Chapter 17: It's me, Ma Hongwen! (Two chapters in one)
What is a master? During the Northern Qi Dynasty, a Buddhist craftsman carved Buddha statues day by day. As time went by, he gradually gained a deeper understanding of the works he carved.
It began to develop its own unique charm, and the carved stone slowly turned into a Buddha that people respected.
There was even an emperor who had an unstoppable desire to become a monk just because he saw his Buddha.
In the end, everyone in the world imitated the genre he created and regarded him as the master of this genre.
But this did not satisfy the Buddhist craftsman. He wanted to go further and create his own unique work.
So he began to build Buddha statues in Longmen, Luoyang, but he ignored one thing, the shortness of human life.
The giant Buddha is not even half-finished yet, but it has already run out of oil.
This is the Tao Fruit, which can also be understood as the result, which is unique and only belongs to you.
Even people who come from the same school will never be the same in terms of Tao and fruit.
Just like there are a thousand Hamlets in the eyes of a thousand people.
At this moment, the blue light was rippling under the water, and Xu Tong was lying quietly under the water, with rich water elements swirling around him.
An icy blue light pattern appeared in his sight.
The light pattern flows with dazzling ripples, attracting the surrounding water elements to come closer.
This is the Dao pattern!
The texture of the Dao, if we say that the Dao fruit is like a fruit, then this texture is like a seedling of a fruit tree.
Xu Tong tried to touch it. When his fingers touched it, the Dao marks stirred up and emitted brilliant light. In an instant, Xu Tong's soul entered a wonderful state following the Dao marks.
His spirit actually galloped along the rolling river, traveling thousands of miles in an instant.
"Water benefits all things without fighting. No one in the world is soft and weak compared to water, and no one who attacks the strong can win..."
Waves of chanting sounds poured into the soul, and the soul seemed to be pulled into the river by an invisible force.
As we follow the waves of the river, we see fish leaping out of the water, and we see the river watering the fields.
Suddenly, the river water gradually became more rapid, and his soul, along with it, hit the solid rocks with the rapid water flow.
"Rumble, rumble..."
The soul was instantly torn apart under the impact of the solid stone, but his consciousness did not dissipate. Instead, it dispersed into countless water droplets and continued to wash down as the river continued.
The surging river surged like thunder and roared, gradually eroding away the indestructible stone walls.
At this time, Xu Tong's scattered soul completely dispersed along the forked river below.
The sight in front of him also seemed to split with it.
Some follow the bottomless rivers and dive into the depths of the earth to become clear springs.
Some turn into steaming mist and float up into the sky.
What's more, some were simply washed away into a pool.
Over an unknown period of time, the water mist grew larger and larger, gradually accumulating into clouds, accompanied by thunder and lightning, and pouring rain onto the earth.
The rain fell harder and harder, eventually flooding the pool, filling the underground river and converging with countless tributaries at the other end of the river.
Eventually it turns into a raging river and pours into the endless sea.
This process may only take place in the blink of an eye outside, but from the perspective of Yuan Shen, it has already gone through many changes, spanning decades.
Xu Tong Yuanshen stands tall on the sea, walking on the water with his feet. His figure is light and elegant, and his movements are as if he is one with the heaven and earth, walking on the water, but it is so natural, and every step falls with a rhythm.
generate.
"Be tolerant to diversity, tolerance is a virtue!"
Xu Tong's eyes were clear, and he suddenly understood the mystery of water. His soul trembled, and the mist behind him was hazy, and he could only see the trace of water completely integrated into Xu Tong's body.
In an instant, a crystal clear flower appeared above his head.
The petals were as soft as water, and there were strange patterns intertwined on the flower, making it brilliant and eye-catching. After a moment, the flower collapsed, and a light blue fruit appeared on Xu Tong's head.
This is the fruit of entering the Tao, which means that he has officially entered the Tao.
Although the mark of the Tao is not a cultivation technique, it is the mark of the Tao. Although Xu Tong used it to enter the Tao, he is still savoring it carefully at this moment.
Crossing the river with the help of Yuan Shen, at this moment, he was harmonious and natural, and the power of Yuan Shen penetrated up and down, making him feel as if heaven and earth were connected, as free as water.
Then he opened his palm, and a small shield appeared in his palm.
This is the magical power, the Xuanyuan Shield, that I realized after entering Taoism.
But strictly speaking, this shield is still a semi-finished product, with nothing on it.
The defense is not strong either.
Only by engraving the principles you continue to understand on it and continuing to practice will you become stronger and stronger.
But this is obviously a trick.
I don't have the patience to focus on polishing this shield.
At this time, he suddenly had a thought. Although he did not have Dao marks, he had Yanshu.
Borrowing the power of heaven and earth is not much worse than slowly comprehending it yourself. The difference is that one is a technique and the other is a Tao. The former is better because of its convenience and quickness, while the latter is better because of accumulation and accumulation.
After all, the Xuanyuan Shield is just a magical power. He has many tools at his disposal, so he may not necessarily follow this route in the end. Instead of wasting time, it is better to use the power of heaven to achieve a quick victory.
After weighing the pros and cons, Xu Tong made a decision in his mind. With the help of his soul, he quickly moved along the water surface. At the same time, he made seals with both hands, performed Yanshu, searched for spirits, bones, and character seals!
This was the first time he used Yan Shu, and he was not sure in his heart. However, after the Xunzi Seal was cast, Xu Tong's sight soon saw those magical veins hidden between heaven and earth in the river veins.
Xu Tong remembered what Mei Xian said about the veins of heaven and earth. These veins are hidden between heaven and earth. They are nurtured by heaven and earth. They are as magical as the laws of all things. By introducing these magical veins into spells, you can borrow the power of heaven and earth.
He immediately changed his technique and used the Exploration Technique. Suddenly his spirit turned into a big net, and he quickly took the discovered world connections into his hands...
At this moment, on the other side, a small boat quietly traveled along the water to the river path.
The person who came was none other than Wang Sheng.
“What is this guy doing here??”
Wang Sheng stepped onto the island through the mud with a suspicious look on his face, but Xu Tong was nowhere to be seen.
“Where are the people??”
Just when Wang Sheng was wondering, he suddenly noticed a strange light emerging from the water.
I immediately walked over and took a closer look. I saw the river surging, but it was shining with green light. From time to time, I could feel a strange power coming out of the water.
"Eh! How is this possible!!"
Seeing the strange light flashing from the water in front of him, Wang Sheng was suddenly shocked.
"Enlightenment!! This kid is actually enlightening!"
Under the ripples of water, Wang Sheng's uncertain face was reflected.
Becoming a Grandmaster is already one of a kind.
Without the inheritance of a master, many people would have wasted decades just on this hurdle.
If you are lucky enough to become a Grand Master, it is already extremely rare. As for reaching enlightenment and entering the Tao, it is even more unthinkable.
Just like Wang Sheng himself, he never dared to think about enlightenment in his dreams.
But now, this man is actually enlightening at the bottom of the river.
Thinking of Li Zheng's age, he was only in his early twenties, more than twenty years younger than himself, but his strength was already on the verge of entering the realm of Taoism.
Suddenly, a deep sense of frustration swept through my heart.
"Why, why do you have such achievements at such a young age!!"
"Why! You were born into a royal family!"
"Why! At such a young age, you are a fifth-rank official!"
"Isn't it enough to be powerful?? Even the practice is better than that of us mud-legged people!!"
Wang Sheng's eyes were bloodshot. He boasted that he had good qualifications and had already become a Grand Master at the age of thirty-six.
He was even valued by the helmsman and served as one of the twenty-eight constellations.
But at this moment, all his pride was completely trampled in the mud by the river inspector named Li Zheng.
"Hmph, you want to become a Taoist, but I won't let you succeed!"
Suddenly the anger on Wang Sheng's face subsided and turned gloomy.
Although he can swim, he is not good at water, so he cannot do anything to Xu Tong who is hiding under the water.
But this didn't bother him.
Wang Sheng took out another purse from his arms and opened it carefully. There were seven small iron flags inside.
On each iron flag, there is a strange spell.
"Boy, the helmsman said that you are very lucky, but you should never meet me! Let's see if I ruin your luck, let's see how you can enter the Tao."
Wang Sheng weighed the flags in his hand, waved his hand, and saw seven iron flags hanging in the air.
Wang Sheng pulled out a knife, cut his finger, and recited a strange spell.
His fingers stained with blood were smeared on his cheeks.
"Buzz buzz..."
The seven iron flags trembled together. Wang Sheng pinched his fingers and stepped on the south pole. Then his belly began to swell and stab. His clothes were torn by the belly, revealing a belly that looked like it was ten months pregnant.
Dark red stretch marks were densely covered on her belly, forming a bright red curse word.
Pointing at the seven iron flags in front of him, he chanted a mantra:
"One order destroys wealth, two orders shortens one's life, three invites bad luck, four causes disease and disaster, five blessings are destroyed, six calls for evil fate, seven evil spirits come to the door, the living cannot return, the dead cannot go, there is no birth and no destruction, seven flags kill one's life
, hurry like the law, go!"
Wang Sheng pointed his finger at the water in front of him, and suddenly seven iron flags spread out in a circle, like a large spread net covering the water.
Wisps of black ink dripped from the iron flag, turning the water into pitch black for a moment.
"Ha ha ha ha……"
When Wang Sheng saw this, he couldn't stop laughing wildly. Although he didn't understand the Book of Changes, this technique was an evil technique spread among his masters.
Evil methods that specifically damage people's luck, even if you are protected by gods, will cause you to lose your energy and luck.
However, just when Wang Sheng was feeling proud, he didn't know that he was already in disaster.
I saw black mist soaking into the river in front of me, covering Xu Tong's head.
Bad luck strikes, and it's hard to predict who will live or die.
I saw bad luck falling, invading Xu Tong's luck, and a large area of luck was quickly polluted under the cover of bad luck. Wang Sheng's move was extremely sinister, but he could never have imagined that there was something hidden in Xu Tong's luck.
Something more sinister.
Just as bad luck was about to invade deeper, a paper man covered in blood curses was quietly revealed in the mist.
The paper man has no facial features, sitting cross-legged in the depths of Luck, holding a strange seal with his fingers, like an evil thing that is sealed here, with an unpredictable evil nature inside and out.
As if sensing something, the paper man slowly raised his head, as if looking directly at Wang Sheng on the river bank through the thick moldy clouds and river water above his head.
"Hey!!"
At this time, Wang Sheng suddenly started a cold war, and suddenly a bad feeling of depression arose in his heart.
"Strange, is there something unexpected?"
Wang Sheng felt his heart beat inexplicably faster, and all the hairs on his body stood up uncontrollably. This terrible sense of crisis made him alert.
But when he looked around, he couldn't find where the source of the crisis came from.
Suddenly, his pupils suddenly tightened, and the reflection of the paper man was reflected in the depths of his pupils, and a line of words slowly appeared on the face of the paper man.
[Wang Sheng, from Dongting, Dingzhou, 48 years old]
"Hiss!! What is this!!"
Wang Sheng's vision was blurry, and he could only see the reflection of the paper man getting closer and closer.
After his name and place of origin appeared on the face of the paper man, he slowly opened his mouth and ate the face with the name written on it.
"Kick-kick-kick!"
Then there was a burst of weird laughter.
"save……"
Wang Sheng opened his mouth wide and wanted to shout, but then there was a sudden spin and his body fell straight forward.
"Plop!" There was a sound, and the water wave stirred up. Wang Sheng's body was already floating on the water, and he died inexplicably.
"Is this dead??"
As soon as Wang Sheng died, another person appeared on the river bank, looking at Wang Sheng's dead body in a trance.
This person was Shi Jin who was following Wang Sheng. When he saw the seven small iron flags floating on the water.
These iron flags can still float on the water even after losing control of their owners. They are obviously not ordinary things.
Shi Jin stretched out his hand to grab, and with a strong force, he captured the object from the air and collected all these iron flags in his hand.
Then he called out the prop book and threw it inside. After glancing at the entries in the prop book, he suddenly said with disgust on his face: "It's all a mess!"
After saying that, he immediately looked down at the surface of the water. Seeing the sparkling water and flashing emerald fluorescence, he couldn't help but frown slightly and simply sat down and waited here.
At this moment, Xu Tong was lying deep under the water, but he knew nothing about what was going on outside.
His soul is integrating into the rivers and lakes, capturing the context of heaven and earth.
He held the Exploration Seal in his hand, and his consciousness was like a large invisible net, covering the strange natural veins in the rivers and seas in front of him.
These natural veins are fragmented and integrated. The scattered ones are only a few corners, but the complete ones are like a talisman.
Once captured by his Yanshu, it will be quickly finalized without any change.
"That should be enough."
Xu Tong seemed to have it almost done. The seal in his hand turned into a bone seal and activated. These complicated veins were gathered together to form a complex talisman.
It is said that simplicity leads to greatness, but the opposite is true in technique.
The more complex the technique, the more complicated the process.
However, the talisman in front of me, although complex, does not actually have any real magical powers.
Because there are many tiny connections between heaven and earth acting as a burden.
Xu Tong pinched the bone seal and began to further shape it.
His consciousness was immersed in the veins in front of him, and he began to modify along with the changes in the veins.
Cut out those complicated and burdensome things and fix the obstacles and obstacles.
This process is like that of a gardener, who needs to trim off the excess parts of the flower branches to ensure the nutrients of the flowers and the ornamental effect after they bloom.
The veins of the talisman that finally appeared were still surging with water and the cold air was biting. Even Xu Tong himself felt that his soul was about to be solidified by the cold air above, and he had to let go immediately.
"The effect is good, it's just you!"
Xu Tong made a secret with his fingers and used the spirit seal. Suddenly, the power of his own soul poured into the talisman. Suddenly, the talisman glowed with cold light, forming a strange talisman that the world had never seen before, hanging in Xu Tong's palm.
Then he called out the Xuanyuan Shield and branded this talisman on a corner of the Xuanyuan Shield. For a moment, the originally green shield was quickly covered with a layer of frost.
Xu Tong tried it and the effect was pretty good.
The size of the shield is completely calculated based on your own will and strength. With your current strength, you can turn the shield into a five-meter-high wall, and the ice power on the shield can emit cold air and freeze the opponent.
If it is combined with his own Zhu Yan, who happens to be the two heavens of ice and fire, well, all that is left is to open the door to welcome guests.
Moreover, there was still a blank space on the shield. Xu Tong estimated that at least three more abilities could be added to it.
It just depends on whether you can encounter any extremely rare heaven and earth connections.
After successfully entering the Tao, Xu Tong was in a good mood. He put away the Xuanyuan Shield in his hand, and his soul quickly returned to his physical body.
"Gululu..."
Xu Tong opened his eyes underwater, and his whole person had undergone earth-shaking changes. He hid his Chilong body and exposed his true body in the cold river water. Not only did he not feel any discomfort, but he even felt more comfortable in the water.
It feels more comfortable than on the shore.
However, it was already getting late. In order to prevent others from noticing, or to worry Guo Yi and others, Xu Tong decided that it would be better to go back early.
Tip toe, the figure quietly emerged from the water.
Before he could shake off the water droplets on his body, suddenly there was a rapid sound of breaking wind in his ears.
Xu Tong glanced around and saw that the person coming was a bald man, and he punched him head on.
The huge fist hit, and there was a deafening roar of a tiger.
"Huh!!"
A strange color flashed in Xu Tong's eyes, and he raised his hand to block his face with a green light.
"boom!!"
The huge fist came down, and the moment it touched the green light, Shi Jin's pupils tightened, his feet kicked into the air, and his body quickly retreated. In this flash of lightning, countless icicles burst out from the blue light.
"Boom~"
Countless icicles exploded, instantly freezing the entire lake.
"Hey, it looks like the effect is pretty good!"
Xu Tong narrowed his eyelids and looked at the frosty wound on the bald man's arm.
"Hey, it's a bit tricky!"
Shi Jin looked at the wound on his arm and saw that the wound was not deep, not even a drop of blood spilled out, but the nearby flesh had been severely frostbitten.
Seeing this, Shi Jin frowned, stretched out his other hand, grabbed the frostbite wound, and pulled it hard.
"呲~"
The blood instantly turned the water red.
"Actually, you've been here for a long time, why don't you dive into the water and kill me as soon as possible!"
Xu Tong looked at Shi Jin's body and felt that this naive look seemed a bit familiar.
"A gentleman does not take advantage of others' danger."
Shi Jin raised his palms: "The most important thing is, I feel that I may not lose!"
"hiss"
Xu Tong curled his lips, wondering why these words sounded so familiar.
But before he could think about it, Shi Jin gave a muffled cold drink, and the aura on his body began to surge.
Xu Tong didn't need to open the Mingyan Qimen to see that the blood billowing from Shi Jin's body was rising straight to the sky.
"Martial Arts Master!!"
Xu Tong couldn't help but be a little surprised. There are masters in all walks of life in the world. There are masters of carvers and masters of carpenters. Even if you are a bamboo basket weaver or a fisherman, there may not be a great master.
Among them, only the martial arts master is the most difficult.
There is an old saying that if you practice martial arts without practicing kung fu, you will be in vain.
There are only two kinds of people who do not learn internal training and simply follow the martial arts route.
One kind of person is poor, and the other kind is crazy.
The former is like Guo Yi, and the latter is the person in front of me.
And coincidentally, Xu Tong also happened to know a lunatic who was crazy about martial arts.
"ha!"
Shi Jin roared loudly and jumped up, with air currents visible to the naked eye surging around his body, like an eagle leaping into the air with its wings spread.
"kill!"
There was a killing sound that shook the sky, and Shi Jin swung his fists and fell from the sky. The muscles on his body exploded at the same time. As he swung his fists, there was a look of dragon and tiger making peace.
Even Xu Tong gradually felt the pressure from Shi Jin.
Facing the murderous Shi Jin, Xu Tong's eyes flashed: "I can beat you once, but I can beat you twice!"
After the words fell, Xu Tong did not use the Xuanyuan Shield. Facing the incoming fist, he raised his arms to meet it.
"boom!"
The two pairs of fists collided together, and instantly the entire lake surface seemed to be pressed into a concave curved surface by an invisible force.
"OK!"
When Shi Jin saw that the other party had actually received a punch from him but still stood motionless on the water, his eyes became more and more excited. He was like a madman, wildly shaking his fist at Xu Tong. Every time he punched, there was a kind of earth-shattering power.
Xu Tong was not to be outdone. His body was quickly covered with green scales. He did not use the five-animal grappling hand, but clashed head-on with Shi Jin's fist in a simple and rough way.
"court death!"
Seeing Xu Tong fighting with him without any moves, just like a child fighting with his fists, Shi Jin couldn't help but show annoyance on his face.
You use all your strength to fight him, but use the moves of a child to fight him. This is not fighting yourself, it is clearly an insult to yourself.
The more he fought, the more annoyed he became. He used all kinds of strange moves and hit Xu Tong continuously.
Punch after punch, punch to the flesh.
It's just that Shi Jin only fought happily, but he didn't notice that the surrounding river water had gradually flowed over their heads during the fight between the two.
"Fight back!!"
Shi Jin saw that the opponent was unwilling to take action. When he was anxious, he suddenly felt a cold feeling on the top of his head. A drop of water slid down from the corner of his eyebrows and fell into Shi Jin's eyes. Shi Jin blinked, and at this moment,
In the blink of an eye, Xu Tong suddenly moved.
The palm of his hand grasped Shi Jin's wrist like lightning, and immediately after using the Five Birds Grasping Hand, Shi Jin noticed something was wrong, flicked his wrist, twisted his elbow, and easily released Xu Tong's wrist lock, but at this moment
But he saw the black scales on Li Zheng's body in front of him quickly retreating, and he grinned at him: "You lose!"
"What??"
Before Shi Jin could understand what he meant, Xu Tong leaned forward and the Xuanyuan Shield appeared beside him, hitting Shi Jin's chest straight.
"not good!"
Shi Jin had seen the power of this cyan shield and did not dare to resist. He crossed his hands and gathered soft strength in his palms and followed him forward: "Tiger Zun Cannon!"
"puff!"
Fiery energy surged out of the palm of his hand for an instant, pushing Shi Jin's body to retreat quickly, and the result...plop!!"
The cold river water surged in behind him, causing Shi Jin's flying body to suddenly stop.
"water??"
Shi Jin felt a chill, and then realized that he had unknowingly been standing with this guy under the river bed, surrounded by a water curtain several meters high.
"You have to use your brain when fighting!" Xu Tonghua said, and biting frost burst out from the Xuanyuan Shield in his hand.
In an instant, the lake froze, and a biting cold air filled the air, as if a huge haze enveloped the water.
"Crack, click, click...bang!!"
After a while, I saw a crack on the ice, and a round head struggled to break through the ice.
As a result, as soon as his head popped up, a pair of feet landed in front of him.
Xu Tong knelt down and looked at this round bald head. The more he looked at it, the more he liked it. He smiled and said to Shi Jin: "Look, I told you a long time ago that you can't beat me! Do you want to join the team this time?"
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Shi Jin remembered the details just now, and after hearing these words again, he stared at Xu Tong with a ghostly expression on his face: "The master of the five-animal capture... is you, Ma Hongwen!!"
Xu Tong patted Shi Jin's bald head: "Of course, if it's not me, Mr. Ma, you, Wang Zheng, are still alive now??"
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Sorry, there are people at home today, so the update is a little late.