Taming the Demon: A Guide to Raising a Great Sage

night.

Yan Tianying and Master Wanfa haven't come back yet, Mu Qingxue is still buried in the files, looking up information, while Shen Lang goes to the wedding room to meditate and practice.

This wedding room was originally Mu Qingxue's dormitory in the yamen. In the past, if she worked too late in the yamen and was too lazy to go home, she would live here when she stayed in the yamen. From now on, this will be the dormitory for Shen Lang and Mu Qingxue.

Since it is a yamen dormitory, it is naturally small and simple.

Even the connecting room outside was rushed to decorate before the wedding.

But for Shen Lang today, the size of the room doesn't really matter, what matters is who he lives with.

Living with Mu Qingxue, even if you squeeze into a thatched hut or sleep in a cave, you will feel very comfortable.

now.

Shen Lang sat cross-legged on the bed that had been replaced with new quilts, and took one of the top-quality panacea seized from the purple-clothed man. It was refined from "thousand-year-old fish-dragon wood" and specially designed for warriors to practice. "Ten steps, one kill" mental method, breathe out the aura of heaven and earth, and condense the seeds of true energy.

Although the newly born zhenqi seeds are solid, they are not strong.

If the stored true energy is used to perform other martial arts, such as Mount Sumeru King Palm, Melting Iron Broken Gold Hand, etc., you can make three or four strikes with all your strength. Use up all your energy.

Therefore, Shen Lang has to breathe out the aura of heaven and earth, strengthen the true energy seeds, increase the capacity of the true energy seeds, and improve the endurance of the true energy.

This is a trick of water.

Other fighters who have just entered the fourth rank, even if they have condensed into true energy seeds, they still have to be cautious when receiving the spiritual energy of the world, and even walk on thin ice, beware of the spiritual energy getting out of control and eating back at themselves.

But Shen Lang didn't have this concern.

As a fifth-rank Dharma cultivator, he is too familiar with the aura of heaven and earth, and he can completely hold back and forth, bravely and diligently.

After only half an hour of training, with the help of the top grade elixir, Shen Lang's true qi seeds grew stronger, and his true qi capacity was greatly increased, which was enough for him to perform five or six other martial arts besides "White Rainbow Piercing the Sun" with all his strength.

It's a pity that the entry-level true qi seeds of the fourth grade are like sprouts that have just been unearthed, and need to be taken care of carefully.

No matter how familiar Shen Lang is with the aura of heaven and earth, he can't be too brave and diligent.

After practicing for half an hour, he felt that the true qi seeds had a "full feeling", as if he continued to swallow the inspiration of the world, it might be burst, Shen Lang had no choice but to stop.

"If there is no such restriction, I can completely retreat for a day and a night, rushing to the early stage of the fourth rank..."

Shen Lang shook his head regretfully:
"Forget it, it's nothing more than ten more days. I still have this little patience."

Even though the zhenqi seeds are still immature and not strong enough to reach the early stage of the fourth rank in one go, with the efficiency of tonight's practice, Shen Lang reckons that with at most ten more days of kung fu, they can reach the early stage of the fourth rank. .

At the end of today's martial arts practice, Shen Lang took another panacea that was also seized from the purple-clothed man. It was also made of thousand-year-old fish-dragon wood as the main material, and it was exclusively for Taoist monks. He began to practice "Dari Tathagata Viewpoint" .

Martial arts practice, at least at the fourth-rank stage, is not difficult for Shen Lang.

Taoist practice is different.

If he only relies on his own practice of meditation and gradually grows his primordial spirit, the time he spends to improve a level of Taoism practice will be calculated in "years".

Therefore, to improve the level of Taoism, you still have to click on the little moon three times a day and practice the "monster taming formula" diligently.

The reason why he still needs to practice meditation is to lay the foundation for condensing the "real person's appearance" in the future-the monster taming formula can improve his Taoist level, but there is no way to condense the "real person's appearance".

If he wanted to condense the appearance of a real person like Venerable Liuli and Daoist Wanfa, Shen Lang had to practice meditation on his own. Based on the meditation, he would condense a real person's appearance that belonged to him.

These two ideas of cultivation concept can also enhance his spell power, and increase his resistance to various mind-corrosion and primordial-spirit shocking spells.

Thirdly, naturally, the little spider has a need.

Today is no exception. Just after visualizing the "Dari Tathagata Dharma Image", a spider thread hangs down into his sea of ​​consciousness. The little spider descends along the spider thread and lands on the top of the Dharma Image. Cha danced.

"Dancing as soon as you come, it seems that you are very happy today."

Chachacha, the little spider said that today is indeed very happy, and there are great things going on.

"What a great thing?"

The little spider said that as the spider mother continued to weaken, the power balance between it and the spider mother was about to reverse——

It comes from the same source as the spider mother, if the spider mother's strength weakens, the little spider's strength can increase rapidly even if it does not practice.And vice versa.

In the past, the little spider couldn't beat the spider mother, and every time it was defeated, it became weaker and the spider mother became stronger.

But now, as the Black Lotus Demon Buddha continued to block the door for several months, the spider mother lost consecutive battles and continued to weaken, while the little spider was enjoying the benefits, and her strength was improving by leaps and bounds every day.

Up to now, the power comparison between it and the spider mother is no longer so disparate, and it may be reversed at any time.

Having said that, when the Spider Mother was at its peak, even though she was slightly weaker than the Demon Buddha, she was not much weaker.

When Hei Lian called at his home court, he couldn't get any bargain at all.

But after the spider mother split the little spider, although the personality did not fall, the power was split into two.Although the spider mother took the lead, her strength was much weaker than when she was at her prime, which made Hei Lian beat so miserably that she was blocked and beaten violently for several months.

"Mofo has given you such a great help, if you have a chance in the future, you have to thank Big Brother Heilian."

The little spider danced and said that Star Abyss is not a pure land, and if there is a chance in the future, he will definitely send the big brother Hei Lian to the real pure land of bliss.

After communicating with Shen Lang for a while, the little spider caught the dharma figure and left a spell for Shen Lang before leaving.

It was the "silk-drawing show" that the little spider once performed.

This technique can control people and manipulate others like marionettes.

However, this technique needs to be at the fourth rank before it can be cultivated.

After finishing cultivation, he can control Dharma cultivators whose rank is one rank lower than his own, as well as warriors whose rank is comparable to his own.

Of course, even if Shen Lang is promoted to the first rank in the future, it will be extremely difficult to control the first rank warriors with the "drawing the silk show".

Because the martial arts will of a first-rank martial artist is too strong, if you want to control it with a thread-drawing game, you must first wipe out its martial arts will.

Not to mention how difficult it is to wipe out the martial arts will of a first-rank warrior.Even if his will to martial arts is successfully wiped out, a first-rank warrior who only has physique and strength is still not a complete first-rank warrior, and his combat power will be far worse than that of a real first-rank warrior.

It's like Shen Lang, if he didn't have the martial arts will of "murderous, ignorant, white rainbow penetrating the sun, gods block and kill gods", he would not be able to use the lore sword, and he would be just a Ordinary four products.

Even because he hasn't polished other martial arts much, he can't compare to most martial artists in the same realm in terms of moves, let alone Gu Hongye and other talented fighters whose sword moves have reached the "superior" state.

The "Silk Pulling Play" spell is weird and powerful, and it's obviously not a serious spell.

But Shen Lang doesn't care if the spell is serious or not.

The majestic "Traveling Curse" can be twisted by him into the eerie "Life-Saying Sanskrit", and it's no big deal to practice some evil spells.

As long as the basic skills are not evil skills, then he is still a partner of justice, a shining light of righteousness.

Now Shen Lang is not far from the fourth rank of Taoism.

After Jinwu Xiaoye came out of his shell, he gave him a wave of progress in the "Monster Taming Art". In four or five days, Shen Lang's Monster Taming Art will be promoted to the sixth level, and his Daoist cultivation base will be raised by one rank , you can practice fourth-grade spells.

Previously, Shen Lang could only scan the spell data of the fifth rank and below in the public library of the Buddhist scriptures hall of the Taoist temple because of his lack of rank.

The magic materials of the fourth rank and above were all stored in the hidden library protected by the prohibition, and Shen Lang could not enter at that time.

Now, I'm afraid it's even more impossible to go in.

But it's not like he doesn't have four-grade spells to cultivate.

Like now, he has gathered three fourth-grade spells:
The control spell "Silk Play" given by the little spider, the defensive spell "Crystal Wall" in the Buddhist scriptures presented by Fa Liuli, and the attack spell "Five Thunders" found in Lian Yunxiao's storage finger.

One control, one defense, one attack, all three fourth-rank spells will work together.

As for later...

Of course we will talk about it later.

Even if it is not enough, you can also go to Wanfa Daoist to seek the Dharma.

Even if Daoist Wanfa doesn't accept male disciples, it's okay to let him into Wanfamen's scripture storage pavilion to read books, right?

Everything went well in his practice, and soon he would be able to master both martial arts and fourth ranks. Shen Lang was in a very beautiful mood - of course fourth ranks of martial arts were nothing, the key was fourth ranks of martial arts.

Once the cultivation of Taoism reaches the fourth rank, and the spells are fully repaired, with the power of his spells, it will be difficult for third-rank warriors to threaten him.Coupled with the help of the goblins, it would be no problem to single out a martial artist who has reached the third rank.

"When I am at the fourth level of Daoism and practice all spells, then in the Shenhuntang, I, Shen Lang, the 'Cold-Blooded Rentu', will be truly worthy of the 'Ruthless Iron Judgment' Mu Qingxue, the 'Spirit Chaser' Yan Kai, The Four Famous Persons on the Same Side as Wu Lie in 'Mie Men Tu Coffin' have been arrested!
"Uh, that's not right, 'Ruthless Iron Judge' is already at the second rank, already a level higher than everyone else... But then again, the strengths of the four famous arresters are not even at all, some are strong and some are weak. normal……"

After finishing a round of visualization, Shen Lang took a rest while pondering indiscriminately.

Let go of your thoughts for a while, count the time, it is almost midnight, and before Mu Qingxue comes back, Shen Lang plans to visualize for another round.

Just as they were posing, there were more than one footsteps outside the door.

"Gu Hongye!"

"Bai Shishi!"

Gu Hongye: "What are you doing here in the middle of the night?"

Bai Shishi was confident: "Sleep! What are you doing again?"

Gu Hongye: "I'll sleep!"

Bai Shishi: "Didn't you buy a house in the capital?"

"Hehe, I'm Mrs. Mu's dowry maid now. I can sleep wherever Mrs. Mu and the new uncle are. Isn't that a matter of course? But you, you obviously have your own dormitory in the yamen, why do you come here to sleep? ?”

"Hehe, I'm sorry, I'm also Master Mu's dowry maid, and I worshiped with her. So, wherever Mu Daren sleeps with the new uncle, of course I have to sleep with him."

"Oh, I've never seen such a brazen person like you!"

"Each each other..."

While arguing, the two of them entered the door, but they didn't break into the master bedroom directly, and stopped at the other side of the room.

Then, Bai Shishi said through the door curtain:
"Boss Shen, I just asked Mrs. Mu. She has a lot of official documents to deal with tonight, and she also has to arrange a plan to capture the remnants of Guo Kaimen's peripheral crimes. She also has to look through ancient books and try to look them up. 'Li Jin' clues, so I guess I won't be back tonight."

Shen Lang said lightly: "Understood."

For the second night of marriage, Shen Lang had to be alone in the vacant room, Shen Lang had long been mentally prepared.

To marry Mu Qingxue, one has to accept such a fate.

Besides, what's the point of keeping an empty room alone?
If the two sides are on business trips to handle the case, it may be normal for them not to see each other for a few months or half a year.

At this time, Gu Hongye also said through the curtain:

"Boss Shen, you went out today before dawn to arrest the remnants of Yujingguan, and I heard that you were transported to a magic cave, where you fought with many Xingyuan demons? You have been working hard all day, how about I help you?" Beat your legs to relieve your fatigue?"

Bai Shishi also hurriedly said:
"I'll rub your shoulders for you. I specialize in claw technique, and my fingering is flexible, with both hardness and softness. I'm good at massaging."

"..."

Shen Lang was speechless for a while, before he said:

"Shishi, Hongye, you are not really dowry maids, you are just a cameo on the spot, there is no need to be so deep in the play, right? Go back and rest..."

Bai Shishi said quietly:

"A cameo on the spot? Did Shen Tutou misunderstand something? We are not just a guest on the spot. During the worship, we also followed Mr. Mu, and we worshiped the world with you, worshiped the high hall twice, and worshiped each other as husband and wife."

Gu Hongye, who was still arguing with Bai Shishi just now, quickly reached a united front with her, and sighed softly:

"That's right, Master Yan and Daoist Chang personally made high halls to witness our ceremony, and many foreign guests and colleagues from the yamen were present to watch the ceremony. From the point of view of the ceremony, we have already followed Master Mu and married into your Shen family."

Bai Shishi continued:
"Although this wedding was hasty and simple, at least the worship ceremony was complete and serious. Chief Shen, you may think that we are just a cameo on the spot, but in the eyes of the guests watching the ceremony, we are already yours."

Shen Lang said in surprise:
"Can you still operate like this? No, I mean, you just joined in the fun, can it count?"

Although he had already visited the hall twice, Lady Yu's visit was even more hasty than this time, and even the music team was just Xiao Wu's suona to the end.

At the wedding, there were people who were drinking, swearing, fighting, and crying. There were also people who came to destroy the wedding and tried to snatch the marriage...

In short, in that kind of wedding ceremony, Shen Lang didn't want to learn any serious procedures at all, so he really didn't know the wedding customs in this world. Xue, followed by worshiping heaven and earth, worshiping Gaotang, and husband and wife worshiping each other, thinking that the two of them were just following along to join in the fun and maintain the scene.

Gu Hongye said softly:

"We don't just join in the fun. Master Yan and Chang Zhenren, two first-rank great masters who are more noble than the emperor, the Daren personally witnessed and received worship. How can such a solemn ceremony be called joining in the fun?"

Bai Shi said:

"In short, even if you think that we are just joining in the fun and don't count, in the eyes of others, we have already married into the Shen family with Master Mu under the witness of Lord Yan and Master Chang, and you are the ones who are the ones to catch the head. .With the status and prestige of Master Yan and Master Chang, and with your reputation as a captor, no one will dare to marry us in the future."

Gu Hongye said quietly:

"If Captain Shen really doesn't want to accept it, then we will have no choice but to die alone forever..."

"..."

Now Shen Lang finally understands that last night Gu Hongye and Bai Shishi followed to pay homage, clearly thinking of "cooking raw rice into mature rice" and forcibly boarding the boat.

And no matter what he thought in his heart, in terms of ceremony, the two of them were considered married into the Shen family.

Regarding this, Shen Lang could only say helplessly:

"Shishi, Hongye, you and I have a fateful friendship. If you say that we are a family, it is not impossible. But this is a major event in your life, you should be cautious, and you must not be hasty..."

Shen Lang is not an innocent boy. He had more than one ex-girlfriend before time travel. He has already cultivated into a mature driver with rich experience and superb skills in the process of learning from each other and exchanging ideas with his sisters.

But the problem is that in this world, it is possible to form a big family in a fair way.

As for Shen Lang, he has no experience with big families, and he is very afraid of causing some bad things like house fights - house fights in this world are not just about yin and yang, playing tricks, and stumbling around.

Girls have very high force values, once they fight, they will evolve into full-scale martial arts in minutes, so what's the restlessness in the house?
Luxury houses can be demolished for you.

Therefore, Shen Lang hoped that the girls could think clearly, and don't want to join in the heat of the moment, which will make the house restless in the future.

Bai Shishi said quietly:

"Catcher Shen, when did I ever become careless? Didn't I tell you a long time ago that everything about me belongs to you? And last year, when I left Beijing to handle the case, you promised me that if I came back alive, Then 'next time will be'."

"..."

Shen Lang was speechless, playing the wrong trick!

The stalk of "I will definitely do it next time", Bai Shishi can't get it at all!
Gu Hongye also said seriously:

"Boss Shen, you know what I was like before. I was arrogant and arrogant. I always used the word 'trash' on my lips. I didn't know what it meant to be someone outside of someone until I met you and Mr. Mu. , there is a sky beyond the sky.

"Among the younger generation, you and Mr. Mu are the two people I admire the most. Speaking of which, for a martial artist like me who pursues the pinnacle of swordsmanship, getting married is a matter of getting along with me. Now I can get along with the real The people I like and admire become a family and live together. I wish for it, and Sansheng is lucky.”

Gu Hongye didn't say clearly who she liked and who she admired—well, she herself couldn't tell the difference.

For Mu Qingxue, she fell in love at first sight.

As for Shen Lang, when she saw his true face for the first time, her heart was also moved.

She has also been troubled by her passion, and she has also fantasized that if she has to make a choice in the future, should she choose Master Mu or Shen Lang?

Now that it's all over, Shen Lang and Mr. Mu are married, and she doesn't have to face painful choices anymore.

After listening to Bai Shishi and Gu Hongye's confession, Shen Lang pondered for a while, and said slowly:

"I've already made your thoughts clear. But I have to discuss this matter with Muda. After all, she is my superior and yours..."

Bai Shishi said quietly:

"But you are the head of the family..."

I'm afraid not……

I can't beat her.

Shen Lang secretly said in his heart, but his tone was very serious:

"Regardless of official position and cultivation level, Mu Da is our superior. We must respect her ideas. Well, let's stop here today. You guys rest, I have to practice too."

Bai Shi said:

"Don't you need us to give you a massage to relieve your fatigue?"

Shen Lang smiled and said:

"Next time. Next time."

Bai Shishi said angrily:
"Shen Butou, do you think I will still follow your tricks?"

Shen Lang also felt that he could no longer fool Bai Shishi with "I will definitely do it next time", so he changed his words:
"Then tomorrow night, tomorrow night for sure!"

"Good!"

Bai Shishi complied happily, and squeezed into the small bed with Gu Hongye, who was also beaming with joy.

then……

Early the next morning, Mu Qingxue summoned all the head arresters who were still in the yamen, and handed out an official document stamped with the official seal of the Shenzhang Hall and the Ministry of Punishment, and then sent everyone out to arrest the remaining criminals outside Yujingguan.

Guo Kai's style is very wild, and he has taken in many peripheral students.

There are local tyrants such as Hu Yuanwai in Tongshan County, there are also Jianghu gangs who are out of line, there are also martial arts families, small local sects, and even some dilapidated nobles whose family fortunes have fallen.

These outlying disciples are scattered in various prefectures in the capital, the nearest one is more than 100 miles away from the capital, and the farthest is four to five hundred miles away.

In order to arrest all the remaining crimes outside Yujing Temple, all the military arresters who stayed in the yamen these days must be dispatched, not to mention, the powerful fourth-rank arresters often have to go to two or three places alone... …

For example, Shen Lang would have to go to three places.Gu Hongye also had to go to two places.

Bai Shishi was also arranged to deal with a human trafficking group that used carriages and horses as a cover.

The three of them were still divided into three directions: east, west, and south of the capital, not in the same direction...

So "definitely tomorrow night" may not be more reliable than "definitely next time".

Guo Kai, who is the most difficult to deal with in Yujing Temple, has been beheaded by Mu Qingxue, and all his disciples who know magic have all subdued him.

Although there are still some Yeluzi disciples such as "Duan Hong" who can only use the sorcery spawned by Gu worms with a few hands, but this kind of side door evil cultivator with ordinary strength and few spells has a lot of experience and is not good enough. For the head catchers of the God Catching Hall who have few talismans and even magic weapons, they are vulnerable.

The headhunters who attacked scattered basically completed the task smoothly, at most they were not surprised.

Not to mention Shen Lang, when the fierce "Cold-Blooded Rentu" came out, there was nothing wrong with it. It only took four or five days to run all over the three places, and easily wiped out the three peripheral forces of Yujing Temple.

Of course, he did not drive those three forces to extinction.

Everywhere he went, in order to prevent this force from colluding with the local government, he would first single-handedly attack in waves, destroy the opponent's recalcitrant forces, control everyone, and then notify the local government, asking the government to send people to come to receive them. Criminals, confiscation of stolen goods.

If the local government doesn't want to be accused of "colluding with demon cultivators and making money from disabled people", they can only quickly put aside their relationship and obediently send someone to help.

Afterwards, the local government was also responsible for escorting criminals and thieves.

As for how to ensure that a lot of stolen goods and criminals are sent to the capital...

Anyway, Shen Lang has already recorded the stolen books and the number, names, and appearances of the criminals, and he has also made it clear to the local officials.

When solving these three remaining crimes outside Yujing Temple, Shen Lang also promoted a level by the way, and promoted the Monster Taming Art to the sixth floor.

There is nothing special about the six-level demon taming formula itself, except that the telepathic communication distance with the little demon has been increased to 200 meters, the scanning range and accuracy of mental power have been greatly increased, and the ability of spiritual warning has been improved.

But after the Monster Taming Art rose to the sixth level, Shen Lang was finally able to practice fourth-rank spells.

Even if he hasn't mastered a fourth-rank spell yet, he can still be called "Double Fourth-Rank Magic and Martial Arts".

After the upgrade, Shen Lang did not return to the capital immediately, but used the sword talisman to inform Mu Qingxue that he was safe, and then found a place to practice spells.

It took more than ten days of hard work to complete the three fourth-rank spells of "Five Thunders", "Crystal Wall", and "Drawing Silk Opera". After the newly added fifth-rank and sixth-rank spell slots were completed, they hurried back to the capital.

He left Beijing this time, counting the more than ten days of retreat and practice, and he went out for more than 20 days in total.

When I left Beijing, it was still freezing cold, but when I returned to Beijing, it was already spring and flowers were blooming.

At this time, Mu Qingxue had already left the capital.

"Two days ago, when the spring floods of 'Damangze' came, a strange beast came ashore on the tide, destroyed five fishing villages overnight, and cannibalized dozens of people. Some survivors said that the strange beast was seven feet long, with a fish body and a snake tail, and a horse. The alligator has lips, spines on the neck, two claws on the body, and a single horn on the forehead, which can make waves. Judging from these characteristics, it should be an evil dragon."

Yan Tianying's office in Shenzhutang yamen, Yan Tianying, who had already returned to the capital, held a teacup in both hands, and said to Shen Lang:

"The dragon beasts are strong and weak. Weak fourth-rank fighters can join forces to kill them, and the strong ones can beat third-rank fighters. The strength of the evil dragon in the Great Mangze is still unclear. Xiao Mu went to kill Jiao himself."

From Yan Tianying and below, Shenchoutang has only one second rank and two third ranks.

The strength of the evil dragon is unknown, so sending the fourth-rank headhunter might lose it, and the third-rank headhunter Yan Kai was seriously injured when he wiped out the remnants of the Dawei King Kong Temple in the Western Regions a few years ago. Walking on the ground, still in the recovery period.

As for Wu Lie, he was still on the go and didn't return to Beijing during the Chinese New Year.

In this way, only Mu Qingxue can win against that evil dragon.

After going out for more than [-] days, just returned to Beijing, and Mu Qingxue was on a business trip again, Shen Lang would certainly feel disappointed if he couldn't hug her fragrant and soft body.

But this is also his own fault, who told him that after he was promoted to the fourth rank, he had to rush to practice in the wild?
After finishing the case, rushing back to the capital early, wouldn't it be possible to have a good time with Mu Qingxue before retreating?

After some reflection, Shen Lang handed over the three cases he was in charge of, and was about to leave, but Yan Tianying stopped him and gave him an invitation:
"Qin Qing will hold a banquet to celebrate her promotion to the third grade on the first day of May, and I invite you to attend. This is the invitation she asked me to pass on to you."

"So formal?"

Shen Lang took the invitation, opened it, and saw a line of flamboyant and small characters written on it: Junior Brother Shen, come to Wanfamen for a drink on the first day of May, and I invite you to eat delicious and soft big white steamed buns.Qin Qing characters.

Shen Lang closed the invitation, looked at Yan Tianying with a little guilty conscience, saw that he was drinking tea with his head down, and thought that Yan Tianying, as an elder, would not look through his invitation without authorization, but he still couldn't help asking:
"Master Yan, have you read this invitation?"

Yan Tianying shook his head:

"I haven't seen it. But the invitation was written by Chu Lu. Is there any problem?"

"Of course there is no problem... I said that with the temperament of the senior sister, the handwriting should not be so flamboyant and flamboyant, but it turned out that the invitation was written by the second senior sister!"

Shen Lang laughed dryly, thinking that Chu Lu, the second senior sister of Wanfamen, seemed a little too naughty.

But how did Chu Lu know what kind of relationship he had with the elder sister?
Could it be that the senior sister is so natural that she can tell her junior sister in detail about her experience of "rehearsing" with him as if nothing happened?

At this time, Yan Tianying said again:

"Qin Qing also asked me to bring you an alchemy furnace, and I put it in your and Xiaomu's new house. The alchemy furnace is not small, and it is crowded in the room. You can put it away later .”

"Okay. Thank you, Master Yan. If there is nothing else..."

"There is something. There is a case that requires you to act."

Shen Lang straightened his expression, cupped his hands and said:
"Please instruct your lord."

Yan Tianying looked at Shen Lang, and said slowly:
"A few years ago, Xiao Gu investigated a case of extermination of a martial arts family. Although the real culprit was finally found and killed the remnants of the Black Lotus Demon Nest, it also led to more clues. However, because the clues are a bit tricky, I will put her The team members were transferred back to the capital, and they were not allowed to continue their investigation.

"During this time, I sent spies to secretly follow up on that clue, and found some more clues. But the next thing, spies can't follow up..."

Although the Black Lotus Devil's Nest has been destroyed, there are still many evils left.

Those minions who plunder beautiful chivalrous women and other martial artists, such as Shen Sanlang's team of zombies and wooden duo, still don't know their true identities.

And there are many similar three-person groups in Dachu, and they all have identities on the surface as cover.

Gu Hongye found out that the remnant of the Heilian Devil's Nest who created the case of exterminating the family of the martial arts family was an operator with a clear identity just like Shen Sanlang, Zombie, and Mu Mu.

After the destruction of the Black Lotus Demon Nest and the Great Mighty Bodhisattva escaped into the Yunding Demon Palace, those operatives who were not inside the Demon Nest that day went into a dormant state one after another. They did not take any action anymore, and it was difficult to trace their identities.

The one that Gu Hongye beheaded was accidentally exposed because of personal grievances, and he performed a magic skill similar to Shen Sanlang's "Red Devil's Hand".

"According to the clues found from the remnants of the Black Lotus Devil's Nest, Xiao Gu searched and found that the clues vaguely pointed to a top martial arts sect. After I transferred Xiao Gu back to the capital, my spies did more investigations to confirm that the big sect Pai is indeed extremely suspicious."

Yan Tianying stared at Shen Lang:
"If that big faction really has an affair with the Black Lotus Demon Nest, then this will be a very difficult case. This case needs to be investigated secretly, and every move of Xiaomu, Yan Kai, and Wu Lie is extremely provocative It is not suitable for secret operations. Therefore, I want to hand over this case to you for investigation, are you willing to go?"

Shen Lang is very clear that the so-called "Top School of Martial Arts" must have a third-rank martial artist sitting in it——

There will be no second-rank warriors, because there are only 11 second-rank warriors in Dongtu.

Two are in the military, two are in the palace, three are subordinates of Qiankun and Bailong, one is a Buddhist monk, one has traveled overseas with the Dragon King of the Seven Seas, and the other is a wandering cloud and wild crane, who has been missing all year round.

The last one, of course, is God Catching Tang Mu Qingxue.

Therefore, even the top martial arts sects in the east will only have third-rank martial artists at most.

Of course, third-rank warriors are all dragons among men.

Great Chu has a population of more than 5 million, and only a few hundred third-rank warriors survive.

But if there were only one or two third-rank warriors, Yan Tianying would not describe it as "troublesome".

So Shen Lang asked:

"Master Yan, does that top school have a strong background?"

Yan Tianying nodded slightly:

"That's right. This faction is closely related to the military. Most of the disciples in the faction are officials in the Imperial Army. Not only that, but General Xiaoqi is also from this faction."

There are two second-rank warriors in the army, one is the Hussar General Gu Sansi of the Northern Frontier Army, and the other is the Xiaoqi General Bai Huchan who is in command of the Forbidden Army.

As for the navy... the navy doesn't even have a second-rank general, it doesn't even have a third-rank general.

The reason for this is that Great Chu is a traditional land power power. Before Yingzhou opened the sea, there was no ocean-going navy at all, only offshore naval forces to defend against pirates.

The strong ones in the army are all concentrated in the frontier troops in the north and western regions, as well as the forbidden army guarding the capital.

Afterwards, the Nanyang Navy was established to go deep into Nanyang and compete with Western countries. However, because the navy often patrols Nanyang and is far away from the country for a long time, there are still many ways to get money, food, arms, and even large artillery ships. The imperial court is afraid of losing control of the navy, so Not daring to send third-rank warriors to the navy——

What if the third-rank martial artist wanders outside for a long time, breeds unreasonable ambitions, and pulls the navy to occupy land in Nanyang to support itself, what should we do?Don't talk about detaining family members, a third-rank general should not be insulted.

Besides, even if the family members are detained, once human ambitions emerge, and the family members say no, then they don't want it.

Anyway, out of this precaution, there are neither third-rank warriors nor fourth-rank Dharma cultivators in the Great Chu Navy.

If not, why would Mu Qingxue need to fight a pirate himself?

That Xiaoqi general Bai Huchan is not only the commander of the Imperial Army, but also the important task of guarding the capital. Even the outer defense of the palace is in charge of the Imperial Army's masters. One can imagine his relationship with the royal family.

With Baihuchan and many masters of the Forbidden Army present, it is obviously not an easy task to investigate his sect, and it may even be extremely risky.

However, although Shen Lang is extremely cautious when it comes to actions, he is a person who loves adventure and challenges in his bones.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to practice "White Rainbow Penetrating the Sun".

The swordsmanship of assassinating the king and killing the king, and the swordsmanship of killing the gods, if one does not have the spirit of adventure and the courage to despise all dangers, it is absolutely impossible to practice.

At the beginning, he dared to accept Mu Qingxue's dispatch, single-handedly undercover a pirate, dared to change his disguise, and undercover undercover the Black Lotus Devil's Nest. Today he dared to accept the task of Yan Tianying to investigate the master of Xiaoqi General Baihuchan.

At that moment, he met Yan Tianying's gaze without dodging, and said in a deep voice:
"My lord, I have taken this case!"

Yan Tianying was not surprised by this - Mu Qingxue's evaluation of him was that he was sharp and courageous, and Qin Qing also said that he was not afraid of gods and had the courage to take responsibility.As for Yan Tianying's own opinion...

He has long seen that Shen Lang has condensed his own martial arts will in advance.

And Shen Lang's martial arts will is a sword.

As for what kind of sword it was...

This boy Shen Lang, who cut off the flesh and blood, is all rebellious!
How could such a young man be afraid of the power, status, and background of General Xiaoqi, and dare not investigate his sect?

At that moment, Yan Tianying smiled slightly:
"Very good. The 'Star Perishing Gate' recruits disciples every three years. This year is the time for the Star Perishing Gate to open its gates and accept disciples. The day of its grand opening this year will be on the eighth day of February. Today is the fourth day, you There are still four days to prepare."

The Star Death Sect is exactly the top school, the master sect of Baihu Zen.

Shen Lang said:
"Master Yan wants me to sneak into the Starfall Sect as a new disciple?"

Yan Tianying nodded:
"The Star Perishing Sect has strict rules, and it is difficult for outsiders to get in. The chores in the sect are all performed by junior disciples, and there are no servants. Even true disciples, even sect elders and sect masters, cannot serve in the mountain gate. Maid and servant.

"So if you want to enter the Star Perishing Sect to investigate the case, you can only get in as a new disciple through the disciple acceptance meeting."

Shen Lang said:
"I have the 'Curse of All Beings', can I directly replace a true disciple of the Star Perishing Sect? Or even an elder? After all, it may be difficult for new disciples to get access to the secrets of the sect."

Yan Tianying shook his head:

"You don't know the advanced martial arts of the Star Perishing Sect, how can you replace the true disciples or even the elders of the Star Perishing Sect?
"Furthermore, as far as I know, unless Venerable Liuli casts the spell of 'All Beings' in person, if a third-rank warrior has condensed the 'Tianmu Point', he can use the insight of Tianmu Point to see To break the camouflage of all beings' physiognomy spells.

"There are third-rank warriors in the Star Perishing Sect. If you pretend to be a new disciple, you will basically not meet the third-rank warrior. Even if you meet, the third-rank warrior will not have the leisure to observe you, a new disciple. But if you pretend to be a true disciple, you may even Elder, the chances of meeting third-rank warriors and being deliberately observed by third-rank warriors will increase greatly, and they may be exposed at any time."

Shen Lang said:
"Can't I use 'surrogate symbol'? Just like last time when I pretended to be Shen Sanlang."

If the "life replacement talisman" is used to replace the fate of the imposter, third-rank warriors and fourth-rank Dharma cultivators will not be able to see through the disguise of the spell.Not only that, but you can also borrow the other party's cultivation base, which is very convenient.

Yan Tianying spread his hands:

"The materials for refining the life-changing talisman are only produced by Yunding Demon Palace, and they are very rare. The materials in Yuzhen's hand are only enough to refine a life-changing talisman. You used it up when you pretended to be Shen Sanlang last time." gone."

Shen Lang shook his head regretfully, and said:
"Then it seems that I can only sneak in as a new disciple. But my martial arts is already at the early stage of the fourth rank, and I have already condensed the seeds of true energy, and the foundation has been laid. Will the Star Death Sect want a disciple like me?"

Yan Tianying smiled and said:
"This is easy. I have asked Yuzhen to make a magic talisman for you, which can hide your cultivation. Not only can it hide your true energy and internal strength, but also your physical strength and bones." , making you look like an ordinary person who has never practiced martial arts. Coupled with the camouflage of the spell of "All Beings", even if a third-rank warrior comes to test you in person, they may not be able to see through that you know martial arts."

"Uh, I haven't learned martial arts yet... Will the Star Death Sect accept this kind of disciple?"

"Who told you?"

"what?"

Yan Tianying handed a file to Shen Lang:

"This time you are going to pretend to be this 12-year-old kid."

Shen Lang opened the file and took a look:
Name: Shen Beihai.

Age: 12 years old.

Height: [-] feet [-] inches...

"Six feet two inches tall at the age of 12?" Shen Lang wondered, "Then I don't even need to change my body shape?"

A foot of Dachu is about 1.8 centimeters.Six feet two inches, almost [-] meters six.

He grew to 12 at the age of [-]. Even before Shen Lang crossed over, his height was amazing.

After all, most boys haven't started to develop at the age of 12, and they don't start to grow rapidly until they are [-] or [-] years old, when they enter junior high school.

"Shen Beihai is indeed a real person."

Yan Tianying explained again:
"He is the only son of a local noble family. That noble family received great kindness from me in the early years. This time, he will cooperate with us and confirm your identity. All you have to do is write down all the information about Shen Beihai and the Shen family. , get ready to pretend to be him.

"In addition, I have also prepared a piece of information about the Starfall Gate for you, and you have to memorize it. Finally, because the case was started by Gu Hongye, at her request, she will pretend to be your bodyguard and cooperate with you. You act."

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