Chapter Sixteen: The Method of Visualization!

  Boom!

  The emerald green elixir was struck by the sword light and split into two halves. Tang Lin's body quickly caught up, his palm grasped one of the elixirs, while the other elixir took advantage of the opportunity to sink into the soil and swiftly escaped into the distance.

  "Want to run?" Tang Lin's eyes flashed, his palm pulled out the war knife inserted in the ground, and his body quickly chased after that half piece of demon dan.

  Whoosh!

  Half of the demon pill flew swiftly through the soil, its speed astonishing. However, the tree demon's soul inside the pill looked discolored and hadn't expected that its momentary carelessness would cause such a huge loss - half of the pill was lost, equivalent to losing half of its cultivation path.

  "Damn humans, who would have thought you were hiding such great power? Once I recover from my injuries, I'll make sure to make you pay double!" The tree demon's heart was seething with hatred.

  Half of the demon pill, it has almost five hundred years of Taoist practice!

  Every day absorbing the essence of the sun and moon, diligently cultivating, but now because of carelessness, lost five hundred years, his intestines are about to turn green with regret.

  Tang Lin circulated his energy to his pupils, greatly increasing his vision, and he could see the wandering evil spirits in the air. These dark green evil spirits all floated forward like mist, gradually leaving the Misty Marsh.

  Tang Lin gripped his war knife tightly and pursued him relentlessly without letting up for a moment.

  Before long, a vast mountain range appeared on the plain ahead, which was none other than the forbidden land of humanity - the Great Demon Mountain!

  Tang Lin saw the group of mountains shrouded in mist and cloud, as well as the emerald green aura about a dozen zhang ahead, gritted his teeth, and finally chased after it.

  Whoosh!

  The green aura escaped into the Great Demon Mountain, and under Tang Lin's relentless pursuit, it fled in a panic, rushing wildly without a clear direction.

  As soon as Tang Lin arrived in this great demon mountain, he immediately felt that the air around him was a bit cool, and the mountains were filled with thin white mist. A strand of thick demonic energy floated in the air, and he felt as if he had entered a maze, and the void in front of him seemed to refract for a moment.

  Tang Lin followed the emerald green aura.

  "Huh?" The pale green aura suddenly vanished without a trace, completely losing its whereabouts.

  Tang Lin looked around at the vast expanse of white mist, and was secretly shocked in his heart. He knew that this place was not suitable for a long stay, so he immediately turned around and quickly retreated along the original path.

  However, the great demon mountain was shrouded in white mist, and the path was completely covered by the fog. Tang Lin walked through several forks in the road and became thoroughly lost in the white mist, unable to distinguish between north and south.

  "Damn it." Tang Lin gritted his teeth.

  Just at this time ——

  "Aooo..." A wolf howl came from afar, carrying a haunting and eerie feeling that shook people's hearts. Tang Lin was startled in his heart, "What kind of monster is this? Just its roar can shake one's soul."

  He immediately reined in his breath and dodged to the side of a large mountain, slowly walking along the rocks with light movements, without making a single sound.

  After walking for an unknown period of time, Tang Lin suddenly found that the fog in front of him dispersed, and his surroundings became crystal clear. In front of him was a vast open space with several withered gray dead trees standing upright. Among these gray dead trees, skulls and white skeletons were scattered all over the place.

  Seeing so many skulls, Tang Lin was shocked in his heart. He stared and looked around, only to see that these skulls all had armor or weapons on them, scattered all over the ground. At the end of this empty space, there was a piece of gray fog.

  "What a thick miasma!" Little Gray said solemnly from within his bundle.

  "Miasma?" Tang Lin looked towards the gray mist.

  "This place, it's actually gathering such a dense miasma. Look at those skulls, most of them were killed by the toxic gas emitted from the periphery of the miasma before they even got close." Little Gray said in a low voice.

  Tang Lin looked at these skulls and found that they indeed had no signs of fighting on their bodies, as if they had suddenly fallen to the ground dead.

  Tang Lin cautiously walked onto the empty land, looking at the skulls and bones scattered all over, his scalp felt a bit numb, but he didn't show any fear. As a scholar, he didn't believe in ghosts or gods. He straightened his back and walked towards the skulls and bones, taking a glance. These skeletons must have been powerful warriors, otherwise they would have been buried on the outskirts of the Great Yao Mountain before even reaching this place.

  And these scattered armor and weapons, if collected together, would be a huge sum of money.

  Tang Lin furrowed his brow, but didn't bother to pick up the armor, his gaze only swept over them briefly before he turned to leave. The air here was thick with malevolent energy, and staying any longer would likely get him infected as well.

  "Huh?" As Tang Lin turned around, the corner of his eye suddenly caught a glimpse of a skeleton. The skeleton seemed to be holding a sheepskin painting scroll in its hand. A gentle breeze blew open the scroll, revealing an incredibly beautiful woman who could topple cities and overturn states.

  Tang Lin just took a glance, and his mind slightly shook, as if he was shocked by the woman in the painting. He had never seen anyone who could be so beautiful.

  Xiao Hui was startled and said: "Bring this painting over and take a look."

  It's unclear whether Tang Lin was persuaded by Xiao Hui's words or if he himself wanted to pick up the painting, but he didn't hesitate at all. He carefully walked over and used his knife tip to lift the painting, slowly retrieving it into his hand. As he did so, he discovered that the texture of the painting itself was soft and warm, feeling very comfortable.

  Xiao Hui leaned on his shoulder, took a glance at the painting, and a glint of light flashed in his eyes. "Indeed, it's the method of contemplation."

  "What is the method of visualization?" Tang Lin wondered.

  "Humans are divided into two bodies, the physical body and the spiritual soul." Xiao Hui said in a low voice: "Your current Wujie state refers to your physical body having reached such intensity, while your spiritual soul, that is, your consciousness, is only slightly stronger than an ordinary person's."

  "As you can see, monsters like the tree demon have already mastered the art of demonic magic, which can confuse and deceive people's minds. If one's will is not strong enough, they can easily be misled by these demons and become their slaves, even willing to sacrifice themselves for them." Xiaohui said in a low voice: "To resist this demonic magic, one must possess a strong consciousness. Generally, training one's consciousness requires bitter practice, such as persisting through extreme physical exhaustion, at which point one's willpower will greatly increase."

  "Moreover, there is another way of cultivation, which is the method of visualization." Xiaohui looked at the painting and said: "The so-called method of visualization is to possess a certain 'Dao', through observation and contemplation, thereby rapidly elevating one's consciousness. Once you have grasped the 'Dao', you will no longer fear demonic arts, see through the red dust, penetrate the vicissitudes of the world, and your will can be compared to that of a sage!"

  "This is incredible!" Tang Lin exclaimed in extreme surprise.

  "I wasn't sure at first, but after seeing this poem on the painting, I can be certain that this is a relatively advanced method of visualization." Little Gray said firmly.

  "A poem?" Tang Lin looked at the painting scroll.

  The background of this painting is light yellow, emitting a sense of simplicity and elegance. On it stands a crooked pine tree, under which sits an extremely beautiful woman playing the zither. The woman's expression is focused, as if she were real, vividly lifelike. Beside her is a line of poetry:

  A golden beast stands under the roof.

  Autumn rain fragrance sinks.

  Desolate mountains and withered bones.

  Green hills show no tenderness.

  These twenty words seemed to reveal a mysterious and unpredictable aura, Tang Lin had read many poems before, but he had never seen such a poem, his eyebrows furrowed.

  "You gaze at the image every day, refining your essence. Little Gray smiled and said: 'In the future when you encounter monsters again, you won't be afraid of any monster skills, everything is an illusion. If my soul weren't sealed in this little dog now, I would have taught you our clan's 'Hanyang Dian', a method for cultivating one's essence through visualization."

  Tang Lin's eyes lit up and he said repeatedly: "You can dictate it to me, I can remember it."

  "It's no use explaining." Xiaohui shook his head and said, "The method of visualization is a wonderful technique, not a secret book of martial arts. The methods of visualization are varied and numerous, some are a brush, some are a painting, some are a word, only when you see it with your own eyes can you feel a special atmosphere from it, this is something that cannot be conveyed in words."

  Tang Lin suddenly came back to his senses, lowered his head and looked at the painting scroll in his hand, his eyes were unknowingly drawn to the beautiful woman playing the zither.

  "Come to your senses." Xiao Hui interrupted Tang Lin, saying: "You should first think of a way to leave this place, the demonic energy here is too thick, I reckon there are thousands of years' worth of demonic creatures lurking about."

  "For thousands of years, the Tao has been practiced." Tang Lin sighed and put away the painting scroll in his hand, then turned around to find a path.

  ……

  That day, Longxiang City was exceptionally lively.

  The six-year Grand Kick-Off Tournament is finally held today, and every Grand Kick-Off Tournament is a grand event in Longxiang City, just like the New Year, deeply loved by everyone.

  In this martial world, the competition between these martial arts schools has always been sought after.

  Pure Yang Martial Arts Hall

  Tang Tian sat in the main hall, his eyebrows furrowed and his expression somewhat downcast. A figure flashed by outside and came to a stop in front of him, asking anxiously: "Father, hasn't Xiao Shu returned yet?"

  Tang Tian's eyebrows furrowed a few more degrees, and he said slowly: "Three months have passed, I sent someone to investigate the Misty Swamp, his last appearance was two months ago."

  "What if something happens to him." Tang Long's expression was anxious.

  Tang Tian's heart trembled slightly, and he remained silent for a long time before slowly shaking his head, as if using great effort, saying word by word: "He is a martial artist, absolutely nothing will happen to him!"

  When it comes to the two words "Martial Artist", Tang Long immediately regained some confidence in his heart. The super strong power represented by these two words is like a faith, which can give people great confidence and courage!

  "You go and get ready first." Tang Tian looked at Tang Long calmly and said, "Today is the opening ceremony where all the registered martial art schools will be present, we can't afford to be late. As for Lin Er, don't worry about him, I believe he won't get into trouble."

  "Uh-huh." Tang Long nodded, but he still felt worried in his heart. He also knew that worrying was useless, so he could only turn around and leave to prepare for his own things.

  "Lin Er..." Tang Tian looked out at the sky outside, his face somewhat pained. "You absolutely cannot get into trouble, otherwise, how would I be able to face your mother..."

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