Chapter 128 Wuhe Taoist
"Sure enough, fortresses are always breached from the inside!"
Xujiabao, a hill two miles away, Qin Ziling, who was covered in a black cloak, looked at the flames in the castle from afar and couldn't help but sigh.
"The background of the three great families is indeed not comparable to that of the local tyrants like Xujiabao. It seems that there will be no bargain today!" Qin Ziling hid in the woods on the hills and observed for a while. Seeing that the people of the three great families had already guarded the city gate, and the people of Xujiabao could not rush out at all, he shook his head with some regret and turned around to leave.
At this moment, Qin Ziling saw the small river flowing along the south side of the hill suddenly made a splash and a wet head popped out.
Xujiabao is located in a network of many rivers, and this small river connects to the moat of Xujiabao.
"Fortunately, I know the art of water escape, otherwise I would be buried today!" A hunchbacked old man climbed out of the river, muttering to himself.
It was the old man who had reminded Xu Pengkun in the hall to be wary of the Lin family's trap.
He is a foreign Qi-refining sorcerer recently recruited by Xujiabao. He practices water-based Taoism and is at the initial stage of true strength. He is sinister and vicious by nature, and has taken the lives of many innocent people for the sake of his Taoism.
Later, he was chased by someone and had no choice but to flee to Fangliao County and hide in Xujiabao.
Because the hunchbacked old man was dressed in simple peasant clothes, no one paid attention to him. He jumped into the river and escaped by using the water flow. He escaped all the way here, but he could no longer stay in the river.
"You are wrong, Taoist Wuhe, you will still be buried with me today!" A voice sounded faintly in the dark night.
Qin Ziling naturally learned about the existence of Wuhe Taoist from Xu Pengjin and Shao E, but he didn't expect to catch this fish that slipped through the net just when he was about to give up.
"Who?" The old Taoist priest Wuhe was shocked when he heard the words. His wet body trembled and little drops of water shot towards the direction where the voice came from.
Immediately afterwards, the old-looking Wuhe Taoist priest did an agile backflip, trying to return to the small river behind him.
However, while the Taoist Wuhe was still in the air, a bit of green light flew over and pierced through his chest, causing blood to spurt out.
"Magic weapon!" The old Taoist Wuhe exclaimed, and then with a "bang", his body fell straight to the ground.
"Magic is very good for sneak attacks." Qin Ziling, whose entire body was tightly covered by a cloak, slowly walked out from his hiding place.
Walking to the body of the old Taoist priest in Wuhe, Qin Ziling first looked at his ten fingers, then skillfully touched his arms and waist, but felt nothing.
"That shouldn't be the case. This old Taoist Wuhe has at least reached the realm of true strength. Even if he doesn't have money to buy offensive and defensive magic tools and storage magic tools, he should have brought some valuables with him. Could it be that he fled in such a hurry that he left all of them in Xujiabao?"
Qin Ziling frowned slightly, his eyes falling on the bulging hunchback of the old Taoist priest Wuhe.
"So it's here." Qin Ziling reached out and touched the bulge, a look of joy and understanding appeared on his face, and then with a "hiss!", he tore open the cloth on the back of the old Taoist priest Wuhe.
The cloth was torn apart, revealing a waterproof package.
"No wonder Shao E said that this old Taoist priest in Wuhe was treacherous and cautious. He actually carried a waterproof bag with him all the time, disguised as a hunchback, so that if there was any disturbance or something was wrong, he could just take all his belongings and run away through the waterway!
It's really clever, but it's a pity that there is always someone better than you. You met this old devil, no, this young master, you are just unlucky!" Qin Ziling muttered to himself while quickly taking off the package.
There is no other way. In order to avoid being the first to be shot, I have to choose to walk at night in fine clothes. Since others can't see me, I have to brag about myself and entertain myself, which can be regarded as a kind of psychological counseling.
After putting the package away, Qin Ziling dug a hole on the spot and buried the Taoist priest Wuhe.
After everything was done, Qin Ziling disappeared into the night like a ghost, as if he had never been there.
After returning home, Qin Ziling entered the house and closed the door, then opened the package with some anticipation.
The first thing that caught my eye was a thick stack of silver bills, which totaled more than five thousand taels.
In addition to the silver bills, there were also two brocade boxes.
"Tsk tsk, finally I am considered a wealthy man!" Qin Ziling thought happily in his heart, but his hands were not idle. He picked up the brocade box and opened it.
Ever since he had stolen Gong Yangmu's fortune a few years ago, Qin Ziling had made some considerable income every now and then. Moreover, the quality and quantity of the prey he hunted had been constantly improving, which could more or less meet his and Liu Xiaoqiang's daily needs, so he had not had any large expenses. Today he had made another fortune, and before he knew it, he had accumulated more than ten thousand taels of silver notes in cash.
"What's this?"
One of the brocade boxes was opened, revealing half a box of about one kilogram of rice.
This rice is different from the rice that ordinary people eat. Not only are the grains twice as full, but also there is a faint layer of purple mist lingering under the candlelight, giving off a refreshing fragrance that makes people feel refreshed.
"The rice that Taoist Wuhe carries with him so preciously must not be ordinary rice. It is most likely rice that has a nourishing effect on Qigong practitioners.
It's a pity that although I have made some achievements in Qi Refining now, I have been practicing alone, without any fellow practitioners to discuss with, and no master to ask for advice. It can be said that I have no knowledge of Qi Refining common sense.
It seems that I still need to find an opportunity to blend into the circle of Qi Refining Masters in the future, so that I can learn some auxiliary methods to improve my cultivation. I can't always work in isolation and practice hard.
However, the art of Qi training has always been shrouded in mystery, so I cannot act rashly. The most urgent task is to strengthen the foundation of my physical body first, temper my entire body to the level of iron, and then break through to the realm of strength.
In this way, there are two layers of protection: the iron skin of the flesh and the protective force. Even if you meet the wrong person and a Qigong master suddenly attacks you, your flesh can be kept intact."
Qin Ziling thought about it and opened the second brocade box.
The second brocade box contained a yellowed and torn scroll and a notebook.
The yellowed and torn scroll was a water-based cultivation technique named "Canglang Jue". Qin Ziling flipped through it and found that this technique was not only a bit incomplete, but also the mysterious aspects of luck in it were obviously much inferior to that of "Black Snake Xuanshui Jue".
Qin Ziling quickly put the "Canglang Jue" aside and picked up the notebook that looked quite old.
There are four elegant and beautiful words written on this book: "Records of Taoist Cultivation".
"Records of Taoist Cultivation!" Qin Ziling's eyes lit up slightly and he quickly opened the book.
"My name is Fei Yuxuan, and I am from Zhuzhi County, Xiyun Prefecture. I have studied the books of sages since I was young, and I wanted to go into politics and become an official. However, the aristocratic families controlled the official positions, and after wasting many years, I am still a commoner.
By chance, he got the "Canglang Jue" from a dying Taoist priest, and from then on he turned to practicing Taoism. He then made a record of his years of practicing Taoism.
This book records my experience in practicing Taoism over the years and what I have experienced and heard..."
"Great, that's great. I was worried about my lack of knowledge about Qi Refining, but I didn't expect that this old guy actually had the good habit of taking notes. It can help me gain a lot of common sense." Qin Ziling couldn't help but smile and continued reading with great interest.
“In the fifth year of Yongxing, I went through five years of hard training. At the age of thirty, I finally achieved the state of eating qi to open the meridians… In the tenth year of Yongxing, I was finally able to remove the dross and retain the essence, and entered the realm of obtaining the truth.
It is as difficult as ascending to heaven to reach the true realm. After three years, I still could not really distinguish and absorb the spiritual energy of water. I began to climb famous mountains and visit famous Taoist temples and Taoist masters in the mountains.
But those are just people with empty reputations, who don’t understand the true Qi Refining Dao method at all, and they are just fooling and deceiving ordinary ignorant people...
In the thirteenth year of Yongxing… God helps those who work hard, and I finally met a true practitioner of Taoism who has already entered the realm of seeking truth.
I asked him for advice and learned that if one's talent in cultivation is mediocre, one needs to supplement with heavenly and earthly spiritual medicines to increase the quality and quantity of water-based spiritual energy so that it is easier to distinguish and consume. But heavenly and earthly spiritual medicines are all precious things. I have no money to spend, so I also learned from those so-called Taoist masters to cheat the world..."
Qin Ziling flipped through the pages and discovered that a large portion of the following content was about how he tried to make money, commit fraud, and even kill people.
"It took him five years to complete the art of eating qi to open his meridians, and ten years to enter the realm of obtaining the truth. His talent is too poor. He even went so far as to cheat and kill people for the sake of cultivation. It would be unfair not to kill such a person!" Qin Ziling flipped through the books quickly and shook his head repeatedly.
"Water Mist Lotus Root, Green Mist Grass, White Cloud Vermilion Fruit... they all contain water spirit energy and can replenish water spirit energy. The flesh and blood of the exotic beasts, the Green Striped Tiger Frog and the Black Winged Black Water Stork, contain pure water spirit energy..."
"I didn't expect that the flesh and blood of many exotic beasts also contain pure five-element spiritual energy. No wonder the flesh and blood of Qigong practitioners have such a great attraction to exotic beasts. It seems that it is because they have cultivated pure five-element spiritual energy in their bodies.
Also, after I ate the Eight Desolate Green Python Dried Meat Soup and practiced the Green Wood Evergreen Technique, my progress improved significantly. It seems that this is also related.
It’s a pity that I didn’t know the method of water-based cultivation before, otherwise after eating the Black-winged Mysterious Water Stork and refining the Qi in time, I would have been able to absorb a lot of pure water spiritual energy. But it’s not too late to know it now.
This old Taoist priest from Wuhe really helped a lot! "Qin Ziling was relieved and excited when he read this.
"Today I have reached the age of knowing my destiny. I have finally completed the process of obtaining the truth, condensed the first strand of true qi, and entered the realm of true power. I have finally entered the realm of mastering qi and become a qi refiner."
After reading this, Qin Ziling couldn't help but feel deeply moved.
"No wonder there are so few people in this world who practice Taoism and cultivate Qi. This old Taoist Wuhe should be one of the few people with spiritual roots, otherwise he would not be able to succeed in his cultivation.
But even so, it took him 25 years to reach the realm of true strength. And in order to obtain cultivation resources, he used all means, including burning, killing, robbing, and doing all kinds of evil things. "
"I have entered the realm of true strength and can finally perform magic. I can't help but feel high-spirited and think that all the hard work has paid off and the road ahead will be smooth.
However, the reality went against one's will. The condensation of each strand of true energy required the separation and intake of a large amount of water spiritual energy. Moreover, the 'Canglang Jue' was incomplete. After reaching the true energy realm, the progress was extremely slow.
I couldn't break through the initial stage of my true strength for many years, so I joined Xuanwu Valley. As a result, the abominable Xuanwu Valley treated me as a free laborer, making me cultivate and look after the spiritual fields, consuming my true strength every day to gather water mist and rain for the spiritual fields, but they didn't teach me the true secrets, nor did they give me spiritual medicine and elixirs.
In a rage, I took a bag of purple mist spirit rice and fled from Xuanwu Valley. Purple mist spirit rice is really a good thing. I took five grains every day to cook porridge with rice, and my cultivation progress was obviously improved.
But Xuanwu Valley was really abominable. They actually issued the Xuanwu Order to hunt me down. I had no choice but to flee all the way to Fangqiao County for shelter and Xujiabao. Xujiabao raises black-winged Xuanshui storks, which is exactly what I need..."
The transcript ended here. The rest was basically some trivial things that happened to him in Xujiabao and Fangliao County. Qin Ziling glanced at it and then closed it. He put the transcript, the "Canglang Jue" scroll and the silver bills into the storage ring.
