The Weird Way of Immortality: My Taoism Progress in One Day a Year

Chapter 213 The Wind Rises
Li Yan sat cross-legged on the upper floor of the Stargazing Pavilion, practicing and comprehending the heaven and earth.

Suddenly, he slowly opened his eyes.

Because his divine sense seemed to sense something and he realized that Xia Yao had come to the Observatory to see him today.

Xia Yao has been training in the Demon Hunting Guard for the past few years and has made considerable progress in strength.

However, it will take several more years to break into the sixth level.

Although she left the palace, she was grateful to Li Yan for bringing her back to Daxia.

Therefore, he would return to the palace from time to time, come to the Observatory, and talk to Li Yan.

Li Yan was also very welcome to Xia Yao's arrival.

He practiced in the Observatory all day and did not pay much attention to news from the outside world.

And Xia Yao's arrival will tell him what has happened in the outside world recently.

He could also take the opportunity to learn some news outside the palace.

This will give us a brief understanding of the world situation.

As soon as Xia Yao stepped into the courtyard of the Observatory, she felt the scene in front of her eyes spinning.

Then in the blink of an eye, the whole person came to a room.

Li Yan sat at the dark wooden table in the room. On the other side of the seat, he had already poured tea for Xia Yao.

Xia Yao sat opposite Li Yan and drank all the tea on the table.

There was some sadness in her eyes, and she sighed and said, "Ninth brother, you really are worthy of being a magician genius."

"He practices in the Stargazing Pavilion all day long and never leaves the palace. It's no wonder he can achieve such success if he can endure such loneliness."

"I am different. My current strength is still only at the seventh level. If I were not born into the royal family, I would not be able to take on the position of Golden Guard."

"You say, shouldn't I come to the Demon Hunting Guard?"

Li Yan's eyes flashed.

He sensed Xia Yao's distress and said slowly, "Sister Seven, at your age, you have already reached the seventh rank, which means your talent is already very strong. Why do you need to feel sorry for yourself?"

Xia Yao smiled bitterly and said, "Ninth brother, you are too kind. It would be fine if there was no comparison, but compared with you and those top talents, my talent is far from enough."

Li Yan asked curiously, "Why do you say that, Seventh Sister?"

He felt that Xia Yao seemed to be stimulated by something, which was why she spoke like that.

Xia Yao replied: "Do you know Qi Yanghou's second son, Lu Liang?"

Li Yan nodded gently: "Of course I know. You told me a few times before. He was originally a playboy, but two years ago he turned over a new leaf, started practicing martial arts, and joined the Monster Hunting Division."

"In two years, he has become a seventh-grade internal organ refining warrior. His talent in martial arts is indeed extraordinary."

Xia Yao bit her red lips with her pearly teeth, a trace of unwillingness appeared in her eyes, and then she slowly said: "He has advanced to the sixth level of Condensation Realm."

"Oh?"

There was also a hint of surprise in Li Yan's eyes.

He also didn't expect that there was such a genius in the Great Xia Dynasty.

Breaking through from the seventh rank to the sixth rank is also a major bottleneck.

It has only been two years since Lu Liang started practicing.

Being able to break through so quickly also exceeded his expectations.

Xia Yao said: "Now, the people of Da Xia have already called him and you the two great geniuses of Da Xia."

"Now only you can suppress Lu Liang. Even my father thinks highly of Lu Liang and has appointed him as the Golden Guard of the Monster Hunting Guard.

"Some time ago, I competed with him, but even though he suppressed his own realm and didn't use his inner energy, I couldn't withstand a single move from him."

Xia Yao's eyes were full of resentment.

When Lu Liang first joined the Demon Catching Guard, he was just a ninth-rank warrior when he first started practicing.

When she first learned about Lu Liang's past and understood the many ridiculous things Lu Liang had done, she naturally despised Lu Liang.

Even though Lu Liang later came to the fore and displayed his talent, attracting many Golden Guards in the Monster Hunting Guards to fight for him, she still looked down on Lu Liang.

But she never expected that this second son of Marquis Qi Yang, whom she looked down upon, would repeatedly make outstanding achievements in the Demon Hunting Guard.

Moreover, his realm was broken through in just two years.

Now they have even surpassed her, leaving her far behind.

This naturally made it hard for her to accept.

She was not jealous of Lu Liang's talent, but in comparison with Lu Liang, she felt the ordinariness of her own talent.

Although her talent in cultivation is better than others, it is nothing compared to top geniuses like Li Yan and Lu Liang.

After listening to what Xia Yao said, Li Yan smiled slightly.

He also developed a little interest in this Luliang that suddenly appeared.

The prodigal son returns and then embarks on the path of martial arts. His cultivation advances by leaps and bounds, and even Xia Yao is impressed. This script really looks familiar.

So Li Yan smiled and said to Xia Yao: "Since this Lu Liang has made Seventh Sister so unhappy, why don't I go and teach him a lesson on behalf of Seventh Sister."

His original purpose, of course, was not to really teach Lu Liang a lesson on behalf of Xia Yao.

Instead, he realized that Lu Liang must be harboring a secret.

After all, even if the prodigal son of Lu Liang turned over a new leaf, how could he happen to possess such a miraculous talent in martial arts? There are not so many coincidences.

He broke into the sixth rank in just two years, and the talent in martial arts he displayed is extremely rare throughout history.

With such talent in cultivation, it would be easy for him to enter the upper third level in the future.

Even if he were to advance to the second rank, become an immortal martial saint, or even aspire to become a first rank martial god, there would still be a chance.

He wanted to investigate and see what secrets Lu Liang held.

Is it related to the fortune of Daxia, or are there other reasons?

After all, Da Xia had offered sacrifices to heaven for hundreds of years, and although some strange phenomena had appeared in the world, he always felt that the gift from heaven should be more than that.

Xia Yao's eyes showed emotion, but she still tried to stop him, saying, "Ninth brother, you don't have to stand up for me. Although I looked down on him before, after getting to know him recently, I feel that he is completely different from what was rumored before."

"He is not the dandy and absurd person as rumored. On the contrary, he is quite decent and has been working diligently in the Monster Hunting Guard. So, ninth brother, please don't embarrass him."

The news that Li Yan had broken through two years ago and became a fifth-grade Purple Mansion Sorcerer was kept secret and only a small number of members of the Great Xia royal family knew about it.

Others may have some guesses, but no one is sure.

Xia Yao also understood this after having been in contact with Li Yan for a long time.

Li Yan had already achieved the status of a fifth-grade Purple Mansion Sorcerer two years ago.

However, Lu Liang had only been in the sixth level for a short time.

If Li Yan really wanted to attack Lu Liang, no matter how strong Lu Liang was, it would be difficult for him to cross the gap between low-grade and high-grade.

It will only fail easily.

Lu Liang was born in the Qiyang Marquis Mansion, and his family had made great contributions to Daxia.

With his good family background and talent, he has already attracted the attention of Emperor Xia.

She didn't want Lu Liang, the martial arts genius, to suffer a trauma in his heart because of her, and cause Da Xia to lose a talented person.

Li Yan smiled softly and said, "Seventh sister, don't worry. I've also been restless and want to take action. Since there is such a new genius in Da Xia, of course I want to go and see him and see if he is as powerful as the rumors say."

"Of course, I won't bully the weak. When the time comes, I will suppress my realm and only use the methods of a sixth-grade warlock."

Seeing Li Yan's words, Xia Yao nodded thoughtfully: "Since Ninth Brother really wants to compete with Lu Liang, then of course there is no need for me to stop him."

Li Yan has stayed in the palace for a long time and is now willing to leave. In Xia Yao's opinion, this is a good thing.

Thinking of this, she said to Li Yan, "Since you, Ninth Brother, want to compete with Lu Liang, why don't you arrange a time and place? There should be many people who want to watch the competition between the two geniuses of Da Xia, and it will be more lively when there are more people." Li Yan chuckled and said, "Let Lu Liang decide the time and place. I will be there when the time comes."

Xia Yao nodded in agreement.

Since Li Yan wanted to suppress his realm, he only used the sixth level strength.

She didn't want Li Yan to lose the competition, so she told Li Yan about the tactics that Lu Liang often used.

Lu Liang is good at using sword, and his sword skills are like drizzling rain, continuous and uninterrupted.

When he was at the ninth rank, he became famous for his swordsmanship and killed an eighth rank monster.

She had competed with Lu Liang yesterday. Lu Liang's sword skills were so good that she couldn't even break through with his spear. Instead, she was engulfed by his sword force, and in the end, even the spear flew out of her hand.

You have to know that at that time Lu Liang suppressed his realm and did not use his internal energy. He easily defeated her just by relying on his sword skills.

This is also the reason why Xia Yao’s Taoism heart was broken.

Not only did Lu Liang's realm improve quickly, but his technical skills were also at a very high level.

Now, among the demon-hunting guards, no one dares to say that he can surpass Lu Liang in swordsmanship.

Even the leader of the Demon-catching Guard, who was a fourth-grade golden elixir, after witnessing Lu Liang's swordsmanship in that competition, said that Lu Liang's swordsmanship was unparalleled and he was almost a saint.

"Ninth brother, you must not be careless. Although the sorcerer's long-range attack ability is far better than that of a warrior, Lu Liang has a high level of swordsmanship and can use sword energy to break the magic."

"You only used the sixth-grade magic. If you don't use your magic weapon, I'm afraid you may lose."

Although the warlock's attack is unparalleled, his physical body has always been a flaw.

Once a warrior gets close to you, it means defeat.

Lu Liang is not an ordinary warrior. If Li Yan only uses the sixth-grade strength to fight the enemy.

With Lu Liang's swordsmanship, he might be able to seize the opportunity and turn defeat into victory.

"Don't worry, Seventh Sister. With Lu Liang's strength, he can't hurt me even if I only use sixth-grade spells."

Li Yan smiled lightly.

He has amazing talent and profound background.

When he reached the sixth level, he could easily kill a fifth-level high-level monster.

He also didn't believe that there was anyone in this world whose background could compare to his.

"Even if Lu Liang is the son of destiny in this world, he will only be defeated by me."

Li Yan said in his heart.

His true realm had already broken into the third level two years ago.

His comprehension of the great principles of the universe and the world in this world has already surpassed the norm.

Even if he only uses sixth-grade magic, he will be much stronger than when he was at the sixth grade.

If he didn't want to see with his own eyes what kind of mysterious power Lu Liang had, he would never have challenged Lu Liang to a fight.

After all, everything that happened after the prodigal son of Luliang returned home showed that he had a big secret.

After Xia Yao chatted with Li Yan for a while, she happily got up and left the imperial city.

She was also looking forward to the battle between the two geniuses, Li Yan and Lu Liang.

At the same time, she also knew that once the news was released, it would surely cause a stir in all parts of Daxia.

By then, I'm afraid that geniuses from all over Da Xia will rush to the imperial city just to watch the pinnacle battle between the two geniuses of the younger generation.

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"The Ninth Prince wants to challenge me to a duel?"

Lu Liang was in the mansion. When he heard the news from Xia Yao, his face was full of surprise.

"According to the memory of the previous life, the Ninth Prince had already broken through the bottleneck of entering the high-level level and became a fifth-level Purple Mansion Sorcerer two years ago when Concubine Li was sentenced to death."

"I have only just entered the sixth rank, and the Ninth Prince actually wants to challenge me to a duel?"

Lu Liang frowned.

Although he had the experience from his previous life and the martial arts beads, his practice in this life was very smooth.

In just over two years, he entered the sixth rank, which was much faster than he had expected.

But such strength is obviously far from enough compared with the current Ninth Prince.

"Could it be that because I defeated Xia Yao, the Ninth Prince came to teach me a lesson in order to avenge his sister?"

"No, no, the Seventh Princess doesn't seem to be an unkind person. Besides, our relationship has improved a lot recently, so she shouldn't retaliate against me like this."

Lu Liang shook his head and cleared the thought from his mind.

"Then there is only one possibility. The Ninth Prince knew of my existence and developed a desire for war, so he challenged me to a duel."

"In this case, the Ninth Prince will definitely not bully the weak, but will suppress his realm and fight me."

Lu Liang's heart moved and he thought of this possibility.

At the same time, a hint of excitement appeared on his face.

If the Ninth Prince only used the strength of the sixth level, he might have a chance of winning because of his martial arts experience from his previous life.

If he could defeat the Ninth Prince, who had left a deep and stunning mark in history books, it would definitely be a great honor for him.

"And I can also use this opportunity to contact the Ninth Prince and tell him to lie low when the demon god emerges. As long as he can avoid this disaster, the Ninth Prince's future will be limitless."

Naturally, Lu Liang would not give up this opportunity to contact Li Yan.

In today's world, he is the only one who knows that a great catastrophe will come to heaven and earth in a hundred years.

He felt that God had allowed him to live again just to allow him to change this ending.

So he must try his best to keep the world's top strong men alive.

Although his current strength is still very weak and not enough to convince others.

But once he enters high-end, he will have enough say.

What you say will definitely attract the attention of those people.

Before that, he could only try his best to preserve the sparks of the top powerhouses so that they could grow.

Now there are still thirteen years away from the revival of the Demon God.

Since his rebirth, he has been practicing martial arts diligently and at the same time making friends with the Heavenly Saint Chen Yan.

Obviously, the current historical process is slightly different from that of the past.

But this slight change is not enough to rewrite the final catastrophe of heaven and earth.

In his eyes, he wanted to help Chen Yan become a Confucian and Taoist saint as soon as possible.

Saving the Ninth Prince's life during the calamity posed by the demon god is the first step in preventing the final catastrophe of heaven and earth from coming.

With the strength of the Ninth Prince, as long as he does not die at the hands of the Demon God, there will definitely be one more first-grade sorcerer in the future.

With the addition of Confucian and Taoist sage Chen Yan, he will have two more reliable and powerful allies.

"I must go to this battle."

"This is the only way to make friends with the Ninth Prince."

"At the same time, if I can defeat the Ninth Prince who is at the Suppression Realm, what I say will also gain the Ninth Prince's trust."

"So, I will never hold back."

Lu Liang looked determined.

(End of this chapter)