Huangxiu

Chapter 1232 Teaching the Dharma
Chu Zhiyuan nodded slowly.

Song Chaoge chuckled lightly: "Being the sect leader is no different from being in prison. It's just being a prisoner. Is it worth it?"

Chu Zhiyuan said, "Senior, only by becoming the sect leader can one pursue a higher realm? Only then can one break through the limits?"

“...That makes sense.” Song Chaoge nodded lazily. “You’ve reached the ninth level at such a young age, so naturally you want to pursue something even higher.”

She turned to look at Li Hongzhao, who was standing there with a smile: "Hongzhao, you'd better step up your game, or he'll fall too far behind."

Li Hongzhao laughed and said, "Master, I can surpass him."

"That's ambitious," Song Chaoge chuckled.

Li Hongzhao scoffed, "Master doesn't believe me?"

Song Chao said, "You are far behind him now."

"It's just the Nine Revolutions."

“Nine Revolutions are not all the same.” Song Chaoge shook his head: “Even if you have stepped into the Nine Revolutions, you are still far from being as good as his Nine Revolutions.”

Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said, "You flatter me, senior."

It seems she can sense her own limitations and knows that her mental strength is formidable.

Song Chaoge sighed and shook his head, saying, "I didn't want you to practice this secret technique; it's too grueling and painful. But now it seems we have no choice but to practice it."

"Master, what secret technique?"

"Forging one's mental strength," Song Chaoge said, "is ten times more painful than training one's bloodline."

Li Hongzhao immediately looked troubled.

She felt that moving blood vessels was painful enough, and extremely difficult.

This mental technique is ten times more painful, it's terrifying.

A Song Dynasty song says, "Therefore, if you can avoid practicing, then don't practice."

"Master, have you practiced?" Li Hongzhao asked.

Song Chaoge sighed: "Precisely because I've practiced it, I don't want you to practice it."

Li Hongzhao gritted his teeth: "Master, if you've practiced, then naturally I must practice too."

“Once you start practicing this secret technique, it’s hard to stop, and it will be too late to regret it,” Song Chaoge said.

Li Hongzhao looked at Chu Zhiyuan.

Chu Zhiyuan asked, "Senior, can external forces provide assistance?"

“I can’t help,” Song Chaoge shook his head: “It would be tantamount to killing her if outsiders helped her.”

Chu Zhiyuan pondered for a moment and said, "How about we don't rush into practicing and wait and see?"

“That works too.” Song Chaoge smiled sweetly. “It seems you can’t bear to see Hong Zhao suffer.”

“Master!” Li Hongzhao said reproachfully.

Song Chaoge waved his hand: "Take him around for a bit, and if there's nothing else, leave. This isn't a place for you to stay."

Chu Zhiyuan clasped his hands in farewell and said, "This junior takes his leave."

Song Chaoge waved her jade-like hand, lazily closed her bright eyes, as if she had fallen asleep.

Chu Zhiyuan sighed inwardly.

He could sense the weariness and vicissitudes beneath Song Chaoge's youthful beauty.

This weariness had seeped into her very bones, and it was clearly not something that had developed in a short period of time.

Clearly, she wasn't living as carefree a life as she had imagined.

Is it because of worldly affairs, or because of spiritual practice?

He glanced at Li Hongzhao.

As her disciple, will I be the same as her?
"Let's go." Li Hongzhao led him out of the Jade Pavilion and to a small courtyard a hundred meters away.

It was her own little courtyard.

Artificial hills and flowing water, flowers and trees providing shade, create an elegant and tranquil atmosphere.

She sat at the stone table in the flowerbed, brewing tea as she said, "This place is most suitable for those of us with the Phoenix bloodline to live in. Without the bloodline, we will be harmed."

"Impressive." Chu Zhiyuan nodded.

The extrasensory perception had already detected a strange aura in the air.

This energy merged with Li Hongzhao, causing his body to continuously grow stronger.

This continuous accumulation of strength has an absolutely amazing effect.

But this aura was no different from poison to him, and would harm his body.

True essence could not withstand this aura, nor could the aura of the Demon-Subduing Divine Tree.

This aura is extremely pure and of a very high level, making it very difficult to deal with.

However, when it tried to invade his brain, it was immediately dispelled by the Wonderful Pure Water.

The tea was quickly brewed, steaming gently, and poured into his cup.

He sipped his tea and said leisurely, "Are all the people living here precious and noble? Members of the royal family?"

Li Hongzhao sipped her tea: "Hmm, there are very few like me; most are royalty."

"They'll become worshippers in the future, won't they?" "They can't hold office in the court; they can only be wealthy idlers, or worshippers, but none of them want to be worshippers. They just want to live a carefree life and slowly cultivate themselves."

"Such a tranquil state of mind is quite good."

"I think they are still somewhat unwilling to accept this situation, despite their high level of cultivation, they have accomplished nothing."

"Do women think the same way?" Chu Zhiyuan asked with a smile.

“No, it’s usually the men who are unwilling to accept it,” Li Hongzhao said. “Fortunately, there are only three men, as it is difficult for the phoenix bloodline to be passed on to men.”

Chu Zhiyuan nodded.

Li Hongzhao and Li Miaotan, none of their brothers were able to inherit the throne.

"You really still want to be the sect leader?"

"Yes." Chu Zhiyuan nodded with a smile: "Become the sect leader first, then we'll talk about other things."

Besides the Earthly Origin Technique, he also has clones.

Moreover, if he becomes the sect leader and deals with the suppressed artifacts, he can still gain freedom.

Even if he can't control it, he can use his clones to travel the world and also have them guard Tianjian Peak in his place.

Moreover, there's the second level of the Earth Origin Technique, which allows him to return instantly.

Li Hongzhao chuckled: "I understand, it's about being able to do what others can't."

She immediately understood Chu Zhiyuan's thoughts.

First, become the sect leader, then find a way to break through the original constraints and directly eliminate the things that need to be guarded, thereby escaping the cage.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled.

Li Hongzhao still understands herself.

Taking another sip of tea, Chu Zhiyuan said, "I do have a mental technique that you can practice."

Li Hongzhao asked, "Your secret technique, it must be painful and unbearable too, right?"

"It's not that painful, but tempering the spirit is never comfortable."

"It's too painful, I'm afraid I won't be able to endure it, and that would just cause trouble."

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head: "Then, if you cultivate, your mental state will become problematic."

Spiritual practice should be enjoyable in order to last; constant suffering and torment is not a sustainable solution.

It will cast a shadow over the mind, change one's state of mind, and hinder spiritual practice.

Chu Zhiyuan said, "Let me tell you first, this is a secret technique I obtained from the Evil Lord."

"Evil magic?" Li Hongzhao looked at him in surprise.

Chu Zhiyuan laughed and said, "I tried it and this method works. The reason why those evil lords are called evil is because they take shortcuts and take shortcuts, not because of their mental cultivation methods."

"Is there a problem with the cultivation method?"

"should be no problem."

“Okay, I’ll give it a try,” Li Hongzhao readily agreed.

Chu Zhiyuan's fingers, like swords, gently touched her delicate eyebrows.

She neither flinched nor dodged, letting his finger touch the space between her eyebrows, her phoenix eyes involuntarily closing.

A moment later, Chu Zhiyuan withdrew his finger.

Li Hongzhao remained motionless, his bright eyes closed, comprehending this secret technique.

Flying Spirit Divine Technique.

The secret techniques of Flying Spirit Cliff: the wonderful methods to train the soul and enhance the spirit.

Flying Spirit Cliff is no less famous than Ten Thousand Images Cliff, and each of their mental cultivation methods has its own unique wonders.

Li Hongzhao is more suited to the secret techniques of Feiling Cliff, which are not compatible with the secret techniques of Wanxiang Cliff.

Li Hongzhao slowly formed a hand seal and placed it on his lower abdomen, looking solemn and dignified.

A quarter of an hour later, a red light flashed between her eyebrows, spread throughout her body, and then emerged from her body, condensing into a phoenix phantom in the void behind her.

This phantom was far inferior to Song Chaoge's phoenix phantom in both size and imposing presence.

But the appearance of this phantom image is already a huge leap, a qualitative difference.

Going forward, we just need to continue improving it, making it clearer, larger, and more dynamic.

Chu Zhiyuan nodded and smiled with satisfaction.

Just then, Li Hongzhao opened her phoenix eyes and smiled sweetly, "Truly amazing!"

Chu Zhiyuan laughed and said, "When practicing this method, never think of taking shortcuts, lest you become an evil lord."

Li Hongzhao retorted, "Don't worry, I'm not that stupid."

She then said, "If I practice this, will Master think I'm some kind of evil lord?"

Chu Zhiyuan laughed.

Li Hongzhao rolled her eyes at him and said, "Don't really cause trouble."

Chu Zhiyuan laughed and said, "Don't worry, this secret technique has never been passed on to anyone else; only you have practiced it."

(End of this chapter)