"Rank 1 is weak, Rank 10 is strong!"
Gao Jianfei suddenly slapped his forehead... "Damn, now that you've explained it, I completely, utterly understand! I get it all! So, what rank does your Qingyan Cave Temple's internal martial arts belong to?"
Xuan Shui smiled sheepishly, “This… Young Master Gao, please don’t laugh. Our Qingyan Cave Temple’s internal martial art is called… ‘Little Bagua Palm,’ which is a branch within a branch of the major school of ‘Bagua Palm’… It can only master 4 paths, so naturally, it’s a weak, first-grade internal energy cultivation method!” After a pause, Xuan Shui explained, “Young Master Gao, even ‘Bagua Palm’ is said to only master 21 paths, which is a third-grade internal energy cultivation method, not even considered top-tier.”
"Hmm, you are indeed very weak. Your internal energy cultivation method is only grade 1, which is at the bottom of the pyramid. Weak, really weak! No wonder I was able to take you down with my external martial arts!" Gao Jianfei muttered to himself.
Xuan Shui continued, "Of course, Young Master Gao, it's not that the higher the grade of an internal energy cultivation method, the more powerful the practitioner will be. It depends on the overall level. For example, a low-grade internal energy cultivation method with ingenious and profound techniques can also be a way to improve combat power. But in general, the grade of the internal energy cultivation method is a prerequisite. In addition, I once heard my master say that some schools do not rely solely on internal energy cultivation methods to defeat enemies. Some rely on the momentum to control weapons, training the speed of their attacks to an unparalleled level, or they use their qi to directly lock onto their opponents and win the battle. But generally speaking, the more conventional approach is to cultivate internal martial arts and true qi."
"Hmm. That's how it is... relying on qi to lock onto the opponent, relying on the speed of the attack, relying on momentum, then, the characters in martial arts novels like Little Li Flying Dagger, Fu Hongxue, and Ximen Chuixue probably cultivate this path. These are all considered unorthodox methods!" Gao Jianfei finally had a general idea in his mind.
"Alright, I've basically learned what I needed to know. Now, teach me the 'Little Bagua Palm,' a first-grade internal martial art from your Qingyan Cave Temple, which has four paths!" Gao Jianfei decided to learn this low-level internal martial art first!
Since Gao Jianfei wanted to learn, the two monks, Xuan Ku and Xuan Shui, were naturally happy to teach him.
First, they had Gao Jianfei sit cross-legged, and then they taught him a special breathing technique.
"Tuo Na" refers to using a special method, different from the way ordinary people "inhale" and "exhale" air.
The purpose of "breathing exercises" is to enable practitioners to successfully find the sensation of Qi.
Only after finding the sensation of Qi can one use the internal martial arts techniques to circulate this "Qi" through the meridians in a special way, and then store it in the Dantian.
"Inhale...inhale...exhale...inhale...exhale...inhale..." Gao Jianfei began to do his practice according to the breathing method taught by the two young monks, Xuan Shui and Xuan Ku.
“Well, young benefactor Gao, let me tell you, when it comes to breathing exercises, you must not be impatient. Take it slowly. Back then, it took me a whole month of breathing exercises to find the feeling of Qi, so…” Xuan Shui began to lecture.
"Huh?" Suddenly, Gao Jianfei opened his eyes... "I found it! It's a very strange feeling, like I can absorb a gas from the air that's different from other air and let it enter my body! It makes my whole body feel comfortable and relaxed! This... is this the sensation of qi?"
"Huh?" Xuan Shui and Xuan Ku both widened their eyes... "This, this is it?"
Chapter 212 A Level 3 Female Ghost with a Strong Killing Intent
Chapter 212 A Female Ghost with a Strong Killing Intent (Level 3)
In fact, for Gao Jianfei, being able to learn any skill in the Super Ghost's learning space is an immense blessing!
Huang Feihong's medical skills were like this, Qiu Ying's painting skills were like this... and Xuan Shui and Xuan Ku's internal martial arts skills were also progressing by leaps and bounds!
While others often take a month or several months to find the feeling of Qi, Gao Jianfei found it successfully after only one breathing exercise!
After that, his cultivation went smoothly.
Under the guidance of the two young monks, Xuan Ku and Xuan Shui, Gao Jianfei successfully absorbed some of the true energy between heaven and earth, circulating it along the "four paths." This true energy flowed freely within his body, eventually settling in his dantian like a vast ocean embracing all rivers, accumulating there.
Occasionally, he would practice some simple moves of "Little Baguazhang" on wooden stakes (actually plum blossom stakes).
Just four hours later, Gao Jianfei had mastered the Lesser Bagua Palm! His skill level was on par with Xuan Ku and Xuan Shui! Of course, Gao Jianfei's learning couldn't combine the internal strength and power of these two monks. Therefore, in a contest of internal martial arts, Gao Jianfei could fight either Xuan Shui or Xuan Ku to a draw.
In other words, Gao Jianfei actually possessed "town-level" internal martial arts skills. That's rather rubbish! It's not even as good as his external martial arts skills or his hidden weapon skills.
However, Gao Jianfei did feel a warm and comfortable sensation below his navel, in his dantian, and his movements and jumps were much faster than usual.
By channeling the warm energy from my dantian to my feet, I lightly jumped about 2 meters with a light leap!
Having mastered the skills of the two monks, Gao Jianfei left their room.
Looking at his phone, it was already past 4 AM. Gao Jianfei went to the room of Feng Heng, the Level 2 female ghost and Huang Yaoshi's wife, and lay down to sleep under a peach tree. This action made Feng Heng very nervous; she dared not sleep soundly, fearing that Gao Jianfei would take advantage of her. In the ghost den, Level 2 ghosts were practically like humans! They could eat, drink, and sleep. This was much happier than Level 1 ghosts. At this point, the biggest wish of a Level 1 ghost was that Gao Jianfei could use his basic ghost possession ability to reincarnate them as animals.
Gao Jianfei slept until after noon the next day. When he got up, he found he was very hungry and went out to find food.
In fact, the second floor of the Ghost Den also provided meals. Every day, Sun Erniang would steam several large baskets of buns and hospitably treat the level 2 ghosts on the second floor to them. Huang Feihong and Zhu Cong, unaware of this, would happily eat the buns all day long and developed a deep friendship with Sun Erniang.
Gao Jianfei dared not eat "randomly".
Gao Jianfei knew very well what was going on with Sun Erniang's steamed buns!
Driven by hunger, they didn't care about anything else and left the ghost den. They ordered a few rice bowls at the hotel and ate them haphazardly.
After finishing his meal, Gao Jianfei didn't rush into the haunted house. He called Chen Xian, his aunt, to check if they were safe.
After all, the current situation is very delicate, and Gao Jianfei must be vigilant at all times and pay attention to the safety of his family.
Upon learning that nothing bad had happened at home and that everything was peaceful and sunny, Gao Jianfei returned to the haunted house.
In the den of ghosts.
Gao Jianfei scanned the screen and saw that his exorcism points had indeed recovered to 1500. This was enough to meet the requirements for his first level 3 internal martial arts ghost.
This was Gao Jianfei's first time with a level 3 ghost.
God knows what Gao Jianfei will do!
"Dear user, how can I help you? Your exorcism points have now recovered to 1500. You can perform one level 3 exorcism. However, I must remind you, dear user, a level 3 exorcism with 1500 points is relatively low-level. In particular, you mentioned last time that you wanted a level 3 internal martial arts exorcism, that is, a level 3 exorcism skilled in internal energy. So, I have a piece of advice for you: don't have too high hopes for a level 3 exorcism skilled in internal energy with only 1500 exorcism points! I suggest you wait a few more days until your exorcism points have recovered to a higher level before attempting it!"
The intelligent program spoke in an extremely loyal tone.
Level 3 ghosts refer to those with 1001 to 10000 exorcism points. Indeed, a level 3 ghost worth 1500 exorcism points is really not that great!
but……
"There's no other way! I want to wait, but I can't afford to wait any longer! I feel that I must quickly produce a level 3 ghost to make do for now." Gao Jianfei felt extremely uneasy, as if he were sitting on pins and needles. Therefore, he had to produce a level 3 ghost skilled in internal energy cultivation no matter what.
"Alright, as you wish. Please tell me the conditions for the Level 3 ghost you need, and I will immediately access the database to select one for you." The intelligent program didn't say much and directly obeyed Gao Jianfei's command.
After a brief moment of thought, Gao Jianfei said, "Anyway, I only have 1,500 exorcism points, so I'll use that number. My requirements are simple: the level 3 ghost doesn't need to have many special skills, just martial arts! I usually read a lot of Jin Yong's martial arts novels, so give me a virtual level 3 ghost from those dozen or so novels."
Among historical figures, a level 3 ghost skilled in martial arts is clearly inferior to a fictional character. Therefore, Gao Jianfei stated his only requirement.
"Okay, esteemed user, I will now access the database! Please wait!" The AI program said, then fell silent.
Gao Jianfei anxiously lit a cigarette and started smoking.
wait.
After a full five minutes, the intelligent program finally broke the deadlock and said, "Dear user, in Master Jin Yong's novels, there are quite a few level 3 ghosts with '1500' exorcism points that meet your requirements. I cannot filter out one of them for you because their strengths are roughly equal. So, how about I randomly select one for you?"
"Random?" Gao Jianfei frowned. "Okay! You handle it!"
While Gao Jianfei was busy with his first level 3 ghost, a group of rather mysterious guys had already arrived in ZG City!
The reason these guys are considered mysterious is because they possess a special aura that ordinary people don't have.
There are 9 people in total.
Strangely, five out of these nine people were Taoist priests!
These people drove to ZG City. Upon arrival, they went to the only four-star hotel in ZG City, the Huidong Hotel, and booked a spacious suite.
Then, the two young men, dressed as laymen, left the hotel to gather intelligence.
Inside the suite, the seven people sat on sofas or rocking chairs, engaging in careful conversation.
Of the seven people, it was clear that the two middle-aged Taoist priests held the highest positions. They sat casually on the sofa in a comfortable posture. The remaining five people sat on stools, but their buttocks were only slightly touching the edge of the stools, not fully seated.
One of the two leading Taoist priests even took out a cigarette and started smoking it with a leisurely air.
"Brother Luo Huazi, we've just arrived in ZG City and are tasked with capturing the vanguard of 'Gao Jianfei' alive. What are your thoughts on this?" the Taoist priest who was smoking asked the one who wasn't.
“Junior Brother Luoyangzi, this time, our Qingcheng Sect is determined to capture Gao Jianfei alive. All of you fellow disciples will arrive in Guangzhou one after another to completely seal off the entire city! As long as Gao Jianfei remains in this city, we have a great chance to capture him alive! I want to see how he can break through this impenetrable defense!” Luo Huazi said with a smile.
Luo Yangzi exhaled a smoke ring and said, "Speaking of which, Master asked us brothers to be the vanguard to scout ahead. If we can capture Gao Jianfei before the other brothers arrive, wouldn't that be a great achievement!"
Luo Huazi's face turned cold. "Luo Yangzi, don't be so greedy for credit! Gao Jianfei is no saint. What happened to Junior Brother Huo Yeshui is enough to prove that Gao Jianfei has some tricks up his sleeve! He's not a fish on a chopping block! Therefore, all we need to do is gather as much information as possible, and then, after the other fellow disciples arrive, we'll lay a trap and capture Gao Jianfei!"
"Yes, yes, Senior Brother Luo Hua Zi is right." Luo Yang Zi dared not argue.
At this moment, the two young lay disciples who had been sent out to scout the situation had returned to the suite.
One of them, his eyes burning with fervor, said, "Master, Uncle-Master, we have not failed you! We have obtained a great deal of intelligence about Gao Jianfei!"
"Oh?" Luo Yangzi and Luo Huazi stood up simultaneously. "Speak! Quickly tell me all the information you've gathered!"
The young disciple who had scouted ahead immediately reported, "Master, Uncle-Master, according to the intelligence we received, Gao Jianfei is a gambling god in the secular world. He owns a casino in this city and is the casino's top gambling god! Therefore, we started our investigation from there. We secretly followed a high-ranking henchman in the casino, and then captured him in a nearby deserted area. We subjected him to brutal torture and interrogation. At first, that guy was very stubborn and refused to say anything. My brother and I used several interrogation techniques, and finally, we pried his mouth open!"
Gao Jianfei's den of ghosts.
Randomly select a level 3 ghost.
"Dear user, I have made a choice for you! She is a female Level 3 ghost. Among all Level 3 ghosts, her martial arts skills are not considered strong. In fact, none of the Level 3 ghosts with 1500 exorcism points are particularly strong in martial arts! However, this female Level 3 ghost is skilled in killing, wielding a sword and firing poisoned arrows. Her only love in life is wearing a black veil over her face. She is an extremely beautiful female Level 3 ghost, but her killing intent is very strong. Dear user, would you like to summon her immediately?"
"A strong killing intent?" Gao Jianfei was taken aback... "Alright! I need a level 3 ghost with a strong killing intent right now, give it to me!"
Chapter 213 Mu Wanqing
Chapter 213 Mu Wanqing
Gao Jianfei managed to gather 1,500 exorcism points and used them to summon his first level 3 ghost!
He likes to wear a black veil over his face, exudes a murderous aura, and is skilled at shooting poisoned arrows? Who exactly is this person?
Meanwhile, on the virtual display screen, a jumble of random radio waves crackled and hissed.
The answer was soon revealed; a message flashed into Gao Jianfei's eyes...
Ghost name/Ghost level/Ghost origin/Gender/Special skills in life/
Mu Wanqing / 3 / Tian Long Ba Bu / Female / Internal Skills (City Level), Palm Techniques (City Level), Sword Techniques (City Level), Poison Arrow (Provincial Level)
"Ah?" Gao Jianfei was immediately shocked! "So it was her!"
Instantly, the beautiful yet aloof image of Mu Wanqing from Jin Yong's masterpiece "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" flashed into Gao Jianfei's mind... She grew up in a small valley, instilled with the idea that "all men in the world are unfaithful and fickle" by her master and mother. Although her appearance was exquisitely beautiful, from her teens onward, her master and mother covered her face with a black cloth and swore a poisonous oath: the first man to see her face, she would either kill him or marry him. In the novel, Duan Yu was incredibly lucky to see Mu Wanqing's face and became the obvious choice for her husband. However, fate played a cruel trick; the two were actually siblings!
Cough, the word "chaos" is incorrect. Therefore, although Mu Wanqing was infatuated, she still managed to retain her virginity.
As for martial arts? In the early stages of the novel "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils", Mu Wanqing was not bad, at least able to kill some mediocre martial arts masters. However, in the middle and later stages, she was simply cannon fodder!
"Uh... '1500' exorcism points, is this the only level you can get?" Gao Jianfei felt slightly disappointed.
"I'm sorry, esteemed user, this is indeed the best we can offer. I warned you beforehand that you shouldn't have too high hopes for a level 3 ghost with '1500' exorcism points. Would you like to immediately piece together Mu Wanqing's soul?" the AI program's voice said.
Gao Jianfei nodded. "Alright, since we've already used up our exorcism points, let's just piece it together!"
As soon as Gao Jianfei finished speaking, a progress bar immediately overlaid on Mu Wanqing's information.
"Dear user, with your current level 3 exorcist status, you are piecing together ghosts faster than a level 2 exorcist! You will be able to see Mu Wanqing in room 3-1 of the Ghost Nest by tomorrow morning! Please keep up the good work and try to piece together more level 3 ghosts to add to the Ghost Nest!" the intelligent program's voice said enthusiastically.
"Well, at least we got to see one of the most beautiful women in Jin Yong's novels, so we're not at a loss." Gao Jianfei chuckled self-deprecatingly. "Besides, Mu Wanqing's martial arts skills are definitely a cut above those of a monk like Huiyuan, right? Let's just make do with her for now!"
That's the only way I can comfort myself.
You get what you pay for! This wise saying also applies to the Super Ghost Device!
"With Miss Mu Wanqing as a backup, I absolutely cannot just spend '1500' exorcism points when I reach level 3 in martial arts. I must save them up! Save them up! Save them up!"
After staying in the haunted house for a while, Gao Jianfei left.
After a quick tidy-up, I left the hotel immediately.