The years when I explored the fairyland.

Chapter 113: Spiritual Patterns and Magic (Please subscribe!)
Bamboo Garden,

In the study room.

Chu Zhou sat upright behind the desk, his body straight, writing and drawing with pen and paper in his hands, his eyes extremely focused and serious.

Chu Zhou used to think that the martial arts he created was just a supplement to the martial arts of this world and was nothing special.

This is because, after training the internal organs, it would be meaningless to cultivate internal strength in the Tongmai realm, as the level is too low.

But if you cultivate magical powers, it is actually better to go directly to the heavenly immortal path, which is the real road to heaven.

Chu Zhou's own situation is special. If the external environment had not been so dangerous that he had to rely on martial arts to protect himself, he would have simply given it up and devoted himself to cultivating immortality.

But it’s different now!
If it is really possible to touch upon the path of body refinement and embark on the path of 'becoming a saint in the flesh', even if the chances of success are slim, it is the right path to immortality.

With this goal in mind, Chu Zhou felt that his Xuanzhen Temple's secret martial arts system was no longer just talk, but had real potential for development.

The Body Tempering Stage is mainly based on the "Nine Styles of Wandering Dragon", which focuses on tempering the body's tendons, bones, skin and flesh, and strengthening the physical body until the internal organs can bear the limit.

To practice the state of internal organs, the "Five Elements Method of Practicing Internal Organs" is the main method. The five elements are generated and the five internal organs circulate until the most complete and healthy state of the human body is achieved, and all functions of the body will be developed to the current extreme.

In the Tongmai Realm, internal strength is naturally abandoned, and one must focus on magic power, while also accumulating the quantity and quality of magic power while taking into account the cultivation of the immortal way.

As for the marrow training stage, it is to use magic power to cleanse the marrow and replace the blood, and be reborn time and time again.

Repeatedly like this, even if the path of "body sanctification" cannot be fully practicable, a strong physique will definitely be the strongest means of protecting the way and oneself.

After thinking this through, some of the obstacles that had been bothering Chu Zhou were removed. Looking at himself now, there were only two things he needed to do.

First, he continued to improve his martial arts skills until his internal organs were fully trained.

Secondly, to find a truly advanced method of strengthening the body, a technique of refining the body, or a powerful martial art.

Marrow washing and blood exchange can be performed as many as six to nine times, depending on the individual. Not to mention that, the most important thing is that there are extremely stringent requirements each time.

The level and amount of mana are secondary; developing the physical body to its current limit is one of the necessary conditions.

After writing and drawing, when there was already a lot of doodles on the paper, Chu Zhou had sorted out his thoughts and the direction of his future growth and practice.

All of this, of course, could not be seen by outsiders, so after putting down the pen, Chu Zhou directly picked up the paper and waved his hand casually.

With a bang, the paper caught fire without wind, and in a short while, it turned into ashes.

After all, this is not Xuanzhen Temple, so it is better to destroy all traces of the bodies. Now, what he needs to consider is the basic courses for subsequent exchange.

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Because I took three classes in a short period of time, although the path of martial arts was clarified, indigestion became a reality.

Chu Zhou knew that he had to put the last lesson of "Basic Immortal Martial Arts Integration" aside for a while, but what to learn next and what basic courses to exchange for became a problem!

Furthermore, after the completion of [Main Mission 2], the subsequent main missions were not released. Chu Zhou thought about it and felt that some conditions were not met.

He guessed that either there were certain requirements for the level of cultivation, or all five basic courses had to be completed.

As for which one specifically?
Chu Zhou naturally didn't know, so he chose to do two things at once. While practicing constantly, he also went to the Jieying Hall frequently.

After careful screening, he selected two from dozens or hundreds of basic courses.

The first one is "Basic Spiritual Pattern Studies".

Spiritual patterns, also known as spiritual texts, divine patterns, and immortal seal scripts. If magic power is the source of energy, then spiritual patterns are the specific methods to restrain the flow of these energies.

It is also a hurdle that cannot be avoided on the path of immortal cultivation, and it can even be said to be a threshold!
The path to immortality has many branches. Alchemy, weapons, talismans, arrays, and the hundreds of arts of cultivating immortals all have their own functions, but there is one thing you cannot go wrong with, and that is prying.

By using a small amount of magic power to pry open a large amount of spiritual energy from heaven and earth, you can create extremely terrifying power.

This kind of prying cannot be done with brute force, so it requires a fulcrum, which is the spiritual pattern.

For example, when using magic, you need to use magic power to outline the Dao pattern;
For example, when refining equipment, you need to engrave various equipment patterns;
For example, when refining the elixir, one must perform various elixir techniques;

For example, if you want to write talismans, you must learn the Yunzhuan method;

As for formations, at the beginning of learning, the basic knowledge is various formation patterns...

These Dao patterns, instrument patterns, elixir formulas, cloud seal methods, and array patterns may seem complicated, but they can actually be seen as articles in different forms.
And what constitutes them are words and spiritual patterns.

For example, the three techniques that Chu Zhou mastered, "Water Gathering Technique", "Water Snake Technique" and "Water Escape Technique", have three complete systems of Taoist patterns.

But that was an independent Dao pattern, and Chu Zhou was just copying it. He didn't know the specific meaning behind it.

And "Basic Spiritual Pattern Studies" is about learning the gestures of writing, starting from each stroke, learning its structure, pronunciation, grammar, and then extending to hand gestures, spells, and so on.

If you learn well and master the characters, you can write with a brush and even create your own techniques.

The reason why Chu Zhou likes this basic course is, to put it simply, that it helps Chu Zhou practice various techniques.

In a broader sense, in the future, no matter which field of immortality Chu Zhou wants to touch, elixirs, weapons, talismans, arrays, and the hundreds of arts of cultivating immortals will all be useful.

Of course, this kind of purely theoretical knowledge is the most difficult to learn.

When Chu Zhou's consciousness touched this course, he saw a clear mark on it - this course is extremely difficult, and how much one can learn and understand depends entirely on one's personal ability.

If Chu Zhou redeemed this basic course, he would need to study for twelve hours. That's right, twelve hours, supplemented by the sound of the avenue, Chu Zhou could complete it without his head exploding, which shows how difficult the course is.

The second basic course that Chu Zhou took a fancy to was called "The Complete Collection of Basic Magic Techniques".

On the path to immortality, true immortal methods and magic power are all the foundation, just like the guns in your hands. But if you only have these without bullets, they will not be able to exert their power.

Chu Zhou was deeply touched. He had only been practicing Taoism for a short time, but although he had magical powers, the techniques he used to form combat power were few and far between.

And this "Collection of Basic Magic Techniques" is a true "collection", which includes more than 3,000 kinds of magic techniques, covering most of the known fields.

Moreover, although it is basic, what the Jieying Hall has come up with is the best of its kind.

However, it is impossible to learn all the contents of a basic course, and no one has the ability to learn all of it.

Therefore, there will be six courses available for this exchange, and students can choose only five spells in each class.

As for how much you can learn and master, it depends entirely on your personal ability.

If you spend 200 contribution points and learn 30 spells, you will make a fortune.

But if you have only mastered three or five of them, it is because you are not talented enough and are stubborn, you cannot blame others.

Chu Zhou had to admit that the more basic courses he saw, the more he discovered that even with the assistance of the Voice of the Tao, many courses still required talent and qualifications.

I don’t have the talent for this, it doesn’t suit me if I don’t fit in, and I can’t learn it if I don’t learn it.

Chu Zhou hesitated for a moment before passing both courses.

He still chose the staggered learning method. He first took two classes on "Basic Spiritual Patterns". After gaining a lot of understanding about spiritual patterns, he studied another class on "Basic Spells".

The Basic Spiritual Pattern Course gave Chu Zhou the feeling that it was like learning a new language, starting from the pinyin letters, then the stroke-by-stroke structure, then the combination of structures, then the simplest spiritual patterns, and then the patchwork of spiritual patterns...

After two classes, Chu Zhou’s forehead hurts!

As for the "Collection of Basic Magic", the five magics he picked are "Calling Rain", "Yin Yang Magic Eyes", "Breaking Evil", "Cloud Climbing" and "Fire Crow Curse".

As for the magic of the Heavenly Court, it is not true that if you cultivate water magic, you can only use water-attribute magic. The magic of the same attribute will inevitably have an amplifying effect on the magic. This is true.
But the essence of magic is resonance, prying, and using a little force to achieve a great result.

Therefore, even if it is water magic, using fire magic is not a big deal. There will be some obstacles, but they can also be smoothed out with proficiency.

The reason why Chu Zhou chose the 'Fire Crow Curse' was actually to verify it.
Moreover, Chu Zhou had to admit that the killing effect brought by fire-attribute magic was inherently greater than that of water-attribute magic.

As for the 'Yin Yang Eyes' and 'Exorcism Spells', they are prepared for ghosts and spirits.

Chu Zhou himself has this means, so he would naturally be cautious and want to master one or two targeted techniques.

Although 'climbing the clouds' cannot compare to 'riding on the clouds', it is also flying!

Chu Zhou naturally didn't want to miss it. The last skill, 'Calling Rain', could be seen as a supplement to 'Water Gathering Technique'.

After learning the "Inverted Sky River Method", if I can't even call the wind and rain, I always feel like something is missing.

During this class, perhaps because of the foundation of "Spiritual Pattern Studies", Chu Zhou learned the first four spells.

I've only learned half of the Fire Crow Spell and I'm stuck.

However, this does not affect the next class, when we can complete the "Fire Crow Curse".

Just like this, it took more than ten days for Chu Zhou to accumulate more energy. He practiced martial arts every day, tempered his body, drew qi into his body, practiced magic, and reviewed his lessons...

From time to time, he would go to the library to borrow a few martial arts books that interested him and draw inspiration from the martial arts predecessors.

In this way, Chu Zhou was busy every day, even busier than when he was in Xuanzhen Temple. He seemed to have completely forgotten that this was Anyue City, a dangerous place.

Zhou Wu naturally saw his behavior.

At first, he wondered if this young man was pretending, but later, he began to respect him more.

To have such achievements at such a young age is not something that can be achieved for nothing. This person is really working hard!
In this busy life, time passed by, the fighting outside Tianquan County became more frequent, while the atmosphere in Anyue City became more dull and depressing.

This dull and depressing atmosphere continued until the end of the year, and when everyone was on high alert, nothing happened.

After the New Year, naturally, when everyone thought that life would become more peaceful, on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the Lantern Festival, what was supposed to come finally came.

But this time, the accident was not in Wenxiang Temple or Yunya Sword Sect, but in Husha Pavilion.

……

Anyue City is the Anyue City of the Yunya Sword Sect and the Wenxiang Temple, but not the Husha Pavilion.

Therefore, Husha Mountain, where Husha Pavilion is located, is actually a mountain with a unique shape fifty miles outside Anyue City.

From a distance, leaning over and looking sideways, you can see that the mountain looks like a roaring hungry tiger, with an imposing manner, hence the name Tiger Mountain.

But on this day, the Lantern Festival, countless black-clothed and masked men climbed up the Tiger Mountain.

　The first update is here!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)