Druid in the Xianxia world

Chapter 83: The Guardian Magical Treasure, the Two-Scale Mountain Formation
"breathe……"

Time passed slowly during Zhong Cang's practice. Soon, a night had passed, and Zhong Cang's spirit seed, the big tree, had officially exceeded fifteen meters because of a night of practice.

"My cultivation has increased a little bit, feeling good..."

The next morning, feeling the improvement in his cultivation, Zhong Cang rushed towards the Taoist temple with a happy face.

However, halfway through the journey, something happened that made him raise his eyebrows.

Several wealthy young men who were dressed elegantly and slightly older than him stopped him on the way.

"Is this Junior Brother Zhong? My name is Xue Xirong, and I have something to discuss with you."

Because the leader was quite polite, Zhong Cang did not refuse.

"can."

Waving his hand to let the others go aside, Zhong Cang bowed to Xue Xirong and said, "I wonder what Senior Sister Xue wants to talk to me about?"

"I have come here to warn you... You are in great danger and are not far from death."

Hearing this, Zhong Cang's pupils indeed shrank, but soon, he said calmly: "Senior Sister Xue is going to attack me here?"

"Of course not. I have high hopes for you, Junior Brother. I have no intention of becoming your enemy. On the contrary, I want to save you." Xue Xirong was a little disappointed when she noticed that Zhong Cang's expression hadn't changed at all. But she quickly regained her composure and continued, "Teacher Mo called you over yesterday and definitely suggested that he should focus on your training and order you to fight on behalf of the Taoist Academy, right?"

"..." After thinking for a while and realizing that he couldn't hide this, Zhong Cang nodded: "You're right, so, is that why you think I'm going to be in big trouble?"

"Could it be that Junior Brother Zhong is completely unaware... The decision to suppress the poor disciples of the Taoist Academy was made jointly by all the aristocratic families. If you were in that position, you would be the enemy of all the aristocratic families. You wouldn't be able to withstand such heavy pressure. Senior Sister advises you not to be used by Teacher Mo."

Such slightly coercive words did not make Zhong Cang angry. Instead, they made him laugh needlessly: "You are right. Being hostile to the aristocratic families will indeed make it difficult for me to move forward, but I need resources to cultivate the Tao, so I will not give up on this matter... Also, thank you for the reminder, Senior Sister."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhong Cang was ready to turn around and leave.

At the same time, Zhong Cang...didn't care too much about Xue Xirong's threat.

After collecting information during this period, Zhong Cang discovered that his situation was not that dangerous.

The aristocratic families are indeed suppressing the Taoist Palace and the children from poor families.

In normal times, it would be difficult for a poor family kid like Zhong Cang to have room to grow - the powerful families that developed earlier would do their utmost to suppress those who came later, and could easily crush them by relying on the advantages they had accumulated previously.

In the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties in the past, there were no poor families among the upper class, and this was the case.

But the era that Xue Ye Kingdom is in now is not normal. The crisis has come, making the king of Xue Ye Kingdom want to demand change, and some aristocratic families also support it.

Therefore, the current Xue Ye Kingdom is divided into conservative aristocratic families and the royal party.

Their competition and the king's blessing made it possible for people like Zhong Cang from poor families to make a breakthrough, even though their situation was still difficult.

In this situation, Zhong Cang naturally would not back down.

He couldn't retreat either.

The prerequisite for farming and development is to have land to farm.

If he doesn't fight for it, these few acres of spiritual fields may not be enough for his current cultivation, not to mention the Tiangang Qi and Disha Qi needed to forge the foundation of his Taoism.

……

Because he felt that he was not in great danger, Zhong Cang's gratitude to Xue Xirong was more for show and not very sincere.

When Zhong Cang frowned, he was about to leave, but Xue Xirong stopped him again.

"Junior Brother Zhong, wait a moment. I have a solution that will satisfy both of you. It will allow you to avoid the hostility of the aristocratic families and still obtain resources."

This statement did pique Zhong Cang's interest.

"What method?"

"Do you know Xue Jingshan, Senior Brother Xue? He is the strongest person in our Xuehu Daoyuan. If you join him, Senior Brother Xue will naturally protect you, and no one else will dare to target you."

When Xue Xirong mentioned the three words "Xue Jingshan", her face was filled with longing. Zhong Cang heard this and sneered: "So you guys wanted to win me over from the college teacher? Just tell me earlier, you're wasting my time."

Xue Xirong frowned at the slightly sarcastic words, "I'm really thinking about you, Junior Brother..."

Zhong Cang: "Haha, there's no need to waste time on this nonsense. Don't say I won't give you any chances. Teacher Mo asked me to fight on behalf of the Taoist Academy. The price she offered was that all the resources of the Zhen Dao Academy would belong to me. She also said that if I could fight on behalf of other Taoist Academy and win, there would be additional rewards. What about you guys? You want to win me over. What price are you going to offer?"

Zhong Cang, who asked the question, did not have any past thoughts. He did not believe in the credibility of these aristocratic families.

But he was very curious about what price the people on the other side were willing to offer.

The result surprised Zhong Cang and made him laugh out loud.

After hearing Zhong Cang's words, Xue Xirong frowned tightly and said nothing. Instead, the person next to her sneered and mocked Zhong Cang: "You actually said you want to take our Taoist Academy's resources, you are not worthy enough."

"Humph, the resources of the Zhen Dao Academy are money to buy lives. Aren't you afraid that you may have the life to take them, but not the life to spend them?"

"Our boss is willing to take you in. It's a gift to you, and you don't even know how to be grateful!"

"Kid, be smart. Give us 90% of the resources of the Formation Academy. This will buy you a chance to survive..."

"???"

The other party's words made Zhong Cang completely see the true greed of the aristocratic families and understand their purpose even more clearly.

——These people don’t want to be hostile to me, so they want to recruit me. However, when they recruit them, they don’t want to spend money and resources, but they are also ready to plunder things from me.

Such behavior does not regard oneself as a "human being" at all, but as a dog on the roadside.

In this situation, how could Zhong Cang not be angry and upset?

At the same time, he also completely understood that there was no possibility of reconciliation between him and the aristocratic families, at least not for the time being.

They regard all resources as their own. They don't want to share what they already have. They also want to take away what they have and only leave some scraps for themselves. While taking away the resources, they also have to kneel down and say thank you.

"Haha..." Thinking of this, Zhong Cang laughed, an angry laugh: "When I heard that Xue Jingshan asked you to come over, I thought he was a big shot. Now I think I overestimated him. He is also a fool with no vision."

"???"

"..."

"..."

Xue Xirong and the people she brought with her were surprised that Zhong Cang dared to scold Xue Jingshan. Therefore, they were stunned at first.

After the stagnation, anger emerged on their faces.

"Asshole, what did you say!"

"You, you actually dared to insult Senior Brother Xue!"

"You are indeed a lowly person, you don't know any etiquette at all. Senior Brother Xue is too lenient with you..."

"I've already told you that I shouldn't have any hope for a lowly person like you..."

The others were furious. Xue Xirong also suppressed her disguised gentleness and revealed an icy expression: "Zhong Cang, apologize. Senior Brother Jingshan is not someone you can insult."

"Haha..." They were angry, but the smile on Zhong Cang's face became even more intense: "Women, make one thing clear to me. You were the ones who insulted me first... Forget it, you are a bunch of idiots who are eager to be slaves. It's too difficult for you to understand this."

"asshole!"

Zhong Cang's ridicule made them even angrier. At the same time, violent fluctuations of mana emerged from them.

Feeling this, Zhong Cang was not afraid, but smiled and said: "What, you want to fight?" As soon as he said this, the momentum of several people immediately stagnated.

Being mocked by a lowly person really made them angry as they claimed to be noble.

However, they were somewhat hesitant to take direct action against Zhong Cang.

Fighting among the same grade wasn't a big deal, but if the upper grades attacked the lower grades, it would be a violation of the academy's rules...

Well, they were not afraid of the Taoist temple's rules, but they were still quite afraid of Mo Shuyu, the formation demon.

Even their family didn't want to provoke Mo Shuyu, at least, they wouldn't provoke Mo Shuyu for their own sake.

Perhaps, their family would be willing to sacrifice them in exchange for Zhong Cang being injured, but they are selfish and absolutely unwilling to do so.

Just when they were struggling and hesitating and felt helpless, Zhong Cang suddenly spoke.

"If you want to fight, then come on. I'll give you a fair chance."

"Um?!"

Facing herself and others who had forged the foundation of Taoism, Zhong Cang was actually willing to accept the challenge. This was completely beyond Xue Xirong's expectations, and her companions who followed her also never thought of this.

Because it was too unbelievable, they even thought that Zhong Cang had suddenly fallen ill and became mentally retarded.

"Accept our challenge? Did I hear you wrong?"

"How dare he?"

"Hahaha, no matter how he dared, he agreed!"

"Yes, he agreed. Did you write down what he just said?"

"It doesn't matter if you don't remember. There's a mirror in the Taoist temple where you can see this scene!"

After confirming that Zhong Cang agreed to the challenge and that the Taoist temple also had a mirror that could use the scene just now as evidence, the expressions on the faces of the group of people who came to find Zhong Cang instantly changed from anger and ugliness to ecstasy and surprise.

"hey-hey……"

"Zhong Cang, you are too arrogant."

"How dare you challenge us Dao-based cultivators? You don't even know how to spell the word death!"

"Hehe, today will be the day you regret the most in your life. No, you won't have the chance to regret it!"

"I originally thought you would be a nuisance and wasted 10% of the Zhen Dao Academy's resources on you. I didn't expect you to be so foolish. Now, that 10% of resources can be saved."

After Zhong Cang agreed, those people approached him with a sinister grin, exuding the aura of a powerful Taoist monk, and attacked Zhong Cang with words, wanting to see him frightened and scared.

However, they were disappointed. Facing their approach, Zhong Cang's expression remained calm from beginning to end.

Such a calm look, as if looking at a clown, made the monks who gathered around even more angry.

Finally, a somewhat thin monk was the first to lose his temper. Feeling insulted, he rushed towards Zhong Cang with a ferocious look on his face.

As he charged, a cruel smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Zhong Cang, this will not end easily. I will not let you die easily. You will experience endless torture and regret your arrogance. This is the price you pay for offending us..."

"You're right, this won't end easily."

When the other party took action, Zhong Cang finally took action.

However, his action was not to mobilize his magic power and release spells, but to take out the thing that his formation teacher Mo Shuyu gave him from his arms and toss it casually.

"Shh!"

What Teacher Mo handed to Zhong Cang was a scroll. After being thrown into the air, the scroll immediately expanded.

Looking closely, everyone discovered that there was a painting in the scroll, which was a picture of mountains and rivers.

Unlike Teacher Mo Shuyu's natal magic weapon, the Four Spirits Mountain and River Map, this mountain and river map is a bit simple, with only two mountains and a river in it.

The only slightly strange thing is that the two mountains are exactly the same, as if they were carved out of the same mold.

"what is this?"

After seeing the picture album, some people were confused, while others had some guesses.

"This thing should be the formation diagram that Mo Shuyu gave to Zhong Cang?"

"Damn it, Zhong Cang was prepared!"

"What effect does it have?"

This is indeed what teacher Mo Shuyu gave to Zhong Cang, and it is considered his magic weapon to protect him.

It was because of its existence that Zhong Cang was so strong when he faced Shuang Lingwei in Huangni Village, and now when he felt insulted.

This picture is called the Two Scale Mountains Formation.

As for the effect of this picture, it soon became apparent.

"Buzz!"

This picture was hung in the air, and immediately a flash of light appeared.

After the light, a mountain of pressure suddenly appeared on everyone present.

After the tremendous pressure, Zhong Cang... remained indifferent.

On the other side, the thin monk who was clamoring to torture Zhong Cang severely looked pale.

"My foundation has been sealed!"

Yes, the effect of the Two Scales Mountain Formation is sealing, or in other words, fair suppression.

Like the weights on the two ends of a balance, the two identical mountains represent the realms of Zhong Cang and his enemy.

By using this diagram, anyone who is not a cultivator at the Dharma Realm will have their cultivation suppressed to the same level as Zhong Cang.

And this is the protective treasure that Mo Shuyu gave to Zhong Cang.

At the same time, Zhong Cang recalled what Master Mo Shuyu had said when he had given him this treasure: "Going against the aristocratic families will put you in great danger. High-ranking cultivators might even attack you. But don't worry, since we've pushed you out here, we won't leave you alone. This Two Scales Mountain Formation is the treasure I gave you to protect you... I'm giving you this formation, not a magical weapon that can completely protect you. You should understand why, right?"

Zhong Cang: "I understand. By suppressing my realm to the same level, Teacher wants me to compete with the children of the aristocratic families. I must also have the courage to compete."

Mo Shuyu: "You are indeed smart. This is my purpose. Don't think I am cruel. The great way requires struggle. I am not your relative, let alone your mother. I can't treat you well for free. Only if you are useful, I and other teachers in the Taoist Academy will continue to invest resources in you."

……

While thinking about the past, Zhong Cang looked in front of him, and this time, the smile did not disappear, but moved to Zhong Cang's face.

"Why aren't you smiling? Aren't you looking forward to it, eager, even impatient for a fair fight? I've already agreed to your request, so why aren't you making a move yet?"

"Oh, by the way, you just said that this duel won't end so easily and will bring me endless pain and torture? I'm curious, what methods do you have? Use them?"

Zhong Cang's approaching steps and his mocking words made the thin monk who was the first to go into battle look a little distorted.

However, at this moment, he just felt that it was a bit troublesome and was not too afraid of Zhong Cang.

As for the reasons, they are:
"Asshole, don't be so arrogant. This young master's strength has only been suppressed to the level of the Soul Condensing Seed. It's not like he has lost his magic power. Do you think you can suppress me at the same level? Water flow... cough cough..."

(End of this chapter)