Strange mountains and rivers

According to the rules of the Taoist Association, registration for the challenge officially begins on the fifth day of the Shangyuan Festival, including the personal challenge starting on the twelfth day of the first lunar month, and then starting from the current Shangyuan Festival, the sect family competition and the personal challenge will begin in parallel.

The competition venue is located in the square behind the Grand Campus and the Taoist Palace.

The campus is large in scale, with twelve earthen platforms built as a venue for the individual challenge competition, which can accommodate twelve pairs of players starting the competition at the same time.

In the square behind the Taoist Palace, there are four larger arenas that can accommodate more spectators and can accommodate four starts at the same time.

After registering for the challenge, the results of the competition will be posted on the first day. If you have any objections, you can appeal in time.

Registration started on the tenth day of the first lunar month. Early in the morning on the eleventh day of the first lunar month, you can imagine that the bulletin board outside the Taoist Palace was crowded with people again.

It was still dark, so Chen Huaisheng sighed and looked at the sleeping beauty next to him. He resisted the torment in his heart and got out of the bed.

No wonder Wenwen Township is called the Tomb of Heroes. As a strong-blooded man, how many people can endure such a situation?

He almost had to do some morning exercises with Beauty in his arms. If he hadn't thought that the real morning class was still waiting for him, Chen Huaisheng would have really exploded.

He carefully covered Bao Qi with the quilt, and stuffed Bao Qi's arm that looked like mutton-fat jade aspic into the quilt. Then he tiptoed out and entered the practice room next door.

Seeing Chen Huaisheng going out, Fang Baoqi opened his eyes with a warm smile. He sat up and let the two trembling snow hills stand in the wind.

Today is the bulletin board announcing the situation of tomorrow's challenge. Although Fang Baoqi doesn't care about that situation, he also knows that his lover will fight for the Chonghua sect from tomorrow on.

Although this kind of sparring is not fatal, if the level of the field control Taoist is a little lower, it is not impossible to be slightly injured or even seriously injured.

She is naturally worried about her husband.

She could also feel the changes in her lover's spiritual realm. It was precisely because she felt that her lover was resting on her side, and the yin and yang complemented each other, and the dragon and tiger met each other, which was of great benefit to him, that she did not insist on letting Chen Huaisheng return to Chonghua. Go to the station.

After putting on her bra and putting on her underwear under the quilt, Fang Baoqi got out of bed. She had to prepare breakfast for her lover.

Suet leek pancakes and crispy cheese, plus a big bowl of fish maw soup.

The suet comes from the suet of big horn sheep, and the leeks come from spring-leaf leeks specially irrigated by spiritual springs.

Crispy cheese comes from the milk produced by Jiaoantan sheep specially raised in Bianjing City.

This is also a gradeless monster, but after years of domestication, it can produce a large amount of milk. The cheese made from this goat's milk is expensive.

Needless to say, fish maw soup.

The first fish produced in Jinming Pond is definitely not available for purchase. It has long been reserved by the royal family and large sects. However, there are many small lakes and swamps around Jinming Pond, and even outside the city, there are many lakes that lead to the Wuzhang River and Bianhe River. The water, supplemented by spiritual spring water, is used to breed spiritual fish, such as black pool fish, black turtle, etc., which has gradually become an excellent channel for making profits.

With so many cultivators and Taoists in Bianjing City, there is naturally no shortage of wealthy people. Many of them like to eat spiritual fish, which of course has become an industry.

When Chen Huaisheng came out after completing his exercises, he was looking at a table of food.

A plate of suet and leek pancakes is also his favorite. Although the pancakes are not small, he can eat five or six of them for breakfast every day. A large bowl of fish maw soup is just enough to fit through the cracks, and a box of crispy cheese is added as an appetizer. It is simply a paradise on earth life.

He is really worried that if he stays here for a long time, this journey will end. How can he adapt to it when he returns to Langling Mountain Gate?

Fang Baoqi felt even more happy when she watched Chen Huaisheng gobble up everything on the table like a whirlwind.

Wiping his mouth, Chen Huaisheng stood up and sighed, "I am happy here, but I don't miss Shu. I understand today."

Fang Baoqi rolled his eyes at Chen Huaisheng: "You can make junior brother so satisfied with just one meal?"

"No, this is not just about a meal, but also last night..." Chen Huaisheng blinked his eyes, and Fang Baoqi was so embarrassed. Even though they were husband and wife, they had already known each other, but to say it like this in a boudoir whisper was still She was so shy that she raised her fist and punched Chen Huaisheng, but Chen Huaisheng held her back, "Sister, I misunderstood. I want to say that from last night to this morning, every bit of it has penetrated my heart and I can't extricate myself."

Fang Baoqi felt a little relieved when she heard Chen Huaisheng speak seriously, but then she heard that Chen Huaisheng deliberately emphasized the word "pull" when he said it was difficult to extricate himself. He didn't understand it for a while.

But when Chen Huaisheng blinked again, he suddenly realized. His beautiful face like Guanyin suddenly turned red. He stood up, glared at Chen Huaisheng, picked up the bowl and left.

Chen Huaisheng didn't care, didn't the couple have to have some little fun like this to be interesting?

If you spend all day practicing martial arts just to upgrade and break through the realm, what's the point of living a thousand years?

"Baoqi, I have to leave. Today's challenge is coming out. I also want to see if I have been challenged." Chen Huaisheng said casually, leaning against the door frame of the kitchen.

Fang Baoqi put down the dishes in his hands and came over with his lips pursed, "Then you must be careful. Although there are Taoist masters controlling the situation, you still have to guard against those people making sudden ruthless moves..."

"Haha, then they should be on guard against me." Chen Huaisheng held Fang Baoqi's catkin in his hand, "Don't worry, I know it myself. Besides, you should know how I am doing these days..."

Seeing that Fang Baoqi's face turned red again, Chen Huaisheng stopped teasing the beauty and nodded: "I'm leaving first. I'm afraid I won't be able to come tonight..."

"I will go to the competition tomorrow,..."

Chen Huaisheng nodded, "Then you should be careful yourself."

Chen Huaisheng went out, but did not return to his residence. Instead, he went outside Chenqiao Gate.

I made an appointment with Xiong Zhuang to meet here.

He saw Xiong Zhuang's burly body from afar. Chen Huaisheng took a look around first. This place was relatively remote, so he wanted to avoid attracting people's attention.

Seeing Chen Huaisheng's arrival, Xiong Zhuang showed a simple and honest smile with a hint of shrewdness on his face, and stepped forward, "Xiang brother."

"Brother Bear."

Chen Huaisheng looked up and down Xiong Zhuang's figure. He had lost a lot of weight. Although he was still much taller and stronger than ordinary people, he was no longer too conspicuous. If he was a businessman from Beirong, he would usually be a businessman from Beirong. Can all believe it.

Walking along the moat, Chen Huaisheng asked Xiong Zhuang about his situation in the past two years.

"..., I first stayed in Bianjing for half a year. I didn't dare to enter the city, so I just stayed outside the city. Then I went to Luoyi and saw Beimang Mountain, which is known as the first tomb of Zhao. Then I crossed the river to the north. I walked a large circle of the Five Elements Mountain, but I didn’t dare to go too deep. I just walked along the edge. The monsters there are no worse than those on the Yushan side, or even worse..."

Five Elements Mountain is the largest forbidden area in the Northland. It is called an S-shape that runs through the entire Northland and divides the Northland into east and west sides.

"Later, I went to the east again, and visited Jijun, Suijun, and Qiaojun. I didn't arrive in Bianliang until November. I rested for a few days. I guessed that you would come to Bianjing to attend the Taoist meeting, so I went I went to Kaibao Temple Iron Tower and left a mark..."

Xiong Zhuang said as he walked: "In the past two years, I have traveled thousands of miles, read hundreds of books, contacted many people, and got to know some people..."

"Brother Xiong, do you have any close friends?" Chen Huaisheng asked.

Xiong Zhuang hesitated for a moment and shook his head: "People are unpredictable. Some people may seem worth getting along with, but later you will find that they have other agendas, or they just have incompatible personalities. I remember what you reminded me. Those who harm others You must be cautious, and you must be on guard against others. Sometimes I feel that I am being too cautious, but in the end I find that what I least want to see often happens,..."

Chen Huaisheng was unavailable for comment.

It is inherently difficult for cultivators to gain the friendship of human beings, and it is even more difficult for humans to gain the friendship of cultivators. Moreover, many monks are born with some bad attitudes towards cultivators, which makes it easier to cause many unexpected events. , Xiong Zhuang should have also tried to contact human monks, but it was obvious that he did not get what he wanted.

Seeing that Chen Huaisheng remained silent, Xiong Zhuang smiled: "Actually, I think having a friend like Xiandi is enough. We don't have many friends. The key is to be able to communicate with each other."

Chen Huaisheng smiled and said, "Maybe it's because Brother Xiong and I are in love, or maybe it's because we met each other by fate. I also have many friends, but to be honest, many of my friends in name are actually far worse than Brother Xiong."

Chen Huaisheng's words made Xiong Zhuang even more pleased. He patted Chen Huaisheng on the shoulder and everything was understood without saying anything.

Finally, they talked about the Taoist Association. Chen Huaisheng also said that he would participate in the Taoist Association competition. Xiong Zhuang felt that Chen Huaisheng had no problem. He could feel that Chen Huaisheng had made great progress compared to two years ago.

"By the way, dear brother, I'm traveling a lot now. I walked around a lot in the north and the three counties in the east. I like to go into the mountains when I have nothing to do, and I picked up a lot of good things. , I only brought one thing that is easy to carry today, take it..."

Xiong Zhuang took out a cloth bag from his chest: "I came across this thing in the Southern Five Elements Absolute Territory, the White Dragon's Slough Shell,..."

The shell of the white dragon?

Chen Huaisheng was startled: "Brother Xiong, have you met a dragon?"

"No, but the dragon's nest should be where the dragon shed its shell. Not long after walking, I saw a huge ravine, leading straight to a deep ditch, and the deep ditch went through the mountains and cliffs, reaching the river. The white dragon should have entered the river. I left, leaving behind this relic with a strong dragon spirit. I don’t know if this thing is of any use to you, but it seems that you have a special respect for dragons. I guessed that this thing could be of some use, so I picked it up. arrive."

Is it more than just useful? Chen Huaisheng couldn't help but sigh.

Taking the feather-light remains, Chen Huaisheng looked at it carefully. The strong fishy smell mixed with the dragon's aura went straight to his forehead.

Because the dragon body leaves, the slough will shrink rapidly, shrinking to less than a foot, but this foot of dragon skin is so valuable.

This Brother Xiong is really a lucky general. He can pick up a dragon skin even if he goes to the extreme realm.

This dragon's relic is actually the dragon skin left over from the dragon's transformation. It can be used to make robes, and the dragon energy on it can be combined with the dragon skin to practice some special spells.

It's just that Chen Huaisheng is not very proficient in how to use this layer of dragon skin, but he knows that this thing is very valuable and has many uses, especially because the dragon energy still retains a considerable amount of dragon skin, which can be used in many magic practices. , it is the number one material in the world for making cassocks.

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