From a carp to a dragon god

Chapter 192 Breaking through the eighth level
The ninth level of cultivation is mainly about refining Qi to eliminate evil spirits. Magical power is refined in the mysterious orifices, and evil Qi is filled in the Dharma images. In this way, the void is refined into reality, and the practice is complete.

In Yu Shuyang's mysterious acupoint, the Xuanshui Guixu had already refined the water evil and water qi into one. After several rounds of tempering by the Xuanshui Guixu, there was no need to refine them anymore.

Now all that was left was to gather Qi and refine the evil spirit for the Dharma image. He released the Beitian Xuanwu Jinfeng Dharma Platform, stood on the pool of water, and slowly gathered the water Qi and water evil spirit.

The ninth-grade Dharma image is just a phantom and cannot be used to cast spells against the enemy. Just like the Fire Duck Immortal used the Dharma image to protect himself and drive the true fire, these are the powerful aspects of the Dharma image.

Water Qi is invisible but has substance, it cannot be seen or touched, but it is powerful. Water Sha is visible but has no substance, it can be seen but not touched.

Gathering Qi is much simpler. The platform is like a dry sponge floating on the water. You need to press it into the water little by little. Once it enters the water, it will quickly become wet.

Yu Shuyang infects the altar bit by bit, starting from the foundation of the altar, refining water Qi into it, and the virtual image of the Dharma image begins to gradually become real.

The base of the altar is derived from the plastron of the Black Tortoise, which is manifested according to the twelve Earthly Branches. The twelve pillars in the temple also come from here.

Collecting water Qi and filling it bit by bit is purely a slow and steady process. Gathering it bit by bit, and then refining it into the Dharma image bit by bit, apart from consuming time, it does not require much effort.

He sat cross-legged by the pond for three consecutive days to gather Qi, until Yu Shuyang realized that there was not enough water. He then took out the Dragon Carp Wanfa Bell and shook it three times in succession to pray for rain.

Suddenly, winds blew from all directions around the pool, and Yatou Mountain was covered by clouds and rain. The rain fell after three dragon roars.

The water veins in the mountains were replenished with rainwater and gradually became full again, and the water level of the Jishuitan also rose.

The fire energy in Yatou Mountain is too strong, and the water vein can only be maintained by relying on the one wood spirit spring to generate water. Without the constant replenishment of rain, it will sooner or later evaporate and stop flowing.

He still had to think of a way. After all, he couldn't be tied to the mountain and cast spells to pray for rain every few days. If he wanted to create a formation, he didn't know where to start.

Yu Shuyang didn't have any formation inheritance, so he couldn't deduce it using the Black Tortoise Book. Perhaps he could ask his junior brother Li Taiping about it.

A shout interrupted his thoughts. Looking up, he saw Li Taiping and Li Zhen coming over, followed by a little girl.

"Senior brother, look who's here." Li Taiping said with a hearty laugh.

Yu Shuyang knew that his junior brother was talking about the little girl, and he was also curious about who the person was.
Before he could ask, Li Zhen introduced her, "Cousin, this is Mu Lingge."

He turned back to Mu Lingge and said, "Lingge, this is my cousin. We are the closest, and he is also my mother's godson.

And the Ganoderma lucidum you're thinking about was planted by my brother, and there's also a patch of Ganoderma lucidum tea trees, so we can harvest tea next year."

Li Zhen spoke a lot of good things about his cousin, unlike when he introduced his fiancée, where he just said a dry sentence and ended it.

"Hello cousin, I am Li Zhen's daughter-in-law." Mu Lingge said with a smile.

Yu Shuyang was at a loss for a moment, but fortunately he appeared calm. It was his first time meeting his cousin's wife, so he had to pay a gift.

However, he was not a hamster, and there was nothing suitable in his magic bag. He then asked, "Sister-in-law, when are you two going to get married?"

Mu Lingge blushed and said, "It's scheduled for March next year."

"Cousin, why are you asking so many questions? We are here to help you plant spiritual bamboo." Li Zhen hurriedly helped his wife out of the predicament.

Seeing the couple like this, Yu Shuyang stopped teasing them and said, "Then you guys can plant the seeds. I'm still practicing magic, so I won't help you."

"No need, there are three of us here, we can handle it." Li Zhen said nonchalantly.

Mu Lingge took out the prepared bamboo seedlings. She heard that they were to be planted beside the pond, so she brought the South China Sea Purple Bamboo.

In addition to selling timber and medicinal materials, her shop also sells live spiritual plants and roots, and also sells spiritual grain seeds.

Li Zhen didn't know what kind of purple bamboo it was, he just thought it looked pleasing to the eye. The bamboo joints were all square, and the branches and leaves were dark green with a hint of purple.

"Oh, it's actually the South China Sea Purple Bamboo. Judging from its appearance, it is a cross between it and the Black Bamboo, which matches the Black Lotus perfectly." Li Taiping sighed after looking at it.

The South China Sea is rich in purple bamboo, among which the purple bamboo is the most famous. Every morning when it is bathed in the morning sun, a little purple dew will condense on the bamboo leaves.

Purple morning dew can be blended with the honey of hundreds of flowers to make wine, which is called Baihua Everlasting Wine. It has the miraculous effect of maintaining youthful appearance, and drinking it regularly can also prolong life.

"Is my sister-in-law brewing immortal wine?" Li Taiping dug holes around the pond and planted plants. After planting hundreds of bamboo seedlings, he came over and asked.

"Brother Li, you misunderstood. I opened a shop on Jinlu Island, specializing in spiritual plants and spiritual roots. Li Zhen said he wanted to grow spiritual bamboo, so I brought it here."

Mu Lingge explained with a bit of confusion that she heard from Li Zhen yesterday and brought the most stocked Lingzhu in the store.

This is a backlog of goods, originally ordered by a butterfly fairy, but the sea merchant brought the wrong goods, so they have been left in the store and unsold.

"Brother Li, can this bamboo be used to make wine?" When Li Zhen heard the words "immortal wine", he immediately became excited and chased Li Taiping to ask.

Li Taiping was at a loss for words, so he gave a perfunctory explanation, saying, "Bamboo cannot make wine. It is the purple dew on the bamboo leaves in the early morning that can be blended with the honey from hundreds of flowers to make wine."

For a moment, Li Zhen became completely alert, and Mu Lingge beside him nodded thoughtfully.

Seeing that the three of them were not leaving after planting the spiritual bamboo, Yu Shuyang quickly said, "You can leave after you finish planting. It's still raining now. If you want to chat, go somewhere else. I'm in seclusion practicing the Dharma."

It's no wonder he chased people away. Practicing in seclusion requires concentration and calmness, and cannot be disturbed by outsiders. Fortunately, he is gathering Qi to fill his Dharma image, so he is not afraid of being distracted.

However, he spent three days just to fill up the base of the altar, and the twelve pillars were like a bottomless pit that could not be filled.

"Cousin, we haven't buried the stones yet, please wait a moment." Li Zhen replied and chased Li Taiping to ask how to make wine with multi-flower honey.

Li Taiping saw that Mu Lingge was there too, and he didn't want to lose face in front of Li Zhen. He had only heard of Baihua Bu Lao wine, but didn't know how to brew it.

However, he has another way to make the Hundred Flowers Eternal Wine. When the Beidou Yangyuan Gourd he planted grows up, he can pour the Purple Morning Dew and Hundred Flowers Honey into it to make the wine.

"It's useless to talk about this. The gourds in the spiritual field have to grow. If you want to do this business, go collect the nectar of hundreds of flowers first."

Li Taiping passed it on with a word, and took Li Zhen to bury the five-colored stones. After finishing, he drew talismans in the air and refined the five-colored gate-suppressing stones of the five directions.

The three of them left then. Yu Shuyang looked at the hundreds of small bamboo seedlings, each emitting an inky aura. He didn't know the difference between purple bamboo and black bamboo, but he felt that they matched the inky lotus well.

The ink lotus was planted by Master Yu to refine ink ingots. The first three trees transplanted from the Yan family were already fifth-grade precious medicines.

It was already approaching October, and the lotus leaves and lotus pods in the water were about to wither. Yu Shuyang naturally had no intention of picking them to make ink, and was just feeling sad for a moment.

He took out the two True Water Orbs from his magic bag and dropped the Tianyi True Water Orb into the water, which transformed it into nectar spiritual water, which he used to water the spiritual bamboo. He held the Xuanming True Water Orb in his hand and began to cast a cleansing spell. He practiced the Xuanwu Water Method and could refine Xuanming True Water as well as Kidney Mysterious Water.

The magic power in Xuanshui Guixu was transferred into the pearl little by little. Earlier, Yu Shuyang refined the real water into the pearl, which was nurtured by the Haishui magic talisman. The magic meaning in it was the coldness of winter.

As Yu Shuyang refined it bit by bit, the Xuanming True Water also had the magical power of Yin and Yang Black Water, which was no longer limited to cold and freezing.

As his practice progressed, he gained more insights into Xuanshui, and understood that Xuanshui and Xuanming True Water were two sides of the same coin, just like the turtle, snake, water and fire make up Xuanwu.

For a moment, Yu Shuyang felt suddenly enlightened. When he collected water energy to fill the twelve earth pillars, it became smooth and inexplicably smooth, and he no longer felt like it was a bottomless pit.

Filling the Dharma image with water qi and water evil is like pouring water into a broken jar. When you pour water into the jar from one side, water will flow out of the hole on the other side. Even if you have great abilities, you will not be able to fill the broken jar.

Yu Shuyang cleansed the Xuanming True Water Pearl once and realized that Xuanshui and Xuanming True Water are two sides of the same coin. Then he filled water Qi into the Dharma image and the hole in the broken water tank was repaired.

So, while he was gathering water energy for the Dharma image, he was also refining the Xuanming True Water Pearl. Earlier, he had only refined one Gangban.

He relaxed and started practicing in seclusion, and he didn't feel the passage of time. When he was hungry, he would open his mouth and inhale a gust of wind, and he could fill his stomach with the wind.

When thirsty, he would use the Tianyi True Water Pearl to transform the nectar into something to drink, and at the same time water the Purple Qi Lingzhu. The small bamboo seedlings, which were originally as long as a finger, would grow to three to five meters high.

He cultivated half a pool of spiritual water in the Ji Shui Pond, and threw the Tianyi True Water Pearl into the pond, except for occasionally fishing it out for sacrifice and refinement.

The Beitian Xuanwu Jinfeng Dharma Platform finally filled him with water Qi. The shadow of the Dharma image was still not solid enough, but it was no longer light and airy.

When Yu Shuyang received the Dharma image into the mysterious orifice, he felt his mind warm up slightly. The Dharma image was displayed according to the mind. Now that the water Qi was refined, there was a little more emphasis, and the mind could also sense it.

After the water Qi is filled, you need to refine Qi to dispel evil. You cannot collect water Qi and refine the pearl at the same time. You must collect water Qi and refine Qi to dispel evil at the same time.

He refined both pearls to the point of seven forbidden barriers, and they could enlighten spiritual water six times a day. Yu Shuyang simply threw the two pearls into the pond and didn't care how they enlightened the spiritual water.

The most important thing now is to refine Qi and eliminate evil for the Dharma Image. As long as the Dharma Image turns from virtual to real, he will break through to the late ninth level.

With the luck of dragon carp, he doesn't have to worry about the resources for cultivation until his Dharmakā breaks through the third level.

What Yu Shuyang was thinking about this time was to break through to the eighth level in one go, so that he could practice diligently while he had no worries.

The Ji Shui Tan contains half spiritual water and half ordinary water. By collecting the water evil from it, the water consumption in the pond is not that much. In order to prevent accidents, the Dragon Carp Wanfa Bell is used to pray for rain to replenish the water.

Water Qi is invisible and colorless, and cannot be seen when it is collected and restrained by the Dharma. However, Water Sha is different. It is visible but intangible. The collected Water Sha gathers into clouds of black gas.

This is caused by Yu Shuyang's magic power. The Xuanshui is dark black, so the collected Xuanshui evil is naturally also dark black.

If someone saw it, they would be shocked. A large black cloud was supporting the altar above the pond. The altar was vague and unclear, as if it had no paint to fill it with. Only a vague shadow could be felt.

Yu Shuyang concentrated on refining Qi to dispel evil spirits. Every time he absorbed a wisp of Xuanshui evil spirit into his Dharma image, he would refine it into one with a wisp of Xuanshui Qi.

As the Qi and Sha became one, the Dharma image also gradually changed from virtual to real. Fortunately, the Dharma platform was not the same color as the black water.

The three-story dome of the main hall on the Dharma platform is the same color as the sky. The outer walls of the hall are bright red. The two main doors of the hall are silver-white, and the steps and foundation are khaki.

As the ritual took longer, the Dharma image became more refined, and the spiritual patterns of the twelve talismans became clearer and clearer.

The Dharma image is no longer created by the help of heaven and earth, but is achieved through the practice of magic, just like the Nine Yang Mysterious Water Turtle.

As all the spiritual patterns of the talisman were refined, the Beitian Xuanwu Jinfeng Altar became tangible, and Yu Shuyang could use magic to fight against the enemy in the future.

His appearance is exactly the same as the real altar. Not to mention that he can open the altar and cast spells to summon the Northern Sky Divine Soldiers, just the weight of the altar alone will seriously injure ordinary monsters if they are hit by it, if not die.

Yu Shuyang first put the talisman into the mysterious acupoint and sank it into the mysterious water Guixu, so that the Qi and Sha in the two places could hone each other.

Xuanshui Guixu is a whirlpool of mysterious water. The Dharma image sinks into the whirlpool like a ship about to sink, and then a ball of fire spreads in the mysterious water.

This is a magical fire generated by the mutual grinding of two Qi Sha, which can repeatedly refine the Qi Sha and make it tighter.

As the Dharma fire burned, Yu Shuyang officially broke through to the late ninth grade. However, he had been practicing Taoism in his Xuanqiao for 1,500 years, and the Dharma image had been burned out, but only one tenth of the Xuanshui Guixu had been burned.

He could only wait slowly for all the smelting to be completed before casting the spell to break through to the eighth level. Now he didn't need to concentrate or sit cross-legged in meditation.

It was early morning at this time. On the square black bamboos beside the pond, there were dark green bamboo branches with light purple bamboo leaves growing on them.

Yu Shuyang walked into the bamboo forest and found that the dewdrops hanging on the bamboo leaves were actually spiritual water. He cast a spell to pick one and tasted it. It was like nectar, but the difference was that it contained a little bit of rosy glow.

If others couldn't taste it, he could eat the wind and the clouds, and even the slightest bit of purple morning glow could be tasted by him.

He suddenly realized that this bamboo forest was more suitable for Tu Liu's cultivation. He was practicing the Purple Ganoderma Five Elements Escape Technique, and the Purple Qi and Morning Dew were just right to assist him in his cultivation.

The morning sun rises in the east, and the sunlight shines on the bamboo forest. Then purple mist and morning dew begin to rise, and for a moment the sky is filled with clouds and mist, like a fairyland.

Yu Shuyang finally understood why hundreds of spiritual bamboos could not gather any spiritual water. It turned out that the purple morning dew evaporated as soon as it came into contact with the sunlight.

Seeing this situation, he was also extremely regretful. It seemed that he had to arrange people to collect the spiritual dew every day. It was such a pity to let it evaporate every day.

He looked at the pond again. Now most of the water had been transformed into spiritual water, so there was no need to maintain the spiritual water. He then collected the two gems at the bottom of the pond.

Not long after, the burning of the magic fire in the mysterious orifice was completed, and Yu Shuyang displayed the Dharma image, injecting a stream of luck into it, and it instantly became full of light and brilliance.

Yu Shuyang waited quietly for the Bai Ze Atlas. He had the luck of a dragon carp and did not need to refine his cultivation resources before advancing to the eighth level.

When breaking through to the ninth rank, Bai Ze's atlas will call out the name and grant the record, and include the demon cultivator into the atlas according to his clan blood. When breaking through to the eighth rank, a seal will be opened and a map will be drawn for him.

Soon, a white shadow flashed from the air, and a white scroll opened, emitting a green light that shone on the altar.

Yu Shuyang heard a sound of metal breaking, and the mysterious water in the mysterious orifice gushed out, creating eight extraordinary meridians in his body.

He officially broke through to the eighth level.

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