It wasn't until Lin Yuqin was sent away that a feeling of exhaustion, both physical and mental, came over her like a tide.
Chen Mo was lying on the bed, thinking back on his experiences over the past two months, entering the devil's cave, going through trials, being on the line between life and death several times, and having to take care of Lin Yuqin's emotions. It was not easy along the way.
It has been more than two years since the initial stage of foundation building, and Chen Mo is eager to make a breakthrough on the Demonic Island.
He knew very well that the current situation in the mainland was turbulent. The cultivation level in the early stage of foundation building was no different from cannon fodder. You couldn't even see a decent splash when you hit it. Only by becoming stronger step by step could you have the power and confidence to speak.
The thirteen teachers on the island gave everyone unlimited growth. Chen Mo was so looking forward to the next course that he offset most of his sleepiness in his excitement.
With many noisy thoughts, Chen Mo gradually fell into sleep.
In the fantasy, this was a valley littered with corpses, and the sky was filled with the heart-rending cries of someone unknown. Heavy rain mixed with heavy blood stains dyed the world into a dark red world.
...
Early the next morning, everyone gathered in front of the square of the temporary residence. No one was absent and no one was late, which was enough to prove how seriously the monks took it.
"Trapped Demon Island can be roughly divided into ten areas. The one I'm taking you to now is the castle in the center of the island."
Lu Manshi was still leading the team, and a group of monks followed him silently. Everyone was listening carefully to the precious information he revealed.
"The castle is the place where you study. Some of the teachers who were going to teach you the courses will give lectures here. Every three months, there will be corresponding assessments on the subjects. Those who fail will be judged poorly."
"The back hill of the castle is a series of buildings such as the Spiritual Grass and Spiritual Medicine Garden, the Beast Room, the Alchemy Room, and the Artifact Refining Pavilion. Please note that these places are not free and require meritorious service to redeem them."
Before any curious monks could ask, Lu Manshi explained the meritorious service:
"The current way to obtain meritorious deeds is through your assessment results on the island. A large number of meritorious deeds may be released in the future, but this is uncertain, and we hope it will never happen."
"Meritors can be exchanged for various treasures on Demonic Island. In a word, as long as you have enough merits, it is a piece of cake to exchange for elixirs that have reached the elixir formation stage."
"Merit is also one of the references for selecting the Nine Sons of Tianyun. The Hall of Merit is in the southeast of the castle. There is no war in the mainland yet, so there are no tasks. You don't need to go there to see it."
"In addition, I need to remind you that high-altitude flying and private fighting are prohibited on the island. These two rules are ironclad. If you really want to fight, go to the island's competition ground and ask a teacher to supervise you. You can fight, except In addition, no one is allowed to take action, understand?"
"understood!"
Although a group of monks agreed in unison, some people glanced at a female monk in the team who had an indifferent expression.
"This is just for her!" Lin Yuqin said quietly.
"Shh, walls have ears." Chen Mo stopped her from continuing.
At this moment, a huge crowd came to the main entrance of the castle. The tall, thin buildings with spires immediately attracted everyone's attention.
This is the first time they have seen the secrets of the Demonic Island. The architectural techniques here are mysterious, the craftsmanship is exquisite and complicated, and it is completely different from the traditional pavilion architectural style. Many people were surprised and opened their mouths.
Landscaped gardens, miniature fountains, and deck chairs can be seen everywhere. Everyone carefully followed Lu Manshi and walked on the ground covered with gray crystal blocks. The spotless floor tiles all refreshed everyone's understanding.
Some of them even felt ashamed of themselves. When they looked back at their sect's residence, they found that it was no different from thatched hut.
Perhaps it was too shocking, and no one dared to make a loud noise. They walked quietly for a while, like a young daughter-in-law who had just passed through the door. At the corner, they followed Lu Manshi into a silver-white building.
Inside the building, there is still a unique cave. A large number of reliefs are carved on both sides of the wall. There is a circular dome more than four feet high at the top, which shows an excellent view of the space. There are two rows of mahogany chairs, which add up to more than fifty people. There is a high platform at the top of the group. Li Zhen is standing in front of it. It seems that she has been waiting for everyone for a long time.
"Sister, everyone is here." Lu Manshi greeted and ordered everyone to find their seats. Fortunately, they were not forced to sit in groups, otherwise it would be Chen Mo and others' turn to feel uncomfortable.
"The first lesson on the island will be taught by me."
As Lu Manshi closed the door, the discussion stopped abruptly, and Li Zhen spoke from the high platform. Although her voice was not loud, the echo was loud enough for everyone to hear clearly.
"Number 48, what is your dream?"
No one expected that Li Zhen would ask everyone a question right after the class started. No. 48 happened to be first in the first row. Obviously, this was in order.
Li Zhen saw him standing up with a hesitant expression, so she smiled and said, "Don't be nervous, just tell the truth."
No. 48 thought for a few seconds and said, "Senior, does forming pills count?"
"Of course, what about you next?"
Li Zhen's eyes locked on the female cultivator next to No. 48. She did not expect that it would be her turn so soon. She replied with a slightly red face: "Teacher, I was also thinking about pill formation."
"And you?"
Li Zhen asked the next person, and still got the answer that she wanted to enter the realm of pill formation.
However, this gave the following monks enough time to think. When the tenth person was asked, his answer became that he wanted to become a monk in the Nascent Soul stage.
"I want to become a Yuanying Stage monk."
"Teacher, my dream is to have a baby."
Dozens of people gave standard answers, and soon it was Liu Qing's turn, Chen Mo's senior brother in the Guta Sect. He stood up, but gave a different answer than the others.
"My dream... is to become a god!"
As soon as he said this, Meng Qianqiu, Ye Lantian, and several other sharp eyes were cast towards him, and even the smile on Li Zhen's face was stronger than before.
"You know a lot. I wish you success, next one."
The other person originally wanted to talk about Yuanying, but when he saw that Huashen was obviously a level higher than Yuanying, he wanted to tell Feng about Huashen, but he didn't know what the realm of Huashen was, so he was speechless for a while.
Li Zhendao: "There is no requirement for cultivation. You can also talk about other aspects, such as starting a sect or anything you want to do."
"I want to be the supreme elder of the sect." No. 67 blurted out.
"Yeah." Li Zhen nodded and continued.
With her inspiration, the answers began to become more diverse. The most important thing was that no one knew what Li Zhen meant by this move. More and more monks expressed their loyalty. Some people said that their dream was to expel demonic cultivators and annihilate them. Words like magic cultivating.
"I want to be number one in the world!"
Meng Qianqiu replied neither humble nor arrogantly. Due to her power, this sentence did not cause any disturbance in the crowd. After a while, it was Ye Lantian's turn. He said that he wanted to obtain a certain amount of merit and survive in the war. Let’s talk about it later.
This gave others a new way of thinking, and everyone's dreams turned from unrealistic fantasies to imminent realities.
Chen Mo is a cautious person. Even if he has a dream, he will not openly tell others about it. He casually ignored someone who wanted to form a pill and sat down with peace of mind.
"I want to get what I want." Lin Yuqin followed closely. Soon, everyone spoke out their dreams, and the scene returned to calm. They were all waiting for Li Zhen's comment on whose dream was higher. .
"I have heard everyone's answers. The purpose of most people coming to the island is still very simple, which is to improve their cultivation, right?"
"Yes!" Another enthusiastic voice broke out from the crowd.
"Man is the spirit of all things. He is destined to have spiritual roots from birth. Through the resonance of the spiritual roots with the spiritual energy between heaven and earth, he cultivates to the fifteenth level of Qi refining. All the accumulated energy forms the Tao foundation, and the foundation building pill is used to assist in cleansing the marrow. This is your current foundation-building realm.”
"The biggest difference between the foundation building and Qi refining stages is the condensed light shield outside the body. This is a different manifestation of the formation of spiritual energy and spiritual liquid. This is the reason why cultivators cannot fight across levels."
"The alchemy stage, also called the golden elixir stage, is a process in which cultivators solidify their Dao foundation through cultivation, and the spiritual liquid gathers and breaks obstacles to form an elixir. What is unique to monks in the elixir formation stage is called 'shi', which in layman's terms means the power of the elixir. "
As soon as Li Zhen finished speaking, the aura in the hall seemed to be drained out instantly, and everyone felt a sad and sad emotion.
Under this situation, Chen Mo was shocked to find that his speed of mobilizing spiritual energy was extremely slow, only 50% of the usual speed.
"This is Danway."
The moment Li Zhen regained her momentum, everyone was like a fish returning to the water after being exposed to the sun for a quarter of an hour. They were all gasping for air. Some people were still frightened, as if they had not yet recovered from the crisis.
"Everyone's momentum is different, and it is related to the character of the cultivator. A pure person will condense the pure momentum, and a person who is good at killing will develop the momentum of killing. If it is used in battle, then the murderous intention will be , it will affect the opponent's spirit and courage."
Chen Mo couldn't help but sigh in his heart as he listened to Li Zhen's words. It's no wonder that fighting across realms is as difficult as climbing to the sky. Just like the impact of the Condensing Light Shield on the Qi Refining Period, building the Foundation and Knotting Pill is even more of a luxury.
The monks in the Qi refining stage can't even break through their shields, so how can they win? However, in the foundation building stage versus the pill forming stage, under the pressure of the situation, their strength has been reduced by seven points. How can they fight this battle?
"Dancheng Jieying is what you call a monk in the Yuanying stage. The Yuanying is immortal and the Taoism lasts forever. In the same way, the teleportation technique of the Yuanying monk is the nightmare of all low-level monks."
"Teleport..."
Chen Mo thought about it for a moment. Before the offensive was fully launched, the Yuanying monk had already teleported to his side and killed him with one sword. What's the use of having more ability?
In the sect, this kind of knowledge would never be disclosed by monks. Li Zhen easily pierced the window paper, and everyone felt that their eyes suddenly became enlightened.
This is not only a sign of awe for high-level monks, but also points out a way for them to practice after knowing the difference in realm.
"Beyond the Nascent Soul, returning to nature is called the Transformation of God."
Even if they read these two words, everyone can realize the difference from other realms.
Become a god! Become a god! Are there really monks in the transformation stage in this world? !
"In the Dan Formation stage, you are called Master, in the Nascent Soul stage, you are respectfully called Zhenren, and in the God Transformation stage, you should respectfully call...Zhenjun."
"This realm does exist. Although we have not seen it now, according to historical records, senior Mu Yixing reached the realm of becoming a god more than three thousand years ago."
Chen Mo's heart moved. Any monk who has seen it will know what happened to Mu Yixing. The most interesting thing is that after he disappeared, there were three peerless magic weapons left in the world.
The Scarlet Sky Sword was seen in the hands of Mu Heng in the Land of Oblivion. However, the use of that sword was quite restricted, so no one was fighting for it. Even if there were, it would only be circulated among juniors.
As for the Zhan Gang Sword, it was stolen from the Luohua Sect three thousand years ago and has never appeared again. As for the Tianyun Continent's number one divine sword, Kong Meng, more people believe that it disappeared along with Mu Yixing.
"Snapped."
A light tap woke up the monks who were still imagining. Li Zhen looked around and asked a crucial question:
"Now everyone can think about it, is there a higher realm of cultivation beyond the transformation of gods?"
For a group of monks who have not even reached the linking elixir, just imagining the monks in the transformation stage is enough to scare them. How can they dare to discuss anything above the transformation stage?
Chen Mo secretly glanced at Meng Qianqiu's reaction. Even the rebellious woman lowered her head and meditated for the first time, as if she was thinking about something.
It seems that this knowledge of the Demonic Island is also the first time for her.
"Beyond the transformation of gods, it is indescribable. Unfortunately, with our current level of cultivation, we still don't know where the end point of cultivation is."
"Teacher!" Ye Lantian raised his hand to signal, like a student in a private school.
"Number 33, you say."
"Teacher, since you don't know the end point, how do you know that there is an unspeakable realm beyond becoming a god?"
Ye Lantian asked everyone's thoughts, and they all looked forward to Li Zhen's response.
"You asked a good question. This involves the foundation of spiritual practice."
"Refining essence into Qi, refining Qi into spirit, whether good or evil, this is the standard practice process for thousands of years. Since it is the first step for cultivators, there must be the second step of practice, which is what Mo Yuan said. The indescribable realm that comes out.”
"After the unspeakable, will there be a third step or a fourth step? This is something we will never be able to prove in our lifetime."
"So, when you believe in the ineffable realm, you will find a strange thing. There is no end to practice. What is the end of practice? No one can describe it in words."
"When the fear reaches a certain level, the monk's thoughts will transform into two ways of thinking. The first is our heart, which believes that it really exists, does not doubt its existence, and is willing to pay and dedicate everything to it."
"And the second type, we are based on material things and are more willing to believe what we see in front of us. In the secular world, it is called 'seeing is believing'."
"The second thought is to respect the changes in the world of cultivation, follow the rules, and use a more rigorous method to deduce the end point of practice. However, under this kind of thought, the biggest contradiction that hinders the monks' cognition is hedonism."
"What I can tell you is that all sects in Tianyun Continent are evolving towards hedonism. This path has been predicted by Master Mo Yuan a long time ago. It is a path of death."
"Standing on our own laurels, if one day external forces intervene, all cultivators will be like slaves and will never be able to turn over!"
Since the ineffability, most people have fallen behind in their thoughts and have no idea what Li Zhen is talking about. Except for a few people who can follow her thoughts, more people have returned to the realm of becoming gods and started to Think hard.
Perhaps due to his natural sensitivity, Chen Mo actually understood the meaning of Li Zhen's words and kept following her words. Just when she was talking about the key point, Li Zhen actually stopped, and Chen Mo couldn't help but ask:
"Teacher! What is the right way? The island..."
Before he finished speaking, Chen Mo felt his eyes blur. The next moment, his body was rolled backwards and hit the wall at the end. What followed was severe pain in his chest.
Just as he was about to stand up, Li Zhen clapped his hands again, and Chen Mo grunted. It took him more than ten seconds to stabilize his body.
"When I don't ask you to speak, please shut up, have basic courtesy, and come back."
