Not long ago, when Chu Fengge discovered that Gu Xu had been promoted to a third-level monk in just a few months, he was greatly stimulated mentally.
He couldn't imagine that in this world, there were people who could be promoted faster than him, and so many times faster.
This made Chu Fengge feel a strong sense of panic.
He was afraid that after a while, Gu Xu would surpass him in cultivation.
By that time, he will forever lose the title of "Da Qi's No. 1 Prodigy" - although this title is currently his own.
So, he proposed to Luo Sishou that he should go to the ashram to retreat for a while.
If you don't break through the fifth realm, you will never leave.
Luo Sishou agreed to his request.
However, when Chu Fengge was about to enter the retreat room, Luo Sishou told him earnestly: "It is commendable that you have the ambition to be the best in the world. But sometimes, you also need to calm down. Don’t let obsession become your inner demon.”
"Master Chief, don't you have confidence in me?" Chu Fengge hesitated for a moment, then raised his head and asked.
"No," Luo Sishou shook his head, "Your cultivation talent is very good, and you can definitely be ranked in the top three among all the juniors I have seen.
"It's just that you don't need to regard Gu Xu as your opponent. People like him cannot be treated with common sense."
After hearing this, Chu Fengge was silent for a long time.
Luo Sishou's words did not succeed in making him let go of his obsession, but instead aroused his strong desire to compete.
Chu Fengge thought to himself: Comparing with ordinary people all day long is actually meaningless. But that guy Gu Xu is a genius that even the Chief Executive recognizes - if I can defeat him, wouldn't even the Chief Executive look at me with admiration?
So, with this thought in mind, Chu Fengge locked himself in the meditation room for more than ten days.
He was originally a monk at the peak of the fourth realm.
It's just that his cultivation has stagnated at this stage for several months, and he has yet to find an opportunity for a breakthrough.
until today.
Under the stimulation of the evildoer Gu Xu, Chu Fengge suddenly found the way forward on the dim road to the underworld, overcame the obstacles in one fell swoop, and became a strong man in the fifth realm.
As we all know, once a monk breaks through to the fifth realm, the power of his soul can be greatly strengthened, and his soul can leave the body in a short period of time.
Even after the physical body dies, the soul can still survive for a short period of time and can be reborn by taking the body - of course, the objects of the body can only be monks with a lower level, and there is also the possibility of failure.
Chu Fengge has always been flamboyant and likes to show off.
So as soon as he broke through this morning, before his body left the retreat room, his soul had already left the body and was flying around the yamen of the exorcism department headquarters, overlooking the busy officials from a high position, as if he was Jiutian The gods above.
He first saw Shangguan Jin in a corner of the yard, wearing a linen shirt and practicing his sword hard.
Seeing that his nemesis was still just a fourth-level monk, Chu Fengge felt happy. His soul did some somersaults in the air and laughed "hahaha".
He thought: This girl is obviously not as qualified as me, but she plays all kinds of tricks in front of me every day and uses insidious tactics to oppose me! Haha, now I am a whole level higher than her... I want her to understand that the gap in absolute strength cannot be made up by relying on tricks alone!
Afterwards, Chu Fengge floated to the side of "Qingxiang Pavilion", and through the window, he saw Gu Xu sitting cross-legged on the mat silently practicing and climbing to "Homesickness Ridge".
His mood became more cheerful.
"Gu Xu, Gu Xu, your current cultivation level is two levels lower than mine," he said with joy in his heart, and his soul flew directly to the sky, "Even if your talent is really better than mine and you want to catch up with me, It will take at least several years, right? By then, I will have left you far behind."
Ordinary monks couldn't see his soul, so naturally they couldn't see his arrogant appearance at this time.
However, Sishou Luochuan, who was sitting on the observatory with his eyes closed and concentrating, suddenly opened his eyes and shook his head.
"This guy... what can make him a little more mature?" Luo Chuan sighed softly and sighed helplessly.
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Chu Fengge's spirit finally returned to his body after being arrogant in the sky above the Yamen for a full quarter of an hour.
Then, Chu Fengge stood up from the futon, stretched, kicked open the door of the monastery with a bang, and went straight to the courtyard of the Yamen.
He jumped up to the high rockery, then put his hands on his back, faced everyone, and chanted loudly:
"Yesterday, everyone laughed at me when I was in four realms. Now I have broken through five realms. Who can defeat me?"
Hearing Chu Fengge's voice, the officials in the yamen stopped what they were doing and turned to look at him.
Since this was not the first time Chu Fengge had made such an unrestrained move, no one was too surprised.
It's just that the quality of his "poem" today has dropped a lot compared to the past. It sounds like a child's work, which is simply unflattering.
Of course, as Chu Fengge, a personal follower of the chief minister and a newly promoted fifth-level powerhouse, no one dared to make any unreasonable comments on the poems he wrote.
They all dared to hold back their laughter and said respectfully: "Congratulations to Mr. Chu for coming out of seclusion!"
Occasionally, a few people praised him against their will: "What a poem! What a poem! Mr. Chu's literary talent is indeed extraordinary!"
Only Shangguan Jin couldn't help laughing.
She knew that Chu Fengge's previous poems were all written by his subordinates - although they were not very outstanding, they were not as good as the poems written by famous talents in Luo Jing, let alone the master of "Jinghong Pen" Gu Xu's work is surprising to everyone, but it is still quite satisfactory and will not make Chu Fengge embarrassed in front of the public.
However, because Chu Fengge was too excited today, as soon as he came out of seclusion, he "explained everything", which directly exposed his poor poetry writing skills.
Shangguan Jin shook his head and felt that things like reciting poems and writing lyrics really became more and more addicted to food. People who are dabbler love to show off.
On the other hand, Gu Xu, if he doesn't take action, he can shock the whole audience.
Thinking of this, Shangguan Jin walked straight forward with a faint smile on his face and said to Chu Fengge: "Mr. Chu, you should not have forgotten that according to the original agreement, today we are going to the 'Wen Guhu' to participate in actual combat training. Bar!"
"Of course I remember," Chu Fengge jumped down from the rockery and landed steadily in front of her. He raised his chin high and said, "Today in the 'Review Pot', you don't need to do anything, you just need to applaud for me." That’s it. As a strong person in the fifth realm, I can kill all the ghosts inside alone.”
Shangguan Jin was noncommittal.
She knew very well that the test in the "Reviewing Pot" could not be passed simply by relying on force. Many times, you need to use your brain more, otherwise you will fall into a trap and be unable to get out of it for a long time.
Just like the "Taoyuan Town" that Gu Xu and Ma Qin entered during the promotion assessment a few months ago - if Gu Xu had not discovered in time that everything in the town was a nightmare created by the "Dream-Eating Tapir", they would have Being trapped in an infinite loop forever, facing an endless supply of ghosts and monsters.
But this guy Chu Fengge has never learned to use his brain even though he has been stumbled countless times.
"Then I'll wait and see!" Shangguan Jin said with a smile, "By the way, according to the instructions of the Chief Secretary, this review Xu will also enter the 'Review Pot' with us to participate in actual combat training."
"Gu Xu?" Chu Fengge frowned slightly, "I admit that he is the fastest person I have ever seen in cultivation. But no matter how high his talent is and how many unexpected methods he has, he is only a third-level monk now. . If he enters the 'Warming Pot' with us, what else can he do besides being beaten?"
Chu Fengge said such words purely because of her tough words.
On the one hand, he didn't want to admit that Gu Xu was very strong in front of everyone, and on the other hand, he habitually wanted to quarrel with Guan Jin.
But in fact, when he and Gu Xu experienced the case of the Lu family's haunted house together, when he lost to Gu Xu in the "realm of discussion", when he saw the attitude of the chief executive towards Gu Xu After that, deep down in his heart, he was very afraid of Gu Xu.
"The thoughts of the Chief Secretary have always been unfathomable." Hearing his words, Shangguan Jin shrugged. "He gave such instructions, which naturally proves that Gu Xu can play a role in today's trial. It's just that you and I are shallow. The insights cannot be fathomed yet.
At this time, Gu Xu also ended his all-night practice, left the "Qingxiang Pavilion", passed through the crowd, and came to the courtyard, where he happened to see Chu Fengge and Shangguan Jin standing next to the rockery.
He first said hello to Guan Jin.
Then he looked at Chu Fengge, with a polite smile on his face, and said, "Congratulations to Mr. Chu for successfully breaking through to the fifth realm!"
In fact, when Gu Xu was practicing in the "Qingxiang Pavilion" just now, he had already noticed that someone in the form of a soul was hiding outside the window and peeping at him with his spiritual perception far beyond that of monks at the same level.
It was obviously voyeurism.
But the spirit didn't know how to hide itself at all. Instead, it was arrogant, jumping up and down, and not forgetting to taunt loudly.
Gu Xu easily recognized that it was Chu Fengge.
He smiled, silently saying "idiot" in his mind, and ignored him.
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At this moment, Chu Fengge also narrowed his eyes and glanced at Gu Xu, and said calmly: "Gu Xingcheng has also broken through the third realm? Not bad, not bad."
Shangguan Jin patted Chu Fengge on the shoulder: "Now it's time to call him Boss Gu, or Lord Gu."
Chu Fengge remained silent.
Although he had already learned from the Chief of Staff that after the disaster in Qingzhou Mansion, Gu Xu would most likely be promoted unusually, and he might also be given a title.
But when this matter was implemented, Chu Fengge still couldn't help but feel a little jealous - he himself had worked for the Exorcist Department for so many years and killed countless demons and ghosts, but why didn't he have a title yet?
Shangguan Jin chuckled and continued: "Also, Lord Chu, while you were in retreat in the ashram, you missed another big thing."
"What's going on?" Chu Fengge asked impatiently. An ominous premonition suddenly occurred in his heart.
"Our patron defeated the powerful enemies from Longmen Academy and Lingshan Temple in the Lantern Festival Night competition and won the first place." Shangguan Jin looked at Chu Fengge with a meaningful look, "He is the leader in the entire Luojing City. In front of the people, we have won glory for our exorcism department. Mr. Chu, do you think this is a big event worthy of celebration?"
Chu Fengge's expression suddenly became extremely gloomy.
He suddenly began to regret very much, why he had chosen to practice in seclusion in the first place, resulting in missing the much-anticipated Lantern Festival competition.
If he had been there back then, it wouldn't have been Gu Xu's turn to steal the show in public.
After seeing the change in Chu Fengge's expression, Shangguan Jin smiled and continued to finish the attack: "That night, when Chief Gu was using the 'Jinghong Brush' to create a new spell, he wrote a poem on the spot describing the scene of the Lantern Festival. "The Sapphire Case" has made countless literati in Luojing City full of praise. Even the number one and second place in the recent imperial examination were inferior to them.
"Master Chu, think about it, a monk who is responsible for slaying demons and slaying demons can outperform those scholars who spend all day writing and writing poems. Isn't this something that our Exorcist Department can do? A very honorable thing?"
Chu Fengge said nothing, but his hands clenched his fists unconsciously.
Shangguan Jin's smile became even more cheerful.
She turned to look at an ordinary clerk not far away from her and asked, "Xiao Wu, do you still remember the content of Boss Gu's song "The Sapphire Case"?"
The little official known as "Xiao Wu" immediately stepped forward, saluted her respectfully, and replied: "Tell me, your lord, the content of the song "The Sapphire Case" is: 'Thousands of flowers bloom on the night of the east wind, and even more are blown down. , stars like rain...'"
"Stop talking, stop talking!" Chu Fengge frowned and interrupted him sharply.
Although he has no literary talent and cannot write poetry, he still has a little appreciation ability. He knows that Gu Xu's "Sapphire Case" is simply heavenly compared to his limerick "Yesterday I was in four realms". An underground.
Shangguan Jin ordered people to recite Gu Xu's works in front of him, just to make him look embarrassed in front of everyone.
This woman is really bad!
And how come that bastard Gu Xu has both unprecedented cultivation qualifications and literary talent?
Isn't he the biological son of God?
Chu Fengge took a deep breath and tried his best to stay calm.
The good mood brought to him by today's breakthrough has long since disappeared without a trace, and was completely replaced by envy, jealousy and hatred.
Shangguan Jin smiled, stretched out his slender fingers, and tucked a strand of hair behind his ear.
She and Chu Fengge worked together under Luo Sishou and had been fighting openly and secretly for many years.
At this moment, although she was slightly behind in cultivation, she could suppress Chu Fengge in terms of momentum - this undoubtedly made her feel comfortable.
Although among the Ziwei auxiliary stars, Tiankui ranks in front of Tianyue.
But Shangguan Jin firmly believes that as long as he is diligent and smart enough, he will one day catch up from behind.
At this time, Gu Xu saw that the atmosphere was awkward, so he cleared his throat and said politely to Chu Fengge: "Master Chu, can I ask you a question? As far as I know, promotion to the fourth level 'Wangxiang Terrace' , you need to 'find the ordinary heart' and 'return to the ordinary world'; to advance to the fifth realm 'Meng Poting', you need to 'cut off the seven emotions', 'break the fetters', and 'slough off the lead'. I dare to ask you about the emotions you cut off, Which one of 'joy', 'anger', 'sorrow', 'joy', 'love', 'evil', and 'desire'?"
"It's 'desire'." Chu Fengge replied without thinking.
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