sinovels Chapter 29 Four Elemental Spirits, Demonic Body Tempering
Chapter 29 Four Elemental Spirits, Demonic Body Tempering
"We have plenty of menial workers in our medicinal herb fields, but we've never seen any sects hiring menial workers for their top-grade medicinal herb fields!"
Xie Daoyun was a little stunned after hearing this. She thought her adopted disciple would ask some questions about cultivation, and she couldn't help but feel curious.
"Why are you asking this? Do you perhaps want to become a high-ranking handyman?"
Li Ya shook his head, then explained:
"No, no, I was just thinking that if I need to cultivate in the future, I'll have to buy all the spiritual herbs, which is a huge expense. I was thinking of renting a medicinal herb field myself..."
"You can earn more money by taking on odd jobs, why bother with this troublesome stuff?"
"Besides, some spiritual herbs take hundreds of years to grow. Instead of waiting, it's better to focus on cultivation."
"Never mind, never mind." Xie Daoyun thought about it and decided not to directly deny it, hoping to make him back down.
Then I spoke to him carefully, saying, "If you want to know, I will tell you."
"The sect's top-grade medicinal herb fields are managed by outer sect disciples who are proficient in spiritual plants. They earn some cultivation resources by doing this job."
"If you hire these disciples to manage it, plus the rent from the herb fields, I'm afraid the little money you make won't even cover the losses."
Xie Daoyun rested her hands behind her head, her straight, jade-like legs propped up on the wooden table on the couch, her silk skirt slipping down, revealing a glimpse of her fair skin.
The feet were stacked on top of each other, and their whiteness was astonishing, the kind of white that never sees sunlight, with a faint bluish tinge, and the fine veins were faintly visible.
The ankle joints are delicate and small, and every turn is just right.
As the body stretches out, the arch of the foot rises in a curve, like a crescent moon, with the toes slightly spread and then close together.
Before Li Ya could even glance at her, Qingluan covered her with a thin blanket.
"It's just that the sects aren't wealthy enough. Those powerful sects and families have their own plant spirits to manage things."
Li Ya was puzzled and cupped his hands in greeting, asking, "Please enlighten me, Master."
"I have only heard of mountain spirits and wild monsters in the world, but I have never seen them!"
"It's understandable that you haven't seen one. What kind of monsters are there within the Yunfu Sect's territory? If even one appeared, you could beat it to a pulp."
She slowly began to explain the reasons to Li Ya.
"The spirits and monsters of this world are countless in variety."
"Roughly speaking, there are four categories: animals that possess spirituality, scaled creatures that generate intelligence, rocks that contain spirituality, and plants that transform into human form."
"Within the Central Continent, Bai Yujing is in charge of suppressing it, and various sects and families will assist in managing it. If anyone practices cannibalism, they will be killed on the spot."
"Those with pure and clean qualities will also be bought at high prices."
"The Southern Wilderness Continent is a gathering place for demonic cultivators, while the Western Rong Continent is a paradise for spirits and monsters. It is said that there are still ancient great demons in existence, whose bodies can cover the sky and the sun."
Li Ya listened attentively, understanding dawned on him, and pondered to himself:
How can I allow others to sleep soundly under my bed? It turns out that the demonic cultivators and monsters were either killed or captured, or driven to some remote corner to stay in.
"Beasts that have become spirits are wild and difficult to tame. They like to roam and fight, and are often tamed as mounts."
"The long-scaled creatures prefer damp and shady places and dislike dry and sunny ones. They live in deep pools and underground rivers and are often confined in sacred pools for observation or serve as servants of the water gods."
"Mountain and rock spirits are heavy and dull, lacking in spirituality, and often serve as attendants to mountain gods."
"Only plant spirits, through years of absorbing the essence of the sun and moon from spiritual plants, shed their mortal shells and transform into human form."
"Born with the same origin as plants, they know the nature of the soil and the four seasons. Without deliberate instruction, they know how to cultivate spiritual herbs and are good at managing medicinal fields."
Li Ya then bowed and asked, "May I ask, Master, where can I find such plant spirits?"
"Ha!" Xie Daoyun shook her head with a smile, "It seems you're still not giving up."
"If you can find it, catch it, and sell it, the proceeds will be enough to cover your expenses for the time being."
"You might be able to find them in larger markets, but like I said, you can't afford them!"
Li Ya instantly understood: plant spirits and monsters have a lifespan much longer than cultivators, sometimes lasting for hundreds of years.
Not only are their skills superb, but they also don't charge wages, making them highly sought-after items everywhere.
For example, highly skilled jobs don't require a salary; as long as food and lodging are provided, you'll be employed for life. They'd be snapped up as soon as they appeared, so how could you possibly get a chance?
The master and disciple chatted for a while longer, and the topic turned to the matter of tempering the muscles and bones at the third level of Qi cultivation.
"Opening up all the meridians, clearing all the orifices, strengthening muscles and bones, invigorating the internal organs, and transforming blood and marrow are all for the purpose of forging a treasure ship."
"Of all the tribulations and hardships in the world of cultivation, only this body can bear the Dao."
"In the Middle Ages, there were cultivators who only cultivated their souls and not their physical bodies, regarding their physical bodies as mere huts that could be replaced at any time. Very few of them attained enlightenment."
"The path of cultivation is a journey to the highest immortal realm, but also a vast sea of suffering."
"Within the sea of suffering lie the trials of time, the tribulations of life, the calamities of inner demons, the calamities of karmic fire, the dangers of lightning punishment, and the predicament of reincarnation."
"Only your physical body is your unique and precious ship for crossing the sea, born and nurtured by nature."
"It is said that those demonic cultivators only seek to improve their realm and not to solidify their foundation, but they do have some tricks up their sleeves when it comes to body refinement."
As dusk settled, Li Ya wisely made his departure.
Xie Daoyun stared at Li Ya's retreating figure, her eyes filled with tears, and she was somewhat stunned.
"Senior Brother Li, you looked just as radiant when you entered this realm!"
Her thoughts were stirred, and images of her deceased loved ones surfaced in her mind.
"If you were to be reincarnated and cultivate again, you would be this age by now!"
Thinking of this, she tilted her head back, and two tear tracks stretched down her cheeks.
"Qingluan, warm some wine for me!"
……
Throughout the journey, Li Ya's mind was filled with his master's comments on demonic cultivators. If he could fill in the gaps in their knowledge, then there was great potential for him.
The cultivation technique he had shoved into a corner of the Ling Shu Cave Heaven—the "Twelve Yuan Chen Great Strength Bone Demon Abandoning Body Scripture"—rose to mind.
Back at Qingmu Pavilion, Senior Brother Lingji saw that he was absent-minded and didn't disturb him too much.
Upon returning to his room, Li Ya slipped into the Ling Shu Cave Heaven and took out the jade slip containing the "Twelve Yuan Chen Great Strength Bone Demon Self-Sacrifice Scripture".
Based on the Ling Shu's deduction, he confirmed that the jade slip was free of hidden dangers, and then placed it on his forehead.
After a wisp of true energy was inputted, the jade slip suddenly emitted a burst of spiritual light.
The vast and complex images and texts of Taoism flooded his mind and were imprinted on his soul.
Li Ya restrained his greed and only selected the activities to refine his physical body.
The "Twelve Earthly Branches and their corresponding twelve major bones in the human body" uses the twelve Earthly Branches and their corresponding twelve major bones in the human body.
Not only did they forge a powerful physical body, but they also created twelve skeleton demon gods.
The White Bone Demon God possesses immense strength, capable of moving mountains and unloading ridges with ease.
The skeletal demonic flames that burn rivers and boil seas are commonplace.
"It's a pity I can't live forever!"
If he hadn't known that there were few examples of people in the Demonic Sect who had attained immortality, and if he hadn't been in the Immortal Continent, Li Ya would have almost become a traitor and escaped into the Demonic Path.
The "Twelve Yuan Chen Great Bone Demon Abandoning Body Scripture" uses external objects to temper the physical body, achieving a rapid transformation of the mortal form.
This technique follows the method of nourishing tendons with demon blood and forging the body with demon bones.
By tempering their bodies with the bones and blood of demonic beasts, humans, whose bodies are inherently difficult to compare with those powerful demonic beasts, use the special abilities of demonic beasts to forge an unparalleled physical body.
"This method is absolutely impossible for me! Where am I supposed to find this monster?"
"Please help me, Ling Shu, extract the method for refining tendons, bones, and skin from the 'Twelve Yuan Chen Great Strength Bone Demon Abandoning Body Scripture' and deduce a cultivation method that suits me."
[At the request of fellow Daoist, the Ling Shu assists in deducing the method for strengthening muscles, bones, and skin.]
[Spiritual Energy Cost: 300 Zhu]
[Required spiritual items: "The Twelve Yuan Chen Great Strength Bone Demon Sacrifice Scripture", and a fragment of the soul of an elder of the Innate Holy Sect]
[Time required: 5 days]
[My true energy is insufficient. Fellow Daoist, would you please confirm whether we should perform the deduction in stages?]
"Can!"
As soon as he finished speaking, countless tiny characters, like those of birds and insects, emerged from his mind, layer by layer enveloping the jade slip containing the "Twelve Yuan Chen Great Strength Bone Demon Self-Sacrifice Scripture".
"Could this jade slip also be a treasure?"
After a moment's thought, Li Ya understood. Compared to the so-called Innate Holy Sect, this technique was at least one of the most advanced, if not the sect's most prestigious technique.
The material of this jade slip must be extraordinary to be able to be recorded here.
In just a moment, the jade slip disintegrated into a ray of spiritual light, which was carried back to the Spiritual Pivot by the bird and insect characters, transforming into resources for the Spiritual Pivot.
Meanwhile, the demonic cultivator phantoms, which were divided into countless parts by the turbulent currents in the void surrounding the Spirit Platform, transformed into streaks of light and were absorbed into the Spirit Pivot.