Chapter 15: Nail Technique
Zhou Huan heard some bustling shouting in his ears at this time, as well as the sound of various conversations downstairs in the inn, and then opened his eyes, and he found that the things in front of him were much clearer than before.
Holding back some excitement, Zhou Huan continued to use his true qi to stabilize his cultivation. After a big week, feeling that the size of the dantian in his body no longer changed, Zhou Huan knew that the breakthrough was finally successful, and then ended his luck.
"Is this the fourth layer of Qi refining?" Zhou Huan clenched his fists, feeling that his strength had increased, his whole body was much more relaxed and transparent, and the five-color true qi in the dantian was also much thicker. If the true qi in the early stage of qi refining was compared to the mist in the early morning, his true qi at this time could be regarded as the dense fog above the valley.
"No wonder it is said that it is impossible to control magic weapons in the early stage of qi refining, and the concentration of true qi is indeed quite different." Zhou Huan said to himself happily, "I finally broke through before returning to the sect, and it's time to change my line." ”
As soon as the words fell, Zhou Huan turned his head and saw the medicine bottle placed aside, feeling a little lucky. Fortunately, there are four pills in this bottle of Qi Punching Pill, otherwise he may fail to break through, the talent of the five spirit roots is indeed worse, and the breakthrough of the bottleneck may be even more difficult in the future.
However, Zhou Huan thought about it, many of the previous hardships and hardships had come over, and all kinds of situations could be solved in the future, but it was just a matter of time, so he encouraged himself, and opened the door and walked out.
Just as Zhou Huan walked out of the door of the inn with a smile on his face, Liu Ruling, who had been waiting for a long time, greeted him with light steps.
"Brother Zhou, today is the first day of the month, I guessed that you would come to Fang City." Liu Ruling said with a smile.
After getting acquainted with Liu Ruling, Zhou Huan told her the name of the inn where she often stayed, and Zhou Huan was not too surprised that she appeared at the door of the inn at this time, and said with some curiosity: "Miss Liu, do you want to find the spirit grass today?" ”
"No, Lingcao depends on chance. Today I want to discuss something important with Brother Zhou. Hey, didn't Brother Fang come? Liu Ruling approached Zhou Huan and whispered happily, a little surprised to see that Fang Zheng was not there.
"Fang Zheng has something important to do this time, and he can't come. Since it's a big deal, let's find a place where there are fewer people to talk about. Zhou Huan thought for a while and said.
"Don't bother, go to the courtyard where I live, my uncle is there." After speaking, Liu Ruling took Zhou Huan to the courtyard where she lived.
After a while, the two of them came to the courtyard, and saw three monks sitting at the stone table in front of them. Two of them are Liu Yuan and Chen Buregret, Zhou Huan has seen them many times, and they are also familiar with each other, and there is a gentle woman, Zhou Huan doesn't know her, and secretly guesses that this should be the uncle Liu Ruling said, the three of them are all at this time, and what they want to say should be very important.
"Hello seniors." Zhou Huan arched his hand.
"Huh? Zhou Xiaoyou broke through, congratulations, it can be regarded as just right, sit down and talk first. Liu Yuangang wanted to reply to the previous sentence, sensing Zhou Huan's breath at this time, and was a little relieved.
"More seniors care, it's a fluke. Miss Liu told me earlier that she had something important to discuss, but I don't know what it is? After Zhou Huan sat down, he said with a straight face.
"Don't worry, this is my Taoist companion Song Shuhui, who is good at formation." Liu Yuan introduced Zhou Huan to the gentle woman beside him.
"Senior Song is good, I have heard Miss Liu mention her uncle many times before, and I can see it today, and she is really extraordinary." Zhou Huan said a little respectfully.
"Hehe, Zhou Xiaoyou is polite. I don't know where Xiaoyou came from? Song Shuhui was a little curious about the Zhou Huan who often appeared in Liu Ruling's mouth in front of her, and wanted to inquire about his niece, Liu Yuan was a casual cultivator, and she was just from an ordinary monk family.
Liu Ruling on the side was a little ashamed at this time and listened silently.
"Under the Five Spirits, a small sect is not enough to worry about, and the seniors have never heard of it." Zhou Huan was a little caught off guard by the question, and replied with a name improvised.
"Okay, third sister." Chen Buregret interrupted Song Shuhui, who still wanted to ask something, and said, "Then again, Zhou Xiaoyou still remembered the misty swamp I mentioned before?" ”
"I remember it clearly." Zhou Huan replied.
"That's fine, I said before that there was a treasure left by the foundation monk in the swamp, but it was not a rumor but true. Fifteen days later, when the fog clears, since Zhou Xiaoyou has broken through, I wonder if you are interested in going with us? Chen Buregret explained and then asked.
"Senior want to find that baby?" Zhou Huan was a little clear, but then he was a little embarrassed, "I just broke through in the next place, and my strength is still shallow, I'm afraid it will drag down your seniors." ”
"It's okay, it's just easy to get lost in the Misty Swamp, and it's not too dangerous." Liu Yuan took over the conversation and said with a smile, "You follow us, and I will share some of the treasures I find when we find them." ”
Zhou Huan knew that this was Liu Yuan's kindness, and he was already a little moved, and now there was indeed a lack of spirit stones, so he pondered for a while and agreed. Liu Yuan also asked why Fang Zheng was not there, and Zhou Huan explained, saying that Fang Zheng had something to deal with and would not be able to come to Fang City this month.
Everyone chatted a few more words, Chen Buregret introduced some of the situation in the misty swamp, Zhou Huan listened carefully, and then saw that there was nothing else, and agreed on a place to meet later, so he got up and left the courtyard.
After Zhou Huan left, he did not return to the inn, but walked around the loose repair stalls on the side of the street in Fangshi.
After the breakthrough, Zhou Huan let go of some pressure and had a little leisure, he looked left and right, so that he found a lot of things that he had not seen before.
Since the cultivators have no sect and often haunt all kinds of places, their stalls are scattered with all kinds of spiritual objects, some are unknown spiritual grasses, some are so-called remnants of magic weapons, and some are magic tricks that they got out of nowhere.
Zhou Huan walked for a while, and was attracted by a stall selling magic tricks in front of him, so he stopped and looked.
The stall owner looked to be about sixty years old, and he was a kind-faced man, who could not see the depth of cultivation, and there were all kinds of tricks on the small stall, and he was half-lying on the bench in a leisurely manner.
Seeing Zhou Huan's eyes looking back and forth, the stall owner said with a smile: "This fellow Daoist, I don't know which recipe you have taken ainto?"
"I wonder if there are any better defensive spells for sale?" Zhou Huan thought for a moment and replied.
Zhou Huan had never practiced this kind of spell in the sect, at this time, he thought of the previous several dangers, and then went to the Misty Swamp, there were three seniors, he might not need to make a few moves, it was better to practice some defensive spells to defend himself.
"Well, there are a lot of them. This native armor technique, this wooden armor technique, and this ice shield technique, if the true qi attribute of the Daoist friend is suitable, you can buy it all for cultivation, and only five low-level spirit stones are required for one copy. The stall owner straightened up and began to speak enthusiastically.
"I'll look at the others." Zhou Huan looked at the somewhat enthusiastic stall owner and said.
Zhou Huan had heard of these spells mentioned by the stall owner, and they were low-level spells that were widely circulated in the cultivation world, and he felt that they were probably not worth these spirit stones. Zhou Huan squatted down and began to browse through the large characters on the cover of each formula, and after a while, he looked at a book of recipes in the upper left corner of the booth.
The paper of this recipe is slightly yellowed, the style is simple, it looks a little old, and there are a few big characters written on the cover, Zhou Huan seems to feel a burst of momentum.
"Shocking Ridge Armor." Zhou Huan read out the name of this recipe.
Looking at Zhou Huan's somewhat shocked expression, the smile on the stall owner's face became brighter and brighter, and said, "Daoyou, but you have taken a fancy to this book? This recipe is not small, and I think I only got it after nine deaths. After this spell is put into operation, it can be said that water and fire are not invasive, and a hundred soldiers are not afraid. ”
"Then may I ask senior, how many spirit stones are you bidding for this magic formula?" After listening to the introduction of the stall owner, Zhou Huan understood it.
"After seeing Daoyou, I felt that the two of us fell in love, so how about fifty low-level spirit stones." The stall owner looked at Zhou Huan and said.
"There aren't so many spirit stones on the lower body, it seems that there is no chance of this magic trick." After saying that, he turned around and was about to leave.
"Wait, Xiaoyou, let's discuss how much you can give." Seeing that Zhou Huan was leaving, the stall owner was a little anxious and stood up.
"I'm shy, I can only produce eight spirit stones." Zhou Huan replied with a straight face.
The stall owner's face tightened, gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, seeing that you and I are destined, eight spirit stones will be sold to you." ”
After listening to what the stall owner said, Zhou Huan suddenly felt that he was still too young, and the cultivation world was really full of cultivation. If he said it, Zhou Huan would not regret it, handed out the few spirit stones left, and under the satisfied eyes of the stall owner, he took the magic trick and left.
Seeing that Zhou Huan was no longer visible, the stall owner sat back on the bench and whispered to himself a little smugly: "I sold another copy today, and my old way of rubbing the book is still very good." However, that kid has five spirit roots, and after practicing, he may really have some effect. Then he took out a copy of the same recipe from the storage bag and placed it in the previous place.