Records of Mysterious Things in the Southern Dynasties

Chapter 123 Shocking Secrets (Alliance Leader Extra)
Thousand miles on the ship.

Bao Ren has been refining the Three Lives Stone for three full days using the Three Souls and Nine Refinements method.

The so-called Three Souls and Nine Refinings is to use one's own body as the cauldron of heaven and earth, with the sky as the cauldron cover and the earth as the cauldron seat, and the things to be refined are placed inside, and are refined nine times with one's own soul and true fire.

At this time, the eighth transformation was completed, and the five-meter-tall Sansheng Stone had shrunk to only a person's height, which surprised Ren Yuan. He thought that the Taoist method was really profound, but he didn't know why it was pushed to a dead end by Buddhism.

In fact, he is a "light" bystander, and he has no idea how much psychological pressure the person involved is under at this time.

Firstly, Bao Ren's spiritual fluid was on the verge of exhaustion, and the refining process could only be performed once, without stopping to refine again. Secondly, even if there was enough spiritual fluid, with his level of cultivation, after the ninth transformation of refining, the Three Life Stone would at most shrink by half, which was still very inconvenient.

I can’t imagine a fairy-like little girl like Daoist A Yao having to carry a stone half a person’s height and run around in the future…

That would bring disgrace to the Tianshi Dao.

At this time, Ren Yuan also saw that he had encountered a problem, and asked hurriedly: "Master, do you need help? I also have spiritual liquid."

"No. The old Taoist uses himself as the cauldron, how can outsiders add fuel to the fire?" Bao Ren shook his head decisively. Seeing that if he didn't take action, he would fail, so he made up his mind and thought to himself: "Forget it, let it be whatever it is."

Then he spat out a mouthful of True Yang Saliva, fueled the fire in the furnace, and began the 'Nine Turns of Extreme Yang Refining'!
The blazing golden light instantly enveloped the man-sized Three-Life Stone, as if it was about to melt it, and the Three-Life Stone gradually began to shrink...

However, Old Bao was ultimately overdoing it. Before he had even completed half of the Nine Turns, the spiritual fluid was completely drained, and the Extreme Yang Fire was about to go out.

He cried out secretly: "It's broken..."

The old Taoist priest was also a very honest man. In order to avoid failure, he even cut his wrist and burned his blood to add fuel to the fire.

But if this happens, given his age, he might have to die here...

"Nonsense." Then a muffled groan was heard from the cabin, and a golden light flew out and shot into his body.

Bao Ren instantly felt that the spiritual fluid was so abundant that it was even showing signs of forming a pill, but he did not hesitate to release it all and burned the cauldron until it was red hot!

The San Sheng Stone shrank rapidly, visibly, and by the time it was completely refined, it had returned to its original size, only the size of a walnut!
"Catch it, boy!" Bao Ren shouted, and Ren Yuan quickly raised his hands and caught the hard-earned San Sheng Stone.

He held it tightly in his hand and asked quickly, "Senior, are you okay?"

"Don't worry, I'm fine." Bao Ren shook his head, looking energetic and a few years younger than before. He stood up, bowed deeply towards the cabin and said, "Thank you for your help, senior."

There was no response from inside.

"The old man doesn't like to be disturbed, just pretend he doesn't exist." Ren Yuan coughed lightly and said, "I won't tell you his origins, you will forget about him when you get off the boat anyway."

"Okay, no problem." Bao Ren responded quickly. As a senior, this is how he should behave. He was not used to being so approachable.

"Is this what we want?" Ren Yuan looked at the ordinary little stone in his hand.

"Not bad." Bao Ren nodded and said, "I thought I could only refine it to half the height of a human, but the senior helped me refine it to the point where I can wear it with me, and the quality is even higher. Now I am not afraid even if it is cloudy or rainy."

"It can be cloudy or rainy?" Ren Yuan said in surprise. He also planned to get the Three-Life Stone and go to the northwest with his sister to stay where there is less rain. "Nonsense, the moon is just covered by clouds on rainy days. You can't see the moonlight, but it doesn't mean it doesn't exist." Master Bao was in a good mood and smiled, "The Three-Life Stone can still condense the essence of moonlight."

"After you get out, let your sister wear it and absorb the moonlight every night. This will solve her bloodsucking problem," he then instructed Ren Yuan, "This way you can keep calm."

"Thank you very much, Taoist priest, for your kindness." Ren Yuan hurriedly expressed his gratitude.

"You and I are helping each other, there is no need to do this, my friend." Bao Ren held him and said, "And don't think that you can sit back and relax. You still have to continue to think of ways to eradicate those two hidden dangers."

After a pause, he said worriedly, "I think the sword is dormant now, so it can maintain its balance. Who knows if it will suddenly wake up one day and take your sister's life directly?"

"Is it because of my senior sister's extremely yin constitution that the extremely yang sword can defeat her?" Ren Yuan asked hurriedly.

"It's not just this reason. In fact, it's because the sword is too strong. If we don't try to subdue it, others will be unable to resist it." Taoist Master Bao explained: "Unfortunately, my Tianshi Dao is not good at sword cultivation. You should still find a Taoist who cultivates the immortal sword to see if they have any solution."

Ren Yuan pondered for a moment, drew a blue talisman, and showed Bao Ren the process of binding the evil spirit. Fang asked, "Master, do you know who my master is?"

"Who is your master? You ask me?" Bao Ren said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, "I should know a little, but not much."

"I hope you can give me some advice." Ren Yuan was overjoyed and bowed deeply.

"First of all, this is not the way of our Tianshi Dao." Bao Ren twisted his beard and said solemnly: "Do you know why our Taoists are persecuted?"

"The Emperor worships Buddhism and destroys Taoism. There is no room for two tigers in one mountain of Buddhism." Ren Yuan replied.

"That's only one aspect, and not the main one." Bao Ren shook his head slowly and said in a deep voice: "The real reason is that we Taoists have been seeking ways to get rid of the shackles of external elixirs and cultivate and open our minds with our own strength!"

"What?!" Ren Yuan felt his scalp tingling when he heard that.

"You also know that people in the world rely on external elixirs for cultivation, and those nobles and aristocrats have monopolized external elixirs, making it impossible for countless talented people to cultivate, and instead letting those mediocre people waste their time." Bao Ren sighed: "This is in stark contrast to the concept of my Taoism that follows nature, and it is also the fundamental reason why the cultivators are inferior to the previous generation."

Ren Yuan nodded. He was deeply touched by Bao Ren's words. During the battle at the tomb of Donghunhou, not a single Yushu Pill could be found in the entire Fangxian Township. However, Xie Gui, a mere branch of the Xie family, could use this thing as a healing pill.

How can common people fight against them?

"My master once said, 'External alchemy is a great threat to the practice of Taoism, and we must get rid of it.' The new approach he tried was to practice internal alchemy to replace external alchemy. Unfortunately, when his internal alchemy technique was about to be perfected, he was suddenly ambushed by the Buddhist sect and died!" Although it had been many years, Bao Ren still gritted his teeth in hatred when he mentioned it.

"Master, please accept my condolences." Ren Yuan consoled him and asked softly, "How many orifices did you open, Master?"

"All nine orifices are open, the ancestral orifice is open, the three flowers are gathered at the top of the head, and the five qi are converging to the origin. I have entered the realm of semi-god!" Bao Ren replied solemnly.

"Ah?" Ren Yuan was so shocked that he couldn't close his mouth. It was like a flash of lightning flashed through his mind. He finally understood why Zu Chongzhi and his master, who were so strong, still had to hide their heads and tails and dared not be careless.

Because the only one who can kill a demigod is probably a true god...

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