"Island Master, this junior will choose this calming talisman!"
Zhao Lin stated his decision simply.
Chu Hongtian was stunned for a moment, then quickly realized what was going on. He laughed and said, "It's really dark under the lamp. I forgot that you are a martial artist. It is to your advantage when neither party can cast spells."
Then he pondered for a moment, "It's a pity that the calming talisman can only hold you for half a breath. The time is still too short. Would you like to think about it again?"
Zhao Lin insisted: "Thank you, the island owner, for the suggestion. This junior will choose this one."
Divine consciousness spells are extremely rare. Once you encounter them, you can't miss them.
Seeing that Zhao Lin had made up his mind, Chu Hongtian took him out of the stone room without saying anything.
Use Shuchi Senri again and return to the main hall.
"It's getting late. You can stay on the island today. I'll send someone to take you back tomorrow."
Chu Hongtian called a guard and led Zhao Lin to the post to rest.
Guanyi is not far from the camp where Zhao Lin was stationed on his last mission. It is a community of stone houses built along the hillside.
The conditions on the island are relatively simple, and the furnishings in the stone house are simple. The advantage is that it is spacious and sturdy, and there is a large yard.
Zhao Lin walked around the stone house for a while, thinking about his behavior today, and felt that there were no major omissions, so he took out the calming charm.
I got another second-level spell, which I just used for my own use.
The calming spell is different from other spells. It cannot be hit in an empty place, otherwise it will not be effective.
Zhao Lin walked into the yard and looked around, looking for living creatures that could cast spells.
After searching around, he only found some ants and beetles. He was worried that the calming technique would not work on these insects that had no spiritual consciousness, so he ignored them.
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Several unknown seabirds flew overhead.
Zhao Lin raised his head and glanced, with a thought in his heart, he grabbed a small handful of spiritual rice from the lock bag and placed it on the open space in the middle of the yard.
He hid in the house, held the calming charm, and waited with peace of mind.
After a while, a big bird that looked like a seagull discovered the Lingmi on the ground, landed in the yard, jumped in front of the Lingmi, lowered its head and started to peck at it.
Zhao Lin released his spiritual consciousness, locked the seabird, stabilized his mind, suddenly grabbed it with his five fingers, and crushed the talisman!
The casting process of the Calming Talisman is very fast. He quickly gathers his spiritual consciousness and shoots out a purple light, which accurately hits the seabird.
Seabird was stunned for a moment, with a blank look in his eyes.
At the same time, Zhao Lin only felt a "boom" in the sea, as if he was hit by something, and his soul was stirred.
After half a breath, everything returned to normal.
Zhao Lin immediately looked at the spiritual cultivation map and saw three words appearing above the Qi Watching Technique in the fourth grid: Concentration Technique, and there was a four-petal plum blossom next to it.
Spell capture successful!
The spiritual cultivation map had already stored a large amount of spiritual energy before, so there was no need to absorb spiritual stones. Zhao Lin guided the spiritual cultivation map to release the spiritual energy and analyze the spell.
After a while, the four petals turned from gray to red.
"It's done!"
Zhao Lin smiled and realized more and more the benefits of spiritual cultivation charts.
When others practice magic, they must first master the theory and rules of magic, and then repeatedly practice the movement of spiritual power, the hand seals and the timing of casting spells.
If there is a slight mistake, it will not resonate with the way of heaven and the spell will fail.
With the help of the spiritual chart, I skipped these tedious exercises and understood it all in an instant.
The seabird in the yard had finished eating the rice and flapped its wings to leave.
Zhao Lin kneaded the magic in his hand and shouted: "Calming the mind!"
After pointing out a little bit, I found that although the spiritual power could operate normally, the spiritual consciousness could not be condensed and shot out.
"what happened?"
Zhao Lin frowned slightly, looked at the fragments of the talisman at his feet, thought for a while, and figured out the reason.
This is a common feature of divine consciousness spells. It can only be used once in a short period of time, and the spell can be continued after the divine consciousness is restored.
If you can continuously cast spells without stopping and keep the opponent's consciousness fixed, how can the way of heaven balance itself?
Spiritual consciousness spells are difficult to practice. This is the difficulty. There is no quick way.
After figuring this out, Zhao Lin was no longer anxious and waited patiently for half an hour.
After feeling completely recovered, when he wanted to test the spell again, he found that the seabird had flown away.
I had no choice but to shake my head, walk into the yard, and put out a handful of spiritual rice again.
After a while, three seabirds flapped their wings and landed in the yard. The seabird just now came back and brought two companions with it.
"Calming the mind!"
Zhao Lin smiled slightly, activated his magic weapon, and a purple light emitted from his fingertips, hitting the seabird in the middle...
Practice this several times until it gets dark before going back to your room to rest.
Early the next morning, Zhao Lin came to the island owner's mansion to say goodbye.
The guard told Zhao Lin that Chu Hongtian had already ordered him to leave directly, and the Lingzhou had already been arranged.
Zhao Lin walked out of the mountain gate and returned to the dock by boat under the escort of three monks stationed on the island.
There is no Shanggong Hall in Dongfu Haifang, so it can only issue some simple personal tasks. If you want to receive the tasks, you can only visit Dongfu County.
The Shanggong Hall in Dongfu County is not big, but there are many people inside.
Youfang City has gained popularity, and many monks have come here to receive tasks.
There are many newly released tasks posted on the walls on both sides of the entrance. Most of them are missions to escort cargo ships and hunt sea beasts.
A dozen monks stood in front of the mission wall, talking in low voices.
Zhao Lin didn't come here to choose tasks, so he walked directly into the main hall.
The steward of the Shanggong Hall is an old man with a rich face, who is leisurely sipping tea.
Zhao Lin stepped forward and cupped his hands and said, "I've met the manager, and I would like to receive the Guizi No. 6 mission."
"Guizi No. 6? Let me look for it."
The old steward put down his tea cup, flipped through the jade slips, and quickly found the Guizi No. 6 mission. He was stunned for a moment and looked up at Zhao Lin.
"Young man, you chose the mission of going to Chiwei Island to collect spirit beads, right?"
Zhao Lin nodded, "Exactly."
The old steward frowned and said, "You are young and it is not a good choice for you to choose a task. Why did you choose this task?"
Zhao Lin was stunned, "Why did the steward say this?"
The old steward coughed and said earnestly: "Although the reward for the task you chose is rich, the risk is too great! Do you know how many people will perform this task this year, and how many will never return?"
"Young man, listen to my advice. Don't think about getting rich overnight. It's better to take the right path."
"There are also spirit pearl ores in the offshore area. Although the rewards for good deeds are not high and it is a bit harder, at least you will not lose your life."
"Cultivation is not easy, but you have to practice it and cherish it!"
Perhaps because of his age, the old steward was very nagging. Zhao Lin understood that the other party had good intentions and listened patiently before saying: "Thank you very much for the advice, steward, but I still want to take this task."
The old steward sighed leisurely, shut up and stopped persuading. He took out the Xingyuan pen, took the body-illuminating stone from Zhao Lin, and wrote:
In October of the Bingwu year, Zhao Lin received the task of collecting spiritual beads from Chiwei Island, Guizi No. 6, white level...
Zhao Lin accepted the mission and originally wanted to return to Chiwei Island, but then he thought: "The magic of the Di An Sect monks comes from the same lineage as the Cheng Hua Sect, but there are also many differences."
"When I carried out the mission last time, I was too hastily prepared and was not used to fighting with the Di An Sect monks. This time my opponent may be stronger, so why not study the Di An Sect's spells and know yourself and the enemy..."
Thinking of this, I went out and headed to the Library Pavilion.
Each prefecture and county of Chenghua Sect has a library, which is free for monks in the county. Monks from other counties like Zhao Lin need to pay three spiritual coins to access it.
Zhao Lin handed over the spirit coin and searched for relevant books in the library.
I thought it would be difficult to find, but I found out that there are many records about the underground magic, some of which are quite in-depth.
Dongfu County is adjacent to the sea, and is only separated from the Di An Sect by a water. Many monks have always visited the Di An Sect to travel or do business, and have accumulated a lot of notes.
Zhao Lin buried his head in the pile of old papers and started reading carefully.
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Chirp!
There was a bird song in the sky.
A white-headed albatross flew over Higashifukubo City and flew towards Akao Island.
If you look carefully, you will find a small page tied to one of the albatross' feet.
Apparently someone was using an albatross to deliver messages.
In the world of Taoism, talismans are naturally faster in delivering messages, but in places where monks gather, talismans run the risk of being intercepted, so it is safer to use traditional methods.
The White-headed Albatross is huge, with its wings spread out, more than a foot long. It flies away at extremely fast speeds with the help of air currents blowing from the sea...
Chiwei Island, the main palace of the Di An Sect.
"General, please have another drink."
In the main hall, Jing Shigen was leaning on the couch, and a female cultivator in loose clothes was holding a wine glass, leaning forward and saying.
"You'll get drunk if you drink any more."
Ishigen glanced at the female cultivator's chest and took the wine glass with a smile.
The female cultivator rolled her eyes at him and was about to speak, but was interrupted by a voice.
"Island Master, He Duzuo wants to see you."
The guard walked into the hall, bowed his head and saluted.
"Let him in."
Jing Shigen frowned slightly, sat up straight, and waved his hand. The female cultivator wisely stood up, twisted her waist and walked back to the inner palace.
After a while, a monk wearing a red robe and a scar on his face walked into the hall, bowed and said: "My lord, a secret message from Dongfu County."
Jing Shigen nodded, took the paper, his expression immediately became solemn, and his eyes became clear again.
In order to prevent the information from leaking, the content of the letter was written in cipher text.
The Di An Sect has many strongholds in the Chenghua Sect, and each contact person uses a different cipher text to communicate with Jing Shigen. Only he knows how to interpret it.
It is not difficult for a monk in the Purple Mansion Realm to memorize various cipher texts. Jing Shigen only glanced twice and read the contents of the letter.
"He Duzuo, that man named Zhao Lin is finally here to perform a mission!"
Jing Shigen stood up from his clothes, looked up to the sky and laughed.
He Duzuo raised his head when he heard this and asked, "Is he the same person from two years ago?"
"good."
Jing Shigen nodded slightly, unable to conceal the excitement in his eyes, "That's him!"
Seeing that Iishen looked happy, Hedu Sa asked boldly: "What are you going to do, sir?"
Ishigen smiled and asked, "What do He Duzuo think?"
He Duzuo thought for a moment and replied seriously: "My subordinates think we can increase the mission rewards and gather experts in the Qi Refining Realm."
Jing Shigen nodded and said: "Yes, I think so too. You will send a message to the headquarters today, and whoever kills Zhao Lin will be rewarded with 20,000 good deeds!"
He Duzuo was surprised, "So high? You can exchange it for two Foundation Establishment Pills."
Jing Shigen's eyes narrowed, "Not high, not high at all. Not only do I need to increase the mission rewards, but I also want to ask the Presbyterian Academy to send realm-changing monks over!"
He Duzuo heard this and said in surprise: "Monk of Realm Transformation!"
The so-called realm-changing monk is not a cultivation method like martial arts or physical cultivation, but a special stage of cultivation.
To be precise, it is related to the way of heaven in Xuanyuan Continent.
Xuanyuan Continent is divided into four realms: Dongling realm, Zhongshan realm, Xiluo realm, and Xinyuan realm.
The same continent is divided into four realms. One reason is that there are barriers between realms, and the Taoism of each realm is very different.
Another reason is that the ways of heaven in the four realms are different.
So strictly speaking, there are four worlds, which happen to be on the same continent.
When a monk goes from one realm to another, he will be suppressed by the opponent's heavenly way, and his cultivation level will decline.
For example, if a monk in the middle stage of Foundation Establishment comes from the Dongling Realm to the Western Realm, his cultivation level will be reduced to the early stage of Foundation Establishment.
The early stage of foundation building is not the early stage of foundation building. It is equivalent to the state where a monk has just broken through from the Qi Refining Realm to the Foundation Building Realm. He is the weakest among the monks of the same level.
The way of heaven is to protect the monks in this world first.
And when this foundation-building monk returns to Dongling Realm again, his cultivation level will slowly recover, and eventually he will return to the original mid-stage foundation-building stage.
But there is a special situation here.
It was this monk who stayed in the Western World for a long time and became tainted with the laws of heaven in the Western World.
When he comes back, the Heavenly Dao of Dongling Realm will mistake him for an outsider monk and suppress him again.
At this time, the monk's cultivation level will be downgraded from the early stage of foundation building to the peak of Qi refining realm, and his cultivation level will directly drop by a big level.
This is the Realm-Changing Monk, also called the False Realm Monk.
Of course, as long as the monk does not use spells within a month, he will still be accepted by the Heavenly Dao of his side and his cultivation will return to the middle stage of foundation building.
The realm of the realm-changing monks has fallen, so naturally they cannot compete with the original monks of the same realm, but they are invincible in lower realms.
Because regardless of their magical attainments or spell-fighting experience, realm-changing monks are far stronger than low-level monks, and their spiritual consciousness can still maintain the original distance.
Of course, realm-changing monks usually cultivate with peace of mind and do not fight easily.
Because they are bound by the laws of heaven, casting spells during a change of scenery is extremely detrimental to one's own cultivation. In case of injury, it may even affect the foundation of spiritual practice.
In order to kill Zhao Lin, Jing Shigen did not hesitate to let the realm-changing monks fight, which shows his fear of Zhao Lin.
"Isn't this... going to overkill?"
He Duzuo asked tentatively.
"Not really."
Jing Shigen slowly shook his head, "Last time, Zhao Lin killed fourteen monks from our sect, especially Shanuchi and Qingchi, who are already the best among the Qi Refining monks. Two years later, do you think Zhao Lin will stay where he is?"
"Don't forget, his cultivation has increased from the fourth level of Qi Refining to the seventh level of Qi Refining!"
"I don't think it's safe enough to send only Qi Refining Realm monks to fight."
"He killed Nagasawa and almost caused me to be impeached. No mistakes will be made this time."
Ishigen took two steps, his expression becoming more determined, "Only success is allowed, no failure is allowed. Only by keeping his life alive can I wash away my shame!" (End of Chapter)
