Chapter 817 Yin-Yang Five Grades, Gains and Losses
Chapter 817 The fifth grade of yin and yang, gain and loss
Author: Saragus
Chapter 817 The fifth grade of yin and yang, gain and loss
This old man wearing a raincoat and a bamboo hat is none other than Taibu.
The last time Xu Zhiqiong went to Barren Mountain, he didn't find Taifu. Unexpectedly, Taifu took the initiative to find the Evil Punishment Department.
What is he doing here to punish evil officials?
Judging from Taibu's humble attitude, he must have come to seek refuge.
Xu Zhiqiong met Liang Xiaoen by chance in the barren mountain, which proved that Liang Xiaoen was most likely to come to see Taifu.
Taibu must have been chased by Liang Xiaoen and had no place to run, so he thought that the Punishing Evil Secretary would come to hide.
Now that he is here, Xu Zhiqiong should be taken in. After all, Taibu has also helped Xu Zhiqiong, and to a certain extent, Taibu also represents the position of the Yin and Yang family.
But there are conditions for joining the Punishment Division, so Xu Zhiqiong took out a golden bean.
Taibu naturally knew the meaning of this golden bean. It was the merit of the judge, or the merit of a direct gift from a high-quality judge.
If he eats this meritorious deed, Taibu will become a ninth-grade judge.
Xu Zhiqiong is not joking, he is serious.
You can't blame Xu Zhiqiong for being harsh. When he asked Taibu for help, Taibu had also forced Xu Zhiqiong to join the Yin Yang Division.
And this is indeed the rule of the Taoist sect. The Evil Punishment Department never takes in outsiders. Even underworld cultivators must be cautious when entering the Evil Punishment Department. Under special circumstances, they will leave as soon as they come and they will never stay for a long time.
Taibu has a second-grade cultivation level. If he is allowed to live in the Evil Punishment Department for a long time, it is hard to say what will happen. No matter how deep the friendship between the two is, Xu Zhiqiong cannot bet on the judgeship of Qiancheng Kingdom.
The golden beans were placed in front of Taibu. Taibu was silent for a long time and shook his head: "I have been studying Yin and Yang since I was a child. It has not changed for more than a hundred years. I have made an oath that I will never practice other Taoism in my life."
Xu Zhiqiong shrugged his eyebrows and said, "In that case, forgive me for not being able to help."
The Taibu let out a long sigh and said: "If you ask for help, but you also shame me, how about this, I move the star palace to your city, and you and I can be neighbors together?"
Xu Zhiqiong was startled: "Can this Star Palace still be moved?"
Taibu smiled and said: "I have been working hard for so many years, and I have a tacit understanding with Xing Gong. If you agree, I will move Xing Gong here immediately. We will also take care of you in the future."
This is understandable. Xu Zhiqiong's territory is inside the Punishment and Evil Department, but if Taibu wants to live outside the Punishment and Evil Department, Xu Zhiqiong has no control over it. Therefore, there is nothing wrong with Taibu moving here.
Moreover, Xue Yun is very concerned about the attitude of the Yin and Yang family. In addition to life and death, Taibu has the highest status among the Yin and Yang families. For Qing, Xu Zhiqiong should not refuse Taibu, otherwise it would be equivalent to pushing Taibu to the enemy.
The two of them agreed that if Taifu was in trouble in the future, Xu Zhiqiong would come to the rescue. If there was trouble in punishing the evil officials, Taifu could not stand idly by.
In addition, if Taibu's life is endangered, with Xu Zhiqiong's permission, he can temporarily seek refuge in the Punishment Department.
This also comes at a cost.
Every time Taibu went to the Punishment Bureau for refuge, he had to teach Xu Zhiqiong a yin and yang technique that day, and Xu Zhiqiong had to choose the technique himself.
On the same day, Taibu moved the star palace here.
The Star Palace is underground, and Taibu gave Xu Zhiqiong a copper bell. As long as you ring the bell near the Star Palace, you can see Taibu.
Xu Zhiqiong watched Taibu leave and saw that he had disappeared. After waiting for a moment, he estimated that Taibu had arrived at the Star Palace and had rested peacefully. Then Xu Zhiqiong took out the copper bell and shook it.
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Taibu, who had just been lying on the bed, heard the ringing and came to Xu Zhiqiong.
"What's the matter? Why didn't you tell me?"
"I just remembered it." Xu Zhiqiong actually wanted to test whether the copper bell worked.
Taibu frowned and said, "Then tell me quickly."
"I want to learn the soul-joining puppet technique from you." Xu Zhiqiong always felt that there was something wrong with Yang Wu's puppet technique.
The Taibu frowned and said: "If I go to your Evil Punishment Department to take refuge, I would have to teach you your skills. Now that I have never been to your Evil Punishment Department, why do you want to learn skills from me?"
Xu Zhiqiong replied calmly: "I owe you first."
Taibu said in astonishment: "What do you mean?"
"Business? I give you money, and you ship the goods. If I don't give you money, you keep the credit on credit. Isn't it normal for you to come and go?
You teach me the puppetry first, and next time you go to the Punishment Department for refuge, your debt won't be counted as your debt, isn't that great?
What if in the future, you are chased by people from all walks of life, and you don’t have time to teach me the technique, and you want to hide a few more times, can’t we discuss it?”
Taibu sighed lightly: "You are the host and I am the guest. Let the host do as he pleases."
After saying that, Taibu waved his hand and the magic circle was formed. Xu Zhiqiong suddenly felt his body sinking and sinking into the ground.
First there was dirt, then gravel, then rocks. Xu Zhiqiong came to a cave just like he was riding in a mine elevator, amid the flickering of the magic circle.
The cave was very spacious, almost as big as the main hall of Changshi Hall. Xu Zhiqiong looked around and said, "Is this the Star Palace?"
Taibu shook his head and said: "This is just a corner of the Star Palace. If you take the entire Star Palace into account, it is not much smaller than your Punishing Evil Division."
Xu Zhiqiong said with a look of astonishment: "Would you feel lonely if you live alone in such a big place?"
"What does this have to do with you?"
"If you feel lonely, I will tell Brother Han and Tao Huayuan and ask them to report to the two stars and ask them to visit you often."
"Kangsheng! How dare you!" Taibu was furious!
"Taipu, calm down," Xu Zhiqiong said with a smile, "It's just a joke, don't take it seriously. If I tell the location of the Star Palace, wouldn't I also expose the Punishment Division, which will do me no good at all."
The divination calmed down a little, and Xu Zhiqiong secretly thought:
Judging from the current situation, Taibu is worried about the star palace being robbed, and is still avoiding Shengke Shuangsu. His attitude does not represent the attitude of Shuangsu.
Taibu led Xu Zhiqiong to a flat stone platform. With a wave of his hand, a flesh and blood puppet appeared in front of him.
This flesh and blood puppet is a woman, with a handsome appearance and a beautiful figure.
Taibu took out an amphora over a foot high, which contained the soul of a woman.
He released his soul and personally demonstrated how to make a soul puppet.
"If you want to learn the Soul Puppetry, you should first advance to the fifth level of our Taoist sect and learn the technique of making gains and losses."
Gain and lose in exchange!
Once, Xu Zhiqiong asked Tao Huayuan about the fifth level of yin and yang skills. Tao Huayuan refused to tell, so Xu Zhiqiong pressed Tao Huayuan and ate her peach.
Tao Huayuan couldn't bear the tingling, so she explained the technique of making a gain and a loss.
But he was in a good mood at the time, and Xu Zhiqiong only wanted to eat it, not ask questions.
Moreover, the cultivation of yin and yang is a matter of time and effort, and Xu Zhiqiong will not be able to advance to the fifth level in the short term.
Does that mean I can’t learn the Soul Puppet Technique?
Taibu said: "Fortunately, the boundaries of our Taoist sect's ranks are not so strict. If you have a sixth-rank cultivation level, you can barely learn the skills of gaining and losing, but you won't learn it too superbly."
While Taibu was making the soul puppet, he explained the core of the technique of making gains and losses.
The so-called gain and loss, simply put, is to give up part of the ability in exchange for part of the ability.
In the process of using this technique, people often fall into a dilemma, but if you don't know how to make a trade-off, many Yin and Yang techniques will not be able to be used.
Take making a Soul Puppet as an example. An excellent Soul Puppet does not need to feel pain, but requires quick reaction, abundant physical strength, agility and a strong body.
But what if you want to make the puppet feel pain?
There are gains and losses. If you want the puppet to feel pain, you must sacrifice one of its original excellent qualities in exchange for pain.
If you choose to sacrifice the puppet's strong physique, you will create a puppet that can't help but be beaten and is very afraid of pain.
Is such a puppet useful?
it works!
Qu Qiao knew it hurt.
It was precisely because Qu Qiao knew pain that Chen Shuncai knew depth. This is a very important thing.
Xu Zhiqiong faces the same problem with the puppet he is about to create. He wants the puppet to be able to perform a large number of techniques, which requires making a trade-off, and it is a very big trade-off.
When Yang Wu made the Hehun puppet before, he obviously did not consider the issue of gain and loss.
Now Xu Zhiqiong must seriously consider that he must sacrifice part of the puppet's agility, part of his physical strength, and even part of its damage resistance in exchange for the ability to perform a large number of techniques.
But if the puppet cannot be beaten, it will be beaten into pieces as soon as it is shot. What's the use of having more skills?
The technique of "gain and loss" is not difficult. Xu Zhiqiong is very talented in yin and yang, and he learned the technique in half a day.
But when it came time to choose between gains and losses, Xu Zhiqiong was in trouble.
Taibu had already made the puppet, and the beautiful woman, with a tender face on her face, nestled in Taibu's arms.
Taibu pushed the puppet away first and said with a serious face: "This puppet can feel pain, and the price to pay for it is that her physical strength is not good, she must rest for two hours every day, and must take pills once a month...
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Before he finished speaking, the puppet pressed into Taibu's arms again: "I know it hurts, Taibu should be gentle."
Taibu pushed the puppet away again, coughed and said, "I'm just giving you a demonstration."
It seems that Taibu is not alone in this star palace at all.
After teaching him the skill of making gains and losses, Taibu sent Xu Zhiqiong back to the ground.
Xu Zhiqiong walked back to the Evil Punishment Department with a confused expression. It was too difficult to choose between gain and loss.
Just as he walked near the officials' residence, he suddenly saw Shen Shuliang jumping in front of him, staring at Xu Zhiqiong and saying: "Chang Shi, I understand!"
Xu Zhiqiong was startled: "What do you know?"
"Chang Shi is the greatest official in the Department of Punishing Evil!"
Xu Zhiqiong asked in surprise: "You only found out about this today?"
"Chang Shi is the greatest among all the Zhonglangs!"
Xu Zhiqiong nodded: "This is the Taoist rule."
Shen Shuliang said excitedly: "Then do you know where the Zhonglang is the biggest?"
"Then, then, then, then you..." Xu Zhiqiong muttered, "Then which lieutenant do you want to see?"
Shen Shuliang laughed loudly and said: "I peeked at Zhuo Ling'er taking a bath last night. From head to toe, she had the biggest peach! Hahahaha!"
Xu Zhiqiong was stunned for a long time and touched the honest man's cheek: "You have something to say to me, but you can't express it clearly?"
Shen Shuliang's face was expressionless, and tears fell from his eyes.
"You were hit by the orifice-sealing technique, your own orifice-sealing technique?"
Shen Shuliang still didn't speak, and the tears flowed more and more.