Liao Xun and Eunuch Liao bowed slightly with their backs and stood respectfully in front of an earthen kang.
A young man with messy hair, old clothes, dressed like a wanderer, with a pale face and a smooth chin, sat cross-legged on the earthen kang, peeling edamame and drinking wine, and asked nonchalantly:
"Have you confirmed your identity? Don't you have the same name?"
His voice was a little hoarse, as if his throat was broken, or as if he was deliberately speaking at a lowered voice.
Despite this, you can still vaguely hear that his voice is somewhat soft and delicate.
Liao Xun cupped his hands and replied respectfully:
"Back to Mr. Ding, I took a closer look at his appearance and asked someone to inquire about his origins. It is indeed Shen Lang of Yingzhou Prefecture."
The young man with a pale face and smooth chin threw a few edamame beans into his mouth and asked again:
"Having disappeared for more than two months, has his strength improved?"
Liao Xun solemnly said:
"This boy's strength has indeed improved a lot. More than two months ago, when the bounty was first announced on the black market, his martial arts was only at the seventh level. Now he seems to have developed internal strength and has a sixth level. But I don't know how deep his internal strength is.
, how pure the skill is.”
Lord Ding disagreed:
"In just over two months, even if you can cultivate your internal strength, how deep and pure will your skill be? This kind of martial arts is not worth mentioning. But his magic...
"Although the 'Dual Cultivation of Magic and Martial Arts' is just a joke. At most, you can only practice one or two at the third level. If you reach the sixth level and above, you will not have the time and energy to practice at the same time. But when he was in Yingzhou, he had used magic to kill people.
For a warrior who has passed the fifth level, his magic cannot be underestimated. Can you find out the details of his magic?"
Liao Xun pondered for a while and said slowly:
"The average time for even the geniuses of the Taoist Academy to learn a ninth-level spell is a whole month. How can Shen Lang, no matter how talented he is, be able to surpass the average level of the Taoist academy students and even reach the level of the 'Little Celestial Master'?"
'Lian Yunxiao's situation?
"It has only been more than two months, so the villain speculates that his spell cultivation should still be at the eighth level. After entering the Taoist Academy, there may be a certain improvement, but it will never improve too much in a short period of time. Don't worry, sir.
The villain has found an assistant who will keep a close eye on him and find out what spells he has practiced in the Taoist temple."
Master Ding nodded with satisfaction and asked again:
"Have you found a scapegoat?"
Liao Xun smiled and said:
"Master Hui Ding, I have found a replacement for the dead ghost. He is a Taoist student named Zhou Shicheng. He is from Hezhou Prefecture. He is ambitious and wants to make progress. He was once the proud man in his hometown. When he entered the Taoist Academy at the beginning of the year, he was also very prosperous.
For a while.
"It's a pity that his talent is a 'pseudo talent'. Two years before he entered the Taoist Academy, he advanced rapidly to the seventh level. But now five years have passed, and he still only has a seventh level cultivation level.
"It's not that the Yuan Shen's qualifications are insufficient. Zhou Shicheng's ability to practice the 'contemplation method' is actually quite good. Now the Yuan Shen has reached the fifth-level realm, which is wisdom, and his understanding is limited. He cannot understand or learn the secret spells of the sixth level or above.
I can't even learn a single sixth-level spell.
"I refuse to admit the reality, and always hope to break through the 'lower third level' and reach the sixth or even fifth level.
"Nowadays, there are no wealthy businessmen or powerful people who are willing to support his practice. He looks down upon those who are willing to support him. He is not good at alchemy, he is not good at weapon refining, and he is only half-assed at making talismans and formations.
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"Therefore, he has no way to make money by selling elixirs, magic weapons, and talismans. He has been short of money in the past few years, which also makes him blame the lack of money for the reason why his cultivation has stagnated. He has become a little paranoid.
Demonic.
"And if you kill Shen Lang, you can get 50,000 silver dollars. A second-level official with real power, if he only relies on his salary and annual silver rewards, he will have to save for seventeen or eight years without eating or drinking. Faced with this
The sky-high price bounty, the villain can bewitch you at will, and he will be stunned..."
After describing in detail how to persuade Zhou Shicheng and dispel his doubts, Liao Xun said again:
"It was Zhou Shicheng who came into contact with the boy named Shen and found out his details. I will not have any contact with the boy named Shen.
"After the matter is completed, all we need to do is kill Mi Kou named Zhou, and if the villain stays away a little further, even Yan Tianying and Wanfa Zhenren will be helpless.
"We really have to get to the bottom of it. If we really find out the truth for them, will they still dare to fall out with His Majesty?"
When Lord Ding heard this, he glanced at Liao Xun coldly and said calmly:
"As slaves, we can only share your Majesty's worries, but we must not bring him any trouble. Even if you and I are dead, we can't let this matter involve His Majesty, do you understand?"
Liao Xun was so excited that he fell to his knees:
"What Master Ding said is that I should keep this in mind. Even if I die, I will not let Yan Tianying and Chang Yu really involve your majesty."
Master Ding hummed in a long tone, peeled a few more edamame beans, drank a small glass of wine, and then said calmly:
"When we do it, I will send you a 'Ding Hao' who is at the fifth level of martial arts. After that, you will be responsible for dealing with Zhou Shicheng. That 'Ding Hao' will disappear from the world. As for you...
"Change your identity from now on, hide your name, and go to the Eighth Prince's 'Secret Tower' to work."
Liao Xun kowtowed respectfully:
"It's all up to Master Ding's arrangement."
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Seven days later.
Zhou Shicheng came to the Sutra Collection Hall and found an acquaintance who was doing odd jobs here to earn tuition and was responsible for registering people who came and went. He pushed a silver dollar over and asked:
"The new Shen Lang, has he been staying in the Sutra Collection Hall these days?"
"Senior Brother Zhou, you're welcome."
The junior brother put away the silver coins with a smile, picked up the register, looked through it for a while, and said with a smile:
"That's right, Shen Lang has been in the Sutra Collection Hall for the past seven days. Not only did he pay for three meals a day, but he also rented a small single room and never left at night. He spent at least twenty silver dollars every day. He is really wealthy.
Guy."
The official salary of a Qipin County Magistrate for one month is only twenty silver dollars. That guy named Shen Lang spends one day in the Sutra Collection Hall as much as the official salary of a Qipin County Magistrate for one month. Doesn’t he have a lot of money?
Zhou Shicheng frowned slightly and said to himself seven days ago, when Shen Lang first entered the Taoist Temple, in order to gain his trust, I told him everything about the pit in the Buddhist Scripture Hall, but he was still in the Buddhist Scripture Hall.
Self-study in the palace?
You are really young and frivolous, and you don’t know the heights of the world!
Zhou Shicheng secretly despised Shen Lang and asked again:
"Which secret magic scrolls has he read these days? Which secret magic scrolls did he borrow to understand?"
In seven days, unless Shen Lang is a peerless genius like "Little Heavenly Master" Lian Yunxiao who is expected to be in the first rank, under normal circumstances, he will not be able to learn even a ninth rank spell.
Therefore, in Zhou Shicheng's opinion, Shen Lang might have read through many secret magic scrolls, but in the end he would definitely only choose one that he liked and understood.
The junior brother looked at the record book and said with a smile:
"The younger brother doesn't know which secret scrolls Shen Lang has read. After all, when he was reading the classics in the palace, it was impossible for the younger brother to follow him and keep an eye on him. However, the secret scroll he brought to the private room was just one."
"Qi Binding Technique". He has not left his private room for the past seven days, and he must be concentrating on this technique."
Air Binding, a ninth-grade spell, can emit a rope formed by condensed air currents to tightly bind the target from head to toe. It is a technique that combines control and capture.
As the cultivation level of this technique increases, the number and strength of the airflow ropes will increase accordingly.
The "Qi Binding Technique" used by ninth-level monks can only capture eighth-level warriors. But if fifth-level monks use this technique, they can capture even fourth-level warriors who have not yet reached the Dacheng realm.
"It is reasonable for people from the Shencat Hall to practice this technique."
Zhou Shicheng nodded slowly and thoughtfully, took out another gold lock and handed it over:
"Junior brother, please help me keep an eye on Shen Lang. I want to know how long it took him to practice the 'Qi Binding Technique'. If he continues to practice in the future, please help me pay attention to which spell he has learned."
The junior fellow apprentice took the gold coin, weighed it and found that it was almost two ounces heavy. He immediately laughed so hard that his teeth could not see his eyes:
"Senior Brother Zhou is so polite! Don't worry, Senior Brother, I will definitely help Senior Brother keep an eye on Shen Lang and understand his every move!"
Senior Brother Zhou nodded with satisfaction and warned again:
"Don't let him know that I asked about him."
The teacher nodded again and again:
"Senior brother, don't worry, little brother, don't worry."
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In a cramped single room with only one bed, table and chair, Shen Lang was sitting cross-legged on the couch, practicing with his eyes closed.
The "Qi Binding Technique" scroll was placed randomly on the table and was never opened at all - this scroll was just a borrowed prop to deceive others and mislead those with ulterior motives.
In other words, on the first day when he came to the Sutra Collection Hall, Shen Lang was like a mouse entering a rice barn. He scanned hundreds of spells ranging from ninth grade to fifth grade in one breath, and stored them all in the little moon of Demon Taming Art.
As for spells of level four and above, it's not that he doesn't want to scan them.
However, spells of the fourth level and above are guarded by various prohibition formations deeper in the Sutra Collection Hall.
If you want to go in and read it, you must have a cultivation level of fifth grade or above, and you must have a certificate issued by a full-time professor of the Taoist Academy.
If you want to prove it, Shen Lang has the Jade Talisman token of Wanfa Zhenren, which can be used as proof.
But his cultivation level is not enough. He is only at the sixth level and is not qualified to read the secret spell scrolls of the fourth level or above.
To be honest, most of the spells in the Imperial City Taoist Academy are just mass merchandise.
At the beginning, the Great Chu Emperor Taizu swept across the world, unified the eastern land, established the imperial capital Taoist Academy, and ordered all the practicing sects in the world to contribute their respective secret volumes of code as teaching materials for the Taoist Academy.
At that time, Chu, who had just wiped out all the dragons and snakes in the world, killed all his enemies, and established a country through hundreds of battles, was extremely powerful.
Taizu of Chu himself was the greatest martial arts master in the world.
With a "Nine Sun Sword" and a "War Soul Flag", two martial arts masters were killed with their own hands, and three first-level great masters were beheaded. In the last years of the previous dynasty, murderous intent was unleashed from the sky, and the evil spirit was boiling.
Under the circumstances, countless heroes and strong men emerged.
In just thirty years, five martial arts great masters and eight first-level great masters appeared one after another.
The newly promoted thirteen great masters and great masters, plus the existing ones from the previous dynasty: two great masters and five great masters, there were actually twenty great masters and great masters in the Eastern Land at that time.
coexist in the world.
Of course, most of these great masters and great masters eventually perished in troubled times.
Taizu of Chu killed as many as five people with his own hands alone.
Relying on this great and fierce power, after the world was settled, Chu Taizu ordered all the sects to surrender and hand over their laws. None of the practicing sects dared to resist.
Even Buddhism was forced to make a death agreement with Chu Taizu to make third-grade or above warrior monks and Dharma cultivators and not interfere with the secular world, and offered many Buddhist martial arts and spells.
However, all the cultivation sects also retained their skills.
The real core secrets of each sect, the top true inheritance, were not handed over to the Imperial Taoist Academy honestly.
It is impossible for Chu Taizu to go to war because of this, launch another conquest, and wipe out all the cultivation sects in the East - the world is so big, why can't people run away if they can't defeat it?
When Taizu of Chu was sweeping through the troubled times, there were several sects who were on the wrong team. They were afraid that Taizu of Chu would settle accounts later in the year and did not dare to surrender. They fled the east with their inheritance, or fled to Mobei, or went to the Western Regions, or
Set sail to sea.
Therefore, if all the cultivation sects are really forced to flee one after another, what will be lost will be the foundation of Dachu, and what will be boosted is the strength of Seyi.
Therefore, the great ancestor of Chu could only turn a blind eye to the reservations of various sects, and it was impossible to get to the bottom of it.
As a result, although the Taoist Academy has countless collections of laws and has the most comprehensive magic practice system in the East, there are very few truly top-notch products.
For example, the true secrets of Buddhism that Shen Lang obtained were only in the seventh grade collected by the Taoist Academy.
Moreover, there are no fundamental Buddhist concepts, so it is difficult to exert the strongest power of those Buddhist secrets.
Most of the code secrets of other sects are also like this.
Only a handful of cultivating sects who stood in the wrong team, helped the wrong dragon, refused to run away or surrender, and resisted to the end, were wiped out by Chu Taizu in the chaos of war, and all the secret books of their codes were collected.
However, those practicing sects that have been wiped out will not easily be placed in Taoist academies.
They are all collected by the royal family. Unless you join the royal family, you will never see them.
In short, trying to find top-notch magic spells in the Taoist Temple's "Sutra Collection Hall" is tantamount to digging for gold in the sand.
But Shen Lang didn't care much.
He already had top-notch true secrets, but he lacked too many middle- and low-level spells, and needed more and more comprehensive spells to fill his large number of vacant "spell slots."
As for the top true secret techniques, there are actually not too many from each sect.
Just like Buddhist practice, most of them just use a few top-notch secret techniques, combined with a variety of common spells that are relatively common.
Furthermore, Shen Lang's "Monster Taming Technique Little Moon" also has the ability to deduce.
Although it cannot be deduced out of thin air, as long as it is given enough reference materials, it can deduce a spell to be more complete and powerful.
For example, Dalu Huo's ninth-grade spell "Qi Binding Technique" and the Demon Taming Technique Little Moon can use "Qi Binding Technique" as the basis and refer to similar binding and capturing spells to deduce it into a technique comparable to the true secrets of various famous sects.
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The only problem is that if the deduction ability of the Demon Taming Art is activated, the speed of producing Emperor Ooze will slow down or even stagnate. Shen Lang needs to carefully consider and make a choice.
In addition, even if Shen Lang could comprehend any spell in one second, it would still take time to construct the spell runes.
It now takes him about a day and a half to successfully construct a ninth-level spell.
It takes a little more than two days for the eighth level, three or four days for the seventh level, and about six days for the sixth level.
So even if he scanned hundreds of spells in one breath, just seven days would not be enough for him to accomplish much.
And he doesn't have that many spell slots. Most of the scanned spells are actually just used for data storage.
Having said that, in the past seven days, he actually hadn't mastered a single spell.
The reason for this is that after he browsed a book that explained the basics of Taoism in detail and finally supplemented the basic knowledge of Taoism, he finally understood what characteristics a true sixth-level Dharma practitioner needs to possess.
The true cultivation of sixth-grade spells requires not only the cultivation of spells, but also the cultivation of all ninth-grade and eighth-grade spells to the point where they can be "cast instantly". The most important thing is to be able to "permanently solidify" a ninth-grade spell.
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A spell that is "permanently solidified" is not only telekinetic when cast, it consumes very little, less than one-tenth of normal spell casting, and casting the spell will not cause any concussive impact on the spell rune, and can be used indefinitely.
Use it as many times as you like.
This is almost equivalent to some "natural abilities".
After discovering this, Shen Lang consulted many classics and finally found a way to permanently solidify the spell.
So for the past seven days, Shen Lang has been practicing this method, trying to permanently solidify the "Iron Cloth Shirt" on his body.
Iron Cloth Shirt is only a ninth-level spell, but this skill is a true secret method of Buddhism. It can be supplemented by Shen Lang's "Great Sun Tathagata Contemplation Method". If he uses his sixth-level cultivation to cast this skill, the defense power of "Iron Cloth Shirt" will be
It's also quite impressive.
This technique is also a blessing spell. It is directly blessed on one's own skin. It is not like the "golden bell cover" that requires a golden, translucent upside-down golden bell.
Therefore, after permanently solidifying this technique, it can be turned on 24 hours a day and be under the "Iron Shirt" defense at any time.
The magic-side iron shirt that is turned on all day long, coupled with the martial arts-side iron cloth shirt, the golden bell, and the various enhanced defenses given by the little monsters, Shen Lang felt that with his current armor layer, even if
Before the fourth level, mid-level warriors tried to trick themselves, but they still failed to break their own defenses.
After spending seven days to solidify the "Iron Cloth Shirt" permanently, Shen Lang began to formally practice spells, planning to make up for the sixth-grade spells first.
He now only has three sixth-level spell slots in total.
There is already an offensive "Tianlong Curse", the remaining two sixth-level spell slots, and one who plans to practice the "Human Curse" recorded in the one-foot-thick tome given to him by Fa Liuli.
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This spell is a group control spell that persuades people to "put down the butcher's knife".
It can shake the spirits of multiple enemies at the same time, attack their mental loopholes, arouse and amplify negative emotions such as guilt, regret, sadness, fear, despair, etc. in the enemy's heart, causing the enemy to collapse without a fight, commit suicide without a fight, or
He defected on the spot, and the effect was very impressive.
With an attack, a control spell, and a third level 6 spell, it is natural to choose defense.
Among the Buddhist true secret scrolls obtained by Shen Lang and the tomes presented by Fa Liuli, there are no defensive spells at the sixth level. You have to wait until the fifth level to practice the "Vajra Indestructible Body".
Therefore, Shen Lang chose the "Flowing Cloud Return to Ruins Technique" obtained from the Sutra Collection Hall.
This spell is not a spell that resists attacks like Iron Cloth Shirt, Golden Bell Cover, or Vajra Indestructible Body, but a spell that "guides and unloads" the enemy's attack.
It can emit a flowing cloud to surround itself. When an enemy's attack falls on the cloud, it will be guided and unloaded to the ground under its feet and into the void.
Regardless of martial arts power or attack spells, as long as the defense limit of the spell is not exceeded, the force can be released and directed away.
After starting to practice magic, Shen Lang once again deeply realized why "double cultivation of law and martial arts", even if it is not a law of heaven and earth, is deeply rooted in people's hearts and is deeply regarded by all warriors and monks as an iron law of practice.
Even with a talent like his, after coming to the Tibetan Scripture Hall for self-study, he has not yet involved in many disciplines such as alchemy, weapon refining, formations, etc. He is just practicing spells and has little time to practice martial arts. He can only spare one hour every day to meditate and practice.
There is absolutely no time to practice internal strength and martial arts moves.
The average martial artist basically meditates all night long, replacing sleep with meditation, and practices martial arts moves during the day, so as to ensure continuous improvement in martial arts.
If you only practice your internal strength for one hour a day and don't practice any moves at all, then you really don't practice martial arts at all.
Shen Lang's talent was astonishing. If he meditated for one hour, he could be as good as an ordinary warrior for two or three hours. With the help of "Millennium Chalcedony", his efficiency was tripled, so he did not delay the cultivation of his internal strength.
As for martial arts moves...
Anyway, he is a strong man who advocates simplicity. Why does he do so many fancy tricks?
A man should stand up and deliver, punch to the flesh, and use palms to fight hard.
Whoever moves is the sissy!
Well, you can learn a seventh-grade spell "Spiritual Flying Technique". This technique can make the monk as light as a feather, and greatly improve the monk's reaction ability, movement speed, and vertical leap ability, making the monk's agility no less than the lightness of a fifth-grade warrior.
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Of course, Shen Lang learned this technique not to move and dodge during a fight, but to facilitate daily travel, chase and escape enemies, and prevent enemies from using their speed to avoid and dodge around.
In short, he practices spells to improve his agility in order to implement the way of being a strong man and to better stand upright.
Next, Shen Lang stayed in the small single room of the Sutra Collection Hall for a whole month.
In other words, why the natural environment of the Imperial Taoist Temple is so good, but there is basically no human figure outside. You can tell one or two from Shen Lang's practice mode during this period.
Magical practice really makes people deeply addicted.
Taoist students, unless they are so short of money that they have no money to practice and must go out to work to make money, otherwise, as long as they can survive, they are basically like Shen Lang, unable to leave the front door, unable to step out of the second door, and staying at home for a long time.
Study the law, practice magic, or understand the way of elixirs, weapons, and formations, and you have no intention of wandering around.
This is not only true of Taoist students, but also of monks from outside sects, worshipers of wealthy families, and casual cultivators in the mountains.
Therefore, when Shen Lang is outside, warriors can meet him every day, but Taoist monks rarely see him.
A few people who met by chance got together under the design and guidance of the "mastermind".
Originally, Shen Lang had the intention to practice in seclusion until the Chinese New Year.
Mu Qingxue will return to Beijing during the Chinese New Year, and the Taoist temple will also have annual holidays. Of course, Shen Lang has to go back to surprise Mu Qingxue, and then visit Yan Tianying, Wanfa Zhenren, and Fa Liuli to wish them a happy new year.
, give some small New Year gifts or something.
But an accident interrupted Shen Lang's retreat - Xiaoyu was finally going to advance to the third realm.
In other words, since Xiaoya was promoted to the second level, all the imperial liquid produced by the Dianjing Pen has been given to Xiaoyu exclusively on a first-come, first-served basis.
But going from the second level to the third level is much more difficult than the first level to the second level.
Even with the aid of a large amount of young leaves of Yumulong and blood orchid nectar, Xiaoyu himself practiced very diligently, and it took more than two months before he showed any signs of breakthrough.
When the little fish wants to break through the realm, Shen Lang must of course go through the border to give it enough space to show off its new abilities after breaking through the realm.
The space of the Dianjing Pen is still too small to accommodate the little demons from the third realm.
Before leaving the border, Shen Lang conducted a comprehensive self-examination of his condition.
The two sixth-level spells "The Curse of Crossing People and the Spell of Flowing Clouds Returning to Ruins" have been completed, and the sixth-level spells have been completed.
All six seventh-level spells have been completed.
There are nine eighth-level spells, and there are still two left.
Of the twelve ninth-level spells, there are still four missing.
Because he completes the spell slots from high to low, first completing the sixth-level spells, then completing the seventh-level spells, then the eighth-level spells, and finally the ninth-level spells.
And this month of retreat was really not enough for him to fill up all the eighth-level and ninth-level spell slots.
However, since he has completed the cultivation of six and seven levels of spells, and has completed seven eighth-level spells, and all of them have been cultivated to the point of "inspiring with thought", Shen Lang's spell strength has increased explosively.
In addition, in the past month, although he only cultivated his internal strength for an hour every day, with the help of the "pure Yang energy" of the millennium chalcedony, his internal strength cultivation also improved by leaps and bounds.
Although the realm has not been improved, the total amount of internal energy has increased by more than 50% than before, and the degree of purity and condensation of the internal energy has doubled.
The body has also become stronger under the tempering of pure Yang energy.
With his current skill, if he were to face Bai Shishi at her peak, he would be able to make her vomit blood and throw her arm away with one strike, causing her arm to break.
His spell power has increased dramatically, and the "Iron Cloth Shirt" has been permanently solidified, and his internal strength has also improved bravely. With Shen Lang's current comprehensive strength, even if he attacks seven Spider Sisters at the same time, he will be able to defeat them with a certain degree of certainty.
After checking the results of this month's retreat, Shen Lang nodded with satisfaction, pondered for a while, put on a little makeup, wore dirty clothes that smelled sour, messy hair and beard, and two big dark circles under his eyes, and emerged.
A small private room for retreat.
By the way, I also took out the scroll of "Qi Binding Technique".
Well, after all, he didn't have time to master this ninth-grade spell...
When Shen Lang returned the scroll and walked away with a swaying step under the delicate eyes of a certain Taoist student who was working to earn tuition, the student immediately handed over the errand to his colleagues, and then quickly left the Sutra Collection Hall and went to
He blessed himself with a ninth-grade "Wind Body Technique", and then flew to Zhou Shicheng's residence without touching the ground.
Obviously, this student was the one who took money from Zhou Shicheng to help him keep an eye on Shen Lang.
"Senior Brother Zhou, Shen Lang left the Sutra Collection Hall. He stayed for a full month and seven days, and learned the 'Qi Binding Technique' from beginning to end. When he came out, his whole body smelled sour, his eyes were straight, and his steps were...
My hair is floating and my condition looks very bad. But I must have learned the 'Air Binding Technique'."
"Oh, it took me one month and seven days to learn a ninth-level spell..."
Zhou Shicheng sneered:
"That is to say, he has lower than average qualifications. With such qualifications, he still has the courage to study by himself in the Sutra Collection Hall... He really doesn't regard money as money!"
The man following him laughed at himself:
"Almost every newcomer will have such a situation, thinking that he is the chosen one. To be honest with Senior Brother Zhou, I have stayed in the Sutra Pavilion for a month, but I am not as addicted as him. At least I eat and sleep outside.
After this experience, Shen Lang should not go to the Sutra Storehouse Hall again."
Zhou Shicheng nodded, his eyes were subtle, and he said in an erratic tone:
"Yes, he will never go to the Sutra Collection Hall again..."
After giving ten silver coins and sending the junior brother away, Zhou Shicheng pondered for a while and blessed himself with a "Wind Body Technique". Then he took a secluded path and went straight to the gate of the Taoist Temple.
When Shen Lang came to the gate of the Taoist temple and was about to take back the horse that he had fostered for more than a month, he found that there was a different person guarding the gate today.
He was an old man in his fifties or sixties, sitting at the gate throwing fireballs and playing like a monk.
Shen Lang stopped by the door and watched the old man play with fireballs for a while. He stepped forward and saluted and asked:
"Hello, sir, is Deacon Liao Xun and Liao here?"
The old man kept throwing five fireballs in rapid succession with both hands to exercise his spell control, and he didn't hesitate to speak:
"The person named Liao has a day off today, and the little old man is responsible for looking after the door."
"I see. What's your surname, sir?"
"If your surname is Zhang, just call me Old Man Zhang."
"Then how do you do it? I'll call you Uncle Zhang. Uncle Zhang, you're really good at playing the 'Fireball'."
"You don't look very young, but you can actually recognize this seventh-grade spell?"
"I found it in the Sutra Collection Hall. Uncle Zhang, are you a seventh-grade monk? I'm disrespectful!"
In fact, Shen Lang not only read it, but also mastered this spell.
This seventh-level spell "Fireball Continuous" can fire five fireballs at one time at the seventh-level realm. Shen Lang deduced the realm of the concierge Uncle Zhang based on this.
When a monk reaches the sixth level, he can shoot seven fireballs at a time.
The higher the realm, the more fireballs are launched and the greater the power.
This technique is just an ordinary roadkill spell. It cannot be locked and tracked, and can only hit a straight line. However, the fireball attack speed is extremely fast and the range is thirty feet away.
The power of each fireball is equivalent to a fist-sized cannonball, and it also contains explosion and burning damage.
With Shen Lang's sixth-grade cultivation level, it would not be a problem for a fireball to kill a fifth-grade monk if hit.
If a string of seven fireballs hit them all, the fourth-grade entry-level and even early-stage fourth-grade warriors would be reduced to rubble.
Of course, with the warrior's reaction speed and light kung fu skills, even if he is only a fifth-grade warrior, if he does not first use control and binding spells to restrain him, it will be difficult for him to hit them with this kind of straight-forward spell that cannot track and lock the enemy.
Not to mention that the entire string of fireballs hit a fourth-level warrior.
At this moment, the concierge, Uncle Zhang, faced Shen Lang's compliment and said with pride and sadness:
"What's there to respect? You're only at the seventh level at your age, how can you compare with you, the proud emperors of the Taoist Academy? Okay, little guy, stop talking nonsense here, let's talk about it, do you have any friends with the surname Liao?
What's up?"
"I fostered a horse here last month, and it was handled by Deacon Liao. I want to use it today, and I wanted to ask Deacon Liao to get the horse back..."
"Okay, tell me your name, the date of fostering, the location of the horse's mark, and its characteristics. The old man will help you get the horse."
"Then thank you very much, Uncle Zhang! My surname is Shen, with a single word "Lang". My horse is a dark horse, and the brand is on the left buttock. The style of the mark is..."
A quarter of an hour later, Shen Lang took the reins from Uncle Zhang and thanked him without any words:
"Uncle Zhang, thank you very much!"
Old Man Zhang waved his hand nonchalantly:
"It's my duty, there's nothing to thank you for. In addition, except for the reconnaissance cavalry and messengers who convey urgent military information, no one else is allowed to ride horses in the capital, and can only walk slowly. You kid, please be careful, don't
You have to ride your horses wantonly, otherwise it will be a big loss if the patrolmen of the City Patrol Division capture it."
"Thank you sir for reminding me, I will pay attention to it."
Shen Lang got on the horse, bowed his hands to Old Man Zhang, gently pinched the horse's belly with his legs, and drove the horse away slowly.
After leaving the Taoist temple gate and just turning two streets, I heard a greeting from the side:
"Junior Brother Shen? But Junior Brother Shen Lang?"
Shen Lang followed the sound and saw Zhou Shicheng standing on the side of the road holding a white horse, waving to him.
Shen Lang got off his horse, led the horse over and asked with a smile:
"Why isn't Senior Brother Zhou practicing in the Taoist Temple?"
"Of course I have something to do." Zhou Shicheng sighed: "I accepted a task from the professor and went to Taiyi Mountain in the north of the city to catch ten red clams. Junior brother, do you know about the red clams?"
Shen Lang nodded:
"I have seen it in the 'Stories of Strange Beasts' in the Sutra Collection Hall. It is a toad that is petite in size, but its roar is like a bull's roar, and its body is as red as fire. This creature has no magic and low intelligence, so it is not considered a monster.
But it's also quite powerful.
"It is so powerful that it can knock over a calf. It is also addicted to poisonous food and can even prey on venomous snakes that are ten times its size. It can also spray venom from its mouth like a poisonous snake, with a range of up to ten feet, and ordinary people can get it.
Die immediately.
"Even low-level third-level warriors stay away from this clam. If you use it to refine poisonous poisonous insects, you can refine up to a sixth-level poisonous poisonous insect, which is as powerful as a fifth-level warrior."
Zhou Shicheng smiled and said:
"I didn't expect that Junior Brother Shen would learn so much after entering the Taoist Academy for only a month.
"Since my junior brother knows about this strange clam, I will tell you straight away. Although the Manggu Zhuhu is so powerful that even lower-ranking third-level warriors avoid it, it can't trouble us Taoist monks.
"It's just that the Taiyi Mountains haven't been very peaceful recently. Horse thieves and gangsters have appeared frequently. It is said that there are also wild monks with magic skills who work with the bandits. To capture the mango red clam, you need to go deep into the mountain and in the darkness of the mountain stream.
Look for that kind of place, and there are likely to be horse thieves, bandits, and gangsters hiding there.
"I thought that with my brother's cultivation, he would not be afraid of bandits. There are wild cultivators among them, so how can they stand up to serious monks like us who came from Taoist monasteries?
"Just be careful when sailing a ten thousand year ship. No matter how vigilant a person is, there will always be times when he loses consciousness. I thought that I had found a junior brother to accompany me, but I didn't expect that before setting off, the junior brother was killed by his professor.
Got it wrong..."
Hearing this, Shen Lang smiled and said:
"Senior brother Zhou, there is no need to explain so much. I understand. Senior brother, do you want to ask me to accompany you on this trip?"
Zhou Shicheng sighed and said with a look of shame:
"Brother Wei really has no choice. The time for this mission is tight, and all the students in the Taoist Academy don't go out unless necessary. Brother Wei really doesn't have time to find a suitable person to accompany him.
"Junior brother, although you have just entered the Taoist academy not long ago, you have strong martial arts skills and were recommended by Master Wanfa to be admitted to the school. I think you already have a certain foundation in Taoism. Therefore, since I have the chance to meet my junior brother, I have the effrontery to invite you.
Junior brother is accompanying me on this trip!"
As he said this, he bowed his hands to Shen Lang:
"Junior brother, if you can do a good job in this task, you will most likely be appreciated by the professor and become his disciple. This matter is very important to brother, please help me. After the matter is completed, brother will decide
Thank you very much!”
Shen Lang raised his hand to help Zhou Shicheng up and sighed:
"Senior Brother Zhou is serious! When I first entered the Taoist Temple a few months ago, Senior Brother guided me all the way and helped me complete all the procedures. He also introduced me to a lot of common knowledge in the Taoist Temple and helped me avoid many detours. This is how I feel.
My little brother has always been impressed by it.
"Since this mission is so important to senior brother, then I am duty-bound to accompany you on this journey, senior brother!"
Zhou Shicheng was overjoyed and bowed to Shen Lang again, then got on his horse and led Shen Lang toward the north gate.
After walking two streets and still far away from the North Gate, Shen Lang suddenly slapped his forehead:
"Oh, Senior Brother Zhou, I forgot my weapon at home. There are horse thieves and bandits in Taiyi Mountain, and there may be fighting and fighting. I have to go home first and get the weapons.
"Senior Brother Zhou, my little brother's home is in Xingyefang. Although it's not a convenient route, it doesn't have to go too far. Why don't you accompany me to my house first, pick up the weapons, and then leave the city?"
Zhou Shicheng was stunned and forced a smile:
"Junior brother, do you use weapons? I thought you were good at unarmed kung fu..."
Shen Lang smiled and said:
"My little brother is good at claw skills, but he is better at weapon kung fu. My best weapon is a musket, followed by a knife, and then a sword. I can only be ranked fourth with my bare hands. I went to a Taoist temple to practice more than a month ago, and I was thinking about the Taoist temple.
There is no need to use weapons, so I left them all at home. Senior brother, can you let me go home first?"
Zhou Shicheng reluctantly nodded:
"That's fine, I'll go home with my junior brother to get the weapons first."
Then the two of them turned another corner and headed towards Xingyefang in the inner city.
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