Chapter 1 Wine and Talk to the Immortals

In September, the autumn was high and refreshing, and a young man was talking happily with a scholar in the Northern Marquis's Mansion in the capital of the Great Wei Dynasty. This young man is the Northern Marquis Ji Taixu. It is very easy for him to come to the Marquis of Dingbei. He has never been to the army or move a knife or a shot on the battlefield. This 50-family Dingbei Marquis is hereditary of his Laozi Ji Zhongshan. Speaking of Ji Zhongshan, it can be said that it is well known to women and children. At the age of 20, he won the martial arts champion, and at the age of 24, he was qualified for the position of general of Hexi Road. At the age of 26, he fought with Zhong Hao, the general manager of Ganliangdao's march. At the age of 27, he married Zhao's butterfly, the daughter of the Zhao family in Shandong Province. Less than three months after getting married, he was promoted to the commander-in-chief of the march of Hexi Road. He took charge of 300,000 troops to attack Jinjun in the north, went out more than 3,000 miles from the customs, beheaded more than 400,000, killed the bones of Zuo Xianwang, expanded the north of the desert, sealed Zen on behalf of heaven, and founded Xuanzhou. Just as the general was about to go straight to the dragon court, he died in the army. At this time, his son was only seven days old. His wife Zhao died spitting blood on the spot when she heard the news. The emperor lost the pillar and ordered the posthumous title of Marquis of the North, which was hereditary.

This prince, Marquis Ji, has never thought of inheriting his father's will. Instead, he loves Buddhism in his mother's womb. He often hangs out with famous Zen masters and Taoist priests in Beijing. He is good at reading, but only looks at it. With the salary left by his father, he spent countless money every day, and the money was like the sea.

"Wang Daochang, this wine is a wine bought at a high price from the Hu people's winery. Its color is like blood, the mouth is like silk, and it is very sweet and mellow. It is very different from my heavenly wine. Taoist priest should taste it well." In the rockery in the backyard of Hou's mansion, there is a nine-foot-high pavilion, which is exquisite and ingenious, like a graceful Jiangnan woman hiding in the mountains waiting for her lover. The name of this pavilion is also very interesting. The little marquis Ji Taixuji, called "Tingtingting", sat in the pavilion and drank with Wang Yingyue, the host of Sanyang Mountain outside the capital. Lord Ji picked up a green and transparent cup and said to Wang Yingyue, his face looked very intoxicated.

"Oh? Is this the grape wine from the Western Region Square on Zhuque Street? Wang Yingyue said, "I heard that the emperor is full of praise for this grape wine. The old man has to have a good taste today." Wang Yingyue lowered her head and took a bite. She narrowed her eyes for a long time and said, "Okay, it's really a secret system in the Western Regions, which can be said to be absolute. Lao Dao also often goes in and out of the palace, and has been rewarded by His Majesty for a lot of royal wine. However, I have never tasted such a delicious wine. After tasting it, there seems to be a trace of bitterness, but there is a sweet beauty. It is as sweet as honey, but it is not greasy at all. It is soft and smooth as silk in the mouth and mellow when drunk. Well, it does have the reputation of 'n'd rather give up a hundred acres of land than a glass of wine'.

Opposite Ji Taixu held a gold folding fan, wearing a moon-white robe, embroidered with several dragon pythons and a white jade hairpin on his head. The long face is like a full moon, the heavenly court is full, and the ends of the eyes are a little dragon's eyes. If others see him without knowing it, they will think that he is a royal noble, the son of the clan. Behind him stood two very beautiful maids.

Ji Taixu drank all the water in the cup, picked up the jar and poured a cup, only to see the blood-red grape wine slowly flow into the green and transparent cup. Grape wine luminous cup, urge to drink pipa immediately. Don't laugh when you are drunk on the battlefield, and several people have fought back in ancient times." Ji Taixu smiled and said, "Although this jade capital song and dance has risen to the level, although it is not the north of the desert. In the vast desert, under the wind blowing, he is thirsty for wine, hungry food, and generous and sad songs. After drinking, he took a gun and crossed the horse and killed the enemy chieftain. Although he died, he still had no regrets. The blood splashed yellow sand, and he died in the battlefield without complaint. The Taoist priest can treat the golden chrysanthemum in the garden as yellow sand and drink the western grape wine with a jasper luminous cup, but he can also feel some of that tragic feelings.

Wang Yingyue smiled and said, "The people of the old Xuanmen pay attention to quietness and incompetence. As for this experience of tragic feelings... I'm afraid it has brushed the Marquis's beauty, but" Wang Yingyue paused and said, "I heard that this grape wine is worth 500 taels in a jar, which is the ration money of ordinary people for 20 years. As soon as the marquis bought it, he bought 80 altars and wrapped the Western Regions Square as a circle. It's really bold.

Ji Taixu pointed a fan at Wang Yingyue and said, "You are a cow nose. Are you quiet and incompetuous? Hahaha, don't talk about me. Lord, I heard that you receive millions of silver money from the inner court every year, and it's just a daily expense. If you open a furnace to refine a few Laushi elixir, you have to get hundreds of thousands of taels. You fake Taoist priest, how can I compare with you in terms of heroism?

Wang Yingyue stared and said, "Marquis, do you think alchemy is cooking by burning firewood? Do you know how many herbs I buy from Boss Du every year? Humph! Often after spending money to buy medicinal materials, it may not be able to make elixir! In addition, do you know how many elixirs the emperor, empress dowager, princes and concubines need to take every year? As always, I'm just spending money, but I've never used it myself. I'm just working as a long-term worker for the emperor. How can I lose a penny? It's not like you. Silver flowers are like big rivers.

Ji Taixu smiled and said, "Old cow nose, I don't say you. Who knows who bought Gu Xuan's gold and stone calligraphy and paintings that enjoy tens of thousands of silver every year?"

Wang Yingyue blushed and said nothing.

Ji Taixu said to a maid behind him, "Go and bring the square inkstone." The maid behind answered and left.

Ji Taixu said to Wang Yingyue, "I'm not here today to invite you to taste this wine. I heard that you have refined a good elixir for the princes, and you must still have wealth in your hand!"

Wang Yingyue's face changed and said, "Marquis, this is not a joke. Yes, Lao Dao refined a furnace of five clouds to raise Yuan elixir in the Mid-Autumn Festival, but this is the emperor's order. Lao Dao acted according to the decree. No matter how many drugs are used or even the elixirs are clearly recorded. Even if it is said that the emperor personally supervised it, it is not too much. The old man dares not take this elixir..."

"Enough!" Ji Taixu patted the fan on the stone case and drank it: "You old cow nose, it's okay to coax others with this, but don't hide it from me? You said that you didn't act according to the order? Wasn't that recorded? Humph!" Ji Taixu sneered, "Don't reject it first. Let's wait..." Ji Taixu smiled again and poured a glass of wine for Wang Yingyue with a flattering face: "Taoist priest, eat some wine first, don't worry."

Wang Yingyue took the wine helplessly and scolded in her heart, "This little evil that has no one raised, but his face turned over quickly!" Wang Yingyue did not attack, but picked up the glass and drank sullenly.

For a moment, the maid took a red silk wrapped thing and put it on the table.

Ji Taixu pushed the small package in front of Wang Yingyue with a fan. "The Taoist priest, take a look!"

Wang Yingyue opened the silk with doubt and saw a purple inkstone lying quietly on the red silk. She Yan!" Wang Yingyue exclaimed and quickly picked it up. In turn, on the back of the inkstone, there were seven things like eyes arranged like the seven stars of the Big Dipper. It's still a seven-star Sheyan!" Wang Yingyue looked at the inkstone several times. She was full of surprise and sighed repeatedly: "Okay, I really didn't expect that it was a seven-star inkstone, which is really valuable! It's worth a lot!"

Ji Taixu smiled and said, "Tao-macher, Xiaohou knows that you like She, hehe, so I searched for a long time before I got this seven-star She inkstone. I don't know if this Fang Shehan can get a few elixirs to taste fresh?"

"This..." Wang Yingyue looked embarrassed. Ji Taixu stared at him and thought, "This old slippery man, I don't believe he won't be hooked!"

After coming over for a long time, Wang Yingyue finally gritted her teeth: "Well, for the sake of the marquis's good way, the old man bears the risk."

Wang Yingyue took out a square red sandalwood box from her sleeve, put it on the stone case, and said, "There are 30 Wuyun Yangyuan elixir. This elixir is an ancient secret recipe to collect 5500 kinds of elixir, gather 300 disciples to see the virtual, and it took 99 days to step on the cloud peak of Sanyang Mountain on August 15th. It took a long time to absorb the five clouds, wash all the impurities, and warm it for a long time to achieve 360 elixirs in this furnace. This elixir can consolidate the original and cultivate the vitality of heaven, and those who obey it can communicate with the universe and go to the sky and earth. This elixir was created by the ancient sages and predecessors, which is not small. Therefore, this is not a general method of taking food. Lao Dao also has a wonderful method of clothing elixir. This method is obtained by Lao Dao by chance when he read ancient books. You can't take this elixir without this method of eating! Otherwise, the elixir will not pass through the intestines. Wang Yingyue took out a piece of paper made of gold foil from her sleeve and gave it to Ji Taixu.

Ji Taixu took it with a smile, opened the box, and arranged 30 white wax pills neatly.

"Although this elixir is magical, its medicinal effect is naturally lost over time, so the old man sealed it with wax pills."

Ji Taixu nodded and closed the box. He said to Wang Yingyue, "Taochang, is it possible for Xiaohou to become an immortal after taking this elixir?"

"Hahahaha" Wang Yingyue laughed and said, "The marquis laughed. If it is so easy to become an immortal, then everyone in the world will be immortal!"

"Oh?" Ji Taixu said, "Xiaohou has loved immortals since childhood, but those charlatans have fooled me with something to add. Since the Taoist master is here today, you might as well tell the little marquis about this immortal.

Wang Yingyue meditated for a long time.

"Is it impossible to say this?" Ji Taixu asked.

Wang Yingyue shook her head and said, "That's right, immortals!"

Wang Yingyue made up his mind and said, "Since ancient times, those who seek immortals have been like crucian carp crossing the river, but how many immortals have become immortals? As soon as the fairy says, it is illusory, can't say, can't say!"

Wang Yingyue looked at Ji Taixu and said, "Marquis, do you know what an immortal is?" Ji Taixu hasn't said anything yet. Wang Yingyue said, "Can you be a fairy who can sit in the wind and rain, stand up clouds and fog, draw the land into rivers, and take earth into mountains? Is there a person who can collapse mountains, plug deep springs, collect tigers and leopards, attract dragons, and serve ghosts and gods, but is he a fairy? If it is fractal and beautiful, sitting in death and hiding the six armies, is it a fairy in the daytime? Can you ride the clouds, cross the sea and waves, go in and out, and breathe thousands of miles, is it a fairy? Can it not burn into the fire, not wet in the water, not shot in the blade, not cold in winter, summer exposure without sweating, is it a fairy? Can you change your mind, do what you want, animals, plants, everything, move mountains and live in the stream, is it a fairy to change the palace? Can you fry mud into gold, condense lead into silver, refine eight stones with water, fly beads, ride the clouds to drive a dragon, and float on Taiqing? Wang Yingyue suddenly asked a few questions, which made Ji Taixu unable to answer for a moment.

Wang Yingyue smiled and said, "Marquis, if you look at it from the eyes of ordinary people, these powerful people can be described as immortals. However, these are not immortals. However, what is a fairy? The so-called immortals have not had an accurate definition since ancient times! According to the old Taoist concept, immortality can be called immortals. Zhuangzi once said that the bacteria did not know the obscureness, and the worm did not know the spring and autumn. In the south of the State of Chu, there were things that were spirits. Five hundred years were spring, five hundred years were autumn, and ancient times there was spring, eight thousand years old was spring, and eight thousand years were autumn. However, whether it is the ghost or the spring, there is actually no difference in life expectancy. After all, you can't get rid of death. Therefore, immortals can be described as immortals. The rest are like clouds and flowing water. After all, they are just bubbles. In order not to die, countless sages have looked up to the sky and looked down on the geography since ancient times. Participate in the mystery of heaven and earth, and understand the opportunity of the universe. Smart and organic people have the right way. Their lifespan is like the mountains and the sea. They have all kinds of incredible magical powers, which can soar and change. They can be mountains and seas. However, he still failed to get rid of the fate of death. In fact, there is still a time of destruction in the universe, let alone people? I'm just waiting for alchemy to practice, but my life is a little longer than others.

Ji Taixu nodded: "I don't know what I can achieve by taking this Wuyun Yangyuan elixir? I don't know if there is any elixir in the world that can make people fly up?

Wang Yingyue smiled again and said, "The marquis can prolong his life by taking this elixir, and there are no diseases. As for the elixir of rising from Xia, there is indeed no elixir. However, the old man knows that some elixir can change his life against the sky. Therefore, it is said that there are several elixirs in the world that can make a mortal immediately obtain countless magical skills and live a long life. For example, the heaven-making elixir, the life-making elixir, the dragon and tiger golden elixir, the nine-turn golden elixir, the Taishang flying elixir, etc., can make people have the power to reverse heaven and earth and move stars for fighting. Secondly, such as Shangqing Yunxiao Dan, Taixiao Xian elixirs, Sanyuan agar pulp, Zhengyi divine power dispersion, purple gold liquid, etc. can make people ride the clouds and fog to enter and enter water and fire. Secondly, such as Yuanling elixir, Tianyi God elixir, seven anti-fire elixir, etc. can make people easy to change blood and strengthen their bodies.

"So, I don't know..." As soon as Ji Taixu was about to say, he suddenly heard someone coming and shouted, "Master, the people rushing to Sanyang Mountain are coming." Ji Taixu looked back and found that it was his little boy Ji Han. This person is very clever and usually gets the joy of Ji Taixu. Ji Taixu's words were interrupted, and the boss was uncomfortable and scolded, "You begging slave, you don't have any winking. Didn't you see me talking to Taoist Wang?"

Ji Han hurriedly knelt down and said, "Master, damn it, he just said that the Taoist priest who came to the virtual view. At present, there is something urgent and he has to ask the king to go back immediately. The little one saw that he was really anxious and took the liberty to come over, but he didn't want to interrupt his elegant life. He really deserved to die. Please punish!"

Wang Yingyue said, "Do you know what's so urgent? Do you want me to go back immediately?"

Ji Han said, "The little one is not very clear. Listening to his tone, it seems that someone from Yuying Villa is coming."

Wang Yingyue's face suddenly changed, "No, how can I forget this matter?"

Immediately turned around and said to Ji Taixu, "The marquis has something urgent today, and the old man has to go back immediately and say goodbye!" After saying that, he immediately pulled up Ji Han and said, "Where is the person?"

"The little one asked him to wait in the porter."

"Became me"

Ji Han looked up at Ji Taixu, and Ji Taixu smiled. Ji Han got up and said, "The Taoist priest, please."

Ji Taixu held a folding fan and watched the two leave like this, which was very confused: "Yuying Villa? Isn't that a Confucian holy place? Du Xiyan, the mountain owner, has always hated the Taoist monks and monks around Yujing City, saying that they seem to be noble, but in fact, he specializes in flattering officials and dignitaries. Several times, he asked his students to write to the emperor, demanding that there should be no Taoist temples within 300 miles of Yujing City. Why did this one suddenly change? Is it mixed up with the false view? It's really puzzling."