ah?The palace fighting system can also cultivate immortality

Chapter 158 Red Warm Mushroom
Du Xinghe didn't know what to say for a moment.

The other party was not in a hurry and just stood there waiting for her.

People who practice cultivation go through a process of cleansing their meridians and marrow to expel impurities from their bodies. Therefore, looking around, there are no ugly people among the cultivators above the foundation building stage. However, cultivators with water spiritual roots are more advantaged among them, and are always a little more pure and clear than others.

His eyes are as gentle as water, and when he gazes at someone, it gives people the illusion of being deeply loved.

Of course, Du Xinghe doesn’t have so many illusions.

She just thought this person was inexplicable: "Have I met you before?"

Du Xinghe even used the honorific title, but Venerable Yuan Ming did not receive such treatment.

The reason was simple: she thought he was awesome and proposed to him as soon as they met.

Although he is a little crazy, he has a keen eye for talent and is very discerning.

"This is the first time we meet," Ji Wuhuo paused, "but during the day I went to see you sparring with Xue Yanguang from the Nine Yang Sect, so I saw you first."

He has bright and clear eyes, curved eyebrows, and a smile: "You are better than I thought, especially better."

Du Xinghe nodded: "I know this."

She has a clear self-awareness and never feels guilty when receiving compliments from others.

"As expected of the number one free-spirited cultivator, she is truly of the truest character. If she were an ordinary person, I'm afraid she would have to be modest. I don't like that. To be worthy of my affection, she must be the best woman in the world."

He was slightly startled, then quickly smiled again.

The sky was as white as glass. Ji Wuhuo stood under the clear and bright silver light, praising her sincerely.

It was during this period of traveling around the continent that Du Xinghe was flattered by many beauties. When in Jiao City, he was surrounded by beauties on both sides and enjoyed all the blessings. He developed a resistance to beauties and was not distracted by his stunning beauty.

No wonder this person was so hotly discussed in the Imperial Book of Changes and was regarded as the most beautiful woman in the Xuan Dynasty.

Ji Wuhuo waited patiently for her answer.

Du Xinghe was curious: "I am the best woman in the world? What is the standard?"

Ji Wuhuo has actually met very few women——

His family had high hopes for him since he was young. In addition to practicing the family's martial arts, his most important task was to find a talented woman to form a Taoist partner and give birth to more high-quality offspring. Apart from the girl he had chosen, he did not intend to have in-depth contact with other women to delay his practice. His enthusiasm and initiative were only reserved for the people he liked.

She was not tempted by his beauty and had a more aloof temperament than Yin Yue.

Ji Wuhuo liked the way the bright moon was like a sharp knife when she glanced at him coldly.

and so……

"When it comes to women, there is no standard for good or bad, and it is not my turn to judge good or bad. It's just that the one I like is the best girl in my eyes."

The point is that he likes it.

Cultivators with water spiritual roots are naturally close to the energy of water, which calms the mind. Few of them are extreme and irritable, and they tend to speak tactfully and thoughtfully. Even if they have no emotional experience, they can still speak with high emotional intelligence.

Ji Wuhuo's words were very polite and modest, but the female cultivator in front of him thought for a moment and said, "Okay, I've heard all the romantic reasons, what about a more practical reason? I want a more direct one."

He asked, "Do you really want to be direct?"

Du Xinghe: "Of course, I hate to listen to unnecessary social rhetoric."

He then said, "I want to have a baby with you."

……

Du Xinghe suddenly felt that people still needed some tactful social etiquette to embellish their words.

The words are rough but the truth is there, but they are too rough!
Fortunately, Ji Wuhuo was afraid of being regarded as a pervert, so he quickly explained - water spiritual roots are an important strategic resource for a family of immortal cultivators like them, and they will not easily allow marriage. Females will be married into the family, or just lend their seeds without forming a Taoist couple. They enjoy a high status in the clan.

He believed that Du Xinghe, who had retired from the sect and gone down the mountain, was able to advance from Qi Refining to Golden Elixir within three years. This showed that his extraordinary talent allowed him to make a name for himself even in the absence of resources for cultivation. He was exactly the Taoist partner he had always dreamed of.

Good news, love at first sight.

The better news is that I fell in love with her strength at first sight.

Du Xinghe asked him to quickly give up the idea: "No, having children is not in my life plan. The only child I will give birth to in this life is my Nascent Soul."

"How can I let you in my next life if I took the initiative to ask for your hand in marriage?"

Ji Wuhuo blinked his eyes: "Our Ji family's secret method can allow male cultivators to conceive and give birth to children."

"..."

For the first time, Du Xinghe hated himself for being able to understand Chinese.

Because this sentence was too shocking, she was silent for a moment. Ji Wuhuo thought he had successfully persuaded her and was about to strike at the snake with a stick, but something strange happened suddenly -

Tonight, the weather was cloudless and the silver plate was hanging high in the sky, but a torrential rain suddenly fell from nowhere, pouring down directly on Ji Wuhuo. He was unable to react in time, and before he could even use the rain shelter technique, he was caught by the sudden rain. He looked at her in bewilderment: "It's raining?"

But there was clearly no rain beside the star-crossed river.

Ji Wuhuo suspected that someone was teasing him on purpose, but she refused: "Please find someone else. I don't have any intention of finding a Taoist partner for the time being."

Seeing his attitude, Du Xinghe was a little afraid that he would ask for her favor for just one night.

Seeing her doubts, he said, "Don't be afraid, Taoist friend. I... am not a pervert, and not everyone can make me have a child. If you don't want to, I will wait. It's getting late, and I'm wrong to have bothered you for so long."

Ji Wuhuo also asked her for Yudie's contact information.

The rain that only wet him was getting heavier and heavier. He was certain that someone was plotting something bad behind his back. His eyes wandered and he raised his hand to gather his rain-soaked hair behind his head.

Without the obstruction of hair, his facial features are more prominent.

Ji Wuhuo did it on purpose.

Isn't it just to drench him with rain and make him look bad?
But he is just so handsome, even in the rain he is still as beautiful as a lotus emerging from the water, and his handsome appearance has never frightened anyone!
"I was soaked like a drowned chicken in front of the girl I like. How embarrassing..."

Ji Wuhuo wiped the rain off his face with the back of his hand.

She rubbed it a little too hard, and the corners of her eyes turned red, looking pitiful and cute, just like a green tea kitten that got wet.

"Uh."

There is one bad thing about Du Xinghe: she is soft-hearted and does not respond to harsh words.

When I see the weaker party suffering, I want to help them: "Go back quickly, don't be embarrassed, you look pretty in the rain."

After receiving her praise, Ji Wuhuo smiled and said goodbye to her.

When Du Xinghe returned to the house, Shenshui and Xinyue were still awake. One was practicing his stick technique, and the other was meditating. When the door opened with a sound, the two of them looked at him at the same time: "Master, you came back so late, did something delay you on the way?"

Xinyue said it in a subtle way, but Shenshui exposed her: "Senior sister is so anxious that she is ready to pick up her sword and go out to look for you."

Du Xinghe thought to himself that it was a good thing she didn't come.

Otherwise, it would be embarrassing if she ran into someone trying to give birth to a child for her.

Just when I was thinking about the young master of the Ji family, there was a sudden loud bang from the outside, and then every household opened their doors and windows and looked out.

In the darkness, a white shadow still remains.

"What happened?"

"Suddenly there was a thunderbolt... Oops, if it hits a tree, it will start a fire."

"Don't worry about it. The Nine Yang Sect will send someone to check it out."

After seeing clearly what happened, Du Xinghe closed the door.

The thunder came out of nowhere, with no village in front and no shop behind. There was no rain in the second half of the night, and it was quiet and peaceful.

There is a large dining hall in Xihe Garden where people can eat as they please. There are both ordinary food and expensive spiritual food to choose from.

Du Xinghe could not finish the spiritual rice he brought with him, so he served himself a large bowl of white rice and sat in the cafeteria. The overflowing spiritual energy made other cultivators look at him with envy.

She took two bites of rice and said, "It's almost there."

Shenshui: "What's the difference?"

"I didn't see any of my minions trying to provoke me just because I'm a casual cultivator. The Immortal Alliance competition is half as exciting."

The sword spirit placed on the table: "You are sick again."

But Shenshui could understand what his master said: "I understand, I understand! When others question my master, I will jump out and say, "Do you know who my master is? She is the famous wandering cultivator, Guangdu Xinghe!"

The master and the disciple experienced it immersively. Du Xinghe was picky: "But the title of the Light of the Loose Cultivator is a bit too vulgar."

Earth returns to earth, and it is just a pleasure to discuss the Dao in the Jade Book.

When it comes to offline, she means nothing.

Du Xinghe kept a calm mind and did not think of herself as a celebrity. The cultivators in the cafeteria really did not talk about her. They were talking about other things and whispering to each other very excitedly. She could not help but feel curious, but she didn't know anyone - this was the bad thing about being a casual cultivator. There were some familiar faces in other sects' experience gatherings.

Fortunately, Shenshui was very tactful and said, "I'll go ask around."

He carried the bowl and chopsticks and slipped into the crowd.

He randomly chose a bench where there were many male cultivators and sat down very naturally. After a few words, those male cultivators put the largest and best meat and vegetables in their own bowls into Shenshui's bowl and poured him tea personally, as if they were having a very pleasant conversation.

After a while, Shenshui came back with three juicy peaches in his hands: "Here, Master and Sister have them all."

It can be said that you can eat and take it away at the same time.

Du Xinghe took a bite of the peach, it was a soft peach.

"Didn't a particularly loud thunder strike last night? It didn't hit a tree or a house, but a person! How strange! In the middle of the night, Master Ji of Xuan State was not at home, and was struck directly in the open space of Xihe Garden Square. Fortunately, the body of a Jindan cultivator is strong. If it were a foundation-building cultivator, he would have gone straight to meet the King of Hell."

Du Xinghe, who was chewing a peach, stopped what he was doing and asked, "Is he seriously injured?"

"That thunder was quite powerful, and it actually carried spiritual power, which almost killed him... The people of the Nine Yang Sect were afraid that Master Ji would die in Xihe Garden, and they would not be able to explain. Fortunately, many doctors were on standby in the garden for this Immortal Alliance Competition, and they immediately went to treat Master Ji, but he still needs to rest today."

Shenshui lowered his voice and said, "Why would a thunderbolt with spiritual power strike Xihe Garden out of nowhere? There's no one undergoing a tribulation nearby, and besides, a tribulation doesn't happen with just one strike. So they all suspect that someone is deliberately seeking revenge on the Ji family, or trying to stir up conflict between the Xuan Dynasty and the three major clans."

The later part involves political conspiracy theories, which I am not very interested in.

He did get caught up in a lot of romantic scandals.

"It is said that this Mr. Ji is extremely beautiful and has countless admirers, both men and women, and even demons like him."

"And Ming Zhi, who targeted our master last time, also went to comfort Master Ji..."

When Shenshui was halfway through talking, Du Xinghe asked him to be quiet.

Is there any connection between that thunder and the inexplicable rainstorm last night?
Is it aimed at her or at Ji Wuhuo?
Crossing the Galaxy is thoughtful.

Little did she know that in her portable cave, the six cubs had just finished their morning exercises and were running around in the yard playing hopscotch. Tianji squatted under the tree and waved Yuheng over: "Look, look! Wasn't this mushroom white yesterday? It's all red today."

The originally snow-white mushroom cap turned into a dripping red.

After Yuheng came over, he boldly poked it with his hand, but was burned and withdrew his hand with a hissing sound: "Bad mushroom, it hurts."

"It might be the magical herb growing in the yard."

Tianji blew on Yuheng's scalded hand and said, "Don't touch it. What if it's poisonous? Let's go find Uncle Canghengzi to check it out."

Cang Hengzi was dragged into the yard by the two cubs.

He originally planned to practice in seclusion in the secret realm, but he didn't know that the sword cultivator actually left six cubs to him to take care of, causing him to have a premature birth and an epidural for six babies. In just half a month, they looked ten years older: "Okay, okay, let me see what kind of Lingzhi spiritual herb it is."

If it is poisonous, it must be pulled out early to prevent children from accidentally ingesting it.

Cang Hengzi squatted down and saw His Majesty who had turned red and warm (mushroom version).

Cang Hengzi: "..."

"Uncle Cang Hengzi, are the mushrooms poisonous? If they are useful, we can pick them and give them to Master! I haven't seen Master for a long time, I miss her so much."

Tianji beside him chirped.

Cang Hengzi took a deep breath, letting the abundant spiritual energy flow through his body, lowering his suddenly rising blood pressure.

Don’t be angry if you don’t feel angry. If you get angry and get sick, there will be no one to take care of you.

After reciting the Meditation Sutra twice, Cang Hengzi smiled again: "Okay, this mushroom is a bit dangerous, I have to deal with it myself, can you guys go play somewhere else?"

"Good~"

Although the six cubs were at an age when they were hated by people and dogs, they became very sensible after being abandoned by their families.

Tianji and Yuheng took the other cubs hand in hand to play in the house. Only one person and one mushroom were left in the yard.

Cang Hengzi could tell from the shape of the mushroom that His Majesty was feeling guilty. He slowly tightened his fingers around the mushroom and said, "Your Majesty, if you don't speak, I will pull you out."

"..."

In the blink of an eye, Cang Hengzi's hands were empty, and the person who appeared out of thin air in front of him was none other than Emperor Ying Cang.

Cang Hengzi was both angry and amused: "Your Majesty has spent so much time preparing for this underground palace, and you're just leaving like that?"

Emperor Ying Cang: "I just don't want to die for the time being."

Cang Hengzi crossed his arms and said, "Then you can ascend."

"Ascension is not my business."

Cang Hengzi frowned: "Then you followed Du Xinghe...was it you who caused the spiritual power fluctuation last night?"

Normally, the Xinghe Palace is not connected to the outside world.

Cang Hengzi can come and go freely at any time, but without leaving the Xinghe Palace, he cannot perceive what is happening in the outside world.

So he only felt the sudden surge of spiritual power in the Galaxy Palace last night.

Emperor Ying Cang nodded: "You didn't come to ask me last night, I thought you knew it."

"Oh, I thought it was me who made the noise after my breakthrough, but it turned out to be you."

I didn't expect that it was His Majesty who was going crazy.

It’s just that we’re in the Galaxy Palace, what’s there to be crazy about?
Cang Hengzi asked again, but Emperor Ying Cang refused to say anything. He seemed a little annoyed under his brows covered by white satin. Seeing that he was not in a good state, Cang Hengzi regarded him as a friend after all, so he showed some concern.

After caring for half an hour, Emperor Ying Cang asked hesitantly: "Cang Hengzi, do you think I am handsome?"

Cang Hengzi:
"…I don't want to judge a man's appearance."

Now he just wanted to take back what he had said to His Majesty.

"What's the use of having beauty in vain? Can you protect her? Can you take her to the next level on the path of cultivation?"

His Majesty became more and more angry as he spoke, and even felt a little regretful that he had held back last night.

He should be hacked to death.

Emperor Ying Cang knew very well that the reason he didn't kill Ji Wuhuo wasn't because he was so kind, but just... just...

Du Xinghe has her right to choose who she likes more and who she wants to form a Taoist partner with, and no one else should interfere with her choice.

Your Majesty's vision of beautiful love does not include forced marriage.

"only……"

He was still angry and jealous.

Complex and dark emotions were entangled together. His Majesty just wanted to dig out his heart and liver, wash them, and put them in the sun for a while, and maybe things would become clearer.

But Cang Hengzi just felt that he was starting to go crazy again.

……

On the second day of the competition, Du Xinghe met unfamiliar faces.

The other party introduced himself very politely and exchanged pleasantries: "It is a great honor for me, Jiang Zeman, to be able to spar with fellow Daoist Xinghe in the arena." He clasped his fists and said, "Please give me some advice!"

After Jiang Zeman finished speaking, his stature suddenly increased by five times, blood and energy surrounded his body, and his eyes were filled with crazy fighting spirit.

Practice physical training diligently and believe that the body is the sharpest and most powerful weapon.

In combat, every punch hits the flesh.

Du Xinghe also drew his sword.

There was a difference in their realms. If it was a simple magic duel, Jiang Zeman would definitely not be her opponent. However, she also regarded the Immortal Alliance Competition as a good opportunity to train her individual combat skills. Seeing that it was a rare opportunity to meet a physical cultivator, she slightly suppressed her realm and fought with him on the same level.

She suppressed her own realm, which was not only sensed by her opponents, but also by the judges and the audience.

"Good! You are worthy of being a swordsman!" Jiang Zeman cheered loudly.

Xue Ming was raised in Du Xinghe's hand, and he carried the light and stepped on the shadow, fighting with the opponent.

The body of the physical cultivator, which had been strengthened by his skills, was as strong as cast iron or bronze, and was unstoppable. Although he was using his flesh and blood to block her sword, it made the same sound as the collision of swords, which made people's teeth ache.

Jiang Zeman, relying on her powerful strength, roared and tried to swing her sword out.

Even more blood appeared on his originally brown skin, and his spiritual power was like armor on his body. This was the real reason why he was able to resist the Xue Ming sword.

The sword circled and turned, aiming straight at his vital points.

At the critical moment, Jiang Zeman jumped back and barely avoided it.

A thin layer of frost formed on the places where the sword blade had scratched them, but it was melted away in an instant by his body temperature and evaporated into mist.

The audience was fascinated, but an elder in the judging panel noticed: "Brother Jiang has barbarian blood? I remember this move was a technique that the barbarians didn't pass on to others!"

“If Du Xinghe keeps suppressing me at the same level, I may not be a match for Monk Jiang.”

"It is impervious to swords and spears, and invulnerable to water and fire."

"It will be easier to deal with her if her disciple Du Xinyue comes."

Having said that, no one thinks Du Xinghe will lose.

Anyway, as long as she shows her strength in the Golden Core Realm, she will crush her opponents.

There's no need to lose a point that's a sure win just because of showing off.

Du Xinghe was not in a hurry. She held the long sword in her hand, gathered her strength, and fought with Jiang Zeman with unpredictable movements. The opponent was not a barbarian who only knew how to beat his chest and swing his fists. The long axe in his hand was wielded with the power of the world. She asked herself whether she dared to take a solid hit.

"interesting!"

Du Xinghe laughed loudly and made another sword move with numerous blade shadows.

Thousands of cold waves rose from the silver mountain, forcing Jiang Manze to retreat two steps, and his feet moved like the wind.

Someone on the judging panel shook his head: "It is not a wise move to engage in close combat with a barbarian cultivator."

Du Xinghe could see that the other party actually had a lot of practical experience.

In addition to practicing martial arts in the morning, fighting monsters is also an important part of physical cultivation, which is much stronger than weapon cultivation and alchemy cultivation.

It’s just that she has more experience in life and death battles than any of them.

"If you continue to suppress your realm, you will lose!" Jiang Zeman reminded, holding a heavy axe.

Du Xinghe ignored him and just raised his sword to meet him.

She had found the flaw in his axe swing, and she had indeed found it correctly. She stepped on his feet and flipped over to his back, leaving a gap where the axe could not hit him - but as a physical cultivator, the battle axe was just an external object, and his fan-like hands could also severely injure a Jindan cultivator!
In a flash, the sword pierced his neck an inch and went no further.

Jiang Zeman's elbow also hit her lower abdomen hard.

Everyone saw the female cultivator on the ring brush away his elbow and calmly announce: "You lose, do you agree?"

"...I agree. I give up."

Everyone was in an uproar!

She finally released the suppression on her own realm, and her physical strength returned to the Golden Core realm?

Those who can sit in the front row and watch are all monks with considerable strength.

Perhaps the Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment cultivators in the periphery did not see what was going on, but they saw it clearly - Du Xinghe maintained the same Jindan cultivation level as Jiang Zeman until the last moment.

It's just that her sword is sharper!
After Jiang Zeman admitted defeat, the winner was decided, the barrier on the ring was lifted, and a doctor immediately came forward to check on the situation. But he waved his hand and said, "Fellow Daoist, please hold back. The wound is very neat. I will cover it for a while and it will heal. There is no need to trouble you."

He raised his hand to cover the wound, and sure enough, where there was blood just now, only a line remained.

This is the strength of the physical cultivator with barbarian blood.

"only……"

Jiang Zeman looked at Du Xinghe curiously, with pure admiration in his eyes: "How did you manage to withstand my elbow attack? I didn't hold back at all! When my elbow hit you, it didn't feel like I hit a person, but a shield... Is it your protective magic weapon?"

Being able to control magical weapons is also part of a cultivator's strength.

As long as it does not exceed one's own realm too much, the use of magical weapons is allowed in the Immortal Alliance Competition.

Du Xinghe shook his head: "Pinch my hand."

The two men stretched out their hands, and he really showed no mercy and squeezed them with all his strength.

But when a little green appeared on her hand, there was not even the slightest depression on the palm.

"Are you really just a sword cultivator?" Jiang Zeman's eyes widened as big as copper bells.

"After I left the sect and went down the mountain, I was fortunate enough to practice physical training for a period of time."

Du Xinghe said lightly.

Are you kidding? She has chosen Xuanwu as her godfather. Can the godfather watch her get beaten?
=
The Zhenwu Incarnation Technique is more useful than any other protective magic weapon, and will become more powerful as her realm improves.

This time, Jiang Zeman was convinced by her: "I have benefited a lot from having a round of sparring with you! Can we exchange jade certificates so that it will be easier for us to discuss Taoism in the future?"

It was not until the Nine Yang Sect's steward told him to leave quickly because someone else wanted to use the arena that he reluctantly walked down: "I still want to compete with Fellow Daoist Xinghe again! I haven't had enough! Why don't you just use your Golden Core strength to fight me?"

Fighting with a master will also bring you benefits.

Having said that, others still think that this kid is a little stupid.

Du Xinghe was chased by him all the way. Under Xinyue's increasingly hostile gaze, she stopped and said, "I won't fight with you. You can play with my apprentice for a while. Beat him three times, and I will fight you again."

Shenshui: "Haha, big guy, my senior sister only targets people like you who are body cultivators!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he found himself being pushed out by his master.

"Gah?"

The water turns back.

Du Xinghe said earnestly, "You can improve your stick skills in actual combat. Fellow Daoist Jiang is very strong, don't waste my kindness."

——The Jiuyang Sect had long anticipated that some participating monks would not have had enough fighting, or would want to practice privately. There was also a place in Xihe Garden for monks to fight, called the Martial Arts Arena. There were all kinds of weapons in the arena, all of which were basic models for outer disciples to use, so they would not feel sorry for paying compensation if they were damaged.

"As long as I can practice with Fellow Daoist Xinghe again, I will accompany you!"

Jiang Zeman looked at Shenshui with a fiery gaze.

Shenshui took two steps back under his gaze, looking back every few steps: "Master, Master, do you really want me to fight him? The monkey's life is also a life..."

"It's okay, your sister is here, she's better than a doctor."

Xinyue smiled a little, "Just go ahead and fight. I'll fix your broken arms and legs."

Before Shenshui could leave his last words, Jiang Zeman, who was eager to have another fight with fellow Daoist Xinghe, pulled him to the center of the martial arts arena.

The fight was so brutal that the Society for the Protection of Apes protested.

But there is no Monkey Lovers Association in the world of immortal cultivation, so no one is destined to sympathize with Shenshui’s screams.

Of course, Du Xinghe didn't really want to torture me for no reason.

A physical cultivator like Jiang Zeman, who has a strong body, a strong martial spirit, and knows when to stop, is a good candidate for practicing martial arts.

"Hey, I am such a good and considerate master."

Du Xinghe sighed and shouted, "Brother Jiang, don't show mercy, hit him harder! Yes! Use more force! Did you miss your meal?"

After being beaten twice, Shenshui's improvement was immediate.

At the beginning of the third match, he was no longer beaten one-sidedly. He showed the advantage of his flexible body movements and also integrated the Rakshasa stick technique into his body movements. He dodged and fought at the same time, but was finally defeated by his greedy moves.

"After the three games, please come in, fellow Taoist."

Jiang Zeman didn't need to rest at all, and looked at Du Xinghe with a bright look.

Du Xinghe smiled slightly: "Okay, let me do it."