The Monk

Chapter 43 Tianlei Palace

Set up a barrier for the house, and release the God-Suppressing Snake and three big dogs from the beast control bag. Snakes like silence and are always lazy. After coming out, they lay on Zhang Wen's body without moving. Unlike the big dogs, they ran around happily and even jumped up the low wall and onto the house to play. Zhang Ao took out a jade box, picked out a bottle of spiritual energy pill, took out a large handful, and threw it away. As if receiving an order, the big dog and the little snake flew up in an instant, each holding one in their mouths, and then found a place to digest the elixir. Zhang Ai waved his hand to take away the excess spiritual energy pills, threw a futon on the ground, and sat cross-legged to meditate.

From that day on, Zhang Wen devoted himself to practicing the Divine Comedy, constantly splitting the soul, and then condensing the split soul. He repeated this back and forth for several months without making any progress. He sighed and got up, went out of the room and watched the three stupid dogs playing in the yard. I actually envy them because they eat, drink and have fun, and their cultivation naturally increases with age, without any need for training. He did not expect that monsters and beasts do not need to cultivate their magical powers to grow naturally, and they will stop progressing when they reach maturity; while human cultivators have a weak foundation, but there is no limit to their progress. There is no comparison between the two.

More than a hundred small snakes were lying lazily on the big dogs, just like they were at the Five Spirits Blessed Land, letting the big dogs take them for a walk. Zhang was afraid that he would be discovered. Monsters have the ability to restrain their aura. As long as they don't actively spread it, it would be difficult to be discovered. What's more, the location is remote and the courtyard has a barrier, so even some of the aura will be blocked.

Seeing Zhang Awei come out, more than a hundred little snakes jumped into the air and rushed to Zhang Awei's body like lightning. In comparison, Zhang Awei's body was their favorite place to rest. The big dog also came over to please, wagging its tail. Somehow, Zhang was afraid that he suddenly wanted to drink. Looking up at the sky, it was overcast. After these days of practice, the weather had already turned cold and it was already late winter.

The advantage of winter is Mr. Lei. When Zhang was a child, he was afraid that he would rather suffer the cold, and he also hoped that winter would come soon. There are two wooden pillars in the courtyard, one large and one small. Go sit down and take out the nephrite. Lin Sen has made countless wines, and any one he chooses is a masterpiece, but Zhang Wen likes nephrite the most, it is soft, sweet and refreshing. He took out two kinds of green vegetables from the crisper and made two simple cold dishes according to Lin Sen's cooking method. When everything is ready, raise a glass and drink, then taste the food.

The wine is still the same as before, delicious and refreshing, but the food is much worse. My own cooking skills are too poor. I can't blame others. I just eat it, and my interest is inevitably a little reduced. After drinking two more drinks, he lost all interest. Finally, he realized the tasteless mood of Lin Sen drinking alone. He sighed, put the food and wine in the crisper, and sat cross-legged in meditation to refine the spiritual energy in the food. In fact, Lin Sen also gave him a large amount of marinated or dried meat, but for some reason, he didn't take it out to eat.

After meditating for a long time, almost all the spiritual energy in the drinks and food was refined. With a thought in his mind, he seemed to sense something. He opened his eyes, put the big dog and the small snake into the animal control bag, and then continued to meditate with his eyes closed.

Zhang Ai's soul is very powerful. In order to ensure that the Subdued Snake is not discovered by others, he always uses his spiritual consciousness to monitor an area of ​​nearly a hundred miles in radius. If there is any trouble, he can immediately detect it. The most terrifying thing is that not only does he release his soul, he also practices the Divine Comedy at the same time. Coupled with the large number of elixirs such as Gushen Pills that can be replenished at any time, it is difficult for Yuanshen not to become powerful.

He withdrew his consciousness and waited for a moment, when a man came with a sword in the air. He flew to the sky above the house and stopped, shouting loudly: "Senior Brother Hongwu, Ziguang Pavilion Hongyuan wants to see you."

Zhang Awei burst into laughter and replied loudly: "Come down, why don't you ask to see me? You don't recognize me so soon?" Hong Yuan fell into the courtyard and saluted, "Hong Yuan has met my senior brother." Zhang Awei was still laughing. "Why don't you change it? Don't call me senior brother." Hong Yuan smiled and said, "Okay, actually I feel awkward too."

Zhang Wei said: "Would you like to go around? How about taking a look at my Taoist temple?" As soon as the words came out of his mouth, he laughed again. Hongyuan was amused and laughed: "This Taoist temple, um, um, is very good. It has the style of a mansion." The two of them opened their eyes and talked nonsense.

There are four rooms in total, which can be seen at a glance from the courtyard. Apart from some minor furniture items, the only things related to the Taoist temple are futons and Taoist uniforms. Hongyuan looked around and said, "Being away from Tianlei Taoist Temple, you have become much more cheerful." Zhang Ai said, "Yes, if you dare to call the broken courtyard a mansion, I will be even more cheerful." He laughed as he spoke. . Hongyuan also laughed. He looked up and noticed something strange. He looked at the roof and asked, "The roof is very strange. The wood-attribute aura disappears and appears. But when I looked closely, it was just ordinary wood. What's going on?" Zhang didn't know if he didn't tell him. He said he didn't know, omitted the key part and replied: "The wood is chosen in the forest, and that's it after it's built."

This sentence was absolutely true, but he couldn't hear anything wrong. Hongyuan looked at the roof again and said seriously: "No kidding, the master wants to see you this time and call you back to the mountain."

"Meet me? What's the matter?"

"I heard that the devil is attacking in a big way, but I don't know why." Hongyuan didn't understand either.

"What does the devil's attack have to do with me?" Zhang was very confused. Hongyuan urged him: "Just ask the master. Let's go."

In a short time, the two of them flew back to the main peak of Tianlei Mountain. Hongyuan led the way, but the path he took was not in the direction of Ziguang Pavilion. Zhang Ai asked in confusion: "Brother, where are you going?"

"Go to Tianlei Palace. Master asked me to take you there directly."

Behind Chaotianmen is the market. After passing the market and going up, about ten miles away, there are eighty-one huge stone steps, each step is half a meter high. After climbing the eighty-one stone steps, a huge square suddenly opened up in front of me, nine miles in length and breadth. There is a palace behind the square, which is tall and majestic, and the light shines endlessly. Getting closer, there is a black iron plaque hanging outside the third floor of the main hall, with three characters written on it, Tianlei Hall. The entire plaque is extremely dark, with only three large characters shining brightly, like a silver dragon trying to escape from the night.

The threshold of Tianlei Hall is high, and the door is open behind the threshold. The two doors are as big as the Chaotian Gate, painted with vermilion paint, and separated on the left and right. Outside the hall stood a deacon and Taoist boy. Hongyuan brought Zhang Awei to the door, bowed to the Taoist deacon and said, "By order of the master, Hongwu is summoned to the palace to discuss matters." The Taoist deacon looked at the two of them coldly, spread his hands and said, "Bring it here."

Zhang Ai was stunned and asked me what I wanted. Hongyuan tugged on his sleeve and whispered: "Waist card." Only then did Zhang Ping realize it, took out the purple jade card that he had never used since he got it, and handed it to the deacon Taoist boy. The deacon Taoist boy took it, swept it with his consciousness, and handed it back to Zhang Ping, saying: "Go in." After saying this, he stepped aside and said no more words.

Zhang Ai asked Hongyuan, "Aren't you going in?" Hong Yuan said, "Master didn't tell me, go ahead and don't keep the master waiting." Zhang Ai said he understood, crossed the tall threshold and walked in.

The hall within the threshold is huge and spacious, with more than a hundred vermilion columns firmly supporting the hall. There are many dragons, phoenixes, birds and beasts embossed on the columns, each of which is lifelike in its shape. Zhang Wen walked in and saw that the hall was quite a mile long. At the end, there were many fellow students standing or sitting on both sides, as if they were talking about something. Seeing that Zhang was afraid to come in, they stopped talking and looked at him.

At the end of the hall is a lonely Taoist chair. Sitting on the chair is Zhen Rushu, who can sit in that position alone. Five meters away from the leader's Taoist chair, there are eighteen Taoist chairs every half meter on the left and right sides, arranged in three rows, with a total of one hundred and eight seats. At this moment, only the thirty-six Taoist chairs in the first row were occupied, and disciples stood behind each one.

He didn't dare to be arrogant in the main hall, Zhang was afraid of restraining his spirit, so he bowed his head respectfully and moved forward. However, after cultivating to such a level, one's senses are extremely sharp. When I entered the door, I glanced at them and guessed everyone's identity. The people sitting in the first row had strong auras, including Master Zhentian, Master Vacuum, and others, who were known to be masters of the Dan Formation stage. Most of the people behind them had respectful attitudes and were probably disciples. I secretly smiled in my heart: "I really have a lot of face. Last time I came back to the mountain, I was greeted by thirteen monks. This time, I have thirty-six alchemy masters, including the master, who are all waiting for me." Although I was a little satisfied, But he couldn't feel at ease, and he didn't know why he was called here.