sinovels Chapter 33 Five Lines of Painting Technique
Chapter 33 Five Lines of Painting Technique
In the cultivation world today, there are three legendary families: the Panling Ji Clan, the Dongji Ge Clan, and the Shanggu He Clan.
Ji Qingshan is a member of the Ji clan, said to be a descendant of the ancient Holy Emperor. Because the clan has the bloodline of the Panling clan, most of the members are body cultivators.
In ancient times when mystical arts were not prominent, its power was at its zenith. However, as mystical arts flourished, physical cultivation gradually declined.
Even so, the Ji clan's power is still not to be underestimated. They are currently stationed in the central part of the Eastern Continent, and no one dares to provoke them.
Looking at the Ge family now, they are located in the far east of the Eastern Huang Continent, in a corner of a small deltaic landmass.
The ancestors of the Ge family entered the Dao through alchemy, making them among the first group of people in the human race to achieve enlightenment. However, the threshold for attainment was quite high, and the family was not large.
Later, its cultivation methods underwent many improvements and have now developed into the largest alchemy holy land of the human race, which practitioners respectfully call Xiaojitian.
As for the most remarkable one, it is the ancient He clan.
Why is it called ancient times? Because as time went by, the He clan formed two branches, one in the north and one in the south.
Originally, the He clan was descended from Shaohao, one of the Five Emperors of antiquity. Shaohao was the son of Xuanyuan and was named the King of Birds, using birds as the tribal totem.
The He clan, whose members possessed extraordinary talent, relied on the power of this totem during their southward migration to integrate various divine birds and auspicious beasts from Dongba paintings, and to cultivate unparalleled methods by drawing upon the five elements of heaven and earth.
Later, unable to find an opportunity to enter the Dao through the Five Elements, and influenced by the Xuanmen (Taoist) sect, the ancient He clan split into two schools:
One branch continued to take the Five Elements of Heaven and Earth as their foundation. After their attempt to enter the Dao through the Five Elements failed, they changed their approach and used materials from Heaven and Earth to construct the Five Elements using mechanical puppets. They then migrated to the far north and established the Xuanji Sect.
Another group, taking advantage of the monsters and demons, practiced the Way of Spirit Control, using spirit beasts to supplement the five elements, and built the now famous Spirit Control Pavilion in the Tianling Mountains to the south.
Whether it's the Xuanji Sect or the Yuling Immortal Pavilion, both rely on external objects to solidify their foundation in cultivation. Regardless of the difficulty of achieving enlightenment, their combat prowess is absolutely undeniable.
When the ancestors of the He family first began cultivating their magic, they left behind a technique that could seize the power of heaven and earth, called the "Five Elements Danqing Technique".
This cultivation method uses the Five Elements to enter the Dao, and can be said to be the source of the cultivation methods of the two major cultivation holy lands, Xuanji Sect and Yuling Immortal Pavilion.
However, what brings success also brings failure.
Where can one find someone who possesses all five spiritual roots? This cultivation method was an overly ambitious work, and no one was able to master it. Eventually, it was recorded by the Changtian Sect.
Now, this skill has finally found its master and seen the light of day again.
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In the Demon Suppression Realm, Zhou Li had been studying this Heavenly Rank cultivation technique for a long time.
The Five Elements Painting Manual contains many ancient phrases and rhetoric. If he hadn't read many ancient books in his previous life, studying it would have been even more difficult.
Even so, it is quite mentally taxing to understand it.
For practitioners of the Xuanmen sect, cultivation is divided into six major realms: Qi Refining, Foundation Building, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Spirit Transformation, and Void Penetration.
Each major realm is further divided into four minor realms: initial glimpse, minor achievement, major achievement, and perfection.
In this cultivation method, each major realm requires visualizing an ancient demon or monster of the corresponding attribute in the dantian as a carrier of spiritual power.
According to the spiritual attributes of the ancient demons, there are five systems: Guanchao, Wugou, Buxiu, Zhijun, and Shenhuang, which belong to the five elements of water, earth, wood, metal, and fire.
It's like having an ancient demon engraved in your dantian, which can both support spiritual power and be used to fight enemies, while also allowing you to practice various supernatural abilities and techniques.
Cultivation techniques and supernatural abilities are different. Cultivation techniques are more like the source, while supernatural abilities are used for combat.
Generally speaking, at the beginning of cultivation, one can master a variety of supernatural powers and techniques to fight enemies, but there is usually only one main cultivation method.
Because cultivation methods often form their own systems, practicing multiple methods simultaneously can easily lead to conflicts. Choosing a second method to supplement one's practice without verification carries extremely high risks.
The difference between the Five Elements Cultivation Technique and traditional cultivation methods is that traditional methods are mostly based on a single attribute, while it has five spiritual attributes. Moreover, each time you visualize an ancient demon, you will gain new characteristics of the technique.
In other words, the Five Elements Painting Technique is equivalent to practicing five methods simultaneously, and its complexity far exceeds imagination, making it an extremely difficult technique to master.
However, given that the cultivation threshold requires the five elements spiritual roots, the difficulty of mastering the "Five Elements Danqing Technique" has long been unparalleled.
For now, Zhou Li can only memorize it and study it slowly after entering the sect.
With a long sigh, Zhou Li slowly opened his eyes.
As dusk approached, the Xia siblings, having already finished their meditation, gathered around Zhou Li.
Seeing Zhou Li open his eyes, Xia Minghui joked, "Brother Zhou, you're finally awake! My sister has been waiting for you forever..."
Before he could finish speaking, he received a heavy slap on the back of the head.
Xia Mingduo withdrew her hand, her ears slightly red, and glared at her younger brother: "Stop talking nonsense." Only then did she turn to Zhou Li, carefully examining him from head to toe. Seeing that his breathing was steady and his expression calm, she breathed a sigh of relief and said gently, "It is all thanks to Young Master Zhou's help that I was able to comprehend the 'Mysterious Female Thunderfire Seal.' However, I was only focused on comprehending it before, and I never thought that you would use yourself as a catalyst to sense the thunder. I imagine the price was not small. I am ashamed..."
Zhou Li waved his hand lightly: "Not at all. This price was the opportunity for me to comprehend the Heavenly Rank technique. I must thank Miss Xia."
After saying that, he looked at Xia Minghui and asked, "Brother Xia, have you also passed the third test?"
Xia Minghui puffed out his chest, his eyebrows dancing with excitement: "I have comprehended a metal-attribute technique called 'Serpent Swallowing Clouds True Technique.' Although it is only at the Yellow Rank, it has won my heart. This third test is nothing more than this."
Seeing Xia Minghui's nonchalant attitude, Xia Mingduo laughed and scolded, "Don't pretend to be innocent. Look how many people stop here. The chance to become an immortal is hard to come by, so don't speak lightly."
Just then, a clear and melodious bell rang out from the high platform.
In the distance, rainbows rose from the high slope, and more than a dozen streaks of light appeared in front of the stele forest. Among them were an elder with a long beard, a fairy in flowing robes, and a burly man in golden armor.
The leader was tall and thin, with a crescent-shaped crown on his head. He bowed to the crowd and said, "I am Xuanhong Zhenren, the first disciple of Lingtai Peak of Changtian Sect. I have been ordered to preside over this sect entrance examination."
"The three rounds of tests in this grand examination have all concluded. Those who are not on the list may depart by flying boat with the sect's steward."
As soon as he finished speaking, the steward opened the register and began to call out the names.
Many people left the Demon Suppression Realm dejectedly, including Fan Ru, who had previously obstructed Zhou Li. However, judging from her expression, she did not seem particularly discouraged.
When the roll call ended, looking around, only 30% remained, less than a hundred people.
Among them, Zhou Li, with his double-grade qualifications, stands out as the foremost.
Jiang Xing received a third-best rating, ranking second.
By a stroke of luck, Xia Mingduo and a boy named Fang Yu tied for third place.
Master Xuanhong congratulated those on the list, saying, "Congratulations to all of you disciples for joining the Changtian Sect and passing the three rounds of tests. You are now the outer disciples of the Changtian Sect."
Everyone present was overjoyed upon hearing this. This great test for entering the sect required seven parts human calculation and three parts divine intervention, and the journey had been extremely difficult.
Master Xuanhong continued, "Behind me are the masters of the twelve peaks. For disciples who perform exceptionally well, it is up to the masters of each peak to strive for their entry into the inner sect."