Longevity begins with slaying demons and eliminating demons

Chapter 17 Gu Xu's Diary

"September 23th, [-]rd year of Tianxing:
"Today is exactly the 520th day since I traveled to the Great Qi Dynasty, and there are about [-] days left before the end of my lifespan.

"I, Gu Xu, is a serious person, and should not keep a diary.

"But I'm running out of time.

"I hope that through this diary, I can conduct self-reflection at the end of each day, so as to avoid the onset of procrastination and delay the progress of my practice.

"That way, when I look back, I don't feel regret for wasting my time, and I don't feel ashamed for being mediocre.

"Last night, I used up all the remaining meditation pills.

"I did four missions in a row today, and I only got 290 meritorious service, which is not enough to exchange for new pills.

"So I didn't practice all day.

"I'm guilty."

"September 23th, [-]rd year of Tianxing:
"Today is the countdown to death at 520 and [-] days. I finally accumulated enough merits again to exchange for a bottle of Jingxin Pill.

"When Shi Xiaohan saw that it was too hard for me to work non-stop every day, he brought fifteen bottles of meditation pills and gave them to me.

"But I refused.

"This gift is too precious.

"Although I, Gu Xu, are poor, I am a dignified person after all, and I must not easily accept alms from girls.

"In addition, because the immobilization spell of the skinny ghost has left a lot of psychological shadows on me, I am very worried that in the future tasks, due to temporary negligence, I will be unable to escape due to the spirit control of the evil ghost.

"That's why I carved thirty 'Decontamination Talismans' in my sea of ​​consciousness."

"September 23th, [-]rd year of Tianxing:
"Damn it! I was so addicted to cultivation this morning that I accidentally ran out of meditation pills.

"But my current merit balance is far from enough to exchange for new medicine pills.

"So... I could only bow down for five buckets of rice and was forced to accept Shi Xiaohan's kindness.

"Oh, in life, there are always too many involuntary.

"Anyway, I have already recorded this favor in a small notebook. I must find a way to repay it in the future."

"September 23th, [-]rd year of Tianxing:
"Practice."

"September [-]:

"Practice."

"September [-]:
"Practice."

"September [-]:
"I've worked so hard. I'll reward myself for taking a day off tomorrow! Master Chen said that when things go to extremes, they will fail. You must pay attention to the combination of work and rest when you do things, but you can't wear yourself out."

"September [-]:
"Practice."

"September [-]:
"Practice.

"I accidentally had an epiphany today, which caused my body's true essence to skyrocket, and I almost broke through.

"Fortunately, I finally restrained myself.

"I just rubbed on the edge of the second realm and didn't go in.

"Master Chen said that a solid foundation can make people go further on the road of cultivation.

"My True Essence is not pure enough, and there are still cold impurities remaining, which still needs to be tempered and polished.

"Because my goal is the seventh realm, I don't want to leave hidden dangers, which will cause my future practice to be stuck at a bottleneck and stop."

"September [-]:
"Today, Lord Chen Jisheng gave us some popular knowledge about ghosts.

"He said that in our Jiaodong province, there are three 'fierce' level evil spirits.

"One of them is the 'Nine Baby Snake Demon', which has nine heads, can breathe fire and water, and can also make the cry of a baby.

"Eight years ago, it was this basilisk that ravaged the Qingzhou Mansion, ate the parents of the original owner of the body, and destroyed the Yishui County School.

"Many powerful practitioners joined forces, but they were unable to subdue it.

"In the end, it was the Great Qi National Teacher who took action and sealed it in the ground with the talisman technique, which ended that terrible disaster.

"The national teacher is a practitioner of the seventh realm and a master of the Dao Dao—his combat power ranks second in Daqi Ming, second only to the emperor.

"He's been my goal in life.

"The other evil spirit among the three evil gods is named 'Yishan Snow Maiden'. It is said that she is very beautiful and looks like a gentle, weak, elegant and moving girl.

"But ghosts can't be seen. The level of terrifying 'Snow Girl' is no less than that of the Nine Infants Snake Demon.

"Every June, she will set off a large-scale snowstorm within the Qingzhou Prefecture, taking this opportunity to hunt humans.

"Master Chen also said that if the 'Snow Girl' meets a man he likes, he will be frozen forever, turned into a statue, and placed in the ice cave where he lives for viewing.

"Sounds really chilling!
"As a 'spiritual body', I am panicking now. I hope I can survive through next June.

"As for the third 'Ferocious God'-level ghost... Mr. Chen said that he forgot its name, so he can only wait for him to go back to check the information, and he will explain it to us next time.

"Alas, a long-term lack of rest will indeed cause memory loss. It's really hard work like Mr. Chen from morning to night. Maybe I can consider sending him a box of walnuts when the salary is paid next month."

"September [-]:
"Practice."

"September [-]:
"Eat, practice, do tasks.

"The life of an exorcist practitioner is like this, simple, boring and boring."

"September [-]:
"I found that the spells of divination and fortune-telling in this world can be scary.

"Every time I go out to do a task, I use the six-line copper coin divination method to predict good and bad luck. In the past three months, my divination results have never been missed.

"This can only be described as outrageous!

"Today, I saw some introductions to astrology in a book. Out of curiosity, I decided to give it a try.

"The basic method of astrology is to determine the house of life based on a person's birth date, and then calculate his status, personality, wealth and fortune according to the star of the house.

"I... or the original owner of the body, was born in the year of Xin Chou, the month of Xinmao, the day of Jiayin, and the time of Renshen.

"This is a moment when the five elements are missing fire.

"That's why the original owner's parents deliberately chose a 'fire' attribute name when they named the original owner.

"After some calculations, I figured out that the main star of my life palace is 'Tian Ji Xing'.

"People who enter the Palace of Life are often smart and diligent, have the talent for planning and strategy, are good at observation, quick to respond, versatile, and have excellent eloquence.

"This astrology seems to be quite accurate!
"Just according to what the book says, Tianjixing is the star of counselors - people who have destiny, suitable to be a minister of the prime minister, to give advice to his lord, and to help him achieve a hegemony.

"Oh, how can a dignified traveler be subservient to others and be willing to be someone else's vassal? You must know that in the group of travelers who are stunned by the sky and the air, there is no 'great emperor', 'immortal monarch', Titles like 'Wu Huang' are shameless.

"It made me very unhappy.

"So, I recalculated the birth date of my previous life on Earth.

"I'm very satisfied with the result this time - Ziwei Xing sits in the life palace, this is the emperor's image, destined to call the wind and call the rain, either rich or expensive.

"But at this time, the book also said that Ziwei's life style is too noble, and most people can't bear it. People with this kind of life style are basically sick and suffering, and they die young...

"What a feudal superstition! I want to believe in science!"

"September thirtieth:
"Today, the county school Zhou Jiaoyu invited me to be a guest at his house. He said that I had reached the age to talk about marriage, and he wanted to introduce me to a good marriage.

"I refused. Women only affect the speed of my cultivation."

"October [-]st:

"When I was out on a mission today, Shi Xiaohan casually told me about the situation in the temples of the Daqi Dynasty.

"She said that today's emperor is obsessed with cultivation and ignores government affairs; the government of Daqi is currently mainly in the hands of the cabinet and the emperor's favorite Princess Zhaoning.

"When I asked her for more details, Shi Xiaohan said that she didn't know anything - because her father never told her.

"She just repeatedly emphasized in front of me that Princess Zhaoning was called 'the first beauty in Luojing', and many young Junyan wanted to marry her. Listening to Shi Xiaohan's strange tone, it seemed that she didn't like that very much. Princess Zhaoning.

"Is this the mentality of comparison among beautiful girls?

"In order to make Shi Xiaohan's father, the gold owner, happy, I said to her in a joking tone, 'A good looking skin is the same, and an interesting soul is one in a thousand'.

"Shi Xiaohan asked me: 'What is an interesting soul?'

"I made up temporarily: 'kindness, gentleness, sincerity, self-confidence, and helpfulness' - if I remember correctly, the silly white sweet heroines in previous life novels are basically this template.

"Hearing this, Shi Xiaohan smiled very happily.

"I feel like she's in the right place...a feel-good idiot!"

"The second day of October:
"The improved version of the 'Tai Shang North Pole Town Demon Killing Talisman' that I drew was officially put on the shelves today in the exorcism treasury. According to Mr. Chen, every time a colleague exchanges a 'Ghost Killing Talisman', I can get ten Five Merit Rewards.

"This 'Ghost Killing Talisman' should be the most affordable and expensive item in the entire Exorcism Division. Although it is not being used now, I believe it will be very popular in the future.

"I seem to see a beautiful life where you can earn merits while lying at home beckoning to me."

"The third day of October:
"Lord Chen Jisheng told me that the examiner in charge of my promotion assessment has left the capital Luojing and is expected to arrive in Yishui County in three days.

"He said that at the stage of the actual combat assessment, my competitors and I would enter a wonderful fantasy world and relive a certain ghost case in the history of the Exorcism Division. He wanted me to prepare well in advance.

"I'm starting to get a little nervous. It's mainly that the competitor named Machin is aggressive, and I think I may not be his opponent."

"Fourth of October:
"Practice."

"The fifth day of October:
"Practice."

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　　PS: The astrology in this article refers to Ziwei Doushu to a certain extent.

　　
　
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