"Boom!" A burst of thunder woke up the little tiger from his dream.

"Great monk, has my husband come out of seclusion? How can there be thunder in winter?" Xiaohu ran out quickly and looked at the fat monk who was standing on the cliff and looking up at the sky and asked.

The fat monk touched his head and said with a smile: "Senior Brother, this is how to overcome his physical calamity. Even the snow falling in the sky cannot stop his determination to break through."

Li Xiuyuan didn't have a trace of cultivation. In the opinion of the fat monk, if the senior brother in seclusion can survive the tribulation, he can only be in the physical realm of Buddhism.

There was only one thing he couldn't understand. If Li Xiuyuan's Buddhist body needed to survive the tribulation, what kind of state would it be in?

Could it be the same as his ascended master?

It's impossible even if you think about it. The little tiger in front of you is still waiting for your husband to come back and take him to the academy in the Imperial City of Qin to study?

The rumbling thunder in winter also alarmed the Shanyu King in Yuezhi City.

Touman Shanyu, who was sitting in the study, looked at the high priest and Jin Buhuan in front of him and asked: "On which day of the winter will the thunder sound? The New Year has not yet passed, and it is still early for the beginning of spring?"

Jin Buhuan thought for a while, looked at the high priest and asked, "Listen, high priest, where does this thunder come from?"

The high priest sighed, looked at the two of them and smiled bitterly: "This is not an ordinary thunder, I'm afraid it's someone on the grotto who is breaking through the tribulation."

"Breaking through the realm? Overcoming the tribulation? He is just a mortal who relies on a few evil spells. Why?"

Touman Shanyu shook his head in disbelief, looked at Jin Buhuan and asked, "What do you think, the military advisor? I don't know what magic trick the family used to confuse Xiaohu..."

Jin Buhuan shook his head, cupped his hands and replied: "The High Priest has a profound level of cultivation, so he should be able to understand that my humble Taoism is really nothing."

The high priest thought for a while, looked at the two of them and replied: "My king, don't worry, I will go to the grotto to have a look in a few days."

Touman Shanyu nodded and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Great Priest."

The corner of Jin Buhuan's mouth moved, but in the end he did not say what was in his heart. In his opinion, the high priest would leave sooner or later, waiting for the man to break through the tribulation before leaving.

Isn't this delivered to your door?

On the top of a mountain not far from the grotto, thunder was thundering.

Li Xiuyuan, who fell to the ground, felt the power of heaven in this world for the first time. It was when his phaseless golden body broke through to the fifth level, but he was still covered in bruises and blood stained the snow.

What surprised him was that his body recovered much faster after being injured, and he didn't know the reason yet, thinking it was because the phaseless golden body had broken through another level.

Little did he know that after he understood the law of life and death, his body's recovery speed after being injured was no longer comparable to before.

The old monk told him half of the story, but in the end he did not point out his success or failure after practicing the Great Way of Life and Death.

Perhaps in the old monk's view, these are the matters of the old Taoist priest, and he should explain them to his disciples.

While he was under the calamity thunder, Li Xiuyuan was thinking about Xiao Ling'er and Long Potian above the Wangchuan River.

When I left, it was just dawn, the first ray of sunshine had not yet climbed up the hill, and even my eldest sister, Po Meng, was still dreaming.

Just like every time the old Taoist priest left him, without any warning, a morning spring breeze swept him away... When the man woke up in the cave, bursts of thunder rang out in the sky.

When the last thunderbolt fell, when he put on a black dress and bathed in the last colorful divine light.

A message from Fat Hou Shang came to my ears: "Senior brother, would you like a bowl of white porridge?"

Sighing, Li Xiuyuan took his mind back from the Wangchuan River and replied softly: "Wait a moment, I'll be here soon."

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Stepping on the thick snow, Li Xiuyuan came all the way down the mountain.

Back at Yaping, the fat monk just served three bowls of porridge. Xiaohu was startled when he saw Li Xiuyuan's appearance, and shouted: "Who are you?"

Li Xiuyuan touched his head and smiled lightly: "Have you been lazy while I was away? How are your swordsmanship training going?" Xiaohu heard the sir's voice and immediately calmed down. He chuckled and said: "Sir, it's just

After staying in that grotto for a few days, why do you feel like a different person?"

The fat monk was also shocked. This was the first time he saw a monk rejuvenated. This was something his master had never been able to do back then.

At that moment, I couldn't help but asked in a low voice: "Senior brother, is this considered a breakthrough?"

Li Xiuyuan sighed, sat down next to the table, and said with a smile: "It's hard to explain my affairs. Everything is going well these days. Has Yuezhi City come looking for trouble?"

"No one came up. The great monk said that the master has blocked all the roads up the mountain."

Xiaohu shook his head. In his heart, he respected his husband as much as the fat monk. However, after not seeing him for a long time, he still couldn't help showing a hint of laughter.

He brought a bowl of porridge to Li Xiuyuan and said with a smile: "Little tiger doesn't dare to be lazy, the big monk is watching every day."

"Xiaohu, how long have we been in the grotto?" Li Xiuyuan asked.

"Mr. Hui, it's not even half a year yet." Xiaohu has been with the fat monk every day these days. Watching the fat monk chanting sutras, he seems to have less hatred for Yuezhi City.

Li Xiuyuan nodded: "Then what have you learned in the past six months?"

Xiaohu thought for a while and replied seriously: "Xiaohu never knew how to meditate to circulate Qi. Now he can meditate for an hour. He has to practice for half an hour every day. He also writes and reads with the fat monk."

"Not bad." Li Xiuyuan nodded, looked at the fat monk and said with a smile, "Eat first, and then we'll talk after we finish."

The fat monk smiled: “Let’s eat first.”

As for how Li Xiuyuan could rejuvenate, in his opinion, this guy might share it with him. Even if he didn't tell him, it wouldn't be a big deal in his opinion.

Because he has seen the hope of ascension, it is only a matter of time before he leaves this world.

The three of them finished a pot of porridge quietly. Li Xiuyuan straightened the pot and bowl to wash it, while Xiaohu prepared for today's reading and writing homework.

When my husband comes back, he should be more diligent.

While the fat monk lit a fire and boiled water, he looked at Xiaohu and asked: "Xiaohu, have you finished reading the two books that senior brother gave you?"

"Yeah." Xiaohu nodded, wanting to laugh but not laughing, and continued: "One more thing, I will ask the gentleman when he is free. There is something Xiaohu doesn't understand."

The fat monk was stunned for a moment, and then he remembered that Xiaohu was indeed very well-behaved. He seldom bothered him when he was reading or writing.

It turned out that he was waiting for his husband to come back and ask for advice on what he didn't understand. This did make him a little confused for a moment, thinking that this child was too thoughtful.

Thinking about the master who has left, I wonder if I was as well-behaved as Xiaohu back then.

Just when he was in a daze, Li Xiuyuan came in after washing himself, looked at the two of them and said, "When is today? Is it New Year's Eve?"

Knowing that there was nothing to eat here, Li Xiuyuan specially prepared New Year's goods, and even bought a lot of new clothes and snacks for Xiaohu.

I just don’t want to go down the mountain to Yuezhi City to do some shopping before leaving.

The fat monk shook his head and smiled: "Senior brother is back just in time. New Year's Eve is four days away. I went down the mountain to buy some New Year's goods in Yuezhi City..."

Li Xiuyuan nodded and said with a smile: "That's good."

After saying that, he took out a jar of apricot meat marinated in honey and put it on the table. He carefully picked up a few pieces and put them on the plate on the table. He looked at the two of them and laughed.

He said: "Xiaohu, come and try the apricot meat pickled with honey. I will continue this work later."

When Xiaohu heard this, he immediately put his pen and inkstone on the table, walked over and picked up a piece.

Xiangxiang handed it to the fat monk and said, "Big monk, try it first." Seeing the fat monk pinching it and taking a bite, he picked up another piece and stuffed it into his mouth.

"Sir, this apricot meat is so delicious that Xiaohu can't even speak." Xiaohu just took a bite and then squinted his eyes and laughed. "Brother, does this apricot meat taste like honey?"

Even the fat monk had never tasted such delicious food in Yuezhi City. He couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, thinking that you were hiding in a grotto to realize Taoism. Could it be that you went to another world?

Li Xiuyuan thought for a while and said: "Since the Chinese New Year is coming, I'll take a good rest these days. I still have a lot of food here."

After saying that, he touched Xiaohu's head and smiled: "Your new clothes for the Chinese New Year have been prepared for me. I can write less words these days, but I can't stop my sword."

"Thank you, sir!" Xiaohu was very obedient and didn't ask him when he would leave this place, because the fat monk couldn't leave.

After living in the grotto for so long, he felt reluctant to let go of the fat monk.

And as long as his husband is here, he can leave the desert with his mother and go to the imperial city of Daqin to study.

After following his husband, Xiaohu realized that he still had a lot of books to read. He had to study first and then come back to get his own things when he grew up.

This is what his husband taught him before. He didn't quite understand it at first, but now he gradually understands the truth.

Unknowingly, Xiaohu is different from before. He is not sophisticated and calm. Xiaohu is still the same Xiaohu as before, but now he is more willing to use his brain to think about problems.

"I didn't expect that my husband would look like Brother Xiaohu."

Xiaohu chuckled: "If mother sees sir, she will definitely be frightened."

The fat monk thought for a while, looked at Li Xiuyuan and asked: "Senior brother, is he practicing the way of immortality? Or is he rejuvenated after taking the magic elixir?"

After thinking for a while, the fat monk finally expressed his doubts.

"Yes and no."

Li Xiuyuan replied nonchalantly: "I only practiced Buddhism in the physical body. There is a lack of elixirs in this world. Maybe you have to leave here before you can start practicing."

Thinking about it, Li Xiuyuan placed the two mental methods "Phaseless Dharmakaya" and "Phaseless Golden Body" copied in Huangquan Village in front of the fat monk.

He said quietly: "Cultivation of the Formless Dharma Body first. You can read this scripture first. I have prepared the first few layers of herbs for you, but you need to find the later ones by yourself after you ascend."

The fat monk was shocked when he heard this. He reached out and gently opened the first page of the Formless Dharma Body with trembling hands.

He said in a daze: "Can I practice too?"

"Of course you can, because you are a disciple of Buddhism. You should understand the truth easily and you don't need me to explain it to you."

Li Xiuyuan looked at the Bodhisattva on the Buddhist altar and said softly: "The formless Dharma body requires you to endure hardships and search for different elixirs, while the formless golden body requires you to realize the Tao..."

While the two were stunned, Li Xiuyuan explained to the fat monk the differences between the two scriptures.

Finally, he touched Xiaohu’s head and said: “Xiaohu’s path is in this world. He does not need to enter Buddhism and suffer all these hardships. I will prepare another method of practice for him.”

The fat monk and Xiaohu nodded and said in unison: "Thank you."

Li Xiuyuan was actually very troubled because he didn't know how to teach Xiaohu to practice. It seemed that he could only lay a solid physical foundation for him.

He was unable to become familiar with sword drawing and snow-cutting skills, so he decided to hand over more training methods to his master.

This is about Xiaohu's future and the balance of this world. He cannot make changes lightly.

And the fat monk is afraid that he will ascend and leave within a few years of staying here. No matter how heaven-defying methods he practices, he will not destroy the way of heaven in this world.

Thinking of this, Li Xiuyuan looked at the fat monk and said softly: "Even if you practice the formless golden body in the future, you should also read more about the way of saints."

"What is the way of a saint?" Xiaohu and the fat monk asked at the same time.

Li Xiuyuan sighed and said leisurely: "To put it simply, the way of a saint is to follow the way of heaven."
Chapter completed!