Chapter 51 Guidance
Danding Peak, Li Yu’s courtyard.
Li Yu enthusiastically poured a cup of tea and said, "Brother Zhao, please have some tea..."
Zhao Wuliang picked up the teacup, took a sip, and said with a smile: "I haven't tasted secular tea for many years. Compared with the sect's spiritual tea, this has a different flavor."
Li Yu also smiled and replied: "In the sect, there is no day or night, no cold or heat, and no four seasons. After staying here for a long time, it is inevitable to miss worldly things. If Senior Brother Zhao likes it, you can bring some worldly tea back later."
Li Yu's words seemed to be spoken casually, but they made Zhao Wuliang think about something.
The master once said that these geniuses who have been practicing in the sect since childhood have not experienced much worldly life. When they are refining Qi, building the foundation and golden elixir, their practice speed is fast, but when they reach the Nascent Soul stage, it will become a big disadvantage and they are likely to stagnate.
On the contrary, those disciples who have lived in the secular world for more than ten years and entered the sect late, although they have fallen behind in practice for many years, once they reach the Nascent Soul stage, their cultivation progresses rapidly and they are often able to achieve spiritual enlightenment first. It’s just that those disciples are not talented and generally find it difficult to even achieve the Golden Elixir stage.
This is also the reason why Junior Sister Jiang is so valued by the sect.
Zhao Wuliang put down the teacup and said, "Thank you, Junior Brother. I will give you these spiritual teas for your appreciation as well."
The space ring on his hand flashed, and an exquisite jade jar appeared on the stone table. Li Yu just said it casually, but he didn't expect that the other party, as a genius disciple, would actually accept the secular tea and give him a jar of spiritual tea.
Just now, he gave him ten Tongmai Pills as a gift.
I have to say that Senior Brother Zhao is a very particular person.
So, Li Yu took the initiative to speak: "I know Brother Zhao's intention, but I only have some guesses about how to enter the realm of heaven and man. Sister Zheng can enter this realm because of her talent. Not everyone can be like her..."
Zhao Wuliang smiled slightly and said, "Junior Brother Li, there is no need to be modest. Junior Sister Zheng will be able to enter the realm of heaven and man immediately under your guidance. If I can't, I can only blame myself for not having it in my destiny. I will never have any grudge against Junior Brother Li..."
What this sentence means is that even if he fails, the ten Tongmai Pills will not be taken back.
Li Yu felt relieved now, and repeated what he had told Junior Sister Zheng to Zhao Wuliang.
Zhao Wuliang looked thoughtful as he murmured, "Junior brother, what you mean is that there is no need to be too demanding in entering the realm of heaven and man. Pursuing the ultimate in the way of alchemy will make it easier for you to be favored by the way of alchemy..."
Li Yu nodded and said, "That's it. This may be like planting flowers with care but they don't bloom, but planting willows by accident may grow into shade trees. But it may also vary from person to person. I can't always get into that state..."
Zhao Wuliang seemed to be thinking about something. After a moment, he stood up, bowed to Li Yu, and said, "Thank you for your guidance, Junior Brother Li. I will go back to the peak and try it now."
When seeing Zhao Wuliang off, Li Yu saw that many people had their ears pressed against the wall. But when they saw them come out, they returned to normal, laughed dryly and left one after another.
Only a few figures remained there.
Li Yu was very familiar with these people , Deng Qingsong, He Jin, Liu Ren, Jia Song... The top ten in the competition were all here. Seeing that they were hesitant to speak, Li Yu made a gesture of invitation and said, "Senior brothers, if you have anything else to ask, please come in and speak..."
These alchemy geniuses all had some background in the sects. Based on the principle of making as many friends as possible, Li Yu invited them into the yard and discussed with them in detail some details of entering the realm of heaven and man.
Cultivating immortality is about learning the ways of the world. Expanding your network of contacts will come in handy sooner or later.
These alchemy geniuses expressed their gratitude for Li Yu's selfless sharing, and sincerely invited Li Yu to visit them when he was free. Li Yu smiled and said he would definitely do so next time.
After sending them away, Wu Tongcai ran over from the next yard with a look of heartache and said, "Li Yu, you are so confused. You just spread such an important secret like that. If I were you, I would hold a preaching conference and give each of the sect's alchemists 100 spirit coins. Even if you only hold one, you can earn tens of thousands of spirit coins!"
He looked very sad, as if it was not Li Yu who lost the spirit coins, but himself.
Li Yu didn't feel it was a pity at all. Wu Tong only saw the spiritual coins, while Li Yu was more concerned about the risks.
Alchemy is not something that can be done carelessly. If one is distracted, at best the materials will be wasted, at worst the furnace will explode. Senior Brother Zhao just issued a disclaimer, and so many people outside heard it. Even if he fails, it cannot be blamed on Li Yu.
But if he charges money for teaching, he will be responsible if anything goes wrong.
Not everyone has the talent of Junior Sister Zheng or the strength of Senior Brother Zhao. It would be fine if they were just eavesdropping, but if they were really arrogant and wanted to open the furnace to try it out, then they would have to bear the consequences themselves and could not blame others.
Not thinking about these things anymore, Li Yu planned to take those Tongmai Pills first.
To cultivate five spiritual veins, the resources required are five times that of others, so he cannot waste any Tongmai Pill.
Jiuhua Peak when Li Yu was refining Tongmai Dan.
As soon as Zhao Wuliang came back from Danding Peak, he couldn't wait to try it.
However, just as he tried to put himself into that distracted state, a black smoke rose from the furnace. Looking at the wasted spiritual liquid in the furnace, he sighed helplessly.
Why can Li Yu and Junior Sister Zheng do it, but he can't?
Zhao Wuliang did not give up. He tried more than ten times, but each time ended in failure.
In the end, he had to admit that his talent in this area was far inferior to those of real geniuses.
At this time, the disciples who had left Danding Peak also returned to their residences one after another and told their senior teachers the secrets about the realm of heaven and man that they had heard from Li Yu.
"Before refining the elixir, relax first?"
"The less you care, the more you can enter the realm of heaven and man?"
"This... does sound reasonable, but it may not be easy to actually do it."
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Alchemy requires full concentration and focus. This is the consensus of alchemists and a truth verified by practice. The method mentioned by Li Yu goes against the common sense of alchemy.
But we can't say he's talking nonsense.
After all, he entered the realm of heaven and man twice within a few months . Even the sect's alchemy genius successfully entered this state after his guidance. It can be said that in the entire Kunlun, and even in the entire world of immortal cultivation, no one understands the realm of heaven and man better than him.
Even though he was just an apprentice of Dan Dao.
After listening to his disciple's narration and thinking carefully, some high-level alchemists probably understood something. Li Yu's words certainly made sense, but they were not applicable to everyone. They might only apply to a very small number of geniuses. Geniuses are always different from others. If others want to imitate them, not only will they fail, but it will also have the opposite effect.
But some disciples who do not have such a deep understanding of the Dao of Alchemy do not have such insights.
All they knew was that they had eavesdropped on the secret of entering the realm of heaven and man for free, and had picked up a huge bargain for nothing. After returning to their residence, they began to put it into practice.
Countless alchemy apprentices, and even first-level alchemists, began to actively daydream while refining pills.
On that day, loud rumbling noises were heard from countless alchemy rooms in the Kunlun Mountains.
"My medicine!"
"My alchemy furnace!"
"my eyes!"
The consequences of losing focus while refining pills are very serious. Refining low-level pills is fine, as it is nothing more than losing a portion of spiritual fluid. However, those who are ambitious and refine first-level pills often have their medicine destroyed and their furnaces exploded. Some disciples were even injured in the process and were severely reprimanded and punished by their elders...
"You bastard, what talents do others have? What talents do you have? How dare you learn anything?"
"I don't have the fate of a genius, but I have the disease of a genius!"
"If it weren't for the amulet protecting you, you would have been crippled if not dead today!"
"First, face the wall and reflect on your mistakes for a month. Then, make pills honestly. If you dare to do these things again, get out of the sect!"
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Not only did they suffer a lot of losses, but they were also severely scolded. Everyone felt extremely aggrieved and wanted to blame Li Yu, but they all felt they were in the wrong.
After all, they overheard this using dishonorable means, and it was not Li Yu who instigated them to do so.
Moreover, if the sect's alchemists have any insights, they will never share them with others. Junior Brother Li has such a broad mind that he can selflessly share such a great secret. If you blame him instead, then you are too inhuman...
What's more, I have the experience of Junior Sister Zheng's success before, so if I have to blame someone, I can only blame myself for my lack of talent.
They just lamented the injustice of heaven and fate, which gave Li Yu such a face and such a talent for alchemy. Fortunately, his talent for cultivation was not high, and the improvement of his cultivation level depended on living off others, but one could not live off others for a lifetime... Thinking of this, they felt a little comforted in their hearts.
Li Yu had no idea what happened after Zhao Wuliang left, nor did he know that countless alchemists were led into trouble by his words.
After refining the ten Tongmai Pills, he left Danding Peak, flew west for about a quarter of an hour, and arrived at another mountain.
This is a low mountain, and its spiritual energy is even richer than that of Danding Peak. From afar, Li Yu saw several magnificent buildings looming among the mountains.
This place is called Lingyun Peak, and it is where the alchemist grade assessment is conducted.
