Xianlin eighty-eight years.
This should have been a very auspicious year.
However, in the Buzhou Mountains, everything seemed so tense.
After the spiritual rice was harvested, the recruitment of fairy seedlings that had never been interrupted since the establishment of the fairy workshop was put on hold.
Of the six fairy houses, five are now open and closed, and one is completely closed, with no entry or exit allowed.
Even some of the courtiers in the temple heard the news through various channels, and they were frowning all day long.
However, even so, at the foot of the Buzhou Mountains, there are still a large number of people waiting there, eager to be lucky enough to join an immortal workshop, to be able to step into the immortal path, and to become the legendary person who eats dew in the morning glow and is not stained by the fireworks of the world. The immortal in heaven.
In Ningfang, on the martial arts stage.
Gu Dan pointed out, and the spiritual energy condensed along the meridians in a specific trajectory. Then, on the ground where Gu Dan's finger fell, a spiritual energy vine suddenly rose up and transformed into a vine, which was three feet in size and ended in It was so terrifying that it looked more like a hill rising out of the ground than a vine!
But looking at the vine hill, it is covered with spiral spikes. There is a red flower with a bloody mouth on the top, and it is even more miserable green. This strange-shaped thing is enough to stop a child from crying at night.
"So cruel?"
In the middle of the field, Lu Yu was startled. He jumped up to five feet in a literal sense. He was suspended in the air for a short time. He avoided the blow and saved his face.
If he hadn't sensed that something was wrong with the overly violent spiritual energy fluctuations, even the master would have felt uncomfortable for a long time.
"It's a pity that he was still avoided."
Gu Dan shook his head, with a look of helplessness on his face.
"It's quite good. You have just reached the middle stage of Qi training, and it is not easy to be able to use such a powerful spell. However, I am afraid that this blow will completely drain out your spiritual energy. Why not Learn more auxiliary spells?"
Lu Yu asked after wiping the cold sweat from his forehead.
"Ha, among these foundation builders, who is not a master now? If you really have to fight in close quarters, you might even be used as a backer. If you learn a powerful spell, you might be able to win by surprise."
Gu Dan shrugged slightly and said seriously.
Today's foundations are basically built by masters. Foundations that only practice the immortal path are extremely rare.
"That's true."
Lu Yu nodded slightly and said: "However, although your move is powerful, it is too loud and the fluctuations of spiritual energy are too obvious. As long as you are careful to guard against it, it is always easy to hide. If it fails, it will be a waste of all your spiritual energy. "
"It doesn't matter. Is there any way to achieve both ends in this world? There's always something to give!"
Gu Dan said indifferently.
He is practicing magic.
And it is a very powerful spell for the Qi refining period.
Theoretically speaking, there is no problem in damaging the foundation, and there is even a chance of serious damage.
It's called 'The Soul-stealing Flower', and the name is cruel enough.
It is said that the being who originally studied this spell hoped that someone would use his spell to attack him.
If you put aside a series of slightly excessive shortcomings such as its huge consumption of spiritual energy, conspicuous fluctuations in spiritual energy, and overly impressive momentum, this spell is really good.
Of course, if the soul-stealing flower is really so tasteless to eat and a pity to throw away, Gu Dan doesn't need to practice it.
Just because this spell has two forms, one is just like the one he just cast, which is extremely powerful and has extremely obvious side effects.
One is closer to a normal spell and differentiates into the normal form of several aura vines.
The second form is very useful whether it is used to fight, divide the battlefield, or restrain the enemy.
After all, he had agreed to Huang Chao's participation in the attack. Gu Dan had to master a good magical skill, so he couldn't rush up and kill two foundations with three punches.
Even if it was to deceive others, he had to do this.
When someone is looking at you, use the soul-stealing flower if you need to take action.
No one is watching, so of course you can use whatever you want.
"Okay, then you can restore your spiritual energy by yourself."
Lu Yu waved his hand and did not fight with Gu Danzhen.
He was just here to be Gu Dan's target and help experiment with this magical skill.
Gu Dan can also let this immortal art stand out in everyone's mind. If he really kills a foundation in the future, he will blame it on this immortal art.
As soon as the two of them walked out of the martial arts stage, new monks immediately jumped up eagerly.
Unknowingly, after the closure of Ningfang, many monks became more enthusiastic about fighting than ever before, and even many spiritual fields began to become deserted.
However, Ningfang's senior management had no reaction at all.
It is impossible for Gu Dan to believe that no one is secretly fueling the situation.
Ningfang has only been born for more than 20 years. Strictly speaking, the fairy seedlings here have not even been fully harvested.
If we really talk about the overall strength, it must be far behind the other five immortal workshops.
But the high-level combat power is not inferior to that of the other five immortal workshops.
After all, a new fairy house means a large number of vacant high-level positions. There can be too many leeks, but there will only be too few positions for superiors.
When Ningfang was established, Huang Chao had already attracted many monks from the other five immortal places to become members of Ningfang. Those talents were the real mainstay of Ningfang.
It is precisely because of this that Ningfang can still maintain the situation. Even if the people below are dissatisfied, they still don't have the ability to challenge Ningfang's senior officials.
"Xianfang. Xianfang"
Whispering these two words, Gu Dan looked towards the sky.
Now the sky has been completely covered by the formation, and only a large piece of mist-like stuff can be seen flowing on the horizon, completely surrounding it.
"It's not so much a fairy house, but more like a prison cage?"
Gu Dan shook his head, put away his sadness for spring and autumn, and returned to the cave first.
However, as soon as he glanced away, Gu Dan suddenly froze.
He saw a rather familiar young man.
No, it is no longer appropriate to call him a boy at this time, it should be a young man.
Niulan or Ningyuan!
The other party was already in Ningfang, so there was nothing worth making a fuss about.
What really surprised Gu Dan was the fluctuation of spiritual energy on the opponent's body. The third level of Qi training!
A year ago, Ning Yuan was only at the first level of Qi training, close to the second level. Only a year later, he was already at the third level of Qi training? !
Why, you also have Qingmuye to help you?
This is completely unreasonable!
This kind of entry, how could it be a low-grade spiritual root? I am afraid that only the heavenly spiritual root can barely compete with it.
Observing carefully, he quietly probed with his spiritual mind. It was not difficult to find that the aura on Ning Yuan's body seemed a bit empty and scattered. Looking at Ning Yuan's face, it was full of joy. Even if he tried to restrain himself, he could not help but reveal a hint of joy that was difficult to conceal. It means that it should have just broken through.
"Ning Yuan."
Gu Dan stepped forward and called softly.
"Lord Kong Kong."
When Ning Yuan saw Gu Dan, he was startled, then his face turned red, and he said with some shame: "I didn't mean to betray you!"
"Whatever you can't sell, come with me."
Gu Dan waved his hand and led him to a large tree with no one around.
Looking back, Ning Yuan lowered his head, looking cautious and not daring to look at him.
It seems that it was because the spiritual rice harvest seriously exceeded the standard that he was questioned by Lingzhentang and had to 'confess' about Gu Dan, leaving him speechless.
Gu Dan waved his hand gently, and his spiritual energy rippled, forming a vague wall, isolating the surroundings.
This is a spiritual technique. Any abnormal spiritual energy that does not belong to one's own will be sensed by Gu Dan when it touches the wall. It is also an auxiliary magical technique, usually used to explore the surroundings or have secret conversations.
"Master Kong!"
Ning Yuan was startled and frightened.
"Don't be nervous, just answer my questions truthfully."
Gu Dan's face was stern and he didn't explain anything. He just asked, "Tell me honestly, how did you advance to the third level of Qi training in just one year?"
Ning Yuan was stunned.
His face turned green and white for a moment, and he was frightened beyond words.
He had just made a breakthrough, but he was noticed at a glance?
"There is no need to think about concealing it. Even the spirit masking technique can only barely hide the fluctuations of one's own spiritual energy. It is useful to deceive monks who are not much different from one's own strength. But if it is one or two small realms away, it is almost useless.
And since you don't have the energy and blood of a grandmaster to cover you up, most of the monks in Ningfang can see your cultivation level at a glance. "
Gu Dan said calmly.
Immortality is mysterious.
Even at the lowest level of Qi training, there are many techniques that can be mastered.
Just the auxiliary techniques he learned on his own include: inspiration technique, spiritual light flash, turtle breath technique, wind control technique, dust cleaning technique, spirit masking technique, spirit peeking technique, etc., which have many useful effects.
Among them, the concealment technique is used to hide one's own cultivation, while the spirit-peeping method is used to spy on other people's cultivation. The specific effectiveness depends on the individual's strength.
For someone like Ning Yuan who is not very strong, Gu Dan can tell it at a glance.
"It's so true."
Ning Yuan smiled bitterly. He thought he had concealed it well, but he never thought that he was actually deceiving himself. Master Kong could see at a glance that it would be easier for those foundation-building monks to discover?
"It's unreasonable to enter the country like this. Even if you ate all the spiritual rice you planted, you still wouldn't be able to enter the country so quickly."
Gu Dan asked: "What's the reason?"
Ning Yuan pursed his lips and said, "Lingshi."
"Spiritual stone?"
Gu Dan frowned.
"Artificial spiritual stone."
Ning Yuan took out a spiritual stone from the bag tied around his waist and handed it to Gu Dan to look at.
Gu Dan reached out and took it.
I saw that the spiritual energy inside it was indeed missing by more than half.
"Are you crazy? Dare you absorb this thing?"
Gu Dan's brows frowned deeply.
The spiritual stones of Xianfang, whether they are 'standard spiritual stones' or 'artificial spiritual stones', are actually the same kind, but the former is recognized by Xianfang, and the latter is only considered private goods and cannot be traded with Xianfang.
These spiritual stones are usually used as materials for operating formations, or simply used in conjunction with the "Rising Life Method" to add more spiritual energy to the spiritual rice and increase its growth.
But if you really want to use it for personal practice, that is absolutely impossible!
Its spiritual energy does not belong to the category of 'unowned spiritual energy'. It is naturally imprinted by others and absorbed into the body. This is simply a joke with one's own life.
Even if you keep absorbing the same attribute and the same technique, there will always be a 'rejection' reaction. If you can really cultivate first and drive cultivation later, then what kind of cave is Ningfang selling? There would be no current situation at all!
He noticed that Ningyuan's aura was scattered and empty, and he thought it was caused by breaking through the realm just now, but he never thought that it was because of secretly absorbing artificial spiritual stones!
This is not a shortcut at all, but it is killing yourself!
"Lord Kong"
Ning Yuan bit his lip and whispered: "I only have low-grade spiritual roots. If I want to practice normally, even in the middle stage of Qi training, it will take twenty or thirty years."
Gu Dan looked at him and said nothing.
"As for absorbing artificial spiritual stones, even if there are side effects, you can quickly reach the middle stage of Qi training. Even if you start farming after reaching the middle stage of Qi training, the harvest will be several percent more than in the early stage, and you can also grow more."
Ning Yuan said.
"Then have you ever thought that if you absorb artificial spiritual stones, your own spiritual energy will be 'contaminated', making it much more difficult to break through?
Don't even say it's a breakthrough. When your own aura increases, those auras that are forcibly absorbed by each other will eventually become entangled in your body? If you are not careful, it is possible for you to go crazy and suffer severe injuries, or to die suddenly!
As for foundation building? It’s almost like a dream! Using artificial spiritual stones to improve your realm is tantamount to drinking poison to quench your thirst! "
Gu Dan couldn't understand this choice at all.
This is simply a joke on his own future.
No, after absorbing the artificial spirit stone, the future is almost dead.
When you advance to Foundation Establishment in the future, do you still want to turn spiritual energy into liquid? It counts as a success if it doesn't blow itself apart.
"Master Kong, how many people with low-grade spiritual roots can successfully build the foundation even if they practice diligently?"
Ning Yuan asked.
Gu Dan was stunned.
Unable to answer.
He considered the consequences of this.
But he didn't take into account Ning Yuan's situation at this time.
Without the help of man-made spiritual stones to forcibly raise the realm, will you be able to build the foundation by practicing diligently on your own?
I'm afraid it won't work.
Otherwise, is it possible that there are so many late Qi practitioners in the Law Enforcement Hall because they don’t work hard enough?
If you work hard, you will be rewarded. It is simply the most beautiful fairy tale in the world.
"Master Kong, thank you."
Although Gu Dan said nothing, Ning Yuan bowed and saluted him.
"If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have enough spiritual rice in exchange for spiritual stones to practice, and it would be more difficult for me for many years. Thank you for your help."
Ning Yuan said sincerely.
Gu Dan's lips moved, but he couldn't speak.
It turned out that the one on top was himself.
Future, foundation, future.
These things are too far away for many people, so far away that they dare not even think about them.
If it can make the current life better, even if they know it is to drink poison to quench their thirst, there are many people who are willing to do it, and even ask for it.
He doesn't have a bright future in the first place, so who can blame him for spending the second half of his life to make the first half of his life better?
Could it be that by planting spiritual rice for Ningfang for fifty years, he would have a brighter future?
"Master Kong, I still have spiritual rice to take care of. If there is nothing else, I will leave first."
Ning Yuan said.
Gu Dan: "."
Watching that little figure go away, Gu Dan couldn't help but take a deep breath.
It is difficult to seek the Tao, it is difficult to cultivate the Tao, it is difficult to reach the sky.
(End of chapter)
