Ask the Mirror Chapter 118: Shadow
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Death is the final destination for any living being. But for this special group of monks, death not only represents a destination, but also represents a situation:
Failure, complete failure.
Chasing immortality and eventually facing death is undoubtedly a denial of their lifelong pursuit, but for most monks, death is so difficult to escape.
At the beginning of their practice, the monks struggled with their longevity, hoping to stay in the world as long as possible. They had three chances.
The first time is at the beginning of practice, when the breath is moved to the state of long-breathing. The mortal body transforms and can obtain true breath. The life span is extended by nearly a decade and ends at the age of one hundred and fifty. This can be regarded as the foundation of a monk. Anyone who can be called a monk must have passed this level, and this is the case for Yu Ci.
Compared with the commonness of the first chance, not everyone can enjoy the second chance. It requires continuously crossing the two realms of Mingqiao and Shenshen, until the return elixir is achieved, so that the essence, energy and spirit are integrated into one, embracing each other, and the vitality of the whole body is controlled by the 'return elixir', without any leakage or leakage. This time, based on the former, the monk's lifespan can be doubled to three hundred years, which is already the limit of human potential. There may not be even one monk out of ten thousand who can reach this level.
As for third chances, there are even fewer within reach. That requires breaking through the realm of returning elixirs, flying to the outer realm of Jiutian, absorbing "Xuanzhen", the pure spiritual energy between heaven and earth, tempering body and soul, and slowly increasing life span. There is no fixed number for this kind of improvement, it can happen in ten or eight years, or it can happen in a century or a thousand years. But its ultimate goal is to break through the tribulation, become a real person, and thus achieve the theoretical long-term vision. In the entire cultivation world, among the hundreds of millions of monks, those who can finally achieve this are only a few among the few throughout the ages.
The three realms and three opportunities of Changxi, Huandan, and Buxu are like three stairs and three platforms on the steep and steep road to immortality. Only when you climb up can you have a chance to breathe. Today, Yu Ci is just starting out, but he is still young and still has plenty of time to climb. As for Yu Zhou Laodao, this old man who has been practicing weight training for three hundred years, even if he is only one step away from the third step, he has reached the edge of running out of oil and has lost even the strength to reach out.
In terms of actual age, Xie Yan is older than Yu Zhou. But just looking at the appearance, Xie Yan is in his prime, but Yu Zhou has gray hair. The strong contrast makes people feel the cruelty on the road of cultivation.
Recalling that the old Taoist mentioned many times such as "getting old" and "the road ahead is dead", I think the old Taoist must also have a clear mirror in his heart - what kind of state is it to sit and wait for death? Yu Ciwei I understand, and I feel pity in my heart.
In contrast, Xie Yan exerted his strength: "His lifespan will be exhausted in two or three years at most. In his current state, he will enter the Buxu realm today, ascend to the Nine Heavens Outer Territory, and absorb as much as Pure 'Xuanzhen', the life extension is only twenty years, which is meaningless. It is said that this time Sui Xin Pavilion purchased a gold bone and jade plate from the Western Buddhist country. It was made from the skull of an enlightened monk and contained the golden body and spiritual blood. , implanted into the body, it can restore bone and marrow, restore life, and prolong life for at least fifty years. I am determined to get this!"
Xie Yan held the black-sheathed long sword in his hand and pointed it towards him with the hilt of the sword. The strange pupils were filled with coldness: "The method I practice is too powerful, and it is difficult for the fish and dragon to bear it. It is not suitable to practice spirit control." Fa, this is why I need your help...don’t let me get into trouble!”
His tone and demeanor were still very bad, but when Yu Ci heard it, he felt something else. As the old Taoist said, he and Xie Yan, Xie Liang and others had a life-long friendship. Maybe this guy really has a bad temperament and is unlovable, but there is no doubt about the friendship.
He still didn't like Xie Yan's gesture, but he said no more, silently took the jade slip of the spirit control method, penetrated his spiritual consciousness, and began to study.
As Xie Yan said, the spirit control method is very easy to learn, but the ichthyosaur is simple-minded and greedy for spiritual energy. It is actually very easy to control it without stimulation. Yu Ci followed the instruction and used his own vitality to form bait to nourish the fish and dragon. He quickly lured it over and refused to leave.
This kind of spirit control method actually consumes one's own vitality all the time. In particular, although the body of the ichthyosaur is slender, it is still a "big-bellied man". Even if Yu Ci can use his skills to mix in external spiritual energy to feed him, his vitality will still be depleted very quickly. Considering that he has become a Yin Shen at this time, his potential has been greatly unleashed. The situation is a bit overwhelming.
In the past few days before the Yibao Banquet, not only have I been practicing diligently, but I am afraid I have also gone some way.
Yu Ci did not mention this, but just asked: "With that 'gold bone and jade plate', can the viewer pass this test?"
Xie Yan did not respond directly. He just stared at the fish and dragon flying around Yu Ci for a long time before speaking: "Did he ever tell you about the way of fish and dragon?"
Yu Ci was stunned for a moment before he realized that "he" refers to the old Taoist Yu Zhou, and the "Way of Fish and Dragon" is the way of utilization and trade-off on the road to immortality, so he nodded. Then I heard Xie Yan's sneer: "It's wise to pick up people's teeth."
With his sneer, the long black sheath sword in his hand also buzzed and vibrated in the box, in response. Amidst the sound of the sneer sword, the fish and dragon in the night sky swam more happily, and with the active posture, the little guy's attraction to the spiritual energy also increased. It seemed that he had been imprisoned for a long time, and when he felt hungry, he opened his belly to eat. Circles of subtle ripples clearly rippled along the swimming trajectory.
Yu Ci took a deep breath, suppressing the slight discomfort caused by the fish and dragon sucking the vitality. He also remembered that the old Taoist once said frankly that "the way of fish and dragon" is to learn from other people's successful experiences. Xie Yan had his own sarcastic comment on this:
"He spoke happily about the way of fish and dragons, but has he ever told you about his own 'way'?"
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Xie Yan and Yu Ci flew into the sky to talk, leaving everyone on the ground alone. Li You had already gotten used to it and went back to sleep with a smile on his face. However, the men and horses of Bairi Mansion were not so lucky. Xie Yanxian had a rare chance to come up to Danya, and he also asked to see the master of the Mansion, Jin Huan, which he must not neglect. Under the command of Lu Yang, who had the highest status in the field, Danya suddenly became busy.
No matter how busy the scene is, some people will be idle after all, and Kuang Yanqi is one of them.
Lu Yang did not arrange any specific errands for his disciple. Kuang Yanqi stood there for a while, feeling that it was not interesting, so he told Lu Yang and went straight back.
Slowly leaving the crowd and chaos, Kuang Yanqi felt a little emotional: The master of the palace is usually such a hero, but under the call of Immortal Xie Yan, he must come back in a hurry to pay a visit. This is the difference in level. Not to mention Xie Yan's cultivation, just by virtue of his status as "the third generation direct disciple of the Lichen Sect", he is a being that the entire Cliff City will look up to.
That was Kuang Yanqi's unfulfilled pursuit, so he was very envious, but when he thought about it more deeply, he felt uncomfortable.
He has not forgotten that it should still be his training time at the gate of Lichen Sect. However, due to the turmoil in the Sky Rift Valley, he and Jinchuan were assigned the title of "intermediary coordination" and were sent back home. If this was the case, then he should have gone back to the mountain when the turmoil was about to subside. But in fact, this day may be far away.
Jinchuan, that idiot!
That day at Zhi Xin Guan, Jinchuan was angry at Yu Ci for destroying many elites in Bai Ri Mansion, so he defrauded Li You of his "Thousands of Thunder Networks" and wanted to harm Yu Ci, but he didn't expect to be defeated by Li You. He Mengwei caught Xing Xing and has filed a record and will be severely punished by discipline. According to the rules, one and a half years of facing the wall and thinking about his faults is absolutely indispensable, but with full calculation, he only has one year to practice on the mountain.
So, Jinchuan didn't want to go, so he just stayed in the house and didn't care if he came to Lichen Sect. This approach actually got Jin Huan's approval!
If Jinchuan doesn't go, how can he go back alone with his identity as Kuang Yanqi?
Same as training in the mountains, Jinchuan's goal is Bairi Mansion, but Kuang Yanqi's goal is much higher. However, in the face of reality, this dream was shattered as soon as it started.
I walked back along the mountain forest path in a trance. Under the reflection of the moonlight and lights from far and near, the sparse trees cast various strange shadows on the rock formations on the ground, swaying endlessly in the night wind.
After walking more than a dozen steps, Kuang Yanqi suddenly felt a chill in his chest and stopped unconsciously. In the few months he spent at the gate of Lichen Sect, his cultivation level had not improved much, but due to the subtle influence of the immortals, his spiritual sense became increasingly sharp.
Something seems wrong?
Kuang Yanqi is a very careful person. After he stood still, he took a look at the surrounding environment in a flash. At this time, the cold wind of the cold night was blowing, passing by the dead branches, the shadows of the branches were disordered, and there was a slight sound. It was rare that he was not disturbed by these, and his mind was still calm.
Originally, there could be any danger in Bairi Mansion! Just...a shadow?
Kang Yanqi found something strange that touched him. Among the chaotic shadows of mountains, rocks and trees, there was an obvious figure mixed in at some point, and it even twisted and swayed slightly in the wind. That is definitely not his shadow!
When his scalp exploded, he turned his head suddenly, and what he saw was a pale, almost transparent human figure, floating in the night wind.
This was a standard sighting of ghosts on the road at night, but Kuang Yanqi was not surprised but overjoyed. There is only one person in this state in the mansion:
"Elder Tu, you are out of seclusion!"
Bai Ri Mansion lost troops and generals in the Sky Rift Valley, and Yu Ci lost 30% of the elite of the Mansion, and even Tu Du was seriously injured and returned. Now that guy has put on the tiger skin of Li Chen Sect and comes to Cliff City, it is obvious that he wants to destroy the prestige of Bai Ri Mansion. It was a time when people in the mansion were in panic, and Tu Du's timely release from seclusion was tantamount to giving everyone in the mansion a reassurance.
Kuang Yanqi was still in awe of the chief elder. He took two steps forward and bowed to say hello. Then he smiled and said: "The elder is in good health..."
The words suddenly broke off.
He suddenly remembered something: in the state of Yin Shen, is there a shadow?
Then he saw the slender shadow under Tu Du's feet twisting and changing, instantly turning into a layer of black mist, rising from the surface!
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Well, remember who this is? Brother Yuba has more and more friends and enemies, and the storms he causes are getting bigger and bigger. I sincerely ask brothers and sisters to give your support and collect red tickets, there are many of them!