**Chapter 42: Everything is Ready.**

**Chapter 42: Everything is Ready.**

On the way to the Linghuo Taoist's cave, Ji Chang whispered to Su Chen, "Brother Su, when you see the master later, remember not to talk about women; remember, remember."

"Why do you say that, Senior Brother Ji?"

"... Come closer, and I'll whisper to you, but you must not tell anyone about this, or else if Master finds out, I'll be in trouble."

Su Chen looked at Ji Chang, who was acting cautiously, like a snitch in the game. The fire of gossip began to burn in his heart.

Su Chen looked at Ji Chang; his eyes became more determined than ever, and his expression was extremely resolute.

"Please speak, Senior Brother. I will keep my mouth shut and will not tell anyone else a word."

It is unclear whether he was convinced by Su Chen's attitude or whether he wanted to establish a good relationship with Su Chen, a potential talent.

After Ji Chang nodded, he immediately shared some secrets about his master, Taoist Linghuo.

"Junior Brother Su, have you ever heard of Pure Yang Spiritual Root?"

"Pure Yang Spiritual Root? Senior Brother, do you mean..."

"That's right, our master, Taoist Linghuo, has Pure Yang Spiritual Roots."

"Hiss!"

Su Chen, who was standing outside the phone screen, took a deep breath and felt an inexplicable sympathy for his master, Taoist Linghuo, whom he had never met.

What is the Pure Yang Spiritual Root? It is a variant of the Fire Spiritual Root and is special among Fire Spiritual Roots. Possessors of this kind of spiritual root must maintain a virgin body; with this, they can improve their cultivation by leaps and bounds. If the virginity of the possessor of the Pure Yang body is compromised, their cultivation would drop significantly.

Therefore, the Pure Yang Spiritual Root is also known as the 'single spiritual root' and the 'pure love spiritual root.' With this spiritual root, they will not be able to advance further unless they don't want to...

Otherwise, they will remain single until they become Spirit Transformation stage cultivators. But is it so easy to achieve the Spirit Transformation stage?

Thinking of this, Su Chen finally understood that Ji Chang wanted to remind him not to talk about women in front of Taoist Linghuo.

Talking about women in front of a century-old bachelor—what's the difference between this and rubbing salt into someone's wounds?

"Thank you, Senior Brother, for telling me this."

"It's okay; it's okay. Your senior brother suffered the same loss in the past, so I don't want you to follow in my footsteps."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ji Chang's fairy boat arrived at the front of the cave of Taoist Linghuo.

Before the two of them could get close, a voice came from the cave.

"Ji Chang, why are you here when you could be studying the art of alchemy in your cave?"

Ji Chang took Su Chen down from the fairy boat and stopped respectfully in front of the cave.

"Master, my junior brother said he wanted to see you about something, so I brought him here."

"Junior brother? When did I get another disciple?"

"Master, have you forgotten that all the new outer disciples of Danyang Peak in the past twenty years are registered under your name?"

"Oh, I remember now."

As soon as the words fell, the cave door that had been locked opened. A fat monk who looked bloated and slightly disheveled flew out of the cave and approached the two.

This person is the Taoist Linghuo, Master Jing Gong.

Jing Gong first glanced at Ji Chang, then at Su Chen, and said, "Since you made such a special trip, I guess this junior brother must have something to tell me."

Ji Chang nodded and then looked at Su Chen.

Su Chen immediately understood and bowed.

"What do you want from me?"

After hearing this, Su Chen took out a secret book from his storage bag and handed it to Jing Gong.

Upon looking at the secret book, Jing Gong was stunned.

As a Golden Elixir Stage cultivator of the Qingyun Sect, Jing Gong had encountered many skills and supernatural powers; although not unparalleled in the world, they are among the best of their kind.

How did this young disciple gain the confidence to believe that he would be interested in the martial arts book he handed over?

Thinking of this, Jing Gong took it curiously.

As soon as he opened the martial arts technique for the first time, his eyes lit up instantly.

Not for anything else, just for the first sentence of this technique.

[Those who wish to practice this skill must not lose their virginity before achieving perfection!]

"Great technique!"

Jing Gong slapped his thigh hard and cried out in surprise.

Su Chen and Ji Chang, who were standing by, looked at each other with strange expressions.

How can you say it's a good technique after just turning the first page?

Could it be that Golden Elixir Stage cultivators view martial arts differently than foundation-building and Qi gathering stage cultivators like them and can tell whether a martial art is good or bad with just a glance?

Are Golden Elixir Stage cultivators so powerful?

Jing Gong didn't care about the two's reactions and continued to read.

After he roughly reviewed the contents of "Purple Cloud Divine Technique," he said excitedly, "Purple clouds refine the body, nourish the meridians, gather the inner light, and cleanse the essence and marrow... The person who created this method is a genius!"

"Yes, you are quite good. I am very satisfied with your technique. Tell me, what do you want from me?"

"Wait, you seem..."

Before Su Chen could react, Taoist Linghuo came to him in an instant, looked him up and down, and said in surprise, "All five elements are complete, flawless, glowing, and the fire in your heart is rising."

"Your aptitude is better than most true disciples. Why are you only an outer disciple?"

Hearing this, Su Chen immediately presented the prepared script.

"Master, I had a hidden illness in my early years, which damaged my foundation."

"I was lucky to obtain this technique, which helped to repair my foundation and allowed me to progress further. It was truly a stroke of luck."

"This time, in addition to offering this technique, I also want to ask Master for a thousand-year-old spiritual flower to use in my cultivation."

Taoist Linghuo looked at Su Chen seriously as if judging the truthfulness of his words. Regarding this, Su Chen's expression was very calm. After all, in a sense, what he said was indeed true. He might not have seen the flaw, or perhaps he simply believed Su Chen's words.

Taoist Linghuo glanced at Su Chen briefly, then took out a jade bottle and a special silver token from his storage bag and threw them to him.

"In addition to the spiritual lotus you asked for, this bottle also contains some other spiritual flowers and herbs. It should be enough for you to practice for a while."

"As for this token, it is your inner sect disciple's token. When you can refine the foundation-building pill on your own, I will accept you as a true disciple of Danyang Peak."

"Okay, if you have nothing else, you can go back now. I'm going to the main peak to look for the head brother."

"This technique is not difficult to practice, but it can improve the disciples' qualifications. I must let the head brother promote it throughout the sect so that all the disciples of Qingyun Sect can learn it."

"As for the restriction that you can't lose your virginity before achieving perfection, it's not a big deal!"

"After all, as a seeker of Dao who is devoted to spiritual practice, you shouldn't focus on those messy love affairs!"

Having said this, Taoist Linghuo flew away excitedly. Su Chen and Ji Chang looked at his back and both had strange expressions on their faces.

Because they always felt that Taoist Linghuo's purpose in promoting the Purple Cloud Divine Light Technique was not entirely for the future of the sect. They thought that Taoist Linghuo also wanted other people in the sect to experience what it's like to be single for hundreds of years.

It felt like he had been caught in the rain, so he wanted to push everyone else into the water. Thinking of this, Su Chen immediately turned to Ji Chang and said seriously,

"Senior Brother, if someone asks you about the origin of this Purple Cloud Divine Technique in the future, I hope you will not say that I, your junior brother, presented it to the Master."

"Brother Su, don't worry. I, your brother Ji, will never tell this to a third person!"

After that, Su Chen chatted with Ji Chang for a while and then asked him to take him back to his original cave.

After Ji Chang left, Su Chen opened the jade bottle given to him by Taoist Linghuo. This jade bottle is no ordinary item, but a magic weapon specially designed for storing magical flowers and herbs. After some searching, Su Chen quickly found the Millennium Spiritual Lotus that he wanted.

With it, the only thing left for him to master the "Green Lotus Pupils" is the last step of gaining experience points.

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