The Villain's Counterattack

More than three months have passed since Li Dai Tao Jiang passed the heavenly tribulation and achieved half a step of transcendence. During these three months, Wuyazi (Duanlang) traveled around the Shenzhou Continent with his substitute, improving the substitute's strength and adapting to martial arts, while testing his relationship with the Fengyun World and looking for ways to quickly improve the prototype of the micro world.

Independent practice and absorption of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth can slightly improve the prototype of the micro world. The improvement from just one day of meditation is so small that it cannot be seen with the naked eye, and even if you measure it with a ruler, you can't see any progress at all. Wuyazi (Duanlang) estimates that relying solely on meditation can only increase one finger in a year, and this is the result of practicing all year round.

However, this is just normal practice. If you give up absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to improve your own cultivation, and instead put your own mark on the spiritual energy absorbed by your body, and then directly transfer it to the micro world, then the efficiency will be increased a hundredfold. In other words: you can improve by a hundred fingers without rest all year round.

After reaching this conclusion, Wuyazi (Duanlang) immediately gave up this method. You know, if he absorbed 50% of the immortal god Mahamudra and all the skills of the God of Speed, the size of the storage space would be increased by feet, and the increase in storage space caused by the magic stone was even more exaggerated.

In addition to meditation and cultivation, he also made many attempts, such as stealing martial arts and knowledge books from the Fengyun world. He was shocked to find that this method could improve the micro world a hundred times more than meditation and cultivation. Often, a brand new third-rate martial arts method would have a greater effect than practicing for ten days or half a month. As for a first-rate martial arts method, as long as the intention is high enough, one can quickly comprehend it thoroughly and directly increase the space of the micro world by one foot.

Wuyazi (Duanlang) was a meticulous individual, possessing a high enough realm and exceptional mental strength. Furthermore, as the master of a microcosm, he observed carefully and quickly discovered the differences in the microcosm's advancements. While infusing power directly improved the microcosm, collecting and comprehending martial arts manuals didn't directly improve it. Instead, it seemed to receive feedback from the Book of Dreams, feeding back into the microcosm's growth.

After coming to this conclusion, Wuyazi (Duanlang) couldn't help but shudder all over, and felt relieved as if he had found his organization.

Ever since he crossed into the world of Fengyun, he has always been uneasy, fearing that he had crossed in the wrong way and lost his connection with the Book of Dreams, Reimu, Reiyue, and the devil.

Although he was always worried and wary of the devil, he had to admit that he really had no information to resist the so-called reaper behind Sun Yuankai. Even though he knew that the devil might have some plans, his desire for Lingmeng and Lingyue made him unable to give up. Even though he knew it might be drinking poison to quench thirst, he was unwilling to stop.

He was able to contact the Book of Dreams at this time, and in this special way, bypassing the devil and connecting directly to the Book of Dreams, which made him overjoyed. Although he had not yet contacted Reimu and Reizuki, it also gave him great encouragement.

Therefore, he paid more attention to the prototype of this miniature world and kept trying to enhance it.

The level of Fengyun World is higher than the previous five worlds, and there are more treasures. However, he cannot get many treasures, and even if he gets them, he dare not destroy them casually. The keen intuition of being half a step away from heaven and half a step away from transcendence can reach the sky directly.

When passing by the passage leading to the Blood Bodhi, he took half a step and did not dare to stop. His intuition told him that as long as he dared to enter this passage, the Fire Kirin would dare to accept the snacks delivered to its door by the two of them. Even if it was sleeping at the moment, as long as the two Duanlang entered the cave where the Blood Bodhi grew, it would definitely wake up.

The search for the Fire Scale Sword seemed to be smooth sailing, but Wuyazi (Duanlang) had already made several attempts along the way, including going to the cave where the dragon vein was hidden to search for the Black Tortoise True Art.

As a person who is half a step away from becoming a god and half a step away from transcendence, he can make his thoughts come true and he is aware of the consequences of what he wants to do. For example, if he enters the cave where the Blood Bodhi is hidden, he will inevitably attract the Fire Kirin. If he is weak and just watches without taking anything, he still has a chance of escape. If he goes to the Blood Bodhi, he will be chased by the Fire Kirin all the way until he escapes from the Lingyun Cave or he will be killed.

When you enter the cave where the Xuanwu Zhengong is hidden, the Fire Qilin will block the door and destroy the Xuanwu Zhengong murals. The Fire Qilin will be furious and fight desperately. Practicing the Xuanwu Zhengong will inevitably disturb the Fire Qilin and trigger a fight. If you just watch and do not take, the Fire Qilin will help you guard the door and will not leave for two or three years.

Would I just sit there and watch the Xuanwu Zhengong mural without practicing and wait for two or three years?

He can still make this trade-off. That thing is indeed a good thing, but until it comes out, it is better not to seek excitement.

So after many twists and turns, Wuyazi (Duanlang) found the Huo Lin Sword with his substitute disciple. Perhaps it was destiny, so even though the time had not come, it did not bring any danger or negative impact. And because he did not hand it over to the substitute disciple immediately, he got a little more destiny as a reward.

However, just as he was about to throw this thing into the micro world, he immediately felt uncomfortable and suddenly realized that this thing also had some weight in the Fengyun world. It was the protagonist Nie Feng's personal weapon and should not disappear out of thin air. If he took it by force, he would inevitably damage his own luck.

"What I want is not the Fire Scale Sword, but the essence of the Qilin in it." Wuyazi (Duanlang) did not care about the Fire Scale Sword itself. Instead, he smiled faintly and floated away with his substitute disciple. As he walked, he poured his own true energy into the Fire Scale Sword and comprehended it carefully.

In the past, the ancestor of the Duan family, Duan Zhengxian, the best swordsman in the world, fought against the Qilin, a scourge that was wreaking havoc everywhere at the time, and obtained a piece of scale. Duan Zhengxian then inlaid the scale on the sword and named it the Fire Scale Sword.

The Fire Kirin is known as the Kirin Demon for a reason. Its blood and scales are imbued with demonic properties. The Nie family mistakenly drank Kirin blood, inheriting a bloodline of madness that brought disaster to their descendants. The Duan family obtained Kirin's scales and forged the Fire Kirin Sword, a sword also possessing demonic properties. This sword enhances the wielder's power, but the longer they hold it, the more it controls their mind, inducing demonic thoughts that become difficult to control. Only those with a clear mind can wield it.

Wuyazi (Duanlang) is at an extremely high level of cultivation. The Yin and Yang Qi are infused into the sword, and the Qi that returns is a little more, and is quite compatible with his own. However, some of the demonic energy in it cannot be detected by ordinary people.

Wuyazi (Duanlang) poured all the returned true energy into the micro world without hesitation, and then he exerted all his true energy to continuously pour it into the Huo Lin Sword, rushing towards it as if it was free.

A faint light appeared on the Huo Lin Sword, illuminating the Lingyun Cave with a hint of brightness and a hint of heat.

Duan Lang (the stand-in) not far away was watching with flickering eyes, almost drooling, and his heart was even more excited for his own ancestral sword.

"This sword has been buried for a long time. Although its charm remains, it has been damaged after all. I will refine it for you. Once you create a scabbard suitable for this sword, it will be almost back to its peak." Wuyazi (Duanlang) fooled his little disciple very naturally. The latter felt more and more grateful in his heart, but he didn't know that his master was stealing the essence of the fire unicorn scales inlaid in the sword.

However, Wuyazi (Duanlang)'s actions did not really damage the Huo Lin Sword, and he continued to extract the demonic nature of the Huo Lin Sword, which was actually very beneficial to Duanlang's future.

Moreover, Wuyazi (Duanlang) not only refined the Fire Kirin Sword with his true Qi, he also tried to use various sword intentions to force and seize the essence of the Fire Kirin scales. The remaining sword intentions were of great help to his substitute Duanlang, who was only at the peak of the Grandmaster level.