220, the third realm of small bones! The way of inhumanity goes one step further!
Shen Lang returned to the dormitory, sat cross-legged on Bai Shishi's bed, placed his hands in a hand seal on his dantian, and looked like he was meditating, but he was recalling Yan Tianying's words in his heart.
"Do you take the overall situation into consideration? Unfortunately, Mr. Yan, the overall situation in your mind is the people of the East, but in the minds of some Yipin Zhenren, my interests are the overall situation..."
Despicability is the passport of the despicable, and nobility is the epitaph of the noble.
Throughout the ages, heroes have been written down in history and praised and remembered by future generations.
But villains steal profits and enjoy their gains, and even benefit their descendants for generations to come.
If there is no Yan Tianying in the Eastern Land, Bailong and others will only become more unscrupulous; if there is no God's Catching Hall, the wealthy families, nobles, nobles, and corrupt officials will only become more greedy and unbridled.
But the efforts of Yan Tianying and Shenquatang cannot actually stop the general trend.
When the ruling class only cares about their own interests and treats the people as pigs, dogs, cattle, sheep, and fresh leeks, the existence of Yan Tianying and Shen Cat Hall will become extremely annoying.
Just like Lian Yunxiao said, in the eyes of the royal nobles, noble families, and even most of the court officials, Shenhuatang has become "outdated" and needs to be eliminated.
If there is no Yan Tianying, even if the Shenqutang is not completely banned, it will gradually become a real "court eagle dog" that only serves the interests of the upper class.
"Tsk, I thought I was boarding an aircraft carrier. I could ride the wind and waves and crush everything. Now...well, an aircraft carrier is still an aircraft carrier, but there are several aircraft carriers of similar size surrounding it. There are also countless other aircraft carriers of unknown sizes.
The battleships all pointed their guns at us..."
Shen Lang sighed in his heart, feeling like he was on a "dangerous ship".
But somehow, instead of feeling any fear or worry about the future, there was an inexplicable agitation in my heart.
One cavalry can stop a thousand troops, but even if there are tens of thousands of people, I will go forward; when death is as strong as iron, I can mend the cracks in the sky with one hand.
This feeling of a tiger lying alone on a hill, surrounded by wolves, is really exciting!
only……
Shen Lang will not "take into account the overall situation" like Yan Tianying.
Yan Tianying is a calm and mature "hero" who carries heavy burdens, while Shen Lang is just a "rogue" with youthful energy and a happy heart.
A ranger may perform various heroic feats like a hero, but he will never learn from a hero and humiliate himself for the sake of the overall situation.
"But right now, I don't have the qualifications to act recklessly..."
Shen Lang took out a spiritual elixir refined from a thousand-year-old fish dragon tree and threw it into his mouth:
"It's better to practice honestly first."
The elixir enters the mouth and turns into a thread of warm current, flowing into the stomach, and then spreads out instantly, washing the internal organs, meridians and acupoints.
"It's so powerful! It's indeed a magical elixir that's very useful for the fourth level of true energy!"
Shen Lang sighed in admiration, turned his mind around, and tempered his internal strength.
He has not yet reached the fifth level of martial arts, and he still needs to continue to accumulate skills.
And with this bottle of elixir that Lian Yunxiao sacrificed his life to sponsor, Shen Lang felt that he was not far away from the fifth-grade Dacheng.
After meditating for a long time and thoroughly refining the effectiveness of the elixir, Shen Lang not only improved greatly in skill, but also in physical condition, and even recovered a lot from his injuries.
This elixir has a strong satiety effect. If you take one elixir into your stomach, you won’t need to eat for a whole day.
Therefore, Shen Lang did not eat lunch and continued to meditate and practice Taoism.
After practicing like this all day, Shen Lang was on duty at night. Zhu Baotou, who had been on duty at the Shenhua Hall for half a month, had a rare two days off and went home to spend time with his family.
Bai Shishi also stayed in the Yamen to practice all day today and didn't rest at night. She wore a serious police uniform and came to accompany Shen Lang on duty.
"I forgot to ask last night, did you practice sword skills again?"
"Yes, I have practiced a sword technique called 'Wind-breaking Wave Sword'. My martial arts have declined. When I am at a low level, it is more reliable to use weapons."
"Zhanfeng...wave-breaking knife?"
"Coincidence, purely coincidental! This sword technique is placed in the arsenal of Shenhuatang. It is one of the easiest sword techniques to practice. I used to specialize in claw skills and had no foundation in sword techniques. I saw that its mentality was rough and its moves were simple.
, it’s easy to do it quickly, that’s why I chose this sword technique!”
"Haha, I guess I'll believe you for once. But in terms of quick success, it's easier to do it with a musket."
"But a musket can hit you..."
"But by surprise, even a sixth-grade or even fifth-grade warrior can be knocked down with one shot."
Shen Lang took out two heavy-duty flintlock muskets that had accompanied him in battles for a long time, stroked the slightly rough barrels, and pushed the muskets and ammunition bags in front of Bai Shishi:
"I have used these two guns to kill many masters. Now they are no longer needed, so I will give them to you."
Bai Shishi originally didn't like using guns.
But since it was given by Shen Lang, she still happily took it, rubbed the handle of the gun that had been coiled shiny by Shen Lang with her slender jade fingers, and said with a smile:
"Then I won't be polite!"
"Do you know how to load and shoot?"
"Of course. I just don't like using guns, it's not like I don't know how to use them."
"You only have one day off tomorrow, right?"
"Well, we have to go on a mission again the day after tomorrow."
"Live well."
"I know. But the missions I participated in are all extremely dangerous missions. I don't know if I can come back alive after this trip. Then you have helped me so much and I haven't repaid you yet. How about I give you a try?
You want me after that? I have a pure and white body. Look at my waist, hips, and legs. They are white and delicate, soft and elastic, and very strong. I guarantee your satisfaction."
"How could you, a girl like you, say such shameless words as if nothing happened?"
"I'm telling the truth. Of course I speak the truth frankly."
"But do you know? Before going on a dangerous mission, the most important thing is to avoid fulfilling your wish. Once your wish is gone, without the care, something will happen easily. On the contrary, if you have care in your heart, you can often burst out with incredible strength at the critical moment to get through it.
crisis."
"But even if I give it to you, I will still be concerned in my heart..."
"But the concern will not be that strong. When encountering a seemingly unsurmountable crisis, I will think: Oh, my wish is gone anyway, why bother to work so hard? Just let it go."
"So what do you mean?"
"Let's talk about it after we get back from this trip."
"Definitely next time?"
"Well, I'll definitely do it next time."
The whole night passed smoothly while chatting with Bai Shishi, and no one came to report the news.
Early the next morning, a colleague came to take over. Shen Lang and Bai Shishi went to the dining hall to have breakfast and then returned to the dormitory to practice.
Bai Shishi was about to go on a mission, and Shen Lang gave her another elixir, and after supervising her taking it and refining it, he sent her back to the dormitory next door to continue practicing. He also took the elixir to practice, accumulated internal strength, and continued to practice Taoism after that.
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In this way, after Bai Shishi's vacation ended, she once again went on a mission with several senior police officers. This time, led by Zhu Cat, they hunted down a folk cult that deceived people and made money.
According to clues, there is a powerful martial arts sect behind this cult, and behind that martial arts sect, there seems to be a shadow of a hereditary noble looming.
In short, this is another thorny and dangerous project. Whether it can be completed before the end of the year and return to Beijing for the New Year is unknown.
After Bai Shishi left, Shen Lang continued to stay in the Yamen to practice and recuperate.
It took another five days before the injury was completely healed, and his skill also improved by leaps and bounds, and he could now shoot a distance of seven feet through the air.
In terms of Taoism, three fifth-level spells: Vajra Indestructible Body, Prajna Palm, and the Forgetting Mantra have all been completed.
As for the sixth-level spells, the three extra spell slots after upgrading, due to lack of time, have only been cultivated into the "Spider Summons" transmitted by Little Spider for the time being, and there are still two empty slots.
After seeing Zhong Yuanzhi use "Thunder Palm" to easily defeat the twin sisters in the early stage of the fourth level, and then use "Thunder Hands" to intercept four flesh puppets with the strength of the fourth level, Shen Lang, a seventh-level magician, had no idea about these two spells.
I was quite satisfied with the spell, so I gritted my teeth and used the Earth Lotus Stone Milk to quickly complete it.
After that, he used a drop of Earth Lotus Stone Milk to permanently solidify the eighth-grade spell "Power of the Subdued Tiger", and his power increased dramatically.
Coupled with various enhancements, as well as the increased strength after practicing the "Eight Directions Earth Movement Kung Fu", I feel that now I don't need to use my internal strength, but I can also be like Chen Yuniang, using her body as a gun stand, carrying a cannon on her shoulder, firing it, and even swinging the barrel of the cannon.
When the iron rod works.
The reason why there is no permanent defensive spell this time is, firstly, because there are no eighth-grade defensive spells that are particularly cost-effective, and secondly, because Shen Lang’s current armor is already insanely stacked:
The third-level skin enhancement, the upcoming bone enhancement, the second-level vitality enhancement, the iron cloth shirts on both sides of the weapon, the golden bell, the indestructible vajra body. There are also the sixth-level "Flowing Clouds Return to Ruins Technique", and the ones that have not yet been
The "Steel Steel Bone Technique" and "Rock Iron Wall Technique" practiced.
Finally, there is the "White Dragon Armor" sponsored by Lian Yunxiao. Although he dare not wear it openly, how can he care so much in a crisis?
Anyway, Shen Lang felt that even if the quality of the "White Dragon Armor" had declined, when all the armors were stacked together, in terms of armor strength alone, he might not be inferior to Lian Yunxiao.
After this quick process, Shen Lang's consumption of Earth Lotus Stone Milk has also reached the upper limit, and he will no longer be able to use this treasure to quickly obtain third-level spells.
But the remaining Earth Lotus Stone Milk is not gone.
It can be brought to the market to trade cultivation resources, or it can be used as an auxiliary medicine for alchemy to improve the effectiveness of the elixir. The effect is still very great.
The New Year is approaching, and the capital is already a bustling scene.
Even the Yamen of Shenqutang has a bit of a festive atmosphere.
The food in the dining hall was more abundant, the lanterns were replaced with red paper, and Spring Festival couplets and the word "Fu" were posted everywhere.
However, the Shenhuatang Yamen is always deserted.
Except for civil servants, there are not many arrests at all on weekdays.
There is no other way. During the New Year, all the gangsters and tough bandits have to prepare New Year's goods. Various evil sects also have to offer New Year's sacrifices to their respective evil gods and demons. There are only a few of them, and most of them are lurking in the mountains in the past.
The monsters in the old forest will also cause a wave of disasters due to lack of food in winter, and human villages reserve a large amount of New Year food.
Every year at the end of the year, there will always be a big wave of vicious incidents.
Not only the Shenqiu Hall is very busy, but even the ordinary Yamen police officers, as long as they have a sense of responsibility, will be too busy to stop.
While everyone was busy, Yan Tianying never assigned Shen Lang a task.
Even after Shen Lang recovered from his injury, he took the initiative to ask him for a task, and Yan Tianying told him not to worry, and to just be on duty at the Yamen before the Chinese New Year and just practice.
Three days before the New Year, it snowed heavily.
Shen Lang was sitting in the concierge, drinking warm sweet wine and looking at two little white dumplings flopping in the snow.
During these days in the Shencat Hall, Shen Lang first let out Xiao Zhao, who couldn't take any time off, and then let out Little Tuji.
The goblins of the Dianjing Pen system look just like ordinary little animals when they don't take the initiative to show their magic.
When Xiao Zhao, Xiao Ya, and Xiao Yu were still at a shallow level, even Mu Qingxue couldn't see through their abnormalities.
So now Shen Lang can rest assured and let them come out to play.
Anyway, the chief catchers of Shen Cat Hall couldn't see their supernatural power, and Yan Tianying, who had the ability to see that they were not ordinary little beasts, wouldn't say much - as a Taoist monk, it wouldn't be very interesting to raise some magical pets.
Is it normal?
The two royal masters raised many kinds of monsters including dragon beasts.
Master Wanfa keeps a red-crowned crane in his secret realm of the universe, and Master Wulei also keeps a giant tortoise, which are no ordinary beasts.
As for Shen Lang's goblins, if they don't change their form and cast spells, there will be something mysterious that even Yan Tianying can't tell.
It snowed today, Xiao Zhao and Little Rabbit went to play in the snow.
Xiaoyu stayed in the water tank and drank with Shen Lang.
The little red carp has recently fallen in love with drinking. From time to time, it puts its head out of the water, opens its mouth, and waits for Shen Lang to pour wine into its mouth.
It even strongly requested that the water tank it lived in be filled with strong liquor, and it was not afraid of soaking itself in the smell.
He poured Xiaoyu a sip of wine and took a sip himself. Unknowingly, Shen Lang thought of Mu Qingxue again.
Calculating the time, Mu Qingxue has been away in the Western Region for more than 20 days, and she doesn't know when she will be able to complete her mission and return to the capital. With her luck, will she run into another accident?
I hope she has less bad luck and more good luck...
There is also Gu Hongye, who has been out of Beijing for a while.
An official document came out a few days ago saying that the flower-picking thief with superb dexterity and amazing swordsmanship was chased by Gu Hongye alone for three days and three nights, traveling thousands of miles. Finally, after Gu Hongye broke through and advanced to the early stage of the fourth rank, he was captured.
She killed him with one sword stroke.
With the mission completed, Gu Hongye and his party could have returned to Beijing to hand over their errands a few days ago.
But on the way, they bumped into another eucalyptus.
A martial arts family was wiped out overnight.
When the local government's investigation yielded no results, they randomly found a notorious thief who had not yet been arrested, and placed the murderous crime on the thief's head.
However, Gu Hongye found some clues and found traces of magic kung fu from the victim's body.
And the traces of the magic kung fu are very similar to the "Red Devil Hand" used by Shen Sanlang, who was originally dressed as Shen Lang.
Gu Hongye himself had eaten the "Red Devil Hand" performed by Shen Lang with the help of Shen Sanlang's skills. He was deeply impressed by this magic skill, so he was able to find clues.
Based on this, she suspected that this murder case was related to the "Black Lotus Demon Cave", so she stayed in the area to investigate. Yan Tianying also attached great importance to this, and specially sent a fourth-level head catcher with a magical weapon to provide support.
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In short, Gu Hongye may not be able to return to Beijing to celebrate the New Year this time.
And Bai Shishi, the cult she participated in the investigation was indeed very difficult.
Judging from the official documents sent back two days ago, the cult's incense master and helmsman-level figures alone have fifth-level cultivation, and their identities are secret and difficult to find.
There are three levels above it: the protector, the elder, and the leader.
Although there are not necessarily third-level masters, there are definitely fourth-level warriors.
Within the sect, there are even witches and wizards who know some magic and are good at pretending to be gods and conjuring ghosts to confuse the people.
The leader of the Shen Cat Hall, Zhu Yi, ignores that Zhu Captou is also a fourth-grade Dacheng, possesses secret skills, and is very capable of fighting. His strength far exceeds that of an ordinary fourth-grade Dacheng. But even so, in the official document he sent back,
He implicitly expressed the hope that more help could be sent. It would be best to send a fourth-grade head catcher...
But Yan Tianying really couldn't recruit the fourth grade, Shen Lang took the initiative to ask for a fight, but Yan Tianying rejected it. In the end, Master Yan personally went to Yunding Demon Palace and had a heart-to-heart talk with Master Wanfa. Master Wanfa was moved by him and decided to
One of his disciples was sent out.
It is said that after Wan Fa Zhenren achieved first rank, he founded a Taoist sect called "Wan Fa Sect".
Currently, there are only seven second-generation disciples under Wanfa Zhenren, the founder of the "Wanfa Sect", and none of the third-generation disciples.
Because the sect has only been established for a short period of time, among the seven second-generation disciples of Wanfa Zhenren, the senior sister with the highest cultivation level is only at the fourth level. The six junior sisters below are each with lower cultivation levels. The weakest junior sister,
I am ten years old this year, and I have only learned two mediocre techniques.
Wanfa Zhenren himself dedicated himself to the Shencat Hall, but rarely allowed his disciples to interfere with the Shencat Hall's affairs. At most, he allowed his disciples to help refine pills, make talismans, and refine magic weapons, and indirectly support the Shencat Hall. Direct action would be
Basically none.
This time, seeing that Yan Tianying was really working hard, Master Wanfa reluctantly sent out his second disciple who was the most talented in combat to support him - the eldest disciple was a standard "nerd" despite his high level of cultivation.
He is very good at cultivation, he is proficient in alchemy, making talismans, and refining weapons. He also knows how to manage work and is very good at taking care of his junior sisters.
Master Wanfa himself has been out with Yan Tianying for many years, and he is completely a hands-off shopkeeper. The younger junior sisters, five, six, and seven, are almost all trained by the senior sister.
Senior Sister Wanfamen usually performs spells smoothly and naturally, and forms seals and recites incantations very quickly. However, when it comes to actual combat methods, she easily becomes nervous and confused, and even reciting incantations becomes stumbling.
Master Wanfa pretended to be a demon and made surprise attacks several times to test the disciples' actual combat abilities. He was always so angry and heartbroken by the eldest disciple's clumsy response to battle.
Anyway, Senior Sister Wanfamen is good at everything, but she doesn’t know how to fight.
The other disciples have little cultivation, but the second disciple is gifted with extraordinary talents, keen intuition, bravery and good at fighting, and has a fifth-level cultivation. She usually doesn't feel comfortable in the mountain gate, so this time she was sent to help.
It can be regarded as satisfying her belligerence.
With the support of the second senior sister of Wanfamen, Shen Lang naturally does not need to go out to support him, and continues to be on duty in the Yamen of Shenhuatang.
Of course Shen Lang understood that this was Yan Tianying's protection for him.
After all, Lian Yunxiao's matter hasn't been settled yet.
After thinking about his friends nearby, Shen Lang thought of Chen Yuniang who was far away.
It's been half a year since they were separated. I don't know if Lady Jade has become the disciple of the Dragon King of the Seven Seas as she wished. I don't know how advanced her current cultivation level is.
With Lady Jade's talent, if she could successfully join the Seven Seas Dragon King's sect and receive guidance and training from the Grand Master, she would probably have to be at least a fifth-grade student by now.
"It's a pity that I can't take the initiative to contact her. It would be great if there was some way to teleport items remotely. I can send her a copy of the elixirs captured this time, as well as the elixirs I refine in the future. After all, the Dragon King of the Seven Seas
No matter how strong you are, there is no way you can have the elixir refined from the fish dragon tree..."
The key is that the great master's alchemy is far inferior to that of the great master.
Even though Nanyang is rich in products and can find many heavenly materials and earthly treasures. It is also located on the main sea trade route and can obtain various spiritual objects from the West and the East. However, the Dragon King of the Seven Seas cannot refine anything even if he can obtain those heavenly materials and earthly treasures.
A decent elixir. If you chew it directly, a lot of its elixir will be wasted.
After thinking about Lady Jade's practice for a while, he imagined what New Year gifts he would prepare for her if she were right in front of him. Shen Lang, who had not tasted meat for half a year, unknowingly thought of Lady Jade's flexible and slender waist.
, round, plump and strong thighs.
As I was thinking about it, my body began to feel warm. I don’t know if it was because of the alcohol, or because I was full and warm and thinking about it.
It's a pity that his sister is far away, and Shen Lang is a bit of a germaphobe, so he can't go to Jiaofangsi to show off his style, so he can only stride into the snow, dance with his sword and use his strength.
Just when Shen Lang was braving the wind and snow, dancing wildly with his drunken sword.
Nanyang, an unknown island.
The storm roared, and the waves were like walls.
Chen Yuniang sat cross-legged on the rocks, looking at a roaring wave that was three feet high without changing her expression.
When the wave was only a few feet away from her, and it was about to hit her hard like a collapsing city wall, she suddenly let out a clear whistle, pushed her palms sideways, and two huge palm prints were immediately sunk into the wave.
With a loud bang, it exploded into pieces.
Chen Yuniang smashed the three-foot-long wave with one palm, stood up again, faced the big wave that followed, bowed and lowered her waist, clenched her right hand into a fist, closed it at her waist, and punched out again.
Amidst the thunderous sound of the sonic boom, the force of the air fist opened a huge hole in the big wave, and it continued to smash a wave behind it.
After that, Chen Yuniang jumped off the reef and fell into the surging sea water. She punched and slapped her hands, opened and closed, and fought against the wind and waves.
Shen Lang's estimate of Chen Yuniang was still too conservative.
I haven't seen her for half a year, and her cultivation has already reached the fifth level.
At this moment, in the turbulent waves, I am using the power of heaven and earth to capture the inspiration and prepare to condense the seeds of true energy.
Lady Jade, who is extremely talented and devoted to martial arts, is one step ahead of Shen Lang in martial arts practice after all.
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New Year's Day.
After having a New Year's Eve dinner in the dining hall with Yan Tianying and a few lonely Shenpingtang agents and officials, and enjoying the fireworks show in the imperial city, Shen Lang received the award from Yan Tianying in person.
A year-end gift package for everyone.
Back in the dormitory, Shen Lang set up another New Year's Eve dinner and let the little goblins out for a New Year's Eve reunion.
Then, while the goblins were noisily eating the New Year's Eve dinner, they opened the gift bag and saw that there was a banknote of one hundred silver dollars, two bottles of elixir, and a box of ointment.
The bonus is not too much.
Thanks to Lian Yunxiao's blessing, Shen Lang made a fortune, and his current net worth has exceeded 30,000. One hundred silver dollars is nothing to him.
But those two bottles of elixir are very good.
One bottle is for increasing martial arts cultivation, and the other is for improving Yuan Shen cultivation. They are both refined by Master Wanfa himself. They are extremely effective and cannot be bought on the market.
As for that box of ointment, it is also a beauty ointment exclusively produced by Wanfa Zhenren. Apply a little every morning and your skin will remain supple and supple all day long, regardless of the wind, sun or rain.
Of course Shen Lang doesn't need this ointment, but it's good to give it as a gift.
However, after thinking about it for a while, he was shocked to find that the girls he knew in the capital: Mu Qingxue, Gu Hongye, and Bai Shishi, all seemed to be from the Shenqi Hall, and they all had the same year-end celebration.
gift pack.
Even if they haven't come back yet, gift bags have been prepared for them, so there is no need for him to send beauty ointments.
Chen Yuniang, she is far away and there is no way she can send her there.
So I can only use it for myself?
Men should also be kinder to themselves?
Or, try to find a way to get to know another beautiful woman outside the Shenqiao Hall, so as not to spend the New Year in a deserted place and have to eat New Year's Eve dinner with a few big men?
When he was struggling, Xiao Gu sent out his heartfelt voice:
【Ointment, please give it to me, okay?】
Shen Lang was confused:
"Xiao Gu, what do you want this for?"
【Maintenance, bones, beautiful.】
"..."
Xiaoyu also quickly expressed his feelings:
【I want it too! Apply it on the scales, it will be beautiful!】
[Don’t fish, your scales, come with their own moisturizing properties? 】
[Xiaogu, your bones also have a glass texture and halo effects!]
[Don’t argue, Meow thinks this thing is also useful for Meow. It can make Meow’s fur softer and shiny.]
[Rabbit also wants something...]
[Can this ointment also protect fur?]
[Shouldn’t it be possible? This is a beauty ointment for skin care. It’s suitable for me and Xiao Gu. Cats and rabbits, please don’t join in the fun. 】
【Shen Lang, you need a bowl of water to keep it flat, meow~!】
【The main bank is the fairest!】
Shen Lang was so noisy by the goblins that he finally made a decision:
"None of you need it! I decided to keep this bottle of ointment and give it to Lady Jade in the future!"
The little demons were silent at the same time.
After a long while, Xiao Zhaocai faintly said:
[Shen Lang, you have changed. In the past, if there were any good things, you would always think of us first.]
【That is, it has changed beyond recognition now.】
[Beauty, disaster, ancient people, sincerity, never deceive, me.]
[Master Yin, don’t you love your little fairy anymore? Tuji is so sad...]
Shen Lang's head is full of black lines:
"As for that? Isn't it just a bottle of beauty ointment? I haven't seen you fighting for this elixir to increase your cultivation..."
[Because we grow up and know how to love beauty! Can you believe that cats can even distinguish the beauty and ugliness of humans now? 】
[That’s right, our aesthetic level is increasing day by day. Shen Lang, you can’t look at us with old eyes.]
【agree.】
【Rabbit also agrees.】
Shen Lang was dumbfounded:
"According to what you said, in addition to food and training resources, will I also have to prepare cosmetics for you in the future?"
[Okay, okay! Has Master Wanfa developed hair care products? If not, Shen Lang, can you ask her to help develop a hair care ointment or elixir suitable for cats? 】
[For fish, you only need this skin care ointment. 】
【Shen Lang, that’s great.】
[The main bank is really great! If you feel that the cosmetics are too expensive and the financial pressure is a bit big, don’t worry. Rabbit will work hard to grow spiritual grass, and the main bank can be used to exchange money. 】
[Yes, cats can also hunt. There are so many animals in the imperial garden that can be hunted and sold for money.]
【You can also catch fish.】
[Xiaogu, yes, I can perform arts...]
[Haha, I suddenly feel aroused! It feels like everyone is working together to make money to support the family and provide for Shen Lang's retirement...]
"..."
The corners of Shen Lang's eyes twitched, with a look of pain on his face.
After laughing for a while, Xiaogu suddenly said:
[By the way, Shen Lang, I have good news to tell you. 】
"What good news?"
【I am about to be promoted to the third level.】
Shen Lang was suddenly surprised and happy:
"Xiaogu, you have prepared a New Year gift for me!"
After the New Year's Eve dinner, Xiao Gu was indeed promoted to the third level.
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Volume 3: Bone Demon Xiaogu [Early stage of transformation, skill: Yan Mo Prison Suppression Skill. Talent: Tongyou. Skills: Yinfeng Burial, Huangquan Yin.]
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The appearance of the small bones in the third realm has not changed much, they are still as slender and compact.
The two small bulges on his forehead grew into two small and cute pointed horns that swept back.
Furthermore, the bone quality seems to have changed. If you look closely, you will feel that there is a dark cold light shining on its bones. If you stare at it for a little longer, you will feel a sense of turmoil and dizziness.
Both spells naturally become stronger.
The power of "Yin Wind Burial" has been fully enhanced. Four half-length skeletons wearing broken armor and holding broken knives will appear with the dark wind. The attack power of each skeleton is no less than that of an early fourth-grade warrior.
"Yellow Spring" has also become more terrifying.
Shen Lang tried it for a while. Except for not wearing the "White Dragon Armor", all other defensive spells were applied to his body, and all of them were actually penetrated by the "yellow spring water".
Although he did not completely turn into a soft-legged shrimp, his physical strength and skill were rapidly lost, and even his spell casting was affected. Each time he cast a spell, the consumption was three times that of the normal state.
After personal experimentation, Shen Lang was certain that an ordinary fourth-grade accomplished warrior would be unable to resist the power of Xiaogu's upgraded "Yellow Spring".
Once hit by this technique, you will instantly turn into a soft-legged shrimp and completely lose all resistance.
Normal fifth-level magic cultivation will also destroy most of the spell-casting ability.
In addition to the greatly increased spell power, Xiaogu's power has also become stronger.
Shen Lang is now powerful enough. He has the permanent eighth-level spell "Power of the Tiger", and the "Eight Directions Earth Movement" which is also the main power. There are various strengthening feedbacks, and the internal energy blessing is close to the fifth-level master.
, but in arm wrestling, he could only barely draw a tie with Xiao Gu.
He even felt that he had gone all out, but Xiaogu seemed to be able to do it with ease...
Well, goblins are originally based on physical strength. Like Sun Wukong or the Bull Demon King, which one is not a master with amazing supernatural powers?
Xiaoyu and Xiaozhao are both amazingly powerful now. With their physical strength, they are enough to compete with early fourth-level warriors. It is normal for Xiaogu to be powerful after being promoted to the third level.
The "changes" of the small bones are also quite interesting.
In addition to being able to transform into a giant skeleton about ten feet tall, it can also transform into a giant white bone palm.
This palm is so big that it can hold Shen Lang in the palm of his hand.
And when it transforms into a giant palm, there will be a dark wind lingering on the palm, and turbid water will leak out from the bones of the hand. The dark wind can paralyze the body, and the muddy water can corrode and consume internal energy, true energy, and even defensive spells.
In addition, Xiaogu has previously been able to remove the right hand and spine bones to move independently, and even turn them into weapons.
Now it has more bones that can be taken apart and move independently.
In addition to the right hand and spine, the left hand and the head can also be detached and moved independently. A small skull with glowing red eyes flying around with chattering teeth, the scene is not to mention how scary it is.
Finally, Xiaogu's talent for "broadening into the secluded world" is so strong that both Xiaoyu and Xiaozhao are envious.
Because of this talent, at this stage, the small bones can be "hollowed out" and turned into a ghost-like incorporeal body.
In the virtual state, Xiao Gu will not be blocked by any solid material and can pass through walls, soil, rocks, steel and other ordinary materials. This makes it have a more powerful stealth ability than Xiao Zhao.
However, in this state, Xiaogu will lose its physical attack power and can only cast spells to damage the enemy.
And you cannot carry any physical substances, not even "dot pens".
But at the same time, it will not be damaged by any physical attacks.
Even spells, unless they are specific spells specifically aimed at ghosts, cannot harm it.
And it can release the "Tongyou" state at any time and transform into an entity.
According to Xiaogu, the talent of "Tongyou" is not that simple. It is only the beginning of the talent, so it only has this current ability.
In the future, as its cultivation level continues to improve, the talent of "Tongyou" will become stronger and stronger, showing incredible power.
What is more regrettable is that the bones in the third realm are still unable to speak, perhaps because they are still not flesh and blood and have no vocal organs.
[Perhaps, you have to reach the Demonic Pill Realm before you can talk. Actually, I don’t want to talk to others. It’s enough to be able to communicate spiritually with Shen Lang, Xiao Zhao, Xiao Yu, and Xiao Ya.
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Xiaogu was promoted to the third level, and Shen Lang's bone strengthening was naturally promoted to the third level.
In the third level of bone strengthening, the toughness of the bones increases dramatically. It does not require any spell blessing, and the strength is equivalent to the blessing of the sixth-level spell "Iron Bone".
With such strong bones, Shen Lang's injuries will definitely be much lighter when he kills Lian Yunxiao again with that kind of super-explosive killing sword.
In addition, during the previous second-level bone strengthening, a layer of periosteum grew between the gaps between Shen Lang's ribs.
Now this layer of periosteum has become tougher, and its physical defense and spell resistance are as good as the seventh-grade secret technique "Golden Bell". It completely protects Shen Lang's important organs without affecting his flexibility at all.
The periosteum even spread to his abdominal wall, protecting the abdomen that lacked bone protection.
Although the internal structure has begun to deviate from the scope of normal human beings, Shen Lang still used "ban ribs and ribs" to forcefully explain it.
Besides, these are all internal changes, and he still looks like a normal handsome guy, so there is no need to worry about being regarded as an alien.
Xiaogu's promotion has undoubtedly improved Shen Lang's strength in an all-round way.
And on New Year's Eve, after taking the elixir refined by Master Wanfa, the internal power that Shenlang's Dantian and meridians could accumulate finally reached the limit.
It was only a little over a month before he was promoted to the fifth rank. With the sponsorship of Lian Yunxiao and the help of the New Year gift package, Shen Lang had reached the fifth rank.
And without any obstacles, he could easily sense the inspiration of heaven and earth.
There are two major difficulties for a fifth-grade warrior to advance to fourth-grade:
One is induction, capturing the inspiration of heaven and earth.
The spiritual power of heaven and earth is everywhere, but it is ethereal. Warriors with limited talents have difficulty even sensing the spiritual power of heaven and earth, let alone catching and guiding a ray of spiritual power into their bodies.
This step has stumped countless fifth-grade and accomplished warriors throughout the ages.
But this step did not pose any difficulty for Shen Lang.
Because he is a practitioner of both law and martial arts.
When Taoist monks perform Taoist magic, they use their spiritual thoughts to activate the Taoist runes built into the soul, so as to leverage the inspiration of heaven and earth to form various spells.
Taoist monks draw on the power of heaven and earth and deal with the spiritual forces of heaven and earth every day. If they cannot even sense the spiritual forces of heaven and earth, it will be impossible to practice Taoism.
Therefore, the first level of entry into the fourth level does not exist for Shen Lang.
The second biggest difficulty is to attract the spiritual power of heaven and earth into the body.
The ubiquitous spiritual power of heaven and earth, if it did not constitute a spell, would be safe and harmless and would not have any impact on people.
But if introduced into the body, it will become extremely violent and difficult to tame like a wild horse.
For a warrior who has been exploring his own potential before the fourth level and has never really come into contact with the spiritual power of heaven and earth, it is an extremely dangerous thing to bring the spiritual power of heaven and earth into his body. If he is not careful at all, he will go crazy.
In mild cases, the meridians are injured and the skill is reduced; in severe cases, the meridians are cut off and the skill is completely lost.
In the most serious cases, all the internal organs will be burned, the Dantian will burst, and death will occur on the spot.
However, this step still does not pose any difficulty for Shen Lang, who has already cultivated the fifth level of Taoism and has a good understanding of the "temper" of heaven and earth.
Therefore, on New Year's Eve, as long as Shen Lang is willing, he can condense the true energy seeds at any time and upgrade his martial arts to the fourth level.
But he didn't take advantage of the situation and take this step.
Because when you reach the fourth level, you must determine a major technique and use this technique as the foundation to condense the seeds of true energy.
Once the Qi seeds have a certain foundation, they can no longer be replaced.
The martial arts that Shen Lang first practiced was "ten steps and one kill".
This is also the technique that established his martial arts style.
Until now, he still regards this swordsmanship as his trump card. When he assassinated Lian Yunxiao, he did not use any spells and only used one sword.
That sword was also the only move he had mastered to the "supernatural" level.
But this martial art only has the third level.
After that, there are only some delusional descriptions of the effects of the second and first-level realms, and there is no serious cultivation method at all.
He also practiced Xuan Bing Jin, Bafang Earth Movement, Tide Palm, Tiger Claw Hand, Buddhist Secret Martial Arts, and a lot of skills captured from the Spider Sisters and their heads.
But the highest level is only level three or level four, and there is no skill above level three.
Shen Lang has a deep love for "Ten Steps and One Kill". As for martial arts, he wants to use this technique as the foundation.
But the problem is, the quality is too low.
Third-level exercises can only be practiced to the third level.
If you want to be promoted in the future, you have to find your own way - there is no first-grade technique in Shenquan Hall.
The "Tiangang War Qi" that Yan Tianying practiced in his early years was only a third-grade technique, and he developed the first-grade method on his own.
What Mu Qingxue is currently cultivating is only the third-level "Tiangang Battle Qi".
It's not that Yan Tianying held back and didn't teach Mu Xue the second-grade and first-grade Tao that he had already mastered, but that Mu Qingxue was completely different from him in terms of physique and talent, and his Tao was not suitable for Mu Qingxue.
Facts have proved that Mu Qingxue really has her own way.
Tiangang's fighting spirit transformed into her "golden fighting spirit".
In fact, although there are first-level and second-level skills in the world, none of the great martial arts masters in the past and present have achieved their achievements by relying on the first-level skills left by their predecessors.
All the martial arts great masters have practiced the second-level skills at the highest, and generally have practiced the third-level skills, and finally figured out the first-level method by themselves.
The great master Shasheng Arhat who was born in Buddhism, because of his too biased temperament in his early years, was not able to teach the Buddhist first-level martial arts skills, and only practiced the third-level "Vajra Demon Subduing Technique", but in the end he groped his way to the first-level realm.
Those who practice first-level skills from the beginning can only achieve second-level achievements at the highest level.
The reason why there is such a dramatic result has long been speculated by the martial arts masters of the previous dynasty. They believe that this should be because when the martial arts reaches the third level, it begins to "focus on the intention rather than the moves."
Your own martial arts will.
If you blindly practice according to the techniques created by your predecessors and follow the path that has left a strong personal style for you, how can you condense your own martial arts will?
Unless all the characteristics of future generations are exactly the same as those of the founder of the martial arts, and even their personal will is an indistinguishable copy, otherwise it will be extremely difficult for future generations to reach the pinnacle of martial arts using ready-made first-grade martial arts if there is even the slightest difference.
This is why martial arts masters are so rare, because it is so difficult that even existing techniques are not enough.
Unlike Taoism, although the entry requirements are extremely high, as long as the soul talent is sufficient and the intelligence is sufficient, the chance of achieving the first level is much greater than the first level of martial arts.
Martial arts relies on sensibility, while Taoism relies on rationality.
Emotional things are always elusive, but precise and rigorous rationality is more clearly visible.
Yan Tianying also agrees with this speculation.
Therefore, he only taught Mu Qingxue the third-grade "Tiangang Fighting Qi", and even if Shen Lang asked Yan Tianying for advice, Yan Tianying would only teach him the third-grade "Tiangang Fighting Qi", and it was impossible to teach him the Tao.
Instill it all in Shen Lang.
Doing that would not help Shen Lang, but harm him.
Although Shen Lang felt that with his rare talent in martial arts, he could find a way even without the guidance of martial arts, but this was a waste of time.
He still needs to practice Taoism. How can he have so much free time to explore martial arts?
"Forget it, let's use Little Moon to deduce. Anyway, the techniques that Little Moon deduce are the most suitable for me. For example, the killing sword with ten steps and one kill, even Xiao Gu can't practice it..."
Little Moon Taming Technique has the ability to deduce the skills. As long as there are enough reference materials, it can deduce the level of the skills to a higher level, and it will definitely match Shen Lang.
Shen Lang now has a lot of martial arts at his disposal, ranging from the lowest level four to the highest level three, and he already has enough information.
But in order for Little Moon to deduce faster and to deduce the exercises more perfectly, Shen Lang decided to go to the Shenhuatang arsenal early tomorrow morning to find some third- and fourth-level exercises.
And he is specifically looking for those techniques that have a rough mind, simple moves, and focus on strong attacks and explosions to complement Shen Lang's killer swordsmanship.
Tiangang Zhanqi also needs to consult Yan Tianying for reference.
"In terms of martial arts, 'I have a sword' is enough..."