Chapter 38 (1/2)
What is Cultivation
Only after walking over a hundred steps into the Ling Xu sanctuary did thewithin Ye Fan’s heart slowly dissipate, the entrance had tens of limestone steps that seemed extraordinary but Ye Fan did not stop and would not be allowed to stop either
Just ahead of the and filled with thick spiritual Qi that went on in the distance A thousanddown fro silk, it was as if the galaxy was flipped upside down The thunderous ru horses, siht
“No wonder it’s called an immortal sanctuary, the scenery is exceptional and it see to the world”
A snaking path that lead towards a serene place, the track was made of cobblestones and continued past a waterfall The winding path led to the inner the way, ancient trees covered the sky and their branches seeons Many palaces could be seen hidden ast the trees and they sees
By the sides of the ancient road, there werethat was as thick as a child’s ar leaves andand translucent with divine gloithin The medicinal smell permeated the air and penetrated deeply into the heart
[T/N Idio of comfort and happiness derived from external influences]
The people they ely had to pay their respects to these elders and were very friendly towards Wei Wei as a peerless talent and her status in Ling Xu sanctuary could be iined
Wei Wei returned the greetings but did not have an air of arrogance Within this peaceful pure land, she was elegant and otherworldly like a fairy and like a gentle wind that gently blew by, delicate and graceful, she vanished into the depths of the sanctuary
Ye Fan and Pang Bo were brought before a ses interspersed with ba each house A few ancient trees were also closely linked
Although there were no fine jade buildings or palaces and everything see of nature and tranquility as though one had stepped out of the world onto a pure land It see fro all vexations
“The two of you will stay here first” The few elders warned and explained before leaving There was another student as also brought to Ling Xu sanctuary but was not brought to stay with Ye Fan and Pang Bo and was sent to another area
It was close to afternoon when a youth in his twenties brought food for theht and siredients: lotus root, polygonatuastrodia elata
[T/N All of these are actual Chinese medicinal herbs]
“This meal…… can it even be eaten? There isn’t even anywild fruits or drinking water Right noe’re continuing to eat such simple fare, I feel that ourout”
Although the food was si Bo still cleared the dishes and even a leaf was not spared
“Can you send over some roast chicken?”
Seeing the behaviour of the two, the youth who brought the food over was stunned and speechless as he said: “We… don’t have that Within the sanctuary, that isn’t provided If the two of you still aren’t full I can send additional food over
“Why aren’t there any meat dishes? I’ve seen the red-crowned crane, white deer and other unknown precious birds and unusual ani one or two of them would suffice, I especially feel that those red crowned cranes have been fed sufficiently fat”
The youth who brought the food seemed like he had seen a snake deet away from the two of them
“It see into an i that is worth celebrating much over The days are too si to continue living like this” Pang Bo grumbled incessantly
Ye Fan also felt very unsatisfied and really felt like catching a chicken to roast, tearing out a dru oneself fully
In the ten over days that followed the elders did not appear again and the youth that brought food started to be faes Ye Fan and Pang Bo began to get used to the ancient language The youth was envious of them, disciples that first entered the sect usually did not have their own abodes and needed to successfully cultivate before being allowed one
“These thatched cottages also count as owning an abode?”
Ye Fan and Pang Bo wore the clothes that the youth brought over and besides their short hairdos, they were no different fro Xu sanctuary
“You can’t say it like that, this ss to the two of you and if you enough capability you’d be able to establish your own abode”
“Since the small mountain is ours, even if we kill a deer or roast a few red-crowned cranes there shouldn’t be anyone who cares right?”
Seeing the way the tere behaving, the youth did not dare to continue talking and felt that these two people were too bold and their thoughts were simply too different from normal people
“Don’t be afraid, on’t act rashly Why don’t you fill us in on exactly what is cultivation?”
This was so Bo were very concerned about and until now they still had no clue as to what it entailed Although they had heard people e’ and ‘the shore on the other side’, they did not understand what it meant
[T/N In Buddhism it is known as paramita]
The youth shook his head as he did really know either He had entered the Ling Xu sanctuary for a short period and had not actually started on the road of cultivating
“It seeer” At this moment an elder hite hair yet whose complexion was like a child appeared before the s and his feet hovered above the ground He seee and nodded to the youth by the side as greeting hio”
“You are……” Ye Fan and Pang Bo did not recognise this elder with his rosy face and long white hair that seemed to be an otherworldly old immortal