Outside Mu Liang City, in a deep mountain and valley.
At this moment, Qiye was sitting steadily on a bluestone platform in the cave, with eight spirit-gathering flags fluttering in all directions around him. The flag moves automatically when there is no wind, the pattern on the flag flashes, the glistening light flows, and the blue light is faint.
Around the cave, spiritual energy flows downward like water, pouring into the area formed by the formation flag.
In the spirit world, Qiye's soul is using all its strength to activate the Heavenly Sea King Technique. The chaotic cyclone below is like a train with full power, rumbling...
Suddenly, a turbine as big as a basin appeared above Qiye's head. The collected spiritual energy is continuously drawn into the turbine and enters the chaotic cyclone.
In the spiritual world, the two Huntian Wheels, one large and one small, strangely separated under the high-speed rotation:
The Great Hun Heavenly Wheel is above the Small Hun Heavenly Wheel and rotates clockwise; while the Small Hun Heavenly Wheel is below the Big Hun Heavenly Wheel and rotates counterclockwise. A twisted and chaotic spatial counter-storm was created between the two rounds, seeming to tear everything apart.
When the spiritual energy began to transform, Qiye was surprised to find that the purity of the Huntian Wheel's conversion of spiritual energy into spiritual liquid was twice as high as before. Looking closely at the entire process, it is not difficult to find the reason:
When the external spiritual energy enters the spiritual world, it will first enter the Great Chaotic Wheel and be crushed and condensed into the first spiritual liquid. When the first spiritual liquid passes between the two rounds, it will be completely torn apart by the space counter-storm, and then Enter the Little Hun Tian Wheel and refine it again. After two rounds of processing, the purity of the secondary spiritual liquid condensed is naturally about twice as pure as the previous one.
The higher the purity of the spiritual liquid, the better the quality of the condensed spiritual stars. Naturally, the richness and durability of the spiritual power output in battle will be further...
Seeing the spiritual liquid of such astonishing purity, Qiye was both happy and depressed:
The good news is that the higher the purity of the spiritual liquid, the higher the quality of one's spiritual power will be, and the more beneficial it will be for fighting. The frustrating thing is that more spiritual energy will be needed in the future. Under the same spiritual energy conditions, the spiritual liquid obtained will be reduced by half. For example, it used to take ten directions of spiritual energy to condense a drop of spiritual fluid, but now it takes at least twenty directions to condense one drop.
Hey, it’s better not to worry too much and focus on the matter in front of you first... Qiye thought helplessly.
The large and small Hun Tian Wheels rotated with all their strength without stopping for a moment and without slowing down. In just one hour, all the thin spiritual energy around the entire valley was sucked up to the last trace. Without the subsequent supply of spiritual energy, Huntian Wheel slowly stopped like a machine without electricity...
Then, the two completely separated chaotic cyclones gradually closed together, and finally merged into one again.
"It took only a few dozen drops of spiritual liquid to be condensed..."
Qiye looked at the several spiritual stars that were lit up in the spiritual world and said a little unsatisfied. But then I felt relieved. This valley had very little spiritual energy, so the harvest was pretty good.
Now, his strength is: the first level of early war level, and the number of spiritual stars has reached more than 31,000. Although his spiritual power was almost exhausted in the life-and-death struggle with the Great Protector, he recovered along the way and the number of spiritual stars was restored to more than 24,000. The actual combat effectiveness was equivalent to the "sixth level of mid-war level".
Therefore, as long as you don't provoke some local powerful people, you can protect yourself.
He stood up slowly, put away the spirit-gathering flag, wiped the dust off his body, and walked out of the cave in Qiye.
Taking a deep breath, in the entire valley, apart from the rustic atmosphere of the grass and trees, there was no trace of aura in the air. For spiritual practice, air without spiritual energy is like air without oxygen, which is suffocatingly dry.
"Drive!" After finding the hidden horse, Qiye waved his whip and left decisively without stopping.
Back in Muliang City, the Juling Flag has been tested and the results are satisfactory.
The weather was still early, so I had nothing to do for seven nights, so I walked around the city leisurely.
There are many people watching the excitement, and this is no exception for Qiye, who is coming to Fancheng for the first time. Even though his mind is comparable to that of an old man, he is still an eighty-nine-year-old boy with a childlike heart.
Qiye led the horse, looking left and right, wandering freely in the lively streets: looking here, looking there.
The dazzling array of pearl silks and satins, unique furniture embroidery, gleaming swords and axes, fragrant street food, and the orioles waving handkerchiefs on the flower tower... all reflect the liveliness and prosperity of this city.
Qiye walked through the busy streets one after another without knowing how tired he was, and saw one shop after another with different products.
Unconsciously, I walked into a long and narrow alley in the city. There was no one in front of or behind the towering courtyard walls on both sides. Qiye continued deeper with some curiosity, and unexpectedly saw a magnificent bookstore on the corner deep in the alley.
"It's really strange that there is a bookstore in this remote alley..."
Take a closer look
"Huangliang Bookstore." Looking at the four golden characters on the bookstore's plaque, Qiye muttered in a low voice.
Taking a closer look, the entire bookstore is an independent four-story attic. The design of the loft is simple and elegant, with double rows of four doors, spacious and bright, and the wood and stone construction make the entire loft look very stable and antique. However, such a large bookstore was actually empty at this time. It feels like a forgotten tranquility in a busy city.
"Yellow beams, a dream, a dream of yellow beams..., three lives, a pagoda and a slaughter, three lives..." Reciting the door couplets on both sides of the study pavilion, Qiye was very confused and confused about its meaning, and there was an unknown and powerful feeling in the dark.
He threw away the horse rope and stepped into the store door curiously. At the door was a kind-eyed old man, wearing a white robe and holding a cattail leaf fan. He was lying leisurely on the swaying Taishi chair. He opened his eyes slightly and glanced at Qiyehou, then said disapprovingly. Continue to take a nap.
Qiye glanced at the old man, but didn't care. He continued to walk to the full bookshelf and read carefully:
Ordinary low-level skills
Flying Eagle Claw
Black Bear Fist
tiger kill
…
After briefly looking at a few bookshelves, I realized that this layer contained exercises used in the primary stage of spiritual practice. It is more appropriate to call them "moves" than "exercises".
Since the primary stage of spiritual cultivation cannot yet reach the state of externalizing spiritual power, the exercises at the primary stage are mainly physical techniques for close combat. Contain spiritual power in the limbs to fight with physical strength and physical toughness.
Qiye is now at the early stage of war level, so naturally he is not interested in these low-level techniques.
After a few glances and no interest, Qiye walked towards the second floor attic and just stepped onto the second floor stairs.
"Those who go up to the second floor will get a spiritual stone."
At the door, the old man who had been lying down and asleep suddenly muttered quietly.
Qiye turned his head, glanced at the old man who was still lying quietly with his eyes closed at the door, and then looked at the stairs to the second floor. Then he took out a spiritual stone from his pocket, threw it directly to the old man, and walked straight to the entrance of the stairs.
"Oh~, little baby is really willing to give up..." The old man suddenly took action, caught the thrown spirit stone in the air, and said in a low voice in surprise.
For ordinary primary spiritual practitioners, every spiritual stone is extremely precious. Even the children of aristocratic families are not rich in spiritual stones. Because of the large number of disciples of the family, junior disciples can only receive a few low-grade spiritual stones per month. But Qiye now has millions of spiritual stones around him, so naturally the wealthy man doesn't care about this one, just for the sake of being curious.
Arriving at the second floor, Qiye took a look and found that the second floor was slightly smaller than the first floor. Surrounded by open wooden windows, the coolness of the wind flows in the space, as well as the faint smell of yellowed books. Take a quick look at the bookshelf:
Ordinary level intermediate skills
Feishaquan
club hand
lotus palm
golden toad legs
…
Seeing this, Qiye felt a black line and felt that handing over a spiritual stone was not worth it. When I came to the stairs, I was about to go up to the third floor to take a look.
"Those who go up to the third floor will receive five spiritual stones."
Downstairs, the old man's voice came at just the right time, as if he could observe Qiye's every move at any time. After Qiye paused for a moment and hesitated, he continued to the third floor.
Stepping onto the third floor, this floor is slightly smaller than the second floor. There were two bookshelves standing back to back, and the wooden windows were half-covered. I glanced at the bookshelves again:
Mortal level advanced skills
violent tiger punch
Golden Lion Broken Claw
Pierce the Heart Palm
Hundreds of Flowers and Thousands of Hands
…
Sure enough, the third level was just as he expected, it was a mortal level advanced technique.
"I wonder if the fourth level has war-level skills?" Qiye guessed in his mind. Considering that Muliang City is also a fourth-level county after all, it is not impossible that there are war-level skills for sale. Just as he was thinking about it, he headed to the fourth floor.
"Those who go up to the fourth floor will receive ten spiritual stones."
At this time, the voice of the old man downstairs came again. Five more spirit stones suddenly increased, which made Qiye a little dissatisfied. Even though I have millions of spiritual stones, I can’t spend them in such an unclear manner. After hesitating for a while, he gritted his teeth and went up to the fourth floor.
On this floor, there are a total of eight bookshelves placed around them, arranged in groups of two. The surrounding wooden windows were tightly closed. The entire fourth floor was dimly lit, and Qiye walked into a bookshelf. Taking a closer look, the bookshelf catalog said:
Agricultural miscellaneous books!
"Oh~fuck!"
Qiye finally couldn't help but curse. Unexpectedly, after spending more than a dozen spirit stones on it, what was placed on it was not about martial arts training, but about farming, which was regarded as a "waste book" in the eyes of practitioners. Book.
Being teased like this, I couldn't help but have the urge to rush down and beat up the old man, but as soon as the anger arose, Qiye noticed it in time and calmed it down.
Don't get angry, don't get angry... Qiye kept saying silently in his heart, this was the mantra he kept telling himself.
If anger completely dominates reason, the evil thoughts swallowed up by the black demonic flames in the body will take the opportunity to destroy one's own consciousness, thus turning oneself into a walking zombie driven by evil thoughts.
Qiye suppressed the anger in his heart and continued to walk towards another set of bookshelves. Looking up, the anger that had just subsided almost burst out again:
Animal Husbandry and Medicine!
This is a veterinary book! Veterinary medicine is an ordinary profession that simply treats family livestock and has nothing to do with spiritual practice.
After scolding the old man for his treachery in his mind, he still managed to endure it and walked to the third bookshelf. After the sharp losses in the previous two times, Qiye had no hope of any advanced skills this time. He adjusted his mentality and simply took a look:
Big construction work!
It is a book about construction, but the application of this type of profession is very wide, ranging from the construction of farmhouses and chicken-tiled cottages to the large sect temples and emperor's palaces, all related to architects.
Seeing this, Qiye's aggrieved heart gradually calmed down. At least these books were much more useful than before.
Go to the last set of bookshelves. Looking up:
All kinds of flowers and plants!
"This is pretty good, there should be something I'm interested in." Qiye comforted in his heart. When he was in the slave camp, he had always been interested in plants such as herbs and medicinal materials. The bookshelf in front of him might be able to find the knowledge he was interested in.
Following the arrangement of the bookshelf, Qiye carefully selected...
"Nozawa Tam Flower Record"
"Sketches of Wind Valley Desert"
"The Legend of the North Pole"
"Collection of Ancient Wood and Purple Flowers"
…
Qiye carefully flipped through each book one by one, becoming more and more excited as he read. This set of bookshelves contains many exotic flowers and plants in the world, which can enhance his knowledge.
After about a quarter of an hour, Qiye finally finished browsing this set of bookshelves.
After reading this group, Qiye found many books that interested him. Especially in the bottom corner of this set of bookshelves, he found an ancient book covered with dust:
"The Book of All Poisonous Ghosts"!
