Chapter 49

  Su Xun specially told Xu Zi Qing about the spiritual cleverness, and he deliberately wanted to give him a good house. Xu Zi Qing naturally wouldn't be ungrateful, so he smiled and said: "Then please arrange it, Su Dao friend."

  Having heard these words, Su Xun was also delighted and with a wave of his hand said: "I've been thinking about it, there's actually a place that's not bad. Follow me!"

  Xu Ziqing said: "How dare I disobey?"

  Su Xun took a step and walked away, looking like he was familiar with the path. The stone steps were winding and steep in some places, but for a cultivator, they didn't pose any significant difficulty.

  On the mountain waist, a narrower stone road extends to the right, which is a spiral shape upwards, connecting a wide and protruding rock.

  Su Xun stepped onto this stone path, leading the way forward.

  Xu Ziqing followed up and walked with him on the road for half a circle. The deeper they went, the cooler it felt, and the light also dimmed somewhat.

  He looked around and found that there were two extremely sturdy trees growing out from above, with a huge canopy that could block the scorching sunlight. The size of the canopy was just enough to cover the entire rock, so when looking down from above, only a patch of green shade could be seen; but when looking up from below, not even the eaves of the house could be seen, and only this large piece of mountain rock could be seen, bare and smooth like an overturned pot.

  A vermilion wood and emerald tile house was under the two giant trees, with a color similar to that of the leaves, adding a few more hiding functions.

  The house is very new, and as soon as Xu Ziqing stepped onto the mountain rock, he felt a refreshing wood scent hitting his nose, which was refreshing to his heart. The spiritual energy here is extremely dense, and with just one breath, a cool air enters the throat, making all five internal organs feel refreshed.

  Xu Ziqing took a glance, and even with his calm state of mind, he couldn't help but feel a surge of joy upon seeing this cultivation treasure land. This kind of lush spiritual energy was probably not much different from the Secret Realm's Lake Bottom Cave Heaven!

  Su Xun, although somewhat straightforward in nature, was not rough or crude in his thinking. Since Xu Zi Qing arrived at this place, he had been carefully observing his expression. At this moment, he naturally saw the satisfied look in Xu Zi Qing's eyes, and the corners of his mouth were also raised: "It seems that this place is quite to Xu Daoyou's liking?"

  Xu Ziqing said with a straight face: "This place is great, thank you very much."

  "The sparkle in her eyes flew between her eyebrows: 'If you like it, that's good. Outside the house, there is a ban set by our ancestors, fellow Taoist just needs to hold this token, and can enter inside. However, one token can only be used for the previous room, if fellow Taoist has made up his mind, then he cannot change again.'"

  Xu Ziqing knew he had already achieved extremely good results and wouldn't be greedy for more, so he smiled and said: "I'm already very satisfied."

  Su Xuan also smiled: "In that case, I won't disturb you much." As he spoke, he handed over a red jade sword and said, "If Xu Dao friend is looking for me, have this jade sword transmit the message. It has my consciousness mark inside, so it can be safely delivered into my hands."

  Xu Ziqing took over and first said, "Thank you." Then he said, "In the previous battle with Blood Demon, I gained a lot. Now I'm about to go into seclusion for a few days. After coming out of seclusion, I'll probably look for fellow Taoists to verify some things together, so as not to miss anything."

  He was reminded by his good friend Yun Lian that the affairs of the imperial court were just a matter of heavenly will, and after it was over, even if he didn't show up now, he would still gain something from his cultivation. Although Su Xuan had eavesdropped on the elder's calculations in the alliance and had gained insight into the heavenly machine through human effort, he had also intervened in this matter and would certainly benefit from it.

  Even if there is a great advantage, it must be enjoyed in time, otherwise the opportunity will pass and it will be in vain.

  Xu Ziqing and Su Xun had not known each other for long, and he was not good at speaking directly to remind him. However, by saying it in such a roundabout way, if Su Xun were willing to verify with him, he would certainly also retreat to meditate quietly, and thus would not miss the opportunity.

  As expected, Su Xun slapped his forehead and laughed: "Indeed, indeed! It's rare to meet such an opponent. If I don't take the time to think carefully, wouldn't that be a waste of heaven's gift? I'll also retreat for now, and when I come out, we'll meet again!"

  Xu Ziqing smiled slightly: "Farewell for now, old friend, we'll meet again in a few days."

  "See you then!" With that, Su Xing turned around and mounted his sword, charging straight down, unable to wait any longer.

  Xu Ziqing watched him leave, then turned around and walked towards the house. He didn't walk far before an invisible force stopped him in his tracks.

  This must be the prohibition, although it is mild, but indeed cannot be broken.

  Xu Ziqing didn't even use his token to move, and instead sank his consciousness into the storage ring. He asked his good friend, "Yun brother, take a look at this seal, can it be broken?"

  Yun Liao hadn't even appeared, but merely raised his eyelids and said, "The person who set up the seal is more powerful than me."

  Xu Ziqing was taken aback.

  He had known Yun Liao for a long time, but no matter what happened, Yun Liao always handled it with ease. Over time, Xu Zi Qing couldn't help but feel that "Brother Yun was all-powerful". Now hearing Yun Liao say this, he felt quite surprised.

  But in an instant, Xu Ziqing smiled again.

  Yun Liao gave people a sense of being too profound and unpredictable, so even though Xu Zi Qing treated him as a close friend, he still showed great respect and didn't dare to be overly familiar. Now that he realized that Yun also had his own limitations, he instead felt a few more points of closeness in his heart.

  He was thinking this way when Yun Liao spoke again: "This seal has no malicious intent, it is for protection."

  This is to say, no need to worry? Xu Ziqing curved the corner of his mouth and smiled: "Thank you, Cloud Brother, I'll go in now." After finishing speaking, he walked forward and swiped the token in his hand to unlock the restriction.

  In an instant, a colorful light flashed by, and a thin film was plated on the token, like a talisman, which quickly disappeared into the token. After that, this token also seemed to have added a layer of extremely introverted light, becoming suddenly vivid.

  Xu Ziqing couldn't help but feel a sense of wonder, this loose cultivator alliance was indeed extraordinary in its depth and foundation, it was no wonder that they had been entrenched in this small world for so long as the most powerful loose cultivator force.

  He took two steps forward, and the seal re-closed behind him. Xu Ziqing raised his head again to look around, and he could see a faint white mist swirling above the entire mountain rock. It was probably within the range of this house. The white mist must be the manifestation of the seal. If he cultivated here, no one would be able to disturb him.

  Xu Ziqing felt increasingly satisfied as he stepped inside, seeing that the interior decorations were quite elegant and surpassed those he had seen in the guest house and on the spirit boat.

  Inside the house, apart from the outer hall and bedroom, there is another quiet room, which is used for cultivation. The quiet room is very empty, with only a white square placed on the ground, looking clean and pleasant.

  Xu Ziqing looked around and found nothing else he needed to add, so he nodded secretly and decided to close the door.

  Just as he had made up his mind, the token suddenly emitted a wave of fluctuations. Xuzi Qing was slightly surprised and went out to take a look.

  As expected, someone has touched the forbidden area. It was a young boy and a lovely young girl. The boy was dressed as a servant, while the girl's attire was like that of a maid, both were extremely respectful.

  As soon as Xu Ziqing came out, a young servant stepped forward: "Xu Xianchang, Qingfeng and Miaoyue have come to serve you."

  Xu Ziqing reacted and realized that these two people must be the servants of the cultivators who stayed at Gao Keju, holding a first-class token, specially sent to serve him in his daily life. He thought for a moment and did not refuse.

  Not to mention that in his past life, Xu Zi Qing had many people serving him personally, and in this life, he also saw many servants in the Xu family, it was just a normal thing for him. To say that these two people came to him, they were already considered his servants, if he didn't want them, others would think that they had offended him and would be punished. Although Xu Zi Qing wasn't someone who needed to be served by others, he also knew that the life of a servant was not easy, so he wouldn't make things difficult for them. He simply accepted them, which also made things easier for him.

  At this point, Xu Ziqing smiled slightly: "Qingfeng will take care of the courtyard, Miaoyue will arrange food and drink. I will be closing up for a few days and will set up a ban outside the quiet room, you two must not approach, lest you get hurt."

  In the loose cultivator alliance, they must have been worried that these higher-ranking foreign alliance members would think they were sending in spies, so all the servants and maids sent over were martial practitioners with strong physiques, but absolutely not cultivators. It was naturally impossible for them to harm them, let alone pry into their cultivation methods or secrets.

  Qingfeng Miaoyue did not expect this new master to be so gentle, and her heart was relieved, but her attitude remained submissive: "Yes, Master Xu."

  Xu Ziqing thought for a moment, then said: "I'll go now, you two can stay in the ear room and take care of yourselves." After finishing his instructions, he went straight back to his quiet room. Having gone without food or water for several days, he had to first reflect on that one battle.

  Due to Xu Ziqing's calm and peaceful nature, every time he entered meditation was unobstructed, and this time was no exception. He sat cross-legged on the cushion, silently activating the eighth chapter of the "Great Method for Cultivating the Mind of All Wooden Things", causing his spiritual energy to gather in his body, first circulating the Ren and Du meridians eighteen times, then starting from these two meridians, circulating through the twelve meridians that had already been opened, circulating the large heavenly cycle thirty-six times. Repeating this process one hundred and eight times was considered the initial warm-up exercise.

  Then he ran his Gong Fa again, the aperture on top of his head opened, and the spiritual energy from heaven and earth continuously poured in, washing down from the Single Spiritual Root to enter the Dan Tian.

  This absorption of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, Xu Ziqing suddenly felt a difference from before.

  In the past, spiritual energy entered quickly, but never like today's torrential downpour, extremely frightening! The spiritual energy came rolling in, incredibly thick and substantial, with a hint of chaos. As soon as these energies gathered in the dantian, they instantly transformed from thickness to infinite vitality, revealing the unique vital energy of wood energy.

  Xu Ziqing only felt that all the acupoints on his body seemed to be enjoying themselves, as if they were about to emit a pleasant hum, just like being soothed by warm water all over his body. Even every meridian, muscle and bone was extremely comfortable and relaxed.

  Indeed, it was near the Lingqiao that the spiritual energy attracted was all the balanced five-element energy emitted from the Lingqiao, saving the trouble of filtering the heavenly and earthly spiritual energy through the wooden spiritual root, and the progress was much faster.

  With this feeling, Xu Ziqing not only operated faster, but also poured in more violently. However, Xu Ziqing had no discomfort at all, and instead felt more and more joyful.

  The spiritual energy transformed into spiritual power, rapidly rushing through the meridians of several acupoints that had been blocked before, but this time it flowed smoothly without any obstruction, continuously opening up four or five acupoints in a row! And the spiritual power didn't stop there, instead continuing to move forward, surging towards the next acupoint!

  Xu Ziqing also found it very strange.

  If it were an ordinary situation, he would be delighted, but he would also have to pause for a moment, introspect and prevent the progress from being too rapid and damaging his meridians.

  But this time he didn't feel half a bit out of place, on the contrary, it was only natural, and in his heart, there was also a hint of transcendence.

  Ling's power surged forward without any obstruction, and in just a few moments, he had continuously opened up seven or eight acupoints. Just at this moment, Xu Ziqing's mind suddenly conjured up several images.

  He carefully distinguished, it was exactly the scene of being trapped in the Blood Demon Array and fighting against the Blood Demon, frame by frame like a painting scroll, clearly presented before his eyes, with every detail vividly displayed, memories still fresh.

  Xu Ziqing's heart gradually gave rise to a kind of enlightenment, as if he had glimpsed something that only higher-level cultivators could touch from the Blood Demon's technique.

  These things were mysterious and yet more mysterious, originally they were in a realm that he could never touch no matter what, but at this time they were carved into his mind.

  Even if one is a demon cultivator and the other is an immortal cultivator, there are commonalities in the trajectory of "Dao", heavenly capture, and rule boundaries. At this time, Xu Ziqing recorded them down and imprinted them on his mind. Even if he can't understand them now, when his realm reaches a certain level, these records will be of great help to him, allowing him to find his own path more quickly or solidify and affirm his own path.

  Let him break through to higher realms faster!

  "Pffftttt——"

  A series of loud bangs, the meridians inside the body were quickly reopened at several acupoints, and the 13th meridian was unblocked!

  The spiritual power once again followed another path, advancing fearlessly like a withered tree being broken through, piercing each of the acupoints one by one. The previously impenetrable acupoints now seemed as fragile as paper, unable to resist in the slightest, and were instantly pierced through...

  There are still three holes... two holes... one hole!

  The fourteenth meridian has also been opened!

  Xu Ziqing let out a long sigh, forming a greenish-blue mist.

  It felt like some kind of seal in my body had been torn open, and my whole body was becoming even lighter.

  His cultivation has reached the 8th layer of Qi Refining!

  Slowly waking up from meditation, Xu Ziqing opened his eyes and looked at his own hands.

  Because of the massive spiritual energy that had just flowed through his body, this palm also appeared exceptionally lustrous and slender.

  He now understands that because he exterminated the Blood Demon, Heaven's Way indeed gave him a great benefit! In the battle against the Blood Demon, Heaven's Way also bestowed upon him and Su Xing sufficient luck and tolerance.

  Xu Ziqing closed his eyes and reminisced.

  Since he embarked on the path of immortality, he had encountered a demon in his heart once, which was triggered by the seven-colored butterfly, stirring up his despair between life and death and his thoughts of his loved ones from his past life.

  Fortunately, it went smoothly and without incident.

  However, on his path to immortality, he is haunted by demons at every step, how can he rest easy?

  Xu Ziqing's other demon was his own inherited mental shackles from his past life.

  He doesn't kill people.

  Even if Xu Ziqing had made a move in the secret realm many times, he had never taken half a life. Even if it was as despicable as Tian Liang and Xu Zixuan, they were killed by the sword energy given to Xu Zipeng by Xu Zifen, not by Xu Ziqing's own hands.

  Xu Ziqing cannot remain motionless forever, even if he has never encountered a situation where taking lives is unavoidable, but one day, he will inevitably encounter a situation where he cannot avoid getting his hands bloody.

  Can the gentle and non-killing Xu Ziqing, when encountering that situation, if he cannot overcome this predicament, wouldn't a slight softening of his stance cost him his own life?

  Xu Ziqing cannot always be rescued by his good friend Yun Lian, if he is always so weak and vulnerable, even if Yun Lian doesn't say anything, he will still feel ashamed and not dare to meet with friends.

  He knew his own weaknesses and where they lay, but he also knew that this was where the next demon would be, yet he didn't know how to get rid of it, and even more so, polish his heart.

  This time, heaven's will borrowed a knife and gave Xu Ziqing a good opportunity, which was to get rid of this heart demon.

  The Blood Demon's evil deeds are numerous, and it is not enough to eliminate them to comfort the countless Southern monks who died at his hands.

  Even someone as kind and benevolent as Xu Ziqing would have a few murderous thoughts arise in response to such an evil person.

  He also killed Jiao Tu while killing Xue Meng.

  Jiao Tu was innocent, but he couldn't show mercy, Xu Zi Qing had no choice but to do it, and afterwards, his heart was indeed uneasy.

  At this time, he also learned that Jiao Tu's body was dead, but his soul was intact.

  Repeated ups and downs, all kinds of contradictions, choosing between righteousness and trivial matters, Fu Daishi died calmly.

  And yet, despite being on the brink of death, there is still endless hope.

  Xu Ziqing was also a man of integrity, fulfilling Jiao Tu's wish and his own. Having thought through past events with clarity, he no longer dwelled on them, thus successfully overcoming his inner demons.

  From then on, Xu Zi Qing's nature was such that although he still did not wish to easily take people's lives, he would no longer be unable to bring himself to kill.

  Apart from this, the second benefit is that after eliminating the heart demon and upgrading one's mental state, their cultivation breaks through continuously, directly reaching the 8th layer of Qi Refining, which can be described as a leap forward, saving them at least a year or even several years of bitter cultivation.

  And there is a third benefit, which is the experience and epiphany gained from fighting against Xue Mo, who was originally at the peak of the Yuan period. They are all extremely precious.

  This time can be said to have gained a lot, even if it's calm and quiet like Xu Ziqing, there is no way to avoid ripples in the heart.

  Before long, he took a deep breath, calming his emotions for the moment and suppressing that thread of joy.

  However, Xu Ziqing still had a bit of a youthful heart and couldn't help but call out in a low voice: "Yun brother, Yun brother."

  She emerged with a cold aura, her white clothes fluttering down, her posture icy: "What is it."

  Xu Ziqing's face wore a smile, and his tone was also somewhat cheerful: "This time my cultivation has made great progress, all thanks to Brother Yun's guidance. I couldn't help but want to tell Brother Yun about it."

  He raised his eyes and took in all of Xu Ziqing's changes at a glance, saying: "Not bad."

  Xu Ziqing was overjoyed at these words: "Brother Yun's kindness and favors, I, Xu, am deeply grateful and cannot express my thanks sufficiently."

  He then told Yun Lian about all the breakthroughs and changes in his state of mind, Xu Zi Qing had been in this world for a long time, and the person closest to him was this good friend who lived in the storage ring, no matter what happened, he would tell him everything, it was his intention to share with him.

  Yun Liao did not interrupt, until Xu Zi Qing had finished speaking, then slightly nodded: "You can dispel the heart demon, I am very pleased."

  Xu Ziqing's smile grew even more intense. This was the first time Yun Liao had clearly expressed joy, and although Xu Ziqing hadn't seen his friend's smiling face, it still filled him with satisfaction.

  However, after finishing speaking, Yun Liao said: "Fighting with the Blood Demon will be very beneficial to you, you should think more about it and not take it lightly."

  Xu Ziqing coughed lightly and also composed his expression, solemnly saying: "I understand, Yun brother."

  Then the cloud dispersed and his figure became indistinct, disappearing extremely quickly without a trace.

  Xu Ziqing didn't think much about it, and immediately entered a meditative state again, reopening the aperture at the top of his head. As he operated the spiritual power according to the method, he carefully thought back on the battle with the Blood Demon.

  For a moment, I was enchanted and lost track of time.

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