Kunlun one millet

Chapter 77
After Zhao Mi's dazzling operations, he slowly adjusted his true energy, then raised his eyes to Zheng Tunan, and said kindly, "How is it? Are you satisfied?"

Zheng Tunan's head and face were swollen, and he couldn't speak a word. Zhao Shu flicked his sleeves lightly, and the smoke in the hall changed invisibly and outlined into symbols.With a flick of the finger, the smoke cloud symbol shot at Zheng Tunan's chest without warning.

Liang Dongyou's face changed, but he was shocked by Zhao Mi's method, so he didn't have time to rescue him.But Zheng Tunan was hit by the smoke talisman, but he was not injured at all. He opened his mouth and coughed a few times, and his red head and face eased a lot.

"Resentment and resentment are lingering in my heart. If things go on like this, it is not a good thing. I made my own decision to evacuate Mr. Zheng's energy and blood, and I asked Liang to teach me not to pursue it." Zhao Mi stood with his hands behind his back, with a detached demeanor.

Liang Dongyou glanced at Zheng Tunan, and said nothing with a sullen face.Zhao Mi looked around at the rest of the Chongxuanguan monks: "Just now, you only need to pass one of the three subjects, and you can come and go at the gate of the Jinding Division. If you can't, please take good care of your appearance, so as not to damage the reputation of Chongxuanguan and Liang Guoshi."

In fact, after Zhao Mi showed the school examination subjects in person, no one dared to question him, and the higher his cultivation level, the more he understood how superb Zhao Mi's methods were.

"Pay attention to the empty book, which is already above the Qi-entraining book talisman. It can be seen that Zhao Shu has extraordinary attainments in the process of talisman." Liang Dongyou thought to himself: "Then it is not difficult to transport the talisman into the fire and prepare the fragrant medicine, but He can actually refine arrows with spells at the same time, not only does he need to be distracted, but he must also be particularly proficient in the use of fire..."

Not to mention how shocked Liang Dongyou and other Chongxuanguan monks thought, Zhao Shu felt a little sighed in his heart.

In the three-subject examination school that was set up just now, Zhao Shu really used himself as the standard. As for whether the threshold is high or low, he is actually not sure.

However, Zhao Mi also realized firsthand that the improvement of cultivation level does greatly improve the skills.

The matter of Qi-entraining calligraphy talisman, after Zhao Shu came into contact with Lingxiao, he gradually practiced the Nine Palaces and Shouyi method.But like just now, it was the first time that he directly transported the red light from the jade mirror of the bright hall, and wrote the talisman with the help of the binocular qi injection machine, and even Zhao Mi himself was a little unbelievable.

As for the fractal talisman, which is used to refine fragrant medicine and sacrifice arrow branches, Zhao Mi secretly played tricks.For example, turning Shumaisan into incense is actually relying on the furnace fire of the danding to blend the properties of the medicine, skipping the steps of collecting the fire and kneading the dansan, and burning it directly in the furnace to make incense.

As for sacrificing arrow branches, Zhao Mi simply did it by force.Without careful adjustments, the effect of the spell would almost destroy the arrow branch on the spot. Zhao Mi seized the opportunity and threw it with his hands before the arrow branch exploded on its own, piercing the armor.

This performance looked wonderful, but only Zhao Mi knew what was lacking in it, and it was fortunate that these people were bluffed.

If Zhao Mi hadn't improved his cultivation after witnessing Tiegong's ascension, the three-in-one trick just now would have been impossible.

Of course, the accumulation of past practice cannot be ignored.After all, the subjects that Zhao Mi took out for school examinations were the ones he was most proficient in.Only the true ability that cannot be ignored can calm down the scene.

"Isn't there any fellow Taoist who is going to try the test of making ritual objects?" Zhao Mi took out a few arrow branches and signaled the servants outside the hall to stand up the dummy again.

It is estimated that they were frightened by Zhao Mi's attack just now, and many monks in Chongxuan Pavilion felt like retreating.Zhao Mi looked around and didn't bother to ask more questions. Just as he was about to ask someone to remove the things, a voice came weakly from the corner:
"I, I want to try."

Zhao Mi raised his eyes to look around, and it was the man in Tsing Yi who blocked Zheng Tunan earlier.He looked humble, Zheng Tunan glared at him when he heard the words, the man in Tsing Yi shrank his head instinctively, but he still stepped forward stubbornly.

"Haven't asked for advice yet?" Zhao Mi handed the arrow branch to the other party.

The man in Tsing Yi bowed his head and took the arrow branch: "Chongxuan Pavilion, Zheng Siyuan."

"Tunan and Siyuan are symmetrical." Zhao Shu thought to himself, and then said, "Please do as you please, but remember that the artifacts made by the Priest of Jinding are not magic weapons for self-defense made by the cultivators, and should not be consumed for a long time. time."

Zheng Siyuan nodded slightly, then placed the arrow branch horizontally on the index fingers of both hands, opened and closed his lips slightly, and the true energy spread on the surface of the arrow branch with the sound of the mantra.

Zhao Mi was expressionless, but secretly praised in his heart: "This Zheng Siyuan looks humble and timid, but he actually puts his heart into it."

Zhao Mi did not give more requirements for the examination of making ritual objects, and it all depends on each individual's performance.The others were all intimidated by Zhao Shu's calligraphy and offering arrows, but they forgot that the simplest and simple air distribution exercise is also feasible.

If you are successful in exhaling and refining qi, even if you don't know any profound magic methods, you can still figure out things like distributing qi to things.

And this Zheng Siyuan performed the spell behind the back of everyone in the Chongxuan Hall, the sound of the mantra was inaudible, as if deliberately avoiding other fellow students.

But Zheng Siyuan's spells cannot be fooled by Zhao Mi's Yingxuan lighting technique. He noticed that the aura circulating on the arrow branches is the shape of arrows, which is somewhat close to his usual arrow-shading technique.

After a while, Zheng Siyuan finished the sacrifice and handed back the arrow branch to Zhao Mi.

"Oh? Why didn't you just throw the arrow?" Zhao Mi asked.

Zheng Siyuan replied respectfully: "Deacon Zhao just said that ordinary soldiers only have ordinary iron weapons in their hands. I think the magic objects made by the Priest of Jinding are for ordinary soldiers. They have no magic power and can only rely on their strength to open their bows and shoot arrows. If I throw an arrow and break the armor myself, I'm afraid I won't pass the exam."

"Ha!" Zhao Mi laughed, this Zheng Siyuan not only pointed out the flaws in his talent, but also understood the real purpose of the school examination subjects, which really surprised and delighted Zhao Mi.

Zhao Mi took the arrow branch and said, "Very well, I'll find a soldier here."

"Don't bother!" At this moment, Marquis Anyang stepped forward, shaking his sleeve robe: "I also studied archery when I was young, so let me try it myself."

Zhao Mi handed the arrow branch to Anyang Hou, and a servant hurriedly brought a bow. Anyang Hou set up the arrow and opened the bow with a straight posture.However, Zhao Mi noticed that he seemed to be a few inches off, and was about to speak to remind him, but the arrow left the string in response.

The arrow pierced through the air and hit the dummy outside the hall with precision.The arrow branches pierced through the triple armor easily, and the arrow clusters even came out from the other side.

The servants outside the hall brought the armored dummy, and it took a long time to pull out the arrow branch, lift off the iron armor, cut open the dummy, and the straw mat stuffed inside was smashed into pieces. The scorched marks left behind are even more astonishingly powerful.

The expressions of the surrounding audience were different, and Zhao Mi was quite surprised, because he saw that Zheng Siyuan's method of sacrificing arrows was very mysterious.And Liang Dongyou looked at Zheng Siyuan suspiciously, as if he didn't expect this person to have such ability.

"How?" Marquis Anyang asked enthusiastically.

"Hou Ye shoots like a god." Liang Dongyou replied in a toneless manner.

"No." Marquis Anyang immediately explained: "Just now I deliberately missed it, but I still hit the target."

Liang Dongyou frowned and said nothing, Zhao Mi twirled the arrow branch with his hands and nodded, saying: "The arrow branch can follow the shooter's mind after the sacrifice, and as long as the mind is focused, you can hit everything."

"Shoot without fail? Is this the Tianxia Dynasty's "Fuguo Suzhen Sacrifice"?" Immediately, some cultivators from the Chongxuan Pavilion started whispering.

"Impossible. After the battle of killing the dragon, the "Fuguo Suzhen Sacrifice" was regarded by Xiongguo as the foundation of the country, and non-clan members were not allowed to study it. Zheng Siyuan is the son of a concubine. It is a great luck to be able to worship in the Chongxuan Pavilion." , he can still learn "Fuguo Sudao Festival"?"

"I didn't expect this Zheng Siyuan to be smarter than his direct elder brother. Zheng Tunan has completely humiliated the Zheng family of Jiujiang this time."

"The Zheng family of Jiujiang relied on the fact that their predecessors had rescued Liang Guoshi before, so they barely squeezed into the Chongxuan Hall. If it weren't for this kindness, would a person like Zheng Tunan be worthy of staying in the Chongxuan Hall?"

Zhao Mi listened to the group of people whispering and making fun of them, but he didn't take pleasure in their misfortune.This group of people looked down on Zheng Tunan, but they didn't pass the Jinding Division's examination, they were just laughing at each other.

"Congratulations to this fellow Taoist." Zhao Mi got up and said to Zheng Siyuan: "This method of offering arrows is quite ingenious. I will ask you for advice later when I have free time."

Zheng Siyuan said repeatedly: "Don't dare, dare not."

Zhao Mi looked at Zheng Siyuan, inexplicably thinking that not long ago, he also looked like a young student in green shirts, and he was also timid and inferior when meeting important people.

"Okay, who else wants to try?" Zhao Mi looked back at the crowd and interrupted the whispering.

There was silence in the front hall, and the rest of the cultivators of the Chongxuan Pavilion lacked interest.It wasn't that they were afraid of Zhao Mi, they just thought that Jin Dingsi was not the kind of idle yamen, maybe after coming in, he would have to make sacrifices, watch over the fire, and keep writing talismans all day long.The busy days were unbearable, and everyone began to retreat.

The Marquis of Anyang said: "It's my good fortune for a small yamen like the Jinding Division to be favored by six Gao Zhen who were born in Chongxuan Yu! Brother Dongyou, I must thank you very much!"

Liang Dongyou clasped his hands and said, "It's the order of the chief seat, do your best."

After some conversation, Liang Dongyou didn't stay any longer, and left with the rest of the cultivators of Chongxuan Pavilion. Zheng Siyuan, Jing Shi and six others, accompanied by Zhao Mi, went on a tour to learn about Jindingsi's east and west mansions and various affairs.

After dealing with these, Anyang Hou found Zhao Mi, and the two had a private talk.

"I didn't expect that there were still six people who passed the school examination. It seems that the Chongxuan Hall has not declined as outsiders said." Zhao Mi said.

"As the saying goes, there are three catties of nails in a rotten ship, not to mention that the big ship in Chongxuan Pavilion has not sunk." Anyang Hou said with a smile: "However, my nephew has the ability, if you hadn't shown the wonderful way to calm down those aristocratic children who practiced and admired Xuan, I'm afraid Liang Dongyou will attack on the spot."

"Uncle Shi knows this Liang Dongyou?"

"Of course I do." Anyang Hou said, "I remember that he is the nephew of Liang Guoshi. That generation was severely damaged in the Five Kingdoms War. Those who survived safely either survived the war or were incompetent from the beginning. .

Liang Dongyou was once captured by Wu Zhu of the Jiuli Kingdom, his tendons in his hands and feet were broken, and his internal organs were used to raise Gu.Later, even if he was saved, he was useless, so he stayed at Difei Mountain as a coach.Including Zheng Tunan's father, who was also a hero back then, who would have expected that the descendants would be so incompetent. "

Zhao Mi said: "I think that Zheng Siyuan is not bad, and deserves to be cultivated."

Marquis Anyang nodded and said: "Indeed, Zheng Siyuan was bullied by his eldest son. If he can get a position in the Jinding Division, he doesn't need to rely on others. If this person can train him well, he might be able to help him."

Talking about the Zheng family, Zhao Mi couldn't help but recall that he ran into He Dangguan in Longzangpu before, and that his family treasure, Jie Youjue, was seized by the Zheng family and refused to return it.Considering that the Marquis of Anyang was able to "cheat" the Xuanpu Jade Book from the Zheng family of Jiujiang, he might be able to get Jie Youjue as well.

It's just that it's a bit difficult to say these words, He Dangguan and himself just met by chance, and the Marquis of Anyang is in a high position, so I'm afraid he won't do anything for a down-and-out swordsman.And now Zhao Mi is begging others to find the Zhenyuan lock, so it is not appropriate to ask too much.

"It's that Jing Shi, what do you think?" Marquis Anyang asked again.

Zhao Mi thought and said, "This woman doesn't talk much, so I can't judge. But she does have the ability to entrain calligraphy. I saw that her walking steps are heavy and regular. I guess she also has swordsmanship and martial arts."

Marquis Anyang shook his head: "What I'm asking is not this, but what is the purpose of this person coming to Jinding Division."

Zhao Mi was puzzled: "She is not from a family with four surnames of blood and blood. This kind of person is not allowed to be reused in Chongxuan Pavilion. It is not surprising that she came to Jinding Division to find another future, right?"

There are not only the children of the four surnames in the Chongxuan Pavilion, but also other monks who transferred to the past through the first recommendation letter. Some monks from sects whose inheritance has withered also belonged to the Chongxuan Pavilion, or worshiped in it by virtue of their in-laws.

Anyang Hou said: "I'm just worried that this Jing will really be bad for you."

Zhao Shu frowned and asked, "Jindingsi is a government office established by the king's decree. If there are any fights and casualties here, it will only be based on facts, and it will not benefit Chongxuanguan and Liang Guoshi."

Anyang Hou said with a smile: "If you want to be detrimental to you and Jindingsi, why bother to fight and kill? Chongxuan Pavilion sent people here to intervene in affairs and better control Jindingsi. Either waste spiritual materials, or shirk responsibility, sacrifice Adding to the loss of legal objects, refining pills for private embezzlement, delaying simple and easy things until the year of the monkey, and even holding back the government office, all these are equivalent to deposing Jindingsi, which is also a way."

Hearing this, Zhao Mi was secretly surprised. It seems that he had thought things simply before.

"However, I also expected that they would do this. Fortunately, you set the school entrance examination threshold high, and six people still can't do anything big." Anyang Hou also said: "I have already discussed with Mr. Zhang, and it will be done in a few days." A group of monks from the Huaiying Pavilion came, and you have acquaintances to help you, so it is much more convenient to do things."

Zhao Mi breathed a sigh of relief. When he came to Dongshengdu, what he was most unaccustomed to was being alone. If he had acquaintances by his side, he would be more confident.

"In addition, it is also necessary to arrange some guards for you." Anyang Hou said.

Zhao Mi smiled and said, "Uncle Shi is kind, but it's unnecessary. It's not like I'm totally powerless to protect myself."

Marquis Anyang waved his hand and said: "You cultivators have magic skills by your side, but in a place like Dongshengdu, if it is not necessary, you should not do it yourself. You need to keep a few guards and swordsmen around, who can block those who don't open their eyes , let them do it for you if necessary. Otherwise, someday, there will be rumors on the streets of Dongsheng City that Deacon Zhao of the Jinding Department is fighting with others, which is really... out of style."

Zhao Mi was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect this reason, but he suddenly thought of He Dangguan, so he said: "My nephew knows a swordsman in Dongshengdu, I will find time to contact him later."

(End of this chapter)