Wet viviparity

Chapter 941 Swordsman, Refining the Illusory Body
Deep in the mountains, in the Huoxu Cave, the first rays of dawn shone.

Inside the cave, on a solitary rock platform, stood a female swordswoman with sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes, holding a sword in each hand, one blue and one red.

The two sword blades reflected the clear light of the stalactites hanging from the cave ceiling. Suddenly, the light flickered and turned into a cold gleam as the sword blades trembled. The swordsman's toes had already touched the surface of the pool below the rock, creating ripples.

Hearing the sword's low cry, its initial momentum was like two dragons probing the sea, with a rustling breeze following where the green blade passed; then it transformed into a hundred butterflies flitting among flowers, and amidst the chaotic sword shadows, a tangible flame condensed.

Ding Yuanzi, with thick eyebrows and long arms, squatted to one side. Seeing the female swordswoman dancing with great enthusiasm, he scratched his ear and laughed, saying, "Ling Gu's Three Talents Dividing Light Sword technique is about 80% as good as Master Huolong's."

Before she finished speaking, Ling Gu's sword stance suddenly changed.

The two swords overlapped like a yin-yang symbol, and the gentle breeze and sparks generated by the swordplay gradually gathered into a wheel shape.

The pool water moved on its own without wind, and thousands of water droplets rose with the wind and fire. These water droplets had no magical power to rely on, but were entirely guided by the wind and water in the sword's momentum. When the sword's light reached its peak, the morning light in the entire cave was drawn in, weaving a net of light in the void.

"Watch closely!" Ling Guqing shouted, and her two swords flew from her hands toward the opposite mountain wall.

Two streaks of light, one blue and one red, flashed past, snapping the stone pillar ten feet away in two. When the sword light returned, she was already standing firmly in place, as if she had never moved an inch.

Ding Yuanzi clapped his hands and leaped closer, his face full of praise: "Wonderful! Your swordsmanship relies entirely on skill and intent, without a trace of true qi or magical power, yet you have already been able to manipulate the forces of nature. Among the four realms of the Golden Core stage, Ling Gu, you have already shown the invincible aura of a sword immortal."

"These two Wind and Fire Swords are still the most powerful."

Ling Gu flicked her palms, and the two swords transformed into sword light, moving back and forth on the pool.

The burly, dark-skinned demon man beside her hurriedly stepped forward and handed Ling Gu a handkerchief, saying, "The Wind and Fire Sword is a superior sword that Senior Fire Dragon has just forged. It is a pair of swords, male and female. If it weren't for the fact that Little Saint wants to comprehend the Way of Wind and Fire, why would Senior Fire Dragon lend out this sword that cultivates both life and death?"

"Master Linggu, only you can be used to play with this."

Ling Gu took the handkerchief, glanced at the burly, dark-skinned demon, and said, "Say less. Ever since you went to the Daoist Service Office, you've been ordering those demons around all day, and you've even forgotten the proper manners. Do you think I'd play with something like this?"

"Damn, damn."

The demonic man trembled and knelt down, kowtowing repeatedly, "Please forgive me, Master Linggu, I was confused, I made a terrible mistake."

Ding Yuanzi sighed. This Dragon Beard Uncle was also a great demon who had undergone a metamorphosis. Over the years, he had obtained many precious medicines in the Daoist Service Department and managed to refine a bit of the dragon's appearance. However, Ling Gu crushed him with just a few words. All of this was because the person behind Ling Gu was the most powerful figure in Tiannan at present.

Ling Gu didn't even look at Long Xu Bo, but asked Ding Yuanzi, "Old Yuanzi, is my brother still discussing Zen with Abbess Xinru in the Yellow Lamp Cave on Danzhu Peak?"

"Yes, they talked about Zen for three days, and then the two of them just sat there, not moving at all. Li Muru said that Xiaosheng would come out of meditation today."

Upon hearing that her brother had emerged from meditation today, Ling Gu smiled and said to Long Xu Bo, who was still kneeling, "Brother, you are now detached from the world and do not concern yourself with worldly affairs. All matters are decided by the seven members of the cabinet. Those people will definitely treat you well because of your background."

I didn't expect you to be particularly virtuous, but you are, after all, one of my disciples. Working in the Daoist Service Department should be done with a sense of mission, not as a mere demon king."

Ling Gu said with a tone of disappointment, "Go to Crane Temple and resign from your position as a Dharma Protector. Then accumulate eight hundred good deeds outside before you talk about it."

"Who?"

Suddenly, Ding Yuanzi and Ling Gu's primordial spirits became alert and shouted in unison.

The shout had barely begun when Ding Yuanzi stretched out his arm to grab the surface of the pool. Unexpectedly, the person on the pool was even faster and more swift, easily seizing both Wind and Fire Swords. The person on the pool moved like a bird, arms outstretched, sword in hand, skimming close to the water. Behind him, Ding Yuanzi and Ling Gu had already rushed forward, raising their swords to strike.

With a "plop," the surface of the pool burst open, and the man fell into it. He then saw a white carp carrying two swords on its back, sinking to the bottom of the pool.

“This person is skilled in transformation. Let’s use the Five Elements Transformation Technique together to move all the water in the pool to another place. There is a divine restriction of the Master’s ‘Heaven is Round and Earth is Square’ in this cave. There is no way he can escape by using earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a technique for stealth and infiltration).” Ding Yuanzi said, and then he, Ling Gu, and Long Xu Bo used their escape techniques together.

Just then, the silver carp leaped out of the pool, its wings unfurling, and in the blink of an eye, it transformed into a flying eagle and rushed out of the cave. A golden light, a step ahead of it, rushed forward, splitting into a hundred parts, forming a net that caught it.

Inside the golden net, the flying eagle transformed back into human form, wielding two wind and fire swords and swinging them around. Several times it pushed the net to several times its original size, but in the end, the golden light pressed it back down firmly.

As Ling Gu activated the golden net formed from her sword light, she sensed that the person within the net seemed to be looking at her with approval in their eyes. The next moment, she realized something was wrong.

"Freeze-body spell".

She tried to avoid their gaze, but found herself unable to move, as were Ding Yuanzi and Long Xubo beside her.

The three acupoints on their heads shone brightly, clearly indicating that they wanted to leave their bodies to fight the enemy. However, this immobilization technique was extremely sophisticated, and even the spirits inside their bodies were stiff and uncomfortable, only able to slowly move out of their bodies inch by inch.

The person in the net swung the sword even more vigorously. Yes, in Ling Gu's eyes, this was just sword wielding, with some technique and skill, but not much.

Just as it was about to break the net, Ling Gu was struck by a spell that immobilized her. However, even with her sword mind clear, she could still make the golden net even more solid, trapping the person inside.

"What a magnificent Xuan Ying Golden Light Sword!" As the immobilization spells cast on Ling Gu, Ding Yuanzi, and Long Xubo were lifted, Ji Ming, dressed in a yellow robe, appeared in the cave on a lotus flower. With a single grab of the net, he seized a gleaming golden sword.

The figure in the air slowly landed beside Ji Ming.

Ling Gu looked delighted and was about to speak when she suddenly stopped and said, "Grandmaster went to the Great Pure Yang Palace to retrieve five precious talismans to help you with the Five Elements Escape Technique. Now that you're back, brother, hurry up and come with me to get those talismans."

"it is good."

Ji Ming smiled and responded. The next moment, a gentle breeze swept by, causing him and Ling Gu to disappear from their original spot.

Upon reaching the old plum tree deep within the Fire Ruins Cave, Ling Gu finally spoke the words she had paused to say earlier, "Brother, have you already refined the Primordial Mysterious True Body?"

"I knew you were going to ask that."

As Ji Ming spoke, he shook his head and said, "This method is a superior profound skill. How could it be mastered in two or three years? I only managed to comprehend the true nature of the primordial energy, which is neither existent nor nonexistent, from the residual breath of chaos, and finally refined the Taiyi Hunyuan True Qi."

He looked at the faint figure outside and said, "This step of the cultivation method is not difficult; it's just a matter of patience and perseverance."

In the past year or two, Ji Ming has been completely immersed in the cultivation of the "Taiyi Hunyuan Yiqi Dishen Huafa" and his progress has been nothing short of miraculous.

In just one or two years, the Taiyi Hunyuan True Qi within his body's microcosmic and macrocosmic orbits became so abundant that it was about to overflow. Every day at midnight and noon, he would enter into meditation according to the prescribed method and form a Taiyi Hunyuan Elixir Mother in his spiritual center.

Afterwards, using the Taiyi Hunyuan Danmu as the embryonic foundation, one continuously nourishes and irrigates it with one's own primordial spirit and true qi, visualizing this elixir growing slowly according to one's own appearance, first forming a skeleton, then developing meridians, then covering the skin and hair, and finally transforming into a figure identical to oneself, formed from pure light.

Ji Ming's current form is still very rudimentary, and he still needs many years of intensive practice. The greatest hurdle in this method is the subsequent "contemplation, cultivation, and synesthesia."

(End of this chapter)