Chapter 665: Talented, Uncle Nine Accepts a Disciple

Ding: "Congratulations on obtaining the universal skill: Basic Breathing Technique!"

Basic breathing technique: Through special breathing methods, slowly absorb external energy and convert it into magic power to drive various Taoist techniques and spells!

Lin Hao suppressed his excitement and decided not to use the basic breathing technique for the time being. He wanted to try whether he had the talent for cultivation.

So Lin Hao sat directly on the ground next to the charity cemetery and began to practice basic breathing exercises according to Uncle Jiu’s instructions.

In fact, this secret breathing method is not accessible to ordinary people, but in the world of cultivation, it is very common.

I heard from Uncle Jiu that people with top cultivation qualifications can immediately grasp the sense of Qi and start practicing in one go as long as they have the guidance of a master.
Even a person with superior qualifications would be able to feel the energy in three to five days using this breathing method.

For people with average aptitude, it may take three to five months to get the hang of this breathing method.

For those with poor qualifications, even three to five years may not produce any results. However, if one persists in practicing for a long time, one can also feel refreshed and have a strong body.

"Haha, Master has passed on the introductory breathing method to me, so it looks like these gifts will not be returned!"

Wencai looked very happy. He quickly grabbed the roast chicken, tore off a chicken leg and stuffed it into his mouth.

“Hehe, I don’t know how long it will take Lin Hao to master this breathing method. Even a genius like me, Qiu Sheng, took me three months to find the sense of Qi.

Qiu Sheng obviously has his own pride, and average qualifications are already good qualifications.

In Uncle Jiu's words, he had always been a potential cultivator, but he just didn't work hard enough, otherwise he would have been able to become a Taoist priest.

"Who cares? Master has already repaid the favor. Let's eat first!"

"Hey, leave that chicken wing to me!" The two brothers immediately started fighting for a roast chicken.

After hearing this, Lin Hao decisively gave up after trying once. He would have another chance to try again in the future given his qualifications, but now it was better for him to catch Uncle Jiu's eye as soon as possible and become his disciple.

So while Uncle Jiu was still practicing, Lin Hao used basic breathing techniques and began to find the sense of qi to practice.

Just when Uncle Jiu was about to finish his practice, he suddenly sensed a surge of energy in Lin Hao's dantian.

As a master at the level of Earth Master, he was extremely sensitive to the flow of spiritual energy. He clearly felt just now that there was Qi generated in Lin Hao, and the spiritual energy outside his body also responded to the fluctuations.

"Huh, he actually grasped the Qi feeling the first time he guided the practice!" Uncle Jiu was extremely shocked. This was an extraordinary aptitude.

"Keep your mind calm, follow my guidance, and continue practicing the breathing method!" Uncle Jiu was so excited that he directly helped Lin Hao guide the breathing method.

Maoshan Taoist priests are mainly divided into four realms: heaven, earth, man and law.

The very beginning foundation is the ability to sense spiritual power, refine Qi and build a foundation, so that the body has magical powers and is called a magician.

When one practices to this level, being able to draw talismans and knowing some common exorcism spells, one can basically become a master and can generally travel the world.

Those with good talents can step into the realm of human masters. At this level, they can basically catch ghosts and demons and defeat ordinary zombies, such as the Simu Taoist. As for Mao Shanming and Mamadi, they are at the bottom among the human masters.

Above that is the Earth Master. This realm also has a special name in Taoism, that is, Zhenren.

A geomancer who can set up his own Taoist temple, perform rituals, and summon the Five Thunders can basically be considered a Taoist master, like Uncle Jiu.

Above them are the Taoist heavenly masters, called True Lords, such as Zhong Kui, who are land gods with supernatural powers.

In today's world, the Heavenly Master has long disappeared, not even in Maoshan. Of course, this is on the surface. As for whether there are immortals, no one knows.

"Whoosh~!" Suddenly a strong wind blew, and the originally thin spiritual power around gathered towards Lin Hao, and Lin Hao was like being sucked by a vacuum cleaner, and all the spiritual power gathered into Lin Hao's body.

"Is this, absorbing and spitting out spiritual energy? How can it be so powerful?"

Uncle Jiu was stunned. The breathing method he taught Lin Hao was also the orthodox breathing method of the Shangqing lineage.

But that was the basic of the basics, nothing more than a set of breathing methods to capture spiritual energy. It was not a terrible but just an ordinary method. Lin Hao actually cultivated magic power, and it was so fast.

"No, this might take a hundred days to build the foundation!" Uncle Jiu was completely shocked.

Taoism has a saying that it takes a hundred days to build a foundation, which means that it takes an average person at least a hundred days to complete the foundation building. Even for someone as talented as him, it still took him ninety-nine days and eighty-one days.

But seeing Lin Hao's condition, could it be that he has the qualifications to build a foundation in a hundred days?
One hundred days to build the foundation, what kind of monstrous physique is this?
No, such a talented person must not be allowed to slip away. He must be accepted as a disciple and taught well. Otherwise, it will be a loss for Maoshan.

Lin Hao was meditating in front of him, and his sense of inspiration shocked Uncle Jiu. It can be said that Lin Hao's talent is rare in the world.

But he had just refused to accept Lin Hao as his disciple. Now he regretted it. Wouldn't that be very embarrassing?

Uncle Jiu saw that Lin Hao was able to practice the martial arts on his own under his guidance, so he stopped practicing and stood up.

Judging from Lin Hao's appearance, he would not wake up for a while. Then he looked at the two foodies and became furious.

"Well, you two bastards, you roasted such a big chicken and only left me the butt!"

Uncle Jiu came to his senses and looked at Qiu Sheng and Wencai. He was so angry that he no longer cared about his manners and immediately joined the chicken snatching group.

After a hearty meal, Uncle Jiu looked at Lin Hao who was still in meditation, and instructed Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai:

"This is your junior brother's first time in meditation. The longer he stays in meditation, the greater the benefits. This is his chance. You two should not disturb him, or I will not forgive you."

"Yes, Master!" Although Qiu Sheng and Wencai like to play around, they still know the seriousness of Lin Hao's first time entering a state of meditation.

Naturally, they didn't dare to make trouble. If they disrupted Lin Hao's meditation, his junior brothers would definitely resent them in the future.

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The next morning, as Lin Hao swallowed the first ray of purple air from the east, his entire body seemed to be emitting light, with an indescribable otherworldly temperament.

Uncle Jiu, who had been protecting Lin Hao, saw Lin Hao finishing his practice and immediately asked with anticipation:
"how!"

Lin Hao opened his eyes and saw Uncle Jiu looking at him with concern. Lin Hao said happily:
"Thank you Master for your support. I have finally reached the level of a mage!"

Unexpectedly, Lin Hao’s aptitude was so good. He was definitely capable of building a foundation in 100 days. This made Uncle Jiu regret even more.

"It seems that you are indeed gifted!" Uncle Jiu almost said, "Come and become my disciple again. I will definitely not refuse."

Lin Hao did not try to detect Uncle Jiu's thoughts, mainly because Lin Hao guessed that his mental power should be similar to Uncle Jiu's, and he would be easily discovered by Uncle Jiu.

However, even if Lin Hao didn't try to detect it, he could feel his thoughts.

At this time, Lin Hao suddenly saw many children in front of the hall, looking at him cautiously. He knew that these were the little ghosts raised by Uncle Jiu.

So Lin Hao deliberately asked:

"Master, you have adopted so many children! Why haven't I seen them before?"

"Child?" Uncle Jiu looked towards the front of the hall in confusion, his heart moved, and then he reacted, silently chanted a spell, and used his Yin-Yang eyes to look.

Sure enough, I saw several little ghosts, sticking half of their heads out and looking here.

Hey, I clearly didn’t teach Lin Hao the Yin-Yang Vision, but Lin Hao could actually see it. Could it be that he was born with the Yin-Yang Vision?

So he asked in surprise: "Can you see them?"

"I can see it!" Lin Hao then said with hesitation: "It's just that their appearance is a little, a little~!" "Weird, weird!" Lin Hao wanted to say weird, but Lin Hao knew their background, so he changed his words to weird.

He just read a random book of martial arts and practiced it for only one day, but he was able to reach the level of a mage and even awakened his talent for Yin-Yang eyes.

You have to know that Qiu Sheng and Wencai have been studying for nearly ten years, but Qiu Sheng is still a long way from becoming a magician, and Wencai's magic power is extremely weak and cannot be used.

It would be great if he could accept Lin Hao as his disciple, Uncle Jiu thought to himself, trying to figure out how to accept Lin Hao as his disciple.

Seeing Uncle Jiu looking thoughtful, Lin Hao immediately guessed what he was thinking, smiled secretly in his heart, and prepared to provoke him.

Then Lin Hao said with a serious face, retreating to advance:
"Uncle Jiu, I'm sorry to have disturbed you for so long. I'll take my leave now!"

Originally he was planning how to get Lin Hao to become his disciple again, but who knew that Lin Hao wanted to leave. This made Uncle Jiu really anxious.

It would be a pity to let such a good talent go, so he coughed twice and said:

"Ahem, well, actually, you have such a good aptitude, it would be a shame if you didn't learn it!"

Seeing that Uncle Jiu was hesitant to speak, Lin Hao obviously regretted rejecting him and knew that he could not continue teasing Uncle Jiu.

So Lin Hao cooperated very well and acted surprised. He immediately handed the ladder to Uncle Jiu and said excitedly:

"Could it be that Uncle Jiu is willing to accept me as his disciple?"

Uncle Jiu was no longer shy, knowing that the opportunity could not be missed, and nodded immediately and said:

"I see that you are full of righteousness, and with what you have done in this town, you must be a young hero who hates evil. It is only right for you to join my sect!
As expected, you are Uncle Jiu. You don’t even blush when you change your words. You didn’t say that before.

"Master, please accept my disciple's greeting!" Lin Hao immediately prepared to salute Uncle Jiu.

"Ah! The master is going to accept a junior apprentice brother! Doesn't that mean I can eat roast chicken every day from now on?"

At this time, Qiu Sheng happened to be riding a bicycle and rushed over from the town. When he heard this, he was immediately overjoyed.

“Humph, eat, eat, eat, you only know how to eat! Even if Lin Hao becomes your junior fellow apprentice, if his cultivation level exceeds yours, I wonder if you have the nerve to eat and drink from him!”

Uncle Jiu was helpless with his two apprentices. Wencai was timid and dull, but he still respected Uncle Jiu very much and was a good candidate to inherit Yizhuang.

Qiu Sheng has good talent, but he is unwilling to work hard and is very impetuous. Uncle Jiu originally wanted him to inherit his legacy, but it seems that this is still a long way off.

"Since you are willing to become my disciple, then come with me to the ancestral hall!" Uncle Jiu did not delay. It would be a sin to delay such a talent for even a day.

When we arrived at the Ancestral Hall, we found that it was different from other shabby places in the charity cemetery and was very clean.

The portraits hung above are those of the Three Pure Ones, and the portraits hung below are those of the Three Mao Zhenjuns.

Uncle Jiu stepped forward, lit three sticks of incense, and said directly:

"Grandmaster, today, Lin Zhengying, the 46th generation disciple of Maoshan, has met a talented person. I would like to accept him as my disciple to learn the Taoism of Maoshan. I hope that you will grant my permission!"

Then he let Lin Hao step forward.

"Come, you also burn three sticks of incense to the ancestor and kowtow three times to the ancestor's portrait. Then you will be accepted into my sect. In the future, you will exorcise demons and help the world to be righteous!"

Lin Hao stepped forward and saluted. Three notes of incense burned normally. In front of the portrait of the Three Mao Zhenjuns, Lin Hao was officially worshipped as a disciple of Maoshan.

"Okay, from now on, Lin Hao, you are my disciple, Lin Jiu, the 47th generation disciple of Maoshan. Remember my ancestral precepts of Maoshan, uphold the righteousness and ward off evil, eliminate demons and defend the way!"

"Disciple will keep it in mind!" Lin Hao immediately knelt down respectfully and said solemnly.

Since he had accepted a disciple, he had to teach him the true skills. So Uncle Jiu took out a rosewood box from under the portrait of the founder.

When he opened it, he saw several volumes of scriptures inside.

"Xuanqi Maoshan Qi has a method, the Three Pure Ones sit in the temple, the flying thunder and sword rain destroy the evil, and the two sleeves balance the yin and yang."

"This is the sect-protecting method of my Maoshan lineage, the Shangqing Dadong Zhenjing. You should memorize it carefully first. If you have any questions, come and ask me in time!"

Wow, as soon as he heard the name, Lin Hao knew that this technique was not simple.

After listening to Uncle Jiu's talk about the Maoshan heritage, Lin Hao realized that the "Shangqing Dadong Sutra" was originally a practice that could only be practiced by the head of Maoshan.

Back then, Lin Jiu had the greatest hope of becoming the headmaster of Maoshan. Later, by coincidence, the position of headmaster of Maoshan fell to the eldest senior brother Shi Jian.

However, this skill was passed on to Uncle Jiu by the headmaster, and Uncle Jiu later came to Renjia Town and came to this charity cemetery.

"Thank you, Master. I will definitely practice seriously!" Lin Hao said seriously.

For a true scripture that can be named Shangqing by Taoists, apart from anything else, as long as one has outstanding talent, it will not be a problem to cultivate to become a heavenly master.

“Well, don’t be too anxious. Although your aptitude is a little worse than my master’s, you are still among the best in the history of Maoshan.

"Memorize this volume of skills carefully today, and be careful not to take it out of the charity cemetery!"

This "Shangqing Dadong Zhenjing" is the core practice of Maoshan. It is fine to let one's own disciples learn it, but if it is leaked out, it will definitely be an act of betraying the teacher and ancestors.

Uncle Jiu was able to pass this martial art directly to Lin Hao out of recognition of his qualifications. At the same time, he also had some other ideas, such as letting Lin Hao compete for the position of the headmaster in the future.

"Master, rest assured. I won't leave this room today unless I memorize this technique!"

Lin Hao didn't think it was a big deal. It was just a secret book of martial arts. With his current mental strength, his memory was not perfect, but it was still easy for him to memorize a martial arts book.

"Hahaha, Junior Brother, I'm not bragging. With my talent, it took me a whole month to memorize this technique. Even your Senior Brother Wencai took nearly half a year to memorize it!"

Qiu Sheng, who was standing by, heard that Lin Hao was going to memorize the martial arts book before going out, and thought that Lin Hao was bragging, so he immediately laughed at him triumphantly.

"Pa!" Qiu Sheng was immediately slapped on the forehead by Uncle Jiu. Seeing how Uncle Jiu beat his apprentices so easily, Qiu Sheng and Wencai must have been beaten a lot.

"Master, why did you hit me again!" Qiu Sheng complained.

"Hmph, do you think your junior brother is as stupid as you two? Get out and practice your skills right away!" Uncle Jiu felt a little bit resentful towards his disciple Qiu Sheng for not fighting for his place.

The two apprentices were driven out by Uncle Jiu and sat in horse stance in the yard. Wencai scratched his head and whispered to Qiu Sheng.

"Senior brother, do you feel that the master is a little too enthusiastic towards you?" Wencai asked with some envy.

"Humph, I think the master is just a hypocrite. He wanted to take me as his apprentice from the beginning, but he was so shy!"

Qiu Sheng looked as if he had seen through everything, and started to plot against Uncle Jiu together with Wencai.

"These two brats!" Uncle Jiu shook his head and warned as he read the scriptures and listened to his two disciples making up stories about him:

"Lin Hao, don't learn from your two senior brothers in the future!"

"I understand, Master!"

An hour later, Lin Hao suddenly put down the Shangqing Dadong Sutra and said:
"Master, I have memorized them all!"

(End of this chapter)