Starting from the Tiger Demon Yaksha, the demon immortality

Chapter 115 114 Unexpected ( at noon, more at night)

The escort team stayed at the foot of Pingding Mountain, and Zhang Lishi only took Li Cunxiao up the mountain on foot.

Shi Tie and the Cui brothers knew something, but they didn't say much and just watched the two men's backs.

"Master, since you are awake, you should keep the Dragon Sparrow Sword."

Although Li Cunxiao knew that the other party would most likely not accept it, he still took out a long sword with a black sheath and silver ornaments and handed it over.

Zhang Lishi pushed back.

"Sanlang, take it if it's convenient for you."

"Some magical treasures are more powerful when they are in harmony with their masters. Perhaps the Dragon Sparrow Sword is like that for you."

Li Cunxiao thought that with the vajra in his hand, any magic treasure would be obedient in his hands.

"If not, then it only proves that Sanlang's mental fortitude is far superior to that of my teacher."

"Your future achievements will undoubtedly surpass those of my teacher."

Zhang Lishi seemed to have made up his mind and said seriously:
"Don't worry about studying martial arts as well. Regardless of whether you can become a disciple of Taiyi Zhenren or not, at least entering Tiangu Temple is a sure thing for you."

"If you need it, even if it means spending half my life savings, I will buy you a pill to disperse your energy. I won't let your future be affected."

"But dispersing your energy will cause you to lose some of your Qi and blood, so your cultivation speed will be slower than before. You need to be mentally prepared."

Li Cunxiao was also somewhat moved when he heard this. Although he could not speak out about the fact that he could use the vajra to disperse the power painlessly, he could talk about another thing.

"Master, don't worry. When the He family left, they gave most of their gold and silver to me."

"After I killed Murong Bo and the others, I went back and dug it out."

"We don't have to worry about money when we get to the state capital."

Zhang Lishi was speechless for a moment.

This young apprentice is too thoughtful in his work and doesn't even have room to show his abilities.

He was willing to spend all his money to help Li Cunxiao, not only because he was truly grateful for everything he had done for the escort agency and the Zhang family.

On the other hand, Zhang Lishi also realized that the future of the escort agency is actually closely linked to Li Cunxiao's future.

Especially his third daughter Zhang Yuelu, who is still practicing the Tiger Demon Fist and has reached the level of minor success in the third practice.

If Li Cunxiao could be noticed by Taiyi Zhenren and taught the subsequent training methods, then Zhang Yuelu and the new blood of the escort agency in the future might be able to benefit from it.

Zhang Lishi did not hide this in his heart, but said it openly.

But Li Cunxiao had a different opinion.

"Master, please look ahead."

"Ok?"

Zhang Lishi also has five internal organs in perfect condition and extremely strong eyesight.

Hearing this, he looked into the distance, and when he saw the scenery on the mountainside clearly, his face suddenly became excited.

There were people selling green rice dumplings, honey water, fortune tellers, and people setting up stalls selling secret manuals.
Halfway up the flat-top mountain, there is a bustling small market.

Most of the people walking around were warriors, but there were also some young men and women who looked like they were out for an outing.

"Why is this place so lively? It wasn't like this more than ten years ago."

Zhang Lishi looked a little unhappy.

This is the place of opportunity where he has high hopes, and it is also the biggest secret in his heart.

It would be strange if I could be in a good mood when I see a bunch of people waiting at the door of my opportunity.

"That shouldn't be the case. This mountain is dangerous and there are many demons inside. Common people never dared to set foot here before."

"I'm afraid something has happened. Master, let me ask someone about it."

Li Cunxiao quickly accepted the reality. After all, Zhang Lishi had told him that this was an old story that happened more than ten years ago.

The latter certainly has special feelings for the place where he made his fortune, but the former is much more rational.

If you can't go to Louguandao, the same goes for Tiangu Temple.

With the vajra in his hand, how could he not be a genius wherever he goes?

"My dear brother, I am sorry to bother you. We are travelers from afar. We came here to enjoy the beautiful scenery of the mountains and rivers."

"I didn't expect there to be so many people here. May I ask why?"

The man who was blocked was a young man in gorgeous clothes, who was originally chatting and laughing with his female companion.

He was suddenly interrupted and was very unhappy. When he looked up, he found that both of them were obscured by the shadow cast by the burly body.

Seeing Li Cunxiao's fierce face, he swallowed the curse in his mouth.

"Where did this brave man come from? He is so courageous."

Are you sure you're not here to rob people?

The young man muttered to himself and calmly protected his female companion behind him.

"Since you ask this, it seems you are indeed a traveler from another place."

"To be honest, Pingding Mountain was also covered in dense forests more than a decade ago, with demons lurking everywhere. Only powerful warriors dared not go up the mountain easily."

"But from one day on, a strange wind suddenly began to blow through the narrow path leading from the mountainside to the peak, and the demons on the mountain began to decrease."

Zhang Lishi, who was not far away, narrowed his eyes when he heard this, and Li Cunxiao also perked up.

"Strange wind?"

"Yes, the wind gets stronger the deeper we go into the narrow passage."

"The entrance is enough to blow away cattle and horses. Before you can go a hundred steps, you can't advance an inch into the Muscle Realm."

"If you can't walk a thousand steps, your internal organs are useless."

"As for the masters of the Huangting realm, once they enter, they won't be blown away by the wind, but will be cut into pieces by thousands of swords!"

"I heard that the most famous assassin on the black market, 'Lancet', made it halfway before fleeing in a panic."

"Those who watched said that his iron palms scraped away all the flesh and blood, leaving only five white fingers. They were so scared that they never dared to come again!"

"So everyone says there must be some treasure on this mountain."

Li Cunxiao was surprised when he heard this and asked:

"What about Tiangu Temple and the prominent families in the city? Are they not making any movement?"

The young man smiled upon hearing this and said, "This is why so many people have gathered here."

"Those powerful forces seem to know something about this place and are quite wary of it."

"Only the younger generation has always come here. Those prominent figures, such as the several abbots and the chief monks of Tiangu Temple, have never shown up."

"Otherwise, if there really is some treasure, why would it be the turn of us little shrimps?"

"Everyone is just trying their luck and having fun."

Li Cunxiao finally understood, bowed and thanked him, then went back to Zhang Lishi.

The latter relaxed a little.

In any case, it was a blessing in disguise that the news that "Taiyi Zhenren of Louguan Dao was in Pingdingshan" did not become known to everyone.

But if what that person said was true, the strange wind in this narrow path must have blocked the route that Zhang Lishi once took to go up the mountain.

"Could this strange wind be set by that senior? Does he not want to see anyone? Or is he testing someone with this?"

Zhang Lishi was thinking a lot as he led Li Cunxiao through the crowd and arrived at the narrow path.

The upper part of Pingdingshan is gentle while the lower part is steep. At this point, there are even more strange rocks, which are interspersed and overlapped, creating a terrain similar to a line of sky in the mountain.

Li Cunxiao looked at the bloodstains on the mountain walls on both sides, and could imagine how the man was blown away by the strong wind and smashed to pieces on the mountain wall.

"Master, let me try first."

Zhang Lishi took a deep breath into his dantian, and the next moment, a light blue color covered his entire body.

"Look! Someone's going to break into the Wind Valley again!"

"Ah, he's a master who has mastered true qi!"

"Come on, come on, the odds are open! Let's bet on how many steps this guy can take!"

"Are all the Huang Ting masters' odds open? You're killing me!"

"What are you afraid of? Just tell me whether you want to bet or not?"

"I bet this guy can walk a thousand steps."

There was a lot of noise behind him, but Li Cunxiao turned a deaf ear to it and just put his hand on the ring of the Dragon Sparrow Sword just in case.

Under the intense gaze, Zhang Lishi took the first step——

Chonk, bang, bang!
The invisible wind in the narrow passage collided with Zhang Lishi's protective Qi, making a sound like a sword being unsheathed. Li Cunxiao noticed that where the wind flow met the body, the green Qi had visibly faded.

Zhang Lishi's face looked grim, and he had a bad feeling in his heart.

Next, as he went deeper, after a hundred steps, the whistling wind had become as tangible as substance.

Dense wind blades cut into Zhang Li's body without any gaps, and the true energy in his body was rapidly consumed.

The latter had no choice but to take out the Wind-Fixing Pearl from his arms.

This time, there was no need to swallow it. After infusing it with true energy, the gem emitted an emerald green light, and the wind-eating hungry ghost inside it actually opened its mouth wide and inhaled and exhaled the wind.

'There's a show! '

Li Cunxiao looked excited, he knew that his master had used the magic treasure.

But the people behind him were far away, and Zhang Lishi had his back to them, so they could only see that the other party's speed had increased a little out of thin air, and they all exclaimed in surprise.

"It's almost a thousand steps!"

"Could this person really do it?"

"No, look!"

The onlookers were horrified as they saw that in the depths of the narrow passage, the wind suddenly became violent, like the cry of an eagle.

Suddenly, the wind became more than twice as strong, and the wind-fixing bead in Zhang Lishi's hand suddenly made a mournful sound. The hungry ghost suddenly shrank his head and closed his mouth.

Without the magic treasure to absorb and exhale wind, the strong wind immediately broke Zhang Lishi's body protection true qi, and dozens of deep scars that could be seen to the bone appeared on his arms.

The latter's face changed drastically and he immediately withdrew and flew back.

Fortunately, it is difficult to enter but easy to exit, and the wind becomes weaker the further out you go.

Even so, when Zhang Lishi came out, his clothes had been cut into pieces, and his whole body except for his head was covered in blood.

This scene immediately scared the onlookers, especially the ones who opened the market, and they immediately dispersed.

"Master, are you okay?"

"It's just a flesh wound, nothing serious."

Zhang Lishi was still in shock. He took a deep breath and green energy flowed through his body.

The bleeding stopped, and the cut flesh squirmed and joined together under its control.

Although it cannot be healed immediately, at least it looks like there are only bloodstains as thick as a hair.

The vitality of the warriors in the Huangting realm can be seen, but Zhang Lishi felt extremely heavy in his heart at this time.

"This is the only way up the mountain. If you avoid it, you will have no choice but to climb the cliffs."

"Is this strange wind caused by that senior?"

'If not, something must have happened here that I'm not aware of;'

"If so, I'm afraid things have changed and Senior Taiyi has changed his mind."

'Is this a test, or a refusal to be disturbed?'

Seeing Zhang Lishi's heavy face, Li Cunxiao felt a little bit reluctant and took off his round-collar robe and put it on his master.

"Master, don't worry. Opportunities cannot be forced, let alone for a master like Senior Taiyi, Feng Xu Yufeng."

"At worst, we can go to Tiangu Temple. There's always a way."

After comforting him for a few words, Zhang Lishi finally pulled himself together, patted his little apprentice's hand, and the two of them walked slowly down the mountain side by side.

On the way, Li Cunxiao couldn't help but look back and look at the narrow road.

Just now, Zhang Lishi used the Wind-Fixing Bead to resist the strong wind. Everyone else thought that the wind had increased greatly when he was nearly a thousand steps away.

But he saw that the wind was swirling and gathering, and the figure of a bird of prey was vaguely visible.

It had white feathers and black stripes, and a sharp beak like topaz. When its wings flapped, countless wind blades forced Zhang Lishi to retreat, but the latter seemed unaware of anything.

Is it a demon?
Not like.

Li Cunxiao stroked the dragon bird sword ring and thought of the dragon bird Fei Lian that resided in the magic sword.

Demon? Demon treasure?
"It seems I have to find an opportunity to come alone."

Li Cunxiao remained silent, and Zhang Lishi was also worried.

When they reached the foot of the mountain, the two put on smiles and walked into the crowd at the escort agency.

Shi Tie and Cui Jia looked at the two men's clothes and obviously noticed something, but neither of them said anything.

No matter what, with a chief escort at the Huangting realm in charge, the team's morale is still very high.

After walking for half a day, they stopped at a market town 20 miles from the city and rested for a while.

Because there was no shortage of gold and silver, Zhang Lishi specially asked someone to buy a lamb and borrowed the inn's kitchen, where Gao Cheng showed off his unique skills.

As they tasted the familiar roasted lamb, all the hard work and worries they had experienced along the way were soothed away.

After a good rest for the night, the group continued on their journey the next day.

Before noon, everyone arrived at Songzhou City.

"so big"

Mu Cha sat in front of Li Cunxiao, staring at the huge city in front of him in surprise.

Except for Zhang Lishi, everyone else had a similar expression on their face.

Songzhou was called Suiyang County in the pre-Sui Dynasty, and its seat of government was the current Songcheng. It was one of the "prominent states" in the world.

There are 124,268 households and 897,410 people, with a population of nearly one million.

The Tongji Canal connecting to the Eastern Capital passes through the city, dividing the entire city into two areas, north and south.

The northern part of the city is smaller, and is where the governor's office and related government offices, as well as the residences of some powerful and wealthy people, are located.

There are 54 markets distributed in the south of the city, and the East Market and West Market are set up in imitation of the two capitals, where commerce is prosperous.

"There are ninety thousand houses in the city, their tall buildings illuminating the main thoroughfares. Boats and carriages carry half the world's passengers, and the hosts and guests are filled with joy."

Li Cunxiao looked at Jianye Street, which was a hundred meters wide, and gazed into the distance. He seemed to be able to see the end of the north city several thousand meters away.

Only such a prosperous place can support a major sect like Tiangu Temple that is famous throughout the state.

"Let's go. I just saw a new notice posted at the city gate. I'll ask Master Cui to check it out. Let's get settled first."

After all, Zhang Lishi had lived here before, so even if he didn't have any acquaintances there at the moment, he could at least find a way in.

With the wealth of the escort agency and the savings contributed by Mr. He, they are not short of money.

I found a real estate agency and rented a few small houses nearby as a temporary shelter.

Li Cunxiao took advantage of this time to stroll around the area alone.

To be honest, it really broadened my horizons.

The demon meat that can only be bought on the black market in Chuqiu County is widely available in some large pharmacies in Songzhou City.

The first-level demon meat sells for thirty taels per pound on the Chuqiu black market, but here it only costs ten taels;

Second-level demon meat is in short supply in Chuqiu, but here it can only be considered a mid-range product.

Even third-level demon meat is available, but it is limited to purchase by ordinary customers.

However, according to the owner of the medicine shop, higher-grade demon meat can only be found in Tiangu Temple and the Governor's Mansion.

"It seems that compared to the seven or eight families in Chuqiu, Songzhou City is completely dominated by the great monks."

"Aren't the Eight Hundred Arhats who guard Song City the monk soldiers?"

Li Cunxiao casually picked up a piece of second-level demon meat jerky he had just bought and stuffed it into his mouth.

Compared to the Chaibang meat that he had eaten before, which cost 100 taels per catty, this one in his hand only cost 50 taels per catty.

It doesn't contain much evil energy, but it is full of energy and blood, and its quality is better than the escort agency's own.

Of course, it certainly can't be compared with slaughtering it with your own hands.

Richer resources, superior martial arts, and more powerful warriors.
Maybe I can find someone here to forge the Cloud-Walking Shoes and turn them into a real magic treasure?
Li Cunxiao's thoughts were in a tizzy as he strode back to the villa.

Zhang Lishi and others were gathered in the hall, and Cui Wei, who had just inquired about the news, also came back.

But everyone's faces didn't look good.

"Master, Master Cui, what are you doing?"

Cui Wei sighed.

"I have bad news and good news."

(End of this chapter)