Chapter 156: Cleared (Third update, please give me a monthly ticket!)
After Gao Xian came back, he has been studying the refining of the divine beads and has no time to look for Zhang Chunjiang.
After more than ten days of study and research, he has completely mastered the surging spiritual power, and his swordsmanship and magic have also been adjusted to the state.
Zhu Qiniang will not be able to come back for at least two or three months. According to the agreement between him and Zhang Chunjiang, the task must be completed within three months. It will be too late to wait for Qiniang to come back.
Zhu Ying drove the Qingluo carriage and arrived at the gate of Shangong Hall smoothly.
When the steward Zhang Qing saw Qingluoyu coming in, he hurried over to greet him. Zhang Chunjiang could ignore Gao Xian and Zhu Qiniang, but he dared not be presumptuous.
The green curtain was lifted, and Gao Xian floated down from the car.
When Zhang Qing saw that Gao Xian was the only one there, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and his expression became more relaxed.
He bowed and said, "Mr. Gao, please come in."
"Master Zhang is here, I'm here to see him."
"Yes, please wait a moment. I will go and report it."
Zhang Qing invited Gao Xian into the elegant room and prepared tea and snacks for him, while he hurried to the back to report.
Zhang Chunjiang, who was watching fish in the backyard, was surprised when he heard Gao Xian coming. "Did this kid really kill the evil spirit?"
Dajiangfang is not close to Lianyun City, and Zhang Chunjiang and Huang Dapeng of Dajiangfang do not have a good relationship.
He sent Gao Xian there because he heard that the evil spirit in Dajiangfang was so powerful that even Huang Dapeng couldn't do anything about it.
As for whether Gao Xian went there or what he did in Dajiangfang, Zhang Chunjiang didn't care.
After all, Gao Xian was just a small Qigong practitioner, and he made things difficult for Gao Xian just for the sake of convenience. It was impossible for him to do anything specifically for Gao Xian, and it was even more impossible for him to arrange people to deal with Gao Xian.
Only after Zhang Qing brought Gao Xian in did Zhang Chunjiang raise his eyes and glance at them.
What surprised Zhang Chunjiang was that Gao Xian looked obviously more energetic after not seeing him for a few days.
Especially the pair of eyes that sparkled as bright as stars, but with a hint of indescribable deep meaning.
These subtle changes in aura and spirit also reflect the progress of Gao Xian's cultivation.
Zhang Chunjiang was also a little surprised. He used the Qi-observing technique to observe the spiritual energy around Gao Xian, and sure enough, he found that Gao Xian had advanced to the eighth level of Qi training.
You know, the last time Gao Xian came here, he was still at the seventh level of Qi training! In just a few days, he actually improved his cultivation by one level. His spiritual consciousness also seemed very powerful!
"This kid is practicing very fast."
When Zhang Chunjiang discovered this, he became a little more alert.
Helping Xu Lingyun to deal with Gao Xian was a mutual help between friends. Of course, Xu Lingyun also promised to share the benefits with him after the success.
Now it seems that he agreed a little too casually.
Not to mention that Gao Xian has Zhu Qiniang by his side, Gao Xian himself is also very talented, and his spiritual awareness is especially powerful.
Judging from Gao Xian's appearance, he actually has a good chance of building a foundation.
If this is true, the situation will be a bit troublesome.
Zhang Chunjiang was not afraid, but he was in a bad mood because he found that a small thing he could do casually had to cost a lot of money.
Gao Xian's spiritual awareness is now far superior to Zhang Chunjiang's. Even without deliberately using it, he can still keenly perceive the subtle changes in Zhang Chunjiang's emotions.
He didn't understand what the old man meant by his dark face. He hadn't said anything yet, but he had such strong malice towards him? He greeted the old man's family in his heart, and felt that this matter might not be accomplished! This is how things are in the world. If Zhang Chunjiang hadn't made things difficult for him, he wouldn't have met Yun Qiushui and wouldn't have gotten the Refining God Pearl.
Just like what Lao Zhou said, misfortune and fortune go hand in hand. As long as he is strong enough, bad things can turn into good things!
Gao Xian bowed and saluted: "Master Zhang, I have killed the evil spirit in Dajiangfang. According to the agreement, Master Zhang lost, so the foundation-building method should be given to me, right?"
Zhang Chunjiang said with a gloomy face: "You said that the evil spirits were exterminated, but what is the evidence?"
After thinking it over again and again, he decided to severely suppress Gao Xian.
You can't do things in two ways. Since you have offended Gao Xian, you must crush him and never give him a chance to turn things around.
The inner sect elders of these sects could do whatever they wanted in Lianyun Sect, and it was not easy for them to capture a small Qigong cultivator! When he made the bet with Gao Xian, he had already made plans. Even if Gao Xian could kill the evil spirit, he just had to deny it.
Anyway, there is no possibility of any physical or human evidence in killing the evil spirit.
Having said that, if Gao Xianzhen can get Huang Dapeng to help him, then what's wrong with letting him win once?
Obviously, Gao Xian couldn't invite Huang Dapeng. He was doomed to lose this round.
Gao Xian had expected this. It would be abnormal if the other party honestly gave him the foundation-building method. He agreed to the bet not because he trusted Zhang Chunjiang, but because he wanted to be reasonable and abide by the rules.
If Zhang Chunjiang fails to fulfill his promise after the bet is completed, then there is something wrong with Zhang Chunjiang. If things really get out of hand in the future, he will also have something to say!
Gao Xian said calmly, "No one was harmed in Dajiangfang, which naturally proves that the evil spirit has been destroyed."
"How can this be considered evidence? Maybe the evil spirit has hidden itself, or maybe it has left..."
Zhang Chunjiang shook his head: "Boy, you are not careful in your work, but you can't blame me."
"Been taught a lesson."
Gao Xian bowed and turned to leave. Since Zhang Chunjiang was clearly going to cheat, it would be pointless for him to continue pestering him.
Seeing Gao Xian's leisurely back, Zhang Chunjiang was a little confused. What did this guy mean by leaving just like that?
Gao Xian came out of the Hall of Good Deeds and took a Qingluo carriage directly to the Sutra Hall.
The road to Shangongtang is blocked, but there is still Nanping Pine.
This elder who is in the late stage of foundation building and is teaching martial arts has not much time left, so he is less cautious in doing things.
The sect's fundamental secret is the "Nine Methods of Xuanxiao", which is never passed on to outsiders. The "Great Five Elements Gong" is not a sect secret, but a complete method that is passed down. Its characteristics are moderate and peaceful, and it is easy to use.
Therefore, there are at least tens of thousands of practitioners in Lianyun City who practice the Five Elements.
In his experience, as long as the rules are controlled by humans, there will always be loopholes.
Not to mention humans, even the rules set by computers have many loopholes.
However, finding a loophole is a technical job. If you do it well, it is a shortcut, but if you do it wrong, you can easily fall into a trap.
Gao Xian prefers to follow the rules because it is safer.
Accumulating good deeds to build a foundation is the right way. No one can find fault with it. Zhang Chunjiang blocked the road unreasonably, so he couldn't be suffocated to death. Of course, he had to try to find a loophole.
Of course, before doing this, you need to do a good risk assessment and calculate the pros and cons.
It was also in that hall that Gao Xian met Nan Pingsong.
The sun in the August morning is strong and scorching.
Nan Pingsong was basking in the sun on a recliner, wearing a long robe, and his wrinkled old face showed a look of ease and leisure.
Gao Xian walked over and bowed respectfully, "Mr. Nan, I am sorry to disturb your peace again."
"hehe……"
Nan Pingsong slightly opened his old eyes and looked at Gao Xian. He showed a smile with some complicated meaning, "It's good that you came. I'm just idle and want to talk to someone."
The old man's words were polite, and Gao Xian was delighted. There was hope! Gao Xian said directly: "Old Nan, I want to get the method of building the foundation of the Great Five Elements Kung Fu, but I don't have a way. Please teach me, Old Nan."
There's no point in beating around the bush with this cunning guy. It's better to get straight to the point.
Nan Pingsong laughed again: "This is difficult. If the people from the outer sect want to obtain the foundation-building method, they can only go through the path of the Good Merit Hall."
"There's some trouble over at the Good Deeds Hall."
Gao Xian said respectfully: "Please help me think of a solution, Master Nan. Just tell me how many spirit stones are needed."
Nan Pingsong looked at Gao Xian deeply. This boy was quite generous, so he asked him to name a price directly.
Lujiaosan and Tianguidan are really profitable. If he were a few decades younger, he would probably be able to snatch Gao Xian away from him.
Although he didn't care about the matter, he knew that Xu Lingyun, Zhang Chunjiang and others were deliberately making things difficult for Gao Xian.
This is true for any sect or religion. In order to compete for internal interests, they will inevitably split into factions and it will be impossible for them to unite as one.
It is common for old people to suppress newcomers. Zhu Qiniang suddenly appeared. She was so young, acted tough, and did not know how to share benefits. Everyone disliked her. In addition, Gao Xian was good at refining elixirs, which made people jealous.
This is also a good thing and will be of great benefit to him.
Nan Pingsong pondered for a moment and said, "Ten thousand spirit stones should be enough to help you get the foundation-building method."
"Thank you, Mr. Nan."
Gao Xian immediately reached out and took out a storage bag and handed it to Nan Pingsong respectfully.
Nan Pingsong was quite satisfied with Gao Xian's straightforwardness. He nodded and said, "Go back and wait for news."
After Gao Xian left, Nan Pingsong untied the storage bag and scanned it with his spiritual sense, finding exactly one hundred mid-grade spirit stones inside.
He laughed dumbly, "This kid is really well prepared, I am missing..."
Nan Pingsong knew clearly that if Zhang Chunjiang had not deliberately made things difficult for him, Gao Xian would have easily obtained the method of foundation building.
It was precisely because of the evil guy Zhang Chunjiang that he was able to sell it at such a high price.
It's not impossible to ask for more, but Gao Xian is a capable man and we can't treat him as a fool.
Ten thousand spirit stones would still allow Gao Xian to appreciate his kindness. If he asked for too much, not only would he lose his kindness, but he would also greatly offend this person.
Just two days after Gao Xian returned home, someone came to his door and delivered a jade slip.
He checked with his spiritual sense and found that it was indeed the method of building the foundation of the Great Five Elements, and it also included the cultivation methods for the first to tenth levels of foundation building.
Gao Xian also breathed a sigh of relief. He was now wealthy and didn't care about the ten thousand spirit stones, but he was afraid that Nan Pingsong would take the money and not do anything. That would be troublesome.
After checking the jade slip and finding no problems, Gao Xian immediately went into seclusion to comprehend the jade slip.
It took Gao Xian two days to master the foundation-building techniques of the Great Five Elements Kung Fu, and the jade slip for transmitting Kung Fu also turned into powder.
Please...collect 6...9...books...!
He is not able to build a foundation yet, but he has mastered the techniques after building the foundation, which allows him to see the future path clearly.
It will be of great benefit to his cultivation.
After going through so much trouble for a long time, Gao Xian finally got the method of building the foundation. He could finally put his mind at ease and was finally in the mood to make pills.
When Daniu saw Gao Xian start the alchemy furnace, he was the most excited.
He had been feeling uncomfortable for more than a month.
Compared to doing nothing, Daniu prefers the satisfaction and sense of achievement when the elixir is ready.
Gao Xian is willing to teach Daniu how to make the elixir. If Daniu can make the elixir independently, it can save a lot of effort.
However, Daniu lacked a little talent. Moreover, his alchemy skills must have been enhanced by the Fengyue Treasure Mirror, which resulted in such a superb effect. This was not a realm that could be achieved through hard practice.
Gao Xian once again entered into the rhythm of refining medicine, practicing, and resting, and his daily life was very regular.
Occasionally I read some leisure books and pet the little black cat to relax.
As for Zhang Chunjiang and Xu Lingyun, there was no movement. Gao Xian went to Xu's house at night when he had nothing to do, but found nothing.
Zhang Chunjiang and Xu Lingyun's real homes are in Jinxia Peak. Not only are they too far away, they are also protected by the sect's powerful magic formation.
The risk of entering Jinxia Peak is too high, and there is no need for it.
Gao Xian now has no awe for cultivators in the early stage of foundation building, but he is also unwilling to fight with them easily.
Yun Taihao's earth-shattering sword strike at Pegasus left Gao Xian with an extremely deep impression.
No matter from which aspect, he was far inferior to Jindan Zhenren Yun Taihao. Under Yun Taihao's nose, he had better behave himself.
In early October, the weather has turned noticeably cooler.
The leaves of the golden sumac trees on Jinxia Peak are all bright red. The golden sumac trees can absorb the spiritual energy of the earth, and their leaves never fall all year round.
However, with the change of the four seasons from spring to summer, autumn to winter, the golden leaves will change in color.
In autumn, the leaves of the golden sumac are golden with red, which is very gorgeous. Thousands of golden sumac trees spread out along the mountain peaks, and the rich and gorgeous autumn colors are unforgettable.
When Gao Xian was not refining the elixir, he liked to sit in the yard and admire the autumn scenery of Jinxia Peak from afar, and also watch the changes in the Jinxia Peak formation.
Through the Flower-Seeing Mirror, he could see that the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was transformed into strict and orderly magic power through the formation.
Even though he didn't understand the formation, after watching it many times, he was able to figure out some of the tricks.
Gao Xian has no master to teach him, but he has a strong spiritual consciousness, magical spells blessed by the Fengyue Treasure Mirror, and the dialectical thinking he learned in his previous life.
According to his understanding, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is a kind of invisible particle energy, which can be regarded as a special kind of solar energy.
Through practice, practitioners can absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into their bodies, which is then converted into magical power that can be directly controlled by the human body.
Magic arrays, magic tools, magic talismans, and magic spells are all the same in principle, which is to transform the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into magic power; only the carriers of transformation are different.
Among them, the magic array is the most complicated, because it requires the use of a large number of magic tools and at the same time establishes a stable connection with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.
Gao Xian felt that the magic array was a large-scale composite magic tool that had strict requirements on the application environment. It had the highest technical content and the strongest power.
Gao Xian studied the Jinxia Peak magic formation as a whole. He did not want to break it, but just tried to learn something from it. It would be best if he could find the back door of the magic formation so that he would know where to run if something really happened.
Gao Xian was thinking about the changes in the magic circle when he heard a movement in the front yard. He turned his eyes and the Flower Mirror penetrated the walls and saw Zhu Qiniang at the gate.
After being away for a few months, Zhu Qiniang's skin had become darker and her face thinner. Her gorgeous golden robes had lost their luster and she looked very unwell.
However, Zhu Qinnan's eyes were extremely sharp, and there was a strong murderous aura in her.
Zhu Qiniang didn't stop at the front and went straight to the cross courtyard. When she saw Gao Xian sitting under the tree, her tense face softened.
"You're back."
Gao Xian stood up and greeted her. He looked Qi Niang up and down and couldn't help but frowning slightly, "You have such a strong evil spirit!"
Zhu Qinnan shook her head and said nothing. This matter was a bit complicated and could not be explained clearly for the time being.
Daniu in the alchemy room heard the noise and hurried out to greet Zhu Qiniang. However, he was frightened by Qiniang's murderous aura and did not dare to get too close.
Gao Xian also felt that Zhu Qinnan was a little scary now. Originally, she was just deep and indifferent, but now she exuded a cold and eerie aura.
In terms of combat power, Zhu Qiniang has obviously become stronger. However, from the perspective of cultivation, it is not a good thing to be so aggressive and murderous.
Gao Xian felt that something was not right. The murderous aura from Qi Niang was also somewhat cold and weird, and vaguely similar to the aura of evil.
Zhu Qiniang said to Gao Xian: "I'm glad you're okay. I've been worried about you."
"I'm fine. Everything is going well."
Gao Xian took Qi Niang's hand and said, "Let's go back to the house and talk."
With a big shot around, many things are inconvenient to say and do.
The two returned to the main room, and Zhu Qinnan activated a magic circle to seal the inside and outside. Only then did she breathe a sigh of relief.
"I was still tricked by Xu Lingyun. The monsters in the Nanluo Mountains were contaminated by some evil spirit and lost their minds, only knowing how to kill crazily.
"Killing such a monster will inevitably lead to being infected by evil spirits. The several foundation-building monks traveling with us have prepared special elixirs to dispel evil spirits."
Zhu Qiniang's expression darkened as she spoke of this: "I was the only one who knew nothing. I was infected by the evil spirit and was unaware of it. By the time I realized something was wrong, the evil spirit had already invaded my body and consciousness."
Gao Xian comforted him, "Xu Lingyun has been an elder for decades and is very familiar with these things. He deliberately wants to take advantage of us, so we will inevitably suffer losses.
"Fortunately, these conspiracies and tricks are not worthy of being shown on the stage. Let them be proud for two days."
He said to Qi Niang: "The most urgent thing is to help you get rid of the evil spirit."
"There's no need to rush. Just buy some Yuqing Pills."
Zhu Qiniang said nonchalantly: "After three to five years of recuperation, these evil spirits can be completely removed."
This strange and evil energy sticks to the cultivator's body like a deadly poison.
If not handled with care, the evil energy will continue to corrode the practitioner's body, mind and spirit, eventually alienating the practitioner, or even directly transforming him into an evil spirit.
Zhang Chunjiang's little trick delayed her cultivation for at least a few years. It was not very harmful but extremely disgusting.
When Zhu Qinnan thought of this, she couldn't help but feel murderous and wanted to pick up her sword and go find Zhang Chunjiang right away.
Gao Xian grabbed Zhu Qiniang's hand and said, "Don't bother. I can handle the evil spirit."
"Hmm?" Zhu Qinnan looked puzzled. Gao Xian was good at magic and alchemy, but solving evil spirits was not his strong point.
Gao Xian didn't explain. He pulled Zhu Qiniang to the bedroom and said, "Take off your clothes and I'll check you first..."
Zhu Qiniang looked at Gao Xian with suspicion. The evil spirit was not an external injury, so why take off clothes? "I can still lie to you."
Seeing that Zhu Qiniang didn't move, Gao Xian had to do it himself.
Zhu Qinnan felt something was wrong. Just as she was about to say something, Gao Xian performed the Electric Dragon Hand with his left hand and the Rejuvenation Technique with his right hand.
She said softly: "It's not the right time yet. Wait until you reach a bottleneck in your practice..."
Without waiting for Zhu Qiniang to finish, Gao Xian said seriously: "Your condition is very serious. You can't wait any longer. Relax..."
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(End of this chapter)