"By the way, Master Imperial Master," Luo Chuan paused and continued, "I have one more thing that I want to discuss with you."
"What's going on?" the Imperial Master asked.
"About this year's 'Luoshui Conference'," Luo Chuan replied, "In previous 'Luoshui Conference', monks from all over the country competed in pairs. To be honest, except for the last few strong duels, Many of the remaining games were one-sided crushing, and from the audience's perspective, they were simply boring.
"In addition, the long night is coming, and the ghosts will not play a fair one-on-one game with us. I don't want the monks in Daqi to spend too much energy on figuring out how to defeat their opponents in the arena openly, but ignore the improvement The actual combat skills of life and death.
“So this year, I wanted to try to change the format of it a little bit.”
"Change it to what form?"
"I hope your majesty can open the 'Secret Realm of Heavenly Dragon'," Luo Sishou said with a faint smile, "Whoever can stay there until the end will be the leader of the 'Luoshui Conference'."
The Imperial Master was silent for a while, and then said, "This is indeed a good idea."
"Tianlong Secret Realm" is the small world of Emperor Tianxing.
As we all know, the reason why strong people in the seventh realm are called "saints" is because they can establish their own "Tao" and become a family.
The strong ones in the eighth realm can use their own "Tao" to create their own space called the "Dao Principle Domain" and formulate the rules at will.
In this space, they are like an omnipotent king.
Therefore, he is called "True King".
But Emperor Tianxing is different from ordinary "true kings".
In his hand, he also holds the most powerful weapon in the wilderness - the "Tai'a Sword" that symbolizes imperial power and can mobilize the destiny of the whole country.
Kong Xuan Sanren's "Tao Principle Domain" needs to depend on the real world.
However, Emperor Tianxing—to be precise, every emperor in the Daqi Dynasty who had the eighth realm of cultivation—was able to use the power of the "Tai'a Sword" to create an independent small world from nothingness.
That is the "Dragon Secret Realm".
"But...will the Emperor agree to do this?" After a short silence, the Imperial Master frowned slightly.
In the history of the Daqi Dynasty, some emperors used the "Dragon Secret Realm" to cultivate precious medicinal materials that have become extinct in the real world, and some emperors raised ghosts in the "Dragon Secret Realm" to train their royal children.
But perhaps because Emperor Tianxing has been practicing in seclusion in the deep palace for a long time, the "Secret Realm of Tianlong" has never appeared in his hands, so that many people have almost forgotten its existence.
"How will you know if you don't try?" Luo Chuan said with a smile. His tone sounded a bit mysterious, making it difficult for the Imperial Master to guess what he was thinking.
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After the crowd gradually dispersed, Mo Li followed a sparsely populated path and returned to a side room of the academy.
Recently, he has been studying the knowledge of Talisman in this room. On the desk, there is also a thick stack of notes written by him.
He slowly sat down on the chair next to the desk.
When these neatly written notes fell into his eyes again, his mood was particularly complicated.
"It's all useless..."
He shook his head slightly, then picked up the pile of notes on the table and walked to the stove on one side of the room.
As he thought, orange flames burst out in the stove.
Then he threw all the notes in his hand into the stove.
The complex runes, the corresponding spells, and the detailed notes... were all turned into black ashes in the beating flames.
At this moment, Li Zheng, the dean of Longmen Academy, suddenly pushed open the door and appeared behind him.
"Mo Li, what are you doing?"
After seeing Mo Li's actions, Dean Li couldn't help but frown and asked.
Mo Li turned his head and smiled at Dean Li: "Today, the Imperial Master gave me a suggestion, asking me to put down my books and go for a walk outside the capital. So now I come back to pack my things and prepare for a long trip. "
Dean Li noticed that his cousin's face looked more haggard than before, and the dark circles under his eyes were as obvious as makeup.
"But these notes... are all your hard work..." Dean Li didn't know what to say for a moment.
He had great expectations for Mo Li today. Logically speaking, after Mo Li failed, he should be disappointed or angry.
However, after seeing the extraordinary performance of the young man named Gu Xu, he found that he was much calmer than expected, and he had no intention of blaming Mo Li.
Even after seeing the dark circles on Mo Li's face, Dean Li felt a trace of sympathy in his heart——
My cousin has worked very hard.
However, his opponent is an unprecedented monster.
"It cannot be broken, it cannot be established," Mo Li slowed down his speech, looked into Dean Li's eyes, and said firmly, "Today, although I am competing with Gu Xu from the Exorcism Department, I know that our attainments in Talisman Dao have already been Not on the same level anymore.
"The Imperial Master asked me to put down my books and go out for a walk... In fact, what he meant was that the knowledge in books has become a shackle that hinders my progress.
"If I want to go further, catch up with Gu Xu, or even defeat him, I must break this shackles."
Dean Li sighed softly. He knew that Mo Li had made up his mind.
"Act according to your ability," he said earnestly, "After leaving the capital, you must take care of yourself. Do not put yourself in danger in a place without the protection of the Tianlong Formation."
Mo Li looked at him and nodded.
At the same time, he suddenly remembered something important, so he took out a writing brush from his pocket and handed it to Dean Li: "The 'focusing pen' you gave me this morning is returned to you now. .I’m sorry, I couldn’t do what you asked me to do——”
"——You can keep it," Dean Li waved his hand, interrupting him, "You are a talisman cultivator, you need it more than me."
In the next period of time, Dean Li talked a lot like an old mother who was about to send her son off for a long journey.
Mo Li kept listening carefully.
After Dean Li left, Mo Li quickly packed his luggage, turned around and walked out of the house.
In his storage bracelet, there are pills, banknotes, several sets of clothes, and some basic daily necessities.
Only there are no books.
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After saying goodbye to Gu Xu, Shen Qiu came to the gate of Longmen Academy.
Butler Shao was already waiting for him on the carriage.
After seeing Shen Qiu's figure, Butler Shao immediately stepped out of the carriage and handed a gourd-shaped kettle to him.
"Thank you for your hard work, Master."
Butler Shao is not a talisman cultivator, but he knows that drawing talismans is a very labor-intensive task that requires absolute concentration.
My young master stayed in the academy for several hours, and those who competed with him on the same stage were all the best talisman masters in the Da Qi Dynasty.
Even though he didn't break out a drop of sweat, he must have been very exhausted mentally.
"It's okay, I'm tired, but I'm also happy," Shen Qiu said lightly, taking the water bottle from Butler Shao and pouring it into his mouth, "Although I didn't get the position at Longmen Academy in the end, But to be able to receive comments from the National Master and to be able to recognize the world's top Talisman genius... I am already very satisfied."
"Then what are your plans for the future?" Butler Shao asked, "Do you plan to return to Jinling, or continue to stay in Luojing City-"
"——Of course I will stay in Luojing City," Shen Qiu interrupted him, "Uncle Shao, you go back to the inn first to pack your luggage. In two days, I will move to Jinyu Lane, Yanqingfang, and start my journey. new life."
"Goldfish Lane?" Butler Shao frowned slightly, feeling a little confused.
As a steward serving a wealthy family, he thought he knew the background information of the nobles and bureaucrats of the Daqi Dynasty very well. But after thinking about it for a long time, he couldn't remember any big shots or important institutions living in Goldfish Lane.
"That's the residence of my new boss." Shen Qiu smiled mysteriously.
"New owner?"
Butler Shao looked at his young master with surprised eyes, suspecting that he was really joking.
He has been working with Shen Qiu for a long time and has a good understanding of his character - he knows that although his young master is small, he is actually arrogant and disdainful of the emperor's relatives and geniuses in general. Gu, few people can truly convince him.
He originally thought that after losing the competition, Shen Qiu might choose to stand on his own and run his own industry, thereby proving his abilities in front of the tribesmen who looked down on him. Unexpectedly, he would...
"Uncle Shao, do you believe," Shen Qiu suddenly said, interrupting Butler Shao's thoughts, "that someone can make all the monks in the Daqi Dynasty have the ability to draw talisman and seal scripts?"
"Impossible." Butler Shao shook his head without hesitation.
He has had the experience of "from getting started to giving up" on the art of talisman and seal script, and he knows very well how high its threshold is and how demanding it is on the qualifications and understanding of the monks.
"But my new boss, he successfully did this in front of the two saints and all the teachers and students of Longmen Academy," Shen Qiu said with a smile, "In addition, he also designed a Even the National Master could not understand the talisman formation and calculated the expenses of the Luoshui Conference.
"If my intuition is correct, Chief Luo of the Exorcism Department made a special trip to Longmen Academy for him today.
“His future is bound to be limitless.
"If Jinling Shen is an old tree that is gradually withering, then he is a vigorously growing sapling... In just a few years, it will become a towering tree, enough for us to lie comfortably under it Enjoy the cool air.
"Since you can enjoy success by following others, why bother trying to start from scratch?"
"Master, is this person you are talking about Gu Xu from Qingzhou?" Butler Shao pondered for a moment and quickly guessed the identity of the "new boss" mentioned by Shen Qiu.
"That's right." Shen Qiu nodded.
"To be honest... I never thought you would have such a high opinion of a young man under the age of twenty."
"But he really convinced me that he lost today."
"Master, logically speaking, I shouldn't question your choice," Butler Shao hesitated for a while, and then said, "I just think that, as a son of a noble family, you might go to a sixth-grade official's house to work for him. Insulting your identity... Maybe you don't mind it yourself, but I'm worried that others are whispering behind your back——"
"——Others are gossiping behind my back?" Shen Qiu chuckled, "Don't worry, Uncle Shao. I've long been used to this kind of thing. For example, my brother's servants gave me nicknames in private. It’s an ugly thing, and they happily thought I didn’t know.
"In the eyes of those people, the existence of people like me in the world is a mistake. In comparison, me finding a new owner is nothing at all."
"But that's just a boy under the age of twenty with a commoner background——"
Butler Shao still has some deep-rooted ideas in his mind that come from a wealthy family.
In his opinion, no matter how outstanding Gu Xu was, it was still unreasonable for Shen Qiu, as a descendant of the ascended immortal and the heir of the three great clans, to work for a commoner.
This master-slave relationship is pretty much the other way around.
"—Being a commoner, before reaching twenty, you can reach the rank of sixth-rank official, become the master of famous weapons, and narrowly escape death in front of 'fierce god' level ghosts." Shen Qiu obviously heard what Butler Shao was thinking, and smiled. Said, "Such a person will most likely become a saint in the future, and may even become one of the 'True Kings'.
"Although our Jinling Shen family is descended from immortals, we have not produced a strong saint in nearly a hundred years.
"With my mediocre talent, I will be thankful to God if I can reach the sixth level in the future. In this case, what's wrong with working for the future 'saint' or 'true king'?"
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In the next period of time, Gu Xu had a polite exchange with the dozen or so academy teachers who came to congratulate him. The contents basically included "don't take it seriously", "that's too much of a prize", "please give me more advice", "learn from each other", "Let's explore the avenues of heaven and earth together from now on" and other nonsense.
Afterwards, he took a carriage and left the academy, passing through the noisy and bustling Luojing City and returning to the headquarters of the Exorcism Department.
Before they arrived at the Yamen, a group of officials gathered around him enthusiastically. They seemed to be in high spirits, even more excited than Gu Xu himself.
At this moment, Gu Xu felt like a giant panda in the zoo, being transported to the road for people to watch.
Soon, Gu Xu's old acquaintance, Qu Jinglong, a ninth-grade police officer, came to him and explained the current situation to him: "Master Gu, before you go to the academy, many of them are giving you advice in the gambling house. The bet was placed. Now that you've won, they've all more or less made some money, and they couldn't be happier."
"That's it." Gu Xu thought thoughtfully.
"In addition, Lord Gu, Lord Chief is already waiting for you at the Star Observation Deck," Qu Jinglong continued to say, "There are some important things that he wants to talk to you about."
PS: I’m still stuck on QAQ. I stayed up all night writing until six in the morning last night to squeeze out 2,000 words. I was so sleepy that I lay down on the table and fell asleep until this afternoon... I’m sorry that I didn’t finish until now (my schedule is really bad) saved). It may be the first time you write a novel of more than one million words, and you don’t have enough experience, so it will take you some time to break through the bottleneck.
