Hide in the world of gods and demons

Chapter 25 The Art of Scolding

In the evening, Chen Li was having dinner.

Lin Gui arrived with a bruised and swollen face. He didn't stand on ceremony and sat down angrily to the side: "I owe a lot to Fellow Daoist Chen today. Sigh, what a bunch of shrewish women. They just want to extort money from me. Why is it so hard for me to earn a little money?"

Chen Li was speechless upon hearing this, and continued eating without paying any attention.

Lin Gui continued muttering, "When I was twenty, I obtained a secret alchemy method by chance, and I started trying to refine pills. I've been doing it for over thirty years now, and I've never slacked off for a single day. Yet, I'm still destitute. I've come to realize that people in this world are treacherous and can't stand to see others doing well!"

Chen Li could tell that perhaps he had taken too many Ascension Pills, which had caused some mental problems in him. He was emotionally sensitive, erratic, and his thinking was very different from that of ordinary people.

"How much money did you lose?" Chen Li couldn't help but ask.

It would have been better if he hadn't asked. Once he did, Lin Gui was overcome with grief and burst into tears.

"Not only did they refund the money, but they also... they even compensated each of them with a hundred low-grade spirit stones. If I didn't give them the money, they tried to hit me. Those bitches, waaaaah..."

Wow, they're really rich!

Four mid-grade spirit stones were given away at once.

This doesn't even include the refund.

He was even a little jealous.

That stinking bastard.

He only has 56 low-grade spirit stones on hand right now.

"I think we shouldn't sell the Ascension Pill anymore, it's easy to... get beaten up." Seeing how sadly he was crying, Chen Li couldn't help but kindly remind him again.

"Sigh, I know that, but this one sells the best and has the most repeat customers." Lin Gui wiped away his tears and sighed aggrievedly, "Compared to this, the Myriad Wonders Pill is far inferior!"

Chen Li: "..."

Indeed, one cannot take several pills of the Myriad Wonders Pill every day.

My body can't take it.

Even if the body can handle it, other parts of the body can't.

As for the Ascension Pill, need I say more about its high customer return rate?
"Besides, it's too late now. If I stop selling them, those who have lost their pills will come after me too," Lin Gui said, his eyes darting around.

You know it too.

If I had known this, why bother.

Chen Li stared blankly at Lin Gui, not knowing how to describe his feelings at that moment.

It's a miracle you're still alive!
……

late at night.

The talisman-making room.

The tiny flame of the oil lamp flickered gently, changing its shape endlessly.

Chen Li held a book titled "Five Common Techniques for Qi Cultivation Cultivators" and carefully flipped through it.

This book records five common techniques for the Qi Refining stage. In addition to the 'Spiritual Power Flick' which I have already mastered, the remaining four are: Reprimand Technique, Traction Technique, Hemostasis and Healing Technique, and Body Protection Technique.

As for Chen Li, who is at the third level of Qi Refining.

All he could learn was the art of scolding.

This is a kind of mind-based spell that instills fear and intimidation in the enemy through rebuke, and it is especially effective against evil spirits.

Compared to the spiritual energy flick, the difficulty of this spell lies in the fact that it not only requires the coordination of spiritual energy, but also the recitation of an incantation.

Coordinating spiritual power is easy.

But he didn't know how to recite the incantation at all.

Spells and prayers before drawing talismans are two completely different types. The latter has meaning, is normal language, and is recited aloud, while the former is a strange syllable without meaning, which produces a sound similar to thunder through abdominal resonance.

The difficulty of the two is worlds apart.

"scold!"

"scold!"

……

Ten minutes later.

"Zhi!" Chen Li was furious and almost threw the book away. This magic was truly not something a human could learn.

How exactly does the abdominal cavity resonate?
"I still need to consult Lin Gui!"

He immediately got up and went out, not caring that it was already late at night, because he knew that Lin Gui was definitely not asleep yet. Since moving here, he had never seen Lin Gui sleep.

"Clap clap clap!"

Chen Li stepped forward and knocked on the door.

"Who is it!" Lin Gui's wary voice came from inside.

"Fellow Daoist Lin, it's me!"

With a creak, the door opened, and Lin Gui yawned.

"Fellow Daoist Chen, are you here to ask for medicine?" Lin Gui smiled and invited Chen Li in: "My home is a bit messy, please make yourself at home!"

The place was more than just messy; the living room was piled with all sorts of herbs, and the strong smell of medicine almost made him choke. Following Lin Gui all the way to the kitchen, he found that the stove had been removed and transformed into a place for alchemy.

This is really...

"Sigh, alchemy is such a hassle." He added a piece of charcoal to the alchemy furnace: "The heat is very important. If the heat is too high, it will burn easily; if the heat is too low, it will melt easily. I can't leave it for a moment. It's all hard-earned money!"

Chen Li didn't bother listening to the other person's complaints, which were nothing more than repeating the same few sentences over and over again, and directly asked him for advice.

"You even studied magic? This thing is slow to activate, and it's far less efficient than magic weapons and talismans in combat... I did learn a few tricks when I was young. Let me see... Oh, it's the reprimanding technique. This thing is simple!"

He carefully tended the fire while offering occasional, intermittent instructions.

A true word is passed on, and a thousand volumes of books are falsely passed on.

After trying to figure it out on his own for a long time without any clue, it was a completely different story when someone gave him guidance. In just half an hour, Chen Li had already learned the basics of how to pronounce incantations.

"scold!"

With a "hum," the surrounding air seemed to vibrate slightly.

"There's still something wrong. Don't use your throat to make sounds; the thunderous sound should come from your abdomen."

……

After learning the incantation, Chen Li began to practice again, coordinating it with the flow of spiritual energy.

after an hour.

"scold!"

Suddenly, his brain became congested with blood, his mind became highly focused, and his eyes, though bloodshot, looked ferocious and terrifying.

The next moment, he uttered celestial music.

"roll!"

Although Chen Li's reprimand was not directed at Lin Gui, Lin Gui still felt his hair stand on end and was filled with immense fear. He instinctively leaned back and fell to the ground, taking his chair with him.

Chen Li came to his senses and felt a little guilty, so he quickly stepped forward to help him up and apologized repeatedly.

After being helped up, Lin Gui's face turned red, and he waved his hand:
"It was my carelessness. I wasn't paying attention, and it was caught off guard. Otherwise, you definitely wouldn't have scared me."

It was rather embarrassing that he, a mid-stage Qi Refining cultivator, was intimidated by the residual power of a low-level reprimand technique.

"Yes, yes, it's all my fault for not reminding you..."

Seeing this, Chen Li quickly said a few kind words, which made him feel better again.

……

midnight.

Chen Li returned home and opened the game panel.

A new spell has been added after 'Spiritual Power Flick'.

'Introduction to Scolding Techniques: 1/100'

Recalling the image of Lin Gui falling backward in fright, Chen Li pondered something:
"This spell seems quite useful! Not to mention its effect on evil spirits, if it were used suddenly during battle, it would probably have a miraculous effect."

"It's just a bit slow to activate... Hopefully, this weakness can be mitigated as proficiency improves."

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