Chapter 148 A promise is a promise
Shan Gong Hall, elegant room.
The butler Zhang Qing, who had fine eyebrows and eyes, politely invited Gao Xian to take a seat and served him fragrant tea.
Zhang Qingze took many good deeds tokens and checked and calculated them one by one in the good deeds book.
After a while, Zhang Qing raised his head and smiled at Gao Xian: "Daoyou, the total is 5,037 good deeds. That's right."
Gao Xian smiled. It was not easy for so many people from the Zhu family to do good deeds together.
Zhang Qing asked, "What do you want to exchange?"
"I want to exchange for the method of building the foundation of the Great Five Elements Kung Fu." Gao Xian said.
"Oh. Please wait for a moment, fellow Taoist. I will go and ask the hall master for instructions."
Zhang Qing stood up, nodded to Gao Xian, and quickly walked out of the quiet room.
After a long while, Zhang Qingcai came back with a complicated expression.
Gao Xian felt that the situation was not good when he saw Zhang Qing's expression. But he didn't say anything, just quietly waiting for Zhang Qing to speak.
Zhang Qing first bowed to Gao Xian, then sighed deeply and said with embarrassment: "Daoyou, I'm sorry, the foundation-building method of the Great Five Elements Kung Fu cannot be exchanged."
"Um?"
Gao Xian's face turned a little ugly. "This is what the elder who taught me the skills said himself. Why is it that it doesn't work for you?!"
Zhang Qing smiled bitterly. He was just a small deacon and he dared not block Zhu Qinnan's way.
Things turned out like this, and he was the most uncomfortable being caught in the middle.
He had no choice but to respectfully explain to Gao Xian: "Fellow Daoist, the hall master doesn't allow this matter, and I can't do anything about it."
Gao Xian stood up and said, "I'll go ask your hall master. If he doesn't want to give it to me, there must be a reason and an explanation!"
Zhang Qing was a little surprised. Their headmaster Zhang Chunjiang was a great monk who had established his foundation. Zhu Qiniang didn't come this time, and Gao Xian, a pretty boy, actually had the courage to argue with Zhang Chunjiang! However, this was a good thing, as it saved him from having to kowtow and explain himself.
Zhang Qing asked in embarrassment, "Daoyou really want to do this?"
Gao Xian glanced at the man coldly, his face as gloomy as water.
Zhang Qing stopped talking and led Gao Xian through the side door of the lobby and straight to the backyard.
After passing through the second door and turning around a huge screen wall, the two arrived at the open atrium.
A large pool was dug in the middle of the atrium, in which various fish were raised. They swam around in the green water, looking quite lively.
Therefore, the courtyard of this huge pool is quite cool, without the fishy smell that is common in reservoirs.
A small bridge is built over the pond, leading directly to the main house.
There is also a tall ginkgo tree in the yard, its crown like an umbrella, covering most of the yard.
Zhang Chunjiang, a tall and strong man, was sitting on a chair under the shade of a tree with a small coffee table next to him. He seemed to be drinking tea and watching fish.
The big man was wearing a purple robe with his chest open, and he was not wearing any undershirt or underwear, revealing the thick black hair on his chest.
His hair was disheveled, his eyes were slightly narrowed, his thighs were casually spread, and he looked unruly.
Gao Xian had met Zhang Chunjiang at Pegasus, but of course, Zhang Chunjiang had never met him.
At that time, he felt that Zhang Chunjiang's words were vulgar, but he had a kind of unbridled and ostentatious heroic spirit.
This time when they met again, Zhang Chunjiang felt more relaxed.
Gao Xian had seen so many cultivators, but only Zhang Chunjiang had some of the Taoist's free and easy demeanor.
He had admired the other person, but he couldn't stand it when the other person insisted on blocking his way.
"I am Gao Xian, paying my respects to Master Zhang."
Gao Xian clasped his fists and bowed before saying, "Master Zhang, I want to exchange five thousand good deeds for the foundation-building method of the Great Five Elements Merit. This is the sect's rule. Why don't you allow it?"
Zhang Chunjiang didn't even open his eyes, he just rolled his eyes and glanced at Gao Xian.
Gao Xian, wearing a green robe and carrying a sword, has a tall and slender figure and handsome appearance. He stands there neither humble nor arrogant, and there is a natural sharpness in his eyes that are as bright as stars.
Zhang Chunjiang originally took a casual glance, but found that the man in front of him was quite dignified, very different from what was rumored.
He couldn't help but let out a slight "eh" in surprise, but he quickly returned to normal.
No matter how outstanding the young man is, he is just a small Qigong practitioner.
Zhang Chunjiang originally didn't bother to pay attention to Gao Xian, but now he changed his mind.
He said directly: "You have offended Xu Lingyun, and he won't let you exchange the skills. Of course I have to side with my old friend in this matter. You don't have to waste your words."
Gao Xian had guessed this a long time ago, but Zhang Chunjiang's nonchalant attitude when he said it to his face still made him angry.
This Zhang Chunjiang doesn't take him seriously at all.
He was silent for a moment and then said, "It's understandable for Master Zhang to help a friend. I just want to ask, what's the reason and rule for you not to exchange the skills?!"
Zhang Chunjiang was a little unhappy. He slowly sat up straight, opened his eyes and stared at Gao Xian.
Gao Xian looked Zhang Chunjiang straight in the eye calmly, his eyes firm and steady.
He had seen Zhang Chunjiang's abilities, and he was indeed better than Zhu Changsheng. But within the sect, he had to abide by the rules, and Zhang Chunjiang couldn't mess around.
The other party wanted to suppress him with his spiritual sense, that was wishful thinking.
A divine light flashed in Zhang Chunjiang's eyes and then quickly subsided. He originally wanted to use his spiritual sense to subdue Gao Xian, but then he felt that bullying a child in this way was too beneath his dignity.
He snorted and said, "Boy, don't be unconvinced. Your good deeds were done by others for you. They don't count."
Gao Xian retorted: "The good deed mission doesn't say that you can't ask others for help."
"If I say no, then no."
Zhang Chunjiang was getting a little impatient. He waved his hand and said, "Get out of here before I lose my temper."
Gao Xian was unwilling to let it go, of course. He raised his voice and said, "Master Zhang, you said that others helped me do good deeds. What evidence do you have?"
Zhang Chunjiang was really angry. This kid dared to argue with him. Everyone in the sect knew that the Zhu family helped him do good deeds.
He was about to get angry when he raised his thick eyebrows.
After Gao Xian killed Zhu Changsheng, he no longer had any respect for the foundation-building cultivators. He said calmly, "Why, Hall Master Zhang has nothing to say, so he wants to bully people?"
Zhang Chunjiang was restrained by Gao Xian's words and felt a little embarrassed to take action.
He thought for a moment and said, "Boy, don't say I'm bullying you. An evil spirit has appeared in Dajiangfang and is harming people everywhere. If you can get rid of the evil spirit within three months, I will give you the method of building a foundation."
Without waiting for Gao Xian to speak, Zhang Chunjiang said, "Zhu Qiniang cannot take action. Otherwise, you will never get the foundation-building method in this lifetime."
Gao Xian thought about it and nodded: "Okay, it's a deal."
Please...collect 6...9...books...!
He bowed to Zhang Chunjiang and said, "Goodbye."
Gao Xian walked away, leaving Zhang Chunjiang with a handsome and upright back.
Zhang Qing, who was standing by, was also stunned when he saw this. Gao Xian was too arrogant. He even dared to show disdain in front of Zhang Chunjiang!
Zhang Qing looked at Zhang Chunjiang again, only to find that the hall master was laughing, which made him a little confused.
Zhang Chunjiang couldn't help but laugh when he saw Zhang Qing's confused look.
"Hahaha, this pretty boy is quite courageous. He dares to yell at me!"
Zhang Chunjiang said to Zhang Qing slowly, "But he doesn't have much brains. The evil spirit in Dajiangfang is very powerful. If this kid goes there, he will die."
He lay back on the chair and said to himself, "He chose this dead end himself. I guess that woman can't blame me..."
When Gao Xian returned home, his anger had long since dissipated.
Ever since he offended Xu Lingyun, he knew that he would encounter difficulties when doing things in the sect.
He was not too surprised by what happened at the Shan Gong Hall.
Xu Lingyun is an inner sect elder after all, so it wouldn't be easy to trip him up.
The conditions Zhang Chunjiang offered at the end were obviously meant to trick him. He was overthinking it! Why would an evil spirit trick him? With his current abilities, he could kill even a foundation-building evil spirit!
Gao Xian took out the Mirror of Love and Lust, and his eyes fell on the Zhengyang Spear.
During these few months, he had accumulated nearly 200,000 Dao Lingguangs, plus the remaining ones, a total of 270,000 Dao Lingguangs.
With the spiritual light of more than 30,000 people cast down, the Zhengyang Spear was immediately upgraded to the perfection of the Grandmaster level.
Zhengyang Spear: Use Yang Qi to condense spiritual consciousness to forge an invisible blazing Yang spear, which can refine divine will, break the spirit, and kill evil spirits (20,000/20,000 Grandmaster perfection).
The upgrade of the Zhengyang Spear also increased Gao Xian's spiritual power by about 10% and increased his lifespan by ten years.
An increased lifespan means an overall enhancement of the body and soul, but this enhancement is implicit and cannot be seen directly.
The increase of 10% in spiritual consciousness may not seem like much, but his spiritual consciousness is stronger than that of ordinary people in the early stage of foundation building. This quantified 10% is very impressive.
After all, spiritual awareness is the foundation of a cultivator. When spiritual awareness is strong, one can control more magical power, cast more sophisticated spells, and attack more accurately and efficiently.
Gao Xian was quite satisfied with the upgrade effect of the Zhengyang Spear, but compared with the Great Ou Divine Technique, the Zhengyang Spear seemed to be much worse in all aspects.
Gao Xian couldn't figure out the reason behind this for a while.
He entered the Xinxiang Temple and experienced the effects of the upgraded Zhengyang Spear in various aspects.
Unable to simulate enemies in the Temple of Heart, Gao Xian could only attack himself with the Zhengyang Spear.
With his powerful spiritual sense, after being hit by the Zhengyang Spear, he felt as if his brain was pierced by a red-hot iron rod. The intense pain was unbearable for him.
The blazing power of the scorching sun on the Zhengyang Spear is extremely damaging to the soul.
Gao Xian had used the Nine Yang Talisman before. In his opinion, the Grandmaster's perfected Zheng Yang Spear was far more powerful than the Nine Yang Talisman and should have reached the level of a second-tier spell.
What's more, his spiritual power is now enough to activate the Zhengyang Spear five times in a row.
The blazing sun power of the Zhengyang Spear is a natural counter to evil spirits. Even evil spirits at the foundation-building level may not be able to withstand five consecutive attacks from the Zhengyang Spear.
There is no need to keep the Humane Spiritual Light when going out for adventure this time, and Gao Xian has upgraded the Red Dragon Swallowing Moon Technique to the maximum level.
The main thing is that this secret method can enhance spiritual awareness, and this benefit alone is enough.
What surprised Gao Xian was that after the Red Dragon Swallowing the Moon Technique reached the expert level, the amount of humanity spiritual light required for upgrading suddenly increased to 10,000 points.
To upgrade the Red Dragon Swallowing Moon Technique, more human spiritual light is required than the Zhengyang Spear.
Gao Xian guessed that the level of the Red Dragon Swallowing the Moon Technique was much higher than that of the Zhengyang Spear, and it would require more human spiritual light to upgrade.
Fortunately, he had accumulated a large amount of human spiritual energy and was no longer in the predicament he had experienced during the Pegasus period. He could upgrade various spells at will.
With the spiritual energy of more than 80,000 people invested, the Red Dragon Swallowing the Moon technique immediately reached the master's level of perfection.
A red divine light flashed in the depths of the Fengyue Treasure Mirror, transforming into a gracefully flying red dragon.
Instantly, a red light shot up into the sky, completely engulfing Gao Xian's consciousness...
(End of this chapter)