The Longevity Martial Arts Path: Starting with the Five Elements of Health

Killing all these robbers easily was just a small episode for Su Changkong. On the way to this place, there were also robbers who saw him alone and moved their minds, but they all lost their lives in the end.

Su Changkong obtained more than 3,000 taels of silver from a group of robbers, 80% of which came from Zhang Xingyun, who was headed by him.

Although for Su Changkong, a few thousand taels of silver was not worth his emotional fluctuations, there was always something to be gained, and it was better than nothing.

"Huh? This is?"

Not only that, Su Changkong also had unexpected gains from Zhang Xingyun.

Zhang Xingyun carried a token on his body.

"The fifteenth day of the month, Donglin Mountain."

This token is engraved with a black pattern, and there is a line of small characters on it, which looks endless.

"Donglin Mountain... It seems to be around Dafeng Prefecture City? The fifteenth day of the month... Could it be a ghost market?"

Su Changkong took out a map and looked at it carefully, he thought of this with a move in his heart.

Su Changkong has been to the ghost market more than once, and there are ghost markets in almost every area, and the time marked on the fifteenth day of the moon on this token is the same as the opening time of the ghost market, and Donglin Mountain is located in Dafeng Prefecture. The barren land around the city.

As soon as the two were connected, Su Changkong knew that there was a ghost market in Donglin Mountain, and this token was mostly a token of entry.

This robber leader Zhang Xingyun lived by looting, and some stolen goods would be shot in the ghost market, so it is normal to know where the ghost market is!

"Put it away, maybe it will be useful."

Without hesitating too much, Su Changkong put the token into the package.

After doing all this, he ignored the corpses on the ground. He got up and continued on his way. In this era, it is normal for a few people to die. rot away!

A few days later, Su Changkong finally arrived outside the east gate of Dafengzhou City.

"finally reached!"

From afar, seeing the majestic city wall in the distance, he couldn't help but sigh.

It took more than ten days for Su Changkong to arrive at Dafeng Prefecture City from Molin Mansion City, and it would take three or four months for him to be an ordinary person or a caravan!

Su Changkong saw that there were black armored soldiers guarding the east gate, and there were many pedestrians coming and going, including caravans, escorts, monks and Taoist priests, and there were not a few warriors with weapons on their waists.

Dafeng Prefecture is too prosperous. Many businessmen and even warriors have come to Dafeng Prefecture for thousands of miles. Some want to make a fortune, some are for fame and fortune, and some are to learn from a teacher.

Among such a group of people, Su Changkong was inconspicuous.

Su Changkong, who was carrying a suitcase, entered the city smoothly. The streets of Dafengzhou City were full of pedestrians and carriages. Even at dusk, it was still very lively.

The wide street is big enough to accommodate nearly ten horses running side by side!

"Find a place to live first, and then learn about the news about Dafengzhou City."

After walking around for a while, Su Changkong decided to find a place to stay.

Su Changkong came to Dafengzhou City, of course, the main purpose is to better practice!

Staying in an inn in Dafengzhou City, Su Changkong said to a young man in the inn: "I came to this Dafengzhou City for the first time, I am not familiar with the place of life, and I have no clue if I want to find some work. Where can I find out about it?"

The little Er heard the words and quickly said with a smile: "Guest officer, I suggest you go to the Cape Tower to have a look. There are a lot of books in the Cape Tower, including the introduction of Dafengzhou City, as well as various people or things. Introduction, what you want to know, you can find out by going there and flipping through the books."

"I see, thank you very much." Su Changkong said thanks.

After staying in the inn for one night, Su Changkong set off for the Cape Tower early the next morning.

Cape Tower, this is a place similar to a 'library'.

There are a large number of books, poetry collections, novel biographies, everything.

"Guest, please keep quiet when entering the Cape Tower, and please don't damage the books in it. If you have any books you need to find, you can also ask me."

After paying 30 coins, Su Changkong got a ticket to enter the Cape Tower, and the steward at the door also warned Su Changkong.

Su Changkong nodded and stepped into the Cape Tower.

Inside the Cape Building, it is quite quiet and elegant, with some potted plants for decoration, tables, chairs, benches, etc., and the rows of bookshelves are filled with books, which is similar to a 'library'.

There are other guests in the building, all quietly drinking tea and reading books, very peaceful.

Su Changkong also strolled in front of the bookshelf for a while. Su Changkong found that the Cape Tower had quite a lot of books, such as poems and songs, biography of unofficial history, and even some fragrant novels with exquisite pictures of erotic palaces.

"Dafeng Fengyunzhi?"

And soon, Su Changkong saw the same book on a bookshelf, called "Dafeng Fengyun Zhi", placed in a very conspicuous position.

Su Changkong then took out one of the books, sat down on a reclining chair in the corner, and quietly flipped through it.

"Dafeng Fengyunzhi, a book compiled for the Cape Tower, records some famous sects, forces, and noble families in Dafeng Prefecture, including some heroes, strong men, and some major events in modern times..."

After reading the introduction, Su Changkong's eyes lit up, this "Dafeng Fengyun Zhi" is a very suitable book for him to understand the basic information of Dafeng Prefecture!

Su Changkong flipped through it, and found that there are characters, major events, and chapters about major sects and families in "Dafeng Fengyun Zhi".

"In the year 1138 of the Great Yan Calendar, in order to defend against the fierce wolf barbarians in the northern prairie, he served as his Majesty the Emperor Yan and personally supervised the formation. It took 20 years to build a fortress with a million troops, which was the predecessor of Dafengzhou City... "

This records the origin of Dafengzhou City, as well as some far-reaching personal events during the birth of Dafengzhou City.

"In 2913 of the Great Yan Calendar, Chihatu, the general of the fierce wolf barbarian royal court, led 300,000 strong barbarians to attack. The new state lord Pei Yang led the Dafeng iron cavalry to fight at the Sunset Grassland Fortress. After three months of fierce battle, the fierce wolf barbarians withdrew their troops. , more than 100,000 people died in the battle, and the blood flowed into rivers, which is called the bloody sunset battle in history."

And it also records that the biggest battle in Dafeng Prefecture recently was a battle with foreigners not long ago ten years ago, with more than 100,000 casualties!

"Ferocious wolf barbarians, this is a powerful group of belligerents living on the prairie north of the Dayan Dynasty. Did they attack Dafeng Prefecture ten years ago?"

Su Changkong had indeed gained a lot of knowledge.

In addition to these things, Su Changkong also saw some familiar characters.

"Hong Zhenxiang, who practiced martial arts at the age of four, was able to carry a cauldron at the age of five, and killed more than 3,000 people of the fierce wolf barbarians in the bloody battle of the setting sun, including a great warrior who was canonized by the fierce wolf court. One of the four commanders of Feng Tieqi."

Su Changkong saw Hong Zhenxiang, whom he had seen a few months ago, in the character chapter, and he occupied a lot of space in the character chapter, recording some of his deeds.

Not only that, Su Changkong also saw another person in the character chapter!

"Mu Jin, a rising star in Dafeng Prefecture, killed Ning Guang, the leader of the rebel bandit at the age of eighteen, was born in a thousand-year-old Mu family, and is currently the captain of the Dafeng Iron Cavalry Wooden Banner Camp."

Su Changkong also saw the aggressive Mu Jin that day, which was also above the character chapter of this "Dafeng Fengyun Zhi", and this Mu Jin's resume was quite brilliant and dazzling, and now he is also in a high position in Dafeng Prefecture City. .

However, Su Changkong searched for the introduction of the Mu family, but it was very little, almost all of them were mentioned.

Not only the Mu family, but the other thousand-year-old families have almost no news and information, very mysterious!

"Dafeng City is not very peaceful!"

Su Changkong secretly said, after reading this "Dafeng Fengyun Zhi", Su Changkong also has some understanding of the situation in Dafeng Prefecture.

There are 400,000 Dafeng iron cavalry in Dafeng Prefecture, but they are not raised to eat dry rice, but to deal with the invasion of foreign tribes, as well as some local rebels and bandit leaders.

"There is almost no information about demons!"

What made Su Changkong frown even more was that Su Changkong searched for it. He wanted to know the information about the monster, but there was no book related to it in the Cape Tower!

The purpose of Su Changkong's coming here was to find out what the use of the demon crystal core he obtained was. Judging from Mu Jin's desperate attitude to get it at that time, this demon crystal core was definitely an extremely precious treasure.

So Su Changkong found the steward of the Cape Tower, and said to the steward with a curious expression: "There are a lot of mythical novels in this Cape Tower, but why isn't there a book about monsters?"

Hearing this, the steward's expression changed, he glanced left and right, and when he saw that no one was paying attention, he lowered his voice and said, "This guest, the demon...how can ordinary people understand that? Not to mention the Cape Tower, it's just In the entire Dafeng Prefecture City, I can't find a book that records information about demons, so don't ask more questions, don't make trouble for yourself."

In the face of this slightly warning words from the steward, Su Changkong was also secretly doubtful.

About the information about demons, ordinary people can only know some rumors that are not true or false, where the demons come from and what characteristics they have. These seem to be secrets, and the Dayan Dynasty is deliberately hiding relevant news.

There is no record of demons in the circulating books. Even before, there were demons ravaging the city of Molin Mansion. The government chose to block the news. They only claimed that there were murderers raging, but did not explicitly say that the demons were causing trouble, as if they had any scruples.

Seeing the vigilant look of this steward, Su Changkong also knew that it was useless to ask him, so he changed the topic and said, "I am very interested in Dafeng Fengyunzhi. I want to take it home and study it carefully. Can I buy a copy and take it with me?"

The steward nodded cheerfully this time: "Yes, two taels of silver each."

Twenty taels of silver per book was a bit expensive, but Su Changkong didn't bargain, and directly paid twenty taels of silver to buy a copy of "Dafeng Fengyun Zhi", and then look back carefully.

"There are no books about demons on the market... Not necessarily in a ghost market."

Su Changkong thought to himself that the main reason why he was interested in demons was, of course, that he wanted to figure out the specific function of his demon crystal core.

And Su Changkong quickly thought of where to get information about demons, naturally it was a ghost market!

The token obtained from the robber chief recorded the location of the ghost market in Dafeng Prefecture.

There are a lot of fish and dragons in the ghost market, and there are also some commodities that cannot be purchased by the outside world. It is not necessarily the case that you can buy information about monsters from them.

There are still three days before the ghost market opens this month, and Su Changkong is not in a hurry, resting quietly and reading a book in the inn in Dafengzhou City.

Three days later, Su Changkong went all the way to Donglin Mountain, the location marked on the token.

Donglin Mountain was in a remote location, three or four hundred miles away from Dafeng City. Su Changkong was not in a hurry. When he arrived at Donglin Mountain, it was already night.

There were few stars in the sky, and the entire Donglin Mountain was dead silent. It was not the first time that Su Changkong had known about the ghost city. Knowing that the location of the ghost city was desolate and hidden, he glanced at the sky, and without hesitation, stepped into the Donglin Mountain.

At this moment, Su Changkong was dressed up, wearing a monkey mask and black robe, and also used the Turtle Breathing Technique to change his body shape and hide his identity.

In Donglin Mountain, the grass and leaves were lush, Su Changkong wandered around for a while, he felt a line of sight watching him and observing him.

Su Changkong didn't hesitate, he lowered his voice and took out the token: "I'm here to participate in the ghost market transaction."

"This way."

Soon after, an equally hoarse voice sounded in the woods, accompanied by the sound of distant footsteps, Su Changkong did not hesitate and followed behind.

Following the guide in the dark in the distance, Su Changkong quickly came to the depths of Donglin Mountain, and saw lights shining in the distance, and a small village and town hidden in the deep mountain appeared in his eyes.

At the entrance of the town, there was a masked man with a ghost mask on his head and a sword on his waist. After showing the token, Su Changkong successfully entered the ghost market.

"I really miss..."

Seeing the pedestrians wearing masks coming and going on the street, and the stalls randomly placed on the side of the road, the strangely quiet atmosphere, Su Changkong couldn't help but sigh, remembering the first time he visited the ghost market when he was in Qingshui City. Scenario, and now he is already experienced.

Su Changkong wandered around the ghost market and saw many things that were hard to find outside, such as highly poisonous, powerful medicines, weapons, armor, and some martial arts secrets.

But for the current Su Changkong, it is difficult to arouse his interest.

"This guest, do you need anything? I'm the steward of this ghost city. I can help you find what you need."

Su Changkong strolled around for a while, when a hoarse voice sounded from under the eaves of the street corner.

Su Changkong looked at it, it was a man in white with a red grimace mask, standing in the shadows very infiltrating.

And the reason why this red-faced masked man would take the initiative to strike up a conversation with Su Changkong is very simple.

"This ape-faced masked man is so unusual... He didn't leak any breath from his body, and his blood flow rate and the intensity of his heart beat were no different from ordinary people. He was definitely not an ordinary character!"

The red-faced mask man secretly thought.

The strength of a warrior can be judged through keen observation.

For example, a martial artist who has achieved a great deal of forging must have strong muscles and bones, and his temperament is different from that of ordinary people. However, a martial artist who has reached the Qi and Blood Realm is different from ordinary martial artists in terms of the flow rate of Qi and blood, the intensity of heart beating, and even the body temperature.

As for Su Changkong's Turtle Breathing Technique, what he is best at is hiding his breath. Under the observation of others, Su Changkong is inconspicuous, like an ordinary person.

But the people who can come to this ghost city will definitely not be ordinary people, so the red-faced masked man who can't see through the depths of Su Changkong took the initiative to chat up and ask him what he needs.

Su Changkong also moved slightly in his heart. He bought information about demons with great fanfare, which was too eye-catching. Asking this red-faced masked man who claimed to be the manager of the ghost city would be less troublesome. He is the manager of the ghost market, so he must understand Lots of information.

Thinking of this, Su Changkong lowered his voice, making his voice hoarse and old: "I want to buy information about demons."

As soon as these words came out, the red-faced masked man was obviously stunned for a moment, as if he was thinking about something.

"Come with me."

The red-faced masked man finally spoke slowly, heading towards a small courtyard in the ghost market.

"Go and have a look." Seeing this, Su Changkong understood that there was a show, that the red-faced masked man might really have information about demons, so he followed up without hesitation.

In a house with lanterns lit in a ghost town town, in a room with a lot of dust, the red-faced masked man wiped the dust on a chair and said to Su Changkong, "You sit first."

After speaking, without waiting for Su Changkong to respond, he turned and left the room.

Su Changkong was not in a hurry, just sat on the chair and waited quietly.

Not long after, someone entered the room, not the red-faced masked man before, but a more burly man with a bull-headed mask.

"I heard you want to buy information about demons?"

The bull-headed masked man sat down on the seat opposite Su Changkong. He looked at Su Changkong up and down carefully, and made a deep voice. Listening to the voice, he should be in his thirties or forties.

"Yes, do you have one?"

Su Changkong nodded slightly, this ghost market is mixed with fish and dragons, things and news that can't be bought in the market can be bought in the ghost market!

Of course, as for whether the information he bought was real or fake, Su Changkong could only tell for himself.

The masked man said: "The price...it's not cheap, and I don't accept counter-offers, otherwise I'll give up!"

This bull-head masked man has a strong tone, and he bluntly said that as long as Su Changkong makes a counter-offer, the transaction will be abandoned.

"Offer." Su Changkong just said.

"Thirty thousand taels of silver." The bull-head masked man opened his mouth and offered a price.

"Thirty thousand taels?"

Su Changkong frowned secretly, this price is indeed too expensive!

When Su Changkong bought the alchemy book "Bao Dan Lu", the grandson of the alchemist Sun Yun only asked for 10,000 taels, and Su Changkong counter-offered it to 2,000 taels.

And this bull-head masked man is 30,000 taels of silver as soon as he opens his mouth, and he still does not accept the counter-offer, otherwise the transaction will be over!

Su Changkong was thinking, and the bull-masked man continued: "The information I sell about monsters is absolutely detailed. The information about monsters in the outside world is blocked, and you can't buy it no matter how much money you spend."

30,000 taels is indeed a sky-high price for ordinary people, but for today's Su Changkong, 30,000 taels can afford it. If you pay 30,000 taels of silver, you can buy information about the monster, about that monster. The role of the crystal nucleus is completely acceptable!

Thinking of this, Su Changkong didn't counter-offer, and nodded slowly: "Okay, then 30,000 taels."

Of course, Su Changkong is not a fool either. If this bull-headed masked man just wants to cheat him of money, then Su Changkong will make him pay a heavy price!

But seeing that Su Changkong agreed to spend 30,000 taels of silver to buy information about demons, the bull-headed masked man changed his words and said, "30,000 taels is indeed a bit expensive, if you are willing to do me a favor, I will take that information about demons The information is sent to you for free."

As soon as these words came out, the face under Su Changkong's mask sank. The purpose of this bull-headed mask man was not to sell the information about the demon, but to test him!

If Su Changkong hesitated too much or refused, it would show that 30,000 taels of silver was a heavy burden for him, and his ability was only average.

But Su Changkong did not hesitate too much, and agreed to buy the information of the demon with 30,000 taels of silver, which showed that Su Changkong was not an ordinary character.

It is impossible for ordinary people to spend 30,000 taels of silver to buy information on demons. After all, just to satisfy their own curiosity, they have to spend a huge sum of 30,000 taels of silver, even for children from rich families!

Su Changkong was able to spend 30,000 taels of silver to buy information, and he agreed so happily, which shows that the information of the demon is very important to him, and he is not an ordinary role!

So the bull-headed masked man changed the conversation and proposed to ask Su Changkong to do him a favor, and the reward was the information of the demon!

Don't think about it, it's going to be a lot of trouble for the man in the bull mask to want his help.

But Su Changkong still said: "What are you busy with? Let's talk about it first."

The bull-headed man said, "Help me kill two people."

"Sorry, please ask Gao Ming again." Hearing this, Su Changkong stood up and had no plans to continue the transaction with the bull-headed man.

The bull-head masked man wanted him to kill two people, but he didn't need 30,000 taels of silver, which showed that the two people he wanted to kill were not easy to kill, and at least they were worth far more than 30,000 taels of silver.

Su Changkong didn't want to be inexplicably used as a knife, and the other party didn't know the identities of the two people who were going to kill. .

Of course, the most important thing is that Su Changkong doesn't believe that there is only one bull-head masked man in this ghost market who knows the information about the monsters. The big deal is that he goes to set up a stall outside and buys the relevant intelligence at a high price. It takes less effort and causes less trouble than agreeing to the demands of the man with the mask.

"Wait a moment!"

When the bull-head masked man saw that Su Changkong was about to leave, he was rather anxious.

"I guess what you want to know is not the information of the monster, but the role of the crystal core of the monster, right?"

In a hurry, the bull-headed masked man blurted out the words.

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