Longevity begins with slaying demons and eliminating demons

Chapter 57 On the Realm of Dao
"Why do you practice..."

Of course, it is for the sake of slaying the world's demons and monsters, and as a hero who eliminates evil for the people!

Seeing this line of words, Shi Xiaohan answered without hesitation in his mind.

Since Shi Xiaohan's great-grandfather, the Shi family has been an official in the Exorcism Department for almost every generation.

Perhaps due to the influence of the family, Shi Xiaohan has always regarded "killing ghosts" as her mission - she enjoys the sense of accomplishment of chopping ghosts into ashes, enjoying the worship and gratitude of the people, enjoying Compliments and compliments from others.

This is her motivation to practice.

It sounds simple, naive, and even a little superficial.

But for a 17-year-old girl immersed in fantasy, it seems very real.

Afterwards, Shi Xiaohan turned the booklet to the back.

This page is a note written by her grandfather many years ago.

Shi Xiaohan's grandfather was named Shi Qingsong, who broke through the third realm "Naihe Bridge" at the age of 35, and at the same time awakened the supernatural power "Spiritual Rhinoceros"——

This magical power can greatly improve his ability to comprehend martial arts.

As long as there is a famous teacher to point out, you can "have a good heart, and you can connect with one point".

Shi Xiaohan's grandmother, Zhao Chanyi from the Zhao family in Youzhou, obtained the supernatural power "Escape the Shell" - with this supernatural power, she was able to create a phantom double in battle to defend herself against a deadly attack by the enemy.

As for Shi Xiaohan's father, Shi Lei...

It's a pity that he didn't get any supernatural powers when he broke the realm.

Therefore, he has been ridiculed as the "trash" of the family.

Shi Xiaohan naturally didn't want to be a "trash" like his father.

Therefore, she is both looking forward to and nervous about breaking the boundary.

"... A clear goal, the courage to move forward... I should have all these..."

"Just, where do I look for 'strong emotional shock'?"

"Is it possible that before I get promoted, I have to find an excuse to quarrel with my father?"

She suddenly felt a little at a loss.

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For the next few days, Gu Xu stayed quietly in the house to cultivate.

The "Chang Ming Dan" that Shi Xiaohan brought this time is enough for him to use for many days.

In this way, he can concentrate fully on his practice, and he does not have to run around all day to do tasks for meritorious deeds.

At the same time, he did not forget to continue to improve the "Ghost Killing Talisman" and "Solar Eclipse" spells.

After he entered the second realm, he has been trying to make slight modifications to the rune of the "Ghost Killing Talisman" so that it can hold more real essence, and instantly burst out more majestic energy.

He has also been using the "solar eclipse" method to repeatedly temper his spiritual sense, so as to solve the problem of excessive consumption of spiritual power.

Time flies.

The golden sunlight crept into the narrow courtyard at dawn and slipped away at dusk.

In the bleak autumn wind, the ginkgo tree in the yard was quietly shaved bald again.

The leaves fell to the ground, making a yellow carpet.

Before I knew it, three days had passed.

October [-] finally arrived.

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According to legend, there are three immortals of heaven, earth and water in the fairy world, called "three officials".

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the heaven officials bestow blessings; on the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month, the local officials forgive sins;

Therefore, on the [-]th day of the tenth month, on the day of the Yuan Festival, officials and people in Daqi would set up a fasting ceremony, worship their ancestors, and pray to the water officials to relieve their worries and solve problems.

In these worship and blessing activities, the people of Jiaodong are especially devout.

After all, Jiaodong has always been a troubled province.

In the first year of Tianxing, the residents of several villages near Laoshan Mountain in Laizhou Prefecture were all slaughtered, and no one survived. The murderer's whereabouts are still unknown.

During the period from the eighth year of Tianxing to the 11th year of Tianxing, another severe drought occurred in the area of ​​Qingzhou Prefecture.

For three whole years, the rain did not fall, the rice fields dried up, and the people were struggling to survive.

When the people of Jiaodong finally recovered from the drought, the Nine-Infant Snake Demon began to harm again, causing countless people to be displaced and their homes destroyed.

In the face of natural disasters and evil spirits, mortals are powerless to resist.

That's why they pin their hopes on the ethereal immortals.

However, for Gu Xu, October [-]th means something else——

That is the opening of Shenji Camp's "realm of Taoism".

Chu Fengge, the chief examiner of his promotion assessment, once said to him that "The Realm of Daoism" is a mysterious illusion constructed by the sage-level powerhouses of the Daqi Dynasty with astonishing might. Match together, conduct friendly exchanges, and rank according to the outcome.

The top monks in each quarter can get additional rewards.

I heard that the headquarters of the Exorcism Division has a lot of good things.

Therefore, Gu Xu is looking forward to these rewards.

So, when the sun just rose, Gu Xu held the "magic machine token", sat cross-legged on the bamboo mat, and closed his eyes.

His consciousness gradually sank into darkness.

In his ear, a cold, loud, androgynous voice sounded——

"Welcome to the realm of Taoism!"

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at the same time.

Luojing City, the headquarters of the Exorcism Division, the retreat room.

Shangguan Jin was sitting quietly on a futon with his eyes closed, holding his "God Machine Token" tightly in his hands, waiting for the matching result of "The Realm of Taoism".

A quarter of an hour later, a line of text appeared in her field of vision—

[Currently, there are no other fourth-level monks participating in the matchmaking in "The Realm of Taoism".May I ask if you are willing to proclaim your true essence and compete with the monks of the second realm? 】

Shangguan Jin was stunned for two seconds.

She knew that the "Shenji Camp" was still in the preparatory stage and the number of people was not large.

But she did not expect that she could not even match an opponent of the same realm.

At this moment, she seemed to experience the invincible loneliness.

"I am willing."

She stared at the line of text and responded without thinking.

Comparing with the second realm cultivator, she is undoubtedly taking advantage.

Even if she needs to self-proclaim cultivation, she feels that she can easily suppress the rookie of the second realm with her skills and experience.

This time, the competition was simply a benefit given to her in vain.

Then, a quaint ring appeared in the darkness.

It looks lonely, as if floating in the boundless starry sky.

On the steps next to the ring, knives, swords, daggers, bows and crossbows, pen and paper and other weapons were neatly placed.

Like the "Wen Gu Hu", "The Realm of Taoism" is also an illusion that only allows spiritual consciousness to enter, and monks cannot bring their own weapons in from the outside world.

In order to solve this problem, the saints very thoughtfully prepared a substitute in the illusion for the monks to use in the competition.

Of course, these weapons are just mortal iron, and do not have any special properties or utility.

But it is enough to learn from each other.

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At this moment, Shangguan Jin saw his opponent's code name on the side wall of the ring——

"Suzaku".

"What an unlucky bastard!" She sighed in her heart, brushing her long hair lightly.

　Thanks to the book friend 20171122083110682 for the 2000 tip!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)