Chapter 82: Wuyou Cave in the Depths of the Bamboo Forest

"You will practice on Mount Mingyue for the next few days. Practice the transformation technique first, otherwise, walking with a bamboo staff will be too eye-catching even in the sect."

Wen Sukong said.

Cheng Xinzhan thought it was the same. He didn't care, but others might not be used to it.

"The 'Guangcheng Chixu Suixin Mantra' previously taught to you has a transformation mantra, but the transformation mantra is relatively profound and not easy to learn. Now I will teach you the blindfold technique, which can be used temporarily."

After saying that, she pointed at the bamboo person's head, which was the method of empowerment.

And Cheng Xinzhan moved his thoughts to see that the root of this blindfold technique lies in the transformation technique of the five elements, using the five elements of Qi to outline the image in the heart, and then phantomizing it. However, to put it bluntly, this is a kind of concealment and transformation technique, but it cannot change size or body shape.

If you want to change into a small temple, you only need to use the five elements of Qi to outline the outer contour of the small temple and cover yourself. But you cannot change into an ant to pass through narrow and cramped places, nor can you change into an eagle to fly in the sky, nor can you change your body as high as a mountain like Dharma Heaven and Earth.

These later ones are the real transformation techniques, and the blindfold technique might be more appropriate to call it an illusion technique.

However, don't underestimate the blindfold technique. As long as the magic power is sufficient and the thoughts are subtle, it is not impossible to evolve a small world, and then use the five elements of Qi to catalyze celestial phenomena, smells, sounds, etc., which is the top illusion array.

And for now, it's just phantomizing a body.

Cheng Xinzhan's thoughts moved. This bamboo staff body that the master prepared to use as an external incarnation gave him the feeling of five mansions being opened, full of magic power. I think it's because the talismans used are of high grade.

As his thoughts operated, the five elements of Qi dissipated, and the atmosphere changed, phantomizing a human figure to wrap the bamboo staff, which was exactly Cheng Xinzhan's original appearance.

"For now, I can only phantomize a shape. As for body temperature, tone, and smell, I will allow the disciple to think about it again."

Cheng Xinzhan said, bowing, every move no different from ordinary people.

Wen Sukong forcibly suppressed the surprise in her heart, her face unmoved, "Well, good. Now that you can phantomize a shape, it's not bad."

Cheng Xinzhan smiled and asked again, "Master, can this disciple still practice grain Grain Bigu as usual? Is the magic power hidden within the talismans inside these bamboo joints? Also, this disciple meditated on the Pleiades and comprehended the Sun's Bing Fire and the Samadhi True Fire; I wonder if these can all be stored in the talismans? And what about the Inner Landscape Deity and the flying sword—can they all be taken into the body?"

Cheng Xinzhan asked a lot, but Wen Sukong only nodded once. She said,

"This bamboo staff has been passed down since my ancestor started looking for bamboo shoots and planting bamboo. It took three generations of hard work. The talismans used inside are all made of Daxi Cave jade, which is called the 'external Dantian'. It's hard to say for Third and Fourth Realm cultivators, but for your realm, you can just treat it as a real physical body."

"To be honest, in terms of mansion apertures, this bamboo staff has already opened three mansions and five mansions, which can be said to be consummated in the First Realm, except that the Yin-Yang Hall of the eyes has not been opened, fearing that spiritual wisdom will be born."

Cheng Xinzhan nodded, so that's it.

"After you practice thunder magic, you can accumulate thunder essence in the bamboo body's thunder mansion. When using thunder essence to dissolve the true malevolent Qi of your physical body, you also first solve the urgency of the thunder mansion, drive away the true malevolent Qi, and then immediately open the thunder mansion and conclude the inner landscape god. At that time, use the inner landscape god to perform Dharma for you, dissolve other true malevolent Qi one by one, while you continue to practice with the bamboo staff body, understand the true meaning of the immortal Dao, so that the two will not be delayed. After all the true malevolent Qi in the physical body is removed, you will return to your original self."

Cheng Xinzhan said yes, which is very good and very thoughtful.

"You stay on Mount Mingyue first, familiarize yourself with the bamboo body and the blindfold technique, at least let your fellow disciples and friends not see it before going down the mountain. You have suffered such great suffering, so don't let your friends worry and be sad anymore."

He smiled and agreed. He had exactly this intention.

"Now that you are a true disciple, you should move away from Mount Wanhu to Mount Mingyue to establish a Daoist arena. Mount Mingyue is vast and sparsely populated, with many spiritual caves. Now you can find a spiritual place as the site of the Daoist arena."

"After you are familiar with the bamboo body, go down the mountain to the Nine Heavens Yingyuan Mansion to listen to thunder magic. When the time comes, come to find me. I will write a note for you to take, go find Mansion Master Zhao, and he will naturally arrange a master for you. You follow and learn. You are alert and polite, so I won't say much."

"Also, when establishing a Daoist arena, if you lack anything, you can go to the Duwu Institute to ask for it. Disciples who are promoted to true disciples and open a Daoist arena, the Duwu Institute has the obligation to assist. Seeds of grass and trees, spiritual objects and array flags, they all have them. You can pick them yourself."

Cheng Xinzhan said yes, and remembered one thing. He asked,

"Master, the flying sword I snatched from the Emei disciple of Shushan that protects the Purple Palace, this matter?"

Wen Sukong listened, and let him talk about how this high-grade flying sword was snatched and how it entered the malevolent cavern.

Cheng Xinzhan told the ins and outs of the matter.

Wen Sukong frowned after listening and said,

"No matter what, the Emei disciple killed the people of Red Wood Ridge and Mount Baiman. It was you who killed the Emei disciple first. If we theorize, it must be our fault."

"However, there is no need to theorize. In recent years, our Eastern Daoist sect and the Shu Daoist sect have been at daggers drawn, and the fighting has long since stopped staying on the lips. You are not the first to kill, and you will not be the last. And the situation where they move first is not once or twice. It depends on their own abilities."

"This flying sword fits you, and you have already formed a blood feud, so it must not be returned. They will not come to the door to ask for it; they can't afford to lose that person. It's just that you should be careful when walking outside in the future. If you are robbed or killed at that time, it will be an unclear matter."

Cheng Xinzhan nodded, this is only right and proper.

"Oh, by the way, this is a drop of heart blood specially sent by the Red-Haired Ancestor to compensate you. I have carefully checked it. There is nothing mixed in this blood, only majestic blood Qi and vitality. The Red-Haired Ancestor was right. You hurriedly opened the heart mansion in danger, although it saved your life, it also led to a deficiency of Qi and blood. After you dissolve the true malevolent Qi in your physical body in the future, you can take this blood and refine it into the heart aperture. After all, this is the heart blood of the Dao fetus realm of many years, which should be able to supplement your hidden injuries."

"In addition, I found that there is a strand of dragon power in this blood. I think the rumor that the Red-Haired Ancestor's true body is a brocade dragon is probably eight or nine out of ten. However, since he took the initiative to give this blood, it shows that he intends to show favor. You just know it in your heart."

"Also, actually, when the ancestor explained the Five Thunders that day, one point was not clear. Among the Five Thunders, only Dragon Thunder cannot be practiced without dragon power. You originally had no hope or had to find dragon Qi to practice, but now with this drop of blood, you can also try to display one or two early. You can pay attention to it when you practice thunder magic in the future."

Wen Sukong handed over a white jade bottle. This jade bottle was slightly transparent, and one could see the blood light emanating from inside.

Cheng Xinzhan took the jade bottle.

"Alright, what should be explained has been explained. You retire yourself and go find the cave mansion."

Wen Sukong has always been like this. After finishing speaking and teaching the Dharma, she will issue an order to chase away guests.

Cheng Xinzhan bid farewell and brought his physical body with him.

After the disciple left, Wen Sukong found that the dress she gave the disciple to cover his body was left behind, so she flicked her finger, and a grain of flame fell on it, burning it clean.

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【Book Bar】

Cheng Xinzhan left the stele of "Zhan Biyun's Bamboo Hiding Place" and strolled around on his own, looking for a suitable residence for himself.

Before coming to Mount Mingyue, he only learned Dharma, and he always landed on the clouds directly at "Liangjun Ferry" and then went to the Bamboo Hiding stele to learn Dharma. He had never seriously strolled around Mount Mingyue.

Now that he strolled carefully, he also saw several pavilions and huts, not just the Bamboo Hiding stele. I think they were all Daoist arenas of ancestors and elders. Cheng Xinzhan naturally wouldn't occupy the magpie's nest, and he would avoid them from afar when he saw them.

Mount Mingyue is full of green bamboo, and there are many kinds such as long branches, tall heads, moso bamboo, water tears, Xiangfei, phoenix tail, tortoise shell, dragon scales, etc. Finally, he took a fancy to a bamboo forest of water tears on the sunny slope. The water tears bamboo was lush and green, dripping with green.

This bamboo forest has rich spiritual Qi, and there is a cliff on the side, which is convenient for stopping clouds in the future.

In addition, water tears, water tears, he is about to practice water thunder, which can be considered a good omen.

Water tears bamboo likes water, and there should be water veins in the forest. He walked deep and looked, and indeed found a small pool, the water was dark green, bottomless. However, this was on a high mountain, but there were no fish inside. When he was free in the future, he could raise some.

And what surprised him most was that there was a stone cave on the mountain wall not far from this small pool. The cave entrance was not big, and it could only accommodate two people walking side by side.

At first, he thought it was the cave mansion of some ancestor or elder. When he tentatively walked closer, he found that there was nothing inside, it was a natural cave.

Walking in and looking, this cave was big on top and small on the bottom, in the shape of a wine leak. It was three or four feet wide horizontally and vertically at the bottom, and extremely high toward the top, I'm afraid it was no less than five or six feet. It should be at the top, and it was only separated from the external stone cliff by a layer of skin.

The cave was empty and clean, with nothing but dust and gravel.

It was just that the cave was quite dim, and the lack of a skylight made him unhappy.

After searching repeatedly to confirm that it was not left by others, he directly summoned "Taodu" from the physical body's apertures and opened three large holes on the side top of the mountain cave, so that the sky light shone in, which was much better.

And the gravel that fell down was gathered and cut by him to form a stone bed, and he performed several small magic arts of dust avoidance, flowing wind, and water gathering, and the cave suddenly became much fresher.

He put on clothes for his physical body, put it on the stone bed, and used the blindfold technique he had just learned to cover it.

Now, this place was his cave mansion.

In the future, plant some spiritual herbs and strange trees nearby, raise some fish and birds, and then lay down some arrays for gathering spirits, warning, and protection, then it can be called a primary Daoist arena.

He looked forward to it, planned it, came to the cave entrance, thought about it, and carved three characters on the stone wall at the cave entrance with "Taodu," saying:

Wuyou Cave.

Then he looked down at his body, looked back at the motionless physical body, and looked at the boundless bamboo sea, and suddenly chanted loudly,

"Bamboo soul, bamboo spirit, bamboo spirit, flying down to the Xiao Xiang and Qi water bank. Thousands of poles and ten thousand poles compete for green, blowing wind and drinking dew for a thousand springs." ===== CHAPTER 83 =====