Embers of Sword

Chapter 291 Junshan
"You are... Xiaoyaozi?"

Deng Baiyi stared at the young Taoist child floating in the air in front of her.

I had only learned a few sword skills from Xie Zhen, but already it was discovered?

This level of cultivation and vision is definitely not something that ordinary Taoist disciples can possess. Although Taoism is large, it mainly practices thunder magic, talismans, formation patterns, and the art of observing qi.

Being able to do this.

There is only one person in Deng Baiyi's mind.

"..."

The Taoist boy looked a little strange when he heard this. He immediately smiled and asked, "Miss Deng, do you only know Xiaoyaozi?"

This question made Deng Baiyi feel a little embarrassed.

She scratched her head.

This is true.

She was just a small shrimp who had just entered the world of martial arts. How many people could she know? She couldn't even recognize all the masters of the Seventh Zhai... There were only a few people whose names she remembered.

I have only been in Taoist sect for a dozen days.

Apart from Xiaoyaozi, Chongkan and Tangzhaizhu, there are only a few others.

She really couldn't name any more.

"Aren't you Xiaoyaozi?"

Deng Baiyi blinked and her attitude became much better. No matter what, one thing was certain, that is, the child in front of her was by no means an ordinary person.

"Of course I'm not. How old is Xiaoyaozi? How old am I?"

The young man in Taoist robes smiled and stretched out an arm, saying, "That old guy is a pile of bones that are about to fall apart. You pinch mine. Look, look, this is tender skin and flesh, it's brand new."

Deng Baiyi looked at the pink and tender palm in front of her and pinched it subconsciously.

The skin was pink and red, the blood was flowing with a trembling sound, and one could even see golden light flowing beneath the skin.

She had already guessed the identity of the child in front of her.

"You are... the reincarnation of a real person?!"

These four words are of great significance.

The boy just smiled and didn't care much: "Just a little luck."

Deng Baiyi was shocked, and it took her a long time to calm down.

In the past, reincarnated true people only existed in the words of others.

This seems to be the first time I have seen a "living" existence...

The young man in the Taoist robe retracted his arm and said with a smile: "What I said before is still valid. Do you want to consider it? You can recite the swordsmanship outline of the Dasui Sword Palace orally. In the future, I will teach you swordsmanship, which will definitely be better than Yuqingzhai's!"

This is a great opportunity.

The so-called "reincarnated immortal" of Taoism does not appear casually.

Strength and luck are both indispensable!

If you want to "reincarnate", you need a soul at least in the Yangshen realm!
Moreover, one needs to actively give up all thoughts of life, attain nirvana in advance, and try to leave a little spiritual charm during the process of sitting in meditation... This process is extremely dangerous, and the higher the realm, the higher the success rate.

Many great practitioners are reluctant to part with their remaining “years”.

Notice.

A great cultivator in the Yangshen realm can live for hundreds of years if he does not resort to war and is not affected by cause and effect.

Even when one reaches the final stage of exhaustion, retreating to a cave can extend one's life for another sixty years.

Deng Baiyi's eyes were complicated. She knew that the Taoist boy standing in front of her was at least a great cultivator in the Yangshen realm in his previous life! This was a stronger existence than Master Tang Zhai! If such a person was willing to teach her swordsmanship, she would surely be able to make rapid progress, right?

After hesitating for a long time, she shook her head.

"I'm sorry, this real person."

Deng Baiyi said seriously: "I promised the person who taught me the sword skills that this skill will not be leaked."

The young man in Taoist robe was not surprised at all.

He sat suspended in the air, holding his chin and looking at the stubborn woman in front of him, still smiling as he asked, "In fact, this technique is not a secret. The way of the sword is profound and extensive. Even you can practice the outline of swordsmanship, which is just a small trick. I just want to find an opportunity to accept you as my cheap disciple openly. Even so, you still insist on not revealing it?"

Of course Deng Baiyi knew.

She is just a fledgling who has just started practicing.

The professor taught me the profound principles of swordsmanship, but I myself was unable to understand them.

The experience that Xie Zhen gave me must be the most basic thing.

But this matter has nothing to do with the sophistication of the swordsmanship program.

This is a commitment and also the bottom line.

So she shook her head again to express her refusal.

"Interesting, interesting."

The young man in Taoist robes laughed softly.

He pointed to the distant Yuqing Mountain where celestial music was surging. "If I tell you that Shang Yi brought back a Dasui Sword Palace swordsmanship outline this time, which is more complete and extensive than what you have comprehended. It won't be long before this outline will flow out of Yuqingzhai, and all Taoist disciples who want to practice swordsmanship will be able to get a glimpse of it. Will you still not change your mind?"

"Isn't that better? With your methods, if you just want to see the swordsmanship of the Dasui Sword Palace, I think there are ten thousand ways to do it."

Deng Baiyi sighed softly and said helplessly: "Why do you have to look for me?"

She was confused.

My talent in swordsmanship is really not worth mentioning.

How could it be possible that Yang Shen would rush to his house to accept him as his disciple?

"Okay, okay, I won't tease you anymore."

"Since you and I are destined to meet, please give me some pointers!"

The young man in Taoist robes restrained his smile and flicked his sleeves casually, causing a breeze to blow across the Li Lake lawn. The young man, who had been reincarnated as a Taoist priest, slightly bent his fingers, and two pieces of grass were rolled into a ball, which flew out and gently hit Deng Baiyi's wrist and arm.

Two snaps.

Deng Baiyi felt a warm current spreading between these two points.

"Shaoshang, Quchi, these two acupoints of yours are seriously blocked."

The young man in Taoist robes said softly, "If you want to control Qi, you must first open up the meridians in your body. Your will is strong enough, and there is no problem with the method of controlling Qi... The only flaw is that you have been practicing for too short a period of time, and some delicate acupoints have not yet been nourished by the vital energy. When you meditate tonight, use the vital energy to impact these two acupoints, and you will soon be able to control the sword for a hundred breaths."

Deng Baiyi's eyes lit up.

She rubbed her wrist and clearly felt the difference, and subconsciously sent out a ray of divine thought.

The flying sword became much lighter!
"Thank you for your guidance, senior."

Deng Baiyi couldn't help but ask, "So, won't I be able to fly with a sword soon?"

The smile that the young man in Taoist robe had managed to suppress was broken again.

He smiled helplessly and said, "Little Miss Deng, you don't think you are Xie Xuanyi, do you? How long have you been building your foundation, and you want to fly with a sword?"

Controlling the sword for a hundred breaths and controlling the sword to carry objects are two different concepts.

As for flying with a sword, it is even more difficult!
Deng Baiyi complained: "Is it not possible to even think about it? If I can't do it in one year, then two years, three years."

The young man in Taoist robe couldn't help laughing.

In fact, he didn't need to give any advice, but living again was just for the sake of freedom and clarity of mind.

He had been watching silently in Lihu Lake for ten days. Deng Baiyi's stubbornness reminded him of an old friend.

"If you really want to control the sword, there is actually a shortcut."

The young man spoke slowly.

"Master Tang told me that there are no shortcuts on the path of cultivation." Deng Baiyi immediately corrected him in a serious manner.

"That's because she's too young."

These words, spoken by the young man in Taoist robe, were quite ironic.

A child who looked no more than ten years old actually criticized the world's vegetarian hosts for being short-sighted and lacking vision.

But unfortunately, he really has the qualifications.

"Shortcuts are everywhere in the world, it just depends on whether you want to take them or not."

The young man in Taoist robes said meaningfully: "If you want to live forever, you can just get a drop of the immortal spring. Why do you have to practice Taoism? If you can become a Yang God, you may not be able to live beyond the mortal world. If you want to fly with a sword and overlook the world, why bother practicing swordsmanship?"

Deng Baiyi chewed on it for a while, but didn't quite understand. She asked in confusion, "So what do you mean?"

The young man in Taoist robes smiled and said, "You are best at the art of talismans. Draw a few more talismans, stick them on the sword, and fly the sword into the air. What's the problem?"

"..."

Deng Baiyi was really speechless. She never expected that this reincarnated real person came here to have fun with her.

"An old man once said something."

"There is no high or low in the world."

The young man in Taoist robes said with emotion: "I have to admit that this sentence is very right. The way of talismans is not necessarily inferior to the way of swords. Riding a sword with talismans attached is also a kind of sword control."

Deng Baiyi fell into deep thought again.

"After a few days, I will leave the Taoist sect and go to the imperial city."

The young man put his hands behind his back again and said lazily, "I heard that you have a good relationship with Xie Zhen. Do you want to go with us to the Imperial City this time?"

When Deng Baiyi heard Xie Zhen's name, she subconsciously refused again.

She still remembered what Xie Zhen said to her when they parted at Lichao Lake.

The reason why I practiced sword so hard.

It is so that we can wield swords to meet each other next time we meet!

"Xie Zhen almost offended the Taoist sect to death."

The young man in Taoist robes said calmly: "He killed Fang Hang, the Taoist of Tai Shang Zhai, and also killed Qi Yu, the second senior brother of Tai Shang Zhai. The luck of this Zhai is declining. Li Chen will not let him go, and Chong Kan will not let him go either. The Taoist sect cannot ignore this problem..."

Deng Baiyi became nervous: "The Taoist sect is going to attack Xie Zhen?"

"Probably."

The young man in Taoist robes caught the woman's emotional changes and said with a smile: "However, Xie Zhen and I have no grudges against each other. We advocate a peaceful solution. After all, the sword cultivators in Da Sui Sword Palace are not easy to provoke. If Xie Zhen is willing to stop at the right time, then both sides can make a big deal out of a small matter."

Even the reincarnated real person showed up.

visible.

The Taoist sect really takes this matter very seriously!

"Since you and Xie Zhen are old acquaintances, why don't you come with me, drink some tea and catch up."

The young man smiled and said, "This way, we can avoid fighting and create new friendship between the two sects. Maybe we can even facilitate a marriage..."

"Marriage???"

Deng Baiyi's cheeks instantly turned red and she couldn't help but take a sip.

She didn't expect that this reincarnated real person would be so unruly.

"... Miss Deng, please think about this carefully."

A sound of breaking air rang in my ears.

Deng Baiyi turned around quickly and saw the whistling of swords from the other side of Li Lake. It turned out that it was Senior Sister Cheng Zhi who had gone to Yuqingzhai for a banquet and had returned with a tray of cakes in her hand.

"Junior Sister Deng, what did you just say?"

Cheng Zhi was a little confused and asked as soon as she landed.

"No...nothing..."

Deng Baiyi glanced over and found that the young man in Taoist robes had disappeared without a trace, but the last two words "consider" seemed to still float in the night wind.

"Here, freshly baked peach cakes from Zhan's shop down the mountain."

Cheng Zhi smiled and handed over the wooden drawer: "You have worked hard in sword training these days. This is a gift from Senior Sister Shang Yi. Although we haven't met, she is thinking about you. By the way, Senior Sister Shang also asked me to send a copy of Yuqingzhai's swordsmanship guidelines. Her swordsmanship attainments are much better than mine. She also said that after dealing with the trivial matters of Yuqingzhai, she will take time to come to Lihu to teach you the art of wielding the sword. I think it will take less than a month for Junior Sister Deng to be able to wield a sword for a hundred breaths!"

Deng Baiyi took the basket of cakes, looked at the mountains filled with fairy music, and couldn't help asking, "Senior Sister Cheng, do reincarnated immortals really exist?"

"Well, who knows about this thing?"

Cheng Zhi sat down on the lawn. In addition to the cakes, she also brought a tray of buns. Since there were no outsiders in Lihu, she simply pinched one with her hands and ate it while it was hot.

It is said that the fairies on the mountains are not tainted by the dust of the world, but in fact, the fairies on the mountains are also mortal.

Since we are all ordinary people, who doesn’t like to eat steaming hot meat buns?
"I have been in the Taoist sect for a long time, but I have never seen any reincarnated real person..."

Cheng Zhi smiled carelessly and said, "Master and Great Immortal, you are already old. If you can really reincarnate, who wouldn't want to do it? There is no such good thing in the world to live a new life for no reason... Although the Taoist sect is the largest sect in the world, it is inevitable that there are some rumors that are too mythical and cannot be taken seriously."

"Then have you ever seen a child of eleven or twelve years old in the sect, wearing a pure white Taoist robe and looking like this?"

She couldn't help but take out a piece of yellow paper and hastily drew the appearance of the reincarnated real person with her divine mind.

The night was filled with the light and fire of talismans.

Cheng Zhi glanced at him and smiled nonchalantly, "This kid has delicate features, quite good-looking, but I've never seen him before. Why did Junior Sister Deng suddenly ask this? I guess he is a lucky boy from some mountain. Although he can't practice, he can chop some firewood and read some articles with me on the mountain, which is better than being hungry and cold outside."

I have to say, Senior Sister Cheng Zhi is really a simple-minded person.

She was chewing a bun while looking up at the starry night sky, not taking the question seriously at all.

It took her a long time to realize that something was wrong.

"Wait, bring it closer..."

Cheng Zhi suddenly sat up straight, squinted her eyes, and looked at the hastily drawn yellow paper again. Her expression suddenly became complicated, and cold sweat began to seep out of her forehead and back.

"have you seen?"

Deng Baiyi did not shy away and held the paper closer.

"I have... Of course I have..."

Cheng Zhi's voice was trembling, and she felt unwell. She smiled bitterly and said, "Junior Sister Deng, have you never been to the Yuqingzhai Dojo?"

Deng Baiyi shook her head.

Since she entered Taoism, she has either been recuperating in a villa or practicing in Li Lake.

I have never been to the Yuqingzhai Taoist temple.

"In the Yuqingzhai lineage, women have always taught and preached. But a few decades ago, there was an exception."

Cheng Zhi murmured and said slowly: "There is an amazing swordsman, whose Taoist name is 'Junshan'. This great master is not only proficient in the thunder method of Taishangzhai, but also has practiced the swordsmanship of Yuqingzhai to the highest level. He is the only one in the Taoist sect who has served as the master of two halls in recent years."

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(I slacked off today. Sorry.)
(End of this chapter)