Phi-Fic Chapter 288 Floating Shadow
Chapter 288 Floating Shadow
Jueyun, Tianxiang Garden.
As the sky gradually darkened, the melodious sound of the piano echoed throughout the garden.
Many of the monks who stayed here during the day lay on the flowerbed and watched the red clouds that were so close.
The setting sun dyed the entire sky a charming rouge color, and a hazy full moon seemed to appear faintly, its outline becoming clearer and clearer... It seemed that it would be swept down by the night at any time.
"Do you remember Fairy Jiang who used to play the zither here?"
"Naturally remember."
"I met Jiang Wan at Wuya Peak two years ago, but she was surrounded by Yujing cultivators, so we just nodded and brushed past."
"Wuya Peak is holding another trial this year. I wonder which country's heroes will be able to obtain the Yunhai inheritance?"
A woman curled up her knees and rested her head on her wrists, smiling lightly: "Mostly the geniuses of the big sects, such as Qianhuan Palace, Kuangmengtan, Youxugu..."
"The Lin Zhou Sect hasn't reached the summit of Wuya Peak in twenty years. I wonder if there will be a chance this year."
The male and female monks who originally did not know each other began to communicate with each other casually when they talked about the Yujing inheritance.
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Zhao Qing and his seven companions naturally found a stone pavilion to enjoy the view.
However, listening to the vague discussions, they felt very awkward.
At least Aunt Zhao Qing and Luo Xianning found it difficult to adapt for a while.
In the State of Chu, the assessment of Yujing disciples is basically a small-scale and makeshift one.
Although the cultivators who participated in the assessment were quite powerful, they were far from being the center of attention.
However, Qianhuanzhou is completely different. Even if it is just an ordinary trial to select Yunhai disciples, it can attract countless cultivators to watch.
It's no exaggeration to say that the opponents Zhao Qing faced when he participated in the Blood Robe Test, such as Murong Shisi, Wei Yong, and Situ Jing, would probably not even be able to defeat the spectators in Qianhuan Province...
Moreover, in this area, the monks of Yujing are like dragons with their tails swinging out of sight, and have almost become synonymous with top geniuses.
Not only that, Zhao Qing also discovered something.
It is not unreasonable that Tianxiang has the final say in the assessment of the three meridians of the Chu State's war cultivators.
He originally thought that only the Chu State was inflating the wholesale prices, but he didn't expect that the wholesale prices in the outside world were even higher... There were fairies of this and that, and the Tianxiang female cultivators seemed like some unattainable saints.
At this moment, Zhao Qing and his aunt exchanged glances and looked at Luo Xianning at the same time.
The small independent cultivators in Chu State rarely talk about the geniuses of the sect. Every day they are either mining or on their way to mine.
Speaking of fairies, there are actually two of them.
The world-recognized number one female cultivator in the State of Chu, Fairy Qin Chuxin of Qianyuan Palace.
Then there is the one widely circulated among the disciples of the major sects... Luo Xianning of the Changsheng Sword Sect, Luo Fairy.
Kong Yang seemed to have the same idea as Zhao Qing. He chuckled, pushed the teacup over, and whispered, "Fairy Luo, please."
? ?
Luo Xianning's beautiful eyes suddenly revealed a sharp look, and then she pursed her lips and said stiffly: "Thank you."
Zhao Qing smiled at the woman's slightly red cheeks and couldn't help but sigh deeply.
Back then, this woman fought like a mad dog, exchanging injuries for injuries, and the whistling sword ball almost killed herself.
Who would have thought she would be shy at that time...
The sky was getting darker, and the lingering sunset glow mixed with the dim starlight made the sky look even more bizarre and brilliant.
A male cultivator who was at the foundation-building stage, wearing a green robe and with his long hair tied into a Taoist bun, slowly walked to Tianxiang Garden.
The moment he stepped into the garden, all the noisy discussions disappeared instantly, everyone was silent and exchanged glances with each other.
This person—Kuang Mengtan, Han Xiu!
Disciple of Yunhai Tower!
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On the other side, Zhao Qing, who had been waiting for a long time, finally heard Kong Yang's voice: "It's him, Han Xiu."
Zhao Qing noticed that the surroundings suddenly became quiet and couldn't help but show a strange expression.
Sometimes he's calling her a fairy, sometimes he's a big boss, he's just bored.
Chu is still the best, love whoever you want, no one cares about anyone else...
At this moment, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he looked at the strange fellow Taoist for a moment, and they both smiled.
Bai Wanqiu spoke softly, "Fellow Daoist Han, the barrier."
Han Xiu hesitated for a moment, then cast a barrier spell to isolate them from the irrelevant monks.
The surrounding scene instantly turned into daylight, and the light morning breeze carried the fragrance of flowers and plants...
Zhao Qing looked calm, knowing that this was an illusion created by the sea of clouds, and he was just trying to avoid attracting too much attention. Moreover, with Liu Zijing and Bai Wanqiu around, he was not afraid of Han Xiu playing tricks.
Han Xiu paused outside the stone pavilion, his eyes sweeping over the seven cultivators before him. He was secretly surprised to see they were all disciples of Yujing, and even more curious about where these people came from...
He lowered his posture very low, bowed seriously and said with a smile: "Han Xiu greets all the senior brothers and sisters."
Everyone either nodded or spoke, showing complete courtesy.
"Friend Han, please."
Zhao Qing didn't say too much nonsense and directly threw his blood jade to Han Xiu, asking him to check the resources that the blood-robed disciples could exchange.
After all, it's a transaction, and I have to go to Mingshang after the transaction. I can't just have a couple of drinks with this guy.
Han Xiu took the icy blood jade, examined it briefly, and a hint of understanding appeared in his eyes... It turned out to be a cultivator from Yujing in the fourteen southeastern states.
He laughed out loud and said, "Daoyou are so straightforward, please!"
Zhao Qing also took over the other party's cloud order, which was a small milky white order, as if made of some strange glass. The floating clouds on the order could not touch the patterns, but were floating gently in the middle.
Aunt Yingying stood up, added another cup of hot tea, and slowly placed it in front of Han Xiu.
Then he turned around and walked to lean against Luo Xianning, chatting and laughing with her in a low voice.
Kong Yang and Shen Mo also looked calm and showed no curiosity about the cloud order. Bai Wanqiu and Liu Zijing were even more so, as they didn't even look at Zhao Qing.
Although there are no Yunhai cultivators in Yongning, no one has ever seen the Yunling of a Yunhai disciple.
But when you go out, you still have to save face. If you try to get close to others with your spiritual sense... it would be a bit embarrassing.
Zhao Qing put his thoughts aside and focused his attention on the Yunling in his hand.
Thousands of illusions are endless.
Kuang Mengtan is stationed.
Han Xiu.
This shows where he obtained the Yunhai inheritance and his identity.
As the spiritual consciousness penetrated into it, various spells and formations were also sensed.
Qingmingxiang: The incense material required for the Qi training stage of the Immortal-Seeing Technique, costing 30,000 spirit stones per furnace.
Xuanmu Liquid: The spiritual material required for the Qi training stage of the Peeping Immortal Technique, each drop costs six hundred spirit stones.
Seventy-three Wonders: Illusionary Array Atlas. After reaching the ninth level of Foundation Establishment cultivation, one can arrange the array together with the array master...
Hate life, startling dreams, profound mystery, floating shadows...
The dazzling array of magic techniques and rare treasures left Zhao Qing overwhelmed.
Obviously, the resources that the Yunhai monks can exchange are as fancy as they themselves.
Such as pupil techniques, dream-inducing techniques, those applied on the forehead, those worn on the body during practice, those communicated with daily through spiritual consciousness... there is everything, but there is no technique that can directly enhance one's combat power.
Zhao Qing spent two incense sticks selecting before deciding what he wanted.
After all, he did not have the Yunhai inheritance, and the cultivation method he practiced did not match the right one, so he could not use most of the rare treasures and spells.
Only one type of magic is practical, and there is no threshold for using the accompanying rare treasures.
"Floating Shadow" - Using spiritual consciousness and hidden arrows to perform magic, concealing or changing the spiritual fluctuations of oneself and others, as well as appearance and gender in the perception of others.
All you need for cultivation is a small amount of sea mirage rock, and use your spiritual consciousness to absorb the mirage energy from it every day...
Zhao Qing nodded secretly. This method was not bad. It was somewhat similar to the way Ji Meng transformed into Yayoi back then. It could be considered a low-end version.
He began to understand some of the principles.
The so-called hidden arrow is the spiritual and wise soul.
This "Floating Shadow" technique basically relies on the changes in spiritual consciousness and spiritual wisdom to influence the perception of others. It also requires the continuous absorption of a unique illusion material called mirage...
As for how to stimulate spiritual wisdom and how to absorb illusory materials.
That's obviously paid content.
Zhao Qing also selected a recipe for a pill called Mingyi Powder. The powder refined from it can make a person's consciousness clear in a short period of time, thus making him immune to most illusions that affect consciousness. It can be considered a functional pill.
He looked up at the man and smiled, "Friend Han, what do you think?"
"Friend Zhao, have you made your choice?"
"nature."
Zhao Qing didn't hesitate and directly stated his needs.
"One jade slip for the Floating Shadow illusion, three hundred prescriptions of Sea Mirage, and the recipe for Bright Meaning Powder... a total of eight hundred thousand contributions."
He decided to go all out and directly asked for 300 cubes of mirage rock. It didn't matter if he couldn't use it all, he was just worried that it wouldn't be enough... and the extra ones could be given to his aunt Shuyue to try out the illusion technique.
Of the 800,000 contributions, "Floating Shadow" itself only accounted for 130,000, mainly because he bought too many strange stones.
After the words fell, Han Xiu couldn't help but look puzzled. Three hundred square mirage rocks!?
These are probably enough for a Yunhai disciple to use for more than a hundred years.
But since it was a deal, he didn't say much.
"Han will then take twenty squares of crimson amber and twenty branches of heavenly red vine."
"I have already mastered the Floating Shadow illusion technique, which I can directly record and then give to my fellow Taoist."
"but……"
There was a hint of hesitation in his words, and his eyes moved back and forth between Shen Mo, Zhou Xiaoyi, and Liu Zijing.
"I wonder if you could engrave the blood code of the Qi Training Scroll for me?"
"To be honest, Han once obtained a drop of Heavenly Whale Blood in his early years, and he wanted to leave it to his family's descendants to add some heritage."
As if he felt that asking for the Azure Dragon Blood Codex was too much, he added, "I can also give you the essence of Floating Shadows that I have accumulated over the years at Wuya Peak."
Zhao Qing raised his eyebrows slightly. Is this bringing some insights?
After a moment's hesitation, he took out a piece of crimson amber and used his exquisite spiritual consciousness to carve the meridians of the human body into it, simulating the operation of the Azure Dragon Blood Code for the other party to see.
"The Azure Dragon Blood Code is difficult to present on a jade slip. Daoist friend, you only need to note the spiritual power and the circulation of Qi and blood in these meridians."
As for whether this technique can be leaked to outsiders for use, Zhao Qing doesn't care at all.
Liu Zijing next to him didn't say anything either.
They are no longer newcomers and are very clear about such ambiguous things.
There is nothing that cannot be passed on to others. If you have the ability to obtain the essence of the Azure Dragon, you can give it to whoever you want - but this is obviously the right of the blood son.
But it is only circulated among the monks in Yujing.
As for directly taking the Illusion Blood Codex to the merchant shop to sell it for money... almost no one would do that.
This has already affected the transcendent status and interests of the disciples on the twelfth floor.
After all, everyone eats from the same pot. Although they belong to different lineages, they all enjoy superior resources and methods.
Chen Changsheng was able to bestow the magical power of the Nine Swords on Shuyue, but it was impossible for him to distribute it to every disciple under his tutelage.
Even if it's just a matter of carving a few jade slips...
But he just wouldn't give it to me, even if he had one.
This is the world, absurd and real.
The reason why Yujing is called Yujing is because there are countless cultivators in the mortal world as a backdrop.
The reason why the world is the world is because the brilliant stars in the night sky are out of reach.
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After everything was discussed, the group of eight left Tianxiang Garden directly and went to Xueyi Tower and Qianhuan Palace in the city to exchange resources.
Jueyun City is not like Changshengfang. Every time you exchange your contribution for rare treasures, you have to wait for them to be allocated.
There is everything here, you can exchange and pick it up immediately, it is very convenient.
It didn't take too much time for Zhao Qing to get what he wanted and said a simple goodbye to Han Xiu.
The seven of them drove the spirit boat directly to the ferry array and headed for Mingshang.
The stars and the moon seemed to be very close, and the apricot-yellow boat broke through the clouds and mist and flew over Jueyun City.
Zhao Qing held his aunt's wrist and silently looked at the magnificent scenery in the distance. He couldn't help feeling a little uneasy, but more of it was determination.
The underworld is about to arrive.
Liang Qing...
He used to be a Nascent Soul cultivator in the Nine Swords Holy Land, then took over another body and became a Blood Robe disciple. He is now in the late Foundation Establishment stage.
I don’t know how many dangers I will encounter on this trip... At least my aunt will always be by Bai Wanqiu’s side, so her safety can be greatly guaranteed.
Kong Yang always said that he came for revenge.
But in fact, Zhao Qing never felt that he had any hatred.
If he was the only one being bullied, he could just endure it. After all, his whole family would live a good life in Shouyun Mountain in the future. If he couldn't afford to provoke them, he could at least avoid them.
But Qinghuan is different.
Qinghuan has been with him for more than ten years and has completely given her life and soul to him.
Gu Qinghuan watched over him when he was practicing, and accompanied him when he was refining pills. Whether it was eating, bathing, changing clothes or going out, Gu Qinghuan served him wholeheartedly.
Even when he was sleeping, Gu Qinghuan had to kneel beside him and watch him to feel at ease.
Qinghuan was like his shadow, and also like a puppet without soul or thoughts.
When the woman who had suffered so much from the world's suffering was left with only her broken body.
While lying in the coffin, trying hard to smile at him...
Zhao Qing couldn't pick up Qinghuan's broken body and say "Be good, it doesn't hurt" - he couldn't do it.
How can it not hurt?
Liang Qing, he must kill him.
Even if he had to kneel on the ground and beg for mercy, or sell his life, and give up all his blood sons and cultivation, he would do his best to kill Liang Qing.
Because twelve years ago, he asked Qinghuan to call him... Master.
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Shouyun Mountain.
In the dim little alchemy room, the night pearl emits a faint glow.
Si He sensed Zhao Qing's thoughts and glanced sideways at the woman leaning on the corner of the bed.
Gu Qinghuan curled up, hugged her knees and squatted in the corner, staring at the distant starry night in front of her with her watery eyes, lost in thought.
The light and shadow in the picture sway and change in an instant.
She gradually lowered her delicate head and said with a trembling laugh, "It's quite expensive to ride on the ferry array. The master must be heartbroken."
Wang Shuyue remained silent, pulled her over and held her in her arms to comfort her.
Si He also laughed: "Is your master so stingy?"
"Ok!"
"Master has always been very careful with his money. He even spent a lot of time thinking about how many precious flowers to leave for Zidan Pavilion..."
The trembling voice gradually died down, someone clenched his fists tightly, his nails piercing into his flesh, and tears surged like a river bursting its banks.