Hanging up and cultivating immortality in the troubled times

Chapter 18 Why am I becoming more and more like a demon cultivator?

Red Dust Record?
Lu Heng was slightly startled when he saw this prompt, and moved his eyes to the upper right corner of the "Cultivation of Immortality" game interface.

A red book-shaped icon appeared there.

When I opened this icon, I found that there were blank picture frames with the words "Not included" marked on them.

"It seems that we have to wait until we clear this 'Downtown Haunted Mansion'." Lu Heng nodded and gave instructions to the game, "Enter the copy of 'Downtown Haunted Mansion'!"

Then the scene changed, and the little man appeared in a dilapidated house filled with purple-black mist. The speed of the small sword beside him became faster, as if he sensed some kind of danger.

Whoohoo!
At this moment, a dark wind suddenly blew in this dilapidated house, and there were bursts of howling.

Immediately afterwards, dots of blue fire were suspended in the purple-black mist, and a strange-sounding soundtrack sounded. The atmosphere of the scene in the game was perfectly enhanced.

"It seems that the BOSS is about to appear." Lu Heng looked at the game screen and made a prediction based on his rich game experience.

Sure enough, when the music in the "Cultivation of Immortality" game reached its climax, the purple-black mist and the faint blue fire spread out to both sides at the same time, as if welcoming a powerful existence.

Buzz!

Accompanied by bursts of trembling sounds, a huge humanoid monster walked out of the purple-black mist and came to the little man.

[Encounter the boss monster "Earthbound Grudge"! 】

Blood-red text prompts appear together with the long leader's health bar.

【Come to hell with me! 】

A text suddenly appeared on the top of the humanoid monster's head, and then it rushed towards the little man, as if it wanted to eat it alive, it was very ferocious.

However, he still couldn't survive a confrontation with that flying sword.

There was only a flash of white light, and the Earthbound Resentful Ghost was wiped out on the spot. The purple-black mist and faint blue firelight disappeared, and the entire dilapidated house became clean.

It was as if a one-shot kill had been activated.

Spike as always!

【击杀首领怪物“地缚怨鬼”。经验+18、缚魂锁+1、怨念碎片+2、阴煞之气+3、纯净魂力+3、背包格子+5】

[The Record of the Red Dust contains the copy "Haunted House in the City", the Red Dust Brand +1, and the bonus talisman "Soul-Calming and Evil-Reducing Talisman"]

【Includes new monster "Earthbound Grudge".Reward formation "Ghost Formation"]

[Kill the dungeon boss +1, the dungeon has a 1-month cooldown, and the first-level treasure chest +1]

[First time clearing the copy "Downtown Haunted Mansion".Reward the first-level medium-grade magical weapon "Hundred Ghost Gate Tower"]

[Level 1 (197/200)]

[If you stay near your home for more than 6 hours on the same day, +3 months of travel]

Another bumper harvest!
Lu Heng counted the harvest with satisfaction, opened the Red Dust Record and took a look at it, and found that the picture frame that was originally blank now had a mark.

It is the "Downtown Haunted Mansion" that I just cleared.

[Red Dust Brand: A single boss dungeon is included and condensed into a brand. You can directly speed pass the dungeon through the brand, and get rewards for killing the dungeon boss normally. 】

Through this explanation, Lu Heng immediately understood what it was. To put it bluntly, it meant that he could directly clear the dungeon and get rewards without going to the location of the dungeon.

"What a great function." His eyes lit up.

This means that even if he leaves Heyang County in the future, he can still swipe a copy of Hongchenlu Brand to get rewards anytime and anywhere.

Next, Lu Heng looked at the details of other rewards.

[Soul-suppressing and evil-repelling talisman: first-level talisman.The talisman that can be drawn on the first layer of Qi Refining has the effect of suppressing evil spirits and restraining the power of evil spirits. The more mana poured into it when drawing, the more the talisman conforms to the law and the stronger the effect. 】

[Resentful Ghost Yin Evil Formation: First-order formation.Gather the evil energy to enhance the cultivation and strength of the ghosts in the array.At least one formation flag is required to arrange it. The more formation flags, the higher the quality and the more powerful the formation. 】

[Hundred Ghost Gate Tower: a first-level medium-grade magic weapon.It can absorb dead souls and turn them into ghost soldiers, retaining [-]% of their previous cultivation. It can accommodate up to one hundred ghost soldiers, and its upper limit is the sixth level of Qi Refining. 】

When looking at the soul-suppressing and evil-repelling talisman, Lu Heng's expression was quite normal.

But after reading the last two, the expression on his face became weird.

"What's going on? Why is my style of painting becoming more and more like a demon cultivator?"

Just imagine, you sacrificed the Hundred Ghost Gate Tower, summoned a hundred ghost soldiers, and set up a formation of resentful ghosts and evil spirits to gather the evil energy. Wherever you passed, the sky was dark and the ground was dark, and the ghost soldiers howled...

That's outrageous.This doesn't look like a decent person at all, he looks like an evil cultivator!

Thinking about the effect of "White Tiger's Secret of Killing", the implementation of killing thoughts can directly increase the mana. To break through the realm, one has to cross the level to kill the enemy. The effect of the wheat whip also looks very strange...

It's really getting more and more like it.

"At this stage, it's still about practicality, and you have to use it." Lu Heng thought to himself, "However, in the future, I will work on more decent-looking spells and magic weapons, and refine the flying sword gourd when I have time. "

If nothing else, if you look like a decent person, you will have less trouble in your daily life.

It would be completely different if he looked like a demon and was on a crooked path. Walking on the street, he might be attacked by knights and knights for no reason.

……

When Pei Zhiqing returned to the abandoned courtyard, he found that Feng Shunzi was no longer there, and there was no body.

She asked Lu Heng with some confusion: "Senior, that master of the Ten Thousand Poison Sect..."

"Dead." Lu Heng gave the answer straightforwardly, and then smiled, "I asked him a lot of things. If it is true as he said, Heyang County is probably hopeless."

"What?!" Pei Zhiqing was shocked when she heard this, "Senior, what's going on?"

"According to what that person said..." Lu Heng repeated the information Feng Shunzi had confessed, and said in a deep voice, "I have never been in contact with Fang Qian, nor have I met anyone from the Zhaoyang Army. I am not sure about their character. But I feel like there’s something wrong with what he said.”

This is both intuition and guesswork.

Feng Shun was a warrior at the seventh level, so he was certainly not weak, but if he alone could turn the three states and eleven counties into what they are now... then the seven states in Huaixi should have been conquered by the South a long time ago. The Miao Kingdom was annexed.

Pei Zhiqing thought about it carefully and said solemnly: "Senior is right, there are indeed some problems. I have only met Master Zhaoyang Military Jiedu a few times and am not familiar with him, but I know a lot about Fang Qian.

"I have been the foreign affairs chief of Heyang County of the Zixiao Sect since two years ago. In order to facilitate the situation, I have done a lot of research on this Heyang County chief. I have also negotiated several business deals in the past two years. This person is not a simple person. .

"Fang Qian comes from a local family, and his ancestors have produced six ministers. He has obtained the imperial examination at a young age, and has reached the sixth level of martial arts. His teacher is Shangzhou Bijia. He has been known for his young and independent opinions a long time ago. He even once He was briefly on the Qianyuan list.

"How can such a person be provoked by the master of the Ten Thousand Poison Sect with just a few words? In fact, I prefer that Fang Qian himself has a special purpose, so he pretends to cooperate with the master of the Ten Thousand Poison Sect."

"It makes sense." Lu Heng nodded lightly and said, "In that case, we should go find him and capture him for questioning."

"Yes." Pei Zhiqing also nodded, and then said, "However, there is one thing I want to let senior know. When I was outside, I saw a figure with outstanding dexterity heading towards Fang Qian's house.

"This person's Qinggong movement is suspected to be the unique martial arts "Nine Shadows Wandering Dragon Step" that was famous in the world ten years ago. It is the unique martial arts of 'Dragon in the Mountain' Yang Haichao. He has reached the seventh level of martial arts ten years ago.

"At that time, he was not yet 30 years old, and many people were optimistic that he would become a great master in the future. But then Yang Haichao suddenly disappeared from the world. Many people thought he was dead. Unexpectedly, "Nine Shadows Youlongbu" would reappear in the world now."

"The seventh level of martial arts ten years ago?" Lu Heng raised his brows slightly and asked, "Based on your judgment, is that person Yang Haichao himself?"

"It's very possible." Pei Zhiqing nodded and said, "The figure's Qinggong has reached the realm of transformation. He moves like clouds and flowing water, and moves around the mountains and rivers. It is very likely that he is Yang Haichao himself, and he may have reached the peak of the seventh level, or even I got a glimpse of the realm of the eighth level.”

"Fang Qian still has contact with such a person?" Lu Heng couldn't help being a little surprised, and then smiled, "This further proves that he is not someone who will be randomly used by the masters of the Ten Thousand Poison Sect. Come with me to Fang Qian Come home."

After fighting two masters of the Ten Thousand Poison Sect, he had roughly figured out what kind of warriors a cultivator at the first level of Qi Refining could deal with.

First of all, it is definitely stronger than the sixth level, and is similar to the seventh level in terms of life, but the power of spells and magic weapons is much more powerful than martial arts, and can almost crush warriors.

Even if you encounter the eighth level of martial arts, you can kill the opponent twice with the Guishui Amulet and the Gengjin Sword Qi Talisman. If that doesn't work, you still have the wind and thunder evil energy, which is as powerful as a full blow from the fifth level of Qi Refining.

Therefore, Lu Heng did not retreat after hearing that Yang Haichao might be at the eighth level of martial arts.

After all, thinking before you act is prudent and the way to get things done. To be afraid before you act is to be overly timid, and in the end you will be unable to do anything.

As for the reason why Pei Zhiqing came with him, it was also very simple.

He didn't know Fang Qian, so he wouldn't arrest the wrong person.

……

Under Cai Kang's willful request, Yang Haichao had to come to Fangqian.

Ask the county captain Sun Chang and the other twenty soldiers about the cause of death, and use this as a clue to find the murderer and seize the best weapon that may exist.

"If the doctor hadn't been so kind to me, why would I be like this?" Yang Haichao thought of Cai Kang's various performances, which made him want to slap this playboy to death.

The porter took his invitation and saw that it was someone sent by Cai Kang, the Prime Minister of Hequ, so he hurried in to report.

Soon the concierge came back and took him in respectfully. After walking through three or four corridors, he came to the backyard of the house and saw the county magistrate Fang Qian.

"I've heard about the reputation of dragons in the mountains for a long time. It's better to see it than to hear it once. I'm glad to meet you." Fang Qian greeted him enthusiastically and said with a smile, "I wonder if I can lend me your head?"

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