Shen Luo's condition at the moment is really not very good. His body feels like it has been squeezed dry, especially his head is empty and his mental energy has been almost drained. It is indescribably uncomfortable.
After he broke through to Qi Refining Stage, his body was full of vitality. It could be said that he had got rid of the previous trouble of longevity, but his mental power did not increase much.
Shen Luo operates Minor Transforming Yang Art silently, speeding up the recovery of mental power by catalyzing Yang Gang energy.
Not long after, a red light shone on his face, and his whole body was exuding bursts of heat like a furnace.
Shopkeeper Hou next to him felt a heat coming from him, and his whole body felt as warm as the sun. The fatigue in his body seemed to be fading quickly, and a look of awe suddenly appeared on his face:
"Immortal skills, Mr. Shen is indeed a cultivator of immortality!"
A few nights ago, when he got up at night, he accidentally discovered Shen Luo activating the talisman in the backyard alley. He guessed that the other person might be a legendary cultivator, so he thought of asking him to draw talismans. What he saw and heard now made him more and more convinced of his guess, and he felt a little excited.
Shopkeeper Hou glanced at the talisman on the table, wishing to pick it up and take a look immediately, but without Shen Luo's permission, he dared not touch the table, so he had to stand aside quietly, not even daring to breathe.
After a full quarter of an hour, Shen Luo's face flashed with red light and disappeared into his body.
He slowly opened his eyes, and although his complexion was still a little pale, it was much better than before.
He stood up and picked up the talisman on the table, looked at it carefully for a moment, and nodded slightly.
Regardless of whether this so-called Wealth-attracting Treasure-gathering Talisman is really effective, it is the first talisman he drew after entering Qi Refining Stage, and it is also the most perfect talisman he has drawn so far.
"Shen has tried his best, but this Wealth-attracting Treasure-gathering Talisman is Suppressing Talisman, and the power of the talisman is dim, so I can't judge whether the painting is completed." Shen Luo said, handing the talisman in his hand to the shopkeeper named Hou.
"The talisman you drew is perfect. I would like to thank you!" Shopkeeper Hou was very confident in Shen Luo. He took the talisman and looked at it carefully. The more he looked at it, the happier his face became.
He took out a rather delicate rosewood box from his arms and put Wealth-attracting Treasure-gathering Talisman away in a precious place.
Immediately afterwards, he took out a wooden box, opened it and placed it on the table. Inside, there were two large ingots of silver ingots neatly placed, shining brightly, at least a hundred taels.
"The store's business has been slow in recent times. I really can't bring out more. I have a hundred taels of silver in my hand. It's not respectful. I hope Mr. Shen will accept it." The shopkeeper surnamed Hou said with his hand.
"The yellow and white things are not what I want. Shopkeeper Hou There is no need to spend money. I have already made it clear before that this talisman should be used to repay a favor." Shen Luo said with a wave of his hand.
"How can that be done? The young master is a guest of our shop and it is his duty to call the doctor. Now he is expending so much energy to draw a talisman for Hou. How can I get nothing in return?" The shopkeeper surnamed Hou looked anxious and said hurriedly.
"Let's do this. When you really get rich in the future, I'll come back and ask for some reward." Shen Luo said with a smile.
Seeing Shen Luo's firm attitude, the shopkeeper surnamed Hou had no choice but to take back the money.
He knew that Shen Luo still had things to do, so he didn't dare to stay here any longer, so he thanked her profusely before saying goodbye and leaving.
Shen Luo sat at the table for a while, took a piece of talisman paper, picked up the pen and started to draw the talisman, but this time it was Minor Thunder Talisman.
He is already familiar with this talisman, but the success rate is still not high. Even after advancing to Qi Refining Stage, he can only succeed with one out of five or six.
After a while, Shen Luo picked up the successfully drawn Minor Thunder Talisman and looked at it for a moment, held it in his hand, silently activated Magic Power in his body, guided a wisp of Magic Power into his palm, and then injected it into the talisman.
The surface of Minor Thunder Talisman's runes immediately bloomed with misty white light.
Shen Luo was overjoyed and hurriedly cut off the supply of Magic Power to prevent the talisman from being activated. The room in this inn could not withstand the power of a thunderbolt.
The light of the runes on Minor Thunder Talisman slowly became dim, and soon returned to its original state.
"After completing Magic Power, you can activate the talisman without using Yuan Stone!"
Shen Luo had previously asked Little Third to send talisman paper, and Cinnabar and other items came over just to confirm this matter, and the result was just as he expected.
He folded up the Minor Thunder Talisman and put it away, took the pen and paper next to it, and began to write a letter home again, telling his father that he no longer had any worries about his short life, so as to reassure him.
Naturally, the letter did not mention that he had become a Qi Refining Stage monk. He only said that he had succeeded in cultivating Minor Transforming Yang Art at Spring Autumn Temple and that the master had given him good medicine, which solved the problem of longevity.
He didn't mention anything about Nameless Heavenly Scripture to avoid leaking it.
Shen Luo put away the letters from home, packed his luggage and Stone Casket, got up, left the room, and came to the inn lobby.
It was past lunch time, and there were no customers in the lobby. Several waiters were standing or sitting bored, and the mistress even lay down on a table and dozed off.
"Mr. Shen, are you leaving?" The shopkeeper surnamed Hou was holding an abacus and settling accounts behind the counter. When he saw Shen Luo coming with the baggage, he hurriedly came out.
"Thank you, shopkeeper, for taking care of me these days." Shen Luo took out the rent money and put it on the counter table.
"Young Master has helped me a lot. If I charge you rent money again, how can I, Hou Liangcai, behave like a human being?" The shopkeeper named Hou blushed so hard that he took the rent money and handed it back to Shen Luo.
Shen Luo saw that his attitude was resolute, so he did not persist.
Shopkeeper Hou personally took Shen Luo's dark horse and sent him out. He repeatedly told Shen Luo that he must come to the town as a guest again if he had the opportunity in the future, and then let him go.
Shen Luo first went to the inn in the city to find a letter carrier to send home letters to, and then rode out of the city.
The terrain near Songfan County Town is flat, and the fields near the official road are lush with green grass. When the wind blows by, the wild grass rolls like waves, which makes people feel broad-minded.
Looking at the scenery in front of him, Shen Luo was shocked and urged his horse to gallop in the direction of Spring Autumn Temple.
This trip can be said to be a satisfying one. Not only did he remove a big stone from his heart, but he also stepped into Qi Refining Stage and found a new direction. Naturally, his mood at the moment was indescribable. He only felt the wind blowing in his ears and the scenery on both sides retreated rapidly.
The saying goes that when the spring breeze brings success, the horse's hoofs are diseased, and that's probably the case.
Two hours later.
Songfan County On a field road, Shen Luo was riding a horse, neither fast nor slow, looking around from time to time, as if observing the road conditions.
He was unfamiliar with the roads in Songfan County, and he drove his horse wildly on a whim, and accidentally lost his way.
He didn't know where this place was, and it was extremely desolate. He had been riding along the road for half an hour, but he hadn't met a single person, so he couldn't even ask for directions.
It was now dark, and there was a vast wilderness in front and behind. There were no lights at all, and there was only the sound of the wind blowing, like a ghost crying. It sounded quite scary. If a timid person were here, he would have been scared to death.
But Shen Luo has achieved a little success in practice now, and people who are skilled in art are bold, so they won't care.
After walking forward for another seven or eight miles, the sound of rushing water came from the front.
Shen Luo urged the horse to follow the sound, and a moment later a broad river appeared in front, as wide as three Luan Rivers. The waves in the river were rolling, and the undercurrents were surging, which was far wider than Luan Rivers.
"Hey, what kind of river is this? Did I go in the wrong direction?" Shen Luo frowned.
He recalled the Songfan County map he had seen before. He couldn't remember the name of the river in front of him, and felt a little embarrassed.
If he was alone at this moment, with Water-Treading Art around, he could try to cross the river no matter how wide it was, but there were horses. He asked himself that he didn't have the ability to cross with the horses.
If he abandoned his horse to cross the river, he would not know where he was going. If he got sidetracked, he couldn't walk on foot in the wilderness, right?
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