Summary: Start With Azure Cloud Gate

Chapter 73 Goodbye Wan Jianyi [two-in-one, please subscribe]

Azure Cloud Mountain, Heaven-Connecting Peak.

The day after Zhang Ruofeng and others returned, Heaven-Connecting Peak began to become lively.

The first elders from each peak came one after another, and they all looked excited, as if they had encountered some happy event.

Except for Zhang Ruofeng and a few others who knew the inside story, the rest of the disciples were confused and didn't know what happened to make these first elders so excited.

However, Daoxuan Perfected Being did not publicize this matter, and the disciples did not dare to ask more questions. They just discussed and speculated in private. Then they saw the first elders of these other peaks coming at sunrise and returning at sunset, basically every day.

In the past few days, even the elders from Daoxuan Perfect Being and Heaven-Connecting Peak have rarely shown up. They have been sitting in Yuqing Hall all day long, wondering what they are doing with the first elders of these other peaks.

As for Zhang Ruofeng, he has basically been living in seclusion these days, spending every day in seclusion in his small courtyard to practice hard.

Cultivation in the Shangqing realm is far more complicated than that in the Yuqing realm.

In Liubo Mountain, because of the emergency situation at the time, he left the seclusion just after breaking through the Shangqing realm, and many of the Divine Ability spells of the Shangqing realm had not been figured out yet.

When he came back this time, after receiving the guidance from Daoxuan Perfected Being and reading a lot of practice secrets, he saw his own shortcomings in many aspects.

I just took advantage of this period of time to practice hard in seclusion and completely stabilize my state.

In this way, in this busy atmosphere, ten days passed in a blink of an eye.

In the courtyard east of Heaven-Connecting Peak.

Zhang Ruofeng woke up from his trance, two rays of light flashed across his eyes, and then he exhaled a long white breath, with a smile on his face, and said to himself: "Finally stable."

As he spoke, the deep abyss-like aura emanating from his body slowly closed in like a whale sucking water, and his whole person once again returned to his previous sunny, handsome and unrestrained temperament.

Coupled with the faint layer of auspicious light that enveloped the whole body, he looked like a young immortal, full of charm.

Zhang Ruofeng was smiling and in a very happy mood.

After ten days of seclusion, he finally stabilized his realm at the upper level, which is equivalent to the early stage of Nascent Soul cultivation with the new method.

There are also some key Divine Ability and fighting methods in the Shangqing realm, which he has almost mastered.

For example, now, he has successfully refined the Azure Dragon Sword into his own Law Treasure.

At this moment, the Canglong Sword turns into a small pocket sword, which is stored in the dantian for nourishment. It can be used as a sacrifice at will, which is very convenient.

He couldn't do this before because the Canglong Sword was too high-grade and belonged to the top Supreme Grade Spirit Weapon. Its spiritual power was too powerful and he couldn't afford it at his current state, so he could only carry it with him.

Not only the Canglong Sword, but also his other Law Treasures, Liuhe Mirror, Hehuan Bell and Xuanhuo Jian, are all extremely spiritual treasures and extremely powerful. It requires at least a high level of purity to refine them into their original life. Law Treasure is one with Body Integration, otherwise it can only be carried with you.

However, the only thing that can be collected in Dantian at this moment is a Canglong Sword.

Because the natal Law Treasure needs to be nourished by true energy and controlled by spiritual consciousness. Over time, it will have a close connection with it and be connected with the mind, so that it can be driven like an arm.

Each person's spiritual consciousness is limited and can only control one Law Treasure at most, so each person can only have one natal Law Treasure.

It is said that with the new method of cultivation, after practicing to the Soul Formation Realm, you can split the Primordial Spirit and refine the clone, but you can control two natal Law Treasures at the same time.

However, Azure Cloud Gate's Tai Chi Xuan Qing Dao does not have any training methods for splitting the Primordial Spirit, so it is not included here.

After careful consideration, Zhang Ruofeng finally chose to refine the Canglong Sword into his natal Law Treasure.

However, in terms of grades, the Hehuan Bell and the Xuanhuojian are actually far better than the Canglong Sword.

But firstly, these two Law Treasures cannot be seen in the light and cannot be used openly. Secondly, these two Law Treasures are Divine Weapons from Hehuan Sect and Fenxiang Valley’s town sect. They need to cooperate with the corresponding magic techniques or techniques of the two parties. Only the magic circle can exert its greatest power.

So after careful consideration, Zhang Ruofeng still did not consider these two Law Treasures.

As for the Liuhe Mirror and the Mountain and River Fan, the former only has a protective function and cannot be used as a Law Treasure. The latter is of too low a grade and is not as good as the Canglong Sword, so it is not within the scope of Zhang Ruofeng's consideration.

Of course, although these four Law Treasures cannot be refined into the original Law Treasure, it is impossible for Zhang Ruofeng to abandon them. He has only established a simple connection with them. There is no problem in normal use, but it is not as easy to use as the Canglong Sword. .

But there is a benefit to this.

That is, if these Law Treasures are damaged, Zhang Ruofeng will not suffer backlash.

It is different from the natal Law Treasure.

If the natal Law Treasure is damaged, the owner of the Law Treasure will be seriously injured at least, or the spiritual consciousness will be damaged at worst, and the foundation will be damaged, and the cultivation level will not be improved in this life, and it may even cause the realm to fall, and the consequences will be very serious.

As for Zhang Xiaofan's type of blood refining Law Treasure, it is different from ordinary sacrificial refining methods.

Use the blood refining method to sacrifice Law Treasure. Law Treasure basically lives and dies with its owner.

In this world, except for those in Demon Dao, very few people use this method to refine Law Treasure.

In addition to his natal Law Treasure, what Zhang Ruofeng has improved the most this time is the exclusive power of the Shangqing Realm - Divine Consciousness!

The power of spiritual consciousness can be regarded as a qualitative change of the spiritual power practiced in Yuqing realm.

The fourth level of Yuqing began to practice spiritual power, but until the sixth level of Yuqing, the effective range of spiritual power was only about a hundred meters at most.

Until you break through the seventh level of Yuqing, there will be another sublimation, but even if you reach the peak of Yuqing, the limit distance of your spiritual power will not exceed one thousand meters.

But as the divine consciousness is condensed, the coverage range of the divine consciousness will be greatly increased.

At this moment, Zhang Ruofeng's spiritual consciousness could cover a radius of ten miles.

Within a radius of ten miles, unless there are some places that isolate his spiritual consciousness, he can clearly sense any disturbance.

This kind of method was not available with the previous spiritual power.

Of course, this Heaven-Connecting Peak is the center of the Azure Cloud Gate, and there are many core secrets. Unless there are special circumstances, no one dares to use their spiritual consciousness to investigate unscrupulously on the Heaven-Connecting Peak. Even Daoxuan Perfected Being has This is rarely done.

Zhang Ruofeng naturally did not dare to violate this rule.

But no matter what, having this special method at this moment is ultimately a good thing.

At this moment, his strength has increased by more than ten times compared to the previous Yuqing realm? !

"Just the Shangqing Realm is so powerful. It's hard to imagine what incredible power the legendary Taiqing Realm will possess..."

Zhang Ruofeng murmured softly.

As far as he knew, there were no more than twenty masters in the Shangqing realm in the Azure Cloud Gate at the moment, including the top elders of each peak.

This time when I went to Liubo Mountain, two more people died. Now the number is only sixteen or seventeen at most.

Among these sixteen or seventeen people, the strongest one is naturally Master Daoxuan Perfect Being. It is said that he has reached the peak of the Supreme Purity many years ago, but he has not made a move in these years. No one knows whether he has broken through the Supreme Pure Realm. .

In addition, there are Cangsong Perfect Being on Dragon Head Peak and Tian Buyi on Dazhu Peak.

These two people should be between the seventh and ninth levels of the Shangqing Dynasty. It's hard to say which one is stronger and which one is weaker.

But Zhang Ruofeng felt that Tian Buyi's strength should be slightly better than Cangsong's.

Next, there are people like Zeng Shuchang, the leader of Fenghui Peak, Shuiyue Perfected Being, the leader of Xiaozhu Peak, Master Suru of Dazhu Peak, Shang Zhengliang, the leader of Chaoyang Peak, and Tianyun Daoist, the leader of Luoxia Peak.

As for the elders of each peak, they vary in strength and rarely meet each other, so Zhang Ruofeng is not sure about their specific cultivation level.

However, Zhang Ruofeng feels that the huge Azure Cloud Gate should have more than just these experts on the surface.

After all, anyone who breaks through to the Shangqing realm will have a lifespan of at least four to five hundred years, and the legendary Taiqing realm has a lifespan of more than two thousand years.

After so many years, Zhang Ruofeng does not believe that Azure Cloud Gate will survive without the older generation of experts.

For example, Uncle Wan Jianyi from the Ancestral Hall is the most obvious example...

Thinking of Wan Jianyi, Zhang Ruofeng's expression moved slightly, he turned his head to look towards the back mountain, and said to himself: "I've been back for so many days, it's time to visit Master Wan..."

He still respected and appreciated Wan Jianyi very much.

He couldn't comment on the grudges of the older generation, but Wan Jianyi was indeed as grateful as a mountain to him.

This time going down the mountain, if it weren't for the 'True Secret of Killing Ghosts and Gods' taught by Wan Jianyi, he might not have been able to easily survive the many crises.

Thinking of this, Zhang Ruofeng immediately stood up and headed towards the back mountain, ready to see Wan Jianyi, a lonely old man who had lived in seclusion in the ancestor's ancestral hall for more than a hundred years.

Mountain behind Heaven-Connecting Peak.

When the mountain breeze blows, you can see the mountains are full of greenery, the green shadows are dancing, the trees are surging, and there is a soul-stirring beauty everywhere.

Zhang Ruofeng walked with his sword and landed at the three-way intersection leading to the ancestral hall.

Of these two roads, one leads to the Ancestral Hall, and the other leads to another forbidden area in Heaven-Connecting Peak - Huanyue Cave Mansion.

Standing at the intersection, Zhang Ruofeng glanced at the road leading to Huanyue Cave Mansion, his eyes flickered, and he murmured in a low voice: "The fifth volume of the Book of Heaven is right here..."

This Huanyue Cave Mansion is said to be the place where Patriarch Aoba attained enlightenment.

Patriarch Qingye has been in seclusion here for thirteen years. The Great Accomplishment of Taoism has not only changed Qingyun's decline in the past, but also developed Azure Cloud Gate to another peak, becoming one of the seven Immortal Gates in Middle-earth. and continues to this day.

In addition, Azure Cloud Gate’s legendary Divine Weapon ancient sword ‘Zhu Xian’ is also enshrined in the Huanyue Cave Mansion.

And this 'Zhu Xian' ancient sword is actually the fifth volume of the Heavenly Book obtained by Patriarch Qingyunzi back then!

Zhang Ruofeng couldn't help but feel a little moved when he thought that he had made such great progress in cultivation after only getting one volume of the Heavenly Book.

But he quickly suppressed the greed in his heart, took a deep breath, and sighed: "It's not the time yet..."

The ancient sword of 'Zhu Xian' is an important weapon of Qingyun, and only the masters of the past generations have been qualified to touch it.

Although he has good qualifications and is highly respected by his master Venerable Weapon, if he wants to come into contact with the 'Zhu Xian' ancient sword at this time, his master will probably not agree to it.

Even if he directly told his master that the ancient sword 'Zhu Xian' was the fifth volume of the Heavenly Book, he could not explain the reason.

Moreover, the master has been in charge of the ancient sword 'Zhu Xian' for so many years, who can guarantee that he does not know this secret?

Maybe the master has already comprehended the fifth volume of the heavenly book in the ancient sword "Zhu Xian" and used it to break through the Taiqing realm.

Shaking his head, Zhang Ruofeng withdrew his gaze, turned around and walked towards the ancestor's ancestral hall.

Compared to other places in Heaven-Connecting Peak, the Ancestral Hall is as deserted as ever.

In the vast open space, only one majestic palace stands, with its four-cornered eaves, glazed tile roof, and antique house number and red pillars, all seeming to tell the history of the past in this tranquility.

Waves of light smoke drifted out from the deep and somewhat gloomy hall. Looking from the outside, I could see candles dotted inside, and even the evergreen lamps swayed slightly and hung in the air.

In front of the temple, the old man in simple clothes was still cleaning the fallen leaves. The lonely figure looked a bit desolate and desolate.

Zhang Ruofeng stood in the distance, watching this scene, and couldn't help but feel a little sad. Then he sighed, shook his head, smiled again on his face, and strode forward.

"senior!"

Hearing the sound, the old man paused in his sweeping movements, then turned around, looked at the young man he hadn't seen for several months, smiled faintly, and said, "You're here."

Zhang Ruofeng stepped forward with a smile, saluted and said, "When my disciple came back, I didn't come to see my senior immediately. Please forgive me."

The old man did not reply. Instead, he looked at Zhang Ruofeng carefully, and then nodded and said, "It seems that your master is right. You are indeed a natural-born cultivator. In just a few months of not seeing each other, you have already broken Azure." The shackles that no one in Cloud Gate can break have entered the level of super-clear, not bad, not bad!”

The old man said two good things in a row, and in his words, he did not hide at all that he knew Daoxuan's Perfect Being.

Zhang Ruofeng was not surprised, he clasped his hands and said with a smile: "Senior has a wise eye and can hide nothing from you."

The old man smiled faintly, and then said: "My cultivation has improved a lot, but I don't know how the swordsmanship I taught you is going?"

Zhang Ruofeng said solemnly: "This disciple does not dare to be lazy. He has thoroughly mastered the technique of 'killing ghosts and gods'. This time when he comes down the mountain, he has not lost the reputation of his predecessor!"

The old man said with a half-smile: "My former reputation? What was my former reputation?"

Zhang Ruofeng smiled and said nothing.

Wan Jianyi didn't want to reveal his identity, so naturally he wouldn't be stupid enough to do so.

The old man put away his smile and said calmly: "Okay, now that you have mastered it, let me see it with a sword, and let me see if I have taught the wrong person."

"yes!"

Zhang Ruofeng bowed solemnly, and then his mind moved slightly. A long roar of a dragon sounded from within his body, and then the Canglong Sword appeared out of thin air and appeared in front of him.

Zhang Ruofeng held the hilt of the sword and rode up the wind, his whole body enveloped in endless light.

"Buzzing..."

Amidst the whistling sound, the endless light quickly gathered and turned into a blazing white light, shining like a raging flame for nine days.

The next moment, the dragon roars again!

Zhang Ruofeng Unity of Man and Sword, his whole body turned into a huge beam of light, suddenly shot out, the sound of the sword resounded throughout the fields, shaking the sky.

"Boom!"

Like the sun's rays blooming, countless blazing rays of light burst out, shaking away the violent wind, tearing apart the clouds, and even the void was violently distorted, as if it would be shattered at the next moment. A shuddering and terrifying aura exuded between the heaven and the earth.

After a long time, the terrifying noise slowly dissipated. The wind blew and the clouds moved, and the clouds torn by the sword light slowly condensed again, covering the blue sky.

Zhang Ruofeng's figure was like a pine tree, floating down. His face showed no sign of decline. He looked at the old man excitedly and asked: "Senior, how are you? I didn't embarrass you, did I?"

The old man's expression was still indifferent, but there was a hint of relief in his eyes. He nodded and said, "Yes, you can cast spells without spells. It seems that you have indeed not missed practice."

Zhang Ruofeng suddenly smiled brightly, feeling as excited as if he had achieved good results and was praised by his elders.

The old man smiled slightly and said: "You have mastered two of the four Azure Cloud Gate techniques. The other two, 'Seven Star Sword Style', must be practiced by the leader. Since you don't want to be the leader, then don't even think about it." , you can practice the other 'Excalibur Thunder Control Technique', and it will give you another way to save your life."

Zhang Ruofeng nodded and said: "The disciple also has this intention, but the master has been busy recently. He has been studying the heavenly books with the chief elders of each lineage all day long to perfect the 'Tai Chi Xuan Qing Dao' of my Azure Cloud Gate. The disciple will not go either Excuse me, so aren’t you here to find senior?”

As he said that, Zhang Ruofeng looked at the old man expectantly.

Learning the 'Excalibur Thunder Control Technique' was another purpose for him to come to the old man.

But the old man shook his head and said, "Then I'm afraid you will be disappointed. I don't know how to control the thunder with the divine sword."

"Ah?" Zhang Ruofeng was dumbfounded.

The old man glared at him angrily and said: "Do you think everyone is as evil as you? For ordinary people, it takes countless efforts to learn one true technique in their lifetime. How can they have time to practice other techniques? The real secret?"

Zhang Ruofeng touched his head in embarrassment, and after thinking about it carefully, it seemed that this was indeed the case.

In the entire Azure Cloud Gate, except for Master Daoxuan, whose Perfected Being situation is unknown, the other first elders basically only know the Divine Sword and Thunder Control Technique.

The old man said calmly: "But you don't have to be discouraged. With your qualifications, the other first elders in Azure Cloud Gate will be very happy to help you on your path of cultivation. Since your master is not available, you can find others." That’s the first elder.”

"This..." Zhang Ruofeng pondered for a moment, and the first thing he thought of was Tian Buyi.

But after a second thought, he still looked at the old man, rolled his eyes, and said, "I wonder if the senior has anyone to recommend? Who should the disciple go to for advice?"

Hearing this, the old man also hesitated.

Immediately, a complex color flashed in his eyes, and he said: "If you have time, you can go to Xiaozhu Peak and ask Shuiyue Perfected Being of Xiaozhu Peak. Although her cultivation is not as good as Cangsong Hetian, she can control the Tianya Divine Weapon. Over the years, my understanding of the true art of divine sword and thunder control is by no means inferior to these two. If she is willing to teach you, it should not be difficult for you to achieve it quickly."

Zhang Ruofeng suddenly showed an expression that was indeed true, and then said with some expectancy: "I wonder if Senior has anything else that you need me to bring to Master Shuiyue?"

Looking at the fire of gossip in Zhang Ruofeng's eyes, the old man glared and said, "Are you asking for a beating?"

Zhang Ruofeng quickly took two steps back and said with a sneer: "Forget it if you don't have it. Why are you so angry, senior?"

The old man glanced at him angrily, then his expression became solemn, and he said: "Boy, although I don't know how you learned my identity, but remember, this matter must not be spread outside, otherwise it will not matter to your teacher." It may not be a good thing for you, or for me, do you understand?"

Zhang Ruofeng nodded and said, "Senior, don't worry, I understand the severity."

The old man nodded: "That's good..."

But at this time, Zhang Ruofeng's voice changed and he suddenly said: "But, if someone in my Azure Cloud Gate rebels and has a relationship with you, senior, don't you care about it, senior?"

Hearing this, the old man's expression changed slightly and said, "What did you say? Someone betrayed Azure Cloud Gate because of me?!"

Zhang Ruofeng nodded: "Yes!"

The old man stared at him: "Who is it?"

Zhang Ruofeng said solemnly: "The first one of Dragon Head Peak, Green Pine Perfected Being!"

(End of chapter)