Asking about longevity

Mo Hua originally thought that Zhang Lan's I want to play with you when I have time was a polite comment, but he didn't expect that he was serious.

After that day, Zhang Lan went to a restaurant when he had nothing to do, ordered a pot of wine and a plate of meat, and ate all morning while watching people coming and going on the street. Occasionally I see ink paintings and complain about him:

You're a little kid, where have you been every day? I've been here several times and I haven't seen you.

Mo Hua said seriously with a small face: I'm not like you, I'm very busy.

What can you do? Zhang Lan didn't believe it.

Mo Hua clasped his fingers and counted them to him one by one:

I practice daily. I have to draw formations when I have time. When I'm tired, I read the formation book. I take the time to give my husband some food, ask some questions along the way, and help the uncles and aunts in the neighborhood to practice formations...

Zhang Lan felt dizzy, Okay, okay, I'm afraid of you.

Mo Hua, an eleven or twelve-year-old monk, was so busy every day, and he, a monk from the Daoting Division, came here to drink in broad daylight. Zhang Lan even felt a little guilty in his heart.

You must know that when his father pointed at his nose and scolded him bloody, he felt calm in his heart.

By the way, is there anything interesting in Tongxian City? Zhang Lan asked.

I'm a good boy, and I'm not playful. How do I know?

Mo Hua refused to answer. Who knew what kind of fun he was talking about? He is still a child and cannot touch things inappropriate for children.

What about the lively places? Zhang Lan retreated and looked for the next best thing.

“The east side of South Street is more lively.”

I've been there. There weren't many monks, and there weren't many markets. It was boring. Zhang Lan was not very interested.

It won't be lively if you go there in broad daylight. Not everyone is as lazy as you. Everyone has to make a living. Mo Hua said.

Zhang Lan was speechless. After thinking about it, it was true. He was indeed not doing his job properly. If he was not doing his job properly, he would not be doing his job properly.

When will it be lively? Zhang Lan asked.

Mo Hua thought for a while and said: The day after tomorrow, the day after tomorrow is the Monster Hunting Festival. It happens once a year and is the most lively.

What festival is Monster Hunting Festival?

Mo Hua explained: It is a festival for monster hunters to celebrate the harvest. October is the peak season for monster hunting. After that, the activities of monster beasts decrease, and the profits from monster hunting are not high. Monster hunters usually hunt more monsters in October. , wait until the Monster Hunting Festival to sell them, and take a rest after selling. By then, the market will have everything, and it will be lively.

Zhang Lan said in surprise: You really know a lot.

That's natural, Mo Hua patted his chest, I'm just a little local snake.

Zhang Lan laughed, but was also very interested in the Monster Hunting Festival. Okay, then I'll go shopping the day after tomorrow. After saying that, he brushed his sleeves and prepared to leave.

Mo Hua looked at him curiously and said, Have you not settled the bill yet?

I pressed dozens of spirit stones on the counter and just buckled them. Zhang Lan looked very cool.

Mo Hua smacked his lips, thinking that Zhang Lan had the temperament to take advantage of others.

Then he continued to lower his head and read the formation book. He wanted to learn a few more formations in these two days, and then take a break during the Monster Hunting Festival so that he could play with Dahu and the others for two days.

When Bai Zisheng heard that Mo Hua was going to the Monster Hunting Festival, he was so envious that he almost drooled.

The rules of the Bai family are strict. Even if they are not in the family, Aunt Xue requires them to practice every day. In addition, their homework such as alchemy, formations, and weapon refining are all in order and clearly arranged.

Perhaps because they were not in the family, Aunt Xue was afraid that they would fall behind other disciples of the family, so she had stricter requirements. Many books on elixir refining, weapon refining or cultivation, I have read them once or twice, but I feel they are extremely profound and obscure and I cannot understand them at all.

Fortunately, it is still possible to understand the formation books and ink paintings, and it is not too difficult to read.

However, Mo Hua has always had a question: What do the Bai brothers and sisters want to learn by becoming Mr. Zhuang's registered disciples?

So far, Mr. Zhuang doesn’t seem to be teaching them anything in particular?

What they learned, Mo Hua could also learn, and what they asked for advice, Mo Hua also listened to. Although some things were obscure, they were not so advanced that they needed Mr. Zhuang's guidance.

And even if Mr. Zhuang doesn't teach anything, their practice is arranged perfectly by the family, and there is no need for Mr. Zhuang to interfere at all.

In Mr. Zhuang's bookstore, only Mo Hua often went there to bring some food and ask questions.

The Bai family brothers and sisters only practiced and studied in the small pavilion. In Mo Hua's impression, apart from routine greetings and asking for advice, they never asked Mr. Zhuang alone.

This makes ink painting very confusing.

Or maybe there are some things that Mr. Zhuang will not teach to his registered disciples, but can only be taught to his direct disciples?

Are they so persistent that they want Mr. Zhuang to accept them as his disciples and learn more advanced things?

There is a big difference between registered disciples and direct disciples. Registered disciples can only call them sir, but direct disciples can call them master.

The monks attach great importance to the inheritance of master and apprentice. It is not an exaggeration to say that once you are a master, you will always be a father. Dazhu was accepted as a disciple by Master Chen. Master Chen raised Dazhu as half a son, and he would provide for him until his death.

Because the relationship between master and disciple is very strong, betraying the master is also regarded as one of the most unethical and evil behaviors in the cultivation world.

Mo Hua touched his chin and couldn't help but wonder: Will Mr. Zhuang accept me as his direct disciple?

Mo Hua briefly compared his cultivation, spiritual roots, talents and family background with those of the Bai family siblings, and immediately calmed down a lot.

It's better not to be too ambitious.

Mo Hua thought and silently gave up this unrealistic idea.

In two days, it will be the Monster Hunting Festival.

The Monster Hunting Festival is one of the biggest festivals in Tongxian City, even bigger than the Lotus Festival.

The monks in Tongxian City, whether they are poor casual cultivators or wealthy family monks, have already prepared for the Monster Hunting Festival. Starting from the morning, Tongxian City has a festive atmosphere, and at night, it is even brightly lit.

During the Monster Hunting Festival, there will be a lot of people and restaurants will be very busy, so Liu Ruhua will stay at home and do business with Aunt Jiang and a few temporary aunts.

Mo Shan wants to contact buyers to sell the skins, bones or inner elixirs of the monsters that the monster hunting team has hunted in the past month, because the next few months will be the off-season for monster hunting, and the income will be low. Many monks are We have to rely on this spiritual stone to survive until next year.

Mo Hua could only go shopping with Dahu and the other three.

But Dahu and the others have one more thing to do, which is to participate in the demon hunting ceremony.

The Demon Hunting Ceremony is held every year on the Demon Hunting Festival. The Demon Hunting Ceremony is a ceremony held for young monks who have reached the sixth level of Qi refining and above to become demon hunters.

The sixth level of Qi refining is a watershed for the casual cultivators in Tongxian City. It is not only the peak of the middle stage of Qi refining, but also has the hope of breaking through to the late stage of Qi refining.

In the middle stage of Qi refining, you can learn some simple spells or martial arts. Your spiritual power and physical body are not weak, and you have a certain ability to protect yourself when facing monsters.

One step forward from the middle stage of Qi refining is the late stage of Qi refining. In Tongxian City, where the Qi refining stage is the main stage, the late stage of Qi refining is the pursuit of many monks.

However, there are many variables in this step. Many monks cannot take this step in their lifetime due to reasons such as spiritual stones, spiritual roots, and exercises.

Therefore, for casual cultivators, one can become a true demon hunter at the sixth level of Qi refining. Becoming a monster hunter means making a living by hunting monsters.