The method of nourishing Qi is really simple. After Lin Jue informed Monk Luo of the secret, he set off as usual the next day.

In the coldest month of winter, there is some snow on the mountain tops beside the road, the fog is thick on the ground, and there seems to be some frost on the official road.

The two of them did not bring all the luggage, but only most of the Dudu hair and thousand-year-old wood, some natural materials and earthly treasures, and a bearskin blanket. Lin Jue put the luggage on the back of Luo Monk's horse, and

The junior sister rode a donkey, and after bidding farewell to Mr. Luo, she left.

Foxes love snow and often jump in the mountains

There are a lot of passers-by this season, and they all wear thick clothes.

Langfeng County, where the second senior brother is located, is at the junction of Qinzhou and Zhongzhou. It is actually not too far away from here. It is several hundred miles away. If we had not gone around Qingyan County before, it would only take a few days to walk in a straight line.

At this time, it was freezing cold, and the two of them had not spent all their money, so they planned the route and tried to stay in hotels along the way. After a few days, they arrived in Langfeng County. Relying on their memory and the fox to find the way, the two

Riding a donkey and walking in a vast white land, heading towards a deep mountain

Unexpectedly, there were people walking with him on the road.

It was a man walking with a stick, walking slower than them in the wind and snow. When he saw them approaching, he stopped on the side of the road and talked to them, "Are the two Taoist priests also visiting Fengshan Temple?"

"Oh?" Lin Jue quickly slowed down and answered him, "Are you too? "Exactly."

"Why are you going to burn incense in such a heavy snowstorm?" The younger junior sister walked aside with her sword in hand, also curious.

"According to what we say here, today we are going to the temple to worship the gods." The man said, "There is no way. Although there are Taoist temples nearby, the real gods are in the Fengshan Temple in front."

"I see."

Lin Jue nodded. It seemed that the reputation of the second senior brother had spread, and now there was no peace. Then he paused and asked again:

"What's going on with the famine here?"

"The government is vigorously providing disaster relief, so it's better. The gods in Fengshan Temple can refine a famine-relief elixir, and people often ask for it, so it's better." The man said, "But we have to wait until next year, because there's nothing more to say.

Having said that, these days, even if there is no famine, where are there not people dying of hunger?"

"That's right."

"Two Taoist priests, let's go first. I heard that the gods in Fengshan Temple are often not in the temple, and there is no one in the temple. The two Taoist priests will go and check for me first." The man faced them.

He waved his hand, not wanting to slow down their pace because of himself, "I'll walk slowly."

Lin Jue looked up and saw that it was not far away. A corner of the Taoist temple could be faintly seen in the snowy mountain. He said, "We are waiting for you in the temple."

We walked all the way up the mountain and entered a Taoist temple.

The gate of the Taoist temple was wide open, but there was no one inside. Only some incense was placed on the altar of the main hall for people to use as they pleased. However, most of the people's incense candles were inserted into the incense burners in the courtyard, not on the altar.

Lin Jue and his junior sister looked at each other, sniffed, and smelled a faint fragrance of red pepper.

The fox was not alive at all. He jumped directly onto the roof of the hall. He stood firmly on top and looked towards the back of the hall. With a swipe, he jumped down again.

"House! Fire!" "Hmm.."

Lin Jue then knew that the second senior brother must have built an alchemy pavilion on the mountain and was refining alchemy there.

Therefore, he did not bother him. He and his junior sister just found two rooms at random, pushed the door in, put down their bags, and rested. If someone came up the mountain in the middle, they would receive them casually, just like the owners of this Taoist temple.

Those pilgrims were a little strange.

In the afternoon, the second senior brother came out.

Seeing his junior brother and junior sister, he couldn't help but be a little surprised.

"Why are you guys back again? Aren't you going to send the little junior sister to the Taoist temple on Fengshan Mountain outside the capital? Where is the third junior brother?"

"It's a long story. I haven't gone to the capital yet, and the third senior brother has also disappeared. I slowly told him that I came back to see him for the New Year. I brought some good things to him by the way." Lin Jue said to him, "

What elixir are you refining today, senior brother?

"I made a batch of cold-repelling elixirs and several batches of famine-rescuing elixirs."

"It's good, senior brother. Even though I'm alone, I take good care of myself. I don't have to worry about hunger or cold.

"Um?"

The second senior brother looked at him carefully and felt that he seemed to have seen the third brother.

The junior sister looked at him worriedly.

"Don't worry, I refine elixirs all day long. It's not cold at all next to the alchemy furnace. I'm just too lazy to add clothes when I refine the cold-repelling elixirs. I mostly give them to others when I refine the famine-rescuing elixirs. I still have food to cook on weekdays." "Oh."

The junior sister nodded.

"It seems that all the spiritual energy collected by senior brother during this period has been used in the cold-repelling pill and the famine-rescuing pill." Lin Jue said, "But these simple elixirs have been refined too much, so the original craftsmanship of senior brother has not been wasted, right?

"

"Not that much."

"Look what I brought to my senior brother?"

Lin Jue took out the bamboo basket and showed it to the second senior brother. The second senior brother only glanced at it and was immediately shocked.

"Huh? Monkey hair? Thousand-year-old tree? Where did you get it?"

"Within Qinzhou, not far from Runze County, there is a place called Kuze County, which has not been inhabited for thousands of years. It is full of deep mountains and swamps, filled with miasma, and contains many natural and earthly treasures." Lin Jue said, "Senior Brother, wait a moment.

After helping the people here survive this disaster, if you want to collect medicinal materials for making elixirs, you can go there to look for them."

"Kuse County..." The second senior brother wrote down the matter.

At this time, there were no pilgrims in the temple. Lin Jue bought some ingredients on the road and cooked a table of food. While eating, he told the second senior brother about the experiences of the three of them after they separated from him.

Including the night encounter in the barren mountain, the disappeared three senior brothers, going to Qingyan County to ask for instructions from the "Empress Yaohua", Kuze County, the drug-sucking stone and the zombies in Yangjiacun, as well as the green water fairy and the Dragon King.

Naturally, he had to borrow the second senior brother's alchemy furnace to make the elixir. He also had to ask the second senior brother to help him make the elixir.

He asked the second senior brother to practice part of it to ensure the quality. Lin Jue also practiced part of it himself and took it as a practice. The remaining treasures of heaven and earth were brought to the second senior brother for his future use. This year passed in the deep mountains.

It can also be regarded as relieving the loneliness of the second senior brother.

After the start of the new year, there were several sunny days in a row, and the weather quickly warmed up.

When Lin Jue left, he took two bottles of Shenxing Dan, two bottles of Golden Light Pill, and a bottle of Giant Spirit Pill. They were not small bottles that could only hold one, but large bottles that could hold more than a dozen. There was also a jar to dispel the cold.

Dan.

Those who didn't know better thought he came to his senior brother's house to fight the autumn wind. In fact, he prepared almost all the materials himself. During the refining process, he also helped his senior brother. Only the cold-dispelling pill was taken purely.

But this thing is not precious either.

Two donkeys and a horse were waiting outside the Taoist temple. The second senior brother came over with an alchemy furnace the size of a jar. It was the one he brought from Fuqiu Temple:

"I made a big alchemy furnace. This one is too small, so I can't use it. It was originally intended to be used by future apprentices. Since you don't have one, just use it. Although it's not big, it's easy to carry."

"It's not a loss, senior brother. I can also be considered your disciple." Lin Jue smiled and reached out to take it, and added, "Thank you, senior brother." "You want to deal with the Dragon King, do you want my help?"

"Senior brother likes pure alchemy, so just study alchemy here. Don't worry about other things." Lin Jue patted the elixir bottle in the package, "These are already helping me."

"Um."

The second senior brother nodded calmly and warned: "Your third senior brother is very capable and smart, so don't worry too much about him." "I know."

"The same goes for you. I wasn't worried about you in the first place, but as long as we ascetics don't achieve enlightenment and walk around the world, we will always be afraid of two things: one is sneak attacks, and the other is plotting. So you can also find a

A protector of the Tao does not have to be very powerful, he just needs to have rich experience in martial arts." The second senior brother paused, "When warriors in the world practice martial arts, most of their power comes from themselves, while the principles of alchemy are supplemented from the outside. There is no overlap between the two.

On the contrary, they can complement each other, so if those who practice Taoism find a protector, they can also achieve mutual success." "Let's talk about it."

"Proceed with caution."

"Senior brother, this place is not far from the capital. If you learn other traveling skills in the future, you can come back to see senior brother often."

"Go ahead."

The second senior brother stood at the gate of the mountain and waved to them.

Lin Jue and the junior sister joined hands with each other and put all their luggage on Luo Monk's horse. Then they got on the donkey and swayed down the mountain. There were peach blossoms blooming along the way.

On the way down the mountain, there were still pilgrims going the wrong way. Someone asked the two brothers and sisters.

"Two Taoist priests, is the immortal in Fengshan Temple here today? "He is, you have to walk faster."

Gradually we left Langfeng County, spent a few more days, and returned to the hut outside Runze County. It was already the New Year.

The transplanted peach trees in the small courtyard are also full of peach blossoms. With the spring sunshine, although the temperature is still very low, there is a clear sense of spring. Luo Monk is feeding chickens in the courtyard.

"Luo Gong."

Lin Jue said to him: "Is the method of nourishing qi a good start?" "It should be considered a good start."

"Gong Luo is really a genius."

Lin Jue said as he took out a giant spirit pill:

"This elixir is called the Giant Spirit elixir. It is made from thousand-year-old wood. It is a very rare elixir. It can strengthen your body and increase your strength after eating it." Luo Monk reached out and took it, smelling very fragrant.

"After taking this elixir, you will feel dizzy and vomiting within an hour, and your skin will feel numb, as if you were bitten by an insect. This is normal. There is no need to worry, Mr. Luo." Lin Jue said, "What needs to be remembered is that at this time,

No matter what Luo Gong does, he is tireless and has infinite strength. After one day, his whole body will be sore, and it will take as short as three to five days and as long as seven or eight days to recover. After recovery, his body will grow stronger. And this day is also crucial.

Because what Luo Gong did in this day and what parts of his body he used, after recovery, the growth was also related to this.
To be continued...