Cultivation starts with time management

Do you want Yujian to fly at low altitude and explore all these lanes?

Just as Chen Guanshui was thinking like this, he suddenly felt something was wrong.

Wait, the reason why I wanted to hide here was because the cave here could block Shi Liuli's arithmetic detection.

However, Shi Liuli has already found it by some other means, so is it necessary for me to stay here?

Otherwise, why not run away?

Such thoughts came from Chen Guanshui's heart, but soon went out again.

It's very simple, although Shi Liuli has found this place, the effect of shielding arithmetic still exists, so she can't confirm her identity.

But if he leaves this cave by himself, and then Shi Liuli goes out with him, and counts with his fingers... wouldn't it be the end of it?

At the beginning, even when I hid in the giant tree secret realm, I was able to be found out by the other party!

Chen Guanshui had a terrible headache, and his consciousness swept back again, only to find that Shi Liuli was following him secretly.

Or more accurately, she was trying to be sneaky, but she was completely exposed to her own vision.

Chen Guanshui became more and more helpless, thinking to himself that he can't leave if he goes, and he can't stay if he stays, what should he do?

On the other side, Xu Yinglian got rid of the mud barking behind him, looked at the unfamiliar environment around him, and felt a little irritable for a while.

With such a big cave, where can I find the cave?

After careful inspection for a while, she determined that she should be on a certain hill. There were dense trees and beautiful flowers everywhere, but there were no birds or insects, and it seemed quiet and dead.

Looking down from the hill, there is a huge city below, which is cut into many urban areas by high walls like spider webs.

Some urban areas are obvious markets, with wide main roads and large open spaces; some houses are scattered row upon row, and most of them are small and dilapidated houses.

It is inferred from common sense that these urban areas should be used for the survival of civilians, so where should monks live?

Xu Yinglian looked behind him, it was the palace at the top of the hill, and also the highest point of the entire city.

Suddenly, a beam of sword light shot from a distance, and then stopped in front of Xu Yinglian. It really was An Zhisu who was a sword and man.

"Are you still alive?" An Zhisu said in surprise.

Xu Yinglian's face immediately darkened, will she speak?Can't talk, can't you shut up?

"The monster's attack speed is very fast." Seeing her ugly face, An Zhisu explained, "I just relied on my footwork to get rid of them."

"Of course I also have a secret method." Although it is not a secret in the Kunlun Taiqing sect that he can use the Taoism of flame shuttle, Xu Yinglian didn't want to explain it to the other party.

"That's fine." An Zhisu breathed a sigh of relief, "At least if you go with me, you won't hold me back."

Xu Yinglian was in a worse mood, questioning and asking:

"Why should I go with you?"

"Aren't you looking for a hidden cave?" An Zhisu asked.

"That's right." Xu Yinglian said perfunctorily.

"I also want to find a cave." An Zhisu said naturally, "Since the goal is the same, why not do it?"

Why do we have to go together when we have the same goal?Xu Yinglian expressed that she couldn't understand her thinking, but she wisely didn't get entangled in this topic, and just walked down the hill silently.

"Why don't you go up?" An Zhisu asked again.

"If there are enemies, the enemies above may be even more powerful." Xu Yinglian said casually, "Dongyou was born in Penglai, and she is not good at fighting. I don't think she will run up... At this time, she should be hiding somewhere secret and safe." place, wait for us to find her."

"It makes sense." An Zhisu said in a thoughtful tone, although she couldn't tell from her expression that she was thinking.

The two walked down the mountain road until they re-entered the densely populated urban area, and Xu Yinglian suddenly asked:

"Speaking of which, why did the Taiyin sword master suddenly leave the sect?"

"I don't know." Speaking of this, An Zhisu also became depressed.

Seeing her indifferent attitude, Xu Yinglian wisely stopped talking.

After a while, An Zhisu seemed to express his feelings, and sighed and said:

"The most difficult thing to understand in this world is the human heart."

"That's right." Xu Yinglian felt the same way, "It's a person who gets along day and night, who can say that he really fully understands the other person?"

These words resonated with An Zhisu—thinking of Junior Brother Ling's determination to avoid seeing him, his heart felt even more painful.

Next, the two chatted with each other one after another.

But I don't know if it's because of a personality mismatch or a bad mood. Every time I can't say a few words, I stop talking, and I can't communicate at all afterwards.

In the opposite direction to the urban area where the two were located, in the market area on the other side of the city, Chen Guanshui was looking for that mud bark to kill him boredly.

Shi Liuli followed behind step by step.

She recognized that what Chen Guanshui used was a very ancient and rare secret technique: the universe in the sleeve.

It has to be said that this secret sealing method has excellent restraint against the demons. You just need to throw the sleeves casually, and you can put the opponent in the sleeves, and there is no chance of escaping.

But in memory, he has never seen that bastard master this secret technique.

Shi Liuli wanted to ask about the origin of this technique, but it was a relatively important private secret after all, and he knew that the other party would definitely not answer, so he could only guess secretly in his heart.

After Chen Guanshui cleaned up all the monsters in the market, he turned around and returned to the market.

Shi Liuli followed him to the middle of the street, and saw a pale black three-dimensional light door slowly emerging from the void.

"This is?" she asked curiously.

Chen Guanshui ignored her and just stepped into it.

The field of vision changed rapidly, and the surrounding light dimmed.

Shi Liuli followed into the small cave, and seeing shadow figures with distorted limbs and weird shapes all around her, she almost screamed out of fright.

But seeing that Chen Guanshui turned a blind eye to these shadows, she didn't react. She just followed behind him silently with her head down, like a meek little daughter-in-law returning to her husband's house.

Entering a nearby house, it was completely dark inside, and it was impossible to see anything clearly.

Shi Liuli wanted to get some light out, only to hear Chen Guanshui suddenly say:

"The mud bark in this area has been cleared."

"Great." A hoarse voice sounded in the distance, as if the vocal cords had been wiped with sandpaper, "The mud bark from other urban areas will definitely seep in slowly, but that's a matter of the future."

"After the bazaar is cleaned up, I hope Fellow Daoists can help us to confirm one thing from the government office."

"Government office?" Chen Guanshui asked.

"After going out, just walk along the main road." Shadow said, "The government office used to be a city guard facility responsible for maintaining law and order. There were not only mortal arresters, but also Jindan stage deacons guarding it. There is a government office in every urban area, which is set up at the intersection of the urban boundaries.”

"A certain senior... is the senior who opened up the cave here for us. At the beginning, he said that he would go to the government office to get some things, but he never returned after he left."

"Although there is a high probability that it has fallen, I still want to ask fellow daoists to confirm it for us. Of course, if there are any leftovers, please put them away properly."

"En." Chen Guanshui responded, and was about to turn around and leave when he heard Shi Liuli ask:

"Are you monks of Yutingmen? Have you lived from ancient times to the present?"

The shadow didn't answer, it seemed to be guessing the relationship between the two.

Shi Liuli wanted to ask again, but Chen Guanshui had already pushed the door out, so she could only follow quickly.

The two left the dark cave again and returned to the huge city of Yutingmen.

Chen Guanshui quickly confirmed the location of the main road, only to hear Shi Liuli say:

"Their words may not be credible."

"Nonsense." Chen Guanshui said lightly, "Do I look like the kind of fool who believes everything the other party says?"

"Then why do you still need to work for him?" Shi Liuli asked with a frown.

Chen Guanshui said in his heart that this little lady really didn't know, or was she deliberately pretending not to know, and tried to see my reaction?

After considering his words for a while, he replied:

"The secret methods and secret treasures left by the Yuting Gate have to be obtained from the hands of these shadow monks. The reason why they do things for them is just an expedient measure."

"In this way, this shadow seems to be similar to that of the mud bark, and it is also a product of some kind of demonization." Shi Liuli said in a deep voice, "I have seen it in ancient books before, saying that the ancient times have not yet repaired the sky. The 'Tianmojiao'."

"Different from the Heavenly Demon Dao that enslaves the Heavenly Demons today, the Demonic Ways of that day focused on the worship of the Heavenly Demons. They often plundered the population for large-scale live sacrifices in order to create monks who turned into Heavenly Demons. There are those whose souls perish but whose bodies are immortal, called 'mud' barking Luo'; and those with withered bodies but deep souls are called 'Ghost Yama'."

"Why does it sound like ghosts and corpses?" Chen Guanshui pretended to be stupid.

"The body and the soul are two completely different cultivation methods." Shi Liuli gave him a popular science explanation, "There are corpse cultivation and ghost cultivation in the Yin Guidao, so the Demon Cult naturally has the methods of 'demonizing the body' and 'devilizing the soul'." There are two factions, but no matter which route they take, their level of strength is far from that of the real Great Heavenly Demon."

"So that's how it is." Chen Guanshui pretended to be relaxed, and asked Shi Liuli, "Then according to fellow Taoist, what should we do next?"

Seeing that he threw the question back to herself, Shi Liuli was not discouraged by the fruitless trial, but thought carefully for a moment, and replied:

"How about going to the government office first?"

Chapter 33 Why Save Me

Once upon a time, Chen Guanshui thought that once he took off the mask, it would be equivalent to saying goodbye to them forever, and there would be no chance to meet them again.

In just a few short months, Xu Yinglian, An Zhisu, and Shi Liuli met face to face one after another, making him convinced that something must have been done to him, no matter where he hid, they would "just happen" to find him.

Among the three, An Zhisu was the most decisive, and would scream and kill when they encountered him; Xu Yinglian and Shi Liuli were relatively alert, but they sensed that something was wrong with him, but they didn't have no evidence like An Zhisu. Instinctively insisted on his identity.

But if they get along with each other for a long time, without the implication of the Kunlun mirror's illusion of flowers in the mirror, water and moon, it may be a matter of time before they are discovered.

Among them, the greatest threat to Chen Guanshui was Shi Liuli's completely unreasonable arithmetic ability.

The result of other people's calculations is to ask a question, and then "the hexagram image seems to have four interpretations: A, B, C, D." However, Shi Liuli's calculation ability is "the result of the hexagram image is obviously A".

In other words, most of the problems in this world are like crossword puzzles that have been completely solved to her, without any secrets at all—even she has already run here, and she even came to her door Come on, it's really scary.

On the way to the government office, Chen Guanshui deliberately walked slowly, and gradually came up with a countermeasure in his mind:

First, there is the question of how to deal with the current situation.

From the present point of view, Shi Liuli seems to have made up his mind to follow her before leaving this secret place.

Fortunately, the cave here can block the calculations, making Lady Liuli's greatest method useless, otherwise I'm afraid that I will be opened the box in a few minutes, and my identity will be completely exposed.

However, revealing her identity does not only rely on calculations, as long as she continues to stay by her side, she will reveal her flaws sooner or later—after all, the accumulated understanding of hundreds of years of getting along day and night, how can it be so easy to hide the past?

You can't stay here for a long time, this is one of them.

Of course, it is definitely impossible to go directly.Once she disappears, Shi Liuli must realize that she is leaving, and as long as she also leaves the cave, and her arithmetic ability returns to normal, she will immediately see through her disguise.

Therefore, we must first find a way to drag her here.

If the Kunlun mirror was here, Chen Guanshui would immediately ask her to disguise herself and help lure Shi Liuli and even other wives away...but the broken mirror went elsewhere.

Today, he also realizes that not only Ah Jing needs him, but also that he cannot do without Ah Jing's help.

Among other things, at least in terms of running and disguise, it is impossible for me to be perfect without Ah Jing.

Therefore, the second is to go to the East China Sea to find Ah Jing immediately after leaving the cave here.

I don't have Ah Jing, it's like Cao Cao without Guo Jia, it's like Shushan without a prime minister, that's absolutely impossible!

Whether she did it or not, you can slowly figure it out.But the most urgent task is to use Ah Jing's ability to conceal the feelings of the wives!

When Chen Guanshui made up his mind, the two had already arrived at the gate of the government office.

The style of government offices in ancient times was much different from those in modern cities, more like land temples than public halls.

There are two large vats on both sides of the door, half of the shark oil in them is less than half. These are long-burning lamps in ancient times, but due to the popularity of lighting instruments in modern times, such things that occupy too much space are basically no longer used.

Shi Liuli looked at the burning candle wick in the center of the oil surface, wondering what he was thinking, while Chen Guanshui stepped into it without changing his face, and saw a few distorted mud barkings lying on the ground in the dark courtroom inside. , as if worshiping something.

In front of them was a huge, monstrous statue of a god.

The shape of the statue is neither Buddha nor immortal, but a deformed monster with a big belly, with countless tentacles protruding from its body, inserting into the heads of each Nibiluo, as if sucking something.

Nipiluo's empty facial features showed neither sadness nor joy, rather than being plundered, it seemed more like an active offering.

After a few breaths, these mud barkers suddenly turned their heads at the same time, and looked at Chen Guanshui and Shi Liuli in silence.

Shi Liuli backed away slightly, suddenly something was wrong in her heart.

Chen Guanshui was still calm, he pinched the sword art with one hand, and Huolongyin shot out quickly, cutting off those tentacles at the same time.

The tentacles looked thick, but they were actually fragile. When they were burned by the flames of the fire dragon, they were immediately disconnected cleanly.

Shi Liuli glanced at it like lightning.She was more familiar with sword casting than array formations, and soon recognized that the style of the fire dragon chant did not come from any current sword casting technique, but must be the product of some ancient, lost sword casting technique .