Tao and Heaven

Chapter 76: Wherever the imperial court's troops arrive, the world's sects will surround them
【Tian Sui Yi Ke】

With the help of Tiansui, Gu Wen comprehended the first move of Tiangang Spear in just a few breaths, but it would take him a quarter of an hour to master it.

In the eyes of Yu Hua and Ao Tang, they would understand it based on their own experience. They didn't know that fate existed, but cultivation was real, and the skills that Gu Wen practiced were the same as theirs.

At this moment, Gu Wen looked normal and strange to them. Normal in that they could understand the changes in his aura, strange in that the speed was too fast. But it was not like he appeared out of thin air, everything had traces to follow.

Ao Tang had prepared a classic combo to encourage the juniors with average talent, "Your character can still make up for your shortcomings with hard work." He would point out the shortcomings of the talented to prevent them from becoming complacent, and he would simply praise the geniuses.

But now it doesn't know how to praise it.

"My Three Pure Ones"

Ao Tang Donkey opened his mouth slightly in shock and couldn't help making a sound. Then he quickly closed his mouth to avoid disturbing Gu Wen. He transmitted the message:

"Where did you find this monster, little ancestor? Are you sure this isn't the reincarnation of some powerful being? This doesn't seem right."

Yu Hua calmed down a lot and asked, "What's wrong?"

Ao Tang said: "He comprehended it too quickly. Although Tiangang Spear is a skill for practicing Qi and transforming into spirit, it is the pinnacle of spear skills and Qi condensation. Many skills for practicing spirit and returning to the void cannot compare to it in terms of skills."

In the art of war, the Qi is the entry point, but it is also the most basic and core. It is like the hardness of a weapon. No matter how strong the force is, if the Qi is not strong enough, it will break at the touch.

Yu Hua always gave Gu Wen the best skills. The Tian Gang Spear was the best second-level attacking technique of the Sanqing Dao Sect. Its moves could achieve the same effect as the Zhejian Mountain Sword Cultivation Technique, which could instantly condense one's own Gang Qi to a higher level.

The simple and crude way is to double the power of the spear, and each move is twice as strong as the previous one, until the ninth move is nine times stronger.

The truth is simple, and the most powerful skills have always been so simple and crude.

"Every year, young men in Dao Sect think they are the sons of destiny and go to the Sutra Library to exchange for this method. However, in the past thousand years, no young disciple has been able to master it. They are all old men in the third realm, who slowly comprehend it with their foundation."

Yu Hua raised his chin slightly and said proudly, "This is the real genius. Do they have Gu Wen's military dharma?"

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Ao Tang was speechless for a moment, because he had never seen anyone so young with a Dharma image, which was even more abnormal.

The two of them waited quietly. After about an hour, Gu Wen gradually became familiar with the special changes in the spear energy brought by the Tiangang Spear.

He opened his eyes, and the donkey came over immediately and asked, "Boy, did you succeed?"

Gu Wen nodded slightly and said, "This is an extremely mysterious technique that can instantly take the spear power to a higher level."

"You know the origin of this technique. If we talk about the spear techniques in the world, the Tiangang Spear is definitely the best. The only one that can be compared with it is the Qianyuan Spear of Qianlong Villa."

The flattery that Ao Tang had prepared long ago suddenly burst out.

He raised his voice slightly. As the Taoist Master who had the most contact with young people, Ao Tang undoubtedly knew best what young people wanted to hear. They wanted to hear that they were the best in the world and that they were the son of destiny compared to others.

"And you are the only one in Dao Sect in the past thousand years who has achieved success at this age."

"Is the Tiangang Spear so historic?"

Gu Wen was somewhat puzzled. The energy required to use the Heavenly Marrow Refining Technique was not constant, but would change according to the difficulty of comprehending the technique.

The Tiangang Spear only required three years of Tiansui, and it only took five years to master it. For him, the Tiangang Spear was not difficult, and even mastering it was not difficult. Tiansui just shortened the process.

If he couldn't learn it at all, it might be like when he first comprehended the magical power of Zhaolie Dharma, the amount of celestial marrow required was an unknown number. Now it has become hundreds of times, which is also the shortening of the amount of celestial marrow required after the foundation of Taoism is improved.

"Of course. The last person to achieve success was Huayang, and now he is the head of the Three Pure Ones Sect. Your future achievements will definitely not be lower than Huayang's, or even higher."

Ao Tang continued to praise, saying that as long as he could establish the image of a senior who loved children, he would not be much worse than Yu Hua.

"Boy, you have enough to be proud of yourself."

However, Gu Wen shook his head and said, "What I refined was not the Tiangang Spear."

"So what did you refine?"

“I’ve got it all.”

A hint of dark red energy gathered at Gu Wen's fingertips. With a thought, the energy turned into a needle.

"I have integrated the Tiangang Spear's moves into my own spear skills, so it will be more handy to use it this way."

Quiet.

The mountain temple suddenly fell silent. After a long moment, only Ao Tang opened his mouth and uttered one word: "Ah?"

There was only one word left in its mind, 'Huh?'

Yu Hua was also stunned for a moment, but it was only for a moment, and then he urged: "Next is the three vital energies of Xuanling, and the method of protecting the Dao is also of utmost importance. When we visit Tianquan Mountain next, we will inevitably face the monks of Zhejian Mountain, so the method of protecting the body is particularly important."

"Want to kill someone?"

"It depends on the situation. If Zhejian Mountain doesn't allow us to enter, we can only fight. This sword-washing pool was not created by them."

"They made their home on our elixir of immortality."

Gu Wen's face was very confident. The elixir of immortality staying in the fertile land might just have a promoting effect, but could it be said that it had any merit?
He is now the abdicater of the Zhao throne, and is also the one destined to possess the elixir of immortality. At least 70% of the treasures from this land of immortality are destined to be with him!

Yu Hua couldn't help but cover his mouth and chuckle at the lies he told, "If you say so, then it is."

Gu Wen entered into meditation again, focusing on the next skill, "Xuanling Sanyuan Qi".

The Bilingyu Body Protection Technique only protects and strengthens the internal organs and bones. If attacked, he will bleed, but the injury will not be fatal. However, Xuanling Sanyuan can make him unharmed. Its skills are divided into three levels: [Jia Ling], [Jade Ling] and [Xuan Ling].

The first level of armor spirit condenses a thin layer of "armor spirit" on the body surface, similar to the stratum corneum, and its defense is comparable to that of chain mail.

It sounds useless. Gu Wen's heavy armor is not enough, but the spiritual armor is weightless and normalized. And the purpose of the body protection method is to reduce damage. If you don't block and dodge and take the attack head-on, no matter how good the body protection method is, it will be useless unless there is a huge difference in strength.

High-intensity defense means high consumption, and Gu Wen doesn't want to go the turtle route, otherwise what's the point of him understanding the Zhaolie Spear?
With Jia Ling, if Gu Wen encounters a similar sneak attack on the ship again, he can take it head-on without dodging.

【Tian Sui Yi Ke】

[The first level of Xuanling Sanyuan requires six years of Tiansui]

I am short of money!
Gu Wen entered into a state of meditation and gradually practiced and comprehended the "Xuanling Sanyuan Qi". At midnight, the white fairy worshipped in the mountain temple came back and woke him up with a noise. This was a habit he had developed over the years. Gu Wen would wake up at the slightest movement, including when he was in a state of meditation.

Yu Hua, who was reading a book nearby, reached out and gently touched Gu Wen's forehead, helping him to calm his chaotic magic power, and comforted him, "It's okay, I'm here."

"A subconscious reaction, I can't control it."

Gu Wen explained awkwardly, but Yu Hua just smiled and didn't delve into the issue too much.

He was just used to walking alone, and it always takes some time to adapt. The old donkey turned his head in annoyance and said, "Are you raising a kid? You protect him like a treasure."

You don’t even give yourself the chance to show care as an elder!

"Shut up."

Yu Hua's voice suddenly turned cold.

Gu Wen relaxed his mind and entered into meditation again, this time with a deeper level of selflessness than before.

It is always good to have someone to travel with. He never thinks that he should be a lone wolf, because among wolves, lone wolves are usually losers.

The night passed in silence and the sky gradually brightened.

Gu Wen and his group packed their bags and set off in the morning mist.

At this point, his path was extremely clear and correct. As long as he followed the trace of the elixir of immortality, he could accomplish most of what his destiny required.

The old donkey nudged Gu Wen and said with a smile: "Second Ancestor, the journey is long, you can ride on me and continue to meditate on the skills."

As he was talking, the donkey had turned into a big buffalo, with shoulders wide enough for him to sit cross-legged. In fact, he didn't have to sit cross-legged, but it was more conducive to the circulation of Qi.

"Thank you so much, Senior."

Gu Wen did not refuse. He actually wanted to ride a real dragon, even though it had turned into a cow.

However, Ao Tang's attitude towards him seemed to become more and more enthusiastic. It seems that politeness always pleases people.

Gu Wen sat cross-legged on the big water buffalo and entered a state of meditation. Yu Hua, who was standing beside him, frowned slightly, but did not say much.

What does this old man want to do?
During the three days of traveling, many things happened.

On the first day, bandits broke into the village and started burning, killing and looting. Gu Wen killed most of them by himself. He was worshipped by the whole village, young and old, and was given a piece of rare wood from the old village chief's house.

The fragrance of the bamboo shoots lingered for decades. It was dug out by the old village chief when he was young. Now that he was born in troubled times, he was afraid that he would be killed if he held it in his hands, so he gave it to Gu Wen, his lifesaver.

After asking Ao Tang, I learned that it was a treasure called Diqing, which was mostly used as a sachet in the cultivation world and female cultivators liked to use it very much.

"Do you need earth clearing, fellow Daoist?"

Gu Wen asked Yu Hua, and she shook her head and said, "I don't like women's things. I have never worn rouge, powder, sachets, or fancy clothes."

Ao Tang said: "Diqing is not easy to make medicine. You may have diarrhea if you eat it. It doesn't matter if monks breathe wind and drink dew outside, but here we have to eat grains more or less, so don't stuff it into your mouth."

Hearing that it couldn't be eaten, Gu Wen said with regret: "It seems that I can only wait until I meet Lu Chan in the future and sell it to her."

As soon as he finished speaking, Di Qing was snatched away by Yu Hua.

On the second day, while walking on the road, "Yuhua Radar" suddenly responded and led them along the wide road into the deep mountains and forests.

After overcoming many obstacles along the way, encountering wolves and tigers, they finally found an extremely hidden cave in a valley.

The cave is ten feet wide, with water constantly dripping from the stalactites. Every drop of water looks like a flawless gem, emitting brilliance. A small puddle one meter wide has accumulated underneath.

"It stayed here before, but it has been a long time and no roots are left."

Yu Hua just took a look and immediately lost interest.

Ao Tang shook his head and said, "It's a thousand-year-old water spirit, but it's a pity that it can't form a spirit. It's tasteless to eat and a pity to throw it away."

Gu Wenke was so interested that after confirming with them that it was non-toxic, he lowered his head and sucked the water from the cow.

The imperial fluid that had been exhausted for a long time was replenished, and in the sea of ​​qi, in addition to the fire meteor, there was also a Yellow River.

Messages came out from the fate.

【Twenty Years of Imperial Juice】

There are so many?

Gu Wen sucked again, wishing he could lick the stone into a plate, and finally the imperial juice stopped at twenty-five years.

The Longquan Well in the Bianjing Water House only produces one cup of imperial juice a month, so he has to guard it for two years in twenty-five years. However, he thought that the Longquan Well was inexhaustible, while the puddle in front of him might not be full in a hundred years after drinking it.

It's a one-time opportunity.

And if it weren't for Yu Hua, he probably wouldn't have been able to find this place at all.

Gu Wen took out the jade pendant from his arms and probed it with his spiritual sense, but was rejected as usual.

[Nameless Taoist Soldier, needs 25 years of Emperor's juice to kill his destiny]

Top treasures all have destiny and their owners, but the function of the Emperor's juice is to ignore destiny. Whether it is a spiritual treasure or a Taoist soldier, as long as Gu Wen can overcome the spirituality of the treasure, he can refine it.

I just don’t know if it’s because Gu Wen is not the main bloodline of the Gu family, or if it’s similar to the fact that the Heavenly Marrow varies from person to person. Other Dao Soldiers that do not belong to oneself may require hundreds or thousands of Emperor’s pulps to refine.

But after all, we are getting close to the goal. Next, we will go to the Sword Washing Pool to refine the Taoist soldiers and collect some Emperor's juice in advance.

Gu Wen and his group came quickly and left quickly, without destroying the opportunity here.
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On the third day, when entering the Luoshui area, we encountered some mountain people on the road who were suspected to be part-time bandits.

The villagers bowed down and worshipped Gu Wen, who was sitting cross-legged on the Aotang, which was a circle larger than ordinary water buffaloes, and Yu Hua, who was wearing a white veil covering her face. Then they invited them to go up the mountain and enter the village, saying that there were ancestral spirits in their village, who would entertain the immortals passing by and make good connections.

Going up the mountain and entering the village, there is an old tree enshrined in the center of the village, with red silk wrapped around its trunk.

A wisp of old divine thought fell.

"I am here to see the Taoist goddess. Do you want to enter the sword-washing pool?"

"So what?" Yu Hua asked back.

Now the whole world knows about the elixir of immortality and Dao Zong’s purpose. There is no point in hiding it.

The old tree replied, "If you want to go in, I'm afraid it won't be that easy. The Sword Washing Pool has been closed by the Sword Breaking Mountain. And there have been frequent soldiers passing by recently. I'm afraid the Emperor Daojun has set up a trap there."

Wherever the imperial army went, all the sects in the world were blocked.

Gu Wen's eyes darkened slightly, then relaxed again. This way he would have no psychological burden when snatching.

They were the ones who started it.

(End of this chapter)