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There are still two hundred miles from Jinchuanwei to Ye Xueguan. Although the official road is gentle, for Tong Lao and others who have advanced cultivation, it takes many unnecessary detours. Therefore, Tong Lao still tries to choose shortcuts and trails. Anyway,
Climbing over mountains and ridges was no problem, even the ravines and cliffs couldn't stop them.
Without the burden of the Hu family, the group of people walked a little faster. As usual, Mr. Tong walked at the front, opening roads in the mountains and building bridges when encountering water. Zhao Ran recalled that when he first met Chu Yangcheng, he was trained by Chu Da
With Kang on his shoulders and walking across the water, he couldn't help but ask Qigu why he had to walk on the ground like a mortal during this trip - in fact, he just wanted to experience the thrill and excitement again.
Zhu Qigu's explanation is very simple. Since you have legs to move around, why do you need to waste mana? Riding on a horse (actually a horse, donkey, or deer) will not slow you down much. Even a Taoist would not want to be on the road if there is nothing urgent.
It takes a lot of energy and energy, and such a move is really tiring. Then she added an explanation, saying that this kind of knowledge is not suitable for some weird people, such as the fourth senior brother who is following behind.
Zhu Qigu especially taught Zhao Ran that this place is no longer a safe place and that he must be prepared for a fight at all times. No matter what the fighting method is, one thing must be kept in mind: the consumption of mana must be saved as much as possible, even if it is just a trace.
The accumulation of mana may also be the key to victory.
Zhao Ran was taught respectfully and then declared that he could not fight. Zhu Qigu glared at him and said with a straight face, "How can my brother not know how to fight? If I say it, I will lose face to my Zhu Qigu!"
Zhao Ran said innocently that he had no bones and could not store any magic power in his body. If he fought with a Taoist, he would be reduced to scum in an instant.
Zhu Qigu looked at Zhao Ran with disdain and said that as long as you have the courage and determination to fight, even ordinary people can trick a Taoist monk into crying for his father and mother. What's more, although you, Zhao Ran, have no foundation, you have the qualifications.
You don't even know how to fight, so why don't I turn you into a scumbag first so that you don't have to embarrass me in the future.
The four of them headed towards Ye Xueguan. Although the road was in desolate mountains and remote areas, they encountered several mountain patrols arranged by the Taoist sect. Among them were well-established monks and various types of casual cultivators who were attached to the Taoist sect. In general,
Generally speaking, this place is still within the jurisdiction controlled by the Taoist sect. For example, it is quite rare for a Buddhist demon monk to intercept the road halfway on Jinghuguan North Road.
That night, they still found a sheltered cave to rest. Zhu Qigu sent Mr. Tong and the fourth senior brother to find some game to fill their stomachs. The fourth senior brother remained cool and motionless, with the whites of his eyes rolled up to the sky, not even looking at Zhu Qigu, while Mr. Tong said quite depressedly.
He obeyed his orders and came back before nightfall, carrying a wild goat.
Even before leaving Jinghu Pass, Zhao Ran took the initiative to take on the task of grilling game. He worked in the Wujiyuan vegetable room for half a year, and his skills were very good. The small bamboo box behind him had enough seasonings, and every time the barbecue came out
The game was very delicious, which made the children and elders eager to eat. Every time they had a full meal to satisfy their appetites.
Although Tong Lao and the others are all Taoists and have gradually entered the realm of fasting, practicing Taoism is actually not inconsistent with eating and drinking. The difference between before and after fasting is just the length of time they endure hunger and thirst.
That’s all.
According to Zhu Qigu's explanation, fasting is complementary to the longer and longer retreats in the later stages of cultivation. The so-called "not eating the fireworks of the world" is more due to the change of the way of eating during the retreat. What is "eated" is actually the world between heaven and earth.
"Yuan Qi", in essence, is not fundamentally different from ordinary food. Both can be converted into mana, but one conversion is more efficient, while the other is much rougher.
Zhao Ran roasted the wild goat, and the browned skin made people salivate. The aroma of the meat soon filled the cave. Not only Zhu Qigu and Tong Lao were already sitting there waiting eagerly, but they also got a lot of it in the past two days.
Guang's fourth senior brothers also gathered around.
Zhu Qigu said coldly: "Those who have not contributed will not be fed!"
The fourth senior brother retorted: "Could it be that my junior sister brought this goat?"
Zhu Qigu glared at him and said: "My brother's roasted goat, if I can't eat it, who can?"
Seeing the two people arguing, Zhao Ran quickly smoothed things over: "We are all from the same family, we don't talk about two families." As he said this, he moved the bonfire away and stepped forward to cut the meat: "The two front legs are the most delicate, of course they belong to my sister.
...Well, this hind leg is fat but not greasy. It belongs to the senior brother. Senior brother has worked hard on hunting... This hind leg is left to the fourth senior brother. The fourth senior brother killed the monster monk with one sword, so he must reward him for his hard work..."
Zhao Ran decided to divide the meat, and Zhu Qigu didn't object anymore. She just glared at the fourth senior brother and said, "Thank you, little brother."
The fourth brother didn't say a word of thanks. He just took the leg of lamb and walked to the entrance of the cave. While looking at the stars that were getting brighter, he ate steadily, leaving only the back of Zhu Qigu's head.
Looking at Mr. Tong again, he had already eaten almost half of a leg of lamb.
After dinner, Mr. Tong took a few sips of wine from his gourd mouth, found a corner with a red nose and fell asleep, snoring loudly. The fourth senior brother held the big sword in his arms and leaned against the entrance of the cave motionless, unaware.
Did she fall asleep? Zhu Qigu was sitting by the campfire, talking to Zhao Ran.
Zhao Ran was very curious and asked Zhu Qigu: "Sister, how much wine is in the gourd of senior brother? Why haven't you finished drinking it all the way?"
Zhu Qigu chuckled and said, "His gourd is a treasure. I can't tell how many items it can hold. I've known her for almost twenty years and I've never seen her fill it up before."
Zhao Ran was speechless secretly. He was waiting to ask more details when he heard Zhu Qigu say: "Brother, I think that although you have no foundation, you are highly qualified. My senior brother said that I would just throw you a simple meditation in the Taoist sect."
You quickly understood and mastered the Dharma, and he praised it very much. I have carefully calculated it for you these days. The Taoist martial arts will never change from its origin, but it still needs to be supported by magical power. Under your conditions, I still have
It cannot be touched. If you want to have the power to protect yourself, you can only start with the formation."
After a pause, Zhu Qigu continued: "I am not good at formations, and I have never dabbled in weapon refining, and I don't know how to give you some advice. I want to give you a magic weapon for personal protection, but you can't use it... Come to think of it.
I want to go, but I want to tell you some methods and techniques for fighting the enemy. I hope it can help you with the formation. I heard from senior brother that you once helped the two Taoist sects in Huayun Pavilion to get rid of them.
Demon, Huayun Pavilion will give you a set of array disks as a reward?"
Zhao Ran nodded: "That day, Da Zhuo and Uncle Xiao Zhuo were chasing a raccoon spirit that had not yet become a big player. I helped him by manipulating the formation to trap the enemy. It was Da Zhuo who was able to do his best, and Master Xiao Zhuo had great magic power.
, and the set of magic weapons for setting up the array also belong to the two uncles, I am just copying a cat and imitating a tiger."
He took off the bag hanging on his chest and took out the set of small formation disks inside. A palm-sized formation hub compass, a three-inch small golden sword, a square wooden ruler, a string of mercury beads, and a jade seal were all placed in front of Zhu Qigu.
Of course, the "Compilation of the Five Elements Divine Formation" is also indispensable.
Zhu Qigu picked it up at random, frowned slightly and said: "It's too simple - the materials are ordinary, and the formation cloud pattern has only been refined for one layer. Huayun Pavilion is stingy! But it's better than nothing.
, let’s use your formation as the main one, and I’ll tell you how to deal with the enemy.”
Zhao Ran was so happy that he quickly sat upright and listened attentively.
Zhu Qigu said: "There are twenty-five kinds of formation transformations in your "Compilation of Five Elements Divine Formation". I just looked through it. They are all the most superficial five elements formations. But although they are superficial, they are exactly the five elements formations."
The foundation of the Dharma, Huayun Pavilion gives you this formation book, and it is well worth it. As long as you study these twenty-five formations thoroughly, and then practice the more difficult five-element formations in the future, you can get twice the result with half the effort, and even
It is much easier to practice the three talents, four images, Liuhe, seven stars, eight trigrams, nine palaces and other formations. But how can you be considered proficient? Have you memorized them?"
Zhao Ran nodded: "I have recited the entire article countless times, but I keep it all in my heart."
Zhu Qigu said: "Then have you demonstrated all the twenty-five formations?"
Zhao Ran said: "I have demonstrated it all, and the operation of each formation is fine. It took me a lot of hard work." It has been less than half a year since he obtained the formation book and formation plate. If it were not for his super memory and understanding of the movement of heaven and earth qi "
"Visibility" ability, it is not easy to achieve this step. Therefore, when he said this, he was somewhat showing off in it, but it was a pity that Zhu Qigu did not hear it at all - for Zhu Qigu, this achievement was
It's nothing at all.
Zhu Qigu said: "Okay, you can demonstrate it to me here."