Kunlun one millet

Chapter 118

In the Jinding Division, Zhang Duanjing wrote a spell on the inner wall of the wooden box with a Qingxuan pen in his hand, and then put two fairy fruits inside.

"In this way, the spiritual effect of Shenke's fairy fruit can be kept forever." Zhang Duanjing put down the Qingxuan pen and explained: "If you want to take the fairy fruit, it is best to turn it into jade liquid with pure morning dew. Qi and intensive cultivation, the main spiritual effect of Shenke Xianguo is to protect vitality and harmonize the energy of various meridians.

In case your viscera and meridians are injured in the future, and it is difficult to heal by ordinary methods, you can take a fairy fruit first to stabilize the vital energy channels, and then slowly adjust it.So you put it away first, don't rush to take the refining. "

"Understood." Zhao Mi looked at it for a moment, then covered the wooden box, and wrapped it with another layer of talisman.

"How much do you understand the way I seal up the fairy fruit?" Zhang Duanjing asked.

Zhao Mi replied: "Teacher, you are using the method of air confinement, but it is not to directly seal the flow of fresh air in the fairy fruit itself, but to isolate the exchange of internal and external air mechanisms. It is more like an enchantment than a restriction."

Zhang Duan nodded: "That's right, the law of restraint has something in common with barriers. When you go to the altar to practice the law in the future, you must remember to set up barriers in advance to prevent evil spirits from invading the mandala."

When he heard this, Zhao Mi thought of several situations. First, when he sacrificed the armor talisman in Xingluo County, he was once disturbed by Jiang Ru, who appeared in the original body of the fox demon. At that time, Zhao Mi had to adapt to the situation Solve the trouble.

In another situation, when the altar was opened to launch the prayer ceremony, the result was that Yangliu Jun and the Nuo-faced swordsman were encountered. Because of the lack of effective means to protect the mandala, more than half of the monks in the Jiangzhen Hall were killed by the Nuo-faced swordsman, even Zhao Mi himself. They almost died on the altar.

Although scientific ceremonies can exert a magical effect far beyond one's personal cultivation, the process of practicing the method on the altar requires a high degree of concentration.Even Liang Guoshi himself, relying on his profound cultivation to maintain the rituals of the mandala for a short time, was injured by the divine sword.

It can be seen from this that ritual rituals themselves are dangerous, and precautions must be taken before performing the rituals.

"Teacher, is it possible that I should also participate in the imperial court's use of troops against Jiuli?" Zhao Mi tentatively asked, "Or is this something you discussed with Liang Guoshi?"

"Why do you have such thoughts?" Zhang Duanjing asked back.

Zhao Mi shook his head: "I can't tell, I just noticed it."

"In the current situation, the imperial court is destined to use troops against Jiuli. It doesn't matter if you are there or not." Zhang Duanjing said calmly, "Or do you not want to go to the battlefield in person?"

"No." Zhao Mi replied, "If the imperial court has a decree, I will follow it."

It would be better to say that Zhao Mi now has a feeling of dislike for Dongshengdu.After a year of experience here, although Zhao Mi's cultivation base has improved a lot, he has accumulated too much filth in the world, and it is difficult to get rid of it.

"The seal of the Horned Henna Grotto is unsustainable, and the demon king of the Horned Henna in the middle is about to escape, and Jiuli Kingdom is also ready to make a move for this." Zhang Duanjing said: "The imperial court's current use of troops is to prepare for the killing of the Horned Henna in the future. Prepare, but first keep the soldiers and horses of Jiuli Kingdom away."

"Cave of the horned beetle?" Zhao Mi was puzzled: "The killing of the horned beetle should also be done by an expert like you, teacher. It seems that it has little to do with me."

Zhang Duanjing said: "Do you still remember the origin of the Jiaofei Cave?"

Zhao Mi nodded and said, "It is said that a hermit cultivator in the East China Sea sacrificed the magic weapon of the immortal family, split the ground into a cave, and sealed the town with thousands of snakes and concubines who attacked the Huaxu Kingdom."

"After a long time, now the magic weapon of the fairy family has merged with the surrounding mountains and rivers, and the power of sealing the town collapsed on its own." Zhang Duanjing said: "It's just that once the Jiaobo Cave sees the sky again, there will be a blessed place there. And the border between Huaxu and Jiuli There are also many ghosts, gods and goblins in the mountains and forests."

Zhao Mi understood: "Master Liang intends to kill the horned pheasant, occupy the blessed land, and then let me arrange the mandala?"

"It should be so." Zhang Duanjing looked at Zhao Mi with a more solemn look: "However, where did you learn the art of war? Although there are several military books in the museum, they are just learning from books."

Zhao Mi hesitated and said nothing, he knew that his performance at the Yingzhou meeting was too bizarre, but Lingxiao's help made him unable to justify himself.

"Do you want to talk about Bai Egong again?" Zhang Duanjing asked.

Zhao Mi couldn't help getting nervous, it seemed that he still couldn't hide his ability from the teacher, he called Ling Xiao several times in his heart, but after the meeting in Yingzhou, Ling Xiao fell silent again, Zhao Mi had nowhere to ask.

"Gods really don't descend from dusty bodies, and those who invade the flesh are mostly ghosts and ghosts, whispering to deceive people." Zhang Duanjing said: "The remnant souls in the ancient tomb have been psychic for many years, and they may know all kinds of old things, especially good at using The name of Xianyuan deceives the world."

Zhao Mi didn't expect the teacher to say these words. Maybe he thought that what Zhao Mi met in Baiegong's cave was not a high-end immortal like Ling Xiao, but an evil spirit, and he was worried that he would be deceived by evil spirits. , and even the physical body was invaded.

"Teacher, do I look like I've been possessed by a ghost?" Zhao Mi asked.

"Remove the body protection technique, I want to find out." Zhang Duanjing's tone is beyond doubt.

Zhao Mi had no choice but to follow suit.Zhang Duan raised his palm and pressed it on the top of Zhao Mi's head, a stream of heat flowed from top to bottom into all the veins of his body, and then slowly receded after a while.

Seeing Zhang Duanjing's brows stretched, Zhao Mi guessed that the teacher hadn't noticed the existence of Lingxiao.She couldn't help but think of what Lingxiao once said, that she hides in the Jade Emperor's Palace, the deepest part of the Nine Palaces in her mind, which is so deep that even evil spirits can't get her home, probably because of this she escaped the teacher's inspection.

"I learned the art of war from General Wei." Zhao Mi had no choice but to find out the book of war written by General Wei from the room, and at the same time explained: "And to be honest, the set of military deduction conducted by Liang Guoshi is completely different from the real war. The difference is far, I won against Liang Xiao purely by luck. I even suspect that Liang Xiao lost to me on purpose."

"Why did you say that?" Zhang Duanjing asked.

Zhao Mi replied: "If Liang Guoshi wants me to go to the Jiaobo Grotto to set up a ceremonial altar for him, then I must leave Dongshengdu and go to the place where the two countries are at war. Only by showing my ability to know the art of war, then Even if Liang Guoshi doesn't mention it, the lord will be happy to send me to the front line of Jianjia Pass."

There is another thing that Zhao Mi never said, that is, he guessed that Ling Xiao also understood Liang Tao's intention behind this move, so he specifically raised something to make this situation a logical one.

Liang Tao may have secretly hinted that Liang Xiao would lose to Zhao Mi, but Ling Xiao's suggestion was to make Zhao Mi win more smoothly, which should have exceeded Liang Xiao's expectations.

So Liang Xiao made an uncharacteristic move at the end, wanting to test Zhao Mi's true ability, but this was also stopped by Mrs. Zhu Zi and Liang Tao.

"Are you also planning to leave Dongshengdu?" Zhang Duanjing asked, "You don't want to continue to be the deacon of Jinding Division?"

Zhao Mi smiled wryly and said, "Teacher, if I'm just the deacon of the Jinding Division, then maybe I don't have any troubles. But I know very well that my current status is the result of deliberate arrangements by all parties."

"It's very difficult to be able to illuminate the barriers of the world in the world of mortals." Zhang Duanjing was silent for a long time.

"Besides, my various actions after I came to Dongsheng Capital have also made many people resentful." Zhao Mi said, "I heard from those Guansheng students that many of the talisman soldier sacrifices in the Jinding Division were ignored. Assigned to the Huaiying Pavilion, does the teacher know about this?"

Zhang Duan nodded his head: "Using the sacrifice of talisman soldiers as the homework of the technique can consolidate what you have learned before. This was your original proposal."

"But the people in the museum don't seem to like it very much." Zhao Mi said helplessly, "They despise such a labor-intensive act, thinking that you and I regard the Huaiying Hall as private property, and regard the students in the hall as slaves who will be driven at will."

Zhang Duanjing frowned in thought, and said after a while: "Even if you have the aptitude to practice magic arts, it doesn't mean you have a firm heart for Taoism."

Zhao Shu couldn't help asking: "Teacher, the imperial government set up the system of halls and houses. Although it is said that it is to open up fairy roads to attract the world, it is probably not what it is looking for?"

Zhang Duanjing said: "I understand why you have such an idea. You think that the descendants of Guanxi always want to reach the sky in one step and have great achievements in the immortal way, but they are unwilling to devote themselves to the practical work in front of them. This is all because of the reputation of Guanxi. , but there is no reality of immortality.”

Zhao Mi sighed: "Actually, I also understand that the system of the Huaxu National Pavilion is based on the example of the Chongxuan Pavilion. The Chongxuan Pavilion has a complete inheritance of immortality, and there are masters of the immortal family like Liang Guoshi, monks in the Guanxuan Naturally, most of them look to the way of immortality. If they only focus on magic techniques, it will inevitably appear that the system of the museum despises Taoism and emphasizes skills."

"The avenue has nothing to rely on, so how can you realize something by emphasizing the Tao and despising the art?" Zhang Duanjingzhi said: "You don't have to worry too much, I agree to set the task of making talisman soldiers as a homework, not only to test the school's skills. , It is also used to ascertain the disposition of a group of museum students.

If you can't even persist in this trivial practice, it will be difficult to improve your skills, let alone cultivate immortals and learn Taoism! "

Zhao Mi said: "It's just that not only the juniors in the museum, but also the comrades in the Jinding Division have begun to complain. Maybe I used to push too hard, some colleagues from the museum came to Jinding Division, and they were full of dust and toil. , it is difficult to see improvement in my cultivation base and mana, and I am favored and valued by the lord of the country, so they are more or less jealous."

Zhang Duanjing frowned and said: "When they come to Jinding Division to do business, in addition to their generous monthly salary, they also benefit from a lot of pills and baits on weekdays. In addition, they are in Dongsheng Capital, and their income is much higher than when they were in Huaiying Pavilion. At that time, I can also go to Yingzhou Island to cultivate Qingxiu. Why is there any dissatisfaction? Does everyone have to be a marquis?"

Zhao Mi had nothing to say, and Zhang Duanjing comforted him: "You don't have to pay too much attention to what other people think. Being in a high position will inevitably add insult to injury. If you want to improve in the immortal way, you must bear in mind—outside honor and disgrace, forget Reputation, gain and loss."

"I remember." Zhao Mi nodded.

"I will pay attention to the situation of the students in the hall." Zhang Duanjing said: "Some people are lazy and can't just accommodate."

Zhang Duanjing's teaching is strict, and there are school examinations every month in the hall. Zhao Mi has also experienced it before.Looking back now, if there is no teacher to call me frequently, I am afraid that I will indulge my laziness.

Seeing that the sky was about to brighten, Zhang Duanjing was going to enter the palace to participate in court discussions and discuss the matter of dispatching troops.Zhao Mi is now the deacon of the Jinding Division, although he is not qualified to participate in court discussions, he must be ready to be summoned by the king at any time, so Zhang Duanjing took him to the Yuyi Pavilion to wait temporarily.

Knowing that Zhao Mi won two fairy fruits at the Yingzhou meeting, several Yuyi Pavilion nuns came to inquire one after another. They brought tea to Zhao Mi, and a group of people chatted lively, but Zhao Mi felt annoyed.

"Shangxian Lingxiao, if you hear me, can you reply me?" Zhao Mi asked in his mind: "At the Yingzhou meeting, you suddenly made a point, what is the reason?"

"Didn't you figure it out?" Ling Xiao finally spoke again, with a cold tone, "Liang Tao intentionally set up a trick to transfer you out of Dongsheng Capital, but I just did it conveniently."

But Zhao Mi said: "I don't believe it. With your level, how could you not know that rashly helping me will attract unnecessary attention? Since Liang Tao intends to let me perform the art of war deduction, you don't have to do anything. Even if I won't be ashamed if I lose to Liang Xiao."

"You don't understand." Ling Xiao said: "Hong Xueke and Liang Tao have already noticed something, they obviously see that there is Xianzhen behind you to guide you."

Zhao Mi was slightly startled, but after thinking about it carefully, he had to admit it.If it is said that he is proficient in scientific rituals and rituals and can attract Liang Guoshi's attention, then it would seem a bit out of the ordinary for Hong Xueke to test him himself.

"If I don't show any more, it's hard to say what Hongxueke and Liang Tao will do." Lingxiao said, "The purpose of my words is to make Liang Tao alert. Since he knows that there is a fairy behind you If you don’t help, you will be afraid to act in the future.”

Zhao Mi suddenly realized that the reason why he wanted to help Liang Tao arrange rituals and rituals was because of his immortal family's magic power. Even if he could take advantage of it occasionally, his life and death was always in the hands of Liang Guoshi.

Now that Ling Xiao makes a move, although the gap between Zhao Mi and Liang Tao cannot be narrowed immediately, as long as the other party is afraid, Zhao Mi's situation will be much safer.

"The teacher just suspected that I was possessed by evil spirits, but luckily I didn't find you." Zhao Mi sighed and said, "I didn't think about how to deal with you when you attacked suddenly."

"Since I made a move, I know exactly what the consequences will be." Lingxiao said without hesitation: "Zhang Duanjing asked you to cooperate with Liang Tao in arranging the ceremony, and there must be a conspiracy behind it. I'm afraid he wants to use your hand to let Liang Tao Paralyzed."

Zhao Mi didn't like Lingxiao's evaluation of the teacher like this, but it was rare for her to talk to him again, and Zhao Mi didn't dare to contradict her, lest she would annoy Lingxiao again.

"Why don't you talk?" Ling Xiao snorted coldly: "I know your temperament, I must think that I am alarmist and ruin your teacher's reputation. But he himself taught you not to care about others' reputation, why should you think about him ?

In your heart, you believe that Zhang Duanjing is a saint with perfect character and moral integrity, but I say, there is no need for it!In the future, if Zhang Duanjing commits a conspiracy, you will find it difficult to accept it for a while, for fear of causing grief and indignation and blinding your mind.It's better to let go of that stubborn thought early and face it calmly. "

Zhao Mi turned around and said, "You say that, but I want to ask, why are you proficient in the art of war?"

"Are you questioning me?" Lingxiao asked back.

"Yes." Zhao Mi said sincerely, "I didn't ask before because I didn't think too much about it. I can help you find the Zhenyuan lock and return to the cave, but I don't want you to hide too much from me."

(End of this chapter)