Chapter 69 The Rustling Bamboo Leaves That Shut the Windows (2/2)

Moreover, the people that he met so far, such as the elderly in red, elderly in gray, headmaster Daoist, and Jingqing all had their unique characteristics.

Perhaps cultivators were just people who lived longer.

Shen Lian still could not picture what celestial was.

The long corridor was not straight and it had a few turns and corners. There were different Daoist courtyards along the way.

Most of them had a similar layout, and they looked deserted and had been empty for a long time.

There were two neighboring Daoist courtyards. ”You both can each choose one courtyard. When the headmaster is done with his tasks, he will make further arrangements for you both,” said Daoist Sanwen.

He floated away the moment he was done with his sentence.

”The people that we met on this mountain are getting stranger and stranger,” Lu said as he shook his head.

”Which one would you prefer?” Shen Lian ignored his statement and pointed at the two courtyards.

”Alright then, I will take the one on the right,” said Lu.

In the Daoist courtyard, there was only a bamboo couch and nothing else.

Shen Lian did not fall asleep immediately. He closed the door and meditated on the bamboo couch.

When he heard that Lu was sound asleep next door, he proceeded to attain spiritual calmness through entering into a state of concentration.

At the bier, there was nothing but the void. Shen Lian did not imagine the deity statue this time around. In his brain, he imagined a giant chessboard. A move by the white was followed by the black. Before long, the chessboard was filled with black and white pieces.

He had a good memory. He was not sure if it was due to the strength of his spirit or the effectiveness of Visualization Technique. So long as he concentrated and was not distracted, he could recall everything that he saw without fail.

The chessboard was very complicated, yet Shen Lian managed to recall the details perfectly. Compared to back when he came across the chessboard without knowing what it was, right now he managed to appreciate this genius art better.

Shen Lian had always been able to absorb heaven and earth Qi then slowly developed independence from worldly sustenance. However, his understanding of heaven and earth Qi was still very shallow.

The method of martial exercises on the chessboard, namely Xuanji martial art, connected the different acupoints in the human body. It was as though the body was turned into an electric panel. Different paths could be connected and lead to unexpected results when heaven and earth Qi was instilled into it.

Shen Lian used to be a giant funnel, vital Qi would enter and exit from his body, and most of them would not be retained. There was simply not enough for him to sustain even the basic functions.

Otherwise, he would have been able to cut off the worldly needs long ago.

Shen Lian practiced the Qi flow for Xuanji martial art and tried to prove the effectiveness of heaven and earth Qi had on his body at the same time.

Previously, heaven and earth Qi was retained in small quantities. he managed to obtain more feedback from it.

The strength of the spirit dispersed evenly throughout his body and limbs. He could observe his body closely, way closer than before.

If someone else were to see him now, they would notice that his body was surrounded by a thin mist which his body could vaguely be seen.

In one of the Daoist courtyard, three Daoists were sitting opposite of a Dao practitioner.

The Dao practitioner was a lot younger than the Daoists. He looked around thirty years old, had thick brows, big eyes, and was clothed in a green robe.

”After all these years, Uncle-Master Hong finally met a disciple who has the potential of cultivating the Solution of Ziwei Dong Mystery, which explained why he passed the Xuanji martial art to him so desperately,” said the young Dao practitioner.

”Besides that uncle-master, in the past three thousand years, Shen Lian was the one who used the shortest time to get through the Wenxin Road. That showed how strong his mind and spirit was, which makes him the perfect candidate to cultivate the Ziwei Dong Mystery Solution. Of course, Uncle-Master Hong would be excited,” Daoist Sanwen replied nonchalantly.

”I wonder what kind of person uncle-master was, to think you didn't hold a grudge against him after he took your arm away!” the young Dao practitioner exclaimed.三－san问－wen