This is not an MMO game copy

Obviously, after more than a decade of crazy internal iterations of various fantasy and fairy-tale themes in online novels, the Tai Chi Xuanqing Dao Shangqingjing in the original setting of Zhu Xian may not be qualified to be on the forum to discuss combat power, but its 'blue energy' is unexpectedly deep.

After being a little surprised by this, Xia Yan recalled that in the original novel of the IP, in the plot chapter related to the Heavenly Emperor's Treasury, the male and female protagonists, who were both in the Shangqing Realm, could use the Nine Heavens Divine Weapon-level magic weapon to withstand the attack of the ancient beast such as the Black Water Mystic Snake.

In the original novel, the upper body and head of the Black Water Serpent standing in the air are dozens of feet above the ground. It is actually a monster with a total length of more than 100 feet, or even a thousand meters.

Even with the advantages provided by high-level magic weapons, when faced with the full-force attack of a monster of the Black Water Mystic Snake that charged towards the Heavenly Emperor's treasure house, he was only knocked away and seriously injured on the spot, which also proved that his cultivation in the Shangqing Realm was not weak.

Therefore, since he cannot fully master the cultivation of the Upper Purity Realm of 'Initiation', he can use the advantage of more 'mana' in another direction to make up for the disadvantage of insufficient strength, for example: collecting more sound fragments transformed from the reverberations that are judged by the system as 'magic weapons'.

There is definitely no hope for the Raging Wave-class Sound Shell, but as long as there are enough Giant Wave-class Sound Shells, it may not be impossible to use it against the Tsunami-class boss in last week's game.

At present, in addition to the "pure natural" magic weapon such as Sheng Hai produced in this world view, there is another way to improve strength in a short period of time, that is, the flying sword.

As long as he has a flying sword that can be identified as a magic weapon by the system, Xia Yan can unlock the most important sword-flying skill, and can also perform sword techniques and spells that require a flying sword as a carrier.

The system of refining methods for magic weapons has been instilled into him.

With the return of the three-star blue weapon [Xuguan Xundao-Zhenhai], Xia Yan finally had the time and opportunity to think about refining a flying sword for himself.

So, after easing the fear and anxiety deep in his heart, he turned around and returned to the house where he could stay for a while longer, and sat cross-legged on the bed.

Afterwards, Xia Yan unsheathed the swift knife, laid it horizontally on his legs, and gently brushed his fingers across the shiny blade. He slowly adjusted his mentality and breathing, and according to the techniques and skills of refining magic weapons that were "initiated" after the magic weapon page was opened, he began to practice the first refining method, transferring his own magic power into the swift knife bit by bit. With the Tai Chi Yuan Qi cultivated from the Tai Chi Xuanqing Dao and a focused mind, he cleansed and immersed this inanimate object.

In the original novel, when one practices Tai Chi Xuan Qing Dao to the fourth level of Yuqing Realm, one can use vital energy to drive objects and is qualified to start practicing his own magic weapon.

The [Xuguan Swift Blade - Zhenhai] may not be a magical weapon, but its material is good. In addition, in Mingchao's worldview, everything has a specific "energy frequency". For example, the Wuxiang Xianzhu, whose real body did not appear in the 1.0 Beiluoye decisive battle plot, can absorb the frequency of weapons to enhance himself and restore strength in the war.

According to the definition of immortal cultivation, everything on the entire planet of Solaris is truly "spiritual".

Even though it is not a "purely natural" magic weapon like Sheng Hai, the [Xu Guan Xun Dao - Zhen Hai] forged using the materials and technology of this world can also be regarded as a good spiritual object.

Therefore, the first step of refining the magic weapon, the cleansing and immersion of the refining formula, went very smoothly. The amount of "blue energy" brought by the cultivation of the Qing realm in Tai Chi Xuanqing Dao was also enough for Xia Yan to fill up the progress bar of cleansing and immersion in one breath.

Of the two bars displayed on the horizon, the second bar represents the 'blue energy' bar, which is cut in half.

Xia Yan sensed it in his mind, and a flash of light emerged from the swift knife placed across his legs that could react to his thoughts and ideas.

The first step in refining the flying sword is completed.

Then, Xia Yan stopped temporarily, meditated and regulated his breathing to circulate the Tai Chi energy in his body to restore his lost magic power.

Once the mana bar was full, he resumed the process of refining the flying sword, beginning to use the Spirit Gathering Technique to channel his own mana into the Swift Blade over and over again, tempering the newly budding spiritual light...

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First copy: 9. Commonalities between Classical Immortal Cultivation and Underworld Immortal Cultivation (4k+)

Whether it is the traditional classical cultivation of immortals, or the underworld cultivation of immortals derived from the internal iteration of fantasy fairy-tale online novels, there may be disagreements and differences in the realm, cultivation methods and other issues, from details to the overall picture.

But there is one thing in common between classical cultivation of immortals and underworld cultivation of immortals.

That is - killing time.

The greatest convenience of cultivating immortals is longevity, which allows cultivators to have more time, but the process of cultivating immortals is very time-consuming.

Not to mention the underworld cultivation of immortals. In order to find the massive resources needed for cultivation, one needs to carry out tasks including but not limited to: various secret dungeons, wearing masks to rob fellow cultivators, saving spirit stones to refine or buy elixirs for breakthrough realms, etc. There are daily tasks that cannot be completed in at least ten days or half a month.

Classical cultivation of immortals is an even greater waste of time.

Because there is no need to worry about the massive amount of resources required for cultivation, and everyone has the chance to take the fast track of enlightenment in one day, which is better than ten years of hard training, classical cultivators often invest more time in practicing magic or refining magic weapons and other "miscellaneous tasks".

For example: In the worldview of Shushan, which is strictly speaking the source of all online literature on cultivating immortals, it is not uncommon for a certain master or demon to spend dozens or even hundreds of years to lay the foundation for practicing a certain magic skill, and it is also normal to waste hundreds or even thousands of years in refining a special magic weapon.

This is based on the premise that any master or demon has mastered the art of Qimen Dunjia and can calculate where his opportunities lie at any time.

Because the original IP novel adapted from the MMO game that Xia Yan played in the past was biased towards the classical cultivation system.

Therefore, the cultivation techniques that Xia Yan was "initiated" with now all tend to be more classical in style.

Even the thickness of the 'blue bar' of the Qingjing cultivation level in the Tai Chi Xuanqing Dao and the particularity of Mingchao's worldview allowed him to save a lot of time in the early stages of refining magic weapons.

But after being cleansed and imbued with the first step of spirituality.

The second step of gathering spirits can no longer be fast-forwarded.

Xia Yan stayed in the house for another two full days until the temporary housing expired. On the morning of the sixth day after being teleported to this "copy" world by the system, he walked out with a tired look on his face, carrying a swift knife and rolling up his bedding.

In the past two days, even though he did not leave the house and devoted most of his time to practicing the spirit gathering spell, tempering the spirituality in the Swift Blade over and over again, he only made this spirituality a little stronger than when it was born.

According to the knowledge of the four methods of refining magic weapons instilled in him by the system, he estimated that it would take him at least half a year to complete the second step of gathering the spirit, so that the spirit that had sprouted in the Swift Blade could grow to a qualified level to communicate with his mind.

Even though there was no shortage of mana, and the material of the item was considered spiritual, it still took half a year to refine a flying sword that could be called a magic weapon...

Xia Yan couldn't help but sigh to the sky.

“…It’s such a fucking waste of time.”

Only after personally refining magic weapons did he understand why the disciples of Qingyun Sect in the original novel of Zhu Xian had to go down the mountain to look for good materials and spiritual objects to practice magic weapons after breaking through the fourth level of Yuqing Realm, and they would often be gone for several years.

For example: Du Bishu, one of the supporting characters in the novel Zhu Xian, broke through the fourth level of Yuqing Realm and went down the mountain when the protagonist was 14 years old. He returned to Dazhu Peak two years later. Most of his time was spent on the road looking for materials. The magic weapon he finally refined was not a flying sword, but three dice, which were obviously much easier and less time-consuming to refine.

Therefore, it is not slow in theory to use half a year to refine this swift knife into a qualified flying sword.

Although Xia Yan knew in his heart that in the classical immortal cultivation system, more haste makes waste is an iron rule, being too hasty and impatient would not only leave huge disadvantages, but could also be the cause of going astray.

But he still felt it was too long.

Therefore, after looking at the swift knife in his hand and thinking for a while, Xia Yan turned around and walked out of Hong Town.

After all, he is not a true disciple of Qingyun Sect, nor is he a righteous cultivator in the classical cultivation of immortals.

Even his skills and cultivation were given to him by the system out of thin air. In the classical cultivation of immortals, this was at least an unorthodox method.

Well then, let's just go all the way with the unconventional path!

In other places, it is basically impossible to speed up the refining of flying swords, but this "copy" world is Mingchao's worldview. In this world, there are afterimages, and the residual sound left by the afterimages is transformed into sound debris, which is a "pure natural" magic weapon that can be recognized by the magic weapon page function of the system.

In other words, afterimages and reverberations themselves possess spirituality—if that’s the case, why not just plunder their spirituality?

After all, in the plot and setting of this world, the Raging Tide-level afterimages are also born by absorbing and integrating the energy frequencies of certain things, that is, the reverberations.

As for the hidden dangers and consequences.

Xia Yan was too lazy to think.

He walked out of the east gate of Hong Town and went up the stone steps into the bamboo forest near the town. Not long after, he saw a group of free-range chickens that were more than one meter tall, with bright and colorful fur and a bunch of bright red tail feathers.

The pygmy ostrich, a mimic of the foolish pheasant unique to Mount Chengxiao, is weaker than the firefly in the light wave level. It is just a large walking chicken. Its attack method is similar to that of a chicken. It either jumps up and scratches people with its claws or pokes people with its beak. It just has an additional rolling collision. The damage it causes in the game is not high, and it is far less dangerous than the chicken brother in the neighboring Skyrim Province.

But Brother Ji of Chengxiao Mountain is still a residual image.

If it is an afterimage, the reverberation will drop.

When they noticed Xia Yan approaching, the group of free-range chickens made cackles, stretched out their short legs, and rushed towards him.

Seeing this, Xia Yan drew out his swift knife, stepped on the pygmy ostrich that was rushing in the front, and turned into a green rainbow.

One step, through the rainbow.

The sword flashed.

The first chicken had its head chopped off, leaving behind a golden shadow of a dwarf ostrich, and then died on the spot.

Then, the sword light turned and passed through the flock of chickens like flowing water. In the blink of an eye, all the pygmy ostriches, whose attack mode was monotonous and had no special abilities, were killed. Only the remnants of five pygmy ostriches were left in place, waiting to be absorbed and transformed into sound corpses, or to dissipate naturally.

But this time, Xia Yan did not reach out to absorb these reverberations as the 'magic weapon core' with the help of the system's power and transform them into sound remains (magic weapon) for collection.

Instead, he walked to the side of a dwarf ostrich, looked at it for a moment, and suddenly stabbed the swift knife into the golden shadow.

At the same time, Xia Yan also used the spirit gathering technique, using the swift sword as a medium to inject his own magic power into the reverberation in front of him, and tried to control and guide the Tai Chi energy, treating the swift sword and the reverberation of the dwarf ostrich as the same "magic weapon" for tempering.

In an instant, Xia Yan felt the swift knife in his hand begin to tremble violently. If he had not increased his strength to hold the handle tightly, it would have almost slipped out of his hand.

Then, under his gaze, the remnant in front of him trembled along with the swift sword. Under the simultaneous tempering of the Tai Chi energy, wisps of golden light particles continuously separated from the outline of the ostrich and merged into the blade.

Finally, after the reverberation gradually faded and disappeared completely into the air, the swift sword stopped trembling.

Xia Yan raised the Swift Blade in front of his eyes and injected his magic power into the blade again. He was surprised to find that the budding spirituality became a little stronger than before after he used the Spirit Gathering Technique to temper the Swift Blade and the Remnant Echo together.

Just the reverberation of a light-wave-class pygmy ostrich could actually be enough to match it. He spent two whole days practicing the methodical tempering! ?

But before Xia Yan could feel excited about the confirmation of his conjecture and the unprecedented success of his bold attempt, he was already very excited.

His eyes suddenly fixed.

At this moment, he saw a golden line half the length of his little finger on the blade of [Xuguanxundao-Zhenhai].

Before this, there were no such conspicuous patterns engraved on the blade of the swift knife he picked up, and he had not noticed it.

Upon seeing this scene, Xia Yan suddenly understood why, in the spells and knowledge of refining magic weapons instilled by the system, even after the refined items had sprouted a hint of spirituality, one still had to diligently use one's own magic power to repeatedly refine them to strengthen the spirituality of the items, and there were no shortcuts.

"So that's why, in classical immortal cultivation, unorthodox methods are often not considered respectable... The price of rushing for success is a damaged foundation. Whether it's your own cultivation or the magic weapons you refine, the more shortcuts you take, the greater the damage to your foundation. Even if you build a towering building, its foundation will be riddled with holes and unable to withstand the test of time."

Xia Yan let out a wry laugh. Perhaps it was because he did have some talent and understanding, or perhaps it was because he had read too many online novels about fantasy and immortal heroes, with their cultivation settings and imagination before the world line changed and he traveled through time, he probably had already guessed what would happen next.

The unconventional quick-fix method developed according to local conditions is indeed feasible.

But the price is that the flying sword refined will have huge hidden dangers.

In an MMO game, this means that the durability of the equipment has decreased, and it cannot be restored because the upper limit of the durability has been cut.

Obviously, in reality, when the durability of equipment reaches zero, it will not simply make it unusable. The only possibility is that it will break on the spot.

The magic weapon (flying sword) can only be controlled by communicating with his mind.

What will happen if the mind-body connection is broken?

Referring to the plot of the Seven Clans Martial Competition in the original novel of Zhu Xian, after the heroine cut off the immortal sword of a fellow disciple from Longshou Peak with the Tianya Sword during the competition, the disciple vomited blood on the spot and fainted with pain on his face.

That was a magical flying sword that was carefully tempered.

The cost of taking shortcuts will be even greater.

"But... it's been six days now, six days since I came to this world, and I've been 'missing' for six days. In the real world, the police should have been called by now, and my family should have been notified. I... and because of that place called the Heart Gathering Area, I still can't sleep... I don't know how much longer I can hold on... I have no choice! Sigh..."

Xia Yan sighed.

Then, suppressing the hesitation and uneasiness in his heart, he walked towards the remaining remnants of the dwarf ostrich holding the [Xuguan Xundao-Zhenhai], and cast the spirit gathering spell one by one to refine the remnants and the Xundao together as magic weapons, and melt the frequency of the remnants, that is, the spirituality, into the sword.

One light-wave-level dwarf ostrich reverberation was equivalent to two days of hard work for him. After all five dwarf ostrich reverberations were melted, it was equivalent to completing ten days of tempering in one go.

In other words, it would take at least half a year, a total of more than 180 days of hard work, to complete the most basic refining of a flying sword, which only requires the reverberations of more than ninety light-wave-level afterimages.

In Mingchao's worldview, there may be anything missing in the wilderness, except for afterimages, and light-wave-level afterimages can be seen everywhere.

But when Xia Yan saw the five golden lines that were clearly visible on the blade of [Xuguanxundao-Zhenhai] after it was melted with the residual sound of the five dwarf ostriches, he did not feel any joy in his heart.

He knew very well that when [Xuguan Swift Blade - Zhenhai] was truly refined into a magic flying sword, it would be the beginning of his thirst-quenching and gambling his life with time.

Thinking of this, Xia Yan felt a wave of panic rising in his heart again, but it was just as he had said just now.

He had no choice. If a person suddenly disappeared for six days, his roommates would definitely call the police. If they checked the camera footage in the school, they would find that he suddenly disappeared in the school. Then his family would definitely be notified to come to the school. The more he thought about it, the more uneasy he felt... What's more, he was afraid to sleep because of some reasons in this world.

So, Xia Yan turned around and walked out of the bamboo forest outside Hong Town, and followed the road towards the river and waterfall east of Hong Town.

A few days ago, when he was escaping to Hong Town, he was attacked by a group of square ice blocks when he passed by there. However, it was already dark at that time and he was in a mess, so he ignored them.

It was a humanoid afterimage called Ding Dong Dong, which could condense a thick layer of ice on its body. It was also a type of light wave-level afterimage.

Of course, Ding Dongdong, as an ice block, is much more dangerous than a waste like the dwarf ostrich in the light wave-level afterimage, but it is still just an ordinary light wave-level afterimage. Its only way of attacking is to jump up and hit people with the heavy ice on its body.

For Xia Yan, who could fly several meters high with a light leap using his lightness skills, this light wave-level afterimage posed no threat at all.

Not long after he walked, he saw three Dingdongdongs lying on the snow beside a river.

Seeing this, Xia Yan used his Qinggong skills without any hesitation, and rushed forward like an arrow. The swift knife in his hand drew a sword light like a rainbow. Before the three Ding Dongdongs could react, he took the lead and stabbed the cross star mark exposed on the surface of the body of one Ding Dongdong wrapped in ice.

That is the residual image of the delirium, that is, the sound core of the human-like residual image, which is equivalent to the human heart or brain.

After being pierced by the swift knife, the Ding Dong Dong didn't even have the chance to react. Its entire body instantly disintegrated and shattered, leaving behind a golden shadow with the outline of Ding Dong Dong.

At this time, the other two Ding Dong Dongs noticed Xia Yan's attack and immediately jumped up from the snow, smashing their bodies, which weighed at least several hundred kilograms, or even tons, at him.

But this attack couldn't touch Xia Yan at all.

With just a sideways move, Xia Yan avoided the powerful attacks of the two Ding Dong Dongs, and swung his swift knife, splitting the thick ice layer on one of the Ding Dong Dongs and creating a gap.

Then, he pulled out a blue arc of light like frost with his backhand and cut into the gap in the ice.