I will teach you how to cultivate immortality

Chapter 332 The embryonic form of the Dharma, imitating the path to enlightenment (33)

When Jinjiao escorted Bagui back to the village and then returned to the mountain god temple on Feilai Peak,

Li Boyang has left and returned to Lijia Village.

"The moon is so round tonight!"

Sitting near the shrine of Xiluo at the entrance of the village, Li Boyang looked up at the bright moon in the sky and sighed.

Beside Li Boyang, Li Jingshu simply looked down at her shadow, occasionally making hand gestures and chanting incantations in a low voice.

During this process, a faint aura of malevolence surged from the depths of the earth, merging with Li Jingshu's shadow.

Thus, a visible distortion appeared on Li Jingshu's shadow.

Just like Li Boyang's Shadow Demon Dharma Form, those distorted shadows attempted to transform from a low-dimensional plane into a high-dimensional entity.

Unfortunately, Li Jingshu was neither born with the blessing of evil energy nor had she suffered from the curse of the gnats.

The amount of malevolent energy she gathered with her supernatural powers was simply insufficient to support her shadow manifesting a true shadow demon form.

"Although the moonlit night is suitable for cultivating Dharma forms, it cannot be forced."

Turning his head to look at Li Jingshu beside him, Li Boyang smiled helplessly.

"Besides, this path of Dharma may not be suitable for you, so why must you imitate my path?"

Li Boyang was telling the truth. His act of using his shadow to carry evil energy and manifest as a ghost was simply a desperate measure taken at the time.

Li Boyang has now established a specific cultivation system.

Li Jingshu has many things to learn; she doesn't necessarily have to learn this Shadow Demon Dharma Form.

"Hmph! Who said I'm not suitable?"

Upon hearing this, Li Jingshu immediately raised her head in dissatisfaction.

The next moment, a small shadow rose up from beneath her feet.

Although it wasn't enough to manifest any particularly powerful form, that small shadow was indeed the Shadow Fiend Dharma Form.

Almost distorted and transformed, that tiny shadow eventually turned into a small, exquisite monster.

"Look, haven't I just manifested the Shadow Fiend Dharma Form?"

With a flick of her finger, Li Jingshu sent the tiny monster leaping onto her shoulder.

It is also a dharma form composed of shadows and malevolent energy.

This small and exquisite monster does not have a human form; its whole body is like a shadowy entity that can change shape at any time.

Only when it opens its mouth can you see its pale white teeth and bright red tongue.

"You can't even change the specific facial features, and you call this a Shadow Demon Form?"

Li Boyang reached out and touched the little monster, chuckling jokingly.

As Li Boyang said, the ability to conjure a mouth and a tongue was already the limit of this shadowy entity.

"Next time I will definitely be able to transform my eyes, that's what I call progress."

In front of Li Boyang, Li Jingshu seemed to have returned to her childhood self.

Beyond their playful banter, there's an extraordinary spirit of not giving up and not compromising.

"Tsk tsk, you just love doing things that are twice as difficult but half as effective."

"If you could put that energy into learning the Proverbs and Spells, you would achieve far greater results than practicing the Shadowfiend Technique."

Li Boyang's statement is not an exaggeration at all.

Lacking the innate advantage of a fierce aura, saying that Li Jingshu's efforts were twice as hard for half the results is already a relatively kind way of putting it.

Li Jingshu's cultivation of the Shadow Fiend Dharma Form has its limits; she is destined never to reach Li Boyang's level.

"I will learn the Proverb Spells, but I will not give up the Shadowfiend Manifestation either."

Mimicking Li Boyang's gesture, Li Jingshu lightly snapped her fingers, stubbornly insisting. The next second, the small shadowy avatar transformed back into its shadow form, and then a familiar butterfly knife slowly emerged from the shadow.

This was the first "magic weapon" that Li Boyang specially crafted for Li Jingshu.

Of course, from Li Boyang's perspective today.

Calling this butterfly knife a "magic weapon" is really giving it too much credit.

Aside from its faint spirituality, all that remains of it is its solidity and sharpness.

"Huh? You still keep it?"

Looking at the butterfly knife with some surprise, Li Boyang never expected that Li Jingshu would still have this knife.

In particular, Li Boyang noticed that there were some aphorisms and incantations faintly appearing on the handle and blade of this butterfly knife.

Those aphorisms and incantations, while maintaining its strength and sharpness, also added a touch of immortality to it.

"Isn't it a bit too wasteful to use those precious materials and 'primordial runes' on this?"

Faced with Li Boyang's question, Li Jingshu simply snorted.

For Li Jingshu, this was the first magical artifact given to her by her own younger brother, and its significance far exceeded its ordinary value.

In fact, the reason she chose to use those precious materials to inscribe the [Primal Rune] on this butterfly knife was to keep the knife in its original state forever.

—It doesn't need further strengthening, but it also can't be allowed to decay over time.

This was Li Jingshu's idea when she was remaking this butterfly knife.

"Just tell me whether this Shadow Fiend Dharma Form is useful or not!"

Without giving Li Boyang a chance to continue observing, Li Jingshu once again let the butterfly knife disappear into the shadows.

When the shadow returned to Li Jingshu's feet, everything seemed to return to calm.

"Using the Shadow Fiend Technique as a warehouse?"

"Doesn't your bronze book have the same function? Why bother cultivating an additional Shadow Avatar Dharma Form?"

Even now, Li Boyang still tries to persuade Li Jingshu to give up this inefficient approach.

Unfortunately, Li Jingshu never cared about the functionality of the Shadow Fiend Dharma Form.

Her obsession with the Shadow Demon Dharma Form was simply because it was one of Li Boyang's most frequently used techniques.

From initial ignorance to current maturity.

Li Boyang had unknowingly become the target of Li Jingshu's pursuit.

This pursuit is not about surpassing others in ability, but rather about imitating them like idols.

—I must walk the path that my younger brother has paved, no matter how difficult or arduous the road ahead may be.

It was with this belief that Li Jingshu was able to patiently build a foundation little by little.

Instead of gradually embarking on a path completely different from Li Boyang's, like other practitioners of the Heavenly Path.

When Li Boyang preached in Yunmengze, he often said that there are three thousand great paths, and each one can lead to enlightenment.

But in Li Jingshu's view, isn't imitation and pursuit like she does also a path?

"Well, if you really want to continue down the path of Dharma Form..."

"I will write some of my practice and usage experiences into a book later, which you can refer to."

Seeing that Li Jingshu clearly didn't take his words to heart, Li Boyang could only sigh in the end.

After all, she's his own sister, so what else can Li Boyang do but spoil her?

"But you must promise me in advance that you will not delay your own cultivation because of practicing this Shadow Fiend Dharma Form."

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(End of this chapter)