Chapter Sixteen: Rare Skill Book

  Chen Taizhong thought for a long time before reacting, many people are not used to putting all their belongings in storage bags, but there is one exception - that is the bandits.

  These people live in a state of uncertainty, and once things go awry, they may flee without looking back. Therefore, most of their wealth is likely to be carried with them.

  The elder's storage bag was quite large, about three hundred cubic meters in size. Not only did it have spiritual stones, but also all sorts of strange and unusual items.

  But Chen Taizhong's vision is short-sighted, and there are too many things that he doesn't recognize at all, and can't estimate their value.

  However, there are two things that interest him more. One is the exquisite little tower and the other is the retractable "Red Dust Heaven Net".

  Xiao Ta's defensive effect was extremely good, Chen Tai Zhong had a deep understanding of this. He used all his strength to make a sword move, but it was surprisingly easily blocked by the opponent.

  In his opinion, with this one sword strike, even a fifth-level Wild Beast wouldn't be able to escape unscathed. A sixth-level Wild Beast might still have a chance, but for a sixth-level beast, it would be better to have a seventh-level Wandering Immortal deal with it, just to be safe.

  The opponent brought out the Linglong Pagoda, and its defensive power actually reached a terrifying level of seven - that was his judgment.

  That deceased old man would be furious if he knew he was being judged like this, and would absolutely crawl out of his grave: I'm originally a 7th-level roaming immortal, okay?!

  He used this treasure tower to withstand the crazy bombing of a 9th-level Youxian, but when using this tower, it requires too much Xianling Qi and cannot last long.

  Chen Taizhong made a judgment and then went to ponder the Red Dust Heaven's Net, which was said to be something that even Ling Xian couldn't escape from - he didn't know if it was true or false. He believed that with these three guys' cautious nature, they definitely wouldn't dare to scheme against Ling Xian.

  Next, in the storage bag of the whiskered man, he found a secret book called "Liao Yuan Gun Method", which was the only skill book he found in the three men's storage bags.

  However, this was also within his expectations. In the days he had spent in the Immortal Realm, he had already roughly understood that things like the Secret Records of Cultivation Methods were not something ordinary people could carry with them. Most immortals would store their cultivation methods in their Sea of Consciousness to prevent others from stealing them.

  Chen Taizhong wasn't very used to using guns, but having finally gotten his hands on a skill book, he was determined to study it carefully.

  After a day and night, he finally roughly understood the Liao Yuan Gun Method, which had many ways of circulating air and exerting force, making him feel enlightened - this kind of trigger-style prompt was far superior to his own exploration.

  Lingyuan Gun Method has a total of seven layers, each layer has seven moves, totaling forty-nine moves. Each layer corresponds to a realm.

  The first layer corresponds to the fourth level of Youxian, that is to say, if you want to learn Liao Yuan Gun Method, at least you must be a mid-level Youxian.

  The second layer corresponds to the fifth level of Youxian, and so on. The seventh layer corresponds to the first level of Lingxian.

  However, the book also says that if you can comprehend the seventh layer of Lieyuan Gunfa during the nine levels of Youxian, then you have already stepped into Lingxian with half a foot. If you can really use the seventh layer, then "the spiritual gate will open by itself" - no need to rush through the levels, and directly enter Lingxian.

  It turned out to be such a skill, no wonder that curly-bearded man was reluctant to destroy this book. Chen Taizhong nodded and raised his hand, about to shatter the book - he had already completely memorized its contents, so it was useless to keep it.

  But the next moment, he stopped again: if learning the seventh layer of moves can enter Ling Xian, then if that guy learns the first layer, wouldn't it be possible to enter You Xian middle stage?

  Chen Taizhong has always been a man of action, and as soon as he thought of this possibility, he didn't even have time to return to the city, and directly began practicing "Liao Yuan Gun Method" - his brother had been stuck in the third level of You Xian for too long, already over twenty days.

  If someone else heard this, they would probably spit it out directly: Can't sell it and die?

  It's worth noting that advancing from the third level of Youxian to the fourth is a major milestone, and even if it takes more than 20 days or even more than 20 months, that speed wouldn't be considered slow. Being able to maintain such an advancement speed absolutely has the possibility of impacting Lingshen.

  And among so many Youxian, how many can break through the pass and stand at the height of Lingxian?

  Chen Taizhong's imitative ability was still quite strong, and just as he had a very handy long gun by his side.

  After five minutes, he went through the seven moves of the first layer, and then practiced them repeatedly, savoring the subtleties of the flow of energy and the exertion of force, the more he pondered, the more he felt that the subtleties were endless.

  He didn't know how long he had practiced, but after using the seventh move, he only felt a slight tremor in his mind, and his blood and energy surged rapidly, opening up all the pores on his body in an instant.

  It was at this moment! Chen Taizhong threw away the long spear in his hand and sat down cross-legged.

  The next moment, the spiritual energy around him surged over quickly, forming a spiritual vortex on his head, and Chen Taizhong himself was in the eye of this vortex.

  The whirlpool grew larger and larger, this strange change in the world even caught the attention of several hunting parties more than ten miles away.

  "This is a treasure appearing in the world!" A team of four people saw this and their faces showed a burst of wild joy, "Hurry up and kill that leopard, treasures don't wait for anyone!"

  However, some teams saw that this was a sign of promotion, "Strange, mid-rank advancing to high-rank... how can it be in such a wilderness?"

  "Maybe it's just a wild beast's sixth or seventh move," someone guessed - this promotion was really too big.

  "A high-ranking Wild Beast that has just advanced, what a heaven-sent opportunity!" A passing powerful squad eyed them covetously. The team consisted of three men and three women, all of whom were at the 6th or 7th level of Youxian, except for one young girl who was at the peak of the 5th level of Youxian.

  Zheng Zitu was also in this team, he strongly supported the suggestion, "Let's go together, my Soul Ring has been redeemed, not to mention that it's just been promoted, a real seventh-level Wild Beast, we'll definitely win."

  There were three teams in total, rushing towards this area with unusual spiritual energy.

  Chen Taizhong stabilized the border and did not use much time.

  He was originally a three-level peak, only one opportunity away from promotion, and this time he came out, fought for many days in a row, and was then brutally abused, his body was tempered again.

  With the help of "Liao Yuan Gun Method"'s breakthrough enhancement effect, his promotion was a natural process, without any difficulty.

  Moreover, due to his extremely profound accumulation, he not only smoothly broke through the barrier of Sanjin Fourth Stage, but also made a concerted effort and charged into the late stage of Fourth Grade, just one step away from the peak of Fourth Grade.

  It is precisely because of this that his breakthrough this time has caused such a big stir.

  "It seems a bit off," Chen Taizhong slightly stabilized his surroundings and discovered that various auras were rushing in from all directions, although they were still very far away. However, since he had advanced from an initial-stage roaming immortal to a mid-stage one, he could vaguely sense some of them.

  Go ahead and escape first. He originally wanted to try controlling those two magical instruments while testing their power, but now... the timing doesn't seem quite ripe. It's better to leave for now.

  At the same time, in Qing Shi City, the Zhou family was grandly welcoming a noble guest.

  The noble guest is from the Zheng family of Beiyu, Qing Shi doesn't belong to Beiyu, but the Blood Sand Marquis's people came to the door, no one dares to be careless.

  Qingshi City is only a viscount-level city and the lowest level of Fenghuangjie, of course, there are barons below viscounts, but it's impossible for barons to own cities.

  Using the administrative divisions of China on Earth as an analogy, Qing Shi is a county-level place, but it has the Fei Sheng Chi, which is slightly higher than an ordinary viscount city.

  Qingshi City is a subordinate territory of Duanqinzi Nante, above which is Jizhou. There are no earls in the county, only a group of viscounts. The entire Jizhou has only two Feishengchi, and its importance can be seen at a glance.

  But the Marquis of Blood Sand, that is a marquis, the territory of the Marquis of Blood Sand spans several states and counties, and the Zheng family has a notorious reputation, ordinary marquises do not want to touch the Zheng family's head, let alone earls and viscounts.

  The three major families of Qing Shi are the Zhou, Chu and Tao families. The Nan family, which was conferred a title for their meritorious service, is not included among them. Although the Nan family has some insufficient manpower and influence, the position of the lord of Qing Shi City still surpasses that of these three families.

  That is to say, the people who come to the house of Zhuangzi are all of high status, so those who come to the house of Zhou in Qingtishi City are even more noble.

  The Zheng family came here for the marriage between the two families. The eldest granddaughter of the Zhou family is about to marry the second son of the third house of the Zheng family's direct line - as a wife of equal status.

  Don't look at her as just a humble wife, she doesn't bring shame to the Zhou family, it can only be said that she is elevating them - the difference in social status between the two families is too great.

  After discussing the matter of welcoming, Zheng's family brought up that in Qing Shi City, there was a person named Chen Tai Zhong who had done some bad things. Could the Zhou family help keep an eye on him?

  The Zheng family posted a task in the Da Yuan courtyard - "Where did Tai Zhong go?", but as northerners, their influence in Ji Zhou was somewhat lacking, and after several days of searching, they couldn't find anyone.

  If this matter were to find a fallen immortal child, it wouldn't be difficult to handle. However, this matter isn't that big of a deal, and it's not worth using such a great favor. Moreover, the esteemed Northern Domain Zheng family is making such a big fuss about finding a low-ranking wandering immortal, which can easily lead people to have some associations.

  Of course, the Zheng family would not tell the Zhou family why they wanted to find this person, and just spoke vaguely.

  "Should we live or die?" Zhou Jia's master, Zhou Zhengping, was very decisive and didn't bother to ask about the grudges inside.

  For the current Zhou family, the dissatisfaction of the Zheng family is the shame of the Zhou family, no need to ask for reasons.

  "It's better if he's alive," the Zheng family said, and subtly hinted that they had lost something recently, and this person might have a clue.

  The Zhou family was indeed a local snake, and in just one day, they had already investigated Chen Taizhong's background - they had set up numerous informants within the Qing Shi City administration.

  In charge of investigating this matter was Zhou Qingguan, the second son of the Zhou family, a 7th-level Youxian at the peak, who was only in his early thirties and one of the most likely to break through to Lingxian among the younger generation of the Zhou family. He found some discrepancies and reported them to his father, Zhou Zhengqiang.

  "Chen Taizhong is a person who flew up from a place called Earth, which is at the end of the Dharma. He has only been here for over a month and has been staying in Qing Shi City all along, either doing tasks or closed in the inn, how could he be related to the theft of the Zheng family?"

  (I posted the wrong chapter, I've revised it, and it seems like I updated three chapters today... Hmm, this definitely needs a recommendation vote.)