The author of the book "The Book of the Dead"

Chapter 54: Mayfly sees the blue sky, and the moon is seen from the bottom of the well

"Water and fire complement each other, and the changes are mysterious. The way to make elixirs is to control the fire."

In a house in the bamboo forest, Liang Yue guided two people in refining the elixir.

The two were not impetuous, but listened quietly and took dense notes.

"Senior, could you please talk about the idea of the immortal way that values life and saves people infinitely?" Ge Xuanpu was very interested in this, while Xu Jingming was still studying the elixir recipe.

"The so-called immortal way values life and helps others without limit. It is not only about nourishing oneself, but also about saving the world. Health preservation is internal, and saving the world is external. Medicine is the way to save the world."

Although he passed on the alchemy classics, he also respected Ge Hong's wishes and did not want future generations to be contaminated by the vague journey of seeking immortality, so Liang Yue proposed this concept.

This concept is based on medical health preservation, and regards health preservation as the prerequisite for longevity.

Since Ge Xuanpu asked, let's expand on this.

Only you can practice Qingmei Dan and Qingliu Dan by yourself. The demand for these pills is huge and they consume a lot of energy.

If they learn it, it can also benefit the world.

The three of them discussed until late at night, and then Liang Yue went back to rest.

This went on for several days until Xu Jingming finally refined the first pill.

Green smoke came out of the stove and bursts of strange fragrance filled the room.

"It's done!" Xu Jingming was covered in dust, but he was looking at the first Green Willow Pill in the furnace, his heart filled with joy.

"Well, not bad." Liang Yue nodded. Although the step of converting true Qi into elixir was missing, the efficacy of the medicine was very good.

"Integrate today's insights, refine one, and process it according to today's method from now on."

Liang Yue looked at Ge Xuanpu, who had already taken notes in a thick notebook.

On the other side, Xu Jingming looked at the pill with fascination.

"It seems that you have a preliminary understanding of the magic of Ge Shenxian. You will comprehend it on your own in the future!"

The two men stood up, bowed solemnly, and said, "Thank you, senior!"

"It doesn't matter."

After Liang Yue left, the two men bowed silently. Although they didn't say it, they already regarded him as their teacher in their hearts.

"Jingming, explain the technique to me."

The night is getting deeper, the sky is dotted with stars, like pearls falling on a jade plate, and the red fire warms people's hearts.

Until the night ends and the day dawns.

Ge Xuanpu looked at the densely packed words on the book and said, "I think these words can be integrated into a book for future generations to study."

Xu Jingming took a quick look and said, "You are good at this, I have no objection."

"It's not enough to just have the Danjing. It's better to add some ideas about saving the world and saving people, and combine it with the myths and stories of ancient sages to make it easy to remember."

"Can it be done?"

"Everything is difficult at the beginning. I will spend my whole life studying this. How can I know if I don't try? I have decided to call it..." Ge Xuanpu looked into the distance with a deep gaze, "Lingbao Sutra!"

The spirit of the mountains, the treasure of the pillars.

The one who taught me the Tao is the Immortal Master Lingbao. This is a Taoist code word.

The next day, Liang Yue started to "drive people away".

The two men rode on fast horses, and Ge Xuanpu took the compiled elixir recipes and the Lingbao Sutra he compiled.

"Did the two gods Ge and Xu look for any blessed land back then?" Liang Yue suddenly asked.

"My great-grandfather practiced Taoism in Luofu Mountain, and Master Xu once traveled to Poyang Lake in Yuzhang. I don't know the specific details." Ge Xuanpu thought for a moment and replied.

"If you have any news when you return, please let me know."

"I'll remember it."

"Take care of yourself!"

Liang Yue watched the two of them leave.

There are energetic seekers on the immortal path again.

The road is bumpy and bumpy, but I will keep going without regrets.

After several years, will they be Ge Hong who gave up everything, Dong Ze who was obsessed with his life, or Shi Quanzi who was frustrated and lonely?
Or is it a different state of mind?
The long river of history, the coming and going of people, the sounds and colors, is quite interesting.

Before Liang Yue could sigh, another horse came galloping back. The man on the horse had an ordinary appearance, but his eyes were bright and impressive.

The person who came was Xu Jingming.

"Hmm? Where's Xuan Pu?"

"Xuan Pu has gone back." Xu Jingming dismounted, bowed deeply, and said, "My parents died young, and I have nowhere to go. Today, I saw the way of medicine and alchemy, just like a mayfly seeing the blue sky. Jingming is willing to be a guest, and I hope that the senior will take him in."

Liang Yue liked this person who focused on refining pills, so he nodded and said, "Stay here to refine pills and help treat illnesses."

From now on, you can just refine the important pills yourself and push the elixir-making technique to the highest level.

As the saying goes: refine your mind, refine your nature, and refine the golden elixir, and your true energy will fill Mount Penglai.

From then on, Liuzhuang had a new doctor, Xu.

Xu Jingming and Liang Yue are generally low-key. Unlike Ge Xuanpu, they do not like to study ideas, but instead focus on studying alchemy and medicine.

……

These days, Liang Yue seemed to be very free, and occasionally went to the deserted place in the back mountain to test the Dragon Binding Rope.

Hooks and chains were flying everywhere, and the Taoist figure was flying, like a fairy descending from heaven to earth.

In his spare time, he would drink wine and tea with Jie Kong and Shi Quanzi.

"Shanbo, you are willing to give the recipe to two people." Shi Quanzi said with a smile.

Liang Yue put down the teacup and said with a smile: "One should judge others by one's own standards. Senior Ge Hong has passed on his life's knowledge to me. Shouldn't I be able to teach his descendants?"

"Besides, saving the world and saving people can be considered as a great merit of mine."

After listening to this, Jie Kong nodded and smiled, "Saving the world and saving people is a good idea, and it is in line with the way of heaven's compassion."

“It’s time for a change.”

"That's right." Liang Yue said with a smile.

The alchemists of this era were so exaggerated that even the gentry followed suit and practiced seclusion, doing nothing all day long, taking pills and pills, and indulging themselves in wildness and unbridled behavior.

Although some of it was due to the chaotic political situation and the paralysis of himself, it was also partly due to the alchemists.

"In short, immortality is elusive, while health preservation is practical."

"That's right. This is the great way." Shi Quanzi said with a smile.

……

Wang family's villa.

At night, a five-colored altar was set up in the bamboo forest.

The prayer flags fluttered, the Taoist priest stood at the altar with his eyes closed in contemplation, and the flames of the incense altar flickered.

puff!
Suddenly, the Taoist spat out a mouthful of talisman water, which turned into a raging fire when it touched the incense and candles.

The altar was shrouded in thick fog, and under the light of the fire, several faint human figures could be seen flickering.

When the thick fog dissipated, the figure disappeared with it.

"Excuse me for showing off my poor skills. This is the way the immortal officials dispatch troops." Sun Yue smiled modestly.

Before coming, my brother repeatedly warned me not to cause trouble and to win the trust of the people of Kuaiji by presenting myself as a great Taoist master.

This time, Sun Yue came differently from his brother Sun Song. Because Sun Song was with Sima Daozi, he could not stay for a long time, so he was more eager for quick success.

This time he was different. He wanted to manage this place for a long time, acquire more land, recruit disciples, and accumulate strength.

Wait for the weather to change.

Wang Ningzhi was stunned. It turned out that there really was a method of Yin soldiers. He couldn't help but sigh and said, "You are really a living immortal. How about this? Many celebrities have visited you recently. How about we hold a ceremony and donate to your Taoist temple?"

"Of course."

The next day, the notice of the Kuaiji Dharma Assembly spread to the homes of all the noble families.

Liang Yue held the post and thought for a long time.

This Sun Yue is actually a direct descendant. It would be fine if he was just a direct descendant, but he also wants to build a Taoist palace in Kuaiji.

"Kuaiji will never allow such a powerful "god" to exist."

This kind of charismatic person is very dangerous. Kuaiji can tolerate a small chaos but not a big one, otherwise people's livelihood will decline and it will take ten years to recover.

……

The next day, early morning.

The sun rises, and golden light shines on the mountains.

East side of Kuaiji Mountain.

There are mountains upon mountains, lush green grass and trees, dense forests and bamboos, and clear springs.

At this time, the weather is sunny and the scenery is beautiful.

The carriages of the nobles came one after another.

The Liang family now also had carriages, with a total of three carriages pulled by two horses. Compared with the hollow foil-covered luxury carriages of the aristocracy, the Liang family's lacquered carriages seemed ordinary.

Liang Yue jumped off the carriage, followed by Zhu Yingtai, who changed into a casual outfit that looked elegant and heroic, followed by two maids and Liu Jue. Other people who got off the carriage included Bao Qian, Tan Daoji, Xu Jingming, and others.

At the same time, take down the bottles and cans.

An altar was being built not far away, with layers of prayer flags erected.

"Come, move the things over there!" Liang Yue led everyone to find a piece of open space, spread straw mats, and set up a grill.

The rest of the nobles followed closely behind, making for a grand occasion.

Liang Yue watched all this and silently evaluated the strength of the major clans in his mind.

The top aristocratic families, Wang and Xie, were all there, as well as other second- and third-rate aristocratic families, who gathered in groups of two or three, chatting and talking about everything under the sun in the elegant style of the Wei and Jin dynasties.

Don't ask the common people and ask the ghosts and gods.

Seeing this, Liang Yue couldn't help but sigh that the country was suffering from many disasters, the Five Barbarians' invasion of China, the monopoly of the gentry, and the people's livelihood were in great trouble.

People like Xie Xuan and Zu Ti are a minority after all; most people are just such fools and parasites.

Liang Yue boasted that he had already laid down, and compared with this group of people, he was considered a model worker.

A carriage drove up and a middle-aged Confucian scholar with an immortal look and wearing a bright yellow Taoist robe and a Bagua crown got out of the carriage.

Everyone rushed forward and asked about matters related to longevity.

Liang Yue saw Sun Yue’s true face for the first time.

His image is slightly worse than Sun Song's, because Sun Song has a bit of divine temperament.

But this person is too ostentatious, and may recruit more followers and accumulate more wealth.

"Sanber!"

Just as he was thinking, Zhu Yingtai's shout woke Liang Yue up from his thoughts.

Liang Yue looked up and saw that it was Xie Daoyuan and his wife.

Old Lady Xie Daoyun smiled kindly and asked, "Shanbo, do you know where my brother Xuan has gone?"

"Mr. Xie said earlier that he would travel around the world, so he will probably be back soon."

"So that's it." Xie Daoyuan understood.

Wang Ningzhi sniffed, looked at the fish, shrimp and meat on the grill, and said with a smile: "No wonder Shanbo never responded to the call for appointments. It turns out that there are delicious foods at home, so there is no need to go to the corrupt officialdom to seek fame and fortune."

“Be it fame, wealth, or achievements as a general or a minister, aren’t they all possible only if you are full? If you are not full, how can you have romance? So, eat first.” Liang Yue’s tone contained a hint of sarcasm.

He had mixed feelings about Wang Ningzhi. This man was superstitious and had delayed many things, but as a descendant of the Wang family of Langya, he was polite and peaceful, not condescending, and kind to subordinates and outsiders.

It's really contradictory.

"Haha, that's right."

Wang Ningzhi did not understand the meaning of the words, but just admired the cleverness of the words.

Instead, it was Xie Daoyuan who was talking to Zhu Yingtai at the side who heard it.

At this moment, she finally understood why Xie Xuan always ran over there. This man really had the demeanor of a madman who despised princes and nobles and was indifferent to fame and wealth.

Fame and fortune are like floating clouds, power is like flowing water, who can see through them?

This person is not without talent, but he is hiding his shortcomings.

Soon, other famous people gathered by the river to discuss philosophy.

Liang Yue had no choice but to go, and he hid in the corner, acting like a invisible person.

The famous scholars applied powder and rouge and took Wushisan. Some of them sang and whistled, and composed the following poems.

Sun Yue is a very elegant man, and when others mention magic, they acknowledge that he has magical powers.

"When the gods are on patrol, the eight winds rise, anger flies like lightning, mountains collapse and rocks crack..."

These words made everyone yearn for it.

"Immortal Sun, why did the old Immortal Sun Song transform into a corpse?"

"Of course, his merits are complete and he is ranked among the immortals. There are several types of corpse transformation: fire transformation, water transformation, weapon transformation, staff transformation, and earth transformation, which are in line with the great way of the five elements."

Hearing Sun Yue's serious words, Liang Yue, who knew the inside story, laughed inwardly.

However, this person's rhetoric can indeed work wonders in this era when there are not many scams.

Liang Yue used the art of looking at qi to observe this person.

Sun Yue brought about twenty people, all of whom had internal skills. Among them, two Taoists had quite deep internal skills, with roughly thirty years of internal strength.

If this person is careful and cautious, Liang Yue will find it difficult to assassinate him. Some noble families have very tight defenses. To prevent assassinations by experts, there are guards watching them at all times, bows and crossbows are strung, and there are also smoke and kerosene to deal with heavy armor.

There were never any trees or wells near the main bedrooms of high-ranking officials of the aristocratic families. At night, they would ring bells to give warnings, and some would even place magnets at the doors to prevent anyone from carrying weapons.

The rich and powerful just like to enjoy themselves, they are not fools.

Soon, they got to the point and Sun Yue took out a book of merits.

"I want to build a Taoist temple on this mountain. If anyone can donate, their name will be recorded and their merits will reach the heaven."

Everyone came forward to pledge donations, the highest being over ten thousand strings of cash, and the lowest being no less than five hundred strings of cash.

There is a science to donating money. Liang Yue saw that most of the third-rate nobles around him donated 600 strings of cash, so he donated 600 strings of cash as well.

Sun Yue could even call out the names of the nobles and powerful people one by one.

"Mr. Shanbo, I heard that you have an old relationship with my brother?"

"Yes, Immortal Sun once taught me the art of turning beans into war. Unfortunately, before I could master it, Master Sun ascended to heaven. Now it's hard to get another chance." Liang Yue said with regret.

“Haha, to make soldiers out of beans, you need to use a weapon-refining bag to raise the beans, and then you can refine them into Taoist soldiers.” Sun Yue took out an ancient leather bag with strange patterns written on it in cinnabar.

Liang Yue's mind moved, and he realized that this was a magic weapon that matched his magic of turning beans into soldiers.

"I see. Thank you for your guidance."

"It's okay. You can come and ask for advice when you have nothing to do. Once you really get the hang of it, you will find that your previous ideas were just like looking at the moon in a well." Sun Yue showed a strange smile.

"Yes, I am watching the bright moon from the well."

Liang Yue left with a smile.

Soon, it was evening and night was falling.

Sun Yue climbed onto the high platform, the strong wind blew the prayer flags, and the light and shadows swayed.

"Taishang Laojun, please send the heavenly soldiers immediately. The divine soldiers are as urgent as the law!"

boom!
White smoke suddenly rose, and after the smoke dissipated, only four eight-foot-tall Taoist soldiers wearing armor, with cinnabar painted on their faces, holding guns and swords were seen lined up on both sides of Sun Tai.

Surrounded by clouds and mist, and guarded by divine soldiers, it was like a living god.

Everyone worshipped him as a god. White smoke rose again and the Taoist soldiers disappeared.

"Everyone, on the day when the Dao Palace is laid, I will ask the heavenly soldiers to perform the righteous law and send down the sweet rain."

"Master, is this a magical power?" Xu Jingming was stunned.

"No." Liang Yue sensed the reality through his divine sense. There was a hollow space under the altar, and there were four men with high martial arts skills hiding there. They used the white smoke and prayer flags as cover to climb onto the platform.

Liang Yue knew how to deal with this person.

"go back."

Afterwards, the nobles mobilized the people to build the Taoist palace.

With the blessing of faith, the Taoist temple progressed rapidly and the foundation was soon completed.

There was a huge crowd on the altar.

There were nobles, common people, and common people. The nobles sat around the altar, while the others stood. Liang Yue also wore a wide robe with big sleeves, so his arms could not be seen.

Disciples and Taoist boys guard the altar.

Sun Yue stepped onto the stage with steady steps and an elegant Taoist robe.

Looking at the crowd below, he appeared calm on the surface but was excited on the inside.

Today he would cast the spell during the day, so he prepared black smoke, red smoke and yellow smoke.

Today is the day when the hall is filled with eight thousand guests and the Dao is known to all the counties and states.

At this moment, we must not let down our guard.

Burn incense, wash hands, draw talismans, and worship gods.

"Taishang Laojun, send thousands of soldiers, with assistants on the left and right, to stand in front of the altar. Follow my command and rush to the altar. It's as urgent as a law!"

boom!
Yellow smoke, black smoke, and red smoke appeared. At the same time, Liang Yue flicked his finger from his sleeve and shot four yellow beans under the altar. The Taoist soldiers quickly appeared and killed the four people who had hidden.

"Hmm? Why are they two breaths slower today?"

Wow!
Four figures flew to Sun Yue's side. They were the Taoist soldiers sent from heaven with faces as red as heavy trees and wearing armor.

"Generals, listen to my orders! Uh... hey!"

Two pistols were inserted into Sun Yue's lower back.

Everyone had no doubts and thought it was a deity demonstrating his invulnerability to swords and guns, so they cheered and applauded.

"it is good!"

"Good, good, good, great magical power!"

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