This dual world of ice and fire made him feel like he was in purgatory, and every moment he spent was torture.
He knew that this was a life-or-death situation, so he gritted his teeth and dared not move rashly.
He didn't even hum again.
The two energies that continuously gathered towards the upper dantian and the lower dantian, when they reached their peak, were like an exploding universe, rushing madly along all his meridians and throughout his body.
He felt like the lava in a high-pressure furnace that had already broken through the critical point, and only because of their suppression did he not explode.
Only in this way, the pain, which even makes you feel that it would be better if you died, is more terrifying and tormenting.
He had no idea how long this torment lasted; it seemed endless.
Until the Fire Charm Girl's laughter gently reached his ears: "Not bad, you are quite persistent."
Fairy Shengxuan's voice also became much gentler: "Hold on a little longer, it's almost over."
Shi Hao began to feel that the extreme pain was easing little by little.
He could feel that there was a ball of energy at his ancestral acupoint between his eyebrows and at his lower dantian, which was constantly rotating like a ball, but it no longer made him uncomfortable.
There were two mysterious auras guiding them, flowing through his meridians.
Fairy Shengxuan's voice came again: "Write down the routes and order in which they move, and then practice on your own."
Shi Hao silently memorized the flow of air in his body.
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Shi Hao sat cross-legged under the stone pillar that seemed to reach into the sky. His body gave off both scorching heat and chilling coldness.
On both sides of him, the Fire Charm Girl was still sitting with her legs crossed, her bright red skirt swaying with her shaking feet.
Fairy Shengxuan stood quietly under a collapsed eaves, on which a broken fire-eating beast could still be seen.
The two of them stared at Shi Hao together, and their looks showed some surprise.
The Fire Charm Girl smiled and said, "I never thought that he could actually activate the Mysterious Charm Art and the Immortal Ice Art at the same time, combining the magic arts into one, and accomplishing something that no one has ever accomplished in the past and present. Although you and I have each given him a part of our foundation, this talent should not be underestimated."
Fairy Shengxuan pondered for a moment and nodded... In fact, they were just trying to save the situation, and according to her true thoughts deep in her heart, there was almost no chance of success.
After a long time, the young man under the pillar suddenly let out a long roar and jumped up. This jump was three meters high, which even scared himself. He was not paying attention and reached a high place, about to fall down.
But Fairy Shengxuan said quickly: "Qi is stored in the Shenting and Fengchi, the true qi is released, empty yourself, and concentrate your mind to control the qi."
As Shi Hao's thoughts moved, an icy aura suddenly appeared around him. With the help of this icy wind, he slowly floated down. When he landed on the ground, the icy air spread along the ground, and a thin layer of ice particles formed on the ground.
He was surprised and said: "I am..."
The Fire Charm Girl kicked her skirt on the stone, changed one leg and said with a smile: "Don't be so surprised, you have accepted a small part of our skills, although it is only a tiny part, from the basic point of view, it has surpassed most eighth-grade warriors.
"It can be said that you are lucky. Under normal circumstances, we can only help you lay a foundation and help you get started with the ninth grade. The rest is up to you to practice and break through. But now you are lucky. You have directly broken through the ninth grade and reached the eighth grade. In fact, because you practiced two kinds of skills that should be incompatible at the same time, ordinary eighth-grade practitioners are not as good as you in terms of skills. It can be said that you are really lucky.
"Of course, if you're unlucky, what's in front of us now would be a pool of exploded flesh and blood."
Fairy Shengxuan said softly: "You only have the skills now, but you don't have the corresponding martial arts. Wait until we each teach you a set of martial arts that match the Immortal Ice Art and the Fire Charm Art, and then we will send you out."
Shi Hao was surprised and asked, "Can we go out? Then why are you still staying here?"
Su Xi glanced at Fairy Sheng Xuan, snorted, and said, "If we work together, we can certainly get you out, but unfortunately we can't get out for the time being."
Ye Ziyin said expressionlessly: "In fact, the reason why you were able to enter this place is because we opened a space crack temporarily and accidentally let you in. Unfortunately, this space crack can only pass one person.
"We need both of us to work together to open the passage. If one of us goes out first, the other will be trapped here."
And neither of you is willing to let the other go and stay? Shi Hao thought to himself.
Su Xi smiled and said, "This is one of the reasons. Another reason is that we haven't been able to solve the secret of 'Yuan Shi' yet, so we are unwilling to leave like this."
Shi Hao asked: "Yuanshi? What is that?"
Su Xi said: "This place is called Yuanshi Cave Heaven. According to legend, it is the 'first divine ruins' of all time. It is outside the heaven and earth and is not one of the five elements. We guess that if we can unravel the secrets here, we can figure out the origins of all the divine ruins and the divine crystals they bring."
At this point, she sighed deeply: "Back then, I used the secret of Yuanshi Cave Heaven as an inducement to lure the Taoist sect into a trap. But at that time, I thought that this Yuanshi Cave Heaven was fake. I made it look real, but it was actually just a trap.
"That woman over there also knew that this 'Yuanshi Cave Heaven' was fake, she was just playing along. However, we didn't expect... it was actually real."
Ye Ziyin had no expression on her face, but her tone was helpless: "The fight between Taoism and Demonism has been going on for a long time. At the beginning, everyone just wanted to scheme against each other and inflict heavy damage on the other side. However, after discovering that this Yuanshi Cave Heaven was actually real, the situation suddenly became uncontrollable. Both sides suffered countless casualties. In the end, after fighting with all our might, we were trapped here.
"Now that I think about it, this martial arts catastrophe that caused the Central Plains to fall to foreign barbarians could have been avoided... Alas!"
Su Xi threw a coquettish glance at Shi Hao and said with a sweet smile: "But now it's a little different, whether this is an accident or a punishment for the catastrophe we caused in the Central Plains martial arts world, in short, you are now our man, our husband in name only, and you have learned our martial arts.
"We need you to do something for us after you get out. It may help us unlock the secret of this Yuanshi Cave Heaven and let us out."
Shi Hao asked: "What's the matter?"
Su Xi shook his head and said, "It's too early to tell you now. Let's wait until you have cultivated to at least the fourth level."
Glancing at Ye Ziyin, he said with a grin, "Now, are you going to teach him first, or am I going to teach him first? Oh, do you want to confirm who is his first wife? Hehehe!"
She herself was a demon woman, and although she was forced to lose her virginity, things had come to this point and could not be undone, so she might as well use this incident to disgust the "fairy" of the Taisu Immortal Pavilion who always thought of herself as noble.
Ye Ziyin knew her intentions, so how could she let herself be easily angered by her? She maintained a calm expression and said lightly: "You are younger than me, so even if we have to choose the elder, you will be the younger."
Su Xi curled his lips and said, "Oh, sister Ziyin, this kind of thing is not about age, but about who comes first and who comes later. Although it was a mess at the time, if I remember correctly, at that time..."
Her pretty face showed a smug smile: "Obviously I was first!"
Ye Ziyin clenched her fists...
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Shi Hao followed behind Ye Ziyan, tracing her back.
Her back is long and slender, her posture is elegant, her body is light and fairy-like, with an otherworldly beauty that seems as if she will fly away at any time.
When we arrived at a secluded place, we saw a waterfall in front of us, pouring down from the unknown void, forming a lake surrounded by ruins and broken pillars.
Apparently, this Fairy Shengxuan was bathing here just now.
Ye Ziyin turned around and looked at him. Her face was serene, her eyes were as cold as ice, and she had an air of an immortal, so noble that it was beyond words.
Shi Hao would never dare to be disrespectful to her just because of the accident that happened between them. He stepped forward, bowed, and performed the ceremony of apprenticeship: "Fairy!"
Ye Ziyin said softly: "Although I have laid the foundation for you to learn the Immortal Ice Skill, the practice of Taoism is different from that of other sects. The martial arts are difficult, the rules are numerous, and every step is difficult. At the beginning, you may not be able to open up a big gap with other martial arts sects, but the longer you practice, the more solid your foundation will be. It is not surprising that you can even achieve the effect of maintaining your beauty and longevity."
"Generally speaking, the orthodox Taoist sects all practice both internal and external cultivation. External elixirs are divided into nine grades, from high to low, namely, Natural Dragon Embryo Liquor, Jade Embryo Qiongye Paste, Purple Hua Liujing Pill, Zhuguang Yunbi Pill, Honghua Shendan, Taiqing Golden Liquid, Nine Turns Frost and Snow Pill, Nine Ding Yunying Pill, and Yunguang Shiliu Pill."
"Because I have directly injected the foundation into you, you don't need to refine the ninth-grade Yunguang Stone Flow Pill or the eighth-grade Jiuding Yunying Pill. Next, you need to continue to practice the Immortal Ice Art to the extreme until it condenses into a pill in your body."
"I will also write down for you the herbs and secret methods needed for the seventh-grade Nine-Turn Frost and Snow Pill. After you leave, remember to try to collect these herbs in advance while practicing the inner pill. The 'Nine-Grade Immortal Recipe' is an indispensable external pill for Taoist practice, but different sects have different methods of inner pill practice, and the immortal recipes are also different.
"If I were outside before, I could easily have someone deliver these immortal branches and leaves, mysterious roots and wonderful materials to you. But now, things are different. The medicinal materials needed for this seventh-grade immortal recipe can only be relied on by yourself."
Shi Hao said: "Thank you, Fairy, I understand!"
The Chongxian Sect relies on the Man Court to command the Taoist Sect. It is indeed a very troublesome task for them to find the medicinal materials needed to refine the Taoist immortal prescriptions.
But Fairy Shengxuan, who was trapped here, really couldn't help him.
As for him, he had unexpectedly had sex with her and directly skipped the ninth grade and entered the eighth grade. He could not ask for more.
Ye Ziyin said: "I will teach you another set of sword techniques, called the Six Styles of Immortal Strike, which can be used together with the Immortal Ice Technique. You will follow me here first and practice three of the styles. You can practice the other three styles on your own after you go outside."
At that moment, Ye Ziyin began to teach him the Taoist secrets and the techniques of internal and external alchemy. After he memorized them all, he personally carved the stone into a sword and taught him step by step the three of the six styles of Xianli, namely "Ice Crystal Fantasy Sword", "Mysterious Firefly Flying Sword" and "Instant Sword Hua".
After he had completely mastered these three moves, he was asked to continue with the formulas and luck methods for the other three moves, and was given a brief explanation.
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Shi Hao passed through a crooked archway, and when he saw the Fire Charm Su Xi again, he saw her sitting on a jade-made armchair.
This chair was exquisitely crafted, except that one of its legs was broken, which she replaced with a stone.
She was wrapped in a light red robe, revealing her jade-like arms and delicate collarbone.
Her skin was as white as ice and she looked relaxed, with water droplets rolling on her fair skin.
Behind her was a ruined palace with steam leaking out of it. No one knew what was inside.
She lay on the comfortable jade chair, clasped her hands under her breasts, and asked with a smile: "What did your little wife teach you?"
It seems that she enjoys the current situation where she is the "first wife" and Fairy Shengxuan is the "second wife".
This made her feel that she was undoubtedly better than Fairy Shengxuan.
Shi Hao answered honestly: "Six Styles of Immortal Li."
Su Xi smiled and said, "It seems that she didn't hide anything. She used the secret sword technique of Taisu Xian Pavilion. I guess she also explained the Taoist Nine-grade Immortal Recipe and Inner Alchemy practice to you, right
"The cultivation of the Taoist sect is very troublesome, and the classics they left behind are also extremely difficult to understand. The cultivation of the Taoist sect requires great understanding and profound martial arts. The more so, our Demon Sect is much simpler, and all we need is a 'ritual'."
Shi Hao asked doubtfully: "Ritual?"
Su Xi said: "Yes, it is a ritual! Do you know the Demon Realm?"
Shi Hao shook his head and said, "Although I have heard of this term, I don't understand it."
Su Xi lay on the jade chair and spread his hands: "The so-called Demon Realm is located outside the Three Realms and not in the Five Elements. In the Demon Realm, there are a large number of Yin Demons. They are neither alive nor dead, and are an extremely strange existence.
“That is where all the evil karma in the world converges, and it is also where the souls of countless people who have gone astray throughout history return after death.
“From ancient times to the present, countless people who have been possessed by demons have had their souls dragged into the Demon Realm after their death. There, their souls were torn to pieces, and then constantly glued together and reorganized, turning into endless Yin demons. Of course, there are also some who are extremely powerful and become demon kings in the Demon Realm.
"In the Demon Realm, there are a lot of mysterious powers hidden. Mortals cannot enter the Demon Realm, but they can obtain these powers through certain rituals. This is the ritual of the Demon Sect, simple and direct... but extremely dangerous!"
Chapter 7 You Have the Final Say
Shi Hao repeated subconsciously: "Simple and direct, yet extremely dangerous?"
Su Xi said: "The Taoist sect always says that the Demon Sect is an evil sect. Although I am also a member of the Demon Sect, I also have to say... Hehe, this is really true." She curled her lips and seemed a little proud.
She said: "The Taoist sect focuses on state of mind and understanding, while the practice of the Demon Sect is much simpler. Through specific rituals, power is exchanged from the Demon Realm. There are various worlds in the Demon Realm. The demons of different demon worlds have different needs, but all of them are evil and cruel.
"For example, the Mysterious Charm Technique. Now, because I have directly passed part of the foundation to you, you have saved a lot of trouble. But under normal circumstances, after the foundation of the Mysterious Charm Technique is laid, a specific ceremony needs to be performed with the corpses of nine men and six women to exchange the magic source from Ye Meitian in the Demon Realm. Only after absorbing the magic source in exchange can one truly enter the ninth level."
Shi Hao said: "In other words, the Taoist sect mainly relies on its own practice, while the Demon Sect exchanges power from the Demon Realm?"
Su Xi said: "Wrong! To be precise, the Taoist sect relies on its own practice... and a large amount of natural treasures. The higher the level of practice, the more resources are consumed. In other words, the Taoist sect uses a large amount of resources between heaven and earth to exchange for its own practice, while the Demon Sect obtains resources from the Demon Realm outside of heaven and earth through "rituals".
“In fact, as long as the conditions are met, you can even exchange anything from the demon world, including history, knowledge, and various special knowledge or demons that do not belong to the mortal world.
"For example, the magic source I used to refine the Leyu Powder this time was obtained from the fifth day of the Demon Realm by sacrificing a large number of lives through extremely complicated rituals. You also saw that even Ye Ziyin, who had a mind like that, was unable to successfully resist after being poisoned by the magic potion."
The corners of her mouth curled up slightly, and she looked very proud.
Then she felt a little depressed... She couldn't help it herself!
Shi Hao said: "Since we are dealing with the Yin Demons in the Demon Realm, what if they regret it after we have completed the sacrifice to them?"
"Good question!" Su Xi said, "So, the practice of the demon sect is direct and dangerous. These Yin demons themselves cannot enter the mortal world. They wander in the gray world outside the heaven and earth, suffering from bitter cold and torture. Once they have the opportunity, they will not mind using your rituals to invade your body.
"So the ritual must not go wrong, and you must not be interrupted during the upgrade process. Once you make a mistake, the Yin Demons will take advantage of the opportunity to gradually erode and replace your three souls and seven spirits. In the magic sect, this is called 'going astray'.
"You know, although we are a demon sect, our goal is to use the demon realm to enhance our own strength, not to become a demon. As the saying goes, the higher the Tao, the higher the demon. If the Taoists are not intelligent enough or have insufficient resources, they will not be able to make any further progress.
"But the Demon Sect is different. Even if the ritual goes wrong, there is still a great chance to obtain the necessary magic source and thus greatly increase strength. However, in that process, the three souls and seven spirits of the cultivator may have been devoured and replaced by the demons of the Demon Realm, and then go crazy and become possessed."
"When all the souls are replaced, the practitioner's body is still there, but he is actually dead. The one occupying his body is a complete demon from the Demon Realm. For example, Emperor Zhou 1,500 years ago, in order to obtain powerful strength, he took the risk of becoming a demon, and finally became the 'meat cauldron' of the Demon King."
Shi Hao's face changed... Why would anyone choose to practice in this way
Su Xi tilted his face, rested his left elbow on the wooden handle, and supported his cheek with his slender hand.
She smiled and said, "But don't worry, our Evil Lotus Sect has special partners in the Demon Realm. They are all Yin Demons from the third day of the Demon Realm - Night Charm Heaven. Every step of the upgrade ceremony is clear and there will be no mistakes."
"As long as you follow the method I teach you, step by step, and upgrade in an orderly manner, you don't have to worry about going astray."
"We even have access to many unknown magic books. We can use specific rituals to obtain resources from other heavens that are impossible to find in the mortal world. Wealth and glory, immortality, secret medicine that turns fairies into sluts, magic pills that turn children into demons, as long as you are willing to pay enough, you can get all of these."
"More importantly..."
She chuckled and said, "The so-called price is not your own."
Shi Hao pondered the meaning of her words: "It's not mine?"
Su Xi couldn't help but laugh and said, "For example, you are now at the eighth level in the Demon Sect. According to the practice of our Evil Lotus Sect, if you want to be promoted to the seventh level, you need to sacrifice at least one hundred living souls. The so-called living souls are the souls that are less than an hour old after being killed. Would you be stupid enough to kill your own relatives and clansmen?"
She spread her hands and said, "Of course I'll just find a random village that no one cares about and slaughter them!"
Looking at her charming, unconcealed smile, Shi Hao actually felt a little chilly.
He began to understand why Fairy Shengxuan said, "Since he has such a relationship with me, if he becomes an evil spirit, I would rather kill him with my own hands."
Sacrificing a large number of lives in order to practice magic... Isn't this the typical villain in various novels