In seven days, Huo Bufan took Xu Chong to travel through the entire mortal world of the Five Spirits Realm.
I have to say that this mundane world is not mundane at all. As long as there is a settlement of a certain size, whether it is a town or a tribe, there will be a market for practicing.
Some carried long swords, some held dustpans, some rode on various exotic beasts...
Xu Chong saw many things that only existed in novels in his previous life.
Although most of these people or things were not up to his current level, they still helped to fulfill his dream of cultivating Taoism.
Until the fourth day, a spark of fire floated from a distant place and fell into Huo Bufan's palm.
In an instant, Huo Bufan's expression changed.
"What's wrong?"
Xu Chong asked in surprise.
"It's the technique of the Tianxuan Realm."
Huo Bufan extinguished the spark and said in a deep voice: "In the past seven days, the most outstanding disciples of the Five Spirits Palace have been trying, and just now one of them succeeded. He is considered my disciple."
"Success should be a good thing, so... the divine text and the power conflict?"
Xu Chong immediately understood the essence of the problem.
Huo Bufan nodded slightly , his face solemn: "Fortunately, Jin Li was still very weak at birth, and she asked for help in time, so her master was able to suppress it by force, otherwise..."
"So serious?"
Xu Chong frowned and thought for a moment, then suggested, "I'll go with you to take a look."
"Okay, follow me."
Huo Bufan didn't bother to say thank you anymore. He just transformed into a fire man and prepared to fly away.
"etc."
Xu Chong stretched out his hand to stop them and said, "Tell me the direction and distance, and we'll go straight there."
"this……"
Huo Bufan was stunned, and the flames on his body gradually died down. "It's a million miles. Can the authority of space span such a distance?"
"Just come a few more times."
Xu Chong waved his hand, "Hurry up, your disciple will explode if you delay any longer."
"Come a few more times..."
Huo Bufan was stunned for a moment, then realized that people were replenishing their energy all the time, so he raised his hand , "Southwest, 1,120,000 miles."
"Walk!"
Xu Chong reached out and put his hand on Huo Bufan’s shoulder.
The next moment, a crack opened in front of the two of them.
With one percent of the spatial authority, a single transfer distance is only 100,000 miles. In addition, the direction needs to be constantly adjusted. It was not until the thirteenth time they crossed the space that they reached their final destination.
But even so, the time taken was far less than half a cup of tea, which was much faster than Huo Bufan's full-speed flight.
The place where they settled was a courtyard, where the ground, walls, houses, and even the flowers, plants, and trees were all tinged with a hint of red in addition to their original color.
Xu Chong looked carefully. They were tiny runes with slight differences, but there was no energy fluctuation. They seemed to be just decorations.
"The Five Spirits Divine Script was derived from the Five Elements Immortal Arts. These runes are all products of failure. They were only carved down artificially to commemorate the achievements of the predecessors. The same is true for the other four palaces."
Huo Bufan explained briefly and took the lead: "My disciple is already waiting in the quiet room, fellow Taoist, please follow me."
"good ."
Xu Chong nodded slightly and followed closely.
Along the way, the disciples of the Fire Spirit Palace who were wearing similar clothes were like mice seeing a cat when they saw Huo Bufan. They retreated to the side of the road and bowed deeply from a distance, not daring to say a word. After the two men passed by, they secretly looked back and made faces.
It is obvious that Huo Bufan, the supreme elder, has some authority, but not much.
It's probably due to personality, right?
Xu Chong couldn't help but think of Dou Tianyuan in Baiyujing.
Soon, the two came to a quiet and elegant courtyard.
There is a flower garden, a clear spring and a small building in the courtyard.
The door to the main hall of the small building was open, revealing a young girl sitting cross-legged with a frown on her face, and a middle-aged man holding his hand against her back.
Needless to say, the young girl is Huo Bufan's granddaughter Huo Ling'er, and the middle-aged man is Huo Bufan's second disciple and the deputy palace master of Huo Ling Palace, Huo Yuchun.
"how's it going?"
Huo Bufan was already impatient, and at this moment he didn't care about much else. He just flashed over and stared at Huo Linger who was sitting cross-legged.
"Master, hurry up and help me..."
Huo Yuchun's body did not move and his voice sounded very weak.
"Um?!"
Huo Bufan turned his head suddenly and found that the middle-aged man was already sweating all over and his face was pale.
"Let me do it."
Xu Chong appeared beside him at some point and flicked his sleeves.
Before Huo Yuchun could see Xu Chong clearly, he felt a powerful force suddenly coming at him.
With a soft bang, Huo Yuchun's palm bounced off the girl's back.
“Ling’er!!”
Huo Yuchun was shocked and angry, and turned around suddenly to attack Xu Chong.
However, the moment he saw Xu Chong's face clearly, this impulse quickly subsided.
He has an immortal appearance and a youthful face despite white hair.
Could this be the expert from the outside world who can walk through the Great Ruins without hindrance?
As if he had found a life-saving straw, Huo Yuchun ignored his own weakness, clasped his hands together, and was about to ask for help.
"Don't make noise."
Huo Bufan glared at the middle-aged man with a dark face.
"Well……"
Huo Yuchun paused and stepped aside angrily.
At this moment, Xu Chong's index finger gently tapped Huo Linger's shoulder.
As soon as they made contact, a violent force was transmitted.
Positive Yang Energy?
Xu Chong was somewhat surprised. He glanced at Huo Bufan with a puzzled expression, and at the same time activated his devouring talent, stripping away and absorbing all the power belonging to the Zhengyang Force.
The whole process only took a few breaths, and Xu Chong withdrew his right hand, allowing Huo Linger to fall down.
"How about it?"
Huo Bufan asked nervously.
Without waiting for Xu Chong to answer, Huo Yuchun, who was supporting Huo Ling'er, shouted in surprise: "Stop! The conflict of power in Ling'er's body has stopped!"
"I have absorbed all the positive yang energy she has developed. As long as she doesn't continue to practice, there shouldn't be any problem."
Xu Chong nodded to Huo Bufan.
"That's good……"
Huo Bufan breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It seems that the fusion of skills is not a simple matter."
"It has nothing to do with the fusion of the skills. It's a matter of the choice of skills."
Xu Chong shook his head and looked at Huo Bufan curiously: "How did you come up with the idea of ​​letting her practice Zhengyang Jin?"
"Well……"
Huo Bufan was stunned for a moment, and said: "Didn't you say that Zhengyang Jin is one of the best martial arts in your world? Could it be that..."
"not good!"
Huo Bufan was horrified when he said, "The disciples of the other four sacred places are also practicing this. I have to inform them quickly..."
"Why are you in such a hurry? Just because your disciple has problems doesn't mean that other people's disciples will also have problems."
Xu Chong stopped Huo Bufan and explained, "According to the theory you inherited from the Five Elements Heaven, you should know that everything has the five elements but tends to be biased towards one or two of them. Similarly, yin and yang can be viewed in this way."
"If everything is classified according to yin and yang, the Fire God Text is more yang-oriented. If a woman who is naturally yin-oriented practices it, the yin and yang will clash at first, and her progress will be slow. But as long as she gets through this period of conflict and allows the yin and yang in her body to balance, she will be able to make a big splash and become the first to succeed."
"If I'm not mistaken..."
Xu Chong glanced at the two of them and said with a smile, "In the history of Fire Spirit Palace, there should be quite a few female practitioners who have experienced this kind of situation. Oh, the male practitioners of Water Spirit Palace should also have experienced this."
“Indeed…”
Huo Bufan was stunned, "My master is a woman, and she was the strongest in the entire Five Spirit Realm at that time."
"There are also some at Shuiling Palace..."
Huo Yuchun was shocked by these remarks, staring blankly at the girl in his arms: "And not long ago, Ling'er's cultivation speed also began to improve by leaps and bounds."
"It seems my analysis is correct."
Xu Chong nodded. "Originally, the yin and yang in her body were close to balance, but she suddenly cultivated the positive yang energy and actually succeeded... When the yin and yang are out of balance, problems will naturally arise."
"In other words... just let her change a technique and practice it again?"
Huo Bufan's eyes gradually lit up.
All I can say is that he is worthy of being the supreme elder guarding the gate of the world. As soon as his disciple escaped from danger, he thought of more far-reaching issues.
pity.
"No, the imbalance of yin and yang was only one of the reasons why she nearly died."
Xu Chong lowered his head slightly and looked at Huo Ling'er who was still in a coma. "There is another bigger problem that needs to be solved."
"What's the problem?"
Huo Bufan's heart tightened.
"Just now, I felt two forces in her body, one is the positive yang force, and the other is a burning sensation, which should be the power of the Fire God Scripture."
Xu Chong narrowed his eyes, "What level has she cultivated her Fire God Text to?"
"This... I have been sitting at the gate for too long."
Huo Bufan looked embarrassed and glared at Huo Yuchun who was still confused.
Huo Yuchun quickly answered: "The Five Spiritual Realms are a combination of the Ring Heaven and Ring Realm. As for Ling'er, she has just broken through to the Spiritual Transformation Stage not long ago."
"According to the standards of the Tianxuan Realm, the Spiritual Transformation Stage is roughly around the First Stage of the Tao, and she has just begun to cultivate her Yang Energy, so at most she is at the First Stage of the Awakening..."
At this point, Xu Chong's face was already filled with admiration, "It can compete with the power of the Fire God, and is not inferior at all."
"What?!"
Huo Bufan was immediately shocked, "How is this possible?"
“Could it be…”
Huo Yuchun looked dazed, and murmured, "Is the Tianxuan Realm's technique the most suitable for people in the Five Spirits Realm to practice?"
“Not really.”
Xu Chong shook his head. "If the Tianxuan Realm's techniques are so powerful, then why bother integrating them? Just let you Five Spirit Realm people practice the Tianxuan Realm's techniques instead."
"What's the reason?"
Huo Bufan asked anxiously.
"I do have some guesses, but they still need to be verified."
Xu Chong stroked his chin and thought for a while, then said, "How about this, each of the Five Spiritual Palaces picks out a disciple, and I will personally select the exercises for them and supervise their practice so that I can observe the changes in them."
"Okay, I'll do it myself."
Huo Bufan left a word and walked out in a hurry.
Halfway through the walk, he suddenly turned around and looked at Xu Chong with gratitude: "I won't say thank you anymore, I just promise that the entire Five Spirit Realm will remember you forever."
With that, flames rose and the figure disappeared.
"Well……"
Xu Chong opened his mouth.
He really wanted to tell Huo Bufan that if that conjecture was verified, it would not only be the Five Spirit Realms that would benefit, but Bai Yujing's cultivation system would also undergo earth-shaking changes.
But after thinking about it, I decided to give up.
I have a wife, daughter, and relatives in Baiyujing, so it’s better not to expose them.
"Um, Senior Jiang, when will this humble disciple wake up?"
Huo Yuchun asked bravely.
"You might as well ask her this question directly."
Xu Chong glanced at Huo Linger with a smile.
As soon as she finished speaking, Huo Linger's body trembled violently, and her long eyelashes trembled continuously.
Huo Yuchun finally reacted and became furious: "You bad disciple! Get up now!"
"Ah? Ah! Why did I fall asleep?"
Huo Linger sat up suddenly, rubbed her eyes with her hands, pretending she knew nothing, but in fact she was secretly glancing at Xu Chong through the gap.
But at this time, where was the third person in the room?
…
…
The next day, bamboo forest.
Five figures sat around the gate.
In addition to Shui Yunzi and Tu Sanshan who are still in the guarding period, and Mu Fangfang, the supreme elder of Mu Ling Palace who has been rotated in, even Huo Bufan and Jin Donglai, the supreme elder of Jin Ling Palace , are all present.
"Huo Bufan, have you forgotten that the place where the boundary gate is located cannot be entered without the help of the guard?"
Mu Fangfang was wearing a green robe and had two huge bags under her eyes. She stared at Huo Bufan coldly.
Huo Bufan raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Okay, how about you step aside for a while, I will help you guard for half an hour, and then you can come after we finish discussing it."
"Don't provoke me with words. If you have something to say, just say it quickly."
Mu Fangfang remained unmoved and her eyes remained cold.
"Tsk, boring."
Huo Bufan curled his lips, then his expression straightened up: "Everyone, Daoist Jiang is going to personally take action to merge the two realms' skills."
"oh?"
Jin Donglai was moved. "I have been studying that technique day and night for so many days, but I still have no clue. It would be great if he could personally participate."
“It’s not that simple.”
Mu Fangfang snorted coldly, "It's difficult for us to deduce because we are not familiar with the cultivation of Tianxuan Realm. Without personal experience, we cannot make an accurate judgment. Would this situation not exist if he were to take over?"
"Okay."
Shui Yunzi suddenly spoke up and glanced at Mu Fangfang calmly, "I know you are dissatisfied with us for letting outsiders in, but as long as there are no casualties, you have to endure your dissatisfaction. If you ruin the fusion of the skills, don't blame me for forcibly suppressing you with the Emperor's Order."
“…”
Mu Fangfang felt humiliated, but after hesitating for a while she finally had to endure it.
There was no way. Whether it was the Five-Colored Divine Bird Clan or the powerful weapon of the Emperor of Heaven, they were not something she, who was born in the human race, could withstand.
"Friend Mu, I know you are worried about the Five Spirits Realm, but aren't you and Friend Tu and Friend Huo feeling the same way? It's just that one of you is worried about the present, while the other is worried about the future. Don't let this ruin your relationship."
As Shui Yunzi's cousin, Jin Donglai naturally spoke at the right time to ease the atmosphere.
Hearing this, Mu Fangfang's expression became slightly better. "Well, let's see what the so-called Fellow Daoist Jiang is capable of."
"You can't disagree..."
Huo Bufan muttered something in a low voice, and after being glared at by Tu Sanshan, he quickly changed the subject: "Ahem, um, Ling'er has already cultivated the Zhengyang Power yesterday."
"Oh? That little girl?"
Tu Sanshan was stunned. "I remember hearing you say that her qualifications were not top-notch."
"I was wrong..."
Huo Bufan immediately repeated Xu Chong's theory of yin and yang, and looked at Shui Yunzi: "Fellow Daoist Jiang said that fire is more yang, and water is more yin. The male practitioners in Shuiling Palace should have experienced this situation before, right?"
"Don't tell me about the past, I went through this myself."
Shui Yunzi took a deep breath, "It was mediocre in the early stage, but it was out of control in the later stage... Yin and Yang, Yin and Yang, this should be the trick of Changshengtian, right? Daoist Jiang is really knowledgeable."
"He is quite capable indeed."
Mu Fangfang couldn't help but nodded.
"And then what? Why did he decide to get involved personally?"
Jin Donglai's focus is more precise.
"I guess it was the changes that happened in Ling'er's body that made Brother Jiang Daoist discover something."
Huo Bufan looked around and said in a deep voice: "It is very likely that this is the opportunity for the two realms' skills to merge."
"What does he want to do?"
Shui Yunzi was in high spirits. "Do you need anything? Kung Fu, elixir, magic weapon..."
"He didn't mention any of this, but we're prepared for it."
Huo Bufan shrugged, "He asked the Five Spiritual Palaces to select a disciple each, and he personally selected the technique and supervised the training. The Fire Spiritual Palace naturally has Ling'er who has had experience once. He called you together so that you can quickly decide on someone... After all, he has been in the forbidden area for a hundred years, and I don't know any of the young people in the other palaces."
"This is easy. Just take my warrant and go directly to the head of Shuiling Palace."
Shui Yunzi said this as he reached into his arms.
"Wait a minute."
Tu Sanshan suddenly spoke up, with a puzzled look on his face, "I have a small suggestion that is not acceptable in a formal setting. Fortunately, this forbidden area is not considered formal, so you may as well listen to it..."