Chapter 196 It’s so fast
On the banks of Luoshui.
Qi Yan looked at the drizzle and flying catkins on the high platform with a look of surprise in his eyes.
The "Jinghong Brush" is known as the most mysterious and famous instrument in the wilderness. Many monks only know that it is very powerful, but do not know its exact use.
But Qi Yan read through the classics and history books and knew that every spell of "Jinghong Bi" is a concrete product of "Tao".
The number and power of spells it can cast largely depend on its owner's understanding of "Tao".
In Qi Yan’s memory, Gu Xu became the new owner of the "Jinghong Brush" at the end of October last year - that is to say, in less than three months, Gu Xu had mastered Two spells.
And these two spells have completely different properties.
One is chilly and cold, the other is misty and misty.
This made Qi Yan deeply shocked again.
Think about it, a monk who has been practicing for about a year and only has the third level of cultivation can actually understand the meaning of many "Taos"!
This kind of understanding is simply unbelievable.
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The onlookers were paying full attention to the battle situation in the ring and did not dare to blink for a while.
In just a short moment, they saw frost and snow on the ground, lightning and thunder, flying sand and rocks, and hazy mist and rain... This rapidly changing scene made them dizzy, and they were afraid that they would miss it if they were not paying attention. Wonderful picture.
"When I grow up, I will also learn these spells!" In the crowd, a child couldn't help imitating Gu Xu's gesture of waving the "Jinghong Pen" while shouting to his companions.
He has obviously put himself into Gu Xu's perspective, and even began to imagine that when he was performing these gorgeous spells in the school, his friends all looked at him with envy - such a feeling, It was so cool.
"A Chou, don't forget that you have no talent for cultivation at all," his companion patted him on the shoulder and poured cold water on him, "You'd better finish "The Rhythm Enlightenment" honestly first. Memorize it!”
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Shi Xiaohan was also trying hard to stand on tiptoes and jump up hard from time to time, just to see more clearly.
Her eyes were firmly fixed on Gu Xu, feeling a little nervous but also a little happy.
Seeing that Gao Lang, who had just bullied her, was beaten so hard by Gu Xu that he could only shrink into a "turtle shell", the corners of her mouth turned up and shallow dimples were revealed on her cheeks.
"Gu Xu, great job! Keep up the good work!" Deep in her heart, a villain was shouting crazily.
There was just one thing that she didn't quite understand.
In her impression, Gu Xu has always had a stable temperament, and likes to hide his trump cards, and likes to keep one hand in everything he does.
But today, as soon as he came on stage, he directly used a killer weapon like the "Jinghong Pen".
This is obviously not in line with his past habits.
"Did he do this for me?" Shi Xiaohan couldn't help but think about it.
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The competition in the ring continues.
"Xuanwu Secret Technique" is a high-grade magic that was created by a guest teacher with the power of a saint in Longmen Academy more than a hundred years ago. It is famous for its extremely strong defensive power.
Gao Lang does not know this spell.
He just recorded it with the "Book of Great Thousands" when Dean Li performed this spell a few years ago.
Of course, although the "Book of Great Thousands" is a precious and practical high-grade magic weapon and a killing move that Gao Lang has relied on for a long time, it still has some limitations.
First, each spell recorded in it can only be used once - once the corresponding page is torn out, it cannot be used again unless the same spell is recorded again.
Second, it can only record the shape of high-grade spells, but not its spirit. In other words, it can only reproduce the basic characteristics of high-grade spells, but cannot reproduce its true meaning.
Third, there is an upper limit on the number of spells it can record, and the higher the level of the spell, the fewer the number it can record.
Fourthly, once its pages are torn off, it will take a long time to regenerate - that is to say, if Gao Lang uses up all the spells in the "Book of Great Thousands" one day, then it will It will be a useless piece of junk for the next few months.
So, when Gao Lang used the "Xuanwu Secret Technique", although his face was calm, his heart was bleeding.
At the same time, Gao Lang also had some thoughts——
The "Sound of Empty Silence" and "City Full of Wind and Catkins" that Gu Xu had just performed moved him very much. Gao Lang wanted to try to record them in the "Book of the Great Thousand".
Both these two spells have the effect of restraining all kinds of magic, which will definitely be of great help to him in future battles.
However, after Gao Lang quickly recited the formula for recording spells silently in his mind, the "Book of Great Thousands" showed no response - not only did no new words appear on its pages, it even became dimmer. a bit.
So Gao Lang huddled within the confines of the turtle shell shield and sighed helplessly: This kind of spell that requires the help of a "famous weapon" is really not that easy to reproduce.
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At this time, Gu Xu was also complaining in his mind: As a disciple of the dean of Longmen Academy, the guy opposite has really come up with endless tricks - this "turtle shell" is so strong that it can even block the spell of "Jinghong Pen".
But he was not panicked.
An important reason why he stepped into the ring today is to find opportunities for enlightenment and breakthrough in actual combat.
This makes him look forward to encountering some challenging opponents.
When Gao Lang huddled in the "turtle shell", Gu Xu gently raised his hand.
In an instant, thousands of water beads rose from the Luo River, suspended in the mid-air around the high platform.
They sparkle with a faint firelight, like bright gems, or like fireflies flying in the summer night.
Looking from a distance from the shore, the arena in the water seems to be located among the stars, dazzling and dreamlike.
At this moment, Shi Xiaohan opened his eyes wide and Shangguan Jin held his breath; Luo Chuan, who was hidden in the crowd, also had a faint smile on his lips.
Qi Yan stared blankly at these bright water drops and murmured to himself: "So this is the legendary 'Seven Styles of Burning Heaven' that are famous for being difficult to understand..."
Today, he saw Gu Xu's extensive knowledge, the famous weapon "Jinghong Brush", and the "Seven Burning Heaven Styles" that few people can understand... He felt that this trip was more and more worthwhile.
Seeing such a scene, Gao Lang, who was hiding in the turtle shell, also felt a strong sense of crisis.
He flipped through the "Book of the Thousand" and quickly tore off a page, preparing for a head-on showdown with Gu Xu.
The spell he plans to use is called 'Chang Hai Cross Current'.
It can instantly summon a raging flood, extinguish the flames, and drown the opponent - a spell used to resist fire attributes, with excellent effect.
However, as soon as the flood was summoned, it instantly turned into steam and disappeared without a trace.
The next second, Gu Xu stretched out his finger forward.
Countless water droplets flashing with bright fire instantly penetrated the turtle shell shield of "Xuanwu Secret Technique" and flew straight towards Gao Lang's location.
"Why so fast..."
Gao Lang had already guessed that his opponent's move would be very powerful.
But he never expected that the "Xuanwu Secret Technique" that he thought was impregnable would be defeated in the blink of an eye.
In this short period of time, he had no time to tear another page from the "Book of the Great Thousand", or even raise his hands in surrender and shout "I surrender".
The blazing temperature quickly enveloped Gaolang. He truly felt the threat of death.
The monks of the Imperial Guard hidden around were ready to rush into the ring and save Gao Lang, who was about to be fatally attacked.
However, at this moment, Gu Xu stopped.
As if hearing a command, countless water droplets suddenly hovered neatly a few centimeters away from Gao Lang, flashing with brilliant and dangerous light.
"I...I lost." Gao Lang was stunned for two seconds and finally said this.
He had a premonition that if Gu Xu did not stop casting this amazingly powerful spell in time and let these water droplets rush towards him, he would be burned to ashes by the terrifying high temperature in an instant.
"I agree." Gu Xu smiled faintly and returned what Gao Lang had said to Shi Xiaohan before.
As he thought, the water droplets hovering in the air disappeared instantly.
Gao Lang's face was gloomy.
Tonight, his mood experienced a peak, and then quickly fell into a trough.
He thought he could be the most dazzling protagonist, but he didn't expect that he would end up being someone else's foil.
He nodded slightly to Gu Xu, then walked along the suspended stairs, turned around and walked down the high platform.
He didn't want to stay in this place where everyone was watching for a moment.
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There was deathly silence on both sides of Luoshui.
Everyone watching was stunned.
Even the handymen in charge of beating gongs and drums were immersed in the exciting and exciting competition just now, and they did not recover for a long time.
After a while, the gongs and drums suddenly sounded, and the crowd burst into deafening cheers.
Luochuan looked at Gu Xu on the high platform with admiring eyes and nodded with satisfaction.
Shangguan Jin was still thinking about the water drops flying all over the sky in his mind. At the same time, he also thought about the "Seven Styles of Burning Heaven" that he couldn't read no matter how he read it. He couldn't help but sigh softly.
Although she was also a genius in the eyes of everyone in Luojing City, after meeting Gu Xu, she deeply felt that "there are mountains beyond the mountains, and there are people beyond the mountains", and she felt that she was not proud at all. capital.
Shi Xiaohan was still in a daze.
"It's so fast..." She murmured and sighed.
The word "kuai" in her mouth has multiple meanings.
On the one hand, she felt that the battle ended too quickly - just a few minutes ago, Gao Lang, relying on his high level, tortured her until she was unable to fight back, and in the blink of an eye, she was beaten Gu Xu drove off the ring without mercy.
On the other hand, she felt that Gu Xu's strength was improving too fast - you know that just a few months ago, Gu Xu had to hug her thigh tightly to gain merit in the ghost-killing mission; Unexpectedly, now, his real combat power not only surpassed hers, but he could also fight across the border with such ease and ease, which made her take a bad breath.
She originally wanted to be a powerful heroine, protecting Gu Xu, a once frail and sickly guy - she would kill anyone who dared to bully Gu Xu.
But unknowingly, she became the one being protected.
The most important thing is that this feeling of being protected vaguely seems to make her feel very comfortable and enjoyable.
"Huh." She clenched her fists and knocked angrily on the railing in front of her.
"Shi Nuxia, Shi Nuxia, how can you be so depraved?" She said to herself silently in her heart, "I said before that I would become stronger and protect the people around me, but how could you forget ?
“You must seize the time to practice, you can’t go on like this! Otherwise, I am afraid that in a few months, he will be far behind! ”
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At the same time.
A man dressed as a servant suddenly walked into the lantern tower by the river, handed a piece of delicate colored paper to the leading singer, and said at the same time: "This is what my master said after witnessing Master Gu's competition in Qingzhou. Please take a look at the written work.”
The singer took the colored paper and saw it was a short poem.
It is fresh, natural, concise and expressive, and vividly displays Gu Xu's outstanding grace and grace, as well as his wonderful performance on stage.
Obviously not by ordinary people.
The singer raised her head and asked the servant: "Who is your master?"
The servant replied: "It is Master Yu, the editor of Hanlin."
This servant The "Master Yu" in his mouth, whose full name is Yu Changqing, is a well-known talent in Luo Jing and the top scorer in the latest imperial examination.
Hearing this, the singer's face showed a look of surprise, and she couldn't help but sigh: "The value of this year's Lantern Festival Ci Collection is really high! Even the first and second place winners came to participate in writing lyrics!"
The servant smiled and said: "The performance of Mr. Gu from Qingzhou Mansion in the ring today left a deep impression on my master. In addition, although my master and Mr. Xu have a good relationship on weekdays, in terms of poetry, , but they have been secretly competing for many years, and no one wants to lose to the other party."
The singer nodded.
She realized that the competition between literati was no less exciting than the battle in the ring.
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Gu Xu waited quietly on the ring.
During this period, the melodious singing echoed over Luoshui again, and Gu Xu became the new protagonist in the lyrics.
Among them, the poem written by Hanlin editor Yu Changqing caused everyone to talk about it.
While they praised the literary talent of this poem, they also lamented that today's arena competition was really exciting, and it even attracted well-known talents like Xu Liangcai and Yu Changqing.
“In my opinion, if we want to rank today’s Lantern Festival poems, Master Yu’s song should be ranked first.”
“But I still prefer Master Xu’s poem. , the sentences are more beautiful..."
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About a quarter of an hour later, Gu Xu finally waited for his second opponent of the day.
The person who came was a thin young monk wearing a light brown cassock.
His bare head glowed under the light of the Lantern Festival lights.
From the monk's self-introduction, Gu Xu knew that his dharma name was "Jingru", that he was a disciple of Master Jueming, the abbot of Lingshan Temple, and that he was also a representative sent by Lingshan Temple to participate in the "Luoshui Conference" one.
He claimed that he was deeply impressed by all the mysterious methods Gu Xu had just used, so he suddenly thought of asking Gu Xu for advice.
Lingshan Temple is one of the three major sects of the Daqi Dynasty.
Master Jueming is a saint today.
Therefore, the appearance of Monk Jingru undoubtedly caused another sensation among the onlookers.
"First it's Longmen Academy, and now it's Lingshan Temple. This year's Lantern Festival night is really lively." Shangguan Jin couldn't help but sigh silently.
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PS: Sorry, this chapter is a bit late.
(End of this chapter)