In the Jinding Division, Zhang Duanjing was holding a Qingxuan pen, writing spells on the inner wall of the wooden box, and then placed two fairy fruits inside.
"In this way, the magical effect of the Shenke Fairy Fruit can be preserved for a long time." Zhang Duanjing put down the Qingxuan pen and explained: "If you want to take the Fairy Fruit, it is best to use pure morning dew to turn it into jade liquid. However, compared with the true tonic
Qi, diligent cultivation, the most important spiritual effect of Shenke Xianguo is to protect the vitality and vitality, and harmonize the Qi of the hundreds of meridians.
If your internal organs and meridians are injured in the future and it is difficult to be cured by ordinary methods, you can first take a piece of fairy fruit to stabilize the vitality and energy channels, and then slowly adjust it. So you should put it away first, and there is no need to rush to take it and refine it."
"I understand." Zhao Shu looked at it for a moment, then covered the wooden box and wrapped it with a layer of talisman.
"How much do you understand the way I seal the fairy fruit?" Zhang Duanjing asked.
Zhao Shu replied: "Teacher, you are using the method of air confinement, but it does not directly block the flow of Qi in the fairy fruit itself, but blocks the flow of internal and external Qi. It is more like a barrier than a restriction."
Zhang Duanying nodded: "Yes, the method of prohibition has some similarities with the barrier. When you go to the altar to practice the law in the future, you must remember to set up a barrier in advance to prevent evil spirits from invading the altar."
When he heard this, Zhao Shu thought of several situations. First, when he was worshiping the golden armor talisman in Xingluo County, he was disturbed by Jiang Ru, who showed up as the fox demon. At that time, Zhao Shu had to rely on himself to adapt to the situation.
Solve the problem.
Another situation was when the altar was opened to launch the ritual of praying for peace. As a result, Yang Liujun and the Nuo-faced swordsman were encountered. Due to the lack of effective means to protect the altar, more than half of the monks from the Jiangzhen Hall were killed by the Nuo-faced swordsman. Even Zhao Shu himself
They almost died on the altar.
Although ritual rituals can produce magical effects that far exceed personal cultivation, the process of performing rituals on the altar requires a high degree of concentration. Even Liang Guoshi himself, relying on his profound cultivation to maintain the altar rituals for a short time, was also defeated by the divine sword.
Not hurt at all.
It can be seen from this that there are dangers in rituals and rituals, and precautions must be taken before performing them.
"Teacher, is it possible that the imperial court is using troops against the Jiuli Kingdom to participate in it?" Zhao Shu asked tentatively: "Or is this something you have discussed with Liang Guoshi?"
"Why do you have such thoughts?" Zhang Duanjing asked.
Zhao Shu shook his head: "I can't explain clearly, I just noticed it."
"With the current situation, the imperial court is destined to use troops against Jiuli. It makes no difference whether you are with you or not." Zhang Duanjing said in a calm tone: "Or are you saying that you don't want to go to the battlefield in person?"
"No." Zhao Shu replied: "If the imperial court has a decree, I will definitely follow it."
It would be better to say that Zhao Shui now feels a little disgusted with Dongshengdu. After a year of experience here, although Zhao Shui has improved a lot in his cultivation, he has accumulated too much worldly filth and it is difficult to
Get rid of.
"The seal of Jiaohui Cave is unsustainable. The demon king of Jiaohui inside is about to escape, and Jiuli Kingdom is also ready to take action." Zhang Duanjing said: "The imperial court's use of troops now is to prepare for the killing of Jiaohui in the future.
Be prepared, but first keep the soldiers and horses of the Jiuli Kingdom away."
"Jiaohu Cave?" Zhao Miao was confused: "Beheading the horned snake should be done by an expert like you, teacher. It doesn't seem to have much to do with me."
Zhang Duanjing said: "Do you still remember the origin of Jiaohui Cave?"
Zhao Shu nodded and said: "It is said that a hermit from the East China Sea sacrificed the magic weapon of the Immortal Family, split the ground into a cave, and sealed off the concubines of the Rain Master and thousands of snakes and insects who attacked the Huaxu Kingdom."
"As time goes by, the magic weapon of the Immortal Family has now been integrated with the surrounding mountains and rivers, and the power of the seal has collapsed on its own." Zhang Duanjing said: "It's just that once the Jiaohao Cave is seen again, it will become a blessed place. And the border between Huaxu and Jiuli
In this land, there are many ghosts, spirits and fairies roaming the mountains and forests.”
Zhao Miao understood clearly: "Master Liang plans to kill the horned snake, occupy Tiancheng Blessed Land, and then ask me to decorate the mandala?"
"That should be the case." Zhang Duanjing looked at Zhao Shu with a more solemn look: "But where did you learn the art of war? Although there are several military books in the library, they are just knowledge in books."
Zhao Shu hesitated and said nothing. He knew that his performance at the Yingzhou Conference was too bizarre, and Lingxiao's help made it impossible for him to explain himself.
"Are you talking about Mr. Bai E again?" Zhang Duanjing asked.
Zhao Shu couldn't help but become nervous. It seemed that he couldn't hide his ability from the teacher. He called Lingxiao several times in his heart, but after the Yingzhou meeting, Lingxiao fell silent again. Zhao Shu had nowhere to ask.
"The gods do not descend from dusty and turbid bodies. Those who invade the flesh are mostly ghosts and evil spirits, whispering to confuse people." Zhang Duanjing said: "The remnant souls of the ancient tombs have channeled spirits for many years. They may know all kinds of old things, and they are especially good at using them to communicate with others."
The name of immortality deceives the world."
Zhao Shu didn't expect the teacher to say this. Maybe he thought that what Zhao Shu met in Bai'egong's cave was not a high-level immortal like Lingxiao, but evil spirits and ghosts. He was worried that he would be deceived by evil spirits.
, and even the body was invaded.
"Teacher, do I look like I have been possessed by evil spirits?" Zhao Shu asked.
"Remove the protective spell, I want to find out." Zhang Duanjing's tone was unquestionable.
Zhao Shu had no choice but to do as he was told. He saw Zhang Duan raised his palm and pressed it on the top of Zhao Shu's head. A stream of heat flowed from top to bottom and filled all the veins in his body, and then slowly receded after a moment.
Seeing Zhang Duanjing's brows tightening, Zhao Shu guessed that the teacher had not discovered Lingxiao's existence. He couldn't help but think of Lingxiao's words that she was hiding in the Jade Emperor's Palace, the deepest part of the Nine Palaces in her mind, which even evil spirits would not penetrate deep into.
To a certain extent, it is probably because of this that he escaped the teacher’s inspection.
"I learned the art of war from General Wei." Zhao Shui had no choice but to find the military book written by General Wei from the room, and explained at the same time: "And to be honest, the military art deduction conducted by Liang Guoshi is not the same as the real war.
There is a huge difference. My victory over Liang Xiao was purely a fluke. I even suspect that Liang Xiao lost to me on purpose."
"Why do you say this?" Zhang Duanjing asked.
Zhao Miao replied: "If Liang Guoshi wants me to go to Jiaohui Cave to arrange a ritual altar for him, then I must leave Dongshengdu and go to the place where the two countries are fighting. And only by showing that I know the art of war, then I will
Even if Liang Guoshi doesn't mention it, the king will be happy to send me to the front line of Jianjia Pass."
There is another thing that Zhao Shu did not say, that is, he guessed that Lingxiao also understood the intention behind Liang Tao's move, so he specially mentioned something to make this game a logical one.
Liang Tao may have secretly hinted that Liang Xiao would lose to Zhao Shu, and Lingxiao's suggestion was to make Zhao Shu win more smoothly, which should exceed Liang Xiao's expectations.
Gu Zhen
So Liang Xiao made an uncharacteristic move at the end and wanted to test Zhao Shu's true ability, but this was stopped by Mrs. Zhu Zi and Liang Tao.
"Are you also planning to leave Dongshengdu?" Zhang Duanjing asked: "You don't want to continue to be the deacon of Jindingsi?"
Zhao Shu smiled bitterly and said: "Teacher, if I were just the deacon of Jinding Division, I might not have any worries. But I know very well that my current status is the result of deliberate arrangements by all parties."
"It's very difficult to see through the dust barrier while living in the world of mortals." Zhang Duanjing was silent for a long time.
"Besides, my various actions after I came to Dongsheng Capital also made many people feel resentful." Zhao Shu said: "I heard from those Guansheng that many of the talisman sacrificial matters in the Jinding Division were
Assigned to the Huaiying Hall, does the teacher know about this?"
Zhang Duanying nodded: "Using talisman sacrifice as a skill lesson. This can consolidate what you have learned in the past. This was your original proposal."
"But everyone in the library seems not to be happy." Zhao Shu said helplessly: "They despise such a hard work and think that the teacher and I treat the Huaiying Museum as private property and treat the students as slaves who can be driven around at will."
Zhang Duanjing frowned and thought for a moment, then said after a moment: "Even if you have the qualifications to practice magic, it does not mean you have a firm mind towards the Tao."
Zhao Miao couldn't help but ask: "Teacher, the imperial court established the pavilion system. Although it was stated that it was to open up the path to immortality and guide the world, I'm afraid that's not what it actually wanted?"
Zhang Duanjing said: "I understand why you have this idea. You think that the descendants of Guanjie always dream of reaching the sky in one step and achieve great achievements in the immortal way, but they are unwilling to work hard on the practical tasks at hand. This is all because Guanren has the reputation of immortality.
, but there is no reality of immortality."
Zhao Miao sighed: "Actually, I also understand that the system of Huaxu Guoguan is modeled after Chongxuan Pavilion. Chongxuan Pavilion has a complete inheritance of immortality, and there are masters of the immortal family such as Liang Guoshi and monks of Guan
Naturally, most of them hope for the immortal way. If they only focus on magic, it will inevitably appear that the system of the palace is light on Tao and emphasizes magic."
"There is no way to rely on the Tao, so how can we understand it by emphasizing Tao and neglecting skills?" Zhang Duanjing said: "You don't have to worry too much. I agree to set the matter of making talisman soldiers as a homework. It is not only used to test the school's skills.
, is also used to find out the character of the people in the hall.
If you can't persist in even this trivial practice, it will be difficult to improve your skills in magic, let alone cultivating immortality and learning the Tao!"
Zhao Shu said: "It's just that now not only the juniors in the academy, but also the colleagues in Jinding Division have started to complain. Maybe it was because I pushed too hard in the past, and some of the colleagues in the academy were too busy during the time they came to Jinding Division.
, it is difficult to improve my cultivation and magic power, and because I am favored and valued by the king, they are more or less jealous."
Zhang Duanjing frowned and said: "They come to Jinding Division to work. In addition to generous monthly salary, they also take a lot of external pills and bait medicine on weekdays. In addition, they are in Dongshengdu, and their income is much more than when they were in Huaiying Hall. They have free time.
At that time, you can also go to Yingzhou Island to practice your Qing Dynasty. What’s the point of dissatisfaction with this? Don’t we have to make everyone a marquis?"
Zhao Miao had nothing to say, so Zhang Duanjing consoled him: "Don't worry too much about what other people think. When you are in a high position, you will inevitably get bad reputations and reputations. If you want to make progress on the path of immortality, you must remember - external honor and disgrace, forgetting
Reputation and reputation are both gains and losses."
"I remember." Zhao Shu nodded and said.
"I will pay attention to the situation of Guansheng." Zhang Duanjing said: "Some people are lazy and cannot just accommodate them."
Zhang Duanjing was strict in teaching, and there were exams every month in the school. Zhao Shu had experienced it before. Looking back now, if there were no teachers to remind him frequently, I might have indulged in laziness.
Seeing that the sky was getting brighter, Zhang Duanjing was preparing to enter the palace to participate in the court meeting and discuss the dispatch of troops. Zhao Shu was now the deacon of Jinding Division. Although he was not qualified to participate in the court meeting, he had to be prepared to be summoned by the king at any time, so Zhang Duanjing took him here.
Yuyi Pavilion, please wait for now.
After learning that Zhao Shui had won two fairy fruits at the Yingzhou Conference, several female cultivators from Yuyi Pavilion came to inquire. They served Zhao Shui refreshments. The group chatted lively, but Zhao Shui felt annoyed.
"Lingxiao Shangxian, if you heard this, could you say something back?" Zhao Shu asked in his mind: "What is the purpose of your sudden remarks at the Yingzhou meeting?"
"Don't you understand?" Lingxiao finally spoke again, with a cold tone: "Liang Tao deliberately set up a trap to transfer you out of Dongsheng Capital, but I just did it casually."
Zhao Shu said: "I don't believe it. With your level, how could you not know that rushing to help me would attract unnecessary attention? Since Liang Tao intends to let me show off the art of war, you don't even need to take action. Even if
It’s not shameful for me to lose to Liang Xiao.”
"You don't understand." Lingxiao said: "Hongxueke and Liang Tao have already noticed it. They obviously see that there is Xianzhen behind you."
Zhao Shu was slightly startled, then thought about it carefully, and had to admit that if he said that he was proficient in rituals and rituals and could attract the attention of Liang Guoshi, then it would be a bit unexpected and bizarre for Hongxueke to test him personally.
"If I don't show any performance, it's hard to say what Hongxueke and Liang Tao will do." Lingxiao said: "The reason why I give advice is to make Liang Tao alert. Since he knows that there is an immortal secret behind you.
If you don’t help, you will be wary of doing things in the future.”
Zhao Shu suddenly realized that the reason why he wanted to help Liang Tao arrange the rituals and rituals was because he was intimidated by his immortal magic power. Even if he could occasionally take advantage of him verbally, his life and death would always be controlled by Liang Guoshi.
Now that Lingxiao takes action, although it cannot immediately narrow the gap between Zhao Shu and Liang Tao, as long as the other party is fearful, Zhao Shu's situation will be much safer.
"Teacher just now suspected whether I was possessed by evil spirits. Fortunately, I didn't find you." Zhao Shu sighed and said, "You suddenly took action, and I didn't even think about how to deal with it."
"Since I have taken action, I know very well what consequences will result." Lingxiao said without hesitation: "Zhang Duanjing asked you to cooperate with Liang Tao in arranging rituals and rituals. There must be a conspiracy behind it. I'm afraid he wanted to use your hand to let Liang Tao
Numb and careless.”
Zhao Shu didn't like Lingxiao's evaluation of the teacher in this way, but it was rare for her to talk to him again, so Zhao Shu didn't dare to contradict her, for fear of offending Lingxiao again.
"Why don't you speak?" Lingxiao snorted coldly: "I know your temperament, and you must think that I am alarmist and ruining your teacher's reputation. But he himself taught you not to care about others' slander, so why should you think too much about him?
?
In your heart, you believe that Zhang Duanjing is a saint with flawless character and flawless morality. I say, there is no need! If Zhang Duanjing has any conspiracy in the future, it will be difficult for you to accept it for a while, for fear that you will be sad and angry and blind your Taoist heart. It is better to give up that thing early.
Stop your stubborn thoughts and face them calmly."
Zhao Shu turned around and said, "If you say so, I would like to ask, why are you proficient in the art of war?"
"Are you questioning me?" Lingxiao asked.
"Yes." Zhao Shu said in a sincere tone: "I didn't ask before because I didn't think much about it. I can help you find the True Essence Lock and return to the cave, but I don't want you to hide too much from me."