Volume 18 Chapter 21 Phantoms
Wu Xie did not go home, but walked around Wu'an County.
After walking for a while, he suddenly felt a shock in his heart and noticed that there was an extra stall on the corner of the street at some point.
A white-haired old Taoist who looked like a fairy wind was sitting at the back of a stall with a small black cloth bag and a fist-sized crystal ball, and the white cloth banner hanging on the stall had two big characters written on it: Zhaotu.
In front of the stall, there were at least twenty or thirty young people lined up in a long line, and the one standing at the front was pressing his left hand on the crystal ball according to Lao Dao's instructions, gritting his teeth and glaring as if he was exerting force.
After a while, Lao Dao sighed, took a piece of broken silver from the bag and gave it to him, and then asked the next young man to come and do the same.
"Xing Zhutou, what are you doing?" Wu Xie was a little puzzled, leaned over to the elusive Xing Zhutou, and asked in a low voice.
"That's the Immortal Master Sanshan Dao Chief, and he is also from our Wu'an County. A hundred years ago, he went out to seek immortals, and now that he is old and wants to settle down, he returns to his hometown, planning to accept a few apprentices, build a Taoist temple, and spend his old age in peace. Xing Zhutou smiled and said, "It's a pity that he only recruits young people as apprentices, otherwise, I, old Xing, would like to try it."
Wu Xie was stunned, this old way has been going out to seek immortals for a hundred years? Isn't he now more than a hundred years old?
It can't be, right......
Wu Jie's family has practiced medicine for generations and is proficient in the way of health preservation. But according to the family tree, the longest-lived grandfather in the family only lived to be eighty-four years old - in this world where living to sixty is longevity, this is already a very remarkable thing.
Wu'an County Hidden Dragon Crouching Tiger, the master is like a cloud, but the longest-lived old mayor in the entire county is only eighty-two years old this year.
Although this old Taoist beard is white, but the spirit is full of energy, there is no trace of old Longzhong, if he has lived for hundreds of years and is still so healthy, then I am afraid that he is really a master of cultivation and achievement
Thinking of this, he suddenly felt that his heart was beating two beats faster, and he hurriedly ran over to see what was going on
But before he could go to the front, Miss Wang Du Ruodu, a child from this county, rushed over violently, knocked into the person at the front, and grabbed the position at the head of the line.
"Tie Niu, sister, I'm going to be busy going on a blind date later, just let me test it first."
This reason was so terrifyingly strong that for a time everything was silent, and even the most dissatisfied people didn't know what to say. And Du Ruo had already learned from the people in front of him, and pressed his hands on the crystal ball on the stall.
In the blink of an eye, the crystal ball lit up
Wu Xie was stunned for a moment - at the moment when the crystal ball lit up, he instinctively felt that something was wrong, as if something dirty and dangerous was passing away in a flash, and he subconsciously became suspicious and wary of that old way
He had the heart to persuade Du Ruo to be cautious, but looking at her elated appearance, he couldn't think of any suitable words for a while. What's more, maybe I just guessed wrong? Maybe Lao Dao is really a master, and it is not necessary to accept apprentices
So he just secretly kept an eye on it, and took his leave.
He left without hesitation, but the old man on the stall was slightly stunned: When young people are full of illusions, when they encounter their own immortal master recruiting apprentices, they should come over and take a look. As long as he is willing to come, he can move his heart in a few words—just like the young scholar before.
Looking at the appearance of the young man who was collecting medicine, he seemed to be a little interested at first, but why did he suddenly lose interest and turn away?
"Who was the one carrying the medicine basket just now?" He asked casually.
"It's Brother A Xie from the Wu family's pharmacy."
"He's the smartest man in the county."
"Brother Xiaoshan is smarter than him, right?"
"If you want to talk about reading and literacy, Lin Lushan is of course stronger than Wu Jie, but you have to say that you are smart...... I think Wu Xie is a little bit better."
"The important thing for a man is his fist, not his brain, no matter how much he reads, what's the use of not being able to fight? When you encounter a robber or a wild beast, can you get rid of them by learning? ”
"Anyway, it's useless if you can't fight, right, big sister?"
"Of course"
"No wonder the master said that he was going to prepare to build a ring to compete with you and recruit relatives......"
"Do you have itchy skin?"
The boys and girls were chattering and laughing, and soon the topic was tilted to a hundred and eight thousand miles away. But no matter what, the Sanshan Daoist already knows what he wants to know.
"Pharmacy...... Smart ......" Lao Dao stroked his long beard, and his eyes showed a little worry, "Since ancient times, the doctor has been the opponent of Qianmen, I don't know if the people from the Wu family's pharmacy will spoil my business......"
According to common sense, Wu Xie had already gone far at this moment, but this passage flew into Wu Jie's ears as if he had grown wings.
He was stunned for a moment, as if a thunderbolt had thundered down, and he turned around sharply and rushed towards the stall.
But he only rushed a few steps before stopping, a look of relief on his face.
"It's the demon again," he muttered as he closed his eyes and sighed deeply.
I don't know when, the Sanshan Dao people have already walked in front of him, and the appearance of the fairy wind Dao bone is like the real person of the former head of Qingyang Guan, and he can't see the slightest evil spirit.
"That's right, it's a demon again...... This is your idea of seeking immortals, use this as your heart, what do you think? ”
Wu Xie was silent and did not answer.
"Everyone in the world seeks detachment, in order to become immortals, whether it is family and friendship, you can put it aside - in fact, it can't be put aside, you are immortal, but your relatives and lovers may not be able to. At the end of the day, everyone will be separated after all" The voice of the inner demon was full of kindness, "The road to immortality can only be walked alone"
"Let me think again." Wu Xie said in a low voice.
The demon shook his head, but there was no impatience on his face: "Okay, there is a lot of time, it doesn't hurt to think about it again"
There were ripples like water waves around him, and in this ripple, all the scenery gradually disappeared, and Wu Jie's consciousness gradually sank into darkness.
The Heavenly Book World, the Sea of Chaos.
In the sea of chaos, there is a small piece of fertile farmland floating, with some medicinal herbs planted in the field, and a few bamboo bushes in the center of the field, and a small bamboo house next to it.
Wu Jie, the traverser, was sitting cross-legged in front of the door of the bamboo house, concentrating on refining qi.
He focused his mind, feeling the surging heat that filled his body, and then guided them with his mind to concentrate on the mouth of his heart.
This is not an easy thing to do, those heat is like a bear child in the first or second grade of primary school, full of energy and disobedient, it often takes him a long time to guide a ray of heat to the mouth of the heart, into the fiery air mass that has been condensed there.
Wisp by wisp, wisp by wisp.
Such a boring cultivation was enough to ⊥ the vast majority of people in this Xianxia world were anxious and even impatient, but Wu Xie didn't find it boring, on the contrary, he enjoyed it a little.
As a person who has been tested by a kimchi game, he kills the same monster in the same scene over and over again all night, and then only sees his experience point increase by one percent, or nothing at all...... Wu Xie was able to endure that kind of thing back then, and now he can endure boring cultivation.
No, compared to leveling that doesn't see the effect at all, at least the effect of cultivation can be seen, and the results of cultivation are far more useful and pleasing than a small change in a set of data in the computer.
Of course, maybe the above explanations were all wrong, or maybe he simply felt that he didn't seem to have anything else to pursue besides cultivation......
Wu Xie had never studied psychology in his previous life or present life, so he could not conduct a detailed and precise analysis of his thoughts to come to a reliable conclusion.
One can become a chef or a martial artist without a teacher, but one cannot become Freud without a teacher.
Well, you can't become an immortal without a teacher.
So when Wu Xie finally exhausted his mental strength and had to end his cultivation, the hot qi in his chest only grew a little bit.
He opened his eyes and sighed.
"Jasmine, can't you help me think of a more efficient cultivation method?"
He wasn't against boring cultivation, but if he could, he still wanted to be able to change to a more efficient cultivation method.
Even if you farm monsters and level up, there is also a problem with skills
However, no one answered.
Wu Xie stood up in confusion and saw a bunch of green vegetables in the field not far away, and a snow-white rabbit was lying in the middle of the greens, which was sleeping soundly.
"Wake up"
With a loud roar, the rabbit snorted, jumped up quickly, showed a very human expression on his face, and rolled on the spot into a twelve or thirteen-year-old girl in white.
This girl is snow-white and pink, delicate and cute, especially the pair of long soft ears and big watery eyes, which are full of a feeling of weakness that I see pity, and people can't help but have a desire to protect.
However, Wu Xie Ke remembered that when he saw her for the first time, his first reaction was not to think she was cute, but to shout "monsters......
"It's the master, do you have any instructions? Is it the one who doesn't have long eyes that has come to provoke you? Chop his whole family" The rabbit-eared girl named Jasmine obviously hadn't woken up yet, and said in a daze, yawning as she spoke, as if she was about to fall asleep again.
Wu Xie frowned, grabbed the pair of long ears that were crooked and erected, and repeated his question.
It worked, and Jasmine came to her senses at once, blinking her ruby eyes and sitting on the ground in a "I'm thinking" pose.
Soon, her eyes gradually closed, and her body slowly tilted.
Wu Xie grabbed her ear again, this time with a little effort.
So Jasmine immediately sobered up again, and gave a reasonable explanation: "Master, it's not that I don't teach you a powerful method, it's really that we offended too many people in our last life...... In case someone else sees something famous, I don't care in the Heavenly Book World Realm anyway, what should you do? ”
"It's not so coincidental," Wu Xie let go of his hand and muttered in a low voice, "Alas, if there is still a little bit of ability left in the previous life...... No, even if there is a little memory left."
"Then as soon as you are reincarnated, the Heavenly Tribulation will chase you." Jasmine made an explosive motion with both hands, "boom"
Wu Xie imagined the image of the infinite heavenly thunder smashing violently on his head, and couldn't help but break out in a few cold sweats.
"Was I really that a bastard, so scumbag, so bad? Are there really so many people who offend? He changed the subject and asked again.
"It's more serious than you think, think about it, there were hundreds of great supernatural powers under your door back then, but when the catastrophe came, none of them helped, but several of them fought together to destroy your tribulation, doesn't this explain the problem?"
Wu Xie sighed speechlessly, but before he could sigh a few times, Jasmine was already lying on the ground and falling asleep again.
"You're too good at sleeping, aren't you sleeping for so many years?"
In fact, he also understood that Jasmine was not really sleepy, but because she was a machine spirit and could not act independently, she was reincarnated on the earth and could not be contacted, so she had no choice but to sleep to pass the time.
Although all the memories and power of his previous life have been wiped out with the Heavenly Tribulation, he can still judge how long it has been through geography - all the geographical conditions that Jasmine remembers are not on the same level as the current World Realm, and even the concentration of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi has been reduced to less than one-tenth of what it was before, such a great change in the vicissitudes of the sea, I don't know how many tens of thousands of years it will take to complete the Dao
He also asked Jasmine how many years had passed in the Heavenly Book World, and Jasmine first counted the time with her fingers, and after a while, she drew orthography on the sand to calculate.
After about ten minutes of calculation, she finally ran out of patience and replied vaguely: "It's been too long, I don't remember." ”
"Then there should be at least an approximate order of magnitude, is it a thousand years or ten thousand years? Or maybe 100,000 years? Millions of years? Wu Xie asked again.
"Now, I can count from one to a hundred," Jasmine looked cute with her big ruby eyes.
Wu Xie didn't understand what she meant.
"I'm the smartest rabbit in the world," Jasmine emphasized.
So Wu Xie understood.
Fortunately, with the opening of the Heavenly Book World Realm again, Jasmine's drowsiness symptoms are slowly recovering, and Wu Xie believes that as long as it takes a while, she will definitely be alive again
"Master, you see that this ginseng grows really well" Just as he was pondering, Jasmine didn't know when Lu Dao woke up, dug up a thick ginseng tree from the field, and said happily, "Now, let's roast it and eat it, I like to eat roasted radish the most."
Looking at Jasmine, who was suddenly energetic, Wu Xie suddenly felt that at least she didn't seem to have to be alive......
He kept shaking his head and sighing, but he couldn't help but feel a little confused in his heart.
Go on like this...... Can his path of cultivating immortals really go smoothly?