Chapter 4: The Scheme Succeeds and the Tower is Recovered
"To do good in others is evil..."
"If people are good, treat them with kindness; if people are evil, benevolence and righteousness cannot be practiced..."
Where is this? Why am I here? Who is discussing the Dao?
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In the chaos, Lu Ying was confused and didn't know where to go. There was no way forward and no way to retreat.
"The way under your feet is to trample and level it; the way of the mind is to explore and seek. If you hesitate and do not move forward, there is no way to speak..."
As soon as these words came out, it was like enlightenment.
Yes, isn’t the purpose of becoming a disciple and practicing cultivation to seek the truth? The path to the truth must be one of searching up and down!
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Three days had passed since Lu Ying started recovering from his injuries, but he still hadn't regained consciousness, and his complexion had gradually turned pale.
Everyone thought that this person would not live long, but Lingxiang seemed to be indifferent and continued to wander around the mountains every day.
Even Taoist Xunfeng was calm. Apart from visiting from time to time, he was busy handling the affairs of the sect, as if he no longer cared about it.
At noon that day, Taoist Xunfeng and Lingxiang came to visit Lu Ying at the same time.
"What a coincidence, Master! He really calculated the time perfectly."
"You little girl, stop teasing me. You're so careless, or you'll get beaten up." Taoist Xunfeng scolded with a smile, "The Supreme Sect remembers your kindness. The day when the headmaster comes out of seclusion isn't far off. How can we do without you then?"
"No, no, no, no problem." Lingxiang has become very familiar with Xunfeng in the past two days. The old and the young would joke with each other from time to time.
"But today is a critical day for Lu Ying. I believe someone still needs to push him before he can get over that hurdle." As he said this, he extended his hand to invite Master Xunfeng into the house.
At this time, there seemed to be an invisible energy around Lu Ying, but it was intermittent and unwilling to be released.
Seeing this, Lingxiang made hand gestures and whispered something to him.
I saw the energy suddenly become strong and pour out, and then it returned to calm after a moment.
He actually broke through the shackles and reached the foundation-building stage!
Lu Ying opened his eyes slightly, and felt that his body and mind were open and his meridians were unobstructed. There seemed to be something in his dantian, but it was too vague and not very real, which made him difficult to understand for a while.
"Good! Great!" Taoist Xunfeng couldn't help but stroke his beard and laugh.
Since the founding of the sect, apart from a few of the sect leader's direct disciples who have reached the foundation-building stage, no one else has made any progress. Now that another disciple has made a breakthrough, I think the sect leader will definitely come out of seclusion early.
As expected, that night the head of the Tai Shang Sect, Zhenren Lieyang, came out of the confinement room and summoned several elders to discuss the matter of accepting disciples.
On the second day, Lingxiang had just finished her morning rest when a Taoist boy came to invite her.
As soon as they stepped into the meeting hall, they saw an old man standing with his hands behind his back, Taoist Xunfeng beside him. The two seemed to be discussing something. After Lingxiang stepped forward and introduced herself, the old man turned around.
His hair was as white as snow, his eyebrows were long and his beard was long, his eyes were like deep pools, his pupils were like stars, how could he be so detached from the world with his Taoist spirit? The old man was startled when he saw her, but he regained his composure in a snap.
"Girl, this is our sect's headmaster, True Man Lieyang."
Upon hearing this, Lingxiang bowed again and said, "Greetings, Immortal."
Seeing that she was very polite and composed despite her young age, Master Lieyang immediately felt admiration for her.
Then the three of them discussed the purpose of Lingxiang's trip. She still used two top-grade marrow cleansing pills as chips to ask for the Nine-Leaf Tower. The two real people saw that she did not ask for repayment and had no other requests, so they appreciated her even more and naturally agreed.
Lu Ying is now the direct disciple of Zhenren Lieyang. When he heard that Lingxiang was leaving tomorrow, he specially asked for leave and went to express his gratitude.
"Brother Dao has a very high level of understanding and a promising future. In fact, with or without me, he will eventually break through. Besides, I am only doing my duty, so there is really no need to be so polite."
"I don't deserve to be called your Taoist brother, young lady. I, Yu, not only saved your life, but also enlightened you. If you don't mind, you can just call me by my name." Lu Ying said as he bowed to Lingxiang.
"Hurry up, stop doing this," Lingxiang quickly helped him up: "You are a few years older than me, if you don't mind, then we can call each other brother and sister."
In terms of how long Lu Ying had been practicing Taoism, he was far inferior to Lingxiang. In terms of cultivation, Lingxiang was also stronger than him. He didn't think he was qualified to be called a brother and sister, but after spending a few days with her, he realized that she was straightforward and never delicate. If she said so, she was sincere.
"That's a great bargain for me. If I need your help in the future, I will definitely do my best!"
"Then please don't be so polite, Senior Brother. I just have something to say, and I hope you will consider it carefully."
"Just say it." Lu Ying said seriously.
"Brother, your kindness and compassion are good things, but if you let a tiger hide in the forest, the fate of the weak rabbits in the forest will still be worrying. I hope you will act with discretion and not fail to master the Dharma, which will lead to future troubles."
Lu Ying pondered for a while and came up with an idea in his mind.
"There is one more thing. Brother, please give this item to Master Xunfeng and ask him to take care of it for a few days. This is a small token of my gratitude." As he said this, he handed the brocade box in his hand to Lu Ying.
"What does Junior Sister Lingxiang mean? Why don't you send it off to Uncle Yu in person?"
"This is a personal gift between me and the Immortal. It's inconvenient to share with others. I hope you can help me. I will be leaving the mountain shortly. Saying goodbye is troublesome and not what I want. This is perfect."
Lu Ying was still hesitant, but seeing Lingxiang's insistence, he had no choice but to agree.
As soon as Lu Ying left the guest house, he went straight to the conference room. Immortal Xunfeng and Immortal Lieyang were currently discussing matters. He presented the brocade box and relayed Lingxiang's words.
Xun Feng Zhenren opened the brocade box and was greeted by a faint orchid fragrance. It turned out to be a pill of unknown origin. There was also a note in the box:
"Senior Xunfeng, although you may be a bit stingy and materialistic, we do have similar interests. This is the Spirit Gathering Pill I developed. After taking it and circulating it through the meridians, you can absorb spiritual energy into your body. Bathed in the spiritual energy of the Supreme Sect, I believe you will achieve twice the result with half the effort. I hope you can break free from your shackles soon."
"This kid, oh..." Taoist Xunfeng was at a loss whether to laugh or cry, and handed the note to True Man Lieyang.
Lieyang Zhenren took the note, stroked his beard and smiled after reading it: "Junior brother, it seems that it is time for you to retreat and practice for a while."
"I'll have to trouble Master Brother for some time with all the matters in the sect," Xunfeng Zhenren took the note, shook his head and said with a smile, "This little girl!"
From then on, Taoist Xunfeng was even more delighted with Lingxiang.
After Lu Ying left, Lingxiang got up and went down the mountain. She had nothing on her, so she could come and go freely without disturbing anyone. Even the Taoist boy guarding the gate didn't notice that someone like this had left the mountain gate.
However, outside the meeting hall on the mountain, True Man Lieyang seemed to be able to see everything below the mountain. He stared at the mountain gate from afar with a strange expression on his face.
Ever since Lingxiang left the mountain gate, someone had been following her stealthily. His movements were so secretive that one would not have been able to detect him unless one paid close attention.
But Lingxiang seemed to be completely unaware of this. She just wandered around the street for a long time, bought some interesting little things, and then left the city, leisurely heading towards the suburbs.
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