When the Shark King Gang was raided before, many secret magic scrolls were found in the shops owned by the Shark King Gang.
More than just Dongtu’s Taoist secret scrolls.
Western witchcraft, Southeast Asian voodoo, Izumo country's curse...
There are almost all kinds of magic secret scrolls.
Of course, what can be sold in shops are only fragmentary, unsystematic, and most of them are not high-level "sleight of hand". There are only a few ninth-level and eighth-level magic spells.
Despite this, Shen Lang still felt like he had found a treasure, so he quickly started studying it while the boat was on the sea and had nothing to do.
In fact, if there is only a secret scroll of spells, it is basically impossible to practice spells.
Because whether in the East or the West, the first step in practicing magic is to strengthen the soul and cultivate spiritual thoughts.
Specific to Eastern Tu Taoism, it is necessary to use the secrets of the mind method, cooperate with the esoteric "visualization diagram", and use visualization methods to strengthen the soul and cultivate spiritual thoughts, and only then can you try to practice magic.
The secrets of mental methods, especially the "fundamental methods" such as "Visualization Maps", are basically the secrets inherited by various Taoist sects.
Even the disciples of the sect can only observe and memorize the "visualization pictures" and cannot copy them and take them away with them.
Therefore, it is impossible to sell "visualization pictures" in the shops on King Shark Island.
But Shen Lang is no ordinary monk.
His "Demon Taming Technique" can increase mental strength, and it doesn't matter if you don't practice "Contemplation Method".
With his current spiritual power at the second level of the Demon Taming Technique, he has already met the requirements for Eastern ninth-level and eighth-level Taoism, or Western first-level and second-level witchcraft.
Moreover, the "Demon Taming Technique" also has a huge convenience, that is, it can scan various secret scrolls of spells and then directly transmit the information into Shen Lang's mind, allowing him to skip the tedious and lengthy research and study and directly understand the spells.
All he has to do is use his mental power to construct Taoist runes or spell models of other systems in his mind.
Of course, even this last step is not that easy.
Because every Taoist rune and spell model is a complex three-dimensional geometric structure.
Even if it is a low-level "little trick", the rune model is not simple.
After going to sea, Shen Lang has been immersed in research experiments.
Even though the waves were huge and the ship was rocking like a roller coaster, it didn't stop.
But no matter how focused he is, in such an environment, how easy is it to build a rune model?
After a long time, he couldn't even construct a single "Fire Finger" Taoist rune that was not of high grade.
Not only did he repeatedly fail, but his mental strength was also severely depleted. When the ship stabilized and the research environment improved, Shen Lang's eyebrows began to hurt suddenly again, and he was already on the verge of reaching his limit.
In desperation, he had no choice but to suspend his attempts, take a short rest, and at the same time bring up the attribute panel to view the results of his training in the past two days.
The cultivation progress of the second level of Demon Taming Technique has reached 48/100, and the reserve of Emperor Flow Serum is still 0.
The reason why there is no imperial ooze reserve is because after Xiaoyu was promoted to the second level, Shen Lang started to cultivate Xiao Zhao with all his strength based on the principle of fairness and justice, first come, first served.
Now, all the newly produced emperor fluids produced every day are fed to Xiao Zhao, making the little white cat very satisfied with the food. Even if he stays in the cramped and narrow space of the pen, he no longer clamors to go out to play.
Xiaoyu, Xiaogu, and Xiaoya have a peaceful mind and are at ease with the situation. Even if there is no emperor fluid to eat, they can still stay in the space and practice.
By the way, under Xiaoya's unremitting efforts to "rejuvenate dead trees", the small and broken "fishwood dragon" finally regained its vitality and took root.
In the mud of space, a seedling about an inch long has now grown, and it is growing vigorously under the careful care of rabbit demon Xiaoya.
In addition, Shen Lang's martial arts cultivation has also improved.
The five bottles of medicated oil given by Mu Qingxue have been used up, and he is sparring with Chen Yuniang every day, being beaten by her divine power, and Xiaoya's feedback of the first-level "Vitality Enhancement" allows him to practice beyond the limit, Shen Lang's martial arts cultivation has improved by leaps and bounds
With great progress, the eighth level "Refining the Muscles and Bones" is close to completion.
It is estimated that during the few days the boat is at sea, before resisting the Jiange Island where the Nanhai Sword Sect is located, if you take the time to practice the eighth-level "muscle-refining" routine a few times every day, you will be able to achieve the eighth-level mastery and enter the seventh-level "viscera training" practice.
Just as he was meditating to regain his mental strength, Dongdong suddenly knocked on the cabin door.
Mu Qingxue's voice immediately came from outside the door:
"Shen Lang, can I come in?"
Shen Lang quickly stood up and opened the door, smiling and saying:
"Why are people from Muda here?"
When Mu Qingxue walked in, she saw that in this small single cabin, the tabletop and floor were covered with various silk and leather scrolls and books, Taoism, witchcraft, voodoo, spells... various kinds of things.
There are all kinds of magic and secret scrolls.
Seeing this situation, Mu Qingxue couldn't help but frown slightly and said:
"I heard Lady Jade say that you are studying magic?"
Shen Lang smiled and said:
"I suffered a lot from magic on the island, and was almost wiped out by Li Ying, the strategist of Ghost King Dong, who used a spell to wipe out his entire army. Therefore, I was inevitably curious about magic, so I wanted to study it."
Mu Qingxue stared at Shen Lang and said seriously:
"Shen Lang, your martial arts talent is extremely good. You have only been practicing martial arts for ten days and you have reached the ninth level. In the next few days, you have achieved the eighth level. With your talent, you should focus on practicing martial arts and be brave and diligent. No surprise, you
Your future achievements, at least, will not be inferior to mine.
"And when you reach my current state, you won't be able to use magic spells. If you can reach Master Yan's state, a first-level master will also respect you. Why bother to study spells?
"You need to know that spells have extremely high requirements for talent. Whether you can practice spells or not is basically determined at birth. Unless you encounter the kind of incredible opportunity that only appears in novels, it is almost impossible to change it through acquired efforts.
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"No matter how good your family background is, no matter how many resources you have, you can't build a magic monk. Unlike martial arts, even if you have a good appearance, you can build a fifth-grade or even fourth-grade master.
"Shen Lang, if you study spells now, you may not only waste your time and gain nothing, but you may even delay your martial arts...
"I don't need to remind you of this. You have seen it yourself. The magic is so difficult. Even if it is just a small spell, the secret code is so complicated and obscure that it makes people's heads...
"I heard that the average time for Taoist apprentices at the Imperial Capital Taoist Academy to learn a low-level skill is seven days. For ninth-level spells, it takes a month. For eighth-level spells, it takes even longer.
"This is still the time spent on practicing spells, and does not include the time spent on meditation, visualization, and cultivating the soul.
"Even the talented and proud disciples of the Imperial City Taoist Academy spend so much time practicing Taoism. If you study magic, how can you have time to practice martial arts?
"In the novel, there is a saying of 'Double cultivation of Dharma and martial arts'. But in this world, due to the limitations of qualifications, time, energy, and cultivation resources... Throughout the ages, there has never been a person in the Eastern Land who has 'Double cultivation of Dharma and martial arts'
.Don’t believe the lies in this novel. You really want to practice the magic and martial arts.”
Mu Qingxue's long-winded persuasion was undoubtedly out of good intentions, as she did not want Shen Lang to delay his martial arts talent, which was probably a "once-in-a-century" level.
But she didn't know that Shen Lang didn't need to spend any time or energy on researching or learning spells.
He can directly skip all the pre-steps and enter the final step of building the rune model.
He doesn't even need to spend time specifically to practice "Contemplation Method" to strengthen his soul and spiritual thoughts.
With these two points in mind, he can save at least 90% of the time compared to other monks when practicing magic.
Practicing martial arts will also damage the body. There is a limit to the time you can practice martial arts every day. After reaching the physical limit, you must stop to cultivate your body and recover from hidden injuries.
Shen Lang can take advantage of his time to cultivate his physical body to practice spells, and his time for martial arts training will not be wasted.
Besides, in terms of martial arts, the little demons can give him feedback and strengthen him, saving him a lot of time on physical exertion, and he can directly have a strong body, copper skin and iron bones that ordinary warriors can only cultivate after a long time of hard work.
Therefore, "dual cultivation of law and martial arts" is unrealistic for others, but it is not difficult for Shen Lang.
Although his own situation was special and what Mu Qingxue said did not apply to him, Shen Lang was still grateful for her kindness and thanked her with clasped fists:
"Thank you, Mr. Mu, for reminding me. Don't worry, sir, I know how to measure myself. I will never indulge in magic and miss the chance of practicing martial arts."
Mu Qingxue nodded slightly:
"As long as you know what's appropriate."
After that, he asked curiously:
"You have been studying for a long time, but what tricks have you come up with?"
Shen Lang shook his head and said with shame:
"In the past half day, I have tried to construct a Taoist rune called 'Fire Finger', but unfortunately I have tried and failed and failed."
The corners of Mu Qingxue's mouth curled up slightly, revealing an "unsurprising" smile:
"I've told you that even the proud disciples of the 'Imperial Capital Taoist Academy' need a full seven days to successfully learn an unpopular little spell. You have learned nothing in half a day. No matter how normal..."
Having said this, she suddenly felt that something was wrong.
After carefully recalling what Shen Lang had just said, her eyes widened suddenly:
"Wait! You said before... that you were trying to construct Taoist runes?"
Although she has no talent for Taoism, there are Taoism monks in the Divine Catching Hall.
In particular, Lord Yan Tianying relied on his own personal relationship to bring a first-level Taoist master to the Shen Cat Hall as a backup. Most of the endless small magic weapons on Mu Qingxue's body came from that expert in refining.
The utensil is in the hands of a great master.
Because of this, although she does not practice Taoism, she still knows some of the key points of Taoism practice.
She knew that a Taoist skill, even if it was just a minor skill, was not something ordinary people could try to practice.
Only those who are born with strong souls and have top talents can try to construct Taoist runes before they have practiced "contemplation method".
wrong!
It is not enough to be born with strong soul and top Taoist talent.
You must also have a strong understanding, be able to learn by yourself without a teacher, analyze and understand the secrets of Taoism on your own, and thoroughly understand the composition of a Taoism before you can try to construct Taoism runes.
Those proud disciples of the Imperial Taoist Academy spend most of their time analyzing, studying, and understanding the composition of Taoism every time they learn a Taoism.
After thorough understanding, the time spent in constructing Taoist runes is much less than when studying and researching.
So what did Shen Lang say just now?
He seemed to be saying... he was trying to construct a Taoist rune?
Mu Qingxue's bright eyes like stars gradually widened, looking at Shen Lang in disbelief:
"You, you have completely analyzed and understood a Taoist technique and started trying to construct runes?"
Shen Lang nodded:
"Yes, I am trying to construct runes, but unfortunately I have achieved nothing after a long time. Instead, I have wasted a lot of energy and my head started to hurt. Before the Lord came, I was meditating to recover my energy."
Mu Qingxue's eyes were as bright as lightning: "You didn't lie to me?"
Shen Lang had no intention of shrinking or evading. He looked directly into her eyes and spread his hands calmly:
"How can you use this kind of thing to deceive adults? If you can, you can, if you can't, you can't..."
Mu Qingxue was in a mess and had countless questions that she wanted to ask.
But in the end, she just opened her mouth slightly and looked at Shen Lang like a monster. She was speechless for a long time, and then she said slowly:
"Before resisting Jiange Island, if you can successfully cast a spell... any spell will do. I may recommend it to Lord Yan at my discretion, and ask Lord Yan to recommend you to the 'Imperial Capital Taoist Academy' to practice Taoism."
Shen Lang's talent in martial arts is good, and he may have a bright future.
But a martial artist must reach the first level of cultivation before he can be treated seriously by a Taoist master of the first level.
And how difficult is it to reach the first level of martial arts?
In Chu, a country with a population of more than 500 million, there are only three first-class grandmasters existing at the same time. Throughout the ages, countless martial arts geniuses have fallen under the final "three-level ladder" of martial arts.
And Taoism...
Those with Taoist talents are far less than those with martial arts talents, and the requirements for understanding are higher than those of martial arts. However, there are six great masters of the first level of Taoism. Today, there are six great Chu!
Obviously the selection rate is only a few hundredth of that of martial arts, in extreme cases it can even be said to be one thousandth, but the number of first-grade ones is two of martial arts!
So if Shen Lang really only took half a day to successfully analyze and comprehend a Taoist technique, and began to try to construct runes...
Even if what he analyzed and comprehended was just a low-level Taoist skill, his Taoist talent was probably even higher than his martial arts talent.
After all, Shen Lang's rigid swordsmanship was really hard to watch.
If so.
Practicing Taoism may be a better choice for him.
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