"Spiritual roots! I wonder if I also have a spiritual root in my body?”Thinking of this, Li Dong immediately looked forward to it. However, with his current condition, it was impossible for him to see his Purple Mansion. Fortunately, he had the Nine Taixu Techniques in his mind to try.
The memory that the Great Zhu Master had unlocked was an ancient spell, which was composed of finger gestures and chants. As long as one's own Primordial Qi met the conditions for the release of the spell, there was no need to use complicated congratulatory words and lengthy incantations to activate the Primordial Qi of Heaven and Earth.
The incantation of the Nine Tactics of the Great Void had one to five words. The One-Word Formula was relatively simple. It was mainly divided into eight common forms: Seal, Bind, Break, Shock, Attack, Extinguish, Explode, and Defend. There would also be differences according to the different characteristics of the spell. However, starting from the Two-Word Formula, the changes of the spell were quite rich.
However, just like other spells, the finger gestures of the Nine Taixu Spells were also used to support the incantation. Currently, the unlocked contents of the 36 finger gestures of Taoism were included, such as single-handed hand seals, finger pinching, finger twisting, hand seals, and so on.
Li Dong imitated the Shen's method of circulation and tried to mobilize the extremely powerful and violent Qi. He conjured a spell with his left hand and shouted,""Lightning Spell-Bind!"
However, the violent Qi did not move at all, as if it had not heard his order at all.
"No reaction? Don't tell me I don't have lightning spiritual roots?" Although Li Dong was a little disappointed when he thought of this, he was not surprised. After all, he did not think that he was a proud son of heaven.
Try something else! Li Dong's left hand twirled the fire spell and shouted,"Flame Spell-Explode!"”
This time, the violent Qi in his body had a reaction. It moved violently in his limbs and bones, but it did not have the slightest intention of condensing. It was like a disobedient child running around and causing trouble.
He tried one technique after another, but other than the fire technique and the flame technique of the same series, the violent power in his body did not have any reaction to the other techniques.
"Try that peaceful Qi again.”
He guided this weak energy to circulate in his limbs and bones. As he did not know how to circulate it, he spent four hours to fumble around his body before he could complete a large circulation. The situation that Li Dong encountered was not uncommon for cultivators. Usually, there would be masters, senior brothers, and the like to help guide the disciples in how to circulate Qi in their bodies. However, a rogue cultivator like Li Dong, who did not have a master and was alone, could only spend time and energy to fumble around on his own…
So weak! And so slow! It was a world of difference from the other violent Qi. Even Li Dong, who had no cultivation experience, could see that this level was not very useful.
"Why do these two Qi give me completely different feelings? The aura contained in that violent Qi did not belong to me, like a guest who was staying outside. However, the other gentle and peaceful Qi did contain my own aura. Could this be my true essence and magic power? Then where did that Qi come from?" Li Dong couldn't help but wonder.
However, he had no clue at the moment, so he focused his attention on casting."Gen Formula-Seal!"
Puff! A sticky and disgusting mud came out of his palm.
"Ah! As expected…Although there was a reaction, it was too weak! Try something else." Li Dong coughed dryly, his left hand forming a seal as he shouted,"Xun Formula-Attack!"
A green light flashed in his palm, and a few green leaves slowly fell to the ground. Then, a cool breeze slowly swept the green leaves away.
Li Dong was speechless.
Seeing this, Li Dong's stubborn temper immediately rose. He tried the fire, earth, and wind spells, but the results were all unsatisfactory.
" Tsk, I'm only left with the ice and water spells…" Li Dong thought for a moment and said to himself," This Nine Void Techniques doesn't seem to have been completely unlocked. I can't remember the other three mysterious spells.”
Forget it, he should try the ones that could be used at the moment. Li Dong, who had a slight (suspected) obsessive-compulsive disorder, naturally had to try all the techniques before giving up.
As expected, the water spell was extremely ineffective. The water that was sprayed out was similar to a toy water gun.
Next was the ice art. Li Dong formed a hand seal and chanted,"Ice Art-Seal!"
A pure white ice lotus flower bloomed in Li Dong's hand, and a bone-chilling chill swept out in all directions. Everything was instantly frozen clean, and even the smallest particles of dust condensed into ice flowers.
Seeing that this extremely cold aura was about to rush out of the room, Li Dong hurriedly stopped the circulation of his qi and spat out a mouthful of blood.
"Wu ~~" Li Dong clutched his chest in discomfort and muttered to himself,""Forcefully interrupting a spell will cause internal injuries…"
He stared blankly at the igloos in the middle of summer, unable to believe that all of this was caused by his own hands.
"I know…spells? I can cultivate!" Li Dong muttered to himself. His expression gradually became excited. Suddenly, he realized something and hurriedly shouted,"Untie it!"
In an instant, all the cold air returned to the ice lotus flower as if it was obeying an order.
He quickly walked into the girl's room and glanced at the sleeping girl. He quietly listened to her steady breathing and slowly heaved a sigh of relief before gently closing the door.
Sitting on the chair in the living room, the young man curiously played with the ice lotus in his hand. Sometimes he ordered it to hover above his head, sometimes he let it fly around casually, and sometimes he kept it back into his body and released it again. At this moment, the young man was as excited as a child who had not grown up, playing with novel toys.
"Could it be that I have a rare ice spirit root? Does that mean I'm a cultivation genius?" The young man's heart was filled with doubts, but he did not dare to make a judgment. Therefore, he decided to consult an expert in this field next time!
When there were doubts and obstacles in cultivation, they had to stop first. After solving them, they could continue to move forward.
Therefore, he turned to study Qimen Dunjia. Arrays were a vital means of self-protection in cultivation. A cultivator who did not know arrays would have one more fatal weakness and one less means of self-protection.
Formation arrays focused on positioning, feng shui, and the right time, place, and people. In particular, the requirements for time, space, and position of the [Qimen Dunjia] in the formation array could be said to have reached an almost harsh level.
Before long, Li Dong was defeated.""I don't understand it at all…"
Then, he began to study the Daoist Internal Cultivation Technique. However, when he looked at the dense lines on the meridian map, he suddenly felt dizzy.
After spending half a day's effort, before he almost went crazy, he finally managed to finish the two books. However, as a layman, Li Dong completely swallowed them without asking for any further explanation.
Li Dong looked at the dark sky outside the window. He didn't know when the rain had stopped, but the wind had stopped as well. He was a little hesitant." It's already night time. This feeling is really like when I was still a student. I have the urge to tear up books and blow up the school…"
The bored Li Dong turned on the television and his phone. He realized that Cang Hai City was still the same as usual. The weather station and news channels were reporting on the typhoon along the coast, but there was no news about the gang war at all. It was as if what he had encountered a few days ago was just an abnormally realistic dream. If the victim girl was not lying in the room, Li Dong might have really thought that he was dreaming.
He put away the two books, locked the door, and left the apartment alone. Walking on the devastated street, he looked at the trees that had been ruined by the strong wind, as well as the shop signs and bicycles that were scattered all over the place. However, he could not see the bloodstains, bullet marks, knives, corpses, and so on. All the sensitive things had disappeared.
Especially in the industrial park. The empty site should have been filled with corpses and rivers of blood, but now it was as if nothing had happened.
"What kind of power could erase all traces of such a large-scale battle without leaving any evidence?”As a gust of cold wind blew over, Li Dong, who did not know what cold or heat was, suddenly felt a chill run down his spine, and he could not help but shiver.
……
……
With something on his mind, he came to a restaurant with a booming business. Li Dong looked at the busy figures in the restaurant and did not disturb them. There were a total of six waiters, two full-time cleaners, a head chef, two assistant chefs, and four sous chefs in the restaurant. The boss was responsible for the cashier and ordering. A restaurant of this scale could be seen everywhere in China.
Besides the delicious food, the most important reason why this restaurant was so popular was that the female boss was a famous beauty.
Sister Yue'e, good evening." Li Dong walked into the restaurant and greeted the owner. The beautiful owner's surname was Hu, and her full name was Hu Yue `e. She was a warm and hospitable person, cheerful and generous. She was already 26 years old and was still single. She was wandering around the city alone. It was said that the suitors she had rejected could form a reinforced company.
"Aiya, why aren't you resting at home? Why are you in a restaurant?”
The beautiful woman in front of him was dressed in a simple plaid shirt and cotton pants. Her long black hair reached her waist, and her neat bangs covered her eyebrows. She had a slightly classic oval face, curved willow-like eyebrows, a high nose bridge, moderate thin lips, teeth like shells, skin as white as snow, and a tall and voluptuous figure. All of this highlighted the unique charm of a mature woman. Of course, at least on the surface, it was true.
"Something happened. I was just planning to come out for a walk.”Li Dong smiled bitterly.
"Since you're here, go help out in the kitchen. We're short of manpower at this time.”Hu Yue `e patted Li Dong's head affectionately.
The regular customers in the restaurant were not surprised by this, but some new customers who had just arrived curiously began to ask the calm old gluttons around them.
"Who is this kid? Is he a relative of Boss Hu? This is the first time I've seen a man so close to her.”
"Oh, you mean Chef Li? He's not Boss Hu's relative. He's just a godbrother.”
"F * ck! Godbrother? I was just saying that so many of his pursuers had failed, but I didn't know that Boss Hu liked young girls.”
"What are you thinking about? Isn't it the fourth tone? The relationship between Boss Hu and Chef Li…Well, I don't know, but it's not that shallow!”
“……”
All sorts of discussions immediately broke out in the hall. These gossips could be said to be common, and Li Dong was already used to it.
To outsiders, the two of them were like a pair of brother and sister who had a ridiculously good relationship. However, to Li Dong, Sister Yue'e was his benefactor. She was the person who gave him hope and direction when he was at his most lost and lonely. She had long been as important as family.
The work at the restaurant continued until 10 pm. Just as Li Dong was about to go back, Hu Yue `e stopped him and handed him a food box.""This is tonight's supper. Take it back and eat it.”
"Okay, then I'll go back." Li Dong took the lunchbox and left the restaurant.
When he returned home, he saw the furniture scattered all over the place. The little girl struggled to get up from the ground. Li Dong slowly walked up to her and said with a smile,"You're awake? Are you hungry?"
Looking at the unfamiliar boy in front of her, the girl felt a sense of familiarity for some reason. She opened her mouth and said in a hoarse voice," Thank, thank you for saving me. I don't, want, to, implicate, you, cough cough, you, have done enough. I, Yang Zi, Lan, don't, want, to implicate, more, people…"
"There's no turning back. Since I've chosen to help you, I won't abandon you no matter what happens, so you can stay here and recuperate.”Li Dong straightened the table and chairs and took out the food from the lunch box.
The girl was so excited that tears flowed down her face. She shook her head with great effort and said," Violet Orchid, I, I don't have the qualifications to be saved by you. It's not, not worth it…"
Li Dong stopped and looked at her firmly.""No, it's worth it. At least in my opinion, it's worth it! To be able to save a teenage girl in her prime, as a man with an indomitable spirit, nothing made me feel more like a hero than this.”
"You don't understand! You will die! You will die!"
The young girl's hysterical and pained voice was like a sharp blade stabbing into Li Dong's heart. What kind of experience could make such a kind young girl fall into such despair?
"Maybe he will die, but so what? Now that I am alone, no one cares about me when I am alive, and no one knows when I am dead. I have always lived a life of being a corpse. If I can use my calm life to exchange for your safety, it would be very worthwhile.”
"No, no, no…"
The girl struggled to crawl to the door, but her collar was grabbed by the back and she was lifted up. Li Dong walked towards the bedroom.
"Sigh, how troublesome. These days, even the little ghosts don't listen to adults?”Li Dong said impatiently,""It wasn't easy for me to save your life. I won't allow you to be so willful. Go back to your room and rest.”
"Awoo!"
Li Dong threw the girl onto the bed and covered her with the blanket. He left the room and closed the door. He leaned against the door and said calmly,"I don't know what you've been through in the past, and I can't understand your pain, but I hope you can remember that from now on, you're no longer alone.”
He was no longer alone! These words brought warmth to Violet Orchid's heart, and warm tears welled up in her eyes. She had given up all hope of living a long time ago. She had been betrayed and hurt by her family mercilessly. When she fell into the abyss, only her big brother had lent her a helping hand.
" Child, you must believe that your lover exists in this world. No matter if you are surrounded by light and drowned in applause at this moment, or if you were walking alone on the cold street and drenched by the heavy rain, no matter if it was the early morning with light snow, or the evening with heat waves…he will definitely pass through the turbulent crowd in this world. He will walk past them one by one and walk towards you…he will definitely find you. You have to wait…"
Her mother's words when she was young echoed in her ears. Violet Orchid thought to herself,'Mother, I think I've waited for you...'
Violet Orchid had regained consciousness, and Li Dong had officially quit his two jobs.
"Wahhh!" Chief Engineer Wang hugged Li Dong's thigh and cried," Xiao Li, don't go. What will happen to me if you leave? I'm afraid of the days without you."
"I'm sorry. Someone at home needs me to take care of, so I have to leave.”
"Xiao Li, come back and visit us often.”
"We'll miss you."
"Xiao Li, let's have a good wrestling match before you leave!”
“……”
Although Chief Engineer Wang tried his best to persuade him to stay, Li Dong had already made up his mind to leave, and San Se was reluctant to part with him.
After leaving the power plant, Li Dong went to the outskirts. Unlike the previous two times, he could clearly feel the orderly flow of the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi. It was like a river flowing into the sea, like a breeze blowing on the hills. Although there was no sound, there was the rhythm of the heart, transporting the Spiritual Qi to every mountain, river, grassland, and lake.
However, this rhythm was already very weak, as if it would stop beating at any moment.
"The real intersection is over there!"
Li Dong followed the downstream of the river and walked about 50 meters before arriving in front of a low-lying reed marsh. All the spiritual qi of heaven and earth had gathered here, so he could confirm that this was the true entrance to the Green Wood Immortal Realm.
He carefully walked into the reed marsh. As he continued to enter the surrounding space, it rippled. It was like walking out of a dark movie theater. Suddenly, his eyes opened up.
The cool breeze brought the grass dancing, the trees rustling, and the gentle sunlight bringing vitality to people. The sound of water played a happy movement, and some small beasts were playing wantonly in the forest.
A floating immortal mountain, an inverted waterfall, and a towering immortal tree as huge as Mount Tai stood in the endless forest.
Everything here seemed so illusory, but it was real in front of his eyes.
A trace of desire rose in Li Dong's heart, but at the same time, it was mixed with doubt."When will I be able to control the world? But even if I reach this level in the future, can I really protect everything that belongs to me? The strong are lonely, and loneliness often means giving up everything…"
The old man in the wooden house had long noticed the youth's arrival. At this moment, there was a different kind of expression in his eyes. It seemed to be grief, regret, and determination.
Master, please teach me how to cultivate." The young man barged into the room and went straight to the point.
The old man wasn't surprised to hear his words because some people were like that. Even if they lost their memories, they were still themselves. Their thinking patterns wouldn't change because of the environment. They would still love what they should love, hate what they should hate, and what should happen would still happen. This was because humans were creatures who liked to repeat the past.
The old man looked at him coldly and said,"" Perhaps it's unnecessary, but I still have to remind you that the path of cultivation is full of ups and downs, and you can fall at any time. Once you step into bitterness or pain, you have to bear it with your own strength. There's no room for regret.”
"I need power, enough to protect the world. It's not enough to protect a portion of people. If I want to truly protect her, I have to protect her world.”
"Hehe, don't worry, kid. You've only just touched the threshold of cultivation. It's still too early for you to step into the world of cultivation.”
"However, I can tell you some general knowledge about the cultivation world first. First of all, you have to have a general view of the universe. The universe we live in is very vast and boundless. Buddhism divided it into three thousand worlds, and thus proposed the early concept of three worlds and twenty-eight days, which is the six days of the Desire Realm, the eighteen days of the Desire Realm, and the four days of the Formless Realm. These Zen days are similar to the nine days of Taoism. They are both multi-dimensional views of the universe. We believe that every world, big and small, is distributed in different dimensions. Some of these dimensions are isolated and independent, never interacting with each other. Some overlap and blend with each other without conflict. The higher the dimension, the more worlds it contains. Therefore, people call the higher dimension the Great Nine Provinces, and the middle dimension the Middle Nine Provinces. Among them, our human world is located in the Fourth Dimension, the East Victory Divine Continent. People from different dimensions can only communicate with each other under certain circumstances.”
The old man stroked his beard and continued,"You already have a rough impression of the definition of the Nine Provinces Star System. Let's move on to the cultivation realm levels. Aura Refining, Spirit Concentration, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Spirit Void, Deity Transformation, Body Integration, Void Nether, Mahayana, Tribulation Transcendence, Itinerant Immortal.”
"Originally, there was a huge difference in strength between each of the twelve stages, but this difference in strength has become quite ambiguous.”
"What do you mean?" Li Dong asked in confusion.
The old man continued," In ancient times, cultivation meant everything for cultivators of low and middle realms. For cultivators of high realms, the key to winning a battle of magic was not cultivation, but powerful methods, talismans, formations, magic tools, magic weapons, divine weapons, and other external factors. Some cultivators could even cross realms to kill enemies. In modern times, this trend has become more obvious.”
"Right, Headmaster, I have a question.”At this moment, Li Dong interrupted and asked," Can you tell what my current cultivation level is?”
"I haven't cultivated my spiritual sense yet. The spiritual qi in my lower dantian and the strength of my physical body are equivalent to the twelfth qi layer. He had actually reached the level of a great demon…no, close to the level of a demon king. However, in terms of strength…it should not be a problem for him to defeat cultivators below the foundation establishment stage.”The old man replied casually and even disdainfully.
"Eh? It sounds very strong."
"Very strong? Ha!" " Just like I said before, if you encounter a Cultivator above the Building Foundation Stage, you will be killed instantly by a spiritual sense. You have no spiritual sense, a weak body, and only the demonic power of a demon king. Unless your opponent is stupid enough to fight you in close combat, your demonic power will be useless.”
"By the way, why do I have demonic power? Am I a demon? No, I don't have horns or a tail. I look like a human no matter how you look at me…"
"Who told you that humans can't have demonic power? Just like how a demon could cultivate into a human, a human could naturally cultivate into a demon, idiot!”She rolled her eyes at him.
"But no matter how you think about it, it has to be a different species to work, right?”Li Dong continued to complain.
"The world is big and full of wonders. Why are you so conflicted? Are you here to cultivate or to discuss natural science?”The old man looked like he was too lazy to explain.
Li Dong could only change his question resentfully.""…Master, how do I cultivate my spiritual sense?”
"Start from the beginning, kid. Your top priority now is to understand the Tao Te Ching. Only when you cultivate your own Dao heart can your spiritual sense be stabilized. Only then will you not be overwhelmed by inner demons and lose your way on the path of cultivation.”
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