Can Scientific Cultivators Penetrate into the Second Dimension

Even so, Qian Lao still took out three books from his not-so-large cuffs and put them in front of Lin Xiu.

"According to the sect's regulations, outer disciples in the mid-stage of Qi training are eligible to choose a kung fu method. I didn't mention it because you did a good job in "Hidden Sword Jue" before. Now that you want to practice swords, you can just pick one. "

It is normal for Mr. Qian to have this kind of behavior. In his perception, the fighting method has always been against the concept of "Hidden Sword Jue", and there is no need to practice it at all. After all, you and Ben can't mobilize most of the spiritual power in your body.

On the contrary, wooden puppets and talismans, which don't require monks to get started directly, are more suitable for Lin Xiu, so he doesn't reject Lin Xiu's idea of ​​strengthening wooden puppets.It's just that what he didn't expect was that the disciple in the qi refining period in front of him had already figured out a "wrong way" by himself...

Just like when he was practicing Qi just now, the three sword manuals Mr. Qian took out each had their own emphasis.

"The dazzling gold sword is more important than attacking and attacking. Once the dazzling golden sword energy is used, it is unstoppable. The disadvantage is that it consumes a lot of spiritual power; the Shenmu sword method is more important than defense. It can be formed into a Shenmu sword array to guard a place. It is definitely The Shenmu Sword Formation cannot move; the Burning Flame Sword Technique has both offense and defense, but it is too balanced to be particularly outstanding."

After introducing the characteristics of these sword arts one by one, Mr. Qian finally pointed to "Burning Flame Sword Art" and said: "I recommend this book more. Although the balance means that there are no special features, there is no need to find one for your kid's situation. As for the attacking swordsmanship, the "Burning Flame Sword Art" can somewhat use the fire-attribute spiritual power in your body, so it won't be possible to use the "Hidden Sword Art" without any other means."

"Hidden Sword Jue" is not a means that cannot be used, but it is afraid because it is too easy to use...

Lin Xiu slandered in his heart, and after looking around, he still didn't pick up the sword manuals.

Today is different from the past. Lin Xiu, who used to be a novice cultivator, naturally prefers to believe Qian Lao's introduction, but it is different now. On the one hand, he has the lessons learned from "Hidden Sword Jue", and those exercises that Qian Lao said are suitable for him After being "scientifically modified", it will inevitably become unrecognizable. Moreover, the swordsmanship that Lin Xiu is looking for now is not for himself, so there is no need to focus on the spiritual root.

"Old Qian, do you have any swordsmanship with the thunder attribute?"

Old Qian frowned: "There are no exercises based on the background of the sect, but the question is whether your spiritual root can match it?"

"It's just for reference, and Mr. Qian, you have said before that even if the spiritual root is matched with the cultivation base of the Qi refining stage, it won't be able to exert much power of swordsmanship, right?"

"That's true. Before the spiritual power transforms into mana, after all, most of them borrow external power."

As he spoke, Qian Lao took out a thin booklet from his cuff: ""Zi Lei Jian Jue", there is nothing special about attack and defense, the only thing that catches the eye is speed."

- that's it!

Lin Xiu made up his mind, and after asking Mr. Qian for advice on the main points of cultivation, he left with this "Purple Thunder Sword Art".

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Class D stove.

After closing the stone door, Lin Xiu took out two "figures" from the Qiankun bag with his backhand, poured the wood attribute spiritual power in his body into them with ease, and a girl with two hair colors, one gold and one purple, appeared in front of him.

He took out the "Purple Thunder Sword Jue" he had just acquired, and when he was about to study it carefully, Lin Xiu suddenly noticed a problem.

"No, it's not that I want to practice this sword art?"

After patting his head, Lin Xiu opened the "Purple Thunder Sword Art", put it on the stone bed, and said to the two "indifferent" girls: "You have been with me for a while, you should be more or less mature There are a few, now here is an entry-level sword art, I spent a lot of effort to get it, and then you have to study hard, don't fall into the face of us traversers, understand?"

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"If you don't say anything, I will accept it as you. Okay, you practice swords and I practice kung fu. Disband."

As Lin Xiu sat down next to the ground stove and began to practice, the two girls stayed in place for a while, and slowly began to practice following the annotations in "Zi Lei Jian Jue".

Lin Xiu, who narrowed his eyes slightly, nodded in satisfaction when he saw this scene. The "Five Thoughts Transforming Gods" is worthy of being the evil cultivation method that once forced him to escape from death. Even though it has many flaws, it can only endow death This point of the thing's self-thought is amazing enough.

When I step into Foundation Establishment or even step into Golden Core one day, then I should be able to make them truly "alive" in this world, right?

With this beautiful thought in mind, Lin Xiu immersed himself in the split golden sword in his hand, and started a new round of training on "Hidden Sword Jue".

46. Bottleneck

"Clang~"

"Clang~"

"Clang~"

The distant sound of the bell spread throughout the outer gate of Heguizong, even in the closed furnace room with the door closed.

His mind was separated from the scorching sword in his hand, and when he opened his eyes, a dazzling golden light was fleeting, and he exhaled a long breath, Lin Xiu sighed with emotion and helplessness for a long time: "It's been three years again. "

The last time I heard the bell was the last time.

Since three years ago, Lin Xiu, who has dealt with the sequelae of "drawing the sword", has almost never left the surrounding area of ​​Guizong across the river, and the boring but fulfilling life of "cultivation-doing tasks-cultivation" has continued around this area.

Everything worked fine for the first year.

Went to Chongguo for a trip to deal with Yuanshen’s family affairs, got in touch with the knowledge of formations from Junior Brother Mo who was stationed at Tianhe Academy in Yuanyang City at that time, spent almost half of that year on facing Ying and Keqing In terms of strengthening, at the end, I specially asked Mr. Qian to get the "Purple Thunder Sword Art" for them to study on their own, and the results were remarkable.

But in the eighth year, the situation changed a little.

Ying and Keqing's strength continued to grow as their mastery of the "Zi Lei Sword Jue" deepened, while Lin Xiu's strength was on the contrary. Caught in the pass.

At that time, Lin Xiu spent several months trying but suddenly found nothing, so he could only put it aside for the time being, and instead allocated part of his energy to the formation and talismans. By analogy, he made a good improvement on the "pistol" spell .

In the blink of an eye, it is already the ninth year.

"Still not able to break through."

Lin Xiu felt the overflowing but lifeless spiritual power in his body. He clearly felt that one foot had already crossed this checkpoint, but the other foot couldn't make it through...

Strictly speaking, this is the first time that Lin Xiu has encountered a real barrier since he introduced Qi into his body. It is different from the previous situation where he broke through the first floor almost a year. At this pass, Lin Xiu was trapped here for two full years and still remained silent.

Even if monks want to be known for their long lifespans, if they don't step into the Qi-refinement stage of foundation building, they can live for hundreds of years if they die. How many "two years" of them can be consumed by people?

Thinking of this, Lin Xiu inevitably felt anxious in his heart. After noticing this, he quickly collected his mind, got up and left the stove to end this fruitless retreat.

……

The outer door, the Sutra Pavilion.

Arriving at the Buddhist scriptures pavilion with ease, when he saw the old man sitting outside the pavilion as usual, Lin Xiu's original anxious mood eased a little. When he was about to ask Mr. Qian about his recent situation, he didn't want to be seen by the old man. The sign pointed out directly: "Do you have something on your mind?"

"Uh... that counts?"

"Yes, yes, no, no, what does it mean."

Sipping the tea that was too hot for ordinary people, Mr. Qian smacked his lips, recalling the spirit tea brewed with a spirit stone, and said: "There is no rush to break the realm. It is quite good to have reached the sixth level of Qi training within a year, and most of the outer disciples who are at the same time as you are still hovering at the fifth level of Qi training, so there is no need to put too much pressure on yourself."

Lin Xiu's face turned bitter: "But the inner disciples at the same time have already started to sprint and practice Qi to perfection."

This is what I heard from the junior sisters in the Foreign Affairs Hall when I was performing the mission of the sect last time, and it was not just one or two, but more than half of the 11 people who joined the inner sect had reached this level.

If Lin Xiu's goal is only to get involved until the Qi training is complete, then naturally there is no need to worry, but the problem is that the cultivation base during the Qi training period obviously cannot allow Ying and Keqing to truly give birth to independent thoughts. Bit by bit, but there is nothing to do, and I will be a little irritable.

In fact, for Lin Xiu's current situation, there is also a word used to describe it in the world of cultivating immortals.

"You have a 'demon'."

Lin Xiu was taken aback when he heard the words, and subconsciously recalled the information about "inner demons" in his heart: Inner demons, also known as demonic barriers, hatred, greed, delusion, obsession, resentment, etc. belong to inner demons.

Demons can always exist, arise suddenly, hide, grow, devour people, and experience people.Immortal cultivators believe that the inner demon is not only the bottleneck of progress, but also the "shortcut" to the road. What they often say "overcome yourself" and "man's greatest enemy is yourself" actually refer to the inner demon, and once you break through the inner demon, you will be able to overcome it. It can make people's cultivation advance by leaps and bounds.

"Generally speaking, inner demons don't appear on disciples in the Qi refining period, unless they are too obsessed..."

Speaking of this, Qian Lao's expression became a little subtle: "You don't look like you have any deep hatred... Is there a female cultivator you like?"

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After recovering, Lin Xiu quickly shook his head.

Just kidding, how can a female cultivator have as much fun as cultivating immortals, and there are two in my Qiankun bag—wait, is this considered "fancy"?

Looking at Lin Xiu with a tangled expression, Qian Lao shook his head and didn't pursue it anymore, and instead offered a suggestion: "If you really can't calm down, you might as well go out for a walk."

"Go for a walk?"

"The influence of the inner demons in the Qi refining period is negligible, even if you leave it alone, it will dissipate, but it's just a matter of time, and the bottleneck will naturally break through at that time, but it depends on whether you plan to take this path, then you can only Use another method."

Lin Xiu asked curiously, "What method?"

"Focus on the mountains and rivers, understand the Dao."

A brief silence.

"...Well, Elder Qian, is there any other way besides procrastinating and comprehending the Dao?"

Elder Qian stared at him immediately: "I don't think about this or about that. Could it be that you still want to use your strength to prove the truth?!"

After half an hour.

Lin Xiu, who had left the Sutra Pavilion, turned his gaze away from behind, lightly held the cold sword hilt at his waist with his left hand, and muttered to himself, "Proving the Tao with strength... seems like it's not impossible?"

47. The method of proving the Tao with strength

Under Lin Xiu's shameless stalking, Mr. Qian still mentioned the third way to break through the inner demons, which is also the most brutal and effective, except for the "Daozi Jue" that Lin Xiu could hardly count on. The means: to prove the Tao with force.

After summarizing and "scientificizing" Mr. Qian's mysterious quotations from scriptures, Lin Xiu found that the so-called "proving the Tao with force" is actually quite easy to understand.

During the practice stage of the Qi training period, the monk blindly absorbs spiritual energy and converts it into spiritual power that can be manipulated and driven. The more spiritual power, the higher the level of cultivation.

And the so-called bottleneck is that the spiritual power that can be accommodated in your body has reached a limit. If you want to continue to practice, you must expand the capacity-for monks with outstanding qualifications, this problem does not exist, just like the 11 people who entered the inner sect. People, their body's tolerance limit for spiritual power is more than double that of Lin Xiu, so they can practice to the perfection of the ninth level of Qi training without any barriers.

The three ways to break through the inner demon mentioned by Mr. Qian are actually the three ways to break through this barrier. The first is to grind, using the spiritual power overflowing in the body to continuously impact and expand the capacity of the "bottle" until it can meet the next level. The second is quite metaphysical, it seems that as long as you "understand the Dao", you can widen the "bottle" at once; and the third "prove the Tao with strength" is much simpler and rude.

Squeeze directly with the spiritual power that exceeds the limit that this bottle can hold, compressing the "process" that originally took several years or even ten years into a short moment.

Among the three methods, the effect of "proving the Tao with force" seems to be the fastest and most efficient, but the reality is that monks choose this method the least after encountering demons, because it involves a problem of "fault tolerance".

The first method is undoubtedly the safest, as long as there is enough time, the bottle can turn you into a barrel, the second method is more about aptitude and luck - obviously this kind of thing is not suitable for Lin Xiu, and the third This method is quick and fast, but the problem is that the risk is extremely high.

A "process" that takes several years or even more than ten years is compressed into an instant, and one can imagine how much burden and pressure it will bring. Compared with the bottle being squeezed and expanded, it is more likely to be directly squeezed.

More importantly, the most basic requirement of "proving the Tao with strength" is that you can use spiritual power beyond the limit of the current realm to squeeze, but the question is if you can control the spiritual power beyond the limit of this realm What else is needed to "prove the way with strength"?

If one wants to "prove the Tao with strength" to break through this realm, one must master spiritual power beyond the limit of this realm, and to master spiritual power beyond the limit of this realm, one must first break through this realm—another nesting doll cycle.

There is only one way to break this matryoshka cycle, and that is to let a monk whose cultivation is beyond your own instill spiritual power into your body, or spend a lot of resources to build an environment that can generate massive spiritual energy in a short period of time for you to break through. Even if you do this, the risk is still high. After all, these external auras cannot be converted into controllable spiritual power in a short period of time. If you are not careful, your spiritual power will run wild. At that time, the decline in the realm is still the lightest , nothing more serious than exploding to death...

At first glance, it sounds somewhat similar to "drawing the sword" for practitioners of "Hidden Sword Jue", and it is precisely this similarity that gives Lin Xiu hope.

First of all, the primary requirement for proving the Tao with strength: mastering the spiritual power that exceeds the limit of this realm, this can be directly accomplished through the cracked golden sword used to practice "Hidden Sword Jue", although it has only been "hidden sword" for three years That's all, the previous fine steel sword was used by Lin Xiu from the first level of Qi training to the fifth level of Qi training, but now he has "hidden the sword" for three years with the sixth level of Qi training, and it is simply calculated by the total amount of spiritual energy contained The Cracking Gold Sword surpassed the Fine Steel Sword by a large margin.

And the secondary requirement of proving the Tao with force is to be able to afford the "process" that took years or even more than ten years to be compressed into a moment"-this huge burden...

"Hiding the sword and hiding the sword, the emphasis is on 'hiding' rather than 'sword'..."

Meditating on the words Qian Lao once said to him, and the flamboyant gold and red that he once swayed wantonly in his hands, Lin Xiu clenched the hilt of his sword, and had already made a decision in his heart.

He couldn't pull out the "sword" in his body, but when it comes to "hiding", let alone the late stage of qi training, even if the qi training is complete or even the foundation is built-it may not be impossible to "hidden"!

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Foreign affairs hall.

He found the location of "Senior Brother Zhao" with ease, and before Lin Xiu opened his mouth, he noticed that his junior sister had already greeted him.