Taming the Demon: A Guide to Raising a Great Sage

Chapter 155 Chapter 154, Retreat and Quiet Cultivation, Xiaoya is promoted!

A good night's sleep.

After dawn, Shen Lang packed his luggage and set off again, but he didn't walk on the official road, he was still walking in the dark forest.

Although the Nanhai faction is gone, the big eagle is still there.

Shen Lang was a little worried, if he was targeted by that big eagle again, maybe a real master would come riding on the eagle.

After all, Xue Mingyue is the lover of the emperor's old son. God knows if the emperor will miss his old love and send a master to avenge her.

If you come to a fourth grade...

Don't look at how Shen Lang wiped out three waves of forces in one go last night, killing so many masters of rank six and rank five like melons and vegetables, but rank four warriors are not the same concept as rank six and rank five.

Even if it's just a "pseudo-fourth grade" like Jin Yiming, before the true energy is exhausted, there is a huge threat.

Not to mention the real fourth grade of "seeds of true energy" condensed by ability.

Shen Lang still remembers how Zhu Yunfei, the chief elder of the South China Sea School, easily subdued Chen Yuniang with a snap of his fingers.

Like last night's siege of hundreds of people, if Zhu Yunfei was a fourth-rank Dacheng martial artist, there was no need to make any arrangements at all, and he could easily suppress it with his backhand.

To be on the safe side, Shen Lang decided to drive in the forest, using the dense shade to cover his figure - no matter how sharp the eyesight of the giant eagle, he couldn't see through it, right?
Anyway, he has the space to carry him, enough supplies, and the little demons to help him explore and open the way. Traveling in the mountains and fields is only a little troublesome, but his life and safety are guaranteed.

After walking across mountains and ridges for two days, at dusk that evening, Xiao Zhao, who was exploring the way ahead, sent a spiritual message to Shen Lang, saying that there was a valley with a good environment in front of him, and he could camp here for one night.

Following Xiao Zhao's guidance, Shen Lang walked towards the valley, and soon came to the edge of a cliff.

Standing on the edge of the cliff and looking down, you can see the valley below, and the environment is really beautiful.

The valley is surrounded by mountains on all sides, and the bottom of the valley is full of green grass and flowers.

There is also a small waterfall falling from the cliff more than 20 feet high on the opposite side, rushing out of the deep pool below.

The creek that overflows from the pool crosses the valley and sinks into a dense bamboo forest at the east end of the valley.

Standing on the edge of the cliff, looking at the waterfall on the opposite side, and then looking at the Bitan, Qingxi, mountain flowers, and bamboo forests, Shen Lang smiled to Xiao Gu beside him:

"Xiao Zhao really found a good place! I decided not only to camp here, but also to retreat here for a while. Anyway, Miss Jinzhu didn't set a time limit for me to arrive in the capital, but told me to walk slowly on the road. Take a look, so I decided to at least advance to the sixth rank here, cultivate my internal strength, and then consider leaving!"

Xiaogu naturally wouldn't have any opinion on this.

Xiao Zhao, Xiao Yu, and Xiao Ya also agreed unanimously.

For the little monsters, although human cities are interesting, the vastness of the world and the natural wildness are more in line with their nature.

At that moment, Shen Lang jumped down from the edge of the cliff, and after falling two or three feet, he flashed out the Xuanbing sword with his backhand, and stabbed the sword on the cliff, slowing down the falling momentum, then pulled out the sword, and let his body fall freely, After falling two or three feet, he stabbed the cliff with a sword in the same way.

Repeatedly, Shen Lang easily fell to the bottom of the valley, keeping his feet on the ground.

Xiaogu also followed his example, stabbing the cliff with the hundred-forged black iron sword continuously, and landed easily.

After wandering in the valley for a while, Shen Lang put the little fish into the deep pool to play in the water, and Xiao Zhao, who arrived first, fluttered butterflies among the flowers, leaving only Xiaoya to practice in the space, devouring the emperor's slurry, and walking into the bamboo forest with Xiaogu, Cut down the big bamboo and prepare to build a small bamboo house.

Shen Lang certainly doesn't know how to do carpentry, let alone build houses.

But it's just a shack that can barely shelter from the wind and rain, and you can live there for a while. With all kinds of tools at hand and a little bit of imagination, you can almost get it done.

When it was dark, a barely passable bamboo shack was erected in the forest.

He built a stove by the stream again, took out rich ingredients from the space, made a dinner, and had a full meal with the little monsters. Shen Lang began to think about what kind of achievements this retreat should achieve.

First of all, Xiaoya must advance to the second realm.

Secondly, martial arts must be promoted to the sixth rank, and internal strength must be cultivated.In terms of Taoism, one must master the seventh-rank spell "Water Mirror Appreciation Technique", and also cultivate all four ninth-rank Taoism to the level of "instant cast" without damage.

In other words, if the cultivation level is not enough, forcing instant spells will consume three times the mental power of normal spellcasting, and will also cause a certain shock to the sea of ​​consciousness, resulting in a greatly increased chance of subsequent spellcasting failures and backlashes.

But if the cultivation base is sufficient, it is not impossible to cast non-destructive instant spells.

A monk of the seventh rank can theoretically cast spells of the ninth rank and below instantly without damage.Sixth-rank monks can instantly cast eighth-rank and lower spells.By analogy, when reaching the second rank, all spells of the fourth rank and below can be cast instantly.

As for Yipin...

It is said that a first-rank Daoist is already at a certain level of "qualitative change", and the primordial spirit has begun to "transform", and any spell below the first rank can be cast immediately.Even first-tier spells can be cast instantly without damage through various special methods.

Shen Lang's current mental strength is equivalent to that of a seventh-rank Taoist monk, and he is already qualified to cast ninth-rank spells without damage.

Now you only need to practice constantly and continuously increase the rune strength of each ninth-rank spell to achieve non-destructive and instant casting.

In the end, Shen Lang also decided to practice archery well in order to display the power of that fourth-grade precious bow "Jinghong Bow".

It is also necessary to develop a second killing method other than the "Baihong Piercing the Sun", which is a lore and straight sword.

The above is the minimum goal of Shen Lang's retreat this time.

"Strive to get all this done within a month!"

It is impossible for ordinary warriors and monks to complete so many projects within a month.

Among other things, under normal circumstances, it is impossible for a seventh-rank Taoist art to be completed within a month by the average level of those heavenly favored people in the Imperial Capital Taoist Academy.

Not to mention the need to cultivate from the "refining viscera" of the seventh-rank Xiaocheng to the sixth-rank internal strength.

But Shen Lang is confident about this.

It's just a mere seventh-grade Taoism. With his heaven-defying understanding and full calculation, it only takes seven days at most to complete it.

As for martial arts practice, this is not a big problem.

When Xiaoya advances to the second stage, and raises his "vitality strengthening" to the second stage, the time for "refining viscera" every day can be extended a lot.

Coupled with the viscera refinement pill given by Mu Qingxue, Shen Lang is sure to refine the viscera to great success within a month and cultivate his internal strength.

After making a retreat plan, Shen Lang started to practice that night.

The next few days.

Shen Lang practiced diligently from morning to night every day, advancing martial arts, archery, and Taoism hand in hand.

Xiao Gu also meditates for half a day every day and practices sword for half a day, and his cultivation energy is not inferior to that of Shen Lang.The little fishes also spend all day in the deep pool breathing inspiration, stirring the water flow, and even trying to withstand the impact of the waterfall, going upstream against the current, and exercising their bodies.

Seeing Xiaoyu using the waterfall to cultivate, Shen Lang also remembered this time, and also took a bow, and made a lunge under the waterfall, facing the waterfall, breathing out in various postures, and tempering the internal organs, muscles and bones.

At first, he was naturally unstable. Even after his skin was strengthened to the second level, his water quality was comparable to that of a dolphin, he could breathe underwater, and he had a body of steel and iron, but he still couldn't withstand the powerful impact of the waterfall with a drop of more than 20 feet. .

The main reason is that the feet are too slippery and it is difficult to stand firm.

So at the beginning, he was knocked down again and again and fell into the pool, but he was not discouraged and tried repeatedly.

If I repeat this for an unknown number of times, I can finally gain a firm foothold under the waterfall on the third day.

But at this time, the little fish was already able to go against the almost vertical waterfall, four or five feet upstream.

Shen Lang, Xiao Gu, and Xiao Yu all practiced so hard, and Xiao Zhao was also deeply touched, and actually practiced hard.

It also spends half a day breathing inspiration, running around in the mountains and forests, jumping among the treetops, parkour on cliffs, pounce on birds and small animals, and fight with wild boars and leopards, exercising its skills and hunting for meat.

Although Shen Lang strictly prohibited Xiao Zhao from harming birds and young animals, after a few days, the birds and beasts around the valley were still tossed so badly by him that they could hardly hear the birdsong.

Time just passed by day by day.

Before he knew it, Shen Lang had been in the valley for eight days.

The "Water Mirror Appreciation Technique" was successfully completed on the sixth day.

Like Ge Qingyun, Shen Lang can also use the "water mirror" to remotely monitor the area where the curse seal is located through the pre-placed curse seal, and can also consume mental power to communicate remotely with the target reflected in the mirror.

This ability is a bit tasteless for Shen Lang who has a little demon as a scout and can communicate with the little monster regardless of obstacles.But what Shen Lang really likes is the upgraded ability of "Water Mirror Appraisal Technique".

When Shen Lang's Taoism has been advanced to the sixth rank, he can use this technique to obtain the ability of "mirror flower and water moon, splitting light and transforming shadow", and can transform into a "water moon phantom body" to confuse people's eyes and ears.If one's cultivation base reaches the fifth rank, one will have the ability of "real illusion, shape-shifting and shadow-changing", within a hundred feet, the positions of the real body and the phantom body can be exchanged instantly, and they can be switched back when they are finished.

Whether it's the deceptive phantom body, or the ability to switch back and forth with the phantom body within a hundred meters, it is extremely useful in actual combat, and can save lives at critical moments.

After eight days of retreat, Shen Lang's martial arts and bow skills have of course improved a lot.

But what pleased him the most was that the rabbit demon Xiaoya had finally advanced to the second realm!
It took less than seven days for Xiaogu to enjoy the emperor's fluid alone, and he was promoted to the second level.

And although Xiaoya is well-behaved and obedient, and her practice is much more diligent than Xiaozhao, she is just an ordinary little white rabbit after all, and her foundation is far inferior to Xiaogu, who was born with "jade bones".Exclusively enjoying the emperor's fluid for ten days, he was promoted to the second stage.

As an auxiliary little demon, even if Little Rabbit advances to the second level, his fighting power is incomparable to that of Xiao Zhao, Xiao Yu, and Xiao Bone.

The main reason is that it does not have fighting and killing spells. The two spells of "Blooming Spring with Dead Trees" and "Small Return to Heaven" can only be used for planting and healing so far.

However, since the realm has improved, the power of these two spells has naturally been greatly improved.

After Xiaoya was promoted, Shen Lang invited Shen Lang to watch its performance. A clump of "Ichthyosaurus" seedlings that were less than half a foot high suddenly scatter branches and leaves at a speed visible to the naked eye. Shua grew a foot taller.

The young saplings grow to a height of one and a half feet, and the freshly drawn leaves exude an attractive fragrance, which makes Shen Lang, Xiao Zhao, and Xiao Yu's tongues full of saliva. Just one sip, they feel refreshed and energetic feeling.

"Master Yin, Yulongmu can be used now! When practicing, whether it is practicing martial arts or practicing Taoism, picking a young leaf and holding it in your mouth will have miraculous effects!"

The little rabbit squatted on Shen Lang's shoulder, talking childishly.

There is no doubt that the little rabbit who has advanced to the second level can also speak.

Shen Lang tried to pinch off a young leaf and put it in his mouth.

The young leaf melted in his mouth, and instantly melted into a stream of cool juice, which fell from his throat into his stomach, and then turned into countless strands of cool air, which instantly spread to his internal organs, limbs, and bones, making him feel quite good for a while. Cool and comfortable.

Shen Lang quickly picked up the Jinghong Bow, and while slowly stretching and releasing the bow in various postures, he breathed and breathed.

After only practicing for a quarter of an hour, I felt that the effect of the practice was as good as half an hour of normal practice.

With such a miraculous effect, Shen Lang couldn't help feeling that this Ichthyosaurus is really miraculous, no wonder it was harvested and extinct during the war more than a hundred years ago.

During the period of war, in order to survive and grow stronger, and strive for hegemony in the world, all forces must do their best to cultivate warriors and monks, and do everything possible to search for various cultivation resources.

Even the practice sects that don't participate in the hegemony, in order to protect themselves, have to do their best to search for resources and cultivate the strong, and it is impossible to think more about future generations.

Since the effect of Yulongmu's auxiliary training is so good, it will naturally bear the brunt of it.

Once a certain force finds a ichthyosaur tree, it will dig it up by the roots and put it in the warehouse as soon as possible, and will never leave any residue for other forces.

The key is that Ichthyosaurus has extremely strict requirements on the growth environment, and it can only grow and survive in a specific environment. It is not too difficult to search for high-grade warriors and monks, which makes it difficult for Ichthyosaurus plants to remain in the mountains.

In today's world, it is said that there are only two first-rank masters who still have the aniseed fish dragon wood in their hands.

Of course, now there is more Shen Lang.

And the fish dragon wood in his hand is still a sustainable resource that can be produced continuously.

"Xiaoya, how many young leaves can these Ichthyosaurus seedlings produce every day?"

"That's not easy to calculate. At present, each seedling can only produce three young leaves that can assist in cultivation every day. But I can use the dead wood several times a day to promote the growth of saplings, and the young leaves produced every day in the future , will only increase!"

Shen Lang laughed:
"This is a good thing! In the future, everyone can eat young leaves to assist in cultivation."

Xiao Zhao: "Although it smells delicious...but cats eat meat, will eating grass cause indigestion?"

Shen Lang smiled and said: "Don't worry, this is a spiritual thing, not an ordinary plant, it melts in the mouth, you don't even need to chew it, it will never give you indigestion."

Xiaogu also heard a heartfelt voice:
[I can't, eat, this leaf, can I eat it? 】

Shen Lang was startled, and said with some uncertainty:

"Uh, it should work, right? Why don't you pick a leaf and try it?"

So Xiaogu picked off a young leaf and threw it into his mouth, and the young leaf immediately fell from his empty jaw.

Before it was depressed, the young leaf fell on its ribs, and then quickly melted, blended into its ribs, and turned into strands of green gossamer, quickly spreading all over its bones.

[Ah, digested! 】

Xiao Zhao also widened his eyes:
"Meow...you can even eat skeletons! This ichthyosaur wood is really extraordinary!"

He quickly swooped over and bit off a young leaf.

"And me, Shen Lang also helped me pick a leaf!"

The little fish screamed in a hurry in the water tank.

Of course Shen Lang would not forget it, and also picked a young leaf for it and fed it.

Xiaoya used that piece of Ichthyosaurus the size of a thumb to raise five young saplings, and now they can produce fifteen young leaves that can assist in cultivation in a day, which is enough for Shen Lang and the little demons to consume every day.

And as it continues to use spells to cultivate the Ichthyosaurus, it will only produce more and more young Ichthyosaurus leaves every day.

At that time, it will not only be used for its own use, but it may also be sold to make money. Of course, it is better not to expose such extinct precious spiritual objects without a strong enough self-protection ability.

[Ask for a ticket~! 】

(End of this chapter)