Chapter 20: First Encounter
The bright moon is slanting to the west, and the moonlight is fading.
When the time came, the entire Ape Wing Mountain was quiet.
Dog Dan was dressed in green clothes, sitting quietly under the locust tree, closing his eyes and palms, practicing the Five Elements Technique.
According to the book left by Li Zhiyun, in each day, the five natural elements corresponding to different hours are also different. Therefore, in order to achieve the best results, Taoist monks need to choose the right time and technique to practice.
At the end of the day, it was most suitable for cultivating wood and fire.
What Goudan is practicing at this time is the wood trick in the Five Elements Technique.
His face was calm, as if he had settled down, although the movements in his hands were slow, but they were full of momentum and eyes, if you looked closely, there was a bit of mystery. After a while, he finished his practice, only to feel that the locust tree behind him and the grass at his feet seemed to shake slightly, bringing a gust of fresh breeze and caressing it.
Nothing else.
He took a light breath and slowly opened his eyes, his face looking a little impatient.
This was the third time he had practiced this technique, and although it had improved significantly compared to the previous two times, it was still a long way from being completed.
If you want to make a wooden trick, you need to draw out the power of the wood in nature to form a whirlwind to gather in the palm. And although he can clearly feel the power contained in the grass and trees around him, but after drawing out that power through magic, he is already powerless and unable to control it, and in the end he can only bring a little breeze and scatter around.
It seems that what Li Zhiyun said is true, the other four of the Five Elements Technique are much more difficult to cultivate than the Water Technique.
"It's a hassle to make progress so slowly!" he said to himself.
When he said this, it was also a loss that there was no one around, and if anyone heard it, he was afraid that he would be half angry to death.
You must know that although this kind of technique of cultivating the foundation of the root bone is simple, how easy is it to improve and improve? Like him, he has made significant progress after only three practices, which can be called an astonishing speed!
"If only these five elements were as easy as the water technique!"
He leaned his back against the locust wood, and with a movement of his hand, he performed the water trick, and in a short time it had condensed into a mist, and the technique was much more sophisticated than before, and several of the tricks seemed to have begun to become dispensable.
It turns out that with the cultivation of these five elements technique, the monk's harmony with nature will gradually improve, and correspondingly, this technique can also be gradually reduced from the thirty-six forms. According to the book, when the formula is reduced to twenty-four and can still be practiced, the monk will be able to cultivate the corresponding true method with his own root bones.
It's a pity that the dog has no interest in this.
This night of cultivation had already made him deeply realize the boredom of cultivating the true cultivation path, and in comparison, it was far less comfortable than sleeping a lot.
He got up and stretched, wanting to go back to the cave, but he hesitated when he thought of the old stones and those talismans.
"Alas...... What a hassle!"
After hesitating for a long time, he finally gritted his teeth, sat back down, and practiced again.
This time, he didn't open his eyes until it was dark. Feeling that he had made great progress in cultivating the wood technique, and was about to complete it, he felt slightly satisfied, patted the dust on his body, and got up again.
"That's all for today, rest first, and talk about tomorrow!"
It's strange to say, and I don't know if it's because he has cultivated these five elements technique, although he hasn't slept all night, he is actually in good spirits, he is not sleepy, and he is in excellent condition. After a moment's thought, he decided not to go back to the cave yet, so as not to disturb the old stone's rest, and now he walked around the mountain.
The mountains and forests were cool and quiet, he walked to a pool, picked up the water and wiped his face, and suddenly felt refreshed.
At this time, the morning sun first appeared, and a soft light gently shone from the sky.
The dog was in a good mood, and when he squinted, he happened to see a teenager passing by not far away. The young man was dressed in a black robe, his eyes were blazing, and his appearance was quite handsome, but he had seen it in Antiy Trading House a few days ago, and it was the son of Zeng Huamu.
The young man's name was Zeng Yu, and he was slightly surprised when he saw the dog, but he didn't say much, and sat down on the grass facing east, and then he didn't move.
Curious, the dog stepped forward to observe.
I saw Zeng Yu clasping his hands in front of his abdomen, chanting words in his mouth, his eyes were wide open, and he was staring directly at the rising day. After a while, as if by the early sun, his eyes gradually brightened. Then, with a movement of his hand, he began to quickly pull up his hand, and at the same time, the pair of eyes became like lights in the wind, flickering and dimming. After about a tea time, he suddenly showed a painful look, fine sweat broke out on his forehead, and the technique in his hand became extremely difficult and slow, as if he had encountered a bottleneck and was breaking through.
Just as the dog was looking at the novelty, a sudden call came from behind him.
"Hey, aren't you the apprentice of the old fortune teller?"
As soon as the dog turned around, he saw a fat round face, but it was the little fat man Zhang Letian.
Zhang Letian looked at the dog's eggs, with a curious expression, and still carried a basket of meat buns in his hand as in the past.
Goudan smiled at him and said, "Long time no see, Zhang Letian." ”
Zhang Letian said curiously: "How do you know my name?"
The dog was stunned, knowing that he was speechless, and said with a dry smile: "I followed the master to learn fortune telling, what's so strange about knowing your name?"
Zhang Letian suddenly realized, showed admiration, and asked again: "Then what is your name?"
Dogdan's face turned red and squeaked, "I, my name is Dog, Dogdan...... By the way, you're here to practice too?"
"I won't. Zhang Letian shook his head and looked at Zeng Yu, "My mother asked me to bring breakfast to Brother Zeng, do you want it?"
The dog was not polite, reached out to take it, and said while eating: "Haven't you learned the Tao?"
"My dad taught me, but I couldn't learn. Zhang Letian bit off most of the bun in one bite, and his voice became indistinct, "But I heard my father say that Huoxian is my master, and he could have taught me, but I haven't seen him yet, and he died." ”
Goudan Qi said: "You are the apprentice of the fire fairy, I haven't seen him, how to be his apprentice?"
Zhang Letian said: "My father said that when I was born, Master accepted me as an entry. Although I have never met him, I am a disciple of his. This time, my father took me out to avenge my master. Speaking of the back, there is a righteous and awe-inspiring look.
"Can this be counted?" the dog looked at him suspiciously, "In that case, your qualifications must be good, why did your father teach you the Tao and you couldn't learn it?"
"My dad taught me the Five Elements technique, but I only learned the fire technique, but the other four couldn't learn anything, and my father didn't know how to use fire, so he didn't teach me anymore. ”
"What? You only know the fire technique?" Goudan was surprised, "Among the five element techniques, aren't the two techniques of gold and fire the most difficult to learn?"
"Really?" Zhang Letian was slightly stunned, "Why do I think the fire technique is the easiest, I only learn it once." As he spoke, he put down the basket in his hand, stood with his palms, and began to make a move, and in a short time, a beam of red flame rose from his hand.
The dog's mouth opened wide and his expression was incredulous.
He could see clearly that Zhang Lesheng had not completed the thirty-six style technique, and the fire technique had already been completed, and he was obviously extremely proficient.