Chapter 21: The Journey
Chen Changsheng's thin body reflected a long shadow obliquely in the white moonlight, looking lonely and a little lonely.
"For your current strength, it is indeed a little difficult to find the materials of the elixir immediately. However, I still have two prescriptions for the top-grade pills, and although the top-grade pills can't make your Dao line improve by one stage, it is not a problem for the top-grade pills to improve your Dao line by one foot. Maybe it was because he saw Chen Changsheng's lonely appearance, and at this time, Zhang Zhenren's voice suddenly came into his ears again.
"Top-grade elixir?" Chen Changsheng, who was lost and depressed, seemed to be more interested in this high-grade elixir, and asked, "Have you ever heard of the materials of this elixir?" ”
"I've heard, I promise to find the materials needed for the top-grade elixir this time." Zhang Zhenren looked affirmative.
"Oh? Then tell me quickly, what materials are needed for these two pairs of top-grade pills? Although the materials of the elixir discouraged him and made him feel uncertain, but this time seeing Zhang Zhenren's positive look, Chen Changsheng was still moved.
"One is the tail of the nine-tailed fox, and the other is the ghost tooth of the ghost king! As long as you get one of these, the teacher will be able to refine a high-grade elixir for you. Zhang Zhenren said with a smile.
"The ninth tail of the nine-tailed fox? The ghost fangs of the ghost king? Chen Changsheng frowned, still feeling out of reach in his heart. Although he believes that these two things exist in this world, this nine-tailed fox is said to grow a tail and increase the path by one foot, and the fox that reaches nine tails can be called a nine-tailed fox. I'm just a small one-foot Taoist, but I want to take the fox demon tail of the nine-foot Taoist, this is too whimsical, right?
There is also the ghost tooth of the ghost king, the ghost tooth is actually not a tooth, because the ghost does not grow teeth, it is just a spirit bead that the ghost king will condense. Removed the ghost fangs, then.
It is said that the ghost king's path can only be called the ghost king when it reaches the stage of channeling, that is to say, the ghost king's path is seven feet. Not to mention Chen Changsheng's pitiful strength now, it is said that anyone who has become a ghost king's ghost, even the underworld does not dare to take care of it easily.
Thinking of this, Chen Changsheng felt powerless again. asked: "Master Zu, you don't know, I am only a foot of Taoism, how can I take the tail and ghost teeth from the nine-tailed fox and the ghost king?" ”
"It's man-made, take your time, maybe you get it by mistake?" Zhang Zhenren enlightened.
Chen Changsheng nodded, and now he also knew that he really had no way out. Although it is difficult to deal with the nine-tailed fox and the ghost king, it is as difficult as ascending to the sky. But compared to the materials used to find the elixir, it is much more realistic, after all, the nine-tailed fox and the ghost king really exist in this world.
Thinking like this in his heart, at this time he looked up at Zhang Zhenren, and couldn't help but move in his heart, and suddenly thought of one thing, I don't know how high this old guy's Taoism is, if this old guy has a seven or eight foot Taoism, wouldn't it be able to help me deal with the ghost king?
Seeing Chen Changsheng's eyes looking at him, Zhang Zhenren couldn't help frowning and asked, "You...... Why do you keep looking at me, kid? ”
"Uh, what's that, Master Zu, how many feet are you? Can it be seven feet? Chen Changsheng smiled.
When Zhang Zhenren heard this, he couldn't help but be stunned, and immediately ran out two meters away, shouting, "You...... You kid can't be trying to get my ghost fangs, are you? I'm telling you, my ghost teeth can't refine high-grade elixir. ”
"How can you, even if you are at the level of the Ghost King, I can't hit you with my thoughts. I was just thinking that if you had a seven-or eight-foot walk, you could help me deal with the Ghost King and the Nine-Tailed Fox. Seeing that Zhang Zhenren had misunderstood himself, Chen Changsheng hurriedly explained.
Knowing what Chen Changsheng meant, Zhang Zhenren breathed a sigh of relief and floated back. Then he said: "Count your kid a little conscience." To tell you the truth, I used to be a ghost king with a seven-foot Tao, but unfortunately now I am just a remnant soul, and I am no longer a real ghost, although the ghost teeth are still there, but the Tao Xing has disappeared inexplicably, and I can't help you at all. Ay! ”
"What, you're just a remnant?" Chen Changsheng was taken aback by this, because the remnant soul was actually a mental existence, not a real ghost.
"Yes, I have been asleep for hundreds of years, and I didn't wake up until I sensed the immortal fate in you. If I were a ghost, how would I allow those people surnamed Liu to run rampant during the day! Thinking of those people from the Zhengxian Sect during the day, Zhang Zhenren looked angry.
"How did you become a remnant?" Chen Changsheng couldn't help but feel a little sad.
When Zhang Zhenren heard this, he couldn't help but be silent, his eyes looked at the moonlight outside the house, as if he was recalling something, and his expression became a little painful and angry. However, this change in expression did not take long, and soon he retracted his thoughts, then sighed, and said a little lonely: "Forget it, it's useless to tell you." ”
Since he didn't want to say more, Chen Changsheng naturally didn't want to ask too much, but from his eyes, Chen Changsheng knew that something must have happened to him, otherwise it would be impossible for a ghost king with a seven-foot path to become like this for no reason.
Chen Changsheng was a little disappointed, Zhang Zhenren couldn't help himself, so he really had to rely on himself.
"I've come out to see you today, and I've consumed too many thoughts, and it's probably time to sleep for a while. I hope that when I wake up again, your path will improve. At this time, Zhang Zhenren said suddenly.
"Do you sleep for a long time?" Chen Changsheng was a little worried. Although he has been scolding him for being an old fellow, he still cares about this ancestor very much.
"Well, maybe months, maybe a year. But that's all I can help you, now you are the head of the Immortal Scripture Sect, and the Immortal Sect depends on you. Zhang Zhenren said, his eyes full of expectation.
Chen Changsheng nodded: "Master Zu, I will definitely work hard to cultivate, and I will not let you down." ”
"Hahaha, I knew I wasn't looking at the wrong person." Zhang Zhenren smiled with satisfaction, and then suddenly seemed to remember something, and said solemnly: "By the way, you are absolutely not allowed to mention my matter to anyone, so as not to cause a big disaster." ”
When Zhang Zhenren said this, he seemed to be very afraid that others would know about his existence, although Chen Changsheng didn't know what he was afraid of, but he still nodded and said, "Disciple remember." ”
Zhang Zhenren saw that Chen Changsheng responded, so he nodded with satisfaction, and then his figure flashed, turned into a white light, and disappeared into the jade seal of the head again.
Chen Changsheng called a few times, but the jade seal didn't react at all, and couldn't help sighing: Maybe the ancestor is really asleep!
The dilapidated temple was silent again, and the moonlight poured into the temple through the window, which had no doors or windows, and sprinkled on the ground and was deserted. Chen Changsheng's face was full of worry, and his slightly haggard face was muttering to himself: "Three years, can I really become a strong person within three years?" ”
The corners of his mouth showed a touch of self-deprecation. sighed: "Strength, what I need most now is strength." Whether it is the gambling contract after three years, or the ghost teeth and nine-tailed fox tail required for alchemy, all of this requires strong strength to succeed. ”
"Master Zu may be right, do your best, obey the destiny of heaven, no matter what, I can't just give up." After taking a long breath, Chen Changsheng slowly stood up, looking at the white moonlight outside the window, he made a decision in his heart, he would go to the outside world to practice tomorrow. While following the traditional practice method, doing good deeds and slaying demons, he also went to find the ghost king and the nine-tailed fox needed for alchemy.
Soon, it was dawn.
Chen Changsheng hardly slept much, but he still got up early, packed his luggage, and then left this Xuanxuan Guan that he had lived in for three years, and reluctantly embarked on the road of going outside to practice.
This time I went out, and it was three months in the blink of an eye. In the past three months, Chen Changsheng has traveled to two states and counties, and he is no longer the stupid boy who learned talismans in the broken view. In the past three months, he relied on a foot of Taoism, as well as the Yin and Yang charms he learned, to help people exorcise evil spirits and cure diseases, catch ghosts and solve disasters, and save many poor people. Of course, all he can solve are some ghosts who have no Taoism, and during this period, he has also encountered some ghosts with Taoism, and he is also powerless, so he has to ask the suffering master to find another master. Although it is important to do good deeds, it is even more important to save your own life.
In the past three months, his hard work has indeed had some effect, although the Dao (three fires) is still stuck at one foot, but it is a little more vigorous than three months ago.
For this matter, Chen Changsheng was still a little disappointed, after all, he had been busy for three months, but his Taoism had not grown at all, thinking that if he followed this cultivation speed, he would have to grow a foot in the year of the monkey? Not to mention surpassing Shaoyang in three years, with the current cultivation speed, it is purely a dream.
However, the traditional method of cultivation is nothing other than to do good deeds and accumulate virtues, that is, to hunt ghosts and subdue demons, and to do the right thing for heaven. When he didn't get the ghost tooth or the tail of the nine-tailed fox, he had to practice slowly.