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Chapter 8 Immortal Robe Mica Formula
When the box was opened, there was nothing dazzling or fragrant with medicinal herbs, but rather a piece of paper the size of a palm.

This is a very old piece of paper, yellowed all over, with some places even showing signs of tearing, as if it would crumble into scraps with the slightest breath.

What's most surprising is that there are no words or pictures on the paper; it's completely blank.

He frowned slightly, looking at the paper from left to right but unable to discern its secrets, and dared not try to test it by flooding or burning it.

Suddenly, he remembered what his master had said: the writing of the people in the underworld is different from that of the living world, and it is called Yin script. If the living do not have the wisdom eye, they will find it difficult to see its contents.

A discerning eye...

He raised his eyebrows, it seemed that although the City God had given him gifts, he had also left a test for him.

If your skills aren't up to par, you'll be guarding a mountain of treasures but finding no use for them.

Zhou Sheng smiled slightly, then quickly stood up and kicked his leg, his toes just touching his forehead, and placed the pre-pressed, paper-thin gold foil "Insight" hidden in the toe of his shoe onto his forehead.

A unique skill in traditional Chinese opera, a kick with keen eyes!

This unique skill is often used in performances of Wei Tuo in "Jinshan Temple" and Erlang Shen in traditional Chinese opera, and it tests one's waist and leg strength the most.

This kick must be fast and stable, requiring flexibility like a vine yet strength like iron, with a cold, hard, and crisp stance.

When Zhou Sheng was practicing hard, he had to lift his leg high and pass his toes through the square hole of a suspended copper coin to pass the test.

At that moment, he kicked through the air, his eyes snapped up, and a bright, golden eye appeared between his brows.

For a sorcerer specializing in yin magic, the ability to discern changes, break invisibility, and communicate with the yin and yang realms is a very useful supernatural power, but it also consumes a great deal of energy.

With his wisdom eye opened, Zhou Sheng felt a cool sensation between his brows, and the world around him became exceptionally clear. He could even see colors invisible to the human eye, a beauty and dreamlike quality that was indescribable.

His master had warned him that if his spiritual cultivation was not high enough, he should not open his wisdom eye easily, otherwise he would easily bring trouble upon himself if his gaze offended the passing ghosts and gods.

Fortunately, Zhou Sheng was only in the room at the moment, so there was no need to worry too much.

Picking up the paper and examining it with discerning eyes, I saw lines of text appearing on it.

"The Immortal's Recipe for Mica (Incomplete)"

"One pound of mica, two ounces of Alisma plantago-aquatica, eight ounces of Asparagus cochinchinensis, eight ounces of Poria cocos..."

Zhou Sheng's eyes lit up. This was actually a Taoist prescription for consuming mica!

Mica is the essence of 1,200 kinds of clouds and the quintessence of 72 kinds of clouds. Its body is pure and bright, and it cannot be destroyed by water or scorched by fire. It shines alongside heaven and earth and the sun and moon.

In ancient China, there were many legends of immortals attaining enlightenment by consuming mica. For example, He Xiangu, one of the famous Eight Immortals, is said to have dreamed of a deity who taught her to eat mica powder when she was fifteen years old. As a result, she became light as a feather and could fly to and fro on the mountaintop.

In the novel "The Legend of Immortals", Wei Shuqing even directly consumed mica to become an immortal.

In traditional Chinese medicine, mica is also a precious medicinal material, with effects such as calming the mind, improving eyesight, promoting lightness of body, and even prolonging life.

But it is, after all, a mineral, and minerals are the most difficult to digest. Without divine intervention, eating too much of it can be harmful.

Zhou Sheng never expected that the City God would give him such a generous gift.

However, the word "crippled" on the prescription made him hesitant to relax. After memorizing the prescription, he quickly withdrew his divine insight.

Within moments, my head was already throbbing slightly.

I must improve my cultivation level as soon as possible!
He consulted the tortoise shell divination again to inquire about information related to the prescription. If there were no hidden dangers, it could be taken directly.

The result made him very happy.

"The incomplete formula for consuming mica was missing its most essential parts. After decades of research and repair by a divine physician, although its efficacy has been greatly reduced, it is still edible."

"Take one dose every seven days, twice a day. It will increase internal energy and blood, strengthen muscles and bones, lighten the body and improve eyesight, and prolong life. If combined with guided exercises, it can enhance spiritual practice."

A smile appeared on Zhou Sheng's face; he could finally relax completely.

In particular, the four words "enhance spiritual practice" are exactly what he urgently needs right now.

However, it was already late at night, the pharmacies were all closed, and he wasn't feeling well, so he suppressed his excitement and quickly fell into a deep sleep.

... He slept very soundly until the sun was high in the sky before he slowly woke up. After eating some food casually, he went to the pharmacy to get all the medicine he needed.

Then, following the steps in the prescription, the mixture was ground, soaked in a semi-alcoholic jar of wine, placed in a bamboo tube, dried over a fire, stirred into a paste, and then placed on a board to dry in the sun for half a day. Finally, it was ground into a fine powder like white sand.

You're done!

However, it cannot be taken directly; it must be taken with dew water, otherwise the yin and yang will be imbalanced, and the elixir will immediately turn into poison.

Following the steps in the prescription strictly, Zhou Sheng took the medicine with the dew.

The doors and windows are locked, so there's no need to worry about being disturbed by outsiders.

He waited quietly for the medicine to take effect.

At first, I didn't feel anything, but after about an incense stick's time, a series of hot currents suddenly surged from my lower abdomen and flowed continuously to my limbs and bones.

There was no pore spraying feces, nor any broken and repaired meridians; instead, it was an ultimate feeling of comfort.

It's like bathing in a hot spring, where every muscle relaxes completely, or like riding on clouds to heaven, feeling like an immortal.

Boom!Boom!Boom!
His heart pounded like a war drum, each beat making his blood boil, his skin glowed like a rosy cloud, wisps of white mist rose from it, and his eyes gleamed with a sharp light.

Remembering the words in the Luoshu, Zhou Sheng quickly stood with his feet apart, toes firmly planted, palms outstretched in a circular motion, and began to breathe in a special rhythm.

This is called Hunyuan Lidantan Zhuang, the first of the twelve postures of Lan Caihe's Guiding Techniques.

Zhou Sheng has been practicing this guiding method for sixteen years.

According to the master, Lan Caihe, one of the Eight Immortals, was named Xu Jian, and his musical name was Lan Caihe. He was once a performer in the Liangyuan Studio in Luoyang, and was later converted into an immortal by Zhongli Quan.

Some opera troupes even worship him as their patron saint.

The Lan Caihe Twelve Guiding Postures are said to have been passed down to Yin Xi Masters after he became an immortal. They can strengthen blood and qi and increase vital energy. If one has outstanding talent, one can even cultivate true Taoist practice.

Zhou Sheng practiced this skill for sixteen years without interruption, regardless of the weather, and only achieved mastery three years ago.

It was from that time onwards that his master was willing to let him go out and do things on his own.

However, although he was diligent, cultivation requires a long and painstaking process, so his progress was always very slow.

At this moment, under the continuous stimulation of the medicine, his cultivation began to advance by leaps and bounds.

The magical power that was originally as thin as a wisp of silk is now growing at a visible speed, and changes can be seen with almost every breath.

As the guiding exercises are performed, one's spiritual progress advances rapidly with each breath.

Embracing the primordial chaos as if carrying a basket, parting clouds and gathering rosy hues with a flick of the fingertips.

With firm footing on the left and drawing water from the spring on the right, one can open the Ren and Du gates by shaking the sea.

A basket thrown away scatters the turbidity of three winter months; a barefoot stomp chills a hundred diseases.

Don't laugh at the madman in his tattered blue robe; the true secret of guiding the qi lies among us!
Zhou Sheng practiced the guiding exercises six times in a row before the heat in his body gradually dissipated.

When he opened his eyes again, they shone brightly, like the rising sun, before slowly fading away.

My body felt as if I had shed half a pound of turbid bones, and I had a feeling of being as light as a swallow and with the wind beneath my feet.

Of course, what's most gratifying is that his cultivation level has doubled.

Just one dose of medicine is equivalent to his previous sixteen years of arduous cultivation!

This is only a fragment of the formula for consuming mica, missing the most important core part.

If it could be completed, perhaps...

Can one really become an immortal?

(End of this chapter)