Daoqi Huangcheng

Chapter 48. No anchor point found here.

The Yellow Springs Scripture swallowed a human pill, just as the ocean swallowed a spark, leaving no trace.

Song Chen feigned spiritual practice
Several days later, when he opened his eyes, he saw Tian Kuizi staring solemnly into the distance, while Que Lieyun had disappeared.

The sounds of a fierce battle could be heard in the distance.

Before Song Chen could even sense it, a voice came from beside him: "Junior Brother, how are you feeling?"

Tian Kui Zi asked him with a smile.

Song Chen asked, "Is there anything else?"

Tian Kuizi laughed heartily, then looked at Song Chen and said, "When I first taught you, I was your teacher. Now, although I am your senior brother, I can still teach you a second lesson."

He said slowly and deliberately, "If you want to cultivate faster than others, you must learn to absorb the power of others, take possession of everything that others have worked so hard to obtain, and make it your own."

Master once said, "How can one person's arduous cultivation compare to the arduous cultivation of many? Many people's arduous cultivation, however, benefits me alone. Isn't that wonderful?"

Isn't this very world itself the same?

We cultivators work hard, and if we were to perish one day, the power within our bodies would only make the spiritual energy of heaven and earth even more abundant and prosperous.

If even Heaven is like this, how much more so should man?

Song Chen seemed to be deep in thought. He reached out and pulled out paper and pen from his storage bag, and began to jot down notes.

Tian Kuizi was taken aback, leaned over to take a look, and found that Song Chen was recording what had just been said.

Master said: How can one person's arduous cultivation compare to the arduous cultivation of many? Many people's arduous cultivation, in turn, benefits me alone. Isn't that wonderful?

Senior Brother Tian Kuizi said: If even the heavens are like this, how much more so should humans?

The third line reads, "Dream says: You want money? Why don't you just rob someone?"

Why is it the third line?

This was simply because Song Chen placed "Master said" in the first line and "Senior Brother Tian Kui Zi said" in the second line.
Song Chen quickly wrote down the details and then immersed himself in studying the notes.

Tian Kuizi nodded slightly, feeling a strange sense of satisfaction. He commented, "Although Xiao Meng is a bit strange and rarely sees Master, she still has insight."

After a long while, Song Chen reluctantly put away his paper and pen, muttering to himself.

Meanwhile, Tian Kui Zi suddenly frowned and said, "Something's not right."

Before Song Chen could ask any questions, Tian Kuizi said, "Junior brother, stay here and don't wander around. How did such a powerful fire beast escape from this fire pit? I'll go and help your senior brother Lie Yun."

Having said that, he transformed into a rainbow of light and sped off towards the distant place where the fierce battle was raging.

Song Chen released his senses and looked into the distance.

He was stunned when he saw it.

The internal energy fields intertwined, sword light and fiery clouds swirled together, thunder roared and lightning flashed, and two figures were locked in a fierce battle against a giant volcano.
The ferocious beast was actually a volcano several meters tall, its entire body ablaze.

Just then, Que Lieyun's voice came from the fierce battle: "What are you all standing there for? Return to the sect!"

As soon as the words fell, two outer disciples of the Imperial City Temple, dressed in "Five Elements Fire Robes," ran in the opposite direction from the center of the fighting circle. One of them was shouting, "Master, be careful!"

Song Chen understood.

Besides consuming the human pill, Que Lieyun had another purpose here: to secretly protect the remaining three and prevent any accidents that could lead to the loss of the sect's experts.
Perhaps one of these three might continue climbing after entering the inner gate of the Imperial City Temple, and maybe one day he might even become a core disciple and participate in the "human-eating pill" practice.

Killing is also protecting life; this is the culture of our sect.
After a long while, Tian Kuizi suddenly roared, "You beast, die!!"

The next instant, a loud bang.

The volcano developed cracks, which then exploded, sending rocks flying and billowing smoke and dust.

But Tian Kui Zi didn't stop; the flying sword continued its relentless descent, crushing everything in its path.

Song Chen heard a shrill scream from a wild beast.

Soon, all was silent. Tian Kuizi flicked the sword box again, and four more short swords flew out with a clang, slicing back and forth in the dust like being slowly sliced ​​to death.

The beast let out another scream, clearly having just faked its death.

Tian Kui Zi then raised a finger, and five flying swords—one long and four short—flew back into the sword box.

Song Chen waved and called out, "Senior Brother!"

Que Lieyun glanced at him from afar and laughed, "Junior brother, you only know how to use water escape techniques, so you can't get through this fire spirit land."

With a swift movement, he appeared beside Song Chen amidst the flickering flames, grabbed him, and then vanished to the beast.

Song Chen looked over and saw a rabbit lying in the scorched earth.

Or perhaps it's a rabbit made of flames.

Taking advantage of his ignorance as a new junior disciple, Song Chen asked, "Senior brothers, what is this?"

Tian Kuizi said, "Divine Fire Beast, the rabbit is just its appearance. Perhaps the first thing it saw after it gained sentience was a rabbit, so it solidified into the appearance of a rabbit."

Que Lieyun said solemnly, "Once these kinds of demonic beasts develop intelligence, they are comparable to those at the ninth level of Qi Gathering. They can occupy any non-living object, depending on their strength. This Divine Fire Beast can only occupy a few feet of low hill, while a powerful one might even occupy an entire mountain. However, these ferocious beasts usually appear in sparsely populated and dangerous places. How could they appear in my Fire Mouth?"

Song Chen stared intently at the divine fire beast.

Curious, I took two steps forward.

A mirror slowly reflected in his pupils.

In the mirror, the image of a cultivator gradually faded, and was replaced by a divine fire beast.

All of this happened silently, and no one could detect it.

Tian Kuizi raised his hand and grabbed the Divine Fire Beast, storing it in his storage bag. He said, "Fellow Daoist Lieyun, I will find an opportunity to report this matter to my master. I will take my junior brother back first."

Que Lieyun said, "I'll patrol here and see where the Divine Fire Beast came from."

As he spoke, he narrowed his eyes slightly and asked, "Could it be the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect of the Jin Kingdom?"

A shadow crossed Tian Kuizi's eyes as he said, "It's not impossible that the Five Elements Land is a suitable place for these Five Elements Divine Beasts to live. It's not uncommon for Jin's spies to hide the Five Elements Divine Beasts in the Five Elements Land and then carry out unknown conspiracies to overthrow my Great Yong. This time, it was your three disciples from the Earth Fire Mouth who accidentally discovered this Divine Fire Beast during their training; otherwise, this Divine Fire Beast would probably still be lurking."

Que Lieyun said, "They did a good job, and I will reward them handsomely."

After they finished speaking, they split into two streaks of light and disappeared into the distance.

Song Chen returned to the Yellow Springs in the northern suburbs of the capital.

The blessings last for twelve hours a day, whether one is cultivating or working. Every five or six days, one gets a day off to go back and play with the Pei sisters day and night, eating, drinking and having fun.

The Pei sisters are truly enjoying a blessed life now; their status is far higher than when Que Shenyun was alive.

About two weeks later.
Song Chen improved the weak point in the "Five Elements" system.

Metal 4, Water 5, Fire 1 (9), Wood 2
And, soil 1.

At the very moment when all five elements were complete, he felt his first spiritual root transform from five intertwined spiritual roots into a single, more complete root.

With the five elements working in tandem, the storage and absorption of spiritual energy have reached a new level, making it seem like a strong man is a child compared to someone with a single spiritual root.

At the same moment, the heavy ancient book in his mind floated up, and the original 9,997 pages of decay and darkness gradually dissipated, becoming shrouded in a layer of mist.

Song Chen was taken aback.

Not long after he entered the path of cultivation, he saw the "unlocking progress" of various treasures in the [Book of Three Lifetimes].

Now that he possesses a complete spiritual root, the [Book of Three Lifetimes] has undergone changes.

He tried to turn the pages of the ancient book, but he couldn't.

In my mind, a line of text appeared: 【No anchor point found here】

(End of this chapter)