Martial Arts and Longevity: Starting from the Spiritual Beast Picture

Elder Wu stood on the stage, his gaze passing over a group of disciples.

"Everyone has been in the sect for one year, and now you can choose a Taoist art as your main career. Of course, it can also be used as a hobby for self-entertainment in your spare time."

"You all have seen the Dharma performances in the past year, and you must have a good idea. Now let us report the Dao skills you want to practice one by one."

Having said that, he paused for a moment, and then said: "If you don't think about it for the time being, you can wait a few days before replying."

"Each art is supplemented with multiple spells and a lot of related knowledge. It's best not to change it halfway, otherwise the hard work you put in before will be wasted."

"Zhu Zhaoshi, tell me first."

Zhu Zhaoshi stood up and said, "Return to the elder, this disciple chooses alchemy."

"Okay, next one."

"The disciple chooses the talisman."

"The disciple chooses to brew spiritual wine..."

The disciples answered one by one, the Taoist arts that they chose the most were talismans and alchemy, followed by spiritual planting, beast control, brewing, and medical arts.

When it was Zhao Lin's turn, he stood up and said, "Disciple chooses formation!"

Formation is ranked among the four Dao arts, not because there are many people practicing it, but because of its importance. There are two reasons why Zhao Lin made this decision.

First of all, formation is one of the most difficult dao arts, and it is also the foundation of the world of cultivating immortals.

As large as a mountain protection array, as small as an ordinary restraint, the array is extremely widely used.As long as you learn the formation, it is equivalent to having a key to the door of cultivation.

In the words of the previous life, it is to master the core technology.

The second reason is naturally the spiritual map.

The spiritual map can capture and deduce spells, including magic circles, which can greatly reduce the difficulty of practice.

After everyone finished answering, Elder Wu smiled and said to himself: "That's right, there is no particular Taoist art, so I don't need to bother asking someone to teach me."

Next, after the morning class every day, the disciples would go to each Chuan Gong hall to listen to the Daoist teachings by Chuan Gong brothers.

After contacting the formation, Zhao Lin found that he had chosen the right one.

The magic circle is a solidified spell engraved on the mountains, rivers and earth, or on various magic tools, and follows the laws of heaven and earth, yin and yang, five elements, eight trigrams, and so on.

The formation method uses a lot of common sense of orientation, and it has many similarities with the hexagram diagram that Zhao Lin practiced when he was practicing martial arts. It even uses some knowledge of geometry, which Zhao Lin learned in his previous life.

Most ordinary disciples find it very difficult to learn the formation method for the first time, but it is much easier for Zhao Lin.

However, it is only relatively speaking, the array is ever-changing and mysterious, and it is not a one-time achievement to set up even the simplest array.

A month passed in a flash.

The potency of the chalcedony pill faded, and Zhao Lin broke through the three spiritual apertures on the third floor, and his cultivation speed ranked among the top among his disciples.

The elders and disciples all knew that he was taking chalcedony pill, so they didn't think it was different.

"It's different if you have pills. Sure enough, I answered that sentence. Talent is not enough, and pills come together."

Zhao Lin roughly estimated that if he cultivates smoothly, he will be able to break through to the fourth level of Qi refining at the latest by the middle of next year and become a mid-stage Qi refining monk.

This kind of practice speed does not seem to be slow, but it becomes more and more difficult as the practice progresses. Many people can enter the middle stage of Qi refining within three years, but it takes more than three years for each level after that.

"Cultivation is a race against time. I will be 34 years old next year, and the speed must be accelerated!"

……

That day, Zhao Lin came out of the practice room and saw Zhou Zhangyuan and Elder Nie walking towards the outside of the Lingdao Academy accompanied by a monk in a purple robe.

Zhao Lin quickly saluted and walked to the side of the road to bow to the three of them.

The status of this purple-robed monk is obviously not low to be able to see the head of the academy and the Taoist off at the same time.

The Taoist robes of the monks of Cheng Huazong have a fixed style, and the disciples of the Qi Refining Realm usually wear bright colors of Taoist robes such as green, blue, blue, brown, and white.

The monks who established the foundation wore relatively plain black and gray Taoist robes, the monks who were in the purple mansion wore crimson purple, and the monks who were in the golden core wore bright yellow.

The above regulations are not mandatory, but most people follow this example and will not easily override it.

From this point of view, the cultivation base of the purple-robed monk should be in the purple mansion realm.

The purple-clothed monk is not tall, with a Chinese character face, a straight nose and a straight mouth, and his gestures are very imposing.

"You two don't need to send them off, I will take the spirit boat myself."

Walking to the gate of the monastery, the purple-robed monk stopped and said.

"Elder Lu, walk slowly, and come to teach me again when I have a chance."

Zhou Zhangyuan and Elder Nie said in unison.

"I can't talk about teaching, the old man was also a disciple of Lingdao Academy."

The cultivator in purple smiled, and walked out after speaking.

The elder of Zifujing, whose surname is Lu, also comes from the Lingdao Academy of Hanchi Realm!
Zhao Lin's heart moved, and a name flashed in his mind: Lu Yuanxiu!
Lu Yuanxiu was the head of the Xingyun Sect more than 100 years ago, and also a Wuzong.

Like Zhao Lin, Lu Yuanxiu also entered Taoism through martial arts, and is now the elder of Zifu in Nanhezhou.

"It must be him!"

To confirm the identity of this person, Zhao Lin's first thought was to go forward and reveal his origin, but he quickly suppressed this idea.

It's not only impolite to go up to talk directly like this, but also give people a feeling of flattery, so it's better not to show up.

First impressions are important and should be approached with caution.

But such an opportunity should not be let go.

Not to mention that having such a senior as a backer can provide him with great help, and as a martial artist, even if he casually mentions a few words, he can save himself a lot of detours.

Zhao Lin quickly came up with an idea, and said in a low voice: "This court meeting will definitely win the first prize...to be extended for 12 years."

The cultivator in purple stopped walking when he heard the words, as if he was caught in some kind of memory. After a while, he suddenly turned his head and looked at Zhao Lin with sharp eyes.

"You are Wuxiu, from the Hanchi Realm?"

bingo!

Zhao Lin was overjoyed, and on the surface remained calm, he took a few steps forward and saluted, "Disciple Zhao Lin, I have met senior, and this disciple is indeed a martial artist from the Xingyun Sect in the Hanchi Realm."

The cultivator in purple raised his eyebrows, with a playful smile on his face, "Do you know who I am?"

"You are Senior Lu."

When Zhao Lin participated in the martial arts contest in Xiuzhao, he found a line on the back of a chair in the courtyard of his residence: "Xingyun Zong Lu Yuanxiu came here for a visit, and the peace was extended for 12 years. This court will definitely win the championship!"

More than 100 years ago, Lu Yuanxiu also rested in that room, and that line of writing was carved by himself.

If Zhao Lin took the initiative to reveal his identity, Lu Yuanxiu would only regard him as an ordinary martial arts junior, and at most pay attention to him, and would not take it to heart.

And speaking it in this way, there is a kind of magic in the world, and there is a kind of wonderful fate between the two people, and the perception is quite different.

"Hehe, it's the old man."

Lu Yuanxiu smiled, looked at Zhao Lin with interest, and nodded, "You are very smart."

After finishing speaking, he said to Zhou Zhangyuan and Elder Nie: "Originally, I wanted to leave, but since I met a junior Wuxiu, I will continue to bother you for a while, and catch up with this little friend."

Zhou Hongfang hurriedly said: "I only wish, I dare not ask you." (End of this chapter)