Chapter 230 Ten Years Like One Day, Shi Jian Wants to Go Down the Mountain (Subscription Request)
Maoshan naturally concealed the shocking sword energy released by Li Yingqi.

But when Li Yingqi woke up, she found that she had learned a new cultivation method and a sword technique in her mind without any instruction!

Following Lin Zu's suggestion, Shi Jian asked Li Yingqi to practice the sword technique that appeared in his mind.

As the days passed, they became dull and quiet...

A year later, in the Maoshan Leisheng Palace, after a year of contact, Li Yingqi had already mastered cultivation like the back of her hand. Although her cultivation level did not grow explosively in a year, it was getting better step by step. Every improvement in her cultivation level strengthened her foundation.

Even so, ever since he started practicing the sword techniques in his mind, Li Yingqi has become another Shi Jian in the eyes of outsiders.

In one year, Li Yingqi successfully established his foundation!
This cultivation speed may seem slow, but after all, in a large sect like Maoshan, if one simply compares the speed of cultivation, there are many ways to allow disciples to achieve the foundation-building stage overnight.

The result of this is an unstable foundation. However, even without the external help of elixirs, the elite disciples in Maoshan can generally break through to the foundation-building stage within three years.

As for the master, Shi Jian had been trying to integrate the Five Elements Divine Thunder throughout the year. A few days after Li Yingqi's sword energy was dealt with, Shi Jian had mastered the Five Elements Divine Thunder. However, as for how to blend the divine thunders together, even after a year of trying, Shi Jian still couldn't figure it out. Every time when the two thunders blended, Shi Jian couldn't control the energy that exploded exponentially.

As time went by, Shi Jian temporarily gave up the idea of ​​fusing the Five Elements Divine Thunder. He understood that his current cultivation was too low and he could not control the pressure brought by the fusion of the Divine Thunder.

So, after a year of trying, Shi Jian finally put his energy into improving his cultivation...

"Master, what do you mean by cultivation?"

On the Leisheng Island floating in the void, as Li Yingqi raised this question, Shi Jian, who was standing in the front and looking into the distance, slowly turned around.

Looking at Li Yingqi, his eldest disciple, he smiled faintly.

"I also thought about this question when I first started practicing...

Thinking back to the beginning, the reason why I embarked on the journey of spiritual practice was because the world I lived in at that time was in the midst of chaos, with demons and evil spirits rampant throughout the world. Perhaps you could still be alive and well today, but you might be devoured by demons and evil spirits tomorrow!
Because of this, when I learned that immortals actually existed, I threw myself into cultivation.

Now that I think about it carefully, it is probably for the sake of survival, or freedom.

The ability to control oneself..."

Shi Jian did not say anything grandiose. Everyone's original intention for practicing was different. For example, he originally practiced just to survive, to be able to settle down in the chaotic world of the late Qing Dynasty, and to protect himself and his loved ones with the abilities gained from practice.

Li Yingqi listened in silence. A year ago, she chose to become Shi Jian's apprentice. Her idea was very simple, which was to survive.

Now that we have entered Maoshan, survival is no longer a problem. In fact, Maoshan has everything we need.

As Shi Jian's disciple, no one in Maoshan dared to provoke Li Yingqi. No matter whether it was the head master, the elders, or the senior brothers and sisters who had entered the sect much earlier than Li Yingqi, everyone took great care of her.

After a year of practice, looking at the sword in his hand, the power he possessed, and the surging true energy in his body, Li Yingqi began to think about what he was seeking in his practice.

While listening to his master recounting the past and looking at the sword in his hand, Li Yingqi felt an incomparable peace in his heart.

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The days of cultivation always go by the fastest. Shi Jian has been devoted to cultivation since he came to Maoshan. Occasionally, he would give guidance to Li Yingqi when he was free, but most of the time he cultivated alone.

As elders of the Patriarch's Hall, whether it was Shi Jian or his master Wu Chenzi, or Shi Jian's disciple Li Yingqi, they hardly ever participated in the affairs of Maoshan, so they were in seclusion most of the time. In this way, winter came and went, and another nine years had passed!
It has been ten years since I returned to Maoshan!

In the void, as the scorching sun burned the earth, an illusory figure slowly emerged in the void. If you look closely, it is Shi Jian's soul.

Three years ago, Shi Jian achieved Yang God and reached the peak of Yuanying realm. This cultivation speed can be said to be fast. After achieving Yang God, Shi Jian found that he had made new breakthroughs in the Five Elements Divine Thunder Technique.

Nowadays, he can already combine two or even three kinds of divine thunders together in extreme states, and the destructive power caused by this is also astonishing. It is hard to imagine how shocking it will be when the five elements of divine thunder are combined into one.

"Ten years have passed, and practicing in seclusion every day is not a solution. It is too boring..."

Shaking his head, Shi Jian was also helpless. There was no need for him to interfere in Maoshan's affairs at all. Even if there were demons that needed to be dealt with, the Demon-Slaying Palace could handle ordinary demons. The demons that could not be dealt with were basically those who had reached the level of God Transformation.

In this situation, there was no need for Shi Jian to go, so these nine years were undoubtedly boring for him.

He muttered to himself. At this moment, from a building several thousand meters away from Shi Jian, a breath of middle-stage Jindan leaked out, and a mysterious smile slowly appeared at the corner of Shi Jian's mouth.

"Yingqi is a girl who is not slow in cultivation. She has already reached the middle stage of the Golden Core in ten years. She is much faster than my master..."

After saying that, Shi Jian disappeared in a flash, and when he reappeared, he was already in the building where Li Yingqi lived.

Looking at the now heroic Li Yingqi, Shi Jian sincerely congratulated his apprentice.

"Not bad, not bad. Yingqi, you broke through the Golden Core Realm earlier than me. Your future achievements will definitely not be lower than mine!"

As Shi Jian praised, he was thinking that it was time to travel around the world with his disciples.

Now Li Yingqi has cultivated to the middle stage of the Golden Core. If he continues to stay in Maoshan, it is very likely that he will be able to reach the Nascent Soul realm in a few years. This sounds good, but for a cultivator who has never experienced life and death battles, what is the use of having such a realm?

As Li Yingqi's master, Shi Jianduan could not tolerate this.

In fact, according to the rules of Maoshan, when a disciple reaches the Golden Elixir realm, he needs to go down the mountain to practice alone for a period of time, which is similar to Zhiqiu Yiye of Kunlun. The rules of the Five Palaces of Taoism are basically the same.

Due to the special nature of Li Yingqi's identity, it was difficult for Master Mingshan to make arrangements for him, so the matter was delayed again and again. In addition, Li Yingqi's cultivation speed was too fast, while most disciples would reach this level after practicing for twenty to thirty years.

This makes it even harder to arrange...

Hearing the praise from his master, Li Yingqi's seemingly cold face turned slightly red. His eyes flickered slightly and he stuck out his playful tongue at his master.

"Master, please don't praise me. I heard from my master that you were a little slow in cultivation because of the lack of spiritual energy in the world. Even so, you still crushed many so-called geniuses...

Ying Qicai is not as good as you, Master."

Listening to his apprentice's witty remarks, Shi Jian smiled and shook his head. It didn't matter.

"Alright, Master won't joke with you anymore. Now that you, Yingqi, have cultivated to the Golden Core realm, you won't gain anything by just working in isolation. If you have no objection, follow me down the mountain in a few days!
I don't know how many years it will take you to get there. Anyway, you will come into contact with monsters you have never encountered before, and kill them with one sword and one knife...

This is what is meant by tempering through thousands of hammers. This is a step that every cultivator must go through. I am no exception, and you are no exception!"

Shi Jian's tone was somewhat serious, and his words were telling Li Yingqi that this descent would definitely not be smooth sailing, and there would most likely be bloodshed outside Mount Maoshan. It felt like a threat being warned in advance.

To Shi Jian's surprise, Li Yingqi remained calm after hearing this and calmly accepted all the impending storms.

"Master, disciple is not afraid!"

It was a simple sentence, but it was inspiring. At least Shi Jian saw a strong determination in Li Yingqi's eyes.

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Li Yingqi's problem was easy to deal with. After all, she was his apprentice, and there was no problem in taking her down the mountain. But it was different when it came to himself.

Shi Jian had always understood that Lin Zu and the Yuanshen ancestor of Longhu Mountain must have placed high hopes on him. It would be difficult for him to go down the mountain without Lin Zu's consent.

If Shi Jian wanted Lin Zu to agree, he could only rely on himself...

In the Ancestral Hall, Elder Zhixian and others sat cross-legged in the void with indifferent expressions, while in the front and upper position, the vague figure of Lin Zu appeared and disappeared from time to time. Normally, Lin Zu's real body would not appear in the Ancestral Hall, at most a wisp of soul would be left behind.

At this moment, countless auras began to condense at the position of Lin Zu, who was originally just a wisp of soul. As Lin Zu became more solid, Elder Zhixian and others, who had originally had their eyes slightly closed, suddenly opened their eyes!

"We are here to see Master Lin!"

Listening to the salutes from Elder Zhixian and the others, Lin Zu pretended not to hear anything.

He just glanced deeply outside the hall. As Shi Jian's figure entered the hall, the elders understood why Lin Zu suddenly showed up today. It turned out that Shi Jian, the crazy cultivator, had entered the hall.

Yes, in the past ten years, Shi Jian's name has changed from the elder Shi of the Maoshan Patriarch Hall to the cultivation devil of the Maoshan Patriarch Hall. As for the reason, it is because Shi Jian has not left his island for many times in ten years...

This made those palace masters who wanted to establish a good relationship with Shi Jian rack their brains but to no avail.

Even because of the hard practice of his master Shi Jian, Li Yingqi, who had just entered Maoshan, followed suit. In the past ten years, the number of times he left Leisheng Island became very few.

Over time, it got this name.

"Oh, who was it? It turns out to be our Elder Shi, the busy man Shi is here.

Shi Jian, your coming here is a big deal. Even Lin Zu has come here in person to wait for you."

Elder Yuan Cheng did not forget to make some jokes. It was rare to see Shi Jian on weekdays, so it was okay to say so. The other elders all smiled slightly, and even Lin Zu was beaming with glory. Everyone's eyes were fixed on Shi Jian, and Shi Jian was a little embarrassed.

"They are all great cultivators above the level of Divine Transformation, yet you still treat them with contempt..."

Shi Jian was thinking about it in his heart, but a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

“Elder Yuan Cheng, you may not know that Shi Jian has devoted all his efforts in the past ten years to studying and practicing the Five Elements Divine Thunder Technique. As the saying goes, one does not count the years when in seclusion. Ten years becomes unimportant. It just passed in the blink of an eye!”

Joking aside, when the elders in the hall heard that Shi Jian had been studying the Five Elements Divine Thunder for the past ten years, their eyes glowed with gold and their eyes turned brighter when they looked at Shi Jian.

Even Lin Zu, who was sitting in the first seat, had an expectant look in his eyes.

Seeing the looks from several elders including Lin Zu, Shi Jian knew that he had to show off his cultivation achievements.

Without saying much, a ray of Lihuo divine thunder appeared in the palm of his right hand, and a ray of Gengjin divine thunder appeared in the palm of his left hand. The Five Elements are mutually generated and restrained, and fire restrains metal. When the Gengjin divine thunder and the Lihuo divine thunder in Shi Jian's palms slowly touched each other, it was not as earth-shattering as imagined, but instead unusually quiet.

The two divine thunders intertwined together, and the Lihuo divine thunder surrounded the Gengjin divine thunder. After a short while, the thunder slowly changed from red and gold to a light goose yellow. It was this seemingly harmless lightning that stunned all the elders in the hall!
They were all powerful beings with the ability to transform into gods, so they could naturally see at a glance what kind of terrifying power was contained in this goose yellow light of lightning!

"Oh my goodness, this is still the Nascent Soul stage?

The Five Elements Divine Thunder Technique is the top secret technique of Mount Longhu. It is said that only those with a cultivation level above the Spiritualization stage can master it. Shi Jian, you…"

After Elder Yuan Cheng finished speaking, he didn't know what to say next. Perhaps this was why Shi Jian made people feel that he was a match for the evildoers...

Lin Zu, who was sitting in the first position, nodded his head continuously. Although he said nothing, it seemed as if he had already praised the master with thousands of words.

"My fellow elders, Shi Jian has only been able to cultivate to this level in the past ten years. I am ashamed..."

"Cough cough cough..."

When Elder Zhixian heard Shi Jian's words, he couldn't help but cough.

Is this called shame?

So who are they?
It's really true that comparing yourself to others makes you feel frustrating. However, the stronger Shi Jian became, the more excited they became. Soon, everyone looked at Shi Jian with hungry eyes, as if a lamb to be slaughtered had mixed in with a group of wild wolves. This is how Shi Jian felt at the moment.

(End of this chapter)