Becoming a fox fairy from Liaozhai

Chapter 723: Borrowing the Moon to Retain Form

Chapter 723: Borrowing the Moon to Retain Form

Chen Jiaying has just returned to the world of life, returning from a light ghost to a heavy human body, and there is a sense of restraint in every move he makes.

There is nothing that can be done about this. Generally speaking, when the soul leaves the body, the physical body will soon decay and the soul will become a dead soul.

But Miss Jiaying's soul left her body, her physical body did not die, and her life span had not yet come to an end. Madam Qiongfang did not want her to stray into the path of a ghost fairy, so she did not teach her how to practice ghost fairy cultivation.

Instead, it accidentally maintained the state of this living soul. He lived in Meirenling for more than 20 years, neither up nor down. After more than 20 years of living as a ghost, now that he is alive again, he still needs some time to tame his strange body.

Before this, lack of coordination and a sense of dissociation between body and soul were inevitable, and it was normal to occasionally fall flat on the ground and lose hold of things.

While Miss Jiaying was still trapped in the sorrow of separation of yin and yang, Gong Mengbi was already guiding her to face reality.

"What are Miss Jiaying's plans for the future?"

Miss Jiaying had not yet recovered from her grief and her mind was unable to change for a while.

Gong Mengbi leaned on the wooden handrail of the stairs and pretended to be surprised and said, "Now that you are back to life, don't think about the long term, just think about the immediate future. You should also think about how to eat, drink, stay and travel, right?"

Such a realistic problem really stumped Miss Jiaying.

Gong Mengbi continued, "In addition to your own food, clothing and daily expenses, Madam Qiongfang and Miss Zhiruo also want you to offer sacrifices occasionally to enjoy the blessing, right?"

"If you want to continue living in Beauty Ridge, you must practice hard, otherwise it will be useless for humans and ghosts to follow different paths."

Miss Jiaying no longer had time to grieve. She bowed before Gong Mengbi and said, "Please give me some advice, fox fairy."

Gong Mengbi called over the fat ghost, grabbed him and shook him, and jewels jingled and fell out from the folds of his belly.

"These are all your wealth, but because they are burial objects, you can't use them directly. You have to disassemble them into gold, gems, jade, and pearls, and find someone you trust to sell them to. This way, you will have enough food, clothing, and daily expenses. It will be enough to buy a house in Wuning County and acquire some property."

"I don't want to go to Wu Ning, I just want to stay in Meirenling."

"Then you have to practice well and find a teacher to teach you."

Jiaying kowtowed without hesitation and said, "Master!"

Gong Mengbi waved his hand and said, "You and I are not destined to be master and disciple. I can guide you into Taoism, but I cannot be your master. You should just call me Sir."

Jiaying looked at Gong Mengbi, who insisted not to accept her gift. Jiaying had no choice but to call out, "Mr. Gong."

Gong Mengbi's eyebrows slightly curved, and he said, "Get up, you have to stay with me for some time."

Jiaying lived in Shouyue Tower for a month. During the first few days, after dusk every evening, she could smell a faint fragrance coming from Meiren Ridge. Madam Qiongfang and Miss Zhiruo came to reminisce with her.

But Gong Mengbi warned: "You haven't started practicing yet. If you can't concentrate, then you can only see me more now. You won't be able to see me in the future."

From then on, Madam Qiongfang and Miss Zhiruo never came again.

Jiaying finally calmed down, and tried to figure out the cultivation method taught by Gong Mengbi, and get familiar with her unfamiliar body. Finally, one day when the bright moon shone on Wuhuan Peak, she was able to feel her true self in a state of concentration, and entered the threshold of cultivation.

Her past relationship ended long ago. For Chen Jiaying, she had died twenty-two years ago. For Mrs. Chen, she had also died more than a month ago.

Instead, the sisterhood of Meirenling became her only obstacle.

This obstacle is not an obstacle, nor does it mean that it must be cut off. Friendship itself is not harmful to practice, but the fragility, confusion and fear that arise from it are obstacles to practice. To find "I", you have to move these stones and face your heart.

Jiaying was clearly in a state of meditation, but she saw the moonlight shining on the wood of Shouyue Tower, saw the cool breeze blowing from the forest, saw Gong Mengbi sitting upstairs drinking, and even saw him raising his glass to her.

"Jiaying, you've got the hang of it."

Jiaying was filled with joy, and the joy turned into waves, engulfing her clarity and bringing her out of her state of concentration.

She hurried up the stairs to the fifth floor and asked Gong Mengbi anxiously, "Sir, I got out of my state of ignorance as soon as I was happy. Does this count as a success?"

Gong Mengbi nodded and said, "If you succeed once, it won't be difficult the second time."

Jiaying was very happy and asked eagerly, "Can I go back now?"

Gong Mengbi said, "You can go back now. If you have any questions, go to Fox Hill and ask me. If I'm not here, you can ask Kang Wen or Mr. Wu."

Jiaying bowed firmly before him and said, "Thank you, sir."

She heard a deep laugh, and when she looked up again, Gong Mengbi was no longer in front of her. Although there was still some wine on the table, the person who was drinking was gone.

"Did he leave?" Jiaying thought, but she couldn't come up with an answer. Her sharper "feeling" seemed to know something and gave her an even stranger answer.

The fat ghost came out from the dark, bowed to Jiaying, and then went to clean up the wine vessels on the table.

Jiaying asked for confirmation: "Has the gentleman left?"

The fat ghost said, "The master has been gone for twenty-five days."

Twenty-five days ago, Madam Qiongfang and Zhiruo stopped coming.

"Ah?" Jiaying pointed at the bottle in Zhigui's hand and asked, "What is this?"

The Fat Ghost showed a somewhat embarrassed expression and said, "I also have only a vague understanding, so I can't explain it to you clearly. It was probably during the last waning moon that the Lord transformed a ray of moonlight into his own appearance. Now that you have entered the stage of cultivation, the ray of moonlight has returned to the sky."

Jiaying was amazed and showed her longing. Gong Mengbi taught her the Taoist method of worshiping the moon.

At this moment, Gong Mengbi had become a serious teacher in the Fox Courtyard, intimidating those jumpy foxes.

According to the record in Mingfu Fox Book, there are nine methods to learn in the cultivation subject: one is to train the Qi, two is to nourish the spirit, three is to communicate with the mind, four is to transform people, five is to perform magic, six is ​​to perform escape, seven is to perform the big and small Ruyi, eight is to perform the art of foreknowledge, and nine is the correct method of protecting the body.

Originally, the first priority was naturally to cultivate Qi and nourish the spirit. If these two were not achieved, there would be no consideration for further teaching.

However, considering the unstable situation and the troubles ahead, Fox Academy adjusted its teaching plan a few years ago. It used the time originally reserved for rest to accommodate many courses in the cultivation subjects, and also adjusted the order of the Nine Methods, putting the techniques of escape and self-defense at the front, followed by qi training and nourishing the spirit.

This is a helpless move. If the world is at peace, one can naturally practice in peace. But in the current situation, no one knows when some difficult and tricky situation that is difficult to deal with will occur.

Because the schoolwork is so heavy, some foxes are indeed overwhelmed.

(End of this chapter)