Changsheng: My experience in patrolling the liver

Chapter 535: The Hateful Taoist Master! (Two in One)

Watching Song Changming leave, the old dean wondered what he was thinking.

"Emperor Yun values ​​this person so much, why don't you keep him to chat for a few more minutes?" Another old man, whose age was unknown, walked out of the hall and asked.

"There is still a long time to go. What can we learn from a few words now? Besides, whether this kid will play an important role or not depends not on what others say, but on what he can accomplish in the end and what heights he can reach."

The old dean curled his lips and said calmly, not taking it seriously.

"At this age, you are able to slay the demon king. Isn't that enough? In the future, the human race may even have another emperor!" The old man approached the old dean's side and continued.

The old dean shook his head, his eyes deep, "What if there is just one more Cloud Emperor? The wheel of history cannot be turned around even if there are ten more Cloud Emperors!"

The old man frowned when he heard this, "It's still early."

“Yes, there is still time, but the future will eventually come.” The old dean retracted his gaze, turned and left.

outside the temple.

"Brother Song, you're out so soon?" Li Jinyu came forward and looked at the palace door behind Song Changming. He breathed a sigh of relief when he didn't see the old man.

"The old dean said that he would not care about the golden pheasant anymore." Seeing Li Jinyu's hesitant look, Song Changming repeated the old dean's original words.

After hearing this, Li Jinyu finally felt relieved.

"Brother Song, you came too late. It's a pity that you didn't get to taste the golden pheasant. I have to say that the golden pheasant is not only delicious, but also very beneficial to your cultivation. If not, the old man wouldn't have kept it for so long."

As Li Jinyu spoke, he seemed to be regretting that the old dean had too few golden pheasants, and completely forgot who had been worried outside the hall just now.

This is a typical case of remembering the food but not the beating.

"Brother Li, when you come to Yunzhou someday, I will take you to the spiritual sea to fish for spiritual fish. I will definitely make you linger and forget about this golden pheasant." Song Changming invited Li Jinyu.

Although he had never eaten the golden pheasant mentioned by Li Jinyu, he thought that the rare precious fish in the sea of ​​spiritual energy would definitely satisfy Li Jinyu's appetite.

At least Song Changming himself had to applaud when he was eating the precious fish.

"Okay, I've come to terms with it. It's really boring to just stay in the mountains. Escaping from the world is just a subconscious act of self-escape. It's too much of a waste to live like this for the rest of my life."

Li Jinyu readily agreed this time. He had not gone down the mountain for decades, and after meeting Changming this time, he finally had the idea of ​​going down the mountain.

Of course, this is all later.

Li Jinyu then led Song Changming to a large courtyard.

If you look at this courtyard from a bird's-eye view, its structure is somewhat similar to a nine-square grid.

Each grid is a Fudao Research Institute, with a total of nine places connected together.

In many Taoist temples, disciples with talent in the art of talismans gather here to study and hone their skills day after day.

"It's right here. If you want to know something, just ask the senior uncles and grandfathers inside and you'll know." Li Jinyu pointed at the main gate of the research institute and turned his head to say.

On the main gate, there is a pattern of twisting and blending black and white, the two poles of yin and yang.

The person standing outside the door stared at it for a long time, and the pattern began to rotate by itself in front of his eyes.

Su Qingqing, who was following beside him, looked a little dazed.

When Song Changming saw this, he patted her on the shoulder, and Su Qingqing came back to her senses.

"Don't stare at it for too long. This is all due to the bad taste of the people in Fu Dao Yuan. They like to play pranks with runes when they have nothing to do." Li Jinyu reminded immediately.

"But I don't see any rune fluctuations?" Su Qingqing asked puzzledly. Although she had no attainments in runes, she had seen Song Changming studying runes at home day and night, so she had some understanding of it.

"Everything is hidden in this Yin-Yang diagram. It's a very good little technique." Song Changming saw the clue and explained.

"It's a deliberately hidden trap. If you stare at it for too long, it will make you have some shameful hallucinations, all based on the inspiration bursts from your subconscious mind." Li Jinyu said with a sneer.

"I guess this is also the work of Uncle Sansheng. He loves playing tricks on people."

"This..." Song Changming gradually felt that the hidden master in Tiandaoyuan seemed a little different from what he imagined.

"There's nothing I can do. It's because life in the mountains is too boring and leisurely. If I want to have fun, I can only look for it among the people around me," Li Jinyu shook his head helplessly.

He fully understands this.

After living in the mountains for too long, he gradually became comfortable with lying down, his temperament became more and more Buddhist, and he even lost enthusiasm for many things.

If you don't want to do this, you need to torture yourself, or torture others like the disciples of Fu Dao Academy.

"That's why these people from Fu Dao Yuan are actually, um, quite disliked by us." Li Jinyu said with his hands spread out.

The people who use runes to create trouble are those in Fu Dao Yuan.

"Hey, isn't this Brother Goldfish? When will you have time to come to our place?" A disciple from Fu Dao Yuan happened to push the door open and walked out. He saw Li Jinyu and asked in surprise.

"It turns out to be Liu Yun. He is here on the orders of the headmaster to bring guests to visit Fudao Temple." Li Jinyu recognized the man and explained.

"Visit?" Liu Jun scratched his head. It was the first time he heard such a term.

No matter how annoying their Fu Dao Temple is, it is still an important place of the Taoist temple. How can they let outsiders in to visit casually?

"Oh, I can't explain it to you clearly. Is Uncle Sansheng here?" Li Jinyu waved his hand, too lazy to explain to the little minion that had refreshed in front of him. He knew that this kid was younger than him and couldn't make decisions at all, so it would be useless to explain.

"Yes, in Erziyuan." Liu Jun said.

"Okay, go ahead and do your thing." After saying this, Li Jinyu was about to take Song Changming into the gate of Fu Daoyuan.

"Hey, wait a minute. I just drew a sixth-level talisman that can absorb 10,000 tons of heavy water and hide it inside. You can use this talisman to call for water to drown people, or you can use it to quench your thirst during travel. How about I take ten high-quality spirit crystals from you? That's quite nice of you, right?"

Liu Jun suddenly took out a piece of engraved talisman paper, shook it in his hand, and started selling it to Li Jinyu.

"No, no." Li Jinyu waved his hands repeatedly.

"This is a sixth-level talisman paper. Ten high-grade spirit crystals are already very cheap. Forget it, I'll take nine high-grade spirit crystals from you. No, eight. Seven will be fine, right?
Could it be that it’s six dollars, five dollars, five dollars, half-sold and half-given away?”

Seeing that Li Jinyu kept waving his hands, Liu Jun immediately approached him and started bargaining for the price.

Song Changming, who was standing by, was also puzzled when he saw this scene.

If it is really a sixth-level talisman paper, there are very few of them on the market. According to the market price, ten high-quality spirit crystals are indeed a very low price.

But at the moment, Li Jinyu had a gloomy look on his face, and he kept driving away the plague god. Even if the price was reduced to five high-quality spirit crystals, he would not consider accepting it.

"What's going on?" Song Changming was puzzled.

Since when did this sixth-level talisman paper become so worthless?
Is there something wrong with his cognition, or is the scene before him too absurd?

As if seeing that Li Jinyu was determined not to accept him, the disciple from Fu Daoyuan turned his attention to Song Changming and Su Qingqing.

"You two are guests from afar. According to the rules, this sixth-level talisman paper was originally only for the disciples of my Tiandao Academy. But today we meet, and it is fate. I have a fate with you two. I will sell you this genuine sixth-level talisman paper for five high-quality spirit crystals. How do you think?"

Liu Jun saw Li Jinyu walking away, and immediately asked Song Changming softly.

"Take this talisman, you can store ten thousand tons of water, flooding seven armies, with infinite power!" Song Changming was about to say something when Li Jinyu strode back and took Song Changming and Su Qingqing away.

"Liu Yun, don't sell talisman paper to the guests of the Taoist temple!" Li Jinyu warned with an unhappy look.

"Uh" Liu Jun couldn't help but mutter to himself "You're really nosy" when he saw this, and then left in disappointment.

"Brother Li, if it is really the sixth-level talisman paper, the price is indeed very fair. Why..." Song Changming looked at Li Jinyu puzzledly.

Could it be that the other party is lying and the talisman paper is not of the sixth level at all?

"So I say, Brother Song, you must be wary of these people from Fu Dao Yuan." Li Jinyu sighed and explained.

"This is undoubtedly the sixth-level talisman paper, but most of them are new talismans that have been innovated, and the quality of the engraved talismans is still unstable. If you are lucky, it may be useful. If you are unlucky, then ten thousand tons of heavy water will fall directly on you."

"This..." After hearing this, Song Changming finally understood why Li Jinyu disliked the other party's high-level talisman paper so much and refused to buy it no matter what.

If you buy this and then need it, you will suffer the consequences. If it happens in a critical moment, it will be a fatal operation.

"They are selling it at such a low price because they need a lot of spiritual crystals and money to study and practice runes, so they want to collect as much available funds as possible."

Li Jinyu has been in the mountains for so many years and has dealt with this group of people from the Fu Dao Academy many times, so he knows their nature well.

"I see. Thank you so much, Brother Li. Otherwise, I might have bought it just now." After listening to Li Jinyu's complaints about his own Fu Daoyuan, Song Changming bowed and laughed.

"It's a small matter. Liu Jun, it's fine if he sells the semi-finished talisman paper to me, but he also wants to sell it to outside customers. He is really bold. I will tell the dean about this matter when I meet him another day."

Li Jinyu said this and continued to walk forward with Song Changming and the other person.

"Sir, this is such a complex rune energy fluctuation..."

After entering Fu Dao Yuan, Su Qingqing looked around and felt overwhelmed.

There are talisman masters in every corner, some of whom are manipulating talismans to fly up and down, and to enlarge and shrink them.

Or when activating the talisman paper, releasing water and fire, there will be crackling sounds from time to time, which looks a bit scary.

There were also talisman formations being arranged, with thunder and lightning and brilliant light.

It can be seen that everyone in this Fudao Academy is a talent, and they are familiar with all areas of Fudao.

With such a scene, if you didn’t know, you would think you had come to some magic academy.

In fact, the elements and various functions of talismans are indeed similar to magic and are very magical.

From time to time, I could hear some slightly crazy laughter.

"Hahaha, I did it! Master Dao, I did it!"

Noticing Song Changming's gaze, Li Jinyu touched his cheek unnaturally and said, "Yes, this is the daily routine in Fu Dao Academy."

There are many crazy people here who are studying the art of talismans.

Compared to martial arts, which require the cultivation of a calm and solid state of mind, talisman masters do not have so many requirements beyond talismans.

They tend to be more persistent and extreme, and only focus on the way of talismans itself.

Everything depends on one’s attainment in the art of talismans to determine success or failure.

After walking through a long corridor, there is a larger square in the center.

The square is empty, with more talisman masters exchanging their experiences with each other, and more talisman masters testing their latest talisman achievements here. It looks extremely lively.

"Senior Brother Li is here. Do you want to buy some talisman paper? I have talisman paper from level one to level six. If you see me, it's fate. I'll sell it to you at a low price."

A talisman master with a warm smile on his face greeted Li Jinyu.

The sales talk seems familiar.

"No, Junior Brother Wang, I'll definitely do it next time." Li Jinyu refused skillfully.

"By the way, is Uncle Sansheng still in Erziyuan?"

"Yes, Senior Brother Li, but are you sure you want to go see Uncle Sansheng right now..." Junior Brother Wang asked with a somewhat unnatural expression.

"Huh?" Li Jinyu's expression instantly became alert, and even a few drops of cold sweat appeared on his forehead.

He murmured: "It can't be such a coincidence..."

As he spoke, he suddenly started counting on his fingers.

"Brother Li, what's going on?" Song Changming asked puzzled.

"Consider whether we will be in life-and-death crisis next!" Li Jinyu said with his eyes closed.

"Life and death crisis?" Song Changming was even more confused.

There is no life-and-death crisis to speak of in Tiandaoyuan.

Soon, Li Jinyu opened his eyes, and the mysterious divine light dissipated in his eyes.

Li Jinyu said in a very serious manner: "Brother Song, we will just wait here for an incense stick of time, it should be about time."

Song Changming didn't know how powerful it was, so he simply didn't ask any more questions and just waited.

It's a good opportunity for him to see the level of the talisman masters here.

There are at least hundreds of talisman masters gathered in the huge square, which is a considerable number.

Song Changming looked at the talisman paper he made and the self-created talisman formation he arranged, and admired the novel talisman tools.

In the blink of an eye, a stick of incense had passed.

Suddenly, at the end of the square, one of the courtyard doors was knocked open and a group of people rushed out in panic.

"My fellow comrades, be prepared."

Before one of the disciples finished his shout, there was a loud explosion inside the courtyard gate, and countless fire snakes flew out, ready to wash away the entire open space in the square.

hum!
The talisman masters had wooden faces and raised their hands. Then, the internal talisman arrays were activated one after another, isolating the violent impact of the flames.

They seemed to be used to it, and no one even exclaimed.

At the same time, thick smoke was billowing, and several talisman masters who were slow to run were bombed out covered in dust.

Among the injured, some had their clothes burnt, revealing half of their buttocks, while others had black faces with only their eyes blinking.

They all turned around and looked in the direction of the explosion in Erziyuan, muttering subconsciously.

"Is Master all right?"

(End of this chapter)