Chapter 25
The Dragon Lord looked at Su Jinzhou and asked, "Su Jinzhou, right? Are you also a member of the Nightmare Clan?"
Su Jinzhou: "Junior is a human cultivator."
"Oh?" The Dragon Lord asked with interest, "How did you and Xiaotang meet?"
Su Jinzhou: "I am the prince of Sujia Kingdom. We first met when Jitang entered the palace to eat dreams."
The Dragon Lord couldn't help but smile: "So it's the prince, how polite. We cultivators don't get involved in worldly affairs and don't understand the rules of the palace. Please forgive us."
Su Jinzhou hurriedly said, "I don't deserve it. I have already left the palace and am just a small cultivator. Senior, please don't embarrass me."
The Dragon Lord called Huanmang and said, "Xiaotang and Jinzhou need to rest tonight. Send someone to clear out two caves for them to stay in."
Then he said to Jitang, "It's too late today. You should go and rest first. There's no rush to find the spirit soul. Come to me with Huanmang early tomorrow morning. I will tell you about the spirit soul in detail."
Ji Tang: "Thank you, Dragon Lord."
The Dragon Lord smiled and said, "You and Jinzhou can call me Aunt Jin."
The two changed their words and addressed each other.
Yu Jin: "Be good, go ahead."
Jitang and Su Jinzhou's caves were arranged not far behind Huanmang's cave.
Jitang slept uneasily that night and got up early the next day.
She ran to the outside of Sujinzhoudongxue and called for help.
After waiting for a while, she heard Su Jinzhou let her in.
"Did you sleep well last night? I didn't sleep well the whole night..." Ji Tang said as he walked. When he saw Su Jinzhou, his tone paused slightly, and then he suddenly laughed, "What's wrong with you? You look so stiff?"
Su Jinzhou was pounding his waist and back, and hesitantly said, "I'm not used to the stone bed yet."
Ji Tang couldn't help laughing: "I'm not surprised that the pampered Crown Prince can't sleep on a stone bed."
Su Jinzhou, "Why didn't you sleep well?"
"It's too cold on the top of the mountain, and the cave is huge and empty. The thin animal skin I covered myself with is completely useless. I've been using warm-up techniques all night, and now my nightmare energy is almost gone."
The two looked at each other in silence and both sighed.
Soon, Huanmang's voice appeared outside the cave.
Su Jinzhou called out to let someone in.
Huan Mang came over in a hurry and saw Ji Tang there. He raised an eyebrow and said, "Why didn't you tell me earlier that you were sleeping together? I even went to the trouble of cleaning up an extra cave for you."
Ji Tang raised his eyes and said, "I just got here too."
Huan Mang didn't care and said, "Let's go, let's go have dinner with mother first. She wants to talk to you about your spirit."
The dragon clan hides during the day and comes out at night, so for them early morning is the time to go to sleep. This meal is their dinner and also breakfast for Ji Tang and Su Jinzhou.
When they arrived, the Dragon Lord had already taken his seat and was waving at them with a smile.
"I don't know if you can get used to eating these. If not, I'll send someone down the mountain to buy some more of your favorites."
Jitang sat next to the Dragon Lord. Huanmang paused, changed direction, and sat on the other side of the Dragon Lord.
Jitang: "Aunt Jin, don't bother, we can eat anything."
She looked at the huge stone table, which was five times the size of the table in Su Jinzhou Hall.
It was filled with food wrapped in large green leaves. Except for the leaves that served as the plate, the rest was all meat, piled high.
The Dragon Lord hooked his finger and used the levitation technique to place the huge piece of barbecue on the green leaves in front of Ji Tang and Su Jinzhou.
She said softly, "Eat it."
Ji Tang stared at the piece of meat in a daze, not knowing how to eat it.
While she was hesitating, Long Zhu and Huan Mang had already placed the meat on the green leaves.
Ji Tang and Su Jinzhou watched silently.
The Dragon Lord just moved his fingers, and the piece of meat in front of him was cut into pieces of edible size - this was the Sharp Blade Technique, a spell that transformed spiritual power into a sharp blade to attack, but now it was used by the Dragon Lord to cut pieces of meat for eating.
The same goes for Huan Mang, except that he needs to use hand gestures when performing the Sharp Blade Technique, unlike the Dragon Lord who has a high level of cultivation and no longer needs the assistance of hand gestures.
After the meat was cut into pieces, the two used levitation to put the cut pieces of meat into their mouths.
Ji Tang was stunned by what he saw.
Seeing that they didn't move, the Dragon Lord asked, "Why aren't you eating?"
Jitang: "Eat, eat."
She and Su Jinzhou followed suit.
The Sharp Blade Technique is just a basic spell that both of them know, but it was their first time using it to cut meat, so the operation was inevitably unfamiliar.
Although the pieces of meat were cut, they were of different sizes and could not be as even as those of the Dragon Lord.
After cutting, you can eat it.
Ji Tang and Su Jinzhou made hand gestures with their right hands, and the piece of meat in front of them trembled and floated into the air, then swayed and was brought to their mouths.
Jitang has practiced for many more years than Su Jinzhou, and is much more skilled in using magic to control objects than Su Jinzhou.
She ate the barbecue, chewed it nervously for a few times, and her eyes suddenly lit up, "Delicious!"
The barbecued meat is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and tastes crispy and fragrant.
She turned to look at Su Jinzhou and saw that he was also using the levitation technique to bring the piece of meat to his mouth, but the piece of meat floated up and down and swayed left and right. When it was finally about to reach his mouth, the piece of meat suddenly flew upwards and hit Su Jinzhou's nose.
The piece of meat fell back into the leaves, and Su Jinzhou's nose also had a piece of powdered seasoning stuck together by oil.
Jitang dared to bet that Su Jinzhou had never been so embarrassed because of eating.
He stared at the piece of meat, his eyes blank and dull.
Ji Tang couldn't help but burst out laughing, and ended up choking on the meat scraps, starting to cough heart-wrenchingly.
Su Jinzhou looked at her coldly, "This is called excessive joy leading to sorrow."
Ji Tang stared at him with tears in his eyes, covering his mouth while still coughing.
The Dragon Lord smiled at the two of them the whole time, only Huan Mang was indifferent and worked hard to eat.
Ji Tang and Su Jinzhou's appetite could not be compared with that of the dragon clan. When they finished eating, they felt that they were unable to finish the big piece of meat in front of them.
On the other hand, Long Zhu and Huan Mang ate all the meat on the table.
Seeing that the table was empty, Huanmang smacked his lips with a look of satisfaction.
After the meal, the Dragon Lord started to talk about business.
"My clan possesses a unique secret realm, named Cangxiao Realm. It was acquired by the first Dragon Lord, and the realm recognized him as its master. This secret realm has survived through successive Dragon Lords to this day, and now recognizes me as its master. Your spirit is also within this secret realm."
Ji Tang: "Aunt Jin, was my soul placed into the Cang Xiao Realm by my father and mother?"
Yu Jin, "That's right."
Ji Tang: "How do we enter the Cang Xiao Realm?"
Yu Jin: "Opening the secret realm requires the cooperation of several clan leaders and me."
"Speaking of this, I also need to tell you about the situation of the dragon clan. The dragon clan is not limited to my Qingmang dragon clan. The dragon clans support each other and also check and balance each other.
"Just like my clan has the Azure Sky Realm, other dragon clans also have different secret realms. Each clan has already established rules. Any clan that wants to open a secret realm must notify other dragon clans. As long as the younger generation meets the requirements, they can go to the secret realm to train and seek opportunities."
Ji Tang: "In other words, before opening the secret realm, we must first notify the other young dragons, and then we can enter together after they arrive?"
Yu Jin: "That's right, so you and Jinzhou will stay here for the time being. When the elders of each tribe arrive with their younger generations, you can follow Huanmang into the Cangxiao Realm together, and you will have someone to look after you."
Jitang should be it.
It was already dawn when Jitang and Su Jinzhou came out of Longzhu Cave.
It was time for Long Zhu and Huan Mang to rest, so Ji Tang and Su Jin Zhou returned to the cave to practice.
When Su Jinzhou arrived at the cave entrance, he saw Ji Tang still following behind him and couldn't help asking, "What happened?"
Ji Tang was confused, "What's wrong? Practice!"
The two of them stared at each other.
Su Jinzhou: "Aren't you going back to your own cave to practice?"
Ji Tang shook his head as if it was a matter of course, "Let's practice together!"
Su Jinzhou looked confused, "How can we practice together?"
Ji Tang: "Of course you practice yours and I practice mine! Is it possible to practice dual cultivation?"
Su Jinzhou: "..."
He had experienced Ji Tang's words before. Apart from the fact that he almost lost his balance, he remained calm. "I won't interfere with your cultivation?"
Ji Tang: "No," she paused, "Oh... you think I'm affecting you, right?"
Su Jinzhou didn't shy away from saying, "That's the truth."
Ji Tang tutted his words, "Just be happy that I'm here to guide you!"
After saying that, he pushed Su Jinzhou into the cave.
One of them sat cross-legged on the stone bed, and the other sat on a soft animal skin mat on the ground.
Ji Tang was the one sitting on the ground. "Before the Core Formation stage, cultivators' cultivation speed is quite fast. You should try your best now and see if you can break through to the early stage of Fusion before entering the Secret Realm."
There is a threshold to cultivation from the very beginning.
Those with spiritual roots were qualified to embark on the path of cultivation, like Su Jinzhou. Those without spiritual roots, like Su Qianchen, would never be able to cultivate even if they were willing.
This is the first gap between monks and ordinary people.
The second gap is between monks.
The Golden Core Stage is a hurdle for cultivators. Only after crossing this hurdle and forming the Golden Core can a cultivator truly have a place in the world of cultivation.
This is an exaggeration.
To be more specific, every time a cultivator advances a level, he needs to make tremendous efforts and take risks.
There are two types of cross-levels: large level and small level.
Before the Golden Elixir stage, there are five major stages: foundation building, enlightenment, fusion, heart movement, and spiritual silence.
Each major stage has three minor stages: early, middle and late stages.
There is less risk in upgrading to a smaller level. Generally, as long as the spiritual power reaches a certain level, it can be upgraded naturally. As long as the cultivator is willing to put in the effort and time, upgrading is a matter of sooner or later.
However, there are exceptions.
There are monks who practice diligently and spend a lot of time but still cannot improve. They can only stay at a certain small level for their entire lives until their lifespan runs out.
It is more difficult to upgrade to a higher level.
Even when upgrading from the lowest level of foundation-building to the enlightenment stage, there are risks.
Many people with spiritual roots have worked hard to cultivate spiritual power and enter the foundation-building stage, but ultimately fail for various reasons when they reach the advancement to the enlightenment stage.
There are two possible outcomes of failure: minor injuries, disability, dementia, or possessedness; and major outcomes include explosion and death.
The gap between the Jindan stage and the Jindan stage is also a testament to whether a cultivator can gain a foothold in the world of cultivation.
Therefore, the cultivators who can truly reach the Golden Core stage are only one in a thousand.
It is even more difficult to advance further from the Jindan stage.
Even if you advance a small level, the cost will be as difficult as every big level before the Jindan stage.
This is why there are so few high-level cultivators in the world of cultivation.
Su Jinzhou had previously safely crossed the major stage from the foundation-building stage to the enlightenment stage, but he is now in the late enlightenment stage and is about to face the important stage of crossing the major stage to the fusion stage again.
It must be taken seriously.
Su Jinzhou: "The time is too short. It's impossible for me to reach the fusion stage so quickly."
Ji Tang moved to the side of the stone bed. "That's not necessarily true. Small-level advancement depends on the accumulation of spiritual power, while large-level advancement depends on the state of mind and emphasizes enlightenment. As long as your state of mind is improved, your spirit will naturally improve. Each large-level advancement requires a lot of preparation, so you have to prepare in advance."
Before the Jindan stage, small-level advancement relies on the accumulation of spiritual power.
Quantitative change leads to qualitative change, and when it accumulates to a certain level, it can be promoted to a higher level.
The big level is actually the level of the soul. Every time the big level is upgraded, the level of the soul is upgraded.
The most important thing in improving the soul is the state of mind.
Ji Tang: "The time for the major rank promotion is not decided by you. Many cultivators will prepare magic weapons and elixirs in advance as soon as they reach the later stages, in order to prevent sudden enlightenment and cross-level. If you don't prepare in advance, you will be caught off guard when the time comes!"
Su Jinzhou: "Then I will go down the mountain later to look for some magic weapons and elixirs."
Ji Tang leaned slightly to the side, took off the storage bag from his waist and threw it to him, "Don't bother, I still have a lot of stock in the storage bag, you can take your pick."
Su Jinzhou took it but didn't put it away. "These are all things you have saved for a long time. How can I use them?"
Ji Tang was annoyed by his nagging. "Well, just use it if you want. Why should we distinguish between yours and mine? I don't care about anything valuable. Everything in there is very basic. Whether it's magic weapons or elixirs, to put it bluntly, they are all consumables. What's the value of putting them in the storage bag?"
She winked at Su Jinzhou, "Right, Junior Brother?"
Su Jinzhou always called her by her own name. "Then I'll use it. Thank you, Junior Sister."
Ji Tang curled his lips and moved back to his original seat in disappointment.
Su Jinzhou smiled quickly and saw Jitang sitting cross-legged and practicing with his eyes closed.
He rubbed the storage bag with his thumb. There was no restriction on it. He easily probed his spiritual sense into the bag and began to select usable magic weapons and pills.
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