have achieved, or how much property and territory they have conquered, they will often think of these words that an old man said to them in a Taoist temple in the mountains of Chen State in the distant past...
