Chapter 234 Night Talk

Chapter 234 Night Talk

Chapter 234 Night Talk
The technique that Li Wuxiang knew of placed even greater emphasis on the qualifications of the operator than the practice in this world.

It requires the user to be thoughtful and resolute, empathetic and indifferent, and to unify these contradictions into a person's gentle and cruel qualities.

When Li Si mentioned this technique to him, he said that he knew how to use it but couldn't, and thought that maybe he could.

But in fact, Li Wuxiang had never used this method in his previous life - every time he thought, "Now is not the time, there is always a way to solve it", until he came here, at this time and place.

There was no way to escape this time, because no matter where he fled to, the person behind him would not easily let go of such a carefully cultivated "Sword Sect Nascent Soul".

In fact, he had been preparing for this since the first time he mentioned this to the outsider. Because this technique needs a relatively long guidance period to succeed, and then it is possible to obtain a dissociative personality.

So for a long time, Li Wuxiang has been trying to make himself behave more like a living person, which is actually a powerful self-suggestion behavior that goes against his current nature.

He breathes, touches, eats, drinks, is afraid of cold and heat, and adds or removes clothes like a living person. These are all part of this guided behavior.

For a mentally sound person, these techniques are far from enough to promote active personality dissociation. According to Li Si's explanation and his own experience, some other auxiliary means are still needed.

For example, think, talk, write a diary, and live in the way you want.

With the help of certain drugs, people gain a sense of calmness, emptiness, or even depression, and in this state, they perform actions that far exceed their original psychological endurance limits.

Then, after careful preparation and arrangement, one or several highly stimulating events are brought about that you subconsciously know are likely to occur at some point in the future. After making these attempts, if you are lucky enough or not, you may get the desired "second self".

When he threatened the foreign evil in the coffin city, he actually boasted that it would be impossible to accomplish all this within three days. But now, after a long period of preparation, he felt that the first stage had been largely completed and he could enter the second stage.

This should have taken quite a long time, but he also had the additional skills that Mei Qiulu had accidentally taught him -

When Mei Qiulu talked to him about the practice after forming the elixir outside the coffin city that day, she said that when forming the elixir, one should not draw the willpower into the body as when refining the qi. Because the yang spirit is the new self, the true self, and the original self, and the elixir is a seed of the yang spirit. The willpower contains the wishes and distractions of countless people. If it is taken into the body without scruples, even if it does not become a demon in the heart, it will affect the original heart.

At present, this kind of taboo in spiritual practice can become a quick method for him to master this method.

If all this succeeds, there is still a huge hidden danger - personality dissociation is not a fun thing, especially when cultivation in this world places great emphasis on tempering the mind. The worst result may lead to the dissipation of power and the possession of demons.

But when Li Wuxiang was in the deathly aura outside You Jiuyuan, he had already conducted an experiment on this issue - Zhao Qi was summoned from Lingshan into his skin, and it had no effect on him.

Therefore, his body can become a prison or a trap, and his "second self" can become the jailer or the bait.

Li Wuxiang breathed gently a few times in the darkness, listening to Zhao Yu's breathing in the next room, then grasped something in the void and began to slowly disappear into Lingshan.

He needed to put himself in the "hard to say" state that Zhao Qi mentioned, with half of his consciousness still clear and rational in this world, and the other half hearing the roar and wind in the blood mist, and in these sounds that shook the mind, trying to capture other tiny things.

That was a prayer for him, coming from the statue of Taiyi in Deyang Wu Temple. The divine consciousness he possessed in the statue was already very weak, and the power of the wish he could provide was almost non-existent, but if he listened hard, he could still detect many fragments of words.

This feeling was like a person who was half asleep and half awake, unable to distinguish between dream and reality. And what he heard seemed to come from another completely different world.

There are no world trends, cultivation disputes, or conspiracies, but only the little things in life - quarrels between husband and wife, relationships between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, shortage of daily necessities, worries about small businesses. There is also the anticipation of autumn leaves and harvests as summer approaches, and the worry about the cold winter that seems far away but very close.

There is actually another way of looking at this world. In this way, he wants to be a weaker little person, not worrying about the distant future, but just wanting to grasp the present, enjoy those things that are at his fingertips, and be willing to give everything for them.

Li Wuxiang didn't know when the roars of the vengeful ghosts in Lingshan stopped, but he rarely emptied his mind and indulged in trivial matters, so when he opened his eyes again, it was already dawn.

He was stunned for a moment before he heard the slight sound of bowls and chopsticks colliding in the yard and smelled the aroma of food.

He jumped down from the rafters, realizing that he hadn't succeeded last night. But that was to be expected.

He walked out of the room and saw that Zhao Yu had already prepared the food and placed it on the small square table in the outer room.

The air was slightly cool, and the morning breeze filled the room with the fragrance of plants and trees. On the table was a stack of freshly baked pancakes, three kinds of mixed vegetables, and a plate of shredded sour and salty melon. Zhao Yu was sitting at the table. When he saw him coming out, he immediately stood up, pulled out a chair for him, and handed him a bowl and chopsticks: "Master, good morning."

She looked very happy when she spoke, and Li Wuxiang took a look at her face and knew why she was happy - because her meridians were reopened and her internal energy was gradually cleansing her body, the red spots on her neck and face had become extremely light, and they looked like the blush was left behind by someone who accidentally rubbed them too hard with their hands.

As a master, you cannot always reject the kindness of your disciples, just like a parent cannot always frown and say in horror, “No, no, please don’t buy it for me” when your daughter buys something.

So Li Wuxiang sat down and wrapped some mixed vegetables and shredded melon in a pancake, took a bite that was neither too big nor too small, and after swallowing it, he said, "You have been in the mountains for the past few days--"

As soon as he heard him speak, Zhao Yu immediately put down his chopsticks.

Li Wuxiang smiled and said, "Eat yours and talk while you eat. Why were the rules in Ranshan so strict in the past?"

Zhao Yu also smiled and picked up the chopsticks again.

"——You should just practice at home these few days. I have made enemies with both the Juque Sect and the Qianji Sect, and I don't know what they will do in the next few days. The Great Tribulation Alliance will be held in a few days. If your injuries are better, I will tell you a place in a few days."

Li Wuxiang paused and said, "The people there are my friends. They are very nice. You can trust them no matter what they say or do. You can go there when the time comes. On the way, no matter who you meet, no matter whether you think they are good or bad, just ignore them."

Zhao Yu was stunned for a moment, grabbing the chopsticks in his hand and said, "Master, what about the alliance? What about the thirty-six disciples who practiced the true teachings?"

"There's nothing to practice seriously. The Small Tribulation Sword Scripture I passed on to you is better than those things. There are three swordsmen in the place where I want you to go. If you think about it, they are all your uncles. If you encounter any problems in your practice, you can ask them."

Zhao Yu bit his lip and said hesitantly, "Master, is the pancake not baked well?" "Hmm? It's pretty good."

"Then... Master, why did you suddenly chase me away?"

Li Wuxiang sighed, "I'm not chasing you away. Remember I asked you if you remembered what the mountain gate of Ranshan Sect looked like? That might be where I'll rebuild Ranshan in the future. Of course it won't be called Ranshan, but something else, but anyway it might be the main nest of our sect - I'm going to ask you to be the chief engineer, so you can familiarize yourself with the environment in advance."

"I brought you to the Great Tribulation Mountain not to ask you to fight to the death with the disciples of the Thirty-Six Sects. I don't care whether you practice seriously or not, but in the eyes of others, this is a chance to defy fate and change your destiny. If you really fight during the competition, it will be fatal. You are my first disciple, and your cultivation cannot be compared with theirs. You don't want to die before you even finish your apprenticeship, do you?"

Zhao Yu lowered his eyes, squeezed the chopsticks in his hand, and whispered, "Master, I was too tired last night."

"Ok?"

"I... Master, you are right. I didn't have any rules in Ranshan before, but that was because there was no one to urge us to practice, and there were too many chores to do. In fact, Senior Brother Zhao Qi didn't care much about us. He asked me to take care of my fellow brothers and sisters and not to upset Master..."

After hearing what she said, Li Wuxiang said nothing and slowly frowned.

Zhao Yu was about to cry when he saw the frown: "I was just too tired last night. I was also too tired when you were teaching me the Dharma that night in Pingshan. It's not that I'm not making progress, I just...I just felt a headache last night. The pills didn't help. I think I fainted from the pain. But my headache doesn't hurt today - Master, I will practice hard from now on, I -"

Li Wuxiang slowly put his chopsticks on the table and raised his hand: "Wait a minute. What caused your headache last night?"

As soon as the stool made a noise, Zhao Yu stood up, lowered his head and hung his hands, as if he was being scolded. He glanced at Li Wuxiang and then quickly looked away: "I... I know that your master values ​​me, and I really know I was wrong."

Li Wuxiang slowly exhaled: "Zhao Yu, look at me."

Zhao Yu lowered his eyes and glanced at him.

"I'm not angry. I wasn't asking you a question just now. Just think of it as me testing you—" Li Wuxiang said slowly, "Why did you have a headache last night?"

Zhao Yu was stunned for a moment, and then he said after a while: "Because of the Yi Jin Jing."

Li Wuxiang felt a slight buzz in his head. He exhaled again, "So, last night, I asked you to use the Yi Jin Jing that Tiangong sent and took out from Tang Jiuzhen's head, right?"

"……Yes."

Li Wuxiang closed his eyes, remained silent for a moment, and then opened them again: "What did I say and do last night? No hurry, just think of it as if you were going to tell someone else about what happened last night, or record it so that future disciples of our sect can see it and know exactly what happened - just tell me how it is."

Zhao Yu seemed to understand that Li Wuxiang was not angry. But her eyes were still blank. It was not until Li Wuxiang asked her to sit down again that she slowly sat down, looked at him again, and said, "Last night... Master, you came in and woke me up."

"Ah."

"Then Master, you told me that there are undercurrents on the Great Tribulation Mountain. It looks calm, but it's actually like a fire is about to erupt. You said you're not afraid, but I'm not feeling well these few days here. I'm afraid someone will take it out on me."

"Master, you also said that if you send me down the mountain now, I might get into trouble. But if I stay here, you have things to do and can't watch over me all the time, so you told me to protect myself as soon as possible. Then, Master, you told me to use the Yi Jin Jing of the Tian Gong School—"

"Wait." Li Wuxiang interrupted her, "After I said those words, was it you who said you wanted to use Yi Jin Jing, or was it me who told you?"

"Master, you said so."

Li Wuxiang breathed a sigh of relief.

"Okay, go on."

"Master, you asked me to use the Yi Jin Jing. I... that thing went in through my nose. Master, you said it looked like an alien parasite. I asked you what an alien parasite was, and you sighed and said you might not be able to tell me. Then you sighed again and said you might tell me later."

"Then you helped me pass on some of my true energy, and told me to hurry up and practice well. You also told me to think of something to eat for you if I got tired of practicing. My head didn't hurt at that time. It was only when you went back and talked to people that my head started to hurt. But when I heard you talking to people, I didn't dare to look for you. Then I didn't know whether I fell asleep or fainted from the pain..."

Li Wuxiang nodded: "Okay, you remember it very clearly. I'm not asking you this for anything else. I'm practicing a method to refine the Yin Spirit, and I need to verify some details. Do you understand?"

Zhao Yu immediately said, "I understand."

After saying this, she looked less confused and uneasy. Without waiting for Li Wuxiang to speak again, she asked, "Master, are you in a difficult situation too? Don't be angry. I heard you talking to someone last night, and it seemed...it seemed..."

"Like what?"

Zhao Yu bit his lip. "It seems to remind me of the time when I went back to Zhou Qinghu after I was poisoned by the fire and lost my cultivation. It's the time when I asked him to help me."

"Did you hear what I said?"

"...No, you spoke too softly, and my head hurts again." Zhao Yu looked at Li Wuxiang's face and said, "Master, then...should I still go down the mountain?"

Li Wuxiang sighed: "No. Okay, just practice well."

He closed his eyes and sent his spiritual thoughts through the golden rope and into the leather bag - just like a dragonfly touching the water, it was lightly touched and then withdrawn.

Then he noticed something unusual - not that there was something inside the skin, but he realized at this moment that this Green Bag Immortal skin refined with Guang Chanzi seemed to have become more tough and sensitive, as if it were alive!
He immediately looked inward to see the Tianxin illusion - as expected, nearly half of the pills he had in stock had been consumed!
(End of this chapter)