The beginnings of a Dharma Aspect, attaining the Dao through imitation (33)

When Jinjiao escorted Lady Bagui back to the village, he then returned to the mountain god temple on Flying Peak.

Li Boyang has left and returned to Li Household Village.

"The moon is so round tonight!"

Sitting near the shrine of Xiluo at the village entrance, Li Boyang looked up at the bright moon in the sky and sighed.

Beside Li Boyang, Li Jingshu simply looked down at her shadow, occasionally making hand Method Formula and chanting incantations in a low voice.

During this process, a faint aura of Sha Qi surged from the depths of the earth, merging with Li Jingshu's shadow.

Thus, a visible distortion appeared on Li Jingshu's shadow.

Just like Li Boyang's Shadow Baleful Intent Dharma Aspect, those distorted shadows attempted to transform from a low-dimensional plane into a high-dimensional entity.

Unfortunately, Li Jingshu was neither born with the blessing of Sha Qi nor had she suffered from the Curse Sha Qi the Ruifu.

The amount of Sha Qi she gathered with her Divine Ability Law Technique was simply insufficient to support her shadow manifesting a true Shadow Baleful Intent Dharma Aspect.

"While the moonlit night is suitable for Cultivation Method, it cannot be forced."

Turning his head to glance at Li Jingshu beside him, Li Boyang smiled helplessly.

"Besides, this path of Dharma may not be suitable for you, so why must you imitate my path?"

Li Boyang was telling the truth. His act of using his shadow to carry Sha Qi and manifest as Ghost God was merely a desperate measure taken at the time.

Li Boyang has now established a specific cultivation system.

Li Jingshu has many things she can learn; she doesn't necessarily have to learn this Shadow Baleful Intent Dharma Aspect.

"Hmph! Who said I'm not suitable?"

Upon hearing this, Li Jingshu immediately raised her head in Qi Ingestion.

The next moment, a small shadow rose up from beneath her feet.

Although it wasn't enough to manifest any particularly powerful form, that small shadow was indeed the Shadow Baleful Intent Dharma Aspect.

Almost distorted and transformed, that tiny shadow eventually turned into a small, exquisite monster.

"Look, haven't I just manifested the Shadow Baleful Intent Dharma Aspect?"

With a flick of her finger, Li Jingshu sent the tiny monster leaping onto her shoulder.

It is also a dharma image composed of shadows and Sha Qi.

This small, exquisite monster does not have a human form; its entirety resembles a shadowy entity that can change shape at any time.

Only when it opens its mouth can you see its stark white teeth and crimson tongue.

"You can't even change the specific facial features, and you call this Shadow Baleful Intent Dharma Aspect?"

Li Boyang reached out and touched the little monster, chuckling jokingly.

As Li Boyang said, the ability to conjure a mouth and a tongue was already the limit of this shadowy entity.

"Next time I'll definitely grow eyes, that'll be real progress."

In front of Li Boyang, Li Jingshu seemed to have reverted to her childhood self.

Beyond their playful banter, there's an extraordinary spirit of not giving up and not compromising.

"Tsk tsk, you just love doing things that are twice the result for half the effort."

"If you could focus that energy on learning Maxims Talismans, you'd achieve far greater results than practicing this Shadow Baleful Intent Dharma Aspect."

Li Boyang's statement is not an exaggeration at all.

Lacking the innate advantage of Sha Qi aura, saying that Li Jingshu's efforts were twice as difficult and half as effective is already a relatively kind way of putting it.

Li Jingshu's cultivation of the Shadow Baleful Intent Dharma Aspect has its limits; she is destined never to reach Li Boyang's level.

"I will learn the Maxims Talismans, but I will not give up the Shadow Baleful Intent Dharma Aspect either."

Mimicking Li Boyang's gesture, Li Jingshu lightly snapped her fingers, stubbornly insisting on her words.

The next second, the small Shadow Baleful Intent Dharma Aspect transformed back into a shadow, and then a familiar butterfly knife slowly emerged from the shadow.

This was precisely the first "Law Treasure" that Li Boyang had specially crafted for Li Jingshu.

Of course, this is from Li Boyang's current perspective.

Calling this butterfly knife a "Law Treasure" is really giving it too much credit.

Aside from its faint spirituality, all that remains of it are its solidity and sharpness.

"Huh? You still keep it?"

Looking at the butterfly knife with some surprise, Li Boyang never expected that Li Jingshu would still have this knife.

In particular, Li Boyang noticed that there were some Maxims Talismans faintly appearing on the handle and blade of the butterfly knife.

Those Maxims Talismans, while maintaining its strength and sharpness, also added a touch of immortality.

"Isn't it a bit too wasteful to use those precious materials and Primordial Talisman Incantation on this?"

Faced with Li Boyang's question, Li Jingshu simply snorted.

For Li Jingshu, this was the first Law Treasure given to her by her own younger brother, and its significance far exceeded its ordinary value.

In fact, the reason she chose to use those precious materials to inscribe the [Primordial Talisman Incantation] on this butterfly knife was to keep the knife in its original state forever.

--It doesn't need further strengthening, but it also can't be allowed to decay over time.

This was Li Jingshu's idea when she was remaking this butterfly knife.

"Just tell me whether this Shadow Baleful Intent Dharma Aspect is useful or not!"

Without giving Li Boyang a chance to observe any further, Li Jingshu once again caused the butterfly knife to disappear into the shadows.

When the shadow returned to Li Jingshu's feet, everything seemed to return to calm.

"Using the Shadow Baleful Intent Dharma Aspect as a warehouse?"

"Doesn't your Bronze Treasure Book have the same function? Why bother cultivating an additional Shadow Baleful Intent Dharma Aspect?"

Even now, Li Boyang still tries to persuade Li Jingshu to give up this inefficient approach.

Unfortunately, Li Jingshu never cared about the functionality of the Shadow Baleful Intent Dharma Aspect.

Her obsession with the Shadow Baleful Intent Dharma Aspect was simply because it was one of Li Boyang's most frequently used techniques.

From initial confusion to current maturity.

Li Boyang had unknowingly become Li Jingshu's target.

This pursuit is not about surpassing others in ability, but rather about imitating them like idols.

I must walk the path my younger brother paved, no matter how difficult or arduous the road ahead may be.

It was with this belief that Li Jingshu was able to patiently build a foundation step by step.

Instead of following the path of other cultivators who pursue the Way of the Celestial Person, he gradually embarked on a path completely different from Li Boyang's.

When Li Boyang preached in Yunmeng Marsh, he often said that there are three thousand Great Daos, and every one of them can Dao Proving.

But in Li Jingshu's view, isn't imitation and pursuit, like she herself, also a valid path?

"Well, if you really want to continue down the path of Dharma Imagery..."

"I'll write down some of my practice experiences and insights into a book later, which you can refer to."

Seeing that Li Jingshu clearly didn't take his words to heart, Li Boyang could only sigh in the end.

This is, after all, his own sister; what else can Li Boyang do but spoil her?

"But you must promise me beforehand that you won't let cultivating this Shadow Baleful Intent Dharma Aspect interfere with your own cultivation."

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