Chapter 149: Longing for a Magical Weapon
The circular room with a diameter of 11 feet was empty. The floor and walls were made of gray bricks, which were mottled and old, and seemed to be broken into pieces with a slight touch.
Mu Xingqiu did not sit and meditate like ordinary Taoists, but kept punching, various kinds of boxing, and chanting a spell from time to time. In the past three years, he has learned at least fifty kinds of boxing and hundreds of spells from the pile of old papers, with different effects. For example, now, lightning kept coming out of his fists, hitting the wall and leaving scratches.
The scratches will disappear soon. The gray bricks that look fragile have the ability to repair themselves.
Not far away from him, the light blue young demon - he is still used to calling it young demon instead of real illusion - punched the same boxing as him, but only chanted one spell. " weak", but there is a clicking sound in the middle, which seems very messy.
The appearance of the young demon did not change, but the duration was gradually extended. Now it has reached an hour. When it exists, Mu Xingqiu can practice at double speed, but the frequency of once every seven days is too rare and has little impact on the overall practice. Apart from this, the young demon has no more special features.
Zuo Liuying, the head of the Forbidden Secret Department, stood at the door, watching Mu Xingqiu practice boxing. His eyes occasionally turned and always aimed at the direction of the young demon. He could not see it. For more than three years, he still saw and heard nothing, but he could feel the existence of the real illusion. He never touched or interfered, but just observed silently once every seven days.
The young demon disappeared, Mu Xingqiu stopped, exhaled seven times, completed tonight's practice, and walked in front of Zuo Liuying.
The two looked about the same age, Mu Xingqiu was taller and more mature than the other, so when he thought that they were actually hundreds of years apart, Mu Xingqiu felt very strange.
"Master Zuo, the Honglu Department rejected my application for refining. I heard that it was the order issued by the Grandmaster himself. I hope... you can help me say it."
The relationship between the two has always been cold, and they rarely talk to each other. It is quite difficult for Mu Xingqiu to say a simple request for help, and he regretted it as soon as he said it.
Zuo Liuying stared at him without blinking. After a long time, he shook his head and turned to walk out of the room.
The chief of the forbidden secret department is ruthless and never moved by anything. How could he help an ordinary disciple of the fourth level of breathing? Mu Xingqiu also shook his head in frustration and walked into the corridor. Zuo Liuying had disappeared.
The round room is located on the seventeenth floor. Mu Xingqiu walked down and met Lan Qizhang on the seventh floor. The two nodded to each other, and no one spoke.
Lan Qizhang is a Taoist priest of the forbidden secret department in his seventies.
He looks only twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old. He is in the realm of swallowing smoke and is a protector of Fangfang.
Mu Xingqiu doesn't like him. He will never ask him for help.
Lan Qizhang is handsome, with a square face and a straight nose. He is the kind of person who looks like a fairy at first glance. What's rare is that he is kind and always has an approachable smile on his face. He seems to be willing to respond to any request, but he seems to care too much about his identity as a "protector" and often stands between Mu Xingqiu and Fangfang. The reason for preventing them from meeting is always the same: she is practicing.
Fangfang does need a lot of time to practice, but Mu Xingqiu still finds it strange. Practice is a voluntary chore. Forcing is useless. Lan Qizhang has made too many decisions for Fangfang.
He continued to walk down and came to the fifth floor of Langhuan Blessed Land. This is where the books of Pangshan Daotong are stored. People occasionally come during the day, but it is very quiet at night. Mu Xingqiu doesn't want to rest so early. So he walked in. He still has a lot of books to read. Maybe he can dig out one or two spells that no one cares about tonight, and maybe he can see Fangfang later.
Fangfang also likes it. The two meet here most of the time.
Langhuan Blessed Land is unattended. It occupies a large area and is divided into three floors: upper, middle and lower. It seems to be completely beyond the capacity of the Forbidden Secret Tower, but this is a normal thing in the Taoist tradition.
Bookshelves, floors, and tables are filled with books and scrolls everywhere. It seems messy, but it is actually in order. Only those who know how to choose books can find the target that suits their heart here.
Mu Xingqiu came to the corner he was used to, sat on a chair, closed his eyes and thought for a moment, and opened his eyes again. More than a dozen books appeared on the table in front of him, including a book he had read halfway, and then automatically turned to the page where he was interrupted.
He no longer remembered how many books he had read, and slowly understood why Fangfang had this hobby. It was like when he was a child, he took a casual walk in the woods after herding horses. As long as he looked carefully, he could always find sour and sweet flowers and delicious mushrooms. At any time, he would find berries hanging on the branches when he turned around a tree, which made the whole day full of joy.
Most of the boxing and spells that Mu Xingqiu had learned in the past three years came from this. Zuo Liuying had read the most books and had a photographic memory, but she refused to teach anyone directly. Instead, she taught Mu Xingqiu some methods of imagining books through a female servant, letting him search for them in the sea of books.
Mu Xingqiu's understanding of the Mind-Reading Department has accumulated over time, and he has understood many things. His doubts have also deepened: When was the inheritance of the Mind-Reading Department interrupted, and why was it interrupted? No book has given an explanation.
All books have a low evaluation of this department. The reason is nothing more than that after reaching the Canxia realm, the power of boxing and spells will stagnate and begin to lag behind the five elements magic at the same realm. However, there are always some words that are quite disdainful of the character of the female successor of the Mind-Reading Department, but they are unwilling to explain the reason directly.
Mu Xingqiu asked Lin Sa, and Lin Sa was very willing to help him, but refused to say more about this matter, "When you reach the Canxia realm and can read more books, you will naturally understand."
He can only wait.
Whoever wants to come, Lin Sa's strong body walked into the room. His injuries have not recovered yet, so he can only suspend his practice and cannot perform his duties as a teacher. Therefore, he became an unappointed book manager and the informal protector of the only disciple of the Mind Department.
Lin Sa shook her head and sat opposite him with a smile, "No, and I think the Grandmaster's decision is very correct. Many people are interested in your true illusion, even the demon race is coveting it. To refine a magic weapon, you have to travel almost all over the nine sects, which is not safe enough for you. The Grandmaster gave you a purple-veined sword as an exception, probably for this reason, you already have a main magic weapon. You don't need to refine it again."
"But... it's easier to refine a magic weapon yourself, isn't it?"
Mu Xingqiu has many reasons to want to refine a magic weapon, and there is an important one he didn't say: his best friends have reached the requirements for refining magic weapons and are preparing to travel all over the nine sects together. He doesn't want to stay alone in the Forbidden Secret Tower, practice boxing, and accept Zuo Liuying's silent observation every seven days.
"That's right, but safety is more important." Lin Sa ended the discussion. He turned to ask, "How is your Nine Changes of Leading Beasts going?"
Although he has learned dozens of boxing techniques, Mu Xingqiu still practices Nine Changes of Leading Beasts based on Bone Forging Fist the most. One of the important reasons is Lin Sa's full recommendation. "I can now use seven methods, namely Turtle Breath, Dragon Leap, Crane Soar, Tiger Crouching, Lion Roar, Leopard Charge, and Scale Hiding, at the same time. I am only short of Phoenix Hiding and Bear Dance. I think there should be a breakthrough within half a month."
"Very good. Remember, other boxing techniques are all from books. Only this set of Nine Changes of Leading Beasts was taught in dreams by the twenty-nine successors of the Mind Mind Department. Even Zuo Liuying has never seen it. There must be a deep meaning in it. You must practice it."
Lin Sa has said these words many times. Mu Xingqiu usually just nodded. Tonight he was not in a good mood, so he spoke more directly. "Teacher Lin Du, do you really not want me to learn more spells?"
Boxing techniques and spells are the two most important contents of the Mind Mind Department. Zuo Liuying attaches great importance to spells and believes that they are the source of true and false. Although Lin Sa did not explicitly object. But he never gave any guidance in this regard, just encouraged Mu Xingqiu to spend all his time on boxing as much as possible.
In this competition, Lin Sa was more successful. Mu Xingqiu spent most of his energy on boxing, but he wanted to know the reason, because he felt more and more clearly that the power of the Nine Changes of Leading Beasts had an end, while the Five Elements spells learned by others were endless.
Lin Sa hesitated for a while. He said: "We know exactly where the power of boxing comes from." He pointed at Mu Xingqiu, "It's your body and inner elixir. Even if one day you practice to the level of variants. There is a way to stay awake, but the spell is a mysterious power. Even Zuo Liuying doesn't know where this power comes from and what kind of result it will eventually lead to."
This is exactly what Zuo Liuying is most interested in. In terms of exploring unknown areas, Lin Sa is very conservative, unlike a disciple of the Forbidden Secret Department.
Mu Xingqiu decided to speak his mind, "But I don't want others to use powerful five-element spells one day, while I only know one set of nine transformations of leading beasts. Even if it is a transformation, it will only serve as a target for others."
"Haha, you should have confidence in the descendants of the Mind Heart Department. They will not teach you a whole set of useless boxing techniques for no reason. I have a hunch that when you practice to the level of transformation, you will realize a stronger power and will never be weaker than others."
"You are comforting me." It is difficult for Mu Xingqiu to agree with Lin Sa's optimism, because it was this Du Jiao who first warned him not to join the Mind Heart Department many years ago, but now strongly suggested that he learn the boxing techniques taught to him by 29 female descendants in a strange way.
"Confidence, no matter which subject you practice, you must have confidence." Lin Sa stood up and said goodbye, once again avoiding Mu Xingqiu's question.
"Confidence. ww.kans.cm "Mu Xingqiu muttered to himself. If he could have a main magic weapon that truly belonged to him, he would have more confidence.
Boxing and spells do not require a main magic weapon, but every Pangshan Taoist must learn a few five-element spells, and Mu Xingqiu is no exception. After testing, he is most suitable for learning the gold magic of the five elements. So far, he has learned two moves, which is less than other disciples of the same level. There are also auxiliary skills such as flying and escape, which are also affected by the main magic weapon. If there is a better magic sword that is more convenient, he believes that he will not be left too far behind.
Midnight has passed, Fangfang did not come, but Yang Qingyin came in without invitation. When she pushed the door, there was a huge noise, shaking the piles of books.
"The master is relenting."
"Really?" Mu Xingqiu stood up with his eyes shining.
"Within ten days, you have to prove that you have the ability to protect yourself."
"I have always had the ability to protect myself."
"Well, you pack up and get ready to kill the monster."
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