Chapter 124 Nirvana

Song Jie looked at the three familiar characters “Tianxiang Tower”, and his forehead seemed to be covered with black lines.

Didn’t you agree to go to a restaurant for a drink? Why did you end up in a romantic place like Tianxiang Tower? Is this a serious place to drink?

“Fellow Daoist Huangfu, are you sure we didn’t come to the wrong place?”

Song Jie blinked, with a strange look on his face.

Huangfu Shen smiled without any shame: “You’re not in the wrong place, Tianxiang Tower is indeed the most famous place in Danhua Town where you can drink.

“You can drink, and if there is the word “lou” in the name, isn’t it a restaurant?”

Okay, okay, redefine the restaurant, right?

Song Jie smiled helplessly, without saying anything else, and calmly walked into Tianxiang Tower with Huangfu Shen.

Of course, they didn’t go to Tianxiang Tower to have fun.

Instead, they found a private room and appointed a servant girl to play the piano for them.

The two of them just tasted the fine wine and delicacies while chatting about the interesting things they had experienced over the years, with the music of the piano playing in their ears.

Most of the time, it was Huangfu Shen who was telling about his experiences.

After all, Song Jie’s life is relatively monotonous, so he can talk about opening a store.

But Huangfu Shen is different. He has been to many places over the years and has extremely rich experiences.

Such as riding the waves in the East China Sea and slaying dragons, killing demons in Yunmiao City… and various legendary experiences of robbing the rich and giving to the poor.

Song Jie couldn’t help but doubt the authenticity of the experiences Huangfu God mentioned.

After all, he has never seen Huangfu God fight with others in a real sense until now.

It’s unclear what Huangfu Shen’s true cultivation and strength are.

Song Jie had also asked God Huangfu about his cultivation before, but God Huangfu just laughed and did not answer his question directly.

According to Huangfu Shen’s character, Song Jie felt that the other party was most likely not lying, but there should be some bragging.

After God Huangfu had finished talking, Song Jie asked: “Fellow Taoist Huangfu is very knowledgeable. Have you ever met someone who has spiritual roots but no meridians?”

“A person who has spiritual roots but no meridians?” God Huangfu said in surprise: “I have never seen this before.

“Could it be that Fellow Daoist Song has ever encountered such a person?”

There was a curious look in Huangfu Shen’s eyes.

He was most interested in such anecdotes.

Song Jie nodded and said: “I have an employee who has a special physique with spiritual roots and no meridians.

“He has a single spiritual root with the fire attribute, but unfortunately he has no meridians in his body, and he has never been able to find a suitable path of cultivation for him.”

“It’s really a pity that this single spiritual root talent is enough.” God Huangfu said with regret: “There are really no immortal cultivation techniques that I know that are suitable for people without meridians.

“This employee of Fellow Daoist Song may never be able to reach the path of immortality in this life.”

Song Jie sighed softly and asked, “I wonder if there is a body-training method suitable for him?”

“The road to body refining is not accessible to everyone.

“You must have a special bloodline to take the path of body refining.

“Moreover, the road to body refining is extremely difficult, and the resources required to cultivate immortality are also extremely large.

“If your employee does not have a certain identity and background support, he will not be able to go far on this path.”

Huangfu Shen shook his head slightly and felt very sorry for Song Jie’s employee.

“Since fellow Taoist Huangfu has no choice, it seems that my employee has no choice but to accept his fate.”

Except for God Huangfu, most of the other people Song Jie knew were ordinary monks, and they would definitely not be able to give him the answer.

Regarding the matter of Liu Zhicheng, Song Jie only came to ask Huangfu Shen with the idea that he could help.

Since something cannot be done, he will not force anything.

Everyone has their own way to go.

He decided to ask Mu Lingxuan again the next time he saw her.

Maybe Mu Lingxuan can’t give any answer, but Mu Lingxuan’s master is the master of the Alchemy Sect.

If Mu Lingxuan is willing to help ask his master, there may be some hope.

If Mu Lingxuan asked the Alchemy Sect master and got the same answer, then Song Jie would give up the matter completely.

Just when Song Jie was about to change the topic, Huangfu Shen suddenly smiled.

“It’s not a big deal to accept your fate, although none of the techniques I know are suitable for people without meridians.

“But your employee doesn’t have no chance to practice.”

Hearing this, Song Jie looked puzzled and said, “But didn’t Fellow Taoist Huangfu just say that this employee of mine will never be able to reach the path of immortality in this life?”

God Huangfu chuckled.

“Fellow Daoist Song, don’t be anxious. The reason why I mentioned that your employee is not that he has no chance to practice.

“It’s because there is a Nirvana Pool in Chifeng Continent. According to rumors, this pool was left over from the Nirvana Rebirth of a fire phoenix in ancient times.

“The power of Nirvana of the Fire Phoenix still remains within it.

“And this power of Nirvana possesses the power to conquer the world and create creation, and it can make people reborn in Nirvana.

“If your employee can take a bath in this Nirvana Pool, he might have a chance to grow meridians.

“It’s just that this Nirvana Pond is not a dead thing, but a psychic thing.

“In order not to be controlled by major forces, Nirvana Pool has been hiding everywhere.

“Sometimes I hide in a secret place, and sometimes I hide in a nook and cranny that no one knows about.

“That employee of Fellow Daoist Song is just a mortal.

“Let alone finding the Nirvana Pond, even going to Chifeng Continent is extremely difficult for him.

“After hearing this, Fellow Daoist Song, do you still think that your employee has hope of embarking on the path to immortality?”

Song Jie nodded lightly and said: “Crossing a continent is indeed as difficult as climbing to the sky for a mortal.

“Even if my employee is in Chifeng Continent, whether he can find the Nirvana Pond is still unknown.”

He originally thought that Liu Zhicheng’s hope of cultivating immortality was coming, but he didn’t expect that it was actually despair that looked like hope.

It is almost impossible for a mortal to walk from one continent to another relying solely on his own ability.

Not to mention how long the journey is, the various dangers that may be encountered on the way are beyond the capabilities of a mere mortal.

Even Song Jie, a monk in the Qi refining stage, did not dare to travel across continents.

Because there are usually natural barriers between continents.

The natural dangers here refer not only to dangerous places, but also to dangerous places.

It is something that ordinary monks can overcome.

Normally, if monks want to go to other continents, they will choose to take the teleportation array.

Because the monks have spiritual protection, there is no problem in terms of safety when riding in the teleportation formation.

But mortals are different.

It is difficult for a mortal without spiritual protection to withstand the tearing feeling during the transmission process.

A short-distance teleportation formation might be better, but a cross-continental teleportation formation is something that almost no mortal can withstand.

After all, none of the major forces in Chifeng Continent could find it. Liu Zhicheng was just a mortal. The chance of finding the Nirvana Pond could be said to be extremely slim.

Thinking of this, Song Jie couldn’t help but mourn for Liu Zhicheng for a second.

We didn’t discuss this topic too much afterwards.

If you can get a method, this trip will already be rewarding.

When I see Mu Lingxuan next time, I’ll see if Mu Lingxuan can find any other solutions.

After pondering for a moment, Song Jie asked again: “Fellow Taoist Huangfu’s visit to Danhua Town this time should be more than just to participate in the ‘Elixir Forum’, right?”

The Huangfu Shen he knew was not someone who would be interested in alchemy.

At most, he would be interested in some weird elixirs.

Therefore, he guessed that God Huangfu might have other purposes for attending this ‘Elixir Discussion Conference’.

God Huangfu smiled and said, “Sure enough, I can’t hide this from fellow Daoist Song.

“I came here this time to avoid the limelight.

“You just learned about my experience over the years, and it can be said that I have provoked many enemies.

“Now it is estimated that many people want to kill me to vent their hatred.

“A while ago, I happened to hear that the Alchemy Cauldron Sect was preparing to hold the ‘Elixir Discussion Conference’, so I rushed here overnight.

“Even if my enemies knew that I was here, they probably wouldn’t dare to come and cause trouble during the Alchemy Sect’s conference.

“As for me, I can enjoy a relaxing time here.”

Song Jie looked at the smile on God Huangfu’s face and wondered why he didn’t believe what Huangfu God said.

His intuition told him that the purpose of God Huangfu’s coming to attend the “Elixir Forum” was definitely not as simple as he said.

However, Huangfu Shen didn’t want to say anything, so Song Jie naturally wouldn’t ask.

He immediately asked out of curiosity: “But the last time we saw Taoist Fellow Mu in Shiwanda Mountain, didn’t Fellow Taoist Huangfu pretend to be acquainted with the master of the Alchemy Sect?

“When you come directly to the territory of the Alchemy Sect this time, aren’t you afraid of being discovered by fellow Taoist Mu?”

As a direct disciple of the Alchemy Sect Master, Mu Lingxuan would not be able to prove this matter easily.

When God Huangfu heard this, he rolled his eyes and said with a smile: “In the past few years, I have become acquainted with the master of the Alchemy Sect.

“It’s just that the friendship is not that deep, but at least we know each other.

“Fellow Daoist Mu is a smart person. I don’t think she would go out of her way to seek confirmation from her master.”

Hearing Huangfu Shen’s words, Song Jie was immediately speechless.

I just feel that Huangfu Shen’s communication skills are really great. He just told the head of the Alchemy Sect to get acquainted with him, and he got acquainted with him.

From this point, Song Jie can also deduce that Huangfu Shen’s cultivation strength is probably not much weaker than that of the Alchemy Sect master.

Otherwise it would be unlikely that the two would get acquainted.

“It seems I’m worrying too much.”

Song Jie held up the wine glass and toasted God Huangfu.

The two of them drank the wine in their glasses at the same time, and then continued to change the topic and chatted, not shying away from the gentleman playing the piano for them in the private room.

Song Jie has been dealing with Tianxiang Tower in Xinyuefang City for more than ten years, so he knows the rules of Tianxiang Tower very well.

Even if they were talking about some topics about the Alchemy Sect, the steward would pretend that he didn’t know anything.

Not to mention that the content of their chat in this private room today will not be publicized to the outside world.

This is the most basic rule in their profession, a rule that every steward must abide by.

If anyone dares to break the rules, Tianxiang Tower will clean up the door automatically without the need for guests to do it themselves.

With Huangfushen’s knowledge, he is naturally very clear about this.

So the two of them had a great time drinking the wine tonight, and chatting even more happily.

At the end, the two of them talked about the topic of the “Elixir Discussion Conference” held by the Alchemy Sect.

“This ‘Elixir Forum’ is also a good opportunity for Fellow Taoist Song to stand out.

“Fellow Daoist Song, you can prepare well these days. Don’t let such a good stage go to waste.”

Hearing what Huangfu God said, Song Jie was immediately curious and humbly asked: “Is there anything else to say about this ‘Elixir Forum’?

“I would also like to ask Fellow Taoist Huangfu to give me some advice.”

God Huangfu chuckled and said: “According to the previous ‘Elixir Discussion Conference’, the entire conference lasted about five to ten days.

“In the first few days, the Alchemy Sect will provide venues, whether they are disciples of the Alchemy Sect or alchemists from outside to participate in the conference.

“Everyone can set up a stall in the venue provided by the Alchemy Sect to promote their own elixirs.

“There are many small forces that mainly focus on alchemy, and they will take this opportunity to vigorously promote the elixirs they refine.

“If you can gain recognition from a large number of monks, you can quickly increase the popularity of your own power.

“Fellow Daoist Song himself has opened a shop and does business, so he should understand how important reputation is to a force.”

Song Jie nodded and said: “Indeed, if a force wants to develop and grow, its popularity is essential.

“Only with sufficient visibility can we attract talents and inject fresh blood into our own power.

“And sufficient popularity can also help them better expand the scale of industry operations and earn more spiritual stones.

“With enough spirit stones, the power can continue to develop…”

The spiritual stones and immortal cultivation resources of the major forces were obviously not brought by strong winds. They more or less operated some industries.

This is true even for the five major sects.

The most typical one is Tianxiang Pavilion.

As a pillar industry of Tianxiang Pavilion, Tianxiang Tower has been opened in almost all the cities and towns in Yunmozhou.

Of course, Tianxiang Tower is not the only property of Tianxiang Pavilion.

The reason why the five major sects can become the five major sects is that the industries they are involved in are naturally not too single.

For example, the main industry of the Alchemy Cauldron Sect is definitely the sale of elixirs.

In addition to selling spiritual elixirs, the Alchemy Sect also sells spiritual weapons and talismans.

But in terms of scale, it is far inferior to the elixir business that they are good at.

These are also what Song Jie has learned after living in this world of immortality for more than ten years.

A normally functioning world of cultivating immortals must have a stable social structure. Everyone performs their duties and jointly maintains the normal operation of the cultivating society.

The life of cultivating immortals for more than ten years has indeed, to some extent, broken Song Jie’s illusions about the world of cultivating immortals.

His ideal life of cultivating immortals is to turn a deaf ear to what is happening outside the window and only pursue the path to immortality.

In fact, even those who are cultivating immortals need to work hard to make a living.

This is true for individuals, and it is also true for forces.

Since you are cultivating immortality, you are not yet an immortal.

Since he is not a fairy, how can he be otherworldly…

(End of chapter)