Chapter 416

Immortals are originally made by mortals, and mortals are born in this gate.

"Fan Gate!"

In the land of Jiangnan, in the place of Yujing.

The bright girl stood on the balcony, the clear wind blowing on her face, blowing up her shoulder-length short hair, and a strange color suddenly rose in her ethereal eyes.

She seemed to have a response, looking toward the southwest, standing there, as if frozen.

"Fan Gate!" Jiang Lai murmured mechanically.

"Fan King!"

……

Inside the quiet room of Chixia Temple, it suddenly fell silent.

"Fan Gate."

Zhang Fan chewed on this name, and suddenly a strange feeling arose.

This feeling is indescribable, like a spring seed hidden deep, not knowing what kind of karma it will bear tomorrow.

"Isn't it a bit too far-fetched?" Zhang Fan could not help but say.

There is not even a stroke of the eight characters yet, not even a little bit, and Zhang Wuming has already raised a big flag and named it 【Fan Gate】, which is really a bit unreliable and out of tune.

"Great undertakings start with bragging."

Zhang Wuming patted Zhang Fan on the shoulder: "Brother, it all depends on you."

"……"

"Youthful spirit, ambition reaching the clouds."

Xiang Nantian sighed leisurely, then waved his hand: "Alright, you go out, I still have something to say to him."

This Chixia Xu Xu Guanzhu looked at Zhang Wuming, meaning that the next words were to be behind closed doors, and only Zhang Fan could hear them.

Zhang Wuming didn't care and hurriedly stood up and bowed.

"The junior will wait outside, the senior can give orders at any time."

As he spoke, Zhang Wuming respectfully retreated.

Xiang Nantian looked at Zhang Wuming's departing figure, his gaze condensing.

"Those who have thunder in their hearts but a face like a calm lake can be worshiped as generals."

"This young man is not simple. It's a pity he hasn't sealed the god and established the image. Otherwise, if this person were in the Northern Zhang..."

Xiang Nantian's words came to an abrupt end.

"Heroes always start from the humble; back then, the Three-Corpse Daoist also hadn't sealed the god and established the image," Zhang Fan suddenly said.

Xiang Nantian's gaze turned slightly, looking deeply at him, then nodded and said: "You are right, heroes don't ask where they come from."

"How did you get together with the people of the Northern Zhang?"

Xiang Nantian naturally knows Zhang Fan's background. Logically speaking, he and the Northern Zhang have deep hatred and are incompatible like water and fire; there is no reason for them to be together.

"Great souls always meet unexpectedly," Zhang Fan laughed lightly.

Xiang Nantian was stunned for a moment, then sighed lightly: "Young people nowadays..."

"Still have to be careful."

"Is the senior talking about the Northern Zhang?"

"No, I am talking about him."

Xiang Nantian looked at the door, his gaze flickering, meaningful.

"This young man has the heart of a king and hegemon, a hidden dragon in the abyss, unfathomable. What he lacks is just an opportunity. Once he gets the momentum of wind and clouds, he will soar into the sky, and his future will be limitless."

"But people like this are most afraid of being able to share adversity but not prosperity," Xiang Nantian says in a deep voice.

"Him?"

Zhang Fan's gaze condensed slightly, then said: "He and I can be considered friends of life and death."

"What are friends of life and death?"

"Those who have ambition will succeed; three thousand Yue armor can swallow Wu..."

"Back then, King Goujian of Yue endured humiliation and bore burdens, restored the country and destroyed Wu, which became a story for a while. When the achievement was made, Fan Li left, and Wen Zhong died. Which of these people was not his friend of life and death? Which of them was not his minister of planning the country?"

"Throughout the dynasties, there are countless examples of founding monarchs killing meritorious officials."

Xiang Nantian shook his head: "People who do great things can even kill their own brothers."

"Li Shimin killed his own brothers without even blinking."

"Liu Bang's father was about to be killed, and he still wanted him to share a cup of soup."

"You must remember that in this world, besides yourself, there is no one who can be absolutely trusted," Xiang Nantian warns in a deep voice.

"The betrayal of those closest to you is the heavier the price."

"The destruction of your Southern Zhang is the lesson from the past."

"The people of the Northern Zhang are not worth trusting."

A cold light flickered in Xiang Nantian's eyes. Clearly, he does not trust the Northern Zhang, and even hates them extremely, extremely disgusted.

"You can use him, but you absolutely cannot trust him, and even, after the great cause is successful, you can get rid of him."

As soon as these words came out, Zhang Fan's heart jumped. He looked up fiercely, and saw a coldness flickering in Xiang Nantian's eyes.

This Chixia Xu Xu Guanzhu, a great expert in the Zhai Shou realm, had already developed murderous intent toward Zhang Wuming just now, and more than once.

"When the cunning rabbit dies, the running dog is cooked; when the birds are gone, the good bow is hidden."

"This is an eternal law and the most reliable principle."

"At that time, if you can't do it, I can do it for you."

Xiang Nantian's voice was deep and cold, clearly not just saying it.

"Senior, I have my own considerations," Zhang Fan said after a moment of silence.

Xiang Nantian looked at Zhang Fan, only shook his head, and sighed to the sky: "The people of the Zhang family ultimately have their own path to walk."

"Fine."

As he spoke, Xiang Nantian waved his hand and asked: "Do you have anything else to ask me?"

"Whether it is about the affairs in Xijiang territory or about cultivation."

"I really have some questions I want to ask, about practicing inner alchemy," Zhang Fan said with great joy.

Now, he is stuck at the bottleneck of the Great Being Ninth Realm, and he is worried that he has no living Zhai Shou expert to ask.

"Truly talented like a demon, starting to comprehend this realm at this age," Xiang Nantian sighed.

At Zhang Fan's age, he couldn't even reach the threshold of high merit; they were too far apart.

"If you have any questions, just say them," Xiang Nantian whispered.

"I know that inner alchemy cultivation is taking Kan and filling Li, water and fire changing positions, and such reverse action can be achieved," Zhang Fan whispered.

Ordinary people have heart fire above and kidney water below. If it burns dry like this, it will end in emptiness, and nothing will be gained.

If one practices in reverse, water and fire change positions, kidney water is above and heart fire is below. During the cooking process, kidney water turns into essence and energy, spreading to the four limbs and hundreds of bones, nourishing the physical body, and one gets the essence of refining essence into energy.

Taking another step forward, taking Kan and filling Li, refining energy into spirit, inner alchemy can be achieved, and life work is achieved.

"However, heart fire is a delusional thought, but cultivation requires stopping delusional thoughts. How can one use heart fire to burn kidney water?" Zhang Fan says in a deep voice.

He also tried to guide it with his mind, burning the true yang essence energy of his body, but as soon as the thought arose, the demonic calamity arrived, thoughts flew everywhere, and the consciousness was restless and difficult to settle.

"This question is asked well," Xiang Nantian nodded.

"This is a great pass in inner alchemy cultivation."

"Inner alchemy cultivation is not burning the body with heart fire, but illuminating life with the light of nature."

As he spoke, Xiang Nantian pointed a finger, and flowing light jumped on his fingertip, drawing a hexagram in the air.

Two horizontal lines and one broken line, which is the 【Li Hexagram】 representing fire.

"This hexagram was taught to me by your grandfather back then," Xiang Nantian sighed.

"He said that the outer yang of the Li hexagram () is the consciousness, which is the delusional fire, and the inner yin of the Li hexagram () is the soul, which is the true fire for refining alchemy."

"It's like the flame of an oil lamp; extinguish the outer flame with a strong wind, and protect the inner flame with bright light."

"Refining inner alchemy is to use the 【Inner Yin of Li】 of the true fire to trigger the 【Inner Yang of Kan】 of the true fire, forming the phenomenon of 'the dragon comes out of the fire, and the tiger is born toward the water'."