218: Three days of Qi training

“Senior… are you an Immortal?” Lin Ying’s eyes, which had been filled with fear, lit up with two burning flames.

The person before him didn’t look like a dead person at all.

Besides, how could a ghost be dressed so neatly?

His bearing was exactly like those Immortal Revered Masters who subdued demons and eliminated evil in the stories of Little Wang from other villages.

“An Immortal?”

Lu Yuchen, controlling Lam Ching-ying’s body, slowly walked out of the coffin, deliberately making his movements a bit stiff.

He didn't answer directly, but with his hands behind his back, his voice carried a hint ofvicissitudes of life.

“An Immortal… Hehe, this Seat does not dare to call himself an Immortal.”

“This Seat, Lam Ching-ying, is the one hundred and eighth generation Sect Revered Master of the Maoshan Sect.”

“Countless years ago, to suppress the Millennium Corpse King that plagued the human world, this Seat exhausted his lifelong cultivation. Although he successfully sealed it, he also ended up with his oil exhausted and lamp dry, his body dead and Dao dissipated.”

“It is only because a wisp of obsession for ‘Legacy never perishes’ still remained in his Heart-Nature that he has lingered on in this Physical Body until now.”

His words were incredibly boastful.

Anyway, he would boast first and worry about the rest later.

Lin Ying was utterly stunned.

Maoshan Sect!

Countless years ago!

Millennium Corpse King!

Any one of these terms, taken alone, was enough to make a mountain village boy imagine an epic masterpiece of millions of words.

Without any further doubt, he knelt down with a “thud,” and gave Lu Yuchen three solid kowtows!

“Junior Lin Ying, greets Immortal Revered Master!”

Lu Yuchen chuckled inwardly, but his face still maintained the appearance of an “extraordinary expert.”

He slowly turned around and looked at the young man kneeling on the ground, trembling with excitement.

“Are you the fated person who came with my Maoshan Sect’s token?”

“Yes! Yes!” Lin Ying fumbled for the ancient wooden token in hisin arms, holding it high above his head with both hands. “Immortal Revered Master, please see!”

Lu Yuchen glanced at it and nodded.

“Indeed, it is this item.”

“Since it is fate, then this Seat will give you a chance.”

He paused, his voice taking on a hint of solemnity.

“My Maoshan Sect is extremely strict in accepting Disciples. Only those with sincere Heart-Nature may enter, and only those with great perseverance are taught.”

“Are you willing to kneel for three days before this hall to prove your Heart-Nature for seeking the Dao?”

Lin Ying’s back straightened at his words, and his voice was firm.

“Disciple is willing!”

Let alone three days, even thirty days, or three hundred days, as long as he could learn Immortal arts and cure his sister's illness, he was willing!

“Good.”

Lu Yuchen nodded with satisfaction and returned to the large coffin, slowly lying down.

“Three days later, this Seat will awaken.”

The heavy coffin lid closed with a “bang” again.

The entire grand hall returned to silence.

Lin Ying looked at the dark coffin, his eyes filled with endless reverence and fanaticism.

This was truly the demeanor of an Immortal!

He slept when he said he would, without any hesitation!

He took a deep breath, tidied his clothes, and knelt down straight before the grand hall.

…

In the shadows, Lu Yuchen’s Divine Soul had long since returned to its place.

Looking at Lin Ying, who was kneeling perfectly straight, he felt incredibly comfortable.

“Tsk tsk, another good seedling acquired.”

“This kid seems a bit more clever than that simpleton, Lin Fan.”

He stretched, not idle, and began preparing for his next “bluffing” script.

…

Three days passed in a flash.

During these three days, Lin Ying had not consumed a drop of water or a grain of rice, yet he showed no fatigue; instead, he was full of vigor.

He knew that this must be the Spiritual Qi of the Immortal Sect nourishing his Physical Body.

On the morning of the third day, as the first ray of dawn shone through the hall door.

“Creak—”

The coffin lid, which had been silent for three days, slowly opened again.

Lu Yuchen, controlling Lam Ching-ying’s body, slowly sat up, his gaze falling on Lin Ying.

“Not bad.”

“Your Heart-Nature is acceptable. Barely, you have passed the first test.”

Lin Ying was overjoyed at these words and kowtowed heavily again.

“Disciple, greets Revered Master!”

“No need for formalities.”

Lu Yuchen helped him up, and with a wave of his hand, two Jade Slips, shimmering with a faint glow, appeared out of thin air in his hand.

“These are the Maoshan Sect’s introductory Talisman art and Mind-Cultivation Technique— ‘Maoshan Talisman Grand Compendium’ and ‘Maoshan Purple Yang Qi Cultivation Method’.”

“Take them and study them carefully. Within three days, if you can draw the first ‘Spirit Gathering Talisman’ and, with the Purple Yang Method, guide Qi into your body, then you will be considered officially initiated.”

“If not…”

He paused, his voice tinged with a hint of desolation.

“Then it means your fate with my Maoshan Sect has not arrived. At that time, you may descend the mountain on your own.”

Lin Ying felt a little panicked upon hearing this.

Only three days?!

He took the two cold Jade Slips, feeling as if they weighed a thousand pounds.

“Yes, Revered Master!”

He dared not delay in the slightest and immediately sat cross-legged, placing the Jade Slips against his brow.

Boom!

Two profoundly mysterious, seemingly containing the ultimate truths of heaven and earth, supreme cultivation methods echoed in his mind.

What “guiding Qi with spirit, refining Talisman with spirit,” what “connecting heaven and earth, commanding the Five Elements”…

He recognized every single word.

But put together, it was like listening to a heavenly book; he couldn’t understand a single word!

Lin Ying’s head buzzed, a complete blank.

In the shadows, Lu Yuchen watched his scratching and fidgeting, his heart already bursting with joy.

Nonsense!

What I gave you was something I wrote randomly! It would be strange if you could understand it!

Just like when I bluffed that kid Lin Fan, if I don’t give you some pressure, how can you unleash the potential of your Protagonist Halo?

…

Time, minute by minute, slipped away.

Lin Ying was already sweating profusely, so anxious he was almost in tears.

But no matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t comprehend even a fraction of the two cultivation methods.

Just as his mind was about to give way, almost unable to bear it.

Suddenly, his sister’s pale, weak face appeared in his mind.

“I cannot give up!”

A defiant will surged wildly from the depths of his Heart-Nature!

He no longer fixated on a single method.

Instead, he began to view the two cultivation methods as complementary.

Once, twice, thrice…

He tirelessly, in his mind, understood and circulated them over and over again.

He didn’t know how much time had passed.

Just as his mind was completely immersed, reaching a state of empty clarity where he forgot both self and object.

Unconsciously, his hand drew a mysterious and seemingly vibrant Talisman pattern on a piece of broken wood in front of him.

The Purple Yang Method in his mind seemed to resonate with the pattern.

“Om—!”

The blood in his Physical Body suddenly trembled!

A faint, yet incredibly pure, strange energy came from between heaven and earth, actively drilling into his Dantian!

Qi sensation!

And in this instant!

Lu Yuchen’s mind echoed with a crisp “ding”!

【Ding! Detected that Host’s Disciple Lin Ying (Purple Luck) has successfully guided Qi into his body, entering the first level of the Qi Cultivation stage!】

【Triggering a hundredfold critical return!】

【Congratulations to Host for obtaining: Hundredfold Cultivation Return】

【Congratulations to Host for obtaining: ‘Maoshan Talisman Grand Compendium’ True Version, ‘Maoshan Purple Yang Qi Cultivation Method’ True Version】

Lin Ying successfully guided Qi into his body, officially embarking on the path of cultivation.

His somewhat childish eyes were now filled with an unbelievable ecstasy.

He could clearly feel that his Physical Body was undergoing immense changes.

His five senses became sharper than ever before; he could even clearly hear the sound of an ant crawling outside the hall.

Inside his body, a warm current was slowly flowing, filled with endless power.

Was this the Immortal’s magical power?