Chapter 191 You are a genius, then what is he?
Hearing Yu Tianqi's words, Jiang Qing couldn't refute for a while.
Because she could feel Yu Tianqi's obsession at this moment, which was so strong that it was almost beyond words.
In fact, obsession is not necessarily a bad thing for a monk.
Because as long as the obsession can be broken, the monk's state of mind can often be sublimated.
Especially for cultivators in the Jindan stage.
After all, the Jindan stage wants to break through to the Yuanying stage.
In addition to going through the Dan-forming thunder tribulation, one also has to go through a "test of conscience".
The test of conscience is different from the thunder tribulation. Whether one can pass it has nothing to do with the cultivator's own cultivation, talent, or Taoism.
It only values the character of the monks.
This is also why many talented geniuses make rapid progress in their cultivation before the Golden Core stage, but after reaching the Golden Core stage, they cannot make any progress for decades or even hundreds of years.
The core reason is that their character is not good enough.
Tao heart, this is not just talk.
The reason why Bian Shouyi is so highly regarded by Canjian Taoist and Jiang Dongliu is that he not only has outstanding talent in swordsmanship, but his Taoist heart is also extremely firm.
This means that there is a high probability that Bian Shouyi will be able to break through the "Guardian of Questioning the Heart" and achieve the Nascent Soul stage in the future.
A similar situation happened to Jiang Dongliu.
After all, firmly believing that you are the best in the world and never wavering in this belief is a kind of firm determination.
In a sense, as long as you have identified a path and firmly believe that it is the right one, you should keep going forward unswervingly.
That is considered a kind of Tao heart.
This is true for both righteous monks and evil monks.
Therefore, cultivators who can reach the Nascent Soul stage are all those who have a firm faith in the Tao.
The same is true for Luo Changming, the deputy leader of the Black Lotus Sect at this time.
He is not only a cultivator in the Nascent Soul stage, but also a person with great supernatural powers who has entered the realm of Dao.
This shows that even though Luo Changming joined the Black Lotus Sect, he still walked on the path he believed was right.
It is precisely because of this that Yu Tianqi really wants to know what Luo Changming is thinking.
I want to know what he firmly believes is the right path.
This idea became an invisible shackle that directly trapped Yu Tianqi.
It is a very terrible thing for the heart of Tao to be obscured by dust.
Because although it will not change the cultivation, qualifications, and talents of a cultivator, it can, in a sense, completely change a person.
Yu Tianqi used to be fearless.
But after what happened to Luo Changming, Yu Tianqi changed.
He is no longer as vigorous as before, but more like an old man who is about to die.
Jiang Qing looked at him, and after realizing that he couldn't persuade him, he sighed and said, "Although I still think your current obsession is meaningless, I still respect your choice."
"But you should understand that you, who are trapped by obsession, are far from being just a matter of stopping at the Golden Core Stage."
"The relationship between the strange beasts of the mountains and seas and the monks of the mountains and seas is the result of mutual selection. You were once recognized by Wuzhiqi, but now you should be hated by it, right?"
In response, Yu Tianqi remained silent.
After hearing this, Mu Xiaoye, who was standing by, finally understood why Yu Tianqi always changed the subject whenever she and Xiao Lu said they wanted to see Yu Tianqi's exotic beasts from the mountains and seas.
This is because the other party was no longer able to summon Wuzhiqi at this time.
A chief administrator of the Mountain and Sea Division is unable to summon his own mountain and sea monsters.
For a palmist, this is not much different from breaking an arm.
Not to mention that the one who couldn't be summoned was Wuzhiqi who had once reached the Sixth Division level.
Jiang Qing walked past the silent Yu Tianqi and sat down directly in Ping An Noodle House. He said, "You decide your own affairs. I am just giving you some advice from the perspective of someone who has experienced it."
"Whether you listen to these suggestions or not is not up to me."
"Okay, let's stop talking about this and let me try your cooking skills."
"I'm curious whether you can make a dough that satisfies me if you put down the stick and pick up the rolling pin."
Hearing this, Yu Tianqi suddenly laughed: "Then please have a taste, Sister Qing."
After saying that, Yu Tianqi began to knead the dough seriously.
He looked so serious, as if he was not making noodles but facing a serious battle.
Although Mu Xiaoye has a lively personality, she now understands that the atmosphere between Jiang Qing and Yu Tianqi is a bit strange.
Even though she usually treats Jiang Qing disrespectfully, it looks like a younger sister treats her own older sister.
But in the final analysis, Jiang Qing is still a Nascent Soul stage cultivator of Wanye Immortal Sect.
He is a figure who ranks highly in the Wanye Immortal Sect and even in the entire Immortal Alliance.
Once she gets serious, her invisible aura will still make people around her feel a strong sense of oppression.
At this moment, Mu Xiaoye felt this sense of oppression, which made her dare not speak nonsense.
It felt like she was back to her first class as a child.
Jiang Qing is the teacher and I am her student.
For a moment, there was no other sound in the entire Ping'an Noodle House except the sound of Yu Tianqi kneading dough.
Just when Mu Xiaoye was feeling a little breathless due to the invisible aura of the two people, a man stepped into the noodle shop.
The moment he appeared, the cold atmosphere in the noodle shop instantly eased a lot.
"Uncle Tian, Xiao Ye, what are you doing?"
Lu Chen walked into the noodle shop and looked at the three people inside in surprise.
When Mu Xiaoye saw Lu Chen appear, she ran to his side in a hurry as if she had grabbed a life-saving straw.
Under Lu Chen's surprised eyes, Mu Xiaoye pulled him to sit opposite Jiang Qing.
Lu Chen was somewhat confused about this.
Because she always felt that Mu Xiaoye seemed very nervous at this moment.
As for the reason why she was nervous, Lu Chen couldn't guess it for the time being.
However, he could sense the strange atmosphere in the noodle shop.
With a hint of curiosity, Lu Chen's eyes turned into lotus shapes.
The next second, the confrontation between two invisible auras appeared clearly before his eyes.
On one side is the green aura surrounding Jiang Qing, and on the other side is the golden aura surrounding Yu Tianqi.
But Yu Tianqi, who was extremely powerful in Lu Chen's eyes, was suppressed by Jiang Qing to the point that he could only confine his aura to the three-acre area around the chopping board.
Most of the noodle shop was covered by Jiang Qing's aura.
It seemed that in front of Jiang Qing, Yu Tianqi was just a stubborn stone in the storm.
Apart from barely protecting himself, he was unable to offer any resistance.
"Is this Xiaoye's new protector?"
Although Lu Chen only saw the imposing scene inside the noodle shop, he also got to know Jiang Qing's strength from the side.
Curiosity killed the cat. Lu Chen couldn't help but want to observe Jiang Qing carefully, so he looked at Jiang Qing who was sitting opposite him calmly.
But the next second, Lu Chen felt a fierce green flame coming towards him.
The scorching fire wave immediately made Lu Chen subconsciously close his eyes and shed tears.
"Little friend, it is very dangerous to rashly spy on a Nascent Soul cultivator."
"Although your pupil technique is good, for us who have already achieved the state of soul transformation, your immature soul cannot withstand our soul light."
Hearing Jiang Qing's words, Lu Chen, who had opened his eyes again, said respectfully: "Master Jiang is right, it is the boy Meng Lang who is being reckless."
Although Mu Xiaoye didn't know what exactly happened between Lu Chen and Jiang Qing, she still guessed a little from their conversation.
So she looked at Jiang Qing without hesitation and said, "Sister Qing, Xiao Lu didn't mean any harm, why did you hit him? You are in the Nascent Soul stage, and he is only in the Foundation Establishment stage. What if you accidentally hurt him?"
“…”
Jiang Qing, who had wanted to take this opportunity to teach Lu Chen a lesson, was silenced by Mu Xiaoye's words.
No, it was obviously your boyfriend who was impolite and rashly spied on a cultivator in the Nascent Soul stage.
But why do you say it as if I am deliberately looking for trouble? Young Master, your position is too crooked, isn't it? Fortunately, Lu Chen hurriedly said, "Xiao Ye, you misunderstood. Master Jiang didn't do anything. It's just that I couldn't bear the power of the soul light of the Nascent Soul Stage."
"It's like an ordinary person looking directly at the sun with the naked eye. I'm a little ignorant."
"Really?"
Mu Xiaoye looked at Lu Chen suspiciously, as if saying, "If you feel threatened, just blink your eyes and I will help you!"
But I swear to God, what Lu Chen said was true.
He even felt that his metaphor was quite apt.
When a cultivator reaches the Nascent Soul stage, the strength of his soul is indeed similar to the sun compared to that of a cultivator in the Foundation Establishment stage.
If one peeks in rashly, even the Nascent Soul cultivators don't need to do anything, the Foundation Establishment cultivators will be hurt by those soul lights.
Just now, Lu Chen felt a stinging pain in his eyes because he looked directly into Jiang Qing's soul light.
This was because Jiang Qing restrained himself and Lu Chen did not continue to watch stubbornly.
Otherwise, it would not be as simple as shedding tears, he might even go blind.
After Lu Chen's help, Mu Xiaoye no longer pursued the matter.
Jiang Qing also saw from this point the position of Lu Chen in Mu Xiaoye's heart.
Thinking of the information about Lu Chen that he had read, Jiang Qing couldn't help but ask, "Little friend, have you really entered the Hedao realm?"
Lu Chen nodded.
After getting this answer, Jiang Qing said with emotion: "Young people nowadays are really amazing. Back then, we were already at the level of geniuses even if we entered the Dao-integration realm during the Foundation Establishment period, not to mention entering the Dao-entry realm during the Foundation Establishment period."
"Your talent is so terrifying that even the young master can hardly compare to you."
"But the better the talent, the easier it is to develop obsession. You can't learn from the idiot on the other side and take on the mistakes made by others on your own shoulders, thus causing your own cultivation to stagnate."
"So if you have any problems in the future, don't keep them in your heart."
"Tell others and let them work together to find a solution. There is no shame in that."
"Okay, Sister Qing, stop using me as an example and try my cooking."
Just when Jiang Qing wanted to say something, Yu Tianqi brought three bowls of beef noodles and placed them in front of the three people.
After seeing this scene, Jiang Qing stopped trying to be a teacher.
She looked at the beef noodles in front of her and praised them in a rare moment: "Not bad, Xiao Qi. Judging from the appearance alone, your beef noodles are no worse than those cooked by some of the older chefs in our sect."
Yu Tianqi wiped his palms with his apron and said with a smile: "Of course, after all, I have been studying this for ten years. If it really didn't work, my noodle shop would have closed down long ago."
Jiang Qing smiled and said, "But it's not enough to just look good. After all, appearance is appearance and inner is inner. No matter how good the appearance is, if the inner is rotten, then everything is nothing but a mirage, a castle in the air."
Some people seem to be talking about noodles, but it seems that they are not talking about noodles.
Hearing this, Yu Tianqi smiled bitterly.
He didn't expect that even at this point, Jiang Qing would still find a way to criticize him. This was really making things difficult for him.
In fact, Jiang Qing rarely talks so much.
Today I just met an old acquaintance, so I talked a little more.
Although he said it unintentionally, he listened intentionally.
After hearing this, Lu Chen had no idea what he was thinking about. His eyes gradually became blurry, as if he had fallen into some kind of enlightenment.
This change of his instantly attracted the attention of Yu Tianqi and Jiang Qing.
The two looked at Lu Chen in surprise, and saw some sword intent beginning to appear faintly around Lu Chen.
Among these sword intentions, there is a strange sea of blood with a blood moon in the sky, and there is a deep and dark boundless dragon abyss.
There is the Tianshan Yaochi where lotus flowers bloom, and there is the desolate and silent place where all things are forbidden.
"Sister Qing, Xiao Lu..."
"Shh, this kid is a bit scary. He can actually get enlightenment just by listening to a few words. Don't disturb him."
Jiang Qing was right. After listening to her words criticizing Yu Tianqi, Lu Chen really understood a lot from it.
Before coming to the noodle shop, Lu Chen had never found a way to advance from the Hedao realm to the Huadao realm.
But just now, he suddenly felt that he had found the crucial 'key'.
And the key is the so-called "external" and "internal", or a symbiotic relationship similar to yin and yang.
The sword intent, after all, is just a concrete manifestation of the path of cultivation.
The effect and power of sword intent, after all, all depend on the cultivator's own understanding of Tao and his own cultivation.
The sword power of the Hedao realm can allow Lu Chen to cross levels and defeat Jindan stage cultivators.
But it couldn't help him defeat the Nascent Soul Stage.
It is the same even if that person has not even entered the Dao realm at the Nascent Soul stage.
Therefore, in a sense, the sword intent is external, while the cultivator himself is internal.
Lu Chen had always thought that things like sword intent should be something that could be broken through naturally as long as one could comprehend a certain realm.
But after what Jiang Qing just said, Lu Chen suddenly realized that things might not be that simple.
If a cultivator is compared to a fighter jet, then the sword intent is the engine of the fighter jet.
What currently limits the power of this fighter is not the engine, but the fighter itself.
The reason why he was unable to continue improving his sword intent to the Hedao realm was because his cultivation, his body, and his soul could no longer withstand the sword intent of a higher level.
When a barrel is full of water and you want to put more water in it, you must first find a way to make the barrel bigger.
Carrying the sword intent of the Hedao realm in the foundation-building period, this is already the limit of the foundation-building period.
The Dao Transformation Realm is something that he, who is only in the Foundation Establishment Stage, cannot grasp.
Therefore, he must now find ways to improve his cultivation and soul strength as much as possible.
Only in this way can you harness higher levels of power.
[After a special epiphany, you understand the key to entering the Dao Transformation Realm...]
[Minimum requirements for the Dao Transformation Realm: Soul reaches the ‘realm’, cultivation reaches the Golden Core Stage, and comprehends at least one sword intent of the Dao He Realm]
The realm of soul and spirit, this is something Lu Chen only understood after he reached the foundation-building stage.
Virtual world, real world, Nascent Soul, Primordial Spirit...
This is the realm of the soul.
At the moment, Lu Chen is only at the virtual realm soul, which means he can slightly display some soul skills, but his strength is not high and will shatter at the slightest touch.
Previously, he was too obsessed with the level of his skills and neglected his own level of cultivation.
And for now, he is the only one who will encounter this problem.
After all, it is difficult for most cultivators to reach the Hedao realm before the Jindan stage, let alone break through to the Huadao realm.
Therefore, the problems faced by most cultivators are exactly the opposite of Lu Chen's.
They are barrels big enough, but not enough water to fill them.
This was also the reason why Qingyun Sect's headmaster Gu Liqing was unable to answer Lu Chen's questions.
After all, he never thought that what restricted Lu Chen was his cultivation and soul.
You have to know that before Lu Chen, no one had ever tried to reach the Dao Transformation Realm during the Foundation Establishment Stage.
"It seems like you have learned a lot?"
Just when Lu Chen had just finished his epiphany, a voice came from the opposite side of him.
He raised his head and saw Jiang Qing who was looking at him with a smile.
After thinking for a moment, Lu Chen said respectfully, "Thank you for your guidance, I have benefited a lot."
"No, this is just your own amazing understanding, it has nothing to do with me."
"I said that to warn you, little Qizi. Who knew you would actually gain some insights?"
"You're getting old, young people nowadays are really different. I'm afraid it won't be long before you can catch up with us old guys."
As he spoke, Jiang Qing, who had already picked up the chopsticks, suddenly looked at Yu Tianqi and said, "See, Xiao Qizi, if you keep trapping yourself here, not to mention our peers, even these juniors will soon catch up with you."
"So how come you are in the mood to open a noodle shop at your age? Is this what you should do?"
After being scolded by Jiang Qing several times, Yu Tianqi was a little overwhelmed.
"Sister Qing, you just said that others are others and I am myself. Xiao Lu has a good understanding and high aptitude, so he can improve his cultivation quickly. What does this have to do with me?"
"Huh? You mean I was wrong?"
Seeing Jiang Qing put down his chopsticks and prepare to fight with him, Yu Tianqi instantly shrank his head.
"No, sister, you misunderstood. That's not what I meant."
"Hmph, that's good that there isn't one."
Although he was a strong old man who was nearly two meters tall, Yu Tianqi was easily controlled by Jiang Qing, who was only 1.7 meters tall.
The world of cultivating immortals... is so hierarchical! Although Yu Tianqi really wanted to say something like "Thirty years in the east, thirty years in the west, don't bully the old and poor."
But given his current situation, let alone thirty years, even if he were given another three hundred years, he would not be able to break through to the Nascent Soul stage!
Dare to provoke me? Sister Qing, you kicked cotton! Seeing Yu Tianqi being defeated again, she could only stay where she was and keep silent.
Lu Chen and Mu Xiaoye on the side were both amused.
How could they not see by now that the reason Jiang Qing had been targeting Yu Tianqi was essentially because he was disappointed in him and he had no ill intentions.
There was no need for these two younger generations to meddle in the affairs of their elders. They could just sit there and watch the show! "Hmm? Aunt Qing, why are you here too? It turns out that you are the one that the Wanye Immortal Sect sent to be the protector of the Phoenix Tribulation cultivator this time. Why didn't the family tell me?"
Jiang Dongliu brought Bian Shouyi to Ping'an Noodle House and was surprised to see Jiang Qing sitting inside.
When Jiang Qing saw Jiang Dongliu appear, he didn't even eat the noodles, and his figure disappeared instantly.
When he appeared again, he was already next to Jiang Dongliu and grabbed his ear with one hand.
"It hurts, it hurts, Aunt Qing, what are you doing?"
"What? You have the guts to ask me what I do!"
"Our Jiang family is an immortal family of the Wanye Immortal Sect, but you actually went to the Qingdao Palace to seek the truth. What do you want to do? You are forgetting your roots, aren't you?"
"I was in seclusion before, so I didn't have time to punish you. Now you come to me on your own. I must teach you a lesson on behalf of your mother, you unfilial son!"
"No, give me some face, Aunt Qing. There are many outsiders here. Let's talk about it when we get back."
Perhaps he didn't want to make his family's dirty laundry known to others, so Jiang Qing snorted coldly, glared at Jiang Dongliu, and went back to eat his noodles.
But as soon as she sat down, she said unhappily: "Tell me, what are you doing here, don't tell me you are here to eat noodles."
"Aunt Qing, it's a misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding. I just heard from people in No. 1 Middle School that Junior Brother Lu is here, so I brought Junior Brother Bian here. If I had…"
"If anything, if you knew I was here, you wouldn't have come, right?"
"I, I didn't mean that..."
Jiang Dongliu scratched his cheek awkwardly, obviously because Jiang Qing had exposed his true feelings.
"Humph, you better not mean that. If you have anything to say, just say it now, and then get out of here. I get angry when I see you."
Jiang Dongliu nodded hurriedly, behaving very well.
Then he looked at Lu Chen and asked, "Brother Lu, are you free now?"
Lu Chen was stunned for a moment, then he subconsciously said, "Senior Jiang, is there anything I can do for you? I do have some free time right now."
"That's a good feeling!"
Jiang Dongliu clapped his hands, straightened his collar which had just been messed up by Jiang Qing, and resumed his former demeanor as the number one prodigy in Qingzhou.
"It's like this. You, me, and Junior Brother Bian are all sword practitioners. I would like to spar with you and let Junior Brother Bian observe from the side. This way, perhaps he can learn something."
"Besides that, I am very interested in your sword skills at the Hedao level, Junior Brother Lu. I wonder if you would be able to teach me a little?"
"Oh, you're learning from me? Xiaodong, you really don't know the difference between big and small kings. Don't think that you can look down on your peers just because you are in the Jindan stage. Be careful, or your Dao heart will be broken."
Jiang Dongliu looked at Jiang Qing and said unhappily, "Aunt Qing, I am the number one genius in Qinghe Dao Academy after all, why do you think so little of me?"
It would have been better if he hadn't said this. Jiang Qing became even happier after he said it.
Recalling what he had just said, Lu Chen suddenly had an epiphany on the spot.
Jiang Qing put down his chopsticks, wiped his mouth, and said disdainfully: "You are a genius? Then what is Mr. Lu sitting opposite me?"
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