Ball Ball Cultivation

Under Bai Yuhang's advice and guidance, they opened the inheritance pavilion, which was a large secret room built of Lingyin Stone. It was empty inside, with only ten suspended light circles against the north wall, each containing a high-level jade slip. Below was an inheritance stele about two feet high. Bai Yi came to the inheritance stele and put his token into the card slot below. At this time, a white light flashed, and the image of a middle-aged tough guy about six feet tall, wearing a golden robe and with a tough look emerged from the stele, like a three-dimensional projection.

"I am Dugu Jian, and only my recognized successor can activate it. I came from the mortal world, obsessed with swordsmanship all my life, seeking only one person to be defeated. That's why the world also calls me - Dugu Qiubai. I summarized all the sword techniques I learned throughout my life into nine swords, and finally combined the nine swords into one. The following ten jade slips are the seals of these ten swords. Although the power of the tenth sword has enabled me to challenge higher levels without defeat, this sword is too domineering and has a great negative impact on the body. I have deduced that the physical training and spiritual cultivation must reach the Spiritual Transformation Stage to perfectly wield the tenth sword. Unfortunately, while I continued to perfect the use of the tenth sword, my body has suffered irreparable backlash, which has greatly reduced my lifespan. If I don't break through to the Spiritual Transformation Stage, I will die. So after I refine the tenth sword and leave my own legacy, I will take risks and experience to seek opportunities for breakthroughs. I hope that a successor will pass it on."

"If you want to learn this sword technique, you must train your body, otherwise you will hurt others and yourself, remember this."

At this time, a jade slip floated in front of the inheritance monument. Bai Yi stepped forward to take it and put it on his forehead. A line of golden words was imprinted on his sea of ​​consciousness, and then the golden words turned into nine golden little men performing different sword techniques.

Bai Yi sat cross-legged, observing carefully, verifying each one, and unconsciously took out his sword to practice, over and over again, from unfamiliar to familiar, from stumbling to smooth. Although there were only moves and no spiritual power in the Absolute Spirit Room, he still cultivated a wisp of sword energy, which showed how powerful his swordsmanship was and how high Bai Yi's comprehension was.

Until a wisp of sword energy accidentally swept across the inheritance stele, the shadow of the second elder who had disappeared into the stele at some point in time reappeared and performed the sword technique on the first jade slip. This made Bai Yi feel the huge gap and he still needed to work harder. Dugu Qiubai was truly a sword genius that was hard to come by in a thousand years!

Then, a second jade slip appeared before the inheritance tablet. Bai Yi took it without giving it much thought. Although the process was the same as the first time, he couldn't open the tablet again. It must be that the foundation of the first sword was not stable, and the second sword was still not up to the standard. Bai Yi didn't force it. It was getting late, so he went back to practice.

Bai Yi thus embarked on the path of sword cultivation. Although it was difficult, this was the path to becoming a strong man that he pursued, and he had no regrets!

In the evening, he shared his experiences of the day with Qiuqiu and the others, and his chosen path of sword cultivation had received their support. Qiuqiu was still somewhat yearning for it, but his complex spiritual roots made it unsuitable for a pure sword cultivation path. Magic cultivation was more advantageous, and he could also learn a suitable sword technique to facilitate his battles against the enemy.

Bai Er still loves her little whip! Waving it, she looks like a queen. Xuan Chen and Xuan Shen would open their big round eyes with envy, their adoring and eager gazes hard to ignore.

Bai Yi repeatedly emphasized the importance of physical training. The two little ones' leisurely days were over. Every morning, they began doing horse stances and going to the gravity training room to train, retracing the same arduous training path their older siblings had taken, only with more advanced medicinal baths.

Bai Yi took out a courtyard magic house and said to Qiuqiu, "Mother, this is a high-level magic house. It is said that the Second Elder obtained it from an ancient cultivator's cave. Because I am the Second Elder's descendant, the exchange price is very low. I just deducted the points I originally exchanged for it. It is equivalent to the Duobao Pavilion preserving it for many years. It is just right for us to use."

Qiuqiu couldn't let it go at first sight, so he set up a fifth-grade isolation formation and took everyone to the space, setting up the formation in an open space not far from the pool.

The courtyard covers a very large area, several times larger than the second elder's current residence. It is worthy of being a Dharma house from ancient times. Many of the spiritual plants and decorations are unfamiliar.

Many of the patterns and carvings on the pavilions and towers inside are incomparable to those of today. Many of the skills refined in the Dharma House have been lost, and those that are now circulating are very common, slightly better than shrinking tents. Even if the materials used in their production are more advanced, they can't reach even 20% or 30% of the quality of this Dharma House.

It has not been exchanged for such a long time in Duobao Pavilion. It is probably because the elders below the level do not have so many points, and the elders above the level have no demand. It is not worth spending a lot of points to exchange for something that is not really needed. The Dharma House was obtained from the Ancient Cave Mansion and is very rare, so Duobao Pavilion was reluctant to auction it, so it was sold cheaply to Qiuqiu and his group.

Everyone walked along and marveled at the sight of a dark green palm-sized pine tree stuck to Xuan Chen. Everyone was immediately cautious and wanted to tear it off, but were afraid of hurting Xuan Chen. Bai Yi quickly took out the spiritual plant atlas he had just received from the Third Elder today and looked through it one by one. Finally, he found a somewhat similar plant - the Nine Nether Demon Tree, whose leaves were like needles, dark green, and the tree was thousands of feet tall, the ancestor of darkness.

This introduction is quite impressive. It's just a Dharma house in an ancient cave, how could there be such a thing? Moreover, it is tiny and doesn't look very similar. Bai Er summoned Xiao Zi - Ziyin Lei Gengzhu, and let it communicate with this lazy tree.

A little boy of five or six years old, who looked like a virtual being, was whispering to the sapling with a few purple bamboo leaves on his head. Everyone then realized that the little tree wanted to follow Xuan Chen. It was the Nine Nether Demon Tree, but it had been sleeping all the time. When it was awakened, it felt most comfortable next to little Xuan Chen, so it took the initiative to stick close to him.

Qiuqiu was speechless. Why did his own child always attract these weird things? Sigh...

Qiuqiu asked Xuanchen seriously: "Do you like the sapling to follow you? If so, you should sign a partnership contract and you will be good friends for life."

Xuan Chen looked at the sapling, touched it again, and his hand was directly pierced by the small needles. This cunning sapling directly recognized its master. It was an equal contract that was stricter than a partnership contract. It was worthy of being the Nine Nether Demon Tree!

Everyone looked at Xuan Chen worriedly, and only felt relieved when they saw that he was fine. Qiuqiu didn't dare to wander around anymore, and went straight to the core of the magic house, refining it immediately to recognize the master, so as to avoid any strange things running out. Fortunately, everything went smoothly.

The following year was uneventful. Bai Yi inherited the swordsmanship from the Second Elder, diligently practicing during the day to strengthen his body. At night, he transformed into a white tiger in the courtyard, absorbing the moonlight and cultivating his demonic power. Besides taking care of the children, Bai Er also diligently cultivated, both physically and mentally. His own experience of nearly being possessed strengthened his consciousness and stabilized his mind. Combined with the training experience and some lightning spells on the purple jade slip, his combat power reached a new level.

Ever since Bai Yuhang took Bai Yi to the ring and discovered that he could bet and earn spirit stones while practicing his swordsmanship, Bai Yi became a regular at the ring. Later, he took Bai Er to participate from time to time, and his fighting power improved by leaps and bounds, and he was also nicknamed the Little Killing God.

Xuanchen and Xuanshen trained during the day, then transformed into black tortoises at night, lying in the pond basking in the moonlight. They never forgot to eat, and their height grew considerably. Qiuqiu practiced diligently, his retreat room almost entirely to himself, diligently cultivating his way to the Golden Core stage. In his spare time, he refined elixirs, drew talismans, and crafted formations, viewing it as a path to cultivating his spiritual consciousness, consuming spiritual energy, and earning spirit stones.

Qiuqiu's elixir is special and attracts the attention of the top management. Therefore, they signed a confidentiality agreement with Duobao Pavilion. The things Qiuqiu refined can only be sold to Duobao Pavilion, so she obtained a large number of advanced elixir recipes, advanced formations, talismans, and jade slips for refining. It is estimated that the Great Elder saw that she was the mother of the future Second Elder and had already achieved the great perfection of foundation building. After forming the elixir, she would refine her own natal magic weapon, so he deliberately borrowed them from her. Qiuqiu was naturally very grateful.

Qiuqiu carefully read the method of refining his own magic weapon, and then he realized that his wooden stick occupied the position of the magic weapon and enjoyed the treatment of the magic weapon, but he never put in any effort. In addition to his own lack of ability to drive it, the main reason was that he had not completely refined it and recognized it as his master.

Most magic weapon refining methods involve fire, with water refining, thunder refining, and other methods rarely used. Although a weapon had undergone two thunder tribulations, that was only the beginning of the simplest thunder refining process. Thunder refining is the most powerful and cannot be changed from the beginning. After experiencing nine thunder tribulations, the lightning force penetrates the entire body of the magic weapon. Using spiritual consciousness, a drop of heart essence and blood is guided through various meridians, finally converging at the core, becoming the heart of the magic weapon.

Only such a life-defining magical weapon can connect with the master's mind, even developing intelligence and growing into a clone-like being. Alas, heavenly thunder is hard to find, so there's no point in rushing. After six months of fighting in the ring, Bai Yi's reputation spread far and wide, and his sword energy emanated from his body. He had already mastered the third sword technique. His physical strength was also growing stronger thanks to the Third Elder's generous nourishment of medicinal herbs. Combined with the bloodline of the White Tiger divine beast and the White Tiger physical training techniques, all the elders acknowledged that the Second Elder had finally found a suitable successor to his sword technique.

A year passed as everyone diligently advanced. First up was fifteen-year-old Bai Er, whose overpowering thunder spirit power was so overwhelming that he could no longer suppress it. In just three days, he naturally established his foundation. Before he could fully solidify his cultivation, Bai Yi, unable to suppress his spiritual energy, erupted in the arena and immediately established his foundation. His opponent, concealing his cultivation, attempted to nip the future prodigy in the bud. Bai Yi fought with all his might, and under this pressure, he grew stronger and stronger. His Dugu Nine Swordsmanship advanced from the realm of sword energy to the realm of sword intent. Many Jindan sword cultivators haven't yet developed their own sword intent, but Bai Yi, having already cultivated it before establishing his foundation, triggered a surge of spiritual energy, allowing him to establish his foundation directly on the arena. While he was building his foundation, the arena automatically closed for protection, preventing his opponent from attacking. After establishing his foundation, he defeated his opponent with a single blow and returned to seclusion to consolidate his cultivation.

The unusual nature of this incident alarmed the Pavilion Master and the Great Elder. Duobao Pavilion was a guild of commerce, with relatively lax discipline. Deaths rarely occurred in internal competitions like this, but this time, the opponent concealed his cultivation level and attempted to kill Xu Baiyi, which was quite unusual.

The joint investigation by the Pavilion Master, the First Elder, and the Third Elder revealed that the conspiracy was perpetrated by a captain of the guards. The Second Elder had died outside the palace, leaving no successor. After achieving Nascent Soul status, he bribed his superiors and wooed his colleagues, hoping to directly ascend to the powerful Second Elder position. This captain of the guards had some connections to the First Elder—the uncle of the great-grandson's wife—and had promised the perpetrator that if he publicly killed Xu Baiyi, the First Elder would support him as the Second Elder, promoting him to the rank of Grand Court Official and granting him the treatment of a Guest Elder.