Borrowing a sword

Chapter 74 Heading to Hidden Spirit Mountain

Back at the bamboo house, Chu Huaixu and Han Shuangjiang each went back to their rooms.

After sitting down on the futon, he opened the character panel.

"Upgrading requires 4798 experience points, which is still a long way off."

He still has one bottle of the Enhancement Pill left, and he can still gain 2000 experience points by taking the pill.

"The maximum experience points that can be gained in the first realm by taking drugs is 10,000."

"But the most cost-effective option, the Enhancement Pill, only has a maximum limit of 6000."

"Buying other experience-boosting pills would be a bit of a waste; they're too expensive and not good value for money," Chu Huaixu thought to himself.

But it doesn't matter, he still has Liu Chenggong as a tool.

"We're no longer in the Qi Refining stage, we're in the first realm now, so we can gain experience points through sparring again."

At this thought, he remembered that Deacon Liu had given him two bottles of Qi Gathering Pills.

Looking at the pills, Chu Huaixu couldn't help but sigh, "The Liu family is really useful."

At this point, including the three Qi Gathering Pills that the sect gave him for free after he was promoted to outer disciple, he had a total of 23 pills.

"However, the Qi Gathering Pill requires one to circulate their internal energy while simultaneously gaining experience points for the cultivation technique." Chu Huaixu's eyes narrowed.

To put it simply, he's about to start "self-torture" again.

"Fine, let's practice." He gritted his teeth.

Anyway, he felt that he had passed the level of "enduring pain" and had reached the level of "getting used to pain".

"I just fainted from the pain again last time, so this time I can really experience the Daoist Canon."

Having made his decision, he shifted his position on the prayer mat to sit up straighter, then closed his eyes and began to circulate his qi.

When spiritual energy enters the body, it passes through the nine orifices and splits before entering the secret realm of the spiritual embryo.

That pain, radiating from the inside out, returned.

Redness and strange bumps appeared on my body, but unlike when I broke through, my skin didn't crack open.

After circulating his energy for one cycle, he opened his eyes and checked the situation.

"The injuries caused by cultivation are really healing themselves quickly."

A bold idea formed in Chu Huaixu's mind.

He raised his right hand and began to pull the leather strap from his left arm.

"Smack—!" He hit hard.

As a result, due to his body refinement, his defensive capabilities were also astonishing.

If that blow had landed on someone else, the consequences would have been unimaginable, but he only ended up with red and swollen marks on himself.

"The self-healing speed is not as fast as those injuries caused by cultivation."

"But it's clearly recovering."

This made him realize once again the profound mystery of the Daoist canon.

"My self-healing ability seems to have been enhanced?" he thought to himself.

Many body-refining techniques also have this effect to some extent.

But it is not as obvious as in the Daoist Canon.

Chu Huaixu calmed down and continued his cultivation. Later on, he became increasingly numb.

After reaching his limit, he fell asleep immediately.

The next day, around noon, Han Shuangjiang was disturbed again by the commotion outside.

She pushed open the door and saw that Liu Chenggong had come again, and the two of them were sparring again.

The only difference is that this time, Liu Chenggong used spiritual power.

The large ice block frowned slightly, thinking to himself, "At a time like this, shouldn't we be busy breaking through to a higher realm? Why are we still sparring? Can't we tell what's important?"

But after thinking about it, she still didn't interfere.

What if breaking through to a higher realm within three days is just a trivial matter for them?
Now, Han Shuangjiang wouldn't be too surprised if anything strange happened to Chu Huaixu.

At this moment, Chu Huaixu had just finished a battle with Liu Chenggong.

He turned to look at Han Shuangjiang and asked, "Did I disturb you?"

The large ice block shook its head.

It was indeed very noisy, but she could tolerate it and still calm down to cultivate.

After all, Chu Huaixu was exchanging ideas, not fooling around, so she could accept it.

Since it was almost noon anyway, Han Shuangjiang decided to start making lunch.

Liu Chenggong watched from the side, feeling extremely envious.

This woman, possessing such captivating beauty, was now serving her junior brother Chu with the words, "From now on, I will sit in my long dress by the counter, smiling, washing my hands, and cooking for you."

His appetite was whetted, and he was also a little curious about the taste of the food.

However, just as the food was about to be prepared, Chu Huaixu abruptly told people to leave.

Liu Chenggong: ? ? ? "

Time flew by, and a day and a half passed just like that.

Chu Huaixu accelerated his cultivation by taking Qi Gathering Pills and sparring with Liu Chenggong, finally accumulating enough experience points.

But this time, his cultivation progress was overtaken by the giant ice block, who had successfully broken through to the first level an hour ago.

The terrifying aspect of the Xuan Yin Body actually becomes more apparent in the later stages.

Many practitioners are still stuck in a bottleneck period, but she seems to have no bottleneck at all.

Han Shuangjiang, who has a bit of a quirky personality, finally breathed a sigh of relief and felt a little smug.

"How can a great man remain subservient to others for long!" Chu Huaixu was furious.

"System, upgrade me!"

Before long, heart-wrenching screams began to echo above the bamboo house.

Xiao Xu wasn't home, and he couldn't even be bothered to be patient.

The mountain of books, the academy for disciples.

Mo Qingmei, the outer sect steward, looked at the young man and woman in front of her and clicked her tongue in amazement.

"You two actually reached the first level of cultivation in just three days?" She looked the two of them up and down.

"Such talent among outer disciples hasn't appeared for many, many years." "And now two have suddenly appeared?"

The thought that their relationship with Niu Yuanshan seemed unusual made Mo Qingmei genuinely happy for her senior brother Niu.

But her joy lasted only a few seconds before she cursed herself inwardly: "Why am I happy for that stupid, incompetent ox!"

She felt angry whenever she thought of Niu Yuanshan.

I was initially attracted to him because I thought he was honest, kind, helpful, and down-to-earth.

In addition, she was rescued by him during a field mission, which made her secretly fall in love with him.

As a result, after finally mustering the courage to confess, I was rejected on the spot, and it wasn't even a polite rejection! The attitude was extremely firm!

She even saw fear in his eyes.

She had always thought that Senior Brother Niu must have sensed my feelings for him long ago, and that he clearly had feelings for me too.

Who would have thought that in the end, it would all turn out to be wishful thinking on my part!

"Yes, I'm just happy for these two children, happy that my Daoist sect has produced another prodigy!" Mo Qingmei thought to herself.

She smiled and took out two charred wooden plaques from her storage token, solemnly handing them to Chu Huaixu and Han Shuangjiang.

The two accepted it with both hands, their hearts filled with excitement.

"Finally, I can go up Mount Cangling," Han Shuangjiang thought to herself.

"Finally, I'll be able to go up Mount Cangling twice," Chu Huaixu thought to himself.

Mo Qingmei continued to look at them with the same eyes she would use to look at her own juniors, and said, "If you are ready, then go now."

"Oh, right." She felt she still had to give you a few words of advice: "Although you have obtained the qualification to go to the mountain top area, I must remind you that the stone steps of Cangling Mountain are not so easy to walk."

"You'll know the specifics once you get up the mountain. Remember, stay focused and keep moving forward!" she encouraged.

"Yes, Deacon Xie Mo."

After leaving the disciples' courtyard, Chu Huaixu and Han Shuangjiang went together to the foot of Cangling Mountain.

This mountain is located at the very center of the "Mountains Beyond Mountains," adjacent to the highest peak of the Daoist sect, the Asking-the-Way Peak.

Previously, this mountain had no name.

In the earliest days, there was a Taoist temple with a strange name on Wendao Peak, called Junzi Temple, and the Taoist patriarch was a junior Taoist priest in the temple. The adjacent Cangling Mountain was considered to have excellent feng shui and was suitable for burial, so whenever someone from Junzi Temple passed away, they would be buried there.
Now, Cangling Mountain is actually somewhat like a cenotaph for Taoist masters.
After many elders pass away, their spiritual artifacts are placed on Hidden Spirit Mountain, waiting for a destined person.

Gradually, the tradition of going to Mount Sumeru to undergo trials and obtain spiritual artifacts emerged.

As time goes by, the Taoist sect will also place some newly crafted spiritual artifacts on the mountain as part of the rewards.

As the name suggests, the so-called Hidden Spirit Mountain is a mountain that hides spiritual artifacts.

However, the character "藏" is a polyphonic character, so it can also be understood as "葬灵山" (Zangling Mountain).

However, Taoists believe in predestined relationships and seek good fortune, so burying the spirit has only another meaning.

For talented Taoist disciples, many people's first spiritual weapon, or even their natal magic weapon, comes from Hidden Spirit Mountain.

The two walked for quite a while before arriving at the foot of Cangling Mountain.

At the foot of the mountain is a small courtyard, which is called Cangling Courtyard.

All the Taoist disciples working here wear inner disciple badges, and each one of them possesses extraordinary strength.

After all, although there are many restrictions on the mountain, it is indeed an important place for the Taoist sect, and we must not be careless.

Chu Huaixu and Han Shuangjiang found a senior brother in charge of registration. When he saw that the wooden plaques in their hands were charred black, he immediately looked shocked.

"Charred black? And two of them came at once?"

"I've been on duty for so many years, and I've never encountered anything like this before!"

"Junior Sister Chen, quickly go and invite Elder Nangong," the senior brother immediately said to a woman beside him.

After he finished speaking, he turned his head and explained, "Junior Brother Chu, Junior Sister Han, you may not know, but these wooden plaques come in light black, dark black, and burnt black."

“These wooden signs, which look like they were made of lightning-struck wood, lead to the mountaintop area.”

"Elder Nangong personally oversees all matters related to Hidden Spirit Mountain."

"At the same time, she is also the only master craftsman in our Taoist sect. Some of the spiritual artifacts on the mountain are made by her."

"Elder Nangong once instructed that if anyone is holding a charred black wooden plaque, she should be notified immediately and she will come over in person."

“So, junior brothers and sisters, you might as well wait in the courtyard for a while.” He gestured for them to enter.

"Thank you, Senior Brother." The two walked into the courtyard.

The sudden appearance of two charred wooden plaques alarmed the entire Hidden Spirit Academy. Many people whispered among themselves, and some even came specifically to see the two of them.

Several kind-hearted senior brothers were already sending their blessings: "It seems that your two junior brothers and sisters will at least get a high-grade spiritual weapon. I would like to congratulate them in advance."

Chu Huaixu smiled and thanked them, then chatted happily with everyone, quickly becoming familiar with them, and in the shortest time, he figured out all the rules of Cangling Mountain without missing a single detail.

The large ice block listened silently from the side and memorized everything.

Not long after, Elder Nangong arrived by air.

She wore a light blue, narrow-sleeved short blouse, the thin silk revealing glimpses of her fair skin.

The not-too-loose round neck revealed her snow-white neck and her collarbone, which was faintly visible.

Further down, there were two astonishing mountain ranges that made my clothes bulge, making it hard not to notice their majestic grandeur.

A light yellow shawl embroidered with intertwined peonies was loosely draped over her arm, trailing on the ground and fluttering, giving her an ethereal air.

The lower body features eight layers of Xiang skirt, and there appears to be a pair of trousers underneath, allowing for easy movement.
Of course, the most important thing is the overwhelming sense of a married woman.

Women like this always make men want to take them home to nurse their children.

At this moment, Nangong Yue did not come alone; she was accompanied by another person.

Li Chunsong, physical description - omitted.

For some reason, this ordinary-looking man began to rub his hands together involuntarily after landing at the Hidden Spirit Academy.

The philanthropic gambling king has fallen back into his addiction!

Just now, the two of them had already sent a telepathic message to the sect leader and the other elders.

Apart from Shen Man, everyone will gather in the main hall on Wendao Peak later, and then cast spells together to watch Chu Huaixu and Han Shuangjiang climb the mountain.

Li Chunsong now has only one thought in mind.

"Senior brothers and sisters, shouldn't we take a good gamble?"

He rubbed his hands together incessantly, shouting, "The market's open!"

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