Taming the Demon: A Guide to Raising a Great Sage

Chapter 130 129, it turned out to be a Taoist genius!
Shen Lang is indeed studying Taoism.

When the Shark King's Gang was searched before, a lot of magic scrolls were copied in the shop under the name of the Shark King's Gang.

Not only Dongtu's Taoist secret scrolls.

The sorcery of the West, the Gu art of the South Seas, the spells of the Izumo Kingdom...

There are almost all kinds of magic scrolls.

Of course, the ones that can be sold in shops are only fragmentary, unsystematic, and most of them are "tricks" that do not enter the ranks.There are only a few ninth-rank and eighth-rank spells.

Even so, Shen Lang still felt like he had found a treasure, so he hurriedly studied it while the boat was sailing at sea and had nothing to do.

In fact, if there is only the magic scroll, it is basically impossible to practice spells.

Because no matter the East or the West, the first step in practicing magic is to strengthen the primordial spirit and cultivate the mind.

As for Dongtu Daoshu specifically, it is necessary to use the secrets of the mind and cooperate with the secret "Visualization Map" to strengthen the primordial spirit with the idea of ​​visualization, and cultivate the mind before trying to practice spells.

And the secrets of mental methods, especially the "fundamental methods" such as the "Visualization Map", are basically the inheritance secrets of various Taoist schools.

Even disciples of the school can only observe and memorize the "visualization map" in their practice, and cannot copy it and take it away.

Therefore, it is impossible to sell "vision pictures" in the shops on Shark Island.

But Shen Lang is not an ordinary monk.

His "Demon Taming Tactic" can increase spiritual power, and it doesn't matter if he doesn't practice "Thinking Thought".

With his current mental power of the second level of the Monster Taming Art, he has already met the requirements of the ninth-rank and eighth-rank Taoism in the East, or the first-rank and second-rank witchcraft in the West.

And the "Monster Taming Art" also has a huge convenience, that is, it can scan various spell secret volumes, and then directly transmit the information into Shen Lang's mind, allowing him to skip tedious and lengthy research and study, and directly understand and comprehend spells.

All he has to do is to use his mental power to construct Taoist runes or other types of spell models in his mind.

Of course, even this last step is not so easy.

Because every Taoism rune and spell model is a complex three-dimensional geometric structure.

Even if it is a "little trick" that does not enter the rank, the rune model is not simple.

After going out to sea, Shen Lang has been immersed in research and experimentation.

Even though the waves were raging and the boat was shaking like a roller coaster, it didn't stop.

But no matter how focused he is, in such an environment, how easy is it to build a rune model?

After a long time, he couldn't even construct a non-grade "flame finger" Taoism rune.

Not only did he try and fail repeatedly, but his mental power was also depleted. When the hull stabilized and the research environment improved, Shen Lang's eyebrows began to ache again, and he was already on the verge of the limit.

In desperation, he had no choice but to suspend his attempts and take a break. At the same time, he called up the attribute panel to check the results of his cultivation in the past two days.

The cultivation progress of the second level of the Monster Taming Art has reached 48/100, and the reserve of Emperor Liuzhi is still 0.

The reason why there is no emperor liquid reserve is because after Xiaoyu was promoted to the second rank, Shen Lang started to cultivate Xiao Zhao with all his strength in accordance with the principle of fairness and justice, first come first served.

Now, all the newly-produced Emperor Oatmeal is fed to Xiao Zhao, which makes the little white cat very satisfied. Even if it stays in the cramped and narrow space, it no longer clamors to go out to play.

Xiaoyu, Xiaogu, and Xiaoya have a peaceful mind and are at peace with the situation. Even if there is no emperor liquid to eat, they can still stay in the space to practice obediently.

By the way, under Xiaoya's relentless use of "A Dead Wood Comes Spring", the small and broken piece of "Fish Wood Dragon" finally regained its vitality, took root and sprouted.

In the mud of the space, a seedling about an inch long has grown, and it is thriving under the careful care of the rabbit demon Xiaoya.

In addition, Shen Lang's martial arts cultivation has also improved.

The five bottles of medicated oil Mu Qingxue gave her have been used up, and she practiced against Chen Yuniang every day, was beaten by her divine power, and Xiaoya gave back the first-order "vitality enhancement" to practice beyond the limit. Shen Lang's martial arts cultivation base improved by leaps and bounds. The eighth grade "refinement of muscles and bones" is close to Dacheng.

It is estimated that in the past few days on the boat, before resisting Jiange Island where the South China Sea Sword Sect is located, take the time to practice a few times a day the eighth-rank "refining muscles and bones" routine, and then you will be able to master the eighth-rank and enter the seventh-rank "refining viscera" practice.

Just as he was recovering his mental strength from meditation, there was a knock on the cabin door.

Mu Qingxue's voice came from outside the door immediately:

"Shen Lang, can I come in?"

Shen Lang hurriedly got up and opened the door, and said with a smile:

"Why did Mr. Mu come here?"

When Mu Qingxue entered the room, she saw that in this small single cabin, the tabletop and floor were covered with scrolls and books made of silk and leather, Taoism, witchcraft, voodoo, spells... There are all kinds of magic scrolls.

Seeing this situation, Mu Qingxue couldn't help frowning slightly, and said:
"I heard from Mrs. Yu that you are studying spells?"

Shen Lang smiled and said:

"I have suffered from magic spells on the island, and I was almost wiped out by Li Ying, the military advisor of Ghost Wang Dong, with a spell. Therefore, it is inevitable that I am curious and yearning for spells, so I want to study one or two."

Mu Qingxue stared at Shen Lang, and said seriously:
"Shen Lang, your martial arts talent is very good. You have only practiced martial arts for ten days and you have reached the ninth rank. After a few days of kung fu, you have reached the eighth rank. With your talent, you should focus on practicing martial arts and be brave and diligent. No accidents. In the future, you Achievements, at least not below me.

"And when you reach my current state, you can't wait for spells, but you can't do it. If you can reach the state of Lord Yan, a first-rank Daoist will also respect you. Why bother to study spells?

"You need to know that spells have extremely high requirements for talents. Whether you can practice spells is basically doomed from birth. Unless you encounter the kind of heaven-defying chance that only appears in story books, it is almost impossible to change it with acquired efforts. ...

"No matter how good the family background is, no matter how much resources there are, it is impossible to pile up a magic cultivator. Unlike martial arts, even with the appearance of a middleman, it is possible to pile up a fifth-rank or even a fourth-rank master.

"Shen Lang, if you study spells now, not only may you waste time and gain nothing, but you may even delay your martial arts...

"I don't need to remind you of this, you have seen it yourself, the spell is so difficult, even for a small spell that is not popular, the secret ticket is so complicated and obscure...

"I heard that the average time for the Taoist apprentices of the 'Emperor Capital Daoist Academy' to learn a low-level technique is seven days. For a ninth-rank spell, it takes one month. For an eighth-rank spell, it takes longer.

"This is still the time spent on practicing spells, and it has not been included in the time for meditation and visualization, and for cultivating the primordial spirit.

"Even those gifted sons of heaven in the Taoist Academy of the Imperial Capital need to spend so much time practicing Taoism. If you study magic, how can you have time to practice martial arts?
"In the storybook novels, there is such a saying as 'both cultivation of law and martial arts'. But in the present world, due to aptitude, time and energy, cultivation resources... Throughout the ages, there has never been a person who has 'both cultivation of law and martial arts' .You don’t want to believe in the evils of the novels, you really want to think about the ‘both cultivation of law and martial arts’.”

Mu Qingxue's long-winded persuasion is undoubtedly out of good intentions, and she doesn't want Shen Lang to delay his martial arts talent that is probably "rare in a hundred years".

But she didn't know that Shen Lang didn't need to spend any time and energy on researching and learning spells.

He can directly skip all the pre-steps and enter the final stage of building the rune model.

He doesn't even need to spend time to practice "contemplating thoughts" to strengthen his primordial spirit and spiritual thoughts.

With regard to these two points, when he practices spells, he can save at least [-]% of the time compared to other monks.

And practicing martial arts will also damage the body. There is a limit to the time for practicing martial arts every day. After reaching the limit of the body, one must stop to cultivate the body and recover from hidden injuries.

Shen Lang could take advantage of the time spent in cultivating his physical body to practice spells, and it would not delay his martial arts training.

Besides, in terms of martial arts, the little monsters can give him feedback and strengthening, saving him a lot of time to train his body, and he can directly have a strong physique, copper skin and iron bones that can only be cultivated by ordinary warriors after a long time of hard work.

So "Dual cultivation of law and martial arts" is impractical for other people, but it is really not a problem for Shen Lang.

Although his own situation is special, what Mu Qingxue said does not apply to him, but for her kindness, Shen Lang is still grateful in his heart, and expresses his thanks by cupping his fists:
"Thank you, Master Mu, for your reminder. Don't worry, my lord, I know how to measure, and I will never indulge in magic and miss my martial arts practice."

Mu Qingxue nodded slightly:

"You know what to do."

When it was over, he asked curiously:
"You have been researching for a long time, but what tricks have you researched?"

Shen Lang shook his head and said in shame:
"For a long time, I tried to construct a Taoist rune called 'Flame Finger', but unfortunately I failed after repeated trials and failures."

The corners of Mu Qingxue's mouth turned up slightly, and a "unexpected" smile appeared:

"I told you, even the proud sons of the 'Emperor Capital Daoist' need seven days to successfully learn a small spell that is not popular. You have gained nothing in half a day, no matter how normal it is..."

Having said that, she suddenly felt that something was wrong.

After carefully recalling Shen Lang's words just now, she suddenly widened her eyes:
"Wait! You said... you were trying to construct Taoist runes?"

Although she has no talent for Taoism, there are Taoist monks in Shenchuitang.

In particular, Master Yan Tianying, relying on his own personal relationship, brought a Daoist master of the first rank of Daoism to the Shenchuitang as a backup. Most of the small magic weapons that appeared in Mu Qingxue's body came from the master who was skilled in refining The first-grade master of the utensil is in the hands of a real person.

Because of this, although she does not practice Taoism, she also knows some key points of Taoism practice.

She knew that a Taoism, even if it was just a small technique, was not something that ordinary people could try to practice.

One must be born with a strong primordial spirit and top talents to try to construct Taoist runes before practicing "viewing thoughts".

wrong!

It is not enough to be born with a strong soul and a top talent in Taoism.

One must also have a super understanding, be able to learn without a teacher, analyze and comprehend the secrets of Taoism by oneself, and thoroughly understand the composition of a Taoism before attempting to construct Taoism runes.

The proud sons of the Imperial Capital Taoist Academy spend most of their time in analyzing, learning, and understanding the composition of Taoism every time they learn a Taoism.

After a thorough comprehension, it takes much less time to construct Taoist runes than to study and research.

So what did Shen Lang say just now?
He seemed to be saying...he was trying to construct a Taoist rune?
Mu Qingxue's starry eyes gradually widened, and she looked at Shen Lang in disbelief:

"You, you have thoroughly analyzed and comprehended a Dao technique, and started trying to construct runes?"

Shen Lang nodded:

"That's right, I'm trying to construct runes, but unfortunately, I've spent half a day with nothing. Instead, I've wasted a lot of energy, and my head started to hurt. Before my lord came, I was meditating and recuperating."

Mu Qingxue's eyes were like lightning: "You didn't lie to me?"

Shen Lang didn't flinch and dodge, looked straight into her eyes, and spread his hands calmly:

"How can this kind of thing be used to deceive adults? Yes, yes, no, no..."

Mu Qingxue's heart was in a mess, and she had countless doubts that she wanted to ask.

But in the end, she just opened her small mouth slightly, looked at Shen Lang like a monster, remained silent for a long time, and then slowly said:

"Before resisting Jiange Island, if you can successfully cast a spell...any spell is fine. I may recommend to Master Yan at my discretion, and ask Master Yan to recommend you to the 'Emperor Capital Taoist Academy' to practice Taoism."

Shen Lang's martial arts talent is good, and the future may have a bright future.

But warriors have to cultivate to the first rank before they can be treated directly by Daoist masters of the first rank.

And how difficult is the first rank of martial arts?

With a population of more than 5 million people, there are only three first-rank grand masters living at the same time.Throughout the ages, countless martial arts geniuses have fallen under the last "triple ladder" of martial arts.

And Taoism...

There are far fewer Taoist talents than martial arts talents, and the requirements for understanding are higher than martial arts, but there are six daoist masters of the first rank in Taoism, and there are six of them in Dachu today!
Obviously the material selection rate is only a few hundredth of that of martial arts, even one thousandth of that at the extreme point, but the number of first-ranks is two parts of martial arts!

So if Shen Lang really only took half a day to analyze and comprehend a Dao technique successfully, and began to try to construct runes...

Even if what he analyzed and comprehended was just a low-grade Taoism, his talent in Taoism was probably higher than his talent in martial arts.

After all, Shen Lang's rigid swordsmanship is really hard to watch.

If so.

Practicing Taoism might be his better choice.

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