Monks

Chapter 1 Who is Zhang Ai (this chapter is free)

Zhang is afraid of everything, the dark, death, ghosts, tigers, even fierce dogs. 26nbsp;His identity is the guardian Taoist boy of the Ten Thousand Beasts Cave of Tianlei Taoist Temple in Tianlei Mountain.The master named him Hong Wu, because he was afraid of everything, but the brothers still called him Zhang Fear.

Tianlei Mountain and his disciples of the same generation, there are eight thousand if not ten thousand, they all know him because he is afraid.Whenever there is thunder on a cloudy day, accompanied by the roar of thunder and the rumble of thunder, there is always a hoarse voice shouting for help.

Because of fear, Zhang feared to become the most diligent person in Tianlei Taoist Temple.The uncles repeatedly publicized the tragedy of the great battle between good and evil. Zhang was worried that one day he would also become a corpse in the stories of the uncles, so he worked hard.Tianlei Taoist Temple is the authentic Taoist sect of the Yue Kingdom. Most of the [-] cultivation methods in the Sutra Pavilion have been read. He learns spells, not seeking to defeat the enemy, but only for self-protection. .

After working hard day and night, he has practiced Tianlei Shengong to the sixth level, and his inner qi cultivation has reached the middle level of the qi refining stage, and he is the best among his peers.At the same time, he also practiced "chaotic" escape spells such as golden armor body protection and blast spell. The most powerful thing is that he learned the six-layer shield body protection magic skill, the thunder shield of the sky thunder god skill, the golden armor body protection, and the wood spirit protection skill. Body, Ice Barrier, Wall of Rage, Earth Armor, etc.Now he is practicing the seventh body protection magic skill, Wings of the Wind God.

According to Zhang Fear's diligence and practice results, he could have entered the inner hall of Tianlei Temple to concentrate on his practice, but because he was afraid of thunder, he would yell indiscriminately and affect others, so he was sent to Wanshou Cave Keep company with monsters.

It takes half an hour to walk from Wanshou Cave to the main peak of Tianlei Mountain, and no matter how loud the shout is, it will not pass.There is also an enchantment restriction, which separates the inside and outside of the cave into two worlds.The head of the sect means to send you to a place where no one is around. You can shout, shout as much as you want, and shout out your throat to see who can hear you.

Zhang Ai is 16 years old this year and originally had a harmonious family.When he was two years old, his parents carried him to the Thunder Mountain to worship. On the way, he encountered a fight between immortal cultivators. The thunderstorm, lightning and rain were so scary that his parents panicked and ran into the deep mountains and old forests. In the end, he encountered a wolf first and then a tiger. Feed the tiger.My mother ran around with him in her arms, climbing everywhere on high cliffs. Just as she put down Zhang Ai, she cried and rested, when a thunderbolt fell on her body. Suddenly, the two-year-old Zhang Ai became an orphan. Then he was rescued by a Taoist priest from Tianlei Mountain and became a Taoist boy. From then on, Zhang was afraid of everything, especially thunder.

At noon, when the sun was at its worst, Zhang Afraid sat cross-legged alone outside the Ten Thousand Beasts Cave.The loess field of hundreds of square meters is empty except for him.Zhang was afraid that his eyes were slightly closed, his breath was long, and his expression was calm. The big sun in the sky seemed not to be shining on him, and no matter how hot the day was, it had nothing to do with him.

It is said in the scriptures that the Wings of the Wind God can be transformed into light wings when they are practiced to a high level. They are stronger than gold essence. They can be used as shields to defend and wings to fly, but it is difficult to practice.

Zhang Afraid practiced for a while, and tried hard to collect and collect qi to refine qi, but he practiced hard for more than a month without making any progress.The book is right, this spell is not suitable for cultivation during the Qi refining period, and I am a little hesitant to continue.

At this time, there was a change more than a hundred meters away from the field, and the air rippled like a lake.Zhang was afraid that someone would touch the enchantment of Wanshou Cave, probably from the same sect, so he got up and stood quietly in front of the cave, waiting for someone to come.

After a few breaths, two Taoist priests ran up the path on the right side of Wanshou Cave. They were in their 20s and they were clean.Zhang feared the ceremony: "Senior Brother Hongcheng, Senior Brother Hongtu."

The two were in a hurry, Hongcheng said: "Xintian Harrier, twenty of them." As he spoke, he threw a gossip-shaped jade tablet to Zhang Ai.Zhang Afraid took the jade token and looked it over slightly, then returned it to Hongcheng, and asked casually, "Why do you need so many kites?"

Hongtu continued: "Why? Of course it's going down the mountain, hurry up, master told us to hurry up."

Afraid to turn around, Zhang took out a jade token from his pocket, which was the same size and shape as Hongcheng was holding, and lightly pressed it into the air in front of the cave with his hand. There seemed to be a support in the air, and the jade token stood out of nowhere.

Zhang Ai said to the two senior brothers: "Come in, don't make trouble inside, Master Zhenyi is here." They both nodded in agreement.

From the outside, the Wanshou Cave is just a small hill with a door dug at the foot of the hill. Only when you enter the cave do you know what a hidden cave is.

There is no door to the cave, and it is dark from the outside to the inside.Entering the air enchantment, the inside is still pitch black. In a not too big hall, seven small holes are cut out along the cave wall, and the entrance door is added to make up the number of eight trigrams, so this place is called the eight trigrams hall.

After the three of them entered the cave, Zhang Ai put away the jade tablet and walked towards the first cave on the right.After standing still, he looked at Hongcheng and said, "Senior brother." Hongcheng had been to Wanshou Cave several times and knew the rules, so he took out the jade token just now and pressed it lightly into the air in front of the cave, but Zhang Bing took out another piece of black iron The card, also in the shape of the eight trigrams, was also pressed into the air, and said in a low voice: "Okay." Leading in, Hongcheng Hongtu followed, and then retracted the key.

Only when you enter the cave in the cave do you know what the cave of beasts is.Originally, the road ahead was pitch black, but after going up two steps, the foreground suddenly changed. Inside the cave, there were blue sky and white clouds, gentle wind and rising sun, all kinds of strange flowers and plants, strange stones and spirit trees. Small animals are jumping and playing back and forth among the trees and grass, and there are also strange birds flying in the sky, with a wide variety.

Out of the cave, there were three roads under his feet. Zhang was afraid to choose the middle one and go straight. After walking less than [-] meters, a huge boulder as high as [-] feet blocked the road.Zhang Ai took out two spoons from his body, one black, one white, one iron and one jade, and held them in his left and right hands. He muttered a mantra in his mouth, and the spoons slowly rose into the air, each shooting a ray of light, hitting the boulder, and the boulder burst open in response. , to separate a hole that is as tall as a person.The three of them entered, but it was a shrine. There were many compartments in the niche, and most of the compartments were filled with glittering and translucent beads.Zhang Ai counted twenty spirit beads in a grid marked with a bird mark, and handed it over to Hongcheng Hongtu.

The three of them went out of the shrine and returned to the cave in the cave.Holding the spirit beads in both hands, Hongcheng probed into his consciousness, and twenty red birds with sharp claws and sharp beaks flew down from the sky.Hongtu took out the animal control bag and put away twenty little birds.The three of them returned to the Eight Diagrams Hall, the strange thing is that Zhang Ai didn't go the same way, he closed his eyes in the middle of the hall and calculated for a while, then went to the hole in the hole where the Xintian Harrier was taken out just now, before entering the hole, he played the jade card casually, Stepping in, the scenery changed again, and the three of them had already left the Ten Thousand Beast Cave.

Hongcheng was amazed: "The Eight Diagrams Xuantian Formation is really bad. I have been here a few times, but I can't 'touch' the doorway." Hongtu laughed at him: "Nonsense, if you master the Eight Diagrams Xuantian Formation, you will reach the Elder Peak in the morning."

Hongcheng also laughed, took out a spirit bead, and asked Hongtu to open the animal control bag. Zhang was afraid to stop him, and said with a sad face: "Senior Brother Hongcheng, this, this, can you go away and put it away?"

Hongcheng laughed loudly: "Small animals are not afraid, but when they become big?"

Afraid Zhang just looked at him with a bitter face, Hongtu tried to smooth things over: "Okay, it's not that I don't understand him, don't tease the younger brother, let's go, the master is waiting."

Zhang was afraid to see the two go away and hide in the mountain path, and then a red bird more than ten feet in size flew up in the mountain path, and the two stood on the bird's back, it was Hongcheng Hongtu who flew away with the Xintian Harrier.

After the work was done, Zhang was afraid to continue to meditate and practice. As soon as he sat down, the air around him was shaking, and a middle-aged strong man appeared silently, his expression a little listless.Zhang was afraid to stand up and salute: "Greetings to Uncle Zhenyi."

The strong man asked kindly, "Why is Hongcheng here?"

"Return to Master Uncle, they took twenty Xintian Harriers."

"Twenty? Why do you need so many? Ah, yes, the Qi Refining Conference."

Zhang was afraid that he would not know what the Qi Refining Conference was, so he didn't want to talk too much, so he stood aside respectfully.

Uncle Zhenyi didn't stay for long, he raised a flying sword and jumped up to fly.

Once again, Zhang was left alone in Wanshou Cave, and after being interrupted several times, he decided to temporarily give up practicing Fengshen's Wings and go back to his room to sleep.

There is a thatched hut on the right side of the cave, and there is nothing else in the house, such as a bed, a table and a chair.The table was full of things in a mess, all of which were goggles, steel helmets, armor, soft armor and other protective equipment. Needless to say, they were all life-saving magic weapons that Zhang Ai had accumulated over the years.But he was a child and never went down the mountain. The so-called protective gear was just a joke in the eyes of others.What's more, as the cultivation base increases, these things become more impractical, and they are reluctant to throw them away, so they are all piled up in the house.

Zhang Ai entered the room, lay on the bed sprawled, and then closed his eyes. Three puppies crawled out from under the bed. They were extremely round and cute. They rushed to jump on the bed and hugged Zhang Ai. Zhang Ai laughed out loud: "Don't make trouble, just sleep well." He slapped the three puppies and forced them to rest.The puppy was unwilling, and ran out with its buttocks pouted.Zhang Ai raised his finger and closed the door, letting them mess around in the room, and then fell into a deep sleep.

Zhang was also afraid of being alone. Living alone on the top of the mountain, it was better during the day, but it was especially difficult after dark. Outside the house was the wind and the sounds of beasts in the forest, and when he heard it, he turned into monsters and beasts.So I begged my brother to bring three puppies back as companions when he went down the mountain.

There is a mountain spring behind the house, and beside the spring is a small cave with firewood for the stove, some rice, vegetables, oil and salt, so that the livelihood plan of one person and three dogs can be solved by this.As for the monsters in the Beast Cave, the Soul Control Hall is responsible for what they eat.

The next day was the test day for the disciples of Tianlei Mountain's qi refining. The disciples came to check Zhang Ai's cultivation level.After some tests, Zhang was afraid that he was still the same, and his inner qi cultivation realm was still at the middle level of the qi refining stage, but he was extremely proficient in the application of spells.The disciple who passed on the practice sighed: "Why do you still practice like this? The master said that you put the cart before the horse, why don't you change it?"

"I think it's right to learn more." Zhang fearfully replied.

"Hey, how much time do you have to practice? Life is short for a hundred years. If you don't cultivate the foundation-building realm, you will die no matter how good your spells are. I have no words for you. High-level, I will call you into Ziguang Pavilion to teach you the meditation formula, so that you don't have to be afraid of things." The disciple said while shaking his head.

Zhang was afraid that his face would turn red with embarrassment, and he said in a low voice: "Senior brother, I'm sorry, I'm just afraid."

"Who isn't afraid? Everyone has something to be afraid of, but you are too afraid. Forget it, I'm leaving." The disciple wanted to leave.

Zhang Ai suddenly asked: "What is the Meditation Jue? Why is there no such book in the Cangjing Pavilion?"

The disciple who taught the exercises was a little impatient: "Do you understand what it means to put the cart before the horse? The eight hundred methods of the Sutra Pavilion are actually the skills of how to use magic. , the better the foundation, the better the use of spells, but you just do it the other way around." The disciple who passed on the skill said that he controlled the sword and left.