"Why do you practice..."

Of course, it is to kill all the demons and monsters in the world and be a hero who eliminates the harm for the people!

Seeing this line of words, Shi Xiaohan replied without hesitation in his mind.

Since Shi Xiaohan's great-grandfathers, the Shi family has been an official in the Exorcist Department for almost generations.

Perhaps because of the influence of the family, Shi Xiaohan has always regarded the matter of "killing ghosts" as her mission - she enjoyed the sense of accomplishment of cutting ghosts into ashes with a knife, enjoyed the worship and gratitude of the people, and enjoyed the praise and flattery of others.

This is her motivation for practice.

It sounds simple, immature, and even a little superficial.

But for a seventeen-year-old girl who is immersed in fantasy, it seems very real.

Then, Shi Xiaohan turned the booklet back one page.

This page is a note written by her grandfather many years ago.

Shi Xiaohan's grandfather was named Shi Qingsong. He broke through the third realm "Naihe Bridge" at the age of 35, and at the same time awakened the magical power "Lingxi"-

This supernatural power can greatly improve his ability to understand martial arts.

As long as you have the guidance of a famous teacher, you can "get in harmony with each other and understand it at one point."

Shi Xiaohan's grandmother, Zhao Chanyi from the Zhao family in Youzhou, obtained the magical power "Golden Cicada Escapes the Shell" - with this magical power, she was able to create an illusion stand-in in battle and resist a fatal attack from the enemy for herself.

As for Shi Xiaohan's father Shi Lei...

Unfortunately, he failed to gain any supernatural powers when breaking through the realm.

Therefore, he has been teased as a "waste" of his family.

Shi Xiaohan naturally didn't want to be the same "waste" as his father.

Therefore, she was both expecting and nervous about breaking the realm.

"...clear goals, courage to move forward...I should not lack these..."

"Just, where am I going to look for a 'strong emotional shock'?"

"Can I find an excuse to argue with my father before I get promoted?"

She suddenly felt a little at a loss.

…………

In the next few days, Gu Xu stayed quietly in the house to practice.

The "Eternal Ming Dan" that Shi Xiaohan brought this time was enough for him to use for many days.

In this way, he can devote himself to his practice without having to work around for his merits all day long.

At the same time, he did not forget to continue to improve the "Ghost Killing Talisman" and "Eclipse" spells.

After he advanced to the second realm, he has been trying to make subtle modifications to the runes of the "Ghost Killing Talisman" so that it can accommodate more true energy and instantly burst out with more magnificent energy.

He has also been using the "Sun Eclipse" method to repeatedly temper his spiritual consciousness, thereby solving the problem of excessive consumption of spiritual power.

Time flies fast.

The golden sunlight penetrated into the narrow courtyard at dawn and slipped away quietly at dusk.

In the bleak autumn wind, the ginkgo tree in the yard was quietly shaved and bald again.

The leaves fall on the ground and lay a yellow carpet.

Before we knew it, three days passed.

October fifteenth is finally here.

…………

According to legend, there are three gods in the fairy world, namely heaven, earth and water, called "Three Officials".

The official will be blessed on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the official will be forgiven on the fifteenth day of the seventh day of the seventh day of the tenth day of the water will be relieved.

Therefore, on the 15th day of October, the officials and civilians of Daqi will set up vegetarians to worship their ancestors, and pray to the water officials to solve their worries and problems.

During these worship and prayer activities, the people of Jiaodong are particularly pious.

After all, Jiaodong has always been a province with many disasters.

In the first year of Tianxing, all residents of several villages near Laoshan, Laizhou Prefecture were slaughtered, and none of them survived. The whereabouts of the murderer are still unknown.

From the eighth year of Tianxing to the eleventh year of Tianxing, another severe drought occurred in the Qingzhou Prefecture area.

For three years, the rain did not fall, the rice fields dried up, and the people were in poverty.

When the people of Jiaodong finally recovered from the drought, the Nine Infant Snake Demon began to harm others, causing countless people to be displaced and their families were destroyed.

In the face of natural disasters and evil ghosts, mortals have no ability to resist.

That's why they pin their hopes on the illusory gods.

However, for Gu Xu, October 15th means another thing-

That is the opening of the "state of discussion on Taoism" of Shenjiying.

Chu Fengge, the chief examiner of his promotion assessment, once told him that the "Reality of Discussion on Taoism" was a mysterious and illusion built by the saint-level powers of the Great Qi Dynasty with its shocking power. It can match two monks far away from all over the world, conduct friendly exchanges, and rank them according to the victory or defeat.

Monks who rank high in each quarter can receive additional rewards.

I heard that there are many good things at the headquarters of the Exorcist Division.

So Gu Xu is very looking forward to these rewards.

So, when the sun just rose, Gu Xu held the "Shen Ji Token" in his hand, sat cross-legged on the bamboo mat, and closed his eyes.

His consciousness gradually sinks into darkness.

And in his ears, a cold and loud voice sounded—

"Welcome to the realm of discussion of Taoism!"

…………

at the same time.

Luojing City, Exorcist Headquarters, Retreat Room.

Shangguan Jin was sitting quietly on a cushion, his eyes closed, and his "divine machine token" tightly in his hand, waiting for the matching result of the "status of Discussion".

A quarter of an hour later, a line of text appeared in her vision—

[There are no other fourth-level monks in the "Land of Discussion on Taoism" to participate in the match. Are you willing to claim your true essence and compete with the second-level monks?]

Shangguan Jin was stunned for two seconds.

She knew that the "Shenji Camp" was still in the preparation stage and the number of people was not large.

But she didn't expect that she could not even match an opponent of the same level.

At this moment, she seemed to experience the invincible loneliness.

"I do."

She stared at the text and responded without hesitation.

She is undoubtedly taking advantage of her when she is cultivating with a second-level cultivator.

Even if she needs to proclaim herself, she feels that she can easily suppress the rookie in the second realm with her skills and experience.

This competition was simply a free benefit for her.

Then, a quaint-shaped ring appeared in the darkness.

It looks lonely, as if floating in the vast starry sky.

On the steps next to the ring, knives, swords, daggers, bows and crossbows, paper and pen were neatly placed.

Like "reviewing the old pot", the "state of discussion on Taoism" is also an illusion that only allows the spiritual consciousness to enter, and monks cannot bring their weapons in from the outside world.

To solve this problem, the saints thoughtfully prepared substitutes in the illusion for monks to use during the competition.

Of course, these weapons are just ordinary weapons and have no special attributes or effects.

But it is enough to use it for competition.

…………

At this moment, Shangguan Jin saw his opponent's code name on the side wall of the ring.

"Surf Bird".

"What a bad luck!" She gently stroked her long hair and sighed in her heart.
Chapter completed!