Chapter 822

Xiang Bao's heart was filled with determination. Full of vigor, he returned home with steady steps. He was a completely different person from the day before. Luckily, it was already late at night. Otherwise, if someone saw him, they would probably think that he had a fortuitous encounter.

Closing the door, Xiang Bao took out the Immortal-Gifted Constellation Sword and immersed his spirit into it to observe the Million Star Atlas.

Specks of stars shone brightly as they rose and fell, drawing a mysterious and complicated trajectory. They formed a picture that looked like the reflection of the starry sky, profound and brilliant.

With just a glance, Xiang Bao felt dizzy. His temples swelled to the point of rupturing, and his ears buzzed. But after he had the previous epiphany, he did not retreat. Instead, he followed his previous idea and focused his mind on the most eye-catching Big Dipper, carefully observing and memorizing the orbits of the seven stars.

After a few breaths, Xiang Bao lay down with his legs crossed. His face was pale, and his eyes were lifeless. His spirit was almost exhausted. He felt so tired that he could barely move a finger. He was so dizzy that he wanted to hit the wall and faint at any moment. However, he forced himself to hold on and recalled the trajectory of the stars he had just observed in his mind so that he would not forget them.

Rays of resplendent light appeared in his mind, but he could only remember less than ten percent of what he had observed. When he finished recalling, Xiang Bao finally could not hold on any longer and fainted.

When he woke up, the sun was already high in the sky. His head was swollen, and when he tried to recall, he realized that he had not forgotten the trajectory of the stars. He immediately jumped up and danced with joy.

In a carefree mood, Xiang Bao drank some medicinal soup and began to train his body. After a series of punches and kicks, he suddenly felt a surge of heat in his bone marrow. He broke through from the peak of the Body Refining Stage to the Qi Nourishing Stage.

Good things happened one after another. Xiang Bao was really elated. When it was late at night, he began to try to visualize.

The visualization method of the Iron Sword Sect was to visualize a giant sword in the Purple Palace. It would transform the Inner Qi and emit a sharp golden Qi to nourish the soul.

Xiang Bao finally visualized the giant sword, but he suddenly realized that there was a hideous and disgusting black centipede coiled around the giant sword. It was baring its fangs and brandishing its claws. In an instant, he was forced to retreat from the visualization.

"Could it be that an evil spirit has invaded my soul?" Xiang Bao thought of the records on the technique and decided to ask the elders in the sect tomorrow.

…

After a few days, Xiang Bao was half happy and half worried. He was happy that by visualizing the Big Dipper, he had finally mastered the Big Dipper from The Stars Bestowed Sword by Immortals. He was worried that if he visualized the Big Dipper, the black centipede would not appear. But if he didn't, it would definitely appear.

"Our family's wealth is limited. Just the food to nourish our Qi is already a huge expense. Furthermore, these calming items are not cheap. If we follow what Martial Uncle Wang said and continue to rely on these things until our souls can leave our bodies, we really can't afford it. Unless we reduce the time we spend practicing swordsmanship by half and do those sect missions with high rewards. Xiang Bao thought as he walked on and. and suddenly, he thought. While. he. he. he walked, he. and he.

Xiang Bao laughed self-deprecatingly, "That Senior Taoist is a wandering Taoist, why would he stay here for you to ask for guidance?" Although he thought so, Xiang Bao still walked in involuntarily, even if it was just to take a look.

But as soon as he entered, Xiang Bao discovered that the young Taoist was sitting quietly under the City God's statue. When he saw Xiang Bao enter, he said humorously, "My little friend, your glabella is black again. It seems that you have encountered another disaster."

Xiang Bao scratched his head. His face was red. He said embarrassedly, "Daoist, please understand. I have some questions in cultivation that I would like to ask. Is that possible?"

"Let's hear it," Shi Xuan replied.

Xiang Bao hurriedly told him about his encounter with the black centipede in his visualization. In the end, he said, "I wonder what kind of evil spirit this is. Do you have any way to get rid of it?"

"If you want to get rid of it, you'll have to find the heretic demon first. Hold a charcoal stick in your hand. When you visualize, if the black centipede appears, immediately hit it with the charcoal stick. In this way, the charcoal stick in your hand will follow suit and hit the centipede to confirm its location," Shi Xuan said calmly.

Xiang Bao had never heard of such a method to search for heretic ghosts and deities. It was extremely mysterious. However, with the incident with the Stars Bestowed Sword Technique, he trusted this Taoist priest very much. He quickly took a piece of charcoal and held it in his hand. He adjusted his state of mind and started to visualize.

The black centipede was still on the sword. Xiang Bao followed the Daoist's instructions. He visualized a charcoal and hit it.

Xiang Bao felt dizzy the moment he hit it. Xiang Bao retreated from his visualization.

He hurriedly looked at what the charcoal in his hand had hit, but what made him dumbfounded was that the charcoal in his right hand had only left black marks on his left hand and the front of his clothes. There were no other external objects.

"Daoist?" Xiang Bao looked at Shi Xuan.

Shi Xuan smiled, "You still don't understand?"

Xiang Bao was at a loss. He lowered his head and looked again. Suddenly, a thought flashed across his mind. "That heretic demon god is me?!"

Shi Xuan smiled without saying a word.

Xiang Bao quickly visualized again. This time, when the black centipede appeared, he remembered that it was him. He continued to visualize calmly without fear.

In his calmness, the black centipede gradually became docile and retreated from the sword. It became fainter and fainter until it completely disappeared.

After a while, Xiang Bao opened his eyes. In his eyes, the young Daoist in front of him was really omnipotent. He thought to himself, "Could he be a master of the soul or a senior like Jindan Grandmaster?"

Xiang Bao thanked him happily. He really couldn't think of anything to repay this senior Daoist. He made up his mind that he would take two hours every day to listen to the Daoist's instructions and serve him.

After solving the hidden danger of his visualization, Xiang Bao happily returned to the sect. He met Uncle-Master Wang who gave him pointers earlier.

Uncle-Master Wang saw Xiang Bao's happy face. It was a world of difference from the dejected look just now. He couldn't help but ask curiously, "Xiang Bao, aren't you worried about the centipede?"

Uncle-Master Wang was young, elegant, and easy-going. Many disciples would ask him for advice. He was the most popular senior in the sect. That was why Xiang Bao specially went to ask him. Now that he was asking, plus he was a kid, he didn't have to be wary. Xiang Bao happily replied, "It's solved."

"How did you do it?" Uncle-Master Wang was very surprised. Could it be that Xiang Bao met a master? This kind of inexplicable visualization problem was not something a small city like Yunliu could solve.

With a bright smile, Xiang Bao explained the process of asking the Daoist for advice. "… Daoist's method is really mysterious and unexpected. But the effect is surprisingly good. It allowed me to understand that the centipede was formed from my own distracting thoughts."

Uncle-Master Wang frowned as he listened. After Xiang Bao finished, he shook his head. "Xiang Bao, you've been tricked. When you were visualizing, you unconsciously waved the charcoal in your hand. There's an 80% chance that it touched your own body. But it's a blessing in disguise. You've completely solved the big problem in your heart."

Xiang Bao was speechless. He thought back to the way he held the charcoal. The more he thought about it, the more certain he was. Other than throwing it forward, no matter what he did, it would leave a black mark on his body.

He didn't dare to believe it. He muttered to himself dejectedly, "The Daoist was actually lying … How could he be lying!"

Uncle-Master Wang looked at Xiang Bao and sighed. He thought to himself, "How can meeting a wandering Daoist be a senior cultivator?"

Xiang Bao walked towards the City God Temple in a daze. The incomparably tall image of the Daoist in his heart suddenly collapsed. He wanted to personally ask if the Daoist's guidance was all Jianghu's unorthodox methods and was deceiving him.

Seeing this, Uncle-Master Wang was afraid that he would be taken advantage of by the Daoist. He quietly followed behind him so that he could save him at the critical moment.

When he arrived at the City God Temple, Xiang Bao saw that the young Daoist was still sitting upright. He walked towards him and asked with a trembling yet hopeful tone, "Senior Daoist, was the charcoal that pointed to the unorthodox method of ghosts and deities to deceive me? No matter how I think about it, there's a high chance that the charcoal was on my body and not the unorthodox method of ghosts and deities. "

"You still don't understand?" Shi Xuan did not answer but asked him back.

Xiang Bao was stunned. "What?"

"When it comes to visualization, which problem isn't on one's own?" Shi Xuan leisurely stood up.

Xiang Bao and Uncle-Master Wang who was behind him were stunned. They recalled the martial arts and ancient records. It was clearly stated that as long as one did not have any distracting thoughts and did not overthink, the unorthodox method of ghosts and deities would not be able to take advantage of the gap. However, when it comes to cultivation, most cultivators would often forget about this and rely on items that could calm the mind. In any case, they could still cultivate to the point where their souls could leave their bodies.

"So what the Daoist wanted to tell me was that since there's a high chance that the charcoal was on my body, then the problem of visualization would naturally be on one's own." Xiang Bao was suddenly enlightened. Uncle-Master Wang, on the other hand, thought of all the things that happened during his visualization and started to feel that he was on the wrong path.

Shi Xuan clasped his hands behind his back and walked towards the entrance of the City God Temple. He left behind his last words. "From the beginning of body forging all the way to the Unification of the Path, aren't all the problems in cultivation the same?"

"The problem of cultivation is on one's own!"

Xiang Bao's mind was buzzing, as if he had an epiphany, but also as if he did not understand anything. Uncle-Master Wang, on the other hand, was sweating profusely and his face was pale.

The problem of cultivation is on one's own. Shi Xuan's words were not only a reminder for Xiang Bao and Uncle-Master Wang, but also for himself.

After a long time after Shi Xuan had left, Xiang Bao and Uncle-Master Wang finally regained their senses. They looked at each other. One moment, they felt that these words were profound and meaningful, and the next moment, they felt that it was easy to understand. It was as good as not saying anything, and everyone knew it.

"From body forging to Unification of the Path, how arrogant." Uncle-Master Wang thought of Shi Xuan's words just now. He was puzzled and shocked. "To have such a tone, could it be …"

"A Genuine Immortal, or a Divine Immortal!" Xiang Bao finished the sentence and muttered to himself.

Such scenes were happening everywhere in Yu Yutian. Sometimes it was a young Daoist, sometimes it was a white-haired old man …

…

Inside Shi Xuan's abode.

After three hundred and ninety years of collection, countless auras of epiphany gathered in front of Shi Xuan's chest. Seal characters surrounded him and fell into it from time to time, causing them to emit a black and white light.

When the last two Taoist Seed characters flew in, the shapeless aura immediately twisted and changed, gathering into a shape.

After half an hour, the entire quiet room was filled with the light of wisdom. A thin book appeared in Shi Xuan's palm. The simple patterns on it formed three seal characters: Tao Te Ching.