Chapter 281 The new flying sword is ready!
King Jinhua is the Leopard King. Lin Jue has heard of him, but Queen Mother Dong is only vaguely familiar to him and does not know much about him.
Lin Jue knew that the Leopard King was very powerful and was also quite arrogant in the northwest of Qinzhou. Luo Gong had long wanted to find him. If the court or the Guanxing Palace really asked Lin Jue to help eliminate the monster, just like when Qiyun Mountain asked them to help deal with the Corpse Tiger King's subordinates, Lin Jue would be willing to do so.
But when it comes to getting rid of demons, you have to do it within your ability.
If you are prepared, you will be safe; if you are unprepared, you will be in danger.
Although Lin Jue eliminated the Crocodile King, he also knew that with the skills and abilities that the three of them had last year, it would be almost impossible for them to defeat the Crocodile King head-on, so he had to resort to trickery.
And the Leopard King is even stronger than the Alligator King.
Although Lin Jue has been in the capital for almost two months, he is not staying here to enjoy himself or even to rest. Instead, he is dealing with the things that have piled up in an orderly manner and preparing for the future.
The former includes learning new spells, practicing old spells, improving attainments, carving bean soldiers every day, continuously expanding one's own bean soldier team, and recasting weapons. The latter includes searching for the Five Elements Spiritual Method and the Great Yin and Yang Method, and collecting materials for the Golden Elixir.
These are all improvements to one's own cultivation and fighting skills.
However, when the old Taoist suddenly talked about this with him today, he always felt that he had some bad intentions. In addition, he had a bad impression of the Star Observation Palace, and his tone was not polite. Naturally, Lin Jue would not answer him well.
"King Jinhua...
"Queen Mother of the East..."
Lin Jue muttered to himself as he walked back to the house.
The writing on the wall has disappeared, having been wiped off by Mr. Pan. Mr. Pan seems to have some mysophobia or obsessive-compulsive disorder, and he hates the scribbling behavior of the "foxes" in the yard. If it weren't for Lin Jue, he might really want to find a way to remove or drive them out.
After passing through several round gates and passing a small lake, I happened to meet Mr. Pan sitting by the lake, fishing and thinking.
Lin Jue was already thinking about the Leopard King and the Queen Mother of the East, so he asked him, "Does Mr. Pan know about the Leopard King in the northwest of Qinzhou and the Queen Mother of the East in the northeast?"
"of course I know."
When Mr. Pan saw that it was him, he stopped thinking and even stopped fishing. He stood up, bowed to him, and replied:
"Although the Weishui River does not flow through the northwest of Qinzhou, its northernmost part is not far from the territory of the Leopard King. Therefore, we know that it is a very ferocious monster, and its Taoism is much higher than that of the Crocodile King. It may be that it has sensed the changes between heaven and earth like the Crocodile King, and has become more arrogant in recent years."
After a pause:
"As for the Queen Mother of the East in the northeast, I am not as clear about her as the Leopard King. I only know that she claims to be the Queen Mother of the East in the sky who has come down to earth. She has built many temples in the area, gathering followers and attracting incense. It is said that those who believe in her can prolong their life and be free from illness and disaster. If they are the most loyal believers, she can also grant them a document called the 'Longevity Order'. Wearing it on the body will make them immortal, so she is very popular."
"Immortal?"
Lin Jue was stunned. Isn't that exactly what he asked for?
Could it be that this monster has some special method to prolong life?
"Is it really possible to live forever?"
"Her sect is called the Changsheng Sect. There are several believers in it who have truly lived from the previous dynasty to the beginning of this dynasty." Mr. Pan said solemnly.
"It's actually true?" Lin Jue was a little surprised, "Do you know what the real body of this Queen Mother of the East is?"
"I don't know. I don't know how advanced she is or what abilities she has. Anyway, the Crocodile King and the Leopard King are wary of her and dare not conflict with her." Pan Gong answered truthfully, "There are rumors that this Eastern Queen Mother has become a true demon king."
"I see……"
Lin Jue murmured to himself, thinking secretly.
Regardless of whether the rumors are true or false, whether the Queen Mother of the East has achieved enlightenment or is still one step away, it is definitely not something I can handle now.
I don’t know what the old Taoist’s intention is.
Lin Juexin was very determined and was not influenced by the old Taoist. He decided to follow his original plan.
That's rational.
"By the way, Lord Pan, I want to rebuild my weapon in the near future and need to quench it. I wonder which spring water in the vicinity of the capital city has the most spiritual charm and is most suitable for quenching?"
"You are right to ask me this," said Lord Pan. "Around the capital, the most famous mountain is Mount Xiyue, and the most famous water is the Wei River. Everything in the world has its essence. Gold has its essence, wood has its essence, and the Wei River naturally has its own essence. Although I lack authority, I can come and go freely in the river, and I know the Wei River inside and out. I will just take some for you."
"Will there be any inconvenience?" Lin Jue said.
"Don't worry, benefactor!"
"Thank you very much."
"Don't dare."
Mr. Pan reached into the fish basket again, pulled out a few crucian carps, strung them on a willow branch, and handed them to him.
After Lin Jueti returned home, he cooked a pot of crucian carp and tofu soup and a plate of scallion crucian carp, which was today's dinner.
Then he wrote by lamplight at night, and during that night he also copied the last paragraph of the Five Elements Spiritual Method.
The next morning, he handed it over to his junior sister.
……
There were several sunny days after the beginning of the new year, and the temperature in the capital city seemed to be warming up. The clothes worn by people on the streets were obviously much thinner. Taoists like Lin Jue and his junior sister would not be harmed by the cold and were not very afraid of the cold, so they naturally only needed to wear a thin Taoist robe, which was comfortable and refreshing.
The junior sister returned to Fengshan, and Lin Jue went with her, taking a few jars of pickled vegetables with her. Only Luo Gong was left in the capital to guard the house.
There is also a bit more green on Fengshan Mountain. The apricot trees that Lin Jue and his junior sister transplanted from other places years ago are now in bloom. Together with the Taoist temple pavilions on the mountain, the tree is quite beautiful.
The two stone horses are still standing in front of the chain bridge, standing in an orderly manner, and their position seems to have never changed. If you don’t know, you might think they have always been here, but if you look closely, you can see deep horse hoof prints on the ground.
The junior sister often takes a cushion and sits cross-legged under the ancient pine tree in front of the Taoist temple, closing her eyes to practice.
The colorful beaver lay on the branch of the ancient pine tree and looked down at her.
Now she has begun to practice the Five Elements Spiritual Technique.
One of the reasons why Lin Jue accompanied her back was that he didn't know if there would be any problems in her process of practicing the Five Elements Spiritual Technique. If so, he could protect her.
Now it seems that I was worrying too much.
Another purpose was to reforge the weapons. Hence, the sound of clinking could be heard frequently in the mountains.
The spiritual gold used for Lin Jue's three long swords and twelve flying swords is very special and not easy to melt, and the golden essence is even more difficult to melt. Lin Jue had to use the alchemy furnace to refine it, and let the fox and himself take turns to spit out spiritual fire. When the little junior sister finished her practice, she would also be pulled over to work together.
It cannot be said that there is nothing we can do about this golden essence, we can only say that it will take time to refine it.
The apricot blossoms have faded and the peach blossoms have bloomed.
Amid the jingling sounds, the peach blossoms also faded.
Then the plum blossoms and pear blossoms bloomed one after another for the Taoists in the mountains to see.
It was around March.
A spring rain stirred up mountain fog, which accumulated into a rolling sea of clouds in front of the Taoist temple. Fengshan Mountain had already turned emerald green, and the Taoist temple was filled with the atmosphere of spring.
A female Taoist was sitting cross-legged under a tree.
Lin Jue stood on the shore of the cloud sea.
The sea of clouds in front of him was churning and surging like a waterfall, and there were actually more than a dozen flying swords shuttling back and forth in it.
Lin Jue's twelve flying swords and three long swords have been remade, because the molds used are made of the original flying swords and long swords, the hilts and scabbards of the long swords are also the original ones, so there is almost no difference from the original ones with the naked eye.
There is a difference when you hold it in your hand.
It can be clearly felt that both the flying sword and the long sword are now heavier than before, and the texture is also finer.
Especially after it gets bigger.
When it was first forged, it was made of spiritual gold. After it became bigger, it was actually not much different from ordinary swords of higher quality in the secular world. But now, even after it has become bigger, it is still a magical weapon.
This is held in the hand.
If it slips out of your hand or is released using the method of controlling objects, it will obviously feel much heavier than a normal sword.
If I hadn't learned how to control objects, it would have been difficult to activate them using the original spells.
Lin Jue pointed lightly with his fingers, and twelve flying swords lined up in the clouds, like a long dragon. In the sunlight, they looked like a thin line, shuttling back and forth. The three long swords were spinning and dancing above, and the sunlight was constantly reflected by the sword blades, shining brightly.
Sure enough, after learning the method of controlling objects, not only did his strength increase, but it was also easier to control because he no longer had to chant spells. Naturally, the number of flying swords he could control became more and more flexible.
Lin Jue took out another small bean from his arms.
These are all that are left of the golden essence.
About seven or eight cents.
At this moment, a voice came from behind: "Brother's method of controlling objects is really suitable for the newly created sword ball."
Lin Jue looked back and saw that she had stood up from under the pine tree.
"Is your training complete?"
"The practice is completed, and the Yin and Yang magic power in my body has been completely transformed into the Five Elements magic power." The junior sister said to Lin Jue with a serious expression, with a flash of thought in her eyes.
She had also read the "Five Elements Annotations" that Wan Xinrong had given her. The level of detail in the annotations and the specific matters of cultivation were far inferior to the book that her senior brother later wrote for her. She didn't know how her senior brother did it, but she felt that he was exceptionally powerful.
My senior brother put a lot of effort into this.
Coupled with the dozen or so flying swords that were newly made with the addition of top-grade gold essence, as well as the real method of controlling objects, this put a lot of pressure on her invisibly.
Therefore, she practiced very diligently.
While practicing, I felt doubtful.
Isn't it said that the Five Elements Spiritual Method is good at fighting? Why does she feel that it is still not as good as the flying swords flying all over the sky with her senior brother?
"How is it now?"
Her reverie was interrupted by her senior brother's voice.
"Oh, I've lost some of my spiritual power, but I feel that if I cast the Five Elements spells now, they are somehow in harmony with my magical power, and the power is about the same as before." The little sister paused and said, "By the way, I don't know if it's because my talent is more suitable for the Five Elements Spiritual Law or for some other reason, but I feel that the Five Elements Spiritual Law can be practiced much faster than the Yin-Yang Spiritual Law."
Lin Jue naturally knew that there was an important reason for this, which was because he and others were practicing the Small Yin-Yang Method.
"Have you copied the other two spells?"
"I have copied it."
"That's good. I'm relieved that you have switched to practicing the Five Elements Spiritual Technique. For the next period of time, you should practice well in the mountains to consolidate your Taoism and strive to return to your original Taoism as soon as possible." Lin Jue simply stretched out his hands and spread them out, and the flying swords formed a line and flew back automatically. The three long swords also flew high in the sky and fell down. When they were in his hands, they had turned into small beans. "I will help you take these two spells back to the capital."
"Oh! Good!" said the little sister, "But the peaches on the mountain have borne fruit and will be ripe in a month or two."
"I'll pick it then."
"I can also carry it for you."
"we'll see."
Lin Jue thought for a moment and said:
"By now, the brothers should have received our letter, and the reply letter should have arrived in the capital. I will go back to the capital to pick up the letter, and ask Brother Bai Lu to bring it over. Remember to keep an eye on the sky."
"understood."
Lin Jue held the handful of beans in his hand, looked at them again and again, and for a moment he was reluctant to put them back into his pocket, so he rubbed them in his hands and walked back to the Taoist temple.
He packed his bags, called the fox, and rode the donkey down the mountain.
(End of this chapter)
