vrcanaries Chapter 427: Tea
Chapter 427: Tea
The next day.
That was the second day after the news of Xu Changshou's elixir formation spread throughout the sect.
Huo Qilin's voice rang out outside Xu Changshou's door: "Junior Brother Xu, the ancestor wants to see you. Come with me to see the ancestor."
So fast?
Xu Changshou opened his eyes, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.
He thought it would take several months or even years for the ancestor to summon him, but he didn't expect it to be so soon.
He then stood up and walked out the door. At this time, the Fire Kirin had already come out of the lava lake and was standing at his door waiting.
Xu Changshou bowed and said, "Greetings, Senior Brother Huo Yuan."
"Come on, follow me."
The Fire Kirin shook its tail, took off into the air, and flew towards Taiyi Peak.
Seeing this, Xu Changshou also hurriedly flew into the air to catch up with the Fire Kirin.
Soon, a man and a demon arrived at the top of Taiyi Peak.
The ancestor's Taoist temple is still the same fenced garden with three thatched houses.
at this time.
Patriarch Xuan Yang was boiling water in the fenced garden, preparing to drink tea. The scene for drinking tea was very simple. A half piece of bluestone slab was propped up and used as a tea table.
Next to the tea table, there are several stone blocks of different sizes and shapes, which serve as stools.
Patriarch Xuanyang sat casually on a stone block with water boiling beside him. When Xu Changshou arrived, the water in the teapot had just boiled.
Patriarch Xuanyang casually took out two coarse porcelain bowls, placed them on the tea table, then put a handful of tea leaves in one bowl, and finally poured tea.
"Disciple Xu Changshou pays respects to the ancestor."
"Haha, Xu boy is here, come on, have some tea."
Xu Changshou glanced at Xu Changshou and waved at him with a smile.
Xu Changshou nodded, walked over respectfully and saluted again.
Patriarch Xuanyang invited Xu Changshou to sit down, and he sat down obediently.
After taking his seat, Patriarch Xuanyang patted Xu Changshou on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Xu boy, I never thought that you could actually form a pill. Not bad, not bad."
"thanks to you."
Xu Changshou smiled humbly.
Looking back on his journey to Danjie, he followed the steps step by step.
But in fact, he was very lucky to be able to form a pill. You know, he is now 98 years old, and in less than two years, he will have passed the golden age for forming a pill.
Once you pass this age, there will be no chance to form a pill again.
During this process, if Xu Changshou had been a little lazy or the supplies had not kept up, two years would have passed in a flash.
Of course, Xu Changshou's diligence is commendable. He never wastes a moment of time in practicing, otherwise, he would not be able to form a pill.
"hehe!"
The old ancestor chuckled and praised: "You have great perseverance."
"Thank you for the compliment, ancestor." Xu Changshou said modestly.
The old ancestor smiled and waved his hand, saying, "You are already a Jindan cultivator. Your current status in the sect is second only to the first person and above everyone else. There is no need to be so formal. From now on, you can just call me Uncle Xuanyang."
"Yes, Uncle Xuanyang."
Xu Changshou nodded slightly.
The seniority in the world of immortal cultivation is based on the level of cultivation. Ancestor Xuan Yang is one major realm higher than him, so he should be called uncle master.
"Come, drink tea!"
"Thank you, old...Uncle Master Xuanyang."
Patriarch Xuan Yang picked up the tea bowl and gulped down a few big gulps.
Xu Changshou also frowned and took a few sips.
Xuan Yang Patriarch asked: "How?"
Xu Changshou said truthfully: "It's bitter and astringent."
"Hahaha!"
Xuan Yang Patriarch laughed: "You are really honest, boy. You have tasted this tea twice, and each time you said it was bitter and astringent. When I asked others, they all said it was delicious."
Xu Changshou thought for a moment and said, "Perhaps I don't understand tea and can't taste the flavor of this tea. Uncle Xuanyang, please don't laugh."
In front of the Xuanyang Patriarch, Xu Changshou always spoke his mind and never dared to play tricks. The ancestor had no wisdom, so if he tried to be cunning in front of him, it would be like showing off one's skills in front of an expert.
Patriarch Xuan Yang waved his hand slightly: "You don't have to say nice things. This tea just doesn't taste good. It tastes bitter and astringent to me."
"Oh!" Xu Changshou nodded slightly without saying much.
"Boy, do you know why I like to drink this kind of tea?" Patriarch Xuanyang suddenly asked.
Xu Changshou shook his head and said nothing, waiting for what Patriarch Xuanyang would say next.
Patriarch Xuanyang continued, "I was born into a mortal family. My ancestors were all tenant farmers. It wasn't until I was fifteen that I was accepted as a disciple by my master, Patriarch Qingsong. Only then did I enter the immortal realm..."
Xu Changshou was surprised when he heard this. There were records of the life and deeds of Patriarch Xuanyang in the sect.
According to the sect's records, Patriarch Xuanyang was the disciple of Patriarch Qingsong.
Patriarch Qingsong was the Nascent Soul cultivator of the previous generation of the Green Immortal Sect and has passed away.
After being accepted as a disciple by Patriarch Qingsong, Patriarch Xuanyang demonstrated superior aptitude for cultivation. He established his foundation at the age of twenty, formed his elixir at the age of eighty, and entered the Nascent Soul realm at the age of three hundred. His aptitude crushed several generations of disciples of the Green Immortal Sect.
Needless to say, his cultivation speed was remarkable. Furthermore, when Patriarch Xuanyang was young, he made many contributions to the sect and secured many resources...
According to the sect's records, the story of Patriarch Xuanyang began when he became a disciple of Patriarch Qingsong.
There is no record that Patriarch Xuanyang was a tenant farmer. Obviously, this was not a glorious thing and not worth remembering.
Xu Changshou thought that Patriarch Xuanyang came from a great family of immortal cultivators, but he didn't expect that he was also born a mortal, and a tenant farmer at that.
Almost the same as my own identity.
Xu Changshou was a cowherd and was considered a long-term worker for the landlord. Tenant farmers, on the other hand, leased land from the landlord and paid rent to him every year.
They were not completely bound by the landlords, and their status was more comfortable than that of domestic slaves, wheat pickers, and farmhands. They had higher incomes and slightly better living conditions.
Patriarch Xuanyang took a sip of tea, then fell into reminiscence, and said softly, "When I was young, I followed my father to work in the fields. After work, my father liked to drink this kind of tea the most. This tea is called Gaosui. In my hometown, it is called Diancha."
"Tiancha..." Xu Changshou nodded slightly.
He had also heard of this tea and had drunk it.
Xuan Yang Patriarch sighed, "Tenant tea is the tea that tenant farmers drink. Tea is a luxury item, and only wealthy landlords can afford it. Tenant farmers can't afford tea, but they also want to learn to drink tea like landlords, so they can only drink the tea dregs."
Xu Changshou thought for a moment and said, "It's so hard to drink, just don't drink it. Just drink boiled water directly."
Xuan Yang Patriarch smiled and said, "This is the human nature. Tenant farmers think they are superior to farmhands and servants of landlords. They drink tea to distinguish themselves from them. That's why they drink tea, and that's why there is tenant tea."
"understood."
Xu Changshou nodded.
When he was a child, he also secretly drank the tenant farmers' tea, and it felt the same way, bitter and astringent, not as good as drinking boiled water.
Now I understand that tenant tea is a tool for tenant farmers to show off.
Although we all work, we are different. We drink tea, not boiled water.
"Uncle Master Xuanyang, you are already a Nascent Soul cultivator, why do you still drink this kind of tea? Are you drinking memories?" Xu Changshou asked curiously.