Chapter 4 4: "The Art of Destroying Ghosts"
After seeing what he wanted, Chu Zhou became more cautious. He observed the box carefully from a long distance away.
The box is not big, about the size of a human head. It is ordinary in style but exquisite in appearance. The gilt craftsmanship and complicated patterns make it look classy.
The box was not locked, and it was just placed in the cavity dug out in the wall, which seemed quite undefended.
But Chu Zhou didn't dare to step forward easily!
Instead, he walked around the room and finally found a long bamboo stick.
It was supposed to be used to extinguish the candle flames. At this time, he took it from a distance and poked at the exquisite box.
The box seemed to be quite heavy. The wooden stick had little impact when poked, and there was almost no shaking. However, I didn't know where it was poked, and I heard a "swish, swish, swish" sound.
Chu Zhou didn't even react when he saw three crossbow arrows inserted into the bamboo stick.
Although the force was not strong enough and the crossbow arrow did not penetrate deeply, looking at the surface of the arrow, it seemed to be glowing with a faint light.
Obviously, it is quenched with poison.
Chu Zhou was not surprised at all, he kept poking and prodding for several times, and after testing two more rounds of crossbow arrows, there was really no response.
With this design, if you try it rashly, you may die without knowing how!
But even so, when moving the box, he still pulled a piece of white cloth and threw it up. After covering it thoroughly, he moved it down.
Yes, move!
Because, for the first time, he was not prepared enough and did not move.
After being prepared, he moved the hole out of the box and placed it on the edge of the desk.
Then, he used a wooden stick to open the lid from a distance, triggering a burst of needles. At least a hundred needles were inserted into the roof.
Then, he put on a pair of deerskin gloves, and then made a simple mask out of water-soaked silk.
After a while, he pushed the box down from the table. There was a "crackling" sound, and the things were scattered on the floor.
Nothing happened, but Chu Zhou didn't feel there was any problem with his caution.
He actually didn't know about this secret room, let alone the layout inside, but he understood the character of Xuan Zhen.
On the surface, whether it is Chu Zhou, Xu Cheng and Yi Huai, they were all saved by the old Taoist.
They were given food and drink, and they were also taught how to read and write. It would be no exaggeration to say that they had the ‘grace of reinvention’.
The original Chu Zhou also really respected Xuanzhen, but this did not affect Xuanzhen's private misery.
Mr. Xuanzhen loves money, very much. He originally didn't want to get involved in Mr. Zhao's family's exorcism of ghosts, but who asked Mr. Zhao to give him enough money?
The old Taoist Xuanzhen actually didn't like to treat people, especially those poor people who couldn't get much profit out of it, but he still did it.
Because he is physically ill.
Chu Zhou didn't know the specific aspect, but he knew that Xuanzhen Lao Tao studied medical skills in order to cure himself.
The daily talismanic water and the decoction given to the poor are to hide the fact that he is taking medicine.
Chu Zhou also saw that he bought the purple river cart, which is the baby's placenta, from many midwives and used it as medicine, and he enjoyed eating it.
The old Taoist Xuanzhen was still lustful, but he was afraid of ruining his reputation, so he chose the widow with a half-closed door and raised an outhouse.
As far as Chu Zhou knew, there were at least three.
Maybe it's because the distance is too close. The image of Xuanzhen Taoist without a filter here is more three-dimensional and more real.
It cannot be said that an old Taoist must be a bad person, but at least he does not show any outward appearance of being a fairy, and is upright and upright.
This is one of the reasons why the original person always thought that the old man was a liar, and he worked hard to reduce his sense of existence and act submissive, just to survive better.
Well, in a sense, the disaster and escape in his childhood had actually erased the innocence in his original character.
He prefers to speculate on others with the utmost malice.
As for Chu Zhou, he has inherited the memory of his original self. Although he is now taking the legacy of Lao Dao, it is understandable that he is cautious.
Facts have proved that his caution is justified, otherwise, he would have died countless times just from the mechanism just now.
The box was not big. After it fell on the ground, all the items inside were poured out. There were not many types, just three items.
One of them was gold, with a total of five gold ingots, about ten taels of gold ingots, totaling fifty taels of gold.
According to the standard exchange in this world, one tael of gold is equal to ten taels of silver. This is a total of five hundred taels of silver, which is definitely a huge sum of money.
This is still the official algorithm. In fact, it is normal for silver to be cheap and gold to be expensive. It is normal for one tael of gold to be exchanged for 12, 30 taels of silver.
In this calculation, fifty taels of gold can be exchanged for six hundred taels of silver. This alone can arouse the murderous intention of countless people.
In addition, there is an old book and an animal skin.
Chu Zhou still wore the deerskin gloves and picked up the book and animal skin. After shaking for a long time and finding no obvious problems, he started to read through them carefully.
Thanks to the teachings of Xuanzhen Taoist, the original person was able to read and write, no matter how sophisticated he was, but he could read and write normally.
And that old book, called "The Raging Dragon Turns the River Hands", is actually a complete martial arts technique.
Chu Zhou was not familiar with this title, but the content, especially the previous part, was actually quite familiar to him.
Because he and his two junior brothers had practiced the initial part.
It was a lesson from the old Taoist Xuanzhen, including basic exercises and pile skills, a two-in-one practice, which is said to have the effect of accumulating essence and strengthening qi and blood.
However, Chu Zhou and his two junior disciples practiced over and over again, but they really didn't notice the mystery. It wasn't that there was no progress at all, but that the progress was too slow. At this time, when he looked through it, he found that the most important part - the decoction was missing.
In the martial arts of this world, there is no such thing as practicing ‘internal strength’ directly. Almost all of them start with strengthening the ‘muscles, skin and bones’.
To strengthen 'muscles, skin and bones', we must start by strengthening Qi and blood and condensing strength.
However, the human body is weak. If you want to grow strong quickly, how can it be so easy?
Only by practicing Sanjiu in winter and Sanfu in summer, and supplemented by special decoctions for replenishing qi and blood, can you grow quickly.
It's a pity that with this technique, for some unknown reason, Xuanzhen Lao Dao actually had reservations, so that Chu Zhou and the other two people just used it to stretch their muscles and bones, and really didn't take it seriously.
At this moment, the more Chu Zhou flipped through it, the more frightened he became, because, despite the fact that the book was not thick, it actually contained a lot of content.
In addition to the basic pile skills, there are also complete training methods of 'muscles, skin and bones', and chapters on food tonic soups and medicines for different levels, including medicinal baths.
Chu Zhou could clearly see that many of them were written by Xuan Zhen, and the traces of additions and changes were very obvious.
There is also a killing move that was born out of the fighting style. The name is 'Raging Dragon Crossing the River'. Judging from the description, it seems to be quite powerful.
Finally, the old book also contains a method of training the internal organs, called: Raging Dragon Swallowing!
With this alone, the entire secret book has risen to a higher level, becoming a mid-level martial arts.
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Don't think that this is a big deal. In fact, there are so many martial arts schools in Baisha City, and most of them teach subpar martial arts.
If you can have a complete book of low-level martial arts with decoctions and medicines, it can become a treasure in the hall.
Only the top few martial arts schools are said to have the inheritance of middle-grade martial arts and the method of practicing internal organs, but that cannot be learned by paying money.
If you don’t establish a personal relationship, don’t serve your master well, and don’t have direct benefits, how can you easily obtain these skills?
As he considered this secret book, Chu Zhou felt that if he really succeeded in his studies, he would not need to reach the top. As long as he achieved small successes, he would have more room for improvement.
It's a pity, it's a pity...
After thinking about it, Chu Zhou put down the secret book and took out the roll of animal skin.
He spread it out again and read it carefully for a long time. When he looked up, a flash of surprise flashed in his eyes.
It turns out that Xuanzhen’s experienced ghost exorcism technique is not a lie?
There are a lot of small characters on the animal skin, and the main record is a secret technique called "The Art of Prejudicing Ghosts".
What is a ghost?
It is taken from the meaning of "acting for the tiger". It is said that people who die in the mouth of a tiger are all people with deep resentment, and their ghosts will be driven by the tiger tiger and turn into a ghost.
As for this ghost-killing technique, you have to find the remains of those corpses from the tiger's mouth. It is best to select young and strong people, and use special spiritualism to gather the ghosts around you for driving.
Back then, Taoist Xuanzhen relied on this technique to kill seven people in a row without a trace in one night, shocking the old forces in Baisha City into silence.
It was also by relying on this technique that he could detect ghost energy, or drive ghosts to kill ghosts, and he gained such a great reputation.
However, how can it be so simple to support ghosts with one's body?
Not to mention that the more people kill, the heavier the resentment becomes, and the master needs to help bear it.
It also has to consume air and blood to provide food. Over time, it will lead to a loss of both energy and energy, and may even hinder heirs.
Seeing this, Chu Zhou's confusion was relieved.
For example, why does Xuanzhen Lao Tao study medicine intensively?
Why do you pour big bowls of blood-tonifying decoction into your stomach?
Why is it that even with a mid-level martial arts skill like "The Raging Dragon Turns the River" in hand, he can't even increase his energy and blood?
Why do you like women but have no heirs for so many years?
The original Chu Zhou could feel that at first, when Xuanzhen Lao Dao accepted them as disciples, he probably wanted to use them as handymen and slaves and didn't care much about them.
This is also the reason why Yi Huai is afraid of Lao Dao.
When teaching literacy, if the performance is not good, the old guy will really beat people, even in normal times, he doesn't give much good looks.
As for the original Chu Zhou, as a senior brother, he also suffered a lot of beatings.
In the past one or two years, it seems that there is really no hope, but the treatment of disciples like them has become better.
However, looking at an old book and a roll of animal skin in his hand, Chu Zhou was not very happy.
Everything is a good thing, even the "ghost-eliminating technique" which has quite a few side effects, is a secret technique that can be encountered but cannot be sought by the outside world.
However, these two things alone cannot solve the current problem!
Well, even though he thought so, Chu Zhou still took the secret technique, walked to the bed, sat cross-legged, and studied it carefully.
In any case, this is the way to gain strength. When there is no other way, there is no harm in taking a closer look.
Thinking like this, Chu Zhou delved deeper and deeper, trying to figure out the meaning of the text almost word for word.
He can read and write, but he actually knows nothing about cultivation.
Regardless of whether it is martial arts or secret arts, it is okay to understand it roughly, but it is a bit difficult to fully understand it.
It’s quite strenuous to study like this!
With this research, the concept of time disappeared. Before he knew it, he lay on the bed in confusion and fell asleep.
In his dream, he seemed to see a vast ocean with a ball of light hanging in the center.
The light group was like the big sun, but it was not so blazing. It was just a soft divine light that kept blooming outward.
Chu Zhou looked at it in confusion, a little at a loss.
But after looking at it for a long time, he seemed to see two words appearing on the jade-like texture in the divine light.
Fairy! domain!
This was a second thought, and he finally remembered that the game he downloaded seemed to be called "Fairyland"!
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