Fairy, I really am a villain!

"It's not important. Whether it's a deviation or not has nothing to do with you. If you really want me to make an evaluation," the sword immortal said, with the corners of his lips slightly raised, "Well done, you've worked hard."

No one will ever know how cruel the original history was, and what kind of changes his actions brought about, not even Fang Xiwen himself.

But she understood.

Just like Luo Qingni who was filming outside, he still retained his innocence. There were many people who were saved because of him. Since they themselves were completely unaware, there was no reason for them to thank him.

But at least the Sword Immortal, as an "insider", wanted to praise him well.

So after the words fell, the slender hand naturally touched his head, slid through his hair, and rubbed it gently.

Although Fang Xiwen didn't know what this was doing, he saw the beautiful curve at the corner of the other person's mouth.

'She smiled...'

This gentle atmosphere lasted for a few breaths, and as the sword immortal withdrew his hand, the air in the room returned to its original state.

"What kind of external view did you prove? How could you kill two people so easily?"

After taking a sip of tea, the Sword Immortal's eyes softened a little, "I'm a little curious, tell me so I can give you some advice."

"Is such that..."

After getting her affirmation, Fang Xiwen was also very happy. He immediately drank a sip of tea to moisten his throat and began to tell about his amazing one-on-two match in detail.

Because he was too absorbed in the subject, he didn't notice that the Sword Immortal's expression gradually cooled down, and finally turned into a beautiful roll of the eyes:

"You idiot."

Chapter 419: Dual Cultivation

Suddenly I was scolded.

Upon hearing this, Fang Xiwen was stunned at first, then he touched his head subconsciously - he suspected that he might have some disease - and now he actually felt a little happy.

Looking up, the sword fairy still had that cold look: slightly dark eyes, a straight nose, no makeup, and an iron mask on her face all year round. Sometimes she was very fierce, but she always treated him with indifference.

Because the contrast between them at first sight was so great, Fang Xiwen was subconsciously a little scared when she rolled her eyes.

But this time it felt different.

The woman opposite looked like she was angry, but her tone was full of reprimand and intimacy, and even the movement of her eyelids rolling up seemed a bit...charming.

It's a very feminine action, and it matches her cool temperament very well, making people feel that she is really beautiful.

"Why are you calling me an idiot again?" He forced his attention back to the conversation and frowned, "It seems like every time before you give me advice, you have to call me an idiot."

"Because it is true. Can you tell me again how you practice?"

"The so-called way of external scenery is to adjust one's inner world with the outer world..."

"Skip it and just talk about your own business."

"Because I practice two kinds of inner skills, the inner world is quite special: I divide it into two layers, one is the inner scene of the Imperial Sutra, and the other is the inner scene of the Eight-Nine Mysterious Skills. These two are complete worlds, but they are in different dimensions, just like the relationship between the spiritual realm and the real world..."

"Ah."

"Then the resonance is also one-to-one corresponding. The level of the Imperial Scripture resonates with the present world, and the level of the Eight-Nine Mysterious Art resonates with the spiritual realm. These two kinds of skills can switch between the main body and the Dharma phase."

Listening to his talk, the Sword Immortal's eyelids twitched several times, and the corners of his mouth curled up into an emotionless smile, "It sounds like you are very proud?"

"Of course." Fang Xiwen nodded without hesitation. He thought he was indeed a genius.

After the inner scene is separated in this way, the operation of the two techniques will not interfere with each other.

If the main body operates the Imperial Scriptures and the Dharma image operates the Eight-Nine Mysterious Arts, then the Dharma image simulated by the latter is a contract related to the spiritual realm such as the Azure Sword Immortal, the Divine Court Sword Master, the Star-falling Goddess, etc.

On the other hand, the Dharma images that simulate control are contracts related to the present world such as the Water Moon Fairy, the Lingjian Fairy, the Cold-faced Judge, etc.

The two combinations correspond to each other, but also have distinct differences:

For example, the sword immortal's Dharma image is mainly based on the sea tide, supplemented by the life and death meaning that has not yet been obtained, and the sword path is ethereal;

Although the Water Moon Dharma Image has the same meaning of sea tides, it is mixed with many of the Moon Sword Techniques that Luo Qingni has comprehended in the sect, including powerful sword moves she created herself such as "The Moon Rising from the Sea".

This is not only flexible, but also covers all contracts at once, making perfect use of the proficiency panel left by the Emperor.

"As expected of me!" He was sure that this was how the Emperor designed it from the beginning.

"It is very powerful," he said softly, and the Sword Immortal snorted and laughed, "Not to mention, it is quite in line with the path of 'accommodating changes and becoming immortal'. Not only is the meaning consistent, but the combat power is also the best among the same generation."

"It's not as good as you say..." "I'm not praising you!"

Seeing him even scratching his head in embarrassment, the Sword Immortal was so angry that he wanted to grit his teeth, but he still remained indifferent and said: "With your current strength, there are few rivals below the first level of the ladder. If you go up, you will probably be invincible at the same level."

"It's fine, what's wrong with that?"

"The premise is that you can practice upwards."

As he spoke, the sword immortal opened his slender five fingers like a blooming flower. He first clenched his fist, then raised his two index fingers, "Two Jiazi."

"what?"

"If I were to continue practicing in your way, I would have to waste at least two decades in the field."

"...what?"

"By the way, it only takes the emperor a little more than ten years to reach the half-step Dharmakaya stage from the beginning of his career. But you now have to spend ten times as much time as before."

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As soon as the words fell, you could hear a pin drop in the room.

At this moment, the Sword Immortal's expression was very serious, and he looked at him coldly, "Do you think I'm lying to you?"

"I dare not," Fang Xiwen sat up straight, clasping his hands together, "I was too self-righteous just now, please teach me, Sister Sword Fairy."

"Humph."

Seeing that his attitude was fairly correct, the swordsman rolled his eyes at him, dipped his index finger in the tea, drew three horizontal lines on the table, and started talking about the cultivation matters in the outer realm.

This great realm has a total of nine small realms, also known as the Nine Heavens, and every three levels up there will be a node from "quantitative change" to "qualitative change", which people call the three-layer ladder.

Here we only talk about the first level of the ladder:

When a practitioner first realizes the external scene, the degree of integration between the internal and external is very low, and the use of the power of heaven and earth is also very superficial. This is manifested in the Dharma appearance as a vague appearance, with only the corresponding road image.

The method of practice at this stage is to inhale and exhale the vital energy of heaven and earth corresponding to one's own inner scene, and fill them into the acupoints, so that the Dharma image becomes clear and solid.

There are various kinds of vital energy between heaven and earth. What practitioners need to do is to filter out the unnecessary ones and only refine and breathe in the vital energy they need.

Although the concentration of vital energy in different places is different, no matter how high the concentration is, this method is generally recognized to be extremely inefficient, so the "氪金" gameplay has been derived: refining the natural treasures corresponding to one's own vital energy.

A more reasonable plan is to supplement the types of vital energy that are in high demand with elixirs, natural treasures, etc., and to replenish the other types that are in low demand and are relatively scarce by oneself.

"For example, if Luo Qingni only wanted to prove her Dao with the sea tide, she would only need eight or nine kinds of natural treasures like the Jade Bone Fairy Orchid, the Blue Cloud Lotus Seeds, and the Snow Spirit Liquid."

After taking a sip of tea, the Sword Immortal's eyes became more serious. "But with the addition of the Bright Moon Intention and the Sword of Life and Death Intention, the number of species has increased to more than a dozen. Moreover, the natural treasures of the latter are extremely rare. You can only go to ancient battlefields and places with rich vitality to breathe in and out."

"I know that, I have a plan for this..." "Shut up and listen to me."

After enduring it again and again, the Sword Immortal still poked his forehead with his index finger and said angrily, "For someone like you, the Eight-Nine Profound Art itself requires many kinds of heaven and earth energy. The Seventy-Two Transformations alone require dozens of different heavenly materials and treasures. It's enough to make you exhausted."

"I know this too."

"Not only that, you also have an Imperial Scripture Book, which requires a vast amount of human power, and there is no corresponding natural treasure at all. That's fine."

"Um..."

He realized something, and his expression became subtle, while the Sword Immortal continued in a cold voice:

"How unfortunate! You have integrated so many different Dharma images into your inner vision, and forged a foundation of Taoism that has never been seen before and will never be seen again."

"Double inner scenes, a total of eight Dharma images. This way, you can also ask for all the natural treasures they want, and even more!"

"If you fail to condense all the Dharma images completely, if even one is missing, your inner vision will be incomplete, and your Dharma images will be incomplete."

"It will be extremely difficult to cultivate at this level. Even if you really reach the level of a Grandmaster, you can only achieve an incomplete Dharmakaya that is not thoroughly intertwined with the Dharma. Not to mention its power, it probably won't even be able to withstand the thunder tribulation."

"Normal people would choose one of countless roads, but you just take them all at once!"

Snapped!

The swordsman slapped the table with his hand, his eyebrows raised, "If there is any way that doesn't work, you will be stuck here! Now, do you still think I am wronging you by calling you stupid?"

“No, I don’t think so.”

With a hiss, Fang Xiwen shrank his shoulders in dismay.

To put it simply, others only need to add specific points to reach the requirements to upgrade, but if he wants to upgrade, he must add points in buckets and practice all the Dharma aspects to the maximum.

Of course, this kind of practice is powerful at first glance. Even if his comprehension, talent, reaction, etc. are not as good as those of peerless geniuses like Luo and Fang, but with full hardware, it is no problem for him to surpass the two of them.

"This is an invincible road, but you don't have that much time." The sword immortal finally concluded.

He knew this very well. Apart from anything else, the Gao family would never give him such a long time to develop. The contradiction between the imperial court and the sect was becoming increasingly acute. It was impossible to delay it for another one or two hundred years.

Emperor Yuan of Jin was an extremely ambitious emperor. He would not just leave his ambitions to his descendants, and old Deng's body could not hold out for much longer.

Fortunately, Fang Xiwen was mentally prepared for this.

The worst case scenario is that he would take advantage of the situation and really go back to be a dog for the Gao family, exchanging his own life for the life of someone he cares about.

As the sword of the imperial court slashing at the sect, seeking survival in the cracks between the aristocratic families is like dancing on the edge of a knife... It may be dangerous and painful, but he is not afraid.

"The world will undergo a great change. Perhaps you can rely on those beauties, but your power..." "I know."

Nodding, his smile seemed very relieved, "Is there any way to remedy this? Like paying a price and completely giving up one of the Eight Nine Mysterious Arts or the Imperial Sutra of the World."

"You've changed."

Looking up, the Sword Immortal raised his lips slightly, "You were always pessimistic before, but now you have a strong will to struggle."

"Because I am not alone anymore, I have them, and you, the Sword Immortal, will help me too."

"Xuanguan Wuhu, how can I give up? But... heh."

With a snort, the pair of eyes that were staring at him relaxed a little, "I didn't say anything final."

"I knew it, Sword Fairy Mother, please save me!"

"Get lost. I don't remember when I had a good-for-nothing son like you." Pinning him to his seat with his eyes, the Sword Immortal raised a finger. "In your situation, the only way to balance the basics and the speed of cultivation is--"

"only?"

"Double cultivation."