Chapter 544: The Curse of Backlash, An Esoteric Technique

Chapter 544: The Curse of Backlash, An Esoteric Technique
What I saw with my own eyes was a landscape that was nearly identical to our sect, as if it had been carved from the same mold. Seven grand halls were arranged in the shape of the Big Dipper, surrounding the mountain peaks, with the absence of disciple residences and other buildings.
Outside the island, there is a lake, and you can see several islands in the distance.
Of course, there are also differences.
Apart from some buildings, the biggest difference is the tangible spiritual energy. As far as the eyes can see, the white clouds outside the mountains are formed by the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. With each breath, there is a faint clear energy that moves along with it. Even if it has not been absorbed into the body, it gives people a sense of relaxation and tranquility.
This place is more spiritually rich than Iron Pillar Cave even by a hundred times or more.
"I haven't been to the cave for nearly 50 years."
Elder Tianquan also scanned the surroundings, revealing a hint of nostalgia, "Since Senior Tianxuan brought Senior Taicheng to retire in the cave, I haven't been back. Seeing it again today, the scenery here hasn't changed."
Elder Tianji's face twitched slightly as he heard the words, almost unable to hold back his usually unchanged facial expression.
Elder Taicheng didn't come to retire on his own volition. In addition, he is Elder Tianji's master.
"Let's go."
Elder Tianyi couldn't be bothered to argue with Elder Tianquan, so he simply spat out a word and took the lead to walk away.
Behind them, Elder Tianquan exchanged a look with Jiang Li and the two of them split up to the left and right, following behind Elder Tianyi at a favorable distance.
Once a conflict arises, the two people behind can immediately attack, starting with Elder Tianji.
The three of them maintained this distance and walked all the way to the location of the Tianshu Hall.
However, within the cave, this palace is also known as "Tianshu", but the scene in the palace is completely different from that of Tianshu Palace.
The spacious hall is much larger than it appears from the outside. The palace is nearly a hundred zhang high, and several hundred zhang in length and width, standing in it feels like being in a giant's kingdom. Golden pillars stand tall, and on the left and right sides, there are bronze walls with openings, inside which are giant turtle shells turned upside down, filled with unknown oil.
On the oil, the wick made of wormwood is ignited, and it emits a bright fire, releasing a peculiar fragrance.
At the end of the hall stands a platform with an emperor's statue standing tall, like the center of the universe, as if the entire hall exists for this statue.
At this moment, there were four people standing before the steps of the high platform. Among them, one person, although shrunken in size, still bore the appearance of Elder Tianpeng.
"Are you here?"
Noticing the arrival of Jiang Li and the others, a middle-aged man with hair interspersed with a bright yellow color slowly spoke. There was a divine light flowing beneath his half-opened eyelids, and a magnificent momentum surged within the hall.
Within a distance of two hundred zhang, Jiang Li suddenly felt the surroundings darken, as if plunged into chaos, unable to see his own hand. Faintly, there seemed to be a deafening roar, like a raging tsunami crashing down, poised to throw Jiang Li into the depths of the abyss.
It is Yuánqì.
The majestic Yuánqì is pressing from all directions, trying to crush the space where Jiāng Lí is located and completely shatter him.
This is Gōngsūn Tàichéng's show of power towards Jiāng Lí.
In the saying "residing affects one's aura, and cultivating nourishes one's physique", one's status and environment can change one's temperament, and cultivation can change one's physical condition. This is the simplest principle of change.
For cultivators, staying in one place for a long time allows their energy and the surrounding essence to resonate with each other, almost becoming one entity. When they need it, with a single movement of their true energy, they can harness the power of heaven and earth, and every gesture and action will possess immense force.
Gongsun Taicheng has been residing in the cave for decades and has long achieved the state of unity between heaven and man. At this moment, with just a thought, he secretly employed a method to deliver a deterrent.
However...
"Boom!"
那大海狂澜般的元气轰撞在姜离身上，荡出澎湃之声，无俦大力轰荡下来，竟是——
毫发无损！
姜离挺身而立，全然不似有所应对，以身硬扛。就似海中礁石，任凭元气狂澜如何轰打，都自岿然不动。
After several days of hidden cultivation, combined with a review of past cultivation techniques and the gifts from Ji Jiji and Zhenru Ju Shi, Jiang Li's strength has improved. At this moment, he is in a state of innate Qi fusion, with the Qi flowing through his body like a mountain, standing tall and immovable, rendering this show of force completely ineffective.
"Boom!"
A burst of energy without effort, caused a strong wind to blow, making the flames in the hall flicker and the others present to be affected.
"Master Taicheng!"
Elder Tianpeng spoke with a low shout, taking a step forward.
Gongsun Tai rode on the left and right, and a young and an old person also moved, blocking in front of Elder Tianpeng.
Elders Tianji and Tianquan were both affected, with their qi sensing each other. One of them had a splendid and literary aura floating around him, while the other had a murky bronze aura lingering, ready to attack with a touch.
However, Gong Sun Tai heavily opened his previously half-closed eyes, and his eyes were filled with a golden color. He saw his fingers drawing and outlining talismans in front of him, and with one finger pointed, he hit the center of the human-shaped figure on its forehead.
“禄主中祸。”
A invisible yin force immediately invaded along the invisible connection, penetrating into the body along with the collision of qi.
This yin force has the ability to destroy qi, but it is more aimed at disturbing Jiang Li's qi, making it difficult for the suppressive qi power of the Divine Farmer's Cauldron to take effect.
Tian Ji Lu Cun, mainly governs fortune, prosperity and wealth, resolves obstacles and counters misfortune. However, it also takes into account the possibility of attracting calamity and emphasizes the principle of repaying debts. Gong Sun Tai Cheng has incorporated this method into his magical studies and is adept at cursing and bewitching to gain victory over his opponents. At this moment, he is planning to use these techniques to disturb Jiang Li's state of being.
Instantly, Jiang Li felt a coldness that seemed to slither through her body, icy and invisible, causing her true qi to become chaotic.
As for Gong Sun Taicheng, he could sense the supremely refined and pure yuan qi overflowing from Jiang Li's body, detecting her majestic power through the intangible yin force.
当下，他心头暗惊，就要进一步出手。
孰料就在这时，那磅礴的气机突生变化，变得空虚而腐朽，如同一个腐化的天地，藏着一种衰亡的前兆。
The Yin force invaded and the energy merged, spreading into the sensing of Gongsun Taicheng.
"Ahem!"
Gongsun Taicheng suddenly coughed, and his face was dyed with a grayish-white color.
"You -"
He suddenly made a move and shattered the human figure formed by the amulets, while forcefully mobilizing his energy, extracting a already corrupted true qi.
"How is it possible that you carry five kinds of corruptive qi?"
Gongsun Tai Cheng, although living in seclusion in a blessed land, still has some understanding of the outside world. At least he knows about Zhang Daoyi and the Nine Heavens Purifying Demon Technique.
However, even the Nine Heavens Purifying Demon Technique only transforms the five turbid and evil energies into cleverness; it does not conceal the five turbid and evil energies within the body for use. At most, it gathers outside the body to block spells and true qi.
However, Jiang Li manifested the filthy and malicious qi within his body, causing Gong Sun Taicheng, who was performing spells, to suffer backlash.
"It seems that the elder is not very adaptable to the filthy and malicious qi."
Jiang Li lightly exhaled a turbid qi, not responding to Gong Sun Taicheng's questioning, only smiling mockingly.
The art of curse is about communicating with the other party and using dark energy for erosion. This type of communication is actually bidirectional. If it fails, it will face great backlash. However, those who are not skilled in this art may not be able to achieve reverse communication and generally can only passively suffer attacks.
However, Jiang Li does not need to communicate in reverse, he just needs to transform the five turbid evil energies in his body, so as to let Gongsun Tai suffer from his own actions.
After studying the Dang Mo True Qi for a few days, he made significant progress, but it is unknown whether it is due to his own problem or a misunderstanding of the research direction, Jiang Li did not comprehend the method of transforming the five turbid evil energies with cleverness, but instead discovered the secret of transforming the cleverness elemental energy into the five turbid evil energies.
In the past, Jiang Li assimilated the congenital Qi and the external impure Qi to transform his own true Qi into evil Qi, a process similar to mixing water with ink to obtain ink.
And now, Jiang Li no longer needs this medium to directly transform into the Five Impure Evil Qi, truly achieving self-sufficiency.
Unfortunately, this is of no use for cultivation, and even without the "One-foot Ruler", Jiang Li wouldn't dare to transform like this. It should be noted that the transformed Impure Evil Qi cannot be reverted back to true qi.
'Why do I always manage to twist proper methods into unorthodox ones? This applies to both the Tian Duan Sword Technique and the Demon Purging True Qi.'
Reflecting on his recent gains, Jiang Li also felt a bit mentally exhausted.
Good proper practice methods, in his hands, have turned into unorthodox methods, and they are not very beneficial for cultivation.
But fortunately, this gain has come in handy.
The brief exchange of blows came to an end here, and before the others could make a move, Gong Sun Tai was suddenly injured.
The two Supreme Elders saw this and immediately mobilized their true energy, attracting a surging vitality. At the same time, a series of light and shadow of talismans appeared in the hall, forming a hidden array.
Within this hidden paradise, spiritual intelligence is strong, and the formations can be operational all year round. The hall is covered in various formations and restrictions, which, once activated, can unleash the might of thunder.
However, Elder Tianpeng and Elder Tianquan have both unleashed their qi, Elder Tianpeng's body even expanding and about to change back to his original form.
The two sides were about to engage in battle when Elder Tianji suddenly spoke up, saying, "Jiang Nephew, let's stop here. Our master dares not harm you, but if you retaliate excessively, you will suffer counterattacks. If you get injured as a result, it won't be good for the Heavenly Examination."
"Oops, it seems like I made a mistake."
Jiang Li still stood calmly, wearing a smile that was not quite a smile. She glanced at the three elders, her gaze sweeping over the activated formation, seemingly assessing its power.
The already tense atmosphere gradually became solemn.
"That's enough."
Jiang Li suddenly spoke up, interrupting the impending confrontation. "Whoever said that Jiang Li's greatest virtue is respecting and honoring teachers. Today, let's give Master Tianji some face."
He glanced at Elder Tianji and shook his head gently. Then he walked directly towards the front and calmly walked a distance of two hundred zhang before arriving on the platform.
"Is this it? "Shape the Tomb"..."
Jiang Li looked up at the statue on the high platform and already felt something without the need for words from others.
Going up to the high platform, you can read "Shaping the Tomb".
Walking forward without stopping, the three elders blocking the way ahead had a change in their expressions, seeming unwilling, but in the end it was Guo Sun Tai Cheng who took the initiative to make way.
Being able to use the five impure and evil qi within this blessed land, for the three individuals, it is not just a nemesis, but also poses a great restraint. If one is not careful, it may even lead to their own decay.
So, they eventually chose to compromise.
"Thank you very much."
Jiang Li nodded politely and then stepped onto the steps directly.
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