Seeing that his eyes were firm, Xiao Xue knew his intentions, so she asked softly, "Do you know about the Immortal Gate?"

"Immortal Gate?" Fang Ling shook his head slightly.

Xiao Xue was not surprised at all, but explained: "The so-called Immortal Sect is a sect that teaches the art of cultivating immortals and attaining the Dao, and your Zhenguo Heavenly Master of the Chu State is a disciple of this kind of sect. ”

"A disciple?" Fang Ling was secretly taken aback when he heard this, "Listen to what you mean, there are many people in the world who are so good at immortal arts?"

Xiao Xue bowed slightly: "Do you know that in addition to your Chu Kingdom, more than a dozen countries on this land have their own Zhenguo Heavenly Masters?"

"I've heard of that. Fang Ling nodded, he had been studying the history of various countries under the guidance of his mother since he was a child, the history of this land could be traced back thousands of years, and in such a distant era, it seemed that each country had the existence of a Zhenguo Heavenly Master.

Xiao Xue gathered some strength at this time, sat up from the bed, leaned on the pillow and said: "In fact, there are not only these dozen countries, but also such lands and forests beyond the glaciers in the north of the earth, on the plateau in the west, in the mountains in the south, and in the sea in the east, there are also such lands and forests, in terms of the number of countries, I am afraid that there are hundreds, and there are even some places that I don't even know. ”

"What?" Fang Ling was taken aback when he heard this, he had always thought that there were only a dozen countries in this world, who would have expected that there were so many countries in the universe, and this was only within the scope of Xiao Xue's knowledge.

Xiao Xue ignored Fang Ling's surprise and continued: "Behind these countries, there are one or more immortal sects, and the disciples in the immortal sect have abilities that mortals can't imagine, and it is no exaggeration to say that even one person can be strong enough to destroy a country. ”

Fang Ling frowned, feeling that this was too ridiculous, but Xiao Xue said it seriously, not like he was joking at all.

He thought about it carefully, taking his own fusion technique as an example, not only can he fuse 'medicine' materials to treat diseases, but also can fuse other identical substances, so there must be other kinds of immortal arts, but it is too exaggerated for one person to destroy a country.

However, he suddenly came to his senses and asked, "Listen to what you mean, the existence of the Zhenguo Heavenly Master is to protect the country from the attacks of other Immortal Sect disciples?"

Xiao Xue didn't expect the young man to be so smart, just mentioning a sentence to be able to think of this, nodded with some appreciation: "The major immortal gates are located between the mountains and the hidden sea, there is a magic circle, mortals are not allowed to approach, the world formed there is higher than the mortal world, it is called the cultivation realm. There are various immortal rules in the cultivation realm, one of which is that disciples are not allowed to "intervene" in the political situation in the mortal world, let alone kill mortals. However, if there are immortal rules, there will be people who break the rules, so the purpose of the Heavenly Master of Zhenguo to sit in various countries is to expel these immortal disciples who intend to disturb the mortal world. ”

Although Fang Ling felt that these things were too magical, he quickly calmed down, 'touched' his chin and said, "However, this is definitely not without simple help, right?"

Xiao Xue couldn't help but glance at him more, although this young man was young, but his heart was much higher than ordinary people, even if he heard such a strange thing, he could quickly find out the unreasonableness between the words, so he said: "Of course, the Heavenly Master of Zhenguo protects each family, and as a country, it will also provide some of the things that the Immortal Gate needs most, in addition to necessary items such as gold, silver and cloth, every other year, the Heavenly Master of the Zhenguo will personally select some mortals with bone essence and talent for cultivation to go to the Immortal Gate." ”

Fang Ling narrowed his eyes and said, "So, many of the children of the princes, nobles, and ministers are cultivators?"

Xiao Xue said: "Don't underestimate the way of cultivating the truth, this mortal selection is also selected layer by layer, it can be said that it is one out of ten thousand, and only a few hundred people will be sent to the immortal gate in the end, and some of these hundred people will be eliminated, and in the end, there are only sixty or seventy people left." ”

Fang Ling thought for a while and said, "If you enter the Immortal Gate this time, can you become a cultivator?"

Xiao Xue shook her head and said: "When you first enter the Immortal Gate, it takes decades of cultivation to reach the realm of cultivation, and before that, these people are still mortals, but they live above the Immortal Gate, and if they have mortal hearts, they will naturally miss the mortal world, and if they don't violate the rules of the door, these people may also interfere in the affairs of the mortal world." ”

Fang Ling understood this time, there were actually two types of people in the so-called Immortal Sect, one was a mortal who was cultivating the way of cultivation, and the other was a cultivator who had successfully cultivated.

Cultivators are probably in a very high state of mind and have already ignored mortal affairs, but those mortal disciples are different, from time to time they have to come to the mortal world to "insert" a kick, and even make some trouble, if they really want to become the king of a country, I am afraid that they will inevitably get into trouble with these immortal disciples.

He then asked, "Then how big is the gap between this mortal and a cultivator?"

Xiao Xue said lightly: "From the perspective of the Immortal Gate, mortals generally enter the Dao with martial arts, and their cultivation realm is called the Martial Dao realm. ”

"Martial Dao Realm?" Fang Ling said in surprise.

I only heard Xiao Xue explain: "The Martial Dao Realm is divided into seven layers, namely the Brute Force Realm, the Qi Storage Realm, the Rigid Force Realm, the Melting Qi Realm, the Qi Acceptance Realm, the Transformation Yuan Realm, and the Mortal Fetal Realm:

The brute force realm, the primary stage that ordinary martial arts practitioners can reach after several years of cultivation, that is, the practice of martial arts, so that the physical body has initial strength.

In the Qi Storage Realm, the warrior absorbs the qi of heaven and earth through breathing, improves the physical body, and achieves the improvement of strength, the body can be as light as a swallow, and the force can open the monument and gravel.

In the Rigid Force Realm, the martial artist stores the absorbed heaven and earth qi on the surface of the surrounding body, further enhances his strength, and forms a protective true qi.

In the realm of melting qi, the martial artist can initially fuse the qi and force of heaven and earth, move and move, and the qi comes first before the fist is reached, hurting people in the invisible realm.

In the Qi realm, the martial artist can freely "manipulate" the qi of heaven and earth absorbed by the martial arts, and the internal and external strength is one, not only can swim outside the body, but also can spread all over the internal organs, refining the body of Vajra.

In the Yuan Realm, the warrior began to fuse the absorbed heaven and earth qi with the acquired qi in his body to form the power of the true element, and from then on condensed the qi into a sword, injuring the enemy a hundred feet away.

In the Heavenly Fusion Realm, the qi of heaven and earth and the qi of the day after tomorrow are completely fused, turning into innate qi, reborn, and when it reaches the strongest, it will attract thunder tribulation, and cross the tribulation to embark on the path of cultivation. ”

No matter how calm Fang Ling was, he was dumbfounded, he only knew that there was martial arts, but he never thought that there was such a detailed division of the realm, he gradually settled down, it seems that the sun fire energy he absorbed through it should be something like the qi of heaven and earth, so to speak, he has also reached the realm of the qi storage realm.

Thinking about it, he couldn't help but ask, "Then how many years does it take to cultivate to the Heavenly Fusion Realm?"

Xiao Xue had expected him to ask this question, and said with a faint smile: "Ordinary mortals who cultivate to the Xingqi Realm are already masters in the world, and it will take at least fifty or sixty years or even longer, and when they reach the Huayuan Realm, they can be listed as masters outside the world, and it takes more time to break through, and those with insufficient talent may be difficult to break through in their lives, and cultivating to the mortal realm can only be said to be phoenix 'hair' horns." ”

Fang Ling was secretly surprised when he heard this, so he asked, "What about the Immortal Sect disciples?"

Xiao Xue said: "The disciples of the Immortal Sect have been cultivating the path of cultivation from the very beginning, separated from the martial arts lineage, born from refining qi, because they are mortals, so the realm can also be measured by the martial arts realm, if it is a person with high talent, it only takes forty years to reach the Huayuan realm." ”

Fang Ling was taken aback when he heard this, he didn't expect that cultivating the True Dao could actually shorten the time by nearly half, what a god speed this is, at the age of forty, he can become a master outside the world, and according to the description of that realm, the Yuan Realm can condense into a sword, hurting people a hundred feet away, what an amazing cultivation is that day?

And these are just Xianmen disciples, so how terrifying is it to reach the realm of cultivation?

At this moment, Fang Ling completely believed what Xiao Xue said, a cultivator could indeed destroy a country with the power of one person, he took a deep breath, and after calming down, he hurriedly took out and asked, "Then what are the lines on this?"

Xiao Xue took it with some emotion, and sighed lightly: "This is the spiritual seal engraved on the magic weapon by the cultivator with supreme divine power, this seal is not something that anyone can unlock, either there is a special method, or it must have the strength to be stronger than the opponent, in fact, I have tried many times, but I have not found a way to crack it." Speaking of this, she stared at Fang Ling Dao curiously, "I want to know, how did you open it?"

"I had my palm cut by it. Fang Ling smiled faintly, since Xiao Xue had told him so many things, he would not be stingy with such a little information.

Xiao Xue suddenly realized: "This is the case, it seems that this magic weapon is indeed owned by the royal heir of the Chu State." ”

"What? what is this all about?" Fang Ling couldn't help but be taken aback when he heard the meaning of these words.

Xiao Xue's mouth was a little dry, and she drank a cup of tea before saying, "I found this in a high mountain cave 'cave' during my travels, and it has a unique aura of a cultivator, and it must have been left by a cultivator. Because the style of this is quite similar to the things of the Chu Kingdom, I stopped by to the imperial city. Now it seems that that cultivator must have the royal bloodline of the Chu State, and the only way to unlock the spiritual seal is the blood of a person with the same bloodline. ”

Fang Ling's heart moved when he heard this, that person must not be the heir of these two generations of Chu Emperors, then it must have been three generations ago, and he is not young anymore, but no matter who he is, if he encounters it, he must be grateful, if he is not left, it is impossible for him to make a big plan to leave the palace in advance.

Just thinking about it, I heard Xiao Xue say: "What you get now should be part of the memory of that spiritual imprint, although I don't know what kind of ability that memory gives you, but that is not the most complete." Now, as I have said, press your hand on this spiritual imprint and try to make contact with it, and you will know all the secrets of the spiritual imprint. ”

Fang Ling nodded, clasped his hands, closed his eyes to sense the existence of the spirit seal, and gradually, he felt the lines on his hands begin to rotate, and his consciousness seemed to be pulled into a space all of a sudden.