longevity road trip

"It seems that the third girl is here."

"I know how to play all day long, this time when I go back, I must watch her closely, in case..."

Zhang Shiping was walking to the corner of the stairs when he met two well-dressed middle-aged men talking. When he saw Zhang Shiping, he found that he had a little aura. He was a practitioner like them. The conversation between the two of them Immediately stopped, and nodded towards Zhang Shiping out of politeness.

One of the two looks younger, a Foundation Establishment cultivator, but he has restrained his breath, while the other is in the late stage of Qi training, and their apparent cultivation level is comparable to that of Zhang Shiping.

Zhang Shiping nodded towards them, and walked over indifferently. There were many people sitting in the lobby on the first floor, but because the place was relatively large, it didn't seem crowded.

The shopkeeper on the counter was frowning, staring at the account book, and making calculations. He was a thin middle-aged man wearing a black round hat.When Zhang Shiping walked over, he heard footsteps, raised his head and greeted Zhang Shiping, but his hand didn't stop, he didn't even look at it, he was still fiddling with the beads.

Zhang Shiping walked slowly and aimlessly along the side of the street. There was loud shouting from the shopkeepers along the street. Bamboo-leaf windmills, straw grasshoppers, rabbits and other small playthings whistling on their burdens followed. He moved and wobbled.

Along the way, Zhang Shiping saw many residents in the city, with children around them, all carrying lanterns in their hands. Judging by their clothes, they knew that their families were well-off.There are also some handsome men and women who look like teenagers, walking side by side, shy and farther away, or walking in tandem, step by step.Of course, there were also a few bolder men who, while not paying attention, grabbed the jade man's little hand and held it tightly, making the night a little more charming.

Zhang Shiping walked for a while, and there was a group of people in front of him, and there was the sound of gongs and drums. There was a big man with bare arms, holding a small torch in one hand, and a clay bowl filled with kerosene in the other. He took a mouthful , Puff puff, sprayed on the torch, a ball of fire rose up, which attracted bursts of applause.

Zhang Shiping didn't stop when he saw it, there was a little smile in the corner of his eyes, he had been practicing for a long time, and seeing all the things in front of him at first glance gave him a very different perception, a little more fireworks and anger.

"Brother, do you know where the Wu family in Tongmingfang is going?" A young man with a maned green horse came towards him and asked when he saw Zhang Shiping approaching.Zhang Shiping had just come here, so he didn't know what the Wu family was, he shook his head, but the young man still cupped his hands in thanks, walked past Zhang Shiping, and asked him again.

It took about half a cup of tea, Zhang Shiping didn't move anymore, he walked into a small shop, ordered a few dishes, and asked the shop to serve a pot of rice wine. After drinking it, the mouth is a little sour, but also has a bit of sweetness.

After a while, when the flagon on the table was empty, Zhang Shiping yelled "the store pays the bill", and dropped a dime of silver.Before he stepped over the threshold, there were bursts of exclamations from outside, mixed with a few cranes.

Zhang Shiping went out, just in time to see a white shadow flashing by, it was a white crane, carrying a girl in Tsing Yi on her back, her face was a bit anxious, she patted the white crane, and said crisply: "Grandma Crane, fly faster."

The two middle-aged men each drove a leaf-shaped flying instrument, and followed closely behind.One of them kept a straight face, hiding his worry deeply in his eyes, and shouted sharply: "Girl, stop now, are you going to be so angry that you can become a father?"

Several people flew over the sky in front of Zhang Shiping, and the two middle-aged men were the two that Zhang Shiping saw on the stairs of the inn earlier.He shook his head and smiled, looking at the few people in the air, fearing that the younger generation in the family would be restless and sneak out to play, and the elders of the clan would chase them out worryingly.This is not a big deal, and it is not that there are no such juniors in the Zhang family, but after being subjected to the clan's rules a few times, most of them have become more honest. .

But that white crane is not bad, although its aura is a bit old, but it is a second-order flying monster after all, and it cannot be caught up by the two middle-aged monks at the early stage of foundation establishment and late stage of Qi training.If it flies with all its strength, it may soon be able to get rid of these two people.

"No, I won't go back. If I go back, you will lock me up." The little girl turned her head and shouted angrily. She seemed quite excited, with an extremely abnormal blue color on her face.

"No, no, Aunt He, quickly put the third girl down." Another middle-aged man hurriedly responded.

Under the moonlight, Zhang Shiping happened to see the girl's appearance, and the steps that he had stepped out stopped, and he looked carefully at the white crane in the sky. He seemed to have seen this scene before, and after a few breaths, his face Showing a trace of nostalgia, he said softly: "This child..."

Chapter 456 After the old man

"...It really looks alike." Zhang Shiping seemed to see the shadow of the senior sister Xie in the former sect from this child. At that time, she often traveled among the mountains and rivers of Zhengyang Zong on a white crane. .It's just that it's been more than a hundred years since she left, and I don't know if she has advanced to the Jindan stage, Zhang Shiping thought of it hopefully!

Just when Zhang Shiping seemed to be remembering something, the little girl also understood her physical condition very well. She immediately took out a medicine bottle from the storage bag, poured a red elixir and swallowed it, and her complexion returned to rosy. , the two middle-aged monks not far away saw it, and their expressions relaxed.

Seeing this, Zhang Shiping didn't think too much anymore, whether this child has anything to do with Senior Sister Xie, he can find out if he asks.

"Xiaobai, do you still remember me?" His figure faltered for a while, and he crossed a distance of several tens of feet, and came to Baihe in the blink of an eye.

It's just that the little girl couldn't react to his ghostly speed, but Bai He was so frightened that the feathers on his body swelled a little, and he screamed.

"Hi, hi...", looking a little flustered.

It flapped its wings and sent out several cyan wind blades in an instant, hitting Zhang Shiping straight. However, before these wind blades, which were about half a foot long, touched the corners of Zhang Shiping's clothes, they were already surrounded by Zhang Shiping. Blocked by his aura shield, he disappeared like a mud cow entering the sea.

"It seems that you don't know me anymore, that's right, it's been more than a hundred years!" He stretched out his hand, his mana turned into a net, and easily caged Baihe and the little girl, saying with some headache.

Zhang Shiping thought for a while and groped in the white jade belt, the magic treasure stored at his waist, and took out a gray and simple storage bag, and took out a token that he was an inner disciple of Zhengyangzong at that time, and put it in the In front of Bai He.

After seeing the token in Bai He's eyes, a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes, coupled with feeling the majestic spiritual pressure emanating from the person in front of him, he immediately became more at ease.

It stared at Zhang Shiping for a while, seemed to remember something, and called out to Zhang Shiping.

Zhang Shiping didn't know if Bai He had thought of him, but seeing that he had calmed down, he scattered the invisible spirit net transformed by mana.

As for the two middle-aged men, they suddenly saw a figure appearing and easily restrained the white crane, their expressions changed drastically, looking at Zhang Shiping's back, a trace of fear flashed in their eyes.

However, they did not turn around and run away. Instead, they flew over very carefully, stopped seven or eight feet away, and bowed their hands in salute. Among them, the middle-aged man in the foundation-building stage shouted: "Li Yuanshi, a disciple of the younger generation Xuanyuanzong!" , Greetings to seniors."

Zhang Shiping turned around and said with unchanged expression: "Come here."

When they came here, they were still anxious, but when Zhang Shiping turned around and saw his face, they breathed a sigh of relief, and said respectfully: "Li Yuanshi, Li Yuanze, pay homage to Elder Zhang."

As disciples of Xuanyuan Sect, although they have lived overseas for a long time and are not in Binhai City, they are not cut off from the news.The looks, names, and positions of all the Yuanying Patriarchs and Jindan Elders in the Zongmen are naturally important things that the younger generations of their families need to keep in mind, and the two of them are no exception. Therefore, when they saw Zhang Shiping's face, Seeing that it was the elder of the sect and not someone else, he was relieved a lot and flew closer.

"Since you know me, I can save my words. I have something to ask you, but this is not the place to talk..." Zhang Shiping lowered his eyebrows and glanced at the crowd below.

Ordinary people here seem to often encounter this kind of thing, and dare not look more for fear of offending the monks.Cultivators, on the other hand, were not so scruples. Although they didn't dare to rudely sweep them with their spiritual sense, they still had quite a few people after taking a few cautious glances.Zhang Shiping is not that tyrannical, he can't even let people look at him, but he doesn't want people to look at him like a monkey.

Li Yuanshi saw that Zhang Shiping frowned slightly, and immediately said: "Elder, please follow me."

The Li family is a local rich family, and they have several mansions in various cities of Liyu Island.Li Yuanshi and Li Yuanshi led the way and flew towards the east of the city.But after a short while, everyone came to a rather magnificent mansion.

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In the early morning, Zhang Shiping and his party set off and flew towards Binhai City.

"Brother Zhang, what's the matter, after going out last night and coming back, I saw you were unhappy?" Wang Daoxiu, who was beside Zhang Shiping, asked a little puzzled.

Zhang Shiping didn't completely restrain his aura when he went out, and the several Jindan who lived in the same inn could know that he had been out without spying.After Zhang Shiping came back, he happened to meet Wang Daoxiu drinking alone in the inn.He greeted Zhang Shiping and invited him to take a seat, but at that time Zhang Shiping was obviously in a bad mood, he shook his head and declined, then went upstairs and returned to the room, leaving Wang Daoxiu confused.

"It's nothing." Zhang Shiping was silent for a moment, then shook his head and said.

The three members of the Li family that Zhang Shiping saw last night were indeed related to his Senior Sister Xie.Those two middle-aged people are her sons, and the little girl is her little granddaughter, who is extremely loved.But when Zhang Shiping asked further, he found out that Senior Sister Xie had passed away three years ago.

Hearing this, Zhang Shiping was silent for a long time, then called the little girl, checked her pulse, understood her condition, left a bottle of elixir, got up and left.He didn't say anything more, and he didn't promise anything more.

Along the way, the temple fair was still lively, with lanterns following the flowing water, bright lanterns flying into the sky, and juggling that caused bursts of laughter. When he got to the door of the inn, Zhang Shiping glanced back at the bright night sky. Some walked in silently.

Wang Daoxiu smiled, and didn't ask any more questions, and chatted with Zhang Shiping about other things, for a while he praised the junior of his clan with double spiritual roots, and for a while he talked about Senior Brother Qi's recent situation, to relieve some lonely and boring people on the road. Time, and Huo Ming and Jin Datong are similar in age, which makes sense.

However, the four of them did not relax their vigilance. Although the inner sea is calmer than the outer sea, it is actually vast. No one knows if there will be deep-sea monsters lurking in certain places, or if there are golden monsters in the high sky. Dan and even Yuanying's big demon passed by.Of course, in addition to the alien race, some of the Golden Core cultivators of the human race also have ulterior motives.

The vast sea can make a person full of arrogance, and it can also breed malice in one's heart unscrupulously!

The four of them didn't want a moment of negligence to ruin their lives.

Two days later, the four of them flew nearly [-] miles without stopping to rest.

From a distance, Zhang Shiping saw a huge city stretching across the coastline from under the clouds, and there were more sails on the sea. From time to time, monks' imperial weapons flew up, and various auras flickered.

Not long after, the four of them flew down from the icy wind when they reached the sky above Binhai City.The four of them did not separate immediately, but came together outside the cave where True Monarch Du Yu was, and reported Min Caiquan's matter to him.

When it comes to things like Min Caiquan, it is always better to make it clear, so as not to cause a gap between the two factions. After all, Ming Xinzong has a great monk in the late Yuanying period.After Zhang Shiping took out the jade coffin and handed it to Zhenjun Du Yu, the group left and he returned to the Green Bamboo Valley.

And since it was a good deed, Zhang Shiping simply did it to the end. For this reason, he didn't even collect the treasures stored on Min Cai's body, so as not to be said to take advantage of others, which seemed a fly in the ointment.

Chapter 457 The So-called Righteousness and Evil

On the way back, Zhang Shiping touched the jade belt around his waist, his face suddenly collapsed, and he was no longer as calm as before.This trip thought he could get some chances, but unexpectedly it wasted half a year, not even the spirit stones he had spent earlier, it was a foregone conclusion, Zhang Shiping could only suppress his disappointment.

After a stick of incense, Zhang Shiping floated down at the entrance outside the valley.

There were a few jade slips floating in the formation. When Zhang Shiping entered the formation, he picked them up casually and looked at them one by one. They were not important things. storage bag.

The biggest of these things is that the Zhang family has a lineage of family members who successfully rebelled and ascended to the throne.Of course, the contribution of the family monks sitting in town is indispensable, and Zhang Tianya has also reported it to Xuanyuanzong.

Nanzhou did not have the kind of imperial dynasty that swept across and annexed the world, but was scattered into thousands of small countries.This kind of pattern of small countries has been like this since ancient times.It is those big factions in Nanzhou that have Nascent Soul monks sitting in the town, who deliberately maintain this appearance.

After reading these sound transmission jade slips, Zhang Shiping happened to arrive at the Bamboo Yard in the valley, first went to the worm room to release the phantom locust from the animal control bag, and then turned his head and walked towards the quiet practice room.

In the past six months, although Zhang Shiping was not in the valley, some servants were taking care of it, everything was still in order, and there was no mess, so he didn't need to worry about these chores.

As soon as he returned to the quiet room, he didn't immediately start to meditate and accumulate mana. Instead, he lazily lay on a simple bed in the corner, closed his eyes and fell asleep.

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After Zhang Shiping and his party left, Du Yu Zhenjun did not put away the jade coffin, but sat cross-legged on the futon to think about things quietly.After a while, the teleportation circle in the depths of the cave suddenly lit up, and an old man in gray with slender eyes and a high nose came out with a stern expression.

True Lord Du Yu seemed to have sensed it, and looked towards the direction of the cave. The gray old man stepped out of the formation and walked out. It seemed slow, but he arrived in front of Du Yu in a flash.

His dry and slender fingers slid across the coffin lid, and the sound was creaking, a little harsh.

"Greetings, master!" True Lord Du Yu said after seeing the old man, he got up and saluted.

"Have you figured it out? Are you ready to practice the Blood Corpse Technique? It's good to have a look at some points that should be paid attention to, so as not to be in a hurry." Arrived in front of Zhenjun Watanabe.

Du Yu Zhenjun looked a little helpless, and said with a wry smile: "Master, please sit down first, this person is a Jindan cultivator of Mingxin Sect, and he cannot be sacrificed into a blood corpse. A few days ago, this person was similar to Huo Ming and the others. When I went out, some accidents happened, and I was poisoned by some kind of strange poison, which corrupted the body, and now only the golden core soul is left, and after a few days, the disciples will send someone back to Mingxinzong. Otherwise, if Ming Xing It’s not good for the Venerable Master to find out, so that he won’t come to trouble you!”

"How could this old man be afraid of Ming Xing, a little old man? I knew that Qinghe should not have taught you back then, making you so lazy and pedantic now, not as clever as you were when you were young. Don't listen to your uncle, I How can the previous generation of monks restrain themselves? There is no distinction between good and evil in kung fu, only the difference between good and evil in people's hearts. Those monks who have practiced the so-called righteous kung fu are also beating and killing. Don't you understand the truth? "Ji Feng looked at the jade coffin and said with a bit of annoyance.

Du Yu Zhenjun did not refute, but he understood that some exercises are really evil, which can affect practitioners unconsciously, and then become so-called evil cultivators. What about longevity?

Everything is just a gentleman being cautious and alone!

Seeing Du Yu like this, Ji Feng didn't want to chatter anymore.He looked at this person's face through some crystal clear jade, and then swept it lightly with his spiritual sense, with a little interest in his eyes, his slender and dry fingers lightly touched the coffin lid, and a drop of black and red blood Beads, with a ticking sound, ooze out from the jade, and then turn into wisps of dark red gray gas.

Ji Feng knew that the blood was poisonous, so he didn't have any scruples. He took a deep breath, and the gray gas flowed down his nostrils and was sucked into his lungs.

"Huh!" Zhenjun Jifeng's face became a little rosy, and he said in surprise, "Lonely cold poison?"

He frowned slightly, and thought again, "The toxicity is too different from what is described in the classics. It should be made from cicada slough, and it seems to be mixed with some cold air, which seems to be some kind of ghost. Go on. The good Ji Linghan made a dubious appearance, really spoiling a good thing."

"Lonely Chilling Cicada is an ancient strange insect that ranks at the top of the list of strange insects. If it is the real Lonely Cold Poison, this person's body and spirit should have been completely dead long ago. How can there be any life left? Master this time Could it be that the exit is for the affairs of Bilang Island?" After hearing this, True Monarch Du Yu walked to Ji Feng's side.

"Exactly, the secret realm of Bilang Island is about to be shattered. I wanted you to go and see it, but I don't know which talkative guy spread the news. Now it's not only our Nanzhou monks there, but also There are old guys who have been teleported from the western desert of northern Xinjiang and even the deep sea of ​​the Canggu Ocean. Your cultivation base is still shallow, and if you go there, you will only distract the old man. The little old man Mingxing is also there, wait a few days , when the old man and your uncle pass by, just hand over this person to Mingxing. This junior loses his physical potential, and the Nascent Soul will be lost in the future, so it doesn't matter if you send him back."

When he said this, some joy flashed in Jifeng's eyes, and he burst out laughing.

"By the way, who else is walking with Huo Ming? The old man sees that this junior of Ming Xinzong is at least in the middle stage of Jindan, and Huo Ming is only in the early stage. He shouldn't be the one who contributes, right?"

Du Yu Zhenjun is not yet six hundred years old after all, much younger than the real Huo Ming, and spends most of his time in cultivation, so his knowledge is naturally not as good as that of Ji Feng, a late Nascent Soul who lived for more than two thousand years big monk.Just relying on Zhenjun Du Yu's few words, Zhenjun Jifeng analyzed the matter in a nutshell.

"Along with Huo Ming are Zhang Shiping and Wang Daoxiu. It should be Zhang Shiping. I think he is now in the middle stage of Jindan, and he is making rapid progress. He has been quite peaceful these years. He can be regarded as a hard worker. People." True Monarch Du Yu nodded, thought for a while, and then said.

Zhenjun Jifeng stretched out his hand and put away the jade coffin. After hearing Zhenjun Du Yu's words, he frowned, "But the little fellow of Zhengyangzong in the past, I didn't expect it to be a hundred years in a blink of an eye, and it can be counted as a coffin." It has taken root and landed. By the way, he is a fire root monk, Qi Feng’s Qinghuo Valley should be tidied up some time, and let him change to a cultivation cave.”

Du Yu responded, Ji Feng didn't say anything more, turned into a blood shadow, disappeared, and flew towards Qingheshui Mansion located in the inner sea.

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About half a month later, Zhang Shiping was in the quiet room, looking at the spirit stones in the storage bag, which gradually decreased while he breathed in and absorbed them, and he couldn't help rubbing his temples, looking rather depressed.

Chapter 458

Since the middle stage of his golden core, the amount of spirits he needs to practice has increased a lot, and he can't make ends meet. In addition, the last time he went out, he didn't get any gains, which made his situation worse.

Moreover, he is now fighting other monks, seemingly sharp, but he understands that he mostly relies on body skills and the black flame he has sacrificed.As for other practices, although there are many exercises, they are miscellaneous but not refined.

But if these exercises want to be improved again, it is not enough to just practice more at ordinary times, and some extremely precious spiritual objects are indispensable for this.

For example, the method of breaking evil that he practiced requires Geng Feng Jin, Soul Stone Liquid, Five Elements to Mu Xin and many other spiritual substances as the main medicine, or it can be made into powder for external use, or it can be refined into pills for internal use. Second floor, third floor.Over the years, Zhang Shiping has only obtained a small piece of Gengfeng Gold, and he has learned about the rest, all of which are extremely precious.

There is also his Wan Jiansheng attacking sword formula obtained from the Venerable Wan Jian. Because he is not a sword cultivator, if he wants to exert its power, in addition to more comprehension, he must at least sacrifice a few natal flying swords. Sword, only then can the sword array be used.

It's just that he sacrificed four Qingshuang swords and the Yanyu Pagoda at the same time, and it was already extremely difficult. If he added a few more, it would definitely affect his own practice, and Zhang Shiping felt quite helpless for this!I planned to leave Cuizhu Valley again, go on a long journey, search for some rare things.

But Zheng Hengyun's alchemy is coming soon, so he doesn't worry about leaving at this time.Over the years, Zheng Hengyun has worked so hard for the Zhang family, and Zhang Shiping has seen it. A few years ago, he had prepared for him some spiritual objects such as Tianbing Yansui to assist in forming alchemy.As for the Seven Treasures Green Xu Dan that Zhang Shiping was taking at that time, the pill that could instantly increase the amount by [-]% was really too rare and precious, so he finally prepared one for it after painstaking efforts.

This kind of treasure elixir must be used as medicine, no matter if it is human or sea monster, as long as it is a golden elixir, but the effect of the elixir after it is completed depends on the grade of the golden elixir.

In the hundred years since Zhang Shiping became alchemy, he only had three golden elixirs in his hands, one of which was from Keqing Namu, and the other two were from two big demons. These three golden elixirs are the most precious things in his hand.

He originally wanted to use these three golden pills to exchange for a Seven Treasure Green Xu Dan from the door, but once this kind of pill was refined, it would have been divided up by others.Maybe such a elixir can add another Jindan real person to the family. How can the person who gets it take it out again?

Back then, he helped Zhenjun Tianfeng refine the green fire gourd for this purpose, and it took a full ten years to get one.

In desperation, Zhang Shiping had no choice but to entrust an elder surnamed Chen who was proficient in alchemy in the sect, and added a lot of spiritual stones. It didn't matter whether the promise was successful or not, and he would never let him compensate for the loss. It is not easy to get a panacea!

With Zheng Hengyun in mind, his thoughts were uncertain and he couldn't continue to practice for a while, so he simply got up, walked out of the quiet room, came to the armchair in the courtyard, squinted his eyes and lay down, listening to the sound of bamboo leaves falling.

I don't know how long it took, until he felt a sound transmission jade slip coming from the formation, which woke him up from his light sleep, and it was almost dusk.Zhang Shiping waved his hand, Yu Jianjian flew out of the formation, turned into a red light and flew across several miles, and was caught by Zhang Shiping in the palm of his hand.

He probed his consciousness into the jade slip, and after a few breaths, he put it down, got up slowly, turned around and returned to the quiet room, and meditated cross-legged again under the bronze lamp.

Until the next day, the sky was bright.

Zhang Shiping looked at the time, it was almost Si time, he got up and walked out of the valley, he saw Jin Datong standing with a young man with a pale face and fluctuating breath from a distance.A strange color flashed in Zhang Shiping's eyes. After opening the formation, he felt the breath of this person, and immediately understood that this person was Min Caiquan.

Seeing him like this, Zhang Shiping immediately understood that this was a new body he was looking for.Generally, Jindan Daoist will reshape the physical body that comes from the house, and make it look like it used to be.The reason why Min Caiquan didn't do this, Zhang Shiping knew that he might have refined this body for less than three days and was still in the process of grinding, otherwise his breath wouldn't be so vain.

"I've met fellow Daoist Min and fellow Daoist Jin, please come in!" Zhang Shiping asked with a smile on his face, removing the strange look in his eyes.

"No, no, Caiquan came here today to thank Brother Zhang for saving his life. We two brothers and sisters will return to Mingxinzong later. This is a little wish from Min, and I hope Brother Zhang will not Postpone." Min Caiquan shook his head, took out another brocade box from the storage bag, and presented it to Zhang Shiping with both hands.

The brocade box is rectangular, eight inches long, three inches wide, and about one finger thick.The whole body is tattooed and embroidered, and the corners are inlaid with red gold, which is in the shape of moiré, and there is a faint fragrance exuding from it, which calms the mind.In addition, a silver-gray talisman was pasted on the brocade box to isolate the breath.