No hope for eternal life

Chapter 344: Instructing the Liu Family Monks

Mu Changsheng followed Du Xiao's example and set up a strict warning formation on the entire Xiawei Island. If any foreign cultivators broke in, he would be able to detect it at the first time. In addition, his spiritual sense could cover the entire Xiawei Island at any time. Unless a cultivator with a much higher cultivation level than him broke in, there would be no risk of error.

Moreover, Xiawei Island is located in a remote area and spiritual resources are scarce, so normally no strong people would come here.

After doing all this, Mu Changsheng’s black-clothed clone began his daily practice.

Occasionally, monks from the Liu family would enter and leave Xiawei Island. Mu Changsheng would only need to use his spiritual sense to scan and confirm that the other party had no hostility, which was not a big deal.

It was not until three days later that a cultivator from the Liu family cautiously approached the cave where Mu Changsheng was practicing, knelt down and bowed, asking for an audience, saying, "Junior Liu Bodang, begging to see the Immortal Master."

Upon hearing this, Mu Changsheng opened his eyes and scanned Liu Bodang's body with his spiritual sense, easily perceiving his age and cultivation level: "Eighteen years old, in the early stage of foundation building."

Then, Mu Changsheng walked out of the cave, lifted up Liu Bodang who was kneeling on the ground, and asked: "A man's knees are made of gold. You don't need to be so polite to me. What do you want from me?"

"I have seen the formation that the Immortal Master has set up on the island. I know that his formation is extremely powerful. It just so happens that I am also practicing formations, but I am dull and have not been able to set up a second-grade formation. That is why I would like to ask the Immortal Master for some guidance." Liu Bodang said nervously.

I heard from the elders in my family that the immortal masters stationed on the island in different generations have different personalities. Some will take the initiative to guide them, while others are too lazy to pay attention to them. The immortal master Du who was in charge before belonged to the latter, so whether he can get guidance depends on luck. As the first Liu family cultivator to come to pay a visit to Mu Changsheng, he also needs a certain amount of courage.

Upon hearing this, Mu Changsheng immediately understood. With his knowledge of formations, he was more than capable of guiding a novice formation master. Besides, his black-clothed clone practiced slowly, so he did not lack this little time.

So, Mu Changsheng said directly: "First, set up a familiar second-grade formation for me to see."

"Yes, yes." Liu Bodang said happily, knowing that Mu Changsheng was willing to give him guidance.

Then, Liu Bodang immediately started to set up a second-grade primary spirit gathering formation, which is considered the simplest of the second-grade formations.

Liu Bodang was very careful and worked very hard when setting up the formation, but his formation ended in failure in the end.

Mu Changsheng saw the problem, but he did not rush to point it out. Instead, he demonstrated the formation process to Liu Bodang and said, "Just watch how I set up the formation."

With Mu Changsheng's current cultivation level, he didn't need any spiritual materials to set up this second-grade small formation. He could just set it up out of thin air. He even deliberately slowed down the speed of setting up the formation so that Liu Bodang could see it clearly.

When Liu Bodang saw that Mu Changsheng had set up a second-grade, initial-stage spirit gathering formation without the help of spiritual materials, his eyes lit up with admiration.

Mu Changsheng asked at this time: "Do you see the difference between us?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Bodang became timid again. He didn't understand what Mu Changsheng meant and was unable to answer.

Mu Changsheng was not angry, and continued: "Your problem is not your aptitude in formation, but your weak foundation. If your foundation has reached the level of a normal initial foundation, with your efforts, you can successfully set up a second-grade initial spirit gathering formation."

"Is that so?" Liu Bodang scratched his head, but he was not too depressed. Mu Changsheng's words at least proved that he still had the talent for formations, but was hindered by his cultivation foundation.

Mu Changsheng had a calm expression. He knew that Liu Bodang's poor foundation must be due to the use of poor quality foundation-building pills, so he warned him, "You need to remember that for a cultivator, the foundation is the most important, because only if the foundation is strong enough can future achievements be high enough. Fortunately, you are still only in the foundation-building stage, and the poor foundation can be made up. Don't be anxious about your future cultivation, especially because you lag behind your peers. You must know the principle of late bloomers. You should seriously hone your own cultivation and slowly break through the realm. Don't use pills to speed up your cultivation."

Mu Changsheng's words were sincere and heartfelt, because he had been at a loss for a foundation-building pill, and had also been anxious because his cultivation lagged behind that of his peers, so he understood Liu Bodang's difficulties and thoughts very well.

Liu Bodang bowed respectfully and said, "I will definitely keep in mind the immortal master's teachings and remind myself every day."

Seeing that Liu Bodang seemed to have really listened to his words, Mu Changsheng took out a small bag of spirit stones and gave it to Liu Bodang: "You can use these spirit stones. They will be of some help in improving your foundation."

Liu Bodang saw that there were 100 light purple high-grade spirit stones in the bag. This was undoubtedly a huge sum of money for him. It was even the first time he saw high-grade spirit stones. He said repeatedly: "No, no, I can't accept the spirit stones from the immortal master."

"Have you forgotten what I just told you? The foundation of cultivation is the most important. These one hundred high-quality spirit stones are for you to use to repair your foundation." Mu Changsheng admonished sternly.

Liu Bodang kept bowing and saying, "I will never forget. I will always remember the kindness of the Immortal Master."

"Go, the best reward for me is to practice well and not go astray. Also, try not to let outsiders know about the spirit stones. I have limited financial resources and cannot help everyone in your Liu family." Mu Changsheng waved his hand and said. Suddenly, he felt a little dazed. The four words "practice well" were always said to him by others in the past, and now it was his turn to say them to others.

"Perhaps this is what is called inheritance." Mu Changsheng sighed in his heart.

Liu Bodang did not dare to disturb Mu Changsheng too much. Just as he was about to leave, an idea suddenly occurred to him. He bravely asked, "Senior, I heard that after reaching the Golden Core Realm, one can participate in the entrance examination of the two major sects. Can I do the same?"

"Of course you can, but before you take the entrance examination, you should first ask yourself whether you are determined to follow the right path and do the right thing. Otherwise, you will most likely die in the entrance examination." Mu Changsheng said seriously. He was pleased that Liu Bodang recognized the sect, but also worried that Liu Bodang would die in the entrance examination.

"I will definitely take part in the entrance examination. I will have no regrets even if I die." Liu Bodang said firmly. Since the death of Liu Ziyi, many people in the Liu family have tried to take the entrance examination in the past three hundred years, but they all failed without exception, and most of them died. Therefore, the Liu family members have long avoided the entrance examinations of the two major sects. But at this time, Liu Bodang rekindled his hope for the entrance examination, which was naturally influenced by Mu Changsheng.

Seeing Liu Bodang's determined face, Mu Changsheng could only wish Liu Bodang well from the bottom of his heart, hoping that he could have a new disciple. The sect would protect the families of these fallen disciples, and also hoped that another disciple of the sect could come out of these families.

But even from Mu Changsheng's current perspective, the sect's entrance examination is still a bit "perverted". Under the reversal of the two illusions, those with a slightly weaker will be misled by the illusion test, leading to failure or death.

After Liu Bodang left, Mu Changsheng had only two days of peace before people started coming to him for advice one after another. This was probably because the story of Liu Bodang's successful advice had spread across the island.

Mu Changsheng believed that he had not yet reached the level of mastery, and there was too much he could not instruct. He could only instruct some low-level cultivators who practiced the ways of talismans, formations, and body refining.