Two days later, Zhao Lin followed a cargo ship to a dock.
"Finally arrived at the port! Brother Hou, the port in Guangping County is very impressive."
"Of course, Guangping County is the largest county in Tianqing Prefecture. Is this your first time here?"
"Exactly, I wonder if there are any specialties here or places worth visiting?"
"Haha, Guangping County's Zengyuan Fruit and Qixia Lingli Cream are both very famous and are of great benefit to cultivation. It's rare for Brother Ge to come here once, so you can take some back..."
Zhao Lin heard the conversation between the two people on the boat underwater and nodded secretly.
"It turns out we have arrived in Tianqing Prefecture. It should be safe now."
Among the thirteen states of Chenghua Sect, Tianqing Prefecture is located in the middle of the states and has a large population. Guangping County is the capital of the state.
If you show up in such a place, your safety will definitely be guaranteed. Even if the Li Tao family comes after you, they won't dare to do anything blatantly.
Zhao Lin sneaked to the shore and quietly surfaced.
There are more than a dozen large and small spirit boats moored at the pier. The trestle is filled with goods and people are coming and going, including monks and mortals.
Some were loading and unloading goods, some were cleaning the docks, and some were filling spiritual stones into the magic circle on the ship. It was a busy scene.
Zhao Lin was relieved, jumped to the shore, and used his energy to dry his clothes.
Based on past experience, the port must be not far from Fangshi. If you find Fangshi, you will also find Zhouyi.
After following the crowd of people leaving Hong Kong for a while, I saw a small market.
"To Uehara County."
Zhao Lin bought a boat ticket at Zhouyi and quickly boarded the spirit boat.
There were other routes back to Hanchi County, which were even faster, but Zhao Lin decided to go to Uehara County.
This trip has one purpose: to spread the news that Li Yuanyou is alive.
The reason why the Li family pursued him was probably because they didn't want the news to spread, so they did the opposite.
Now that I don't have the ability to retaliate against the Li family, this is a small retaliation.
The intersection of people in the city is the place where news spreads the fastest.
In less than half a day, we arrived at Uehara Immortal House.
Zhao Lin first went to a shop selling talismans and bought two Hongyan Talismans and two Escape Talismans.
Both kinds of talismans are of high quality and expensive, especially the Hongyan Talisman, which costs one thousand spirit coins, and the Hidden Escape Talisman, which costs five hundred spirit coins.
But Zhao Lin didn't give up at all. These things can save lives at critical moments, so you have to buy them no matter how expensive they are.
After buying the talisman, Zhao Lin came to the store opened by Hanchi County in Fangshi.
"My little friend, are you back so soon?"
The monk named Gu who was on the same boat last time was also in the shop. When he saw Zhao Lin, he smiled and said hello.
"Yeah, ancient."
Zhao Lin walked into the lobby and took a casual glance. It was just after noon, when there were the most people, and there were seven or eight customers in the store choosing products.
"Come on, sit down quickly."
The monk surnamed Gu is the rotating shopkeeper of the shop. When the monk from the county comes to visit, he should entertain him, and Zhao Lin helped deliver goods last time. He has a good impression of Zhao Lin.
Instructing the waiter to serve tea to Zhao Lin, he asked casually: "How is it? How did the mission go?"
According to his experience, Zhao Lin must have done poorly on his first sect mission, and he had already thought of words of relief in his mind.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Lin said something surprising: "Thank you for your concern, Gu. The mission was very successful. I made hundreds of philanthropic works and even killed one person..."
He paused deliberately and said, "Ghost cultivator!"
The sound was neither loud nor quiet, just enough that people in the store could hear it.
Hearing this, several guests turned their heads at the same time, and the waiter also came closer and raised his ears.
"Is there such a thing? Tell me!"
The monk surnamed Gu was stunned, swallowed his words of comfort, and asked curiously.
Because of his age, the monk surnamed Gu has long stopped performing sect tasks. His life is as ordinary as water, and he likes to inquire about anecdotes.
"That's it..."
Zhao Lin slowly picked up the tea cup, blew away the foam on it, and took a careful sip with a look of enjoyment on his face.
The monk surnamed Gu waited for a while, but couldn't help but asked: "How is it?"
Zhao Lin praised: "Good tea!"
The monk named Gu twitched his lips, "I'm asking about the ghost cultivator you just mentioned..."
"Hey, that's right."
Zhao Lin slapped his head and caught a glimpse of two monks walking into the shop from the corner of his eye. He cleared his throat and said, "The sect mission that I received is to enter the Yinfeng Realm to pick spiritual herbs. I didn't expect to encounter a sect on the first day." Thousand-year-old ghosts..."
I have told this experience no less than three times, and I am already familiar with it. I told it with added detail and immediately attracted everyone's attention.
"Li Yuanyou is a member of the Li family in Sanshan County. The Li family has been searching for him for twenty years but has not been able to find it. Now the truth has finally come to light."
At the end of his speech, Zhao Lin emphasized one sentence.
There was silence in the store for a while. After a while, someone asked: "Fellow Taoist, are you telling the truth?"
Zhao Lin knew that someone must have raised questions, so he was already prepared. He took out the body-illuminating stone and used his spiritual consciousness to cover the previous content, leaving only the part that completed the task.
"The sect is still calculating the merits of killing the ghost cultivator, and it has not been recorded yet, but this can be proved."
"Everyone, take a look. The ghost cultivator carefully raised more than a hundred star peony plants, and I ate them all in one pot!"
"Take a look, sir."
The monk surnamed Gu was the first to receive the body-illuminating stone. His consciousness swept away and he couldn't hide the look of shock on his face.
After a while, all the monks present saw it again and believed it this time.
"Fellow Taoist, you are really lucky. You have achieved more than 600 good deeds!"
A young monk said with envy that Zhao Lin, who was only at the third level of Qi Refining, could kill ghost cultivators. He would certainly be able to do it if he encountered him, but it was a pity that he was not so lucky.
"If you kill the ghost cultivator, the sect must be rewarded, right?"
Another wealthy-looking monk asked.
"I don't know. I'll go back to the county and wait for news. But after completing the mission, I made a special trip to Sanshan County, and the Li family gave me some reward."
Zhao Lin deliberately brought the topic to the Li family.
The man from before asked again: "Did the Li family express their opinions?"
Zhao Lin smiled slightly and said, "The Li family gave me a thousand spirit coins as a token of gratitude."
"So little? How stingy!"
"It's just that the Li family is not honest in doing things. Li Yuanyou is the eldest son of the family owner after all, so he just gave away a thousand spirit coins."
"I don't know how to be grateful at all..."
Seeing that he had achieved his goal, Zhao Lin stood up and left with a smile, leaving a group of monks talking among themselves.
I believe it won’t be long before the news reaches Sanshan County.
…
Before dark, Zhao Lin returned to Hanchi County.
Walking into the familiar courtyard, my tense heart finally relaxed.
The first time he went out to perform a mission, crises came one after another. No wonder Lingdao Academy did not allow disciples to leave the county before their cultivation reached the middle stage of Qi refining.
It is indeed unsafe for low-level monks to go out alone.
Zhao Lin fell on the bed, thinking about nothing, and fell asleep.
Early the next morning, when I woke up, I felt energetic, and there were faint signs of looseness in the two spiritual apertures "Zhiyang" and "Spine" behind my back.
It seems that every time he experiences life and death, his cultivation will improve significantly.
"Senior Brother Zhao, where have you been these days?"
"Elder Wu only said that you were out on a mission, but didn't say where you went."
Zhao Lin was practicing at the top of the mountain. Zhu Cong, Li Sancai and Tong Mu, several close disciples, came over and asked.
"Nothing, just go to a small world in Xiniu State to pick spiritual herbs."
"It's a small world, is it fun?"
Zhu Cong looked curious.
"It's not fun, and it's also very dangerous. Don't do this kind of task before you reach the advanced stage of Qi refining."
Zhao Lin did not want to mislead them, so he warned them seriously. He only picked out some strange things about the Yinfeng Realm and told them to the three of them, without mentioning a word about the details of the mission.
After finishing morning practice, we came to Yanfa Pavilion.
There are multiple rooms in the Yanfa Pavilion, each of which is responsible for different disciples.
There is a word "wind" next to the door. Brother Chuan Gong teaches wind magic here.
The purpose of Zhao Lin's coming here is to practice the art of trapping in the air. Although he has mastered this art, he still needs to work on the surface.
Otherwise, you will use spells without even learning them, and you won’t be able to explain them clearly anyway.
Not only the air trap technique, but also other spells, Zhao Lin plans to do the same.
At noon, Zhao Lin went to the Chuan Gong Hall to find Elder Nie.
Elder Nie gave his approval when he left the county, so naturally he should report it when he comes back.
"Elder Nie, Elder Wu, the disciples are back."
Seeing that Elder Wu was also present, Zhao Lin saluted the two of them.
"Um."
Elder Nie nodded slightly, "Just come back. If it's a few days later, I will send a letter to Qiuyang County to inquire."
Zhao Lin said gratefully: "Thank you, elder, for your concern."
At this time, Elder Wu on the side said: "Zhao Lin, you are still a disciple of Lingdao Academy, and you should focus on cultivation. If you want to do the task, you will have plenty of time, so don't rush it."
Zhao Lin quickly responded: "That's what the elder said."
"How did the mission go? How much good work did you earn?"
"It's not bad. Disciple has earned 930 good deeds."
"So, disciples should still practice cultivation..."
In the middle of speaking, Elder Wu suddenly realized something was wrong and suddenly asked: "What? How much did you just say?"
"Nine hundred and thirty."
Zhao Lin repeated it again.
Elder Wu was silent.
Elder Nie asked in confusion: "I remember that the task you received was to go to the Yinfeng Realm to pick spiritual grass. It is a second-class task. How can you earn so much good deeds?"
"Not all of it was earned from picking spiritual herbs, but I also met two bandit cultivators..."
Zhao Lin explained, telling the mission experience exactly, except for the part about Sheng Jinlong.
After speaking, he took out the body-illuminating stone and presented it to Elder Nie.
Elder Nie looked at the Zhaoshen Stone and was so surprised that he didn't speak for a long time. Elder Wu took a look and had the same expression.
The nine hundred and thirty good deeds were more than the two years of accumulation by the disciples who taught them. This does not include the good deeds of Zhao Lin finding out the truth about the monk's disappearance twenty years ago and killing the ghost cultivator.
In fact, most people usually transfer spiritual stones when performing tasks, just to earn good deeds.
Zhao Lin made more than 3,000 yuan in spiritual stones from this trip, and his good deeds were nearly 1,000 yuan. Even the two of them were tempted by this harvest.
"So... it's dangerous to go out!"
Elder Nie slapped his thigh and finally thought of a breakthrough point, "Look, it's both a bandit cultivator and a ghost cultivator. If there's anything wrong, you won't be alive now."
"Yes, thank you elder for your teaching."
Zhao Lin humbly agreed.
Elder Nie nodded with satisfaction, "Since you have accumulated so much good deeds, you can practice with peace of mind. It is the last word to improve your cultivation as soon as possible. Don't go out in the short term."
"Disciple knows, thank you two elders."
Zhao Linshen bowed, took a few steps back, turned around and left the Chuan Gong Hall.
Looking at Zhao Lin's back, Elder Nie sighed with emotion: "This disciple is really good! Although his spiritual roots are only middle-grade, his will is firm and his mind is mature. He is much stronger than when I was young."
Elder Wu also agreed: "Indeed, among so many disciples, he is the most sensible. He knows what to do and what not to do. To be honest, I don't feel like I, the elder who teaches the practice, need guidance."
Elder Nie pondered for a moment and said: "It's no wonder, he is the oldest. If he continues to do it step by step like other disciples, I'm afraid there will be no hope of building the foundation."
…
After walking out of the Chuan Gong Hall, Zhao Lin went to the library and read books about formations.
After leaving Lingdao Academy for more than half a month, he missed a lot of schoolwork. Brother Chuan Gong gave Zhao Lin two book titles and asked him to study on his own in the library. If he didn't understand, ask again.
After experiencing the Yinfeng Realm, Zhao Lin deeply realized the importance of formations.
If you are proficient in the formation, you will never fall into the Three Yin Phantom Killing Formation of the ghost cultivator.
Of course, because I knew a little bit about it, I was able to control the ghost cultivator's magic circle, trap Sheng Jinlong, and then kill him.
Although Lu Yuanxiu, a monk from the Zifu who is also a martial arts cultivator, made suggestions to Zhao Lin not to waste time on Taoist arts, he did not know that Zhao Lin had a spiritual cultivation chart that could save a lot of time in practicing spells.
"Heavenly Blindness, a second-level non-attribute spell. Usage: purple light attack; effect: shielding the enemy's six senses..."
After studying the formation, Zhao Lin found an introduction to the Sky Blind Technique in a book called "Preliminary Explanation of Common Spells" in the library.
"It turns out that Sky Blindness is a second-level spell."
Zhao Lin shook his head slowly, and after careful consideration, decided not to keep this spell.
On the one hand, it is because this is a second-level spell that I cannot practice at this stage.
Another reason is that this spell seems very powerful, but it is not easy to hit the enemy, and its duration is also extremely short.
The function is similar to the concealment technique, but it consumes more spiritual energy.
Moreover, this kind of confusing spell is a minor one after all, and as the level increases, its effect becomes smaller and smaller.
Three days later, the rewards for the follow-up good deeds in the Yinwind Realm mission were distributed.
Good deeds are divided into two parts.
Find out the disappearance case twenty years ago and reward one hundred good deeds.
Kill the ghost cultivator, seize the ghost cultivator's items, and reward five hundred good deeds.
It is obvious that the sect attaches great importance to the matter of ghost cultivation, and rewards are very generous for anyone involved.
Zhao Lin guessed that the sect could find ways to deal with ghost cultivators based on their books and items, and prevent disciples from becoming ghost cultivators.
"It's amazing that Fellow Daoist Zhao has gained so much from the first mission!"
Zhao Lin came to the Hall of Good Merits. After recording his good deeds with a Xingyuan pen, Manager Hu who received him could not help but praise him repeatedly.
"It's all luck."
Zhao Lin said a few words of humility, checked the body stone, and found that the good deeds had increased by 600, becoming 1,603!
After leaving the hall, Zhao Lin did not leave directly, but walked to the courtyard to watch the latest tasks posted.
His attention was quickly attracted by a missing person mission.
I saw the top of the mission read: Enter the Yinfeng Realm and find the missing monk: Sheng Jinlong. (End of chapter)
