Chapter 96 Chang'an, Chang'an!
Wild beasts run in the wild wilderness, the weak are hunted by the ferocious, the ferocious are preyed by the more ferocious, and all kinds of frosts compete for freedom.
With a loud cry that sounded like the sky was filled with terror, and strong wings flapping, a huge eagle soared into the sky, soaring freely under the blue sky.
On the grassland below his field of vision, a pack of wolves is resting. A giant white dog has hunted food and is lowering its head to enjoy the blood meal. It is the wolf king. Before it is full, any of the wolves in the pack will Other wolves who want to eat meat will be brutally attacked and even die as a result.
At this time, a red light of consciousness flew across the sky and suddenly appeared in mid-air.
The giant white dog raised its head alertly. Half a year had passed, and it had almost forgotten this guy, who had thrown it here.
The red light of Yuan Consciousness is of course Lu Cheng who has escaped into Jiuli Cauldron. At this moment, he is staring at the dog demon and thinking in his mind:
"Go to the Demon Sect of the Western Regions. You have to prepare a few means to save your life. Just use it. If necessary, throw it out so that I can escape."
“Wolves and dogs are different subspecies of the same species. Therefore, when wolves and dogs compete, the winner is the one with good physical strength, weight, strength and rich fighting experience.
This Contrary to common sense, dogs are actually far more powerful than wolves.
In the secular world, wolves are restricted by the environment and do not have enough food. If they grow to a huge size, they will destroy themselves. Dogs are different because someone prepares food for them. As long as they are trained in a targeted manner, they can grow into beasts that are much more terrifying than wolves, and they can also withstand more difficult combat training than wolves.
So it is a simple matter for a dog to defeat a wolf. In the world of cultivating immortals, higher Taoism, resources and guidance are sufficient food and training. ”
At this thought, the red light surged.
When the giant white dog reacted again, he had already appeared in a barren mountain, and in front of him was a person sitting cross-legged. The young Taoist on the top of the stone.
"Ouch. ”
The giant dog let out a sharp roar and pounced on him. After half a year, most of its original injuries had healed, so it was really as powerful as electricity and fierce.
It can feel that the human monk in front of it has far less magic power than itself: kill him, devour him, and regain freedom.
Seeing this, Lu Cheng smiled and waved his sleeves as the five elements of sword energy circulated and superimposed, finally converging on Chunjun. The long sword in his hand trembled slightly, and instantly turned into thousands of sword shadows, facing the attack of the dog demon.
Sword and fire are superimposed, clang.
The two forces collided fiercely in the void, making a huge roar, and the spread of mana shattered a nearby rock.
This dog demon already possesses the mana of the Ningsha level. The demon clan is not as particular about condensing evil as the human monks are. They are noble and pure. They often swallow the evil spirits directly from heaven and earth, taking the path of mixing evil spirits. However, the main purpose of the demon clan's cultivation is to condense the ancient bloodline, and the evil path may be the right path for them.
Because the dog demon has powerful magic power, every blow causes huge damage and squanders the demonic energy wantonly.
Dan Lucheng's five-element swordsmanship revolves around the body and is as agile as the wind. It is light and yet sharp. The sword energy is vertical and horizontal, and it can neutralize every attack of the dog demon.
And shuttled around the dog demon, each sword slash contained the power of sharp air-splitting.
“Ouch!”
The pale cold flames spit out from the mouth of the dog demon were high up, covering the area, and extremely fierce. However, Lu Cheng held the magic formula in front of him: Pure Jun Gold Element, Medicine Master Wood Element, Ice Soul Water Element, Red Flame Fire Element, Zang Feng Earth Okay, the brilliance of the five swords flew around the body, echoing the five elements of the earth's true fire in Lu Cheng's body, forming a formation, and dispersing the cold flames of the demonic energy coming from the front.
It’s not that the range of coverage cannot hit, but if it is a range of coverage, it often means that the mana is scattered and not condensed.
Of course, if an ordinary foundation-building monk faces a fourth-level monster, it will be difficult to withstand even the opponent's less focused attack.
The two walked across the cliff of a few hundred feet on the left. On the cliff of a few hundred feet on the right, swords rang through the air, cold light split, and sword light flew into the sky.
Wow! Wow! Wow! The birds rustled away in fright, causing the sky to be filled with birdsong.
The sword light and demonic light were entangled, and it swam quickly like a swimming dragon. After a while, it swam from one side to the other side of the peak.
Fortunately, Lucheng is a deliberately chosen wilderness and no one's land. No matter how the two sides fight, they don't have to worry about accidental casualties. At most, they will destroy flowers, plants, and trees in the mountains.
Normally, it takes a certain amount of one's own spiritual consciousness to drive away the monsters in Jiuli Cauldron, especially for big ones like dog monsters. As the proximity between the two parties increases, the consumption will decrease, but at this time At this moment, the dog demon wanted to escape from Jiuli Ding's control and kill Lu Cheng, so it was responsible for the consumption of spiritual consciousness.
"You have been attacking for a long time, it's my turn."
The two sides exchanged more than a thousand moves, which also relieved Lu Cheng's itchy hands. After catching a dog demon, After the habitual break, he raised his right hand to form a sword formula on his Dantian, tracing it up from the Dantian to the middle of his chest to his throat. Then the Taoist suddenly jumped out with a circle of sword light, raised his head, raised his chest, and opened his mouth: "Boom."
Streams of black and red blazing fire swept away like a volcano erupting. It was Lu Cheng's natal magical power in the foundation-building realm, the Great Five Elements Earth Ultimate True Fire!
"Ouch, woo, woo..."
The huge dog demon seemed to have been hit by a siege fire cone from the abdomen, and its entire huge body floated into the air, and at the same time A dark golden light suddenly appeared from all over its body, and the next moment it was drawn into the Jiuli Cauldron.
The young Taoist still had the remnants of black-red flames in the corner of his mouth. He consumed a lot of mana, but Lu Cheng's spirit was extremely strong as a result.
From this day on, the young Taoist summoned the fourth-level dog demon whenever he had something to do and gave it a good beating.
But at the same time, he also started to prepare some delicious blood food, monster flesh and blood for it.
Of course the dog demon was angry, hateful, dissatisfied, and manic at the beginning, but day after day, after being beaten too many times, the dog demon really found that he couldn't beat the one who looked like him in front of him. A young Taoist whose magic power is far inferior to his own.
Gradually, its eyes began to become clear.
Actually, there is a huge gap between Lu Cheng's own mana and it, but every time Lu Cheng adjusts himself to the peak state, and then summons the dog demon from the world of Jiuli Ding , with his profound swordsmanship and terrifying fighting ability, he squandered most of his mana, and then called the dog demon back.
After being beaten like a dog ten times or dozens of times, the psychological fear that he would never be able to beat this Taoist gradually filled the dog demon's heart.
At this time, Lu Cheng began to give it some meat. The moment it ate the meat, the dog demon felt that the Taoist in front of him was not so hateful anymore.
The Fire Cloud Mansion is located to the north of the Tang Dynasty, and the Palace of Incarnation of All Beasts is located to the west of the Tang Dynasty.
While traveling day after day, training dogs, and recovering his mana, Lu Cheng came to the capital of the Tang Dynasty: Chang'an, also known as Shengjing.
The prosperous and prosperous capital.
Shengjing, the glory of the Tang Empire, after the young Taoist led his horse into the city, the prosperous scene spread out before his eyes like a painting.
Oh, that white horse was conjured by Lu Cheng using Taoist magic. He always felt that entering the capital in Taoist robes without anything long would attract too much attention.
When he came to a quiet place and clapped his hands, the white horse turned into a paper talisman and fell back into Lu Cheng's hands.
The wide streets are paved with stone slabs and lined with tall locust trees. The shadows of the trees are dancing, and even the scorching sun brings a touch of coolness to the busy pedestrians in the market.
The streets are full of shops with a dazzling array of goods, silks, porcelain, gems and other treasures are flowing in the palm of your hand. The sound of transactions comes and goes, and it is very lively.
There are not only people from the Central Plains, but also blond and blue-eyed people from the Western Regions, and even dark-skinned Kunlun slaves.
In the markets of Shengjing, most people's lives are stable and prosperous.
The clothes they were wearing and the smiles on their faces were something Lu Cheng had never seen before in Shiyuan City.
On both sides of the street, vendors enthusiastically greet passers-by. The aroma of grilled beef and mutton skewers and the sweetness of fresh fruits and vegetables are intertwined, arousing people's boundless appetite.
“Come on, come on, chase me, chase me!”
“Hahahaha, don’t run.”
Children chased and played in the streets, and laughter echoed in the air. Strolling through Lucheng is like walking into history.
In such a prosperous city, there are certainly many literati. They may stop in front of the bookstore and read the latest books, or they may drink tea and discuss Taoism in the teahouse, leisurely and contentedly.
Their presence adds some depth and depth to the city's context. Shengjing is not only the name of a city, but also a symbol of the glorious culture of the Tang Empire.
Here, every brick and tile, every plant and tree tells the story of the times and witnesses the prosperity and strength of the dynasty.
This city is full of vitality and vitality. No matter day or night, this city exudes an atmosphere of prosperity and prosperity.
It seems to bring endless opportunities and hope to everyone, and therefore people hope that its prosperity and prosperity will continue without end.
After walking around, Lu Cheng found that there were not many monks in the city, or rather a lot, and some even performed illusions and tricks on the street. Although they were not very clever, they had undoubtedly entered the path of spiritual practice.
After some inquiries, we came to Yahang in the city.
The clerk in the shop saw that Lu Cheng was dressed as a Taoist priest and had a handsome appearance, so he welcomed him warmly. Since today's emperor worships Taoism, these Taoist priests are likely to be big customers.
"I want to buy a house. It's cleaner and has a better view. It's about 100 acres."
When the man heard that Lu Cheng wanted to buy such a house, he couldn't help but feel ecstatic. This is the capital where every inch of land is precious, so he asked for hundreds of acres of land. mu? Want a better view? The commission here is almost enough to survive for the rest of my life.
"Dare I ask what grade of Taoist priest the Taoist priest is?"
"..."
"Is the Taoist priest new to Chang'an? Today's people worship Taoism and will train Qi practitioners They are designated as low-grade Taoist officials, those who are successful in Taoism are designated as middle-grade Taoist officials, and those who are above are designated as high-grade Taoist officials. As long as you go and set the grade, you can receive the salary from the court every month. , there’s not enough to eat.”
"Oh, that means I'm a middle-grade Taoist official." This was also the first time Lu Cheng heard about the emperor's method of bribing the world's qi practitioners.
It can only be said that although the Li Tang Dynasty is inferior to the Eight Immortal Sects on a real-person level, in terms of overall strength, it may be comparable to the joint efforts of three or four Eight Immortal Sects. After all, it is sitting To support the world, there is no shortage of second- and third-rate monks in Xuanmen to serve him.
"The Taoist priest is a middle-grade Taoist official? That's easy. You can live in the Taoist Garden in the north. There are countless fields and houses with excellent scenery. It was specially opened by the imperial court for everyone to practice."
During the conversation with this tooth shop clerk, Lu Cheng gradually learned that Chang'an City in the Tang Dynasty was also a place where monks from all over the world gathered.
Monks at the level of Qi training and foundation building can live in the city or in Taoist gardens, while monks above the level of foundation building are directly supported and placed by the royal family.
The city is safer, and the Tao Garden to the north is more aura and freer. However, fights occasionally occur. As long as the troubles are not too serious, the court generally adopts a natural approach to the Tao Garden.
Lu Cheng plans to settle down temporarily in Chang'an. Huoyun Mansion is in the north, Ten Thousand Beasts Sect is in the west, and Chixin Temple is in the south. Chang'an is geographically in the center, so Lu Cheng is not stingy with spiritual stones. A large courtyard was purchased in Chang'an Taoyuan as a property.
The tooth shop clerk did his job neatly. He led Lu Cheng to choose a courtyard and then went to the Yamen to report. It only took two or three hours to do it all in one trip.
"Taoist Master, if you practice to the level of a high-grade Taoist official in the future, please go to Jingzhao Yin or Si Tianjian to report again. If a high-grade Taoist official is hiding in the Taoist Garden, it will be regarded as treason. A big sin.”
“I got it, thank you.”
"Taoist Master, I'll take my leave now."
After the payment was settled and the formalities were handed over, Lu Cheng had a house in the Chang'an City Taoist Garden, because the house he chose occupied an area of The land is vast, so more than 20,000 spiritual stones were spent.
For most foundation-building monks, this is not a small sum of money, but compared to the value of the house itself, it can also be said that Emperor Li Tang treated the people of the world favorably and deliberately bribed the world. Taoist people:
There are fields, spiritual veins, defensive formations, and a certain degree of security. If someone attacks the defensive formations in the Taoist garden, Chang'an Jingzhao Yin will intervene.
But you are responsible for life and death outside the house, because if the court gets too involved in the disputes between the monks, it will not only consume a lot of the court's power, but the monks will also accumulate dissatisfaction. If that's the case, then it's okay to let nature take its course.
However, in Lu Cheng's opinion, the security in the Taoist Garden was also very high. At least during the time he lived there, he did not see anyone fighting.
After moving in, neighbors also came to visit, and everyone had a great time chatting about Taoism and commenting on current affairs.
Half a month later, outside the gate of Daoyuan Lu Mansion.
“Daddy!”
Yun Ling’er shouted sweetly, then flew into Lu Cheng’s arms, acting coquettishly and refusing to leave.
"Husband." Mrs. Lu Xue came to Lu Cheng and bowed down. Although they had not seen each other for less than a year, a farewell was better than a wedding. Her peach-like eyes looked at Lu Cheng, as if they were about to burst into tears.
Since you have taken her as a concubine and your body and Taoist books are all in your pocket, you have to give her some arrangements and explanations.
So Lu Cheng left Huoyun Mansion and sent a message to Chixin Temple to meet in Chang'an. At least Xue Yuzhen knew where he was. Don't forget that he had been practicing Taoism in the Palace of Incarnations of Beasts for hundreds of years. She I thought I was in Huoyun Mansion.
"Is everything okay with your bare heart?"
Take Yun Ling'er and Xue Yuzhen's soft, boneless hand, Lu Cheng walked into his courtyard.
The maids and servants here are also fully equipped through Yaxing. Although it may not be as satisfactory as in the Chixin Temple, it will not be a sad stay.
"With Brother Chen in charge, everything is fine in the temple and in Shiyuan City, but..."
Xue Yuzhen hesitated slightly when he said this.
“What’s wrong?”
“It’s between Brother Chen and Miss Luo. Brother Chen doesn’t seem to like Miss Luo very much, but Miss Luo insists on the engagement.”
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"..." Hearing that this was the case, Lu Cheng stopped chanting. Chen Qingfeng and Luo Peifang had known each other for generations and were married to each other, but no one could explain such things clearly.
"Sir, I didn't say it carefully in the letter. The ancestor sent you to the Palace of Incarnation of Beasts in the Western Regions to worship the ancestor Huang Longzi as your teacher?"
Xue Yuzhen also knows that no one knows this kind of thing. Method, take the initiative to change the topic.
"Well, the master said that I built the foundation with five qi, and the foundation of Taoism is no longer in line with the Life and Death Sword Qi Yuan Gang Zhensha. He thinks that my future will be more promising if I go under the seat of ancestor Huang Longzi."
Lucheng has no choice but to build the foundation with five qi Choice, when he first traveled to this world, he did not dare to return to Huoyun Mansion. In fact, his soul and body were indeed in disharmony. Later, after he completed the foundation-building soul body, he gradually returned to his original position and merged with him. If he was in the same state as before Go see Akamiko and you will see the problem at a glance.
Now I am under the disciple of Huang Longzi, the elder of the Demon Sect, but I don’t know whether it is a blessing or a curse.
“The Palace of Incarnation of Beasts is the sect second only to the Dongyang Orthodox Church among the four major demonic sects. They ruled the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions and once made a feat of conquering the Tang Dynasty. If it were not for the famous generals of the Tang Dynasty, generation The emperor almost escaped from the capital in embarrassment. The emperor is from the Central Plains, so it’s no wonder he is afraid of this sect."
Xue Yuzhen said with a smile.
"What kind of person from the Central Plains am I? I have even forgotten where Master picked me up from. It's just that the reputation of the Palace of Incarnations of Beasts is really bad. Although I have Master's letter, I don't expect Master to do it." I won’t embarrass you, but after thinking about it I still need to investigate. Master’s relatives, friends, temperament, carefully selected and prepared gifts, do not come to visit rashly.”
Lu Cheng knew that Master Jin Dan’s concept of time was different from that of ordinary monks, and when Master gave him a letter. Nor did he ask for his own time.
Coupled with his past life experience, Lu Cheng knew that the first meeting was very important. If a bad impression was left, it might be difficult to reverse it for many years to come.
During the time when Xue Yuzhen and Yun Linger were in the future, through some well-informed channels in Chang'an City, Lu Cheng also learned some information about his uncle Huang Longzi:
The Palace of Incarnation of Ten Thousand Beasts Great elder, executive Controlling the Heavenly Palace of Ten Thousand Beasts and enjoying immortal blessings in the Western Region, Taoist couple Baoxiang and his wife have a rare peaceful temperament among the demons. She rarely takes action, but she must have high magic power, otherwise it would be difficult to even save her life in a sect like the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect. , how could he be in a high position?
The Thirty-six Kingdoms of the Western Regions controlled by the Palace of Incarnation of Ten Thousand Beasts were enemies of the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, information from both sides was closed. The only information channel was through the caravans of both sides. However, it was obviously difficult for the Western Regions caravans to contact Huang Longzi. level, so the news that Lu Cheng got was almost a hundred years ago, and it is difficult to tell whether it is true or false. Many people say that humans and demons live together in the thirty-six countries of the Western Regions, and the status of human race is not as high as that of monsters, especially After the Tianhe Sword Sect was defeated.
The entire Western Region has been covered by the Demon Palace of Ten Thousand Beasts, and the people are struggling to survive.
(End of this chapter)