Two Realms: Modern Invasion of Cultivation

10 PM.

It was already time to eat dinner, finish evening classes, and turn off the lights to rest.

After completing his patrol of the mountain, just like the previous two days, Chen Wu returned to the Taoist temple with his beloved hunting dog.

Everything is safe.

Yunwu Mountain is not far from the city. Although it is located in the mountains and forests, there are actually no large wild animals in the surrounding mountains and forests.

The appearance of a tiger, as seen before, is very rare.

Normally, large predators like tigers wouldn't appear in the forests near Yunwu Mountain.

They wouldn't even pass by.

But it just so happened that it appeared, and it just happened to pass by, which was unexpected and somewhat defied common sense.

It can only be attributed to coincidence.

After all, nothing is absolute, and nobody knows what the tiger is thinking.

All in all, today was another relaxing day.

Chen Wu was relaxed and ready to rest after returning to the Taoist temple. He ignored the hunting dogs that had run off, wagging their tails and sneaking off somewhere.

He probably went to see that female Taoist priest again.

These past two days, his hunting dog has even been sleeping at the female Taoist priest's door, acting more attentive and servile than it ever did to its master.

It's really embarrassing.

Speaking of which, three more women came to the Taoist temple today. I wonder if that simp will become eager to please again.

Chen Wu shook his head slightly. As he passed the main hall, he immediately saw the statue of the Celestial Master inside, as well as the four Taoist priests Yun Qing, Yun Xi, Yun Le, and Yun Zhi sitting in front of the statue.

It's strange, really.

The four Taoist priests would meditate in the temple every night, sitting there until very late, their dedication was truly admirable.

These days, being a Taoist priest isn't an easy job either.

Culture needs to be passed down, and the transmission of Taoist culture must not be interrupted. It also requires professional training and certification for practitioners.

However, these days there are indeed very few people willing to become Taoist priests.

He had previously seen Taoist temples whose lineage had been broken, with no one willing to take over, leading to their abandonment and neglect.

Yunlai Temple is neither too big nor too small. Although it only has five junior Taoist priests and one senior Taoist priest, it is actually at its peak size.

It wasn't easy.

With a sigh, Chen Wu didn't want to disturb the four Taoist priests, so he quietly left and returned to the courtyard where the experience class was staying. He washed up in his dormitory and went to sleep.

The night was deep, and all was quiet.

Inside the main hall.

Yun Qing, who had been sitting for a long time, slowly opened her eyes, a look of disappointment appearing in them, but it vanished in an instant.

Disappointment is human nature; it is because we have expectations that we are disappointed.

No need to worry about it.

The important thing is to maintain a calm and peaceful mind, and a heart that yearns for the Way. Any disappointment or joy that comes with it is nothing but fleeting smoke.

If you're disappointed, then so be it.

Then take it easy and let go of the disappointment.

With this sense of relief, Yun Qing felt relaxed, and a faint smile appeared on her face.

He looked up at the statue of the ancestral master in front of him and felt as if the statue had come to life, with an indescribable spirituality and vitality.

I don't know if it's just my imagination.

He chuckled inwardly, shook his head slightly, looked at Yunxi who was still meditating beside him, and slowly exhaled.

On the other side, Yun Le finished meditating, opened her eyes, slowly got up, bowed to the ancestral master, and then stretched.

With a sigh, Yun Zhiye ended his meditation, opened his eyes and looked at the statue of the patriarch, lost in thought.

Another fruitless night...

"Junior brother, take it easy."

Yun Qing said in a relaxed tone, "Sometimes being too persistent can actually lead to trouble."

Yun Le chuckled and said, "That's right, senior brother, junior brother, look up."

Inside the hall, a bird flew in at some point, flapping its wings and flying around, occasionally bumping into the walls, doors, and windows, but it still couldn't see the hall doors that were right in front of it, wide open.

Look at this little bird.

Yun Zhi immediately felt the same way, as if she were that little bird wandering in an invisible cage, stubbornly crashing against the wall.

Yes.

He knew, and was well aware, that he was becoming increasingly fixated on this.

The patriarch manifested his power, and the Great Dao was right before his eyes. He loved Taoist culture, had read all the Taoist scriptures in the temple, and was obsessed with the Dao. How could he not be attached to it?

But sometimes, the more persistent you are, the less likely you are to reach the heavenly gate.

Yun Zhi gave a bitter smile and said softly, "Senior brother, I understand, but I... sigh..."

See here.

Yun Le scratched his head, said nothing more, turned around, picked up a lamp, and hung it at the palace gate.

Yun Qing looked at her junior brother and comforted him, "I understand, Yun Zhi. Do you still remember what Master said about maintaining a calm mind?"

Yun Zhi nodded.

Yun Qing sat down next to his junior brother, patted him on the shoulder, and comforted him, "These days, I've come to realize more and more how important and rare it is that Master spoke of having a calm and peaceful mind."

"Yunzhi, we all know and understand your desire for the Dao. There are many Daoist scriptures that even I don't know about or have never read, but you read them every day, over and over again. No one is more studious or knows more than you."

"Those who are good at swimming are often more prone to drowning."

"The more you know, the more persistent you become when you see hope, and the more likely you are to get into trouble."

"Perhaps we should learn to forget about it."

"Find your former self, calm yourself down, and return to a normal mindset."

In conversation.

Yunle has already hung up the lights.

Then, the birds that had been frantically flying around inside the hall rested for a while, and as if they had suddenly gained some intelligence, they took flight again, this time flying out of the hall's gate very smoothly.

"Look, this is what you call a guiding light."

Yun Qing sighed, "This bird is like many people's lives. The harder you try, the more persistent you are, and the more you want to fly higher, the more you get trapped in the same place, unable to go up or get out."

"Finally, he was exhausted and lived in constant fear."

"We are the same, which is why we need to maintain a calm mind and avoid becoming too attached to the existence of the light of the ancestral master's manifestation, thus falling into a predicament."

"Don't rush, when the time is right, this light will naturally guide us."

"The light is right here. Once you understand, you will naturally see the door and go into the light."

"If you can't understand it, no matter how anxious you are or how many times you bang your head against the wall, it won't help."

"..."

In conversation.

Yun Qing's voice grew softer and softer, and a look of absentmindedness gradually appeared on her face. She looked very strange.

This is so strange.

Yun Zhi noticed immediately, blinked, took a deep breath, and whispered cautiously, "Senior Brother?"

Yun Qing seemed not to hear.

Yun Zhi couldn't sit still any longer and said in a trembling voice, "Senior Brother? No, Third Senior Brother, look, what's wrong with Senior Brother?"

Yun Le turned around and looked at him, smiling as she said, "Perhaps he's about to have an epiphany."

Yunzhi opened his mouth but remained silent.

He paused for a moment, then looked at his second senior brother, Yunxi, who remained seated with his eyes closed and motionless.

"Senior Brother Yunxi...why hasn't he woken up yet..."

He spoke with difficulty.

"possible..."

Yun Le pondered, "I should also come to my senses by now."

Yun Zhi laughed, a laugh tinged with anger, and looked at her third senior brother, saying, "Senior Brother Yun Le, what about you?"

Yunle yawned, stretched, and said, "I'm tired, I'm going to rest now."

Yun Zhi paused for a moment, then gritted her teeth slightly and said, "Senior brother, you seem to have yawned a lot today."

Yun Le coughed and asked awkwardly, "Really?"

Yun Zhi sneered and remained silent.

Feeling guilty, Yun Le chuckled and covered up, saying, "Junior brother, don't worry, I definitely didn't understand. It's not spring drowsiness or autumn fatigue. It's autumn, so it's normal for me to yawn."

Yun Zhi remained silent.

Yun Le paused, then coughed again and said, "Alright, I was indeed a little sleepy today."

Yun Zhi clenched her fist and said, "So, you've figured it out?"

Yun Le hesitated and said, "To be honest, I don't know, and I don't feel anything. I may have realized it, or I may not. You know, I've always been slow to understand."

"Junior brother, don't worry. I don't think I've had any enlightenment. I haven't done anything special. I just meditate with you every night. I've never had a sudden enlightenment."

"I don't understand anything about enlightenment."

"I'm going back to sleep now, you guys should go to sleep early too."

As he spoke, he yawned and quickly walked away.

Yun Zhi closed her eyes for a long time, then exhaled and remembered her master's evaluation of her third senior brother, Yun Le.

He always seems cheerful, but in reality, he is the most thoughtful and clear-headed.

Open your eyes.

He looked again at the two people sitting quietly in front of him.

The eldest disciple, Yunqing, is the most mature and steady, and has been cultivating for the longest time.

Second Senior Brother Yunxi is the most honest, diligent, and sincere.

He was the most studious and had the best comprehension.

But now it seems that he is the slowest, while the most lazy and carefree junior sister Yun Su is the fastest and the first to attain enlightenment.

Seriously... I'm so angry...

Yun Zhi stared intently at the two senior brothers in front of her, not leaving.

Until a moment later.

Yunxi was the first to stir, opening her eyes and waking up. After a long while, she came to her senses, rose, and knelt down solemnly, slowly saying, "Disciple Yunxi thanks the Ancestral Master for His divine intervention..."

done?

Yunzhi felt like she was about to cry from anger, and her breathing became rapid.

Then.

Yun Qing opened her eyes and woke up, still in a daze, murmuring, "I've got it, I've got it, I feel it... the Dao rhythm, this is the Dao rhythm..."

"Like a dream, ethereal, seemingly real yet unreal..."

"Okay, okay..."

I can't take it anymore.

Yun Zhi moved closer silently and said in a low voice, "Senior Brother..."

Yun Qing paused, then looked at his junior brother, whose eyes were full of resentment, and coughed, "Um, junior brother, let me explain."

Yun Zhi smiled and said, "Okay, you explain."

Yun Qing said with an unnatural expression, "Actually, there's nothing to explain. I don't know how I came to understand it."

My intention was to comfort you...

Then, while comforting himself, he claimed to have had an epiphany?

Yun Zhi couldn't help but clench her fists, as if she wanted to grind her teeth to pieces.

aside.

Yunxi stood up and asked curiously, "Senior brother, junior brother, what's wrong with you?"

Yun Qing quickly said, "Second Junior Brother, tell me, have you also grasped the meaning?"

Yunxi hesitated and said, "I don't know, but it did feel a little different just now. This time during meditation, I didn't feel the passage of time. It was like the blink of an eye. It was very strange."

Yun Qing pondered and said, "This is enlightenment. You must have achieved it."

Yunxi asked earnestly, "Senior Brother, you've also grasped the truth?"

Yun Qing pondered for a moment and said, "To be honest, I'm not sure either. Just now, as I was talking, I did unconsciously drift off and felt that something different had appeared on my body."

"It might be an epiphany, or it might just be an illusion."

"This feeling is too vague."

Yes, the same feeling.

Yunxi wholeheartedly agreed, saying, "I feel the same way."

Yun Zhiyou said softly, "It seems you have truly grasped the truth. Congratulations!"

Yun Qing coughed repeatedly and said, "Junior brother, calm down. Look how calm and composed I am now."

Yun Zhi sneered, sat back down, closed her eyes and continued meditating, saying, "You all go, I'll sit for a while longer."

Yun Qing breathed a slight sigh of relief, stood up and bowed to the statue of the ancestral master, then instructed, "Don't stay up too late."

The clouds remain silent.

Yun Qing said no more and left the main hall with Yun Xi.

"Senior Brother, do you think we've truly attained enlightenment and have grasped the Daoist essence that Master spoke of?"

"Maybe, who knows? Let's go back and experience it more carefully, try to understand it, and see if we can feel it more clearly."

"Okay, by the way, is Fourth Junior Brother alright?"

"It's alright, he has the best comprehension, he'll definitely understand it."

"..."

The two voices faded into the distance.

Yun felt a bitter taste in his mouth. He opened his eyes and looked at the statue of the patriarch in front of him, his mind and body filled with indescribable complex emotions.

at the same time.

On the other side, behind the mountain.

Yun Su was meditating, drawing in the moonlight and cultivating herself while bathed in its glow.

By the side.

The tigress lay down, along with the tabby cat, the white fox, the sable, and the tiger cubs, all enjoying the warmth of the moonlight.

Not far away, hunting dogs were rubbing against the moonlight.

The two women were enjoying themselves the most. One was leaning against the tigress, while the other was holding a cub and a sable in their arms. One was fast asleep, and the other was yawning repeatedly, too comfortable to get up.

At first, Meng Hui was naturally frightened when she faced the tigress, but now that she's familiar with her, she feels at ease and is sure that the tigress can be touched at will, and is even quite affectionate towards her.

This closeness surprised her, making her feel even more that Yunlai Temple was extraordinary, and the female Taoist priest in front of her was also extraordinary.

Moreover, it felt very comfortable and enjoyable to be around Master Yunsu; even the moonlight seemed brighter than in other places.

These are abnormalities.

Meng Hui didn't see it clearly and didn't take it to heart.

However, Qin Jingshu could see it very clearly. She could clearly see the faint light emanating from the female Taoist priest in front of her, and the small green snake on her wrist that seemed to be swallowing and spitting out moonlight, which was very mysterious.

She frowned, thinking about many things.

Only after Meng Hui's head lolled to the side and she fell asleep did she slowly speak, "Can we talk?"

Yun Su opened her eyes and asked leisurely, "What are you talking about?"

Qin Jingshu said softly, "Let's talk about what you're doing."

Yun Su smiled and said, "I'm cultivating."

Qin Jingshu looked at the woman and asked, "Is this kind of cultivation really useful?"

Yun Su thought for a moment, then hesitated and said, "I don't know how to say it."

It's impossible to explain something clearly or convince others without experiencing it firsthand.

Say whatever you want.

Qin Jingshu calmly replied, "I will make my own judgment."

Yun Su leaned back and relaxed, saying, "Alright, I'll just say it directly then. I'm cultivating, cultivating immortality."

Qin Jingshu asked noncommittally, "Where is Song Yu?"

Yun Su replied frankly, "I don't know."

Qin Jingshu remained silent.

Yun Su had already recounted Song Yu's experiences living in the Taoist temple during the day.

In summary, it can be summed up in four words: Just wait to die.

"Can you prove it?"

After a long silence, Qin Jingshu spoke again.

"Can."

Yun Su raised her hand and summoned a small pebble, which floated in her hand.

Qin Jingshu's eyes were strange. She reached out to test the waters and found that nothing had been done.

Plop, the pebble landed in my hand.

No, that's all.

Yun Su tossed away the pebble and said lazily, "I've used up all my magic power and spiritual energy."

Qin Jingshu said softly, "It's amazing. You said during the day that Song Yu also cultivated here. Did he also cultivate this kind of technique?"

Yun Su closed her eyes and continued cultivating, saying, "I don't know."

She had never seen Song Yu demonstrate such a method, so she truly did not know about it.

Qin Jingshu stopped bothering her.

After a long time, it came to midnight, the early hours of the morning.

Bai Moli and Meng Hui were carried back to the Taoist temple by the tigress.

They went through the back door.

I thought I wouldn't run into anyone, but after entering the backyard...

Yun Su, however, saw someone sitting in the courtyard.

"Senior Brother Yunzhi?"

She looked at the figure and asked curiously, "Why aren't you asleep yet?"

Yun Zhi didn't answer, but stared dumbfounded at the big tiger that had silently entered the backyard, and the two girls lying on its back, speechless.

What's going on?

Didn't the tiger leave?

He struggled to his senses and fell into deep thought.

In this regard.

Qin Jingshu didn't pay any attention. She woke up the two sleeping women, helped them, and sent them back to their respective rooms. Then she went back to her room to rest.

Thanks.

Yun Su patted the tigress's head.

After rubbing against it.

The tigress turned and left, her massive body leaping straight up and easily clearing the courtyard wall before disappearing.

The hunting dog ran off to guard the gate.

The four little creatures—a tabby cat, a white fox, a sable, and a tiger cub—gathered together, rubbed against each other for a while, and then left the yard together, disappearing to run wild somewhere.

"Senior brother, are you alright?"

Yun Su relaxed and sat down at the stone table, her expression still languid.

"Junior sister, you..."

Yun Zhi said with difficulty, "That tiger..."

Yun Su yawned slightly and said, "Um...my friend."

The clouds remained silent.

Yun Su asked curiously, "Why are you sitting here so late, Senior Brother? Why aren't you sleeping?"

Yun Zhi let out a breath and slowly said, "My senior brothers have also sensed the Dao, but I'm the only one who hasn't."

"Junior sister, how did you achieve this sudden enlightenment?"

This problem...

Yun Su replied calmly, "I don't know. My master said I have a good talent and naturally understood it."

Because I slept with Song Yu, I gained Daoist energy; this is something I definitely can't talk about.

Yun Zhi forced a smile and asked, "So, what level have you reached in your cultivation?"

Yun Su casually played with the snake, blinked her eyes, and said, "Senior brother, guess."

Yunzhi remained silent once again.

"Alright."

He chuckled to himself, got up and left, saying, "Looks like it's my own fault. It's getting late, goodnight."

Yun Su watched them go without stopping them.

After everyone left, she went back to her room, took out her phone, and made a video call.

The video call connected quickly.

In the video, Yun Qingsong, sporting dark circles under his eyes, asked energetically, "Why are you video chatting so late?"

Yun Su said lazily, "Master, it seems that I have achieved great success in spiritual cultivation, and I have a dantian and true qi. How should I cultivate next?"

Upon hearing this...

In the video.

Yun Qingsong fell silent.

Yun Su smiled and said, "Master, say something."

Yun Qingsong exhaled and said calmly, "Besides True Qi, do you also have a Spiritual Sea and Spiritual Power?"

Yun Su asked in surprise, "Master, how did you know?"

Ha ha ha.

Yun Qingsong smiled and said, "Because I also have it."

Yun Su asked curiously, "How did you get it?"

Yun Qingsong shook his head slightly and said, "Naturally, it was bestowed by the ancestral master. We can discuss this in detail when we meet again. Since you now possess a spiritual sea and spiritual power, you must have also obtained the Cloud Soaring Technique. From now on, you can cultivate your spiritual sea and spiritual power by following the Cloud Soaring Technique."

"As for the cultivation of true qi, go and read the books yourself, or ask your senior brother Yunzhi."

"Alright, your teacher needs to rest now."

The video call ended instantly.

Yun Su was disappointed because she couldn't get her master to break down, and she washed up and went to bed without much interest.

...

Dragon and Tiger Palace.

"I have nothing to lose..."

Yun Qingsong threw his phone away and muttered to himself, "The master is not even as good as the disciple. Genius, haha, it's infuriating."

"no."

"We need to call Senior Brother Yu Xuan to go and beat up that old geezer who walks like he's floating, otherwise I won't be able to sleep tonight."

"..."

Inside the villa/mansion.

While comprehending the joyful Zen, Song Yu seemed to sense something, and after calculating with his fingers, he understood everything.

Yunqing, Yunxi, and Yunle have captured the essence of life.

good news.

After his Celestial Master Divine Intent became powerful, it was able to influence others. Otherwise, Yun Qing and the others wouldn't have been so relaxed, and they wouldn't have suddenly become pregnant together.

In the future, as those people cultivate and their cultivation improves, the "intention" they generate will also feed back into the Celestial Master's divine will.

It's a pretty easy training program; he doesn't need to do anything.

However, for some reason, Yun was the only one without Huaiyun...

A quick calculation reveals that Yunzhi's talent is better than the other three, but she is unlucky and has little fortune.

Yun Su is a prodigy with extraordinary talent and great fortune.

Yun Qing, Yun Xi, and Yun Le have average talent and fortune.

Yunzhi possesses high talent but low fortune.

Another stroke of good fortune.

It seems that the beautiful woman's good fortune is working its magic again, clearly urging him, her master, to take her as his concubine.

Ignore it and continue to contemplate.

Joyful Zen...

Something...