Put away your magical powers now!.

Chapter 112 [War Cultivator? Magic Cultivator?] (6200 words)
Chapter 6200 [War Cultivator? Magic Cultivator?] ( words)
Carrying the suitcase back to the room, Chen Yan first carefully closed and locked the door, and then opened the suitcase with a mirror inside.

After taking out a talisman and burning it, Chen Yan entered the mirror world.

In the room, the little girl had transformed into a human form and was sitting on Chen Yan's big bed.

The luxurious big bed had a very high bed frame and an expensive latex mattress. When the little girl sat on the bed, her feet couldn't reach the ground, and she just sat there with her legs dangling.

"Chen Yan, your family is very nice." The little girl looked at Chen Yan with a smile: "It seems that you should be quite rich, right?"

"It's okay." Chen Yan thought for a moment, "Dinner will be delivered soon - you should be able to handle spicy food, right?"

"It's okay." The little girl thought for a moment and said, "People in Hong Kong rarely eat spicy food. I've only eaten it a few times."

As she said that, she jumped out of bed and stood by the window looking outside.

Especially the mountains in the distance outside the window made a trace of fear flash in the little girl's eyes.

"It's so dark in the mountains." The little girl frowned and said, "At night, there are no lights or mirrors in the mountains. It's a dangerous forbidden area for me."

"Then you better be careful, don't run into the mountains."

Chen Yan said this with a smile, then he took down the mirror that was stuck in the suitcase, broke it into several pieces, and stuffed them into the little girl's hands.

"This is for you. Carry the mirror with you from now on."

The little girl suddenly felt safer.

The little girl squeezed the mirror in her hand and looked at Chen Yan again: "Is the person living in your house your girlfriend or your wife?"

I said it was my mother, do you believe it?
Chen Yan sighed secretly: "I guess he is a relative."

He thought about it carefully and said, "On the way here, I had already figured out how to settle you. Since you don't want others to know about your existence, and there's someone else living at home, then I can't leave you at home. I have to find a place to settle you down."

"Sure, it makes no difference to me anyway." The little girl didn't take it seriously and said casually, "You can't be in the mirror world all the time. I'm alone most of the time."

"Okay, then I'll go find a house tomorrow, preferably one closer to here."

"There must be lots and lots of mirrors in the room!" the little girl urged.

"must."

“And lots of lights!”

"understood."

“Also, we need equipment that can ensure that even during a power outage, there will be no blackouts.”

"Good good."

Chen Yan thought about it, reached into his pocket, and took out a black ink spirit crystal the size of a button.

"Try this."

During the one and a night of the journey back, especially the eight or nine hours on the high-speed train, Chen Yan was silently transporting his vital energy and then continuously pouring it into this black spirit crystal.

Chen Yan roughly estimated that the amount of vital energy he infused into it was about three times his current vital energy cultivation level. The Black Spirit Crystal was finally filled up and could not accommodate any more.

The little girl's eyes lit up, she reached out to take it, pinched it in her palm, closed her eyes and felt it for a while, then opened her eyes, her eyes full of surprise: "Yes!!"

Then she squinted her eyes and sighed, "It's been a long time since I felt the vitality."

"Your Black Spirit Crystal is quite good. Where did you get it?"

"I don't remember." The little girl shook her head. "This thing doesn't hold too much vitality. The one you gave me isn't enough to fill my stomach. But... I rarely use spells anyway, so it's always good to have some replenishment. I still have a lot of time, so I'll just replenish it slowly."

The little girl told Chen Yan that in her current state, she had used up a small portion of her vital energy, with only about 60% to 70% remaining. If she wanted to replenish it, a mere Black Spirit Crystal would not be enough.

She gave Chen Yan a total of five Black Spirit Crystals. Even if she filled them all up, it would still not be enough!
After all, he is a half-step sage, and his vitality cultivation is unfathomable.

With Chen Yan's cultivation level at the Guiyuan realm, even if he drained his energy dozens of times, it would still not be enough to replenish it.

That night, the two of them stayed in Chen Yan's bedroom, but they were in two different worlds.

Chen Yan slept in his own big bed, but he always felt a little awkward in his heart - his bed was so big, but Chen Yan subconsciously slept close to the edge of the bed.

Because he knew very well that in the mirror world, the little girl also slept in this bed.

All night long, the lights in Chen Yan's room were on.

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The next morning, before Chen Yan went out, he told the little girl not to leave her bedroom and not to make any noise - if she knocked something over in the mirror world, things in the real world would also be knocked over, and if she made any noise, Gu Qingyi at home would notice it.

As long as she didn't make any noise, even if Gu Qingyi had great cultivation, she wouldn't be able to discover the little girl.

There's a whole world between them! Even the Heavenly Dao couldn't find her, let alone Gu Qingyi, who was only at the Heavenly Realm?

After the little girl nodded seriously in agreement, Chen Yan left the mirror world, walked out of the room, went downstairs, said hello to Gu Qingyi, and went out.

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In the mirror world, the little girl stood by the window and saw the door downstairs open and close, knowing that Chen Yan had left.

A strange expression crossed her little face.

Then, she opened the window a crack, and the little girl turned into a skylark and flew out, then landed in the yard. She stood by the French window and turned into a human form again, looking at the living room on the first floor of the villa.

Through the reflection of the floor-to-ceiling windows, you can vaguely see the living room in the real world.

Gu Qingyi put on a coat in the living room, then walked to the door, changed her shoes, and pushed the door open to go out.

The little girl looked at Gu Qingyi quietly, with a hint of curiosity and weirdness in her eyes.

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Hu Shangke arrived at the agency store to work early in the morning.

Now he is the deputy manager of this store - in fact, it is just a title and he has no power, but his basic salary has increased by 500 yuan compared to before.

After the Spring Festival, everyone has been back to work, feeling a bit lazy and not very energetic these days.

One reason is that after a long vacation, people have rested and become lazy, and it takes a few days to recover.

As for the second point, the period before and after the Spring Festival is the off-season for real estate - right after the New Year, there are very few people buying or viewing houses.

Hu Shangke sat in front of the computer, leaning back in his chair, with a cup of soy milk in front of him that he had bought for breakfast.

I stayed up late last night browsing my phone, so I didn't feel very energetic this morning. However, Hu Shangke had only been working for a little over six months, so he hadn't yet developed the habit of slacking off. He still arrived at the store on time.

Whether there is business or not, I will not be late anyway - if there is no business, I will just sit on a chair and rest.

Are you browsing your phone? It doesn’t matter where you play.

There were only three or five salesmen in the store that morning, all of whom were resting lazily. The store manager himself didn't come at all, so naturally no one would say anything to him.

Hu Shangke was browsing the news on his phone when he suddenly heard the sound of the store door opening. He looked up and saw Chen Yan pushing the door open and walking in.

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When Chen Yan entered the store, a salesperson immediately stood up to greet him: "Hello, sir, are you looking for a house? Are you renting or buying a house? What can I do for you..."

Chen Yan smiled and said nothing, while Hu Shangke walked over and patted the salesman on the shoulder: "Brother Liu, this is my friend."

The salesman's enthusiasm immediately faded, and he nodded listlessly: "Oh, it's for you."

Chen Yan smiled and greeted Hu Shangke: "Are you busy, Lao Hu?"

"Busy as hell." Hu Shangke sighed: "It's just after the Chinese New Year, there's not much business."

As he said that, he led Chen Yan to the rest area.

In such a tiny agency store, the so-called rest area is actually just a small room of less than five square meters, which is furnished with a sofa and a cheap coffee table.

After sitting down, Hu Shangke brought a bottle of water to Chen Yan, then slowly lit a cigarette for himself before asking, "Old Chen, what do you want to talk to me about?"

Chen Yan smiled and said, "Well, I have something to ask you to rent a room."

When he heard the word "rent a house", Hu Licking Dog's hand almost shook and the cigarette fell on the table!
Are you renting a house again?

Hu Shangke stared at the person in front of him with wide eyes.

Please spare me!

The first time this guy rented a house from me, he rented a haunted house - although it may not be nice to say, at least he earned the agency fee.

The second time, wow! I rented a house, and it collapsed! Hu Shangke still couldn't figure it out. How could that good house collapse?
Are you still renting a house?!

"You...are not my brother, don't you have a house to live in?"

"Well, of course I have a use for it, don't ask too much." Chen Yan smiled and said, "It's not like I'm doing anything illegal. I'm renting the house for a legitimate purpose."

Hu Shangke sighed: "Okay, what kind of place do you want to rent?"

"Well, the house doesn't have to be big, but it's best if it's close to where I live now. The closer the better. It has to have all the facilities."

Hu Shangke was stunned: "Is it close to where you live?"

"Ah."

This is strange...

Hu Shangke muttered in his heart, "Are you trying to accommodate some friends? Or relatives? The villa you're renting now can accommodate four or five more people. Why not just live in your house? Why spend all that money? Chen Yan, the houses near the villa area you live in are not cheap."

But after he finished speaking, he saw Chen Yan looking at him with a smile without saying anything - Hu Licking Dog understood that the other party didn't want to explain it to him in detail.

"Okay, I'll show you. Please wait a moment." Lao Hu stood up and went to check the housing information on his company's intranet.

After a while, he came back and recommended a house to Chen Yan.

"I live in the same residential complex as you, in a duplex villa—oh, we're classmates, so I won't give you any of that nonsense. The so-called duplex villa is just a name made up by the real estate developers. It's actually just a mezzanine.

It's over 160 square meters, with three bedrooms and two living rooms. The first floor houses the dining room, living room, and kitchen, along with a small bedroom. The second floor has two bedrooms. The decor is quite good—there aren't any poorly decorated houses in your neighborhood, so don't worry, it comes with all the basic furniture and appliances."

Chen Yan took it and looked at it. It was okay. The only flaw was that this kind of house had no yard.

But the little girl doesn't care about this. She can fly, and there is no one in the mirror world. Theoretically, the entire Jinling City is her garden!

This house was in the same residential complex as Chen Yan's current villa. Although this complex was called a villa complex, it was actually divided into different grades. The best one was naturally the large, single-family house that Chen Yan currently lived in.

Further down, there are the so-called duplex villas and townhouses, and the worst is the stacked villa, which is actually a small mezzanine.

Chen Yan immediately decided to go with it.

The location of this house is near the west side of the community, about a few hundred meters away from Chen Yan's house, which is quite suitable.

Chen Yan didn't bargain for the rent and rented it for two years in one go. After Hu Shangke contacted the landlord, Chen Yan and Hu Shangke returned to the community together and waited for the landlord to come to the door. Chen Yan went into the house and took a look. He was generally satisfied and signed the contract on the spot, transferring six months' rent and deposit to the landlord.

After signing the contract, Hu Shangke pulled Chen Yan aside and whispered, "Brother, there won't be any problems with renting this time, right? This house isn't like the suburban bungalow we rented last time! If anything goes wrong again, I can't afford the compensation."

Chen Yan smiled and patted Hu Licking Dog's shoulder.

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After seeing Hu Shangke and the homeowner off, Chen Yan went back into the house and looked around, checked the water and electricity, and made sure there were no problems before heading back to his own home.

When he entered the house, he found that no one was home. He called out to Gu Qingyi but there was no response.

Is this woman out?

Chen Yan was a little surprised, but didn't think much about it. He went upstairs and entered the mirror world, and found that there was no sign of the little girl in the room. He walked to the window and looked down, and saw the little girl sitting in the yard.

Chen Yan jumped down from the third floor and walked to the little girl: "What are you looking at?"

"Your spirit gathering array is terrible." The little girl pointed at the bluestone slabs in the yard that formed the base of the array. "It seems that not only are you weak, you can't make pills, you can't refine your body, you can't cultivate your soul, and your attainments in array formations are also not good."

Chen Yan is not happy!
"Is it because my attainments in formation formation are not good enough? It's because there are no good materials in this world." Chen Yan shook his head and said, "Okay, stop being so picky. I found a place for you to live. Come with me."

The two of them stayed in the mirror and walked out of Chen Yan's house and to the house that Chen Yan rented in the community.

Chen Yan took the key, opened the door, and took the little girl into the house.

After looking the room up and down, the little girl expressed her satisfaction with the bright and clean space in the room.

Especially there is a floor-to-ceiling mirror as tall as a person placed in the corner of the living room, which makes the little girl feel safe instantly.

"Living here, you can turn on and off the lights, eat and sleep, and even turn on the TV. It's all fine... In the real world outside, even if someone sees the lights on or hears the TV, they'll just think someone's home."

Chen Yan gave the key to the little girl and said, "I'll ask someone to come and clean the room tomorrow."

"Need not."

The little girl smiled, turned around and went to the kitchen to get a bowl of water, came out, stretched out a finger and dipped it in the water, muttering something.

Then she stretched out her hand!
A golden light shot out, and suddenly it seemed as if countless dust particles were raised in the house, but they gathered into a ball and finally flowed into the bowl of water in her hand!
The originally clear bowl of water soon became darker and darker as dust poured in... and finally it almost turned into a bowl of water that looked like ink.

Looking at the room again, it was already clean. Chen Yan reached out and touched the table, there was no dust at all!

Even the few footprints on the floor that were left when I came in to view the house today have disappeared.

"It's called 'Dust Removal Technique.'" The little girl smiled, walked into the kitchen, and casually poured out a bowl of black water. "One bowl of water for each room. I can finish cleaning this house by myself in a short time."

"This spell is pretty good." Chen Yan was interested.

"Want to learn? I'll teach you."

The little girl was not stingy. She found a piece of paper and pen in the house, wrote down a spell and handed it to Chen Yan: "You have helped me a lot. This spell is my way of repaying you. If you have any questions about cultivation in the future, you can come and ask me."

As she spoke, she lowered her head and thought for a moment, then frowned and said, "You have the cultivation base of the Guiyuan Realm, but you don't seem to have any magical powers to protect your body. You're fragile and will die too easily."

She picked up her pen again and wrote down another spell. This spell was significantly more complex and advanced than the "Dust Removal Technique" she had just written. She wrote two full pages, detailing how to organize the vital energy, how to channel it, how to move it through the body, and finally, how to trigger it...

After writing two pages in detail, he handed them to Chen Yan.

"You are at the Guiyuan Realm. This spell is just suitable for ordinary cultivators. Before you cultivate to the Tianren Realm, this spell will be applicable to you."

Chen Yan took the paper and looked at it, curious: "Is this a body protection spell?"

"This is called 'Golden Light Technique', a defensive spell. It triggers a protective golden light to ward off external attacks. Well... with your Guiyuan realm cultivation, you can probably maintain it for about a minute."

Chen Yan raised his eyebrows, it turned out to be a good thing.

My own "Laws and Orders" mana also has a defensive "Yu" spell, but that spell is quite advanced and I haven't mastered it yet. This "Golden Light" spell seems much simpler than the "Yu" spell.

"But remember, all spells are imperfect. As the saying goes, things interact and counteract each other. This Golden Light Art also has weaknesses. First, it's relatively ineffective against spells that directly attack the primordial spirit. While it's not completely ineffective, the effect is quite modest.

Secondly, as the saying goes, fire overcomes metal. This Golden Light Technique is not fire-resistant and will collapse if it encounters fire! If you encounter a cultivator who is good at playing with fire, it is best not to use this spell."

I understand. Afraid of mental attacks and fire.

Chen Yan nodded.

He looked at the little girl again: "Anything else?"

The little girl glanced at Chen Yan and said, "Don't you understand the principle of biting off more than you can chew? Besides... your cultivation is too low. And although I know a lot of spells, they can only be used after reaching the extraordinary level.

I can't even remember how many of these spells there are for ordinary cultivators. Once you've mastered them, I'll teach you when your cultivation level reaches a higher level."

"Then, can you teach me the techniques for refining the body or cultivating the primordial spirit?"

The little girl lowered her head and thought for a moment: "Which one do you want to learn?"

Chen Yan looked at the little girl: "Can't we learn both?"

The little girl smiled and looked at Chen Yan with a hint of mockery in her eyes: "You are quite ambitious."

"It's not ambition, it's just curiosity. Can't I learn everything?"

"Almost no possibility." The little girl shook her head: "Anyone who practices cultivation must choose their own direction after entering the room.

Refining the body is the way to cultivate warfare! Focusing on killing and attacking—if you take this path, you don't need to delve too deeply into spells and techniques. Cultivating the soul is also unnecessary, because those who follow the path of warfare cultivate their spirits through battle.

Another way is to become a cultivator, transport vital energy, cultivate your spirit and practice the Dharma - I think this is the path you should be taking now.

As for your desire to practice both, it is impossible because human power is limited!

Moreover, if one practices physical training and combat, using killing and fighting to sharpen the spirit, it is inevitable that one will develop an evil spirit.

When a cultivator reaches the stage of enlightenment, the method of cultivating the primordial spirit emphasizes restraining and concentrating the spirit, gathering the primordial energy, tempering the heart, and eliminating the evil spirit.

This path conflicts with the Way of Killing in many ways, so it is impossible to cultivate both at the same time."

Chen Yan nodded.

So, either be a warrior or a mage?

The path of practicing both magic and martial arts is not an option.

"So, I can only choose to cultivate my soul?" Chen Yan looked at the little girl.

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"The set of skills I'm going to teach you, in common terms you can understand, is the dual cultivation of magic and martial arts!"

Gu Qingyi sat under a tree in the woods, quietly looking at Lu Sisi who was sitting cross-legged on the ground in front of her.

Lu Sisi, wearing a cream-colored sports shirt, snow-white running shoes, and a neat ponytail, looked up at Gu Qingyi in surprise: "Dual cultivation of magic and martial arts?"

Gu Qingyi said slowly: "In fact, fundamentally speaking, it is impossible to practice both magic and martial arts simultaneously.

If you follow the path of warfare like me, you must use killing to nourish your spirit, and what you actually nourish is evil spirit!
However, if one chooses to follow the path of a cultivator, concentrating the mind and sharpening the spirit, one must get rid of the evil spirit and make the spirit clear and pure.

Therefore, all practitioners in this world can only choose one of the two paths. Even the venerable ones in the clouds cannot practice both.

Lu Sisi was a little confused: "Since you can't do it...how can you teach me to practice both magic and martial arts?"

"Because the technique I'm going to teach you is incomplete." Gu Qingyi shook his head, then said seriously, "This technique was created many years ago by a once-talented and powerful person. That person was a genius, full of strange ideas, and refused to follow the rules. He always wanted to break free from the constraints of heaven, hoping to find a way to practice combat techniques while also becoming a cultivator.

His idea is what many cultivators have dreamed of: an indestructible body, fierce and advanced combat skills, and at the same time the ability to practice magic, with a powerful soul and vast supernatural powers!
So that great man spent half his life studying the method of achieving both perfection and perfection, and finally came up with this method."

Lu Sisi asked curiously, "So... the problem has been solved?"

"No!" Gu Qingyi's expression was solemn: "Dual methods cannot be practiced at the same time. That is the practice framework set by the Heavenly Dao. How can it be broken so easily?

Although that great man possessed extraordinary talent, the technique he had spent half his life creating was only a fragment. This technique could only be cultivated to the Stage Stage, which meant it only reached the level of ordinary cultivators! Beyond that… there was nothing more to learn.”

As he spoke, Gu Qingyi's expression became somewhat strange, and he whispered, "It is said that after that great master wrote down the technique and practiced it to the stage level, he vomited a liter of blood, and the writing brush and ink were all broken into pieces.

Later, he told his family that the reason he couldn't continue writing was because...

There's no way to go back."

When he said the last sentence, Gu Qingyi's voice also lowered, his expression was regretful, and he sighed softly.

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(End of this chapter)