Taming the Demon: A Guide to Raising a Great Sage

Shen Lang went back to the dormitory, sat cross-legged on Bai Shishi's bed, and put his hands in seals on his dantian. It looked like he was meditating, but he was thinking about Yan Tianying's words in his heart.

"Are you taking care of the overall situation? It's a pity, Mr. Yan, the overall situation in your heart is the people of the East, but in the eyes of some first-rank real people, my interests are the overall situation..."

The mean is the pass of the mean, and the noble is the epitaph of the noble.

Throughout the ages, heroes have been written in history and are praised and remembered by future generations.

But the villain steals benefits, sits back and enjoys the benefits, and even blesses his descendants for generations to come.

If there is no Yan Tianying in the East, Bailong and others will only be more reckless; if there are no gods to catch the hall, the wealthy and honorable, the nobles, and corrupt officials will only be more greedy.

But the efforts of Yan Tianying and Shenzhutang can't stop the general trend.

When the ruling class only cares about their own interests and regards the people as pigs, dogs, cattle and sheep, and fresh leeks, then the existence of Yan Tianying and Shenzhutang will become extremely obtrusive.

Just like Lian Yunxiao said, in the eyes of the nobles of the royal family, noble families, and even most of the court officials, the Shenchuitang is "outdated" and needs to be eliminated.

If there is no Yan Tianying, even if Shenchuitang is not completely banned, it will gradually become a real "court eagle dog" and only serve the interests of the upper class.

"Tsk, I thought I was boarding an aircraft carrier, which can ride the wind and waves, and crush everything. Now... well, the aircraft carrier is still an aircraft carrier, but there are several aircraft carriers of the same size surrounding it, and there are still many. The battleships are all pointing their guns at us..."

Shen Lang sighed in his heart, feeling that he was on a "dangerous ship".

But for some reason, instead of the slightest bit of fear or worry about the future, there was an inexplicable squirming in my heart.

One ride against a thousand troops, even if there are tens of thousands of people, I will go; until the heart of death is like iron, only one hand can mend the cracks in the sky.

This feeling of a tiger lying alone on a hill surrounded by wolves is really exciting!
only……

Shen Lang will not "take care of the overall situation" like Yan Tianying.

Yan Tianying is a calm and mature "hero" who walks with heavy burdens, while Shen Lang is just a "ranger" with youthful vigor and willingness to grieve.

A ranger may act like a hero and do all kinds of heroic feats, but he will never learn from a hero and wrong himself for the sake of the overall situation.

"But now I don't have the qualifications to be wanton..."

Shen Lang took out a panacea refined from thousand-year-old ichthyosaur wood, and threw it into his mouth:
"Let's practice honestly first."

At the entrance of the elixir, it turns into a stream of warm current, trickles into the stomach pouch, and spreads out instantly, washing the internal organs, meridians and acupoints.

"Awesome! It is indeed a panacea that is very useful for all four levels of true energy!"

Shen Lang sighed in admiration, exercised his mind, and tempered his internal strength.

He has not reached the fifth level of martial arts yet, and he still needs to continue to accumulate skills.

And with this bottle of panacea sponsored by Lian Yunxiao, Shen Lang felt that the distance between himself and the fifth-rank master was not far away.

After meditating for a long time and thoroughly refining the effectiveness of the elixir, Shen Lang not only greatly improved his skills, but also improved his physique, and he even recovered a lot from his injuries.

This elixir has a strong satiety effect, one elixir enters the stomach, one does not need to eat for a day.

So Shen Lang didn't even eat lunch, and continued to meditate and practice Taoism.

He practiced like this for a whole day, and Shen Lang was on duty at night. Zhu Butou, who had been on duty in Shenchuang Tang for half a month, had a rare two-day vacation and went home to accompany his family.

Bai Shishi also stayed in the yamen for a whole day of practice today, and did not rest at night, wearing a serious police uniform, came to accompany Shen Lang on duty.

"I forgot to ask last night, have you practiced sword skills again?"

"That's right, I practiced a sword technique called 'Cut the Wind and Waves'. My martial arts have regressed. When I'm at a low level, it's more reliable to use weapons."

"Chop Wind... Wave Breaker Knife?"

"Coincidence, pure coincidence! This saber technique is in the arsenal of Shenchuitang, and it is one of the easiest saber techniques to practice. I used to specialize in claw skills, and I didn't have the foundation of saber techniques. I saw that it has a rough mind and simple moves. , easy and fast, that's why I chose this sword technique!"

"Hehe, I guess I'll trust you once. But if you're talking about quick fixes, it's easier to use muskets."

"But a musket can hit..."

"But by surprise, sixth-rank or even fifth-rank warriors can be knocked down with one shot."

Shen Lang took out two heavy-duty flintlock muskets that had accompanied him in battle for a long time, stroked the slightly rough gun body, and pushed the musket and ammunition pouch in front of Bai Shishi:
"I have used these two guns to kill many masters. Now I can't use them anymore, so I will give them to you."

Bai Shishi didn't like to use guns.

But since it was given by Shen Lang, she still took it happily, caressing the handle of the gun that was already shiny by Shen Lang with her slender fingers, and said with a smile:

"Then I won't be polite!"

"Do you know how to load and fire?"

"Of course. I just don't like to use guns, and it's not that I don't know how to use guns."

"You only have one day left on vacation?"

"Well, we'll be on another mission the day after tomorrow."

"Live well."

"I know. But the missions I participated in are all extremely dangerous missions. I don't know if I can come back alive after I go out this trip. Then you have helped me so much, and I haven't repaid you yet. Then you want me? I have a clean body, look at my waist, hips, and legs, they are white and delicate, soft and elastic, and very strong, you are satisfied."

"I said that you are a girl, how can you say such cheeky words as if nothing happened?"

"I'm telling the truth, and of course the truth is outspoken."

"But do you know? Before embarking on a dangerous mission, it is most taboo to make a wish. Once the wish is gone, without that concern, accidents are easy to happen. On the contrary, if you have a concern, in times of crisis, you can often burst out incredible power to tide you over. crisis."

"But even if I give it to you, I still have concerns in my heart..."

"But the concern will not be so strong. When encountering a crisis that seems impossible to overcome, I will think: Oh, my wish is already there anyway, why bother so hard? Just lie down and let it die."

"So what do you mean?"

"Let's talk about it when we come back this time."

"Next time for sure?"

"Well, next time."

This night was passed smoothly while chatting nonsense with Bai Shishi, and no one came to report the crime.

Early the next morning, a colleague came over to take over, Shen Lang and Bai Shishi went to the dining hall to have breakfast, and then went back to the dormitory to practice.

Bai Shishi was about to go on a mission, Shen Lang gave her another panacea, and after supervising her taking it and refining it, he sent her back to the dormitory next door to continue her cultivation.I also kowtow alchemy to practice, to accumulate internal strength, and then continue to practice Taoism when I am done.

In this way, after Bai Shishi's vacation was over, she went on a mission with several senior headhunters again, this time led by Zhu headhunters, to hunt down a folk cult that fooled the people to make money.

According to the clues, there is a powerful martial arts sect behind this cult, and behind that martial arts sect, there seems to be a shadow of a certain hereditary nobleman looming.

In short, this is another tricky and dangerous case. Whether it can be completed before the end of the year, and returning to Beijing for the New Year is still unknown.

After Bai Shishi left, Shen Lang continued to stay in the yamen to practice and recuperate.

It took another five days before the injury was completely healed, and his internal energy was able to shoot seven feet away.

In terms of Taoism, three fifth-grade spells: Vajra Indestructible Body, Prajna Palm, and Forgetfulness Mantra have all been cultivated.

For sixth-grade spells, there are three extra spell slots after the upgrade. Due to lack of time, I only completed the "Spider Summoning" that the little spider passed on to him for the time being, and there are still two slots left.

After witnessing Zhong Yuanzhi using "Thunder in the Palm" to easily defeat the twin sisters at the early stage of the fourth rank, and intercepting four flesh-and-blood puppets with the strength of the fourth rank with the "Thunderbolt Hand", Shen Lang's understanding of these two spells Quite satisfied with the spell, he gritted his teeth and used ground lotus milk to make it quick.

After that, he used a drop of ground lotus milk to permanently solidify the eighth-rank spell "Power of Subduing the Tiger", and the power increased dramatically.

Coupled with various enhancements, as well as the increased strength after practicing "Eight Directions", I feel that I don't need to stimulate my internal strength now, but I can also be like Chen Yuniang, who used her body as a cannon mount, carried the cannon on her shoulders, and even swung the barrel of the cannon When the iron rod is used.

The reason why there is no permanent defensive spell this time is because the eighth-rank defensive spell is not particularly cost-effective, and the second is because Shen Lang's current armor is stacked insanely:

The third-level skin enhancement, the bone enhancement that is about to be upgraded, the second-level vitality enhancement, the iron cloth shirts on both sides of the magic weapon, the golden bell cover, and the Vajra Indestructible Body.There are also the sixth-rank "Floating Clouds Returning to the Market", as well as the "Reinforced Iron Bone Art" and "Pan Stone Iron Wall Art" that have not yet been practiced.

Finally, there is the "White Dragon Armor" sponsored by Lian Yunxiao. Although he dare not wear it outright, how can he care so much at a critical moment?

Anyway, Shen Lang felt that even if the quality of the "White Dragon Armor" dropped, but all the armors were stacked up, in terms of armor strength alone, he might not be inferior to Lian Yunxiao.

And after this quick training, Shen Lang's ground lotus stone milk has also taken to the upper limit, and he will no longer be able to use this treasure to quickly learn the next third-rank spells.

But the remaining ground lotus stone milk is not just there.

It can be obtained in the market to trade cultivation resources, and it can also be used as an auxiliary drug for alchemy to enhance the effectiveness of the panacea, which is still very effective.

The new year is approaching, and the capital is already a bustling scene.

Even in the yamen of Shenchuitang, there is a bit of New Year's atmosphere.

The food in the dining hall was richer, the lanterns were replaced with red paper, and Spring Festival couplets and blessings were posted everywhere.

However, the yamen of Shenzhangtang is still deserted as usual.

Except for civil officials, there are not many head arresters at all on weekdays.

There is no way, all kinds of thieves, gangsters and gangsters from all walks of life have to prepare New Year's goods during the New Year's Eve, and various evil sects also have to offer New Year's festival sacrifices to the evil gods and demon gods they enshrine.Even the few ghosts who used to lurk in the deep mountains and old forests will cause a wave of disasters due to the lack of food in winter, and human villages store a large amount of food for the New Year.

At the end of the new year, there will always be a wave of major outbreaks of various vicious cases.

Not only the God catching hall will be very busy, even the ordinary yamen police, whoever has a sense of responsibility, will be too busy to stop.

While everyone was busy, Yan Tianying never sent Shen Lang any tasks.

Even after Shen Lang recovered from his injury, he took the initiative to ask him for a task, Yan Tianying told him not to worry, just be on duty and practice in the Yamen before the new year.

Three days before the New Year, it snowed heavily.

Shen Lang was sitting in the porter's room, drinking warm sweet wine while watching the two little white dumplings flopping about in the snow.

During these days in the Shencatching Hall, Shen Lang first released Xiao Zhao, who was restless, and then released Xiao Tuji.

The goblins of the fine pen system, when they don't actively show their magic, look like ordinary small animals.

When Xiaozhao, Xiaoya, and Xiaoyu were still in their infancy, even Mu Qingxue couldn't see through their anomalies.

So now Shen Lang can rest assured to let them come out to play.

Anyway, the headhunters of the God Catching Hall can't see their supernatural powers, and Yan Tianying, who has the ability to see that they are not ordinary little beasts, won't say much—as a Taoist cultivator, it's not very easy to keep some magical pets. Is it normal?

The two royal real people raised many kinds of monsters including dragon beasts.

Immortal Wanfa kept a red-crowned crane in his secret world, and Immortal Wulei also kept a giant tortoise, which were no ordinary animals.

And Shen Lang's goblins, if they don't change their body shape and cast spells, there will be something mysterious, even Yan Tianying can't see it.

It snowed today, Xiao Zhao and Xiao Tuji went to play in the snow.

Xiao Yu stayed in the water tank, drinking with Shen Lang.

The little red carp has recently fallen in love with drinking, and from time to time, it sticks its head out of the water, opens its mouth, and waits for Shen Lang to pour wine into its mouth.

It even strongly requested that the water tank it lives in be filled with spirits, and it is not afraid to marinate itself.

He poured Xiaoyu a sip of wine, and took a sip himself. Before he knew it, Shen Lang thought of Mu Qingxue again.

Calculating the time, Mu Qingxue has been away to the Western Regions for more than 20 days, and she doesn't know when she will be able to complete the mission and return to the capital.With her luck, there must be another accident, right?

I hope she has less bad luck and more good luck...

There is also Gu Hongye, who has been out of Beijing to handle cases for quite a while.

A few days ago, there was an official document saying that the flower picker with superb lightness skills and amazing swordsmanship was chased by Gu Hongye alone for three days and three nights, traveling thousands of miles. She killed with one sword.

The task was completed, Gu Hongye and his party could have returned to Beijing a few days ago to hand over their errands.

But on the way, another case of extermination occurred.

There was a martial arts family whose whole family was exterminated overnight.

The local government's investigation was fruitless, so they randomly found a well-known Jiangyang bandit who hadn't been caught yet, and assigned the family extermination case to that Jiangyang bandit.

However, Gu Hongye found some clues. From the victim's body, he found a trace of magic kung fu.

And the traces of magic kung fu are very similar to the "Red Devil Hand" performed by Shen Sanlang who Shen Lang pretended to be.

Gu Hongye himself had experienced the "Red Demon Hand" performed by Shen Lang with Shen Sanlang's skill, and was deeply impressed by this magic skill, so he was able to find clues.

Based on this, she suspected that the case of extermination was related to the "Black Lotus Devil's Nest" case, so she stayed in the local area to investigate. Yan Tianying also attached great importance to this, and specially sent a fourth-rank headhunter with a magic weapon to support .

In short, Gu Hongye probably won't be able to return to Beijing for the New Year this trip.

And Bai Shishi, the cult case she participated in the investigation was indeed very difficult.

Judging from the official documents sent back two days ago, the cult masters and rudder masters alone have fifth-rank cultivation bases, and their identities are hidden, making it difficult to find them.

There are three levels above it: Dharma protector, elder, and leader.

Although it is not possible to have third-rank masters, warriors with fourth-rank masters are definitely indispensable.

In the sect, there are even voodoo sorcerers who know a few tricks and are good at playing tricks and bewitching the people.

Zhu Wushi, who leads the team at Shencatching Hall, is also a fourth-rank master, and possesses secret skills, so he is very capable of fighting, and his strength far exceeds that of ordinary fourth-rank masters.But even so, in the official document he sent back, he also vaguely expressed his hope that he could send some more help.It would be best to send a fourth-rank headhunter...

But Yan Tianying really couldn't get the fourth grade, Shen Lang took the initiative to ask for a fight, but was also rejected by Yan Tianying, and finally Master Yan went to Yunding Demon Palace in person to have a heart-to-heart talk with Master Wanfa. One of his disciples sent out.

In other words, Master Wanfa created a school of Taoism called "Wanfamen" after he achieved the first rank.

"Wanfamen" founder Wanfa Zhenren has only seven second-generation disciples, and none of the third-generation disciples.

Because the time for creating the sect is still short, the seven second-generation disciples of Master Wanfa, the senior sister with the highest cultivation level, is only at the fourth rank.The next six junior sisters have lower cultivation bases than the other.The weakest Junior Sister, ten years old this year, has only learned two low-level spells.

Daoist Wanfa himself contributed sincerely to Shenchuitang, but he rarely allowed his disciples to get involved in the affairs of Shenchuangtang. At most, he let his disciples help with alchemy, talisman making, and magic weapon refining, and indirectly supported Shenchuitang.There is basically no direct shot.

This time, seeing that Yan Tianying was really working hard, Master Wanfa reluctantly sent his second disciple with the most talent for fighting to support him—the eldest disciple is a standard "nerd" despite his high level of cultivation.

He is very skilled in cultivation, proficient in alchemy, talisman making, and weapon refining. He also knows how to manage work and is good at leading juniors.

Master Wanfa has been away with Yan Tianying for many years, and he is completely a hands-off shopkeeper.The fifth, sixth, and seventh junior sisters are almost all practiced by the master sister.

Master Wanfamen usually practiced spells smoothly and naturally, and her seal and recitation were extremely fast, but when it came to actual combat methods, she was prone to nervousness and stuttered when she recited spells.

Master Wanfa disguised himself as a demon several times and made a sudden attack to test the actual combat ability of his disciples. He was always so angry by the senior disciple's clumsy reaction before the battle.

Anyway, Elder Sister Wanfamen is good at everything, but she doesn't know how to fight.

The other disciples have low levels of cultivation, but the second disciple is exceptionally gifted, has a keen intuition, is brave and good at fighting, and has a fifth-grade cultivation base. She is usually not very comfortable in the mountain gate. This time, she happened to be sent to help. It can be regarded as satisfying her belligerence.

With the support of the second senior sister of Wanfamen, Shen Lang naturally didn't have to go out to support him, and continued to be welded in the Yamen of Shenchoutang on duty.

Of course Shen Lang understood that this was Yan Tianying's protection for him.

After all, the matter with Lian Yunxiao is not over yet.

After thinking about the friends nearby, Shen Lang thought of Chen Yuniang who was far away in the sky.

It's been less than half a year since we parted. I don't know if Lady Yu has become a disciple of the Dragon King of the Seven Seas as she wished, and I don't know how advanced her cultivation is now.

With Mrs. Yu's talent, if she succeeds in joining the Seven Seas Dragon King's sect and gets the guidance and cultivation of the great master, she will probably have at least a fifth-rank entry by now.

"It's a pity that I can't take the initiative to contact her. If there is any way to teleport items, it would be great. I can send a copy of the panacea captured this time, and the panacea that I will refine myself in the future. After all, the Dragon King of the Seven Seas No matter how strong it is, it is impossible to have a panacea made from Yulongmu..."

The key is that the alchemy of a great master is far inferior to that of a real person.

Even if Nanyang is rich in natural resources and can find a lot of natural materials and earth treasures, and it is also located in an important sea trade route, you can get all kinds of spiritual objects from the West and the East, but the Dragon King of the Seven Seas can't refine those natural materials and earth treasures. Decent panacea.If you gnaw it directly, you will waste a lot of spiritual effects in vain.

Thinking about Miss Yu's practice for a while, imagining for a while what New Year gifts should be prepared for her if she is right in front of her eyes, Shen Lang, who hadn't tasted meat for half a year, unknowingly, thought of Miss Yu's flexible and slender waist , Round, plump and strong thighs.

Thinking about it, my body began to heat up, I don't know if it's because of the alcohol, or because I'm full and warm.

It's a pity that his sister is far away in the sky, and Shen Lang is a bit obsessed with cleanliness, so it is impossible to go to the Jiaofang Office to be unrestrained, so he has to stride into the snow, dance wildly with his sword, and exert his strength.

Just when Shen Lang braved the wind and snow, dancing his drunken sword wildly.

Nanyang, an unknown island.

The storm is howling, and the waves are like a wall.

Chen Yuniang sat cross-legged on the rock, watching a roaring wave with a height of three feet without changing her face.

When the wave was only ten feet away from her, and it was about to slap her hard like a collapsing city wall, she suddenly let out a clear whistle, and pushed her palms horizontally, two huge palm prints were sunken on the wave, and immediately With a bang, it exploded into broken foam.

Chen Yuniang, who shattered the three-foot wave with one palm, stood up again, facing the big waves that followed, bowed her waist, clenched her right hand into a fist at her waist, and punched out again.

Amidst the sonic boom like rolling thunder, a huge hole was opened in the big wave with the force of the fist from the air, and it continued to shatter a wave behind it.

After that, Chen Yuniang jumped off the reef and fell into the undercurrent and surging sea water, punching and chopping, opening and closing, fighting the wind and waves.

Shen Lang's estimate of Chen Yuniang was still too conservative.

I haven't seen her for half a year, but her cultivation has already reached the fifth rank.

At this moment, in the midst of the turbulent waves, borrowing the power of the heaven and the earth, to catch the inspiration, and prepare to condense the seeds of true energy.

Lady Yu, who is exceptionally talented and dedicated to martial arts, is still one step ahead of Shen Lang in martial arts practice.

……

New Year's Day.

After having a New Year's Eve dinner in the dining hall with Yan Tianying and a few lonely police officers and officials, and enjoying the fireworks show over the imperial city, Shen Lang received a gift from Yan Tianying himself. Everyone's year-end gift bag.

Back in the dormitory, Shen Lang set up another New Year's Eve dinner, and let the goblins out for a reunion.

Then when the goblins were eating the New Year's Eve dinner, they opened the gift bag and saw that there was a one hundred silver dollar bill, two bottles of panacea, and a box of ointment inside.

The bonus is not too much.

Thanks to Lian Yunxiao's blessing, Shen Lang, who made a fortune, is now worth more than [-] yuan.One hundred silver dollars is no more than a trivial matter to him.

But those two bottles of panacea are very good.

One bottle is for increasing the cultivation of martial arts, and the other is for improving the cultivation of the primordial spirit. They are all refined by Daoist Wanfa himself. They are extremely effective and cannot be bought in the market.

As for the box of ointment, it is also a beauty ointment exclusively produced by Wanfa Zhenren. If you apply a little every morning, your skin will remain supple throughout the day, and you will not be afraid of wind, sun, rain or rain.

Of course Shen Lang doesn't need this ointment, but it's good to give it away.

However, after thinking about it for a while, he was stunned to find that the girls he knew in the capital: Mu Qingxue, Gu Hongye, and Bai Shishi, all seemed to be from Shenchuangtang, and they all had the same year-end senior year. gift bag.

Even if they haven't come back yet, the gift bags are all prepared for them, so there is no need for him to send beauty ointments.

Chen Yuniang, it's far away in the sky, and there's no way to send it there.

So it's just for your own use?

Men should treat themselves better too?
Or, find a way to get to know another beautiful woman outside of Shencatching Hall, so that during the New Year's Eve, they are deserted and can only have a New Year's Eve dinner with a few old men?

When I was struggling, Xiaogu sent a voice:
[Ointment, give it to me, can you? 】

Shen Lang was confused:

"What do you want this for, little bone?"

[Maintenance, bones, beautiful. 】

"..."

Xiaoyu also quickly sent a heartfelt message:
【I also want!Put it on the scales, it must be beautiful! 】

[Fish, you, scales, no, bring your own, moisturize? 】

[Small bones, your bones also have glass texture and halo special effects! 】

[Don't argue, Meow thinks this thing is also useful for Meow.It can make cat's fur more soft and shiny. 】

【Rabbit also wants a little bit...】

[This, ointment, can it still be maintained, fur? 】

[Shouldn't be able to?This is a beauty ointment for skin care, it is suitable for me and Xiao Gu, cats and rabbits, don't join in the fun. 】

[Shen Lang, you want a bowl of water to be flat, meow~! 】

[The master silver is the most fair! 】

Shen Lang was agitated by the goblins, and finally made a decision:
"None of you need it! I decided to keep this bottle of ointment and give it to Lady Yu in the future!"

The goblins were silent at the same time.

After a long time, Xiao Zhao quietly said:
【Shen Lang, you have changed.In the past, when there were any good things, we were always thinking about us first. 】

[That is, it has become completely unrecognizable now. 】

[A beauty, a disaster, the ancients, sincerity does not deceive me. 】

【Master Yin, don't you love your little fairy?Rabbit is so sad...]

Shen Lang's head is full of black lines:

"As for it? Isn't it just a bottle of beauty ointment? I have never seen you fight like this for a panacea to increase your cultivation base..."

[Because we are growing up and know how to love beauty!Meow can even distinguish the beauty and ugliness of human beings now, can you believe it? 】

[That's right, our aesthetic level is increasing day by day, Shen Lang, you can't look at us with old eyes. 】

【agree. 】

[The rabbit also agrees. 】

Shen Lang couldn't help but laugh:

"According to what you said, will I have to prepare cosmetics for you in addition to food and cultivation resources?"

[Okay, okay!Has Wanfa real person developed hairdressing products?If not, Shen Lang, can you ask her to help develop a hair care ointment or panacea for cats? 】

【For fish, this ointment for skin care is enough. 】

【Shen Lang, that's great. 】

[The main silver is really good!If you feel that cosmetics are too expensive and the financial pressure is a bit heavy, don't worry.Tuji will work hard to grow spiritual grass, and the main silver can be exchanged for money. 】

[Yes, cats can also hunt.There are so many animals in the imperial garden, they can be called and sold for money. 】

[Fish can also be caught. 】

[Xiao Gu, yes, entertaining...]

[Haha, I suddenly feel like I'm on fire!There is a feeling that everyone will work together to earn money to support the family and provide for Shen Lang's retirement...]

"..."

The corners of Shen Lang's eyes twitched, his face full of pain.

After laughing for a while, Xiaogu suddenly said:
[By the way, Shen Lang, there is good news, I want to tell you. 】

"What good news?"

[I am about to be promoted to the third realm. 】

Shen Lang was surprised and delighted at the same time:

"Xiaogu, you have prepared me a New Year's gift!"

After eating the New Year's Eve dinner, Xiao Gu was indeed promoted to the third level.

……

Dependent 3: Bone Demon Small Bone [Early stage of change, skill: Yan Mo Town Prison Kung Fu.Talent: Tongyou.Skills: Yinfeng Burial, Huangquan Yin. 】

……

The small bones in the third realm have not changed in appearance, they are still so slender and small.

Two small bulges on the forehead grew into two small and cute pointed horns that swept back.

Furthermore, the quality of the bone seems to have changed. If you look carefully, you will feel some kind of dark and cold light shining on its bones. If you stare at it for a long time, you will feel turbulent and dizzy.

The two spells naturally became stronger as well.

The power of "Yinfeng Burial" has been fully improved, and there will be four half-length skeletons wearing broken armor and holding broken knives appearing with the wind. The attack power of each skeleton is no less than that of a fourth-rank early stage warrior.

"Huang Quan Yin" has also become more terrifying.

Shen Lang tried it a little bit, except that he was not wearing the "White Dragon Armor", all other defensive spells were on his body, and they were all penetrated by the "Yellow Spring Water".

Although he didn't completely become a soft-legged shrimp, not to mention the rapid loss of physical strength and skill, even the casting of spells was affected. Every time he cast a spell, the consumption was three times that of the normal state.

After trying it himself, Shen Lang was sure that the power of "Huangquanyin" upgraded by the small bone would definitely be irresistible to a warrior of the fourth rank.

Once hit by this technique, it will instantly become a soft-legged shrimp, completely losing all resistance.

The normal fifth-rank law cultivation will also have most of its spellcasting ability abolished.

In addition to the great increase in spell power, Xiaogu's power has also become stronger.

Shen Lang's power is already strong enough now. The eternal eighth-rank spell "Fu Hu Li" also cultivates the main power's "Eight Directions Earth Movement Kung Fu", and there are various strengthening feedbacks, as well as the blessing of internal force close to the fifth-rank mastery. , but wrestling his wrist was only barely a tie with Xiaogu.

He even felt that he had gone all out, and Xiaogu seemed to be able to handle it with ease...

Well, goblins are originally based on physical fitness, like Monkey King, Bull Demon King, which one is not a master with amazing power?

Xiao Yu and Xiao Zhao are both amazingly powerful now, with pure physical power, they are enough to compete against the warriors of the early stage of the fourth rank.

The "change" of the ossicles is also quite interesting.

In addition to being able to transform into a tall giant skeleton, it can also transform into a giant white bone palm.

This palm is so big that it can hold Shen Lang in the palm of his hand.

And when it transforms into a giant palm, there will be a dark wind around the palm, and muddy water will ooze from the hand bones.Yin wind can paralyze the body, and muddy water can corrode and wear away internal energy, true energy, and even defensive spells.

In addition, Xiaogu has already been able to remove his right hand and spine to act alone, and even turned it into a weapon.

Now it has more bones to remove to act on its own.

In addition to the right hand and spine, the left hand and head can also be removed to move independently.A small skull with red eyes was flying around with its teeth gritted, not to mention how scary that scene was.

In the end, Xiao Gu's talent of "penetrating the secluded" is so strong that Xiao Yu and Xiao Zhao are envious.

Because of this talent, at this stage, the ossicles can be "blurred" and turned into ghost-like incorporeal bodies.

In the virtual state, the ossicles will not be blocked by any solid material, and can pass through all ordinary materials such as walls, soil, rocks, and steel.This gave it a more powerful stealth ability than Xiao Zhao.

However, in this state, the small bone will lose its physical attack power and can only cast spells to injure the enemy.

And it can't carry any physical substance, not even the "point fine pen".

But at the same time it will not be damaged by any physical attack.

Even spells, unless they are specific spells aimed at ghosts, cannot harm it.

And it can release the "Tongyou" state at any time and transform into an entity.

According to Xiaogu, the talent of "Tongyou" is not so simple, and it is only the beginning of talent, so it only has the current ability.

In the future, as its cultivation base continues to improve, the talent of "Tongyou" will become stronger and stronger, showing incredible power.

What is more regrettable is that the ossicles in the third realm, perhaps because they are still not flesh and blood, have no vocal organs, so they still cannot speak.

[Maybe, you have to go to the Demon Core Realm to be able to speak.I, in fact, do not want to talk to others.It is enough to be able to communicate with Shen Lang, Xiao Zhao, Xiao Yu, and Xiao Ya. 】

Xiaogu was promoted to the third level, and Shen Lang's bone strengthening also logically rose to the third level.

The third level of bone strengthening, the toughness of the bones has exploded, without any magic blessing, the strength is equivalent to the blessing of the sixth-grade spell "Reinforced Iron Bone".

With such a strong bone, Shen Lang's injury will definitely be much lighter when he kills Lian Yunxiao again.

In addition, during the second-level bone strengthening, a layer of periosteum grew between Shen Lang's ribs.

Now this layer of periosteum has become tougher, and its physical defense and magic resistance are not inferior to the seventh-rank secret art "Golden Bell Cover". It completely protects Shen Lang's important organs without affecting his flexibility at all.

The periosteum even spread to his abdominal wall, protecting the abdomen that lacked bone protection.

Although the internal structure has begun to deviate from the category of normal human beings, Shen Lang still forcefully explained it with "slab ribs and tendons".

Besides, these are all internal changes, and he is still a normal handsome guy on the outside, so there is no need to worry about being regarded as a different kind.

Xiao Gu's promotion undoubtedly raised Shen Lang's strength in an all-round way.

And in Dali, after taking the panacea refined by Daoist Wanfa, the internal force that Shen Lang's dantian and meridians could accumulate finally reached the limit.

It was just over a month before he was promoted to the fifth rank, and with the sponsorship of Lian Yunxiao, and with the help of the Chinese New Year gift package, Shen Lang reached the fifth rank.

And without any obstacles, he easily sensed the inspiration of heaven and earth.

There are two major difficulties for a rank five warrior to advance to rank four:
One is to sense and capture the inspiration of heaven and earth.

The inspiration of heaven and earth is everywhere, but it is illusory.For warriors with limited talent, it is very difficult for them to sense the inspirations of the world, let alone capture and guide a ray of inspirations into their bodies.

This step, throughout the ages, has stumped countless warriors who have completed five ranks.

But for Shen Lang, there was no difficulty in this step.

Because he is a double cultivator of law and martial arts.

Taoism monks perform Taoism, which is to use spiritual thoughts to attract Taoism runes built in the primordial spirit, so as to leverage the inspiration of heaven and earth to form various spells.

Taoism monks rely on the power of heaven and earth, and deal with the inspiration of heaven and earth every day. If they can't even sense the inspiration of heaven and earth, then it is impossible to practice Taoism.

Therefore, the first level of entry into the fourth rank does not exist for Shen Lang.

The second major difficulty lies in receiving and guiding the inspiration of heaven and earth into the body.

The ubiquitous heaven and earth inspirations, if they do not constitute spells, are safe and harmless, and will not have any impact on people.

But when it is introduced into the body, it will become extremely violent, as difficult to tame as a wild horse.

For warriors who have been exploring their own potential before the fourth rank, and have never really come into contact with the heaven and earth spirit, it is extremely dangerous to receive the heaven and earth spirit into the body.If you are not careful, you will go crazy.

In mild cases, the meridians are injured, and the gong power is regressed; in severe cases, the meridians are cut off, and the gong power is completely abolished.

In the worst case, all five internal organs will be burned, the dantian will burst, and you will die on the spot.

However, at this step, for Shen Lang, who already has a fifth-grade Taoism cultivation base and already has a good understanding of the "temper" of Tiandi Lingji, there is still no difficulty.

Therefore, on the night of the New Year's Eve, as long as Shen Lang is willing, he can condense the seeds of true energy at any time, and improve his martial arts cultivation to the fourth-rank entry.

But he did not take advantage of the situation and take this step.

Because when you reach the fourth rank, you must determine a major cultivation method, and use this cultivation method as the foundation to condense the seeds of true energy.

True Qi seeds have a fixed foundation, so they can no longer be replaced.

The martial arts that Shen Lang first practiced was "Ten steps, one kill".

This is also the method that established his martial arts style.

Up to now, he still regards this sword technique as his trump card.When assassinating Lian Yunxiao, he didn't use any spells, just a sword.

That sword is also the only move he has cultivated to the "supernatural" state.

But this martial art has only three grades.

After that, there are only some delusion-like effect descriptions for the second-rank and first-rank realms, and there is no serious cultivation method at all.

He also practiced Xuanbing Jin, Bafang Jigong, Tidal Palm, Tiger Claw Hand, Buddhist Secret Martial Arts, and a large number of exercises captured from the spider sisters and their faces.

But the highest level is only the third or fourth rank, and there is no skill above the third rank.

Shen Lang has a deep love for "Ten Steps, One Kill". In terms of martial arts, he wants to use this skill as the foundation.

But the problem is, the grade is too low.

Third-rank skills can only be cultivated to third-rank.

If you want to be promoted in the future, you have to find your own way - Shenchuitang does not have a first-grade kung fu method.

The "Tiangang Battle Qi" that Yan Tianying cultivated in his early years was only a third-rank exercise, and he walked out of the first-rank Tao by himself.

What Mu Qingxue is currently cultivating is the "Tiangang Battle Qi" that only reaches the third rank.

It wasn't that Yan Tianying kept a hand and didn't teach Mu Qingxue the second-rank and first-rank ways that he had already walked out, but that Mu Qingxue was completely different from him in terms of physique and talent, and his way was not suitable for Mu Qingxue.

Facts have proved that Mu Qingxue really has her own way.

Tiangang's fighting spirit evolved into a "golden fighting spirit" on her body.

In fact, although there are first-rank and second-rank exercises in the world, none of the great masters of martial arts in the past and present have achieved success by relying on the first-rank exercises left by their predecessors.

All the great masters of martial arts have only practiced the second-rank kung fu at the highest level, and generally practiced the third-rank kung fu, and finally figured out the first-rank way by themselves.

The great master Shasheng Luohan who was born in Buddhism, was too biased in his early years, so he was not able to pass on the first-rank Buddhist martial arts. He only practiced a third-rank "Vajra Subduing Demon Kungfu", but he finally reached the first-rank realm by himself.

Those who practiced the first-rank exercises from the very beginning, on the contrary, only reached the second-rank achievement at the highest.

The reason why there is such a dramatic result, the martial arts masters of the previous dynasty have long speculated that it should be because, from the beginning of the third rank of martial arts, they began to "emphasize intentions and not heavy moves", and from the beginning of the third rank, they began to condense their unique skills. Belonging to one's own martial arts will.

How can it be possible to condense one's own martial arts will by blindly practicing according to the methods created by the predecessors, and following the path that the predecessors have left their own strong personal style?
Unless the posterity has all the characteristics exactly the same as the creator of the kung fu, and even their personal will is an indiscriminate copy, otherwise, if there is a slight difference, it will be extremely difficult to use the ready-made first-grade kung fu to reach the pinnacle of martial arts.

That's why there are so few great martial arts masters, because it is too difficult, even if there are ready-made exercises.

Unlike Taoism, although the entry requirements are extremely high, as long as the primordial spirit talent is sufficient and the intelligence is sufficient, the chance of achieving a first-rank is much greater than that of a martial arts first-rank.

Martial arts rely on sensibility, while Taoism relies on rationality.

Emotional things are always elusive, but the precise and rigorous way of reason is more clearly visible.

Yan Tianying also agreed with this speculation.

So he only taught Mu Qingxue the third-rank "Tiangang Battle Qi", and even if Shen Lang asked Yan Tianying for advice, Yan Tianying would only teach him the third-rank "Tiangang Battle Qi". All instilled in Shen Lang.

Doing that is not helping Shen Lang, but harming him.

Although Shen Lang felt that with his rare talent in martial arts, even without the guidance of exercises, he could find a way, but it was a waste of time.

He still needs to practice Taoism, so how can he have so much free time to explore martial arts?

"Forget it, let's use Xiaoyue to deduce it. Anyway, the exercises deduced by Xiaoyue are the most suitable for me. Like the lore sword with ten steps and one kill, even Xiaogu can't practice it..."

The Monster Taming Art Little Moon has the ability to deduce the kung fu, as long as there are enough reference materials, it can deduce the kung fu to a higher level, and it is absolutely consistent with Shen Lang.

Shen Lang now has a lot of martial arts with the lowest fourth rank and the highest third rank, and he already has enough information.

But in order for Little Moon to deduce it faster and perfect the kung fu, Shen Lang still decided to go to the arsenal of the Shenchui Hall early in the morning, and then look for some third-rank and fourth-rank kung fu.

And he specifically looked for the kind of skills that are rough in mind, simple in moves, focused on strong attacks, and explosive, so as to match Shen Lang's lore swordsmanship.

Tiangang's fighting spirit also needs to ask Yan Tianying for advice.

"For martial arts, 'I have a sword' is enough..."

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