My low-key cultivation of immortality was discovered by the emperor in my diary.

Chapter 53 The Second Cultivator?

at night.

Chu Lengyu looked at the diary in front of her, then suddenly threw it away and lay down on the bed.

"System, what will happen if I don't keep a diary?"

[No reward will be given if the host doesn't keep a diary.]

"Oh, I'm tired today, I'm not writing anymore."

[...Didn't you have a lot of fun today, host?]

Upon hearing this, Chu Lengyu recalled the scene from earlier that day, opened her eyes, and muttered to herself, "Alas, my Dao can control the time of the universe, the creation of heaven and earth, and the fortune of all living beings... Only I know that this is just empty talk."

"I am only at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage. Today, I am giving blessings to the three of them, covering such a large area. Even just using a Qi Observation Technique would exhaust my spiritual power."

"The spiritual energy in this world is so scarce that I only realized it today after I exhausted it. It will take me two or three days to fully recover! I'm only at the Foundation Establishment stage and it's already this difficult. I can't even imagine how difficult it will be when my cultivation level is higher. Will I have to 'recharge' for several months every time I fight?"

"System, do you understand what I mean?"

[System understands.]

However, the system cannot interfere with the diary rewards, nor can it change the concentration of spiritual energy in this realm.

[Once the host reaches a higher level of cultivation, there will be other ways to recover, so there is no need to worry.]

[System notification: An extra reward will be given after submitting the tenth diary entry.]

"Alright, alright." Chu Lengyu waved her hand, and the diary returned to her. She was about to start writing in her diary again.

Looking at the blank pages, she suddenly muttered, "Since I'm writing anyway, I might as well try a different style today. It's so boring to always write a diary."

Then, one word after another appeared.

"The difference in cultivation levels is like the distance between heaven and earth. The higher ones soar through the clouds, while the lower ones stumble and stagger. The difference between them is immeasurable."

"Today's performance made me realize how inadequate my abilities are."

……

The next morning, upon seeing the eighth entry in the diary, the emperor exclaimed in surprise, "This... someone else has been writing this diary?"

He had just summarized Chu Lengyu's writing style a couple of days ago, but he didn't expect that the writing style would suddenly change so drastically today, making him suspect that someone else had written this diary.

Could it be that this booklet doesn't actually belong to Chu Lengyu? Is there actually a second cultivator in the Great Xia Dynasty?

The emperor frowned and read even more intently.

"Heaven and earth were dark and yellow, the universe was vast and boundless."

"The Dao flows ceaselessly, profound and ever-present, like the origin of all things."

"It is invisible to the eye, silent to the ear, wondrous and indescribable, profound and unfathomable."

"May it last forever, as if it were an eternal bond."

"When one has no other choice, one should embrace emptiness and maintain the mean."

The emperor was immediately drawn to these concise words and couldn't help but try to understand their meaning.

"Heaven and earth were dark and yellow, the universe was vast and boundless." This describes the chaotic scene at the beginning of the creation of heaven and earth. Dark and yellow represents the state of chaos before separation, while the vastness of the universe refers to the immensity of the universe and the long and distant past.

The Dao flows endlessly, meaning it is always in motion and never stops; it is deep and clear, seemingly existing, yet seemingly elusive; it is like the source of all things, a metaphor for the Dao being like a deep abyss, the origin and destination of all things.

It is formless and invisible to the naked eye; it is silent and inaudible to the ear. Its mystery is beyond words and its depth is immeasurable.

Heaven and earth have existed for ages, and the Dao is contained within them, continuous and endless.

Human life is short, so it is necessary to maintain inner peace and tranquility.

"I uphold the Dharma as I would gold and jade, treasuring and valuing it."

"However, the source of knowledge is vast and mysterious, and human effort is finite, making it impossible to achieve its full potential."

"My cultivation of Qi has led me to the Dao, making me different from others, and I have never been able to help but feel proud and arrogant about it."

"Now, as I climb to a high place and look out, I see all things in the universe. I have attained enlightenment and come to know how insignificant I am, and how vast and boundless the universe is."

"The nine realms of cultivation are like heavenly ladders and cloud staircases, hidden in the void; one cannot know their mysteries without entering them."

"Only by knowing oneself and being clear-headed, and by being pure and upright, can one live a long and healthy life."

……

The nine realms of cultivation are like ladders to the sky, hidden in the illusion. Without entering them, one cannot know their mysteries.

Only by understanding oneself and remaining wise, and by having a pure heart and maintaining integrity, can one endure.

These words reveal a practitioner's understanding and feelings about the universe, as well as his insights into spiritual practice and self-awareness.

The emperor put down the book in his hand and sighed inwardly, "This is what a 'Cultivation Diary' should be like."

The eighth diary entry was extremely concise and brief. But the emperor felt that this style was closer to his imagination of cultivators.

Chu Lengyu's diary was always fragmented, and the information it revealed from time to time made it difficult for the emperor to imagine what it was actually like.

However, this diary entry, which speaks frankly about the profound mysteries of Taoism and offers a high-level perspective, gave the emperor a sense of sudden enlightenment after reading it.

He loved it so much that he read it several times before finally closing it.

The emperor picked up the intelligence sent by carrier pigeon and learned that Chu Lengyu had gone to Xuanzhen Temple yesterday, and there was nothing else unusual.

Now that he has seemingly discovered a second cultivator, his interest in Chu Lengyu has greatly diminished.

In his view, the second person to appear in the diary was obviously much more composed and reliable.

……

【drop! 】

[The host has completed yesterday's diary entry.]

[Reward received: 10,000 mid-grade spirit stones!]

【Do you want to claim the reward now? 】

The system notification sounded on time.

Chu Lengyu chose to accept the gift, and ten thousand mid-grade spirit stones automatically appeared in her storage bag.

The spirit stones piled up into a small mountain, even more dazzling than gold bars.

She took one out and held it in her hand, feeling the abundant spiritual energy it contained, and nodded slightly.

With a mid-grade spirit stone, her spiritual energy recovery speed will be much faster, and she won't have to go through that embarrassing situation again.

She held the spirit stone in her hand, pushed open the door, and went out.

The Taoist temple was very quiet in the morning.

Green Bamboo is carrying water to water the flowers.

Yesterday, a strange sight appeared again in the backyard, which startled the Taoist priests, who watched from afar and discussed it for a long time.

But unlike last time, they now all keep their distance from the backyard.

This illogical sight, which they had previously considered a miracle and were ecstatic about, now fills them with apprehension and fear, fearing it might be strange.

Humans are just so interesting.

So Lüyun took the initiative to take care of her. She was a diligent girl and seemed to never be idle for a moment.

"Miss, you're up?" Green Bamboo noticed Chu Lengyu approaching and greeted her with a smile, "Wait for me a moment."

After saying that, she quickened her pace.

Watching her work efficiently and methodically, Chu Lengyu had no intention of interfering or disturbing her. She asked, "Aren't you cold getting wet so early in the morning?"

Green Bamboo replied crisply, "It's alright, this is well water, it's still warm when you draw it out. And yesterday I also took some of that magic medicine, I feel like I have inexhaustible energy, I'm not cold."

"Well, that's good." Chu Lengyu made Lüyun take her medicine because she was worried that the little maid had suffered a lot over the past three years and might have developed some hidden illness. Treating her now would prevent her from suffering in the future.

"I'm all ready, let's go."

After Lüyun finished watering the plants, she carried the bucket and walked side by side with her to the kitchen to get breakfast.

On the way, Lüyun said, "Miss, the head of the Lin family also has the surname Lin, and the Taoist priest Lin also has the surname Lin. Do you think they are related?"

Why don't you just ask Uncle Lin directly?

"Oh dear, I just felt that you have more influence, Miss."

"Instead of staying here today and waiting for him to come, it would be faster for me to fly over on my sword and treat him yesterday."

"Miss, don't scare the patient to death, haha."