"The soil is solid and heavy. As the saying goes, the law is like the person, so the character of the mind is also very important. You must pay attention to it when practicing magic..."
In a room of the Yanfa Pavilion, Yan Yuan, a squatty martial arts master, was talking on the stage, explaining to his disciples the secrets of practicing earth magic.
Zhao Lin sat in the audience, listening attentively on the surface, but in fact he was absent-minded.
The purpose of his coming here today is simple: to pick an earth defense spell and "absorb" it as his own.
Since the spiritual cultivation chart appeared, Zhao Lin has been thinking about how to absorb spells and which spells to absorb.
The first question is not difficult to decide. Although the spiritual map has three ways to absorb spells, the first two are currently not feasible.
There are no elderly monks in Hanchi County who are nearing the end of their lifespan, and it is impossible for Zhao Lin to take the initiative to kill people to absorb their souls.
After all, people are not monsters and can be killed at will, let alone those from the same sect.
The search for the monk's bones is also futile.
The tombs of the monks in the county are protected by magic circles. It is impossible to dig up the graves. If they are discovered, they will definitely be expelled from the sect. The gain outweighs the loss.
The only way left is close contact with spells.
Which spell to choose first? Zhao Lin is most interested in spells such as attack, defense, agility, etc. that can improve his strength or increase his chances of saving his life.
There must be attack spells, but after Zhao Lin inquired from many parties, he found that no one in the entire Lingdao Academy, or even in Hanchi County, could perfect the first-level spells.
One of the reasons is naturally that the spell becomes more difficult to practice the further you go.
When analyzing spells using a spiritual chart, four times more spiritual stones will be consumed for each level of mastery, which is basically consistent with the actual difficulty of practicing spells.
Even if you have outstanding attribute talents, you will never be able to perfect the first-level spells without twenty or thirty years of concentration.
This is only one of the reasons. The other reason is that monks in the Qi Refining Realm have broken through and entered the late stage of Qi Refining and can practice second-level spells.
At this stage, most monks will focus on second-level spells.
After all, with the same level of mastery, second-level spells are stronger than first-level spells, so naturally they will not continue to study first-level spells.
This results in the fact that very few people can practice first-level spells to perfection.
In the Spiritual Dao Academy, only Elder Nie, the Taoist Governor, and Elder Chuan Gong Wu have mastered a first-level spell.
So has anyone mastered the first-level spell to perfection?
Of course there are some, the kind of senior Qi Refining Realm monks who have been studying a spell for decades but cannot break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm.
Zhao Lin heard that in a while, such a monk would come to Lingdao Temple to teach the law, so he decided to simply wait for that person to come before practicing attack spells, and get it right in one step.
I couldn't be idle during this period, so I wanted to learn another spell first and try the effect of practicing the spell with the spiritual cultivation chart.
Because he had absorbed the spirit of the golden leopard and added the rain-turning and cloud-turning skill, Zhao Lin's running speed on land was already unparalleled, even faster than that of a monk in the late stage of Qi refining using the divine walking technique.
Therefore, the magic of magic will not be considered for the time being.
The trip to Cassia Mountain made him realize the dangers of this world, and asked himself that if he was suddenly attacked by a whip-threaded snake, it would be difficult to escape unscathed.
He decided to learn a defensive spell first to save his life.
When it comes to defensive spells, although the Five Elements of Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth, and the Three Wonders of Wind, Ice, and Thunder all have such spells, the one who is best at this is undoubtedly the Earth Element.
Earth magic is thick and steady, and defense is its specialty.
The most powerful earth-type magician in Lingdao Academy is Yan Yuan, the martial arts master on the stage.
"Senior Brother Yan, what are the defensive spells of the earth attribute? Can you give a general introduction?"
Zhao Lin took advantage of Yan Yuan's break to ask.
All the disciples looked sideways.
Earthly magic is good at defense but not at attack. There are not many new disciples practicing it. Most of the people present are old disciples, and the number of people is basically fixed.
Zhao Lin had never been here before, but he suddenly appeared today and showed great interest, which was puzzling.
"Who is this person? It's so embarrassing to ask such a simple question."
"Don't you know him? He is the only martial arts cultivator in our Spiritual Dao Academy. I heard that he has six spiritual roots!"
"You have a lot of spiritual root attributes. You don't want to learn everything, do you? You don't want to bite off more than you can chew!"
The disciples whispered.
Yan Yuan didn't take it seriously. As a martial arts master, he naturally hopes to have as many disciples as possible practicing magic with him.
In this way, his monthly salary and good deeds will also increase accordingly.
Hearing Zhao Lin's question, Yan Yuan smiled slightly and said, "There are many earth defense spells. I'm afraid it would take an hour to introduce them all."
"Let's talk about the three most common spells that are most suitable for Qi Refining Realm disciples to practice, namely Sand Wall Technique, Earth Shield Technique, and Rock Armor Technique."
"The sand wall technique has the widest defense range and can withstand long-range magic weapon attacks; the earth shield technique is shaped like a large shield, strong and thick, and within three feet, it cannot be blown by the wind or wet by the rain."
"The Rock Armor spell protects the whole body, is indestructible, and consumes the least amount of mana. Each of the three spells has its own strengths, and you can choose one based on your personal preferences."
Yan Yuan spoke eloquently, quite a bit like the old woman selling melons and bragging about herself.
Zhao Lin understood. The defense range of the three spells was from large to small, and the distance was from far to near.
After thinking for a while, I had the answer in my mind: Rock Armor Technique.
I don't need a large defensive area, and the rock armor technique consumes less mana, which is suitable for me who is only in the early stage of Qi refining.
Zhao Lin deliberately showed hesitation and asked: "Rock Armor Technique sounds good, I wonder if Senior Brother Yan is good at it?"
At this time, an old disciple couldn't stand listening anymore and rushed to answer: "Senior Brother Yan has mastered the Rock Armor Technique to the first level, are you afraid that I can't teach you?"
Zhao Lin said "Oh" and asked again: "I have seen Senior Brother Li's Water Curtain Technique. It has a very good defensive effect. I wonder how the Rock Armor Technique compares with it?"
After hearing this, Yan Yuan looked up to the sky and smiled.
He was thick and short, and looked a little funny when he smiled up at the sky, but he didn't realize it at all, and he looked confident.
"I don't dare to say anything else. When it comes to defensive spells, I consider myself second, and no one dares to say I am first!"
Zhao Lin looked calm and said in a deep voice: "I am a martial arts cultivator. I believe that seeing is believing. I would like to ask if I can try it with boxing?"
"I'm sorry, but I hope you can forgive me, senior brother."
Yan Yuan waved his fat hand and said magnanimously: "Why not? Come up."
Earth spells are good at defense. Unlike attack spells, they can be displayed at will. This is a good opportunity for all the disciples in the audience to see.
Zhao Lin strode onto the stage and attracted everyone's attention for a while.
The two stood facing each other, Zhao Lin cupped his hands and said, "Senior brother, I'm going to take action."
Yan Yuan said calmly: "Come on."
Zhao Lin's body flashed, turned into a bolt of lightning, and punched with the fierce wind.
Yan Yuanfa was slightly surprised, and he pinched the spell in his hands very quickly, as if he had snapped his fingers, and the spell had already taken shape.
A yellow light suddenly appeared a foot in front of him, and suddenly turned into rugged and thick rocks.
The texture on the rock is clearly visible, it is half a foot thick, and it covers the body densely.
boom!
Zhao Lin punched the rock armor and was so shocked that he took a few steps back.
I was secretly surprised that my martial arts cultivation had the power to destroy metal and crack rocks. When hit by this spell, the opponent actually didn't move at all.
Yan Yuan was also surprised. The strength of Zhao Lin's punch was no less than that of many monks in the middle stage of Qi refining. If he did not cast the spell with all his strength, the rock armor might crack and the effect would be greatly reduced.
However, his expression remained calm, the corners of his mouth raised slightly, and he asked: "How?"
Zhao Linzuo sighed in admiration: "The rock armor technique is indeed well-deserved. Please teach me the technique, senior brother!"
The meaning is very clear, he plans to practice this magic.
Yan Yuan was overjoyed and said with a smile: "You're welcome. Come to the transfer hall later and I will teach you this magic."
"Thank you, senior brother."
Zhao Lin saluted again and walked back to his seat.
When no one is paying attention, lower your eyes and look at the spiritual map in the sea of consciousness.
I saw three words appearing in the first grid of the spiritual cultivation map: Rock Armor Technique!
(End of chapter)
