Chapter 35

This was Zhu Ganglie's second visit to the Ice Spirit Peak after stepping onto it. Looking at the Ice Spirit Temple situated at the peak, he felt a bit of strangeness in his heart.

From now on, this place would truly become his home.

"Little junior brother, the Master has summoned you personally after the ritual. Hurry up, don't delay any longer."

The words of the senior brother woke Zhu Ganglie from his deep thoughts. He didn't dare to delay and directly entered the Ice Spirit Temple, raising his eyes to see a huge statue.

The statue was dressed in a white Taoist robe, wearing a yin-yang crown, and holding a snow-white ice ruyi.

"This is the Ice Spirit Daozun, the founder of Ice Spirit Peak. You must show respect and propriety."

Senior brother Yinghuo glanced at Zhu Ganglie and reminded him. Then, he lightly touched the ice ruyi held by the Ice Spirit Daozu, and a white light enveloped both of them.

Zhu Ganglie felt a dizziness and found himself in an icy space. The Ice Spirit Daoist, whom he had met before, was sitting cross-legged, smiling at him.

At this moment, Zhu Ganglie held his breath and immediately stepped forward, bowing respectfully: "Disciple Zhu Ganglie pays respects to the Master!"

"Ha ha, stand up. It's rare that you arrived smoothly, which is enough to prove your character. I heard what you said to that bald monk at the Great Buddha Temple, and I am quite satisfied with your heart for the Dao.

Looking at your current cultivation, you have condensed eight spirit cores, which is quite good.

Your character, talent, and insight are all of the highest caliber. Today, I will take you as a formal disciple. When you achieve the Golden Core and become a true disciple, I will bestow you a Daoist name."

The Ice Spirit Daoist gently lifted his hand, helping Zhu Ganglie up, and said with a smile, his expression showing a hint of satisfaction.

Zhu Ganglie's expression turned serious, and his mind quickly revolved. He roughly understood the situation at the Great Buddha Temple that day and silently thought it was a close call that he didn't reveal his cultivation.

After a moment, he immediately stepped forward and said respectfully: "Thank you, Master, for your favor. I will diligently cultivate and not let you down."

Seeing Zhu Ganglie's respectful demeanor, the Ice Spirit Daoist nodded and then waved his hand: "Don't be as formal and rigid as your senior brother.

However, don't be like Jianbei, who is too wild and even lazy to come when I summon him during my seclusion."

At this point, the Ice Spirit Daoist's expression turned serious, and he stared intently at Zhu Ganglie: "I heard that you obtained a thousand-layered lingzhi, which is why you have such cultivation now.

This is good, but in the future, do not rely on external forces, especially since you are still at the Foundation Establishment stage. Wait until you reach the Body Formation stage before seeking these external forces. Remember this to avoid going astray in your cultivation."

Hearing the Master's words, Zhu Ganglie's expression changed slightly, and he immediately bowed: "Disciple will remember and be diligent in the future."

"Hmm, your character makes me less worried. In the Ice Spirit Peak's library, there are many cultivation methods, but the highest they can reach is the Spirit Core stage. Do not be tempted by novelty and cultivate them.

Remember, as a Daoist cultivator, you can only condense one type of spiritual energy. Otherwise, the spiritual energy cannot be condensed into one, forming a life-bound talisman, and you cannot condense a Golden Core.

Therefore, you can only study the cultivation methods in the library, not practice them."

As the Ice Spirit Daoist finished speaking, Zhu Ganglie's heart was filled with a wave of shock, and his face turned pale. If not for his strong character and the first insight of the Buddhist school, he might have revealed a flaw.

After calming the shock in his heart and regaining his composure, Zhu Ganglie carefully asked: "May I ask, Master, if I cultivate spiritual energy, is there a way to resolve it in the future?"

"Difficult, almost impossible. So remember this to avoid wasting your talent. When cultivators reach the Manifestation stage, they will condense a life-bound magical tool. You should pay attention to the heavenly materials and treasures that can harmonize with the Ice Spirit Light for preparation."

The Ice Spirit Daoist seemed to be in a good mood and explained Zhu Ganglie's questions one by one, which made Zhu Ganglie feel a bit warmer. Since he had crossed over, he had been alone, almost isolated and without support. Now, the Ice Spirit Daoist gave him a sense of home.

However, he now had a bit of worry. He had cultivated a gourd spiritual energy, which would be a great obstacle to his future cultivation.

And he could not become a disciple of the Tai Bai Sword Sect, so even if he obtained the complete Gourd Sword Technique, he could not cultivate it to the True Immortal stage on his own.

Currently, he could only cultivate the Ice Spirit Light, and he would have to find a way to solve this problem in the future.

The only thing to be grateful for was that he had only cultivated one type of spiritual energy, which was a great fortune amidst his misfortune.

"I need some time to refine this Nine-Dragon Ice Flask. If successful, our Ice Spirit Peak will have another spiritual treasure, and we can become the strongest lineage of the Shenxiao Dao.

During this time, Yinghuo, take good care of Ganglie and urge Jianbei to study the Golden Core method and condense his Golden Core as soon as possible."

While Zhu Ganglie was quickly thinking, the Ice Spirit Daoist spoke to Yinghuo, pulling him back to reality.

"Master, rest assured. I will teach my junior brother diligently and strictly manage Jianbei."

Yinghuo stepped forward and answered seriously, his expression respectful and solemn, making Zhu Ganglie's heart skip a beat, understanding why Senior Brother Jianbei was a bit afraid of the senior brother.

"Zhu Ganglie, this is the Ice Spirit Banner, a magical tool I refined in my early years. It has three layers of restrictions. Refine it and use it as a protective magical tool."

The Ice Spirit Daoist flicked his wrist, and a small white banner flew to Zhu Ganglie, landing in his hand. It felt extremely cold, and the flagpole seemed to be made of an unknown jade. The banner was pure white, soft, and smooth, like silk.

Zhu Ganglie used his spiritual energy, and the Ice Spirit Banner quickly grew, transforming into a large banner. The flag waved, and countless snowflakes fell, looking very beautiful.

This made Zhu Ganglie extremely happy. His other magical tools could not be used openly for the time being, and the Ice Spirit Banner was just right for him. Moreover, this magical tool had three layers of restrictions, far surpassing the few magical tools he had.

"Go!"

While Zhu Ganglie was testing the Ice Spirit Banner, the Ice Spirit Daoist gently stroked, sending both of them out of the space.

"Junior brother, the Ice Spirit Banner is a magical tool the Master refined in his early years. Its power is great, showing the Master's favor for you. However, you must also diligently cultivate and not overly rely on magical tools.

There is one more thing you need to know. All the magical tools of our Ice Spirit Peak are named with 'Ice Spirit.' Your future life-bound magical tool will also be named this way.

For example, Senior Brother Jianbei's sword case is called the Ice Spirit Sword Case."

Hearing this, Zhu Ganglie understood that all the magical tools of the Ice Spirit Peak were named 'Ice Spirit.' He bowed and said: "Thank you, Senior Brother, for your guidance. I understand!"

Yinghuo glanced at Zhu Ganglie and then returned to the Ice Spirit Temple without another word.

"Heh, the Master is in seclusion again. The Master is good in every way, but he is too talkative."

As soon as Yinghuo left, Ximen Jianbei jumped out, smiling at Zhu Ganglie.

"Hey, you actually got the old man's Ice Spirit Banner. I begged for a long time to use it as a protective magical tool, but the old man wouldn't give it to me and told me to find some ten-thousand-year-old cold iron myself."

Seeing the Ice Spirit Banner in Zhu Ganglie's hand, Ximen Jianbei looked envious.

Seeing this senior brother, Zhu Ganglie felt much more relaxed and was about to say something, but before he could speak, the senior brother in the Ice Spirit Temple directly dragged Ximen Jianbei inside.

Zhu Ganglie then went directly to the library to look for a solution to the conflict of spiritual energies.

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