Zhao Quan sighed: "Then Master Mo is a bit arrogant, but after all, the two factions are superior!"
Lu Nan sighed: "Not necessarily! What if Sect Leader Mo is fighting not for the future of the sect, but for his own future?"
"What do you mean by this?"
Lu Nan suddenly remembered a saying in a novel in his previous life, "I alone can kill immortals and destroy gods! With one strike of my sword, I can wipe out all the heavens! As long as I am here, everything about me is invincible!"
Two pairs of eyes looked at Lu Nan, which made him feel a little uncomfortable. He laughed dryly and said: "I heard it! I heard it!"
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The three of them chatted for more than an hour.
When Zhao Quan left, Zhang Tao gave him a light blessing and said, "This time, I have a fellow Taoist to thank!"
Lu Nan sighed: "Fellow Taoist, can you tell me the specific reason?"
During the day, Zhang Dao hesitated to speak several times, and when he escaped, he took the little girl with him, so it was not difficult to guess that there was a hidden agenda in this matter.
"Actually, it's not a big deal, it's just that Xiao Nian happens to have some inspiration! If Taoist Jinguang wants to eradicate the root cause, he must put more thought into her!"
Lu Nan also understood that aura is one of the external talents of cultivating immortals. If this phenomenon can exist, the talent must be good.
"The Taoist Jinguang probably doesn't have much ability, but I heard that he is very famous, so I asked Zhang Daoxian to take Xiaonian and leave early! Unexpectedly, the Taoist Jinguang had already anticipated this!" Zhang Tao
Some guilt.
From this point of view, there should be some internal thieves in the Zhang family.
"I see it!"
Taoist Jinguang didn't dare to attack the Zhang family directly, so you can guess his fear.
That night, shortly after Zhang Tao left, several servants took the little girl to the side yard in the Lunan courtyard.
With his worries resolved, Zhang Tao also began to launch a counterattack.
And, it's very sharp.
The reason why he was restrained before was partly because of Jinguang Taoist's name, and also because Zhao Quan didn't want to get involved in this kind of fight.
His relationship with Zhang Tao hasn't reached this level yet, but it's different when Lu Nan appears.
This time, as soon as Zhang Tao opened his mouth, Zhao Quan agreed.
Qingshi City is not a big city, but there are more than ten Qi-refining families in the whole city. However, many of them have died in the past few years. The remaining one or two are too poor in cultivation and are too old to live in a few years.
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The reorganization of the Zhang family caused the entire tense situation to completely erupt.
The next night, a loud voice resounded throughout the Zhang family.
Countless figures poured into the Zhang family's gate, completely blocking the entrance.
An old figure was surrounded by the crowd.
He is the golden light Taoist who can make the whole Qingshi City tremble just by stamping his feet.
"A mere third-level Qi-refining monk dares to go against me! Don't you know, my ancestor, I killed more than one third-level Qi-refining monk!" Taoist Jinguang said coldly.
The onlookers were eclipsed by it.
But Zhang Tao and Zhao Quan, who were confident, were not afraid and jumped out directly to fight with Taoist Jin Guang.
You come and I go, dozens of rounds pass in the blink of an eye.
Seeing that the situation had reached a stalemate, Taoist Jinguang suddenly patted the clothes on his body. After a moment, a faint golden light appeared.
"Here it comes! It's Taoist Jinguang's unique skill!"
"Master used this method to kill the third-level Qi Refining monk. Now that this method is activated -"
The people who followed Taoist Jinguang were very excited, as if they had seen the fate of Zhang Tao and Zhao Quan's death.
"It turns out to be a small golden amulet! What did I say it was!"
Zhang Tao suddenly understood, smiled sweetly, and patted his chest.
The next moment, a faint golden light also lit up.
"You—" Taoist Jin Guang was really shocked.
You know, ordinary people in the early stage of Qi refining simply don’t have the financial resources and ability to get small gold amulets. The most common ones are small amulets!
His expression suddenly changed, and he fought with Zhang Tao a few more times, but unfortunately, he was unable to do anything to defeat the opponent.
"Rookies are pecking each other!" On the roof not far away, Lu Nan was speechless for a while as he watched the battle. Fortunately, he had been so cautious before.
Thinking about it, he jumped off the roof and left the courtyard.
"withdraw!"
Taoist Jinguang noticed that his mana was being consumed rapidly and that Zhao Quan was staring at him from the opposite side. He no longer had any intention of fighting and led his men to retreat.
Not far away, suddenly, a thick fog came towards us.
"Why is it foggy?"
"Everyone, be careful!"
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There was a burst of noise.
No one noticed that a ray of sword light flashed away in the mist, taking away a burst of blood.
"The fog is gone!"
"What kind of fog is this, so strange? Master..."
"Where's Master?"
"Where has Master gone? He was here just now!"
"Hiss~ Look at the bottom of your feet. Is there blood?"
At this time, a person suddenly found blood on his feet and suddenly showed a look of disbelief.
Taoist Jinguang was nowhere to be seen, and coupled with the blood on the ground, it was difficult not to think deeply about it.
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The next day, a very sensational news came out in Qingshi City. Jinguang Taoist was killed when he returned from a battle with the Zhang family immortals, and his body was completely missing.
Some people say that it was done by the immortals of the Zhang family, while others say that it was someone else who took advantage of the time when the immortals of the Zhang family and Taoist Jinguang were exhausted from fighting to drive away the fog and kill people.
The sudden fog is the most interesting thing to talk about.
Someone with good intentions named this mysterious man Mist Master. He is very powerful and is the strongest man in Bluestone City.
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Mist layman?
Lu Nan felt a little speechless. Is this title so easy to crash?
It was the same title in the village, and it was the same here. He was wondering if Zhang Taofang had given this title to him.
"Forget it, no one knows that I did it! Just say it if you like!"
On the second day after the death of Taoist Jin Guang, Zhang Dao, the head of the Zhang family, led by Zhang Tao, came over to pay homage. I don’t know whether it was Zhang Tao’s instruction or his own idea. Zhang Dao vaguely proposed that he wanted Zhang Nian to worship Lu Nan as his disciple.
, but unfortunately, she was rejected by Lu Nan.
"How can I lead a disciple if I can't protect myself? Isn't this misleading?"
Lu Nan's attitude was firm.
Seeing this, Zhang Dao had no choice but to give up.
Under Lu Nan's instructions, the courtyard was isolated and ordinary people were not allowed to enter, even Zhang Tao and Zhao Quan.
Zhang Nian, who originally lived in the side courtyard, also moved out.
Lu Nan's injuries were finally healed, and he began to devote all his attention to practice again, either practicing kung fu or refining talismans every day.
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Summer passes and autumn arrives.
The light autumn wind sweeps across the world.
In the wilds of Qingshi City, a vague figure kept changing its position, holding spells in its hands from time to time, almost forming a phantom.
Crackling!
A huge dark cloud condensed quickly, and there was a hint of white gray thunder moving in it, which was very extraordinary.
In an instant, it rained heavily.
The dark clouds seemed to be controlled by a big hand, constantly expanding and compressing.
Sometimes it is like a canopy, black as ink, sometimes as loose as cotton, but it occupies an extremely wide area.
When it was at its widest, it covered a thousand-meter radius of the land. However, correspondingly, the power of the acid rain that fell was also much smaller.
If it were compressed to a smaller size, it would be terrible. Under the cover of acid rain, in just a few breaths of time, life would be extinct, and the earth would be scorched black.
There is simply no grass growing!
"The Dacheng Little Acid Rain Technique is more corrosive, and it also has a slight lightning paralysis effect!"
A very small part of the gray thunder in the dark clouds will be mixed with the acid rain. If it hits someone, it will paralyze the opponent's body and magic power to a certain extent.
"Although it's not very obvious, in a fight, if you race against time, maybe this small error can lead to victory!"
Lu Nan landed on the stone, and with one move, the clouds and rain dispersed, and a golden light appeared on his body, covering him.
"Bang bang bang!"
After punching out continuously, big pits appeared on the ground.
"The defense power of the Little Golden Body Technique has at least been raised to a higher level, which is comparable to a full-scale explosion of the Little Golden Body Technique!"
Generally speaking, talismans can be used multiple times or become disposable items, depending on how they are used.
All the mana stored in it can be activated and can only be used once. Generally, it will only be done when encountering a life or death crisis. It contains all the power of this talisman, so it is naturally the most powerful.
Now that the Little Golden Body Technique he has performed can reach this level, it is already quite powerful.
After trying it once, Lu Nan took a rest and continued practicing.
evening.
As soon as I walked back, I saw several streaks of light passing through the sky.
There have been more and more such phenomena recently, so he has to be careful when testing spells to avoid being noticed by the passing monks.
When I returned to Zhang's house, I saw Zhao Quan walking over.
"Friend Lu Dao!"
"Fellow Daoist Zhao, what does it smell like on you? Why does it smell so bad!" Lu Nan covered her nose.
Zhao Quan raised his hand and sniffed it twice, and said, "It's a little bit!" He activated the small cleaning technique on the robe. After a while, the smell had completely disappeared.
"In the excitement of the moment, I forgot about it!"
Lu Nan took a few breaths and said, "You won't find the spirit animal skin, right?"
"Fellow Taoist knows things like a god! But I didn't find it, it was Daoist Zhang who found it! I just made a little profit with my craftsmanship!" He turned and walked back, and came back not long after, carrying a bunch of things on his shoulders.
Prepared leather paper.
"50 pieces of fine leather paper are given to you!"
Seeing Lu Nan's eyebrows raised, he quickly said: "I'm just kidding, it wasn't from me, it was from Taoist Zhang! He said it was to repay your kindness for helping her deal with Taoist Jin Guang last time!"
"It's just a matter of convenience! Fellow Daoist Zhang is too polite!" Lu Nan did not refuse.
"By the way, there is one more thing. I wonder what fellow Taoist thinks?" Zhao Quan said suddenly.
"What's up?"
"Iron Sword Sect is recruiting casual cultivators again! But this time is different from last time. This time, we are showing sincerity. If we can make enough contributions after the recruitment is over, we will not need to pass the assessment and become Iron Sword Sect disciples!"
Lu Nan was slightly shocked.
During the previous recruitment, he also mentioned relaxing the conditions for joining, but until he went to Iwa City with the team, he had not heard any specific news.
There are many benefits to joining a sect, and even Lu Nan himself covets it because the sect monopolizes many high-level spells.
Such as high-grade spells with the small prefixes removed, level spells, and core skills, etc.
With his current level of cultivation, it would have been a bit mysterious to join the Iron Sword Sect in the past.
Of course, it will be another matter if Lu Nan reveals his true combat power.
The Iron Sword Sect has very strict control over age and cultivation. After all, sometimes what limits the number of disciples in a sect is not human sophistication, but resources.
If the conditions for joining are relaxed, the resources of other sect members will naturally be reduced.
Lu Nan shook his head and said, "Fellow Taoist, do you know what's going on over there at Iron Sword Gate now?"
Zhao Quandao: "I don't know either! After all, Qingshi City is a mundane place, and there are too few channels to obtain information! But the situation is not likely to be very optimistic!"
Lu Nan also knew this. This was how he stayed in the mortal world. It would not be an exaggeration to say that he was isolated from the world of immortality.
"Let's take a look again!" Lu Nan said.
Zhao Quan left with some disappointment.
Lu Nan knew what he wanted to say. He just wanted to get his approval, or maybe he wanted to take him to the fairy city.
but--
"It's hard to get out of the fairy city. Are you looking for trouble if you go back at this time?"
Lu Nan shook his head and walked towards the yard with the paper in hand.
The cool autumn wind gradually turns colder.
Qingshi City is also a bit more deserted and desolate.
Three months went by in a blink of an eye.
The battle between the Iron Sword Sect, the Chilian Sect, and the Sanyuan Sect is getting more and more intense, and even in this remote town, the aftermath of the turmoil from the upper class can be felt.
There were some refugees migrating outside the city. Fortunately, the number was not large, and Qingshi City could barely eat it without breaking their muscles and bones.
People in the city also noticed the change in the situation. Rich people began to stockpile food early, or hired some martial arts masters to guard their gates.
Since the death of Taoist Jin Guang, the Zhang family has become famous and crowded every day. The Zhang family members who had left early regretted it and beat their chests and feet. Some people with thick skin did not care about anything else and knelt in front of the Zhang family all night long.
Howling and crying, he talked about all the hard work he had done for the Zhang family in the past.
However, Zhang Zao had already seen through the faces of these people. How could there be room for such a wallflower? They were kicked out one by one. Some resentful people who spread rumors about the Zhang family disappeared from the world soon.
superior.
How can Zhang Dao, who has been able to protect the Zhang family for decades, not have the means of King Kong?
These hidden things cannot be brought to light. Although some people are suspicious, they dare not bring trouble to the Zhang family at this time.
But what is strange is that everyone thought that the Zhang family would quickly replace Taoist Jin Guang's power and status. However, several days after Taoist Jin Guang's death, no Zhang family came forward to take over.
In fact, Zhang Dao himself couldn't understand it. However, his sister Zhang Tao personally explained this matter, so he didn't have much idea.
Moreover, the Zhang family does not have many people now, and the existing industries are enough for them to have enough food and clothing, so there is no need to fight for the things left by Taoist Jinguang.
Zhang's backyard.
Zhao Quan and Zhang Tao stood side by side, looking at the fallen monk in front of them.
The old monk came to Qingshi City half a month ago and went to the Zhang family to pay a visit on the same day.
After that, he lived next door to Zhao Quan.
"Don't you think about it, fellow Taoist? You know, the Iron Sword Sect is not a good person. If we wait for the casual cultivators to apply for the army, we will be reduced to cannon fodder!" Zhang Tao sighed.
Although she returned to the secular world, she still wanted to get closer to the monks.
In the old monk, she vaguely saw the fairy farmers in the fairy city, all facing the loess with their backs to the sky.
"It's decided! I'm already seventy-six years old. Even if I'm free from illness and disaster, I won't have a few good years to live! Why not give it a try and see if I can get a glimpse of the great road!"
Zhao Quan grabbed a pot of hot wine and stuffed it into his arms.
"Hiss~Old Zhao, you are trying to burn me to death!"
Zhao Quan said: "It's better to burn him to death now, so that no one can bury him when he dies. There are two of us here to take care of your funeral!"
The old monk shook his head and walked away, "That's an outrageous mouth! It's outrageous!"
After walking a little further, he said loudly: "See you again when we are destined!"
Zhao Quan watched him go away steadily, motionless.
Zhang Tao sighed and said: "Everyone is good at cultivating immortals..."
Not far away, Lu Nan stood on the roof, shaking his head and sighing.
"This is the sixth one!"
Three months!
A small bluestone city.
A total of six casual cultivators set out on the road to the Immortal City.
No one knows where they can go. Maybe they will become a withered skeleton in the wilderness, or maybe they can successfully save enough contributions to enter the Iron Sword Sect, and with the help of the sect, they can break through the cultivation level and live for another ten years.
However, it will eventually turn into withered bones!
Lu Nan could see clearly that although he never intended to become the kind of lone hero who fought against the odds, he also understood that those who fought against the odds were either unparalleled heroes or cowards.
How can we reach the other side if we are forced to take the road?
Lu Nan knew that he was not the last one, but he did not expect that he would be the next one.
"Fellow Taoist has really decided?"
"Yes! We may still be able to catch up with good times in the past. If we delay for a while, it will be even more difficult to accumulate contributions! I don't want to miss this opportunity!"
Zhao Quan said.
Lu Nan stood on the front steps with a sigh on his face, "These are two small golden amulets. I hope they can help you go further!"
"Why is this so embarrassing? It's too precious——"
“Freshly out of the oven!”
Zhao Quan was stunned for a moment, and said with a complex expression: "I didn't expect you to be able to draw a small golden talisman! With your ability, you really don't have to take risks!"
Lu Nan didn't expect to hit Zhao Quan, and said angrily: "Do you want it anymore? If you don't want it, I'll take it back!"
"Yes! I finally understand. Fellow Taoist, you are not an ordinary person. You are destined to be a big shot in the future! I, Zhao Quan, said so!" He quickly grabbed the talisman and stuffed it into his clothes with a smile.
"Bon Voyage!"
"See you soon!"
Lu Nan stood for a while, then raised his head as if aware, and a bit of whiteness quietly fell.
"It's snowing!" Beside him, Zhang Tao held Zhang Nian's hand and said softly.
"Yes! It's snowing!" Lu Nan turned around and returned to the yard.
Zhang Tao looked at the end of the street and said to Zhang Nian: "In the future, don't you know like that uncle?"
Zhang Nian blinked and said, "Why?"
"Many people are destined to have an end. No matter how hard they try, they may not be able to get out! Instead, they will only add distress and pain to themselves!"
"Auntie, are you asking me not to work hard?"
"No! I want you not to gamble! If you win, it's just for a moment; if you lose, it's a lifetime! The distance you can go through if you work hard is the end of you! That's enough! It's really enough!"
"Like your Grandpa Lu!"
"I know! You have to work hard to practice! But you can't gamble!" Zhang Nian narrowed his eyes and said in a childish voice.