Go out of the lobby, enter the inner courtyard, walk along the corridor, and arrive at the exorcist department's warehouse.
There is a stone tablet as tall as one person outside the warehouse door, with densely written words engraved on it:
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""Guiyuan Jue", lower grade Kung Fu, exchange price: five hundred meritorious deeds;
""Lightning Whip", low-grade martial arts, exchange price: five hundred meritorious deeds;
""Dog Beating Stick Technique", low-grade Martial arts, exchange price: five hundred meritorious deeds;
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"Cloud-piercing bow, low-grade magic weapon, exchangeable price: 1,100 meritorious deeds;
"Bone-crushing hammer, a low-grade magic weapon, exchange price: one thousand meritorious deeds;
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"Spirit Gathering Pill (one piece), which can temper the true essence and strengthen the soul. , necessary for breaking through the first to second realms, exchange price: 100 merits;
"Jingxin Pill (one bottle), which can stabilize the mind and assist in practice, is suitable for monks in the first realm, exchange Price: Three hundred meritorious deeds;
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As an ordinary small county, the Yishui County Exorcism Department does not have magical weapons or peerless martial arts in its warehouse, only some An ordinary resource, but an indispensable resource in the process of spiritual practice.
If you want higher-level secrets or magic weapons, you have to go to the nearby "big city" - Qingzhou Prefecture to redeem them.
For example, one of Gu Xu’s colleagues once spent two thousand merit to exchange it in Qingzhou Mansion for a mid-grade machete that was as sharp as clay. He carried it on his back every day and showed it off when he saw others.
It is said that in the treasure house of the Daqi Dynasty Exorcist Division’s headquarters in Jingcheng, as long as you have enough merit, you can even exchange for extremely rare high-grade skills, peerless magic weapons, etc.
For example, the amulet hand-drawn by the National Preceptor.
For example, the "Tai'a Sword Technique" pioneered by Emperor Taizu.
For example, the relics left by those who ascended in the past.
Gu Xu stared at the price list for two seconds, and couldn't help but lament his poverty again.
The exorcist department’s night shift worker in the warehouse is a hunchbacked old man.
As soon as he saw Gu Xu, he frowned and said impatiently: "Why is it always you?"
"Because I am actively eliminating harm for the people. He is a model monk, and his merits are naturally a little more than others." Gu Xu replied with a smile, while handing the note with "Jingxin Pill" to the hunchbacked old man.
The old man glanced at the note, then took out a white porcelain bottle from the drawer and threw it towards Gu Xu without raising his head.
Gu Xu stretched out his hand and caught it steadily.
"It's late, it's not safe, go home quickly!" The old man began to drive people away.
But Gu Xu still stood where he was.
He opened the white porcelain bottle and smelled the smell inside - it was the beautiful fragrance of Three Hundred Merits. Then he shook out the elixirs one by one and put them in the palm of his hand to make sure there were enough. , before putting them back together.
"You bastard, leave quickly! Don't stand hereIt affects my work! "The hunchbacked old man waved his hand and urged again with a straight face.
Gu Xu finally turned and left.
The old man showed a relieved smile on his face and took out the words hidden in his arms again. "The Oil Seller Monopolizes the Oiran", he read it with great interest
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After Gu Xu got the elixir, he returned to the lobby and took Chen Jisheng to deliver it. He left the yamen with his eggs, white fungus, and wolfberry and returned to his home.
Gu Xu’s home is only two streets away from the exorcism department yamen and can be reached within a five-minute walk.
This is a small courtyard house, a legacy left by the original owner's parents.
Although it is not large, it is more than enough for Gu Xu to live alone.
Eight years ago, Yishui County suffered a large-scale attack by ghosts. The original owner once watched his parents being chewed and eaten alive by a giant basilisk.
From then on, the seeds of hatred were buried in the heart of the original owner.
So, when the original owner turned sixteen, he angrily joined the Exorcism Department, determined to avenge his parents, and gritted his teeth to "kill." Light all the ghosts and drive them out of this world."
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Gu Xu unlocked the door, crossed the threshold, walked around the screen wall, and walked through the narrow Enter the courtyard and walk straight into the main house facing south.
The candles in the house were all lit up, dyeing the entire courtyard a bright orange color.
"Master. , you are back! "A little book boy in a gray shirt stood at the door and bowed slightly to him.
"Go and pour me a cup of tea. I'm going to start practicing. "Gu Xu ordered.
"Yes, young master. ”
When Gu Xu took off his shoes and changed clothes, and sat cross-legged on the bamboo mat, a steaming cup of tea had already been placed in front of him.
But the little book boy had disappeared. Without a trace.
On the screen behind Gu Xu, there was an unknown portrait - the little book boy in the portrait was smiling, and his appearance was the same as the one standing at the door just now. The cloth-shirted book boy is exactly the same.
The method of talismans is ever-changing.
It can also exorcise ghosts and give spirituality to the characters in the painting.
It’s a pity that Gu Xu is now. His strength is low. The little book boy he painted can only serve tea and pour water.
Gu Xu picked up the tea cup, took a sip, and then took out a small white porcelain bottle containing "Jingxin Pill". He stuffed a round light green pill into his mouth
Then he closed his eyes
A sweet taste started from his throat and quickly spread throughout his body. .
The distracting thoughts in his mind disappeared instantly.
He also became calm and peaceful, as if nothing in the world could cause his emotions to fluctuate at all.
He began to recite scriptures silently and perform exercises
It was different from what was described in the novels about cultivating immortals in his previous life., there is no such thing as "spiritual energy of heaven and earth" in the land of the wilderness - there is only the ubiquitous aura of death.
Yin Qi is the source of the power of demons and ghosts, but it is harmful rather than beneficial to human beings.
Until the cultivation method appeared.
People use cultivation techniques to try to force Yin Qi into the meridians, and after thousands of tempers, condense it into "true essence".
But this process is also extremely dangerous.
If you are not careful, your mind will lose control, your soul and body will be swallowed up by the Yin Qi, and you will eventually turn into an irrational monster.
So people often say that practice is to live toward death.
Every step forward is a crazy test under the eyes of the Lord of Hell.
Initially sensing the Yin Qi, opening the body's acupoints, and condensing the true energy is the first state of practice - [Ghost Pass].
"Ghost Pass" is the legendary first pass through which souls enter the underworld after death.
Advancing to the realm of "Ghost Gate" means officially embarking on the path of spiritual practice of narrow escape and death, and there is no turning back from now on.
Gu Xu also jokingly called it "the first step to commit suicide."
The "Jingxin Pill" can help him stabilize his mind during this process and avoid being eroded by Yin Qi.
As Gu Xu softly recited the exercise scriptures, the Yin and Death Qi between heaven and earth instantly turned into a whirlpool, surging into his body.
His face became extremely pale, like a corpse.
And there was a faint whisper in his ears, illusory and blurry, which seemed to be tempting him to open his heart, fall into the darkness, and embrace a more powerful power.
But under the protection of the Jingxin Pill, his mind was still as calm as still water.
After an hour, the effect of the Meditation Pill disappeared.
The turbid Yin Qi has been filtered out of impurities and turned into pure essence, flowing through his meridians like the first melting snow in spring.
Then he took out another pill and swallowed it in one gulp...
When the third pill was exhausted, it was dawn.
The golden sunlight filtered through the window, casting mottled light spots on the ground, and also illuminated the young man's pale and delicate face.
The first level is perfect.
This is the result of Gu Xu’s night of practice.
He only needs to spend a few more days to solidify his foundation, and then he can try to break through to the second realm.
Anyone else would definitely be excited about this progress that is far faster than ordinary people.
But Gu Xu was not happy at all.
There were nine Jingxin Pills in a bottle, and he used three of them in one night.
This is equivalent to him using up one hundred merit points in one night, and he needs to kill ten more demons to earn it back.
"It seems that we have to find a few more lucky ghosts today," Gu Xu stood up from the bamboo mat and stretched, "I hope the ghosts I encountered today can be a little more durable." Son, otherwise my experiment will not workDone. "
Thinking of this, he put on his green shirt, shoes and scarf again, and went to work in the Exorcism Department in high spirits.