In the spacious hall of the Bright Summit, Li Xiu sat cross-legged, cultivating the medicinal power within his body. He had obtained five small returning pills and three large returning pills from the Shaolin Temple several months ago.
It was said in the martial arts world that small returning pills and large returning pills have no effect on practitioners who have already opened the two channels of Ren and Du, but fortunately, that was only for those who have already mastered the Nine Yang True Scripture.
For Li Xiu, who has not yet entered the door of the Azure Jade Sutra , there is still some strange effect.
In the past few days, he took a small returning pill and pushed the Azure Jade Sutra to the first layer.
Since then, he has constantly taken medicinal pills, until today he has reached the third layer, with a body like pure iron, and arms that can shake with several thousand pounds of force, strong enough to overpower a bull and lift a cauldron!
Of course, he has now eaten all of the small returning pills, and there is still one large returning pill left, but the overall medicinal pills are almost exhausted.
Unfortunately, Li Xiu did not search the secret cabinet in the Zen room of the Shaolin Temple for the recipe for the small returning pills, for unknown reasons.
Otherwise, with his current financial resources as the leader of the Ming Cult, he might be able to collect rare medicinal ingredients and refine a batch of large returning pills.
The small returning pills are not necessary either, as the effect of the small returning pills on the Azure Jade Sutra has been minimal when Li Xiu has reached the third layer of the Sutra.
It is also not related to the bottleneck of cultivation, as the Azure Jade Sutra strictly speaking does not have different layers.
Damo only vaguely divided it into ten layers based on the strength of the physical body and physical strength.
The first layer is like a stone, with a strength of a thousand pounds, the third layer is like pure iron, with a strength of several thousand pounds, the fifth layer is like dark iron, with a strength of tens of thousands of pounds, and later on, Damo simply imagines that the tenth layer can reach a body like glazed Jade body, with no obstacle to overcome and boundless strength, capable of breaking mountains and rivers!
From Li Xiu's understanding, the Azure Jade Sutra is similar to the Beiming Divine art, just a pure cultivation method.
The Beiming Divine art is a martial art that increases one's own true qi by absorbing other people's qi, and there are no bottlenecks.
The Azure Jade Sutra is a method that enhances the strength and power of the physical body through the consumption of one's own Azure True Qi and treasure medicinal materials, and there are no bottlenecks either.
However, in theory, the Beiming Divine art can gather a lifetime of qi in one's body, but the human meridians may not be able to hold that much true qi.
As for the Azure Jade Sutra, although it can also achieve a body like glazed Jade body and boundless strength, it is unlikely that Li Xiu can find so many treasure medicinal ingredients.
If he relies purely on the Azure True Qi cultivated from consuming himself, his lifespan may not be enough to reach that day.
Unless...
Li Xiu looked at the ink-colored umbrella-shaped tattoo on his wrist and sank into thought.
Unless this unknown "opportunity" can allow him to transmigrate to other worlds again, but after careful consideration, he might as well wait until he finds a way to achieve immortality, and by that time, he might find the cultivation of the Azure Jade Sutra too slow and low, and switch to cultivating other immortal techniques.
At this moment, the sound of a faint call and knocking on the door came from the door of the hall, pulling Li Xiu out of his thoughts.
He exhaled slightly and got up to open the door.
"Cult Leader, the Five Great Sects have arrived, and the cult members have already greeted the several masters to the meeting hall. It's time for you to preside over the alliance."
Wei Yixiao's face was slightly anxious as he clasped his hands and said.
Wei Yixiao did not dare to disturb Li Xiu while he was practicing, so he waited until he heard the change in Li Xiu's breathing and knew that Li Xiu had finished practicing before he called out and knocked on the door.
At this time, the heads of the Five Great Sects had already been waiting for a stick of incense in the meeting hall, which was a bit disrespectful.
If it were in the past, Wei Yixiao would have hoped that the heads of the Five Great Sects would wait for a day, but at this time, he was afraid of missing the important matters of the Ming Cult, so he was so urgent.
Li Xiu stepped out of the hall and asked casually,
"Has the Emei Sect not arrived yet? Has the invitation been delivered?"
Wei Yixiao lowered his head and said with a disdainful expression, "To answer the Cult Leader, the invitation has indeed been delivered, and the Emei Sect has also sent a letter back to our Ming Cult."
"What does it say?"
"In summary, they said that what our Ming Cult said was just hot air and not credible, and they were not ashamed to ally with us."
"Hm?"
Li Xiu raised his eyebrows at the news and slowed his steps before asking,
"Is Zhou Zhiruo the head of the Emei Sect now?" Wei Yixiao respectfully replied,
"Yes, she is. She was already the predetermined next head of the Emei Sect, and it was common sense that she would take over as the head after Miejue was captured."
Li Xiu chuckled and said,
"Common sense? I'm afraid there must be some hidden motives behind this. Are they unwilling to cooperate with our Ming Cult or are they unwilling to rescue Miejue and return her to the position of head?"
It was supposed to be the most important thing for the Emei Sect to protect Miejue, who was captured, but it was probably not as simple as that.
"If Miejue was rescued and returned, it would have been enough time for Zhou Zhiruo to 'clean up' the Emei Sect. And if Miejue wasn't rescued, the Ming Cult and the Five Sects would undoubtedly suffer heavy casualties, and the Emei Sect, with its relatively intact strength, would be able to dominate the martial arts world. It is possible that Zhou Zhiruo has this ambition."
"The Zhou Zhiruo in the original novel may not have had such thoughts, but it's hard to say for the Zhou Zhiruo in this movie version."
As the sun was high in the sky, at this moment, in the broad and bright assembly hall of the Ming Cult, Song Yuanqiao collected his gaze from outside the hall.
Even he, who had a good reputation for his cultivation, had a trace of impatience on his face, not to mention the other Sect Masters who were gradually becoming discontent.
"This Li Xiu really has such a big ego. If I were to become the leader of the Ming Cult, I would be different. He's probably spent more time putting on airs than practicing his martial arts skills!"
Guan Neng couldn't sit still anymore and began pacing around restlessly on the ground, occasionally letting out a complaint about Li Xiu.
Just then, footsteps could be heard from outside the hall, approaching at a steady pace.
"I apologize for keeping everyone waiting. I, Li Xiu, have not been rude or neglectful, but rather have been occupied with important cultivation. I was on the verge of breaking through and could not stop the circulation of the True energy. I hope you will forgive me." a hearty laugh accompanied the apologetic words before the person himself appeared.
Li Xiu approached with a fist held in front of him, walking confidently.
Before anyone had even laid eyes on Li Xiu, they thought that he was just making an excuse, since someone of his martial arts level shouldn't have such an easy time breaking through, let alone striving to reach even higher heights.
But once Li Xiu stepped into the hall, everyone involuntarily changed their expressions and looked shocked.
They could feel that Li Xiu's body was robust, like that of a bear or tiger, and his aura was intimidating. Looking at him made them feel as if their hearts and minds were trembling, and they couldn't help but feel a fear and trepidation that was hard to suppress.
It was like when an ordinary person unexpectedly sees a tiger coming down from the mountain in the wilderness. The tiger isn't roaring or showing its claws, it's just walking slowly and steadily with a pair of deep yellow, animalistic eyes fixed on the person.
This sensation alone caused their hearts and minds to wilt and their confidence to wane to the point where they were suffocated by a wave of fear and could do nothing but turn and run.
A strong intuition! Song Yuanqiao and the others felt that if Li Xiu suddenly turned on them and tried to take their lives, it would be over in an instant with just a wave of his hand.
Only when Li Xiu had passed them and sat down on the esteemed seat in the hall did the representatives from the five sects seem to snap out of it and return to their senses, their faces shocked and their backs cold as they sat trembling back down on their seats.
"The reason I asked all of the esteemed sect leaders to come here today is not for anything else, but rather..."