"I don't know what's wrong. Ever since I reached the True Immortal Realm, my cultivation has been stagnant. It's like … like there's something in my body that's stopping my cultivation from improving." Nie Caizhu pouted. She was very distressed.
"Is that so? Let me see … "Shen Luo held Nie Caizhu's hand and used his magic power to check. However, he didn't find anything wrong.
He tried a few more methods but still found nothing. He couldn't help but frown. He thought about his cultivation experience in the dream world and pondered.
"It's very common for cultivation to stagnate in the Immortal Realm. Perhaps it's because I've been cultivating in seclusion all these years and lack experience. Cousin, you don't have to worry too much about this." Nie Caizhu said.
"We can't rush this. Let's slowly find the reason. How long can you stay in Tianji City this time?" Shen Luo asked.
"The batch of magical treasures will be completed in a dozen days. Before that, I'll stay here." Nie Caizhu said.
Shen Luo secretly nodded. Such a long time was enough for him to investigate.
The two talked for a while more. Then, Nie Caizhu got up and said goodbye.
Shen Luo wanted her to stay so that he could investigate the reason why her cultivation stagnated. However, Nie Caizhu was very shy about what just happened, so she insisted on leaving.
"Hehe, Little Brat Shen, I didn't expect you to have such a fiancée. You're quite lucky." As soon as Nie Caizhu left, Fire Spirit's voice sounded.
Shen Luo already knew that Fire Spirit was spying on them, so he didn't care and asked, "Fellow Cultivator Fire Spirit, you must've heard about Cai Zhu's cultivation stagnating. Did you find anything?"
"Your fiancée is not simple. She looks like a human girl, but there's something else in her body. I can't see through it. I'm afraid her cultivation stagnating has something to do with it." Fire Spirit's tone became serious when he talked about this.
"You mean Cai Zhu isn't human?" Shen Luo was shocked.
"Didn't I say that I can't see clearly? When she comes again, I'll use my technique to check." Fire Spirit said.
Shen Luo heaved a sigh of relief when he heard this. It was good that he could find the reason.
Now that he had a clue about Nie Caizhu's matter, he was no longer anxious. He closed his eyes and concentrated for a moment. Then he turned his hand and took out an object. It was the Talisman Book he got from the second floor of the attic of Donghua Dark Mansion.
Nie Caizhu had said that Dong Hua was proficient in the Dao of Talismans. He immediately thought of this Talisman Book. Perhaps there would be a surprise inside.
There were a large number of talismans recorded in the talisman book. There were almost a hundred kinds of talismans, and they were arranged in order from the lowest to the highest.
Shen Luo was very interested in magic charms, so he didn't miss out on low-level magic charms. He looked at them carefully one by one, and his horizons were broadened.
When he saw the high-level talismans, he studied them even more carefully.
"Divine Elephant Talisman, Confusion Talisman, Illusion Talisman … They are all good talismans." Shen Luo couldn't help but praise.
There were 20 to 30 high-level talismans in the Talisman Book. The Mind Calming Talisman that Wanshui Immortal used before was also in it. Many of the talismans had strange effects and were useful to him now.
Soon, the Talisman Book reached the end. Shen Luo focused his eyes. At the end, there were five more complicated talismans, which were better than the Thunder Talisman of Kun.
"This is a celestial talisman!" He was surprised.
He had always wanted to learn more celestial talismans, but unfortunately, he couldn't find any. He didn't expect to find them here.
"Lingbo Celestial Talisman, Divine Weapon Protection Talisman, Mind Calming Talisman, Soul Hooking Talisman, and Heavenly Punishment Talisman!" Shen Luo softly recited the five talismans.
The five talismans had different effects. Lingbo Celestial Talisman increased speed, Divine Weapon Protection Talisman increased defense, Mind Calming Talisman stabilized the mind, Soul Hooking Talisman confused the mind, and Heavenly Punishment Talisman killed the enemy.
According to the Talisman Book, the five talismans were very powerful. However, he would only know how powerful they were after they were refined.
However, the materials needed to refine the five talismans were very rare. He couldn't gather any of them at the moment, so he still needed to collect the materials slowly.
Shen Luo shook his head and put away the Talisman Book. He took out the fiery-red gourd, poured out a Fire Lotus Pill, and swallowed it.
No matter how wonderful the talismans were, they were only external aids. The most important thing was to increase one's cultivation level.
The pill melted as soon as it entered his stomach, turning into an unusually strong scorching flow of air that swam around his body. Wherever it went, it was as if he was being licked by flames, causing unbearable pain.
Shen Luo hurriedly circulated the Yellow Court Scripture to absorb the strong medicinal power.
His cultivation of the Yellow Court Scripture, which had been progressing very slowly, immediately improved by leaps and bounds with the help of the Fire Lotus Pill's medicinal power.
The scorching flow of air formed by the Fire Lotus Pill was also quickly absorbed. The extreme pain disappeared completely, turning into an indescribable feeling of comfort.
Shen Luo closed his eyes and circulated. It took him half a day to completely absorb the medicinal power of the Fire Lotus Pill. His cultivation of the Yellow Court Scripture had made great progress.
"A single pill has such an effect. This gourd of Fire Lotus Pills is enough for me to cultivate the Yellow Court Scripture to the middle stage of the True Immortal Realm, or even the later stage." He was secretly delighted. He took out another pill and swallowed it, continuing to refine it.
…
On this day, a thick dark cloud suddenly floated in the sky above Tianji City, as if a rainstorm was about to descend.
However, the dark cloud pressed down on the city for a long time, but there was no sound of wind. There was also no rain for a long time. Even the air was not humid and oppressive.
Just as the disciples in the city were amazed, they saw the dark cloud gradually disperse a little. A strangely shaped huge palace fortress actually appeared on top of it.
The palace seemed to be built with bricks and stones, but the walls were not completely sealed. Many structures of gears and drill rods could be seen in the exposed holes in many places, and they were suffused with a metallic luster.
On the highest point of the castle, there was a huge windmill. The blades were rotating slowly, making a "creaking" sound. It was a mechanical city.
Regarding this mechanical city that suddenly appeared on top of Tianji City, the disciples of Tianji City were very curious. Many of them had already carefully examined the mechanical structure inside. They even took out charcoal pens and paper, and began to draw on it.
At this moment, on the high wall outside the castle, a few unfamiliar figures suddenly appeared.
The person in the lead stood in the middle of the high wall. He was tall and well-proportioned. He looked to be in his thirties or forties. The contours of his face were quite strong, giving off a resolute and serious feeling.
He wore a snow-white long robe, and there was a circular coat of arms on his chest. The pattern carved on it was exactly the same as the pattern on the Tianji City disciple's uniform.
On his left stood two men. One of them had a protruding forehead, a sunken nose, and a bulging mouth. However, he was very burly. He wore a metal armor, and his eyes were ferocious.
The other figure was much shorter. He had a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks, and was not much better than the previous one. However, his eyes were very unique. They seemed to be inlaid with a circle of gold, and they flickered with a crafty light.
On the right of the resolute man, there were two more people standing. One of them was a white-haired old woman in a gray robe, holding a purple walking stick, and the other was a round-faced young girl holding an emerald green lotus.
As soon as they appeared, they attracted more disciples of Tianji City. This was because a large flag was erected behind them, and the words "Tianji City" were also written on it.
Not long after, a few streams of light flew from the sky and hovered in front of the mechanical city.
The people who came were Elder Fu and the others.
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