He Dangguan clenched the five-foot long sword with both hands, snorted lowly, and stabbed at the dummy in front of him, the dummy stake fixed to the ground trembled with force, and the blade of the sword couldn't penetrate the yellow-brown thick jacket outside the dummy.

"How?" Zhao Huang saw He Dangguan withdraw the sword blade, and stepped forward to ask.

He Dangguan touched the thick jacket with only shallow dents, and exclaimed: "Even the skin is not broken, this is more reliable than the iron armor in the army." ”

Zhao Xiao nodded secretly, this ordinary-looking yellow-brown thick jacket was the talisman armor successfully created by Jin Dingsi.

This kind of talisman is first woven with a continuous tendon linen, and then filled with cotton wool inside, and it takes a lot of effort to tamp and press it tightly, and then the charm of the armor can be written on the inside of the armor.

Prior to this, Zhao Huang also put a standard armor on the dummy for He Dangguan to test the sword, and the other party pierced the armor with a sword, and even the entire dummy stake was penetrated, and the sword blade came out from the back. If it is a living person, this sword can cut off his life.

However, in the face of the newly created talisman armor, He Dangguan couldn't pierce it even a bit, and even Zhao Huang felt a little surprised. Although He Dangguan's Qi refining foundation is not profound, a swordsman like him, even if he is placed in the army, is a rare brave warrior, and he can stay by the general's side as a personal guard.

"If you are angry with the sword, can you pierce the rune armor?" Zhao Xiao asked.

He Dangguan said: "I can try, but this talisman is newly made, is it ......?"

"I'm going to have to give it a try." Zhao Xiao was still pondering, and Zheng Siyuan also happened to come.

"This is the newly created rune?" Zheng Siyuan couldn't help asking, "Why is there no nail piece?" ”

"Ordinary iron armor is made up of many armor pieces, we have no way to refine all the armor pieces, if the book rune armor pieces fall off in battle, it will greatly weaken the effectiveness of the talisman body protection, so it is not suitable as a rune armor." Zhao Xiao replied: "After several selections, in the end, I still chose to make the talisman armor, the process is labor-intensive, and thanks to Yue Daoyou." ”

Yue Qing of the Yuyi Pavilion next to him smiled and said: "Thanks to Deacon Zhao's discernment and knowledge, he also used Danshui to dissolve the tendons and hemp in advance, so that we don't have to spend a lot of time refining spiritual materials." ”

"It's not a matter of insight, the talisman armor belongs to the military weapon after all, and it must be made in batches as much as possible, it is impossible to be as elaborate as refining magic weapons, so it is natural to use spiritual materials that are easy to obtain." Zhao Xiao said: "As for using Danshui to dissolve tendons, I remember that when I was young, I happened to see villagers dipping hemp on the edge of the pond, so I was inspired. ”

Yue Qing chuckled and said, "Deacon Zhao turned decay into magic, which really makes us admire." ”

"Turning decay into magic? That's a bit too much. Zhao Yan said: "I just think that the vision cannot be limited to cultivating the truth and the same way, sometimes in the market and countryside, there is no lack of subtlety in the livelihood of ordinary people, it depends on how my generation understands." Just like there is still a step of filling and tamping in the talisman armor, at present, it is necessary to rely on craftsmen to hold wooden spoons and ram them, which is so labor-intensive, and I am still thinking about how to improve it. ”

"It's rare for Deacon Zhao to have mercy." Yue Qing praised.

Zhao Xiao didn't answer, and since he was named the Marquis of Zhenming, all kinds of compliments and praises were a little numb. Even this female cultivator from the Feather Cloak Pavilion frequently showed favor, which made Zhao Huang a little annoyed.

"Wooden ramming?" Zheng Siyuan said: "Wouldn't it be nice to use a water wheel?" ”

"Waterwheel?" Zhao Xiao asked.

"Zheng's ...... Some noble granges do not let tenants cook rice, but build waterwheels by the river, which can not only draw water for irrigation, but also lift wooden stakes through the teeth behind the waterwheels to lift the rice husks. Zheng Siyuan said.

"I seem to have seen something similar, but I didn't look at it carefully, so I'll look at it when I have time." Zhao Xiao touched his chin and looked at Zheng Siyuan: "It's just right, you try to shoot at the rune armor with a spell." ”

Zheng Siyuan looked at the dummy stake and asked, "Aren't you using talisman arrows?" ”

Zhao Xiao shook his head: "When the soldiers arrive on the battlefield, can they expect the enemy monks not to cast spells on themselves?" Just do it. ”

Zheng Siyuan nodded yes, then stood still and raised his hand, transporting his true qi, a plain white arrow condensed on his fingertips, and shot out of his fingers, with a whistle of breaking through the air.

Zhao Xiao could see clearly, Zheng Siyuan worked hard to practice the "Sumai Dan Heart Formula", and the power of the original mastery of the spell was even higher.

The arrow hit the dummy accurately, and a small hole immediately appeared on the surface of the rune, and the stake shook slightly. Zhao Xiao stepped forward to inspect and found that the front of the talisman was pierced by an arrow, and the surface of the dummy also left shallow marks, but the stake as a whole was not penetrated.

"Yes, yes, this protection is more effective than I expected." Zhao Xiao nodded again and again.

Zheng Siyuan scratched his head and asked, "But my cultivation mana is not profound, this is ......."

"It was originally a fatal blow, but now it is only a minor injury, and it is worth it." Zhao Xiao knocked on the dummy stake: "Originally, it was a waste to use magic to deal with ordinary soldiers, but now with the rune armor, against those monks who have not yet been able to soar in the sky, this rune armor is enough to resist the power of magic."

Then, if more than a dozen strong soldiers rushed up, and the big swords and spears pressed together, the reaction was a little delayed, and it was the difference between life and death. And this talisman is to fight for ordinary soldiers in that moment. When you get to the battlefield, you can protect yourself by killing the enemy, not just looking at whether the armor can save your life. ”

Zheng Siyuan suddenly realized, and He Dangguan said: "With this talisman armor, ordinary soldiers can also face the rain of arrows and sword soldiers." I just tried it on and found that the protection seems to be not only on the torso, but also on the head, face and limbs. ”

Zhao Xiao tugged at the cotton wool in the gap and said, "If you are worried that the effect is not enough, then put on an extra layer of iron armor outside, anyway, this talisman armor itself is not too heavy." It can be repaired slightly after it is damaged. ”

Yue Qing reminded: "Deacon Zhao, this talisman is not cheap. Even if the shores of Huaxu Country's lakes are rich in continuous tendon and hemp, it is also compared to other natural treasures. And in order to weave this batch of runes, we are also sleepless. Even if all the disciples of the Feather Cloak Pavilion were called for help, it would be difficult to weave in batches. ”

"I understand that there can't be too much rune armor, it's nothing more than icing on the cake for the generals in the army." Zhao Xiao said: "On the battlefield, after all, it depends on how to use soldiers. ”

In fact, with Zhao Xiao's current cultivation, even if a swordsman like He Dangguan is wearing talisman armor and holding a long sword to attack him, he is sure that he will kill him a few zhang away, and ten or eight more will be sent to death.

If you want to deal with a person like Zhao Xiao, it is best for a monk to deal with it. If you only rely on ordinary soldiers, then in addition to the stubborn and sharp forward, at least hundreds of archers, constantly shooting arrows, forcing them to use spells to protect themselves.

Then the forward soldiers had to rush and kill one after another without fear of death, interrupting Zhao Xiao's powerful spells, and entangled in all kinds of hand-to-hand combat, forcing him to adjust his breath to return to the Yuan A little weak, maybe there was a chance to kill.

And this is still not to calculate the means such as lifting and moving, magic weapons and spells. In fact, ordinary people are almost powerless to fight back in the face of those who condense Xuanzhu. Ordinary soldiers can fight against it and can maintain morale without retreating, which is a rare strong army in the world.

As for the kind of masters of the world who do not touch the ground and fly around, the best thing for the soldiers is to hope that they are not the target of the other party. Even if the two masters fight in the sky, it will inevitably affect mortals, and similar things happen from time to time in the War of the Five Kingdoms.

After all, there are very few people who can achieve cultivation, even if a monk like Zhao Huang condenses the Xuanzhu, there are only dozens of people in Huaxu Kingdom, and it is impossible for them all to be sent to the battlefield to fight with the enemy country.

Sort out this batch of talisman armor and prepare to send it to General Wei for inspection. Zhao Huang rarely had a moment to spare, found Zheng Siyuan and said, "I didn't have time to ask before, is Lingtang settled?" ”

"Thanks to the deacon's help, everything is fine." Zheng Siyuan's expression was a little complicated, and he lowered his head and said, "My mother said, let me concentrate on serving in the Jinding Division, and don't think about anything else." ”

The Zheng family of Jiujiang fell overnight, and Zheng Siyuan, as one of them, was inevitably implicated. Zhao Huang didn't want to see Zheng Siyuan affected by this, so he simply stuffed Zheng Siyuan with a sum of money privately and asked him to buy an industry in Duzhong.

Zheng Siyuan is a concubine, his mother's background is not good, and he will inevitably be bullied by Zheng Tunan and other figures at home in the past. Now that the Hatoe Zheng clan has fallen, he simply took his mother away, which can be regarded as a break with the past.

Zhao Xiao nodded and said, "That's fine...... You come with me. ”

Calling He Dangguan and Zheng Siyuan to the courtyard, Zhao Huang took out the Relief Worry Jue and asked, "Can you recognize this thing?" ”

Zheng Siyuan was puzzled, and He Dangguan was surprised: "Solve the worries?!" Deacon Zhao, did you really get this magic weapon? ”

"Not bad." Zhao Yan said: "As for how you came, don't ask." ”

He Dangguan hurriedly bowed his hand and said, "Congratulations to Deacon Zhao for meeting the immortal fate and living an immortal life!" ”

"You've learned to say that, too?" Zhao Xiao smiled and said: "The Lord of Relief is a treasure of your He family, and it is not convenient for me to take it for nothing." In this way, I will use this treasure cloth to form a formation, and you breathe and breathe in the formation every day, although it is not as good as the blessed land atmosphere of Yingzhou Island, but it can also help you cultivate. ”

The two thanked each other first, and Zheng Siyuan asked: "I heard that the Yingzhou Conference will be held this summer, and when the monks from various pavilions of Huaxu Kingdom gather on Yingzhou Island to fight the law, I think Deacon Zhao will also participate, right?" ”

"I haven't heard from me yet, and I don't know what to do." Zhao Xiao said.

The Yingzhou Association is not simply gathering a group of monks to fight and compare the high and low, otherwise let Liang Tao come forward directly, and no one will have to compare.

In fact, at the beginning of the establishment of the pavilion in Huaxu Kingdom, the situation was far more complicated than today. Some pavilions were originally immortal cultivators, and they took the initiative to change their banners when they saw the drastic changes in the times, and there will inevitably be grievances and entanglements between the pavilions.

The ancestors of Huaxu State set up the Yingzhou Society, which was originally to mediate disputes, rather than the elders of each family to let go of their hands and feet to fight to the death, it is better to send their disciples to fight the law, so that they can not only ease the conflict, but also confirm each other's cultivation and improvement.

Later, after several evolutions, the Yingzhou Association became a method for the younger generations to fight and the elders to discuss the Tao, and it was also an occasion for the Huaxu State Lord to select talents. In addition, there are some East China Sea monks and Jianghu Sanren who are not subordinate to Huaxu Kingdom, who attend the Yingzhou Club as guests, including the East China Sea Sword Immortal Hongxueke.

It is said that the reason why the Yingzhou Club was held was that Hong Xueke walked the eastern soil of Kunlun Continent in the early years, and stepped on the waves in Pengxuan Lake.

Even if Hongxueke is not a vassal of Huaxu Kingdom, he has maintained a good relationship with Huaxu Kingdom. And even if Chongxuanguan is powerful in Huaxu, it will be greatly restrained when it comes to Yingzhou.

As for Zhao Xiao, in fact, his status in Huaiying Pavilion is not up to the same now, and it seems that he is still a little worse than a teacher, but to say that he is a junior student, it doesn't seem to count.

Especially as the deacon of the Jinding Division, as well as the identity of the Marquis of Zhenming, Zhao Xiao estimated that he had no chance to fight.

However, considering that Yingzhou Island is a blessed land of immortals, it is said that it is also in Liang Tao's vision of the Dao Kingdom of the World, and he has not taken the initiative to occupy it for so many years, and it is estimated that he still has some scruples about the East China Sea Sword Immortal.

After laying down the Qingxu Mu God Array, Zhao Xiao himself also breathed and breathed. In the stillness, there was a sudden induction, and I noticed that someone seemed to be spying on it.

Zhao Xiao didn't disturb Zheng He and the two, his hand was hidden in his sleeve and his fingers were pinched, and a rusty copper mirror in the room was surging like water, and a ray of light flew out from the crack in the door, revealing Zhao Huang's figure in the corner outside the courtyard.

Now that Zhao Xiao has mastered the golden water shape method, although it is far from the level of Liang Tao's fractal change, it is difficult for outsiders to distinguish between the body and the clone unless he has a keen sense of spirit and extraordinary eyesight.

Moreover, the five senses of the doppelganger are connected with the body, and Zhao Xiao can also talk to others as usual with the doppelganger, and can also use the doppelganger to perform some superficial spells. But when it came time to fight, this clone couldn't resist the edge of the sword.

Turning out of the courtyard and coming to a cloister, when it was dusk and the sky was getting dark, Zhao Xiao's clone popped out a little light towards the shadows of the grass, faintly revealing the silhouette of his body that was difficult to detect with the naked eye.

"Jing Shi Daoyou, you don't have to hide." Zhao Xiao said.

The blurred figure stood up from the grass, and the concealment spell gradually faded, revealing a cold expression.

"Why are Daoyou secretly peeping?" Zhao Xiao asked.

Jing Shi didn't answer, she was slender and straight, and she was a little wary.

Zhao Xiao sighed lightly: "Why bother? I know that Daoist friends were sent by Liang Guoshi to spy on me, and may have been ordered to protect them secretly. ”

Jing Shi frowned, and Zhao Xiao bowed his hand: "I haven't thanked Daoist friends for the life-saving grace of the Treasure Pavilion before. In any case, Zheng Siyuan and He Dangguan also escaped because of this, and I thanked them on their behalf. ”

Hearing this, Jing Shi's vigilance was slightly reduced, and Zhao Huang said: "If Daoyou is ordered by the national teacher to come to monitor me, then you can appear in front of people, and you don't have to hide in the shadows. When cultivating, the spiritual sense is subtle, and when I sense the peeping gaze, it is difficult to determine my mind. ”

"I'm sorry, I'll step down." Jing Shi bowed his head and was about to turn around.

"Jing Shi Daoyou thinks too much, I have no intention of expelling." Zhao Xiao dissuaded: "I just set up a new formation, which is used to hook up and clear qi and help cultivation, Daoist friends may wish to come and refer to one or two?" ”

"Not necessarily." After Jing Shi said this, he left directly.

"You want to woo her?" Lingxiao asked.

Zhao Xiao's clone turned into light and dissipated, and replied: "Liang Guoshi used all kinds of means against me, so I was not allowed to return the respect?" It's a pity, this Jing Shi is a die-hard man of Liang Guoshi at a glance, and it is not easy to win over. ”