When Gu Zuo lifted the quilt again and pushed open the door, he was greeted by a cold wind. Unexpectedly, there was already a thick layer of snow outside.

Stepping on the snow, the sound of crunching snow resounded in the garden. Looking at the willow tree, crystal ice has already formed between the branches.

Such heavy snow is rare in Lingnan, so Gu Zuo happily built a snowman.

The housekeeper and the maid were all dressed in thick clothes and were waiting outside the door as promised. There was no need to clean up the snow and only need to tidy up the house, which saved a lot of trouble. But today's dinner was not delivered. The housekeeper walked up to Gu Zuo and said

Invited: "Today is the 30th of the New Year. My master invites your distinguished guests to the front yard to have a New Year's dinner and watch the New Year together. I wonder if your distinguished guests are free?"

It’s the Chinese New Year.

After thinking about it, Gu Zuo took out a hundred coins and handed it to the butler: "That would be disrespectful. I also ask the butler to buy more ingredients, as a token of your consideration."

The snow in Lingnan came suddenly and melted quickly. Gu Zuo took the time to leave the garden from the back door and went to the river. He admired the river view after the snow. When it was getting dark, he moved to the front yard.

A large table has been placed in the main hall of the main room in the front yard, with various dishes stacked up on three levels. Several tall candles were placed around the main room, and a stove was burning beside it. There was also a copper kettle on the fire.

The mouth was steaming. The bright red Spring Festival couplets and blessing pairs had been pasted up, and it was a lively and festive atmosphere.

Gu Zuo looked at everything in front of him and hesitated to step in. He had not been celebrating the New Year for so long and he was not used to this lively atmosphere. He was afraid that when he walked in, he would look out of place and ruin the host's interest.

The host stood up from the table, wished Gu Zuo a long blessing, and invited him to take a seat: "It's been half a year since my distinguished guest came, but I haven't seen you yet. It's really rude. I'm inviting you to the banquet today. Firstly, I'm here to keep you alive, and secondly, I'm here to apologize. I also invite you to the banquet."

Haihan.”

Gu Zuo was startled. It turned out that the owner of the garden he had rented for half a year was a woman, and she was also a young and beautiful woman. In addition to the hostess, there was also a maid of fifteen or sixteen years old, plus the housekeeper and

The servant women are all the people in this house.

After sitting down, the host pointed to the butler and others and explained: "Although they and I are called master and servant, we are actually family members. We are enjoying the New Year's dinner together today. I wonder if your distinguished guests would mind?"

Of course Gu Zuo didn't mind, so he sat down and ate with his master.

While drinking and talking, Gu Zuo only said that he was from Kuaiji County and was going to Nanzhao to do some business. He did not mention anything about practicing. Although he did not say much, after getting along with him for six months, the host was quite satisfied with Gu Zuo.

Where can I find a tenant who is generous with money and never makes any random requests?

The hostess did not hide anything and openly told her life story. It turned out that she had been a prostitute in Chang'an. After saving enough money, she redeemed herself and moved to the distant Lingnan to start a new life. During the dinner, she also

I played some impromptu pipa tunes and sang some popular poems in Beijing.

Everyone just chatted without saying a word, toasted each other, said New Year greetings, and spent a New Year's Eve that was neither lively nor deserted.

Gu Zuo only remembered that the housekeeper and the others called their master "Honggu".

After having a New Year's Eve dinner with his host, life returned to the past. Gu Zuo continued to work hard and work hard.

The monks of other sects absorb about two spiritual stones per month, while Gu Zuo absorbs more than eight. Excluding half of the unnecessary consumption, the speed is twice as fast. If the consumption of spiritual stones is not taken into account, it is actually quite fast.

The main reason is that when practicing Soul Searching Art, you can turn around continuously, which others cannot do.

Gu Zuo worked hard to make up for classes and was immersed in the endless practice. The days passed like this.

Winter turned to spring, and soon it was late spring. In the blink of an eye, one year had passed, and Gu Zuo had consumed one hundred and ten spirit stones. Calculated by half, it was equivalent to fifty-five spirit stones absorbed by others. So far, the total number of spirit stones he had absorbed has been

It has reached two hundred yuan. In terms of efficiency, it is equivalent to someone else's one hundred yuan!

The number of disciples of Yunmeng Sect is seventy-six, the number of disciples of Nanhua Sect is ninety-six, and the number of disciples of Dinghu Sect is one hundred and eight.

In terms of spiritual energy absorption alone, he has exceeded the average of the three sects, so why is there still no sign of breakthrough?

Gu Zuo spent a day thinking quietly in the garden, while reading through the various exercises copied in the storage ring, specifically looking at the Lingfei Sutra, Miaosu Dan Sutra, Dayan Artifact Technique, Qianyuan Formation Technique, and Yin-Yang Harmony Technique.

, about the advancement of Kung Fu cultivation.

After studying, Gu Zuo believed that the different data on the absorption of spiritual stones by the disciples of the three sects should be the difference in the fusion ability of the techniques, rather than the difference in the total amount of absorption.

If at the basic stage of practice, the total amount of spiritual power absorbed by Yunmeng Sect disciples is less than that of Nanhua Sect and Dinghu Sect, then how can they talk about the Twelve Authentic Sects in the World? The reason why it seems less is because they have high fusion power and waste time in absorbing

They have less spiritual power, so the amount of infuriating energy they convert with their spiritual power should be purer and more abundant.

Compared with the Yunmeng Sect, the amount of spiritual energy Gu Zuo has absorbed and the amount of Qi he has converted has far exceeded it. Why is there no movement in the Qi Sea?

The description of Soul Searching Jue for advancing to the late stage of Qi refining is, "True Qi is like honey", which means that in the sea of ​​Qi, when the state of True Qi is like honey, it means it has entered the late stage of Qi refining.

But Gu Zuo has not seen this sign so far. Is it true that as Elder Xing and Elder Mo of the Yunmeng Sect said, the Soul Searching Technique is unfit for cultivation?

After much deliberation, he couldn't think of any good solution. He could only go to the dark side and continue to absorb spiritual stones.

So Gu Zuo continued to work hard and practiced for another three months. The total number of spiritual stones he absorbed exceeded 227 yuan...

After another three months, the total number of spirit stones absorbed exceeded 254 yuan...

Disciples from other sects usually cannot absorb any more true energy after reaching a certain amount. They will either break through to the late stage or stand still and waste their lives.

The amount of true energy in Gu Zuo's Qi Sea continued to accumulate and store, perhaps 70% more than the disciples of the Yunmeng Sect, and 80% more than the disciples of the Nanhua Sect and Dinghu Sect. However, he still saw no sign of a breakthrough, but there was no sign of a breakthrough.

stop moving forward.

Maybe I will become the most powerful early-stage Qi-refining monk in the world of immortality? The eternal early-stage Qi-refining monk?

Gu Zuo was a little desperate.

There are a total of 254 spiritual stones, 164 of which were spent on this practice. There are 380 left in the storage ring, and I don’t know how long it will last.

Seeing the sea of ​​​​qi absorbing spiritual power like a bottomless pit, Gu Zuo gritted his teeth and persisted for another three months. If it still didn't work, he should end the retreat and leave here. Go to Nanzhao or Southern Xinjiang to see if there is an opportunity to solve the problem.

A problem to break through on your own.

Two hundred and eighty-one yuan! This is Gu Zuo's total score after three months, but his cultivation level still has not broken through.

After walking around the Yushui River, Gu Zuo thought about leaving, but he couldn't reconcile himself to it. He really wanted to know the answer, and he wanted to know the answer almost like an obsessive-compulsive disorder.

When he returned to the garden, he clenched his fists and decided to give himself another month.

Two hundred and ninety dollars!

The obsessive-compulsive disorder attacks again - why not fix it to 300 yuan?
Chapter completed!