Immortal Clan: Starting from Managing a Blessed Land.

Chapter 86 Three difficult questions, [Spiritual Mind Puzzle Solving Technique]! (4k)

Shang Ting and Shangguan Li came to the huge bronze gate.

At the door, there were three flaming platforms standing.

The entire spirit platform was made of a kind of fiery red crystal.

Under the reflection of the surrounding environment, it flashes a strange and brilliant light.

There was a blazing flame burning on every spiritual platform.

The color of the flame is not ordinary orange-red, but has a hint of mysterious blue-purple.

It was like a devilish fire bursting out from the underworld!

"Crack."

The flames jumped, making crackling sounds from time to time.

The two of them gradually approached, and heat waves rolled in!

Even though it was ten steps away, one could still feel the overwhelming heat, as if one was next to a volcano that was about to erupt.

There are some mysterious patterns faintly visible on the ground around the spiritual platform.

These patterns seemed to be some kind of ancient formation, appearing and disappearing under the reflection of the flames, exuding a mysterious aura.

"These are the three flame puzzles that have trapped them for more than half a year."

Shang Ting spoke softly, without taking any rash action, but looked at the stone tablet beside him.

On the stone tablet, it is written how to pass the second level.

On these three spiritual platforms, there are three difficult problems: [Spiritual Pattern of Fire], [Twins of Fire], and [Phantom of Fire]!
A cultivator needs to practice the way of fire and have an ordinary level of fire realm before he can crack one of them.

The way to pass the level is to choose one of the three puzzles and solve it to pass the level.

However, the more three puzzles you solve, the better the rewards will be!

"Normal level?"

These four words appeared in Shang Ting and Shangguan Li's minds at the same time.

Shangguan Li looked surprised and said:
"If it's just an ordinary level, why can it trap them for so long?"

"Do not."

On the side, Shang Ting looked solemn and said:

"In order to reach the ordinary level in a school, most cultivators have to wait until they have established their foundation."

Shangguan Li's beautiful eyes widened as she looked towards Shang Ting and said in surprise:

"A foundation-building cultivator like the old patriarch is only at an ordinary level in the Golden Dao?"

"good."

Shang Ting nodded calmly.

Then he slowly explained to Shangguan Li:
"It is much more difficult to improve the realm of a school than the realm of cultivation."

The realm of a school represents the understanding of the great way!

It is roughly divided into: entry level, normal level, proficient level, master level, and grandmaster level.

Most of the Qigong practitioners have to study one path for decades and gain understanding with the help of their natal star before they can truly get started.

To reach the ordinary level, one needs to build the foundation for many years, and most people can only achieve it after they have comprehended the path they are practicing.

After this explanation, Shangguan Li was stunned and murmured:

"It seems that understanding the path is much more difficult than improving one's realm."

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"Not necessarily. It depends on one's talent and ability, as well as the compatibility of one's destiny and cultivation method. It will have a great impact."

"So now, can you understand why Master Huoyu has been obsessed with sublimating his own destiny all his life?"

Shangguan Li nodded slowly, his eyes filled with shock.

The depth of cultivation that our predecessors had achieved in the Great Dao is simply that life is limited, but learning is limitless!
Thinking of this, she looked towards the three flame spirit platforms in front of her and frowned:
"Doesn't that mean that we, like Guan Yinlin and the others, can't solve these puzzles at all?"

Hearing this, Shang Ting smiled faintly and said:

“That’s not necessarily the case.”

"Oh? Brother Ting, are you also practicing the art of fire?"

Shang Ting shook his head: "Never tried it."

Shangguan Li looked more and more curious, and asked, "If you don't practice fire, how can you solve these three fire puzzles?"

Shang Ting smiled confidently, led her to the flame platform on the left, and said:

"You'll find out later."

The two came to the flame altar on the far left, and the plaque on the altar read:

[Puzzle 1: Fire Spirit Pattern]

Inside the Lingtai, there is a huge cave.

In the cave, the walls were covered with dozens or even hundreds of mysterious lines flashing red light!
These lines may seem disordered, but they actually contain the mysteries of the way of fire.

Shang Ting and Shangguan Li approached and saw the [Puzzle Description] next to the spirit platform:
These flame patterns are drawn by fire spiritual powers of different intensities and properties, among which there is only one main pattern that is the source of all fire spiritual powers!
The cultivator needs to rely on his perception of the fluctuations of fire spiritual power to find this main pattern.

Each line radiates heat and fluctuations, and some lines radiate extremely high amounts of heat, but this can be misleading.

The real main pattern exudes a steady and restrained fluctuation of fire spiritual power, just like the original power of fire, seemingly ordinary but extremely important.

Only cultivators with a high level of Fire Dao and extraordinary talent can accurately distinguish this unique fluctuation among the numerous lines.

"Hiss, it's so hard!"

Shangguan Li looked at the dense flame patterns in the cave and couldn't help but gasp.

How can I accurately find the main pattern among the hundreds of similar flame patterns, relying only on my perception of the fluctuations of fire spirit power? !
She became more and more curious and looked towards Shang Ting.

Obviously, he wanted to know how Shang Ting, who had never dabbled in the way of fire, could solve this mystery that could only be solved by a foundation-building fire cultivator or a Qi-cultivating fire cultivator with extraordinary talent?
Shang Ting said nothing, but led Shangguan Li to the second flame spirit platform.

[Puzzle 2: Twins of Fire]

Inside the Lingtai, in the center of a square where a raging fire was burning, there were two balls of flame jumping around the stone pillars.

The two flames were almost identical in color, size, and brightness.

[Puzzle Description]:
Of these two flames, one is ordinary fire, made from ordinary fuel;

The other one is a spiritual fire born from a fire spirit creature.

The monk needs to judge which one is the spiritual fire without touching the flame, only through observation and understanding of the way of fire.

Although ordinary fire burns vigorously, it burns in an irregular manner, and the shape of the flame changes with the surrounding airflow;
As for the spiritual fire, its burning follows the laws of fire and has certain rules, and each beat is an interpretation of the law of fire.

Only cultivators with an extraordinary understanding of the way of fire can see the subtle differences.

"This question seems to be simpler than puzzle one?"

Shangguan Li's eyes lit up.

After all, no matter how difficult it is, it is still a choice between two options, and it gives people a chance to gamble.

Before coming in, he heard the conversation between Guan Yinlin and his son, and he was impatient and wanted to take a gamble on puzzle two.

"Moreover, the difference between spiritual fire and ordinary fire is still very obvious."

Shangguan Li stared intently at the two orange flames jumping at each other in the square inside the spiritual platform.

The color looked just like burning firewood in the mortal world, nothing special. But as Shangguan Li watched, he gradually realized something was wrong.

A trace of cold sweat slid down his forehead.

The flames on the left and right, to her, sometimes seemed like ordinary fire.

Then with a jump, both of them became spiritual fire;

Another jump, left is spiritual and right is ordinary;

Another jump, left Fan right Ling
In just ten seconds, Shangguan Li felt that his judgment had changed more than fifty times!
Shang Ting stood with his hands behind his back and looked around twice, still without saying anything.

Then he walked directly to the third flame spirit platform on the far right.

[Puzzle 3: Phantom of Fire]

Inside the spiritual platform, in a space shrouded in flames, countless phantoms formed by flames appeared.

Some of these phantoms are in human form, and some are in animal form.

They are constantly moving and changing in space.

[Puzzle Description]: Among these phantoms, only one is the real Fire Spirit, and the others are false phantoms formed by ordinary flames.

The phantom transformed by the spirit of fire has smooth and natural movements.

And in the process of moving, it will leave a unique breath of fire wherever it passes. This breath is pure and strong, and it is the embodiment of the law of fire.

However, the phantoms formed by ordinary flames have relatively stiff movements and lack that unique aura of fire.

The cultivator needs to find the phantom transformed by the true Fire Spirit among these dazzling phantoms, relying on his keen perception of the Fire Dao aura and deep understanding of the Fire Dao realm, which requires extremely high Fire Dao realm and talent.

“This is so difficult!”

Shangguan Li seemed to be thinking about something.

After reading the description, she immediately realized that the third puzzle seemed to be a combined version of the first two puzzles.

There are huge numbers, and there are differences between ordinary fire and spiritual fire, and they are in constant change!

"Since Master Huoyu has set it up this way, I'm afraid the difficulty of these three puzzles is increasing layer by layer, and the second puzzle is more difficult than the first!"

Moreover, Master Huoyu's arrangement seems to have a deep meaning.

The test progresses step by step, testing the quality of the test-taker.

If the trial-taker fails, he can only retreat in disappointment and practice hard.

Once you feel you have made progress, use the flame puzzle to judge your progress.

"These are all very good puzzles. Let alone solving them all, even if I can see through the layout of a single puzzle, it will be enough to make my Fire Dao realm several times more profound."

Shangguan Li seemed like a chess master who encountered a superb chess game, and for a moment he was concentrating on thinking about it.

Beside her, Shang Ting saw her like this and smiled slightly.

According to speculation, it is most likely that Shangguan Li, who received the inheritance, gradually deepened his own fire realm through these three fire puzzles.

On the day when the task was completed, he became a master of fire.

However, time could not allow her to take several years or even decades to gradually improve herself.

The inheritance of Master Huoyu has been spread and exposed, causing a sensation in the entire Great Xia Kingdom's cultivation world.

There are always special innate talents and special techniques that can be used to search for clues.

Especially if a cultivator in the same Jindan stage takes action, the arrangements made by Master Huoyu will not last long.

Shang Ting estimated that within a year or two, this place would be discovered by other monks.

"Then just swallow it whole. After all, it is just an ordinary level of realm comprehension, not a great opportunity."

Shang Ting made up his mind.

He took a step forward and came directly to the first flame spirit platform.

Beside him, Shangguan Li said in surprise:

"Brother Ting, you have found the answer now, are you going to take action?"

Shang Ting raised a playful smile and said:
"I didn't find it, but it doesn't stop me from solving the problem."

Shangguan Li heard this and looked strange: "You"

I was just about to say that if I fail, I will no longer be able to obtain the inheritance.

But when she noticed the unquestionable confidence in Shang Ting's eyes, she knew in her heart that Shang Ting had other means.

Facing the wall full of mysterious fire spirit patterns, Shang Ting was seen standing quietly in a green robe.

His face was stern and his eyes were sharp as torches. He stood in front of the first puzzle of the flame spirit platform, his eyes slightly closed, and adjusted his breathing.

Let your mind reach a state of emptiness.

A flash of inspiration appeared on his forehead.

After a moment, a faint light was seen flickering on Shang Ting's forehead. It was the gathering of spiritual thoughts!

As the spell was performed, the surrounding spiritual energy seemed to be summoned and flew towards Shang Ting in strands, forming a faint vortex around him.

The highest level of magic that can be used to solve the Dao - [Spiritual Mind Mystery Solving Technique]!
The effect is that by concentrating the power of spiritual thoughts, one can directly gain insight into the key to the puzzle and thus solve the current puzzle!

Whether it is a complex formation puzzle or a rune puzzle with profound meaning, it can be easily solved with the help of spiritual thoughts to solve the puzzle!

Any cultivator who has reached the Jindan stage will be familiar with the methods of solving puzzles.

Because the immortal path is flourishing in the world of immortal cultivation, countless new paths have emerged.

There are three thousand great ways, and every cultivator may make innovations in different ways throughout his life.

Before dying, one naturally hopes to pass down his life's hard work as a testimony to his existence.

Later, the world of immortal cultivation formed the custom of establishing inheritance before death.

And it is not just exclusive to masters like the Golden Core and Yuanying stages. Ordinary cultivators in the Foundation Establishment and Qi Condensation stages, after immersing themselves in their own cultivation path for decades, will gain some insights and leave behind a legacy.

Of course, this often requires passing a test.

Such as Huoyu Zhenren.

He definitely didn't want the [Nirvana Fire] that he had spent five hundred years and a lifetime to create and develop to be destroyed along with his death.

Therefore, even before his final attempt to reach the Nascent Soul stage before his death, he had to set up this inheritance first.

In the future, he will die cleanly, but the Nirvana Fire will spread and be carried forward by countless fire cultivators.

It will also serve as a trace left by him, True Man Huoyu, in this vast world of immortal cultivation.

Therefore, for Jindan cultivators, there are many inherited caves to explore in the world of immortal cultivation.

And they often have to face the difficult problems on the road set by the inheritors.

Does it mean that in order to explore the inheritance cave, I have to explore one and practice one at the same time?
This is of course impossible.

Therefore, the Taoist monks created a simple and crude method to crack the puzzle - [puzzle solving]!
Skip the process and get straight to the answer!
As a Jindan in his previous life, Shang Ting naturally also masters the art of solving puzzles.

[Spiritual Thoughts to Solve Mysteries] was successfully activated, and strands of spiritual energy surged in from all directions, forming a dreamlike vortex around him.

Shang Ting suddenly opened his eyes, his eyes full of spiritual thoughts!
With a "swoosh" sound, his spiritual thoughts flew out of his body like an arrow and rushed towards the fire spiritual patterns on the wall!

When the spiritual thoughts touched those mysterious patterns flashing red light, it was as if entering a strange world.

Each line was like a burning fire snake, and began to emit strong heat fluctuations.
(End of this chapter)