Chapter 24: Shibo's Master (Additional Chapter 2)

  Qigong

  Beyond the Five Phases, all belong to Qimen.

  It is not excessive to describe Qimen's Daoist techniques with words like "vast as the ocean" and "numerous as the stars".

  However, Kong Zhuang was a bit greedy, but now he firmly remembered a sentence his teacher had warned him: Among the three thousand weak waters, I only take one scoop to drink, and it is enough to get one scoop of water!

  As for which scoop to drink from, Mo Xiu had also told him about it before, Leishu!

  Thunder Arts, the most widely practiced and studied Taoist technique among all Orthodox practitioners, just like Taohuaxuan's Sword and Xiantian Purple Qi. This technique is powerful and easy to master, with a great advantage over those who insist on being innovative and practicing unusual techniques.

  So, Kong Zhuo chose Thunder Magic.

  Time flies quickly, especially when you are immersed in the understanding of Taoism, and you won't feel the passage of time at all. So, when the elder guarding the scripture tower came to Kong Zuo's side, Kong Zuo's eyes were still staring at the book.

  "The three-day period has arrived!" The elder guarding the tower said calmly, looking at Kong Zhan with a plain gaze.

  "Oh!" As if he had just woken up, Kong Zhuang subconsciously looked out the window and nodded slightly with some embarrassment, "Sorry, Elder, I forgot about the time!"

  "Everyone is the same when they first come here, and the second time too. It doesn't matter as long as you're not like that damned master of yours who comes over to steal a peek at books for no reason!"

  "Ah!" Kong Zhan was taken aback, almost falling to the ground, his eyes once again fell on the guardian elder of the scripture pavilion. He looked around sixty years old, but that was just an appearance, his small and thin body looked very haggard, no different from an old farmer who had spent his whole life working in the fields. Maybe he really was unremarkable, so there was nothing special to be seen on this person.

  "Master Shibo——!"

  "Shibo?!" The old man's face changed, and his eyes, which were originally dull and no different from those of ordinary old men, suddenly turned a sinister green. A strange and eerie aura emanated from his body.

  Kong Zhan's face changed greatly, wanting to move, but found that he couldn't move anymore. The innate purple energy inside his body was also completely sealed by the old man's released aura.

  "You——!"

  "Haha, young man, no wonder I thought you were suspicious!" The old man chuckled and his bony hands reached out to Kong Zuo's shoulder. He pressed down gently, but a soft, slightly chilly energy flowed into Kong Zuo's body through his shoulder.

  Very clearly, Kong Zhan felt that the strand of energy circled around his shoulder blade once and then returned to the old man's hand pressing on his shoulder.

  "Taiyi Liuli True Secret, no wonder I thought your physical strength was stronger than that of an ordinary cultivator. Who would have thought that in this generation, the Witchcraft Secret would still be passed down in the world? You're really lucky!"

  Kong Zhan's face changed color, wasn't it said that this witchcraft could be practiced without anyone noticing? How did this guy figure it out with just one glance?

  "Don't be afraid, I'm not interested in what kind of kung fu you're practicing or who you're messing around with!" The old man said calmly, then withdrew his left palm from Kong Zhuan's shoulder. The smile on his face became even more sinister, "As for the spell you're practicing, in this world now, except for me, this old thing that won't die, I don't think there will be a second person who can discover it, so you can rest assured!"

  The old man's eyes, which had turned a ghastly green, returned to their normal color, and he resumed his usual rustic appearance. He turned around, without giving Kong Zuo another glance, and walked down the stairs step by step.

  "Remember, I'm not your senior, but if you count it, I'm actually Ling Jia's little Taoist's senior!"

  "Master... Master Bo Zu!" Only after the old man's back disappeared from view did Kong Zhuo's mood fully recover, and he stuttered out a call.

  Unfortunately, no one responded.

  Chang took a deep breath, calming his still wildly racing heart, and stepped forward, walking out of the Cangjing Pavilion.

  "My goodness, how scary! You're scaring people to death!"

  When he left, he never saw the old man guarding the building again, and his heart felt a little lighter, muttering to himself in secret.

  …………

  ………

  "Dead fatty, you came back but didn't even look for us, instead you sneaked into the Scripture Storage Building. Quickly, tell me what benefits did you gain!" Zhou Xue's voice was still crisp and sweet, echoing on the Green Pine Plateau.

  Kong Zhan and Fang Shaobai sat face to face, both leaning against an ancient pine tree. Between them was a vacant space where a barbecue rack was set up, on which a plump sheep was being roasted.

  The fire was burning the twigs, and the golden oil under the scorching flames dripped from the sheep's body onto the flames below the rack, making a "sizzling" sound, and the tempting aroma wafted far away.

  A gentle breeze comes and blows on people's bodies, a very comfortable feeling.

  Kong Zuo smiled and ignored Zhou Xue, who was fluttering around them like a butterfly, and reached out to flip over the lamb that was already eighty percent cooked.

  "How was it, these six months, lived pretty well, right?"

  Fang Shaobai smiled slightly. He was originally not good with words, and among the ten core inner disciples, he only got along well with Zhou Xue and Kong Zhuo. Although there were many more now, they didn't really talk much. As for conflicts, there weren't any either. After all, he was considered an elder, and in terms of talent or cultivation, he was one of the top figures among this group of elites. So normally, no one came to bother him.

  "You little scamp, your biggest problem is that you don't like to talk!" said Kong Zuo.

  "I actually don't have anything to say!" Fang Shaobai said.

  "Hey, you two, are you even listening to me?!" Zhou Xue shouted in dissatisfaction from the side, staring at Kong Zhuo, "You dead fat pig, I've been talking to you for so long, and you actually dare to ignore me, I...!"

  The words had not been finished, when Kong Zhuo stretched out his hand and tore a large piece of fresh mutton from the sheep's hind leg. The aroma of meat filled the air, and Zhou Xue's voice stopped abruptly. A pair of big, shiny eyes stared fixedly at the sheep's leg, as if her gaze could devour the meat. Her stomach also let out an uncooperative growl.

  Kong Zuo smiled and handed her the meat, "You eat your fill first!"

  Zhou Xue's eyebrows opened with a smile as she took the lamb leg, "This is more like it!", her waist twisted slightly as she sat down beside Fang Shaobai, "Shaobai, do you want some?"

  "Oh, I'm not hungry, let's wait a while longer!" Fang Shaobai said.

  Zhou Xue nodded and started gnawing on a lamb leg with an extremely elegant posture.

  Kong Zhan smiled at Fang Shaobai, who blushed slightly on his fair and handsome face, looking a bit flustered as he hastily shook his head, "Fifth Brother, everything has been going smoothly this time down the mountain, right?"

  "It's okay, encountered some unexpected things!"

  "Ah, I heard from your father that you killed a giant python and obtained an incredible treasure!" Zhou Xue suddenly interjected, her eyes gleaming with an unusual light, "What kind of treasure is it? Quickly take it out and let us see! I've heard that even Master Ling Jia couldn't help but praise it, it must be a wonderful treasure!"

  Helplessly shaking his head, Kong Zhuo also did not refuse and took out the three Cong Yue pearls. "It's this one. I'm not clear about its origins, but Master Shibo said it was an extremely precious earthly treasure!"

  "Earthly treasures?! Zhou Xue stretched out her hand and picked up all three Cong Yue pearls, examining them carefully. "Hmm, they look pretty nice, but there's nothing particularly special about them!" She said, picking one up and handing it to Fang Shaobai, "Shaobai, take a look!"

  Fang Shaobai subconsciously took over the bead, but before he could look at it, Kong Zuo's eerie and sarcastic voice rang out, "Shaobai, you'd better take a good look!"

  "Oh, ah——!" It seemed that Fang Shaobai suddenly realized something and her face turned bright red, the flush spreading all the way to her neck. Zhou Xue, on the other hand, was taken aback at first, then her face also turned red, "You dead fatty pig!" She raised her hand and threw the half-eaten lamb leg at Kong Zuo.

  In a fit of rage, this move was quite powerful, but Kong Zhuo didn't care at all. Now, his strength had reached the Great Perfection Realm of the Fourth Layer of the Innate Purple Qi, which was far beyond Zhou Xue's who had just entered the second layer. He stretched out his hand and caught the fatty sheep leg, then casually threw it to Fang Shao Bai.

  "Shao Bai, don't waste it, there's our little sister's saliva on top!" Kong Zhuo shouted, his voice filled with ambiguous emotions that even a fool could hear.

  "Die, fatty pig, you're going to die!" With that, Zhou Xue shouted out loud, her body flashing as she transformed into a ball of red snow and charged towards Kong Zhuang.

  "Aiya, I'm going crazy! I'm going crazy!" Kong Zhuo shouted with laughter. Where would she let her catch? Her body shrank and turned into a ball of yellowish-brown dust, suddenly drilling into the ground.

  Five Elements Escape Technique, Earth Escape.

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