The old man looked Qi Wuhuo up and down.

Finally, he smiled and nodded, saying, "Good."

"I have met many practitioners. Your aptitude is not that great, but your understanding is quite good."

"However, if you take slow steps to cultivate the essence method, you won't be able to cultivate it so quickly."

"Tell me, what happened to you?"

So Qi Wuhuo told the old man about his encounter with the fierce tiger mountain god when he went up the mountain, and the method of refining Yuan Jing that the old man had taught him. The old man stroked his beard and said, "So that's how it is... You have learned this method of refining Yuan Jing."

"You are able to understand the secret of practicing between active and passive from this method, which is good."

The old man looked at Qi Wuhuo and said with a smile: "However, this method of refining essence is too basic and was only just invented back then."

"Looking back now, there's always something inappropriate."

Qi Wuhuo asked doubtfully, "It was just founded back then? But this seems to be the Taoist ancestor..."

The old man laughed and said, "Not all the skills signed by Daozu were written by Daozu."

"Otherwise, with so many methods in the world, wouldn't he be exhausted to death?"

"Come, come, come here, I want to talk to you."

The old man called Qi Wuhuo over, asked him to sit next to him, and explained the Yuan Jing method again in detail. Compared with the comprehension of the Menghu Mountain God over five hundred years, it was more different. In comparison, what the old man said was incisive and more concise, while Menghu's refining method seemed to have been obtained a long time ago, but his comprehension was not enough at the beginning, and now it seems that there are many problems.

After he finished speaking, the old man stroked his beard and waved his hands, saying, "This is the opportunity and method of the tiger. I just found it interesting and told you about it."

"I didn't tell you that."

"It's not a broken promise."

Before he finished speaking, even the old man himself couldn't help laughing and shook his head.

Pointing at the mountain products, he said, "There are ginseng, polygonatum and other medicinal herbs in it. Although external things cannot be relied on for a long time, you are now laying the foundation, so you can eat some. You are just planting the seeds of the three flowers. It will take some years. One day, when the three talents are complete and the essence and qi are combined, you can always cultivate something."

Qi Wuhuo looked at the mountain products and seemed to have something to say.

The old man stroked his beard and smiled, "Say what you want to say."

Qi Wuhuo bowed and said, "... Regarding the errors and omissions in this chapter of the Yuan Jing Method and the method of revision, can I tell that mountain god..."

The old man said casually:

"I have already said that this is the method that the tiger found."

"I am not teaching you anything. I am just telling you. It is up to you to decide what to do."

Qi Wuhuo bowed deeply.

He immediately picked up the sword for self-defense, turned around and opened the curtain. The old man smiled and called him, "Are you going now?"

"Um."

"When will you be back?"

Qi Wuhuo glanced outside. It was already dark after he had been preaching for so long. He replied:

"After telling you, I'll leave."

The old man smiled and said, "Then cook the meal first."

…

Qi Wuhuo prepared dinner for the old man before leaving and going up the mountain.

The tiger was drinking wine facing the moon on the mountain, using the moon to calm his mind. There were not many spiritual beasts around him, and he seemed a little desolate and calm.

He has been practicing for more than five hundred years.

Yuan Jing and Yuan Qi have reached an extremely high level. As early as three hundred years ago, they had already [combined essence and qi] and cultivated the innate Qi.

After that, he practiced for another three hundred years without slacking off for a single day.

If he wanted, he would have his own way to step into the next realm, either by swallowing the moon and drinking the dew, and flying with the clouds; or by taking bait and refining Qi, and condensing the Earth Evil; or by directly swallowing the mountain god's talisman, and completely connecting with the earth veins, and turning into an earth god.

Worst case scenario, one can find a way to seek an imperial decree from the Emperor of Heaven, and just let life take its course.

Can be proud of one side.

But, no, no...

The tiger lies here, cutting off all the distracting thoughts that arise in its mind.

Since I was young, I had the opportunity to see the great way of cultivation, and I made up my mind to take that step with the true foundation of the great way.

【Refine the essence】【Transform it into Qi】.

If one has practiced to this point, he can be called a true person.

And his realm has completed the next step.

Primordial Essence and Primordial Qi combine to become Qi, which is the great medicine.

He spent hundreds of years polishing away the Yin qualities of the medicine and turning it into pure Yang.

This is the process of [refining Qi].

Going one step further, the pure Yang Qi and the primordial spirit are combined, which is the stage of practice called "Returning to the Spirit".

Taoists call that state Yang Shen.

The three flowers can gather at the top of the head.

It is no longer ordinary.

But it was this pass that trapped him for three hundred years.

Or perhaps, he will die on this mountain forever without ever taking this step.

The mountain god was drinking in the snowy field under the moon. Suddenly he raised his eyes slightly and sensed a very subtle sound. He looked up and saw dead branches overlapping on the road under the mountains. A young man in blue clothes raised his hand to push away the snow-covered branches and strode towards him.

People come under the moon.

"Hmm? Qi Wuhuo..."

The mountain god recognized the person, raised his eyes and asked jokingly: "It's late at night, why are you here in such a hurry? Is it because you don't have enough elixir?"

The young man replied: "I have been supplemented by the Yuan Jing Refining Method that you, the Mountain God, gave me."

"oh?"

"Haha, if that's the case, I should listen carefully."

The mountain god didn't care at first, but when Qi Wuhuo lifted up his clothes, sat on the stone, and explained the method of refining essence that the old man had supplemented and improved, the mountain god's expression changed from calm to tense. The young man's facial features were not outstanding, just ordinary, but sitting here, explaining these methods under the moonlight, his expression was gentle and peaceful.

After hearing this, the mountain god was stunned for a long time.

The secret that had been bothering me for a long time seemed to be gradually opened up.

But how is this possible? !

After Qi Wuhuo finished his story, he continued, "Primordial Essence, Primordial Qi, and Primordial Spirit, these three cannot be separated for even a moment."

"You must cultivate all three to a complete level before you can take the next step. Otherwise, even if you make rapid progress at first, you will always get stuck at a critical juncture later in your practice."

"Maybe thirty years, maybe fifty years, and we won't make any progress."

"My elders told me the mistakes and omissions of this spell, so I'm here to tell you."

"Why bother arguing about early or late, the road can be taken slowly."

Under the moonlight, the mountain god saw that the young man who was sitting there meticulously had a little messy hair, and his clothes were stained with dirty snow and traces from walking on the snowy mountain road at night. There was no doubt that the young man in front of him had learned all this and then hurried here at night to tell him about it.

The tiger sighed, "Why do you have to do this?"

"You can come back tomorrow."

Qi Wuhuo smiled without saying anything, then stood up and said goodbye.

The young man did not accept the mountain god's invitation to stay here to drink spiritual wine and discuss Taoism. Instead, he walked down the mountain under the moonlight, holding a simple but clean sword, with one foot deep and one foot shallow.

Returned home.

My shoes are completely wet.

The old man was flipping through a book, not looking up, and asked, "Did you tell him?"

"Um."

"Why didn't you stay?"

Qi Wuhuo replied: "Because what needs to be done has been done."

"Besides, the rice is almost ready."

"Father, it's time to eat."

The old man looked up at Qi Wuhuo, who seemed happier than usual, smiled slightly, and said:

"good."

…

On the second morning, after Qi Wuhuo got up, he cultivated his qi and breathed in, refining his essence.

And prepared food for the old man.

Then he picked up the cleaned winter bamboo shoots and mountain delicacies and walked towards Li Puyu's home.

At this time, the mountain god, who had been sitting all night, finally felt that the pass blocking him was about to be broken, so he invited the nearby water gods and land gods to come to his own mountain temple. When these gods arrived together, they realized that the tiger wanted to exchange some spiritual things with them.

The tiger took out all the things he had accumulated -

It may take a lot of effort right now to make up for my past impatience.

But the tiger didn't feel sorry.

However, there was another land god who arrived relatively late. After he arrived, he immediately apologized and took his seat. The other land gods jokingly asked him to make amends and drink wine. He did not hesitate and drank three cups in a row. Only then did he tell his friends the reason for his late arrival: "Well, it's my duty, isn't it?"

"I don't know why, but today in the town I'm in charge of, there's a mansion that's filled with a strong aura of death."

"I'm afraid I've caused some evil."

"I finally managed to isolate this evil spirit and prevent it from affecting the earth veins. I'm afraid someone is greedy for the gold that they shouldn't be greedy for."

"What a good death."

The purpose of these earth gods, such as land gods and mountain gods, is to sort out the veins of the earth, and they do not interfere in human affairs.

Others asked what kind of house it was.

The landowner held the wine glass in one hand, raised his hand and pointed to the northwest corner, saying, "That's it, there is a family with the surname Li."

"The one who invited many guests to the house today."

The mountain god tiger, who was drinking madly, paused.

"Um?!"

"Whose family?"

And at the same time.

Qi Wuhuo looked up at the plaque with the two big characters "Li's House" on the gate and knocked on the door.