Jing Jiu had been practicing the sword all his life. It could be said that he had been sailing with the current, moving forward with an indomitable spirit.
After breaking through the State of Spiritual Stability, which was relatively difficult and could only be achieved by time, if he could keep this up, Zhao Layue might not be able to enter the State of Free Travel faster than him.
However, he had already foreseen the problem before he completed the State of Inherited Will and was ready to break through the State of Undefeated.
Therefore, he had hesitated for a long time when he should enter the State of Undefeated. He had traveled with Zhao Layue for three years, but he still hadn't made up his mind.
It was not until the Sword Trial in Aoyama, when Liu Shisui's meridians were all broken and he was expelled from the mountain gate, that he finally made up his mind, and then his speculation was confirmed.
He had entered the State of Undefeated successfully, but the problem was that he couldn't take the flying sword into his body, and could only carry it on his back wrapped in a cloth.
During the zither tournament at the Plum Meeting, many Cultivation practitioners were surprised to see him carrying a sword on his back. Tong Lu even mocked him, but he didn't know that he had no choice.
Jing Jiu understood the reason, but he didn't expect that this problem would become a real problem if he wanted to break through the State of Free Travel.
To enter the State of Free Travel from the State of Undefeated, one needed more abundant Sword Source and a more tranquil Dao Heart. Most importantly, the Cultivation practitioner needed to attach his spiritual soul to the Sword Pill and nurture it together with the flying sword until the two minds were truly connected and the spiritual will was gradually born. This was the legendary Sword Ghost.
The current meaning of the State of Free Travel meant that the sword could travel a hundred miles away, and the Cultivation practitioner could travel around by riding the sword. But in fact, in the very beginning, the State of Free Travel meant that the Sword Ghost could leave the Cultivation practitioner's body and travel around freely under the control of the Sword Will.
The Sword Ghost was also called the Sword Devil or Sword Spirit in some sects. It could completely carry the spiritual soul of the Cultivation practitioner, and could be regarded as the second incarnation of the Cultivation practitioner, just like the Yuanying of the mysterious Daoist sects.
The Yuanying of the mysterious Daoist sects was the most secretive existence of the Cultivation practitioners, and so was the Sword Ghost.
Compared to the Cultivation practitioner, the Sword Ghost was very weak and could be easily hurt.
Of course, as the Cultivation state of the Cultivation practitioner improved, the Sword Ghost would become more powerful and harder to destroy. If the Cultivation practitioner became a figure in the State of Heavenly Arrival, the Sword Ghost's Sword Will would be as sharp as a real object, almost equal to the born shapeless sword body.
In addition to the Cultivation state of the Cultivation practitioner, the strength of the Sword ghost was also closely related to the material of the flying sword.
The Cultivation state of the Cultivation state of the Sword was closely related to the material of the flying sword.
Moreover, the Sword Ghost was the common soul of the cultivator and the flying sword. Once it was born, the cultivator and the flying sword could no longer be separated.
Therefore, if a Cultivation practitioner wanted to replace his original flying sword with a flying sword of a higher level, he had better do it before entering the State of Free Travel.
When Zhao Layue broke through the State of Free Travel, though the Thoughtless Sword was not by her side, it had already recognized her as its master, and its sword wills were everywhere on Shenmo Peak.
Sword to it, even under the circumstances, Zhao Zhao That Sword could could still. Layue, that possible. under. Li had Sword Layue had.
The Sword body. more difficult to say. The Sword. Under. Jing. The Jiu.
Jing Jiu's situation was even more troublesome.
He had never thought of changing the sword.
The iron sword left by the Immortal Master Mo was not of a high state at the beginning, but he had cultivated the sword in two lives, so he was well aware of the principle that the sword rose with the user.
Yet, he couldn't put the iron sword into the Sword Pill, so how could he nourish it with his spiritual soul? How could he produce the Sword Ghost?
The problem had been solved. What he needed to do now was to find a way to put the iron sword into his body.
After thinking for more than ten days, he had come up with more than seventy methods. He used the Sword Awareness to develop them, but all of them failed.
Back when he was in the small village of the Liu family, he had spent one year calculating many things, but he had never considered this.
It was because he had never thought that there was a problem with his Cultivation, but this was the problem he had encountered.
This fact made him feel embarrassed.
Looking at the iron sword in front of him, he suddenly opened his mouth after a long moment of silence.
Fortunately, he came back to his senses soon enough. He thought it was ridiculous, thinking that he was not a mortal who did acrobatics, so it was impossible for him to swallow the sword.
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After a series of failures, Jing Jiu was certain that the sword work he had cultivated in his life was different from that of the Aoyama Sect and all the other sword sects in Chaotian.
He had to take a completely different path.
A few days later, he made up his mind.
This time he didn't try to bring the iron sword back into his body and nourish it with his spiritual soul. Instead, he employed the secret method of the Bloody Demon Church to pull his spiritual soul out of his body.
Under the circumstances, he had to try even if it was a method of the deviant sects.
He hadn't reached the Free Travel State yet, so his spiritual soul should be very weak and unable to leave his body. However, his spiritual soul and Sword Awareness were too powerful, so his spiritual soul actually drifted out of his body. It looked like a gloomy fire without any paper, rising and falling in the air along with the wind.
Looking at the flame, Jing Jiu remained silent.
The fiery spiritual soul drifted slowly onto the iron sword, making a sizzling sound, like a drop of water falling into a charcoal stove.
Jing Jiu summoned it without hesitation.
The spiritual soul returned to his body as quickly as possible.
But it was still too late.
A mouthful of fresh blood spurted out from his mouth and landed on the stone wall.
All the injuries suffered by the spiritual soul would affect his consciousness without any delay or weakening; they would even be magnified many times over.
In an instant, he felt a pain worse than death by dismembering his body, his face turning pale.
However, he didn't make a sound even though he was in such a dangerous and painful situation, the expression in his eyes was as calm as ever.
He started recuperating with his eyes closed, making sure that his spiritual soul was only a bit weaker than before.
A minute later, he opened his eyes and looked at the blood stains on the stone wall, feeling a bit worried.
This was not the first time he had bled. He had bled when he broke Guo Nanshan's Blue Ocean Sword during the Sword Trial in Aoyama.
But he wasn't worried about Fang Jingtian.
Back then, he chose to return to Aoyama to cultivate all over again. The most important reason was safety, in addition to the convenience.
Liu Ci and Yuan Qijing were both here, so it was impossible for them to let anything happen to him.
However, it seemed that even Liu Ci and Yuan Qijing couldn't solve his problem in Cultivation. What should he do?
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In the distant Guocheng Temple, Liu Shisui was facing a similar problem as Jing Jiu.
He didn't have any experience in Buddhist cultivation, nor did he have any knowledge about Zen Buddhism.
Back then, Jing Jiu only taught him for a year. If Xiwang Sun hadn't taught him for a while, he probably wouldn't have been able to understand this scripture.
Of course, even if he could understand the literal meaning of this scripture, he still couldn't understand its true meaning.
He pondered over the scripture day and night, growing more and more anxious, and his hair was about to fall off.
Xiao He was worried that he might really turn into a monk if he continued like this.
Time passed by like this.
It was late winter, and the yellow temple was covered with snow. Liu Shisui still hadn't made any progress.
One day, he suddenly felt that the Zhen Yuan in his body was stirring up. He knew that it was about to break out, so his expression turned grave.
Xiao He said after a moment of hesitation, "How about … I secretly bring a monk back?"
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