Ziwei Immortal Path

Chapter 113 A year in a hurry

Time flies, and more than a year has passed.

In the evening, the sky is full of clouds and the colorful apricot island.

A red light broke through the air from the island and passed through the formation. It turned out to be a young man in black with round cheeks, flat eyebrows and big eyes.

This person was none other than Zhao Jiusheng, who had just successfully infused his spirit and reached the sixth level of Condensation. At this moment, he stepped on the foundation-building spear magic weapon [Yellow Dragon Jade] given to him by his mountain master Xu Boyang, and rushed to his home, Qinlong Mountain, as fast as a meteor overnight.

This time he went to Caixing Island, a southern island, for routine inspections and to deliver medicines on time. Everything was normal and there was good news.

The island owner, Ms. Ning Huang, successfully broke through the seventh level of Condensation, and her cultivation reached a higher level, which was worthy of the mountain master's cultivation of her.

Zhao Jiusheng knew that his mountain master would return to Qingshen with the head of the Langmo family tomorrow, and he was extremely anxious. After taking the elixir from Su Minglu, the young master of the Su family in the "Floating Dan Pavilion" on Yaoling Island, he rushed to Caixing Island without stopping. Finally, he finished all the miscellaneous affairs on Caixing Island in half a day.

Before dark, we set out on our journey home.

Originally, he was going to go to Liu Zhiwen's place on Caiguang Island, but Zhao Jiusheng was afraid of missing the time, so he simply put it aside and went home to see the mountain master first.

Now, all the independent cultivators from the five islands near Qinlong Mountain have come to rely on him under the mediation of Mr. Ning Huang. The miscellaneous affairs of the entire Qinlong Mountain have suddenly increased a lot. Fortunately, after Mr. Su left, only two months later, two other guests from his family, Xiao Yuanzhi and You Huangu, came to the Su family to share a lot of the work.

Along with them came a small group of Su family members, but there were not many of them, both men and women, less than a dozen people, who looked young, but all of them seemed to have telepathy and extraordinary looks. However, this small group of people came by boat, and since entering Zhuohua Island, they have never come out again.

Although all the guests of Zhuzhao were very curious, Zhuohua Island was the forbidden area of ​​Qinlong Mountain. Apart from the Su family, only the mountain master could enter, so they were puzzled. However, Guest Su had an extraordinary status in the Xu family, so no one dared to ask too much.

Three months ago, the mountain master's younger siblings Xu Boen and Xu Boxiao both broke through and reached the fourth level of Condensation. In just over a year, they broke through the "Essence-filled Realm" and stepped into the "Qi-sufficient Realm". Their talent was simply astonishing and shocked everyone.

The mountain owner Xu Boyang was so delighted that he went into the kitchen and personally slaughtered the magical pigs and sheep and had a feast for three consecutive days.

Now Xu Bowen, who is about to turn twelve years old, not only practices Qi gathering and cultivation, but also sits on the main seat in the Qinlong Hall and starts to take care of housework under the guidance of Xu Boyang.

Ten-year-old Xu Boxiao has shown a strong interest in alchemy since he saw Su Zilu making the alchemy. With the strong matchmaking of Xu Boyang, he kowtowed three times and nine times, and entered Zhuohua Island as a disciple, and began to learn the art of alchemy from his master Su Zilu.

In response to this, Su Zilu expressed that the generational order of the two families seemed a bit confusing, but Xu Boyang was nonchalant and said that everyone should have their own opinion. Su Zilu was at a loss for words, but she really liked Xu Boyang, her little cousin, so she happily agreed.

During this year, the relationships between various families have made good progress. Xu Boyang has been dealing with various families in the Nanhu Islands except for the Confucianists and the Liwu family, developing and trading with each other. There are also occasional exchanges between the three islands in Zhonghu. However, each family is wary of each other and has ulterior motives, so there is not much contact.

Ever since Dongguo Diyun and Lu Qiling came that day, no one from Sanqian Academy came again, and it seemed that they had fallen silent about the matter. The whole of Wandao Lake was quiet and peaceful.

Everything is thriving and seems to be developing in a good direction. Qinlong Mountain finally stands firmly on the Thousand Stars and Ten Thousand Islands Lake.

However, there are still two things that worry Xu Boyang.

First, in another three months, it will be nearly two years since he had been home. In his spare time, he couldn't help but worry about the two old people at home in Fengqing Town. After all, the old people are old and Xu Shaoliang is in poor health. However, this Wolf Mo Changge has not been heard from since he went to the Southern Wilderness and has not come back for a long time. Since their last separation, half a year later, Xu Boyang went to Langyan Mountain to sit at the beginning of every month, but every time he left with high hopes, he returned with disappointment.

The second is the Three Thousand Academy. The unusual behavior of Dongguo Diyun and Lu Qiling when they came last time has always lingered in Xu Boyang's mind. He and Monk Li have discussed it more than once in the past year. They both have their own speculations, but in the end they could not find a solution.

Putting aside other things, after all, Qinlong Mountain was obtained under the name of the Ding family. Xu Boyang was worried that the matter would be exposed if the two families contacted each other in the future, so he was always worried. Fortunately, as the days passed, it was like a stone sinking into the sea, as if nothing had happened.

But this matter is a bomb after all, and it will explode sooner or later. If we want to prepare for it, we need to go back and contact the Ding family as soon as possible.

But Lang Mo Changge has not returned yet. If he runs back first, firstly, he will break his promise to the Lang Mo family. Secondly, he has the [Hidden Demon Mirror] and runs away before him. This Huangting treasure is no trivial matter. Even if he explains the situation in advance, it will inevitably arouse his family's suspicion. Not only will the friendship that he has worked so hard to establish be lost, but who knows what troubles will arise.

Of course, there is one last point. Once the position of the master of Qinlong Mountain is vacant, someone is needed to manage it in order to maintain it.

Fortunately, all these things have seen a turn for the better in the last three months. After Xu Bo'en broke through, he followed Xu Boyang's arrangement and came to the palace. He worked diligently every day and did things in an orderly manner. He showed a steadiness that was inconsistent with his actual age, and a very high ability to control his subordinates. In less than three months, he used both kindness and power to control all the guests, and they were all obedient and convinced by him.

In addition, three days ago, Langyan Mountain sent an envoy to inform that Lang Mo Changge had returned to the mountain and told Xu Boyang that he would set off for Qingshen immediately after resting for three days.

Today is the third night. After Zhao Jiusheng rushed back, everyone had gathered in the Qinlong Hall.

Xu Boyang sat in the main seat, and Xu Boen stood beside him. After explaining everything clearly to everyone, he let everyone go down to rest.

After Xu Bowen finally bowed and took his leave and went back to gather energy and practice, Xu Boyang was the only one left in the hall. He walked around the "Green Mountains and Bright Moon Night" screen in the hall, walked out of the hall, looked up at the bright moon in the sky, relaxed his body, and exhaled lightly.

Today is the rainy season, but it is not raining. The moon is bright and clear, like a white jade plate, and the stars are twinkling around it. The sky is filled with clear light that is as gentle as a veil.

Over the past year, Xu Boyang has never stopped practicing. Unfortunately, he tried several times to attract the divine essence, but the heaven and earth showed no reaction and he was unsuccessful. He also didn't know the secret of building the foundation, and he was unwilling to give up, so he asked Monk Li many times.

As it turned out, the old monk, knowing Xu Boyang's reluctance, feared he wouldn't take the Lihuo Shenyuan Dan, so he immediately planned to build his foundation. His tone was adamant, and he would rather die than tell Xu Boyang. Xu Boyang was amused and helpless, but also grateful for his kindness, so he finally gave up. Since he couldn't cultivate the Great Dao, he had to practice other things. Otherwise, how could he spend the long nights of the past year? He couldn't let himself be distracted by trivial things. So he practiced the two major sword techniques, the Greedy Fire Burning God Sword and the first two moves of the Feisu Six Sword, over and over again. By now, he had mastered them effortlessly and knew them by heart.

In addition, Xu Boyang had a keen eye for talent and bought a foundation-building level free-hand technique called "Centrifugal Spinning Hand" from a short-sighted casual cultivator in the market on Yaoling Island at a very cheap price.

This Taoist free-hand fighting style combines boxing and palm techniques into one, which is in line with the spiritual energy of "Red Flame and Flint Wind". The boxing technique is fierce, and the palm technique is elegant. When the general comes out, the spiritual energy in the body turns into wind and fire all around, which is awe-inspiring. After building the foundation, you can call out the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and directly use magic. The power should not be underestimated. What's more, the most important thing is that it depends entirely on oneself and does not rely on magic tools. This is why Xu Boyang values ​​this technique.

However, it didn't take long for him to master this method. Xu Boyang had nothing else to practice and was bored. As a result, he came up with the idea of ​​the [Hidden Demon Mirror] and began to refine that strange [Demon Lord's Consciousness].

Unexpectedly, this refining process seemed to have opened the door to a new world for Xu Boyang. He enjoyed it so much that for three months, he hardly left the house and immersed himself in the [Demon Lord's Divine Consciousness] every day.

There was no other reason, it was just that this trace of divine consciousness was too strange and magical. Xu Boyang could sense every move of the entire Qinlong Mountain while sitting in the cave. Not only could he see, but he could also disturb the minds of the monsters.

For a while, the black pigs in Zhuzhao Village at the foot of the mountain rioted for no reason. They jumped out of the animal pens, ran into the mountains, and made trouble everywhere, making Taoist Bailu and his little follower Li Zixiu search everywhere and get very anxious. It was Xu Boyang's masterpiece.

Until one day, Xu Boyang accidentally used too much force and a spiritual black pig died on the spot with its brain bursting and flesh and blood flying everywhere. He was frightened and did not dare to try again. After all, a spiritual beast was not cheap.

However, this spiritual consciousness had little effect on people, especially cultivators. Xu Boyang secretly used it on Bai Lu, and then observed his movements. At first, Bai Lu had hallucinations and picked up a piece of shriveled black pig feces on the ground and ate it. At first, he ate it with relish, but he woke up in less than ten breaths, with a painful expression, wanting to cry but no tears, and vomited a mess.

In the end, he was frightened and suspicious, and kept asking Xu Boyang to ask Su Zilu for elixirs to calm his mind and exorcise evil spirits. Finally, Xu Boyang was forced to get the elixir, and the matter was finally over.

Xu Boyang thought this was a bit unfair, so he went out and captured some minor cultivators who were doing evil things on the surrounding lakes and islands. He brought them back secretly using the [Yin Shen Buddha Shrine], and put them in the cave, locked them with a formation, and studied them slowly.

Finally, it was concluded that this [Demon Hiding Mirror] can only cause cultivators to have hallucinations for a moment, and the duration is related to the cultivator's cultivation level. It cannot cause substantial damage to the sea of ​​consciousness like the wild monster.

In the end, this [Demon Lord's Consciousness] is just like that over and over again, and there is no need to practice it anymore.

These three or four young monks were tortured by him to the point of mental breakdown. They gave up their evil ways and turned to good, reforming themselves and going into the mountains. Every day they followed Taoist Bailu, getting up early and working late, working hard. When the people in Zhuzhao Village saw them, they all said that these people had cold faces but kind hearts, and they all gave them a thumbs up.

Taoist Bailu enjoyed his leisure time. He took Li Zixiu for a walk every day and then returned to the mountain to practice. Although Li Zixiu was thin and timid, he had a good understanding. He spent less time on practice, but after a year he reached the third level of Ningyuan.

After that, Xu Boyang had nothing to do again. Apart from guiding Xu Boen every day, he would go to Zhuohua Island to see Xu Boxiao from time to time. At night, he could only chat with Monk Li to relieve his boredom, discuss the major forces in the country, and analyze the advantages and disadvantages of each. However, through this chat, he learned a lot of things that he didn't know before, which broadened his horizons and improved his cognition.

After all, Monk Li lived for more than a hundred years, traveled to many places, saw a lot, and had extensive experience. For the fledgling Xu Boyang, he was a good teacher and friend.

However, Xu Boyang found that some of the things the old monk said were hearsay and not entirely correct. For example, he did not know that the barbarian monster practiced the Taoist Zifu Qingxu Dao and his cultivation level was one small realm lower than his own. He also said that Heichi's Lu Qiling was more powerful than Hanquan's Dongguo Diyun.

This matter was accidentally revealed by the young master when Xu Boyang went to Langyan Mountain and chatted with Lang Mo Weiyu. After Xu Boyang heard it, he suddenly understood. No wonder the deer demon Lu Qiling was so obedient to Dongguo Di Yun last time. If she really practiced Taoism, her cultivation level should be in the middle stage of foundation building.

Of course, this is an exception, and the vast majority of them are still credible.

After a year of communication and exploration, and with the confirmation of Monk Li, Xu Boyang now has a preliminary and comprehensive understanding of the six major forces in the country. He is no longer the ignorant young man who was chased by Wang Sun Wuyi a year ago. He has a clear understanding of each family in the early and middle stages, and knows both himself and his enemies.

For the six schools, compared with the two stages of Taoism's Ning Yuan and building the foundation, among all the schools, the Huangyang Buddhist school is the weakest, and the Guliang Confucian school is the strongest.

In the two stages of the reincarnation path to paradise, [Pāra] and [Bodhi], in a one-on-one battle, the Buddhists have comparable magical weapons and similar cultivation. Without sneak attacks, they can hardly defeat any of them. The reason is that all their spiritual energy is in their eyebrows, and they cannot produce Pāra.

The Buddhist body is as fragile as paper, almost indistinguishable from that of an ordinary person. Although his spiritual consciousness can be used, it is very weak and can only be used to retrieve storage bags, fly slowly, and summon Buddhist instruments. A monk who has just reached the [Bodhi Realm] cannot even explore the way, let alone fly with instruments, let alone detect other people's spiritual intentions.

Of course, they also have advantages, that is, they can still survive with only one head left. If they know how to [Exchange Yin Shen], they are simply cockroaches that are not afraid of death. As long as they have a Dharma body ready, they can fight to the death.

But generally speaking, they are still very weak compared to other families. After all, their physical bodies are weak and too easily destroyed, which will make it impossible to use many powerful spells. Dharma bodies are hard to find after all, and they are not endless. Therefore, even a monk like Qingzhu, who is about to achieve the level of [Dharma Appearance], will not go out alone to expand his power and provoke people from other families.

Among the six families, the Southern Wilderness Savage Monster ranks second to last. The Savage Monster is not weak, but unfortunately, during the entire [Spirit Awakening] stage, except for a little intelligence when it reaches the late stage of Spirit Awakening, it is like a brave but foolish soldier on the battlefield, without a brain, only knowing how to rush around recklessly, unaware of the intrigues and deceptions of people's hearts, as well as the changes in reality and illusion during fighting. Therefore, monsters that have not reached [Transformation] are all easily controlled by the three schools of Taoism, Confucianism and Buddhism.

However, after they transformed and gained wisdom and consciousness, the situation changed greatly. After all, the process of awakening the spirits of the barbarian monsters was very long, and their bodies would be trained to be invulnerable to swords and guns and extremely powerful.

It seems that it takes at least a hundred years to awaken the spirit, and most of them rely on the slow guidance of elders. There are very few who can awaken their spiritual intelligence completely on their own, and they are basically monsters with extraordinary talents.

Unless one takes the Taoist Qiling Pill and Transformation Pill, the time spent on the whole process will be greatly shortened. Therefore, no matter how much Nanhuang Heichi treats Qingshen, he can only rely on him. To put it bluntly, there are interests behind it.

According to Monk Li, even if someone like Lu Qiling defected to Guliang, he was only relying on the Guliang Hanquan lineage to be hostile to the people within Qingshen and was unwilling to accept Qingshen's current control, rather than confronting the entire Taoism.

Of course, the ancient monsters of Qingqiu are different. Their intelligence is awakened earlier, and they hold the secret method of [Blood-sucking and Essence-stealing]. They disdain any force. They only need to find ways to devour along the way and have the ability to devour in accordance with the rules. Their cultivation will grow rapidly and they do not rely too much on anyone.

But swallowing also has its ups and downs. Usually, eating some blood food is just to exercise the body. Cultivation still needs to be done according to the plan and follow the trail. One cannot just eat anything when hungry, otherwise one will go astray and achieve the opposite effect.

(End of this chapter)