Volume 1 Chapter 41 Big Stone
Chapter 41 Big Stone
The Taoist Zhentian was asked by his senior brother Zhenru to gather the thirteen monks to help Zhang Pa solve his problems. He didn't expect that he would refuse. He stood there for a while and exhaled, "Okay, in that case, let's discuss Hongwu's apprenticeship later." He said to Zhang Pa, "You can choose a place within a thousand miles of Tianlei Mountain to practice meditation. If you don't understand anything, just ask Hongyuan directly." Then he spoke to the twelve monks, "Please excuse me for making a wasted trip. Zhenkong and Zhenyi, you two follow me."
The thirteen monks in Ziguang Pavilion are all at the Jindan stage. Zhenyi's golden elixir was broken, so they should be automatically removed from the list. The Taoist Zhentian took into account their friendship for many years and spent a lot of effort to help him recover his skills. Now he wanted to take him to ask his master, the real master Tieguan, for help in refining the elixir.
The thirteen monks left one by one, leaving Zhang Pa alone. He stood there for a while, not knowing whether his choice was right or wrong. However, since he had chosen it, he had to go on. No matter how difficult the road ahead was, he must persevere. The headmaster said that among the thousands of martial arts in the world, if you practice any of them firmly, you may be able to reach the golden road, as long as you are willing to persist! Zhen Tiandaoren is an example. He practiced the entry-level martial arts Tianlei Divine Art to the highest level, cultivated the Tianlei Sword, and cultivated the Absorbing Heavenly Power for his own use.
The question is, can I hold on? Looking down at the wet Taoist robe on his body, he used his power to steam it dry.
He ran into Hongyuan outside the hall and saw Zhang Pa and shouted: "I heard that you are back. How is it? What did you gain from this trip?" While talking, he also checked Zhang Pa's cultivation level. He was shocked on the spot and said in disbelief: "High-level foundation-building period?" He tried to imagine it as high as possible, but still underestimated it.
Zhang Pa was not interested. Seeing Hongyuan coming, he bowed and said, "Hello, Senior Brother."
Hongyuan smiled bitterly and said, "You are so much more advanced than me, why do you still call me Senior Brother? I should call you Senior Brother." Zhang Pa was not interested in joking. He took out the flying sword that Hongyuan gave him before going down the mountain and handed it to him respectfully, saying, "Thank you for the sword, Senior Brother. It is not damaged at all. Please check it." Hongyuan grabbed the flying sword and said, "What are you checking? It's a piece of junk." He also felt bored.
Zhang Pa felt a little regretful. He had refined so many magic swords in Yue Shangji, but he didn't think of leaving one for Senior Brother Hongyuan. He cursed himself for being mean and cold-hearted. He had to wait for a chance to make up for it in the future.
It was right that he didn't leave the magic sword, but Zhang Pa didn't think of that step. If Zhang Pa returned to the mountain to give his senior brother the magic sword, his senior brother would ask where the sword came from. Zhang Pa couldn't say that he refined it himself, otherwise he would be asked where the refining cauldron came from? Where did the materials come from? Where did the spirit stone come from? A bunch of questions.
I can only tell lies. Did I rob it? Pick it up? Bought it? Where did I get the money to buy it? You need such a treasure, so why don't you keep it? Zhang Pa doesn't like to lie. If he really gave away the magic sword, he would need to cover it up with lies one after another. So it was right not to keep the magic sword.
It should be said that Zhang Pa was a little lucky. Not only did he do the magic sword thing unintentionally, but even his choice just now was a lucky one. If Zhang Pa wanted to take a shortcut and accept the memory stripping of the Tianlei lacking technique, then the secrets in his mind would be completely presented to the thirteen monks. The thirteen monks may have a one in a thousand chance of generously letting Zhang Pa go, and not pursuing the concealment and hiding, or even various treasures, but what about Lin Sen? What about Fu'er and others? The place where the five spirits gather must be extremely dangerous. It is more practical to let the monks let go of the advanced magic medicine than to pray that the sun rises from the west.
Zhang Pa's persistence in himself inadvertently saved his own life and the lives of Lin Sen and others.
Hongyuan was very curious about Zhang Pa's sudden improvement in cultivation, and asked him: "Did you have any adventures? Tell me about it." "Adventures?" Zhang Pa did not answer but asked: "Uncle Zhentian said that I can choose a cave to practice. I wonder if you have any recommendations?"
"Build your own cave to practice? You have already reached the top level of foundation building?" Hongyuan was moved again.
Generally speaking, after foundation building disciples become apprentices, they will practice with their masters. Unless they reach the top level and are about to break through the realm, they will be allowed to open their own mansions.
Zhang Pa laughed self-deprecatingly: "I guess so."
Strength is the symbol of everything. Hongyuan did not dare to joke anymore, and took out a map from the storage bag, spread it on the ground and guided Zhang Pa to read it. The map is very old, and it is unknown which generation passed it down. It fully marks the hills, spirit veins, and water sources of the Tianlei Mountain Range. He introduced to Zhang Pa: "The main peak has the most spiritual energy. In addition, there are also eight bees and three valleys with sufficient spiritual energy. They are all affiliated peaks of the main peak. Uncles and ancestors have built houses to live in them. Within a thousand miles, there are three mountain ranges with slightly weaker spiritual energy..." Hongyuan wanted to say more, but was stopped by Zhang Pa: "Where are there the least people?"
"What?" Hongyuan didn't understand.
"I mean which mountain has the least monks?" Zhang Pa didn't care about the spiritual energy. He just wanted to find a place where there were no people. He had too many secrets, so it was always a good thing to stay away from them.
Hongyuan looked at Zhang Pa strangely, not understanding what he was thinking. He pointed to the west of the map and said, "There is no cultivator on the west side of Tianlei Mountain. There is only a huge stone peak there, which stretches for hundreds of miles. It is very dangerous with rugged rocks." Zhang Pa nodded, "Okay, I'll go and take a look." Hongyuan's eyes were bigger than a cow's, and he hurriedly dissuaded him, "There is no spiritual energy in that place, let alone spiritual energy, there is no vitality. What can grow on the stone?" Zhang Pa smiled and said, "It doesn't matter. It's good to go and see the big rock."
Seeing that Zhang Pa had made up his mind, Hongyuan stopped trying to persuade him and said, "I'll take you there." Zhang Pa thanked him, "Thank you so much, Senior Brother."
The two of them flew up to the sky with their magical powers. Hongyuan released his flying sword and stood on it, waiting for Zhang Pa to release his magic weapon. Zhang Pa's mind formed gaseous wings behind him, which fluttered gently, and the whole person immediately rose into the air. Hongyuan praised, "I have also practiced this technique, but it never works. Senior Brother is really good." Zhang Pa said modestly, "Anyone can do it." Speaking of this, he suddenly remembered the practice of talismans, and he would go to the Sutra Pavilion to choose a technique in the future.
Hongyuan led the way in front, and flew nearly a thousand miles in less than half an hour. Zhang Pa sighed that the speed was too slow, far behind Fei Zhi. Hongyuan stopped and pointed to the bottom and said, "This is it." Zhang Pa looked down.
If you hadn't seen it with your own eyes, you couldn't imagine that there was such a big stone in the world. It ran for dozens of miles from east to west, up and down like a mountain range, but it was just a big stone. There are occasional depressions on the stone, where dust has accumulated for thousands of years, and some short trees, crooked branches and weeds have grown. The boulder is about seventy miles long from east to west, and about ten miles wide from north to south. Under the boulder is a gravel field that surrounds the boulder. Outside the gravel field, the lush green vitality of the Tianlei Mountains has been restored, with endless trees, flowers and plants.
Zhang Pa wanted to go west, but was stopped by Hongyuan: "The rules of Tianlei Mountain are that you can only build a mansion and practice within a radius of a thousand miles." Zhang Pa explained: "Want to see what's on the other side?" Hongyuan suggested: "This place has scarce spiritual energy and is far from the main peak. No one will build a mansion here. It's better to go north. There is a good mountain there, and it is also an unowned mountain."
Zhang Pa shook his head: "Wait for me to get off, I'll look around." He exerted his full strength to display the wings of the wind god, and like a gust of wind, he flew around in the southeast, northwest and northeast directions of the boulder.
Hongyuan stayed where he was, watching him come and go quickly, like a black line, spreading rapidly. When he came back, he exclaimed: "It's amazing. With just the flying magic, even the uncles may not be as fast as you." Zhang Pa chuckled and said, "How is it possible?" Just now, he was very satisfied with this place. The boulder was surrounded by dense forests, and no immortal cultivators were practicing here. Especially in the west, after flying a thousand miles, the divine sense explored a hundred miles, but there was no human habitation, only some ordinary beasts. In the north, after flying more than 800 miles, he found a fellow cultivator. In the east is the main peak of Tianlei Mountain, which is natural. The only thing worth mentioning is the southeast direction, a thousand miles away is Daoxian Town, an ordinary village that Zhang Pa visited when he first went down the mountain.