Beginning to practice immortality as a refugee

Chapter 620 Nine-Armed Sword God
Lu Ye laughed.

"Master, since you want to thank me, please give me this as a thank you gift!"

“We were connected by this thing.”

"It is good to use this thing to settle the cause and effect today."

The thing in his hand, this jade slip, is exactly the Immortal Spiritual Sutra.

When Lu Ye achieved the Golden Elixir in Jinshamen, old man Shayu held a Golden Elixir Ceremony for him and various sects sent him gifts.

Among them, the scripture was sent by Shang Tianti on behalf of Lingyun Sect. At that time, it was still a fragmentary copy, with only the first volume.

Later, Lu Ye assisted Lingyun Sect as the elder of Gushan Sect, and Lingyun Sect released the second volume.

The Lingyun Sect claimed that they only obtained two volumes and did not obtain the complete Sutra of the Immovable and Indestructible Spirit.

Since Lu Ye arrived here a few days ago, he has been driving Achou to kill monsters, swallowing elixirs to restore his magic power, meeting with the leaders of various factions, and understanding the distribution of monsters and demons. He is very busy every day.

But no matter how busy he is, he will remember one thing.

That is, how did I escape from the long river of time and space?
And why did he escape back to the real world?
According to the notes of Old Man Wuxin and Lu Ye’s own two experiences of entering and exiting the long river of time and space.

He was going to a time and space where there must be an anchor point, like a lighthouse pointing the way.

Only the iron anchor transformed by his immortal spiritual power can anchor the time and space in that place, and only then can people pass through it.

In other words, there must be a target before his arrow can hit it.

If there was no bull's eye, he would just shoot randomly and there would be no chance of hitting the target.

Then the problem is coming.

In ancient times, the ladder to heaven was his anchor.

And in this world, who can serve as his anchor?

At that time, the sundial mark hit five people in total, namely, True Lord Red Dragon, Shang Tianti, Mo Ruyan, Thousand-Faced Judge and himself.

The five people either died or fell into the long river of time and space and disappeared in reality.

He really couldn't think of who or what could serve as an anchor in this reality?
If that anchor point really existed, why did he end up in Lingyun Sect?

You should know that although he is familiar with Shang Tianti, he has never set foot in Lingyun Sect.

Then he happened to land near Lingyun Sect instead of somewhere else. There must be a reason for this, but he just hasn't figured it out yet.

He had just arrived at Lingyun Sect a few days ago, and there were so many things going on that he couldn't figure out anything.

However, this question remained in his mind.

In a few days, relying on a large amount of top-grade elixirs to replenish his magic power and spiritual awareness, he has recovered to his peak state.

He practiced the Immortal Spirituality Sutra every day. Yesterday, he finally felt that there seemed to be something in Lingyun Sect, emitting faint fluctuations in time and space, which echoed with the Immortal Spirituality Sutra.

After he concentrated and calmed his mind, he silently used his spiritual sense to sense almost every inch of Lingyun Mountain, and finally confirmed that the thing was in the treasury.

That's why Master Lingyun was asked to accompany him into the treasury that day.

Finally he found the anchor, which turned out to be a jade slip that recorded the practice method of the Immortal Spiritual Sutra.

Lu Ye was holding the jade slip at this moment, and his spiritual consciousness had already entered it.

He had seen this jade slip before when Lingyun Sect was passing on their skills, and he did not find anything wrong with it.

Now that his skills have greatly improved, he carefully felt it and found that there was actually a time seed hidden in the jade slip.

To practice the Immortal Spiritual Sutra, the first step is to condense the seed of time.

It is this first step that has stumped countless geniuses, so the Immortal Spiritual Sutra has been shelved, and even given away as a gift by the Lingyun Sect without any regard for it.

Lu Ye carefully felt the magical energy in the time seed.

Unfortunately, no one knows when this seed was left behind. It is as dim as a flame and extremely fragile, as if it will go out at any time, and it is impossible to capture the magical power contained in it.

If it is extracted forcibly, the entire time seed may be destroyed.

Even if Lu Yexiaoxin wanted to input magic power to make it stronger, he couldn't do it because it was too fragile.

Lu Ye carefully collected the jade slip, placed it in a jade box, and then sealed it tightly.

The time seed in this jade slip of martial arts is his guiding light home.

He would protect it as if it were his own eye.

The reason is quite simple.

Lu Ye’s mind left his body and looked above his physical body.

I saw a sundial mark the size of a millstone above my head, shining brightly.

The shadow of the gnomon on the sundial is slowly reversing.

That's right, this damn expulsion curse actually revived as his magic power recovered.

But its light was much dimmer than the first time it occurred.

In other words, Lu Ye estimated that there was a high possibility that he would be expelled into the long river of time and space again and fall into an unknown gap in time and space when the sundial above his head returned to its original state.

The time seed in the jade slip of this technique is his only anchor in the present world.

If this thing is destroyed, he will most likely become a lonely wandering soul in the long river of time and space, never to be able to return to the world.

Lu Ye put away the jade slip of martial arts skills, as if a huge stone had been lifted from his heart, and a smile appeared on his face.

Master Lingyun had been serving carefully at the side, but when he saw Zhenjun Huashen, he felt in a good mood for some reason and he also breathed a sigh of relief.

"True Lord," he said carefully, remembering something, "Today is an auspicious day. The tablet and portrait of my disciple have already been enshrined in the main hall."

"Would you like to see it?"

This matter was assigned by Lu Ye himself.

Since Master Zhenjun attaches great importance to matters, Master Lingyun must of course handle them as quickly as possible. Now that things have been done, it is only natural for him to report carefully to Master Zhenjun.

Sure enough, Lu Ye became interested.

"Okay, thank you for your help!"

The two flew all the way and entered the Lingyun Sect's main hall where all the ancestors were enshrined.

But on the altar in the middle, there were spirit tablets distributed from top to bottom like a small hill.

In addition, there are portraits and magical instruments of ancestors from past generations on both sides of the walls. They are either sitting or standing, practicing swords, making talismans or refining elixirs. They are all lifelike, as if they were alive.

Shang Tianti’s spirit tablet is placed at the very bottom, with an empty seat above it. When Master Lingyun passes away, he will occupy that position.

There is also a portrait of Shang Tianti hanging on the wall. In the portrait, he is young, handsome, and elegant. His left arm is still intact, and he carries the Lingyun sword on his back.

Because it was Lord Zhenjun who gave the order, Lu Ye could see that Lingyun Sect had put a lot of thought into it. For example, the spirit tablet of Shangtianti was made of the finest dark wood and painted with gold lacquer on the outside.

In terms of manufacturing specifications and the size of the spirit tablet, it is almost comparable to the founder of Lingyun Sect and far exceeds the leaders of all previous generations.

As for the portrait, the magic weapon painted Shang Tianti as righteous and elegant.

From the artistic conception point of view.

This painting could only be created by someone who is very familiar with and admires him, or even crazy about him.

Master Lingyun saw Lu Ye standing in front of the painting and staring at it for a long time, and explained in a low voice that this was painted by Qi Fangfang.

Lu Ye shook his head.

From this painting, one can vaguely see Qi Fangfang's love for Shang Tianti back then.

Unfortunately, fate played a trick on them and they were not destined to be together. He was unwilling to guess what the story behind it was.

Perhaps Qi Fangfang could not withstand the pressure from her great-grandfather Qi Zhentao and was forced to give herself to someone else. By the time Shang Tianti came back, the matter had already become a done deal and could not be reversed.

Maybe Qi Fangfang gave up easily.

But none of this matters.

He stood in front of the Shang Tianti portrait, pondered for a long time, and suddenly reached out to touch it. The young and high-spirited Shang Tianti on the screen seemed to be completely wiped out, and a middle-aged elegant man appeared instead, with frost on his temples, wrinkles on his forehead, and his eyes looking forward with sadness.

He has a slightly hunched body and wears a white Taoist robe. His left arm is a mechanical puppet arm, and there are another eight mechanical arms exposed on his shoulders and ribs.

Master Lingyun was puzzled. He looked carefully and found that the person in the portrait did look like Shang Tianti, but it was Shang Tianti's middle-aged appearance. His face was haggard and melancholy, and his mind was haggard, as if he was suffocating under the pressure of a heavy burden.

When did our traitor become like this?
Lu Ye looked uninterested and obviously didn't want to answer. Instead, he turned around and was about to leave.

Just as he was about to walk out of the palace gate, Lu Ye suddenly stopped.

A portrait appeared before his eyes. It was the portrait of the Nine-Armed Sword God, the founder of Lingyun Sect.

This ancestor had a short neck, a thick waist, a face full of flesh, and a short, wide knife on his waist, looking like a butcher.

Lu Ye breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems that this original Nine-Armed Sword God and the Monk's Ladder should have no connection at all.

I think too much.

In ancient times, he casually mentioned the Nine-Armed Sword God, but it just happened that his name collided with that of the genuine founder of the Lingyun Sect.

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Lu Ye asked casually, "Master Lingyun, may I ask, since the founder of your sect used a knife instead of a sword, why is his Buddhist name called the Nine-Armed Sword God?"

Master Lingyun hurriedly replied respectfully.

You may not know this, but my ancestor was born a butcher. Later, he accidentally embarked on the path of cultivation and became a casual cultivator.

Later, he found a jade slip in a ruin, which was the inheritance of Lingyun Sect, an ancient sect that had disappeared in the long river of history. He learned from it that its founder was named Nine-Armed Sword God, so he changed his own name and established the Lingyun Sect's Taoist lineage to show that he did not forget his roots.

In fact, he is only good at using a knife and knows nothing about swordsmanship.

Lu Ye stood still and suddenly felt his whole body go cold, as if an invisible hand was arranging everything.

It was his own idea to establish Lingyun Sect.

As for the Nine-Armed Sword God, he was in a low mood and made a joke because he saw that Shang Tianti had only one arm.

Then, the jade slip of martial arts techniques that the founder of the Lingyun Sect has obtained now, which records the Lingyun Sect that disappeared in history and the founder of the sect, the Nine-Armed Sword God, are they the same makeshift team founded by him and Shang Tianti?

Lu Ye shuddered all over and didn't dare to think too much.

He asked Master Lingyun whether the jade slip of martial arts techniques that his lineage's ancestor found in the ruins was still there?
If the jade slip is still there, with the help of the skills contained in it, he should be able to find the shadow of the skills he taught back then, right?
Maybe it might even contain information about him and the monk's ladder to heaven?

Master Lingyun shook his head regretfully.

It’s gone. It’s all gone.

After the founder of Lingyun Sect, the sect has experienced three ups and downs in history and suffered three major disasters.

Almost all of his disciples were gone, and the inheritance of his skills was almost cut off, but he managed to survive tenaciously every time.

That most ancient jade slip of martial arts techniques, the source of all inheritance, had long since disappeared.

Even the current skills of Lingyun Sect may no longer have any trace of the original inheritance.

Lu Ye nodded regretfully, it seemed that he was destined not to find the answer here.

But it doesn't matter. If I figure out the answer, will I be able to keep my heart on the Tao?

Lu Ye had no interest in staying in the hall any longer, so he turned and left, with Master Ling Yun accompanying him carefully.

As soon as I walked out of the palace gate, there was a figure waiting there. It was Qi Fangfang.

"Senior Brother... no, Senior Lu..." Qi Fangfang spoke in panic, but felt that her senior brother was inappropriate, so she hurriedly changed her words.

Lu Ye waved his hand at Master Lingyun, and Master Lingyun tactfully retreated.

He glanced up and down at Qi Fangfang.

For him, after going through the Mozhu Secret Realm and the ancient times, it was actually more than a hundred years later that he met Qi Fangfang.

But for Qi Fangfang, it was only a few decades since they last met.

Qi Fangfang is now dressed like a middle-aged woman.

However, because he is a cultivator, his face is as fresh as a peach and his eyes are as clear as autumn water. He does not look old at all, but his eyes show the vicissitudes of life. Now he is standing in front of Lu Ye, even more hesitant.

"What do you want?" Lu Ye asked calmly.

There is no cause and effect relationship between him and Qi Fangfang.

Although the two of them were from the same school and both worshipped Xiao Huanxi as their master, they did not have a deep friendship.

They had escaped from Xuanmo Gate together. To be precise, Lu Ye had saved her life, but it could also be said that they supported each other.

Lu Ye also gave them a spiritual flower that could heal the scars on their faces in exchange for the opportunity for several of their brothers to join a righteous sect and wash away the marks of their demonic origins.

Qi Fangfang got the job done, but not completely.

Wang Hu, Zhang Cunyi and Shu Chitu were finally introduced to the Gushan Sect. The three were ostracized in the sect and finally spent a large amount of spirit stones to become disciples of Elder Tiegong.

On the contrary, there are many entanglements between Qi Fangfang and Shang Tianti. After all, the two once promised to be Taoist partners, and Qi Fangfang had a one-sided love for Shang Tianti.

Later, Shang Tianti disappeared and was suspected to have died. When he returned, Qi Fangfang was already the roommate of the younger junior brother of the next generation leader. Shang Tianti became furious and ran away.

It is difficult to tell the right and wrong here. It is said that it was arranged by the will of his grandfather Qi Zhentao.

It is hard to say how much affection Shang Tianti has for Qi Fangfang. Does he like her as a person, or does he value her dragon-supporting spiritual roots more?

Did he break out because his beloved was taken away, or did he feel more humiliated and hopeless about becoming the head of the sect?

Even in ancient times, Shang Tianti never mentioned Qi Fangfang.

Lu Ye learned from Master Lingyun that Qi Zhentao had died in a battle with the demon clan several decades ago.

It is also learned that since Qi Fangfang's Taoist partner died at the hands of Shang Tianti, she has been alone and has never formed a partner with anyone else.

Now that Qi Zhentao is dead, there is one less person who knows about their affair.

Qi Fangfang bowed to Lu Ye.

"How dare the junior disturb the senior."

"Where did he fall?"

She choked and hung her head.

"Or does the senior have anything he left behind?"

"The younger generation also wants to keep a memory."

Lu Ye sighed after hearing this.

You ask me, who should I ask?

How do I know whether Shang Tianti fell or passed away?

As for the things on him, how could I have them?

But just based on what Qi Fangfang said, at least there is one person who truly cares about Shang Tianti.

Lao Shang, are you lucky or unlucky?

Wait, it seems that this old guy has made a move on Shang Ling'er. He really has bad luck in love wherever he goes.

"Junior sister," because Qi Fangfang still had feelings for Shang Tianti, Lu Ye spoke a little more gently for Old Shang's sake.

"The dead are gone, don't dwell on them too often."

"You'd better take care of yourself. As for his personal belongings, there is indeed one..."

Lu Ye made a move and a magic sword appeared in his hand.

The word "Ling Xiao" is engraved on the hilt.

This was originally made by Lu Ye during his travels as a gift to celebrate Shang Tianti's achievement of Nascent Soul.

In this case, it is roughly equivalent to Shang Tianti’s personal belongings, so it should not be a lie, right?

(End of this chapter)