"Huh!" Zhao Shoushou, who had just woken up from a dream, snorted coldly. His spiritual consciousness, which was at the peak level in the middle stage of Qi training, was condensed into a sharp knife, and he slashed hard at the female cultivator's spiritual consciousness that had not yet withdrawn.
This female cultivator with a beautiful and pure face, who was proficient in the art of charm, secretly attacked him without warning. If the old abbot had not come to his rescue, the consequences would have been disastrous.
The effect of the charm technique can be large or small. A strong person can play with many male cultivators in the palm of his hand and get what he wants. A weak person can also make the cultivators indulge in it.
He had no other grudges but secretly used charm techniques just because he failed to fight for a magic weapon. How could Zhao Shoushou forgive him so easily?
"A stinky man who doesn't understand amorous feelings." The female cultivator's face suddenly turned a strange shade of red, but her words revealed even more amorous feelings that were completely different from before.
The failure of the charm had some backlash, and she was seriously injured under the attack of Zhao Shoushou's divine consciousness knife. This time, the female cultivator was able to steal the chicken but lose the rice, and the losses were not small.
In fact, the effect of the charm technique is not as powerful as imagined. As long as the monks of the same level are more vigilant, they can only return without success.
The monks' free trading stage is also very lively, but the real treasures will definitely not appear here. The monks who come to the stage to exchange only show some things that are not used on daily basis.
As for the idea of picking up leaks, it is rarely realized. These casual cultivators are eager to memorize all the information on spiritual materials they can find. Even if they encounter some treasures that cannot be identified for a while, they will not sell them easily.
It is no less difficult than fighting against some powerful monsters to pick up the slack in the hands of these casual cultivators, but this does not hinder the excitement of the free trading stage.
On the contrary, because all the treasures sold by these monks are 80% or 50% new, the price is cheaper than brand-new ones, and it does not affect the use. It seems more lively when you and I are fighting for it.
However, the grade and type of these treasures obviously did not attract Zhao Shoushou's attention, so he quietly left the meeting during the second half of the free trade.
"Fellow Taoist Zhao, please stay. The abbot of our temple is waiting in the main hall. How about asking fellow Taoist to come and discuss the Tao?" The monk Huitong, who knows the guest, seems to have been waiting outside the auction house.
"Abbot Duomeng of the auction site generously came to the rescue. I haven't expressed my gratitude yet. Friends of Hui Dao should take the first step." Zhao Shoushou did not refuse. He was also very interested in the abbot of Luohan Temple and wanted to see what medicines were sold in his gourd.
In the main hall of Luohan Temple, ten dazzling Buddha lights are revealed behind the bare head of the kind-faced old abbot. Reflected by the majesty of the eighteen Arhats, they look quite charming.
"Zhao is deeply grateful for the abbot's help at the auction. If anyone is asked to do so in the future, he will not shirk at all if he is within a certain range of strength." Zhao Shoushou assured him, patting his chest, as if this was the only way to express his inner gratitude.
"If a monk shows kindness without repaying it, how can some young people be allowed to cause trouble in Luohan Temple? Today I just want to ask friends how they feel about Buddhism?" the old abbot asked bluntly.
"Buddhist and Taoist monks are compassionate, compassionate, and face the demon world and ghosts independently with great compassion and strength. Zhao admires them very much." Zhao Shoushou has always been generous with some words of praise that do not cost extra.
Of course, admiration does not mean recognition, nor does it mean assimilation and joining. The strategy after the future demonic chaos breaks out has already been determined. As long as he ensures his integrity, he does not mind taking action to fight against it.
The best strategy is to gain maximum benefits while dealing with monsters and ghosts. It is impossible for him to fight monsters with his life like these monks.
As a casual cultivator, it can be said that you have no fixed place to live. What will happen even if Cormorant County is invaded by demons and ghosts? Where in the world can you not go?
As the saying goes, those who have no permanent property have no perseverance. Aren't the casual cultivators just a group of people who have no permanent property? Once there is any disagreement, the first ones to run away will definitely be the casual cultivators. After all, they have nothing to protect.
"Brother Zhao is also a man of Buddha's heart and wisdom. Are you willing to join us in guarding a pure place in the world amidst the chaos of demons and ghosts?" After mutual testing, the old abbot invited.
"I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint the old abbot. Zhao is deeply entangled with the secular world because of his unclear senses. He doesn't dare to hide it from the abbot. His greatest wish in this life is to be accompanied by a mortal Taoist companion. If he joins, wouldn't it tarnish the reputation of Buddhism?"
Zhao Shoushou's reason for refusing was very different.
"The world of mortals is nothing but a piece of white bones, and beauty is nothing but a bone-eroding knife. The door of Luohan Temple is always open for monks." After saying this, the old abbot left with the Buddhist staff.
"What an interesting old monk. Lao Zhao actually became a destined person of Buddhism. It's a pity, it's a pity." If it were another time, he might really be willing to join Buddhism, but it was definitely not the case before the outbreak of the demonic chaos.
Cannon fodder can be manipulated at will.
Zhao Shoushou also left very simply. It had been more than three months since the backlash of the Blood Cone Technique, and the power of the backlash had almost disappeared. Essence Blood Pill and first-level high-grade Water Singing Sword were all ready. It was time to concentrate all our efforts.
Charge towards the later stage of Qi refining.
All plans must be based on one's own strength. Even if one wants to have a voice and a certain ability to protect oneself among casual cultivators, it is the most basic requirement in the later stages of Qi refining.
After leaving enough spirit beast pills and blood food for the two cormorants that were still sleeping, Zhao Shoushou entered the training room and started on the path to the advanced stage of Qi refining.
The Great Perfection stage of Qi refining at the tenth level is actually a strengthening of the spiritual power in the Dantian, as long as the mana intensity in the Dantian reaches the required level.
The later stage of Qi refining is the last big threshold in the Qi refining period, and it is also a key stage in realizing the promotion of mana from gasified liquid to the foundation building stage.
At the beginning of the seclusion, Zhao Shoushou did not rush to swallow the first-level high-quality essence and blood pills to attack the bottleneck. Instead, he was serious and unhurried, just like a normal seclusion practice, trying to adjust all his energy and spirit to the peak to ensure the greatest impact success rate.
The sun rises and the moon sets, day and night rotate, and time passes bit by bit. For monks in retreat, time is not only the most precious and luxurious, but also the fastest passing.
"Huh, everything is ready. All we need is the east wind. It's time to take the first-level high-quality blood essence pill." Two months later, the backlash of the blood cone technique completely disappeared, and all hidden dangers disappeared. The mana in the Dantian surged, and it was...
This is the best time to swallow essence and blood pills to help improve your cultivation level.
The first-grade high-quality Essence and Blood Pill melts in your mouth, but compared to the sweet and delicious taste of most other elixirs, it has a bloody smell that fills your throat.
The liquid formed by the Essence and Blood Pill did not enter the Dantian as usual. Instead, it dispersed in the eight extraordinary meridians, igniting the blood in the body almost at the same time.
At this moment, Zhao Shoushou's whole body was as red as a boiled crab, and the burning essence and blood turned into a red force, rushing into his dantian.
The originally calm mana seemed to be suddenly hit by a boundless and irresistible wind and wave, condensed with the spiritual consciousness and forced to launch wave after wave of impact towards the bottleneck in the later stage of Qi refining.