Chapter 236: The Immortal Journey: From the Rift Between the Couple to Zhao Yutian’s New Mission
Chapter 236: The Immortal Journey: From the Rift Between the Couple to Zhao Yutian’s New Mission
Li Tian looked at the direction where the Earth Guardian disappeared, feeling mixed emotions.
He was fully aware of the heavy responsibility he shouldered, and since there was no way back, he could only move forward courageously.
"Yutian, Liu Ying, let's start with the basic spiritual root test." Li Tian took a deep breath and said solemnly.
Liu Ying and Zhao Yutian looked at each other and nodded firmly.
They followed Li Tian to a quiet open space in the mountains. The spiritual energy here was relatively rich, making it a good place to test spiritual roots.
Li Tian took out three pieces of crystal clear spiritual jade from the storage ring. This was one of the items left by the guardian of the earth and could be used to detect the attributes of spiritual roots.
He placed the jade on the ground and instructed Liu Ying and Zhao Yutian to place their hands on the jade.
Zhao Yutian swallowed nervously and slowly placed his hand on the spirit jade.
The spiritual jade instantly emitted a soft light, first a light blue, and then a hint of green.
"Yutian, you have both wood and water spiritual roots. This is a good qualification." A hint of surprise flashed in Li Tian's eyes.
Liu Ying also placed her hand on the spirit jade, which emitted pink and yellow light, indicating that she possessed earth and fire spirit roots.
"Okay, now that we know the attributes of your spiritual roots, we can start practicing accordingly."
Li Tian said this, sitting down cross-legged and motioning the two to sit down as well.
"The first step in cultivating immortality is to draw Qi into the body. You need to empty your mind, feel the spiritual energy around you, and use your mind to guide it into the body from the spiritual roots and flow along the meridians." Li Tian explained patiently.
He also released his own spiritual power, making the surrounding spiritual energy more active, making it easier for the two to feel it.
Zhao Yutian closed his eyes and tried to concentrate, but the spiritual energy around him was like a naughty elf and would not obey his commands.
Beads of sweat gradually appeared on his forehead and his brows became more and more furrowed.
Liu Ying was relatively calm. She calmed down and followed Li Tian's instructions, trying to communicate with the surrounding spiritual energy.
Soon, a faint trace of spiritual energy slowly seeped in from her earth spiritual roots and slowly moved along her meridians.
"Don't worry, Yutian, relax, just like you feel the breath of the land when you usually farm." Li Tian comforted softly.
With Li Tian's encouragement, Zhao Yutian gradually calmed down.
Finally, a trace of spiritual energy entered his body from his water spiritual root.
"Very good, that's it. Now, slowly guide the spiritual energy to circulate in your body. Each circulation will enhance your perception and control of the spiritual energy." Li Tian continued to guide.
As time went on, Liu Ying and Zhao Yutian became more and more proficient in drawing Qi into the body.
With the help of Li Tian, they gradually established a stable circulation of spiritual energy.
In the following days, Li Tian took the two of them to practice in the mountains and forests.
He taught them how to use spiritual energy to nourish their meridians, strengthen their bodies, and use some simple spells.
Zhao Yutian has a special liking for water magic. He practiced the spell of condensing water balls by the stream.
At the beginning, the water ball always fell apart in his hands before it took shape, but he did not give up. After countless attempts, he finally succeeded in condensing a fist-sized water ball.
Liu Ying was practicing the fireball technique on the side. She carefully controlled the fire power, allowing the fireball to burn in her hands without hurting herself.
"Brother Tian, cultivating immortals is really difficult, but also very interesting." Zhao Yutian said excitedly.
He looked at the water ball in his hand, his eyes full of a sense of accomplishment.
Li Tian looked at their progress and smiled with satisfaction, "This is just the beginning. The road to becoming an immortal is long and difficult. We still have a lot to learn."
Through continuous practice, Liu Ying and Zhao Yutian's strength gradually improved. They also had a deeper understanding of Li Tian's mission and felt proud to be able to participate in it.
In the process of teaching the two, Li Tian gradually figured out a set of teaching methods suitable for beginners, which laid the foundation for him to find and teach more people with spiritual roots in the future.
As the days of cultivation passed, Liu Ying and Zhao Yutian both made great progress in their practice, but cracks gradually appeared in their relationship.
After an intense training session, Liu Ying and Zhao Yutian were both exhausted.
The two sat on a stone bench in the forest to rest, and Zhao Yutian looked at Liu Ying.
A complicated look flashed in his eyes, "Liu Ying, I think we have changed."
Liu Ying frowned slightly, "Yutian, what do you want to say?"
Zhao Yutian took a deep breath and said, "Since you started cultivating immortals, you seem to have only practice in your eyes. We seem to be getting more and more distant from each other."
Liu Ying's heart tightened, "Yutian, we are cultivating now to protect the Earth Star. I can't be distracted."
However, the disagreements did not stop there.
In his subsequent practice, Liu Ying became more and more obsessed with cultivating immortals.
She often practiced in seclusion alone in order to break through to a new realm.
However, Zhao Yutian paid more attention to the practical application of magic, and the two people's understanding and pursuit of cultivating immortals began to diverge.
Once, when facing a group of monsters that had mutated due to the revival of spiritual energy.
Liu Ying advocated an all-out attack to destroy the monster as quickly as possible.
However, Zhao Yutian believed that they should first observe the habits of the monster and find its weaknesses before taking action.
The two had serious disagreements during the battle and even made mistakes in coordination. Although they finally repelled the monster with the help of Li Tian, the conflict between the two broke out completely.
"Liu Ying, you are too impulsive. If you continue like this, we will all be in danger." Zhao Yutian roared angrily.
Liu Ying was not to be outdone, "If you hadn't been so hesitant, we would have dealt with them long ago."
The two argued endlessly and neither gave in.
Such quarrels became more and more frequent, and gradually, the feelings between the two were worn out.
Finally, one night, Zhao Yutian looked at Liu Ying with a calm face: "Liu Ying, let's separate. We are no longer on the same path."
Although Liu Ying had a premonition, she still couldn't help but tear up when she heard this.
Her heart trembled, "Well, maybe this is good for both of us."
When Li Tian learned about this, he felt very sorry.
He tried to persuade the two, but seeing the determination in their eyes, he knew that everything was irreversible.
"I hope that even if you separate, you will not forget our original intention of cultivating immortals, and do not let hatred blind yourselves." Li Tian said heavily.
Liu Ying and Zhao Yutian nodded in agreement, but from then on, they embarked on different paths of cultivating immortals, and the love they once had as husband and wife also disappeared in the ever-changing world of cultivating immortals.
After Zhao Yutian went down the mountain alone, his heart was filled with mixed emotions.
He knew very well that his fate with Liu Ying had ended, and now he had to focus all his energy on preaching, which was his new mission.
He walked slowly down the mountain road, and every step seemed to be a farewell to the past.
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