My Anime Girlfriends

"Strengthening nerve reaction speed and muscle tissue strength has the most obvious effects and is the most useful to us. Nerve reaction speed can give you a faster reaction speed, allow you to see objects moving at high speeds, and even, when strengthened to a certain level, allow you to see the trajectory of a bullet. Of course, nerve reaction speed alone is not enough, because your physical body cannot keep up with your nerve reaction speed. Therefore, muscle tissue strength is very important. The greater the muscle tissue strength, the greater your strength, and similarly, the greater the speed you can exert. Not only that, muscle tissue strength will also improve the toughness of your body. Otherwise, when you use too much force, your body will easily break. This is also the main function of muscle tissue strength."

"The last category is the strength of immunity, which is also very important. If your immunity is strong enough, you can at least avoid being infected by the virus in horror movies like Resident Evil."

Zhang Jie slowly shared his experience with us. After a slight pause, he continued, "That's basically it for strengthening. Next is the item exchange. First, I suggest that you two not exchange any items. Instead, use all the reward points you get this time to strengthen the four major areas: cell vitality, nerve reaction speed, muscle tissue strength, and immunity. Among them, nerve reaction speed and muscle tissue strength need to be strengthened, otherwise, with your physical condition, another long-distance run will be enough to wear you down."

Then Zhang Jie said to Zheng Zha and me, "Now it's up to you two. Zheng Zha has a B-level side quest, a C-level side quest, and 7500 reward points, while Dong Tian has 25000 reward points, an A-level side quest, a B-level side quest, and a C-level side quest. So I suggest you just exchange for a body mutation enhancement. As for what to enhance, that's up to you. Then you can use some of the remaining reward points to enhance your body attributes and some to exchange for weapons. In short, in the upcoming horror movie, the strongest among us should be Dong Tian. I think it would be best if Dong Tian could exchange for a weapon from the magic legend series."

I smiled and nodded, and Zheng Zha nodded and said, "That's what I think too. Because of all the horror movies I've seen, the ones with the highest probability of death are the supernatural horror movies like Ju-on, which can't be explained by science. Zhang Jie, the first horror movie you experienced, A Nightmare on Elm Street, can also be classified into this category. So I plan to exchange for a weapon that can kill these kinds of ghosts, but I don't know if it will be very expensive."

When I heard him say that, I immediately smiled and said, "I'll buy the weapons, you don't need to worry about them, you can strengthen them yourselves."

Zhang Jie laughed and said, "Then what are we waiting for? Let's go see it now. When we get back, I'll have Na'er cook you a delicious meal, haha, let's go."

At this moment, I took out the T-virus and said, "Wait a minute, this is the T-virus. I obtained it from biochemical experiments. I consulted the Main God. The T-virus's evolution function can enhance intelligence by 20 points, mental strength by 20 points, cell vitality by 50 points, nerve reflex speed by 50 points, muscle strength by 50 points, and immunity by 100 points. It requires 1,500 reward points plus one C-level side quest. However, if you have the original T-virus solution, you only need 500 reward points to have the T-virus evolution function. By the way, Zheng Zha, you don't need it. Go exchange for the bloodline yourself." After saying that, I handed one to Zhang Jie and Li Xiaoyi each. Then I went to Zhan Lan and handed her a pill, saying, "This is a Foundation Establishment Pill. It can help you achieve the physique of Foundation Establishment and also give you a lifespan of over 300 years. It can enhance intelligence by 100 points, mental strength by 100 points, cell vitality by 200 points, nerve reflex speed by 100 points, muscle strength by 150 points, and immunity by 300 points. This way, you can have a greater chance of survival in the next horror movie."

Zhan Lan seemed about to say something, but just as she opened her mouth, I flicked the pill into her mouth with a speed she couldn't see. She swallowed it, and then I smiled and said to her, "Aren't you going back to your room? If you don't want to embarrass yourself." She glanced at me, her face quickly turning bright red, and she hurriedly ran back to her room. Needless to say, the pill had taken effect; because of it, she needed to... detoxify.

At this moment, a beam of light shot down from the "main god," illuminating Zheng Zha's entire body. Zheng Zha then floated up, hovering several meters in the air. Countless tiny particles continuously shot into Zheng Zha's body from the beam of light, and this situation lasted for several minutes.

Zhang Jie stared in disbelief and shouted, "Wife, come out and see God!"

Li Xiaoyi also said dumbfoundedly, "Again, again. Huh? Why did I say 'again'?"

Zheng Zha finally opened his eyes, and the first thing he saw was Zhang Jie and the other person standing next to him. They were both looking at him with a strange gaze.

"What's wrong? Have I changed?"

Zheng Zha touched his face in a panic, then carefully examined his entire body. He was terrified that the enhanced bloodline or genes might turn him into a monster. Fortunately, after checking, he found nothing particularly unusual. So he shouted, "Why are you looking at me like that? Don't you know it's going to scare people to death?"

Zhang Jie quickly asked loudly, "What? How are you doing? Tell me what enhancement you chose? How's your physical condition now?"

Zheng Zha smiled and said, "I changed the B-level side quests to C-level and D-level ones, then strengthened my beginner and intermediate qigong, and also chose to strengthen my vampire mutated bloodline. Now I'm a viscount-level vampire." Then, he described his physical attributes.

Then I asked, "By the way, Zheng Zha, what skills did you get from the body enhancement you exchanged?"

Zheng Zha said, "Yes, I have obtained internal energy and vampire energy, but I still don't understand what they are. It feels like there is a warm lump in my lower abdomen, and when I concentrate, it feels like something is about to burst out of my mind. So, what about you? Have your physical fitness been enhanced yet?"

Upon hearing his question, Zhang Jie and Li Xiaoyi exchanged a smile. Li Xiaoyi, in particular, suddenly jumped three meters high. After landing, he excitedly said, "Thanks to Brother Dong's T-virus, we only used 500 reward points to enhance the attributes that originally required 3000 reward points. Now I feel like my body is full of power, and I can see everything around me exceptionally clearly. How does Brother Zheng feel?"

Upon hearing Li Xiaoyi's question, he suddenly jumped up, soaring more than three meters into the air. After landing, he pushed off with his feet, shooting towards Zhang Jie and Li Xiaoyi like an arrow. He weaved between them before returning to his original position.

"Wow, that's amazing!" Li Xiaoyi exclaimed.

After a while, Zheng Zha used a D-level side quest and 1,500 reward points to exchange for a storage ring that could hold an object of about 1.5 cubic meters and could cause some damage to spirit creatures.

Upon seeing this, Zhang Jie asked curiously, "Zheng Zha, did you redeem this in the entertainment category? Are you planning to give it to that woman? These non-consumable items can be created directly in the house, so why would you need to redeem it?"

After Zheng Zha gave them a long explanation, Li Xiaoyi exclaimed that he wanted to change to another one too.

Zhang Jie said with a smile, "There's no rush to exchange them. Alright, bring your women to my house and eat the food your sister-in-law cooks. She's a master chef, haha. The 'God' has never been stingy when it comes to food. You can make almost anything you want in the kitchen. Come on, come on, you'll start training with me this afternoon."

"Training?" Zheng Zha and Li Xiaoyi asked curiously.

As Zhang Jie walked, he said, "Yes, training. In fact, a person's physical attributes change constantly with the amount of training they do. According to my observation, those special forces members who have undergone super-intensive training are only slightly worse than Zheng Zha in terms of physical fitness. They just lack internal strength and that damn vampire energy. However, their fighting skills and endurance are far superior. If they were to fight Zheng Zha, Zheng Zha might be the one who dies."

"I've been training during the break between these four horror movies, and my nerve reaction speed and muscle strength have been constantly improving. In addition to improving these two physical qualities, you also need to learn about firearms shooting and other aspects. Don't worry, there's a huge shooting range in my basement. For the next horror movie, we all have to work our hardest." After saying that, he pulled Zheng Zha and the other person towards his room.

"By the way, what should I do now?" I asked, feeling completely invisible to them. Zhang Jie turned around and looked at me, saying, "You freak, you don't need my training, right? You're already so strong, you must have your own training methods. Also, you can come and train us if you're free."

Upon entering Zhang Jie's room, a delicious meal was already prepared on the table. Without saying a word, I went to the table and began to eat. The dishes prepared by that classical beauty were indeed of chef-level quality. Everyone ate as if they wanted to swallow their tongues. Bear paws, monkey brains, and delicacies from land and sea were all prepared. Although only a dozen or so dishes were made, these dishes were all extremely rare and precious. In the past, how could anyone in the real world possibly have tasted such delicacies?

After finishing their meal, Zhang Jie stood up and said, "Alright, I'll take you to see the training ground first. After a short rest, we'll start training. You have nine days to rest and recuperate before we move on to the next horror movie!"

The inner room he created was enormous. He led the three of them toward the basement, where a huge plaza the size of a football field appeared before them. Zheng Zha and the other man exclaimed in amazement. Zhang Jie smiled with a hint of pride and said, "At first, I didn't know that my room could be changed by itself. Later, I gradually learned how to use it. You just need to concentrate on imagining the parts that need to be changed when you are holding the doorknob. The 'God' will make the changes according to your imagination. Of course, it will also correct the imperfections in your imagination, just like this training base."

The plaza was divided into several areas, including a shooting range, a long-distance running loop, obstacle courses, and a combat platform. It can be said that Zhang Jie built almost every kind of physical training facility.

"Starting today, we must train non-stop every day from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m., 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., and 7 p.m. to midnight. In terms of physical fitness, we haven't actually made any significant progress in the past few days. So, you need to start practicing shooting and combat, and you also need to keep running to test your physical limits. Only when you know your physical limits can you plan to conserve your energy in horror movies. In short, there is still a lot of training to do."

After he finished explaining, I said, "If there's nothing else, I'll head back now." The three of them looked at me and nodded in unison, then I went back to my room.

Back in my room, I looked at the space I'd renovated the night before. I'd asked the God to create a Time Chamber for me; a year inside was like a day outside. Of course, this cost me 10000 reward points and a B-level side quest. After building the Time Chamber, I spent a D-level side quest and 1000 reward points to obtain the Foundation Establishment Pill recipe. Then, I spent two C-level and one D-level side quests, along with 3400 reward points, to purchase the necessary ingredients from the God. I took out a pill-refining cauldron from my Qiankun Ring and began attempting to refine the pills within the Time Chamber. I'd never refined pills before because I knew they wouldn't work for me, but when I wanted to, I lacked the recipe. Now, I could finally refine them myself. After several failures, I finally succeeded in refining a batch of 13 pills. Then I went back to my bed and fell into a deep sleep, but Zhan Lan woke me up. Now that I'm back in my room, I immediately lie down on the bed to go to sleep. Before I fall asleep, I suddenly thought of my young lady, Zhao Yingkong, so I decided to go back to the real world to see her tomorrow.

Chapter 14: Foundation Building for Zhao Yingkong

After washing up, I came before the Supreme God and said to him, "Exchange for 30 days in the mortal world."

"It will cost 1500 reward points to exchange for 30 days in the real world. Are you sure you want to exchange?"

"Confirm redemption".

Then I felt a flash before my eyes, and I drifted back into a half-dreaming, half-awake state. I don't know how much time passed—maybe a blink of an eye, maybe a long time—but when I came to my senses, I was already standing in my room in the real world. I took a deep breath and looked around the room. But when my eyes fell on the bed, I froze, because lying on the bed was none other than my young lady, Zhao Yingkong.

I immediately looked at the digital clock on the wall, which showed the date as XX/XX/20XX. That meant I had been in the Main God Space for more than three months. I couldn't help but smile bitterly and think to myself, "What's so special about that? I've only been away for a few days."

Then I quietly went to the bedside and looked at Zhao Yingkong, who was fast asleep. There were obvious tear tracks on her face, and she looked exhausted, as if she had just returned from a mission, because she hadn't changed her clothes. I didn't think she was crying for me, but seeing her like this, my heart ached for some reason. So my hand involuntarily reached for her face. Just as my hand touched her face, she suddenly jumped up, instantly activating the first stage of her gene lock and attacking me. I didn't dodge. In the instant her hand was about to penetrate me, I grabbed her attacking hand and said, "I didn't expect to receive such a warm welcome from the young lady so soon after I got back." As soon as I finished speaking, my grip on her hand visibly trembled. I immediately pulled her into my arms, hugged her tightly, and said, "I'm sorry I'm late. Everything is in the past." After saying that, I maintained the position of holding her. Nearly ten minutes passed like this. I felt Sakura breathing rhythmically in my arms. I knew she had fallen asleep. Although I had already put her on the bed, her hand was still tightly gripping my clothes. I had no choice but to lie down next to her and hold her, slowly waiting for her to wake up. I had wanted to sleep too, but what could I do? I had only woken up before I got back.

As the sky outside gradually brightened, I glanced at Zhao Yingkong, who was still sleeping. I removed her hand and got out of bed because I wanted to make her breakfast.

Not long after I left, Zhao Yingkong woke up. She immediately looked around, and when she confirmed that no one was there, she lowered her head, her eyes filled with disappointment, and slowly said, looking at the empty room, "A dream? It really was..."

Just then, my voice came from behind her: "So Miss Sakura is already awake. Breakfast is ready. You can eat after you've washed up." I then gave her a slight bow.

Upon seeing me, Zhao Yingkong immediately jumped up and threw herself into my arms, hugging me tightly. She kept saying, "Brother Tian, ​​is it really you? You're really back? Was it the same last night? I thought I was dreaming. Brother Tian, ​​do you know how much I missed you? Do you know... Waaah..." She started crying as she spoke.

Seeing her like this, I immediately cupped her face in my hands, stroking her cheeks, and asked with a smile, "Miss Sakura, what's wrong? Who made you angry? I'll stand up for you! I want to see who dares to bully my beautiful and lovely young lady!" After saying that, I looked at her expression, which hadn't changed at all. I knew that things weren't as simple as I had imagined. I immediately hugged her just like I had last night and said, "I'm sorry... Sakura... it's all over now."

Zhao Yingkong heard me say this: "Cousin Zhao Zhuikong betrayed us and left the Zhao family. Not only that, he also killed Brother Yukong, Sister Mingkong, and Sister Nikong... Why did he do this? Brother Tian, ​​tell me why he did this. Do you know, Brother Tian, ​​you and he are the people I respect the most."

Seeing her expression, I smiled bitterly and said, "Sakura, I'm sorry, I wasn't there for you when you were most heartbroken, because I had my reasons, because I..." I didn't finish my sentence, because I didn't know what to say.

Zhao Yingkong looked up and saw my apologetic expression, asking, "Brother Tian, ​​are you still leaving? Are you going to leave me all alone?"

I immediately replied, "How could that be? Don't worry, I promise I won't abandon you again."

Upon hearing my answer, Zhao Yingkong was not reassured at all. Instead, she shook her head frantically, saying, "I just don't believe it, Brother Tian. Do you still remember that beautiful starry sky? You said you wouldn't leave me, but..." Before she could finish speaking, I covered her mouth with my tongue. At that moment, I forgot about Infinite Terror, forgot that I was a person who didn't exist in the first place, forgot that I was an immortal monster. I only knew that I loved the girl in front of me (yes, "girl," not a typo, because Yingkong is still a minor).

After a long while, our lips parted, and I gently wiped away the tears on her face. Looking at her, I slowly said, "To you, I may just be the person you respect the most, but what I want to say is, 'Zhao Yingkong, I love you, I really love you, I will always love you, I will love you for the rest of my life.'"

After I finished speaking, Zhao Yingkong gave me a happy smile and said, "Me too." As soon as she finished speaking, I happily picked her up and spun her around. After spinning her around for a while, I stopped and kissed her little mouth again.

Just then, I heard a cough. Turning around, I saw Zhao Hefeng standing there with his eccentric wife. It seemed my confession had been a bit too loud. I could only smile and say to Zhao Hefeng, "I hope you two won't separate us, my lord and mistress." As soon as I finished speaking, I felt two fingers twist my waist 360 degrees. I couldn't help but think, "How did she know that? Nobody taught her. Is this some kind of woman's instinct?"

Despite my thoughts, I still smiled and said to Zhao Hefeng, "Master, I'll take Miss with me first. I don't think you'll mind, will you?" Without giving him time to react, I picked up Zhao Yingkong and leaped away, disappearing from their sight.

After we left, my absent-minded wife looked at my retreating figure and said, "Honey, how romantic! Let's be like them, okay?"

"What do you mean, 'like them'?"

"It's about eloping! Let's hurry and get ready!"

"that…!!"

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At this moment, Sakura and I were nearly 10,000 meters above the clouds. Zhao, sitting inside the shuttle, was smiling and saying to me, "So this is the place where I saw that beautiful starry sky when I was a child. I never imagined that Brother Tian was actually a cultivator!"

"Don't worry, Sakura, I will never leave you!"

Sakura leaned gently against my chest and asked, "Brother Tian, ​​if I get old, will you still love me like you used to? If I die, will you be very sad?"

I immediately replied with a smile, "How could you die? You still have so many things to do with me!"

“But I am just an ordinary human being. I am subject to birth, aging, sickness, and death. Although I don’t want to leave Brother Tian at all, but…” Zhao Yingkong said excitedly.

"Silly girl, aren't I here for you? I can help you cultivate, and make you ageless and immortal like me. If you don't believe me, we can start cultivating right now." After saying that, I picked her up and carried her into the shuttle.

After entering, I immediately took out three Foundation Establishment Pills and gave them to Zhao Yingkong. Then I helped her neutralize the effects of the medicine and used my spiritual power to transfer the "Water Spirit Immortal Technique" that I had previously obtained to her. Furthermore, during her Foundation Establishment process, I transformed the water-attribute energy within her body and circulated it according to the cultivation method of the "Water Spirit Immortal Technique." Afterward, during her cultivation period, I used the resources at my disposal to find information about Ming Yanwei that appeared in the Curse of the Grudge. After learning about her information, I deduced that she had not yet been raped by the thugs, so after finding her, I left a wisp of spiritual power on her to constantly monitor her condition.

Three days later, Zhao Yingkong completed her Foundation Establishment. Her cultivation was now at the mid-stage of the Enlightenment Realm, and her lifespan was several times that of an ordinary person. Even ten Zheng Zha tied together wouldn't be a match for her now, preventing her from being injured by Zheng Zha in the Curse of the Demon. However, even before her cultivation, Zheng Zha seemed unable to defeat her. To be honest, I was very jealous of her. She reached the Enlightenment Realm in just a few days of cultivation, while I had cultivated for decades. I then instructed her to stabilize her current cultivation and learn to utilize her internal true energy. Time passed quickly, and 30 days were almost up. During my cultivation, I explained to Zhao Yingkong why I had disappeared for over three months. Although she didn't react much initially, I could still sense her dejection. After I told her she had a chance to enter the space I was in, her mood noticeably improved.

"Brother Tian, ​​I'm going back to my family, but you must miss me, okay? And you said you'd come back to see me, so don't break your promise." Zhao Yingkong said like a housekeeper (doesn't that suit you perfectly? Aren't you a housekeeper?).

I smiled and replied, "I will, I'll think of you every second, I..." I paused, because the spiritual energy I left on Ming Yanwei told me she was in danger. I checked my watch; it showed I had six minutes left. I immediately told Zhao Yingkong, "I have urgent business, I have to go." Then I rushed to Ming Yanwei's location as fast as I could. About four minutes later, I arrived at the scene of the accident and saw several thugs tearing off her clothes. She was now only wearing her underwear, struggling to stay upright. I immediately went to them and used the "Blood Rose Spear" to smash one of the thugs' heads in one shot. I activated the "Soul Annihilation Array" because I believed they... Even the soul has no reason to live in this world. Before the other thugs could react, I shot them all in the head. Then, with Ming MM still looking on in a panic, I walked up to her and asked, "Are you alright? Here, these are my clothes that I haven't worn before. Put them on." I handed her a set of butler's clothes that I hadn't worn before. She took the clothes in a panic, paused for a moment, and asked, "Who are you? Thank you for saving me. You are so much better than him. He is a coward." I smiled and said, "Would you believe me if I said I was a warrior sent by God to protect you?" As I spoke, I teleported back to my room. The moment I returned to my room, I entered a half-dreaming, half-awake state again.

When I opened my eyes, I immediately saw the radiant main body of the Supreme God, and I knew I had returned to the Supreme God's space.

Chapter 15 Zhan Lan's Profession - Taoist Priest

I glanced around; Zheng Zha and Zhan Lan hadn't gotten up yet. Then I thought of Zhan Lan, wondering how she was doing. Although she'd returned to her room after I gave her the Foundation Establishment Pill, taking the pill in the Main God Space shouldn't be as troublesome as in the mortal world, right? Thinking this, I went to her room and knocked a few times. I knew she should hear a notification sound and then open the door, but that wasn't what I expected; I'd already pushed the door open.

Just as I was wondering, I heard Zhan Lan's voice say, "Is this Brother Dong? Come in and sit down. What can I do for you?"

I immediately went in and said, "It's nothing, I just wanted to know if you were alright after taking your medicine." At the same time, I looked around. The room was furnished in a rather feminine style; I think I was in the living room. Zhan Lan's voice was coming from one of the inner rooms. After I asked my question, Zhan Lan didn't answer, so I asked, "What's wrong? Is there a problem?"

Zhan Lan replied, "No problem, wait a moment, I'll be right out." A soft rustling of clothes could be heard from inside. After a while, Zhan Lan came out. I was startled, because she was only wearing a bathrobe. She sat down in front of me. Perhaps because of the elixir, I felt she had become even more beautiful. She slowly dried the water droplets from her hair with a towel, and after gently tossing her hair, she said to me, "Brother Dong, you're such a big fool, a complete idiot." She then slapped the table and leaned her face close to mine.

Because we were so close, I politely lowered my head. But after lowering it, I froze for a moment, because I realized she wasn't wearing a bra. I could see her high, firm breasts clearly, and perhaps because of my excitement, they were swaying violently; I could only feel the surging waves. I immediately turned my face away and said with a smile, "When did I become a fool? Do you think I'm a fool?"

"No...you're not just an idiot, you're a complete idiot! I've looked up the information about Foundation Establishment Pills. It requires two B-level side quests and 3000 reward points. Let's not even talk about the 3000 reward points you spent, but what about those two B-level side quests? Don't you know how many high-level items and bloodlines you can exchange for with two B-level side quests in this space? Don't you know? I'm just a woman who's only known you for less than two days. Why are you being so nice to me? So what are you if not an idiot? Why are you all so stupid? Why... Waaah... Why..."

Seeing her like this, I immediately smiled and said, "There's no reason. I just feel that you, a woman, really need help in this kind of world. After all, protecting women and fighting are men's jobs. If you really think I'm doing this for some reason, then just think of me as being so nice to you because of your body... That way you can think of me as a bad man who only approached you because of your looks and body." After saying that, I turned and left her room. At this moment, Zhan Lan was still stunned by what I had just said.

As I reached the door, I turned around and said with a smile, "Oh, right, I forgot to tell you, you look very alluring right now. You're almost making my nose bleed." Then I left with a laugh, really wanting to see her reaction.

While I was idly watching their so-called training in Zhang Jie's room, Zhan Lan walked in. I immediately smiled at her, and her face turned red instantly. Seeing her blushing reaction, I smiled and said, "Zhan Lan, come here. I have something to tell you; I forgot to mention it earlier." With that, I walked to a resting area and sat down.

Her face immediately turned even redder, and she slowly walked over. After she sat down, I smiled and said to her, "Because I gave you the Foundation Establishment Pill, you didn't hear what Zhang Jie said behind you, right? So I wanted to tell you that as a team, there should be a division of labor, such as melee fighters, ranged attackers, and support roles. It's the same in this horror world. So, in order to better utilize your role in every horror movie, I've decided to introduce you to some suitable professions."

"Then what kind of career would suit me, Brother Dong?" Zhan Lan asked me immediately after hearing what I said.

“Although your body has been modified by the pills I gave you, increasing your physical attributes, you are not suitable for close combat. Therefore, you can only choose between ranged attack or support. From a certain perspective, I am already a ranged attacker, so choosing support is the best choice for you. However, I do not support you choosing a purely supportive profession. Therefore, I have chosen a suitable profession for you, which is the Taoist.” I replied.

"What, a Taoist priest? You mean like on TV, carrying a peach wood sword and a bunch of paper talismans... (At this point, Zhan Lan was letting her imagination run wild)."

"How could it be like the performance on TV? That's just a trick to please the audience. Real Taoists are generally divided into several categories based on their cultivation methods: talismans, incantations, spells, techniques, and alchemy."

A talisman is a magical incantation, drawn using Taoist methods, then stamped with a magical seal and ignited with true fire. A seal is a magical array, penetrating heaven and earth, capable of trapping demons and slaying immortals. Examples include invisibility talismans, immobilization talismans, and trapping magic arrays.

A spell is an incantation, used to pray to deities or to merge with nature. Examples include: astrology, spells to soothe the soul and stabilize the spirit, and the Five Thunder Spell.

The methods are techniques for self-cultivation, condensing the inner elixir, and refining qi to enhance spiritual power. Examples include: the Free and Easy Technique, the Mind-Cleansing Technique, the Spirit-Concentrating Technique, and the Wind-Riding Technique.

Technique refers to the application of internal alchemy, using technique as a guide and alchemy as the power. For example, the technique of controlling a sword.

Dan refers to alchemy, also known as external alchemy, which uses elixirs to enhance one's spiritual power and improve one's cultivation. Dan is divided into lead elixir and spirit elixir.

These cultivation methods or abilities all rely on spiritual power, or true essence. A talisman without the support of true essence is just a piece of paper that has been drawn on. When the true essence reaches a certain level, it can condense into a nascent soul.

Taoists practice through incantations and rituals, with rituals as the primary method and incantations as a secondary method. Taoists are generally divided into True Taoists, Spiritual Taoists, Immortal Taoists, Divine Taoists, and Heavenly Taoists. True Taoists and Spiritual Taoists are the initial stages of Taoist practice and are collectively referred to as Taoists, such as the Maoshan Taoists and the Longhushan lineage.

In terms of cultivation levels, it is divided into eight stages: 1. Martial Mastery; 2. Abundant Soul; 3. Transformation of Spirit; 4. Earthly Spirit; 5. Heavenly Breath; 6. Purification; 7. Transformation of Evil; 8. Dao Completion.

At this point, I glanced at Zhan Lan, who had a curious look on her face. She smiled and continued, "Martial Success: As the name suggests, it means you've mastered martial arts, but you don't actually need to be incredibly skilled. Later on, you can use Taoist magic without chanting complicated incantations. At this level, you just need to avoid being instantly killed by a master in close combat. Since you've taken the Foundation Establishment Pill, you've already reached this stage. Abundant Soul: You can utilize the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, but you don't need to be very proficient. Soul Transformation: Your body can fuse a small amount of spiritual energy with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. Earth Spirit: You can use advanced talisman arrays. Heavenly Breath: You can temporarily enhance your abilities by borrowing divine power. Purification: You can communicate with spiritual energy using the power of purification. Transformation of Violence: You can completely eliminate the violent energy in your heart. Dao Success: You've initially achieved oneness with the divine, releasing talismanic magic directly without using incantations. You can communicate with the gods." I paused here, looked at her, and continued, "That's why I hope you choose this profession, because it's a profession that can both attack and support. And in a way, I'm a Taoist alchemist myself."