Liao Zhai alchemist

Chapter 413 Cultivation
Gaotang County is no different from the Gaotang County in the dream.A dilapidated small town with a long coastline.There is a fishy smell in the streets and alleys.

Most of the people here make a living by fishing, and the fields in the county are all occupied by big households in the city.

Xinghuangguan is here in Qianshui Bieyuan, just beside the estuary of the big river, facing each other far away, there is a small island at the estuary of the river.The island is covered with weeds, rocks and ruins.This island used to be the site of Jinchan Temple, the largest temple in Jinhua City.

Now that the rain is blowing and the wind is blowing, the temples on the island have collapsed, and outsiders dare not go up, leaving the island in a state of depression.

The Qianshui Bieyuan is not that big, it is just a courtyard with three entrances, but the surrounding area of ​​one mile belongs to the Bieyuan.The other courtyard brought in a stream of running water from the edge of the big river, and built several ponds around the courtyard. This is how the name of the Thousand Waters Bieyuan came about.

There was a guarding Taoist in the other courtyard, but when Zhang Wei came, the Taoist was also handed over.Apart from this Taoist who has already left, there are five or six Taoist boys.These Taoist boys are in charge of chores in other courtyards.

There is no output in this place, so naturally there is no need for so many people to be stationed.There are several children who are quite big, and they seem to have regarded this place as a place for the elderly.

The several ponds in the courtyard were developed by some guards to raise fish.Dajiang's saury is very delicious, and the guard also likes it, so he studied how to raise saury.

After his research is successful, this Qianshui Bieyuan is the only place where saury can be raised. The saury is sold once a year, and the price is not cheap.But after all, this is just an ordinary delicacies from mountains and seas, and it is just an appetite, not beneficial to practice.Naturally, it will not attract attention.

However, relying on the sale of saury, this other courtyard also earns thousands of taels of silver every year. This is the private property of the other courtyard, and there is no need to make offerings.

The saury breeding in the other courtyard was completed by those Taoist boys and the hired people.It's just a pity that when Zhang Wei came, the saury was not the most plump, and it was almost tasteless to eat.

The oldest Taoist boy in the other courtyard is Li Bo, who is almost 60 years old now and has been in Qianshui other courtyard for more than 40 years.The guards often come and go, and he has also served many guards. It is the so-called iron-clad Li Bo, the guard of flowing water.

Zhang Wei just arrived, Li Bo led other Taoist boys in the other courtyard to welcome Zhang Wei.Drink some wine, eat some saury, and everyone knows each other.

So Zhang Wei asked: "I plan to open up an open space in the courtyard, plant some grass, and raise some sheep. I wonder if Junior Brother Li can do it?"

After hearing this, Li Bo immediately said: "Look at what you said, you are the guard of the other courtyard, and you can do whatever you say." He thought for a while and said: "There is some land behind the courtyard, which is occupied by Some melons and vegetables have been cultivated in the courtyard, and I can vacate this place at any time."

Zhang Wei nodded, and then said: "This is the best."

Several people raised their cups and drank until midnight, and then dispersed.

The next day, Zhang Wei called Li Bo and said, "This is the pasture I want to plant. You can plant it. The grass must be separated, and it cannot be allowed to grow elsewhere."

Li Bo understood, and then went down with the seeds of the split head grass.

Although there are only a few seeds, after the split head grass grows, it can rely on the root system to continue branching and form a large piece.This grass has tenacious vitality and is also particularly domineering.All other plants within its range will be strangled by its roots.

The same sky, the same rain and dew, only the same split head grass is allowed to grow!

After the grass is planted, it is watered and fertilized every day.There is good pond mud as fertilizer, and there is no shortage of water.After a few days, the grass took root and sprouted.He was well taken care of by the servants in the other courtyard.

Zhang Wei took a look at the growth, and after telling the servants to take care of it, he called Li Bo again.

"Junior Brother Li, I need to raise some black sheep. Do you know where there are black sheep for sale?"

Hearing this, Li Bo's face became a bit embarrassing, and he said: "There are very few sheep in Jinhua Prefecture, and even fewer black sheep. I have to go and find out for my brother."

What the senior brother said was the imperial decree. Although it was a bit difficult, Li Bo still mobilized his contacts and began to inquire about the whereabouts of the black sheep.

This is the benefit of having power. In Xinghuangguan, Zhang Wei's words are so important!
Zhang Wei wasn't in a hurry, the grass didn't grow anyway.

A few days later, Li Bo came over excitedly and said, "Brother, there is already a clue. There are a few black sheep in the Huo family's farm in the county."

"Oh, since there is one, buy it for me." Zhang Wei said immediately.

Speaking of this, Li Bo said: "The Huo family said, it's okay to give it to senior brother, but his family has some troubles, I hope senior brother Zhang can help to deal with it."

This is the price of exchange.Zhang Wei thought for a while and said, "Then take me to Huo's house."

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The Huo family in Gaotang County is a well-known local family. They are engaged in medicinal materials and cloth business. The family has thousands of hectares of fertile land. They can be regarded as Wenda dignitaries in the county.

When they came to the Huo family, the old man of the Huo family entertained Zhang Wei.Mrs. Huo is seventy-two, hale and hearty, and in good health.After drinking tea with Zhang Wei and chatting about the local customs, we finally got down to business.

"Hey, I'll tell you the truth. My husband has an old daughter, who was born to me by my concubine in the ninth room when I was 57 years old. This girl is young, and I have liked her since she was a child. She is also smart, Beautiful appearance..."

Speaking of this, he sighed, with some tears in his eyes, and then said: "But, not long ago, she seemed to be possessed by a demon. Every day...she will do self-blasphemy!"

Hearing this, Zhang Wei could not help but gasp.This news is too explosive!

"Now, we can only tie her to the bed, but she refuses to eat or rest every day. It's about to die!"

"Original family ugliness should not be publicized. I also thought about starving her to death. But...but..."

"Ugh!"

At this time, Old Master Huo's face was full of sadness, so there was no such thing as a hale and hearty look just now.

Zhang Wei also sighed, feeling sorry for the parents of the world.So he said, "In this case, can I see Ling Ai?"

The old man nodded, got up and led Zhang Wei towards the backyard.The Huo family's yard is very large, and the two walked through several yards before arriving at her daughter's small yard.

There are servants guarding the left and right sides of the courtyard. Judging by the appearance of these servants, they seem to have practiced kung fu for several years.

After entering the courtyard, several maids came in a panic and saluted the old man.

"How is today?" asked the old man.

"Miss ate some chicken soup and spit out some chicken soup." The maid replied cautiously.

"Go ahead." The old man said coldly.

Because his daughter refuses to eat, the maids force her to feed her now.And she would spit out some more, so the maid continued to feed.If it weren't for the Huo family's great career, this kind of feeding method would not be able to withstand it.

Zhang Wei and Mrs. Huo entered the boudoir.As soon as he entered, Mrs. Huo called out distressedly: "Zhizhi, my Zhizhi." Huo Zhizhi was her boudoir name.

There was a young girl lying on the bed, but her hands and feet were tied to the bedposts, and the ropes that bound her were all made of silk, just to prevent her from being strangled.

The simple silk dress was on her body, but she herself was constantly twisting her body, her legs were constantly rubbing against each other, and her pretty face was blushing.

"I'm laughing at you... She used to be a nice and quiet girl..." Mrs. Huo said in a low voice.

Zhang Wei didn't say anything, but walked a few steps around the bed.At this time, the little guy in his hair came out.

"Zhizhizhizhi" The little guy stood on Zhang Wei's head, yelling something constantly.

Looking at it, it seems that something has been discovered.

Mrs. Huo who was beside him didn't say anything when he saw this scene.Most Taoists have thaumaturgy, which is rare and strange.On the other hand, the maid beside him saw the cuteness of the little guy, and couldn't help but like it in her eyes.

Zhang Wei held the little guy down and asked the little guy, "Ghost?"

The little guy shook his head.

"Fairy?"

The little guy nodded.

It turned out to be a goblin!The little guy is extremely sensitive to goblins and ghosts, so he reminded Zhang Wei that there were traces of goblins here.

Zhang Wei thought for a while, and said to Mr. Huo next to him: "My spiritual pet told me that there was a goblin here. Apparently Ling Ai was fascinated by the goblin."

He paused, and continued: "It seems that they are not serious goblins, but some lowly goblins."

Master Huo heard this, and immediately said: "May I ask if there is a way?"

Zhang Wei smiled and said, "If there is a demon, then get rid of it. That's all."

Then he said, "You go and get a room ready, I might be bothering you for a while."

Mrs. Huo immediately said: "Then I am very grateful to the Taoist priest!"

After finishing speaking, he asked the housekeeper to arrange the room and let Zhang Wei live in it.

In the following time, Zhang Wei meditated and practiced in the room, quietly waiting for the goblin to come to the door.

A few days later, it was the night of the full moon.The wind is high and the moon is bright, which is a good weather.In the middle of the night, the Huo family compound had already quieted down. Except for the occasional servants who watched the night, the house was silent.

At this time, a black shadow suddenly climbed over the high wall of Huo's house and walked towards the inside.He seemed to be very familiar with the situation here, bypassing the night guards and sneaking into Huo Zhizhi's small courtyard.

When he reached the gate of the courtyard, he suddenly took out a small bottle from his pocket and opened it.Not long after, two mung bean-sized mosquitoes flew out of the bottle, and then 'buzzed' and flew towards the house.

The mosquito was blood red all over, and it was so much bigger than normal mosquitoes, one could tell it was not a serious mosquito.Two mosquitoes flew to the window and squeezed in through the gap in the window.

Then they buzzed and flew to the two dozing maids, and gave them a 'gentle' injection.

After being 'injected', the two maids immediately fell asleep without any reaction!

These two mosquitoes are specially bred sleepy bugs.It only needs to be bitten, and it will fall into a coma, without any consciousness at all.

The figures outside counted hundreds of people, and felt that it was almost time, so he slipped into the room quietly, opened the door and got in.

The two maids had already passed out, so he opened the bottle and let the sleepy bug slip back in.Then he came to Huo Zhizhi's side.

In the evening, the maid fed Huo Zhizhi a lot of chicken soup stewed with medicinal herbs to soothe the nerves and help sleep, and by this time she had already fallen into a deep sleep.She won't sleep without this chicken soup.

People will die if they don't sleep!So Huo Zhizhi was able to live, really thanks to her family's medicine business.

Looking at the Sleeping Beauty in front of him, this figure is about to drool!

"It's really a beautiful little beauty!" He stretched out his hand to touch Huo Zhizhi's face, and said with some regret: "It's a pity that you were booked by other big shots, otherwise I would have accepted your head soup long ago!"

He smiled, then took out another porcelain bottle, and said, "I still need a few more injections to turn you into a mysterious girl, and the job will be done."

Just as he was about to open the porcelain vase, he suddenly heard a voice: "I'm curious, what is the mysterious girl?"

Hearing this sound suddenly, the man was startled, but the kung fu in his hands was not slow at all, but directly threw out two porcelain bottles and threw them out.

With a 'bang' sound, the porcelain bottle exploded in the air, some powder spilled out, and in the powder, two beetles flew out impressively.

At this time, Zhang Wei has switched to the red-eye mode, and the red dots represented by the two bugs can be clearly seen under dim vision.

But he doesn't need to do it, of course someone else will do it!

A white shadow suddenly flashed past, and then landed on Zhang Wei's shoulder. The little guy struck out with lightning, and caught the two bugs in one fell swoop, and they are now eating them in their mouths!
There are also bugs in the jerboa diet.And the golden-wired rats to which the little guy belongs even feed on poisonous insects, because they themselves are poisonous.Eating poisonous insects will only add toxicity to them.

Like chewing jelly beans, the little guy ate the two poisonous insects and looked at the figure in front of him with unsatisfied satisfaction.

The man felt that his poisonous insect was killed in an instant, and his heart sank.This is tricky!
But never mind!He is not the only trick!
He threw out a porcelain bottle again, and the porcelain bottle exploded, and a dozen poisonous bees flew out.The little guy let out a happy cry and rushed up again.

But taking advantage of this moment, this man drew out two short knives, and as soon as he was short, he rushed towards Zhang Wei with a bow.

Use poisonous insects to attract that person's spiritual pet, and then attack the master!This is the best way to deal with beast tamers!Among the low-level monks, if they have delved into taming animals, then the resources in the early stage must be inclined to pet animals.Since the resources are inclined to pet beasts, their own strength must not be strong.The monks in the early stage were all poor, and it was highly unlikely that they could do both.

As long as you kill the person in front of you, his beast will naturally escape!

According to general experience, this person's thinking is right.

However, when the man's two knives slashed at Zhang Wei, Zhang Wei's body suddenly bent, avoiding the man's attack at an inconceivable angle, and then Zhang Wei's body suddenly returned to normal.

It was as if a bent spring returned to its original position, with a spring force, Zhang Wei's elbow hit the man's waist!

With a sound of "bang", this figure was hit hard by Zhang Wei's elbow, and was immediately sent flying!
And Zhang Wei was also unreasonable, stomping his feet hard, his whole body flew out like an arrow, and hit that person fiercely!

With a 'snap', the man's chest was hit by Zhang Wei's hammer, and suddenly there was a crisp sound, obviously the ribs in the chest were broken!

The man's heart sank, and he immediately thought: "It's terrible!"

Then the next moment, a fist hit his temple, knocking him unconscious on the ground in an instant.

At this time, there was also a noisy sound at the door, and Mrs. Huo hurried over with his servants, holding a torch.

Seeing him coming, Zhang Wei smiled and said, "It's just in time, let's see what I caught!"

As soon as his voice fell, the man began to deform, turning into a fox as tall as a man!
"It really is a goblin!" Seeing this scene, Mrs. Huo's eyes flashed coldly, and he said immediately: "Come here! Beat this goblin to death!"

"Wait a minute!" Zhang Wei hurriedly stood up and said, "We need to let this goblin spit out the antidote, otherwise it will be difficult for Ai to recover."

"Yes, yes, yes! Let him spit out the antidote..." He thought about it for a while, and then said to Zhang Wei, "What can the Taoist priest do?"

Zhang Wei shook his head and said, "I'm not good at this."

As soon as the old man heard this, his eyes were fierce and he said: "Then I have to figure out a way." He said to the housekeeper beside him: "Go to the county prison and ask Li Baotou to come!"

Then he said to Zhang Wei: "The head of the county jail, Li, is proficient in torture and skinning. He once peeled off the whole body of a condemned prisoner, and the condemned prisoner can live for seven days!"

He looked at the vixen and said, "Turn around, I'll give you a complete fox skin!"

As he spoke, the servants around him rushed forward and tied the vixen with ropes twisted from iron wire, hemp silk and silk.In order to prevent him from escaping, iron nails were also used to nail the fox's shoulder blades.

After doing this, Zhang Wei couldn't stay here, so he took the little guy and went back to the room to rest.

Early the next morning, when Zhang Wei was practicing in his room, Mrs. Huo came to him.

Seeing Mrs. Huo's complexion looked a little bad, Zhang Wei asked, "What? The vixen won't explain?"

Old Mrs. Huo shook his head and said, "That vixen is a weakling. Prisoner Li only used a third of his skills, and he did it all."

He paused, and said, "Behind him, there is an organization called 'Yuexiaxiang'. It specializes in reselling women. This time, it is because of my daughter that I did such a thing."

"My daughter has been poisoned by the 'love bug'. If she wants the antidote, she must find it in the organization Yuexiaxiang. This vixen is only responsible for poisoning, not detoxification."

When he said this, there was a gloomy and ruthless look on his face. He said: "I have already reported to the county government, and asked the county master to arrest Yue Xiaxiang. And I also offered a reward. As long as I can save my daughter, I will be rewarded heavily." !"

Zhang Wei nodded after listening, knowing that the follow-up had little to do with him.But these vixens are really audacious.

After saying this, Master Huo said to Zhang Wei: "Thanks to Daoist Zhang for catching this vixen this time, doesn't the Daoist need those black sheep? I will send them to the mansion some day. And what can the Daoist ask for our help?" , please feel free to speak.”

Hearing this, Zhang Wei really had something to ask him to help. He said: "I need some medicinal materials for my practice recently. I know that the Huo family deals in medicinal materials. I don't know if Mr. Huo can find them for me. Of course, I have a lot of money in half."

"Where is the Taoist priest, some medicinal materials, how can I tell you money, but I don't know what these medicinal materials are." Master Huo said cautiously.

Zhang Wei said: "The medicinal materials are common, but they need a longer period of time." After speaking, Zhang Wei took out a list.

Master Huo took a look at the list, and said, "It's really quite old. But medicinal materials are not uncommon, I can help you collect them."

"That's the best way. Please Mr. Huo, please take care of me."

After finishing these things, Zhang Wei returned to Qianshui Bieyuan.On the same day, the Huo family sent a few black sheep.A total of two males and four females.

This kind of black sheep is useless. According to the book, black sheep that need to be born from a young age will start to eat split head grass after weaning, and other weeds cannot be fed at all!

From now on, these sheep will start breeding!
Yes, Zhang Wei intends to start practicing "The Law of Sheep Gods Containing Ghosts".This technique doesn't require too much mana, it's more about refining the sheep god and the ghost token.

Buy some herbs and feed them to these black sheep to let them breed.

Ten or so days later, the four ewes were all pregnant with lambs, while the two rams were skinny and skinny, turning into medicine dregs sheep.

Within a few days, these dregs sheep died, leaving only four ewes.And these four ewes began to swallow flesh and blood from the day of pregnancy, and no longer ate grass.

In this way, after more than a month, the four ewes had bulging bellies and were emaciated all over.Eating meat is against the nature of sheep. They cannot get nutrition from meat, and the nutrition is absorbed by the lamb in the belly using secret methods!
After a few days, each ewe gave birth to twelve litters.Then the ewe died.A total of 48 cubs, Zhang Wei ordered someone to buy goat milk to feed them.

After another month, the lambs were weaned, and Zhang Wei began to feed the split head grass!

At this time, the split-head grass was not thick enough, but it was enough for 48 lambs to eat.

The 48 lambs were raised together, and Zhang Wei ordered people to only feed them split-headed grass and water every day, and nothing else could be fed.

In this way, from spring to winter, Zhang Wei has stayed in Qianshui Bieyuan for more than half a year.

For more than half a year, Zhang Wei didn't go anywhere, but practiced kung fu in other courtyards.Then during this period, the Huo family also found all the materials he needed for him.

He can finally refine the eight-armed pill!

After finding an alchemy furnace, Zhang Wei started alchemy.Although it is the first time to make alchemy, Zhang Wei is very familiar with it.Every step was perfect, and in the end, a furnace of eight-armed pill was refined.

Now Zhang Wei has two kinds of elixirs.One is Zhengyang Dan.This elixir is not easy to see, and Zhang Wei used the alchemy furnace in his mind to refine it.The other is the eight-armed pill, which can be seen by people, and Zhang Wei didn't hide it too much.

With the Eight-Arm Pill, Zhang Wei can formally practice the "Eight-Armed Appearance".

With the help of the elixir, this technique has also advanced by leaps and bounds.Because the elixir is really helpful to the cultivation technique!
In just two months, Zhang Wei completed the first two levels of the exercises.The foundation has been laid.

Then, it is the third level of practice.

When he was practicing on the third floor, Zhang Wei felt a little pain in his left rib.

After practicing for more than a month, he suddenly saw a small bone sprout protruding from his body, growing beside his chest...

"This exercise..." Zhang Wei shook his head, this kind of exercise is just like this, and it can greatly transform the body!

Now that it has started, there is no reason to stop, and he has long known the consequences of this exercise.

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From winter to spring, Zhang Wei finally ate Dajiang's saury.At this time, the saury is particularly plump, with no other problems except for a few more spines.

Now is also a good time to eat saury. The saury in Qianshui Bieyuan is very popular. In just half a month, the saury was sold out, leaving only fry in the pond.

As the guardian of Qianshui Bieyuan, Zhang Wei shared the proceeds of 1000 taels of silver. He didn't need to worry about anything, and he could get 1000 taels of silver for free, which is also an excellent thing.

It's just that if the 1000 taels of silver are not exchanged for cultivation supplies, then it will be of no use at all.

In the past, it was difficult to convert silver into cultivation resources.But Zhang Wei is different, he wants money to buy medicinal materials, after all he knows how to make alchemy.

So, the money was used to buy medicinal materials and continue to practice.

In the early morning of this day, Zhang Wei was suddenly startled by a burst of spring thunder.He stood up and walked to the window, looking at the flashing thunderclouds in the sky, he suddenly thought: "I have been staying in another courtyard for more than half a year! I haven't gone out for more than half a year, it's really..."

As the saying goes, being quiet and thinking about moving, after staying for so many days without going out, he also felt something was wrong with his body.

He went to see the sheep pen in the backyard, which was something he had to do every day.When they arrived in the backyard, a servant who raised the black sheep said, "My lord, another sheep died today."

Zhang Wei nodded and continued to walk into the sheep pen.

In this sheepfold, there are still thirteen black sheep left.Every black sheep has red eyes and drooling, the horns on their heads are bent into balls, and the black fur all over their bodies is shining with strange light.

Although the servants were feeding the sheep, they were frightened by the sheep and dared not come over easily.

'According to the book, these sheep will kill the weaker sheep, and then eat it.The surviving sheep are all mentally ill. '

Cannibalism of the same kind will definitely lead to mental abnormalities.And split-headed grass will exacerbate this.

Zhang Wei looked at the thirteen black sheep, turned around and left.

It is impossible to leave, he has to watch these sheep.The later the stage, the more problematic the spirit of these sheep, but they can't be sloppy.

Zhang Wei returned to his room, watched the spring rain gradually fall from the sky, and began to practice again.

Swallow Zhengyang Pill and practice "Dragon Snake Tuna Method".In thunderstorm weather, the aura between heaven and earth will be more active, and with the Yang Qi of Zhengyang Pill, the efficiency of practice will be greatly improved.

This can be regarded as a little trick he discovered.

Zhang Wei's talent is not very good, but he has hundreds of Zhengyang fruits that can be eaten for alchemy. With a large amount of resources accumulated, even a pig can do it!

Zhang Wei doesn't know how other people's practice has progressed in a year, but he knows that he has already practiced the "Dragon Snake Breathing Method" to the third level.

If he passed the fourth floor, he would be a medium Taoist!
It's so simple from low-level Taoist to middle-level Taoist!
The profundity of the exercises made his body stronger and stronger.Now his big tendons, ordinary people may not be able to cut them with sharp knives.The densely packed tendons covered his skin, greatly increasing his body's defenses!

(End of this chapter)