Druid in the Xianxia world

Chapter 11: Earth-level Supreme Kung Fu: Four Seasons and Time Rotation Sutra
When Zhong Cang made up his mind to study talismans and formations well, Vice President Qin Xiuye ​​also came back with the token to lift the seal.

"Let's go."

After greeting Zhong Cang, the two of them walked up to the fourth floor.

After going through seven procedures, the old Taoist Qin Xiuye ​​finally opened the seal on the fourth floor, allowing Zhong Cang to see the jade slips of martial arts techniques inside.

Compared with spells, there are far fewer skills here. What makes Zhong Cang raise an eyebrow is that the highest-grade skills here are only earth-grade, and there are no heaven-grade skills at all.

"Don't look at it. Heaven-level skills are exclusive to the top dignitaries and the royal family. Even the main Taoist academy of our Xueye country may not have them, let alone the branch academies."

"However, the Earth-level ultimate technique is enough for you to practice."

"Also, I want to remind you that the higher the grade of a martial art, the better it is... Powerful martial arts are indeed extremely powerful, but they are also extremely difficult to practice. Many of them require a large amount of rare materials. You'd better practice according to your ability."

"Thank you, Dean, for the reminder."

Although he said this, Zhong Cang still went straight for the Earth-level top-grade martial arts.

When making the choice, Zhong Cangyuan was not planning to choose the Lingzhifu lineage of exercises, but was planning to practice the Faxiu lineage of wood-based exercises.

——After realizing the situation of Ling Zhifu, he felt that if the Ling Zhifu lineage did not develop, there would be no talents, and naturally there would be no powerful skills.

But soon, something unexpected happened to him. He actually found a martial art here that was exclusive to Ling Zhifu and of the highest grade on the Earth level.

The Sutra of the Four Seasons and the Wheel of Time

The name of this exercise is very simple, and there is a brief introduction to this exercise below the jade slip.

"Through the cycle of the four seasons, one can comprehend the wonders of life and death, the withering and flourishing of nature. This is a technique that allows one to continuously transform and be reborn, returning to youth."

Seeing Zhong Cang's choice, the old Taoist Qin Xiuye, who had always had a cold face but a kind heart, spoke up: "I don't recommend you choose this."

"Why? Is there something wrong with the description of the technique?"

"No." Shaking his head, Qin Xiuye ​​said quietly, "This technique was created by Elder Ku Rong in his later years. He was a cultivator, but his body aged and he fell into the Five Decays of Heaven and Man. He was unwilling to die just like that, so he poured all his energy and life's insights into the cycle of the four seasons and the life and death of trees to create this technique. He hoped to be reborn and return to youth through it."

"He succeeded and lived for hundreds of years, but he failed the second time."

"Of course, this isn't why I'm asking you to give up. What makes it so difficult to practice is that the creator of this technique was a great cultivator, a cultivator in his later years. That cultivator had accumulated countless insights throughout his life, so naturally, he could easily master this technique. But you can't."

“Even though it has gone through generations of adaptations, its requirements for understanding are still extremely high.”

"You must comprehend the wonders of the cycle of the four seasons and experience the life cycle of trees, their growth and death, before you can begin to master this method."

After hearing Qin Xiuye's words, Zhong Cang... was not disappointed, but a gleam of light flashed in his eyes.

"To understand the life cycle of trees...it's so easy for me. I can communicate with the trees using their natural language, or even transform into them and experience their life, death, withering and flourishing firsthand."

Although he felt that this was the most suitable martial art for him, Zhong Cang still asked one more question to be on the safe side.

"Master Dean, I wonder if anyone has ever successfully practiced this technique? I'm talking about a young man."

After a moment of silence, Qin Xiuye ​​nodded and said, "Yes, but those people are all rare geniuses."

"Then I'll choose it."

After saying this, Zhong Cang gave a brief explanation looking at Qin Xiuye's overconfident look.

"Master Dean, I've discovered that any powerful technique requires either exceptional comprehension or special materials, like the Moko Ice Crystal Technique, which requires purest ice. For me, techniques requiring materials are significantly more difficult to master than those requiring comprehension. Therefore, unless I choose a technique of a lower caliber, I must endure this tribulation."

"..."

Qin Xiuye ​​couldn't refute this, but he couldn't say anything about Zhong Cang not choosing a superior technique, but a lower-grade one. Ultimately, he could only sigh as he unsealed the jade slip and handed the Four Seasons Heavenly Time Wheel Sutra to him.

"...I hope you succeed."

"Thank you for your encouragement, Dean. I will."

……

"Well……"

After the information about the skills was transmitted, Zhong Cang took a full incense stick of time to relax before returning to Yun Mo's heart lake.

At this moment, most people in Yunmo's heart lake have not been able to clear their minds, let alone sense the mystery of spiritual energy.

Seeing this, Zhong Cang nodded to Shuang Lingxue and returned to his original seat - under the ginkgo tree.

Under the tree, Zhong Cang sat cross-legged, quietly comprehending the martial arts he had chosen.

"The four seasons rotate, life and death, wither and flourish. The secret of this technique is all contained in these eight words."

"To practice this technique, I need to start from 'Spring'."

"When spring thunder roars, all things come to life. In the fourth-level Heavenly Time Wheel Sutra, spring is the time when all things begin. This step of practice is about nurturing the seeds of spring."

"Nurturing requires me to visualize a small sapling, then absorb spiritual energy, and use the spiritual energy to make the sapling grow. This is a process of growth and also a process of accumulation."

"When the sapling grows into a full-grown tree, it's summer, and summer is flourishing. The cultivation during this stage isn't difficult in terms of perception. I just need to continuously draw spiritual energy into my body, and when the sapling flourishes to its fullest, it's midsummer."

"And next, it's autumn."

Seeing Qiu's introduction, Zhong Cang's eyes narrowed.

From midsummer to early autumn, plants go from flourishing to withering, which is also the beginning of the difficulty of this exercise.

"Autumn is the time of harvest and 'fruition'. During this stage, I need to extract the essence of the flourishing tree and form a fruit. This is the path of purification."

"If I fail to grasp the essence of a bountiful harvest, 80% of my summer trees will likely be wasted. More importantly, if the fruit isn't good, I won't be able to survive the 'winter' that represents withering."

“Autumn is the time for harvest and storage.”

"Winter, on the other hand, is the greatest test in practicing this technique."

"The beginning of winter is the season when all things lie dormant. During this period, my mana and body will appear to be 'withered,' but beneath this deathly silence lies new life. The withering of my mana and body, such tribulations and tribulations, will purify my spirit and soul. At the same time, amidst the deathly silence of all things, most of my mana will indeed dissipate, but the remaining will become extremely pure. And my body will also break the line between withering and flourishing."

"When winter passes and spring arrives, the refined mana, the body that has broken free from its boundaries, the soul and spirit tempered by the deadly cold winter, these spirits will be revived. And after being refined, they will make me stronger and my limit higher."

……

The idea of ​​continuously improving the quality of tree species through the cycle of the four seasons, life and death, and growth and decay is quite lofty.

The tree species are the spiritual seeds nurtured by Zhong Cang and are the foundation of Zhong Cang's cultivation.

Just now during the lecture, Vice President Qin Xiuye ​​also said that when it comes to nurturing spirit seeds, what matters is not who cultivates faster, but who produces spirit seeds of better quality.

Any advanced martial arts technique will have the means to purify the quality of spiritual seeds, and any genius will do this.

An ordinary spirit seed would be directly abandoned by the Taoist Academy. Even if a foundation was forged, its status would be extremely low, and their strength might not be enough to defeat the spirit accumulation stage. A cultivator with high-quality spirit seeds, however: "It's not good to be too slow. I don't have that much time and resources to waste... Fortunately, if my plan succeeds and I find the contract pet I need, I can easily pass the step of accumulating spiritual energy."

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