Fairyland Sunshine

Chapter 147: Be bold when you see a fork in the road
The Tao needs to be understood, and the Dharma needs to be practiced.

Magic can be divided into advanced and shallow spells, but there is no constant strength or weakness. If you want to become a powerful magician, persistent training and practice are inevitable.

Seven days later.

Amid the lush greenery of the courtyard, Xu Heng sat cross-legged with his hands hanging naturally on his knees. His body seemed to have dissolved and become a part of the mountains, rivers, courtyards, trees... forming part of this painting.

Suddenly a breeze blew by, bringing down a green leaf, which floated down and landed on Xu Heng's shoulder.

At that moment, a flame bloomed, which was actually golden red and dark blue, and seemed to ignite the green leaves for a moment, but it floated above the surface.

When the leaf detached from Xu Heng's shoulder and fell to the ground, the flame on it quickly disappeared, and the veins of the whole leaf were clear and intact, as if nothing had happened.

Xu Heng then slowly opened his eyes, a thoughtful look on his face.

After refining the Dark Bamboo Fire, he had successfully cultivated the Xuanxiao Five Flames Seal to the second level, finally making this spell truly reveal the power of a superior Taoist technique.

But apart from this, when he performed other fire techniques, he was still unable to combine the power of true fire and spiritual fire like Xuan Xiao's Five Flames Seal. Even if he released the Nether Bamboo Fire, without the help of Jiuyou's geographical advantages, its power would not be much greater than usual.

Therefore, compared with the progress of Xuan Xiao's Five Flames Handprint, Xu Heng still wanted to comprehend the mystery from it, so that his other fire methods could also achieve the unity of the five flames and burn all things.

But it's not that simple.

As the saying goes, a high hut gives you a bird's eye view. The higher your cultivation level, the more insights you will naturally gain during practice. Xu Heng has now achieved great success in the Condensation of Evil Spirits. Although he is still far from being a high-level cultivator, his understanding of magic has still greatly improved.

Leaving aside the fact that internal training is a culmination of years of effort, it is not difficult to see from the previous scene that Xu Heng's understanding of the fire method has reached an extremely subtle level, and he is only one step away from reaching the state of 'perfection'.

Unfortunately, this step has been delayed.

"Ruhua", these two simple words, represent the practice of a magic to the level of "perfect perfection", and even no longer stick to the original form of the magic. Any application and change can be done at will.

Not only that, as the saying goes, if you master one method, you will master all methods. Once you have touched upon the mystery, it will be easy for you to practice other similar methods in the future. It is not difficult to even practice to this level.

This is equivalent to reaching the master level of a certain magic.

There are countless practitioners in this world, but there are countless people who, even if they spend their entire lives practicing one magic, still find it difficult to achieve this state.

In fact, being able to master most spells to perfection and cast them with ease is already a remarkable achievement.

However, Xu Heng wanted to realize the mystery of the unity of the five flames from Xuan Xiao's Five Flames Seal and cultivate to the level of transformation and even Taoism. This was necessary.

However, Xu Heng also knew the difficulty of this, so he was not too anxious.

After finishing his practice and completing today's homework, Xu Heng thought for a while, then sat down in front of the stone table. He shook his sleeves lightly, and the three Water Mirror Magic Coins fell into his hand.

In the past few days, he has been thinking about numerology a lot. The more he studies, the more he feels he has gained, so he enjoys doing it even more.

Xu Heng's eyes seemed to be closed as he pinched the magic spell and tried his best to stimulate his spiritual sense. Suddenly, he felt as if he was getting taller and his vision was rising, reaching that dark height - he suddenly sprinkled the magic coins down, and saw that the magic coins fell on the table and actually spun endlessly. After a while, they slowly fell down, and the water color in them had condensed into talismans.

"This is..." As the coin fell, Xu Heng understood the hexagram clearly. He was just thinking about it when he heard a voice beside him, "Brother, are you fortune-telling with the hexagram?"

Xu Heng's eyebrows moved slightly, and he looked up, only to see the woman's lips curved and her eyes bright. It turned out that he was concentrating his mind and ignoring external things, and did not notice Ling Junzi's arrival.

"That's right." Xu Heng answered. Seeing Ling Junzi's curious eyes fixed on the Water Mirror Coin, he asked, "Junior sister, can you understand this hexagram?"

"Brother, do you underestimate me?" Ling Junzi snorted, "I also learned some anatomical theories from Master."

"Oh?" Xu Heng smiled slightly and said, "Why don't you try to interpret this hexagram for me, so that I can verify the doubts in my heart?"

Ling Junzi's eyes lit up slightly, and he immediately agreed, "Brother, please take a look."

After saying that, she sat down next to Xu Heng. A serious look appeared on her little face. She stared at the hexagram, her pink lips and white teeth opening and closing gently, as if she was muttering something silently. From time to time, she pinched her slender fingers and made several different fortune-telling gestures.

Xu Heng waited leisurely for a moment before he saw Ling Junzi's expression relax and he stopped what he was doing.

"How is it?" Xu Heng smiled and asked, "Did you gain anything?"

"Hmm..." Ling Junzi pondered and said, "I don't know what Senior Brother is calculating, but the hexagram shows that no matter what, as long as we stick to our own way and act with courage and perseverance, we can naturally overcome all difficulties..."

As he spoke, Ling Junzi seemed to feel guilty, and his voice gradually became softer. He asked, "What do you think, brother?"

Xu Heng was stunned. Although he looked relaxed, he was actually comparing the Taoist scriptures with the Taoist scriptures in his mind. As the saying goes:
It's hard to make a decision when you are at a crossroads, but a single step can move thousands of mountains.

Xu Heng knew that he was facing a difficult decision, which might even determine whether his future would be smooth or bumpy. That was why he was a little hesitant. He did not expect to get such an answer from Ling Junzi.

That’s right, she didn’t know what she was calculating, and could only interpret it according to her own understanding and the hexagrams, and she could never use it as a basis—

But isn't this how divination works?
Isn’t what Ling Junzi said the path that he has always followed?
"Good." The more Xu Heng thought about it, the more he was determined. He felt as if he had suddenly found enlightenment. He couldn't help but laugh out loud: "When you encounter a fork in the road, you should be bold. When you are in a dilemma, you should be calm!"

"Thank you, Junior Sister, for your interpretation. I understand now!"

Ling Junzi didn't know what happened yet, but seeing Xu Heng happy, he became happy too, and said shyly, "It's good to be able to help Senior Brother."

Xu Heng was about to say something when he suddenly heard a loud crash coming from afar, which actually shook the greenery in the courtyard. Then there were sounds of something shouting and yelling, which interrupted the conversation between the two.

"Here it comes again." Ling Junzi frowned slightly, pointed upward with his slender hand, and set up a soundproofing ban, isolating the noise outside the courtyard. Then he said to Xu Heng: "Brother, what do you want to say?"

At this time, Xu Heng had stopped talking, looked in a certain direction thoughtfully, and said, "Is it that 'Master Lu Ze' who is here again?"

(End of this chapter)