In the great world of martial arts, you use the Tao of Talisman to rule the ages

Chapter 42: Great Replenishment of Vitality (two in one, please read it)

Kanazawa County, Beicheng.

Chen Yongxiang sat in the shop, holding a ledger in his hand, calculating the harvest throughout the year one by one.

It's dark outside.

The oil lamp on the table only gave a small light. Even if I held it under the lamp, the words on the account book became increasingly unclear.

"Forget it, let's do it again tomorrow."

Chen Yongxiang shook his head, his black hair already mixed with a lot of white hair.

He stood up and put away the ledger, and then patrolled the store again to make sure that nothing valuable was left behind before he slowly walked out and closed the door.

At this time, the New Year has not passed, and it is late.

There were not many people in the mountain city, only some mountain hunters who had not returned home. They gathered in twos and threes at various restaurants to drink. There was a row of red lanterns hanging at the door of the restaurant, swaying in the wind, and they were one of the few lights.

The shops selling mountain goods on both sides have either closed down, or they have hired a whole family to do some cleaning work.

On weekdays, people come and go in the mountain city. There are only a few free days throughout the year, and the smell of the streets always carries a fishy human smell.

Now it is suddenly deserted and empty, which makes people uncomfortable.

Chen Yongxiang locked the door of the shop.

He turned around and was about to leave.

Suddenly there was a rush of mixed footsteps, and I looked up and saw many torches coming from both ends of the mountain city...

No, it’s a lot of people holding torches.

These people were holding open fires and marching in files. The torches held high in their hands formed a continuous line, looking menacing.

In the blink of an eye.

The swaying firelight has already reflected the mountain city in red.

When the hunters who were drinking in various restaurants saw the movement, they turned around and walked to the door to look carefully.

Chen Yongxiang was even more frightened, and quickly opened the door he had just locked, preparing to hide back in the house.

Those who were cleaning the shops with their families also panicked and called their families to take shelter.

Although I don't know what happened.

But there's nothing wrong with hiding.

In an instant, the scattered people on both sides of the mountain city hid in their houses, at most they peeked out with a pair of eyes.

Wait until the team outside forms.

When a torch was rising up and down in the middle of the mountain city, no normal people could be seen in front and behind the streets.

Even if outsiders occasionally pass by, they will run away in fear when they see this formation.

"Who are these people?"

"Has anyone offended the gangs in the city recently?"

"It looks like someone from the Dongcheng Martial Arts School is taking the lead..."

Sanniang Restaurant.

The hunters peered out from the doorways and windows, discussing who had caused trouble.

There were dozens of people holding torches, gathering together in a swarm, scanning the surroundings with ferocious eyes.

There are also several particularly burly figures in the center, wearing gray clothes from the Flying Bear Boxing Gym, with a roaring bear embroidered on the back, looking fierce.

"Folks, don't panic!"

A man came out from among the disciples of Feixiong Boxing Gym and spoke with a loud voice that spread throughout the mountain city.

This person was taller than the other disciples. He rolled up his sleeves against the cold wind, revealing the exaggerated muscles on his arms. At a glance, he looked like a big bear running out of the snowy mountains.

"I am the senior brother of Feixiong Boxing Hall, Weng Jinren."

"This time, we were asked by Uncle Zhisheng to investigate the cause of death of his son, Chen Xiangyuan, a disciple in our academy. This junior brother of mine was also a mountain man in the past, so he is related to everyone.

You must also want to give him and his old father justice.

During this period of time before we investigate clearly, I'm afraid we have to trouble everyone to understand and cooperate! "

The words fell.

The hunters in the restaurant were immediately in an uproar.

Everyone looked at each other with doubts in their eyes:
  "No, what does it have to do with us if he finds a murderer?"

"What's he doing here in Shanshi?"

"Are these people in the martial arts hall crazy?"

Chen Yongxiang, who peeked out from the store, felt even more confused.

He had also heard about Asheng's son, but the officials said he was suffering from a sudden illness, but the people in these martial arts schools disagreed.

It’s fine if you don’t agree, but why are you now acting out in the mountain city?
  He looked outside, feeling uneasy:
  "You came here with dozens of thugs strutting through the city, saying you want to investigate a murder?"

"Who believes this?"

It's more like he's using this as an excuse to do something...

……

……

boom!
  Narrow tunnel.

A huge figure rushed straight to the cave wall, shaking down a lot of gravel and ice.

Chen Lin, who dodged away, looked at Ghost Yazhu in surprise.

The blood vessels of this big guy are blocked, but it can still thrust everywhere and struggle wildly, as if it has gone crazy.

"Is this a strange beast? It's indeed a little different..."

"Stiff wood, move slowly, move quickly!"

A red aura flew out, and the Ghost Tooth Pig's movements immediately stiffened as it kept charging against the cave wall.

It was as if it had become a clockwork machine.

"call!"

Chen Lin fanned the dust in front of him with his hand, thinking that no matter how powerful this big pig was, it would only be like this.

Who knew that there were suddenly a few clicking sounds coming from the bones of the Ghost Tooth Pig, as if some kind of boundary had been broken.

The huge body started struggling on the spot again.

However, the struggle didn't last long this time. As soon as the second Zombie Slowing Talisman was in hand, the Ghost Tooth Pig's movements slowed down, and then slowly stopped moving.

Until he kicked his legs and stuck out his tongue, he died completely.

Chen Lin walked over and saw that the big pig's eyes were red, the madness before death was still there, the iron-like huge body was tense, and the prickly quills were still trembling slightly.

He frowned and looked at the zombie talisman in his hand, then casually threw one at the corpse:
  "This pig is too big, weighing probably over a thousand kilograms, and it is also a strange beast. The power it unleashed during its death struggle is nearly ten thousand kilograms, which is no exaggeration. It has exceeded the limit of the Zombie Wood Slowing Talisman..."

Entering martial arts masters can rely on their vitality and inner strength to break through spells.

Strange beasts can also break through restrictions with sheer force.

"The spells in "Introduction to Talisman" are becoming less and less useful. Next, we have to quickly find suitable materials for making talisman paper and try to use spiritual liquid to draw talismans to enhance the effect..."

"But now we have to deal with the pig in front of us."

It is very troublesome to handle large pigs weighing more than 1,000 kilograms.

Chen Lin had already thought about it before coming over.

Moving out was out of the question.

It was okay for him to drill the cave down alone, but it was impossible to go up with the pig.

Besides, he didn't learn any "giant power technique" in the world of immortality, so he couldn't move it at all.

"But there's no need for me to move the meat out."

"It's starting to get warm outside, and here is a large natural ice cellar. I just need to cut the pork into pieces and freeze it all here."

"At that time, it will be enough to carry out a few days' worth of food each time you come here."

A Geng Gold Star Sword popped out from his fingertips and circled around his body, drawing a circle of gold and silver sword tracks, and then started cutting against the Ghost Yazhu's body.

First, pull out the ten-inch-long "ghost teeth" by their roots.

There was a faint dark red blood stain on the ink-colored fangs. I don’t know if it belonged to another animal or to Lao Chai.

This pair of fangs alone is worth dozens of taels of silver in the mountain market.

Especially the pair of ten-inch-long ones in his hands now, which look like a pair of natural daggers.

Not counting flesh and bones, this is the most valuable part of the Ghost Tooth Pig. Taking it out will definitely attract fierce competition from martial arts schools and blacksmiths in the county.

However, he doesn't plan to sell this thing, but wants to keep it to see if he can use it later.

After removing the ghost teeth, the next step is hair removal and bloodletting.

Hair removal is easy.

Moreover, the hair of Ghost Tooth Pig can also be sold, but it is not particularly valuable.

Chen Lin put it aside and planned to wait for the right time to take action.

On the contrary, it is very difficult to bleed a pig weighing more than a thousand pounds.

When pigs are killed and bled outside, several big men work together to rack the pigs up so they can be bled cleanly.

And he alone didn't tell me that the pig weighed over a thousand catties...

There's just no way to do it.

In the end, we can only make do with it hastily and open a few more wounds on the blood vessels to let the blood flow out as much as possible.

Some of the pig blood that was released was put into several jars that were brought to keep it fresh and used for drawing talismans. The remaining pig blood that could not be filled was simply poured onto the ground to prevent the blood from remaining in the meat and affecting the quality of the meat.

The meat of Ghost Ya Pig is very nourishing and warm in nature.

This is the most important thing to him.

Everything else is just minutiae.

It was hard to finish these tasks.

Next, the big pig had to be divided into several large pieces and dragged piece by piece to the big snake cave.

The temperature there is lower and drier than here, which is more conducive to preservation.

Moreover, the aura of the big snake still lingers, and ordinary creatures dare not approach it.

As for whether the big snake will come back?
  That guy doesn't know where he will spend the winter yet.

……

It's hard to tell the time in the cave.

Chen Lin only knew that it took him less than two minutes to kill the ghost tooth pig, but it took four cloud-moving and light talismans to prepare for its funeral.

The effectiveness of each spell lasts about half an hour.

"That's two hours, a full four hours!"

"call!"

"I'm so exhausted..."

By the time he walked out of the windy slope outside the Ice Cave with a basket of pork on his back and walked back through the snow, the full moon was already high in the sky and everything in the mountain was completely silent.

There was also silence in the small village. Uncle Ping's house and the herb collector's family turned off the lights.

Open your door gently.

Quickly light the fire in the stove, grab a handful of snow from outside and put it into a clay pot to boil it into water.

Then wash and slice the ghost tooth pork you brought back.

The Ghost Tooth Pig obviously looks black all over, but its meat is crystal clear and snow-white. The fat and muscles under the skin are particularly distinct, and the layers of texture are clear. It is particularly beautiful and makes people very appetizing just by looking at it.

When placed on the cutting board, just push it gently and the whole piece of meat will sway left and right, making it extremely elastic...

Along with the pork, there is also a handful of onions, ginger and garlic to remove the smell.

Then continue to boil over high heat until it is out of the pot.

Chen Lin took advantage of this time to prepare a saucepan, which was just ordinary cooking oil, onion, garlic and soy sauce, which are not many seasonings at home.

Usually eaten as a dip when grilling meat.

Now it seems that it is not worthy of the ghost tooth pig's meat.

"Forget it, I'll go to Shanshi to buy some goods another day."

The clay pot on the stove was already steaming, and now it was too late.

Open the lid.

A special aroma suddenly filled the room.

Chen Lin picked up a piece, lightly dipped it in soy sauce and put it in his mouth.

Suddenly his eyes lit up.

This bite of pork skin is tender and smooth, and the fat is evenly distributed. It is even more fragrant and delicious after stewing, and the meat is extremely elastic. When chewing, you can clearly feel a special delicacy and fullness, filling between the lips and teeth, as if it is beating in the mouth. .

More importantly...

After the pork in the mouth is swallowed, it has just reached the body, and without the need for digestion, the piece of meat magically disperses into strands of heat, penetrates into every part of the body, and keeps traveling.

"vitality!"

"It turned directly into vitality!"

Chen Lin was really shocked now.

He hurriedly put a few more mouthfuls into his mouth without even dipping it in soy sauce, and quickly determined that he had not felt wrong just now.

The vitality in the body immediately strengthened a bit, and there was a warm current flowing all over the body, urging the mana in the body to run faster.

The energy deficit during the previous breakthrough was quickly filled up at a completely unexpected speed...

The originally thin muscles and bones quickly became strong under this nourishment, and there was a faint creaking sound, as if they had grown strength out of thin air. The whole person became energetic and his posture became a little taller.

It's not the previous spirit boosted by mana, but a direct change from the deepest level of the body.

"No wonder the ghost toothed pig was robbed by the martial artist before. This effect is indeed extraordinary!"

"I'm afraid that the ordinary spiritual birds and beasts in the world of immortality are not as effective as this ghost-toothed pig!"

Chen Lin put it into his mouth one after another.

There is no need to add extra flavor at all.

As long as the meat of Ghost Ya Pig is cooked, it is already a delicacy in the world, better than any kind of meat he has eaten before.

And it barely occupies your stomach.

After eating it, you will automatically activate your vitality soon.

I originally planned to eat a day's worth, but in the end I could only sustain one meal.

Chen Lin was so breathless after eating that he was so warm that he lay on the bed with satisfaction and patted his belly.

"belch!"

"The vitality from the previous cultivation breakthrough has been completely replenished, and it is more than enough. It is almost the same as a normal person!"

Close your eyes and read the "Flaming Wood Sutra".

Try to refine mana.

The lack of emptiness that was vaguely entrenched in the bone marrow before was gone after this meal.

If a normal person's vitality is five to ten, then he is at least six.

Originally, the vitality in the body was like a piece of scattered tassels, but now it is initially grasped into one, and then it is twisted into a thick rope.

"If I continue to eat, my vitality foundation may be comparable to those of powerful martial artists!"

"However, a martial artist can only turn vitality into internal energy, but I want to refine this vitality into magic power."

Chen Lin sat cross-legged on the bed, feeling the thirty newly refined mana powers in his body, and his clothes were faintly stirring.

Compared to blasting out the vitality directly.

Undoubtedly, it is more cost-effective to mix the vitality with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and refine it into mana.

And from the current point of view, although the inner strength of the vitality is more than enough to kill, it is obviously not as good as the monk's magic power in terms of energy level.

If he could have as strong vitality as Hong Guan, he wouldn't even know how much mana he could extract now.

When the time comes, he will go back to the world of immortality to learn more spells. When fighting, he will have a golden bell hanging on his body, and the sky will be filled with flying swords. Even ten ordinary martial arts masters will not be able to get close to him!

"it is good!"

“I won’t do anything else from now on, just eat meat!”

"Gather up your energy first and then talk!"

　The temperature has warmed up in the past two days, and I have lost weight in clothes, but I have caught a cold. My head has been hurting all day long, and it hurts terribly if I shake it even a little.

　　Please pay attention to wearing more clothes...

　　
  　
  (End of this chapter)