Chapter 265 - There Are Always Some Things That Are Hard to Understand (1/2)
Chapter 265 There Are Always Some Things That Are Hard to Understand
The days of cultivation were always that fast. A few years had pa.s.sed in the blink of an eye.
Li Changshou did not say that he wanted to enter seclusion for twelve years casually. It was difficult for him to remain in the state of ascension for too long. After all, it was a rare opportunity for Qi Refinement cultivators to directly come into contact with the Great Dao. Li Changshou estimated that he could only stay for three to four years at most.
That was already very rare.
However, what Li Changshou did not expect was that his acc.u.mulation before the Tribulation Transcendence… was indeed abundant.
The state of ascension lasted for seven years! In the first year of seclusion, he had achieved his expectations. He had advanced from the first stage of the Golden Immortal realm to the second stage. Then, he fell into Dao enlightenment and could not stop for a long time.
What is the Dao?
Of course, that was not something that could be explained simply by the words ‘law of nature’.
At that moment, what Li Changshou needed to figure out the most was the simplest question.
Fortunately, he was not completely clueless. The advantage of the Saint’s Dao heritage in cultivation techniques was completely reflected after the Golden Immortal realm. The path ahead had been pointed out by the Grand Pure One!
Apart from that, Li Changshou could also use other methods to “beat around the bush” and “indirectly prove his point”.
Li Changshou had a vague impression of some of the scientific theories he learned in his previous life. For example, the interaction of some particles that could not be directly observed with other observable particles…
Such thoughts could actually be used on comprehending the Dao. Li Changshou did not know what was happening outside the Primordial Chaos Golden Battle Dipper, but he could still maintain a certain connection with his paper effigy through his essence soul…
Little Qiong Peak should be fine. There was nothing wrong with the paper effigy hiding beside his junior sister and master.
The sign that he had written and left behind should have been seen by General Dongmu and Ao Yi. The Heavenly Courts and the Dragon Palace did not disturb his cultivation.
However, the longer he went into seclusion, the greater the variables that might appear outside.
The twelve-year-duration that Li Changshou had set for himself naturally could not be dragged on.
Nine years pa.s.sed quickly… Li Changshou had accepted all the insights he had gained after breaking through the Golden Immortal Tribulation. The Dao Fruit formed by his unbounded Dao base was extremely succulent.
He was also embarra.s.sed to stay in Fairy Yun Xiao’s Dharma treasure and eat and sleep for free. Although it was safe and comfortable to stay there, it was not a long-term solution.
Therefore, he began to comprehend the advanced version of the Qi-Calming Turtle Breathing Mantra that he had created.
It was not appropriate to keep calling it an improved version.
While Li Changshou was advancing the self-created cultivation technique that hid and simulated auras, he also changed its name to ‘Golden Turtle Qi-Calming Mantra’!
Yes, the main point is to highlight the word ‘calm ‘.
After entering the Golden Immortal realm, it was not easy to improve such a cultivation technique. That was because this cultivation technique was already very outstanding. When he was in the Heaven Immortal realm, he could already hide from the detection of ordinary Golden Immortals.
However, as Li Changshou put his heart into it and thought hard, he went through a few more thought processes and advanced the cultivation technique again…
The principle of the Heaven Immortal version of the Qi-Calming Turtle Breathing Mantra was only to simulate different auras and fluctuations from one’s Dao Body and essence soul to achieve the effect of confusing one’s enemies and allies.
However, to experts like the Great Daoist Master and Fairy Yun Xiao, who could see through his Dao at a glance, that disguise was just like a layer of clear gla.s.s. Although it looked blurry, he could tell at a glance.
Now, Li Changshou had started with the Dao. He used the Golden Immortal realm to deepen his comprehension of the Great Dao and hid his Dao!
As for the effect, Li Changshou could ask Senior Yun Xiao about it after leaving the Primordial Chaos Golden Chalice.
What did background mean?
What was hidden was called a background. What was exposed in the eyes of others should be called a resume.
In a place like the Primordial World, which was filled with dangers and opportunities, he would not be far from death if everyone knew about it.
Of course, on that basis, Li Changshou still had to keep enough trump cards to deal with the complicated situation in the future… In short, Li Changshou’s ability to protect himself had indeed improved greatly. Yes, it was indeed a qualitative leap for the survival rate of a Saint or mighty figure to increase from one in a thousand to one in a hundred…
Seven years of ascension, two years of summary.
In the next three years, Li Changshou focused all his attention on the Golden Turtle Qi-Calming Mantra. He took the last opportunity to strengthen two escape techniques.
The best escape techniques were naturally the Earth Escape and Water Escape. For example, the Lightning Escape technique that had made a huge contribution during the Tribulation Transcendence, did not have high ‘universality’ and usage frequency. It would be better to improve the Earth Escape and Water Escape first to increase the survival rate of his main body and the paper effigy.
Of course, he had to do it. He had to stick to the principle of escape. He could not be shaken even after ten thousand years!
In addition, the Great Daoist Master had a Cosmic Escape technique. Li Changshou remembered it too.
In a while, if he made any more contributions and the Great Daoist Master wanted to reward him, he could get the cultivation technique and increase his safety.
Since he was in the Golden Immortal realm, he had to have different pursuits!
The Cosmic Escape Technique could be simply understood as ‘s.p.a.ce’. Of course, that explanation was a little superficial. The Cosmic Escape Technique allowed one to travel through s.p.a.ce and teleport in a fixed direction. Even ordinary Golden Immortals would find it difficult to cultivate it.
The reason that the Primordial World was filled with the “standard styles” was that high-level mystical abilities were rare and difficult to refine. Ordinary numinous treasures could be refined slightly, and they could be thrown out to display quite a bit of power. They were closely related… Once the twelve years were up, Li Changshou decided to come out of seclusion. He could not continue to stay in the Primordial Chaos Golden Chalice
Moreover, his connection with the paper effigy was very weak in the Primordial Chaos Golden Chalice. He would be worried if he stayed there all the time…
Before he left, Li Changshou adjusted the Golden Qi-Calming Turtle Breathing Mantra. Deep Disguise: Second-grade Golden Immortal.
Middle-level disguise: Early-stage Heaven Immortal realm. The shallow disguise was at the mid-stage of the Perfected Immortal realm.
Outer disguise: Second Stage of the Essence Immortal realm.
The ident.i.ty of an ordinary Essence Immortal disciple of the Immortal Du Sect was still very important to Li Changshou.
After all, whether he could become a Golden Immortal or not would only be deduced based on the Saint’s touch when he crushed him with one finger. Before he became a Golden Immortal, he would probably not feel much when the Saint pressed his fingers down.
Now…
He reckoned that it was already slightly hard. Before he had the ability to protect himself, his ident.i.ties of the disciple of the Immortal Du Sect, the Little Daoist Master of Ren School, and the Sea G.o.d had to be separated. The latter two were the former’s cover.
He checked his own condition three more times and checked the jade fragments, copper coins, and other small items that he had worn a few years ago. Then, he repaired the Secret Tome of the Magi that was engraved on his Dao Body…
Similarly, he could not neglect his deduction work.
After doing that, Li Changshou shouted at his surroundings, “Thank you for your help, Senior! Senior, please let me out. I’m fine!”
“Are you done?” Fairy Yun Xiao’s gentle voice sounded. Li Changshou immediately felt energized and comfortable.
After a while, a ray of light appeared in the dark place. Li Changshou keenly sensed that a gentle wisp of immortal power wrapped around him and dragged him out of the place… The slightly salty sea breeze blew over. The sound of the waves. .h.i.tting the reefs and the sound of seagulls spreading their wings was actually so pleasant.
Li Changshou felt a sense of familiarity as he looked at the blue ocean, the blue sky, and the white clouds in front of him.
He immediately turned around and bowed deeply to Fairy Yun Xiao, who was standing up on a meditation cus.h.i.+on… Li Changshou could not help but think of Fairy Yun Xiao and the Primordial Chaos Golden Chalice as companions. He sat on the beach and watched the sun rise and the moon set. He felt touched.
“Is your Dao enlightenment stable?” Yun Xiao asked gently, “It’s only been ten-odd years. It’s really too short. I know that you are busy with many things, but cultivation is the most important.”