After kneeling three times and bowing nine times, Ling Zhongyu stood up and placed the jade in his hand on the statue's open palm. Suddenly, the statue was covered in a burst of blue light.
With a flash of blue light, the statue returned to its original appearance, with only the piece of jade emitting blue flames in the dark cave.
Ling Tianqi was greatly surprised, whether it was a Taoist technique or a formation technique, it could actually have such a miraculous effect.
Just when Ling Tianqi was in shock, he heard his father's voice, "Tianqi, go pick up that sword." As he said that, he pointed to a long table next to the statue, where a blood-red sword about ten feet long was standing. Lie quietly on it.
Ling Tianqi responded and walked slowly towards the statue. When he saw the blood-red sword, he was stunned.
How come Tian Jue Sword appears here?
Next to Tian Jue Sword, there is also a small purple ring and a thick secret book.
Feeling waves of evil energy coming from the Tianjue Sword, Ling Tianqi felt extremely excited.
At this time, he no longer thought about why Tian Jue Sword appeared here. He just wanted to take Tian Jue Sword with him as soon as possible. This was the capital to save his life.
The blood-red sword suddenly emitted a faint red light. The red light became darker and darker, and finally disappeared within the sword.
The moment the red light disappeared, Ling Tianqi felt an evil energy entering his body. He quickly closed his eyes and used his true power to forcibly refine the evil energy.
After refining, Ling Tianqi's forehead was covered with cold sweat. Fortunately, only a small amount of this evil energy poured in. If there were more, it would be much more troublesome to refine it based on his current cultivation level.
If evil spirits are allowed to invade the body, there will be endless killing deep inside.
Quickly putting down the Tian Jue Sword, Ling Tianqi turned to look at his father. Seeing his father looking at him with a surprised look on his face, Ling Tianqi couldn't help but ask, "Father, what's wrong?"
Ling Zhongyu frowned and said doubtfully: "It's strange. This sword is very special. If it doesn't have spiritual veins, there will be no reaction at all after picking it up." At this point, he paused and changed the topic: "But , Judging from your appearance just now, it seems that you are in pain. Is there any secret in this sword? But the last words left by the ancestor did not mention this sword in detail, but said that he accidentally obtained it, and only those who are destined can do so. use."
Having said this, Ling Zhongyu took a deep breath and looked at his son with both eyes, "Could it be that you are the destined person?"
Ling Tianqi saw his father's overly nervous expression and thought to himself: "What a fate, Tian Jue Sword is originally my magic weapon. It was just a normal reaction when he felt my breath just now."
Thinking this in his heart, Ling Tianqi looked worried and asked in a low voice: "Father, do I have spiritual veins?"
"This..." Faced with his son's question, Ling Zhongyu didn't know how to answer. He sighed and said, "Although you have spiritual veins in your body, there are too few to practice Taoism."
According to the last words left by the ancestors, as long as you can pick up this sword and the sword releases strong blood light, you will have spiritual veins in your body.
If you pick up the sword and it emits no light, or the light it emits is too weak, you will not be able to practice the Taoist skills he left behind.
When Ling Zhongyu picked up the Tianjue Sword, the sword emitted no light at all, making him think it was just an ordinary giant sword that could not be used in ordinary situations.
Only now did Ling Tianqi realize that his father had brought him here to test whether he had spiritual veins, but what were spiritual veins?
In the previous life, wasn’t it possible to practice with the secret book of cultivation?
Does it mean that in this world, practicing Taoism still requires spiritual veins?
With such weak spiritual veins in his body, why can he still practice the Taoist skills from his previous life?
After thinking about it, Ling Tianqi became confused, so he asked: "Father, what is the spiritual vein?"
Ling Zhongyu smiled slightly, touched his son's head lovingly, and said: "Spiritual vein is not a thing, but a spiritual bloodline."
"It is said that there are nine types of spiritual veins, the five basic spiritual veins and the Western Great Variant Spiritual Veins." Ling Tianqi saw his son's curious expression, so he told some common sense about cultivation that he had peeked at before, "The five types of spiritual veins The basic spiritual veins are: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth; while the Western variant spiritual veins are: wind, cloud, electricity, and light; of course, there are also some rare spiritual veins that are rare to see in thousands of years, such as cold Ice Spirit Vein, Three Flower Jue Vein, etc.”
Ling Tianqi didn't expect his father to know so much, and couldn't help but ask: "Father, how many spiritual veins does each person have that are suitable for cultivation?"
Ling Zhongyu said without even thinking: "Having three spiritual veins is the most suitable for cultivation, one is the main one and the other two are auxiliary. If there are too few spiritual veins, it will be too slow to absorb and breathe out the spiritual energy of the world. If there are too many spiritual veins, Although the absorption speed is faster, most of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth has been absorbed by the spiritual veins, so the real power left in the Dantian will be surprisingly small. Generally, it is not suitable for cultivation after five spiritual veins. You won’t be able to break through the Qi training period even if you practice for a lifetime.”
"But there is one type of spiritual vein that is unexpected, and that is the Nine-Tian Spiritual Vein." Ling Tianqi suddenly thought of something and said with a smile, "The Nine-Tian Spiritual Vein is also called the Nine-Tian Jue Vein. It is said that the speed of cultivation is scary fast in the early stage, but slow in the later stage. It’s amazing. As for the reason, no one knows.”
Having said this, Ling Tianqi looked at his son again and said, "Your spiritual veins are so weak, I'm afraid you only have one kind of spiritual vein, and you are also not suitable for cultivation."
Ling Tianqi did not answer, but thought about what his father had just said. Obviously, the cultivation methods in this world are very different from those in the previous life.
Seeing that his son was silent, Ling Zhongyu mistook him for not being able to practice and felt a little uncomfortable. He walked over in two steps, patted his son's shoulder gently, and comforted him: "It's okay. Having a spiritual vein is much better than not having it. At least it's better than not having a spiritual vein." Ordinary people will live more than ten years."
Ling Tian was thinking about the spiritual veins for the first time, and didn't hear what his father was saying at all, so he nodded absently.
"Father, since I have spiritual veins, can you let me try to practice?" Ling Tianqi looked at his father with excitement in his eyes.
At this time, he was really excited. He had not been exposed to the cultivation methods of this world for a long time. He wanted to know how the cultivation methods of this world were different from those in his previous life.
Ling Zhongyu hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said: "Okay! When I go back, I will give you some magical weapons and secret books left by my ancestors."
The ancestral training once said that descendants with weak spiritual veins do not need to practice Taoism at all. Even if they practice for decades, it is difficult to produce any real power.
But the situation at hand is different. The Ling family has not seen a cultivator for hundreds of years. Now that a person with spiritual veins has appeared, he will give it a try no matter what.
"Father, can I take the things here back?" Ling Tianqi glanced in the direction of Tian Jue Sword intentionally or unintentionally, and asked in a low voice.
Ling Tianqi shook his head and said decisively: "No, you can only come here after your cultivation reaches the foundation building stage."
After finishing speaking, Ling Zhongyu suddenly remembered something and said, "Tianqi, you can try to practice, but you must not tell anyone about your practice."
Ling Tianqi naturally understood the meaning of his father's words, nodded and said: "Father, don't worry, I will practice Taoism in a deserted place."
Seeing how sensible his son was, Ling Zhongyu nodded and said, "Come next to me, let's get out of here."
Seeing his son approaching, Ling Zhongyu slowly took out the piece of jade. A blue light flashed on the statue, and the two figures disappeared into the cave.
The moment he left the cave, Ling Tianqi secretly activated his Taoist skills, and the Tianjue Sword flew into his body with a buzzing sound.
The Tianjue Sword has a unique Taoist technique. As long as there is true power in the body, no matter how much, the sword can be controlled by the Taoist technique and nurtured in the body.
The cold wind blew, and Ling Tianqi couldn't help but shudder, knowing that he was back outside the cave again.
On the way back, neither of them spoke, and walked quickly along the same path.
Qi Zijuan was hooking up her sweater. Seeing her husband and son coming back, she asked nervously: "How was it?"
Ling Zhongyu shook his head and replied in a low voice: "I do have spiritual veins, but they are too weak. I'm afraid I won't be able to practice Taoism."
Qi Zijuan did not show any disappointment, but said happily: "It would be great if I have spiritual veins. Maybe my grandson can practice Taoism!"
Ling Zhongyu nodded and whispered: "I hope so!" His voice was not loud, and he obviously lacked confidence.
After finishing speaking, Ling Zhongyu suddenly remembered and said to his wife: "Zicjuan, do you still remember what I told you last time?"
Qi Zijuan was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "Of course I remember, it is related to the future of our Ling family. What, do you want..." He glanced at her husband, meaning we could talk later.
Ling Zhongyu and his wife had lived so much together, so the meaning in his expression was clear to him, and he quickly said to his son beside him: "Tian Qi! It's getting late, so you should rest early!"
Ling Tianqi nodded, and after greeting his parents, he returned to the room, sat cross-legged, and entered into practice.
The Taoist technique he practiced was the secret technique of Tianjue Sect in his previous life - Huoyun Jue.
The morning sun shines on the mainland, and a new day begins.
Ling Zhongyu handed his son a Taoist book, then left home and went to the fields to look at the crops.
After seeing the secret book, Ling Tianqi was very excited and quickly opened the secret book and started reading.
Ling Tianqi's family was very poor and could not afford to hire a husband to teach him how to read. Nor could he go to the elders to learn Chinese characters after practicing martial arts like the children in the village every day.
However, Qi Zijuan had studied writing for a period of time when she was young, and would take some time to teach Ling Tianqi every day.
Qi Zijuan had limited academic qualifications. After teaching Ling Tianqi for another year, she stopped teaching because Ling Tianqi had completely mastered the words she knew.
This also surprised Qi Zijuan. After all, Ling Tianqi was less than ten years old at that time. Being able to remember so many words at such an age is really rare among people of the same age.
Ling Tianqi is not a genius, nor does he have a photographic memory, but these words look complicated, but they are similar to the words in his previous life, and some are even ancient texts.
Since some Taoist secrets in his previous life were written in ancient Chinese, Ling Tianqi also worked hard to learn them, and he knew almost all the ancient Chinese.
