During the battle with Duan Wuqian, at the last moment of killing this man and the collapse of his Zi Mansion, he glimpsed a hint of the truth about his flying sword skills.
That is, when he died, he did not see the flying sword escape!
The flying sword is gone? How is this possible?
If he was killed in Houzi, Gujian Wuming would definitely be there, either taken away by others or escaping on his own. There was no possibility of the third situation, but Duan Wuqian was exactly in this third situation.
There is no flying sword entity, but there are extremely pure energy fluctuations spreading, as if what is being chopped is not a person, but a ball of energy.
Onlookers would think that this was a phenomenon where the monk's huge mana was out of control, but Hou Zi knew it was not the case, at least not entirely; there was also an unfamiliar form of power hidden in the disintegration of mana. As a swordsman's intuition, he knew that it was Duan.
Wu Qian’s flying sword in Zi Mansion!
It's just that his flying sword is not an entity, but a ball of energy. That's why he can use the sword light to differentiate into five sword lights when he is in the natural state of the sky, just like five flying swords.
This is the reason why Duan Wuqianfei's swordsmanship is so sharp, and it is also what Li Chuping calls his talent in swordsmanship.
He admitted that Duan Wuqian was indeed extremely talented. He could think things that others would not dare to think and do things that others would not dare to do. He had raised the mainstream flying swordsmanship to a new level; but Hou Zi just picked up a book that others had read.
It's just an unimpressive swordsmanship.
He was plagiarizing, but Duan Wuqian was creating his own. It is self-evident which one is better and which one is worse.
Now, the plagiarist has the last laugh. He decides to continue plagiarizing and carry forward Duan Wuqian's work. This can be regarded as the greatest respect for the deceased, right?
During the six months since he returned to Suimo City, this is what he did every day!
This was a very difficult challenge, because he didn't know anything except that Duan Wuqian's flying sword was actually a compressed energy body.
What is the nature of this energy body? How is it gathered? How does it take root in Zifu? What is the mechanism of issuing a sword? How does the sword light differentiate? Is the relationship with Zifu coexisting or independent of each other?
He doesn't know anything, because those who know have been sent to the underworld by him.
He could only explore on his own and keep trying, but after half a year he had not gained anything at all. He used all the sword-refining methods known today to do this thing, and basically ended in failure. This was the reason why he was often depressed recently.
If there is no entity, how can we achieve no entity?
The traditional way of sharpening the sword obviously cannot achieve the goal, but he has not learned that there are other ways?
When Duan Wuqian's Tao disappeared, he could clearly feel that the energy in his Zifu belonged to the pure yang, which meant that his skills were rooted in pure yang, but he did not understand pure yang. Obviously
There is no time to understand Chunyang and reach Duan Wuqian's level in just twenty years.
He believes that the technique is not important, but the way of condensing energy is important.
Duan Wuqian uses pure yang, he should also use five elements instead. This is not a question of the main method, but how to implement the method in Zifu.
No clue at all.
Now there is only one last method left, which is Gusou's suggestion, White Snake's reminder, and his intuition.
Planting strange stone orchids in this courtyard and planting sword species in Zifu closely connect the two aspects, complementing each other and causing each other.
This is a very feasible method. The reason why he did not choose this method immediately was because he had two concerns.
When it comes to time, he has no time plan for how long it will take to grow a strange stone orchid. It may be within twenty years, but it is more likely to be more than twenty years. This is not something he can decide.
If the time exceeds twenty years and misses the drop of Yuwai Lingqing, everything will be meaningless.
Second, as a side effect, the process of planting strange stone orchids is also a process of preparing to form a pill. He has been in the natural state for decades, and of course he has reached the point of preparing to form a pill. It is just not as urgent as Tang Yan and Han Tiangang. But this step
It’s always something to live through.
The world of cultivation is so wonderful. Many people think about forming pills day and night, and some people try every possible means to delay it. Talent and potential are fully reflected at this time. Just when most monks still regard pill formation as a dangerous path, those who are the most
Excellent practitioners have already set their sights on higher goals.
Tang Yan was like this, Han Tiangang was like this, and Hou Zi was like this too.
If the strange stone orchid is planted in this yard, and the sword seed is naturally planted in Zifu, there is a great possibility that such a situation will occur, and he will push himself to the last step before forming the pill.
It's also a joke. He who is good at helping others also helped himself?
Because of these two reasons, he has been hesitant, but now he has no choice, conventional methods are no longer effective, and he can't find a better way except this way.
He had also placed his hope that Gusou would appear again to give guidance, but the old man came and went without a trace, and the dragon had no head or tail, so where could he find it?
"You don't hate Shimen?" White Snake asked a very strange question.
Hou Zi smiled and said, "I am no longer young, I am not so sensitive and fragile, and I am not so naive that I think the world is centered on me and everyone is protecting me like a treasure.
In Shanmen, I have like-minded friends and elders who often help me, so I should be content.
As for suppression, where is there no suppression? The same suppression applies to other orthodox traditions! Even if you are a mortal, no one will suppress you? Even if you go to the street to beg for food, someone will suppress you. This is the characteristic of human society. People must start to adapt as soon as they are born.
If you can stand it, live, if you can't, die."
"You are quite open-minded."
"When people pass by and stand, they can look away. Thunder and rain and dew are all gifts from God. Just adapt. Why, you only want rain and dew, but don't like thunder?
I have my own ideas, and the sect has its rules. If I were a real person in the sect and encountered such a troublesome disciple, I would be the first to kill him! In this sense, the real person of the Yan sect is very good, but it is a bit uncomfortable.
Like a swordsman.
One cannot forget one's roots. Everything I have today is mainly because I have an environment like Shanmen. Putting this aside to talk about my own opportunities and efforts is just nonsense!
So I don’t blame Shimen, I will go back in the future and make it better.
Because we all have the same dream, the dream of kendo, which is more important than the sect."
After a pause, he made a decision, "Starting from tomorrow, I may have to stay in seclusion for a long time to grow orchids, so I will leave the flower shop to you..."
White Snake asked with concern, "Is it at the Stone Array Nursery?"
Hou Zi nodded, "Exactly. From now on, you don't have to worry about me about three meals a day, evening bed and morning classes. If you don't do something good, I'm afraid I won't be able to have as much leisure time with you as we do today."
The white lady smiled and said, "You're just a widow, right? Anyway, I'm used to it."
Hou Zi raised his head and looked at the sky above his head. He really didn't know what the result of this adventure would be?
...Their yard is actually composed of three parts; one is the normal flower-nurturing yard with the largest area, which is the main working place of White Snake; the other is the greenhouse with the smallest area, which is designed for some special varieties of flowers and plants.
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These two places are in front of the room where they live, and behind their residence, there is a messy stone array backyard, dozens of feet in diameter, with large and small stones everywhere, some piled up, some scattered.
There are no special regulations, it is just a long time and no one takes care of it.
Stone orchids are of course inseparable from stones, and this is what Hou Zi fell in love with at first sight.
On this day, he had made up his mind and came to the stone formation. He found a place to sit cross-legged and carefully placed a strange stone orchid seedling in front of him.
He will use his own five-element power to maintain the growth of this strange stone orchid, and fight against the terrifying power of reincarnation under this land. At the same time, the Zi Mansion will reflect the strange stone orchid into the Zi Mansion, and measure its every change in an all-round way.
, to provide assistance for the operation of the five elements.
This is not a single process. It is also planting strange stone orchids, cultivating sword seeds, deepening the five elements of profound light, and making final preparations for decades of practice.
The foundation of everything is his main skill, the Five Elements.