Starting from the Tiger Demon Yaksha, the demon immortality

Chapter 291 The 300 Dragon Palace Secret Realm, Two Great Divine Skills

"The medicinal herbs are growing, so we must work harder, and the sound of thunder faintly shakes the void."

Seek the true seed where lightning strikes, and find the origin when the wind brings news.

He gently shook his Taoist robe, chanting as he did so, his long beard fluttering in the breeze. His white hair and pine-like posture were beyond description; what a magnificent and otherworldly air he exuded!

"Have you broken through the Earthly Fiends and Heavenly Generals? Stop pretending."

Qi Ci's sarcastic remark instantly shattered the composed demeanor of Taiyi Zhenren.

The latter was furious and kept spouting incomprehensible phrases like "The importance of the Divine Palace requires careful planning at every step" and "Establishing a Daoist temple is not something that can be accomplished in a day." The secret realm was filled with a joyful atmosphere for a moment.

But jokes aside, Li Cunxiao could tell that the old Taoist priest was in good condition, with a sense of rejuvenation and renewed vigor.

It can only be said that the "Dongxuan Jing" has a high threshold, and only masters can truly comprehend its mysteries.

It's true that Li Cunxiao was able to gain some insights from it, but that was just a small accumulation, waiting for a future breakthrough.

After all, he has only been practicing martial arts for two years.

To be able to catch up with the efforts of a prodigy like Xue Tianyun, which took more than ten years, in just two years is already astonishing.

Li Cunxiao was often troubled by the fact that he had to practice martial arts, refine elixirs, and forge weapons, as twelve hours a day were simply not enough.

Fortunately, he gained martial arts insights from Emperor Taizong of Qin in the Great Crimson Heaven, which slightly made up for the disadvantage caused by his age.

The only shortcoming is that Emperor Taizong's insights were not complete.

Apart from the "Ancient Scriptures of the Supreme God of Heaven," most of the others are scattered fragments, but they are comprehensive, including some of the eighteen kinds of weapons and military formations.

This is also part of the meaning of the question.

After all, the opponent was a top-tier grandmaster with a lifespan of several hundred years.

If he were to instantly obtain even a third of the other person's memories, Li Cunxiao would likely be driven to a mental breakdown.

Speaking of the "Ancient Scriptures of the Supreme Deity of Heaven," this extraordinary divine skill is not entirely complete.

'Entry-level realm, the connection between heaven and man. This greatly enhances my sensitivity to the power of heaven and earth, making it much easier to manipulate. I can even hold my own against my senior brother who is at the inner realm.'

According to the manual, the effects of the subsequent Lesser Completion and Greater Completion realms are, in order, Unity of Heaven and Man and Acting as Heaven's Punishment, with each name more frightening than the last.

The unity of heaven and man, returning to one's original nature, is already the realm of a grandmaster. To act as a representative of heaven in punishing evil... to wield the power of heaven and earth—how powerful must one be?

'Furthermore, regarding the highest level of perfection in the "Ancient Scripture of the Supreme Deity of Heaven," Emperor Taizong's martial arts memories were vague on this point.'

Is it because my memories are incomplete? Or is it that even Emperor Taizong never reached the highest level of cultivation?

When the primordial energy is vast, it is called Haotian; when viewed from afar, it is called Cangtian.

Of all the people, none is more revered than the Emperor, who is entrusted with the mandate of Heaven, hence the name God.

The Supreme God of Heaven... is almost the embodiment of the Heavenly Way, the origin of the world.

Legend has it that when Emperor Taizong was alive, he suppressed the world and no one could rival him. Even among grandmasters, he was a unique existence and was known as the "Supreme Grandmaster".

In the early years of the founding of the country, Emperor Taizong often personally led military campaigns. After he pacified the north and south and ascended the throne, historical records of his military actions became scarce.

On the rare occasions, the stories were all about barbarians from the northern deserts crossing the border south, and Emperor Taizong intervening to win without a fight.

These stories do not directly record what methods Emperor Taizong used.

It is said that all the royal tents of the northern desert tribes were sincerely convinced and honored Emperor Taizong as "Heavenly Khan," which was meant to illustrate that Emperor Taizong's power was as vast and boundless as heaven and earth, and unfathomable and elusive.

To substitute one's own heart for the will of Heaven... Is this truly a realm that martial artists can reach?

“Cunxiao, now that you have broken through the Xuan Barrier, it is time to pass on the divine skill to you.”

While Li Cunxiao was lost in thought, the monk and the Taoist priest bickered for a while, but in the end, Qici took a step back and took the initiative to change the subject.

This also reminded Taiyi Zhenren, whose expression changed from gloomy to sunny:

"Hmph, Cunxiao is exceptionally gifted. He even has the ability to see the heavens through his own comprehension—what use is your Buddhist divine skill now?"

"However, the 'Wooden Book' of my Azure Dragon lineage can still elevate spiritual forms, transforming dragons into gods, and has many wondrous uses..."

As the story progressed, the old Taoist priest became increasingly enthusiastic, no longer bothered by Li Cunxiao's failure to comprehend the Taoist divine skills from the "Dongxuan Scripture."

Since they are his disciples anyway, he shares their honor and disgrace.

If he himself could advance to the rank of Grandmaster and gain some insights from the "Dongxuan Scripture", wouldn't it be the same if he taught it to Li Cunxiao?
Furthermore, one could even surpass Qici in both cultivation and followers, wouldn't that be a great pleasure?

With this in mind, Taiyi Zhenren's thoughts became more clear, and he became too lazy to bother with it anymore.

A monk and a Taoist priest passed on their two divine skills to Li Cunxiao through a heart-to-heart transmission.

Now that Li Cunxiao has opened the Xuan Guan (mysterious gate) and built the Divine Palace in Niwan (mud pill), he can more clearly feel the process of the two masters passing on their skills.

Grandmasters possess a unity of essence, energy, and spirit, and their true essence is the best vessel for their primordial spirit and memories.

The two streams of true energy, one azure and the other crimson, touched the space between their brows. Compared to their vast and boundless dantian, the amount of energy transferred was as insignificant as a hair.

However, the sheer volume of information contained within still left people dizzy and confused, while also prompting Li Cunxiao to sigh inwardly.

Ordinary martial artists struggle to acquire even one ultimate skill, yet he effortlessly obtained two divine techniques.

If this were known to outsiders, countless frustrated and unsuccessful people would be consumed by jealousy.

Furthermore, if Taiyi and Qici wished, they could even inject their own cultivation insights into the process of transferring the power, making it easier for the recipient to get started.

Of course, the downside is that this is not like the pure enlightenment that was cleansed by the Taiqing Xuanqi in the Great Crimson Heaven, which also contains the emotional memories of the two people.

These foreign memories, imbued with strong personal characteristics, will undoubtedly "pollute" the newly formed primordial spirit of a Xuan Guan martial artist, secretly eroding their divine palace.

Therefore, unless there is a loss of lineage or a crisis of survival, no master would use such methods to overdraw the potential of a genius disciple.

Moreover, in Taiyi and Qici's eyes, Li Cunxiao was a superhuman who could create his own divine skills, so the above actions were a complete waste of time and not worth the effort.

In short, the effects of the two newly acquired divine skills, especially the Taoist divine skill, are self-evident.

The "Wooden Book" is an indispensable sequel to the "Azure Dragon True Scripture".

Even if it is a Buddhist divine skill, even if the "Virupaksha" has already been created, the "Mahavairocana" transmitted by Qici is still of great value.

A martial artist values ​​focus—that applies to others, but for Li Cunxiao, the more the merrier.

The more martial arts skills one accumulates, the more abundant the results will be when they are refined and perfected in the future.

The only problem is that the malevolent energy is insufficient, which inhibits the effectiveness of the vajra.

The "Haotian Shangdi" technique alone is a major drain on evil energy, and the other two divine skills won't be any easier to master. The coincidence of two grandmaster-level human and demon perishing together on the dragon boat is a rare and precious occurrence.

If we really want to consider it from a realistic and feasible perspective, if quality is lacking, quantity can make up for it. On a battlefield with tens of thousands of people, the ferocity of soldiers fighting, the madness when they are in dire straits, and the despair and fear before death will inevitably bring a massive amount of killing intent.

In today's world, it's hard to say about other things, but war and death are commonplace occurrences.

Moreover, to put it bluntly, once the Qin Dynasty falls and various warlords vie for supremacy, Li Cunxiao might find himself even more successful than he is today if he joins a faction and becomes a general in command of troops.

"Your secret realm, with its four palaces, is almost identical in layout to the current imperial city."

"The imperial court, the harem, the imperial guards, the hunting grounds, weapons, armor, elixirs, and minerals... if all of them were properly organized, it would be enough to support at least a thousand elite troops."

Li Cunxiao and his two masters roamed freely in the air, wandering through the secret realm, but their feelings were quite different from when they first came here.

Once surrounded by demons, now the final threat, Wen Zhongzi and Yang Ying have both perished together, leaving them with no more worries.

Upon hearing Taiyi's pronouncements, Qici pondered for a moment but did not refute them. He simply added:
“You’ve underestimated it. If Cunxiao can continue to replenish the spiritual treasures with spiritual objects in the future, making this small world self-sustaining, then this secret realm might be able to expand further.”

"It could even expand to the size of an entire county town..."

"Don't talk nonsense. Even the Sanyuan Jizhen Grotto-heaven that our Louguan Sect has nurtured for thousands of years is not as exaggerated as you say."

Taiyi Zhenren frowned and retorted, but the great monk wasn't angry; he just smiled and patted his belly.

“My Pure Land School is not like your Louguan Daoist School, where even the Lingbao is broken. I was just saying it casually.”

Upon hearing this, Li Cunxiao subconsciously looked at the patched cloth bag on the monk's shoulder.

Seeing this, the latter simply opened the bag and gestured for Li Cunxiao to take a look.

Since they were master and disciple, the latter was not afraid and simply stuck his whole head in, which startled both of his masters.

"It was pitch black, there was nothing there."

My expectations were dashed. Looking around, the patched bag, though spacious, was completely dark and chaotic.

Only in the center are there some cracks like broken glass, as if there should have been a missing half there.

At the broken void, a blue cyclone expanded and contracted, making a whistling sound.

Li Cunxiao knew that this was the origin of the leopard skin bag.

Occasionally, some miscellaneous items would drift through the leopard skin pouch.

Ordinary people have plenty of daily necessities and emergency supplies such as clothing, food, and medicine, but they have very few rare and precious materials needed for martial arts cultivation.

Li Cunxiao had known the monk Qici for a long time and naturally knew that the monk was public-spirited, charitable, and had spent most of his life savings on good deeds, leaving him with little.

A grandmaster could have amassed a wealth of resources to enjoy and squander at will, yet he chose to pour his passion into the vast river of suffering beings.

It's a drop in the ocean, but they keep doing it with great enthusiasm.

Therefore, when Li Cunxiao pulled a head out of the leopard skin bag, Taiyi Zhenren saw a complex expression on his face.

He instinctively felt curious, but before his eyes could fall on Qi Ci, the other person had already tied the bag back up and put it back on his shoulder.

"If you want to see it, go back and find your senior brother Yan Daotong. This is what I will pass on to Cunxiao in the future."

"Who cares?"

Taiyi Zhenren snorted and said no more.

Li Cunxiao, who was standing to the side, came to his senses, but his thoughts drifted to other things.

Logically speaking, the sect leader Yan Daotong was by no means a pedantic person, as can be seen from his usual words and deeds.

Now is a time of crisis and survival, and everyone knows the predicament of Louguandao.

If he could, Yan Daotong would certainly have been willing to let Taiyi Zhenren comprehend the core of the Two Elements Banner and advance to the Grandmaster level, but he did not do so.

Either they are unwilling due to sect rules;

Is it because of the mechanism of the spirit treasure that it cannot be used?
"From this perspective, even the headmaster might not have received the Two-Element Banner's recognition as his master, which is why he was so eager to be with me."

"He couldn't control his spirit, allowing the other party to reveal their most core and vulnerable position."

Afterwards, Li Cunxiao did not waste his precious manpower and had the two grandmasters help test the various functions of the magic weapon.

Firstly, in terms of cultivation. As innate objects, spiritual treasures naturally possess the effect of gathering spiritual energy.

Cultivating in the Dragon Boat Secret Realm is roughly twice as efficient as purifying spiritual energy and refining true essence in the outside world.

In other words, if he cultivates normally without relying on external aids, Li Cunxiao will only need half the time of other Xuan Guan martial artists to reach perfection.

Given that the integration of the three religions is now taking shape, although the Haotian Spirit Image currently only has a broken altar and cannot be used for cultivation, it can only be blessed.

But at least, the rudiments of a fusion between Buddhism and Taoism are already beginning to emerge.

After breaking through the Xuan Guan in the "Azure Dragon True Scripture", the true essence and yin and yang are united and can freely change their nature; after entering the "Western Guardian Great Dragon Wide-Eyed Heavenly King Scripture", a new true essence is also cultivated.

To avoid trouble, and also to extract the common characteristics of both, Li Cunxiao simply named the new True Essence Dragon Essence, which can also be called Dragon Pearl.

The saying goes, "A pearl worth a thousand pieces of gold must lie beneath the chin of a dragon in the deepest abyss." This name also illustrates the immense power of the newly cultivated true essence, like a true dragon lurking in the deepest abyss.

If it remains silent, it will amaze everyone when it cries out; if it does not fly, it will soar to the heavens when it does.

Secondly, the Dragon Boat Secret Realm is a world unto itself.

Li Cunxiao specifically asked his two masters for assistance. The result of the experiment was that when encountering danger, as long as one hides in the secret realm, unless it is a terrestrial immortal who controls a certain area of ​​the Taoist temple, even a grandmaster can only stare helplessly.

In this way, even if Li Cunxiao encounters an expert at the eighth realm in the future, it will not be difficult for him to save his life.

With war looming, this capability couldn't have come at the most opportune time.

Li Cunxiao had already made up his mind to replenish the dragon boat with supplies for cultivation and daily life.

In case of any unforeseen circumstances in the future, I can bring my family and friends to hide here. Once the situation outside stabilizes and I have mastered my supernatural powers, it won't be too late to leave.

However, that was only a consideration under extreme circumstances. Under normal circumstances, Li Cunxiao still wanted to make a difference in this era of great strife.

"By the way, what are you planning to name this secret realm?"

With everything completed, Taiyi Zhenren planned to take Li Cunxiao back to the mountain before dawn to prevent the Louguan Daoists from discovering anything amiss.

At the moment of parting, Qi Ci suddenly asked this question.

Li Cunxiao was taken aback at first, and names such as Jade Void Palace and Lingxiao Palace flashed through his mind, but in the end he chose the most convenient one:
"Let's call it Dragon Palace."

(End of this chapter)