I have a heavenly book of merit and virtue

Chapter 15 Cultivation System (please collect monthly tickets~)

When Chen Yan heard Liu Fujing say these words, he knew he was going to suffer.

What happened next was as expected.

"Meow!"

All he heard was an angry scream from Fa Cai, which turned into an afterimage.

"Ouch!"

Then he heard Liu Laodao scream in pain, and there was a scratch on his face. Fa Cai returned to Chen Yan's feet and raised his chin triumphantly.

"You damn cat! If I don't teach you a lesson, you don't know how powerful the master is!"

Liu Laodao rolled up his sleeves angrily and grabbed a handful of talismans from nowhere in his hand, blowing his beard and staring.

"Okay, okay, you're an old man and you're arguing with a cat."

Chen Yan stopped him with a headache on his face and a look of helplessness on his face.

Liu Laodao, who was stopped, couldn't help but hum:
  "That is to say, this fat cat has not yet become a spirit. If it becomes a spirit and dares to harm others, I will see if I can deal with it..."

"Okay, okay, just say a few words less."

Seeing that he was getting rich and showing off his power, Chen Yan stopped him with a headache and hurriedly changed the subject:
  "You haven't said what you want me to do with this human skin?"

"What to do? Of course we are checking for clues." Liu Laodao groaned and said angrily.

After saying that, Liu Laodao put away a handful of talisman papers in his hand, leaving only one piece. He held the talisman paper between his index and middle fingers, put it against the tip of his nose, and muttered something:
  "Disciple Liu Fujing, please help me, Master Chonglongyu Daowei, as urgent as the law dictates!"

When the curse fell, the talisman spontaneously ignited. Liu Laodao held the talisman in his hand and drew it twice on the tip of his nose. The ignited talisman turned into a wisp of breeze and was inhaled by Liu Fujing's nose.

Chen Yan and Fa Cai on the side both stared at Liu Laodao's actions with wide eyes, like curious babies.

After inhaling the breeze, Liu Laodao's nose visibly grew larger. It looked quite weird. With a huge nose, Liu Laodao twitched his nose and sniffed at the three human skins.

As soon as he took a sniff, Liu Laodao screamed: "What a strong fishy smell! You kid killed a fish last night and didn't even wash your hands!"

"Hurry up!"

Chen Yan rolled his eyes angrily.

Liu Laodao snorted, took another long sniff at the human skin, closed his eyes, and looked thoughtful:
  "The scent of osmanthus? Osmanthus? Or the osmanthus cake you eat? Where are the osmanthus trees in Shanxi Town?"

"Osmanthus?" Chen Yan frowned: "That's a lot. There are osmanthus trees inside and outside the city, and there are also many pastry shops."

"This is really troublesome..."

Liu Laodao was also troubled after hearing this: "This demon is quite cautious and does not leave any other smell."

"Forget it, leave it to the people below to investigate and check the background of these three people's lives to see if there are any other clues."

"That's all it can do."

Chen Yan nodded, then spread his hand and stretched it out in front of Liu Laodao.

"What?"

The old man looked confused.

"Silver reward!"

Chen Yan said naturally:
  "Don't tell me there's no reward for killing the three-headed skinned puppet."

"Old Taoist, I just gave you a sword worth a thousand gold yesterday!"

Liu Laodao looked in disbelief, as if he had never seen such a shameless person.

"It's a code, it's a code. I respect you about the Yulong Dao, but I'm penniless now. I can't even afford to eat if I don't make some money."

Chen Yan said with sincere eyes, but did not take back his outstretched hand.

Liu Laodao looked like he had eaten a fly, and it took him a long time to say:
  "you are vicious!"

As he said that, he took out half a tael of silver from his pocket with a pained look on his face, and put it into Chen Yan's hand reluctantly.

"So much? You, an old man, won't line your own pockets, right?" Chen Yan glanced at Liu Laodao suspiciously, with suspicion in his eyes.

"This is all I have in my body, don't forget it, kid! How much more do you want for a mere three-headed skinned puppet?!"

Liu Laodao screamed like a cat whose tail was stepped on.

"I barely believe you."

Chen Yan said with a smile. He was just joking. As for the money, it doesn't matter. As Liu Laodao said, he already had a lot of affection for the Yulong Knife.

Just as he put away the money, he saw Liu Laodao throwing something towards him.

Chen Yan took it and took a look. It seemed to be a token made of iron and wood, with a "guard" engraved on the front and a lifelike flying fish pattern painted on the back.

"what is this?"

"Flying Fish Order."

Liu Laodao replied: "From now on, you will temporarily serve as a non-staff member for me, Supervisor Tiansi Feiyuwei."

After finishing speaking, Liu Laodao said with malicious intent:

"Boy, it's not so easy for an old man to get money! If you don't solve the real culprit behind the skinned puppet, you kid can't even think about running away!"

Chen Yan shrugged indifferently. He had this plan anyway. He could defeat the thug Lao Dao for free and earn merit, so why not do it?

Then the two of them left the Yamen and headed towards Tianmen Village.

Tianmen Village is located ten miles west of Shanxi Town and is under the jurisdiction of Shanxi Town. Among the villages under the jurisdiction of Shanxi Town, Tianmen Village is the closest one.

Chen Yan and Liu Laodao were not slow, and they left the city in just a moment.

Walking on the wide official road, Chen Yan asked curiously as he hurried on:
  "Liu Laodao, what is your monk's training system like?"

The old Taoist priest glanced sideways and said slowly: "My generation of monks all follow the path of inner alchemy. At the beginning of cultivation, we mainly focus on strengthening the foundation and cultivating the essence, which is called nourishing the essence; when the essence is perfected, we can The breath is continuous, just like when a child is in the womb, so it is called fetal breath; when the breath is under the navel, the spirit is kept in the body, and the spirit and energy are combined, then the foundation of the Dao is obtained. This is the foundation of the Dao."

"By building the Dao foundation, you can defeat the White Tiger, slay the red dragon to refine the Qi, and then you can refine the Qi and transform into the God to obtain the golden elixir avenue..."

Chen Yan nodded thoughtfully, which means that the realms of Wu Dynasty monks are divided into nourishing essence, fetal breath, Tao foundation, and then refining essence to transform into qi, refining qi to transform into spirit...

After thinking for a while, Chen Yan said again:

"What about martial arts for practitioners? Like me, can one's Qi and blood be as good as nourishing one's essence?"

Liu Laodao rolled his eyes in annoyance: "Leave aside the newbies who have just entered the Tao, the strength of the essence of an experienced essence-raising monk is comparable to that of a martial artist with three levels of qi and blood. Unless the essence-raising monk is an idiot, otherwise he will Taoist essence cultivators basically win more and lose less against Qi and blood martial artists, and true power realm martial artists are about the same."

After saying that, the old Taoist changed the topic again: "But there are no absolutes. After all, fighting requires the right time, place, and people. It cannot be generalized by simple realms. After all, monks are also human beings. As long as they are human, they will be fatally injured." You'll die just the same."

Chen Yan nodded to express understanding.

But in general, the essence-nurturing monks with Taoist skills have many methods, while the Qi-blood martial arts masters only have brute strength. When both sides are prepared, the martial arts masters are generally difficult to be the monks' opponents.

As for the true power mentioned by Liu Laodao, it refers to the martial arts realm after the three levels of Qi and blood. The martial arts of the Wu Dynasty started with the three levels of Qi and blood. After the three levels of Qi and blood, when the Qi and blood are complete, the power of Qi and blood in the body can be condensed. It becomes another kind of power, that is, true power. This realm is also called true power realm.

Above the true power, one is called a master, a martial arts master. At that time, the true power is strong and the true energy is released. It can even reach the point where it is not weaker than the practitioner's spells, and the power is not weak.

Chen Yan, who is above the Grand Master, vaguely knows that it is a realm called Xiantian. However, since Xiantian martial arts masters are very rare even in the Wu Dynasty, Chen Yan knows very little about this martial arts realm.

Knowing the cultivation system of Wu Dynasty practitioners, Chen Yan couldn't help but glance at Liu Laodao in front of him, and asked:

"What about you, old Taoist? What realm are you in?"

"Me?" The old Taoist glanced sideways at Chen Yan, raised the corner of his mouth, and pinched his beard and said: "The old Taoist is not talented, and he is just a basic Taoist, not worth mentioning, not worth mentioning!"

What he said was not worth mentioning, but everyone could see the elation on his face.

Chen Yan rolled his eyes, but in his heart he was quite impressed. The Taoist realm was two levels higher than that of nourishing essence. Even the three levels of qi and blood may not be the opponent of essence-raising monks. Chen Yan didn't even dare to think about it as a Taoist monk.

I'm afraid that even the true martial arts masters are not enough. Only martial arts masters who release their true energy can barely compete, right?

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(End of this chapter)