Xianlu

Chapter 316 Lead the snake out of the hole
After Xu Dao took care of his Taoist soldiers and returned to Baichuan Water Dock, the things he ordered Su Jiu and the others to do also became clear.

He was sitting on a grand teacher's chair, holding a few pieces of yellow paper in his hand, carefully looking at the things recorded on it.

The content on the paper is exactly related to Taoist Zhuang Bufan, and it focuses on the news about the wind, thunder, fire, rain and gang, which is quite detailed.

Especially the latter, it is no longer something that can be easily inquired in the Baichuan Water Dock, but Su Jiu only learned about it after inquiring a few Taoist priests who went to and from the shop in the name of Xu Dao.

This also highlights the role of Xu Dao opening a talisman shop and making good friends.

He read the things silently, chewing in his heart, and ordered: "The next time Daoist Luo comes to the store, he will get a [-]% discount on the original discount, and he will also choose the best spirit tea and spirit wine to serve him. "

Standing beside him, Su Jiu quickly nodded in agreement.

According to the information obtained from inquiring, among the Gang Qi suitable for Zhuang Bufan, there is indeed one Gang Qi called "Wind, Thunder, Fire and Rain Gang", and it will only descend from the Nine Heavens during thunderstorms, and its existence time is short. Flicking your fingers is no more than a few cups of tea, and collecting it is quite a hassle.

Moreover, in a thunderstorm, it is often impossible to collect enough stellar energy. It takes ten or even dozens of times to collect enough.

In such a process, it is only possible to complete the step of collecting herbs only with the help of an expert, or the support of a fellow who is good at driving thunder.

As for Zhuang Bufan, Xu Dao was not the only one who was suitable as a Taoist guardian in Baichuan Dock, but Xu Dao was the most suitable one.

Since there is no doubt about this matter, the thought in Xu Dao's mind was also settled, and he blurted out immediately:
"Hurry up and invite Daoist Zhuang Bufan to come and gather in the hall."

"Yes, teacher." Standing beside him, Su Jiu quickly bowed in response, revealing a snow-white face.

After thinking clearly about the important matters, Xu Daodexian came back to his senses, glanced at Su Jiu, and his eyes fell on Su Jiu involuntarily.

Immediately, he raised his eyebrows slightly, rubbed his fingers, and thought to himself: "Two years have passed, and this little fox girl can't be called 'Xiao' anymore."

On the spur of the moment, Xu Dao patted his thigh, motioned for the other person to sit over, and stretched out his palm.

Su Jiu was about to go down, when she saw Xu Dao's movements, she froze slightly, but subconsciously sat down obediently.

Before she could ask a question, after she sat down, Zhen's head lowered a little, and traces of blush climbed up from her neck to her dimples in an instant, making her look fresh and delicious.

There was a voice in the room: "Let's leave these things to other people."

Listening to the sound, Su Jiu's ears trembled a few times, and she whispered: "Yes, teacher..."

The beaded curtains in the elegant room trembled, and the golden smoke from the incense burner curled up, lingering around the whole room, exuding a refreshing fragrance to cover up the smell.

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A few quarters of an hour passed, and Zhuang Bufan arrived faster than Xu Dao expected.

Fortunately, when the other party came to the door, Su Jiu had already walked out of the room in time.She lowered her head and blushed, her clothes were tightly wrapped, and she didn't show a trace of amorous feelings, which failed to make Zhuang Bufan notice that something was wrong.

"I've met Daoist Zhuang." Su Jiu bowed to the other party, then left in a hurry.

Zhuang Bufan was not surprised at first, but after he nodded in response calmly, he walked towards Xu Dao.But when he entered the room and saw Xu Dao was arranging his robes slowly, with a satisfied expression on his face, he finally realized it belatedly.

"You..." But Zhuang Bufan didn't show too much surprise, but just looked at Xu Dao with a smile, and joked in his mouth:

"The master has something to do, and the disciple will do his best."

As soon as Xu Dao heard this, he knew that the other party had understood what happened in the room just now, but he also returned a shameless smile and said:

"Brother Dao came in a hurry, and the poor Taoist didn't even have time to greet him in person, so please take your seat quickly."

The smile on Taoist Zhuang Bufan's face was even worse. He was not polite, and sat cross-legged opposite Xu Dao with the pouch in his hand. After sitting down, he suppressed his smile, and asked in a serious and expectant manner:
"Did Fellow Daoist Xu agree?"

Xu Dao didn't hesitate, and nodded directly: "That's right. If it wasn't so, how dare you bother Brother Zhuang Dao to make another trip."

"Good!" After getting this answer from the channel, the Taoist surnamed Zhuang couldn't help laughing.

The atmosphere became lively for a while, without Xu Dao deliberately looking for topics, the Taoist surnamed Zhuang took the initiative to communicate with him about various matters related to the collection of stellar energy.

After exchanging greetings for a few quarters of an hour, seeing the other party's high spirits and good mood, Xu Dao pondered for a few moments at the right time, and said insinuatingly:
"Brother is said to be a person in the immortal way. I heard that the cultivator has to visualize something after building the foundation before continuing to practice. Is this true?"

Zhuang Bufan didn't doubt him, and said, "Exactly, the way of immortality and martial arts is different. The latter can only dig out his own blood after establishing the foundation, while the former has to visualize the existence related to the spiritual root, and then he can transform mana and grow. soul."

This person sighed softly: "This point is not as easy as you, fellow Taoist... Fortunately, there is a map of mountains and seas in the Taoist Palace, which is left by the ancestors who have absorbed all things in the world."

"If people like us in the Taoist palace can't get in touch with the objects that need to be visualized, we can enter the palace and look at the map of mountains and seas, and we can clearly know what the objects to be visualized look like, and what kind of characteristics they have. This is comparable to Loose cultivators are much more convenient."

Listening to what the other party said, Xu Dao's heart beat.

It is said that in the past two years, besides focusing on a series of things in the physical body, he also did not forget to polish his Yinshen, but the results were minimal.

Because if he wants to continue to move forward steadily on the immortal road, he must, as the other party said, first visualize the existence related to his ghost veins and spiritual roots-the Yellow Spring under the Nine Nethernesses, to receive the mighty power of the Yellow Spring, Transform the mana in Yinshen into Huangquan Zhenqi.

The true qi after such a change is just now able to support the Yin God to walk on the avenue, gather herbs to condense evil spirits, and gather herbs to refine qi.

As for why Xu Dao was still unable to complete this step after entering the Daoist Palace, it was not because he did not want to observe the "Mountain and Sea Map" that Zhuang Bufan said, but because this map is a secret treasure in the Erhai Daoist Palace, and it cannot be easily obtained. get.

Originally, there would be a benefit for newly promoted Taoist priests to worship in the Taoist Palace, allowing people in the immortal way to observe this picture for free.

But it's a pity that although Xu Dao is a newly promoted Taoist priest, his revealed identity is a member of the martial arts, so he can't receive this benefit at all.

This led to the fact that within a year or two, even if he had studied all the thunder and fire Taoist soldiers, the exploration of the inner world had begun to bear fruit, but there was no progress in the cultivation of the immortal way.

Fortunately, according to what Xu Dao learned in the Erhai Taoist Palace, Taoist priests are not only allowed to observe the map of mountains and seas once. If they want to observe it twice, or even many times, they can do so, but they have to pay a considerable price.

This kind of price is also very specific, but the Taoist priest needs to consume enough Taoist skills, and the annual price is not fixed, and will fluctuate according to the current price.

The difficulty is that Xu Dao has collected several prices in the past ten years, and found that the prices are not affordable for him at present. He has to work hard for two or three years for the Erhai Dao Palace before he can accumulate enough. Taoism.

During this period, not only his immortal cultivation will stagnate temporarily, but he also doesn't have enough time to practice martial arts, which can be regarded as wasting time in vain.

But because Dao Gong cannot be exchanged for talisman money, and can only be earned by doing tasks and making contributions, Xu Dao is gradually ready to accept his fate.

According to his original plan, he would devote himself to practicing for one year at most, and then he would work for the Erhai Taoist Palace like other newly promoted Taoist priests, so as to accumulate Taoist skills and get the immortal cultivation on the right track as soon as possible. .

Fortunately, Taoist Zhuang Bufan appeared in front of him now, but it gave him another choice.

It should be noted that although the Taoist skills in the Erhai Taoist Palace cannot be traded, the Taoist priests can spend the Taoist skills first, exchange them for corresponding objects, and then hand them over to other people for use, or even trade them to people outside the Taoist Palace.

The map of mountains and seas that Xu Dao needs has been exchanged several times by Taoist priests in this way.

In the past few decades, most of the people in the Taoist palace received the request or trade from the casual monks, and exchanged the qualification to observe the mountain and sea map first, and then they did not use it themselves, but led outsiders into the Taoist palace to have a look. Became a middleman.

Although such a process is an important tool of the Taoist sect to be used by others, because it will not reveal or damage the background of the Taoist Palace, it can also expand the reputation of the Taoist Palace to a certain extent, and the Taoist Palace did not stop it.

Xu Dao's idea was this one.

Since Zhuang Bufan came to him and needed his help, the other party would naturally have to pay a certain price, or give him a reward.

Moreover, this person is an old Taoist priest who has practiced in the Taoist palace for more than a hundred years, so he must have enough Taoist skills.Even if the other party is no longer enough, with such a Ningsha Taoist priest as a matchmaker, Xu Dao is more likely to find other Taoist priests to make a deal.

After pondering for a while, Xu Dao no longer concealed it. He opened his mouth and said to Zhuang Bufan:

"So don't hide it from Brother Dao, and the poor Dao also has something to ask."

Zhuang Bufan was slightly stunned, and quickly said: "Fellow Daoist, tell me quickly."

When Xu Dao heard this, he spoke out what he wanted.

After Zhuang Bufan chewed a few times, although he was surprised that Xu Dao, a martial artist, why he still wanted to observe the map of mountains and seas, but this was Xu Dao's private matter, and it was not convenient for him to inquire too much.

And the main thing is that he asks Xu Dao, not that Xu Dao asks him.Therefore, Zhuang Bufan didn't even ask how much talisman money he would need to spend, so he responded in one gulp:
"Fellow Daoist, don't worry, this matter is on the poor Daoist."

Seeing the other party's immediate response, Xu Dao was also happy in his heart, and began to discuss with the other party more eagerly.

After Xu Dao said the amount of Dao Gong needed to exchange the map of mountains and seas, Zhuang Bufan estimated in his heart, and found that his own accumulated Dao Gong could be exchanged seven or eight times without any worries, and he was relieved in his heart .

The two sides are exchanging pleasantries.

In order for Xu Dao to help him with all his heart in the next thing, Zhuang Bufan said with joy in his heart: "If fellow daoist can help me successfully collect the stellar energy, this matter is not enough to repay the kindness of fellow daoist." , if there are other things, just say them at the same time."

"If not, after returning to the Taoist Palace, the poor Taoist will use the talisman money to settle the settlement with the fellow daoist, so that the fellow daoist will not say that I am stingy in the future."

Zhuang Bufan was not talking big or pretending, but trying to confide in his heart.

All because the step of collecting stellar energy is related to whether his Taoism can go further.If Xu Dao went out with him, not to say that he regretted halfway, but just lazy a few more times, it may cause Zhuang Bufan's Taoism to suffer twists and turns.

From Zhuang Bufan's point of view, compared with his Dao karma, such foreign things as Taoist talismans and money are of secondary importance. His most urgent task is to stabilize Xu Dao and succeed in his cultivation as soon as possible.

While Xu Dao listened, at first he thought that the other party was just talking about the scene, but after listening to it, he finally felt the enthusiasm and sincerity of the other party.

Xu Dao felt very good in his heart, just when he was about to decline politely and had no other request, he thought of his previous concerns.

"If I leave Baichuan Water Dock swaggeringly, I don't know if the Taoist priests of Wuzhao will find someone to surround and kill me..."

After thinking about it carefully, Xu Dao knew that there is only one thing to be a thief for a thousand days, but there is no reason to guard against a thief for a thousand days, and an idea in his mind suddenly became clear.

He immediately cupped his hands towards Zhuang Bufan and said:

"Brother Dao is so kind! Pindao happens to have another matter that I need to trouble Brother Dao with."

"This matter is not difficult for Dao brothers, but it requires Dao brothers to fight for the poor, or join hands."

Immediately, he told Zhuang Bufan what he thought in his heart. The way he could do it was to use his body as a bait to release the news that he was going out alone, and then he and Zhuang Bufan went out together, all in one light and one in the dark.

Once a thief came to attack him, he and Zhuang Bufan would be surrounded and killed on the spot.As for whether the attacking thieves will be stronger than Zhuang Bufan and Xu Dao, Xu Dao is not very worried about this.

First of all, he has already entered the Dao Palace. Due to the existence of the prohibition, there are very few people in the Dao Palace who can kill fellow disciples in person. The main thing is to hire people outside the Dao Palace to commit murder.

And the Taoist priest Zhuang Bufan in front of Xu Dao has also reached the perfection of Ningsha and has been in Taoism for 180 years.

In terms of cultivation alone, some of the casual monks may be higher than Zhuang Bufan, but when it comes to fighting strength, those who can surpass Zhuang Bufan are all already in the Taoist palace.

To sum up, Xu Dao's plan to lure the snake out of the hole and then entrap a wave of secret enemies is unlikely to fail, and at most it is a waste of preparation.

After listening to Xu Dao's narration, Zhuang Bufan thought for a while, and came to the same conclusion as Xu Dao, so he agreed on the spot.

Seeing that the other party agreed, Xu Dao was overjoyed again.

One of the two wanted to go out early to collect qi, and the other also wanted to quickly deal with the hidden enemy. After a few discussions, they each went to work and made final preparations for going out.

(End of this chapter)