nownovels Chapter 101 The spirit of youth is the most precious and irreplaceable thing.
Chapter 101 The spirit of youth is the most precious and irreplaceable thing.
Lu Yuan looked at the old man in front of him who neither lost his temper nor glared.
Lu Yuan's inner strength suddenly dissipated, leaving him with a somewhat unpleasant feeling.
He went too far in this matter.
Dismantling the sect's most treasured heirloom is utterly unacceptable; it's an act of betraying one's master and ancestors.
"When you turn back, just use your sword to replace this azure glass bead."
The old man patted his round belly and suddenly chuckled.
Lu Yuan: "???"
Oh! ! !
So it was his mother who was waiting here!
Lu Yuan's lips twitched, and his guilt vanished instantly. He immediately curled his lip in disgust.
"become!"
"I went to get Qingwan's eyes fixed!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he turned and left, decisively and cleanly.
Only Crane Patrol Celestial Venerable was left standing to the side, his face full of question marks, his voice booming.
"What sword?!"
"What the hell are you talking about?!"
"I disagree!! I absolutely disagree!!!"
"What kind of sword could be more powerful than the magical weapon passed down from my master?! Bullshit!!"
Lu Yuan's figure disappeared outside the palace gate. He exhaled a long breath, his heart's knot completely gone.
In this matter, no one loses and no one gains.
They didn't even bother to determine whether the Divine Thunder Punishment Sword or the Azure Glazed Bead was better or more valuable.
Of course, in the end, the Divine Firmament Thunder Punishment Sword is still stronger.
But from another perspective, wouldn't everything that Lu Yuan owns still belong to Zhenlong Temple a hundred years from now?
It's not a matter of being the worst or worst; it's just a matter of transferring money from one hand to the other.
The old man's words, however, improved Lu Yuan's mood considerably.
Yes!
That's right, I was going to dismantle one of my sect's ancestral magical artifacts.
This certainly looks like an unfilial descendant.
But don't forget, Lu Yuan will be able to return countless top-tier magical artifacts to his sect in the future!
Let's talk about something devoid of emotion, something driven solely by self-interest.
Using the sect's top-tier magical artifacts can make Gu Qingwan stronger, and once she becomes stronger, she will be able to better protect Lu Yuan.
If Lu Yuan is safe, he can earn more top-tier magical artifacts from the system to nourish this lineage.
Lu Yuan could fill the True Dragon Temple's artifact storehouse with treasures that would make all other Taoist sects envious!
From a purely profit-driven perspective, it's a huge win for everyone!
As for feelings, this is even more so for Gu Qingwan, who saved Lu Yuan's life twice.
There's no problem with this.
Thinking of this, Lu Yuan, who had been feeling a bit stressed before, suddenly felt much better.
can only say……
The old man is indeed an old man.
Master truly lives up to his reputation.
The old man must have known what I was thinking when he saw how pathetic I looked.
This one sentence enlightened Lu Yuan.
Shaking his head, Lu Yuan exhaled the frustration that had been building up in his chest, and then began to prepare the materials for the eye implant!
"I disagree!!"
"He Yin! I'm telling you, I absolutely disagree!!!"
When Lu Yuan returned carrying all the items, Crane Patrol Celestial Venerable was jumping around in the side hall, spitting everywhere.
"It's true that Master passed this bead down to you, but I'm your senior brother!"
"Master is gone, and I am the senior brother. I disagree!!!"
"This is a priceless artifact passed down through generations of practitioners; how could you possibly dismantle it and use it to replace the eyeballs of an evil spirit?!"
"This is utterly ridiculous!!"
The old man, slumped on the ground, just burped and didn't even bother to lift his eyelids.
He only slowly got up from the ground when he saw Lu Yuan return.
As soon as the old man moved, the Crane Patrol Celestial Venerable couldn't help but tremble and take two steps back.
For a moment, Crane Patrol Celestial Venerable was both timid and fierce, saying:
"What's wrong!"
"You want to fight, huh?!"
"You might not be as good as me right now!! You'll see if you don't believe me!!"
Having said that, looking at the old man approaching step by step, Crane Patrol Celestial Venerable still couldn't help but swallow hard, and roared with a fierce but weak voice:
"Even if you're better than me, so what!"
"Even if you beat me to death right here today, I still won't agree!!!"
The old man ignored him, walked straight up to him, grabbed his sleeve, and dragged him out, asking Lu Yuan without turning back, "Where's your sword?"
Lu Yuan was focused on arranging the objects when he heard this, and immediately said:
"It's wrapped in cloth by my bedside."
The old man had already seen the Divine Firmament Thunder Punishment Sword, so there was no need to hide it from anyone.
When he came back last time, Lu Yuan simply left it in his room.
The old man nodded and said:
"Let me borrow it for two days."
Lu Yuan didn't even look up and said:
"You can keep it and use it; there's no need to rush to return it."
Lu Yuan has several magic swords of this caliber nurtured in his system space, so he has no shortage of them.
If the old man likes it, just give it to him.
Finally, the old man, dragging the still struggling and furious Crane Patrol Celestial Venerable, disappeared through the doorway.
At this moment, only Lu Yuan and Gu Qingwan remained in the side hall.
Lu Yuan put away the prepared items and looked at Gu Qingwan, who was standing quietly to the side, watching him intently.
At this moment, Gu Qingwan seemed to have something to say, and was about to speak when Lu Yuan grinned and said:
"It's okay, this has nothing to do with you, don't overthink it."
"I took something from my sect, and I will naturally return it. This is none of your business."
"Alright, enough talk, I'm going to start."
After saying that, Lu Yuan closed his eyes, and his entire demeanor instantly calmed down.
The first step: Awakening the spirit!
A few breaths later, his eyes suddenly snapped open, a glint of light flashing within them!
He bit his fingertip, and a drop of blood, as red as agate, fell precisely onto the twelve azure glass beads.
He formed the "Spirit Invocation Mudra" with his hands, thumbs hooked around his middle fingers, the remaining fingers held together like a sword in front of his chest, while he softly chanted an ancient incantation: "Heaven and earth are the furnace, creation is the craftsman."
"Yin and Yang are like charcoal, and all things are like copper."
"Now with my blood, I call upon your true name, Azure Crystal, reveal yourself as I swear!"
The incantation is complete!
Buzz!
All twelve beads shone brightly!
A rich blue light emanated from the pearl, spilling out like mercury and instantly filling the hall.
Twelve beams of light shot into the sky, within which countless mysterious runes floated and swirled.
The second step is selecting the pearls!
Two lenses are needed for eye sockets, but not just any two lenses will do.
As stated in the Tao Te Ching, when setting eyes, one must choose "yin and yang paired beads" so that their energies complement each other, thus achieving perfection.
Lu Yuan closed his eyes again, his spiritual sense spreading out like ripples on water, carefully perceiving the aura of each bead.
Some are as gentle as the spring sun, some as cool as the autumn moon, some as majestic as mountains, and some as lively as streams.
After an incense stick has burned.
He opened his eyes, his fingertips flashing like lightning, and precisely untied two beads from the silver thread.
The pearl in the left hand has a milky white cloud-like interior and a soft starlight. This is the "Yang Pearl," which is used for daytime vision, distinguishing colors, and observing life.
The bead in the right hand has a pale purple cloud inside and a cold starlight. This is the "Yin Bead," which is good for night vision, observing fortune, and seeing the supernatural.
The moment the two beads separated from the string, the remaining ten beads dimmed simultaneously, emitting a barely audible wail.
The broken silver thread, with specks of silver light seeping out from its broken end, like drops of blood, vanished into thin air halfway through its journey.
A top-tier magical artifact passed down for hundreds of years, its spiritual energy has been severed.
at the same time.
The old man, dragging Crane Celestial Venerable along, had just stepped into Lu Yuan's room.
Along the way, Crane Patrol Celestial Venerable almost used both his hands and feet, and several times he nearly broke free and rushed back.
"Alright, alright, stop hawking, look at this!"
The old man impatiently picked up the long, thin object wrapped in rags that was placed on the bedside table.
He spat out a piece of his hand, and the tattered cloth instantly turned to ashes!
A divine sword was fully revealed before the two of them!
The sword is entirely purple-gold, neither gold nor wood, and has a simple and grand design.
Natural lightning patterns flowed slowly across the sword's blade, as if a thunderous swamp was sealed within it!
The Crane Patrol Celestial Venerable, who was still cursing, suddenly stopped.
He froze completely.
"...No...it's not..."
He stared intently at the sword, his eyes wide open and his Adam's apple bobbing wildly.
"This...this thing..."
"Where...where did he get that???"
The old man, with an air of nonchalance, shook his head and swayed his body.
"I wonder, maybe that kid dug him out of some remote, secluded breeding ground?"
Crane Patrol Celestial Venerable glared, his anger rising.
"Bullshit!"
"He predicted that the Wang family would possess such a top-tier magical artifact, yet keep it in a small, dilapidated place for nurturing evil spirits?"
The old man was too lazy to argue any further and simply stuffed the Divine Firmament Thunder Punishment Sword into Crane Patrol Celestial Venerable's arms.
"Hey, don't just look, try it yourself."
The moment the Divine Firmament Thunder Punishment Sword was in his hand, Crane Patrol Celestial Venerable's remaining words were stuck in his throat.
He subconsciously entered into true East.
*Sizzle!*
Blinding lightning exploded on the sword, transforming into countless fine electric snakes that slithered about, emitting a teeth-grinding crackling sound.
A pure and extreme power of lightning strike swept over us.
"hiss………"
Crane Patrol Celestial Venerable gasped, his eyes changing completely.
"nice one!"
"This is amazing... absolutely amazing!!!"
The old man beside him raised an eyebrow at the pathetic appearance of Crane Patrol Celestial Venerable, and grinned:
"So, do you think it's a bad deal to trade this sword for that bead?"
Hexun Tianzun was startled and subconsciously twirled his beard with his free hand.
With his other hand, he wielded the Divine Thunder Punishment Sword with great care, and wherever the sword passed, ripples of lightning spread through the air.
"Well... on that note..."
Halfway through his sentence, Crane Patrol Celestial Venerable suddenly paused again, and the Divine Firmament Thunder Punishment Sword in his hand stopped swinging.
The next second, Crane Patrol Celestial Venerable turned his head and glared at the old man, saying:
"You almost led me into a ditch!"
"So what if this sword is better than the beads?!"
"That bead was passed down from our ancestor, and has been passed down for hundreds of years!!"
"How can you compare them?!"
As for Crane Patrol Celestial Venerable's words, the old man glanced at Crane Patrol Celestial Venerable and said:
"How can we not compare?"
"A ritual implement is something you use."
"It's just that some last longer and some last shorter."
Tell me, what magical artifact in this world is truly indestructible?
"It is a treasure of our sect, a family heirloom, but ultimately, it is also a magical artifact!"
"It's not just an antique vase displayed on a table; it has to be useful!"
"It can be incredibly useful today, so why not use it?!"
The old man's words left Crane Patrol Celestial Venerable feeling somewhat uncomfortable. He had barely uttered anything when the old man glared at him again and said:
"This isn't something to be thrown away, lost, or wasted!"
"That little woman saved his life twice. Just for that favor, what's wrong with our sect giving her a magical artifact in return?!" Crane Patrol Celestial Venerable was completely speechless.
He understands the道理 (principles/reasons), but he just can't get over that mental hurdle.
He opened his mouth, as if trying to struggle a little more.
The old man waved his hand impatiently.
"Shut the fuck up."
"You can borrow this sword for six months!"
Crane Patrol Celestial Venerable immediately said:
"Year!"
Old man:
"Thousand Miles!"
Meanwhile, inside the side hall.
Lu Yuan has already begun the third step.
It dawned on me!
This aperture is not the aperture of the physical eye, but the aperture of the soul.
He allowed Gu Qingwan's soul to return to her original body inside the coffin, and then quickly stepped forward.
Lu Yuan brought his index and middle fingers together, the tips of which were surrounded by a faint blue light, and gently touched Gu Qingwan's cold brow, while he chanted a spell in a low voice.
"The soul has nine orifices, and the eyes open seven of them."
"Now we open the skylight to let in the pure and remove the impurities."
"When Yin and Yang are in their proper places, the foundation of Heaven and Earth is established."
With the incantation, a blue light poured into his fingertips as if it were alive.
A bluish light flowed from her fingertips, and a pale golden spot appeared between Gu Qingwan's brows.
The light then slowly split into two, silently sliding down both sides of the bridge of the nose, and finally stopping precisely in the center of the eyes.
Deep within those originally empty, dark eye sockets, a tiny cyan vortex appeared, slowly rotating.
Step 4: Melt the pearl!
This is the most dangerous step in the entire process, which is to completely fuse the "spiritual essence" of the azure glass bead with the soul aperture.
Lu Yuan took a bowl of pre-prepared rootless water and gently placed the "Yang Pearl" and "Yin Pearl" into it.
The two beads did not sink when they entered the water; instead, they floated three inches above the surface and rotated on their own.
His eyes narrowed, and he bit down hard with his tongue, spitting a mouthful of blood mist containing pure yang energy into the bowl.
娘诶
Being a Taoist priest is really not easy; you have to bite your tongue eight hundred times a day!
The moment the blood mist touched the water, the entire bowl of water instantly boiled!
That was not the boiling of water, but a surge of spiritual energy!
Blue and purple steam rose up like two spiritual dragons, swirling and drifting towards Gu Qingwan.
Finally, it seeped into the vortex in the center of her eye socket.
Gu Qingwan's delicate body trembled almost imperceptibly inside the coffin.
Her soul sensed two completely different sensations.
My left eye felt as if it were being soaked in warm spring water, a warm and comforting sensation.
The right eye, however, seemed to be bathed in a cool mountain breeze, clear and bright.
The eternal gray-white mist in her vision began to churn and tear violently, and wisps and strands of long-lost color appeared faintly in the depths of the mist.
Step 5, the finishing touch!
Lu Yuan held up a bead that was already shining brightly with spiritual light in each hand, his expression solemn, and slowly approached Gu Qingwan's eyes.
He stopped abruptly three inches from the eyeball, his words thundering like thunder.
"Use the sky as your pupils, and the earth as your eyes!"
"To capture the stars in one's eyes, to conceal the moon within one's crystal!"
"Dispel illusions to see the truth, and connect with the divine!"
"The finishing touch is done!"
As the last two words fell, the two beads in his palm suddenly transformed into two clumps of bluish-purple liquid light, which floated in the air on their own.
The light-fluid rapidly undulates, shapes, and eventually coalesces into two flawless crystalline eyeballs.
The surface of the eyeball is as smooth as a mirror, with clouds and starlight flowing endlessly inside. Deep within the pupil, a miniature rune slowly rotates. The one on the left is the "Sun" rune, and the one on the right is the "Moon" rune.
The next moment, as if drawn by an invisible force, the two crystalline eyeballs automatically adhered and silently merged into Gu Qingwan's eye sockets. Sixth step, Soul Solidification!
Lu Yuan quickly took out a "Soul-Stabilizing Talisman" that he had already drawn with his own blood and cinnabar. On the talisman was Gu Qingwan's birth date and time. Once the talisman was completed, it spontaneously combusted without fire.
The ashes did not fall; instead, they turned into two wisps of green smoke, which flowed directly into Gu Qingwan's eyes.
All steps were executed smoothly and seamlessly in one go.
Lu Yuan let out a long breath, gazing at the stunningly beautiful woman lying quietly in the coffin, his voice carrying an undisguised tension and anticipation.
"Qingwan, open your eyes and look..."
backyard.
Crane Patrol Celestial Venerable was wielding the Divine Firmament Thunder Punishment Sword with great enthusiasm, the sword light flashing like thunder, its power terrifying.
As he felt the unparalleled power of the divine sword, he glanced at the old man standing beside him with his hands behind his back, always gazing towards the side hall.
"I'm saying, aren't you really going to do anything about it at all?"
The old man did not answer immediately.
After another ten seconds or so, he seemed to sense something, and his tense shoulders relaxed slightly, as if a huge boulder had been lifted.
He then turned his head, his expression somewhat strange.
"What do you care?"
Crane-Patrolling Celestial Venerable stopped his sword dance, savoring the pleasure brought by the divine sword, and frowned, saying:
"That evil spirit was incredibly powerful; just by removing a curse from its head, it caused such a huge commotion."
"Now you've had him use the sect's most precious treasure to repair his eyes. If he were to unlock all the major acupoints on his body in the future..."
"What would it be like to fill in all the missing parts? Have you ever thought about it?"
"Right now, her stability is all thanks to Lu Yuan, which is why nothing has gone wrong."
What about the future?
"Will Lu Yuan still be able to keep her in check in the future?"
The old man simply shook his head at this crucial question.
"have no idea."
"But my apprentice said he was confident, and he wanted to do it."
After saying that, the old man stretched and turned to walk towards his quiet room.
Crane Patrol Celestial Venerable was stunned and quickly said:
"No, where are you going!"
The old man yawned, his face full of sleepiness.
"I'm exhausted after a whole night of tossing and turning, time for bed."
Crane-Patrolling Celestial Venerable curled his lip, somewhat anxiously saying:
"No, I mean, how old is Lu Yuan? He's just a kid. Is confidence enough?"
"He wanted to do it, so we just let him?"
"You really should advise him! Don't let him cause a huge mess!"
The old man, who was walking forward, suddenly stopped.
He didn't turn around, but his voice was exceptionally clear.
"The spirit of youth is the most precious and irreplaceable thing in the world."
"Since he possesses such an unwavering and extraordinary ambition, I, as his master, should naturally support him!"
At this point, Li Xiuye suddenly turned his head, his face cold as he looked at Crane Patrol Celestial Venerable and shouted loudly:
"Just like how my master helped me achieve my goals back then!!"
"Crane's Journey!!"
"Let me tell you straight, I'm extremely unhappy with what you said today!!"
What does it mean to say "I've figured it out"? What does it mean to say "It's not shameful to bow your head"?
"Are you lecturing me?!"
"What gives you the right to lecture me?!"
"Just because you're now a high and mighty Celestial Venerable?!"
"So you want to prove that your choice back then was right, and mine was wrong?!"
The old man's chest heaved violently, his voice echoing throughout the backyard.
"I'm telling you!!"
"I did nothing wrong back then!!"
"I don't regret it!!"
"If I had another chance, I would still oppose all Taoist sects!!"