The Xu family follows Taoism and seeks longevity

Chapter 25 Preparation before departure

He said he was going to Fangshi, but he didn’t leave right away. Preparations had to be done.

Xu Zhiyu has reached the seventh level of Qi training, so the magic weapon needs to be replaced. The defensive magic weapon Black Iron Shield is already a bit insufficient, as is the Red Flame Sword. Both of these are first-order mid-grade magic weapons, and they need to be replaced with first-order high-grade ones.

The spiritual talisman can be refined to a first-order mid-grade at most, but you still need to prepare a few first-order high-grade ones just in case of any unexpected events.

In addition, you have to choose a few more powerful spells and practice them in Fangshi. You must have at least combat effectiveness. Otherwise, no matter how talented you are, it will be useless if you die.

Thinking of this, Xu Zhiyu took stock of his wealth and put all the unused talismans and magic tools in a storage bag. By the way, these magic tools and storage bags were both obtained from Shura Shuangsha at that time. This time we will deal with them together. Then we came to the Family Charity Hall.

The Shanggong Hall was still bustling with people, with clansmen coming and going in an endless stream. Xu Zhiyu greeted the clansmen while waiting for his turn.

Xu Zhiyu came to the counter and began to take out stacks of magic talismans from the storage bag. Seeing that Xu Zhiyu took out a lot of magic talismans, the clan brother on the counter was shocked.

"Here, I'll call the steward."

An old man came out from behind, looked at Xu Zhiyu in front of the counter, smiled and cursed:
  "As soon as you come out of seclusion, you disturb my leisure time."

"How can Zhiyu disturb your old man's leisure? He is just here to exchange for some good deeds."

The old man looked at the colorful and various kinds of talismans in front of him. Jokingly said:

"Have you made a fortune in the past few years?"

"Grandpa Six is ​​laughing, it's all hard-earned money." Xu Zhiyu said jokingly.

Xu Zhiyu took them all out, and the old man was also calculating next to him.
  "One hundred and fifty first-order low-grade spiritual talismans, three hundred first-order medium-grade spiritual talismans, and a first-order medium-grade magic weapon."

The first-level low-grade spiritual talisman has fifty good deeds, and the first-order medium-grade spiritual talisman has three hundred good deeds...a total of four hundred good deeds."

"This storage bag will also be exchanged for good deeds." Xu Zhiyu originally wanted to exchange both of them for good family deeds, but after thinking about it, he still kept one.

"I'll give you four hundred and fifty good deeds, no more." He added four hundred and fifty good deeds to Xu Zhiyu's identity token.

Xu Zhiyu was secretly happy. With the 450 good deeds, plus the more than 700 good deeds he had accumulated by exchanging talismans, it should be enough to exchange for two better first-class magic weapons.

"Grandpa Six, I also want to exchange for two first-level high-grade magic weapons, one for offense and one for defense."

"Okay, please wait a moment and I'll get it."

After a while, Xu Shenghua came out with several boxes.

Xu Shenghua put the boxes down, then opened them one by one, then pointed to the first box and said, "The Yaoyang Sword is made by the family's foundation-building elder. It contains materials such as fire stone and fire paulownia. It is of excellent quality and is a first-class top-grade sword." The best of all utensils.”

"This item is good," Xu Zhiyu nodded lightly, and then looked at the remaining two boxes.

Xu Shenghua smiled, and then continued to introduce, "The turtle shell shield is made from the turtle shell of the first-order peak monster beast, and the mithril is transferred to the surface of the turtle shell, which not only increases the hardness of the shield, but also increases the toughness. It is a An excellent first-order high-grade defensive weapon."

"This is a double ring of bones. The larger one should be made of spider silk and silk plus the spirit bones of monsters. It can release invisible sharp threads; the slightly smaller one can release poisonous needles as thin as cow hair, which can Killing invisible.”

What a sinister good thing!
  "Grandpa Six, how much are these three magical artifacts worth?"

"The Yaoyang Sword has 450 good deeds, the Tortoise Shell Shield has 600 good deeds, and the White Bone Double Ring has 500 good deeds. Boy Yu, have you decided which one you want?"

Xu Zhiyu really wanted to shout, I want them all, but the family contribution is not enough, so I can only choose two out of three.

"Grandpa Six, just the Sun Sword and the Tortoise Shell Shield," Xu Zhiyu thought for a while and then replied.

Xu Shenghua immediately helped him handle the transfer of the family's good deeds. Xu Zhiyu put the two magic weapons into his storage bag, took a look at the family tokens that had more than 100 left, and left.

Xu Zhiyu left the Shanggong Hall and walked to the family scripture collection pavilion to use several of his spells.

The Xu family's Sutra Collection Pavilion is located halfway up the main peak of Nanfeng Mountain. It is a splendid two-story attic. The bottom floor is open to all clan members in the Qi training period. It contains Qi training techniques, martial arts, etc. As long as you have good family deeds, you can learn.

On the second floor, only tribesmen in the Foundation Establishment stage can go up. On the second floor of the Sutra Pavilion, there is a layer of light curtain restrictions. This is integrated with the formation that protects the Sutra Pavilion. Without the cultivation of the Foundation Establishment stage, it is impossible to open the light. Prohibited.

The Sutra Pavilion is a top priority for any sect and family. It contains not only the secrets of the techniques of various families, but also some ancient family books, all of which are the foundation of the same power.

Therefore, the Xu family arranged a second-level low-level formation, the Four Image Formation, in the Sutra Pavilion. This formation is connected to the second-level spiritual mountain called Nanfeng Mountain, although it is not as capable of both offense and defense as the clan-protecting formation. But its defensive nature is very strong. With a monk who practices Qi Dzogchen, it can rely on the power of the formation to block attacks for an hour in the early stage of foundation building.

Xu Zhiyu used the token to open the door bar and entered the first floor.

What caught the eye was a dozen large bookshelves arranged in an orderly manner. It was very dark inside and there were candles all around. Xu Zhiyu walked straight through the bookshelf and walked deeper. An old man was sitting there.

Xu Zhiyu bowed to the old man with his eyes closed and shouted respectfully:
  "Second Elder"

This wizened old man with white beard and hair is the Chuan Gong elder who guards the Sutra Pavilion and the second elder of the Xu family, Xu Shengyong.

It should be said that this old man is also a figure in the Xu family. With the qualifications of the Three Spiritual Roots, he relied on his own efforts during the family's low period to become a Dzogchen Qi Practitioner at the age of about fifty.

In the next few years, I will focus on polishing my cultivation. As long as I get a foundation-building pill, I can start preparing for foundation-building. Because at that time, a clan member had just established a foundation, and the family would not be able to obtain a second foundation-building pill for decades.

Dedicated to the Tao, he left his family and wandered in the area of ​​casual cultivators, striving for opportunities and earning spiritual stones. But after ten years of hard work outside, he still failed to obtain the Foundation Establishment Pill.

Seeing that he was about to turn sixty and lose his vitality and blood, at the age of fifty-seven, he was ready to risk his life and take a risk. The ancestor also tried to persuade him at first, but he gave up after seeing the determined look in his eyes. It was the family that felt sorry for him.

After a month of seclusion, just when everyone was about to forcefully open his cave, he actually came out. Although he was covered in blood and his breath was weak, he survived.

The ancestor came over to check and came to a specious conclusion, and whether the foundation building was successful or not, it was not successful. There is already a drop of spiritual liquid in Xu Shengyong's dantian, but the rest is still in a state of spiritual energy.

After checking the ancient books, the clan leader finally came to the conclusion that it was a fake foundation. A special state between the Dzogchen period of Qi training and the period of foundation building. Although it is more powerful than the average Qi-training Dzogchen state, and the spiritual consciousness is a bit higher than that of the average Qi-training Dzogchen state, it is still the longevity of the Qi-training period.

This is of no use to the monks. Only the increase in longevity is what the monks want.

After Xu Shengyong learned that he was in this situation, he planned to build the foundation again after recovering from his injuries. But although he survived the last foundation building by chance, the foundation was damaged and the road was over.

Under such circumstances, Xu Shengyong left the family for several years. It took a few years for him to return to the family. From then on, he stayed in the Sutra Pavilion and did not live with his clan members. No one knew where he had been during those years.

Xu Zhiyu looked at the old man who had been guarding the Sutra Pavilion for more than fifty years. According to his age, which was several years older than Xu Shenghua, the old man in front of him was already close to a hundred years old. According to the lifespan of a Qi Practicing monk of one hundred and twenty years, He already only has more than ten years to live.

This is also the tragedy of their generation, and the tragedy of thousands of small Jiji families.

"What's the matter with Mr. Yu?"

"Second Elder, this junior wants to learn some spells." Xu Zhiyu replied respectfully.

"The family spells are all on a bookshelf here, go find them yourself."

After saying that, he ignored Xu Zhiyu and closed his eyes.

Xu Zhiyu walked through the bookshelves. These shelves were full of books, including exercises and some cultivation techniques, including alchemy, talisman making, weapon refining, and formations. These are the assets accumulated by the family over hundreds of years.

When he came to the innermost bookshelf, there were all kinds of magic books on it. Xu Tianyu chose a Fire Snake Technique and a Geng Metal Technique. He knew that he could bite off more than he could chew.

Xu Zhiyu came to the old man with the book. Before he could speak, the old man spoke.

"One hundred good deeds will be returned in three days."

Xu Zhiyu directly crossed out one hundred good deeds on the family token.

"Junior, please retire." Xu Zhiyu bowed.

Xu Zhiyu walked out of the Scripture Collection Pavilion and walked towards his cave.

Now that everything is ready, it’s time to set out.

I remember that the clan leader said that the family transportation team will be transporting spiritual grains and magic weapons to Fangshi in the next few days. It will be a good idea to follow them then to take care of them.

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