The years when I explored the fairyland.

Chapter 133 130: Viper, Invitation (Subscribe!)

The next day, early morning,
In the guest room, a large box had been opened and various books were turned upside down and scattered all over the desk.

Chu Zhou was sitting on the bed beside him, flipping through an ancient book. He read very quickly at first, but only slowed down and read carefully when he found the part he needed.

If you change your perspective, you can see that there are three big characters on the cover of the book: "Collection of Spiritual Beasts"

Spiritual beasts are rare, and most of them are hidden in deep mountains and swamps, invisible to outsiders. Books introducing spiritual beasts are even rarer.

The first time Chu Zhou knew about the existence of such a thing was because of the book "Xiangyun Collection" from Xiangyun Hall.

Although Wenxiang Temple is a major user of the blood of spiritual beasts, it also purchased the blood and its knowledge is also limited.

This book was found in the Yunya Sword Sect. It records a total of 64 kinds of spirit beasts, including their appearance, habits, characteristics, activity areas, living habits, estimated combat power, etc.

The ancient book was quite old, with obvious signs of insect damage on it, but the one in Chu Zhou's hand was naturally hand-copied.

He had some impression of this ancient book, and after killing the giant snake, he wanted to flip through it to see if there was any introduction.

Unexpectedly, this accidental action actually allowed him to find some useful information.

Water Dragon King, this is the name given by the fishermen on the banks of Baisha River. According to the records in "Collection of Spiritual Beasts", this thing should be called a viper!
The viper is a venomous snake that lives in water. It has sharp teeth, fangs, and silvery scales. It grows in size despite its age and likes to eat natural and natural treasures.

In the rivers, lakes and seas, it has the power to overturn the rivers and seas and create winds and waves.

The snake sheds its skin every ten years. After living for a hundred years, it becomes a monster. After five hundred years, it can transform into a Jiao. After a thousand years, it can become a dragon and roam the world.

Chu Zhou guessed that when he was practicing, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth gathered, and the viper regarded it as a treasure of heaven and earth, so it devoured him.

Then, he was defeated repeatedly by Chu Zhou and received a box lunch.

Of course, Chu Zhou had to admit that if possible, he didn't want to provoke such a monster.

Especially in the water, this thing is really powerful and fast, and its snake scales are almost invulnerable to swords and guns, which almost eliminates all the advantages of the overlord.

In the past, Chu Zhou always overwhelmed others with force, but this time he was crushed by a snake with its strength.

It is worth mentioning that the whole body of this viper is a treasure. The snake bones can be used as medicine, the snake gall can improve eyesight, the snake scales are the best material for making armor, and the snake blood and snake meat are very nutritious.

Chu Zhou also found several usable pill recipes in another pharmacopoeia, "Xiangyun Ji".

For example, snake gallbladder can be used as medicine, and combined with more than ten kinds of precious medicinal materials, it can be used to refine a kind of "purifying and brightening eyesight ointment".

Each time you use it, just apply a little on your eyelids, then close your eyes and meditate for half an hour to allow the medicinal effect to penetrate into your eyeballs, which will greatly improve your eyesight.

If it is combined with some kind of pupil technique, it can have miraculous effects.

For example, if snake bones are used as medicine, it is best to refine a medicine called "Yunlong Powder".

It can be mainly used for bone training, with the meaning of cloud dragon entering the bones, making the bones several times tougher than ordinary warriors.

Or it can be used during marrow washing and blood transfusion to promote bone marrow regeneration and help new blood replace old blood.

Speaking of snake blood, it is definitely the blood of a spiritual beast. It is used to make the "Calming and Soul-Calming Incense" at Wenxiang Temple. It is absolutely the best material.

All in all, the process was dangerous, but the results were rich. If this one viper were converted into silver, it would be worth at least millions of silver.

However, although the things are good, they are also not easy to handle and use. The most important thing is that Chu Zhou and his team have no experience in handling the corpses of spirit beasts.

I guess no one in Wenxiangguan has experience with this kind of thing.

But Wei Jinkui actually mentioned a useful person - the Taoist priest Qingjing.

Judging from his attainments in medicine and his origin in Chaotian Temple, he is definitely not uninformed. It makes sense that he knows something about spiritual beasts.

Chu Zhou's approach was even more straightforward. He asked Yi Huai and Wei Fangjie to take a faster boat upstream and return to Xuanzhen Temple first to invite Taoist Qingjing.

As for this big ship, with such a huge snake corpse hanging on it, it couldn't move at all.

Because of the spread of the snake blood, it also attracted many rare large fish, ferocious turtles and even strange aquatic monsters.

If Chu Zhou hadn't been there, they would probably have divided the snake carcass up and eaten it with relish.

After another day's stay, Taoist Qingjing, led by Yi Huai, hurried over. As for Wei Fangjie, he was still behind, organizing the fleet.

The snake corpse cannot be transported back by this half-broken boat, so naturally we need some help.

Stepping onto the splint, Taoist Qingjing walked as fast as the wind, almost taking two steps at a time, and rushed to the front of the snake head.

After turning around and around, he finally stopped, turned his head and looked to the side, and asked excitedly: "Master, Master, did you really kill this viper?"

Chu Zhou had figured it out after just one sentence. He asked, "Master, do you know this snake?"

"I've seen it in books, but this kind of spiritual beast is extremely rare and difficult to kill. This is the first time I've seen it."

Chu Zhou asked again: "How should we deal with this specifically? Are you sure, Taoist Priest?"

"This one……"

Taoist Qingjing stroked his beard slightly before saying, "If you're talking about using this spiritual beast as medicine, I'm good at it. I can easily make more than a dozen kinds of medicines with amazing effects.

If it's just processing, I can only say that I tried, but after all, I'm not professional and there will inevitably be a lot of losses.

There is a senior brother at Chaotian Temple who can help, but it is too far away. Even if I am sure I can invite him, he won’t be able to get there in a short time.”

Chu Zhou nodded and said, "In that case, Taoist priest, shall we talk in detail inside?"

"Of course!"...

In the guest room,
The two parties sat down as host and guest, and Yi Huai served two cups of fresh tea.

The Taoist priest Qingjing didn't hesitate to lift up the teacup, swept away the tea leaves and took a sip, which relieved his anxiety from rushing all the way and also relieved the restlessness in his heart.

To be honest, when he heard that Chu Zhou killed a huge snake on his way back, he was skeptical.

How big can a snake be, even a python?

But when he really saw it, he was shocked to realize that it was not a wild beast at all, but a spiritual beast!

As long as a viper lives for more than a hundred years, its body size will grow to an exaggerated size.

Even he felt a bit of excitement that was hard to suppress when he saw the corpse of such a spiritual beast. So he took advantage of this period of time to calm down a bit.

However, as his thoughts flowed, he was also thinking about what conditions he should put forward.

It shouldn't be too much to use the corpse of the viper as a bargaining chip to get some scraps, right?
Even if it's just scraps, it can be used to make several batches of medicine.

When Taoist Qingjing was having a "sweet dream", a book was handed to him. He took it almost instinctively and glanced at it casually.

At a glance, his expression changed. He immediately put down the teacup and took a closer look. Then he looked up in shock and asked, "What, what is this?"

"Isn't this what you want at Chaotian Temple? The improved and optimized "Ghost Technique"!"

Chu Zhou waved his hand: "You can take a look first, it doesn't matter."

"it is good!"

Taoist Qingjing responded and opened the book immediately. There was nothing special about the first part, and he was familiar with the contents of "The Art of Ghost Companions".

But later on, the parts about how to seal with the dark wood, how to provide offerings, and how to drive it were things he had never seen before.

Even with just a cursory glance, he was amazed by the various methods. It’s not that they were so profound, but the inspiration and attempts involved were things that no one had ever thought of before.

If he could really bring this book back to Chaotian Temple, he would have made a great contribution.

Looking up again, the Taoist priest Qing Jing couldn't help but ask, "Master, is what is said here really feasible?"

Chu Zhou said: "I have a dark wooden tablet in my hand, which is in the Xuanzhen Temple's ancestral hall. If you need it, you can take it when the time comes."

"This, this is also for me?"

Taoist Qingjing felt that it was a little unreal, but Chu Zhou smiled: "Master, are you also curious about why I started with this secret technique, but later, whether I was fighting against enemies or fighting for my life, I never used it?"

"It's because the master's martial arts have greatly improved and he can no longer use it?"

"That's only one aspect. The other reason is..."

At this point, Chu Zhou paused for a moment, looked directly into the eyes of the Taoist priest, and then said quietly: "This little ghost technique is not worthy of mentioning!"

These words were spoken in a rather loud tone, but to Taoist Qingjing they sounded particularly harsh.

What is not worth mentioning to you is what I, in Chaotian Temple, dream of obtaining!

But before he could say anything, Chu Zhou slowly raised his hand, and light blue magic power flowed into his fingertips, outlining a spiritual pattern in the air.

One more step, and the spiritual pattern shattered. Water began to flow out of the teacup, swirling in the air and finally spinning at Chu Zhou's fingertips.

Chu Zhou's spell changed, and the water turned into a bird flapping its wings, soaring around; it turned into a white tiger roaring and swooping down from the air; there were fish swimming freely and jumping out of the water; there were vipers attacking with amazing momentum...

Although it is not a very powerful magic, this "water gathering technique" does show some spirituality.

Naturally, the Taoist priest Qing Jing was also stunned and excited: "What, what is this?"

"I don't care about that ghost technique. I really don't think highly of it. Moreover, in my opinion, the secret techniques you practice are flawed and incomplete. Naturally, they are not worth worrying about."

"Then the master of the temple means that you have a complete inheritance?"

When Taoist Qingjing said this, although it was a rhetorical question, there was actually a hint of mockery and indifference in his tone.

The expression was almost as if saying, you say our heritage is incomplete, as if you have a complete heritage?
But Chu Zhou did not shy away from saying: "I can't say how complete it is, but the basics are there.

Your secret art only practices the art but not the method, which is ultimately not the right way. As for me, I happen to have both the art and the method, as well as the theory.

I just wonder if you, Master Qingjing, are interested?"

At this point, Taoist Qing Jing really couldn't sit still anymore. He stood up and asked, "Are you willing to teach me?"

"That depends on whether the Taoist priest is willing to learn!"

"Of course I want to learn, but I don't know what price I need to pay."

Taoist Qing Jing was still somewhat calm. He turned his eyes and spoke in a heavier tone, "Or maybe, your target is not me, but Chaotian Temple?"

Chu Zhou shook his head and said, "It has nothing to do with Chaotian Temple, it has only to do with you, the Taoist Master Qingjing. If you want to learn, I will teach you without hesitation.

But there must be a legitimate reason.

So, Taoist priest, are you willing to serve in my Xuanzhen Temple as a priest?"

　Thanks to Xuyou Yinbo for the 224-point reward, thanks to Chen Yajun for the 100-point reward, and thanks to the readers for the reward!
　　
　
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