Longevity begins with slaying demons and eliminating demons

Chapter 197 Epiphany
"It's still a little short." Gu Xu said inwardly.

Tonight, he set off from the headquarters of the Exorcist Division and came to the edge of Luoshui, which is crowded with people.

He temporarily emptied his mind, let go of his long-standing restraint on his emotions, felt the festive atmosphere of the Lantern Festival, tasted the delicious food and sweet and delicate sugar figures in Luojing City; In the arena, enjoy the cheers like mountains and tsunami, enjoy the appreciation, envy or admiration of everyone's eyes.

His mood also fluctuated accordingly—some joyful, some worried, some irritable, some refreshing.

At the same time, his real energy aura, which had been stagnant for a long time, also showed signs of rising.

It was as if a person who had been locked in a dark room for a long time suddenly saw a ray of sunlight shining through the crack of the door.

Gu Xu felt that he should soon be able to find a way to break through the bottleneck.

So, he glanced at the endless sea of ​​people on both sides of the Luo River, then looked at the young monk in gray-brown cassock in front of him, and said politely, "Please."

"Please!" Monk Jingru smiled, took off the cumbersome cassock, and threw it on the ground, revealing the short shirt he was wearing inside.

Then with a thought, he summoned a sturdy wooden stick several feet long out of thin air.

"I didn't expect this introverted and ordinary-looking monk to be a fourth-level cultivator with natal objects." Gu Xu secretly sighed in his heart.

With the sound of gongs and drums, the competition began.

Monk Jingru held a stick in both hands and slashed straight towards Gu Xu's position. His movements were swift and powerful, like thunder.

Gu Xu saw the radiance of true essence flickering at the end of the stick, and heard the whistling sound of the stick piercing the air.

He knew that the move performed by the other party was called "Qimei stick method", which was a relatively basic martial art in Lingshan Temple.Each of its moves, such as chopping, collapsing, pointing, dialing, teasing, sealing, etc., looks simple and unpretentious, but they are flexible and changeable when combined together, and the body and stick are integrated, and the force penetrates the tip of the stick, making the opponent unpredictable. Overwhelming.

The sticks came too fast.

It was too late for Gu Xu to take out the talisman and recite the mantra.

The light on the tip of the stick actually left a clear afterimage, forming a bright arc in the air.

The monks watching the battle under the high platform forgot to breathe for a moment.

Jingru monk's stick looks simple, but it is extremely solid.

Perhaps in the eyes of laymen, its viewing effect is not as good as those fancy spells cast by Gao Lang of Longmen Academy.

But insiders can clearly perceive its terrifying power, as well as the solid cultivation of Jingru monk.

As we all know, Gu Xu is a monk who majors in spells and spells - not only is his body relatively fragile, but he is also not good at this kind of hand-to-hand combat.

How can he resist this lightning rod?
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next second.

Gu Xu's figure suddenly disappeared in place.

The light that was as clean as the tip of a monk's stick exploded with a "pop", and an obvious depression appeared on the ground of the high platform.

At the same time, Gu Xu appeared a few meters away, separated from Monk Jingru, avoiding the attack range of the "Brow Equal Stick Technique".

As far as Gu Xu knows, the high platform under his feet is part of the "Dragon Formation" in Luojing City, and it is theoretically extremely strong and extremely difficult to be destroyed.

But this stick that is as clean as a monk can leave marks on the high platform.

It is conceivable that if Gu Xu had chosen to take the blow head-on just now, he would have been seriously injured by now.

So Gu Xu was very fortunate that he chose to use the "Meteor Walking the Moon" footwork at the first time, avoiding this menacing stick.

Monk Jing Ru couldn't help being stunned for a moment—he didn't seem to have expected that a monk like Gu Xu, who looked relatively thin, could actually master such a strange and unpredictable movement technique.

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On the banks of Luoshui.

"It turned out to be 'Meteor Walking the Moon'..." Qi Yan murmured as he watched Gu Xu's disappearing and reappearing figure by the railing.

He knew very well that "Meteor Walking the Moon" was a high-grade martial art created by Luo Chuan, the head of the Exorcism Department - only those who had won Luo Chuan's trust, such as Chu Fengge and Shangguan Jin, were eligible to learn it.

"It seems that Gu Xu's position in the head of Luo Si's heart is more important than I imagined," he sighed in his heart, "and according to common sense, top-rank moves have always been famous for being difficult to understand, and it takes a lot of time to study and ponder. , to be able to comprehend the true meaning of the Dao. But Gu Xu only practiced for about a year, and he was able to master more than one kind of high-grade martial arts or spells... This is simply unbelievable."

Shangguan Jin next to him was also in a daze.

Up to now, she has been able to guess that Gu Xu's "meteor walks over the moon" movement technique was learned from her not long ago when he competed with her in "The Realm of Discussion of Dao".

"He actually learned the 'meteor walks the moon' with just one glance!"

Whenever thinking about this matter, Shangguan Jin would feel that he and Chu Fengge were both trash.

Because she clearly remembered that it took her a long time, made many mistakes, and was criticized and taught many times by the chief executive, before she gradually mastered the mysterious and unpredictable movement technique of "meteor walking around the moon".

There may also be a natural gap between geniuses and geniuses.

Shi Xiaohan leaned on the railing in front of him with both hands, tiptoed to look at the high ring, feeling extremely nervous.

She could feel that this monk's strength was much stronger than that of Gao Lang from Longmen Academy—the strength contained in his stick technique was no less than the full strength of her using the "Glutton Seal" combined with the "Overlord's Saber Technique" hit.

Gu Xu's dodges again and again are like dancing on a tightrope, and there is no room for the slightest mistake.

"Gu Xu, you must be careful..." she said silently in her heart.

Only Luo Chuan, who was hiding in the crowd, remained calm.

As if in his eyes, no matter how outrageous moves Gu Xu used, they were all taken for granted.

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Monk Jingru quickly made another move.

He held the wooden stick tightly with both hands, his knuckles were slightly white, he took a few steps forward, and quickly approached Gu Xu's body.His stick drew a circle along the left side of his body, and then swung forward suddenly.His true energy gathered at the tip of the stick, sparkling sparks came out.

Gu Xu knew that if he was hit by this stick, he would be instantly lifted into the air by that powerful force.

Without thinking, he cast "Meteor Walks the Moon" again.

This time, his figure appeared behind Monk Jingru.

The wooden stick was empty again.

In this way, in the next period of time, the wooden stick danced flexibly in the hands of the monk Jingru, reversed and moved, wow, split, return, dance, and the sound of the stick whistled, vigorous and brave.

Gu Xu's figure flickers on and off, appearing and disappearing from time to time, like a ghost, making it difficult to predict where he will appear in the next second.

The wooden stick passed him again and again, but couldn't hit his body.

This made Jingru's monk's expression dignified.

Of course, Gu Xu is not just dodging blindly.

While dodging, he took out a few talisman seals from his pocket, recited the incantation silently, and then threw it towards Monk Jingru.

In fact, if he is willing to use "time", it will be easier for him to delay time.

It's just that Gu Xu feels that "Time" involves a high-level "Tao" such as time, and consumes a lot of real energy, so it should be used as a hole card in future life-and-death battles.

Gu Xu used three talismans in total.

A "Disarm Talisman", a "Binding Talisman", and a "True Flame Talisman"—after his improvement, these Talismans are much more powerful than the original version.

Under normal circumstances, Monk Jingru would be disarmed, immobilized, and then roasted by the fire.

But Monk Jingru's reaction speed was faster than Gu Xu imagined.

Moreover, as a direct disciple of Master Jueming of Lingshan Temple, he also has more means of fighting against the enemy than ordinary people.

In an instant, Monk Jingru's whole body was wrapped in the golden light of true essence, as if he was wearing a golden armor.

Invulnerable to swords and guns, invulnerable to fire and water.

Gu Xu's three talisman seals were also blocked outside, unable to cause the slightest harm to him.

Seeing such a scene, Gu Xu frowned slightly.

Relying on his extensive knowledge, he recognized Jingru monk's move, which is called "King Kong is not bad", it is a high-grade martial art created by the founder of Lingshan Temple, and it is known as "invincible, invincible", possessing extremely strong defensive power .

It's just that in his impression, this "King Kong is not bad" is extremely difficult to learn - in the past ten years, only Master Jueming, the abbot of Lingshan Temple, has mastered it.

Unexpectedly, this Jingru monk can display it today.

Heroes in the world should not be underestimated.

"After many years, Lingshan Temple has a new inheritor of the 'King Kong Immortal Art'," Qi Yan sighed softly under the high platform, "I'm afraid it will not be easy for Gu Xu to defeat this monk."

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Gu Xu didn't think much, and directly cast "Firefly Flame".

From the round just now, he knew that Monk Jingru's "King Kong Immortality Magical Art" had a great restraint effect on most of his methods.

If he wants to defeat the opponent, he must first break the golden armor of the opponent's body.

With a thought in his mind, thousands of water droplets rose again from the Luo River, shimmering with orange-red light, flying neatly towards Monk Jingru like fireflies in a summer night.

This picture is like a dream, but it hides an extremely terrifying lethality.

The audience in the audience even cheered up.

Because not long ago, even Gao Lang, Dean Li's favorite student, was defeated instantly under these faint firefly lights, and he was powerless to fight back.

They were very curious about whether this monk from Lingshan Temple had the ability to withstand Gu Xu's thunderous blow.

Monk Jingru narrowed his eyes slightly, his expression became alert, but he was not too flustered.

He still waved the wooden stick in his hand step by step.

It's just that the golden light on his body became brighter than before.

In an instant, Gu Xu's thousands of "fireflies" collided with Jingru's "golden armor".

A dazzling light burst out from the arena in an instant.

It was as if the sun suddenly appeared on the ground at noon, illuminating the entire Luo River as bright as day.

The surrounding audience closed their eyes in unison.

The person standing at the front even shed tears because of the stimulation of the strong light.

Immediately afterwards, the strong shock wave centered on the ring and spread rapidly in all directions, setting off surging waves on the calm Luoshui, layer upon layer, continuously.

After a few seconds, the strong light gradually faded away.

But people's pupils are still in a contracted state, and they can't recover for a long time, so that their vision is blurred, and they can't see clearly the next battle situation for a while.

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On the stage.

The tens of thousands of "fireflies" have disappeared, and the "golden armor" on the monk's body has also become dim.

Under the violent impact, both of them retreated to the edge of the ring - if they took another step back, they would fall into the Luo River.

At this moment, Gu Xu and Monk Jing Ru looked at each other with complicated emotions.

Gu Xu sighed in his heart: "As a former Ninth Realm monk, the Patriarch of Lingshan Temple has left behind extraordinary skills—not even a spell like 'Flying Flame' can completely break through this monk's defense."

Monk Jingru also sighed: "This young monk named Gu Xu is really extraordinary - even this 'King Kong Immortal Art' can't completely block his attacks. No wonder the master has been chanting about it recently. with his name."

The two agreed to give each other some time to adjust and recover.

After a moment of silence, Monk Jingru looked at Gu Xu seriously, and asked, "Is the move you just performed the 'Seven Burning Heaven Styles' created by senior Chiyangzi?"

"That's right." Gu Xu nodded.

"No wonder." Monk Jingru lowered her head, thoughtful.

After a few seconds, Monk Jingru looked at Gu Xu again and said, "Then do you know that decades ago, my master and Senior Chiyangzi were inseparable friends, and the two often discussed the mysteries of the Dao together?"

"heard about it."

"My little monk once heard from his master that Senior Chiyangzi had been researching a spell that could destroy all dharmas in the world." Monk Jingru calmly narrated, "In order to accomplish this, he often competed with my master. In order to break through my master's defense, senior Chiyangzi designed the "Seven Forms of Burning Heaven" so that each form is stronger than the last.

"And my master also took this opportunity to improve many of the moves in Lingshan Temple, including the 'King Kong Immortal Art' - the defensive power it possesses is also much stronger than the original one."

Gu Xu nodded.

From Monk Jingru's words, he understood the reason behind the "King Kong Immortal Art" being able to block "Firefly Flame".

Perhaps, he will not be able to break through ten thousand methods easily until he learns the last few moves of "Seven Burning Heavens".

He thought for a moment, and then asked politely, "Can you give me a moment?"

"Yes." Jing Ru nodded gracefully, without asking him why.

"Thank you!" Gu Xu cupped his hands.

Then he stood where he was, closed his eyes——under the watchful eyes of everyone, he directly entered the state of epiphany!
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