Master Mingyu, the Temple Master of White Cloud Temple, is one of the oldest disciples of the Ming Generation, whose talent is exceptional, and his cultivation is also very profound.
Otherwise, he wouldn’t have beco the Temple Master of White Cloud Temple, a leader among the Central Plains Daoist Sect, at such a young age.
"Greetings, Temple Master!"
"Good, good, good! Good child!"
Master Mingyu was quietly cultivating in the back hall of the main temple. Upon hearing from the gatekeeper that Lu Zheng had co to see him, he decisively summoned him into the room for a eting.
Master Mingyu smiled broadly, "A presence of Dao reverberates with leisurely elegance and ethereal lightness; it truly is a genuine transmission of our Daoist Sect. Very good, very good."
Upon hearing this, Lu Zheng instantly knew that Master Mingyu must have heard of him from Dongyangzi, so he bowed again, "The Temple Master praises too much."
Master Mingyu waved his hand and asked, "Have you seen your master?"
"Yes, I have."
Master Mingyu nodded, encouraged him briefly, and continued, "For this year’s New Spring Dharma Assembly, how about you and Yuanlin serving as the left and right path leaders?"
"Yuan Zheng will definitely fulfill the mission!"
After seeing Master Mingyu, Lu Zheng went to Daoist Ming Guang in the rear hall, where he replenished a large amount of Wuliangye and Flower Carved Wine into the warehouse. Then, he was taken by a Yue Generation True Man to the back mountain.
"Well, well, our White Cloud Temple is truly blessed with great fortune!"
"Qingsong, Mingyu, I had thought there wouldn’t be any outstanding talent from the Yuan Generation."
"With soone like Mingyu from the Ming Generation, I’m quite satisfied, I had thought I would have to wait another generation."
Even though Lu Zheng did not reveal his specific cultivation, his presence was so profound that many seniors could not clearly sense it, which already spoke volus.
Lu Zheng’s Dao Practice is already deep enough; it could be said that he can now stand on equal footing with them.
In the back mountain of White Cloud Temple, the most nurous are the Yue Generation and Ming Generation, due to their younger age; even if their cultivation is not high, their lifespan is not yet over.
However, for those from the Qing Generation who are still living, they are seasoned masters who refuse to die, the true foundation of White Cloud Temple.
The ones speaking just now were two old Daoists from the Yue Generation, whose seniority is greater than Qingsong. The few old Daoists from the Yue Generation who haven’t produced any outstanding talents could only listen quietly.
Elder Yue Wen took out a gourd, sipped so Flower Carved Wine, and smacked his lips, "Good wine, truly sweet."
Elder Yuehong nodded, smiled, and set up a chessboard, "Co, co now, Yuan Zheng, let this old Daoist see if your chess skills have improved."
As soon as the words fell, Yuanlin’s figure appeared from the corner, "Greetings to the masters, my master heard that Brother Yuan Zheng has returned to the mountain and sent to invite him over for a chat."
"If the Master invites, then hurry up and go."
"Co back soon, let’s play chess, they all are terrible players."
"Master Uncle, you’re overstating things!"
Without ntioning a few old Daoists of White Cloud Temple starting to argue about their respective chess skills, Lu Zheng was quickly led by Yuanlin to a small courtyard in a mountain depression in the back mountain, which was Dongyangzi’s usual residence.
At this mont, Dongyangzi was lying on a rocking chair, leisurely enjoying the sun.
"How is Sect Leader Si?"
Lu Zheng couldn’t help but touch his nose, "Thanks for Master Ancestor’s concern; Lingxi is quite well."
Dongyangzi nodded and pointed to the small stool in front, signaling Lu Zheng to sit down.
"The phoenix origin within you is burning fiercely and hasn’t been fully refined. Did Sect Leader Si take you back to Phoenix Mountain, to the Phoenix Grotto Heaven?" Dongyangzi asked.
Si Lingxi calls the grotto heaven below Phoenix Mountain the Divine Fire Grotto Heaven, while Dongyangzi calls it Phoenix Grotto Heaven. Although the nas differ, it’s simply due to not having a fixed title; they both actually an the sa thing.
Lu Zheng nodded, "Yes, I stayed there for a month and gained a lot."
Dongyangzi smacked his lips; your gains were not just a lot, they were indeed abundant. The last ti I saw you, your Dao Practice was over two thousand years. It’s only been a few months, yet it’s now up to three thousand years.
Not even the tides rise this fast.
It seems that Fire Phoenix has really been good to Lu Zheng, who knows how many treasures they gave him.
Our White Cloud Temple, as Lu Zheng’s maternal family, can’t be stingy facing such a talented disciple.
Therefore...
"With your current cultivation, you can now cultivate the ’Innate Taiqing Rootless Cloud Qi Scripture’," Dongyangzi said.
"So soon?" Lu Zheng’s eyes lit up, surprised and joyful, "I thought I’d have to cultivate to five thousand years of Dao Practice at least."
Yuanlin couldn’t help but roll his eyes beside him.
Dongyangzi shook his head, "The ’Innate Taiqing Rootless Cloud Qi Scripture’ is only a direct lineage transmission within the temple, not a solitary transmission by the Temple Master. If it required five thousand years of Dao Practice to cultivate, how many in the temple could cultivate it?"
Even though White Cloud Temple is a major Daoist Sect, and the number of old Daoists in the back mountain is many, there are hardly a few top masters with over five thousand years of Dao Practice.
Such individuals, if sent out, could uphold a major sect on their own.
Admittedly, even if three thousand years of Dao Practice were required to learn this scripture, there wouldn’t be many qualified to study and cultivate it in the temple.
"Moreover, the ’Innate Taiqing Cloud Qi Scripture’ is difficult and obscure, with extrely high demands on physical roots, comprehension, talent, and temperant. Although its upper limit is higher, it can also be harder to cultivate and may not be as fast as the ’Innate Cloud Transformation Qi thod Scripture’."
Dongyangzi said calmly, "You must be ntally prepared for this, too."
Lu Zheng bowed, "Disciple understands."
Dongyangzi nodded and touched Lu Zheng’s forehead with one finger.
A flash of spiritual light enveloped with a stream of Innate Cloud Qi entered Lu Zheng’s mind.
In the next mont, a piece of the ’Innate Taiqing Rootless Cloud Qi Scripture’ flashed through Lu Zheng’s divine soul.
"The Innate Cloud Qi handed down by Taiqing Daoist Ancestor, rootless and sourceless, yet continuously enduring, embodying a strand of innate spirit to overthrow all postnatal thods."
Dongyangzi said calmly, "Cultivating this stream of Innate Cloud Qi is most important; you must condense this seemingly rootless and sourceless, yet continuously enduring cloud qi ntal realm."
Lu Zheng reviewed this scripture and imdiately understood the difficulty of this stream of Innate Cloud Qi.
Rootless and sourceless, arising out of nothing, the enemy can’t find any weakness in this Innate Cloud Qi and can only fight head-on.
Moreover, the Innate Cloud Qi is continuously enduring, its characteristic is softness and resilience, using softness to overco hardness, allowing one unit of force to exert the effect of three.
Furthermore, this Innate Cloud Qi can change roots, enhance cultivation, extend lifespan, clear the divine soul, and aid in ascension.
And to successfully cultivate this direct lineage top cultivation technique in White Cloud Temple is by no ans easy.
"Indeed challenging," Lu Zheng sighed.
"No need to rush, you are still young; you must understand the principle that haste makes waste. Regularly focus on calming your mind, continue cultivating the ’Innate Cloud Transformation Qi thod Scripture’, nurture spirit and calm heart, elevate your ntal realm."
Dongyangzi advised, "I believe entering the initial stages for you won’t be difficult; slowly nurturing this stream of Innate Cloud Qi will also benefit your regular cultivation."
Lu Zheng rose, bowed gratefully, nodded, and smiled, "Thank you, Master Ancestor, for the advice. As long as I can get started, I am already very content."
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