Don't take it, I switched to the ruthless way

Chapter 452

Although Hanxiao Peak had been taken by Li Jiu as the core of the defensive formation, the Hanxiao Palace at the top of the peak was deliberately left open by Li Jiu, so Shi Yao could still practice in seclusion in the Hanxiao Palace.

Shi Yao opened the secret passage in the hall and walked into the underground cave.

This cave is full of spiritual energy and has a secluded environment, making it a great place for retreat.

Originally, Shi Yao could have gone into the Biluo Immortal Mansion to practice in seclusion, but Bizhu had not yet awakened at this time. Therefore, if she entered the Biluo Immortal Mansion, she would have difficulty noticing any changes outside.

Shi Yao sat cross-legged casually in an empty space in the cave. Before closing her eyes, she took a look at the spiritual spring in the distance.

"After all, most of this peak has been occupied by the sect protection formation. Now, I don't know how long it will take for this spiritual spring to be filled with spiritual stone milk again."

Therefore, even though there was only a shallow layer of lotion in the spiritual spring at this time, Shi Yao had to take out the bottle and collect it from a distance.

It’s not much, but it’s better than nothing.

"Next, I have to do my best to improve my strength. No matter what happens in the future, only with strong strength can I cope with all crises."

Whether it was the disappearance of the clone, the appearance of the split soul, or the premonition of crisis when the demons broke the seal, all of them made Shi Yao's heart tense, urging her to make rapid progress, preferably to advance to the fusion stage.

But it is so difficult to advance to the fusion stage.

According to the usual method of cultivation, if a cultivator of the Void Refining Stage wants to advance to the Fusion Stage, he must merge his clone with his original body and return to himself to search for the inner mysteries, thus achieving the state of returning to nature.

——In this process, the clone and the original body must be united in knowledge and action, without distinction between you and me; therefore, both the original body and the clone of the cultivator must have cultivated to the peak of the late stage of refining emptiness, and share each other's cultivation insights, and together comprehend a breakthrough in their state of mind, only then will they have the opportunity to seek further improvement and then enter the fusion period.

After advancing to the fusion stage, the soul and consciousness will grow exponentially, the power in the body will be further strengthened, the understanding and application of the laws of heaven and earth will be more handy, and you can also create unique magical powers or master the magical powers left by others.

Now that Shi Yao's clone has lost contact, and the soul seems to be deliberately avoiding her, it is extremely difficult for Shi Yao to make further progress.

Without a clone, Shi Yao could not continue to advance through the usual practice method.

In fact, Shi Yao could split out another clone, but doing so would be time-consuming and labor-intensive, and would eventually deplete her original strength. If the crisis in Lingzhou happened to occur suddenly at that time, she would fall into a powerless and passive situation, so this move was absolutely not allowed.

Therefore, Shi Yao planned to find another way and take an extremely unusual path to trigger the opportunity for breakthrough and advancement.

"The key for a Void Refining cultivator to advance to the Fusion Stage is actually to do his best to return to the state of simplicity and nature..."

To enter this state, the practitioner must truly recognize the Self, thus returning to the Self, and thus triggering a great improvement in the state of mind;

Of course, it also relies on the rapid integration and burst of the main body's power, so that the main body can achieve a great breakthrough in the life level and power level, and through the cognition of the self, try to stabilize the power of the body and not collapse...

Finally, he touched the power of heaven and earth, brought down sixty-nine heavenly tribulations, and then through the suppression of the heavenly tribulations, he gradually plundered his own power...

Shi Yao is a body of chaos. It is not impossible for her to make the power in her body suddenly explode to a terrifying level. However, in terms of the understanding of her true self, Shi Yao believes that she is still far from reaching a perfect level of cognition.

What is the self?

——The self refers to the original self, which is not just the basic physical existence and vitality required for survival, but also includes everything one knows and thinks, which is consciousness and will.

During the long years of cultivation, monks often abandon a lot in order to make further progress, or deliberately suppress certain aspects of their nature that are not conducive to cultivation, or intentionally or unintentionally avoid certain cognitions and perceptions that are not conducive to themselves.

After so many years, many monks will instinctively mistakenly believe that they are the one who has gone through layers of modifications and has become fearless and invulnerable.

The self has always been that self and has always been there, but the self will also undergo qualitative changes due to the influence of various things.

Shi Yao had experienced a lot in her early years, and suffered countless persecutions due to her natural physique, so her early cultivation path was much more difficult than that of ordinary cultivators.

In order to survive and to go further, she learned to kill ruthlessly and also learned to wrap herself in a cold face... "I have changed a lot along the way to where I am now. Will these changes affect my true self?"

In order to recognize her true self, Shi Yao must analyze her experiences one by one and constantly analyze herself from them——

It’s like going into a dream, experiencing my past self over and over again in the dream.

……

Shi Yao was in seclusion, but her spiritual pet Bai Yu did not stay in Hanxiao Palace with her, but flew to Heming Peak.

There are several cranes in Heming Peak, which can be regarded as Bai Yu's descendants. Therefore, these days, with the flattery and service of several cranes, Bai Yu can be said to be living a prosperous life.

Bai Yu considered himself a kind-hearted crane, so when he saw the wandering cultivators coming and going at Heming Peak, he couldn't help but think of the slave he once accepted in Hongcheng - Li Changhong, the head of the Li clan.

Nowadays, independent cultivators from all over Lingzhou are trying their best to join various sects in order to seek shelter; and Bai Yu already knows that Lingzhou is not safe now, and it will probably be even less safe in the future.

Bai Yu believed that his master had absolutely forgotten the existence of the Li family and their servant Liu Yue in Hongcheng.

Maybe it’s not that I don’t remember, but that I don’t care at all.

So Bai Yu hurriedly sent a message to Liu Yue, who was still guarding Hongcheng for Shi Yao, and took the initiative to order Liu Yue to lead the Li family to move to Wanyan Sect.

Of course, Feng Jun'an had to be informed about the relocation of the Hongcheng Li family.

When Feng Jun'an learned about this, he agreed without hesitation and also promised to send a Nascent Soul cultivator to personally pick up the Hongcheng Li family members.

Bai Yu was very happy to hear this and said that Feng Jun'an was very righteous.

When Feng Jun'an saw Bai Yu was happy, he was of course also very happy.

There was nothing else to it, he just hoped that Bai Yu could say a few good words for him in front of Shi Yao Zhenyi. As for the other things Bai Yu asked for, they were just like that.

So soon, the Li family members and Liu Yue from Hongcheng temporarily moved into the outer sect of Wanyan Sect under the arrangement of Feng Jun'an, and became a small affiliated cultivation family of Wanyan Sect.

After a period of time, Wan Yanzong will help the Qi family, the Hong family and the Li family build habitable floating islands around Wan Yanzong, and let these three cultivation families move out of Wan Yanzong.

……

At this time, on the other side, Feng Junan had handed the jade slip to Lu Zexia.

Who would have thought that Lu Zexia's expression changed drastically after just one glance at the contents of the jade slip, and she even turned around to leave.

This made Feng Jun'an feel stunned and uneasy. "Where are you going, Senior Lu?"

The person finally came to their Wan Yan Sect on his own initiative, so how could Feng Jun'an let him leave easily?

Besides, if Lu Zexia left, wouldn't the others from Xuyang City have to leave with her?

This is absolutely not possible!
Lu Zexia certainly understood Feng Junan's worries, but the jade slip in her hand had already told her that she still had a great vengeance to take, so she said:

"Master Feng, don't worry. Since the people of Xuyang City have decided to join Wanyan Sect, this matter will not change. And Master Feng, don't worry about the other cultivators coming from Xuyang City... It's just that I have one thing unfinished. After I finish that matter, I will return to Wanyan Sect."

Hearing this, Feng Jun felt relieved.

He couldn't really stop Lu Zexia's way, so he could only say: "There are hidden dangers outside now, please be careful along the way, Senior Lu."

Lu Zexia nodded slightly, turned around and left.