Chapter 463: Preparation

"Go down the mountain"

Li Yuan suddenly raised his head, his face full of astonishment: "Who goes down the mountain?"

His reaction was so excessive that Long Long Yingchan could not help but twitch his eyelids—young people, full of vigor and restless minds, could hardly bear the loneliness of the mountain!

Whenever the topic of going down the mountain came up, they were always thrilled at heart—so why did this lad— "You want me to go down the mountain?"

Li Yuan's heart sank slightly: "But this disciple hasn't undergone blood exchange yet." He had assumed Long Dao-zhu was going to ask about the Odd Sect Weapon-Forging Art; hearing him ask about his Wu Gong progress, and the matter of blood exchange, he had already felt something was off in his heart, but he hadn't expected it to be dragged all the way to going down the mountain.

"Entering the Dao involves spiritual cultivation; in the end, one must go down the mountain and move about."

Long Long Yingchan, pinching his long eyebrows: "With your talent, it's time to begin preparations. As for blood exchange, there's the Long Hu Longhu Dadan—it won't be delayed!"

"This…"

Li Yuan always felt something was off. Long Dao-zhu's attitude had changed too abruptly—earlier he had clearly wanted him to stay on the mountain in quiet cultivation to exchange blood, to draw his blade!

"Those two old seniors…"

"The matter of drawing the blade is not to be rushed!"

Long Long Yingchan was quite at a loss whether to laugh or cry!

This lad was fine in every way, except his courage was truly a bit small—merely going down the mountain, yet his face was grave as though he were going to his death!

"So you've made up your mind to have this disciple go down the mountain?"

Seeing his tone so resolute, Li Yuan felt a slight headache coming on!

According to his own plan, he would at least have to first exchange blood, then enter the Dao, cultivate the Ling Xiang, forge the Divine Realm, and only after that go down the mountain to pluck the wondrous sights of heaven and earth.

Such abruptness left him feeling a touch uneasy at heart!

"This is a good thing!"

Seeing Li Yuan so reluctant to go down the mountain, Long Long Yingchan, who felt a bit stifled in his heart, actually felt much better. He offered a few words of comfort: "This old man has already made all the arrangements; you just go down the mountain with peace of mind—there absolutely won't be any danger!"

As for Li Yuan's worries, Long Long Yingchan didn't think much of them. If this lad truly had the temperament of Long Xi Xiang, he wouldn't have agreed to that old fellow!

Li Yuan's heart eased slightly, yet he still felt doubtful: "Going down the mountain—where to?"

"To a certain hidden place. For you, this trip might well be a considerable stroke of fortune!"

Long Long Yingchan did not speak plainly, only asking Li Yuan what he needed!

Seeing that going down the mountain was unavoidable, Li Yuan naturally opened his mouth like a lion—asking for Long Hu Longhu Dadan, Long Hu Dan, Long Dan, Longhu Longhu Dadan…

"Enough!"

Long Long Yingchan still couldn't hold back—this lad was practically trying to haul the entire sect away with him!

After some haggling between master and disciple, in the end Li Yuan set down the Long Hu Yang Sheng Lu, picked up one Long Dan and one Longhu Longhu Dadan, and walked out the door!

Long Long Yingchan hadn't said when Li Yuan was to go down the mountain, but he himself was to descend the mountain in a day or two!

"Has that old Monk sold me off?"

Looking back at the Long residence, Li Yuan couldn't help muttering to himself, and was reminded of that master of the Star-Plucking Tower!

In his view, Long Dao-zhu's great change in attitude must have been because someone had persuaded him!

"So mysterious…"

His thoughts wandering, Li Yuan's curiosity outweighed his worry—as for Long Dao-zhu, he still trusted him in his heart!

Still, given Long Dao-zhu's temperament, just how great a benefit would it take for him to agree to let him go down the mountain?

Weighing the two porcelain bottles in his hand, Li Yuan was rather satisfied at heart!

Long Hu Dan strengthens the bones, Long Dan transforms the sinews, and Longhu Longhu Dadan boosts true qi and nourishes the body. These two great pills, in terms of price, were only slightly inferior to the Long Hu Longhu Dadan!

But for merely going down the mountain, this bargain was still worth it!

"If it's that Star-Plucking Tower's Guanzhu…"

Pocketing the pills, Li Yuan's mind turned with calculations—that Tower Lord still owed him ten Long Long Modadan, as well as a top-grade divine weapon!

"And there's Old Han…"

Returning to his small courtyard, it was already the latter half of the night!

Closing the courtyard gate, Li Yuan had no inclination to sleep. He walked straight to the old tree and sat cross-legged beneath it. With a flip of his wrist, wisps and strands of crimson sword-light wove and took shape in his palm!

"Pure Yang Sword Form!"

Li Yuan squinted slightly!

This sword form was something he had compared against the Pure Yang Sword Form of the Ling Guang Land, condensed from true qi, and the two resonated with each other.

"The Pure Yang Sword Ta Yin-ed down by the Treasure-Forging Art is identical to that one of Old Daoist Nie… what a bargain, I've taken a huge advantage!"

"The Pure Yang Sword reproduced through the Treasure Refining Art is identical to the one in Old Daoist Nie… this is one hell of a bargain!"

This shadow of the Pure Yang Sword encompassed all of Old Daoist Nie's lifelong cultivation, like his transmission of robe and bowl. One could say that, as long as one's talent wasn't lacking, by following it step by step and copying it, one could very likely cultivate the Pure Yang Sword Form!

As for entering the Dao, and breaking through the Tian Gang!

That would depend on personal fortune, and on whether one could find all manner of heavenly materials and earthly treasures!

That all depends on one's own fortune, and whether one can find all manner of heaven-sent treasures!

That wisp of crimson sword-light, as if alive, spiraled around him—from slow to fast, as easily as moving one's own arm. Following a single shift of his mind, it leapt up like a flying sword of legend!

Only a few crisp "shwa-shwa" sounds were heard, and the withered yellow leaves on the old tree, along with the excess branches, were all sliced down!

Zheng—Li Yuan flicked a finger, and the crimson sword-light instantly pierced the air. A moment later it returned, falling into his palm!

"Eighteen hundred meters, nearly four li."

Playing with that wisp of sword-light, Li Yuan's eyes were very bright. This Pure Yang Sword Form he had Ta Yin-ed into the Ling Guang Land truly carried a hint of the flavor of a Ling Xiang!

The sword qi he sent forth with it turned back within four li without scattering—its speed was extreme, its sharpness able to cleave metal and stone.

This had already far exceeded the scope of what true qi could unleash!

"Before entering the Dao, first cultivate the Ling Xiang—the Treasure-Forging Art has this use too."

"Before entering the Dao, one must first cultivate the Spiritual Resonance; refining treasures and techniques also serves this purpose."

Crushing the sword qi, Li Yuan closed his eyes!

Hum, in the Land of Spiritual Light, thunder and fire radiance flickered and interwove.

In just half a day, the Land of Spiritual Light had split in two; the Thunder Dragon formed from the Long Kun held ten thousand layers of stone, facing off from afar against the Pure Yang Sword!

"Qi and Spirit must unite to form a Spiritual Aspect. To digest this mouthful of Pure Yang Sword, I must at least cultivate the Dragon-Tiger Mysterious Art and the Nourishing Life Pure Yang, these two Divine Arts!"

Li Yuan muttered to himself!

Although he had not yet changed his blood, his understanding of entering the Dao was already profound; part came from his two masters, part from the books!

How to cultivate the Spiritual Aspect, how to forge the Divine Realm, he was clear on every checkpoint!

"Before entering the Dao, perhaps I can nurture a Pure Yang Sword Spiritual Aspect?"

Li Yuan felt quite excited; for the various methods only usable after forming a Spiritual Aspect, he had coveted them for a long time!

Normally, before entering the Dao, the blood qi is Pure Yang while the soul is Yin; the two contacting would only injure both body and spirit, let alone,

guiding true qi into the Land of Spiritual Light!

Even the Dragon-Tiger Temple has no similar method; this counts as stumbling upon it by accident!

Hum, pondering in his heart, Li Yuan multitasked; while maintaining the Thunder Dragon visualization, he began to familiarize himself with this Pure Yang Sword!

Early on the second day, Li Yuan sensed the change in the aura of the Dragon-Tiger Nourishing Furnace!

"The Dragon Dao Master has descended the mountain."

Li Yuan rolled over and sat up; with a slight perception, he could still sense the existence of the Nourishing Furnace!

As the master of the Nourishing Furnace, this perception was extremely clear; by calling out with it, he could forcibly summon the furnace back!

His mind turned, and vaguely, he could sense the figure of the Dragon Dao Master!

At this moment, he was sitting cross-legged on the back of a golden eagle with wings spanning over ten zhang; accompanying him were Fang Fang Sanyun, Master Master Dading, and that Green Dragon Pavilion Master, Heavenly Snake Daoist!

Four Great Grandmasters of the Four Honors Sect descended the mountain...

"Four Great Grandmasters of the Four Honors, three Heavenly Yun Mysterious Weapons!"

Li Yuan felt a chill; Wei Wei Tianzuo's death had spread across the world, and no matter the intentions of the Five Great Dao Sects, they must retaliate!

Judging by the posture of these few, they were likely about to retaliate fiercely!

"For such a great matter, that Yuan Qing True Person surely will not miss it; then this is five Great Grandmasters of the Five Honors, four Heavenly Yun Mysterious Weapons!"

Sighing inwardly, Li Yuan got up to wash, went to see Long Xi Xiang, obtained a token from the Old Dragon Head, and went straight to the Divine Weapon Mountain!

Before descending the mountain, those divine weapons that had the effect of altering bone structure, he naturally intended to borrow and use!

In the Divine Weapon Mountain, just as before, only this time, he did not see Shan Qing Song; upon inquiry, he learned that this Divine

Weapon Hall Master was also in seclusion!

"Hall Masters have it hard too!"

Li Yuan felt a touch of emotion!

Shan Qing Song was unwilling to attempt entering the Dao; previously, when the Old Dragon Head emerged from seclusion, he had said he had escaped a calamity and invited him for wine and a visit!

But the Dragon Dao Master changed his mind; not just him, but the nine Hall Masters and eighteen Vice Hall Masters, fully half, had entered seclusion!

That furnace of Dragon Nourishing Life Pills had all been distributed!

At the time he was somewhat surprised; now it seemed the Dragon Dao Master had likely already sensed the aura of impending storm!

"Entering the Dao is difficult!"

With this feeling, Li Yuan entered the mountain, followed his perception, and borrowed out the "Ancient Spirit Elephant Hammer" and the "Giant Python Whip"!

The control and enhancement of these two seventh-tier divine weapons were respectively the 'Six Spirit Elephant' and the 'Nine Python Body', both having the effect of altering bone structure!

Just before leaving the mountain, he thought for a moment and also borrowed out the "Flesh and Blood Four Vajra Armor"!

This divine armor, obtained from the Xieshen Sect Guardian Fang Chao, contained the Worship Flesh, Blood, Sinew, and Bone Four Vajra Art; at this critical moment of changing blood, he wanted to borrow it to examine!

Holding the Old Dragon Head's token, with the Dragon Dao Master's approval,

Li Yuan naturally encountered no obstacles!

Leaving the Hundred Beast Mountain, he went to the place of Elder Nun Master Jingxin, only to be turned away at the door; the old nun was refining pills!

Not just this nun, but several pill-refining masters within the sect were also very busy; setting aside other pills, they were striving to refine the Hundred Form Pills!

After visiting several places in succession, Li Yuan did not disturb them further, turned around, and went to the Library Tower!

The Dragon-Tiger Temple has three Library Towers; before the Dragon Dao Master's approval, even direct disciples could only enter one of them. Li Yuan could enter all three Library Towers, but this was limited to the Outer and Inner Towers; the Secret Tower also required the Old Dragon Head's token!

The manager of the Library Tower was very familiar with Li Yuan, but seeing him bring a thick Wen Wen Yida of manuals and diagrams, he was simply shocked: "So many?"

"Senior Brother Lin, please register them!"

Li Yuan did not explain; he had the Dragon Dao Master's approval, so naturally he intended to borrow everything useful!

The manager clicked his tongue in his heart, yet still registered them one by one!

Li Yuan went to the other two Library Towers, doing the same, and borrowed over three hundred lower and middle-grade Wu Gong in total, all of which were of fine quality!

Among them were also over ten superior martial arts, mostly hammer techniques and lightness skills, with a small portion being body-hardening!

"For a year and a half or so after descending the mountain, this should be enough!"

Returning to his room, he stored the many manuals and diagrams into the Weapon Space; Li Yuan calculated and inventoried his assets!

Divine weapons, spiritual pills, martial arts manuals, and incense!

"Hmm, there should be nothing missing!"