Chapter 142: Walking on the Clouds and Stepping into the Air
After the martial arts competition ended, Elder He asked the two disciples to go back to rest and recover from their injuries.
Especially for Jiang Li's "leg injury", Elder He told him to exercise more in the past few days and go see him again in three days.
Jiang Li dragged his "weak injured leg" back to his small courtyard.
As soon as he returned to his quiet room, he immediately took out the five items as rewards from the sect's martial arts competition.
First of all, it is the Sutra transmission hall token that is almost standard for the fifteen disciples.
Depending on the ranking, the validity period of each token is also different.
Of the two coins in Jiang Li's hand, one lasts for twelve hours, and the other lasts for eight hours.
It's just a pity that the sect does not allow the duration of the scriptures to be split and used. There is actually no difference in value between the two tokens to Jiang Li.
In addition to the one-hour sutra transmission token that Jiang Li received when he visited the inner gate before, he now has three sutra transmission tokens in his hand.
Due to the characteristics of the sutra transmission hall, before a sutra transmission is completed, if you enter the sutra transmission hall with the same font size again, it will automatically resume the interruption and the sutra transmission you listen to will always be the same one.
As far as Jiang Li himself is concerned, the word "god" no longer means anything to him.
At least until the transmission of the "Avalokitesvara Heart Sutra" is completed, there is no need for him to enter this hall.
As for the duration of the teaching of the Guanyin Heart Sutra, Jiang Li roughly calculated it at the beginning. The continuous teaching of the Sutra without sleep would take 30,000 days, which is close to a century.
Even if Jiang Li's understanding and spirit have improved a lot since then, and the speed of teaching scriptures has accelerated a lot, it will still take many years.
Therefore, the three tokens in the four halls of "Divine Magic and Physical Technique" in his hand are enough for Jiang Li to collect all the scriptures in the remaining halls.
Practice Shen Kung Fu, Qi Kung Fu, Body Kung Fu and Divine Channel Technique.
Jiang Li currently possesses the Guanyin Heart Sutra and the Atlas of Animal Blood, two top-level inheritances.
If there are a few more techniques that are not inferior to those of the Earthly Dust Sutra and Fang Tianyin, then he will make a lot of money.
However, these two twelve-hour and eight-hour tokens would still be a bit of a waste if used directly.
It would be best to exchange it with other disciples to see if the extra time can be exchanged for some other benefits.
After putting away the three tokens together, Jiang Li looked at the other three items.
First of all, the heart-protecting mirror is a typical defensive magic weapon, but the special thing is that this thing does not need to be actively used by the monks, but will be automatically activated according to the wearer's whole body qi.
At critical moments, such as when encountering an assassination attack, it may be possible to save the life of the wearer.
It's just that the grade of this thing is not very high. It only looks like a high-level yellow grade. Its defensive capabilities are still relatively limited. It can only be used for insurance and emergencies. It is not suitable for direct combat with it.
The protective goggles were divided into two pieces, the front and back. After Jiang Li was about to activate it, he attached it to his chest and back.
Jiang Li picked up the porcelain bottle again, and as soon as he touched the texture, he knew it was a very high-end porcelain bottle.
Carefully opening the porcelain bottle and smelling it, what was revealed inside was the smell of blood.
Since Jiang Li entered the world of immortality, he has experienced a lot of various battles. He has also seen a lot of mortals, monks, monsters, corpses, and all kinds of blood. He admits that he will not admit his mistakes.
But the liquid inside, not only does not have any fishy smell, but has a slight fragrance of vegetation.
This smell...
Jiang Li licked his lips, and a little flush appeared on his face.
The liquid in this bottle made Jiang Li feel like his blood was surging and ready for some reason.
After putting the cork back on the bottle, it took a long time before the flush on Jiang Li's face finally slowly faded away.
Before separating from the others in the Demon-Suppressing Hall, Elder He specifically asked not to use the contents of this bottle indiscriminately, and that everything would be arranged by him.
Thinking about it, this should be the reward that Elder He specially obtained for Jiang Li.
After scanning it with the identification technique, he only knew that the name of this thing was [Blood Essence], but he didn't know how to use it or what it was used for.
However, based on Elder He's understanding of Jiang Li, this thing should be more suitable for his current situation, and he doesn't need to worry too much.
The porcelain bottle was temporarily put away, and the last thing left was the pair of boots.
He looked at a wooden sign hanging on his boots.
"Cloud Boots"
Huh? Isn't this the kind of magic weapon that can walk through the air?
Jiang Li was a little disappointed by this for a moment. Just walking in the air is not a rare thing in the world of immortality.
Even the rune wood pieces that Jiang Li casually carved could allow him to achieve that level to a certain extent.
He had asked Yan Hong to help him buy similar things before. The previous pair of shoes were called Takong boots, which were of the middle grade in the yellow class.
He originally wanted to use this magic weapon to replace the rune wood chips, so that when he was fighting in the air, he would have to scatter wood chips at every turn to barely escape.
But later I discovered that although that magic weapon could indeed control the air, the weight it could bear was too small.
Jiang Li tried it, and it was indeed possible to walk in the air, but the monk's weight could not even exceed two hundred kilograms, otherwise he would be unable to support and slowly slide down.
This was very unfriendly to the fat monk, and it was even more unfriendly to Jiang Li. This little air power was simply not enough to support him in running through the air.
etc.
Jiang Li suddenly noticed the column below the words "Luyun boots" on the wooden sign.
High grade, low grade Xuan grade!
The value of a low-grade Xuan-level magic weapon is more than a hundred times greater than that of a mid-grade Huang-level magic weapon.
How could a pair of Luyun boots be of such high quality?
Jiang Li was a little puzzled, but the sect would never pretend to be inferior.
Could it be that...this thing can make me step into the air?
Jiang Li was a little excited as he thought about it.
He immediately took off his pair of leather boots inlaid with steel plates and put on these pair of boots.
Under the influence of Jia Ma Shen Xing, the already extremely light legs now seemed to have no weight at all.
Jiang Li walked out of the meditation room and looked at the spacious courtyard, feeling that it was still a little small.
Simply open the magic circle and gently send spiritual energy to your feet, and you will immediately feel a sense of reality.
In front of Jiang Li, an invisible staircase seemed to appear, walking up into the air step by step.
Jiang Li took steps step by step, constantly adjusting the output of spiritual energy and sensing the feedback from the Luyun Boots.
Thanks to the help of Jiang Li's mental attributes that were several times greater than before and the parallel consciousness in his body.
His control over magic weapons and even all aspects is far stronger than before, and he can adapt to new things faster.
By the time he reached a height of twenty meters, Jiang Li had already mastered the method of using the magic weapon.
The sect does not allow disciples to blatantly control the sky, so Jiang Li can only maintain a height of about twenty meters so as not to be seen by disciples outside the Demon-Suppressing Hall.
Then he raised his foot and kicked hard behind him.
boom!
Behind Jiang Li, a large area of air seemed to have been hit by a big hammer, making a strange muffled sound.
He was clearly stepping on air, but Jiang Li felt like he was stepping on a stone wall.
The huge reaction force came, making Jiang Li shoot forward instantly like an arrow from the string.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
In the process of flying forward, Jiang Li continued to stamp on the air, and the air behind him made a muffled sound.
As the force under his feet grew stronger and his speed in the air became faster, the muffled sound behind him gradually turned into an explosion.
This movement caused many fellow apprentices below to look up.
But when they looked up, they could see nothing.
I could only hear the series of explosions getting farther and farther away.
Running all the way to the training ground, the dark prison dragon lock suddenly shot out, wrapping around a human-shaped iron target below, and instantly pulled it into the air.
Jiang Li suddenly stepped on his side, and the direction of his body shot suddenly changed.
Up, down, southeast, northwest, walking in the air is like walking on flat ground.
In the sky, I could barely see a white afterimage, one turned into two, two turned into four, four turned into eight, and eight turned into sixteen.
The afterimage that tore through the air and let out a cry, passed by the solid iron man hundreds of times from all directions in just a few breaths.
The heavy iron man was thrown left and right in the air, but failed to land on the ground. Iron fists fell on it one by one, and fist marks floated on the surface.
After receiving continuous blows, the iron target could not fall to the ground. The huge impact force could not be transmitted to the earth. It crashed inside the iron man. There were more and more cracks on the surface. In the end, it was unable to withstand it and exploded into pieces all over the sky.
The iron targets used by the disciples of Fumo Hall were so strong, but under Jiang Li's iron fist, they could only end up like this.
The figure in the air slowly slowed down, and after Jiang Li took a few more steps, he slowly landed on the ground.
Just like Elder He said, he is now very satisfied with these cloud boots.
Jiang Li's legs were blessed by the "armor and horse divine movement" obtained from the ancient talisman paper armor and horse talisman, and his speed was always frighteningly fast.
Even Senior Sister Liu Mulan, who was known for her agility and speed, could only eat dust from behind compared to him.
If he were on flat and hard ground, his running speed would always be faster than flying.
However, due to the complex terrain of the ground and the soft soil, it was also difficult to bear the strength of his feet, so it was often more convenient to use magic weapons to control the air.
But now with these boots, the situation is different.
If someone bullies Jiang Li for not being good at flying next time, I'm afraid he will die very ugly.
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The next day, the location of the Sutra Valley Foreign Affairs Hall.
Jiang Li came to visit with a somewhat nervous Yan Hong.
"This...has met Senior Brother Jiang Li!"
At the door of the Foreign Affairs Hall, an outer disciple who was guarding the door saw Jiang Li. He was stunned for a moment and then immediately recognized him, bowed and saluted respectfully.
"Senior Brother Jiang Li, what is your need when you come to the Foreign Affairs Hall?"
The Foreign Affairs Hall presides over external affairs, and its rights cover a very wide range.
In addition to basic duties such as purchasing magic weapons and elixirs, selling things produced by the sect, all external actions are also within their jurisdiction.
Even the Demon-Fuming Hall's external demon-fuming missions often require help from them, such as setting up strongholds and supplying supplies.
"You're welcome, junior brother, we are here to visit senior brother Ma Donggui, and we need help from junior brother to show us the way!"
Jiang Li was so enthusiastic and deliberate about making friends yesterday, so naturally he wasn't bored and looking for something to do for himself.
But Jiang Li really needs to use them.
Under the guidance of the named disciple, the two walked into the area of the Foreign Affairs Hall.
The situation here is completely different from that of practicing equipment everywhere in Fumo Hall.
At least half of the buildings in the Foreign Affairs Hall are warehouses, and there are even many items placed directly on both sides of the road.
Yan Hong followed Jiang Li, his eyes shining when he looked at the goods on the roadside.
Not many Jiang Li could recognize these things, but Yan Hong, who had been in the trading area for a long time, knew them all.
Usually with just one glance, he can tell the origin and quality of the goods, and can quickly judge the price range of the goods in the market.
How much profit can you make at any price, and what kind of profiteers will forge counterfeit goods? You must be careful about this.
It can be seen that Yan Hong has indeed learned a lot from his hard work in the trading area for more than half a year.
In short, let Jiang Li do this kind of thing, even if he has three heads, he can't do it.
"Senior Brother Jiang Li, this is where we are. I still have to guard the door, so I'll leave first."
The disciple resigned and left, and Jiang Li stepped forward and knocked on the door.
"Who is it? Didn't I tell you that I won't see guests these days?"
Ma Donggui's earthy dialect sounded through the door. From his tone, he could tell that this guy's status in the Foreign Affairs Hall was not low.
Jiang Li had known about Ma Donggui's life experience before, but he was not recruited through the Shengxian Pavilion Ascension Conference.
It was an orphan brought back from a countryside when the first elder of the Foreign Affairs Hall was traveling to collect a rare spiritual material.
Later, after the rare mutated thunder spirit root was detected, he was directly accepted by the first elder.
Under normal circumstances, a disciple with this kind of talent would not be able to recruit a disciple from the Foreign Affairs Hall, so he was unexpectedly bumped into one.
One of the words "fate" made the head of the Foreign Affairs Hall fall in love with Ma Donggui, and he was not stingy at all in investing various cultivation resources.
Ma Donggui never needed to learn from the foreign affairs hall to benefit from it, he just needed to practice with peace of mind.
His status in the Foreign Affairs Hall is just that of a disciple, but no matter which elder he is, he has to weigh it carefully.
"Junior brother Jiang Li? Why are you here?"
Ma Donggui was not wearing a shirt and had some bandages tied around his body. It seemed that the injuries caused by Jiang Li's talisman explosion were not fully healed yet.
This physical quality is completely different from someone else's.
"Junior brother said yesterday that he would come to visit. Wouldn't he be unwelcome?"
After Jiang Li handed over a beautifully wrapped gift with a smile, he was warmly invited in by the other party.
Ma Donggui came from a lower class background in the countryside, but he was such a person. From the time he can remember, whether he was begging for food or helping out, he could only rely on himself.
Although he always says "I", he seems to be simple and honest. He is much more discerning about the status between people than the average person.
If Jiang Li hadn't been a genius and the first disciple of the Demon-Suppressing Hall, he wouldn't have given face like this.
You must know that Brother Leilinggen's character is even more irritable than that of Brother Huolinggen.
After a warm conversation, Ma Donggui poured Jiang Li a cup of tea and then asked straight to the point what Jiang Li's purpose was.
"Wu Wu has just passed. Junior Brother Jiang Li is here injured. I'm afraid he's not just here to drink tea."
"I am a rough person and don't know much. If Junior Brother Jiang Li needs anything, I will never refuse."
He said that I was a rough guy, but how could he be rougher than Jiang Li, a physical practitioner.
"It's embarrassing to say it. It's the first time I came to visit and I just wanted to ask for something."
"Senior Brother Ma, let me introduce to you. This is my friend from the same hometown named Yan Hong. He is smart and knowledgeable, and he is quite proficient in the business affairs of merchants."
"Junior brother, I am here today to seek a position as a registered disciple for him."
Jiang Li has been thinking about this matter for a long time. It is of great benefit to both him and Yan Hong. Now that the time is ripe, he will naturally take care of it.