Chapter 364 A small breakthrough
Li Xiuchang got into the iron barrel made of 100-refined immortal iron, blocked the only entrance and exit with the lid, and drove the barrel into the Suzaku Fire!
In an instant, the temperature in the barrel soared!
However, compared with the temperature of the Suzaku Fire, the temperature increase at this time was only equivalent to a little heat coming in, which had no effect on Li Xiuchang.
He controlled the iron barrel and came to the center of the Suzaku Fire like lightning, and then used the Equality Dao to influence the Suzaku Fire and cool down the flame.
Seizing this fleeting opportunity, he opened the lid, reached out, and grabbed an elastic object.
Withdraw, close the door, retreat...
A series of actions were performed almost simultaneously, and in a flash, he had withdrawn from the range of the flame.
"Success!"
Li Xiuchang breathed a sigh of relief, and only then did he have time to look at the thing in his hand.
It was something like an amber ball, with a small red dot in the center.
The red dot was actually a spark, that is, a fire seed.
Li Xiuchang got out of the iron barrel. He originally wanted to use the Suzaku Fire to melt the iron barrel into iron ingots again, but he didn't expect the flame to go out by itself.
He looked at the fire in his hand for a moment, but he didn't see anything special. He only knew that this was a fire with potential to be tapped.
How to tap and cultivate it specifically, he had to ask his senior brothers and sisters after returning.
Li Xiuchang stuffed the fire into the storage bag. Now, of the four extra rewards left by the Four Sacred Beasts, only the Xuanwu Pass has not been taken.
"The rubbing of the pattern of the Xuanwu back shell is hidden in the tortoise shell of this Xuanwu statue. To get the rubbing, you need to break the tortoise shell."
Li Xiuchang did not hesitate to attack, and the Zanpakutō hit with all his strength. There was a loud bang, and the ground shook slightly, but the tortoise shell did not leave even a scratch.
He knew that he was too far behind. Although he could burst out a stronger attack, it was probably difficult to shake the tortoise shell.
"Can it be burned with fire?"
Brute force didn't work, so he had to think of other ways.
Li Xiuchang took out the flame of burning fairy grass and burned the tortoise shell.
After a while, the tortoise shell was burned black, but in fact, there was no damage to the tortoise shell.
After washing it with water, it was still as bright as before.
Li Xiuchang couldn't help but frown. This tortoise shell was either too high in level and could not be hurt by the flame of burning fairy grass, or it was naturally invulnerable to water and fire.
The monsters in the water have a strong resistance to fire, so it is not surprising that this tortoise shell can resist fire.
"Use the equal way to weaken the defense of the tortoise shell."
Li Xiuchang came up with another plan in his mind and tried to weaken the defense of the tortoise shell.
Although it succeeded, he found that even after the tortoise shell was weakened, he still couldn't break it.
He felt something was wrong. There was something strange. This level shouldn't be so difficult!
After carefully observing the tortoise shell for a while, Li Xiuchang finally realized that he had gone in the wrong direction from the beginning.
The Xuanwu level tests the perception of the great way of water, and Xuanwu itself is better at defense.
So there is no reason to test his attack ability in this level.
If there is an exam, it is also to test the Great Dao of Water or defensive ability.
After careful observation that day, it was finally discovered that the pattern on the tortoise shell embedded in the Xuanwu statue was mysterious.
A normal complete tortoise shell is divided into dozens of areas on the back by the lines.
Each area represents a different meaning, and divination is based on this.
But the big tortoise shell in front of you looks like a whole, but it is actually made up of dozens of tortoise shell fragments pieced together!
You can't find it without a closer look.
And each fragment is like a test paper with many puzzles on it, all of which are related to the Great Dao of Water.
Li Xiuchang's foundation in the Great Dao of Water was too weak, and he didn't see it before.
At this time, he basically understood the correct way to play this level.
This is actually a puzzle game.
Solve the puzzle on a tortoise shell fragment, and you can open a tortoise shell.
If you want to take out the rubbing in the tortoise shell, you may need to solve the puzzles on multiple tortoise shells.
Li Xiuchang is a person who respects rules, but when the rules make it difficult for him, he will also make it difficult for the rules.
For example, this puzzle game in front of him, if it tests something else, it would be fine, but it has to test the Great Way of Water.
How can he do this?
If he follows the normal process, he will never get the Xuanwu Turtle Shell Rubbing!
I have so many good things, but you don’t test me, and you test me what I am not good at, then don’t blame me for tearing the test paper... Li Xiuchang reached out and gently touched the lines on the tortoise shell, looking for the joints of the tortoise shell.
When he confirmed that the tortoise shell was made up of fragments, he had an idea in his mind.
In his eyes, this is not a piece of tortoise shell, but dozens of fragments put together.
This makes his length plug-in useful.
What happens when he adds points to one of the fragments?
It will make the two tortoise shell fragments collide with each other!
Li Xiuchang has used a similar method before.
When he was in Xianyin, he used this method to make two door panels made of Buddha Heart Steel collide with each other.
The final result was that the door frame connected by the two door panels could not bear the pressure and broke, leaving Li Xiuchang with two door panels.
Now it was the same, either the tortoise shell fragments that collided would break, or the entire tortoise shell would fall apart and break into dozens of fragments again.
Li Xiuchang confirmed the connection between the two tortoise shell fragments, and with a thought in his mind, he added an inch to one of the tortoise shell fragments.
Bang!
There was a bang!
A hole appeared on the tortoise shell.
The two tortoise shells collided, one broke, and the other shattered...
This tortoise shell did not completely disintegrate, indicating that the force that pieced together the many tortoise shell fragments was very strong!
But through the small cracked hole, Li Xiuchang was able to observe the situation inside the tortoise shell.
There was a small tortoise shell inside the tortoise shell, with the bottom facing up, so he could not see the pattern on the back.
The divine sense could not penetrate the inside of the large tortoise shell.
Continue!
Li Xiuchang once again looked for the intersection of the two tortoise shell fragments, and added another inch of length, and another tortoise shell fragment was broken.
The four teammates watching not far away could not understand what was going on. In their eyes, what they saw was that Li Xiuchang used mysterious means to penetrate the tortoise shell!
After using twelve inches of length in succession, more than ten tortoise shell fragments were broken, and finally a hole was formed that was large enough for Li Xiuchang to take out the rubbing.
Li Xiuchang reached into the large tortoise shell and took out the small tortoise shell inside.
The small tortoise shell inside was as light as a piece of paper. He turned it over and finally saw the lines on the back of the tortoise shell...
Many of the lines seemed familiar. He had seen them on the back of Xuanwu in the illusion.
But if it weren't for this tortoise shell, he would never be able to recall these lines!
Li Xiuchang carefully put away the tortoise shell. He knew that this might be the most valuable thing he got this time.
Not only can it be used to understand the Tao and improve various skills, but it can also be used for fortune-telling. It has infinite uses and should be helpful to himself and several senior brothers and sisters.
Perfect...Li Xiuchang had a sense of satisfaction like obsessive-compulsive disorder. He finally collected all four extra rewards.
"Let's go."
He knew that the four teammates must be waiting anxiously, so he didn't stay for long and immediately walked towards the only exit in front.
At the end, a small teleportation array appeared in front of them.
The five of them stepped on the teleportation array, and with a flash of light, they had returned to the entrance of the third level test.
The Silver Falcon King, who was still waiting here, was relieved when he saw Li Xiuchang and the others. He stepped forward and held his son to look around. He was relieved to confirm that there was no problem.
Yuan Bao was still here and did not leave. Seeing Li Xiuchang and the others coming out happily, he could not help but envy them.
The Golden Falcon was still telling the Silver Falcon King what happened in the secret realm, and Li Xiuchang interrupted directly:
"The teleportation array outside is only temporary and cannot be maintained for too long. Let's go back first. It's not too late to talk about anything when we return to the Xianyin Realm."
"Okay."
They did not hesitate and left immediately.
Yuan Bao said: "Please send me out, two seniors."
Chen Changsheng built the teleportation array directly at the entrance of the secret realm, and there was a maze outside the entrance of the secret realm.
Yuan Bao did not intend to return to the Xianyin Realm with Li Xiuchang and the others and separate. If Li Xiuchang did not send him out of the maze, he would probably be trapped here to death.
Li Xiuchang nodded, he also had this intention.
He asked Yuan Bao to enter the beast control bag, and asked Silver Falcon King and others to wait for him there, then left and swam straight to the edge of the maze.
The terrain at the bottom of the deep ravine was complex and strange, and it was pitch dark.
Setting up a maze in such an environment would double the effect.
At the edge of the maze, a figure in white appeared, which was Chen Changsheng's clone.
Li Xiuchang handed the beast control bag containing Yuan Bao to Chen Changsheng, and turned back.
Chen Changsheng's clone would find a place far away from the holy beast secret realm and release Yuan Bao.
In case Yuan Bao remembered the location of the holy beast secret realm and brought others in the future.
After all, this holy beast secret realm was discovered by them, and there was no need to take the risk of sharing it with others.
...
Li Xiuchang and a group of monsters returned to the Xianyin Realm through the teleportation array.
As soon as they landed, Chen Changsheng on the other side was already dismantling the formation.
This made the temporary teleportation array immediately useless.
"Everyone, goodbye."
Li Xiuchang waved and said goodbye to the Silver Falcon King, the Golden Falcon, and the Whale Crystal.
"Thank you for the opportunity given by the senior." The Golden Falcon and the Whale Crystal hurriedly thanked him.
Although Li Xiuchang was the one who gained the most this time, they also made a lot of money by getting the true blood of the holy beast.
People like Li Xiuchang, who have so many treasures that they can't use them all, naturally don't think much of just a few drops of the true blood of the holy beast, but for ordinary cultivators and monsters, this is already a great opportunity!
Improving blood and enlightenment ability may rewrite their fate and let them touch the realm that was originally out of reach.
The Silver Falcon King also expressed gratitude and gave a silver feather:
"Daoyou will always be a distinguished guest of my clan. Although I don't know your true identity, if you need me in the future, you can let someone bring this silver feather to find me."
More friends mean more ways. Li Xiuchang didn't say anything polite. He accepted the silver feather and said goodbye to them.
The two groups parted ways, King Silver Falcon and his group flew to the sea, while Li Xiuchang headed north and rushed back to Xianchen Sect.
He released the pelican, sat comfortably on its back, and let it fly.
This trip was quite rewarding, but in fact it only took about three months.
"Although three months is not a long time, I have gained a lot, but it did delay some of my progress in cultivation."
Li Xiuchang calculated the time, and found that he had been practicing for almost twelve years.
It has been more than half a year since he broke through to the Hedao period.
In more than half a year, his cultivation has not broken through, which is indeed worth reflecting on.
He said he would quickly pass through the cultivation of immortals.
Just thinking about this, Li Xiuchang's face suddenly changed slightly, and he felt that his cultivation was about to break through!
He thought about it for a while, and suddenly understood, because there was a breakthrough in the Equality Path.
The second soul clone far away in the Demon Suppression Realm has been almost always comprehending the Confucianism and Taoism in the wordless stele.
He not only comprehended, but also digested and integrated Confucianism and Taoism into the Equality Path.
Li Xiuchang's speed of comprehending Confucianism and Taoism was actually much faster than Su Qingchun's, because he equalized Confucianism and Taoism to Buddhism and accelerated his comprehension in his dreams.
However, to this day, he has only comprehended 30% of Confucianism and Taoism in a stone tablet.
But it was after this 30% of Confucianism and Taoism was transformed into the Equality Path that Li Xiuchang directly felt the opportunity to break through the middle stage of the Hedao!
He immediately seized this opportunity, asked Jinjiao and Wenwen to protect him, and he immediately left his soul and entered the second Dantian world.
Li Xiuchang's soul disappeared directly, and Wenwen and Pelican thought he had gone to the origin world and did not doubt it.
Only Jinjiao knew the existence of the second Dantian space, but it was a secret, and he was told by Li Xiuchang not to talk about it.
After Li Xiuchang came to the second Dantian space, he immediately integrated all the perceptions of the Equality Dao transformed from Confucianism into the Equality Origin.
The Origin of the Equality Dao grew rapidly, and Li Xiuchang, as the pioneer and the only practitioner of this Dao, immediately felt the feedback of the Origin Power.
Moreover, the growth of the Equality Dao this time was entirely derived from his perception, so he still had full control over this road.
The perception improved, the Origin grew, and finally let Li Xiuchang seize the opportunity of a breakthrough!
His Yuanshen returned to his body and immediately began to break through.
Then he broke through to the middle stage of the Hedao naturally.
Wenwen and Jinjiao were stunned, and Pelican was even more dumbfounded on the spot!
What the hell, how did he break through?
So casual?
Pelican racked his brains and couldn't figure it out. He was flying well, how could Li Xiuchang break through directly.
And so easily, he broke through successfully as if he had taken a nap!
Li Xiuchang still thought it was too slow, because it was the result of his accumulated experience over the past few months.
You only saw my breakthrough, but you didn't see the silent efforts and contributions of my clones behind the scenes over the past few months.
Li Xiuchang understood that this was nothing, just a small achievement.
If he could thoroughly comprehend the Confucianism and Taoism in a wordless stele, directly absorb the origin of Confucianism and Taoism in the wordless stele, and integrate it into the equal path, then he would take off on the spot!
If he could swallow all twelve stone tablets, even if he couldn't be on par with the Confucian saint, he would definitely not be weaker than the twelve sub-saints!
It's just that it's too difficult for him to conquer the twelve stone tablets alone, so he is also looking for someone to share the burden.
At present, Su Qingchun has been in charge of a wordless stele, and he plans to take Yang Hao with him later to see if this stupid kid has a connection with Confucianism and Taoism.