Chapter 210: Stealing Half a Day of Leisure

The Silver-Eating Ghost ate ten taels of white silver this time, saying that the rest would be eaten in a few meals, and then returned to the wood carving.

"Fuyao, help me open the window, okay?"

"Okay!"

The fox jumped and went to open the window.

Outside was already dazzling sunlight.

Lin Jue sat horizontally on the long couch, leaning against the armrest, in a very comfortable posture, took out the ancient book and opened it.

"Hua..."

There was indeed a new page on it—

Stone Sealing Spell, five-element spell.

Performing this spell, whether it is flowers, grass, trees, people, birds, beasts, fish, except for floating, loose, flowing things, and except for metal, all can be sealed into stone.

Beginners spit out Qi to perform the spell, which can turn the surface of the human body into earth and stone, lasting for a while; those who learn again recite spells and use fingers to perform the spell, which can turn the whole body into stone, lasting for half a day to several days; those who are profound don't need to recite spells, and can turn everything in front of them into stone at the same time, lasting for several months to several years; those with great power can seal people into stone, lasting until the end of time.

If fighting with others, the higher one's own Daoist practice and the deeper one's attainments, the less easily the spell will be resisted and broken free.

Practicing this method requires a sense of earth-element spiritual aura.

"Metal..."

The metal mentioned here should refer to metal.

As for those floating, loose, flowing things, it felt normal to think about it; people couldn't possibly seal water and clouds and mist into stone.

"Sure enough..."

This method really partially overlapped with the Immobilization Spell.

However, it was only a small part.

This spell, if not practiced profoundly, was like the Immobilization Spell, which could limit and bind the opponent. However, the Immobilization Spell bound strongly and briefly, while it bound slowly, weakly, and for a long time. If in magical combat, no matter how the Immobilization Spell is performed, it is only a moment's effort, while it can be performed multiple times, superimposing effects.

Spitting out Qi to make the skin of a person's arm turn into stone, I think even if it doesn't reach the point of being completely unable to move or break free, it will be affected, or it will be injured after breaking free.

Stone Sealing Spell can also continue to spit out Qi, seal the other arm, seal the body, and seal both feet.

If one practices towards a profound level, the further one goes, the greater the difference from the Immobilization Spell.

"This spell is worth learning. Whether it can be used or not is another matter, but it should be very simple for me to learn."

Lin Jue at this time had already learned Mountain Pressing Down, Pointing Stone into General, and the Fossilization Spell, which was very similar to the Stone Sealing Spell. Many principles here were connected. According to his inference, it should be easy to learn.

However, it was Xiao Xiao Shimei who was easier and more needed.

Lin Jue thought so, but heard a rumbling sound in the room.

Like a stone rolling on the floor.

Looking over—

His own fox was running and jumping back and forth in the room, while using its paws to move a small ball. It first moved the ball from one side with its paws, making the ball roll forward, then immediately jumped, and its slender body drew a rainbow-like arc in the air, catching up to the other side before the ball, turned around just in time to block the ball, and moved it back.

Repeating the cycle, entertaining itself, very happy.

Lin Jue, however, stared straight at that small ball.

It looked like a ball made of rags, I don't know where it found the cloth, but at this time, the cloth ball seemed to have become hard, and also maintained a round shape without scattering.

Lin Jue waited for the ball to roll to his side, less than three feet away from him, and spread his hand.

Remote Object Retrieval!

The fox jumped over with the wind, just landed, and habitually moved its paw, but moved an air.

"Ying?"

The fox was shocked.

Why are there always strange things happening recently?

Looking around, it finally saw its small ball in Lin Jue's hand.

The fox didn't speak, just walked over and stared at him with its head raised.

Lin Jue confirmed as soon as he touched it that this was indeed a cloth ball. After being formed into a cloth ball, it was turned into stone.

Because cloth was thin and breathable, one breath went down, almost turning the entire cloth ball from inside out into stone.

It seemed he didn't need to study this spell deeply.

"You are smart."

What Lin Jue praised was not that it had obtained the ability of the Earth-Horn Snake and learned to use it so quickly, but that it used it cleverly, actually being able to think of this usage by itself.

Then he threw the ball.

Swish!

A white shadow flew out, following the ball.

Not long after, the ball rolled back to his feet.

Lin Jue originally planned to study this spell this morning and determine which two heroes the two Pear Ancestor Wood Heart carvings he had made should be used on, so that he could start carving and making them in the afternoon, but now he couldn't help but stop, just using this ball to tease it and play.

At first, he just threw it with his hand, but later felt it was too slow and couldn't keep up with it, so he attached a magical power to this stone cloth ball, recited a spell to urge it to fly and move around, while the fox ran to chase it.

This was good, and he even practiced the Spell Control.

He had been busy for the past few days, and the things he encountered were not easy or interesting things. Thanks to Fuyao, he stole half a day of leisure and half a body of lightness.

Two days later.

The pear tree in the courtyard actually bloomed in this deep autumn. The flower fragrance was light, and it was hard to notice without getting close, but it was also pleasant.

Everyone in the village felt strange, and at the same time, seeing such divine spells, they couldn't help but raise a point of hope in their hearts. Beautiful things and divine matters were good medicines to comfort people.

Under the tree, Old Master Yang sat holding a cane, with a few snow-white petals falling on his shoulders, telling the two Senior and Junior siblings and Luo Seng in detail about what he knew:

"This matter has to start with a nephew of the old man.

"He offended a monster in Fanghua County.

"My nephew was originally an official in the imperial court. In the process of going to Fanghua County to inspect, he discovered that the local people believed in a god called the Green Water Immortal. The Immortal had an altar in a deep mountain and valley, with the altar backed by a mountain cliff that couldn't be seen to the top, and surrounded by reeds and big trees, and often had water mist. It is said that the most devout believers went to that altar, sat in meditation sincerely, and after a while, they would suddenly fly up.

"The local people all said that those believers had ascended to heaven to become gods, so many people competed to go and sit every month.

"Many people have also witnessed it with their own eyes."

The old man said, casting his gaze on Lin Jue and Xiao Xiao Shimei. Seeing that these two true Daoists frowned, he knew that there was indeed no such thing as becoming an immortal in the world.

Luo Seng on the side also had no expression and didn't answer.

Old Master Yang continued to tell:

"Although my nephew knew that there were monsters, ghosts, and gods in the world, he didn't believe that there was such a good thing in the world, so he wanted to see it with his own eyes.

"He was smart since childhood. Others were watching in front, but he climbed up the cliff and went to the other side. Pushing aside the weeds, he said he saw a monster performing spells, grabbing people out of thin air and throwing them into the river from the other side of the cliff.

"In great shock, he ran back to tell the local people, but was accused by the temple keeper of that evil god, and the people didn't believe him either.

"That night, the monster entrusted a dream to warn him not to say this again.

"My nephew was upright and strong in character, and didn't fear it, just saying that he was a court official, and if he died here, the court would not tolerate it no matter what! He confronted it!

"The monster was afraid, so it used other methods to warn him.

"Two Daoists might not know, although our Yang family cannot be compared to some thousand-year-old families, we have been here for hundreds of years. In recent years, the clan school has invited famous teachers and produced many talents, so we are also somewhat famous in the capital and even the entire Qin Zhou."

Luo Seng nodded while listening, expressing approval.

Lin Jue didn't speak, just signaled him to continue.

"That monster knew my nephew came from the Runze Yang family, so it threatened him, saying it would harm the roots of the Yang family. Although my nephew was not afraid, he sent a letter to let us be careful, but who would have thought that the monster was so vicious and had such scheming..."

"It seems that the monster used the black-haired zombie that had always existed in this place," Luo Seng analyzed, "and perhaps there were other monster arts in it."

"Hmm."

Lin Jue also nodded.

That black-haired zombie couldn't speak and was already dead. Such things were originally impossible to investigate, and now it was even harder to find out.

"Since I resigned, I have been walking around, seeing these strange monster and ghost incidents. I have to go and see such things," Luo Seng said decisively.

"I also intend to go."

"If Lord Luo and the two Daoists are willing to go and check, no matter whether what my nephew said is true or false, our Yang family is willing to raise another sum of travel expenses and offer them to Lord Luo and the Daoists." The old man opened his mouth immediately.

"No need for that."

"Old gentleman, go back and rest."

The old man had to stand up, shake off the pear blossoms on his body, look at the flowers all over the tree with his turbid eyes, and walk back tremblingly.

During the conversation, the snake horns had been sun-dried.

Luo Seng moved his hand on the winnowing basket, and many Poison-Absorbing Stones made a dry and crisp sound, like many pebbles colliding.

Luo Seng immediately used the two Jianghu heroes to test it.

Lin Jue was also watching carefully on the side.

Only to see a Poison-Absorbing Stone stuck on the wound of one of the two Jianghu heroes, the original gray and dry color slowly darkened and became wet, and the wound of the Jianghu hero that had already swollen slowly subsided, and even in a trance, that touch of black was slowly retreating.

Lin Jue was a Daoist after all, so he investigated more carefully.

The corpse poison and corpse aura in the Jianghu hero's wound were indeed decreasing, while the color of this Poison-Absorbing Stone deepened slightly, with corpse poison and corpse aura accumulated in the middle, and even the Yin-Yang spiritual aura had changed.

That "Jun Niangniang Yao Hua" didn't lie to them.

In this way, she should really be on Jun Niangniang Yao Hua's side.

"It really works!"

Luo Seng was also relieved.

The people around heard this, and it was a look of joy, as for those lying on the ground basking in the sun, it was even more a narrow escape from death.

After a few more days, the corpse poison in the village was completely removed.

Lin Jue had also explored this Poison-Absorbing Stone very clearly.

The only regret was that although this Poison-Absorbing Stone could be reused after cleaning, it couldn't be used like this indefinitely, its effect would get worse and worse until it shattered.

Otherwise, it could be used as a family heirloom.

Lin Jue carried some Poison-Absorbing Stones that had only been used once or twice, and it was time to leave.

I don't know how many people in Yang Family Village came to see them off.

Lin Jue bowed to the water buffalo to say goodbye.

The two Jianghu martial artists who were wrapped in cloth, their poison gone but their wounds not yet healed, stayed in the village and bowed to Luo Seng.

Turning around and walking, they left this place.

Unknowingly, it was deep autumn.

I don't know which autumn wind did it, even the fruit leaves of the Luan trees on the mountain had fallen.

A horse and two donkeys stepped over the fallen leaves in the countryside.

"I also know about Fanghua County, it's a few hundred miles away from here, and it's also by the Wei Shui," Luo Seng's face was vicissitudes, his voice steady. "We will pass by Runze County on the way, there is still a reward in the county government, you two can go with me, or wait for me outside the city, and I will go and take it to split equally."

"Then I will trouble you, Lord Luo."

Lin Jue said, pausing, but his attention was all on the three words "Wei Shui":

"I heard that the Wei Shui originally had a River God, but he was killed by a monster. Does Lord Luo know about this?"

"I don't know," Luo Seng said. "Although I walk the Jianghu, eliminating demons and monsters, I only know which god is spiritual and which monster is fierce, and how many blades it can withstand, I don't know about these god and monster matters."

"Then Lord Luo doesn't know about the 'Tu Long Wang' either?"

"I have heard of this."

"Hmm?"

"I heard it from a dying monster. It seems to be the head of the monsters causing trouble in this place," Luo Seng said. "I don't know where that monster is, otherwise I would have found it and cut it down with one blade."

"Lord Luo has good spirit."

"Is the Daoist saying that the monster that killed the River God of the Wei Shui in the rumors is this Tu Long Wang?"

"Hearsay."

"Hmm..."

Luo Seng also keenly sensed something wrong.

That matter seemed to be by the Wei Shui.

Then the group walked silently, the martial artist with the blade walking in front, looking like the protector of the two Daoists behind him.

Passing by Runze County, they split another reward.

The bamboo baskets on the donkeys were getting heavier and heavier. ===== CHAPTER 211 =====