Where's my golden core? Did you think I removed a kidney stone?

Chapter 34 Jade Dragon Taoist Academy!

The long blue stone steps wind their way up to an ancient temple.

A mountain breeze blew by, and the copper bells on the eaves jingled softly. The Taoist temple was not large, but it exuded an indescribable sense of antiquity. The gray walls were mottled, and the vermilion gate was half-old. Two ancient cypress trees in front of the gate had intertwined roots and cracked bark, as if they had seen the passage of time. The three characters "Fuxing Temple" on the lintel had long since faded some of their gold paint, but the more they faded, the more serene and dignified they appeared.

Su Ye had been sitting at the entrance for a long time. He had only come up the mountain on his way, hoping to use this quiet place to sort out his thoughts. Unexpectedly, the more he sat here, the quieter he became. The water-type dan embryo in his body seemed to be stirred by this profound and ancient aura, and it began to heat up slightly.

Unexpectedly, this attracted an invitation from the young Taoist priest inside the Fuxing Temple.

Su Ye raised his head and was slightly taken aback.

"Please invite me?"

The young Taoist priest nodded, stood aside, and looked very serious.

"My Taoist priest is cultivating diligently inside the temple. He saw you sitting quietly at the entrance for a long time, looking radiant with spiritual light, as if you had gained some enlightenment. He said that you have a connection with my temple and asked me to come and invite you."

Su Ye's heart immediately tightened.

He was practicing asceticism inside the temple, yet he could sense him outside the door.

Perception?

Now, relying on the nascent form of his water-based golden core, his perception is already exceptionally sharp, so he naturally understands what this means.

If the other party had not also stepped into some kind of extraordinary threshold, how could they have noticed his condition from across the gate?

Could it be... that there is someone in this Fortune Star Temple who, like him, has already formed the rudimentary form of a water-based golden core?

If that's the case, then it's not as simple as a Taoist temple in the mountains.

Su Ye's mind stirred slightly, and he involuntarily suppressed his senses.

His golden core was ultimately obtained through postnatal fusion.

If the Taoist priest inside is indeed as he guessed, he is probably a true genius in this world who took that step on his own.

Li Gui met Li Kui.

Even Su Ye felt a little uncomfortable.

Thank you for your trouble.

He got up and followed the young Taoist boy into the temple.

As soon as you cross the threshold, the atmosphere inside the temple changes again.

The front yard was small, but it was kept extremely tidy. The blue bricks were damp, and the air was filled with the smoke of incense. In front of the main hall, a bronze incense burner stood tall, with lingering incense smoke rising. On the left and right sides hung old banners, the handwriting of which was somewhat blurred, but one could still see the solemn and dignified atmosphere.

As the young Taoist led the way, he introduced the temple in an old-fashioned manner: "This temple originated in the Kaiyuan period of the Tang Dynasty. It was originally named Yulong Taoist Temple. Later, in the thirteenth year of Zhengde in the Ming Dynasty, it was expanded and renovated by the Taoist Luo Puren, and then renamed Fuxing Temple."

Upon hearing this, Su Ye looked up at the top of the main hall.

Amidst the wafting smoke of cigarettes, one can indeed see an old plaque hanging high above, bearing four characters:

Yulong Taoist Temple.

The brushstrokes are simple and unadorned, yet the overall style is profound and deep.

Su Ye's respect for him grew even stronger.

In some places, over time, an indescribable depth of history naturally develops.

He entered the hall and looked up to see the statues of the Three Pure Ones sitting high above, with the statue of the True Martial Emperor standing guard on one side. In the flickering candlelight, their divine countenances were both majestic and compassionate.

Su Ye composed himself, stepped forward respectfully, and bowed down.

The ancient temple in the mountains has a long and rich Taoist tradition. If the Taoist priest in the temple is indeed the person he guessed, then this trip has not been in vain.

When he stood up, Su Ye's gaze was much calmer.

The young Taoist priest whispered, "Please wait a moment, my master will be here soon."

As soon as he finished speaking, a series of light footsteps came from the back hall.

Su Ye looked up.

An old Taoist priest slowly walked out.

He wore a faded blue Taoist robe, his beard and hair were half white, his face was thin and his back was slightly hunched, but he had an indescribable air of composure as he walked. The mountain breeze blew in from outside the hall, stirring his robe sleeves, and he really had a bit of the air of a Taoist immortal.

Su Ye's gaze narrowed slightly.

coming.

The old Taoist squinted at him, scrutinized him for a moment, then slowly nodded, stroked his beard, and smiled, "Not bad, not bad, you are a good prospect. If you are properly trained, you will have a bright future."

A gentle breeze blew by, and the bronze bells in front of the hall jingled softly.

Su Ye suppressed the slight turmoil in his heart and respectfully cupped his hands in greeting.

"May I ask, Master, will this world... undergo any changes?"

Upon hearing this, the old Taoist priest's expression straightened slightly. He looked up at the sky outside the hall and slowly spoke:

"Heaven and earth are constantly changing. Mountains wither and flourish, rivers rise and fall, people suffer misfortune and fortune, and the world prospers and declines. So-called fortune and misfortune do not fall from the sky, but are quietly sown in a single thought. What all living beings strive for is power, what they cultivate is destiny, and what they seek is a grasp of the future. Those who can see it will naturally take the first step, while those who cannot see it, even if good fortune falls before them, will only brush past them."

He paused here, then squinted at Su Ye.

"Young man, the winds of change have been blowing in this world for a long time. Some people stand at the forefront of these winds, thinking they are riding the wave to success, while others are already in the midst of the storm, yet remain oblivious."

These words were cryptic and ambiguous, yet they sent a jolt through Su Ye's heart.

He was standing right in the eye of the storm!

really.

This Taoist priest is definitely not simple.

He hesitated for a moment, then cupped his hands in greeting again, lowering his voice slightly.

"May I ask, senior, what kind of golden core have you formed?"

"Golden Core?"

The old Taoist priest was clearly taken aback for a moment, and then he held up five fingers.

Su Ye's pupils suddenly contracted.

Five fingers?

Five Elements Golden Elixir?

This old Taoist priest is actually practicing the Five Elements simultaneously?

Even Su Ye was shaken.

However, the old Taoist priest spoke slowly the next moment.

"We are destined to meet."

He squinted, stroked his beard, and spoke earnestly.

"Pay five thousand yuan to offer incense to the Three Pure Ones, and I can tell you the answers to anything you want to know."

The air suddenly became quiet for a moment.

Su Ye's expression slowly froze.

Five thousand yuan?

Light an incense stick?

He stared at the old Taoist priest in front of him, his gaze gradually becoming strange.

The respect, the solemnity, and the awkwardness of a fake meeting the real Kui that I felt just moments before vanished in an instant.

Instead, there was an extremely absurd feeling.

Su Ye didn't speak, but his water-based perception suddenly expanded.

hum!

Perception surged like a tide, silently engulfing the past.

The result was crystal clear in my mind the next moment.

Ordinary people.

There was no elixir embryo, no sense of qi, and no trace of anything extraordinary.

He was just an ordinary old Taoist priest through and through.

Su Ye's eye twitched slightly.

The old Taoist priest seemed startled by his suddenly brightened eyes, instinctively taking a half step back while muttering to himself:

"You young people these days are all so eccentric and unreliable."

"Return the Golden Elixir..."

"I'm not even at the Nascent Soul stage yet! You've been reading too many novels!"

Su Ye's forehead veins throbbed.

The next moment, he suddenly smiled.

It was a sneer.

"it is good."

"What a wonderful temple of good fortune."

As soon as he finished speaking, he raised his right hand, clenched his five fingers, and slammed his palm down on the stone table in front of him!

boom!

The stone table shattered with a crash!

The cracks spread instantly, and the entire stone table collapsed with a crash, sending fragments of stone flying everywhere.

The old Taoist priest and the young Taoist boy both widened their eyes at the same time, and froze on the spot.

Su Ye slowly raised his head, his eyes icy cold.

"They're trying to fool me."