Killing God - Chapter 59

Chapter 59
The windows and doors of the Five Elements Hall were all open, and the morning sun shone in from outside, making the hall look very bright, but it was a bit less deserted. Unlike the other palace buildings in Lingxiao Sect, where there were eight gossip patterns, the floor of the Five Elements Palace was neatly divided into five large pieces. They were golden, green, white, red, and yellow, which corresponded to the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth.

Each color of the ground started from the center of the Five Elements Palace. The entire ground formed a large circle. At the end of the plot, there was a gate of the same color. The door was tightly closed, leading to the depths of the Five Elements Palace.

At this moment, there weren’t many people in the hall, Probably because this place was usually deserted, there weren’t many people stationed in the hall. At first glance, there were only two people dressed as direct disciples of the Ling Xiao Sect standing there. In front of them was another young girl who was talking to them. When she heard their comings, she turned her head and saw that it was Zhong Qingzhu.

Shen Shi and Sun You were both stunned. After walking over, Shen Shi first asked her, “Junior Sister Zhong, why are you here?”

Zhong Qingzhu was now a fifteen-year-old girl. She was much taller than three years ago. She looked only half a head shorter than Shen Shi. Her figure gradually grew longer and she looked even more exquisite. In addition, her delicate and gentle face now had a more youthful and charming face. She was truly a little beauty that was enough to make people admire her.

Seeing Shen Shi and Sun You arrive here, her face was slightly surprised at first, but then she revealed a smile. First, she nodded to Sun You and greeted him. Then, her gaze stopped at Shen Shi and said with a smile, “I’m here to learn a Five Elements Spell. Senior Brother Shen, are you also here for this?”

“Yes, Shen Shi complained about the lack of spirit crystals recently, so he thought of learning a low-level Five Elements Technique and doing some other missions to earn spirit crystals,” Young Friend Sun interrupted from the side. After pausing for a moment, Friend Sun pointed at himself and said, “Me too.”

Zhong Qingzhu smiled and looked at him. Then, his gaze drifted back to Shen Shi’s side. A look of concern appeared on his face as he said, “Senior Brother Shen, have you … lately lacked spirit crystals?”

Shen Shi waved his hand and said, “Don’t listen to what Sun You said. It’s not that exaggerated. However, if we continue cultivating in the future, the consumption of spirit crystals will only increase unabated. Therefore, I want to come over to the Five Elements Hall to buy a technique to cultivate.”

Zhong Qingzhu pondered for a moment and said, “A mission that requires cultivating the Five Elements Technique … Do you want to go to the Demon Catching Cave?”

“Huh?” Shen Shi and Sun You were both shocked. Unexpectedly, Zhong Qingzhu was so sharp. He suddenly thought of this, Looking at their puzzled gazes, Zhong Qingzhu confirmed his conjecture. He smiled and stared at Shen Shi. “There aren’t many missions to use the Five Elements Technique on the island. There are only a few of them, and the easier ones are almost all … Only the Demon Catching Cave is rarely visited because it has to fight with the demonic beasts’ yin creatures.”

There was an unfinished meaning in her words, However, both Shen Shi and Sun You understood, The Green Fish Island had many tasks assigned to it, However, there were naturally many good items that could be snatched by people. Those that were easy to make and could earn spirit crystals without any risks were even more popular. Similarly, when they first entered the sect, Sun You, Zhong Qinglu, and Zhong Qingzhu’s descendants were the first to obtain those important tasks at the entrance of the hall. Hence, there was not much room left for Shen Shi to choose.

Sun You’s expression was a little embarrassed. However, it seemed that Shen Shi was much more calm. He smiled and said, “You guessed correctly. This is a method that I thought of. However, it’s nothing much. It’s just that I have to go a little further. As long as I don’t run into those powerful old demons in the depths of the Demon Catching Cave, it’s really dangerous. After all, the Demon Catching Cave is always guarded by senior apprentices of the sect.” As he spoke, he looked at Zhong Qingzhu and said, “Then what are you doing here?”

Zhong Qingzhu nodded slightly and said, “I have been working in the array hall for three years. A few senior brothers and sisters said that my talent is not bad. They plan to let me enter the array hall if there is an opportunity to go up the mountain in the future. Therefore, they recently taught me a set of the lowest-grade Earth Elemental Array. They told me to cultivate it myself and try to set up an array.”

Shen Shi and Sun You both came to a sudden realization. They nodded their heads one after another. The way they looked at Zhong Qingzhu was already different, and they were filled with admiration and envy. It had been said long ago that there were practically no Dao Arts or divine abilities that could be cultivated by human cultivators in the Qi Refining Realm, but only the Formation was a special case.

Formations, especially low-grade formations, were most important because of the various suitable spirit materials, array flags, and spirit crystals that stimulated the formations. The requirements for a formation setter’s cultivation weren’t particularly high, so it was a rare Dao Art that Qi Refining Realm cultivators could cultivate. But even so, The spirit materials needed to set up the formation were usually quite expensive, Ordinary cultivators found it difficult to have such financial support. In addition, array dao techniques were rare and rare. It was rare to see them normally. It was because very few low-level cultivators in the world would cultivate this dao technique. That was to say, a cultivation giant like Lingxiao Sect had such a profound foundation that one could casually teach a Qi Refining Realm disciple array dao techniques.

“Earth element formation?” Shen Shi thought for a moment and said, “It is said that high-grade formations rarely use the Five Elements Technique. That is to say, low-grade formations occasionally use the Five Elements Technique to increase their power. Isn’t that why you came here?”

Zhong Qingzhu nodded and said, “Yes, Senior Brother of the Array Hall only taught me array formation techniques. I have to prepare all the other spirit materials, including the Five Elements Art.”

Young Friend Sun interrupted and smiled, “I can’t tell. Formations are an extremely expensive Dao Art. You actually started cultivating so quickly. If I had known that Shi Bei’s mission would have earned so much spirit crystals, I would have gone to the Array Hall three years ago.”

Zhong Qingzhu’s expression changed slightly, and then he revealed an awkward expression. He shook his head and smiled softly, “Nothing.” Without knowing why, he sneaked a glance at Shen Shi, and an inexplicable expression flashed in his eyes. “I’ve been harvesting a lot of shellfish recently, and I’ve also taken on several other missions to work together before I could gather enough spirit crystals to set up the formation.” Oh right, Senior Brother Shen, if you are really short of money, I still have a few spirit crystals left, why don’t I give them to you first … ”

Shen Shi hurriedly shook his head and smiled, “It’s not like that. Don’t listen to Sun You’s nonsense.”

‘”What are you doing? I’m also very short of spirit crystals, okay? Why did you only lend me spirit crystals? You never thought of me at all?” Young friend Sun glared at him from the side.

Zhong Qingzhu smiled but didn’t say anything. His eyes were filled with warmth, as if they had become more gentle. Shen Shi was dumbfounded when he saw this. He immediately changed the topic. First, he pushed Sun You in a bad mood and said, “You make money comfortably every day in the Spirit Beast Hall. What else do you need to say?”

After saying that, regardless of what Sun You was unconvinced about, he shouted, “What’s so comfortable about it? It’s dirty and stinky every day …” He turned to Zhong Qingzhu and smiled, “I’ve heard of these low-grade Five Elements Formations. I do need some Five Elements Spells to assist me. Since it’s an Earth Element Formation, I’m sure you’re here to buy some Earth Element Spells.”

Zhong Qingzhu nodded and said, “Yes.”

Shen Shi rolled his eyes and said, “Let me guess. Earth-type magic techniques must be common and easy to cultivate in conjunction with Earth-type magic formations … Oh, do you choose the ‘Rock Stab Technique’ or the ‘Quicksand Technique’?”

“Eh?” Suddenly, a surprised voice sounded, From beside them, However, it was from the two personal disciples of the Array Hall who had been idle chatting with each other since the three of them started talking, These two men and women looked to be in their twenties. Perhaps it was because they were used to being lazy at the most deserted entrance of the High Firmament Sect like the Arts Hall, so they didn’t seem to have as many rules as the other entrances. Zhong Qingzhu and Shen Shi chatted with each other, and they didn’t mind. They just stood by the side and whispered casually.

However, at this moment, the woman from the two of them seemed to be slightly surprised. She sized Shen Shi up and down and said, “Junior Brother, I can’t see that you actually know quite a bit about the Five Elements Technique.”

Anyone who could become a direct disciple, even in a quiet hall like the Arts Hall, would at least be at the Essence Condensation Realm. Shen Shi did not dare to neglect it. He hurriedly cupped his fists and saluted, “Senior Sister, since I was young, I have some interest in the Five Elements Arts, so I know a bit.”

The senior sister nodded and pondered for a moment, but did not say anything else.

Being interrupted by her, Shen Shi, Sun You, and Zhong Qingzhu couldn’t continue chatting. Zhong Qingzhu whispered, “I plan to choose the quicksand technique.”

Shen Shi nodded, not surprised. Among the rank 1 Five Elements spells, the three most common and well-known spells were fire-type fireball spells, water-type water-type archery spells, and earth-type rock-pricking spells. These three spells were all offensive spells with moderate power, and it was fairly difficult to cultivate in rank 1 spells. Apart from that, there were also some common spells. Soil-type quicksand spells belonged to this category. Unlike the previous three, quicksand spells did not have any particularly obvious offensive spells. Basically, it was an auxiliary spell that created quicksand on the ground with magical power, causing the opponent to struggle and stagnate after falling into it.

Although the quicksand spell was not powerful and had many restrictions on casting spells, it could be safely avoided by opponents in wartime. Therefore, although this spell was quite common, not many people practiced it. However, quicksand technique was an extremely useful auxiliary technique to formations. Due to the limitations of formations, it was very difficult for enemies to dodge from the beginning. If quicksand technique was triggered in the formation again, they would be in a very sorry state if they were caught off guard. Therefore, Zhong Qingzhu’s choice of quicksand technique was indeed a very suitable choice.

“What about you guys? What kind of Five Elements Spell do you plan to cultivate here?” Zhong Qingzhu looked at the two of them and asked.

As soon as these words were spoken, the two senior sisters and senior brothers at the side also turned their heads to look. These were all patrons who were here to deliver spirit crystals. A smile immediately appeared on their faces. It seemed that the hall was really poor and ruthless.

Sun You thought for a moment and said, “In the future, we will go to the Demon Cave to catch demonic beasts. Of course, we need to choose a spell that is quite powerful. Oh … I’ll use a fireball spell!”

Fireball Technique was the most common Five Elements Technique in the world. Among the ten rogue cultivators who had learned Five Elements Technique, at least six or seven of them knew this technique. This showed how practical and popular it was.

Shen Shi smiled and pondered for a moment before saying, “Then I’ll learn the water archery.”

Chapter 66

“My name is Xu Yanzhi, and this senior brother is Zhang Yihui. He is a resident disciple of the Azure Fish Island’s Five Elements Palace. He can be considered your senior brother. If you still need him in the future, you can come here often.”

He collected nine spirit crystals from his three junior brothers and sisters, This pretty Senior Sister who smiled sweetly immediately became much happier. She didn’t seem to have any airs. She gently introduced the rules of the Five Elements Hall to them. At the same time, Senior Brother Zhang went to the red, yellow and white gates of the Five Elements Hall alone. He went in and out for a while, but he didn’t know what he was doing.

On the other side, Xu Yanzhi was telling the three of them, “Later, the three of you will enter the Fire, Water, and Earth Gates. Senior Brother Zhang has already set up the gates and will be able to obtain the spells you purchased. However, you can’t take the spells away. You need to memorize them inside and then go back to cultivate on your own.” “Well …” She thought for a moment and said, “Well, if your memories aren’t too good, you can come and look for me at any time. Then you can go in and read and recite it. In any case, you can’t take the magic formula away.”

Shen Shi and the other three agreed.

Xu Yanzhi paused for a moment, and a trace of seriousness appeared on his gentle expression for the first time. “Apart from that, there is also a strict sect rule within our Lingxiao Sect. I’m sure you all know it as well. No matter who taught you the Dao Art, you are not allowed to teach it to your fellow disciples or outsiders. Those who violate the sect rules will be punished severely, understand.”

Shen Shi and the others nodded and said, “Yes.” From the day this sect rule was introduced, Senior Brother Su He and Ling Xiao had already written it down clearly, and they knew it well in their hearts.

After a while, Zhang Yihui walked back and nodded to Xu Yanzhi. Compared to this eloquent senior sister, this senior brother Zhang didn’t seem to have much to say. From the beginning until now, he seemed to have only spoken a few words to Xu Yanzhi, but not a single word to Shen Shi and the others.

Xu Yanzhi turned around and smiled, “Alright, Senior Brother Zhang is ready. You can go your separate ways.”

Shen Shi and the others bowed in return, and then went to the three different doors. Shen Shi chose the water archery technique, which was an extremely common attack technique of the water element. Naturally, he went to the white door that represented the water element.

When he pushed open the door and entered, Shen Shi felt a refreshing feeling from the white stone door, as if he really felt the ocean water. After stepping through the door, The white stone door slowly closed behind him. At the entrance was a stone room about half an acre in radius. Apart from the direction he entered, there were more than a dozen identical square holes on the other three walls. There was a jade box inside, and a pale yellow halo hanging from the outside of the hole sealed the entrance. It looked like a protective restriction.

In the middle of the stone room, there was a small black wooden table with two mats on each side. Shen Shi hesitated for a moment and walked over to sit cross-legged on one of the mats. He casually placed his hand on the small mats and looked around curiously. Could it be that these small jade boxes contained the Five Elements Technique?

A moment later, A strange soft voice suddenly echoed in the stone room. It was as if someone was chanting from afar, It was like the spring breeze that blew across the water. It was better to be silent than to be quiet, The light yellow halos lit up a little at the same time. After a while, the light yellow halos around the first hole on the opposite wall suddenly dissipated. The jade box in the hole seemed to be held up by an invisible hand. It flew into the air and landed in front of Shen Shi safely.

The sound in the stone room quickly disappeared. Everything calmed down. Shen Shi’s gaze landed on the jade box on the small table and carefully opened it. A palm-sized jade slip quietly stopped in the jade box. There were three words written on the top cover:

Water Archery.

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Half an hour later, after thanking and bidding farewell to Xu Yanzhi and Zhang Yihui, the three of them gathered outside the Five Elements Hall.

“Are you all right?” Young Friend Sun asked first.

Shen Shi and Zhong Qingzhu both nodded their heads. Sun You smiled and said, “That’s good. Shen Shi, let’s compete with each other to practice this spell first. When the time comes, let’s go to the Demon Catching Cave together.”

Shen Shi nodded and said, “Alright, where are you going now?”

“I still have to go to the beast farm,” said Sun You. “Let’s not talk anymore. Let’s go now.” After greeting Zhong Qingzhu, Shen Shi quickly walked over. He turned his head to look at Zhong Qingzhu and smiled, “Where are you going?”

Zhong Qingzhu said, “I also want to go back to the Array Hall. What about you?”

Shen Shi thought for a moment and said, “I’d better go back to Red Clam Village. Although that old man is black-hearted, he can earn a little. When I have mastered the Water Arrow Technique in the future, I can go to the Demon Catching Cave to do the Demon Catching Quest. I’ll see if there are any other things I can earn more spirit crystals for.”

Zhong Qingzhu remained silent for a moment and said, “Shen shi … Shitou, if you really lack spirit crystals in your cultivation, I still have some …”

Shen Shi waved his hand and chuckled, “That’s all nonsense from Young Friend Sun. It hasn’t reached the point where you don’t have spirit crystals to cultivate.”

Zhong Qingzhu’s gaze was gentle as she quietly stared at him. After a while, she nodded and said, “See for yourself. If you really have a tight budget, you must remember to tell me. After all, I …” She paused for a moment and whispered, “I’m on the array hall’s side. The mission reward spirit crystals aren’t bad, and I usually take on other missions, so the spirit crystals are quite plentiful.”

Shen Shi smiled and said, “Those are all spirit crystals that you earned through hard work. What do I count yours as?” “Alright, it’s alright. Didn’t I come up with my own method? Wait for me to go to the Demon Catching Cave and earn ten to twenty spirit crystals at a time. Perhaps you’ll have to borrow money from me then. Don’t forget that the spirit materials used for the formation are very large. Converting them into spirit crystals is very big.”

Zhong Qingzhu stared at him for a moment, then smiled sweetly like a summer flower and said, “Alright.”

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After bidding farewell to Zhong Qingzhu outside the Five Elements Hall, Shen Shi walked towards the Red Clam Village. It wasn’t that he hadn’t gone to White Crane Hall to receive other missions in the past three years. However, although there were a large number of missions on the whiteboard, there were only a few that were stable and easy to do and had high returns. Without exception, all of them were filled with people, and most of them were naturally disciples from aristocratic families.

Shen Shi had no background, no connections, Naturally, it would be very difficult to receive such a good thing that could be done peacefully, Sun You had privately told him to help him find one. However, this kind of intense competition for a good task, if he wanted to snatch a spot from those aristocratic families’ disciples, he really didn’t know how much face he would have to pay. Therefore, after careful consideration, Shen Shi politely declined Sun You.

Therefore, after three years of looking around, Shen Shi’s most long-term mission was actually to peel shrimps from the Red Clam Village that was not on the White Crane Hall’s white board.

Walking all the way to the Red Clam Village, one could see the slender and beautiful figure standing at the entrance of the village. Needless to say, it was naturally the starfish of the Red Clam Clan.

Three years later, Hai Xing looked much older and more beautiful. However, the most conspicuous thing was the red clam shell on her body. As she grew older, the color became brighter and brighter.

Shen Shi had worked in the Red Clam Village for three years. His understanding of the Red Clam Clan now surpassed that of the others on the island. He knew that in the eyes of the Red Clam Clansmen, the brighter and redder the shell, the more beautiful it was. In other words, Hai Xing could now be considered as the little beauty of the Red Clam Village.

As he approached the entrance of the village, Shen Shi smiled and waved his hand at Hai Xing. Hai Xing also revealed a smile. At the same time, several men, women, and children walked past Red Clam Village. Seeing this, they all laughed. Someone even said loudly,

“Aiyo, Hai Xing’s little friend ran over again!”

Shen Shi was stunned. However, Hai Xing turned around and spat. He ignored the petty smiles of the aunts and aunts, ran over and pulled Shen Shi towards the beach shore outside the village.

The sea breeze blew their clothes, and the clear sunshine in the sky gently sprinkled down. Waves of blue seawater slammed into the pure white sand beach, making a rumbling sound.

In the distance, a few pointed canoes were sailing towards the sea. Shen Shi had been peeling shrimps here for three years. He knew almost everything about the Red Clam Village. He recognized that it was the Red Clam Clan’s fishing boat at a glance. He was stunned for a moment and said, “Hey, I don’t remember today being the day to go fishing. Why would your village go out to fish?”

Hai Xing looked into the distance and said, “Because the harvest hasn’t been good recently. I don’t know why, but it’s not just the Ghost-Faced Shrimp. There are a lot less species in the sea. Every time we go fishing, the harvest is only half or even less than before, so we have no choice but to go fishing a few more times.” As he spoke, Hai Xing suddenly clenched his fists towards the blue sea and placed them at his chest. His face revealed a hint of sincere respect as he whispered, “I hope that the sea god will bless the safe return of your uncles and uncles.”

Shen Shi stood beside her and stared at the vast ocean in front of him. He could only see the calm waves and the gentleness of the sea. He could only see this scene in front of him. Who would have thought that three years ago, the same ocean in front of him had erupted with a strange and terrifying energy. The violent tempest caused people to tremble endlessly.

As for the sea god that Hai Xing spoke of … Shen Shi quietly curled his lips. In the past three years, he had been the most human disciple to enter and exit Red Clam Village. He had to come here almost every day. Naturally, he was familiar with the sea god statue that was worshipped on the altar in the village.

When he first saw this statue, he felt that it was strange. It looked like a strange-looking sea beast. Later on, he accidentally heard Senior Brother Wang Gen mention that the sea god worshipped by the Red Clam Clan was actually some kind of giant sea beast, the Pig-Headed Dragon, in the depths of the sea.

According to Senior Brother Wang Gen, although a huge sea beast like the pig-headed dragon had the word “dragon”, it had nothing to do with the dragon race that had been famous since ancient times but had disappeared now. At most, it was huge and deep in the sea. It was mistaken for the dragon race when it appeared by chance.

The pig-headed dragon was brutal and bloodthirsty. It was the overlord of the deep ocean. No one could figure out why the Red Clam Clan would take this as their god. However, Shen Shi naturally did not believe it if he really prayed to the pig-headed dragon for blessings.

“Even if the pig-headed dragon sensed the prayer, let alone bless any peace, as long as it doesn’t come over to eat your clansmen, it will be considered burning incense!”

Shen Shi secretly thought of this in his heart. He turned to look at Hai Xing and saw that the young girl had a devout expression on her face, as if she was still sincerely telling that “sea god” about her wishes.