Chapter 666: Divine Patterns Are Like Spiritual Roots, Using Water to Nourish Wood for Longevity
Chapter 666: Divine Patterns Are Like Spiritual Roots, Using Water to Nourish Wood for Longevity (Two in One)
Seven days later.
On the Qi-gathering platform on the top of the mountain, Li Yuan sat cross-legged, practicing his skills. Strands of spiritual Qi flowed out from the void and slowly sank into the pores all over his body.
The process of practicing and cultivating the technique was quite mysterious and strange to Li Yuan.
Essence, energy and spirit are united into one, and spirit is energy. During the process of cultivation, he can truly feel the complete process of the magic power wandering and absorbing and exhaling the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.
Refining techniques and practicing martial arts may sound mysterious, but in fact it is just fiddling with the divine prohibitions, using them as a medium to harmonize with the thirty-six types of divine patterns between heaven and earth that correspond to Kunpeng's magic power.
Draw on its energy to strengthen your own magic power.
"Refining the method is actually the process of taking advantage of the power of heaven and earth for your own benefit."
Li Yuan understood this thoroughly.
The divine patterns are an evolution of the laws of heaven and earth. Due to the strict order of heaven and earth, they cannot be easily moved, so it is necessary to imprint the divine patterns in the spirit, energy and mind before guiding them.
It looks simple, but actually contains the wisdom and exploration of countless monks throughout the ages.
Li Yuan once saw a corner of it in some miscellaneous books in the Sutra Library. Before the ancient times, when the way of divine patterns had not yet been developed, cultivation was extremely difficult. It was said that only those who were born with "spiritual roots" could absorb and exhale the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.
The spiritual root is the divine pattern!
In the ancient times, there were cultivators who glimpsed divine patterns in the dark and uncovered the secrets of spiritual roots. Countless years later, after countless cultivators’ explorations, the way of divine patterns finally became popular throughout the world.
Imprint the divine patterns of heaven and earth in the wonders, carry them with your essence, energy and spirit, and then realize the unity of heaven and man. You can then control the divine patterns with your divine power, and thus receive the spiritual energy of heaven and earth generated by the corresponding rhythm of the divine patterns.
The practice of cultivation in the world began since ancient times.
"The human race's forefathers who pioneered the way of divine patterns have made a great contribution!"
Li Yuan's spirit was extremely strong, and practicing martial arts could not occupy his entire mind. While practicing, he could even listen to music and let his thoughts wander, catching the occasional bursts of inspiration.
The ancient times were a dark and turbulent period for the human race.
There is no other reason. Compared to those alien races who are born with spiritual roots and can enter the Tao, only a very small number of humans have spiritual roots, and they are weak and therefore miserable.
When the human race's ancestors understood the mysteries of the divine patterns and spiritual roots and greatly lowered the threshold for practice, the offensive and defensive situations naturally changed. Now, countless years later, the human race has become number one in all realms.
"Divine patterns are like spiritual roots. Only when there are divine patterns in the body can one absorb and exhale the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. The more divine patterns one has, the more spiritual energy one can absorb and exhale, and the more powerful the spells one can cast..."
"This is the difference between low-grade, medium-grade, and high-grade magic power."
Li Yuan was multitasking, and after practicing the exercise twenty-seven times, he felt a little tired, so he focused his mind, and after practicing a few more times, he slowly stopped.
In the Dantian Qi sea, the magic power becomes stronger and stronger.
"Click~"
"Click~"
When Li Yuan's five senses returned, he heard a teeth-grinding chewing sound.
Not far away, twelve meter-tall skeleton demons were eating. Various animal bones piled up like a hill were decreasing at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"It's better for the Skeleton Demons to be promoted at the same time. Otherwise, a Skeleton Demon would have been promoted to the second realm a few days ago."
Under Li Yuan's gaze, one of the skeleton demons began to rise, and thick white mist surged out of its body, wrapping it up like a cocoon.
Soon, the other eleven skeleton demons also turned into white bone cocoons one after another.
“Once you break out of the cocoon, you will be in the second realm.”
Li Yuan nodded in satisfaction. Normally, this process would take three to five days, but he had no intention of waiting. He flicked his fingers and a light golden magic power flew out.
It flew around the twelve bone cocoons, and finally turned into mist and sank into each of the twelve bone cocoons.
Magic power is the gathering of cultivator's spirit and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, so it has all kinds of mysteries. After a while, a few "clicks" were heard, and the white-bone demons broke out of their cocoons one after another.
The Skeleton Demon in the second realm is still a dark white bone puppet, but compared to the first realm, it has a slightly less noticeable silver-white color.
But this is just appearance.
With the help of the five senses set, Li Yuan could sense the growth of the divine patterns in the body of the Bone Demon. Not only did they become complete, but they also gradually became clearer.
"It's hard to say about the fourth and fifth realms, but at least there is no bottleneck in the second and third realms. However, the quality of the bones required will also increase, which is another expense of good deeds..."
Li Yuan waved his hand, and twelve white skeleton demons flew into the air and turned into a string of bone chains that fell into his palm.
He turned it gently and felt it becoming rounder and rounder, with the sound of jade colliding against each other.
Compared with the first realm, the power of the second realm white bone demon is also greatly improved. Li Yuan feels that if all twelve of them attack together, even if Taoist Master Long doesn't say anything, Taoist Master Nie will definitely not be able to withstand it.
The Skeleton Demon has many variations, combining offense and defense, and possessing both strength and speed. Even if no one is controlling it, it can still cause considerable damage.
And if he controls it himself, and can display all kinds of exquisite martial arts while changing, then let alone twelve of them attacking together, even one or two would be enough to give Taoist Nie a hard time.
"Owner……"
Seeing the White Skeleton Demon's promotion, the black-skinned small gourd that was picking divine patterns at the edge of the gas collection platform became a little jealous and looked at Li Yuan eagerly.
"Yun Gang has enough, but not enough mana."
Li Yuan glanced at it and his heart was as hard as stone.
The Skeleton Demon was on the verge of promotion, so he used his magic power to help. This gourd Taoist soldier needed a stream of magic power to nourish him every two or three months, so he naturally wouldn't give it to him before the time came.
"Master, if I collect all the divine patterns, can I exchange them for a magical power?"
The little black gourd was somewhat unwilling.
Yun Gang is naturally a good ingredient, but compared to the pure magic power of its master, it is far inferior. If it can swallow the magic power every day, it feels that it is not far from the third realm.
"Three servings."
Li Yuan raised the price.
After the Nine Smoke Net is refined, it can be slowly increased by using mana to refine it, but if it is supplemented by similar divine patterns, the refining speed will naturally increase accordingly.
Just like after Kunpeng’s magic power was refined, the best magic-assisting elixir was the Xuanshui Pill.
The spiritual materials used in the Xuanshui Pill are mostly water-attributed spiritual materials, which naturally contain many corresponding divine patterns, which can naturally increase Kunpeng's magic power.
"...then, okay then."
The small black gourd responded reluctantly, turned around, and happily absorbed the energy of the clouds and mist again.
The gourd Taoist soldiers do have some intelligence, but only a little. Apart from their obsession with magic power, they are actually not much better than the bone Taoist soldiers.
If you really want to do things and serve others, you have to be a spirit puppet.
"Whoo~"
After a day of practicing and cultivating the techniques, the Skeleton Demon was promoted again. Li Yuan returned to the bamboo building quite satisfied and ate the spiritual food served by Li Yi.
Afterwards, he returned to the third floor, where he digested the spiritual meal while flipping through the general knowledge ball and reading the many books borrowed from the Sutra Library.
Because he was short of money, most of the books Li Yuan borrowed these days were free. A small part of them were about spiritual practice, and most of them were miscellaneous books and travel notes.
He doesn't gain anything every day, but it's just like he gains little from listening to music every day but still persists.
Don't blindly seek to gain, just seek to increase your knowledge and experience.
"There aren't many books about martial arts in the Sutra Library, but there are more books about the Grand Void. Also, I can't even learn all the magic skills in Dongxuan Mountain, so who would study martial arts?"
There was a constant rustling sound of flipping pages in his mind, and Li Yuan was making comments while reading.
These days, he has borrowed a lot of books about martial arts, some of which even contain some martial arts secrets. From his current perspective, they are quite exquisite.
"Many cultivators have introduced divine patterns and divine prohibitions to reshape their martial arts. But after introducing the divine prohibitions, what is the difference between martial arts and magic?"
Li Yuan was also thinking about this.
The difference between magic and martial arts is that the former can mobilize the power of heaven and earth, while the latter originates from oneself. The two are more like two parallel lines that will never intersect.
[Using mana to drive martial arts will naturally increase its power compared to true qi, but compared to the explosive improvement of spells, the gap is too big...]
[Introducing the divine pattern into the body? Not feasible. Only the unity of essence, energy and spirit can carry the divine pattern, and the combination of forbidden elements must be combined to balance the conflict between the divine patterns...]
[Perhaps physical training is the only option? ]
……
Li Yuan found a book about the creation of laws by previous generations.
This book records a monk's thoughts and experiments on improving martial arts over the years, but he ultimately failed and even felt that it was a meaningless attempt.
"Body training?"
Li Yuan pondered.
He had no obsession with improving his martial arts, he just didn't want to waste his well-trained body.
"Using magic power to temper the body, improve strength and speed, all kinds of martial arts will naturally be useful, but if you want to raise the body to that level..."
Li Yuan found it difficult just thinking about it.
The human body is finite but the universe is infinite. This statement is not empty talk and has been verified by many monks.
Li Yuan flipped through another book and found similar evidence.
He was a cultivator who had attained Taoism through practicing martial arts. When he had achieved enlightenment, his arms had the strength of a thousand kilograms, and the first magic he practiced was called 'Lian Shan Jue'.
This spell is similar to Xuan Gang Heavy Water. It requires the collection of various magical patterns from mountains and rocks. When it is first formed, it can be activated and reach a height of a hundred feet in the blink of an eye, and be as heavy as a small mountain.
The monk despaired and found that even his physique, which he had trained for many years, could not bear the weight of the mountain...
"Even if you have the strength of a million jin, you still want to lift a mountain..."
Li Yuan was almost amused by this person. His physique was many times stronger than the person who recorded this book, but he knew that he could not carry a mountain.
A force of ten thousand kilos is certainly not small, but even a smaller mountain would still weigh a million kilos...
“Before I cultivated my magic power, my physique was not inferior to that of an ordinary third-level cultivator. It was not difficult for me to transform into a human form and break through mountains. However, a mountain with condensed magic power is different from a normal mountain…”
Li Yuan couldn't help but pinch his fingers, and ink-like drops of water oozed out from his fingertips.
This drop of Xuan Gang water is as heavy as a mountain, but not only heavy. Driven by magic power, its speed is even faster than lightning. It can hit a mountain several miles away in an instant. What kind of body can withstand it?
"There is no future in practicing martial arts."
Master Li Dao sighed and temporarily put aside his thoughts on martial arts. He planned to take a look at the body-building exercises in the Sutra Library after he made a fortune.
but now……
"There are magic skills to learn, why bother with that?"
Li Yuan flipped through the many books in his mind and looked at the failure experiences of the monks, but his heart was calm.
He was a Taoist priest in his previous life. Speaking of obsession, the magic power and spells he cultivated at this moment were his biggest obsession in his two lives!
……
……
"唳~~"
A high-pitched and shrill cry resounded throughout the gloom, the resentment and violence in it seemed to be real and surging, stirring up gusts of wind in the darkness.
Someone was gazing from a great distance and saw a gigantic and ferocious blood-red phoenix falling from a great height in the Netherworld as if it had been struck hard.
Also falling was a large red dragon boat and a huge phoenix ship guarded by thousands of phoenixes.
"boom!"
The terrifying air waves rolled and spread.
A long howl also sounded, and at that moment, it even overwhelmed the cry of the Blood Phoenix:
"Feast!"
"Feast!"
"Feast!"
In the raging air waves, Xuan Daozi's hair was in disarray and the boiling hot phoenix blood was pouring down like a tsunami, but he managed to withstand it and took the last step of the sacrifice.
"Ying Xuanlong, Fenghuang'er...you can't win against me!"
Finally, under the gazes of unwilling and angry people, Xuan Daozi laughed and soared into the sky. A golden light rose up and enveloped him, disappearing into the endless darkness. "Xuan Daozi's sacrifice was successful!"
The huge golden toad flew high into the sky, but was still a step too late. Huan Yitong was unwilling to land on the ground, but he saw a ray of golden light rising into the sky.
"The wind is uncertain!"
In the falling Ten Thousand Phoenix ship, Fenghuang'er's eyes were wide open with rage, but after the shocking collision with the Blood Phoenix, even though the Ten Thousand Phoenix ship and the Thousand Phoenix Flags blocked 90% of the impact, she was already seriously injured and unable to move.
All they could do was watch the two golden lights disappear into the boundless darkness.
"Madame Yan..."
Fenghuanger pounded the ground unwillingly.
"Once the sacrifice is completed, he will become a member of Taihuang Tianmen. Even your father would not dare to attack him at this moment."
Nanny Yan sighed, but did not blame her.
But I also felt it was a pity. If Fenghuang'er hadn't been so reckless, Xuan Daozi wouldn't have seen the opportunity...
……
……
Life in Dongxuan Mountain is peaceful and orderly.
At least for Li Yuan, who was concentrating on practicing magic, this was an unparalleled holy land. It was the happiest time for him since he learned about the disaster of Tianri.
Every day he either practices martial arts to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, or practices magic. Thanks to Li Yuan's strong spiritual practice, he can do many things at the same time and does not even need to set aside time for reading, listening, or fishing.
In a blink of an eye, another half month has passed.
On this day, Li Yuan, who was practicing martial arts, seemed to have sensed something. With a thought, he entered the military space and found the one that caught his attention from among the various sounds.
"…Somewhere in the Netherworld of Taiweiyuan, a golden light shot up into the sky, illuminating all directions of the Netherworld. A scarlet blood phoenix cried and fell to the ground. Xuan Daozi of the Tianli Sect and Feng Wuding of the Wind God Clan performed a sacrifice in front of the evil god and succeeded. They were worshipped as Taihuangtian of the Weitian Dao Sect…"
Xuan Daozi and Feng Wuding became disciples of Taihuangtian?
Li Yuan was a little surprised. It was obviously Fenghuang'er and Ying Xuanlong who had the upper hand in the listening competition before, so how come it was Xuan Daozi and Feng Wuding who joined Taihuangtian in the end?
"This Xuan Daozi is a man of luck."
After Li Yuan sorted out all the listening sounds, he exited the military space and raised his hand to open the general knowledge ball.
There is a lot of information in the universe, and he searched for Xuan Daozi and found that their information had changed in real time. There was an additional message: "One of the six major temples in Taihuangtian, Xuanyuan Temple, an auditor disciple."
"Xuanyuan Temple, that is the dojo of Xuanyuan Bodhisattva..."
Li Yuan continued to search, but only got this piece of information. Naturally, the information about Xuanyuan Bodhisattva was not revealed.
But he had anticipated this, and when he was about to learn more about Xuanyuan Temple from the side, he suddenly had another feeling.
As soon as he closed the general knowledge ball, he heard a "hiss" sound and a gray line burst out from between his fingers.
It’s the Xuanteng Snake!
"laugh!"
The black vine snake jumped out of the bamboo building, and its body suddenly expanded, turning into a gray snake about ten feet long. It rolled and squirmed violently in the courtyard, and soon it had drilled a big hole.
"Squeak~"
The little mouse was stunned.
“It’s going to enter the Tao.”
Li Yuan raised his hand and held down the little mouse that wanted to run away, with a smile on his face.
The Black Vine Snake's rank is not high among the strange beasts in the starry sky, and it does not have the qualifications to enter the Tao from birth, but it is naturally much stronger than ordinary spirit beasts.
Before a pill of Transcendental Pill was completely digested, he had already reached the threshold of entering the Dao.
"boom!"
A muffled sound was heard in the courtyard.
"squeak?"
The little mouse quickly stuck its head out, its eyes suddenly widened, but saw that there was no trace of its snake brother in the hole, and instead, there was a gray sapling!
Immediately, under its horrified gaze, it turned into a thin, withered vine...
"laugh!"
Mist rose in the yard. Soon, the black vine snake, which kept changing its shape among the trees, vines and snakes, let out a long hiss and flew back to the bamboo building.
Li Yuan held it firmly in his hand and couldn't help but admire:
"As expected of a star beast, this promotion happened naturally without any setbacks..."
"squeak!"
The little mouse rushed over with its eyes wide open, and it seemed that it took a long time before it dared to believe the bad news. It looked at Li Yuan eagerly, and the latter had no choice but to throw a Transcendent Pill at it.
Then, it took another look at the limp black vine snake and ran away, as if it had been greatly stimulated.
Li Yuan found it funny, but he was not worried about it getting into danger. He just grabbed the black vine snake and pressed it against his forehead:
"It's time to practice the Qing Emperor's Longevity Sutra!"
hum~
A faint golden light surged out from Li Yuan's brow like water waves. When the black vine snake touched the golden light, it disappeared into it like a phantom.
"Shh!"
The next moment, Li Yuan had entered the Niwan Divine Realm.
The sea in the divine realm was surging with waves, and the spirit of Kunpeng emerged from the water. Without any movement, it had transformed into a peng bird and landed on Li Yuan's shoulder, chirping softly, quite intimately.
The wings of this Peng bird are golden and it is more lively and agile than when Li Yuan just broke through the unity. It is obvious that it has benefited from the nourishment of magic power.
A drop of ink-colored water was circling the Peng bird like a swimming fish. It was the Xuan Gang heavy water.
"Plant trees."
Li Yuan's mind moved, and the sea in the divine realm suddenly began to surge. Under his gaze, huge waves surged in the center of the ocean. Soon, a small island of a hundred acres in size slowly rose up.
"It's enough for now."
Li Yuan landed on the island and nodded slightly.
He is the master of the divine realm and can change the world with just a thought, but he also has to abide by basic principles. What he cultivates is the map of Kunpeng's true form, and the divine realm can only be the vast ocean.
Of course, if the Qing Emperor's Longevity Sutra is completed, there may be other changes.
"go with!"
Li Yuan did not hesitate. He flicked his finger and the black vine snake flew through the air like a flying sword. It first flew around the island, and finally chose the highest point of the island and dived into it.
hum~
Li Yuan concentrated highly, sensing the breath of the black vine snake, controlling the repulsion of the divine realm, and driving the Peng bird to attract water waves to irrigate and nourish it.
“Plant trees!”
Li Yuan did not dare to be negligent. Even though he was aware of this step, he was still cautious and did not dare to overstep the mark.
The divine realm is the place where his essence, energy and spirit converge. If he is not careful, the Black Vine Snake might be shocked to death, and it is very likely that the balance of his three-in-one unity will be broken.
"Water nourishes trees, spirits support trees, and spirits and trees are one..."
Li Yuan silently recited various tips, and when he felt the tree species transformed by the black vine snake was gently rhythmic, as if it was about to break out of the ground, his mind moved, and he turned into a stream of light and sank into the tree species.
Woo~
Almost at the moment of touching the tree, Li Yuan felt that the world was dark, and his five senses disappeared instantly, as if he had fallen into an abyss of endless darkness.
This is the necessary step to learn the Qing Emperor's Longevity Sutra, merging the soul into the tree!
Only when the spirit is integrated into the tree can the foreign tree species be transformed into a part of his essence, energy and spirit, that is, his own spiritual plant!
"It's so dark!"
Li Yuan felt that he couldn't think straight.
In a trance, he felt that he had really become a tree seed, thrown into the soil, wrapped in deep darkness...
This step is very dangerous. When the spirit merges with the tree, not only the five senses will be deprived, but even the memory will be confused. If one really falls into darkness, this step will fail.
Fortunately, Li Yuan had read a lot of experience and consulted Qi Yun, so he had anticipated the danger of this step. Soon, a cry exploded in his heart.
It was the spiritual bird Peng that was watering the trees outside.
"Crack!"
Li Yuan suddenly came back to his senses, and then broke through the ground, with tender green branches growing out of the dark yellow soil, like a weed, and also the first touch of green in this divine realm.
"It's done!"
A touch of joy surged in Li Yuan's heart, but he did not indulge in it. Instead, he decisively activated the Weapon Control Talisman and controlled the five Black Vine Snake Sheaths that had been prepared long ago one by one.
"boom!"
It was like thunder exploding directly in the depths of the soul!
In an instant, Li Yuan's mind shook violently five times. The control from the Black Vine Snake Sheep was dozens or hundreds of times more violent than he had expected.
Even though he was prepared, he was still distracted for a moment by the torrent of information.
In a trance, he only felt that he had become a black vine snake. After entering the Tao, he was thrown into the earth. After a long time, he broke out of the ground, absorbed nutrients, and stretched out his branches.
It may be a tree, a vine, or a snake...
In an instant, Li Yuan seemed to have experienced the baptism of hundreds or thousands of years, from a small snake breaking out of its shell, step by step into a huge mysterious tree that covered the sky and the sun.
"Is this the fifth level of the Qing Emperor's Longevity Sutra? No, this is close to the sixth level!"
After a long time, Li Yuan came back to his senses from the torrent of information, but he was still a little shocked.
This time of controlling was far more special than any previous time. He even had the illusion that he was really a black vine snake that had practiced the Qing Emperor's Longevity Sutra for hundreds of years.
Every transformation, every different diet, every molting, every promotion...
Countless pieces of information were surging in his mind, allowing him to gain insight into the various meanings of the Qingdi Longevity Sutra. He even felt that he was only half a step away from achieving the state of Fa Tian.
"The method of training and promoting the Black Vine Snake..."
Li Yuan looked at the saplings at his feet that had just sprouted branches. In an instant, his heart surged and he came up with thousands of ways to cultivate and promote them.
For no reason, a faint sense of melancholy and joy welled up in his heart.
It was as if he was sad that hundreds of years of practice had come to nothing in one day, but he was also happy that he could start all over again, make up for the mistakes he had made in his previous practice, and make his foundation more perfect.
"Ok?"
The moment this complex emotion surged up, Li Yuan had already reacted and forced himself to suppress it, but he was also a little frightened.
This time, the control actually affected his spirit.
However, he calmed down for a moment and isolated himself from these influences.
“Senior Brother Qi is indeed close to the realm of a god, but he has made many irreparable mistakes along the way…”
After Li Yuan sorted out what he had learned and read the Qing Emperor's Longevity Sutra again, he suddenly felt that he had gained a bird's-eye view of the world. All the obscure and confusing points in the past suddenly became clear:
“This feeling is indescribable!”
Wow~
As soon as Li Yuan thought about it, the waves outside the island surged. Waves rose into the sky and fell all over the island, nourishing the newly grown black vine snake trees.
Different from his previous cautiousness, with the blessing of the Black Vine Snake Sheath, Li Yuan moved the power of the divine realm and used the Kunpeng method to nourish the Longevity Sutra.
The small tree that had just broken through the ground was growing at a speed visible to the naked eye. The tender trunk became thick and the sparse branches and leaves became lush.
When the waves fell, it was exactly the limit that the Black Vine Snake could endure.
"Wow!"
The golden-winged Peng bird cried with joy, flapped its wings, and landed on the branch of the black vine tree. The young tree was now more than ten feet tall, with a strong and vigorous trunk.
hum~
The peng bird landed on the black vine tree. Li Yuan's heart moved. He felt that the magic power of Kunpeng in his body also changed, and more wood energy appeared in the water magic.
“The peak of the first realm!”
It was hard for Li Yuan to be dissatisfied.
Normally, if he also practiced the Qing Emperor's Longevity Sutra, even with his natural talent, it would take at least several years to reach this level, but now it only took him less than an hour.
The control effect is much better than expected.
"As long as you can gather the divine patterns needed to refine the Green Emperor's magic power, high-quality magic power can be obtained in a snap of a finger!"
Li Yuan felt quite happy, but suddenly he remembered the nightmare nine-headed snake.
This is the best spiritual material.
(End of this chapter)