Immortals Step into Heaven

Xiao Hei really likes playing with Ling'er. Ling'er turned around and saw Zheng Yuan, and happily shouted, "Brother Xiao Yuan, you're back." Xiao Hei also ran to Zheng Yuan's feet and rubbed his head against him. He chatted with Ling'er and asked Xiao Hei to play with Ling'er.

After returning home and sitting in his room, Zheng Yuan took out the Soul Seeking Disk from his storage bag and inputted his mana. After a long time, the Soul Seeking Disk did not respond. What was going on? Didn't he have spiritual roots? Why was there no response? Zheng Yuan was puzzled!

It seems that this soul-seeking disk can only find the spiritual roots of people who have not practiced cultivation. Dad, Ling'er, Ergou, Daxiong and others have no spiritual roots and cannot practice cultivation. Zheng Yuan also felt a little disappointed.

Zheng Yuan put away the Lingxun disk and put it into the storage bag. He took out a pen and paper and wrote down the exercises for the first three levels of Qi training in Tu Ling Jue, ready to give it to his father. He said that he met a Taoist master wearing a Taoist robe in the mountains, and he saw that the master had excellent physique.

He then taught him a set of martial arts and asked Zheng Yuan to memorize the formula. Zheng Yuan would then practice it with all his strength, and his father would inevitably notice anything unusual. It would be better for him to be frank and tell him the truth. Even though he knew his father could not practice it, Zheng Yuan still planned to show his father the martial arts method.

After opening the door, he saw his father was still there, working as a blacksmith. Zheng Yuan touched his belly and went to the kitchen to light a fire and cook. Not long after, Xiao Hei also came back.

After the meal was ready, he made a portion for Xiao Hei and asked his father to join him. Zheng Yuan also took out the copied martial arts formula from his room and handed it to his father. He then recounted how he had acquired the technique. His father's senior had said it was very powerful. Those with poor aptitude and foundation would find it difficult to successfully cultivate it. Zheng Yuan also gave his father a warning so that he could be mentally prepared if his father failed.

After hearing this, Zheng Chunnian marveled at Zheng Yuan's good fortune. "Yuan'er, you have this opportunity. You must seize it and practice diligently to carry forward the Zheng family's legacy. Your father is already past the age of martial arts training, and whether he can master it is still uncertain. Don't tell anyone about the martial arts technique. If you attract thieves who covet our family's martial arts, there could be bloodshed!"

Yuan'er knew that this matter was of great importance, so he followed his father's arrangements. After hearing this, Zheng Chunnian looked at Zheng Yuan and said with relief, "Yuan'er, you have grown up and become sensible, so your father is relieved."

After dinner, Zheng Yuan returned to the room and Xiao Hei followed him in. Zheng Yuan ignored it and closed the door. He sat on the bed and took out the spirit stone to prepare for cultivation. When Xiao Hei saw Zheng Yuan take out the spirit stone, his eyes lit up and his mouth was drooling. He jumped to Zheng Yuan and rubbed his head against Zheng Yuan, but his eyes were fixed on the spirit stone.

Zheng Yuan looked at Xiao Hei and chuckled, "You don't want to eat spirit stones, do you?"

Zheng Yuan handed the spirit stone to Xiao Hei, who immediately swallowed it in one gulp. He touched his stomach with his paw with a satisfied look on his face and burped again.

He lay down on the bed, closed his eyes and fell asleep, as if he was refining spirit stones. Looking at Xiao Hei, Zheng Yuan was a little surprised that this little guy could actually swallow spirit stones raw to practice!

It looked like Xiao Hei had mutated after eating the spiritual fruit. Zheng Yuan then shook his head and smiled bitterly. Xiao Hei could eat spiritual stones. How could he afford to keep him alive in the future? He only had a little over 3,000 spiritual stones in his storage bag, and he still needed to borrow spiritual stones for cultivation. Now that Xiao Hei had appeared, Zheng Yuan suddenly felt that 3,000 spiritual stones weren't much, maybe even not enough.

Time flies, and two and a half years have passed in the blink of an eye. There is a man and a dog in the mountains, shuttling back and forth. This man and dog are naturally Zheng Yuan and Xiao Hei.

I wonder if it's because of his training! Thirteen-year-old Zheng Yuan is already as tall as an adult, and he's lost some of his immaturity, looking like a young man. Xiao Hei hasn't grown much, though. Maybe it's because he ate the spiritual fruit, but he's still the size of a five or six-month-old puppy.

In the past two years, Zheng Yuan went to the cave to practice every night. The weak spiritual energy in the cave also allowed Zheng Yuan to save a lot of spirit stones. Even so, the spirit stones in the storage bag were reduced by more than a thousand pieces.

Half a year ago, Zheng Yuan had mastered the Earth Spirit Technique to the fourth level of Qi training. Upon reaching that level, he clearly felt the changes in the outside world. The scene within a ten-foot radius was imprinted in his mind. He could even see the crawling insects around him clearly and hear their chirping. The changes in his mind astonished him.

Is this divine consciousness? This is too amazing!

For the next six months, Zheng Yuan practiced earth escape techniques diligently, and now he has made some progress. He can escape several miles away in one breath, which is like having an extra life-saving spell. One time, Zheng Yuan took out the Earth Spirit Pearl from his storage bag and tried it out.

Holding the Earth Spirit Pearl, Zheng Yuan discovered that he could burrow underground more easily, faster, and farther. This delighted him immensely. This Earth Spirit Pearl truly was a treasure! Xiao Hei had consumed a considerable amount of spirit stones over the years, and this was despite Zheng Yuan controlling the amount, giving him only one spirit stone every three days. Otherwise, the little guy would have bankrupted Zheng Yuan!

In the past two and a half years, no one knows what level Xiao Hei has reached in his cultivation. However, Xiao Hei is now incredibly fast. Zheng Yuan can't catch up to Xiao Hei even without using the Earth Escape Technique. Xiao Hei can cut a thick tree in two with a flash of black light with just a flick of his claws. Anyone who thinks Xiao Hei is just an ordinary black dog will really suffer a great loss!

Xiao Hei was running faster and faster in front. When he found that Zheng Yuan was not around, Xiao Hei turned his head and raised his head slightly, challenging Zheng Yuan.

Looking at Xiao Hei's appearance, Zheng Yuan was a little speechless. This guy seemed to deserve a beating.

Xiao Hei and I have already mastered the earth escape technique, but it is difficult to improve our cultivation here, and nearly half of our spirit stones have been used up. If this continues, we will run out of money.

I also want to go out and see the world. Xiao Hei listened to Zheng Yuan's words and growled at him to express his agreement. Zheng Yuan took Xiao Hei back home.

My father practiced the Tu Ling Jue for more than a year, but he didn't feel any spiritual energy. He knew that his aptitude was poor, so he gradually gave up and focused on ironwork.

While eating, Zheng Yuan told his father about his plan.

Zheng Chunnian was a little dazed after hearing this, and asked in a hoarse voice, "When do you plan to leave?"

Zheng Yuan said softly, prepare to leave tomorrow!

Well, you've grown up and it's time for you to go out and explore the world. After saying that, the father stood up and walked to a box, opened the box and took out a sword.

The sword was about two and a half feet long, its scabbard made of wood, lightly carved with patterns and painted a pale yellow. Dad handed the sword to Zheng Yuan. "I made this sword for you some time ago. I knew you couldn't stay in this small village, so I made it in advance, thinking I'd give it to you when you leave."

A man traveling around the world must have a weapon for self-defense.