fifth form

Chapter 2203 Transmission
After the banquet, everyone went back to their respective places, and Zhang Xuezhou did not return to Zhang's house until it got dark.

His house was indeed quite far from the important areas of the imperial city, and without using the art of flying, he could only take an hour in a carriage to get there.

"The withered bone magic array can make this statue useful, calling out the dark wind and dark objects to hurt the enemy, but its power is a little weak. I feel it will be of no use to Xuan Nu..."

Zhen Yuan Shen Jun temporarily put aside the thought of killing Li Shaojun with a slap and discussed many things related to the formation with Zhang Xuezhou.

The exchange of formations did not stop until the two returned home.

"Cousin cousin!"

Zhang Xuezhou glanced around and felt a faint sense of being watched from above the house.

He was too lazy to care about the Empress Dowager's prying eyes and instead shouted loudly to Rong Tianding who was living in the house next door.

Zhenyuan God returned to the Marquis' Mansion to wait for Zhang Xuezhou to wake up. Without the help of Zhenyuan God, Li Shaojun did not want to participate in the banquet today, so Rong Tianding, who was responsible for helping, also returned to the mansion.

Zhang Xuezhou brought back a copper furnace, which had a high probability of being suitable for Rong Tianding to use, and he also handed it over directly.

"Why did you come back so late? You are sick. What if you fall asleep on the way?"

Zhang Xuezhou's role in the family is extremely strange.

Limited by the opportunities provided by Rong and Zhang Zhong, their cultural levels, and Zhang Xuezhou's own limited abilities, Zhang Xuezhou really could not lead his family to break through the realm of cultivation. Even Rong Tianding, who continued to take care of Zhang Xuezhou, was self-reliant and progressive.

Without formal training, You Rongshi and Zhang Zhong could only become masters among ordinary people.

Of course, becoming a monk is not a big deal. Monks just have more powerful means than ordinary people, and normal practice will not extend their lifespan.

After Zhang Xuezhou greeted Rong Tianding, Rong, who was in the courtyard, heard the sound and came out from the side room, followed by Zhang Chong.

Looking at the two men's gray hair and thinking of the life span that Li Shaojun had told him, Zhang Xuezhou pursed his lips slightly.

Practicing Buddhism is not advisable, and the art of life-telling is difficult to practice. If you don't want to see your parents die before you, the longevity elixir is indeed the only option at the moment.

As for twenty or thirty years later, if Zhang Xuezhou has overcome the difficulties by then, that will be another pursuit. If Zhang Xuezhou is defeated by the extraterritorial demons, Zhang Xuezhou will no longer be able to do anything about it.

"Not to mention my best efforts as a child, the successive deaths of my parents will definitely ruin my mood and make me waver in my thoughts, which may leave a negative impact and affect the outcome of the competition with the extraterritorial demons!"

Zhang Xuezhou thought about it and felt that it was necessary to go to the Immortal Palace with Li Shaojun.

He didn't care about what happened after his death while he was alive, and he couldn't care about anything else after his death. No matter whether the life extension was three to five years, ten to eight years, or twenty to forty years, as long as it exceeded the time Zhang Xuezhou observed himself in the long river of time, everything would be enough.

"I have Taoist Master Zhenyuan to take care of me," Zhang Xuezhou said with a smile, "Taoist Master Zhenyuan is very capable. No matter where he takes me, nothing will happen. We also brought back a treasure for my cousin!"

"The Taoist priests are all capable people!"

Rong Shi couldn't control Zhang Xuezhou and just kept agreeing with him.

Since Huainan, You Rong knew very well that Zhang Xuezhou was not an ordinary person, and it was difficult for her and Zhang Chong to intervene in Zhang Xuezhou's affairs.

As parents, they cannot help Zhang Xuezhou, but Rong and others will definitely not hold him back.

They would not object to anything Zhang Xuezhou agreed with, and Zhang Xuezhou no longer needed to worry about the lives of the many people in Zhangjiazhuang, and many things that hindered his development were constantly being eliminated.

"Thank you for your praise, old lady. Zhenyuan just happened to come to Chang'an City and will travel west soon. He will not stay in Chang'an City for long and will not disturb Dongfang Shuo's life!" Zhang Xuezhou could sense that the Empress Dowager was high in the sky, and Lord Zhenyuan was no exception.

After spending many days together, and with the reminders from Zhang Xuezhou and Li Shaojun, he was able to respond more cautiously to prevent the hostess of Chang'an City from peeping at him from time to time and causing trouble for Zhang Xuezhou.

"How far is it to the west?" Zhang Zhong interrupted.

"From here, travel 12,000 miles west to the Soul-Breaking Ridge where I am staying," Zhenyuan Divine Lord said calmly, "I will set off in a few days. When I get there, I will have to bother Dongfang Shuo to give me directions so that I don't get lost in the Han territory!"

"Our Han Dynasty is vast and mountainous, and it's easy to get lost!"

Zhang Chong and You Rong echoed in unison.

The two could talk to the monks, but they could only chat about mundane matters.

When they chat with others, they usually talk about how their homes are a few miles or more than ten miles away, or separated by a mountain. They never talk about such a long journey of twelve thousand miles.

After asking two questions, the old couple had no idea what twelve thousand miles was, and they didn't know how far it was, and they were speechless.

Rong and Zhang Chong were a little embarrassed, but after Rong Tianding climbed over the wall and entered the house, the Zhang family's house became more lively again.

"This furnace is similar to the Boshan furnace, but it is missing the top cover, so it has become a broken treasure and is difficult to use now!"

Rong Tianding reached out to take the stove that was the size of a human head. After carefully turning it over and over, he finally determined the origin of the stove.

"Cousin, do you mean that this treasure is missing a piece?" Zhang Xuezhou said.

"Correct!"

"I actually picked up a piece of junk. I was so careful holding the stove all the way here!"

Zhang Xuezhou was a little dissatisfied.

But he also knew that the quality of the various antiques in the treasure appraisal banquet was difficult to determine. If there were complete ones, there would inevitably be incomplete ones. It was impossible to have all good things. Even the formation components obtained by Zhenyuan Shenjun were not perfect, but had flaws that made it difficult to target great monks.

Every profession has its specialties. Li Shaojun is not a perfect person who can know all kinds of things.

The reason why Rong Tianding was able to detect the defects of the furnace was not because he was more knowledgeable than Li Shaojun, but because the magic power Rong Tianding used was of an evil nature, which enabled him to find out the defects of the furnace.

"I'll look for a craftsman to see if I can repair this furnace and restore it to its original state." Rong Tianding said, "This furnace should be used to conceive yin objects, and a lid is needed to lock the yin objects."

“Just don’t waste it!”

Zhang Xuezhou nodded. Just as he was about to ask Rong Tianding to go back to the room, he heard a slight voice in his ear.

"Dongfang Shuo, this furnace is a magical tool used by a great monk. When I was fighting with him, I knocked off the lid of the magical tool. If you can invite this Taoist Zhenyuan to visit Anle Palace, I can give you the lid!"

In a faint voice, the Empress Dowager pointed out her identity and offered benefits.

Her voice drifted farther and farther away in Zhang Xuezhou's ears. It was obvious that she was afraid of Zhenyuan Shenjun's unreasonable attack, so she chose to stay away while speaking.

Zhang Xuezhou did not need to respond to these words. Whenever the Empress Dowager gave a notice, following the instructions would be one result, and not following the instructions would be another result.

Obviously, after Empress Dowager Dou's visit more than ten days ago was fruitless and she heard part of the content at Zhang's house, the Empress Dowager had changed the way of inviting her for a meeting.