Longevity begins with slaying demons and eliminating demons

Chapter 649: Roll them all up for me!

According to the original rules of the "Realm of Discussion of Dao", one point will be added for winning a game and one point will be deducted for losing a game, and the lowest point will be deducted to zero. After that, the cultivators in different realms will be ranked separately.

On this basis, Gu Xu further added a "level" mechanism.

Specifically, it includes eight levels: "Heaven", "Earth", "Xuan", "Huang", "Yu", "Zhou", "Hong", and "Huang".

At the beginning of each quarter, all "Purple Mansion Army" monks start from the "Wild" level. As long as they accumulate a certain level of points, they can be promoted to a higher level.

In the "Discussion Room", the names of practitioners of different levels will be displayed in different colors to distinguish them.

Whenever a cultivator is promoted to the "Heaven" level or the "Earth" level, a notice will be issued throughout the illusion space of "Qingdu Ling" to announce the news to everyone.

After the end of each quarter, all monks will have their levels settled.

Monks of different levels will receive different levels of rewards, as well as a unique title, such as "Outstanding", "Reaching the Pinnacle", "Unparalleled in the World", etc.

These titles will be embellished next to their names in the following quarter.

In addition, practitioners at the "Xuan" level and above will also receive a special set of "Realm of Discussion of Dao" virtual image costumes, with different theme styles for each season.

For this purpose, Gu Xu specially invited Shangguan Jin, who is good at painting, to design for them.

The theme of this season is called "Long Night Watcher".

It was a set of extremely cool black light armor, inlaid with delicate silver-white patterns, and with a black cloak on the back that looked like a burning flame.

"Your Majesty, do you think these flashy things can really motivate the enthusiasm of the 'Purple Mansion Army' cultivators?" That day, Shangguan Jin sat beside Gu Xu's desk, holding a slender brush, and asked curiously, "They are neither money nor real cultivation resources, and they can't even enhance the defense in the 'Discussion of Dao Realm'. Will the cultivators really do their best to cultivate for these rewards?"

Gu Xu stood beside her, watching her paint on paper while playing with a lock of her black hair.

"Human vanity is more terrible than you think, especially in front of familiar relatives and friends," he replied, "just like the girls on the Lantern Festival, who always try their best to dress themselves up beautifully so as to stand out from their companions.

"Even if the young people of the Purple Mansion Army don't say it, they definitely want to be different and to be admired by others."

After hearing his words, Shangguan Jin pondered for a moment and agreed deeply.

After all, isn't she, herself, also trapped in the whirlpool of vanity?

Although she knew very well in her heart that no matter how hard she tried, Gu Xu would never be biased towards any woman in the harem.

However, every time they were together with Zhao Yan, they would inevitably dress up carefully, trying to compete with each other in appearance.

"That's true." The corners of her mouth rose slightly, and a smile gently spread across her lips.

The orange candlelight fell on her fair face, like the gentle and warm sunshine in the winter morning.

"You have to draw well," Gu Xu leaned down and put his lips close to her ear, as if kissing her earlobe, "The better you draw, the harder they will work."

Gu Xu clearly remembered that in some games in his previous life, some virtual costumes were even more expensive than real brand-name clothes. But even so, there were still many people who were willing to spend a lot of money, or even spend all their savings, just to get these virtual items.

"But, brother, you are so close to me, I can't concentrate on drawing!" Shangguan Jin felt his breath beside her ear and chuckled.

Although she said this, her head unconsciously tilted towards him.

"Then I'll go out now and not disturb you?" Gu Xu straightened up, took two steps back, and made an gesture as if he was going to leave the imperial study.

"No, Your Majesty, I'm just talking," Shangguan Jin quickly reached out and grabbed his sleeve, "I still need Your Majesty to give me some more advice! Besides, I'm alone in this study, sitting in Your Majesty's chair. If others see me, then-"

"——Okay, then I'll stay here." Gu Xu said.

"Brother, you are so kind!"

She narrowed her eyes, curved her eyebrows, and smiled like a cunning fox.

In the following period of time, Gu Xu watched Shangguan Jin concentrate on drawing with a peaceful expression, and he couldn't help but silently said in his heart:

"Da Xia monks, for the future of Da Huang, you all must roll up to your death!"

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In addition to making improvements to the "Realm of Taoism", Gu Xu also took advantage of the breakthrough made in the research of the deduction array to promote virtual currency in the "Qingdu Fantasy" -

"Xia Emperor Coin".

All cultivators who publicly publish their own skills, martial arts, spells, etc. in the "Qingdu Fantasy", or make improvements to existing Taoist methods, or answer the doubts of others in their practice, or actively participate in the "Realm of Taoism Discussion", can receive "Xia Emperor Coin" as a reward.

Then, with these "Xiahuang coins", they can exchange for Taoist secrets from others. In recent days, Li Yun, a monk from the "Purple Mansion Army", has been improving a body technique called "White Bird Cold Wave Step" under the guidance of "Senior He Yiqun".

This was a movement technique he had mastered in the past.

But just like the "Thunder Sound Sword Technique" not long ago -

Ever since he joined the "Purple Mansion Army" and began to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and practice the "Emperor Xia Sutra", he found that this body technique did not quite match the new circulation of true energy, and it was somewhat awkward and sluggish to use.

He once again habitually asked "Senior He" for advice.

In Li Yun's eyes, "Senior He" is an elder who is patient, tireless and indifferent to fame and fortune. Whenever he encounters confusion, the senior can always give him incisive advice.

However, whenever Li Yun wanted to do something to express his gratitude to "Senior He", the senior always refused with a firm attitude.

However, this time, "Senior He" did not personally help Li Yun modify the spell.

Instead, he taught Li Yun to make changes on his own through the "Qingdu Order".

"You are the best among the young monks of the Purple Mansion Army. His Majesty has high expectations for you and will definitely entrust you with important tasks in the future," Senior He said to Li Yun at that time. "For others to help you modify your spells is like someone chewing something up and feeding it to you.

“And when you do it yourself, you will be able to deeply feel how your true energy circulates in your meridians, how you need to accurately grasp each of your movements, and what kind of state your spirit needs to reach in order to resonate most perfectly with the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth.

"If you can think more about this kind of question, it will be of great benefit to your promotion to the sixth realm or even the saint realm in the future."

  The sixth realm?

The realm of saints?

“Senior He” has such high expectations of me?

But I am still just an ordinary third-level cultivator!

Li Yun was very surprised when he saw the reply message sent by "Senior He" through "Qingdu Order".

He sat up straight suddenly, a sense of obvious pressure surged in his heart, and his expression became more focused than ever before.

Therefore, in the following half month, under the guidance of "Senior He", he conducted an in-depth analysis of "White Bird Cold Wave Step" step by step from the fundamental principles and pioneering ideas.

His gaze seemed to penetrate the surface of this body technique and reach its essential core.

He suddenly realized that when he practiced this body movement in the past, he just followed the secret manual and performed each move step by step.

It's all appearance, but no substance.

I only know the fact, but not the reason.

He thought he had mastered the technique, but in reality he was just relying on muscle memory.

Once the actual situation differs slightly from the secret book, his movements will become sluggish, and he will be unable to quickly learn from the situation and respond.

However, under the guidance of Senior He, he gradually comprehended the source of inspiration of the creator of "White Bird Cold Wave Step", understood the design intention of each movement and posture, and realized the invisible fit between this set of body movements and the laws of heaven and earth.

He broke down the originally rigid spell into smaller elements and reassembled them in a more flexible and harmonious way.

What he took from others finally became his own.

After mastering it to this extent, he could almost be considered an expert in the "White Bird Cold Wave Step". It was not difficult for him to make some minor modifications to it according to the "Xia Huang Jing".

At this moment, deep in Li Yun's heart, his gratitude towards "Senior He" is beyond words.

Although he has been a monk for many years.

But today, he felt as if he had truly learned how to practice.

Looking at the "Qingdu Order" in his hand, Li Yun hesitated for a long time, his fingers trembling slightly, and his heartbeat accelerated to the extreme, as if it was about to burst through his chest.

He took a deep breath, and with a nervous and anxious mood, he sent a message to "Senior He":

"Senior He, your guidance is as important as Mount Tai, and I have no way to repay you. I wonder if you would allow me to become your disciple, to show my filial respect to you?"

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