mountain ghost

Chapter 9
"Your Majesty...I'm going to...the cave..."

As the golden snake said, its body was like lightning, and it disappeared into the grass.

Lu Chen originally just said it casually, mainly to comfort it, don't lose hope.

Unexpectedly, there are really other fragments?

It seems that the cave that the Golden Snake discovered is likely to be some kind of relic, and maybe there will be something to gain.

pity.

He can't act now, he can only wait for the golden snake to search for it by itself.

If you can find something useful, it's best, if you can't find it, you have nothing to lose.

"Let's continue to practice."

Lu Chen's mentality has been adjusted now, and he knows that such things as cultivation will not happen overnight.

Persevere, dripping water wears stone through.

Cultivation is not only about cultivating spiritual energy, but also cultivating the mind, grinding away impetuosity, and enlightening the mirror heart, so as to achieve Taoism.

Although the process of refining flesh and blood was long and painful, it was not a bad thing for him, it could sharpen his mind.

Swallow spirits, refine qi, and temper flesh and blood.

Lu Chen was already very proficient in this process.

Half a day later, another drop of blood was condensed and transformed, and the right index finger was able to bend slightly.

In another ten and a half months, it is estimated that this finger can be completely tempered and transformed into a flesh and blood body.

"It's still too slow. If this continues, it will take me at least a year to temper my palms. If the whole body transforms into flesh and blood, it will still take 200-[-] years."

Lu Chen sighed.

For such a long time, to be honest, he didn't know if he could hold on.

Mainly spiritual loneliness and torture.

It is by no means a simple sentence to sharpen the mood to survive.

It is one thing to understand the truth, and another to actually do it.

With my mentality, I still can't get home.

I really don’t know how the monkey in Journey to the West lived alone at the foot of the mountain for 500 years?
"Your Majesty!"

Just when Lu Chen was secretly feeling emotional, the golden snake had already left and returned, and came to the door.

With another piece of iron in his mouth, his eyes were full of excitement.

But on its body, there was an extra bloodstain, and the scales on its abdomen peeled off a little, as if it was injured.

"what happened?"

Lu Chen frowned slightly.

The golden snake didn't care, spit out the piece of iron, and placed it in front of the statue, with pure joy in its eyes: "In the cave... sword energy... there are a lot of pieces of iron..."

Sword Qi?

It seems that his guess is really good.

The cave discovered by the Golden Snake is most likely a cave relic related to swords, and there may be mechanism defenses inside.

Its cultivation is too low after all.

If you go inside again, it may be dangerous.

"Since it's so dangerous, you'd better not put yourself in danger..."

Lu Chen persuaded.

The golden snake didn't answer, just pushed the iron plate in front of him, and asked eagerly: "Fu Jun, is it useful or not?"

This guy really only thinks about cultivation.

Lu Chen didn't say much. He moved his fingertips slightly, and the iron piece flew up. He carefully identified the words on it. It was indeed related to the previous piece, but there was still not much information.

"It works. But it's not enough..."

"Good! Good! Good!"

Hearing that it was useful, the golden snake praised it again and again, then twisted its body and disappeared into the grass again regardless of the injuries on its body.

the next day.

When it returned again, it brought back a larger piece of iron in its mouth.

But there were also a few bloodstains left by sword energy on his body.

It put down the iron piece without stopping, and disappeared into the distance again.

that's it.

The golden snake would come once a day with a broken piece of iron in its mouth.

And there are more and more wounds on its body, new wounds cover old wounds, the originally crystal clear scales have almost peeled off now, the flesh and blood are scabbed, it looks pitted, ugly and pitiful.

At first, Lu Chen thought about persuading it.

But whenever the Golden Snake returns, the undisguised excitement and anticipation in its eyes is always inexplicably touching. Even though it is scarred, the next day, it will still set off again with great enthusiasm to face the baptism of sword energy in the cave.

Everything is just to be able to find the way to practice.

"How can I slack off if a snake has such a heart for the Tao?"

Perhaps it was touched by the persistence of the golden snake.

There were also some subtle changes in Lu Chen's state of mind. During his practice, his mind became more and more firm, so that the efficiency of swallowing spirits and refining Qi was greatly improved.

The spiritual energy in the body increased, the flesh and blood transformed, and even the golden light in the soul became more and more condensed.

at last.

One month later, Lu Chen had refined all five fingers of his right hand and was able to move freely.

This is a big improvement.

It was originally estimated that it would take at least half a year to achieve this step.

With the unremitting efforts of Jin Snake, all those broken pieces of iron were also collected, and at this time, under the guidance of Lu Chen, they were pieced together bit by bit.

It turned out to be a sword monument.

The words on the stele recorded the history of a sect named "Yujian Villa".

About 3000 years ago, Yujian Villa was once based in Taihang Mountains, and it was famous all over the world for the method of casting swords and controlling swords.

But for some unknown reason, it fell silent.

The entire villa was buried under the rocks, leaving only ruins.

Beyond these historical overviews.

In the inscription, there is indeed a practice method hidden.

It's called the Sword Embryo Sutra.

Based on the theory of forging swords, it can not only forge the magic weapon flying sword, but also quench the body, forge the flesh and blood sword fetus in the body, and breed the natal flying sword, so as to achieve the miraculous state of controlling the sword with qi.

"Good guy, I really found a treasure. The Sword Embryo Sutra, apart from other things, is just a matter of tempering the body, which is very remarkable. How can ordinary people dare to think about making sword embryos with flesh and blood?"

After reading those inscriptions, Lu Chen couldn't help but admire them again and again.

For ordinary people, this exercise is only for tempering the body, but for him, it can also be used to speed up the transformation of flesh and blood.

If it can be practiced, it is hoped that within ten years, it will be free!

of course.

This exercise is too old, and some parts are missing.

The way of cultivation is also very dangerous.

To be honest, he didn't dare to try it rashly.

Because now that I have merged with the clay statue, no one can guarantee whether I can preserve my sanity and soul if the statue collapses.

If it collapses directly, it will be miserable.

Moreover, the body of mud tires is different from flesh and blood, and some of the trajectories and circulation of qi and blood in this exercise are also different.

So Lu Chen didn't plan to practice for the time being.

As for the Golden Snake, Lu Chen didn't hide it either, after all, it collected these things hard.

He explained the content of the Sword Embryo Sutra, as well as its advantages and disadvantages.

After Jin Snake finished listening, his eyes were full of excitement.

"Sword, good! Fu Jun teach me!"

As for the danger that may exist in it, it seems that he didn't take it to heart at all.

Seeing that it was determined to learn, Lu Chen didn't say anything more, just to verify the applicability of the exercises. If the golden snake can be practiced, then he can try it himself.

So he nodded and said: "Okay, since you want to learn, I will teach you with all my heart. From today on, you will stay in the temple, and I will teach you to read and understand the truth first, and then you can start to practice after you are ready. "

It is a monster after all, even if it is a spirit beast of a different species, its body structure is different from that of a human.

You must first teach it some of the simplest principles and common sense before you can start to practice. Otherwise, you will directly train your body, and I am afraid that it will become a dead snake the next day.

Jin Snake didn't think too much, only heard that Fujun was willing to teach him personally, he was so excited that he was so excited that he calmed down after a long time, and then hurriedly imitated the appearance of human beings, half kneeling on the ground, his head slammed down Hitting, like kowtowing.

"Thank you, Lord! Thank you, Lord!"

Preaching and accepting karma, grace is as great as heaven.

Lu Chen accepted it's three worships calmly, nodded and said: "Since you have paid a big gift, even if you are half of my disciple, you should have a name to be different from ordinary spirits from now on..."

As he spoke, he lowered his head and glanced at the pile of fragments of the sword stele on the ground.

After thinking for a long time, I couldn't think of any suitable name.

He just got lazy and said: "You are a golden snake and you want to practice swords, so why not call me Xia Xueyi!"

"Xia Xueyi?"

The golden snake tilted its head, its eyes showed a child-like innocence and joy, and it twisted its body, as if jumping for joy.

"Okay! I have a name..."

(End of this chapter)