The next moment, the weeds around the black-robed man grew wildly, and instantly wrapped around the black-robed man's calves. The black-robed man stumbled, and the girl in yellow took the opportunity to jump out.
The man in black robe stretched out his hand and grabbed the long hair of the girl in yellow. The girl in yellow screamed in pain, but the man in black robe showed no reaction. As soon as his vision turned, his eyes caught Zhao Ning who was casting the spell.
Zhao Ning's expression was slightly sluggish. Under the hood, the man looked neither human nor ghost, with bulging pupils and blood-colored lines all over his body, like blood vessels intertwined in the skin through the cortex.
The man in black robe showed his fangs, flicked his robe sleeves, and a hurricane blew towards Zhao Ning without even using any gestures or spells to cast spells.
Zhao Ning retreated continuously. In the strong wind, he rotated his hand gestures and quickly used the Earth Shield Technique. The brown spiritual light connected with the earth and raised an earth wall around Zhao Ning, barely resisting the hurricane.
"Monster! Where to run!"
At this moment, the old man who was chasing after him caught up. In an instant, a sword light struck him. The blade was so sharp that the man in black robe had no time to worry about Zhao Ning. He raised his hand and took the threatening yellow robed man in his hand. The girl used a shield to cover her, and the sword light stagnated, then suddenly split into two small swords. She took advantage of the man in black robe and quickly attacked from both sides.
It was difficult for one person to defend against multiple flanking attacks. The man in black robe threw away the girl in yellow and stretched out his palm to reveal a big sword, with two swords fighting together.
In an instant, a spiritual light flickered in the coniferous forest, and the aftermath of the spell rolled up the needles on the ground, blurring the vision.
This is the struggle of high-level qi cultivators, Zhao Ning thought.
She ran a few steps and took the opportunity to drag out the girl in yellow who was screaming in pain from the whirlwind of needles.
"Are you okay?" Zhao Ning asked.
The girl in yellow rubbed her shoulders for a long time before she recovered, "It hurts me to death, this damn monster. Thank you fairy for the rescue."
Zhao Ning shook his head and looked at the fight not far away. Although it was a fight between cultivators and monsters, the monsters did not make any shocking attacks, and the two of them also fought with flying swords.
"Don't worry, Grandpa is at the sixth level of Qi training. It's a piece of cake to deal with him, a monster at the fourth level of Qi training." The girl in yellow raised her chin, extremely confident.
Of course, this "a piece of cake" is somewhat exaggerated, but after dozens of moves, the man in black robe gradually lost ground. The young grandfather took the opportunity and activated a talisman with a flip of his palm. The talisman burst out with golden light, and the golden blade was thrown out. In an instant, Hitting the chest of the man in black robe, the man in black robe was stunned. The wound from his left shoulder to his right abdomen burst open, blood sprayed out, and he fell backwards helplessly.
Upon seeing this, the girl's grandfather put away the flying sword. The flying sword propped up the ground, and she swayed slightly.
"Grandpa!" The girl in yellow ran over nervously.
The young girl's grandfather took two quick breaths and stretched out his hand to comfort her, "It's okay. Grandpa is old and can't stand a fight. Just take a break."
The girl in yellow was worried and angry, and kicked heavily on the body of the man in black to vent her anger.
The girl's grandfather shook his head and let her go. When he saw Zhao Ning coming, he quickly thanked her, "Thanks to the fairy for stopping him, I was able to save my granddaughter. The fairy is very kind to my grandfather and grandson."
"Yes, yes!" The girl in yellow nodded repeatedly, standing next to her grandfather and echoing, "Thank you, fairy, Xiaoli almost became this monster that is neither human nor ghost."
Zhao Ning smiled back and said, "It's serious. Zhao Ning is weak and only stopped this person for a moment. It was the senior who had advanced cultivation and killed the villain."
"If it weren't for the fairy, I wouldn't have had the opportunity." The girl's grandfather thanked her repeatedly, and then introduced, "My name is Kong Nan. This is my granddaughter Kong Li, who is from Guiyuan City. The fairy's dress and The destination should be somewhere else. Come to Guiyuan City. Why don't we, my grandfather and grandson, show you the way, and explain the restrictions and rules of Guiyuan City."
Zhao Ning was wearing a light gray plain pleated skirt, and her attire was indeed different from the wide robes and wide sleeves worn by her grandfather and grandson. After hearing Kong Nan say that there were restrictions in the city, she no longer shied away, nodded and said, "Senior Lao Kong."
"It should, it should." Kong Li said first, then turned to look at the body on the ground and asked his grandfather how to deal with the body.
Kong Nan frowned, "Why would there be a demon possessed by the devil outside Guiyuan City? There's something fishy about this. We need to tell the people in the Guiyuan patrol team right away that the body should be burned." As he said that, he held up his hands. With a pinch of magic, a beam of flame was thrown on the body, completely covering the body and burning it to ashes after a moment.
"Humph! He's really given an advantage!" Kong Li snorted, trotted to Zhao Ning's side, and held Zhao Ning's arm affectionately, "Let's go back to the city. I don't know what the fairy's name is yet."
Zhao Ning said, "My name is Shen Zhao Ning." She paused, "I am new to the world of cultivation. I wonder what this monster says?"
The grandfather and grandson should have noticed that Zhao Ning was entering the world of cultivation for the first time. There are many places in the world of cultivation. Immortal Master Baiyun said that everything can never change without departing from his sect, so there was no need to deliberately introduce and lead the way. The words just now should have been euphemistically caring for Zhao Ning. Zhao Ning didn't feel any malice and simply admitted it frankly.
As expected, the two of them didn't ask any more questions. Kong Li was even shocked, "I heard that there are thousands of mountains and rivers separating the mortal world from the world of Kunxu cultivation. Sister Zhao Ning can actually overcome thousands of dangers and come in. She will definitely have great fortune in the future!"
Zhao Ning smiled and did not answer.
Kong Nan glanced at his granddaughter, and then told Zhao Ning, "Fairy is young and has just entered the world of cultivation. You must be careful of these monsters. This monster looks like a human, but in fact it is no longer a human. A physical puppet controlled by an alien demon."
These words shocked Zhao Ning. She originally thought that the monster Zuo was just an obsessed monk, or an evil cultivator who did not follow the right path, but she did not expect that there was a more bizarre explanation, "Senior Kong, please elaborate."
Kong Nan nodded. It was rare for him to meet someone who was not as naughty as his granddaughter and refused to obey instructions. She spoke with the earnest advice of the elders.
"Although this is the place where we and other humans practice, there are many demons peeping at us outside the sky and in the void." He pointed at the sky. The sky was blue. It was hard to imagine that there were powerful enemies peeping above the blue. "It is said that during the ancient war between heaven and man, the sky was shattered. Although the sky was repaired later, the sky was still a little weaker. Although the demons from outside the territory could not get in, it was still easy to influence monks with demons or corrupt minds. .”
"I heard that this demon was the product of the most evil thoughts in the world when the world first opened in ancient times. If it gets a little bit of demonic breath, the seven emotions and six desires will be out of control, and evil thoughts will come out. Burning, killing, and kidnapping are all common. In severe cases, it will be normal. The sea collapsed, the soul collapsed, and became a physical puppet controlled by the demon. The monk just now had lost his soul and became a puppet of the demon." Kong Li said in fear.
Zhao Ning sounded even more terrifying. She glanced at the sky again, and Kong Nan smiled instead, "Don't be afraid, little fairy. I just talked about this demon and its origin, and also said that this demon can't come in." , the only ones who can cause chaos in the world of cultivation now are the remnants of the ancient war who took the opportunity to sneak in. They have long been sealed in the Demon Prison Abyss by the ancient power. As long as we are not deceived by the inner demons when we practice meditation, we will not be Influence."
"Yes, yes." Kong Li nodded, "That guy just now must have been deceived by his inner demon. I saw that he appeared on the wanted list of the Rogue Cultivator Alliance. He is a casual cultivator who always likes to take advantage of others. Sister Zhao Ning should be careful when going out of the city in the future. There are always greedy and despicable people in the casual cultivators. If you don’t go to Lingwu Forest to search for cultivation resources, you will sneak attack and steal money while others are unprepared, and they also call it a way for heaven."
Zhao Ning remembered it in her heart, but she also laughed, "Ordinary mountain thieves block the road and say they are doing justice for heaven. Could it be that they are from my family?"
Kong Li also laughed as he said that, and Kong Nan felt extremely relieved to see the two girls smiling.
After a while, the south gate of Guiyuan City arrived. Standing under the city tower, I felt that the city wall was like a giant dragon lying on the ground. The decaying traces on the wall revealed a breathless deterrent from the ancient times, as if it could... See the ancient swords and sword shadows in the earth-shattering world-destroying battle.
Zhao Ning took a deep breath and suddenly came to his senses.
Kong Li was pulling her towards the city, "Guiyuan City is the most prosperous cultivation market in the Kunxu cultivation world. Come on, sister Zhao Ning, I will take you in to have a look."
Chapter 040
"Guiyuan City has eight horizontal lines and eight vertical lines. There are two cities in the east and west, as well as the agents of various major sects in the city, as well as the general alliance of the casual cultivators. Many people gather here hoping to be valued by the sect when recruiting disciples. , or perhaps be favored by the elders of the Sanxiu Alliance and be accepted as a disciple, then you won’t have to worry about your cultivation."
At the gate of the city, Kong Li was chatting. They stopped at the gate and did not go directly to visit Guiyuan City. It turned out that they had just entered Guiyuan City when they met the silver armor patrol team of Guiyuan City. Kong Nan hurried to He informed about the encounter with the monster.
Kong Li and Zhao Ning were talking at the door, and Kong Li looked a little broken after he finished speaking, "However, several major sects only recruit dozens of disciples every ten years, and 90% of them are monks with good spiritual roots. Even if they are Those small sects also need three spiritual roots..."
Probably thinking that Zhao Ning was also around, it was difficult to say anything further, so he just asked tentatively, "Sister Zhao Ning, she seems to be less than twenty-eight years old, and she is already at the second level of Qi training. Do you think her spiritual talent is very good? "
Zhao Ning shook her head and said calmly, "I am just a four-spirited person. To be able to practice so fast is just to encourage the growth of the seedlings, which will lead to endless troubles." She paused, "I came to the Immortal City for one important thing, and that is to ask for help. The monks who have entered the Taoist realm of medicine cure diseases.”
Kong Li covered her mouth, looking guilty for saying the wrong thing, "Sister Zhao Ning, I didn't expect you to be in such difficulty. I'm sorry for talking too much..."
Zhao Ning smiled and shook his head. Kong Li seemed to want to make up for it, so he said, "There is a Danbao Pavilion in Guiyuan City. There are all kinds of magical elixirs. There are countless elixirs for prolonging life, curing diseases and relieving emergencies. Sister Zhao Ning can go and take a look, but , if you want to find medical repair, you can only go to the ancient medical hall."
"Ancient doctor?"
"Exactly." Kong Li thought for a moment, "I actually don't know much about medical practitioners. I only know that the exercises practiced by these practitioners are different from ours. Their exercises are passed down from ancient times, and their cultivation is not spiritual. Roots, the spiritual energy cultivated has the power of recovery. When monks like us are injured, we need to regulate our breathing for several days to recover. If we have the help of medical spiritual energy, we can heal in an instant, which is the same as saving lives with elixirs."
After listening to what she said, Zhao Ning became more and more sure of Qin Keyuan's solution, "I wonder if the medical practitioners in the ancient medical hall have the magical power of 'reviving spirits and transforming injuries'."
Kong Li shook his head, "This magical power sounds powerful. The medical skills are strange, but they are also diverse, and the magical talents are also different. If they don't use it personally or someone comes into contact with it, we wouldn't know it."
Zhao Ning was silent. He had known about this solution for a long time, but he didn't expect it to be so difficult. He suddenly felt a little confused about finding someone in a sea of people.
People were coming and going at the gate of Guiyuan City. Many monks were walking in a hurry. A few monks flew a flying sword from the sky, and then walked in leisurely with their hands behind their hands. I heard that only monks in the foundation-building stage can fly with swords. We haven't seen many such masters in Guiyuan City.
When Kong Li saw Zhao Ning staring at the crowd without saying a word, he thought she was thinking about something and shook her arm repeatedly.
"Sister Zhao Ning, don't think about it. If you can't find the 'Spirit Reviving Injury Technique', you just want to practice medicine to heal yourself. That's too stupid. Although medicine is It is not easy to cultivate spiritual roots, but it is difficult for them to improve their realm. It is common for a bottleneck to stagnate for a lifetime. What's more, the spiritual energy of medical monks is mainly repaired. They are the weakest in the same realm and may even be destroyed by the spirit. If a monk from Gendao crosses the ranks and fights back, don't try."
Seeing her like this, Zhao Ning couldn't help but smile, "I didn't think about that. It was your thoughts that jumped to the transformation."
Kong Li tugged at the hem of his clothes in embarrassment, "Isn't it that the temptation of not paying attention to spiritual roots is too tempting for our miscellaneous spiritual roots? I heard from my grandfather that when the medical skills first came out of the ancient cave, many monks with miscellaneous spiritual roots spread their kung fu. Most people who change their cultivation have exhausted their lifespan in the bottleneck of perfect Qi training. Nowadays, very few people practice cultivation."
Zhao Ning nodded as if he had listened to her words, but in fact, there were real ripples in her heart. She thought of what Qin Keyuan said before leaving - when you enter the world of cultivation, you will know that the path in this world is not the one with spiritual roots.
In ancient times, there was a way of medicine that did not emphasize spiritual roots. Is there any other way that does not emphasize spiritual roots?
The Secret Tradition of the Six Paths of Spiritual Origin of Taixu never seems to mention the matter of spiritual roots.
The ripples in Zhao Ning's heart seemed to be setting off a wave, but she heard a voice from behind, interrupting her thoughts.
"What are you talking about?" Kong Nan had come back and asked them with a smile. Kong Li briefly summarized a few words, which made Kong Nan look more kind to Zhao Ning.
Kong Li was still anxious about the monsters, "Grandpa, what did the Silver Armor Patrol say?"
Kong Nan comforted, "This inspection team is a team from the Qingxiao Sect. The Qingxiao Sect has always been jealous of demons. They also feel that this matter is unusual and want to report it to the sect and let the sect's experts come to investigate carefully. Don't worry. Bar."
He looked at Zhao Ning again, "Guiyuan City is safe. The Ancient Medical Hall is in the north of the West Market. Let's talk and go."
Guiyuan City uses Xianlin Avenue as the central axis, connecting the north and south gates and separating the east and west cities. This street is also the busiest, with shops on both sides. Inns, restaurants and teahouses can be seen everywhere, and there are also some selling elixirs, talismans and spirits that are unprecedented in the world. There is a dazzling variety of goods in the grocery store.
Pedestrians on the road are more dressed up like Taoists than ordinary pedestrians, are more handsome in appearance, and have more unusual weapons and objects hanging on their bodies. Other than that, they are no different from ordinary people.
When we arrived at the central square, there was a huge competition platform in the middle. There was no one competing on the platform at this time, but many monks below the platform had set up stalls everywhere, and the stalls sold some strange materials.
"Grandpa and I usually set up a stall here, selling some talisman materials and other gadgets." Kong Li sighed, "You see, all their weird materials are obtained from the Lingwu Forest, but they are all refined. It’s a good tool for refining elixirs, and it’s worth a lot of spiritual stones. Unfortunately, it’s too dangerous there, and Grandpa and I can’t go there.”
"The higher your cultivation level, the more chance you will have to go there." Zhao Ning comforted her. She saw a stall selling medicinal materials from the corner of her eye. The medicinal materials on the stall were not what ordinary people see. Only a century-old ginseng was recognized by Zhao Ning. , but placed in the corner of the stall.
A monk was bargaining with the stall owner in front of the stall, lowering the price of three delicate and green elixirs to thirteen low-grade spiritual stones. The stall owner still refused, and after going back and forth for a while, the stall owner said that he would use century-old ginseng as a substitute. , and asked the monk to take all fifteen low-grade spiritual stones. The monk thought about it and readily agreed.
Zhao Ning looked speechless. These century-old ginsengs are just random things. In the world of cultivation, these century-old ginsengs are not even worth two low-grade spiritual stones. Thinking about the piles of century-old ginsengs in the House of Silence, she suddenly felt that ginseng was being sold. The plan to earn spiritual stones has been abandoned, and I just hope that the few thousand-year-old ginseng plants can be bought at a high price, so that I can make some money in the world of cultivation.
Xu Zhaoning stared at Zhao Ning for a long time, and was noticed by Kong Li, "Fifteen spirit stones bought three Cold Moon Grasses and a century-old ginseng. He really made a profit. He looked like he was in pain even after giving the spirit stones." , You are so good at pretending. That Cold Moon Grass is the material for refining Water Spirit Pill or Fire Elixir Pill. One plant is worth six low-grade spiritual stones, as well as century-old ginseng. Although there is no shortage in the world of cultivation, three low-grade pills are also needed. .”
Kong Nan was older after all, so he knew that Zhao Ning was not paying attention to the cold moon grass but the century-old ginseng. "Although the century-old ginseng is not common in the secular world, it is common in the world of cultivation. Some sects also have magical formations that accelerate the growth of spiritual grass. , it can grow for ten years in one year, and this hundred-year-old ginseng does not have the degeneration process of thousand-year-old ginseng, so it is easy to obtain."
There is indeed a formation in this world of cultivation that is similar in effect to the strange device in the side hall of the House of Silent Spirit. Although it is far from being comparable to the strange device, it can be regarded as the same sect and origin. However, Zhao Ning quickly realized the process of the decline of the medicine. , is the limit year for the growth of those medicinal herbs. If it exceeds this year, it will be the best rare medicine. If it cannot be exceeded, the medicine will be scattered and the grass will wither. It turns out that the cultivation world calls this "drug decline".
Zhao Ning suddenly became confident. Thousand-year-old ginseng should be able to be sold at a reasonable price after the medicine has declined.
"Come this way."
Kong Nan took Zhao Ning and the others to the west side of the central square. When they walked out, Kong Nan pointed at a building next to them.
The high door of the building was raised up by dozens of steps, and a letter was sent to break up the cultivator alliance. There were several monks with invisible cultivation levels guarding the door.
"Although the Rogue Cultivator Alliance is not a sect, it also has its own mansion. All the elders in the alliance are enshrined, and the elders who are connected to the sect's disciples are still different. But for us casual cultivators, the Rogue Cultivator Alliance has provided us with Conveniently, that hall takes over the tasks of casual cultivators, and then publishes the tasks in the casual cultivators. If Miss Shen cannot find the medical cultivator she is looking for in the ancient medical hall, she may not be able to publish a task to find a doctor in the casual cultivators alliance, but the price may be More expensive."
Zhao Ning nodded, "This is also a way to save Zhao Ning."
A few people walked into the alley. There were few people in the alley, so Zhao Ning asked, "Walking along the way to Guiyuan City, I only saw the mansion of the Sanxiu Alliance being so majestic, but the sect agencies were hidden in the shops. What is this?" Is it normal?"
"It's normal." Kong Nan nodded, "Dengxian City is almost a gathering place for casual cultivators. Although there are disciples from various major sects, most of them are just passing by to take a break. There are many people in this city, so someone needs to maintain order, and the casual cultivators alliance will do their part. It's just that although the internal connections of the Rogue Cultivators Alliance are not close, it is still an interest organization, so it has reached an agreement with the major sects to manage Dengxian City with the Rogue Cultivators Alliance as the main body and the sects as the auxiliary. Here are the Rogue Cultivators Alliance and the four major sects. The large sect is under the jurisdiction of the sect, and a silver-armor patrol team is organized every day to inspect the order in the city and suburbs, and the Qingxiao sect has been patrolling these days."
"That's it." Zhao Ning smiled, "No wonder Zhao Ning felt that the city seemed ordinary since she came in, well organized and harmonious with each other. Speaking of which, there is still a sect or a loose cultivator alliance behind it."
"That's exactly the reason." Kong Nan nodded happily. In a few steps, another Western Market arrived. He pointed to a remote store, "That's the Ancient Medical Hall."
The storefront of the Ancient Medical Hall is as its name suggests. It looks quaint, and you can still smell the fragrance of medicine wafting from such a distance. Although the storefront is remote, it is easy for people to come and go.
Zhao Ning was looking forward to asking the ancient doctors for a way to heal the injured and revive the spirit.
Chapter 041
"Ah! Tap, tap!"
Before entering the ancient medical hall, two shrill howls were heard outside the hall. The voices were rough and loud, and Kong Nan and his grandson were not surprised.
