Chapter 29: Teaching the Great Way of Tao (2/2)

The Phoenix-feather Cap, Golden Chain Mail Shirt, and Cloud-walking Boots were all Low Grade primordial spiritual treasure Minghe refined. The Phoenix-feather Cap protected the Original Spirit, the Golden Chain Mail Shirt protected the physical body, and the Cloud-walking Boots increased Liuer's flying speed. The Cloudy Brocade Red Robe was created from the Ninth-Grade Red Lotud of Fire. All of these were far superior to Sun Wukong's.

Other than creating Spiritual Treasure for Liuer, Minghe also taught him a few Magic Skills. First was the Blood God Transformation. Liuer had converted the blood essence from 108 types of the Divine Beasts, giving him the might of the Divine Beast. The second was the Cloud Escaping Blood. Although incomparable with Minghe, he could travel 120,000 Chinese miles in a breath's time.

As for the Blood Shadow Movement for the fight, Liuer only spent 100 years to reach the highest realm and create nine blood shadows which were different from an avatar. It had no attack power but could confuse enemies after a fight using the vital force left in the shadows.

Minghe did not teach Liuer the Clone of Blood God technique, as only the master of the Blood Sea could master it. But the technique of out-of-body incarnation was suitable for Liuer, as each strand of his fur could turn to be one entity. Each entity was in the Black Immortal realm as Liuer was only at the level of the Primordial Unity Golden Immortal. Each was only three realms lower than his own cultivation and would disappear after being attacked. This was similar to the Replication technique in Naruto.

As for the Deceiving eyes technique, it was useless without learning the Clone of Blood God. But Minghe had taught Liuer the Blood Burning Tactic, warning him to use it only in a life-and-death situation. Overusing the technique could severely damage his foundation.

Though Chixuan was Minghe's mount, Minghe was not biased against him. He was given a Soul Destruction Spear that Minghe refined. Though it was a Mid Grade Primordial Spiritual Treasure, it had a sliver of the Origin of the God-killing Spear, with an inherent strong power was strong naturally. As for a cloak, it did not fit him. Chixuan was used to being low profile, even though wearing a cloak would have looked cool on him.

Their lessons on cultivating Magic Skills were similar, but Liuer had no interest in the Way of the Elixir, Weapons nor Formation. Minghe only taught Chixuan the Way of tactical formation due to his interest and talent in it.

Liuer was Minghe's chief disciple whilst Chixuan was his mount. Their cultivation base level affected how he would be perceived by others. So, he was pleased with the both of them as they were not only talented but also hardworking.

Over 3,000 years since his return to Blood Sea, Minghe tried to gain insight from his experience in the Untainted Land while training his disciples. Though his cultivation of the Divine Law did not improve much, his state of mind had become more stable and this solved his worries about future cultivation.

But Minghe also realized the flaws in his previous experience. He did not rely on his supernatural power even with the diversification technique. He remained the same. What he could experience was limited, which affected how much insight he could gain.

Minghe indeed had a better technique for cultivating his state of mind, but now was not the right time. The appearance of that thing a few thousand years later would be the time for Minghe's cultivation to skyrocket. Before then, Minghe could only improve slowly.

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In Mount Yujing, Hongjun sat on a cushion with the Jade Butterfly of Fate in his hand. His stable vital force was a proof that the wounds from his battle with Luohou had been healed. However, he was grappling with anxiety.

Looking at the occasional flicker of purple light from the Jade Butterfly of Fate, Hongjun yelled in anguish towards the heaven. ”Is the will of the heaven? Luohou, you died, but you had destroyed my Way of Tao. Must I walk on a path of no return?”

Luohou's Self explode almost destroyed the west, inflicting Hongjun with severe karma. With his Three Separations' foundation badly damaged, it was impossible for him to unite them in his current condition. The only way for him to be a Sage was to rely on the Jade Butterfly of Fate. This was not what he wanted, but he was left with no other choice.