The next morning, Yan Mei felt refreshed and tidy as she gathered her tent and came over to Ding Huan:
"Big Brother Ding, I won't hold you guys back today. You can trust my speed."
Ding Huan smiled, "What level is your cultivation?"
Yan Mei rubbed her head, feeling a bit embarrassed as she said:
"I come from the mortal realm, my family is somewhat affluent but I can't buy anything good. I cultivated a relatively ordinary positive Yang Caodian. Now I am in the stage of communicating veins and practicing qi."
Ding Huan heard this and immediately showed interest:
"Can you tell me how you practiced?"
"Ah...," Yan Mei heard Ding Huan's words and was slightly surprised.
Ding Huan's strength is far greater than his, so he should certainly be more knowledgeable about cultivation. Why would he need to explain it?
Since Ding Huan asked, he also said: "It's just refining one's essence to transform into qi. I am now in the refining stage of one's essence and waiting for the foundation. I joined the Twin Soul Sect was also for the purpose of building a foundation."
I've heard many people say that how far one can go in the future depends on their foundation establishment?
If the foundation is not solid, even with great talent, one's achievements will be limited."
Ding Huan heard this and his mind seemed to explode like an information ball, with endless knowledge pouring in.
Refining essence to transform into qi, refining essence to transform into qi……
Oh right, refining essence to transform into qi is the stage of practicing qi and establishing a foundation. Meridian opening is also a part of the practicing qi stage, and there are countless methods to solidify one's foundation.
Everyone's innate understanding, abilities, and talents are different, so the choice of foundation establishment methods also varies.
The more solid the foundation, the higher the limit of future growth.
As Ding Huan thought more and more, his ideas about establishing a foundation multiplied, blending together various pieces of knowledge and experiences from his past life.
Adding the past years, something seems to be about to burst out.
Ding Huan sighed deeply, in that moment he only felt grateful.
He was relieved that he had not casually established a foundation, unlike Old Six, who, wherever he went, only thought about establishing a foundation.
Clearly, Old Six failed to establish a foundation again last night.
Because he hasn't established a foundation, there are endless possibilities.
Once he establishes a foundation, his future growth potential will be limited by the quality of his foundation.
If so, why did he still want to seek out others' experiences and methods of foundation establishment when he hasn't even established his own yet? Why didn't he try to find his own way of establishing a foundation?
Only what suits oneself is the best, and also the highest achievement.
At this moment, Ding Huan suddenly admired Zhan Changjing of the Zhan family in the Si Xiang Star Land.
This guy must have understood that establishing a unique foundation for oneself is necessary to reach higher levels, so he created the Yundan Jing.
However, this guy obviously didn't have the knowledge base after obtaining the parchment, nor did he have more experience in refining essence to transform into qi.
Even though he created the Yundan Jing, there was little qualitative change in his strength, as it was like drawing a skin but being unable to depict the bones.
That's why Zhan Changjing is not Ding Qi's opponent.
Only when the foundation is established is it possible to refine qi into god, nurturing true Dan.
Qiong Zhi Shì must have established a perfect foundation, wanting to nurture a true Dan, so he desires the star bamboo.
Fortunately, it was not given to that guy, otherwise he would have to look for it himself in the future.
Yan Mei, unaware that Ding Huan had understood his own path, continued to explain:
"I, a mortal from the mortal realm, want to establish a solid foundation, I must find a good sect..."
Ding Huan slapped Yan Mei's shoulder:
"We need to hurry and make faster progress on our journey. I won't be passing my cultivation method to you; you have your own."
"Additionally, when you join a sect in the future, there will be new cultivation methods. I'll teach you a quick moving cultivation method called the Extremely Shadowy Stealth..."
Yan Mei was overjoyed and quickly expressed gratitude.
"Huan older brother, can I also learn some of it?" Old Six interjected.
Ding Huan nodded, "Of course, you can learn with Yan Mei."
"You, you... can speak?" Yan Mei stared at Old Six, with a stammering tone.
He had heard that there were talking beasts in the cultivation world, but seeing one appearing right beside him was indeed a shock.
Old Six was elated in his heart, but he said with a casual tone: "You uninformed guy, this Saint has been able to speak for a long time, I just didn't want to."
"Yes, yes..." Yan Mei even forgot that Ding Huan was about to teach him the art of evasive movement.
...
Zi Xie Valley.
The name refers to a valley, but it is actually a mountain range. The main peak, Zi Xian Peak, is even a famous spiritual source peak in the cultivation world.
There are countless cultivation sects in the Daoist world, and Zi Xie Valley can be considered medium-level strength.
This strength does not match the size of the territory occupied by Zi Xie Valley.
Over the years, Zi Xie Valley has not produced any outstanding disciples and has been getting worse day by day.
Liu Yinzhu, accompanied by six people, returned with great guilt in his heart.
She left with one executor and four disciples.
On her return, there was no executor left, and only one disciple remained.
The final result was that they had only recruited five new disciples.
"Liu elder, you're back." As soon as Liu Yinzhu arrived at the gate of the sect, the elder Jia Sha responsible for security immediately greeted her.
Liu Yinzhu said in a repentant manner:
"I'm sorry to the sect. This time, three disciples and even the executor died, and many of the disciples were killed or injured."
To Liu Yinzhu's surprise, Jia Sha did not seem surprised, as if he had known about this all along:
"Elder Liu, the dead are gone. Hurry up and see the sect master."
Liu Yinzhu was somewhat stunned, and only after a while did she look at Jia Sha and say:
"Elder Jia, you don't seem surprised. I didn't send a message back."
Jia Sha sighed.
"Actually, if you could return with seven people, it's much better than many sects."
"You know, many sects that went to recruit disciples in the mortal realm this time were almost completely wiped out. Only a few sects had people return, and those sects had returned at most a few people."
"Ahh..." Liu Yinzhu exclaimed in shock.
Despite guessing that the sects recruiting disciples in the mortal realm this time might suffer heavy losses, it was still shocking. The Haluan and Tuanjiao were too strange.
The true impact of this news hit her, and she was shocked.
Jia Sha sighed again.
"For Zi Xie Valley, news that you could return is the best news we've had in a while."
"What's wrong?" Liu Yinzhu felt something was amiss.
Jia Sha said, "Recently, the sect master was seriously injured, and the first guardian elder Pu Jun was assassinated."
"What?"
Liu Yinzhu felt her spirit tremble, was this the end for Zi Xie Valley? The sect master was gravely injured, and the first elder was killed?
"You should go see the sect master right away. It's hard to say whether the sect master can survive." Jia Sha's tone was somber.
Without Jia Sha continuing, Liu Yinzhu had already controlled the spacecraft and rushed into the sect, directly heading towards Zi Xie Peak.
Liu Yinzhu left, and Jia Sha whispered to Mo Hua, saying:
"Your master is going to see the sect master. Take these new disciples to Elder Qin's place."
"Yes." Mo Haitan's heart was also very anxious. Her master had earlier hinted to her that the Daoist world was not as peaceful as it seemed on the surface.
Now that two of the sect's pillars are about to fall, does Zi Xie Valley have a future?
...
"Master..." Before reaching the place where the sect master was recovering, Liu Yinzhu called out in a hurry.
For Liu Yinzhu, the most trusted person in Zi Xie Valley is the sect master Gu Mo.
It was Master Gu who brought her to Zi Xie Valley years ago. Without him, she wouldn't have been able to become a senior elder of the sect, and whether she could even survive to this day would have been questionable.
"Is Yinzhu back?" The faint voice of Gu Mo rang out.
After rushing into the room, Liu Yinzhu saw Master Gu Mo lying on the bed with a pale face. The aura around him was faint and even carried a faint hint of death.
Liu Yinzhu's eyes reddened. She had never imagined that Master Gu Mo was injured to such an extent.
"You can go outside, Yinzhu. Stay here." Gu Mo said to the woman standing by his side.
The woman bowed and replied, "Yes."
After saying this, she gave Liu Yinzhu a nod before leaving the room.
"I heard that only ten percent of the disciples who returned from recruiting disciples in the mortal realm this time, out of all the sects. I thought you might not have made it back, but I'm glad to see you're still here."
Gu Mo's tone was somewhat reflective.
"Master, I'm sorry to the sect. Three of the disciples I sent out have died, and the inner executor is also gone."
"Just five new disciples were brought back, as well as the disciple Mo Haitan who had originally accompanied me."
"Ah, that's quite good." Gu Mo sighed again.
"Master, what happened to you and Elder Pu? Why are you so seriously injured? How could Elder Pu have died?"
Liu Yinzhu's tone was urgent.
Gu Mo sighed:
"This time, among those who went to the mortal realm to recruit disciples in the Daoist world, fewer than one in ten were able to return to the sect. This incident has caused great shock throughout the Daoist world."
"The Daoist world's guild immediately invited all sects to gather in the Zhen Yun City to discuss and come up with solutions..."
Liu Yinzhu immediately understood that after they encountered Haluan, Ding Huan had solved it.
Other sects couldn't resolve it, but some elder of the sects had secret transmission methods, using blood sacrifice to send messages back before their deaths.
"After several days of negotiation, there was no result. The leader of the Daoist Guild received information that powerful figures from the Ascension World were coming, so he quickly went to welcome them."
I think it would be meaningless to stay in Zhen Yun City. It's better to take Elder Pu Jun back to the sect first."
That is to say, on the way back, we were ambushed by others, and almost everyone I was bringing was killed. Only I returned with severe injuries."
After hearing what Gu Mo said, Liu Yinzhu's whole body trembled. She guessed that things were definitely not as simple as they seemed on the surface.
Indeed, Gu Mo continued to say:
"I fear I won't be able to hold on much longer, Yinzhu. You are the elder I have the highest expectations for. I hope that after I am gone, you can take over as the sect master of Zi Xie Valley."
"The location of Zi Xie Valley is too excellent, but its strength doesn't match it. This has always been the thing I worried about."
Liu Yinzhu was stunned. She was to be the sect master? How could that be possible?
"No, sect master, my cultivation is too low, and besides, my abilities are too meager to take on the role of sect master." Liu Yinzhu urgently refused.
Gu Mo coughed for a while before gasping, saying:
"Yinzhu, you have a longer-term perspective on things. In terms of cultivation, who in the sect has the qualification to become the sect master?"
Therefore, the person I choose to be the sect master must have good judgment and some cunning, able to deal with the crises facing Zi Xie Valley. This is not an easy task.
There are no weaklings among those eyeing Zi Xie Valley. Just Zi Xie Valley is the weakest, cough cough.
You are indeed a bit short. At this point, there is no better person for Zi Xie Valley. If we're not careful, the Valley might be extinguished in the history of civilization. I'm not willing to accept this."
Upon hearing these words, a person suddenly popped into Liu Yinzhu's mind, and she blurted out:
"Master, I know someone who can definitely fill the position of the sect master for our Zi Xie Valley."
That's all for today's update, goodnight, everyone! Habitually asking for monthly tickets!
