The ancestor is incompetent!

Chapter 49 Seventeen Years

The puppet backup that he had painstakingly built up over the years was wiped out in this day, but at least he did not return empty-handed.

Li Yuan stretched out his hand, and the long pen with golden hair and jade shaft fell into his hand. He scanned it with his divine sense and found that this pen looked very much like a magic weapon, but he could not find out what grade it was.

As the magic power was input, the pen glowed, but it didn't look like some kind of offensive weapon.

He had no choice but to put the pen down and take out the jade slip. He probed it with his spiritual sense and was suddenly surprised.

I saw that the jade slip was filled with no less than a million words of gold inscriptions. The content was so much that it would probably take at least ten days or half a month to finish reading it.

Fortunately, Li Yuan was a patient man. He read the first part roughly and couldn't help feeling happy.

Because the Taoist collection in front of us is a rare talisman inheritance.

It covers most of the contents about talismans, even the making method of a certain talisman, the different talisman papers, and the subtle differences of talismans are all introduced clearly.

From the realm above the true cultivation to the connection between the dharma talismans of heaven and earth, they are all mentioned.

The author of this Taoist canon is most likely a Jindan Zhenren!
What he studied most was a new kind of talisman technique, called talisman array, which used talismans as the array basis, connecting the power of heaven and earth. The talismans turned into arrays, and could be used to give life and death, imprison people, and so on.

Nearly half of the Taoist Canon is devoted to the method of talisman formations, and seventy-two types of talisman formations have been passed down, each of which is extremely powerful and has many wonderful methods.

Even if he just took a quick look, he was shocked beyond words. This kind of Taoist scriptures might really be passed down by the Golden Core True Man.

And that pen is also mentioned in the special chapter on talisman pens in the Taoist Canon. It is a talisman pen used for making precious scrolls, named Gold Seal Jade Seal Pen, and is a rare treasure among talisman pens.

If it is used to draw talismans, it has a 50% chance of successfully blessing low-quality talismans, a 40% chance of successfully blessing medium-quality talismans, and a 30% chance of successfully blessing high-quality talismans.

As for the top-grade talismans, they require true cultivation and supernatural powers to draw. Li Yuan cannot do it now, but this talisman pen can still increase the success rate by 25%.

You have to know that for every 10% increase in the success rate of a talisman master, it takes years of making the same talisman to improve it a little bit. Not to mention the wasted time, energy and spiritual materials. This talisman pen does not limit the type of talisman and directly increases the success rate, which is amazing.

"The two things mentioned above are already invaluable treasures in the eyes of ordinary cultivators. How precious is the thing in this bottle?"

Although these two things are precious treasures, for Li Yuan now, the most important thing is the spiritual object that can help him achieve a breakthrough in his cultivation.

Li Yuan carefully opened the light blue treasure bottle, and a blue light shot up into the sky. The sound of tides was heard, and waves of moist air surged towards his face.

He hurriedly used his magic power to try to stop the blue light that was escaping, but as soon as the blue light came into contact with Li Yuan's magic power, it turned around and rushed towards him at a high speed.

Li Yuan was so frightened when he saw this scene that he quickly withdrew his mind from the World of Ten Thousand Trees. However, he never expected that the blue light was too fast and had already penetrated into his soul, bringing his soul back to his body and merging into his physical body.

"Om~"

He just felt a black screen before his eyes, and he completely lost his will.

A beam of light rose up from the courtyard. Even though a part of it was blocked by the formation, the shining blue light still rose into the sky, and all the waters within a hundred miles were calm.

In the forbidden area, Wang Xun's single eye flashed and instantly appeared above Li Yuan's cave residence. Then, the Fuhu Palace emitted a mysterious and yellow aura, which covered up the grand blue light in time.

Taoist Yuhe appeared beside her. She was surprised and said, "With such an aura, could it be the Yuanshui Taoist sect?"

"That's right. It seems that this kid has got some great opportunity." Wang Xun laughed and said, "This is actually a pleasant surprise. Who knows, there may be another true cultivator in the sect."

"It's a pity that it's not a Wu Earth or Ji Earth spiritual object. Otherwise, just based on its aura, it is definitely a heavenly object above the Xuan grade. If you use it, you can probably touch the upper level of true cultivation and add several dozen years to your lifespan."

Taoist Yuhe said regretfully.

"Why bother to take away the disciples' chances?" Wang Xun laughed, "All the true cultivators of my generation have been locked up in the sky, so where is the glimmer of hope?
A sect can only survive for a long time if it has successors from generation to generation. The Qi Ling Sect has lasted for more than 3,800 years. If it ends in my hands, I am afraid I will die a thousand times."

"Brother, that's right." Taoist Yuhe said no more about the matter. Instead, he looked around the courtyard where Li Yuan was and asked curiously, "What is the character of this disciple?"

"Be cautious and careful, keep your edge low and be simple. Now that the world is dark, all paths are dark, it is the right time."

The turbidity in Wang Xun's single eye also cleared up a lot, and he smiled and said, "Even if your spiritual roots are poor, you may still become a great person."

"It's just..." Taoist Yuhe looked at the aura carefully and said in surprise, "Isn't the fate of this disciple too heavy?"

She looked into the air with her spiritual eyes and saw that the sky above this place was filled with dark evil and the sun was shining with blood. It was an extremely evil fate.

To put it another way, such people are extremely unlucky.

Wang Xun was not too worried after hearing this, "To obtain such a great spiritual fortune, the price must be very high.

Since this boy has survived until now, it means that he has a bright future.

The Dao Building Pill had already been used, and the spiritual objects left for him by the sect were probably of no use.

If he breaks through, let the leader of Qifeng Peak pray for him. As for mine, I will leave it to the sect according to the ancient rules."

……

In the Lingfeng Hall, Chen Guan, who was busy dealing with things, looked up to the northwest as if he sensed something. He closed his eyes and sensed it uncertainly. There seemed to be a certain water-based aura of heaven and earth, but it turned into earth-based aura in an instant, as if the ancestor's true essence was being drawn.

Could it be that the ancestor was hiding something? Northwest?
Several disciples appeared in Chen Guan's mind and stopped at Li Yuan. Among the young and potential disciples, he was the only one whose cave was on the northwest side.

"Junior Brother Li Yuan? I really hope he can succeed one day. I guess no one except the ancestor will think highly of him, right?"

Chen Guan pondered for a moment, then stopped worrying about it and continued to busy himself with his own affairs.

In the small courtyard, the sleeping Li Yuan felt a warm feeling all around him, as if he was soaked in water, and his whole body felt very comfortable.

He slowly opened his eyes, and what he saw was a vast blue ocean.

"ocean?"

Looking around, it seems boundless. The boundary between the sky and the sea is connected into a line in the far distance. The sea is calm, the sky is reflected, and everything seems very peaceful.

Li Yuan was somewhat confused. What he saw should be some kind of illusion, but it did not seem to have any murderous intent. Instead, it seemed to be real.

He got up and flew for thousands of miles, but still could not see the edge of the sea. He didn't know how long it had been before the wind suddenly blew up. The wind grew stronger and stronger, the waves rolled, and huge storms rolled up. The sky was dark, and a huge waterspout rose into the sky from the terrifying deep sea. Countless evil waves seemed to swallow up all the creatures in the sea.

Rain fell from the sky, the ocean gradually sank, the water rose and the clouds floated, many islands appeared in the sea, and there were more birds, insects and fish. The ocean became shallower and shallower, revealing the earth, mountains, rivers and swamps.

Water turns into rivers, becomes clouds and rain, and becomes ice and snow.

Li Yuan discovered that there was a kind of energy changing between heaven and earth, sometimes becoming wind and clouds, sometimes merging into rain, sometimes turning into ice and snow. All this energy turned into life.

"Is this... Yuanshui?"

He was shocked, and as he said the word "Yuan Shui", everything in front of him disappeared. When he woke up again, he had found himself in another place.

Li Yuan stood beside a small pond in the mountains, somewhat puzzled, and saw a young man smiling and saying to him, "Since we have guests, we should drink together.

Are you willing, fellow Taoist?"

The man had long hair that was untidy and hung on both sides. He wore a wide robe with cloud sleeves and had a handsome face. He was sitting at a small table with a pot of wine and some wild fruits on it.

Li Yuan could only step forward, bow politely, and ask, "May I ask who you are, senior?" "I am just an idler in the mountains." The man chuckled, poured him a glass of wine, and continued, "When the True Lords fight, innocent people are affected. How can I, the True Lord Yuanshui, reveal even a little bit of my knowledge?"

Li Yuan's pupils shrank when he heard this. True Lord, True Man, such existences were too terrifying.

"Try my fine wine." The man said with a smile.

Li Yuan was still shocked, but he did as he was told and drank it all in one gulp. It tasted plain, like water.

"How is it?" the man asked with anticipation in his light blue eyes.

"A little bit flat." Li Yuan could only reply.

"Haha, I once asked them to taste this wine, and they all said it was water. But you think it's wine?" The blue-eyed man said with a smile.

"I think there is no difference between water and wine. So wine is also water, and water is also wine." Li Yuan could only answer reluctantly.

“Hahaha, water is also wine, and wine is also water. It’s just like that.” The blue-eyed man showed sadness in his eyes and continued, “Life is also death, and death is also life.

Well, take one of these fruits as a gift."

Li Yuan looked at the table, there were mountain pears, apricots, pink peaches, and wild fruits. These fruits may have their own meanings, but he didn't know it at all. He could only think of his own Taoism, Yuanshui gave birth to the spring.

So he reached out and grabbed the peach.

In an instant, the sky and the earth shook, and everything in front of me began to collapse.

The green-eyed man stood up, put his hands behind his back, and his long hair flew up like the waves. Without even turning his head, he said, "The Yuanshui is not lost, the Taixu still exists.

The lower position cannot be achieved, and the higher position cannot be sought.

I am now replenishing the Tao, transforming it into the one yuan water of thirty-six heavens, and preaching it to the world.

The primordial water returns to its storage place, giving birth to all things. One should avoid the four earths, and benefit from gold in the south. "

As soon as the words fell, the sky and the earth collapsed, and everything became false.

Li Yuan fell into a deep sleep again, but he was holding a peach in his hand.

The flesh of the spiritual peach disappeared along with the collapse of heaven and earth, leaving only the peach core.

How can this be done?
Of course it’s planting peaches!

So, Li Yuan planted the peach pit deep in his soul, guarding it every day, waiting for it to sprout.

I don’t know how long it took, but a green bud appeared in the dark world. This small bud exuded a new life and illuminated the darkness.

Li Yuan's eyes were blindingly bright. He raised his hands to cover his eyes and slowly opened them. It seemed as if he had not seen the sun for a long time and was not used to the light.

Everything in front of him was blurry. He closed his eyes again and again, and then things gradually became clear: wooden windows, a quiet room, and an incense burner; it was his own little house.

"Is this a dream?"

Li Yuan reacted and looked inward at himself.

"Mana!"

He looked in shock at the 206 spiritual bones in his body, all of which had been condensed.

The magic power within the Dantian has also been complete, without a single bit of excess.

This means that he has surpassed the realm that a cultivator in the late stage of Qi Refining would take decades or even hundreds of years to reach, and has reached the perfection of Qi Refining.

"Tianyiyuan Water!"

In the illusionary dream, his consciousness was confused, but now that he was awake, Li Yuan suddenly remembered Tian Yiyuanshui.

"Primordial water gives birth to everything. It is the cup of the real person, a thousand miles away from the land. It is scattered with the water of heaven, creating spiritual water."

He had read about Tianyi Yuanshui in ancient books. Legend has it that this water was the precious spiritual water left behind by the Jindan Zhenren of Yuanshui Dao after his death and the transformation of heaven and earth. It has the effect of nourishing the soul, replenishing qi, and creating spirituality.

It is a supreme treasure in the eyes of countless monks who practice water magic. If you get a drop of it, you can change your destiny.

Li Yuan was originally a cultivator of the Yuanshui sect, and it could be said that it was a great opportunity for him to obtain this drop of Tianyi Yuanshui, even though this drop of Tianyi Yuanshui might have lost a lot of its magic because it had been stored for too long.

But for a Qi-refining cultivator, it is enough to soar into the sky!

He took a moment to calm his excited heart and began to carefully recall the details of his dream.

The Blue-eyed True Man should be the spirit left behind in the Yuan Water. It seems that this True Man had to "repair the Dao" due to some higher realms. Now it seems that he has fallen and turned into thirty-six drops of Tianyi Yuan Water. The bottle contains one of them.

It was a pity that the Baili clan all practiced fire magic, and they could not find a suitable candidate at that time, so they were suddenly exterminated. Only three hundred years later, Li Yuan got the advantage.

"That peach!"

He suddenly remembered something, and his soul moved, and he found a green sprout growing in his spirit.

"Tao Shen!"

“Is this not a Taoist ginseng?”

Li Yuan looked at the green sprout carefully in disbelief. Is this his Taoist ginseng?

He is just a water practitioner, so how can his Taoist ginseng be a green bud?
Li Yuan stood up, and his bones made crackling sounds all over his body. His whole body felt refreshed, and he seemed to have a deeper understanding of the spiritual energy between heaven and earth.

He slowly opened the door. Autumn rain was falling in the yard. The branches of the golden osmanthus trees were weighed down by the rain, and a spiritual energy of Kanshui filled the air between heaven and earth.

Li Yuan came to the door and found a lot of letters piled up in front of the door. He opened them one by one, and most of them were letters from more than ten years ago.

"I actually slept for more than ten years in this dream?"

He was greatly shocked and quickly calculated that seventeen years had passed since he returned to the mountain!
Li Yuan is now ninety-four years old.

After seventeen years of dreaming, I finally woke up to find my mission accomplished.

Li Yuan was not carried away by joy, but continued to retreat to consolidate his cultivation.

He couldn't guarantee whether any strange phenomena in heaven and earth would occur when the Tianyiyuan Water merged with his body, attracting the attention of those interested.

Although his realm has improved now, without a large number of puppets to support him and no dead puppets to save his life, Li Yuan will not go out and take the risk of attracting attention.

It was indeed too shocking that a ninety-four-year-old cultivator who had completed Qi Refining and planted Dao Ginseng happened to be an ordinary elder with average spiritual roots.

Then why not...

Do it all in one go?
As long as he reaches that step, no one will dare to question him!
(End of this chapter)