The Ji Family's Pride

Chapter 44 Hidden Cultivation
boom!
Free and easy peak.

A huge sailing magic weapon swooped down from the sky and landed above the sparkling lake. The splashing water flickered with tiny lights in the afterglow of the setting sun.

A young man in a black robe flew down from the sailboat. He raised his hand to put away his magic weapon and turned to enter a rather elegant courtyard by the lake.

The young man in black robe was none other than Ji Xiaoshan. He had learned many skills in the Taoist Temple this time and was about to practice them in seclusion to transform these skills into his own strength.

"Squeak!"

As soon as he thought of it, the gate of the courtyard opened and then closed with a sound.

Ji Xiaoshan then took control of the cave center within Xiaoyao Zizai Peak.

Wow!
Wow!
The great formation in the cave was instantly activated, forming a thin curtain of light in the sky. A breeze blew, and ripples appeared like waves on the water.

"This cave formation is quite convenient!" Ji Xiaoshan sat cross-legged on a white jade bed, smiling faintly.

"This training environment is much better than Tianbao Mountain!"

Ji Xiaoshan was extremely satisfied. He was able to pay with his essence in exchange for a place to stay in Tianbao Mountain. Although it had all kinds of formations, it was still not as comfortable as his own cave.

In the Black and White Academy, ever since he refined the entire Xiaoyao Zizai Peak's formation and left his own mark in the center of the formation, this cave has completely belonged to him, Ji Xiaoshan.

He gently stroked the faint lines on the jade bed, a look of satisfaction appearing between his brows.

“This white jade bed is a pretty good treasure. The faint lines on it are quite mysterious, and it actually has some effect of clearing the mind and calming the spirit.” Ji Xiaoshan said, and as soon as he thought about it, he took out a blue-covered book from the storage magic weapon. On it were written four ancient characters - "Water and Fire Sword Escape".

"Now, I have to wait until my master and the others have discussed the results before I can practice the Qi flow method and the Black and White Sutra. Otherwise, once I break through, my Qi flow cultivation level won't be able to be hidden, and then there will be no point in hiding it when I go to the Taoist Canon Hall to change to the Pure Yang Qi training method." Ji Xiaoshan murmured to himself.

This is also reasonable. If the Pure Yang Method "Black and White Sutra" was not yet available in the academy, he would have been the first to practice this Qigong method. The accumulation of Yuanli in his body would be the same as that of the immortal cultivators who practiced the Pure Yang Method.

Anyone with a discerning eye could lock their sights on him based on some clues.

By then, it would be meaningless to go to the Daozang Hall to exchange for the method with abundant energy and cultivation level not just at the early stage of Purple Mansion.

The Jackdaw Immortal was ultimately worried that the immature genius would be unable to withstand the sudden storm of malice. The eagle was strangled as an eaglet before it could fly high.

"Then let's practice this water and fire escape technique first!"

Inside the room, a young man in a black robe sat cross-legged on a large white jade bed, carefully flipping through the book in his hands.

This water and fire sword escape is an extremely powerful escape technique.

Just to get started one needs to understand the true meaning of swordsmanship and the two different ways of water and fire. The threshold is quite high.

It takes 1,700 black and white pills to exchange for this escape technique. If you add more black and white pills, you can exchange for a secret technique of the soul.

But the reason why Ji Xiaoshan chose the "Water and Fire Sword Escape" instead of the Secret Art of the Soul was because every time he fought with the immortal cultivators, his steps were straight forward, and he could only barely keep up with the speed by exerting the power of his Yuanli and Chi Ming divine power together.

This method not only requires one to use more strength than other cultivators at all times, but it also consumes a great deal of the body's divine power and energy.

It's really a disadvantage, but I have to do it.

There are no good secret techniques of escape in the Ji family. The only book on escape techniques that is somewhat related to the Ji family was passed down from the Yuchi family, and has nothing to do with him.

For this magical escape technique, the entire Yuchi clan suffered heavy casualties, so it was impossible for an outsider who had no relatives to learn it.

Now, I have finally obtained a method that is extremely suitable for me in the Daozang Hall. Naturally, I have to practice it first to make up for this biggest shortcoming in my body.

This Water and Fire Sword Escape is one of the top three escape techniques in the Black and White Academy. Generally, only the Yuanshen Taoists who have realized the way of the sword, or the Wanxiang Zhenren who have comprehended the way of the sword to an extremely extraordinary level are qualified to practice it.

More than half an hour had passed before Ji Xiaoshan had carefully read through the technique. His soul had reached the level of divine consciousness and his memory was extremely strong. He had completely memorized the technique.

"This escape technique is truly mysterious!" Ji Xiaoshan closed the book in his hand and sighed.

A thought flashed through his mind, and the book in his hand suddenly floated in the air. A blazing fire emerged from the void, and the blazing flames burned violently.

"boom!"

In an instant, tongues of flame began to lick the blue book, burning the "Water and Fire Sword Escape" bit by bit.

When Ji Xiaoshan exchanged the black and white pills for these secret manuals from the Taoist Temple, he made a vow to the Heavenly Dao.

Extremely harsh conditions such as not being able to pass on the skills to others without the Black and White Academy's consent and immediately destroying the skills after writing them down are imposed in order to eliminate the unstable factors of the academy's secret skills being passed on from the source.

……

call!
"let's start!"

Ji Xiaoshan took a deep breath, adjusted himself to his peak state, and began to mobilize the energy in his body according to the requirements of practicing the escape technique, allowing it to flow within the body along the specific route of the escape technique.

As the elemental force gathered, a faint glow emanated through his skin and clothes.

"The first step in practicing this sword escape is to use the true meaning of the three kinds of Tao to carve out a sword escape seed made of talismans."

"The highest good is like water, which benefits all things without contending. Water is inherently gentle. The true meaning of flowing water that I understand is gentler than other water-related principles, so I will first outline the true meaning of flowing water."

"Crash!"

"Crash!"

In the empty and dry room, a trace of water quietly spread, gradually turning into streams, flowing around the figure on the jade bed. A mysterious truth of Tao filled Ji Xiaoshan's body.

A series of complex rune patterns emerged in Ji Xiaoshan's mind, and under his control, the true meaning of flowing water was slowly outlined in the air according to the records in the patterns.

……"boom!"

Suddenly, there was a slight explosion in the room, and the light blue rune that had been drawn and gradually took shape suddenly shattered, turning into a series of star-like specks of light that dissipated in the air...

"This...requires such a high level of spirit and soul? The secret manual doesn't say that practicing this Water and Fire Sword Escape requires a strong spirit and soul, and that one must always be guided by the true meaning of Tao!"

Ji Xiaoshan felt helpless as he watched the tiny glimmer of light in front of him turn into nothingness.

He just discovered that practicing the "Water and Fire Sword Escape" also requires an extremely high level of soul.

"Let's start over again from the beginning!"

Waves of refreshing air emanated from the jade bed and seeped into his body, gently calming his restless heart. Ji Xiaoshan pinched the magic formula, controlling the energy in his body to follow a specific route again, and continued to practice this extremely high-threshold escape technique.

a long time.

A light blue rune emitting a gentle aura gradually took shape in the void...

……

"boom!"

Following the true meaning of flowing water, blazing flames emerged from the air, and a mysterious true meaning of fire filled the room as the flames became more violent and fierce.

The flames burned extremely vigorously, as if they were going to burn everything to ashes.

"Next is the true meaning of raging fire!"

Then, under Ji Xiaoshan's control, traces of the Fiery True Meaning were drawn along a specific route on the rune framework formed by the Flowing True Meaning...

If it weren't for the previous understanding of the black and white picture, there would be countless black and white lines that intertwined with each other yet were in perfect harmony as a guide.

With the realization of the harmony of yin and yang and the compatibility of water and fire that he had realized when breaking through the Chi Ming Jiu Tian Diagram, Ji Xiaoshan had to spend a long time on this first step.

Soon, a rune framework constructed with the true meaning of flowing water and raging fire formed in the air.

"Now, we need to incorporate the true meaning of swordsmanship into this sword escape rune." Ji Xiaoshan breathed a sigh of relief, and then regained his composure under the effect of concentrating his mind and calming his breath on the white jade bed.

……

Wisps of sword intent appeared in the void and manifested in the room, transforming into sword energy visible to the naked eye. Although the sword energy was very faint, it was extremely condensed. This was the result of his sincerity in sword for more than twenty years.

Sword Qi shuttled around Ji Xiaoshan, naturally containing some of the mysteries of the sword, and constantly evolving his understanding of the sword.

Under Ji Xiaoshan's careful control, a trace of sword intent filled in the last missing flesh and blood skeleton part of the water and fire sword rune.

The sword is the flesh and blood, and the water and fire are the framework. After a long time, a complete sword escape rune finally took shape.

"Huh!" Ji Xiaoshan let out a light breath. The first step was finally completed. He used his spiritual thoughts to control the true meaning of Tao continuously. The exhaustion in his soul hit his mind again and again.

Several times, he almost failed in the process of carving the runes, and they turned into nothingness just like at the beginning.

"No wonder this Water and Fire Sword Escape requires a Taoist master to practice. Not only does the understanding of the Tao block many cultivators, but the powerful burden it places on the soul is also the reason why it is difficult to practice." Ji Xiaoshan murmured as he recalled the thrill of constructing the sword escape rune.

"Fortunately, the sword escape rune was successfully carved after all."

"The next step is to absorb this rune into your body and transform it into a seed of escape technique in your purple mansion. When you are fighting or traveling, you can directly activate the water and fire sword escape technique."

……

time flies.

The Golden Crow falls and the Moon Rabbit rises.

Under the bright moonlight, a figure in a black robe was surrounded by strands of sharp sword intent, and streams of water and fire sword intent were flowing, like a galloping fairy sword, as fast as lightning and as fast as a swimming dragon, turning into a stream of light moving left and right on the Xiaoyao Zizai Peak.

"This escape technique is indeed powerful. I have just started learning it, but compared to before, my speed has increased several times. I don't even need to use my energy and divine power at the same time, so the burden on my mind and the consumption on myself are much less."

Ji Xiaoshan felt the flexibility and agility of his body and was extremely surprised.

As one of the top three escape techniques in the Black and White Academy, "Water and Fire Sword Escape" is naturally not bad.

Ever since Ji Xiaoshan incorporated the sword escape rune into his purple palace, it meant that he could directly learn this escape technique.

In the past few days, he has been constantly adapting to the speed boost brought by the escape technique and getting familiar with the new way of fighting. Now it seems that the effect is significant.

"The Water and Fire Sword Escape is so powerful. It's time to study the Lingxiao Sword Canon and the Law of Heaven and Earth." Ji Xiaoshan murmured. He was fascinated by the feeling of becoming stronger and stronger through continuous practice.

I have been holding back from practicing these past few days just to become completely familiar with this escape technique. Now that I have mastered it, the worst shortcoming has been made up.

What remains, of course, is the highly anticipated swordsmanship and magical powers.

As Ji Xiaoshan spoke, a figure in a black robe turned into a streak of light, swept across the lake, and flew directly into the meditation room.

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