Seeking the Tao in the Mortal World

Chapter 160: Be One With Nature

The piano, chess, calligraphy and painting sects had a small mountain where elementary-level disciples stayed. They were roughly the same as that of low-level disciples of general sects. The difference was that the teachers who taught the elementary knowledge were beastkins of pine trees, green bamboo, and plum blossoms. They were similar in nature to Qing Cha.

This was not only due to the lack of manpower but also because their attributes were actually the most suitable for leading people in this way. Children who were influenced by this environment would naturally become aloof.

However, under normal circumstances, elementary teaching wouldn't be taught by Ju Yunxiu. Instead, they had to start from the basic, which was naturally much boring. In the past, the disciples, who joined for not long, had transferred to another sect, not to mention being obsessed with this way.

But this time...

A group of children were obsessed with a fat sheep. The level of obsession was probably even greater than when Ju Yunxiu was learning painting.

But was this called being obsessed with painting? It didn't look like it.

Above the clouds, Ju Yunxiu looked at Qin Yi beside her speechlessly.

Qin Yi looked up to the sky and laughed, "Interests are cultivated. In the future, they will start to learn how to create cute sheep for themselves. This is called play-based learning."

"You have a point." Ju Yunxiu hesitated for a moment, then she asked, "But I haven't reached the level of giving birth to a complete soul with a painting. What a painting gives to this fat sheep is only based on the movements and temperament reflected in the painting. They will be bored soon.”

"You don't have the concept of sequential paintings yet?" Qin Yi gestured. "Different paintings can be connected by stories to form a continuous story. With your skill, you can naturally unify them and turn them into an animated story that is similar to a drama starring real people.”

Ju Yunxiu's eyes suddenly shrank.

"We also have the way of books, which includes story creation, right? The way of piano also has soundtracks. This is clearly a well-matched animation industry chain. Let alone children, I can even guarantee that we can abduct many people if it is played in the other sects. As for how many of them can actually become interested in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, it depends on how we guide them." Qin Yi said with a smile, "Take chess as an example. I can edit it into 'Chess Soul'... Ugh..."

Just as he was about to brag about his prospects, he suddenly stopped.

This topic will easily remind me of Liu Su.

Forget it, it wouldn't be good if it caused others to speculate about the origin of my cultivation.

He peeked at Ju Yunxiu. Ju Yunxiu was lost in thoughts and didn't even listen to the second half of his sentence. Qin Yi breathed a sigh of relief and secretly thought that it should be enough for him to do anything more. He was not here to join the sect. If he got involved too much, he would lose his initial intention.

Then he heard Ju Yunxiu saying, "Continuous paintings... I understand why I have never been able to decipher the secret of that ancient painting. There should be many other paintings that connect them into a complete guide..."

Qin Yi was startled for a moment. He thought Ju Yunxiu was thinking about the teaching plan, but he didn't expect that she was considering this aspect.

No wonder, if she cared about the development of the sect, she, a Radiant Yang Stage powerhouse, would have found a way over the years to avoid ending up in the current state.

Just when Qin Yi thought that Ju Yunxiu was about to start searching for clues to other ancient paintings, she yawned. "It's really troublesome. Hey, Qin Yi, I give up on the secret of that painting. If you want to know, you can find it yourself later. I'm going to sleep now."

After saying that, she flew away.

"Hey!" Qin Yi called to her, dumbfounded. "This kind of deeply hidden clue must have a big secret. Aren't you curious at all?"

"No." Ju Yunxiu turned her head with sleepy eyelids, "Because that's not how the tao is found. What's hidden in the painting cannot be secrets related to piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. What do those other secrets have to do with me? If it can be easily cracked, just crack it. It’s too troublesome, forget it. What I’m obsessed with is the tao, not the treasure.”

Qin Yi scratched his head and wanted to praise her, but he couldn't.

Because he really wanted to know the secret in that painting, which might be related to the "door".

But to such a senior who didn't care about other things, he didn't know what to say to her.

Ju Yunxiu said again, "In any case, you have made great achievements by recruiting apprentices and passing on my way. You should be rewarded. If you are interested in the secret, I can help you. At least I know where the other paintings are, but I would like to advise you..."

Qin Yi calmly listened to her.

Ju Yunxiu said, "My master passed away at the Radiant Yang Stage, and he was one of the few top immortals in this world. The secrets he has hidden in the paintings that he has not told me must be extremely dangerous, and he does not want me to explore them. You better don't think about it with your current cultivation.”

"Okay." Of course Qin Yi understood this. The secrets related to Liu Su had never been accessible to him now, so he didn't dwell on it. He clasped his fists and said, "I'm going back to cultivate. If you want to know about this in the future, I will ask Senior Ju."

Watching Qin Yi leave, Ju Yunxiu pondered for a moment, then she threw up a book.

The book dissipated slowly and turned into several burly men. They bowed and said, "Master."

"Junior Qin has recruited all new disciples to our sect, which must have ruined some people's calculations. Maybe someone will harm him." Ju Yunxiu said, "You guard Mount Passerby. If you find anyone sneaking around, imprison him in the book. I will bear the consequences."

"Yes." The burly men accepted the order, and the book disappeared.

One thing Qin Yi had never realized was that although the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting sect had the smallest members, from a certain perspective, it also had the most.

Its actual combat power might be the top in Myriad Tao Immortal Palace.

Ju Yunxiu alone was a sect.

She accepted disciples for the inheritance of the tao, never for the sake of the sect's popularity. The other sects might not be the case.

But Qin Yi also understood that he might have offended someone this time.

Offending someone was not a big deal. One must lose something to gain something. He clearly felt that Ju Yunxiu's attitude toward him had now changed subtly.

Although it still looked the same on the surface, it had changed from "hiring someone" to "accepting him as ally".

Returning to Mount Passerby, he stood on the top of the mountain and looked out into the distance. The drizzle lightly fell on his face, which was very comfortable.

A pair of swallows flew over and landed on Qin Yi's shoulders, seeming very intimate.

He had integrated with nature and was part of the natural scenery.

It had been a month since he came to Myriad Tao Immortal Palace. The biggest gain was ' out', from the hustle and bustle along the way to the real nature.

Spring had passed, and there were flying catkins. Qin Yi had a premonition that this kind of retreat from the mortal world would not last long.

He discovered that even in this immortal land, there were still 'people'.

Wherever there were people, there were mortal affairs. No one could really be 'out' of the mortal world. Even a fairy like Ju Yunxiu couldn't escape from the resource struggle.

People in mountains are immortals... but they are still human after all.

It's best not to go out for a while.

I should stay home, farm the land, cultivate seeds, and cultivate myself. Helping Liu Su condense her soul is my top priority right now.

In the immortal land and the immortal seeds, the planting was naturally different from the rules of mortal crops. The seeds had sprouted in just one month. It was not long before Liu Su needs the Soul Condensing Flower.