The sky is full of clouds.
"Senior Brother, didn't you say [Golden Lotus Seeds] were the most precious before? Why did you say [Golden Lotus Crown] was the most precious? Which one is more precious?"
"Hanhan! Senior brother, I don't boast about raising the [Golden Lotus Crown of the Supreme Purity], how could Master easily accept the [Golden Lotus Seed]!"
"Ah~oh, so that's it."
The little kid touched his head, suddenly realized, and then sighed:
"You are just hypocritical. If my senior brother gave me a treasure, I would accept it immediately. I would kowtow to him, pour water and tea, and rub my shoulders and back."
"Hahaha~ This is what you said, make up for it next time."
Chu Chen laughed in surprise and was in a good mood.
Giving gifts is a very particular matter.
Thanks to the experience of honoring his master, Master Fire Dragon, Chu Chen gained experience and lessons.
It was a good thing that he wanted to be filial to his master, but the problem was that [Golden Lotus Seeds] were too precious.
Both the Fire Dragon Alchemist and Taoist Master Xu Ping were both very respectable people, and they were embarrassed to accept such a precious treasure from him as a disciple.
After all, the Fire Dragon Alchemist is a master of alchemy. Even though he doesn't like to make money, he still has a good fortune, so he helps him refine the [Super Purity Golden Lotus Crown], and he accepts it with peace of mind.
Master Xu Ping is only at the fifth level, not even with great supernatural powers, but he doesn't have the financial confidence of Master Fire Dragon.
Considering this, this time Chu Chen learned to be smart and used magical powers to cover up the Dao Yun Tianwen around the [Golden Lotus Seed], turned it into an ordinary high-level spiritual fruit with powerful spiritual energy, and gave it to the master to try .
Of course, although master Xu Ping, Taoist master, does not have the cultivation experience of a great god channel, he has good eyesight and knows that the vision of heaven and earth [golden lotus planted in the fire] is not trivial and cannot be deceived casually.
As a result, Chu Chen downplayed the [Golden Lotus Seeds], while praising the power of the magic weapon [Golden Lotus Crown], and placed the biggest gain from the adventure of [Golden Lotus Planting in the Fire] on the [Golden Lotus Crown]. As for [Golden Lotus Seed], he did not deliberately belittle it. Instead, he described it as suspected to contain the enlightenment of [Golden Lotus Planted in Fire], and asked the master to try his luck, maybe he would be able to get some good luck. With such half-truths and half-false words, coupled with Chu Chen's amazing cover-up methods, Master Xu Ping, Taoist priest, didn't know Chu Chen's tricks, so he swallowed the [Golden Lotus Seeds] in one gulp without any suspicion.
As a result, Taoist Master Xu Ping went into seclusion in Qingchen Cave on the spot.
"Master has a solid foundation and profound Taoism. With the help of [Golden Lotus Seed] Dao Mystery, I must have gained a lot, and may even have a chance of breakthrough."
A heartfelt smile appeared on Chu Chen's face, and he had great confidence in his master.
Master Xu Ping's cultivation has been quite bumpy, but he is a late bloomer. The more he practices, the less he reaches the fifth level of Dzogchen in ten years. Compared with Chu Chen, he is slower than Chu Chen. However, compared with his peers, the true successor of the Immortal Sect of the great sect, Master's cultivation It's not slow at all.
He is even much faster than others and more solid than others.
As long as there is an opportunity, Master Xu Ping's breakthrough will be a matter of course.
The little kid was a little careless at first, but when he heard his senior brother whispering to himself, he immediately became interested and very excited:
"Senior brother, you said that I have hope of breaking through to the realm of great supernatural powers."
Although the little ghost slandered his master from time to time, he still had a feeling for Taoist Xu Ping in his heart that no one could compare with.
"Yes, there is great hope."
Chu Chen nodded slightly, looking forward to it.
Speaking of which, this time, for some unknown reason, Master Xu Ping seems to be very consistent with the method of "Golden Lotus Seeds" and "Growing Golden Lotus in the Fire".
As soon as he swallowed [Golden Lotus Seeds], his master, Taoist Master Xu Ping, fell into trance. His whole body glowed with Taoism and he gradually entered the state of enlightenment. The effect was so good that Chu Chen was a little surprised.
"Maybe after Master comes out of seclusion, he will be a powerful person with great supernatural powers."
Chu Chen had a faint smile on his face.
Immediately, he used the "Order of the Ministry of Demons" to contact Guan Ning, the director of the Ghost and God Division of Yuqin County, to ask for a leave from the Immortal Court on behalf of his master. He also used the "Dream Stone" to contact his master, Taoist Fu Hua, and asked his master for help. Master protects the Dharma.
After doing this, Chu Chen
He didn't stay in Yunzhou for long and rushed straight to Cangzhou Demonic Academy.
In the past month, Chu Chen first went to Chizhou Three Thousand Fire Cave to hunt for treasures, and then went to Qingzhou to hide and cultivate treasures. He was very busy running around, but he was busy again, and there was a clone [Five Color Dream Dragon] sitting in charge. The errands of the Demon Academy have not been left behind.
These days, with the help of a group of old friends and colleagues, he quickly took control of the situation in Class 5 and Class 6, and did a very good job.
However, this time when he went to the Underworld of the Underworld, it was difficult for him to use the clone technique and he had to do two things at once. There was no other reason. After going to the underworld of the Yin Division, Yin and Yang were separated, and the world barrier was too strong, which had a great impact on his clone method.
Although it will not invalidate the clone method of [Laojun's Sun and Moon Four Elephants Bagua Mirror], the yin and yang are separated, and the power of the soul and mana consumed by the method of keeping one are greatly increased, which has a considerable impact on the original body and the clone. Perhaps, this influence can be reduced or even eliminated only if the Taoist cultivation becomes advanced in the future. Cangzhou Demonic Temple.
Coincidentally, on the way back to the Demonic Palace, he happened to bump into Han Chen who was returning to the imperial capital from Xiu Mu and returning to the eight southwest states.
Han Chen told Chu Chen good news.
His senior fellow apprentice, Taoist Chonglou, broke through the bottleneck yesterday and broke through the barrier, becoming one of the upper three ranks. Currently, Taoist Chonglou is still cultivating quietly in the imperial capital, stabilizing his cultivation.
Han Chen said solemnly, "Ling Xiao, thank you very much this time. My senior brother said that he will come to visit you when he comes out of seclusion."
Chu Chen smiled slightly and guessed the reason why Han Chen hurried back to the imperial capital this time.
Needless to say, like him, he must have given the treasure to Taoist Chonglou.
"Hahaha~ That's serious, Old Han. I want to thank you, but I also want to thank you. You discovered this opportunity."
Han Chen shook his head and sighed:
"I'm good at the art of fortune-telling, and I know all about luck. Chance is the only thing that happens if you are lucky, otherwise it's the way to death. Master and senior brother both think that I've got your fault."
Speaking of this, Han Chen's face was filled with joy.
The more he thought about it, the more fortunate he was that he invited Chu Chen to hunt for treasure together. If he had collected fire-avoiding treasures to hunt for treasures by himself, or invited unreliable Taoist friends, not only would he not get the treasure, but he might even lose his life.
"Old Han, this is boring. I got a huge advantage, look at the top of my head!" Han Chen looked up when he heard this and was slightly startled.
The clear lotus crown!
"This is…"
Han Chen caught a glimpse of the intimidating lotus crown and was about to say something. The next moment, the golden lotus crown flashed with golden light and transformed into a little boy wearing lotus clothes.
"Transformation magic weapon!"
Chu Chen smiled slightly: "Yes, this magic weapon can attack and defend, its magical power reaches the third level, and it contains the power of laws. Old Han, do you regret it?"
"No regrets!"
Han Chen said "I don't regret it", but his face showed a strong look of envy: "As expected of the spiritual root fairy treasure, the spiritual qualifications are indeed extraordinary."
After saying that, Han Chen thought of the scene that day in the Three Thousand Fire Cave where Chu Chen used his military skills to fight against the peerless old monster's clone, and said with emotion:
"Ling Xiao, with this treasure to protect you and the magical power of a military strategist, you are expected to defeat the third-level mighty master at the fourth-level Taoist realm!"
"The heat isn't quite there yet."
In front of his friends, Chu Chen was quite humble and did not show off his military power.
It is true that his current Taoist and magical powers have surpassed the fourth-grade Taoism and reached the third-grade level. However, none of the upper-level third-level old monsters have profound knowledge and powerful magic weapons or supernatural powers.
He did not dare to underestimate others and was not blindly confident.
If you want to increase your confidence, you have to start with the [Heavenly Essence Spirit Weapon Art] and try to increase your strength as much as possible.
After a small chat, Han Chen left with an envious look on his face.
As for Chu Chen, he was not idle either and rushed straight to the Libu compound.
Leaving the ministry compound, the minister's study.
"Fellow Daoist Chu, do you plan to recruit soldiers and horses? Or fourth-grade soldiers and horses?"
Master Huixin was quite surprised when he heard Chu Chen’s intention and said:
"The fourth-grade soldiers and horses belong to the heavenly soldiers. This
It is not easy to recruit elite soldiers and horses. Even our Celestial Immortal Court’s Wuyue Underworld does not have many subordinates. It is not easy to recruit. The major sects of the Immortal Sect probably have them, but it is not easy to ask for them. "
Chu Chen nodded slightly. He had understood the situation in advance and understood that what Master Huixin said was true. Raising troops and horses is extremely difficult.
In addition to the monks themselves using the method of refining weapons to raise soldiers and horses, under normal circumstances, the heavenly court and sects raising soldiers and horses all use incense and jade money to raise them, which consumes a lot of money.
As the saying goes, it is best to use it on the edge of the knife.
Xianting mainly cultivates high-level ghosts and gods, but is not interested in training soldiers and horses.
There are quite a few high-level soldiers and horses of the fourth grade and above in various Yuefu sects and Immortal Sects of the great sects, but they all have their own uses. It is impossible for Chu Chen to recruit them and give him this opportunity in vain.
In fact, Master Yu Xuzi's uncle said that he could allocate some to him.
Chu Chen thought for a while, but still refused. The uncle of Master Yu Xuzi also perfected the [Heavenly Essence Spirit Weapon Art], and the demand for soldiers and horses was extremely high. Naturally, he would not be able to steal people's beauty.
After all, he is not borrowing troops, but recruiting direct troops, and he wants a lot of troops.
After thinking about this, Chu Chen said calmly:
"Master Tai, I don't plan to go to the Netherworld to recruit troops, and I don't know how long I will be there. I came here to tell you."
"I see!"
Master Huixin smiled and nodded slightly: "This is indeed a way. Fellow Daoist Chu, the Immortal Court has given you the ultimatum to pass the customs. You go and try it."
"Thank you, Master!"
Chu Chen was overjoyed when he heard this. He came to see Master Huixin this time. In addition to asking for leave, he also wanted to ask for a [Customs Clearance Document].
He has the [Earth Letter Seal], the magical power to penetrate into the underworld, and the ability to enter and exit the underworld in an honest and fair way.
However, without the endorsement of the [Customs Clearance Document] from Immortal Court, it would not be that easy to recruit soldiers and horses and bring them to the underworld.
After bowing and thanking him, Chu Chen was about to leave. He glanced around and saw a trace of sadness flashing across Master Huixin's eyebrows, looking like he was worried. He was immediately curious and asked:
"Master, what happened?"
"That's right!"
Master Huixin saw that Chu Chen had seen it and did not hide it. She sighed and said:
"Recently, the Xianting Central Elder Council's highly skilled divination derivation revealed that there is a sign of great misfortune in the eight southwest states. The Fairy Court Central Elder Council ordered us to investigate the source of the disaster, including the Ghosts and Gods Department of the Eight Southwest Prefectures. However, there are currently no clues at all. I don’t know if it’s a natural disaster or a man-made disaster, it’s very troublesome.” Chu Chen was shocked when he heard this.
During this period of time, although he was running around here and there, his avatar [Five-Colored Dream Dragon] was sitting in the Demonic Academy. He had a good understanding of the situation in the eight southwest states, and he had never heard of any unrest.
In [Luo Gui Ling], except for the god Wang Guxu who noticed that a clone had been destroyed and had an extremely bad temper and cursed all day long, the other big demons were very calm and never discussed related matters, unlike There are big moves.
This incident alarmed the Central Council of Elders, and it happened so suddenly. It was obvious that the matter was not simple.
The Demon Academy encountered a big event, so naturally Chu Chen would not go to the Netherworld at this time. After all, recruiting soldiers and horses was not urgent. With the [Earth Letter Seal], he could enter the Netherworld at any time.
"Master Tai, me"
Just as Chu Chen spoke, Huixin Master Tai Xu guessed Chu Chen's thoughts and shook his head: "It doesn't matter, this disaster is obscure and difficult to understand, and the implications are not small. Eighty to nine times out of ten it involves the third level. You can go to the underworld." Yes, there is no need to worry about the errands of the Demon Academy."
When Chu Chen heard this, he didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
Master Huixin’s words are indeed a bit euphemistic.
To put it bluntly, it means that you are not strong enough to join in, so you don’t need to stay, so you should do whatever you want.
Of course, this is a joke.
Chu Chen didn't feel that Master Huixin looked down on him, and explained that his magical powers were no longer what they used to be.
Although his Taoist and magical powers now touch the level of upper-third level, but after all, his background is not enough, he does not try to show off, deliberately blending into the circle of upper-third level strong people, causing trouble for himself.
exist.
"Thank you, Master."
"It's a small matter, Fellow Daoist Chu, there's no need to be polite."
Master Huixin worked vigorously and resolutely. Not long after he came out of Libu's study, the next day Chu Chen received the "underworld clearance document" issued by the Celestial Court.
After receiving the customs clearance document, Chu Chen did not delay. After explaining to Wang Ping, Xuan Lingzi and others, he left the Demonic Academy and rushed directly to the Crane Dog Cave in Yuqin Mountain, Yunzhou.
Crane Dog Cave is no other place, it is the place where Brother Dog Lao Liu cultivates.
"Brother Chu, why are you free to come and see me today?"
Brother Dog Lao Liu saw Chu Chen with a bright smile on his face.
After the "Sheep Demon Lanyang Case", Lao Liu returned to the Crane Dog Cave in Yuqin Mountain, preaching Dharma to the little demons and cultivating in secret.
In the past three years, Lao Liu's Taoist practice has improved rapidly. Now, like Taoist Master Xu Ping, he has reached the fifth level of Dzogchen Taoism. He has even dabbled in super-level Dharma and has profound magical power.
"I have something to do with you."
"You want to see me if you have something to do?"
Lao Liu was curious:
"Brother Chu, you have just taken up the new position, so you must be very busy. What happened that made you come to Yuqin Mountain in person?"
When Chu Chen heard this, his eyes fell on Brother Dog Lao Liu.
Soon, he noticed that Lao Liu had practiced the super-level method, and secretly lamented that Lao Liu's talent and qualifications were indeed high.
It's a pity that Lao Liu has a heart knot in his body, and it is more difficult to break through the realm of great supernatural powers than his master, Taoist Master Xu Ping.
As the saying goes, to untie a bell, you must tie the bell.
Lao Liu wants to break through the shackles, but no one else can help him, so he has to break through it himself.
As soon as he thought about this, Chu Chen said calmly:
"Lao Liu, I have acquired a magical power called [Earth Letter Seal], which has the ability to penetrate into the underworld. Today I plan to go to the underworld. Do you want to go with me?"
"What?!"
Lao Liu exclaimed, his whole body filled with excitement.
