Becoming a Taoist Master by Walking on the Underworld

Chapter 355 Little Red's Growth, Super Genius
The growth of any living being's strength is traceable.

They all require gradual, step-by-step training and improvement.

Certainly, there are rare and precious materials, or top-tier divine objects, that can forcibly enhance a cultivator's strength.

But everything has a price.

Just like this mysterious light of law.

It stores the cultivation insights and accumulation of a Dharma Soul over countless years regarding the rules of heaven and earth. Forcibly absorbing it can greatly enhance a cultivator's strength, and may even allow a cultivator to cross several realm barriers in a short period of time.

But the cost is missing, and the potential is missing.

At least in terms of cultivating the laws, they will be limited as a result, constrained by the accumulation of rules within these mystical light of the laws.

For Chen Yushu, it was like a chicken rib.

After all, he had lofty ambitions and did not want to limit himself because of this.

But Xiaohong is different.

Her strength was too weak; it was almost impossible for her to keep up with Chen Yushu.

And she didn't care about it.

Those who believe in ghosts don't have much talent for spiritual cultivation to begin with.

At first, one might be able to forcibly increase their strength by using items such as soul stones, soul crystals, and evil spirit essence. However, when it comes to comprehending the rules of heaven and earth, their strength will inevitably be limited.

With the help of this mysterious light of rules, she will not encounter major bottlenecks in her cultivation until she reaches the Disaster level.

That's enough for her!
Chen Yushu was very satisfied with this result.

……

time flies.

The night passed quickly.

If it were before, when this divine power of the Dharma Soul dissipated, perhaps some wandering ghosts would have actually come closer.

Now that his divine power has slightly recovered, ordinary ghosts and spirits naturally dare not approach him.

So the caravan set off again the next day.

Chen Yushu remained seated in the carriage, silently continuing his cultivation.

Even though the carriage was a little bumpy, it had no effect on him.

Besides his daily routine of cultivation, he devoted himself to studying various magical techniques and supernatural powers.

Even though it was inconvenient to use it directly while in a carriage, he was still able to continuously study and cultivate a certain magical technique through divine perception while in a meditative state.

Its cultivation efficiency, while not as fast as direct application, is not much different.

The key point is that, under the state of meditation, his progress in cultivating various magical techniques and supernatural abilities was too fast.

At this moment.

He not only mastered all kinds of supernatural powers, but also cultivated them all to a level beyond minor mastery.

He even mastered several of the magical abilities, and his casting speed, while not instantaneous, only required a breath or two at most.

Shockingly fast.

"After breaking through the meditative state."

I do feel that my rate of progress has reached an unprecedented level.

Even the efficiency of practicing the Huangshan meditation method has increased more than tenfold.

Based on the current progress of cultivation.

I believe it won't be long before I reach the pinnacle of my Huangshan visualization practice.

Chen Yushu glanced at the attribute panel and felt a surge of joy.

The Huangshan visualization method is fundamental to his practice and is closely related to his cultivation efficiency.

Even though its previous cultivation efficiency was already quite high, it is still far inferior to what it is now.

The most obvious improvement is its automatic operating efficiency.

Previously, even without cultivation, the Huangshan Visualization Method could circulate for more than ten cycles a day on its own.

Now, even without actively cultivating, his cultivation technique can automatically circulate more than thirty cycles a day.

While it may seem like only twenty-odd more cycles have been added, in terms of efficiency, it has actually doubled.

Almost every half hour, one can gain a little more experience in the cultivation technique.

By the end of the day, it was already past 30.

It's just that he hasn't been cultivating for very long, otherwise he would have already been promoted to the perfect level.

……

In fact, the road from Tianling County to Daocheng County had already been paved out long ago.

There are four or five routes that can reach the destination smoothly, but they are all relatively slow, taking anywhere from half a month to more than a month.

This is the only route; it only takes seven or eight days.

However, due to the ghostly atmosphere of Ghost Cliff Pass, there are relatively few merchants.

But because of this, there are very few bandits and robbers on this road, making it relatively safe in normal times.

At that moment, a group of guards were chatting idly.

"I heard that Daocheng County is organizing cultivators and martial artists to reclaim wasteland this time."

I heard that the rewards for this land reclamation are very high.

If a spiritual vein is discovered, the person who pioneers it will receive more than half of the property rights as a reward.

"really.

This event was reportedly a joint effort by the three major sects of Daocheng County, as well as the Zhenyin Division, the county governor, and many other forces, thus attracting many martial artists and cultivators to participate.

I've heard that many powerful individuals within our Tianling County are getting restless and have headed to Daocheng County.

After one person spoke, the other quickly chimed in, seemingly agreeing with him.

"However, the rewards for pioneering are quite generous."

But the danger is also extremely great.

Especially in those wild and desolate mountains and forests, demons and ghosts roam freely.

Deeper inside, there are even more calamity-level beings lurking, and even those True Immortal experts who go in may perish.

Fortunately, this time it was only the outer area of ​​the wilderness forest that was being cleared.

This has attracted many strong individuals and geniuses to join.

Even Xu Qingyan went.

One of them chimed in, his tone full of amazement, and his voice became much brighter when he mentioned Xu Qingyan.

These words seemed to attract the attention of the group of Yin-Yang cultivators in one of the carriages. Soon, the carriage curtain was pulled open, and one of them chimed in, "Xu Qingyan? Is that Xu Qingyan, the number one super genius in Daocheng County?"

"Senior, you've heard of him too?"

It is said that this person came from an ordinary background and had never been exposed to cultivation before the age of twenty. He was a well-known scholar in the area and a successful candidate in the imperial examinations.

As a result, he began to learn martial arts after the age of twenty.

In just a few years, he transformed from an ordinary person with no fighting skills into a highly skilled martial artist.

At the age of twenty-three, he had already cultivated internal energy and was a martial artist at the internal energy realm. At the age of twenty-seven, his internal energy had reached its peak, and his strength surpassed that of many veteran martial artists.

He fought against many renowned martial arts masters and never lost.

It wasn't until he was twenty-eight years old that he truly began to engage in Yin cultivation and truly achieved the simultaneous cultivation of Taoism and martial arts.

As a result, he progressed even faster in cultivating in the underworld.

In the first year, he cultivated the Daoist skill of three incense sticks.

Then, before the age of thirty, he entered the Dao Realm.

While he may not be as good as many young geniuses, it should be noted that he has only been practicing Yin cultivation for one or two years.

Most importantly, he progressed through almost one realm per year, achieving the stages of Out-of-Body, Night Travel, and Day Travel... It is said that his rapid progress directly attracted the attention of Zhang Zhenzong, the leader of the Divine Fire Sect in Daocheng County.

It should be noted that Sect Master Zhang is a genuine True Person Realm expert, whose strength in Daocheng County is among the top three. He personally offered to take Xu Qingyan as his disciple.

As a result, Xu Qingyan refused...

"Refused?"

Upon hearing this, the person next to him glared.

A True Person Realm expert?

Within Daocheng County, they are among the top-tier experts.

He personally asked to take on a disciple, but was rejected?
"right.

Refused.

Xu Qingyan said at the time that he had his own path to walk and did not want to become anyone's disciple.

The man continued speaking, his tone filled with admiration.

A hint of admiration rose in Chen Yushu's heart.

It takes considerable confidence and strength to refuse a true master who has reached the Soul Refining True/False Realm level and offers to take him as a disciple.

If it were during his early stages of cultivation, even when he was just entering the Dao Realm, and a True Person Realm expert offered to take him as a disciple, he would not refuse.

"This is also the first cultivator to refuse to be accepted as a disciple by a True Person Realm expert."

At the time, many people thought that Xu Qingyan was just trying to show off, wanting to gain more attention and be praised.

But the truth is, he really didn't need to take anyone as his teacher.

Because not long after he refused to accept a disciple, Sun Miao, Zhang Zhenzong's disciple at the time, a cultivator who had been cultivating to the Sun Travel Realm for nearly twenty years, challenged him.

In the end, they failed.

In just three moves, Sun Miao couldn't withstand it and was directly defeated by Xu Qingyan.

This person clearly admired Xu Qingyan immensely, so he knew almost everything about him.

"Senior Sun Miao actually lost to him?"

Inside the carriage, Yu Xiao, a cultivator at the Dao Realm, couldn't help but click his tongue in astonishment.

He had been cultivating diligently in Tianling County, and this time he was invited to participate in the escort mission. He was not aware of the events in Daocheng County.

But Sun Miao was the chief disciple of the Divine Fire Sect. Twenty years ago, he was already a top expert in the Dao-Entering Sun Realm. He had a terrifying record of killing a calamity-level early-stage ghost spirit all by himself. Naturally, he had heard of him.

On the contrary, Xu Qingyan rose too quickly, and since the two places are quite far apart, he is not clear about it.

I just felt that what that person said was a bit of an exaggeration.

"right.

He was defeated in three moves, or rather, three flying swords.

Keep in mind, he had only just entered the realm of daytime travel at that time. This achievement shocked everyone.

This is why he rose to fame, truly proved his strength, and was hailed as a super genius, recognized as the number one person below the Soul Refining True Person realm.

Now, three years have passed since that battle.

No one knows what his current strength is like.

But there is no doubt that he will be much, much stronger than he was three years ago.

They've even begun preparing to break through to the Soul Refining Realm...

……

"Xu Qingyan?"

Chen Yushu pondered silently, and had to admit that the other party was indeed a true genius.

First study books, then practice martial arts, and only then begin cultivating Taoism.

As a result, tremendous achievements were made in every field.

You should know that the other party does not have an attribute panel. Even if there are other fortuitous encounters, none of them are as amazing as his attribute panel.

Thinking about this, he began to value the other person more.

During the rest of the journey, Chen Yushu would occasionally overhear conversations between the caravan guards and the Yin-Yang cultivators, which gave him a better understanding of Daocheng County.

During this period, the caravan also encountered several crises, all of which occurred when they camped at night and were disturbed by ghostly creatures in the wild.

Fortunately, most of them were low-level ghosts, and the strongest were only at the level of evil spirits. With the help of a few Yin cultivators in the caravan, they were easily dealt with.

Before they knew it, the caravan had entered a misty forest.

"This area is the Ghost Cliff Pass area."

Because of that ghostly realm, this large area is shrouded in mist and never sees sunlight.

Even during the day, it is very easy to encounter ghosts and monsters.

Therefore, you must be extra careful.

One of the guards spoke up and cautiously moved forward.

The Yin-Yang cultivators who had been sitting inside the carriage all got off at this time, carefully guarding themselves and probing.

Some even summoned their own spirit messengers, the trust spirits, to scout ahead.

This is also a very normal preventative measure for practitioners who travel to the underworld.

Ghosts have extremely keen senses; if they sense a presence, they can detect it immediately.

Fortunately, although the forest was vast, they were able to traverse it within a day as long as they followed the correct path.

Unless, of course, you encounter a maze of ghosts!

In large ghost realms, the probability of being trapped in a ghost wall is extremely high. Some top-level ghost walls can even trap a True Person Realm expert.

Fortunately, the strongest ghost spirits discovered in this ghost realm were at the early stage of the Disaster level, and the ghosts that were trapped in the maze were not of high rank.

Small-scale ghost wall formations are generally easy for cultivators to see through. Even for those who are slightly stronger, there are two cultivators, Wang Wei and Yu Xiao, who are at the level of entering the Dao and leaving the body, who can make a move.

So the journey went smoothly.

Until they gradually approached the bottom of a cliff.

Even though the fog was thick, everyone could clearly sense that there was a ghostly aura all around, and countless ghostly creatures were wandering around.

"No one should look around or turn around."

No matter who calls you, don't turn around, just keep walking forward.

"Blindfold the horses with a black cloth to prevent them from being disturbed."

“Bring out your respective magical artifacts and treasures.”

Ordinary people should wear amulets and talismans on their bodies, and if they find that the talismans have burned out, they should replace them immediately..."

At this moment, Wang Wei also became nervous and shouted loudly.

Previously, it was just a minor setback, and the troubles were all caused by evil spirits and malevolent ghosts.

However, this area is the absolute center of the ghost realm.

Especially above, there is the legendary Ghost Cliff Pass, which is the entrance and exit to the underworld.

They were highly likely to encounter a 'large' being, so they naturally dared not let their guard down.

Even though it appears to be daytime from the outside, ghosts and spirits do not engage in large-scale activities.

But this ghostly realm is different; surrounded by mist, the light is extremely dim, so one must be even more careful.

"This place is indeed somewhat different."

At this moment, Chen Yushu had just finished a cycle of cultivation and sensed the density of the Yin energy around him.

Then, with a thought, he unleashed a series of magical runes.

hum~
A slight vibration was felt in the air.

Then, the scenery of a large area around him, spanning hundreds of feet in both directions, appeared clearly before his eyes.

A vast cave offering a view of the sky!

At this moment, Chen Yushu used the magical version of the supernatural power he had recently mastered: the Great Cave View of Heaven.

(End of this chapter)