Last night, the Rakshasa Sect suffered heavy casualties, including the young sect leader Hai Qiu, and three warriors at the marrow refining stage and above.

Even the master of spiritual cultivation who was invited by Hai Dakuo to help was killed by Wen Shoufei.

Therefore, the atmosphere in the gym today is particularly warm.

The students seemed to be immersed in the scene, and described vividly the fight in the deserted house last night.

"What a scene! Meteors fell from the sky and fire dragons appeared from the ground. In just a blink of an eye, Hai Qiu and his men were buried in a sea of ​​fire!

When the people nearby rushed over, they only saw a ferocious figure like a yaksha with wings passing through the dark night sky. In the blink of an eye, it disappeared!"

"So amazing? There really are Yakshas in this world?"

"Um, I said like, as if, roughly! Watch your wording!"

Li Qinglin passed by the students who were talking and stopped for a while.

I think it was because yesterday, Li Qinglin, wearing night clothes and using his supernatural powers, was seen from behind by some people who got up at night.

Double wings?

Could it be the bow bag hanging on his back?

Li Qinglin muttered silently, not caring.

After all, the murderer was Yaksha, so what did it have to do with Li Qinglin? As long as no innocent people were hurt in such fights between gangs and dojos, the government would not interfere.

now,

Wen Shoufei was waiting at the back of the hall. When he saw Li Qinglin, he told Pei Zhang,

"Go, get some spiritual powder."

Pei Zhang was a little surprised when he heard this, and asked, "Master, do you want to test my spiritual roots?"

Wen Shoufei nodded and walked towards the quiet room, "It's better to test it first."

After Huamu settled his kidnapped family members, he returned to the martial arts gym today.

At this moment, Hua Mu, Xiao Changyi and others heard that the master wanted to test Li Qinglin's spiritual roots, and they also showed curiosity on their faces and went all the way to the quiet room.

Although they had all had their spiritual roots tested, they still wanted to join in the fun and feast their eyes on the immortals' methods.

After a moment, Pei Zhang took out a fist-sized piece of jade.

Wen Shoufei took the jade, twisted it and opened it, and saw a thin layer of white, transparent, almost colorless crystals in the upside-down jade that looked like a small Gu.

Each grain is extremely beautiful and exquisitely crafted, and is so flawless from any angle.

"This is the powder of a spirit stone with no form. Those immortal cultivators usually use this kind of spirit stone powder to measure their spiritual roots."

Wen Shoufei explained calmly.

The immortal cultivators in this world all believe in the mutual generation and restraint of the five elements in their spiritual roots and spiritual stones.

Gold, wood, water, fire, and earth. In addition, there are some different kinds of spiritual roots and spiritual stones with different appearances, but basically they are all extended and changed from the five elements.

The attribute of formlessness is actually the balance of the five elements, with gold, wood, water, fire and earth each accounting for 20%, and eventually they complement and restrain each other to form a formless spiritual stone.

The qualifications of spiritual roots are divided into low, medium, high and top grades, earthly spiritual roots and heavenly spiritual roots.

It doesn't matter whether it is a single spiritual root or multiple spiritual roots, and there is no saying that the five elements spiritual roots are the worst.

If you have multiple spiritual roots, you can choose the one with the strongest aptitude.

This is because even if there are multiple spiritual roots of the same grade, if you look closely, there are still subtle differences in strength, and it is impossible for them to be constant.

It can be handled flexibly according to the method of cultivation, the environment, and the amount of spiritual energy of the zodiac sign.

"Put this powder on the back of your tongue, try to empty yourself, and feel the changes in the powder. Don't resist, don't be afraid, just let it go."

Li Qinglin took a handful of spirit stone powder and put it on the root of his tongue with a little trepidation.

Pei Zhang, Xiao Changyi and the other two were also full of curiosity, wondering what kind of spiritual roots Li Qinglin had.

After a moment, Li Qinglin felt a strange and refreshing air coming from the root of his tongue and rushing straight to his forehead.

He suddenly felt as if he was floating in the air, living a life of intoxication and dreaming, as if he was walking on white clouds, forgetting all his troubles and worries.

"Is cultivating immortality so exciting? It's much better than practicing martial arts!"

In a trance, this thought popped up in Li Qinglin's mind.

Pei Zhang, Xiao Changyi and the other two saw Li Qinglin standing there, and no other unusual phenomena happened for a long time.

They all breathed a sigh of relief.

"Congratulations, Junior Brother, you don't have any spiritual roots!"

"Okay, okay, it's good to not have spiritual roots!"

"It's almost the same as us. Just look at your expression. Why is he enjoying it so much?"

The spirit stone powder was consumed and melted along with Li Qinglin's saliva.

Li Qinglin woke up immediately and looked at his fellow brothers in confusion. He felt that there was something wrong with the situation and it was totally different from what he had expected.

Isn't it true that the stronger the spiritual root aptitude, the better? Why is it that when it comes to me, everyone feels relieved that I don't have spiritual roots?

Li Qinglin took a spittoon handed to him by Huamu and spat out the saliva in his mouth.

Pei Zhang seemed to see through Li Qinglin's doubts and smiled, "It's good to cultivate immortality. Drink the dew of magnolia in the morning and eat the fallen petals of autumn chrysanthemum in the evening. It's much more carefree than being a warrior.

But, Junior Brother, your aptitude for martial arts is too good. You have a heart palace in your body, and you are born to be a martial artist.

If you still have the qualifications to cultivate immortality..."

Pei Zhang hesitated when he said this, and looked at Wen Shoufei, not knowing whether he should continue or not.

Seeing this, Wen Shoufei suddenly said, "You can't practice Immortal and Martial Arts together!"

This time, Wen Shoufei did not hide the secret anymore, but told it all.

In the path of martial arts, one must first lock up one's energy and then nourish one's spirit.

The path to immortality, on the other hand, begins with refining Qi, using the Qi to cultivate, generating magical powers naturally, without strengthening the essence or nourishing the spirit. Only after one has reached a higher level of Qi training, one can then turn to making up for the weaknesses of the body, the spirit and the soul.

It’s not that cultivators are unwilling to cultivate their essence, energy and spirit, but that they can’t.

Human power is also limited. Life is only a hundred years long, so naturally one must cultivate Qi to achieve immortality, and then slowly work towards the goal.

Warriors, on the other hand, have temporarily abandoned the pursuit of immortality and focused on honing their body and soul.

Once the immortality and martial arts are practiced together, the three elements of essence, energy and spirit will nourish each other, and be interconnected, forming a three-legged tripod.

The strong will become weak.

The weak will become stronger.

Until the three are balanced.

But it is precisely because of this that it has become an unbreakable chasm, and a kind of shackles have been formed between the three elements of essence, energy and spirit. It is impossible to improve one of them alone, let alone practice all three at the same time, and practice immortality and martial arts at the same time!

The realms will lock each other!

This is true for warriors, and it is also true for cultivators.

Of course, for a warrior who has only locked his essence, as long as his internal organs are not completely integrated, his skills can be wasted, and he can turn to the path of immortality and regret his move.

But once the five internal organs are in perfect harmony, and even once one has reached the state of nourishing the spirit, there will be no possibility of regret.

Li Qinglin was somewhat puzzled when he heard this.

"But the world is vast, the immortal path is long, and there are countless immortal arts and magic methods. It is impossible to completely cover up the traces of practicing martial arts or cultivating immortals. Not to mention practicing together, but also changing cultivation?"

Hearing this, Wen Shoufei slowly shook his head, "No matter what kind of magic it is, my martial arts even has a method of turtle breathing to restrain qi and blood."

Having said this, Wen Shoufei looked at Li Qinglin deeply.

"But no matter what method is used, it is impossible to create nothing from something or something from nothing. Existence must leave traces, and everything has cause and effect.

Immortal and martial arts cannot be practiced together, because they act on cause and effect. "

Li Qinglin was silent for a long time after hearing this.

He suddenly thought of the record in the "Old Book of Martial Arts" in Tianyi Pavilion, so he asked, "Then... who created martial arts at the beginning?"

"Immortal. An immortal who practices Qi cultivation."

Wen Shoufei's eyes were somewhat deep as he thought of that night decades ago.

He has grown from a shoe seller to a mat weaver. Everyone believes that he has inherited the legacy of an immortal and that is why he has grown to where he is today.

Actually... they are right.

A Qingxinming that is so mediocre that it cannot even be considered a low-level martial art.

"At some point, people who practice Qigong and cultivate immortality will encounter disasters. Some cultivators, for various reasons, do not want to endure these disasters, so they spend their entire lives studying and creating another way of cultivation: the martial arts."

"So they taught the way of martial arts to the mortal world, hoping to perfect it through deduction. However, after several dynasties, such as the Great Jie, the Great Shang, and the Great Tie, they could only perfect it to the level of nourishing the spirit. The road ahead... is dark and vague."

Wen Shoufei's calm voice came, but Li Qinglin could vaguely glimpse the bloodiness and cruelty beneath the heavy history from his words.

Any reform is accompanied by sacrifice.

A stroke of history, burying tens of thousands of bones.

In the martial arts, any mistake or abnormal movement of the tendons, veins, qi and blood can lead to serious injuries or disability, or even sudden death on the spot! The five gates of locking the essence and the three intentions of nourishing the spirit, each step was made by the predecessors with painstaking efforts and corpses.

Contemporary warriors such as Li Qinglin and Wen Shoufei are the ones who carry on the torch and will be the next 'corpses'.

Li Qinglin's heart suddenly became heavy and he almost couldn't breathe.

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After a moment, he said with some difficulty,

"Then... among the superior martial arts, what are those methods that gather the three flowers of essence, energy and spirit and break through to the stage of Qi training?"

When Wen Shoufei heard this, a hint of sarcasm flashed across his eyes.

"Of course, it was a group of cultivators who were afraid of disasters and death, and added them in order to leave themselves a glimmer of hope for survival!"

"The purpose is to evolve and seek the way to robbery!"

Robbery...

Li Qinglin has seen and heard this word countless times.

But it is still as unclear as trying to catch the moon in the water.

What is a calamity, where does it come from, how does it manifest, and how to overcome it? Unfortunately, these secrets seem to involve the very foundation of a cultivator.

Wen Shoufei was not clear about it either, and the immortal in his dream was even more vague.

Pei Zhang, Xiao Changyi and Hua Mu were secretly surprised when they heard the discussion between the two.

Wen Shoufei took the initiative to tell them this information after they broke through to the state of perfect harmony of the five internal organs.

Unexpectedly, I would explain everything to Li Qinglin today.

It seems that the master particularly values ​​this new junior fellow apprentice.

Pei Zhang and the other two thought silently in their hearts.

Pei Zhang suddenly thought of something and asked,

"Then Master, during this period, the water willows in the Great Wilderness Mountain outside the city, but..."

Wen Shoufei nodded and said, "That's right. That's the path where Taoist Liquan seeks to rob."

Pei Zhang was stunned when he heard this. "But, isn't that the Tribulation Realm? Isn't that an old image from history? Taoist Liquan should have died a long time ago!"

Xiao Changyi and Hua Mu had the same doubts in their hearts.

Only Li Qinglin's heart moved, and he understood something. He tentatively said,

"Some kind of illusion or formation?"

Wen Shoufei looked at Li Qinglin in surprise, but thought he had seen it in the biography of Liao Zhai, so he nodded and said, "Yes, we didn't notice it at first, but the immortals in this city have greatly increased their strength, and some have broken through to the state of nourishing the spirit. Basically, they all have spiritual roots.

Taoist Liquan is not an ancient person, but a modern immortal cultivator. He set up a magic formation and is raising pigs and sheep... He has even harvested a batch of them. "

After these words were spoken, everyone in the quiet room fell into a trance for a long time.

There was complete silence; you could hear a pin drop.

Xiao Changyi said in a bitter tone,

"Then what is the origin of this Taoist priest Liquan? Why, why has the government stood aside and watched without making much movement?"

Wen Shoufei's eyes were filled with ridicule. "His origin? Didn't he tell us himself? He is the descendant of the thousand-year-old Shui Hengliu Sect, and his Taoist name is Liquan Taoist. So, the government will treat him as an ancient person from the robbery domain."

"Because the government... is the largest immortal cultivation sect in Dajiang!"

…

"Mr. Li, where are these monster meats?"

"Oh, Ah Chun, lead the way. Put it in the ice cellar in the warehouse for now. Don't eat it yet. Wait until I come back to check the medicinal properties."

"yes!"

Early this morning, several butchers knocked on Li Qinglin's door and brought dozens of kilograms of bluefin mullet meat.

These butchers are all from the butcher shops affiliated with Wu Lao Qing Xin Zhai. Basically every month, they will deliver monster meat to Li Qinglin.

This is the advantage of having a powerful force behind you. Many things are done by your subordinates, and Li Qinglin only needs to practice.

Li Qinglin glanced at the fish meat and felt that the ancient green fish looked familiar. He asked, "Where did this monster meat come from?"

The butcher immediately bowed and replied,

“My Lord, several martial artists from the Dojo were on duty a while ago, surveying the wilderness and drawing the latest map. They killed him at the Nituo River.

Oh, the area of ​​the Nituo River has greatly expanded. After the last trip to the Red Wave Sea in the robbery area, the river that fell down has been connected with the Nituo River...

My goodness, there are so many good things in the Nituo River. A piece of coral is a treasure for forging swords! But it is too dangerous. There are water beasts everywhere. Nine out of ten people who serve there will die. Many people have been killed by beasts. "

Upon hearing this, Li Qinglin nodded, took out two taels of silver and stuffed them into the hands of several butchers.

"Thank you for your help."

"You're welcome, Mr. Li. This is what we should do!"

After receiving the tip, the butchers smiled even more and closed the door when they left.

Thinking back to the butcher's words, Li Qinglin's eyes were filled with contemplation.

"Since some people have already headed to Nituo River, it won't be noticeable if I take action."

Li Qinglin pondered for a moment.

Li Xian packed her things and prepared to go to the dyeing shop.

Ah Huang and his two servants carried the fish and meat in batches.

The water tank in the yard is full of water, and the small orange flowers in the corner are blooming quietly.

A magpie fell from the sky and landed on the eaves. The white ribbon-like feathers on both sides trembled, and it made clear and pleasant calls from time to time.

When Li Xian heard the magpie's call, she couldn't help but say with joy,

"Morning brings good news, evening brings wealth. The magpie has arrived at the door, which means there is joy!"

Upon hearing this, Li Qinglin followed the old lady's words and said, "I think it's my younger brother Qingjing. He will definitely pass the exam this autumn! Our Li family is going to produce a great writer!"

Li Xianshi smiled so much that her eyes narrowed into slits.

Li Qinglin left home and went to the Ministry of Justice.

From time to time on the road, we met martial artists in groups of three or five, riding fast horses and carrying swords on their waists, heading towards the city gate at high speed. They were all going to look for immortals.

A few days ago, after testing my spiritual roots, I still remember what Wen Shoufei said.

But as for the so-called Taoist Liquan, who was spreading the word of immortal fate and seeking a way out of robbery, he had no intention of being a savior or stepping out.

After all, he has no spiritual roots, and Taoist Liquan's target is not him and his family.

Just lie low and develop quietly.

However, he still felt some regrets in his heart. His martial arts journey had been bumpy, and for now he could only rest his mind. The road ahead was bleak.

It is really a pity that one cannot experience the great road to immortality in person.

"Spiritual roots? With the Heart Toad in front, I wonder if he can feed back the spiritual roots. Immortals and warriors cannot be cultivated at the same time, is it really impossible to break it?"

Li Qinglin was thinking about this question all the way.

"Hmm? What's going on?"

Li Qinglin originally planned to go to the Ministry of Justice to inquire about the news and see if Hou Huanhua was dead, but as soon as he entered the Ministry of Justice, he heard a noisy noise.

Many people in prison uniforms were pushing and shoving, crying and howling, with shackles on their hands and feet, surrounded by a group of torturers who were interrogating them about something.

(End of this chapter)