The mountains were covered in mist, and the green trees towered into the sky. One could vaguely hear the roars of beasts and the cries of birds!
ESMAU patted the dust off his body and began to size up the place he was at. Unfortunately, what shocked him was that he was at the top of a tall mountain. He looked up and saw that there were layers of tall mountains in the sea of trees. It was impossible for him to go down.
"What the hell is this place? Why did master send me here? Could it be that the place he was talking about was this damn mountain?”ESMAU smiled bitterly. Looking from afar, how was he going to survive here? There was nothing to eat, and he couldn't even see a single person. Was he going to continue starving? But didn't Master say that if he acknowledged him as his master, he would give him a steamed bun every day, and there would even be wine and meat to eat? Had he been deceived?
After staring blankly at the scenery for a long while, ESMAU sighed. It was better for him to think of a way to survive here. His master said that he would return, and he had to master the three cultivation techniques before his master returned.
At the thought of this, ESMAU took out the items that his master had given him. There was a book titled << The Secrets of Qi Cultivation >>, and the rest of the items were items that even he found useless. ESMAU sighed and surveyed his surroundings. Thankfully, there was a cave abode behind him. ESMAU only saw a stone bed inside and nothing else.
"Strange, could it be that Master lives in such a place? There's nothing at all. No wonder Master only gave me so little. It seems that he's also a poor man who gave me most of his things!”Master Hua thought of how his master had given him a steaming hot bun to eat and looked at him gently. He was deeply moved. He must cultivate well and reach the realm his master had requested. Only then would he be worthy of his master!
The top of the mountain was already covered in snow. ESNU did not have to worry about surviving without water. Other than the snow, there was also a withered tree on the side. If not for the dozens of fruits hanging on it, ESNU would have thought that it was a withered old tree.
The fruits were not big, only the size of a fist. Hua shi counted seventeen of them, so they should be edible. He prayed in his heart and plucked one. He casually wiped it on his clothes and ate it. The taste was not bad. After it entered his stomach, a warm current was generated, warming his whole body. Although there was no cold wind on the mountain peak, Hua shi still felt cold wearing thin clothes. Only after this warm current appeared did he feel comfortable.
" Today's food is the most I've ever eaten since I was born," ESMAU thought happily. Then, he took a comfortable nap on the stone bed. When he woke up in the morning, he felt refreshed and sticky all over. He lowered his head and could not help but smile bitterly. ESMAU was puzzled to find that there was an extra layer of dirt on his body. Fortunately, it was snowing outside. After he gritted his teeth and wiped it clean with the snow, he began to study the key to refining Qi given by his master.
For some reason, ESNU felt that there was a change in its body ever since it woke up the next day. However, it could not tell what exactly the change was. However, ESMAU was surprised to find that he could suddenly read. This discovery made him ecstatic. Then, his memory improved. He could remember the Qi Cultivating Secrets with just a glance and even understand the meaning. ESMAU could only thank his master in his heart again. All of this should be given to him by the old man.
Sitting down on the stone bed, ESMAU's cultivation went smoothly after the unknown red fruit cleansing process, and it didn't take long for them to enter a meditative state. The sun rose in the morning and set in the evening. Time passed by quickly. ESMAU had cultivated in this stone cave for ten years. Ten years had allowed ESMAU to grow up. His figure was tall, and there was a faint smile on his face. After ten years of cultivation, ESMAU had also come to understand the spells that he was cultivating. The Thousand Traces Step was the most common footwork that ordinary people could cultivate. However, one needed to adjust their breathing frequency and the use of Qi. To reach the highest realm, the Hundred Shadows Thousand Traces required the circulation of True Core Strength. The spells that ESMAU cultivated were all True Core Strength.
Both the World in the Sleeve and the Soul Painting Art were immortal cultivation techniques. Using True Core Strength to use the Thousand Traces Steps, this most common skill was quickly mastered by ESMAU. The remaining two were not so easy to master. In comparison, the Universe Creator was not inferior to the Soul Painting Art at all. For ESMAU to be able to master the second level, it meant that his aptitude was indeed not bad, and part of it was due to that red fruit. How could Old Taoist Qingxuan's cave be bad? He had taken a fancy to this Phoenix Flower Tree. The Phoenix Flower Tree was currently in its fruiting period and the fruit would ripen in a few decades. At that time, the Phoenix Flower Fruit would be regarded as a celestial quality and could increase one's cultivation for hundreds of years. Unfortunately, it was ruined by Master Hua.
Even so, ESMAU, who had been cultivating diligently, had also reached a very high level of achievement. The True Core Strength in his body had already reached the middle stage of the Spirit Refinement Realm, and he was only one step away from advancing further. It was just that he was still very far away from the Celestial Realm. Now, ESMAU also knew what kind of realm his master was talking about. It was the realm of Spirit Awakening. Back then, when his master, Old Taoist Qingxuan, imparted his strength to him, he had already helped him to open it to the initial stage. This was also the reason why Old Taoist Qingxuan was assured to let him cultivate here alone. After the Spirit Awakening Realm was the Refinement Realm, where one began to refine one's own body. Next was the Refinement Realm, where one's True Core Strength would be converted into Immortal Core Strength, allowing one to cultivate magic weapons. As long as one reached the Refinement Realm, one's strength would increase greatly, allowing one to absorb and refine the Qi of Heaven and Earth for their own use. After that was the realm of spirit refinement, where the primordial spirit could enter and exit freely, and his strength would increase further. Finally, it was the Celestial Realm, which would cause a phenomenon in heaven and earth. If one could survive this tribulation, they would ascend during the day. Each realm was divided into three stages.
Due to his ten years of cultivation, ESMAU would sometimes stop to watch the sunrise and sunset. He would use his fingers to draw on the snow. What he drew was the distant forest scenery, the undulating mountains, or the soaring birds. Of course, sometimes he would draw all kinds of food, most of which were buns, which was the kind he wanted to eat the most.
After ten years of cultivating the three divine powers, ESMAU had gained a better understanding of them. The divine power of the Soul Painting Art was painting, which was also the reason why ESMAU kept painting. It could use painting to display various skills.
The ability that ESMAU could master and use now was drawing talismans! He drew all kinds of talismans to make the corresponding talismans. However, ESMAU did not have paper or pen, so it was impossible to make them. However, he was much more familiar with the various functions of talismans through the "Talisman Sutra" given by his master. As a magic treasure, he still couldn't use the Tiger Soul Brush that he had yet to refine. It wasn't that ESMAU didn't want to refine it, but that he hadn't reached the realm of Qi Refinement yet. Even if he wanted to, he couldn't. Therefore, he had always practiced using his fingers as a brush on the snow.
After cultivating for ten years, ESMAU turned to look at the old withered tree at the side. Even though he did not know the name of this withered tree, he knew that it was definitely a very precious Heavenly Material. This was because he had been eating its fruits for the past ten years. If that was the case, ESMAU wouldn't have thought so. However, from the beginning until now, ESMAU had only eaten twelve fruits. In ten years, only twelve fruits had been eaten. No matter how stupid ESMAU was, it knew its value.
When he was free, ESMAU would read the books given by his master carefully. There were also introductions to this kind of medicine in them. As his master's cultivation cave, it was normal for him to have such a strange tree, thought ESMAU. However, this tree was too strange. In ten years, it did not bear a single fruit, and it did not grow leaves. As a result, there were only five fruits hanging on its branches, which was a little bleak compared to before.
Perhaps I should go down the mountain to look for some food. Otherwise, I would still be hungry after eating these five fruits. The experience of being hungry in ESMAU was still fresh in my memory.
Looking from afar, he didn't know where to go in this vast mountain range. ESNU was a little confused. This was the first time he went down the mountain, and he didn't know where to go to find a city with people.
"I wonder if the two red fruits can last until I find the city. It should be possible!”Master Hua mumbled. After ten years of cultivation, his World in the Sleeve had already reached the second level. Because he did not have a brush, the progress of the Soul Painting Art was the slowest. Now, he was empty-handed, and everything was kept in his sleeves.
Boom!
Just as ESMAU was about to move in a certain direction, a loud bang came from the other side of the mountain, followed by a red cloud covering the sky.
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