Chapter 43: Planting Golden Lotuses in Fire, Raising Golden Corpses in Mao Su

September 30th, the last day of the golden autumn.

Cheng Yunqi bid farewell to everyone.

Everyone came to the village gate to see him off.

A little white dog wagged its tail at Cheng Yunqi's feet, jumping around to bite the seal, not feeling the sadness of parting at all.

General Red-Comb also landed on the cat-thorn at the village gate. Cheng Yunqi felt that this one was not far from becoming a demon.

Waving goodbye to everyone, Cheng Yunqi escaped into the great mountains.

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The deeper he went into the mountains, the fewer people there were. Traveling another two or three hundred miles to the southwest, it was a wild forest, with no more villages.

Traveling another five hundred miles, there were still no people, but instead, demons gradually increased.

Huge snakes winding around mountains, the poisonous gas they spat out turned into green clouds, covering an area. Black tigers with wings roared in the air, the hurricane stirred up by their wings uprooting ancient trees. Strange fish in the great marshes leaped out of the water to prey on big birds in the sky.

Cheng Yunqi hid his shadow and concealed his form all the way, avoiding these great demons, thanks to Bai Long'er's sharpness, always being able to avoid some powerful existences while traveling in the mountains.

As Cheng Yunqi walked, it actually started to snow in the sky. He calculated the date; it was already the beginning of the twelfth lunar month.

However, it was said that the Southern Wilderness had geothermal heat and didn't snow much in winter, but today's snow was really not small, as big as goose feathers. It was a coincidence that he ran into it.

"Chirp—"

Cheng Yunqi whistled.

A white shadow darted from the front and stopped in front of Cheng Yunqi. It was a white dog, with not a single strand of mixed color on its body, only the tip of its nose, the tips of its ears, and its mouth had less hair, revealing pink, tender flesh.

It was exactly Bai Long'er, given by the Miao village, now grown quite tall, its back already reaching Cheng Yunqi's knees. Bai Long'er stuck out its tongue and sat in front of Cheng Yunqi, its tail wagging.

Cheng Yunqi touched the dog's head, "Good dog, find a place to stay."

The white dog understood and darted out again with a swoosh.

In a while, the dog came back, wagging its tail to signal Cheng Yunqi to follow.

The dog found a mountain cave on the leeward side, with trees in front of the cave, which was considered hidden.

Cheng Yunqi knew there was definitely nothing in the mountain cave the dog found, but he still followed the habit formed over the past few months, flicking a grain of firelight into the mountain cave with his finger, and chanting in his mouth:

"Burn and Purify!"

In the mountain cave, that grain of firelight exploded into raging flames. The flames were transparent with a warm ginger-yellow color, exactly the Samadhi True Fire he had newly refined.

After the true fire burned away the dampness and possible evil spirits in the cave, the true fire automatically shrank into a point of light, hanging in the air, illuminating the cave warmly and brightly without being dazzling.

Cheng Yunqi and the dog walked in.

Cheng Yunqi found a rock to sit on and took a piece of cloth from the cave stone and handed it to the dog.

The dog opened its mouth to take it, came near the cave entrance, and spread the cloth on the ground, only then lying down comfortably. At this time, the mountain cave was burned warmly by the true fire, and the dog spread its four limbs, exposing its belly completely to stick to the mat, humming comfortably.

Looking at the size and color of the mat, it was clearly the bundle Cheng Yunqi brought from the sect, which could be considered using waste to the extreme.

At this time, the snow outside was getting heavier, obscuring the line of sight, a white blur.

Cheng Yunqi took out a wine skin from the cave stone, opened the stopper, and took a gulp.

When he left the Miao village, he didn't take any other things given by the villagers, only this white knife-wine, which he really accepted quite a bit of. The old Village Chief said with a smile that they had to brew more this year, otherwise, there would be no good wine to treat Daoist Cheng when he came next time.

"Gulp—"

The Twelve-Story Pagoda vibrated. A large gulp of cold wine went down his throat, and after entering his belly, the spicy intent surged outward, instantly warming his body.

"Ha—"

Cheng Yunqi burped, feeling refreshed all over.

The wind blew the heavy snow into a mess, but Cheng Yunqi's heart was very clear. He knew clearly what to do next.

Now that the Heart Mansion's deity was formed, the contemplation method not only ate the tyrannical Sun's Bing Fire but also allowed Cheng Yunqi to be unconventional and eat the Samadhi True Fire. Opening the Heart Mansion was just a matter of course. Cheng Yunqi judged that it would take at least one year and at most three years, and there would be no major discrepancies.

At this time, there was no need to think about taking any shortcuts to shorten this time.

What he should think about now was the next mansion aperture.

The heavy snow sealed the mountains, and Cheng Yunqi was not in a hurry to rush on his way, which gave him an excellent opportunity for deep thought.

He first opened the Heart Mansion, using the Sun's Bing Fire to define its nature, which was exactly "Air Fire," conforming to the meaning of from nothing to something, from virtual to real.

The next step was to think about what to give birth to from the fire?

According to the basic Five Elements mutual generation and mutual restraint, it should be fire generating earth, and while fire restrains metal, it can also refine metal.

As for water and wood, water and fire are incompatible; if the two touch, both will suffer. And water and fire helping each other, and the fusion of Kan and Li, also refers to the coexistence of two opposing natures, and then returning to the original, with Yin and Yang returning to chaos. It is coexistence, not mutual generation.

And if fire touches wood, it burns; if fire and wood connect, the wood Qi will completely fuel the fire, which is not conducive to the nourishment of the Wood Mansion.

Thinking about it, opening the Earth Mansion and the Metal Mansion after the Fire Mansion is in line with the essence of the Five Elements.

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Fire generating earth is the foundation of the Five Elements, but it appears mediocre. Although fire-in-metal is radical, there is the saying of fire refining true gold; the metal in fire is even more sharp and refined.

And the essence of the Golden Core also says:

The moon hides the jade rabbit, the sun hides the crow, and there are turtles and snakes coiled together. Coiled together, life and nature are firm, and one can plant golden lotuses in the fire. Cluster the Five Elements and use them in reverse; when the work is complete, one becomes a god and an immortal.

This life of "planting golden lotuses in the fire" is the most tenacious and firm, which is the fundamental nature of seeking the Dao and asking for immortality, and it is more in line with Cheng Yunqi's pursuit of the path of longevity!

That is fire generating metal, opening the Lung Mansion!

Going a step further, looking at the rotation of Yin and Yang, the Bing Fire in the heart is Yang, so the Lung Metal should be Yin. Among Geng and Xin, Xin belongs to Yin, that is, matching Xin Metal with Bing Fire.

Then the Lung Mansion should eat the Qi of Greater Yin Heart Metal.

Cheng Yunqi let out a long breath. Before leaving the mountain, He Bingkun said that he used celestial phenomena to transform the Five Elements, and his Dao path was already set. Now, he defined the Five Elements with his heart of seeking the Dao, Yin-Yang virtuality and reality, and the two natures of the Heavenly Stems, and the Great Dao was even broader!

But just when Cheng Yunqi's heart was settled, he was shocked all over!

Greater Yin Heart Metal!

It is Greater Yin Heart Metal!

Cheng Yunqi slowly stretched out his left hand, and the cave stone on his wrist flashed with brilliance, and something fell into his palm.

This was a small bamboo basket woven from purple bamboo, only the size of a fist.

He picked up the bamboo basket and poured out the things inside.

It was a rhinoceros beetle, two inches big, its body like black jade, its wings like dark gold, its long horn slightly raised.

It was exactly the rhinoceros beetle, metal element, good at controlling corpses, in Yin.

It was exactly Yin Metal!

Cheng Yunqi looked at the insect corpse, remembering the repeated exhortations of Master Sukong before leaving the sect,

"The way of raising corpses cannot be taken lightly......"

"The rhinoceros beetle controls the dragon corpse to ascend to heaven......"

"Belongs to metal...... insect corpse......"

Could it be that the moment Master saw the Brightness Palace in the mountains, in my brain, he had already decided that I should open the Lung Mansion next?!

Did he give me the golden insect Yin corpse when we parted as an intentional reminder?!

Cheng Yunqi did not know for sure now.

However, he had originally just put this matter aside, just like the way of alchemy and artifacts, but now it seems that he couldn't put it aside for long.

Metal is the essence of earth, and corpses in the earth are Yin mourning objects. If one really wants to seek Xin Metal, raising insects to find corpses is really a good path.

At that time, with Mao Su in the heart, it would not be impossible for the master of the Lung Mansion to be a golden corpse!

This chapter has few words, but it really makes my head ache!

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