Tao and Heaven

Chapter 101 Dao Ye Really Wants to Improve

It started to drizzle.

A handsome man with lavender eyes came over holding an umbrella, and looked at Xiao Yunyi who was kneeling on the ground and couldn't help sighing:

"I remember you were so high-spirited back then, number one in swordsmanship, the best of the generation, but now you've become nothing."

Since the opening of the Immortal Land, everyone's attention has been attracted by the immortality elixir, and one thing has been ignored by everyone. That is Xiao Yunyi's practice of the true meaning of swordsmanship, and the former number one swordsman has become a mediocre person.

Maybe it's because everyone is progressing so fast that they are about to forget him.

Xiao Yunyi raised his head slightly and glanced at the man, with a little more confusion in his eyes, and asked: "Jun Yan, did I really go the wrong way?"

Jun Yan was silent, restraining his usual cynical attitude, and said: "The true interpretation of the way of the sword is never wrong, but when you asked this question, you were already wrong."

It is human nature to pursue the top. Who doesn’t want to be the strongest? Who would think that they are inferior to others at the beginning?
He practiced the magic sword, but he never thought about the true meaning of swordsmanship. Part of the reason was that Xiao Yunyi had learned from his previous experience that even he could not practice it.
"Stop it, you still have a way back now. As long as you kill three times with your sword, you will still be the number one swordsman."

Xiao Yunyi did not answer, his hand holding the sword trembling slightly. Jun Yan looked contemptuous at his unbearable appearance, and said without hesitation: "Not being able to accept your own flaws is also a kind of mediocrity."

The relationship between the geniuses was never gentle. Xiao Yunyi was now standing on the edge of a cliff. He could turn back and transform the three swords of Buddha, Dao and Demon into nutrients, and return to the peak in an instant. Therefore, Jun Yan and Chi Yuzi would repeatedly persuade him out of their friendship.

Even though their words were not so gentle, they always hoped that Xiao Yunyi would return to the right path.

If Xiao Yunyi fell into the abyss step by step and turned into a mediocre person, Jun Yan would no longer care about this old friend.

Just because he is no longer worthy of looking at the same world with me.

The two of them were in a stalemate for a long time. Jun Yan rubbed his brows and said with a headache:
"Hey, I owe you one. Can you find someone to take over like your master did? This is also the only way to free those who have been obsessed with the true meaning of swordsmanship throughout the ages."

"No one except me can do it nowadays."

"Your face is really big. I can practice it, but I'm not stupid."

Jun Yan said something sharp to him, then slowly uttered two words: "Gu Wen."

Xiao Yunyi was stunned for a moment, and an arrogant face appeared in his mind.

Previously, he had defeated me with a lower foundation than me, which was partly because I was hindered by the three swords of Buddha, Dao and Demon. Practicing the three swords made him feel like he had heavy weights on his feet, and any method he used became extremely slow.

But he was still better than most people, and the fact that he was on par with himself showed how talented he was.

"Hurry up and pass this bullshit sword-fighting secret to the next person. As your bullshit master said, there must always be someone who seeks the ultimate sword-fighting secret."

Jun Yan felt a little sick after he finished speaking, and cursed: "How hypocritical! Is it that the sun can't rise without the true sword art, or that the moon can't set?"

"He's very talented, but he's not as good as me in kendo."

Xiao Yunyi smiled bitterly and said, "Besides, how could I harm him? I asked for the true sword art, not given by my master to harm me."

"Pedantic, idiot."
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Xiao Yunyi lost.

When Gu Wen heard the news, although he was not surprised, he felt somewhat sympathetic towards this former number one prodigy in the world.

Anyone who comes can step on him, it has almost become a ceremony of entry into the city.

In the evening, Lu Chan personally came to deliver the third batch of pills. This time the number reached 150, and the extra 50 were as an apology.

She bowed slightly and said, "I'm sorry that my sister has caused trouble for you, fellow Taoist."

Lu Chan, an ordinary person, would not care. Her elder brother (senior sister) behaved strangely and often offended people. If she had to apologize to everyone, she would not need to practice. But she had a friendship with Gu Wen, which was considered a half-friend relationship. In the future, if there were more exchanges of interests, it would become a reliable friendship.

This is how most of the friendships between monks come about. First there is mutual interest, and then after things become stable, a circle gradually forms.

As for why she only apologized to Gu Wen and not to He Qing and He Huan who were actually disguised, it was because they were not yet worthy of Lu Chan's attention.

“It’s okay, since she’s Brother Lu’s senior sister, she won’t harm me.

Gu Wen accepted the pills and smiled happily for the sake of the pills. He had nothing to lose in the first place.

I am happy if I have money.

"That's natural. Although Senior Sister is the descendant of the Demon Sect, she is much more upright in her conduct than many righteous people."

Lu Chan raised her head slightly. This was a normal compliment, but it aroused Gu Wen's suspicion.

The sound is not so clamped anymore.

In the past, Lu Chan was a little adult. Although she was small, her tone and attitude were very dignified, and she wanted to carve the word "adult" on her forehead. But when she needed help from others, she would naturally hold it back, showing both scheming and stability.

Most people will intentionally or unintentionally shirk responsibility, and generally will not go to someone's home to apologize just to maintain the relationship because the person around them has offended others.

This requires a certain amount of social experience and face.

Now that he is here to apologize, he should be picked up, otherwise he is the real person. Because there was no flaw before, now there is a flaw, so he can only be the real person.

Gu Wen asked casually, "Is that how your senior sister talks?"

"Senior Sister did tell me to be more serious in my tone. Brother Dao probably doesn't like that kind of pretentious tone."

Lu Chan looked puzzled and asked, "Brother Dao, how did you know?"

"Guess."

Gu Wen took out the pill and put it in his mouth, while taking the pill he inquired for information as if chatting.

He had a better understanding of Jun Yan, the heir of the Demon Sect. His gender was still unknown, and no one knew his original appearance. Lu Chan had seen Jun Yan almost always in the form of a woman, so he always called her Senior Sister.

The outside world is saying that he is a man because his style of doing things and his tone of voice are masculine.

Gu Wen felt that if the person was neither of the two, then he was most likely not a human.

Moreover, he saw that there was not such a big gap between the various sects. Due to the frequent random events of life such as going astray, converting to Buddhism, returning to the right path, etc., the great powers of the three religions all had connections within each other, and stealing knowledge might really be a tacit understanding of further study.

Second, Jun Yan and Xiao Yunyi have a good relationship, and they once studied in Zhejian Mountain and became close friends. Third, Jun Yan and Yujian Buddha have a bad relationship, and they were enemies when they studied in Buddhism.

When Gu Wen asked how to find Jun Yan, Lu Chan whispered into his ear: "Senior sister thinks that a name is a reflection of one's fate, so she hates it when people call her by her sect name, Huang Dahua, because it makes her look vulgar."

"Brother Dao, what do you want to talk to my senior sister about?"

Gu Wen said without hesitation: "Of course, I would like to ask Senior Jun Yan for the magic sword method."

"Ah?" Lu Chan had a strange look on her face. When she heard the word "senior", she felt as if the filter of her whole body was shattered.

Before this, Gu Wen was exactly her ideal image of a demon cultivator. It was only because she was not good at fighting, otherwise she would step on everyone and call them "little trash".
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The next day.

Gu Wen refined one third of the third furnace of pills and obtained twenty-five years of Heavenly Marrow, which together with the previous ten years made a total of thirty-five years of Heavenly Marrow.

【35 Years of Tiansui】

[The Jade Purity Dharma Image requires one hundred and forty years of heavenly marrow to form]

The Jade Sword Dharma requires 140 years of Heavenly Marrow, and the Buddha and Demon Swords each require 45 years of Heavenly Marrow. Thus, neither can be mastered with Heavenly Marrow alone. Fortunately, many Sword Dao geniuses have gathered in Luoshui today, and these people are the Mobile Heavenly Marrow.

Gu Wen first went to the next door to ask Yu Hua for advice, but Yu Hua did not practice sword, and could only give him limited help in the Jade Purity Sword Technique, and only reduced his Heavenly Marrow by one year.

Afterwards, he went outside to wander around looking for a sword-wielding genius. On the way, he met He Huan, who had already achieved perfection in the third level of the Dao foundation, and his progress was rapid.

With the help of the immortality elixir, everyone's progress was visible to the naked eye. However, because Gu Wen had been practicing swordsmanship for a while, his cultivation of Taoism gradually fell behind.

Even he, who had the destiny, was dragged down. One can imagine how much time Xiao Yunyi spent practicing the three swords of Buddhism, Taoism and Demon.

He Huan asked, "Brother Hongchen, if you don't practice cultivation, why do you still have the time to hang out outside?"

In his impression, Gu Wen was either practicing or looking for the elixir needed for practice. As long as there were elixirs, he would not leave the house. Some time ago, they cleared out Luoshui, which indirectly led to the withdrawal of several sects. Logically, they should not be short of elixirs.

Gu Wen replied, "I have hit a bottleneck in my sword practice recently, and I am looking for a sword genius to give me some pointers."

"You're looking for a sword genius to give you some pointers?"

He Huan also looked confused when he heard this. He couldn't imagine that Gu Wen still needed someone to guide him. Even if he did, he could at least talk about sword fighting, right?
"Brother He, do you know anyone?"

"Of course there is, but Brother Hongchen, you have to know that the secrets are not to be passed on to outsiders. Although geniuses can communicate with each other without passing on their magical powers, you will owe them a favor if you take the initiative to ask for advice." He Huan advised.

"You are already a genius of the younger generation. There is no need to treat yourself like this."

The two of them were close friends, so He Huan spoke more directly. In his opinion, Gu Wen didn't need to ask anyone for advice on his own talent and methods, he could reach the top by slowly figuring it out on his own.

The gap between me and the descendants of the three religions is only a matter of time. If I go around asking for advice today, it will not be nice to be criticized in the future.

To put it bluntly, He Huan felt that it was not a good look and was a loss of face for Tianjiao.

Gu Wen said the same thing again, "How much is your face worth? Find it for me as soon as possible."

"Fourth on the Human Ranking, Seventh on the Earth Ranking, Taoist Liuyun Sect, Wen Jianlan Yongning."

The two of them went to his house. Lan Yongning was a low-key person. He rented a small house in Luoshui. He was wearing a robe and had a gentle and elegant temperament.

When Lan Yongning learned about Gu Wen's purpose, he planned to decline from the beginning. After all, there were so many people in the world who wanted to learn from him.

Although there are many geniuses in the Immortal Realm, there are still hundreds of mediocre people who are not even in the top ten of the three lists, or even cannot enter the three lists. If he guides others every day, he can indeed gain a good reputation, but this kind of reputation does not have many substantial benefits.

Instead, it will hinder your own practice.

Seeing that the other party was in a dilemma, Gu Wen bowed slightly and said, "I am Gu Wen, my Taoist name is Hongchen, and I am the protector of the Three Pure Ones."

"It turns out to be Brother Hongchen, please come in immediately."

Lan Yongning changed his attitude and became very enthusiastic. He then invited them into the house and made tea and brought water for them.

Although he is only the tenth on the Human Ranking, Gu Wen has a record of killing a True Lord by leaping his level, and he is also the protector of the Taoist goddess. Therefore, he cannot be regarded as an ordinary genius, and his future achievements will definitely be high.

"I already know that Brother Hongchen is studious, but I am not specialized in swordsmanship, but in literature to convey the sword."

He dipped his finger in water and wrote the word "sword". Suddenly the room was filled with sword lights.

Lan Yongning also revealed his cultivation level to them. He was also at the 65th Dao Foundation. Although he did not specialize in swordsmanship, he possessed the sword Dharma appearance.

Gu Wen gradually had a general understanding of the rankings of the three lists. Currently, the tenth to fifth places were about the fourth level of Dao foundation, and the top five basically had the sixth level of Dao foundation. The real gap was in perfection, and the top five basically only had one level of perfection.

The foundation of Taoism is like a house, and the method of perfection is to invite gods into the house. Just like if there is no Buddha in the temple, how can people come to worship?

"Wen means both form and meaning. Fellow Taoists can understand it as momentum."

In the evening, Gu and Wen said goodbye and left, saying, "Thank you for your guidance, Brother Dao. I will definitely remember this kindness."

Lan Yongning smiled and said, "Brother Hongchen, you are too polite."

[Inspired by the Wen Sword, the Buddha Sword is also a sword of great power. The first level requires thirty-five years of heavenly marrow.]

Ten years of heavenly marrow were reduced in one go, but the people of the Taoist sect are proficient in the method of Buddhist sword. Is this reasonable?

Gu Wen could see that although Lan Yongning was not practicing Buddhist swordsmanship, he must have learned the Buddhist swordsmanship philosophy. He applied the Buddhist swordsmanship philosophy to literature and then explained the swordsmanship with words. Such a talent can be called a genius.

In the middle of the night, Gu Wen swallowed all the pills, and fifty years of celestial marrow and tremendous medicinal power entered his stomach.

【Tian Sui 85 years】

He did not directly practice the Buddha and Demon Swords because the first level was obviously simpler and it would be more beneficial to ask others for advice.

It also takes time to comprehend the skills. Although this time is very short compared to other cultivators who often take years to comprehend the skills, it is less than a month away from the opening of Tianquan Mountain.

(End of this chapter)