In the early morning, before daybreak, at the Great Shangqing Palace, two miles away from the Tianshi Mansion in Longhu Mountain, the bronze bell rang out for a total of 108 times.
Zhang Zhiwei calculated the time and came to the dining hall, where he snatched his master's breakfast from a senior brother.
"Zhiwei, why are you thinking of delivering breakfast to the master and also wanting to eat for free? Let me remind you, the master is in a bad mood today, be careful not to get angry!" the senior brother reminded.
"It doesn't matter. I'm going. How can Master be in a bad mood?"
Zhang Zhiwei waved his hand, carried a large food box and left the dining hall, heading towards the Zhenren Hall.
As the Heavenly Master of the Zhengyi Sect, Zhang Jingqing is naturally not a sloppy Taoist priest. He has his own requirements for food, clothing, housing and transportation.
In terms of food, each meal has six dishes, three meat and three vegetable. The meat includes chicken, fish balls, etc., and the vegetable includes tofu, bean curd sheets, kelp, mushrooms, and green vegetables. They also drink a little wine with every meal, usually sorghum wine.
It sounds good, but compared to Zhang Jingqing's status as a Heavenly Master, this is just plain and simple. After all, many landlords down the mountain eat much more luxuriously than this.
The Heavenly Master's meals were of this standard, while the standard for disciples like Zhang Zhiwei was a little lower. Although they still had vegetables and meat and would not starve, the big pot meals could never compare with the Master's private dishes.
Therefore, Zhang Zhiwei would occasionally go to the dining hall on time, snatch the master's food from the brother who was delivering the food, and deliver it to the master personally, and they would eat and have a few drinks together.
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Inside the hall, Zhang Jingqing was meditating.
"squeak!"
The door was pushed open and Zhang Jingqing opened his eyes and looked out.
I saw a young Taoist priest about 1.9 meters tall, holding a food box in his hand, walking in with his head held high.
Zhang Jingqing's brows jumped, and a "井" character appeared on his temple. He squinted his eyes. He was in a bad mood today. Yesterday, he wanted to give Lin Huaiyi some advice, but the little bastard ran down the mountain without saying a word.
Now Zhang Zhiwei still dares to come and cause trouble?
Zhang Jingqing was just trying to show off his master's authority.
Then I heard Zhang Zhiwei shouting, "Master, I've made progress again. Yesterday I accidentally had an epiphany and learned something from the Golden Light Mantra. I'm here to discuss it with you!"
Another epiphany? Where does this kid get so many insights from? Zhang Jingqing was a little surprised, his brows slightly relaxed, and said:
"Tell me, what did you realize?"
"Master, it's a long story, let's talk while we eat!"
Zhang Zhiwei skillfully opened the food box, took out the food and put it away, and then filled the wine for his master and himself, saying with a smile:
"Let's talk about heroes over a glass of wine!"
Zhang Jingqing glanced at him sideways: "What kind of hero are we talking about? Who is the hero?"
"The only heroes in the world today are Master and Wei'er!" Zhang Zhiwei said with a smile.
Zhang Jingqing: “…………”
"You're really good at flattering yourself!"
Zhang Jingqing was so angry that he laughed. He picked up the wine, drank it all in one gulp, put the wine glass down heavily, and said:
"You've ruined the atmosphere of Longhu Mountain. If you have something to say, just speak up. What have you learned?"
If you can't come up with something to say, prepare to be beaten!
Can I be blamed for the atmosphere in Longhu Mountain? You are the weather vane... Zhang Zhiwei muttered inwardly, picked up the wine and drank it all, then said:
"Master, last night while I was meditating, I overheard my heart saying that it wanted to become stronger, step by step, and become the Monkey King!"
Zhang Jingqing picked up a piece of tofu and ate it: "What nonsense! You fell asleep during your practice and are dreaming."
"Master, don't be anxious, there are other things!" said Zhang Zhiwei.
"Let go!" Zhang Jingqing uttered a word.
Zhang Zhiwei also picked up a piece of homemade tofu and ate it. "Aside from my heart, I can also sense messages coming from other parts of my body. For example, my liver is very hot-tempered and keeps complaining. It's probably being drained by the heart and constantly suppressed by the lungs."
"The lungs are complaining, saying the heart is suppressing them, and they're trying to fight back. The kidneys are complaining, saying the heart is suppressing them, and the spleen is saying the lungs are suppressing them, and it wants to resist... All kinds of distracting thoughts are flooding into my head, making me really annoyed!"
"Hey, Master, tell me, what's going on with me?"
Zhang Zhiwei smiled and asked knowingly, but he didn't get any answer from his master, so he looked up.
Then I saw the master, who was always calm and composed, with his eyes wide open, his mouth opening and closing, in a state of astonishment. The fish on the chopsticks was hovering at the edge of his mouth, and his face was full of disbelief.
Zhang Jingqing is a celestial master who has experienced many ups and downs. He usually won't lose his composure like this unless he can't help it.
But this time, he really couldn't help it.
Just a few days ago, Zhang Zhiwei told him that he had reached the level of cultivation where he could see God.
Just this news. He hasn't recovered yet, one wave of troubles has not yet subsided, another wave of troubles has come!
Now, Zhang Zhiwei told him that he had an epiphany and had taken a step further. Not only could he see God, but he could also hear God!
What on earth was going on? This disciple of mine seemed to be beyond imagination, simply outrageous!
Before this, he had planned to train a new disciple and teach him attentively, so that Zhang Zhiwei could have someone to sharpen his skills.
What the hell are you looking for now?
Or you can do it yourself.
If the search continues and drags on for a year or two, I'm afraid even he, as the master, will be unable to do anything about it.
At this moment, Zhang Zhiwei looked at Zhang Jingqing's current state, a drop of cold sweat dripped from his forehead, and he asked carefully:
"Master, what's wrong with you? Don't scare me. You look like this now, don't you think you had a stroke?"
A... a stroke? Zhang Jingqing snapped back to his senses, his anger rising again. Good boy, it seems I have to test him.
If we don’t clean up now while we can, and prepare a few meals quickly, we’ll probably not be able to clean up in the future if we continue like this.
Zhang Jingqing frowned and rolled up his sleeves. "Zhiwei, I suddenly remembered that I haven't tested you in a while. Haven't you made progress? Come on, let me see how much you've improved!"
Seeing his master's posture, Zhang Zhiwei was a little confused, but he reacted quickly and ran away. He couldn't just stand there and get beaten.
He didn't want to use Zhang Jingqing to test the strength of his Golden Light Spell. After all, if he tried, the golden light would eventually be broken as his master continued to increase his strength.
Seeing Zhang Zhiwei running away so easily, Tianshi Zhang Jingqing was stunned for a moment. The reason why that little evil beast Lin Huaiyi dared to run down the mountain was probably because he learned it from you.
"Stop, Zhang Zhiwei, you've grown up, and you still talk about heroes over wine, and you even dare to curse your master. Stop right there, if I don't teach you a lesson today, I'll take your surname!" Zhang Jingqing roared from behind.
Zhang Zhiwei ran ahead very quickly: "Master, calm down. Don't ask me to take your last name. Isn't it okay for me to take your last name?"
"Good boy, you're so cunning! If you hadn't told me, I would have forgotten. You have the same last name as me, come on, take my thunder!"
Zhang Jingqing waved his hand, and a flash of lightning appeared, rushing towards Zhang Zhiwei who was running forward.
The lightning caught up with Zhang Zhiwei in an instant, just two inches away from his face.
But Zhang Zhiwei raised his hand, and formed his fingers into a sword. There was a hint of golden light on his fingertips, and he slashed diagonally towards the lightning.
"boom!"
Electric light and golden light intertwined, the thunder was split apart by the golden light, and sporadic flashing arcs of electricity jumped in the air, making the air crackle.
"Thunder magic? Master, are you serious?"
Zhang Zhiwei ran even faster. In the past, when Zhang Jingqing came to test him, he always used the Golden Light Mantra, but this time he used the Thunder Method, so it was even more impossible for him to stay and get struck by lightning.
"Good boy, you can actually withstand my thunder magic. I underestimated you!"
The scene just now also shocked Zhang Jingqing.
The reason why he wanted to deal with Zhang Zhiwei after a disagreement was, on the one hand, to vent his anger, and on the other hand, to test him and see what level of the Golden Light Mantra this kid had reached after his sudden enlightenment.
But the result was unexpected. In the previous attack, he made a move based on the strength of Zhang Zhiwei's protective golden light. Normally, he should have been able to break Zhang Zhiwei's protective golden light and then electrocute him so that his head would explode and he would run away.
But unexpectedly, this kid not only defeated him head-on, but also shattered his thunder magic with golden light. This improvement was simply incredible.
Because generally speaking, golden light can hardly resist thunder magic, let alone use golden light to split thunder magic.
"It seems I wasn't kidding. I've truly entered this realm. I've made remarkable progress!"
Zhang Jingqing showed admiration on his face. His disciple was so outstanding, so as a master, he was naturally happy.
"That's a must!"
Zhang Zhiwei was running in front, his whole body covered with a thin layer of golden light, looking like a little golden man.
"Zhiwei, didn't Master teach you to be humble, to pay more attention to the people and things around you, and not to be arrogant? Look at what's next to you?"
After Zhang Jingqing finished speaking, a dense sound of electric current suddenly rang out in the air.
The sound is not loud, but very dense, just like a thousand birds singing.
Zhang Zhiwei looked around and found that the electric current that he had previously split with the golden light did not disappear. Instead, it split into two, two into three, and densely packed into a huge electric net, trapping him inside.
"Master's hand grenade technique is really perfect. It's a pity that it's not the complete Five Thunder Technique!" Zhang Zhiwei murmured to himself.
Zhang Jingqing heard these words and thought to himself, this ignorant brat actually wants to see the complete Five Thunder Method. I'm here to test you, not to clean up the mess. Why would I need the complete Five Thunder Method?
Zhang Jingqing stretched out his hand: "Take it!"
Immediately afterwards, the huge electric net that surrounded Zhang Zhiwei suddenly shrank inward, just like a fishing net, and Zhang Zhiwei was the fish in the net.
Seeing this, Zhang Zhiwei naturally would not sit still and wait for death. He turned on the golden light protecting his body, rushed forward like thunder, tore through the electric net, and rushed out.
"clang clang clang"
Countless lightning bolts struck Zhang Zhiwei's body, colliding with the golden light and making a metallic collision sound. Some lightning bolts also struck the ground, and in an instant, charred grooves appeared on the ground.
"Can't you even break a lightning this strong? It seems your master is still too soft-hearted. Try a little harder!"
Heavenly Master Zhang Jingqing retracted the scattered thunder, spread out his hands, and an even brighter lightning shot out from his palms.
When Zhang Zhiwei saw this, his face changed. It seemed that his master would not give up until he broke the golden light.
Let’s go ahead and talk about it after this is over.
Zhang Zhiwei turned around and shattered the lightning with a palm, then ran towards the monk's quarters area. This was his experience of escaping many times. If he ran towards the back mountain and down the mountain, his master would catch up with him in a few steps. But running towards the accommodation area was different. There were many people there, and his master had to save face.
Sure enough, as soon as they arrived at the dormitory area, Zhang Jingqing slowed down, started to pay attention to his appearance, and followed with his hands behind his back, strolling leisurely.
It’s just that each of his steps was more than ten meters long, which seemed slow, but in fact, it was not slow at all.
"Running away like this isn't an option. I can't really fight Master. I have to find a way to stop him. Are there any hidden weapons around?"
Turning into an alley, Zhang Zhiwei was thinking about countermeasures.
Suddenly, the door in front opened and junior fellow student Tian Jinzhong walked out, stretching himself lazily.