Chapter 105: The Way of Swallowing [5K] Taking Shui Hanqing and Su Shaoyu as examples, Su Shaoyu built his foundation with Swallowing the Ocean, and Shui Qinghan built his foundation with Sword Qi. Then Su Shaoyu can swallow Shui Hanqing's foundation of the Great Dao. Once the swallowing is successful, Su Shaoyu will be able to cultivate the legendary supreme Taoist foundation - swallowing the Yitian Sword. Of course, if Shui Hanqing kills Su Shaoyu, he will be able to cultivate the legendary supreme Taoist foundation - crossing the sea and killing a whale. This kind of Tao foundation is the best among the superior Tao foundations, and is not inferior to Ye Linyuan's Cang Hai Ming Yue. Ye Linyuan knew very well that with the Shui clan's background, it was impossible for them to obtain the superior martial arts technique 'Sword Qi Horizontal Autumn Scroll'. Then there is only one possibility for the origin of Shui Hanqing's martial arts technique, that is, Su Shaoyu gave this martial arts technique to Shui Hanqing and regarded him as the seed of his own cultivation. In fact, this method of cultivating enemies of the Great Dao and devouring the Great Dao foundation of powerful enemies to perfect oneself is also a very common thing in this world of immortal cultivation. For example, Ye Linyuan's Cang Hai Ming Yue Gong, if he is unable to cultivate both Qiu Shui Chang Tian and Jiu Xiao Ming Yue, two shortcut spells, he can split it into two and give one half to another cultivator to cultivate. When that person succeeds in building the foundation with this, then he will be killed and his foundation will be devoured. He can also cultivate the Cang Hai Ming Yue foundation later.
In addition, if there is another cultivator who has mastered the Cang Hai Ming Yue Gong and his cultivation level has reached his own bottleneck, he can also devour Ye Linyuan's foundation of the Dao to improve himself. This is the method of swallowing the Tao, which is particularly cruel and domineering. There is no other way. After the ancient war against the sky, the Nine Heavens were split apart by a sword. Although the current Haotian Ancient Realm covers an area of countless billions of miles, it is only one of the Nine Heavens in ancient times. The heaven and earth are incomplete, the great way is flawed, and the path of cultivation will naturally become more difficult. Especially after reaching a high level of cultivation, even if one is a rare genius among billions, a genius of the generation, the progress of Taoism will be extremely slow. And this method of swallowing the Tao is the biggest shortcut to the path of cultivation. Those high-level Yuanying Zhenjun will even specially train disciples, and after training them to a high level, they will devour their Tao foundation to replenish themselves and obtain the essence of their lifelong practice and integrate it into their own body. In his previous life, Ye Linyuan had never devoured the Taoist foundation of others in his entire life. He relied entirely on his own understanding to cultivate to the great perfection of the Golden Elixir. His aptitude and talent were unrivaled in the region. He was praised as a rare genius that was rare in a thousand years in Chixiazhou, Nanling. However, he also found it difficult to control his own destiny. The Golden Lotus in the Sea of Fire that he cultivated was actually the result of many years of planning by a Yuanying Zhenjun. Nas had been secretly planning for hundreds of years, treating Ye Linyuan as a rare and precious elixir, intending to devour his foundation at the critical moment when Ye Linyuan broke through to the Nascent Soul stage. Unfortunately, Ye Linyuan saw through the clues. He did not take the healing treasure that the man secretly gave him, and gave up the last chance to break through to the Nascent Soul stage. Instead, he took advantage of the opportunity of the opening of the Jiexu forbidden area to break in. Finally, he obtained the magic of refining souls, and his soul flew into the broken reincarnation platform, obtaining a chance for reincarnation. "Swallow the Dao, swallow the Dao!" Ye Linyuan's pupils turned cold. He relied on himself for cultivation throughout his life. He had his own persistence and heart, and he hated the idea of devouring others the most. Especially Su Shaoyu's calculations reminded him of the mastermind who had plotted against him throughout his life in his previous life. "Deserves to be killed!" Ye Linyuan's eyes were cold and stern, but he finally restrained himself. It is difficult to practice superior skills, and very few can succeed. Shui Hanqing is able to practice the Sword Qi Hengqiu Scroll, and his progress seems to be extremely rapid. For Su Shaoyu, these are the most superior and rare treasures. Therefore, before Shui Hanqing established her foundation, Su Shaoyu could not hurt her, or even touch her.
Because her virginity is flawless, it is of great benefit to comprehending shortcut spells and even building a foundation. Naturally, Su Shaoyu would not touch her before she has built her foundation. Instead, he would give her all kinds of cultivation resources at all costs. Since Shui Hanqing is safe for the time being, Ye Linyuan can temporarily put his mind at ease. His current strength is far from enough. The only thing he can do is to improve his strength as quickly as possible, so that he can change Shui Hanqing's fate of being swallowed. "Lin Yuan..." At this moment, Old Man Ye patted Ye Linyuan on the shoulder and asked, "Are you still thinking about the girl from the Shui family?" "If you really like her, I can show my strength and propose marriage in person." "No need." Ye Linyuan came back to his senses, then shook his head and said, "Grandson knows the matter well, so you don't need to mention it again." Seeing this, Old Man Ye couldn't help but sigh slightly, and finally retracted the thought. Now that war is imminent, no one can guarantee that they will survive. What's the point of proposing marriage now? Thinking of this, Old Man Ye could only shake his head and take Ye Linyuan to the Ye family treasure ship. "..." At the same time, on the other side, the Shui family members boarded their own treasure ship. At this time, Shui Qingzhuo's face was still a little gloomy. He couldn't help but pull Shui Laozu to ask: "Father, why are you still so polite to the Ye family?" "Humph." Ancestor Shui snorted coldly, and then said: "After all, the Ye family is now a large Qi training family, and there is a top-grade spiritual plant husband behind them. I still have to give them some face." Shui Qingzhuo sneered, then glanced at Shui Hanqing in the distance, then turned back and whispered: "Now that Hanqing has mastered the superior skills, the head of the Su Shao sect has even promised her the qualification of being the legal wife, and they will be engaged to us after the battle." "What's there to worry about with just the Ye family?" “Stupid!” Ancestor Shui’s face was slightly cold, and then he said: “The Ye family is still a great Qi training family, no matter how poor it is. They rose to power by stepping on the corpses of the Lin family.” "Not to mention that there is a top-grade spiritual plant husband behind him. Ye Linyuan has already reached the middle stage of Qi Refining at such a young age. He may even be able to break through to the perfect stage of Qi Refining one day." "In addition, they have made friends with the ten elders of the Qinghe Immortal Sect. Such a family may become one of the ten great Qi training families in the Qinghe Islands in the future. Why not make friends with them?" "Remember, if our Shui family wants to gain a foothold in the world of immortal cultivation, it is better to have one more friend than one more enemy." When Shui Qingzhu heard this, his expression changed slightly. He hesitated for a moment, then spoke up: "I'm just worried that if we get too close to the Ye family, the news that Han Qing had pleaded for the boy from the Ye family would be known by the young master." When Ancestor Shui heard this, his expression changed slightly. But after he groaned for a moment, he said with a gloomy look, "In this case, we don't need to befriend the Ye family. As for the young master..." Elder Shui hesitated for a moment, then said, "Try not to let the young master know about this." "..." The Ye family and others boarded the treasure ship, and then drove the treasure ship to assemble with the fleet. Just when they had gathered in the fleet, a large ship over ten meters long suddenly approached.
"Brother Ye, can you let me get on board and have a chat?" A voice came from the treasure ship. Ye Linyuan looked up and found more than thirty figures standing on the opposite ship, led by an old man with white hair and beard. "It's him." Ye Linyuan and Old Man Ye looked at each other, and his eyes moved slightly as he recognized the man's origins. It turned out that this person was none other than their acquaintance, Patriarch Liu. Patriarch Liu was the ancestor of the Liu Immortal Clan. Their dojo, Changyan Island, was only two hundred miles away from the Seven Islands of Xinghu, and was considered a neighbor of the Ye Immortal Clan. In order to fight against the Lin family, the six major families of the seven islands of Xinghu joined forces and invited Patriarch Liu to help. Unfortunately, this man retreated at the critical moment, causing the six major families' plan to fail. As a result, five of the six major families were completely driven out of the seven islands of Star Lake and became independent cultivators. If it weren't for the Shui family's ancestor's guarantee at the critical moment, the Ye family would have most likely become a lost cause. At this time, Patriarch Liu came over and seemed to have something to talk to everyone in the Ye family, which made Ye Linyuan feel a little surprised. However, since this person came forward, it was obvious that he wanted to talk, so there was no reason for them to turn him away. "Let's see what they have to say." Ye Linyuan communicated with Old Man Ye secretly through voice transmission. Old Man Ye immediately stood up and bowed to Old Ancestor Liu, saying, "So it's Fellow Daoist Liu. Since Fellow Daoist wants to come and have a chat, there's no reason for me to refuse." Taoist Liu nodded, and then led the two cultivators across the sea and came to Ye Linyuan's Lingfeng. After boarding the Lingfeng, Taoist Liu bowed to Old Man Ye, and then introduced the two cultivators beside him, saying: "These two are my third son Liu Yan, and my eldest grandson Liu Xuanhe." Ye Linyuan's eyes moved slightly when he heard this. He also knew about the background of the Liu family. In addition to the late Qi training ancestor Liu, the Liu family also had three mid-Qi training cultivators. They are his eldest son Liu Wu, third son Liu Yan, and eldest grandson Liu Xuanhe. Among the three, although the eldest son Liu Wu has reached the perfection of the middle stage of Qi training, he is much older than Old Man Ye, already 103 years old, and has no chance of breaking through to the late stage of Qi training. As for the third son, Liu Yan, he is only 85 years old this year. However, in the past ten years, he has failed twice to break through to the late stage of Qi training. The continuous failure of breakthroughs has greatly depleted Liu's foundation, and he has suffered a certain backlash. He is afraid that he will not have the opportunity to break through to the late stage of Qi training in the future. Liu Xuanhe is younger, but he is already fifty years old now, and his cultivation is still only at the fifth level of Qi training. Among the direct descendants of the Qi training clan, he is only average. Let's look at Patriarch Liu. He was already 133 years old ten years ago, and should be 143 years old now. Even for a cultivator in the late stage of Qi training, this is considered to be close to the end of his life. Today, Patriarch Liu's aura is becoming increasingly weak, and a strong aura of death fills his entire body. If it weren't for his huge amount of true energy supporting him, he would have already passed away. Because his life span is coming to an end, Patriarch Liu needs to use most of his true energy to prolong his life. Under normal circumstances, he can only exert the strength of the fourth level of Qi training. If he gave up maintaining his life, he would be able to recover his combat power to the late stage of Qi training by bursting into extreme energy. However, if he did so, no matter the outcome of the war, he would pass away in a very short time. "Two big gambles, both failed to break through." "The Liu family is in a period of transition, which is a sign of decline." Ye Linyuan and Old Man Ye looked at each other, and a trace of compassion appeared in their eyes. Let's get back to the point. After everyone greeted each other and sat down, Elder Liu got straight to the point and said, "I came here today to say hello to the Ye family. I hope I can take care of them on the battlefield." "Oh?"
Old Man Ye's eyes moved slightly, but he did not answer Old Ancestor Liu. Seeing this, Elder Liu smiled bitterly and said, "We are neighbors, and we are familiar with each other when we go out. War is dangerous and unpredictable. If the two families support each other, they can also have more ability to protect themselves." Upon hearing this, Old Man Ye couldn't help but look at Ye Linyuan, and after a brief exchange of words, they reached a tacit understanding. Maybe in the eyes of outsiders, cooperating with the Liu family might be a good option, but they will never cooperate with the Liu family again. First of all, Liu retreated from the battlefield that year, and the Ye family did not dare to leave the back to him. Secondly, the Ye family now has four people in the late stage of Qi training, which can be regarded as a strong foundation among Qi training families. They do not need the help of the Liu family at all. Furthermore, if the Ye family cooperates with the Liu family, they may not be able to give their full strength. So no matter what, refusing to cooperate with the Liu family is the best option for the Ye family. Thinking of this, Old Man Ye suddenly sneered, and then said directly: "There is no need for cooperation. We dare not cooperate with the Liu family." Upon hearing this, Elder Liu's expression changed slightly. But a moment later, his face turned pale, and he immediately stood up and bowed, saying, "I am sorry for being so rude." "I was the first to breach the contract regarding what happened back then, so I will return this spiritual stone to your Ye family." Having said this, Patriarch Liu took out a spirit stone and placed it on the table, then turned around and left with the two people from the Liu family. Seeing them leave, Ye Qinyang said with a sarcastic look on his face: "Back then we paid him to help, but he backed out at the last minute and almost caused us to lose Yejia Island. Now he dares to cooperate with us. It's really a fantasy." Ye Linyuan did not answer, but took the spirit stone and looked at it, then said calmly: "Forget it, they are just pitiful people." "Since the spirit stones have been returned, we don't have to embarrass them." The little episode was over, and the Ye family continued to gather with the left-wing army. Not long after, more than 800 large and small ships of the left army successfully assembled and began to head out of the Qinghe Islands. During this process, Ye Linyuan gained a certain understanding of the overall strength of the left wing army. In the entire left-wing army, there are more than 800 large and small ships, and more than 4,500 Qi-cultivating monks. Among them, there are thirteen cultivators who have reached perfection in Qi training, more than seventy cultivators in the late stage of Qi training, more than six hundred cultivators in the middle stage of Qi training, and the rest are cultivators in the early stage of Qi training. The Ye family has four people in the late stage of Qi training. Maybe although they are nothing in the entire Left Route Army, they are high enough to rank among the major families. After all, in the entire Left Route Army, there are only five or six families with four people in the late stage of Qi training. With Ye Linyuan's true strength, he should be stronger than those who have reached perfection in Qi training. If he can use the shortcut spell and the Yuanchen Water Control Flag, he can even surpass the three elders. As for Su Shaoyu, this person's cultivation has reached the perfection of Qi Refining, and he has also mastered the shortcut magic. Ye Linyuan needs to fight with him before he can estimate who is stronger. Of course, Ye Linyuan was confident that no matter how useless he was, he could not be weaker than Su Shaoyu. The stronger one between the two depended mainly on whether Ye Linyuan was 10% or 20% stronger than him. Eight hundred large ships continued to clear the way and soon left the Qinghe Islands. Wherever they passed, the monsters did not dare to approach. Occasionally, there were a few ignorant monsters, but they were quickly hunted down by the monks. Normally, when they faced the demon tribe, they would deal with it very cautiously. A crushing battle like this with a large army coming in was rare in decades. The army continued to move forward, and when it was almost dark, they had unknowingly crossed hundreds of miles of deep sea and arrived at an island with a radius of dozens of miles.
"We have arrived at Xuanling Island. We will rest here for one night." Looking at the island in front of them, the cultivators of Qinghe Immortal Sect suddenly gave an order. Upon seeing this, the people of the Ye family also moved the treasure ship towards Xuanling Island ahead. Old Man Ye seemed to have seen something and immediately said, "Be careful of the reefs." "We know it." Ye Qinchu, who was in charge of the helm, spoke and steered the boat towards Xuanling Island with extreme caution. Ye Linyuan did not answer, but just looked at the sea calmly, and an inexplicable gleam appeared in his eyes. But in the vast ocean, many reefs were hidden in the waves, with a faint metallic luster on them. "There seem to be more reefs here." Old Man Ye suddenly spoke, revealing a hint of doubt. Ye Linyuan did not answer, but just glanced at the surrounding sea area, and finally said to himself thoughtfully: "What a brilliant formation." "what happened?" Seeing this, Old Man Ye couldn't help but ask. "Nothing." Ye Linyuan shook his head, and then said, "I heard that this place is the dojo of Xuanling Sanren?" "Yes." Old Man Ye nodded, and then said, "This Xuanling Island is located in the deep sea outside the Qinghe Islands, hundreds of miles away from the Qinghe Islands. There were many purple-scaled monster snakes entrenched here, and I was also seriously injured here." "Later, it was bought by Xuanling Sanren and used as his own training ground. The battle that year still seems like yesterday. I never thought that ten years have passed in a flash." Seeing this, Old Man Ye said with some doubt: "It's strange, I remember when I first came here, there were not so many reefs here." "Time flies, and the waves here are invading day and night. It is normal for something to change." Ye Linyuan interrupted Old Man Ye and stepped onto Xuanling Island. After landing on the island, Ye Linyuan scanned the entire Xuanling Island and recalled the layout of the reefs, and he couldn't help but have a plan in mind. "This level of attainment in formations is not something that can be achieved through the inheritance of the Foundation Establishment Immortal Sect." "Xuan Ling Sanren, a casual Qi-refining cultivator, what is his intention in setting up such a formation?" "In other words, he is definitely not an ordinary cultivator, but stayed in Qinghe Islands with a certain purpose." Ye Linyuan's thoughts kept floating, and he felt a vague sense of inexplicable urgency. (End of this chapter)