In the main hall of Xingjun's mansion, Li Yukong sat in the main seat with a tired look on his face.
After the Battle of Xijing, he dealt with various affairs within the Taoist sect non-stop, and the continuous rhythm made even a great monk exhausted physically and mentally.
Bailiming stood quietly at his feet, waiting for Li Yukong to ask questions.
Patriarch Li Yukong rubbed his eyebrows and said in a deep voice: "What troubles you now is how to practice in the face of unknown forces? Let me tell you a story first."
"Billions of years ago, the heaven and earth were first formed. Chaos became one, and the heaven and earth changed. Life began to appear. After evolution, intelligent creatures such as humans, monsters, demons, and barbarians emerged and dominated the world. All things are animistic, and all things are alive.
There are gods, they are born from the great ways of heaven and earth, and are regarded as the spirits of heaven and earth."
"At that time, seven Fuyao sacred trees were born in the sky and stood on the ground. They absorbed the souls of living beings after death and fed them back to the rules of heaven, forming a cycle of great roads. However, demons usurped the creation of heaven and earth and began to use the souls of living beings to practice various
The evil law disturbs the great road of heaven and earth, and for a time the great road collapses, the world is in chaos, and all living beings are devastated, just like purgatory."
"That's why the Seventh Patriarch of the Dao Sect led the human race to rise up in resistance and use seven Fuyao Sacred Trees, more accurately nine, because there are three Fuyao Sacred Trees in Kaiyang Palace. The Seventh Patriarch set up the Beidou Demon Subduing Formation.
, gathering the souls of the deceased in the Central Plains, bringing order to the chaos, and re-consolidating the rules of the great road, thus making the world peaceful and people prosperous."
Li Yukong's eyes were full of longing and admiration for this period of history. He paused briefly and continued:
"The power of the soul is one of the origins of the avenue, and the spiritual seed comes from the Fuyao sacred tree. It is one of the links and the origin of the rules of the avenue, and the same is true for the power of the soul. Therefore, you already have various elements that build the cycle of the avenue in your body.
Next, all you have to do is let these original powers merge and form one body, so that you can touch the great road of heaven and earth."
Bailiming was shocked when he heard this and couldn't calm down for a long time.
If you practice Taoism, it is like a mountain road with stone steps already paved. You only need to climb up step by step.
And the path he needs to take is a steep road that requires crossing a deep valley. If he crosses it, he will reach the sky in one step. If he cannot cross it, he will be shattered to pieces.
Bailiming hurriedly made the secrets with his hands and bowed to salute:
"After listening to the teachings, the disciples are enlightened and enlightened. They thank the Patriarch for his guidance."
Li Yukong smiled and said warmly: "There is no need to be polite. In this battle in Xijing, it is thanks to your two brothers who risked their lives to save me. Otherwise, I am afraid that my old bones will be handed over to me."
Baili Ming hurriedly said that he did not dare to receive such praise. Li Yukong waved his hand and continued: "If you have made great achievements, you should be rewarded. If you have any requests, just ask."
"This disciple just wants to be able to practice for a while with the help of the Kaiyang Cauldron." Bai Liming had already thought about it and did not refuse.
Li Yukong nodded and agreed: "This is no problem, is there anything else?"
"there is none left."
Li Yukong stroked his gray beard and thought for a moment:
"Let's do this. I'll search the Taoist sect's private collection to see if there is a spiritual weapon made from the Fuyao sacred tree. If I can find it, I will give it to you."
Hearing this, Bai Liming was also very happy and hurriedly bowed and saluted: "Thank you, Patriarch, for the reward."
After leaving Xingjun's Mansion, Bailiming walked firmly and clarified the direction of Taoist practice, and his previous hesitation and confusion disappeared from his mind.
When he returned to his residence, he received the spiritual training books on divine souls, illusions, and illusion formations sent by Elder Tian.
On the second day, Bai Liming stepped into Xingjun's mansion again, entered Kaiyang Hall, sat cross-legged in front of Kaiyang Cauldron, and started practicing.
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On Longmen Island, Tan Zhenzhen has been feeling restless these past few days and has trouble sleeping and eating.
There was an open letter on the desk. The paper and envelope were in a mess, and there were traces of dried tears on the paper.
This is a letter from my mother.
Most of the letter was the same as before, complaining about my father. At the end, my mother said in a plaintive tone:
"Zhen'er, condense the elixir as soon as possible. Your father can't wait for five years and plans to take you back this year. Prime Minister Zuo's eldest son wants to take a concubine, and your father rushes to marry him. Zhen'er,
Can't wait any longer."
Tan Zhenzhen looked sad and struggled in his heart: "Oh, what should I do?"
"No, let Brother Ming hurry up and propose marriage. But now that his golden elixir has been destroyed, how can my father like him?"
She looked at the copper coin flying letter in her hand and hesitated again and again.
"I can't sit still and wait for death, Baili Ming, don't blame me for being ruthless. Everything is fate, and no one is responsible for it. If you want to blame, blame yourself for your bad fate, blame yourself for being useless."
Finally, with a determined look on his face, Tan Zhenzhen opened and closed his teeth, chanted the formula, and sent the copper coins flying letters out.
An hour later, Bian Changji appeared in front of her with an excited face and said in an exaggerated tone:
"Really, I knew you could figure it out. Hehe, after all, compared to your own future, the relationship between a man and a woman is nothing."
Tan Zhenzhen had no expression on his face and said in a lukewarm tone: "I know that the reason why you help me condense the pill is to attack Baili Ming. As long as I can condense the pill, I will let you control me."
Bian Changji looked at the charming girl with a vulgar expression, his eyes wandering on her delicate body:
"Looking at what you said, I want to use you to target Bailiming, but I like you and it comes from the bottom of my heart. Trust me, I won't lie to you."
Tan Zhenzhen sneered again and again: "The relationship between a man and a woman is nothing. You don't have to talk nonsense. As long as I achieve my goal, you can take whatever you want."
Hearing this, Bian Zhangji nodded with a lustful look on his face, wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth and said, "Follow me."
The two of them got on the small boat and, like arrows from the sky, cut through the water and headed straight for Jackdaw Island.
Although it is daytime, the ancient trees on Jackdaw Island are towering, blocking the sky and the sun. The forest is so dense that no matter where you look, you cannot see how deep the forest is.
The branches of tall trees are intertwined, blocking most of the sunlight, and only mottled and sparse light shines through the branches and leaves.
Groups of black jackdaws live on the tops of giant branches. The wind blows and the leaves rustle. The disturbed jackdaws make strange cries, making the dense forest even more eerie and mysterious.
The captain was not surprised and walked leisurely in front of him. Tan Zhenzhen was worried and followed closely behind, shivering.
The two of them entered a huge cave, where there were many strange rocks, a dark wind, and a biting cold air.
I saw an old man who was thin but strong and raised his knife to split open a monster corpse.
Seeing this scene, Tan Zhenzhen suddenly felt that the blood in his body had coagulated, and he felt a chill from head to toe.
The side commander turned a blind eye and stepped forward to salute respectfully: "Master, the person the disciple mentioned has been brought here."
Elder Yin turned around and looked at Tan Zhenzhen up and down with stern eyes as if he were looking at an object.
He asked in a hoarse voice: "You barely passed the entrance exam?"
The voice was not loud, but it put a mountain of pressure on people. Tan Zhenzhen's voice trembled: "Replying to Elder Yin, yes."
Elder Yin continued to ask without changing his tone: "It took you two and a half years to reach the Qi refining stage?"
"The disciple is stupid, yes."
"It has been more than three years since you started, and you are still hovering at the threshold of the foundation building stage. You have been unable to break through, and there is no hope of condensing the pill?"
"Yes."
Elder Yin let out a weird laugh: "Hoo hoho, what a piece of useless material. It is very suitable for my current research."
Tan Zhenzhen resisted the urge to turn around and run away, trembling all over and saying, "Ah? Aren't the elders here to help me condense my elixir?"
Elder Yin comforted him: "Hey, hey, don't be afraid, little girl. You should be grateful to have this honor and cooperate with me to complete a great research." Tan Zhenzhen was about to cry: "Research? Research for what? Be like that demon corpse.
Was he disemboweled?"
"The rise of demons during this period is because they have mastered the method of quickly advancing low-level demons. And you will help me study how to enable more outer disciples to successfully condense elixirs. Once they achieve success, they will definitely
Shocking the world, what should the monster be afraid of?"
Elder Yin's eyes shone: "Don't worry, you will successfully condense the elixir. You and I each get what we need, so why not do it?"
After hearing that he could condense elixir, Tan Zhenzhen gradually calmed down and said firmly:
"This disciple is willing to cooperate with the elder's research, as long as it allows me to condense the elixir and disembowel him."
"Okay, Bian Changji, please step aside." Elder Yin waved his hand and sent Bian Changji away.