There is no future for menial disciples? I draw talismans to achieve immortality

The top of Taiyi Peak was covered by clouds. Xu Changshou looked up and saw a bluestone staircase leading directly into the clouds.

Xu Changshou put away his flying sword and walked up the bluestone steps.

He walked slowly, admiring the scenery of the sea of ​​clouds as he walked.

In the endless sea of ​​clouds, a fenced garden and three thatched houses suddenly appeared.

The ancestor's Taoist temple is very simple. Xu Changshou came here once decades ago, and there has been no change since then.

Xu Changshou walked towards the thatched cottage. When he reached the door and was about to salute, the voice of Xuanyang Patriarch came from inside:

"Come in when you're here."

"Yes!"

Xu Changshou responded and slowly walked into the fenced garden, where vegetables were planted on one side and poultry were raised on the other.

The vegetables are ordinary vegetables, and the poultry are ordinary chickens, ducks and geese.

Xu Changshou was a little puzzled. The ancestor's cultivation had already reached the Nascent Soul stage, so why did he still want to deal with these ordinary people's things.

Walk through the hedged garden and into the thatched house.

At this time, Patriarch Xuanyang was sorting out farm tools. Seeing Xu Changshou coming in, he walked over with a smile, holding two hoes.

After not seeing him for decades, Patriarch Xuanyang still looks like a middle-aged farmer, without any change. It seems that time has not left any trace on him.

"Disciple Xu Changshou pays homage to the ancestor."

Xu Changshou hurriedly saluted respectfully.

"hehe!"

Patriarch Xuanyang smiled and waved his hand, giving the hoe in his hand to Xu Changshou.

"Xu Xiaozi, you came at the right time. The weeds in the vegetable garden need to be cleared. Please help me clear them."

Let me weed?

"Uh...yes!"

Xu Changshou was stunned for a moment, then quickly took the hoe.

Patriarch Xuanyang turned around and closed the door, then took Xu Changshou to the vegetable garden in the fenced garden.

At this moment, Xu Changshou could not see any aura of an immortal cultivator on Patriarch Xuanyang, as if he was just an old farmer.

When he arrived at the vegetable garden, Xu Changshou saw a lot of weeds. With his level of cultivation, he could get rid of these weeds with just a thought.

What’s more, he is the ancestor.

However, since the ancestor asked him to weed, he did it honestly. As for the ancestor's thoughts, Xu Changshou did not dare to guess.

Someone like Patriarch Xuanyang, who has lived for hundreds of years, must have a mind as intelligent as a demon and be unfathomable in his scheming.

Patriarch Xuanyang was very serious about weeding. Sometimes, he would bend down and reach out to pull out the weeds.

"Xu Xiaozi, this kind of weed is quite stubborn. You can't use a hoe to get rid of it. You have to pull it out by the roots."

"Yes."

"Are there any problems with cultivation?" asked Patriarch Xuanyang casually.

"My disciple has very poor talent, and his cultivation is all built up by taking elixirs. I take one Spirit Gathering Pill every day, and it takes five years to condense a drop of Foundation Establishment Liquid." Xu Changshou answered honestly, not daring to hide anything.

"Five years?"

Ancestor Xuan Yang was stunned for a moment, then shook his head helplessly: "You kid, your talent is really poor."

"Forehead……"

Xu Changshou was very upset. He thought it was wrong to say such a depressing thing.

The reason why he was able to cultivate so fast was all because of the accumulation of resources. If he didn't have the resources, he probably wouldn't be able to break through even the middle stage of foundation building at this time.

Glancing at Xu Changshou, the old ancestor continued, "You are very smart, very hardworking, and very lucky. Your cultivation speed is much faster than I expected. At this rate, forming a pill will not be a problem."

"Can I really form a pill?"

Xu Changshou was ecstatic.

He didn't know much about Danjie. He had always practiced according to his own method and didn't dare to waste even a single moment.

Xu Changshou was not sure whether he could form the elixir.

The old man's words today gave him peace of mind.

Patriarch Xuan Yang glared at him in dissatisfaction: "The resources you've wasted are enough to train three Jindan cultivators."

"Forehead……"

Xu Changshou lowered his head, looking a little embarrassed.

Xuan Yang Patriarch's tone softened a bit, and he said, "However, since you have a special skill, it's only natural that you should take up more resources. Any cultivator, no matter how talented they are, cannot do without cultivation resources. Conversely, even if you have a poor talent, as long as you have enough resources, forming a pill will not be a problem."

"Yes."

Xu Changshou nodded, he deeply agreed with the ancestor's words.

Along the way, Xu Changshou realized that he had no talent and his cultivation depended entirely on resources.

"What happens after the elixir is formed?" Xu Changshou asked.

Xu Changshou finally had the opportunity to be alone with the ancestor, and he wanted to learn more about cultivation.

Since he has no problem forming the elixir, let's ask about some issues that may arise after forming the elixir.

Ancestor Xuan Yang said calmly: "After forming the pill, resources and talent are equally important. Without resources, no matter how good the talent is, it is useless. Without talent, no matter how many resources there are, it is useless."

"This……"

After hearing what Patriarch Xuanyang said, Xu Changshou felt disappointed.

According to what he said, I might end up at the Golden Elixir stage for the rest of my life.

"Ancestor, can you tell me more about Jindan cultivators?" Xu Changshou asked.

Patriarch Xuan Yang pondered for a moment before speaking, "Only cultivators who have reached the Golden Core stage can be considered to have completely transcended the realm of mortals. At that point, their bodies are flawless and their potential is synchronized with their lifespan."

Xu Changshou nodded slightly. It was not difficult to understand what the ancestor said about the potential period being synchronized with the lifespan.

Whether it is the Qi Refining Stage or the Foundation Establishment Stage, there is a potential period.

The potential period of the Qi Refining Stage is thirty years old. Cultivators over thirty years old have exhausted their potential and are unable to build a foundation.

The potential of the foundation-building stage is one hundred years old. If you are over one hundred years old, you will not be able to form a pill.

After the Golden Core stage, the cultivator's physical body evolves, and there is no longer any such thing as a potential period. It can also be said that as long as a Golden Core cultivator is alive, he has the opportunity to advance to the Nascent Soul stage.

"Ancestor, since the potential period and lifespan are synchronized after the formation of the elixir, wouldn't there be more time to break through the realm? Logically speaking, it should be easier to form an infant." Xu Changshou expressed the doubts in his mind.

"No, no, no!"

Patriarch Xuan Yang shook his head: "Starting from the Jindan stage, cultivators must begin to comprehend the Dao. Only cultivators who comprehend the Dao can be considered to have truly entered the gate of immortality. Those below the Dao are all ants. Cultivators who have not comprehended the Dao are nothing more than powerful mortals."

"Ok!"

Xu Changshou nodded, not quite understanding.

He didn't understand what Taoism was, but he had experienced the power of Taoism. In front of Zhou Chengru, he couldn't even have a thought, because Zhou Chengru had already comprehended a trace of Taoism. Taoism is the charm of the great way, but it cannot be called Taoism.

"Ancestor, is it difficult to comprehend the great Dao?" Xu Changshou asked.

“The great Dao is as difficult as ascending to heaven. It is difficult to say it is difficult, but it is also not difficult to say it is not difficult.”

"Disciple doesn't understand."

"The more talented a cultivator is, the closer he is to the Great Dao, and the easier it will be for him to comprehend the Dao."

"Those with poor talent will have a harder time comprehending the Great Dao, and their cultivation speed will be slower. Therefore, to cultivate in the Golden Core Realm, one must not only have sufficient resources, but also have the ability to comprehend."

"Comprehension is directly related to spiritual roots. The better the spiritual roots, the better the comprehension."