Martial Arts: Start by Obtaining the Wild World

Chapter 400 0399: Backhand; Seeking the "Tao" through the Clone

After the clone finished speaking, the soul beast flew over as fast as a streak of light.

Then, the Ringwraith said: "Under the premise that it does not affect my control over the realm of all races, I will separate a part of my essence and integrate it into the soul beast."

"It will become your partner and walk side by side with you. However, I have also given it the special ability to restore its essence, and set some restrictions. In the future, it will be able to devour soul power to gradually strengthen the essence in its body, and then restore most of my abilities.

But the degree to which it can recover will be limited to 90%, and it will never be able to reach its full form.

Unless I die, it will have the possibility to break through the limit and evolve into a complete form. In other words, if I am unfortunately devoured by my own kind and without the protection of the Three Talents Reversal Formation, I will be reborn in another form in the body of the Soul Beast. "

"As it grows and its origin gradually recovers, its abilities will be unlocked one by one.

Currently, only 10% of its essence remains in its body, and its only ability is to devour soul power.

Moreover, under the restrictions of my rules, the souls of the targets it hunts will not be bound by the soul-binding rules of the Ten Thousand Races Spirit Seal when they are devoured. Only in this way can it have room to grow. "

After he finished speaking, a brilliant golden light flew out from the space like a sharp sword and accurately penetrated into the body of the Soul-Controlling Beast.

At this moment, a wonderful change happened.

The clone watched helplessly as the size of the Soul Beast began to change. Its originally huge body gradually shrank, and finally it turned into an ordinary black dog.

Both its size and momentum are vastly different from before.

Today, it looks almost the same as the common mountain hunting dogs among the people.

The clone couldn't help but ask, "If you were to be resurrected in it, would you still be the same person you are now?"

“My origin contains all my memories so far. Once it evolves into its complete form, these memories will be unlocked.

But this comes at a price. As long as the Soul Beast doesn't die, I will be trapped on it forever, and I will also lose control of the Myriad Races Realm. But if the Soul Beast dies, I will return to the World Spirit Plane to be reborn.

This is the backup plan we have left for now.

Nowadays, the martial arts world also has Shinto clones. Although they cannot completely control the rules, it won’t be for long.

Therefore, I will also start to set up the Three Talents Reversal Formation. If even the Reversal Formation cannot restore us, the last resort will be you."

After hearing this, the clone already understood.

This is their last trump card. Everything is based on strength!

As for the Three Talents Reversal Formation, he had nothing to say. As long as he could survive, they could be resurrected in the Land of Ten Thousand Races if they died. If he died, their fate would also be the result of being sacrificed by the previous master.

This is the fate that the "bird in a cage" cannot resist.

But as long as you have enough strength, all the backup plans are just backup plans.

Afterwards, the clone took the Soul-Controlling Beast and left the Hall of All Races.

The Ringwraiths took a large amount of rare treasures from the warehouse for restoring and repairing the soul, and placed them one by one around Cheng Zongyang's body to help his soul recover.

At this time, Cheng Zongyang's skills were still running automatically. The Ringwraith only needed to replenish various spiritual energies from time to time for Cheng Zongyang's body to absorb.

Cheng Zongyang's clone returned to the martial arts world with a soul-controlling beast that looked like an ordinary hunting dog.

"Yuhun, we will be living in the mountains for a long time."

Cheng Zongyang smiled and gently touched the head of the Soul Beast beside him.

The Soul Beast seemed to understand what he said. It wagged its tail happily, its black eyes flashing with a smart light, and it looked around curiously.

At this moment, the Xianwu Hall guards who were guarding the transmission channel, upon seeing Cheng Zongyang, immediately bowed respectfully and shouted in unison: "Greetings to the City Lord!"

Cheng Zongyang glanced at them, smiled and said, "It's okay, just continue with your work."

The ten years of seclusion seemed like a long dream. During this period, Cheng Zongyang almost lost contact with his relatives and friends.

He walked towards the Chamber of Commerce, and the Soul Beast followed him obediently.

A moment later, on the top floor of the Chamber of Commerce.

A group of senior executives had already gathered here. Zhou Zhendong, Cheng Zongwen, Zhang Zeyu, Zhang Chuqi, Li Lu, these familiar faces came into Cheng Zongyang's sight.

Ten years is a long time for mortals, but for immortal cultivators, it is just a blink of an eye.

Cheng Zongyang looked at Zhou Zhendong's grown beard and couldn't help but joked, "Are you trying to make yourself look more mature?"

Today, Zhou Zhendong's cultivation has reached the foundation-building stage.

Although his face still exudes the aura of youth, he has long lost the appearance of a young man.

Now, his every move shows maturity and stability, and he really has the demeanor of an adult.

As soon as Cheng Zongyang finished speaking, everyone started laughing.

Zhou Zhendong stroked his beard and responded with a smile:
"I've been through a lot in the past ten years, and I've grown this beard unconsciously. It seems like a testimony. At least I'm an adult now, and my father has become a grandfather to several children."

Cheng Zongwen, who has no beard, smiled and said, "He always said that people without beards are not reliable, so I kept it. I don't want to grow a beard. It's much better to be clean."

"That's because your wife doesn't like it." Zhou Zhendong said with a smile.

"Hahaha." Everyone laughed again.

"Zongwen, when did you get married?" Cheng Zongyang asked, also with a smile on his face.

Cheng Zongwen said: "I married a woman who was a free cultivator I met in the city four years ago. She is not from any powerful family. Most of my brothers and sisters have started families. Most of them have gone to the fairyland, leaving only some children in the manor.

According to your previous suggestion, these children will stay in the tribe and be taught by the tribe until they are fifteen years old. Only Zong Yan and Zong Yun have not yet married. "

Speaking of this, Cheng Zongwen was also helpless.

"Every period has its own things to do. What do they say?" Cheng Zongyang asked with a smile.

"She has a bit of a bad temper." Cheng Zongwen said with a wry smile, "Brother, is it because of your technique? Their techniques are the same. They are both close to building their foundations. But they don't like any of the people the family offers them to marry into the family. They all want to become strong and protect the family."

Cheng Zongyang was also at a loss whether to laugh or cry. He really didn't know whether Zhenwu Spirit Training would affect his temper.

"Okay. I'll go back and take another look."

After Cheng Zongyang learned about the situation of the fairy city from everyone, he had a general understanding in his mind.

After Cheng Zongyang continued chatting with everyone, he said goodbye to everyone and walked towards Chengjiazhuang with the soul-controlling beast.

Back at Chengjiazhuang, ten years had passed and the village had not changed much, except that the spiritual trees in the village had grown stronger and there were new children playing around.

Some familiar faces have grown older, and there are some new young faces. Cheng Zongyang looked at these changes and felt a lot of emotions in his heart.

Some people who knew Cheng Zongyang are no longer around, and the new ones have a vague memory of him, but some of the middle-aged and young generation still remember him.

When he came out of the warehouse passage, the people who recognized Cheng Zongyang went to report it with great joy.

As a result, the quiet village suddenly became lively.

Cheng Zongyang saw many villagers who were once teenagers but are now fathers, and he also saw villagers who were once middle-aged but now have white hair.

The family members were also surprised to see Cheng Zongyang. Cheng's mother hugged Cheng Zongyang excitedly. Cheng's father was also very happy.

When the excitement died down, people from both tribes sat together in the conference hall.

Cheng Zongyang listened to his family members talk about the changes in the village over the past ten years. Some of them have achieved success, some elderly people have passed away, and many newborns have been added to the village. Cheng Zongyang listened to these and also looked at many of his nephews and nieces who were only two or three years old.

In addition to the descendants of the Earthly Branches, there are also children of Zhou Zhendong, Cheng Zongliang, Cheng Zongwen, Cheng Zongying, Zhou Zhenqi, Zhou Zhennan and others.

It can be said that the only ones who are not married now are Cheng Zongyang, Cheng Zongyan and Cheng Zongyun.

But the two girls were in the fairyland, and Cheng Zongyang did not go to inform them.

According to the time calculation, these two girls are already in their twenties. Normally speaking, this age is still young.

It is never too late for female immortal cultivators to get married. However, only male members of the family need to have children and increase the number of family members as soon as possible.

Counting from our father’s generation, the twelve words of “bringing glory to the ancestors, being filial, benevolent, respectful and virtuous, and having long-lasting blessings” now only exist in the “yao” generation.

The number of male and female core disciples had increased by more than twenty, but the number of disciples in the Earthly Branches was already more than a hundred.

There are many children of core members of the two clans, such as Zhou Zhendong, Zhou Zhenyuan, Cheng Zongliang, etc. There are not just one or two.

It can be said that the number of people in the Cheng family has really increased now.

These children were taught by their elders one by one and when they came to Cheng Zongyang and called out to him, they were not afraid of anyone and looked very confident.

"Yang'er, how long do you plan to stay this time?" Father Cheng asked finally.

Cheng Zongyang smiled and said, "Dad, the plans for the Immortal Realm have been completed. I won't leave unless something important happens in the short term. I'll stay with you guys longer."

"Okay, okay." Mother Cheng said happily.

"Are you sure everything is alright?" Cheng's father asked.

"Dad, what else are you thinking about me for?" Cheng Zongyang asked with a smile.

Father Cheng smiled and said, "That's fine. Do you have a girl you like? As the eldest son of the Cheng family, I can only hand over the Cheng family's headship to you. You are already in your thirties, so you have to get married."

Cheng Zongyang had expected this and said, "Dad, I'm still in the breakthrough period of my cultivation. I can get married in Chengdu anytime. There's no rush."

Besides, you are still so healthy and young, you still have to continue to look after this family. I finally took time off from the fairyland, and you still want me to take over the family? If you are really tired, just pick a grandson from Zong Liang to inherit it. "

Father Cheng glared at him, "Then I will help you look after it. When you have a child, I will leave it to your grandson. Although Chengjiazhuang is not as good as the Fairy City and the Fairyland, it is also our ancestral land. We cannot forget our roots. Otherwise, who will be responsible for us when we are old and pass away?"

Cheng Zongyang didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Dad, second uncle, eldest uncle and younger uncle. I've also told you that as long as I'm here, you can't die when you get old. As long as I can live, everyone can live as long.

Therefore, you should pay more attention to this Zhuangzi.

Now, the descendants of the Cheng family, the Zhou family, the Earthly Branches, and the peripheral personnel, as long as they can eat and walk on their own, are basically sent to the ancestral land to be taught clan ideas, learn knowledge, and build foundations, so that you can teach them.

The effects are obvious to all. How good are the qualifications of these younger brothers and sisters now, and how fast are they cultivating?
Therefore, only you and your friends have this prestige. We, the younger generation, are far behind."

So, this matter was decided by Cheng Zongyang.

How could he possibly take over the affairs of the ancestral land when he had so many things to do? Besides, he still needed to explore new ways to make breakthroughs, and he couldn't afford to be bogged down in trivial matters.

That night, Cheng Zongyang was sitting cross-legged in the room, meditating. Yu Hun was lying on the ground, sleeping peacefully.

As for the new direction, although this clone had the basis for the new direction, he didn't have much idea.

Therefore, his direction can only be used as a reference.

Thanks to the memories of past lives, many methods of cultivation and directions of enlightenment in mythological novels can be used as reference.

He just needs to find out what suits him and can be successfully realized.

Just like the Tao Te Ching.

Of course, the content of the Tao Te Ching is not clear to anyone except the first dozen sentences. No one would memorize the Tao Te Ching for no reason.

Besides, the Tao Te Ching available on the market in the past had been tampered with countless times, and the original content was probably only available underground.

Many factions have their own secret codes for martial arts. If there is no internal guidance on the contents of these secret codes, it is easy for outsiders to fail if they practice blindly.

In the days that followed, after Cheng Zongyang borrowed most of the scriptures from Qingxuanmen, he began to live a secluded life like an ordinary person in Zhuangzi.

He set about making a hunting bow.

So he became a mountain hunter.

Every morning, he took the soul beast to the mountains to hunt and explore Tianduan Mountain.

In the forest, the sun shines through the leaves, casting mottled shadows. Cheng Zongyang holds a bow and arrow, cooperating well with the soul beast.

The Soul Beast ran ahead, searching for prey with its keen sense of smell. Once it found its target, it would send a signal to Cheng Zongyang, who then quickly approached.

In his spare time from hunting, Cheng Zongyang would sit on the top of a mountain, reading books and appreciating the world.

He looked at the clouds and mist in the mountains, felt the breeze brushing his face, and felt a sense of peace in his heart.

In the world of martial arts, apart from the Immortal City, only Chengjiazhuang has spiritual energy.

Otherwise, he could not feel any spiritual energy flowing between heaven and earth.

"It just so happens that I don't follow the way of spiritual energy entering the body and burning incense."

He thought about the way of cultivation, recalled the little moments with his family and friends, and experienced this ordinary yet fulfilling life.

It gave him a new understanding of "Tao follows nature".

He knew that both Shinto and immortal ways originated from the natural world, and the "Tao" he pursued might be in his daily breathing and every move.

As the days passed, Cheng Zongyan and Cheng Zongyun also came back.

Later I learned that these two girls were actually traveling together in the Land of All Races.

It just takes time on the way back.

Cheng Yang naturally understood the two girls' thoughts. The two girls insisted that they would find their own partners in the future and talk about marriage later, so it was up to them to arrange it themselves.

In addition to going into the mountains to hunt, comprehend the world, and travel, Cheng Zongyang sometimes teaches the children in the village to read and write when he has nothing to do, and tells his own experiences to young cultivators and warriors.

Cheng Zongyang would also share with them what he saw and heard in the outside world.

He told stories about the magical sects, mysterious relics and powerful monks. The family members listened with great interest, their eyes full of longing.

At the same time, Cheng Zongyang will also integrate his insights into life and pass them on to young people in the village who have the talent for cultivating immortals.

Let them not forget their original intentions while pursuing power, and not get lost in the vast world of cultivating immortals in the future.

In Chengjiazhuang, he found his own peace and balance, and continued to explore the supreme "Tao" in this ordinary life.

Sometimes, Cheng Zongyang would hold some simple festival activities with his family and villagers.

For example, Qingming Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, Double Ninth Festival, Ghost Festival, Chinese Valentine's Day and so on.

Everyone sat together, eating delicious food and sharing stories.

The Soul Beast was also moving among the crowd, enjoying the lively atmosphere.

At night, Cheng Zongyang would sit alone in the yard, looking at the starry sky, with the soul-controlling beast lying at his feet.

(End of this chapter)