Chapter 543 Bottleneck
The Great Elder called out to Sect Liao.
Master Liao stared at the shrine for a long time before he said in confusion:
"It seems...it is indeed missing a door..."
Both of them frowned, both puzzled.
This shrine was passed down from the ancestor of the Five Elements Sect. It is a divine thought temple with the inheritance of the Five Elements Spirit Array.
The shrine comes from the hands of ancestors of the Five Elements Sect and is infinitely mysterious.
Who has the ability to forcefully break the door of the shrine?
How did it do it?
Is the person who broke the door, Mr. Zhuang’s three disciples, or the little ghost inside?
Mr. Liao also knew about the little devil.
This is the secret of the Five Elements School back then.
In order to prevent the formation from being lost, hundreds of years ago, the old leader of the Five Elements Sect specially detained a little ghost and put it in the shrine to offer it, allowing it to make it mysterious and confuse outsiders, in order to prevent the core inheritance of the Five Elements Sect from being revealed...
But now, the shrine has broken and the devil has disappeared...
Master Liao was surprised and asked: "The inheritance of the Five Elements Spiritual Array..."
The elder shook his head and sighed:
"I don''t know either…"
He raised his eyes again, looked at the shrine, and frowned:
"For hundreds of years, I always feel that there is a special meaning in this shrine... It seems that there are some special inheritances hidden inside..."
"But now, the shrine lacks a door, and this meaning suddenly disappears..."
"The things inside seemed to be emptied by someone..."
Today''s shrine is left with only empty shells, like an uninhabited building, empty and deserted.
Master Liao said in surprise: "Great Elder, what else does my Five Elements Sect have in it?"
The Great Elder remained silent.
Because he didn''t know either.
President Liao shook his head and sneered in his heart.
Putting gold on your face, how can there be any inheritance in the Five Elements Sect besides the Five Elements Spirit Array?
Even the Five Elements Spirit Array is useless, no one can learn it, and he can''t learn it at all...
But he naturally couldn''t say these words.
The light flashed in the eyes of the leader Liao, and he whispered:
"Great Elder, could it be Mr. Zhuang and the others who stole the inheritance of my Five Elements Sect?"
The elder was shocked and his brows became even tighter.
This is exactly what he is worried about...
The surname Zhuang is unfathomable, and his disciples are even more amazing. If the master and apprentice make a move and steal the inheritance of his Five Elements Sect, there will be endless troubles.
The key is, what is this inheritance?
The Five Elements Spirit Array?
If it is the Five Elements Spiritual Array, they cannot reason, because this is what they should learn, and they have learned it with great integrity.
But what if, not just the Five Elements Spirit Array?
Not just the Five Elements Spiritual Array...
What else can it be?
What did the ancestor of the Five Elements Sect leave for himself?
The Great Elder was confused.
Master Liao had other thoughts and asked, "What are you going to do?"
"What should I do?" The elder''s eyes sank, "What do you mean..."
"If there are any other inheritances in this shrine, it will definitely be extraordinary, and we must find out!"
"check…"
Chief Liao raised his eyebrows, "You know."
The Great Elder hesitated.
Master Liao continued: "The shrine was damaged and its inheritance was lost. Mr. Zhuang''s disciples are the most suspected, so..."
Master Liao approached the Great Elder and lowered his voice:
"We need to find a way to keep them first!"
"Leave…"
The Great Elder was thinking.
President Liao nodded and suggested:
"First check from the Five Elements Sect, then check the missing little ghost, and then check Mr. Zhuang and the others..."
"We must keep them before we find out!"
"If the inheritance is in their hands, we will find a way to take it back; if it is not in their hands, we will apologize and give it a gift, and it will be exposed..."
The elder sneered when he heard this, "Why is it so easy to expose it..."
Who do you think you are leaving?
Whoever is surnamed Zhuang is good at getting along with each other?
What''s more, the old man who was like a wood beside him had unfathomable cultivation.
Master Liao knew what the elder was worried about, so he told him:
"We will be polite first and then soldiers, and invite them first, stay in my Five Elements Sect for a while, and stay for a while."
"Because of the fact that the ancestors have some affection, it is also reasonable to be a guest and communicate the formation..."
"They might stay."
"This is a "ritual" first. If they disagree, we will "soldier" later..."
"Senior Zhuang and that old man may have extraordinary cultivation, but his disciples are just refining Qi. During these days, they have fought with my disciples of the Five Elements Sect. They are stronger than refining Qi, and even comparable to foundation building. However, they are only in the early stage of foundation building, and they cannot get out the palm of our Five Elements Sect..."
"The person surnamed Zhuang seems to be calm, but he is obviously concerned about these disciples, especially the young disciple named Mo, who is even more pampered."
"We just need to control that little disciple, no, even if we control any of them, to threaten Mr. Zhuang, we are not afraid that he will not give in."
"If it doesn''t work..."
Master Liao pointed to the sky and said in a voice: "We also have... the Five Elements Mountain Protection Formation!"
The elder was shocked: "You want to open a large formation?!"
Chief Liao nodded, "Once the formation is opened, there is no need to worry about not being able to keep them!"
"No matter how strong their cultivation is, they will not dare to transcend the limitations of the heavenly way. They will inevitably be trapped in this formation!"
The elder frowned and pondered. He felt that the leader Liao''s words made some sense, but he still had no confidence in his heart.
He still doesn''t dare to be an enemy of Mr. Zhuang.
Especially in the mountain gate of the Five Elements Sect, within the mountain protection formation, he was facing Mr. Zhuang in a tit-for-tat way.
"Isn''t it not good to tear the face like this?"
The elder said with concern.
Chief Liao took a step back and said softly:
"Great Elder, we don''t have to tear each other apart from Mr. Zhuang..."
"We treat you warmly, wouldn''t it be better if he stays?"
"Even if you have to open the formation and fight, you don''t have to kill you to the death. Just he needs to hand over the inheritance of my Five Elements Sect. Even if he only handed over half of it, it would be better than losing it all and falling into the hands of others..."
"We can also give an explanation to the ancestors of the sect..."
“Great Elder…”
Master Liao looked at the elder and said in a sincere tone: "The inheritance is a big deal!"
The inheritance is very important!
The elder''s heart trembled.
"Yes, all of this is for the inheritance of my Five Elements Sect!"
Even if there is a risk, you have to take it.
The elder looked at the leader Liao again and nodded secretly.
Although this leader has a lower realm and a smaller structure, he is still somewhat sensible when encountering problems and can take some means.
"Okay!" the great elder nodded, "You should start preparing now, be sure to keep them in my Five Elements Sect!"
Chief Liao looked happy and bowed his hands to say yes.
After the two discussed, the great elder was still in front of the shrine, facing the shrine, pondering while worried.
The leader of the sect came out of the Tibetan Array Pavilion alone.
The night has arrived, and outside the Tibetan Pavilion, there are carved beams and painted roads, which are magnificent.
Master Liao walked out of the Tibetan Formation Pavilion, looked back and couldn''t help but sneer.
“Is inheritance a big deal?”
“What a big deal to pass on!”
"At this point, what kind of inheritance does the Five Elements Sect have?"
The formation learning declined, and the formation master was lost.
The current Five Elements Sect, the Tumu Xingzong, is just like the shrine, just an empty shell outside of gold and jade.
No one, no formation, only empty shell, what''s the use?
Revitalizing the sect is just a joke.
Chief Liao smiled contemptuously and then turned his jade ring.
But it''s not a loss...
Over the years, I have also gained a lot of benefits from it, squeezed out the value of these rotten wood and dead beams, and made a lot of money. Now, I can run away...
The mess belongs to someone else.
The spirit stone is your own!
As for the Five Elements School…
President Liao snorted coldly. Although I am from the Five Elements Sect, I am just a status, and it is no big deal to change the family.
But before I left, this Five Elements School had its last use...
The leader Liao saw the entire Five Elements Sect’s mountain gate, and a hint of coldness appeared on the corner of his mouth.
…
Two days later, Master Liao visited Mr. Zhuang.
He still looked calm and scheming, and said sincerely:
"I have admired Senior Zhuang for a long time. I have made many troubles when I blamed him before. Please forgive me..."
Mr. Zhuang did not comment.
President Liao said again:
“… Now that I have passed on the inheritance, it’s just the right time. I’ll invite seniors to stay in the Five Elements Sect for more time, so that I can give up all the friendship of the landlord.”
President Liao spoke sincerely, but he was very nervous.
He was unable to tell Mr. Zhuang''s intentions and could not guess Mr. Zhuang''s intentions. He was looked at by Mr. Zhuang''s deep eyes, and he was like a ray of light on his back, and he was sweating coldly.
Master Liao was nervously waiting for Mr. Zhuang''s reply.
Mr. Zhuang pondered for a moment and suddenly said, "Okay."
This "good" made Chief Liao feel relieved.
He felt that his whole body was a little lighter, and couldn''t help but smile:
"Seniors are willing to appreciate their faces, but I am grateful."
Mr. Zhuang nodded slightly and said nothing, then brought a cup of tea.
Master Liao was very sensible and bowed and said:
"Then I will not disturb my seniors'' cultivation, so I will say goodbye."
After Master Liao left, Mr. Zhuang called Mo Hua, thought for a while, and instructed:
"You have been practicing diligently over the days and build the foundation in the Five Elements Sect."
Mo Hua was shocked, "Is it here?"
The Five Elements School is not a good place.
From top to bottom, I am jealous and hate myself. Not to mention being hostile, at least I have a bad attitude.
Mr. Zhuang said confidently: "It''s okay, just build the foundation here!"
But Mo Hua was a little confused, "Is it right? It''s a little faster..."
After reaching the ninth level of Qi Refining, it took about a few months. The Qi Sea is not stable, the foundation is not solid, and the cultivation is not solid...
Now that we build the foundation, it feels too early.
Mr. Zhuang said gently: "Your spiritual roots... are not good. No matter how much spiritual power is cultivated, it will be like that. Therefore, there is no need to polish the realm. If you don''t want to have a solid foundation, you can make breakthroughs. As long as you can build the foundation, you can make breakthroughs..."
Although his tone was gentle, his words were still a bit heartbreaking.
"All right…"
Mo Hua nodded, then said, "Master, is my spiritual consciousness enough?"
"Will your Five Elements Spirit Array enhance your spiritual consciousness?" asked Mr. Zhuang.
"Yes, but not many..." Mo Hua said truthfully.
"Can you break through the fourteen lines?"
Mo Hua thought for a while and shook her head, "It feels very difficult..."
In these days, he will draw the Five Elements Spiritual Array whenever he has time.
He painted gold, wood, water, fire and earth, five-type spiritual arrays one by one.
Pictures are drawn during the day and on Taoist steles at night.
His spiritual consciousness is indeed growing slowly, and the growth rate is quite considerable, much stronger than the previous Drawing Spirit Array.
Although the requirements of the Five Elements Spirit Formation are thirteen lines, it is necessary to "turn spiritual consciousness into Taoism", divide some of the spiritual consciousness into the formation, and transform it into one with spiritual power.
Therefore, the actual consumption of spiritual consciousness is more than the Thirteen-Secret.
The Lingshu array has only twelve lines.
The spiritual consciousness enhanced by the Painting Spirit Array is, if it is a stream.
Then the spiritual consciousness enhanced by drawing the Five Elements Spirit Array is a small river.
But whether it is a stream or a river, there is a drop in the bucket in front of the threshold between the thirteenth and fourteenth lines.
It’s like diversion of water into the gully. The water is not small, but the gully is unfathomable and you can’t even get enough...
Mr. Zhuang pondered for a moment and said, "That''s it, just use the spiritual consciousness of the peak of the Thirteen-Secret Patterns to build the foundation..."
"Don''t you need to get the fourteenth pattern?" Mo Hua said weakly.
Mr. Zhuang shook his head and sighed:
"I won''t force it. Although the fourteen-line pattern is good, it is really too difficult..."
And the plan cannot keep up with the changes, there is not much time left...
Mr. Zhuang''s eyes flashed with a hint of melancholy, and then he instructed:
"You just build the foundation with the peak of the Thirteen-Secret Patterns. Although it is not too extreme, it is already very good..."
Mr. Zhuang originally wanted to say "very strong", but after hesitation, he still didn''t want Mo Hua to be proud.
But from the heart, the peak spiritual consciousness of qi cultivation is thirteen-lined, which is extremely rare even in his cognition, and it is even considered to be the limit...
Going further, it''s really too difficult.
Mr. Zhuang said in a deep voice: "You use the peak spiritual consciousness of the thirteenth pattern to build the foundation, which will break through the obstacles and double the spiritual consciousness to reach the middle stage of foundation building, between the fourteenth pattern and the sixteenth pattern."
"As for how much it is, it depends on the fate..."
Mo Hua said curiously: "Master, your spiritual consciousness has doubled, why aren''t it twenty-six patterns?"
Mr. Zhuang was stunned and couldn''t help but lit the forehead of Mo Hua:
"What are you thinking? The growth of spiritual consciousness is not a simple addition or subtraction."
“The number of patterns is just a scale.”
"The amount of spiritual consciousness between the two scales is likely to be a world of difference."
"The nine qi refining patterns and ten foundation-building patterns are very different."
"Twenty-six lines, that''s already the golden elixir..."
"How can such a good thing..."
Mo Hua smiled awkwardly, and then asked curiously:
"Master, is the spiritual consciousness in the early stage of foundation building and the middle stage of foundation building, also twice the difference?"
Mr. Zhuang said: "This may not be the case. The spiritual consciousness is very different in the early stages of foundation building and the middle stages of foundation building, but it will not be so much."
Ink painting was keen on, and then another problem was discovered:
"Then why did I break through the foundation building and double my spiritual consciousness, and I could only reach the middle stage of foundation building?"
Mr. Zhuang took a sip of tea and continued to explain to the ink painting:
"Because the more the spiritual consciousness reaches the back, the slower the growth, the more difficult it is."
"Besides, your situation is quite special. Your current spiritual consciousness is already very strong, so if you break through the realm, your spiritual consciousness will increase greatly, but it may not be doubled."
"The checks and balances of the way of heaven are always limited, and there are always many restrictions..."
Without restrictions, your child''s spiritual consciousness will be really "lawless"...
Mr. Zhuang looked at the ink painting and sighed silently in his heart.
Ink painting nodded without understanding.
"Okay, concentrate on practicing..."
Mr. Zhuang looked at the ink painting again and smiled gently:
"I guess in less than a month, my cultivation will be almost done. Try to break through the realm and see what the bottleneck of Tianyan Jue is, and then find a way to break through the bottleneck and build a foundation for Taoism!"
"Um!"
Mo Hua nodded, her eyes were bright.
Although he was a little regretful to reach the fourteenth line, he was about to build the foundation and he was still very happy.
If there are no fourteen lines, forget it...
Man follows the earth, the earth follows the sky, the sky follows the Tao, and the Tao follows nature.
Practicing Taoism requires taking the flow and not forcing it.
There is no human heart and no one can swallow the elephant.
In the next month, Mo Hua focused on practicing and constantly absorbing spirit stones.
Even if he learns formations, he only studies at the Taoist stele at the midnight period. During the day, he basically uses it to meditate and refine spirit stones.
In daily practice, we should pay attention to whether we are slow or slow, and water dripping through stones.
Persist every day and practice with it.
But now that the foundation is about to be built, we need to spend more time and spirit stones. We need to use both time and spirit stones on the "blade".
Mo Hua focused on practicing without distractions and prepared for foundation building.
Bai Zixi and Bai Zisheng knew that Mo Hua wanted to build the foundation, but they did not disturb him. At the same time, they silently protected the Dharma for their junior brother in case that something went wrong with his cultivation or were disturbed by others.
The practice of ink painting is also relatively smooth.
The spirit stones are consumed one by one, and the spiritual power is increasing little by little.
Finally, a month later.
The cultivation of Mo Hua has reached the peak of the ninth level of Qi Refining.
At the same time, he also touched the bottleneck of foundation building...
(This chapter ends)