Medicine Master Disciple’s Cultivation Notes

Chapter 32: Jiang Tingyue Discusses Cultivation Methods

"What about you?"

Seeing Jiang Tingyue turn his head over, Li Qiuchen quickly restrained his thoughts, lowered his head and said, "Mountain God, I wish to take you as my master and learn skills."

Who wouldn't want to join a proper immortal sect?

The old Daoist thought about it day and night, and Li Qiuchen was the same.

Now there was just this opportunity. This Mountain God before him was obviously much more proper than those Medicine Master followers down the mountain.

Of course, Li Qiuchen also knew in his heart that this hope was rather slim.

What relationship do you have with him that he'd take you as a disciple?

But slim hope didn't equal no hope at all. If he didn't speak up today, that would be equivalent to completely giving up this opportunity.

Sure enough, Jiang Tingyue shook his head, saying, "If I had the ability to teach and educate people, I wouldn't have run here to guard the mountains and rivers. If you truly want to pursue learning, you can't learn much here with me."

Li Qiuchen wasn't disappointed, because he knew there was more to come."I don't know what your background is, but looking at your mind and courage, you're not a child from an ordinary family. If you want to pursue learning, it's most reliable to follow the proper path step by step. I'll give you a token. In the future, when you've achieved scholarly success, you can take this token to Evergreen Academy. I still have quite a few teachers and friends at the academy who will provide you convenience."

Having said this, he took out an antique-styled jade pendant and placed it before Li Qiuchen.

Li Qiuchen received the jade pendant and humbly asked for guidance, saying, "May I ask, Senior, how should I... achieve scholarly success?"

Don't skip over the most important part!

Everyone knows Tsinghua and Peking University are good, but big brother, shouldn't you first tell me which way the elementary school gate opens?

Li Qiuchen hadn't expected that this simple question would actually stump Jiang Tingyue.

After pondering for a moment, Jiang Tingyue raised his hand and began calculating.

Li Qiuchen was stunned. For this kind of thing, either you can do it or you can't. Why does it need deduction?

"I said before, I'm not very good at teaching people."

Seeing Li Qiuchen's face full of shock, Jiang Tingyue earnestly explained, "I entered Evergreen Academy at age twelve. For you, that might be somewhat difficult... Yun County should have a county school. You can first study at the county school. The Five Classics and Six Histories should at least be read through once roughly, then you can major in one subject. After passing the Child's Examination... or perhaps some other examination. In any case, after achieving scholarly success, you should be able to take my jade pendant to Evergreen Academy to pursue learning."

The more Li Qiuchen listened, the more confused he became. What do you mean "should"? "Perhaps"? How did even the Child's Examination come up? Does that mean next I have to take the Scholar exam, then the Provincial Graduate exam?

"Senior, I want to cultivate immortality."

"I know."

Jiang Tingyue said seriously, "They all say immortals must see through the mortal world, but if you don't enter the mortal world, how can you see through it?"

"Back then, I also had similar doubts. My teacher told me a story."

"There was a scholar full of knowledge, his learning filled five carts. But one day, he was stumped by a question. No matter how hard he thought, he couldn't find the answer. With no other choice, he went out to relax and stroll. By chance, he chatted a few sentences with an old farmer plowing a field, and was unexpectedly awakened by the old farmer's words, suddenly understanding."

"If the same cultivation path was placed before the scholar and the old farmer, who do you think would go further?"

Li Qiuchen thought for a moment and said, "That would definitely be the scholar."

"Why?"

"Because the scholar only has this one problem to solve. After chatting a few sentences, he has his answer. But the old farmer faces many more problems. He still has to worry about his family's firewood, rice, oil, and salt. Chatting a few sentences with the scholar won't make the crops in his field grow any taller."

"Exactly so."

Jiang Tingyue nodded, saying, "The world only knows immortals are good, carefree with long life and no worries. But they don't know the cultivation path is inherently difficult, only graspable by those with great perseverance and great wisdom. Just like those Medicine Master remnants, they receive blessings but don't know how to use them correctly. Rather than calling it cultivation, it's better to say they're relying on beast instinct to survive, ultimately only meeting an end where they harm others and themselves."

Put simply, it was like demolition households. Suddenly rich overnight, indulging without restraint, in just a few short years they'd spend all the money and return to their original state.

Li Qiuchen deeply agreed with this.

"Then can Senior recommend me to enter the county school?"

"I'm not familiar with them."

Don't you know the County Sheriff?

Li Qiuchen was about to complain when he suddenly reacted. Jiang Tingyue and that County Sheriff Ma might not be very familiar either. Otherwise, he could have just used some divine ability like thousand-li voice transmission to make things clear. Why would he need to specially send someone to deliver a letter?

This was conducting official business.

"However, you needn't worry. This small matter isn't difficult for me to handle."

Jiang Tingyue took out a talisman paper and lightly tapped it before Li Qiuchen. The talisman paper instantly burned to ashes, and the magical power contained within directly infused into Li Qiuchen's body.

"This is a Wish Fulfillment Talisman that can add a bit of fortune to you. I just calculated your fate. Don't be anxious, let things take their natural course. Within half a year, you'll achieve your wish."

Your hands are too fast.

Why don't you just give me that talisman directly?

I suddenly feel that this master-seeking and learning matter doesn't seem particularly urgent anymore.

Having finished giving benefits, Jiang Tingyue said seriously, "There are evil demons causing trouble in the county. By rights, this matter should fall under the County Sheriff's jurisdiction. I've sent the letter over, and there must be a response within three to five days. However... worldly matters don't always go as hoped. I'll have to trouble you two to keep watch for another period. If the county doesn't dispatch troops, and those Medicine Master remnants continue stirring up trouble, we'll make other plans."

...

Li Qiuchen opened his eyes to find himself back in the original place, with two more bottles of pills in his hand.

Senior Jiang is a good person.

Honest in being a person, honest in doing things. The pills he gave weren't ordinary goods either. Li Qiuchen only pulled out the stopper and smelled them to feel their powerful medicinal power.

Such a good person running to this godforsaken Crotch Mountain to be a Mountain God was really a waste of talent.

"The county will send people soon. Without us needing to act, these Medicine Master followers will all be caught in one net."

Li Qiuchen poured out two pills and chuckled, saying, "Have one, let's celebrate?"

The white crane nodded, used its beak to grab the pill, and swallowed it with a raise of its neck.

The surrounding flowers, grass, and trees began to sway slightly. Visible to the naked eye, heaven and earth spiritual qi gathered from all directions.

Good heavens, the effect is this immediate?

Jiang Tingyue hadn't explained the specific medicinal effects of these two bottles of Spirit Gathering Pills, only saying they assisted cultivation.

Perhaps in the big boss's eyes, such minor details didn't need attention but Li Qiuchen definitely had to experiment, otherwise he wouldn't know how this thing assisted his cultivation.

Now he knew.

One pill swallowed, the white crane's efficiency in absorbing heaven and earth spiritual qi instantly increased more than tenfold. With it as the center, a vortex of flowing qi formed from gathered heaven and earth spiritual qi.

No wonder Jiang Tingyue specially instructed that at least three days must pass before taking another pill.

Forget heaven and earth spiritual qi, even breathing oxygen like this could easily cause poisoning.

The medicinal power of this Spirit Gathering Pill was unimaginably strong. Li Qiuchen ran over a hundred zhang away and could still feel the abnormal flow of heaven and earth spiritual qi.

Speaking of which, will the stupid bird really not burst from being overstuffed?