Chapter 190: New Disciple, the Beidi Behemoth

Riding a white tiger, he descends into Beidi.

Zhou Xuan's journey of visits becomes increasingly extraordinary.

Those Daoist temples and Buddhist monasteries that receive Zhou Xuan naturally cannot help but exclaim in shock upon seeing the white tiger.

And Zhou Xuan also discovers that it seems every place he arrives, there are young ladies or girls of different appearances and temperaments, like a hundred flowers in bloom, waiting for him.

Among them, there is no lack of female lay Buddhists who have truly studied scriptures and can understand their conversations.

However, after Zhou Xuan entered the Pot Heaven and became an Outer Sect Cultivator of the Yunlai Immortal Realm.

He had already decided that this life would be devoted to the path of cultivation.

As for female lay Buddhists and the like... they would only hinder the speed of his cultivation!

The white tiger he sits upon naturally uses a beast-taming Talisman.

At first, the white tiger was controlled, but it still had small thoughts of wanting to escape.

It was only after following Zhou Xuan that it first discovered every meal had meat, and it could eat until full!

Furthermore, when his little master meditates and rests, his body emits a very pleasant scent; if it lies down beside him to sleep, its body can receive immense benefits.

The white tiger then no longer wanted to leave Zhou Xuan.

And as its physical strength increased, it became increasingly effortless to carry Zhou Xuan over mountains and ridges.

With this assistance, Zhou Xuan also reduced the time spent on the road, which could be considered a win-win.

Then, one night, while staying at an ancient temple beside a stone Buddha, Zhou Xuan began to close his eyes and summarize what he had seen and heard during this walk.

Zhou Xuan could not help but sigh, feeling that in the current cultivation world, the number of true practitioners far exceeded his imagination.

He had originally thought that although true practitioners were few, they should at least account for one percent of the registered number.

Yet he currently discovers that even among those publicly recognized as true practitioners after registration, there is no lack of those who are just making up the numbers.

He has visited many places during this time, but the true practitioners who actually have some real substance are fewer than one in ten.

And they all have more or less some self-doubt.

For example, regarding the High Monks in these ancient temples, after more contact, Zhou Xuan also realized that these true practitioners in Fomen were different from what he had imagined.

Small Vehicle Buddhism saves oneself, Great Vehicle Buddhism saves others.

Most true practitioners nowadays seek to cultivate themselves and attain the status of an Arhat.

On the cultivation path of these true practitioners.

In their hearts, there is no such thing as the sacrificial worship found in other religions.

The Buddha that ordinary people worship is, to them, more like a teacher with compassion who is willing to teach the Dharma, rather than a deity that grants every request for promotion, wealth, or good health.

However, even these enlightened High Monks who have practiced Small Vehicle Buddhism for a lifetime.

Often, in their later years, after realizing there is no hope for cultivation in this life.

Choose to say "Amitabha" and then join the embrace of the Chan Sect, seeking to retain a bit of Buddha-nature after Samsara, so that they may attain the true fruit in the next life.

It can be considered a perfect performance of the entire cultivation process: not understanding Chan, disdaining Chan, to understanding Chan and becoming it.

Zhou Xuan's arrival, in a sense, gave these people a signal that there is still a way out for true practitioners.

It also greatly boosted their morale and military spirit regarding cultivation.

And because of this, in addition to cooperation.

Thinking of their next lives, Fomen brought forth a natural Fozi, and the Daoist sects found a natural Dao seed.

Even on the side of the investigators, after some applications, they allowed people considered to possess special spiritual talents from the protected special departments to appear and pay respects to Zhou Xuan, this Human Walker.

From the perspective of these people combining information from various sources.

These Fozi, Dao seeds, and gifted individuals are the ones those extraordinary Immortal Sects truly want.

Just like the quality of antiques.

Good things are good things in any era.

These special talents are the same.

Even in an environment without Spirit Qi, they cannot cultivate extraordinary divine abilities, but they can still use their specialties to accomplish many good things.

For example, the female special agent invited by the investigators, who originally came from a poor rural area, had revealed extremely strong spiritual charm since she became sensible.

She could soothe a person's pain in an instant through physical contact.

Even if this effect was only temporary, it was enough to turn her into a cash cow for her family and even the local bullies in a very short time, promoting her as a Buddha descended to earth, a "He Immortal" who cures illnesses and saves people...

Fortunately, the times have changed.

Such gifted individuals, who in ancient times would have been controlled as a Saintess or Goddess and often met a tragic end, are now taken away and cultivated at the first opportunity in the modern era.

After resting for a night in the ancient temple, Zhou Xuan rose to bid farewell to the Abbot and saw the Fozi and Dao seeds sent by various parties.

After just a glance, Zhou Xuan was not interested in these few people.

At the third level of Qi Refining, he could naturally see that these people were just well-developed and full of Essence, Spirit, and Qi.

And their own temperament... was actually not much different from his own when he was at East King Temple.

At most, their memory was a bit better, and they were more precocious.

They could be considered geniuses among ordinary people, and one could even say they were good seedlings to become scientists.

But they were hardly worthy of the titles of Fozi or Dao seed.

On the contrary, the young girl who walked in last, wearing only casual clothes and appearing somewhat timid and shy.

Made Zhou Xuan's eyes light up; the first time he looked at her, it actually gave him the illusion that she was glowing all over.

This girl looked about thirteen or fourteen years old, and there were a few freckles on her face with a single ponytail.

Her features could only be considered not ugly, and her figure was thin.

If placed on the street, she would be considered plain.

Yet it made Zhou Xuan's eyes widen significantly, and his mouth opened slightly, revealing an expression of surprise.

The feeling Zhou Xuan had at this moment was a sensation that was quite profound yet not uncommon for a true Qi Refining Cultivator.

When Su Ping was at the Jinque City Ascension Meeting years ago and saw the girl from the Ji Family, he had a similar feeling as well.

This is an instinctive reaction that a normal Cultivator has toward someone with a specific Spirit Body.

Of course, not all Spirit Bodies are like this.

This only indicates that the person possessing the Spirit Body has happened to start activating some profound use of their own Spirit Body, causing the Spirit Body to be in an activated state from time to time.

Otherwise, there would be no need for the trouble of using a Bloodline Slate to test blood.

Zhou Xuan's micro-expressions were caught by others in the vicinity at the very first moment.

The other few young boys and girls knew to some extent the purpose of their coming here, and with jealousy in their young eyes, they looked toward the girl who had attracted the attention of Daoist Zhou Xuan.

Among the rest of the people, several even quietly stepped back, immediately contacting acquaintances to find out the girl's background.

The investigators were also very excited, knowing that they had found the right path this time.

If that special affairs personnel could be accepted.

It would at least allow them to be regarded a bit more highly by that so-called Immortal Realm, right?

After all, judging from the performance of these mysterious Immortal Sects over at Nierbo, they also highly value these talented disciples!

"What is your name?"

Zhou Xuan asked the glowing girl with a gentle expression.

Although he did not know exactly how high the other party's aptitude was.

Zhou Xuan intuitively understood that the other party was definitely higher than himself, and much higher!

"Lin... Chuchu."

The girl was a bit nervous.

Although she had a special talent, her grades were actually not good; at her current school age, she often made her teachers work overtime for tutoring.

"Don't be afraid, my name is Zhou Xuan, you can just call me Senior Brother Zhou."

Zhou Xuan looked at the girl named Lin Chuchu as if he were seeing a priceless treasure.

Calculating the time, it was almost the day to temporarily return to the Yunlai Immortal Realm to meet the Immortal Elder and report his experiences.

Zhou Xuan chose to stay for one extra night temporarily.

The temple's Abbot and monks were naturally incomparably welcoming of this.

At the same time.

Those who had similar experiences or talents to that Lin Chuchu, regardless of age, were also urgently contacted.

Those who were not from the Eastern Ancient Kingdom also received invitations with generous rewards.

Hoping they could come over to reside and live.

This actually left these psychologists, hypnotists, magicians, and others who received the Invitation Letter feeling somewhat baffled.

Some who were even part-time con artists thought their affairs had been exposed, contemplating whether to turn themselves in or run away.

Pot Heaven.

After Su Ping finished this week's Fishing at the Water Blue Star fishing spot.

He conveniently let those he had sent out return for a while, which could also be considered a periodic summary of this week's results.

If the Dharma Artifacts on them had discovered anything of value during this period.

Su Ping could then plan whether to take it by trickery or by force.

Su Ping summoned Zhou Xuan, who was waiting alone in the room.

He checked the Dharma Artifact Mark at the first moment and found that, like that Zhang Ping'an, he had not encountered any heaven-sent treasures.

Su Ping had thought he would return empty-handed again this week.

But he did not expect that this Zhou Xuan would give him a surprise.

"To be able to make a third-layer Qi Refining Zhou Xuan have this kind of profound induction... even if it is not a Spirit Body, it is at least a top-grade Spirit Root!"

"At the very worst, they accidentally ate some heaven-sent treasure!"

After Su Ping finished listening to Zhou Xuan's account and told him to go back.

He immediately got up and headed to Beidi.

Preparing to personally inspect this new Pot Heaven worker!

Sitting on the Gourd to ride the clouds and mist, he then infused his own Foundation Establishment Mid-Stage Dharma Power.

In an instant, Su Ping overtook a passenger plane that was flying high and plunged into the sea of clouds.

At dawn the next day.

Zhou Xuan brought the girl to the guest room.

He met the Yunlai Immortal Elder who had appeared there at some unknown time.

The girl had also learned of her Immortal Fate through the oral accounts of others last night.

Having watched so many movies and TV shows, even if she hadn't read Xianxia novels.

She naturally had a beautiful yearning for Immortal cultivation.

Regarding Su Ping's inquiry and the Invitation Letter given, she naturally agreed smoothly.

Afterwards, Zhou Xuan, the girl, and Su Ping all responded to the summons and disappeared from the room.

Outside, the outsiders who noticed that the life signs in the room had suddenly disappeared were already numb to the "vanishing act" of the transcendent beings.

Only the investigators were still busy collecting data on the surrounding environment, hoping to find some clues from it...

While the High Monks envied that the girl had likely obtained an Immortal Fate.

They also solidified their resolve to practice for the afterlife.

It seemed they didn't have such high aptitude in this lifetime.

He only hopes that in his next life, he can have a better start by relying on the cultivation of this life.

If it accumulates generation after generation like this... there will surely be a generation that can satisfy the talent required for true cultivation, and thereby obtain their own opportunity, right?

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Inside the Pot Heaven, the Bloodline Slate lit up as expected.

It was not any special Spirit Body, but it was a very practical water-affinity Spirit Body.

The greatest utility of this Spirit Body is that when practicing water-type techniques, it allows the host to possess the equivalent of a Supreme Spiritual Root!

Su Ping decided immediately to take this young girl named Lin Chuchu as an Outer Sect Disciple.

At the same time, he taught her the Qi Refining chapter of the Water Moon Formless technique.

Lin Chuchu only practiced in the backyard of the Zhaoyue Tingfeng Pavilion for half an hour.

She then successfully refined Qi into her body, and subsequently formally stepped into the Qi Refining First Layer.

Although this was also thanks to the fact that the Spirit Qi concentration in the Pot Heaven was already quite good.

It still made Su Ping click his tongue in wonder, feeling in his heart that those with a Spirit Body are indeed a cut above.

Especially this kind of Spirit Body that leans toward cultivation itself.

Once discovered by an Immortal Sect and brought into the fold.

They would immediately leave their peers far behind, becoming legendary figures in storybooks...

As for the masters teaching them, an ordinary Golden Core would likely not be qualified enough; at the very least, it would have to be a Golden Core Elder from the Zhu Feng lineage.

After all, such a true transmission seed, if they grow up in the future, will either be the Sect Leader or an Elder in an important position.

It is enough to make Great Abilitys feel moved to put in some effort and spend some time investing in advance...

Su Ping waited until Lin Chuchu finished one cycle of cultivation.

He did not rush to arrange a Cave Abode for her to cram the basics of cultivation.

Instead, after looking at Zhou Xuan, he decided that the capable should do more work.

In the upcoming travel mission, he added this newly accepted disciple.

It would also be just right for her to learn basic knowledge while broadening her experience.

Reading ten thousand books and traveling ten thousand miles, seeing a thousand kinds of life, is still very beneficial for the cultivation of one's state of mind.

"Zhou Xuan, as the senior brother, you must take good care of your junior sister from now on and let her lay a solid foundation."

After Su Ping finished his arrangements, before Zhou Xuan left, he gave him an extra Storage Bag filled with various life-saving items just in case.

Afterward, he sent them off.

Su Ping, thinking that there should be nothing else for the time being.

Suddenly felt a stir in his heart.

It was that he sensed the young Black Tortoise he was keeping had suddenly grown to the next realm.

It had already broken through to become a youth Black Tortoise!

"This guy must have eaten some heaven-sent treasure!"

Su Ping scanned the Black Tortoise's growth information and discovered that its various attributes had skyrocketed in a short period of time.

He immediately understood that this guy must have struck gold while eating and eating on the seabed.

Su Ping hurriedly sent a message to stop this guy from continuing to waste heaven-sent treasures, while simultaneously issuing a guard order.

At the ocean near the Arctic Circle.

Because of the scene Da Hei had caused.

The navies of the Flower Flag Country and Ouluoba, after undergoing a round of upgrades and replacements, formed a joint fleet to continue wandering in this sea area.

Attempting to take revenge and wipe out the shame!

Only, they did not find any trace of Da Hei.

Instead, not long ago, they learned that an abnormal celestial phenomenon had appeared in the sea area near their security base, Hope Island!

That was precisely the omen produced when the youth Black Tortoise broke through.

Amidst lightning and thunder, a phantom of an ancient Black Tortoise giant beast, standing a hundred meters tall and over eight hundred meters long, floated between the sky and the sea like a Mirage.

Allowing the staff in the base dozens of miles away to clearly see this strange sight, and they could not help but film it.

Although the base immediately implemented information control, preventing the footage they filmed from being uploaded.

It could not stop the sailors on other fishing boats and even cargo ships in this sea area from seeing this scene as well.

Among them, naturally, there were busybodies or those with ulterior motives who possessed satellite internet, and they uploaded this scene.

And informed everyone:

The legendary North Sea giant beast... actually looks like this!

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