Chapter 43: Returning to Lianyun (Part 1)

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  Ling Yuzi smiled and said: "You have now reached the realm of initial insight, I'll teach you a few minor Daoist methods."

  "Hai Long happily said: 'Good! After studying for such a long time, I still don't know anything. What will you teach me?'"

  Ling Yu thought for a moment and said, "Let's just teach you a reconnaissance technique first. This spell is very practical, its most peculiar place is that it can know the opponent's cultivation level, the principle of casting is that it must be close to the opponent to work. However, if the cultivation is too far apart, it will not be able to get an accurate feeling. This spell has a drawback, once you use reconnaissance on someone, he will inevitably realize and easily find your location. Investigating others' cultivation is very taboo, so you must use it with caution."

  Hai Long nodded repeatedly and said: "I know, Eleventh Master, teach me quickly."

  Ling Yu Zi smiled slightly and said, "What's the hurry? Look at my hand gesture." As he spoke, he clasped his hands together in front of his chest, made a strange rotation, and then intertwined his fingers to form a seal. He whispered, "Listen to the wind, investigate." A circle of eerie yellow light appeared on Ling Yu Zi's hand seal, and Hai Long felt an inexplicable tremble in his heart, his whole body shaking slightly, as if he had lost something.

  Ling Yu Zi smiled and said, "Now you know the taste of being investigated. I have successfully detected that your cultivation is at the early stage of Initial Awakening. When casting this spell, you must concentrate all your spiritual energy and attention on the person you are casting it on, and then quietly feel the energy transmitted by the law seal."

  Hailong watched as Lingyuzi's hand gesture had not yet been withdrawn, and he began to mimic it. His limbs were agile and his memory was excellent, so he quickly got the pose right. As soon as the spell was activated, Hailong clearly felt a surge of heat in his body gradually stirring up, slowly flowing into his hands. He fixed his gaze on Lingyuzi in front of him, feeling the warmth in his hands, and shouted: "Listen to my command, Search!" The heat in his body suddenly accelerated, and a faint yellow glow appeared on his hands. Lingyuzi in front of him trembled slightly, and a strange expression flashed across her face. At this moment, Hailong's heart moved, and a deep blue light flashed before his eyes. On the light, there was a thin yellow wave pattern.

  Everything returned to normal, and the dragon was like in a dream. The yellow glow on his hand and the condensed heat dissipated together, even the flow of air inside his body weakened a bit. He stared blankly at Ling Yu Zi and said: "Eleventh Master, I...I succeeded?"

  Ling Yu's eyes were filled with surprise, "Your kid's roots and physique aren't great, but your wit and spiritual sense are really high! You learned magic for the first time and succeeded in one go. When I learned this, it took me seven days!"

  "Hai Long said in a puzzled tone: 'But I didn't know about your cultivation! It should be unsuccessful, right?'"

  Ling Yu Zi shook her head and said, "No, you succeeded. Did you see something when you were casting your spell just now?"

  Hai Long nodded and said: "I saw a strand of blue flax with some yellow on it."

  Ling Yu Zi clapped her hands and smiled, "This is correct. I am now in the later stage of Teng Yun, and the color of Teng Yun is deep blue. The hint of yellow you saw indicates that I have reached the later stage. Let me explain it to you in detail. When the Exploration Technique is successful, you can see a thread of light, and the color of the light represents the opponent's cultivation level. For ordinary people and those in the Entry Stage, only a faint white light can be detected. Your current Initial Observation Stage is represented by pure white light. Correspondingly, Fu Hu is light blue, Teng Yun is deep blue, Dao Gu is light yellow, Tai Cheng is deep yellow, Liao Ran is pale pink, Guan Tong is deep pink, Deng Feng is pale silver, Wu Shuang is bright silver, Fu Dan is pale red, Dao Long is dark red, Tuo Tai is pale cyan, Xia Ju is bright cyan, Bu Zuo is pale gold, Da Dao is deep gold, Mo Ce is pale green, Dou Zhuan is dark green. As for the last three stages, I'm afraid only the Second Generation Ancestor would know. Our cultivation has each stage divided into three levels, and distinguishing these levels also depends on the color judgment from your Exploration Technique. Let's not talk about Entry Stage, with your current Initial Observation Stage, you belong to the initial period, so when I examined you, I saw a half-white, half-illusory white color. When you reach the middle stage, it will completely turn white, and when you reach the later stage, it will be based on white and have a hint of light blue from the next stage, and so on. Do you understand?"

  Hailong nodded and smiled: "It turns out that Taoist techniques are so much fun. When I get back, I'll try them one by one on my masters."

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  Golden light filled the air, this was clearly the realm of not falling at the beginning! The bottleneck that had been stuck for a hundred years without breaking through was actually so easily crossed. In that case, the white elixir in the spiritual platform should be the human elixir that the Ancestor said. I finally reached the level of Dao Zun, if I were to join Yunzong, I would be Hai Long Dao Zun. Thinking of this, Hai Long let out a loud shout: "I have finally jumped out of the three realms and am no longer bound by the five elements, from now on there is no one who can restrict my life!" Tian Liu, Yuan Yue Liu, Xing Tian, Xuan Yu, you wait, not long from now I will definitely make you pay a painful price for what you have done. Ah——" In Hai Long's explosion of chaotic yuan qi that filled the heavens and earth, the entire forest was rejuvenated in this short period of time, all the plants and trees grew taller and stronger by more than double. Hai Long finally took a solid step towards his goal of being the only immortal in the world.

  The storm had passed, and a seven-colored rainbow stretched across the sky. The beautiful scenery brought the dazed Sea Dragon back to his senses. Unintentionally, he looked down and saw a figure reflected in the water on the ground. It was himself! His tattered clothes and disheveled hair were just as he had expected, looking just as miserable as when he first arrived at the village of the Jade Sisters. The only difference was that behind him, a golden halo had appeared, shining brightly around his shadow. This was the manifestation of the Unfallen Realm! Sea Dragon finally confirmed that he had indeed reached the Unfallen Realm. Looking at the radiant glow on his right arm, Sea Dragon said confidently: "From now on, this right arm will be known as the Dragon Soaring Arm. With you and the Thousand Jin Staff, even if I were to face Heavenly Punishment now, I would have the confidence to fight him head-on. Having finally reached the Unfallen Realm, I should consolidate my powers for a while longer. Since the Old Lord's Record is a treasure, it shouldn't be that easy to find, right?" Thinking this, he released seven layers of powerful seals and began to cultivate in solitude.

  Three months later, the whole body of Hai Long Jiao Cai Yun rose into the air, and during this period, he not only refined several things obtained from the giant snake monster into magical treasures, but also cultivated the invisible technique used by Piaomiao Dao Zun and Zhishui Dao Zun in the past. Now, judging from his appearance, he is just an ordinary cultivator.

  The current Sea Dragon no longer wants to escape anything, after his cultivation reached the Unfallen Realm, his heart was filled with thoughts of his friends. So, he flew in the direction of Lianyun Mountain Range.

  Because of the memories from Lianyun Mountain Range to Xianzhao Mountain, Hailong flew directly to Xianzhao Mountain. He decided to identify the right direction from Xianzhao Mountain and return directly to Lianyun Mountain Range. Although he didn't stay in the mortal world for a long time, Hailong clearly felt that the mortal world was not a place suitable for him, and only by returning to those who cultivate the truth could he feel pleasure.

  Moyunping

  "Hongzhi ancestor grandfather, can you take me flying around for fun too?" a childish voice sounded.

  "You little rascal, always so mischievous, when will you ever cultivate the Great Way?" Hong Zhi chuckled and smiled, fondly rubbing the head of this handsome young boy in front of him.

  The little boy pouted and said, "Master Hongzhi, I don't care! Yesterday you took Tangtong flying for fun, didn't you? You have to take me flying too!"

  Hong Zhi said helplessly: "Why don't you go find that 'clever' grandfather of yours, he's a playful person and will definitely love to take you flying."

  The little boy blinked his big eyes, shook his head and said: "No way, Grandpa Machine is flying too crazily, last time he made the whole family vomit. Master Hongzhi, please take me with you instead. Please?"

  "Hongji was helpless and could only reluctantly say: 'Okay, but just for a little while.'"

  "Alright, alright, just a moment." This "moment" lasted for a whole hour as they flew around Moyun Peak before it finally came to an end.

  He gently placed the little one on the ground and said, "Alright, you've had your flight. Now be good and go back to meditate quietly. Otherwise, I'll tell your master to spank your bottom."

  The little boy stuck out his tongue and ran towards his room. There were seven or eight children like him on Moyun Peak, all of whom had been brought back by the people of Moyun Peak from outside as orphans in the past five years. These children were pitiful, but after testing their intelligence, Jietian Daozun specially approved them to enter Lianyun Sect for cultivation. Although these children's qualifications were not good, this was also their only refuge. Watching the little boy run away, Hongzhi smiled slightly and sat alone on a large stone, gazing out at the distance. Since returning to Moyun Mountain 300 years ago, he had never been able to be as happy as before. Even when he finally reached the state of Dacheng 100 years ago, he didn't feel particularly excited. It was all because of one person, although they hadn't been in contact for long, but in Hongzhi's heart, he had already treated that person like his own family.

  Suddenly, Hongzhi felt a very weak breath coming from behind him. He didn't turn his head and remained squatting there. Two large hands covered his eyes. Hongzhi smiled helplessly: "Little rascal, stop messing around! Do you think it's fun to sneak up on me like this? Don't forget, my cultivation is far deeper than yours. With your current state, it's impossible to scare me. Hmm, why don't you have hair on your hands? Oh, are you Dao Yu Zi? You're over a thousand years old, how can you still be so mischievous and not respect your elders? Aren't you afraid of being laughed at by the younger generation?"

  "No, I'm not Xiao Jingling, nor am I Dao Yuzi. After several hundred years of not seeing each other, can't you even sense my aura, you dead woodhead?"

  Hongji's body suddenly stiffened. His Buddha heart, which had already reached the state of great perfection, trembled violently, and tears of excitement moistened his palms covering his eyes. His voice trembled, with a few sobs, "Big, big brother, is it you? Is it really you?"

  The voice was a little hoarse, "It's rare that you, Baldy, still remember me. Little Zhi, I'm back."

  Hong Zhi's body suddenly burst forth with Buddha's power, shaking open the hands that covered his eyes. He abruptly turned around and looked back at the person behind him. In front of him was a robust young man wearing the most ordinary gray long gown of the Lianyun Sect. On his face as white as jade, two tear marks streaked across, and his appearance and figure were so familiar to Hong Zhi. The two just stared at each other, as if thousands of words flowed from their hearts in an instant.

  "Big brother——" Hong Zhi suddenly rushed forward and hugged this person who had waited for more than 300 years. Yes, Hai Long was back.

  Hailong grasped Hongzhi's broad shoulders with a reverse grip, and at this moment, he had no more schemes or cunning in his heart, only thick and strong friendship. From Hongzhi's body, he felt heartfelt nostalgia. And how could he not miss this little brother? In Hailong's heart, Hongzhi's position was as important as Zhanghao's, even surpassing those women who had left a deep impression on him.

  The two of them seemed to have realized something at the same time, and they both pushed each other away. One of them pointed at the other's nose and said, "You old glass, I don't like men who are into men." After saying that, the two of them couldn't help but burst out laughing together.

  The restrictive immortal formation of Lianyun Sect was originally inaccessible to Hailong, but due to the current tense situation between the two paths of righteousness and evil, in order to allow disciples who were exorcising demons outside to return to their sect, Jietian Daozun and several other second-generation disciples joined forces to set up a passage. As long as they were disciples who had cultivated the Lianyun Sect's Tianxin Decree, they could pass through this passage without triggering any changes in the formation. Hailong used his stealth technique to sneak into the restricted immortal formation behind a third-generation disciple who happened to be returning to the mountain, and directly returned to Moyun Mountain. Since his naked body was inconvenient for people to see, he found a room to change clothes before coming out. Just as he saw Hongzhi bringing back that little boy, due to his excitement, he couldn't help but reveal his breath, and was discovered by Hongzhi.

  A gleam of light flashed in the dragon's eyes, and an invisible aura instantly enveloped Hongzhi. Hongzhi was taken aback for a moment, but under the traction of his qi, his entire body suddenly emitted a layer of turbulent Buddha light, which forcibly repelled the dragon's aura from his body.

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