"Senior, please let me know." Liangchen couldn't wait to ask after hearing this.
"Going west from Falling Star Mountain, there is a soulless sea, which should be the sea where you fainted and drifted.
Going west past the Soulless Sea is the Luowu Desert, and further west is the Green Moss Plains. Beyond the Green Moss Plains is the Yunmeng Kingdom, and further west is the Demonic Dragon City! "The old man pointed to the west and said.
"I wonder how long it will take? With this junior's current state, is this path feasible?" Liangchen asked.
"The most difficult part of this journey is the Soulless Sea. Demonic beasts are rampant in the sea and are powerful. When I encountered monsters and killed them, it took me five or six years to cross the Soulless Sea!
If we can cross this soulless sea, there should be teleportation formations or riding beasts between the towns in the Luowu Desert and the Moss Plains over there, it will be fast.
In your realm? Ha ha. . . I'm afraid that I won't be able to walk for a year and a half before being eaten by monsters and turned into a few bones in the soulless sea. "
The old man's words were like a bucket of cold water pouring down Liangchen's heart!
"Of course, if you can cultivate to the Nascent Soul realm, you can still try this path!" the old man added.
"Nascent Soul Realm!!! Oh my god!" Liangchen couldn't believe his ears. He shook his head and looked slightly depressed, as if he had been hit hard.
"Young man, you must have fighting spirit! You must have confidence! Otherwise, how can you continue on this path of cultivating immortality?" Seeing this, the old man encouraged him.
"Then I dare to ask senior, is there any other route to take?" Liangchen asked again.
"Other ways!?" The old man thought for a moment and continued.
"I haven't walked the other roads, but if you cross the Taiwu tribe and the Zhenyin tribe, and then go all the way to the west, you can get there." The old man thought for a while and said another route that sounded less difficult. .
"This route seems more feasible!" Liangchen said.
"It's just a bit far. This trip will take twice as long as the distance I walked! And sometimes people are scarier than monsters!" said the old man.
"Thank you, senior, for reminding me!" When Liangchen heard this, his heart moved, and his past experiences resurfaced like pictures one after another in his mind.
"Young man, don't be anxious. It's all practice wherever you go. With your current level, if you want to go such a long way, you're afraid of many difficulties!
The top priority is to improve one's own strength. This is the most important thing. Otherwise, what's the point of being a fish no matter where you are? "The old man comforted.
"Yes, what can we do if we go back to this state? We are not just at the mercy of others."
Liangchen's heart moved, and he suddenly became enlightened. The big stone in his heart finally fell, and he was no longer anxious to think about going back every day.
"Thank you for your advice, senior." Liangchen felt much better after the old man's words revealed his point.
"You can teach me, boy! Your swordsmanship looks familiar to me, so I'll test you." Seeing that he had figured it out, the old man said in a different tone.
"Young man, do you think one sword is more powerful, or hundreds of swords?" the old man asked with a smile on his face.
"My master told me that when you practice a sword to perfection, one sword can level mountains and rivers, and one sword can cut rivers! Why do you need so many swords? So I think one sword is more powerful!" Liangchen answered after thinking for a while.
"Then you just fought with the Golden Monkey King. I didn't see you flattening the mountains or cutting off the rivers, but I saw you cut off a lot of its golden hair!" The old man seemed not satisfied with what he heard and said with a slightly joking smile. .
"This junior's magic power is low and his realm has not yet reached its realm. If he is at a similar realm to it, he will definitely be able to defeat it!" Liangchen replied.
"If your realm is higher than yours, you can't beat him! But what's the point of being able to beat someone whose realm is lower than yours or similar to yours?" the old man asked rhetorically.
"Senior, what do you mean, those thousands of swords can defeat someone higher than myself?" Liangchen asked.
"That's right!" the old man replied.
"Then why have the Eastern and Western Sword Sects been equally divided for thousands of years?" Liangchen asked.
"Equally divided? Dongjian Sect emphasizes momentum and the power of the sword as the first priority, so it focuses on mana training and despises spiritual training. Most of them are single sword or double sword moves.
The Western Sword Sect focuses on moves and changes in swords, so when practicing, both spiritual thoughts and magic power are given equal emphasis, ranging from three to five to hundreds or thousands.
In the early stage, because the East Sword Sect only needed to cultivate mana, while the West Sword Sect had to cultivate mana and spiritual thoughts, the disciples of the East Sword Sect were always able to overwhelm the West Sword Sect. But in the mid-term, the two will be almost the same. The further back, the more powerful the Western Sword Sect becomes!
Therefore, every disciple competition seems to be equally divided, with Dongjian Sect still having a slight upper hand. But higher-level battles are completely different! "The old man spoke slowly, as if he knew the secrets of the East and West Sword Sect very well.
"Take you as an example. I see that you are a practitioner of both law and body. The early stages of your practice are very difficult and slow. You will definitely be a big step slower than those who practice together.
But as you gradually achieve some success in the cultivation of both, you will find that the power of dual cultivation of law and body becomes apparent.
Regardless of whether he was in the realm of a green-level warrior or in the middle stage of foundation building, all he could do was run away when he encountered this monkey king.
But now you can fight it for hundreds of rounds. Why? "
"This is the reward you get after paying the price of slow cultivation!"
The old man's words made Liangchen suddenly enlightened, and he became more determined on his future cultivation route.
"I saw that you were fighting just now. During the attack, you were able to release flying swords to help hurt the enemy. I guess your spiritual thoughts are stronger than ordinary people. Not bad, not bad! What a good seedling!" The old man looked at Liangchen and nodded. .
Liangchen was shocked. The old man had almost completely observed his origin, realm, and strengths just from his own fight! It is indeed unfathomable!
"Senior is really over-praised. The junior has only reached such a low level today, how can he be considered good!"
Liangchen's expression became more respectful and he said with a hint of self-deprecation.
In fact, in the past, when he was called a genius, he had heard such praise so many times.
Ever since his realm fell, no one has ever praised him for his good cultivation aptitude. Now that he hears such words again, he doesn't know whether he is sad or happy.
“Although realm is the best way to evaluate a person’s qualifications, the foundation is also very important. A solid foundation determines how far you will go in the future.
I will give you wild fruits, and you will give me fine wine. You have a good heart, a good state of mind, and the path you are taking now is also good!
If we had met him a few years earlier, I might have been tempted to take him on as a disciple.
It’s just that I don’t have much time left, and I don’t know whether it’s a blessing or a curse. I’m afraid I won’t be distracted enough to give you any advice. "The old man said calmly.
"But you give me dozens of jars of fine wine on time every year, and I can't treat you badly with your kindness. I have a book of exercises for training the mind and a set of sword formations to give to you." As the old man spoke, there was more in his hand. Two jade slips.
"Thank you, senior!" Liangchen happily took the jade slip and thanked him.
"You haven't asked your senior for your surname?" Liangchen asked respectfully.
"Haha, when you asked me last time, I said, 'I'll tell you if I'm destined.' Now that we meet again, I can't hide it anymore, Sunset Sword Li Xishuang." The old man chuckled and said a name.
"Sunset Sword Li Xishuang." Liangchen repeated it. He had never heard this name in his memory.
But judging from his tone, this person should be a senior of the West Sword Sect.
"Thank you for the gift of the book, senior." Liangchen thanked him again.
"Just stay here and meditate for a few days. If there is anything you don't understand, come and ask me. I think if you come here again next year, I won't be here." The old man ordered, and then flew away.
"By the way, if you see the Hidden Dragon Sword in the future, say hello for me." The old man's voice came from mid-air.
Liangchen looked up and saw a white light shining into the waterfall on the top of the mountain, disappearing.
