Volume 1 Chapter 1 Who Is Zhang Pa

Chapter 1 Who is Zhang Pa ()

Zhang Pa is afraid of everything, including darkness, death, ghosts, tigers, and even fierce dogs. He is the guardian of the Ten Thousand Beasts Cave in Tianlei Taoist Temple on Tianlei Mountain. His master named him Hongwu, but his fellow disciples still call him Zhang Pa.

There are at least 8,000 disciples of the same generation as him in Tianlei Mountain, and they all know him because he is afraid. Whenever it is cloudy and thundering, accompanied by thunder roars and roars, there is always a hoarse voice shouting for help.

Because of fear, Zhang Pa became the most diligent person in Tianlei Taoist Temple. The uncles repeatedly preached the tragic and tragic battle between good and evil. Zhang Pa was very worried that he would become a corpse in the stories of the uncles, so he worked very hard. Tianlei Taoist Temple is the authentic Taoist of Yue State. Most of the 800 cultivation methods in the Sutra Pavilion have been read. He learned magic, not to defeat the enemy, but only to protect himself. He selected those with strong defense power and fast escape speed for careful study.

After working day and night, he practiced the Heavenly Thunder Magic to the sixth level, and his internal Qi cultivation reached the middle stage of the Qi Refining Stage, making him the best among his peers. At the same time, he practiced various escape spells such as the Golden Armor Body Protection and the Wind Technique. The most powerful thing was that he learned the six-level shield body protection magic, the Thunder Shield of the Heavenly Thunder Magic, the Golden Armor Body Protection, the Wood Spirit Body Protection, the Ice Barrier, the Thousand Walls of Rage, the Earth Armor, etc. Now he is practicing the seventh body protection magic, the Wings of the Wind God.

According to Zhang Pa's diligence and practice results, he could have entered the inner hall of the Heavenly Thunder Temple to concentrate on practicing, but because he was afraid of thunder, he would shout and scream when thunder struck, affecting others, so he was sent to the Ten Thousand Beasts Cave to accompany the monsters.

It takes half an hour to walk from the Ten Thousand Beasts Cave to the main peak of the Heavenly Thunder Mountain, and no matter how loud you shout, it won't be heard. There is also a barrier restriction that separates the inside and outside of the cave into two worlds. The head of the sect means to send you to a place where there is no one. You can shout, shout as much as you want, shout until your throat is broken and see who can hear you.

Zhang Pa is sixteen years old this year and originally had a harmonious family. When he was two years old, his parents took him to Tianlei Mountain to worship. On the way, they encountered a fight between cultivators. The thunder, wind, lightning and rain were terrible. The parents were so scared that they ran into the deep mountains and forests. As a result, they encountered wolves first and tigers later. His father fed the tiger with his own body to cover the mother and son's escape. His mother ran around with him and climbed high cliffs. Just as she put Zhang Pa down and cried to rest, a thunderbolt struck from the sky and landed on his mother. Suddenly, the two-year-old Zhang Pa became an orphan. Then he was rescued by a Taoist priest from Tianlei Mountain and became a Taoist child. From then on, Zhang Pa began to be afraid of everything, especially thunder.

At noon, when the sun was the most poisonous, Zhang Pa sat alone outside the Wanshou Cave. There was nothing in the loess field of several hundred square meters except him. Zhang Pa closed his eyes slightly, took a long breath, and looked calm. The big sun in the sky seemed not to be shining on him, and no matter how hot the weather was, it had nothing to do with him.

The book said that when the wings of the wind god are cultivated to a high level, they can be transformed into light wings, which are stronger than gold essence, and can be used as shields for defense and wings for flying, but it is difficult to practice.

Zhang Pa has been practicing for some time, trying hard to gather and refine qi, but after more than a month of hard practice, there is no progress. What the book said is right, this spell is not suitable for practicing in the Qi Refining period, and he is a little hesitant whether to continue.

At this time, there was a movement more than a hundred meters outside the field, and the air rippled like a lake. Zhang Pa knew that someone had touched the barrier of the Ten Thousand Beasts Cave, and it was probably a fellow disciple, so he stopped practicing and stood up, standing quietly in front of the cave waiting for someone to come.

In a few breaths, two Taoists ran down the path on the right side of the Ten Thousand Beasts Cave. They were in their twenties and cleaned up. Zhang Pa greeted them: "Brother Hongcheng, Brother Hongtu."

The two were in a hurry. Hongcheng said: "Xintian kites, twenty." He threw a Bagua-shaped jade token to Zhang Pa. Zhang Pa took the jade token and looked at it, then returned it to Hongcheng, and asked casually: "Why do you need so many kites?"

Hongtu replied: "Why? Of course, to go down the mountain. Hurry up, the master asked us to hurry."

Zhang Pa turned around and took out a jade token from his arms. It was the same size and shape as the one Hongcheng took. He gently pressed it into the air in front of the cave with his hand. There seemed to be a bracket in the air, and the jade token stood out of thin air.

Zhang Pa said to the two brothers: "Go in, don't make a fuss inside, Uncle Zhenyi is here." The two nodded in agreement.

From the outside, the Wanshou Cave is just a small hill with a cave door dug at the foot of the mountain. Only when you enter it will you know what a different world is.

The cave has no door, and it is pitch black from the outside. After entering the air barrier, it was still pitch black inside. There was a small hall with seven small holes carved out along the wall of the cave. Together with the entrance, it made up the number of Bagua, so this place was called Bagua Hall.

After the three entered the cave, Zhang Pa put away the jade card and walked to the first cave on the right. After standing still, he looked at Hongcheng: "Brother." Hongcheng had been to the Ten Thousand Beasts Cave several times and knew the rules. He took out the jade card just now and gently pressed it into the air in front of the cave. Zhang Pa took out another black iron card, which was also in the shape of Bagua, and pressed it into the air as well, whispering: "Okay." He led the way in, and Hongcheng Hongtu followed and took back the card key.

Only when you enter the cave in the cave do you know what the Ten Thousand Beasts Cave is. Originally, the road ahead was pitch black, but after climbing two steps, the scenery in front of you suddenly changed. There were blue sky and white clouds in the cave, gentle breeze and rising sun, countless kinds of exotic flowers, plants, rocks and spiritual trees, many small animals jumping back and forth between the trees and grass, and there were also strange birds flying in the sky, of various kinds.

After exiting the cave, there were three roads under his feet. Zhang Pa chose the middle one and went straight. Less than a hundred meters away, a huge rock as high as a hundred feet blocked the road. Zhang Pa took out two keys from his body, one black and one white, one iron and one jade, held them in his left and right hands, and chanted a spell. The keys slowly rose into the air, each emitting a beam of light, which hit the huge rock. The huge rock opened in response, and a cave door more than one person high was separated. The three people entered, but it was a shrine with many compartments in the shrine. Most of the compartments were filled with crystal and shining round beads. Zhang Pa counted out twenty spirit beads in a compartment marked with a flying bird and handed them to Hongcheng Hongtu.

The three people left the shrine and returned to the cave in the cave. Hongcheng held the spirit beads in both hands and probed into the divine consciousness. Suddenly, twenty red birds with sharp claws and beaks flew down from the sky. Hongtu took out the beast taming bag and put away the twenty birds. The three returned to the Bagua Hall. Strangely, Zhang Pa did not follow the original route. He closed his eyes and calculated for a while in the middle of the hall, then walked to the cave in the cave where he had just taken out the Xintian Kite. Before entering the cave, he casually played a jade card and stepped in. The scenery changed again, and the three had already left the Ten Thousand Beasts Cave.

Hongcheng was amazed: "The Eight Diagrams Xuantian Formation is really amazing. I have come here several times but still can't figure it out." Hongtu laughed at him: "Nonsense, if you mastered the Eight Diagrams Xuantian Formation, you would have been at the Elder Peak long ago."

Hongcheng also laughed, took out a spirit bead, and asked Hongtu to open the beast-controlling bag. Zhang Pa stopped him and said with a bitter face: "Brother Hongcheng, this, this, can you go away before putting it?"

Hongcheng laughed: "You are not afraid of small animals, but you are afraid of big ones?"

Zhang Pa just looked at him with a bitter face, and Hongtu tried to smooth things over: "Okay, it's not like I don't know him, don't tease you, brother, go quickly, the master is waiting."

Zhang Pa watched the two people walk away and disappear into the mountain path, and then a red bird about ten feet long flew up from the mountain path, and two people stood on the bird's back. It was Hongcheng and Hongtu flying away with the Xintian Harrier.

After finishing the work, Zhang Pa continued to meditate and practice. Just as he sat down, the air around him shook, and a middle-aged strong man appeared silently, looking a little depressed. Zhang Pa hurriedly stood up and saluted: "Greetings, Master Zhenyi."

The strong man said "yes" and asked: "What is Hongcheng doing here?"

"Master, they took twenty Xintian kites."

"Twenty? Why do they need so many? Ah, yes, the Qi Refining Conference."

Zhang Pa didn't know what the Qi Refining Conference was, so he didn't say much and stood aside respectfully.

Master Zhenyi didn't stay for long, he raised his flying sword and jumped up to fly.

Zhang Pa was left alone in the Ten Thousand Beasts Cave again. After being disturbed several times, he decided to give up practicing the Wings of the Wind God for the time being and go back to sleep.

There was a thatched hut on the right side of the cave. There was a bed, a table, and a chair in the room. There was nothing else. The table was cluttered with things, all protective gear such as goggles, helmets, armor, and soft armor. Needless to say, they were all life-saving magic weapons that Zhang Pa had accumulated over the years. But he was a child and never went down the mountain. The so-called protective gear was just a joke in the eyes of others. Moreover, as his cultivation level increased, these things became even less practical, but he was reluctant to throw them away, so he piled them up in the house.

Zhang Pa entered the house, lay on the bed with his arms and legs spread out, and then closed his eyes. Three puppies crawled out from under the bed, round and cute, vying to jump onto the bed and into Zhang Pa's arms. Zhang Pa laughed out loud: "Don't make trouble, go to sleep obediently." He slapped the three puppies and forced them to rest. The puppies didn't want to, and ran out with their butts sticking out. Zhang Pa raised his hand and pointed, closed the door, and let them make trouble in the house before falling asleep.

Zhang Pa was also afraid of loneliness. Living alone on the top of the mountain, it was better during the day, but it was particularly difficult after dark. Outside the house was the wind and the roar of animals in the forest, which turned into monsters and beasts in his ears. So he asked his senior brother to bring the three puppies back to keep him company when he went down the mountain.

There was a mountain spring behind the house, and next to the spring was a small cave with a stove and firewood inside, and some rice, vegetables, oil and salt. The plan of living for one person and three dogs was solved by this. As for the monsters in the Ten Thousand Beasts Cave, the Soul Control Hall is responsible for their food.

The next day was the test day for the Qi Refining disciples of Tianlei Mountain, and the disciples who passed on the skills came to check Zhang Pa's cultivation level. After a test, Zhang Pa was still the same. His internal Qi cultivation level was still the middle stage of Qi Refining, but his magic skills were extremely proficient. The disciples who passed on the skills sighed: "Why are you still practicing like this? Master said you put the cart before the horse, why don't you change?"

"I think it's always right to learn more." Zhang Pa answered anxiously.

"Alas, how much time do you have to practice? Life is only a hundred years. If you can't cultivate to the foundation building stage, you will die no matter how good your magic is. There is nothing to say to you. When I came, the master also said that if you can reach a high level of Qi Refining, I will summon you to Ziguang Pavilion to teach you the Jingxin Jue, so that you don't have to be afraid of anything." The disciples who passed on the skills shook their heads as they spoke.

Zhang Pa blushed and whispered, "Brother, I'm sorry, I'm just afraid."

"Who isn't afraid? Everyone is afraid of something, but you're too afraid. Forget it, I'm leaving." The disciple wanted to leave.

Zhang Pa suddenly asked, "What is the Jingxin Jue? Why doesn't the Sutra Library have this book?"

The disciple was a little impatient: "Do you understand what putting the cart before the horse? The eight hundred methods in the Sutra Library are actually the skills of how to use magic. The real Qi training and internal basic skills are all kept by the elders and masters. These are the basics. The better the foundation, the better the magic will be, but you do the opposite." After the disciple finished speaking, he flew away on his sword.