The demon monk in the second dimension

But now the spiritual energy is depleted, and the power of the earth's veins has also greatly weakened, no longer as prosperous as it once was.

After capturing the mischievous ghost, Xia Zhi instinctively wanted to activate the Soul Devouring Technique.

Pipi Ghost sensed a deadly threat from Xia Zhi and started yelling at the top of his lungs.

"What are you doing? Let me go! Let me go!"

Xia Zhi was startled awake by the screams of the mischievous ghost.

He loosened his right hand, dispelling the Golden Light Spell and releasing the Pipi Ghost.

After realizing that Xia Zhi was not someone to be trifled with, Mischievous Ghost dashed away through the wall in a flash.

Summer Solstice reminds himself of this.

Remember, you are now a righteous cultivator!

Don't put everything in your mouth!

You are currently practicing the "Huangting Daojing", not the "Shihun Gong"!

Seeing that Xia Zhi was able to catch Pipi Ghost, the people in the portrait were very curious.

"What kind of magic is this?"

"This little wizard actually caught Peeves!"

Soon, a portrait conveyed this information to Dumbledore.

But Dumbledore, and even the other portraits in the headmaster's room, didn't think it was a big deal.

It's just a means to catch ghosts.

If it were the Heavenly Master's Palm Thunder, Pipi Ghost would probably be dead by now.

……

Xia Zhi spent an afternoon exploring most of the Hogwarts Castle.

This includes the locked room on the fourth floor where Lu Wei is imprisoned, the washroom on the third floor where Myrtle is crying, and the dormitories of the four houses, etc.

During dinner, a house-elf suddenly appeared in front of Xia Zhi and bowed gently to him.

“Mr. Summer Solstice, Headmaster Dumbledore asked me to take you to the dining hall.”

Tomorrow is the annual opening day of Hogwarts. All the heads of the household have gathered with Professor Dumbledore in the Great Hall to confirm that preparations for the start of the school year are complete.

If you haven't finished, work overtime tonight to finish it.

When they saw the summer solstice brought by the house-elves, all three heads of the house except Dumbledore and Snape showed expressions of surprise.

As the headmaster of Ravenclaw House, Felix Flitwick, who has goblin blood and is only 107 centimeters tall, asked Dumbledore a question.

"Dumbledore, and who is this young gentleman?"

Dumbledore introduced them with a smile.

"This is the new student I found in the East this year, and also a disciple of a great Eastern powerhouse, Xia."

"Is this Mr. Xia?"

Not only Professor Flitwick, but also Professors Minerva McGonagall and Pomona Sprout looked enlightened.

It's clear that Dumbledore had told them about the summer solstice before.

The vast majority of young wizards studying at Hogwarts come from Europe, India, and the United States.

They had had students of Chinese descent before, but Xia Zhi was the first student to actually come from that ancient Eastern country.

Professor Flitwick, who possessed an exceptionally brilliant mind, smiled at Xia Zhi.

"Welcome to Hogwarts, Mr. Xia. I believe that no matter which house you choose, we will all be more than happy to welcome you."

Which college will you enter?

Although they knew what was going on, neither Dumbledore nor Zhang Zhiwei told Xia Zhi about it.

So he pretended to be confused when he knew the truth and asked the four deans.

"I know that Hogwarts has four houses: Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Slytherin, and Hufflepuff. So, what kind of assessment is required for freshmen to be sorted into which house? If it's a battle, I'm quite confident."

Playing with new students during the Hogwarts Sorting Ceremony is a tradition in the wizarding world.

Upon hearing Xia Zhi's question, everyone except Snape wore knowing, maternal smiles.

"Although it's considered an assessment, it doesn't involve combat."

Professor Sprout gave Xia Zhi a kind and friendly mysterious smile on his chubby face.

"You'll find out the details tomorrow, Mr. Xia."

……

After dinner, Xia Zhi was taken by Dumbledore to the bedroom in the headmaster's office.

The summer solstice's belongings were placed in the corner of the bedroom.

Please make do here tonight; you'll be assigned a dormitory tomorrow.

Professor Dumbledore smiled at Xia Zhi.

"Some people like to sleep in their pajamas, like me. If you didn't bring any, Mr. Xia, I can lend you one."

"No need, Professor Dumbledore."

Knowing that Dumbledore was male and that he preferred men, Xia Zhi decisively refused.

He doesn't discriminate against other people's personal hobbies, but he would rather not have them applied to himself.

Sitting cross-legged on the soft bed, Xia Zhi embraced the primordial chaos and closed her eyes to begin practicing the "Huang Ting Dao Jing".

This is not a martial art from Longhu Mountain, but a Taoist martial art from the Tianque Realm.

It's one of the more precious ones.

As for its origins—I can only say that there's a lot more to it than meets the eye; those who know, know; and those who don't, I can't say more.

Anyway, everyone knows what's going on!

Chapter 272 Hogwarts Express Special Round-Trip Ticket

The Huangting Daojing is the most orthodox Taoist practice, and practitioners of this method often refer to themselves as Qi cultivators.

The Soul Devouring Technique converts the power of a soul into magical power by devouring souls, while the Yellow Court Dao Scripture converts special "qi" into magical power by "consuming qi".

A common example is "the purple aura of the rising sun," which is a ray of light that appears when the sun is just rising.

There is also the "moonlight," which is sprinkled by the bright moon on the first and fifteenth of each month.

These two streams of energy actually originate from the Sun and the Moon, and will not disappear due to changes in the weather.

Whether it's sunny or rainy, or even a storm, typhoon, or hail, the purple aura of the rising sun and the radiance of the moon will always be emitted.

Summer Solstice's spiritual practice has now made initial progress. He only needs to sleep five hours a day to feel refreshed and full of energy.

He opened the bedroom window, which faced east.

On the summer solstice, I sat cross-legged on the bed, closed my eyes, and faced the window.

Soon, in the spiritual awareness of the summer solstice, a vast purple aura rose with the rising sun, but quickly dissipated in the sky.

"Suck~"

On the summer solstice, he circulated the Yellow Court Dao Scripture and inhaled sharply into the large amount of rising purple qi.

He appears to be inhaling, but he is actually absorbing the spiritual light within the purple aura.

Moreover, inhaling is just a symbolic action; in reality, it's about reinforcing your own mental suggestion, giving yourself a real feeling of absorbing qi, and coordinating with the circulation of the Huangting Daojing (Yellow Court Daoist Classic).

The true purple aura is vast and boundless, and even cultivators in the Tribulation Transcending stage can only obtain a few wisps by chance.

Even if a low-level cultivator inhales the purple energy, their body simply cannot withstand its power and might.

Having caught a few points of purple aura, Xia Zhi quickly used his magic to stick to and refine them.

The process is somewhat like making candy, slowly tearing apart and stretching a whole lump of candy into strands.

Half an hour later, Xia Zhi let out a long breath, finished her exercise, and sat up.

Feeling the extremely scarce magical power within his body, Xia Zhi felt quite helpless.

"It's been five years already. At this rate, when will I ever reach the Foundation Establishment stage?"

Compared to the Soul Devouring Technique, the Yellow Court Dao Scripture, while moderate and peaceful, has the effect of subduing the restless mind and restraining inner demons, but its cultivation speed is truly pitiful.

If he cultivated using demonic methods for five years, by now, Xia Zhi would probably be able to fight even his master.

He could cultivate the Yellow Court Dao Scripture, but even though he cultivated it every day, now he could only bully Rongshan.

Even if I graduate from Hogwarts, I don't know if I'll ever have the strength to truly fight my master.

"Perhaps it will be more than ten years later, at the Luotian Grand Ceremony, that he will be qualified to shout, 'On the summer solstice of Longhu Mountain, please let the old Celestial Master step down.'"

……

After washing up and changing into a large wizard's robe, Xia Zhi stepped out of the room.

He saw Dumbledore in his pajamas reading a book in his office.

Good morning, Mr. Xia Zhi.

Dumbledore smiled and nodded at Xia Zhi, then picked up his wand and pointed it at himself.

"Clean up!"

After cleaning himself, he changed out of his pajamas into a white robe.

"Let's go eat, you still have to catch your train later."

The two arrived at the dining hall. Besides the four heads of the houses, Xia Zhi also saw many other Hogwarts faculty and staff.

For example, there's "Two-Face," Quirinus Quirrell whose life is already counting down as the new school year begins; Rupert Hagrid, the "Half-Giant" whom I met once in the Forbidden Forest; and Sivanos Kettleburn, the professor of magical biology who protects the students.

In their love and fervor for magical creatures, this elderly, white-bearded professor is very similar to Hagrid.

The two often ventured into the Forbidden Forest and played with some magical creatures.

But Hagrid, being a half-giant, far surpasses ordinary wizards in strength, magic resistance, and toughness.

Therefore, he can treat the provocations and tests of many magical creatures as play.

After testing him, these magical creatures realized that Hagrid was not someone to be trifled with and would not fight him.

But Professor Kettleburn obviously cannot do that.

As a passionate fan of magical creatures, half of his arms and legs are prosthetics, and he has a scar on his neck that was given to him by a Peruvian venomous dragon, which makes his voice sound different from that of ordinary people.

"Is this Mr. Xia Zhi from China?"

The old professor's eyes lit up when he saw Xia Zhi.

“Oh! I’ve been to the East a few times and interacted with some of the magical creatures there. Especially the ‘shamanic’ lineage. Their symbiotic relationship with magical beings, similar to tribal totems, is truly astounding!”

Behind Quirrell's head, Voldemort was also thinking.

"Chinese wizards? When did they start having their hands in Britain?"

He had tried to cultivate Qi, or rather, every powerful wizard had tried this, but without exception, they all failed.

"Never mind him for now. My primary goal is to obtain the magic stone, restore my body, and get rid of this inhuman, ghost-like appearance!"

After breakfast, Dumbledore had Hagrid take Summer Solstice to the station so she could start her new school year with the other freshmen on the Hogwarts Express.

On the way, Hagrid remembered Xia Zhi, the freshman who had been personally taken by Snape to buy textbooks yesterday, and said to him.

“I think Dumbledore is right. As a young wizard, it’s obviously not good to not experience the once-in-a-lifetime orientation ceremony. And maybe you can make friends on the Hogwarts Express.”

Summer Solstice knew more than Hagrid.

The new students follow the same path that the four founders of Hogwarts, Godric Gryffindor, Helga Hufflepuff, Rowena Ravenclaw, and Salazar Slytherin, took when they established Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

This is actually a magical ritual. Once completed, Hogwarts Castle will protect the young wizards who successfully enroll in the castle, preventing them from suffering the misfortune of death at the school.

In the past fifty years, apart from Myrtle dying from the thousand-year-old Basilisk left behind by Slytherin, which was an internal matter, no student has ever died at the school.

Summer Solstice and Hagrid did not walk to the station; the journey was quite long.