[Monkey, July 7]
The Baiyang Sect almost disappeared!
After five days of seclusion, I felt an itch in my stomach, so I came out to relax at Chaotianque. Only then did I learn about the many unfortunate things that happened to Yuanying Zhenjun of Baiyang Sect after he had flattened Tai Sui with a single blow.
It is said that since he entered the mountain gate of Baiyang Sect, wherever he passed, mountains collapsed, houses collapsed, disciples' flying swords lost control, and their magic spells went astray, all of which hit him.
The reason why Baiyang Sect was almost destroyed was that the underground fire veins in the Baiyang Sect exploded, and the underground fire almost burned down the entire main peak.
No one can say that this has anything to do with that True Lord, but no one can say it has nothing to do with it either.
After all, it was when he passed by that the underground fire veins… Boom!
Tai Sui was nowhere to be found, and the people of Chaotian were in a panic. Whenever someone on the street showed the slightest sign of bad luck, the people around them would immediately scatter for fear of being affected.
In view of this, I decided to set off immediately and take a boat south along the Guantian River to get away from this place of bad luck.
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[Monkey, July 10th]
After I had prepared everything I needed for the journey, Qin Liuniang learned that I was leaving, and she and Wen Beijie personally sent me to the Guantian River ferry.
Despite my righteous refusal, they still stuffed a lot of Chaotian Domain delicacies, seasonings, and a copper pot into my boat.
Everything in the world has its time to come and go, there will be separation after reunion, the mountains are silent, the waters are silent, everything is unspoken.
The world is vast, and I walk alone on the road.
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[Monkey, July 12]
Swallows fly in pairs over the river, and fish swim in pairs under the river.
The first time I sailed alone on the river, going downstream, I disguised the flying walnut boat as an ordinary black-sailed boat and hung a string of red lanterns for lighting.
He also ordered Wumian to wear a straw raincoat and a bamboo hat, sit cross-legged at the bow of the boat with a fishing rod in hand, and place a broad sword at hand to intimidate the villains.
During the day, I sat barefoot on the edge of the boat, kicking up the waves, watching the misty river reflecting the clear haze, and the eaves of the houses on both sides connected.
In the dark night, I sleep on the roof of the black sail, with my head resting on my arms, watching the river and the sky merge into one color without a speck of dust, and the bright moon hanging alone in the sky.
The world is quiet, with only the sounds of insects, birds and water. At this moment, my heart is especially peaceful, and I can hear the truest voice of my heart more and more.
I want to eat grilled fish!
I have successfully completed seven days of fasting. I have to reward myself with a meal, otherwise how can I continue to persist
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[Monkey, July 15th]
From the Guantian River into the Longwei River, there are no more human settlements on both sides of the river, only green peaks and towering hills.
I've seen too much and I'm tired of it.
The journey requires a month's journey by water, leaving Chaotian Territory, crossing the southwestern border of Baipu Territory, and then taking the land route to continue southwest to reach Liusha Territory.
Today, during the day, I finally understood the method of plundering the sources of magical herbs in the "Immortal Herb Sutra", which is really similar to the "Herbal Secret".
I first tried it a few times with ordinary spiritual herbs, using the Leaf Hand in my sea of consciousness to activate the magic formula, plundering the spiritual herbs' source essence, which then fed back into my own body, refining and absorbing it.
After I became proficient in it, I absorbed the seventh-grade chalcedony grass that I found from Xue Liuzhi.
The absorption process is easy, and the feeling after absorption...
No feeling!
I really didn't feel anything at all, and I absorbed the remaining two elixirs in one breath.
When absorbing the sixth-grade spiritual candle fruit, I finally felt a little excited.
These three spiritual herbs increased the proficiency of "The Book of Immortal Grass" by 20 points in total, but it is still a long way from improving the bloodline of the Yunzhi grass by one point.
Without the magic medicine, I cannot practice the "Immortal Herb Sutra", so I continue to ponder the "Thousand Leaves and Myriad Hands".
I stared at the river surface and tried to gather water spirit energy with my two leaf hands. My eyes hurt after staring for a whole day.
I heard that eating fish eyes can nourish the eyes...
[Monkey, July 16]
Practice, cast spells by watching water, fasting... Fasting failed.
A giant grass carp jumped onto my boat by itself, seriously!
[Monkey, July 17]
Practice, cast spells by watching water, fasting... Fasting failed.
The copper pot that Qin Liuniang gave me was a little rusty, so I took it out to wash it.
[Monkey, July 18]
Practice, cast spells by watching water, fasting... Fasting failed.
[Monkey, July 19]
Practice, cast spells by watching water, fasting... Fasting is successful.
I've been used to chatting with Wumian these days, and Xiaolu went crazy for some reason and burned all my fish.
[Monkey, July 20]
Practice, cast spells by looking at water, fish...
The fish didn't take the bait and were playing in groups in the distance, provoking me.
You probably don't know the power of my Fire Bomb Talisman, nor the might of the Faceless 'Sword Qi Clouds'!
Note: The ninety-nine rapiers on Wumian's body are really useful for piercing and roasting fish.
[Monkey, July 21]
I never want to eat fish again.
Today’s fasting was successful!
[Monkey, July 22]
After passing Lifeng Ferry and entering the Xiuzhen Market, I finally saw people.
This place is barren, with poor mountains and bad water. The main food for low-level cultivators is fish. As a person with a firm heart of Taoism, I will continue to fast.
There is no Shanhai Tower or Hongyan Tower here. I don’t know whether Master Fuyi has replied to my letter, or whether Anan and the others have written to me.
I heard from local monks that Lifengdu is the border of Chaotian Territory. Further south, before entering Baipu Territory, the river is not peaceful, with water monsters and bandits.
The land route was equally dangerous, so I decided to take the water route.
Although these days on the boat have been boring, I have made considerable progress in practicing the Thousand Leaves Hand. Now I can mobilize the water spirit on the river and cast small water-attributed spells.
Next, I would like to try to see if I can mobilize the five elements essence in the five elements lotus platform.
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[Monkey, July 25]
In the evening, my boat was capsized by a turtle monster. I thought it was just an ordinary water monster causing trouble, but I didn’t expect that there was an ambush behind it.
Two people in the early stage of foundation building dared to rob me? They must be crazy because of poverty.
I let Wumian fight with all his strength, and the battle was over in a cup of tea.
Wumian's Sword Puppet was indeed powerful. With one move of "Sword Qi in the Sky", the surface of the river turned into a vast expanse of pale white.
All nine medium-grade spirit stones were used up. It was too expensive.
The two robbers were poor fellows, with only a dozen or so low-grade spirit stones on them. No wonder they took such a desperate risk.
I lost money this time!
It seems that I can't get rich unexpectedly every time by counter-robbing, so I still have to take the right path.
When we got to the Quicksand Region, we continued to set up the stall and prepared talismans, elixirs, array plates and other things along the way.
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[Monkey, July 30]
Entering the border of Baipu Territory, there are flowers in full bloom on both sides of the river, swarms of butterflies, towering mountains in the distance, green forests, and faint folk songs coming from the mountains.
The Baipu area borders the Tianwu Shiwan Mountains in the southwest, where the climate is pleasant and like spring all year round.
I have read in the travel notes given by my master that there are many female cultivators in Baipu area, women are respected, everyone loves beauty, and everyone has a good voice.
The travel notes also mentioned that most of the cultivators here practice witchcraft, and there is also an ancient inheritance of spiritual words, but it has not appeared for many years and is said to be extinct.
I remember that Wuwei Shanren had a whole collection of miscellaneous records of what she saw and heard in Baipu area, and she also liked this area very much.
When I come back from Liusha Territory, I will definitely go to Baipu Territory to have some experience.
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[Monkey, August 3]
After being on the boat for almost a month, we finally arrived.
Today we will speed up and rush to the Gobi market inside the pass, and then leave after taking a rest.
Tomorrow morning update postponed to noon.
(End of this chapter)