Mysterious mirror hanging high

Chapter 885 Obtaining the Life Pearl

It is said that the seasons alternated, and he practiced for unknown years. Jing Yu settled down in a farming family and served as a guest official, honing his magic power, comprehending the laws, and refining his supernatural powers. He was often engrossed in it, and suddenly he didn't know how many years had passed.

Only the peach blossoms in the courtyard bloomed and faded, faded and bloomed again. Before one knew it, a thousand years had passed.

One day, Jing Yu took Zhong Yuanyi to the cave where Zhong Yuanshen was practicing to pay a visit. The three of them brewed a pot of spiritual tea and sat around the stove, discussing the great Dao.

They said they were sitting and discussing the Dao, exchanging ideas and gaining knowledge… but after all, there was a huge gap between the realms of Jing Yu, Zhong Yuanyi and Zhong Yuanshen, so in reality, it was Zhong Yuanshen who was unilaterally preaching to the two of them.

Zhong Yuanshen gently stroked the teacup, and the spiritual mist flowing between his fingers transformed into various images, outlining the shapes of the three souls and seven spirits in the void.

"In spiritual cultivation, the most important thing is to [visualize and concentrate the mind]."

"For example, when tea smoke rises and dies, you only see its form, but I see within it the forms of eighty-four thousand Yin spirits. All things in the heavens and the universe possess divine will. It's not that only living things possess [spirits]. As long as there is a thought, there is actually no distinction between living and dead things."

Upon hearing this, Jing Yu asked, "When a thought arises, the Yin Spirit is born... Sister Yuanshen, you said that even tea smoke and water mist contain Yin Spirits, but how can you prove that this so-called Yin Spirit is real? And not just a false thought in your mind?"

"False reality is merely an appearance, not necessarily the true nature of the Great Dao. Mortals have mortal eyes. When struck by a sword or an axe, the body ceases to exist. When a person dies, the light goes out. Mortals only see that the body dies, and then there is no sound, but they cannot see the spirit leave the body. Therefore, they say that people do not have souls. Is this right?"

"The soul exists, but mortals cannot see it. To mortals, the soul is false, but to us cultivators, the soul is real."

Jing Yu nodded and said thoughtfully, "So everything has a spirit. Sister Yuanshen can see it, but I can't. Is it because I haven't reached the Xuanjing realm yet? Or is it because Yin Shen doesn't exist?"

"No."

Zhong Yuanshen laughed and said, "Father can't see the Yin Spirit either. I'm the only one who can see it. This is due to the spiritual cultivation method I've practiced, and has nothing to do with my realm... I can command the Yin Spirits of all things to serve me. But if I don't practice this method, even a True Immortal or a Golden Immortal would be powerless."

"It's true that it's a false thought... but if this thought can affect reality, then it can't be considered false."

Jing Yu nodded, and said sincerely, "Thank you for your advice."

Zhong Yuanyi's eyelids were twitching a little. Perhaps the discussion between the two was too boring, so he actually felt a little sleepy.

After a moment, Zhong Yuanyi shuddered and looked around blankly: "Is it over?"

"Not yet..." Jing Yu hurriedly said, "Sister Yuanshen, Xuanjing still has a difficult problem about the law that has not been solved. Can you explain it to me..."

Zhong Yuanyi curled his lips and thought to himself, "Xuan Jing keeps coming back to discuss Dao with my elder sister every now and then. His love for her is obvious. It's a pity that my elder sister is such a blockhead who doesn't understand romance and is only focused on cultivation. Even if she doesn't open up to the world, it's really like the flower that loves but the water that flows is heartless."

Zhong Yuanshen smiled and nodded, but he felt a little helpless in his heart:

"Alas...Xuan Jing has often dragged me to my cave for guidance on cultivation over the past thousand years. How could I not know his intentions? But I only seek the Great Dao in this life and have no regard for love between men and women. What should I do?"

"Xuan Jing, however, acts with a sense of empathy and respect. He came to ask for advice on cultivation, and he simply brewed tea and discussed the Dao. He did not overstep the bounds. He has been diligently upholding his duty for thousands of years, so I cannot refuse him harshly."

Not to mention how worried Zhong Yuanshen was, after an hour, Jing Yu suddenly felt the mysterious mirror in his dantian flickering slightly, and a stream of purple light from the sky of the world in the mirror fell into the lake of his heart. When he looked closely, he found that it was a mysterious life bead named [Nine Lives of the Raccoon Cat].

"Finally got it!"

Jing Yu looked at the purple life bead, feeling excited. "Damn, this spiritual-grade life bead is so hard to come by. I come here every now and then to ask for advice on cultivating my soul. I even come here to greet and ask how it goes more often than I do my own mother! It's worth all the time I've spent over a thousand years on it."

"I won't have to look for my soul anymore in the future." Jing Yu thought to himself.

In fact, if he really wanted to pursue the seed of the soul, he could become a Taoist partner with this Mahayana female cultivator, or simply go all out and have a few short-lived romances. This would greatly increase the degree of connection between the two people's destinies, and he wouldn't have to struggle for a thousand years to get this life bead.

On the contrary, this is a waste of time and energy, and each time you only get a little bit of the opponent's excess life. The only benefit is that you don't have to get too deeply involved.

"[Civet Cat Nine Lives], if fatally wounded, it can use its own flesh and blood to replace the wound nine times. Each use reduces the damage."

"The effect of the Xuanxuan Life Pearl has been halved. I wonder if it means I've died five times or four times? Well, let's just count it as four times to avoid any setbacks."

With such a life-saving skill, Jing Yu felt more confident and unconsciously put on a smile on his face, which made Zhong Yuanyi look at him with disdain:

"Xuan Jing was thinking about something, and he couldn't stop the lewd smile on his face."

Just as Zhong Yuanyi was complaining in his heart, someone suddenly knocked on the door of Zhong Yuanshen's courtyard:

"Big sister, big sister! Are my younger brother and Xuan Jing here?"

Zhong Yuanshen gently raised his hand and flicked towards the door. Suddenly, a bald man rushed in. It was Zhong Yuanqi:

"I guessed it, and it's here."

Zhong Yuanshen said calmly: "What's so urgent?"

Zhong Yuanqi touched his shiny head and chuckled, "Father summoned us to discuss an important matter. I came here specifically to invite you three."

Jing Yu was surprised and pointed at himself: "Even me is included?"

"Of course." Zhong Yuanqi smiled and said, "It's related to you and my younger brother's path to the cave heaven."

Upon hearing this, Jing Yu was full of questions. He followed the three siblings of the Zhong family to the quiet room where Zhong Hedao was practicing. Sure enough, he saw that this immortal swordsman had been waiting there for a long time.

"Are you here?" Zhong Hedao opened his eyes and smiled at Jing Yu.

"Greetings, Immortal." Jing Yu bowed.

"No thanks." Zhong Hedao said casually, and at this moment he suddenly burped, and the quiet room was immediately filled with the aroma of wine.

Jing Yu tried to keep his mind focused, but the alcohol inevitably started to take over, and his head suddenly felt dizzy.

It seems that the spiritual wine that Zhong Hedao drank must be extraordinary and of high quality. Otherwise, with Jing Yu's current body cultivation level of the third level of the Jadeite Realm, he would never have been slightly tipsy after absorbing just a trace of alcohol.

Zhong Yuanshen looked his father up and down at this moment, and couldn't help but ask, "Father, where did you come back from this banquet?"

Zhong Hedao said leisurely, "In the neighboring star field, [Ge Xianweng]'s youngest son achieved a cave heaven a while ago, so he held a banquet."

Upon hearing this, Zhong Yuanshen just frowned and said nothing more, but Jing Yu secretly felt emotional in his heart.

It’s nothing, it’s just that Zhong Hedao has gone out for banquets too many times over the years!