The next day, at the time of the Rooster.
Chen Yun and Wang Siyan woke up early.
Wang Siyan first brought some hot water, waiting on Chen Yun to bathe and dress.
Originally, she was going to prepare breakfast. However, since Chen Yun was on a fast, she changed her mind and brought over a bowl of clear water, so that Chen Yun could replenish the necessary water.
Outside the great hall, the disciples of Mei Junyan, Jiang Mengchen and Lu Yuanyuan were practicing the "Five Elements Fist" diligently.
Zhang Qian and Lin Chen, though not disciples, were still mixed in the crowd, diligently practicing the training methods of refining their physical form.
Chen Yun walked slowly with both hands behind his back, looking at the people practicing boxing intently.
The outer physical form followed every step, never leaving Chen Yun's side as he walked.
Because of the strict rules of the Taoist temple, one is not allowed to be distracted by other matters while practicing boxing, so when they saw him coming, no one stopped their movements.
Suddenly, Chen Yun walked in front of Mei Junyan, looking him up and down and asked, "Junyan, how long have you been a disciple of my Daming Mountain?"
Mei Junyan stopped quickly, bowed and said: "My teacher, I have been in Daming Mountain for more than four years."
The others all turned their heads to look, not knowing why Chen Yun asked in such a manner.
Chen Yun highly appreciated it and said: "About a year ago, I went on a tour. You had just successfully completed the ten-day foundation building at that time. I never expected that in more than a year, you would have reached the perfect level of cultivating grains and transforming them into spiritual energy. Your talent is indeed not common."
This remark drew the gazes of those around, and they all looked surprised.
Even Zhang Qian and Lin Chen, who could barely be considered as "uncles," seemed quite disbelief.
They spent four or five years in the temple, during which time no one else managed to complete the two steps of Hundred-Day Foundation Building and Grain Transformation in just five years except Chen Yun.
Now, this seemingly delicate little girl standing before him had completed the process of transforming grains into spiritual energy in just four years?
Mei Junyan did not show any sign of joy or anger on his face, which was uncharacteristic of someone in their seventeenth or eighteenth year. "Teacher's mystical skills are very remarkable; that's why I have been able to practice so quickly."
Chen Yun thought for a while and said: "Since you have completed the process of transforming grains into spiritual energy, it won't make much difference if you continue to practice in this way. All right, I will pass on to you some rudimentary techniques for internal alchemy. If you can use this method to cultivate yourself to the level of a junior magician, I will present your name to our master and have you admitted into the doorway."
Mei Junyan was taken aback for a moment, then reacted quickly, falling to his knees with a loud sound, "Thank you, teacher, for your kindness."
Jiang Mengchen, Lu Yuanyuan, and the others did not expect that Mei Junyan was so fortunate to be taught internal alchemy by the teacher and even have the opportunity to become a disciple.
Suddenly, the envious eyes of the crowd turned a bit red.
"Get up, continue your boxing practice." Chen Yun looked at the others and encouraged, "You all should also diligently cultivate. If you can perfect the process of transforming grains into spiritual energy, I will also teach you the art of longevity."
What?
Can one learn the art of longevity as long as they have perfected the process of transforming grains into spiritual energy?
Jiang Mengchen, Lu Yuanyuan, and the others all felt a jolt, and they worked even harder, practicing the boxing techniques earnestly over there.
Chen Yun nodded with satisfaction at the sight of everyone's hard work.
Chen Yun's willingness to teach some rudimentary internal alchemy to Mei Junyan, and his promise to teach the art of longevity to those who can perfect the process of transforming grains into spiritual energy, was not a spontaneous decision.
Since his teacher was captured by the Tian court, Chen Yun knew that to achieve great accomplishments in the Battle of Immortals, one person's power was always limited. Therefore, he wanted to train disciples and equip this group of people with some magic before he officially participated in the Battle of Immortals. They could do some simple tasks for him.
For example, they could transport grain for Zhuangquanyin's army, sit in command of the military and so on.
After all, he wanted to gain the merit of being a dragon or of establishing a new dynasty, and he would definitely need to be close to Zhao Kuangyin. He couldn't possibly do everything himself, fighting enemies in detail. Not only would it be too busy, but if he were to take advantage of junior magicians, it would make fun of himself when it was spread out, and people would say he was taking advantage of the weak.
At this time, some disciples with decent strength could play a role, and they could handle some minor tasks.
Thinking about it, Chen Yun came to Zhang Qian and Lin Chen and asked, "Have you seen the Gong Ji Jue and his four brothers?"
Zhang Qian replied while practicing boxing, "Brother Chen, Master Gong Ji Jue has gone to patrol the mountain with your spirit beasts, the White Ape and the Flying Snake. The four generals have other matters to attend to. The Monkey General is going down the mountain with your mount, Tiger Brother, to buy supplies needed by the temple. The Otter General, the Brown Bear General, and the Rhino General are leading their divine soldiers and generals to practice combination techniques at the foot of the mountain."
Chen Yun asked again, "Have you seen the Ba Vixen?"
Lin Chen replied: "It's said that Ba Vixen has been used by Tiger Master for over a year. I haven't seen him this time, so he is probably being sent to do some hard labor by Tiger Master."
OMG!
Indeed, Tiger Master is very generous.
Chen Yun knows the direction of Ba Vixen, nodding slightly, "All right, you continue to practice boxing. I will go to the San Tan Mist Spring to look for Ba Vixen."
Saying this, he left his outer physical form behind to guide everyone in their cultivation, and also to teach Mei Junyan the rudimentary internal alchemy after the boxing practice was over. Chen Yun then set off towards the San Tan Mist Spring.
Chen Yun plans to make tonight a high-grade version of the refined energy condensation soup, and close himself up to attempt to become a high-level magic cultivator.
Of course, he wanted to tame the dragon before sealing himself away.
...
Having arrived at the San Tan Mist Spring.
Chen Yun had just walked to the sides of the valley when he saw Tiger Master scolding Zhang Jiwen over there.
Although Ba Vixen was not being scolded, he was also standing there shivering, looking extremely terrified of Tiger Master.
Chen Yun blinked and approached, bowing and saying, "Tiger Master."
Upon hearing the voice, Zhang Jiwen jumped up quickly and said, "Tiger Master, Brother Chen is here. You said you wouldn't scold me in front of others!"
Only then did Tiger Master stop scolding and turn to look at Chen Yun with his black, black head, saying, "Come on in. It's been a while. It seems that your cultivation has increased significantly."
As Tiger Master held a high position, Chen Yun naturally had to show enough respect to him, "I have the honor to report to Tiger Master that I have had the good fortune to reach the later stage of senior magician."
"Good, very good," Tiger Master nodded slightly, then looked at Zhang Jiwen with some disdain, "This brat knows nothing but to play around all day and doesn't care about cultivation at all. It really makes this general angry!"
At the age of twelve or thirteen, Zhang Jiwen was no longer a child. At this moment, although he had not grown into an adult, he had a dashing young man's demeanor. However, his personality was still playful and carefree, with a grin and a smile as he said, "Our ancestors once said that I wouldn't be allowed to attain immortality before I turn sixteen. So why should I work so hard?"
Saying this, he looked at Chen Yun and winked at him, saying, "Brother Chen, what do you think?"
Chen Yun was amused by Zhang Jiwen's words and agreed with a nod, "Yes, Jiwen has a point."
Tiger Master hummed haughtily and said, "You're also helping this brat. I'm too lazy to bother with you. By the way, why did you come here? Do you have any important matters?"
Zhang Jiwen also cast a curious gaze their way.
Chen Yun pointed to Ba Vixen and said, "I have captured a dragon outside, but it is comparable to the master. I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to subdue it, so I came to ask Ba Vixen to give me a boost."
Ba Vixen, who was previously being scolded by Tiger Master, was actually standing there, one motionless. Now that he heard Chen Yun looking for him, he immediately cast a pitiful gaze at Tiger Master, as if saying his master had found him with something to do and asked Tiger Master to let him go first.
Tiger Master didn't care about Ba Vixen's gaze at all. Instead, he lit up his eyes and said, "Dragon? I haven't eaten a dragon in a long time. A dragon will do. Let it out and let me have a feast."
Chen Yun: (...)
He was about to get confused by Tiger Master, so he quickly explained with a chuckle, "Tiger Master, this dragon has decent cultivation. I was thinking of bringing it into our group to serve us."
Tiger Master was quite disappointed and said, "Alright, I won't eat it. You let it out, and I'll give it a good education. I promise it will obey you in the future."
Chen Yun originally had some concerns that allowing Ba Vixen to beat the dragon might cause a big commotion. After all, both were comparable to a level-9 master. If they fought, it would definitely cause a stir, and maybe even cause landslides and earthquakes.
Now that he heard Tiger Master was willing to help, Chen Yun felt elated and hurriedly said, "Thank you very much, Tiger Master."
Tiger Master extended his front paw and shook it, "It's no problem."
Chen Yun said no more and took out the five-color agate pagoda from the Hu Tian art space, then released the dragon.
Zhang Jiwen and Ba Vixen were staring at it, seeming to be very interested in the dragon.
The next moment, a burst of multi-colored light shone into the air.
A massive figure emerged, nearly covering the sky and the sun, blocking out the morning sunlight.
The dragon seemed to have never expected Chen Yun to release it, and once it was freed, its aura surged greatly, laughing maniacally on the other side, "Hahaha, kid. You actually dared to release me. I'll definitely……"
Before it could finish its sentence, it suddenly saw the people and beasts surrounding Chen Yun, looking either amused or unfriendly.
The dashing young man was fine, but the dragon felt that its strength might be higher than its own. However, relying on its spirit beast body, it still had the power to fight back and was not overly afraid.
However, when the dragon saw Ba Vixen, its whole dragon face turned green!
Ba Vixen's "evolved form" Qiu is the bane of the dragon race and feeds on dragon brains.
Although Ba Vixen has not yet evolved into a Qiu, he is still very effective against dragons, especially since a juvenile dragon is not yet a true dragon and is even more susceptible to his control.
This is it. The dragon saw Ba Vixen standing there and was so scared that it almost had a heart attack.
This is it. The dragon saw a giant black tiger with wings standing at the entrance of the gorge, and its whole body was frozen in disbelief. It was so scared that it almost fell from the sky.
Although it couldn't sense the true strength of the black tiger general, it did remember that the appearance of the black tiger was quite similar to that of a Chuqí.
Chuqí is a true divine beast!
This means that the black tiger in front of him, although not Chuqí, is also a descendant of the Chuqí god beast, and it is not something he can take advantage of.
Chen Yun looked over with a half-smile, "What are you going to do to me today?"
The originally arrogant dragon suddenly transformed into a middle-aged man and landed from the sky, kneeling before Chen Yun, bowing his head and saying with a smile on his face, "I, the Small Dragon, will certainly follow your lead. If you say east, I won't dare to go west. If you ask me to go through blades and fire mountains, I won't even raise my eyebrows."
Ba Vixen: "..."
Chen Yun: "..."
Zhang Jiwen: "..."
No one could have expected that the dragon's skin was so thick. At first, it was clear that it wanted to fight and kill, but as soon as it saw the strength of this side, it immediately became like a dog.
Only Tiger Master expressed some regret, "I haven't moved my limbs in a long time, and I thought today I would have a good go at this creature. Who knew it was so aware of the times?"
Upon hearing this, the dragon's whole body trembled, and its knees, which were kneeling on the ground, moved repeatedly. It also leaned closer to Chen Yun, as if it was afraid of being beaten by Tiger Master.
Seeing this, Chen Yun sighed helplessly. However, since the other party had taken the initiative to admit defeat, he could not push it to its limits either.
"Relax your mind and spirit, let me cast a divine spell on you," Chen Yun explained, "Otherwise, I'm afraid that once you leave here, you might harbor another thought against me."
The dragon dared not take the risk at this moment. It quickly agreed to Chen Yun's request, letting itself be penetrated by the divine spell.
Chen Yun hadn't expected Tiger Master to be present, making it so easy to subdue the dragon. Today, he has relied on Tiger Master's might.
(Chapter ends)
