Gu Xu stood on the stage of "Realm of Taoism", looking at the opponent codenamed "Golden Crow" in front of him, with no expression on his face.
When he saw the sunrise shadow of the "Sun Chaser" in the sea, he easily recognized the origin of the other party.
"According to the usual selection style of the 'Shenji Camp', if nothing unexpected happens, this person should be the head of Penglai Island or a disciple of a senior elder," Gu Xu said secretly in his heart, "I am now talking to the monk from Lingshan Temple , Penglai Island's proud disciples have all had the experience of competing. When I accept Jiange Su Xiao's challenge during the 'Luoshui Conference', I will be able to successfully collect the achievement of 'Fighted with the disciples of the three major sects of the Daqi Dynasty' .”
The opponent's "shooting gun" is coming with force.
If Gu Xu did not master the "Star Formation", then without the "Jinghong Pen", he might have to spend a lot of effort and expose some trump cards to barely block this thundering shot.
But it's different with the "Star Array" spell.
Gu Xu summoned a slightly dimmer star called "Jie Shen Star", also known as "Little Tianliang Star". It can turn evil into good luck, save disasters and relieve misfortune.
According to astrology, it has very little energy, is not mainstream, and is not aggressive. But it will play a miraculous rescue role at critical moments, turning the situation around and turning despair into hope.
It is just right to use it to neutralize the deadly shooting technique of "Golden Crow".
The brighter star is an evil star called "Qingyang Star".
It is also known as the "Sheep Blade Star". It is responsible for punishment, bloody disasters, and impulsive violence. It is the most destructive and destructive star among the six evil stars. It can suppress the spear intention of the "Sun Chaser Spear" head-on with its powerful momentum.
"The Penglai Island disciple's 'Sun-Chasing Spear' seems to be a little tasteless." At the same time, Gu Xu also discovered the problems in his opponent's marksmanship. "The 'Sun-Chasing Spear' is originally a very strong and powerful weapon. Top-grade martial arts requires the courage and indomitable courage to fully realize its true meaning.
"But 'Golden Crow' is obviously not confident and decisive enough. When he swipes, he still hesitates, resulting in his gun intention lacking momentum and charm.
"Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to repel him so easily."
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After Jiang Haoyang stabilized his body, he gritted his teeth and launched another lightning-fast attack.
This time, he no longer used the "Sun-Chasing Gun Method", but switched to Penglai Island's basic gun method - "Tide Thirteen Guns".
Because he also realized that his "Sun Chaser Gun" had some flaws - but he did not find the problem on himself, but simply attributed the reason to the fact that he could not carry his natal weapon in the "Realm of Taoism".
As we all know, high-grade martial arts consume much more real energy than mid-grade martial arts.
If high-grade martial arts cannot exert its full power, sometimes it is more cost-effective to use mid-grade martial arts.
At the same time, Jiang Haoyang did not forget to activate his magical power - "Disaster".
Its function is somewhat similar to Shi Xiaohan's "Taotie Seal". It can greatly increase the attack power of spells or martial arts for a period of time, usually by two to eight times.
The difference is that "disaster" does not need to rely on food to superimpose marks.
But its triggering is a matter of luck.
When Jiang Haoyang first entered the third realm, there was about a 50% probability of triggering a "disaster". Now that he has broken through the fourth realm, this probability has been increased to about 60%.
"Supreme Haotian, Emperor Ziwei, please protect me and be sure to trigger the 'disaster'..."
While silently praying in his heart, he held one end of the spear with both hands and swept it from left to right towards the waist and abdomen of the opposite "Suzaku".
Although "Thirteen Spears of the Tide" is only a middle-grade martial arts, after being perfected by the elders of Penglai Island for generations, it has a complete structure and is extremely mature. Through the repeated use of basic movements such as stabbing, picking, chopping, piercing, and sweeping, it forms a continuous and unpredictable spear posture, just like the endless waves in the sea.
What Jiang Haoyang used at this time was the "Sweeping Gun Method" in the "Thirteen Guns of the Tide".
His spear rotates vigorously with his arm, which can be said to be "as powerful as the rolling wind and as fierce as the tiger's attack."
Based on his past experience, when facing this "sweeping gun method", "Suzaku" would either use a spell to block it, or step back to temporarily avoid the sharp edge.
But no matter what choice "Suzaku" makes, his next "shooting technique" will hit the opponent's chest or vital parts of the lower abdomen with the attack power of the "disaster" magical power.
Then as long as he continues to use the "spring method" and rotates the gun head vigorously, he can use the gun's intention to mince the opponent's internal organs from the inside out, causing fatal injuries and declaring the victory of this duel.
This is a set of combos that Jiang Haoyang has mastered very skillfully. He had practiced it thousands of times at the martial arts training ground on Penglai Island, and he could perform it without any obstacles with his eyes closed. It looks strong on the surface, but in fact it is dangerous - even a monk with a slightly higher level of cultivation than Jiang Haoyang may be hit by it if he is not careful.
Gu Xu did not sit back and wait for death.
As his thoughts moved, the two stars around him immediately disappeared.
Then he waved his hand and summoned two other stars from the boundless darkness - "Pegasus Star" and "Earth Star".
"Tianma", as the name suggests, is the "horse in the sky". It is noble and has attributes such as activeness, running, agility, and sharpness.
After summoning the "Pegasus Star", Gu Xu's perception will become very keen and his actions will become more agile.
This allows him to detect approaching danger more promptly than before and dodge with the help of his body skills.
The "Earth and Sky Star" is also an evil star, belonging to the yin fire element, which indicates emptiness and disasters.
Its characteristic is that "it will be fierce when encountering danger".
If the opponent's attack is gentle and slow, then the "Earth and Sky Star" will be lukewarm and unable to exert any power; but if the opponent's attack is vicious, vicious and violent, then the "Earth and Sky Star" will be stimulated to a very powerful level. With powerful potential, he launched a counterattack with even greater force.
All this happened in a flash of light.
The moment the spear approached Gu Xu, its tip lit up with a red-black light, and black ripples appeared around it, like surging waves in the sea.
This is a sign that the "disaster" magical power has been successfully triggered.
Jiang Haoyang couldn't help but look happy.
He felt that this "disaster" had increased the attack power of his spear nearly eight times - this was the best effect that the "disaster" could achieve.
You know, under normal circumstances, it can only be improved by two to four times.
Only when Jiang Haoyang's character occasionally breaks out, can he reach the upper limit of eight times.
"It seems that God still cares about me." Jiang Haoyang thought to himself.
He felt that even if the opponent mastered Lingshan Temple's defensive secret "Vajra Indestructible Magic", there would be no way he could withstand this fatal blow gifted by God.
But "Suzaku"'s reaction was faster than expected.
He did not dodge or block. Instead, like a ghost, he took a few steps towards his left front - that is, Jiang Haoyang's right hand side - at an unreasonable speed.
This happens to be a position that the "Thirteen Spears of the Tide" cannot cover, and it is also a flaw that the head of Penglai Island has repeatedly reminded his disciples to focus on.
But because this flaw only appears for a short moment, very few people can actually take advantage of it.
Over time, Jiang Haoyang became somewhat neglectful of it.
"This 'Suzaku'...how can he know so much about the 'Thirteen Tidal Spears'?" At this moment, a look of surprise flashed across Jiang Haoyang's eyes.
His mind was confused for a moment.
Fortunately, he had already mastered the "Thirteen Spears of Tide" by heart.
Under the command of muscle memory, he immediately retracted his spear and prepared to use the "shooting technique" and "splitting technique" to push the opponent away before launching a new round of attacks.
But his movements were still a beat slow after all.
The "Earth Star" summoned by Gu Xu carried an overwhelming force, like a meteorite falling from the sky, hitting him hard on the head.
Its fierce and domineering meaning is no less than that of Jiang Haoyang's explosive shot just now.
Jiang Haoyang originally wanted to use the "Thirteen Spears of the Tide" to resist.
But the "Earth Star" exploded instantly, bursting out with dazzling fire and terrifying energy, completely engulfing Jiang Haoyang.
The next second, the words "Suzaku, win" appeared in the darkness again.
Jiang Haoyang, holding the "Magic Token", sat on the futon and opened his eyes with lingering fear.
"This 'Realm of Taoism' is really inhumane," he commented in his heart. "I thought I could regain some confidence in today's duel, but it actually matched me with such a powerful person. The opponent...does it want my Taoist heart to be completely broken?"
He shook his head, with a bitter smile on his face. He felt that compared with the real geniuses of the Daqi Dynasty, his strength was still too weak.
Deep in Jiang Haoyang's heart, there has been a nightmare buried deep.
It was a woman dressed in red and holding a spear, acting flamboyantly and unscrupulously.
At this moment, another shadow named "Suzaku" appeared in his heart.
Although he still doesn't know the identity of "Suzaku" in reality.
But the other person's figure surrounded by stars may become an insurmountable mountain blocking his path of cultivation in the future.
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At the same time, Gu Xu also returned to the real world.
He no longer pays attention to the changes in the "Realm of Taoism" points ranking as before.
After all, the current "Taoist Realm" is a free Taoist laboratory for him.
The monks inside will basically choose to hold back and not fully show their true strength. The rewards for "Realm of Taoism" are only settled once every quarter. Therefore, this ranking has no meaning for Gu Xu for the time being.
The last time the "Realm of Discussing the Tao" was settled, Gu Xu got two bottles of "Du Er Dan".
In the past, he might have been very rare for this reward.
But now, he has a teaching position at Longmen Academy and an elixir workshop of his own. These two bottles of "Doudan" have more symbolic meaning than practical significance to him.
He put away the "Magic Token", stood up from the bamboo mat, stretched, and then sat next to the desk.
The golden sunlight passed through the carved window lattice and fell on his back, making him feel warm.
Then, with a thought in his mind, he took out his notebook from "Xianyun Residence" and quickly wrote on it:
"Experiment time: the first day of February in the twenty-fourth year of Tianxing;
"Experimental content: Test the power of 'Bright Candle' and 'Star Array';
"'Bright Candle' test results: Because the opponent was instantly killed the moment 'Bright Candle' was cast, it is impossible to accurately estimate the upper limit of 'Bright Candle''s power;
"'Star Array' test results: 'Jie Shen Star' and 'Earth Star' are used to deal with enemies who are good at reckless play, and have miraculous effects;
"..."
After completing the recording, Gu Xu put away his notebook and checked his inventory of elixirs in "Xianyun Residence".
"The elixirs have been consumed very quickly in the past few days," he thought silently, "Maybe I should go to the academy to collect my benefits for this month."
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Regardless of whether Shi Xiaohan is in a good or bad mood, he never treats himself poorly when it comes to food.
Early that morning, she ordered two pancakes, a bowl of fish fillet porridge, and a bowl of wontons from the Yamen public kitchen, filling her stomach.
Then she packed her luggage, took a carriage, and headed to Longmen Academy.
Next to Shi Xiaohan, sat a quiet girl.
She was also wearing a gray robe from the academy. She had a pale complexion, was tall and thin, and had delicate features. While the carriage was driving, she kept looking down at her toes, looking a little reserved.
This girl's name is Tao Xi. She is nineteen years old and majors in Talisman. She is another young monk sent by the Exorcism Department to Longmen Academy for further study.
Shi Xiaohan has always been lively.
The too quiet atmosphere in the carriage made her feel a little uncomfortable.
So she took the initiative to find a topic in front of Tao Xi and said, "Have you ever heard that the food in the dining hall of Longmen Academy is very rich?"
Tao Xi raised his head slightly and glanced at her with some confusion: "No...no."
Shi Xiaohan thought for a while and then said: "I heard that there are dragon beard noodles, salted duck, tiger skin meat..."
She repeated what Gu Xu said that day, completely unaware that she was forcing an awkward conversation.
"This, there are so many."
When Tao Xi saw Xiaohan, his eyebrows were flying and he kept talking about a lot of food names. He didn't know how to answer the conversation for a while, but he was worried that keeping silent would make the other party unhappy, so he used a sound like a mosquito to scream awkwardly. responded.
"Yes, there are indeed a lot," Shi Xiaohan continued chatting awkwardly, "I will treat you there for a big meal at noon today!"
Based on Shi Xiaohan's lack of social experience, she felt that there were only two ways to bring people closer together - the first was to "treat guests to dinner" and the second was to "do tasks together".
(Change first and then change)
ps: There will be an additional chapter later.
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