The road is vague

Chapter 25: Enlightenment Practice
After a simple meal, Lu Tianyou went on a date with the girl again.

The night in Qingming Mountain is not as dark as Hua'an Town, nor as brightly lit as Anle City. The sky here always maintains a hazy warm white state, as if covered by a huge layer of light curtain. Even during the taboo time, Li Mo no longer saw those unspeakable horrors.

This made Li Mo feel unprecedented peace of mind.

He didn't know whether Lingmu Sect had the ability to fight against those indescribable monsters that seemed to want to devour the entire world. Perhaps they were just providing a refuge for the disciples to find peace.

But no matter what.

At least at this moment, Li Mo felt extremely relaxed, as if he had returned to his carefree childhood.

"At least it's safe here."

With a smile on his face, Li Mo noticed that a rockery pavilion in the distance was now crowded with people, all vying to look out of the Enlightenment Hall.

Li Mo showed curiosity and moved closer.

After a while.

When he came to the edge of the pavilion, he saw a magical bird over ten feet long drinking water by the pond outside the courtyard wall. Its entire body was blue-purple and extremely beautiful.

Li Mo had never seen such a beautiful giant bird before. He couldn't help but be distracted and his mind was full of random thoughts.

"If the tigers and leopards of the Eighteen Mountains saw such a giant bird, would they still try to pounce on it?"

At this time.

The giant bird seemed to be full. It held its head high and chest out, let out a long, loud cry, spread its wings and flew high into the sky. A faint blue light emanated from its body, like a rising star.

The students of the Enlightenment Hall who were fortunate enough to witness this scene all gasped with excitement.

"Wow!"

Not until the giant bird flew away did everyone leave the pavilion with a sense of unfulfilled desire.

Afterwards, Li Mo also left the rockery and took a walk on the path in the backyard of the Enlightenment Hall. He felt as if he had returned to his life as an apprentice at the Jimin Hall. After walking for a while, he noticed that in a remote and deserted place in front of him, there were actually three people practicing martial arts together, but their movements were a little immature.

This made Li Mo stunned for a moment, then he quietly approached.

"Classmates, are you guys exchanging martial arts experiences?"

The three classmates, two boys and one girl, stopped what they were doing after hearing what Li Mo said and turned to look at him.

The girl was of a rather stout build, and she was actually surprised to see Li Mo.

"Your name is Li Mo, right?"

"Ok?"

Li Mo was stunned for a moment and looked at the girl with a bold personality and a tough appearance.

Her skin was slightly dark and rough, she had thick eyebrows and big eyes, and she was strong and robust. When she smiled at Li Mo, she showed two rows of big white teeth. Li Mo had no impression of her at all.

However, since the other party could call out his name, he must be a classmate.

"You don't remember me, my name is Ma Ling. I noticed you, a master, at the dinner party the day before yesterday. You scared me!"

Ma Ling walked towards Li Mo enthusiastically, with an expectant look on her face, and asked Li Mo to come over and teach her a few moves.

This generous girl is simply a tomboy. She came up and took Li Mo's hand. Li Mo had never seen a girl like this before.

"These two are brothers from Shangfeng County."

When the two heard Ma Ling say that Li Mo was a master, they couldn't help but show surprise and bowed to Li Mo.

"My name is Niu Li."

"My name is Yang Guang, and I hope Brother Li will be able to teach me."

Li Mo was stunned for a moment and looked at the three people suspiciously.

Ma Ling, Niu Li, and Yang Guang, could this be a combination of horse, cow, and sheep?
Although he was complaining in his heart, Li Mo did not refuse and showed off his skills immediately. Now that his Sanhe sword technique had reached perfection, it was natural that he could easily make the three people dumbfounded, convinced, and applaud.

"He is indeed a master!"

Ma Ling looked at Li Mo with shining eyes, which made Li Mo feel a chill. He thought, could this Hu Niu be interested in him?
Niu Li was also shocked.

"Your swordsmanship has reached its peak, haven't you? I've never seen such agile and sharp swordsmanship!"

Li Mo nodded in acknowledgment.

When the three of them saw this, they gasped and looked at Li Mo as if he were a monster. Ma Ling looked at Li Mo with even more fiery eyes.

You have to know that the three of them have been practicing martial arts since they were young, but now they still have some distance to go before they can achieve some success in martial arts. They can barely be considered third-rate masters in the martial arts world, and can only deal with ordinary people. Now when they see a person who is not much different from their age, who has already achieved great success in martial arts, you can imagine how shocked they are.

Yang Guang immediately stepped forward excitedly.

"Brother Li Mo, I've been practicing Xiangyang Sword Technique for four years, but there are a few moves I just can't quite grasp. Please give me some pointers!"

"Then let me see your swordsmanship."

This is the characteristic of martial arts after it reaches perfection. Because one can flexibly use various sword moves and is familiar with the joints, organs, and weaknesses of the human body, one is also familiar with the routines of various sword techniques.

After hearing this, Yang Guang immediately demonstrated his swordsmanship.

However, in Li Mo's opinion, his swordsmanship was full of loopholes and he was still at the basic stage of memorizing various sword moves. After watching it patiently, Li Mo immediately gave him some pointers.

Yang Guang suddenly understood and was convinced.

Seeing this, Niu Li and Ma Ling also came forward to ask for advice.

Li Mo was not stingy. Combining his own martial arts experience, he gave the two some pointers. Time unknowingly came to the midnight hour.

"Li Mo, how about the four of us forming a martial arts group?"

Ma Ling couldn't help but suggest.

"Um...I'm really sorry."

Li Mo responded sincerely, "My ideal is to become a cultivator. As for martial arts, I would like to practice occasionally to strengthen my body, cultivate my sentiments, and prevent my martial arts skills from regressing. I absolutely do not want to lose the big picture for the sake of small things and abandon the great path."

Practicing martial arts is practicing martial arts, and practicing cultivation is practicing cultivation.

Li Mo knew very well what goal he was pursuing. His previous martial arts training was only to lay the foundation for his current practice. He had to make a decision at the critical moment.

"Practicing occasionally... is good!"

Ma Ling happily agreed, and then the four of them said goodbye and left.

After arriving at the Enlightenment Hall, Li Mo got to know more and more people with all kinds of personalities, which made him feel extremely novel and fulfilled. He returned to the dormitory with a smile and saw that Lu Tianyou had fallen asleep.

the next day.

Ding Wei still arrives in class on time.

As promised, he began to talk about the breathing, qigong, and cultivation methods of "The Eye of the True Spirit", explaining to everyone many cultivation matters and qi elements that needed attention.

Before I knew it, most of the day had passed.

Many people were confused, and Ding Wei's explanation of the many precautions went in one ear and out the other. After all, it not only described the so-called Qi sensation, but also touched upon the method of how the spiritual energy flowed through the meridians.

Without a certain knowledge base, relying on rote memorization is indeed very difficult.

"In short, understanding is as important as talent in cultivation. Your next task is to fully sense the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. After completing the first step, you can follow the breathing and qigong method I just described to practice our master's main cultivation method, 'Eye of the True Spirit.'"

There was still about an hour before the get out of class ended, and Ding Wei signaled everyone to practice on their own to find the so-called qi sensation.

Li Mo also sat on the mat with his eyes closed.

The quality of the Qi sensation is related to the purity of the spiritual roots.

A good sense of Qi can definitely make cultivation more effective, and this is a hidden qualification of a cultivator.

It seemed to be related to the mastery of the Sanhe Sword Technique, or Li Mo's spiritual root itself was very pure. After just a slight sensation according to the method described by Ding Wei, he sensed the faint circles of spiritual energy of heaven and earth surrounding his body.

So he tried the small Zhoutian breathing method in "The Eye of True Spirit" and found that the spiritual energy gradually began to gather in his body.

All of a sudden.

Li Mo felt an indescribable coolness and comfort bursting out from his body from the inside out, like a downpour after a long drought, which immediately made him sink into it and unable to extricate himself.

"Is this the beauty of cultivation? It's indeed completely different from practicing martial arts."

The so-called external training of muscles, bones and skin, and internal training of breath, this is what is called breath!

After a while.

Suddenly, an excited exclamation came from the classroom, disrupting Li Mo's practice. He couldn't help but open his eyes and look at the man with a frown.

The person who was shouting was Zhou Zheng, who possessed the Fengqing body talent.

"I can sense the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. It's so wonderful. The spiritual energy of heaven and earth is everywhere. This feeling is amazing!"

After all, he was just a child who had just become a teenager, and he immediately danced with excitement.

Li Mo frowned slightly, and then thought about the first time he came into contact with the spirit stone two months ago. When he instinctively absorbed the spiritual energy in it, he was also intoxicated by the feeling of excitement that made his whole body feel comfortable. Then he suddenly understood.

"What is this guy doing? He's ruining my fun."

Lu Tianyou opened his eyes reluctantly and looked at Zhou Zheng who was dancing at the other end of the classroom with an unhappy look on his face.

"If this guy hadn't interrupted me, I might have sensed the spiritual energy of heaven and earth."

At this time.

Uncle Ding Wei on the stage stood up and came to Zhou Zheng.

After a brief inquiry, he announced to everyone, "Congratulations to Zhou Zheng! He's the first student in our class to sense the spiritual energy of heaven and earth on his own. Okay, that's all for today. get out of class dismissed."

After hearing this, many people gathered around and asked Zhou Zheng for advice on the secrets of cultivation.

The looks in the eyes of several of the girls when they looked at him were exactly the same as the looks Ma Ling had given Li Mo yesterday. Zhou Zheng was enjoying himself and couldn't help himself. He kept passing on his experience to everyone. He was quite generous and not a selfish person.

Lu Tianyou curled his lips, seeming a little unhappy, and stood up to look at Li Mo.

"go for meal?"

"I want to reflect for a while longer."

Li Mo decided to strike while the iron was hot and thoroughly mastered the breathing practice of the small Zhoutian in "The Eye of the True Spirit". According to Ding Wei's suggestion, he would complete the luck of a small Zhoutian first.

"Okay, I'll go first. Guo Hongjuan is still waiting for me, hehe."

As soon as Lu Tianyou left, Ma Ling came to Li Mo with a smile, sat on the cushion that Lu Tianyou had just sat on, and smiled at Li Mo.

"We are still practicing martial arts over there tonight, do you want to come?"

Li Mo said with an apologetic look: "I want to find the sense of energy today."

"Isn't the assessment still three months away? Why are you in such a hurry?"

"Alas, the early bird catches the worm."

Upon hearing this, Ma Ling left with regret.

There were fewer and fewer people in the classroom. After a while, Wang Feng came to Li Mo's side, stretched lazily out of boredom, and looked at Li Mo.

"Brother, how's your Qi feeling?"

When Li Mo saw that it was Wang Feng, he couldn't help but smile and said, "Not bad, how about you?"

Wang Feng shrugged.

"When I was in Yuancheng, I didn't cultivate the Eye of the True Spirit at first. Later, due to arrangements made by my family, I had no choice but to switch to the Eye of the True Spirit. I had already cultivated to the fourth level before coming here. Coming here is just a formality. According to my father, since you are here to propose marriage, you should be humble. A harmonious family is the key to success."

Li Mo looked stunned.

The initial realm of a cultivator is called the Qi training stage, which is divided into twelve levels.

The other party has actually reached the fourth level of Qi training.

According to Uncle Ding Wei, after passing the initiation test, as long as one can improve his cultivation to the fourth level of Qi training within the sect within the next three years, he will graduate successfully. Once he reaches the seventh level of Qi training or above, he can freely join any branch of the Lingmu Sect and serve.

Among them, the position of Inspector of the Ministry of Destiny that Li Mo longed for was a tough job in the outer sect's special service hall for the monks currently working in the Lingmu Sect, and was not the first choice.

"Are there people from Lingmu Sect in Yuancheng?"

"Definitely."

Wang Feng said calmly, "Not to mention that almost all the high-ranking members of various sects have joined the military or have maintained close cooperation with the military and have received salaries from the imperial court, even the Tianming Division, which is responsible for maintaining the security of the Great Qian Kingdom, has many people from the Lingmu Sect. In Yuancheng, I only need to spend some silver to invite monks from various sects to guide me. I may not be able to hire Foundation Establishment cultivators, but there are still quite a few Qi Condensation cultivators. The one who was responsible for teaching me the Eye of the True Spirit was a Qi Condensation Tenth-Level Inspector, and he only paid three hundred yuan a day."

Li Mo couldn't help but be shocked.

Three taels of silver a day, that would mean an income of ninety taels of silver a month, which is much more than his annual income as a traveling doctor.

of course.

The prices in Yuancheng must be even more outrageous.

"So what spells do you know?"

"I only know a low-level, elementary Wind Blade Technique, but I run out of mana after using it a few times. Oh, and the Spirit Eye that comes with my main cultivation technique is completely useless except for identifying magical weapons and elixirs. I've tried it before, and I can't even defeat a constable, let alone a martial arts captain."

Although monks have a high starting point and a high upper limit, in the early stages they need to learn all kinds of theoretical knowledge, do not have deep magical support, and do not master various spells and magic tools, so they are naturally no match for martial artists.

But as long as you accumulate a little and master various spells and magic tools, your strength will increase rapidly.

For example, those cultivators who have practiced in the sect for three years and have reached the seventh level of Qi training or above, once they join the Tianming Division, ordinary swordsmen in the martial arts world will find it difficult to be their opponents.

Even those who have cultivated internal strength and are so-called acquired realm masters will be in danger of death when facing cultivators.

After Wang Feng left.

Li Mo slowly closed his eyes and practiced breathing exercises until he successfully completed a small circulation of energy. Then he left the classroom contentedly.

(End of this chapter)