Chapter 401 Thirty-Six Methods of Condensing Immortal Thunder
When Shi Xuan heard Dou Tianfeng asking for his name, he actually wanted to imitate Master Jiang and improvise a poem, mentioning his name without leaving any trace, which would make him look quite like a master. However, Shi Xuan had never been a poet in his past lives, and could only write crooked poems and doggerel poems without rhythm.
Although he was a scholar in one of his lives in the illusion, the remaining moments were not about this, so Shi Xuan gave up the idea of writing a poem, so as not to lose face.
There were quite a few poems that fit the scene that he had heard in his previous life, but he couldn't recite to this kid something like "First there was Hongjun, then there was the sky, and I was even before Hongjun", "The leader of the Xuanmen. One breath turns the sky into the mystery", "The two yin and yang of Taiji and the four images are still in the palm of my hand", "The solemn body with the same life as the sky, the great master who has experienced tribulations and enlightened his mind"?
Even with Shi Xuan's bad taste, it was hard to read these poems, so Shi Xuan just said lightly: "I am Shi Xuan."
Dou Tianfeng was stunned, thinking that the name sounded familiar. After a little thought, he immediately remembered that he had seen this name in the sect's classics, and he was still talking about it just now!
It was the senior cultivator who was ranked the fastest in the sect's advanced Qi-drawing speed with the seventh-generation leader Xu Zhifei, Shi Xuan! Patriarch Xu Zhifei is a genuine Yuanshen Zhenren. To be able to create a record with him, the realm of this senior Shi should not be low. I heard that he achieved the top-grade golden elixir more than two hundred years ago, and he should have been a Yinshen Venerable.
But aren't the Yinshen Venerables who have advanced to the top-grade golden elixir in the sect all in closed-door retreat? Dou Tianfeng was puzzled, but he didn't dare to ask about such sect secrets. He quickly bowed and said: "Disciple greets Senior Shi, thank Senior Shi for your guidance."
"If there is nothing else, you can leave." Shi Xuan waved his hand to indicate that he didn't need to be polite.
After Dou Tianfeng left, Shi Xuan closed his eyes and began to practice immortal arts.
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There was no sun or moon in the mountains, and guarding the Tianya Haijiao Tower was quite leisurely. Forty-one years passed in the blink of an eye.
Shi Xuan sat on the second floor of the Tianya Haijiao Tower, his face solemn and his eyes closed.
Above the Yuanshen, the thirty-six Taoist inscriptions of Shenxiao Leifa had been perfected after twenty-eight years of practice. After Shi Xuan practiced the immortal art of "Shenxiao Zhenlei" hard, these Taoist inscriptions moved slowly for five or six years and gathered together, almost forming a complete immortal inscription.
In the Yuanshen, Shi Xuan, according to the talisman characters on the "Shenxiao Zhenlei", struggled to visualize two black and white characters full of lightning, which were slightly different from the ordinary Kaitian Yangwen and Chuangshi Yinwen.
Carefully controlling the two talisman characters and letting them fall on the place where the thirty-six Taoist inscriptions gathered was Shi Xuan's daily homework for the past seven or eight years.
As the last two runes fell on the incomplete inscription, the entire inscription twisted and kept rotating, emitting thirty-six kinds of brilliance. Finally, the brilliance was condensed into a small immortal technique inscription, with lightning flashing, lively and agile, mysterious and vicissitudes, dangerous and terrifying.
Shi Xuan grabbed his hand and saw that the entire second floor was filled with various colors of lightning, rolling like water, including azure blue, bright purple, pure green, bright silver, snow white, red, yellow brown, dark black, etc. As Shi Xuan's mind moved, all the lightning turned snow white.
Although these lightnings were still some distance away from the bookshelf and the ground, and their power was restrained, a thin layer of frost was also formed on them, which looked like the cold winter.
"Finally, I have practiced the Shenxiao True Method." Shi Xuan collected the lightning and sighed happily. Except for the Five Elements Immortal Sword and the Two Principles Dust, which would take at least ten or twenty years, Shi Xuan successfully practiced the other immortal techniques that could be practiced directly in the past one or two years.
As for those who cannot be cultivated directly, those who are suitable for their own skills will probably take a hundred years. Those who are not suitable for their skills will probably have to go through one or two heavenly tribulations. Only after they understand and master the laws of heaven and earth more deeply, they may be able to advance to the level of immortal arts.
Shi Xuan closed his eyes again and began to feel and comprehend several other immortal arts. Although immortal arts must go through a heavenly tribulation to cultivate to the second level, the same first-level immortal arts also have the difference between mastering them or not. After all, immortal arts are not just an inscription, but also a fusion with the laws of heaven and earth. The more thorough the understanding, the more harmonious the fusion with the laws of heaven and earth. After the second heavenly tribulation, it will be easier to advance.
The power difference between being very proficient and not very proficient in a first-level immortal art is like the difference between the five-layer treasure ban and the one-layer treasure ban of a magic weapon. It does not have the ability to crush easily, but it can firmly suppress one.
As Shi Xuan's thoughts moved, a black talisman paper that looked dark and deep, like the dark night sky, appeared in front of Shi Xuan.
Shi Xuan stretched out his finger and drew a line on it. On the black talisman paper, a dozen dark red words appeared immediately, such as "After three breaths, there will be heavy rain in Penglai Sect, which will last for two breaths." It seemed to be written by a red pen, or condensed by old blood, weird, mysterious and attractive.
In Penglai Sect, it was a sunny day today, and the disciples coming and going seemed leisurely and happy.
But suddenly, the sky darkened, and heavy rain fell from the sky without warning, pouring on the unprepared disciples. If their Taoist robes had not had a simple rain shelter function, I'm afraid there would be many more drowned chickens.
They were about to curse, but the rain stopped and the sky suddenly brightened. It was another sunny day, but there were a few more rainbows after the rain.
The disciples looked at each other, thinking that this matter was quite strange. They all suspected which Jindan Grandmaster was practicing the Taoist art of raising clouds and raining. Even the disciples and elders of the Soul Stage were no exception. They were more curious about why there was no fluctuation of mana or spiritual energy.
As for the Jindan Grandmasters, they pointed their suspicion at Master Shi. He was the only one who could create such a scene in the sect. However, they were also curious about why there was no fluctuation of mana or spiritual energy, like normal weather changes!
After practicing and understanding the "Cause and Effect Book", a black and white Bagua appeared in front of Shi Xuan. One Qian, two Dui, three Li, four Zhen, five Xun, six Kan, seven Gen, and eight Kun, with a blank in the center.
The hexagram changed unpredictably, absorbing the surrounding breath. As the Tai Chi diagram separated a virtual shadow and fell in the middle of the innate Bagua, forming a black and white Tai Chi shape, Shi Xuan immediately felt that his soul was ethereal, as if he could feel something in the dark through the innate Bagua.
After finishing the immortal art of "Xiantian Bagua", Shi Xuan moved the position of the Tai Chi diagram in his soul to the inscription pattern and connected it to it, so that he could also have the ability to sense danger on a whim at ordinary times. In other words, although he has not yet survived the first heavenly tribulation, Shi Xuan is actually not much different from the first-tribulation Yangshen Zhenren.
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In the Tianshu Peak Jietian Hall, the ceremony of becoming a true disciple has just been completed, and only the headmaster Lingxing and the new true disciple Dou Tianfeng are left.
Dou Tianfeng was deeply moved. After advancing to the Qi Induction, his experience was ups and downs, just like the legends of those senior Zhenren he had read, with dangers and opportunities, bitterness and sweetness. Now he has finally sharpened his heart and stepped into the steps of the union of spirit and soul.
Then he saw the headmaster Lingxing smiled and said: "In fact, there is one last step in the ceremony of becoming a true disciple. You follow the old Taoist."
"One more step?" Dou Tianfeng was slightly surprised. Wasn't the ceremony over?
Lingxing looked at him with a smile: "True disciples are to inherit the sect's tradition, so they naturally have to pay homage to the sect's Yuanshen Zhenren and receive one of the three true teachings from them." Tang Mo advanced to Yinshen more than 20 years ago and went to other worlds, so this kind of thing that should have been said by the master was done by Lingxing.
Although Dou Tianfeng has experienced a lot in these years, he has never touched the level of Yuanshen. In addition, Master Tang Mo left the world when he was traveling outside, and many things of the sect were not told to him in time, so Dou Tianfeng's expression was wonderful and indescribable: "Could it be that the legend is true, and there are Yuanshen Zhenren in the secret place of our sect who are practicing and guarding the sect?" Surprise, excitement, joy, and pride are mixed.
"Haha, our sect has four ancestors above Yuanshen, two are traveling outside, and one is in seclusion. At present, the one who can be met in the sect is Shi Zhenren." Lingxing's answer confirmed Dou Tianfeng's question.
Dou Tianfeng followed Lingxing and walked onto a small path to the Heavenly Palace. His surprise had subsided, and what remained was excitement and joy. In the cultivation world, there had not been a Yuanshen Zhenren appearing before ordinary cultivators for many years, and all the things about them had long become legends. Now that he could see a legendary figure, and he was from his own sect, how could he not be excited and happy.
Circling around along the path, Dou Tianfeng found that he had actually walked to the back of the Tianya Haijiao Tower. Could it be that the Zhenren was guarding the third floor of the Tianya Haijiao Tower, which no one dared to go up to normally?
Wait, Zhenren Shi? Zhenren Shi!!
How is this possible? ! Senior Shi has achieved the upper-grade golden elixir for less than three hundred years!! ! Those legendary senior Zhenren, starting from the Yinshen, took at least three to five hundred years to advance!
Although the Yuanshen Zhenren has become a legend, the temptation and difficulty of achieving the Yuanshen and achieving longevity have repeatedly appeared in every classic story. How can someone soar from the golden elixir to the Yuanshen in less than three hundred years!
When he thought of this possibility, Dou Tianfeng felt that his common sense was overturned, and a storm rose in his heart. It seemed, probably, and possibly, that there was a similar speed in the ancient legend.
In a trance, Dou Tianfeng followed the head of Lingxing to the third floor. As expected, he saw Shi Xuan, who was wearing a plain green Taoist robe, sitting on the central cushion with a smile. On the green jade table behind him were nine jade slips with flowing light. Before Lin Luo left, he placed two external Taoist soul skills here for the convenience of the Yin God Venerables to exchange.
After Dou Tianfeng was shocked to the maximum, he regained his consciousness and bowed with great respect: "Disciple greets Master Shi."
Shi Xuan also didn't like complicated ceremonies, so he smiled and said: "Okay, after the worship, even if the ceremony of the true disciple is completed, have you thought about which true disciple and which two Taoist arts to choose?"
Although Dou Tianfeng was used to the solemn but not gorgeous, even simple and crude ceremonies of the Penglai Sect, he had never seen a ceremony completed so simply. He almost didn't come back to his senses. He sighed in his heart that Master Yuanshen was indeed informal and free and easy: "Disciple chooses "Shenxiao True Method", Tianlei Dun and Leishen Thorn."
When he got the skills and Taoist arts and left, he sighed in his heart: "Sure enough, those who guard the important places of the sect such as the Classics Building are extraordinary people."