The drizzle was like smoke and fog, quiet and silent, and the whole city of Anzhou was slowly soaked in the mist and rain.
Gao Xuan held an oil-paper umbrella and stood quietly by the lake, watching the mist and rain drifting in the sky.
The lake water is emerald green and clear, with small boats drifting leisurely on the lake. On the opposite bank of the lake, there are green willows and white mist floating in the distance from the mountains, making it seem like a fairyland.
A small boat came not far in front of him, and a pretty girl called out to Gao Xuan, "Little Taoist priest, do you want to go to the other side? I'll take you."
The girl thought for a moment and then smiled happily and said, "No money."
The girl was wearing a men's short-sleeved shirt and long pants, with her crystal white calves exposed. Her hair was casually tied up in a bun, and a few strands of hair hung down from her temples, soaked by the mist and rain, and stuck to her face.
Gao Xuan didn't know what the girl's name was. These few days, when he was watching the water by the lake, he could always see the girl's fishing boat traveling on the lake.
However, this was the first time the girl spoke to him.
The girl's voice has a soft local accent, which sounds very soothing and comfortable to the ears.
Gao Xuan placed one hand on his chest and bowed his head in greeting: "Thank you, lady donor. I will not go to the other side."
"Then what are you doing standing here?"
The girl stared at him curiously with her big black and white eyes. "I see you've been standing here for a few days, staring at the opposite side stupidly every day."
Hearing her daughter's bad words, the boatwoman hurriedly scolded her: "Don't talk nonsense."
She hurriedly bowed to Gao Xuan and said, "Master, my daughter is young and ignorant, please don't be offended."
Gao Xuan bowed his head in return: "I am just a wandering Taoist priest, you don't have to be so polite."
The girl didn't seem to think that she had said anything wrong. She moved her big eyes around, looking at her mother and then at Gao Xuan, with a slight pout on her lips, as if she thought the two people's flowery politeness was boring.
"It's fine if you don't go."
The girl waved her hand: "Little Taoist priest, we are leaving."
As she was talking, she suddenly saw Gao Xuan's closed eyes. She smacked her lips and said, "Little Taoist priest, what's wrong with your eyes?"
"Eye disease."
Gao Xuan explained and didn't say much more.
His consciousness entered the world within the Book of Genesis, which was roughly equivalent to logging into a virtual game.
In fact, the boy he was leaning over was not blind, but Gao Xuan didn't want any accidents to happen, so he kept his eyes closed.
He was not sure whether seeing blood in this state would conflict with the rules of the God-Slaying Sword. If he was not sure, he would not take the risk.
After ten days in this world, Gao Xuan was already familiar with the identity he possessed, also called Gao Xuan, a young Taoist priest at Qingyun Temple, a formal Taoist priest with a certificate of ordination.
The girl waved her hand: "Little Taoist priest, we are leaving."
As she was talking, she suddenly saw Gao Xuan's closed eyes. She smacked her lips and said, "Little Taoist priest, what's wrong with your eyes?"
"Eye disease."
Gao Xuan explained and didn't say much more.
His consciousness entered the world within the Book of Genesis, which was roughly equivalent to logging into a virtual game.
In fact, the boy he was leaning over was not blind, but Gao Xuan didn't want anything unexpected to happen, so he kept his eyes closed.
He was not sure whether seeing blood in this state would conflict with the rules of the God-Slaying Sword. If he was not sure, he would not take the risk.
After ten days in this world, Gao Xuan has become familiar with the identity he possesses, who is also called Gao Xuan, a handsome, clean, gentle and clear-minded young man.
Gao Xuan was still a Taoist priest of Qingyun Temple, a formal Taoist priest with a certificate of ordination.
Because the head of Qingyun Temple passed away, he is now the head of Qingyun Temple, holding three volumes of "Shenxiao Leiting Zhengfa", one volume of "Qingyun Sword Art", and a Shuiyun Sword.
Gao Xuan has inherited the sword scriptures and has a certificate of ordination certified by the government. Although he is young, he is the genuine head of Qingyun Temple.
Whether in Taoism or in the martial arts world, this identity must be recognized by Taoism.
He is the only heir of the Qingyun Temple, and there is no evil uncle or the like to seize his property.
There is only one old temple keeper in the temple, who is responsible for trivial matters such as receiving believers and offering incense and sacrifices.
The old temple keeper was an outer disciple, and in fact could only be considered an outsider in Qingyun Temple. According to the rules, the old temple keeper had to call him "Uncle Master".
Of course, the old temple priest is definitely a slippery person. But he has been in Qingyun Temple for a long time and knows the methods of Qingyun Temple. He does not have the courage to compete with Gao Xuan for the Qingyun Temple's property.
Gao Xuan's previous incarnation was devoted to cultivation and was a hands-off boss. His relationship with the old temple keeper was also very cold.
After Gao Xuan traveled through time and possessed the body, he declared to the old temple keeper that he needed to close his eyes because he was practicing Taoism.
Of course, it is hard to convince people of this statement, but Gao Xuan acted very confidently. The old temple keeper had to believe it even if he didn't want to.
This world is full of demons and monsters. Especially those who make a living from Buddhism and Taoism, if they don't have the ability, they will easily die.
Although Gao Xuan behaved a little strangely, the old temple keeper didn't dare to say anything.
Gao Xuan got familiar with the environment and fell in love with this green lake. The locals call this lake Anlong Lake.
It is said that thousands of years ago, there was a dragon that caused chaos and wreaked havoc everywhere, and was then suppressed to the bottom of a lake by a master’s magic.
Gao Xuan didn't find the dragon, but he found that the Anlong Lake was quiet and full of spiritual energy.
The so-called aura is a kind of artistic conception, not the aura that can really be absorbed.
The practice in this world is about the blessed places.
Although Qingyun Temple has an authentic heritage, it is only a third-rate sect in Taoism.
Gao Xuan entered with his consciousness and found that the cultivation level of this body was quite good, reaching the level of a tenth-level swordsman.
It would be fine if it was just his martial arts skills, the key is that the owner of this body has an excellent talent in thunder magic.
The Divine Thunderbolt Orthodox Method has already been practiced to the seventh level. This Orthodox Method has a total of nine levels.
According to the original owner's memory, his skills in thunder magic have far surpassed those of his deceased master.
In this Anzhou city, he is considered a top figure.
According to Gao Xuan's understanding, he entered the Book of Genesis through the correct method and obtained a top-quality trumpet.
This world is vast and endless. Although it is only a spiritual world, it contains endless treasures for practitioners.
Take the Divine Thunder Method for example. In Gao Xuan's opinion, it is the first-class technique to control thunder.
Gao Xuan's spiritual power is a hundred times greater than that of the original owner. Although he is not proficient in thunder magic, he has inherited the original owner's memory and cultivation, so it is easy for him to perform these thunder magic.
The Tianlong pupil can control the power of thunder and lightning. Gao Xuan has also practiced some corresponding secret techniques.
It took him two days to advance the Divine Thunder Method to the ninth level, which was the top level.
Unfortunately, the Divine Thunder Method is incomplete.
Gao Xuan didn't know what to do next, so he simply focused on the Water and Sky Sword.
Following him came the Hongyi Sword, hanging on his waist.
Gao Xuan went to Anlong Lake every day to sense the spiritual energy here. He had a deeper understanding of the Shuitian Sword every day.
After practicing like this for ten or eight years, Gao Xuan believed that his swordsmanship would be able to reach a higher level.
With a time velocity difference of 1:10,000, he could cultivate here for 50 to 60 years, while it would only take two days outside.
The reasons were complicated and involved many secrets. Gao Xuan certainly wouldn't tell a young girl too much.
The girl thought Gao Xuan was a little unhappy, and she also felt that she had said something wrong. She lowered her head in frustration and said, "Then let's go."
The middle-aged boat girl also nodded to Gao Xuan apologetically, but then she remembered that Gao Xuan couldn't see her, so she said softly, "Master, we'll leave first."
Gao Xuan nodded slightly.
The boat rocked and headed towards the center of the lake. The girl rowing the boat would occasionally look up at Gao Xuan. Her little face was full of sympathy.
She whispered to her mother, "The little Taoist priest is so pitiful."
"Don't talk nonsense. The dark blue Taoist robe he is wearing is of excellent quality and spotless. He is definitely not an ordinary Taoist. Don't talk nonsense with others..."
The boat girl had been busy in the rivers and lakes, so she had some experience. She saw that Gao Xuan had an extraordinary appearance and bearing.
It was clearly raining, but there was no mud on his shoes. This further shows his ability.
The boat girl knew that her daughter was a little fond of the young Taoist priest, but unfortunately, such a man was not something they could reach.
The girl didn't think so much, she was just still feeling upset that she shouldn't have said that just now.
The young man was clean and had a nice voice. She liked him very much at first sight.
The girl was happy again when she thought about seeing him again tomorrow. She thought that she would definitely ask his name tomorrow.
The boatwoman saw her daughter frowning and smiling, and she couldn't help but sigh. She looked up at the approaching pleasure boat and reminded her daughter, "Take out the prepared four-eyed five-koi fish. Master Zhang's boat is in front..."
The girl was a little reluctant, "Master Zhang and those two servants are all lecherous. They are not good people at first glance."
"Don't talk nonsense."
The boatwoman scolded him with a stern face, "The Zhang family is rich and powerful. We who make a living on the lake cannot afford to offend them."
As they were talking, the small fishing boat was approaching the pleasure boat.
The pleasure boat has two floors and is 50 meters long. The boat is designed to imitate the appearance of a loft and is beautifully decorated. The boat moored next to the pleasure boat makes it look even more shabby.
A young servant in green clothes stood at the bow of the boat holding an oil-paper umbrella and said to the girl with a smile: "Miss Xiaolian, your clothes are all wet. Come up to the fire to warm yourself up. I'll change you into clean clothes..."
"Pah, get the fish."
Xiaolian threw the straw fish basket to the boy and held out her wrinkled little white hands: "Two hundred coins, give me the money quickly."
“You’ve raised the price…”
The young servant in green took a look at the fish basket and said with a wicked smile, "It's not worth two hundred coins. Why don't you go up and sing a little song with the young master? If the young master is happy, he can give you a few taels of silver."
"I'm not going."
Xiaolian stamped her feet and said unhappily, "Give me the money now and stop talking nonsense."
The young man in blue was about to make a few more jokes when suddenly huge bubbles began to appear on the surface of the lake, like boiling water.
Not only were the small fishing boats swept away by the waves, but even the pleasure boats were swept away sideways.
This kind of painted boat is full of splendor and luxury. Sitting on the boat is like sitting in a house.
The sudden ups and downs made the people in the pleasure boat unable to sit still.
Master Zhang came out with two beautiful prostitutes. He asked with an unhappy look on his face, "What's the matter?"
The young servant in green pointed at the huge bubbles on the lake with a frightened look on his face, "Sir, there seems to be a monster."
"Bullshit, where did this monster come from in the center of Anzhou City!"
Master Zhang pointed at the bubbles with his folding fan in a haughty manner, "Who's going to go in and see what's going on?"
Everyone was terrified. There were many monsters in this world. It was not surprising that there was a water monster under Anlong Lake, which was so big.
The key point is that with such a loud noise, who would dare to go up and die
Master Zhang turned his eyes and saw the boat girl on the boat next to him. He smiled and said, "Boat girl, go in and take a look."
The boat girl turned pale and said, "Master Zhang, I dare not."
Master Zhang's face darkened: "Why, you don't listen? Do you still want to fish in this lake?"
Xiaolian was furious, but she didn't dare to get angry at Master Zhang. She whispered to her mother, "Mom, let's go."
The boat girl was very hesitant. It was easy to leave now, but if she offended Master Zhang, her life would be difficult in the future.
Not to mention anything else, as long as the other party gives a word of caution, no one would dare to buy her fish.
Master Zhang was looking down from a high position, and in fact he couldn't see the boat girl's expression clearly. He just saw that she was hesitant, and he felt very unhappy.
"You are such an ignorant woman."
Master Zhang felt a little embarrassed when he failed to give the boat girl his orders, so he shouted, "Someone, throw her down."
Naturally, there were bodyguards around Master Zhang. A tall and strong man jumped from the pleasure boat onto the fishing boat.
He was very good at martial arts, and when he landed on the boat he only caused the boat to sway slightly.
Seeing the other party's horrible appearance, the boat girl was even more frightened. She quickly knelt down and begged: "Master Zhang, we are of humble origins and ignorant, please let us go."
Master Zhang waved his hand coldly, signaling the bodyguards to act quickly.
The bodyguard grinned grimly, stretched out his big hand to grab the boat girl's neck, grabbed one of her legs with his other hand, and threw her forward with force.
This man had amazing martial arts skills. Standing on the swaying boat, he actually threw the boat girl five or six feet away.
The boat girl screamed and fell into the water. She was a good swimmer and she immediately adjusted her posture in the water and swam towards the boat.
At this moment, a big fish suddenly emerged from the bubble, opened its big mouth full of sharp teeth, and bit the boat girl in one bite.
Then, the big fish dived quickly, and the lake surface was covered with blood.
Seeing this scene, everyone was shocked.
Master Zhang reacted the fastest. He shouted in panic: "Go, go..."
A green shadow flashed, and Master Zhang suddenly found a young Taoist beside him. This Taoist didn't wear a Taoist hat, but had an ebony hairpin on his hair. He had a handsome and clear face, and wore a dark green Taoist robe. There was also a sword hanging from his waist.
The young Taoist was not very old, but he had an extraordinary appearance. But for some reason, he had his eyes closed.
Master Zhang shouted in surprise, "Who are you?"
Gao Xuan sighed softly, and said to Master Zhang: "You like to see the fish monster, right? I'll take you to see it clearly."
Gao Xuan grabbed Master Zhang by the collar and lifted him up. Master Zhang was horrified and shouted, "My father is Zhang Dongcheng. If you dare to touch me, I will kill your whole family!"
Gao Xuan said slowly: "I suggest you say something meaningful as your last words."
"Don't mess around, ah..."
Before Master Zhang could finish his words, he shot into the bubble like an arrow.
Then, the giant fish monster emerged from the water, its big mouth full of blood, and even with a piece of clothing.
The fish monster bit Master Zhang very accurately. As soon as it closed its mouth, Master Zhang's screams stopped abruptly.
Gao Xuan made a seal with his hand and pointed at the fish monster: "Devil, die."
A flash of lightning appeared out of nowhere and suddenly struck the fish monster. The blazing thunder made an earth-shattering roar, and the lightning spread in all directions.
(Second update~)
(End of this chapter)