Chen Xi's mind was immersed in a mysterious realm. The Tao exists in the infinite time between heaven and earth, and the Tao of wind exists in mountains, rivers, green grass, rocks... everywhere.
When the wind blows over the hills, the scattered clouds are its shadow; when it blows over the lotus leaves, the crumbling posture is its trace. This is the rhyme and meaning of Tao!
Chen Xi quietly sat cross-legged on the top of the mountain, his face full of tranquility, and his mind followed the heaven and earth, soaring and chasing the wind dancing in the void.
Enlightenment!
Ji Yu stood in the distance, with flowing sleeves and elegant clothes. His eyes were as bright as lightning, and he looked at Chen Xi with a hint of joy and pleasure.
Enlightenment can be encountered but cannot be sought, but it must exist when you have accumulated a lot of experience. Without hard work and practice in the early stage, even if you have the opportunity to touch a trace of the truth, it will be difficult to grasp it.
Only by accumulating a lot of experience can we be able to fully integrate our mind with the heaven and earth at the moment of opportunity, and be able to observe and understand the existence of Tao in the state of chaos.
The stars shift, the bright moon rises, and the bright moon sets.
As time passed, wisps of wind began to gather around Chen Xi who was sitting cross-legged, blowing his hair and caressing his cheek, as gentle as a lover reunited after a long separation.
"Jie!" A vulture flew from a distance, its sharp eyes staring at the young man on the cliff, as if it were seeing a delicious meal.
As a wild bird in the sky that has not yet developed its intelligence, it did not feel a hint of danger from Chen Xi. It was very hungry. It had been hungry for a long time. It was so hungry that it could not think about that much at all. In one dive, it quickly
He rushed over, opened his sharp claws, and clawed hard at the young man.
But when it was still ten feet away from Chen Xi's body.
Tsk!
Like a hurricane appearing out of thin air, the fierce wind traces contained the power of heaven and earth. In an instant, the vulture was completely strangled to pieces. Because the wind traces were too dense and sharp, the blood that spurted out was also cut into pieces.
It shattered into a ball of blood mist, and then was blown by the wind, dissipating without a trace. From the beginning to the end, not a trace of the smell of blood escaped. The speed could not reach a terrifying level, and it was simply impossible to do this!
"I understand, his strength has been transformed, and I'm afraid it won't be long before he can pass the first level of trial in Tianfeng. And I... I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to come out of the cave again in the future."
Ji Yu's complex expression had a trace of trance, which was soon replaced by a look of determination: "I have helped him enough. Now with his strength and mind, he is completely able to stand alone. If I stay with him any longer,
It will only hinder his path..."
Seven days later, in the early morning, the Hao Sun rose and illuminated the heaven and earth.
Chen Xi, who was sitting cross-legged on the edge of the cliff, opened his eyes and a rare smile emerged from his lips.
brush!
The next moment, Chen Xi made no move, and his figure appeared in mid-air. Behind him, a pair of wings condensed by a hurricane seemed to appear out of thin air. They flew across the sky in an instant and soared wantonly in the air. The figure, like lightning, appeared in the air.
Countless air waves broke through the clouds, and under the morning light, they looked like a dream.
wind!
free!
Chen Xi's figure became faster, more free and unrestrained, and his whole person was like the misty wind, leaving no trace and his figure was hard to find.
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There are no jiats in the mountains, and the flowers have fallen without knowing their age.
Three months passed by in a flash, and Mu Kui's mood gradually became calmer from the initial anxiety.
The Black Ape King in Kongshui Cave has not appeared for a long time, which makes Mu Kui more and more convinced that Xiong Zan is deceiving himself and senior Chen Xi. That Li Hu is not the Black Ape King's confidant at all. If the Black Ape King is a person who must retaliate for his anger,
How can we tolerate Senior Chen Xi for three months?
One mountain cannot tolerate two tigers? Nonsense!
Mu Kui was carrying a wine flask, lying comfortably in front of the cave and drinking endlessly.
He likes days like this, quiet and peaceful, and with Senior Chen Xi sitting on the mountain, he doesn't have to worry about other big monsters nearby coming to harass him and annex his territory.
brush!
A figure appeared out of thin air, as fast as teleporting. Mukui stiffened in fright, and the wine bottle in his hand clattered to the ground. After a closer look, he saw that it was Senior Chen Xi.
Mu Kui couldn't help feeling embarrassed. He must be in a very embarrassed state now, right? However... Senior Chen Xi's speed was so fast that he appeared in front of him in the blink of an eye. Who wouldn't be scared to death?
"Prepare a pen and a dish of ink for me." After Chen Xi finished speaking, he entered the cave.
"Oh, okay, senior, wait a moment." Mu Kui stood up and quickly went to prepare, but he was secretly wondering, what is senior Chen Xi going to do?
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In the cave, Chen Xi took out a book from the storage ring. It was not a cultivation method, but a little bit of his experience and experience since his cultivation.
After pondering in his mind for a long time, Chen Xi dipped his pen in ink and wrote down his cultivation experience and new path during this period one by one.
"The writing style is elegant and free, but the charm is sharp and sharp. Every word is precious, and you can see the words as if you were seeing a person. You have indeed made great progress during this period." After Chen Xi finished writing, Ji Yu appeared floatingly, nodding and commenting.
Without raising his head, Chen Xi took out a piece of paper, quickly wrote a line of words, and handed it to Ji Yu.
From the day he practiced body and sword skills, Ji Yu asked him to set aside one day every month for self-examination, understanding changes in strength and summarizing combat experience.
This kind of paper on which self-examination is written is called "Self-examination Record" by Chen Xi.
"Don't write this kind of thing again in the future."
After Ji Yu read it, he returned the paper to Chen Xi, "Self-examination is to urge you to make progress and avoid going astray. Now that you have laid the foundation for the path and truly entered the path, there is no point in writing these things anymore. You have to do
What is important is to follow the way of heaven at all times and abide by your true heart."
"The heavenly way of the upper body, stick to your heart..."
Chen Xi repeated it in his mouth, thoughtfully, and after a while he came back to his senses. He remembered a question that confused him at the moment, and immediately asked: "Senior, may I ask how my current strength compares with other Zifu monks?"
So what?"
"What do you think?" Ji Yu asked.
Chen Xi thought for a while, shook his head and said: "I have only fought against Li Huai in the Purple Mansion Realm, and at that time I was only in the Innate Perfection Realm, so I really can't make an accurate judgment in this regard."
Chen Xi really couldn't judge his own fighting ability. After all, strictly speaking, he had two fighting methods. One was the body refining flow of gods and demons, in which he relied on the power of his physical body to fight in close quarters. The other was the air refining flow, which he had experienced.
After these days of hard training, he has been able to perform swordsmanship and body skills in the realm of Taoism. However, due to the lack of battles with monks in the Purple Mansion Realm, his combat effectiveness has been strong and weak, so it is difficult for him to draw conclusions.
"Killing ordinary Zifu monks is like killing chickens and monkeys!" Ji Yu's words were shocking.
Even though Chen Xi had been mentally prepared, he couldn't help but feel stunned. Killing the chicken and killing the monkey? Could it be that he is already so powerful?
"Surprised? You have to know that your swordsmanship already contains a hint of Taoism. Generally speaking, the Zifu realm is the realm where heaven and man are united. Just in terms of swordsmanship, your strength has surpassed that of most Zifu monks."
"Let's talk about cultivation."
"In terms of qi refining, you already have the attainment of one star in Zifu. The "Binghe Jue" is also a rare qi refining technique in my opinion. Unfortunately, it only records the nine-layer technique for cultivating the Zifu realm.
, but even so, your true energy, both in terms of power and quantity, is far beyond what ordinary Zifu monks can match."
Ji Yu talked eloquently, and then showed a hint of regret: "Unfortunately, you have been practicing martial arts diligently during this period, but you have neglected body training. If you can reach the realm of Zifu and condense the witch pattern star map, your strength will at least be
We need to increase it by 20%.”
"Of course, with your current soul power, you are enough to practice the soul attack technique "Illusion God". If you can master it all, your winning rate against the enemy will be greatly improved."
Ji Yu quickly returned to normal and continued to analyze the combat power for Chen Xi, "In short, your current strength should be able to compete with the five-star monks in Zifu."
"Five stars in the Purple Mansion? Crossing the fourth level in a row?" Chen Xi opened his mouth, a little in disbelief.
Ji Yu said happily: "But don't underestimate the monks of the Zifu. It is a fundamental leap from the innate realm to the Zifu. They can already use advanced magic weapons. These guys have many methods and are good at various attack methods.
Dharma, puppets, spiritual fire, spells...in the hands of these Zifu monks, they can all exert tremendous power."
"Having said so much, in fact, you only need to remember one thing. The monks of the Zifu are also strong and weak. There are many people who can kill the nine stars of the Zifu with one star of the Zifu. There is even the monk of the Zifu who can kill the Huangting monk!
"
Chen Xi took a breath of cold air. He suddenly felt that after listening to Ji Yu's explanation, he became more and more confused.
"Why are you surprised? Didn't you also kill a Zifu monk in the innate realm? At that time, you had not laid the foundation of Taoism, could not fly in the air, and could not control magic weapons."
Ji Yu seemed to understand Chen Xi's mood, and said with a smile: "Having said all that, I just want to remind you, never underestimate any enemy, but don't be afraid of fighting, just run away if you can't fight, it's no big deal. Some
A strong man grows up little by little while being chased by others, and in the end he annihilates those who are chasing him one by one."
"Then this guy's escape methods must be extremely powerful, otherwise he would have been surrounded and annihilated long ago." Chen Xi's heart skipped a beat and he couldn't help but joke.
"Indeed, I remember that the strong man seemed to be Han, and was nicknamed 'Han Paopao'. Unfortunately, he was a figure from before the ancient times."
There was a look of reminiscence in Ji Yu's eyes, and he sighed, then changed the subject and said: "I suggest you spend all your time on training your body and soul from today on. When you reach the realm of Zifu,
You should be able to pass the first level of trial at Tianfeng."
Tianfeng’s first trial?
Chen Xi lowered his head and looked at the palm of his hand. There was a faint jade pendant pattern under the fleshy skin.
Picture after picture quietly passed through my mind, the spiritual imprint left by my mother Zuo Qiuxue, the secret realm of stars, the rolling river where senior Ji Yu was hiding, the steep and dark peak that reached into the clouds standing in the middle of the river...
PS: Writing this chapter, listening to Xu Wei's songs is as free as the wind. I think of my obsession when I watched "Mortal" many years ago, and think of Han Paopao... Now that time has passed, I have also been coding for two or three years. It's really exciting.