Mirror World Administrator

Chapter 96 Kunlun Gate Guide
"Tianxu Mountain..."

Yang Xu was walking on the streets of the town, holding a hide map.

He had just bought this map from a herbalist for half a spirit stone. The map was quite detailed and basically included all the mountains and waters in the Guankou area.

There are a total of five mountains, three water bodies, and seven villages and towns around Guanjiangkou. The winding Guanjiang River passes through all the villages and towns and mountains.

The Tianxu Mountain he was going to now was the southernmost mountain on the Guankou map and also the largest mountain.

"Seven villages and towns are too many..."

Yang Xu muttered. The mission prompt told him to find Roaring Sky Dog first, which would be more efficient. However, the actual range of Guankou was ridiculously large, and the Bloody Darkness could land anywhere on the map. If he searched every village, he might not find it by the end of the day.

After some consideration, Yang Xu finally decided to go directly to Tianxu Mountain to complete the mission. It would be best if he could encounter the Bloody Darkness on the way, but if not, then forget it.

As soon as he walked out of the street, Yang Xu suddenly saw a crowd of people at the intersection ahead. Dozens of people gathered in front of a small stall, pointing and talking.

Yang Xu walked forward curiously to take a look.

The stall owner was an old Taoist priest with a white beard. There were dozens of secret books neatly placed on a black cloth on the ground.

On the banner next to it were two lines of large characters: [Kunlun Gate welcomes visitors. Spells are available for rent and sale. Three spirit stones are offered for seven-day rentals. No credit is accepted. Those who master the spell within seven days can purchase new spells. Those who learn multiple spells in succession may enter Kunlun Gate.]

"One spirit stone, I'll buy this Ghost-Shocking Curse!"

A young man in brocade clothes squatted in front of the stall, pointing his folding fan at one of the green-covered books and spoke.

The old Taoist with white beard simply swung the Buddhist whisk from his left arm to his right arm, closed his eyes and rested, pretending not to see this person.

"Two spiritual stones!"

The young man in brocade clothes gritted his teeth and raised the price. The old Taoist still ignored him, not even opening his eyes.

"Don't waste your energy. I don't know how many people have asked me these days. I won't sell it for three spirit stones or one less!" Someone next to him persuaded the young man.

"Get out of the way! Immortal, I have spirit stones! Three spirit stones, I want to buy this Five Thunder Secret!" At this time, a person squeezed into the crowd from behind, holding three spirit stones in his hands, and looked at the old Taoist eagerly.

The old Taoist with white beard finally opened his eyes, glanced at the newcomer, and said calmly, "You already bought the Five Thunder Art seven days ago. Since you haven't been able to learn it within seven days, it proves that you lack wisdom and are not destined to be in Kunlun Mountain. Why force it?"

"Master, please give me another chance! I will definitely learn it this time. I'll give you five, no, ten spirit stones!" The man knelt down and begged hurriedly.

The old Taoist with white beard just shook his head and ignored the visitor no matter how he pleaded.

Yang Xu was eating melons at the back of the crowd, looking a little surprised. Spells for rent? Spells can be rented?
"Hi, Brother Jiuyang!"

Just as I was wondering, someone suddenly patted my shoulder from behind.

Yang Xu looked back and saw a man dressed as a hunter standing behind him. It was Gu Yue who had said goodbye earlier.

"How is it? Have you received the inheritance mission?" Gu Yue asked with a smile.

"I got it." Yang Xu nodded.

"I asked you to go to Tianxu Mountain to exorcise the demon, didn't I?"

"How do you know?" Yang Xu was surprised.

"Haha, because the demonic energy in Tianxu Mountain has been quite rampant in the past few years, many new Grass-Headed Gods have this mission. Unless you are a Water-based Grass-Headed God, you will be assigned to eliminate water ghosts in the river." After Gu Yue finished explaining, he remembered something and asked, "By the way, is your mission to eliminate five mountain demons or ten?"

"Does it make any difference?" Yang Xu raised his eyebrows and didn't directly say his number.

"Of course there are. Erlang Shen also treats people differently. If you are a stronger Grass Head God in your lifetime, he will arrange 10 mountain monster tasks, and if you are weaker, he will arrange 5. Through the number of tasks, he can judge in advance whether your skin will be at the maximum level of 70 or 80 in the future." Gu Yue said.

"I see... then I have more." Yang Xu didn't dare to say directly that he had 100. This number was a bit scary. People would probably guess immediately that he had a legendary skin.

"10? That will be a little difficult, but it doesn't matter. Just finish it within a year. There will be six teleportation opportunities at most. Kill two each time. It should be enough. It's just that the skin will be unlocked a few weeks later." Gu Yue comforted.

"..."

Yang Xu immediately understood. It seemed that not only had the number of his inheritance missions increased tenfold, but the duration had also been greatly shortened. A normal person would have one year, but he only had three months.

"By the way, what's this spell rental thing about?"

Yang Xu didn't say more about the inheritance mission. Taking advantage of Gu Yue's presence, he hurriedly asked about the current vendors.

"Well, I advise you not to be impulsive. This old Taoist priest is trying to cheat you out of spirit stones." Gu Yue glanced at the old Taoist priest's stall, looking a little uncomfortable.

"Oh? Is he selling fake magic?" Yang Xu asked.

"That's not the case. The spells are real, but this old Taoist is a rip-off. If you pay him a spirit stone, he won't sell you a spell book directly. Instead, he'll plant a 'spell seed' in your brain. This spell seed will only exist for seven days, and you need to comprehend the spell yourself within seven days in order for your skin to gain the corresponding skills. If you can't comprehend it, the spirit stone will be wasted."

"And once you fail to comprehend, you won't be able to spend spirit stones to learn again. If you fail once, this old man will label you as having no talent and refuse to do business with you again." Gu Yue said.

"Have you studied?"

When Yang Xu heard Gu Yue describe the process in such detail, he felt like a victim who had experienced it personally.

Gu Yue was embarrassed: "When I first came here last year, I bought a book on 'The Art of Immobilization' from this old man. Unfortunately, I didn't learn it in the end. After that, the old man ignored me again."

"His sign says that if you learn multiple spells in a row, you can enter the Kunlun Sect. Is that true?" Yang Xu asked again. "It's true. Apparently, you have to learn four or five spells in a row from him to meet the requirements of this 'Kunlun Sect'. I heard from others that two years ago, there was a genius called Grassroots God. He learned five spells in five consecutive weeks. He impressed this old Taoist priest so much that he gave him a passing grade."

"What happened next? Where did this person go?" Yang Xu asked hurriedly.

"He was picked up by people from Kunlun Sect."

"Take it away?"

"Yes, it is said that one day two years ago, a fairy boat flew into Guankou and took all the people who passed the test away on the spaceship. It seems that they were taking them to Kunlun Mountain to learn skills." Gu Yue said.

"Immortal Boat, Kunlun Mountain..."

Yang Xu was thoughtful.

The first trial of his skin is "Killing the Dragon at Guanjiangkou", and the second trial is called "Learning Skills at Yuquan Mountain". At that time, he will definitely need to leave Guanjiangkou and go to Yuquan Mountain.

However, the mythological world is so vast, and they only have one day to stay there each week. If they want to walk to Yuquan Mountain on foot, it will take them forever.

And now, this old Taoist priest from Kunlun Gate may be a way for him to leave Guanjiangkou and start the subsequent main line in the future.

Of course, the prerequisite is to pass a series of tests by the other party first.

"Ouch!"

Gu Yue's expression changed at this moment.

"What's wrong?" Yang Xu asked.

"My stay is about to end!"

Gu Yue looked at the information on the panel with a hurried look on his face: "I have to go first, brother. See you next week!"

After saying that, Gu Yue waved goodbye and quickly ran to the alley across the street. He looked around and jumped behind a corner.

Yang Xu followed and saw that Gu Yue's figure in the corner had disappeared. There was only a trace of residual white light in its place, which also quickly dissipated.

"Will the next teleportation appear at the location where it disappeared last time?"

Yang Xu thought, if every teleportation landed at a random location, Gu Yue wouldn't need to worry at all. Going to this corner to teleport was obviously preparation for the next time.

Yang Xu didn't think much about it and returned to the Taoist stall.

At this time, most of the onlookers had dispersed, and the rest were just watching. Yang Xu easily squeezed to the front row, squatted down, and looked at the names of the secret books on the black cloth one by one.

There are many types of spells, including many familiar Taoist spells. The effects of most of them can be clearly seen from the titles alone. Only a few books have names that are more suspenseful, but there are also small print on the cover to introduce the details of the spells.

At this moment, the old Taoist with white beard seemed to sense something. He suddenly opened his eyes, carefully examined Yang Xu's face, and stroked his long beard: "New face... do you want to learn magic?"

"I want to try it." Yang Xu nodded.

The old Taoist was not surprised by his answer. He skillfully picked out three books from the pile and placed them in front of Yang Xu.

Water-avoidance technique, immobilization technique, and palm thunder.

"Three spirit stones, choose one." said the old Taoist.

Yang Xu read the introductions of the three books one by one, but did not rush to choose. Instead, he looked back at the old Taoist and asked, "Can we only choose these few books?"

"These three books are basic spells, with relatively low difficulty, suitable for beginners. If you are not satisfied, you can also choose several other basic spells, but they will be slightly more difficult." The old Taoist pointed to several other books on the black cloth.

"Can I choose from these books?" Yang Xu did not point to any of the old Dow Jones books, but pointed to several books placed on the edge of the black cloth.

Praying to Heaven, Cutting Paper to Make Humans, Scattering Beans to Make Soldiers, The World in the Sleeve... The names of the secret books here suggest that they are of a higher level.

"These are advanced spells, each containing four spirit stones." The old Taoist said expressionlessly.

Yang Xu nodded immediately: "Then I will learn advanced skills!"

The old Taoist couldn't help but frown when he heard this: "I must remind you that without the foundation of lower-level spells, it is extremely difficult to advance the spells. If you can't learn it, there will be no refund."

"it is good!"

Yang Xu nodded, took out four spirit stones and handed them over. He already had a spell book that he liked.

The old Taoist looked at Yang Xu deeply, and without saying anything else, he took the spirit stone and asked, "Which book do you want to learn?"

"Five Ghosts Moving Technique!" Yang Xu immediately pointed to one of the books.

The Five Ghosts Moving Technique: A secret Taoist technique, the formula states, "Mountain Dragons have a certain direction, Lian Zhen, and Water Dragons have a certain direction, Ju Men sees water." The practitioner must be calm and sincere, using talismans as a guide to summon the Five Ghosts. Leveraging their power, they can instantly relocate nearby objects or living things or move them to a designated location.

The spell description made him very interested. It turned out to be a space spell that could instantly swap the positions of two objects, even living beings.

However, the replacement requires the drawing of talismans first, and drawing talismans definitely takes time, so generally you can only move things prepared in advance. In addition, the "nearby items" indicate that there is a distance limit. At first glance, it seems useless and seems difficult to use in actual combat.

The reason why Yang Xu was interested in this spell was because it had the function of time stop. While other people needed time to draw talismans, he did not. If he activated time stop during a battle, carved talismans on the enemy without anyone noticing, and then initiated a transfer when needed, what would be the effect?
(End of this chapter)