This is how immortals are cultivated

Like the human bone whisk that Fang Suichu placed in the wooden box, this was also a dangerous item that ordinary people could not avoid, but in Fang Suichu's hands at this moment, all its evil nature was restrained.

Does the 'Immortal Way' that Fang Suichu practices have such power?

"Come, Qingming, Yuan Shuo will give you something good."

Fang Suichu walked towards the two women holding the Green Autumn Stone. As Fang Suichu held the Green Autumn Stone, an illusory slurry flowed out of the white jade stone. It was completely different from the sticky and strange moonlight slurry that had flowed out of the moon disk before. It carried the coolness of real moonlight.

Fang Suichu squeezed out the last two drops of Emperor's juice and dripped them onto the eyebrows of the two women.

Both women felt a sense of refreshment at the same time, as if the world in front of them became extremely clear and their minds were lucid.

The right way to cultivate immortality is to cultivate both the body and the soul. To some extent, this Emperor's Flowing Juice can be regarded as another kind of elixir that increases experience.

Not only that, 'Emperor's Slurry' is also a material for improving skill proficiency.

The only skill Fang Suichu currently possesses, [Taiyin Form Training], requires him to absorb the energy of Taiyin.

Emperor Liujiang can be considered a variant of Taiyin Qi.

Fang Suichu was able to kill the tiger with a single slap, thanks to the help of the Taiyin Xing training method.

This skill, in simple terms, can amplify physical strength and increase toughness. It also grants Fang Suichu's basic attack an ice attribute.

While using the Taiyin Form Training Method, Fang Suichu even developed a desire for the Green Jade Stone. The Green Jade Stone had a one-time use function, providing a large amount of Taiyin Qi, helping Fang Suichu directly improve the [Taiyin Form Training] skill by a large level.

Of course, Fang Suichu would not do such a thing as exhausting the resources unless it was necessary.

"The system is right. For practitioners like me, Dharma companions, wealth and land are indispensable."

Recalling the system's last suggestion for him to make more friends, Fang Suichu nodded.

Fang Suichu's mumbling was heard by Wu Yuanshuo, and the girl asked in confusion:

"Brother Suichu, what does that mean?"

Hearing Wu Yuanshuo's words, Fang Suichu smiled.

He is now considered half a master to the two women on their path to cultivation. As a teacher, he naturally wants to teach them the principles other than cultivation.

"The so-called Dharma, companions, wealth and land are the four most important elements of cultivating immortality."

"Law is skill...techniques that enhance strength."

"Lü refers to monsters, or opponents. Without good opponents, how can we prove our strength? Without killing monsters, how can we gain experience and get good items?"

"Wealth is simple... It refers to money. Even if you're not strong enough, money can solve most problems. So, when I go on a dungeon... I mean, after I kill a group of people, I must thoroughly plunder their lair."

"Land refers to territory. If you have a piece of territory that belongs to you, even if you do nothing, you will have a constant supply of cultivation resources."

Wu Yuanshuo nodded ignorantly.

Li Qingming, who was listening at the side, couldn't help it:

"Fang Suichu...are you sure this is what you mean by 'Falu Caidi'?"

Originally, when Li Qingming heard the four words "Dharma, Friends, Wealth and Land" from Fang Suichu's mouth, his eyes lit up.

Because of Di Liujiang, her mind was sharp at the moment, and she immediately understood the meaning of the four words "Fa, Lu, Cai, and Di" after hearing them.

Dharma refers to the method of cultivation, which is the foundation of cultivation. Companions refer to fellow practitioners, friends with whom one can discuss cultivation. Wealth refers to the resources for cultivation, and land refers to a place suitable for cultivation.

These four short words are clearly a concise summary of what is needed on the path of spiritual practice.

But the guy who said these four words gave a subsequent explanation that was completely contrary to what she thought.

"Don't lead Xiao Shuo astray." Li Qingming stared at Fang Suichu with dead fish eyes.

Hearing this, Fang Suichu immediately became unhappy:

"What I'm talking about is upgrading... Pah, the golden rule of cultivation. Besides, I now have the final say on matters of cultivation. Do you understand the importance of respecting your teacher?"

"No, no, it seems that in addition to training, we must also strengthen your ideological education."

Fang Suichu was gritting his teeth and was already thinking about bringing the "Analects of Confucius", which teaches people to respect teachers, into this world.

While Fang Suichu was still having a friendly exchange, there was movement in the escort camp next to them.

The Zhu Biao leader crossed the camp and walked towards them.

But this time he was not alone, there was another person in front of him.

She was a woman with a slim figure, wearing a goose yellow silk shirt and a tasseled skirt. She had her hair in a bun with a gold hairpin inserted at the back of her head.

His face was covered with a veil, making it impossible to see his features.

The woman looked out of place among the group of burly men in the escort team. She was obviously the "employer" mentioned by Zhu Biaotou earlier who had asked him to deliver meals to Fang Suichu and the other two.

"My humble self, Jin Bailu, greets this Taoist priest... Thank you for your help just now."

The woman named Jin Bailu bowed to Fang Suichu with elegant and noble manners. It was obvious that she was of noble status and seemed to be a young lady from a certain family.

Compared with this noble lady whose behavior and words strictly adhered to etiquette, Fang Suichu's response was quite casual.

"It's okay, just consider it as meal money."

Because the auras of the immortal way and the strange way are completely different, if a strange creature really attacks, people will subconsciously ignore Fang Suichu.

If Fang Suichu had not taken the initiative to speak and attract the attention of the tiger just now, the escort team would have been the first to bear the brunt of the tiger's attack.

Therefore, Fang Suichu accepted this thanks with peace of mind and as it was his due.

Fang Suichu's words directly ended the topic, and even the noble lady was stunned for a moment.

"Master, you are so generous... I don't need to thank you for your kindness. I will remember this."

"If you are going to Tongcheng Mansion, please be sure to visit the Jin family."

After saying this, the young lady from the Jin family returned to the camp.

Zhu Biaotou followed closely behind him. After Jin Bailu finished speaking, he also expressed his gratitude to Fang Suichu, but his posture was obviously much more humble.

Chapter 27: Pine City

After the two men left, Fang Suichu looked at Li Qingming beside him. Li Qingming was his all-knowing figure. Before gaining a deeper understanding of the world, he had learned common sense from Li Qingming.

"The Jin family...is it very powerful?"

"I seem to have heard of it." Li Qingming said.

"To be honest, I don't know much about Shuzhou. But there's a very famous business here, owned by the Jin family."

"Tongcheng Prefecture is the capital of Shuzhou... She mentioned the Tongcheng Jin family, so it must be this family. They are a wealthy and powerful family."

The aristocratic families not only have deep roots in the secular world, but also have influence in the world of cultivation.

"Is that Miss Jin also a ghost cultivator?" Li Qingming asked curiously.

She was still in the process of building her foundation and opening her meridians for a hundred days, and her five senses were far from being as sharp as Fang Suichu's.

"No, but she has a rather interesting and strange thing on her body."

"Is that so..." Li Qingming nodded, but did not ask any more questions.

However, after a while, Li Qingming finally spoke: "This is the 'lü' in the law, lü, and wealth. With this favor, you don't have to solve some troubles by yourself."

"You know shit..."

Fang Suichu rolled his eyes:

"Friendly NPCs can't be attacked... Well, it's not that they can't be attacked, but it's easy to get a red name. And I'm not that uncultured."

This time, Li Qingming did not argue with Fang Suichu. The reason was very simple. She did not understand what Fang Suichu said and just thought he was crazy again.

Li Qingming has almost gotten used to hearing some crazy talk from time to time.

She had originally thought this was the price to pay for cultivating the immortal path, and she had been worried about it. However, after actually practicing, she realized that this was not the case at all, and it was simply a human problem.

After a night, the sun once again shone upon the earth. Evil creatures defy human nature. They are most active at night, but much calmer during the day.

When Fang Suichu and the other two woke up, the escort team next to them had already left, leaving only traces of a campfire.

This group of people left at dawn, in the early morning, and they were in a hurry, as if they were on a journey.

Fang Suichu and the other two were not in a hurry. They washed up by the river and had breakfast before they set off again, leading the old packhorse.

After traveling in the wild for almost a week, Fang Suichu and his two companions finally arrived at the nearest county town this evening.

Although Cangsong City is the smallest city-level unit, because the geographical territory of this world is large enough, it is much larger than the county towns we know about in some costume TV dramas and historical novels, and its population density is even higher.

The number of villages in the county has also increased, but correspondingly, the strange things have become less common.

There are ghost cultivators stationed in the county town to protect the area.

The county town's gates were closed after sunset, so Fang Suichu and his two companions had to stay overnight in a village outside the city.

On the second day, Fang Suichu brought Wu Yuanshuo and Li Qingming into the city officially.

Although it was just a county town, it looked like a real town, with towering walls, guards at the gates, and everything you need.

Fang Suichu even sensed a faint strange aura from the guards at the city gate. The guards were naturally ordinary people, but the aura on their bodies belonged to the realm of strange cultivation.

"Sure enough, this world is completely hopeless. Although it looks normal, everything is abnormal."

"Even this feudal system itself is not normal. It seems to involve some kind of strange cultivation method."

Fang Suichu, who was observing secretly, thought to himself.

"Speaking of which... a lot of weirdness is quite abstract, like a distortion of some concept."

"It's like the corpse path at Changyin Temple, where death and corpses are twisted into something strange."

"And this is a distortion of the concept of 'civilization'?"

"I remember that many Xianxia novels talk about cultivating one's luck. Human luck, the succession of dynasties, merits... belong to the incense of 'immortals'."

"And this twisted and treacherous way of civilization is a distorted version of the way of the gods?"

While he was thinking secretly, Fang Suichu had already brought the two girls into the city.

Speaking of which, the Taoist robe on Fang Suichu's body was really useful. Others had to pay to enter the city, but the three of them just went in directly.

When the bustling city scene came into view, even the carefree Li Qingming was stunned for a moment.

I had been staying in Gui City before, and was later brought to Changyin Mountain. It had been a long time since I had seen such a scene and experienced such a bustling and noisy popularity.

The two girls were filled with emotion, while Fang Suichu was looking at the scenery of the ancient city out of pure curiosity.

Not to mention, for Fang Suichu, who traveled from the modern world to this world, this civilized landscape was really attractive for a moment.

After a while, the two girls gradually came back to their senses.

"Brother Suichu, what are we going to do now?"

Among the three, since Li Qingming and Wu Yuanshuo had nothing they wanted to do at the moment, they naturally listened to Fang Suichu, who was preparing to "go home", to arrange the itinerary.

"Of course, we'll find an inn to stay in first."

"We've been sleeping outdoors for a week now. Before that, we were locked up in a cave, and before that, we were in the Ghost City. Talking about it brings tears to my eyes."

"Now that I'm completely free, the natural thing to do is to rest and relax."

Fang Suichu first stopped a passerby and asked which was the largest and best inn in Cangsong City, and then took the two girls there.

After booking three of the best rooms in the best inn in the city to stay for a while, Fang Suichu took the two girls to find the best tailor shop in Cangsong City to have their clothes custom-made.

Both women were of good looks and possessed abundant spiritual energy, otherwise they wouldn't have been considered top-notch talent in the Ghost Market. This time, with their new outfits, their looks were fully on display.

Wu Yuanshuo changed into a sky-blue embroidered dress and skirt, looking gentle and charming, while Li Qingming wore a red dress, looking elegant and heroic.

“Not bad, not bad…”

Fang Suichu's generous assessment and evaluation made Wu Yuanshuo lower his head in embarrassment. The usually graceful Li Qingming also glanced away with a somewhat unnatural expression.

"Ahem...what to do next?"

After coughing, Li Qingming turned around and asked Fang Suichu.

"Food, clothing, shelter and transportation... Clothing is taken care of, so the next thing is food, of course."

"Let's go and moisten our intestines."

Half an hour later, the three of them were already in a private room in the best restaurant in Cangsong City.

The private room on the top floor was decorated in a simple and elegant style, and through the window one could just see the view of Cangsong City. However, at the dining table, the scene changed dramatically.