The Weird Way of Immortality: My Taoism Progress in One Day a Year

Chapter 250 Rumors
Li Yan first confirmed his own cave in the back mountain.

This is a small green bamboo house located in the back mountain, nestled in the mountains and beside the water. It is quiet and elegant, with swaying bamboo shadows.

The most important thing is that the spiritual energy here is extremely rich, and there are even separate spirit gathering formations and some simple protective formations.

The area within a ten-mile radius of Qingzhu Village is all covered by the formation.

Patriarch Qingya handed the core of controlling the formation to Li Yan. If outsiders wanted to come in, they had to get Li Yan's consent.

Otherwise, even a Jindan elder would find it difficult to force his way in.

At the same time, Patriarch Qingya also gave Li Yan a top-grade spiritual sword.

A spiritual sword of this level can be used even for a Jindan realm sword cultivator, not to mention that Li Yan is just practicing Qi now.

In fact, Patriarch Qingya naturally has a sword of a higher rank than this top-grade spiritual sword.

But Patriarch Qingya believed that at Li Yan’s current level, wielding the spirit sword was already his limit.

The spiritual energy consumed by swords of a higher level is beyond the capacity of the Qi training stage.

With this magic sword, Li Yan will not need to change his sword in the short term.

After sorting out the things given to him by Patriarch Qingya, he began to practice the Taiyi Sword Classic in the cave.

The Qi training chapter of this sword technique is to transform the spiritual energy in his body into a kind of spiritual energy that is more friendly to swords, which can be called Taiyi spiritual energy.

Once the transformation is successful, the flying sword will be controlled by the Etheric Spiritual Energy, and its power will be greatly enhanced!

However, once the spiritual energy in Li Yan's body was transformed into Taiyi spiritual energy, there was no turning back.

If one cannot condense the innate sword energy, one will not be able to practice the foundation-building chapter of the Taiyi Sword Canon, condense the supreme sword foundation, and enter the realm of foundation-building.

At that time you will have to waste your efforts and start over again from the first level of Qi Refining.

But Li Yan is of course very confident in himself.

Since those sword geniuses in the Taiyi Sword World already have precedents of cultivating innate sword energy.

With his level as a Taoist master in the True Realm, how could he not be able to cultivate the innate sword energy?

Time flies and a few days have passed.

The news that Li Yan was fought over by a group of Jindan elders from Qingya Sect on the sword testing platform a few days ago had already spread throughout the sect.

Many disciples were talking about Li Yan, the lucky guy, and were extremely envious of him.

They also hope to be treated the same way as Li Yan.

However, some disciples were very jealous of this.

They discovered that there seemed to be no trace of Li Yan around the Jindan Elder of Qingya Sect.

They spread rumors claiming that Li Yan was able to quickly achieve perfection in Qi training only because he took rare treasures, and that his own qualifications were not worth mentioning at all.

Although he has now achieved perfection in Qi training, it is still unclear whether he can break into the foundation-building stage. He is simply fooling the Jindan Elder.

That's why when the elders found out, they didn't accept him as a disciple.

This news was quickly recognized by many disciples of Qingya Sect.

After all, if he was really accepted as a disciple by Jindan, he would definitely announce it to the sect. How could he just disappear without a sound?

In fact, the reason why Li Yan did not appear during this period of time was simply because he had been practicing martial arts in the back mountains.

After all, Taiyi Sword Canon is a top-level martial art. Even the chapter on Qi training is still very mysterious.

After Li Yan converted all the spiritual energy gained from the Qingya Yinqi Jue in his body into Taiyi spiritual energy.

Not only does it make the sword more powerful, but it also greatly improves the quality of the spiritual energy in the body.

"It is worthy of being the top-level technique in the Taiyi Sword Realm. Even though I have already derived the Qingya Yinqi Jue to an extremely advanced level, after switching to this technique, the spiritual energy in my body still has such a big room for improvement."

A smile appeared in Li Yan's eyes, and he was very satisfied with this technique.

Now that the training method has been completed, the next step is to go to the Cangjian Pavilion to choose the sword technique.

Although his swordsmanship had reached the perfection of the unity of body and sword, he had only practiced the Hunyuan Sword Technique.

His understanding of the sword philosophy of the Taiyi Sword Realm was still too weak, and he needed to master a few more sword techniques before he could have the possibility of condensing the innate sword energy.

“Once I have selected a few more sword techniques, I can go to the cave world of this realm to find out!”

If one wants to condense the innate sword energy, one must go through actual combat and hone one's swordsmanship.

And such a place is most suitable only in the cave world.

Li Yan had long been curious about the cave world of Taiyi Sword Realm.

Now is a good time to go and find out.

He walked out of the door of the Green Bamboo Courtyard, and with a thought, he took out the top-grade spiritual sword Feixing Sword from his storage bag and hung it steadily in the air. He moved his body, and his feet landed on the sword, then he flew directly towards Wenjian Peak.

This is the method of flying a sword recorded in the Hunyuan Sword Art, and the speed is quite impressive.

This sword-flying method can be used once one enters the middle stage of the Qi training realm. However, it will become more stable as one's cultivation level improves, and the flying height and speed will become much faster.

The Feixing Sword carried Li Yan to the foot of Wenjian Peak quickly.

There is a space restriction on the mountain, and the sword-controlling method of the Qi training period is not effective.

Only after entering the foundation-building stage can one fly freely among the peaks.

Li Yan was naturally no exception. As soon as he landed and put away the Flying Star Sword, he noticed that there was a disciple standing there, looking at him in surprise.

He nodded slightly, ignored it, and walked slowly along the bluestone steps towards the Cangjian Pavilion halfway up the mountain.

"Zhou Feng, what's wrong with you? Didn't we agree to go to the sword test arena for a competition? What are you doing here?"

A young disciple frowned and asked another disciple.

Zhou Feng was completely unaware, and with excitement on his face he said, "Fu Yong, guess who I saw!"

"Who?"

Fu Yong showed a puzzled look on his face. He followed Zhou Feng's gaze and saw Li Yan's departing back.

Zhou Feng took a deep breath and said slowly: "That person is Li Yan who was snatched by a group of Jindan elders a few days ago!"

"It turned out to be him!"

A hint of surprise appeared in Fu Yong's eyes, and he continued to watch Li Yan's back as he went up the mountain.

He had not seen Li Yan outside the sect that day, and only learned afterwards that there was such a person as Li Yan in the sect.

Zhou Feng was a witness at the time and saw with his own eyes Li Yan being taken away by several Jindan elders.

So it was only after Zhou Feng's reminder that he recognized Li Yan.

"Wasn't he taken away by a group of Jindan elders? Why did he come to Wenjian Peak again today? Could it be that he is going to the Sword Testing Arena again?"

Fu Yong was puzzled, and then he noticed that Li Yan's clothes were still those of an outer sect disciple, and he had not changed into the green clothes of an inner sect disciple.

"Could it be that he was really lucky to have eaten the treasures of heaven and earth, and just reached the perfection of Qi training at such a young age, and was not accepted as a disciple by the Jindan elders?"

Zhou Feng nodded gently and said, "It is indeed possible. After all, after that day, I haven't heard of any elder accepting new disciples."

During the days that Li Yan disappeared, many people thought that he was disliked by the Jindan Elder, so he didn't dare to come out.

After seeing it today, the rumor circulating in the sect actually seems to be true!
Fu Yong's eyes showed admiration: "It's a pity that Li Yan didn't seize such a good opportunity! If only I could find natural treasures and be fought over by so many Jindan elders."

Zhou Feng nodded in agreement: "Yes, this Li Yan is said to have five spiritual roots, so even if he has achieved perfection in Qi training at a young age, no Jindan elder is willing to accept him as a disciple."

"After all, if you want to build a foundation with five spiritual roots, the resources you spend are extremely high. And even if you are lucky enough to enter the foundation building stage, it will be difficult for you to make any progress in your cultivation."

“If he has even just three or four spiritual roots, there will definitely be a Jindan elder willing to accept him as a disciple!” What Zhou Feng said was exactly what the Qingya Sect’s disciples were thinking. The vast majority of their outer disciples generally have three or four spiritual roots.

However, they do not have obvious talent in swordsmanship, and their cultivation level is not high, so they can only stay in this outer sect.

If I could get an opportunity like Li Yan, I could become a Jindan disciple.

Then you can enter the inner gate and have hope of building a foundation.

Therefore, they were all very envious of Li Yan's opportunities, and some even reached the point of jealousy.

"Come on, follow us and take a look!"

Fu Yong's eyes were eager to try. He wanted to see what Li Yan's purpose was this time when he appeared on the Wenjian Peak.

Zhou Feng was also very curious. They followed Li Yan and slowly walked up the mountain.

Li Yan also felt someone following him, and his eyebrows raised slightly, but he didn't care too much.

After all, in addition to the two people behind him, there were many other disciples who noticed him and looked at him, talking among themselves.

He also understood the reason in his heart.

That day, in full view of the public, several Jindan elders took him away from Wenjian Peak, which made him famous.

No wonder he was recognized as soon as he went up the mountain.

However, he remained calm and did not react too much.

Even if I'm recognized, it won't be a big deal.

He just went to Cangjian Pavilion to learn sword techniques, and these disciples would not block his way.

However, these disciples were discussing nearby, and even though Li Yan did not listen intentionally, he was still somewhat surprised by what they were saying.

"I never thought that I would become a fraud and a thief."

Li Yan smiled in his heart.

Only a few Jindan elders knew that he was accepted as a disciple by Patriarch Qingya.

They were instructed by Qingya Patriarch not to leak any information about Li Yan, but they never expected that this misunderstanding would occur.

However, these rumors could not disturb his mind, they were just to make him laugh.

He ignored the rumors and went straight to Cangjian Pavilion.

Some disciples followed here from a distance, and stopped only after they found Li Yan walked into the Cangjian Pavilion. Some disciples felt bored and retreated directly.

"I thought he was planning to go to the sword testing arena to compete, hoping to attract the elders' attention and become an inner sect disciple. I didn't expect that he would come to the Hidden Sword Pavilion to choose a sword technique!"

Fu Yong shook his head.

Zhou Feng asked curiously, "Didn't he just enter the outer sect? How did he accumulate the contributions to exchange for the sword techniques?"

Fu Yong guessed hesitantly, "Maybe he was busy practicing when he entered the outer sect, so he hasn't chosen a sword technique yet.

"Now my cultivation aptitude has been disliked by several Jindan elders, so I started to practice swordsmanship, hoping to join the inner sect through my swordsmanship talent."

Zhou Feng nodded: "That's true, this is the only solution he has now."

"But he has five spiritual roots. If he wants to be trained by the sect, his sword talent must reach the level of Elder Wei Xu before he can be taken seriously."

"Such a talent for swordsmanship is rare to come across in a century!"

The two sighed and prepared to leave.

They didn't think Li Yan could possess such talent in swordsmanship.

Just as the two turned around to leave, they suddenly saw several people walking towards them with a menacing look.

"This is... Chu Kai, the inner disciple of Elder Nangong! What is he doing here?"

Zhou Feng showed surprise on his face. From the look on his face at Chu Kai and his group, it was obvious that they were not going to Cangjian Pavilion to choose sword techniques.

"Where is Li Yan?"

Chu Kai came to the outside of Cangjian Pavilion and stood still, asking in a cold voice.

A disciple nearby responded, "He has already gone to the Hidden Sword Pavilion."

"Then we'll wait here for him to come out!"

Chu Kai and several disciples stood there, staring at the entrance of Cangjian Pavilion.

Zhou Feng suddenly realized at this moment: "So he came here for Li Yan."

He suddenly understood Chu Kai's intention.

I think he wanted to know how Li Yan was able to improve his cultivation to perfection in Qi training in such a short time.

Want to gain some benefits from it.

Fu Yong frowned slightly and whispered to Zhou Feng, "The sect strictly prohibits private fighting. Could it be that Chu Kai wants to violate the sect's laws? And he is already an inner sect disciple, so why would he compete with an outer sect disciple for an opportunity?"

"Who knows? We can only wait and see how Li Yan responds."

Zhou Feng was also disgusted with Zhou Kai's behavior, but they were both only outer disciples, so they didn't dare to go up and question Zhou Kai directly.

They stayed where they were, planning to see how Zhou Kai would deal with Li Yan. If he really violated the sect's rules, although they would not dare to stop him, they would report it to the sect afterwards.

……

As soon as Li Yan stepped into Cangjian Pavilion, he heard a cry of surprise.

"Li Yan!"

He looked carefully and saw that the man was the Cangjian disciple he met last time when he came to Cangjian Pavilion.

"I never thought that when we meet again, I will have to call you Senior Brother!"

The Cang Jian disciple's tone was filled with emotion.

In the sect, the brothers are divided into groups based on their cultivation.

When he first met Li Yan, Li Yan had just entered the outer sect and had only the third level of Qi training, so he called him junior brother.

And now when they saw each other again, Li Yan had already perfected his Qi training and his cultivation was much higher than his.

Li Yan accepted the title of Cang Jian disciple calmly. He nodded slightly and said, "Thank you for showing me the way last time."

"It's just my job, you don't have to be polite, brother."

The Hidden Sword disciple gave a bitter laugh.

When he heard the news that several Jindan elders were competing for Li Yan these days, he initially thought it was a coincidence.

It was not until I learned that the rumored Li Yan had just entered the outer sect more than two months ago that I finally confirmed that the two Li Yans were the same person.

"Brother Li, are you here today to pick out some simpler sword techniques?"

"But this is normal. The Hunyuan Sword Technique is very difficult to practice. I wanted to remind you that day, but I was afraid that you wouldn't believe me, so I didn't say anything."

The Cangjian disciple said sincerely, "I can accompany my senior brother to introduce a few things this time."

He naturally thought that Li Yan found that he could not get started with the Hunyuan Sword Technique, so he had to spend his contribution to exchange for a new sword technique.

Li Yan said slowly: "I do want to choose some sword techniques, but I don't need you to introduce them to me. I can choose them myself."

Upon hearing this, the Cang Jian disciple hurriedly bowed and said, "Then I won't bother you anymore, Senior Brother."

Li Yan nodded slightly, then walked alone towards the location of the first-grade sword technique.

(End of this chapter)