I built the Jade Capital with the Netherworld

Chapter 145 Zhao Danyan's Visit

There is a hexagonal pavilion beside the lotus pond.

Zhao Danyan, dressed in feathered clothes, sat barefoot by the pavilion, leaning lazily against the vermilion-painted pillars, holding a purple-eyed bamboo in her hand, fishing out circles of ripples on the surface of the pond.

In the pond, colorful carps are swimming endlessly.

"Boom!"

Suddenly, a fishing rod appeared. Zhao Danyan was shocked and quickly lifted the rod. A colorful carp jumped out of the water, reflecting a dazzling brilliance in the sunlight.

Zhao Danyan raised the corner of her mouth and was about to retract her fishing rod and pick up the colorful carp when suddenly, a shimmering light filled the air.

A communication talisman came across the void.

Zhao Danyan frowned, reached out to take the communication talisman, and swept his mind over it. The fishing rod in his hand fell to the ground with a clang, and the colorful carp also fell into the water, turning into a paper-cut painting.

"Dyeing the True Dao! Lu Wujiu specializes in the Dyeing the True Dao?!"

Zhao Danyan suddenly stood up, almost unable to believe her eyes. Her mind swept over the communication talisman again, and an indescribable emotion hit her heart.

As the headmaster, he is well aware of the secrets of the mountain sect.

In the Dragon and Tiger Danqing School, apart from the founder who cultivated this art, the rest of the disciples only cultivated the power derived from the "Danqing Jiangshan Tu".

Similar to the art of summoning gods!

This is the fundamental reason why the Dragon and Tiger Danqing School has so few disciples and lives in seclusion.

In the end, he never imagined that Lu Wujiu possessed the great way that the Longhu Danqing Sect had been desperately seeking?

Could it be that he is also a visitor from Middle-earth?
Yes, Lu Wujiu first appeared at Lao Lu Temple. No one knew his experiences before that, and there was no such person.

There is no other explanation except that they are visitors from Middle-earth.

But since he had mastered this method, why did he come for help in the first place?
"call--"

Zhao Danyan let out a long breath, stood up and paced in the hexagonal pavilion. After a long time, he suddenly stopped and had some vague guesses.

If he guessed correctly, Lu Wujiu came here most likely to borrow the spiritual weapon "Danqing Jiangshantu", which was also the fundamental reason why Jiangshantu underwent a strange change and caused all the people to move out.

The reason why I kept it secret was probably because I was worried that he wouldn't lend it to me.

After all, Ran Zhendao and "Danqing Jiangshantu" are a perfect match.

Once loaned out, there is a risk of loss.

"No wonder after he used the dotting pen, the painting of Jiangshan became smoother."

Zhao Danyan looked like she realized something belatedly, and a look of struggle appeared on her face.

He was wondering, was it a return to one's roots?
Or find a way to inherit the great Dao?
……

……

"Da da da……"

The rapid footsteps, like a sudden downpour, shattered the tranquility of the Taoist temple. Xiang Yang ran towards the depths of the temple with sweat on his nose and a flushed face. The mountain wind blew up his blue-gray Taoist robe, causing the jade pendant on his waist to fly up and down.

"Master—Master—"

He suddenly pushed open the door of the monk's room, and it hit the door frame with a clang, bringing with it a gust of wind, which startled the sandalwood on the copper incense burner and made it shine.

"What's so crazy?"

Jia Jingchen sat cross-legged on a cushion with a Bagua pattern, the silver threads of the whisk in his hand trembling slightly.

"Master, Senior Brother, no, Fellow Daoist Lu reached the top three and saved the world, did you know that?"

Xiang Yang was so excited that his chest heaved violently, and the Taoist hairpin in his bun even fell crooked, but his eyes were surprisingly bright.

"You came here in such a hurry just because of this?"

"Master, do you know?"

"Ok!"

Jia Jingchen pretended to nod seriously, but when he thought that Lu Wujiu had already reached the top three, his heart trembled.

When we met at the beginning of the year, he looked barely sixty years old, but how come he's already reached the top three in the blink of an eye?!

It’s still a double-path staircase!

Could it be that at the beginning of the year, he was already a second-class cultivator, but his skills in hiding were extraordinary?
"Master, Fellow Daoist Lu has also cultivated the Daoist talismans of our Zhengyi Sect, so we are considered family. Shouldn't we go and congratulate him?"

Xiang Yang asked excitedly.

Jia Jingchen said meaningfully: "A poor man living in a busy city has no one to care about him, but a rich man living in a remote mountain area has distant relatives. If you go there now, don't you feel snobbish?"

Xiang Yang was stunned for a moment, then said, "It's just congratulations, is it that serious?"

Jia Jingchen thought for a moment and said, "It's not good to go, but it's even worse not to go. Well, I'll report this to the Master, and then you can lead the team."

“…Yes, Master!”

Xiang Yang bowed, but the ecstasy on his face quietly faded a little.

Yes, he is still lingering in the Jiazi realm. Fellow Daoist Lu has already reached the third level. Will he still recognize him?

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Compared to saving the people of Jiudao, the news that Lu Wujiu was promoted to the top three was the focus of attention of the prestigious families.

Everyone was surprised to find that Lu Wujiu climbed the stairs so quickly.

The only reasonable explanation is that he had hidden his cultivation level before.

Especially the Ran Zhen Dao, which had never been seen used by him, so it was not difficult to guess that when Yang Fengzhao of the Liuren Sect showed his prowess in the ascension ceremony, he was already a second-class or even third-class cultivator, but he hid it very well.

Then it is not surprising that the second and third class forces can seize cultivation resources and advance the Taiyin Refining Dao.

This argument is quite recognized by people in the world!

Only in this way can the jealousy in their hearts be soothed.

No matter what, Lu Wujiu's rise still had a significant impact on the martial arts world.

There is a consensus that the Yunsong Mountain area has become a place of practice for the Lao Lu school.

Of course, the prerequisite is that the old law department can block the revenge of the Fangzhong faction, which has become Lu Wujiu's most troublesome problem.

Although he was certain that Hua Chaoge wouldn't take action personally, he couldn't stand the possibility of it happening.

The most important thing is, how should Lao Lu Temple and Liang Yi Sect defend themselves?

What if the Fangzhong faction becomes rich and powerful and keeps harassing us, with one person dying today and another dying tomorrow? Even if the Liangyi faction has top-tier masters, their morale will collapse and they will all flee when disaster strikes!

"It would be nice if I could stuff it into a human skin book and carry it with me."

Lu Wujiu muttered subconsciously, and his eyes suddenly lit up.

It is unrealistic to stuff Lao Lushan and Liang Yi Sect into the human skin book, but what if we imitate Danqing Longhushan and create a world in the painting?
Ran Zhen Dao, with the first-class cultivation, can make fake things look real;
For those who have the second-class cultivation, the virtual and the real coexist, and they can temporarily make the painting have the ability to copy the object. The specific power depends on the person who performs the technique and the quality of the copied object.

When one reaches the third level of cultivation, he can actually paint.

It can be said that only when Ran Zhendao reaches the top three can he show his true ability.

Lu Wujiu comprehended Ran Zhendao's ability, reached out and lightly tapped the desk in front of him, and the desk immediately became illusory, transforming into an ink painting of a desk.

If you look closely, even the curling sandalwood on the table seems lifelike.

The range of the magic is obviously limited by Lu Wujiu's magic power and the quality of the object being pointed.

"This saves the trouble of painting."

Lu Wujiu complained, but his brows furrowed.

With his current ability, he could create a scroll of the "Moonlit Boating Silk Scroll" magic instrument with some effort.

The problem is that "Moonlit Boating on Silk" allows for neither reality nor fiction.

Since he wanted to include Lao Lu Temple and Liang Yi Sect into the painting, he had to possess the ability to contain reality, which was beyond the scope of magical instruments and was an ability that only spiritual instruments had.

"Forging a spiritual weapon?"

The method of forging spiritual weapons presented by Danqingzi flooded into his mind, but the more he looked at it, the colder his heart became.

The biggest difference between spiritual weapons and magic weapons lies in whether there is a weapon spirit.

A spiritual weapon with a spirit has the property of infinite growth.

While weapon spirits can come from many sources, the most common is formed by using the Five Elements' essences as a core, summoning spirits and sending generals. In the Middle-earth, medium and large sects can set up spirit gathering arrays, which not only facilitate the absorption and exhalation of heaven and earth's primordial qi by disciples, but also automatically breed the Five Elements' essences at regular intervals, which is quite convenient.

Without this ability, they can only be caught in nature.

This path is something you can only encounter by chance!

Secondly, it is even rarer for it to be born from the spiritual weapon itself. Generally, it can only be achieved with top-level secret treasures and special refining techniques.

In short, with Lu Wujiu's current ability and energy, even if he could refine a spiritual weapon, it would not be a one-day job.

By the time it was refined, the daylily was cold.

"call--"

Lu Wujiu took a deep breath, stood up and left the room to relax.

After leaving the courtyard, you will see the current Lao Lu Temple, which has grown in size and has a large number of pavilions and towers built on the back mountain.

The sound of construction projects can still be heard today.

This time at the Lao Lu Temple, everyone recognized Lu Wujiu. As he walked along, he was met with Lao Lu's disciples, all bowing to him as a sign of respect.

Lu Wujiu nodded slightly at first, but later he was too lazy to nod anymore.

He walked out of Lao Lu Temple and went down the mountain along the path. The slightly slanting sun cast his shadow on the steps and the mountain wall, making it look like a fierce beast.

With a thought in his mind, the shadow man stood up and turned into a black entity, imitating his movements and walking, then blending into the ground as he walked.

This is the second level of the power of demons and monsters, turning the virtual into the real.

Lu Wujiu stretched out his hand again and swept across the shadow on the stone wall. Where his fingertips touched, yin and yang overlapped, illusions exchanged, and a black shadow stood up. Lu Wujiu, who was wearing a green Taoist robe, turned into a shadow and stuck to the stone wall, his body stretched extremely long.

After a while, the shadow of the man standing up gradually transformed into Lu Wujiu;
Lu Wujiu on the ground completely turned into a shadow.

This is the transformation of reality into illusion among the three powers of demons and monsters. However, reality and illusion must always exist.

"The real and the fake are quite similar to the Ran Zhen Dao."

As he spoke, Lu Wujiu quietly stopped and looked at the shadow on the stone wall with a dim gaze.

He shook his long sleeves, extended his index finger, and lightly touched the shadow.

Under Ran Zhen, a shadow like a painting suddenly appeared and turned into the appearance of Lu Wujiu.

Even the aura on their bodies is exactly the same.

Feeling the power coming from the shadow, Lu Wujiu's pupils dilated.

After the power of the demon reaches the second level, although the shadow can turn virtual into real, it does not have much power in essence, and is more like the vines of a wood demon.

Now, after being dyed and refined, it has the power of a copyist.

It is even more powerful than the ordinary power of Ran Zhen.

Because no one knows Lu Wujiu better than himself, and his shadow is the best portrait of him. In addition, the power of the evil spirit can turn the virtual into the real. The combination of the two creates an ability that is almost like splitting oneself into two.

Lu Wujiu's mind moved, and a shadow immediately appeared under his feet. When he opened his eyes, another clone immediately appeared.

After repeating this process for the fourth time, Lu Wujiu stopped, but only 50% of his magic power was left.

In other words, with sufficient magical power, he can create eight clones at most.

"I wonder how much of my true power these clones possess?"

Lu Wujiu had an idea and immediately hid in the human skin book. He planned to test the power of his clone.

After becoming a true immortal, the clone possessed some of his intelligence.

He then gave the order to fight.

Unexpectedly, the clone's figure flashed and disappeared without a trace.

"Ok?"

Lu Wujiu was stunned and went to gain some insights, only to find that his clone had turned into a shadow and disappeared into the shadow of Fengdu Luoshan Mountain.

Looking down at my feet, countless shadows gathered like snakes.

"So cowardly?!"

Lu Wujiu shook his head and could only change the instructions. The clone then rushed out of the shadows and attacked head-on.

However, due to the lack of magic weapons, the clone could only condense shadows into swords and chop them down. Looking closely at the moves, it was the "Break the Enemy Sword Technique" that he was best at.

Unfortunately, it has a physical form but no sword energy, and has become a mortal dancing with a sword.

Lu Wujiu had an idea and injected Pure Yang Sword Qi into his clone. The clone immediately mastered the Pure Yang Sword Technique and fought with great power.

Because of his fearlessness and bravery, he even surpassed the original body in Pure Yang swordsmanship.

After a series of experiments, Lu Wujiu became more and more amazed.

Theoretically, the clone possesses 70% of his maximum strength and automatically uses the powers of Ran Zhen and Tai Yin Lian Xing.

It is probably because the clone was created from these two.

If you inject Pure Yang Sword Qi, you will actively use Pure Yang Sword Art.

The clone's range of activity is limited by the range of his spiritual control, and it cannot change its appearance.

After all, it was Ran Zhen who gave the finishing touch.

Even so, Lu Wujiu was still surprised.

Just imagine, who can withstand the siege of eight monks with the strength of the third level?

Eight paths are too many, even if there are six, it is still a terrifying combat force.

"The only drawback of this method is that it consumes too much mana. It should be used with caution during a battle!"

Lu Wujiu pondered for a moment and then left the human skin book.

Although the problem of defending the mountain gate was not solved, the combination of skills that he came up with unexpectedly still made him quite excited.

When we reached the foot of the mountain and were about to go to the nursing home, a figure on horseback suddenly appeared at the end of the official road.

Looking intently, Lu Wujiu let out a long breath and stood still.

Not long after, the figure on horseback approached and saw Lu Wujiu standing by the road. He quickly dismounted and walked towards him quickly.

Lu Wujiu took the initiative and said aloud: "I observed the stars at night and saw that the Greedy Wolf had moved. It's time to drink pine wine. Fellow Daoist, would you like to drink together?"

The person who came was none other than Zhao Danyan, the headmaster of the Dragon and Tiger Danqing Sect!

He bowed with astonishment and said, "It's my honor!"

"please!"

Lu Wujiu raised his hand and invited Zhao Danyan to walk towards the nursing home. When they reached the archway, they took a small path and went straight to the depths of the bamboo forest in the back mountain.

It was late autumn in the bamboo forest, and it was already stained with a rusty color. A gust of wind blew, and the bamboo forest rustled.

After the host and the guest took their seats, they admired the autumn bamboos and felt the gentle breeze, chatting about the time they had spent apart for a short time, looking like friends who had not seen each other for many years.

But the more polite Lu Wujiu was, the more uncomfortable and uneasy Zhao Danyan felt.

After a long while, he took the initiative to say: "There are rumors in the martial arts world that Daoist Fellow's main cultivation is the True Dao. Is that true?"

Lu Wujiu nodded: "Of course I take it seriously."

Zhao Danyan pressed the issue, "May I ask, fellow Daoist, are you from the Ranzhen Sect in the Central Plains?"

Lu Wujiu feigned surprise, "Fellow Daoist, you also know about the Ran Zhen Sect? Could it be that the Longhu Danqing Sect has a history with the Ran Zhen Sect?"

"Exactly!"

Zhao Danyan took a deep breath and said, "To be honest, fellow Daoist, the founder of the Dragon Tiger Danqing Sect is a disciple of the Ranzhen Sect."

Lu Wujiu suddenly realized, "I should have discovered it earlier. How could I say that the power of the Dragon Tiger Danqing Sect is so similar to that of the Ranzhen Sect? It turns out they share the same origin!"

"Yes!"

Zhao Danyan sighed with emotion and said, "It's a pity that the descendants are unfilial. Although the incense has continued for generations, much of the inheritance has been lost! I am ashamed to say that I came here to ask for the true scriptures again from you."

As he spoke, he quickly took out a jade slip and a brocade box and said, "This is the insight and wealth that our sect has accumulated over hundreds of years of studying this Dao. I will use this as a token of my appreciation for your contribution."

As he spoke, he immediately opened the brocade box and revealed the contents.

(End of this chapter)