After the competition ended, Zhou Hongfang and Elder Nie left quickly, and the disciples also dispersed, leaving only Elder Wu and Zhao Lin.
In the first year after entering the sect, the disciples focus on improving their cultivation and basic spells, and only in the second year do they start learning fighting skills.
Zhao Lin lacked experience in this area, so Elder Wu asked him to stay for face-to-face instruction.
"Although you won simply, not even a single spell worked. Why is that?"
Elder Wu sat on the bench in front of the corridor and stretched out his hand to motion for Zhao Lin to sit down as well.
"My disciple's magical attainments are only proficient, far inferior to Senior Brother Yun. I feel that using them is of no use, so I simply fight with pure martial arts."
Zhao Lin expressed his thoughts frankly.
"This is a big fallacy!"
Elder Wu shook his head repeatedly, "The role of attack spells is not only for attacking, but also for interference and containment."
"As long as it can affect the opponent's spellcasting, it will be beneficial to the battle situation!"
"For example, in the battle just now, if you used the Ice Blade Technique at the beginning, Yun Jingda's Divine Movement Technique would be delayed."
"Even if it takes just a breath, it can buy you time to get close. Remember, you don't have to stand still to cast a spell!"
Zhao Lin thought about it for a moment, felt suddenly enlightened, and said in admiration: "Disciple has learned a lesson."
Elder Wu nodded and said, "Only when martial arts cultivators get rid of their dependence on martial arts can they truly embark on the path. Do you understand?"
"clear!"
"Okay, let's talk about fighting skills..."
Next, Elder Wu will explain the fighting ideas, strategies, and areas that need attention.
There are many similarities between fighting skills and martial arts. Zhao Lin also understood it at first glance and quickly grasped the essence of it.
"As expected of a martial arts cultivator, I originally planned to give a long speech, but I didn't want to finish it in half an hour. In that case, you should go back and rest early."
Elder Wu said with a smile and waved his hand.
"Thank you, elder."
Zhao Lin stood up and left.
When he returned to the room, he did not rest immediately, but took out twelve spiritual stones from the lock bag.
In the competition the day after tomorrow, Zhao Lin didn't care about the outcome. He mainly wanted to accumulate practical experience, but when it came to rewards for good deeds, elixirs and spiritual stones, he had to compete.
Besides, Zhou Hongfang asked himself to play because he wanted to win.
In order to increase the chance of winning, Zhao Lin decided to cultivate an attack spell to a small degree.
It takes four spiritual stones to analyze a spell to the proficiency level in the spiritual cultivation chart, and sixteen spiritual stones for minor achievement. These twelve spiritual stones make up the difference between the two.
He originally wanted to wait until the second year to upgrade his spells, but when he considered the battle, he faced a disciple who had practiced Taoism for three years and was on the fourth or even fifth level of Qi refining. Moreover, he also had two difficult bones to crack: sword cultivation and physical cultivation. Martial arts alone cannot guarantee victory.
Cultivating a spell to a small degree in one year will definitely attract everyone's attention.
But it can be explained by talent, after all, there has been a precedent before.
Excellent, but not out of the ordinary.
Between the two attack spells, should I choose Ice Blade or Flaming Arrow?
Zhao Lin thought for a while and quickly made a decision: Ice Blade Technique!
The flaming arrow is a surface attack, and its single-point attack power is not strong enough. The ice sword technique poses a greater threat in battle.
Thinking of this, he picked up a spiritual stone...
The familiar scene reappeared again. The spiritual cultivation diagram stretched out dozens of tentacles and instantly absorbed the spiritual energy in the spiritual stone.
One piece, two pieces, three pieces... In a moment, all twelve spiritual stones were turned into powder.
The spiritual diagram flickered brightly and darkly, and Zhao Lin led the spiritual energy he had just absorbed into the third grid where the ice knife technique was located.
The six-petal plum blossom flashed with light, and the third petal turned from gray to bright red.
At the same time, a piece of realization, experience, and memory containing the details of the spell flow into the body and mind.
"It's done!"
Zhao Lin's eyes flashed with joy, and he felt that his understanding of magic had deepened.
However, it still takes some practice before the spell can truly become one with you.
He raised his palm and formed a spell, hesitated for a moment, and did not release the spell.
The room is cramped and cramped, and there is no way to spread out.
"They haven't rested yet, please wait a little longer."
Zhao Lin thought for a while, sat down on the chair, closed his eyes and rested.
At midnight, he opened the door and walked out of the room into the front yard.
The sky is like ink, and a crescent moon hangs diagonally in the night sky.
Zhao Lin let go of his hearing and made sure that no one was nearby, then he kneaded his magic skills and cast spells into the space above his head.
"Ice Blade Technique!"
The ice aura condensed quickly and instantly transformed into a silver ice blade, drawing a stream of light in the night sky.
The ice blade does not go in a straight line, but flies in a winding manner in the air. The tip of the blade trembles, sways left and right, and flies up and down.
At the proficiency level, the Ice Blade Technique can only attack stationary targets. Once launched, the route is determined.
And when you reach the level of Xiaocheng, you can attach a ray of divine consciousness and control the direction of the flying knife at any time.
From shooting, to chasing!
At the beginning, Zhao Lin was not very proficient, and his skates were always swaying, as if he was drunk.
But after a period of practice, I gradually mastered the tricks and started running more and more smoothly.
"Spiritual energy is consumed so quickly!"
In less than half a cup of tea, Zhao Lin felt that the spiritual power in his body was empty and his head was dizzy. He knew that it was due to excessive consumption of mana and spiritual consciousness.
Then he sat down cross-legged, recovered for a while, and then continued practicing.
It wasn't until the sky turned white that fish belly vomited out, that Zhao Lin hurried back to his room to rest.
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"It is said that elixirs, talismans, utensils, and formations are the four great arts. In fact, Lingzhi is the top of the hundred arts."
On the day of the Dharma performance, more than 600 disciples came to Kuzhu Peak under the leadership of three leaders.
The person who explained the spirit planting technique to everyone was a disciple from Hanchi County. At this moment, he was standing next to the spirit field and talking.
"There is a saying in the mortal world that people regard food as their top priority, and this is also true in the world of immortality."
"It is not enough to have spiritual energy for cultivation. The monk's physical body also needs to be supported. The spiritual plant essence is sufficient and does not contain impurities and turbidity. It is the most important cultivation material..."
The Dharma performance meeting is mainly for disciples who have been in the training for one year. It is not a teaching, but only a general introduction to Taoism.
Many disciples are interested in spiritual planting. Although this line of work is a bit hard, it is completely risk-free, and they have free time to practice with peace of mind, and they have gained a lot of good deeds.
Zhao Lin was doing two things at once. While listening to the teachings of the brother who taught the practice, he also used his eyes to search among the disciples in the other two states.
"There is a sword cultivator in Juyan Prefecture and a physical cultivator in Xiniu Prefecture, but I don't know which ones they are?"
Those who have a small degree of attainment in the Qi Watching Technique can only observe the cultivation level of a single monk. Only when they reach the proficiency level can they conduct patrols within a certain range.
"Gather your energy into a cloud!"
Brother Chuan Gong waved his hand, and a small dark cloud appeared in the sky above Lingtian.
Different from naturally formed clouds, this dark cloud is only a dozen feet in diameter and very low to the ground. It looks quite interesting.
The disciples who had seen this magic for the first time walked down the field slope and came forward to watch curiously.
At this moment, among the people in Juyan Province, a disciple wearing a blue robe and a sword hanging from his waist caught Zhao Lin's attention.
(End of chapter)
