A month passed.
In a spiritual cave in Hanchi County, Zhao Lin was wearing a brown Taoist robe and sitting cross-legged on a futon.
The light of the evergreen stone shines down, and the rich spiritual energy surrounds the body. Every time he exhales and inhales, the spiritual energy penetrates into the body.
After a moment, Zhao Lin opened his eyes, stood up from his clothes, stretched out his left hand and pinched out a spell.
With the palm of your hand facing upward, hook your index finger and little finger together, pass your middle finger between the two fingers, and then press the three fingers with your thumb to create a "Fighting Seal".
A white light ball the size of a broad bean quickly condensed at the fingertips, entwined with several rays of blue light, twisting back and forth like a spiritual snake.
"Thunder Blade Technique!"
Zhao Lin shouted softly, pointed a little, and the light ball shot out like lightning, hitting the cave wall.
With a "pop" sound, a dazzling light flashed, and then quickly disappeared.
This is not because the spell is not powerful enough, but because there is a protective circle in the spiritual cave to offset the attack of the spell.
"It seems that my level is too low and my spiritual power is insufficient. I can only use it to the level of Xiaocheng."
Zhao Lin sighed slightly.
Thunder Blade Technique is an armor-breaking weapon. When encountering powerful defensive spells during a fight, when other spells, magic weapons, and even flying swords are helpless, Thunder Blade Technique can defeat them in one fell swoop.
Zhao Lin's Rock Armor Technique is at the proficiency level and is extremely strong. It can withstand seven or eight attacks of the same level without any problem, but when it comes to Thunder Blade Technique, he can't withstand even one move.
Just like martial arts, those with thunder spirit roots are quite rare in the world of immortality. There is only one person named Zhao Lin in Hanchi County.
Moreover, the spiritual power of thunder is extremely unstable, making it difficult to make talismans. Most of the talismans on the market with the words thunder, explosion, bomb, etc. are actually engraved with fire spells. Therefore, Zhao Lin has never been able to find the opportunity to practice thunder. Spells.
Li Yuanzhi attacked Zhao Lin with the thunder blade technique, and the spiritual diagram captured the spell. Zhao Lin naturally would not miss this good opportunity. After returning, he used sixty-four spiritual stones to master the Thunder Blade Technique.
But during the specific practice, I encountered a problem: the movement of the spell was too loud, and it consumed a lot of spiritual energy.
Just at the initial entry level, the spell will make a roaring sound, and after being cast a few times, the spiritual energy in the body will be exhausted.
It can only take a few hours to recover spiritual power and practice again.
These are the characteristics of the thunder spell: it is powerful, short in duration, and consumes a lot of spiritual energy.
For safety reasons and to speed up practice, Zhao Lin exchanged his good deeds for the qualification to practice in the spiritual cave.
In order to quickly recover spiritual power, practice Thunder Blade Technique repeatedly.
The spiritual energy in the spiritual cave is so rich that when you are in it, it feels like your whole body is wrapped in spiritual energy. After half an hour of meditation, your spiritual energy can be fully restored.
Zhao Lin originally exchanged it for an ordinary spiritual cave and practiced three good deeds for twelve hours.
Half a month later, I finally improved my magic skills to a minor level, and found that most of my spiritual energy was used up in one move.
He had no choice but to switch to a better medium-sized spiritual cave and spend five good deeds in twelve hours.
However, after practicing for a few days, I found that although I became more and more proficient in mastering the spells, the power of the spells remained stagnant.
After thinking for a long time, Zhao Lin finally figured out that he had mastered the proficiency-level Thunder Blade Technique, but due to lack of spiritual power, he could only use the power of a minor level.
"That's it for now. I guess it will be a matter of course when I reach the fourth level of Qi Refining."
Zhao Lin felt relieved. Although the Thunder Blade Technique was only at a minor level, the destructive power of a single attack was still far greater than other spells.
There were still a few hours of practice qualifications left in Lingdong, so he couldn't waste it, so he continued to sit down and practice.
In the past month, Zhao Lin has broken through two more spiritual apertures and is halfway through the third level of Qi refining. This progress ranks him among the top five disciples and is faster than many disciples with high-grade spiritual roots.
However, these are all due to the spirit of Pipa Catfish, which allows me to rush into the body without any scruples. In addition, I have a lot of good deeds, so I can practice in the spiritual cave.
"It is already difficult to speed up the practice. Can we find a way to improve our consciousness and spiritual power?"
Zhao Lin thought silently that although he had mastered mastery-level spells, it was difficult for him to exert its full power.
Not to mention the short attack range, after casting a few spells, the spiritual energy is exhausted, and it feels like a small horse pulling a large cart.
Especially now that I have learned Thunder Blade Technique, this problem has become even more prominent.
"Dong dong dong..."
There was a knocking sound outside the spiritual cave.
Zhao Lin knew that the time had come, opened the stone door, and strode out of the spiritual cave.
The next day, Zhao Lin approached the elder of Chuan Gong with this question.
Elder Wu patiently listened to Zhao Lin's request and said in a teasing tone: "The biggest benefit of improving one's realm is to increase one's consciousness and spiritual power."
"You want to have the benefits of a high realm when you are in a low realm. How can there be such a good thing in the world?"
Zhao Lin said seriously: "This disciple does not want to take shortcuts. He has never fallen behind in practice. Unfortunately, his qualifications are average and it is difficult to improve his realm for a while."
"This disciple went out on a mission this time and felt that the attack range was too close and his hands were tied during the fight, so he came up with this idea."
Elder Wu put away his smile and nodded slightly, "I know what you are thinking. You see the problem very accurately. If you want to expand the attack range, it depends on your spiritual power and spiritual consciousness."
After pondering for a moment, he said, "Let's talk about the two separately."
"You are a martial artist, with wide meridians and deep spiritual apertures that can hold more spiritual energy. Therefore, your spiritual power is inherently stronger than that of the same level of practitioners."
"It's just that you don't compare yourself and can't realize this. As more spiritual orifices are opened, the gap will become more and more obvious."
"Spiritual power can only be improved through cultivation, there is no other way."
After hearing this, Zhao Lin was convinced. Then he thought about it and realized that the other party seemed to have something in his words. He quickly asked: "Elder, do you mean there is a way to enhance your spiritual consciousness?"
Elder Wu did not speak. He was silent for a while, and then slowly said: "There is indeed a technique that can enhance spiritual consciousness. It is called the Nine-turn Concentration Technique."
"This skill can condense spiritual consciousness and expand the sea of consciousness. There are nine turns in total."
"Three rounds before practicing in the Qi Refining Realm, three rounds after practicing in the Foundation Building Realm, and three rounds after practicing in the Zifu Realm."
"In the first turn, the consciousness increases by thirty feet."
"In the second turn, the consciousness increases by forty feet."
"In the third turn, the consciousness increases by fifty feet."
"And it also includes the ability to use the soul to attack and defend."
After Zhao Lin heard this, his heart was pounding.
I thought that if I reach the third level of cultivation and my spiritual consciousness increases by 120 feet, my spiritual consciousness in the Qi Refining Realm will be comparable to or even better than that in the early stage of foundation building.
Elder Wu paused for a moment and then said: "But there are very few people who practice this skill."
Zhao Lin was startled, "Elder, why are so few people practicing such a good technique?"
Elder Wu stretched out two fingers and said, "Two reasons."
"First, the Nine-turn Concentration Technique is a skill, not a spell. It is just like a basic skill. It is also a step-by-step process. Each additional turn is no less difficult than improving a small realm."
"It takes two hours to perform one exercise."
"Qi refining realm monks perform daily exercises to cultivate their acupoints and practice spells, which already takes up a lot of time. In addition to practicing Taoism, how can they have extra time to practice such time-consuming and laborious techniques?"
"Therefore, those who practice the Nine-turn Condensation Technique are all people with outstanding talents. Ordinary people who practice this technique will be empty-handed and get nothing."
Zhao Lin was overjoyed. He basically didn't have to spend time practicing spells, and he wasn't in a hurry to learn formations. He had much more time than ordinary monks. This wasn't a problem, so he asked, "What about the second reason?"
Elder Wu saw that Zhao Lin still had not given up his idea, and said calmly: "The second reason is that the Nine Turns Condensation Technique is a unique technique of the sect, and it must be redeemed with good deeds."
"Besides, before practicing, you must make a Taoist oath that you will never pass on to others, otherwise you will be punished by God and your body will die and your Taoism will disappear!"
There are many sects in Xuanyuan Continent, and their Taoism systems are also different, but they all lead to the same goal. Spells such as wind sword technique and water arrow technique are actually similar in each sect, and there is no difference in their use.
Only the unique martial arts is the foundation of the sect, no wonder it is so important.
As for why important exercises and spells must be exchanged for good deeds, Zhao Lin didn't understand at first. Why can't he just buy them with spiritual stones? Why do he have to get a good deed?
This time when he came back, he used his good deeds to buy some elixirs and redeem them for the qualification to practice in the spiritual cave, and he gradually came to understand this.
Using spiritual stones to buy skills is just a transaction. The monks will not feel that they owe the sect anything, let alone be grateful. After all, there are many ways to obtain spiritual stones.
But good deeds are different. The monks do things for the sect in exchange for cultivation resources. The relationship between the two parties becomes closer and the Taoism is passed on.
"I wonder how much good deeds it takes to redeem the Nine-turn Concentration Skill?"
Zhao Lin thought for a while and asked.
"The first three turns, each turn has five hundred good deeds, the middle three turns have one thousand good deeds, and the last three turns have two thousand good deeds."
"So expensive."
"Not expensive."
Elder Wu chuckled lightly, "Kung Fu is rare, so if you want to practice it, you have to pay some price."
"And this is just the beginning. All spiritual consciousness techniques will cause some loss of spiritual consciousness."
"Unlike spiritual power, spiritual consciousness can recover quickly on its own. You must take medicines such as Spirit-Building Pills, Soul-Nourishing Pills, and Spirit-Enhancing Pills."
"These elixirs are not one-time use, they need to be taken regularly, and the cost is more than the exchange of exercises."
After listening to what Elder Wu said, Zhao Lin was in a daze.
I originally thought that my 1,600 good deeds were a huge sum. I thought that even if I practiced in the spiritual cave every day, I could persist for a year and a half. I didn't expect that it would be difficult to practice even one turn of the Nine Turns Condensation Technique.
"Thank you, elder, for clearing up my doubts. I will think about it again."
Zhao Lin came back to his senses and said.
"Um."
Elder Wu waved his hand casually and said, "Since you are here, I have something to ask you."
"Elder, please speak."
"There will be a sect competition in two months. Do you want to participate?"
Zhao Lin was startled, "Elder, this disciple's cultivation level is only at the third level of Qi Refining, so he is not qualified to participate, right?"
Elder Wu smiled and said: "The sect competition is not limited to cultivation level. Some people know that they are not strong enough but still participate, just to prepare for the future."
"That's why I asked this question."
Zhao Linlue weighed it up and said, "If I know myself, I will not participate."
The sect has two categories, and Zhao Lin can only participate in the elite group due to his age.
Although he killed Sheng Jinlong at the ninth level of Qi Refining, Zhao Lin didn't think he had the ability to get a ranking in the sect competition.
At that time, Wei Shi helped to contain it, and there was also a magic circle to assist. Even so, it was still extremely dangerous.
Zhao Lin learned from his brother Chuan Gong who had participated in the sect competition that if he wanted to get a ranking, he had to master at least one master-level spell.
Not to mention the disciples from the Lingdao Academy, Zhao Lin was not sure of defeating them.
Another very important point is that spells are bound to be used in the fight. I have just entered the sect for more than a year and have used a few mastery-level spells, but then I will be in trouble.
However, Zhao Lin really wanted to participate in the sect competition three years later.
Elder Wu was not surprised and nodded, "That's fine, none of our disciples will participate in the sect competition."
"In this case, our Spiritual Dao Academy has a small fighting competition to test the disciples' progress in spells over the past year."
At this point, he raised his eyebrows and said half-jokingly: "But we have agreed in advance that to be fair, you cannot use martial arts, otherwise there will be no need to compete."
Zhao Lin also smiled when he heard this, cupped his hands and said: "I obey."
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Saying goodbye to the elders, Zhao Lin came to Songyu Peak.
There are no markets around Hanchi County to prevent idlers from interfering with the disciples' cultivation.
However, there is a small market on Songyu Peak. There are more than a dozen shops in the market, which is convenient for monks in the county to trade and purchase cultivation items.
Zhao Lin bought a bottle of Bigu Pill and a bottle of Ning Yuan Pill at the market, and exchanged a thousand spirit coins for a hundred spirit stones.
Buying elixirs is just for cover, the main purpose is to exchange for spiritual stones.
After Zhao Lin returned from his mission, he concentrated on practicing the thunder blade technique. The skeleton at the bottom of the Feituo River had been kept in a shelf. Now he could finally be free to study it.
Go back to your residence and take the skeleton out of the lock bag.
The skeleton is very complete, with 206 bones, one or more.
Zhao Lin has been practicing martial arts for many years and has a clear understanding of the human body's structure. He quickly arranged these bones into a human shape.
Then he took out the spiritual stones from another lock bag and neatly stacked them next to him.
"This is my first time tracing the skeleton, I hope you have good luck!"
Zhao Lin took a deep breath, stretched out his palm, and pressed it on the top of the skeleton's head.
The spiritual map immediately reacted and suddenly lit up.
According to the memory related to the spiritual cultivation map, if you want to absorb the soul from the bones, you must consume spiritual energy. Zhao Lin stretched out his other hand and pressed it on the spiritual stone.
brush!
The spiritual cultivation map stretched out countless tentacles, greedily absorbing the spiritual energy, and the spiritual stone quickly turned into a pile of powder.
At the same time, the shadow of a woman appeared in Zhao Lin's mind.
The woman is about thirty years old, with clear eyes and a round chin. She is not particularly beautiful, but she has a gentle feeling.
Zhao Lin knew that the woman was a Foundation Establishment monk, and her actual age must be more than just as young as she looked.
The woman was originally a phantom, and every time she absorbed a spiritual stone, the phantom became more real.
Unknowingly, only a few of the more than a hundred spiritual stones were left.
After half a cup of tea, the woman became lifelike.
The spiritual diagram also retracted its tentacles, no longer absorbing spiritual energy, and began to flicker, with a layer of red light filling the surface.
"It's done!"
Zhao Lin perked up and stared at the spiritual chart, hoping to "retrace" the spell that suited him.
(End of chapter)
