Nine Transformations of the True Spirit.

Li Qingshan put down the Taoist scriptures in his hand and asked, "Master, what are the differences between these methods?"

After studying Taoist scriptures for a year, he became much more stable. Although he was still wearing rough linen clothes, he had a free and easy temperament. He did not look like a hunter boy, but rather like an elegant scholar who was well-read in poetry and books.

Even though he knew that he could finally embark on the long-dreamed path of cultivating immortals, he was not overly excited.

Chen Yuan said: "The Five Elements Dharma is the two kinds of skills of gold and water. I have two kinds of magical powers in my hands, "Canglang Song" and "Dianjin Jue", both of which can be cultivated to the Nascent Soul stage. You can choose one and practice the basic skills first. After building the foundation, you can start practicing."

"The physical training method is a kind of magic skill called 'Nether Sea Magic Skill'. It can be cultivated to the late Nascent Soul stage. The 'Nether Sea Magic Skill' in my hand is a little incomplete, so it can only be cultivated to the early Nascent Soul stage, but it is enough for you to practice."

"The sword cultivation technique was obtained by my master from a powerful enemy. It is called the Blue Lotus Sword Technique. It can only be cultivated to the middle stage of the Jindan stage. However, sword cultivation is the strongest, and there are few rivals among cultivators of the same level..."

He introduced several techniques in detail and took out the jade slip for Li Qingshan to check for himself.

Both "Canglang Song" and "Minghai Magic Art" were obtained from Ji Laogui. In addition, there was another magic art, but the conditions for practicing it were harsh and Li Qingshan was unable to get started.

"The Golden Secret" is a gold-based martial art that Chen Yuan obtained from Lu Gui. It can be practiced to the early Nascent Soul stage and should be the Lu family's inherited martial art.

These are the several skills in Chen Yuan's hands that are most suitable for Li Qingshan to practice. Chen Yuan listed them all for him to choose from.

Everyone has his own path. Li Qingshan has read Taoist scriptures for a year and has gained a preliminary understanding of Taoist practice. Chen Yuan will not make choices for him.

Li Qingshan picked up several jade slips and checked them one by one. He first put "The Dark Sea Magic Art" aside.

This magic skill is extremely powerful. Even with an incomplete version, one can cultivate it to the early Nascent Soul stage and condense a demon body from the Nether Sea. The method of condensing objects with demonic energy is an extremely powerful magical power.

Only after the formation of the infant can this magic skill really exert its power. Wang Lin has only practiced the basics, but he has become famous in Yuqing Sea.

However, to practice the "Underworld Sea Magic", one needs to go through countless killings and condense the demonic energy, which is inconsistent with Li Qingshan's temperament.

"The Golden Secret" was rather mediocre and was soon abandoned by Li Qingshan.

He looked at "Canglang Song" and "Qinglian Sword Art" and fell into hesitation.

Chen Yuan said nothing and waited quietly for Li Qingshan to make a choice.

After a long time, Li Qingshan took a deep breath and picked up the "Green Lotus Sword Art": "Master, I want to follow the path of sword cultivation!"

Chen Yuan reminded him, "Have you thought it through? Sword cultivation does not focus on aptitude, but only on whether the cultivator has a clear sword heart. You need to have a resolute will to break rather than bend before you can embark on the path of sword cultivation."

"Moreover, sword cultivation techniques are rare. This Blue Lotus Sword Technique can only be cultivated to the middle stage of Jindan. If you want to change your technique in the future, it will be quite difficult."

Li Qingshan said: "Disciple understands, but when I listened to Master's stories before, I was fascinated by sword cultivation and wished to travel all over the Nine Immortal Continents on a sword!"

Chen Yuan said: "Since you have this ambition, I will find you a sword embryo. But if you cannot cultivate this clear sword heart, you must practice "Canglang Song" instead."

Li Qingshan bowed deeply: "Thank you Master for the Dharma. I will try my best!"

"You just try to comprehend the sword techniques on your own first, and I will be back soon." Chen Yuan stood up, and with a flash of light, he flew into the air and disappeared into the horizon.

From the very beginning of his practice, sword cultivators need to communicate with the flying sword with their minds and cultivate a clear sword heart.

However, the flying swords used by sword cultivators are extremely special. Unlike ordinary magic weapons, they are not made by weapon refiners. Instead, they need to be cultivated by sword cultivators themselves starting from the sword embryo.

Two hours later, Chen Yuan arrived at Jinshan Market and disappeared.

He walked past several weapon refining shops, bought some low-grade spiritual materials, and then turned back.

A lot of spiritual materials are needed for the sword embryo, and they are quite rare among the lower-grade spiritual materials. They are very expensive for Qi-refining cultivators, but naturally nothing for Chen Yuan.

Originally, his best choice was to go to the Treasure Pavilion, where he could easily buy all the spiritual materials.

But he claimed to be a cultivator from Hengzhou in front of Pei Song and came to Renzhou just for travel. He didn't want him to know that he had accepted a sword-cultivating disciple in Renzhou and would stay nearby for a long time.

After returning to Qingshan Village, Chen Yuan melted this spiritual material with real fire according to the records in "Green Lotus Sword Art", mixed them together, and formed a colorful sword embryo.

This step does not require the removal of impurities from the spiritual materials, and there is no risk of failure. Any foundation-building cultivator can complete it.

Afterwards, Chen Yuan handed the sword embryo to Li Qingshan, and asked Li Qingshan to practice according to the methods in the "Green Lotus Sword Art", communicate with the sword embryo day and night, and cultivate a clear sword heart.

The spiritual materials used for sword embryos all contain a trace of evil spirit, which will cause great pressure on the soul.

If Li Qingshan's mind is strong enough and he can resist the erosion of this evil spirit, he can use his magic power to polish the sword embryo day and night. After breaking through the middle stage of Qi Refining, he can polish the sword embryo into a flying sword and embark on the path of sword cultivation.

If this step fails, he will have no choice but to switch to practicing other techniques, and his mind will be severely damaged because of the evil spirit entering his body day and night.

This is sword cultivation. It is so difficult to get started. If you want to achieve something, you must have a sword heart that never gives up and forge ahead, breaking through all obstacles. Chen Yuan didn't know whether Li Qingshan could succeed, but with him around, even if Li Qingshan failed, his soul would not be seriously injured. He would just waste a few years and then switch to cultivating the Five Elements Basic Spell.

Li Qingshan had studied the "Green Lotus Sword Art" carefully over the past two days and knew the dangers of the sword cultivation path. When he took over the sword embryo, his expression was serious.

Chen Yuan asked him to go home and tell Li Dalong and his wife, then took him back to the cave and asked him to meditate and practice in a side room so that he could rescue them at any time if evil spirit entered his body.

Li Qingshan had extraordinary talent. After only three days, he cultivated the first trace of magic power. From then on, he stopped eating grains and only ate wind and drank dew. He was no longer an ordinary person.

Although Chen Yuan had never practiced cultivation, a wisp of his spiritual consciousness always lingered around Li Qingshan.

He held the sword embryo in his hand and closed his eyes in meditation. A month passed, and his expression remained unchanged, quietly absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

Chen Yuan felt relieved, but still left a wisp of his consciousness on him, meditating into a state of concentration. With his mind clear, he took out a pill and swallowed it.

The elixir turned into a huge amount of spiritual energy. Chen Yuan practiced his skills, and this huge amount of spiritual energy flowed through his meridians, becoming more and more pure, and finally entered his dantian. His cultivation, which had been stagnant for a long time, slowly increased.

Chen Yuan slowly opened his eyes, raised his hand, and another pill flew out of the jade bottle and fell into his mouth.

He closed his eyes and meditated, inspiration flowing through his body. The stone chamber was silent and dark, and time seemed to have stood still.

There is no time in the mountains, and one does not know how many years one has spent in cultivation. In the blink of an eye, ten years have passed.

On this day, heavy snow fell as light as feathers, dancing in the mountains and dressing the forests in silver.

The cold wind blew through the forest. The green pines swayed in the wind. The pine branches were covered with thick snow but still stood tall. The streams in the valley were covered with ice and snow.

Snow-capped peaks stood tall, wind and snow were raging, and the sky and earth were vast and desolate. Suddenly, a figure cut through the dim sky and shuttled through the heavy snow.

This is a young man with thick eyebrows and big eyes. He is wearing a long black gown that rustles the wind. His long hair is not tied up but falls on his shoulders, fluttering in the wind.

In front of him was a flying sword shining with silver light, which emitted a sword light that wrapped around him. It flew away at an extremely fast speed, and wherever it passed, it left behind a burst of hearty laughter that spread across the mountains.

After a while, the sword light of the flying sword gradually dimmed, and the young man's figure bent, flew for a while, and landed on a steep mountain peak.

There are two stone doors on the mountainside that are closed. In front of the doors is a flat ground, also covered with snow. Two green pines stand proudly in the wind and snow.

The young man put the flying sword into the storage bag at his waist, took out a hair crown, tied up his long hair that was scattered on his shoulders, stood with his hands hanging down, with a respectful expression. Snowflakes fell on him and melted away silently without leaving any trace.

A quarter of an hour later, the stone door slowly opened, and a figure slowly walked out. He looked the young man over and praised him, "Not bad, Qi Refining Level 7. From today on, you finally have the power to protect yourself."

This person was dressed in a white robe, had a tall and slender figure, sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes, and had an extraordinary temperament. It was Chen Yuan who had been in seclusion for ten years.

The young man who came flying on a sword, that is, his apprentice Li Qingshan, no longer had any immaturity on his face compared to ten years ago. He now had a handsome appearance and a calm expression.

He grinned, clasped his fists and bowed: "Thanks to Master's earnest teachings, I was able to break through the bottleneck in the late stage."

Chen Yuan shook his head and laughed: "Master has been practicing in seclusion for these years. The reason you can achieve your current level of cultivation is because of your diligence in cultivation."

"But I didn't expect that you are so talented in sword cultivation. It is really rare that you can cultivate to this level in just ten years."

"But the road is endless, so don't slack off, and don't be arrogant or waste this hard-earned talent."

At the end of his speech, his expression became serious and his voice became much harsher.

Li Qingshan said solemnly: "Master, rest assured. I was born in a humble family. It is a great opportunity for me to embark on the path of cultivation. I will never slack off!"

Chen Yuan nodded slightly: "It's good that you know, but the way of cultivation also requires relaxation and tension. For the next three days, don't meditate in seclusion."

"Master will go home with you. If you have any questions about cultivation, feel free to ask. Master will answer them and resolve your doubts."

Li Qingshan was stunned for a moment before he responded, "Yes!"

Over the past ten years, every year, Chen Yuan would take a few days to help him answer his questions about cultivation.

Today was the time to resolve doubts and puzzles, and it happened that he had broken through the bottleneck of the late stage and could fly with a sword. Excited, he broke through the wind and snow and came to Chen Yuan's cave, waiting quietly.

But he didn't expect that Chen Yuan would actually visit his home, and he was quite surprised.

In the past ten years, Chen Yuan has never left the cave.

Chen Yuan raised his sleeve and flicked it. A beam of light swept up Li Qingshan. The two of them flew into the air and soon crossed twenty miles and arrived at Li's house.

Compared to ten years ago, the Li family has completely changed. (End of this chapter)