Chapter 9 9. Ding Jia
Another five days passed.

early morning.

After morning classes, Xu Qing and Fatty Li were assigned to clean the stone steps in front of the mountain gate, preparing to welcome the arrival of pilgrims.

"Xu Qing, how many holes have you filled?"

Xu Qing glanced over and saw Fatty Li making faces, so he knew that this guy was definitely not saying anything good.

Although a month is short, it is enough for two people to become familiar with each other by spending time together day and night.

"Not much." Xu Qing said casually.

"Not much, but it's enough." Fatty Li muttered, but suddenly changed the subject, "Hehe, do you want to know how many holes I filled?"

Xu Qing glanced at him and asked indifferently, "How much?"

"One hundred mouthfuls!" Fatty Li looked disdainful.

"One hundred?" Xu Qing raised his eyebrows.

"Yes, it took five days to reach the state of meditation, and another five days to maintain it for a long time."

A look of pride emerged on Fatty Li's face, and he was obviously very satisfied with his progress in cultivation.

"Really? Isn't this just another illusion like last time?"

Fatty Li's face flushed when he heard this, and then he said angrily:
"I always rinse my mouth before practicing now! And the sweet saliva can be said to be the undigested food left in the teeth, but the feeling of nectar filling the major acupoints of the human body is simply unfaithful!"

"Okay, okay, I believe you. You're pretty fast."

Thanks to his method of "observing Qi", Xu Qing had a general understanding of the cultivation progress of this group of new disciples.

Fatty Li's speed in building the foundation is indeed not bad among them.

Of course, you can't compare with yourself.

After hearing this, Fatty Li's expression finally looked much better.

"of course!"

"I have inquired about it. It is extremely rare to be able to complete the foundation building in 49 days. There are only two such people in the temple so far."

“It can be said that it is one in a million.”

"So, those who complete the foundation-building process for two weeks and forty-nine days can be called geniuses, born with the potential to cultivate the Dao."

"The four Taoist priests who are managing us now are all of second-class character, and now they are all true disciples of the temple."

"Based on my current speed, if I can maintain it, I will definitely have the second-class character!" Fatty Li laughed and said, "Xu Qing, do you think I will be the fastest among this group of new disciples to complete the foundation building?"

"Then I am the eldest senior brother among you!"

This fat guy has a nice idea.

"That's not necessarily true." Xu Qing raised his eyebrows. "There is always a mountain higher than the other. How do you know that there are no new disciples who are practicing faster than you?"

"And can you ensure that every time you condense the nectar, you will be successful?"

It is actually not difficult to enter a state of meditation. At least Xu Qing has been able to enter a state of meditation these days.

The difficulty lies in how to maintain a state of meditation for a long time.

As soon as any random thoughts arise, the state of meditation will be immediately broken. Even if it has reached the point where the golden saliva and jade liquid combine to become nectar, this nectar will be useless.

Just like making a copy of an article, every word must be correct. If one word is wrong, the whole article will need to be rewritten.

Fatty Li said, "In the past, we rarely accepted disciples with second-class temperaments in the temple. Most of them were third- or fourth-class."

"I have second-class qualifications, so I have a chance if I try hard. And I heard that the first person to complete the foundation building will receive extra rewards in the temple."

"I just didn't say it explicitly because I was worried that the disciples would be too obsessed with the reward and would have all kinds of thoughts."

"Where did you hear all this information?"

Xu Qing was full of curiosity. He originally wanted to play it safe, but if there was really an extra reward as Fatty Li said, then he wouldn't mind being outdone.

You have to fight when it's time to fight.

"Have you forgotten that I am from Huai'an County?"

"It turns out to be"

As he was speaking, Xu Qing suddenly frowned: "Hmm?"

"what happened?"

"It's okay." Xu Qing shook his head and threw the broom in his hand to Fatty Li. "I'll leave this to you. I'm going to the toilet."

"Hey, you're not trying to be lazy, are you?" Unfortunately, Xu Qing just left without a trace after saying that. When Fatty Li tried to catch him, he failed and could only curse in the direction Xu Qing left.

"Xu Qing is just like a monkey, he disappeared in an instant. Next time I will leave all the work to that bastard."

Xu Qing ran all the way back to the Taoist Temple.

At this time, all the disciples were assigned to do odd jobs, and the entire Taoist Academy was empty.

Sitting on the bed.

Xu Qing pinched the Ziwu point with his hands, with his five hearts facing the sky.

When he was chatting with Fatty Li just now, he suddenly felt something in his heart and realized that he was only one last sip of nectar away from completing the foundation building process.

So he hurried back to the Taoist Temple.

Although Xu Qing could condense nectar no matter what posture or what he was doing at other times, at this final moment, he still planned to be cautious and adopt the most orthodox meditation method.

Close your eyes, exhale, and focus your mind on the ancestral orifice.

When the golden liquid transformed from the true qi meets the mouth, it turns into a mouthful of clear and sweet nectar.

Xu Qing slowly swallowed the nectar.

When the ninth mouthful of nectar turned into the last major acupoint, the Niwan Palace in the upper dantian, where the spirit is hidden, a huge and boundless thunder roared in Xu Qing's ears without warning.

Boom——

The thunder came from far away, and Xu Qing's consciousness followed the thunder, just like the first time the nectar filled his lower dantian, and turned into a breeze and flew into the sky.

Look up.

It was different from the first time when he entered this special state, when all the stars in the sky were dim and only one big star was shining brightly.

This time, what Xu Qing saw were shining stars.

The 365 big stars in the sky are like the sun, stretching across the sky. They resonate with each other and shake the void. The starlight turns into blue lightning in the sky.

The blue lightning fell to the earth, not only did not cause any damage, but instead gave rise to a rich vitality that flowed between the mountains, rivers and hills.

Saw this scene.

Xu Qing inexplicably had this kind of enlightenment——

The spring thunder roars, and all things come back to life!
And deep in the invisible earth, abyss-like cracks spread. When the life force generated by lightning and thunder merged into the earth, these cracks began to gradually disappear.

Xu Qing instantly felt his consciousness increasing, and his perception of this strange world became clearer.

at the same time.

Xu Qing's body flushed with red, and he looked as if he had drunk a glass of warm wine in this early winter season.

I don't know how much time has passed.
Xu Qing, who was sitting cross-legged on the bed with his eyes closed, suddenly opened his eyes and two rays of light shot out from his pupils.

The foundation is built!
Xu Qing was excited.

Completing the foundation building means that he can officially become a disciple of Yuanfu Temple and no longer have to go back to being a mud-legged peasant digging in the dirt all year round.

It also means that he has made up for his lack of innate foundation!

Think of this.

Xu Qing quickly suppressed his excitement, closed his eyes again, and the thought immediately came to his mind.

At this moment, deep in his mind, the images of the twelve guardian deities of his destiny were towering tall.

Six Dings and Six Jias!

Xu Qing captured and digested the spiritual light containing the information of these twelve guardian gods, and instantly understood their origins.

Liu Ding and Liu Jia are Taoist martial gods.

The Six Jias are Yang and the Six Dings are Yin. They are derived from the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches, and are related to the Twelve Yuanchen (zodiac signs). According to Taoist rumors, they were originally directly used by the Emperor of Heaven, and later came under the control of the Great Emperor Zhenwu.

There was a strange light flashing in Xu Qing's eyes.

Thanks to studying Taoist scriptures for one hour every day for more than a month, Xu Qing now has a certain understanding of all aspects of Taoism.

Know the status and significance of the Six Dings and Six Jias in Taoism.

Especially for the disciples of the talisman school.

When performing rituals and opening an altar, one borrows the power of heaven and earth and calls upon ghosts and gods. The twelve gods usually borrowed and called upon are the Six Dings and Six Jias.

(End of this chapter)