Chapter 217 216. Refining Qi and Refining Heart (Subscribe!)
After smelting the wood energy contained in the Wanzai peach branches, Xu Qing's Yuanqi had two more blessing effects.

One is [healing].

Yuanqi itself has a certain healing effect. After smelting the Wanzai Peach Branch, this healing effect is greatly enhanced.

Xu Qing has done tests and found that severed limbs can regenerate, but the speed is slow.

With his physique strengthened by the true dragon's blood essence, he is now more like a warrior than a martial artist.

The second one is [longevity].

The lifespan of a person in the Qi Refining Stage is about three hundred years.

After smelting the peach branches for ten thousand years, Xu Qing gained an extra hundred years.

Unfortunately, this is a rather useless blessing for him.

After breaking through the third level, Xu Qing did not come out of seclusion, but continued to practice in seclusion wholeheartedly.

After reaching the Qi Refining Stage, cultivators can survive without eating grains and only rely on the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and they have no shortage of resources.

Xu Qing simply ignored worldly affairs and stayed in this small courtyard on the mountain, immersing himself in spiritual practice.

Time passes by.

Summer goes and autumn comes, and then the winter solstice arrives.

The cold wind blowing from the north swept away the heat and coolness, and willow catkins and fine snow gradually fell from the sky.

There was a lot of excitement.

The ground was soon covered with a layer of silver frost.

crunch--

One day, in order to avoid being disturbed by others, the gate of the courtyard with a "No Entry" sign on it slowly opened, and a Taoist with handsome features walked out.

“It’s already winter.”

Xu Qing looked up at the heavy snow falling from the sky. He didn't expect that five months had passed in the blink of an eye during this retreat.

It was still summer before the retreat, but it was early winter after the retreat.

When you reach the spiritual realm later on, I’m afraid each retreat will take years.

For a cultivator with a lifespan of hundreds of years, a few years is nothing, but for ordinary people, a year is a very long time scale.

Xu Qing shook his head, shaking off the sudden feeling of sadness.

He pulled himself together and planned to take a walk around the temple.

Quiet and thoughtful.

After sitting in the yard for several months, it's time to stretch my muscles.

Xu Qing was wandering aimlessly in the temple when he suddenly met Brother Jingxin on the road.

Ever since he was ordained and formally admitted to the mountain sect, he has been busy practicing and it seems that he has not had much interaction with Senior Brother Jingxin.

"Senior Brother Jingxin!" Xu Qing took the initiative to step forward.

When Chen Jingxin saw Xu Qing, a genuine smile appeared on his face: "Junior brother."

"Where are you planning to go, brother?"

Chen Jingxin is the disciple of Elder Qingzheng, in other words, he is also the deacon disciple of the Discipline Hall.

The deacons and disciples of the Discipline Hall seldom go out, but every time they do, there is a lot of noise.

"This year's disciple recruitment conference has already begun, and we are recruiting a new batch of disciples."

"A new batch of disciples!"

Xu Qing then remembered that he also went up the mountain at this time last year, but the weather was pretty good last year and it didn't snow so early.

"Brother, can I go over and take a look?"

Last year he was introduced to the temple by Uncle Zhang, but he did not go through the first level of root bone test. Now is a good opportunity for him to go and take a look.

Speaking of Uncle Zhang, he has been in seclusion since returning to the mountain this year, and even the incident of Hongze Lake Lord leaving the river did not allow him to come out.

It seems that he intends to make a breakthrough with all his strength.

Xu Qing followed Chen Jingxin to the main hall, where many children were already standing.

There was obvious anticipation, longing and anxiety on everyone's face. Because Elder Qingning was injured, Chen Jingxin was in charge of the entire disciple-recruiting conference. Chen Jingxin used a method of "feeling the pulse and weighing the bones" to test the root bones.

There is no such thing as "spiritual roots" in this world. Taking the pulse is to check the condition of the meridians in the body, and weighing the bones is actually to check the fate.

It is easy to understand feeling the pulse, but Xu Qing is not very clear about how to measure the fate by weighing the bones.
It seems that the strength of the fate is determined by weight.

It is said that supernatural powers cannot defeat destiny. To practitioners, this mysterious fate seems insignificant, but it is also closely related.

For those with weak destiny, forcing themselves to embark on the path of spiritual practice may not be a good thing.

Xu Qing quietly watched the scene of the root bone test. Some were happy and some were sad. The joys and sorrows of the world were vividly reflected here.

A natural barrier separates two types of people.

The former can seize a glimmer of hope, embark on the path of cultivation, and become a cultivator who transcends the mundane world.

The latter can only find another way out, or put away unnecessary thoughts and live their life honestly.

Do not know why.

Xu Qing felt that something was wrong with his mood today.

Chen Jingxin, who was presiding over the disciple-recruiting meeting, cast a look at Xu Qing, asked other fellow disciples to continue testing the root bones of others, and walked to Xu Qing.

"Junior brother, do you feel that something is wrong?"

Xu Qing's eyes moved: "Brother, how did you know?"

"Because this is a common problem in the Qi Refining Realm." Chen Jingxin smiled slightly, and then asked: "Junior brother, how much of the Five Elements Qi have you melted in?"

Xu Qing replied: "Water and Wood."

"The third level of Qi Refining?"

Chen Jingxin was surprised. The first stage of Qi Refining was different from the two stages of Foundation Building and Essence Refining. An ordinary cultivator might need several years to reach one level.

"I encountered some adventures." Xu Qing explained.

"Luck is also a part of the path of cultivation." Chen Jingxin did not feel jealous of Xu Qing's good luck.

Continuing with the previous topic:

"Yuan Qi is the sublimation of essence, and its essence is the reaction of the cultivator's vitality. Junior brother, you melted the wood and water qi into Yuan Qi, causing the five elements in your body to be unbalanced, which in turn caused various emotional changes."

"Wood corresponds to 'anger' and 'impulsiveness', while water corresponds to 'fear' and 'anxiety'."

Anger, impulsivity, fear and anxiety?

Xu Qing fell into deep thought.

In fact, the reason why he suddenly came out today was because he could no longer stay calm and some kind of impulse was arising in his body.

He originally thought that he was too quiet to be active, but maybe it was because the wood energy in his body was too strong and he couldn't calm down?

Other emotional changes may also be related to excessive wood and water energy in the body.

"Junior brother, do you know why the Qi Refining Realm requires people to travel down the mountain and use the world to sharpen their Daoist heart? The root is here."

Chen Jingxin said softly: "In the Qi Refining Realm, one is not only cultivating the Yuan Qi, but also a kind of tranquility."

“Sitting in the mountains and enjoying the silence is not true tranquility.”

"Use the joys and sorrows of the world, the mountains and rivers, the rolling clouds, the wars and iron horses to enrich your heart and expand your knowledge."

“True tranquility should be moving from the hustle and bustle to the tranquility, rather than looking for tranquility in the desolate silence.”

"As the saying goes, I built my hut in a human world, but without the noise of carriages and horses."

Xu Qing pondered for a moment and said, "Brother, I am grateful for your advice."

Chen Jingxin waved her hand:

"Even if no one teaches me, I will be able to figure it out on my own after a while."

"But if you want to go down the mountain and travel, you have to go find my master."

"Looking for Elder Qingzheng. Why?" Xu Qing asked.

"This is the custom in the temple. The head disciple is different from other disciples."

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