Crossing into the Cultivation World... Chapter 54

  Five days later.

  In the sealed quiet room, countless spiritual energies squeezed together, filling the entire room to the brim, without a single gap. However, in the middle, a whirlpool formed, twisting the surrounding spiritual energy into circles of long ropes, swirling around the whirlpool and eventually gathering together, pouring straight into the center of the whirlpool.

  In the center of the whirlpool, on a futon, sat a handsome young monk.

  He sat cross-legged, his hands placed on his knees, and pinched a strange incantation.

  On top of this young man's head, the spiritual energy poured down from the hole in the crown of his head was like a long dragon, rushing down in a hurry, almost condensing into substance.

  His brow was faintly lit with a blue light, and his lower abdomen was slightly warm. If someone looked closely, his entire body would be shrouded in a thin layer of misty light, as if wrapped in white fog, giving him an ethereal and otherworldly appearance.

  After a long time, the spiritual energy suddenly moved faster, and the young man also slightly furrowed his brow.

  Suddenly there was a loud explosion!

  The young man's limbs trembled slightly, and his eyes suddenly opened wide.

  "Hsss..." A burst of green air shot out from his mouth and was then sucked back into his abdomen.

  The youth's eyes gleamed with a hint of blue light within, his expression solemn. Finally, he formed several hand seals with his ten fingers and let out a loud cry, withdrawing all the Qi mechanisms around him.

  At this time, the young man was full of warmth and harmony, and in an instant, he seemed to have entered the mortal world from the immortal realm, making people feel close.

  The green light in his eyes, all over his body and at the Dan Tian point also slowly disappeared.

  "It's finally made some small progress." Xu Qing smiled lightly.

  He entered a state of meditation at this time, completely immersed in the battle between Xue Mo and him and Su Xuan. Whether it was Su Xuan or Xue Mo, every move they made had been dissected countless times by Xu Qing, and then replayed countless times.

  Through such tedious and repetitive thinking, Xu Qing not only firmly remembered the trajectory of Su Xuan's sword, but also finally saw through the Blood Demon's array technique.

  Xu Qing naturally didn't want to learn that kind of cruel and vicious demonic magic "Corpse Demon's Bone-Eroding Great Array", but instead derived a part of the high-ranking cultivators' cultivation method from the Blood Demon's Array Technique.

  Xuě Mó was relying on Jiāo Tú's body at that time, so his cultivation was quite weak. However, his realm was still there. Such mysterious and subtle techniques, once stolen, would lead to infatuation and bewilderment.

  Apart from this, Xu Qing also eliminated a hidden danger.

  Because the Corpse Demon's Bone-Eroding Grand Array was too troublesome, to break the array, Xu Qing had released the Bloodthirsty Wraithvine, which absorbed all the blood mist in the array, and the grand array was thus broken.

  However, this demonic vine, although it was easily subdued by Xu Qing due to its connection with the essence of the second wood, and became his command center for all trees, but its nature is still stubborn and bloodthirsty. Even if it submits internally, after all, its evil energy is too heavy, and if it's not careful, it will instinctively counterattack.

  Xu Qingxiu was not enough to suppress the demon vine, so he had never let it absorb blood and flesh before. This time, Xu Qing lifted the ban on the demon vine, and the demon vine made a great effort to have a hearty meal.

  It was the blood mist in that formation which was formed by the gathering and transformation of human blood. At the same time, these southern people died unjustly, their blood contained extremely strong resentment, anger, injustice and hatred.

  These negative emotions are a great tonic for the Blood Demon to increase its power, and also a delicacy for the Demon Vine. However, when Xu Qing entered meditation and just touched the Demon Vine, communicating with it, he was overwhelmed by these emotions, almost eroding his sanity.

  Fortunately, Xu Qing's life was not too greedy, and his temperament was also gentle and kind, so his Taoist heart was still firm. As soon as he felt these negative emotions, he indeed felt a sense of unease. However, he quickly calmed down, immediately absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and using the "Wanmu Zhongxin" to soothe the demonic vine, causing it to awaken from its instincts and become obedient again.

  Afterwards, Yao Teng and Xu Qing joined hands, and slowly dissipated the various resentments and anger of the Southern people, and their hearts became even clearer.

  Xu Qing felt a little relieved. Fortunately, he had deliberately tried to consolidate his cultivation of the eighth layer of Qi Refining and ran into the demonic vine with his technique. Otherwise, if the demonic vine's consciousness suddenly lost patience and burst out when he was breaking through to enlightenment, he wouldn't say that he would go crazy from excessive energy, but he would probably suffer a great loss.

  Having received the method, Xiu Qing stood up slowly.

  When he stood up, the whole room seemed to lose its vitality and suddenly dispersed.

  As soon as he walked out of the quiet room, Xu Qing waved his hand and dispersed the seal. He saw a small courtyard separated from the outside.

  In the courtyard, Qingfeng was busy sweeping, while Miaoyue lived up to her name, with some clever ideas. She fenced off a few small flower beds with bamboo fences, planted several fragrant flowers and trees inside, and had a lively and refreshing appearance.

  Xu Qinggang appeared, and those two people had some awareness, they stopped what they were doing and came to pay their respects.

  Miao Yue asked, "Xu Xianchang, are you ready for dinner now?"

  Xu Qing was taken aback for a moment. He was indeed hungry and had planned to give some gold and jade to Qing Feng to buy food with. But unexpectedly, Miao Yue suddenly spoke up.

  Qingfeng hastened to explain, "The immortal elder is a noble guest holding a first-class token, and the alliance is willing to entertain him. As for food and lodging, there's no need for the immortal elder to personally attend to them."

  Originally, in the Loose Cultivators' Alliance, those who received third-class tokens could have a place to stay, those who received second-class tokens would often have servants and maids serving them, while those who received first-class tokens, apart from these two things, even their daily food was provided by the alliance.

  Xu Qing has not yet reached the state of Pi Gu, and naturally needs to have a break in his diet. Fortunately, Su Xun obtained a first-class token for him, which saves a lot of trouble. Thinking about this, he also had some other impressions of Su Xun, who seemed to be a bit reckless but also had a considerate and meticulous side.

  He nodded and smiled, saying, "I'm starving, let's have some food."

  Miao Yue and Qing Feng looked at each other and smiled. Qing Feng immediately went to move a stone table over, his arm muscles bulging, clearly not ordinary strength. Miao Yue quickly walked around to the side house, where a small kitchen was set up. As they didn't know when the new master would come out of seclusion, Miao Yue and others had already prepared meals, constantly warming and keeping them hot, not daring to be even slightly slow.

  Before long, the meal was served.

  The master's meal was served with jade utensils and the food had to have spiritual energy. Xu Qing glanced at it briefly and saw that there were three white jade plates on the table, two vegetarian dishes and one meat dish.

  The vegetarian dish was a plate of spiritual melon and a plate of spiritual vegetables. The non-vegetarian dish was actually the leg meat of a beast, its spiritual energy revealed that it came from the body of a first-class demon beast. The staple food was a bowl of spiritual rice, with white and fine grains shining brightly, containing spiritual energy within, each grain distinct. With just one sniff, I felt a refreshing fragrance fill my nostrils.

  Xu Qing couldn't help but sigh in relief, this loose cultivator alliance was indeed a weight off his mind.

  Miao Yue stole a glance at the new master's expression, fearing that she would not be able to serve him well and would be driven down the mountain. She thought about how she was once chosen as a maid for Ling Jue Mountain, and how many of her sisters were envious of her. Now, if she were to be scolded and driven away, who knows what kind of joke she would become?

  Xu Qing didn't know what was on her mind, he simply picked up his bowl and began eating slowly and steadily.

  In his past life and this life, he was the grandson of a wealthy family. His every move, whether sitting or standing, had its own rules and regulations, and every gesture was elegant and natural, without losing any dignity.

  Miao Yue and Qing Feng saw it from the side, also secretly praised in their hearts, and each became even more respectful without mentioning it.

  The atmosphere was quiet for a moment. Xiu Qing finished her meal in silence and didn't put down her bowl and chopsticks until she was done. Only then did Miao Yue take away all the dishes and utensils.

  Xu Qing asked, "Have there been any visitors these past few days?"

  Qingfeng hastily replied, "Reporting back to Elder Xuan, someone has indeed come to visit you."

  Xu Qing's eyes widened slightly: "Who is it?"

  Qing Feng bowed and said, "It is Young Master Miao."

  It's also because of this that Qingfeng and Miaoyue served Xu Qing even more carefully. The two had been in the Loose Cultivators' Alliance for a long time, so they naturally knew Su Xuan, and also knew he was an extremely difficult person to deal with, with a very proud and arrogant temperament. But despite being such a person, not only did he come personally to visit Xu Qing, but it's also said that after he went into seclusion, he immediately left, only instructing the two of them to take good care... In this case, how could they not be even more careful and meticulous?!

  Xu Qing thought for a moment: "When did Su Dao come?"

  Qing Feng Dao: "Just yesterday."

  Xu Qing heard this and felt somewhat enlightened in her heart.

  He closed his door for several days and was slightly inferior to him in terms of cultivation. However, he was a man of his word and did what he said, without going back on it.

  At this thought, Xu Qing took out the crimson jade sword and slapped it out. The sword turned into a crimson escape light, quickly breaking through the air and disappearing in an instant.

  After finishing this, he sat on the stone bench, waiting calmly for Su Xun to arrive.

  Sure, here is the translation:

  As expected, in less than half a moment, a fiery red cloud appeared on the horizon, like a shooting star, rushing straight over. In the blink of an eye, it arrived right before them, and with a crash, it transformed into a handsome young man with a wide robe and large sleeves, his eyes gleaming with spirit, his demeanor magnificent.

  The young man put away his flying sword, with a proud expression: "Xu Daoist friend, you left the mountain gate one day later than me, what did you gain?"

  Xu Qing smiled slightly: "After barely breaking through one level of the barrier, I observed that my fellow Taoist also gained a lot."

  Su Xuan was very pleased and directly sat in front of Xu Qing.

  Xu Qing slightly waved her sleeve, and Miao Yueqing Peak understood the hint, quickly presenting fragrant tea.

  Su Xuan suddenly sat up and took a sip, smiling: "I'm the same as you, my cultivation has advanced to another level, now I'm at the sixth layer of Qi Refining. The acupoints behind me have also been opened several times, wanting to go further is not far off."

  He was overjoyed, his face flushed with delight, and he looked more handsome than ever.

  Xu Qing felt very pleased and smiled: "Then congratulations to fellow Taoist."

  Su Xuan said instead, "Apart from this, I also have some mysterious and subtle feelings, but I don't know how to express them."

  Xu Qing thought for a moment: "But isn't it an epiphany born from the Blood Demon's move?"

  Su Xing struck his palm: "Exactly, isn't Xu Daoyou also?"

  Xu Qing nodded slightly: "The Blood Demon Realm is several levels higher than you and me. It's only natural that you don't understand it now. Why not just remember it for now, and when your realm improves in the future, you can comprehend it then."

  Su Xun also thought so.

  Two people, you and I, alternately speaking, corroborating each other about the battle with the Blood Demon, supplementing each other.

  After about two hours, the tea had been changed several times, and they finally finished talking. After this verification, both of them felt that each other's spiritual power was more solid, and they also found many mistakes. Compared to their previous superficial understanding, it was much more practical.

  They looked at each other and smiled, and then they both stopped together.

  Su Xuan closed his eyes for a moment, and when he opened them again, his expression suddenly became somewhat strange. "Xu Dao You, this time I came to find you, apart from wanting to verify the results of your closed-door study with you, there is actually another matter."

  Xu Qing was somewhat surprised: "What's wrong?" And smiled, "Don't hesitate to speak your mind, fellow traveler."

  Su Xuan coughed lightly and said, "It's about the Blood Demon's physical body."

  Xu Qing was stunned.

  Su Xun continued, "In the Yu Chenghu country, you and I set up a plan to obtain the Blood Demon's physical body with the 'Voice East Strike West' tactic." At this point, he looked somewhat embarrassed, "After the matter was over, I wanted to invite fellow Taoists to my Scattered Repair Alliance, but I completely forgot about it."

  "Yesterday I left the pass, and Master called me to ask about the demon-slaying matter. I told him straightforwardly, reminding him, only then did he remember."

  Indeed, not only did Su Xun never think of it, but even Xu Qing had also forgotten.

  At that time, he found the Blood Demon's physical body and stored it in his storage ring, cutting off its connection with the Blood Demon, making it impossible for the Blood Demon to summon its physical body easily, unless it first got rid of him.

  Then came the great battle with the Blood Demon. After a fierce fight, he finally relaxed and felt relieved after annihilating the Blood Demon's primordial spirit. And then there was the matter of Su Xuan inviting him to join the Scattered Cultivators' Alliance, but it seemed that he had forgotten all about it.

  At this point, Xu Qing's face also showed a hint of strangeness.

  After obtaining the Blood Demon's physical body, his good friend Yun Liao disdained that physical body and would rather roam outside the ring than enter the storage ring. However, after the battle with the Blood Demon, Yun Liao erased some of Su Yun's memories and re-entered the storage ring... Now thinking about it, didn't Yun also forget where the Blood Demon's physical body was at that time?

  If it's really like that...

  Xu Qing felt a hint of amusement in her heart, but suppressed it and secretly decided that she would never bring it up with Yun Liao.

  He straightened his face and said, "The Blood Demon's physical body is still in my hands. If the Daoist friend wants to see it, I will take it out."

  Su Xuan was also worried that Xu Qing would lose his physical body, but now that he heard he was still around, he felt a sense of relief: "It's not that I want to see him, it's just that Master is afraid I'm lying, and wants to see for himself before believing me."

  Xu Qing said calmly: "The Alliance Master is worried about you, which is only natural. This flesh of mine I will give to you, and consider it my gift for joining the alliance."

  Su Xun listened and was overjoyed: "This is wonderful, Master will surely be delighted!"

  Xu Qing didn't say much either, lightly flicking her sleeve, and placed the physical body on a nearby empty space.

  As soon as the Blood Demon's physical body emerged, a strong bloody aura suddenly surged up.

  At the same time, the entire mountain rock was filled with a suffocating feeling that made people's hearts palpitate, and even breathing became difficult.

  Still dry and skull-like, with visible muscles and tendons, thin layers of flesh covering the skeleton, like a corpse that had been flayed.

  That face has seven orifices that are all in order, but the five senses are completely unformed, and there is not a single hair, making one's heart palpitate at first sight!

  Su Xun saw the Blood Demon's physical body for the first time and was caught off guard, her eyes wide with shock. She immediately covered her mouth and nose, almost vomiting. This kind of bizarre appearance was really too disgusting...

  He didn't want to look at it anymore, so he raised his hand and produced a storage bag, directly putting the Blood Demon's body inside. The surrounding atmosphere immediately cleared up, and Su Xun stretched out two fingers, disgustingly pinching the silk ribbon tied to the storage bag, and then threw it far away onto the table.

  Xu Qing saw this and couldn't help but smile slightly.

  Su Xuan snapped back to reality and saw Xu Qing's amused expression, also feeling a bit embarrassed: "Xu Daoist friend, I'm sorry."

  Xu Qing shook his head and smiled: "Su Dao's friend is indeed kind-hearted. The Blood Demon's flesh body is indeed... When I first saw it, I also found it hard to bear."

  Su Xun heard this and felt a sense of comfort in his heart. He had always been disinclined to interact with others, but when speaking with Xu Qing, it was like a refreshing spring breeze. He couldn't help but feel a few degrees of affection for him, so he spoke directly: "Xu Dao friend, I've known you for several days and feel a sense of affinity with you. May I call you 'Qing brother'?"

  Xu Qing also appreciated Su Xun's clear distinction between love and hate, and naturally wouldn't refuse, saying: "This is an honor for me, please proceed, Fellow Su."

  Xu Xian waved his hand: "Qing brother is fine in every way, but he's too humble and courteous to others. It's necessary for those outsiders, but not for me. I call you 'Qing brother', and you're two years older than me, just call me 'Xian Di' or 'A Xian'."

  Xu Qing said: "Ah Xun, younger brother."

  The two of them smiled at each other and both felt pretty good.

  Su Xuan and Xu Qing sat for a while longer, then Su Xuan stood up and said, "Brother Qing, Master is still waiting for me to bring him the Blood Demon's physical body, I'll go first."

  Xu Qing also stood up to see off the guest: "Ah Xun younger brother, please go ahead, I won't send you far."

  Two people bid farewell, Xu Xin's body flew out with a sword, he jumped up and stepped on it with both feet. Then he nodded to Xu Qing again, his figure moved slightly, and the flying sword disappeared without a trace.

  Xu Qing's mouth corners rose in a smile as she turned around.

  Qingfeng Miaoyue stood respectfully by his side.

  Xu Qing instructed: "I'm going down the mountain for a while, and I don't know when I'll be back. You two take care of the house."

  The two of them immediately said: "Yes, sir."

  Xu Qing's heart moved slightly, and two green leaves suddenly appeared under her feet, drifting gently down the mountain.

  Having joined the Loose Cultivation Alliance, one naturally has to act in accordance with the alliance's rules.

  Xu Qing heard Su Xun mention that in the external alliance, everyone exchanged resources they didn't need for contributions, and then used those contributions to obtain the resources they needed, which was very convenient.

  He thought back to the various things he had encountered since leaving the Secret Realm and felt that his own cultivation was shallow, with many areas for improvement. The "Heart of All Wood" he cultivated was extremely subtle, but its requirements were very high.

  Xu Qing estimated that in the secret realm, he had taken the demon vine as his main wood, and also had a dozen or so other types of wood. However, he still felt that something was lacking. Although the demon vine was powerful, he worried that its innate abilities were difficult to control and couldn't be used frequently, making him somewhat insufficient in battle tactics. Now thinking about it, the next wood was too important, and he didn't want to choose it during the Qi Refining stage, so he still needed to choose a few more types of wood and cultivate them extensively.

  He thought about his current assets again.

  Having stayed in the secret realm for five years, the superior spiritual grasses in the lake-bottom cave were far more numerous than those outside the lake. The storage ring now had no less than several thousand stalks of spiritual grass, with nearly a thousand being top-grade and two to three thousand being slightly inferior.

  After the bloodthirsty vine grew again, it would absorb the blood food. Xu Qing took it to hunt for fierce beasts every day, and obtained 700-800 demon beast inner cores, as well as 1,500-1,600 pieces of various animal hides.

  After calculating, his family property is still considerable. However, he can't take it all out, Xu Qing thought for a moment