It was night, and although countless people gathered in the entire Taihua Sect, they seemed extremely quiet. It was probably that everyone, like Li Mingyue, was taking the last chance to strengthen themselves.
In the house arranged by Taihua Zong, Li Mingyue stood in front of a window, looking at the night of Taihua Zong. Looking down the mountain from here, he could have a panoramic view of the entire Guangyang County.
The lights of thousands of houses are so special, which cannot be seen in Qingyuan Mountain.
After a while, Li Mingyue took out a futon from the room and sat down cross-legged. However, she did not practice or take care of her physical condition. Instead, she asked: "Senior, what do you think Taihua Sect means?"
The woman in the bell asked, "Are you asking me?"
Li Mingyue nodded and said: "Besides you, there is no one else here, right?"
The woman in the bell said: "Then how do I know? I've always been very annoyed by you humans who are so crooked."
Li Mingyue was stunned, and after thinking for a while, she said to herself: "Since entering Guangyang County, everything has seemed too peaceful. This makes me feel a little uneasy, whether it is the royal family of the Tang Dynasty or the Yan Kingdom.
His Highness the Crown Prince, there is no way he would miss such an opportunity."
The woman in the bell said disdainfully: "What are you afraid of? With me here, you just do what you should do. Even if it is a big deal, I can ensure that you leave Taihua Sect safely."
Li Mingyue nodded and said bitterly: "That's what I say, but the price for your action is too high, senior, and you can't do it at any time. You helped me this time, what about next time? I don't think I am always lucky.
If you are so good, you can always find something that seniors can take action on."
The woman in the bell said: "If you think so, it is not in vain that you can become Chen Daoling's disciple."
Li Mingyue laughed at herself, then put aside all thoughts, swallowed a pill, and began to repair the damage to her body.
As for his current situation, although he has not fully recovered, there is not much problem in dealing with monks of the same realm. If he uses those three swords, Li Mingyue is sure to be able to kill a strong man in the true martial arts realm.
Although he is still in the subtle state and is injured, the fighting during this period is not without success, especially along the way. Although Li Mingyue herself cannot explain what is going on, she is indeed proficient in the Confucian Qi training method.
He felt a lot better, especially because the breath in his body was much smoother, making him even feel that he had touched the barrier of the Nether Realm, and only needed an opportunity to break through.
When we were at the foot of the mountain this morning, the kindness shown by the restaurant waiter made Li Mingyue's mood slightly unnoticeable. At that time, Li Mingyue almost broke through the barrier, but unfortunately he failed in the end.
Therefore, in terms of realm, Li Mingyue has not actually made any progress. Along the way, he is still no different from when he was in Qingyuan Mountain, he has just entered a subtle realm.
Li Mingyue's progress lies in his state of mind. Cultivation is inherently mysterious and complex, even something that is difficult to explain, but his state of mind is even more complicated and mysterious than his practice.
Sometimes a small insight can make a whole person undergo earth-shaking changes. This change starts from the inside out and can even affect a person's words and deeds. Of course, if Li Mingyue reads enough, he will naturally be able to explain this change.
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This change is the true purpose of nourishing Qi in Confucianism. As the saying goes, "A gentleman can tolerate the wise, the ignorant, the shallow, the pure." So Li Mingyue is actually undergoing subtle changes.
, has become less arrogant, so when he is praised, he is not complacent, but his backbone has not disappeared along with his arrogance.
This was also the main reason why the head of Taihua Sect looked at Li Mingyue in a different light.
In addition to the changes in her mood, Li Mingyue also understood the sword taught by the woman in the bell more deeply. In the past, he could understand at most two or three points of the true meaning, but now Li Mingyue may have understood six or seven points.
Especially after seeing the woman in the bell take action for the second time.
It's just that swordsmanship is unique. Sometimes, it doesn't seem to be directly related to practice, but it seems to be the same. So some people can become peerless masters just by practicing swords, and some people can become peerless masters just by raising swords.
, there are even many people who become peerless masters in sword making.
Perhaps it is because of this that the woman in the bell said that raising a sword means raising Qi, and raising Qi is also raising a sword. However, although this woman is powerful, she does not seem to have a high understanding of cultivation, or in other words, cultivation is not important to her.
,Practice is OK, theory is not.
Although this kind of person is very strong, it is actually difficult to teach others how to practice. Fortunately, Li Mingyue's own practice was discovered by himself. It is different from other people's practice. When he met this mysterious woman, he actually had a way of complementing each other.
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As for whether it was Chen Daoling's deliberate arrangement, I'm afraid only the old Taoist himself knows.
After Li Mingyue absorbed all the power of the medicine, she opened her eyes and took out a jade bottle. When she opened it, she saw that the jade bottle that was originally full was now bottomed out, with only a dark red pill rolling gently inside.
Li Mingyue said bitterly: "I didn't feel it after one or two pills. This time, I realized that this thing is really expensive. It would be great if I could also refine it. Then I would save a lot of money if I get injured in the future."
He was just talking to himself, but the woman in the bell said: "What's so difficult about this? As long as you have a medicine cauldron and find the prescription, you can naturally refine it, but..."
Li Mingyue suddenly became interested and asked: "But what?"
The woman in the bell said: "Refining alchemy is the same as practicing cultivation. They both require talent. I don't think you can learn it. And your cultivation is a problem now. If you waste time on refining alchemy, you will lose more than you gain."
Li Mingyue was stunned, and didn't think much about it. She smiled and said: "I'm just talking, I don't really want to learn. Of course, if I really have the chance, I really want to try it. Talent or something... Maybe I don't have the talent for cultivation, but
Do you have the talent for alchemy?"
The woman in the bell is too lazy to talk nonsense with this guy who is always full of enigmatic confidence, not to mention that she is not good at reasoning with others.
She probably felt that it was still early and Li Mingyue really had nothing to do, so she took out a book and prepared to read aloud. However, after opening the book, something suddenly occurred to her and she asked: "By the way, senior, please come up."
I was told that I can understand that sword, but I can’t try it until I reach the True Martial Realm. Why is that?”
The woman in the bell seemed a little irritated, perhaps because she had to explain Li Mingyue's doubts again, so she said in a deep voice: "Because you are too weak, you can't control this sword at all, the way of the sword..."
She paused and then said: "I can't explain it clearly. Anyway, with your current understanding of kendo, using this sword forcefully will not do you any good. Instead, it will damage the heart of the sword. It's like a poor man suddenly possessing
It will scare you silly if you get wealth that you can't even imagine." Li Mingyue looked stunned. He didn't expect this woman to make such a metaphor, but he understood it, so he asked again: "Jianxin
What’s the difference between it and Tao Xin?”
The woman in the bell said: "I don't know. You can ask your senior sister about this when you go back. She should be able to explain it to you."
Li Mingyue didn't think much and said casually: "Senior, you are so powerful and you can't explain it clearly. I'm afraid senior sister can't explain it either, right?"
The woman in the bell said: "That's not necessarily true. She is better at theory, but I only know how to use a sword. I am born with it."
When she said this, Li Mingyue could hear the pride in her words.
Li Mingyue curled her lips and thought to herself: "It's amazing how to use a sword."
But he forgot that the subtle connection between this woman and him allowed her to directly know what he was thinking. However, the woman was not angry, but said in an extremely disdainful tone: "It's really amazing to be able to use a sword.
I only need to hold the sword to kill people. I kill all the way without encountering an enemy. Unlike you, you need to practice this way and that. It is extremely troublesome. For me, the sword is practice. With a sword in my hand, there are no gods or monsters.
What kind of Buddha or saint can be killed with one sword?"
Li Mingyue was a little pushy and thought to herself: "You are so powerful, why can't you get rid of even a small bell?"
This time, the woman who had lived for who knows how many years but was no different from a child really got offended, and she cursed: "You know shit."
As if he felt that this was not enough to relieve his anger, he snorted coldly and continued: "I am a frog in a well, I am actually as smart as an ant like you. I am really surprised."
"Whatever happens to Wanxian this time, don't expect me to help you."
This time, Li Mingyue was really frightened, and she was so frightened that she hurriedly said: "Senior, I was wrong, you don't remember the faults of villains."
There was silence in the bell, and there was no response at all.
So, throughout the night, Li Mingyue didn't even feel sleepy, let alone sleep peacefully. She kept saying good things all night long, but unfortunately there was no response from the bell at all.
As the day dawned, there was a knock on the door, and then a Taihua Sect disciple said: "Master Li Xian, the Taihua Sect has prepared breakfast. I came here to ask what kind of breakfast Master Li Xian likes."
Li Mingyue opened the door, with a lost expression on her face, but she couldn't vent it on someone who had nothing to do with her, so she said, "It's fine, it doesn't matter."
The Ming Taihua Sect disciple responded and was about to leave. Li Mingyue suddenly said: "By the way, did anything happen to your Taihua Sect last night? For example, did any of the disciples in the sect have any disputes with other people?"
This Taihua Sect disciple was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said, "I've never heard of it, what's wrong?"
Li Mingyue shook his head and said: "It's okay, I just feel that nowadays the Taihua Sect is a mixed bag, and there will inevitably be disputes. Just ask."
This disciple of Taihua Sect nodded and left without thinking much.
Li Mingyue looked at his leaving figure and breathed out gently. Because of this incident, there was always a shadow in Li Mingyue's heart that could not be removed no matter what.
The calmer this matter became, the more abnormal Li Mingyue felt.