Chapter 16: The Business of Immortality

Three months later.

On the top of Dashi Mountain, there is a small palace.

A high wall surrounds the palace, and soldiers guard the road below the mountain.

Backyard.

Xu Xuan draws his bow and shoots an arrow. Opposite him is a scarecrow with a yellow talisman pasted on his body.

Whoosh!

An arrow is shot out, and the talisman paper flashes.

When the arrow is three inches away from the scarecrow's vitals, it hits something and is bounced away.

The second arrow!

The third arrow!

After the third arrow, the talisman paper turns to ashes.

"Avoiding soldiers, one talisman can block three arrows."

Xu Xuan calculated the limit.

Whether it is three arrows in a row or three arrows at the same time, it can only block three.

But it doesn't matter, just stick more.

Then he stuck a new one.

Throwing away the bow and arrow, the sword finger slashed in the air, and red lines appeared in the void.

After three breaths.

Wow!

A fireball is generated and flies towards the scarecrow.

After three months of diligent practice, Xu Xuan finally mastered the Fire Calling Talisman and reached the level of drawing in the air.

This means that even if the talisman paper is used up, he can immediately generate a spell.

If it is perfect, the speed is estimated to be faster.

Boom!

The fireball blew up the scarecrow.

"It is useless against more powerful spells. It should not be able to stop large-caliber bird guns and cannons."

This is the end of the Ming Dynasty. Naturally, there are firearms, but ordinary troops do not have them, and they are more time-consuming and labor-intensive, but their power should not be underestimated.

Of course, it can block bows and crossbows. Large-caliber bird guns and cannons are so big that he can sense them.

"The avoidance talisman method is perfected or even perfect, it should be able to stop cannons."

Xu Xuan returned to another side hall. There was a coffin in the hall. The skylight was closed and opened at night to let the corpse absorb the essence of the moon.

Xu Xuan opened the lid and a foul smell came to his face.

The corpse inside had already rotted away, and the yellow paper on the forehead had no effect.

"It's useless again."

Xu Xuan endured the stench and took out the spirit stone from the corpse.

"Do you really have to use a living person to refine the corpse?"

This move is too harmful to the harmony of nature, and if the other party does not cooperate, such as tearing off the talisman paper, or not absorbing the spiritual energy according to the formula, it will not be able to be refined.

The Li family has done experiments on this point. The reason for the failure of the corpse is insufficient Yin Qi. Since it is insufficient, then artificial absorption.

This move is harmful to the harmony of nature, try other things.

Xu Xuan closed the coffin lid and came to the halfway point of the mountain. There were several people practicing martial arts halfway up the mountain.

They were red all over, as if they were tireless, pulling bowstrings or lifting stone locks.

Wu Xiong, Ghost Quail, Xu Yong, Yuan Kong and a dozen of their confidants were all here.

After they finished refining, they found Xu Xuan.

"Master!"

"Brother!" Xu Yong was sweating profusely. He walked to Xu Xuan and said with a smile, "Brother, this Xiaoqinglong Powder is really useful. It seems to have endless energy."

Xiaoqinglong Powder is a low-end version of Daqinglong Powder. It was developed by Xu Xuan. It removes heavy metals and has the effect of increasing qi and blood.

"It's good if it works. When the qi and blood reach a certain level, I will teach you how to practice."

Of course, it is impossible to reward spiritual stones.

As for not being able to practice?

Think more about your own reasons!

"The talisman paper and medicinal materials must be sufficient. There are too few." Xu Xuan said to everyone again.

The talisman paper must be of the best quality. The medicinal materials can assist in one's practice and can also be used to drive corpses.

These require a large amount. After all, my success rate is not high. For example, Daqinglong Powder, it is good to be able to get one out of ten.

"Chenxi is too poor. I am also trying to find a way."

"Are the winery, glass shop, and refined salt shop open?" Xu Xuan asked.

"It's open. I have to say it. Big brother's method is really useful. We are paving the way and preparing to sell it to Yiyang, Hengyang, Changsha and other places."

"Well, with this industry, Chenxi can also develop. The more refugees we recruit, the better. They can be craftsmen in peacetime and soldiers in wartime."

"Find me another corpse."

"Yes!"

...

At the foot of the mountain, Xu Mansion.

Li Hu woke up in the morning. His old body was wrapped in thick bandages. Xu Xuan didn't expect Li Hu to survive.

He was in a coma for three months and woke up slowly in the morning.

Li Hu half leaned against the wall. The servant of Lizhuang was telling what happened during the coma.

What Xu Guangting did surprised him, and Xu Xuan lived up to his expectations.

The next step should be to fight for the family property.

"The eldest son is building a Taoist temple on the mountain. I heard rumors that he seemed to be a Taoist priest and learned the immortals' methods."

Li Hu laughed dumbly, thinking that this kid was quite persistent.

Maybe I should persuade him not to waste his best years on this.

Xu Feng is aggressive. If he is allowed to take the position, the Xu and Xuan brothers will not end well.

"Have you found out who killed Si Ru?" Li Hu's eyes were filled with deep hatred.

Yang Si Ru is his nephew, the only descendant of the Yang family. Li Hu's surname is Yang, but he is actually a Han Chinese. He fled to the mountains when he was young.

"The one who attacked you was Li Duo, one of the generals of Chenzhou. The one who killed Master Si Ru was Xu Feng. He coveted your property. Now Li Zhuang has fallen into his hands. Li Duo was also ordered by him."

"So it was him..." Li Hu's teeth were almost broken, but it was a pity that he had become a disabled person and had no hope of revenge in this life.

Dongdongdong!

At this time, someone knocked on the door. The servant saw that it was Xu Xuan.

"Greetings, Master!"

"You go out first. I have something to talk to Master."

Xu Xuan asked the servant to leave.

"Master, is there any big problem?" Xu Xuan still had a few herbs in his hand.

Li Hu coughed a few times and said, "Anyway, I'm going to die soon, so it doesn't matter whether I'm good or not."

"Haha, you are still strong and healthy, how can you say such things."

Xu Xuan put down the prescription and sat on the chair.

Li Hu thought for a moment, then suddenly spoke, saying:

"You must fight. Blindly tolerating will only make people worse."

"What?"

"Xu Feng is not a good person." Li Hu told his own story, "You are the only one closest to me in this world. I really don't want to see you go astray. You shouldn't stay away from Chenzhou. Since you have two helpers, Ghost Quail and Xu Yong, you should go back to Chenzhou to fight for it."

"Practicing Taoism has great benefits!"

"Stupid..." Li Hu was emotional and coughed violently.

"Slow down." Xu Xuan stepped forward and patted Li Hu's back.

"From ancient times to the present, Qin Shi Huang and Han Wu, who succeeded? Do you think you are better than Qin Shi Huang and Han Wu? Don't be arrogant, whether you practice Taoism or martial arts. You can't achieve great things after all."

"I don't know if I am powerful or not, but I must have better luck than them."

"What magic is not magic, I have also experienced..."

Li Hu was about to scold, but when he looked up, he was stunned by the scene in front of him.

Xu Xuan was seen painting in the air, his sword finger drew a series of red lines, the spell was completed, and the fireball was suspended in his palm.

The whole room was red, and Xu Xuan's face was flickering, mysterious and profound.

The scorching temperature let Li Hu know that this was not a trick.

Until the fireball was withdrawn, Li Hu was still in a daze and could not speak for a long time.

The reaction was not as expected by Xu Xuan. He had never killed a person with magic since he cultivated magic. Often, when the fireball was lit, the opponent immediately bowed down.

It was lit three times, and three times it was convincing.

"It seems that I overestimated the psychological endurance of people in the world without magic." Xu Xuan thought.

Come to think of it, let alone the ancients, modern people would be scared to death if they saw it.

Unless it is a place like the mirror world where cultivators are often seen.

He planned to pull Li Hu into the group. Li Hu had connections and could open up trade routes to provide logistical support for his own cultivation.

"Is this a fire-calling talisman?" Li Hu came back to his senses and murmured.

"That's right." Xu Xuan replied.

Li Hu suddenly laughed out loud, his chest rising and falling like a broken drum.

"Haha, the Qin Emperor, Han Wu, Tang Zong and Song Zu, you have accomplished the goals they failed to accomplish. You are indeed a god who appears once in a thousand years! I am vulgar, what is the hegemony of the mortal world?"

Practicing Taoism is to avoid the world, if it is true, it will be different.

What is Chenzhou?

"Master is right, I am not just avoiding the world to practice." Xu Xuan's eyes were bright, "Having the ability but avoiding the world in the mountains, isn't it a waste of great talent? How dare you watch the Shenzhou sink."

"When the magic skill is perfected, it will be the day to come out of the mountain."