Sword Sect Outer Sect

Chapter 99 First Encounter with the Dharmakaya
How long has it been since you reached the sixth level of Qi Refining?

More than four months.

Based on his original cultivation speed, it might take him at least another year and a half to two years to break through to the seventh level of Qi Refining.

Now, having unexpectedly received help from predecessors, this time has been greatly shortened.

If we can find a way to get a few Breakthrough Pills.

Song Yan even wanted to try to break through to the seventh level of Qi Refining within half a year!

Given his current level of cultivation, this is possible.

A sense of self-satisfaction crossed my mind, but I quickly calmed myself down.

"If one disregards everything, accumulates spiritual power, and obtains another Breakthrough Pill, one can indeed break through quickly."

"However, this might not be a solid foundation. It would be better to take it one step at a time and build a strong foundation."

Calm your mind.

He summoned the sword box from the Yin-Yang Pearl and refined it with sword energy.

Previously, the Yan family disciples of the Sword Forging Manor thought the sword box was useless, mainly because Senior Yan Gui had forged the sword box and the Lianli Flying Sword into a set of magical artifacts.

Using the flying sword alone is fine, but using the sword box alone is useless.

Furthermore, it is unknown which filial son among the descendants retrieved the Lianli Flying Sword from inside.

This is why the sword case has remained covered in dust until now.

The sword box had no name; even Senior Yan Gui did not remember giving it a name.

Let's just call it the Useless Sword Box for now.

The useless sword box can only hold two flying swords.

Originally, it might have been intended to nurture the two swords, "Green Plum" and "Bamboo Horse".

Coincidentally, Song Yan now only has "Unmoored Boat" and "Matching Branches".

"Seniors, now that you two have returned to the sword box as a couple, it is a kind of fate between us."

"If I can acquire even more powerful sword-nurturing materials in the future, I will put 'Lianli' in a separate box."

"For now, we can only squeeze in for the time being."

With a flash of inspiration, Lianli and Buxizhou entered.

The sword case is exquisite and slender, and after being refined, it is very light to carry on one's back, without any sense of weight.

In Song Yan's current understanding, whether it's a sword box, a sword gourd, or anything else, it's essentially just a cultivator's "magical artifact-specific Qiankun bag."

It just has various special effects.

However, since it was my first time using it, I found it quite novel.

Driven by spiritual power, Song Yan wondered if it was just his imagination, but the speed at which he summoned the flying sword from the sword box seemed to be slightly faster than the speed at which he summoned it from the Qiankun bag.

He took the opportunity to practice the essentials of swordsmanship for a while, and then put away his flying sword.

Next, he took out a withered ancient lotus seed from his Qiankun bag.

This was something Song Yan had asked Wu Duo for under the pretext of collecting.

He wanted to try again to see if he could use his sword energy to create another ancient lotus and a lotus seed.

If it really were possible...

Given the value of the Tuoyue Ancient Lotus, Song Yan could become wealthy simply by selling this spiritual object.

Unfortunately, God did not wish.

This time, the sword energy, carrying wind and thunder, immediately dissolved the decaying power within the withered seed the moment it entered.

Along with it, the already faint glimmer of life within...

"..."

My initial excitement and exhilaration quickly subsided, and I calmed down considerably.

"Um……"

It seems we were really lucky that time.

But as an outsider, he couldn't understand the reason behind it.

Was it that the withered seed lacked vitality, or was the method of ripening it with sword energy and wind simply a matter of luck...?

As the saying goes, "You may plant flowers with care, but they may not bloom; you may plant willows without intention, and they may thrive." It's all a matter of timing and fate.

However, obtaining a Moon-Holding Lotus Seed by chance is already a huge profit, enough to do many things.

After tidying up the rest of the miscellaneous items, he picked up the jade slip that Sheng Nian had given him.

"The Pure and Bright Dharma Form of the Heavenly Realm..."

Even many senior members of righteous sects cannot come up with a technique with such a prestigious title.

It must be a Buddhist cultivation technique. Anian said it was plundered from some demonic cultivator.

"Once we return to the sect, we'll check the library. What if it's some secret Buddhist text that's kept hidden? That would be a real problem..."

After a quick glance, it appears to be a cultivation method for developing "Dharma Form".

Song Yan had heard of the term "Dharma Image".

However, I vaguely remember that this was related to the natal spirits of those great cultivators, the laws of heaven and earth, and so on.

A physical object forcibly condensed using spiritual power or other means can only be called a "Dharmakaya" in theory.

I read it carefully once.

This cultivation method should be for cultivating the Dharma body.

Song Yan speculated that the creator of this technique was probably a senior cultivator from ancient times.

In ancient times, spiritual energy was abundant and resources were plentiful. It is said that there were far more cultivators who had reached the Golden Core and Nascent Soul realms than in the cultivation world today.

Therefore, at that time, there was generally no distinction between Dharma form and Dharma body.

However, after studying it this time, Song Yan felt relieved.

This technique uses pure spiritual energy as its bones, and demonic thoughts, ghostly energy, yin energy, and other demonic powers as its meridians and flesh, condensing them into a tangible Dharma body.

The technique only mentions these evil creatures in one sentence.

If there is no evil power, one can kill the demonic cultivator and seize the fusion essence.

"What an awesome senior..."

In his view, the person who created this technique was simply using the other's methods against them.

Slay the demons, seize their demonic powers, refine your Dharma body, and then slay the demonic cultivators.

"only……"

The wording in this exercise manual is fierce and violent.

"It seems this senior harbors extreme hatred for demonic cultivators..."

After getting a general idea, Song Yan decided to give it a try.

Although I lack the power of demonic cultivation, I can still try to forge the physical body's skeleton with spiritual energy.

Strands of pure spiritual energy surged out, slowly condensing behind him according to the methods mentioned in the cultivation technique.

"..."

Before it could solidify into any substantial form, he casually dispersed it.

"The spiritual energy consumed in cultivating this Dharma body is so great."

This stage is called "spiritual bone shaping" in the cultivation method.

Let alone the ghostly and demonic energy that is currently nowhere to be found, even the spiritual sculpture of this Dharma body's skeleton is beyond my current reach.

I roughly estimated that with my current spiritual energy reserves, I could barely complete about a quarter of it.

This ethereal bone-shaping process is not like sculpting a clay figure, where a portion can be condensed today and another portion tomorrow.

It must be completed in one go.

"At least……"

"It would also require a spiritual power level of the ninth or tenth level of Qi Refining..."

Song Yan had a rough estimate in mind, and then put away the jade slip containing the cultivation technique.

There was no discouragement; the path of cultivation is inherently gradual.

Sitting alone in the courtyard, he slowly recovered his spiritual power.

In the evening.

Song Yan received a message from Yan Xun, which basically said that Liang Feng's matter had come to an end.

Conspiring with demonic cultivators to seize the foundation of Linghua Valley was indeed a dead end.

However, thanks to the help of Senior Yu Zhen, a major disaster was averted.

On the other hand, Liang Feng has worked diligently for more than 20 years and has made many indelible contributions to Linghua Valley.

Ultimately, his spiritual resources were confiscated, most of his cultivation was destroyed, and he was expelled from Linghua Valley.

The conclusion of Liang Feng's matter also signifies the end of our trip to Beiya Mountain.

The group will soon set off to return to their sect.

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