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At this moment, Chu Jun's hands and feet were tied up by the four thick air roots of the World Tree. His upper body was naked, and he was placed in a large font above the Spiritual Spring of Life. His back was covered with fine green water plants like ox hair, which was majestic. The other end of these water plants is immersed in the Spiritual Spring of Life. The flesh visible to the naked eye enters Chu Jun's body along the water plants. If you look closely, you can find some green lines on the surface of Chu Jun's body, moving slowly like earthworms. It is very strange. So weird.
The little old man is throwing various medicines into the Spiritual Spring of Rebirth. If there are knowledgeable people here, their jaws will probably drop in shock, because every kind of medicine thrown out by the little old man is a seventh-grade or above natural material. Earth treasure.
The little old man's little world is like an all-encompassing elixir garden. If you reach out and grab a high-level elixir, it's not surprising that an old man who has lived for nearly 100,000 years can come up with so many elixirs. Even if he planted it himself, there would be enough time for the elixir to grow.
Chu Jun was so shocked that he was a little numb, and asked in confusion: "Old man, what do you want to do?"
The little old man said proudly: "Take your kid's body to be better, get closer to the great road, and return to basics. Hey, you kid will be lucky!"
Chu Jun was worried. This old man was unreliable and returned to his original nature. Then he wouldn't be like him, whose IQ would get lower with practice, and eventually turn into a mentally retarded old naughty boy!
"Little bastard, do you know that your body is unique? It is the most perfect body I have ever seen. It is precisely because of this unique body that you can practice Linyue Jue and Lieyue Jue at the same time. Yang Jue!" After throwing away the treasures of heaven and earth, the little old man clapped his hands and said with envy and jealousy: "If I had a perfect body like yours, I would have attained the Tao and become immortal!"
Chu Jun's heart shivered slightly: "Isn't this old man interested in his own body and wants to take possession of it?"
When he thought of this, Chu Jun suddenly became furious and said quickly: "Senior, you can't be mistaken, what's so good about this junior's body is that even if you throw it away and feed it to the dogs, you won't eat it!"
The little old man blew his beard and said: "You know what the heck, the human body has substances that are decaying and new substances are growing all the time. This is called the formation of new ones. However, as we grow older, , the physical body's ability to produce new ones will become weaker and weaker, but the speed of pushing out the formation will remain unchanged. Once the speed of pushing out the formation is faster than the speed of producing new ones, then the physical body will begin to die. This is the aging of normal people, and finally Until death. Although cultivators can delay this trend through practice and achieve the effect of prolonging life, they still cannot avoid the death of the physical body. They can only live longer than ordinary people. The pursuit of eternal life is just nonsense!"
When the little old man said this, he sighed deeply and continued: "I have been pursuing the road of eternal life for ninety-seven thousand years, but I have only touched the threshold of the road to eternal life. In the end, I am no match for the long years!"
Chu Jun was shocked and blurted out: "Old... boss, have you lived for ninety-seven thousand years?"
The little old man did not feel proud this time, but said calmly: "So what, it's just a bunch of numbers. Those who have not yet attained the Tao are all mayflies!"
Chu Jun couldn't help but secretly sighed. Sure enough, the higher he stood, the farther he could see. The further he looked, the smaller he felt.
"Senior said this, this junior feels so embarrassed. After all, senior has lived for nearly a hundred thousand years and has reached the threshold of the eternal road. Junior has not even found the door yet!" Chu Jun sighed.
The little old man chuckled and said, "I can point you to where the door is. It's up to you whether you can break into the house or not!"
Chu Jun was stunned for a moment, a little confused, and asked doubtfully: "Senior, can you show me the way?"
"Yes, I have decided to accept you as my disciple and show you the door to eternal life!" The little old man twirled his beard at a 45-degree angle and looked up at the sky. However, the thin old man's sparse hair and beard, and his almost faded clothes were still intact. There really isn't the slightest bit of celestial spirit.
Chu Jun didn't find it funny. The old man was obviously not joking, because he used a large number of seventh- and eighth-grade elixirs on himself.
"Old man, you have so many disciples and disciples, why did you choose me?"
"Because your physical body is the most perfect physical body. I am not just talking nonsense. Your physical body is born with the ability to heal and regenerate. This breaks the law of [introducing new formations and creating new ones] as I said above. What you have cultivated The two techniques are incompatible with each other, but you have succeeded in practicing them, largely because you have this special physical body. The mutually incompatible techniques would have caused your physical body to perish quickly, but you have the ability to self-heal and regenerate. Ability to counteract this negative impact!”
Chu Jun's heart was slightly shaken. When he first crossed over, he discovered that his injuries could heal automatically. At that time, he thought that he was exposed to a large amount of radiation during the crossing and caused genetic mutation.
The little old man said with piercing eyes: "You have a unique physical body and a special spirit formed by practicing dual skills. You are more likely to achieve eternal life than I am. I am just limited by the physical body and cannot cross it. That last threshold is about to end your life, what a pity!”
Chu Jun couldn't help being surprised and asked: "Senior, your life span is almost over?"
"That's almost it!"
"Then you can reshape another body!"
The little old man glared at Chu Jun and cursed with a smile: "You brat, don't think I'm old and stupid. Don't worry, I'm not trying to take away your body. Besides, my spirit is about to be exhausted. I want you." What’s the use of your body!”
Chu Jun laughed awkwardly, but he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"The technique I practice is called Three Lives to Return to True Truth. It focuses on returning to basics, following nature, and finally achieving symbiosis with the heaven and earth, living as long as the sun and moon. If the world is immortal, I will be immortal!" the little old man said again! .
Chu Jun couldn't help frowning, remembering the old ancestor Wen Cheng of the Gong family. This guy turned into a tree, without thinking, trying to spread the roots to the entire world, and eventually become the master of the world. This kind of idea is not consistent with Are they the same as the little old man
"Bad boy, what are you thinking about?" The little old man was showing off his pride. When he saw Chu Jun's eyes were lost in thought, he immediately gave him a slap in the face in displeasure.
Chu Jun told the story about the ancestor Wen Cheng. After hearing this, the little old man said disdainfully: "That kid has learned a little bit about it, but returning to basics does not really mean degenerating. He only wants to transform into a tree. It’s gone astray!”
When Chu Jun heard this, he felt the same and said: "Senior is right. If you practice over and over again, you will eventually become a tree that can't think. Even if you really get eternal life, what's the point?"
The little old man twirled his beard, looking like a fool who could be taught, but he heard Chu Jun said: "Well... isn't the senior's cultivation direction the same?"
The little old man suddenly raised his beard and shouted: "Fart, my high road is not comparable to that little kid's small road!"
"Well, what's the difference between Senior's Dao?"
The little old man rolled his eyes and said, "Boy, have you ever heard a sentence?"
"What words?"
"There are three realms in life. The first realm: mountains are still mountains, and water is water. The second realm: mountains are not mountains, and water is not water. The third realm: mountains are still mountains, and water is still water! "
Chu Jun felt that his IQ was not enough. Why did the old naughty boy suddenly say such profound and philosophical words? Although he didn't understand, he seemed to be very powerful!
"Hey, don't you understand? How can you understand with your kid's IQ? Although I usually look like an old naughty boy, I just feel that I am too tired to think too much. People who act simply and simply are better than those who are always calculating. People want to live long and comfortably, right?”
The little old man's words were very philosophical, but his triumphant look, with his tail raised to the sky, really made Chu Jun unable to stand in awe.
The little old man was stunned when he saw Chu Jun. He stroked his beard and continued: "In the first state, mountains are mountains and water is water. This describes those rookies who can only see the surface of things but cannot see beyond them. To the essence of things; the second realm refers to those who have just discovered the door, and they have initially seen the essence of things; the third realm is to not only see the essence of things clearly, but also to have figured out the essential laws of things , reaching the point of returning to simplicity and never leaving the original roots!”
"So that's it!" Chu Jun couldn't help but suddenly realized.
The little old man chuckled and said: "The Patriarch Wen Cheng you are talking about is in the second state. Although he has initially seen the essence of the Tao of Immortality, he has not grasped the essential laws, so it is impossible for him to obtain the Tao of Immortality. Hehe, I am different. I am in the third state. I have not only seen the essence of the eternal life, but also grasped the essence. My eternal life is not to return to my true nature and turn myself into a tree, but to become a real tree. The master!"
Chu Jun couldn't help but be a little stunned, and said: "What is a master?"
"It is heaven, it is earth, it is eternal life, it is the rule by which the world operates...!"
"do not really understand!"
"Hehe, actually I don't understand it very well. You will understand it when you truly attain the Dao!"
Chu Jun couldn't help but rolled his eyes and curled his lips and said: "I've been listening to your mysterious talk for a long time, but I still don't understand the real difference between your Three Lives Returning Art and Patriarch Wen Cheng!"
The little old man scratched his head and said as if he had a toothache: "Let's put it this way, that kid's way is to turn himself into a tree in the end, while my way is to use the natal sacred tree to communicate with heaven and earth, and ultimately live the same life as heaven and earth. I'm still Can you keep your body and mind, and still be a human being? Do you understand this?"
Chu Jun nodded and said, "I would have ended it if I had said otherwise!"
The little old man was so swallowed that he rolled his eyes. He raised his hand and gave someone a slap in the face. He blew his beard and said with a glare: "Stop talking nonsense. Do you accept what I say?"
"Can you not answer it?"
"Okay, I spent a total of thirty-six kinds of seventh-grade elixirs, nine kinds of eighth-grade elixirs, nine golden lotuses of luck, and the spiritual spring of life that your kid stole for this pot of Qiankun Longevity Soup. The fountain of spirit, all these things are coming back!" The little old man pointed his finger, looking shrewd.
Chu Jun couldn't help but have black lines on his head. He gritted his teeth and said: "Old man, you are cruel, but I have already practiced three kinds of exercises. How can I practice your Three Lives Return to True Art?"
The little old man said disapprovingly: "You can practice all three, why can't you practice four? My Three Lives Returning True Art is very beneficial to you. Although your physical body is great and has been transformed by my Qiankun Health Soup, it is even more perfect. There is no guarantee that you will be able to practice those two mutually restraining techniques to the end. It will be different if you have my Three Lives Returning True Art to protect you. It will definitely give you no worries. You deserve it!"
Why did this sound so much like an advertisement to deceive people? Chu Jun suddenly felt a little unreliable and quickly asked: "Why?"
The little old man proudly pointed to the natal tree and said, "What will happen if this tree shares the pain of conflicting skills with you next time you advance?"
Chu Jun's eyes suddenly lit up, and he shouted quickly: "Master, you are really... so wise and wise, my disciples are so impressed that they are all in admiration!"