Youbao Chapter 55: Request for Help (10)
At this moment, a bolt of lightning came from the far end of the sky, spanning thousands of miles and striking me. There was a continuous rumbling sound. I felt my whole body trembling, as if something had penetrated me, and I couldn't explain it. The feeling was very comfortable, and I couldn't help but tremble.
I saw green air coming from all directions, a little faster than last time, and a little more. The discomfort caused by the thunder soon disappeared. I vaguely felt that it seemed to be a little stronger.
At this time, another thunder roared and struck me. I found that not only the green energy, but also the speed of the thunder was faster.
Golden lightning flashed like a giant dragon, rising and falling in the dark clouds. I was like a god, bathing in the baptism of thunder and lightning. It was like tempering myself, and there were constantly colorful spots of light emanating from my body. There seemed to be a voice in my mind telling me that it was harmful.
This wonderful feeling lasted for a long time, yet it seemed to be over in the blink of an eye. Before I could prepare myself, my feet felt heavy and I suddenly fell.
I opened my eyes, and the burning sensation of the jade pendant was slowly dissipating. I took it off, and suddenly there was a roar in my head. It was like someone was beating a drum in my head when I was tired, and the sound was louder than the thunder.
Good times come after bad times, guard the universe! Heaven is the way, the way destroys oneself. Earth is the spirit, the spirit helps the emptiness and brightness!
This spell from the depths of my mind was instantly engraved in my heart. I subconsciously recited it, and suddenly I felt a trance in front of my eyes, and my mind was clear, and I no longer thought about other things. In a trance, it seemed that a faint green air was injected into my body, just like the feeling in the dream, which made me unable to help but make a sound.
However, as soon as the sound came, that feeling of emptiness disappeared immediately. I vaguely felt that I had missed something, but I couldn't figure it out. The faint regret in my heart lingered and made me feel quite strange.
This spell didn't seem to have any special effect, unlike the previous spell of nothingness, which allowed me to disappear into the void and not be seen by anything. And now, I couldn't figure out what this spell did, it didn't seem to have any special effect.
After reciting a few chapters silently, I felt comfortable all over, but I no longer had that strange feeling of emptiness and clarity.
Fortunately, my starting point was low, and I knew nothing when I was hanging out with the old Taoist priest, but now I know something. The regret was forced down, I lay on the bed, mumbling the spell, and soon fell asleep.
I slept very soundly, without any dreams. When I opened my eyes, I felt refreshed and had endless energy.
I looked out the window and it was getting dark. It was just noon when we came back.
I was taking a nap and saw that the dragon next to me hadn't woken up yet. I poked it twice but there was no response, which made me feel a little bored.
I got up from the bed and went out. I could see the stars outside. But what surprised me was why the sun set in the east?
This is so strange... I was just wondering if I was dazzled when I heard the door behind me open. I turned around and saw the Taoist priest coming out of the room .
I glanced at the sun which was still in the east and quickly called out to the old man: Come out and see, the sun is setting in the east!
The old Taoist was slightly stunned, then walked past me and said lightly: It's morning now.
Uh...I...
Eh? The old Taoist just stepped out of the door and suddenly turned to look at me: Strange, why is there a hidden power of Taoism emerging from you? Although it is obscure and superficial...
Dao power? I was a little puzzled. Not long ago, the old Taoist said that I had no Dao power, so how come I have it now?
Could it be the problem with the spell? I threw the question to the Taoist priest and read the spell to him.
The old Taoist listened to it and thought about it carefully before saying: This should be the effect of this Taoist spell. Use the heaven to transform the Tao to cut off your body, refine the impurities, and use the earth as a spirit to help you enter the void and experience the Tao. Both the spirit and the body are cultivated. The Taoist method of the Eight Ropes lineage does have an incredible effect.
The old Taoist suddenly sighed: "It's a pity that the Taoist method of the Eight-wire lineage can only be passed on to descendants, and cannot be taught to disciples . This is the power of the bloodline, but also a kind of shackle. My Five Elements Pulse originated from the Five Classics, but it has never been named after the Five Classics. It is precisely because of this. After breaking away from the shackles of the Five Classics, although I am no longer on par with the Eight-Wires, I am free from the restrictions of the bloodline. This is the decision made by our ancestors to promote the mountain sect, and now I don't know whether it is right or wrong. I am the only one practicing the Five Elements Pulse now, and you, the Eight-Wires, were just an ordinary person not long ago. I am afraid that even our ancestors can hardly determine who is stronger and who is weaker."
The old Taoist's sigh surprised me. It turned out that the predecessor of the Five Elements Meridian was so powerful, but it was separated from the bloodline to form its own entity in order to avoid being restricted by the bloodline.
But think about it, they did the right thing. In ancient times, wars were frequent and it was normal for people to die. In troubled times, even the most powerful people may not survive to the end. The ancestor of the Five Elements Meridian probably saw this and made up his mind to break away from the shackles of the Five Classics.
The Ba Suo lineage has always adhered to its beliefs and has been passed down to the present day. But think about it, this kind of inheritance is too dangerous. My grandfather, father, and I are three generations of single-line inheritance. If any generation makes a mistake, the Ba Suo lineage will disappear, and it will be impossible to make up for it.
Even if the old Taoist priest suddenly died, the Five Elements Meridian could still be passed down as long as someone could find the secret method. One was the inheritance of bloodline supremacy, and the other was that as long as the incense continued to burn, whoever could practice it could do so at will. It was indeed hard to say who was stronger.
However, now that you have the power of Taoism, as long as you persist in cultivation, you will become a great man in the future. The old Taoist priest changed the subject and said: In this way, the Eight Ropes lineage can be considered to have risen again. But if this is the case, you must be more careful, otherwise it will be a pity.
I nodded, feeling extremely excited. From an ordinary person to a cultivator with the power of Tao, it was a huge change, almost like an ape evolving into a human.
But then I thought, I don't know anything except the spell of "Ignore All Things", so what's the point of having Tao power? The divine gift of the Underworld Jade Pendant seems to involve many factors. For example, frequent use, or perhaps inhaling the essence of stone beasts, is also a factor. But this kind of thing doesn't happen every day. You can't just carry the jade pendant around and look at it every day or keep it in a state of nothingness all the time.
Days like that are too boring, I just can't stand it.
How about you teach me some self-defense techniques? I looked at the old Taoist priest expectantly.
Teach you? Of course. The old Taoist nodded. I was just feeling happy when he suddenly said: Since you want to enter my Five Elements Sect and worship me as your master, I will first…
Wait, wait... I quickly stopped him: Is it okay if I don't learn anymore?
The old Taoist priest shook his head indifferently: A rotten tree cannot be carved...
Then he walked leisurely to the open space and started practicing health-preserving boxing again.
Damn old man, stingy, mean! I cursed in my heart, but this method belongs to someone else, I can't take it away. It's impossible to get rewards without paying.
Just like a joke I read, someone knelt in front of a statue and prayed, "God, please let me win the jackpot." God angrily scolded him, "At least buy a lottery ticket!"
I was very resentful at this time, and since this point has been mentioned, I might as well say more.
Let’s talk about the issue of eating first.
Breakfast: steamed buns, cold water, and occasionally some fruit.
Lunch: steamed buns, meat, cold water, and occasionally some fruit.
Dinner: steamed buns, meat, cold water, and occasionally some fruit.
It would be fine if it was one or two days, but since I moved into the Five Elements Taoist Temple with the old Taoist priest, I have been eating like this for three meals a day. I won’t talk about the fruits, which are delicious and nutritious, but the buns and meat… When I first came to the city, the old Taoist priest took me around, and I was so hungry that I wanted to tear down the doors of other people’s shops and eat them. I saw that there were buns and meat for sale, so I didn’t think much about it and just went up to eat. The old Taoist priest saw that I was eating happily, so he simply bought all the buns and meat from the people and stuffed them into his sleeves.
I was happy at that time, because now I have both steamed buns and meat, and I can eat whichever I want. But now I realize that if I don’t eat steamed buns, I have to eat meat, and if I don’t eat meat, I have to eat steamed buns.
Let's talk about sleeping. At first, I slept alone. It was freezing cold in the mountains at night, but there was only one quilt in the room. It was okay to make do with it, but since I got Jiao Ye, I was afraid that when I opened my eyes the next day, it would be flattened. So I slept close to the bed, and I didn't know when I would fall off.
But Jiao Ye likes to be clingy. He would lie on my chest whenever he has nothing to do. I am not a good sleeper, so I often turn over and make noises...
I've been pressed so much, I don't know what's wrong with Jiao Ye, he just sits on my face. Is he imitating Cospree? He pretends to be a beautiful woman or a handsome man, why are you, a pink snake, pretending to be feces! What animal's feces are pink!
He looked at the old Taoist priest with resentment, but he seemed to see nothing. After a set of health-preserving boxing, the sun had already risen completely. The old Taoist priest stopped his moves, turned around and went down the mountain.
It is obvious that the old man is asking the little beauty again. One old and one young, both born in the year of the donkey!
When I had nothing to do, I followed the Taoist priest down the mountain.
The little beauty was still standing there straight, and when she saw the Taoist priest coming, she didn't say anything. But when she saw me coming down, she still glared at me fiercely.
I chuckled and heard the old Taoist ask her: Are you awake?
The old Taoist priest had asked this question twice, and the answer the first two times was that the beautiful girl threw a tantrum and the old man turned and left. This time, it was probably no exception.
Hearing the old Taoist priest ask this, the little beauty looked at him and snorted. The old Taoist priest moved slightly and was about to go back, but heard the little beauty say: I know I was wrong, I'm sorry, uncle, please let me go.
Huh? I doubted if I had heard it wrong. The little beauty didn't throw a tantrum, but apologized pitifully instead?
Is this girl really tempered? I was thinking, but I felt someone staring at me. I looked up and saw that it was the little beauty staring at me. Her eyes were full of murderous intent, but she said: Uncle, I'm sorry, I won't lose my temper anymore, just let me go, I will study hard with you~~
The voice was crisp and pleasant, but I was sweating coldly. This girl, is she trying to trick the old Taoist priest into letting her go, and then come to settle accounts with me? Although her methods are not even as good as those of the old Taoist priest, she is definitely like catching a snail with three hands when facing me...
