On the bank of a frost-white lake reflecting the moon, ice crystals hang all over the old branches. There is silence between heaven and earth, and everything is dormant.
Suddenly, a long and distant roar came from the mountain, ice crystals fell to the ground on the branches, and several sleeping crows were frightened and flew away with fluttering wings.
Luo Xixian, who was wearing an elegant outfit with arrow sleeves and a long sword hanging on his waist, heard a roar in the distance, stopped and looked up, and saw that the mountains by the lake were shrouded in hazy mist, making it difficult to see clearly.
Luo Xixian continued to move forward, leaving light footprints on the thick snow. This kind of lightness of the body was a sign of successful Qi refining.
The study of breathing in, guiding, and moving Qi, combined with Qi refining, is a major lineage of Xuanmen Immortal Way in Kunlunzhou. What we seek is to cure diseases and preserve the body, reborn and lead to immortality. We have always cherished the physical body.
Even if a Qi refining monk has not achieved immortality, he can practice diligently for decades, and he can achieve a light body, clear eyesight, and immunity from all diseases. Later, the knowledge of Qi refining and breathing was passed down and evolved several times, and it was no longer limited to cultivating immortality.
It is the pursuit of the power of killing and fighting, which is especially important in contemporary times.
Luo Xixian studied in the lineage of sword immortals, and his daily homework is to breathe into the sword and condense his own true energy into sword energy. This method requires the sword to be connected with his own energy and can be used as he wishes.
The body must also be tempered into steel and iron bones, making it invulnerable.
It is true that Luo Xixian's current achievements are far inferior to those of the sword immortals who go in and out of Qingming and swallow swords, but they are still enough to make achievements on the battlefield.
During the Five Kingdoms War, swordsmen and their ilk frequently appeared on the battlefield, either assassinating enemy generals or important figures, or relying on the sharpness of their swords to break through enemy formations.
However, Luo Xixian did not have such an opportunity. When he first learned to refining Qi and breathing, the War of the Five Kingdoms was about to end. Now, relying on swordsmanship, he could only fight against evil spirits in Huaxu Kingdom.
As soon as Luo Xixian returned to Huaiying Hall today, Zhang Duanjing, the leader, asked him to go to the back mountain to find someone.
The Huaiying Hall is not only a few courtyard houses, but also includes a large area of mountains, forests, lakes, and countryside around it. After all, most of the monks in the hall who study magic and refine their energy here are not to the point of not eating the fireworks of the world.
, the museum itself also needs a large amount of products to support it.
As for the mountain behind Huaiying Hall, it is not an isolated hill, but a series of mountains and lakes with lush vegetation. There are many caves and pavilions scattered in the mountain, which are specially designed for retreat and meditation.
Whether you are studying magic or refining your energy, you should always avoid people in the world, not only to seek peace and concentration, to avoid external interference, but also to prevent it from affecting ordinary people.
For a swordsman like Luo Xixian, when performing martial arts, the energy of the sword is full and horizontal. Even if a mortal approaches, he will feel the sharp edge and be frightened. Those techniques of changing objects and manipulating the five elements can burn down the house if he is not careful, let alone summon spirits.
Methods such as ghosts may not be popular with the general public.
Although the practice of magic is not isolated from the common people, it is not something that is commonplace. Even among the five countries in Kunlun Continent, Huaxu State has already placed the most emphasis on the cultivation of practitioners, and the imperial court has opened a pavilion to concentrate talents.
Qualified students, but after all, they are very few.
But as long as you can become a monk, you will almost have no worries about food and clothing. Not only will there be exemptions from various corvee taxes, but your future will be bright.
Following the direction in his memory, Luo Xixian came to a cave on the mountainside. What shocked him was that in the open space outside the cave, there was a white-fronted tiger sleeping soundly on the ground.
Luo Xixian could clearly sense that this white-fronted tiger contained a powerful force. It would not move even if it did not move. Once it started to attack fiercely, its sharp claws and sharp teeth were no less sharp than the sharpness of a sword.
Before Luo Xixian could figure it out, the white-fronted tiger suddenly opened its eyes, growled and stood up on all fours. The top of its shoulders alone was almost as tall as Luo Xixian, and its size was far larger than that of ordinary tigers and leopards.
"When did such a big tiger appear in the mountains behind Huaiying Hall?"
A thought flashed through Luo Xixian's mind, and he instinctively raised his hand to draw his sword, and the sword energy penetrated his body spontaneously.
However, the white-fronted tiger didn't wait for Luo Xixian to make a move, and lunged at him with a roar. Luo Xixian didn't dare to be careless, tiptoeing a little, flying back, raising his arm and swinging his sword. The sword energy stirred up the snow waves, and slashed towards the white-fronted tiger.
Tiger.
The sword energy broke through the air, and when it struck the tiger, there was no blood, but little bits of light were scraped off. Luo Xixian could vaguely see talismans and seals moving around under the tiger's scars. It was conceivable that this tiger was not a living thing.
With a rough guess in his mind, Luo Xixian smiled and did not open his mouth to say anything. He thrust the tip of his sword forward. The cold light of the sword was dazzling and dazzling. It had the power to penetrate gold and stone, and contained the power of huge waves to break through the dam.
The roar of the tiger blew away the surrounding snow, and formed a divine edge that came out, colliding head-on with the sword energy.
In an instant, there was a dense sound of gold and iron clashing, and the sharp edges flew out, splitting the surrounding rocks into mottled sword marks, and all the vegetation in the surrounding area was disturbed.
"alright!"
Luo Xixian stood upright in the turbulent wind and snow, with the sword mark ending three feet away from his body. He put the sword into its sheath and said, "Master Zhao, is this how you greet me?"
The wind and snow gradually subsided, and the white-fronted tiger outside the cave turned into light and disappeared, and Zhao Miao, dressed in a green shirt with wide sleeves, stepped out.
"As expected of the Great Sword Immortal Luo, with just one stroke of 'Judgment of the East', all the techniques I had studied in seclusion for several months were completely destroyed. In the future, when I ascend the sword, don't forget to support my little brother."
"Poor talk." Luo Xixian laughed and scolded: "What method did you just use? I have seen the methods of cutting paper to turn people into people, and cutting grass to turn horses into horses. They all need to borrow objects to embody qi and talismans, and they may have to be prepared in advance. But like you
, it is directly made up of talismans and seals. This is the first time I have seen it."
Zhao Miao put his hands behind his back and smiled: "I deduced this from the true form."
The art of summoning and photographing is not performed out of thin air. For example, the white ribbon with red inscriptions on Zhao Mi's waist has the true shape of the talisman and seal of the fire crow painted on it. It contains the spirit and charm of Qi. If you have deep thinking skills, you can sense the spirit and summon the fire crow to appear.
.The more advanced the art of summoning, the more complex the corresponding true forms of ghosts and spirits are.
What Zhao Shu did just now was based on the guidance of Lingxiao. He used Qi to write the talisman and used the talisman to form a shape, showing some of the aura of the original Bai-fronted Gong.
When Lingxiao hid in the True Essence Lock, he once saw Bai Egong practicing with his original body, and created the "Hermit Script of the Divine Tiger" based on his true form and charm. Even though Bai E Gong had already been resolved, the "Hidden Script of the Divine Tiger" could
His true face reappeared in the world, and he restored his past powerful strength.
But even if Bai Egong has not yet attained immortality, his true form, body, energy, spirit, and aura are not something that Zhao Shui can fully grasp now. After streamlining the Lingxiao, with Zhao Shui's current cultivation level, he can roughly form the true form of a divine tiger.
Also, prepare your own Tiger Power Revealing Curse and Great Blessing for Controlling Evil.
Zhao Shu planned to use it as a protector on call. If he bumped into brave warriors like Yao Teng or Wang Miao Shou again, he would let the true form of the Shenhu stand in front of him to block him while he cast spells from behind to avoid being beaten with a stick.
fly.
"Awesome, have you started to perform magic tricks on your own?" Luo Xixian said with a smile: "You have been hiding in the back mountain for the past six months, and it seems that you have made great progress!"
"I forget my form while refining my energy, and I don't know the years outside the mountains." Zhao Shu looked at the snowy scenery of the surrounding mountains and forests, and opened his mouth to exhale a cloud of white mist.
After returning to Huaiying Hall from Chengyang County, he did not get a letter of recommendation from the first Zhang Duanjing, so Zhao Shu focused on practicing. He found a cave in the back mountain of the hall and concentrated on practicing Qi in the first few months.
Cun Shen, I started studying the technique in the next few months, and half a year passed in the blink of an eye.
As Lingxiao said, when the body and mind are calm, cultivation will naturally progress. What's more, the back mountain of Huaiying Hall is far away from the secular world, and it can still breathe out some fresh air. Zhao Shu finally mastered the five treasures of true energy and merged it into Guanyuan.
After breathing and refining the Qi, it is considered as the true beginning of the entrance. The Guan Yuan Qi is full, the Shen Shen descends, and the Shen Qi surrounds each other, like a little millet pearl gradually taking shape.
Zhao Shu's rapid progress in the past six months can be regarded as a solid accumulation. Now that he is successful in practice, his skills have naturally reached a higher level.
"I'm still not as good as you." Zhao Shu sighed.
"No matter what, I came to Huaiying Hall a few years before you." Luo Xixian shook the black and yellow ribbon around his waist: "In addition, I have been promoted to the position of Sanqing."
"I see." Zhao Shu asked: "You are not yet thirty this year. There are not many San Qings at this age in Huaxu Kingdom. Tell me the truth, you are not relying on your father's protection to provide you with
Isn’t it because the first one offered a large sum of dharma letters to get this position of Sanqing?”
The well-dressed swordsman in front of Zhao Shui had an unusual family background. His father was the Great Sima of Huaxu Kingdom. He was also the general who unified the army during the Five Kingdoms War. After the war, he handed over the military power in time, retired with great achievements, and was appointed as the Central Committee of the DPRK.
One of the three princes.
Even though Grand Sima no longer has real power in Huaxu's country, he is still a distinguished official. It is said that his descendants can directly enter the Chongxuan Hall of Dongsheng Capital with his favor.
"Stop talking, it's not like you don't know, I'm not a direct descendant." Luo Xixian puffed out his nostrils: "During the days when you were in seclusion, I killed a gutless general on the beach to ensure the safety of a large salt field. This credit is enough.
Promoted to Sanqing."
Intestinal is the nickname of crab. Huaxu Kingdom has a long coastal territory and many islands. It is inevitable that it will be infested by monsters in the sea.
Since ancient times, there have been many shrimps, soldiers, and crab generals in the sea. It is basically impossible to go deep into the ocean and completely eliminate them. We can only take advantage of them when they come ashore to plunder.
"Salt farm?" Zhao Shu said in a weird voice: "Isn't it a bit unethical to be promoted to Sanqing now? How much money has Huaxu Kingdom made from selling salt to Youxiong and Jiuli in these years? Such an important place as the salt farm,
It is heavily guarded, and there should be monks stationed there. Now we ask you, Luo Dajianxian, to kill demons. How lazy are the people in Chongxuan Pavilion?"
"Okay! Stop bragging." Luo Xixian smiled bitterly and shook his head. He had been friends with Zhao Shu for many years, and he thought that he was no match for the ten of them who were talking to each other, so he had to explain: "The leader said, with my current ability
, it’s not enough to be promoted to Dharma General. As for the Chongxuan Pavilion group, they are unwilling to leave the gentle hometown of Dongshengdu. They fight against evil spirits in various places, so don’t they have to send people from other pavilions to take care of them?”
In addition to setting up monasteries in Huaxu Kingdom, the monks also had corresponding rankings, which were distinguished by the ceremonial ribbons around their waists. From low to high, they were the talisman officials with red inscriptions and white ribbons, Sanqing with black inscriptions and yellow ribbons, and those with silver inscriptions and green ribbons.
Dharma general, a spiritual official with golden inscriptions and purple ribbons.
Among them, the students who have just started to practice martial arts have not been taught the magic and still need to take the exam. The position of spiritual official is a prerequisite for serving as the head of the palace, and may also serve as the official minister of the court. Fu officials deal with evil spirits and evil omens in the assistant area.
At that time, he only had the power of counselor. When he reached the level of Sanqing, the county magistrate had to be obedient.
Law generals have to go one step further, not only to deal with some monsters, but also to unite troops to conquer enemy armies when necessary, because after the five-nation annihilation treaty, the borders of each country cannot be said to be stable and peaceful.
However, the specific situation is more complicated. For example, the Chongxuan Pavilion in Dongsheng Capital not only gathers the powerful children of the court, but is also said to contain many secrets and magic weapons of the Immortal Family. Its status is obviously higher than other pavilions. As for Zhao Shu,
, this is not even a legend.
In short, in today's Huaxu Kingdom, most of the monks came from the monasteries. The sects that were taught by masters and apprentices in the past were either absorbed and occupied by the guilds, or disappeared one after another without successors. There are only a few rural shrines and shrines left, relying on
He struggled to maintain his education through family traditions.
"Actually, I guess the teacher doesn't want you to be too famous," Zhao Shu said.
Luo Xixian raised his eyebrows and asked, "What do you mean by this?"
"First of all, of course, it's your background. Teacher must know that you want to make a career, but the more you do, the more cautious you must be. Only if you have superb skills and have undeniable achievements can you perform." Zhao
Shui said: "These days, the relationship between legal status and cultivation, merits and demerits has become more and more superficial. The wealthy families in Dongshengdu can even be promoted with rich legal documents, but the foundation is not solid after all. If there is any trouble in the court,
Even small mistakes in the past were found out and criticized."
These are things that Zhao Shu accidentally figured out during his break from practicing in the past six months.
When Luo Xixian heard this, his face became a little more solemn. Huaxu State pays great attention to family background. Even in the families of powerful officials, the distinction between direct descendants and concubines is very clear. As a concubine of the Great Sima family, if he has a prominent reputation, he must first face the
It's not anyone else who is right, I'm afraid it's my brothers who blame me.
"You just said 'first', what about second?" Luo Xixian asked.
Zhao Ming gestured with his mouth in the direction of hugging Pu Ting: "I always feel that Teacher has other plans."
"Other plans? How do you know?" Luo Xixian understood in a blink of an eye: "Yes, I remember that he had a relationship with your grandfather. He also argued for your father's contribution in Fumirage Valley, but unfortunately he couldn't stand up to Dongshengduna.
Helping the powerful to collude."
"My father was also his student back then." Zhao Shu sighed.
In fact, Zhao Miao's ancestors were from a family that practiced martial arts for generations. However, due to the Five Kingdoms War, the clan members of his grandfather's generation withered away, and it was difficult to continue the inheritance of family learning. So his grandfather donated the only remaining classics to the Huaiying Hall, and at the same time let
Zhao Shu's father entered the hall.
However, Zhao Shu's father had mediocre talents in magic and cultivation, and he was a fu official throughout his life. Later, he simply joined the army to serve the country, but unfortunately he died on the eve of the end of the war.
"By the way, you came up the mountain to find me in person. Something must be wrong, right?" Zhao Shu asked.
"I can't come to you if I have nothing to do?" Luo Xixian shook his head and sighed: "We have known each other for so many years, but don't we even have this sense of friendship?"
Zhao Mo touched his chin and said: "Back then, I just learned the Golden Armor Technique, and you pestered me for a charm. I tried my best to draw ten of them, but then you took them to the new student in the women's hospital.
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"Oops! Okay, okay! Why are you talking about old things?" Luo Xixian quickly changed the subject: "It was the chief who asked me to find you. My free days are over."