Chapter 14: The Unparalleled Divine Soldier (Part 2)

  Only a few sects, from the beginning, are both offensive and defensive, such as Shu Shan or other sword sects. Their flying swords are both attack and defense treasures, and often even serve as a means of transportation. Lin Qiulü belongs to this category, unfortunately, she is only the lowest-level disciple in her school's cultivation field, and can only sustain a distance of tens of miles when flying with her sword. Even among her school's seniors, those who can reach a thousand miles are few and far between.

  Cultivating the primordial spirit and so-called mind cultivation have some commonalities, especially in the early stages, where one cannot help but experience intense emotional fluctuations. Perhaps, for those who cultivate the Tao, adhering to precepts or focusing their minds during the initial period is a way to reduce the depletion of the primordial spirit. Unfortunately, martial artists are different; everyone starts out in their youth, vigorously exploring the world with passion and energy - without this vigor, how can one create their own path?

  Fortunately, Qin Yifan reached an unattainable height for ordinary people at a young age. Although the cultivation method he practiced had flaws, it did not affect his innate talent for rapid progress. Moreover, with Qin Yifan's extraordinary aptitude, he was not only unaffected by those flaws but gradually perfected them. Most importantly, at this age, he received guidance from those who had attained the Dao.

  Compared to those cultivators, Qin Yifan had an absolute advantage here. Firstly, no one's physical condition could compare to Qin Yifan's, and in terms of combat skills, no one was his match. Additionally, Qin Yifan had already adapted for several years, and the disturbances here that were still insurmountable chasms for them were instead tools that stimulated him to break through.

  It's been almost a month, and except for one geomancer, there hasn't been anyone else who needs to stay long-term. From their recognition of strangers alone, you can see the difference between Lin Qiulü and the disciples of Dan Ding Gate. Lin Qiulü could recognize what sect this person was from and what his specialty was through his past records in Long Feng Wei. However, the disciples of Dan Ding Gate recognized him directly. Although they were the two most untalented among their peers, the elixirs of Dan Ding Gate had decided that their social circle would be vast.

  Mr. Fengshui comes from the door of Zhouyi, and his practice emphasizes that there is feng shui everywhere, all the time. He always carries a compass with him, and at any time and place, he will occasionally calculate it. Sometimes, whether sitting or standing, he will unconsciously follow the results of the calculation. Perhaps others think it's tiring, but for him, this is his practice.

  Of course, it doesn't work here. Once the spiritual power is mobilized to start calculating, it will always be subject to inexplicable spiritual attacks. On the first day, as usual, everyone sat in the main hall waiting for a joke. However, he was still an experienced old fellow, concentrating on calculations, and quickly discovered that something was wrong. He remained calm in the face of danger and swiftly switched to using the Luopan and divination coins, without losing face in front of everyone.

  The two men at the Dan Ding Gate knew each other, and relatively speaking, Zhang Chong and Li Song were the ones who knew the most people here. However, everyone vaguely understood the situation here, as long as they followed Qin Yifan's rules, there wouldn't be any trouble, so everyone was also very calm.

  I don't know how old these people are, except for Lin Qiulü and Li Song, the others are all very calm and gentle, without any impulsive behavior of young people. Of course, Qin Yifan also couldn't ask about Lin Qiulü's age. But from Lin Qiulü's mouth, it was learned that Zhang Chong and Zhou Qing were at least sixty years old or more. For them to maintain the appearance of being around thirty years old at such an age, Qin Yifan was also very admiring.

  This is the benefit of cultivating one's yuan Shen. At least in terms of increasing lifespan, martial artists can't keep up even if they try their best. Being able to live until sixty years old after a lifetime of fighting and killing is already an extraordinary achievement. People often say that as one gets older in Jianghu, one becomes more timid, which isn't unreasonable. Usually, it's only when martial artists reach their forties or fifties that they start to cherish their lives and slowly begin to cultivate themselves.

  It's usually a bit late by this time, but some of the older generation of famous schools have made progress in their skills and can still achieve good results if they calm down and cultivate their minds. They can often live longer and healthier lives, although their appearance may be old and worn out. If at this point, they can further improve, then they will have one foot in the door of spiritual practice.

  Unfortunately, the rivers and lakes of youth and hot blood have exhausted their primordial spirit, and it's too late to make up for it in old age. However, when a young generation of martial artists achieves some success, who can bear to let their excellent skills fade with age? If they don't strive for a brilliant future, or sell their goods to those who appreciate them, then all their hard work in practicing martial arts will be wasted, and their efforts will be in vain.

  There are also famous schools and sects that have figured out this principle, so they will point out a batch of excellent disciples from a young age. However, the school still needs to stand in the Jianghu, so those big families are similar to Lin Qiulü's school, divided into inner mountain gate disciples and outer mountain gate disciples. The outer mountain gate disciples venture out in the Jianghu, maintaining the reputation of the Jianghu, while the inner mountain gate disciples practice martial arts and cultivate from a young age. But what exactly they cultivate is unknown, as so far, neither Qin Yifan nor Lin Qiulü or even the master has mentioned that someone who cultivates to achieve such a state does so through practicing martial arts.

  It's okay, Qin Yifan has already gone through those passionate experiences, and compared to those martial artists who have been wandering in the Jianghu, he has experienced more. As for making a name for himself in the Jianghu, it has nothing to do with him. What kind of future can compare to having a jade pendant that is as precious as an imperial seal on his body? Now, he has plenty of time to make up for the loss of his primordial spirit.

  Qin Yifan had also carefully observed the cultivation methods of Lin Qiulü and others. Unlike martial artists, they were forbidden from being watched by unrelated people while practicing, but these cultivators did not have such taboos and could be watched casually. Without their unique techniques, even if one watched, they would not be able to learn anything. Relatively speaking, from this point on, cultivators, even low-level disciples like Lin Qiulü, were more open-minded than the martial artists' sects.

  Lin Qiulü's daily practice was like meditation, and nothing could be seen. Zhang Chong and Li Song were much simpler, each time the two of them would take out a medicine cauldron, add the collected medicinal materials to some other things they carried with them, and then start the process of refining the elixir. However, their method was easier to understand, as they didn't use firewood for heating, but instead relied on their own spiritual power or true yuan to proceed, and the way of refinement was very clear.

  I shouted, I shouted hoarsely, haha