From dual spiritual roots to a sword master with all attributes

Fang Xiao's daily practice time has now been extended to four hours, and it is already late at night when he finishes his practice.

But he was not sleepy at all. Meditation and breathing exercises usually replaced sleep at night. When he had nothing to do, he took out the intelligence jade slip given by Fatty Han and looked through it. Most teams would have one or several powerful seeds. Fang Xiao mainly looked at the opponent he would face first.

Yichen Group Lei Ming

Spiritual root: Thunder Spiritual root

Skill: Thunder Control Secret

Realm: Qi Refining Stage 6

Spells: Palm Thunder, Thunder Ring

Magical weapon: top-grade magic weapon Thunder Gathering Banner, top-grade magic weapon Five Spirits Umbrella

His opponent was actually a cultivator with thunder spiritual roots, and his martial arts might be the same as his Jingxiao Sword Technique, a simplified version of a certain incarnation martial arts technique. It had one technique for attack and one for defense, and his magic weapon was also luxurious.

Fang Xiao understood that there was more than just this much written in the intelligence. After all, who in the world of immortal cultivation wouldn't have prepared a few trump cards for themselves?

More than half of the people have been eliminated in the first day's competition, so the first place in each group will be decided directly today.

As expected, most of the disciples he met admitted defeat on the spot, and the rest simply raised their hands in surrender within a few rounds. Fang Xiao also successfully advanced from the group.

By the third day of the competition, only 120 disciples were left out of tens of thousands. Of course, some of them were unlucky. They were not weak in themselves but just encountered stronger opponents.

As usual, he arrived at the square, which was bustling with people. Ninety-nine percent of the people came to watch the fight. Fang Xiao found that several fighting platforms had already started. Fang Xiao also walked towards his own fighting platform, and Lei Ming was already standing on the stage.

"Who do you think has a better chance of winning?"

"One is a thunder cultivator and the other is a sword cultivator. Both are famous for their attacking power. However, Lei Ming's strength is beyond doubt as we have seen it. It is hard to say about Fang Xiao. Moreover, considering his age, he has practiced for a shorter time. I think Lei Ming has a greater chance of winning."

"Yeah, I think so too."

The duel between Fang Xiao and Lei Ming, the sword cultivator and the thunder cultivator, was still very popular, even among the disciples watching around the fighting stage. However, it was generally believed that Fang Xiao suffered from his young age and that Lei Ming had a greater chance of winning.

The discussions in the audience naturally had no effect on the two of them. Seeing that the two were ready, the sect's foundation-building cultivator announced the start of the competition.

"Fang Xiao."

"Thunder."

After introducing themselves to each other, Lei Ming took the first step. He did not use the thunder method that he was best at, but the first-grade top-grade spiritual talisman fire rocket. An orange-red blazing rocket was instantly fired out. His hands kept moving, and the thunder in his palm quickly took shape by pinching the thunder seal. A purple thunder ball made a crackling sound and flew towards Fang Xiao right after the rocket.

On Fang Xiao's side, the lung metal energy in his chest circulated, and he exhaled breath to form a sword. Although it did not have the momentum of the two spells, it was more powerful. The rocket passed through it directly, and after hitting the palm thunder behind him, it exploded at the same time, and the remaining force slowly dissipated in the air.

The magic in Fang Xiao's hand has become a very common giant sword technique. The Silver Edge Sword is good at facing the wind, and its speed is not slow at all. It presses down on Lei Ming with a force of ten thousand kilograms. The three layers of thunder rings that had just formed around Lei Ming exploded in an instant, and he took the opportunity to avoid the attack of the Silver Edge Sword.

Fang Xiao controlled the Silver Edge Sword to dispel the giant sword technique, and in an instant turned the stabbing into a chopping. Lei Ming had no time to dodge, so he had to open the Five Spirit Umbrella. The umbrella was emitting five-colored light. The Silver Edge Sword's powerful chopping was like falling into a quagmire, and then all the power was deflected and removed.

Lei Ming also fought back immediately, activating the Thunder Gathering Banner. Dozens of thunder balls condensed into shape in an instant, turning into streams of light that rushed straight towards Fang Xiao. Fang Xiao took out another top-grade flying sword with fire attribute, and used the sword energy differentiation method to attack the thunder balls. However, the Thunder Gathering Banner was an extremely high-grade magic weapon after all. After a stalemate of several breaths, the sword energy cut off several thunder balls and then dissipated. Fang Xiao recalled the flying sword, and as he swung it, a sword energy barrier formed in front of him, which steadily blocked the remaining thunder balls.

At this time, a lightning chain in the Thunder Gathering Banner locked onto Fang Xiao. It was too late to resist with sword techniques, so Fang Xiao directly summoned the God-Mending Bell. The lightning chain wrapped around the bell that was protecting Fang Xiao and gradually tightened, as if it wanted to tear it apart. The God-Mending Bell shook slightly, and the terrifying lightning chain was shattered like paper.

Lei Ming's face changed, he picked up the Thunder Gathering Banner and pointed it directly at Fang Xiao, pouring spiritual power into it crazily. Spiritual text appeared on the surface of the Thunder Gathering Banner, and a thick and dazzling lightning column shot straight from the banner. Invisible thunder was transmitted into the sea of ​​consciousness. Jianxin gave a warning, it was an attack on his mind. The sounds of sword and thunder intertwined in the sea of ​​consciousness. The thunder eventually became weak and gradually weakened. Outside the sea of ​​consciousness, the lightning column had hit the God-confusing Bell. The bell on the fighting stage rang loudly. Fang Xiao fought back with a mental attack, and hit Lei Ming silently. He looked confused, and this was a rare opportunity, so he used all his strength to activate the Silver Sword to hit him directly between the eyebrows.

Just when the Silver Sword was about to pierce his head, the flying sword was grasped by a huge force, unable to move forward or backward. At this time, the Foundation Establishment cultivator entered the scene.

"Fang Xiao wins this match."

The Silver Edge Sword regained its freedom, and Fang Xiao immediately recalled it. Lei Ming also woke up at this time and wanted to attack again, but he found that the Foundation Establishment cultivator was standing on the stage. His face changed and he realized that he was defeated. If he had fought with others outside the sect, he would have lost his life by now.

There was also a lot of discussion around the fighting stage.

"It was the Jindan Patriarch who protected Lei Ming just now, right?"

"Who knows? But is this still the strength that a mid-stage Qi Refining cultivator should have? Compared to them, I feel like a mortal."

The two of them fought back and forth, and everyone who watched was fascinated.

It can be said that Lei Ming was unlucky as he met Fang Xiao. Otherwise, with his strength, it would not be a problem for him to enter the top ten.

Of course, Fang Xiao had not yet used all his means. Apart from the Condensing Light Mirror that could freeze the opponent, he did not use the Sword-Nourishing Gourd to enhance the power of the Silver Edge Sword.

Fang Xiao estimated that even if his current real strength was not as good as that of a Foundation Establishment cultivator, he was still considered a top-notch existence in the Qi Condensation period. This strength was only something he could show off in a small sect competition. It was said that in the sect competition, the top ten disciples of the Mingxuan Outer Court alone all had strength comparable to that of a Foundation Establishment cultivator, and the top three even had amazing records of killing Foundation Establishment cultivators, so he still had a long way to go.

Ignoring Lei Ming's resentful look, and even more ignoring the burning gazes of the many disciples below the fighting stage, Fang Xiao flew directly off the fighting stage on his sword and fled to his residence.

I have something important to do. I have brewed my own spiritual wine, and today is the day to open it. However, there is no spiritual milk wine. No matter what kind of spiritual milk it is on the market, it is hard to find, as they are basically bought up by alchemists.

However, Qingyuan wine, tiger blood wine and tiger bone wine are enough for the time being. After all, the seized spiritual wine has not been used up yet.

However, this battle also revealed his own flaws. He must prioritize building defenses within his sea of ​​consciousness, whether it be magic or magic weapons. Relying on the sword heart alone will not do. The sword heart is only a passive defense. If he encounters a mental attack that exceeds the sword heart's upper limit, then the sea of ​​consciousness and the soul will be injured on the one hand, but if the sword heart is damaged, that is no joke.

There is actually a way to do this, and that is the Sword-Nourishing Gourd. After your cultivation has broken through to the late stage of Qi Refining, there are two routes you can choose from with the Sword-Nourishing Gourd.

One way is to leave the sword-raising gourd in the dantian, use secret methods to refine the five metal energies and dissolve them in the gourd, so as to cultivate a Taibai gold essence. On the day of formation, the sword-raising gourd will give birth to a sword pill. This Taibai sword pill was very famous in ancient times, and there is even a legend that Taibai can kill anything when it comes out.

The other path is different from the former, it requires the practice of a secret method of the soul, called the Shangdan Ningyuan Lianshen Method, which requires the sword-nourishing gourd to be transferred from the Dantian to the sea of ​​consciousness, and through this secret method the soul can be gradually trained into the gourd. The soul is the sword, and the gourd is the sheath, turning it into a soul-nourishing gourd.

The gourd is used to nourish the soul on a daily basis, and it can also protect the soul from attacks at critical moments. Once this secret method is cultivated, every ray of consciousness emitted by the soul will contain extremely strong aggressiveness. However, as the level of cultivation increases, the gourd must be refined and improved with natural materials and treasures. If there is a chance, a Yuanshen Dao sword will be nurtured in the soul. Once the Dao sword comes out, it can almost ignore ordinary defenses and can directly attack the opponent's soul.

Fang Xiao thought for a long time and finally made a choice, which was to choose the second path. After breaking through the late stage of Qi Refining, he began to practice the Shangdan Ningyuan Refining God Method, using the Sword Nourishing Gourd to protect his soul. As for the Taibai Sword Pill, he had to give it up.