Lao Tzu is Ji Gong

The butterfly that it formed began to solidify as energy was poured into it.

Everyone present felt the life-like energy hidden within, which greatly surprised them!

When this slight fluctuation of life appeared, Nuwa's face turned pale.

Clearly, the long-term energy infusion was a considerable burden for her, especially since this was just for creating a simple butterfly.

Seeing Nuwa in this state, Hongjun Daoren dared not rashly intervene, fearing that his intervention would make the process even more difficult to control.

He can only rely on Nuwa herself to see if she can overcome this challenge.

However, because Nuwa's body was too weak and she didn't have much energy stored in her body, the energy thread formed by the flower butterfly finally broke just as she was about to complete the last stroke.

In the end, the butterfly could not be successfully created.

Although it's clear from its appearance that this is indeed a lifelike butterfly, and it seemed to have been alive for a while.

But without those final touches that bring it to life, it's ultimately just a castle in the air.

Nuwa ultimately failed, and sat on the ground with a sigh. Clearly, she had grasped that sliver of inspiration, but in the final refinement, it was still lacking something.

Hongjun, sitting at the very top, witnessed the entire process of Nuwa casting her spell and couldn't help but marvel at the incredible creativity of humankind.

I never imagined that Nuwa could create life in such a magical way.

What a kind-hearted girl she must be to come up with such a delicate method.

Although Nuwa didn't complete the final step, she still asked, "Well, Hongjun Daoist, what should I do to complete the final step?"

This time, Hongjun Daoist was truly stumped. He had never seen a similar move before and could only say, "To be honest, I can't help you with this. It can only depend on whether you have the opportunity to do so in the future."

Chapter 1436 The Meaning of Tit for Tat

"However, I still suggest you pay more attention to spiritual energy cultivation. It would be such a pity if you failed due to insufficient stamina."

Nuwa nodded and then stepped down, leaving the stage to Li Xiu.

At this point, only Li Xiu remained without sharing his insights, and everyone's attention turned to him.

Although Li Duotian and Li Xiu were of one mind, he was still very curious about what kind of surprises Li Xiu would bring to others after this more significant improvement.

Hongjun Daoist also looked at Li Xiu with a smile and said, "Kid, it's your turn. You can't escape this time."

Li Xiu had no choice but to take a step forward, pondering what move he should use to successfully divert Hongjun Daoist's attention to the Hongjun Sword.

However, in terms of gains alone, he actually gained quite a lot. With so many moves in his mind, any one of them in his skill universe has a much richer variety of variations.

So he wasn't in a hurry; the most important thing was to solve his weapons problem.

Li Xiu lingered in the universe of techniques for a while, and then chose a suitable one.

His eyes brightened again as he stared at Hongjun Daoist and said, "I've thought of Hongjun Daoist. Now I'll demonstrate this move."

"Alright, don't worry, go all out and let me see just how far you can go." Hongjun Daoist greatly encouraged Li Xiu's idea.

The next moment, Li Xiu also used the meager spiritual power within his body to gather it in his hand in a special way.

Judging from this, it seems that Li Xiu is about to use the true energy within his body as a flying sword to launch an attack.

The Taoist Hongjun above also showed interest in this move.

Clearly, there are very few cross-industry practical methods like this in today's chaotic and primitive world.

If it's true qi, then use it purely; if it's a weapon, then enhance the weapon and transfer its characteristics to your own body to unleash spiritual energy techniques.

This move is quite novel. Although it's not the first time I've seen it, it's rare to see someone execute it as skillfully as Li Xiu.

Li Xiu mainly used the Hundred Steps Flying Sword technique, but unfortunately, he had too little power in his body at the moment, and he could only barely make a very short one-inch sword.

However, during the process of condensing sword energy between Li Xiu and others, its power was already becoming apparent.

The concept of returning to simplicity elevates the already sharp sword energy to a new level. Although the sword energy is small, you can feel it about to sever your body from a great distance. Its power is not as simple as it looks.

"Very good, now bring this sword energy at me."

After seeing that Li Xiu had fully condensed his moves, Hongjun Daoist wanted to personally test what kind of miracle Li Xiu's move could create.

Since someone has delivered themselves to his doorstep, Li Xiu will not be polite. He made a hand seal and manipulated the sword energy gathered at his fingertips to attack Hongjun Daoist.

On the other side of Zixiao Palace, Donghuang Taiyi was also staring intently at Li Xiu's move. Clearly, their relationship was not as harmonious as that between Donghuang Taiyi and Li Duotian.

These two seem to be at odds.

Chapter 1437 Stay and Talk Privately

Through Li Xiu's move, he could also get a general idea of ​​what kind of strength this guy really possessed.

The sword energy flew very fast, and it reached Hongjun Daoist in the blink of an eye.

However, Hongjun Daoist did not underestimate his opponent. A wisp of purple energy flew out from his sleeve and formed a small shield in the path of the sword energy.

Although it looked exquisite, the energy was extremely concentrated and perfectly positioned at the tip of the flying sword.

The strongest attack meets the strongest defense, creating a truly stunning effect.

However, the Taoist Hongjun was still superior. He could not only transform the shield into a cotton candy-like substance, greatly depleting the sharpness of the flying sword, but also condense it into an exceptionally strong steel defense, preventing the sword energy from advancing any further.

With this shift in power, Li Xiu's sword energy was easily defended.

Seeing his attack blocked so easily, Li Xiu was not surprised at all.

After all, who is this person in front of us? This person is one of the strongest guys in the human world, Hongjun Daoist!

Isn't it normal that he was able to block his own attacks?

However, what Li Xiu cared more about was whether there was any room for improvement in his move, and whether Hongjun Daoist could sense the message he wanted to convey to Hongjun Daoist from this sword energy.

After completely subduing the sword energy, Hongjun Daoren carefully began to sense it. After all, learning from others' moves to help oneself is something every master must do.

However, when he tried to feel it, he still sensed both familiarity and strangeness in the move that Li Xiu used.

Hongjun Daoist was naturally very quick-witted. When he sensed this anomaly, he understood that Li Xiu's use of this move was a hint.

So he glanced at Li Xiu, conveying a "I understand" look.

After receiving feedback from Hongjun Daoist, Li Xiu nodded and returned to stand beside Li Duotian.

At the same time, he transmitted his voice to Li Duotian, saying, "He understands now. It seems we'll have a great harvest this time."

Hongjun Daoist then gave a detailed critique, saying, "This idea is excellent. If you had stronger spiritual power to support it, this move could be continuously improved."

"You must focus on the fundamentals, young man. It seems you have exceptional talent. If you can't use certain moves because of insufficient spiritual power, you'll be at a huge loss."

The Taoist Hongjun also gave Li Xiu some earnest advice.

Li Xiu listened attentively. He had come here specifically to solve this problem, so he was very grateful to Hongjun Daoist for pointing out these issues.

However, both of them knew perfectly well that the fewer people who knew about what was to come, the better, so Hongjun Daoist took the initiative to say, "It seems that the four of you have asked almost everything you wanted to ask."

"If there are no problems, I'll send you back."

"I wonder if there are any places you want to go next, or places you want to go for spiritual practice."

The first to speak was Donghuang Taiyi, who said, "Then I'll trouble Daoist Hongjun to send me back to the demon race's territory. It'll be good for me to take a break."

Chapter 1438 The Fated Ones

"No problem. Go to that purple ball of light, then close your eyes, and you'll be there soon."

Donghuang Taiyi made a very difficult request, and it's unclear whether he wanted to test Hongjun Daoren's strength.

However, Hongjun Daoist did not disappoint him. Although the human and demon races were far apart, under the power of Hongjun Daoist, this gap could be easily bridged.

Then, Hongjun Daoist blew out countless purple wisps from his sleeves, which slowly swirled around Donghuang Taiyi.

The next moment, Donghuang Taiyi's figure also gradually disappeared in the surrounding aura, and the last figure disappeared at the very instant.

Donghuang Taiyi also felt as if he had experienced a century, which made him marvel at the truly miraculous power of Hongjun Daoren.

After seeing Donghuang Taiyi off, Hongjun Daoist turned his gaze to Nuwa and asked, "Little girl, is there anywhere you'd like to go?"

Nuwa was also unsure of where to go, as her cultivation methods were quite different from others.

So he could only go home first, to see if he could sense the feeling of that final step in creation from everyday things, and to cultivate his spiritual power slowly in a quiet place.

As Nuwa was leaving, she took a liking to Hongjun Daoist and said, "I wonder if Hongjun Daoist could teach me how to cultivate spiritual power?"

Hongjun Daoist naturally wouldn't hold back; he was quite interested in cultivating this young girl.

He also said, "Since she is a young woman, I have a cultivation method that is very suitable for women to practice."

"I learned this from a female master I met during my travels in my early years, and I'm passing it on to you today."

"Read carefully, and think seriously about anything you don't understand. I believe you will definitely become a master among women."

Hongjun Daoist also took out another martial arts manual from his sleeve and placed it with Nuwa.

Nuwa expressed her deepest gratitude once again, and then, like Donghuang Taiyi, stepped onto the purple sphere of light and disappeared amidst the swirling purple light.

After seeing the two people off, Hongjun Daoist also turned his gaze to Li Duotian. It seemed that he also wanted to send Li Duotian away so that he could carefully discuss the next steps with Li Xiu.

However, Li Xiu took the initiative to speak up at this moment. "There's no need for that, Daoist Hongjun. Li Duotian and I are of one mind; we are very good brothers, not outsiders."

"Alright, since you put it that way, let's get on with what we need to do."

Hearing what Hongjun Daoist said, Li Xiu, being a modern person, naturally couldn't help but think more and said, "What do you mean by 'it's our business'? We're just having a serious sparring match, alright?"

"Don't always lead people to such speculations."