"Disciple, when practicing ancient martial arts, you must avoid being impatient and anxious for success. This can easily lead to distracting thoughts and lead to obsession."
At this time, Chi Yanzi looked at Xuanyuan Wu with a serious expression. He felt the urgency in Xuanyuan Wu's heart. Although he was relieved that Xuanyuan Wu finally got it, he knew that it was easy to go astray with such a mentality when practicing ancient martial arts.
Since ancient times, there have been countless brilliant geniuses, but less than a hundred of them have had a good ending. Cultivation requires speed, but if you go too fast, you will easily miss the target and fall into the devil's way.
Xuanyuan Wu was stunned for a moment, then immediately realized that he was a little too impatient and calmed down.
"Master, I was distracted. I will be more careful and pay attention to my mental state in the future."
Chi Yanzi nodded in satisfaction. A wise person only needs to be brief and concise. He was indeed the chosen successor.
He then added, "This is one of the reasons why I brought you here. This is the place where my sect's founder, Lü Zu, practiced in seclusion, and the green snake is one of Lü Zu's mounts. According to seniority, you must call it Grand Master Uncle."
"What!"
Xuanyuan Wu was horrified, and then he looked at Chi Yanzi with a strange look as if he had thought of something:
"Master, isn't Green Snake also your great-grandmaster? Isn't this betraying your master and ancestors?"
"You little brat, what are you talking about? The green snake is just a beast. For me to do this is at most an unfilial act."
A black line appeared on Chi Yanzi's face, and he looked at Xuanyuan Wu with a bad look and scolded him.
After the scolding, Chi Yanzi said with a somewhat melancholy tone: "Disciple, no matter what, your master has done something extremely treasonous. From now on, you must strive to be worthy of your master and not let him down. You must be able to find a glimmer of hope for the Chunyang Palace in the future catastrophe."
"Master, what is the great calamity you are talking about? Is it really that terrible?"
Xuanyuan Wu put away his joking intention. Everything Chi Yanzi did was for him, but he still didn't quite understand the purpose of Chi Yanzi's actions.
He has only been practicing for a year, but he has already reached the second-rate ancient martial arts realm. Such a training speed is absolutely astonishing.
Most ancient martial artists have practiced for more than ten years or even decades without breaking through to the second-rate ancient martial arts realm, but he broke through the realm as easily and naturally as drinking water.
This made him feel proud and he became flattered by the compliments from his fellow disciples!
"Master, your disciple is a genius!"
Xuanyuan Wu was complacent and acted like a genius.
"How can it be only a second-rate ancient martial art? No, it's far from enough!"
Chi Yanzi looked at Xuanyuan Wu with a frown on his face. A few days ago, on a whim, he observed the celestial phenomena at night and saw a glimpse of the future when he made calculations: endless darkness, countless monsters, corpses everywhere, and rivers of blood.
Xuanyuan Wu was so shocked that he couldn't speak. Before he could react, he was brought here.
Chi Yanzi wanted him to practice Lu Zu's forbidden technique, the Golden Elixir.
The power of the Golden Elixir is so great that it can allow a third-rate ancient warrior to break through to the acquired realm in a very short time. However, the cultivation of the Golden Elixir requires the assistance of the inner elixir of a spirit beast, which goes against the harmony of nature and is listed as a forbidden technique.
"I, the Master, have no idea what the Great Tribulation is, but it's far more terrifying and horrifying than any of the previous ones. I stumbled upon a glimpse of the future through the celestial phenomena, and saw the world plunge into endless darkness, infested with countless monsters, and humanity struggling to survive in the cracks."
"Is there no hope for this?"
"I don't know, and I, your master, cannot deduce any more information. All I can do now is to improve your realm as quickly as possible before the catastrophe arrives, otherwise you will just be cannon fodder."
When Xuanyuan Wu heard that Chi Yanzi was dissatisfied with his cultivation speed, his face turned red and he felt ashamed of his previous pride and complacency.
"You don't have to underestimate yourself. Your cultivation is already very fast, but time is running out."
Chi Yanzi comforted.
As he spoke, Chi Yanzi took out a sandalwood box from his body and put the inner elixir into it.
Chi Yanzi originally wanted to comfort Xuanyuan Wu, but his last words hit Xuanyuan Wu hard.
"Are you trying to comfort him? Why do I feel like a burden?"
Xuanyuan Wu was very depressed.
Chi Yanzi brought Xuanyuan Wu to the stone chamber. He first bowed three times to Lu Zu, then stood up and picked up Lu Zu's letter on the stone table with a complicated expression.
"Master, is this the method for making the Golden Elixir?"
"Yes, unless the circumstances are special, I still don't want you to practice it."
Chi Yanzi stroked the pages of the book and looked at Xuanyuan Wu with some hesitation.
"Why?"
"Do you know why the Golden Elixir has not been practiced since Lü Zu? Instead, it has been shelved and listed as a taboo technique."
Xuanyuan Wu pondered for a moment: "It's because the cultivation of the Golden Elixir requires the assistance of the inner elixir of a spirit beast, which goes against the harmony of heaven."
Chi Yanzi nodded and then shook his head a few times:
"You're only half right. Besides the fact that the method of cultivating the Golden Elixir is too cruel, the most important thing is that although cultivating the Golden Elixir is extremely powerful, it also has endless consequences.
Because the cultivation speed is too fast, and the inner elixir is cultivated with the help of external objects, the mind is unable to control the power, and it is easy for the inner demon to take advantage of the opportunity and become a demon. "
"Back then, while cultivating the Golden Elixir, Lü Zu went astray and imprisoned himself in a dungeon for twenty years. He then comprehended the Hundred-Character Formula for Inner Alchemy and successfully cultivated the Inner Alchemy technique, ultimately resolving the Golden Elixir's shortcomings and achieving immortality. It's a shame Lü Zu didn't pass down the Inner Alchemy technique when he ascended to heaven. Otherwise, the Golden Elixir wouldn't have been listed as a forbidden technique and shelved."
I don't know whether Lu Zu did this intentionally or it was too late for him to ascend.
Suddenly, Chi Yanzi looked at Xuanyuan Wu with a very serious expression: "Disciple, you now have two choices. One is to continue to practice step by step. With your talent, if nothing unexpected happens, it is only a matter of time before you break through to the Xiantian realm. But now the catastrophe is approaching, there is no time for you to practice peacefully. You may die in the middle of your practice.
The other option is to cultivate the Golden Elixir, which can quickly break through the acquired realm and provide self-defense when the catastrophe strikes. However, the downside is that the inner alchemy technique has been lost, and you need to find a way to cultivate the Golden Elixir in the later stages. If you don't solve it in time, you will go astray and become a demon."
"You must carefully consider whether to choose the broad and sunny road or the rugged mountain road covered with thorns."
"I choose to cultivate the Golden Elixir."
"You've made up your mind, once the arrow is shot, there's no turning back!"
"I've thought about it. Ordinariness is not what I pursue. I like adventure. The fleeting beauty is what I pursue. Besides, Lu Zu was able to find a solution back then, so I can do the same!"
"Well, you are worthy of being my disciple, Chi Yanzi. You should have this kind of pride and the courage to go to the tiger mountain even though you know there is a tiger!"
Chi Yanzi stroked his beard and said proudly.
After the two left, the cave returned to silence, a deathly silence, leaving only a mess on the ground.
I don’t know how long it was, but suddenly, bang, a piece of gravel slid to the ground, breaking the silence.
A pile of rocks on the ground began to move. Bang, bang, a burst of gravel slid down, and a man sat up.
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