The top of Kunlun Pillar, Yuxu Palace.

"A Jing." Qiu Changtian called in his heart, "Can you locate the fragment of the Heaven-Repairing Stone?"

"Cannot locate it." Kunlun Mirror replied, "It seems to be obscured by magic."

"It is recommended to investigate carefully."

"How do you want me to investigate?" Qiu Changtian said speechlessly, "I am currently at the lowest level of Qi Refining. Anyone picked out of Yuxu Palace would be much higher in realm than me."

"It is recommended that you continue to maintain your character and improve your cultivation level."

"That's easy. I have no problem acting. But do you have any quick success method that can help me form a pill in one day and become an infant in two days?"

"No."

"Don't be so cold." Qiu Changtian continued to smile, "The sooner I reach a higher realm, the sooner I can help you collect the Heaven-Repairing Stones, right?"

Kunlun Mirror: ...

Seeing that the mirror didn't respond, Qiu Changtian stopped teasing it and started to think secretly.

The path to immortality in this world is divided into different levels in a very simple way.

Foundation Establishment, Golden Elixir, and Nascent Soul are the three major realms.

Each major realm can be divided into three minor realms.

For example, foundation building can be divided into Qi refining, marrow washing, and palace transformation from low to high.

Now that I am still in the lowest stage of Qi Refining, how desperate must I be to risk exposing myself and take the initiative to find out the news of the Bu Tian Stone?

Just lurk patiently first.

Qiu Changtian was thinking secretly when he saw his junior sister Xu Yinglian walk past him without even saying hello and went straight to the lecture room of Master Ziwei.

This girl is still angry with me!

In the lecture room, Sect Master Ziwei sat on the nine-colored lotus platform with his eyes closed and remained silent.

Below him, fourteen cushions were neatly arranged in two columns and seven rows.

The disciples filed in and took their seats in order.

On the left is the Jindan Zhenren, and on the right is the foundation-building cultivator. They are arranged from front to back according to their strength and potential.

According to the rules of Kunlun Taiqing Sect, they would only start to accept a new batch of disciples every half a decade (30 years).

Qiu Changtian and Xu Yinglian, since they were admitted without examination before the temple was founded, are currently only registered disciples, so there are no cushions for them to sit on in the lecture room and they can only stand at the back.

The two of them found a place to stand, and before Qiu Changtian could say anything, Xu Yinglian turned her head away and didn't show him her profile.

Oh, this arrogant junior sister.

Qiu Changtian stood there holding his breath and began to listen to Master Ziwei's lecture.

Those who practice Taoism need to practice breathing and refining Qi to improve their cultivation level.

What resulted from this were various kinds of Qi-refining techniques.

Among the three orthodox sects, Kunlun Taiqing Sect is best known for its Qi-refining techniques. Therefore, whether it is high-level cultivators in the Golden Core and Nascent Soul realms, or the types and numbers of Qi-refining techniques, it is far ahead of the other two sects.

Among them, the most powerful Qi-refining technique in the world is the "Nine Heavens Pure Land Realm Mantra", which is known as the "Secret Method of Immortals". It can only be taught by the contemporary Kunlun Sect leader to his disciples and is not allowed to be passed on to outsiders.

Regardless of whether it was a secret method of immortals, it was indeed extremely obscure and difficult to understand, so everyone listened extra carefully, for fear of missing any details said by the master.

After the lecture, everyone was still not satisfied, but Master Ziwei had already waved his whisk, and the disciples had no choice but to get up and leave one after another.

"Qiu Changtian, Xu Yinglian stays." Master Ziwei said lightly.

As soon as the words came out, all the senior brothers and sisters who were leaving couldn't help but cast a glance at the two of them.

After all the senior brothers and sisters left, Master Ziwei pointed the whisk forward and said:

"sit."

Qiu Changtian and Xu Yinglian picked up a cushion and sat down on it, one on the left and one on the right.

"The Xu family of Tiannan sent us a marriage proposal this morning." Master Ziwei said slowly with his eyes closed, "I hope I can make the decision and let you two become Taoist couples."

Xu Yinglian: ...

Qiu Changtian: ...

Both were shocked and speechless.

After a while, Xu Yinglian finally spoke:

"Master, I don't want to..."

"Master," Qiu Changtian said first, "I am devoted to the Dao and have no time for romantic matters. I think Junior Sister Ying Lian thinks the same way."

Xu Yinglian was interrupted by him and was choked with speech.

But what her senior brother said really hit the spot in her heart, so she just nodded slightly and said nothing.

The two disciples refused at the same time, and Master Ziwei opened one eye, glanced at the two people calmly, then closed his eyes and said:

"Xu Yinglian."

"Your mind is unstable."

"The problem lies with your senior brother."

"As the saying goes, the one who tied the bell must untie it. If you want to get through this mental hurdle, you have to start with your senior brother."

Upon hearing this, Qiu Changtian immediately stopped talking.

The so-called heart calamity refers to a flaw in one's Tao heart, and is the greatest enemy of those who practice Taoism.

If one is not careful, one will lose his mind and go astray.

In the mildest case, all of one's cultivation will be destroyed, and in the worst case, one will be possessed by an alien demon. All of the body's essence, energy, and spirit will madly pour out, and be swept away by the alien demon, leaving only a skin bag.

My junior sister has a spiritual physique with a mind that is as sharp as seven orifices, and she has a strong resistance to the invasion of evil from outer space.

If she has such talent and her mind is still unstable, then how terrible must the obsession that led her to the devil be...

Wait, obsession?

He turned around in surprise, only to see Xu Yinglian looking at him expressionlessly.

Well.

Could it be... me?

"Master." Xu Yinglian retracted his gaze and said with his head down, "I only hope to defeat my senior brother. How can that be considered as an unstable mind?"

"To win." Master Ziwei said calmly, "It's obsession."

"What should you do if you can't get what you want?"

"Master." Xu Yinglian's voice trembled, "Do you also think that I will never be able to defeat my brother?"

Ziwei Sect Master ignored her and just asked Qiu Changtian:

"Changtian, your talent, 'The Heart of Taoism is Clear', is one of the best qualities for practicing Taoism in the world."

"If one day I accept another disciple whose talent is even greater than yours, what will you do?"

"Master, I am your disciple," Qiu Changtian replied respectfully, "How excellent his talent is, what does it have to do with me?"

He secretly complained in his heart: Besides, what kind of talent in Taoism can surpass my "clear mind of Taoism"?

The mind of Tao is clear, which speeds up the practice of Tao, greatly increases the chance of enlightenment, and makes one permanently immune to negative states such as illusions, mental barriers, and obsession. Therefore, it is the world's number one qualification for practice.

The only shortcoming is that his talent of "clear mind of Tao" is not innate, but obtained through the "mirror flowers and water moons" of the Kunlun mirror.

To maintain the state of "Mirror Flower and Water Moon", one must always play the role of an invincible genius, so as to be highly synchronized with "The Heart of Tao" and make it work...

"That's right." Master Ziwei nodded in approval and turned to Xu Yinglian and said, "'Don't listen to others' words when walking, just focus on your own steps.' What's your brother's cultivation level? What does it have to do with you?"

"What if I beat him? What if I can't?"

"When you are able to let go of all these, your Dao heart will be completely stable."

"Master." Xu Yinglian smiled miserably, "Brother can be so nonchalant because he has no better talent for cultivation than his clear mind of Taoism."

"No one can compete with him, so he naturally won't compete. It's like there's no one in front of him, so who can he chase after?"

"Disciple..." She choked up and said, "Disciple was born in the Tiannan Xu family. Since I was young, the family has placed high hopes on me. I also have the rare talent of a seven-orifice mind. I thought I was unparalleled in the world, but I didn't know that I was just sitting in a well and looking at the world."

"My senior brother has treated me well, but... I have always lived under his shadow since I joined the sect."

"It took me seven days to open up my sea of ​​qi, but my senior brother only took half a day. I couldn't understand the key points of the sutras, but my senior brother got the true meaning in just a few words. Even in Kunlun Sword Controlling Technique, I practiced hard for half a month and felt that I had made some progress, but I couldn't withstand a single move from my senior brother..."

She prostrated herself on the ground again, tears streaming down her face, and gritted her teeth as she spoke:

"Defeating my brother is my obsession. I can't extinguish it, and I can't let it go..."

"I'm so sorry... Master..."

Qiu Changtian was stunned when he heard this, and he couldn't help feeling guilty. He only heard Kunlun Mirror say:

[Invincible character, synchronization value +1. ]

Master Ziwei opened his eyes and remained silent.

After a long while, he turned his eyes and raised his eyelids towards Qiu Changtian, which clearly meant:

Look what you have done!

Why don’t you take your silly junior sister away now!