From a carp to a dragon god

Chapter 74: Earth Snake and the Evil Method of Suspension of Life

A master loves his apprentice just as a father loves his son. This is the truth about the relationship between master and apprentice, and between father and son. Of course, nothing is absolute. There are also cases where masters and apprentices turn against each other, and fathers and sons become enemies.

Master Yu has a dignified and upright character. Although he is strict with his apprentices, it is simply because he wants to teach them to become successful people. It can be seen that he cares deeply for them.

The master and the disciple walked in silence all the way from Xiliang Garden to Mr. Yu's Mohe Bamboo Building. Banjiao Qingmujian saw him standing up from the water and shouting "hum hum hum".

"Master, is the color fading?"

This cow used to have green skin all over its body, as hard as old cowhide. Now it seems to have faded, and the green skin is as light as water blue. From a distance, it looks like a grayish-white buffalo.

"This is its true appearance. The rhinoceros has white skin and black fur. It ate too much wood before and had indigestion of the green wood essence." Master Yu patted the ox's head with his hand.

Yu Shuyang saw that the big stupid cow was as well-behaved as a puppy, so he tried to pat it, but the cow shook its head and dodged, and snorted at him.

"Master, its spirituality is growing very fast. Is it about to become enlightened?"

"It's still early. The previous one was caused by the indigestion of the green wood spirit, which caused the wood poison to reach his brain. If we want him to become intelligent and become a spirit, we can only wait."

Master Yu took out a seat and put it aside, and then put another one aside for his apprentice. This is the etiquette of Confucianism, and one cannot sit on a mat that is not straight.

"You are very effective in managing the abandoned fields. Do you have any experience?" Master Yu asked while sitting upright.

"Teacher, I have something to ask you. This wasteland is not caused by the loss of earth Qi, but by an injured earth snake underground."

Yu Shuyang knew his teacher's temper, so he asked directly without beating around the bush.

"It's great that you were able to find the ground snake. It shows that you have the ability to identify problems and solve them, which makes me very happy.

You wanted to know that question before, and I can tell you today. I think you can participate.

You will have to face many dangers and difficulties, even life-or-death crises. Do you have the courage to take them on?" Master Yu looked at his apprentice with a gentle gaze.

The last time Yu Shuyang came to deliver a cow to him, he was shocked by the appearance of the rhinoceros beast and said a few words in excitement, which was then brushed off by Master Yu.

This kind of thing that carries the heavy burden of the Xiyu clan will make people feel pressured even if they don't participate in it.

"Master, just tell me. I'm not afraid of these things..." Yu Shuyang had heard from his eighth sister that in the next few decades, three or four people in the blessed land would break through to the fifth level of cultivation and become demon immortals.

“This is a long story, let me first explain the matter of the earth snake to you.

The earth snake is the master's Dharma image. It has been hidden underground all these years to maintain the earth energy of the spiritual field, avoid rotation and abandonment, and ensure production every year.

You also know that the immortal Xiyu has suffered greatly from this mortal enemy that Fudi has always been on guard against. When the immortal broke through the fifth level of thunder tribulation, he took the opportunity to cut the life-supplying snake seed out of his body.

The Earth Serpent Dharmadhatu has been manifesting continuously in order to suppress the snake species, paralyzing the enemy so that he won't notice and make him hesitate.

Having said this, Master Yu paused for a moment, took out a stele from his Dharma bag, and handed it to his disciple to look at.

"I studied Confucianism under Yan's teacher for twenty years, but I only learned the two words 'self-cultivation'. I only learned the basics of the six Confucian arts: ritual, music, charioteering, archery, calligraphy and mathematics.

This is a copy of the sword calligraphy for my teacher. It is a sword inscription about swords, which contains the Dharma ideas of two kendo masters.

The sword inscription was left by an unknown swordsmith whose name is no longer known due to the long time. The calligraphy was left by another ancestor of the Yan family, who was said to be a gentleman who was proficient in the Confucian gentleman sword.

You can take it back and contemplate it carefully. You should gain something. Then I'll need your sword to completely kill that snake." Yu Shuyang took the calligraphy with both hands. It was copied from a stone wall. It must have been carved by someone holding a sword in mid-air. You can feel it between the lines.

The sword inscription is written very concisely, with eighteen sentences of four characters each, or seventy-two characters in total. The content seems very simple, and it talks about the principles of sword forging and governing a country.

"Master, is this kind of snake difficult to kill? Does it require so much effort, or is there another way?" Yu Shuyang asked with some confusion.

"Every life-supporting snake species is connected to the life of Wensi Snake, and everything it sees and hears can be detected by it at any time.

The reason why we have been guarding him and not killing him all these years is to confuse him and prevent him from doing something desperate. The effect is very obvious and it has brought us peace for so many years.

Now I want to borrow your sword to kill him, also to confuse him. But now is not the time to act, we still need to wait for a few years.

Our blessed land is expected to produce five demon fairies in the next thirty years. This matter has been prepared in secret. There may be some rumors in the outside world, but it is also to confuse the enemy.

When you return, you must study the sword inscription diligently and intensify your cultivation to break through to the ninth rank as soon as possible. When the time comes, I will need you to completely slay the snake species." Master Yu roughly finished his story.

This matter was the result of a telepathic discussion between him and the Great Immortal Xiyu, especially the sword energy yesterday, which amazed everyone.

Killing the snake species with swordsmanship will definitely scare Wensi Snake, making him suspect that there is a sword immortal messing up the situation, and he will not dare to act rashly for a while.

In order to buy time to break through the fifth level of tribulation, as long as Wensi Snake is not around the blessed land, everything will be a done deal by the time he reacts.

"Okay, Master, don't worry. Breaking through the ninth level of cultivation is not difficult at all for me.

You also know that I practice three methods at the same time, the Wind Method, the Sword Method, and the Water Method. Naturally, I will be slower.

"I've already refined seven of the twelve talismans, and with five left, I'm guaranteed to be able to break through to the ninth level of Dharma Condensation by the end of May or early June at the latest." Yu Shuyang patted his chest and promised.

There are only five of the eight wind spells left to be practiced. Xia Feng and Jing Feng can be practiced together, Xun Feng and Shuo Feng can also be practiced together. In other words, it only needs to be practiced three times.

"As long as you are confident in your heart, remember not to be greedy. As the saying goes, you can't chew too much. This is a big taboo in cultivation.

Often, many extremely intelligent geniuses are delayed on this. If you are a little greedy and want to achieve everything, you will suffer a great loss.

I heard from them that you also helped the shrimp soldiers who were practicing martial arts to deduce the skills. This is a good thing and deserves praise, but have you considered the timing?

The most important thing for you now is to quickly break through to the ninth level of Dharma Condensation, rather than causing trouble everywhere.

I told you last time that you need to be clear about your true feelings so that you can be organized and prioritize things."

Master Yu taught his apprentice in person, and because of his meticulous nature, he would remind his apprentice repeatedly every time, but unfortunately, it didn't have much effect.

It is a good thing to plan before taking action, but if you cannot think of everything well, it will become a fatal flaw at the critical moment. Moreover, man proposes, God disposes.

"Master, what I have learned is that I should practice diligently when I return, and strive to break through to the ninth level of Condensation Dharmakāya as soon as possible."

Yu Shuyang bowed to the Master and prepared to go back to practice in seclusion like Li Zhen.

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