Mang Shusheng's Ink Painting Practice

Chapter 139: Promise Not to Use Large-Scale Killing Spells

Zhao Yifu was at a loss when faced with the swarm of bees blocking his way. How could he get past so many poisonous bees?

This kind of opponent doesn't seem suitable to rush into...

At this moment, he heard the sound of a flute coming from somewhere.

Then the swarm of bees seemed to have received a command and swarmed towards him.

Seeing this, Zhao Yi Fu did not dare to delay. After thinking about the solution, he stopped the Shouren method that could ensure his own safety.

Then he held the 'Ren Water Seal' in his left hand, and cast the 'Obscure Mirage Secret Technique' with his right hand in conjunction with the spell.

In an instant, a blanket of fog appeared around him.

The mountains were damp, and the fog came easily, distorting the light and shadows, making it impossible to tell the direction in the thick fog.

Then he cast the 'Sound Seal', locking all the sounds on his side into a very small area.

So, although his group seemed to have no cover, they were actually able to pass through without any hindrance.

Those bees were running around in the thick fog like headless flies, and could not cause any harm to Zhao Yifu and others.

As for the guy who secretly arranged all this...

At this time, Zhao Yifu's golden elixir had just formed and his spirit was still being nurtured. It was not very cost-effective to use his spiritual sense to explore the distance.

However, he could roughly sense the direction of the hostility.

In this environment, he would regard any hostility as a mortal enemy.

Therefore, the true energy in the body circulated in the Yin meridians, and then he opened his mouth and exhaled a breath of thick cold air.

This method of using Yin meridians to create cold air was mastered from "Frost Steps on the Sky", and now it has become the key to his first large-scale lethal spell he created.

A thick cold air gushed out and merged into the thick fog in that direction at an extremely fast speed, turning the thick fog into a cold fog that could kill people.

In this cold fog, all life will quickly lose temperature and wither away.

Perhaps only some vegetation with deep vitality can survive.

When Zhao Yifu led everyone out of the fog area and looked back, he found that the fog behind him had dissipated, and naturally the threat of the poisonous bee swarm was also lifted.

Because those poisonous bees have now turned into ice lumps and fallen to the ground.

The vegetation in the large area behind him was covered with long icicles, and the ground was frozen into frost.

It was almost completely white, with no sign of life... It was simply a frosty white hell!

Zhao Yifu looked at the scene in surprise and felt a little horrified at the frosty white hell he had created, because he realized that he had been negligent and had used his power somewhat recklessly.

In this case, a lot of the casualties he caused were actually unnecessary. After all, the plants and small animals in this area were all innocent.

But now, there is no living thing here.

He simply wanted to try out the move, but he didn't expect the effect to be so terrible.

He suddenly understood more deeply why that senior had developed the 'Shou Ren Method'.

"Shou Ren Fa" actually means guarding one's own heart. The redundant "jie" action when untying Shou Ren Fa reminds oneself to use one's strength with caution.

At the same time, he also realized that after a cultivator entered the Jindan stage, as long as he put in the effort, he would be able to develop powerful means.

This method...

Zhao Yifu now understood why the master later practiced swordsmanship so hard.

Because a sword has a sheath, so while the training is about the sword's sharpness, what is being cultivated is the sheath that holds the sword...

Zhao Yifu was suddenly touched and gained more insights into the way of the sword.

The sword intent he had previously comprehended was gained by analogy from the indomitable 'Divine Blade Intent', but this time his comprehension made him realize a lot.

That is 'it is better to hide the edge than to show it'.

Therefore, the sword intent also underwent a drastic change, from the extremely sharp feeling to the simple and unsophisticated "hidden sword intent".

Of course, hiding one's edge is not a sign of cowardice, but a sign of accumulating strength. When the edge is no longer hidden, the sharp edge that is revealed in that instant will surely shock the world.

In other words, 'hidden edge' and 'divine edge' are actually a pair that complement each other.

Zhao Yifu had a lot of insights in his mind, and such profound insights were only possible because he had not experienced them personally.

Therefore, he once again used the Shouren method and it was no longer easy to remove it from then on.

"let's go."

Zhao Yifu said something and continued on his way.

Xiong San shook his big furry head and looked very well-behaved... After all, he was sure that the new master he was following was really cruel, strong and domineering, and the key was that his hand felt so good.

Wu Zhong looked at the frosty white sky and earth, and a flash of loneliness passed through his eyes.

It’s not that I’m envious, I just feel that the distance between me and Zhao Yifu is getting farther and farther.

He felt even more useless.

……

They walked in the forest for a while and soon entered a rugged mountain path.

It's not a mountain path, because there is no road here at all, it's just barely climbable.

They climbed up for a distance, and then a damp and cold wind blew and the temperature dropped sharply.

Wu Zhong couldn't help but shiver, he felt a little cold.

Zhao Yifu noticed this and immediately took out his robe from his sleeve and said, "Uncle Wu, put it on. The climate here changes too quickly."

Wu Zhong took the robe and put it on himself.

After walking on the mountain road for half a day, he was already a little out of breath.

But he held back and said nothing.

Zhao Yifu looked around, and suddenly his eyes lit up and he said, "Let's go, there's a cave over there, let's spend the night there."

Wu Zhong looked at the sky and said, "Master, it's still early. Are you going to rest now?"

Zhao Yifu said, "Don't worry. I want to search for minerals in this mountain."

Wu Zhong nodded and thought it made sense. He knew that Zhao Yi Fu had always wanted to get another handy sword. He thought that now he should want to collect materials himself and then find someone to forge it.

They came to this cave.

To be honest, if Zhao Yifu hadn't been able to sense something with his current Jindan cultivation level, he wouldn't have been able to find this cave on the vine-covered mountain wall just by looking with his eyes.

The main reason was that Zhao Yifu heard a faint whistling sound caused by air passing through here.

But when they lifted the vines and entered the cave, they found that there were obvious marks of axe and chisel in the cave.

At the same time, the cave was not stuffy and was obviously well ventilated.

Wu Zhong asked curiously, "Who dug this cave?"

Zhao Yifu looked at the end of the cave and saw a tunnel with no end in sight...

He said, "This place is very close to the Xieyue Sect. I guess this cave must have been mined by people from the Xieyue Sect."

"Looking back now, the vines blocking the cave seem a bit deliberate. While they blend in well with the environment, they're a bit too dense near the entrance."

As he spoke, he suddenly thought of something and said, "Haha, Xieyue Sect is a sect that focuses on refining weapons. This cave might be where they collect some kind of minerals. Interesting."

"Uncle Wu, take a rest and prepare some food. I'm going treasure hunting."

As he said this, he walked deeper into the tunnel.

A group of cats quickly followed, but Hua Da Niu was too lazy to bother with all this and stayed outside in the cave. There was also a black dog and a black bear who stayed outside, and they all stayed with the old man obediently.

Wu Zhong smiled as he saw Zhao Yifu off, then he found a stone to sit down on, feeling a little tired.

He stared blankly at the dome of the cave and looked very tired, completely lacking the energetic feeling he had in front of Zhao Yifu.

The animals were also silent.

The air seemed to condense at this moment.

Hua Da Niu sat up and looked at the old man. She said in a slightly old-fashioned female voice, "Everyone gets old eventually. You should think about what role you will play next."

It has seen Wu Zhong's recent fatigue and heaviness, and it feels that instead of torturing each other here, it would be better to point it out.

Wu Zhong watched Hua Da Niu tentatively reach out her hand...

Hua Da Nv hesitated for a moment, but still slowly walked over and lay down in front of Wu Zhong to let him touch her.

It said awkwardly: "Really, I have always only allowed my master to touch me. Since you have been serving me attentively during this period of time, please touch me carefully."

Wu Zhong didn't mind, or perhaps he was used to this "servant" perspective.

He said, "Big girl, I know you are a capable cat. Can you think of a way to restore my youth so that I can at least accompany the young master for a while longer?"

Hua Da Niu snorted coldly and said, "I advise you not to think like that. You know that the master's sect is a famous and authentic one. If his master knew that you had become an evil demon, I'm afraid it would make things difficult for the master."

"Instead of wasting your time with me, you might as well go directly to the master. The Danqing Sect where the master belongs is a rare and righteous sect in the world. It should have a solution to your troubles."

Wu Zhong's eyes darkened as he said, "But I don't want to make things difficult for the young master."

Hua Da Niu said sternly, "Your idea will make things difficult for the Master!"

"You've followed the Master for much longer than I have. Don't you know that what the Master dislikes most is people acting on their own in the name of 'for His own good'?"

Wu Zhong suddenly woke up and said, "Yes, I almost thought it was wrong. Fortunately, you reminded me."

Wu Zhong showed a look of fear, then said solemnly: "Once this matter is over, I will personally express my feelings to the young master."

Wu Zhong's physique was actually quite strong for a mortal, and he hadn't declined much with age. It was just that Zhao Yifu's growth was too rapid, and he was surrounded by monsters and the like...

In short, the urgency in his heart was relieved after this conversation.

……

Zhao Yifu walked in the tunnel, counting with one hand and muttering to himself.

This is not about measuring feng shui, but about following the traces of excavation of this mine tunnel to infer the nature and trend of the mineral deposits produced in this area.

He couldn't tell what kind of mine it was. After all, identifying mines was a big subject that required rote memorization, and he had no source of information in this area before.

The mining process was watched as the vein became deeper and deeper, until it reached above an underground river channel and finally stopped.

Zhao Yifu probably understood why this place was left idle. It was actually an abandoned mine.

There are obvious signs that this mine has been reinforced with magic, which is why it has been able to last for so long without collapsing.

But when he stopped at the end of the mine and heard the sound of underground water flowing in the cracks below, he suddenly felt that something was wrong.

He recalculated the various parameters he had obtained, then turned around and ran back quickly.

The cats followed behind, jumping and skipping, thinking that Zhao Yifu was playing with them.

Zhao Yi Fu quickly came to a place he had passed before. He hadn't noticed it before, but now he felt that the parameters here were wrong.

According to "True Numbers of the Universe", this mineral vein that can extend to the ground should not be so short, but it also doesn't seem to be that long. It's strange and difficult to judge.

This is the part where the doubts arise.

Zhao Yifu knocked on the rock wall with the bamboo stick in his hand, listening to the "dong dong" sound coming from the rock wall.

After thinking for a moment, he raised his hand and cast the 'Earth Seal' on the surrounding rock walls.

The purpose of this seal is to prevent the surrounding ground from changing, that is, to prevent the mine from collapsing.

After he finished reinforcing the wall, he pounded the bamboo stick hard against the rock wall...

"Boom!"

With a dull thud, a large hole was immediately dug out on the rock wall.

This bamboo stick has three "solid" symbols. In the hands of Taoist Bai Na, it was even able to withstand Zhao Yi Fu's heavy black iron sword, so it is no problem to use it to mine now.

Judging from the feel of the rock, he must have struck a large piece of rock.

But now most of the rock has been chiseled away.

He put more strength in his hands, and this time even used the 'Divine Sword Intent', slamming the tip of the bamboo pole hard into the concave rock wall.

"Pfft~"

His bamboo pole pierced the rock as soon as it was empty.

Then circles of cracks spread out at the penetration point.

"boom!"

The rock wall collapsed completely.

Zhao Yifu took a look and felt a little disappointed, because although this was a new mine tunnel, it was pitch black and there was nothing special about it.

However, his soul sensed some discoveries. He found that the minerals here at least contained some spirituality, but he didn't know the details.

Then he realized that he had made a mistake, that is, why should he look at these veins with ordinary vision?
He quickly activated his spiritual vision.

The next moment, a hazy color appeared before his eyes.

On the pitch-black mineral wall, there appeared patches of unique spiritual clouds, making it look extraordinary.

He quickly broke off a piece of ore from the mine wall and examined it carefully, but found that it was just the most common coal when viewed up close.

But with his previous vision, he would not think this thing was simple.

Although the spiritual content was not high, he unexpectedly discovered that it had good true energy and spiritual power carrying capacity, and seemed to be a good spiritual material.

Zhao Yifu tried hard to recall all the knowledge he had read, and finally remembered that when he was talking with his grandfather Peng Hu about how to make spiritual ink, he had heard him mention a spiritual material: Lingyun charcoal stone.

This is a kind of impure coal with almost no physical properties, and even if it is used to burn fire, it will be too cold in a small stove.

But it happens to be the top-grade base material for making spiritual ink, and can be matched with any kind of liquid with spiritual properties to formulate spiritual inks with different effects.

This is a good thing, and it is a good thing that is just right for Danqingmen!
He felt a little relieved and quickly mined a lot of Lingyun coal, enough to last for at least a period of time.

But he felt a little heavy in his heart on the way back.

How could he not know what was on Wu Zhong's mind? He also wondered if Hua Da Niu could comfort Wu Zhong.

He had always thought that the elixirs he already had should be able to help Wu Zhong maintain his physical condition.

But unexpectedly, what Wu Zhong wanted was not to maintain it, but to be able to keep up with his pace of progress...

This……

He was really in trouble.

Not to mention that the Danqing Sect's skills cannot be passed on to outsiders, in fact, it is more likely that even if the "Chun Yang Seeking the Tao Sutra" was passed on to Wu Zhong, he would not be able to understand anything.

He hoped that Wu Zhong could live out his days in peace and contentment, but the old servant obviously didn't think so.

Zhao Yifu was very troubled and didn't know how to solve this problem.

　I wanted to write more, but my wife dragged me to work out... Don't get me wrong, it was just some weight-loss exercises. And that's all.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)