Borrowing a sword

Chapter 224 The Dao Ancestor's "Gift"

Before the stone wall, a mechanical stone door opened.

As everyone knows, Chu Huaixu is a very polite person.

After all, everyone regarded him as the successor of the Dao Ancestor, yet he didn't even have a place to pay homage to the spirit of the Dao Ancestor in heaven.

Today, I only looked at the character "道" (Dao) for a short time, and I have gained so much. It is truly touching!
I can't possibly accept this!

He immediately bowed and cupped his hands in a disciple's salute, shamelessly confirming his own identity.

"Disciple Chu Huaixu of the Daoist school has now inherited your mantle and learned the Daoist classics."

"Disciple thanks Daoist for the gift."

His sea of ​​consciousness has become more solid, and his divine sense power has increased by a full 50%, which makes him extremely happy.

Now, Chu Huaixu was well aware of just how stable his sea of ​​consciousness truly was.

"My current sea of ​​consciousness is essentially protected by three layers of defense."

"The outermost layer is that half wisp of primordial power, which lingers around the blade of the Heart Sword and seems to be being utilized by it."

Chu Huaixu's current strength is insufficient to activate the power of origin; he is too weak.

But when this force was looking for a foothold, it immediately found the Heart Sword.

Originally, the Heart Sword was the outermost layer of defense in Chu Huaixu's sea of ​​consciousness.

Now, it has suddenly become the power of origin.

In this way, even those with high cultivation levels cannot harm him!
First, one must break through the protection of this half-wisp of primordial power before encountering the Heart Sword, and finally, one will encounter Chu Huaixu's insignificant divine consciousness, which is "not worth mentioning" in front of the two.

It is obvious that the power contained in the character "Dao" carved by the Dao Ancestor is extremely profound.

It can evade the perception of cultivators, making it impossible for them to detect or capture this power.

However, this inheritance secret realm is located in the outer sect, so the difficulty is not too high, making it suitable for the outer sect's prodigies to train.

This makes it impossible for it to break through the protection of the primordial power.

However, Dao Ancestor's methods were so skillful that neither the Heart Sword nor Chu Huaixu detected anything unusual.

All these factors combined result in a "free reward".

Having received the "gift," Chu Huaixu's goodwill towards the Dao Ancestor increased dramatically.

As expected of a person who will be remembered for all time, his actions are truly magnificent!

Of course, he also felt that the Dao Ancestor was somewhat narcissistic.

"Simply admire the character 'Dao' that he carved, and if you are forced to appreciate it for a full eighty-one breaths, you will receive a 'small gift'."

What kind of retired tycoon personally funds an art exhibition that relies on giving away gifts to attract visitors?

He already gave me a gift, what can you say?
Chu Huaixu could only say, "This character 'Dao' is beautifully carved!"

Before the stone wall, Chu Huaixu raised his eyes and took one last look at the character "Dao".

Honestly, he really thought the character was carved exceptionally well!
Anyway, it fits his aesthetic perfectly.

Instead of rushing inside, he first checked the dungeon completion rewards.

The result showed only 100,000 experience points.

He wasn't surprised that he only had 100,000 experience points.

"After all, it's just a dungeon set up outside the gate, so it's normal that the experience reward is small."

"Like the previous Cold Pool Secret Realm, the experience points reward was pitifully small; the main reward was still that Profound Heaven Embryo Breathing Pill!"

"Generally speaking, the more stingy the experience points are, the more generous the other rewards in the dungeon will be."

Upon realizing this, Chu Huaixu's heart immediately burned with excitement.

He quickened his pace and walked towards the stone gate.

Inside the stone gate was a long, narrow passage.

At the end of the passage, at the exit, there was a membrane of light, emitting a white glow, and it was impossible to see what was inside.

It seems that all it takes is to pass through this light membrane to enter the next level.

"Logically speaking, this is a single-player instance."

"Someone has already made it to the next level, so no one else should be able to get in."

"So, this light membrane is actually a restriction?" Chu Huaixu guessed.

He slowly moved forward, then stood in front of the light membrane and examined it carefully for a while.

Then, he tentatively raised his finger and touched it lightly.

In an instant, another wisp of Daoist power was absorbed from his body.

Then, his finger pierced through the light membrane.

It seems the fingerprints are correct.

Chu Huaixu smiled easily and passed through the white light membrane to enter the second level.

As soon as he walked in, he couldn't help but frown.

Because what met the eye was—debris everywhere!
To be precise, it is the remains of many puppets.

This is a very spacious open space, basically in the shape of a circle.

The radius is estimated to be at least one li (approximately 500 meters).

This time, however, a huge character for "Tao" was carved on this open space!

Chu Huaixu took a few steps inside, then squatted down and picked up a puppet's arm.

He sent out an "Information Probe" to see if he could get any usable information.

"【Mechanical Doll:
Combat strength is close to that of an ordinary second-stage Great Perfection Body Cultivator (adjustable).
Suitable for formation warfare.

Chu Huaixu was slightly taken aback when he saw the information that appeared.

"Oh ho ho, so it's me and Xiao Xu's colleagues in the simulation industry."

He never expected that what he was holding in his hands was the remains of a simulated body refiner.

He stood up and counted the number of people.

There are nine in total.

However, what does "adjustable" mean in the information detection?
After a moment's thought, he realized: "It must be that its combat power can be adjusted, it can be increased or decreased."

"So, according to this, the giant ice block might have already reached the Great Perfection of the Second Realm?" Chu Huaixu wondered to himself.

It would be difficult for him to fight against nine mechanical puppets of the same level by himself, especially since they were fighting in formation.

Of course, the difficulty lies mainly in the formation.

The difference between a strong and weak formation can be vast. But since it was left behind by the Dao Ancestor, it must be extraordinary.

Chu Huaixu carefully scanned the ground and indeed found some dried bloodstains.

Mechanical puppets don't bleed, so these bloodstains must have come from Han Shuangjiang.

"She's injured." His heart tightened, and his eyes showed concern.

He immediately walked forward, accidentally crushing a doll's broken leg in the process.

After entering the stone gate, there was indeed a small stone house inside.

There was almost nothing in the room except for a huge wooden barrel.

After stepping into the stone house, Chu Huaixu's body began to spiral out of control once again!
Just like before, I couldn't look away; I could only stare at the character "道" (Dao).

He started walking towards the wooden barrel.

Chu Huaixu did not deliberately resist.

Because this thing is clearly a reward for completing the game!

"So, I did all the heavy lifting and all the perks, but I got to enjoy all the benefits?" he thought to himself.

We agreed beforehand that we would only take advantage of the opportunities, but I never expected to actually take advantage of every big chance.

As he walked to the wooden tub, Chu Huaixu began to turn his body inside.

There is water inside.

To be precise, it's a medicinal liquid.

They have a color similar to the liquid of boiled Chinese medicine and emit a fragrant aroma.

Immediately afterwards, he sat cross-legged in the wooden tub.

Without even taking off their clothes, they just soaked in it.

Chu Huaixu immediately realized what was happening.

"This couldn't be leftover from soaking in a large block of ice, could it?"

He felt it was highly likely.

So, I was soaking in the bathwater she had used?

Chu Huai Preface: "."

He tried sending an "Information Probe" command, but a string of question marks appeared instead.

"Got it! This isn't an ordinary item! It's definitely a good one!"

He immediately stopped complaining.

Can't I use my own partner's bathwater?
Some people have even publicly stated that they want to drink Scarlett Johansson's bathwater!
Rounding it off, let's just say we took another bath together.

It was obvious that there were still traces of the medicine inside the barrel.

"This isn't leftover medicine residue; it's just that Han Shuangjiang didn't finish inhaling it."

"But why didn't you finish it?"

"Is there not enough time? Or does it have its own absorption limit?"

Chu Huaixu leans more towards the latter.

Although it's a single-player instance, I've already experienced how generous the Dao Ancestor is; he'll definitely reserve enough potency so that there won't be enough to absorb.

That's great, truly keeping the good stuff within the family.

"This is a bountiful harvest, I'll gladly accept it," he thought to himself.

Before long, Chu Huaixu felt his body start to feel hot.

Immediately afterwards, a sharp pain came!
He now understood why his body was being controlled even while taking a medicinal bath.

So they wanted to keep you pinned down in the bucket, preventing you from leaving.

The level of pain was quite high.

Moreover, the location of the pain is very specific.

"It's the meridians!"

These meridians are the essential pathways through which the spiritual energy of heaven and earth flows for cultivators during their practice.

Spiritual energy circulates throughout these meridians, transforming into spiritual power that remains within the practitioner's body.

The feeling right now is like having blades being stirred inside these meridians.

Chu Huaixu remained unfazed, showing no particular emotion.

But he quickly thought of something else.

"Ouch—! Han Shuangjiang must be in excruciating pain!" he thought to himself.

After all, this cold-faced girl was different from him and Xiao Xu. She had not cultivated the "Sword Refining Technique," and her pain threshold had not increased. She was no different from an ordinary person.

In that case, it would rely purely on willpower.

"Sigh, if that's the case, then her feelings are probably no less than the night I first leveled up using the 'Sword Refining Technique'."

His pain threshold hadn't increased yet, and he felt like he was being subjected to inhuman torture.

Time passed, and he was lost in thought, not noticing how much time had gone by.

Once the pain in his meridians subsided, he was immediately able to move freely.

However, Chu Huaixu heard a system notification.

"[Ding! Congratulations, your 'Spirit Gathering' attribute has increased by 1!]"

A hint of surprise immediately appeared on his face.

"This is truly an extraordinary item; it actually allowed me to directly gain 1 point of Spirit Gathering!"

But it's clear that Chu Huaixu has already reached his absorption limit.

He braced his hands on the wooden tub, ready to get up and emerge from the bath like a handsome man.

But he sat back down after only getting halfway up.

Chu Huaixu discovered that the Dao Ancestor was truly very generous and magnanimous.

There must still be some medicinal power left in the liquid!
He suddenly had a flash of inspiration and wanted to try something new.

After sitting down again, Chu Huaixu had a sudden thought.

The next moment, a golden mark appeared between his eyebrows, and golden flames began to burn fiercely in his eyes!
Body Refinement Divine Power, Achieving Sainthood Through Physical Body!

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