Chapter 65 There is still hope
"What's the matter?"

Ye Yu didn't pay attention to them today, so he really didn't know what they wanted to ask.

"Do we have a chance to attain enlightenment by practicing the Qi-refining and Qi-inhaling techniques we are practicing?"

The old man asked immediately.

After practicing to this age, he still didn't feel that there was anything special or extraordinary about him. When he saw the magic spells displayed by Ye Yu, he felt as if his life had been lived in vain, which made him feel confused about the practice of the alchemist.

"They are all false methods, and there is no way to attain enlightenment!"

Ye Yu's voice was calm.

But to the ears of hundreds of alchemists, it was like a bolt from the blue. Many of the alchemists present were so frightened that they could hardly stand and looked at Ye Yu in horror.

Ye Yu had only said this to Ying Zheng and a few others before. This was the first time he spoke the truth to them in public.

"Impossible, I clearly felt the Qi!"

Someone retorted in disbelief.

"It's just an imagination. If you stretch out your hands with your palms facing up and imagine that they are hot, you will have this illusion. In fact, I have not sensed the existence of real internal energy in any of you."

Ye Yu did not give them any illusions and directly shattered the dreams they had been having.

During the era of qigong fever, many people imagined that they had developed qigong and special abilities through practice. However, the reality was indeed cruel: even though countless people across the country practiced it, in the end it was discovered that no one could achieve anything.

Because what everyone practices are false methods, they are all imaginations, how can they possibly cultivate the power to interfere with reality?

"I knew it, I knew it..."

The old Taoist priest in feathered robe and yellow crown almost lost his balance. He staggered a few steps and muttered to himself.

"What about the golden elixir that we alchemists have refined?"

Among the three old men, the one on the left couldn't help but take a half step forward and speak.

"The elixir made from plants may be able to cure diseases and save lives, but the elixir made from burning mercury to make gold is actually a poisonous elixir that will harm people's lives and destroy their life span. The immortality of gold cannot be absorbed and utilized by the human body once it is refined into an elixir. On the contrary, the effect is the opposite."

Ye Yu answered the old man's words again.

Upon hearing the answer, the old man's face suddenly turned pale and he stood there in a daze. The hundreds of alchemists behind him were in an uproar, all of them pale and terrified...

As alchemists, everyone has eaten golden elixirs, just more or less. Ye Yu’s remarks naturally scared them.

Especially for those alchemists who claimed to be good at refining elixirs and swallowing them, this news was like a heavy blow to their heads, and their bodies began to sway.

"Summon the gods and expel the ghosts..."

The remaining old man looked at Ye Yu and thought to himself, if there are immortals, then there must be gods and ghosts too. Could this be the true method?
"Have any of you ever summoned ghosts? Can you cast a spell for me to see?"

Ye Yu looked at the old man with a smile.

This school of thought should be the forerunner of the shaman rites and rural lewd temples of later generations. They deliberately create mystery, claiming to be the words of ghosts and gods or immortals, but in fact they are just taking advantage of people's hearts.

In fact, they know best how much is involved. Of course, there may be people who suggest themselves to the point of hypnosis and believe that there are really ghosts and gods communicating with them.

But this is a minority after all. The truth is that everyone has a clue in their hearts. In later generations, these remarks still have a market and can fool people. In addition to customs, they do satisfy some self-comfort of people's hearts.

After hearing Ye Yu's words, some alchemists wanted to refute, but when they heard Ye Yu's next sentence, they all fell silent.

Yes! He can really summon gods and exorcise ghosts. Let's cast a spell and see. There is a genuine Taoist master in front of us. How can he not know what's going on?
Ye Yu's remarks immediately suppressed the desire of all the alchemists present to pursue immortality and made them frantically rub their minds.

Hundreds of alchemists suddenly felt that their beliefs and worldviews were collapsing and their hopes were gone. Many of them could not stand still and murmured in disbelief. Some even had a mad look on their faces. "Please tell me what we should do. Since there is an immortal, why are all the methods we practice fake and the pills we refine poisonous..."

Some people cried out in grief.

After hearing this person's words, all the alchemists present were instantly cheered up. Yes! Although what everyone was practicing was fake, the immortal Ye Yu really existed.

In other words, the goal is right, but the means of pursuit are wrong, and the path is off track. Maybe there is still hope???
Thinking of this, everyone couldn't help but look at Ye Yu!
In the front yard of the Qi Mansion, hundreds of alchemists lost their faith and turned pale. Some cried and asked questions, and everyone looked at Ye Yu.

"You must know that the true teachings are hard to find in the world, and the false teachings are hard to find in the world."

Ye Yu's voice echoed faintly in everyone's ears.

"Plop, puff, puff..."

Suddenly, the old man in the feather robe and yellow crown knelt on the ground, and then like dominoes, the alchemists around saw this and quickly knelt down.

"Please have mercy, immortal!"

The old man in feathered robe and yellow crown bowed deeply, his voice choked with sobs.

"Please have mercy, immortal!"

Hundreds of alchemists around could not help but follow the old man and bow deeply, prostrating themselves on the ground and saluting Ye Yu.

Even the immortals said that what they passed down were nothing but fake scriptures. What else could they do now? They could only pray for the immortals’ mercy and see if there was still a glimmer of hope.

Wherever Ye Yu looked, he saw people kneeling down.

"These past few days, the acupoints in the human body that you have discussed have their own magical uses, which has given me some insights, so I will also give you an introductory Qi Sensing Method in return!"

Ye Yu thought about it, then spoke slowly.

He asked the servant to bring the silk book, and Ye Yu wrote quickly. In a flash, an article of several hundred words on the method of worshiping the moon appeared on it.

This moon worship method was obtained by Ye Yu from his previous experience of practicing the Taiyin. As the name suggests, it is moon worship. People with outstanding talents and unparalleled roots have the opportunity to pry a little bit of Taiyin power and feel the qi.

This moon worship method is far inferior to the internal cultivation method, because for the internal cultivation method, the first step is to feel the Qi, and the minor success is to strengthen the Qi to a certain degree.

Even if the Moon Worship Method is successfully practiced, one can only feel a trace of Qi flowing in the body. Well, the overall health-preserving effect is similar to that of the ordinary Five Animal Exercises, and naturally it is not as good as the minor success level of internal training methods.

"You can all copy this method. Anyone who can successfully practice it and has a good character may be admitted to the Hidden Immortal Peak."

Ye Yu put down his pen, his face calm and peaceful.

This Moon Worship Method is equivalent to the assessment of aptitude and physique. If someone can successfully practice the Moon Worship Method, he must be a person of extraordinary talent. Ye Yu has already accepted Gai Nie and others, so it would not prevent him from accepting a few more, but it should be difficult.

If Ye Yu wanted to become the Taoist ancestor of this world, he didn't have the patience.

These were just seeds scattered casually, and Ye Yu didn't care much whether they could bloom and bear fruit.

"Thank you, Immortal!"

All of a sudden, all the alchemists present were extremely excited and trembling all over. The thin silk book on the table in front of them seemed as heavy as a mountain, emitting endless light, which attracted their attention greatly.

If you can succeed in your cultivation, you can become a disciple of Hidden Immortal Peak. What a temptation this is.

False methods will never succeed in a lifetime, and the Moon Worship Method still has a glimmer of chance to seek immortality. This has become the hope and reliance in everyone's mind, preventing them from having a mental breakdown.

(End of this chapter)