From that day on, Liu Xiaolou corrected his attitude, stopped running away blindly, and was ready to start practicing. Apart from the spiritual stones accumulated in Universe Bag, the remaining forty or so pieces are inside, which is enough to sustain his practice for a year.
Of course, the premise is that Tree Demon doesn't eat him.
In the past few days, Tree Demon would deliver food to him from time to time, either a bird flying above, or a hare accidentally passing by. Sometimes it would not be delivered once a day, and sometimes it would be a wild boar again.
Liu Xiaolou always couldn't help but wonder, could it be that he was not as tasty as the spirit leopard, so Tree Demon was not to his liking? Or maybe Tree Demon plans to fatten him up before eating him?
And my own practice is actually accelerating my own death?
But right now, there is no other way but to hope to improve his cultivation level and strive to break through to Qi Refining ninth layer before the spirit stones are exhausted, and then see if there is a chance to escape.
He would also come under the spirit leopard, look up at the spirit beast that had been dying for more than half a month but had never died, and sighed secretly: If it weren't for you...
On this day, when he adjusted his mental state and went to get the spirit stones from the Qiankun bag, he suddenly noticed the drum and flute that had been hiding in the corner and gathering dust for many years, and an idea suddenly came to his mind.
This drum and flute was seized during the life-and-death battle near Zhuoshui nearly three years ago. Liu Xiaolou still remembers the scene where Badong cultivator controlled the big snake soul shadow. After Badong cultivator died, the soul shadow of the refined snake Gu dissipated and was annihilated, and the drum and flute degenerated into a new flute again.
Later, I also took the time to study "Snake Gu Secret Method", which was also seized from Badong cultivator, and gained a certain understanding of how to repair the Gu refining bug. It's just that I haven't had the chance to meet a spiritual snake worthy of Gu refining, so I delayed it.
Although "Snake Gu Secret Method" describes the method of raising spiritual snakes and refining them into snake voodoo, the principles are actually the same and can also be used on other spiritual beasts.
If this spiritual leopard could be refined into Leopard Gu, wouldn't his strength be greatly increased? Then, using Spirit Leopard soul shadow as a cover, he might actually be able to escape from Tree Demon's imprisonment!
Just do it as soon as you think of it, Liu Xiaolou temporarily put aside your plan to practice Xuanzhen Cultivation Method, and read "Snake Gu Secret Method" again. Nearly three years have passed, and when I read this Daoist book again, I have gained a deeper understanding.
After going through all the steps in his mind twice to make sure they were correct, Liu Xiaolou took out the drum and flute, recognized the hole and played it, and a burst of vague and non-existent whimpering suddenly sounded in the forest.
At first, I was not proficient in playing the flute and could not produce the "dumb" sound required in "Snake Gu Secret Method". However, after practicing for many days and mastering the method of moving the true energy, the "dumb" sound appeared.
After practicing proficiently and calibrating the timbre, Liu Xiaolou aimed at the spirit leopard hanging in mid-air and played the song "Soul Snatching".
The current state of the spirit leopard is exactly the most perfect state required in "Snake Gu Secret Method", that is, it is in a state of dissociated consciousness, unable to identify itself, and unable to see external objects.
Usually, to absorb the soul of a spirit beast, you need to completely subdue the selected spirit beast and beat it into a state of confusion that is neither completely comatose nor completely Su Xing. This level is actually the most difficult.
Of course, the stronger the selected spirit beast, the better. If it is similar to or even exceeds the strength of the Gu refining er, the Gu refining er will either be unable to subdue it, or even if it subdues it, it will most likely be seriously injured or even killed.
This goal is relatively easy to achieve only when the Gu refining user is far more powerful than the spirit beast. However, in this case, the spirit beast is weak and the refined spirit beast Gu is meaningless. This is the main reason why Liu Xiaolou has not had Gu refining for three years.
Therefore, the current Lingbao is very suitable for Gu refining, directly eliminating the most difficult level of Liu Xiaolou.
When the song "Soul Snatching" played, Demon Tree seemed to feel a little uneasy. The branches, leaves and vines trembled, as if a strong wind was blowing. Liu Xiaolou was so frightened that he stopped playing the flute and waited in fear for a long time until Demon Tree stopped trembling.
Then it played again, Demon Tree trembled uneasily again, and Liu Xiaolou stopped playing again.
After repeating this process over and over again, Demon Tree finally got used to the sound of the flute, and only then did Liu Xiaolou complete the song "Soul Snatching".
When the last note ended, Liu Xiaolou seemed to feel that the spirit leopard opened his eyes, and the blue eyes dimmed a little. At the same time, there seemed to be something inexplicable in the drum and flute.
Playing the song "Soul Snatching" consumes a lot of real energy, and the damage to Spiritual Sense is also not small. He felt very tired, and fell asleep immediately, snoring like thunder.
The next day after a full sleep and another meal of hare caught by Tree Demon, Liu Xiaolou cheered up and continued to play the drum and flute. When the song ended, the leopard's blue gaze weakened a little again, and the inexplicable things in the drum and flute became a little bit more.
Liu Xiaolou kept his patience for half a month. When his true energy was exhausted, he would meditate to recover. When he was hungry, he would eat meat and fruits fed by Tree Demon. On a certain day, Lingbao's eyes finally closed completely, and there was no more brilliance in his eyes.
He came under Lingbao, reached out and found that Lingbao had no breath anymore.
On the contrary, the weight of the drums and fifes has increased a little.
At this point, the spirit leopard was completely dead.
Liu Xiaolou tried to pick out the buds Demon Tree that had been pierced into the leopard's body, but these buds were still stuck tightly under the leopard's skin and were difficult to pull out. He bravely spent a long time and finally pulled out a small bud from Chuyi. He found that the bud was squirming on its own, and there was still some blood oozing out from the bud head, which made his scalp numb.
As soon as he threw the bud far away, a vine quietly hit him from behind, slapped him on the shoulder, and sent him flying away.
Tree Demon This blow was quite fierce, Liu Xiaolou flew ten feet away like a cloud, but as soon as it flew out of the canopy of the tree, it was immediately entangled by several vines in the air, dragged back, and fell heavily to the ground.
When I got up, my shoulders were burning!
He didn't dare to move any more, took a breath, and continued to the next step of practice according to "Snake Gu Secret Method".
The flute sounded, and there was another new song called "Soul Nurturing".
This piece no longer has a tearing feeling, but is very pleasant to listen to. The melody is slow and steady, and it sounds quite comfortable. When Liu Xiaolou successfully completed the entire piece of music for the first time after two days of practice, his eyelids drooped, feeling a deep sense of tiredness, and he fell asleep on the spot.
When I woke up, it was a sunny day again.
After eating and drinking enough, I continued to play "Soul Nurturing". After playing, I fell asleep again. After so many days, I felt refreshed and energetic.
On this day, when he played "Soul Nurturing", he completely integrated into the melody, forgetting where he was, when he was, and even himself. The melody was filled with warmth, peace, and quietness.
When the song was played, he finally did not fall asleep again, feeling relaxed, happy and peaceful.
Suddenly, he saw that the canopy of the tree was full of birds, and among the surrounding shrubs and grass, countless small creatures such as rabbits, rats, sheep, and deer were spotted, all staring at him intently.
After a long time, the tree crown trembled slightly, the birds all over the tree flapped their wings and flew away, and the surrounding rabbits, mice, deer and sheep dispersed in a crowd.
He looked at the drum and flute in his hand. At some point, a very faint light appeared from one end of the flute. After a moment, it quickly retracted.