Volume 1: Stepping into Spiritual Practice, Chapter 53
(Chapter 52 has been revised, for more details, please see Zongheng Chinese website)
"But what father doesn't want his son to live his life in peace?"
"But I can't go home now, and if I don't kill the old man from the Donglai Sect, I won't be able to sleep well. Fang Mu said secretly in his heart.
Now he is equivalent to saying that he has fallen into the quagmire of Donglai Sect, even if he escapes the capture of Donglai Sect, the old man is angry, and he will definitely hand over the picture of himself forcing the old man in the python robe to blow himself up to the court, and when the time comes, he will be wanted by the whole world, and they will also be implicated in the little sister and his parents.
Fang Mu analyzed the situation and left this place, he wanted to find a safe enough place to practice, the sooner he could kill the old man, the safer he would be.
Donglai Castle is a small town located in the Hidden Mountain Range.
The city lord's mansion is located in the center, the location is prosperous, but the building is very general, even slightly dilapidated, if it is not for the plaque engraved with the three big characters of "city lord's mansion", I thought that this is a place where ordinary people live.
In a simple house, on a simple table, a white ash flickered in the dim light, and a middle-aged man, his face was full of wrinkles and gray hair, apparently the result of hard work day and night. Holding a bamboo slip in his hand, he walked back and forth through the house, sighing from time to time.
An official hurriedly walked into the house and said, "City Lord, the bandits have become more and more rampant recently, and they have gathered together, making the market town near our Donglai City a miasma, and that group of bandits is just a group of rabble. ”
The middle-aged man was born in Donglai City, he shook his head and sighed: "If the tax is not reduced every day, the bandits will not stop every day. Even if the bandits are exterminated, new bandits will appear, and the symptoms will not be cured. ”
He gave another order.
"Steward Liu, you go and contact those landlords and gentry and ask them to sell us the grain at the lowest price. ”
Steward Liu's face was full of embarrassment, and he hesitated: "City Lord...... The lower officials feel that it is inappropriate, not to mention that our city lord's treasury is insufficient, and those landlords and gentry are probably not willing to sell us grain at a low price. ”
"Hmph, if you don't sell them, put them in prison, and ask them, would they rather have their grain robbed by thieves than sell it to us? Zhang Sheng said strongly.
"Subordinates take orders!"
When Steward Liu retreated, Zhang Sheng was very angry, bandits were rampant, and the root cause was because the landlords and gentry forcibly occupied the people's land. Although the tax is high, if the people have half an acre of land, they will not be unable to live.
He took out a sound transmission jade slip and transmitted it to the other end: "Sect Master Chu, please ask you for something." ”
There was a quick response from there, "City Lord Zhang, how much does it cost?"
"One hundred thousand taels of silver, is there one?" Zhang Sheng asked.
"Yes, this worldly money is like dung in front of me, but recently there are ten fewer disciples in the sect who have tried medicine, and I hope that City Lord Zhang can send me more. The man on the other end of the jade slip said in a strange manner.
"It's still the same principle, women and children, you can't use it. Zhang Sheng said bitterly, he has been doing this kind of trading with the old man all these years.
Although he felt dirty, he had to do it, this Chu sect master was a rich man, and it was with his help that he became a good official in the eyes of the people.
"Sect Master Chu, Zheng'er hasn't caused you trouble these days. Zhang Sheng asked.
He had two sons, and he wanted them to be upright, so he named the eldest son and the younger son.
"City Lord Zhang, Zhang Zhenghe...... Dead"
When Zhang Sheng heard the news, he was furious, and his voice trembled: "Chu Dongxu, you have to give me an explanation for this matter." ”
And the other side said unhurriedly: "City Lord Zhang, don't worry. There are often incidents on Budi Mountain, I through the investigation, it is a demon who did it, Zhang Zheng is young and vigorous, so he pursues the demon, but unfortunately the strength is not as good as the demon, unfortunately fallen. ”
"But if he catches that demon, the old man can use that demon's heart, liver and lungs to refine a rejuvenation pill and bring Zhang Zhengqi back to life. "The person who called himself the old man was none other than Chu Dongxu, the sect leader of the Donglai Sect.
"Good, good, good. You come to the city lord's mansion in the east and paint the portrait of the demon with me, and I will want him. Also, you'd better not lie to me!" Zhang Sheng said coldly, and then he hung up the jade slip directly.
"Someone, find my son. He gave the order.
This youngest son of his, a soldier defending the city, now has only such a son, and he does not want him to have another accident, so he is ready to transfer him from his dangerous post.
And Chu Dongxu on the other side of the jade slip sneered with a sneer on his face: "It's ridiculous that the little city lord still threatens me." ”
He didn't take Zhang Sheng seriously at all, he thought that Zhang Sheng must have known that all the missing cases on Budi Mountain were done by himself, but what could he do, would he dare to tear his face with himself? He and he were grasshoppers tied to a rope, he made himself uncomfortable, and he could put him to death.
In a deep valley, a waterfall cascades down from the sky like a silver ribbon, and the rapids crash against the stones, bursting with a thunderous sound. In the waterfall, there is about a figure, standing directly below the waterfall, striding a horse, bearing the pressure of thousands of catties brought by the rapids.
That figure was none other than Fang Mu, who was now forging his body according to Fang Mu's record on the gold forging technique.
The gold forging technique is the martial art of cultivating the flesh, and it is also divided into four realms: micro, small, large, and perfect.
If you can cultivate the Golden Forging Technique to the Perfection Realm, your body will be as hard as a magic weapon, and you will be immune to any attack below the Jie Dan. However, the cost of cultivating the Golden Forging Technique to the Perfection Realm was extremely high, and the resources required to cultivate this Technique alone were enough to allow several monks to be promoted to the Attainment Stage.
Therefore, although the gold forging technique is powerful, few monks practice it, and even some well-resourced children are reluctant to practice this martial art.
Because if you want to practice the gold forging technique to the smallest level, you have to bear the pressure of 10,000 catties for a month, and the pain can be imagined, and it is difficult for anyone to persevere. Therefore, the gold forging technique was abandoned by people as a chicken rib martial art.
However, Fang Mu persevered, his idea was very simple, this gold forging technique could quickly improve his strength in a short period of time. His Heaven Breaking Fist and Forging Gold Technique are a perfect match, and with the blessing of the Broken Star Footwork, he has simply become a killer.
Even if it's painful, he has to persevere.
There is no nail in the mountains, and the cold does not know the year
Fang Mu's gold forging technique had finally been cultivated to the subtle realm, and now his body was equivalent to the hardness of gold and silver. Even if Fang Mu stood still, it would be difficult for a monk below the third layer of condensation to kill Fang Mu.
Forging gold is so domineering.
His body was much tougher, and the poisonous blood and dirt in his body were almost expelled by the three pills, except for some burn scars on his face, and his skin had returned to normal.
When he opened the forging technique and wanted to continue practicing, he encountered a problem, this forging technique wanted to cultivate to the realm of Xiaocheng, it was useless to rely on diligence and hard work, and he still needed a lot of herbs to nourish his body.
"Duck tongue grass, rhubarb, black rhino horn...... Sichuan Aconite, if you want to cultivate the forging gold technique, you need so many herbs, where can I find it?"
Fang Mu was embarrassed, it seemed that he had no choice but to leave here and go to the city to seek medicinal herbs.
"Boss, call the second one, it's time to hit the road. Fang Mu shouted towards the yellow-headed fly on his shoulder.
This yellow-headed fly is larger, Fang Mu called it boss, it is also worthy of this title, its strength is the strongest among flies, and the other yellow-headed fly is not as good as it. The smaller yellow-headed fly, Fang Mu called it the second child.
Buzz
After the flies were assembled, they flew into Fang Mu's empty right sleeve one after another, acting as another arm, making it impossible to see that Fang Mu had lost his right arm.
Fang Mu also had another purpose in coming out this time, that is, to expose himself, so that the old man would not lose hope of finding himself, so that his enemy would only be Donglai Sect.
If the old man transmits the picture to the imperial court, then his enemies are very capable of the whole world.
To be honest, Fang Mu was still very confused, how could he have the strength to force the old man in the python robe to blow himself up. He couldn't figure it out, but the most critical thing at the moment was to improve his strength.
After walking the mountain road for several days without stopping, Fang Mu finally saw someone.
The man was a middle-aged man, carrying a basket on his back, bent over, engrossed in searching for something on the ground.
"Big brother, what are you looking for? ”
Fang Mu felt that he was a little abrupt, how could he ask others when they were busy with their work, they should wait until they were busy and free.
When the middle-aged man heard someone shouting to him, he straightened up and raised his head, and replied, "I'm looking for wild mushrooms, wild mushrooms are a delicacy, and my young lady loves to eat them." ”
Then he plucked his basket, which contained a lot of mushrooms stained with mud.
"Big brother, do you know where the nearest city is?"
The middle-aged man pointed in a direction and said, "The closest city to here is Donglai City, but it is also three hundred miles away, and the road is far away. It's better for the little brother to take advantage of my Hujiazhuang tomorrow to go to the carriage in the city together. ”
Fang Mu thought in his heart, a distance of three hundred miles, if he did his best, two hours would be enough. So he declined the kindness of the middle-aged man and prepared to leave for Donglai City.
And the middle-aged man obstructed: "It's not early now, there are no other villages around except our Hujiazhuang, and there are many wild beasts and bandits in the mountains, I advise the little brother to stay in my Hujiazhuang for one night." ”
"Okay, then it's going to be troublesome big brother. Fang Mu accepted the middle-aged man's kindness.
He hadn't slept a good night's sleep in a long time.
"Big brother, I don't know what to call it?"
"My name is Hu Ming, little brother, what about you. ”
"My name is Mu Fang. ”
Fang Mu casually came up with a name, he naturally wouldn't reveal his real name.