Junior sister, I really need to control you

He also understood why Uncle Jiang had never mentioned this matter to him before.

Aside from the fact that mentioning it too early would not benefit her, she probably also thought it was because the matter was not honorable.

Ultimately, the great calamity of Xuanzhen Temple originated from that quasi-spiritual treasure, which was brought back by the group of martial uncles.

The fault lay with the ghost immortal, but Xuanzhen Temple ultimately perished at the hands of the current generation of true masters, including my uncle.

"Does Uncle-Master have any clues about the identity of that ghost immortal?" Li Yinsheng asked.

Jiang Ningzhi gently shook her head.

"That person left too quickly, leaving very few clues. The lineage was later investigated, and although it was suspected that the person was a Supreme Elder of the Heavenly Demon Palace, it could not be confirmed with absolute certainty."

Shangguan Ling'er also shook her head and said, "As for which Supreme Elder it is, there is no way of knowing."

"In the Heavenly Demon Palace, there is one human immortal and six ghost immortals. Does anyone know which of the six ghost immortals it is?"

"That person might not even be from the Heavenly Demon Palace, but from another demonic force."

Li Yinsheng remained silent.

If that person is from the Heavenly Demon Palace, it would be easier to handle. In any case, he originally had the idea of ​​going to Thousand Insect Valley if his cultivation progressed in the future.

The Heavenly Demon Palace and the Thousand Insect Valley are quite similar. When he has the ability to visit the Thousand Insect Valley, he will naturally be able to visit the Heavenly Demon Palace as well.

But if it weren't for the Heavenly Demon Palace...

The vast and boundless mountains stretch endlessly; who knows where that person has already run off to?

Just as he was having a headache, Uncle Jiang spoke softly.

“Yinsheng, although I have told you about this matter, it is ultimately my and my fellow senior brothers and sisters’ fault, and has nothing to do with you.”

"If I ever regain my cultivation, I will condense my Dharma form, become a human immortal, and go find that person to avenge the entire Xuanzhen Temple."

“You are far more talented than me. You weren’t even born when this happened, so you bear no responsibility whatsoever.”

She grasped Li Yinsheng's hand and said earnestly, "Only I can avenge this grudge myself. You only need to focus on your cultivation and don't need to think about it."

Li Yinsheng hesitated for only a moment before nodding in agreement: "I understand, Uncle-Master."

Now it seems that this matter has become a knot in my uncle's heart. If she has the opportunity to take revenge herself, it would be best if she did it herself.

Only if his martial uncle truly has no chance of taking revenge will he need to overstep his bounds and take matters into his own hands.

"It's a pity," Shangguan Ling'er sighed, "Although your martial uncle's cultivation technique is only average, the Dharma form he wants to condense is extraordinary."

"A top-grade Dustless Sword Soul Dharma Image! If Ningzhi were to truly master it, he might not be inferior to my master, and his chances of becoming an immortal would be at least 30%."

"A superior Dharma form?" Li Yinsheng immediately asked, "Could it be that Dharma forms are also divided into different levels, and that they are related to breaking through to immortality?"

"That's right. There are different levels among the Dharma forms, and the step of the soul becoming an immortal is achieved by relying on the power of the Dharma form."

Shangguan Ling'er explained, "The strength of a Dharma form itself is naturally closely related to the difficulty of becoming an immortal."

“You’ve already entered a state of spiritual immersion. Even if you didn’t ask, I still had to tell you this,” she patted Li Yinsheng on the shoulder. “It’s fine that you cultivated in a daze before, it wasn’t a big problem.”

"But we must not be careless when it comes to the step of condensing the Dharma form in the future!"

“Ling’er is right,” Jiang Ningzhi said. “It was my oversight before. I didn’t expect you to progress so quickly, so I didn’t explain it to you in detail.”

“Once a cultivator reaches the stage of Divine Travel, unless they feel that there is no hope for further advancement and intend to focus on continuing the lineage, they must carefully consider the matter of condensing a Dharma Image if they want to go further.”

"Uncle-Master, Fellow Daoist Shangguan, please explain in detail," Li Yinsheng said hurriedly.

"The so-called Dharma form is the result of a cultivator's efforts to gather and integrate his essence, energy, and spirit."

Shangguan Ling'er said seriously, "This step was called 'Three Flowers Gathering at the Top' in the ancient cultivation system a long time ago, but there was no distinction between the different levels of 'Three Flowers Gathering at the Top'."

"Compared to the ancient cultivators who simply integrated their essence, energy, and spirit, the current Dharma Aspect realm has many more supernatural abilities and can help cultivators break through to become immortals."

"However, correspondingly, condensing a Dharma form is much more complex than the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top. These additional functions have led to a distinction between different levels of Dharma forms."

"The stronger the innate supernatural power, the more significant the help it will be to a cultivator when they become an immortal, and that is a superior-grade Dharma form. Conversely, it will be a mid-grade or low-grade Dharma form."

Li Yinsheng nodded and asked, "Then, Fellow Daoist Shangguan, how should a superior-grade Dharma Image be condensed?"

“This is what a great master who aspires to go further values ​​most,” Shangguan Ling’er said. “In short, your foundation determines the level at which you can condense your Dharma form.”

"Any factor that can enhance one's fundamental strength will elevate one's Dharma form to a higher level. This includes factors such as the quality of one's cultivation techniques, auxiliary cultivation methods, the strength of one's natal magic weapon, and whether one possesses superior techniques, etc..."

“Simply learning superior techniques is useless,” Uncle Jiang added. “The Xuan Sha Xiong Xiang Sword technique that I taught you is also a superior technique, but you must practice it to a high level before it will be beneficial for condensing the Dharma form.”

“Yes,” Shangguan Ling’er nodded, nudging Li Yinsheng’s shoulder, “Let’s take your current situation as an example.”

"Your Qi cultivation technique is terrible, which will make you much weaker than other Great True Persons when you condense your Dharma Image."

"But your profound body-refining cultivation makes up for this, and if you combine the two, you will have an advantage over ordinary Great True Persons in condensing your Dharma Image."

"Similarly, if your technique is not practiced well, it will also affect your ability to condense a Dharma form."

"But I can sense that your natal magic weapon is very strong, so you have another boost in condensing your Dharma form."

“There are many other factors as well,” she said, counting on her fingers. “For example, for cultivators who practice beast taming, a powerful natal beast can also help them condense their Dharma form.”

"The alchemy skills of alchemists, the weapon-making skills of weapon-crafters, the array skills of array-crafters, and the talisman-drawing skills of talismans... all of these are beneficial for condensing a Dharma image."

"So many?" Li Yinsheng was somewhat surprised.

What surprised him even more was that, apart from the fact that his cultivation technique was indeed inadequate, everything else about Shangguan Ling'er seemed to be advantageous to him.

In terms of techniques, he already possesses 512 sword lights, and the Xuan Sha Xiong Xiang Sword has 256 sword lights. He will show them to his uncle and fellow Daoist Shangguan later.

He admitted that he had the idea of ​​showing off, but he had been slashed by his junior sister for decades because of these sword lights, so why couldn't he show off?

As for magical treasures, the Azure Sword has been nurtured for nearly a hundred years. Although he felt it was still lacking, there would be time to continue nurturing it when he received the reward in the future, so it wasn't a big problem.

He didn't know anything about taming beasts, but he did know a little about taming insects; the Crimson Mosquito was a pretty good exotic insect.

He considered his mastery of formation techniques to be quite good. Although he felt it wasn't quite enough at the moment, like the Azure Sword, he believed that as he received more rewards in the future, the Chess Soul would not disappoint him.

He just needs to make time to visit Yutan Temple. He has learned all the books on formations that he can, and he needs to acquire new knowledge.

"In addition, there are some rare and precious materials that are beneficial for condensing a Dharma image, but these are not precious in the ordinary sense..."

Shangguan Ling'er seemed to have gotten addicted to talking. She felt a strange sense of satisfaction in giving a popular science lesson to Li Yinsheng, a cultivator whose cultivation was no less than hers but who was very ignorant.

Li Yinsheng had to interrupt her temporarily, saying, "Fellow Daoist Shangguan, regarding the technique you mentioned earlier, I don't think I'm bad either."

“You’re not bad?” Shangguan Ling’er looked Li Yinsheng up and down. “Your dear martial aunt just revealed all your secrets.”

Jiang Ningzhi coughed lightly and glared at Shangguan Ling'er.

My nephew is so young, he's focused on cultivation, so what if he doesn't have time to practice incantations? Why are you nitpicking!

Why don't you just ask my nephew to become an immortal in his twenties!

“During this period, I helped Huangzhu Temple oversee operations and also had a duel with a true master, which led to a minor enlightenment,” Li Yinsheng explained.

"What kind of enlightenment can a Body Cultivation Grandmaster gain from bullying an Insect Cultivation Grandmaster?" Shangguan Ling'er rolled her eyes without any politeness.

Although they had only known each other for less than a day, with Jiang Ningzhi acting as a liaison, she seemed to have become quite familiar with Li Yinsheng during their conversation.

“It’s a bit troublesome,” Li Yinsheng smiled slightly. “Why don’t you and Fellow Daoist Shangguan come out with me so I can demonstrate?”

"Come on! I really want to see what you can show!"

Shangguan Ling'er immediately got up and helped Jiang Ningzhi, who looked worried, to walk outside.

"Let me make this clear first, my standards are exceptionally high!"

Chapter 87 Cultivation Technique: Six Stages of Withering and Flourishing

Jiang Ningzhi in her bedroom.

Li Yinsheng looked utterly helpless.

To his left, Shangguan Ling'er squatted down again in front of the corner, still covered by the colorful glass lamp.

To his right, Uncle Jiang sat on the bed, his eyes vacant, staring fixedly ahead, unresponsive no matter how he called out to him.

Li Yinsheng shook his head helplessly.

After he demonstrated the Yin-Yang Dividing Light Sword with its 512 sword lights in the courtyard, the two of them turned into this state.

However, using the Yin-Yang Dividing Light Sword, which has 512 sword beams, normally consumes a great deal of magical power.

Therefore, when he demonstrated it, he used a mini version, with each sword light only one-tenth the size of the original.

However, both her uncle and Shangguan Ling'er were highly knowledgeable cultivators, and they could naturally see the immense power these sword lights would possess if they were truly unleashed.

As a result, Li Yinsheng only mentioned that he had deduced the Xuan Sha Xiong Xiang Sword to 256 sword lights, but before he could demonstrate it, the two of them turned around and went into the house.

Once inside, they became like this, ignoring him completely.

Shangguan Ling'er protected herself with a magical artifact, so Li Yinsheng couldn't touch her unless he forcibly pried open the glass lamp.

He could only walk up to his martial aunt, half-squat down, his face level with hers, and gently shake her with his hands on her shoulders: "Martial aunt? Martial aunt?"

"Ah!" Jiang Ningzhi seemed to wake from a dream, looking at Li Yinsheng who was so close to her, her earlobes slightly burning.

"Yinsheng, your sword technique... I remember that when you were practicing the Splitting Light Sword before, your progress wasn't very fast..."

She stared intently at Li Yinsheng, seemingly overwhelmed by the shock, and subconsciously raised her hand to stroke his cheek: "Could it be that you are the kind of cultivator who relies on sudden enlightenment when practicing cultivation techniques?"

Jiang Ningzhi's question is quite simple.

First of all, many sword cultivators with good talent tend to have sudden enlightenment.

Although they practice diligently in ordinary times, the improvement in sword techniques is often greater during life-or-death battles or sudden enlightenment.

Secondly, she herself experienced more enlightenment through sudden realization than through arduous practice.

It's not that she doesn't work hard, but her main focus is on sword intent, which is more important for enlightenment than practice.

Therefore, seeing the changes in Li Yinsheng, one would naturally subconsciously make this connection.

"More or less," Li Yinsheng said as his uncle touched his face. "If I had to say, I could say that I had some insights in an instant."

“In that respect, we are quite similar,” Jiang Ningzhi nodded gently, pleased. “It’s just that your talent and comprehension are much stronger than mine.”

Li Yinsheng suddenly fell silent.

"What's wrong, Yinsheng?" Jiang Ningzhi asked. "Why have you suddenly stopped talking?"

"It's nothing, I was just wondering when Fellow Daoist Shangguan will come out," Li Yinsheng said.