After returning to the village, start chasing the mountain from binding Emei

Chapter 826 Transforming Spiritual Energy, Taking Elder Centipede on a Trip!

Not long after, Chen Qiaogu called Chen Yang back and told him about the situation of that ancient tribe.

The ancient clan was called the Spiritwood Clan. Although the clan had only a few hundred members, it was still a considerable force with three Spirit Realm experts in charge.

If this were in the Shu region, these three Spirit Realm experts would already be ranked among the top in the Panshan Eight Veins.

The Tianmen Sect has been in contact with the Lingmu Clan and has already sent people to investigate and negotiate.

We'll have to wait and see to find out the specifics.

Chen Yang was somewhat relieved to learn that this so-called ancient clan only had three Spirit Realm experts.

Although Qinzhou is also a spiritual realm, this old man is cunning and treacherous enough that he shouldn't be in any danger.

But since they were far away in Taiwan, Chen Yang couldn't reach them directly and could only ask Xu Qiaogu to keep an eye on things.

No matter how ancient this so-called ancient clan is, the Tianmen Sect must ensure the safety of Qin Prefecture.

……

Chen Yang held the cabbage in his hand, examining it closely. This thing was indeed quite magical.

Neither spiritual power nor primordial energy can penetrate it.

Boil water and drink the soup, and you'll be free from all diseases?
Is that all it's good for?

Chen Yang shook his head, showing little interest.

He put the jade cabbage back into the box and locked the silver lock again.

Let Qin Zhou handle it himself when he returns.

……

After carefully putting away the jade cabbage, Chen Yang took out the "Three Ones and Five Teeth Sutra" and the "Immovable King Sutra" that Shi Ling had translated for him and studied them carefully.

Chen Yang had read the "Three-One-Five Tooth Sutra" several times, but each time he read it, he gained different insights. Its vastness and profundity were probably second to none among the many techniques Chen Yang had learned.

Unfortunately, the second half of this scripture is incomplete.

Chen Yang didn't know where Huanglong Daoist got it from, but he could see that the end of the second volume had obvious grafting and repairs.

The second volume discusses the cultivation of spiritual power and the primordial spirit.

The essence of the 315 Tooth Sutra is mental power; its thirst for mental power is almost abnormal.

It's unrealistic to expect to gain that much spiritual power through self-cultivation alone.

This technique can directly refine some natural energy into one's own spiritual power, such as the five elements energy. Of course, the strength of the energy level determines the conversion efficiency.

The scriptures do not describe this method of transformation in detail; the scriptures are incomplete, and the missing part is precisely the part about energy transformation.

At the end of the second volume, there is a note on the method of energy conversion. Chen Yang and Shi Ling analyzed it together and found that the energy conversion efficiency was indeed not high according to this method.

It is this missing part that makes this skill seem somewhat anticlimactic.

There is a key issue: this energy conversion method is clearly designed for human cultivators and follows the human cultivation path. Stone Spirit is made of stone, so even if she could barely visualize such a cultivation path using her primordial spirit, it would already be a step below her level.

In other words, this repaired technique is not very useful to Shi Ling.

Chen Yang said, "It seems that this scripture is the same one that Ding Huanchun obtained."

The scriptures that Ding Huanchun obtained were rubbings from Chen Tianyang's tomb, while Chen Tianyang obtained them from the ruins of a heretical cultivator, and they were already incomplete and repaired.

The missing and repaired area is the same as the scroll of scripture in his hand.

It's just a mystery where Huanglong Daoist got this half-scroll of scripture.

From Ding Huanchun?
Is Huanglong Daoren still in contact with Ding Huanchun?

If this half-scroll of scripture was obtained from Ding Huanchun, then it means that Ding Huanchun could also understand this script.
This is not impossible.

……

Shi Ling said, "If that's the case, then it's terrible. It's been an incomplete version from the beginning. Where am I supposed to find the complete '315 Tooth Sutra'?"

Perhaps the complete "315 Tooth Sutra" no longer exists.

Chen Yang did not speak.

Whether or not he can find the complete 315 Tooth Sutra has no impact on him, since he has never practiced this technique.

Only the Stone Spirit is affected.

Chen Yang took out a dzi bead and said to Shi Ling, "Senior, why don't you try using the method of converting spiritual power from the scriptures to convert the energy in this dzi bead?"

Without a word, Shi Ling quickly visualized a path for cultivating her inner energy. The energy within the Heavenly Pearl was extracted and rapidly transformed into her own spiritual energy, which was then incorporated into her primordial spirit to strengthen it.

"How's it going? How much has been converted?"

In just a few minutes, the spiritual energy within the dzi bead was completely extracted and transformed by the stone spirit.

"Thirty percent."

Shi Ling quickly gave Chen Yang a definite answer, "I don't have a physical body, so I can only visualize it with my primordial spirit. There will be a discount. This technique is suitable for human bodies. If I had a human body, the conversion rate would be at least 40%!"

"Ah."

Chen Yang nodded. "Previously, when you used the fire-elemental energy from the fire jade ore for visualization, the conversion rate was less than 10%, and it took a long time. In other words, the method for converting spiritual energy at the end of this volume is quite picky. Other energies have low conversion rates, but if you directly use spiritual energy for conversion, the conversion rate is high, and the conversion speed is much faster..."

Shi Ling said, "Yes, I think the reason this cultivation method is so evil is precisely because of this. It makes cultivators choose the energy with the highest conversion efficiency. After picking and choosing, they will find that directly converting spiritual energy is the most efficient. Then they will have the idea of ​​plundering other people's spiritual energy. If they can't resist the greed in their hearts and put it into practice, they will fall into the evil path..."

That's right, that's it.

Chen Yang said, "The content of the 'Immovable King Sutra' is derived from the last section on the method of spiritual energy transformation. It describes the plundering of others' spiritual energy in a more straightforward and detailed way. It even includes a method of directly absorbing the spiritual power of others through physical contact. The so-called cultivation of mental state is nothing more than forcibly plundering the spiritual energy of others. After the primordial spirit is strengthened, the mental state will naturally improve..."

Only then did Chen Yang finally understand the principles behind these two techniques.

The practice itself is not inherently evil, but it can lead people astray.

According to the method, you should follow the steps and honestly use ordinary energy to absorb and transform it. It's just that the speed is slow and the transformation efficiency is low. If you can endure it, that's fine. If you can't endure it, then you will inevitably fall into evil ways.

At this moment, True Man Wu Lei interjected, "In that case, the Spirit Awakening Powder might have been created for this cultivation technique. However, the person who developed the Spirit Awakening Powder failed to successfully apply it to the cultivation of human cultivators; it was merely a failed product..."

Upon hearing this, Chen Yang frowned slightly.

The words of the Five Thunder Immortal are not without reason.

Currently, it seems that the "Three One Five Tooth Sutra", the "Immovable King Sutra", and the Spirit Awakening Powder all point to the same person.

Yang Wanyue, a heretical cultivator from a thousand years ago.

The cultivation of both scriptures requires a large amount of spiritual energy, and the Qiling Powder can amplify spiritual energy.

This shouldn't be a coincidence.

……

The moonlight was bright outside the window. Chen Yang took a mat, went to the rooftop, and, taking advantage of the moonlight, began to cultivate the "Marrow Cleansing Classic".

Both the power of the moon and the sun are highly beneficial for tempering the bone marrow.

However, the power of the sun was too intense. Chen Yang had tried it during the day, and the feeling was unbearable. His whole body felt like it had been thrown into a blast furnace, much hotter than the Nirvana Pill.

Chen Yang even doubted whether he would burst into flames, so there was no need to put himself through that ordeal. The Yin energy was gentler and cooler, and it could also alleviate the burning pain caused by the Nirvana Pill.

Incidentally, Chen Yang was also able to multitask, cultivating the "Marrow Cleansing Classic" to temper his bone marrow while simultaneously cultivating the "Three Flowers Gathering at the Top Divine Skill" to nourish his primordial spirit.

Even the Five Thunder Masters were amazed by this.

Trying to do two things at the same time, cultivating two different techniques simultaneously, would probably have caused someone else to suffer a qi deviation long ago. It's unbelievable to even think about it.

But when it comes to Chen Yang, it's so commonplace. The facts are right in front of you, you have to believe it whether you want to or not.

It must be admitted that some people are just more talented than ordinary people when it comes to cultivation.

Chen Yang himself didn't find anything strange about it. To him, it was perfectly normal. Just because you can't do it doesn't mean no one else can.

Although it was quite strenuous to practice two techniques at the same time at first, you become more and more proficient over time.

Perhaps, setting aside the system's assistance, one's own talent for cultivation is indeed noteworthy.

……

-

Time flies, and two more days have passed.

These past two days, Chen Yang has been focusing his energy on cultivating the Marrow Cleansing Scripture.

There are 43 Nirvana Pills left. Chen Yang roughly estimated that the bone marrow tempering progress should have exceeded 60%.

The sixth chapter of the Marrow Cleansing Classic has been completed, and the entire meridian has been opened, circulating throughout the body, with pure energy flowing inexhaustibly.

If we have two more days to use up the remaining Nirvana Pills, there is still a good chance that we can complete the bone marrow tempering.

...Name: Chen Yang

Physical strength: 50128.

Mental power: 50080/50212.

Yuan Shen: 15508.

……

His physical strength and mental power have both exceeded 500, and his primordial spirit has reached the 155th level.

The improvement of one's primordial spirit mainly relies on medicine, and fortunately, he still has enough samum juice on hand.

He also used the Red Glow Pill that Chen Qiaogu gave him, which increased his primordial spirit cultivation by three grades, which was an unexpected bonus.

Unfortunately, there weren't many of these medicines left.

The Tianmen Sect can be considered a major sect in the Xuanmen (Taoist) world. Given Chen Qiaogu's status, she could only receive one pill every four years. This shows how rare pills for enhancing one's primordial spirit are in the cultivation world.

As his bone marrow was tempered, his bones were rapidly transforming into flawless bones, and this flawless energy would continue to influence Chen Yang's body in the days to come.

The internal organs, flesh, skin, and so on will all undergo a transformation from the inside out.

His physical strength should also increase accordingly; Chen Yang can already clearly feel this subtle change.

However, his mental state was still just short of that final step, and he was unable to break through to the late stage of the Creation Realm, making Chen Yang wonder if he had encountered a bottleneck.

I'm starting to think about practicing the "Immovable King Sutra." This method is a supreme and wonderful way to cultivate one's state of mind.

It originated from the Three-One-Five Tooth Sutra, but it is not entirely composed of its contents. Rather, it is a unique skill created by the being who completed the Three-One-Five Tooth Sutra, combining it with his own insights.

It focuses on the transformation of spiritual energy and how to plunder and absorb spiritual energy.

It makes absolutely no attempt to conceal anything; it's a technique that leads people astray.

By plundering the spiritual energy of others to enhance one's own spiritual cultivation, one can naturally trigger enlightenment when one's spiritual cultivation reaches a certain level, thus elevating one's state of mind accordingly.

This is a quick way to learn, but it also carries great risks. When you absorb too much spiritual energy, which comes from many people and is too mixed, even if you refine it, it may still cause you to develop obsessions, delusions, and desires.

Unconsciously, this will cause the three corpses to grow stronger, making it more difficult to sever them, and people will become more violent and extreme. It is not necessarily possible to suppress them by relying solely on one's state of mind.

To be honest, Chen Yang had some ideas about this technique, since he still had some Heavenly Pearls in his possession.

However, he was afraid that he would not be able to control himself. Once he had absorbed all the spiritual energy in the dzi bead and tasted the sweetness, would he still be able to restrain his desires?
One should not overestimate one's willpower. If Chen Yang does not want to fall into the demonic path, then he should resist temptation from the very beginning.

Let's keep this technique sealed for now.

He now possesses quite a few top-tier cultivation techniques, and he's already struggling to keep up with all of them.

As for the "Three-One-Five Tooth Sutra", unfortunately it was incomplete, and since it was incomplete, there was no need for him to cultivate it.

……

-

After staying in the provincial capital for a few days, Huang Ying was about to return to school. Chen Yang was planning to go to Raojiang, but before going to Raojiang, he still had to go back to Lingjiang.

For no other reason than that he wanted to bring Elder Centipede along.

The 26th day of the sixth lunar month marks the beginning of the dog days of summer.

After dropping Huang Ying off at the school in town and having lunch together, we drove back to Jiapigou.

After several days of scorching sun, the outdoor temperature must have reached 40 degrees Celsius. Few people are seen working outside. The crops in the fields have withered, and even the water level in Jiapi Ditch has dropped significantly.

The weather forecast said there would be no rain for the next two weeks. Everyone says that a major flood is followed by a major drought. Who would have thought that just a few days ago, there was a three-day torrential rain that caused the water in the ditches to overflow onto the roads?

If this trend continues, the village will probably face a water shortage again soon, just like in previous years.

Although there is a reservoir in Huangjia Village upstream, the water from one reservoir is used by several villages, so it probably won't last long.

……

The old house of the Chen family.

I haven't been back for a few days, but everything at home is as usual.

Huang Can knew he was back, and immediately followed Black Tiger to catch up.

Chen Yang was away from home during this period, and Black Tiger had been hanging out with Huang Can.

"You've finally managed to go back, why not spend a few more days relaxing?"

Inside the main room, with the air conditioning on, they were enjoying a watermelon that Chen Yang had brought back from town, feeling very comfortable.

"Teacher Huang is going back to school. There's nothing fun to do in the city, so she's just coming back for a stroll."

"Only you city people think the city isn't fun. I've hardly ever been to the provincial capital in my life."

"You have money and time now, you can go anytime. Invite your girlfriend out for a stroll, don't always stay at home."

"I'd like to, but it's been too hot lately, and my house is being renovated, so I really can't leave."

Huang Can gave a wry smile, "Let's talk about it after the house is renovated."

Chen Yang didn't say much, and the two chatted idly for a while.

Huang Can told him about what had happened in the village these past few days.

Two days ago, Chen Qiaogu and Qian Huai'ren came and brought back the ashes of Chen Jingbang and his mother. They found Chen Guoqiang, gathered a group of elders from the Chen family, discussed the matter, and finally managed to bury the ashes of the mother and son in the Chen family ancestral cemetery as they wished.

The grave mound was built right next to Chen Antai's grave mound. It was completed and the burial took place on the same day, very quickly.

Chen Qiaogu brought Chen Jingzong along as well. Since the two were members of the Chen family, no one would doubt the authenticity of the ashes' owner. As for how to get the clansmen to agree, there's a saying: money can make the devil turn the millstone.

They are members of the Chen family, their existence can be verified in the family genealogy, and the money has been paid in full, so there is no reason not to let them be included in the ancestral grave.

The task assigned by Qin Zhou was considered completed.

……

Huang Can didn't leave until evening, during which time he asked Chen Yang many questions about cultivation.

Chen Yang waited and waited, but the eight-winged centipede never returned.

He had contacted the eight-winged centipede before he came back yesterday, and he also said that he would be back today.

It was already dark, and there was still no sign of him. They tried to contact him using the Mountain Demon Seal, but received no response.

Chen Yang couldn't help but feel a little worried.

It was midnight when Chen Yang was cultivating in his bedroom when he suddenly felt something draped over his shoulder.

When he opened his eyes, he saw a large, black centipede coiled on his shoulder, its two large, blood-red teeth pointing directly at him.

"Old centipede, you're terrifying, you'll scare people to death."

Chen Yang shuddered in shock, but when he saw that it was an eight-winged centipede, he felt relieved.

"I'm not a human being."

The voice of the eight-winged centipede appeared in Chen Yang's mind, "Haven't seen you for a few days, you seem to have made some progress again?"

It could clearly sense the changes in Chen Yang, changes that were an internal and external transformation brought about by cultivating the Marrow Cleansing Scripture.

Chen Yang simply smiled slightly, "Why are you only getting back now?"

"It was so hot during the day, and in broad daylight, we were too conspicuous. We didn't set off until after dark, and then we ran into some trouble on the way..."

"How's the situation at Jinjia Mountain?"

"Heh, you're one to talk. I'd already ventured deep into the cave and found the entrance to the core area. I was figuring out how to get in when you had to call me back..."

The eight-winged centipede complained a few times, then said, "That cave ruin is incredible. There are too many restrictions and traps inside. Several of the ice-sealed restrictions seem to have just been broken. I can sense several strong auras. Maybe something really did escape..."

"However, I wandered around Jinjiashan for a few days and didn't find anything suspicious."

Can you be sure what came out?

"I don't have a dog's nose, how could I possibly know? However, the auras left in the cave are not weak. I can distinguish three of them, and their cultivation levels should all be at the Dao True Realm..."

“There’s a large layer of ice inside that cave, and it’s blocked by a barrier so I can’t get in, but I estimate there must be a lot of frozen goods inside.”

……

When the eight-winged centipede talked about these things, he was very serious. "So, why did you call me back in such a hurry? What's gotten into you again?"

"No."

Chen Yang shook his head. "I want to go to Raojiang and take you on a trip."

(End of this chapter)