When Jiang Yuebai found Shi Xiaowu, he was explaining the basics of Qigong to new Qigong disciples in the lecture hall of Tianku Peak.
The more than thirty disciples below were all children, none of them were over ten years old.
Most of them listened attentively, constantly taking notes or using abacus and counting rods to make calculations.
This is also what the Master required, just like when the Master chose to popularize the Five Elements Rotation to them when they were young, the Master has always believed that the foundation should be laid from an early age, and it is faster to learn these things when young than when you are an adult.
Jiang Yuebai lowered his presence and looked at Shi Xiaowu from outside. He was still at the peak of the foundation building stage. He had tried to form a pill three times, but all ended in failure.
So his life span was almost over, but he had taken fifty-year-old longevity pills and anti-aging pills, so he still looked young, in his twenties.
But Jiang Yuebai could still feel his old age from his slow movements and tired eyes.
The master felt very sorry and sad for Shi Xiaowu, but forming the elixir was the biggest hurdle in a cultivator's life. If one crossed it, his lifespan would be extended and the sky would be the limit. If one could not, he would have to rely on longevity pills to survive.
Shi Xiaowu's situation is typical for cultivators with five spiritual roots.
Junior sister Jiang Ziying changed to practice the "Five Elements Return to Truth" left by Jiang Yuebai, which accelerated her practice speed, but she is currently stuck at the peak of foundation building.
However, Jiang Ziying is still relatively young, and is better than Shi Xiaowu in practicing the Five Elements Kung Fu, so his chances of successfully forming a pill are also greater.
The master said that Shi Xiaowu failed to form the elixir because of his state of mind. He was obsessed with figuring out the amount of spiritual energy needed to form the elixir, and felt that without a specific and accurate number, he would definitely fail.
Shi Xiaowu went to the extreme and used the "Dayan Jing" and "Dayan Suanjing" to convert everything into numbers. Everything must have a fixed standard. He could not accept anything ambiguous or illusory.
When it comes to numbers, Shi Xiaowu is an absolute genius, but the level of understanding required to practice this art is hard to explain and cannot be fully expressed in numbers.
But Shi Xiaowu has not been without achievements over the years. He has done something earth-shattering, which is to accurately quantify the alchemy formula.
How many spiritual plants to use, how much spiritual liquid to extract, how strong the fire should be, how long to calcine, how many auxiliary materials to add at the end, the smoldering time, the smoldering temperature, etc., are all quantified to the smallest and most precise units.
His stuff was initially spurned and despised by the group of old men in Hedan Hall, who said he had complicated the simple art of alchemy.
But fortunately, the Grand Elder of Hedan Hall, Master Bailu, who had once taught Jiang Yuebai, was very open-minded. He gave Shi Xiaowu ten years and enough resources to try, and he also personally helped him many times during the process.
Finally, Shi Xiaowu succeeded. Using his quantitative pill formula, a Qi training disciple who had never been exposed to alchemy only needed to familiarize himself with it for three to five days, and he would be able to become more and more successful and more and more stable in refining high-quality pills.
Now, the large-scale supply of low-grade and high-level elixirs has become one of the main sources of income for the Tianyan Sect.
Currently, Shi Xiaowu is trying to combine puppets and alchemy with Qi Yue. If successful, they will be able to automatically refine low-level pills.
It has to be said that Shi Xiaowu and Qi Yue were both influenced by Jiang Yuebai. They were inspired by her previous wonderful ideas and their minds were opened up, no longer restricted by inherent things.
Shi Xiaowu is an absolute genius, and his cultivation journey should not stop here, so Li Jiuchuan was extremely sad, but helpless, and asked Jiang Yuebai to help think of a solution, at least to help him pass the Jindan stage.
In fact, there are many ways, but most of them are unorthodox methods. Jiang Yuebai knows that with her master's character, he would never agree to her using those unorthodox methods, and even Shi Xiaowu himself cannot accept it.
So Jiang Yuebai currently has no idea what to do.
After the class was over, many children kept asking Shi Xiaowu questions. It can be seen that the children in the class really like mathematics and respect Shi Xiaowu very much.
After waiting for a long time for Shi Xiaowu to get out, he was stunned when he saw Jiang Yuebai. After a long while, his eyes gradually lit up.
Unfortunately, his old body now does not allow him to jump up and down and shout like the fool he used to be.
With tears in his eyes, Shi Xiaowu slowly and staggered towards Jiang Yuebai.
"Big Sister, you really are back. I thought Master was lying to us."
Shi Xiaowu glanced at the top of the mountain and said, "I am in seclusion now. I failed to form a pill once before, but my master has been personally guiding me for half a year. This time, I should be able to succeed."
There was an unconcealable look of envy and bitterness in Shi Xiaowu's eyes.
Jiang Yuebai sighed secretly but didn't show it, and asked again, "Where are Guo Zhen and Hong Tao?"
Guo Zhen regards Shi Xiaowu as his own son. Hong Tao was kind to Jiang Yuebai in the past. Now that Jiang Yuebai comes back, he naturally wants to care about the two of them.
Shi Xiaowu motioned Jiang Yuebai to go with him to another quiet room to talk, and said as they walked, "My godfather and Senior Brother Hong are also stuck in the late stage of foundation building and can't make it. Now they have given up, exchanged for longevity pills, and returned to the mortal world."
Jiang Yuebai nodded slightly. In fact, there are many such things.
A considerable number of the elders in the sect who are unable to form an elixir will return to their hometowns on earth, rely on the Tianyan Sect, establish small families, train younger generations of the same clan, and continue to supply talents to the world of cultivation.
In the Tianyan Sect, they are just low-level disciples who cannot form a pill, but in the mortal world, they can become the "ancestors" of the family and are highly respected. It would not be bad to spend the rest of their lives like this.
Jiang Yuebai asked Shi Xiaowu where they had established their family. If he passed by in the future, he could go and take a look and leave some of his skills and books to them so that their family would have a chance to develop better.
In the quiet room, Jiang Yuebai asked Shi Xiaowu about his experiences over the years while helping him check his physical condition.
Shi Xiaowu has rarely left the sect over the years, and has been studying the art of numbers, formations, and alchemy in Tianyan Sect.
His body was indeed almost exhausted, and the longevity pills were only keeping him alive, allowing him to continue living in such an old state.
After Jiang Yuebai's investigation, he had a rough idea in his mind.
The easy thing is to help him replenish his essence and let his body temporarily regain vitality, which can be done with her Yunzhi and Huasheng magic.
But what is difficult is Shi Xiaowu's state of mind and his obsession with numbers.
Anything that is done to the extreme good will inevitably be accompanied by the extreme bad. This is the balance of heaven and earth, the combination of yin and yang.
It’s not that Shi Xiaowu doesn’t understand, but he is obsessed with mathematics and there is nothing he can do about it.
"… Senior Sister, don't worry about me. Maybe when I live again a hundred years later, things won't be like this anymore."
Live a new life
Jiang Yuebai suddenly had an idea in his mind and thought of a way that he could try.
"Brother Xiao Wu, I have brought you some good stuff. Try it now. I'm sure you will be able to successfully form the elixir."
A familiar voice suddenly came from outside, followed by a dignified and handsome monk in blue clothes climbing in through the window.
He just stood still and suddenly saw Jiang Yuebai in the room. His eyes widened and he stepped back in shock, unable to believe it.
"Jiang Yuebai you!"
After seeing who was coming, Jiang Yuebai stood up to face Li Shenzhi, straightened his sleeves and gave a wicked smile.
"Nephew Shenzhi, is it inappropriate to address your uncle by his first name?"
Li Shenzhi was dumbfounded, angry and speechless.
besides…
(End of this chapter)