That year, that cicada, that sword

Chapter 402
There is no rush to deal with matters in the Ghost King’s Palace. Xu Beiyou put this matter aside for the time being and began to focus on sharpening his own cultivation. And without enough cultivation, he would not be able to secure his position as the master of the Sword Sect.

Since Huzhou came back, Xu Beiyou continued to study Sword 36, and stopped at Sword 23, which is known as the most mysterious. Besides, he also dabbled in some other methods because of his interest, such as the Zhixuan Gong taught to him by Zhang Wubing, Earlier when he captured Meng Suilong with one move, he used Xuan Gong.

The abolished Dragon and Tiger Alchemy was also picked up again by Xu Beiyou, and he practiced it occasionally, not seeking any results, but adjusting the yin and yang to have a special effect, and he is still a child, the Yuanyang has not been released, and he has accumulated essence and energy. Practicing these Taoist methods will get twice the result with half the effort.

As for when the boy body will be handed over, to whom, and in what way, that is also very particular. After all, the practice of dual cultivation is a shortcut that both Buddhism and Taoism attach great importance to. Huanxi Zen, Taoism has since ancient times the legend of three thousand royal daughters of the Yellow Emperor proving the Tao and ascending, and Buddhism also has the theory of Ming Wang Mingfei and Huanxi Buddha. If you can get the essence of it, you may not be able to prove the realm of great longevity.

What is Great Eternal Life?
The Earth Immortal Realm has a lifespan of more than 200 years, so it is called Xiao Changsheng, but no matter whether the lifespan is 200 years or 500 years, they will not escape the end of life after all. If you want to live forever, you have to follow Lu As the ancestor said, stepping over the towering eighteenth floor, transcending the mortal world, and attaining the realm of immortality, this is the great longevity.

If you have the realm of great longevity, you have to leave the mortal world according to the rules. Taoists call it ascension. This is the case with Chen, but there are advantages and disadvantages to this move. Although the living gods can be invincible in all directions, they are contrary to the way of heaven. They can live forever but must die.

The reason why Shangguan Xianchen was not in a hurry to ascend to the ascension back then was probably to settle Jianzong's funeral. After all, he could go away, but Jianzong still wanted to stay in the world. He fell to the end, and Jianzong couldn't escape the word "overthrow".

It is easier said than done to disobey the heavens with mere manpower?

However, these are still too far away from Xu Beiyou, and it is meaningless to think too early. He only has one small goal now, which is to step into the realm of the fourth floor of the Earth Immortal.

It's just that when Xu Beiyou left the closed door for a few days, his own cultivation hardly improved at all. After all, other monks in the realm of the immortals relied on years of accumulation, and even water dripping through stone to climb their cultivation bases. Xu Beiyou wanted to achieve it overnight. Idiots talk about dreams.

In the final analysis, the key to Xu Beiyou's advancement to the realm still lies in the Five Poison Sword.

However, Xu Beiyou had an intuition that Wu Lezhi and the Five Poison Sword probably fell into the hands of the Ghost King Palace. There is an old saying that people do not hurt the tiger's will, but the tiger is harmful to the heart, so we must guard against it.

At dinner, Xu Beiyou deliberately found Wu Yu, and the two had dinner alone at the table. Xu Beiyou mentioned the path Wu Yu should take in the future. Invincible spirit, also has the mysterious method of flying sword thousands of miles to take the head, in addition, there are sword pills, magic swords, talisman swords, sword formations, and even many magical powers such as raising the sword with the body and raising the sword with the killing. It's good for self-cultivation, but it's perfect for fighting the enemy.

Now Wu Yu is already in the realm of ghosts and immortals, and he has to choose a path to go further. If it is according to Xu Beiyou's intention, it is best to use Wang Dao Sword as the mainstay, supplemented by Talisman Sword or Magic Sword.

Although the two are brothers and sisters in name, they are Xu Beiyou's apprentice on behalf of his teacher. In a sense, he is training Wu Yu as his next successor. If there is a master, Wu Yu is better than Li Qinglian in every aspect, and is more suitable to be the master of a sect.

After Xu Beiyou said what he wanted, Wu Yu asked, "What's the difference between the magic sword and the talisman sword?"

Xu Beiyou explained patiently: "Dharma swords are practical, and talisman swords are pragmatic. I personally prefer Dharma swords. It is rumored that Taoist ancestors left nine Dharma swords handed down from generation to generation. They are between visible and invisible, and they are unparalleled. One of them is in our hands. Jianzong, whose name is Qingping, ranks second among the nine great magic swords, if you practice the magic sword to the extreme, you can use this sword."

Wu Yu asked: "What if you can't cultivate to the extreme? Could it be a useless dragon-slaying skill?"

Xu Beiyou shook his head and said: "Of course not. It's just a shortcut left by the predecessors. Even without the nine magic swords, the magic sword technique is still an excellent way to fight against the enemy. For example, there is a The art of swordsmanship is called the Heavenly Thunder Sword, with the Heavenly Thunder attached to the sword, the sword borrows the power of the Heavenly Thunder, and the Heavenly Thunder borrows the sharpness of the sword, it is very powerful."

Wu Yu smiled and said, "Did the brother choose the magic sword or the talisman sword?"

Xu Beiyou was stunned for a moment, pointed to his cuffs, and said as a matter of course: "I have the twelve swords of Jianzong, which means I have followed the way of talisman swords innately. No problem, I have heard from my master that among the 36 islands of Jianzong, there is an island called Jianzhong, where thousands of swords are buried, and another pavilion called Cangjian Pavilion, where thousands of famous swords are stored, and there are countless sword furnaces, which can be opened at any time. Whether it is a new sword or an ancient sword, there are all kinds of furnace-forged swords, but it is a pity that today is not as good as in the past, if junior sister chooses the way of talisman swords, there is no good choice."

Wu Yu nodded, "Understood."

Xu Beiyou said softly: "Junior sister still needs to set foot in the realm of immortality as soon as possible. The sect is withered. If it is placed in a state, it will naturally be regarded as a big sect. But after all, Jianzong is no different than other sects, and it has to look at the whole world. In the words of ordinary people, our ancestors were also rich, so some shelves still can't be put down. It's easy to put down shelves, but it's hard to pick them up again."

Wu Yu asked doubtfully, "How?"

Xu Beiyou said calmly: "As long as we continue to put on our airs, it will be like a tiger that can't die. No matter what, we are still in the ranks. No matter who it is, they will look at us high. As long as we Later generations work hard, the sect is revived, and the sword sect is still the sword sect that overlooks the world, no one will ever say that we are upstarts like Kunshan, this is the foundation."

"But if we let go of this pretense, and go to live in an ignoble manner, and live under the fence of others, when others mention Jianzong, they won't say that the sword fairy is the only one in the world, and they won't mention how the ancestors of the past dynasties were invincible. , not only other sects will look down on us, but even Daoist sects will look down on us. Although our descendants will live a little more comfortably after letting go of our airs, the reputation accumulated by the ancestors of the past generations will be all in vain. Such a sword Zongcai really exists in name only."

Wu Yu's eyes darkened.

She was born in a family and had seen many ups and downs. After hearing Xu Beiyou's words, she was very moved.

Some aristocratic families are clearly weakened, but they still have to struggle to maintain their dignity. Doesn't the head of an aristocratic family understand that it will be easier to put down the airs?But what are they for?Isn't it the face and reputation accumulated by the ancestors for generations!

This is true of the aristocratic family, and so is the sword sect.

(End of this chapter)