It was a man who was shrouded in spiritual light from head to toe.
From his face, one could tell that he was a dignified man. However, due to the strong light, one could not see his appearance clearly.
His Taoist robe fluttered even though there was no wind, as if it was caused by the spiritual light. His white hair was like a belt of light, and his whole body seemed to be made of light.
The only thing Gao Chuan could see clearly was the black longsword in his hand, which had golden patterns on it.
"Yes."
After responding to Gao Hong and Su Yu, who were bowing respectfully, the Taoist called Uncle Chang turned his gaze to Gao Chuan, who was standing beside him. As he glanced at Gao Chuan, Gao Chuan felt as if he was being shone by the scorching noon sun. In just a moment, his hair started to dry and curl. His internal organs started to heat up and swell. The demonic beast flesh on his body started to peel off, and his skin started to crack.
Realizing that something was wrong, Uncle Chang quickly looked away. Under his gaze, the surrounding plants started to dry up and catch fire. The flames on the surrounding ruins started to burn again.
"Eat it quickly, or there may be hidden dangers left behind."
Seeing this, Gao Hong hurriedly took out a small bottle and stuffed it into Gao Chuan's hand. He then explained, "Uncle Chang Mu is practicing the Great Rising Sun Technique. He is not appearing in his real body now, but in his Golden Elixir Body. Therefore, every word and action of his has great power. Even if he restrains most of his power, he can't control a small part of it. He didn't mean to hurt you."
After taking the unknown liquid in the small bottle, Gao Chuan felt much better all of a sudden. The soreness and itchiness caused by the intense exercise in his body all disappeared. His tired spirit was also relieved. His dry and cracked skin gradually recovered, and his hot internal organs also returned to their original state. He even felt tougher. However, there was nothing he could do about his curly hair. It was still yellow and withered. When he reached out to touch it, it actually shattered into ashes and scattered with the wind.
"Is this the survivor?"
Chang Mu looked to the side. There were crackling sounds of burning under his feet and around him, and the surrounding air was distorted by waves of heat. He said calmly, "Your name is Gao Chuan, right? I saw that Gao Hong gave his recommendation to you. When I scanned the area with my Divine Sense, I saw the results of your battle. Twelve beasts. Not bad. Interesting. "
Nodding slightly to express his appreciation, Zhenren Chang continued, "Being able to kill so many wild beasts proves that your combat awareness and innate strength are both extraordinary. This is very good, but you still have to go through the necessary procedures without exception. My conjured body can't stay close to you for too long, and I can't take you away from this mountain range. So I'll make it short. It's not difficult to join my sect. You just have to use that frozen stone mountain as a coordinate and head east, and you'll reach the border of Xin Country in Zhongzhou. You just have to reach the capital, Yujing, before the first month of next year. "
"The Eclipse Dragon has already fled far away. Most of the monsters and beasts in the surroundings have also fled. I don't think there will be any danger."
After saying that, Weiwei did not stop at all and flew straight into the sky. In a few blinks of an eye, he became a speck of light and disappeared into the clouds. His speed was so fast, but there was no sound at all.
After Gao Hong and Su Yu gave Gao Chuan a few words of encouragement, they flew up at the same time.
Seeing this, Gao Chuan hurriedly asked some questions.
"What? What's the Xin Dynasty like? "
Gao Hong stroked his chin, finding it difficult to answer. "The Xin Dynasty, as its name suggests, is indeed a newly established dynasty. The Emperor, Zhao Chang, has become ambitious after inheriting the throne of his father, Zhao Hao, and is carrying out a large-scale, comprehensive reform … Are you talking about these? Oh, what's the capital like? "
"It's very different from ordinary cities. Or rather, for a mountain boy like you, the whole Xin Dynasty is an incredible existence. You'll know once you see it."
After giving a vague explanation, before leaving, Gao Hong left behind a piece of paper, which he said was a map.
Watching the departure of these cultivators, Gao Chuan touched the part of his skin that was cracked before. It had become flexible and firm again. Then, he looked at his hands again. One of them was holding the ax used to chop trees, and the other was holding the black token.
The ground where Venerable Chang Mu was floating before was emitting a charred smell, and the reddish soil was slowly turning back to black. The heat waves were still surging. It was a late autumn night, but the surroundings were hotter than the hottest summer night.
"This is the power of a cultivator … Flying in the sky, melting in the mountains, spirit medicine … Just by looking at me, they can kill me. Just by existing, they can change the environment."
Gao Chuan couldn't help but sigh with emotion as he looked at the three light spots rushing toward the depths of the mountain range. Gao Chuan's gaze became resolute once again. He put away the small bottle, took out the jade slip that Su Yu had given him, and started reading it seriously.
White light flowed in the depths of the jade scroll. Gao Chuan stroked its surface, and as his fingers moved, the light followed. He calmed down, and a few simple words suddenly appeared in his mind.
"True Essence Condensation Breathing Technique"
The scorching sun rose and returned to the night sky. Then, it returned to the middle of the sky and illuminated the world.
After burying the remains of the last villager who had been burned to black in the graveyard, Gao Chuan moved a huge rock and placed it in front of the huge graveyard.
"Tomb of 147 people from Cloudwood Village."
These words were engraved neatly on it.
Wiping away his sweat, Gao Chuan took a few deep breaths, closed his eyes and pondered for a while.
To him, the entire Cloudwood Village's thirty-odd families were complete strangers. As a transmigrator from another world, he shouldn't have any feelings for these people. But in reality, the nameless youth's memories were his memories. The youth's anger and hatred were his anger and hatred. Even if these weren't counted, Gao Chuan should be grateful to these villagers who had raised the youth for the sake of his new life. Without them, there wouldn't be Gao Chuan today.
But now, they were all dead. Regardless of gender, age, or gender, they were all killed by the demonic beasts or the fire brought by the demonic beasts. Their deaths were extremely tragic, and there wasn't even a complete corpse.
Teeth marks on the bones, children and infants who had been burned into a ball, and women who had been crushed to death by the dust. Their faces were filled with fear and despair.
These scenes were deeply engraved in his mind.
Even if they were strangers, as long as there was a trace of bravery in their hearts, they wouldn't turn a blind eye to such a scene.
This was a grudge, a blood feud, a great feud between humans and non-humans.
And this grudge had to be avenged.
Opening his eyes, Gao Chuan stared at the simple stone tablet with increasingly cold and determined eyes.
"Without strength, one will die. Nothing can be done. Even one's corpse cannot be preserved…"
Stroking the rough characters that he had carved out with his axe, the anger in his heart slowly subsided.
"Therefore, I want to cultivate."
Muttering to himself, Gao Chuan picked up the animal skin package that was placed at the side and strapped the sharpened axe to his waist. He turned around and left the ruins of the village that he had lived in for fifteen years.
All the way east.
The Original Energy Condensation Breathing Technique was one of the most common Spiritual Awakening Techniques. It didn't have any special effects, and its speed wasn't outstanding either. However, in terms of stability and solidity, it was one of the best in the world.
The sky darkened. Indeed, it was as Reverend Xu Mu had said. There were no demonic beasts or wild beasts here. However, even so, one still had to be careful of the dangers of the mountainous terrain.
Therefore, Gao Chuan didn't continue his journey after dark. Instead, he found a big tree and climbed up with his bag.
After finding a thick and sturdy branch to sit on, he took out the jade scroll and began to cultivate.
A person's cultivation began by opening the apertures. One needed to use one's own blood energy and inner strength to shake open the inert spiritual energy that had accumulated in one's apertures. Then, one needed to use the blood energy and inner strength under one's control to enter and control the apertures.
However, this alone wasn't enough.
For someone like Gao Chuan, who had the innate strength of crystals, there was no need to say much about his talent. However, generally speaking, because he had opened the apertures too early and hadn't received any systematic education, he needed to use the cultivation technique to adjust the blood energy in his body and absorb external spiritual energy to stabilize the circulation of his inner strength. This would allow the spiritual energy in his apertures to circulate endlessly.
However, Gao Hong and Su Yu didn't know about this.
Gao Chuan wasn't just a village woodcutter or a hunter in the mountains.
He was a transmigrator. Coincidentally, this world also used Chinese. Although there were some changes, it wasn't difficult to translate and understand. In other words, he was an educated person who knew how to read and had some talent in his heart … an intellectual.
This was different from other people who had opened the apertures on their own. This world was, after all, still an ancient era. There weren't many people who knew how to read and were illiterate. As for those who were full of blood energy and didn't have the cultivation technique to open the apertures, they were basically hunters in the mountains or fishermen by the sea.
None of them were literate. Even if they were given the jade scroll of the Zhenyi Legacy, each and every one of them would have to spend a lot of effort to visualize the apertures in their hearts and use their minds to guide the blood energy and spiritual energy to circulate throughout their bodies.
Even visualizing the meaning of these two words would take them a long time. Poor people, how would they know what these messy words meant?
Gao Chuan followed the instructions of the legacy in the jade scroll. He was like a fish in water. His body in this world was strengthened by the strange crystals. His blood energy was so abundant that it was almost tangible. The muscles and even the internal organs of his body were so strong that they were inhuman.
Even if he were to fight against demonic beasts, he would still be able to fight to a draw. Although according to the legends, cultivation didn't specialize in the cultivation of the body. In the later stages, the physical body was almost dispensable. However, in the early stages, having a strong body was a great thing. It could bring a lot of help.
Just like now.
Gao Chuan's untrained mind, which seemed to have some impurities, slowly stopped being scattered and fluttering under the adjustment of his breathing and heart technique. Instead, it became slightly more solid and more obedient. Under the control of Gao Chuan's will, it guided the flow of the blood energy and inner strength in his body, allowing them to slowly move out of the apertures.
Adjusting the blood energy in his body through breathing and exhaling, and then using the blood energy to coordinate with the mind, he guided the spiritual energy into the body, opened the apertures, and opened the spirit and transformed it into qi.
Blood energy and blood had nothing to do with each other. If it had to be said, it was the embodiment of life force. Usually, it didn't listen to people's orders. Instead, it was silent in the flesh and blood, waiting for the day to erupt.
As for cultivators, the first step was to mobilize the silent energy in the body and let it move according to their own thoughts. In the process of guiding the blood energy, ordinary people would absorb the blood energy back into the body because they weren't familiar with it or because of the body's instinctive attraction.
As for Gao Chuan, because his blood energy was too vigorous, even if most of it returned to the flesh and blood midway, it was still enough blood energy to attract enough spiritual energy from the outside world into each of the apertures and began to circulate.
"Phew."
Opening his eyes, Gao Chuan finally understood how ordinary humans cultivated.
In this world, there were very few people with strong bodies like him. If most people wanted to cultivate, they had to train their bodies from a young age, strengthen their blood and Qi, and train their control over the internal Qi in their bodies. Once they had enough Qi, they would break through all the acupoints in their bodies, guide spiritual energy into their bodies, and start the cycle, and enter the stage of Spirit Opening.
However, the amount of blood and Qi needed to break through the acupoints was much less than the amount needed to build the cycle of spiritual energy. Therefore, at this time, one had to guide external Qi into their bodies, and eat the energy-rich flesh of demonic beasts to ensure the success of Spirit Opening.
As for Gao Chuan, his blood and Qi were so abundant that he did not need any external objects. Moreover, he could guide Qi without any hindrance. Therefore, the Spirit Opening stage was a piece of cake for him. Once the time was up, he would successfully Spirit Opening and enter the next stage mentioned in the jade scroll, Bai Pi.
"This is enough for today. My blood and Qi are already weak. Continuing is not good for my body."
Exhaling a mouthful of foul air, Gao Chuan opened his eyes.
Cultivation was not easy. On the contrary, it was rather painful.
The feeling of moving blood and Qi was like a hot knife slicing through the body. As the embodiment of life, using blood and Qi frequently would cause one's lifespan to decrease. It was like a candle burning brighter and brighter. The act of cultivation was actually gambling with one's life.
Using the lifespan of a mortal to bet that one would be able to progress on the path of cultivation!
Looking around, under the moonlight, there were no other sounds other than the chirping of insects and birds.
Gao Chuan suddenly thought of something, and took out a map from his bag.
This map was white but not bright. Its color was warm, and it emitted waves of spiritual light in the dark night, like the moonlight.
"This is a map … I think it was given to prevent me from getting lost."
His heart felt warm, but when he focused his gaze, he felt as if he had been struck by lightning.
"This, this is …"