Chapter 121 The sixth level of Qi training, poor people can fly with swords, Dugu Ying comes out of retreat and prepares benefits for Jiajing!
"Buzz!"
As ripples appeared in the space, Jiajing slowly opened his eyes, feeling the rich spiritual energy between heaven and earth.
Looking around, he found that the restriction talisman was still in effect, but Jiajing was not in a hurry to lift the restriction. Instead, he took out the spiritual source and consumed it, then continued to practice the exercises.
Before, in Daming, my cultivation level at the fifth level of Qi training had fluctuated three times. With one more fluctuation, I would be able to break through.
He planned to break through to the sixth level of Qi training before going out.
Soon, Jiajing began to practice the 'Qi-Inducing Technique', and the spiritual energy began to circulate along the route of the exercise, and the spiritual energy continued to surge.
In the room, spiritual energy began to surround Jiajing, forming a vortex of spiritual energy that engulfed Jiajing.
As one of the four elders of the Great Ming Immortal Sect, Jiajing's residence was naturally decorated with a spirit gathering formation.
Not only that, when Dugu Han was sorting out the spiritual veins, he dug out a lot of branches for the residences of each sect's top leaders and some important places, and diverted the water to these places.
There is also a spiritual vein branch where Jiajing lives.
Of course, there are still branches entrenched in the previous inheritance pavilion, and the spirit gathering formation is nailed in to ensure that the spiritual energy is condensed and not dispersed.
Therefore, even when Jiajing was practicing in his own courtyard, it was equivalent to sitting on the spiritual vein to practice.
Cultivation takes no time.
Three months passed in a flash.
"Buzz buzz buzz!" In the room, transparent liquid as thick as an index finger continuously entered Jiajing's body, and waves of rich spiritual energy emanated from his body.
This transparent liquid is nothing but the true appearance of Lingyuan.
To put it simply, spiritual source is a kind of essence liquid formed by the spiritual energy that is buried deep underground and has been precipitated for endless years. The spiritual source comes from the spiritual vein and its formation is extremely strict.
It is no exaggeration to describe it as a place with unique advantages.
The difference is that even the lowest grade ninth-grade spiritual vein is enough to protect an area and form a blessed land of spiritual energy.
And it will not dry up easily within a thousand years.
Once an ownerless spiritual vein that has not been marked or registered by the academy is discovered in the world of cultivating immortals, it will be fought over by all parties.
Of course, the prerequisite is that the people from the academy don’t arrive before this thing is drawn by others or before it is snatched away.
Otherwise, no matter who you are, you only have two choices: either go against the academy and escape on the spot, but if you are discovered later you will be killed, or you hand it in and get a reward from the academy.
The universal currency of the world of immortal cultivation, "Spirit Source", is extracted from the spirit veins.
"Buzzing."
Finally, after an unknown amount of time, the transparent and sticky spiritual sources began to slowly become thinner, and then seemed to be continuously being drawn out of Jiajing's body. Finally, the spiritual source drawn out of the storage bag broke with a slight "pop" sound.
That half of the spiritual source was completely absorbed by Jiajing's body.
Not only that, the vortex of spiritual energy around him seemed to be attracted, collapsed, and compressed as if by the huge vortex, and finally, only an invisible "bang" sound could be heard.
"Wow!!!" Immediately afterwards, the spiritual energy around Jiajing suddenly exploded. The violent spiritual energy storm swept the whole house, blowing clothes and papers into the air.
"Hua Hua Hua." Jiajing's robe kept fluttering, his long hair flew, and an aura stronger than before burst out.
Jiajing's eyes also suddenly opened.
"Huh!" As a breath of foul air was exhaled, the fluctuations of spiritual energy that filled the room finally subsided.
"I've broken through to the sixth level of Qi training." Jiajing couldn't help but show a hint of satisfaction on his face. "There are only three realms left. It shouldn't be difficult to break through to the foundation-building stage within three years..."
That’s right, Jiajing set a goal for himself.
At the latest, he would break through the foundation-building stage within three years, and by then the first stage of the land reform in the Ming Dynasty would have been completed.
When the second phase of land reform began, he bound his destiny to help better transform the Ming Dynasty.
Moreover, three years later was exactly the 44th year of Jiajing, which was the 39th year, and he wrote about the silver inflow crisis five years later.
He has planned everything well. He just needs to develop steadily and step by step to allow the Ming Dynasty to transform.
Moreover, although his current natal Ming was not bound to his natal object, he could already feel the changes as he continued to repair Ming and the help it provided to his cultivation.
For example, when he was in the Ming Dynasty, his realm fluctuated three times. This was not unrelated to the fact that his destiny was being repaired bit by bit, and the previously dilapidated Ming Dynasty was getting better.
During these three years, with the restoration of the Wei Suo system and the reconstruction of official administration, the Ming Dynasty will get better and better.
When the natal object is bound again at that time, Jiajing believes that the speed of cultivation that will be fed back to him will be absolutely frighteningly fast!
"It's time to go out and take a look." Thinking of this, Jiajing waved his hand to remove the restrictions and formations around him, then pushed the door and came into the yard.
Almost at the moment when Jiajing removed the protective formation of the courtyard, he suddenly sensed a different feeling.
It was like a pair of gazes passing through him, and as his cultivation became more advanced, he became more sensitive to this kind of peeping feeling, as if he was being seen through.
This feeling made him very uncomfortable.
Fortunately, this gaze did not seem to have any intention of hiding itself, and the exploration of him was only superficial.
"This feeling is... spiritual consciousness?!" Jiajing was not unfamiliar with the feeling of spiritual consciousness scanning.
Before, the leader Dugu Ying had used his spiritual sense to see him once, and then Liu Quan came to find him on a flying carpet.
Master, has Dugu Ying come out of seclusion?
Thinking that there was no hostility and that it was just a simple surface probe before being withdrawn, Jiajing suddenly understood.
In fact, in the world of cultivating immortals, using spiritual sense to look at people is a very rude behavior. Jiajing didn’t fully understand it before, but he understood it by listening to Liu Quan and reading some "General Notes on Cultivation".
Well, the main reason is that spiritual awareness has a strong penetrating power. At a glance, the opponent is basically "naked".
The first time he was observed with spiritual sense, he didn't feel anything special because of his low level of cultivation. If Dugu Ying hadn't deliberately used the fluctuations of spiritual sense power to make him aware, he would have felt nothing at all.
This time, Dugu Ying also did not hide his spiritual sense, but it was obvious that Dugu Ying had made a slight breakthrough this time.
Well, it felt like that spiritual consciousness penetrated through the clothes, came to my heart, and stayed on the surface of my skin.
"The spiritual consciousness of the Jindan period is indeed terrifying!" At the same time, Jiajing also realized more deeply how rude it is to use spiritual consciousness to look at people in the world of cultivating immortals.
If a male monk used this on a female monk, it would be considered normal. Of course, this is a very normal kind of perversion.
But if a male cultivator were to use his spiritual sense to penetrate the clothes of another male cultivator, and carefully touch every inch from top to bottom...then both sides would probably go to war on the spot!
Just thinking about it, Jiajing's eyes darkened.
"No wonder all cultivators have to wear precious clothes. In addition to the effects of keeping away dust and defending against attacks, the most important thing is to protect against spiritual senses." Thinking of this, Jiajing secretly decided in his heart that he had to buy some precious clothes to wear.
Precious robes are actually mostly worn by female monks, but male monks rarely buy and wear them.
Firstly, this thing is flashy and impractical. If you want to avoid dust, a "cleaning talisman" can have the effect of taking a bath in minutes.
As for the defensive attack effect, it is even more useless.
Good magical instruments or treasures are more affordable than this thing.
Moreover, the quality and effect are also excellent. Unless the treasure robe itself is a magical weapon, no one will buy it.
Secondly, the main reason is that it is too expensive.
For the vast majority of cultivators, they will not spend too much spiritual energy on buying clothes. Wouldn't it be better to spend the money on buying clothes on cultivation, or on the cultivation of their natal objects?
For example, in Sifang City, the largest clothing store sells very expensive precious clothes, but ordinary people would not patronize it.
"I will just buy four sets, as long as they can protect against spiritual awareness!" As an emperor, Jiajing still had some burdens in his heart.
You can't let yourself go completely just because others are in the world of cultivating immortals.
Although no normal person would use spiritual sense to see the body of a male cultivator, or everyone would directly break through the sea of consciousness to see their own destiny. Well, this move basically means an endless battle against the enemy.
Another way is to use spiritual sense to observe some conditions inside the body.
But it is better to be safe than sorry. Jiajing would never allow even the slightest possibility of this happening.
"gentlemen!"
Just when Jiajing was secretly alert in his heart because of Dugu Ying's divine sense, a sword light flew from the sky and rushed down. The next moment, Liu Quan, wearing a black robe, with his hands on his waist and a piece of hay in his mouth, came from afar.
The sword light did not fall into the courtyard, but fell at the door, and then the sound of "bang bang bang" knocking on the door followed.
Liu Quan's move was naturally out of respect for Jiajing. In the last negotiation with Huangfenggu, Jiajing had completely convinced Liu Quan.
Every time Liu Quan talked with Jiajing, he felt as if his mind was suddenly enlightened. It can be said that he benefited a lot from it.
Therefore, I have more respect for Jiajing in my heart!
"Sir!" As soon as he opened the door, Jiajing saw Liu Quan's middle-aged face with a neatly trimmed beard. He smiled and said, "I knew that you would definitely make a breakthrough this time!"
"I was right, congratulations sir!"
"Flying on a sword, Liu Quan, congratulations on breaking through the foundation and giving birth to spiritual consciousness!" Jiajing congratulated with a fist salute.
Looking at Liu Quan in front of him, whose aura he could not sense at all, and the scene of him flying on a sword just now, Jiajing was filled with envy. He knew that he could learn to fly on a sword after his spiritual consciousness was born.
It is rumored that "Sword Flying" was created by a Taoist senior in the "Dafangxing" world of immortal cultivation under the rule of Taoism.
Unfortunately, no one knows who the predecessor was or what his name was because it happened so long ago.
That senior not only created the "Sword Flying" technique, but also practiced it to be a technique that is most suitable for cultivators in the Foundation Establishment Stage.
There are three main reasons why "Sword Flying" has such an influence and even continues to this day.
First, after building the foundation, if a cultivator wants to fly, he no longer needs to use talismans and magic tools, but can rely on his own cultivation!
The second reason is that flying with a sword is so cool.
In ancient times, almost all cultivators had a seed planted in them by their sects, families, and teachers since childhood, which was to fly a sword for 30,000 miles, exorcising demons between heaven and earth, regardless of wind or rain!
He has a flying sword under his feet and a wine gourd on his waist.
Well, the best color is the khaki one, which looks old, a little faded, and has spots. Then stand with your hands behind your back, step on the flying sword, and the sword light flashes across the sky. How cool and handsome is that?
But now, sword flying is not so popular.
In the past, the older generation thought that this behavior was free and happy when they were young, and regarded it as the original meaning of cultivating immortals. But now it is regarded as a symbol of being old-fashioned and poor.
Generally, only the penniless independent cultivators would ride flying swords to travel. When it is thundering or raining, they have to divide their cultivation for defense, or else they have to advance in the wind and rain. This is not called being free and easy, this is called being happy despite being poor.
The rich ones all ride on shuttles, various flying magical instruments, or live in various palaces pulled by ancient beasts.
Thirdly, although "flying a sword" is a kind of swordsmanship, it is completely different from the sword flying of a sword cultivator.
It is more like a specialized technique for tempering spiritual consciousness.
Therefore, all cultivators in the foundation-building stage habitually refine their spiritual consciousness by mastering the sword.
As a result, the story spread like wildfire.
Of course, the fact that this “Sword Flying” is so popular does not mean it is too bad, but because it is too practical. It has become a technique that all cultivators cannot avoid after breaking through the Qi training and building the foundation!
Just like some people must learn to walk, this is a must for those who practice Taoism. You can do without it, but you cannot fail to learn it.
Something that is enlightening on the road to becoming an immortal!
It was precisely because Jiajing was familiar with the art of "flying with a sword" that when he saw that the person coming was Liu Quan, he knew that Liu Quan had completed the "Seven Jumps to Nine" half a year ago by relying on the benefits gained from the war, breaking through the ninth level of Qi training, and would not be far from building a foundation.
Therefore, it can be concluded that he has broken through to the Foundation Establishment Stage.
"To be honest, sir, if someone congratulates me, I will definitely not be modest at all," Liu Quan walked in with a smile, and sat down at the stone table in the yard without any hesitation, saying:
"But since you are the one saying this, I can't be proud of it."
"How long has it been? Less than two years?"
"In just over a year, and less than two years, sir, he has gone from being a mortal with poison all over his body to breaking through to the sixth level of Qi training. At this rate, I'm afraid he will be able to break through to the foundation building stage in about two and a half years."
"Not so fast." Hearing Liu Quan's compliment, Jiajing smiled and shook his head, saying, "I just broke through the sixth level of Qi training. I don't think I can break through the seventh level in a year or so."
"It will probably take more than three years to break through to the ninth level of Qi training!"
"Under normal circumstances, it is true." However, just as Jiajing finished speaking, Liu Quan chuckled, gave Jiajing a meaningful look, and said in a faint tone: "What if there are other adventures?"
Hearing Liu Quan's words, Jiajing suddenly thought of what Liu Quan had said to him when he said he had "jumped seven times nine times" from the seventh level of Qi training to the ninth level of Qi training...
"Look at you like that!"
"You are only allowed to practice as fast as flying. Are you surprised that I jumped to a higher realm?"
"Thanks to the opening of the war."
"Everyone has gained something from the war. The flesh and blood of the ancient beasts, as well as some spiritual medicines and rare treasures are all rare things on the road of cultivation. My cultivation has exploded because my life essence has been strengthened. With the feedback from my life essence, my cultivation has exploded."
"Don't think about it. If the master makes a breakthrough after coming out of seclusion, he will most likely give the remaining useless resources to the brothers... By then, you should also get a share..."
Thinking of the familiar consciousness just now, Jiajing was startled. He looked at Liu Quan and asked tentatively: "What do you mean?"
"Sir, you are right. Do you remember what I told you at the beginning?" Liu Quan smiled, raised his hand and took out a pair of teacups, poured a cup for himself and Jiajing, and said:
"Half a year ago, after you went into seclusion, I followed your instructions and was responsible for negotiating with the Beast Taming Sect about opening a wild market."
"The Beast Taming Sect agreed without hesitation... Well, I'll tell you the details of the process later," Liu Quan took a sip of spiritual tea and said, "After that, we went to find the deacon of the academy in Sifang City and applied for the permission to open the wild market."
"According to the agreement with old man Huang Feng, the blood contract must be signed by the headmaster himself. After sending a message to the headmaster's retreat, he came out in less than half a month."
"Fortunately, the Sect Master's cultivation in the early stage of the Golden Core has improved and has not been delayed by this incident."
"After that, the headmaster heard about the Wild Market and your plan..." Liu Quan kept it a secret and looked at Jiajing, saying, "Do you think the headmaster agreed?"
"Of course I agreed." Jiajing's expression relaxed slightly. Without thinking, he picked up the teacup and took a sip.
"That's right! The Sect Master did not reject your idea of starting the 'Spiritual Vein Business'. In his words, Sir, you can go ahead and do it. As for the management of the sect, the three brothers don't understand it. They are just responsible for strengthening and supporting the sect."
"As for other aspects, we four elders just need to perform our respective duties!"
"Even if something goes wrong, we can just shoulder it together!"
Hearing this, Jiajing couldn't help but think of Dugu Ying's sturdy and strong figure like a mountain, and his honest expression. His face became more relaxed and soft.
The character of trusting people when employing them, not employing people who are doubtful, delegating power generously, and being daring to fight, kill and take risks is indeed a kind of charm!
However, he was unable to display this kind of personal charm.
Perhaps it was precisely because of Dugu Ying's uniqueness that Liu Quan and Song Xinchai were able to be so devoted to him, and that the Black Wind Village was able to develop step by step from a group of scattered mountain bandits to what it is today.
Just like his ancestor of the Zhu family, he was a farmer, a cowherd, a beggar monk, and he walked step by step. Who could have thought that he would establish the Ming Dynasty?
"After the master's cultivation improved, there was still a lot of ancient beast flesh and blood obtained in the war of opening up, as well as some spiritual herbs and scraps left," Liu Quan raised his eyebrows at Jiajing and said:
"The master has specially reserved the best ancient beast flesh and blood for you. With this, let alone two and a half years, with your cultivation speed, it is not impossible for you to break through the foundation in one and a half years!"
Hearing Liu Quan say this, even Jiajing couldn't help but have his heart skip a beat.
Liu Quan had reached the seventh level of Qi training and had gained many benefits from participating in the pioneering war, allowing him to break through to the foundation-building stage by "jumping from seven to nine".
The sect leader, Dugu Ying, was a great monk at the Jindan stage. He must have gained more benefits in the war.
Not to mention what he left for himself, even some of the good things that slipped through his fingers would be enough for him to use!
In this case, doesn't it mean that he has just broken through the sixth level of Qi training, and will soon have another breakthrough in his cultivation?
"I knew that even you, sir, would not be able to remain calm when facing the improvement of your cultivation level," Liu Quan smiled and stood up, saying:
"I'm here this time, following the order of the Sect Leader, to take you to the main peak hall for a discussion. I get angry when I talk about this discussion..." As he spoke, he waved his hand, and the flying carpet enlarged and appeared.
"Sir, let's talk as we walk," Liu Quan jumped up first, "This time it's because of the wild market..."
Hearing this, Jiajing suppressed his excitement and jumped up. Wearing the special Taoist robe, he looked elegant and unrestrained, just like a banished immortal in the legend. Liu Quan was amazed again.
After Jiajing landed on the flying carpet and sat firmly, Liu Quan raised his hand and patted the flying carpet, saying, "Let's go!"
"Swoosh!" The black flying carpet turned into a black line and flew towards the main peak of the Daming Immortal Sect.
"..."
(End of this chapter)
