Longevity begins with slaying demons and eliminating demons

Chapter 253
"By the way, Master National Teacher," Luo Chuan paused, then continued, "I have one more thing that I want to discuss with you."

"What's the matter?" the national teacher asked.

"About this year's 'Luoshui Conference'," Luo Chuan replied, "In the previous 'Luoshui Conference', monks from all over the country fought in pairs. To be honest, except for the last few strong duels, Many of the remaining games were overwhelmingly crushed. From the audience's point of view, it was extremely boring.

"Plus the long night is coming, the ghosts will not play a one-on-one fair game with us. I don't want Daqi's monks to spend too much energy thinking about how to beat their opponents in the ring openly, but ignore the improvement The actual combat skills of life and death.

"So this year, I want to try to change the shape of it a bit."

"To what form?"

"I hope His Majesty can open the 'Tianlong Secret Realm'," Luo Si said with a faint smile, "Whoever can stay in it until the end will be the leader of the 'Luoshui Conference'."

The national teacher was silent for a while, and then said: "This is indeed a good idea."

"Tianlong Secret Realm" is the small world of Emperor Tianxing.

As we all know, the reason why the seventh-level powerhouses are called "sages" is because they can establish their own "Tao" and form the words of a family.

On the other hand, the strong in the eighth realm can use their own "Tao" to create their own space called "Tao Rule Domain", and formulate the rules at will.

In this space, they are like an omnipotent king.

Therefore, it is called "true king".

But Emperor Tianxing is not the same as the general "True Monarch" powerhouse.

In his hands, he also possesses the most famous weapon in the wilderness - the "Tai'a sword" that symbolizes imperial power and can mobilize the luck of the whole country.

The "Tao Principle Domain" of Kongxuan Sanren needs to depend on the real world.

However, Emperor Tianxing—accurately speaking, every emperor of the Daqi Dynasty who possessed the eighth realm of cultivation—can use the power of the "Tai'a Sword" to open up an independent small world from nothingness.

That is "Tianlong Secret Realm".

"But... will the emperor agree to do this?" After a short silence, the national teacher frowned slightly.

In the history of the Daqi Dynasty, some emperors used the "Tianlong Secret Realm" to cultivate precious medicinal materials that have become extinct in the real world, and some emperors used to raise ghosts in the "Tianlong Secret Realm" for the training of the royal children.

But perhaps because Emperor Tianxing had been practicing in seclusion in the deep palace for a long time, the "Tianlong Secret Realm" had never appeared in his hands, so many people almost forgot its existence.

"How will you know if you don't try?" Luo Chuan said with a smile.His tone sounded a bit mysterious, making the national teacher unable to guess his thoughts.

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After the crowd gradually dispersed, Mo Li returned to a side room of the academy along a sparsely populated path.

During the recent period of time, he has been reviewing the knowledge of Talisman in this room.On the desk, there is also a thick stack of notes written by him himself.

He sat down slowly on the chair beside the desk.

When these neatly written notes fell into his eyes again, his mood was extremely complicated.

"It's all useless..."

He shook his head lightly, then picked up the stack of notes on the table and walked to the stove on the side of the room.

With a thought in his mind, orange-red flames shot up in the stove.

Then he threw all the notes in his hand into the stove.

Complicated runes one by one, corresponding incantations every sentence, detailed notes line by line...all turned into black ashes in the dancing flames.

At this time, Li Zheng, the dean of Longmen Academy, suddenly pushed the door open and appeared behind him.

"Mo Li, what are you doing?"

After seeing Mo Li's actions, Dean Li couldn't help frowning and asked.

Mo Li turned his head and smiled at Dean Li: "Today, the National Teacher gave me a suggestion, asking me to put down my books and go for a walk outside the capital. So now I'm coming back to pack my things and prepare for a long trip. "

Dean Li noticed that his cousin's face was more haggard than before, and the dark circles under his eyes were as obvious as makeup.

"But these notes... are all your painstaking efforts..." Dean Li didn't know how to speak for a while.

He had placed great expectations on Mo Li today.Logically speaking, after Mo Li failed, he should feel disappointed or angry.

However, after witnessing the extraordinary performance of that young man named Gu Xu, he found that he was much calmer than expected, and he didn't have any intention of blaming Mo Li.

Even after seeing the dark circles on Mo Li's face, Dean Li felt a little sympathy——

Cousin has worked very hard.

However, his opponent is an unprecedented monster.

"If you can't break it, you can't stand it," Mo Li slowed down his speech, looked into Dean Li's eyes, and said firmly, "Today, although I competed with Gu Xu from the Exorcist Division, I know that our talisman attainments Not on the same level anymore.

"The national teacher asked me to put down the books and go out for a walk... In fact, what he meant was that the knowledge in the books has become a shackle that hinders my progress.

"If I want to go one step further, catch up with Gu Xu, or even defeat him, I have to break this shackle."

Dean Li sighed lightly.He knew that Mo Li had made up his mind.

"Do what you can," he said earnestly, "After leaving the capital, you must take care of yourself. In places without the protection of the Heavenly Dragon Array, don't put yourself in danger."

Mo Li looked at him and nodded.

At the same time, he suddenly remembered an important matter, so he took out a writing brush from his pocket and handed it to Dean Li: "The 'calming pen' you gave me this morning, I return it to you now." .Sorry, I couldn't do what you told me—”

"—You keep it," Dean Li waved his hand and interrupted him, "You are a talisman, and you need it more than I do."

In the next period of time, Dean Li babbled a lot like an old mother who was about to send her son off on a long journey.

Mo Li has been listening carefully.

After Dean Li left, Mo Li quickly packed his luggage, turned around and walked out of the house.

In his storage bracelet, there are pills, bank notes, several sets of clothes, and some basic daily necessities.

Only no books.

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After Shen Qiu said goodbye to Gu Xu, he came to the gate of Longmen Academy.

Butler Shao was already waiting for him in the carriage.

After seeing Shen Qiu's figure, Steward Shao immediately got off the carriage and handed a gourd-shaped water bottle in front of him.

"Master, you have worked hard."

Steward Shao is not a talisman repairer, but he knows that drawing talismans is a very labor-intensive task that requires absolute concentration.

My young master stayed in the academy for several hours, competing with him on the same stage were all the best talisman masters of the Great Qi Dynasty.

Even though he didn't sweat a single drop, he must have been very exhausted mentally.

"Fortunately, tired, but also happy," Shen Qiu said lightly, at the same time took the water bottle from Butler Shao, and poured it into his mouth, "Although I failed to get the position in Longmen Academy in the end, But to be able to get comments from the national teacher, to be able to recognize the top talisman talent in the world... I am already very satisfied."

"Then what are your plans for the future?" Shao Butler asked, "Are you planning to return to Jinling, or stay in Luojing—"

"—Of course I stayed in Luojing City," Shen Qiu interrupted him, "Uncle Shao, you go back to the inn with me to pack your luggage. After two days, I will move to Jinyu Lane in Yanqingfang. new life."

"Goldfish Lane?" Butler Shao frowned slightly, feeling a little puzzled.

As a housekeeper serving a powerful family, he thought he knew the background information of the nobles and bureaucrats of the Da Qi Dynasty very well.But after thinking about it for a long time, he couldn't remember any important figures living in Jinyu Lane, or any important institutions.

"That's my new employer's residence." Shen Qiu smiled mysteriously.

"New owner?"

Steward Shao looked at his young master in surprise, suspecting that he was really joking.

He has been working with Shen Qiu for a long time, and he has a good understanding of his character - he knows that although his young master is small in stature, he is actually arrogant and contemptuous of the royal relatives and geniuses in the general sense Gu, few people can really convince him.

He originally thought that after losing the competition, Shen Qiu might choose to stand on his own and run his own business, so as to prove his ability in front of the clansmen who looked down on him, but he didn't expect that he would...

"Uncle Shao, do you believe it?" Shen Qiu suddenly said, interrupting Butler Shao's thoughts, "Someone can make all the monks of the Great Qi Dynasty have the ability to draw talismans?"

"Impossible." Shao Butler shook his head without hesitation.

He has had the experience of "from getting started to giving up" the art of seal talisman, and he knows how high its threshold is and how strict it is for monks' aptitude and understanding.

"But my new employer, he managed to do this in front of the two saints and all the teachers and students of Longmen Academy," Shen Qiu said with a smile, "In addition, he also designed a The talisman array, which even the Master of the National Teacher can't understand, calculated the expenses of the Luoshui Conference.

"If my intuition is correct, Luo Si, head of the Exorcist Division, came to Longmen Academy for him today.

"His future is boundless.

"If the Shen family of Jinling is an old tree that is gradually withering, then it is a sapling that is growing vigorously... In just a few years, it will become a towering tree, enough for us to lie comfortably under it enjoy the cool.

"Since you can eat and drink spicy food by mixing with others, why bother to work hard from scratch?"

"Master, is the person you are talking about Gu Xu from Qingzhou?" Steward Shao pondered for a moment, and quickly guessed the identity of the "new owner" that Shen Qiu was talking about.

"That's right." Shen Qiu nodded.

"Seriously... I never thought you would have such a high opinion of a young man under the age of 20."

"But he really convinced me to lose today."

"Master, logically speaking, I shouldn't question your choice." Steward Shao hesitated for a while, and then said, "I just think that, as a son of a dignified family, if you go to work for a sixth-rank official's house, there may be some Insulting you... Maybe you don't mind it yourself, but I'm worried that others are quietly gossiping behind your back—"

"—Others gossiping behind my back?" Shen Qiu chuckled, "Don't worry, Uncle Shao. I've been used to this kind of thing for a long time. For example, those servants of my brother secretly gave me a nickname like Bi One is ugly, they still happily think that I don't know.

"In the eyes of those people, it is a mistake for a person like me to exist in the world. In comparison, it is nothing at all for me to find a new club."

"But that's just a boy from a civilian background who is under the age of 20—"

Steward Shao still has some deep-rooted concepts from a wealthy family in his mind.

In his opinion, no matter how outstanding Gu Xu is, it is still unreasonable for Shen Qiu, as a descendant of Immortal Feisheng and the heir of the three great clansmen, to work for a commoner boy.

This master-slave relationship is almost the same in reverse.

"——Beginning as a commoner, if you are under [-] years old, you will be able to occupy the sixth rank of the official position, become the master of famous weapons, and escape from death in front of ghosts at the level of 'fierce gods,'" Shen Qiu obviously heard Shao Butler's thoughts, and smiled Said, "Such a person, nine out of ten will be able to transcend the ordinary and become a saint in the future, and even hope to be among the 'True Monarchs'.

"Although our Shen family in Jinling is descended from immortals, it has not produced a strong saint for nearly a hundred years.

"With my mediocre talent, I will be thankful to be able to cultivate to the sixth level in the future. If so, what's wrong with doing things for future 'sages' or 'true kings'?"

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In the next period of time, Gu Xu had a polite conversation with a dozen or so academy professors who came to congratulate him, and the content was basically "I dare not be", "I am sorry", "Teach me a lot", "Learn from each other", Nonsense like "explore the avenue of heaven and earth together in the future".

Afterwards, he left the academy in a carriage, passed through the noisy and bustling Luojing City, and returned to the headquarters of the Exorcist Division.

Before arriving at the yamen, a group of officials enthusiastically surrounded him. They seemed to be in high spirits, even more excited than Gu Xu himself.

At this moment, Gu Xu felt like a giant panda in the zoo, being transported to the road for people to watch.

Soon, Gu Xu's old acquaintance, Qu Jinglong, the Jiupin Detective, came to him and explained the current situation to him: "Master Gu, before you went to the academy, many of them gave you a lot of money in the casino. The bet was made. Now you've won, and they've made some money, more or less, and they're pretty happy."

"So that's how it is." Gu Xu was thoughtful.

He suddenly regretted not betting a sum of money on himself.

"In addition, Mr. Gu, Mr. Chief is already waiting for you at the observatory," Qu Jinglong continued, "There are some important things that he wants to talk to you about."

PS: Kavin still got stuck very badly QAQ I wrote all night until 2000:[-] in the morning, and only squeezed out [-] words. After being so sleepy, I lay down on the table and slept until this afternoon... Sorry, I haven’t finished writing until now (I really don’t have a schedule. saved).It may be the first time to write a novel of more than one million words, and the experience is not enough, so it will take some time to break through the bottleneck.

(End of this chapter)