Chapter 61: 60: Four Hundred Years of Magical Power, a Terrifying Feeling

Ji Yuan held a jade talisman in his hand as he cautiously explored the center of the spiritual realm.

This jade talisman was seized from the disciple of Xuanjun named Qi who was beaten to death in the pond.

It is called "Tengyun Talisman".

This is a precious talisman refined by a great being above the level of Tongxuan. A cloud-leaping talisman is sealed inside. When encountering a crisis, with a little effort of magic power, one can turn into a cloud and escape.

The speed was incredibly fast, covering a thousand miles in one breath, which was more than ten times faster than Ji Yuan's wind control technique.

This kind of talisman can allow one to fly a hundred thousand miles; if it is used once, it can only be used to escape a few thousand or tens of thousands of miles at a time, and then carefully maintained after use, it can be used up to ten times.

However, this 'Tengyun Talisman' has been worn out by 20% to 30%; if used carefully, it can still be used about six or seven times.

Even the most inferior cloud-flying technique is much faster than riding the fog or controlling the wind.

Therefore, this talisman is also a good item for Ji Yuan and is very useful.

There should have been two.

The one belonging to disciple Wang had been torn into pieces by the power of his supernatural powers.

"The man surnamed Wang is really experienced. Although his magical powers are not high, he was able to kill countless powerful peers and fellow disciples in the spiritual realm without any harm. He is really worth learning from." Ji Yuan held the Tengyun Talisman all the time and sighed in his heart.

I learned this trick from 'Senior Brother Wang'.

That guy was too steady. He was sure of victory and had ambushed others more than seventy times without fail. He still did not let his guard down and still held the Tengyun Talisman tightly in his hand.

If the spiritual realm wasn't so small, he would have really escaped.

If one attack fails, be prepared to escape thousands miles away.

If he hadn’t died at Ji Yuan’s hands.

Sooner or later, he will become a famous figure.

When the Xuanjun sect explores the spiritual realm, they always work in groups of two or more, with at least one experienced disciple to guide the novice; the Taoist named Qi is a novice.

If I didn't have an experienced veteran by my side, I would have died in the spiritual realm countless times.

Ji Yuan left the mantis scorpion nest and walked in the dense forest, holding a jade talisman in his left hand and a centipede bee bag in his right hand.

In the centipede bee's bag, there were strange insects as big as rice grains, pitch black, like flying ants, but with slender tails and long arms like mantises. They kept flying out of the bag led by the red centipede bees as big as fists.

These rice-sized alien insects are the newly harvested mantis scorpions.

There were as many as 200,000 centipede bees in the centipede bee's pocket.

These mantis scorpions are not very strong individually, but their stings are as poisonous as those of centipede bees. Once they appear in groups, monks without special defensive spells will almost certainly die.

If it is raised into a centipede, it may be stronger than the centipede raised from ordinary mosquitoes before.

Ji Yuan now plans to use them to explore rare treasures and magical treasures.

The magical power of [Calling Wind and Rain], which includes the techniques of listening to the wind and catching the wind, is good at eavesdropping on words and knowing good and bad luck thousands of miles away.

But these are not eyes after all.

The alien insects released by the centipede bee bag can only explore a few miles, but it is equivalent to giving Ji Yuan countless pairs of eyes, which can be useful for exploring some tiny spiritual objects and rare treasures.

Densely packed mantis scorpions were several inches off the ground, flapping their transparent wings. Wherever they passed, all the spiritual plants and poisonous snakes were eaten up.

All elixirs that are less than a thousand years old are given to them to eat.

Ten thousand are released at a time. When they are full, they are taken back and allowed to rest in the bag before the next batch is released.

Therefore, for Ji Yuan, this spiritual realm was like opening his third eye.

He had no intention of fighting with anyone along the way, and whenever he met any Xuanjun sect monks, he would avoid them.

Unless someone else has a treasure bag.

I met dozens of monks along the way, but not one of them had a treasure bag.

The next day, Ji Yuan walked to a red rock cliff with many wind tunnels on it.

Following the mantis scorpion's instructions, Ji Yuan flew into one of the deep caves.

It was several dozen feet deep and completely dark and silent.

Only the "ding dong" sound of dripping water could be heard. When I reached the bottom of the cave, a huge stalactite hung from the ceiling, with a drop of milky white viscous liquid dripping from the tip.

It fell into the stone pit below.

“The thousand-year-old stone stalactite can nourish your energy and prolong your life, but someone got there first.” Ji Yuan carefully scooped out a small cup of stalactite from the stone pit with a jade cup.

There was also the body of a smelly bat monster the size of a washbasin that had been killed by someone on the ground.

This thousand-year-old stone bell jade milk is one of the rare treasures. Taking one drop can extend your life by one century (twelve years).

If dropped into the eyes, it can also make people's vision clear and enable them to see things at night.

Unfortunately, I don’t know who got there first.

In the palm-sized stone pit, there was still some leftover soup that had not been scraped clean.

Ji Yuan used the jade cup to scoop for a long time before scraping away the last two drops.

If I bring these two drops back to the sect, I can easily sell them for 100,000 merits.

This is a treasure that prolongs life.

For a monk who is nearing the end of his life, it is a priceless treasure.

Among various elixirs, the most respected are those that prolong life, followed by those that cultivate the soul, and the lowest are those that increase power.

After putting the two drops of Stone Bell Jade Milk into the treasure bag, Ji Yuan found a relatively clean place in the cave and sat down.

He took out the two books of secret techniques from the treasure bag and looked through them.

Ji Yuan has taken wood marrow for ten thousand years and also has the ability of night vision.

The night is as bright as day, with every detail clearly visible.

Taking advantage of the fact that this cave was extremely hidden, Ji Yuan released the alien mantis scorpion to guard outside the cave. He planned to refine a few spiritual herbs and study the two secret techniques carefully.

These two secret techniques are both thin booklets, one is called [Chili Luopo Curse], and the other is called [True Immortal Fire Bed Method].

They were all secret techniques and manuals of the Xuanjun Sect, which were taken from the Xuanjun disciples who were ambushed and killed by the Xuanjun Sect's Wang and Qi.

Ji Yuan had taken a quick look at these two secret techniques before, and found them both interesting but also rather useless.

The first is the book [Chili Luopo Curse]; this spell belongs to the secret art of curse and cause and effect, and it says that there is an invisible and intangible Chiqi or Chi insect in the world.

Those who practice this ritual set up a small altar in a secluded place and perform a ritual to ward off evil spirits. They then write twenty-one red-lettered magic talismans on them. Then, every forty-nine days, they swallow one of the magic talismans.

After swallowing the twenty-one talismans, he directly refined the spell of calling the fallen soul.

When you encounter an enemy, call out to others first, either by shouting out the person or asking his name.

As long as the enemy agrees, it doesn't matter whether he answers with his real name or not.

As soon as one agrees, he will be immediately struck by the spell, his soul will shatter in an instant, and he will fall headfirst and die.

Even if the opponent is a cultivator, whose spiritual power far exceeds that of ordinary people, he will not be able to defend against this technique; if hit by this technique, at best he will fall to the ground and be unconscious for several hours, at worst his soul will be damaged and he will become a living dead.

This is a mantra spell based on the law of cause and effect.

As long as you agree, you will fall into the spell and there is no way to guard against it. Theoretically speaking, even if the caster calls out to the immortal and the immortal agrees, he will still fall into the spell.

But this secret technique is of no use to cultivators who have overcome the three disasters or have reached the Tongxuan level or above. Tongxuan cultivators have cultivated their primordial spirits, and their spiritual power is thousands of times greater than that of ordinary people.

Even if you are hit by the magic, it will be like a spring breeze blowing on your face, with no effect at all.

The advantage of the secret technique is that any mortal can practice it. There is no need for any magical powers or spiritual attainments, and there is no need for any enlightenment or comprehension. As long as one follows the method, it is very easy to succeed.

"No wonder this kind of magic is called a secret technique. This secret technique mainly focuses on catching the opponent off guard. Once others are prepared, it will be completely ineffective." Ji Yuan shook his head.

This "Chili Luopo Technique", once you call out your name to disperse your soul, if the enemy ignores you, the law of cause and effect cannot be formed, and the enemy will not be affected by the technique at all, and it is useless. Despite this, Ji Yuan still planned to find time to practice this secret technique after returning to the mountain gate.

He also flipped through another book called "The True Immortal Fire Bed Method".

Compared to the previous one, this secret technique is much more difficult. It is basically an empty fantasy and basically impossible to master.

Because, this secret technique is to catch dragons.

This technique is also known as the Chilong fire avoidance method.

"Choose 365 kinds of medicinal materials and refine them into the incense for attracting the dragon according to the steps. On the 16th day of the sixth month of the Jiaxu year, open the altar facing the south in a sunny marshland. Add one cup of magical water, put it on a bamboo basket, and light the incense for attracting the dragon in the bamboo basket."

"Don't let anyone see you during this time. If three people know, the secret will be revealed and the spell will fail."

"Tomorrow morning, listen to the dragon's roar on the top of the mountain. Go quietly and see that the Chilong has been put into the bamboo basket. Immediately set up the altar, chant the spell and write the talisman, and you can subdue the Ice Chi. From now on, you can walk through fire and water, and the boiling oil pot is like taking a bath."

"The Chilong inhaled the divine incense. Within one stick of incense, his consciousness became dim, his magical powers disappeared, and he could not fly out of the bamboo basket. If the spell fails within the time limit and the Chilong's magical powers recover, the practitioner will surely die, and the people thousands of miles away will also suffer from the ice disaster."

Ji Yuan counted on his fingers: "Sixty years make a Jiazi year. The sixteenth day of the sixth month of the Jiaxu year makes this the Gengwu year. It's still a long time. It seems that this magic cannot be practiced in a short time."

The general principle of this spell is that there is a strange dragon in the world, named Bingchi, which has the power of extreme cold; and it has great magical powers. It can freeze thousands or tens of thousands of miles at any time and live in the Antarctic ice region.

Chi was born with a lifespan of one Yuan, and his Taoism is at the highest level.

However, there is a catastrophe every sixty years, which happens on the sixth day of the sixth lunar month in the Jiaxu year. At this time, the Chi will become as stupid as a pig, as timid as a mouse, and as greedy as a wolf. Its spiritual platform will be clouded, and its Taoism will be lost. It will not be able to discern the secrets of heaven or understand the destiny of the world.

Just at this time, use incense to attract in special places.

It can attract Chilong from billions of miles away. After smelling the fragrance, Chilong will become drowsy and turn into a chopstick-length creature like an earthworm, sleeping in the water basin or bamboo basket.

Then he quickly went up and chanted spells to completely destroy the Chilong's consciousness, subdued the Chilong's body and practiced secret techniques.

After mastering this technique, one can use the magical power of ice dragon to protect oneself.

He can walk through fire and water, and no matter whether it is magical fire, divine fire, strange fire, earth fire or heavenly fire, none of them will touch him. Entering a sea of ​​fire is like taking a bath.

But the entire casting process only takes one stick of incense.

If the incense burns out without destroying the Ice Chi's mind, and the Ice Chi successfully survives the Jiazi calamity and its supernatural powers are restored in an instant, then the practitioner will almost certainly die.

There are three difficulties in this spell. One is that the medicinal materials for refining incense are complicated and difficult to collect, and they must be collected before the Jiaxu year.

One is whether or not you can attract the Chilong, which is also an unknown factor and depends on luck.

Another thing is, what method can be used to destroy the Ice Chi's spiritual consciousness without damaging its body. This secret technique does not explain this.

It all depends on luck.

However, on the path of cultivation, luck is the most important thing. No matter how powerful your supernatural powers are or how high your level of cultivation is, they are not as good as a trace of luck.

Therefore, the Taoists practice Taoism, the immortals practice immortality, and the immortals compete for luck and fortune in the Taoist tradition.

“It turns out that all immortal species, in addition to internal disasters, also have external disasters…” Ji Yuan touched his chin.

The Ice Chi is born sacred and has an extremely long lifespan.

But there is a catastrophe every sixty years.

As punctual as my period.

This is a secret that has never been recorded in any classic books. If it weren’t for this secret technique, Ji Yuan, who has read countless classics, would not have known it.

From this, it is speculated that other saints and some Taoist monks may have their periods on time every few years...

Oh no, it's disaster.

No wonder those Taoist old monsters rarely come out. They either hide in caves outside the world or hide in the mortal world.

Ji Yuan put the secret technique book into his pocket; this "True Immortal Fire Bed Technique" can only be practiced in the Jiaxu year, which is still a long way off now.

He plans to wait until the Jiaxu year to give it a try.

This spell may seem unreliable, but if it can be mastered, it will be no less than a great supernatural power.

Putting all these aside for the moment, Ji Yuan took out a thousand-year-old elixir from the bag, chewed it roughly, and swallowed it into his stomach to refine it.

At present, a lot of spiritual medicines have been collected.

The treasure bag is now full, so I have to refine some of it first.

Wisps of mist were inhaled through Ji Yuan's nostrils and exhaled from his mouth.

Half an hour later, the thousand-year-old elixir had been completely refined, but it only took a few months of effort.

After cultivating magic power for a hundred years, it is not so easy to increase it by several years or even dozens of years at a time as it was before cultivating magic power for more than ten years.

The quality of the magic power at this time far exceeds that of the magic power within a hundred years.

After Ji Yuan refined one plant, he took out another thousand-year-old elixir.

...

Half a month passed in the blink of an eye.

In the cave, Ji Yuan, who was sitting cross-legged on a stone platform, exhaled wisps of white mist that flickered faintly and appeared several feet wide above his head.

It was like a celebratory cloud.

In other words, this is Qingyun; it is the prototype of Qingyun Dharma.

In half a month, he had basically used up all the thousand-year-old spiritual medicine in the treasure bag, and also took a few five-thousand-year-old spiritual medicines.

There were only a few ten thousand year old spiritual herbs and a rare five thousand year old spiritual herb left, but Ji Yuan was not willing to take them.

Ji Yuan opened his eyes, and a majestic aura instantly spread out from the cave, sweeping across an area of ​​hundreds of miles.

"My magic power has lasted for four hundred years!"

The quality of mana has reached a new level, and it has reached the 401st year.

"My magic power has improved a lot, and the power of my supernatural powers has also increased a little." Ji Yuan's mind sank into his soul.

The terminology is: Sitting in the light of the mind, one can see the true nature.

In his soul, two mysterious talisman lights constantly absorbed profound principles from the void, making Ji Yuan feel like he was experiencing the great power of magic all the time.

He knew exactly what his magical powers were without even having to perform a rehearsal.

Just like cultivating magical powers, it becomes more difficult as time goes by.

The same is true for supernatural powers, the gains become slower as time goes by.

The magic power has increased over a hundred years; the power of the supernatural power has increased by about five or six percent.

To double the power of supernatural powers.

Unless the magic power breaks through a thousand years.

By then, not only the supernatural powers, but also the Taoism, soul, five senses, etc. will be greatly improved.

"But..." Ji Yuan frowned.

As his magic power exceeds four hundred years, he now gains a little more magic power.

Faintly, a creepy, hair-raising feeling increased.

It seems that now I am not cultivating immortality, but heading towards death!
This is also the reason why Ji Yuan did not rashly swallow the elixir for the time being.

When I closed my eyes, many circumstances flashed through my mind.

After a while, there was countless black smoke, which destroyed his soul.

For a moment it felt like being in a sea of ​​fire, burning from the soles of the feet to the top of the head, and all the internal organs were burning.

After a while, he was in darkness again. Great terror descended from the void. Thousands of lightning fragments burst out from his body, and he was shattered into pieces.

(End of this chapter)