Chapter 198: Dual Cultivation of Life and Nature, Rapid Success in Blade Technique

Refreshed!

Li Rui strode out of the room, a victorious aura emanating from the inside out.

"Can't beat Jiang Linxian, but can't kill Gao Zhen?"

That's right.

He killed Gao Zhen, who was already dead, more than twenty times in the dreamland.

No way.

The dreamland can only simulate experts he has seen.

People cannot dream beyond their own cognition.

Li Rui had only seen Ning Zhongtian and Gao Zhen, two Sixth-Rank experts, make a move, and he knew more about Gao Zhen, so he became the best target.

"Three hours of enlightenment, one hour of actual combat, this is just right."

Creating one's own martial arts, besides racking one's brains to think hard, also needs to be supplemented by actual combat.

It just so happens.

Neither of these is lacking in the dreamland.

After practicing all night yesterday, Li Rui already had some ideas.

"Dual cultivation of life and nature is the right path!"

This principle was actually discussed in the Daoist scriptures Li Rui studied.

Dual cultivation of life and nature, the so-called life and nature.

"Nature, the nature of 'common people', the nature of 'life and nature', in ancient times were all written as life, not following woman, not following heart, changed by later generations, it is the root of what is born."

"What is called nature? The original true suchness, a spirit is bright. What is life? Innate essence, a Qi is misty."

Therefore, dual cultivation of life and nature means achieving both spirit and form cultivation.

In layman's terms, it means one cannot only think about cultivating Qi, and the body-refining technique cannot be left behind, otherwise the Qi will be strong and the body weak, only leading to an imbalance of spirit and form, making it difficult to achieve the Great Dao.

Sitting blindly and only cultivating true qi will not lead to becoming a Great True Person, especially in an era where spiritual energy is exhausted.

Don't you see those old Daoist priests in the deep mountains, each with fists as heavy as a fright, and all of them are muscular when they take off their clothes.

There is a saying:

"Let you understand the true nature, but you can't help but throw away the body and enter the body; when will you also cultivate the great medicine, and suddenly surpass the leakless to become a True Person."

This is the principle.

Li Rui cultivated life first, then nature, and only now can he be considered to have realized it, dual cultivation of life and nature.

Some people will ask, why not dual cultivation of life and nature from the beginning?

Knowing is easy, doing is hard.

Practicing martial arts is not what the master said, what the cultivation technique said, then one really understands; even if you tell yourself you understand, in fact, you still don't understand; only when you walk it yourself, realize it, can you be considered to truly understand.

Just like Li Rui tells the three disciples some martial arts insights every day.

But those insights are ultimately his, not Liang He and the other three's; this thing, in the end, must be realized by oneself.

Li Rui also has to participate in the realization step by step with the realm, in order to transform what is in the books into his own.

"The Dao that can be told is not the eternal Dao; the name that can be named is not the eternal name."

In fact, the predecessors have already said the principles, but cultivation still depends on the individual.

Li Rui picked up the standard long blade that had not been sharpened, which was used for morning practice under a large tree in the garden.

In an instant, the blade light appeared.

Dense, layered blade nets wrapped Li Rui in an instant, airtight.

The people in the room heard the movement outside.

They all pushed the door out together.

"Master, this blade technique..."

Liang He and the other three are all martial arts experts, so they can naturally see the power of Li Rui's blade technique.

They stared wide-eyed.

Every move, every style, changes as one wishes.

They are all martial artists who have entered the rank, and they all practice the blade, so they can naturally see what kind of profound blade technique it is.

But they heard Li Rui whisper:

"Not enough, not enough, still not enough!"

The strong wind ceased.

The long blade stopped as soon as it was said to stop, and the movement and stillness were all between Li Rui's thoughts.

Liang He and the other three looked at each other.

"This is still not enough?"

Master is truly invincible!

The three of them had more admiration for Li Rui for a time.

Li Rui closed his eyes, holding the blade and standing quietly in place, his mind recalling Gao Zhen's sword technique, especially that sword net.

Gao Zhen was beheaded by him, but that doesn't mean Gao Zhen's martial arts had no merit.

At least the sword technique was very worthy of Li Rui's study.

The Gao clan has always been famous for its sword technique; Li Rui was able to kill Gao Zhen by suppressing people with Qi, but in terms of moves, he was actually inferior to Gao Zhen.

It can even be said.

The blade technique of the White Ape Cloaked Blade in the Huaqing Sect can only be considered upper-middle, but if you look at the Yu Kingdom, it can only be considered average.

Since it is internal and external cultivation, the external technique naturally cannot be left behind.

"Practice the blade!"

Outside the official road, the official reception pavilion.

Two teams of people stood outside the official reception pavilion, clearly divided, with a gap of three feet wide in the middle.

Cao Wei and Zhuang Renhe stood at the head of the team, standing on the left and right respectively.

Behind them were officials from the Anning Guard and Qinghe County Government.

"Magistrate Zhuang's news is truly well-informed."

Cao Wei looked at Zhuang Renhe with a smile that was not a smile.

Zhuang Renhe laughed: "Magistrate Cao, you flatter me; it's just that I have an old friendship with the Divine Weapon Shanzhuang, so I had to come when an old friend told me, unexpectedly bumping into Magistrate Cao."

That's what he said, but he didn't have the slightest intention of giving way.

"Old friend..."

Cao Wei stopped talking, but his face didn't look good.

He had a period of time when he joined forces with Zhuang Renhe, but that was because the two had a common enemy, Jiang Linxian.

But excluding Jiang Linxian, he and Zhuang Renhe really couldn't talk about any friendship.

It's just acting in the officialdom.

The relationship between the Assistant Regional Commander and the Assistant Regional Commander is not good, but in fact, it is impossible for the relationship with the local county magistrate, prefect, and even the department magistrate to be too good.

This is the result of the imperial court's deliberate design.

If the three parties were in harmony, it would make the imperial court uneasy.

Rebellion would be too easy.

Therefore, the imperial court's secret guards would even count those local officials who were too close to military officers. Those who were too excessive would even be reprimanded by the Emperor and transferred away immediately.

He came to the official reception pavilion early today to wait for the Divine Weapon Shanzhuang mentioned by Zhuang Renhe.

Divine Weapon Shanzhuang, a large sect famous in Yunzhou.

It even produced a Regional Commander.

General Xue of the current Annan Army was once a soldier brought out by the old Regional Commander of the Divine Weapon Shanzhuang, and the relationship with his superior was close, so Cao Wei naturally did not dare to neglect.

Large sect, not everyone can call it that.

At least the likes of Bright Light Sect and Green Peak Villa are not enough.

Even the Huaqing Sect can barely be counted as a large sect.

And the reputation of the Divine Weapon Shanzhuang in Yunzhou is even greater than that of the Huaqing Sect.

Even in the entire Yu Kingdom, it is quite famous, and nearly thirty percent of the weapons in Annan Town are from the Divine Weapon Shanzhuang.

Therefore, the two sides have a very close relationship.

And its weapon casting, like refining medicine, is a profiteering industry.

If you only compare family wealth, the Divine Weapon Shanzhuang can even be richer than the Anning Prefecture, and it is a god of wealth wherever it goes.

Only to see, the heavy iron door creaked open, and a middle-aged man with a knife-cut face and muscular body walked out of the carriage.

The middle-aged man looked at Cao Wei and Zhuang Renhe:

"Two magistrates, waited a long time."

Cao Wei and Zhuang Renhe laughed loudly together: "Just arrived, Elder Shi, please!"

The middle-aged man in front of him is exactly the elder of the Divine Weapon Shanzhuang, Shi Zhou.

A Fifth-Rank expert can only be an elder.

Tsk tsk, look at the foundation of the Divine Weapon Shanzhuang.

The Divine Weapon Shanzhuang is in Yunzhou, and it has a close relationship with Annan Town, so it obtained General Xue's consent and became the first large sect to settle in Qinghe.

The word "Divine Weapon" shows that the Divine Weapon Shanzhuang is one of the few Jianghu sects that mainly casts weapons.

Its attainments in casting weapons can be said to be unique in Yunzhou.

It is even quite famous in the entire Yu Kingdom, and nearly thirty percent of the weapons in Annan Town are from the Divine Weapon Shanzhuang.

Therefore, the two sides have a very close relationship.

And its weapon casting, like refining medicine, is a profiteering industry.

If you only compare family wealth, the Divine Weapon Shanzhuang can even be richer than the Anning Prefecture, and it is a god of wealth wherever it goes.

Only to see, the heavy iron door creaked open, and a middle-aged man with a knife-cut face and muscular body walked out of the carriage.

The middle-aged man looked at Cao Wei and Zhuang Renhe:

"Two magistrates, waited a long time."

Cao Wei and Zhuang Renhe laughed loudly together: "Just arrived, Elder Shi, please!"

The middle-aged man in front of him is exactly the elder of the Divine Weapon Shanzhuang, Shi Zhou.

A Fifth-Rank expert can only be an elder.

Tsk tsk, look at the foundation of the Divine Weapon Shanzhuang.

The Divine Weapon Shanzhuang is in Yunzhou, and it has a close relationship with Annan Town, so it obtained General Xue's consent and became the first large sect to settle in Qinghe.

Shi Zhou laughed heartily: "Won't return until drunk tonight!"

As he spoke.

He walked into the official reception pavilion with Cao Wei and Zhuang Renhe.

Looking at the official reception pavilion from the outside, it is plain and unremarkable. 【198-

The Divine Weapon Shanzhuang was already in Yunzhou and had close ties with Annan Town, so with the approval of Provincial Military Commander Xue, it became the first major sect to station itself in Qinghe.

Shi Zhou gave a hearty laugh: "We won't go home until we're drunk tonight!"

As he spoke.

He walked into the Official Reception Pavilion together with Cao Wei and Zhuang Renhe.

Looking at the Official Reception Pavilion from the outside, it seemed unremarkable.

Once inside, it was a whole different world.

Red curtains filled the sky and lanterns hung high, illuminating the entire hall in a deep red, making one's heart itch with restlessness.

Musicians played, and over a dozen beautiful women danced gracefully in the center.

"Enjoyment, this is truly enjoyment!"

Shi Zhou was not a pedantic person by nature.

He comfortably wrapped his arms around the palm-sized waist of a pretty girl, drinking wine with a smile.

Coming to Qinghe, he was of course also carrying out the mission of the Divine Weapon Shanzhuang's master.

To get ahead in Qinghe, he had to build a good relationship with both Cao Wei and Zhuang Renhe.

Late at night.

The three of them were finally helped into the inner rooms of the Official Reception Pavilion by two girls each.

Just as the Official Reception Pavilion quieted down.

A slender and graceful figure appeared at the entrance of Zhuang Renhe's room.

A note was slipped through the door crack.

That person picked up the note.

"Jiang Linxian is out, go quickly!"

Anning Guard.

Deep night.

The lights in the Li Residence were all extinguished, shrouded in deep darkness.

Everyone was fast asleep.

Li Rui lay on the bed with the quilt pulled up, his eyeballs moving rhythmically beneath his eyelids.

In the dream.

Clouds drifted ethereally, and in the distance, streaks of purple-gold light shone, illuminating half of Li Rui's body in golden yellow.

He sat cross-legged on a cloud, his eyes tightly closed.

Blade light vaguely flashed around his body, and invisible blade intent surged, shattering the surrounding clouds, which then re-aggregated, repeating the cycle.

A blade rested on his knees.

It was not a hidden blade, but one so ordinary that it couldn't be more ordinary; it was a standard-issue barrier blade that could be seen in any blacksmith shop.

Gradually.

Li Rui's blade intent began to climb continuously, and he muttered to himself:

"Creation defies the universe, blade technique is like a god, the roaming dragon hides in the abyss, one cry startles the world."

"This blade shall be called the Six Slashes of the Roaming Dragon."

The moment the word 'slash' was spoken, Li Rui's eyes snapped open, and the blade intent instantly sliced the clouds in front of him in two; in his pupils, something vaguely moved at the boundary of black and white.

It was the Ying Dragon!

He slowly spat out a few words:

"First form, Hidden Dragon Do Not Use!"

(End of chapter)