Can Scientific Cultivators Penetrate into the Second Dimension

A low-level talisman that can also be refined by monks in the Qi refining period, but the actions of monks in the foundation building period and the actions of monks in the Qi refining period are two different concepts. As long as the miasma avoidance talisman in Lin Xiu's hand does not enter the place where the miasma is dense, it will be fine. It is basically no problem to stay in the low-risk area for half a month.

And there is no need to worry if you encounter monsters that are invincible. The "Beast Repelling Talisman" made by the monks in the foundation building period can basically deter all the monsters in the new country. The beast has long been refined into magic weapon pills by the golden elixir real people of He Guizong.

That is to say, those chicken-rib-level monsters that are tasteless to eat and discard are ignored by monks, and they can linger in this remote small country...Of course, these "chicken ribs" are still quite dangerous for Lin Xiu. From this point of view The effect of this "Beast Repelling Talisman" is no lower than that of the "Miasma Avoidance Talisman".

Finally, there is the "Suppressing Evil Talisman" used to sense the existence of evil cultivators. It is said to be "Suppressing" characters, but in fact, the effect of this Talisman is not as great as the previous two. One reason is that it can be regarded as "evil spirits" in the territory of Xinguo There are really too many things, not to mention anything else, any monster that ran out of any mountain, but anyone who has been contaminated with human blood is one of the "evil spirits" in the eyes of He Guizong. This "evil suppressing talisman" is naturally Also react to it.

In such a situation, it is conceivable that it is difficult to find that evil cultivator just relying on a "Suppressing Evil Talisman", so this "Suppressing Evil Talisman" can only be used as an auxiliary, and it is necessary to rely on it. impossible.

"At the end of the day, you have to rely on yourself."

After sorting out the three powerful props on his body, Lin Xiu had doubts in his heart while feeling emotional: "In terms of the combination of talismans, it feels a bit strange?"

Because in order to transform Lingshi into "God's Eye" and enchant Yingying to obtain the ability to release "Elemental Burst", Lin Xiu has worked hard on the skill of talisman, which is certainly not as good as those who entered the advanced field. The brothers and sisters of Xiuxian Baiyitang, but Lin Xiu is not far behind them in the basic knowledge of talismans.

"One 'Avoid Miasma', one 'Exorcise Beast', one 'Suppress Evil', all three are auxiliary talismans, but none of them can be used to attack and escape."

It’s not that the auxiliary talismans are useless, the problem is that considering the danger of this mission and the possible risk of encountering evil cultivators, the talismans used for attacking or saving life are more important. The three you can get are There isn't even one in the talisman - at least for Zhang to defend, right?

Thinking of the performance of that senior brother Zhao at that time, Lin Xiu felt that he might have been tricked: Just because he could take out three cards, didn't mean there were really only three cards.

Moreover, the value of the talismans made by monks in the foundation building period can be imagined, as long as one or two can be obtained, they will be issued.

"...you must figure it out when you go back."

Now Lin Xiu can't turn back halfway. After all, you can't just give up the Zongmen mission casually. If you turn back now, you may be able to tell who will sue whom.

27. Qiongshanling

two months later.

On the border of Xinguo, Qiongshanling.

"My lord, here it is. Do you want to pay the fare first..."

Taking out a few taels of silver from the Qiankun bag, Lin Xiu handed it to the coachman while opening the curtain of the car, and what came into view was a mountain peak as high as a thousand feet, with gray mist lingering at the bottom of the mountain, and there was no vitality of the forest at all. , On the contrary, it looked lifeless.

Seeing this, Lin Xiu didn't feel too surprised, but had a thoughtful expression.

"No wonder it's called 'Qiaoshanling'."

The original name of Qiongshanling was "Qianshanling", which means the land of poor mountains and bad waters. However, considering that the name was not auspicious, it was changed to "Qiang". However, it is obvious that nothing can be changed by just changing the word. After so many years In the past, the Qiongshan Mountains were still the poor mountains of the past, and even Xinguo was the same.

"Anyway, I'll call with a backhand first—the decision is up to you, Ying!"

Following a light "throwing" movement, a blond girl in a white dress appeared silently in front of her. She shook the wooden sword in her hand and walked in front. Lin Xiu took out the "Miasma Avoidance" from the Qiankun bag. After hiding the two talismans of "Exorcism" close to the body, I put the fire mouse leather glove on the right glove, and then followed up.

Lin Xiu didn't intend to use the "Suppressing Evil Talisman" from the beginning. On the one hand, the effect and duration of this Talisman are limited, and it is impossible to keep it with you like the "Miasma Avoidance Talisman" and "Beast Exorcism Talisman". The boundary and environment of Xinguo is complicated. If you don't have a certain understanding of this place first, even if you find something, it is difficult to guarantee that there will be accidents during the tracking process.

Under the effect of the "miasma-avoiding talisman", Lin Xiu stepped into the Qiongshan Mountains and formally entered the territory of Xinguo without any accidents. This unattractive talisman actively expels these poisons when Lin Xiu enters the white mist The fog, from a distance, looks like a 360-degree transparent shield around Lin Xiu, but it doesn't feel anything when you touch it with your hands.

While being amazed by this scene, Lin Xiu also looked forward to playing the role of "beast exorcising talisman".

It didn't take long for Lin Xiu to walk all the way to Qiongshan Mountain near the top of the mountain. A hungry gray leopard found these two two-legged beasts, but the one in front made it a little undecided—a piece of biped that could walk. wood?Can I eat it?how to eat?

Fortunately, this black panther didn't need to worry too much. When it chose to give priority to hunting the two-legged beast behind, its fate was already decided.

"Aw-wh?"

The existence of the black panther didn't make Lin Xiu feel bad. After all, what's the point if you can't even detect a mere beast with the perfect state of Qi training at the fifth level?

On the contrary, when Lin Xiu was poised to attack the blind beast, he was a little caught off guard by the sudden roar of the beast, one long and one short, one high and one low.

Dispersing the remaining fire aura from his fingertips, Lin Xiu walked in front of the black panther that suddenly collapsed on the ground. As Lin Xiu approached the black panther, the aura became weaker, so that Lin Xiu had just stood in front of it. I've already rolled my eyes and foamed at the mouth...

"Good guy, I was scared to death."

The corner of his mouth twitched slightly, Lin Xiu could only fire up the spirit ball, provide this unfortunate black panther with some humanitarian help within his capacity and continue on his way.

This small episode also let Lin Xiu understand the power of this "beast repelling talisman". Obviously, it is really used to drive away "beasts". All existence will be affected by this talisman, instead of only acting on monsters above a certain level as Lin Xiu imagined at the beginning.

After the biggest problems of miasma and monsters were solved, Lin Xiu discovered another problem he was facing,

"Snapped--"

Slapping the mosquito that died on the back of his hand, Lin Xiu was full of remorse: "Why can't the animal repellent talisman drive away insects? Is there a special branch of the insect repellent talisman?"

In a sense, Lin Xiu guessed right. Not only is insect-repelling talisman a branch skill of the talisman master, but it is even more important than beast-repelling talisman.

The days were spent in the repetition of Lin Xiu moving forward-exploring-swatting mosquitoes every day. After a week, Lin Xiu, who returned to Qiongshan, had long since lost the "immortal demeanor" he had when he first came. The Taoist robe on his body was cut through a few holes, and he had to find an internal disciple to change it after returning.

However, the days of hard work were not in vain. After cleaning the creek at the foot of the Qiongshan Mountain, Lin Xiu took out an animal skin map from his Qiankun bag, which was obtained from a hunter in a remote place on the third day. I bought it, because when the two sides met, there was a black blind man with a big hole in his chest, so there was no "happy to see" drama, and the hunter respectfully laid out everything on his body to make a picture. Lin Xiu just traded the black blind man for a map in response to the deputy's act of surrender.

Now, what is recorded on this animal skin map is no longer just some hunting and gathering places discovered by the hunter, but many symbols of unknown meaning added by Lin Xiu.

A week is obviously not enough for Lin Xiu to walk the entire Xinguo, but it is not a problem to just walk around the border around Qiongshanling. From the information obtained by He Guizong, the existence of the suspected evil cultivator is in the Activities in this area.

"The south side can be ruled out first. Unless the evil cultivator has a foundation-building stage cultivation or a 'miasma-avoiding talisman' made by a golden core stage monk, it is impossible to stay there for a long time."

"It's unlikely to be in the north. Although I haven't seen it with my own eyes, but from the narration of those hunters, I heard that there should be some powerful monsters there, and even have wisdom to a certain extent."

It is common knowledge among monks that monsters can give birth to wisdom. In the Qi refining stage, they may not be much different from wild beasts, but they are much smarter. But in the foundation building stage, monsters are no different from ordinary people, and it is normal to speak human words. At this stage, monsters can pretend to be "divine beasts" in the ordinary population to obtain offerings, and from the few hunters I met, there are similar offerings of divine beasts in the village north of Qiongshanling.

Just like monks regard monsters as "treasures of heaven and earth" to hunt and kill them, monks are also similar to "Shiquan Dabu Wan" for monsters. The reason for letting go, not to mention an evil cultivator without a background.

"The words in the east are almost beyond the Xinguo area, and there is no news of evil cultivators operating here. In the final analysis..."

His eyes moved to the westernmost corner of the animal skin map: "Do I still have to go here for a while?"

28. Five Gods View

To the west of the Qiongshan Ridge is a large plain. The basin-type climate surrounded by mountains makes it rare that it is not polluted by miasma. Monsters don't like this kind of boundary without hiding. Therefore, this place can be regarded as the core and most of Xinguo. Bustling location.

It's just that this kind of "core" and "prosperity" are two different concepts in the era of peace and in the era of war. The former means prosperity, and the latter means chaos. There are many bloody battles for it, even though it has been more than ten years since the founding of the country, the legacy of the war has not been eliminated so quickly.

From the Qiongshan Mountains to the west, after bypassing a few evil lands lingering in the miasma, Lin Xiu's eyes gradually opened up, and the scene where he could only see one or two households for a long time has also been greatly improved. With the prototype of the settlement.

The only problem is that the people in these settlements are either very old or just waiting to be fed. There are very few young and strong people who can be used as labor force. was abandoned.

Because of this, Lin Xiu who passed by was not welcomed at all, and the residents just watched the pedestrian pass by vigilantly, and did not let go of the utensils they were holding tightly until they disappeared completely.

Just when Lin Xiu thought that this situation would last until he arrived in the capital of Xinguo to reveal his identity, he met a well-dressed bachelor on the way.

Different from the avoidance attitude of ordinary residents of Xinguo, this well-dressed bachelor looked at Lin Xiu with suspicious eyes at first, but soon turned into joy. He got off his horse and cupped his hands in front of Lin Xiu: " Is this friend also here to pay homage to the Five Gods Temple?"

……

The Temple of the Five Gods is a relatively well-known landscape in the west of Qiongshan. The reason why it is "relatively" famous is that the Temple of the Five Gods has only been established for 12 years, which is almost the same year as the founding of the new country, so the reputation has not yet spread. Come.

However, in Qiongshanxi, where Peimo City was led, this Temple of the Five Gods could be considered to be famous far and wide.

"Brother Lin, do you know the reason?"

Facing Xueshi Liu who was standing beside him, Lin Xiu curiously said, "I would like to hear more about it."

Shaking his head, Liu Xueshi detailed what happened in the Five Gods Temple in the past 12 years.

What is the most important thing in troubled times?

property?

food?

life?

None, but "safety" - if there is no security, even if you have those, they will be taken away one by one, and the five gods concept is what can give people security.

"The Five Gods Temple was established by five real people, who were in charge of all things and five elements respectively. At that time, they couldn't bear to see the people of Xinguo in ruins, so they left the mortal world to protect the mortals. After a long time, people felt the kindness of the Five Gods and built this Five Gods Temple to worship. .”

"……Gone?"

"?what?"

"Oh no, I'm just... touched."

A little hesitant, Lin Xiu explained: "Well, I'm just a little touched."

——I am moved to hear such simple "myths and legends" in this world of cultivating immortals.

Everyone knows that the "real person" here cannot be a real person in the Jindan period. If the monks in the Jindan period really go out, let alone mere wars, you can change the dynasty with one sentence, let alone five, then even He Guizong always paid attention to the existence of one glance, how could he be nestled in the small Five Gods Temple.

Aside from other things, this place is not a blessed place, and you don't even have any merits for cultivating immortals. What do you rely on to maintain your cultivation?By kindness and love?

Leaving aside the "true people", the existence of the Heavenly Court is a fantasy. Lin Xiu has read many classics from the Sutra Pavilion, and there are some descriptions in which mortals have various fantasies about cultivators. Among them, the existence of the "Heavenly Court" It was once spread as the mainstream in the mortal world. In the legend of "Heavenly Court", all the immortals are among the existences of the immortal class, living above the nine heavens, one day in the sky and one year in the earth.

It's a pity that the only "above the nine heavens" in this world is Gangfeng, which is a place where even Nascent Soul cultivators dare not stay for a long time, and it is even more absurd to go to heaven and earth for a year. If there is such a disparity in time, monks will not be happy Death, after all, any fool understands the difference between one day of practice and one year of practice.

Shaking his head and forgetting these rumors and false news, Lin Xiu turned to ask about the origin and purpose of this Scholar Liu.

Liu Xueshi's name is Liu Fugui. He is a scholar in Yi Country who has obtained a bachelor's degree. He can be regarded as half an official. After all kinds of gods and monsters were falsified, after hearing the legend of the "Five Gods Temple", they made a special trip here to visit the five gods in the Five Gods Temple. At that time, they saw Lin Xiu in the same exotic costume and thought Lin Xiu He also came here for the Five Gods View, so he asked aloud.

After learning the cause and effect, Lin Xiu thought about it and agreed.

Right now, I don't have a precise goal either. As a nearby well-known Taoist temple, the Five Gods Temple should have some news about people coming and going.

With this in mind, Lin Xiu immediately hit it off with Liu Fugui and Xueshi Liu, and the two walked toward the Five Gods Temple together.

……

Two days later.

"In front is the Temple of the Five Gods. In the past, it was not well-known here, but relying on the efficacy of the Temple of the Five Gods, it has gained the name of 'Five Gods Mountain' in recent years."

Pointing to the mountain in the distance and the faintly visible Taoist temple on the top of the mountain, Liu Xueshi stroked his beard and said expectantly: "It would be great if I could really see the gods."

Although he didn't have much hope, Lin Xiu still asked: "Does Xueshi Liu want to seek immortality and Taoism?"

"That's natural. If you can live forever and see for a long time, who would like to have a handful of loess in a hundred years? It's a pity that it is difficult to find immortals, and it is even more difficult to seek Tao..."

As he said that, Liu Xueshi shook his head and rushed towards Wushen Peak, while Lin Xiu, who followed behind, looked around.

Similar to what Liu Xueshi said, there are indeed a lot more residents around Wushen Peak, and different from the vigilant and xenophobic attitude of the outside world, the residents at the foot of Wushen Peak don’t have much wariness on their faces, but they look similar to those People living in such a peaceful and stable environment are a little different... At least the nationals of the countries that Lin Xiu had traveled through the sect's foreign affairs missions in the past few times were not in such an atmosphere.

Because the experience is still shallow, Lin Xiu can't tell the difference for a while. After Liu Xueshi urged him, he could only give up observing for the time being and keep up.

29. Strange

Along the stone path starting from the foot of Wushen Peak all the way up, the dense peach blossom forest along the road gave Lin Xiu a feeling of spring breeze, especially after staying in the miasma-filled and monster-ridden boundary of Qiongshanling for a long time, he suddenly returned This feeling intensifies in a civilized society.

"In Xinguo, it's rare to have such luxuriant peach blossoms."

Liu Xueshi said in an excited tone: "Doesn't this further show that the Five Gods Temple is effective?"