This thought flashed through Xu Dao's mind, leaving only a few ripples.
Although he now has a bleak future as a casual cultivator, he doesn't really just throw hammers and sticks here and there, just thinking about what to focus on after picking up something. He still needs to be a little certain.
Moreover, through the "Taibai Xijin Sword Pill Method" in front of him, he immediately gained a lot of understanding of the Sword Immortal School. If he directly switched to the Sword Immortal School, it would not be in line with his future plans.
While Xu Dao was chewing the Chinese text on the sword pill refining method, he thought: "It turns out that compared to the immortal martial arts, weapon cultivation follows the path of external elixirs."
"The former two use themselves as a furnace to refine the great elixir inside the body and plant the seeds of immortality, while the latter uses the natal magic weapon as the furnace to refine the great elixir outside the body. Once a sword is refined,
If you take the pill and swallow it, the elixir will be completed and the seeds of immortality will be planted."
Through the inspiration from "Taibai Xijin Jianwan Method", Xu Dao combined with the exercises he had learned before and immediately gained a lot of new insights in the knowledge of Taoism.
"No wonder no matter whether it is the Immortal Way, the Martial Arts, or the Sword Immortal Way, there is a foundation-building, golden elixir. In many Taoist books, they are sometimes referred to as 'Alchemy Way'."
Xu Dao realized clearly in his heart:
"The so-called foundation building is to build a furnace cauldron. The white bones and fine gold bodies in the White Bone Temple and the ice muscle and jade bones are two different types of cauldrons. Later, the evil spirit is condensed and the gang is cooked, and the golden crow and jade rabbit is cooked in the cauldron.
Blend the yin and yang, the dragon and the tiger, until a great elixir that is perfect, bright, pure and flawless is obtained. This is the elixir that is completed and can lead to longevity."
In an instant, Xu Dao felt happy in his heart, the fog in his mind was dispelled, and he saw a brighter future on the road of seeking immortality.
He held the scabbard of his sword and walked among the stones, his face obviously happy.
Suddenly, Xu Dao's body froze. He lowered his eyes and looked at his hand. He saw that the scabbard he held in his hand had cracked and turned into pieces of black debris, like rust.
Xu Dao exerted slight force, but he could no longer grasp the scabbard, and the object completely melted away. Fortunately, he had already recorded all the contents of the technique in his heart without missing a word.
Clapping his hands, Xu Dao shook off the powder on his hands. He bowed towards the skeleton he dug out from the stone wall and said in his mouth: "Thank you, senior, for leaving behind the secrets."
After thinking for a moment, he summoned the Cuttlefish Sword, dug a big pit on the spot, and then swept the broken bones of his senior into pieces into the pit and buried them, thus restraining the other party.
After finishing these things, Xu Dao took a look at the tunnel being excavated. After all, he couldn't suppress the curiosity in his heart. He thought to himself:
"Let's study the magic formula first, get a general idea of how to refine the magic weapon, and then go look for the dragon vein. Anyway, the dragon vein is there and it won't escape."
Deciding to sit down, Xu Dao immediately found a slightly cleaner place and sat cross-legged. His eyes were slightly closed and he began to ponder the key points of the technique he had just memorized word by word, and understood the general idea.
Not long after, he opened his eyes, called Mo Yu Feijian, his eyes showed a sudden feeling, and he said:
"No wonder the scabbard has the entire sword cultivation technique engraved on it, but no visualization diagram is left. It turns out that the sword cultivation technique I obtained is closer to the ancient sword cultivation inheritance."
Before the Holy Tang Dynasty, sword cultivation was only one type of weapon cultivation among many, and it could not represent the entire path of weapon cultivation.
And at that time, compared to the inner elixir and immortal martial arts, the theory of outer elixir was one of the first-rate left-wing methods. They may have their own powers, but they could not live forever and could not attain enlightenment.
It was not until the reign of the Holy Tang Dynasty that some sword cultivators attained immortality and ascended to the throne, and the Waidan Path was discovered. After that, there were not many people who became Sword Immortals. Only then did the Sword Immortal Path become one of the orthodox cultivation paths, along with the Immortals.
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Up to this point, those who cultivate weapons are collectively called sword cultivators, and their path of cultivation is called "Sword Immortal". They use their natal magic weapons to seek immortality.
As for why this way is not like the immortal way or the martial way, it is directly called the sword way. There seems to be some explanation in it, but Xu Dao's knowledge is shallow and the reason is not clear yet.
When the Sword Immortal Path had not yet been formed, the sword cultivation inheritance was different from other inheritances. There was a motto circulating in it: In our generation, those who have passed by have taught those who come.
To put it simply, in ancient times, the inheritance of sword cultivators did not include written texts, few disciples were accepted, and no altar was opened to teach. Instead, most disciples were taught with swords.
The specific method is that a certain sword cultivator dies. Although his body is decayed, the sword in his hand is made of gold and iron and can last forever. As long as the destined person gets the sword, he can understand the truth from it, inherit the Taoism, and take up the sword.
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And because many sword cultivators can inherit the natal magic weapon of the previous generation of sword cultivators, they can quickly understand the truth with the help of the legacy in the sword at first, and later they can extract materials from the magic weapon and temper their own natal sword.
In this way, compared to other Taoist traditions, although sword cultivators had fewer people in ancient times and only one lineage passed down, and many sword cultivators died many times without being able to find successors, this lineage did not die out.
It's just passed down from generation to generation.
Even if six or seven generations pass and the sword is taken into a grave and buried deep underground, its inheritance is not cut off.
Therefore, the sword cultivator existed before the Immortal Qin Dynasty, and continued through the two immortal dynasties of the Immortal Qin and Shen Han Dynasties. Finally, during the Sheng Tang Dynasty, someone held a sword to prove the Tao, created the name of the Sword Immortal, and established the Sword Immortal Taoism.
At this time, the inheritance of sword cultivation also absorbed the inheritance of other weapon cultivation, and disciples began to walk around and establish sects. Until, like immortality and martial arts, an inheritance method based on swordsmanship was formed, and it was carried forward.
Xu Dao pondered the method in his mind and thought to himself:
"This "Taibai West Golden Sword Pill Method" has been passed down in writing, but there is no inheritance in visualization pictures. If future generations can only obtain the method without the matching inherited sword, they will not be able to practice this method... In this way, give it to me
The senior who left behind this technique is most likely a Taoist who was a Taoist during the reign of the Holy Tang Dynasty when the Sword Immortal sect was in its ascendant."
After roughly understanding the method, Xu Dao discovered that although there was no visualization diagram in the "Taibai Xijin Jianwan Method", the cuttlefish sword in his hand was actually one of the "visualization diagrams".
Only when you have a sword in hand can you get started; without a sword, the method is useless. It is right between the ancient sword cultivation inheritance method and the current sword cultivation inheritance method.
This is also the reason why Xu Daohui guessed the age of the corpse.
This is all because the "Taibai Xijinjianwan Method" is different from the general ritual refining techniques. In the process of practice, Taoists do not need to go to great lengths to find the corresponding heavenly materials and earthly treasures and refine them into it.
All you need to do is to continuously absorb the energy of gold and iron according to the magic formula and purify the sword.
Once the Xinjin is extracted from the sword, it is similar to the immortal way. The martial way plants spiritual roots in the body, which can be used to build the foundation, shape the meridians, and be promoted to a real magical weapon.
After that, you will continue to absorb the energy of gold and iron, and you can also use evil energy and various kinds of energy to refine it, and further purify the sword until the nine meridians are complete, and when the whole body turns into Xinjin, it will be the furnace cauldron and the great medicine.
When everything is ready, you can refine the seeds of immortality.
In order to achieve the above effects, ordinary magical weapons are obviously not qualified. Specific techniques, elixir ratios, or even chance can be used to refine a sword embryo that is suitable for use.
Before the path of the Sword Immortal has been completely formed, there are many hurdles in it, let alone the successors later. Even if the first sword cultivator decides to pass on the inheritance, he may not be able to refine the second sword embryo.
This is also the main reason why the ancient sword cultivator’s inheritance does not include written texts, accepts few disciples, and does not open a forum to teach. It is either because he doesn’t want to or because he is incompetent.
This shortcoming was not solved until sword cultivators became enlightened.
After Xu Dao sorted this out, he was secretly amazed.
This method can be said to be brilliant or not, but it is very consistent with the style of ancient sword cultivators, striving to be refined and not too complicated.
After chewing the "Taibai Xijin Jianwan Method" over and over again in his mind, Xu Dao already understood all the key points in it. Even because the method was not very complicated, he might not even need to use the uncharacterized jar.
This is all because the Cuttlefish Sword has helped him solve all the difficulties in getting started. After that, it is just a matter of constantly absorbing the energy of gold and iron and tempering the sword body as described in the technique.
This made Xu Dao feel weird, and he even thought: "Drain gold and iron and turn it into gold... If it were not the first step to obtain the method, it would be to disperse all traces of the past in the cuttlefish sword and have the Taoist refine it with essence.
If I could use it completely for my own use, I would almost think that this is a method that specializes in purifying metal materials."
There are many types of metals in the world, and they can be divided into Geng and Xin. Geng and Xin metals are not just a certain metal, but the two sides of gold and iron, so refined that they are almost yin and yang.
Among them, Geng metal is related to Yang metal, which is strong and strong in nature. It is said in "Ditian Mui": "Geng metal brings evil spirits, and virility is the most powerful."
Xin gold is warm and clear. It is Yin gold, which is like pearls and jade. It has a dazzling luster and is precious and self-respecting. It is soft steel and is also used as the tip of needles and knives and scissors. It is bright and sharp and can be used to repair timidity. It is opposite to Geng gold.
The metal smelted in Taibai Xijinjianwan method is Xinjin, which means steel and softness. The best is like water, which is the yin of metal's yin and yang.
Such a treasure is naturally very rare.
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There are many types of metals in the world, and they can be divided into Geng and Xin. Geng metal and Xin metal are not just a certain metal, but the two sides of gold and iron, which are so refined that they are almost yin and yang.
Among them, Geng metal is related to Yang metal, which is strong and strong in nature. It is said in "Ditian mui": "Geng metal brings evil spirits, and virility is the most powerful."
Xin gold is warm and clear. It is Yin gold, which is like pearls and jade. It has a dazzling luster and is precious and self-respecting. It is soft steel and is also used as the tip of needles and knives and scissors. It is bright and sharp and can be used to repair timidity. It is opposite to Geng gold.
The metal smelted in Taibai Xijinjianwan method is Xinjin, which means steel and softness. The best is like water, which is the yin of metal's yin and yang.
Such a treasure is naturally very rare.
There are many types of metals in the world, and they can be divided into Geng and Xin. Geng metal and Xin metal are not just a certain metal, but two sides of gold and iron, so refined that they are almost yin and yang.
Among them, Geng metal is related to Yang metal, which is strong and strong in nature. It is said in "Ditian Mui": "Geng metal brings evil spirits, and virility is the most powerful."
Xin gold is warm and clear. It is Yin gold, which is like pearls and jade. It has a dazzling luster and is precious and self-respecting. It is soft steel and is also used as the tip of needles and knives and scissors. It is bright and sharp and can be used to repair timidity. It is opposite to Geng gold.
The metal smelted in Taibai Xijinjianwan method is Xinjin, which means steel and softness. The best is like water, which is the yin of metal's yin and yang.