At the same time, the Great Brahma Prajna also improved, and the speed of spiritual energy circulation within the body increased! The essence of spiritual energy also became much purer!
Of course, Li Ling knew in his heart that although the Taiji Xuanqing Dao was derived from the Book, after being supplemented and refined by countless talented people over thousands of years, its profoundness was in no way inferior to its mother book!
If one cultivates the "Taiji Xuanqing Dao" to its ultimate level, it will be able to rival the "Book"! Reaching a realm comparable to the "Tribulation Crossing" in martial arts, one is only one step away from becoming an immortal "Earth Immortal".
Unfortunately, this incredibly powerful technique has a fatal flaw: the further you progress in it, the slower your progress becomes!
For thousands of years, within the entire Qingyun Sect, apart from the 'Qingye Ancestor' of the past and the current Dao Xuan, no one else has been able to cultivate the 'Taiji Xuanqing Dao' to the Taiqing Realm or above!
To accelerate the cultivation process, one simply needs to find the "Book" and use its profound knowledge to compensate for the shortcomings of the "Taiji Xuanqing Dao," which will greatly speed up the cultivation of the "Taiji Xuanqing Dao"!
Sure enough, he had only obtained the first volume of the book, but he could already clearly feel the increase in the spiritual power of the Taiji Xuanqing Dao within his body, which was much stronger than before!
After breaking through to the sixth level of "Taiji Xuanqing Dao" and obtaining the "Book", Li Ling was not in a hurry to leave. Instead, he began to explore other parts of the stone chamber.
The first place we went to was naturally the stone chamber in another passage, where there was a magical artifact called the 'Hehuan Bell'.
The thought of the Hehuan Bell involuntarily brought to mind Biyao, who tragically died under the Zhuxian Sword while protecting Zhang Fan.
Returning to the cave where the stone tablet had stood, Li Ling looked at the skeleton sitting against the stone wall and couldn't help but sigh. He moved the skeleton aside, revealing two passages of text on the other side—
The bells rang softly, and all the flowers withered.
The figure grew thinner, and his temples turned white with frost.
Deep affection brings suffering, and a lifetime of suffering follows.
Passionate love only leads to heartbreak.
...
Her heart aches, she can't bear to look back;
Too late to regret it; they're difficult to get along with.
The crisp sound of golden bells, a bloodthirsty mistake.
A lifetime is always filled with stories of infatuation.
"Sigh!" Looking at these two passages that seemed to contain countless emotions and sorrows, Li Ling sighed, then entered the stone chamber.
The stone room was filled with many dusty shelves, with rows of labels hanging on them, but most of the writing on them was blurred, and the shelves were long since empty.
After searching carefully, Li Ling finally found Tie Hai in the most remote corner.
Upon opening the iron box, a cloud of black mist billowed out, but Li Ling, who was prepared, dispelled it. At that moment, the contents of the iron box were finally revealed to him: a perfectly intact golden bell!
Li Ling casually put away the Hehuan Bell, glanced around, and finding nothing else, he didn't linger there. He used the mechanism on the statue to open the secret exit of the dripping blood cave behind it.
Stepping inside, we walked for a long time through the winding tunnel before finally seeing the sunlight.
The exit is located on a cliff at the foot of Kongsang Mountain, which is very secluded. No wonder no one has been able to find it for eight hundred years!
I have the book in my hands, which means I have accomplished my biggest goal for this trip.
However, Li Ling was not in a hurry to find the Xuanhuo Mirror. Instead, he found a place to go into seclusion and turned the eight swords he had into materials again. Half of them were used to refine a brand new sword.
The sword was named "Qiankun Sword" by Li Ling, which was a fitting tribute to his natal sword.
The Qiankun Sword shone brightly, its power even slightly surpassing that of the Zhanlong Sword.
In fact, based on the materials used, the Qiankun Sword could have been even stronger. However, Li Ling's forging skills were insufficient. He had only studied forging techniques in this world for two years and had not made the most of these materials.
Li Ling could only think that he would refine it again when his weapon-refining skills had greatly improved.
After doing all that, Li Ling arrived in Chizhen, found a well-ventilated spot on the second floor of a restaurant, casually ordered two dishes, and asked the second brother there, "Second brother, I have something I want to ask you."
At the same time, a piece of broken silver was placed on the table.
Upon seeing the silver, Er naturally showed no hesitation and respectfully said, "Please let me know if you need anything, sir."
"I'd like to ask if there have been any cases of livestock being stolen in this area?"
"Livestock stolen?" Er was taken aback for a moment, scratched his head and said, "Sir, there is a very large forest near our Chizhen, where many wild animals are said to live. It's not uncommon for livestock to accidentally wander in and lose their lives... We lose livestock every now and then, and everyone has gotten used to it over the years."
Li Ling frowned slightly: "Have people gotten used to it over the past few years?"
"Yes, because wild animals migrated from outside a few years ago, that's why livestock are going missing from time to time."
"Do you know what kind of wild beast it is?"
"I don't know." Er Lao shook his head honestly. "That beast is elusive. The town has organized hunting teams to hunt it down several times, but we can't find any trace of it at all. Over time, everyone has just had to be more careful with their livestock."
"Okay, thank you, Second Brother."
Li Ling casually handed the silver to Er and sat down at the table again, confirming in his heart that the beasts Er mentioned must be the six-tailed demon fox and the three-tailed fox demon.
Ordinary wild beasts could not steal so many livestock so stealthily. However, ordinary wild beasts can alleviate the pain caused by the Nine Cold Ice Spikes in the Six-Tailed Demon Fox's body now. In a few years, it will be necessary to replenish its yang energy. Therefore, the Three-Tailed Demon Fox took action to kill people.
Realizing that the Mysterious Fire Mirror was in their hands, Li Ling decided to explore the Black Stone Cave tonight!
Black Stone Cave is located ten miles north of Chizhen. In the past, people often quarried stones there to pave roads, but since the legend of wild animals appearing in the vicinity, no one has dared to go there for a long time.
Not long after arriving here, Li Ling faintly sensed an extremely beautiful singing voice:
"Songgang, the moon is like frost; people are like drifting catkins, and even the flowers are saddened."
"A decade or so, three thousand years; I only hope that we will not forget each other after we part."