The Wheel-Turning Master.

Chapter 219: Alchemy Theory
Qingyun Mountain is towering, with tall trees and dense forests.

There is a secluded courtyard hidden on the mountainside, quiet and peaceful.

Under the sycamore tree in the yard, an old man was sitting cross-legged with his white eyebrows drooping and almost blending with his beard.

When the oil runs out and the lamp goes out, death will come eventually.

Lin Bai and Gu Yao advised him against it, but Gu Laoquan refused to listen and just drew the formation and explained the secrets in detail.

Lin and Gu had already read the book "Entering the Formation" thoroughly, but due to their limited vision and knowledge, there were still many unclear points.

As Lin Bai listened, he felt that Senior Gu Laoquan didn't seem to have a thorough understanding of the book. What he said was just his opinion of the book and the formations he had seen.

But even so, Lin Bai listened very seriously to the teachings of Jindan, who had a lifespan of more than 500 years.

"Who wrote the book Entering the Formation?" Gu Yao asked curiously.

Gu Laoquan was stunned for a while and said, "I don't know either." He raised his hand with great effort, pointed to the top of the mountain, and said, "It was brought back by our ancestor Qingshan, who didn't explain its origin in detail. But in my opinion, the person who wrote this book has a broader mind and deeper knowledge than our ancestor."

After he spoke for a while, he began to gasp for breath and his face became worse and worse.

Gu Laoquan has had little rest in the past few days. He has been explaining the formation to Lin Bai and Gu Yao, which really takes a lot of effort.

The life span of a golden elixir is 500 years. Gu Laoquan is already over 520 years old. He was already on the verge of death. He had also set up the Chengyu Pingbo formation and forcibly activated the demon elixir, which had already exhausted his energy. It was extremely rare for him to be alive until now.

As we were talking, someone came to visit outside.

"Grandfather," Gu Lianzhu entered the courtyard, knelt down respectfully, and presented the pills, saying, "Grandfather asked me to deliver the pills. He also asked me to pass on a message, saying that you should have a good rest and not overwork yourself."

Gu Laoquan glanced at the pill bottle, shook his head slightly, and said, "This is Changchun Pills, which are hard to come by and are the best for nourishing qi and blood."

He forced a smile on his withered face and continued, "Good things shouldn't be given to a useless person like me. Tell Xiaojiu to keep it for himself."

There is a hint of sarcasm in these words, which means that if Gu Jiuzhong does not strive for progress and has no hope of achieving great success, he will have to eat this thing in the future to prolong his life and maintain his health.

Gu Lianzhu was still young and a bit of a fool, so he naturally didn't understand the deeper meaning and just gave a few stupid advices.

When he saw Gu Laoquan closing his eyes, he kowtowed and left, but he did not forget to pull Lin Bai, as if he had something to say.

From beginning to end, Gu Lianzhu didn't even look at Gu Yao, which was very tough.

Lin Bai and Gu Yao persuaded Gu Laoquan again and finally convinced him to take a rest.

After making a fuss for a while, Lin Bai and Gu Yao came out of the yard and saw Gu Lianzhu still waiting.

"Senior Lin." Gu Lianzhu was very respectful and did not forget to pout at Gu Yao.

Lin Bai nodded slightly, looking like an expert.

Gu Yao stepped forward and whispered, "If I wasn't afraid of disturbing the old ancestor's rest, I would peel off your skin."

Gu Lianzhu's face turned pale and he shuddered. He seemed to want to say something but couldn't open his mouth. He was still afraid of Gu Yao.

After Gu Yao left, Gu Lianzhu straightened his back and said, "Two days ago, for some reason, she beat me up again, and I didn't say a word."

A few days ago, Gu Yao listened to Gu Laoquan's teachings. Seeing that Gu Laoquan was getting weaker and weaker, she felt upset and invited Lin Bai to go out and relax.

Lin Bai also tried to persuade her, but it was completely useless. Later, Gu Yao walked away alone, and when she came back, she seemed to have gotten rid of a lot of the haze.

So he went to beat you up? You didn't say a word? Lin Bai could only smile and say, "Good."

Gu Lianzhu was very proud and said, "Senior Lin, I plan to find a method to strengthen my body!" He actually had a plan, and then said, "When I have mastered the body training, even if she hits me again, it won't hurt that much!"

Shouldn't the normal idea be to endure the humiliation and fight back in the future? How come you have no intention of resisting? Lin Bai didn't understand, but he couldn't do anything about it. After all, he was Gu Jiuzhong's gatekeeper, and Gu Jiuzhong would take care of it.

"Senior Lin, what do you think?" Gu Lianzhu asked for his opinion.

"Good." Lin Bai nodded slightly and said, "Let him be strong, the breeze blows over the hills. Let him be arrogant, the bright moon shines over the river. You don't have the intention to hurt others, your state of mind is far better than others."

After hearing this, Gu Lianzhu was extremely happy, and talked about going to the Sutra Repository. After he finished speaking, he remembered to say a few words of humility, bowed again, and left happily.

Judging from his joy, he must have gone straight to the Sutra Repository.

"Silly child, Gu Yao will hold back when she hits you. I'm afraid she will really hit you when you have mastered your physical training."

Lin Bai didn't take it to heart. After all, they were just fighting, and he could just watch the fun.

He found his way to Zhu Jianyang's place, where there was only a little Taoist boy guarding outside. Upon learning that Zhu Jianyang was still in seclusion, Lin Bai did not disturb him but just sat down cross-legged.

"The fox said that day that someone would preach the gospel. It must not be referring to Elder Gu. But who is the preacher? When will he come to preach?"

Lin Bai thought for a while, cursed the fox in his heart, and then closed his eyes to meditate.

After a while, Miaomiao and others came over, along with several girls of similar age.

Lin Bai couldn't recognize him completely, he just knew that he was a member of the Gu family.

Miaomiao inherited Lin Bai's legacy. She is not very good at fighting, but she is quite good at making friends.

Moreover, this girl is very clever, she tells people what she wants and tells ghosts what she wants. She can use her bamboo hat to trick people into hurting her, make friends with the middle, and imitate her master to send cheap pills to the lower.

Anyway, this girl is already showing some signs of surpassing her teacher.

Everyone greeted Lin Bai, and Lin Bai smiled and nodded, looking like a kind elder.

After asking a few questions, Lin Bai looked at Jiang Yu again.

Lin Bai had obtained the De Lu Zhen Jing from Lu Haike before. He studied it carefully and even researched it for a while. It was indeed not very suitable for him, but it seemed to be quite suitable for Jiang Yu.

Lin Bai did not dare to preach rashly.

It's not that he feels sorry for the martial arts. Lin Bai has received many favors from the Jiang family, and he has always been a man who repays favors and avenges grievances. It's just a martial arts technique, so he will pass it on.

Moreover, his relationship with the Jiang family is indeed very good now. He has slept with Xiao Yuer's sister countless times and has played chess with Jiang Xingchi, so Lin Bai has no selfish intentions.

Lin Bai only hopes that Jiang Yu will be successful in his cultivation and help his silly disciple clean up his mess more in the future.

But after all, it is a matter of changing his training method, which is related to his future, so Lin Bai thought about returning to Xinyifang in a few days and talking to Jiang Yatou about it.

Lin Bai listened to a group of girls chattering non-stop. One moment they said that Gu Lianzhu was beaten again, the next moment they said that there was a female cultivator from the Tianchi sect who went to the Yang family every day, the next moment they said that Cheng Shuang was going to compete with Gu Feixue, and they also said that they had invited an expert from the Bagua Mountain of the Yunxia sect to tell their fortunes, and that they were sure to win and so on.

Young people have undetermined personalities and are mostly naive. They like to discuss external affairs, and naturally tend to make a lot of noise when they are together.

Lin Bai had a headache and left quickly.

After looking for Gu Yao, the two went to Gu Laoquan's courtyard.

After five days, Gu Laoquan had burned out his lamp and could no longer speak.

The two of them helped Gu Laoquan into the room. Gu Yao went to report to Gu Qingshui and Gu Jiuzhong, and Lin Bai stayed here alone.

"The ancestors said that when a person dies, his light goes out, which is the law of nature. If the great way is not achieved, it is only a matter of time." Gu Yao came back and whispered to Lin Bai.

Lin Bai remained silent, just standing in front of the couch with Gu Yao.

Gu Laoquan didn't say anything. He just stared at the roof with his cloudy eyes.

Two days later, Gu Laoquan suddenly sat up from the bed, and his cloudy eyes were shining.

"Old senior!" This was a last breath, and Lin Bai immediately knelt in front of the low couch to listen to his last words. "Old ancestor!" Gu Yao's eyes were red, and she was trying hard to hold back tears.

"No, no!"

Gu Laoquan spoke clearly and forcefully. He looked out the window and said, "I have lived for more than five hundred years and have seen many fights between the three sects. I have also seen Yuanying take action and witnessed the death of a Yuanying. However, this is the first time I have seen Yuanying from the three sects being killed or injured in a fight."

Lin Bai and Gu Yao looked at each other and said nothing.

"Alas, the weather may change!" Gu Laoquan sighed, his voice sad, "Xiao Shui has just advanced to the Nascent Soul stage, and my Gu family is short of people. The foundation inside is unstable, and there is no support outside. I am afraid there will be twists and turns in the future."

"Who can shake the Nascent Soul guarding an area?" Lin Bai said.

"What's a Nascent Soul?" Gu Laoquan's dry hands grabbed Lin Bai's hands, which were surprisingly powerful, like an eagle's claws. He continued, "Forget the matter of Qianhe Sand? The fight between the powerful can actually change the geography and weather of a place. What's a mere Nascent Soul? The Great Dao has no end. Be prepared for danger in times of peace. Never take chances."

"Yes." Lin Bai and Gu Yao leaned over and responded.

Gu Laoquan was still looking at Lin Bai. His eyes were bright and full of spirit, as if he was a hundred years younger and had the aura of a golden elixir. He said, "You and I have a friendship of preaching for a few days. If my family is in trouble in the future, I don't ask you to sacrifice your life to help, but I ask for a little help."

"I will keep your words in mind, senior!" Lin Bai agreed immediately.

"Okay, okay, I know your story with the Zhu family. You are not an ungrateful person."

Gu Laoquan smiled, loosened his hand, and tried to raise it to grab Gu Yao's hand, but it was already impossible.

"Ancestor!" Gu Yao quickly grabbed Gu Laoquan's shriveled and fleshless hands and put them on her face.

"Child, remember this," Gu Laoquan said with a strong voice, as if he had lost all his old age, "You are in front of Xiaoshui, so you should pass on my message to her. Tell her that cultivation is against the will of heaven, and maybe you will have to walk alone in the end, but it is always a good idea to make some good teachers and friends."

"Yao'er will remember it." Gu Yao's tears fell.

"Although Fairy Chen Yu has no fate with her, she is at least willing to get close to her, so we should make friends with her." Gu Laoquan did not look at Gu Yao's tears, but continued: "Ancestor Cheng will pass away one day, so he should take care of his younger generations and make some good friends with him. Ancestor Yang is steady and cunning, so we should also make friends with him."

He suddenly raised his voice and said, "There is more! When the Qingshan Patriarch was alive, he made friends with people from all over the world. He had old friends in the Yuanying and Jindan stages, and he also had several contacts with Chen Tianren. During the Xiaoshui Yuanying Dao Conference, Chen Tianren even came in person. Don't break this relationship."

Gu Laoquan was very serious and advised: "You should go out more often in the future. Or send Xiaojiu, or even Xiaoshui to visit Chen Tianren himself, it won't be embarrassing."

After saying this, Gu Laoquan seemed to have used up all his strength and lay down again, gasping for breath.

My eyes became cloudy again, and only became brighter when I could no longer see.

When this man was dying, he was still thinking about the future of his family.

"No one knows the truth after a thousand twists and turns, and the years have passed by and turned to dust." Gu Laoquan murmured words to the ancestor, and finally fell silent.

Gu Yao kept sobbing, and Lin Bai stared at her blankly, as if he was dreaming of the heavy snow in Huaxi County.

It was dawn.

Outside, there is wind and snow like a knife, and like the pressure of a golden elixir;
The stove in the house was burning, but it couldn't dry Xiuxiu's tears. She could only watch Mr. Bai pass away.

Lin Bai and Pei Ning were at a loss as to which way to go. They only felt that the road ahead was long, just like walking in the snow, and it was difficult to tell the safety ahead.

After a long time, Gu Laoquan slowly closed his eyes.

The doors and windows slowly opened, and Gu Qingshui stood under the window, looking into the distance at the sky.

Gu Jiuzhong stood under the tree in the yard, without saying a word.

“Life in this world is like a traveler on a long journey.” Gu Qingshui sighed, then turned into clear water and disappeared.

Gu Yao continued to cry quietly, and Lin Bai remained silent.

After a long time, Miaomiao came over.

"Master," Miaomiao may have sensed something, so she knelt down outside the door and said, "Grandpa Yang has come out of retreat and sent me to find you, Master."

Life and death are simultaneous, and death and life are simultaneous. Gu Laoquan died at the end of his life, and Zhu Jianyang made further progress.

Lin Bai got up and went out, helped Miaomiao up, held her hand, and said, "Do you miss your dad?"

Miaomiao shook her head and said, "The dead are gone, and there is no point in commemorating them. I know my father's last wish is to revive the Zhu family, and I should do my best to carry on his legacy."

She used to love wearing robes of all colors, but after Zhu Yumao's death, she has been wearing black clothes. She has not changed them yet.

Although the murderer Lu Shiping has been executed and Lu Haike is also dead, Lin Bai knows that this girl is just being stubborn and actually still holds a grudge against Jiuyin Mountain.

"Senior Gu Laoquan of the Gu family has passed away due to old age. He was a great mentor to me and he taught me the Dharma. Please go in and kowtow to him." Lin Bai said.

"Yes." Miaomiao responded respectfully, went into the room, and bowed again and again in front of the low couch.

After kneeling down, Miaomiao, perhaps because she had experienced the pain of losing a relative, did not say any words of persuasion to Gu Yao. She just stood up and bowed to Gu Yao again, then slowly left.

The master and disciple said no more and walked out of the yard hand in hand.

Jiang Yu and Ye Qingmeng were waiting outside the courtyard gate. Both women looked sad and seemed to know what had happened in the courtyard.

The former's Jiang family had experienced several deaths in the foundation-building period, and the latter's sister had just died.

After a few words, Lin Bai took the three girls to Zhu Jianyang's residence.

"When did you leave?" Lin Bai asked.

"About two hours ago." Miaomiao answered honestly, "Grandpa Yang seemed to have gained something new, and he talked to me for a long time." She looked proud and said, "He even asked about Master. He admires me very much!"

"It's a great thing that he can make progress." Lin Bai sighed.

Since meeting Zhu Jianyang, Lin Bai has been supported by him many times. He taught him the method of alchemy, which allowed Lin Bai to gain a foothold in Xinyifang.

Later, he let him see Chen Tianren's calligraphy and gained something else.

After several storms, he and Zhu Jianyang are close friends for life and death. He is also inextricably linked with the Zhu family and can no longer be separated.

Now that he has the daughter of Zhu family as his apprentice, it is not an exaggeration for Lin Bai to say that he is a member of Zhu family.

When he arrived at the yard, Zhu Jianyang was already waiting.

Zhu Yuhuan and Gu Wushang sat cross-legged, seemingly listening to Zhu Jianyang talk about what he had gained from his retreat.

"Senior, you have made progress again, congratulations!" Lin Bai walked into the yard with a smile.

"How can I call you senior again?" Zhu Jianyang stood up with a smile, holding his beard and looking at Lin Bai.

Zhu Yuhuan and Gu Wushang stood up and saluted.

Everyone sat down, and the three girls and Gu Wushang stood by. Miaomiao was the most filial, and immediately served tea to the three foundation builders.

"I noticed that you looked somewhat depressed and sad. What happened?" Zhu Jianyang asked curiously.

Lin Bai did not hide it either, and only said that although the oldest member of the Gu family, Mr. Gu, had passed away, he was still concerned about the future of the Gu family, so he felt sad when thinking about the past.

"Crawling in the world, I am unyielding; I am troubled by the world and cannot be free." Zhu Jianyang seemed to recall the past, sighed quietly, and said: "Everyone yearns for the road to immortality. But how difficult is the way of heaven, and how many things are there in the world? If you want to change your fate, you have to work hard."

He looked at Lin Bai, pointed to the sky, and asked, "After several life and death experiences and many secret realms, have you ever thought about yourself while watching others?" He asked warmly, "Have you formulated the theory of alchemy?"

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