"brush!"
"brush!"
"brush!"
…
With a continuous twist of his wrist, the two-foot-long deer-cutting knife drew different arcs in the air, bringing up one sharp beam of light after another, but none of them could compare to the blade light on the ship that night.
Nearly two days had passed since Jianchou returned to the inn after taking the night boat that night, and during this time, he spent most of his time thinking about that knife.
That…
It was a blow that went beyond her limits and was close to enlightenment.
The results of thinking and research are often not as good as we want.
Jianchou could no longer remember how many times he had swung his sword in the past two days, nor did he know how many calculations he had gone through in his head, but the blade light from the Deer-Cutting Knife was still the same as it was before.
At most, it was because she was more skilled in using the knife, and the knife light was smoother than at the beginning.
"Is it true that the opportunity for enlightenment is fleeting, and once lost it can never come back..."
With a turn of the wrist, another flash of knife appeared.
Jianchou finally shook his head, frowned and sighed, but his eyes slowly fell on the blade, the blade flashing with cold light...
As the one who swung the knife at that time, she was actually very clear about the trajectory of her power at that time—
This extremely special sword was not actually inspired and composed by the common spiritual energy of heaven and earth in the Nineteen Continents. It was a mixture of two forces at the same time: the spiritual energy of heaven and earth in the Nineteen Continents, and the earth power of the Extreme Domain.
At that moment, she only had a little time to swing the knife and launch a counterattack.
So at that time, he did not consider whether the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and the Yin energy of the earth could be integrated, or what changes would occur if they were used together. He just infused them and swung the sword.
But at this time, I have to think about it.
Before entering the secular world, the cultivators of the Nineteen Continents were all cultivating their "bodies", and after entering the secular world, they began to cultivate their minds. The improvement of the so-called "soul realm" was accompanied by the entire process of cultivation, especially in the later stages of cultivation.
Before the golden body, the cultivators in the extreme domain are all cultivating the "spirit", and after the golden body, they cultivate the "body". After that, they will slowly enter the stage of cultivating both body and soul, and reach the realm of Tongtian.
For the cultivators in the Nineteen Continents, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is the foundation for their cultivation, and is stored in their "body"; for the cultivators in the Extreme Regions, the Yin energy of the earth is the foundation for their cultivation, and is stored in their "soul".
To a certain extent, this is caused by "land" and "people".
The Nineteen Continents and the Polar Regions are two different realms.
There are many cultivators on the Nineteen Continents, which are full of spiritual energy from heaven and earth, but there is almost no trace of the Yin energy of the earth; there are many ghosts in the Polar Regions, and the Yin energy of the earth is spread throughout the Ten Thousand Evil Lands. On the contrary, the spiritual energy from heaven and earth has disappeared without a trace.
Therefore, it is extremely normal for cultivators from the Nineteen Continents to cultivate the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and for ghost cultivators from the Extreme Realm to cultivate the Yin energy of the earth.
But...
There is an exception here, and that is Jianchou himself.
Due to an erroneous teleportation by a human platform, she was thrown into the polar region as a living person. With the help of the Fairy in the Mist, she separated her body and soul, absorbed the earth's power with her soul, and even reached the realm of "Jade Nirvana".
Not long after, she left the Extreme Realm and her body and soul were united again.
At this time, her body returned and she could start to use the spiritual energy of heaven and earth again, but the soul power she had gathered during soul cultivation did not dissipate. On the contrary, they complemented each other, not only allowing her to restore her old cultivation, but even to a higher level.
In other words, soul power depends on the existence of the "spirit" and does not dissipate with the return of the body.
The reason why the cultivators on the Nineteen Continents cannot become "soul cultivators" is not because they have bodies, but because the Nineteen Continents simply do not have the Yin energy of the earth.
If a cultivator from the Nineteen Continents does not have the supply of spiritual energy from heaven and earth after arriving at the Extreme Domain, his strength will definitely be greatly reduced; conversely, the same will be true for a cultivator from the Extreme Domain who arrives at the Nineteen Continents.
Therefore, after returning to the Nineteenth Continent, Jianchou naturally ignored the existence of the soul power hidden in his spirit.
Until that knife that night...
In that wonderful state at that time, she naturally channeled the soul power in her soul and made it easily merge with the spiritual power, thus gathering into a brand new force.
When Jianchou thought back, he felt that this force was very similar to the dark gray things outside the Jiyu Shitian Creation Array.
It is not the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, nor is it the power of the earth, but "chaos".
Logically speaking, as long as she could recreate this process and allow the power of the two to merge in her body, she should be able to recreate that knife strike.
But after trying so many times, even after almost exhausting all her spiritual power, she never succeeded again.
At most, when they first tried to merge, there was a faint aura of chaos, and it seemed that they could succeed. But if they went a little further, they would immediately fail and collapse.
"The soul power of the Nineteen Continents is not so easy to replenish..."
Sitting here, Jianchou can easily replenish the spiritual power consumed by training and multiple experiments, because he is surrounded by the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, but the soul power consumed is used less and less.
A few days ago, she had not yet realized what soul power would bring to her cultivation, but after that blow, she knew.
Therefore, every time she consumed a bit of soul power, she felt pain.
There is no earth power in the Nineteen Continents. The only thing that can replenish her soul power and rely on it for cultivation is the "Xuan Yu" left in her storage bag after the battle for the Jiyu Ding.
But Jianchou didn't think their number was enough for him to practice.
So, after thinking it over, although she was extremely unwilling and reluctant, she finally sighed and announced that she would give up temporarily: "The method of combining spiritual power and soul power is correct, but there are still some key details that I haven't grasped. It's better to think it over and try again slowly..."
With another turn of the wrist, the two-foot deer-cutting knife disappeared in the moving arc.
Jianchou looked up and forgot, the sky outside the window had already begun to brighten. This meant that the most eye-catching bidding for the Silver Building in the past three days was about to begin.
but…
The reply from Yashan never came.
No matter if it was to her master Fu Dao Shan Ren or to the head of the sect Zheng Yao, after sending the thunder letter, it seemed like a stone fell into the sea. She even tried to send the thunder letter to her old friends later, but there was no response at all.
In Jianchou's opinion, even if he didn't know Zuo Liu's identity, Yashan would not stand idly by on this matter, let alone be indifferent to her return.
Not to mention friends.
Unless you didn’t see it, or you simply can’t reply.
"Is it because of the soul repairing..."
Jianchou couldn't help rubbing her brows, feeling a little headache. She naturally had her own guesses about the reason for this situation, but she was not sure.
After all, there was no precedent for this kind of thing.
The monks from the 19 continents communicate with each other through the "Spiritual Mark".
"Shen" means the spirit; "Shi" means the spiritual consciousness. As long as you have the mark of the other party's spiritual consciousness, you can send a letter to the other party; and if the other party's spiritual consciousness matches the mark, you can read the letter.
Jianchou has the spiritual imprints of his old friends, so he can send letters; his old friends have the spiritual imprints of Jianchou, so they should also be able to reply.
But what if her spiritual mark has changed
When she was in the Jiyuyu, she had accidentally found a recipe for the Soul-Reversing Pill in an old house, and she used the pill to repair her own soul.
Although there was still a slight crack that was not repaired in the end due to insufficient water in the reincarnation pool and insufficient elixirs, it was different from before after all.
In other words, the mark of her spiritual consciousness at this moment should be different from that sixty years ago.
Therefore, it is explainable that she could send a thunder letter but could not receive a reply.
but…
"If so, where can I find strong support for this matter?"
Zuo Liu’s matter is imminent.
These three days were definitely three days of undercurrents. Judging from the news disclosed by Zhilinsou Rixin every day, during these three days, many people and forces were very interested in Zuoliu and frequently invaded the main rudder of the Night Boat at Crow Ferry, but no one succeeded.
Among them, the most talked about is the "Purple-Robed Sword Marquis" Xue Wujiu.
Not only was he caught while visiting Crow Ferry at night, but he also insisted that he was not the one who broke in before. In the end, after a big fight, he returned empty-handed.
Because of his special relationship with Sword Emperor Qu Zhengfeng, countless people in Xinghai are now wondering whether Qu Zhengfeng will intervene in this matter.
As an eyewitness who witnessed the incident that day, Jianchou naturally guessed that this "Purple-Robed Sword Marquis" was probably taking the blame for him, but after all, they didn't have too deep of a connection, so he didn't have too many feelings about it.
All she could think about now was the Silver Building.
The security of the night boat was so strict that it was beyond everyone's imagination.
Since no one can rescue Zuo Liu in advance, Zuo Liu's final "ownership" can only be decided by the price offered in the Silver Building today. It's a competition of real "financial resources" and "strength".
Take a look at the rules of bidding in Baiyin Building:
1. The highest bidder wins;
2. The bidder must defeat the three monks guarding the ring arranged by the Night Boat, and there can be no more than three bidders.
Jianchou is alone now and cannot contact his master and old friends. He is fighting alone and has no help.
"There is not enough money, and there are no people. For now, we can only take one step at a time. They may not reply to my letter, but they may not take no action..."
Who knows, what unexpected opportunities may arise
Although the current predicament was somewhat embarrassing, she was not the type to give up easily.
After calculating the time, she tidied up a little in the room, read today's "Zhi Lin Sou Ri Xin", then pushed the door open and followed the old road to get on the boat, sailed through the waves, reached the shore, and left the inn.
Without having to walk far, Jianchou could easily feel the warm atmosphere surging in the sea of stars today.
The streets and alleys of Shattered Immortal City were filled with discussions, and judging from the direction the Taoist monks were walking, they were all heading west.
To the west is the direction of the night boat.
The Silver Building was established by Night Cruise specifically for the purpose of selling goods. It can be said that it was built by them, so it is naturally close to Crow Ferry, but it is located in a more prosperous area of Shattered Immortal City.
Jianchou didn't even need to identify the direction. He just listened to everyone's discussions and followed the crowd. After a while, he saw his destination.
A huge tall building.
The wide streets are paved with flat snow-white bricks.
The buildings on both sides are more magnificent than the other, but none of them can compare with the tall building in front of you with a plaque with the three words "Silver Building" hanging on it.
The hundred-meter-high building is made entirely of translucent silver stone, with withered cranes and bamboos, making it look like a majestic crystal palace!
The door outside has already been opened to welcome guests.
Many monks, some were walking towards the door, while others were gathered outside the building to talk. Some were elegant beauties, some were charming ladies, some were well-behaved boys, some were handsome young men, and some were old men with hammers...
"You're here too?"
"Haha, with all the excitement today, even if you don't have the qualifications to go in, you have to listen to the latest news outside the building. How can you miss it?"
"Have you heard? Night Cruise is really brave. It even sent an invitation to His Majesty the Sword Emperor."
"Wow! Is this true? Are you looking for death?"
"It's not certain whether he will come or not. I guess Night Boat is sure that no one will pay attention to him, right?"
"What are they concerned about? The key point is to sink your waist!"
"What's the meaning?"
"No way? You don't know this? Yesterday's news said that Tongguan Post Grand Marshal Chen Yao has already arrived at Xinghai. Maybe she will come to Baiyin Tower today. I'm just waiting to see her!"
…
There is still constant discussion.
Jianchou was standing in the crowd, but he was not in a hurry to go in, wanting to listen to what they were talking about. But he didn't expect that after he stopped for a moment, he heard a surprised voice behind him.
"Oh, it seems that I made the right decision to go out today. Fairy, how are you?"
Fairy
Who are you greeting
Jianchou didn't react for a moment, he just looked back subconsciously, at that moment, he suddenly had the illusion of being blinded by the light:
I don’t know when a huge group of people came behind me!
There were seven or eight female cultivators whose cultivation was at least at the Nascent Soul stage, some wearing long skirts, some wearing Taoist robes. Some were stern and cold, some were delicate and charming, but without exception, they all gathered around a handsome male cultivator in a silver-blue robe and walked towards her.
There is nothing better than a touch of green amidst a sea of red.
Countless monks at the foot of the Silver Tower immediately looked over here.
Tan Tai Xiu had a pair of beautiful phoenix eyes. His dark silver pupils, which always gave people a sense of mystery, were now filled with surprise and a smile on his face.
He walked up to Jianchou with great grace.
"I just came to the Silver Building to join in the fun, but I didn't expect to meet the fairy again. It's really a pleasant surprise."