That night, Xu Chen unusually did not meditate or cultivate, and instead drifted into a deep sleep.
"Brother Qingshan, are you also here to become an immortal?" In the dormitory of the Tianquan Sect's registered disciples, Xu Chen looked at his fellow Daoist. Having just arrived at the Tianquan Sect, his spiritual roots were not yet apparent. Only because the elder recruiting disciples noticed his extraordinary physique, and because Xu Chen's parents pleaded so earnestly, was he exceptionally accepted as a registered disciple. Everything felt new and exciting to Xu Chen, and he was determined to live up to the expectations of his parents and the villagers and become an immortal. Li Qingshan looked at the young man before him, his mind momentarily dazed. He also had a younger brother at home, who was about the same age as the child before him when he left home. So he said gently, "Yes, little brother Xu Chen." "Hey, Brother Qingshan, just call me Brother Chen. That's what everyone in my village calls me." "Okay, Brother Chen."
"Brother Qingshan, you can cook too? My mom cooks for me at home." Xu Chen reached into the pot and grabbed a piece of meat. "It's so hot! Mmm, so delicious! Brother Qingshan, your cooking is really good." Li Qingshan watched Xu Chen take the only piece of meat without any displeasure, and patted his head. "Okay, Chen-di, eat more if you like it. Have you found your Qi sense yet?" Xu Chen was about to happily start eating when he heard the word "Qi sense," and his face immediately fell. "Finding Qi sense is too difficult. Do I really have to find Qi sense to cultivate?" Li Qingshan served rice to both of them. "Yes, Chen-di, keep trying to find your Qi sense." Regarding the question of whether Xu Chen and Li Qingshan could also cultivate, it was because the sect, to prevent misjudgment, gave registered disciples the incantation for guiding Qi into the body. It was stipulated that registered disciples could also cultivate, and the incantation would be given depending on whether they successfully found their Qi sense.
"Brother Qingshan, give me the firewood, it's my job." In the sect's canteen kitchen, Xu Chen found Li Qingshan carrying firewood into the kitchen. All the miscellaneous tasks within the sect were the work of the registered disciples. Li Qingshan put down the firewood and said breathlessly, "Brother Chen, go back and focus on your cultivation. You don't need to worry about things here." Xu Chen looked at his tired older brother, his eyes gradually welling up with tears. Although he was only twelve or thirteen years old at the time, he understood that Brother Qingshan had done so much for him. "Brother, you're so good to me. If I become an immortal, I will not only repay our parents, but also repay you properly." Li Qingshan nodded heavily. Li Qingshan had arrived ten years earlier than Xu Chen, so he was actually a newcomer. In these ten years, he had been meditating and cultivating, searching for the Qi sensation, but unfortunately, he had failed repeatedly. He was filled with despair and was about to leave when a younger brother arrived in his dormitory. When Li Qingshan saw Xu Chen, he thought of his younger brother back home. "Five years from now, I will be going down the mountain. Brother Chen, keep going! What I can't do, you must do for me."
"Brother Chen, here, these are spirit stones from the sect. We disciples only get them a few times a year, so make good use of them." Li Qingshan received the spirit stones and gave them all, including his own, to Xu Chen. Looking at Li Qingshan's tired face, Xu Chen said with a pang of sympathy, "Brother Qingshan, I want to work with you and help you with the workload." Li Qingshan patted Xu Chen's head. "It's alright. You're still young; you should focus all your energy on cultivation. How are things? Have you found your Qi sense yet?" Xu Chen nodded heavily. "Yes, Brother Qingshan, with these spirit stones, finding my Qi sense won't be a problem, and guiding Qi into my body won't be a problem either. Brother Qingshan, you must take good care of yourself. Once I succeed in my cultivation and become an outer disciple, I'll have spirit stones every month, and I'll share them all with you. You must also succeed in guiding Qi." Li Qingshan looked at the excited young man and smiled as he patted his head. "Alright, I'll be waiting for your spirit stones."
"Brother Qingshan, what's wrong? Wake up, Brother Qingshan." Beside a medicinal herb field, Li Qingshan lay unconscious. Xu Chen, who had been searching for him for a long time, finally found him and rushed over to check on him. Several formal outer disciples, seeing the pitiful brothers, couldn't bear it and said, "He was injured when he triggered the restriction in the medicinal herb field. We saved him." Xu Chen, tears streaming down his face, carried Li Qingshan towards the dormitory. "Brother Qingshan, let's go home." Soon, Li Qingshan slowly woke up in bed and saw Xu Chen brewing medicine beside him. He quickly said, "Brother Chen, I'm alright." Xu Chen picked up the medicine and walked to his side. "Brother Shan, drink this medicine. Your qi and blood are damaged; you must take the medicine." Li Qingshan took the medicine and drank it in one gulp. Then, he took out a medicinal herb from his robes, emanating a powerful spiritual energy, clearly not an ordinary herb. "Brother Chen, quickly eat this. We don't have a pill furnace or spiritual fire, so we can only ask you to eat this. It's a spiritual herb used to guide qi." Xu Chen looked at the herb, his vision blurring instantly, tears streaming down his face. "Brother Qingshan, did you go to get medicine for me?" Li Qingshan smiled gently at Xu Chen's tearful appearance. "Come, come here, eat it." Xu Chen stopped hesitating, picked up the herb, swallowed it whole, and sat down to meditate. Li Qingshan looked at Xu Chen, then looked up at the ceiling. "Thirteen years have passed, Brother Chen. I can still accompany you for two more years. The path of cultivation is filled with loneliness and desolation. If you succeed, never forget this pure heart you have now. I have no chance."
The moment Xu Chen swallowed the herb, the entire plant instantly transformed into a pure medicinal power, flowing into his limbs and bones. Due to the combined effect of the medicinal power and a small amount of spiritual energy, his blocked meridians were instantly cleared, and his spiritual root began to resonate with the external spiritual energy. Seizing the opportunity, Xu Chen began to guide the energy into his body according to the incantation. Soon, a weak stream of spiritual energy entered his body, followed by a vortex of spiritual energy around him, and his dantian began to undergo initial transformation. "Brother Qingshan, I succeeded!" Xu Chen excitedly looked at Li Qingshan. Li Qingshan hurriedly said, "Quickly go to the elder to get the incantation and strive to enter the first level of Qi Condensation today." Xu Chen quickly ran off.
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