Chapter 254: Soul-Desolating Cliff High-Grade Cultivation Techniques and Exorcism Division’s Rewards (Please vote for me)
Afternoon.
The dark clouds gradually dispersed and the light rain gradually stopped.
Although the observatory at the Exorcism Department headquarters is open-air, there is an invisible ceiling constructed by magic on top of it. Even after a heavy rain, the ground, low tables, Futons etc. still dry and spotless.
Luochuan waved his hand gently.
Gu Xu followed his instructions and sat on the futon opposite him.
"This is the 'Baifang Tea' I asked for from Dean Li of Longmen Academy," Luo Chuan pointed to a teacup on the table and said to Gu Xu with a smile, "Would you like to try it?"< br>
Gu Xu read through all kinds of classics and naturally knew that "Baifa Tea" is a unique specialty of Longmen Academy. It is of great help to monks like him who are climbing towards the "Wangxiang Terrace" and need to experience human emotions. help.
“Thank you, Mr. Chief!”
Gu Xu did not refuse, he raised the tea cup and took a sip gently, then closed his eyes.
A mysterious feeling immediately rose in the depths of his soul. Many scenes appeared in his mind one after another like a movie, accompanied by many emotions such as joy, anger, sadness, and joy.
Including his first practice, first drawing of talismans, opening the box and seeing the snow ginseng given to him by Chen Jisheng, listening to the spirit of the "Jinghong Pen" telling the past things in the Lu family's haunted house, While watching by the Yi River, Xiaohan laughed and played shuttlecock with a group of children, and was forced to practice the "Zhao Ming Forbidden Technique" by the Kongxuan San people next to the black altar in Yishan...
Waiting for him to open up again When he opened his eyes, he felt as if he had woken up from a big dream, and he seemed to be reliving the memories of the past few months since he traveled through time.
His intuition told him that tonight's practice should go very smoothly.
"How does it taste?" Luo Chuan asked with a kind smile.
"It's like tasting all the flavors of the world."
"How many steps have you climbed on the 'Homesickness Ridge' now?"
"Eight hundred and eighty-six steps."
"You climbed nearly 900 steps in less than a month... The speed of your cultivation is really shocking," Luo Chuan chuckled and commented, "You know people like Chu Feng It took Ge, a recognized genius, nearly half a year to reach the 800th level."
"Maybe it's because I accidentally found a little trick!" Gu Xu said modestly! road.
"Have you ever thought about how you will get to the Soul-Breaking Cliff in the near future?" Luo Chuan then asked, "According to the speed of your cultivation, it will probably only take a month or two to reach it. 'Soul-Broken Cliff'.
"I think if you can board the 'Soul-Broken Cliff' before the start of the 'Luoshui Conference', you will have a better chance of winning. "
"'Soul-breaking Cliff'..." Gu Xu silently recited this word in his heart.
According to the information he learned from the practice books, the road to climb "Homesickness Ridge" is called The climb is steep and dangerous - the journey he has taken so far is actually just the beginning.
When he reaches the 1,999th step, he will face an ax attack. There is no road or stairs on the cliff like a knife. He must rely on his own strength to climb up with bare hands.
Because in the history of the Great Wilderness, many senior practitioners accidentally fell from this cliff during their practice, and fell into the abyss filled with the howls of ghosts and wolves, and eventually became possessed and their souls perished.
That’s why this cliff is called “The Broken Soul Cliff”.
However, after thousands of years of exploration, the monks gradually found a way to deal with the "Soul-Breaking Cliff", and the casualty rate dropped significantly.
It requires monks to find a specific environment that matches the attributes of the skills - for example, monks who practice ice-attribute skills often choose to retreat on snow-covered mountaintops; for example, monks who practice wood-attribute skills Monks often choose to go to primeval forests with towering ancient trees; for example, monks who practice thunder and lightning attribute skills often choose to practice in seasons with frequent thunderstorms...
Even if it is the most basic practice, there is nothing special about it. With the attributes of "Guiyuan Jue", monks will also find unique places in Feng Shui and use formations to build an ideal environment with smooth aura.
With the help of the environment and the power of skills, the monks can build ropes on the "Soul-breaking Cliff" or carve out ladders to move forward on the "Homesickness Ridge".
Of course, "Soul-breaking Cliff" is just an illusion constructed by the monks in the world of consciousness.
Its essence is actually an all-round and leap-forward strengthening of the true energy in a monk's body. It is a qualitative change that is naturally caused by a quantitative change.
For example, the "Red Flame True Technique" that Gu Xu is currently practicing can make his true essence have the effect of burning flames. Then after he climbs to the Soul-Desolating Cliff, his true essence can reach the maximum The temperature will increase exponentially, and there may even be a chance to have properties such as explosions, breaching defenses, or inhibiting enemy wound healing.
For example, Chu Fengge and Shangguan Jin, who practice "Lexing Jue", can obtain more pure star power after climbing to the "Soul-breaking Cliff". Not only can the true energy be attached to the Ming Palace, The attributes of the main star, and he can also be more proficient in using a series of martial arts pioneered by Luo Si such as "Meteor Walking on the Moon", "Cloud Sea Galaxy Sword", etc.
"I have considered setting up a formation in the house that can maintain a high-temperature environment," Gu Xu replied, "because I have just recently understood the second form of the 'Seven Burning Heavens', 'Mingzhu', which is very important to me. It shouldn’t be difficult to do.”
“I have a better idea,” a mysterious smile appeared on Luo Chuan’s face, “I wonder if you are interested in hearing it, little friend Gu?”
< br>"Please give me your advice, Sir."
"In Daguguan, south of Luojing, there is a grotto under the ground. In the grotto, there is a blazing river of magma - which is very important for practicing fire attribute skills. For Buddhist monks, it is an ideal place for cultivation.”
Gu Xu did not respond immediately.
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He is no stranger to the place name "Daguguan".
According to ancient books: "Dagu, fifty miles south of Luocheng, was formerly known as Tonggu."
This valley is a gateway to the south of Luojing City and an important pass to Nanyang, Ruzhou and other places. , its terrain is steep, with steep peaks and overgrown bushes. It can ambush heavy troops during war and cut off north-south communication.
Of course, the reason why Gu Xu remained silent was not because Dagu Pass was an important military location that was easy to defend but difficult to attack.
But because it was once the headquarters of a sect known as the "Devil Sect" - the "Longevity Sect".
According to the book, this sect was once rampant. It not only practiced evil methods, but also secretly recruited believers, stored incense, and held bloody sacrificial rituals.
So, in the third year of Tianxing's reign, Emperor Tianxing sent the Imperial Guard and the Exorcist Division to destroy it all at once. No one, whether it was the sect leader, elders, ordinary disciples, or servants, survived. Come down; its mountain gate was also burned clean by a fire.
Almost all traces of the "Longevity Sect" in the world have been erased.
If it weren’t for the fact that there are still a few brief records of Emperor Tianxing’s great achievements in annihilating the Demon Sect in the books, I am afraid that the world would have completely forgotten the existence of this sect.
Regarding this, Gu Xu once secretly sighed in his heart: His Majesty, the Emperor of the Daqi Dynasty, really hesitated to deal with ghosts and monsters, but struck hard at humans. Logically speaking, the Kongxuan Sanren in their peak period were extremely fearful of Emperor Tianxing, which obviously showed that Emperor Tianxing's strength far exceeded that of ordinary eighth-level monks, and he might even have the combat power of the ninth level.
But now, not only are there "fierce god" level ghosts in various provinces that are harming the people, but also only about a hundred miles away from Luojing, the "Mangshan ghost" "Still occupying the top of the mountain and ruling the roost.
Emperor Tianxing has always left them alone.
However, when he encountered the Qingzhou Lu family who had committed "treason", or the Changshou Cult, which was regarded as a "devil sect", Emperor Tianxing showed no mercy at all and killed them all. Not stay.
Gu Xu once complained: Is it possible that Emperor Tianxing also believed that "the old husband who wants to get rid of the outside world must first settle down at home"?
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Seeing that Gu Xu didn’t respond for a while, Luo Chuan smiled and said: "Gu Xiaoyou, I know what you are thinking. The lava river I mentioned, It is indeed related to the 'Changsheng Sect'.
"Since the 'Changshou Sect' also practices fire-attribute techniques, the monks in the sect often retreat in that grotto to break through the realm.
“But now, the 'Longevity Cult' has been completely eradicated by His Majesty, and the magma river has become a resource shared by all monks in the Daqi Dynasty, but it has not yet been made public to the public.
"Some monks from the Exorcism Department Headquarters and some teachers and students from Longmen Academy occasionally choose to go there for meditation. The disciples of the Zhao family in Youzhou regard it as their training ground. They will go there every time they come to Luojing City. Stay for a few days - after all, they Youzhou people once believed in the 'God of Fire' and are basically good at playing with fire. The environment there will be a great help to their practice.
"You can rest assured. You don’t have to have the slightest scruple to go there to practice.
"I very much hope that you can break through the 'Soul-Breaking Cliff' as soon as possible, and then achieve a good result in the 'Luoshui Conference', and once again make our Exorcism Department proud."
< br>Gu Xu nodded, and at the same time decided to go back and look up some information about the Daguguan Grottoes.
On the road of spiritual practice, if you want to go further, you need to be steady and steady every step of the way. Because Gu Xu is determined to become a saint, he needs to strive to be the best at every stage without leaving any future troubles.
He came from an ordinary background. He used to live in a small and remote county like Yishui. He did not have particularly good conditions for cultivation and had to rely on himself for almost everything.
But now, since he has the opportunity to share the same training ground with the disciples of the Zhao family in Youzhou, he will naturally not be polite.
"By the way, Gu Xiaoyou," Luo Chuan continued after a brief silence, "Actually, I'm very curious. I have never let you practice "The Secret of Stars" with Chu Fengge and Shangguan Jin before. , have you ever felt dissatisfied in your heart?
"After all, the place where the power of stars in the entire Da Qi Dynasty is strongest is the observatory under your feet - if you are cultivating "The Art of Stars". , you can easily climb the 'Soul-breaking Cliff' in this yamen, there is no need to go to such trouble at all. "
"No," Gu Xu shook his head, "I once read in a book that the top-grade exercises contain the true meaning of the great path of the saints. They are essentially shortcuts opened up by the predecessors for future generations, so It can speed up the cultivation progress of future generations. But it can only enable people to cultivate to the sixth realm at most.
"If you want to reach the seventh realm, you must open up your own 'path'. Taking shortcuts will not work.
"Now "Red Flame True Art" is very suitable for me. ”
Instead of using other people’s high-grade exercises, it is better to use your own “Tao” to evolve the middle-grade exercises into high-grade exercises.
This is Gu Xu’s current plan.
“You are right,” Luo Chuan smiled and said, “For monks who are determined to become a saint, high-grade skills are indeed a shackle that hinders progress.
"However, "The Art of Stars" is not a technique created by me, but a technique created by Emperor Ziwei of Zhongtian North Pole for his believers and put into my mind in the form of a dream.
" Its true meaning is to comply with God's will and obey fate, which does not match your wish to "change your destiny against heaven". "
"Actually...if I could live longer, I wouldn't think about changing my life against fate. "Gu Xu sighed softly and sighed silently.
Today, he got confirmation from Luo Chuan: Luo Chuan's "Tao" is indeed related to "complying with destiny", which is consistent with his previous conclusion Completely consistent.
It’s just that he has an inexplicable connection with Luo Chuan’s Tao.
Although he did not agree with this "Tao", he could fully understand all the magic and martial arts from Luo Chuan almost at a glance.
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“I almost forgot an important thing,” at this time, Luo Chuan suddenly spoke, interrupting Gu Xu’s thoughts, “Gu Xiaoyou, today you created a Creating a talisman like the 'Fire Character' will be of great use to our future plans to kill ghosts.
"Are you willing to teach the monks of the Exorcism Department how to draw it? In terms of merit rewards, the Exorcist Department will not treat you badly. "
"Of course," Gu Xu replied without hesitation, "My original intention in designing the 'Fire Character' was that I hope all monks can use it. ”
He knew very well that in the battle between monks and evil spirits, sometimes just a talisman could turn the tide of the battle, help the monks escape from danger, and save one or even many lives.
These people are probably people he knows or even is close to.
For example, the "Tai Shang Arctic Demon Suppressing and Ghost Killing Talisman" that he originally improved once helped Ma Qin defeat the ghost "Xi Nang" and escape from death.
Today, when he was designing the "Fire Character", he actually didn't think about what kind of rewards he would get.
But since Luo Sishou mentioned meritorious service rewards, he naturally would not refuse.
After all, merit is like money, he can never have too much.
"It's just that the 'fire character' is not in the existing talisman system, and has never been used in actual combat. It is difficult for us to measure its value and directly calculate the corresponding merits," Luo Chuan continued Said, "So, I will consider giving you a basic reward of one thousand meritorious deeds first."
"After that, as long as any monk kills a ghost with a 'fire character' across the country, you You will get an additional merit reward - the merit value will be calculated according to the specific situation and the level of the ghost killed.
“What do you think?”
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Notes:
(1) "Dagu, fifty miles south of Luocheng, formerly known as Tonggu." - "Luoyang Ji" by Lu Ji of Jin Dynasty
( 2) "The old husband who wants to fight against the outside world must first make peace with himself." - Song Dynasty Zhao Pu
(End of this chapter)