Time was running out, so after Chen Xiao solemnly handed the new compass to Liu Lang, they set off again.
No matter where you go, moving is always better than staying in one place.
During the journey, apart from traveling, whenever Chen Xiao took a rest, he would teach Liu Lang the basic knowledge of Feng Shui. He also asked Liu Lang to copy a copy of his "Introduction to New Feng Shui".
It’s not that he was stingy and didn’t want to give the other party the original copy, but this was the only copy he had at the moment. If he were asked to rewrite it, he wouldn’t be able to remember all the contents.
Liu Lang didn't mind at all. He knew the conditions were simple and of course he didn't have any objections. Not only did he not have any objections, he was also very serious and treated this secret book that carried his new hope very carefully.
Since there were no blank thread-bound books, Liu Lang used the paper Chen Xiao gave him and cut it into book size. He then used long reed-like leaves, split them into thin threads, woven them into grass threads, and bound them.
Chen Xiao kept praising Liu Lang in his heart. Liu Lang was not only good at socializing and public relations, but also proficient in business, with a strong character and clever hands. He really picked up such a good apprentice for nothing, and he would feel bad if he didn't teach him well.
The area of Shenzhou Atlas is very large, and it is said to be larger than the seven great heavens combined. Most of the immortal cultivators, until they die or ascend to immortality, will never be able to travel all over it.
So far, we can still hear from time to time that new places have been discovered, and the resources and minerals are very rich. Unfortunately, due to the limitation that the Shenzhou Atlas must be carried with spiritual power when it is taken out, the resources and minerals here are just lying there, and the practitioners in the heavenly realm can only watch with regret.
The indigenous people can use it, but most of them are spiritual practitioners, and the resources they use are quite unconventional, which does not conflict with the practitioners.
Every day, Jinghui would fly to high places from time to time, note the directions of mountains and rivers, and then draw them for Chen Xiao's reference.
Although the picture was crudely drawn, Jinghui was able to provide another reference, which was how the spiritual energy was.
If it is abundant, even if it is not a Feng Shui treasure, it is still an auspicious place. If it is sparse, it is basically a wasteland and a rocky mountain, not a good place to live.
Chen Xiao was unlucky. He was walking in a vast desolate area, either barren mountains or Gobi Desert. Water resources were extremely scarce, with only a small stream with a very low water level, winding its way into the distance.
After recording what Jing Hui said, Chen Xiao sincerely said to Jing Hui: "Brother Jing, you have worked hard."
Jing Hui waved his hand and said, "It's not hard, just a little effort." He looked at the thick booklet in Chen Xiao's hand and said to him tentatively, "Yesterday you said that places with good feng shui are generally more likely to produce talented people. Is there any evidence for this?"
Chen Xiao smiled and said, "Brother Jing, are you interested in this?"
Jinghui is of course interested in this!
Jing Hui's status in the Jin Chan Sect is similar to Xi Yunting's in the Chong Xuan Sect. Although his master is not the sect leader, nor the former sect leader, he is an elder with real power.
In addition, Jinghui's spiritual talents were outstanding, and the skills he learned were surprisingly suitable for him. His progress was the fastest among the current disciples of the same generation in the Jin Chan Sect, so he was naturally entrusted with many important tasks.
Being highly valued by the sect and having a powerful master above him, Jinghui is of course very concerned about the affairs of the Jin Chan Sect, especially those involving the inheritance of disciples, which is the most important matter in the sect.
Every ten years, the Chongxuan sect would send a team led by the head of the administration office and composed of dozens of disciples in the foundation-building stage to several heavenly realms to carefully select disciples who met the requirements of the Chongxuan sect.
The same was true for the Jin Chan Sect, and Jinghui was in charge of this matter several times. It was not until he reached the Nascent Soul stage that, at the request of his master, he focused his main energy on cultivation and experience, and then he stopped taking on this responsibility.
Although she is no longer in this position, as a person in charge of recruiting disciples, Jing Hui is quite sensitive to this aspect. When she heard Chen Xiao lecturing to Liu Lang about the benefits of a Feng Shui land last night, she remembered it immediately.
Today, he deliberately looked for an opportunity to ask Chen Xiao.
Jing Hui nodded calmly and said, "Of course. After all, Feng Shui is a lost art, and I have never heard of it anywhere else. If you can provide evidence to prove the authenticity of this matter, Brother Chen, three years from now will be the time for the Golden Zen Sect to hold a general election and choose disciples. I have to treat it with caution and find out the truth carefully."
Liu Lang was listening at the side, with a curious look in his eyes.
Chen Xiao hesitated for a moment and nodded: "Okay, since Brother Jing and Big Brother are close friends, they are not outsiders. It doesn't matter if I tell you."
Jing Hui's face turned red. He knew exactly what kind of relationship he had with Xi Yunting. Chen Xiao gave him such a face that he felt a little embarrassed.
After organizing his words, Chen Xiao told the two about Changjia Village in Hanshan City. Changjia Village is a typical example of a village that benefits from being located on a Feng Shui treasure land. In just over a hundred years, the number of people with spiritual roots among the three generations of newborns increased with each generation, and each generation was better than the previous one. Finally, after a hundred years, a genius with excellent mutant ice attribute was born.
Jinghui was stunned and couldn't believe her ears.
The Chongxuan sect accepted a disciple with a single spiritual root that mutated into the ice attribute. This was a major event that could shake the entire Luochen Realm. Yet, no news about it had leaked out until now. That was because the Chongxuan sect was waiting to make a big move, preparing to make Changshou famous overnight.
Not to mention that an excellent single spiritual root is enough to allow an immortal sect to continue for another thousand years without any problem. Just the dozens of high-quality spiritual roots and a few excellent spiritual roots will greatly enhance the strength of the new generation of elite disciples of the Chongxuan Sect.
An excellent single spiritual root can certainly make the Chongxuan Sect more powerful, but these elite disciples are the cornerstone that makes the immortal sect's inheritance stable.
Jing Hui was so shocked that she almost stuttered: "Brother Chen, is this true?"
Chen Xiao smiled and said, "Brother Jing, you are joking. How can I talk nonsense about such a thing?"
Jinghui thought about it and found it even more unbelievable.
He excitedly stretched out his hand, grabbed Chen Xiao's arm, and said shamelessly: "Chen Xiao, you will be my real brother from now on! I don't ask for much, such as excellent single spiritual roots. Just give me dozens of high-quality spiritual roots and a few excellent spiritual roots, that will be enough!"
Chen Xiao was so amused by him that he didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Brother Jing, do you think that high-grade spiritual roots are cabbages? You can have as many as you want. The situation in Changjia Village is just an isolated case. After all, it is isolated from the outside world, so Chongxuan Sect took them all in one fell swoop."
Jing Hui let go of Chen Xiao in disappointment: "That's right. From now on, Changjia Village in Hanshan City will definitely become a battleground for all immortal sects. It will never be as lucky as Chongxuan to take them all in one go."
Changjia Village has been clearly marked on the map of Zhishitang, and is open to all the major immortal gates in the Heaven Realm. No matter who goes to Gengsheng Small Heaven Realm to recruit disciples, as long as they go to Zhishitang, they will know this.
It's a pity that Changjia Village is unlikely to gain any harvest in the short term. After all, there are only some infants and babies who are still in their cradles. It will take at least ten years for them to grow up.
Of course, if you are really eager to find talented people, you can also take those little ones who are at most five or six years old back home, raise them slowly, and start practicing when they are a little older.
Jinghui was considering whether to go back and pass a message to his master, asking him to send people to wait for the opportunity, and then bring back a group of the oldest people after three years.
According to what Chen Xiao said, among them there must be at least one excellent talent and several high-quality spiritual roots.
Seeing that he didn't know what he was thinking, Chen Xiao said, "Brother Jing, although I can't provide so much at once, there are still three years. If we can find a new village located in a good Feng Shui location, it is not impossible to make up the number."
Jinghui's eyes lit up immediately, and he hurriedly said: "If this is really possible, Brother Chen, from now on you will be my sworn brother. As long as you have a command, I will go through fire and water without hesitation. I, the Jin Chan Sect, will also give you a generous gift in return!"
Chen Xiao was extremely helpless. Even though he was a Buddhist practitioner, why was Jing Hui so hot-tempered? He was not at all like the indifferent monks he had met in his previous life.
Liu Lang secretly complained that they were brothers just now, but now they have become sworn brothers, it has changed too fast. He didn't know that for these big immortal sects, the depth of talent reserves is very important.
However, this did not prevent Liu Lang from feeling proud of it.
The fact that the master is trusted by a big sect like the Jin Chan Sect is extremely beneficial to their small and weak sect.
After that, Jing Hui's attitude towards Chen Xiao became more friendly. If she had taken care of him before for Xi Yunting's sake, now she treated Chen Xiao as an equal.
At the same time, he paid more attention to Chen Xiao's mission of finding dragon veins. After walking out of this vast barren mountain, he would float into the air every once in a while to look at the mountain terrain from afar.
If the floating skills he had learned were not suitable for carrying people, he would have taken Chen Xiao to the sky to see the future.
After walking for another two days, they came to a place where hills and peaks met. Here, there were tall mountains and green cypresses, and the spiritual energy was abundant, which gave Chen Xiao hope.
After determining the location of the highest mountain, Chen Xiao walked downstream of one of the two branches according to the direction of the water flow.
Wherever there are mountains and water, there are dragons, the only difference is size. Catching a dragon is a very difficult task. Fortunately, Chen Xiao has a strong physique. Otherwise, in such a place without roads and people, he can only rely on his legs, a primitive means of transportation. Without a few years, he would not be able to find any clues.
After climbing over one mountain after another, the mountains became lower and lower. When they could see the rolling hills from the top of the mountain, Chen Xiao suddenly stopped.
"What's wrong, Teacher?" Liu Lang spoke first.
Since becoming Chen Xiao's prospective disciple, Liu Lang has strictly followed the principle of "disciples should serve when there is work to do" and has been particularly attentive in serving Chen Xiao.
Although Shen Yanxing was also very concerned about Chen Xiao's daily life, he was not as thoughtful and careful as Liu Lang, who had climbed up from the bottom of the society. He was really thorough and took care of every detail.
Chen Xiao's expression was very serious. He looked at the aura in front of him and said, "We should have found the place."
Jing Hui immediately became excited: "Then let's go over there quickly."
Chen Xiao said, "There is something wrong. The aura is very active. There are either spiritual creatures or fierce beasts!"
Along the way, they had to avoid the evil cultivators, and if they couldn't avoid them they would have to fight them. They really didn't have the energy to provoke ferocious beasts, so they would just avoid them when they met one.
Jing Hui said with a bitter face: "Maybe it's a spiritual object."
Chen Xiao also didn't want the ferocious beast to appear, but Murphy's Law dictated that sometimes the more you don't want something to happen, the more likely it is to happen.
He took a deep breath and said in a desperate tone: "No matter whether it is a spiritual creature or a fierce beast, it cannot be an obstacle. Get ready for battle!"
There was not much time for them to investigate and set up an ambush. Jing Hui cast a golden protective spell, floated into the air, flew over several mountains, made a circle in a very short time, and returned quickly.
"How is it?" Liu Lang looked at him expectantly, hoping it was good news.
Jing Hui shook her head helplessly: "It's a wolf spider."
There are too many kinds of ferocious beasts in this world. Most of them have never been heard of unless they are common types or those that exist in one's own realm.
Liu Lang humbly asked: "What kind of beast is this wolf spider? What are its characteristics? What are its strengths? And what are its weaknesses?"
Jing Hui thought for a moment and said, "You haven't heard of this beast? It's a giant spider covered in hair. Fortunately, it's just a wolf spider in the late Jindan stage, so it's not too troublesome."
"I once dealt with one when I was training with my fellow apprentices. This wolf spider lives underground and is good at digging holes. It runs very fast and jumps very high." Jing Hui said, "Low-altitude combat has no effect on them. One thing I want to emphasize is that what I mentioned before is not the most difficult to deal with. This wolf spider is highly poisonous. If it is touched by its fangs, even a cultivator in the foundation-building stage will die of the poison in a short time."
Liu Lang gasped, and Chen Xiao frowned tightly, then he relaxed his brows and said, "I have some detoxification pills here, everyone take them in advance. If you accidentally touch them, it won't matter much."
Jing Hui said: "Ordinary detoxification pills are useless against this wolf spider poison."
Chen Xiao smiled and said, "Brother Jing, don't worry. This detoxification pill can be used to treat the poison of the viper, so it should be no problem for the wolf spider poison. This was given to me by my eldest brother. It is a product of the Chongxuan Sect and has a very strong effect."
Xi Yunting had specially given him a box of various elixirs commonly used in training, including a whole bottle of detoxification pills. This showed how much Xi Yunting cared about Chen Xiao's poisoning.
Thinking of this, Chen Xiao felt a sweet feeling in his heart. When he took out the medicine bottle from the storage box, his eyes showed some tenderness and affection.
Jinghui, who took the detoxification pill, felt inexplicably shown off, but she couldn't figure out the reason.
After swallowing the detoxification pill, the biggest danger was eliminated.
After settling the horses and Xiao Ba, Jing Hui asked Chen Xiao and Liu Lang to prepare for battle. At the same time, she said to them, "The wolf spider's weaknesses are its legs, between its two eyes, and its belly. Just find these three places and attack. Go ahead!"
Jing Hui rode forward, waving his golden-red cassock, like a barrier to block the danger from the front.
With such a reliable meat shield in front, Liu Lang quickly climbed to a commanding height with the mechanical arrow in hand, preparing to attack the three weak points of the wolf spider.
Chen Xiao rushed forward behind Jing Hui, holding the lightning talisman and the divine fire talisman, and slapping the protection talisman and the divine travel talisman on his body. The paper talisman in his hand was already lit, and he was waiting to get close and throw it at the wolf spider.
However, the moment he crossed the hillside and saw the wolf spider with his own eyes, Chen Xiao froze.
The wolf spider was huge, its body as big as an off-road vehicle, and its eight long legs were covered with thorns. What frightened Chen Xiao the most were its eyes.
Before, Chen Xiao never knew that spiders have eight eyes!
There are two pitch-black eyes on the front, reflecting an uncomfortable light, a pair of compound eyes on the side, and four small eyes arranged in an arc below the two big eyes on the front, which looks weird and scary.
One of Chen Xiao's nominal disciples in his previous life, he was extremely afraid of spiders.
At that time, he didn't understand why there was anything to be afraid of such a small thing. The apprentice also argued that there are always people in this world who are afraid of a certain kind of creature, either snakes, spiders, centipedes, in short, those without legs and those with many legs.
Now Chen Xiao can understand. Not only are the eight eyes of this spider scary, but the thorns all over its body can also make people's backs cold.
"Teacher?" Liu Lang's worried voice sounded. Chen Xiao tried his best to control the discomfort in his heart. He moved his legs filled with lead and chopped a lightning talisman at the giant wolf spider.
"Crack" a purple lightning hit the forehead of the wolf spider that was fighting with Jinghui.
"Hiss--" The wolf spider felt pain, and the friction between its fangs and front claws made a loud sound that stung the eardrum. The sound was like a sonic attack, and it hit Jinghui directly, causing his head to hurt instantly.
The wolf spider couldn't bite Jinghui's protective shield, so it used the three hard spikes on the front of its chelicerae to stab towards Jinghui.
"Be careful!" Chen Xiao shouted, and threw out the lightning talismans and divine fire talismans in his hand in stacks, and suddenly thunder and fire fell like rain.
This sound made Jinghui come to his senses, and he quickly raised his hand and used his true energy to deflect the wolf spider's attack.
Liu Lang seized the opportunity and shot the arrow at the joint.
"Snap!" The hand arrow hit the shell covering the joint, and the arrow composed of spiritual energy collided into a starlight.
Liu Lang shouted, "No, the wolf spider's joints cannot be severed with spiritual energy."
The spiritual energy in the wolf spider's joints could not break through the defense, and the thorns all over its body acted like lightning rods, dispersing Chen Xiao's lightning and flames. Even though its body was charred black, it did not suffer the slightest damage.
Jinghui and Wolf Spider were helpless against each other, and for a moment they even started to compete in strength.
Chen Xiao gritted his teeth, and simply slapped a few more protective talismans and magic talismans on himself, drew out Zheng Ge, and went around behind the spider.
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