Chapter 85: Heart, Demon Some swords came, some swords didn't come. Regardless of whether the clanging swords from all over Liuxian County had gathered together or not, Tao Tie still slashed down with his sword. It's not bluffing, nor is there any procrastination or hesitation. It was just after 10:00, the sun was high in the sky and the sun was shining brightly. The dazzling sword light that burst out at the moment the sword was slashed down overshadowed the bright light of the sun. As the saying goes, the elephant is invisible, but the loud voice has no sound. The third shift of patrol officers on the sailboat saw nothing but a white light, and did not hear any other sounds of collision between the attackers and the defenders. All I saw was the light shield of the formation that enveloped Yueyuji shattered, and the Yudai River Water Temple on the back of the fish was split in the middle. The middle-aged woman temple priest didn't even have time to say a word before the remaining power of the sword chopped her into the rock.
The whole person was embedded in it, as if trapped in a cage, seriously injured but not dead. Killing is easy, but injuring without killing the opponent while making him lose his fighting power and suffer pain is more difficult. Tao Tie's move was brilliant, and he controlled the power of the sword's aftermath just right. People who were paying attention to the situation here had different reactions to this sword. In the County Literature Pavilion, Li Jianyan's face became a little strange. It has to be said that the sword strike by Tao Tie was extremely stunning and shocking. After all, it is extremely difficult to make all the swords in a county respond to one's call, especially when there are a large number of flying swords that are in tune with the minds of the sword cultivators they belong to. Most sixth-rank sword cultivators may not be able to do it! And Tao Tie, a mere eighth-rank cultivator, actually did it, and he didn't seem to be forced at all. One can imagine how powerful his spiritual awareness is, how skillful his sword techniques are, and how vast his sword intent is. For Li Jianyan, if this sword was not so similar to the one that cut her down from the clouds by Huang Junshi and the one that cut her in the middle by Huang Junshi, she could still give it praise generously. But now, Li Jianyan clenched his fists tightly and decided that when he met Nihuang again, he would make sure she taught her junior brother a lesson. There are so many sword styles in the Taiyi Fenguan Sword Art, the Eight Innate Swords, and the Eighty-eight Sixty-four Swords. What can’t be used? Do we have to use "Taiyi splits the light, all the swords return to their origin"? Still in full view of the public! Will you die if you don’t show off? …… "Mr. Hu, what do you think?" Yu Yingying, who had not waited for Mr. Hu's answer but had not urged him either, finally couldn't help but urge him loudly. Old Hu stroked his short beard and said calmly, "Sixth Miss, this is an extraordinary person, quite like his master. You must not take him lightly, and you must not provoke him easily. Otherwise, you may get into great trouble and bring disaster to yourself." The four young men glared at him when they heard that, and quietly put their right hands on the scabbards of the swords at their waists. Yu Yingying looked calm and nodded gently: "I understand. Thank you, Mr. Hu, for reminding me."
Her eyes flickered a little, and so did her thoughts. The fact that there was a Huang Junshi in Siming Prefecture made the Yu family feel so uncomfortable and like a thorn in their throat. Can we tolerate another Little Huang Junshi? Can't tolerate a bit! We must get in touch with this Mr. Huang as soon as possible to further explore his various aspects. Then decide whether to treat him to a meal, behead him, or keep him as a dog! Old Hu caught a glimpse of Yu Yingying's change in eyes from the corner of his eye and sighed silently in his heart. It looks like the Yu family’s ship is bound to sink. From top to bottom, they are all foolish and despicable people who have been "raised" by the Dayong Dynasty over the past two hundred years. Even the eldest wife, who is relatively capable of assessing the situation, only does so verbally. Deep down in his heart, he is still arrogant and thinks that the Yu family today is the same Yu family from more than 200 years ago! If you can't see the general trend of the world, you will be finished sooner or later! Old Hu made up his mind to find a good opportunity to jump off the Yu family's boat. The first step is to slip away from Yu Yingying, the sixth daughter of the Yu family who thinks highly of herself but is actually nothing. Glancing at the four men with swords in their right hands, Mr. Hu began to think. …… Mission House, second floor of the library. Old Qiu looked at his granddaughter standing by the window with great satisfaction and suddenly sighed. "Grandpa, why are you sighing?" Qiu Wanru came back to her senses from the accident and asked in confusion. Clearly, when the little guy suddenly put aside his fear and mentality and boldly swung his sword, the old man looked relieved. Why are you sighing all of a sudden? Old Qiu turned his head and said, "It's a pity that the age difference between you two is quite big. It's not quite suitable. Otherwise, Xiao Tao is quite suitable to be my grandson-in-law." "Ok?" Qiu Wanru was stunned when she heard this, and then she became furious and shouted angrily: "You old fool, are you dissatisfied with me because I'm over 30 and still unmarried? Do you think I'm an old maid that no one wants?" "Did I eat a grain of rice?" "I can marry if I want to, and I can choose not to marry if I don't want to. This is my freedom!" "Even if I never get married, it's my freedom!" "Besides, who stipulated that women must get married?" "Women don't give way to men!"
“Women hold up half the sky!” "I won't marry!" Unable to vent her anger after yelling angrily, Qiu Wanru grabbed the fork that was supporting the window and smashed it hard. Then he stamped his feet vigorously, too lazy to look at this shameless old man anymore, and in a flash he returned to the capital. Without seeing how Mr. Qiu moved, the fork automatically returned to its original position and propped up the window. "My ears are finally clear." After pupating for a while, he found a comfortable position to bask in the sun again. Old Qiu muttered, "Nizi is good in every way, but she likes to persuade me to return to the capital too much." "The capital is so dangerous (crossed out)... If it was really a good place for retirement, why would I stay in this small place for thirty years?" "If Junshi can't stay in a place, then I, an old man, certainly can't stay there either." "Liuxian County is still the best." "Liu Xian! Liu Xian!" After muttering a few words, Mr. Qiu became happy. I don’t know what he is happy about. …… The Office of Immortals and Gods. Huang Junshi, who had just returned from a flight over the Yudai River Water Palace, sat in the armchair behind the desk and had a new idea. He decided to temporarily suspend the persecution of the Yudai River God. It also gave up the idea of quickly dealing with the Yu family. Push Wu Kunlun forward and let him be the main force to deal with the Yu family. Give Tao Tie some time to develop, improve his cultivation and combat power, and then have Tao Tie come forward to clean up the Yu family. Jade is not cut, not a device. The Yu family's "contemplation" is neither too big nor too small, neither too soft nor too hard, just right. …… Everyone has their own thoughts. At this moment, the one who had no other thoughts but was only happy because of Tao Tie's sword was Chu Mingtu. Chu Mingtu was extremely excited. Looking back on his life, he felt that joining Tao Tie was definitely the wisest decision he had ever made. Chu Mingtu sighed and wanted to say something to express his excitement, but suddenly he felt that those vulgar sayings were not very suitable for this situation.
Scratching his head in a bit of annoyance, Chu Mingtu suddenly remembered a line he had heard before and couldn't help singing it out loud: "Don't laugh at the fact that youth has no roots. Good winds will help me soar to the sky." This world where Confucianism is respected and martial arts are promoted, and Taoism, Buddhism and witchcraft are supernatural powers, is stable and prosperous enough. There is enough space for merchants to display their talents. However, merchants, no matter how big or small, are like rootless duckweeds floating in the sky, just as the saying goes. Without a favorable wind, how can one reach the sky? Chu Mingtu could not go far on the path of cultivation and had no choice but to become a businessman. However, he had his own ambitions that he wanted to realize. It's just that he has always lacked a favorable wind that can take him to the sky, so his business is neither prosperous nor prosperous, and the scale of the company is neither up nor down. Now the wind comes. After searching for half his life, he finally found the wind that could take him to the sky! "Okay!" Chu Mingtu sighed with regret, his eyes felt a little sore, and he couldn't help but lower his voice, "It's really good!" The wind blew up, bringing with it some grains of sand. It makes people jealous and is quite annoying. Chu Mingtu sniffed, took a deep breath, and suddenly had an idea and started running. He was dressed in silk and satin clothes and ran with a rather unsteady posture. He totally ignored the strange looks from passers-by and laughed heartily. like a child. He is also like a passionate young man who has never been completely forgotten. …… On the Yudai River, in front of the leaping fish rock. Tao Tie stood at the bow, enjoying the river breeze and the fluttering of his clothes. The reverse use of [Clairvoyance] had stopped, and it was visible that he carefully looked at the impact of his sword strike and was quite satisfied. He sighed, "I'm sorry that I'm not very skilled. No matter if a person has any skills or not, he should at least be more alert. Don't be like me, with poor eyesight, unable to see the situation clearly, and acting rashly." After saying some nonsense, Tao Tie finally came back to his senses and said to Mo Yuhan, "Person Mo, please take the trouble to demolish the dilapidated and deserted temple up there, and then hand this place over to the county government for them to decide." "only." Mo Yuhan bowed and accepted the order, then turned around and nodded to Tan Jinxuan, the new captain of Team 3 of Class A. Tan Jinxuan, who was determined and foresighted, immediately led three teams to fly away from the sailboat and head towards Yueyuji. After the third team dug the middle-aged female temple priest out of the rock and threw her into the Yudai River, Mo Yuhan led a large force to land at Yueyuji and began the demolition work. Taoist Qingyun was also going to go with them, but was left behind by Tao Tie. "Does the inspector have anything to tell you?" After everyone else left the sailboat, Taoist Qingyun immediately asked directly.
"Nothing to order." Tao Tie responded first, then said, "I just want you to give me a rejuvenation spell. I'm a little exhausted." Taoist Qingyun was slightly stunned when he heard this, then he waved his whisk and cast a rejuvenation spell. Feeling the warmth flowing into his body, Tao Tie finally let go of the breath he had been holding. His body swayed from side to side, but he didn't sit down on the deck after all. No loss of face or image. There is a price to pay for showing off, especially if you show off to someone above your level. Do you really think that Tao Tie, with his eighth-grade cultivation, even in the extreme state where he could be upgraded to the seventh-grade at any time, could use the "Taiyi Fenguan, Wanjian Guizong" move that covered the entire Liuxian County without any cost? Of course there is a price to pay. Not only was there not a drop of his magic power left, but even his body was almost hollowed out. If he hadn't held back some strength at the last moment in order not to kill the middle-aged female temple priest, he would have had difficulty even forcing himself to take a breath and stand steadily! But as long as you don't really lose face, the price is worth it. At least Tao Tie no longer has any doubts about his future practice. People have the three treasures of essence, qi and spirit. The three treasures of Daoist practice are: Refining essence into Qi, refining Qi into spirit, refining spirit into emptiness, refining emptiness into Tao. "Taiyi Five Elements Guiding and Refining the Body" is mainly about refining essence into qi, and "Taiyi Five Thunders Visualization and Refining the Spirit" is mainly about refining qi into spirit. According to the records in Taoist books, generally speaking, it is most appropriate to reach the sixth level of cultivation before practicing the art of refining the soul. In this way, the strengthening of essence and qi can be done more adequately, making the effect of refining the spirit more prominent. Tao Tie's situation is very different. Before he entered Taoism, he had already started practicing the Taotie Visualization Method, visualizing Taotie and transforming himself into Taotie. This is an ancient secret method that is purely aimed at "God". Therefore, among the three treasures of essence, qi and spirit, Tao Tie's "spirit" has always been far ahead of "essence" and "qi". This is also one of the reasons why Tao Tie was able to develop the secrets of his physical body and tap into his physical supernatural powers so early. After all, the so-called supernatural powers, if the “power” is unclear, how can they be “connected”? During his practice this morning, Tao Tie suddenly discovered that his progress in the Taotie visualization method had reached the level of (mastery, 1% progress). The outward manifestation of his "god": divine consciousness, also underwent a transformation. It is mainly reflected in coverage and toughness. Taking the physical supernatural powers [Clairvoyance] and [Super Hearing] as an example, they have suddenly increased from being able to detect everything within an eight-mile radius to being able to cover the entire Liuxian County!
In the Taiyi Fenguan Sword Art, there are many sword styles, including the Innate Eight Swords, the Eighty-Eight Sixty-Four Swords, etc. Among these sword styles, there are those that control the sword with force, those that control the sword with energy, those that control the sword with spirit, and those that control the sword with the sword. "Taiyi splits the light, and all swords return to their origin" is the most special move. You can control the sword with force, energy, spirit, and sword. The main theme is to do whatever you want without being bound by any form. Tao Tie's previous move of "Ten Thousand Swords Returning to the Origin" was not a sudden inspiration, but after discovering this morning that Taotie had mastered the visualization method and his spiritual awareness had skyrocketed, he had been thinking about how to make the most of the surging spiritual awareness. Should I focus on developing the Disha techniques that I have already learned, or learn other Disha techniques or Tiangang techniques? Without much hesitation, Tao Tie focused all his attention on the Taiyi Fenguan Sword Technique. Firstly, this sword technique was taught by the Eight Immortals; Secondly, the teacher is extremely skilled in the way of the swordsman and can be consulted at any time; Third, handsome! What did that sentence say? No matter how many magic tricks you use, or how many methods you use, I only have one sword! Just imagining that scene makes one’s blood boil, not to mention that now we have the opportunity to realize it ourselves? Therefore, the reason why Tao Tie was so murderous this morning was because he had been thinking about how to use his surging spiritual awareness to improve his mastery of "Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Origin" and increase the power that his "Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Origin" could exert. In order to reach the elegant state of breaking all laws with one sword! The sword is a weapon of killing. Sword Immortal, the way of killing. Tao Tie was so obsessed that he naturally became more murderous. After successively destroying the five water strongholds in Liuhe Lianhuanwu, he finally let go of a large part of his murderous intent. So in the face of the monks' noise, the cold reception and "curse" at Yueyuji, Tao Tie was still able to remain relatively calm. But this kind of calmness disappeared when Chu Mingtu brought a message to Mengxi Sanren of Jingling Mountain and mentioned the water ghost at Xiaomo Bridge Wharf! Tao Tie was suddenly greatly stimulated, as if a demon had grown in his heart, giving rise to an extremely strong desire to destroy and kill. He didn't care and swung the sword even though there could have been a better way to deal with it, without having to force himself. The thought suddenly became clear. But there is still a shadow in my heart. If Meng Xi Sanren had not suddenly mentioned the matter of the water ghost, Tao Tie would have ignored it. It turns out that his fear of death... is so deep! To the point where one develops inner demons without even realizing it. (End of this chapter)