[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-borrowing-the-sword":3,"chapter-borrowing-the-sword-borrowing-the-sword-chapter-91":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Borrowing the Sword",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2214656,3888,"Chapter 91: Climbing the Dao Foundation","borrowing-the-sword-chapter-91",91,"\u003Cp>Climbing the Dao Foundation\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Junior Brother Fan's wild words did not cause any waves. After all, he said anything when he was excited. The point of these words was not whether he wanted to practice some secret method to transform himself into a female body, but that Yanshan and the Shangqing Sect had always been at odds. If he were a Yanshan disciple, it would be fine to be on good terms with Senior Brother Ci at this time, but how could he easily say anything about getting married? If one were to delve deeper, the magic sect's techniques were best at transformation. Junior Brother Fan actually shouldn't have said \"If I were a girl.\" If he had said \"If Senior Brother Ci doesn't mind, I will transform into a female body,\" it would have been more reasonable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These flaws, as long as the cultivators present were mindful, could all be noticed, but none of them were put on the surface. Anyway, Ruan Ci didn't seem to mind, and the biggest problem at the moment was climbing the Dao foundation. Senior Brother Pu almost couldn't accept this idea and shouted, \"The majesty of the Dao Ancestor, how can it be violated? Haven't you been under the high tower? It's almost impossible to even walk to the bottom of the tower, let alone climb the Dao foundation!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other seven were very calm. Xiao Su smiled, \"Senior Brother, in the inner-scene heaven and earth, how can there be anything impossible? It depends on how you think about it. If you think it's a Dao Ancestor, then it's a Dao Ancestor. If you think it's the Dao foundation of a cultivator who didn't even leave a name, then everyone is in the Foundation Establishment realm, so what pressure is completely insurmountable? Moreover, even a Dao Ancestor is just an expert among our generation. If you don't have the ambition to win over the Dao Ancestor, how can you leave your own legend in this heaven and earth?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This sounded even more rebellious and was very harsh to Senior Brother Pu. He shook his head and took a few steps back, looking around, as if looking for an ally. \"You, you, in your hearts, do you really have no awe!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ruan Ci didn't even have awe for Qing Jun, let alone a Dao Ancestor like True Person Hengze who was separated by a universe. Hearing this, she smiled, \"I can't see what use awe for others has for my cultivation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Junior Brother Fan shouted well. Although the other five did not echo one by one, they did not refute. Xiao Su and Shen Qi even had smiles on their faces. Senior Brother Pu looked around at everyone and was almost speechless. Junior Brother Fan said eagerly, \"Senior Brother, we stand out in the sect, what we rely on is not some awe for the Dao Ancestor, isn't it all relying on ourselves?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This sentence hit Senior Brother Pu's heart. His face showed a struggle, but after several hesitations, he exhaled and shook his head, \"I dare not imagine this matter. The majesty of the Dao Ancestor cannot be offended. Since you have made up your minds, I will not persuade you anymore. I will still bet that the Hengze Jade Dew will be born outside the city, which can be considered as leaving a retreat for us. If I bet wrong, that is my fate. If you find the Jade Dew and can pull me along, I will be very grateful.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cultivators in the Central Continent looked lightly on life and death, and there was a bit of indifference, but there was one good point: few people forced others to make decisions. Since Senior Brother Pu said so, everyone did not persuade him anymore and smiled, \"If Senior Brother finds the Jade Dew and controls the illusion array, then I am afraid that we will be in danger. If Senior Brother can help us, we will also appreciate your favor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both sides arched their hands and said goodbye, and Senior Brother Pu left on his own. He could not accept the desecration of the Dao Ancestor. The more he heard, the more uncomfortable he naturally felt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this time, only eight cultivators were outside the trap at the Azure City Gate, and they naturally cherished each other. Senior Brother Pu was not lacking in ability. Everyone felt it was a pity that he left like this, and felt that his fear of the Dao Ancestor was a bit excessive, which was really hard to understand. It was Shen Qi who said, \"He is a disciple of the Liuming Hall, and he values hierarchy the most. This is related to the Dao that their techniques lead to. If he were willing to offend the Dao Ancestor remnants with us today, even if he got out of Hengze Heaven, I am afraid his cultivation would not improve. Different techniques have different taboos, it's not all because of a lack of courage.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone was relieved, and could not help but sigh for Senior Brother Pu. Ruan Ci said, \"There is no need for this. If he doesn't go, maybe he can live a little longer. We are forcibly climbing the Dao foundation, who knows how many people can go back alive?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although this was the truth, disciples of the Langhuan Zhou Heaven, as long as they were outstanding, were not afraid of taking risks and were not afraid of death. Hearing this, they were eager to try. They each went back to adjust their breathing and prepare their personal magic tools. Ruan Ci specifically reminded everyone to carry enough spiritual jade. They had not fully integrated into Hengze Heaven, and their spiritual power recovery speed was much slower than usual. They could only directly absorb spiritual jade, and no one could estimate the amount, so naturally, the more the better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn't know the details of others, but Ruan Ci and Li Pingyan traveled together and knew the approximate amount of spiritual jade in Li Pingyan's hands. It was usually enough, but it was still insufficient to climb the Dao foundation. And she had a sum of spiritual jade gifted by Qutan Yuehui, and for Ruan Ci, as long as it was not in a place without spiritual energy, with the Donghua Sword protecting her body, the speed of absorbing spiritual power was about the same everywhere. She could win over Xiao Su in the competition, which was actually benefited by this point. Xiao Su's cultivation was at least in the late stage of Foundation Establishment, and Ruan Ci had just stepped into the fourth level of Foundation Establishment not long ago. Even if she said she was in the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment, she had no real feeling. Even with various trump cards, she did not dare to say she would definitely win over Xiao Su without using sword energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This layer was not easy to let outsiders know, so even if she intended to share spiritual jade, she had to grasp the measure. Ruan Ci thought it over and wanted to find Li Pingyan to talk, but he had already gone out with Junior Brother Fan. They only returned after more than ten days. Li Pingyan's magic power was exhausted, and he went into seclusion to adjust his breathing after returning. Junior Brother Fan didn't take it seriously and said boldly, \"I was not well prepared this time, and I brought less spiritual jade. I think Senior Brother Li is the same, so I joined forces with him to raise a sum.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This so-called raising didn't need to be said. Ruan Ci couldn't help but sarcastically, \"You brought less? Forget it, since you have prepared it, I am too lazy to ask more.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Junior Brother Fan didn't know how to leave, but twisted and said, \"Senior Brother, if Senior Brother Li doesn't bring enough, won't you have to give him some? I am also thinking for Senior Brother. Those people in the city defense team, what is the difference between them and the dead? Instead of letting the spiritual jade in their Qiankun bags be wasted, it's better to give it to us, and it can be used to its full potential.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He naturally had a set of crooked logic. Ruan Ci shook her head, \"Don't think I'll take this favor from you. Go quickly, if I look at you a few more times, I'm afraid I won't be able to help but beat you a few times.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Junior Brother Fan still didn't leave, standing at the door and stuttering, \"Senior Brother, this time going to the Dao foundation high platform, others probably won't be your opponents, but that guy surnamed Su...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked like he didn't know how to speak, but Ruan Ci knew that more than half of this difficulty was pretended. This Junior Brother Fan was indeed innocent in some ways. If he touched his itch, he would be the most obedient and lovable, but apart from that, he was ruthless, deep, and meticulous. He was indeed admiring \"Senior Brother Ci,\" but at this time, he was also testing how much Senior Brother Ci had guessed about his true identity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ruan Ci was too lazy to deal with him and waved her hand in front of Junior Brother Fan. Junior Brother Fan fled in a panic. Ruan Ci also felt a headache about him, but it was hard to say whether everyone could get out of Hengze Heaven alive, so she had no time to care about these things. Thinking about it, Junior Brother Fan was also sure of this, so he was unscrupulous and not afraid of Ruan Ci's face at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since everyone entered Hengze Heaven for several months, their magic power had more or less been exhausted, and they were not in their peak state. It took nearly a month to get ready. At this time, Ruan Ci had been to the high platform several times. In fact, she herself would not die in Hengze Heaven anyway, but the decision of everyone to climb the high platform this time could be said to be half based on their trust in her. This was also the first team she led, and she felt that the burden on her shoulders was very heavy, and she was more attentive than before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this time, Hengze Heaven had been open for more than seven months, and Eternal Dao City had gone through three great battles, and the fourth was also in intensive preparation. Everywhere in the city, one could see shops counting spiritual materials and transporting them to various places to repair the magic array. However, everyone was still very indifferent to Ruan Ci and her group of seven. They were getting closer and closer to the Dao foundation high platform, and no one came to interfere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Senior Sister Mu frowned, \"Logically, if we are close to the way to break the array, the illusion array will naturally arrange some characters to come and disturb...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Su whispered, \"There are only seven of us, and now thousands of people have fallen into the illusion array, and what we are seeking is only our own escape. The prey that has already fallen into the array is helpless. If we can break the array and get out, the array spirit should not block us. For it, this is even more labor-saving.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since he was defeated by Ruan Ci, he was willing to admit defeat and supported Ruan Ci everywhere, and he believed in Ruan Ci's speculation very much. He could be said to be a very qualified second-in-command. Senior Sister Mu was slightly relieved. Ruan Ci stopped and said to everyone, \"Here you can vaguely see a corner of the high platform. The pressure of the high platform will gradually increase. I have been here many times and have three insights. First, this pressure is indeed just a part of the illusion array, not infinite, and there is still a way to crack it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Ruan Ci continued, \"Second, the key to cracking it lies in the awe you have in your heart for the Dao Ancestor, True Person Hengze. Since it is part of the illusion array, the stronger the obsession in your heart, the stronger the pressure. If you always treat it as Dao Ancestor pressure and have fear, then you will be unable to move an inch. Conversely, if you have no fear in your heart, you can feel the real spiritual pressure.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Junior Brother Fan smiled, \"That's good that Senior Brother Pu didn't come with us, otherwise wouldn't we all be in trouble.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ruan Ci also smiled slightly, \"Third, since it is an illusion array, the more people who enter the array at the same time, the greater the pressure of the illusion array. That is to say, if we go together, we can share the pressure for each other—naturally, there is a premise for this mutual cooperation, and that is that we have no obsession in our hearts, so we can say that we share the pressure, otherwise we can only hold each other back. Fellow Daoists, if you still have doubts in your hearts, why not go forward and test it first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she said, she flew forward. The pressure of the high platform in front gradually increased. At first, it was as if she didn't feel it, but when she stopped at the end, the spiritual pressure was as heavy as a thousand pounds, squeezing fiercely on every inch of her skin, as if even her head was about to be squeezed out of pulp. At this time, Ruan Ci was only a few steps away from the high platform. She sacrificed the Yangpan Ring and stimulated her spiritual power. The pressure around her suddenly lightened, but maintaining such a shield consumed spiritual power very quickly. Ruan Ci made a mark at her feet and flew back to the starting point quickly, saying, \"I really have no awe or admiration for the Dao Ancestor in my heart. This is the limit I can reach without using magic tools. I haven't tried going further.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the way everyone looked at her was very different. After all, when the seven of them explored the city, they had all come to the high platform to test it, and they all had personal experience of how heavy the pressure was. Li Pingyan said, \"Senior Brother Ci, with yourself, if you don't count the consumption of spiritual power, climbing up a level should not be a problem, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ruan Ci thought, \"If it weren't for taking you and Junior Brother Fan out, wouldn't I have left long ago after taking off the silver hairpin?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she naturally wouldn't say this, which would attract everyone's covetousness for the silver hairpin. And exploring deeper into the illusion array was not just to take Li Pingyan away. The other six only wanted to get out because they didn't have as good conditions as Ruan Ci. If they had the Donghua Sword to protect them like Ruan Ci, they would be much more reckless than they were now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe I can climb up a level, but without everyone's help, I estimate I can only climb up a level.\" She smiled and signaled everyone to step forward one by one to try. Li Pingyan arched his hands at her and said, \"I have kept the feelings of the Junior Brother in mind.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he said, he was the first to walk forward. Junior Brother Fan was eager to try, but seeing this, he could only stop. This test was only meaningful for a single person. If multiple people entered at the same time, it would be impossible to distinguish whether the pressure everyone was bearing was normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Pingyan didn't talk much on weekdays and seemed to be a steady person. Generally, such people have more awe for elders and high-level cultivators, and he was a disciple of the Mao Sect, and the sect had no connection with the Dao Ancestor. The more ignorant one was, the easier it was to generate fear. Except for Ruan Ci, everyone didn't think highly of him. Unexpectedly, Li Pingyan walked steadily to about fifty feet away from the high platform, and then spiritual light flashed on his body. A magic tool on his chest glowed dimly, helping him resist the spiritual pressure. He flew back to the crowd and shook his head, \"That place is the limit I can reach with my physical body. If I walk further without using magic power, I am afraid my physical body will be injured because of this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He also said, \"After I used the magic tool just now, the loss of spiritual power was much faster than in the Langhuan Zhou Heaven. If I don't absorb spiritual jade, I can only support it for about seven hours. If the spiritual power is exhausted and I have to squeeze it forcibly, it may damage the Dao foundation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The physical body is a treasure raft for crossing the world, and the Dao foundation is related to the upper limit of future achievements, so cultivators naturally cherish it. Everyone nodded, estimating their own limits in their hearts, as well as the exploration time determined by this limit. Junior Brother Fan walked forward impatiently, his steps much lighter than Li Pingyan's. He walked to twenty feet away from the high platform in one breath before stopping. A layer of dim light was released from his body, and he turned and flew back, saying, \"I should be the same as Senior Brother Ci, having no fear at all, and what I feel is the real spiritual pressure. After I use the magic tool, I can support it for twelve hours.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at Li Pingyan and said, \"I didn't expect Senior Brother Li to be a bold person. According to my understanding of Senior Brother Li's cultivation, if you had fear in your heart, you wouldn't have walked that far.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The combat power among everyone would not be concretized into a fixed value, mostly relying on daily tests and estimates in their hearts. Junior Brother Fan said it so directly, but Li Pingyan was not annoyed and smiled, \"Thank you, Junior Brother, for the praise. The biggest gap between you and me is probably the strength of the physical body, otherwise I could walk longer. It seems that after returning to the Langhuan Zhou Heaven, I have to find some precious medicines to make up for it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Junior Brother Fan smiled, \"Good, isn't this the purpose of our cultivators going out to practice? If it weren't for this, you wouldn't know that you need to put effort into body cultivation. After going out, I have a secret method that I can give you. At that time, I will see if Senior Brother Li can take out something that makes me feel excited.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The relationship between the two was already good, and Junior Brother Fan had the intention to make friends, so they naturally walked closer and went to the side to bargain in a low voice. Senior Sister Mu took this opportunity to step forward. She walked about the same distance as Li Pingyan. Returning to the starting point, she also sighed, \"The first time I came here, I was still a thousand feet away from the high platform, and I felt heavy pressure and couldn't move an inch. I didn't expect that once the demons in my heart were eliminated, coming again would be another feeling.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although she was a disciple of the Sheng Sect, she was good at illusion techniques, and her foundation was still weaker than the other few. Shen Qi walked in after her, walking leisurely, and walked to three or five steps away from where Ruan Ci reached before retreating. Xiao Su followed closely, but walked to the side of the mark Ruan Ci made, and took another step forward, making his own mark, before returning to the starting point and smiling at Ruan Ci, \"Junior Brother Ci, this time I won by a small margin.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ruan Ci didn't mind at all and responded casually, \"So Senior Brother also has attainments in body cultivation?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Su smiled slightly and stopped talking. Instead, Li Pingyan looked at her a few times, containing a questioning taste. Ruan Ci shook her head at him. Junior Brother Fan said from the side, \"Ah, Monk Xiu...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Monk Xiu was the last one. At this time, he was still hundreds of feet away from the high platform. With his cultivation, he should not have stopped at this time. However, his light green monk robe had been stopped for a long time, and his raised monk shoes were trembling slightly, but they couldn't fall down no matter what.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I failed to see through the reality the day before yesterday. Although I knew this was the Dao foundation left by the Dao Ancestor, I still walked to the foot of the platform to sit and meditate. This time I had the intention to climb over, and I asked myself that I was not the kind of person who only worships the ancient and belittles the present. Unexpectedly, I had obsessions in my heart and was still attached to the appearance.\" He retreated to the starting point and sighed sadly, \"My monk's spiritual platform is still not clean. I can only go into seclusion here to kill the inner demons and chant scriptures and pray for all the donors, hoping that you can succeed and save us from the sea of suffering.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was different from Senior Brother Pu. Although he could not climb the Dao foundation, he did not want to go back to the battlefield to fight for the birth of the Hengze Jade Dew. As soon as he finished speaking, he sat cross-legged beside everyone, pointed his finger, and the light green cassock on his body fell off by itself, growing with the wind in the air, wrapping him up. Another human figure seemed to be born under the cassock. The two human figures were solidly tied up by the cassock, forming a green cloth human figure with palms facing each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This scene was a bit strange and different from the image of the authentic Buddhism of the Wugou Sect. Everyone exchanged glances. It was Senior Sister Mu who said, \"This seems to be a secret method of the Wugou Sect, transforming the inner demons into shape. The two fight under the cassock. If he wins, the cassock is untied and he returns to the world. If he loses, the cassock will never be opened.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Guiyi Sect and the Wugou Sect were close to each other, and it seemed that they knew each other very well. Everyone was relieved and sighed for Monk Xiu. This little monk didn't talk much, but he was diligent and reliable in his conduct and never quarreled with others. Unexpectedly, he was so determined. Once he knew the inner demons, he didn't wait for a moment, and it was immediately a life-and-death struggle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ruan Ci set up a small array beside Monk Xiu to hide his whereabouts. This array was very simple, but since Monk Xiu sat down on the roadside at will, this secret method should also have the ability to protect the body, so it would not be easily damaged by outsiders. Looking back at the five companions, she asked, \"Everyone, has your intention changed?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before climbing the high platform, only six of the eight remained. This was not a good sign, but everyone was a person of firm will and would not retreat easily. Although their expressions were different, they all replied, \"The intention has not changed, please lead the way, fellow Daoist!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Led by Ruan Ci, the six walked forward together. This time, they could easily bear the pressure until they reached the high platform. Everyone's mood relaxed. In front of the high platform, they exchanged glances and looked at Ruan Ci. Ruan Ci nodded slightly. In the next instant, the six rose into the air together and flew towards the high platform!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Updated, sorry for the wait, everyone, I haven't sent the red envelope yet, I forgot yesterday, I'll go send it in a while\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Climbing the Dao foundation is actually unacceptable to many people. Having the courage to set off is a strong person\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I read a book \"Dasong Qinghuan\" yesterday, it's very thin, but the writing style is quite tasteful. The other few I tried were very thunderous, the kind I just wanted to complain about, so I won't mention them\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fried chili for lunch~ beef offal pot~~~ and the marinated food brought by Dad from his hometown~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>. 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