Chapter 297 Hong Dao (1)
At this moment, above the white clouds of Yunya, there still lingered some five-colored aura, creating a scene of celestial beauty.
But the repeated calls of "Lord Ji" echoed in Ji Rong's mind, and she could no longer hold back. She raised her slender neck and laughed "hahahaha" towards the sky.
Qingpingzi looked at Ji Rong, who was laughing happily, and calmly formed a cloud of mist in his hand and stuffed it into Ji Rong's mouth.
Under the eager gazes of the cultivators of Jade Void Palace, and looking at Ji Rong beside him who was choking on the mist and hiccuping, he said, "It is a joyous occasion that I have attained immortality and become the Ancestor of All Laws."
However, I had previously promised Kiyohime that those in positions of authority should be diligent and frugal to set an example, so I will not be holding a banquet this time.
Fifteen days from now, I will be giving my teachings at the foot of Jade Void Peak. Everyone, please go back and clean that area today.
During this period, if any outside cultivators come to the mountain to seek the Dao, they must not be stopped.
"Junior Sister Qingtanzi, Junior Brother Qingguanzi, the security situation inside and outside the palace is entrusted to you."
Upon hearing this, all the cultivators once again clasped their hands in a gesture of respect and said "Yes," before bowing and retreating.
Logically, with such a joyous occasion, Qingpingzi should have held a grand banquet to entertain guests from all directions.
However, he was poor, and only he knew how poor he was.
Qingpingzi thought to himself with self-mockery that if his master Lingxiaozi were still alive and knew how poor he was, he would definitely make him change his name to "Qingpinzi" (meaning "poor and frugal") for his amusement.
Heaven have mercy, all his treasured elixirs and rare treasures were put into it when Ji Rong attained enlightenment.
Later, feeling hopeless about his future path, he impulsively gave 80% of his wealth to Ji Rong.
Although Qingpingzi later took back some of his beloved items from Ji Rong without any politeness, 60% of the spirit crystals he had accumulated were still with Ji Rong.
Now, apart from the untouchable treasures that can only be divided as inheritance, he can probably only scrape together about 800,000 spirit crystals from his cave dwelling. He's really poor and can't afford to hold a banquet at all.
Looking at Ji Rong, who was completely unaware of what was happening, he suddenly realized that this bird was incredibly expensive.
But then, Qingpingzi comforted himself, thinking, "If I hadn't exhausted all my resources to save Qingjizi back then, how could I, an old Daoist, have attained immortality now?"
After Qingpingzi attained immortality, the area outside Yuxu Palace was like turbulent water, rife with chaos and bustling activity.
Inside the Jade Void Palace, however, everything was the same as usual.
After paying their respects, everyone went back to their respective posts, some refining pills, others forging iron.
Once the cultivators had left, Ji Rong spread her wings and called out, "Senior brother, when did I say I wouldn't let you hold a banquet? You've attained immortality, such a joyous occasion, we should at least hold a simple banquet."
Qingpingzi looked at Ji Rong, pointed to the string of storage rings peeking out from under her wings, and said, "Junior Sister, since you asked me to host the banquet, are you going to give me those storage rings in return?"
Upon hearing this, Ji Rong immediately folded her wings and said, "Senior brother, there's no reason to take back what's given away." Before she could finish speaking, Ji Rong flapped her wings and ran off down the cliff without looking back.
"Hoo~" Seeing that Ji Rong was about to run away, Qingpingzi immediately raised his whisk in Ji Rong's direction and shouted, "Bind him!"
Then the clouds above the cliff transformed into strands of cloud ropes, which enveloped Ji Rong and then bound her wings, neck, and claws.
"Such speed, such powerful magic!" Ji Rong exclaimed inwardly. She immediately transformed into a small celestial being, grabbed a cloud rope, and slid down, then tried to escape through the gap in the cloud rope.
Just as Ji Rong was about to withdraw, Qing Pingzi made a hand seal and shouted, "Heavenly Spider Cloud Binding Formation, trap!"
As Qingpingzi finished speaking, Ji Rong suddenly felt the cloud rope in her hand become sticky. She quickly threw it away and tried to jump out.
But it was too late. The cloud rope, like silk threads quenched with spider venom, stuck to Ji Rong's hand, causing her hand to be pulled away with streaks of white mist.
Ji Rong frowned immediately and unconsciously flung her hand away.
Just as Ji Rong was distracted and flung her hand away, dozens more cloud ropes from the cloud cliff came toward her.
They bound Ji Rong tightly, making her feel as if she were trapped in a place where countless traps were directly constructed from spiritual energy, leaving her unable to move.
She exclaimed, "Senior brother, what kind of technique is this? How have you become even more powerful!"
Qingpingzi smiled and asked, "Junior Sister, would you like to learn?"
Ji Rong nodded quickly and said, "I want to learn, but you have to teach me for free, senior brother. If you ask me to give you treasures, I won't learn."
Qingpingzi said, "Junior sister, you can rest assured. I have said that I will only impart the teachings and will not hold a banquet."
"I've kept you here so you can see my combined magic and technique, which might, as in your dream, spread far and wide?"
Ji Rong looked at the cloud ropes binding her and said, "Senior brother's magic is exquisite. Junior sister did not have such exquisite magic in her dream."
The immortals in that dream world, the magical artifacts they use... mostly consume lightning, and they don't require much from the cultivator's cultivation level.
As for those magical artifacts, anyone with a celestial body can use them.
Senior brother, since you are going to spread the teachings, you should make these methods as simple as possible. You should know that among the cultivators of the Nine Provinces, nine out of ten thousand stop at the Profound Spirit Realm, and reaching the King Realm is already one in ten thousand.
However, the most arduous and exhausting work in this world is often done by cultivators in the first four realms.
Therefore, senior brother, if these methods aren't simple, they won't be able to learn them.
Qingpingzi immediately loosened the cloud ropes binding Ji Rong and said, "How simple do you want it? Please tell me in detail, Junior Sister."
Ji Rong tilted her head, thought for a moment, and then said, "Senior brother, these techniques should be like storage cages."
It can be cultivated and activated through simple incantations and postures; whoever possesses it becomes its method and artifact.
After listening to Ji Rong's opinion, Qingpingzi discussed it with Ji Rong again on the cloud cliff.
He asked in a low voice, very excited, "Junior sister, which doctrine do you think I should teach first this time?"
Upon hearing this, Ji Rong immediately smiled and said, "Senior brother, you've come to the right person to ask me this."
Now that we have attained the new path, the most important thing is to spread all kinds of methods outside the palace, so that all the cultivators who have come here with great difficulty can learn a skill. Only in this way can we make our immortal path famous and attract more cultivators to devote themselves to the immortal path.
Most of the cultivators in my dream of the immortal realm do things related to clothing, food, shelter, and transportation, so we can focus on teaching them these four things.
In this way, our Jade Void Palace will have a continuous supply of pills, spiritual materials, silk, and disciples to replenish our resources.
Once they have obtained the Dharma and acquired treasures, we can tell them to come back to our Jade Void Palace to seek the Dao again with sincerity.
Then they will come to our Jade Void Palace to buy better methods and better magical artifacts, and we will become rich again.”
Qingpingzi was taken aback and said, "Junior sister, the Dharma cannot be passed on lightly. How can we profit from it?"
Upon hearing this, Ji Rong knew that Qing Pingzi hadn't figured it out yet. She rolled her eyes and immediately continued the conversation, saying matter-of-factly, "Senior brother, Taoist magic can be free."
But they come here to listen to your teachings, and it's certainly not something they can finish listening to in just three or five days, nor is it possible for you to fully explain a Dharma in just three or five days.
In that case, we should certainly provide them with affordable and delicious food and shelter.
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