[Ox, April 3rd]
The entrance to the cave was sealed as it was, and a protective formation was set up.
I chose a place that was backed by a mountain and sheltered from the wind to build a bamboo house. There was a bamboo forest on one side and weeds on the other. The three-layer grass and wood trick was very effective in weeding.
The grass essence beads are fed to the Ice Beetle King, and the grass ash is accumulated. When the bamboo house is built, it can be used to cultivate the spiritual field and make fertilizer.
This place is not suitable for growing spiritual grains, but you can try spiritual wheat. There are still many seeds in grandpa’s storage bag.
In addition to the fasting pills, I also bought magical rice, magical vegetables and dried monster meat, which can last me for a year if I save a little.
We must not be content with the status quo, we must not slack off, and we must have a sense of crisis.
The daily practice schedule is as follows:
Meditate at Zi and Chou hours, practice boxing at Yin hour, draw talismans at Mao hour, and cut bamboo and build houses from Chen hour to Noon hour.
At 5 p.m., he carved the magic stone; at 7 p.m., he practiced martial arts and magic; at 7 p.m., he learned formations.
At 11 pm, watch thunder, practice playing the xun, keep a journal, and read books to relax your mind.
Combine movement and stillness, and be diligent.
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[Ox, May 9th]
After the bamboo house was built, I opened up two plots of land in front of the house and enclosed them with a fence. I planted fire thorns and ice thorns on one side. Tomorrow I will reclaim the wasteland and plant spiritual wheat.
His spiritual awareness and cultivation level grew steadily, and he became more and more skilled in making talismans, but he was not successful in carving the divine stone.
The Crazy Thunder Body Tempering Technique is gradually improving. Combined with the Five Elements Return to Truth Technique, my body is getting stronger and stronger, and I can remain energetic even without sleeping every day.
The Three Water-Breaking Swords have achieved minor success, and the Star-Chasing Steps have achieved major success.
According to Ye Shiming's experience, both the Chaos Soul Copy and the Prairie Fire Hundred Guns Art have reached the peak of the great success realm, but he is still one step away from entering the grandmaster realm.
The five spells have also reached the third level, among which the Sharpness Technique has reached the third level, and has encountered a bottleneck.
Today, I decided to take a break.
There is a row of shelves in the bamboo house to organize my grandfather's belongings, books and jade slips.
In addition to some seeds, my grandfather left behind a hundred volumes of classics, history, and miscellaneous collections, as well as more than ten jade slips of books related to refining and farming.
Books and seeds are the best things my grandfather left me. They are more precious than those magic weapons and spiritual stones.
He discovered a good recipe for brewing wine, and there were grains and wild fruits everywhere, which was a good opportunity to try his hand at it. Once he had mastered the technique, he could brew magical wine.
There are four-season berry seeds in grandpa's storage bag. They are ninth-grade spiritual fruits that ripen once a season and are perfect for brewing spiritual wine.
The books and jade slips that Xie Jingshan gave me were very diverse. When they were all piled on the bamboo rack, there were more than 2,000 volumes in total, covering the six arts of cultivation as well as introductory methods of various miscellaneous studies.
There are many kinds of art, such as the art of twisting and turning, the art of insects, medical skills, the art of corpses, ghosts and monsters, puppet mechanisms, etc. There are even methods of tailoring clothes and making shoes, and changing one's appearance and voice.
I found a book called "Practical Formations from Beginners to Entry", which has a strange name but detailed content.
A book called "Five Elements Escape Talismans", which contains five kinds of talismans used for escape. It is quite interesting and I will keep it with me to study.
I am very happy to see the room full of books.
I did not realize that I came here to suffer, but rather it was a gift from heaven, allowing me to focus on my practice without distraction.
The only thing that makes me depressed is that I have no one to accompany me and I can only chatter with Xiaolu every day.
Fortunately, I still have Xiaolu to keep me company.
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[Ox, May 30th]
Damn rat!
The thorn fruits were about to ripen, but when Guan Lei came back, he found that most of them had been eaten by mice.
In a rage, he found a rat hole and blew the whistle of the Great Soul Chaos Blade. The rats rushed out in a frenzy, killing each other and were completely wiped out.
The rat carcasses were buried in the newly opened spiritual fields to make fertilizer, and some spiritual stone residues and spiritual fruit seeds were found in the rat holes.
After comparing with the books, I found that there were several ninth-grade spirit gourd seeds planted in the corners of the house. After they matured, they would be perfect for storing spirit wine.
The learning of the formation needs to be accelerated. In addition to mice, there are other small animals in the valley. Although they are not high-level monsters, their destructive power should not be underestimated. We must find a way to protect the spiritual field.
Nowadays, the only way to set up the formation is to rely on talismans or spirit stones. Spirit stones have many uses and should not be wasted, so try using talismans first.
I found "Ten Methods of Making Talisman Paper" in the house. One of the methods is to make paper with spiritual bamboo. The spiritual energy of the bamboo in the valley is weak, so I don't know if it is feasible.
In short, go to the bamboo forest every day to water it with the Cloud and Rain Technique and give it a try.
If it succeeds, you won’t have to worry about talisman paper.
It’s just that the stock of talisman sand is limited, and at the rate I draw talismans every day, it’s only enough for one year.
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[Ox, June 16]
I have failed repeatedly in setting up formations with talismans. The art of formations is really difficult to learn!
The small animals around seemed to have learned to share what they had with each other, and at night they would come to my field together to steal food.
They even fought over the ownership of the spiritual plants, not taking me, the owner of the spiritual field, seriously at all.
This is too much!
Fortunately, I have another solution.
I successfully carved a seal on the magic stone yesterday. I want to learn from the method of using a scarecrow to scare away crows, and make a puppet to stand in the field to intimidate these small animals.
Puppet making is time-consuming and labor-intensive; each component is extremely precise and requires careful polishing.
But then I was thinking, since it takes a lot of effort to make it, it would be a waste just to scare away the little beasts. Wouldn't it be wonderful if I could water the spiritual field myself every day
Try it!
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[Ox, August 2]
Dad, I have brought shame to our family of carpenters.
It took more than a month to make the puppet, and the puppet was so ugly that I wanted to take it apart, but I couldn't bear to do so.
Although it is ugly, it is very intimidating. When it is placed in the field and waving its eight arms, small animals will not dare to come.
The puppet is centered around the divine stone, and can only move if it is controlled by my spiritual consciousness.
After reading books related to puppetry, he found that in order for the puppet to move on its own, it was necessary to inject animal souls into it so that it could execute simple commands.
Only monsters above level nine have beast souls, and since they are nowhere to be found, we can only give up.
In addition, the two lines of poetry on Little Green’s body can be merged into ink and transformed into words to communicate with me. This is the first time it has mastered this method, and the first word it said to me was... ugly!
If the puppet I created can make Xiaolu speak, then my efforts will not be in vain.
But who stipulates that a puppet cannot have eight arms
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[Tiger, the tenth day of the first lunar month]
I almost died and didn't come back to life until today.
The incident happened three months ago, when I was watching thunder on the edge of a cliff.
It has been a long time since I reached the third level of my Sharp Edge Technique. I have gained some enlightenment and tried to break through at the edge of the cliff.
At the moment of breakthrough, the sharp edge attracted thunder, which penetrated the Yinshan formation and struck me.
If the barrier hadn't neutralized 99% of the power, I would have died for sure.
Even so, I still lay on the edge of the cliff for a month, with no feeling below the neck and no sight.
I want to live, not die!
I spent a lot of money to buy the best healing pills when I came here, fortunately I had the puppet given by Mo Baichun.
I used my spiritual sense to control the puppet to open the jade ring, so that I could take the healing pill and concentrate on practicing the "Mad Thunder Body Tempering Art" to digest the lightning force in my body.
I held on with one breath and came back to life. Everything in front of my eyes was white and I still couldn't see anything.
During the time when I was blind, I could not read, make talismans or practice formations, or practice boxing or martial arts.
There was nothing I could do except meditate and practice. At first I was panicked and cried, afraid and helpless, hiding in the house in a state of panic all day long.
Finally I convinced myself that this was the world of cultivation and there must be a way for me to see the light again as long as I didn't give up.
I began to perceive my surroundings with my spiritual sense, from vague outlines to increasingly clear perceptions.
Pick up the spear and hatchet again, listen to the wind to determine the position, and then practice martial arts.
The thunder roars all day long and it is extremely difficult to identify the location by listening to the wind, but I will not give up.
Day after day, farming and practicing are no different from usual.
But I feel very uncomfortable that I can no longer read books except for the jade slips. I will not tell anyone about the difficulty of this.
Elder Li was right when he said that those who are self-reliant will be favored by God.
Today, after practicing the Crazy Thunder Body Tempering Technique, my spiritual energy surged, and I reached the fifth level of Qi training naturally. I suddenly regained my sight.
I never cried with joy, there were only slight waves in my heart. This suffering made me calmer.
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[Tiger, the 15th day of the first lunar month]
Today is the Lantern Festival. I strung the little green flowers on a stick and let them wander around the valley to celebrate the festival.
The wine is well brewed and tastes good, but it’s a pity that no one shares it with them.
Every festive season makes me miss my family, so I make lanterns out of bamboo paper and fly them away. I miss them...
These days, I have been thinking back to the day when I was struck by lightning and checking my physical condition. Unconsciously, I have gained a lot.
Blessings and misfortunes go hand in hand, and hardships will eventually turn into rewards.
There are four physical changes.
One is eyesight. Unlike in the past when one could not catch the lightning in time, the speed of the lightning now slows down slightly in the eyes, and the tiny lightning can be gradually distinguished and is no longer dazzling.
The second is body building. My strength increases, and my skin can compete with the Wind Chasing Gun. There are armor-breaking runes on the gun, and it can tear the skin only when it is fully activated. A year of hard work in body building can be replaced by a bolt of lightning, and I am somewhat tempted.
The third is the sea of consciousness. Thinking about where the thunder comes from every day, I gained some insights, and there was an extra thunder in the sea of consciousness.
Four is magic, which means rain accompanied by thunder. Thunder is produced in the process of gold producing water. Therefore, the fourth level of the Sharp Edge Technique is combined with the third level of the Cloud and Rain Technique, with the thunder consciousness as the guide.
I originally thought it was a fairy tale, but after trying it every day and pondering over the principles behind it, I actually created a magic spell.
Clouds gather to form rain, and the rain is like a sharp edge. Thunder explodes when it hits the ground, and it lasts for three to five breaths. It is incredibly powerful. I named this method "Cloud Thunder Breaking".
The talisman sand is in urgent need. Maybe I should go out and have a look. It’s just that I haven’t dug up a single spiritual stone. I don’t have many spiritual stones left and I can’t expose them. How to buy talisman sand is a problem.
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[Tiger, February 2]
Someone is destroying the formation at the entrance. If he doesn’t come back, this article will be the end!
(End of this chapter)