Chapter 72: Hard to eat soft food
Chapter 72: Hard to eat soft food
Lin Shan was stunned for a long time, just sitting there in a daze.
After all, what just happened was too unbelievable. The soul of the green-robed old man disappeared, the road to the endless void was opened, and the purple fairy book even penetrated into the soul. The information storm.
If there wasn't a seed of magical power still quietly hanging in his soul, reminding him that everything that had just happened was real, he would have suspected that it was all a dream!
Now that he had mastered the magical power seed, Lin Shan naturally understood the reason for this magical power. Through the "straw man" in front of him, which was the inheritance of the Wu Dao Sect, he could communicate with the immortal weapon "Seven Arrows Book with Nail Head" to offer sacrifice to the immortal weapon.
The straw man itself is just an ordinary straw man, without any magical power. It was just chosen by the immortal weapon as a transit link, so it cannot be destroyed.
He had no idea what kind of power of rules was involved, and he had no way of understanding it.
As the initiator of the sacrifice, Lin Shan would be severely damaged by the power granted by the immortal weapon "Seven Arrows Book with Nailed Head" if the cultivation level of the target he chose was not higher than his own.
If the target's cultivation is higher than Lin Shan's, and if he curses the foundation-building stage during the Qi training stage, then his magical power will backfire on him, and he will become the one being sacrificed, and he will lose his lifespan to compensate for the immortal weapon "Seven Arrows Book with Nailed Heads".
In other words, as long as he does not curse people with higher cultivation than him, he will not need to consume his lifespan within the same realm, regardless of the early, middle or late stages.
However, this magical power has two small limitations. One is that it must have the target's breath, object, blood or hair to lock onto it. The other is that it has a time cooldown and can only be used three times a day.
"Three times is three times! From now on, if I make someone unhappy with me, I will curse him to death!"
Lin Shan patted his butt, jumped up, his whole body filled with excitement, and then began to think about who to attack first.
However, after thinking for a long time, Lin Shan suddenly realized that he seemed to have wiped out all the enemies along the way and left no enemies.
He had an enemy, but by chance, Princess Guo reconciled with him today and promised to send him antiques. Although he still had some doubts and didn't believe it completely, he didn't have Princess Guo's personal belongings or hair or blood.
Lin Shan thought for a while, then gloomily collected the pile of spellcasting props on the ground.
"I still have to find a way to improve my immediate combat power. If I encounter a battle in the future, who will give me the time to curse? Besides, if I want to curse from behind, I need a high level of cultivation to support it."
After figuring this out, Lin Shan did not hesitate and sat in meditation while waiting for dawn.
……
In a blink of an eye, it was the third day in Yichuan. Lin Shan opened his eyes, stood up and said goodbye to the inn.
He wanted to cultivate to the peak of the sixth level of Qi training as soon as possible, and there were exactly 30 spirit stones left in his storage bag.
Arriving at the Internal Affairs Hall in the center of the city, an ancient hall saw many monks coming and going. It was obvious that Yichuan Market was also busy with internal affairs.
After going up to the second floor, I found the market manager who rented the cave. He was a white-bearded old man in the late stage of Qi training.
"I am the steward of the cave leasing business in Yichuanfang City, and my surname is Yan."
Lin Shan quickly greeted him, "Deacon Yan, this is my token. I plan to rent it for three months."
Deacon Yan nodded, took the token and motioned for him to follow.
Then he was brought to another hall. In the center of the hall there was a huge sand table, which was the entire topography of Yichuan, including all the territories inside and outside the city, including the outer fog formation.
Some of the mountains were flickering with white light, while others were steady yellow light, and the same was true inside the city.
"These white dots of light represent the caves that can be chosen, and the yellow dots of light represent the caves that are already inhabited. You can choose as much as you like, but the price of spirit stones is different, so I don't need to explain more." Deacon Yan gave Lin Shan a brief introduction. Lin Shan nodded and then his eyes wandered between the dots of light.
Suddenly, footsteps approached, and a voice that he had heard yesterday rang out behind him:
"Fellow Daoist Lin, you are also choosing a cave residence. What a coincidence!"
Lin Shan turned around upon hearing that. Princess Guo, dressed in palace attire, walked towards him gracefully, smiling sweetly and standing shoulder to shoulder with him.
"Yeah, it's quite a coincidence." Lin Shan nodded in response, turned around and continued to look at the cave.
Princess Guo had been secretly watching Lin Shan's every move for the past two days, so how could it be a coincidence? When she saw him walk into the inner affairs hall just now, she naturally knew that Lin Shan wanted to rent a cave to practice in seclusion.
So she hurriedly caught up with him, wanting to know where Lin Shan was practicing and when he would finish so that she could make arrangements and preparations.
The most worrying thing is that Lin Shan has enough money and can stay in Yichuan for several years! How long do they have to wait?
In order to monitor Lin Shan secretly, Princess Guo asked with a smile:
"Does Brother Lin have a favorite cave? How about becoming my little sister's neighbor? We can often exchange cultivation experiences."
Princess Guo no longer calls herself "this palace" and instead calls herself "little sister", which shows how deep her inner desires are.
But now Lin Shan, whose mind was completely immersed in "I want to become stronger", didn't care about these details at all. He just dealt with it casually without even glancing to the side: "Well, okay, Your Highness, please do as you please."
Princess Guo secretly cursed this boy for not understanding romance and said he deserved to be single, but she still forced herself to put on a smile:
"Where does Brother Lin Dao plan to live? I'll help pay the rent for Brother Lin Dao. After all, we have made peace with each other."
Lin Shan was somewhat moved by what he heard. He was indeed short of money. Since Princess Guo, the sucker, was willing to pay for him, he felt so embarrassed.
"Then it's better to be respectful than to obey."
Deacon Yan, who was standing by, pricked up his ears quietly, his mind full of gossip. Could it be a scene where a rich woman is chasing after a poor boy? And she's even paying his rent? This boy is so lucky, but he doesn't seem to appreciate it. Is he just living off his wife?
This generation of young people is amazing!
Princess Guo next to her was thinking, one cannot catch a wolf without sacrificing a lamb. She had already spent ten spirit stones yesterday, so why would she care about this little money for the cave today?
According to his own estimation, this kid would be able to reach the peak of the sixth level of Qi training in less than half a year, and then he would have to come out of seclusion to look for an opportunity.
An ordinary cultivator would rent a cave dwelling in the suburbs for two spirit stones a month, which would not exceed ten yuan after a few months. By then, he would have to pay back the money he had put in along with interest!
He then stayed quietly beside Lin Shan, waiting for him to make his choices.
After a while.
"Deacon Yan, this is it. I'll rent it for three months."
Lin Shan pointed to a high-end and quiet courtyard in the eastern residential area of the city. He was quite satisfied with the environment there. There were not many monks passing by, so it was quiet and suitable for his hard practice.
Deacon Yan nodded and inserted the Linshan token into the sand table.
The white light spot turned yellow, indicating that the cave was rented out. Then he looked at Lin Shan and Princess Guo and said, "The rent is 30 spirit stones. Who will pay for it?"
Lin Shan looked at Princess Guo with anticipation.
(End of this chapter)