Xuanxia

Chapter 37 Five Caves, Three Mysterious Stars, and One Selflessness
Fu Qingzhou ran wildly in the mountains, the whistling wind brushed past his ears, the scenery on both sides was completely blurred, and the cold night breeze made his cheeks hurt.

It is not an exaggeration to call the magical Gu planted by Elder Yu himself a super power.

He now estimated that his running speed had exceeded 100 kilometers per hour... He didn't even consume any physical energy, it was even easier than walking normally.

If he had to say what was most uncomfortable... it was probably that the pair of deerskin boots that he had gritted his teeth and bought in Lingxiang Town a few years ago could not withstand such a wild run. The soles of his feet broke halfway through the run, and he had no choice but to run barefoot.

The dead branches and gravel cut his feet, leaving them bleeding, but he had no time to care.

Today during the day, he had just walked this route with Kua Ye. They started out in the early morning and arrived at noon, which took them several hours. But now, in less than a quarter of an hour, he had already completed most of the journey.

boom!
Fu Qingzhou stomped heavily on the ground, creating a small hole and braking the car at the same time.

We have arrived at the Phoenix Blood Pool.

The Miao people who died in the fierce battle during the day are still here, but they look even more eerie in the night.

He kicked off the tattered leather boots hanging on his ankles, stepped on the dried blood on the ground, strode into the Phoenix Blood Pool, and pressed the Dragon Drinking Sword into the water.

Fortunately, probably because his entire body was not immersed in the pool, the itchy and painful feeling did not emerge, and Fu Qingzhou did not have to endure the severe pain again.

Gulu gulu...

The Dragon-Drinking Sword seemed to have life and could breathe, with bubbles of varying sizes emerging from the sword.

But other than that, there was no other unusual phenomenon.

Fu Qingzhou panted slightly... How long is a cup of tea? About ten minutes, but including the time it takes to go back and forth, Elder Yu and the others will have to fight Elder Ma outside Youzhu Cave for more than half an hour. Can they hold on?
"That old guy, it's time to open the five caves."

Just then, the smoker's voice suddenly sounded.

Fu Qingzhou was stunned at first, then he realized that it was talking about Elder Ma's realm.

He subconsciously retorted: "Are you willing to speak?"

"Hehe..." The smoker said coldly: "Do you still want to know?"

Fu Qingzhou was too lazy to figure out why it suddenly became interested again, so he said, "I'm all ears."

"I told you before."

The Smoker said leisurely, "The nine realms of martial orifices are the foundation of a warrior. Those who have fully opened all nine realms of martial orifices can be said to be the pinnacle of martial arts... The same is true for spiritual orifices. To practice magic, you need to open spiritual orifices. There are also nine realms of spiritual orifices. Those who reach the ninth realm can be called a 'great magician'."

"But this is just the foundation of cultivation. Above the ninth realm, there are still..."

"Wait a minute." Fu Qingzhou interrupted him: "You said before that I had opened my spiritual orifice, and you also said that this was very unusual. What's going on?"

"Humph."

The Smoker said calmly, "Normally, before reaching the ninth realm, warriors don't open their spiritual orifices, and magicians don't open their martial orifices. This is a consensus... The amount of spiritual essence that can be contained in the human body is also limited. The martial and spiritual meridians are different. If you open them randomly, at best your potential will be sealed and it will be difficult to advance. At worst, your meridians will collide and your body will explode and you will die."

Fu Qingzhou's heart trembled when he heard this: "What about me?"

"You're fine, why would I be surprised?"

The smoker cursed and said, "Generally speaking, only after reaching the ninth realm and having a deep enough understanding of the spiritual void of heaven and earth, do you need to try to understand the content of another meridian and open up the cave heaven little by little in the process. This is also above the ninth realm..."

"Five great caves!"

Fu Qingzhou was fascinated: "Five great caves..."

"It's so complicated to explain it to you now, you can't understand it." The smoker said lazily: "In short, you only need to know that every time you advance to the five realms of the cave heaven, the span is far beyond the nine realms of opening the mind. Those who can open the five great cave heavens are enough to dominate the world."

"Then..." Fu Qingzhou murmured, "You just said that Elder Ma has opened five caves?"

"Exactly."

The Smoker snorted, "That old guy is not simple. Even in my time when the spiritual void was more abundant, the Five Cave Heavens could have founded a sect and dominated the world... He is much more powerful than the other two elders. Those two elders only have one or two cave heavens at most."

"What about above the Five Caves?" Fu Qingzhou asked curiously, "There should be more, right? You said last time that this Phoenix Blood Pool is the divine blood of a strong person in the 'No Self' realm. What realm is that?"

The Smoker replied, "Above the Five Caves of Heaven are the Three Mysterious Stars; above the Three Mysterious Stars is the Oneness of No Self."

"To you, the Three Mysterious Stars can be called gods and demons. As for the state of no self..."

It laughed dryly: "I have only seen three or two of them in my life. I wonder if there are any such powerful beings in the world today?" Fu Qingzhou was amazed and murmured: "Nine Aperture Realm, Five Cave Heavens, Three Mysterious Stars, One No-self..."

As he said this, he laughed: "What realm are you in then?"

"What do you say?"

The Smoker said proudly: "I only have a remnant soul left, living in a mysterious jade, and I can break that old man's killing move with one strike. What realm do you think I am in?"

Fu Qingzhou said leisurely: "Anyway, it's not the state of no self, otherwise you wouldn't be so fascinated when you talked about the state of no self."

“Hehehe!” The smoker snorted again and again: “If I had reached the state of no self, would I still be like this today? Back then, those bastards…”

Fu Qingzhou was too lazy to listen to its past affairs and interrupted it: "Let's go back to the past. If I open my spiritual orifice now, will there be any problems?"

"I told you that you have nothing to do. Don't you have ears?"

The smoker cursed, "But I advise you not to use magic anymore, and don't try to open your spiritual orifice before you reach the ninth realm, or you will die without knowing how!"

Fu Qingzhou curled his lips: "You haven't taught me before."

"How would I know you could remember my spell!" The Smoker was angry again.

As the two talked, the fragrance of the Phoenix Blood Pool became weaker and weaker, and the bubbles coming out of the Dragon Drinking Sword became fewer and fewer.

After about a cup of tea, Fu Qingzhou could no longer smell any fragrance, and no bubbles came out of the sword anymore.

"It looks like it's almost done."

He let out a long sigh and took the sword out of the pool.

The Dragon-Drinking Sword now became even heavier in his hand. If it weighed less than ten kilograms before, it should be about thirty or forty kilograms now.

Fu Qingzhou stepped out of the Phoenix Blood Pool. The soles of his feet, which had hardly felt any pain just now, began to hurt now. There were sharp branches and stones stuck on them, and every time he walked, he felt excruciating pain.

He gritted his teeth and used the Dragon-Drinking Sword to quickly pick out the things that were stuck in the soles of his feet. Then he picked up the tattered leather boots that he had kicked aside just now, cut off several layers of leather, tore off strips of cloth from his sleeves, and simply wrapped his feet with the leather.

Sharpening the knife does not delay the chopping of wood. If you run halfway and your feet are worn to the bone and you can no longer walk, that would be a waste of time...

He started running again, the effect of the magic speed Gu was still there, and the strong wind blew around his ears again.

Just like when he came here, all the leather was worn out along the way... But at least he held on for a while. When Fu Qingzhou returned to Youzhu Cave, his feet were so painful that he could hardly lift them, but at least he reached his destination.

But the battle here... is over.

Fu Qingzhou stood in front of the cave, looking at the spider corpses all over the ground and the missing Elder Ma, feeling a little helpless.

But soon, he heard a very faint call.

"Boy...this...this..."

That was Kwaye's voice.

Fu Qingzhou was cheered up and followed the sound, and finally dug out several Miao corpses from a pile of spider corpses.

Kuaye's voice came from beneath the bodies of these Miao people.

He had no choice but to dig up the Miao corpse again and finally found the bloody Kua Ye.

But to his astonishment, there was someone under Kwa Ye…

Hua Xiaolan and Elder Yu were protected by Kua Ye.

It seemed to be the most intense and dangerous moment of the previous fierce battle. Kua Ye used his body to protect Hua Xiaolan and Elder Yu, and behind him, the remaining Miao people also chose to use themselves as meat shields.

At this time, Hua and Yu were still breathing, but their breath was very weak and they had already fainted. However, Kua Ye was still barely awake and had the strength to speak.

"Elder Ma..."

He grabbed Fu Qingzhou's sleeve, coughing up blood and saying, "He has a way... to unlock the door... Go... and kill him..."

(End of this chapter)