Chapter One Hundred and Thirty First: Pursuing Good Fortune and Avoiding Misfortune
After asking some casual cultivators, the group found out that they didn't encounter any heavy fog at all along the way last night.
I didn't encounter any evil spirits.
This made everyone very strange, saying that they were unlucky for eight lifetimes.
On the way, Chen Li secretly wondered why the evil spirits were specifically targeting him.
"Is it the rumored foundation disaster?"
But this reason is so ridiculous.
After much deliberation, I can only attribute it to the fact that there are too many evil-breaking charms.
This kind of talisman can cause certain harm to evil spirits, but in turn, it may also be hated by more powerful evil spirits.
"If you are in a crowd in the future, it is better to follow the crowd!" Chen Li thought thoughtfully:
"Counting the one on the migration route, this is the second time something like this has happened."
He plans to put most of the evil-busting charms in his storage bag in the future and take them out when he encounters danger.
This encounter with Xie Sui was not without its benefits. Through this battle with Xie Sui with real swords and guns, he had eliminated most of his fear of Xie Sui.
This evil spirit is also too powerful.
If he encounters that evil spirit on the migration road again, Chen Li believes that he can definitely deal with it now.
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After crossing the big river we came from, we walked for another half day.
The scenery suddenly changed.
This place is no longer full of scorched earth.
There are countless farmers using simple tools to cultivate wasteland and level the ground.
The farmers dug out the remaining tree stumps and roots after burning the wasteland one by one, and dragged them together and burned them while shouting neat chants.
The whole world was filled with smoke.
By next year, I think this place will have turned into a vast expanse of farmland and villages.
The passing of the casual cultivator caused a commotion, but under the steward's shouts and curses, the original order was quickly restored. Only the pairs of eyes looking in awe, curiosity, or envy looked this way from time to time.
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Compared with the hardships of these farmers, the hard work of casual cultivators is completely incompatible with misery.
After arriving here, there was basically no danger, and not far away was the hinterland of mankind. The group of people hurried and hurried slowly, and finally arrived at a small town before nightfall, and rested for a night in an inn.
It's rare to come out.
Chen Li is not in a hurry to go back.
Early the next morning, Chen Li and Zhou Hong separated from Zhang Yan and others, traveled around the mountains and rivers, experienced the secular customs, and returned slowly and leisurely.
He has never been so relaxed since he came to this world.
Life is not only about cultivation, but also about life.
A total of two days and two nights of journey, the two of them walked for more than half a month. When they felt like it, they stayed for a day or two. During the period, they even went to a remote village to perform chivalrous acts and got rid of a man.
Only evil spirits.
There was not even an evil-breaking talisman, and with a thunder from the palm, it was instantly wiped out.
The beautiful scenery and delicious food along the way made Chen Li reluctant to leave. If it hadn't suddenly snowed heavily, speeding up the trip, it might have been delayed for a few more days.
After being absent for more than three months, another thief broke into the house.
It was a mess inside, but fortunately there was nothing valuable.
Upon inquiry, I found out that the Huanzhen Sect monks, including the Jindan Patriarch, had returned earlier than the two of them. It was said that four foundations had been lost during the land reclamation. Such a loss was still a traumatic event for the Huanzhen Sect.
I don’t know if the cold and arrogant female cultivator named Bai is among these four.
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Winter is approaching. Considering the inconvenience of life, Chen Li finally decided to move back to Luanluo City. During this period, he asked Zhang Yan about his plans. He said that he still had to consider it. His house had long been rent-free. Even if he wanted to move
I have to look for a house again when I come back.
When saying goodbye, Wang Qing was full of reluctance:
"Oh, I really can't bear to leave you!"
"I can't bear to leave you either. Fortunately, it's only a few steps away. If we want to see you, we can see you at any time." Zhou Hong held Wang Qing's hand.
"Wow, wow, wow, I don't want uncle to leave, I want uncle!" Seeing that Chen Li and his family were leaving, the naughty child sighed loudly and burst into tears: "Mom, please keep uncle, okay!"
"This damn kid! He's so wild and doesn't know any etiquette!" Wang Qing helplessly covered her forehead and said with a red face: "Young Daoist Chen, please don't take offense."
Chen Li couldn't laugh or cry when he saw this. Children have a strong nature. Although they don't have much contact with him, they obviously admire and respect him.
Chen Li touched the child's head and said with a smile: "How can you be surprised by this child's innocent heart?"
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Moved back to the house in Luanluo City.
This place has become a bit strange, many familiar neighbors have disappeared, and at the same time there have been many strangers. With the migration of casual cultivators from the Huanzhen Sect, this place is even more lively than before.
A middle-aged couple has moved into the house left by Bai Jinwang after his death.
As for Sun Yu, it seems that he still lives here.
Everything has changed, but it seems like nothing has changed.
While meditating at night to practice Qi, Chen Li felt the rich spiritual power that he had not seen for a long time and breathed a long sigh of relief. This is the place for practice. If it takes eight months to practice Qi at the foot of the mountain, it only takes eight months in Luanluo City.
Half a year.
After returning to Luanluo City, he finally had time to practice properly.
In less than half a month, after the body protection operation, Chen Li had also mastered the wind control technique to the full level. The only remaining spells that needed to be leveled up were the first-level and eighth-level invisibility skills and two first-level and ninth-level skills.
The magic skills include Yuan Magnetic Sliding Escape Technique and Golden Light Body Protection Technique.
In his spare time, Chen Li studied the art of seeking good luck and avoiding evil and the art of fortune-seeing from the pile of old papers.
Both of these techniques are quite special.
They are all first- and fifth-level spells.
The art of pursuing good fortune and avoiding misfortune, sensing misfortune secretly, avoiding misfortune and avoiding misfortune, pursuing good fortune and avoiding misfortune, can be called the art of numerology.
Qi-gazing techniques, observing the flow of spiritual energy, deciphering formations, and identifying spiritual veins, are the techniques of Kanyu.
The first-level and fifth-level spells were basically not difficult for Chen Li, and he didn't bother to study them too much. It only took him about ten days to learn the technique of seeking good luck and avoiding evil.
There is nothing colorful, except for some mana fluctuations, the casting process is almost silent.
"Is this the state of magic?"
Chen Li closed his eyes and felt carefully.
At this time, he found that his mind had become extremely sharp, and he felt as if he was in a mess, and he himself was one of the nodes. All kinds of inexplicable information came and went in his mind, but he wanted to capture it carefully, but he couldn't.
No trace.
He greeted Zhou Hong and walked out.
People were coming and going on the street, and there were all kinds of strange faces everywhere.
Suddenly his heart jumped inexplicably and he began to throb.
Subconsciously he looked at the monk walking towards him.
He was wearing a high-grade robe, tall and tall, middle-aged and bearded, with a bright complexion and an extraordinary bearing.
"I'm afraid this is a foundation builder!"
The two passed by each other quickly without causing any disturbance.
He suddenly realized something in his heart.
"The art of pursuing good fortune and avoiding evil is indeed to seek good fortune and avoid evil... No matter whether the other party is hostile or not, whether there is causal involvement, a strong person's existence itself is evil to me!"
"In front of a strong person, life cannot be controlled independently. Life and death depend on the other person's thoughts. Isn't this evil?" Chen Li thought thoughtfully.
"What a keen sense of danger!"
He moved on.
Suddenly he had a strange feeling. He followed the feeling and walked a few more steps, looking towards a corner where there was a pile of lush weeds.
"strangeness……"
He frowned, stepped forward, and gently crushed the weeds with his toes. The next moment, a subtle light flashed across his eyes.
"Huh?" He bent down to pick it up, and gently rubbed off the mud covering it with his fingers, revealing the crystal color inside.
It is clearly a low-grade spiritual stone.
Chen Li pinched the spirit stone in his hand and was a little confused. This was the first time he picked up money.
"Is there really a destiny in this secret?"
He felt a slight chill on his face and raised his head to look at the leaden sky, where little snowflakes were falling.
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Time flies by so fast, winter turns to spring in a blink of an eye.
Another year has passed.
Chen Li officially turned forty-five years old.
He spends most of his time practicing behind closed doors on weekdays. Occasionally he draws talismans, studies formations, or goes out to fly around to adjust his mood. He has long learned the Qi-gazing technique, and combined it with the knowledge in the formation book, there are also ready-made
The city defense formation can be observed and verified from time to time.
He no longer knows anything about battle tactics.
Some simple illusion formations and confusing formations are no longer difficult for him.
Some time ago, Zhang Yan, his daughter, and Gu Mengqing all moved back here.
Today, during the Chinese New Year, not only did these two families come, but Zhao Changer also came uninvited and made this otherwise deserted Chinese New Year a bit more lively.
"Tsk, tsk, the girl's 18th transformation has not blossomed in the past years, but now she is getting more and more energetic!" Zhou Hong pinched Zhang Shuniang's face affectionately and said, "I don't know who will benefit from it in the future?"
Zhang Shuniang blushed with embarrassment and said, "Aunt Zhou, please stop laughing at me."
The two of them did not participate in men's topics and sat aside to talk about their daughter's private affairs.
"Fellow Daoist Chen, I see that your spiritual power is faintly overflowing this time. You must be building a foundation!" Zhao Changer stared at Chen Li for a few times and said with some surprise. He couldn't see it last autumn, and it has only been a few months.
There are already signs of foundation building.
Zhang Yan was preparing to drink tea at this time. Hearing this, he couldn't help but pause his hands and continued to drink tea calmly.
He's used to it.
Even now I heard that Chen Li has established a foundation and became a foundation-building monk.
He would also say congratulations with a calm face, and then there would be no disturbance in his heart.
"It's still very early. As for foundation building, it depends on fate!" Chen Li said modestly with a smile. With his current cultivation speed, it will take another three or four months to truly complete it.
Zhao Changer sighed: "Indeed, it is so difficult to build a foundation like ours. Although it is only one step away, it is as difficult as climbing to the sky."
"Others can't do it, but big brother can definitely do it!" Gu Mengqing said.
Zhao Changer sneered, took a sip of tea, and pointed to Jiang Shan: "You don't understand, how many sect geniuses have a smooth journey during the Qi training period without any obstructions, and have perfected Qi training before the age of thirty, but in the end they all fail
At the last level, you can see how difficult it is, let alone those of us who have no roots, no roots and no inheritance."
Chen Li felt suffocated and felt a little heartbroken.
At this time, there was a knock on the courtyard door.
Who else is coming?
He apologized, got up and went to open the door.
When I opened the door, I found no one outside.
There was only one bag placed at the door. He bent down to pick it up and opened it. Inside was some spiritual tea, elixirs, desserts and other New Year gifts wrapped in red paper.
There is also an unsigned letter.
"Who sent it?"
He closed the door, tore open the envelope, took out the letter and read it.
The writing is beautiful and clearly written by a woman.
The tone of the letter was respectful, starting with the words of respect used by elders.
On it were written my greetings to him and my gratitude for the original help. In addition, I also wrote about the current situation of the Yu family. It was obvious that they had completely settled down.
"...Fan Zhen will never be able to repay the kindness that fellow Taoist has shown to the Yu family. If I ask for anything in the future, the Yu family will do their best and offer it to Yu Fan with both hands. I sincerely offer my respects!"
Chen Li felt a warm feeling in his heart.
Gifts of roses, hand a fragrance.
Although the gift is not precious, the friendship is heartwarming.
Chen Li put the letters and gifts into his storage bag and walked back. The news about the Yu family still needs to be kept secret. The fewer people who know about it, the better.
"Who is it?" Zhou Hong came over and asked.
"I don't know. No one was there when I opened the door. Maybe there were children causing trouble." Chen Li said with a smile.