Chapter 538 Planning and Preparation

Chapter 538 Planning and Preparation

Chapter 538 Planning and Preparation
In front of Long Xixiang, Li Yuan was very relaxed.

This was a habit he developed when Old Dragon Head was forgetful.

“Elixir.”

Long Xixiang was not surprised, but he did not respond directly. Instead, he raised his sleeves and raised a white mist to cover Li Yuan:

"Come in."

hum~
Li Yuan did not resist. He gathered his spirit and followed Long Xixiang's divine realm.

The clouds are light and the wind is high. This is a solitary peak.

The narrow mountain top was covered with snow and frost. Under the green pines surrounded by vines, Long Xixiang sat cross-legged. At first glance, his state of mind was different from before.

But when Li Yuan looked carefully, he noticed the difference.

It is still a solitary peak, surrounded by clouds and mist, but the difference is that under the clouds and mist are dense forests, old elephants are wandering in the wilderness, and blue dragons are flying in the sea of ​​clouds.

"The dragon is in the clouds, the elephant is on the ground, the dragon and the elephant merge, and this is the Vajra Heaven."

Li Yuan thought to himself, the scene before him was almost the same as the general record of 'Dragon Elephant Vajra Heaven'. The divine realm of Old Dragon Head was already catching up with the ancestor of Dragon Seal.

According to the classification of divine realm grades that Qin Yunchu knows, is this considered a spiritual grade?

"If the dragon and elephant completely merge, and the dragon and elephant become the sky... would that be considered the heavenly stage?"

"Have you met your brother and sister-in-law?"

Under the green pines, Long Xixiang is in a peaceful mood.

"Thank you for your care, Master."

Li Yuan bowed and thanked him. He saw his second brother and his family as soon as he returned to Longmen. They now lived opposite the small temple, his original residence.

They just told the public that they were missing.

"What are you saying to thank me?"

Long Xixiang was a little unhappy. This kid was good in every way except that he was nagging sometimes. Was this little thing worth thanking him for?

hum~
As he spoke, he waved his hand, and clouds and mist rolled up. A blue dragon roared and turned into a stream of light that fell on the top of the mountain, transforming into a little monk with red lips and white teeth:
"Come, let me see the methods of the 'Supreme Grand Master'."

"What are you doing..."

Li Yuan felt a little embarrassed and had no desire to fight.

"Why? You look down on me?"

Long Xixiang glared at him. He had this idea in his mind as early as when he saw the God-peeking Festival: "If you want the elixir, try it with me."

As he spoke, he raised his hand, grabbed a handful of true energy, turned it into a heavy hammer and swung it over.

"Then please give me some advice, Master."

Li Yuan had no choice but to take the hammer and bow in response.

hum~
Long Xixiang raised his hand, and the surrounding situation suddenly changed. A familiar iron chain was hung above the cliff, and a little monk transformed from a blue dragon stood on the chain with a long hammer in his hand.

"Come!"

Hearing the urging, Li Yuan took a deep breath, calmed himself, and then picked up the hammer and walked forward.

"In the past, Wan Zhuliu was able to defeat the Grandmaster when he exchanged blood. Today, I will use the power of the Earthly Evil to measure you!"

Behind him, Long Xixiang's voice came.

boom!
Before he finished speaking, the little monk on the iron chain had already made a move. The long hammer in his palm moved across the air, carrying a dragon-like energy. In just a moment,
Strike across a hundred feet away!

It has been rare in history to attack the master in rebellion. Why is that?
The internal force can be released one foot, and the internal energy can reach three feet. A warrior who has transformed his internal energy into true energy can only strike a distance of ten feet. One cannot break through this range without practicing magical skills.

But for a great master who has entered the Dao realm, his true Qi can be transformed into a powerful energy and his starting move can reach a hundred feet!
"The advantage of realm is still huge."

A hundred feet away, Li Yuan turned suddenly. He wanted to take the opportunity to try out the power of the Zhenhai Black Turtle Shell, but it was too rude for his own master to use black weapons when testing him.

Therefore, he stepped on Yunlong Jiuxian and avoided the attack of the heavy hammer.

Bang!
The hammer fell into the void with a loud bang and ripples spread out. The little monk's moves changed very quickly. When the first blow missed, the second hammer fell.

"Whether it's a unique skill or a magical power, it can only be displayed after entering the Dao. Be careful!"

Long Xixiang's voice came.

"Roar!"

The sound of the hammer was like a dragon's roar, shaking the sky for ten miles.

The little monk transformed from a blue dragon attacked with great violence. His hammer was powerful and heavy, and it also brought with it wind and clouds in the sky. Above the iron chain, it was like a wall of air that prevented Li Yuan from breaking through.

Obviously, this battlefield was also deliberately chosen by Lao Longtou to target Yunlong Jiuxian.

"This is forcing me to confront it head-on."

Li Yuan dodged several times but was blocked hundreds of feet away. He muttered to himself, knowing what Long Xixiang was thinking, and simply stopped dodging.

boom!
Li Yuan exerted force with his feet, and the thick and long iron chain was suddenly straightened by his step, as if it was about to break. With the help of this force, Li Yuan jumped up.

The heavy hammer in his palm swept across, leaving a tiny trace in the air, rising like a meteor and crashing into the heavy hammer that was pressing down.

Even if he didn't use the various blessings of the Military Control Talisman, Li Yuan, who had achieved great success in blood transfusion and had thousands of forms in his body, was not afraid of a head-on confrontation with anyone!
Boom!

The two hammers collided, making a loud bang.

"So much strength?"

Under the green pine trees, Long Xixiang slightly raised his eyebrows. He used the Earthly Evil Pressure to exchange blood. After such a head-on confrontation, he actually suffered a loss?

Bang!
After a brief stalemate, the two heavy hammers exploded at the same time, blasting into scattered lights.

In a flash, Li Yuan rushed forward. With his current level of lightness skills, a distance of a hundred feet was no different from a face-to-face encounter. In a flash, he rushed to within ten feet of the little monk.

"It's my turn!"

Li Yuan exhaled and spoke, both to remind the old dragon head and to stimulate his true energy.

hum~
As he took a step forward, Li Yuan raised his arms high, clenched his five fingers together, and without any delicate movements, he used his fist like a hammer, smashing down heavily.

The little monk reacted quickly, leaning back and punching upward with his backhand.

Bang!
Under the green pine, Long Xixiang's eyelids twitched, and there was a muffled sound. Li Yuan stood still, but the little monk transformed by his spirit was knocked off the ground.

The man turned into a dragon and let out a loud dragon roar:
"Roar!"

The blue dragon roared, and the sound shook a hundred miles away, but it had already returned to the sea of ​​clouds.

"good."

Long Xixiang was quite surprised, as if he had just remembered something, and looked Li Yuan up and down:

"It is truly extraordinary to cultivate all forms at the same time. Your physique is only slightly inferior to mine now. Good, very good."

"I just learned a few more horizontal exercises. How dare I compare myself with you, old man?"

Li Yuan's Qi was released and received freely from his heart, and there was no sign of fighting on his body. Compared with the brutal test in Xuanjing Sect, the test from the old dragon head seemed too gentle.

At his current level of martial arts, even without using the Palm Weapon Scroll, he could still fight against a master. If he used all the Palm Weapon Scrolls...

'I wonder if I can touch the old dragon head now?'

Li Yuan was a little excited, but it was just an idea. The Disha Grandmaster could reach a distance of a hundred feet, and the Great Grandmaster could reach a distance of ten miles. He didn't even have a chance to get close.

Ignoring his disciple's modesty, Long Xixiang made his own judgment:

"Your foundation is solid enough, you can try to enter the Dao."

There are people in the world who enter Taoism before the age of 30, but what are their backgrounds?
Li Yuan only started to learn martial arts at the age of sixteen.

Long Xixiang was very satisfied with this. After the test, he began to ask Li Yuan about his experiences during this period.

"Master, I will follow Qin Yun down the mountain..."

Li Yuan bowed and answered, telling everyone about how he went down the mountain with the elixir and entered the Zhaixing Tower, met the Dragon Demon Taoist, and practiced the Zuwang Heart Sutra. He also did not hide anything he had heard, including the Sea-Splitting Black Whale Hammer and the Black Whale Road, but he omitted any traces of the Weapon-Controlling Scroll.

He only said that after he changed his bones, the Black Whale Hammer completely recognized its master, and then the Eight Directions Temple called him and so on.

"Li Yuanba, the master of the Black Whale Hammer."

Long Xixiang glanced at him, and Li Yuan said awkwardly: "Disciple didn't mean to hide it..."

"Things are done in secret, so don't worry about it."

Long Xixiang didn't care. He already knew the identity of the owner of the Black Whale Hammer and didn't need Li Yuan's personal acknowledgement.

His mind wasn't here either:

"From what you said, this Bafang Temple has a bit of the flavor of a trial ground..."

"I think so too."

Li Yuan echoed.

He naturally knew that there was a legacy of an extremely powerful being hidden in the Bafang Temple, but this was something that no one in ancient and modern times knew, so he couldn't explain the origin and could only keep silent about it.

"Since it is a test, there must be some tests... As you said, after entering the temple, you need to climb a high mountain, endure the pressure of the qi, and comprehend a picture?"

Long Xixiang frowned and thought.

"According to what the stone tablet says, it is an eight-direction diagram."

Li Yuan nodded.

The transformation of his talent allowed him to reach the top of the mountain in one fell swoop, and he had no time to comprehend the Eight Directions Diagram.

“Perhaps, this Eight Directions Diagram is the key to the next trial?”

Long Xixiang guessed and was very concerned about this matter.

"I think so too."

Li Yuan urged his true energy and, based on his memory, copied the eight-direction map he saw while climbing the mountain in the air. The towering mountains, the endless mountain path, the looming blue dragon in the clouds, and the vague shadow of the ancient temple on the top of the mountain.

“This picture…”

Long Xixiang observed it intently, and after a moment shook his head: "This picture should only be a superficial representation, the key should be the divine patterns contained in it."

"Divine pattern?"

Li Yuan's heart moved.

"After entering the Dao, one needs to pick the wonders of heaven and earth to fill one's own divine realm. The essence of these wonders of heaven and earth is the divine pattern."

Long Xixiang waved his hand, and the surrounding clouds and mist surged, then quickly dimmed:
"look."

Li Yuan concentrated his mind, and felt that this divine realm had dimmed. The clouds, the lonely peaks, and even the void were all covered with faint "lines".

They are of different colors, thicknesses, lengths, and are intertwined and flowing with each other, complex and mysterious, which is the basis of the divine realm.

"Why are Disha and Tiangang called Rudao?"

Dragon Xixiang Cultists:
"Heaven and earth gave birth to all things, and there is a Tao within them. It manifests itself as various scenes on the outside and as divine patterns on the inside. Picking the scenes of heaven and earth is to copy the divine patterns, and it is also the beginning of a warrior's comprehension of heaven and earth."

"Disciples are taught."

Li Yuan thought for a moment, "As you said, to comprehend the secret of the Eight Directions Diagram, one must first enter the Dao?"

"good."

Long Xixiang nodded: "If you don't enter the Tao, how can you see the world? The picture you copied with your true energy just now only has its form, but not its spirit. How can you comprehend it?"

"I see."

Li Yuan understood.

"Every trial must have a reason. Since the Eight Directions Diagram appeared in the temple, it is obviously not without reason."

Long Xixiang was still looking at the Eight Directions Diagram formed by Li Yuan's true energy, and he was quite yearning: "According to ancient legends, all things originate from the Eight Directions Temple. Since you have this good fortune, you must not slack off."

"The disciple understands."

Li Yuan bowed to show that he was willing to learn. Then he took out a token:

"This token was obtained by my disciple after reaching the top. Please drop a drop of your blood on it, and then you can enter the temple together."

"This token..."

Long Xixiang was quite tempted: "How many do you have?"

"piece."

Li Yuan answered honestly.

"Only one piece?"

Long Xixiang took it and played with it for a while before returning it to Li Yuan.

"You don't want to go in?"

Li Yuan was stunned.

"The Bafang Temple is a place of magic. I would like to enter it, but the imperial court relies on incense and sacrifices, and pays a huge price to let people enter the temple. If I go in suddenly, what if people think of you..."

Long Xixiang was very calm.

Although he also wanted to go in, he didn't want to upset the balance between the court and Dao Zong.

"The temple entry ceremony is not unique to the imperial court..."

"There's no rush."

Long Xixiang waved his hand.

He wanted to enter the temple before because he was worried that the court would be unfavorable to Li Yuan. Now that he sees this kid jumping around in front of him, what else does he have to worry about?
Bafang Temple will not run away. What difference does it make if you enter a few years earlier or later?
"Then, I will take you into the temple after I find another passage."

Li Yuan had no choice but to agree.

"You left the temple this time to collect some elixirs and then go into seclusion?"

Long Xixiang asked.

"Yes."

Li Yuan nodded, but that wasn’t entirely true.

In addition to elixirs, he also wanted to collect weapons, boots, bone ornaments and the like to deal with the trial to enter the temple, and by the way, to dispel the influence of the God-peeking Festival.

Prepare to explore the Underworld.

"In this case, you will have to meet the two old seniors."

Long Xixiang raised his hand to disperse the divine state and reminded Li Yuan:

"Among the five major sects, besides us, Qinglong Pavilion is the best at refining pills. Besides, Xinyi Sect is the richest in the world... There is no need to care about the God-Seeing Festival.

If nothing unexpected happens, these two old masters will not live to see the light of day for fifty years.”

What he was talking about was, naturally, the Taoist Tiancan and the Laitou Zen Master.

"The disciple understands."

Li Yuan nodded. He had been thinking about these two old seniors for a long time.

It’s not just because these two families are the richest in the world, but also because of the martial arts of these two old seniors, especially the Taoist Tiancan.

The martial arts that this old master of Qinglong Pavilion learned is called "Nine Transformations of Heavenly Silkworm", which has the ability to transform into various "divine beasts"...

"The blood of five animals..."

……

……

Huhu~
Before nightfall, Hengshan City was hit by a heavy snowfall, and by dawn, the sky and the earth were covered in white.

"Li Yuan, the founder of the temple..."

At a restaurant window, Taoist Tiancan stood with his hands behind his back, gazing at the Longhu Temple archway in the snow:

"The fortune of the Dragon and Tiger Temple is really prosperous. The only person who opened the temple in ten thousand years actually came from the Dragon and Tiger Temple..."

He turned around, and the bald-headed monk pointed his finger, and his true energy turned into words:

“Good fortune and bad luck are hard to predict.”

"How true can the imperial court's prophecy be? Even if it is true, what if that kid kills his master and seizes the sect fifty years later? The Dragon and Tiger Temple's heritage is still there, and it may even become the world's number one sect."

Taoist Tiancan stroked his long beard:

"According to the imperial prophecy, when Li Yuan invites the whole world to fight fifty years later, Wan Zhuliu will be wearing armor and holding a sword. However, according to the information sent by the Divine Capital, he has lost the Sea-suppressing Black Turtle Armor."

The bald monk had no expression on his face, and just pointed his finger:
"You want to enter the Bafang Temple?"

"You do not want?"

Taoist Tiancan asked back: "According to what the visitor from outer space said, the Grand Master was originally supposed to have a lifespan of a thousand years, but it was cut short by the energy of the Eight Directions Temple. If he could enter the temple..."

"A thousand years of life!"

Taoist Tiancan could hardly control himself. If it was not too late when the news came, he would have gone to the capital to fight for the place to enter the temple.

pity……

"You believe it again."

The bald monk shook his head repeatedly, and his true energy turned into words:
"If you want to enter the temple, you should ask the court for help."

"Different."

"What's the difference?"

"Even the divine soldiers have to choose their masters, let alone the Eight Directions Temple?"

Taoist Tiancan's eyes were gloomy: "That Wan Zhuliu couldn't even force the Zhenhai Black Turtle Armor to recognize him as its master. If the Eight Directions Temple chose Li Yuan, what right would he have to seize human creation?"

"Ok?"

The bald monk frowned.

"According to the imperial court's prophecy, Wan Zhuliu will monopolize the Eight Directions Temple for fifty years, but the prediction for the end is..."

"Don't you believe the court's prophecy?"

"Different."

The bald monk felt speechless and didn't want to reply to him.

"It's a pity that I was born at the wrong time..."

Taoist Tiancan sighed. The prophecy never mentioned him from beginning to end. What this meant was self-evident.

"If I get it, I'm lucky. If I lose it, I'm doomed. Why should I regret it?"

The bald monk was very calm. He sipped his tea and did not waste time in replying.

"The Eight-Directions Temple."

Taoist Tiancan shook his head silently, and lost interest in talking. He picked up the wine glass and took a sip.
He didn't say anything, and the bald monk was even more silent.

One drank tea and the other drank wine. After a while, the snow stopped and the two got up and prepared to return to the sect.

"Master!"

At this time, a disciple from the Qinglong Pavilion quickly walked upstairs and bowed:
"Someone has come from Longhu Temple, saying that Zen Master Fulong has something important to discuss..."

(End of this chapter)