The Monk

Chapter 35 Asking Questions

Zhang Fei lay on the grass and looked at the sky. The white clouds were like smoke, seeming to disperse and gather. He always had the urge to fly into the clouds and see what was in them. At this time, footsteps were heard in the distance, and knowing it was Wang Miao, Zhang Ai stood up slowly and stood facing the direction he came from.

Not long after, Wang Miao appeared in front of him. When he saw Zhang Afraid, he said loudly: "Fortunately, your uncle is here."

"Master uncle? Who is it?" There are not many other masters in Tianlei Mountain. There are too many master uncles, and almost none of them have been seen.

Wang Miao counted on his fingers: "True Taoist Master, True Illusion Taoist Master, Vacuum Taoist Master, and True Wood Taoist Master."

Except for Zhenyi, the other three people have never been seen before. Zhang Ain patted down his clothes and asked, "Where are they?"

"Stay with my dad, I'll take you there." Wang Miao took the lead. Zhang was afraid to follow.

After walking for a while, Wang Miao asked out of curiosity: "Why is it that the real Taoist leader is in the Qi refining stage?"

"Qi refining period?" Without asking, he knew that it must be caused by the shattering of the golden elixir. Zhang was afraid that he would not want to say this, so he said lightly: "There must be a reason."

Wang Miao wanted to ask again, but there was Yueshangji ahead, where his senior brother Wang Yuan was waiting. Seeing Wang Miao, Wang Yuan greeted him: "Master, take the Taoist priest back to the tent house to rest. Let me wait for you."

The location of Xianyun Valley is one mile to the right of the market. A dozen tents are connected end to end, forming a circle. Wang Miao led Zhang Ain into one of the tents.

From the outside, the tent doesn't look big, but once you enter, you realize that it's a different kind of cave, tens of feet long and wide, and extremely wide. No need to ask, it is a specially refined daily utensil. A huge white tiger skin was spread on the left side of the tent, and a tea table, futon and other items were placed on the tiger skin. Wang Hezun, the deputy valley master of Xianyun Valley, Zhenyi and others were sitting around the tea table. There is a pot of tea and five cups on the coffee table, and they are drinking tea.

Zhang Bin stepped forward and bowed to Wang Hezun: "Greetings to Master Wang Gu." He then saluted Zhenyi and others: "Disciple Hongwu greets all the masters." Then he stepped aside and stood with a bow.

Zhen Huan, Vacuum, and Zhen Mu didn't recognize him. When they saw Zhang Ain wearing the Ziguang Pavilion Taoist uniform, they were suspicious, who was this person? They have already reached the high-level cultivation level in the foundation building stage. It is said that the cultivation level is not low, and they should have some impression. The three of them looked at each other, and they were all confused. Could it be? Is it a fake? But how do you explain the Taoist uniform and the Dharma name?

The three of them were confused, and Shinichi was even more confused. He knew Zhang Ai and remembered that he was only at the mid-level cultivation level in the Qi refining stage. After he was seriously injured and recuperated, he was never seen again, but how long had it passed before he actually reached the top level of the foundation building stage? My mind was spinning and I couldn't figure it out.

Wang Hezun wanted to laugh when he saw the expressions of the four Zhenhuan people. Tianlei Mountain is so big and has so many talents, but they don't even know each other when they meet in the same sect. Zhenhuan coughed and said, "Hong Wu, who is your master?"

"Replying to my uncle, I haven't become a disciple yet." Zhang Ping replied respectfully.

Not a disciple? The three people in Zhenhuan are even more suspicious of Zhang Ai's identity. There are many disciples in Tianlei Mountain, but as long as you enter the foundation building stage, there will be masters in the alchemy stage who will take you as your disciples and teach them advanced mental techniques. Zhang Ai has already reached a high level of foundation building, so why doesn't he have a master? It would be possible to say that fellow disciples have never met each other for decades, but disciples in the foundation-building stage have no master, and such a thing has not happened in Tianlei Taoist Temple in the past thousand years. The expressions of the three of them turned ugly, and Vacuum spoke coldly: "I wonder when nephew Hongwu entered Ziguang Pavilion? How long has he been practicing?"

After a while, Shinichi calmed down and added with a wry smile: "His name is Zhang Ai, and he is the disciple who guards the Cave of Ten Thousand Beasts."

Hearing the name Zhang Ai, Zhenhuan and the others suddenly realized. Vacuum pointed at him and said: "He is the one who has everything..." Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Zhenyi. After all, family scandals cannot be publicized: "Yes, that's him. "

Zhenhuan couldn't believe it: "I don't mean..." Zhenyi coughed a few times to stop him from speaking, and stood up to talk to Wang Hezun: "Thank you, fellow Taoist Wang, for your warm hospitality. My senior brother has something to do at the moment, so I will leave. If you have time, fellow Taoist, , please be sure to come to Tianlei Mountain and let us do our best as landlords."

Wang Hezun stood up and said with a smile: "It should be, it should be. Since fellow Taoist has something to do, Wang will not stay too long and we will meet again another day."

After sending Shinichi and others out of the tent and watching them walk away, Wang Hezun had a playful expression on his face. This Zhang was very interesting.

The real group of people led Zhang Ain to the depths of the grassland, looking for an empty space with no one, and stopped. Maki took out a palm-sized tent from his waist, threw it into the air, and let it fall to the ground. In the short period of time from leaving the hand to landing, the tent has become the size of a house, which is slightly different from the style of the tent houses in Xianyun Valley.

With the True Illusion Pinch Technique, a white light flashed out from the hand, hit the air, exploded instantly, causing the air to fluctuate for a while, and then returned to its original state. Zhang was afraid to recognize this technique, the simplest defensive barrier, and he could do it himself.

Maki opened the door curtain and walked in first, followed by Zhenyi Kazu and Zhen Huanzhang. Entering the tent house, the interior decoration is simple, with a table, a few futons, and nothing else. There is no comparison with Wang Hezun's tent house. Not only is the decoration simple, but the area is also much smaller. Shinichi and others each chose a futon and sat down. Zhang Ai stood respectfully at the door, feeling uneasy. He didn't know what questions the masters and uncles would ask him. If they asked me the reason for the sudden increase in cultivation, how should I answer?

The real Taoist was unexpectedly kind, at least Zhang Wen had never seen him before. The real person threw a futon over and asked Zhang Wen to sit down and talk. Zhang was afraid of shrinking and took the futon, carefully sitting cross-legged.

Shinichi smiled and talked to him: "The top level of the foundation building stage is really amazing. It is a whole level higher than what I am now. Did the head brother give you an advanced pill?"

Zhang Ai replied respectfully: "No."

"Oh? Then how did you break through? In just a few months, you actually went from the middle stage of Qi Refining to the high stage of Foundation Building. With such an amazing cultivation speed, it is not an exaggeration to say that you are the best in the world." Zhenyi still spoke with a smile, but Zhang Pa felt a cold feeling.

He couldn't tell about Lin Sen, but he didn't want to lie. He hesitated in his heart and replied slowly.

Seeing that he didn't answer, Zhenyi restrained his smile and said coldly: "What? Uncle Master's cultivation is lower than yours, and you can't ask questions?"

Zhang Pa hurriedly said: "No, no, I always respect Uncle Master."

Zhenyi's expression eased a little: "Tell me about the cultivation method, Uncle Master may be able to learn from it, don't worry, I will never treat you unfairly." After thinking for a while, he said: "First, tell me how you came to Yue Shangji."

Zhang Pa never stopped thinking about this question. Since leaving the Five Spirits Blessed Land, he has been thinking about how to respond to the master's questions. He answered immediately: "When I was guarding the Ten Thousand Beasts Cave, my cultivation was advanced and reached the top stage of the Qi Refining Stage. I was summoned by the head of the sect to the Purple Light Pavilion to concentrate on practicing. When choosing the exercises, I chose to practice the Divine Refining Song; then I asked for leave to go out and go down the mountain to gain experience. Because I didn't know the way, I walked into the forest east of Tianlei Mountain and wandered around in it, and I couldn't get out. , so I kept walking north, and unexpectedly came to a cold land, and I sensed that there was a powerful existence there. My ability was low and I didn't dare to explore it. After escaping, I went east again, encountered a cliff, and then encountered a waterfall river. I was upset and had no choice but to follow the river. I spent a few months in the mountains. I met a white-haired old man, who was very happy to see me and dragged me to drink with him. I respected him for his age, so I served him attentively and accompanied him carefully. The old man was very happy. Seeing that my cultivation was too low, he gave me an elixir. After taking it, I felt that the spiritual energy in my body was full, pressing the meridians and filling my whole body, as if it was about to burst. I hurriedly meditated and refined the energy. I don't know how long I meditated. After completely refining the spiritual energy, I have the current cultivation level. "

Zhang Pa didn't want to tell lies. The more lies he told, the easier it would be for people to see through him. He also didn't want to deceive his fellow uncle, so he basically told the truth, but he was just vague. He took a breath and continued, "After my cultivation level was improved, I parted with the old man and continued to wander around. I don't know how I got to Pingcheng, and then I met Wang Miao, a disciple of Xianyun Valley. He brought me here, so I had the opportunity to meet all the uncles." When he spoke, he omitted many details, such as the three big dogs turning into monsters; such as the elegant master who used a silver spear to pierce a bright yellow war roe deer; such as the use of the refining cauldron caused a small controversy and offended Wu Laoguai; such as giving Wang Miao and others magic weapons for free, etc., etc., he omitted all these things. Anyway, if you don't ask me, I won't tell you, so it's not considered cheating.

After listening to Zhang Pa's magical story, Zhenyi and others looked at each other. Of course, they knew the terrain around Tianlei Mountain, and they definitely knew more than Zhang Pa. Not only did they know that there was a powerful monster in the ice land, but they also knew that there was something weird in the cliff.

According to Zhang Pa's previous cultivation level, he couldn't fly with a weapon, so it was normal for him to get lost in the forest. He was not wrong about those places. It was just that he met a master who gave him a magic pill? It was too lucky. Thinking of his cowardly and cowardly appearance, it might be true.

Zhenmu asked: "Which sect is the old man from?" Zhang Pa replied: "I don't know, I haven't asked."

After listening to him, Zhenmu and others sighed secretly, this kid is so lucky! But why is it not me who is lucky, but a disciple in the Qi Refining Stage, wasting the magic medicine for nothing. But then again, only a simple boy can meet such a master, and only a simple boy is willing to serve others sincerely, win the favor of the master, and it is normal to get some love. If it were me, I would not get lost at all, let alone others. Especially Zhenyi, who sighed bitterly, why was it not me who got the elixir? If it was me, not only could my cultivation be restored, but I might even be able to advance and upgrade. However, looking at Zhang Pa, it was just fate. There was nothing I could do even if I was unwilling. Besides, I would not serve others. Although Zhenyi and others felt that the matter was too strange, they did not delve into it. They knew very well what Zhang Pa was like before. If he had changed so much after not seeing him for a few months, what other explanation could there be other than encountering such a great thing? Since the matter had happened, just accept it. It was redundant to think about other things.